The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

g 0 0 h A MB VICTORY" AT GIBRALTAR. BY CLARKSON STANFIELD, R.A. "L us tional picture of really extraordinary in 12' and, happily, of no less extraordinary merit ,7,e'rlx of art, th e p ro d uc ti on ' o f a rare a nd cul-, th 't'n e genius, is now, we are given to understand,. e ve of publication. The original painting the hand of Clarkson Stanfield, the Royal k et4 ieisu, a masterpiece now on view at 23, tiaPur-street, we ourselves have had the grafi t(r)e, Of examining very carefully. The engrav ti°4lit, an engraving in the highest style of art, published, of which may be shortly expected, will Funshed, we observe, by the enterprising firm Chester. Agnew and Sons, of Exchange-street, l:ester. Having, ourselves, as already inti -0 inspected w ithi n th e l as t f ew d a ys the ori tPieture from the easel of our distinguished % we are empowered to speak of it, if not in. ,4 e befitting its remarkable beauty and varied ex tizeqe) at any rate, in language expressive in some t r e of our unaffected admiration. The Paint klePresents " The Victory" as it appeared on the 4 0 ° f Oct., 1805, when, having the body of Nelson i t t a il, it wa s t owe d i n t o Gib ra lt ar se v e n days after Vile of Trafalgar. An incident, surely, in- IC: With the charms of many moving associations. 'lt e eerrence the portraiture of which nearly %t r a : ce litury afterwards cannot ba regarded with k&eeeliar emotion by any one bearing the name re Englishman. in his heart the historical memories r, - P-;tglisliman. Seldom, if ever, has art her nobly or more touchingly offered its homage tl i ° ism than in this masterly tribute proffered kt: genius of Clarkson Stanfield to the glorious kii.ef the victor of Trafalgar. It is worthy of a sea -1,;:r who himself in his earlier years, before the °I Colour had awakened his intellectual am- Vserved. his country under the ocean-banner i:.erereign. None but a sailor could have so kif t ,,t l sed a sailor's apotheosis. According to the i:lats of the most reliable of our maritime Se t ti a: . we are told that within a , week ,4k 1i J ua lin ny mo o r f ta t l h t e riu d m is p a h ble of d o w u a r r_v ar e m sse s ls at wThirach "n part in the great battle—bringing l i‘t ‘4 t 6l t them the only four prizes Collingwood Nitiabled to rescue - from the fury of the gale Nb b t aged immediately afterwards—dropped in i t Pile, and cast anchor as they assembled to ,tt in the roadstead of Gibraltar. Gradually— Last asserts one of these marine historians-- kt, t e . ,° l o anchorage became covered with these n vessels of ours—with no less than six dis q,4"l_ hulls lying within the mole, their 4 , 'eaten in, their guns dismounted, their ' tlit ° , l es shattered when, at last, on the 0 q day after the encounter on the even- V f ,`,.the 23th of October, 1805, the glorious IV: the Admiral's ship, " The Victory," having tat , r 'd the remains of Nelson was towed into ~ by H.M.S. the "Neptune." A fitting t len of names—Nelson, conducted by Nep 'Vll the bosom of Victory, in th e calm hour of N1 1 ,t3 into the peaceful bay of the impregnable WO As the " Victory" approached Gibraltar k a proud moment"—writes Harris Nicolas— shout lit ,l , of exultation was heard, no joyous I wens were exchanged, for the lowered k e ' l Phich waved on the ' Victory's' mast !tt, where the mourned hero lay, and ‘;', deepened shade over the triumphant , Mr. Stanfield. has caught the spirit of the ‘ l , ', th the dyes of his magic palette—the sun is clt o u,lew on the horizon among cloudland, the h ug heavily under the influence of the gale ti p ee recently abated. At the moment selected c, " artist, the "Neptune" has just altered R / qtt: lt se, the tow-rope is slackened, and the 1 1 0 1 . Y," in the apt and expressive words of ~ ,e 4 ecluent prospectus placed in our hands Iv , We stood before the original painting, -, a forward on the old track -with a ' ' ~ ,' ,,e helplessness." Everything is in keeping— •'Z' and clouded sky ; the sullen rolling of the 01f,7; the dist a nt g limps e here of the dismasted Li b 7 rvPle mole, there of the disabled vessels . in ,Ik c lnorae ; the seamen swarming about the N y the Victory, " Nelson's ship," healing her Iv e Wounds with cord, and nail, and hammer ; t 't, ta t Y flags flapping and snapping in the breeze, Irbi t _ast ' ug h ; the smoke of the minute gun, t 'L'eni the rugged and sombre mass of the ,'k t , te ek of Gibraltar in the background—nay, .2(, 1 1 groups introduced in the front of the pic- V„ the fishing boats rockin.g, about on the bil -I).:eP, soma Africans, some Europeans, sugges- NJ that contrast of the locality between the :1 1 ,, 0 f Hercules, between the approaching points '(11 % ,"‘ 10 vast continents. Nothing is out of place 11. , 4, , ,'Mant in these manifold ;accessories. E very oi4:,arnionises with the solemnity of the incident Aik a ',") and this simply because everything is most k tf , 'elyand most truthfully p , ntrayed. Rightly 't, ° re may we speak of this remarkable pic- K'4B iu fact, n o thi ng l ess than a national q Piece. - Eng rave d, i n li ne , by M r . J o hn kt t ' e ti., the work of art here mentioned, is secure iit h ;aining, we doubt not, a wide and lasting Vtity immediately the Messr s . Agnew and ''i ' ti er Manchester, are in a pt,sition to announce t ckst e t eumstance of its publication. For the Ajlee of the picture the public are indebted, ,ik il Lve, to a commission given to the artist by ,p el Peto, M.P. fox the Borough of , Irish-- a man whose name is already highly , te sted among his fellow - countrymeu as one y l 'ed with many acts indicathive of extraordi °,:llterprise and but-seld om - paralleled munifi- 1 4TER FROM CALIFORNIA. kt h pooL, Monday,—The telegraphic accounts 022rlifax report the arrival at New Orleans on , 11 . 1 t. of the United States from Aspinwall, 44 4 „`l e fo . rnian dates to the I . ltt ult. The Illinois "q() (l A I ,, a . for New York wi th the mails and Th e ' in specie. b„ccounts from the mining districts were de most favourable. Colonel Fremont and ‘'/it ir Y,', only 20 in number, the .greater part At° deserted, arrived on the 16th April. ' ot e , Dillon, the French consul, having been c iV„ and brought into court to testify in the 04 4 ,J 18 Mexican consul, had struck his flag and to ; raise it without instructions fro m silty The Mexican consul had been found t l / 1 ,'„Ilt recommended to mercy. Z 0 41 1 1 °- steamer, the Gazelle, had exploded on 4 04 :' 1 llia river, killing 25 and wounding E 0 Ajz„,,'. 1A The barque; Walter Clayton, had been TE and 13 lives lost by the accident. l e arkets at San Francisco were dull, and all ao 4 ling articles were depre3sed in value. Gal -4cl Hassall.flour sold at 412 per barrel. 27 .13. E AUSTRALIAN MAILS. lD' , 'rz t tar, 4 MONDAY.—One of the most interest -4 h t P)lnewhat unusual departures took place from N I : Yesterday. The General Serew Steam-shipping 01, t o magnificent steamer Lady Jocelyn, Captain e k ,,,°k her departure at 2 p.m.; a fresh breeze from „ 1 4 4 'ward - enabled her to leave her moorings under. f,4, l i,,ithOut the aid of steam. Several of the direc tNd, t he company, amid a large number of visitors, Sr of the passengers, accompanied her down the ttt4 43 far as the Brambles, where, amidst enthusiastic tu n a' heartily responded to on board, and enlivened A s trains of the ship's brass band, this noble ship's N tt. i g _ re under full sail was novel and extremely in °g• 4 ,„11% tr ,Lady Jocelyn, carries the usual bi-monthly direct. & t !klian mail, has a full cargo, consisting of a large I;t ta !' of jewellery, and valuable assorted merchandise. et,_ , tes with her about 120 passengers, and has began A ",Yage under the most auspicious circumstances. ' h irldsome dejeuner was laid out for the passengers, ,;'0„ °,1.8, and visitors, by Messrs. Copland, Barnes, and iort /140 are the providers of this company's magnifi -4,, E,t of ships tf tl ` 4 sir of satisfaetion and comfort pervaded the whole °ll e Passengers on board, which reflects great credit eumpany. STOC K.--It p pears that the recent rise i n alt ' a n sock has been ap pears by an attempt on the 1 4 R . the Government of-that country to induce the lte - 1 1 v 141 bondholder to permit 1,800,0001. of home debt, NV c reated under circumstances of the most flagrant Natil er, .to be introduced on the London market, in Phoe: ration of their being allowed to participate i n the I l rie: o 4 % of an extra sum of 16s. per ton put upon the „,11 0v f guano, i'lliz t 4 l4ll .—The letters from Rouen mention that the for manufactures showed no material alteration, Fiat th e attendance of buyers had increased. „ s i tlit tt „i`TEAß GUILDHALL:—Last night, about half-pa st cons:derable alarm was caused in the im -4);:e neighbourhoods of Gresham-street and Alder- Zoli o : 1 7, the nucleus of the great Manchester ware t.ll":llco, and within a few yards of Guildhall, owing j s °l ll;, B ndden outbreak of a fire in the extensive premises 1 ,710 "a the angle of the two beforenamed thoroughfares, ,`4ellot ,9g to Messrs. Wells and Haverson, stationers. residents rio us ' in the upper rooms succeeded, but et.,. ?tit considerable di ffi culty, in gaining the street. da IP water having been procured, the firemen went and by half-past, 10 o'clock the fire was sub -74 dam a ge d o n e , however is very considerable, . ;Prega-roonis of Messrs. W ells ' and Co. are burnt b j th the exception of the ponderous iron presses, ," eat, r educed th e y are ser i ous l y d amage d, and, indeed, "eat r „, e duced to m i ss h a pen masses by the tremendous a ye® stook in trade in the front warehouse is like '4l4,l"..artlY destroed • land the back windows of Messrs. fst le v. and Messenger, agents, are burnt out, and the t4i s , to trade, of course, is greatly injured. The pre 411.it:r1Peupie,1 by .Niu:sr , . Wetly:nal are also similarly t,1 44.. _ c ` 4 , and those of Meagre. Cobden, the lace mer -1018." ; Mr. 'Willis, a boot-maker, has sustained great SPORTING NOTES. THE DAY OF RECKONING. _ The settling of the Epsom accounts still occupies the time and engrosses the attention of turfites. Yesterday the business of " squaring" was commenced, but it was conducted with little briskness. Few persons seemed inclined to "part," and the majority of turfites evidently deemed "hold fast a good dog." The leviathan book maker, however, was discharging his liabilities with his wontel promptness, and indeed with him it seemed to be all paying and no receiving. He had no easy time of it at Epsom ; it is calculated that over the Derby alone he lost about 20,0001. On the Oaks, too, be was a heavy loser. Any other animal in the race would perhaps have " suited" him better than Mince meat. Many probable and actual defalcations are hinted ; certain City men are already numbered among the "hit and missing." Still the extent of their liabilities is comparatively insignificant, and their non-payment is likely to occasion only a slight and temporary inconvenience. Had Dervish won the Derby the cases of default would doubtless have been many and serious. Indeed it is said that several persons "tra velled" on him. Be this report as it may, the individ uals under suspicion were at the Corner yesterday, ready to meet all demands. I am, therefore, disinclined to refer more explicitly to their somewhat equivocal con. duct. Nothing definite as to the nature of the settling will be discovered untii this afternoon. The incidents connected with the " Oaks " were re markable only for the second defeat of John Scott. The success of Meteora was deemed a certainty, and so good a thing that odds were freely betted on her. Her trainer placed implicit confidence in her ability to achieve success, and it was boldly asserted and widely believed, that she would meet no opponent in the race within 91bs. of her ! Her defeat, however, was signal ; indeed she seemed disinclined to make a finishing effort when called upon by her jockey. No sooner did Mincemeat lead her than she " shut up " like a jade. For some unac countable reason Tenipleman was "taken off" Meteora to ride Sortie, a proceeding which created no little sur prise, and which was, by many persons, deemed likely to hurt the feelings and damage the reputation of a long tried, honest jockey. The Derby and Oaks Stakes —a recently established Selling Race will perhaps not be readily forgotten by certain parties. Never was the adage of the biters bit more strikingly exemplified. Vaultress, a mare that was brought in on Wednesday, after winning the Durdan Stakes for 260 guineas, was entered to be sold for 50/. The field was bad, and her victory " bar an accident" seemed certain. 5 to 2 was consequently betted on her, but the " pot boiled over." Child of the Mist, whose number had been removed from the telegraph board, and who, it was given out, would not etart, not only appeared in the race, but, to the surprise of the spectators and the con sternation of the Vaultress party, actually beat the fa vourite. The scene of riot and confusion that ensued in the weighing room was disgraceful. The race was claimed for Vaultress, on the ground that Child of the Mist had been duly scratched. The men whose duty it was to attend to the telegraph, asserted that they were ordered by some gentleman to withdraw Child of the Mist's number. To add to the confusion, however, and to the utter dismay of the Vault ress party, the owner of the Child of the Mist declared iu the ring that he bad given no orders for the withdrawal of the number. The case was referred to the stewards, whose decision is not at my present writing known. No doubt exists, however, with the public ad mission of Mr. Walker before them how they will award the stakes. A more facile expedient for victimising the public was perhaps never devised than a selling race, and unless some law for the better regulation and conduct of the3e " events" be not framed and enforced the sooner they are abolished the better. The Manchester Meeting will take place to-morrow and on the two following days. The programme presents a formidable array of stakes and nominations, and pro mises some important and interesting sport. The fields, too, especially for the handicaps, will doubtless be numerically strong. At present, however, so limited has speculation been on the principal events set for decision, that it is impossible to discover either the probable starters or the intended animals. The Meiklam Handicap comprises 21 entries, Cathe rine Parr and Peggy looking as worthy of an investment as anything on paper. Both these animals are, how ever, also engaged for the Union Cup, for which their chances may be, by their respective owners, deemed more favourable. Should they therefore be reserved for the Cup, Braxy and Hazlenut must represent my interest for the Meiklain Handicap. To select a winner for the Union Cup out of the 89 names set down, would indeed puzzle a conjuror. I shall, therefore, merely indicate a lot that I consider well in, and leave my reader to back his fancy :—Koh-i-noor, Vanderdecken, Snowdon Dun hill, Typee, Catherine Parr, and Peggy. For the Pro duce Stakes—St. Clair and Punch Box will perhaps be the foremost competitors. Lord Alfred and Yeutick are the most attractive nominations for the Sapling Stakes. Jouvence has been somewhat spiritedly backed for the Tradesmen's Cup. She has, it is said, been tried with Adine most satisfactorily. Still, should Adme start, I shall be induced to give her the preference over the French mare. Peggy's running will materially depend upon the result of Wednesday's races, but on. paper her chance does not appear insignificant. Lady Palmerston and Lord Alfred will, should they meet, make an " inte resting match" for the Two-year-old Stakes. The other races will be so influenced and regulated by the running to-morrow and Thursday that it is impossible to enter into a calculation of their probable result. A FRESH MAN: June 6th. MANCHESTER RACES. ARRIVALS (THIS DAY).—Braxey, Patience, Hazlennt, Black Bess, Nelly Hill, Bianca. Indian Warrior, Tom, Vanderdecken, Captain Cornish, Eulogist, Octavia, The Cripple, Voucher, Brother to Andante, Juliet, Jetty Treffe, Assayer, Midsummer, Punch Bo; Monimia, St. Clair, Sister of Mercy, Culcairy, Blooming Heather, Jouvence, Professor Buck, Mary, Lady Palmerston, Lord Lieutenant, f. by Don John out of My Dear. COURT CIRCULAR. The King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto, at tended by the Duke de Terceira, Viscount de Carreira, Baron de Sarmento ' Chevalier de Mello, and Lord De Tabley, and Colonel Wylde, went yesterday morning to the London Docks, and were conducted through the different warehouses of that extensive establishment. His Majesty and his Royal Highness afterwards pro ceeded to the Tower of L ndon, where they were re ceived by the Lieutenant-Governor, Major-General Sir George Bowies, who attended the Royal visitors during their inspection of the fortress. The King and the Royal Duke returned to Buckingham Palace soon after two o'clock. The Duke and Duchess of Nemours visited the King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto yesterday. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, "rode on horseback yesterday, attended by Captain Du Plat. Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold took a drive in an open carriage and four. The King, Pvince Albert, and the Duke of Oporto, attended by the Vicomte de Carreira, the Chevalier de Mello, Colonel Folque ' Colonel Wylde, and Captain D u Plat, visited the New Palace of Westminster and the Royal Chapel at Whitehall in the afternoon. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, and Prince Alfred, accompanied by the King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto, honoured the per formance of the Philharmonic Concert at the Hanover square Rooms with their presence in the evening. The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting were the Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes ; the Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting ; the Honourable Eleanor Stanley, and the Hon. Beatrix Byng, Maids of Honour in Waiting ; the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain ; the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse ; the Duke of Terceira, Vicomte Carreira, Baron Sarmento, Chevalier de Mello, Colonel Folque, Lord de Tabley, and Colonel Wylde (in attendance on the King of Portugal), the Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Waiting • Lord George Lennox, Lord in Wait ing to Prince Albert ; Mr. F. Cavendish, Groom in Waiting ; Major• General Buckley, Equerry in Waiting ; Captain Da Plat, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert; and Mr. Gibbs, in Waiting to the Prince of Wales. The august party left the Palace in seven of the'Queen's state carriages. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Lord James Murray, honoured the Hay market Theatre with her presence last evening. Viscount Palmerston has left town for his seat Broad. lands, Hants. Despatches were received at the Colonial•ofiice yester. day from the Governors of the North American Pro. winces, and the Governors of the West India Islands. Yesterday afternoon it was stated, in reply to in quiries at Devonshire-house, that the Duke of Devon shire continues in the same state on Sunday, no un; favourable symptoms having taken place. Chevalier Bunsen's son (the Rev. H. G. Bunsen, MA,, Vicar of Lilleshall, Shropshire, and domestic chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Sutherland), has been appointed " Lecture Secretary" for the Church Mis sionary Society in the diocese of Lichfield. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The recent rains in the west of England have been succeeded by warm forcing weather, which has had a most gratifying effect upon the cereal and other crops. In Devonshire the wheat and barley are very fine, the latter being in ear in some parts of the county. The apple crop is not likely to be so abundant as was anticipated a short time ago ; the blossom in many places having been severely injured by the recent frosty nights. Potatoes look very healthy, and there is every prospect of an abundant crop. Th e pasture fields have a most luxuriant appearance, the grass being both plentiful and rich. In Cornwall, also, the crops look promising, the late rains having had a surprising effect upon them. The wheat, which on clay soils looked thin before the rains, now presents a most luxuriant and healthy appearance. Some fine fields of wheat in the neighbourhood of Truro are already in ear. Farm stock and produce in both counties are selling at high prices, corn being from 100, to ils. per bushel, 4lid cattle from 1.0 x• per score. -.~- THE S STIAREMARKETS. (TIM S D Ains BRITISH RAILWAYS. RATLW/Til. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. 23 - 24 Aberdeen Asabg. Nottng. Boni and Eastu. Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. 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A RUSSIAN MAN-OF-WAR BUILDING IN NEW YORK. —We are informed that Mr. Webb, the shipbuilder, has resolved, under the advisement of those high in autho rity, to continue the building of the Russian man•of-war now in progress of conStruntinn in WO flip-y/4.4W York Even trig ?Q c, 8 8i 8 i i i I 121 if 123} 4 77; 64 6321 13i 8i 10 8i 1 3i 100 S 99,} 81 801 1i 201 20 i 621 i IA I 30i I per cent. 6t 2j • mommili !al r.wrALs. IClostug P ticea this da r• WHITSUN AMUSEMENTS. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. A comic drama, in two acts, Written by Mr. J. M. Mor ton, and called From, Village to Court, was brought out last night. The scene is laid at the Court of some German Grand Duchy, where the handsome Bertha, Countess of Lindenberg (Miss Murray), reigns predominant over the heart of the Grand Duke. Eminence provokes envy, and, as the Countess, by her elevation, has lessened the influence of the BaronvonGrosenbach (Mr. Harley), she has a deadly enemy in that ornament of the Ducal Court. The Baron would do anything in his power to catch the Countess tripping, during the absence of the Grand Duke, and to report accordingly ; and, as ho has reason to believe .that she is indulging in a little flirtation with a certain Captain Manheim (Mr. Cathcart), he has a definite point to which he can direct his exertions. On the other hand, the Countess is fully aware of her peril, and, as it is her intention to become Grand Duchess, if possible, her only object in seek ing interviews with Captain Manheim is to get rid of him as delicately as possible. However, thanks to the vigilance of the Baronet, it is difficult to carry out even this innocent intention, and hence a system of telegraphing is invented, that Manheim may learn when it is safe, and when it is dangerous to seek the stately beauty. The telegraph em ployed is Rose Walstein (Miss Heath), the daughter of a pensionless veteran, who is at Court with a petition for her father, and who, by wearing a bracelet at the request of one party, and a ring at the solicitation of another, may be made to keep up a very pretty series of signals between the Countess and the Captain. Two obstacles prevent the un conscious telegraph from working well. Rose has a heart, and she has, also, a jealous lover, in the person of a peasant named Maximilian Krootz (Mr. D. Fisher). Her heart is devoted to Captain Manheim, whom she has tended while in a wounded condition—so desperate, indeed, that he was never able to open his eyes upon his benefactress. The jealous lover has acquired a knack of listening, and, as he overhears a conversation which reveals the whole system of signals, he loses no time in communicating to Rose the humiliating position in which she is placed, hoping thus to show her the unworthiness of the Captain. On this foun dation a number of amusing incidents arise, which are of a kind too minute to be recorded, and which, in order to be appreciated, must be seen. Here it is sufficient to say, that the Countess, triumphing over her enemy, attains the dignity after which she aspires; that Maximilian, by shrewdness and presence of mind, repairs the mischief which his jealous interference occasioned, and that the Captain and Rose ultimately become man and wife. Though slight in its texture, this piece, elegantly put upon the stage, and ably acted, is an agreeable specimen of that numerous class of French (or French-like) pieces, in which the action takes place at some Court, real or imaginary, and in which the author's whole aim is to con struct an ingenious intrigue, without caring to give much substantiality to his figures. On the present occasion the well-dressed personages have more than a usual quantum of fun in their mouths, through the talent of Mr. J. M. Morton for comic dialogue, and the character of the pea sant Maximilian is brought into a prominence above the ordinary level of courtly pieces, by the humour of Mr. Fisher, who becomes a low comedian for the first time, and thus displays singular versatility. On the whole, Fro:l2. Village to Court seems pleasantly to introduce the more solid entertainments of the evening, and the audience last night proved their gratification by their laughter and their applause. LYCEUM. The only novelty at the Lyceum last night was the re appearance of Mr. Charles Mathews, after the numerous reports circulated as to his final secession from the theatre. He looked exceedingly, had grown stout, and appeared to be on the best possible terms with himself and his audience. The piece selected for the opening night was Before Breakfast, one of his father's stock pieces, writ ten by Peake for the purpose of bringing out the wonder. ful versatility and power of mimicry for which Mathews Pere was justly celebrated. The coincidence between the circumstances in which Trefoil, the hero, opens the play, and those in which Mr. C. Mathews re-opens the theatre, was recognised by the audience with a kind and hearty cheer, when, on the rising of the curtain, Trefoil exclaims " Here I am, without a shilling in the world, and ready to begin the world again." Encouraged by his reception, Mr. Mathews went through the piece with wonderful spirit, mimicking the Scotch and French accents alternately with great facility, and much to the amusement of the audience; and at its conclusion received the honour of a separate call before the curtain. The other pieces were Give a Dog an ill Name, and Trying it on, supported by the old company, to whose constancy and self-denial in holding together during the whole period of his difficulties the lessee pays a warm tribute at the head of his bill. The house was tolerably full. A STLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. Last night, this favourite place of amusement was filled to overflowing with a Whit-Monday audience of the ordi nary description—miscellaneous in its composition, rather unruly in its conduct, and not over-discriminating in its judgment. The bills announced a thorough change in the performances for the holiday week, the first piece being described as " a grand historical equestrian spectacle, ex• hibiting effects never before produced." This is entitled The Cossacks, or Vive la France, is in three acts, and em braces—to again use the words of the many of the stirring and momentous events of 1814, and, while proving a compliment to France, fully developes a subject which (at this particular time) is of all-absorbing interest, viz., the arbitrary, tyrannical, and barbarous Russian rule." The noise which prevailed during the Brat few scenes made all that passed on the stage mere dumb-show ; but the current of the story was clearly discernible in the actions of the different characters. It is laid chiefly in the camp of the Russians when located in the French territory, and it hinges upon the abduction by Count Manzaroff, the Cossack general, of Louise, the daughter of a French officer, who has been killed in a skirmish with the soldiers of the Czar. She hates him with all the loathing of woman, but, moved deeply by her charms, he is resolved to make her his wife, and that by force, if not by stratagem. In this he is as sisted by a female slave, and by dint of forgery and lying he succeeds in inducing the lady to believe that her blind mother, Madame Blanchard, had given her consent to the marriage, that being the only condition on which she would consent to wed a Cossack; and the Count's plans are on the point of consummation, when the slave, repenting of her participation in the cruel plot, discovers the whole transaction, and offers her assistance in obtaining the escape, not only of Louise, but of Captain Maurice, her lover, who has bravely run the risk of his life by seeking his fair one in the enemy's camp, where ho has been made a prisoner. In the meantime the French Imperial Guard hold a secret meeting in the court-yard of Madame Blan chard's mansion, to devise means for releasing themselves from the Cossack oppression ; and, having resolved upon their measures, they swear to conquer or die. The next scene is the interior of a theatre. The Imperial Guard, disguised as peasants, occupy the centre, and the Cos sacks fill the side galleries. A song calculated to give offence to the latter is purposely sung by a performer, who is asked to repeat it. The Cossacks oppose his doing so, while the others are as clamorous that it shouli be given again. The poor vocalist is ambitious to display his abilities, and obeys the majority; whereupon a Cossack rifle lays him flat upon the stage. This is the signal for attack, and the disguise-is thrown off, and an exciting conflict ensues behind chairs, tables, and benches, which are erected with wonderful rapidity into a kind of barricade, and out of this affray, of course, the Guards come triumphant. _ . - . We now turn to the more immediate objects in the episode. The well-meant intentions of the slave having been thwarted by the proposed escape being detected, she is condemned to the knout, Louise is ordered to Russia, and Capt. Maurice is sentenced to be shot. When he is brought out to the place of execution, he is willing to die like a soldier ; but when the order to fire is given by the Count, the soldiers, who turn out to be some of the Im perial Guard, present their guns to the breast of the as tonished Count, and immolate him with the very weapons he had intended for his victim. The approach of the French army under Napoleon and a brilliant engagement complete the catastrophe, and injured innocence is triumphant, and all ends as happily as could be desired. The above is a mere outline of the production, there being many other exciting incidents and. hair-breadth escapes, in some of which a fine Newfoundland dog particularly distin guished himself. The scenery was excellent, and the dresses new and brilliant, while the group of the characters in each spectacle was highly effective. It is unnecessary to mention the equestrian stud ; it is the finest and best trained iu the kingdom, and always does its duty well. It will suffice to say that they conducted themselves as if imbued with an anti-Russian feeling, and that they never flinched at the firing of guns and cannon, or seemed to dis like the smell of powder. The chancres were rung upon rancid tallow, train oil, candles, and. horse-flesh, and no opportunity was lost by the gallery of seizing upon any jokoor allusion which told against the Russians. As a whole, the Cossacks may be said to be one of the most successful pieces produced at Astley's ; and Mr. W. Cooke is entitled to praise for the care ho has bestowed in its getting up, and for the great liberality with which all the arrangements are marked. The curtain dropped amid a loud and hearty round of applause. Tho performances terminated with the Scenes in the Circle, into which much that is new has this week been imported, and au extravaganza called The Horse will be Sold. SURREY THEATRE. The operatic season commenced last night very propi tiously under the able direction of Miss Romer. The opera selected for the occasion was _Robert le Diable, the caste being nearly the same as it was when brought out here last year. The part of Alice was very gracefully rendered by Miss Rebecca Isaacs, whose fine voice and expressive delivery never failed to draw down applAuse. bo Miss L the e, as the Princess, evinced high artistic qualities, both in t execution of the music and the representation of the cha racter. Mr. Drayloz,. as Bertram, the demon knight, zn " le up" Capitally, ma Oro and PAW' to U. 15 impersonation of the fiend. Besides these old favourites, the corps includes Mr. St. Albyn, from the Drury-lane house, who, as the minstrel Raimband, gave his songs with great sweetcei3 and effect. Mr. Elliot Geier, as Robert, gave pro if of his possessing a very pure and high tenor voice. In some of the concerted pieces his high notes told admirably, and many of his solo parts were given with such taste as to elicit hearty applause. The effective and complete scenery of last year has been considerably added to and improved. The cele brated night scene in the ruins of St. Rosalie has been prepared with the utmost attention to its capabilities for effect, and was appreciated with the utmost gusto by the audience. Madame Auriol, from Covent Garden, as pre miere danseuse, headed a large and pretty staff of coryphees, and the dance of the spectral nun was really striking in all its accessories. Herr Lutz, the conductor, has an ex cellent orchestra under his charge, which will no doubt play closer after a few more performances, but making every allowance for an opening night the Robert of thd Surrey, as now cast and sustained, is one whick is certain to attract large and well-pleased audiences. The house was crowded to overflowing, with a company wonderfully quiet and orderly, for a Whit Monday. Tho leading per formers were unanimously called at the close, and having duly responded to the honour, the curtain drew up, and the National Anthem was given by the whole company, amidst the most enthusiastic demonstrations of loyalty on the part of the audience. VAUXHALL GARDENS These gardens have been re-opened for the season, and offer attractions equalling if not surpassing those of former years. The trees, shrubs, and grassplots are in good con dition, and much care has been bestowed in making the gardens as agreeable as possible for promenaders. The display of coloured lamps in the evening was as great as over, and some considerable additions have bee❑ made in this respect since last year. Last evening there was a grand gala. The entertainments were to have commenced with a balloon ascent. The gentleman who had promised to ascend was M. Latour ; and not only was ho to ascend in a balloon, but ho was to descend in a parachute. The balloon was filled with gas, and all was ready for the ascent, but at half-past seven o'clock, the time appointed for it to take place, M. Latour thought the wind was too high to ad mit of his performing what he had undertaken without great personal risk, and ho therefore prudently postponed his aerial voyage until Saturday next, orders for admission on that day being given to the persons who were disappointed last evening. The other amusements provided for the gra tification of the visitors were a vocal and instrumental 1 concert, in the course of which three Tyrolcae singers ap peared, the performance of a French equestrian troupe, an exhibition of fireworks representing the storming of Ran goon, and a panorama illustrating the progress of the fleet of Sir Charles Napier, and including, among other views, representations of the review of tho fleet at Spithead by her Majesty, and Cronstadt by moonlight. Each of these entertainments is good of its kind, and all were received with much applause by the spectators. In addition to these there was, as usual, the hermit in his cave, and a couple of gipsies in a tent, rival readers of futurity, who, doubtless, did a good stroke of business in the anticipation of coming events. The attendance of visitors was numerous. CREMORNE. Mr. Simpson has provided a somewhat remarkable bill 1 of fare for the Whitsun holidays. A round of entertain ments, which lasts from three o'clock in the afternoon till midnight, is surely enough to satisfy the most voracious and exacting of pleasure-seekers. Nor can those who visit the gardens complain of any want of variety. The per formances include a vocal and instrumental concert, a bal loon ascent, a ballot, a drawing-room entertainment, a brilliant display of fireworks, scenes in the circus, and a great many other attractive novelties which it is unneces sary to mention. The ballet of this season is an entirely new one, called the Bridal Horn, or the Sylph of the Gos samer Glade, and when we say that it excels, in neatness of plot and magnificence of getting up, even those which we remember in former seasons at Cremorne Gardens, we give it no slight praise. The equestrian performances are on an extensive scale, and are alone worth a visit. Besides, the grounds are laid out and decorated in a tasteful and appropriate manner, and at the present moment are in splendid condition. Last night they were filled by an assemblage numbering several thousands ; and when illu minated by innumerable gas lights, reflectors, variegated lamps, and Chinese lanterns, the effect was almost magical. The visitors were in high spirits; and perhaps there could be no better proof of the excellence and success of the arrangements which had been made for their amusement than the fact that they nearly all remained till the last. In short, the spirited lessee of Cremorne has spared neither labour nor expense to gratify the public, and his exertions appear to be properly appreciated. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S-PARK. The popularity enjoyed by the Zoological Society insures a multitude of holyday visitors to their gardens whenever the state of the weather renders it possible for the public to avail themselves of the sources of interest which are to be found in this collection. The number of visitors yes terday exceeded 21,000, and there is no doubt that this total would have been considerably larger had the day been more sunny and genial. The most attractive feature among the novelties appeared to be a pair of lion cubs bred in the establishment, and brought up in the society of a bull terrier puppy, who still remains with them. The collection of living fish has evidently lost none of its charms, and contains at the present moment some ex• tremely beautiful objects. SURREY GARDENS. The announcement of a balloon ascent by the Veteran Green drew a bumper to these gardens last evening. Tho huge monster was in the agonies of inflation during the entire day, and did not obtain the necessary buoyancy until a late hour in the evening. The company, however, who must have numbered many thousands, were in excel lent humour, listened to the music, looked at Mr. Marryat's Bees, or bought artificial chickens from Mr. Cantelo, and exhibited quite a Chinese enthusiasm when Chusan became a heap of ruins under a terrific bombardment of asteroid rockets and Roman candles. The music, both vocal and instrumental, was very creditable to the various per formers, not excepting the lions in the Rotunda, who came out in great force in emulation of the pyrotechnic explo sions, with which the evening's entertainments concluded. WYLD'S GREAT GLOBE. Throughout the whole of yesterday Mr. Wyld's intelli gent lecturer was unceasingly engaged in enlightening such of the public as sought here rather instruction than amusement, upon the geographical features of the " Great Globe" —devoting, of course, as everybody now does, his chief attention to those parts which are rendered peculiarly interesting by the war with Russia. A brief summary of the history of the Ottoman empire was very appropriately introduced, and served to place in a very clear light the momentous question which is now at issue. The late dis coveries in the Arctic Regions likewise came in for a good share of notice ; and the dry study of the globe itself, and of the various maps on the subject, was relieved by an in spection of a small, but valuable, collection of the dresses, boats, and implements of war, of the inhabitants of those unhospitablo climes, and of birds and beasts which are found there. These articles aro contained in a small ante room which, by clever illusion, is made to resemble a tont with the faint light which is only seen at the North Pole. The juvenile part of the visitors seemed to take an especial delight is examining th, different objects in this little chamber. MR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC. The interest taken by the public in this exhibition seems to lose nothing of its first favourable impressions by the lapse of time. Nor is this to be wondered at ; for the " Ascent of Mont Blanc," made with the case of the drawing-room, yet with the most striking representations of the sublime reality, and, moreover, with the pleasant companionship of Mr. Albert Smith—as all these advan tages can be enjoyed together at the Egyptian Hall—forms ono of the most sterling and agreeable "sights" of the me tropolis. Just at this period of the year, when tourists are beginning to speculate upon the route of their summer's excursions, a visit to the Egyptian Hall will not be thrown away. Mr. Albert Smith takes the traveller pleasantly along from London to Geneva, from Geneva to Chamouni ; his observations and remarks by the wayside being sea soned with a keenness of perception, and a fidelity of detail, that, if faithfully followed, would form an excellent model for guide-book makers. PANOPTICON, LEICESTER-SQUARE. This institution has become one of the permanent attrac tions of London, without seeing which a visit to the me tropolis would not be complete; and ou the three great holiday weeks of the year will no doubt always be attended by multitudes of all classes. At least yesterday, the pa tronage of the public was most liberally bestowed upon the undertaking, and not undeservedly; for we know of no place on which a shilling can be more advantageously employed. The gorgeously decorated Saracenic Hall, with its elegant galleries, its fine statuary, and splendid fountain, throwing up a straight column of water 97 feet in height, is of itself a sight worth seeing; but there are many other things to be witnessed besides the build ing. There is the great organ, with bellows w . worked by steam-power; various novel and im p roved machines full action; Brett'e printing electric telegraph; the beautiful optical diorama, illustrative of Handel's serenata of " A c i s and Galatea," with musical accompaniments ; and th e symme t r i ca l m achine, by which persons are elevat e d f rom the bottom to the top of the hall. We must not omit to mention the lectures on chemistry, electricity, pneumatics, and the steam-engine, which are not only full of valuable matter, but are admirably delivered. The arrangements for the comfort and convenience of the frequenters of the institution deserve no less commendation than the civility of both the male and female attendants. GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION. The proprietors of this gallery seem to make it their busine,_s now to follow closely the events of the war, and to depict in their masterly style, and with thentmost pos• Bible truthfulness, all those cities and towns which, by 1/4441 Cligt l ZOLUAtfi between the beWgereDto, ox QUM circumstances, are brought prominently into notice. They have lately added to their diorama of the Danube and the Black Sea a view of Sebastopol, with its fortifications, from the Admiralty drawing by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, of H.M.S. Retribution, and, besides, striking pictures of the fortified towns of Odessa and Silistria ; and if anything could render this exhibition more popular than it has been, it would be these last productions, repre senting, as they do, those points of the seat of war in the south upon which the attention of Europe is now concen trated. The gallery was crowded in the morning as well as in the evening. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. This valuable institution, which has done so much to popularise art and science, has never failed on holiday oc. casions to attract numerous crowds within its walls, and yesterday was no exception to the rule. Both in the morning and the evening the attendance was considerable. and all seemed pleased by the varied nature of the enter tainments. The museum and exhibition departments excited the usual interest, and the use of the diving-heal, the removal of a sunken vessel by an explosion of gun. powder under water, and. all the other well-known experiments, were witnessed with as much attention and pleasure as if they possessed all the charm of novelty. But a great portion of the success that has attended the institution is owing to the managers never omitting any opportunity of bringing, wherever they can, their different resources to bear upon some important topics of the day. Thus, we have a series of very fine views of the seat of war, on the Danube and the Baltic, em bracing all the towns and places to which passing events attach any importance. The four views lately added are the Baltic fleet in the Downs, the Castle of Kronberg, Forts Alexander and Peter, at Cronstadt and St.. Peters. burg—executed in a highly artistic manner; and assisted as they are by judicious descriptive comments, they forte one of the most interesting features of the programme. The short, but most intelligible and instructive, lectures, by Mr.. Pepper and Dr. Bachhoffner, also appeared to be well relished, judging from the thronged state of the lec ture-theatre% and the applause with which those gentle. men were greeted. Indeed, there is no place in London where a few hours can be more agreeably, as well as pro fitably, spent than at the Polytechnic. TFIE COLOSSEUM. This well-established place of holiday recreation, thoegh rather hard pressed by numerous younger rivals in popu larity, still, we are glad to say, draws a fair proportion of metropolitan visitors on each recurring festival, while it has lost little of its interest for " country cousins," when ever they can spend a few weeks in town. The grand " original" panorama of London by Day still divides the palm with the "extraordinary" panorama of London by Night ; the two being, in our opinion, both original and extraordinary works of very great merit ; whilst the mu seum of sculpture, conservatories, Swiss cottage, and stalactite caverns, are still beheld with undiminished ad. miration. The visitor to the Colosseum--provided al. ways that the day be fine—should not omit to enjoy th e real view of London, which is afforded from the top of the building—a view in itself that amply repays the cost of the modest admission fee to this favourite establish" ment. IVO ODM.T' S CARPET BAG. Of quite a different class of amusements than those just noticed, Mr. Woodin's " Carpet-bag and Sketch-book" is running a very successful race for public favour with some more imposing rivals. As the life of such an exhibition as this is novelty, so Mr. Woodin, to gain fresh laurels from his Whitsun visitors, has added several new characters and other novelties to his previous performances. Mr.Woodin's extraordinary dexterity in changing the appearance of hi " outward man," and representing in rapid succession a great variety of different characters, is really something bordering on the marvellous. VISIT OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL TO THE TOWER. —Yesterday afternoon his Majesty the King of Portugal, accompanied by his brother, the Duke of Oporto, paid a visit to the Tower of London. The Royal party arrived in three of the Queen's carriages, Lord de Tabley, lord in Waiting to her Majesty, and Colonel Wyld, equerry to Prince Albert, being in attendance upon the illustrious visitors. They were received by the Lieut.-Governor of the fortress, Col. Wyndham, and Viscount Jocelyn, the commanding officer of the regiment of Militia Es sex Rifles quartered in the garrison. The visit was kept quite private, and although the interior was crowded with holiday folks, the presence of the youthful king was not known except to those immediately connected with the garrison. Mr. Ramage, the yeoman porter, conducted the Royal party through the Horse Armoury, Jewel-house, and over the ramparts ; his Majesty pay ing marked attention to the explanations which were rendered of the various objects of interest in the Tower. After above an hour's stay, the Royal visitors took their departure. We understand that they had pre viously visited the Thames Tunnel and the Docks. Within the last few days, the Beaucamp Tower, one of the westerly fortifications of the garrison, and formerly one of the principal state prisons, which has recently been restored to its original state, has been thrown open to the public. Its walls are covered with devices and inscriptions made by unhappy prisoners in former times. Many of them are affecting memorials of un fortunate men who perished within the fortress. On the recent visit of her Majesty a few weeks ago, the restoration of this work appeared to excite much ate tention. THE NEW NATAL PAY AND PRIZE AcT.--Yester day this importont act, in reference to the present war, which received the Royal assent on Friday, was printed; It contains 14 clauses, and took effect from Thurs lay last. The title is, "An Act for facilitating the Pay ment of her Majesty's Navy, and the Payment and Distribution of Prize, Bounty, Salvage, and other monies to and amongst the officers and crews of her Majesty's ships and vessels of war, and for the better regulation of the accounts relating thereto." The object of this act is to give effect to certain pro clamations connected with the war. It is now enacted that the proceeds of any prize are to bo paid to the naval prize account, as well as all bounties and salvage. Par ties claiming the benefit of the act may resort to the Court of Admiralty, which court may compel the pro duction of the proceeds of a prize. A penalty of II per cent. is to be levied on persons retaining the proceeds of a prize contrary to the act. There are several provisions to allow in the Paymaster General's accounts, certain sums without the production of vouchers. By the last section but one the Lords of the Admiralty may, by Order in Council, alter the mode of paying the navy, and also distributing prize money, &c. The act is not to extend to any seizures made by the officers of Cus toms, &c. The new law is to be cited as "The Naval Pay and Prize Act. 1854." LORD PALMERSTON ON PENMANSHIP.—The Home Secretary has lately caused the following letter to be addressed to the Secretary of the Privy Council Com mittee on Education :-- " Sir,—l am directed by Vis count :Palmerston to request that you will submit to the Committee of Council on Education, for their consideration, that one great fault in the system of in struction in the schools of the country lies in the want of proper teaching in the art of writing. The great bulk of the middle and lower orders write hands too small and indistinct, and do not form their letters ; or they sometimes form them by alternate broad and fine strokes, which make the words difficult to read. The hand writing which was generally practised in the early par and middle of the last century was far better than that now in common use ; and Lord Palmerston would sug gest that it would be very desirable that the attention of schoolmasters should be directed to this subject, and that their pupils should be taught rather to imitate broad printing than fine copperplate engraving.—l am, &c., H. WADDINGTON.—WhitchaII, May 24." ARRIVAL OF TUE WILLIAM BRODERICK rnoit REVEL. —On Saturday morning came up the river from Revel, and brought up opposite Blackwall, the English vessel William Broderick, whose long detention by the Russian authorities has excited so much notice in Parliament, and throughout the shipping and mercantile interest. Like the Anne M'Alister at Cronstadt, the William Broderick has been deprived of her English crew, and a neutral one shipped in their place. It appears that this step was adopted lest any useful information should be given to the allied fleets in the Baltic as to the state of the port, and the preparations that were going on. The William Broderick has been detained in Revel the whole of the winter, but long before the ice had given any symptoms of breaking up, the capt a i n an d cr ew were taken out of their ship by the military authorities, and removed to one of the garrisons many miles in the interior, where ' they were kept some time. She was allowed to depart under the command of a Danish master and an Ame rican crew, whose ship had recently been wrecked. The English captain and crew of the ship have also ar rived in London during the week. They came by Warsaw, Berlin, and Hamburgh ; and the owner of the William Broderick states that the Russian authorities had treated the men in a kind and liberal spirit, not withstanding what bad been written from Berlin or Vienna to the contrary. The Anne M'Alister, from Cronstadt, is also expected daily, manned by a neutral crew. INSOLVENCY OP JOHN PATRICK SOMERS, TEE LATE MEMBER FOR SLIGO. —The late member for Sligo, Mr. J. P. Somers, who has been for some time an inmate of the Queen's Prison, has petitioned the Insolvent Debtors' Court. His schedule was filed a few days ago. and on Thursday an order for hearing issued for the 23rd inst. before Chief Commissioner Law. The debts on the schedule are 10,8231., and consideration has been re ceived for 0,837/. 17s. They extend over a. long period, commencing from 1836, when he had 10,0001. worth of property. It seems that there is 3,5001. in the Encum bered Estates Court in Ireland, the produce of property, which will be distributed among certain judgment cre ditors in the schedule, and they will take no benefit under this estate. Mr. Somers has an annuity of 601. The causes of insolvency have arisen from the loss of his property in the Encumbered Estates Court, and dto the leases of part of his property exp i r in g by the ef the person on whose life he held them.. Anothern death s cause of his appearance before th e court, F " rm t o he very B3 heauy electioneering expenses he bad paid, 7 to 1853 the electioneering expenses, it appears, were 5,5001., and in addition the loss sustained by the .. sale of the property in Ireland and the lease ex t p o irm 3 ws.e 6,5001. Mr. Somers states that fromlB4B his election expenses wereaboonutth3e,ooo/. renewal e of h b a i d lls paidof ex change.for some time large bonuses There are only 43 credit ors on the schedule, and it is understood there is a prospect of tLeir being paid. if L~,~ "~ ~ - its n ia, 'e ,n- I ~ ~. ~. 4A ~~ i