The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-20 00:00:00

sermon.

We see by the announcement that a list of the
most popular Dissenting Ministen are to try
what they can do; we have no doubt they will
gain alaiger attendance of operatives than the
ejected clergymen would have done. It is more
in their way. They are accustomed t 3 freedom,
and know how to use it. Meantime we have a
word of advice for all the incumbents—hake
Elpter Halls of all your churches. Not that we
want the pulpit to be disgraced by cant and vul-
garity—but for the life of we can see no
reason why the only styles of speaking which
secure attention in Parliament, at the bar, on
the platform, and at the public meeting, should be
so systematically abjured in the E'glish pulpit.

TILE CONTINENTA.L, COURTS.

PARIS, Nov. 18.

The performers of the Odeon Theatre gave a repre-
80:ita`ion the evening before laet at the Palace of Com-
piegne, the pieces being the " Perroquet Gris" and the
" Deux Pnilihert."

Prince Eminidoff, the Envoy of Russia to the Court of
Tuscany, has left Vienna for Florence.
Marshal Boiquet i 4 at present at Pau, and intends to
pass part of the winter there.

The Duche®s of Na,sou has jut given birth to a daugh-
ter at Wiesbaden.

The Marquis of Normanby, British Minister to the
Courts of Fiorenca and Parma, arrived at the latter city
on the 9th, with Lady Normanby. On the foil swing day
they received an invitation to the royal villa of Sala,
whence they returntd on the 12tb, and set out inamedi•
ately after for Modena.
The Count de Flandre is at present making a short
stay at Vienna, on his return from Italy.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and Lords
Albert and Ronald Loveson Gower are staying on a
visit with the Countess Dowager cf Carlisle, at Castle
Howard, Yorkshire.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane are ex-
pected in town early next week, from Scotland. His
lordship has nearly recovered from his late indisposition.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Safford left Staff )rd
Rou•.e yesterday morning for Lillesbail, where they
intend shortly to receive company.
The Marquis of Bristol arrived in town a few days
since from lck worth Park, Bury St. Edmunds.
The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere will arrive at
Brdga water House to-day, from Crewe Hall, where they
have been staying on a visit with Lord Crewe for a few
days.

Lady Stanley of Aide.:ley and the Hon. Miss S'an-
ley have left Alderley Park, Caeshire, on a visit to
the Hon. W. 0. Stuil,iy, M.P., at Penrhos Castle,
Holyhead. Lord Stanley of Alderley leaves town to-
morrow, on a visit to the Hon. Spencer Cowper, at
Sandlingham, Norfolk.

A BANQIIET 1N A CEIJINEY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlB,—After vie'iting the Leviathan a few days ago, it
struck me that I. could at last impress upon my Parisian
compatriots (efipecially the fresh-water sailors), who,
during my late stay there, would not believe in the prac-
ticability and existence of such a huge leviatha❑ as th's
ship,—if I cc uld ❑ot then astonish their minds, perhaps
the iollowin . facts would satisfy their digestive organs,
as I have in Ide a calculation that in (me funnel I could
dine one he ndred persons, therefore in the five funnel,,,
five hundre d guests, also one thousand in the paddles
(or models 3f the same), making a tstnl of fifteen hundr€d
persons rho could dine at this novel and monster ban-
quet, wt rich might, with the consent of the directors,
take pli.ce on the deck a short period after the launch ;
to carry out which I s►could be most happy to devote my
services gratuitously for the furtherance of such a
scheme , the proceeths to be applied to some naval inEti•
tution.

With the highest consideration,
I have :the honour to remain your humble eervant,
A. SOYER,

3, Ken,. ington- Square, Nov. 18, 1857.

'LA Hon. G 3 orge and Lady Alice Byng are staying
on a visit 'wr th Viscount and Vit.:countess Sydney at
The Baro.ai icherett has left Brunswick H.)tel for
BrUst‘els.

The Cha! of the Exc,hegoer left London yester-
day, on a it to her Ma,jesty, Windsor Castle.