The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-10 00:00:00

al c blog iv and .1 ° c; oriel' ; f)NTI. 7 4 A - 4, NET Uid Ul AI, LA, T Lida L-1 L jL. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. close The cotton mar k e t at Li verpool, ' yesterday, :1 d with an upward tendency, and prices of American are 1-16 d. per lb. dearer than on ThuFs (4da:, • The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales, s 0 00 of whi c h were taken for export, and 3,000 on 13 sPectllation), comprising 600 Pernam and Maranham 4t 51 2 d. to 6 1d., :0 Egyptian at 51d. to nd., 3,000 0 811 1 , t at 31d. to 40., and 120 Sea Islands at 9d. 1-3, to 921 d. per lb. The Railway -Share Market was quiet, b u t c l osed firm. 31 Balti The expectati on o f peace i s b u t f ee bl e among the 27i c broker s , a l t h oug h we are aware that in other folioCitY circl es strobe" hopes are ent e rtai ne d. Th e 22 5 • vvin gis from the circular of Mess rs . S m ith an d . " Charl es :. "P St are rom the very' nature of 'the case ; the assistanc e we St I i from thee t o ti me a bl e to render you in arriving at 10 c is e prob a bl e i ssue of the Vienna Conference can be little else th an ' constructive reasoning on certain este- ro phecl facts connected with th e con d uc t o f R uss i a and 20 50 rus 'io• Happy s h ou ld we b e h a d i t b een in our power 20 t o furni s h you with evidence from this side of the 10 Ch -a nnel• But fo re i gn affairs are h ere conducted with the u tmost secrecy; and suc h i s the effect of the habit 25 50 spat sself-cont ro l w hi c h l ong off i cial experience engenders "t nothing ever escapes from men in, power, 2 b light in the heat of debate, calculated to throw St. Ight on any proceeding in which they may be en- St ga ged. The Government has, however, lately ta ken into its ranks the accomplished son of a departed statesman, with whom reserve has not yet become a 25 sec ond nature ; and it will be in your recollection .3t. tbat in his address to the electors of Tamwortb, a St. W weeks ago, he spoke of • the reconstruction of 10 4 , ol and as an event which he hoped might grow out of St : t ue pre sent state of European affairs. To this speech 10 C ommon s , attenti on o f t h e P remier was called in the House of ,g and it was no t t o b e expecte d t h at L ord Pal- kerston should either condemn that speech, which W°lll d have been tantamount to a public rebuke of his Whlecolleague, or that he sh ou ld express hi s approval of it, /l ich Would have committed the Cabinet to the prin thciple it i avo l ved. He accordingly did neither. We think e however, no t unreasona bl e to assume, that had nobl e Piemier entertained sentiments of an auv erse chara c t er h e would, at least, have requested the 34'0 c og' baronet, privately, not to make an y furte leference to such topics. When, therefore, w e find hihm,r I°l9 W ednesday last, availing himself of the occasion of tl , lB a delivering a lecture at the Marylebone Institution o n g Poets of Great Britain, to recur to the cr const ruction of Poland, are we no t justified in te:aeluding that such views cannot be inimical the the sentiments of his chief, uncanvassed by Government Cabinet, or regarded as improbable by the overnment ? If these things be do, it follows that a I , 4c ,ifie termination of the Vienna Conference is not an- ' St c 'Pated by those who atone in this country are capable 50 t ° rtoing an opinion on the point. The words of Sir 40 ha ° "ert Peel, to which we refer, are these :--` The time 25 hs arrived when we must avenge the crimes committed 25 ?" the late and previous Czars. . . . I regret that St 4e nobl e lord (Dudley Stuart) sh ou ld h ave di e d j ust 2 5 a time when there se e m s t a ube a chance for the no bl e 412 I' ° l igh nation to reco ver th a t f ree d om an d nat i onal r ode- `t St taken which a re it s bi r th r i g h t. ' Th e f orego i ng remark : c a in co nnec ti on w i t h our reasons informer circulars,s 50 2 a i the isol a ti on o f Prussia, appear to us to derive so me o — „ ui tional for ce f rom the following extract from one of see newspap ers :—` I n consequence of counter orders E, ieived en route, General Wedell has returned to Ber- 2( t o Pass the Easter holidays. He is afterwards to V ec eed direct!y to his post at Luxembourg. M. de g t h s edorn is also expected from London.' If correct—and Z e i°ornal from which it is taken is always remarkably eurate in its foreign intelligence—it would seem that e cf' - gotiati ons ' w ith P russ i a are at an end—her isola- ; Is established." hi, Aee ording to the General Weekly Shippi ng Li s t, 47 r ates of freight p er t on o f 40 f ee t to A ustral i a M e ""Adelaide, 50s. ; Hobart T own , 45 5 . t o 55 5. ; elbo urne or G ee l ong, 50s. • New Zealand, 70 s . ; S ydney 455. to 50s. There appears to be more e l ,, eand at present f or s hip s t o A us t ra li a . Merchants connected with the Cape of Good °Pe are somewhat dissatisfied at not having yet or e f e b ived their letcers, which are on board the Bride ll' sh e Sea, arrived on Saturday off Plymouth. It t r l3l 'eelimed that the mode of conveyance used to I:laaltit the fact of her arrival might also have el l adopted i n b r inging the mails on shore. A ccounts from Helsingfors state that enormous Allparations were making in Finland to resist the ea fleets. b i ,'` n t le Engli s h Sto c k Mark e t is no t qu it e so 13 —Ya nt as at the close yesterday. Consols have p e e ela 9 28 t o f or trans f er an d account. The im tertg settlement, to taker place to-morrow, in theree with the ordinary action of pri ces , b u t . b . ;e are p art i es di s posed to- en t er t a i n sangu i ne w vk fos as to the result of the Vienna conferences, r a Zwho would back th e i r o pi n i on b y operat i ng 1 0 14 igher prices, if they were not expecting a new ataa. The New 3 p er C ents, have been 91i to /, 4 t l the Reduced 91i to g. Bank St oc k h as b een 2 101. Ex c h equer Bills are 6s. to 10s., and East 44clita. Bonds 14s. to 15s. premium. D e eign Securiti es h ave b een neg l ecte d . S pan i sh 'errred. are 18i. Turkish Bonds hav e b een quoted 77. Brazilian old stock is at 99i, and the New of 1852 at 9 - i 4t The following are the nominal prices of foreign 0 c4 s :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61- to 7; Mexi :7l; 24 to 21g ; Peruvian, 691 to 70k; ditto Three 'l2er Cents., 49 to 50 ; Port uguese Four per Cents., ditto 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; &.,‘°. Yo ur - and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; D e val liell New Deferred, 181 to 18i ; ditto Three diU e nts., 361 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 51 to si; th, P assive, 4i to 4. i re j *" English Railway Shares have been ex krt"l3l dull, but at full rates geneially, especially I.o_9.reat Northern, Brighton, and Lancashire and tlitrkshire. The foreign lines have been steady, Apre likewise dull at present. ttitil l ies) Banks, and Steam Shares have varied %re ittle. Cobre Copper are good. Crystal Palace de,„ 4e arcely so high. United Mexican less in -.ga t& B 20 20 10 10 14 . 4141 FUNDS Tlll6 DA Y AT ONE O'U U (Prom the Official List. ) ttabl. Business done a ni z sto c k . •. 210,.i ... 4 p; 2 °4 . Reduced Annuities 94 g /f ew ~ent. Consols Annuities 924 $a ? 91 14 u A Per Cent. Annuities • (13.1c11? Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 , _34- 4 h,a,.ltonde. 41000 14 12 15 toZt, ander £lOOO 92,4 0. 4 „ 1a ler Account, April "Lequer Bills, 21d. Qlsk lr , 6 16 „t:00,..--••.• ******* ' 6•O go. •es oge Ise so. .4 1 - 7 .................... i 14 1 414Snlail ......................... . TieeC.itlner 4'11 ; lig: 34 • per Cent. ;74 ' 1859, " A . T ONE 10ro 114 tzil l ' or FOREIGN FUNDS 99. O'CLOCK. )0141411"ds' 5 Per Cent . e1, 13 ° e w, 1 85'4, per Cent 9sf Cent. 98 lakiliBrtlazilia,eßoods, 18 29 i t 39, 5 per bitt o 11°44 8, 3 per Cent ILbitto ,New Deferred, 3 Per Cent "grki ati ',,,,cr t he Account 1S _ 1) 14 . " °ll (is 6 per cent 0 fo or th© g e ~ count -171 -%lds on the above , payable in London. e)nols Account HALF-PAST 2 T TWO. bittApril e. .... ---- a I 9 . ..... 9 2 , ;k ilt •••..._,_ 1 ' is, ° P AFFAIRS AT BALASLAVA. lie ' t tel t i' ) getters from the Crimea continue to . speak l ' a iltt /L, 43,, tk the progress making there, both with al h a. : '1'144 . i l is e fo rtifications, and the . improvements ; ed wi ,w railway is progressing most satisfactorily, quart I i rrb ° ,, e r! be available fur all the purposes of the ittila,l•ter,, 4 -(0-ton crane has been taken up to hea s d e : 1 , '!lfa e i ht eSe its great pos . ver Will render it•very u l , ,Ploired to a ‘log the unloading of the heavy mat F er o ia re! ' l4l 't eh,' - ea rrY on the operations of the siege. all to --,_ eeergy characterise, admirable degree, atured plans in an l l'f th e e l ec t'? the carrying out of the w T e h l. ; lu men continue to er,i, Pedi tittn has been- intruste . d. g0,1.', excellent health, work with steady and hearty f el' no ni wil ;' "'tl, with very few exceptions, giveno cause barn - oo p t4 tet as to their behaviour. The Ear . was lth()ele:v-e—efoorf pthe vessels which took out the nav r vie n s, o. on Vaud on the 24th, and the To i 11,EischaarizgeeddhaY ,for Constan " °tlr, hei r to and the Wildfire tineple • , the was Candidate i.n in th e i had a r. veil waiting to h ~.._ v ents the diver from unloaded. Rough weather wfueratthheerr withbad ptrhee ';.,"ar:elz of the .11 4 0 r t om doing anything ._6Bneeeeded, and datnhate Prince, ato but calm and sunshine p ils will now.be resumed. a nd Weather is now deLiat e f r ul, and crocuses, hyaci f ot th s e , llt igh e. Varl ets , of Other bulbous-rooted flowers o , tvlili test colours spri u profusely among . the tents, tro t : th e notes of thelarkand the finch families resound e everY bush and shrub. This agreeable chan d g i An Produced a corresponding one in the troops, and f arid nPitil °n tnay be formed from the cheerfulness it .wo._, animation that pervade every countenance, a „,,eiti seem that tha calamities of the past are forgotten,. ;,";i , that all are look - o• forward - to the future with i...ti:tertnination to pro i s n e ' cutth e siege with redoubled of 6 th l l • The clean, orderly, and comfortable appearance thi o 6 trOON affords a striking contrast to the state of 1 3 at a g8 , which existed 2 months ago. The" bastions and ha ve !) e : are swept clean, the, footpaths round the lines and ts,' e xt Paved aroundnticipation of more wp weather, Nvo ul Te works Balakiava present an aspect that I (ii do credit to an old fortified town. Whether Sebas zinnl;"' fags soone r or later, it is gratifying to know that •t eo l s afe at lialaklava the lines of the a lies presenting attaZelidable an appearance for the enemy to snake an 111 4 , 1 — ' w ith the sroalle p st chance of success. - Under the ra liiil 2 l 4ern . en t Of Colonel Harding, the town improves boar isY , wharve s are in course of construction, the har e, orec.eutparatively clear of shipping, and the seaven -13,1.,5, In full occupation, both ashore and afloat. Should lb ot iava be notedvisit by pestilence, as some have . pre preeeu, I . t will e it any neglect of the sanitary yi:atittons wahin reach. g So great, however, is the ityeat has taken place, that the prospect of such a Pio:loll growe daily more remote. Routine has given otle nto common sease, and in almost every department appli a w sees a systeniatic application of all vi iw. twee to the furtherance of tho great object in El ARE MARKETS --,TTq B.AIL WAY 6. ?alt I RAILWAYS. !Closing Prices P i Etnslners done Si yesterdly. yesterday. SI 100 Aberdeen ......,.. 8 Ambg..Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Junet -,11 1131 fist & Ballymena. all Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley '29,1 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chest'. & Birk £5O and 225 Cons 19 Do.; X 20...— ....... all Rlyth &Tyne origina £25 (issd. at £45; 100 Bristol and Exeter , 100 Caledonian. 61s. Carmarthen and Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall 1A Crieff Junction 45 I)nblin&BelfastJunc all Dundee PertherAber deen Junction...,, all Do. New 00 east Anglian all Eastern Counti , 00 Eastern Unio . Stock ... •-•- . 100 De., B, Stoc k.. . 8? Do., New A. 100 East Lancashi c" 1.06 Fklinbiargh& C all Edinb. and Pe, [OO Edin. Prth &1) , . 1 Forth & Clyde Ji , all Furness all Do. Extension.. 100 Glasgow &S. Wester' too th•eat Northern .100 Do., A. Stock 1 60 Do., B. Stock ..)0 Gt. Sth. &West.(l 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gna. Stk all Irish South-Eastern, all Lancaster & Carlisle 141 Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds [OO LAncash. and York s I i Do., Wet. Riding Un all LivCrsby.&Sonthpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright &S. Cst 100 Loud, and N. Westn 16 Do. Fifths 5 1)0.10/. Sh., Bi&B.. C 3,. Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 426 Do., £5O i 34 Do., £4O all Lnndrry& Col erain, all Lndndrry. & Ennisk 1.00 vlanch.S , te`. Re Lind! all Do. 4 Slia . :es, No. l 41 , 30., Mat. fi.. Lin. Un, 100 Midland 100 )o. Birmn g. & Derb all Widld. G. West. (Ire, 22 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 21:3 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 8 qewry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoiv and Rostrevor too Norfolk 31 Northn.Connties Un 10(1 North British..., all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. c) Al - )o., i A Deferred all Do., B Guarantee( 100 NT. Eastern—Berwie; 20 Do. 'do. Extension 13 i)o.do. G.N.E. ?well all Do. Leeds 00 Do. York all North London all Do. New £lO I : b V.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn., 1,7 i North Staffordshire , all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June I Sinn eaton, Hinckley and Leicester ....... : too Oxford, Worcester, St Wolverhampton ... 8 Portsmouth iOO Scottish Central „ 100 Scottish Midland [OO Shropshire Union a 1 South Devon ISoath Eastern all South Wales 1.5 3. Yrksh: tit 5 Do 12 Staines, Wok. a'l Stockton & Dar: - Stk ?atm & Hay , LOU Tau' Vale 9 Do. £lO sharer.. 100 Do. Pref., No. i 21i Thames Haven Do , and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & all Waterford&Limeriela 15 West Cornwall 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London. 171 x . ,Wimbledn & Croydon') 2O - 21 CI - 4i 84 ei ,•• ••••• ~ r•• ". . i = i 5i - 6i It - 15 31 - 33 21 - 23 72 5 54 56 2d p ar 20) ••• -..... . 68 88 - 89 72 - 74 23 - 125 91 - 93 65 -65 A 59 - 61 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 - 7 76 - 764 7 98 100 99i 100 d 1 83 84 9 £4 8 7'. 24 - 24 8 - 8 69 - 70 41 - 43 11 - 9 li - 2 48 - 50 3$ 281 ..„ 21! ~ ..- ... 71 a 7 4 —3; 123 ; 13. f 48. 494 d par 4g 6f fi far 28 -2) 98 - 100 63 - 65 45 - 47 12:3 - 13: 2 604 61 27?: - 28 . - 3 2 - 1 - 38 "" . ••• '..., •, 16 17 4 - 22 - 4 5 - 6 C L f 14 - 13 0 15. - 8 - 88 - 61 - 611 12i - iii 6 - 8 FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. 10 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central In dia.Scrip ... Central of Italy all Demerara 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian, g. sp. e 10 Do. Eytensioa all Do. 4Ap. e. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do , 15 Gd. Tk of CnadaA is all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Debon., con. into -Itk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. 1 Do. New 5 per cent. 2 Do. Extensions 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations all Gt.WesternofCanad Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 14 Lake Const. & Basle all LUCCA es Pistoj a 5 p.c. pref 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran. 16:!, Madras 10 Do. Ne* 31. i Maria Antonia ).11 Do. do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do..(ex interest) all Northern of France. all D 0.20/. Slis.lat e Char leroi and Erquelines, gun . . 3 p. c. & red. at 221. dur. 88 yrs. from I Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde (fray. B. Ams. Shs.) all NorwegianTrmikPref 16 PAris and Ly0n3..... all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Ork: all Paris and Ron 10 ' ParisCaen clr all Rouen and HE! all Loyal Danish 3 Royal Swedish ... ail Sambre and 11 , -,0, all Do. 5i p. cent. Pr -.. 2s. Scindl Southern of FraneLt 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5A per c. Prof lo Western of France 1 , ; WeFt. of Switzerland all WiJsbaden all Zealand JOINT-STOI Ausualnsia ............ British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chart& Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia; & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chart Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Loud. & Wertninster National Provincial, of En;laud Do. Now National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank of • Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal A.untraln.Bkg & Gold imp South Australia Union of Australia... Do. New Vnion of London ,;;, 81 - 8 1 1 - 11 21 - 21 par i p 2 lAd 35 —35 ft 7 7 3 2;3 3 r 1 1g '9 = *i 9 49 - • 516 89 91 - 2 - par - JB 24 24 2 17f 17 96 - 98 96 - 98 100 - 102 94 • 96 19i -- 26 98 -- 100 ... - (lift 21 - 3jp par ip ltp 4 6 13 2i 6 - CA iii - ii 12i -- 13 - 8 9 224 - 24131 50 40 42 —. Pro 2 . 21 22i par 1p 2 1&d 8i B - it) - - pm 31 4 —d, 5. 1 —64 i iii Z is 31 BANKS. 80 ' - 82 • • • -.... • • 1 d •••• i • d 3 —23 d 20 d - ? al ~. -- ..• ... - ... 33 - 35 39 - 41 37 - 39 66 - 68 8t St, St. St. 50 1.6 f 1.6 t st_ 20 100 20 20 2() 20 20 5 20 10 20 10 22 all all THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1856 EASTER AMUSEMENTS Wreck Ashore. Each piece was well put upon the stage, the various characters were admirably sustained, and, on the whole, the audience were highly delighted with the Easter fare provided for them. la Of PriPPO yster a ; . esg :; V ili~nL ye,er y. HAYMARRET. Ali i Bedford and Bletchloy 100 :I:zekghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Je. 24 Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. all Gas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 103 Do. New....,. Do all Glstr.drDn.Fr ;t. Wes,' all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Oz. -N l4 . Railway & Derw. all Hull & Selby Z. &N M all Do. Sharea. Do. all Do. Shares. Do all Lon. & Greenw S. Easter' all Do.Preferenee Do all Lon., Til., &S. Peto &Co /00 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. LW Do. 6 per et. all Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock all Middloebro' & Redcar. [CO Midld.Bradfd 54 Newmarket Bury Exten... all Northern and Easternsp.c. all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p e all Prest. & Wyre London N. W,,at. Oalwton... E. Uu. - I Last evening the successful and practised pen of Planche ti as again called into requisition by the talented lessee of this favourite place of entertainment, to provide an Rater offering for the entertainment of the holiday folks of London. This time he has not taken his extravaganza from the Countess D'Aubnoy, but has chosen rather to depend upon his own fertile imaCination, and last night added another to the many triumphs he has already achieved, the piece being decidedly good, and affording the highest gra tification to one of the most crowded audiences over con gregated within the walls of the Haymarket Theatre. The extravaganza, which is entitled The New Haymarket Spring Meeting, commences in the interior of Guildhall, in which London (Mrs. Caroline White) is aroused from slumber by au early morning call from Time (Mr. Chippen dale), who, after showing her the error of her ways, and re marking the advisability of mending them, takes hisdepar ture. London, in her difficulty, appeals in vain to Gog and Magog for assistance, when the Lord Mayor's Fool (Mr. Buckstone) comes to the rescue, and, as London may not have another opportunity, he shows her a " City Dagger-o% type" of the Lord Mayor's Show by land and water. He in troduces the procession in a fog, and, that it may be better seen and appreciated, suggests that it should for the future take place on the Ist of April, instead of the 9th of No vember. The kindly influence of "Lord Moon" is invoked, and he recommends London to apply for aid to her sister, Westminster (Miss Harriett Gordon), who shortly after wards makes her appearance, and lectures London on the necessity of reforming. Belgravia and Tyburnia, the adopted daughters of Westminster, are then introduced to their aunt London, when the whole party agree to visit the New Haymarket Spring Meeting, but first adjourn to "Architectural Elevations of the Extramural City of Lon don and Standard Theatres, and Britannia and Grecian Saloons," the attractions of which places of amusement are duly sung by their respective representatives, while their peculiarities are significantly remarked upon by the Lord Mayor's Fool. The grand:stand "on Ups and Downs" is then the scene of attraction, and after land Pride, the Yellow Dwarf, Louis XL, and other old favourites, trotted out by time, have been introduced, all the various amuse ments entered for the London and Westminster Easter Stakes are led in by their respective jockeys. After their points have been duly descanted upon, they take a "pre liminary galope," made the start, but leave time and the public to decide who is the winner. The extravaganza is throughout exceedingly well written, and renders any hint as to judicious punning quite unnecessary. The jokes all told, were in the best of taste, and recalled no mournful recollections of departed Joe Millers; and, judging from the unqualified approbation bestowed on the piece, and the efforts of all concerned in it, by a crowded audience, Mr. Buckstone may make no doubt as to success backing his "extravaganza" almost to any amount for the London and Westminster Easter Stakes. 5 - 97 7 - 99 ( 31;.Nrthn. ;aldonian 135 - 137 ~e 27 iiii - iiii 124 -- 13 23 -- 24 10/ -- 11/ !Torfolk Do L.& N. W & Stckton & Darliug,t. Midland 2i - 21 of ia 'En. Coun. par 4p 57 59 E. Count Do Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do all Do. i Shr.g. A [OO Roystn.& Hit. 18 Shef. Roth and Goole g. 5 p. c. all Shrews.&Her. 9j S. Staffordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent.. all Do, Gt Northt Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassey 51.MCleat Stockt. & Darlingt . I Do 130 - 133 ri 8i 2i 2 d 'lOO I Wiltg&f_lomrst 32 - 33 89 - 91 ChWestn THE PRINCESS'S. A romance in two acts, entitled The Muleteer of Toledo, or King, Queen, and Knave, adapted from an opera with a similar title lately produced at the Theatre Lyrique, was the piece de resistance provided at the Princess's last night. The plot of this romantic drama is not easily described within moderate compass. The young Queen of Murcia (Miss Carlotta Leclercq) is a young lady who is more given to liberty and masquerading than to the confinement of s court and the solemn duties of state. She takes it into her royal head to make a matutinal excursion, disguised as a peasant girl, and accompanied by her confidential lady in waiting, the Donna Carmen (Miss Murray), habited as a masculine rustic, for the purpose of making a personal ac quaintance with her cousin, Don Sancho, brother of the King of Castile, to whom she is to be married, in accord ance with the desire of her father, the late King of Murcia. Don Sancho, she is informed, is also for some reason tra velling /nog., under the undignified name, and supporting the character, of one Manuel the Muleteer. The adven turous sovereign is about to be subjected to the rough salu tations of a possee of muleteers and villagers at the coun try posed° where she has gone, when she purchases ex emption from the kissing tax by dancing a fandango, which she does to ravishment. Manuel the Muleteer (Mr. Walter Lacy) then appears, and saves her from further molesta tion of the rustics, and love at first sight is the natural consequence of the personal acquaintance thus auspiciously begun between her Majesty and the person she believes to be the disguised Don Sancho of Castile. But another per son arrives on the scene, Don Pedro (Mr. James Vining), the pretender to the throne, and ho, struck with the re markable likeness of the young country girl to the queen, is sorely puzzled to know whether she is the real sovereign or not. Now, he inclines to the first opinion, and frames a plot to have her arrested on her return to her capital; and then, believing she is only what she seems, he lays a scheme to have her produced before her court, and to get her to make a declaration of abdication in his favour, while the real queen shall be conveyed privately to a convent. In these schemes the traitorous Don Pedro is assisted by Count Torribio de Pompolo (Mr. Harley), the most amusingly sagacious of Cabinet Ministers, and by Don Scipio (Mr. G. Everett). But the plotters find that the little queen, young as she is, is more than a match for all their crafty plots and stratagems. She dresses the magnificent Coun tess de Pompolo (Mrs. Winstanley) in the royal robes, and this august representative of majesty, at least six yards in circumference, is arrested, instead of the slim and sylph like monarch. She escapes from the custody of her gaoler, the Count de Pompolo, who thereby forfeits his head to his master, Don Pedro. She alternately plays the Queen and the peasant to admiration. She outwits all the con spirators, marries the muleteer, refuses to abdicate on any pretence ; and completes her triumph by discovering that the man of her choice is no other than Sebastian, King of Castile, in propria persona. It is unnecessary to say that Miss Leclercq was the soul of the piece, and a most en chanting soul she was. She danced, she sang, she co quetted, she filled the throne, and she entertained her princely and ru s ti c a d m i rers with equal grace and vivacity. into the Harley also i n f use d a l arge s h are o f co mic humour the piece, and Miss Murray and Mrs. Winstanley con tributed, the latter in an immense degree, to its success. The scenery introduced was very pretty, and a tambourine dance by the ladies of the corps de ballet was beautifully arranged, and is likely to become very popular. 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It drew a vast number of visitors yesterday, who listened with great attention to the clear and couvreliensive description of the lecturers provided by Mr. Wyld, and many impressions respecting the stronghold and the operations of the war were ob tained which no account, " official" or " special," could possibly of themselves suggest. The cast of the model, taken a week or two since by Mr. Wyld to Paris, has met with even a larger amount of public atten tion, and the approbation of the Emperor as to its truth has been testified in a marked and gratifying manner. We may mention that the movements and positions of the allied forces receive periodical correction as the reports come over, and that the latest acts of hostility are dis cussed by the lecturers with a fulness that cannot but be gravely instructive when the precise spot and its local bearings are under the eye of the spectator. Love's LONDON SEASON. —Among the most popular places of amusement now open is the Upper Hall of the Regent Gallery, Quadrant, which is the present. theatre of the entertainments given by Mr. Love, the well-known and much-admired ventriloquist, whose dramatic and poly phonic powers are superior to those of any other professor of the ventriloquial art now before the public. The enter tainment given last evening was that called " The London Season ;" and to witness it there assembled a numerous and respectable audience, whose hearty laughter and re peated plaudits testified to their abundant appreciation of the efforts made for their amusement. KAHN'S MUSEUM. —This popular gallery of anatomical models has recently been removed from the Salle Robin to snore commodious apartments at No. 4, Coventry-street. The collection now embraces an extensive variety of sub jects in illustration of the anatomy of the human being, and also the diseases, the malformations, &c., to which it is liable. Dr. Kahn, whose industry in gathering together fresh models is no less remarkable than his skill in produc ing them with life-like reality, is aided aby well-informed and fluent expositor in the person of Dr. Sexton; whose periodical lectures are of a class suited to the comprehen sion of the public generally. Knowledge of this kind is not usually imparted in our systems of education ; but acquaintance with the principles and machinery of existence, of the local functions of the body, and of what is likely to impede or derange health, cannot surely be im proper or undesirable. It is this that Dr. Sexton essays to instil by his daily discourses ; and, as he confines him self to practical disquisitions upon the human frame, and the wondrous machinery by which it acts, exception can scarcely be taken as regards the propriety of popularly discussing subjects hitherto confined to the professional or. purely scientific student. THB ARGYLL Rooms.—Since the inspiriting Polkas and graceful Schottisches which were introduced by the in defatigable Jullien, we have had positively nothing worthy of the appellation of a new dance to enliven the monoton ous round of our ball-room performances. In this Terpsi chorean stagnation our vivacious and inventive neighbours the French, who invariably come to our aid under such circumstances, have hit upon a new idea, which they have worked out under the designation of "La Varsoviana,' , and M. Laurent has imported it to the Argyll Rooms. It is a most graceful and fascinating dance, and at the same time is easily acquired. The music, which has been com posed by M. Laurent, is exceedingly pretty. We have little doubt but that it will become a decided ball-room favourite. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. —This most splendid of all public exhibitions attracted yesterday no inconsiderable share of the patronage of the London sight-seers. The number of people who entered the Crystal Palace was, perhaps, about 8,000 or 9,000, and we only wonder that a still larger crowd did not assemble on such an occasion to witness such an unparalleled collection of the brightest and most beautiful creations of ancient and modern artistic genius. MR. ALBERT SMITH'S ENTERTAINMENT.—Th e pretty Swiss Cettage a,t the Egyptian Hall was again opened last night, and was of COUIIO crowded to excess. FINE ARTS. BRITISH MUSEU3l.—Yesterday brought largo numbers of visitors to the British Museum. When there are so ninny objects to attract notice and divert attention, it is natural that on so universal a holiday as Eister Monday all who are able should avail themselves of the opportunity of inspecting them. Little alteration has taken place since last Easter in the upper part of the building, and though accessions to the collections are continuously made no new gallery has been opened ; but on the ground floor a handsome gallery has lately been thrown open to the public, filled with Greek and Roman sculpture, principally from the Townley collection. Other galleries are in pre paration, and we may expect before long that a congrega tion of sculpture of all ages and nations will be formed in the British Museum. NATIONAL GALLERY. —This gallery was thronged yes terday with holiday visitors, who amused themselves by the inspection of the fine works of art it contains. In one of the rooms are displayed several examples of medieval art; but these, though they excited the curiosity of some, could hardly be supposed to contribute much to the general entertainment. The principal attractions are] centred in the great room, where the works of Titian, Raffaelle, Mu rillo, Paul Veronese, Rubsns, Claude, and other groat masters command the admiration of all who view them. THE MUSEUM OF ORNAMENTAL ART AT MARLBOROUGH IfousE was a particular object of attraction to the holiday folks yesterday, who received much entertainment from the inspection of its collection of objects of decorative art, engraved armour, porcelain of the finest character and most beautiful design, tapestry, bronzes, and works in silver and gold, carvings, painted glass, and in short of a great variety of articles in the execution of which elegance is combined with utility. THE VERNON COLLECTION, at Marlborough House, was visited by large numbers of persons yesterday. BRITISH INSTITUTION.—The exhibition of pictures at this institution, by living British artists, is generally very well attended ; yesterday, of course, it received a conside rable accession to the usual number of its visitors. NATIONAL INSTITUTION OF THE FINE ARTS. - -The same remark may be made with regard to this exhibition, which is now opened at the Portland Gallery, opposite tho Poly technic Institution. Considering its recent establishment this society has made great progress, and the exhibition yesterday received its due share of public patronage. SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS. —This exhibition, which has been open only a few days, displays a very good collec tion of works by living artists. It was well frequented yesterday. ing, and can only be equalled by similar exertions by th i juvenile branches of the family, who . create fearful havo with ging(rbread and theirna.tivetongue: Then there ar lave passages in various groves, and others of a more bois terous character from " One-tree Hill ;" there are grounds for the practice of `• ye merrie sport of archerie," in r which, by the way, if we may judge from the flight of arrows into a fi gure w ith a strong resemblance to the Emperor of Russia, we have greatly degenerated ; there are numbers of e xtraordinary-looking - quadrupeds of the equine and asinine kind for the use of equestrians • and there is another animal, indigenous, we believe, to dreen owfietho,atchcoe,oblcalrpteernsioner—who will, in exchange for a bit --- Odd matter, strange and merrie, Well sauced with lies, and glared a ll w ith g l ee, " and prate of th e exploits of Nelson and the glories of Tra falgar. And such is Greenwich Fair ! ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. KILMARNOCK BURGHS. Mr. E. P. Bouverie, who has so long represented these burghs, having accepted the office of Vice-Presi dent of the Board of Trade, a new eledion became necessary ;- and, accordingly, it took place on Saturday last. There was a fair attendance of the -Kilmarnock electors, as well as gentlemen from some of the other burghs. Provost DONALD, of Kilmarnock, proposed that Mr. Bouverie should be again returned as member for the burghs of Kilmarnock, Dumbarton, Port-Glasgow, Ren frew, and Rutherglen. Provost HOUSTON, of Renfrew, seconded the resolu tion, and no other candidate being proposed, The SHERIFF declared Mr. Bouverie duly elected. Mr. BOUVERIE, on coming forward, was received with much applause. He said—lt is impossible for me not to be reminded of the circumstances and of the political aspect of affairs which existed at the time when I last solicited your suffrages, and to compare those circum stances and that political aspect with those existing at the present time. We were then in a state of unexam pled prosperity ; our manufactures and our trade were increasing at a rate and to an extent unknown before in the history of this country. The taxes of the country Were gradually being reduced, and the public burdens were becoming lighter. We were then, too, under the administration of a Tory and a Protectionist Govern ment ; and, last of all, we were in a state of profound peace with foreign nations, (H hear.) place the T ory Government, who ear, se poi In the cy was to rs - fire verse the prin c ipl es from which - had arisen that great prosperity, died as a Go vernment. It i s d ead, gone, and clean forgotten. Our trade, which then ex panding in an unexampled manner, is now was being cur tailed and is diminishi ng . The taxes, which were then being lightened and taken off, are now being increased ; and the state of peace which then existed has been converted into a state of foreign war —war with the most powerful, with the most 'formidable country in the world. Now, I believe that peace with foreign countries is the essential condition of our prosperity and welfare. But, at the same time, I believe that the war in which we are at this moment engaged is justifiable on the only grounds on which it can be justified—namely, that it is just and necessary. I believe that what is in ferred in the term " balance of power" is a combination of the different States in Europe for the protection and security of the various members. It is just the same in reference to the nations of the world as it is in respect to the civil government of a community. What is the reason, for instance, that any one of you, and that I my self, can walk the streets in the most perfect security, and feel that our lives and property are not liable to be assailed ? It is because we have all combined to protect ourselves from the aggression of those who might be de sirous tq. attack us. It is the same with foreign States. Unless France and England and those other kingdoms which occupy a leading position were to consider it their duty to combine for the defence of their weaker brethren from those who assail them in the lust of empire, ne should soon see the whole of Europe in confusion, and our very existence as a State endangered by 'the use of the enormous power of another State. I say, then, that the war was necessary, because it was unavoidable by any reasonable or fair means ; and if we had attempted to avoid it now we should assuredly have met it hereafter under far more dangerous circumstances. (Applause.) I beg to repeat that no one deplores more than I do the circumstance of being at war. It involves great sacri fices—great pecuniary sacrifices —but it involves sacri fice; much more important than pecuniary ones ever can be. Last year new taxes were imposed for the pur pose of meting the expenses of the war. These taxes now amount to nearly 10 ,000,0001. a year; and the practical result has been that, while for fifteen years previously we have been reducing the taxation and diminishing the burdens of the people of this country, the whole of the amount so reduced has been reimposed. You see, therefore, without going into details, what vast pecuniary sacrifices war brings upon the people of this country, But I state again that there'ate greater sacrifices than pecuniary ones. I refer to the lives of the brave fellows sacrificed in doing their duty, -and in de fending the honour and interests Of this country in fo reign lands. (Hear.) By means of our industry we may get hack the money which has been spent. The wonderful skill, genius, industry, and activity of the people of this country can accumulate wealth almost at a greater speed than it is possible to spend it • but the lives of those brave men who h ave been sacrifice d in their country's cause can never be recalled. But, at this time, their bravery has not been exerted in. vain. Our soldiers have shown to you and to the 'world that they have not degenerated from the heroism of their forefathers —that we are equal, in true courage and in military valour, to our ancestors, great and brave as they were. But, yet more, they have shown us an example of pa tience under great sufferings, and endurance under the bitterest privations , in which th e y h ave ex hibi ted a still greater heroism, and displayed all those characteristics which exalt mankind even more than due courage and bravery in the field. It is a complicated machine, an army; and we have not had that machinery at work since the war of the French Revolution. We had to put it in action at once, and, did until we tried, we did not know where the w ea k parts lay ;we not know rit would break dow n or w h ether it would work. That whet Whether it would break down or whether it would work, That is the source of the disasters which happened to our brave army in the East. But lam glad to think that this state of things has passed away ; and, as our future experience shall be increased, so shall we meet with success after that army has already conquered evils which were almost overpowering.. (Here Mr. Bouverie was inter rupted by the kni braying of a donkey, when he said, amid much laughter—" It seems I am to have a rival, after all.'') Admitting these sufferings, which we so much regret and deplore, I will say that, : in con tinuing the war, the only objet we ought to have in view is the attainment of a speedy and secure peace. I believe we can have no other justifiable object. There is one measure of importance which is now be fore Parliament. This is the proposal for the abolition of the newspaper stamp. At present, as you know, no body is allowed to print or publish a newspaper, or a piece of paper containing the events of the day, unless it be printed with a stamp, which pays something to the Government. Now, to that law for many years great objections have been entertained. I have always held the opinion, and I have expressed it more t than once in Parliament, that that prohibition or that stamp was an objectionable thing. Many think that the law as it stands is not an objectionable thing ; but I would justiike them to answer this question—Why should not a man have as much liberty to print and circulate among his neighbours the news of the place as he has to write a letter to his , friends containing that news, or to state it in conversa tion in company ? I can see no difference ; the same rule should hold good as well in the one case as in the other, and, upon abstract grounds, I have been of opi nion that this prohibition of the circulation of news is objectionable. I have always supported the principles of free trade, and I consider that they should apply to the restriction caused by the stamp as well as to the laws which have restricted our commerce. Yon should not prohibit a man from doing that which is innocent in itself, so long as it does not hurt his neighbours ; and how can he butt any one by printing and circulating the news of the day among his neighbours ? I must .ay that of all the marvellous things which this age has produced I wonder at nothing more than that wonderful thing, a newspaper. Take one of- our great London morning papers—you find recorded there the events which have taken place in every corner of theglobe ; you find not only this, but you find the wants of every man detailed by means of advertisements. You find statements that have been made and opi n i ons o ff ere d b y the best and wisest of and heads in the coun t ry , Y ou f i nd there the Fi the most prof oun d thi n k ers of the day ; w .a ti l n i gs this published eve r y 24 h ours, and circulated "ellr the length this as no and breadth of th e country, I look „pan a mean advantage, an d I thi n k that t h e greater liberty and freedom that we can give to a syste_tn which yi e ld s such vast results even w h en restr i c ted, the greater would be the boon to the community at large. t e pie nu mber will o Alany people are of opi n i on th a t t h ere i s something rathe r s t art li ng and alarming, in the pro r u c e a w d sl a i n ap d er li t e v T ic h i e o y as and of Pei oaps l icent i ous writing. Ifspeaere pro spect h % cleat iltaeolearn cheap eatnto do not say that there will not be such things as foolish but wh a t I say is this—they wit l h i l e ) tai vs es chanceriyiebwasrl)e s ; again s t a goo d art i c l e. I l iar l s s uch a good opinion of the morality and pure feel in„ o f the public that I believe they will always prefer a „ honest and well-conducted newspaper to the bad and the licentious. The argument against cheap reading, if worth anything, is equally an argument against all edu cation), c'ven reading and writing. Mr. B ouver i e, i n con ell://ii0P, said—l have eneeavoured, to discharge my public duty to the best of my ability, and I will endea vour so to discharge it still. The man placed in the councils of his country as one of its administraters has a heavy duty to fulfil. Hitherto I have received from you iu times past a fair and friendly construction of my tno tires and actions. I trust you will continue to treat me in the same spirit still. A person in the crowd asked Mr. Beuverie his reasons for voting against Mr. Roebuck's motion ? Mr. BOUVERIE said that Mr. Roebuck's /notion for an inquiry on the state of the army in the Crimea might have been supported with one, two, or three objects in view. It m i g ht h ave b een to ascertain the lids that had taken place in connection with the war ; bfit these facts were not disputed ; and, practically, the committee now sitting had brought out nothing new. Btit it was not originally intended as a committee for inquiry. They wished to pass a vote against the Ministry who had the conduct of the war. He believed the Ministry was not treated quite fairly in the matter, and that blame was put upon him at whose door it did pot lie. He did not like a vote to get rid of the Ministry by a side wind. But he had a stronger objection. It was the privilege 'of the House of Commons to say to,what Go vernment they would give their countenance; but prac tically it,had nothing to do with the actual administration of the war, and he hoped he should not live to see the day when the House of Commons would atte i mpt to usurp the functions of the executive Government. Thanks were given to the Sheriff ; and the proCeedings terminated. ASTLEY'S. Vie Field against the Favourite is the title of the Easter piece at this favourite place of amusement. It is from the pen of Mr. Nelson Lee, and will, without doubt, prove highly attractive. The drama has a more clearly deve loped plot than an Easter spectacle can always boast. A young man stakes his all upon his horse Snapdragon, which is the first favourite for the Derby. Snapdragon is the best horse, p,nd is sure to win, but the villain of the piece manages to gain over his trainer, a jockey of the old school, very well acted by Mr. Campbell, and adminis ters a drug to the horse, which, with rare intelligence, instantly drops in his stable as if senseless. Then we have the Derby course at Epsom, never perhaps put upon the stage with so much spirit and completeness, with its motley multitude of Ethiopian serenaders, Cockey horsemen, fashionably -attired ladies, swell drags, costermongers, and police. The bell rings, the horses start and gallop across the stage as in a real race ; the favourite is, of course, " nowhere," and the owner is a ruined man. His !Arse cuter next determines to destroy the horse by firing the stables, and the stables in flames present a grand tableau of blazing rafters, falling roofs, and red fire. Snapdragon is, however, previously removed by his trainer, and in the second act the favourite turns up in Ireland, where he is the "dark horse" of a grand race on the Curragh of Kil dare. Another grand triumphal tableau in the market. place of Kildare exhibits the favourite victorious against the field. The jockey "squares the race," restores Snap dragon to his owner, who had believed that he was de stroyed in the conflagration, and the scene ends with the triumph of persecuted virtue and the punishment of the de tected villain. The "Scenes in the Arena" followed, in which we had the dashing riding Mdlle. Blanche as Joan of Arc, and also the graceful performances of the fascinat ing Emily Cooke. During the recess the theatre has been elegantly renovated and decorated by Messrs. Latilla, and a splendid military act drop by Mr. Fenton perpetuates the glories and tragic interest of the grand cavalry charge, which the resources of Mr. Cooke's admirable steed en abled him recently to reproduce with so much scenic effect. It affords unalloyed pleasure to witness the tide of success which has set in at this theatre, for no manager ever exerted himself more than Mr. Cooke has done to merit the approbation of his patrons. SADLER'S WELLS. The legitimate dramatic monarch of the north having for a season abdicated his throne, his territory was last night invaded by a small, but powerful body from the more central regions of the Strand, who, deco rted, unfor tunately, from a sad necessity, by their own late chief had banded together with the praiseworthy purpose of supplying the inhabitants of " merrie Islyngtone" with that Easter amusement which otherwise would have been wanting to them. In other words, the Lyceum company, headed by Mr. Frank Matthews, vice Charles " of that ilk," commenced a short season at this theatre last evening, with a view, apparently, of testing whether the solid and more elevated tastes which Mr. Phelps has so assiduously and so successfully cultivated among the audiences of this locality had entirely destroyed their natural appreciation of the lighter and more ephemeral school of dramatic art. The comic drama of Husbands Rejoice, or, Serves him right,• was the first piece, in which the only variation from the original cast was the substitution of Mr. F. Robinson for Mr. C. Mathews, and it is but fair to the former gentleman to say that, notwithstanding the severity of the compari son, he acquitted himself with considerable credit. The Cozy Couple, in which, as ia the former piece, the a.cltuir able natural acting of Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews was fully appreciated by the audience, followed, and the perform ances concluded with the farce of Two Heads are Better than One, in which the drolleries of Mr. Roxby served to complete the entertainment of the evening. STRAND THEATRE. King Queer and his Daughters Three, the Easter novelty here, is, as its name will suggest, one of the Shaksperian burlesques which have been produced in such numbers and with so great success at this theatre. The main incidents of the original are followed pretty closely in the travestie, except that, in deference to the festive season, the tragic and to which Shakspere brings the principal personage of the play is avoided by the timely repentance of the two ungrateful daughters, and the consequent restoratiop of the aged monarch to his sceptre, and the union of Cordelia to Edgar, who has followed the King about in his wander ings in the guise of a " Wandering Minstrel." The great strength of the piece, however, lies in the songs, which abound in such numbers as almost to entitle it to the de scription of a musical entertainment, but, as the most of these fall to the share of Miss Rebecca Isaacs, who com bines the parts of Cordelia and the Fool, the audience, it may be taken for granted, have no reason to complain. Mr. J. Halford, as King Queer, did something more than burlesque the deposed King ; his acting at times was marked by an energy and pathos which greatly contri buted to the success of the piece. We must not forget to mention, too, the spirit and vivacity with which Miss F. Beaumont played the part of Oswald, who is transformed for the nonce into a rakehelly page. The dresses, ct la Leech (in the "Comic History of England"), are excellent, and the scenery and appointments tasteful and elegant. CREMORNE GARDENS. Although the season for out-door recreation has not yet commenced, Mr. Simpson, the proprietor of these beauti. ful grounds, in accordance with an annual custom, yester day threw open the gates of Cremorne to the holiday. makers. Notwithstanding that the trees are leafless, and that the place does not display the thousand natural beauties which genial summer calls into being, there was a goadly muster of visitors, in no small measure attracted, we may presume, by the excellent entertainment which had been provided for them. The great feature of the day was to have been an allegory of the Goddess Flora, distributing her spring favours from the car of a balloon ; but this the boisterous state of the evening prevented from being car ried out, which, though felt by the visitors as a great dis appointment, was nevertheless borne with great good tem per, and rather appeared to increase the enjoyment of the many good things which followed. We must not forget the earlier amusements. They were excellent of their kind, which will not be doubted when we mention the Russelli Brothers and Daughter, in their extraordinary gymnastic efforts and tight-rope performance, and Mackey, the inimitable negro delineator. Of the dance-music by Mr. Hayward and his talented band, the illuminations, and the pyrotechnic display, it is no more than justice to say that they were excellent, fully bearing out the charac ter they have for so many "seasons.sustained. . MISCELLANEOUS EXRIBITIONS. BURFORD'S PANORAMAS. —The Battle of the Alma has been for some time past the chief attraction of the three panoramas exhibited by the clever and diligent Mr. Bur ford, in Leicester-square. This picture has commanded a vast measure of patronage, partly because of the grave and peculiar interest attached to the subject, and partly be cause of its extraordinary pictorial merit as a battle piece. Let us once more commend this fine painting to the notice of the-public. It is quite equal in artistic excellence to anything produced before under the joint hands of Mr. Burford and his able coadjutor, Mr. Scions; and this is no mean panegyric. The view of Berlin, we hear, will be shortly removed to make way for a view of Sebastopol, which, as it will occupy the largest of the three circles, permitting the portraiture of the celebrated fortress and its accessorial features upon a large scale, will, doubtless, prove enormously attractive. GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—The events of the war are copiously embodied at ; this popular place of resort, to which we have so often alluded in terms of praise and admir a ti cn. The most recent pictures, as we have before described, consist of the Battle of Inkerman, tho Storm in the Black Sea, and thememorable Cavalry Charge at Balaklava, to which has just been added the Rail way at Balaklava, the details of which are portrayed with singular effect and apparent vraisemblanco. The ex hibition, at the present juncture, is one of great interest. The artists have consulted the best authorities as regards the localities which they have undertaken to illustrate, as sisted by sketches made upon the spot, and the narratives of eye-witnesses. But it is not only as a pictorial record of the Crimean war that the exhibition is remarkable. The various scenes are treated with a degree of skill which dis tinguishes them highly in an artistic point of view, excel lent drawing, luininous colouring, and force of contrast, being uniformly conspicuous. An advantage of no small moment is found in the circumstance of Mr. Stocqueler being still the individual whose function it.is to explain the pictures. This gentleman is probably one of the best interlocutors of this class that we have. An easy manner, conversational fluency, and practical acquaintance with the East, are not always the characteristics of our public lecturers. PAN OPTICON.—Efforts have been made by the directors of this large establishment to replenish it with novelties for the delectation and instruction of the holiday folks. The dioramic views have consequently been multiplied, and the scenes in the Crimea which are now on view are as good and effective as anything of the sort that from time to time has come under our notice. The lectures on popular science take place as usual, and there are some elucidations of "Life in Pompeii," which, although we have not yet witnessed them, are doubtless entertaining, or a capital subject has been indifferently treated, which is not very likely to be the case. A dioramio view of the moon tracing her way in the " starry heavens" is announced for representation on Saturday morning. These several matters, joined with the performance on the colossal organ, the large electrical machine, the transparent diving bell, the works of art, the scientific models, and the nume rous specimens of ingenious handicraft with which the place is crowded, to say nothing of the luminous fountain, and the architectural wonders of the building itself, make up a round of amusements which cannot be surpassed in interest and variety. WYLD'S GLOBE.--Although this superb illustration of the physical geography of the earth can never fail to be without public interest, the model of Sebastopol, which is associated with it, continues, naturally enough, to absorb 10 ad I St Ai . 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To a certain extent the same characters run through the whole series, and thus, ,instead of fa number of perfectly isolated pictures, one is made very much to depend upon the others. The tales which are thus linked into unity are " The Story of my Life," by Mother Goose, " The Three Wishes," " Little Red Ridinghood," " Cinderella," an d "The Sleeping Beauty." From each of these some of th e most apt passages have been selected, and with consider able ingenuity !they have been made to run on i n t o one harmonious whole. How this is accomplished it would, perhaps, not be prudent to attempt to tell. Th ere is a profuse amount of excellent dancing also by Mesde mo i selles Benoni, Maraquita, l'enfant brim d' amour, mil the corp s d e ballet—but, perhaps, the most telling po r ti ons of the the parodiesthe Italian of Operas, well-known which passages from ich w ere adini rably rendered by Paul Bedford and Miss M ary Keeley. Miss Woolgar sustained no l ess th an fi ve d ifferent parts, c h ang i n g her dress and w appearing in her near character. extravaganza more popular are of w ith marvellous rapidity. In each she was equally at home, and whether dancing a h ornp i pe, fighting a " terri fic combat" with Paul Bedford iu the real old " Blanchard and Freer" style, apoing the fi n e gentleman, or what not, she gave equal satisfaction. Mi ss W yndham, who enacteCl. Mother Goose, performed almost equal prodigies ; and Mr. J. Bland, and the other members of th e company, did full justice to their respective roles. Tile music, arranged and composed by Mr. ellon, is lively and appropriate • and altogether, the extravaganza may be regarded as suCces • ful, although the author did not obtain the customars ovation. This was owing, perhaps, rather to the y abund ance of good things, which tend to cloy the " appetite, than to the absence of those choice morceaux Which ' • u stun late it. OLYMPIC. There was no Easter piece produced last night at the Olympic. The performances consisted of a comedietta by Mr. Wigan, a farce by Mr. Dance, and the Yellow Dwarf, Mr. George Vining and Miss CAtleton made their first appearance at the Olympic in the comedietta. The lady is a pleasing actress, and was well received. She was called before the curtain at the end of the piece. Mr. Vining also met with a favourable reception, though his success was not so decided as that of Miss Castleton. In the Yellow Dwarf, which has been performed every night since Christmas, Mr. Robson was irresistible. The theatre was thronged in every part. SURREY. - Notwithstanding the absence of any piece of the -spec tacle kind, the engagement of air. Wright, the comedian, from the Adelphi, who was announced to appear in each of the three pieces selected for the evening's entertain ment, was a great source of attraction to visitors, and long before the usual hour for admitting the public the doors were besieged by an eager crowd of plea sure-seekers. Shortly after the opening of the doors the house was crowded in every part, and throughout the evening ,the greatest good humour prevailed. The audience had evidently come prepared to see and hear all that could be seen and heard, a n d a more respectable and orderly assembly has seldom graced the interior of the Surrey. There was the usual circulation of beer and other stimulants in the pit and gallery, bu the audience were quiet and attentive, and the pugilistic abilities of the rougher sex were rarely called into exer cise. The pieces selected by the lessees for the evening's amusement were Victorine, My Precious Betsey, and the - ... GREENWICH FAIR. The weather is not very propitious for the pleasure-hunt ing population of a pent-up city in its annual tour to that great resort of Cockneydom—Greenwich fair. The sky wears a threatening, lowering look, suggestive of April showers, but an occasional gleam of sunshine offers a ray of hope to those who, for weeks past, have looked forward with that joy which labour alone can give to a great holi day, and by land and water the impatient crowd badege London-bridge. Hurrying on through the crowded streets, or losing itself in intricate passages, on flows the tide of human life ; or borne more rapidly along, close packed in the little steamers cleaving their way on the pellucid bosom of Old Father Thames, all the men, women, and children in London seem bent on a grand pilgrimage from west to east. Some divide their favours between penny boats and second-class railway car riages. Others, again, bravo the perils of the Pool, and make the entire voyage perfectly reckless of the tales of shipwreck of which they may have heard or read, and land near that magnificent home where those whose youth has been passed in maintaining the supremacy of England find in their age shelter and repose. The hardy skipper and the sturdy railway official have busy times of it. There is a good deal of pushing, and jostling, and scrambling for places, as there is also in the higher world. Occasionally, a husband has to deplore a temporary separation from his wife and the provision basket—without which, by the way, much to the chagrin of publicans and waiters, no true E nglishwornan, ever undertakes a journey —or a mother may be heard deploring the waywardness of her prcgeny, but, as a general rule, all are totally happy, and are, like sensible people, prepared to make the best of it. We, too, have our annual custom—that of describing Greenwich Fair. How are we to do it? All fairs are very much alike. Green wich Fair is the same this year as it was last year, but alas !it is not the same as it was in the olden time. Its glory is gradually and perceptibly departing. We will not enter into a disquisition as to its cause; we will only express a hope that it is traceable to a higher and more refined taste on the part of the people. Greenwich Fair has still its attractions for those who delight in shows, gingerbread, and confusion. The theatrical world on a, small scale is duly represented there—the tragic masse s being personified by th e i 0 decayed gentleman wise li ves most upon his own mi r th ;" an d , b y a s t range a ntithesis, laughter-loving comedy finds its exponent in some . poor player, bustling about with the „(I°Tleitruni t ptere t is the perplexed an.sdcaainnxdrooufsvraoir. of a man who has the oppressive ; burden . on music muting other people's merriment; what!:_is repre sented by the historian of the g ch t p r etty ar little ratcatcher's dauhter. i n w o h t o o s e n educationly can he e n s a o ni strict e a ny z.ti yattentionou mayna has eyeonuTri e m paid, p pg r . " tion an thaveseleced, but he has taker! out the civil degree of " learned " that college wherein he had studied in his youth. There are g iant! and d w • arfs, and al so mermaids, but these are rather at a discount in popular favour—a fact to be attributed perhaps to the recent revelations of a e showman, illustrating how such monstrosities may be Teat u p" for the peculiar edification of the British public, with considerable advantage to the fortunate possessor. The ele phant, with a strong predilection for swallowing whole bags of cakes and ,oranges ; the African lion, and the " Royal Bengal tiger , "are are stern realities of a totally different class, and as such receive with manifest indifference the homage of the mob.. Bidding adieu to caravans, booths, and merry go-rounds, avoiding the importunities of the privileged pro prietors of various games of unknown origin, all of which tend materially to reduce the amount of your superfluous cash—shunning the hospitable invitations of persevering touters to " excellent accommodation with tea and shrimps at M. per head," you wend your way to the glorious old park with its fine old trees, and to the heath with it s b rac i ng breezes. Here the English nation seems to be engaged in a vast pic-nic, with the obj ect of devouring everything known as "articles of general consumption." The demolition of beef and cheese on the part of 'the " parients" is truly annwis. :AS Aid yia !I; 63e10 001$ 11 89 4 Gi 1! 1