The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-01 00:00:00

HA YMARKET THEATRE,

On Saturday evening Sheridan's comedy of " The I
Rivals,"as performed before her Majesty, the Prince
and Princess Frederick William on Friday last, was
repeated at this theatre. The performance was
received with the utmost enthusiasm, and without
doubt the revival will prove highly successful to the
enterprising lessee. The part of Sir Anthony Ab-
solute was admirably sustained by Mr. Chippen-
dale, aand eo,
Messrs.
Farren and Howe acted, with
the respective parts of Captain
Absolute and Faulkland. The great feature in the
cast was the Boh Acres of Mr. Buckstone—the
David
Mn Keeley—and the re-appearance, after
aabsence, of a great public favourite—
Mr.
protracted
o f
Hudson. The performance.ef each of those
distinguished artistes produced the greatest enthu-
siasm. Miss Reynolds as Lydia acted and dressed
the part magnificently ; Miss Chalmers's Julia was
a very graceful performance, and the rest of the
characters were all capitally sustained. The comedy
was given out by Mr. Buckstone for repetition
every evening amidst the applause of a house
crowded to suffocation.

.11EPARTURE OF THE ROYAL COUPLE
FROM GRAVESEND.

The embarkation of the Prince and Princess will
take place at Gravesend to-morrow, the arrange.
ments for which were given in our paper of Friday.
The crush of visitors from the metropolis is
expected to be numerous, should the weather be
fine—at 100,000. Special trains will run every few
minutes both by the Norrh Kent and the London
and Tilbury lines, and several are advertised to run
on that day. In order to prevent confusion and un-
due pregame of the crowd, a large body of the metro-
politan police with their usual quota of detectives, as
well as the county constabulary, have been ordered.
down. In fact, as far as the corporation is con-
cerned, everything Seems to have been done to
render the ceremony as effective as possible, and to
display their loyalty in the most pleasing manner.
The royal flotilla will be a numerous one, consist-
ing of not less than 14 or 15 vessels, which will
accompany the royal yacht as far as thel mouth of
the Thames. The vessels already off Gravesend
are the Victoria and Albert yacht, the Fairy, the
Osborne, and the Nimrod ; several others are ex-
pected to arrive to-day. Those who wish to view
the procession. shod be early, as, although seats
are being raised in every possible place where there
is the slightest chance of a sight of the proceedings,
they are taken up with great rapidity. The Tilbury
Railway Company, to whom the pier belongs, have
given it up to the corporation, only reserving to
themselves a certain amount of space for the direc-
tors and their friends, but they have kept the
Terrace Pier Gardens, from which there will be a
capital view of the embarkation, which they intend
to threw open gratis to those who take return
tickets to Gravesend on the day in question by
their railway.

DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS 07
PRUSSIA FROLI BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—Their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, attended
by their suite, will leave Buckingham Palace at a quarter
to twelve to-morrow. The procession will pass
through the Strand, Fleet-street, Ludgate-hill, St. Paul's
Church-yard, Cannon-street, King William-street, over
London Bridge, through High-street, Dover-road, and
enter the Bricklayers' Arms Railway station in the
Kent-road. The Lord Mayor and sheriffs will meet the
procession at Temple-bar, and conduct it to the railway
station. Hi, Lordship will accompany the Royal couple
to Gra►esend, so as to be present at their departure.
The route by way of Cannon-street, instead of Cheap-
side and the Poultry, was selected on account of the
inconvenience to which the traffic of the City ways
have been subjected by the passage of the procession
through the latter streets. The procession will arrive
at the Bricklayers' Arms station at a quarter to one
o'clock.

Count Bernstorff, the Prussian ambassador, in ac-
knowledgment of bis services in all that appertains to
the arrangement of the Royal marriage, has received the
order of Hohenzollern, which is only given as a reward
for particular services rendered to the Royal House of
Prussia. It was instituted in 1851. The highest class
consists of a handsome chain and clasp in silver enamel,
which have the quarterings of the house. The cruse
itself bears the inscription " vom Fels zum Meer,"
surrounded by oak leaves.— Court Journal.
The Duke of Norfolk left Norfolk H )use on Saturday
to join the Duchess and family at Arundel Castle, Sussex.

The Duke and Duchess of-Buccleuch and the Earl of
Dalkeith leave Montague House, Whitehall, to-day, for
Dalkeith Palace, near Edinburgh.
The Duke of Cleveland, who came from Raby Castle,
Durham, expressly to attend, as a Knight of the Garter,
the investiture of his Royal Highness Prince Frederick
William of Prussia with that illustrious order at Wind-
sor Castle, left town on Saturday on his return to his
seat in the north.

The Earl of Chesterfield has received a large party of
friends at his shooting-box, Gedling Lodge, Nott4.
Earl Grosvenor returned to Stafford House on Friday
from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Maccle.field, at
Sorrborne Castle, Oxon.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers
leave Berkeley-square to-day, to join the noble Earl at
Middleton Park, near Bicester.

Lord Stanley, M.P., arri►ed in town on Friday last
for the menting of parliament.
The Earl of Derby has issued invitations for a grand
dinner on Wednesday next, at his mansion in St.
Jamei's,quare, to his political friends in the House of

L'irds.
Zeal Granville, the Lord President of the Council, bad
a grand banquet ou Saturday at his lordships mansion
in Bruton-street, for the usual annual " pricking" for
the sheriffs. There were present the Lord Csancellor,
the Right Hon. Sir G. C. Lewis, Viscount Palmerston,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clanricarde,
the Earl SttLeGeßrmigahntoll,
eLzlo.rdsiP re
Sir
aGnemeume,GLroeryd, Sthtaenßleiyghotf
Wood, the Right HOB. H. Labouchere,
CharlestiAhile''dnße'liliYhr'sHon. R. Vernon Smith, the Right Hon. M. T.
Baines, Mr. Charles Greville, and the Hon. William
Bathurst, the Clerks of the Council. The Duke of Argyll
was unavoidably absent.
VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF
WALES TO THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC —At an early
hour on Saturday morning Professor Pepper was taken
by surprise with a visit from the Prince of Wales and
l icyal
Prince Alfred, who were accompa ied by Mr. Gibbs and
Dr. Becker. After viewing the
also groupshenumerousby
objects
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e they proceeded to the large tank, to view
illustrating submarine blasting and the
operations of the diver. The whole results were very
nt , Mexican
successful, and the miniature "Royal George" was
he i
en
France, e
ee
bbwn to atoms, which ascended and floated upon the
surface of the water. Their Royal Highnesses, after
kindly throwing some golden likenesses of her most
gracious Majesty to the diver under water (the whole
of which were duly found and appropriated) passed to
the large lecture room, to see the electric experiments
with the great hydro-electrical machine ; experiments
pn
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scale. t be
To
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of Waleson such r
remained
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close-
proximity to the mseeine, and appeared to be much
pleased with the gigantic sparks, the falling star, and
the auroi ain vague- After staying till about 1 o'clock
rteehlilef
the party retired, expressing great satisfaction with their
visit.
REFORM MEETING AT HOLMFIRTL—On Thursday a
crowded meeting of the inhabitants of the polling
district
ieno ntshtea Town-hall,
aCel
i t pur-
suantt l
Esq.) in order to petition Parliament in favour of an
ext ended measure of reform. A resolution declaring
.• that nothing 11188 than household suffraee woull
be
acceptable to the people:, was carried withsome little
opposition ; an amendment having been put to the
meeting in fayour of " manhood suffrage." Not more
t o o
a f
requisitionnOlWfih to Was
the h
than 10 person declared for it ; but it was stated
by the supporters of the resonation that they stedfastly
believed in the right of manhood suffrage, but they
would accept household suffrage for the present. Rego •
lutioue, embodying the ballut, triennial parliaments and
au equal divisiOn of electoral districts, were carried
amidst much cheering. T
It was also resolved that a peti-
tion embracing the resolutions be signed by the chair-
man on behalf of the meeting ; and that another, of a
similar character, be signed by the inhabitants generally,
and that Lord Goderich be requested to present both
petitions to Parliament.—Manchester Guardian.
MEETING OF
LCOTCEL GRADUATES AT EDINBURGH.—
On Saturday last a numerously attended meeting of
graduates of the Scottish universities "favourable to the
assertiou of the rights of graduates, and representa, ion
of the universities in Parliament," was hold at Edin-
burgh. Sir JohuM'Ns,ll, G.C.8., presided, and among
those on the platform were Mr. A. Black, M.P., Mr. C.
Cowan' M.P,, lir. Buchanan, M.P. (Glasgow), Colenel
Mure, of Caldwell; Professors A.ytoun, Blackia, Fraser,
MiDeugall, George Wilson, and Campbell Swinton, of
Edinburgh, eee, and deputations from the Graduates
Associations of Glasgow, St. Andrewe, add Aberdeen.
The following resolutions were proposed and carried una-
nimously—"l. That it is desirable that the graduates of
our Scottish universities shalt have part in their governs
anent, and have such other privileges conferred on them
as may enhance the value of degrees, and promote a
higher education throughout the country. 2. That the
universities of Scotland lebour under serious disadvan-
tagos from the wee t of parliamentary representation, and
that due representatien ought to bo secured to them in
aey future Reform Bel. 3. Titat the Franchise should
be corkftrred on graduates, they being presently so
numerous as to form an ample constituency for the elcc•
tion of representatives. 4. That it is desirable there
isheuld be a lot mat recoenition of graduates by the learned
professions of the country. 5. That the resolutions of
this meeting be einted and for warded to all members of
her Miljssty'e Government, and to all members of the
House of Cornrnon-e"
OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS, &c.. AT OXFORD —Twe scholar-
ships of the value of 521. a year, open to all persons
under 20 years of ase, will be filled up at Pembroke
College on Friday, the sth of Match. Candidates eho
may desire it will be examined chiefly in u.athematioel
A scholarship of the value of 401. a year, open to all
persons educated fir cut lea than two years in Charter
House Scheel, will also be filled up in this college
Candidates are required to call on the master (the Rev.
Dr. Jeune) on Tuesday, March 2, with certificates of age
and testimonials of good conduct.

1858,

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

TO THE EDITOR Or THE SUN.
Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall-Mall,
Saturday.

SIR, —Allow me through your columns to draw
attention to a modern innovation, which is really
becoming perfectly insupportable, and, should it
continue, will render the English language very
soon unintelligible to natives who may be ignorant
of the Teutonic languages. Let us prate and brag
ad libitum about the Anglo-Saxon race, whether
on this or the other side of the Atlantic ; though I
suspect our dark and lanky transatlantic ccusins,
in type or anything else, about as much resemble
our fat and fair Anglo-Saxon predecessors as the
North American Indian does a Chinese. Nor, I
suspect, do we ourselves bear any extraordinary
similitude to these much-lauded savages of the
eighth and ninth century. Let that, however,
pass. Since we appear so much to prefer Anglo-
Saxon solidity to Norman dash, and Anglo-Saxon
phlegm to Norman acuteness, let us by all means
assume this generic appellation, faute de mieux,
if, by so doing, we can be supposed to arrogate to
ourselves our Germanic predecessors' estimable
qualities. But what Ido deprecate most cordially
is this, that the noble English language—the speech
of Shakspeare, of Milton, and of Johnson—should
be sacrificed to this puerile hankering after Saxon-
isms, which are really nothing more than barba-
risms. The time is now past for us to alter the
genius of our language materially, and its beauty
and its riches essentially consist in the fact of its
mixed nature.

Why, then, should men, like Tennyson, the
poet-laureate, employ such stuff as this in his addi-
tional verses to the " God save the Queen ?"
" Fair fall this hallowed hoar ;"
And, again,

" Farewell, fair rose of May,
Let both the peoples say."

For mysFlf, I admit I am utterly at a loss to com-
prehend their exact signification, or beauty. They
would seem to have been composed merely w 44 a
view to some exploded notionsof Saxon allitevation
(in compliment to our German gu.sts), and of ex-
adding any expression from the romance moiety
of our tongue, by which means they have been
rendered nearly incomprehensible.--I enclose my
card, and am your obedient servant,

SCRIITATOR.

MR. JOIN PETER, GRANT.

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—As head of the family of which Mr. John Peter
Grant is a member, I am desirous of informing you that
letters have been received from him by the last Indian
mail, dated from Benares on the 21st of December, im
mediately after he became aware of the story relating to
his having released 150 mutineers and interfered with
General Neill. In regard to this he writes:—
"The answer is that there is not the slightest conceiv-
able foundation for any part of the stony. I have not
released or pardoned a single person. No case about
European soldiers assaulting mutineers, or rebels being
released, or ordered to be released, ever occurred at all
either at Cawnpore or any where else. I never saw Gen.
Neill, nor had any relations with him of any sort, public
or private, or any concern with any of his measures; and
beyond thinking him a very fine fellow, and expressing
my opinion of him frequently, I have never taken a part
in anything relating to him, or had as opportunity of
doing so."
My brother concludes his remarks on the calumnious
charges which have been brought against him with the
following reflection:—
"It is, no doubt, a painful thing to be traduced in
this way, but those over whom this tempest has burst,
and who have suffered nothing worse than this, I hope,
temporary annoyance, have infinite reason for thankful.
ness."

Requesting that my communication may meet with
an early insertion in your newspaper, I have the honour
to be, sir, your obedient humble servant,

W. P. GRANT.
20, Abercromby-place, Edinburgh, Jan. 20.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.—It ie officially
announced that the Norton and Cannock branches will
be opened for traffic to-day (Monday).
BLACKWALL RAILWAY —ln consequence of the friendly
understanding between the London and North Western
and Great Northern Companies, arrangements, it is
said, are in progress for a junction of the line of the
Groat Northern with that of the North Lon,'on Union,
through which passengers by the Great Northern will
have the option of proceeding to Blackwall or Fen-
church-street, instead of being set down at Kings-cross
NORTH LONDON. —The accounts of this company are
not all in, but it is believed by parties well acquainted
With the line and its traffic that the dividend will be not
far on either side of a rate equal to 41 per cent. per

annum..
MIDLAND.—It is said that the dividend will be at tee
rate of 5 per cent. per annum for the past half-year.
LONDON AND NORTH WISTERN.—Though not abso-
lutely settled, it is pretty well understood that this corn•
pany will divide for the past half-year at the rate of 51
per cent. per annum.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC EXTRAORDINARY.—Tbe enormous
benefits to the public, and profits to the c impanies, of
cheap and excursion trains, may be judged of by the
traffic of one station aline—that of Che=t-r, which pre-
sents for the past season, or half-year of 1857, upwards
of one-this dof a million of extra passengers through the
station, in addition to the ordinary traffic, which
averaged 110 trains a day, and about 50,000 passengers
a week. This traffic was conducted by Mr. Jones and
Mr. Mills at Chester, Mr. Kelly at Shrewsbury, aim
Mr. M'Kee at Birkenhead, without accident or seri Pus
delay of any kind. Upwards of one-half of it era, from
the Great Western, through North Wales, and a large
portion from Birkenhead, mainly towards Manchester
and London, ar.d involved no additional outlay, hut
much cheeriu llabour to the railway employes.—Liver-
pool Daily Post.
THE WESTMINSTTR ABBEY SERVICES —Yesterday
evoning the fifth of the series of Westminster Abbey
services, designed for the benefit of the working classes,
was held in the nave, which was, as on previous OCCA
sions, densely crowded. Full choral service was per-
formed, prayers being read by the Rev. J. C. Haden,
M.A., one of the minor canons, and the lessons were
read by the Very Rev. the Dean. The preacher was
the Rev. C. J. Phipps Eyre, M.A., rector of Mande.
bone, who selected as his text the 25th verse of the 7th
'chapter of Sr. Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews—" Where-
fore He is also able to save them to the uttermost that
come unto God by Him, seeing that He ever liveth to
make intercession for them." The rev. gentleman
proceeded to enlarge upon this theme with great
eloquence, and concluded by a pathetic appeal to those
present to receive the Gospel message. The sermon in
the Abbey next Sunday evening wi'l be preached by the
Rev. Dr. Moberley, head master of Winchester; School
MINCHIN HAMPTON AND ITS CHURCH,—There are
few more pleasant parts of England than that portion of
Gloucestershire known as the Stroud valley : there you
have always a diversity of hill and dale rarely to be
equalled ; there, also, you seem to possess brighter
skies and more sunny weather. When, iedivi ually,
one has kind friends in the neighbourhood, tee attraction
is still greater ; and if, in addition to alt these advan-
tages, good specimens cf ancient art can be found, why
then surely, the enjoyment of any reasonaule man mutt
be complete. And, taking up at once the professional
part of the subject, let us say that Gloucester and
Tewkesbury, Cirencester and Elstone, will furnish
the student with as much material as he can use for a
time ; and, if he does riot fear a hilly walk, he will, &beet
four miles from Stroud, find Minchin Hampton. We
know from experience that the walk is trying, but we
know also that the reward is very great. Once upon
a time (that is, 12 years ago), the whole of the ancient
parish church was in being : now, only the transepts
and tower remain. The other portions of the building
have been removed, only to be replaced by a wooden
nave and chancel, which, to say the least, de not in
any degree distract your attention from the transept and
tower. The south transept is particularly worthy of
notice. The stone ribs of the root are almost unique.
There is one other specimen, on a very small scale, at
Willingham, in Cambridgeshire, but the roof of Mincein
Hampton stands alone for boldness of conception and
execution—The Builder.
TITLES OF THE FIRST EMrIRS•—The death a short
time since of the Duc de Dalmatia has directed attention
to the families which were ennobled under the First
Empire. The following is a list of the titles still exist-
ing, and of those which have become extinct in the male
line. The titles of duke which still exist in the persons
of direct heirs are those of Beesano (Maret). Ca lore
(°ll3,l3Pagny), Rivoli (Massena), Prince of Emoting,
Trevise (Mortier), Elchiogen (Ney) Prince de la Moe-
c"3, Massa (Regnier), Rovigo (Severer), Bellune
(Perlin), Tarente (Macdonald), Veinier (Kellerman),
A.brantes (Junot), Albefera (Suobet.), Ticence
court), Montebello (Lamle?), Padoue (A rrighi), Piaisaece
(Lebrun), Oisante(Fouche), Wagraw (Bertbier), Prince
ee Neuchatel. The titles which ar eextrnctareCeetiglioue
(Augereau), Anerstaedt (Davoust), Prince e'E_lneull,
Feltre (Clarke), Gab r (Gaudin), Raguese (M.armont),
Dentzick (Lefebvre), Frioul ('Michel du Boo), 'eerie
(Beoceres). The Prince Duke de Ponteceryo (Berna-
dotte) was elected to the throne of Sweden, which his
son now occupies. The title of Prince Duke de Bencvent
(Talleyrand) would have died with him had not his
brother been authorized by a royal ordonnance, of Dec
25, 1815, to take the title of Prince de Talleyrand,
which he transmitted to the present Duke de Talleyrand
Perigord, father of the Dukes de Vaiencay and de Diet).
The title of Duke de Conegliano was transferred by a
royal ordonnance of December 21, 1825, in default of
direct heirs, to Baron de Giilevoisin, the eon•in-law to
Marshal Moncey. Lastly, the title of Prince Duke de
Parme (Cambacreres) has ceased to Exist, but a decree of
May 27, 1857, trausfeered to the present Grand-Master
of the Ceremonies of the Emperor the title of Duke de
Cambaceres.

LATEST NEWS.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY.

The new project, which bears the popular appel-
lation of the Loi des Suspects, though not so sweep-
ing and so ruthless as the imagination indulged in,
is, nevertheless, very stringent. It contains
nine clause, and among other provisions it ren-
ders all those who were condemned by the special
commission after the coup d'etat, or by the
ordinary tribunals at the same period, liable
to transportation for new offences and words
which may be construed into hatred or threats
against the Government, render those who utter
them liable to the same punishment. One clause
in particular excited great opprobium in the
Council of State. It proposed to give the autho-
rities power to expel from the country, or to re-
move from the large towns, the persons who were
arrested temporarily during the coup d'etat ; on
DO charge, but merely by way of precaution ;
in fact, to prevent them doing harm to others, or
harm themselves, but who were soon after allowed

to return to the country. Such a clause would affect
some of the most distinguished in France, as
statesmen, writers, or soldiers. It was opposed
vigocously and angrily ; and we are told
that the Emperor ordered the clause to be
expunged. Among others who most strenu-
ously opposed the Ministerial measure was M.
de Parrieu, Vice-President of the Council of
State, and M. Chaix d'Est Ange, the newly-ap
poin,ed Procureur. M. de Parrieu, to his honour,
is said to have positively refused to draw up the
report which will have to be presented to the Legis-
lative Corps. There is hardly a deputy you speak
with who does not condemn the project; when the
time for voting comes there is little doubt it will be
voted by a largo majority.
It is said that, notwithstanding the 'exertions of
the police, no accessories to the plot to assassinate
the Emperor have been discovered ; and that the
four principals already in custody, and two ethers
who have escaped from justice, will be brought to
trial. The report of the " Chambre des Mises en
Accusation" will be read to-morrow. It, of course,
recommends the prisoners shall be put on their
trial.

The reports in circulation relative to measures
restrictive of the liberty of the subject to be pro-
posed by the French Government, in consequence
of the attempt to assassinate the Emperor, together
with the violent language used in some of the mili-
tary addresses presented to the Emperor, have
checked the improvement which was beginning to
be observed in the general trade of the couniry.

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, JAN. 30.

The Prince and Princess of Prussia 'duly arrived
in all safety at Cologne, on the 27th instant, and
passed on from thence to Coblentz, making use, for
the first time, of the new railway that runs round
Cologne, connecting the different railway termini.
Part of tlir Royal Highnesses' suite reached here
on ThArsday morning, but the Prince himself ar-
rived only this morning, having made a little
detour by way of Frankfort and M iyence, in order
that he might visit the scene of the late disaster.
The Princess will remain at Coblentz till about
February 3, and then come on to Berlin. Most of
the gentlemen composing the suite of the Prince
and Princess of Bruslia, and of their son, have
received orders or other distinctions in connexion
with their participation in the late interesting cere-
mony. Count Buckler and the Cabinet-rash
Illaire are made Actual Privy Councillors, which
c.nfers on them the title of Excellency ; Count
Berusterft has received the Grand Cross of the
Hohenzollern Order, General von Schreckenstein
that of the Red Eagle, in brilliants ; Gen. Moltke
and Count Boos, the Red Eagle, of the second
class ; Lieut.-Colonel von Boyen and Colonel von
Alvensleben, the Knights' Cross of the Hohen-
zollern Order, and Major Count Goltz the Red
Eagle, of the third class.