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

HA YMARKIT THEATRE.

On Saturday evening Sheridan's comedy of " The
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, and Messrs. Farren and Howe acted, with
spirit and effect, the respective parts of Captain
Absolute and Faulkland. The great feature in the
cast was the Bob Acres of Mr. Buckstone—the
David of Mr. Keeley—and the re-appearance, after
a protracted absence, of a great public favourite—
Mr. Hudson. The performance of 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.

DEPARTURE OF THE ROYAL COUPLE
FROM GRAVESEND.

The embarkation of the Prince and Princess will
take place at Gravesend to:morrow, the arrange-
ments for whit& Tore 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 pressui e 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 the 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 should 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
Ito threw open gratis to those who take return
tickets to Gravesend on the day in question by
their railway.

DEPARTURE OP THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP
PRUSSIA PROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—Their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, attended
by their suite, will leave Buckingham Palaoe 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 eouple
to Gravesend, 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 Bunstorff, the Prussian ambassador, in ac-
knowleigment of his services in all that appertains to
the arrangement of the Royal marriage, has received the
order of liohenz )11ern, 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 cross
its,lf bears the inscription " vom Fels zum Meer,"
surrounded by oak leaves.—CouttJournal.
The Duke of Norfolk left Norfolk House 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 Baby 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, Notts.
Earl Grosvenor returned to Stafford House on Friday
from, a visit to the Earl and Countess of Macclesfield, at
Sherborne Castle, Oxon.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementine Villiers
leave Berkeley-square to-day, to join the noble Earl at
Middleton Park, near Bicester.
Lord Stanley, M.P., arrived in town on Friday last
for the meeting of parliament.
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The Earl of Derby has issued invitations for a grand
dinnerJames's-square,
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mansionthe House' ouinse'St.
Of
Lords.
'ail Granville, the Lord President of the Council, had
s ,5.3
on
ua Wednesdayre, to hi 3 a
grand banquet oe Saturday at his lordship mansion
in Bruton-street, for the usual annual " pricking" for
the sheriffs. Teere were present the Lord Cele-leaner,
the Right Hon. Sir G. C. Lewis, Viscount Palcueraton,
q
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clanricarde,
the Earl St. Germans, Lord Panmure, Lord Stanley of
. M.
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Aldetley, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, the Right
Hon. Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere,
the Right HBaines, Mr. un.
Charlesß.
Bathunavoidably urst, the Clerabsentt.
ks of he Council. The Duke of Argyll
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
Vernonno
Grenv Siume,it and
n ithe thel tigHhton .H.n William
was
Prince Alfred, who were aceompa led by Mr. Gibbs and
Dr. Becker. After viewing the numerous objects in the
galleries, the new coemorarnic pictures, Moutaeari's
exquisite Mexican figures, and also groups by Madame
Montanari, representing the royal families of England
and France, they proceeded to the large tank, to view
experiments illustrating submarine blasting and the
operations of the diver. The whole results were very
successful, and the miniature " Royal George" was
bl wn to atoms, which ascended and floated upon the
surface f'tin water. Their Royal Highnesses, after
kindly thrwg some golden likenesses of her most
gracious Majesty to the diver under water (the whole
of
which were du y found and appropriated) passed to
the large lecture room,,to see the electric experiments
with the great hydro-electrical machine ; experiments
nowhere else to be witnessed on such a grand and ina-
nesing scale. The Prince of Wales remained in close
• to the proximitymachine,. and appeared to be much
pleased with the gigantic sparks, the falling
star, and
the aurora in vague. After staying till about 1 o'clock
the party retired, expressing great satisfaction with their
visit.
REFORM MEETING AT HOLIIFIRTH. On Thursday a
crowded meeting of the inhabitants of the polling
district of Holmfirth was held in the Town-hall, pur-
suant to a requisition to the chief constable (Abel Cuttele
Eire) in order to petition Parliament in favour of an
extended measure of reform. A resolution declaring
.. that nothing less than household suffrage would be
acceptable to the people" was carried with some little
opposition ; an amendment having been put to the
meeting in favour of " manhood suffrage." Not more
than 1U persons declared for it ; but it was stated
by th 9 supporters of the resolution that they stedfastly
believed in the right of manhood suffrage, but they
would accept household suffrage for the present. Reso•
lotions, embodying the ballot, triennial parliaments and
an equal division of electoral districts, were carried
amidst much cheering. 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 SCOTCH GRADUATES AT EDINBURGH.—
On Saturday last a nurneruuily attended meeting of
graduates of the
Scottish universities "favourable to the
assertion of the rights of graduate., and representation
of the universities in Parliament.," was held at Edin-
burgh. Sir Johe &Meal, G.C.8., presided, and among
those on the platform were Mr. A. Black, M.P., Mr. C.
Cowan' ISLP.I Mr. Buchanan, M.P. (Glasgow), Colonel
Mure, of Caldvrell ; ProhisorA Astoun, Blackie, Fraser,
111.‘Dlugall (it Wilson,and C mpbell Swinton, of
George
Edinburgh,
Associations, and deputations from the Graduates
Glasgow, Sr. Andrews, asd Aberdeen.
The following rtsolutions were proposed and carried una-
nicnou.ly—"l. That it is desirable that the graduates of
our Scottish universities shall have par t in their goverr.
meet, and Ilan such other privileges conferred on them
SS may enhance the value of degrees, and promote a
higher education throughout the country. 2. That the
universities of Scotland labour under serious disadvan-
tages from the want of parl•arneutary representation, and
that due representation ought to be secured to them in
any future Reform B 11. 3. Teat the Franchise should
be conferred ou graduates, they being presently so
numerous as to feral an ample constituency for the elec-
tion of representatives. 4. That it is desirable there
should be a fox real recognition of graduates by the learned
professions of the
5. That the resolutions of
country.
this meeting be pr.nted and forwarded to all members of
her Majesty's Govermn:ut, and to all members of the
House of antnon.,'.'
OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS &C.. AT OXFORD —Two scholar.
ships of the value of 521. a year, open to all persons
under 20 pears of ,a e 4 will be filed' up at Pembroke
College on Friday, the sth of March. Candidates %4 ho
may desire it will be examined chiefly in inathernaticsl
A scholarship of the value of 401. a year, open to all
persons educated f .r not less than two years in Charter
House Scheol, will also be filled up in this college.
Candidates are. rc quired to call on the master (the Rev.
Dr. Jeunu) on Tuesday, March 2, with certificates of age
and testimonials of good conduct.

THE ENGLIMII LANGUAGE.

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

Snt,—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 WO appou 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 myself; I admit I am utterly at a low; to com-
prehend their exact signification, or beauty. They
would seem to have been composed merely with a
view to some exploded notionsof Saxon alliteration
6n compliment to our German gu-sts), and of ex-
cluding any expression from the romance moiety
of our tongue, by which means they have been
rendered nearly incomprehensible.—l enclose my
card, and am your obedient servant,

SORITTA.TOR.

MR. JOHN PETER GRANT.