The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, J UNE 26, 1866.

TVIR. W. S. WOODIN'S BADEN-BADEN
and UP IN THE AIR, an entirely New Entertain-
ment, EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday);
Saturday Mornings at Three. POLYGRAPHIC HALL,
King William-street, Charing-cross.
Luxurious sofa walls, 6s ; balcony stalls, 3s. ; area, 25.;
amphitheatre, Is. —A plan of stalls may be seen and seats
secured at the Hai' from Eleven to Five.

T " X F ORD
6, OXFORD-STREET, W.

The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Com'pany (Limited',
EXTRA NOVELTIES. Operatic Selections performed
by Misses Russell. Barry, Fitzilenry ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn,
Hush, Bury, Dalton, and Tivoli, with full band and chorus,
conducted by Mr. F.JoNciniaNs.

Comedy, Burlesque, Gymnastic, and other performances,
by all the most talented Forein and English artistes.

The great Negro Trio, Joe Brown and Messrs. Durlah and
Davies.

EURARDO, TIIE GREAT SPIRAL ASCENSIONIST,
THIS EVENING.
Ailmission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, le.; private
boxcs, with separate entrance, 108. 6d.
Open every evening at 8.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION,
BARER-STREET.

NEW ADDITIONS.—SeveraI life-size Portrait Models
of the mast distinguished Personages of the day (including
those of the late LORD PALMERSTON and GUS-
TAVUS V. BROOKE) have been added since the last
Holidays ; and in the Chamber of Horrors aro Effigies,
takeu from life, of SOUTHEY alias FOR,WOOD, and the
notorious CHARLOTTE WINSOR.

Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m.
Admittance, ls. ; children, under ton, half price ; Extra
Rooms, 6d.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street,
Piccadilly.
Open every evening with the celebrated ARGYLL BAND.
The Programme this week will include Selections and Ar-
rangements from the works of the following masters :
Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer. 1
MuStcal Director, Signor LUIGI CURTL
Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock.
Admission, Is.

CHOCOLATE.-MENIER'S FRENCH.

CHOCOLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast.

CIIOCOLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and
delicious.

MENIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE
Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden.
Sold everywhere.

CULTIVATION of TEA in the East
1 Indies is an important feature, and the EAST INDI
TEA COMPANY have, on account of its great strength and
exquisite flavour, promoted its sale by every means. The
Company are now selling Assam, Cachar, Darjeeling„ 4:c., at
the reduced duty—viz., irom 2s. Bd. to 3s. Bd. per lb, and
China Teas as usual at Is 441. per lb. fin 4 upwards. Moe-
Loutes, No. 9, West SL Helen's-churchyard, Illshopsgate.

SECOND-HAND FIRE-PROOF SAFES and
IRON DOORS.
Call and inspect the Largest Assortment in the World, by
Marr,-Leadbeater, Mordan, Thos. Perry and Son and
Geo. Price, at half the cost of new. Sketches and prices free.
GRIFFITHS, Cannon-street, West.

Do you wish to SING, or have a beautiful and
powerful VOICE? If so, the "REGISTERED
EUPHONIC NOTES " arc truly wonderful in their action,
alto arc unanimously pronounced the "Marvel of Science."
They are nvaluable io ill, and are guaranteed as a protective
agent in all weathers. No Singer or Speaker should be
withou. hem. (See opinion of the press and testimonials.)
The Euphonic dote, post tree 14 stamps, in boxes 26 stamps
direct from the sole .nven,or, SEAGRA.V ALGEN, I,
Dorcas-terraoe, Hamnaersmith-road, London, E
W.

uT J. AND D. NICOLL,
A-A- • TAILORS to tho QUEEN, ROYAL FAMILY,
and the COURTS of EUROPE.

FOR GENTLEMEN, Nicoll's Fashionable Dross
and Morning Suits, Cheviot Suits for Tourists and the
Sca• side; Nicoll's Guinea Waterproof Tweed Overcoats are
patronized by Travellers all over the world.

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

FOR LADlES,—Nicollts New Jackets " The Patrol,"
&c., Waterproof Tweed Cloaks, Coats, and Cheviot
Jackets, at One Guinea each; Riding Halls, from Three
to Six Guineas; New Serge and other specialities in
Travelling and Sea-side drosses.
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In each department Garments are kept ready for imme•
diato use, or made to order at a few hours' notice.

H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 118, 118,
120, Regent.
street, WY. ; 22, Coruhill, E.C. • 10, Mosley-street, Man,
Chester ; and 50, Bold-street, Liverpool.

JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
J TOOTH PASTE la greatly superior to any
tooth
Powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness,." i ce to
enamel from decay, and imparts a pleas . . s .3ant ra,-ran, upper
the breath. Price la. tilt
lted Bull Wharf, Wh,
Thames-street, London. protects the

riE EAST INDIA IRRIGATION and
CANAL COMPANY.

NOTICE OF SIXTH CALL.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That,
in pursuant
of a resolution duly made and passed by the Board of
Directors, the Shareholders of this Company are requested
to Pay at the Company's Bankers, Messrs. Ransomo,
Bonverie, and Co., No. 1, Pall-mall East, London, S.W.,
a Call of £1 10s per share (making £l5 per share paid), on
or before Wednesday, the 25th day of July next.
JOHN WESTWOOD, Secretary WAG Company.
Nos. 8 and 9, Queon-street-place, Southwark-bridge,
London, E.G., June 14, 1866.

To morrow.—No. 52, Great Marlborough-street, W.—
Modern Household Furniture: or-moulu and glass
gaseliers, standard engravings, plated items, small iron
safe, laundress' barrow, a few lots of books and effects,
removed from Pimlico, also 20 dozen Pale Sherry.
MESSRS. BLOCKLEY and ADAMS viill
SELL by AUCTION, at their Rooms, To-morrow,
at 12, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, including iron,
birchwood, walnut, and mahogany bedsteads, clean bed-
ding, chests of drawers, mai-He-top washstands, and dress-
ing-tables, cheval and toilet glasses, walnut-wood suites in
silks, centre and occasional tables, Brussels carpets, chim-
ney-glasses, dining-tables, sets chairs, secretaire and
bookcases, counter desks, hatstand, hall and passage floor
cloths, kitchen requisites and effects. Catalogues bad at
the Rooms.

TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY.-
The fear ot pair and dread of operation inherent to all
deter very wary to whom ARTIFICIAL TEKT if are of
vital importance mom availing them ,elvcri of Lie bermes of
d.nt..t. 1u uractice founded in 'B3O, and now ex ending
ova greater pa-- of the kingdom, an experience unequalled
has veer obtained, onablinff us to off- even the most sensi-
tive soberer a tv,iem of dentistry perfect in its absolute
freedom from pain, .. specialltd vertaining only to our prac-
tice, and to which Majesty has granted her royal letters
patent. 'Th s system embraces the .on-interference with all
stumps, however decayed, the supporting instead of extrac-
tion of loose teeth until they ~.come firm and useful in mas-
tication, and the utter absence of all and every operation, so
that the nost nervous persor can be supplied without tear of
pain or inconvenience. TheEc teeth are cheaper, more dur-
able, natural, and comfortable than any yet produced.
Consultation free. Teeth from ss. Sets from 5 to 25 gs.,
warranted.

For the efficacy, utility, and success of this system, vide
Lancet."

Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS,
30, Berncrs-street, Oxford-street, and 443, Strand,
Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station.
Daily attendance at 15, Whltefriargate, Bull ; 10, Norfolk-
street, Sheffield; 4, East-parade, Leeds; 14, St. Nicholas-
street, Scarbro' ; and 33, Coney-street, York.
Established 1830. No connection with any one of the same
name.

Amateur Balloon Ascent at Windsor.

skirting Bedford on the N.IV., we descended about
seven miles from it, in a beautiful grass field at
Bletsoe, without so much as a single bump. The
valve was not touched till we passed Bedford ; and
we had five bags of ballast left when we came down
at five minutes to nine. Each bag would, accord-
ing to calculation in comparison with the others,
have kept us up 20 minutes.
Every one was most kind to us, helping us in
every way to pack up the balloon, and conveying it
to the Midland station. By a most curious coinci-
dence we were only six miles from Mr. Burnaby's
own residence, whither we repaired, and met with
such hospitality as is only to be found in the house
of an English country gentleman. --Yours, &c.

E. WESTCAR.

The Piince and Princess of Wales in North

Staffordshire.

STOKE-ON-TRENT, Monday.
This afternoon his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales laid the foundation stone of the New Infir-
mary for North Staffordshire at " the Mount," near
Stoke-on-Trent. This building is intended to re-
place the present North Staffordshire Infirmary at
Etruria, which was opened in 1819, and was erected
at a cost of about £7,000, towards which £5OO was
granted by the Prince Regent (George IV.) out of
the revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster, to which
the mines beneath belong. When a was built the
site of the infirmary was as healthy and pleasant a
spot as eattid. anywhere be found i die -neigh hour-
hood of a manufacturing district, and, moreover,
had the additional advantage of being central. At
that time the staple of the Potteries was not produced
to one-third of the present extent of the manufac-
ture, the iron trade had scarcely arisen, and mining
was far away from the building. In 1840 exten-
sive ironworks were erected within 300 yards of the
infirmary, and another set of blast furnaces were
erected at a little further distance. Pottery maim-

factories increased in the neighbourhood, and 'min-
ing was gradually nearing the building, and has
now approached to within about 100 yards of it.

While the ironworks created an incessant noise
day and night, aggravated at night by a mass of
hind flame, and clouded the atmosphere with black
smoke—while heaps of calcined iron threw off,
within 150 yards of the infirmary, sulphurous
fumes strong enough to overpower_ healthy chil-
dren near them —the approach of mining opera-
tions caused the building to sink and crack, endan-
gering its safety, and rendering props and patches
necessary. It was absolutely necessary to remove
the infirmary, and after a discussion,which extended
over two years and a half, a strong objection being
made to the removal, on account of the contralitTof
the present institution, it was decided to erect a new
infirmary at The Mount, which has not the advan-
tage
of being central, and where 10 acres of land
were purchased for the site. The new infirmary
will probably have a longer lease of life than the one
which Is to be sold. There is no coal beneath The
Mount, but a solid substratum of red sandstone, so
while there is no fear of the infirmary being driven
away by mining, there are no ironworks within miles
of the spot, and no manufactories near enough to
affect the salubrity of the atmosphere. The site is
very elevated, and commands extensive views of the
surrounding picturesque country. The building
will have a western frontage of 50 yards, and is de-
signed on the pavilion plan. The principal build-
ings will be arranged round a central garden court,
140 ft. long by 70ft. wide, surrounded by a glazed
corridor, with an open terrace above, which connects
all parts of the main building. Central blocks of
buildings on the west and east sides of the court
will contain chapel, board-room, library, operating
theatre, surgeons' and mattes' rooms, &c. On the
south side of the court will be the male sick wards,
in three pavilions of two stories each ; and on the
north sides will be the female wards ; on the west
will be the accident and general, and on the east
the medical wards. There will be another ward in
the centre for'' exceptional and burnt" cases, and
several other wards are distributed about the build-
ing. The fever wards occupy a detached block, and
the miscellaneousoffices will occupy another detached
block. Ample conveniences, as bath-rooms, fire-
plug, service-lift, &c., are provided, and the domes-
tic arrangements are also on a liberal scale. The
wards will accommodate 191 beds, and the fever
wards will have 1,875 cubic feet of space to each
bed. The external appearance of the building will
be plain, showing a natural constructive treatment
of local materials (in brick) and a grouping of the
several parts into a picturesque whole. The archi-
tects are Messrs. G. B. Nichols, of West Bromwich,
and C. Lynam, of Stoke-on-Trent. The contract is
for £26,964, andthe total cost of the infirmary (in-
cluding the purchase of the site) will be about
£34,000.

To-day has been observed as a holiday through-
out the district, and the inhabitants turned out en
masse to view the ceremony, or to witness the
arrival of the Royal party. It was arranged that
they should pass through Stoke and Newcastle, and
great preparations had been made in those towns to
welcome his Royal Highness and the Princess of
Wales, and the Duke of Edinburgh, who accom-
panied them. In Stoke triumphal arches and fes-
toons of flowers and evergreens extended along the
streets a mile and a guar-E'er ; and at Newcastle
several triumphal arches were erected, and a colossal
representation of the gateway of the old castle of
the town, which spanned the road at the boundary
of the borough, and under the archway of which
the Royal party passed, while there was scarcely a
house along the entire routewhich had not a liberal
display of flags. The road from Trentham-hall,
where their Royal Highnesses are on a visit to the
Dtike and Duchess of Sutherland until Wednesday,
to " the Mount," a distance of five miles, was lined
with people, who cheered the Royal visitors
most vociferously. as they passed along. The
Duke of Sutherland rode on horseback, and in
open carriages followed the Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duchess of
Sutherland, Prince and Princess Edward
of Saxe Weimar, the Countess Grosvenor,
the Countess of Macclesfield, the Bishop
of Lichfield, General Knollys, Colonel
Keppoll, Lord Alfred Paget, the Earl
of Harrowby, Hon. H. Yorko, Lord Albert Gower,
Lord Bagot, the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot,
and Lady Bagot.
The Royal party were escorted from Trentham by
the Newcastle and Potteries troop of yeomanry, and
at Hartshill were received by the Ist battalion of
the Staffordshire Volunteers, 1,000 strong, drawn
up as a guard of honour. Near here, on a high
slope, which commanded a full view of the cortege,
about 8,000 school children were assembled, and
they sung " God bless the Prince of Wales" as his
Royal Highness and friends passed. The arrival at
the site was signalled by a Royal salute of 21 guns,
delivered by the Ist Staffordshire Artillery Volun-
teers, and the royal party were greeted by the mass
of spectators assembled within the enclosure with
enthusiastic cheers. The Prince of \Vales was then
conducted to a platform, and the Duke of Suther-
land read the following address :
" Nay it please your Royal Highness,—Our loyal feelings
find fuller expression in the hearty cheers of the multitudes
assembled to greet your Royal Highness on this occasion
than we can hope to convey in the formai language of a
written address. Your Ray al Highness comes among us, in
compliance with our earnest wish, to lay the first stone of our
new infirmary, and all will rejoice to recognise in this most
gracious act the quick sympathy of their Priuco with the
hUmblest workman who may be exposed to any of tho
various accidents that are but too common in a mining and
manufacturing district. It is the object of this house of mercy
to provide more especially for sufferers of this class. The
building will be erected at the cost of £34,000, and will meet
the wants of a large number of indoor and outdoer patients.
Large donations have already been received from residents
in the neighbourhood, and various sums have been contri-
buted by the working population and children of the dis-
trict. These latter sums it is proposed to present on this
auspicious day—a day which is still more gladdened and