The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-21 00:00:00

MR. RARER LOICDO3`.7 for TWO RATS moaE.—ln oonsequenee of not having 1:4012 able to teach ail the New Subscribers, Mr. Rare,- will give Two More Lessons, on Thursday and friday of this Week, at the Round-house, Xinnerton-street. Those having subscribed recently will only be admitted with the New Subscribers. The Lecture will be given on Cru ser, the Zebra, and one new Subject, each day, outually at 12 o'clock. New subscribers admitted at half-past 11. The subscription is Tea Guineas for a Gentleman, and Fifteen Guineas for a Lady and Gentleman. Further information, and forms for subscription, may be obtained on application to the Secretary, at Messrs. Tattersalls', Grosvenor place. m r . P.atey giVA Lessons in Paris on th e 28t h , 29t h , an d 30th Jane. June 25, 1851. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. IL TROVATORE. Madlle. Titiens' Last Appearance but Two. TO-MORROW EVENING, TUESDAY, June 22, will be presented Verdi's opera, IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Madlle. Titiens; Azucena, Madame Alboni ; Manrico, Signor Ginglini ; Ferrando, Signor Vialetti ; and II Conte di Luna, Signor Aldighieri. To conclude with the entirely New Ballet Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled LA REINE DES SONGES. The principal characters by Madlle. Marie Taglioni (her last appearance but one), Mesdlles. Annetta, Rosa, Pasquale, Morlacchi, and M. Durand. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. A limited number of Boxes have been secured tothe public. Price 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Office, at the Theatre. , - HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — Last Appearances of Mdlle. Titiens. The Imperial Theatre, Vienna, having refused to grant any extension of her conge, it is respectfully announced that Meddle. Titiens cannot appear after Saturday the 26th. The following arrangements have been made : TO-MORROW, TUESDAY, June 22— IL TROVATORE, Madlle. Titiens' last appearance but two. And LA REINE DES SONGES, with Madlle. Taglioni. THURSDAY, 24th (Extra Night), LUCREZIL BORGIA. Madlle. Titiees' last appearance but one. SATURDAY, 26th, a favourite opera, in which Madlle. Titiens will appear, being her last appearance. TUESDAY, June 29— LUISA MILLER will be repeated. —Luisa, Madlle. Piccolomini ; Duchess Frederica, Madame Alboni ; Rodolfo, Signor Ginglini ; Walter, Signor Vialetti Warm, Signor C astelli ; and Mille r , Signor Beneventano. ,• Applications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT• GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. 'Fra, Diavolo. To commence at half-past 8 o'clock. TO-MORROW EVENING, TCESDAY, will be performed Auber's Opera, FRA DIAVOLO. Zerlina, Madame Bosio ; Lady Allcash, Madlle. Mara', ; II Marchese, Signor Gardoni ; Lorenzo, Signor Neri•Baraldi ; Matted, S.gnor PolDnini ; Beppo, Signor Thgliafico ; Giacomo,M. - Zelger ; and Lord Allcash, Signo; Ronconi. Conductor—Mr. Costa. LA SALTARELLA, in the third act, will be danced by Madill). Zena and M. Deeplaces. Prices of Admission ; —Boxes—pit tier, Si. 15s. 6d.; grand tier, Cl. Cs ; first tier, 51. ss. ; second tier, 2/. 12s. 6d, ; orchestra stalls, 11. le. ; pit, 10s, 6d. ; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 61. Application for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, under the portico in Bow street, and at the principal musicsellers and librarians, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. NEW THEATRE. Arrangements for this Week : TO-MORROW, TUESDAY, June 22, Auber's Opera, FRA DIAVOLO. Bosio, Marai, Ronconi, Gardoni, Taglialico, Polonini, and Zelger. " La Salterella" danced by Zinc, and Desplaces. On THURSDAY NEXT, IL 13ARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosini, Madame Bosio ; Bertha, Madame Tagliafico ; Figare, Signor Ronconi Bartolo, M. Zelger ; Basilio, Signor Tagliafico ; Fiorello, Sig. Soldi ; and Almaviva, Signor Mario. After which, the Ballet Divertissement entitled LA BRESILIENNE. Principal characters by Madlle. Zina, Madlle. Delechaux, Madlle. Esper, Madlle. Zelia, Mr. Payne, and M. Desplaces. SATURDAY NEXT, June 26, will be produced Flotow's Opera, entitled MARTHA. Bosio, Didiee, Mario, Graziaui, Tagliafico, Zelger, Rossi, and Soldi. The Incidental Divertissement will be supported by Madlle. Zina, Madlle. Delechaux, and M. Desplaces. _ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HATA CHARMS. After which, Shakspere's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. C. Kean— Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buekstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with ♦ DAUGHTER TO MARRY. Followed by AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Messrs. Buckstone Chippendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers,ielark, and Miss A. Sedgvrick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz- William. After which a Classical Extravaganza., entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of OP evening). Os. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Drees Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes. . It •.. ..• .. Gallery THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. On WEDNESDAY, June 23d, for the Benefit of Mr. GE )RGE TURPIN (Box-Book Keeper), A COMICAL COUNTESS, in which Miss Talbot will ap pear for this night only. After which AN UNEQUAL If ATCFI. Followed by the new farce of A STRIKING WIDOW, by Mr Buckstone, Mr. W. Farren, and Mrs. B. White. Ti conclude with JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. —ADELPHI COMPANY for ELEVEN NIGHTS, commencing THIS EVENING.—SoIo Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster—Directress, Madame Celeste.—Great Attraction.—No advance of Prices.—Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. C. Selby, Messrs. Billington, G den, C. J. Smith, J. Bland, Moreland, R. Romer, Waye, &c.; Madame Celeste, Miss M. Wilton, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss Arden, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. Chatterley, Miss Laidlaw, Mills Hayman, dlc. THIS EVENING, will be presented THE GREEN BUSHES. Madame Celeste, Miss Mary Keeley, and Mis. Arden ; Messrs. Paul B e df or d , C harles Selby, Billington, and Garden. After which, OUR FRENCH LADY'S-MAID, Mr. Ben Webster and Madame Celeste. STRAND THE —Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.—This Evening Will be presented MARRIAGE A LOTTERY, supported by Messrs Emery, Ray, Belford; Mesdames M. Oliver, Portman, Victor and Selby. After which, a new Burlesque, entitled THE BRIDE OP ABYDOS. Messrs. Charles Young, Turner, cite.; Misses M. Oliver, Swanborough, ezo. To conclude with MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. The characters by Messrs. N. H, Swanborough, J. W. Ray, Chas. Young, Mesdames Leigh Murray, M. Ternan, and C. Melville. CANTERBIIRY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow tu;eorapany of Vocalists are engaged for the performance ol S4ections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES D UETS, &e., viz. —Miss Russell, Mrs. 8a(13.7, Miss Br i ,ell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Harr F. Jonglimans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. lime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. John G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hi c ks ; harmonium, Mr. Conrtnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dte., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear eve Evening in a Selection from "LA DAME BLANCHE" (THE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 20. IHERNOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 76—highest since noon yesterday. 60—lowest this morning and daring the night, 71—this day at noon. - BAROMETER, 30.22. Wimp, W.N.W. ; light, with dull cloudy weather, and some rain at noon. Four o'clock—Wind, S.W.. heavy. JUNE 21. 75—highest since noon yesterday. 58—lowest this morning and during the night. 74 —this day at noon. Raman-nen. 30.34. WIND, Northerly; rather fresh, with fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TIM DAY—Morn., 53 min. aft. 9 —Even., 23 min aft. 10 To•MoußOW—Morn. 54 min. aft. 10 —Even. 25 min. aft. 11 f,M)-,"-•-• , t ii,:, , , 7 , ~ . 4. --- --4n, --- • t'..,',1` . .P. ;-'4,':-4-.. --_::. - . LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1858. Freshf IXf laurels .01* —..akalEser:Rv, if he be but determined to gather them. We can certainly mete but lit l e reason why he should not apply the stifle measur e to Spaintlei u applied at i bas proved so suc cessful with Naples. Th ratio would, d o ubtlesq, have no m ore to be in the case of the former , t han it was in the ase of the lat ter. Great Bri t a in is, of course, too powerful, nal her naval and mi litar y resour ces , as be of Naples e soon acknowledged, wh en re minded of them,fo; either Bourbon, Spanish, or Neapolitan, Q ueen or King, to attempt tomeasure their own against It heal. Of this very circumstance, however, them unprincipled events have taken advantage ; they knew that they would not be considered cowards for sticking to our flag, and that we should be, and justly, if we abused unquestionably superior strength. Hence they have both refused us for months or years what no power which considers itself our equal, would have thought it honour able to refuse for a week. This forbearance of the strong to the weak, however, cannot be persisted in to the endurance of manifest wrong or insult. Because I am a man, a woman or a boy are not to cudgel me, or rob me with impunity in the street —there are limits surely of forbearance with weakness, and one obvious limit is when weakness abuses it. Lord MALMEIBURY justly thought BO in the case of Naples, and all Europe will approve the alternative—the arbitration of Sweden, that was itself moderation, or our fleet in the Bay of Naples. Another obvious limitation is, that our case of complaint with a weaker power should not be a technical or constructive one, but one so plain and self-evident may be averred that we simply exact our right and furnish no precedent for oppression. In the case of Spain, both these limitations are conspicuously in our favour. The whole civilised world knows it, and would justify us in resenting to compulsion. Spain has grossly abused her own weakness, trusting to our magnanimous for bearance, and our case is so plain in written trea ties, that no one could blame us for enforcing compliance with them. Moreover, in the case of the Spanish Monarchy, it owes its very existence first to our great Captain and a world of British blood and money wasted on it, next to a British Legion, which, though volunteers, and on so much smaller a scale, yet gave, virtually, the present Queen of SPAIN her throne. The present conduct of Spain eombines all the corruption, ingratitude, perfidy, and fraud that could be united in one act of Court policy. We owe much to the Bishop of OXFORD for bringing the case again before the Souse of Lords. It was quite appropriate that the son of WM. WILBERFORCE should pre sent a petition from Jamaica against the Spanish slave trade with Cuba ; the trade is grossly un fair to our own emancipated negroes, and also to our planters in the West India Islands, since they are not allowed to cover these lands with labourers by the simple means of kidnapping them ; but between us and Spain that, of course, will go for nothing. The whole question is, have we undoubted treaties with Spain, treaties of no trifling importance, which she refuses to execute ? Has she had ample notice of her bad faith, and is she able to fulfil the treaties T Now, as we have said, there is no pretence of uncertainty on any of these points. Our slave trade treaties with Spain are, as that Govern ment well knows, of great importance to us. They are explicit. They are not denied by Spain, yet they are worse than unheeded, and the proof is clear that she could easily fulfil them. Ever since 1814, Spain has joined us in condemning the slave trade, and in 1815 she joined with all the other European powers in an agreement to put it down. A treaty to suppress the slave trade was one of the most prized acquisitions of the treaty of Yienna. Indeed, we hardly received any other requital for our services to European despotism than an engagement to secure the freedom of the coasts of Africa ! In 1817, however, a new and specific treaty was signed between us and Spain, by which that power engaged that in 1820 the slave trade, so far as her own subjects were con , cerned, should cease and determine altogether. But that was not all. A substantial considera tion was given for the treaty. Spain received from us 400,0001. as a compensation for any such losses incurred in meeting the supprcaiion of the trade. A sum which, with compound interest, for it was paid at once, and nothing has been done hitherto, amounts to upwards of three million ; besides all the expense to which she has put us in maintaining our African and Cuban squadrons. Nothing having resulted, in 1835 another treaty .vas negociated, by which Spain agreed to pass stringent laws, such as should effectually prevent her subjects from engaging in the trade, yet even hen it was ten years before the promised enact nents appeared ! When they did, it was the old e - ory of the play of Hamlet, with the part of Hamlet omitted. Our experience, thoroughly well-known to Spain was, that we could not re press the slave-trade by any penalties short of ' those which attach to piracy, and that since we bad treated it as piracy not a vessel had left our shores for the accursed traffic. Spain, however, did not declare the slave-trade piracy, and the result we all know. She has thus not used the power which she has, and which she knows would be effectual, since the wretches who will dare a brief imprisonment and a fine, do not like swing ing at the yard-arm. Even the gold of slave dealing is bought too dear at that hazard. But even as the laws now stand, an honest captain general in Cuba could put down the traffic. This was apparent in 1812. VALDEZ, the captain genera], was then reqnired to stop the trade. He called the slave-traders together, gave them six months to wind up (they ought not to have had a day), and required them then to abandon their infernal traffic. Two years before his measures took effect, fifty slavers had left Cuba, and had imported 14,470 Africans ; while in 1842 only 5,100 were imported in three ships. This fact shows what Spain could do. The truth is, that the trade is kept up to fill the pockets of Court favourites. It is well known what enormous sums the scandalous Queen Mother received by trafficking in the appointments to Cuba. It is in evidence, too, that captains-general have received a fee of three doubloons for each slave landed, and have returned home in an incredibly short time worth 100,0001., though they had gone out poor. Better far for the pocket's sake to be Captain-General of Cuba than Governor-General of India. Th e C u b an planters are, it appears, quite favourable to the abolition of the trade, since it would make the present estates more valuable. There is clearly nothing in the way but the avarice of the Spanish would lose the chance courtiers. Th ©y of one of the most lucrative appointments in the world ; it is nothing to them that It is lucrative only through the greatest villany on earth. It appears from the the Bishop of of Lord BROUQUAX and to of OXFORD that we are nowin a position insist on the emancipation of nearly all the slaves in Cuba. By treaty, after a certain date all Africans who arrived were to be emancipat e d after five years' apprenticeship ; and it appea rs that now nearly a ll the negroes belong to thi s class—Emancipados, as they are termed. One of the villanous frauds practised upon us is, that they substitute the slaves who have died for those who would have become emancipated by the treaty. Indeed, there is no fraud, no base trick to which the Spanish Government has not conde scended to evade its obligations with Great Britain. With these and other facts before us we think ,hat Lord AIALMESBUItY may try and find some way of compelling the minions of ISABELLA. ' 0 give up their iniquitous gains, and to put a atop to the traffic. Wo fear that leaving Cuba to Mr. BII4MANAN will bo a remedy as bad as the di sease . . Spain knows that we are not disposed to hand over the island t• the Slave States of America►, except as a Bernier resort, indeed. Nor r:\ r _ ! GOND QN .3151N,11 V _ .F44, can it be needed. The Spanish Court has but to understand that we mean to be trifled with no longer ; that " passive resistance," the most awkward resistance, as Lord MALIIESZURY said, of all to overcome, may yet be over come by active measures, and we quite expect that the Cuban slave-trade would cease at once, that our African squadron would cost us but a comparative trifle, that half our misunder standings with America would be rectified, and that we should at length obtain what we have pur chased with half-a-million of money. Lord MALMESBURY understands how to deal with pas sive resistance at Naples ; we must leave it to him to deal with it as effectively at Madrid. If he do, his name will not be forgotten in English History. The bill recently introduced by the Attorney- General, relative to crossed cheques, has excited considerable sensation in the City. Some pro vision which would render the crossing a specific direction that the document should only be paid through the particular bank named therein, or through some bank where there were merely the transverse lines and the words " and Co." inserted, had long been called fur by the commercial com munity. Notwithstanding the time that the practice has existed until it became a recognised custom, much doubt existed until recently as to the legal effect and operation thereof. BELLAMY v. MARJORIEANIES was the leading case on the subject, in which the defendants, the celebrated banking establishment of Messrs. Corns and Co., were sought to be made respon sible for a large sum of money, the amount of a cheque specially crossed to the Bank of England, but paid to a private bank, whose business name had been substituted for the Bank of England. A verdict was in the first instance found for the plaintiff, which was subsequently set aside by the full court, and judgment was eventually given for the defendant. The principle that such a cheque should be paid only through a bank was recognised in the judgment, considering it " a rea sonable and lawful practice and usage, in order to secure as far as possible payment of cheques to honest and Long fide holders." They refused to carry it farther, or to require that it should be paid only to one particular bank. The case of CARLON V. IRZLAND followed. The defendant there was not the banker by whom the cheque was payable. He had cashed a cheque specially crossed for a clerk of the plaintiff's, who had been entrusted with it to pay it in to the plaintiff's credit, but had misappropriated it. He was well known to the defendant, who enter tained no doubt as to his being authorised to obtain the proceeds. In this case also the action failed, and the defendant was exonerated. Such was the state of the law when Mr. APSLZY PELLATT introduced a measure which ob tained the legislative sanction, by which it was enacted (19th and 20th Vie., c. 25), that "in every case when a draft on any banker made pay able to bearer or to order on demand, bears across its face an addition in written or stamped letters of the name of any banker, or of the words "and Company," in full or abbreviated, either of such additions shall have the force of a direction to the bankers upon whom such draft is made, that the same is to be paid only to or through some bankers, and the same shall be payable only to or through some banker." Even this, however, turned out a failure. In SIMMONS V. TAYLOR the question was raised. The plaintiff drew a cheque on the London Joint-Stock Bank, and crossed it with two transverse lines and the words " Co.;" the cheque fell into dishonest bands, the lines and words "Jt Co." were carefully removed, and in that state the cheque was presented and paid. There was no appearance whatsoever of the crossing at the time the cheque was paid, and the decision was again in favour of the defendant, notwithstanding that the act above referred to was relied on. Such is the present state of the law. It has occasioned considerable uneasiness in mercantile circles, and many representations have been made urging the necessity for some more strin gent enactments. The Attorney-General, recog nising the propriety and justice of these demands, as introduced a measure on the subject, which is now hefore the House, and which, with some trifling modifications, will effectually protect the drawers and holders of crossed cheques from any loss, but it renders the banks responsible, and hence has created great excitement amongst that important class of the community. Mr. NV. MCKEWAY, the general manager of the London and County Bank, who has necessarily had much experience in banking affairs, after an 1 interesting account of the mode in which the custom sprung up and obtained the force of law, sums up very forcibly the objections felt by the banking community to the contem plated measure. They are as follows : " 1. That the banker has at present cast upon Lim by law a heavy responsibility, under which no ordinary vigilance or care will guard him from frequent 'wises. They are—lst. Forgery of endorsements on bills of ex change ; in these cases the signatures of the in dorsers cannot possibly in one instance out of a thou sand be known to the banker. A few years since a London hanker was compelled to lose several thousand pounds in consequence of having paid a bill accepted by an insurance company, the forged endorsements actually existing on the bill at the time it was accepted by the company, whose agent was the defrauder. 2. Forged cheques and acceptances : The recent conviction of a gang of forgers, who bad successfully for many years carried on their practices, revealed that these men had organised a scheme of a most perfect character, and wet e able to reproduce signatures so per fect in their imitation of the originals, tbatit became im possible to detect the fraud until after it had been suc cessfully perpetrated. "In a case in which this bank was defrauded by a series of forged cheques uttered by the clerk of a cus• tomer, the execution of the forgeries was!so good that the customer himself did not on the first examination of his paid cheques, detect them all. "The proposed bill is unjust . , as it will not only re lieve let, the customer of the bank from his fair share of responsibility and risk of loss arising from the dis• 1 honesty of his own, or the public servants of the Post office service ; but, 2nd, will also reli e v e f rom t h e li ke responsibility and risk persons with whom the banker, as drawee of a cheque, has DU connection : it is tar from being an improbable occurrence that a cheque shall be issued uncrossed, be crossed with arid Co.' by a subse quent after passing through severa l b ands, thet,e tii sUb l j e :C ' d t a i n if ' a collusive fraud on the banker. It will tend to generate on the part of the bol sera of crossed cheques a want of care and caution in guarding these documents. _ . "The examination of the crossiog on cheques at the cl vi ill be very difficult, and frequently quite impracticable ; the grew eat delivery of cheques for pay- I went through the o!earing.bouse takes pl ace b e t ween half-past three ace' four t,'clock, and after the latter hour no more are received, three-quarters of an hour on ordi nary dap, and one hour on stock settling days aro al lowed for the banker to examine signatures and ac counts, and make his entries before payment or re turn of sun cheques as are unpaid, and it it not an ma rl, picot occurrence fur one tanker to have to pay from 2,000 to 3,000 cheques on a settling day, and a propor tionate number tan ordinary occasions—an exawivation of cro:isings, whi c h must b e made within the clearing, house, and befor e any entry or oth•-r x inoinatiun le ina- , e, becomes imposible within the allotted term. The above may be taken as the oase of the bankers against the bill nowpepuredpinagre.d7 may, uch however, be said on the o th er side. By issuing cross inghe cheq co ue u s ld oli n P o a t bpere, chem ically got rid of. There might be a very trifling expense in so doing ; but surely that could not be weighed against the security and convenience that would follow. And, if essential, the cost might be added to that of the stamp, which is now invariably charged to the customer. Tho trifling charge would willingly be paid by the customer. We trust that the provi sions so urgently called for will be carried into effect, and perfect security given to the trading and commercial classes against the terious losses to which they are now exposed. HER M A.TES I Y'S VISIT TOBIRMINGHAM. The following letter has been received from Mr. Secretary Walpole : This letter was read at a special meeting of the T.wn Council ou Friday, and was received with much applause. _ _ " Whitehall, June 17. "Sir,—lt is my pleasing duty to inform you that I have received the Queen's commands to signify to you her Majesty's entire approval of the arrangements which were made on the occasion of her Majesty's recent visit to the borough of Birmingham, and further to express to you the sincere gratification which her Majesty derived from the universal loyalty as well as the admirable and orderly behaviour of the large nu m b er o f h er f a i t hf u l people whom her Majesty rej)iced to see present.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, " The Mayor of Birmingham." "S. H. W. WALPOLE. Whilst her Majesty was at Aston-hall on Tues day a gold m.A.lal was presented to her. Th e ob verse contained a view of Aston-hall, c u t w ith much skill, care, and delicacy of elaboration, with inscriptions recording the dates of the commence ment and completion of the building, and ils pur chase by the people of Birmingham. On the centre of the reverse is a profile of the Queen, neatly modelled and surrounded by a wreath com p ose d o f kt, and the thistl e , i n t er t w i ne d with the other nati ona l em bl ems , displaying oak la o y se i g tlheae g vs r eh e ' ainolat acid i licacy of man i pu l a ti on. T o these are added inscriptions, setting foal' the date and occasion of the royal visit to the town. This work of art was executed by Mr. Joseph M oore . The one presented to her Majesty was a very beau tiful specimen, and her Majesty accepted it with marked pleasure. MINISTERIAL AND POLITICAL MOVE- MEETS. The Earl of Derby has been obliged, from an obsti nate attack of the gout, to absent himself from atten dance in the House of Lords during last week. The noble earl is, rather better, and no doubt in a few days will be able to resume the more active duties of his office. The Rtil of Malmesbury entertained a distinguished circle at dinner, last Saturday evening, at his residence iu Whitehall Gardens. Sir John and Lady Pakington entertained Lord Stanley and a select circle at dinner on Saturday even ing at the right hon. baronet's official residence at the Admiralty. The Marquis of Salisbury, as Lord President of the Council, bad a conversazione last Saturday evening at the South Kensington Museum. The Marchioness of Salisbury came to town Expressly to assist in the recep• Lion of visitors. Above 1,000 of the leading merubers of the nobility, and the chief members cf the various lite rary and scientific institutions of the metropolis were invited. Viscount a n d Vi scoun t ess P a l mers t on h a d a l arge circle of f r i en d s to di nner on S atur d ay even i ng, at Cam bridge House, Piccadilly. Lady Palmerston, after dinner, h a d a recept i on, at w hi c h a very numerous c i rc l e assembled. The Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Ducliess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Princess Mary honoured the Earl and Countess of Jersey by their company at dinner last Saturday evening, at their man coin in Berkeley -square. A distinguished circle had the honour to be invited to meet the royal guests. The countess had a large assembly iu compliment to the royal visitors. The select committ e e appointed by the House of Lords to inquire into the present system of proceedings in Parliament on ?.rivate bills, and to consider whether any improvement can be effected to regulate and facili tate such legislation, and diminish its expense, consists of the following peers :—The Duke of Somerset, the Duke of Newcastle, Duke of Buccleucb, Duke of Montrose, Earls Stanhope, Romney, Powis, Grey, Granville, Lords Donoughmore, Eversley, Wodehouse, Redesdale, Portman, Stanl , y of Alderley, Belper, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. The committee meet on Thursday next to appoint their chairman. A Cabinet Council was held at two o'cleck on Satur day at the private residence of the Earl of Derby, who was prevented by indisposition from proceeding to join his colleagues in Downing- . treat. Besides the noble earl the following Ministers were present :—The Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salis bury, the Earl of Hardwicke, Mr. Secretary Walpole, The Earl of Malunesbury, the Right Hon. Sir E. B. Lytton, the Right Hon. General Peel, tke Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, Lord Stanley, the Right Hon. J. Henley, and Lord J. Manners. THE ICING OF THE BELGIANS.—His Majesty the King of the B-Igians, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, Count of Flandres and suite, yesterday left the royal station at the Bricklayers' Arms, at 11 a.m., by special train, and arrived at St. Leonards, by the South Eastern Railway, at one p.m. Afier staying four boor:', the royal party returned to London by a special train, witch left St. Leonards for the Bricklayers' Arms ac five p.m. The royal train was in charge of Mr. C. W. Ehorall, the general manager of the South-Eastern Railway, and Mr. J. P. Knight the superintendent. At Drur . !, -lane, Mr. E. T. Smith continues to develops his scheme of giving the highest operatic talent at the lowest prices ; and on Wednesday, in Belltni's " I Puritani," Madame Persiani will appear, for the first time on this stage, in her celebrated character of Elvira. On each evening there will be a change of opera to enable the full powers of the company to be displayed. At the Princess's, the new and splendid revival of " The Merchant of Venice" will be represented every evening during the week. HavuaßkEr.—Mr. Bucketone closes his theatre on the 7th Ju;y, after an uninterrupted series of perform ances over 500 nights. The interval between the closure and the opening, which will take place at the end of September, will be employed in renovating and re-de coratieg the therstre. We understand that the Hay mArket company proceed, with Mr. Buckstone, to Man chester, where they commence a short season, on the 11th July. Mr, George Turpin, the respected box book-keeper to the Haymarket, announces his annual benefit for Wed ❑esday, the 231 of June, with " A Comical Countess," in which Miss Talbw6 has kindly consented to appear in her original character ; "An Unequal Match," a Striking Widow," in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. W. Farren, and Mrs. Buckingham White will appear ; and the popular ballet of " Jack's Return from Canton," by Mr. Arthur Leclercq, Mr. Charles Leclercq, and Miss Louisa Lec'ercq. Mr. Turpin will, no doubt, have a bumper, for he richly deserves it. OLTUPIC.—We regret to learn that, owing to serious ill heal,h, that gentlemanly and proini:ing young actor, Mr. Walter Gordon, who during the present season at this theatre has been making such notable and excel• lent progress in his profession and in public favour, has been obliged to retire, for a period, from the stage. The comedy of " Going to the Bad," followed by "A Cabinet Question" will be played for the next six nights. The Adelphi cimpany commence a visit of eleven nights to the Sadl:rs Wells Theatre this evening. The pieces during the week will be "The Green Bushes," and " Oor French Lady's Maid." THE OLD ADELPHI.—The scenery, machinery, and all the moveable contents of the Old Adelphi, having been removed, the work of demolition commenced on Thurs day last, and has been since carried on with amazing vigour. Iu a few days the building will be completely Swept away, and the erection of the sew house com menced. Mr. Webster and Mr. Wyatt, the architect, are emifident of the house being completed and ready to open by the let of October. The Surrey Theatre will be enlivened for the next six nights by the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Barney ‘Villiams, in the popular pieces of "Ireland as it Was," " Our Gal," and " Barney, the Baron." ASTLEICEI—Mr, William Cooke's benefit, under the distinguished patronage of his Grace the Duke of Wel lington, t , ok place on Thursday evening. There was a brilliant assemblage of rank and fashion, which must have been 1,4;1.4 gratifying to the worthy manager. The entertainments were of the highest order, and seemed to give perfect satisfaction. We perceive that the theatre closes for the season on the 26th inst., for the purpose of being redecorated, and having extensive alterations made. The management of the Strand perform Dance's new comedy of " Marriage a Lottery," this evening, and during the week, with "The Bride of Abydos" and " My Wife's Seoot:d Floor." SOMETHING OUT OF TUNE.—It is said that Professor Sterndale Bennett Iris seceded from h;s position in the R vat Academy of Music—and further, that he has re quested that his name may be withdrawn from the list e f honorary associates. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—That, very large portion of the public who for several years past has teen accustomed to be instructed and amused by Mr. Pepper, will bear with regret that the connection of that gen tleman with the Polytechnic, as sole lessee and pro fes,or of chemistry, will cease on the 24th. This day, to-morrow, and NVednesday have been devoted to the purpse of giving this most useful servant, pre vines to his retirement from the scene of his arduous labours, the first complimentary benefit which he has taken since Lis connec*Ltn with the institution. OA the days which we have mentioned, Mr. Pepper will thliver sonic of Lie molt popular lectures. Mr. Albert Smith will ale") cm,tribute something to the entertain• inente, as well as Mr. henry Leslie and his vocal thoir. This evening there will be the exhibition of the cos meramic anti st;:ret scopic pictures. Mr. Horne's mus:- cal entertainment, the national music of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriee, the continental trip, and other attractions. To-morrow evening the coloured opera tr-upe will give their last very excellent performance at the Polytechnic. On Wednesday even ing the illu,trations of the Rebellion in India will be give , , a concert by H. Leslie's choir, some of the finest madrigals being included tu the programme ; and Mr. A. Sa.ith will sing his song of "Brown on his Travels ;" aster which Mr. Pepper will take leave of his audience, and his o!Li friends end supporters. We sincerely trust that the epportunity afforded by these farewe'l perfor mances of showing respect fora talented, zealous, and indefatig a bl e contr ib utor to th e gen eral stock of us e ful information and iunccent recreation will be taken ad vantage of, - 21, -- - - 3ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It is a great pity that Madlle. Titiens should be obliged to leave us without having performed some more of those great characters belonging to the high classic school of tragic opera, in which she now excels, we be lieve, every living singer. The only part of the kind Madlle. Thiene bas played in England is that of Donna Anna in "II Don Giovanni," and it were superfluous to tell our readers how greatly she succeeded in it, or how much that really grand impersonation has contri buted to the fame she now enjoys in this country. As the heroine of Beethoven's "Fidelio," Gluck's "Iphi genie en Tauride," or "Weber's "Oberon," she wont] have appeared to the utmost advantage, improved the public taste, and—as we think, at least--have drawn crow ded houses. nut in the present state of affairs mana gers are not, unhapp.ly, always free to choose their own course of action, even though that be the only right one; and the dire necessity of conciliating a depraved taste, and succumbing to prejudices, violent in proportion to their silliness, will account for many of the strange mis takes and shortcomings which call, nevertheless, for the critic's animadversion. It may be very true that, where large commercial interests are at stake, the public critic should exercise his vocation with circumspection—that if a series of articles in which the truth be very harshly told possess the power of closing up a large theatrical establishment, and throwing some hundreds of deserving persons " out of bread," as the phrase goes, it is better, in one sense at least, that such articles should not be published. It is proper, in short, to let mercy temper justice, and even to lean to mercy's side. But still, there is a point at which even kindness should stop ; and whatever respect may be due to the commercial iute rests of a management struggling with great difficulties, such as every management in this country must neces sarily encounter, the critic's first and paramount duty is to the public in relation to the art he professes to criti cise, and whose taste is wholly dependent upon the works most frequently set before them. Musical art is far too grand and important a thing to be lightly dealt with. Its influence upon the passions and emotions— its power of enobliog and enervating the mind, of ex citing the purest and deepest feelings of the soul, or of becoming a merely sensual, frivolous, and contemptible pastime accor ling to the manner in which it is used, has been kno s n and recognised by all enlightened and refined minds ever since the time of the ancient Greeks. blueic, in short, Ike every other art which influences man's nature, is potent for good or evil ; and although it cannot present an unchaste image to the eye, or inculcate an immoral principle, it may nevertheless produce something akin to both, namely, a state of feeling combining voluptuous langour with vu'gar enjoyment, whose tendency is t debase the mind and render it unsusceptible of great thoughts, which, however differently they may be expressed in various arts, have all the same source. We know of nothing more humiliating to a lover of true music than to ob serve the delight of some people whilst listening to the vapi 1 strains of modern Italian opera. The blank idiotic vacuity of their countenances, the meaningless wave of the outstretched hands, do they not faithfully reflect the imbecility of the ME is I Nobody in his senses, we be lieve, would suppose such results could emanate from an intellectual source. We may very possibly be preaching in the Desert ; but still, when season after season passes without any sign of improvement —when Italian opera houses are springing up around us like mushrooms, and works of the lowest order of art form the staple attrac tions at all of them, is is really time to remind the pub lic that there is such a thing as flee operatic music in existence—that there might be much more if they would have it so—and to endeavour at least to uphold the true standard of art, upon which are emblazoned so many immortal names, if we cannot succeed in making it popular, as it ought to be. No mart having any voice in public affairs of art should allow such a state of things to exist without entering his protest, if it be but occasionally, against it, for it is some• thing to mainta'n people's belief in an important truth, even if we cannot make them love it. Madlle. Titiens, tile great tragic queen of the German lyric stage, is about to leave us without having been afforded opportunities for displaying half her genius, which shines most brightly in the works of the greatest masters, and the prevalence of modern Italianism is the cause. Thus have the above general reflections been forced upon us ; but it should be at the same time un derstood that they apply with. equal force to all our Italian opera-howes, and must by no means be limited to the establishment immediately under notice. Every - who's is Verdi rampant, and everywhere, as a necessary consequence, is an attempt made to trample the classic standard in the mud. Madlle. Titiens was of course un• able to contend with such overwhelming c'rcumstances as those which surrounded the commencement of her career in this country, and therefore appeared in parts like Leonora in "II Trovatore," and Lucrezia in " Lu crezia Borgia," reserving others more worthy of her powers for a future season, when the magic of her geniu., then better known and appreciated, may possibly make even the haiitices of the Italian opera swallow a classic dose or two with something like resignation. Of Madlle. Titiens' efforts in modern Italian opera we prefer her last, namely, the impersonation of Lucrezia Borgia. Making duo allowance for a certain constraint imposed upon her by a strange language, the peculiar require ments of unmitigated Italian music, and the know ledge that other singers "to the manner born" had already played the same part on the London stage with immense success, we cannot but think the gifted Ger man's performance a triumph in its way. Physically, she is perfectly well suited to the character. Her tail, stately, and elegant figure, her large eye, flashing com mand, the full magnificent voice, so capable of expressing all the stormy or pathetic accents of lyric tragedy, ate most assuredly equal to the requirements of Doiaizetti's heroine, and it is almost superfluous to add that an ar tistic mind which could grasp the whole meaning of a part like Mozart's Donna Anna, and expre-s that mean ing so clearly and beantifuily, is not wanting in power to realise such a conception as "Lucrezia Borgia." Briefly, then, nobody acquainted with the phy-ical and mental abilities of Madlle. Titiens will doubt for a moment that she is more fitted for the due pourtrayal of the part, her personation of which immediately concerns us, than any other young artist at present upon the Anglo-Italian stage. We remark, indeed, iu her conception a gran deur and ideality, and in her execution a temperance and smoothness which give new value to the composer's notes, materially mitigate the turgid, vain-glorious fury of his bombast, and even impart something like dignity to his meretricious frivolity. Once, and once only, throughout the opera, does Madlle. Titiens deecend from the heights of lyri tragedy, and address herself to the ears rather than the minds of her audience; and this is to show what, perhaps, her great admirers did not previously an , pect, namely, that in addition to her other unsurpassable and well-known abilities, she is a com plete mistress of the art of florid vocali-ation. We al'ude to Madlle. execution of the cabaletta the air, "Corn' e bello," which is as remarkable for rapid fluency as it is for dee /cativo fancy and rich brilliancy of tone. Never before, in our recollection at least, was so much effect given to this particularly insipid tune. For us, however, the softly-intero e and exqui sitely mellow tones "in linked-sweet ness, long -drawn out" of her " Corn e hello," and "Ama tua madre," coloured as they are by dramatic sentiments of the truest kind, have much greater charms—although it is not even in these instances that Madlle. Titiens' " fiery and original virtue" can appear in all its native force and fulness, or rise to the poetical rapture it is enabled to reach in later scenes e f the opera, namely, those which terminate the first and second acts, where the heart rending accents of a mother's agony, wrung f rom th e depths of a "divine despair"—.the stern, haughty, scornful courage, and blood-thirsty fierceness of the are by turns pourtrayed by the gifted artist with harrowing truthfulness. The extraordinary success achieved by Madlle. Titiens on the first performance of "Lucrezia Borgia," great as it was, was fairly sur passed by that which attended bet second representa tion of the character on Saturday evening. On both occasions the celebrated Gerusaa pinta donna was most efficiently supported Ly Signor Giugliei, Signor Bel letti, and Mme. Alboni, xs Gennaro, Duke Alfonso, and Maffei Orsini. Rarely, indeed, if ever, has the opera of "Lucrezia Borgia" been so grandly and completely rendered in a London theatre.—Morning Post, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Coneurt honoured the performances of the Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening. The Queen and his Royal High ness were accompanied by his Majesty the King of the Belgians, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duche s of Brabant and his Royal Highness the Count de Flandres. In attendance on her Majesty and the Prince Consort were the Duchess of Atholl, the Hon. Miss Byug, Lord Colville, Lord Craf,on, and Col. Francis Seymour. The suite of the Belgian royal family comprised the Countess d'Yve de Bavay, Count de Moekerke, Baron d'O verchie de Nerische, Dr. Keopl, and Capt. Burnell. Among the fashionable company who attended the theatre we remarked—the Duchess - of Montrose, Maria Marchioness of Aileebury, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis cf Hartington, the Marquis of Donegan, the Earl and Countess cf Scarborough, the Countess of Clare, the Earl and Countess of I3ereive, the Earl of Lucan, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Coventry, the Earl of Gifford, Viscount Torrington, Lady Georgiana Codring ton and Lady Henrietta Morant, Lord and Lady Poiti mere, Lady Elinor Cave dish and Mr. F. Caven dish, Lady Panniura and Mr. Power, the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress and Miss Carden, Hon. Major Ca thorpe, Hon. Maj r Needham, Hon. Capt. Vivian, Hon. Capt. Fenner, Hon. John Fortescue, Hon. Mrs. Charles Cust and the Hon. Fl, , ra Macdonald, lion. Mrs. Eons, Her. C. Spring Rice, Sir George Arinytrg,e, Lord Lama -y, Sir Alexander Bannerman, Lady O'Connor and Miss O'Connor, Sir Frederick Roe, Sir H. Wiesten Be roe), Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., and Lady Hall, Si, 11. Cotterell, La , ry Tierney, Gen. Reeve and the Misses Reeve, Qen Robbins, Col. I3igge, Cul. De Bathe, Col. B. Knox, Meyrick, Cul. A. Meyrick, Col. MincLin, Capt. Turner, Capt. Fae quhar son, C rpt. Vivian, Capt. Ilau,ard, Mrs. Geo. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Petro, Mr. Hubert do Burgh, Mr. Mar tineau, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Smith, .Nir. Wickham, M.P., Mr. Gsrarl Sturt, M.P., and Lady Augusta Sturt, Mr. Duff Gordon, Air. Langston, Mr. BZloek, M.P , Mr Reger Palmer, z,, r. Antrobus, Mr. Mildrnay, Mr. Du Cape, M.P., Mr. E. Ellice, M.P., Mr. F'anklyn, M.P., Mr. Vane, Mr. Woodford, Mr. Alston, Mr. Webster, Mr. Charles Martyn, &c. On Saturday Mks Arabella Goddard's watiL6a mu sicale will t a k e pl ace a t W i lli,,' e -rooms. The lover of music will therefore find that his tastes during the week ensuing will have " ample rJout and verge enough" for the fullest gratification. LVIEST NEWS. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. It is said that a letter to the following effect was addressed by a high pPreonage to the late Minister a few days before his eclime—" My dear General, we must part. I appreciate your devotedness and your services, but the country will not accept you ?" The Emperor's arrival at St. Cloud is announced. M. Drouya de Lhuys is spoken of for the London Embassy in the event of Marshal Polissier retiring, or fur the Foreign-office. The sixth sitting of the Conference on the organ isation of the Danubian Principalities took place on Saturday, at the Hotel of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. M. — Pietri has returned to Paris from Corsica, on a summons, it is said, by telegraph. Report states that he is to resume his former position as Prefect of Police. We find the following in the Moniteur :—" The measures lately recommended to the departmental administrations for the conversion into rente of the landed property of the hospitals and charitable in stitutions have been, as is well known, put into practice on several points with complete suc cess. A charitable establishment founded at Roch e fort for the reception of the widows and or phans of sailors, and of naval and military work men, may be particularly mentioned. This institu tion, called the Hospice des Orphelines, had caused to be able to provide from its own resources for the object for which it was founded, and could only maintain the number of inmates fixed by the regu lations by means of a kind of subvention granted to the establishment of the Department of Marine, in not demanding payment for certain supplies fur- nished to it. This much to be regretted state of things led the committee charged with the direction of the hospice to sell the estate of 13,1igon, which belonged to it, which took place in virtue of decree of April 23, 1856, and the sale produced a sum con siderable enough to triple the revenue pi evieusly derived from the landed property. Since the year 1857, the Hospice des Orphelines has been able to provide for all its wants from its own resourc 03, and as that year doted with a surplus in the receipts, it may be foreseen that the establishment will receive an extension, or at all events ameliorations, very beneficial to the poor of Rochefort." BOURSE, June 19.—The following were the clos ing quotations :- 41 per Cents 94 40 Do.. end month 3 per Cent. ..... 68 20 Do. end month 6B 30 Bank Shares . Credit Mobilier 633 Do. Account 633 75 RAILWAYS.• Orleans Northern New Ditto 755 Lyon and Mediteran 760 New Ditto Geneva Credit Foncier Belgian Piedmontese (5) Roman 9O Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt -FoR CASH. Midi Western* 6OO Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian S ERVIA. A letter from Belgrade of the 11th, in the Ost Deutiche Post, says :—" Eight men and a corporal of Turkish regulars endeavoured this morning to pull down the English flag, but they were dispersed by the Servian police. As it is possible that the Turkish regulars may renew their attempt, the English consul-general has applied to the Servian Government for a military force capable of pro tecting him. Discipline is completely at an end i n the Turkish fortress, and the soldiers are said t o contemplate a revolt ; but should it spread to th e town, a strong resistance will be offered by the citizens." TURKEY. VIENNA, JUNS 17. The Constantinople mail of the 12th inst. has brought the following news :—The troops intended for Bosnia (the Herzegovine) are being con centrated at Varna. A. ship containing 1,01 5 men has already arrived at Constantinople from Varna. The papers have made public the charges brought by the inhabitants of Candia against Vely Pasha. Sir Henry Bulwer is expected at Constantinople in the course of a few days. Ilainsi Effendi, the President of the Commercial Court at Constantinople, who has been sent by the Porte to Candia, has had an interview with the leaders of the insurgents in the presence of Vely Pasha, and promised them the abolition of the abuses oofnplaitted of. The ,Christians demand a firman to that effect, under the guarantee of the Great Powers, and the immediate removal of Vely Pasha. The emigration from the island continues. Advices from Teheran of the 20th of May state that the Turco-Persian frontier districts of the Per sian province of Azerbeidjan (it lies to the east of the great lake of Van) are in a state of insurrec tion, and are harried by the Turkish Kurds. The O.st. Zeitung harms from Budua that on the Gth inst. seven steamers were moving in a northerly direction, but it could not be distinguished what flag they were under. The probability is that they were Turkish vessels convoying troops to Gravosa. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF 'IRE AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDA.F, At an early hour this morning the Cunard royal mail steam ship Africa, Capt. Neil Shannon, with the usual mails from the United States, arrived in t e Mersey. She sailed from New York on the 9th inst., and has brought, besides the mails, 156 pas sengers and 12,000 dols. in specie. The Africa was detained at the bar from 11 o'clock last night. The screw steam ship Kangaroo, from hence, arrived from New York on the morning of the 9th. On the same day the royal mail steam ship Asia was passed inward bound ; on the 16th, at 8 a.m., passed the royal mail steam ship Persia, in lat. 55.25 N., long. 32.15 W. ; and on the 18th, the mail steamer Anglo-Saxon (supposed) hence for Quebec. The chief feature is of course the right of porch. The New York Herald of the 9th publishes a report from Washington that the British Minister has re ceived a despatch of a chart - cter that will lead to the c: , ssation of the outrages of the British cruisers upon American merchantmen. The same journal says " The conduct of the British cruisers in the Cuban ports has caused the Captain-General to issue orders to the Spanish squadron to prevent violations of the sovereignty of Spain. But it ap pears the Spanish men-of war are trying their hands at this searching business. The brig Tanaro reports that when off that port she was hoarded by an officer from a Spanish vessel of war, who demanded the brio' papers ' which were soown t o hi m , and after examining them he departed." Both Houses of Congress have agreed to extend the present session of Congress, but have not decided as to the precise day for the final adjourn ment. In Congress, on the 7st inst., an amendment giving the President power to issue letters of marque in certain cases was rejected by a vote of 40 to six. The various propositions offered led to a renewal of the discussion of the recent British outrages in the gulf. From the tone of the debate it is evident that, with ono or two exceptions, the members of the Senate are disinclined to adopt any measure that will precipitate an issue with Great Britain on the question. A despatch from St. Louis states that by an arrival at Leavenworth news has been received from almp Scott to the Bth ult., two days later than pre vious accounts. The person who arrived stated that no despatches had reached the camp from Gover nor Cumming ; but this is un d ou bt e dl y a m i s t a ke, as an officer of the army, writing on the Gth ult., states that an express from the Governor bad just arrived at the camp with intelligence that Gover nor Cumming had started from Salt Lake City for the southren pt rtion of Utah. The Independence, Mo., correspondent of the St. Louis Republican, writing on the 4th instant, says the Salt Lake mail of April 18 had arrived there, bringing news that an express had reached Camp Scott from Governor Cumming, stating that he bad been well received at Salt Lake City, that Brigham Young was willing to transfer all authority and had enjoined his followers to recognise Cum ming as their future Governor and aid him ill the discharge of his duties. This intelligence is corroborated by a letter from Salt Lake received by a Mormon residing near Leavenworth, whioh represents everything quiet in the valley. Go vernor Cumming was in the city, and the people had abandoned all idea of fighting, and gone to work on their farms. A proclamation has been issued by President Buchanan indicating the policy that is to guide the Peace Commissioners— Messrs. Powell and M'Culloch—in their negotia - tions with the Mormons. The President warns the Saints to beware of the punishment which they will receive by persisting in their treasonable course but offers a full and free pardon to a'l who will submit themselves to the authority of the Federal Government. At last accounts the army at CamP Scott was suffering greatly. The weather was cold and stormy, the duties of the soldiers very harass' ing, and the provisions rapidly diminishing, with is certainty of a resort to mule steaks and even coarser fare. There is, moreover, no prospect of any lin' mediate relief for them, as the supply trains have been, if not stopped entirely, as least seriously re tarded in their progress across the plains by heavy snow storms and swollen streams. The Vigilance Committee a t N ew O r l eans bas been disbanded, but although disorganised, tbel state that they are ready at any moment to carry out their principles. The authorities had arrested's number of the Vigilants, but they were subs& quenily discharged from custody. So far as we are advised the election passed offpeaceably. The steamship Black Warrior has arrived at Nett Orleans with Havana dates to the 2d inst. There was no general news of interest. Sugar was firm at the prices previously reported. WEST INDIES. Late accounts from St. Domingo repres3nt that the revolutionary struggle continued, without an/ perceptible advantage in favour of either party. The Santana party were, however, daily receiving acces sions, and it was expected that a decisive battle woula shortly be fought by the forces of the o ppo . 3' ing factions. The inhabitants of St. Domingo city had suffered extremely during the revolution. Many of them bad left the city, and reached the Haytien ports in a destitute condition. We have files from Bermuda to the 26th ult. The legisle' tive session was opened on the 20th. News of the British naval outrages on American traders were received on the 26th ult. Admiral Stewart Ives s':4ll in the island. The price of provisions had fallen very considerably, flour being dull at $7, instead a 12, the price rolling last summer. Twenty thou' sand and thirty-four barrels of new potatoes, sand 233,000 pounds of onions, had been shipped to date. A correspondent at Turk's Island, writing on the 26th ult., says :—" Siuce my last report there 116 , 11 been shipped from the p or t o f S a l t Bay 23, 78. L bushels salt and 4,653 from Grand Turk, making 16 total of 28,434. The rakings continue at Grand Turk, which, together with the present dem an d for money, tend to lower pricoi. The highest price now is 9c. and is export duty. The season for turtle hunting has never been better. Upwards of 4,000 averaging 16 lbs., have been sent to England and France. Weather fine. American provision' abundant and cheap." MEXICO. By way of New Orleans we have news of the or ture of Tabasco, Mexico, by the Government forces, The bombardment of the city commenced on the 9c,b, and continued till April 19. The houses in the city suffered considerable damage, especially thst of the American Consul, which was situated in the line of the fire of the besiegers. Two Gulf port',. Tampico and Tabasco, are now in possession of O. Zuloaga party. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 10th inst. publishes the speech of Mr. Buchanan, the new British Minis ter, on presenting his credentials, as follows : "Madan,,—the ►etter of the Queen, my Sovereign, which I have the honour to present to your Majesty, ac ex edits me as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary to this Court. Obeying its command I profit of the first opportunity given by your Msjesty to express the profound interest her Britannic Maj-sty takes in the prosperity of your Majesty and of the Spanish nation. In congratulating your Majesty on the enthusiastic de monstrations of loyalty and affection with which you were everywhere received during the journey you have just made I merely anticipate the wish of her British Majesty. During my stay in the capi.al of your Majesty it will be my agreeable duty, madam, to endeavour to draw closer the bonds which have so long and so honourably united the people of Great Britain and Spain. Profoundly penetrated •with the importance of this commission, and of the high honour conferred on me, I doubt not that I shall fulfil them to the satis faction of the Queen my sovereign if I have the happi ness to merit the benevolent suffrage of your Majesty." The Queen replied in the most gracious terms, and Mr. Buchanan presented his letters to the King. SARDINIA. In the sitting of the 16th of the Chamber of De puties, Count Alfieri put a question to Count de ()avow, with a view to obtaining further informa tion respecting the Cagliari. Count de Cavour re plied as follows : "I have little to add to the letter of Commander Carafa which the Neapolitan Government has published at' Naples. That document was also communicated to our Chargé d'Affaires, with an intimation that the crew of the Cagliari had been set at liberty, and the vessel itself placed at Mr. Lyon's disposal. As regards the negotiations, since most of the documents are de spatches exchanged between the Cabinet of Turin and that of London, the Government wishes first to consult the latter. It would be hardly proper, after having received a service from England, to publish such documents without her consent. From a de spatch which we have received from London, it would appear that the British Government intends to take the initiative in their publication, in which case we shal not fail to publish them also. I do not think it expedient to enter into other particu lars, and I would request the hon. member not to move, as was his intention, for a congratulatory manifestation on the part of the Chamber, a step which I think hardly called for in the present instance. The Cabinet is suffi• ciently rewarded by the support it receives from the Chamber as regards its foreign policy." The subject then dropped, the Chamber proceed• ing to discuss the budget of expenses. That 01 foreign affairs was voted, and the debate on that of public instruction commence. ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The R , lal Mail Company's steamship Cambria, Capt. Jas. Anderson, arrived at Southampton yes terday, at 5 p.m., with the mails from the Austra lian and New Zealand colonies, which, according to the practice adopted on this line, were all sorted by the officials of the Post-office, ready for imme diate delivery at their respective destinations. Throughout the voyage the Cambria has had variable winds, with moderate weather. She left Alexandria on the Bth inst.. and Malta on the 11th inst. This steamer brings 98 passengers (54 first-class, 4 second, and 40 children and servants), among whem are Lady Young, Major Moore, Col. Russell, lady, and family. Her dates are Sydney, April 12 ; Melbourne, 16 ; King George's Sound, April 22 ; Ceylon, May 10 ; Aden, May 27 ; and Suez, June 7. Tile height of the Cambria consists of 10 bpx€s of specie, value 53,000/., and 15,420 ounces of gold, value 62,6201., and a general cargo, consist ing of 223 packages, including parcels. Her Majesty's ship the Medina was at Alex andria ; the British fleet cruising outside Malta. The Cambria was in company with her Majesty's troop ship Urgent for two days ; parted company at Gibraltar. Off Burlings the Cambria, passed the screw steamer Meander. Off Lisbon she passed the steam ship Damascus. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Jus, p• Money continues as before. The brokers are in win e instances borrowing 31- and 4 in order to take up Joann heretofore made at higher rates. First class paper i t selling at 4i and 5, for short dates. Exchange is - TOY dull. Some parcels on London, drawn by a leading banking houses, sold this morning at 10,4 ; but the principal bankers afterwards put up their rate to 1004. Mercantile exchange on London rules at 1084 to 108}• Ahhes.—Tbe market continued steady, with salsa 0 1 about 100 bbls. pots at 6c. Cotton.—The Bales embraced about 2,000 bales, with. out change in quotations. We quote mixed middling uplands and straight do. at 12c. Freights.—Rates were unchanged, while engagement ° were moderate. To Liverpool, about 6,000 bushels of grain in bags at 6D- ; 1,000 bblo. flour at is. 6d. ; 500 bales of cotton at 5 - 32 d. for compressed ) and 4e do. Se° Lland at ; 200 bbls. pork at 23. 6d., and 100 tierc e° beef at 3s. 3d. T o Gl asgow, 200 bblo. flour at 2s. 1 3 L indon, 860 bll l . ros i n were engaged at 2+. 6d., ga d , tone dead weight at 17e. 6d. NEW ORLEANS, JuNe g• Cotton.—Sales to-day 6,500 bales. The sales of the last three days add up 11,750 b a l es, an d th e receiP, 4,600. St oc k, 202,850 b a l es. R ece i pts at th i s port ahead of last year 90,000 bales ; ditto at all southern ports, 82,000. Sugar, 64c. to 7c. Flour ,titer and 6, ,1r ply scant ; sales at $4 25c. Me ss p or k, $l7, Steil xcbange, 7i to 7i per cent. E xc h ange on N e w Yor k at 60 days, to per cent. discount. PHILADELPHIA, JuSS it Flour very cull, but pric e s u nc h ange d. Wheat V t t , —red at 92c. to 980. C firm—sales 8,000 bush o ' n at 71c. to 72c. Whisky steady at 201 c. to It c. THE OUTWARD EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAIL -- 1116 steamship Northam, Captain Weeks, left SoutharaP t ? — ~, yesterday. with the above mails, and '205,7811. in speclfb THE OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, June 20. —The Peninsolar and Orie ci4 Cmnpat.y's new screw steamship Northam, Captain . 1. • Weeks, sailed heuco this morning for Gibraltar, ant Alexandria, on her first voyage, with the heavy P°,`; +am of the India and Chi n a mai:s, a large cargo , and 7 5 ' b ties of specie, jewellery, &c., value 205,7801. 15" ,iz. Silver. Gold. Jeweller% Madras Calcutta . 149,640 0 0 ... ~, 1 , 425 Pcnang , 1,200 0 0 ... —...- 0 ll"gkong ..... 25,877 0 0 ,„ , esr 6 Shanghai 1,525 0 0 .., Manilla ...... • .• 230 - ... 10 0 -..... £202,072 0 0 ... X 303 0 0 ,„3,40 £5 15 0 . l'he Northam also takes out 80 passer gars, including S:r A. Bittlestone, lady, and fanuly, Captain RoWlado Mr, George Thompson, &c. ..00N,I. IVI( Dur th e va very I; trade and ti holde n 'Lents ket very COn trak in pric descrip been m goods, The vai the hor Most k prices. goods v matisfac Ployfid given o Then ter and • and hos Berate e - are .srna of cottoi and Wo have bel Queen's an entir Letter Market descripti amounts by the The Rail Pearance There Money, I the Ba,nl a uPPIY, Bence of creased a Upwar Australia to the Cc 1 1 now ra to be Imo! Itetai is b for some trines: ma bully of a arrivals a from Ales Nei, Yorl ITiotozia, rates, i .8 1 54 e 1e aa s ee s s a n sa ti‘ a bi n in n u f a c 9 40 new grade in ( %lifter as Reduced 31 s. to 35 and India Scarcely In the For I titeration Ore firm 96 4, and Deferred In the I bas been furthe r do Caledonia' shire and h a• ; Greai ern, Leeds and coloui °I France Qrand Tru of Canada Mines, . alutost nor Shade firms : and Canal Xrtaisn Nher:TplierreeCie)' India Loan E Ditto Bonc tConsols for A obeginerßi L Ittioso 2500 Snia.l t it WES ()I al tienos A yre lAtto Defo Atlrkish Bon( , Ditto Ace( Ditto (lux Oitto Acc( v onezii.l4. Bt. Ditto Deco einlols fo Baron Ad Ike been no Deepateb , Vixr bad bee hateen. TI the Adriatic TEI CAI t iughea hag , t4 Porta of h u orougtm 4110 imseed 1 NI the star liatnent. WILLIS'S m orning co Madame C It rUntentali Violin, Herr Webb ; 'lc Ila gnateur, I ttitier the the Duelled t he Prince treatly im; *tery wa y 4 ,..t0in, the , 41 adatne N Plauded, at i rottud up 11 La Cbasa Account let on foot 1 %itla great k trroonntec c annon anc a re to be le alb ploy oy the THZ Cn Played on Brand you It "oie Sol-] 40 decisive f evtival July a ttohest ra N la hikes qorusee Aorke w h recta. Reev plat e mub i, i . /. ° l- 4tio of tl 41 tesrp. N - - FORT' ,rhe g ire tionlet Purci 4rikwee, !kill a 10( L2rtnight t 'pent at th 104 note the Bank ! c hange °. the (Ira' t r °Perty varioa, , la TRH Kj tI rY, as L u aaion e at eve ning p - -(Aloe s o f /e rY lautut