The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-15 00:00:00

Rossini has completely recovered from the acci-
dent which I mentioned. The news of his illness
excited general sympathy and anxiety on account
of the illustrious artist.

An immense aerolite recently fell at Santander.
The diameter of the immense burning mass is esti-
mated at nearly a third of a metre. Various mole-
cules resembling sparks of fire were detached from
it as it fell, leaving after them a cloud of light
coloured smoke. The areolite descended with con-
siderable rapidity in a vertical direction. The same
phenomenon was witnessed in other parts of Spain
at the same time.

To-day has been the most winterly one this season.
Last night the wind was exceedingly violent, and
Boreas has not drawn it very mild to-day. Heavy
showers like those of April have prevailed. The
Bulletin of the Observatory speaks of heavy storms
yesterday at Dunkerque, Boulogne, Havre, and
Cherbourg. . . _

An Italian paper states that great anxiety pre-
vails in regard to the Countess de Schombourg.
Two months ago she left Enghien, where she had
passed the summer, for an excursion in,Upper Italy
previous to a visit to Naples. The countess one
morning made an excursion among the mountains
with some friends, but she had not proceeded far
when some sudden omens of danger induced her to
take from her ears some valuable diamond ear-
rings and give them to one of her companions to
take care of. Soon afterwards the countess strayed
from her companions, and they could not find her
again. It is feared that she has either fallen over
a precipice or has been captured by robbers. In
this latter case she will probably soon be heard of,
for, as is usual in such cases, they will claim a ran-
som. It is stated that the countess lost her husband
some years ago, and that she has been a prey to
melancholy ever since.
The funeral ceremony, yesterday, over the re-
mains of Monseigneur Coquereau at Sainte Clotilde
was a very imposing one. The Minister of Marine,
having to attend the Cabinet Council at Compiegne,
could not attend, but was represented by his staff.
The officers of all the Marine Corps joined with the
numerous friends. The Bishops of Nevers,
Rochelle, and Vaures were present, as well as many
almoners from different parts who came from a
distance to render the last homage of regret to
their respected chief. There was a detachment of
Marines round the catafalque in the church, and a
detachment of the 31st Regiment of the Line ren-
dered military honours. The absolution was given
by the Archbishop of Avignon. The remains were
interred in the course of the afternoon at the ceme-
tery of Pere-Lachaise.

ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—Mr. TOM
Taylor's " romantic entertainment," entitled " The Family
Legend," is to be revived with new scenery, dresses, an 4
appointments, on Monday evening, when Mr. and Mrs.
German Reed and Mr. John Parry will resume their origi-
nal characters. Miss Susan Gallon also will make her first
appearance at the gallery in the character of the Welsh
Girl, and sing the scena, of the legend of Sir Griffiths of the
Red Hand. The success which attended this entertain-
ment during the Exhibition year of 1862, when, owing to
the crowded state of the room, many were disappointed in
gaining admission, coupled with tho excellent medium it
afforded for histrionic and scenic display, the brilliancy of
the dialogue, the variety of the incidents, the roniantic
❑ature of the plot, and the startling mechanical ingenuity
that transformed the ghost of Sir Griffiths into his flesh-
and .blood descendant sleeping upon the couch, will, it is
hoped, make this revival acceptable to the patrons of the
gallery. The celebrated ghost scone, and the beautiful
moonlight view of the Welsh mountains, will be repro-
duced with complete effect. A new entertainment, by Mr.
T. W. Robertson, will be shortly produced.
THE LATE BARONESS FERDINAND DE ROTHSCHILD.
—Ono of those terrible calamities which occasionally visit
the lying-in room has just plunged the members of an es-
teemed family in the profoundest affliction. On the 4th
inst. the Baroness Ferdinand de Rothschild, while in the
first stage of labour, wassuddenly seized with convulsions,
and died almost instantly. Dr. Farce was in attendance,
and the assistance of Drs. West and Priestley was also ob-
tained. Delivery was accomplished, but the child was
dead. It is at least satisfactory to feel assured that no
human foresight could have prevented the sad occurrence,
and that in the hands of the accomplishedphysicians men-
tioned nothing that skill and experience could suggest was
left undone.—The Lancet.

"Against the wrong of this premeditated attack,
which necessitated our placing ourselves in a position
of defence, we have protested to the European
Powers ; and, filled with horror at a war of Ger-
mans against Germans, we did all we could to con-
duct our army without bloodshed to the territory of
our allies in the S3uth. Our trouble was in vain !
Forced into battle, our brave army brilliantly de-
feated the Prussian troops, and added a fresh and
shining bough to its ancient crown of laurels.

" We would not permit that the heroic courage of
our warriors should be given over to annihilation
by the three-fold power of our surrounding and ad-
vancing enemy ; and therefore with a heavy heart
we were forced to sign the capitulation of Langen-
salza. Also, after the defeat of our allies, we bowed
to our inevitable fate ; and to the King of Prussia,
whom the chance of war had made the conqueror
in Germany, we held out our hands in peace, ready
to make auy sacrifice which necessity required of us.
He refused our hand, and would not accept the word
of reconciliation which we addressed to him.

" The King of Prussia now declares our kingdom
to be incorporated in his monarchy. Hereby is a
political act completed which we held impossible
between two German States, who were bound by
contract, as independent :members, to mutual pro-
tection and to national unity ; and which we ven-
tured to consider impossible on the part of a sove-
reign who, as our first cousin, is so nearly related to
us, and which, above all things, we were forced to
look upon as impossible by the assurance
solemnly given by himself a few years
ago to us and to our illustrious German
allies. Against this illegal act of incorpora-
tion of our kingdom into Prussia—against this
violation of the rights of our land, and of each in-
dividual of our subjects, we have raised our protest
to all the Governments of the civilised States. But
at the same time we hereby, before all our subjects,
loudly and solemnly delare null and void this in-
corporation of the hereditary kingdom of our royal
house into the Prussian monarchy, and, accordingly,
all acts of sovereignty which the King of Prussia
shall issue in our land, With the consequences pro-
ceeding from them, is not binding for us and our
successors in the Government.

" We thank our beloved subjects for the fidelity
to us and our royal house, proved in the past sad
days, which has attracted the attention of Europe
and gained universal esteem. Hereby have the
bonds '3f the warmest love and of the most hearty
attachment been only drawn closer, and we live in
the firm conviction that the ancient fidelity and the
self-sacrificing devotion of our subjects will, after
the example set them by their forefathers, in spite
of bribes and of threats, be preserved in their hearts
as inherited and precious relics.
"As the Almighty, now GO years ago, decreed
that the same wrong, from the same quarter, should
not continue, as, after many years of foreign rule,
with the ever glorious co-operation of our faithful
subjects, He re-established the throne under the
hereditary ruler of the land, and gave back to the
ancient House of Guelph its people, and to the people
its ancient Guelphic rulers ; so do we now cherish
the unshaken faith that He will give the ultimate
victory to right, and bring about the reunion of our
royal house with our faithful and dearly beloved
people.

"The warlike courage of the brave at Langensalza
has proved itself worthy of the example of their pre-
decessoi s, and the other virtues of their fathers, un-
shaken fidelity, quiet discretion, and stubborn re-
sistance, still exist in our people, and warrant that
they will not forsake our royal house, which, through
the history of nearly 1,000 years, has grown fast to
them through joy and through sorrow.
" To look forward through misfortune to a brighter
future ; to trust to the all-righteous God; and to pre-
serve the ancient love to us—this we hope and ex-
pect from cur dear subjects during the time of
separation.

" May trust in the almighty power of the Lord
fill us with consolation and hope, and at the same
time form the tie which, during the time of our
forced separation, unites us only more closely with
one another.

" We would lay these words to the heart of our
faithful and so dear Hanoverians ; pray earnestly
to the great God to hasten the hour of our reunion ;
and commit you all, out of the inmost depths of our
deeply-moved soul, to His loving care and to His
richest blessings.
" Since the unsearchable decrees of the Almighty
might call us away, before the natural time of this
earthly life, we have, according to his own wish,