The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

Foreign gall Packet List.

&Astralia and New ZenlclLSvi
Ditto, via Marseilles via Southamptme......Dee. 20.
Cape Verde, by Britisph-UpEao
Ditto, by French packet packet ..........Jan. ....Jan. 4.
Brazil and Dec. 14.
Cape of Good Hope, Asoen i Dec. 22.
China, ',mono., and sin e on, and St. Helena Deo. 28.
Ditto, Via Marseilles ..Dec.
via Southampton.. Dec 20.
..Dec. 11
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
Dec. 14.
India
(Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southainpton Des. 20.
Ditto, via Marseilles - .• ••Dec. 27.
India (Bombay),
via Southampton.? ................ Dec. 14.
Ditto, via Marseilles .. ..................... ...Dee. 8
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec. 14.
Ditto, via Marseilles Dec. 8
&lauritius, via Southampton Dec. 20
Ditto, via Marseilles .......................... Dec. 14.
Newfoundland ............................ • . Dec. 5.
Portugal ...................................... --Jim 4
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. •
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet ..................... ..... . Dec. 13.
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton ...... .• .- .......... - . .
Ditto, via Cork ....................
Ditto. by Canadian packet. via Londonderry ..Dec. 7.
West Coalst of Africa, Madeira, and Tenernfe ....Dec. 12.
West Indies and Paallio (except Bahamas and
Dec. 14
Honduras)
Bahaml..i, via New York. Dec 15.
Cuba ‘nd Mexico •• Dec. 29
Bermuda. via Halifax Dec.

We do not know whether Charles Reade will be
gratified to learn that his novel of " Griffith
Gaunt" has been arranged by Mr. Daly for the
New York Theatre, and is now being played with
success. The Rome Journal thus describes the per-
formance :—" The dramatist has succeeded in con-
densing the novel, so that the plot is sufficiently
delineated, and, were his work better performed, it
would be still more successful. The faults in the
adaptation are the introductions of trivial language
and laboured efforts at wit, which, in some in-
stances, smack altogether too much of modern
times to suit the date of the play. Still the scenes
are well arranged dramatically, the closing one being
quite effective. The acting, with a few nota:ilre.
exceptions, is rather bad. Miss Rose Eytinge
rescues the play by the earnestness and grace of her
personation of the part of Kate Peyton, d
Mortimer, as Griffith Gaunt, is also very effective.
Mrs. Wilkins totally misconceives the part of the
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manner. In
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the introduction of a crier of the court, who is
made to act absurdly, ruins the effect of the scene,
and creates mirth which approaches too much to
guying. These blemishes have, in a measure, been
remedied since the first night, but still the play is
too talky, too sketchy. The matter, however, is
dramatic, and, thanks %to the united efforts of Miss
Eytinge and Mr. Mortimer, Griffith Gaunt' will,
doubtless, have a run."

The ceremony of distributing the prizes to the 3d
Artillery Volunteers will take place this evening in West-
minster Hall. Lord Truro will preside. Preparations
have been made for the reception of a very large company.
GALE IN THE CHANNEL.—BOULOGNE, Monday
Evening.—A strong south-west gale has been blowing all
day, with a heavy sea. As the South-Eastern Company's
steamer Prince Ernest, from Folkestone, was making this
harbour at 6 30 p.m. she struck the western jetty and.dis-
abled her starboard paddle wheel, but succeeded in enter-
ing the port and landing passengers safely.
A Frenchman in New Orleans proposes to light
all the street lamps of the city simultaneously by
means of an electro-magnetic battery, operated by
clockwork.