The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-10 00:00:00

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

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The following appointments were made at the Admiralty
this afternoon :

Alfred E. Stanley, Navigating Sub-Lieutenant, to the
Beacon ; William A. R. Ryan, Midshipman, to the Defence;
Richard R. A. Richards, Paymaster, to the Royalist ;
Horace A. Lapidge, clerk, to the Royalist; Henry A.
Linvener, assistant paymaster, (in charge) to the Beacon;
Charles F. Gahan, assistant paymaster, to the Ganges ;
Frederick E. Pirkis, assist.-paymaster, to the Donegal;
Mr. C. J. J. Le Strange and A. J. B. Sheridan, sub.-lieuts.,
to the Defence; W. G. Carron, A. M. Mammond, E. C.
Moone, C. R. Dave; and E. J. Brettyman, midshipmen, to
the Defence.

BALL AT DONINGTON PARK.—The festivities at
Donington Park commenced last week with the races,
which came off on Lady Edith Abney Hastings's grounds,
and terminated with a large dinner party at the hall, fol-
lowed by a grand ball, at which, however, many of the
neighbouring gentry who had received invitations were
prevented attending in consequence of the weather. The
drawing-room of the hall was elegantly fitted up for the
ball, being brilliantly illuminated and most elegantly de-
corated with choice flowers. The tea-room adjoining
was also most superbly decorated. The spacious library,
said to contain 20,000 volumes, served for the drawing-
room. This room has recently been entirely new fur-
nished and decorated. Leading from it is the new billiard-
room and Lady Hastings' new conservatory. The arrange-
ments here must have been a most pleasing surprise to the
numerous guests. Probably not loss than 500 Chinese lan-
terns of every conceivable shape and shade of colour were
tsuspended from the roof and trees. In addition, birds wore
flying about and fountains playing, forming a most enchant-
ng sight. The
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the Marquis
Viscountess Marsham, Lord and Lady Charles Kerr, Ad-
miral Yelvarton, Major Yelvarton, Prince do Chimay,
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Herbert, Sir Frederick Johnstone,
Capt. Johnstone, the Earl of Clonmell, Col. Probyn, Mr. R.
Burton, Col. Knox, Mr. A. Hawksley, Mr. H. B. 'Wilkin-
son, Mr. A. Sumner, Colonel Vyner, Capt. Barlow, Mrs.
Barlow, Lord Berkeley Paget, and Lord Graham. Nichol-
son's quadrille band, of Leicester, occupied the temporary
orchestra erected in the ball room, and performed a choice
selection of music. Tho ball was kept up with much
animation, and at one o'clock supper was served up in the
grand dining-room. The tables extended on both sides of
the whole length of the very largo room in the form of a
horse-shoe. The splendid service of gold and silver plate
was displayed to the best advantage, the numerous cups
won by his lordship being moat conspicuous. Among the
most handsome were the cups of Kelso, 1867; Goodwood,
1836 ; Ascot, 1867 ; Brighton, 1866 ; Ayr gold cup, 1867 ;
Stockbridge, 1867. The magnificent Doncaster cup, won
with Ackworth by his lordship, occupied a most conspi-
cuous place on the sideboard. The plate is in reality a
large circular shield, of splendid design and most elaborate
workmanship. Ou the table wore vases of flowers of the
choicest exotics, ferns, &c., n.ad in the open spice between
the tables was a very large silver vase filled with the most
delicate plants.
A SHOCK.—Walking one day along the streets
of Auckland, we observed before us a tall, graceful-looking
female figure, the folds of whose black silk dress were
duly distended; a crape shawl and stylish hat making up
a perfectly unexceptionable toilette. Involuntarily our
pace quickened, and we began to speculate upon the Leauty
of the countenance which another step or two would doubt-
less disclose to our glance. Suddenly a shop window at-
tracted the fair one's attention ; she stopped and turned-
oh, horror upon horrors ! what a sight met our gaze ! A
dusky face, very masculine features, tattood lips, with a
short black pipe in her mouth—in short, a Maori belle !
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t•REFkRENCE SNARES.
Lancaster and Carlisle, 41 per cent. pt, !OL
London and N. Western, Bedford and Cambridge, 83

LIVES LEASED AT FIXED IMNTAL
Hull and Selby, 111.
London and Blackball, 88

FORNIGN ILAILWAY.
Bahia and San Francisco, gua. 7 per.:aent..l4l
Dutch.ltheuibh,

Ditto. new. 21
San Paulo, litu.,gua. 6 per cent., 182
FOREIGN AgINEs.
1.)on Pedro, North Del Rey, 22
Pm
St, John del Key, Um , 40 39

BANlrib.

Agra,

Ditto, B, 9
Alliance,
City,
Imperial Ot;ornan. 8i
London and County.
Ditto, new, 27
London and estininster, 70 i
Ditto, Scrip, 391

MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo American Telegraph,_l9;
Atlantic Telegraph, 4i h
B. ani)ditlo'
I. 31; pag;ir etiiecult;e' Ilerraplih, lint., 121
City offices, lim., 6;
Cwomercial Union, Insurance, 4;
Creda r'oncier of Entrlao.,• lint.. 3 1
East India Irrigation and Canal. 17
Gen. Credit alio Discount, inn.. 51
Hudson's Bay, 14}
Royal Mai Steam. ti3i
Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 63i I

THEATRES AND MUSIC HALLS.—On Tuesday the
Borough Police-court, South Shields, was much crowded
to hoar an information laid by. Mr. Wybert Reeve, the
lessee of the Theatre Royal, South Shields, and of Scar-
borough and other theatres, against Messrs. J. J. Bag-
nail and W. Blakey, lessees of the Alhambra Music
Hall, South Shields, for performing stage plays without
authority. Mr. Reeve had brought out a pantomime,
"Robinson Crusoe," and on the 30tk of December
Messrs. Bagnall and Blakey produced a divertisse-
ment entitled "Prince Buz-fuz," at their hall, in which
there was "King" and "Prince and Princess," "Amazons,"
a "transformation" scene, a good deal of dialogue, and
some singing. Mr. Reeve had given the defendants notice
before the first representation that from the character of the
piece, as announced by handbills, be deemed it a stage
play, and as he had been at great expense in producing
his pantomime if they proceeded with theirs he would pro-
secute them. The prosecution proved to the satisfaction
of the Bench that the defendants' piece contained a plot,
had dialogue, and other essentials of a stage play, and they
fined them £lO, but ordered the costs to be paid out of the
fine.