The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-21 00:00:00

LONDON GLEE _ AND

MADRIGAL

UNION, EGYPTIAN HALL,

There is no falling off in the attractive power of
the exquisite glees, old ballads, and madrigals, as
performed for the third season under the able direc-
tion of Mr. Land. There is evidently an increasing
love and appreciation of this kind of music, and
those who weary of a long opera may be seen
thoroughly excited and interested during the sing-
ing of " Now is the month of Maying," or " Barbara
Allan." The present programme contains a variety
of charming compositions, including Sir Henry
Bishop's quintet, " Now by day's retiring lamp,"
" Love in her eyes," from " Acis and Galatea,"
" When winds breathe soft," "By Celia's arbour,"
and others of equal merit. Miss Eyles charms the
audience by her expressive power and sweet sing-
ing thrown into the old traditional ballad, "Near
Woodstock Town." A rapturous encore is sponta-
neously awarded her, and most richly is it de-
served. The beautiful four-part song by Kiicken,
" The soldier's farewell," is given with great effect
and careful finish by Messrs. Land, Lawler, Cum-
mings, and Baxter, usually eliciting the same com-
pliment. In short the whole entertainment is of a
most pleasing character, and we are not astonished
to find such full and fashionable audiences con-
stantly attending it. Mr. Land knows well how
to select the best and most telling compositions;
and under his direction there is nothing more to be
desired in the rendering of them. They are perfect
of their class, and constitute a most agreeable fea-
ture during the gloom of our winter months.

PRIVY COUNCIL.—Her Majesty the Queen held
a Privy Council yesterday. Her Majesty having been
pleased to appoint the Most Noble Edward Duke of Somer-
set to be Lord Lieutenant of the county of Devon, his grace
took the customary oaths. The Right Hon. Francis Earl
Cowper was sworn Lord Lieutenant of the county of Bed-
ford. The Right Hon. Benjamin Lord Llanover was sworn
Lord Lieutenant of the county of Monmouth.

Prince Leopold of England arrived at Cannes on
the afternoon of the 15th, having travelled from Paris by
easy stages. The Prince occupies the Villa Leader, near
that of Lord Brougham. _

The Emperor of Russia has just placed a sum of
125,000 fr. at the disposal of M. Struve, the celebrated
astronomer, for the purpose of establishing an observatory
on Mount Ararat.

THE LATE KING OF PORTUGAL.—The post
mortem examination took place on the 13th, and the opinion
given was that his Majesty had expired from a violent at-.
tack of fever, the cause of which was to be attributed to the
miasma arising from the marshes in the neighbourhood of
the capital.
FUNERAL OF MR. T. S. DIINCOMBE..—The in-
terment of the late member for Finsbury took place to-day
at Kensal-green Cemetery, at half-past eleven o'clock. In
conformity with the wishes of the deceased, only relalives,
with some members of his committee, attended as mourners.,
THE CARLISLE ELECTION.--We learn by eleetrid
telegraph that the writ for the Carlisle election arrived there
yesterday, and that proclamation was made from the mar
ket cross that the nomination will take place on Monday,
and the polling on Tuesday next. _ _

A Vienna journal says :—" Omer Pacha, wearied
at having repeatedly demanded in vain from the Porte the
reinforcements which are absolutely necessary to enable
him to put down the insurrection in the western provinces
of the Turkish empire, lately prayed the Sultan to give him
a successor forthwith ; but on the earnest entreaties of
Prince Kalimachi he has consented 10 retain his command
for the present,"
A letter from Berlin of the 18th says :—" The
decision has to-day been come to that no money shall be
demanded from the Chambers fer the coronation ceremonies,
but that the King shall pay all the expenses from his privy
purse. His Majesty, in order to do so, intends to borrow
2,000,000 thalers from the Seehandlung (Maritime Com-
merce Bank). This news has produced a very good im-
pression. _ _

WARLIKE PREPARATIONS IN ITALY.—A letter
from Naples of the 15th, in the Italia, says :—" The utmost
activity prevails in the dockyards of Naples and Castella
mare. An order has arrived from Turin directing all the
vessels to be repaired and re-armed. They are required to
be ready for the spring, and M. Tholosano has given direc-
tions that the workmen should bo employed even on the
Sunday.
FIRE AT KENSINGTON.--A destructive fire broke
out yesterday morning on the extensive premises of Mr. C.
Phelps, builder, Essex Villa, Philimore-gardens, Kensing-
ton. The fire was discovered raging in the workshops.
The engines of the Kensington Brigade, as well as the
London Fire Brigade, were shortly on the spot and got to
work under the direction of Mr. G. It. Staples, but the fire
was not extinguished until a building 24 feet long by about
20 wide was burnt out.

THE NORTH BRITON.—At Lloyd's yesterday 20
guineas premium were offered on the North Briton, Cana-
dian steamer, but were declined. In the course of the after-
noon the rates advanced to 30 guineas, but very little, if
any, business was dote at that price. A telegram was
posted at noon from Liverpool that the Jura steamer passed
the North Britonlin the evening of the 4th (the day after
her departure), and that the Jura was detained 31 hours by
fog at Belle Isle on the 7th. It is exceedingly probable that
the North Briton encountered the fog, and sustaining some
damage to her machinery, &c., was detained. The last
rates done on the ship James "Wilson, from Australia, with
£BO,OOO of gold on board, now out upwards of 130 days, was
15 guineas.
PRESENTATION TO THE LATE GOODS MANAGER
OP THE WEST MIDLAND RAILWAT.—.A. short time ago
Mr. Thos. Hibbert retired from the office of goods manager
on the West Midland line, in order to enter upon a more
lucrative appointment on the South Western Railway. He
held his former office for nine years, and won the respect
of the officers of the company and many members of the
community with which he was connected in business. It
was res lved, therefore, to present him with some substan-
tial mark of the respect in which he was held. A subscrip-
tion list was accordingly opened, and very soon 220 sub-
scribers had given in their names, and upwards of £3OO
was realised. This sum was expended in the purchase of
a dinner and dessert service of plate for twelve, a beau-
tiful gold chronometer watch and guard, and a neatly
netted purse, containing 100 guineas.— Wolverhampton
Chronicle. _ _ _

.....
According to the New York accounts this week,
the shipments of grain from that port during the month of
October had been of unprecedented magnitude, those of
wheat and flour alone being worth more than a million and
a half sterling. 'r he imports of manufactured goods during
the same period had been only £400,000 against £1,100,000
in the corresponding month of last year, and oven of this
total about half consisted of woollen goods bought for army
purposes. Nearly all the markets were now drained of
produce, and many bankers and merchants were looking
anxiously to the effects to be witnessed when the shipments
of breadstuffs, as would soon be the case, are reduced to
moderate proportions.
The financial advices from Paris to day state that
it is understood M. Fould called before him yesterday the
Syndicat of the Agents do Change, and intimated that he
does not intend raising any loan for the present. He is also
reported to have said that, in his opinion, the measures
about to bo taken will inspire sufficient confidence to enable
the immediate wants of the Treasury to be supplied through
the floating debt. The Bourse is to be opened gratuitously
at the end of the year, and the tourniquets removed. Tho
obnoxious tax on the transfer of share property, which pro-
duces only £240,000 per annum, is likewise to be abolished
or modified. The Minister further mentioned that within
these few days there has been a commencement of a return
of silver to the Bank of France.
Among the recent causes of firmness in the funds
have been some large purchases of Reduced and India De-
bentures on account of the London and Westminster Bank..
Several of the French journals state that a float-
ing battery cased with iron, which will be called Le Ram-
part, is about to bo built at Cherbourg.

LATEST NEWS.

OPENING OF THE ITALIAN
PARLIAMENT,
TURIN, Nov. 20, EVENING.
The Italian Parliament was re-opened to-day.
In the Chamber of Deputies. Baron Ricasoli, Presi •
dent of the Council, explained the present state of
the Roman question. He said that he had drawn
up a plan of reconciliation between religion and
liberty, and between the State and the Church.
He had requested the Emperor Napoleon to become
mediator; but, owing to the little disposition to
conciliation on the part of the Roman Court, the
mediation had not been attended with any result.
Baron Ricasoli then laid on the table of the
house the documents relating to this project of

arrangement.
The project contains 11 Articles, of which the
following is a summary :
" The Pope and the Cardinals are to preserve
their dignity and inviolability. Full liberty is
guaranteed to the Sovereign Pontiff for his acts of
divine rights as chief of the Church. The Pope is
empowered to send Nuncii to communicate with
the Bishops and the faithful, and to convene Synods
and Councils without the intervention of the Go-
vernment. The King of Italy renounces his right
in respect of ecclesiastical benefices. The Italian
Government also relinquishes all right of inter-
ference in the nomination of Bishops. Tho King
of Italy will guarantee to the Pope a certain re-

venue."

The 11 articles are preceded by an address to
the Pope, accompanied by a letter to Cardinal
Antonelli requesting him to give the plan a favour-
able consideration.
A note addressed by Baron Ricasoli to the Che-
valier di Nigra was also laid on the table of the
house. It instructs the Sardinian Minister at Paris
to request the good offices of France in order to
bring this project before the Pope, and says that
should the proposals it contains be rejected, the
Italian Government could not, without difficulty,
restrain the impatience of the people, who claim
Rome as their capital.
After the speech of Baron Ricasoli an animated
discussion took place on the state of things in
the Neapolitan provinces.
The Chamber resolved on discussing the state of
things in Naples at the same time as the Roman
question.

PARIS, Nov. 20.

The Patrie of this evening says :—" If we are
well informed, the disarmament of which we have
spoken could only take place in consequence of an
understanding between France and the other great
powers, who are themselves armed."

General Cialdini has arrived in Paris.
The Pays denies that it has been purchased by
Count de Morny.

The statement made by the Constitutionnel yes•
terday, that Count Persigny had submitted a pro.
ject of disarmament to the Emperor, was nol
believed on the Bourse.

BERLIN, Nov. 20.

The Neve Preussische Zeitung of to-day says :
"We learn from a reliable source that the Pope's
health is daily becoming more impaired."

RAGUSA, Nov. 20.

Communication between this city and Trebigne
has been interrupted by the insurgents. The
Turkish army, under the command of Omer Pacha,
has been increased by 10,000 regular troops and
Bashi Basouks.

The insurgents have likewise received reinforce-
ments. They returned yesterday to Ljubowa,
which place they had left on the 16th inst.
A slight skirmish has taken place between the
Turks and the insurgents, but led to no result.

RAGUSA, Nov. 18.
A heavy fall of snow has compelled Omer Pasha
go into winter quarters.

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY Molly'Na

A steamer of war belonging to the Southern
States, giving no name, but late the Nashville, has
just come into the river with the Confederate flag
flying and pennant at the main. She was bound
from Bremen for England for repairs, and on Tues-
day last, is lat. 49.8 N., long. 9.50 W., she fell iu
with the American ship Harvey Birch, from
Havre for New York, in ballast. She boarded her,
and took out all the crew, and put them in irons,
and then burnt the ship. The capture took place
in 75 fathoms water. The steamer is anchored in
the stream, and the crew and all their personal
effects are just landed in the docks. The steamer
is in a very dilapidated state. The Harvey Birch
was a full rigged ship, 1,487 tons American mea-
surement, commanded by Captain Nelson. The
mate states the steamer opened her port fires, and
ordered them to heave to, haul down her American
flag, and send the captain on board. Captain
Nelson went on board, and soon returned with
orders from the captain of the Nashville to get all
their things out, as they were going to destroy the
ship. They were allowed about an hour and a half
and got out part of their things. The steamer's
crew took a large quantity of provisions on board,
and the ship's chronometer, barometer, and some of
her charts, and allowed Captain Nelson to have his
own chronometer, but he has lost some 1,200 or
1,400 dols. worth of personal effects, books, charts,
&c. They then set fire to the ship fore and aft,
and the steamer left her burning. The three masts
were seen to go over the side. The crew of the
Harvey Birch consists in all of 29 men, including
the owner's son, captain, two mates, two boat-
swains, cook, steward, carpenter, and 20 seamen.
They are all cast on the shores to do the best they
can for themselves.