The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-16 00:00:00

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THE LATE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S HALF-
PAY.—For many years before his decease the late Duke of
Northumberland had refrained from drawing his half-pay
to which he was entitled by his rank as admiral in the
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navy. v His executors, Earl Grosvenor, M.P., and Lord
Redesdale have, however, applied for, and received from
the Admiralty, about £7,400 under this head. The

present Duke, considering with much generosity
of feeling, that this sum could not legitimately
be reckoned amongst the six or seven millions of property
which he had inherited from his cousin, the late Duke,

has\decided upon appropriating it for thc; benofitof

ous naval chanties. The Royal Naval Benevolent wi

receive about £5,200, the Dreadnought Seaman's Hospital
will have £2,000, and the National Lifeboat Association
the remainder. It would have been difficult to select more

deserving charities, but the disproportion is rather start-
ling. The merchant seamen for whom the Dreadnought
is intended deserve well of their country, and considering
that the Royal Naval Benevolent Fund is already a
wealthy charity, it might have been thought that the
two would have shared equally. The sum to be
handed over to the National Lifeboat Institution

is, however, even still more out of propor-
tion, especially when it is considered that the lifeboats
which have been placed on the Northumberland coast have
cost that sciety about £5,000, while the benefactors of the
Duke to the funds of his Institution during his long life
were limited to a single donation of a hundred guineas.
The only ground of consolation is that the public is the
best patron, and that in spite of the small donations of
may of the great landed proprietors from whom much
might be expected, the smaller subscriptions of a vast num-
ber of people have enabled the Institution to do a great
amount of good.—Northern Daily Express.
THE NEW ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—SHEERNESS,
April 13.—The preparations on board the Great Eastern
for receiving the new Atlantic telegraph have at last been
completed, and the important work of stowing away the
cable in the tanks prepared for its reception com-
menced on Saturday last. The Iris, the hulk which
was lent by the Government to the Telegraph Construc-
tion and Maintenance Company (Limited) for the purpose
of bringing down the cable from the works at Mordan-
wharf, East Greenwich, arrived alongside the Great
Eastern on Wednesday, with upwards of 200 miles of the
new telegraph on board, and the work of winding it on
board will continue without intermission till the whole is
stowed away. At the end of June or the beginning of
July, according to present arrangements, the Great
Eastern will again commence her hazaadons enterprise of
laying the cable, which every one connected with the work
is sanguine will this time be accomplished. The ship has
behaved herself remarkably well during her winter resi-
dence in Sheerness Harbour, and notwithstanding that
her immense broadside has been exposed to some of the
heaviest gales ever known, it has never been necessary to
get up steam, as her anchorage has been quite sufficient
for her security.

CHARLES DICKENS'S DOCTOR MARIGOLD is thus
spoken of by the Athenwum, which says :—" No Le
Texier, Siddons, Kemble, or any of the accomplished
leaders who have delighted 'the town' in times past or at
present, over exceeded—we doubt if any equalled—the
feat performed by Mr. Dickens on Tuesday night, before
the audience that crammed St. lames's;liall, when he pro-
duced Dr. Marigold'—with a distinct character, an un-
flagging spirit, a breadth of humour, and a depth of pathos
never to be forgotten by those who listened in silent at-
tention, :and wept, and laughed, and cheered a piece of
representative art as difficult as was ever set before a
public—' Dr. Marigold,' it may be remembered, being more
of a monologue than the other condensed tales and sketches
which have so delighted us. A greater success, under
more difficult circumstances, was never achieved." Ano-
ther of our weekly contemporaries adding—" That in this
wonderful monologue of Dr. Marigold,' Mr. Dickens acts
rather than reads the humorous and pathetic character and
story with a power equal to that of the late Mr. Robson."
FALL OF THE CHELTENHAM GRAND STAID

The accident at Cheltenham appears to have been
more serious than was supposed. The stand was a tem-
porary erection, constructed chiefly of timber, and when
the first race began, on Friday, was filled with about 400
people. Underneath it was a refreshment room. The acci-
dent seems to have been caused by the men rushing to the
front to see the finish of the race. As all eyes were bout
towards the horses a loud crash was heard; the centre
gave way, and more than 300 people were precipitated to
the ground. The excitement was such that it was difficult
to keep the crowd lining the course from rushing across
as the horses came up to the winning post. Assistance
was rendered immediately, and those who wore not hurt
much wore drawn out of the ruin. Several gentlemen
were found to have their legs broken, and great numbort
received injuries more or less serious. It seems almos
marvellous that no one was killed on the spot.
A VIGNETTE OF ALGIERS.—" It is all bonito, from
the snowy mole glancing in the blue, blue waters
of the port, to the great battered old Turkish fortress of
the Kasba crowing the amphitheatre in the centre—Ca3sar's
loge de face, so to speak, whence he can watch the games
and receive the salutes of the gladiators. Beautiful as is
the chromatic effect of the city from a distance—an effect
that Stanfield, or Pyne, or Beverley, might revel in—l
have heard a French landscape painter say that there are
but four hues to make up the picture. Cobalt for the sea,
zinc white for the houses, burnt umber glazed with raw
sienna for the bills, and turquoise (with the texture of
satin) for the sky. To this I may add a little Venetian red
for the tiled roofs. These hues are all frank, outspoken,
and trenchant, but they never jar between themselves or
offend you."— G. A. Sala's Trip to Barbary.
THE SULTAN ADD-UL-AZEZ AND TUE EMPEROR
NAPOLEON.—A present of eight very beautiful Arab horses,
of the famous Dioff breed, is about to be despatched by the
Sultan to the Emperor Napoleon. They will leave by an
early steamer 19r Alarseilles.