The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-18 00:00:00

GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.

The renowned Cavalier Poletti, the prince of conjurors,
has returned to London for the season, and gave yesterday
evening his opening seance at the Gallery of Illustration.
The " prelific scarf" yielded a most plentiful crop of
feathered javelins, with which the professor planted the
stage all over, and the " speaking currency " was remark-
able as being the only instance in which any question con-
nected with the currency had ever been rendered amusing.
There was an extraordinary hat out of which the cavalier
drew an endless succession of hardware and toys, and
finished by producing a quantity of sovereigns, which of
themselves would have been sufficient to render the enter-
tainment remunerative. We strongly recommend Mr.
Gladstone to borrow this wonderful beaver when ponder •
ing over the ways and means next year, as it possibly may
enable him to do without any further addition to the income
tax. The evening's entertainment met with a hearty and
unanimous approval.

THE TEA TRADE, Oct. 17.—The deliveries in
London estimated for the week were 764,3361 b., which is a
decrease of 15,2291 b., compared with the previous state-
ment.

A letter from Vienna, dated October 15, says :
" It is probable that the relations between Russia and
Austria are on the point of becominr, more friendly, as it
was M. de Balabine who gave this Government to under-
stand that a visit from a member of the Imperial family
would be acceptable to his Sovereign. As .has already
been stated, the Archduke Albrecht is to go to War-
saw, and it is understood that an unusually 1:11'6 suite
will accompany him. Very many persons -in this
city believe that an alliance, for defensive purposes, will be
concluded between Russia, Prussia, and Austria, but no-
thing has occurred which could induce me to share that
opinion. The two great German Powers have fur the mo-
ment suspended their bickerings, but you may be sure that
their animosity is as great as it was." _ _

TILE EXPEDITION FOR CHlNA.—Yesterday in
consequence of the recent numerous arrivals of vessels from
foreign and colonial parts, and the limited demand for sea-
men in the merchant serviceea large number of able and
ordinary seamen offered themselves at the Royal Naval
Rendezvous, Tower-hill, which was besieged with appli-
cants, several of whom were accepted and sent on board
the Crocodile receiving ship. There is still a very great
dearth of stokers, who are much required for the steam gun-
boat flotilla fitting for service in China. Scarcely a day
passes that volunteers for the navy do not arrive from tho
northern parts by railway. These are borne on the books
of the Crocodile for provisions until they are drafted to
their respective ships.
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH TO .AUSTRALIA.—Mr.
Gisborne's project to extend the submarine telegraph from
Batavia to Moreton Bay, by way of Timor, Port Essington,
and Care York, has been favourably received, and though
public opinion was previously in favour of the line of tele-
graph following that of mail communication, by King
George's Sound and Swan river, he has succeeded in ad-
vancing such excellent reasons for the route he advocates
as to have made converts of most people. There is little doubt
but that the Victorian Government will guarantee interest
on a portion of the capital required if the Home Govern-
ment and the adjoining colonies will furnish their quota. It
is proposed that Victoria should contribute in the same
proportion to the proposed guarantee as she already does to
the mail subsidy, viz., one-fourth of the whole amount—
leaving the adjoining colonies to subscribe another fourth,
and the mother country one•half.—Australian and New
Zealand Gazette.
MISS MARTINEAU ON DIET,—The greatest
amount of nourishment of both kinds is contained in Hour,
meat, potatoes, and peas ; milk, cheese, rice, and other
grains, and sugar; while tea, c3ffee, and cocoa are of great
value in their way. Such are the materials - but they
cooking be so treated in the cookin as to waste what is valu-
able, and preserve what is of the least consequence. It is
posssible to gof a stew so as to wash
away the besntiqaunaalie htietsoe mftakihe nngieat, and leave the vege-
tables hard, and drain away the thickening, causing a
predominant taste of smoke and salt. When Miss
.Nightingale and her assistants undertook to cook in
the Eastern hospitals, they made a pint of thick arrowroot
from one ounce of the powder, while in the general kitchen
it took two ounces to make a pint of thin arrowroot. It
was the proper boiling of the water that made the difference
here. Again, two ounces of rice were saved on mu four
puddings when the nurses made the puddings. Such inci-
dents show that it is not enough to have the best materials
for nourishment : they must be husbanded in the prepara-
tion. It seems probable that, by sensible conduct all
around, everybody might command, enough of the best ma-
terial for food ; and it is certain that a very small propor-
tion of the wives of Englishmen know how to do justice to
the food they buy.—Once a Week.
CHILD MURDER.—SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF
TIIE BODY liY A DOG.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley
held an inquest at the Rainbow Tavern, Liverpool-road,
Islington' on the body of a newly-born male infant, which
had been found under the following somewhat singular cir-
cumstances. It appeared that a gentleman named Brown,
living at Mildmay Villas, Mildmay Park, Stoke Newinge
ton, was, shortly afti-Fr'cight in- the evening an Wednesday'
last, strolling near the parsonage of St. Jude's Church,
Stoke Newington, when a terrier which he had with him
suddenly made a set at something which was lying on a
bank in a bride field which adjoins the parsonage, and close
to the wall of the front garden. From tho pertinacity with
which the dog kept to the spot, and the uneasiness she
evinced, he went up and found her with her paw upon a
bundle, which he found to contain the body of a child,
and he took it at once to the Kingsland police station.
The body, which arms that of a remarkably fine male in-
fant, had to all appearance been dead about three days. It
was wrapped in a blue checked apron, then some white rag,
and outside a piece of an old black gown. Some pieces of
a newspaper were adhering to the back of the child, as if it
had been originally wrapped up in ono. Mr. J. James, of
Newington, surgeon, stated that he had made post mortem
examination, and had no doubt but that the child had been
born alive, and had even lived some minutes. There were
no marks of violence about it, and the conclusion which ho
came to es to the cause of death was, that after its birth it
had been allowed to bleed to death. The naval string had
not been tied, and had either been torn from the mother or
severed with sonic blunt instrument. After sonic discus-
sion the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against
some person or persons unknown.
GOS 3IP FROM BALMORAL.—On Friday, the 7th
inst., her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince Consort, the
Prince of Wales, and the Princess Alice, started from the
Castle at half-past eight in the morning, determined to
make the ascent of Ben Macdhui. They occupied, with
theirsittendants, a carriage and four and two carriages with
pairs, and drove by Castletown of Braemar to the Shiel of
Derry, where the gillies, with Highland ponies, had pre-
ceded them. The Royal party, merman.- these, started up
the mountain, atkenthd by the gillies and Mr. Grant, game-
keeper, who act: d as hid guide, anal reaesed the summit
of the second highest mountain in Britain by two o'clock.
The day luckily was fine and clears and the view mag-
nificent. After lunching and staying on the top for
some time, the Royal party began to descend on their
return to the Caetle, which was readied in the evening
about half-past eight. On Sunday the Queen, the Prince
Consort, the nce of Wales, and Piinces s Alice, at tended
by the ladies and gent:men cf the household, attended
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