The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-14 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. - Linder the Management of Mr. Charles Kean THIS EVENING will be presented ShaksPeare's historical play of KING HENRY V. King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. After which, IF THE CAP FI rs. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with piton, OBDY'S FRIEND. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Com and Buckstone ; Mesdames C. Mathews, Wilkins, and Reynolds. After which, MARRIED FOR MONEY. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. Commence at 7. AV THEATRE - ROY AL, ADELPHI. nole proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE MILL:INER'S FIOLUJAY. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. BilWigton, Miss Woolgar, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly. Followed y THE HOUSE ? or, THE HOME ? Nfr. A. Wigan, C ,S elby, Billington ; Mrs. Alfred Wigan, Miss H. Bimms. Miss Laidlaw. After which, THE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. Messrs. C. Selo), and Moreland ; Misses Woolgar and K. Kelly. To conclude with ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Chas Selby, Billington ; Misses Keeley, Arden, and Laidlaw, and Hrs. Billing,ton. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 -no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough HIS EVENNG ll be poduced a new Comedietta by J. M. Morton,l will Esq., entitled WHICH OF THE T W O ? supported by the company. After which, KENILWORTH. F o llowed by CAUGHT BY T HE EARS. Mr. J. Rogers and Miss F. Hughes. Commence at 7o'clock.' A.STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster -road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. Grand 'Holiday Attractions for Whitsuntide. THIS E vF,NTI,G, the performances will commence with the revived military spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, reproduced with all its original effects. Sup ported by Mr. W. Cooke, Mr. W. Cooke, jun., Mr. Holloway, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. J.W. Anson, Air. Anderson, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Worboys, &C. Mrs. Dowton, Miss Dowton, Miss Rivers, &c. After whieh, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing Mr. John Henry Cooke, the greatest rider in the world, and the whole of Mr. W. Cooke's family, being the only instance on record of such a domestic eoncentratfon of unequalled male and female talent ; Madlle. Francisco; Miss Holloway. To conclude with a Novel Entertainment called THE VOLUNTEER CORPS ; or, Female Brigade. Stage Manager. Mr. R. Phillips Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, G Is.; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls.; Upper allery, 6d. Private Boxes, £4 4s, £2 2s, and £1 is. To commence at 7 ; Carriages at 11. C ANTERB URY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY, Westminster -road.—Open at Seven. EVERY EVENING during the week will appear THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY, Oonsisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette, and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and EIGHT years. The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France and Belgium. They will perform EVERY EVENING, at NINE and ELEVEN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments. THE WEATHER.-ST.IN OFFICE, JUNE 14. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 76—highest since noon yesterday. 57—lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day at noon. .... ..- BAROMETER- -30.02. WIND, North-Westerly; light, with fine weather. THE SUN. TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1859. We give in another part of The Sun several of the despatches of Lord MALMESBURY, touching the progress of the negotiations before the mad break-out of the Austrian fever for war, which took place in very spite of the advice of our Cabinet. The fact is, that the Austrians had a secret string to their harp upon which they fondly or foolishly thought they could play out their game at the expense of England. And acting upon this upstart Coburg delusion they fell into their own snare. No Ministry is safe in England while so much backstairs influent• sets with a cross ebb-tide against their most patriotic efforts. But the day will come when these mole hill intriguers will find out that they cannot stand the broad daylight of English independence and manly principle. And what have the Austrians achieved up to yesterday ? Simply this—they have given up Pavia, Lodi, Piacenza, Ancona, Ferrara, and Milan, with all their wealth and treasure, warlike stores, ammunition, provisions, and everything else; And now, how are they to make up for all this crab-like progress ? Why, by a boast from Vienna, dated yesterday, that now the EMPEROR is going to place himself at the head of the army—and as a fitting proof of his generalship, the first move of the day says he has ordered the army to take up a new position in the best manner possible ! There never was such a burlesque upon the art of war ! But any nonsense will do from the Kaiser, of ••• •' :Lc, . ' 4 `.7,• 4 ' . ,). j,5 ' : ' l . Br. .• - • I '. ' . 1 . 1, ~, _,,,,CLU 1. 0 1 4 4. . , ''' • s 4, . .,,''' .:7,....__? , -;, ,;6,. j ..:,,,A, *'- -.. "A ?,.7 -- e - ' -- ,,7 -. , - ~.: t e.,,,.......- , ,m , -. .w. - - -- - '7,, -- - -,- '• - . Al it•A , --. 411,kiik -,-- course. Now, we advise his Imperial Field-marshalship to draw off what yet remains of his army as soon as possible beyond the Julian Alps, for the first of July will not see a man of them in his own villainy at large trampling down the burning in dignation of Italy. Even now they are hur rying away from Ancona amid the curse of the people and without the POPE'S blessing, which in the present instance would not avail them much. But, as we have said before, the Austrian game of intolerance is nearly, very nearly done up, and the sooner the better for all concerned. The Ministry is in course of formation with all the tardy labour of twins ! The eldest born has a hard fight of it with his younger but older brother in questionable affairs. Not satisfied with snatching the apple of discord,he would also have the equitable chair, that he might decide matters in a fraternal spirit. Really, there are some men to whose ambition there arc no bounds. Give them all, and they will want something else. But time will set things to rights, and that before very long. The independent Liberals have now a weighty responsibility thrown upon them. The division, as well as the speaking, shows that there is a differ ence of opinion amongst them, Some of them who voted in the majority, like the member for the West Riding, and Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR, whb h a d said, on the first night of the debate, that he should support the amendment, were known to lean strongly to retaining the late Government, as afford ing a better prospect of carrying a valuable amount of - Parliamentary Reform, though by no means all they could wish. Mr. BRIGHT, their Coryphaeus, has warned the incoming Whigs that " if they do some of those thiAgs which they have done in time past ills opposition would be inevitable, and he B _ ll ° lll A som e n ight o r o th er fi n d th em , as before, haniled over to the Philistines. They nad not handled the Liberal party well—the Cabinet had been exclusil;e, the policy sometimes wholly wrong, sometimes feeble and paltering." (Loud cheers.) Mr. ROEBUC K , of course, spoke with the most free dom— he cared not a straw for either party, and some Inmt wholesome and home-hitting truths came front his lips. Now in this position of the earnest Reforme ra, and with altogether fourteen or fifteen Liberals voting for the Government, we repeat that a grave= responsibility to the people of England rests witch the independent Liberals. Their votes can male oT' upset a Cabinet. The majority of them voted for the amendment, and ejected the Ministry. Their only justification can be, the terms they demand for their support from the new Ministry. With Mr. ROEBI:CK, Mr. LINDSAY, and the smaller number of the " Independents," we had hoped to get some substantial Reform, by next session at the latest, from the outgoing Ministers. There is not a shadow of doubt we should have had it. We believe, like Mr. ROEBUCK, n the instructive uses of adversity. Ministers bund that enfranchisement of freeholders, _ ... voting-papers for absentees, and the re tention of the present borough franchise, were everywhere unacceptable. They had expressed their wish—why should we not believe them — their sincere wish, to accept the verdict of the elec tion on these points ; and had we gained these, well lo . oked to as they would have been by such a powerful opposition, we should have advanced a great step—a far greater one than any which Lord JonN ReSSELL has proposed since 1832. They would have left much, indeed, to be desired—above all, the liberty of voting in the counties ; but they would have been a substantial gain. The independent Liberals must therefore make terms for something better, for something not better by a hair's-breadth merely, but by some broad difference which does not want a microscope to find it out. Liberals might have been in Egyptian bondage while a Tory Adminis tration was over them ; but if we find ourselves soon in a hungry, thirsty desert of Whiggism, we shall begin, slavish-minded as we are, to remember the Jew Bills, the property qualification abolition, the law reforms, the lowered income-tax, and the like, which we had under Toryism. We shall remember that we did get some decided reforms, even Mr. LOCKE KING'S offered to us, in those days of our bondage. Some of the Independents, we know, and even Mr ROEBUCK, seem half penitent for their late wrath with Lord JOHN, and think that noble Lord a good reformer. Well, he may be ; all we know is, that he shows it in a singular way. At all events, like " The Dog in the Manger," if he can't get re form into his own hands he will let no one else have it in his. His first bill since 1832 was literally so worthless that it died with hardly a gasp. His second, by good luck for it, was politely bowed out for the Crimean war ; but for which the disap pointed Liberals would certainly have helped the Tories to kick it out of the House. We do not know, however, that the Tories would not have adopted it, for it distributed most of the seats created by disfranchisement among the counties — forty-one out of sixty-three. Indeed, we think Mr. DISRAELI'S Bill, unless foully worked, would have done more for popular representation than Lord JOHN'S of 1854. He is more enlightened now, but it is by the same process which has enlightened his late competitor. We cannot, indeed, review ing Lord JOHN'S course since 1832, and since he gave effect to the immediate demands created by the Reform Act,—we cannot see any reason to rely on inclination to Reform ; pressure, and pressure only, has got anything from him. We would not querulously rake up bygones, but we ought to show that we do not speak the language of pettishness merely. Did he not then, very early, make his celebrated finality declaration which he now wishes us to interpret in a non natural sense ? Did he not declare in explicit terms that he intended in the Reform Bill to give the predominance to the landed aristocracy, which his large increase of county members, his refusing the Ballot, and his agricultural boroughs have done, beyond all possibility of mistake. Did he not abandon the appropriation clause ? a derelic tion both of principle and political honour which can hardly ever be retrieved. Did he not resist Repeal of the Corn-laws as long as he could, and declare it " mischievous, absurd, and impracti cable ?" Did he not oppose•LocKE KING'S motion till it would have been political martyrdom to per sist in doing it ? Even the abolition of the property qualifications never formed a part of his bills. Has he not resisted the Ballot with all his might,though he promised that deeds like his own expulsion from South Devon should make him a convert to it ? Indeed, we hardly know of any proposal for Reform of the Representation which he has not resisted, unless first made by himself: Then Religious Liberty is his own pet subject and as in Parliamentary Reform he was sound to a certain extent. The Test and Corporation Acts Repeal, and Catholic Emancipation were, however, the length of his tether; unless we add that, with Sir ROBERT PEEL, and some Radicals, he was desirous to put the Irish Priests and all dissenting parsons in the harness of salaries received from the Treasury ! Dissenters would not have his money , the Catholics could not get it if they wished, and so the former had to thank him for lampooning their Ministers as stage-players, the latter for a Durham Letter and an Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Of church rates he has been a most redoubtable defendant. The House of Lords, the Crown, the Church, would all be shaken to their foundation by their abolition ! and, he has changed his note only since the country has half abolished them in the parishes, and Lord STANLEY'S argument convinced the majority that go they must. The Jews themselves he kept out to the last, because they should be admitted in HIS way or not at all. In bishop making at the national cost he is unsurpassed. Dissenters and Catholics have long, indeed, had little to thank him for. But we have done. We have said enough, and more than enough, to show that Independent Liberals will ruin themselves with the public unless they make the terms they I ought with„Lord JOHN RUSSELL. Nothin g more clearly shows that Lord DERBY'S Ministry governed Ireland with high practical ability than the fact that sixty Irish members voted against the new Coalitionists last Friday on the confidence division. There is no parallel during the last thirty years in the case of the Liberal party being from Ireland, in a party division thirty-five votes. If L or d DERBY a bl only, l t y o , bringu P had not been attentive to Irish interests, if Lord EGLINTON had not shown skill and courtesy in the discharge of his viceregal office, it is quite possible that such a Parliamentary tribute would have been paid to the Conservative leaders. Sir ROBERT PEEL always fou nd Ireland "his difficulty,', and it is not impossible that, in a party p o i n t of view, the Whigs and Liberals will find Ireland to be a cause of much trouble, now that the sister country seems to have entered upon a new politica: Course, Great as may be the praise clue to Lord DERBY'S dexterous management of Irish affairs, we cannot wholly attribute the revolution of opinion in Irish politics to mere political skill. General causes of a most marked character have aided the reaction in Ireland. The great success of the landed interest at the recent election is to be attributed to social and economical changes. The extensive sale of estates in Ireland has created a new class entirely different from what had been anticipated. It used to be supposed that the Roman Catholics had much hoarded wealth, and that they would purchase the greater part of the Land freed by the Encumbered Estates Court. Large estates have been broken up, whose owners in many cases were Whig proprietors, or apathetic and absentee THE SUN, LONDON, y_kr' USDA Y EVENING, JUNE 14, 1859. LA'S - EST NEWS. TE EE WAR IN ITALY. The foll Lowing telegrams have been received at Mr. Reutc T's office : VIENNA, JUNE 14. The offii Wiener Zeituny contains the follow- The Emi )eror will forthwith assume the imme diate coma land-ill-chief, and has ordered a new position fo r the army, which will be taken up in the best m anner possible. TURIN, JUNE 13. After th 0 retreat of the Austrians from Bologna, the Cardi aal•Legate took his departure, leaving to the m wnicipal:ty the government of the town. The municipality thereupon appointed a commis sion, which immediately proclaimed Victor Em manuel Dicta tor. The town is en fete. The head-guartas of the King were yesterday at Vimercate de a Monza. To-day the regular railway servi(!e between Turin and the Ticino has been recomme,i2ed. VIENNA, JUNE 13. The official dt3tailed report of the affair of Maleg nano and the evaczation of Piacenza has been pub- lished. The flgurt sof the report show that in the conflict of Malegna..►o the French force was greatly superior to ours, mid that the enemy's loss was considerable. Our retreat was effected in perfect order. General Boer was killed and numerous officers died heroic deaths. The report further states that the evacuation of Piacenza was performed in connexion with the movements of the army on the 9th and 10th inst. The greater part of the cannon was loaded on board vessels and towed away by steam, and the few which remained were spiked. Besides the forts and block-houses two arches of the bridge over the Trebbia have been blown up. Pizzeghettone has also been evacuated with similar precautions and in perfect order. VIENNA, JUNE 13. The Austrian Correspondence of this evening contains the following :—The Austrians at the battle of Malegnano yielded only to the decidedly superior force of the enemy and retired unpursued in perfect order. Piacenza has been evacuated by our troops, and the walls and citadel have been blown up. The garrison was successful in joining the chief body of the army. The war steamer Curtatone arrived on the 12th inst. in Zara, from Ancona, bringing the news that the Austrians had evacuated that :own. TRIESTE, JUNE 13. The Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian has arrived here. From the Ist of July next, the coupons of the National Loan will lo longer be accepted by the tax-collectors in the provinces of Venice. VERONA, TUNE 11 (via Vienna). The seat of the chief Government authorities of Lombardy has been transferred to Mantua. BOLOGNA, JUNE 12. The Austrians have evacuated Ancona, and are retiring by land in 023 direction of Ferrara. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 13. The Patric says the Austrians have completely evacuated the States of the Church, including even Ferrara. The same paper also states that the people of Parma have asked that French troops may be sent into their country. M. Brenier leaves to-morrow for Naples as ambassador of France n+ the Court of the King of the two Sicilies. The Piedmontesc Gazette publishes an order of the day issued by the King at Milan, and dated the Bth, recapitulating all Garibaldi's exploits in Upper Lombardy, already known to the public, and expressing his Majesty's satisfaction at the zeal and bravery displayed by that bold leader and by the officers and men under his command. The following r ecompenses are then awarded to them, viz.: to General Garibaldi, the gold medal of military valour; to Lieutenant-Colonel Medici, the cross of officer of the military order of Savoy ; to Major Succhi, the cross of knight of the same order; the silver medal of military valour to seven officers and men, including Captain de Cristoforis, killed; and honourable mention to Colonel Cosenza and 22 officers and men. The municipality of Milan has presented to the Emperor Napoleon the following address, dated the 6th : " Sire—The communal council of the city of Milan held a sitting extraordinary to-day, at which it decided by ac clamation that the municipality should present to the Em peror Napoleon 111. an address, expressing the lively gra titude of the country for his generous co-operation in the great work for the deliverance o f It a l y . Si re , th e munici pality feel themselves highly honoured by such a mandate, although they are fully aware how powerless words are to fulfil it. In an address, the magnanimous sentiments of whiA were admired by all, but which the Italians listened to with religious joy, and knew how to interpret it as a splen did omen, your Majesty said that you relied on the judgment of posterity. Sire, the judgment on the sanctity of the war which your Majesty has undertaken in concert with King Victor Emmanuel I Lis alreadypronounced by the unanimous opinion of civilised Europe, and the names of Montebello, Palestro, and Magenta, now belong to history. But if in the day of battle the greatness of your Majesty's plans, scarcely equalled by the heroism of your soldiers, render us sure of victory, we cannot help on the following day bitterly deploring the loss of so many brave men who followed you to the field of honour. The names of Generals Beuret, Cler, and Espinasse, and of so many other heroes who have fallen prematurely, are already inscribed down in the list of our martyrs, tnd will remain engraven in the heart of the Italians as on an imperishable monument. Sire, our grati tude to your Majesty, and to the great nation which you have been called to render still greater, will be manifested with more energy by the whole of Italy restored to liberty ; but we are proud, in the meantime, to be the first to express it, as we have been the first to be delivered from the odious aspect of Austrian tyranny. Allow us, Sire, to hail your Majestry by this cry of our people Viva Napoleone 111. I la Francia I' " The signatures follow, nine in number. An address was also presented to the King on the Bth by the communal council of Milan, confirming the expres sions contained in the address of the municipal congregation presented on the sth, and entreating his Majesty to assume as soon as possible the reins of Government in Lombardy. Of the eight delegations of Lombardy, five— Milan, Como, La Valtelina, Bergamo, and Lodi —have been liberated in less than a fortnight ; and the three which remain are, Cremona, Brescia, and the Mincio. The Nord contains the following remarks on the present position of the belligerent parties in Italy : " The Austrian army retires behind the line of the Mincio, abandoning Lombardy, and the fortified places which it occupied there, as also the immense military stores collected. The combat of Canonica, so weakly sustained by General Urban, the taking of the position of Marignan, held by General Benedek, and the evacuation of Piacenza by the corps of Prince Schwarzenberg, are the end of the first period of the campaign of Italy. The second part of the campaign will open on the Mincio, the lower part of the Po, and Venice, It is not to be doubted that the plan of it has been already settled in all its details by the Emperor Na poleon, and that this plan of final and decisive operations, of which the various chances and difficulties have been calculated with prudence and ability, will be executed with the same precision and vigour as that which has opened to the allies the gates of Milan. Reinforcements are reaching the French army, and soon the Lombard and Tus can provinces will supply contingents to the allied forces, destined to enfranchise Upper Italy. The Emperor Napo leon calls on the nation to take part in these glorious labours and heroic sacrifices. ' Soldiers to-day,' says he, Conservatives. The late Marquis of THOMOND, for example, was a Conservative Peer, who usually lived at Bath, and he did not interfere actively in elections; he was an absentee ; his estates in Clare were sold three years ago ; they were broken up into several divisions, and the new proprietors have shown far more activity in the promotion of Con servatism than ever Lord THOMOND displayed, and in many other instances, too numerous to cite, the general result has shown that there is a multiplication of Conservative political activity from the greater number of the small proprietors. Divide a large old Irish estate into twelve portions ; let three of it be given to Catholics and Liberals, and the other nine to Conservatives ; and, living on the spot, and there will evidently be a great in• crease of energy as compared with the former state of the property, when its owner may have been living on the Continent, and taking only an indolent interest in politics. As a general rule the absentee proprietor was apathetic in politics, while the resident local one is always active. The occupation of land has also totally changed in Ireland. The old system of tenure has been altered into tenantcy at will from year to year, and consequently the landlords have increased power, while at the same time the augmented profits upon farming have made the yearly tenants very re luctant to quarrel with their landlords. These changes have taken place more especially in the South and West of Ireland, and hence the Conser vatives have had successes in Limerick, Clare, Mayo, Roscommon, Waterford ; and these general causes are likely to continue. The introduction of English and Scotch tenants has also been largely contributory to this revolu ion of the political re presentation of Ireland. A very few years since, in the county of Mayo, a certain parish church there was in want of a congregation, and now it is crowded, and chiefly with Scotch and English cul tivators of the soil. These great changes have been going on since the famine, and the result of them has been in the main to increase the power of the gentry and the pro prietary of Ireland. This did not escape the notice of Lord PALMERSTON during his former Pre miership, and for a short time the noble Vis count sought an alliance with the Irish gentry. In 1857 the noble lord received great support from them. At the election in that year Conservative candidates, and their proposers and seconders, alluded to Lord PALMERSTON with expressions of favour ; the Orange Institution at that time was utterly effete, and it was more dangerous to its friends than to its enemies. Lord Chancellor BRADY in a luckless moment galvanised Orangeism with renewed activity by his arbitrary letter upon the magistracy. The letter*was unconstitutional in its tone, and was at the time justly condemned for its tendency by our Liberal contemporaries. It was almost as insulting to the Protestants of Ire land as the " Durham Letter" was to the Catholics. Unfortunately, also, the letter of Lord Chancellor BRADY was not taken as a sincere manifestation against Orangeism ; it was read universally throughout Ireland as a declaration against the gentry of the country; it appeared to be a sinister scheme, and its malevolence was maladroit, for its result clearly demonstrates that its author was not studying the signs of the times. Hence at the election in this year—Derry and Newry—the only Liberal seats in Ulster held by the Whigs, have been lost to them, and the places filled by Conservative representatives. While the overwhelming majority of the Irish gentry have been constant in their support of Lord DERBY, it is remarkable that many of the Irish bar voted against Derbyite candidates, and seceded from their natural allies. This was partly to be attributed to some extremely judicious promotions, made by Lord PALMERSTON, of young professional men of marked abilities. In a greater degree it was attributed to the sway of Mr. BREWSTER'S commanding influence. Mr. BREWSTER'S opposi tion to the Conservatives at the present time is clearly traceable to the result of the alliance be tween Lord PALMERSTON and Lord JOHN RUSSELL, with Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT. The influence of Mr. BREWSTER over so many distinguished members of the Irish bar arises from ' many causes, personal andprofessional. He has vast experience ; he was called to the bar in 1819, and he has, in a long series of years, had a first-class practice. No other man at the bar has held so many special retainers ; his capacity for great affairs has repeatedly been.tested by the high posts filled by him under the PEEL Government, and under Lord ABERDEEN. His social position has also given him influence. Men of Conservative sen timents at the bar are slow to believe that an oppo sition supported by this gentleman could be really dangerous to the established institutions df the realm. As an extensive proprietor, Mr. BREWSTER is naturally hostile to all that could really injure the landowners ; while he is not personally dis tasteful to Roman Catholics, as he has never actively associated himself with polemical proceed ings. Without giving up his substantial Con servatism, Mr. BREWSTER has at the same time conciliated Roman Catholic feelings. Hence it has happened that, while there has been this great reaction in favour of the power of the landlords in Ireland, there has also been simul taneously a secession of Conservatives at the Irish bar to the Liberal ranks. We have explained the causes of that complexity of result, which undoubt edly must receive the deliberate attention of any Cabinet responsible for Irish affairs in 1859. Whether the Chancellorship of Ireland be conferred on Mr. BREWSTER or Mr. BRADY, and whether Lord FERMOY or Mr. MORE O'FERRALL be the Chief Secretary for Ireland, are practical questions involving a policy to a much greater extent than might be supposed by hasty observers ; and we are not surprised at learning that the Coalition is already in a state, of difference about them, which may before long prove of considerable significance, and be attended with no light result. THE NEW MINISTRY.—We are enabled to state that Lord John Russell will hold the office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the new Administration. There will not be two opinions on this appointment. The business habits, the long experience of public affairs, and the undoubted patriotism, of the noble lord, peculiarly fit him for this appointment at a crisis like the present. The other arrangements are rapidly proceeding, and we have every hope that many hours will not elapse before we shall have it in our . power to communicate a com p lete list of Lord Palmerston''s Cabinet. —Morning Post. ✓ The e s Countess Cle ptowitch has arrived at Far ran Belgravia, from Paris. The Baroness James de Rothschild has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris. Lady Cooke and Miss Cooke have arrived at Edwards's Hotel from Green-Hamerton. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Hoppin have left the same establishment for Tunbridge Wells. deep Isleh lv il a e ot ef a i n . amusing ANOTHER DEATII FROM DROWNING AT OXFORD. —yesterday afternoon Mr. John Simpson, scholar of upset,himself ab out aa nm‘dv mile ehb being n d u l nionaxgbfl Oxford, e n r td a o, A friend, a member of was with him but the same college, , was unable to render and 0, nv C ee o ary l r lel o , e swim, was unfortunately drowned. any assistance. The financial convention entered into between the St. Petersburg Cabinet and Messrs. Rothschild, through M essr s. Kap-herr and Co. of St. Petersb urg , i s under stood to have bee n arranged with the house of Roths child at Paris. Little doubt is entertained that it will result in Messrs. Rothschild being the contractors for any future loan the Russian. Government may desire to raise in London. The firm of Kap-herr and Co. is an old one, and they have connections at garnbtug. you will to-morrow be the free citizens of a great country.' The language of the French monarch is marked with a grandeur and frankness which command respect. Napo leon 111. openly repudiates any idea of conquest or personal ambition ; he takes anew a solemn engagement to that effect in presence of the world, and the words full of wis dom and abnegation which he has pronounced at ➢lilan, in the midst of his triumph, will assure to him the noblest conquest for which a great prince can aspire—the confi dence of Europe." A Florence letter in the Nord says:— " Part of the French troops have gone towards the frontier of Pistola, and are shortly to be followed by Prince Napoleon. The Tuscan army itself is about to enter on a campaign. All traces of disorder have disappeared. The soldiers who were condemned by court martial have had their lives spared. The horse gendarmerie are to act as guides to Prince Napoleqp. All, in a word, are ardently preparing to rivalise in discipline and efforts with our generous allies. The presence at Modena of the Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany has been severely censured. If the object of this step, which can with difficulty be explained, be to excite divisions amongst us, the young prince will not succeed, for our country is unanimously agreed that before all we must occupy ourselves with putting out the Aus trians, without meddling in the question as to the form of government to be reserved to us." The Emperor of Austria has addressed the following order of the day to his army : " The army, remembering its ancient glory, showed at Magenta, against an enemy superior in number, what heroic courage and entire devotedness to me and to the country can do. I thank my army in my own name and in the name of my country ; and I order that those who have been the bravest among the brave shall be immediately de signated to me.—Headquarters at Verona, Bth June. "FRANCIS JOSEPH." The departure of Prince Esterhazy, on his mission to London, advices from Vienna state, has been again postponed. The Prussian Gazette announces that the Prince Regent, in consequence of the present state of poli tical affairs, has relinquished the intention he had formed of ',being present at the jubilary fetes at Hamme and Cleves. The following official declaration has appeared in the Prussian Gazette of the 10th : " For some days past it has been rumoured that a mobi lisation of all the army had been resolved on, and that the participation of Prussia in the conflict which has broken out was imminent. We do not think that we are mistaken in supposing that such a decision has neither been taken nor is imminent. If Prussia were to be called on to take measures for the development of her military forces, they would have, we are certain, no other object than to enable her to make more imposing the position which she has assumed." FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. PARIS BOURSE.—The market has been very buoyant, and stock in demand. Prince Gortscha koff's diplomatic circular, and the probable appoint ment of Lord Palmerston as Premier in the new English Cabinet, have had a very favourable effect, added to which Consols arrived with a further improvement of I per cent. Threes improved from 62f. 95c. and 63f. to 631. 45c., and are now at 63f. 25c. ; Mobilier varied from 650 f. to 655 f. ; Austrian, 390 f. to 392 f. 50c. ; Lombards, 470 f. to 472 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 832 f. 50c. to 835 f. ; Orleans, 1,220 f. to 1,227 f. 50c. ; Northern, 922 f. 50c. to 925 f. ; Southern, 4901. to 492 f. 50c. ; Eastern, 6121. 50c. to 615 f. The following were the last quotations : 41 per Cents. .... 92 75 Credit Foncier 645 Do. end month .. 92 75 Belgian 41 — 3 per Cents 63 20 Piedmontese (5) .. 83 50 Do. end month 63 Roman Bl 50 Bank Shares 2BOO Austrian — Credit Mobilier .. 652 50 Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 651 25 Home Debt 39 50 RAILWAYS. ........__ ..____ Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 928 75 .. 925 New ditto. J 795 .. 797 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 837 50 .. 835 Geneva 495 .. 500 Southern Western 520 .. 520 Eastern 6lO .. 612 50 Sardinian 372 50 .. 372 50 Austrian * 395 .. 395 Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 1210. ; money, 25f 71c 4 ; three months, paper, 25f..; money, 24f. 971 c. THE BATTLE OF MAGENTA. The following extraet of a letter written from Magenta to the Sentinelle du Jura gives a lively picture of the confusion incidental to a great en gagement : " We left our position in good order, our mus kets on our shoulders, and we placed ourselves behind a hillock so as to be unperceived. The fire of the Austrians became sharper, the enemy ap peared to approach. While waiting thus impa tiently, the officer in command of us received a note written in pencil, and at once sent us out as skirmishers in the wheat crops, which were so high that we had scarcely any need to bend down. We spread out, and fired at the rate of five shots a minute, whereby we produced as much effect as an entire division. The enemy appeared to be lieve that we were one, as they sent a battery which fired into the crops, but it did us no great harm. When, however, they perceived us, they fired grape, and wounded a good many men. We were then at about 400 yards from the guns. Our officer in command formed us into platoons, and by his orders we turned the little hill in double quick time. We hoped to surprise the artillerymen, but they perceived us when we had got about half way to them. Happily our impetuosity moved them, as they fired precipitately six times with grape, and then started off at a gallop ; but one of the pieces rolled on the horses, and killed one of them, after which it turned over, and remained on the ground with the carriage uppermost ; another came into collision with the first, and was broken. We rushed forward, twenty-seven in namber, to seize the two guns ; but the fifteen artillerymen in charge of them fired their carbines at us, and half a squadron of hussars, in dark uniform, who were in the rear of the guns, arrived at a gallop sword in hand. Time pressed! we rushed desperately on the artillerymen, and in a few seconds every one was killed, except one, who was taken pri soner. The hussars then surrounded us; but an Alsatian corporal saved us. This man, who was quite a giant, above seven feet in height, and pro digiously strong, seized the rammer of one of the guns, and, striking with it right and left on horses and men, produced the greatest confusion among them. My captain now arrived with thirty men, and we went to work with the bayonet; the hus sars left twenty-three men on the ground, together with the two guns. As to ourselves, only 12 of us remained. I had two of my corporals and a ser geant killed near me. The ball of a carbine of one of the hussars knocked off my left epaulette, but I sustained no injury. A large body of the enemy then arrived in close column, and we fell back. I found myself, I know not how, with the second battalion ; I had lost my line of battle, and was ordered not to attempt to rejoin it. We were massed in column. Twelve pieces of cannon were established by the enemy on our right, and opened a terrible fire ; an entire file of men, close to me, were swept away. But that did not last; four small 4-pound guns of the new rifle" model were placed on the flank of the column, and re sponded, and one after the other the Austrian pieces were silenced. We subsequently learned that our artillerymen had rendered eight of them unfit for use. This sort of work, however, was not very agreeable, as we were obliged to remain in the same position. At last, the cry of For ward !' was raised just as a discharge of grape, from I know not where, almost blinded us with dust and stones. We dashed off. The wind drove towards us the smoke of the cannon, but when it cleared momentarily away, we saw a long white line, immovable under the fire of our batteries, and closing its ranks to fill up the voids produced by our cannon. We were going to attack that gigantic mass with the bayonet ! We were re• ceived with three terrible volleys, and dead an ove d wounded fell to the ground; but we jumped r the dead and wounded, and continued to advance. As we approached there was a movem ent all along the enemy's line ; the human w ave fell b ateklast advanced—and then fell back again. We at arrived, with the butt-ends of our musketsin our right hands. There was disorder in th ranks, but they formed again, r eturned ustrian to the charge, and drove us bac k about 10 paces. A word electrified our line and caused us to !—in orecov t e w r o ; Eh, soldiers! the regim ent is giving way bounds we had driven back the Austrians ! They returned, and fired on us, but all was u seless !We fired no more ; the bayonet! Not hi ng but the bayonet! What ter ror at that word t . The bayonet, above all things , fil ls the enemy with alarm. And yet they are brave soldiers. The artillery roared, before, on the side of, and behind us—the enemy and our men both suffered—a frightful confusion ensued. How was it possible to make Wisoners P No one asked for quarter, and none was given. How long the combat lasted— whether ten mi nu t es 'or two hours—it is impossible for me to tell! All I know is that at last I found that everywhere we advanced —that the battle was gained." • The second instalment of 25 per cent. on the India Loan of £5,0"7,000, contracted on the 6th May last, falls due to-day. IV HITSU, rEM_ENTS. HAYMARKET THEATRE. There was no absolUte novelty in the performances at this theatre yesterday evening, but Mr. C. Mathews appeared in two of his most amusing characters ; and this lively and agreeable actor has certainly not exposed himself of late years to any risk of exhausting his popularity in the metro polis. In "Everybody's Friend," and in "He would be an Actor," he displayed last night all his practised ease and unfaltering vivacity. In the first of these pieces he was supported by a large portion of the whole strength of the Haymarket company, iusluding of course the lady who, in sharing his name, shares all his engagements, and also that very charming young woman and accomplished actress, Miss Reynolds, and the now veteran Compton. Mr. Buck stone was prevented by a hoarseness from appearing in one of his best known characters—Major Wellington de Boots ; but his place was supplied by Mr. Clark with unexception able efficiency. • The amusements of the evening concluded with the ex travaganza, " Electra, in a New Electr'ic Light," which seems to have retained its hold on the public favour sinceit was first produced last Easter. The audience bestowed upon the various performances the most undivided atten- tion. It was not, however, a very large one ; but at this perhaps we must not wonder, as Whit-Monday is essenti ally an out door festival. NEW ADELPHI. Mr. Tom Taylor's new drama, " The House, or the Home ?" still proves the great attraction at this theatre, and it was only thought necessary to mark Whit-Monday by the production of an apropos sketch by Mr. Edward Stirling, called " The Rifle Volunteers." When it is said that the point of the piece lies in, a certain number of the corps de ballet appearing in the costume of riflemen, and going through a series of military evolutions, a host of farces of a similar description will at once recur to the minds of the playgoer. The dialogue of the sketch is brim ful of patriotism ; every other line contains something about the defence of our island home, Britons never shall be slaves, and Britannia's the bride of the ocean, all of which sentiments were received with the applause which their truthfulness so richly deserve. Mr. Selby, as the father, was a humorous embodiment of a valorous British merchant ; Mrs. Alfred Mellon was pleasant and lively as the daughter, and soldierly yet slightly rhapsodical as the rifleman ; and Miss Kate Kelly, as she always does, makes a great part of an extremely small one. The female rifle men (I) were excellently drilled. SURREY THEATRE. Last evening an overflowing audience assembled in this favourite theatre to witness the debut of Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Vezin in Shakspeare's tragedy of " Macbeth." It has been said that London managers search high and low, far and near, for novelty; yet we begin to doubt that assertion when we find artists of such eminent abilities as Mr. and Mrs. Vezin starring it in the provinces, while the legitimate drama is fast sinking in London owing to the want of actors, in the true sense of the term, capable of embodying the conceptions of the immortal Shakspeare. To the lot of Mr. Charles Calvert has it fallen to introduce to our notice the best Shakspearian actor we have seen for the last 20 years, and one which, if we mistake not, will fill up the void left by the great Edmund Kean. On making his appearance in the third scene of the tragedy, Mr. Vezin was most cordially received, and before he had been on the stage many minutes the audience seemed to feel that a great actor stood before them. In personal appearance he is of the middle height, with fine expressive features, a graceful figure, and melodious voice. The first difficulty in the tragedy to be surmounted is the celebrated dagger soliloquy. Never have we heard it more finely given; the elocution was perfect ; it was succeeded by tremendous ap - plause ; and from this point the rest of the play was one continued series of triumphs. The banquet scene was mag nificently acted, so also was Macbeth's second interview with the wierd sisters. The fifth act was given with fine effect. There was no rant, no straining after effect; all was real—all was true to nature. That we possess a great actor in the person of Mr. Vezin there cannot be a doubt, and we congratulate him on his arrival in the metropolis, where he has suddenly estab lished a reputation he may well be proud of. Mrs. Vezin's Lady Macbeth was well conceived and well acted, although it was painfully evident she was suffer ing from indisposition and severe hoarseness. She has had the courage to depart from the conventional Lady Macbeth of the London stage, and last night she gave us what we imagine to be a true and correct reading of the part. Her sleep-walking scene was a fine piece of acting, and richly merited the applause it elicited. At the fall of the curtain there were loud and vehement calls for Mr. and Mrs. Vezin, and on ap pearing before the audience they each received a perfect ovation. Mr. B. Potter sustained the part of Macduff, and Mr. C. Cooper that of Banquo, very efficiently; but we s hould have liked the former gentleman's performance mush better had he exhibited a little less energy. The tragedy was put upon the stage in a very tastefu and creditable manner. (From the Morning Chronicle.) With respect to the opening piece, Shakspeare's " Mac beth," we must be more particular. The novelty here, as we have already intimated, was the appearance of Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Vezin. We have long been weary of " stars," and especially of American stars. We went to the Surrey last evening prepared to see a " star" of the usual—that is the very smallest—magnitude. Not to mince matters, we were prepared to see a" muff," if our readers will excuse the use of a slang term. We had seen so much of quotations from the Transatlantic press, there had been so much flour ishing of trumpets, that we had grave apprehensions as to the quality of the wine which seemed to require such an in ordinate quantity of " bush." We are free to admit that we are disappointed, and we are pleased to acknowledge that the disappointment was agreeable. Mr. Vezin is a ' star" who does not need puffing. He has real merit, and that in no ordinary degree. He is a true actor, who never for an instant permits his acting to degenerate into rant, and never allows himself, fur the sake of gaining a round of applause, to sacrifice that truthfulness which he knows will secure him the approval of the just and temperate critic. His reading throughout is true to the intention of the author. Always avoiding undue vehemence, he yet knows how to be forcible where force is needed. While his general tone is quiet and equable, we find that wherever passion has to be por trayed, he is intense to a degree that more vehement actors cannot approach. In one word, his Macbeth is the Macbeth par excellence. In this part he stands alone, un equalled and unrivalled. It is impossible to judge of the merits of an actor from seeing him in one part. What Mr. Vezin may be in other parts we shall wait to see. In this part he has the field to himself. We congratulate Mr. Vezin on his appearance in London. He has now his European reputation to make. Let him continue to play with the same conscientiousness and good taste as marked his performance last night, and he will take his place as an actor beside the elder Kean and Kemble. As regards (From nmawtheaaMndoridn aintegaAwdhvoermtisaedre. the tragedy of " Macbeth," we . y r d th eb a t t a th in e are bound t ) o th s e a i euloqiums passed upon their actmg, both b i y nd A e m ed e , ri w can e and provincial journals, are well deserved ; . can, without hesitation, state that Mr. Vezin is in every respect an actor of undoubted ability ; and' Mrs. Vezin, in many of the scenes of the tragedy, displayed powers of no ordi nary kind. Her sleep scene was played with great care, and with an intensity of feeling that was highly appreciated by the audience. She is possessed of a good figure, and is lady-like in her appearance, and we have no doubt that when she becomes more accus tomed to the London stage she will fully justify all that has been said of her as an actress of great merit. Mr. Vezin is an actor in every sense of the word. He has a slight but graceful figure, a rich and varied voice, and a highly expressive countenance, all of which attri butes he used with advantage in his delineation of the character of the Thane of Cawdor last evening. Nothing could be finer than his conception of the character of Mac beth, and his interpretation of the several celebrated passages in the part evinced careful study, while his delivery of them was marked by great energy without the smallest approxi mation to rant. Nothing could be better than the manner in which he gave the dagger soliloquy. It w as a gri.teeful and chaste specimen of elocution. His acting, too, in the banquet scene was all that could be desired. He '7,..ii i s i equally effective in the incantation scene , and in the fifth act his bursts of passion were so happily controlled, that the nicest criticism could not detect the smallest variation of Hamlet's advice to the players. His closing ae l l i ae Ou t brought down the contest with Macduff topped the climax, and _ g down the enthusiastic plaudits of the audien.ce.a U satisfied that appearancepronthe l w a h st al e e v'e w ni e n 1 evening are a s b bound greatn d to s success,t) a t M d r. . V e e a z r i e n' honiatfhuaturacemeaffioanrtsjuwilat lreeqfeurarle,diftan.ot exceeed, anw those manifested ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. This long-established place of amusement ranks most deservedly amongst the most popular of our metropolitan institutions, and has ever been the favourite resort of those who seek for rational enjoyment unalloyed with any thing that could offend the eye or the ear of the purest or most fastidious -minded person. The entertainments se; lected for Whit -Monday (and to be continued during the wee k), commenced with the great national military drama, entitled " The Battle of Waterloo," "revived for 12 nights only," as the bills informed us, with new costumes, scenery, appointments, appropriate sntaret:, music, and an a dditi ona l b an d. T nm calleden t s concluded "The Volunteers; withthe laughableor, The P L ih a e ci cee ie e s vd ' ee ß ni i cn fl irg e : ne ßrigade." ten It is full of pleasantry, an d k e pt the audience throughout in a most cachinnatory humour. CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS. The performances of these artistes continue to attract highly fashionable audiences to St. James's Hall each evening. The minstrels themselves are the aristocracy of niggerism. Their caricatures have all the burlesque which have rendered darkie melodies so popular, while there is a refinement about them such as any one who has not seen and heard Christy's company will find it difficult to imagine in connection with this class of entertainment. GREAT GLOBE, LEICESTER-SQUARE. It was a pleasing portion of our duty yesterday to pay a visit to this popular and instructive place of amusement. The dioramas of the tour of the Rhine, of China and Japan, and the campaign in India, have already been noticed in our columns on several occasions. We might mention that amongst the most recent additions to the already excellent attractions provided by Mr. Wyld for the entertainment of the public is a grand moving diorama of the sites and scenes of the war in Italy, giving illustrations of the most important positions of the belligerent parties, and well described by an attendant lecturer. 'These dioramas, however, only form one portion of the amusement, for the Globe itself must not be forgotten, neither must the collection of trophies, models, charts, &c., be omitted. Altogether there can be no doubt but that great credit is due to Mr. Wyld for his endeavours to maintai4 the character which the Olebe has already ob. tained as an institution combining instruction with amuse ment ; and, therefore, we have every faith in the public giv ing that gentleman a continuance of their support. CREMORNE GARDENS. Mr. Simpson held "high revel" yesterday at these plea sant gardens, which were densely crowded from an early hour by a company who found abundant sources of amuse ment in his prolific bill of fare. The lateness of the season bas preserved the beauty and freshness of the grounds in a remarkable degree, and Cremorne was never viewed to greater advantage than at present. There are abundant novelties in the programme to gratify the tastes of habitues, while the staple amusements of the place still furnish ample enjoyment to wondering visitors. Among the recent novelties may be mentioned a new ballet, entitled "The Dream of Love," which is illustrated by some of Grieve and Telbin's best scenery, and supported by an admirable corps of dancers. This is alone worth the admission money, and when the varied attractions of the gardens are remem bered, the marionettes, the cirque oriental, the concert, and the thousand and one other modes of gratifying the visitor, what wonder that Cremorne still holds its " pride of place" as the most successful place of al fresco amusement in Europe. HERR OBERTHUR'S MORNING CONCERT. . This accomplished musician gave his annual morning concert, at Willis's Rooms, on Saturday, with great suc cess. The vocalists were Madame Clara Novello, Herr Reichardt, and Mr. Weiss. The instrumentalists were Herr Oberthur on the harp, Herr Ganz on the piano, Mr Lazarus on the clarionet, and Herr Kies and Herr Lidel on violin and violoncello. Madame Clara Novello sang two pretty German " Lieds," and• Meyerbeer's " Ranz des Vaches," in which she excited the enthusiasm of the audience. Mr. Weiss gave full effect to his own spirited arrangement of Longfellow's " Slave's Dream." Herr Oberthur's performance on the harp is well known for its finish and brilliancy. On. the present occasion he dis- tinguished himself highly both as a composer and a per former. His Trio original for violin, violoncello, and harp, was played with great effect, and he performed an elegiac solo, also of his own composition, which is dediented to the memory of Parish Alvars, with much/skill and expres sion. A duet for the clarionet and harp, played by Mr. Lazarus and Herr Oberthur, was sure to delight the audience, and it was warmly applauded. Herr Ganz, on the piano, was also well received. There were several other concerted pieces worthy of notice, and the concert may b 4 ranked among the most successful of the season. M. BENEDICT'S ANNUAL CONC. M. Benedict's Matinees Musicales are always among the chief attractions of the London musical season. The first was given yesterday at the St. James's Hall, and was as usual attended by *a brilliant and fashionable audience. The programme included many artists of eminence, and the concert passed off most successfully. The Vocal Associa tion lent their aid, and sang some part-songs with gre at taste and correctness. Mendelssohn's "Oh hills, oh vales of pleasure," opened the concert, and another part - eeng , composed by M. Benedict himself, was one of the most charming pieces in the programme. It was entitled "The warbler of the forest," and was entirely for female voices. Another work of the same composer, the duet " I Mon tanari," was very effectively given. Many of the Italian singers from Drury-lane were, by the kind permission of Mr. Smith, amo—g the performers. Madame Guarducci, Madlle. Sarolta, Signors Mongini, Badiali, and Graziani were present, and acquitted themselves creditably in their various styles. Madame Clara Novelle was very successful in her rendering,' of a beautiful air by Bach, performed for the first time. In the " Ave Maria," from Mendelssohn's " Lorely," she took the prominent part, and was unanimously encored. Con spicuous amongst the lady vocalist was Mdlle. Artot, who sang Rode's brilliant variations, "Il dolce incanto," and the famous " Ah, mon fils," from the Prophete. Her voice is fine and powerful, and her singing effective, but it is greatly to be regretted that the affectation and exaggera tion of her style mars the excellence of her abilities. Herr Reichardt, the well-known German tenor, was also among the singers. Signor Piatti played a nocturne on the violon cello with his accustomed skill, and M. de Meyer per formed one of his own compositions, "The Mermaid," on the pianoforte with great brilliancy. Ernst's "Il Pirate," for the violin, displayed M. Wienawski's executive powers to full effect. His reception was most encouraging. M. Benedict himself did root perform a solo, though he took part in two duets, which were very effective. Altogether the concert was calculated to gratify all tastes, and from the admirable management there were no tedious pauses or intermissions. The second and last concert is announced for July 4th, when Mdlle. Victoire Balfe and Miss Cathe rine Hayes will be among the vocalists, while the imam-. mentalists will include Miss Arabella• Goddard, Herr Joachim, and M. Engel. THE PRINCE OF WALES AT LISBON. LissoN, June 7.—The Osborne, with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, arrived in the Tagus on Sunday afternoon at six p.m. A notice of his departure from Cadiz had been received by the Portuguese Government the previous evening, and everything had accordingly been prepared for his reception. As the Osborne came up the Tagus the Prince took up a position on the look-out between the wheels to view with more advantage the lovely panorama which spreads on either side of the river. When the yacht passed Belem Castle a royal salute was fired from that fortress and from the vessels of war in the harbour, which hoisted the English flag at the main, but did not man yards in consequence of not having their full complement of men. The Osborne anchored opposite the Old Packet Stairs, and as soon as she was brought to, our minister, Mr. Howard, went on board, accompanied by the members of the legation. The Duke de Terceira, who was deputed by the King to receive the Prince, soon appeared alongside in the vast gilded barge which is specially reserved for great occasions ; this is a right royal gondola, and is rowed by a hundred Algarvios, who dress gaily in white trousers and jackets, and caps of crimson and gold. These Al garvios are a very noisy set, and it is related that once Dom John VI., on a river excursion, was much annoyed by their talkativeness and promised them liberal reward if they would row in silence for half an-hour ; they rowed in quiet for about ten minutes, but after this a deputation was sent aft, repudiating the bribe, and begging the King to allow their conversation to proceed; to which the good-natured monarch is said to have assented. The landing was appointed to take place in the Royal Arsenal, which was filled with a numerous assemblage of spectators. Outside the gates an escort of Lancers was drawn up, and inside was a guard of honour from the 2d Regiment of the line, with their band ; three carriages from the Palace were also waiting, the State one bearing a great resemblance to the Lord Mayor's coach. Among the spectators one recognised what Tom Moore calls the round English face at every turn, and a goodly sprinkling of the " fair daughters of Albion." As soon as the royal barge touched the stairs, the Prince of Wales, the Duke de Terceira, Major Bruce, Mr. Howard, and others landed, the Alger" viol o f w touched hsicohut w as hthearestnyhneoei:rdypooeivacvbrtaset Viva" r nd op o g t i a o v v n e a t e i v t a o s t h th e e am vig ou o n u t r to lacks receive the ; s but tr a e ng tftieir and a lly of the Engli s h " H urrah ;" an d t hi s was 3y e a b a f i n itupt southern largessyi ll n with when thre e . the ti m es Britons t h ree andin o e A reel char more, in a style which awoke the asto nishment of the Portu uese and threaten ea the existence o f the g cobw , ebs with which t s h h e ed. lapse of prince smiled when gesh asfe t ; 3 1 se t e ooned t unmistakea ble English cheers b ro k e u p on hi s ear , and u recognise them as old friends. His Royal 14 1111 _ 1 ,, eas ' who wore the uniform of a colonel of the utialV, and the blue ribbon of the Garter, looked remarkab ly well, manly, and browned by the fervid sun a " Andalusia. When the Prince arrived at the Necessidades , t he bells of the Royal Chapel played our Nationel - with great vivacity and correctness. 11 ,1 Royal Highness on entering the palace, was receiv e by the King and' Queen, Don Fernando, and th e _. + res seemed to of the royal family. At 9 p.m. the august 1 3 4'"1 f 'sat down en fanzine. Yesterday the Prili c i t Wales and the King and Queen of Portugal tu . ,?l through some of the principal streets of the ca p is and also inspected the -Tower of Belem, wh ic h now used as a military depot. An address to hi.' Royal Highness signed by all the principal Britis h residents, is lying at the Consulate, and will be pre sented when a fitting time is appointed. I behav e that the Prince, before departing, will visit Moire! Cintra, and all the points of interest in and about Lisbon. BELGIUM.—At two o'clock on the 12th inst. ber Imperial and Royal Highness the Duchess of Brabant ge" birth to a Prince at Laeken. A salute of 101 guns ea' nounced the happy event to the inhabitants of the Belgial capital. ASCOT Cur.—The "piece of plate" to be Con e tended for on Thursday has this year been entrusted to th practised hand of Mr. C. F. Hancock, of Bruton-street, R A h v a h .sA o, p. ,r a oa i d d nu e d d etehd b e y otn t a h el e e onft inventive pa g er rs e f ni heac u lt l s IpvorfiozoeMdssr,.aEs evera. ao d P p ee a te for on an English race-course. The design represents "' nautilus-shaped cup, supported by three female figurel presenting wreaths of laurel to the victor, and sur mount % by a group rep resen ti ng a man reining back a fiery eteen emblematical of the triumph of moral force o ver aniter. strength. There is an utter absence of the hacknied styl too long prevalent in works of this characte r in the prese'. design, and Mr. Hancock deserves especial credit for thy . wanner in which the idea of the artist has been realised. The figures are gems of art, and the microscopic accure _Y e with which they are finished is really marvellous. A 1 33 °J. spirited work has rarely been produced, and the fort-unfit° winner will have cause to congratulate himself upon will possession of a most charming p rize. The " Cup' il to remain on view at Mr. Hancock' s establishment unto morrow evening. I