The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-14 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

The gentlemen who have so brilliantly distinguished
themselves in the gymnastic fields of pantomime gave
a second performance of " William Tell," on Saturday
night at the above theatre, which, as at the Lyceum, was
completely filled, not as hitherto, by privatesolicitation,
but by the public at largo. The object of the perform-
ance was to lay the foundation of a fund, the purposes
of which aro described in the following extract from the
prospectus issued by the club of wits and humorists 0,
whom we have been indebted for the amateur repro.
tations
" The object is the immediate relief of emergT-nes in
the literary or theatrical world. Those c,.;i:,ected with
either profession know, too well, that instances occur,
even weekly, when, in the first hour of affliction or ca-
larnity, a few pounds forwarded at once are likely to
prove of far greater service than six times the sum sub
sequently given, after the painful routine of application,
questioning, and deliberate awarding. The following
gentlemen will act as trustees to the fund :—Messrs. A.
P. Barlow, C. A. Cole, M. W. Hallett, J. M. Lang-
ford, Albert Smith, Arthur W. W. Smith, and Charles
Taylor."
As large sums of money were obtained by the sale of
private tickets for the former performances, there is no
doubt that the receipts of Saturday night will prove to
be considerable, and enable the benevolent individuals
who so assiduously skip and tumble in the cause of
charity to sow the seeds of the proposed " Fielding
Fund."

CRYSTAL PALACE.

VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT AND PRINCE or

PRUSSIA..

On Saturday it was expected that her Majeaty, ac•
cornpanied by the Prince Consort and the Prince and
Princess of Prussia, would have honoured the Crystal
Palace with their presence, for the purpose of viewing.
amongst other objects, the playing of the Great Foun-
tains. The visit, however, was confined to their
Royal Highnesses Prince Albert and the Prince of
Prussia, who arrived as early as ten o'clock. They pro-
ceeded at once to the first balcony at the great transept.
from which not only the interior, but an uninterrupted
view over the whole exent of lawns, parterres, terraces.
and fountains which surround the palace is obtained.
The Prince of Prussia frequently expressed himself in
terms of the highest admiration of their great beauty.
Mr. Grove wished to exhibit the whole series of the mag•
nificent waterworks, but Prince Albert, rightly consi-
dering that the wind was too high and would spoil the
effect, deferred the spectacle to some more auspicious
day. But the wind having afterwards abated, the whole
of the fountains were set to play, and one of the most
splendid and beautiful exhibitions ever seen in this coun-
try was the consequence. Having examined the Scutari
monument and the peace trophy, the royal visitors
viewed the various courts, and left the building about 12
o'clock, soon after which hour the general company be-
gan to arrive, but not in such numbers as on the pre'
vi,ais occasion, when the grand display of the fountains
was announced, in consequence of the unpropitious state
f the weather. The band of the Coldstream Guards
supplied the place of the Royal Artillery, the latter
being engaged at Woolwich in consequence of the visit
and departure of Prince Oscar of Sweden for the Con-
tinent.

The Mayor of Birmingham has transmitted a second
sum of 2501. to Paris in aid of the inundation fund.

M. de Fonton, wife of the Russian Minister at Flaw
over, died at Vienna on tho 7th.

A letter from Rome, in the Risorginsento of—Turigif
states that at the late interview of the Pope, with the
King of Naples, at Porto d'Anzio, the question of the
sale of the Duchy of Benevento and Poutecorvo to the
crown of Naples was seriously discussed.
THE ORDER OF THE GARTER.—Her Majesty held ai
chapter of the Garter on Saturday afternoon at Bucking-
ham Palace at which Visc,unt Palmerston and the Earl
of Fortescue were invested with the insignia of this
most noble order.

MR. JAMES SADLEIR,—DUBLIN, Saturday.—lt is not
true that Mr. James Sadleir left Ireland in the romantic
way that has been described. It is now said he took
his departure on board one of the ordinary wail steamers
about three weeks ago.
THE CALEDONIAN BALL.—The result of the grand
Caledonian ball, of the 20th ult., at NVihis's Rooms. 7
under the patronage of the Queen, has produced a
sum of 7201. 3s. ed., in aid of the admirable charities to-
wards which it is annually held.
Tne Hanoverian Ministry has experienced a great
check in the Second Chamber, which has rejected the
modifications of the constitution of 1849, proposed by
Govt rnrnent.

AMERICAN SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH. —News from
Ha ifax states that the steam-ship Propontis, with the
submarine cable to be laid across the Gulf of St. Law•
ranee, to connect Newfoundland with Cape Breton, had
arrived out from London.

On Wednesday the Queen, accompanied by her die •
tinguished guests, will go to the camp at Aldershot,
where her Majesty will remain for the night in the royal
pavilion, proceeding on the following day to Osborne,
the marine residence of the Court in the Isle of Wight.
OPENING OF THE LIMERICK AND BOYNES RAILWAY.
—On Thursday his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant in-
augurated the opening of the Limerick and Boynes
way as far a 3 Ratitheale. A banquet on a magnificen
scale was given, at which over 600 guests sat down.
Everything passed off most satisfactorily and agreeably'
WICKLOW COPPER MINING COMPANY.-At the half-
yearly meeting of the Wicklow Copper Mining Com•
deny, which took place in in Dublin on Thursday, a
dividend at the rate of 20 per cent, per annum was det
Glared for the half-year, leaving a balance of 15001. to be
added to the reserved fund. _

At the quarterly meeting of the governors of the
Royal Free Hospital, on Thursday last, it was resolved,
" That Mias Nightingale, in testimony of her highly dis-
tinguished services in the cause of suffering humanity
during the late war, be elected an honorary life governor
of this hospital."
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.---On Tuesday, the Bth inst.,
by special license, at Russborough, the seat of the Earl
ut Milltown, Capt. Turton, 3d Dragoon Guards, of Kil-
dale Halt, Yorkshire, to Lady Cecilia Leeson, daughter
of the Earl and Countess of Milltown. His Excellency
the Lord Lieutenant and a large party of the surround-
, ing nobility and gentry were present on the happy
oc-
casion. After the d6jeuner the happy couple departed
for Mariterno, one of the seats of the bride's uncle, Lord
Cloncurry.
THE BALLOT.—With;n the last few days a successful
canvass of the liberal electors of the City has been made
in aid of the funds of the Ballot Society. The list is
heady by Baron Rothschild, M.P., with 501., and fol-
lowed by Messrs. Kirkman, Hodson, Raikes Currie,
M.P., Ingram Travers, W. J. Hall, T. A. Mitchell,
M.P., Frederick Pattison, &c., for handsome Burns.
Mr. Henry Berkeley, M.P., has given notice that if his
opposition to the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act is
unt4uccessful he will move ballot clauses in committee.
FIRE AND Loss OF Lim—Yesterday morning, abot.t
10 o'clock, a fire took place on the prtnai, es of Mu.
Davis Albion, waterproof clothing maker, Rup rt.strei ly
Whitechapel, in consequence of tkos bursting of a bottle
of naphtha. The flames reached tLe clothes of XL H.
Albion' and she was so much iijurtd that she died soca
after her removal to the L.3nclon Hospital. A nun
named W. Morris, in endeavouring to subdue the flue,
and his clothes set on flames, and upon running out in 0
theltreet fell down exhausted. The premises in which
the fire commenced were burnt out, -aud serious damage
was done to the building,