The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-10 00:00:00

BIRTHDAY Or THE PRINCE Or WALEN.--Yesterday
was the anniversary of the birthday of the Prince of
Wales. His Royal Highness has now completed his
sixteenth year, so that he only lacks two years of the age
at which members of the Royal Family of England attain
their majority. The event was elmerved at Windsor
with the customary honours.

Tiscount and Viscountess Barrington and family are
passing the season at Beckett House, Berks.

The Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar
left Gordon Castle yesterday, en route for the south.
Their serene highnesses are expected in town ea! ly
next week.

His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer and family are passing the season at
Holly Grove, near Windsor.

His Excellency the American Minister was pre-
vented from dining at the Guildhall yesterday on ac-
count of slight indisposition.
The Countess d'Apponyi is expected in town on
Thursday, from Paris.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond return to-day
from Gordon Castle.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have
abandoned their contemplated tour, and purpose pass-
ing the winter at Stanwick Park, Yorkshire. They
have not been seeing company at Alnwick Castle, as
erroneously stated.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town
yesterday, from Harpton Court, Kington.
Mr. W. B. Beaumont, M.P., acd Lady Margaret
Beaumont are on a continental tour, and will not re-
turn to England until the latter end of February.
Sir John and Lady Kingston James have arrived at
the Brunswick Hotel, from the Continent. The Baron
Duperre (attache to the Emperor Napoleon) and the
Baron de la Roneire have left the same establishment
for Paris.

Mr. and :Mrs. Augustus Frederick Thistlethwayte
have retsrned to Grosvenor-square from Scotland.
The Siamese Princes are expected at Windsor Castle
on Wednesday next, and will have a State reception at
10 o'clock, after which a magnificent luncheon will be
given them in the Waterloo Chamber.
THE LATE BRITISH MINISTER AT LIMA.—By the last
advices from Peru we hear that one of the accomplices
in the murder of Mr. S. Sulivan has been apprehended
and placed in safe custody. He is an Equatorian—
Diaz de la "Ferola—a celebrated robber and assassin,
and has been identified by one of Mr. Sulivan's servants
as the person who was in the passage at the time of the
murder. The Peruvian Government expresses the
etrogest hopes of securing the rest of the murderous
gang. _ _ _

DEATH OP SIB ROBERT PRICE, BART.—This baronet,
who for nearly 40 years had a seat in the House of
CommonQ, died on Thursday night at his residence in
Stratton-street, Piccadilly. He was only son of Sir
Uvedale, the first baronet, by Lady Caroline Carpenter,
fourth daughter of the first Earl of Tyrconnel, and was
born in 1786. He married, in 1823, Mary, daughter of
the Rev. Dr. Robert Price, and, on the death of his
father, in 1829, succeeded to the baronetcy and exten-
sive family estates in Herefordshire. In 1818 he was
returned to the House of Commons for the oouaty of
Hereford, which he continued to represent up to 1841.
In 1845 be was elected for the city of Hereford, and
remained its representative until a few weeks before the
late dist.t'ntion.

DEATH OF SIR CLEMENT WOLSELET, BART.—This
respected baronet is announced to have died a few days
back at Brussels. He was born in 1794, and was only
son of the late Major J. R. Wolseley. In 1833 he mar-
ried the eldest daughter of the late Mr. P. Homrigb,
M.P. for Drogheda. On the demise of his uncle, the Rev.
Sir R. Wolseley, in 1852, he succeeded to the baronetcy.
The late baronet was formerly in the 80th Foot, in which
regiment he served in India. He was High-Sheriff of
the county Carlow in 1852, in which county the family
have large estates. He is succeeded in the baronetcy by
his son, John Richard, born in 1834.
We are requested to contradict the report of the
"rumoured resignation of Mr. W. Hackblock, the
member for Reigate, which has not been contemplated
by him. He has, we are informed, been seriously ill,
but is very much better, and confidently expects to
take his seat at the ensuing session in better health
than during the past one.
BANQUET AT FISHUONGERS'-HALL.—Yeeterday even-
ing, in accordance with established precedent, a banquet
took place at Fishmongers'-hall, on the occasion of the
civic inauguration of the new Lord Mayor. The com-
pany, which, including liverymen and visitors, numbered
nearly 200, was presided over by the prime warden, Mr.
R. Graham, the office of vice-chairmen being filed by
Mr. W. B. Towse. Among those present were—➢lr.
Sergeant Manning, Major Salis, Mr. J. W. Pycroft,
Mr. K. Hooper, Mr. Bust, Mr. Eagle, Mr. Tyrrell, &c.
In the disposal of the loyal toasts, special honour was
done to the health of the Prince of Wales on account of
its being his royal highness's birthday ; and at a subse-
quent period of the evening the health of Sir R. W. Car-
den, the new Lord Mayor, was drunk with due eclat,
the chairman observing that the past career and the
proved magisterial ability of Sir Robert augured well
for the manner in which he would acquit himself as the
head of the corporation of London. The musical ar-
rangements were under the tiirsction of Mr. Hobbs, who
had the able assistance of Miss Stabbach, Mr. H. Phil•
lips, the Distin family, and the Orpheus Glee Union.
The dinner was provided by Messrs. Ring and Brymer,
of Ocrnbill, and was in all respects worthy of the occa-
sion.
SERIOUS ACCLDENT DURING THR PROCESSION.—An
accident of a serious character occurred to an elderly
woman named Martha Castle, aged 64 years, a laun-
dress, residing in Gardiner's-!ane, Westminster, whilst
passing one of the streets abutting on the line of the

procession near the Strand. It appears that the poor

woman was in a spring cart with heidaughter, and going
the usual weekly round to collect linen for washing. She
was driving, and in crossing towards St. Martin's-lane a
cab ran against her and pitched her with considerable
force into the street. She was removed to Charing-cross
Hospital as soon as possible, where it was ascertained
that she had sustained a fracture of the collar bone.
There is no blame attached to any person, as from the
crowd of vehicles that was•turned out of their route by
the procession taking the Strand a collision seemed
unavoidable.

ROTAL SURREY GARDENS COMPANT.—Yester lay the
ballot was taken upon the amendment moved by Mr. F.
Chappell at the adjourned meeting, held on theprevious
Monday, to the adoption of the directors' report :
" That inasmuch as the continuance of the difference
between the directors and certain shareholders is damag-
ing to the property and injuries to the interests of the
company, and as four additional directors to the Inte-
rests of the company, and as four additional directors
have been added to the board, making seven in the
whole, that the present directors of the company, viz ,
Messrs. Bain, Coppock, Holmes, Johnson, Land, and
Todd, be requested to make such provisional arrange-
ments with the creditors of the company, and for letting
the gardens, as they may deem expedient, and that they
be requested to report the result to an extraordinary
general meeting, to be called for the Purpose as early as
convenienti" and also ,upon Mr. Fleming's motion,
" that Messrs. Coppock, Bain, and Holmes be removed
from the directorship. The balloting was continued
from 3 to 6 o'clock, and after about an hour and a quar-
ter had been occupied in casting up the numbers, the
sorutineers announced that 153 personal votes and 76
proxies had been recorded in favour of the origal mo-
tiou, and for Mr. Campbell's amendment and Mr.
Fleming's motion, 62 personal votes and 2 proxies ;
majority in favour of the directors, 91 personal votes
and 74 proxies, together 165. The directors' report was
consequently carried.
THE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF GOVERNMENT ARMS AT
BIRMINGHAM.—In last Thursday's San some particulars
appeared connected with the disappearance of several
thousand pounds' worth of Government stores from the
Tower, Beget-street, Birmingham. The mystery in
connexion with this robbery has at length been partially
revealed by the arrest of three persons earned Thomas
Wil:iams, who was employed as a lock-.setter and exa-
miner at the works, and William and George Brereton,
gun-finishers. These men were all before the magis •
trates yesterday, but the case of Williams only was
gone into. It appeared that Mr. Clarke, an extensive
gunmaker in London, ascertained that military arms
were beingeold in Birmingham for less than the cost price;
this he communicated to the Chairman of the London
Armoury Company. Acting upon the advice of this
gentleman, Mr. Clarke proceeded to Birmingham, and,
with the assistance of the metropolitan and local police,
Williams was discovered. Mr. Clarke had an interview
with Williams, who offered to sell him guns,
naming the
price, which was about one-half the ordinary rate ; a
long correspondence in writing took place, resulting in
Mr. Clarke's purchasing 20 guns which he paid for ; the
prisoner sent them to London, but they were delivered
instead to Mr. Goodman ; on being examined it was
found they bore the Tower mark, and it was shown that
they were not condemned guns. The prisoner was com-
mitted to the assizes, and bail was refused; the other
two prisoners were remanded till Saturday.

I Two SIGHTS AT ROSlE.—Thanks to the Empress of
Russia, we saw the two grandest sights of Rome to the
greatest advantage. On Monday St. Peter's was ilia-
' urinated from the pavement to the cross. The n'ght was
dark and mild, and the lamps suspended 430 feet iu the
air, were sot once put out by the wind. As the bell
struck nine the torches were suddenly lighted all round
the roof, and it seemed as if the great pile was on
fire, whilst the bells ringing a peal seemed like alarm-
bells rung at a fire. It was difficult to get the impres-
sion out of the mind that St. Peter's was on fire, and
we awoke next morning almost inclined to ask, had the
whole pile been burnt down in the night. We did not
see theColoseum by moonlight, so we are saved a de-
scription of what is the common stock of all travellers to
Rome ; we saw it instead by torch-light. At nine
o'clock on Saturday evening at the discharge of a rocket,
the whole circumference of the Co.o earn broke out in a
blaze of light. Bengal light, set behind every arch, sent
out a glare of light which, for a few minutes, was as
bright as day. Then thick columns of smoke rolled up,
covering the great amphitheatre as if with a curtain--
like the awning which once stretched across it in the days
of its glory. Then, as the lights turned red, it seemed as
if some great deflagration had happened in the city, and
the crowds that elbowed their way out as the Empress
drove ofi, seemedto be flying for their lives, with thecry of
fire in their ear.'. The outside was then illuminated in
the same way as the inside. Each story of arches could
be distinctly counted—the plants that grew in the
crevices of the walls, and even the marble slab inserted
here and there in the brick surface, with the name of
the Pon.iff who bad restored the Coliseum, could be
distinctly read. It was a glorious sight. Artificial
1 ghts set off the best works of man, as God's two great
1 ghts alone can the works of God. A mountain by
torchlight is ridiculous—the torches are seen, not the
mountain; bat the Coloseum by torchlight was effective
—the budding was not too vast for the illuminating
power,—.Dublin University Magazine.