The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-04 00:00:00

TAR ARMY,

at
iffaerry ShanAnd
F,Nnlvnosyl i ee
extraordinary
Shah of
His
Excellency
from
mnisttehrer
visited Woolwich Arsenal
Ronald Thomson, of
Teheran.
The Secretary
otan of State
Persia, and suite, yesterday
ea n °W
leh'
, accompanied by Mr.
Her Majesty's mission at
for War has accepted the
tender of Messrs, George Baker and Son, builders,
hofat"te'ry agate,
London, for the erection of a fort and
at the Isle of Grain, opposite Sheerness.
The amount of the contract is a'little above £70,000.
The works will be commenced immediately.
The detachments of Royal Artillery, under the
command of Lieut. Thurlow, on duty at Shornmeade
and Coalhouse Point have dismounted the whole of
the 68 pounders and other guns comprising the old
armament on those batteries, which are now entirely
dismantled, preparatory to the two forts being re-
constructed by the Government contractors, Messrs.
Brassey and Betts.
The battalion of Royal Marine Light Infantry
which arrived from China in the screw steamer
Adventure, Commander Lacy, marched into Chat-
ham garrison yesterday evening, under the com-
mand of Col. .1.,, Gascoigne, C. 8., and joined head-
quarters.

The
seeonq battalion of the 19th Regiment, under
the command of Col. .Tenner, stationed
mouth, will leave that garrison at 7 a.m. on 31°n"
day for Bristol, where the regiment will CI) 'bark on
board, the Preussiseher Adler and the Juverna
etmaers, for conyeyance to Dublin. at Ports-

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TRE WELLINGTON, 160, PieCADILLIt.
—Gentlemen are respectfully informed that the
SALOON DINING ROOMS are now OPEN for the-Supply
of LUNCIIEONS and DINNERS, from One to Nine o'crock
p.m. Set Dinners and Dining from the carte in thc most
varied form. Dinners from the joint, 2s. Whitebait is now
served daily.

THOMAS PRICE, Superintendent

T REA TRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buokstone.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
a new and original Comedy, entitled BLACK SHEEP.
Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, ,to. ; Mrs. Wilkins,
Mrs. Charles Young, Miss Lovell, &c.

After which, will be revived, with entirely new scenery
and effects, and all the original music by the late Sir Henry
Bishop, the melodrama of THE MILLER AND HIS MEN•
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRII.--
Lessee and Manarer, Mr. A. Harris.
rms EVENING, THE HUNCHBACK. Messrs. Ryder,
Hermann Vezin, Shore, Meadows, &a ; Aliases Heath and
C. Leclereq,
To conclude with NURSEY CHICKWEED.

EW THEATRE-ROYAL, AIYELPHI.-
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Reproduction of "T he Colleen Bawn. " The Adelphi
"Cdnsus " every Evenm7.
THIS EVENING, eth time of a new Farce, entitled A
TURKISH BATH. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. P. Redford.
Atter which (17 tat time), THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr.
D. 80-tic:Jesuit, D. r fisher, Rillinnton, Falconer, Stephenson.
C. J. Smith, Romer, [Toward, Ward ; Mrs. Boucicault,
Miss
Wootrar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley.
To be followed by a new apropos Sketch, THE CENSUS.
Messrs. J. L. Thole, Eburne, Romer, C. J. Smith Miss
Kate Kelly, Miss E. Thorne, and Mrs. Chatterley.
Doors open at half past 6—Commence s.t 7.

CANTERBURY-HALT, coNCERTS!!
Westminster-rosA
Proprietor .... ...C. Morton.
A Grand Selection from Verdi's new Opera,
IL COESAItO,
(This opera has never been produced in this or any other
country, except at these Concerise r)thheamostpopula r ving met wi hworks of
t that de-
cided success which charac t
this great Master, will bc performed EVERY EVENING ;
together with a selection from LA FIGLIA DEL REGGI-
MENTO, by Artistes—Miss Russell, Madame Maria, Miss
Principal
Tyrrell, kir.
Ilerbert, Signor Tivoli, 11. Drummond, and
C. W. Bernard. Director, Mr. F. Jonzhmans.
The comic Department comprises Messrs. E. Marshall, A.
B. vollingsworth, J. Blanchard, F. Bell, W. 11. Welland, and
the Brothers Conrad.
John Martin's Three celebrated Pictures will remain on
view a short time longer in the Fine Arts Gallery of the
Establishment.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tni DAY.—Morning, Oh. 56m.—Afternoon, 10h. 28m,
To-moilitow.-Morning, 11h. 6m.—Afternoon, 11h. 30m.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, M 4, 1861.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADS.
59—highest since noon yesterday.
40—lowest this morning and during the night.
42—this day at noon.

BARosurrzn-3M9.
Wrrrn—North-Easterly—fresh ; with unsettled weather,
A. shower of hailstones, succeeded by sunshine.

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THE SUN.

LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1881.

Five days later news from America, is five days
worse news. All now is war, and no mistake. We
suppose the ships we adverted to last in Norfolk—
carrying altogether about 500 guns have been
destroyed; for, we are told, not only that the
United States officers have destroyed the Gosport
Navy-yard, at Norfolk, to prevent its falling
into the enemy's hands ; but the people of
Maryland have destroyed ELEVEN WAR VESSELS I
As, with two or three exceptions, the vessels in
Norfolk Harbour were laid up in ordinary, it is
highly probable that they are the vessels alluded
to. One chartered steamer has been captured by
the Southern Government, Washington is said to
be threatened by 6,000 secessionists, so as actually
to cause the Government to throw up defences
round the public buildings. The telegraphic and
mail communication between Washington and New
York are interrupted—andßaltimore, where several
of the Massachusetts militia were killed, is in
the hands of the mob. Troops have, however,
arrived at 'Washington, and large bodies of them
are leaving for it, we presume from different
places. Kentucky declares herself neutral. Ap-
pearances certainly threaten speedy and fearful
collision between the Northern and Southern
militias, and we must not be suprised to hear, any
day, of fearful bloodshed.

Poland has had at last a few kind words uttered
in its 12,,1aa1f in the English House of Commons.
If papers cannot " with advantage to the public
service" be produced, a few members of the House
of Commons could produce their opinions, for the
consideration of the CzAR, and the comfort, such as
it is, of the Poles. In the affair of Schleswig Hol-
stein the people of this country take little interest
indeed ; they have a general impression only, and
a perfectly correct one, that Denmark is quite will-
ing to deal fairly by the Duchies, but that the Go-
vernment which bullied, through its officials, our
Captain MACDONALD, when he had no means of
resistance, enjoys the opportunity of trying to
bully Denmark, and to extort from a very small
power concessions for a very few German subjects
which the Prussian Government would not for
a moment make to its own. Mr. VERNEY'S
question, therefore, to Lord JOHN RUSSELL, with
its answer, will hardly:be noticed. Altogether
different is it with Mr. COCHRANE'S. In Poland
England, and we are bound to acknowledge, France
also, feels a deep interest—one whick will not easily
die out. Mr. COCHRAN E, of course, only wanted
an opportunity to satirise Lord John RUSSELL. He
attributed, therefore, to his famous despatch to Sir
J. HUDSON the attempts of the various nationalities
to throw off all they could of their fetters ; and as
the Government journal at St. Petersburg expressed
decidedly favourable views in regard to Polish pro-
gress, notwithstanding the late unhappy events, he
thought between his lordship's despatch, to which
the disturbances might be traced, and the kind
views expressed by the Journal de St. Petersburg,
his lordship had a specially favourable opportunity
for speaking a good word for the poor down-trodden
Poles. He seemed to think that Lord JOHN should
he confession that he was
go to the Emperor with t
more guilty than the Poles, since he had tempted
them ; and with the prayer that all the good things
originally treasured in the tender heart of the
ezme for Poland might yet be given her.
Mr. MAcEvoy, though briefly, spoke more
directly and
strongly the popular sentiments ; ad-
ve definitely
to the crimes of the long past, to
their renewal in 11.31, and to the pre-arranged
atrocity of the Bth a A •
and called for the
strongest condemnation on the part of our Govern-
ment. Lord Sonx RussFLL was reserved in reply,
yet he could not conceal, probably 414. . not wish to
conceal, his sentiments. As tohis despat
e of October,
e thought he should be attributing more to it
o than
it really deserved, if he supposed that either Hungary
or Poland had become discontented in consequence,
but he justified his despatch as rendered necessary
by Russia and Prussia having expressed their
opinions, and by the fact that it must soon become
necessary to decide whether or not to acknowledge
the new government. He could not deny that
the Romans and Neapolitans, having suffered since
1821 misgovernment worse than that of any other
nation, Turkey not excepted, it was quite natural
they should overthrow their rulers on the first op-
portunity. Lord JOHN is probably quite right as
to the answer that he should get from St. Peters-
burg to any dispatch he could send; he would be
told of the liberal concessions the EMPEROR had
made to Poland, and that all he required was that
t ranquillity should reign in the country ; that the!