The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-14 00:00:00

GIBRALTAR SHIPPING.

Jan. s.—Her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture, Captain
Campbell, arrived from Tangier.

CLEARANCES,

Jan. 4.—The British schooner Eagle Wing, W. Johnson,
left in ballast for St. Michael's.

Jan. s.—The British steamer Albanian left the Bay at
half-past four p.m. yesterday, and the Russian Government
steamer Tonapse at ten this morning—both for the East.
The British brig Commodore passed from east to west yes-
terday afternoon, and the British barques William Brown
and Edinburgh, and Swedish brig Gottland, this morning.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 13.

The Marquis of' Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess of
Shelburne; and Mr. A. Paget, arrived yesterday afternoon,
and dined with her Majesty. The party also included
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Countess of Dorn-
burg and the Hon. Mrs. Biddulph.
The band of the Grenadier Guards played during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
Drawing-room the following selection :
Overture—" Le Toreador"
Potpourri—" Guttenburg."
Polonaise—" Faust "
The Queen and Prince Consort walked in the Home
Park this morning.

Princess Alice and Princess Helena rode in the riding-
house.
Prince Arthur and Princess Louisa took a carriage drive.

Mr, G. pandas had an interview with Sir Edward Bul-
wer Lytton yesterday at the Colonial-office.

THE PRINCE OF WALES IN
BRUSSELS.

His Royal Highness the Prince of • Wales arrived in
Brussels on Tuesday, about midday, and was received at
the station by the Duke of Brabant and the Count of Flan-
ders. His Royal Highness was conducted to the King's
palace, where the English Minister, Lord Howard de Wal-
den, and the-members of the British legation, with the per-
sonages of the Royal household, went to meet him. The
Prince breakfasted at the palace, and afterwards went to pay
a visit to the King and the Duchess of Brabant at Lacken.

In the evening there was a grand dinner at the palace,
where his Majesty the King received, in addition to the
royal family, the Prince of Wales, the English minister,
the first secretary of legation, and the members of the
royal household, and those of the princes. During the din-
ner the military and private bands of the King played
many chosen pieces. After dinner the august party went
to the Theatre de la Monnaie, to be present at the represen-
tation of " Quentin Durward," announced several days
before to be performed by " command." The august spec-
tators entered the theatre at eight o'clock precisely. The
orchestra played the national air; " but it was scarcely
heard," says the Independence, "on account of the loud
cheers and prolonged acclamations which greeted his Ma-
jesty, the princes, and the heir presumptive to the crown of
England. The King took his seat, having on his right
hand the Prince of Wales, dressed in the uniform of his
rank in the English 'army; the Duchess of Brabant,
dressed, as usual, with exquisite elegance, was on the right
of the prince. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of
Brabant and the Count of Flanders were seated at the
back of the royal box. The persons in the suite of the
royal family, and those who accompanied the Prince of
Wales, occupied the box belonging to the aides-de-camp of
his Majesty. There were also present several English
officers in uniform. The theatre was crowded ; it has
been rarely ornamented with such a collection of brilliant
dresses. ' Quentin Durward' was executed to perfec-
tion. His Majesty several times applauded the melodies
of the composer, a native of Ghent. The Prince of
Wales seemed likewise to take much interest in the repre-
sentation. The royal family retired amidst similar marks
of respect to those which marked their entrance."

We believe that the address': in answer to the
Speech from the Throne will be moved, in the House of
Commons, by the Hon. Charles Trefusis, M.P. for North
Devon, and seconded by Mr. Beecroft, M.P. for Leeds.—
Times.

A Berlin lettep states that
,the Duchess of Man-
chester, who is nowin Hanover, is expected in Berlin, and
is to remain there until after the accouchement of the
Princess Frederick William.

The Duke and Duchess of Wellington will leave
Apsley House in a few days, for their seat, Strathfieldsaye,
Hampshire, ,

The Earl and Countess Stanhope arrived in town
yesterday morning, from Chevening Park, Kent, and left in
the evening, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.

Lord and Lady Harry Vane have returned to
Battle Abbey, Sussex.

Lady Scarsdale was safely delivered of a son and
heir, on Tuesday, at the family seal, Kedleston, Derbyshire.

_ .
Lady Arthur. Hay has returned to town from
Visiting the Earl and Countess Howe, at Gopsall, Leices-
tershire.

The Hon. Sydney and Mrs. Pierrepont have
arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Evenly Hall, Brockly.
The Rev. Mr. and Lady Milicent have arrived
at Claridge's Hotel..
Her Majesty has been graciously' pleased to
place £lOO in the Bishop of London's hands, as a donation
to the funds of the Metropolitan Relief Association (4, St.
Martin's-place), of which his lordship is president.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk arrived at
Norfolk House a few days since, from Arundel Castle,
Sussex, for the season.
We (Bath Chronicle) hear, with pleasure, that
Samuel Lucas, Esq., formerly of Bristol, has been appointed
Distributor of Stamps fol. the county of Derby. Mr. Lucas
is well known in the literary world as the first editor of the
Press, and the present literary critic of the Times.
INDIA AND CHINA.—The Peninsular and (Men.:
tal Company have received the following telegram from
Marseilles :—" The Vectis, with the India and China mails,
arrived at 1 p.m. The quarantine will cease at 9 a.m. on
the 14th. The mails were despatched for London at 4 p.m.
The Benares, with the mails from Bombay, reached Suez
on the 4th inst."

It appears that the clearing-house plan lately in-
troduced for the cheques of country bankers has now been
very gdherally adopted, and that only two or three estab-
lishments have refused to facilitate its operation.
ERRATUM.—The revenue from the-river tolls on
the Elbe stated in the article of the 13th inst. has been mis-
printed as being £1,300,000 per annum,. this being the
amount of the tolls collected during the period of ten years,
from 1848 to 1857.—Times' Leading Article.
PENINSULAR AND NORTH AFRICAN MAILS.—
The-Penhistilar and North African Steam Navigation Com-
pany's screw-steamer Warrior, Capt. Cooper, arrived in the
river Tliames yesterday afternoon, with dates from Tene-
rife, flge. 2$ ; Mogador, Dec. '3l; Cadiz, Jan. 1; Lisbon,
Jan. 7. The Warrior experienced strong easterly winds
in the Bay of Biscay and in the Channel, and landed the
mails at 5 a.m. at Dover. The Warrior brings a fair com-
plement of passengers, with a full cargo, consisting of 704
elephants' teeth, 387 boxes and 117 casks gum, 821 serous
almonds, 186 pipes olive oil, 645 bags cochineal, 600 flasks
quicksilver, 438 chests oranges, 11 pipes of wine, 20 pipes
citron, 8 cases ostrich feathers, 5 cases bullion, and 12
packages sundries Left at Mogador her Majesty's steamer
Vulture. Trade in Morocco was brisk, and produce coming
to market freely.
NORTH LONDON OR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
HOSPlT4L.—Another munificent contribution of £lOO, the
fifth of the same amount, to be added to the invested funds
of the charity, was yesterday received from its generous
benefactor, Mr. John Hibbert, of Braywick-lodge, Maiden-
head.

THE YANG-TZE-KIANG.—This magnificent river,
running through the heart of the Chinese Empire for
upwards of two thousand miles, will, indeed, open a new
field of enterprise for all classes of Englishmen. Along its
banks, we are told, countless thousands of the teeming
population are busily engaged in the every-day concerns of
life; and city after city is passed by the wondering tra-
veller. The river itself may be fairly classed amongst the
richest of the world • it rises in the centre of Thibet, just
above the source of the Brahmapootra ; it gathers in its
course hundreds of tributaries, which swell the parent
stream as it proceeds towards the sea, until it reaches
a depth sufficient to bear the inland navigation of this
great country. It is up this stream, as far as Hankow ;
about 600 miles from Shanghai, that Lord Elgin and his
naval escort were about to proceed ; that he will make a
favourable impression on the inhabitants of the interior we
sincerely hope ; nor can we doubt that his footsteps will soon
be trodden by the mercantile representatives of the English
nation. As years roll on, we may expect to see mansions
built after the European fashion on the sides of this river,
and inhabited by Englishmen who have left their father-
land for the purpose of creating a commerce in the heart of
this gigantic Empire. It may never be, that a race of
Ane•lo-Saxons in China will equal in numbers the present
population of the province of Kweichau, but it is within
the range of possibility, and probability, too, that a colony
o f Englishmen will locate themselves in the great valley of
the Yang-tze-Kiang, and introduce the civilisation of the
West—China Telegraph,