The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LON tiON, SATURDAY EVELNIAG, FEBRUARY 9, 1867.

GORTSCHAKOFF'S DESPATCH.

Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether he would lay upon the table of
the House the circular despatch of Prince Gortschakoff to
the Russian representatives abroad relative to the break-
ing off of the relations between the Holy See and the
Imperial Government, and to the abrogation of the Con-
cordat of 1847, together with the documents annexed,
extracts from which had appeared in the newspapers of
this country.
Lord STANLEY said the papers had been published by
the Russian Government, and had been printed in many
of the newspapers, both English and foreign ; and as to
a despatch relative to matters with which the British Go-
vernment had nothing whatever to do, he thought it
would be a waste of money to reproduce them, unless it
was for the convenience of the house that the paper was
required. For private purposes there would be every fa-
cility given to members wishing to look over the papers.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Feb. 8.

The death of Mr. Dargan, yesterday evening,
had been expected hourly for several days. He
died at his residence, 2, Fitzwilliam-square, in this
city. Mount Anville, his country residence, one
of the most beautiful and commodious about
Dublin, he sold lately for a nunnery.

Some alarm was created in Dublin yesterday by
a report of a leakage in the vast reservoir of the
Vartry Waterworks, at Roundwood ; but the fol-
lowing official communication will reassure the
public mind on the subject : " Although there
has been a slight leakage developed in these works,
the opinion, after careful examination, is that the
bank is essentially sound and secure, and that when
the precise cause of the leakage shall have been dis-
covered, effective remedies can be adopted without
in any way impairing the efficiency of the works or
the permanence of the structure. There are, there-
fore, no grounds for uneasiness or alarm. Anxiety,
of course, there must be ; but in a few days it is
expected that tests will be employed which will
show the prudence and wisdom of the tentative sys-
tem adopted throughout in connection with these
works. The works are yet in the hands of the
contractors, who are bound to deliver up to the
Corporation a sound and water-tight reservoir, and
to maintain it in a condition of perfect soundness
for 12 months after its being taken up as perfect'
by the Municipal Council. Mr. Duncan, C.E., of
Liverpool, arrived on the works yesterday morning
at one o'clock, accompanied by Sir J. Gray, and
was joined by Mr. Neville and the local engineers.
They spent the greater part of the night—or rather
morning—in examining into all the details."
The Cork Examiner understands that the atten-
tion of the House of Commons will at the earliest
opportunity be called to the case of the 16 persons
recently committed at Dungarvan for a riot at
Cappagh, in connection with the Waterford election.
The extraordinary decision of the magistrates re-
garding eight of the accused, who had been punished
by a former bench for the very offence for which
they have now been committed will probably form
the subject of inquiry in the Court of Queen's Bench.

The writ for the election of a member for the
Dublin University, in the room of Mr. Walsh, the
present Master of the Rolls, has arrived at the
Crown and Hanaper-orlice ; also the writ for the
election for the town of Galway, in the room of Mr.
Morris, the Attorney-General. There is no sign
of opposition in either case. Mr. Chatterton, the
new Solicitor-General, is the only candidate for the
University. The election is fixed for the 12th inst.
Mr. Morris will probably be re-elected with accla-
mation at Galway. This will be his third election
in a short time.

Mr. J. Kelly, owner of extensive gardens and
orchards at Ruthmullen, county of Meath, has died,
in consequence of being ridden over accidentally
while looking at a hunt near his own house, by P.
Dalton, the whipper-in of the Louth Hounds.

Literary and Theatrical.

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The first number has appeared of a new quarterly
journal, entitled the Southern Review, published at
Baltimore, edited by Albert
Taylor Bledsoe and
William Hand Browne, of Baltimore.
We regret to announce the death of Nathaniel
Parker Willis, which occurred on Sunday evening,
Jan. 20, at Idlewild, his residence on the Hudson.
Mr. Willis was born Jan. 20, 1807, so that he had
just completed his 60th year. Even at College be
gained a reputation for his "Scripture Sketches," and
after graduation he was employed to edit The Le-
gendary and the Token. In 1828 he established the
American Monthly Magazine, which two and a half
years after was merged into the New York
Ilieekly Mirror. Dr. Willis's " Pencillings by the
Way," sent from abroad to the Mirror, remain as
some of his best efforts. In 1835 he married, in
England, a daughter of General Stace, and about
this time had a hostile meeting with Captain
blarryatt on account of some rather free criticisms
of Marryatt's novels. In 1839 he became one of
the editors of the Corsair, and the next year pub-
lished in England his "Lettersfrom under a Bridge,"
" Loiterings of Travel," and " Dashes at Life with
a Free Pencil." In 1840 he became co-partner with
Mr. Morris in the Home Journal.

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Religious Poems"
will be published during this spring.
Mr. James Parton's North American _Review
essays are to be collected into a volume, entitled
" Famous Americans of Recent Times."

The Rev. Mr. Robb, a Presbyterian missionary
to Africa, has added to the translation of the New
Testament, by Mr. Golding, one of the Old Testa-
ment into the Efik dialect, which is intelligible
throughout Central Africa.
rather see-eh-tee,speli ceaty ;
see-eh-
In a review on " Primary Phonics" the Round
2 able refers amusingly to Dr. Herman, in Bulwer's
•' Caxtons" when he asks, " How can these sounds
which runt? thus to thenotear,
compose the
word c
111) How can a system of education flourish that
word
begins by so monstrous a falsehood, which the sense
Do they
of hearing suffices to contradict ?"
Senator Cornell has presented, the town of
Ithaca with an imposing building, containing
$4,000 worth of books, the nucleus of a public lib-
rary. Besides the building, which cost upwards of
$60,000, from portions of which—rented as a post-
office, national bank, and other purposes—a consi-
derable income is derived, Mr. Cornell intends to
give annually $l,OOO worth of books until he shall
have given $15,000 worth.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Lowell, brother of Professor
J. R. Lowell, and author of the " New Priest," has
been elected to the professorship of English Litera-
ture, in Racine College, Wisconsin.
Mr. E. G. Squier is to deliver in Boston a course
of lectures upon the " Inca Empire, and the Ancient
Monuments of Peru."

Mr. Frank Moore is finishing his " Rebellion
Record," which is to be concluded in six months. •
Mdme. Ristori has signified her intention of re-
maining twelve months longer in the United States,
and, at the end of that time, of retiring from the
stage.

Handel's favourite cantata, " Acis and Galatea,"
and Locke's " Macbeth" music, will be performed,
by the National Choral Society at Exeter Hall on
Wednesday, the 13th. Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss
Lucy Franklein, Mr. Kerr Gedge, Mr. Leigh Wil-
son, and Mr. Weiss, are the artistes engaged. The
band and chorus will number nearly 700 performers.
Conductor, Mr. G. W. Martin.

THE "VARIETIES THEATRE," LIVERPOOL.—This
elegant little theatre will reopen on Monday next
as a Music-hall, under the management of Mr. E.
English, who has gained for himself a wide-spread
popularity during his career as acting manager of
the Prince of Wales Theatre in that town, and
whose name alone is a guarantee for the excellence
of the • entertainment which will be provided. It
will be conducted on the same principle and worked
in conjunction with the leadingmetropolitan music-
halls, and will supply a want long felt in Liver-
pool. A very attractive programme has been issued,
including the names of many artistes, Occupy-
ing a high position on the London boards
and which promises an entertainment superior to
anything hitherto attempted in the provinces. We
feel assured that the success of Mr. English's new
venture will be a source of gratification to his many
friends and admirers both in England and America.
Mr. BARRY SULLIVAN.--This
great tragedian is
announced to appear at the prince of Wales
Theatre, Liverpool, at au early date. Apart
from Mr.
Sullivan's rare talents as an actor,•
and the brilliant position he has attained
in his profession, old associations make him
an ever-welcome visitor to the Liverpool public,
with whom he has always been an especial favou-
.rite, and his appearance at Mr. Henderson's theatre
—which is admittedly
the most elegant in the
kingdom—will be hailed with delight by his very
large circle of admirers.
MRS. STIRLING.—This celebrated actress is ful-
filling a brilliant engagement at the Royal Amphi-
theatre, Liverpool, and is nightly delighting large
and fashionable audiences by her charming render-
ing of her great impersonation, Peg Wotlington in
the comedy of " Masks and Faces." This engage-
inent is another evidence of Mr. Byron's deter-

mination to leave nothing undone which will tend to
obtain for the Amphitheatre a high place in the
ranks of provincial theatres.

On the evening of 25th January, l'Establisse-
ment des Bains de Mer, Boulogne-sur-Mer, opened
its saloons for the first fete of the carnival of this
year. A fancy ball is like a challenge thrown to
the ladies—who will be the most beautiful ?—who
will select costumes of the greatest elegance and
taste ? And our ladies have responded ! Very bold
would be the Paris who could decide upon whom to
bestow the apple of beauty—if he offered it. to the
Polonaise, the Swiss Laitiere (Mdllc. Jessie Den-
net) would say, "And am not I equally beautiful?"
If he decided for the Grande Dame of the Reigne
of Louis XV. (Mdlle. Rosie Dennet) a pretty
Flower Girl would perplex him. " How to choose
midst this parterre, decide if you can ? and choose
if you dare," murmured a piquant Greek. It %yes
remarked the drama of Faust was perfect ; Mar-
guerite, Faust, Valentine, Mephistopheles, and
Siebel attracted great attention ; in fact, the soiree
was most brilliant, and ushered in the series of fetes
to follow in the most happy manner L'lmpartial de
Boulogne-sur-Mer.