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

111 E SUN, LONDON, TUESDA Y T EVENING, D,ECE,\IIBER 15, 18N7

A. Cabinet Council was hell yesterday at the official
residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-
Atreet. The Ministers present were—Viscount Palmer-
Bton, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir G. Grey,
the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. S3cretary Labouchere, Lord
Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir C. Wood,
the Duke of Argyll, and the Right Hon. M. T. Baing.

The Duke of Newcastle returned to town yesterday,
from visiting Frances CounteFs Waldegrave, and Mr.
Harcourt, M.P., at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham.
His Grace left last evening for Clamber Park, Notts.

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester will leave town
on Thursday for Kimbolton CastlA, Hants.
The Marchioness of Exeter is still progressing favour-
ably at her mansion in Grosvenor-square.

APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE. —The Hon.
Eleanor Alexandrina Fraser, sister of Alexander, 17th
Lord Saltoun, is about to be married to Mr. Henry
Forester, first cousin of Lord Forester, and nephew of
the Duke of Cleveland. The marriage, already an-
nounced, of the Hon. Mr. B.ist, eldest son of Lord
Wynford, with Miss Baillie, daughter of Mr. and Lady
Georgians Baillie, will take place on Thursday, at St.
George's Church, Hanover-square.

TEE SIAMESE AMBASSADORS IN MANCHESTER.—The
Siamese ambassadors and their suites arrived in Man-
chester at 5 o'clock last 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 Ivie Mackie, Esq., the mayor. They
will probably remain in this city several days.—Man.
chester Guardian.

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

TODA.OOO AND SNUFF.—Yesterday, according to a
return printed, the duty on tobacco and snuff in the
year ending the 31st March last was 5,210,116/.
The Recordship of Poole, 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 Sessions.
LIVERPOOL,I MONDAY. 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 NOBLEAIN'S LIVING FOB SALL—Lord Comber-
mere's vicarage of Auction], Cheshire, is to be sold by
auction. The income which is ,arrived 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 cf Arrah,
whose name has been before the public in connection
with the heroic defence of the rendency at that post,
and who was honourably mentioned by Major Eyre in
his despatches, is the fourth son of Sir Charles Wake,
Bart., of Northamptonshire, and nephew of the Bishop
of London.

ALLOWANCES TO TIIN ROYAL FAMlLY.—Yesterday a
Parliamentary paper sho wed 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 part is paid to the Kug of the Belgians, but, after
certain annuities, it is resaid into the Exchequer. The
sum so repaid was 31.0301.
NEW YORK, Dec. I.—A committee of inquiry into
the cause of the Central America steamer reports it to
have been general carles.ness and a want of discipline on
board. Tee 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 firennen were drunk, but the committee does
not confirm it.
DETERMINED ATTEMIT AT SUlClDE.—Yesterday a
most determined attempt at self-destruction was made
by James Lutstone, Esq., of the Avenue-road, Regent's
Park. Mr. LT stone Learing a heavy foil in her hus-
band's dressing-room hastened to ascertain the cause,
when she found Mr. Lutstone lying on the floor bleed
leg from a frightful gash in his throat. Surgical as-
sistance was obtained, bat 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 oav stood thus :—First day,
56,5401. ; second day, 67,9051. ; third day, 100,8311. ;
to which is to be added the sum produced by the lots
sold by private contrast, 131,4011. Rostellan Castle
and demesne, part of the Cork estate, was put up o❑
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.
PERILOUS POSITION.—A Russian vessel, lasien with
cern, was driven into the Bay of Tremors 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,7est. It is feared she will be driven
ashore before morning.— Waterford Mail.
THE CENSORSHIP OF THE PRESS AT CONSTANTINOPLE.

Presse d'Orient, of the lst 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, theme 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.
Albyn, a vocali,t at the Lyceum Theatre, appeared be-
fore Mr. Commissioner Phillips on application for his
final order. There was no opposition. The case cams
before the court on a former occasion. The insolvent had
entered into a speculation t 3 give operatic entertain-
mente in the province., and estimated that be bad sus•
tained a loss of 1.5001. in actual money, which he bad
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 05' LONDON. —Zia Bishop of London has
licensed the Rev. J. P. `Val 10, 8.A., formerly curate of
Trinity Church, Gosport, to the incumbency of St.
James's Church, Hampstead-road, vacant by the pre-
ferment of the Rev. Dr. Stebbing to the rectory of St.
Mary Somerset, Tnatnee-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
curate of St. John's, Deptford, to the curacy of the
parish church of St. Marylebone, on the nomination of
the Rev. C. J.
Phipps Eyre, M.A. ; and the Rev. C.
F. Milner, 8.A., to the curacy of St, Matthew's Church,
Spring-gardens.
THE NEXT ZEALAND GOLDPIELDS.—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 province., and the number of persons deck. I
ing to them from all qearters in the colony was 16rgely
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 were getting ,
alarmed lest their money should have been devoted only
to swell the numbers at the gold fields. Still, as the
crowd there must be fed, it was expected that a very
valuable market would be opened, to the great benefit
of the agricultural producers who, with those who were
supplying the wants of the miners, ware likely to reap
a better return than even the latter themselves.—
ustralian and New Zealand Gazette.
THE AUSTRALIAN AND TASMANIAN RIDERS.—As
none of the rivers in this part-of the globe have salmon
inhabiting their amt.:re, we understand a trial is to be
made to transport either the ova or the fiA3, and the
superintendent of the fishings at Perth has been con-
sulted upon the best 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, bnt ova which require running, streams to .hatoh
in will need a vast amount of attention bestowed ,on
them to insure success. Transporting the adult salmon
caught on its way to the sea, or even the emoult, and
confining them in a well in the ship, is the most likely
method of succeeding, but even hers 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.
1:10W TO GET THROUGH BUSINESS.---Dunningt when
in the full flush of celebrity at the bar, was asked bow
ha managed to get through such an accumulation of
business. He replied, " Soma 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
time."
WITTY REVENGE.—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 we re the words, "In
from 10 to one." The indignant captain, after trying to
find the Consul several days without success, took a
paint bruih and altered the official's sign, so that it
read, " ten to one he is not is."
A QUESTION.-_A witness, que-tioned as to his station
of life) said, "I employ myself as a surgeon." Lord
Eilenborough—"DJes any one else employ you as a
surgeon."
MAKING GAME 01' A LADY.—A gentleman compli.
mooted a lady on her improved appearance. "You are
guilty of flattery," said the lady. "Not so," replied the
gentleman, "for I vow 37( u are as plump as a partridge!"
"At first," said the lady, ' I thought you guilty of
flattery only, but nv I find you are actually making
yante of me."
A TELLING "lady" asks the Portland Adver-
tiser (State of Maine) to requeet 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 SoftgowS.—We fancy that all our
afftctions are sent us direct'y from above, sometimes we
think it in piety and contrition, but oftener iu morose
ness and discontent. It would be well, however, if we
attempted to trace the causes of them ; we should pro-
bably find their origin in some region of the heart which-
we bad never well explored, or in which we had secretly
deposited our worst induleenciee. The clouds that inter
cept the heavens from um come not from the heavens, 1
but from the earth,—W, S. Lcouier•