The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-26 00:00:00

FOREIGN NAIL PACKET LIS.

In the following table E signifies that letters are dellit4he1
by evening mails from London, and M by morning WM.

by evening mails from Lonaon, auu ~.,,,_ ...7 --- -
Mall
at
DESTINATIONS. Despatch Port of
6110.
of Mails. Despateh.
.................
_______ -----
Australia and Mauritius, via
Southampton Jan. 12, 11 Soutbatap. Jan. is
Ditto, via Marseilles
Bahamas and Havana via New
York - Dem 23, E Liverpool.. Dee• 21
Canada, &c. (by Canada. pekt,) Dec. 28 , E Liverpool.. overdue
Cape of Good Hope, Ascen-1 ,
sion, and St. Helena 'Jan. 5, EiDevonport Jan. I
China, Penang, and Singa-
Jan. 2
pore, via Soutliamton • ,Jan. 4 IlSouthamp.
p
Ditto, va arseilles .... ;Dec. 26, 31
Gibraltar,i via SouthamPton....,Dec. 27 ,M South amp. Dec. 25
Honduras and Blewilelds .... Dec. —, M Southamp. Dec. ---
India (Calcutta) and Ceylon,
via Southampton Jan. 4, 31 Southamp. Jan. 2
..
Ditto, via Marseilles 'Dec. 26,E .......... Jan. 12
India (Bombay), via South-
ec
ampton Dee. 27, 11 Seuthamp. D. 25
Ditto, via Marseilles
Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres,
and P. Islands
Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Dec. 27, MSeuthamp. Dec. 21
Malta, amp ton
n and Aden, via
Sout
Ditto, via Marseilles
Dec. 26, E ............ P. 46
141exico and Havana Jan. 2, M Southamp. Jam '
Newfoundland Dee. 31, E Liverpool.•
United States and British N
America (by ifritish packet) Dec. 23, E Liverpool.. Dec. 29
Ditto (by U. S. packet) -
Dvec'erd2Wls
W o
est Cast of Africa, Ma- Jan. 1°
deira, and Teneriffe Dec. 23 E Liverpool..
West India, California, Vene-
zuela Chili, Pu, Gy-
town,, New Granerada, &c.
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"
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licacy of touch which characterise the author's prose works.
and, in addition, an ineffable grace and tenderness, Such as via
find in few poetical compositions besides those of Tenyssu"
son.
Thelauthor has produced a volume of poems which will a
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Illustrated News of the World.
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IMPORTANT TO THE THEATRICAL PROPESSIOI.
—AflitAxams v. COLLINS.—This was an action, (tried ,sin.,
the Whitechapel County Court on Saturday) brough.,__t Bhp
Mr. Abrahams, the proprietor and lessee of the Effingnar,
Theatre, Whitechapel, against Mr. Collins, the celebrattr
singer and Irish comedian, of the Marylebone Music ilaut
to recover damages for loss occasioned by the nonPPear
ance of the defenant at a benefit at the Effingham Thastrei
under the following circumstances :—Counsel was enga.at
for the occasion, and a groat number of the members of 'LI"
/I. ne
theatrical profession were present to hear the case. ...• i
peered from the evidence that the defendant was °WV"'
to sing for the benefit of Mr. Emanuele, a well-know; d
singer, and bills were immediately circulated in the rlig
to the effect that Mr. Collins would appear in addition.
_,.
other attractions, and the plaintiff received no notice that
other
the defendant could not attend. An announcement
made by the plaintiff to the effect that Mr. Collin% Irfr._
make his appearance in the course of then vening,
fendant never attended, whereby, the plaiiff had te,. Lemke
the money to a portion of the audience, and a ge,„ltioit
was occasioned in the theatre. In the cross-es
it was shown that the plaintiff had suffered a conel_ low'
loss by the non-attendance of the defendant, wh°,Pase iral
indisposition for his absence. The Judge said. bulge;
th. 13,1 . Th.
very clear, the defendant had made himself liable.
„eed to *
jury, after a brief consultation, unaniniou_ “sIY '6".t.i..
verdict for the plaintiff—damages £5, with full ca''
BIRTHS.
CATIIOART.—On the 23d inst., at Thornton-le street, Ma
Countess Cathcart, of a son. gra
EVAN s.—On the 24th inst., at 40, Bloomsbury-140Sr°'
Evans, of a daughter. the wife of
MARRIOTT.—On the 23d inst., at Ha.slemere,
E. H. Marriott, Esq., of a son. Leo
PROBYN.—On the 19th inst., at Esher-place, the
the Rev. Julian Probyn, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
—VILLAMAIIINA On the 12th inst., St Par..ll,
REVEL
Thaon de Revel, Marquis de St. Andre, to Mademoisela.
Isabella, daughter of the Marquis de Villamarina, Sara
nian Minister at Paris.
SAMPSON.--STACE.— On the 23d inst., at All Souill, ls', Upper
Lang:
m-place, Mr. Samuel Sampson, of Crown H
Norwood Surrey, and 18, Little Tower-street, to Emma/
fifth daughter of Mr. A. Stace, of Langham-street.
DEATHS.
BoYDELL. —On the 23d inst., at Gloucester-crescent, Re'
gent's-park, James Boydell, Esq.
CIIITER.—On the 21st inst. at at Ednam House, near Choi.
tenham, Harriet Jane, *wife of Rear-Admiral T.
W.
Carter, C. 8., aged 09.
DEATH.—On the 225 inst., at Oxford-terrace,
Gideon
eathsq., aged 54.
NEL D
SON, . EOn the 20th inst., at Bedicoto Grange, rlS'ar
Banbury, Oxon, the Rev. O. B. Nelson, 8.D., aged "° _
OtaritANT.—On the 17th inst., at Blackheath, Kent,
r i. ;
,Aa Tr. Ty
n. —,
oLii 1 iT. H. Oliphant, Esq., aged 58.
VINES.—On the 17th inst., at Alders„ ,
°ntahme
Vines, aged 29.
,laBgthedinst.,6ato-s Robt. G.
treet
Mr. Daniel Pratt, of Hill-side
P
Wonsiiie.—On the 21st inst., at Great Yarmouth, Harri
Verelst Worskip, Esq., aged 86.____________

LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG,
of No. 112, Strand, Printeg at The Sun Mice, No. 112,,
Strand, in the Precinct of. the Savoy, id the count/
Middlesex, Monday, December 26, 1859.