The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FIiIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1866.

TODARE.-THE HOLIDAYS.
THEATRE OF MYSTERY, EGYPTIAN HALL

MARVELS in MAGIC and VENT RILOQUISM, as per-
formed by command before her Majesty tne Que n and,
the Royal Family at Windsor Castle, Tuesday Evening,
Nov. 21, 1865. Great attractions for the nom!, AYS. Magic,
Ventriloquism, Inexhaustible Showers of Presents, the
marvellous SPHINX, the BIRTH of FLOWER TREES, and
STO DAR E'S c'lebrated INDIAN BASKET FEAT, as only
performed by him.

Every evening at 8; Wednesday and Qaturday at 3. Stalls
at Mitchell's. Old Bond-street, and Box-ollke, Egyptian
Hall. Admission, is. and 2a.; stalls, 3s.

"Almost miraculous."—Vide Times, April 18, 18'5,

pHRISTY MINSTRELS,' St. James's Hall,
kJ Piccadilly.—The only orizinal and veritable legitimate
CHRI>TY MINSTRELS Every Night at 8; Wednesdays ann
Saturdays at 3 and 8, retaining all the specialties and old
favourites who originally created the reputation of the Com
pany. Fauteuils, 55.; stalls, 3s ; unreserved seats, 25.; gal-
lery, ls. Tickets at Austin's, 28, Piccadilly.-31auager, Mr.
Frederick Burgess.

T " 0 X F ORD
6, OXFORD IsTREET, W.

The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).

THIS EVENING, and during the Week, EXTRA PER-
FORMANGES by all the available talent. Opera, Bur-
lesque, Pantomime, Ballet, and Comedy Every Evening',
performed by the entire company, including Misses Russell,
Fitz Henry, Barrie; M essrs._ A. St. Albyn, W. Williams,
Spagnoli, .tc. The HUNGARIANS in their new entertain-
ment; Messrs Duriah and Davies's illustrations of Negro
Life; Herr Preskow, the wondrous posturer from the Grand
Theatre, St. Petersburg; the D'Aubans, Herr Berrani and
his talented family; the ENCHANTED HASH-, eleven
characters performed by Mr. E. Marshall (his first appear-
ance here', the entertainment written expressly for him by
Mr. W. T. Vandervell ; and a host of other talent,-:for which
see programme and small bills. —EVERY E VEIN INII-

Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is. ; private
boxes, 10s. 6d.

CANTERBURY HALL.
lir-FUM! - -
The Music composed and arranged by Willem Vanderve'l,
will be produced This Evening.

Mr. E. MARSHALL will make his appearance in
RI-F UM T I-F UM!
Mr. and Mrs. W. RANDALL will make their Re-ar pear-
ance in
RI-FUM T I-F UM!
LES FRERES D'ETOILE in
RI-FUM T I-F UM!
Les MONTAGNARDS will make their first appearance in
this Country in
RI-F UM TI-FUM!
Thq FLIGHT of MERCURY by the renowned
TALLIoT I' in
RI-FUM T I-F UM!
Signor TESCANO, the Cousin and Rival of the late
DONATo, in
TI-FUM!
The MYSTERIES OF MABILE in
RI-FUM T I-F UM!
Les TABLEAUX D'AMOUR, illuminated by the Magnesium
Light, in
RI-F IT M TI-FUM!
The Beautiful-BA LLE R IN E S in
RI-F UM T I-F UM!
LE GALOP INFERNAL in
Rl-EUM T I-F UM!
The Fairy Orchestra, designed and painted by Mr. W.
Gowrie, in
•
R I-F UM TI-FTJM!
Upwards of ONE HUNDRED PERSONS will appear in
RI-F UM T I-F UM!

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION,
Baker-street.
NEW ADDITIONS.—In the Chamber of Horrors are full.
'ength Portrait Models, taken from lite, of CHARDiT fE
WINSOIf and STEPHEN Ii'OItIVOOD,. alias ERNEST
SOUTHEY.
Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m.
Admittance, One Shilling; Children under 10, half-price;
Extra Rooms, Sixpence.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street,
Piccadilly.—GßAND CASINO and MUSICAL PRO.
MENADE is NOW OPEN for the Season.
Musical Director, M. LUIGI CURTL
Manager, Mons. GRENET.
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The Band plays nightly Selections from the most eminent
Composers.
Doors open at half-past 8 o'clock; close five minutes to 12
o'clock.

Admission to Promenade, One Shilling.

DEFRIES and SONS beg to call the special
to • attention of Merchant 4 and the Trade to their
NEW PATENT AS rliA. BURNELI,
With Ci:cular Wick,
which for simplicity of construction, great brilliancy of light,
perfect combustion, and its entire freedom 'rum heat, sur-
passes everything that has yet been introduced.

ASTIR LAMPS can be obtained from the
M iROPOLITAN LIGHT COM P NY, 417, Strand,
and from all Jrnntriongers and Lamp Wan houses in Town
and Country ; and the Patentee, 16 and 17, Commercial-
street, WhitechapeL

ASTRA, PETROLEUM,and liEno3mn LAMPS ou Snow. (New Designs.)

ASTIR (Patent) LAMP, for MINERAL

AS TR A LAM P.—Five Hundred NEW
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TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS.
Newest Patterns, Correct Measure.
T DEFRIES and SONS,
• 16 and 17, COMAIKRCIAL-STREET.

ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES,
For 12 Persons, £1 18s. 6d.
BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES
in great variety, Z 1 ls.
DEFRIES and SONS,
16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-OTREET.

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CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS,

New designs, for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle.
j DEFRIES and S 0 NS,
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L. Queen; Royal Family, and Courts of Europe.—
For GENTLEMEN the FASHIONS for th© SEASONS,
for the promenade or demi-dress—Superfine frock coats,
with rich silk breast facings, or morning coats of superfine
Melton cloths, the charge `for the former being 31 to 41
guineas; for the latter 21 to 31 guineas. For negligee
purposes, morning coats• with pocket flaps at the waist,
also the negligd jackets ; these are of Melton, fancy coat-
ings, Angola and Cheviots, the prices from 255. to 4
guineas. The Angolas and Cheviots are also made in
suits, at prices from 2 to 4 guineas; evening dress, black
cloth of the finest quality. For Overcoats—Melton,
Beaver, and Witney cloths, from 2 to 8 guineas. For
young gentlemen from eight years of age—The morning
coat and neglig6 jacket ; also suits of Angola and Cheviot,
the prices according to size, "commencing at 31s. 6d. the
suit. For boys from four years of age—The Knicker-
bocker and Highland costume of black velvet, or fine
cloth for dress, and of Angolas and Cheviots for morning,
the price of the first size Knickerbocker,•l guinea the suit.
For Overcoats—Melton, Beaver, and Witney cloths, from
Ito 2 guineas each. Foreigners and visitors to London,
Manchester, and Liverpool will find at Messrs. Nicholl's
garments-ready for immediate use, or made at a few hours'
notice.—ll. J. and D. Nicoll, 114, 116, 118, 120, Regent-
street; 22, Cornhill, London; 10, Mosley-street; Man-
chester ; and 50, Bold-street, Liverpool.

VvT HAT DO THE., WILD WAVES SAY
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Bishupsgale-street.

DENTAL N OTICE.—Mr. ESKELL, Surgeon-
Dentist, of 8, Grosvenor-street, fond-street, having
announced tor a considerable period that " he is NOT con-
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state that as he considers the general tatblic are now suffi-
ciently w 11 aware of the facts he \VW cease to make till, or
any other professional statement la the pubic papers on and
alter the 26th 01 February next.

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wishing to dispose of this class of Property to the facili-
ties offered by the extensive and free circulation of his
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for insertion in the next publication, upon the express under-
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found through his agency.—Country Hotel Agency Offices,
42, Hart-street, Bloomsbury-square, W.C.

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ful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are
loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica-
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SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS.

ORNAMENTS for the Drawing room, Library,
ant Dining-room, consisting of a new and eLegant Aosta! -
moo I of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink
,eautilid Inlaid Tables, Paper weights, dm, in Italian,
AlabsEt Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, Arc.
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine•
raloglst to her vlajesty, 149, Stand, London.
Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS.
If IN ERA LS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition
of I.yell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly fwilitatt
t .e interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY.
and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each,
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
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DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOU4
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sold by W. Lambert, S, King William-street, Charing-cross.
London,and by most. druggists, in boxes,is. litt., and three
times the quantity in one, 2s. ild. Be sure to ask for Dr.
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green package. with " William Lambert." engraved on the
tamp.

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Distressing Accident to a Lifeboat.

-41.

LIZARD, CORNWALL, Jan. 3.

The Rev. P. VyTyan Robinson states :---" With
the deepest regret I have to report that yesterday a
fatal accident happened to the lifeboat on this sta-
tion. I was out in the lifeboat with her crew yes-
terday, and for two hours she had behaved as gal-
lantly as possible in a very heavy sea ; but while
returning a tremendous wave overwhelmed her and
capsized the boat, breaking every oar except one.
Out of ten of us in the lifeboat seven succeeded in
getting into the boat, but, with one oar only, we
could not manage her, and she was quickly carried
on to the rocks, over which, with great difficulty
and hazard and many bruises, we got into a place
of safety. Mean's bile the lost men, whom I saw
and heard on rising to the surface, had been car-
ried into a counter current behind the great Stag
Rock, where they could neither get backwards nor
forwards. One was shortly carried out to sea, but
the other two might have been saved had we had
the rocket apparatus at the Lizard, but when
that arrived from Cadjwith it was too late,
and the men were dead. Unfortunately,
there is no house here where the apparatus
could be kept. The boat held on with her anchors

most marvellously for more than hour, bumping
about on the ledges, but at last it parted, and she
was quickly knocked to pieces on the rocks, for by
this time the gale had increased to a hurricane. The
names of the poor fellows who were lost were Peter
Mitchell, the coxswain, who has left a widow and
three children ; Richard Harris, the second coxswain,
widow and two children at home ; and Nicholas
Stevens, a widower, without children.
" I shall be very glad to receive the contributions
of the benevolent towards the future support of the
poor widows and orphans."
We may add that the case of the families of the
deceased lifeboat men was taken into consideration
at a meeting of the National Lifeboat Institution
held yesterday; when, with expressions of deep
sympathy, £lOO was voted to the two poor widows
and five children.
A new lifeboat will be sent to the Lizard in a few
days, as the institution nearly always has boats
ready to meet such emergencies, which happily are
of very rare occurrence. In fact, the lifeboats of the
society have been- manned during the past three
years, on occasions of service and exercise, by up-
wards of 18,000 persons, and six lives only have been
lost, including the three men above named. In a
fleet of 153 lifeboats it is to be feared that such
accidents must occasionally be expected.

FATAL OCCURRENCE ON TILE THAMES . —Yesterday
three wen, named Mills, Taylor, and Bryant, all
ships' carpenters, in the employ of Mr. Collins, of Dept-
ford, had been out repairing a craft, which was lying in the
river, and were returning home to breakfast, when their
boat getting between two barges was smashed, and all three
men were immersed. Taylor and Bryant were rescued,
but Mills was drowned. About the same time, ou board
the Gabrielle, from Rotterdam, lying off Wapping, a lad
named Spiel, fell from the rigging on the deck of the vessel,
and was so dreadfully injured that little hope is entertained
of his recovery.
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Naval and Military Intelligence.

The screw steam frigate Galatea, 26, Captain
Rochfort Maguire, in Plymouth Sound, was or-
dered to prepare for inspection yesterday by the
Port-Admiral, after which her powder will be dis-
charged, and she will be taken into Hamoaze, where
her crew will be paid off.
The crew of the screw steam frigate Orlando,
600 in all, were paid off at Devonport yesterday
morning in three-quarters of an hour, - in the pre-
sence of Admiral-Superintendent Symons-. They
appear to have conducted themselves with propriety
throughout the commission, and at parting Captain
Dixon complimented them by saying he never
wished for better men, and hoped that, whatever
ship they joined hereafter, they would leave her
with as much gratification to the officer in coin--
mand. The crew mustered on the jetty, their own
band playing " Auld Lang Syne" and " God save
the Queen." They then cheered the captain and
officers, and, with colours flying, marched four deep
into Fore-street, headed by the marines. • Here
there was a renewal of hearty greetings prior to
final separation. The frigate and her engines are
stated to be in excellent order. The following re-
ceived medals : —Samuel Tressider, gratuity, £l5 ;
pension, £4l 16s. ; Daniel C. Cole, gratuity, £lO ;
pension, £3O Bs. ; Thomas Turner, gratuity, £l5 ;
James Hales, £l5 ; pension, £34 19s. ;. and Henry
M'Leod, 2/trfiteritttsrl24 6s. Wm. Webber re-
ceived the Humane Society's medal for saving the life
of R. Braun, off Marseilles. The Rev. W. L. Graham,
chaplain of the Gibraltar, who joined the Orlando
on her return to England, was discharged from the
frigate on arrival, in compliance with. the decision
of the Court of Inquiry held at Malta, and consist-
ing of Admiral Kellet and Captains Campbell and
Napier. •
The Malacca, 17, screw corvette, Capt. Oldfield,
made her official trial of speed yesterday at the mea-
sured mile in Stokes Bay, under the supervision of
the officers of the steam factory and reserve of Ports-
mouth dockyard. The ship was down to her load-
line draught, having officers and crew, with allstores
on board. She drew 15ft. 10in. -of water forward,
and 18ft. aft. The wind was moderate during the
trial, and the sea smooth, the six runs being made
over the mile with the following general results :
Ship's speed, Ist run, 9.724 knots ; 2d, 9.375 ; 3d,
9.677 ; 4th, 9.376 ; sth, 10.112 ; 6th, 8.846. The

mean measured mile speed of the ship was 9.576
knots. The maximum number of revolutions 92,
the pressure of steam 201 b., and the vacuum 27in.
forward and aft. In trying her turning powers the
ship completed her course each time as follows :
With full boiler power—Half circles, to port, 2min.
35sec. ; to starboard, 2min. 27sec. Full circles—.
To port, 2min. 35sec. ; to starboard, smin. 20sec.
Revolutions--Before entering circle, 92 ; after do.,
86. With half boiler power —Half circles, to port,
2min. 56sec. ; to starboard, 3min. 6sec. Full circles
—To port, smin. 50sec. ; to starboard, 6min.
20sec. Revolutions of engines—Before entering
circle, 91; afterwards, 87. The Malacca is of

1,034 tons, and her engines are 200 horse power,
nominal, driving a Griffith's two-bladed screw. The
trial of the ship's machinery yesterday gave full sa-
tisfaction, and the ship will sail from Spithead for
foreign service as soon as the weather sufficiently
moderates to admit of her getting down Channel.
The paddlewheel steamer Hermes, 6, attached to
the third division of the Chatham Steam Reserve,
having been surveyed at the hands of the officials
connected with the master shipwright's staff, and
been found unfitted for further service, was yester-
day taken in tow by the Locust and Otter paddle-
wheel steamers, and removed round to the shipbreak-
ing yards of Messrs. Castle and Beach, at Deptford,
for the purpose of being taken to pieces. The whole
of the smaller class of sailing frigates and sloops,
together with many of the steamers which had for

;.,
impeding the navigation of Chatham harbour, have
now been got rid of by the Admiralty, and have
either been sold out of the service by public or pri-
vate contract, or, when circumstances rendered it
necessary to do so, have been broken up. There now
remain in the river only the larger class of the old

line-of-battle sailing ships, together with a large
squadron of various descriptions of steamers attached
to the reserve, all of which could be made available
for service in a comparatively short period, should
their services be suddenly required.
The Monkey paddlewheel steamer arrived at Chat-
ham yesterday, for the purpose of towing round to
Woolwich one of the iron mortar boats laid up at
that establishment, an Admiralty order directing it
to be converted at Woolwich into a transport for
service at that dockyard.

The official trial of the twin-screw launch con-
structed for a steam tender for her Majesty's iron-
clad frigate Bellerophon, took place at the mea-
sured mile, Saltpan Reach, near Chatham, on
Wednesday, under the superintendence of the
officials connected with the Chatham steam reserve.
The screw launch is similar in all respects to
that constructed for the Bombay, and which was
destroyed when that vessel was burnt. The engines
and machinery were constructed by Messrs. John
Penn and Son, the makers of the engines for the
Bellerophon. They are made on the high-pressure
principle, each engine driving a separate screw
working beneath the vessel's counter. Each screw
is driven by its own shafting. The screws, which
are exactly similar in pattern, are each 3-ft. 6-in.
long, 2-ft. 6-in. in diameter, and set at a pitch of
3:ft. 11-in., with an immersion of the upper edge
of one inch. On leaving the harbour to make the
official runs, the draught of water was found to be
3-ft. aft, and 1-ft. 9-in. forward, with 19cwt. of
coals, two tons of ballast, and ten persons on board.
The trials were under the superintendence of Capt.
Randolph, commanding the steam reserve, Mr. An-
derson representing the firm of Messrs. Penn and
Son. Although a stiff breeze was blowing the
whole time from the south-west, the steamer at-
tained a high rate of speed, and fully demonstrated
the value of the twin-screw principle, the mean of
the six runs over the measured mile giving an aver-
age speed of 7.718 knots per hour. The highest
number of revolutions of the screw was 396 and the
lowest 355 per minute ; mean pressure of steam
801 b. ; load on safety-valve, 100 lb. The diameter
of each of the cylinders is five inches, and
the length of the stroke six inches. After making
the official runs the vessel was tried in making the
circle, when, the rudder being left free and the port
engines moving ahead and the starboard engines
astern, the complete circle was made in exactly 59
seconds, the steamer turning in exactly her own
length. At the close of the trials the vessel steamed
up to the dockyard, against a strong ebb tide, at a
speed of six knots per hour.
The paddle-wheel steamer Medusa, 6, 312-horse
power, Master Commander T. Potter, arrived at
Chatham yesterday, and went alongside the Wel-
lesley, 72, when she received the whole of the
boys and lads on board from that vesssl for con-
veyance round to Devonport to the Ganges, 84, to
which training-ship they are to be transferred. The
Wellesley will resume her former dutyas flagship and
guardship at Chatham, Capt. W. 11. Stewart, C. 8.,
hoisting his flag on board on his promotion to the rank
of Commodore. The supernumerary seamen not re-
quired to be retained on board on the removal of
the boys and lads to the Ganges have been trans-
ferred to the Royal Naval Barracks.
The paddle-wheel steamer Virago, 6, 300-horse
power, attached to the Chatham steam reserve, is
undergoing most extensive repairs to both hull and
machinery in No. 1 dock, in order that she may be
brought forward for commission. Her machinery
has been removed into the factory for a thorough
overhaul and repair, and her boilers have been
taken out. The nature of the repairs ordered to be
carried out will detain her in dock for some months.

Preparations have commenced for-the erection of
the new buildings at the back of the infantry bar-