The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-18 00:00:00

GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.

The renowned Cavalier Poletti, the prince of conjurors,
has returned to London for the season, and gave yesterday
evening his opening seance at the Gallery of Illustration.
The "prolific scarf" yielded a most plentiful crop of
feathered javelins, with which the professor planted the
stage all over, and the "speaking currency" was remark-
able as being the only instance in which any question con-
nected with the currency had ever been rendered amusing.
There was an eitraordinary hat out of which the cavalier
drew an endless succession of hardware and toys, and
finished by producing a qtantity of sovereigns, which of
themselves would have been sufficient to render the enter-
tainment remunerative. We strongly recommend Mr.
Gladstone to borrow this wonderful beaver when ponder •
ing over the ways and means next year, as it possibly may
enable him to do without any further addition to the income
tax. The evening's entertainment met with a hear: 7 and
unanimous approval.

THE TEA TRADE, Oct. 17.—The deliveries in
London estimated for the week were 764,3361 b., which is .a
decrease of 1.5,2291 b., compared with the previous state-
ment.
A letter from Vienna, dated October 15, says :
"It is probable that the relations between Russia and
Austria are on the point of becoming more friendly, as it
was M. de Balabine who gave this Government to under-
stand that a visit from a member of the Imperial family-
would be acceptable to his Sovereign. As has already
been stated, the Archduke Albrecht is to go to War-
saw, and it is understood that an unusually large suite
will accompany him. Very many persons in this
city believe that an alliance, for defensive purposes, will be
concluded between Russia, Prussia, and Austria, but no-
thing has occurred which could induce me to share that
opinion. The two great German Powers have for the mo-
ment suspended their bickerings, but you may be sure that
their animosity is as great as it was."
THE EXPEDITION FOR CHlNA.—Yesterday in
consequence of the recent numerous arrivals of vessels from
foreign and colonial parts, and the limited demand for sea-
men
in the merchant service, a large number of able and
ordinary seamen offered themselves at the Royal Naval
Rendezvous, Tower-hill, which was besieged with appli-
cants, several of whom were accepted and sent on board
the Crocodile receiving ship. There is still a very great
dearth of stokers, who are much required for the steam gun-
boat flotilla fitting for service in China. Scarcely a day
passes that volunteers for the navy do not arrive from the
northern parts by railway. These are borne on the books
of the Crocodile for provisions until they are drafted to
their respective ships.
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH TO AUSTRALIA.—Mr.
Gisborne's project to extend the submarine telegraph from
Batavia to Moreton Bay, by way of Timor, Port Essington,
and Capp York, has been favourably received, and though
public opinion was previously in favour of the line of tele-
graph following that of mail communication, by
.ICipg
George's Sound and Swan river, he has succeeded in ad-
vancing such excellent reasons for the route he advocates
as to have made converts of most people. There is little doubt
but that the Victorian Government will guarantee interest
on a portion of the capital required if the Home Govern-
ment and the adjoining colonies will furnish their quota. It
is proposed that Victoria should contribute in the same
proportion to the proposed guarantee as she already does to
the mail subsidy, viz., one-fourth of the whole amount—
leaving the adjoining colonies to subscribe another fourth,
and the mother country one•half.—dustralian and New
Zealand Gazette.
Miss MARTINEAU ON DIET.—The greatest
amount of nourishment of both kinds is contained in flour,
meat, potatoes, and peas ; milk, cheese, rice, and other
grains, and sugar ; while tea, coffee, and cocoa are of great
value in their way. Such are the materials • but they
may be so treated in the cooking as to waste what is valu-
able, and preserve what is of the least consequence. It is
possaible to manage the making of a stew so as to wash
away the best qualities of the meat, and leave the vege-
tables hard, and drain away 'the thickening, causing a
predominant taste of smoke and salt. When Miss
Nightingale and her assistants undertook to cook in
the Eastern hospitals, they made a pint of thick arrowroot
from one ounce of the powder, while in the general kitchen 1
it took two ounces to make a pint of thin arrowroot. It
was the proper boiling of the water that made the difference
here. Again, two ounces of rice were saved on every four
puddings when the nurses made the puddings. Such inci-
dents show that it is not enough to have the best materials
for nourishment : they must be husbanded in the prepara•
tion. It seems probable that, by sensible conduct all
around, everybody might command enough of the best ma-
terial for food ; and it is certain that a very small propor-
tion_ of the wives of Englishmen know how to do justice to
the food they buy.—Once a Week.
CHILD MURDEIL—SINGULAR DISCOVERY OP
TIM BODY BY A DOG, Yesterday afternoon Mr. Witkley
held an inquest at the Rainbow Tavern, Liverpool-road,
Islington, on the body of a newly-born male, infant, which
had been found under the following somewhat singular cir-
cumstances. It appeared that a gentleman named Brown,
living at Mildmay Villas, Mildmay Park, Stoke Newing-
ton, was, shortly after eight in the evening on Wednesday
last, strolling near the parsonage of St. Jude's Church,
Stoke Newington, when a terrier which he had with hint
suddenly made a set at something which was lying on a
bank in a brick field which adjoins the parsonage, and close
to the wall of the front garden. From the pertinacity with
which the dog kept to the spot, and the uneasiness she
evinced, he went up and found her with her paw upon a
bundle, which he found to contain the body of a child,
and he took it at once to the Kingsland police station.
The body, which was that of a remarkably fine male in-
fant, had to all appearance been dead about three days. It
was wrapped in a blue checked apron, then some white rag,
and outside a piece of an old black gown. Some pieces of
a newspaper were adhering to the back of the child, as if it
had been originally wrapped up in one. Mr. J. James, of
Newington, surgeon, stated that he had made post mortem
examination, and had no doubt but that the child had been
born alive, and had even lived some minutes. There were
no marks of violence about it, and the conclusion which ho.t
came to es to the cause of death was, that after its birth
had been allowed to bleed to death. The naval string had
not been tied, and bad either been torn from the mother or
some person or persons unknown.
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GOSP3Ir FROM BALMORAL.—On Friday, the 7th
nMajesty, accompanied by the Prince Consort, the
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of
Wales, and the Princess Alice, started from the
Castle at half past eight in• the morning, determined to
make the ascent of Ben Maedhui. They occupied, with
their attendants, a carriage and four and two carriages with
pairs,' and drove by Castletown of Braemar to the Shiel of
Derry, where the gillies, with Highland ponies, had pre-
ceded them. The Royal party, mounting these, started up
the mountain, attended by the gillies and Mr. Grant, game-
keeper, who acted as hill guide, and reached the summit
of the secoud highest mountain in Britain by two o'clock.
The day luckily was fine and clear, and the view mag-
nificent. After lunching and staying on the top for
some time, the Royal party began to descend on their
return to the Castle, Which was reached in the evening
about half-past eight. On Sunday the Queen, the Prince
Consort, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Alice, attended
by the ladies and gentlemen of the household, attended
Divine worship in the parish church, where Principal T'ul-
loch, of St. Andrew's, officiated, preaching a most eloquent
and instructive sermon. The church, notwithstanding the
heavy rain in the morning, was crowded. 'ln the afternoon
the Queen, accompanied by the Princesses Alice and Helena,
drove to Corbyha', visiting and distributing presents t) the
people in bidding them good bye; after which her Majesty
drove to Kintore and Belnacroft, leaving in almost every
house some substantial mark of her royal bounty in com-
forts of different kinds for the people. On Monday the
Queen and Princesses spent most of the day in visitinc, the
people in the neighbourhood .of the Castle, and, as on Sun-
day, giving presents.—.elbenfeeit Free Press,