The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-06 00:00:00

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The following letter has Tout' adre;sed to the editor
of the Times:—

Sir,—The letter of Sir John Davis on the China affair
which appeared in your columns the other day, expressed
the opinion of every one in this country well informed
on the subject. What is thought of the matter in China,
I think, appears from the subjoined paragraph taken
from a letter I received by the last mail from Mr. Mor-
rison, at Amoy. It reads so like a remark on the recent
debate that one can hardly believe the date and address
genuine. To prevent your scepticism, however, I enclose
the original letter, hurriedly written, as you see, at the
moment of the departure of the mail.

I ought to add, perhaps, that Mr. Morrison's benevo-
lence of feeling towards the Chinese and extensive ac-
quaintance with' their languag3 and manners are well
known in China.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
10, Cork-street, April 4. R. M.

"Amoy, Feb. 11, 1857.
"Lord Palmerston understands China, and cannot be
at much loss what to do in this crisis ; but the events at
Canton and Hong Kong should enlighten the public as
to what the Chinese are, and show them that they cannot
be negotiated with exactly like a civilised State, and
also how very patient we have long been ; furthermore,
that it is full time to rectify our posi►tion towards the
country so as to secure, as well as to promote, the im-
mense trade yielding so great a revenue. I try to keep
mandarins and people on good terms here, and I believe
we might have remained safe ; still the admiral sent up
a steamer, the Sampson. Her being here is a good
thing, as it tranquillises both Chinese and foreigners."

VISIT OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL TO THE BANK.—Her
Royal Highness the Princess Royal, ancornpanied by
several of the Royal household, paid a visit to the Bank
of England on Saturday morning. Her Royal Highness
was received by the governor and deputy-governor, who
conducted the Princess through the whole of the esta-
blishment. The Royal visit extenied over two hours.
ROYAL COLOSSEUM.—The Princess Royal and the
Princess Feodore Hohenlohe Langenburg, attended by
Lady Caroline Barrington and the Earl of Caithness,
honoured the institution with a visit on the morning of
Friday last. Dr. Bacbhoffner, the managing director,
had the honour of conducting the Royal visitors through
the exhibition and saloons of this newly revived popular
place of amusement and instruction.
His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the
Countess de I'ersigny entertained at dinLer, on Saturday
evening, his Excellency Feruk Khan, Special Envoy
from the Court of Persia, and suite.
The Countess Chreptowitch will leave town for Paris
on Friday next for a brief sejour.
The Marquis of Clanricarde has left town to visit his
estates in Ireland, where his lordship will remain until
the end of the present month. The Marchioness has
gone on a visit to Mr. Beaumont, M.P., and Lady Mar-
garet Beaumont, at their seat in Northumberland.
The Marchioness of Salisbury has left town on a visit
to the Earl and Countess Delawarr, at Buckhurst Park,
Sussex. The Marquis has gone to Hatfield House for a
few days.
The Earl Fitzhardinge has quite recovered from the
effects of his late accident, and is expected at Berkeley
House, Spring-gardens, on the Ist of May, from his
seat in Gloucestershire. _

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—AII the boxes and stalls
having been taken for the first night of the season, the
same performances are announced to be given on the
Thursday following, an open night.—Musical World.
The Geelong has arrived from Shanghai, with
399,4001 b. of tea and 1,267 bales of silk on freight.
The 340,0001. of gold brought by the Simla is not ex-
pected overland from Marseilles, but will be brought by
the Jura to Southampton.
The Simla steamer, from Australia, has brought
85,000 ounces of gold, valued at 340,0001. The
Aus-
trall, from Geelong. has 6,394 ounces and 30,000 sove-
reigns, making 55,5761. ; and the Marco Polo is also re-
ported, with about 50,000/. The Royal Charter is
hourly expected, with 488,000/, in gold-dust and 13,000
sovereigns.
It appears that the Weida, Australian steamer, left
King George's Sound on the 3d of February, and bad
not arrived at the Mauritius on the let of March, an in-
terval of 26 days, although the Simla performed the
distance in a week. It is therefore certain that some
accident must have happened to her, and the hope is
that it has been simply a break-down of her machinery.
This vessel consumes an enormous quantity of coal; but
it is scarcely thought the detention can have been caused
by her supply having fallen short. She had 70 passen-
gers, and 40,000/. in gold.
The adjourned special meeting of the Submarine Tele-
graph Company into be held on the 15th inst.
A meeting of the holders of Westminster Improve-
ment Bonds is called by the commissioners for the 14th
instant.
Mr. Ruskin, though willing to accept the Professor-
ship of Poetry if offered to him, yet declines to take any
active steps to secure his election.
SOUTHAMPTON AND NEW YORH—On and from the
22d inst. there will be a weekly steam packet communi-
cation between Southampton and New York.
There is an import duty on "liquorice paste," which
yields a duty of 2,0001 a•year. It is used in the manu-
facture of "fine crusted port."
POSTAGE OF PUBLIC DEPARTMENTAL—SOMe idea may
be formed of letters sent by public departments when
the estimated expense for the current year is 123,0451.
EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN.—The charge for the
current year for education in Great Britain is 541,2381.;
for science and art, 73,8551. ; and for education in Ire-
land, 213,0301.
THE PAVING OF HIGH HOLBORN.—The wbo'o of the
wood pavement between Holborn-bars and Messrs. Day
and Martin's premises is to be removed, and the road-
way relaid with granite.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER-HALL. —The
usual Passion Week performance of " The Messiah "
takes place on Wednesday next, the Bth April. Madame
Clara Novelle, Miss Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr.

Weiss, principal vocalists.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY, &c.—On Friday
information was received at the chief office of the Metro-
politan Police that during the preceding day a large
quantity of jewellery, &c., had been stolen from No.
54, Grosvenor-street.
The imperial direction of the theatres at Vienna,
which receatly directed that female dancers were to wear
long loose trousers, has just rescinded the order, as, ac•
cording to the words of the decree, the said garment is
"impracticable and unresthetic."
The Exhibition of Horticultural Manufactures in tke
garden of the Horticultural Society next June seems
likely to assume great importance, if we (Gardener's
Chronicle) can judge from the applications already made
for space.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT LONDONDERRY.—Smyth's ex-
tensive griin mills, Strabane, were accidentally burned
during Friday night. Some thousands of pounds' worth
of property were destroyed. The premises are insured.
The adjoining stores and brewery escaped.—Saunders's
News Lefler.
ESCAP: FROM HAVERFORDWEST GAOL.—On Wednes.

day moiling two prisoners effected their escape from
the Old Castle, at Haverfordwest, now used as a gaol
for the visoners of that town and the county of Pem-
broke. One of the men was the notorious Benjamin
Thomas, better known as " Black Stockings ;" the other
a prisoner named White.
ANOTHER PAUL VERONESE FOR THE NATIONAL
GALLERY.—A letter from Venice in the Cowrie?. Franco-
ltalien says that the picture of Paul Veronese, called
"The ?ant of Darius," which he painted for a gift to
the Pisani family,in return for the hospitality he had re-
ceived at their house, has just been purchased of the
present representatives of that family for the sum of
14,000 i. sterling. to be placed in " the British Museum
at Lonlon, —by which, of course, must be meant the
National Gallery. The price is probably exaggerated.
TOILCCO.—The Lancet, having given up its columns
for several weeks past to correspondence relative to the
tobacco controversy, now delivers it owes opinion. Its
conclusions may be thus stated :-1. To smoke early in
the
cictyi s
moreexc ess.
thanone
2.
As
people are generally constituted,-
to or two pipes of tobacco, or one
smcKe
or twc cigars daily, is excess. 3. Youthful indulgence
in smoking is cermss. 4. There are physiological indi-
cations which, occurring in any individual case, are
criteria of excess. "We most earnestly desire," says the
Lances, "to see the habit of smoking diminish, and we
entreat the youth of this country to abandon it alto-
gether. Let them lay our advice to heart. Let them
give up a dubious pleasure for a certain good. Ten
years hence we shall receive ttir thanks."