The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-16 00:00:00

ERICAN NEWS.

IVION D A
the New York packet-ship Hottiliguer, Captain Burs-
IV, late last night, has put us in possession of pa-
pers from that city to the 21st ult., her day of sail-
-111; they do not, however, contain any news of
IMportance. The auxiliary screw-steamer, Massa-
chusetts arrived at Holmes Hole, Nantucket, on the
19th instant., having put in there owing to the
Illness of the Captain. The Britannia's news was
hourly expected in New York when the Ilottinguer
'eft, as she had been telegraphed off Boston the day
before.

_The following are extracts from the papers
Circuit,
FOR SEDUCTION.—At the Monmouth, N. J.
',lreuit, just closed, the case of " Rogers v. Ivins," for
of 1,000
of plaintiff's daughter, resulted in a ver-
dictl,ooo dollars.
TILE FLORIDA El ' EcTioN —Mr Cabell, the Whig
candidate, has got his certificate of election, as the law
requires that the Governor shall certify within thirty
days after the election who has a majority of the re-
turned votes. Mr. Cabell was found to have 69 more
returned than Mr. Brockenburgh, who, however, has a
araall majority of the whole vote cast in the State.
INCENDIARY ATTEMPTS.—Four attempts were made
Op Thursday and Friday evenings to set fire tobuild-
igs of a combustible character, in the vicinity of
rown's and Coleman's Hotels, in Washington.
BIBLE FOR OLE BULL.—The Home Missionary
,?ciety of Philadelphia presented Ole Bull with a mag-
-4_llfieent Bible on Saturday last, as a testimony of the
4Ppreciation of his kindness, in giving a gratuitous con-
vert to the poor.
The St. Louis New Era makes the following strange
sliktestion. We hardly think it will be carried into
o
'Tot It would be a fatal advertisement for some M.D.'s :
the clergyman who performed the ceremony, and with
tl:inttl propriety in obituary notices the name of the at-
riding physician should be given."

FRENCH PLAYS—ST. JAMES'S
THEATRE.
w'tesFemmesSavantes, that admirable comedy of Moliere,
produced here last evening in a style worthy of the
4t poet of France. We doubt whether even the
otteeittre Francais itself could have given a more coin-
th representation of Les Femmes Savantes than did
e company of Mr. Mitchell last evening ; and be it
nobered, the comedy was acted solely by members of
llrlar companies—there were no stars. Chrisale, the
ks!e'lt, blunt citizen, who understands not " the dif-
-0.1L!1 of knowledge," was excellently acted by M.
a;_gray ; and his daughter, Henrietta, who is
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ii,.„7llted with being a pretty girl, without as-
CI to be an angel, was sustained to the life .by
4errioiselle St. Marc. Madame Dumery, as Mb:
; Mademoiselle Martelleur, as Amande ; and
ame Croset, as Belise, the old maid aunt, were all
iltnirable as Les Femmes Savantes ; and Mademoiselle
®;.chic Albert as Martine, the excellent, but ungram-
b tleal soubrette, was everything that could be desired.
awe. . .
as Trissotin, the faux bel esprit, was the very
Crandon of learned ignorance and presumptuous bad
bh,44---he was the hero of a French Dunciad, who
Vilges into bathos de pur gaite de cccur ; and
4',..u5, his rival, was sustained with much spirit
fi; 4a. Narcisse. M. JPagenier, that great man
small parts, was very qnaint as Julien. His manner
ti shutting up the book, in the face of Philaminte
in
,_fourth act, was superb. It is delightful to see this
,t7llent old comedy, which is but an earlier phase
.of the
Ohm between the ideal and the real which is still
tented, on even at the present day, so excellently repre
tr„eo, and with such an efficient corps. We
4-I,st that Mr. Mitchell will make this only the
Ct,,, of a series of revivals of the legitimate French
v47„_a• There are many other comedies of Where
wen, he could cast excellently ; for instance, Le
tCBaxthrope, Tartu e, L'Avare. But Moliere, al-
°ugh the greatest, is not the only French legitimate
be more
is perhaps as great, aid would
311)1?re popular. Mr. Mitchell has already given us Le
4,nage de Figaro ; could he not also give us that most
1,4 tY of French prose comedies, Le Barbier de Seville ?
ah,i `
Which would be quite new to the English public—
,he completion of the trilogy—the moral of the Barber
it_he Marriage, the greatest of Beaumarchais' works,
'lyre Coupable. With his present company he could
eastpos ,!1 excellently ; it would be quite new to the English
si"1„lo, and it could not but succeed. The Chevalier de
vs- Georges, with Lafont as the Chevalier, and Rhozevil,
1,"0 looked and acted exceedingly well as Le Baron de
hie
concluded the evening's entertainment. The
was crowded.

COURT CIRCULAR.
I„.ll7lNDsort, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
the Castle.
e_heir Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
titi,rfed, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were
In an airing this fternoon.
, ,prince Albert left the Castle at a quarter before nine
Oe'ock this morning for the Slough station, en route per
iPecial train to Paddington, and from thence to Buck-
k,.ghattl Palace. Major-Genctral Sir Edward Bowater,
hi 'Anson, and Colonel Bowles, were in attendance on
b;. Royal Highness. The Prince returned at a quarter-
two o'clock to the Castle.
st, The Earl of Liverpool and Sir henry Wheatley are
tooted to arrive at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty.
1,4, he royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
Code her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and
41' Lady in Waiting, the Baroness de Speth, and Mr.
e°,7,l:_ge Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson.
"e band of the Grenadier Guards will attend during
:luer. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards at-
at the Castle.

Prince Albert arrived at Buckingham Palace yester-
0Y morning, from Windsor Castle, attended by Sir E.
osvater, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Colonel Bowles. His
AJai Highness went to the office of the Duchy of Corn-
th in Somerset House, and afterwards proceeded to
e Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway,
11 his return to Windsor Castle.
1, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and
ttrijiae George returned to town on Sunday night from
visit to Colonel Wyndham, at Petworth, Sussex.
Earl Grey has arrived at his residence in Belgrave-
sqUare.
The Right Hon. IL Labouchere arrived last evening
m
his residence in Belgrave-square.
tel, he Right Hon. Sir George Grey has arrived at his
sidence in Eaton-place.
a The Earl of Auckland had an interview with Lord
°lin Russell yesterday, at his residence in Chesham-
V.42.e. The Earl of Clarendon and the Right Hon. T.
alacaolay also visited his Lordship yesterday.
taron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, had an in-
terview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. His Excel-
-I'ID, also transacted business at the Foreign-office.
The Earl of Aberdeen returned to town yesterday
morning,l, and had an interview with Sir Robert Peel.
4e Right Hon. Sidney Herbert and the Earl of Lin-
"
„ e'll had also interviews with the Right Hon. Baronet.
The Hon. Edward Stewart, Deputy Chairman of the
Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
oxehequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
'lt-street.

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THE LATE MINISTRY.
p A meeting of some of the members of Sir Robert
eel's Government was held yesterday at the Right Hon.
t
aronet's residence, in Whitehall-gardens.
The Earl of Aberdeen, who had left town for Brighton
1-11 Saturday, was sent for to attend the meeting. His
..ordship arrived in town at two o'clock yesterday, and
immediately afterwards called on Sir Robert Peel.
e°lhe Earl of Lincoln, Sir James Graham, the Right
. S. Herbert, and several other members of the
date„,. ?) Cabinet, were present at the above meeting.
he Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Haddington, Lord
harneliffe, and Lord Granville Somerset did not attend
tae
meeting.
, Earl St. Germans has, it is stated, not yet entered upon
the duties of his office as Postmaster-General, though
hia Lordship was fully prepared to do so when the Minis-
-47 resigned.
Sir Thomas Fremantle's mansion in Eaton-place is pre-
Paring for the reception of the Right Hon. Baronet, but
110 intimation of his intended return from Dublin Castle
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'lts yet been received in town.—Post.

THE NEW MINISTRY.—It has been mentioned tl
Lord John Russell has had several confidential communica-
tions with Sir James Graham since his Lordship's return
J°lll the Isle of Wight. It may be that such communica-
tions have taken place, though we know nothing certain
uPen the point; but if they have, they must have related to
Mme routine affairs connected with the carrying on of the
ad interim Government, for we can assert most positively
that neither Sir James Graham, nor any other member of
Sir Robert Peel's Cabinet, has for one moment contemplated
either coalition or concert with the projected Whig-Radical
Administration.—Herald.
Mr. Wallace, the late Member for Greenock, whose
Public spirit and praiseworthy services we have so often had
eau se to compliment, has just performed another gracious act
40 his late constituents, which calls forth farther commenda-
dation. It appears that Mr. Wallace has kept, with scru-
pulous care, sets of all the public and Parliamentary docu
meats which were presented to him as a Member of Parlia-
11'ent These books, plans, and reports, amounting in the
whole, to about 12400 volumes, he has presented to the
Greenock
L Library, and along with them he has also given up
the gold medal which, as representative for the town, he was
resented with on the accession of Queen Victoria to the
rhrone. In addition to this, Mr. W. has also reserved
"bother set of the same documents, which he means, we are
informed, to present to the Mechanics' Library of reenock.
Glasgow Post.
Statements have been put forward that the decrease
° the stock of bullion in the Bank of England is owing to a
demand for foreign corn. These statements are altogether
erroneous, as we have the most unexceptionable authority
for t'le fact, that not a single sovereign nor an ounce of gold
pullion has gone abroad. There is much more probability
in the opinion, which is generally current, that the bullion
his been absorbed by the Scotch and Irish bankers, who are
Preparing to make the railway deposit s. —Times.
PRICE or GOLD.—On the 9th instant the price of
rid in Hamburgh was 434 per mark, which, at the English
nt price of 31. 17s. 10Id. per ounce for standard gold, gives
an exchange of 13 9i ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on
London at short date being 13 10k, it results that gold is
0.46 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. On
the 13th instant the premium on gold at Paris was 11 per
mine, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 42k, and
Ve exchange at Paris on London at short date being 25
it, it results that gold is 0.60 per cent. dearer in London
*llan in Paris.
It
may be mentioned, as a proof of the immense
amount of business now being carried on by manufacturers
if locomotives, that no firms engaged in the trade will con-
lact to supply engines in less than three years.—Newcastle
ttrotal,