The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-01 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

A very pretty dramatic comedy, in three acts, entitled
" Home Truths," by the author of " The Bachelor of Arts,"
was produced here last night, and met with complete and
deserved success.

The plot is very simple, yet very effective, and ccnsiets
in the endeavours of a fond and devoted husband to bring a
romantic, and very nearly erring, wife to a true sense of her
duty to her husband. The character of Vaughan (the
husband) was sustained by Mr. Melville in a manner that
clearly showed that, when fitted with a character, is a goody
if not first-class, actor. Throughout the play his acting
was natural and free from exaggeration, and the applause it
received was well merited. Mr. Frank Matthews has a
capital part in the piece,. which he enacted with a skill and
finish beyond praise. For a long time he has not had a
better opportunity of showing his real merits as a genuine
comedian. Mrs. Young, as the wife• of Vaughan, was
very good, albeit a little too artificial.
The scene in which the whole of the action of the piece
takes place is a superb drawing-room, and the taste exhi-
bited ~`,7 Mr. Harris in furnishing the stage as such a room
in a gentl,:raan's house should be was artistic in the ex-
treme.

The comedy was' given out fur repetition every evenin4
until further notiie. 'l:l2ere was a very large and fashion
able audience present.

Lord and Lady Colchester ha 7a left Brighton for
their seat, Kidbrooke Park, Sussex.
Lord Ward has left Dudley House, Park-lane,
for Brighton. •
Lady Poltimore was safely delivered of a son and
heir on Tuesday last, at the family seat, Poltimore Park,
Devonshire. Her ladyship and infant are progressing
favourably.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of th© Treasury in
Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount
Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke
of Argyll, Sir G. C. Lewis, Lord John Russell, the Duke
of Newcastle, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir Charles
Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of
Somerset, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, Sir Geo. Grey,
the Earl of Elgin, the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, and the
Right Hon. E. Cardwell.
_ _ _

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale have left Orleans house on a visit to her Ma-
jesty at Windsor Castle.
Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for an
assembly on Saturday next.
Prince Alfred, during his excursion to Catherine
and Mount Olympus, had special attention paid to him by
the superior officers of the Turkish Cossack regiments.
Sadik Pacha, the commander-in-chief, who happens to be
here on a mission at this moment, had issued the necessary
orders for receiving the son of her Majesty in a worthy
manner. A squadron accompanied the Prince as his escort.
COVENT-GARDEN OPERA*—Auber's charming
opera, " the Crown Diamonds," was produced last 'night at
this theatre, for the !list time during the present season,
with great success,
SIR HENRY LAWRENCE ON THE INDIAN ARMY.
—Six Essays, Military and Political, written in India by
the lato Sir Henry Lawrence, have been extracted from the
Calcutta Review, in which they originally appeared, and
republished in one volume. They are of great historical
intereast, as authenticating the services rendered by their
illustrious author to the cause of military reform, and as
giving increased force and poignance to the lessons taught
by our late disasters in India, by showing how clearly Sir
Henry had foreseen them, and how deplorable was.the in-
fatuation that refused to hear his warning voice.—
.Speetate,-.
RIFLE INSTRUCTIOti. FOR THE POLICE.—At the
General Sessions of the county of Kent, on Tuesday, Mr.
A. Beattie, a magistrate for the counties of Kent and Sus-
sex, gave notice of the following motion :—" That this
Court do tako into consideration, at its next meeting, the
expediency of having the police of county instructed in
the practice of the rifle, and such other drill as would en-
able theiu to act in a body, under legal authority, in any
emergency; and that the chief constable be directed to re-
port on the possibility of such instruction being afforded
without detriment to the service or trenching on the daily
duties."
ACCIDENT TO A COMEDTA N.—A serious accident
happened at the Theatre Royal, Halifax, on Monday night,
to Mr. Watson, a favourite comedian, now performing there
under engagement with Mr. Belton, the present lessee.
Sheridan's " William Tell" was being performed, and the
play had proceeded up to that- part of the second act where
Tell instructs his son to use the bow, by practising at a tar-
get. The target was near some steps at one side of the stage,
up and down which the other performers had to pass. Mr.
Watson stationed himself there, holding vtp a sheepskin to
protect them. He had just warned a lady who had passed
him to beware of the arrows, when one flew towards him,
the point of which entered his left eye. The sight of the eye
is hopelessly gone.
THE ALLEGED POISONINGS BY MISTAKE AT CA N-
TERI:URY.—CANTEUTWItY, Tuesday Evening.—This even-
ing the city ,coroner, Mr. T. T. Delasant, resumed the in-
quest on the body of James Coppins. The jury assembled
at 8 o'clock, and the examination of the medical men who
had been 'entrusted with the analysation of the stomach and
its contents was proceeded with. Mr. Tassell, surgeon, said
he placed the stomach of the deceased, with a portion of the
small intestines, in a jar, and handed it to Inspector Spratt.
Mr. J. S. Linfurd, chemist, deposed that he received the jar,
containing the stomach and a portion of the small intestines
of the deceased, from the last witness. On examination wit-
ness found that the stomach contained about ounces of
thick brown fluid, in which he found traces of meconic acid,
which is all he saw of a poisonous character. The presence
of meconie acid proved the presence of opium, but he was
unable to say that there was sufficient opium in the
stomach of the deceased to cause death. Mr. Tassell was
again examined, and said ha was of opinion that the imme-
diate cause of the death of the deceased was either from
serous appoplexy, or from poisoning by opium, but from
which he was unable to state. The coroner then carefully
summed up, and after a short deliberation the jury returned
a unanimous verdict, that "The deceased died a natural
death."

LATEST NE WS.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company have received the following telegram :
" The Company's steam-ship Emeu, with the
mails from Australia, reached Aden on the 20th of
November, and would continue her voyage to Suez
the following morning.
" The letters may accordingly be expected in
London, via Marseilles, on the 6th inst."

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

PARIS, DEC. 1.

The Moniteur of to-day publishes a decree
placing the Prefet de Police under the authority
of the Minister of the Interior, who is henceforth
charged with the general directory of the public
surete, and the offices of the Ministry of the Interior
forming this division are placed under his control.
The Constitutionnel of this day, in an article
signed by one of its editors, " Lelatant," says they
have reason to believe that the rumour of the bora-
barment of Tangiers has been singularly exag-
gerated. The facts have been erroneously stated.
There was no French squadron engaged, but one
frigate only--no bombardment, but a vigorous act
of retaliation for what was either an insult or a
serious misconception of orders on the part of the
Moors.

PARIS, Nov. 30.

The Opinione Nationale has received a first warn-
ing from the Minister of the Interior, on account of
having published an article on the temporal power
of the Pope, which, as the warning states, is consi-
dered an outrage on a foreign Government and to
the Church of which the Pope is the head.
In explanation of current reports it is stated
that the French squadron have neither bombarded
Tangiers nor Tetuan. A small fort only on the
Morocco coast having fired at a French steamer, the
latter replied, and dismantled the fortifications, and
afterwards rejoined the squadron at Algesiras.

It is stated that the commander of the French
fleet had informed the Morocco Government that
this in no respect changes the relations between the
two countries.

MADRID, Nov. 29.

It is reported that the forts of Tangiers had fired
upon the French squadron, and that the latter had
replied by bombarding the place as an act of
retaliation.

MARSEILLES, Nov. 30.
Advices have been received from Constantinople
to the 23d inst.

During the last six days storms of unparalleled
violence have prevailed in the Euxine Sea. All
the vessels out at sea have been driven on shore,
and about 80 vessels have been lost. The coast is
strewed with wrecks as well as hundreds of corpses.
The people on the coast have stripped the survivors
of their property.

Tug steamers have been sent to the Black Sea in
order to render assistance in the recovery of property

wrecked.

The Grand Vizier has given a very good reception
to M. de Lesseps.

G AR IB A LD I.

The PerBeverance of Milan publishes the follow•
ing letter addressed by General Garibaldi to Count
Belgioso, podesta of Milan :

" Dear Sir,—Be so kind as to inform the commission so
worthily directed by you that the subscription for the mil-
lion of muskets must not only not be suspended, but, on the
contrary, promoted as much as possible ; and that if I have
left a post which I could not any longer fill with dignity, I
do not on that account separate myself from the cause which
is the worship and religion of my whole life. Moreover, not
having any military occupations at present on my hands, I
may devote my time to promoting and propagating more
than ever a measure which has mot with universal sym-
pathy.—l am, &c., "J. GARIBALDI.
" Genoa, Nov. 25."

FRANCE.

PAItIS, WEDNESDAY.

THE BOURSE, Nov. 30.—Stock has been again
in domand, and prices improved, but afterwards
receded. Threes, after having been done at 70f.
65c. declined to 70f. 45c., at which the option
was declared. Mobilier varied from 795 f. to 787 f.
50c. ; Austrian, 557 f. 50c. to 555 f.; Orleans, 1,375 f.
to 1,370 f. ; Northern, 955 f. to 952 f. 50c. ; Lyons,
892 f. 75c. to 890 f.

The following were the last quotations:-
41 per Cents. .... 95 9.5 , Credit Fonder 695
Do. end month .. ——l Belgian 4} 99 50
3 per Cents 7O 35 ; Piedmontesa (5) .. 84
Do. end month 7O 30 Roman B6 50
Bank Shares 2895 Austrian
Credit Mobilier .. 783 75 Spanish Threes
Do. Aecsunt ..... 783 75 Home Debt 43 50