The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-29 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE SAVAGE.
After which THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE.
WOOING IN JEST AND LOVING IN .EARNEST
Miss Swanborongh.
And THE BONNIE FISH WIFE.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD TftEATRE
Shoreditch.
A brilliant Night's Entertainments.
First Night of " Christmas Eve," and anew Original Drama,
by the author of The French Spy, on Wednesday next.
To commence with the Adelphi drama of CHRISTMAS
EVE. Madame Celeste and Paul Bedford.
Followed by THE LITTLE SUTTLER. Madm. Celeste,
supported by the Company.
To conclude with the burletta of LABOUR LOST, in which
Mrs. R. Honner will perform.
No advance in the prices.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.

Sole Lessee Mr. William Cooke.

By Special Desire, for Five Nights longer.

THIS EVENING, and durin,o• the week, will be presented
Shakspere's Tragedy of KING RICHARD THE -THIRD ;
or, The Death of White Surrey, reproduced with all its origi-
nal splendid effects. The Duke of Gloster, Mr. Holloway ;
Richmond, Mr. H. Phillips.
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Followed by SCENES IN THE ARENA, and a variety
of inimitable feats of Equitation by those talented artistes,
Madame Blanche, Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Fleurette, Mr.
W. Cooke, Mr. Runnels, Mr. W. Cooke, jun., Sm.
On Saturday next will be produced, for the first time, a new
grand Spectacle, with most peculiar effects, entitled LIFE
IN THE EAST ; or, The Sepoy Revolt, embracing the entire
strength of this vast Hippodramatic Temple.
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No fees to box-keepers. The art of riding taught.
Commence at seven.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
Proprietor—C. MORTON.
The public is most respectfully informed that 'the FINE
ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also
devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels
he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist-
ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently
added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them-
selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the
Kingdom.
The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at
Seven o'clock.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 28.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

54—highest since noon yesterday.
50—lowest this morning and during the night.
64—this day at noon.

BAnomznut-29.19—rising.
WIND, South-Westerly to West; light, with dull rainy
weather. It rained heavily in the night. Afternoon—
fine sunshiny weather.

Nov. 29.
55--highest since noon yesterday.
54—lowest this morning and during the night.
54—this day at noon.
BABoxlit-30.28—still rising.
WIND ,South-Westerly; rather fresh, with dull rainy
weatheA but promising to brighten up.

THE SUN.

MONDAY. NOVEMBER 29,_1858.

The fortunate arrival of the long over-due steam-
ship Indian Empire—which happily made her
appearance in port, on Friday last, at Broadhaven
—is an incident in many respects, we conceive,
deserving of particular commemoration. Upwards
of one calendar month—thirty-four days in all—
passed over while the vessel was making her way
laboriously, perilously, across the Atlantic from
New York to her ultimate point of destination.
More than double the ordinary period, therefore,
was consumed in a passage, in many respects ex-
traordinary —in some, unprecedented. Sixteen
days' fuel was on board when the ship left
Halifax on the night of the 31st of Octo-
ber abundance, according to the customary
calculations ; but so utterly insufficient, as the
event proved, that they had to tear up the
decks, and gradually consume in the furnace fires,
masts, bulwarks, and part of the cargo, in order to
bring the vessel at last to land. Insomuch was this
deficiency of fuel apparent that the Indian Empire
was still 300 miles from the coast of Galway when
the whole of her sixteen days' store of coal was
entirely consumed. No alternative, therefore, was
left but the above-mentioned destruction of
property—the tearing up of the decks and
the burning of masts, cargo, and bulwarks. From
the 11th of November to the 26th, the day when
the vessel at length steamed into Broadhaven Bay,
the crew and passengers, it is not surprising to
note, were upon short allowance. So remarkable
was the length of the voyage, and so unusual were
the circumstances of it, already narrated, that we
can hardly regard the captain's statement, in re-
ference to the weather, as in any respect
exaggerated, when he asserts that it was
really and truly unprecedented. It was not unrea-
sonably conjectured by those on board the Indian
Empire, that many casualties must have occurred
to other vessels at that period'` traversing the
Atlantic—for they fell in, it appears, with great
quantities of floating wreck, and on Mon-
day last spoke the ship Silistria, 115 days
from Callao ! she having been as many as
thirty days within 300 miles of the Irish
coast!! Throughout the whole of this memorable
voyage of the Indian Empire, she encountered ad-
verse ,winds, heavy gales blowing continuously,
and more or less fiercely, from the south-east.
When at a distance of 350 miles from Galway, it
being found that no more than 30 hours' coal re-
mained, it was considered prudent by the gallant
skipper, by reason of the continuance of the
fearful weather," to lie to—which the vessel
then did for an entire week. On board, it should
be remembered, there were 80 passengers, every
one of whom, together with the crew and officers,
came at length into port, not only safe,
but in excellent. health. The passengers, it
is not surprising to note, express themselves
highly satisfied—as they obviously have, good
rearon to be—with the ship, captain, officers, and
crew : while the chief officer (Mr. BARRY) writes of

the passengers that great praise was due to them

for their untiring exertions in assisting the crew.
. As for the vessel herself, she proved indeed to be a
first-rate sea boat, and one admirably adapted for
Atlantic navigation. Her machinery worked well
—and during the whole stormy voyage it is recorded
that she shipped only one sea. It would be
difficult to speak too highly of the good discipline
of the crew and officers, and of the admirable sea-
manship and discretion of her gallawit commander,

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