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London, England, 1858-12-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEN/NG, DECEIVIBER 17, 1858.

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M JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.-
'l-7-A- • LYCEUM THEATRE:
LAST NIGHT BUT ONE, ending positively To-morrow,
SATURDAY, December 18th,—Fourth Appearance of Madame
ANNA BISHOP.--Thirty-ninth Appearance of the celebrated
Violinist, M. WIENIAWSKI.—By desire, and for the last
time, the Grand Operatic SelectionTrom"ll Trovatore."—
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To-morrow, Lest Night, and Last Appearance.of Mad. Anna
Bishop and of M. Wieniawski, preVions -to-their departure
with M. Jullien on his Annual Provincial Tour. ,

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ZADKIEL'S ALMANAC, 18:59 ; enlarged 12
pages. 6d. London : G. Berger, Holywel-street,
Strand. ln 1842 this work stated, p. 31, these words :—" It
will wrest the whole of India from its present rulers."

A USTBALIAN MAILS.

The following relates to the question as to the
.mail sen:iceto be performed from Australia, pend-
ing the commencement on that side of the arrange-
ments under the new-contract with the Peninsular'
and .Oriental Mail Company :--

" London,Dec. 16,

" Sir,—By letters from Sydney, rccefved yester-
day; it appears that the agent of the Royal West
India 11m1 Company had advertised. the neWi-
papers that the provisional postal service would
terminate_with the despatch of the-Etc-len with the
November mails. .

‘.‘ It was distinctly understood here that
I had arranged with the Royal West India
Mail Company to convey the mails- from Sydney
up to February next, and that. the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Company
.weuld commence from
that time. - • - - -- - • -
" It is of the greatest importance to all connected
with • Australia to ascertain" correctly whether the
months • of =December and January are to be
passed over without a steamer being .despoiched
via Suez, • and perhaps, the Royal West India
Mail Company will state through your' columns,
whether-any arrangements have been made to;con-
tinue the service. 'The aneu wilthe 'due here op the
3d of January, and the first steamer under the new
cent-act will net be.due till April, "so that we shall
be three months. =Without letters.—l -am, sit, your
obejdient sergaut - "J: W. K."

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The reply to this is, that the temporary arrange-
ment made with her Majesty's Government for the
conveyance of the Australian mails was for six
months only, and that notice to. that effect-was-ac-
cordingly given to Mr: *Wen, the agent of the
Royal Mail Company in the colony. :Subiequently,
however, the temporary arrangement was extended
(a circumstance of which- Mr.- Wetton had- not re
ceivedinformation at.the date of his advertisement),
so that the_ mails will be despatched each month by
the Royal Mail Company both from England and
Sydney until the time arrives for the service to be
performed by the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany under their contract.
The GOvernment of New South Wales have de-
puted an agent to visit England to confer With the
Colonial-office, in conjunction with some-represen-
tatives of.the colony, already in this country, on
the best means for establishing a mail steam ser-
vice via Panama.

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, SD.

clamation has been issued not only throughout the
places frequented. by' Europeans;' hilt in a manner
which shows that it is intended that it should be
observed. -It informs the people '4.ithat the Middle
Kingdom and the -two Kingdomst (Great Britain
and. France), having concluded Jiegotiations •at
Tien-siii, are now actually at peace; that the high
Mandarinsi of the Fayuen Committee'
.had bowed
reverentially to the Imperial will, and, peace being
happily established with -the outside countries,
there is no more occasion for fighting, that the
brac=es are prohibited from again appearing at Can-
ton ;. , and any one wounding . a foreigner will be
liable to severe punishment." Not o-irly theManda-
riiis,'but the people, are urged "to seize any villains
who may maltreat foreigners," • and -they are pro-
mised that "if such villains be killedin the affray
no inVeStigatiorf shall" take- place." Persons who
after this Proelathation pretend to be braves shall
be treated vagabonds and-villains. The Manda-
rins are dineted to return to their respective
yamuns, and all the people to their peaceful voca-•
tions. ChineSnand men of the outside countries
are hereafter to .be, as one family, and must enjoy
perpettialpeace."- When we add that Mr. Reed and
the British authorities are working harmoniously
together upon the subject of the tariff we believe
we have epitomised all. the information which our
letters tiring us from China, and we may continue
;to congratulate the English pUblic that affairs there
are proceeding so, prosperously and promise to ter-
minate so speedily.—Times. - •

LAW INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 16.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.)
CHERRY -V.-CHERRY.
3ln Deane, Q.C:, -Mr; Forsyth, Q.C., and Mr.
Maude were counsel for
..the petitioner, the Rev.
Henry Curtis Cherry, Who prayed for a restitution
of conjugal rights ; fluddleston, Q.C., Dr.
Robertson; and. Mr. Coleridge for the respondent,
who alleged that she had not absented herself from
her husband without lawful cause, and that he had
treated her with cruelty.
The case for the respondent having -been con-
cluded yesterday, the case. of Mr. Cherry was now
laid before the court. It was contended on his
behalf that the. differences between himself and
wife, although they no doubt proved a• certain
incompatibility of temper, were not sufficient
ground for a separation, and that the charges of
Mrs. Cherry were vague and exaggerated.
Several witnesses were examined in support of
Mr. Cherry's statement, but before the case was

closed;

The jury interposed and said it was useless to
give his lordship any further trouble, as they were
satisfied that Mr. Cherry had not been guilty of
cruelty to his wife, and that she might go back and
live with him with perfect safety.
Sir C. Cresswell expressed his entire concur-
rence in that view. He had come to the same con-
clusion last night.
Verdict for the petitioner.