The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

DUBLIN AND WICKLOW.

The directors recommend a dividend of 33. per share
on the paid-up capital of the Wicklow Company, which
will absorb 7,1561. and leave 3,3481.

GREAT SOUTHERN AND NESTERN.
The net surplus revenue for the half year amounts to
75,3271., out of which the report recommends that a
dividend at the rate of Si. per cent. per annum be paid
to the proprietors of the consolidated stock, which will
leave a balance of 5,1011. to be carried to the credit of
the next half-year's uccount.

Most of our readers will have been grievously
perplexed by the reports of the di,cussions, in both
Houses of Parliament, with reference to the de-
tails, or, to speak technically, the separate clauses
of the Divorce Bill in committee of the whole house,
and on the last stage of the Bill in the House of
Lords, on the question of agreo'ng to the amend-
ments of the Commons. With the viow of tlaiow-
jug some light on the matter, and cleating away
the uncertainty which must have clouded the minds
of persons unaccustomed to the very peculiar forms
of Parliamentary procedure, we gave on Saturday
a copious abstract of the Divorce Bill, in its last
amended form. It is probable, however, that the
report of the debate on Monday night in the House
of Lords will again have mystified the subject, and
we therefore proceed very succinctly to explain, on
the authority of the official "minutes" of the
House of Peers, what was actually done by the'r
Lordships on Monday evening. First of al, Lord.
Rede..sdale made an attempt to shelve the Bill by
moving to take the amendments of the Commons
into consideration six months hence ; but his mo-
tion to that effect was negatived by a majority of
46 to 44 votes, proxies not being called for.
On referring to the clauses of the Bill, Lord
Granville gave up the jurisdic' ion in cases of divorce
conferred by the House of Commons on courts of
qtrarter sessions, and in this case, of course, no di-
vision occurred. On clause 25 Lot d St. Leonard's
moved t o disagree with the amendment of the Corn.
mons assigning as one reason for divorce " adul-
tery committed" (by the husband) " in the conjugal
residence ;" and on the question "'whether to
agree" (i.e. to the amendments- of the-Commons),
the " Contents" were 27, and the " Non-Content"
44. So that the words above quoted were ex-
punged from the clause. The word " rape," how-
ever, as another ground for divorce from tie hus-
band, was retained in the clause by a majority of
45 to 29. And then, on clause 28, which provides
for the dismissal of a petition for the dissolution of
a marriage if the dourt shall find that the petitioner
has during the marriage been accessory to or con-
niving at the adultery (1 the other party, &c., the
Bishop of Oxford moved to reinstate the words
(struck out in the Commons) "guilty of adultery,"
thus making the commission of a lultery at any time
during the marriage a cause for the dismissal of the
petition, or, in other words, the refusal of the relief
of divorce. Their Lordships having divided on the
question " whether to agree to the Commons'
amendment," the " Contents" were 39, and the
" Non-Contents" 35, so that the words were not
restored as erroneously stated in our impression of
yesterday ; but, on the contrary, the Commons'
amendment, which 'expunged the words in que4tion,
affirmed. Was not this clear from the text of the
" Minutes," the fact that the Bishop of Oxford, who
was the author of the motion for reinsta'ing the
above words, voted with the " Non-Contents," or
minority of 35 (togeth-r with his episcopal brethren
of Ckchester, Lincoln, Rochester, and Salisbury),
wou'd dispel all doubt on the subject. The Bishop
of London voted with Ministers in the majority
on

his occasion. The next division was on Clause
F (added by the Commons), allowing husbands to
claim damages from the adulterous seducers of
their late wives, and this claim was ordered to be
retained by 77 to 67 votes (proxies were here called
for). The Bishops of L'mdoe, Chichester, and
Rochester voted in the majority, and tha Bishops
of Oxford, Salisbury, and Lincoln with the minority,
or "Non-Contents." On clause 53, containing
the famous proviso about the refusal of the clergy
to remarry divorced adulterers and adulteresses,
the Bishop!of Oxford moved to omit the words "on
the ground of his or her adultery," the effect of
which omission would have been tantamount to
exempting the clergy from the duty of solemnising
the marriage of any person whose former marriage
might have been dissolved for any cau-e whatever,
and thus affirming the privilege of scrupulous cler-
gymen to refuse to remarry in any case. The
word, however, were ordered to stand part of
the clause (i.e., were retained) by 37 to 32 votes,
the Bishop of London voting in the majority, and
the Bishops of Oxford, Lincoln, Chichester., and
Rochester with the " Non-Contents:". The Bishop
.of Oxford next moved to, di.,:nree to the proviso
added to clause 53, ant to the clause G, the one
relating to the privilege conferred on the clergy t,)
refuse to remarry parties divorced for adultery, and
the latter to the saving clause enacted that if the
minister of any church or chapel refuse to perform
that service, another clergyman may. Their
Llreships, however, affirmed the proviso and
saving clause of the Commons by 37 to 27
votes. On this occasion the Bishop of Lon-
don again voted wi'h Ministers in the majority,
and the Bishop of Winchester added his name
to the list of the "Non-Contents," or mino-
rity, in conjunction with his brethren of Chiches-
ter, Oxford, Rochester, and Salisbury. It follows
from this explanation hat in only two cases were

the amendnients of the Commons disagreed to—
first, as regards the jurisdiction of the courts of
quarter sessions ; and, secondly, as regards the
" adultery committed in the conjugal residence" as
a ground of divorce for the husband. The 'rest of
the bill remains intact and inviolate as it went up
from the House of Commons, and by the time these
lines meet the eye of the public the bill will doubt-
less be ready to receive the Royal assent.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Ist division of the 56th Regiment embarked
at Queenstown on board the Southampton trans-
port sailing vessel on Monday, which sailed direct
for India next morning. They were conveyed from
Cork direct on board by the river steamers Royal
Alice and Prince, and on leaving the quay were
loudly cheered by the crowds assembled to witness
their departure ; also, as they passed the railway
steamers on the river, they were saluted with a
hearty and sympathetic cheer from those ou board,
which they returned with treble energy. The di-
visim consisted of four companies, comprising
354 non-commissioned officers and men, un-
der the command of Major Peaty, and
accompanied by the following officers :—Ma-
j•r Anderson ; Captains Pye, Toicher, and
Clutterbuck ; Lieuts. Turner, Bythell, Huskisson,
Monk, and Baxter, with Dr. Knox, assistant-sur-
geon. Two other transports were expected in
Queenstown on Monday, to convey the second di-
vision of the 56th, with detachments of other regi-
ments, to the same destination. -
The transport Alipora went down to Woolwich
yesterday evening at high tide, and moored along-
side the Arsenal pier, in readiness to embark the
troops under orders for Kurrachee.
The removal of the monster cannon from Wool-
wich arsenal to the marshes was commenced yes, erf-
day, one single segment requiring the assistaontelekoe
a team of 18 horses. The proof is expected t
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frveoMymineatgllnteel le, ciBs nt4aq, ffui
:hrso°trrislletsoat Sheerness fitting to carry a
screw propeller, to facilitate which another gang of
shipwrights have been put to work on her.
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dCatphteai nmEtrhskiinnset.
scraping from a coral reef where she hal,sa
beenys
got a s
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ing the last ten months, and leaks somewhat, so as
to make it necessary to keep the pumps going pretty
constantly. Divers have been examining her bot-
tom since she arrived at Halifax, but we believe
they have found nothing which may not be con-
trolled. Five sailors have been buried from this
ship since she came in, one of whom died in con-
sequence of a hurt he received on shore.
The Renown, 91, screw, is still in No. 3 dartydnocpoks,
at Sheerness, having her after p
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dimensions of this magnificent

P. In.
Length, extreme ............ 2Bl 0
Ditto between the perpendiculars 244 9
Breadth, extreme 55 4
Ditco for tonnage 54 6
Height forward
Ditto aft
And burden in tons No. 3317 78.94.

She is now fitting for ordinary.
The following appointments were made yesterd
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. IL J. Challis, to
the Leopard ; Lieut. W. C. Sulivan, to the Hawke;
Lieut. G. W. Strong, to the Blenheim ; and Lieut.
T. C. Bruce, to the Royal William.

THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD IN THE
THAMES.
The celebrated "Black Ball" clipper
"1 I G H T N I N G,'
Belonging to Messrs. JAMES BAINES
and Co., of Liverpool, and sister ship to the "JAstssßams"
and the " CHAMPION OF TIM SEAS," recently inspected and so
highly eulogised by her Majesty the Queen and Court at
Turtsmoutb°, is expected to arrive in the Thames, to embark
Trolly; for India, on or about the 21st instant.
While lyhng off Gravesend, the " LIGHTNING" will ho thrown
open to public inspection for a few days, and a charge of one
shilling admission will be made, the receipts
,to be given to
the wives and families of the soldiers who sail in her.
The "LIGHTNING"

is 2,093 tons register,
fee 3,500 tons burtben 243 feet long and
44 t wide. She is

T E FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD,
having made the passage from Melbourne to Liverpool in 63
days, when her speed during the whole voyage (round Cape
Horn), a distance of 15,000 miles as the crow flies, averaged
10 ►wiles an hour. On the 27th of February, 1855, she ran
19 mi es per hour for 24 consecutive hours, and from the
28th June to the 4th July, 1856, 112. r hourly consecutive
speed averaged 15 miles.

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Two Extra Performances only, at Reduced
Prices, on Friday, September 18, and Saturday, September
19. with Piccolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Ginglini, Violetti,
Beneventano, and Belletti, when will be presented
LA. TRAVIATA and IL: DON GIOVA..,TNI.
PRICES :
Roses to accommodate four persons,
Grand Tice, Pit Tier, and One Pair £2 2 0
Two Pair 1 1 0
Three Pair 0 15 0
Pit Stalls 0 10 6
Pit 0 3 6
Gallery Stalls 0 3 6
Gallery 0 2 0

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—
ITALIAN OPERA, at Playhouse Prices,
EVERY EVENING.
GRI,I, ALBONI, GASSIER, MARIO, FORMES,
REICHARDT, DRAGONE,
And other Eminent Artistei.
Thnrsday—LUCßEZlA BORGIA.
Friday—LA TRAVIATA.
Saturday—lL TROVATORE.
The Operas for next week will be duly announced.

f. OPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
1, Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.

THIS EVENING will be performed
RIGOLETTO.
Gilda, Madame Gassier ; Madalena, Madame Alboni ;
Trigoletto, Sig. Dragon° ; Borsa, zig. Annonini ; Dilonterone,
Sig. Kinni ; Sparafucile, Baillou ; Paggio, Madlle. Gra
maglia ; Giovanna, Madlle. Daillou ; Ceprano, Sig. Gabusii ;
and Duca, Sig. Mario.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.

PHIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with
the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled
VICTIMS, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William
Farren, Miss Reynolds, Miss Emma King, &e., will appear.
After which, Douglas Jerreld's drama of BLACK-EYED
SUS tN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke.
Followed by ACTRESS OF ALL WORK, in which Miss
A nua Maria Quinn (from the principal theatres in Australia)
will sustain six characters.

Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d.
D:css Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes
Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
Tit
Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6
Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery.

THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.

THIS EVENING, will be performed the romantic
Adeiphi drama of LIKE AND UNLIKE, in which Messrs.
C. Selby, Wright, Paul Bedford, and Madame Celesto Rill
perform.
To conclude with THE ELVES; or, The Statute Bride,
Me admaCeleste.

110 YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessees. Messrs. F. Robson and Emden.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of
THE LIGHTHOUSE.
After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE
Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, aad Mr. G. Murray.
To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by R,bert
13. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob.
son, Cooke, Danvers, &c. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall,
Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont.
Commence at half-past :Seven.

OPAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd. and Crsswick.
LW)
THIS EVENING, will be performed EXTREMELY
PECULIAR. Mr. Shepherd.
After which, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS will appear.
With other attractive novelties.

AST LEY' S ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE.
ill. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness

Prince Albert.

Complete and unexampled Success of the Grand Oriental
Spectacle of EL, HYDER. Mr. Wm. Cooke announces with
great satisfaction another Triumph. The intensely interest-
ing and thrilling Equestrian awl Dramatic situations with
which this splendid Hippodrama abounds have been nightly
received with increased delight and enthusiasm.
THIS EVENING, and during the week, the entertainments
hill commence with the Grand Equestrian and Oriental Spec-
tacle, in 2 Acts, entitled EL HYDER ; or, THE CHIEF OF
THE GHAUT MOUNTAINS. El Ryder, Mr. James Hol-
loway. Introducing Mr. W. Cooke's magnificently Trained
Horses.

After which an unapproachably brilliant series of Mr.
William Cooke's inimitable SCENES IN THE ARENA, sup-
ported by the popular and talented Artistes of the establish-
ment, including Madlle. Mililos.
To conclude with Shakspeir's kATHARINE AND
PETRUCHIO, with Equestrian Illustrations.
Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper
Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 2 is., no charge for booking;
Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at
Calf-past Eight.
B Ls-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager,
hir. W. West, Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
-114 company of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance of
'elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
l)nets, Sze., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss
E. Scott, Miss B'anell, Mrs. Le Jenne, Miss Leslie, and
Madame Marietta; Herr P. Jongl.imans, R. Grover, T. Far-
rant, S. )ones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An-
tonio, E. L. Hime, and Mr Anvil ; Master Corri; ge3srs.
Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil
Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F.
Jonglnuans. Commence'at Seven o'clock precisely. Sup-
pers, 3tc., until twelve o'clock