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THE SUN, LONDON, SAT U t DAY EVENING, J ULY 7, 1866.

R. W. S. WOODIN'S BADEN=BADEN IT J. AND D. NICOLL,
,_VIL and UP lIN THE AIR, an entirely New Entertain• -
riAuILROAS
otfoEtIuieRQOPUEE.EN, ROYAL FAMILY,
went, EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday);
`ard the COURT'S
Saturday Mornings at Three. POLYGRAPHIC HALL,
King William-street, Charing-cross.
Luxurious sofa stalls, os. ; balcony stalls, 35.; area, 25.; FOR GENTLEMEN, Nicoll's Fashionable Dress
amphitheatre, 18.—A plan of stalls may be seen and seats and Morning Suits, Cheviot Suits for Tourists and the
secured at the Hall from Eleven to Five. Sea- side; Nicoll's Guinea Waterproof Tweed Overcoats are
patronized by Travellers all over the world.

that the great mass of the projectiles is hurled
over the enemy's head, and the chief effort of the
supernumerary rank is to induce the men to be cool
and to fire low. The superiority of the fire of an
English line in action has been the true reason of
their success. In the late Seikh wars an incontest-
able proof was given of the deadly nature of the
British fire when compared with that of their
Ilindon allies. The brigade, consisting of one
English, and two native regiments, frequently came
into action in line, and the ground in its front was
thickly strewn with dead and wounded Seikhs,
where the fire of the British regiment was directed,
while that in front of the native regiments was com-
paratively clear of the fallen foe. The butt of a
muzzle-loader has to be grounded to receive the
charge, and it is in the hurry of bringing down the
muzzle to a line with the enemy that the mistake of
drawing the trigger too soon is so generallycommitted.
The breech-loader remains always pointed in loading
towards the foe, and, as the muzzle is drooped
when the rifle is being re-loaded, the tendency in
firing too quickly is to fire low. This fault is a
good one in action, as the shots ricochet, and are
much more likely to tell on an enemy. Not only
therefore is the rapidity of the fire infinitely in-
creased, but its direction is better. Nor is the
fouling so great. The only British regiment armed
with the. Enfield rifle at the Siege of Delhi found
the weapon useless after a few rounds had been
discharged, and the men were constantly compelled to
fire away a bullet rammed little more than half-
way down the barrel, running the risk of the
-weapon bursting in their hands. .44-11wo or three
charges in a breech-loader cannot -be placed on the
top of each other ; nor can the men fire away their
ramrods. Indeed there is scarcely a single point
—if there be one at all—in which the superiority of
the breech-loader is not self-evident. We fear that
a great and gallant army, and the pride of the most
military people in Europe, will be mortally hurt
solely by their neglect to meet their enemy on
equal terms. Nothing tends more to dishearten
soldiers than the knowledge that their enemy has
an incontestable superiority, and the morale of the
Austrian troops has been terribly shaken by seeing
the bravery and endurance of their finest regiments
only end in their annihilation. On every point
the
.calculations of Count Bismarck are coming
out correct, and it is probable that a few months
more will place him in a position second only to
the Emperor Napoleon himself, and established
in Prussian history as the next in renown to
Frederick the Great.

lIE O X F O R D,
6, OXFORD-STREET, W.
The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (Limited',
EXTRA NOVELTIES. Operatic Selections performed
by Misses Russell, Barry,,Fitzllenry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn,
Flush, Bury, Dalton, and Tivoli, with full band and chorus,
conducted by Mr. F.JoNGIIMANS.
Comedy, Burlesque. Gymnastic, and other performances,
by all the most talented Foreign and English artistes.
The great Negro Trio, Jos Brown and Messrs. Duriah and
Davies.
EURARDO, THE GREAT SPIRAL ASCENSIONIST,
THIS EVENING.
Admission—Area, ed. ; stalls and balcony, is.; private
boxes, with separate entrance, 10s. 6d.
Open every evening at 8.

FOR BOYS,—Nicoll's fashionable Knickerbocker Suits
at 215.; 255., 31s. 6d., &c., &c. ; also, Jacket, Vest, and
Trousers Suitsf 255., 31s. Gd., &c.

FOR LADlES,—Nicoll's New Jackets " The Patrol,"
&c., Waterproof Tweed Cloaks, Coats, and Cheviot
Jackets, at One Guinea each; Riding Habits, from Three
to Six Guineas ; New Serge and other specialities in
Travelling and Sea-side dresses.

In each department Garments aro kept ready for imme-
diate use, or made to order at a few hours' notice.

H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 118, 120, Regent-
street, W.; 22, Cornhill, E.C. ; 10, Mosley-street, Man-
chester ; and 50, Bold-street, Liverpool.

WESTO N' S GRAND MUSIC HALL,
HOLBORN.
Open at Half-past Seven, under New Management.
Proprietors—Messrs. Sweasey and Holland.
"A hit—a most palpable hit !"

J 01-IN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
TOOTH PASTM is greatly superior to any tooth
powder; gives the teeih a pearl whiteness, protects the
enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to
the breath. Price ts. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper
Thames-street, London.

Crowded Houses nightly to hear Locke's celebrated music
to MACBETH, ty the Operatic Company, consisting of 50
voca:ists and amagnificent band of 30 performers. ARTHU R
LLOYD'S new Songs continue to elicit rounds of genuine
applause. HARRIET COVE NEY, the Gem Serio-Comic
and Danseuse HARRY MACARTHY, the Arkansas
Comedian and Actor —MARATORIO and LE BRONG, their
first appearance at this HaII—SAILOR WILLIAMS, the
true type of a British tar -RIKIERY, the Wonder, in his
extraordinary Pedastql Feats and Fiery Seanc.s—and PAL-
MY LIE and DONALDSON, from George Christy's Minstrels,
New York.

I'. CORRI, Musical Director.
GEORGE HODSON, the renowned Irish Comedian, will
appear on MONDAY, July the 9th.

[The above article was written before the news
of the total defeat of the Austrian army on the 3d
inst. was known in this country. What we antici-
pated has not only come to pass, but the defeat of
Marshal Benedek has been the most total and dis-
astrous since Waterloo--•a result we 'did not expect.
We venture to assert that this is almost wholly due
to the needle-gun ; and so marked is the superiority
this weapon has given to the Prussians, that the
only wise course is for Austria to make peace.]—
Anglo-American Times.

Civic Banquet to the King and Queen of

the Belgians.

About 130 guests attended a grand banquet at
the Mansion-house last evening, given by the Lord
Mayor and Lady Mayoress to the King and Queen
of the Belgians. It was served in the Egyptian-
hall with that perfection of culinary and decorative
art for which entertainments in the City of London
have long been celebrated. The guests were re-
ceived by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. At
a quarter-past seven they met the King and Queen
of the Belgians at the doorway ; and a little later
they received at the same place the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh, with
their suites. The royal visitors were heartily cheered
by the crowd outside.
The guests included the various ambassadors, the
Maharajah of Jahore and suite, Prince and Princess
Soltakoff, Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-
Weimar, Baron and Baroness de Rothschild, Mr.
C. Fortescue and the Countess Waldegrave, Mr.
and Lady Charlotte Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. Glad-
stone, Mr. and Lady Mildred B. Hope, the President
of the Royal Academy, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Walpole,
Sir H. Cairns, Mr. and Mrs. Goschen, Miss Burdett
Coutts, the Governor of the Bank of England, Hon.
Mrs. Loyd-Lindsey, Sir Roundell and Lady Palmer,
the members of the Court of Aldermen, the Right
Hon. the Recorder, the Masters of the 12 Livery
Companies, the Chairman of the Corporation Com-
mittees, &c.

The health of the Queen was duly honoured.

The LORD MAYOR—I have now the honour to
propose the healths of our royal and distinguished
guests, their Majesties the King and Queen of the
Belgians. (Cheers.) Sire, fifty hears have elapsed
since this ancient municipality conferred its highest
and most deeply-prized privilege on your royal
father. (Hear, hear.) Every act of his public life
shows how well and worthily that honour was be-
stowed. (Cheers.) The late King of the Belgians
was dearly loved by the English people. (Cheers.)
He was the intimate and faithful friend, the never-
failing adviser of our beloved Queen ; and he in-
augurated a policy of freedom and constitutional
government in his adopted kingdom which has
without doubt blessed the Belgion people with
happiness and prosperity. By his wisdom, fidelity,
and love of truth and justice he won the admiration
and confidence of all European States. Some of us
have had the opportunity of visiting your Ma-
jesties' dominions, and whether we view its com-
mercial, its manufacturing, or its agricultural
interests—the textile fabrics of Mechlin, or the iron
manufactures of Liege, we can see traces of the in-
dustry of the people and the firm constitution of the
Government,-we can see a people who are governed
by a free constitution, and by a King whom they
love and honour. (Cheers.) May, sire, a reign so
inaugurated continue to bless and prosper. May
you lead a life of uninterrupted happiness, and may
I venture to hope that your happy and peaceful
country will remain the model of freedom, and the
admiration of the surrounding world. (Loud
cheers).
The King of the BELGIANS—I thank you, both in
my own name and in the name of the Queen, for the
honour you have just done us in drinking our health
with the warmth you have displayed. I thank the
Lord Mayor for the kind way ia which he gave the
toast. I thank you for the kind manner in which
you have accepted it. England and Belgium are
sister countries. (Cheers.) They are both very
much attached to their free institutions; they are
both, although in a very different scale, engaged in
great commercial and industrial pursuits. We have
the same liberal commercial and industrial pursuits.
We have the same liberal commercial policy, and I
am very happy to be able to say here that our trade
is increasing. (Cheers.) I sincerely hope that the
bands of friendship which already tie Belgium to
England will be strengthened and continue for ever-
more. (Cheers.) And now, my Lord Mayor, let
me again thank you for the most kind speech you
have just made, and for all you have said of my
dear native country. I thank you for the way in
which you have just spoken of the King, my late
father. The King of Belgium long enjoyed the
freedom of this important city, and I need not say
lam proud of the honour. Let me also thank you
again for all you have said about myself, of whom
you have spoken I feel a great deal too kindly. Let
me conclude now by apologising for having ad-
dressed you in my broken English—(laughter, his
Majesty's English being excellent)—and by express-
ingt to you my best wishes for the continuance of h
extraordinary prosperity enjoyed by this city--the
commercial capital a the world. (Loud cheers.)
The healths of the Prince and Princess of V.
and the rest of the Royal family were next proposed
by the Lord Mayor.
The Prince of WALES—After the very able speech

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