The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-15 00:00:00

A. Cabinet Council wsi held yesterday at the official
residence of the First lord of the Treasury in Downing-
street. The Ministers present were—Viscount Palmer-
ston, the Lord Chancelor, Earl Granville, Sir G. Grey,
the Earl of Clarendon, NIL Secretary Labouchere, Lord
Panmure, the Chancelbr of the Exchequer, Sir C. Wood,
the Duke of Argyll, aid the Right Hon. M. T. Baines.
The Duke of Newcastle returned to town yesterday,
from visiting Frances Countess Waldegrave, and Mr,
Harcourt, M.P., at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham.
His Grace left last evening for Clumber Park, Notts.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester will leave town
on Thursday for Knabolton Castle, Hants.

The Marchioness of Exeter is still progressing favour-
ably at her mansion in Grosvenor-square.
APPROACHING MAIIIIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The Hon.
Eleanor Alexandrina Fraser, sister of Alexander, 17th
Lord Saltonn, is abtut to be married to Mr. Henry
Forester, first cousin tf Lord Forester, and nephew of
the Duke of Cleveland. The marriage, already an-
nounced, of the Hon. Mr. Best, eldest son of Lord
Wynford, with Miss Baillie, daughter of Mr. and Lady
Georgiana Baillie, w.ll take place on Thursday, at St,
George's Church, Hanover-square.

TILE SIAMESE AMBASSADORS IN MANCHESTER.—The
Siamese ambassadors and their suites arrived in Man-
chester at 5 o'clock hat evening (Sunday), from Birming-
ham, and they are staying at the Queen's Hotel. This
morning, they will proceed to visit some of our principal
manufactories and other establishments ; and they will
be accompanied by We Mackie, Esq., the mayor. They
will probably remainin this city several days.—Man-
chester Guardian.

The Brussels independence mentions a report that
M. E. de Girardin wil perhaps be a candidate for one
of the vacant seats for Paris.

TOBACCO AND SNUFF.—Yesterday, according to a
return printed, the dity on tobacco and snuff in the
year ending the 31st larch last was 5,210,1161.
The Recordship of Pools, rendered vacant by the
appointment of Mr. Hodges to the Cape, has been con-
ferred on Mr. Wm. Major Cooke, of the Western Cir-
cuit and Hampshire Siesions.
LivmarooL,l MONLAY, -- The notorious Madame
" Annie,'' who pleaded guilty, at the Liverpool Sessions
on Friday, of keeping an improper house, was this day
sentenced by the Recorder to four months' imprisonment,
with hard labour, and a fine of 251.
A NOBLEMA.WS LIVING FOR SALE.—Lord Comber-
mere's vicarage of Audlam Cheshire, is to be sold by
auction. The income which is derived from commuted
tithes amounts to 6701. a-year. The population is
2,000, and the present incumbent is under 60 years of
age.
Herwald Wake, the young magistrate of Arrah,
whose name has been before the public) in connection
with the heroic defence of the residency at that post,
and who was honourably mentioned by Major Eyre in
his despatches, is the fourth son of Sir Charles Wake,
Bart., of Northamptcnshire, and nephew of the Bishop
of London.
ALLOWANCES TO THE ROYAL FAMlLY.—Yesterday a
Parliamentary paper showed that in the year ended
March last the allowances made to several members of
the royal family and to the Kings amounted to 153,7501.
No p rt is paid to the King of the Belgians, bat, after
certain annuities, it is repaid into the Exchequer. The
sum so repaid was 34,000 t.
NEW YORK, Dec. I.—A committee of inquiry into
the cause of the Central America steamer reports it to
have been general carlessness and a want of discipline on
board. Tae engineer, it seems, was quite independent
of the captain, and his department let the fires go out.
The passengers saved reported at the time that the
stokers and firemen were drunk, butthe committee does
not csrafirm it.
DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SlllClDE.—Yesterday a
most determined attempt at self-destruction was made
by James Lutstone, Esq., of the Avenue-road, Regent's
Park. Mr. Lutstone hearing a heavy fall in her hus-
band's dressing-room hastened to ascertain the cause,
when she found Mr. Lutstone lying on the floor bleed
ing from a frightful gash in his throat. Surgical as-
sistance was obtained, but he is not expected to survive.
IRISH ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT.—The sale in
the Encumbered Estates Court of the vast estates of the
late Marquis of Thomond has been completed, and the
gross amount realised each day stood thus :—First day,
56,5401. I • second day, 67,9051. ; third day, 100,831/. ;
to which is to be added the sum produced by the lots
sold by private contrast, 131,4011. Restellan Castle
and demesne, part of the Cork estate, was put up on
Thursday, but the sale was adjourned when the biddings
had reached 21,5001., or about 21 years' purchase on a
valuation of 1,0091. a-year.
PIIBILOITS POSITION.—A Russian vessel, laden with
corn, was driven into the Bay of Tramore about 11
o'clock on Thursday morning, and has anchored about
a quarter of a mile from the shore, opposite the
Rabbit-borough. Such is the awful agitation of the sea,
that it is as yet quite impossible to hold any communi-
cation with her. A. pilot boat from Dunmore endea-
voured to near her, but found it impossible to do se,
such is the tremendous violence of the gale blowing
from the south-west. It is feared she will be driven
ashore before morning.—Waterford Mail.
THE CENSORSHIP OF THE PRESS AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
—Toe Presse d'Oricnt, of the Ist inst., contains the
following :—" The first dragoman of the Porte requests
us, by order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to publish
the following note It is severely forbidden to the
journals to publish articles, letters, or news which shall
not have been previously submitted to the censorship.
In case of contravention, these journals will be punished
by a suspension for a period more or less long, according
to the gravity of the case.' "
THEATRICAL APPEARANCE. Yesterday Alfred St.
pa on application for his
Albyn, a vocalist at the Lyceum Theatre, appeared he-
position. The case came
finalfbe-
fore
'Mr.
before the court 03 a former occasion. The insolvent had
order.Cm 0
Theremissio Commissioner
no
oie iol Ipi
entered into a speculation to give operatic entertain-
ments in the prov,nces, and estimated that he had sue-
tained a loss of 1,5001. in actual money, which he had
expended, and, having some debts, he applied to the
court under the Protection Act. The Commissioner
granted the final order, and the insolvent received his

protection.
DIOCESE or LONDON.—TIie Bishop of London has
licensed the Rev. J. P. Waldo, ILA., formerly curate of
Trinity Church, Gosport, to the incumbency of St.
James's Church, Hampstead-road, vacant by the pre-
ferment of the Ref. Dr. Stebbing to the rectory of St.
Mary Somerset, Thames-street ; the Rev. D. Trinder,
8.A., late curate of St. Paul's Church, Oxford, to the
incumbency of Twickenham, on the nomination of the
Earl of Bradford ; the Rev. W. B. Cricketer, 8.A., late
d.A. ; and the Rev. C.
curate of St. Johns, Deptford, to the curacy of the
parish church of St, Marylebone, on the nomination of
Ftll.9MßiellrrierC,.Bj., Phippste Eyre,
the curacy of St. Matthew's Church,
Spring-gardens.
THE NEW ZEALAND GOLDFIELDS.—The reports from
the Nelson goldfields continue as satisfactory as ever.
The gold is evidently scattered over a large district, and
although difficult to be worked is obtained in large quan-
tities, while its quality is highly spoken of. The in-
fluence of the diggings was beginning to make itself felt
in the other provinces, and the number of persons flock-
ing to them from all quarters in the colony was largely
on the increase, much to the annoyance of the employers
of labour and to the perplexity of those provinces which
had voted large sums for immigration, and wore getting
alarmed lest their money should have been devoted only
to swell the numbers at the gold felts. Still, as the
crowdtherevaluable
m must
would
be fed,
be it was expected that a very
market
opened, to the great benefit
of the agricultural producers who, with those who were
s
supplying the wants of the miners, were likely to reap
a better return than even the latter themselves.—
Australian and New Zealand Gazette.

THE AUSTRALIAN AND TASMANIAN RIVERS.—As
none of the rivers in this part of the globe have salmon
inhabiting their waters, we understand a trial is to be
made to transport either the ova or the fish, and the
superintendent of the fishings at Perth has been con-
sulted upon the beat method for effecting that object.
The ova of fish that live and spawn in still water we
imagine would not be difficult to carry almost any dis-
tance, but ova which require running streams to hatch
in will need a vast amount of attentioa bestowed .on
them to insure success. Transporting the adult salmon
caught on its way to the sea, or even the smoult, and
confining them in a well in tha ship, is the most likely
method of succeeding, but even here the temperature of
the water in crossing the line would require to be
lowered by artificial means. From 60 to 70 days may
be considered as an average passage, and few salmon
remain as long as that at one time in salt water.—
Glasgow Daily Mail.
How TO GET THROUGH BUSINESS.--Dunning', when
in the full flush of celebrity at the bar, was asked how
he managed to get through such an accumulation of
business. He replied, "Some I do, some does itself,
and the rest is never done at all." In answer to a simi-
lar question, De Witt said, " I do but one thing at a

WITTY REvitztaß.—A story is told of the revenge
taken by a Nantucket ship-master against a United
States Consul, who was very rarely to be found in his
office, although
upon his sign were the words, "In
from 10 to one." The indignant captain, after trying to
find the Consul several days without success, took a
paint brush and altered the official's sign, so that it
read, "ten to one he is not is."
A QuEsmort.--A witness, quo,tioned as to his st ttion
of lite, said, "I employ myself as a surgeon." Lord
Ellenborough--" Does any one else employ you as a
surgeon."

MAKING GAME OF A LADY.—A gentleman compli-
mented a lady on her improved appearance. " You are
guilty of flattery," said the lady. " Not so," replied the
gentleman, "for I vow ycu are as plump as a partridge!"
"At tint," said the lady, I thought you guilty of
flattery only, but now I find you are actually making
game of me."

A TELLING HIT.—A. "lady" asks the Portland Adver-
tiser (State of Maine) to request those clergymen who
preach against silks and satins not to wear black satin
vests, or lift their arms so high as to display the silk
linings in their sleeves.
THE ORIGIN OF SORROWS.—We fancy that all our
afflictions are sent us directly from above, sometimes we
think it in piety and contrition, but oftener iu morose•
ness and discontent. It would be well, however, if we
,itteropted to trace the causes of them ; we should pro-
bab!y find their origin in some region of the heart which-
me had never well explored, or in which we had secretly
deposited our worst indulgencies. The clouds that inter
cept the heavens from us come not from the heavens,
but from the earth,-_W. S, Landow.