The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-13 00:00:00

HAYMARKET.

The Queen and Prince Consort honoured the
performance at the Haymarket Theatre with their
presence on Saturday evening. The suite consisted
of Lady Churchill, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, Lord
Camoys, Lord C. Fitzroy, and Lieut.. Col. the Hon.
D. de Ros. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews reap-
pear at this theatre on Monday, the 20th inst., in a
new comic drama, by Mr. Tom Taylor, entitled
"The Overland Route."

ST. JAMES'S.
On Saturday night a new burlesque, entitled
"Dido," was produced, but the author has departed
considerably from the received version of the story
of the Tyrian Queen. The acting of the piece was
very good. The scenery and costumes are highly
commendable, the storm episode in the first scene
being excellently managed. As for the success of
the burlesque, it was triumphant.

VACILER'S PARLIAMENTARY COM•
.PANIO Y. FEBRUARY, 1860.

We have just been favoured with a espy of this
excellent little work, which .the public have long
found to be very useful. It is really a complete
hand-book to Parliamentary readers—embracing
lists of both Houses. of Parliament, with the
town residences of the' members, together
with other information indispensable in Parlia-
mentary business. It also contains nice little
skeict3n maps of the United Kingdom, in respect
to the ordnance maps, with many other matters'
well worthy of attention.

DEATII. OF VISCOUNT GORMANSTON.—ViSMInt
Gormanston breathed his last yesterday morning, at eleven
o'clock, at Gormanston Castle, county Dublin.
OPENING OF THE STEPIIENSON INSTITUTE AT
WILLINGToN.—The opening of the Stephenson Memorial
Institute took place amid greAt rejoicings on Friday after-
noon.
The National Defence Commission, we ( United
Service Gazette) understand, are not likely to make their
report for some thee.
MR. J. F. O'BRIEN's LECTURES.—On Saturday
evening Mr. J. F. O'Brien delivered an interesting and
instructive lecture on Italy, Greece, and Turkey, at the
Hanover-square Rooms. The discourse intimated in the
lectures an accurate knowledge of his subjects, and evoked
the cordial applauSe of the audience. • • • • •
Sir Edwin Landscer, R.A., is busy on his great
picture, " The Inundation."
GLEE AND MADRIGAL CONCERTS.—The success
which has attended the concerts of the London Glee and
Madrigal Union, at the Dudley Gallery, under arrange-
ment with Mr. Mitchell, has been so satisfactory as to in
duce the mangement to continue them a short time longer.
The attendance has been so le.r..e during the past week at
the morning performances that to meet the evidently grow-
ing taste fur morning entertainmnts, it has been arranged
the
that concerts shall ba• given every morning de
week, awl en Tuesday tau' Friday evenings only. 'With
these pertheustances the present series of concerts will, we
believe, terminii.te, ,
The committee of the Junior United Service Club
have called a meeting of the inembers for the 14th, to con-
skier how far it may be preferable to substitute oil and wax
candles for the present gas-lighting of the establishment,
against which a strong protest has been signed by above
100- members, who state their belief that gas, use 4 inside a
house, is injurious to the eyesight and hvalth in general.
NATAL.—On Tuesday copies were ordered by the
House of Commons, on the motion of Mr. Alderman.Salo,of
mons, of all correspondence' on the subject of the. growth
cotton, as carried on by the natives under the auspices of
the government of that colony.