The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 21,
.1,859.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
A CHEAP EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Pad-
dington at 10 15 a.m., on the 27th June for Oxford
(Fares, lls and be 6d),'Banbury (14s and 6s 6d), Leamington and
Warwick (188 and 88), Birmingham(2os and 9s 6d), Westbrom-
wich, Wednesbury, and Bilston (21s 6d and 10s), Wolver-
hampton (225 Gd and lOs 6d). Wellington and Shrewsbury
(2?s Gd and 138); Llangollen Road and Chester (338 and 158),
and Birkenhead and Liverpool (37s and 178), returning on the
2d July, from Liverpool at 10 30 a.m., and intermediate sta-
tions as per handbills.

;GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—
TOURISTS' SEA-SIDE and FAMILY TICKETS,
available for a month, or longer by extra payment, are now
issued at Paddington
To WEYMOUTH, 355. First-class, and 255. Second-class
to parties taking not less than Four First or Six Second-class
tickets.
To DAWLISH, TEIGNMOUTH, TORQUAY, BIDE-
FORD, or BARNSTAPLE (for ILFRACOMBE), 505. First-
class, and 355. Second-class to parties taking not less than
Three tickets.
To the ISLE of MAN, via Chester and Liverpool, 70s. First-
class and 50s. Second-class,
To BANGOR, BEAUMARIS, and LLANDUDNO, 708.
First-class and 508. Second-class.
' To CA RNARVON, via Llangollen-road, Capel Curig..and
Llanleris, on and after the 20th June—to BALA, via, Llan-.
gollen-road or Corwen—or to NEWTOWN, via Oswestry,
ips. First-class and 50s. Second-class.
:To NARBERTH-ROAD and NEYLAND for TENBY
and MILFORD HAVEN, 70s. Find-class and 50s. Second-
class.
To KILLARNEY and SOUTH of 'IRELAND via Milford
Haven and Waterford, £5 ss. First-class and .t4_ Second-
class. • '
TWJERSEY and GUERNSEY, via Weymouth, 455. First-
slims and 355. Stcond-class. -
Full particulars may be known on application at the Path
dington. Station. "

OOMMERCIAL TRAVELLEAS'• SCHOOLS)
‘-ftr for Orphan and Necessitous Children, Pinner.
41ATnow—His Royal Highness the PRINCE CONSORT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERAL
RALF-YEARLY COURT of the Governors of this Institu-
tion will be held on TUESDAY, the 28th inst., at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to commence at 11 o'clock in the
forenoon, when the motion of Mr. H. J. Cherer (a copy of
whish may be seen at the offices of the Institution) will be
brolught forward and considered ; an election of t welve chil-
dreo (seven boys and Avert. :Is) will take tibiae, mid ali final
other matters as may • lawfully be -brov,Tht betpre 'the court
will be discussed. F ALRED LENCII SAUL, Secretary.
81, Cheapside, June 20, 1859.

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NATIONAL (late Cholera) ORPHAN HOME,
-,LN Ham Common, Richmond, founded 1849, for affording
a Hbrne to Destitute Orphans of all classes, ages, and deno-
minations from all parts of the Kingdom, and now contain-
, ing nearly. 100 Orphans'. -
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I'ATRON-11.R.11. the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE, K.G.
The ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will take place TO-
MORROW (Wednesday), June 22, at the Star and Garter,
Ric ond: the Right Hon. the EARL of SHAFTESBURY
Ti
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Chair.
N lemen and Gentlemen wishing to beeome Stewards, are
requ sted tb for Ward their names to the Secretary, R. W.
New an, Esq., 0, Inner Temple-lane, E.C.
kets, 21s. each. A special train will leave Richmond for
Loudon after the festiral. .

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:E • LONDON,--S A W Y.E R'S famou4
~.I.ONDON DINNER, consisting of, two, soups,' two
ish,,t-fro entreeri,jointti, two 'sweets, cheese, and salad, at a
fixed Charge of 2s. 6d. (attendance, 3d.), is served from' Two
till. Eight in the spious Saloon. - .
Coffee-room, Dinhers from the joint, with vegetables,
cheese; and salad, Is. 6d. (attendance 3d.), and- soup, fish. en-
' trees-, Jim, a la carte, are served from One till Nine o'clock.
Ladles' Private Rooms and Dining Saloons. Spacious -and`
"well-ventilated Pine, Coffee, and Smoking Saloon.
An extensive, and carefully selected stock of Rhenish, Mo-'
selleyand other Wines, imported expressly for the LOsidon,
'Diane,' Open on 'Sundays from Four till Nine.
• F. 'SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street.-

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QUEEN'S HOTEL, Queenstown.—Mr.
. OBERT WILSON respectfully, apptises tourists and
faminel -itsitinethiS delightful watering-place, the air of
which s, fameld thioughout Europe, that the splendid este-
b4shment so well' known as the "Queen's Hotel" has , come
under Ms management This hotel is one of the finest in the
Vnited 'lingdom'; ,and besides, being furnished with all the
ruxurieli arid appliances of a First-class Hotel, it combines all
i the adv stages of a lesgtiful situation, commanding charm-
ing vie S,Ahe best attendance, ample accommodation either
for fam lies or single,visitore, dose contiguity to the steam-
boat pier, and the finest .promenades, of Queenstown; and .a
scale of ;pricesle moderate as' to . enable its visitors to enjoy
all the advantages of a first-,class• hotel on.ihe same terms'
they world have to pay in a minor one. From its open and
healthfl situation the Queen's Hotel is also peculiarly gun=
able for nvalids. • .
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T,
H 4 .no, STATION HOTEL Paragon-
w,,
ate et, Out], requires only to be visited to be prononnec4
' oneof Ma moat 'splendid hoteUin.Zngland. The situation le
open and healthful, a few minutes' walk from all the public
buildin and places of business, and being connected with
the RallWay Station, affords railway passengers arriving or
departing by every train day or.night, the advantage of being
on the spot, And having their *ante and wishes immediately
attended to. . • • . • • • ,
The ptiblio should know that. under the present mans. ge
ment they will find .everr eimfort and convenience at-the
same cherges they are paying at the minor hotels. It • has
accommodation for upwards of one hundred and fifty visitors,
is fitted tip with every luxury an hotel can command, And is
so arranged for the advantage of every class of visitor, that
Beds canlbehad,from is. to 2s. ; Private Rooms, from 2s: to
4s. ; Breakfasts, from ls., 6d. to 20. ; Dinners, from 2s. ; and
all other charges of that moderate character which will give
satisfaction to every class of visitor who may pay the hotel a
visit.
The hotel contains Gentlemen and Ladies' Coffee Rooms ;
a special Room set apart for Commercbtl Gentlemen ; fourteen
Private spites of Rooms ; large spacious Rooms for Dioner
Parties, Public Meetings, dm, the. ; two first-class Refresh-
ment Roonis ; two Smoke Rooms ; Bath and Billiard Room!.
A Night Porter in attendance.'
EDWIN TAYLOR.

Proprietor of the Royal Station Hotel, Hull, and Crescent
Hotel, Filey.
N.B.—TAYLOR'S CRESCENT HOTEL, fronting the sea,
for Families and Gentlemen. It has accommodation for up-
wards of One hundred and fifty, visitors. Table D'llfite at
Ave o'clock. Omnibuses and Cabs from the hotel meet all the
trains. GOod stabling and coach-houses. Moderate terms.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT CHATHAM.

A most determined attempt at murder took place at
a house in Skinner-street, Chatham, at an early hour
on Sunday morning last, by, as it is supposed, a man
named Burgess Masters, who has been occasionally
employe4 as a collier on board ships frequenting
the port at Chatham, the intended victim being a
private in the Royal Marine Ligbt Infantry, named
James Wilkins, who has but recently returned
home from foreign service. From the circumstances
attending the transaction, it appears that Masters
had been cohabiting for some, time past with a
woman of disreputable character, who passed as his
wife and assumed his name, but who is known to
have a huSband still living and serving with the
Royal Marines at a foreign station, Before her
intimacy with Masters, this woman had been living
for some time with Wilkins.; but on the latter
being ordered to embark for service at sea,
Masters picked up with her, and they appear
to have lived very comfortably together,
until recently-, although they were both of
very drunken habits. A short time since Wilkins
returned to Chatham, when he immediately sought
out the woman and prevailed on her to return to
him, which she seemed by n..) means reluctant to
do. On the woman leaving him Masters was filled
with the most deadly animosity towards Wilkins,
and has ',frequently been heard to make use'of
threatening language towards, him, and on one oc-
casion he is stated to have uttered a threat that he
would kill him the first opportunity that presented
itself. Notwithstandins this, however, Wilkins
continued on comparatively friendly terms with
Masters, though they have often been seen quarrel-
ling and fighting. On Saturday night Wilkins,
Masters, and the woman were at the Brewers' Arms

publichouse, High-street, drinking together in a
friendly mood, Wilkins and the woman leaving
about nine' o'clock, at which time Masters was
still there. After leaving the Brewers' Arms,
Wilkins and the woman went to a beerhouse
in Skinner-street, and remained drinking there
for some time until both were intoxicated. During
the time they were there Masters was seen stand-
ing outside the back of the house, as if waiting for
them to come out, although he had parted from
them on apparently friendly terms. Nothing more
was seen of Masters, and Wilkins and the woman
retired to bed. About three o'clock in the morning
the woman was awakened by blood trickling over
her, when to her horror she discovered Wilkins
T he window of the room in
apparently dead. lying by her sided. in bed with his throat cut, and
sleeping was wide open, and it
who had committed' the act
somileans, and left the room the
had entered by that
Wilkins,
whicha
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ny t
signs of life, was at once
were soon on the spot, and
where the wound was
removed to Melville Hospital,
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Wsamilekiwnsa,y. whoThsteillpsohrloewe ed ."
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hassew nreuepeivbeudtonfrlromvetrare entertained
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small natureh of the injuries he
of his recovery. On ,the room in which the
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g searched,
attempted murder *took place being
no razor or other instrument with which the deed
was accomplished could be discovered, androm an
from
examination of the wound the medical gentlemen
believe that it was effected with a not very sharp
knife, such as that used by sailors, as, had a razor
been employed, death would have been instanta-
neous. It is somewhat remarkable that, although
there are numerous lodgers in the house, not one
was aware of the attempted murder, and there is
no doubt that Masters availed himself of the cir-
cumstance of his intended victim lying in
a drunken
sleep to effect his object. Up to the present time
Masters had not been apprehended, though he ap-
pears to be well known to the police ; he is about
33 years of age) and about five fhet four inches in
height; he is usually dressed as a sailor.

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THE RED SEA TELEGRAPH.

(From a Coirespondent of the Times.)
ADEN, MAY 31.

Your Majesty's possessions at Aden are in tele
graphic communication with Egypt." Such was
the first telegram transmitted to Suez through the
Red Sea Telegraph by Brigadier Coghlan, the poli-
tical resident at Aden, to be forwarded to our be-
loved Queen. The message was sent at two p.m.
on Saturday, the 28th ult., and its reception at
Suez was acknowledged in five minutes. At that
hour the Imperatriz, followed by the Imperador
and her Majesty's ship Cycbps, came to anchor in
the inlet on the south side of the peninsula, which
is henceforth to be styled " Telegraph Bay," and a
royal salute from the adjoining fertou Ras Marbat
announced the success of the enterprise. Ar-
rangements had been preconcerted between the
political resident and Mr. Newell to celebrate the
occasion with due eclat. The latter, prior to
his departure for Suez, had
*politely invited the
community: to, join the , incoming ships to
witness the paying out, of the cable, and
the former placed her Majesty's steamer.
•Lady Canning, under the command. of Lieutenant-.
Peevor, of the Indian Navy, at their disPosal ,for,
that purpose. Accordingly, when at six a.m. of
the 2ifth the signal station announced three
steamers in sight from, the westward, the Lady
Canning, with Brigadier 'Coghlan,and a number of
'the residents on board; steamed out,of the harbour
and joined the Imperatriz, where, they were wel-
comed- 'with the -greatest cordiality, by, Messrs.
'Newall and Gordon, the contractors, and by Mr.
Lionel Gisborne, the originator and mainspring nf
the. Red Sea telegraph. The arrangements on
board elicited the admiration of the visitors, and
the process of paying out the cable was watched
with intense interest. The Imperatriz then ran
into, Telegraph Bay, within a stone's cast of the
beach, and as the shore-end was being landed the
old Cyclops fired a salute, and the crew gave a right
good English cheer, which was heartily returned
by all on board the Iniperatriz. I was glad, to see
that Sunday was observed as a day of rest by the
telegraph expedition ; but early on Monday they
were hard at work again, and in a day or two the
land line will be completed to the company's office.
Communication with Suez, however, is still kept
up, and should the Steamer which was to leave
Bombay on the 23d reach Aden to-day, I may be
able to send you e. summary of Indian intelligence
in time to catch' the Peninsular and Oriental
steamer at Alexandria with 'the Calcutta mails of
the 3d. of May.
Thus far, then, this enterprise has been .crowned
with complete stemss, and the greatest praise' is
due to. all concerned in it for the indomitable energy
'which-they'have displayed in carrying it out. The
•difficulties which they have had to contend -with
were otno.ordinarfcharacter. As far back as 1855
Mr.. Lionel. Gisborne projected telegraphic commu-
nication with India via the Red Sea. Lord
'don; then Minister for Foreign Affairs, favoured the
preposition, and through the personal, influence of
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe the Snblime,Porte con -
ceded to Mr. Gisborne, the privilege of, making the
line totwhich-were attached the most extended powers
on principles which no other nation in Europe has
yet adopted. In 'EuroPe all 'telegraphs are in the
hands lathe different Governments, and telegraphic
messages, even •in transitu, go through the same
ordeal of police 'regulations, examination, and con-
trol as passengers' baggage' or their passports. In'
fiet, every frontier is a bar to the progress of tele-
graphic -communication. Turkey, however, at the
instance of ourenlightened Ambassador, 'wasin-
duced to take a more liberal view of the subject,
and granted to Englishmen the right to establish
stations on the coasts of the Red Sea and at Alex-
andria, to nominate their own employes, and to
have entire control and' supervision of all through
messages—viz., those destined for Aden or India;
solhat, practically,,Mr, Gisborne secured for Eng-
land, the facilities and- secrecy of telegraphic com-
munication, as completely, as if the Red Sea and its
coasts belonged to Great Britain. But these con-
cessions, howei,er talintbleovere regarded by some
parties 'as worthless, owing to the alleged imprac-
ticability of inakipg
fora submarine able: 'The Red Sea was too deep
or too 'shallow, its temperature was too low, its bed
too rough, its , waters swarmed with pirates, the
difficulty of establishing_ stations would be insu-
perable, we should be obliged to fortify several
islands for 'the purpose, and in' so doing would be
driven to encroach upon the sovereignty of the
Porte, &c. Then there arose the financial diffi-
culty of,a subsidy. The Persian Gulf scheme was
still before the Government and the public solici-
ting support, its projectors and abettors extolling
(as they were, 'of course, justified in doing) the
superior advantages of their project as
compared
with the line via the Red Sea. The Ministry were,
doubtless, perplexed and confounded with the con-
tradictory statements submitted to them by the
best authorities on both sides. Foltunately, they
conceived the idea of having the Red Sea surveyed
with the view of testing the feasibility of that
route, and Captain Pullen's favourable reports con-
firmed what Mr. Gisborne and others had always
asserted--that the physical difficulties had been
greatly 'exaggerated. Simultaneously with the
appearance of Captain Pullen's able report, the
Times opened its columns to the advocates of
the two schemes, and there can be no doubt that
the discussion which' ensued, thereupon turned the
scale, both as regards the Government and the
public, in favour of the Red Sea line. The result,
so far, attests the wisdom of the decision, and com-
pletely vindicates the views first put forward by
the original projectors.
As the Times has not tailed hitherto to record the
progress Pf the Red Sea telegraph scheme, the fol-
lowing account of the successful submersion of the
cable between Suez and Aden will be interesting to
many of your readers and the public generally :
The Imperador steamed out of the Suez roads on
the 9th inst., having landed the end of the cable
two days before, and Cosseir was reached in. 48
hours, no accident whatever having delayed the
process of paying out. For a portion of one night
the vessel was anchored by the cable to allow of
the Jubal Straits' being passed at daylight, and
though the wind blew fresh from the north-west
the cable stood, the strain perfectly well. The
greatest depth in this section is supposed not to ex-
ceed 350 fathoms. During the paying out constant
communication was maintained with the shore, dna
the Imperador was thus kept au fait of all public
news as it was known ,t Alexandria. Nothing
could work more satisfactorily than the paying-out
machinery. The principle .of this machinery differs
entirely from that used on the Atlantic line ; but as
it is the invention of Messrs. R. S. Newall and Co.,
the contractors, it would be hardly fair to give a
detailed description of it. Suffice it to say that it
is perfectly simple, is under complete control, and,
though not absolutely self-acting, requires nothing
more than the supervision of an ordinary mechanic
to regulate the break.
On arriving at Cosseir no time was lost in estab-
lishing the, shore connection with the company's
office. ,Some little delay, however, occurred there,
in consequence of the direct rays of the sun having
injured the gutta percha, which had been exposed
for several hours. The experience thus gained
prevented any recurrence of such an accident
throughout the remainder of the
After. leaving Cosseir four days' continuous
steaming landed the cable at Suakin, where the
Imperador completed her part of the work, having
only about 30 miles of cable left on board. It
is confidently asserted that no submarine cable has
as yet been submerged with less loss by slack than
in the reach from Suez to Cosseir. The cable was
designed, it appears, to speak at the rate 10 words
a minute through lengths not exceeding 500 knots ;
but in connecting Suakin and Suez direct, a dis-
tance of 800 miles, it was found that experienced
hands could work, at from 8 to 10 words per minute
through the 'whole length, and by making a relay,
or translation station, of Cosseir, a speed of from
13 to 15 words was obtained. This is an unlooked-
for and highly satisfaetory result, and proves as
well that the Red Sea Company were rightly ad-
vised by their professional employes, as that Messrs.
Newall and Co.'s manufacture of submarine cable is
as yet unequalled in perfection: The greatest. depth
between Cosseir and. Suakin was about 450 fathoms.
At Suakin, the company secured a splendid three`
storied stone house, at the low rent of £4O per
annum. The instrument room is 30 feet high and
40 by 30 feet large. The Turkish Kaimakan gave
the company's officers every assistance in his power,
and the station itself is as secure from Arab raids
as that at Suez.
As soon as the office arrangements were completed
a start was made in the Imperatriz for Aden, dis-
tant about 630 knots. The satisfactory working of
the line from. Suez determined Messrs. L. Gisborne
and Brunton to do away with Perim as a station
for the present, so that the line now lies unbroken
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from Suakin to Aden. To allow, however, Of Perim
' being eventually taken up as a station on the line
' the cable was. laid withua a quarter of a mile of the,
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island, and two coils of shoreend, each half a mile
long, were-dropped in three fathoms' water opposite
the landing-place.
'During the run from Suakin to Aden a slight
accident occurred in the paying out of the cable.
It was accordingly picked up immediately by under-
running four miles of cable in 250 fathoms' depth ;
the injured portion was then cut away, and a new
splice Made. The rest of the voyage was accom-
plished, without further interruptions, at the usual
speed of from six to seven knots an hour, and for
12 hours at least the paying out was effected at the
rate of eight knots per hour. The cable was suc-
cessfully landed at Aden, as I have already stated,
on the 28th inst. at 2 p.m.
From Cosseir to Aden Captain Pullen led the
way in the Cyclops, sounding every two hours.
For a short time he had to give the pas to the Im-
perador, the Cyclops being very slow with a head
wind. He has been for more than a year energe-
tically engaged in developing the feasibility of
this undertaking, and. it is to be hoped that the
Government will regard his services in the same
light as the company appear to do, and that they
will not fail to acknowledge them in a suitable
manner. Itlis not to be forgotten that this is the
Piillen of the North Star Who distinguished himself
in two Arctic, expeditions. -
The first message sent from Aden was, es I have
already said, from Brigadier Coghlan, to her Most
Gracious 'Majesty. The 'next was . from Captain
Pullen to the Admiralty, and the remainder from
Mi. L. Gisborne to the board of .directors in Lon-
don. Though you May get a telegram from me
before that time, the line will not be open to the
public for. a month to come.
The electricians now here report the state of the
cable to be more -perfect than when at Birkenhead
in Messrs. Newell and Co.'s workshops. This is to
be accounted for _by the insulation beinc, improved,
from the gutty percha being subjected to the pres-
sure of the sea, and from its being in tolerably cool
water, for, although the surface of the Red Sea is
often at 87 deg. Fahrenheit, at 250 fathoms it is
only 70 deg.
The greatest 'depth in whibir the cable is laid
between Suakin and Aden is' 250 fathomS. The
greatest depth throughout the whole line is 450
fathoms. The bottom is even, and consists of mud,
sand, and. smell-shells, with the debris of coral,
which may be easily pulverised between the fingers.
Not a single coral reef has been crossed.
The ImperndOr and Imperatriz start in two or
three days towards Maculla to pay out the 250
miles of cable still on board the latter vessel. The
Lady Canning will accompany them to assist in
case of necessity, and will return to Aden with the
telegraphic staff... From off Maculla the Irnperador
and Imperatriz will pursue theirhomeward voyage,
and tif all gbes 'well will return to Aden . in
.November with the remainder 'of the. cable
tot,:eomplete the line.• to Kurrachee or - Born'
tray? The siccess of the Red Sea line , has,
so. emboldened the' projectors that they pro-
pos6 to do away with Maculle as a station, and have
decided to take the cable direct from Aden to Hal's
lania, one of the Kooria Mooria islands, thence to
Muscat, and finally to Kurrachee. But it is by no
means improbable that the favourable view which
Captain Pullen's-surveys have induced, hiM to take
of the route from Hallaiiia to Bombay may even-
tually lead the company to'adopt that line in pre-
ference, to the more circuitous course by Muscat and
Kurrachee.
From the foregoing statement the,public at home
will be aware that at present, and until the line is
completed to Kurrachee 'or Bombay,. the advan-
tages to be derived from the Red Sea telegraph will
be comparativeitsmell, more especially as the line
bet Ween Candiacitntl Alexandria has not yet been
laid. !For this. 'latter -.drawback, .however, 'the
company are in no way responsible. . The land line
between Suez'and Alexandria is nearlYready, and
it was expected thatthelink , between Alexandria
and Candia (acme .wanted to connect Egypt with
Europe through*Constentinople) would have been
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comp eted simultaneously with the Red Sea. In
this, however, there has been disappointment ; for,
although the . Elba, with the required cable on
board, has been spine 'tithe in the Mediterranean
ready, to submerge. it, ourinvp t Government at the
' lest moment. Withdrew the Argus steamship, which
was to have aced_rnpapied the Elba,. and she, is now
waiting i for,iit— Toktkli .oOveenhient steamer to
,supply her plane.. This will account for the delay
in making • thaTihrePean connection, and brings
into greater -proiliiiiente' the energy, skill, and per-
severance whiClil on 01_6' side have been crowned.
With such signal shccess.
HoWever, it is by no means improbable that, even
under is.xisting circumstances, Indian and other
Easterpi inessages, dated a week later, may be
transinitted.to.Alexandria in time to catch the pre-
ceding iii '}f before she starts for Marseilles.
This will ik
.ifiettiatantage. On the other hand,
the preselOqviel*rstide of Europe, wherein it is
not impTothblg4 ' t TUFkey and Egypt may 114 ult-
imately e impTica
‘,. Jaa y render it of vital impor-
tance th trtilliStik efroth'WeLletter country should
be desp 40(1t4111modzy 4ilifhout delay. Such an
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emerges yrniaki,?ccig,jnitAAer the mail steamer
has left uez ; a telegramir,,,ou,ld,precede it at Aden
by five or six .days, and, Mete being generally a
Government steamer on the station, no time would
be lost in forwarding it to Bombay.
The Roebuck arrived here from Jeddah a few
days ago, and starts again' shortly for Bombay.
The Furious, Auckland, and schooner Constance
are in the Red Sea. The French steamship Cor-
delia is. expected hourly from Bourbon.

THE .L:iitE jACOB BELL.

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On the Sunday before last Mr: Jacob Bell died at
Tunbridge Wells, in his 49th year., He died of hard
work. In the full expectation of death, and in spite
of a most painful malady, he could not desist from
his labours, and in a half-fainting state was buckled
up to his work till within an hour before he breathed
his' last. The principal part of these labours was
directed to the raising of his profession, which was
that of a dispensing chemist. He spent a fortune in
starting and in advancing the Pharmaceutical
Society, which bids fair to embrace before long all
the chemists and druggists of Great Britain, and
which in the meantime has raised enormously the
educational standard of the class. He was the pre-
sident of the society, and it is some proof of the esti-
mation in,which hewas held, not only in his profes-
sion, but throughout the district where he resided,
that on the day of his funeral there was scarcely a
town in the kingdom in which some " Pharma-
ceutical chemist" had not his shutters closed to
niark the event, and in many of the streets, in
Marylebone—notably all down Oxford-street—the
same respect was paid to his memory. He was a
man of the most unselfish nature, who devoted him-
self to public objects, who toiled like a galley-slave
for other people, and who won the affection of all
who knew him. Ode class of the community besides
that to which he more immediately belonged will
feel his death as, a, great loss—artists of every sort,
with whom he had a genuine sympathy, and for whom
he was always 'planning some anonymous benefit—
some pleasant surprise. It is pretty well known that,
subsidiary to the professional views which were the
absorbing object of his life, Mr. Jacob Bell was a
most generous patron of the arts, and had collected
in his house at Langham-place a very %valuable
gallery of pictures, many of them from the easel of
his friend Sir Edwin Landseer. Those who knew
the liberality of the man, and how much good he
did in a quiet unassuming way, will not be sur-
prised to hear, what he kept a profound secret from
even his most intimate 'friends, that he has be-
queathed the best of his pictures to the nation.
Among them are the following of Landseer's :
" The Maid and the. Magpie," exhibited. last year
at the Royal Academy ; the celebrated picture of
the " Shoeing," " The Sleeping Bloodhound,"
"Alexander and Diogenes," "Dignity and Impu-
dence," and the " Defeat of Comus. In addition to
these there is "The Sacking of a Jew's House," by
Charles Landseer; there is a couple of landscapes
in which Lee and Sidney Cooper have united
their efforts ; there is O'Neil's picture of " The
Foundling examined by the Board of Guardians ;"
there is one of Ward's best historical works
—" James 11. receiving the news of the Landing
tonf,gthage
ePmreinneteso.fivOithrentghee;"etnhgerraeviesrtshob"eDfoerrebyitdacyan"
of Mr. Frith, which, however, has to fulfil certain
feororthi
'appear in the national collection • and, to crown
all, there is the Horse Fair" of 'Rosa Bonheur.
This last is not the large picture. of the " Horse
Fair" with which everybody is familiar, but a
smaller edition of it, painted simultaneously. In
canvas, and
con
imitissiisonth
everything but size it is a
.fae simile of the larger
engraving has been made. There are 13 pictures,
given to Mr. Frank Stone, but the nature
.what ne
of the suhject, A
anu. whether any progress has been
made in the work, -we are unable to' say.
of his legacy: Such This is
original nfaolu fromieent
fourteenth
sc h the
certain, that the public have received from Jacob
Bell a most valuable gift,and
testator has attached no condititins to the accept-
ancebeen
a'great public benefit is
the fitting eicio of a life of much public usefulness.

Lek U.

PRICE 4D• STAMPED, SD,

DUTY PAID FOR FIRE INSURANC.E.

A Parliamentary return has been published of
all sums paid for duty on insurance against fire
during the past year by. each of the fire insurance
companies of the United Kingdom. From this
document it appears that the payments by the
tondon offices, which reach in the aggregate
£937,868, stand as follows when 'arranged in the
order of their respective amounts :-
11)111r ON INSURANCES AGAINST FIRE PAID IN THE YEAR
I 1858 BY LONDON OFFICES.
iin £207,579 Bank of London and
Icheenix 132,672 National ProvincialLl3,97l
11,oyal Exchange 86,558 Royal Farmers'..... 11,774
County
Imperial 67,112 Law Union
Alliance ..
Olobe
Atlas 44,472 State 2,683
Quardian.
Law 32,137 Times 1,629
London 31,817 United Kingdom
Union 30,618 Provident 843
Westminster 30,366 Emperor 473
deneral .... ....... 19,954 British Provident ... 169
Ulnity 15,529 Preserver 2B
iThe following is a similar table with regard to
ptovincial offices, the aggregate amount being
£034,392 :
icvl33 VIITY PAID BY COUNTY OFFICES.
incial
1

riiviL _ ni0n.........
,st of England 57,848
Li erpooland London 49,343
It al Liverpool 43,391
M chester... .. . 40,161
Le ds and Yorkshire 24,24 b
La cashire 22,387
Yo kshire 21,939
Ke t • ' 15,240
13i inghtan - 15,0.53
13irloaingham District 8,6391
Esslex and Suffolk 6,788J

,t 80,744

Queen '997
TCII.
Caledonian.. £11,551
Scottish Provincial 8,671
National 5,973
Imam
onal.. £6,242 1 Patriotic £5,945
e total duty for 1858 was thus £1,472,260.
he same return, it appears that the total amount
;red on farming stock (which is exempt from
t) in the United Kingdom was £73,570481.

rrovi
Nottingham 0: Derby 4,650
Salop
Sheffield ' 3,396
North of England-- 3,325
Kent Mutual ' 3,081
Norwich Equital?le 2,91.8
Midland Counties 2,841
Hants, Sussex, ' and
Dorset..... '' . . 2,318
Shropshire and '''''

£4,814

Witles 1,943

Tcastle-on-Tyne:. 5,857 i
Sco.
tish Union .....£28,615
th British 22,212
&ern 19,150

'IIESENTATION OF MARYLEBONE.

fsterday a deputation of electors of the borough
arylebone waited upon Mr. Bernal Osborne, to
nt to that gentleman a numerously signed
tsition, soliciting. him to stand as the Liberal
date for the borough, in the room of the Right
Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart, elevated to the
- •
e-deputatiim stated that, Anding one- or. Iwo
iduals had presumed upon their own per Song
isibility to , invite a gentlemanf to come for=
and thus dictate to the borough, they had,
tgh hurriedly, got up the 'following requisi-
'Well the electors- signed with the greatest

ess . • ,•
"To Bernal Osborne,,Esq. -•- - -
." The undersigned, being electois of the borough:
of Marylebone, fully convinced of the liberality of
your political sentiments, and of the talent whick
enables you to give full expression and ,effect to
the sime when reqUired to be brought into active
exertion, are of opinion that such qualifications are
eminently suited to, and required in, a representa-
tive this important borough. Having been in-
formed on undoubted authority that our present'
excellOnt..member, Sir B. Hall, is about to be raised
to thelpeerage, thereby causing a vacancy in the
borough, we cordially and respectfully request you
to become a candidate, and should you think fit
favourably to entertain this our requisition, we
pledge ourselves, individually and collectively, to
use every exertion in our power to promote your
return`"

Mr. 1B ERNAL OSBORNE expressed the high grati-
-1 fieatio he felt at the compliment paid. to him. In
the fir t place, he had understood the dutios of a
repres ntative of the borough of Marylebone to be
so oneious as almost to appal the most experienced
tactiti4n. The next was, the expense of contesting
,suCh a fborough. When 'it was found that Lord
Ebrington's election expenses exceeded £6,000, it
becamd alarming to any candidate, and he (Mr.
Osborn) was certainly not prepared to fight such
a battl as that, much as he should appreciate a
seat in arliament for such a borough. On looking
over hi father's papers he found that he had paid
£GO,OO in 40 years in Parliamentary expenses,
and he ad made up his mind not to do so foolish
an act imself. lie was quite willing to serve the
Liberal party in the great borough of. Marylebone
if they thbught him worthy to represent them, but
he should consider it presumptuous in himself to
come forward unless he received such a public in-
vitation as would justify him in believing that he
was likely to unite the great mass of the Liberal
party. He knew that the electors of Marylebone
wore exceedingly sensitive, and very properly so,
in reference to anything like dictation, and that
would:l*w him exceedingly cautious. If, however,
there appeared anything like a general feeling in
his favotir, he would not hesitate.
The deputation assured Mr. Osborne that through-
out the length and breadth of the borough his name
was spoken of with approval as a fitting candidate
1 to succeed Sir B. Hall.

Mr. *NAL OSBORNE said if a public meeting
of the electors were called he would have much
pleasure lin attending and addressing it, and. it
would be for them to say if they thought
him worhy of support. If, however, they felt
that they could find a better man, he would cheer-
fully relit, so that the Reform interest should not
be jeopar ised.
1 The deputation retired, much gratified with their
interview and stated they should take immediate
steps for calling a public meeting of the Liberal
electors. .
During ;the afternoon large pink placards were
posted throughout the borough, bearing the words
" Bernal Osborne, the Liberal candidate, for Mary-
lebone," aid Colonel Dickson was engaged in feel-
ing his wdy amongst the " influentials in various
districts. The writ is expected to be issued on
Thursday, and the election to take place in the
course of the following week. It is fully believed
the Conseryatiyes will start a candidate.

MEETiNG OF THE LIBERAL PARTY.
Last evening an important meeting of the Liberal
party, convened by the Political and Parochial
Association of the Borough Of Marylebone, took
place at the, Colosseum Hotel, Portland-road, to
consider what steps should be taken to secure a
proper representative for theborough in Parliament.
Mr. WriC FIELD, of Oxford-street, was- called to
the chair, and the room was densely crowded. '
The CHAIRMAN opened the business by referring
to the elevation of Sir B. Hall to the peerage, which
had led to the vacancy, and said they had assem-
bled to consider the best person likely to be the
successor of the right hon. baronet. He thought
that the advisable course would belhat gentlemenshould propose the names of those they thought
eligible candidates. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. J. R. COLLINS said he had much pleasure in
proposing the name of a gentleman h
the most talented politicians in thew coounwastryon, one of
unfortunately at this moment without a seat in
Parliament. It was highly n
Marylebone shouldeeessarY
borough'that a grat,
be represented by
a gentleman of great Parr periencl,
and one who had the abirltayinetontary.:tlain their
rights. He begged leave 1 °lathe name of
Mr. Bernal Osborne—(loud to propose
na that e,
be invited to stand applause),a„
(near, hear,
as a candidate•
and cheers.)
Mr. ROBSON seconded the nomination of Mr.
Bernal Osborne.
Mr. C. GEORGE, after paying a very high com-
pliment to Sir B. Hall for his long and faithful
services to the borougsaid, what they wanted
h,
was a succes4or who would be alive equally with the
right hon. baronet to their local interests. Re be-
lieved that Mr. Bernal Osborne would not be that
man. The reason he thought so was, that on one
occasion, when
member for the county, a deputa-
tion from the Marylebone Vestry waited upon him,
and when he heard where they came from, he called
them a lot of " local. tinkers." (Laughter, and
hear, hear.) He concluded by proposing the name
of Col. Dickson. (Cheers and dissent.)
Mr. Romp moved a resolution; to the: effect,
That it would be inexpedient for this-meeting, to
come to a deeision this evening to support any par-
ticular candidate, but that a public meeting be
called to hear the opinions of Mr. Bernal Osborne,
Colonel Dickson, Mr. White, Major Lyon, or any
other candidate."
Mr. HoDGES seconded this motion, and MI
amendment was moved to the effect that a decision
be come to, and that the candidate selected be
waited upon, put which was -ultimately withdrawn.
Mr. IpiriNq opposed Colonel Dickson' and Mr.
WATSON supported the gallant colonel, and de-
nounced Mr. sborne as a place-hunter. .
I:laring the praceedin* gs Mr. FARRER ainOube,ed,
amidst some excitement, that he had just left Mr.

, • OXFORD, 'UNE 20.
•
The following letter from Mr. Gladst one to the
Provost of Oriel has been printed and cis culated in
the Common Rooms :
" 11, Carlton-house-terrace, Jitne 17.
" My dear Provost of. Oriel,—This day . is the fitei
on which I have. felt myself at liberty t o adds
any statement respecting my intended as: vumptieti
of office as Chancellor of the Exchequer even to
those who will have either to grant or to re fuse me
re-election.
" The question raised by the proposal I h aye re-
ceived has for me been a simple one. trust
it may be equally so to others if I recall thei r atten-
tion to past events.
"Various differences of opinion, both on foreign
and domestic matters, separated me, durin g great
part of ,the administration of Lord Pahnerst( from
a body. of men with the majority of who m I had
acted, and had acted in perfect harmoni r, under
Lord Aberdeen. I promoted the vote of trie House
of Commons in February of last year whi ch led to
the downfall of that Ministry. . ,

" Such having been the case, I thou ght it my
clear duty to support as far as I was ab le the Go-
vernment of Lord Derby. Accordingly, on the
various occasions, during the existence of the late
Parliament, when they were seriously threatened
with danger or embarrassment, I found, myself, like
many other independent- members, I(mding them
such assistance as was in my power. 2'..nd, although
I could not concur in the late Reform Bill, and con-
sidered 'the disSOlution tO'be singularly ill-advised,
I Still was unwilling to found on such disapproval:
a rote in favour of the motion-ofLOrd Harlington, 1
which.: Appeared to imply a bourse of previous'
Opposition, and which has been the 'immediate
Cause of tke.change of3iinisters. _
" Older these circumstances it .-trftsr. minx •'•:‘
Manifest, that, while I had not the smallest claim
'on the victorious party, my duty- as towards the
late advisers of the •Crown had been fully dis_
charged. -
"It is hardly needful to say that, previously to
the recent vote, there was no negotiation or under-
standing with me in regard to office ; but when
Lord Palmerston had undertaken to form a Cabinet
he 'acquainted me with his desire that-I should
join it.

" A proposal of that kind must be answered by
reference to the paramount interests and duties of
the period when it is made. _ . _

":These, in the present instance, are without
doubt to be found, first, in the guidance of our
foreign policy with respect to the Italian war ;
and, secondly, in the settlement of the weighty
subject of Parliamentary Reform.
" With respect to the first of these, ever since
my mind was turned to the case of Italy my views
Mid convictions . have been in unison with those of
:the; 'statesmen who will now be chiefly charged
3vith,Pour foreign affairs. It is thus my clear duty,
in oil out of office, to support them in the difficult
task of so maintaining the neutrality of Faigland as
pot tp lose the openings which events may oar for
using her impartial on behalf of ihe sta-
bility and justieeef political arrangements abroad,
'and of the peace and happiness of Europe. • •
•`` With respect to reform I understood the coun-
sels of Mr. Walpole and Mr. Henley, and I: believe
that if they had been followed the subject of reibrin
would in all likelihood have been settled at this
date, 'without either a dissolution of Parliament or
a, change of Administration. Bat I have never
understood the principles_ on which that --sub-
; ject has been managed since the schism in the late
Gevernment. I also think it undeniable that the
•
fact df the dissolution, together with the return
of an adverse and now no longer indulgent majority,
rendered the settlement of this question by the late
Ministers impossible. I therefore naturally turn
to the hope of its being settled by a Cabinet mainly
constituted and led by the men together with whom
I was responsible for framing and proposing a
Reform Bill in 1854.
" It thus appeared clear to me, not only that
Opposition on my part to the Government of Lord
Palmerston would be an unprincipled course, but
that these were precisely the circumstances which
brought into its fullest force the duty of rendering
service, and support to those who, having been
honoured with the confidence of her Majesty in a
critical state of Parliament and of parties, are to be
charged with the conduct of affairs graver and
more arduous perhaps as a whole for England than
any since the peace of 1815. I have long known
and latnented the public inconvenience brought
about by separate action ; and, subject to the con-
ditions Of honour and of public utility, I could not
with •pifopriety. pass by any opportunity of bring-
ing it at least in my own person to a close.
"I understand that misgiving exists with respect
to my sitting in a Cabinet of which Mr. Gibson is
a member, and which Mr. Cobden will be invited
to join. The very same feelings were expressed, as
I well recollect, when the late Sir William Moles-
worth entered the Cabinet of Lo:d Aberdeen. Sir
William Molesworth never to my knowledge com-
promised his political independence ; yet these
apprehensions were, I think, not justified by the
subsequent course of events.

" But'all experience, by no means excepting that
of the late Government, seems to show that Cabi-
nets cannot in the present state of things be con-
stituted Without including some, and perhaps wide,
differences of opinion, even upon questionq of high
import. The real moment of these differences can-
not be tested by mere reference to anterior and ab-
stract deelarations ; but only in the practical ap-
plication cif principles under the weight of respon-
sibility for the. conduct of affairs. I may perhaps
venture to add, that among the faults which have
at any time been found in me, has never been that
of an unthie subserviency to the opinions of others.
" Werd I *permitted the mode of address usual
upon eleaions, I should, after this preliminary
explanation, proceed to submit with confidence
to my constituents that, as their representative,
I have acted according to the obligations which
their choice and favour brought upon me, and
that the Ministry which has thought fit to de-
sire my co-operation is entitled in my person as
well as otherwise to be exempt from condem-
nation at the first moment of its • existence.
Its title to this extent is perhaps the more clear,
because among its early as well as its very gravest
duties will be the proposal of a Reform Bill, which,
if it be accepted by Parliament, 'must lead after no
long interval to a fresh general appeal to the people,
and will thus afford a real opportunity of judging
whether the public men associated in the present
Cabinet have or have not forfeited by that act, or
by its legitimate consequences, any confidence of
which they may previously have been thought
worthy.
"'Your kindness in proposing Con-
vocation on so many successive occasions has led me
to trouble you with this lengthened letter.. I hope
my name to
it may be justified by the gravity of the present
juncture ; and, having so far trespassed on your
ewhhaantd s
courseto ‘vh which
pitabtieelnoeneg,sl jiheeteasrfkulolyf lceoanyseidienrintgh
honour of the University may require.
"I remain, my dear Provost of Oriel,
Very sincerely yours,
"W. E. GLADSTONE."

-. , .
The subscriptions to the 5 per cent. Prussianidati
of £4,600,000 at 95 have exceeded the required total bronly
£281,250. '
i
DESPERATE SlllClDE.—Yesterdiry evening an in-
quest was held at the Greyhound Tavern, Compton-street,
Soho, on the body of r. Wm. Bucknell, aged 50, a patent
cord manlifacturer, who had destroyed himself by cutting
his throat and by a deep incision in his abdomen. The land-
lord of the tavern stated that the deceased lived next door
to him, and that on Thursday morning he was called into
the house; where he found the deceased lying in his night-
shirt, with two gashes in his throat, and his bowels pro-
truding from a large wound, inflicted with a paper-cutting
knife, 10 inches long. He had seen the deceased the pre-
ceding night, when his manner seemed unusual. It appeared
from the evidepcc of the widow and of other witnesses that
the -dece.fist4d had been deranged and confined in a lunatic
asylum. "I.& coroner, Mr. IVa kley, r_emarked that it was
the most' desperate case of suicide, with one exception, that
he had known in his twenty years' experience, and in that
one case the suicide had cut his intestines to pieces with a
pair o sc .
f issors The jury returned a verdict of temporary
,
insanity. '
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James Roberts, timber merchant From the, Venerable.
Archdeacon of Ross.—No. 32 836—Three
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general debility, which rendered my life very miSerable, he s
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re PELCO3I of Ross, Skibbereen.
265. The IMb. andl.2lh. tins'carriage tree,
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piecadiny • Abbas,,. 60,
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at Edinburgh, 'Raimes and Co.;
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OXFOItD UNIVERSITY ELECTION.
The Ri Hon. W, E. GLADSTONE'S LONDON
COMMITTE_ E will SIT DAILY at the Union Hotel, Cock-
spur-street, w here all communications should be addressed.
The followi ug gentlemen have resolved themselves into a
Committee :
Lord Gordon Lennox, M.P.
The Right Henry-!Hon. James Stuart Wortley.
Sir Frederic 3k Rogers, Bart.
Sir Stephen R. Glynne, Bart.
The Very ti ev. the Dean of St. Paul's.
The Judge • of the High Court of Admiralty.
The Rev. D r. Kynaston, Head Master of St. Paul's School.
Granville I 1. Harcourt Vernon, Esq.
Robert Phi llimore, Esq., LL.D.
The Rev. V Tilliam Scott.
A full list i )f the Committee will be given to-morrow.

tOYA.I. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
and er tne Alanagement ef Mr. Charles Kean
THIS EN `EKING will be presented Shakspeare's historical
play of KING HENRY V.
King If enry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Beam
After wh Ich, IF THE CAP FI rs.

THEA,►TRE_ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING the performances will commence with
EVERYBODY'S FRIEND. Messrs. Charles Mathews,
Compton, and Buckstone ; Mesdames C. Mathews, Wilkins,
and Reynolds.
After which, USED UP.
To conclude with THE WATER WITCHES.
Commence at 7.

-xTEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI.
.L Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.

THIS EVENING, THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. Mr.
J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. Billington, Miss Woolgar, Miss
H. Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly.
Followed by THE HOUSE? or, THE HOME? Mr. A.
Wigan. C. Selby, Billington ; Mrs. Alfred Wigan, Miss H.
Simms. Miss Laid law.

After which, THE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. Messrs. C.
Selby and Moreland ; Misses Woolgar and K. Kelly.
To conclude with ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Messrs.
J. L. Toole, Chas Selby, Billinoton ; Misses Keeley, Arden,
and-Laidlaw. and Sirs. Billington.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.
Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box
Office open from 10 to 5 —no charge for booking. No fees to
servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough
THIS EVENING will be produced a new Comedietts, by
J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled WHICH OF THE TWO ?
supported by the company.
Alter which, KENILWORTH.
Fielowed by CAUGHT BY THE EARS. Mr. J. Rogers
and Miss F. Hughes.

Commence at 7 o'clock.

ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Lessee and Manager ...Mr. William Cooke.
Last Five Nights of the Season.
Tremendous Success of the National Military Romance, the

Battle of Waterloo.

THIS EvENING, the performances will commence with
the revived military spectacle of THE BATTLE OF
WATERLOO, reproduced with all its original effects. Sup-
ported by Mr. W. Cooke, Mr. W. Cooke, jun., Mr. Holloway,
Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. J.W. Anson, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Herbert,
Mr. Stanton, Mr. Worboys, &c. Mrs. Dowton, Miss Dowton,
Miss Rivers, &c.
After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN
THE CIRCLE, introducing Mr. John Henry Cooke, the
greatest rider in the world, and the whole of Mr. W. Cooke's
family, being the only instance on record of such a domestic
concentration of unequalled male and female talent ; Madile.
Francisco; Miss Holloway.

To conclude with a Novel Entertainment called THE
VOLUNTEER CORPS ; or, Female Brigade.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips

Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper
Gallery, 6d.
Private Boxes, .£4 4s, £2 2s, and £1 ls.
To commence at 7 ; Carriages at 11.

On Saturday next, 25th June, the last night of the season,
Grand Change and Brilliant Routine of Novelties, for the
Benefit of Mr. William Cooke, proprietor.

CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS
GALLERY. Westminster-road.—Open at Seven.
EVERY EVENING during the week will appear
THE DRLEPIERRE FAMILY,
consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette,
and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and
EIGHT years.
The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some
of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever
written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi-
ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu-
siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France
and Belgium.

They will perform EVERY EVENING, at NINE and
ELEVEN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments.

THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, Julia 21.

THEEMOHETErt, IN THE SHADE.
67—highest since soon yesterday.
56—lowest this morning and during the night.
65—this day at noon.

BAnomETER-29.98.
WIXD, North-Westerly ; fresh, with fine cool weather.

As time moves on the plot thickens—in one part
we have the Allied Armies in dubious suspense as to
the fate of the next battle on the Mincio. The Aus-
trians are evidently making the most enegetie prepa-
rations to defend the last stronghold on which they
can hope to resist the Allies ; while on the
other the French are full of enthusiasm, and,
flushed with the prestige of victory, are burn.
ing to measure swords with the hated oppres-
sors of Italy. The Germans entrench them-
selves with a heavy heart and sad misgiving, while
their invaders push on with the light elastic step
of youth—strong in the consciousness of their
vigorous onset and martial strength. A very few
days, perhaps hours, may not elapse before the trial
takes place, and woe to the vanquished will be the
order of the day. As we stated a short time ago,
the French are very actively at work—not on one
point, but on all points available for a grand
onslaught. Their gunboats must be now on the Po
to meet the army of Prince NAPOLEON marching in
that direction, to be carried across that river and
the Adige' also; while the division about to
land, if it have not already debarked to the north-
east of Venice, will march at once on Treviso,
seize the railway there, and so cut off all communi-
cation with Germany in that direction, at the same
time that it menaces the rear of the Austrian army
on the Alincio, if indeed it will rest there. We
hear a great deal about the quadrangle, and the
immensity of the Austrian army prepared to defend
it to extremity, but, if we mistake not, their very
number will become a sore perplexity when once
the panic ensues. Then will come the confusion,
ammunition, stores, baggage, and parks of artil-
lery too numerous and to cumbrous to be carried
away. In fact they will consider themselves but
too happy if they can but save themselves in the
helter skelter and pell mell terrors of a beaten and

retreating army.
On the other haiid, we see the wily course of
diplomacy at Vienna, Berlin, and Brussels, endea-
vouring to seduce this country into their
hopeless cause. It is very well for Prussia
to build on the late marriage alliance with
England, and for Austria to rest assured that the
former influence of King LEOPOLD will now
be stronger than ever in her favour now that his
family are so closely allied to her destinies by mar-
riage. But these despotic rulers reckon without
their host. We have a House of Commons which
must take an English view of the question and
not subject the people of this country to
heavy additional taxation to support foreign Go-
vernments in their suppression of alien people.
Why should we be cursed with an Income-tax to op-
press the Italians, Hungarians and other nationalities
now groaning under the yoke of Austria ? If Lord
PALIIERSTON'S Government try it on we shall not
have to wait long for his second and last exclusion
from Office, however much he may fancy that 1
he is safe in the intrigues of LEOPOLD, or the
German obstinacy of others who may yet rue the
day of their folly.

The Siecle has coolly undertaken the task of
lecturing her most gracious
laJesty Queen Vic-
TORIA, upon a proceeding which
that ingenious
organ regards as in the highest degree unconstitu-
tional. It is an exception about as reasonable in
its way as though some Parisian critic, Staunchly
believing, let us say, in the poetic genius
of
BOILEAU, were to sit in judgment upon any poem
you please of PERCY BYSSHE SIIELLEY'S-41/aator,
for example—and sagely to pronounce the writer of
that article to be glaringly deficient in all the nobler

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THE SUN.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1859.