The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-08 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BUILDING, SOUTH KENSINGTON. A GRAND MILITARY CONCERT, in AID of H.R.H. the PRINCESS MA KY'S FUND for Providing Nurses for the Inmates of the CAMBRIDGE ASYLUM, will be g ven in tte INTERNATIONAL EXHIriITION BUILDING, South Kensington (by special permission), On SATURDAY, the 13th of JUNE. Doors open at Two, the Concert to commence at Three precisely. tinder the Immediate Patronage of ills Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of CAMBRIDGE. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, and Her Royal Highness Princess MARY A oELAIDE. The BANDS of the HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE, consisting of— The First Life Guards, The St cond Life Guards, Royal florae Guards ( que), The Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, and The Scots Fusilier t.uards, w'll perform on this occasion. Ea See the full Programme, now ready. Admission, ss. ; reserved seats, 7s. 6d.; stalls, numbered and strict 'y reserved, 10s. 6d.—Tickets to be obtainer at Mr. Sams' Royal Library, 1, St. James's street, S.W. ; Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 3n, Obi Bond-street ; Mr. Westerton's Library, St. George's-place, Knightsbridge ; Messrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co., 48, Cheapside ; and at Mr. Austin's Ticket-office, St. James's Hall, 2S, Piccadilly. irIiEAT RE-ROY AL, HAY MARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, entitled AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. After which,l9th time, a new and original c omedy, entitled FINESSE ; or, Spy and Counter - Spy : Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and Miss Louisa Angei. Followed by an apropos Dram atic Sketch, introducing a Panorama of the Tour of the p rince of W ales in the East. Commence at 7. THE DUKE'S MOTTO, THE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST NIGHT. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.— tinder the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTER. THIS EVENG, to commence with an Original Sketch, entitled A SUD IN DEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter-past Eight, the Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3lorie, entitled THE DuRE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, s upported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougham, g. ti: iddi mmbe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson ; Misses Sopby Henrade, Kate Terry, E. (-avenue, and .Elsworthy. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. G. Viniiag. THIS EVENING, will be presented ( 11th time), COURT AND CAMP: Messrs. G. Vining. C. Verner, H• Marston, G. Belmore, G. Murray, Warde; DVSs Amy Sedgwick, Miss L. Laidlaw, and Miss Lydia Thompson. To be preceded by (first ttme) a new Comedietta, entitled COUSIN TOM. And followed by A CITARMING PAIR. AV ENTRE-110 YAL, ADELPHI.-- II ^ sole Proprietor end Manac - er. Mr. B. Webster. TFIIS EVENING. THE WILLOW COPSE. Mr. Benj. Webster, Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Billington, Miss Woolgar, and Miis 11. Mr. Stuart, Mr. S te p henson ; Simms Fol l o wed by a new Burlesque, ent'lled ILL-TREATED IL TRO vATORE. Misers. Toole. P. B e df or d , R Philli ps , ).bnrne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and S ar a, and Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. r HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN." Containing the L,test SPORTING DiTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLI:NIE, News AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 8, 1863. TIIF,RNIONIETER. This morning This day at Two o'clock 62 _ __ Barometer-29.58. Wind—S.W. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT.—Morning, 6h. 50m.—Afternoon, 7h. 20m. To-mor.Bow.-Morning, 7h. 50m.—Afternoon, S'a. 22m. .f,*io .. _ , Itt 4Ltl - --) . nil g , LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1863. If History is—as it is—a series of repetitions, it is pretty much the same with regard to the events periodically brought to us from the American seat of war. Take these latest tidings, so anxiously looked for during these last few days, and now just brought to us in a string of rapid telegrams, via Roche's Point per the America, under dates 26th ult., New York, morning; 28th, by telegraph to Halifax; 29th, by telegraph to Cape Race—tele grams giving us a rapid epitome of recent events (up to their dates) on the Mississippi. Upon exa mina'ion it will then be found that the warlike situation there described, and the warlike results thereupon enumerated, are in a vary great measure similar to those with which we had so lately be come acquainted as having so very recently before hand come to pass upon the Rappahanock. The similiarity at any rate is immediately discernible in this, that, after several successive days of very hard fighting, although no decisive occurrence as the consequence of the hard fighting has to be narrated, the Federals have so far succumbed under the heavy pounding they have endured at the hands of the Confederates that they, the so boastful Federals, who were for swallowing up their antago nists almost at a mouthful, or at the very least for taking possession of Vicksburg as a matter of just a dead certainty—have not taken Vicksburg after all ! have been four times repulsed from those for tifications !! have so far suffered defeat already that they had actually, according to the last ad vices, begun intrenching themselves !! ! While the facts are undoubtedly as we have here stated them, it must be borne in mind, however, that the de fenders of Vicksburg were still, according to the last telegrams, left in a critical position. Yet, al lowing this, we can in their regard patiently await the accounts certain to come to hand very rapidly, telling us what may have been the result of these last operations upon the Mississippi. It was as far back as the 30th of April that the Federal commander of the expedition against Vicksburg landed at Briensburg, on the left bank of the Mississippi with the full intention, with the firm determination of taking it in the rear. Briensburg, it should be borne in mind, is situated a little below Grand Gulf upon the Mississippi : and it was at that point that General GRANT landed his expe ditionary force. Instead of advancing, however, directly up the left bank of the Mississippi—a pro ceeding that would have been quite obviously m ost nird onsi t h reaten i ng a ser i ous ons l au2 ht by the enemy upon the right flank of the invading army by reaso n of the whole country lying eastward being in possessi on of the Confederates—General GRANT first of all directed his march inland to the end that he might driv e b k the Southern forces. Setting out with this i ntention , the Fed era l com mander would seem to have cc a e r s t sfully carried o u t p his design during the b e t ter ofa fortni g ht ! a cc omplishing thi s , a t last, inasmuch as during that interval he was steadily pushing forward y w i t h ou t encountering in his adva nce se rious opposition. From the landing: place at gradensburg he marched, it now appears, almost in a due n orth-easterly line upon Jackson. Pre cisely, at the clmoe of a fortnight Jackson was reached indeed —and taken. Previously two serious engagements had been fought with the Confederates under General JOHNSTONE, the one at Fort Gibson, ne ar Benersburg, the starting point, the other at Raymond, near Jackson, G e neral GRANT'S first destination, Having seized Jackson on the 14th ult., the Federal commander appears then to have turned point-blapk: to the right about, and forthwith marched westward upon Vicksburg. It was during this westward march from Jackson (which General GRANT had taken) towards Vicksburg (which he wanted to take) that the great battles, of which we now obtain through telegrams the first brief intelli gence, took place—the Federals, fighting under the isrd ers of General GRANT, the Confederates under the con inland of General PEMBERTON, to whom the d d 'enc,e of Vicksburg had been entrusted by the S outbern Government. Two days after the capture of Jackson a terrible contest we learn came cff at B a ker's Creek or Edmund's Station. Here the C 3 nfederates were driven back. That was on the 16 th ult. But on the 17th they were again driven ba: ck. And on the 18th ult. the Federals, under GI LAST, formally invested Vicksburg. There, in spite of repeated assaults—in every one of which tie e Federals were discomfitted—the Confederates (r, umbering in all at Vicksburg some 15,000) still solutely held out when the last advices were fl a shed to the America at Cape Race. They held o sit thus gallantly although assailed on t. e land side by the Federal troops under GRANT, and simultaneously bombarded from t' c.e river side 'ay the Federal fleet under Admiral P ORTER. The Question now is—if the Confederates an still hold out long enough to afford General JOHNSTONE time to march up with the reinforce ments now rapidly being collected together at Can ton, or somes here in its neighbourhood. If so, the siege of Vicksburg must inevitably be raised—im mediately upon the advance of JOIINSTONE. Such as we have here defined it to be is the actual position of affairs in that south-west point of the Mexican seat of war. Such, as we have here in dicated towards the close of these remarks of ours, are the momentous tidings we shall have to await as patiently as may through our next advices. The settlement of the long-vexed Greek question is a matter of general satisfaction. The successive failures which had attended the various attempts to supply the vacant throne had not only disheartened the Greeks themselves, but had almost given rise to an impression that the vacant throne would never be filled. All well-wishers to Greece, and, indeed, all who desired to preserve the peace of Europe, re gretted very deeply the prolonged delay and sus pense which was reducing the Kingdom to anarchy, and was only too likely to disgust the people with constitutional Government. The revolution, SO long foreseen and so easily accomplished, seemed profitless to them—worse than profitless, if they were to become the prey of some unscrupulous and aggressive Power. All felt that it was an oppor tunity that might never recur for the resuscitation of Greece, and her rise in the scale of nations an a contented, well-governed, and united people. But after the first great disappointment, when Prince after Prince refused the offered Crown —offered, that is to say, by diplomatists and nego tiators, not by the Grecian people—the prospects at first so bright became gradually dim and doubtful. The weakness of the Provisional Government, the difficulty in dealing with the lawless soldiery, and the disastrous effects always produced by long con tinued uncertainty and irregular authority have, after a trial of seven months, nearly exhausted the patience of the Greeks. In Western Europe each successive refusal, though some of them were little to be regetted, seemed to render the prospects of Greece more gloomy, when, by a sudden turn of the wheel of Fortune, a solution has been found to every difficulty. We may probably thank the aus picious marriage of the Prince of WALES for first suggesting the name of Prince WILLIAM of Den mark to a statesman who is not always so felicitous in his schemes for the benefit of foreign nations. The choice appears to combine every requisite. The Prince is young, unfettered in policy, and be longs to a decidedly constitutional family. He is also closely connected with England, and will probably be ready and willing to profit by her example. Of his personal character as yet nothing is known. We have only to hope that he will prove equal to the responsibilities of his new position, and that he will be as successful in gaining the affections of his people as his sister has been in winning all English hearts. There is no doubt that the ready accept ance of the Prince by the Grecian people is mainly due to the constitutional principles so resolutely maintained in Denmark. The choice, as. Admiral KANARIS justly observed at the interesting cere monial of Saturday, " is as much an act of homage to the Sovereign to whom it has pleased Providence to entrust the destinies of Denmark as a proof ot confidence in the talents of the young Prince." The reply of the King to the proffer of the crown was, of course, in the affirmative. The most interesting part of his speech was the brief address to Prince WILLIAM, which comes with peculiar interest and significance from a monarch who is still engaged in a protracted and perilous struggle for the pre servation of his constitutional rights :—" Before you leave this spot I give you this heartfelt and well meant advice. Let it be your constant endea vour to gain and preserve the love of the people. Without boasting, I speak from experience when I say that in this consists the true happiness of a King. Adhere firmly to the constitution of the country ; strive constantly to procure its recognition ; watch that it be maintained intact—if you make this your rule you and your people will prosper." It must have been an interesting moment when the King of DENMARK conducted the young PRINCE to the highest step of the throne and gave him his solemn benediction on his enterprise. The youth who but a few months since seemed destined to an uneventful and comparatively insig nificant career has now stepped into the circle of European monarchs, not indeed occupying the foremost rank but still as the ruler of a country which must always retain a strong hold on the imaginations and sympathies of all civilised races. The very name of the veteran who proffered him the crown in the name of the Grecian people awakened recollections of those stirring days when Europe thrilled with interest and excitement at the struggle between the Moslem oppressor and the old Hellenic people, and the glorious news of Navarino filled every Englishman with pride and delight. "It is with profound emotion," said the new King, " that I have heard the g ree ti ngs of the Greek people from the mouth of the man whose name ;s linked with everlasting fame to the regeneration of Greece." Let us hope that the new reign will inaugurate another and a fuller regeneration, and that a long course of peace, pros perity, and unity may repay the Gr. clan people for their protracted perplexities and misfortunes. It will be with a feeling of great indignation ' that the public generally will peruse the details of the disgraceful transactions regarding Major LILLEY. Mr. FORTESCUE is entitled to great credit for brin g i ng t h e su bj ect b efore t h e H ouse , but fa t it is to b e very much regretted t :at so unsatis factory yis renderedareP reply was givenconcerns tohisremar Colonel ks.The CRAWLEY, from the fact that these men, whose crael case was brought befor e the House, were con demned on a charge ag a i nst the were important w i tnesses as to olonel. Th ey had been abse n t f rom the monthly e masters w csters:f the regiment. For sev era l weeks they were in close, arrest and the res u lt Was that " onenota. ed them was transferred to a hospit a l a raving maniac, and that he died in the course of a few hours." Mr. FORTESCDE tilty observed that if too late for re dress it was not too late for puniz merit, The Marquis of ....TIARTINGTON'S remarks were most un satisfactory, and he stated that Colonel CRAWLEY could not be brought before a coui-r martial, be. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1863. cause he was covered by the sanction of a supe rior officer. The prestige of the English army will soon be lost if wanton acts of cruelty are to pass by unnoticed because advantage is taken of some trivial circumstance to give a plausible excuse of superior authority sanctioning the ques. tionable affair. From what has been said of the occurrence it is quite evident that Col. CRAWLEY is most unfit for his position, and no considerations whatever ought to stand in the way of dealing con dign punishment to such an offender. Order and re spect will be subverted if it is once known through out the army that superior rank is in future to be the shield for those who commit what in a lower grade would be called a " crime," and which, put ting aside correctional powers, is a grave error in the sight of all honest men. The memorandum of the Commander-in-Chief is very condemnatory of the affair—and he truly sums up the case by stating that in Col. CRAWLEY, unfortunately, he did not select a man who, as an officer, " was gifted with the special talent which unites with the firmness of command the tact which inspires con fidence and creates good will," This is doubt less the cause of the angry contention that gave rise to such sad events, but his Royal Highness goes further and says that the conduct of Colonel CRAWLEY was reprehensible and injudicious in the address he made to the officers and men. The chief circumstance is thus alluded to : " His Royal Highness alludes to the confinement, under arrest, of certain non-commissioned officers during the trial, under a charge of conspiracy, which was never attempted to be proved against them, and for which there seems not to have been a shadow of foundation. Under these circum stances nothing but the high opinion expressed of Lieut.-Col. CRAWLEY by the general officers in immediate command has induced his Royal High ness to continue him at the head of the regiment, and he does so only upon trial, and under the hope that for the future he will be able to carry on discipline without outraging the feelings of the gentlE men under his command." Certainly nothing could be stronger than these words of reproach and condemnation, but his Royal Highness did not follow his evident wish and dis place the Colonel from a position for which he has proved himself so manifestly unfit. It will not be surprising, however, if even now Colonel CRAWLEY has to resign. There must be so much open and covert feeling of dislike for his conduct that he wil I not find his position very pleasant. It is long since such an occurrence blackened the reputation of an officer in the army, and it is more to be regretted that it should have taken place in India, where uananimity ought especially to prevail among our forces. In a letter to the Times of this day there is reference to this subject, and the writer very aptly remarks that the general officers in command who have testified to the worth of Colonel CRAWLEY "are the very individuals who, by their approval of his conduct, have so sheltered him as to render the con dign punishment of an offence, the gravity of which is fully admitted by the military authorities at home, almost impossible." This will bear conside ration, and altogether this affair seems to have been about as ill-managed as it is painful to dwell upon and derogatory to the character of those immediately implicated in it. Mr. Macfarren's Concert. On Saturday Mr. Walter Macfarren gave a morning concert at the Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover-square ; the vocalists being Madame Sainton-Dolby and Miss Henderson—the instru mentalists, M. Sainton, Signor Piatti, and Mr. Macfarren. The first part opened with Beethoven's sonata in G minor (No. 2. op. 5.) for pianoforte and violoncello, and terminated with a very charming trio in D minor, for violin, violoncello, and piano. Both pieces were executed with the greatest taste by Messrs. Sainton, Piatti, and Maefarren. The accomplished pianist also performed two solos, fantasia, and fugue by Mozart, and a composition by Mendelsshon, with the utmost precision and brilliancy. Madame Sainton and Miss Henderson contributed much to the pleasure of the concert by the admirable manner in which they sang a number of songs, of which Mr. Macfarren was the com poser. The concert was a great success, every seat in the splendid apartment being occupied. Mad le. Caroline Valentin's Concert. This accomplished pianiste gave a matinee musicale on Friday, at the Hanover square Rooms, which was fashionably attended. The vocalists were all ladies, and the instrumentalists consisted of the concert-giver herself, Mons. Sainton on the violin, and Mons. Pape on the violoncello. The performance of these two gentlemen is too well known to need any criticism ; and Madlle. Valentin displayed her powers to advantage in playing with them some concerted pieces. The character of the music selected was throughout highly classical, and the concert was certain to gratify on audience of refined and cultivated taste. Signor Vailati's Morning Concert. Signor Vailati's morning concert took place on Thursday last, at the Dudley Gallery, Piccadilly, and was quite a success. Signor Vailati's perform ances on the mandoline were very effective. The Signor is blind, which heightens the interest of the performances. Signor Rocea's fine bass voice ap peared to full advantage on several occasions, Signor Vailati is under the patronage of the Princess Mathilde, and has already gained great reputation in Paris. It is to be hoped that a similar success awaits him in London, and his talents eminently merit such a consummation. Madame Ristori's appearance at Her Majesty's Theatre will take place during the present month. Some very good names have been added to the Shakspeare Committee, including those of Earl Russell, Lord Talbot de Malahide, the Lord Chief Baron Pollock, General Sir John Burgoyne, Bart., Sir C. Wentworth Dilke, Bart., Sir Fitzroy Kelly, William Ewart, M.P., F. W. Gibbs, David Roberts, R,A., Tom Taylor, and Alfred Tennyson. "Lady Audley's Secret," besides having been dramatised, is now being published as the.fuilleton of ono of the Copenhagen daily newspapers. Announcements have actually been made that a cat show is projected. Short dresses are said to be coming into fashion, and that next winter nothing else will be seen in the grads saloxs of Paris,—Court Journal. The Court Journul mentions a rumour that Mr. Tupper, the author of " Proverbial Philosophy," is to be made a baronet I LANDSEER AND THE LIONS.—We wish Sir Edwin Landseer may live for ever, but one-third of his number of sixty years and onel has passed since he received the commission to execute the famous African lions that will some day astonish us in Trafalgar Square. N o man has yet seen even the models for them, nor anything more solid than a drawing on paper, and it is reported tha the sculptor's visits to the Zoological Gardens, where he has dissected several lions, are incessant and so alarming to those brutes that each one turns tail when the growl is passed that he has arrived, He will forgive us under these circumstances, for jogging his memory. It is 20 years since the granite Nelson was mastheadcd, and yet nothing has been done towards finishing the National Memorial the price of blood for which was honourably paid by the great Admiral more than fifty-eight years ago. 'Why, he might have lived another life of forty-seven years, gone to the North Pole for us, been at another Calvi, St. Vincent, or Santa Cruz, won another Nile and another Trafalgar for us, and been almost forgotten again, while we are loitering over the monument. Upon Sir E. Landsecr lies the per formance of his duty. If the price of £3,000 for the fou r lions be, as may well be, not enough, the nation that has Princehemeaenatiafin artista li Consort sheeute :as will tfor 0 r not the grudge r workud voted seventeen times that amount to commemorate the ge a du fe e w id to do this seeing that she has a good deal of money by lettino. the fo N elthous ands Nelson. . more Englandt o the Lieut. Pollard, man who slew the Admiral's slayer, Who still lives at Greenwich Hospital, re saved out of theever since. Enough has surely been th4nceton, Li eutenant to pay f or th e 'ions,— HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. UN BALLO IN MASCIIERA. Verdi's last and finest cperE—and which has only to be better known to become also the most popular —was produced at this theatre on Saturday even ing with the utmost possibla success. It was its first performance for the season, and it sufficed to attract an audience that was equally elegant and numerous. Mr. Mapleson, vsho enjoys the credit of being the first to introduce this charming work to our lyric stage, may now also claim the distinction of directing the theatre which gives it its most perfect interpretation. We have never seen it receive such entire justice as on this occasion, and consequently produce so profound an impression on the public. In addition to all the usual characteristics of Verdi's acknowledged genius —the fresh and inspiring melody, the intense dramatic feeling, and the vivid and I:lcturesque, if occasionally clamo rous instrumentation this opera is distin guished by a feature of superior power. It mingles with its highest tragic emotion a mocking or defiant gaiety—that whilst it contrasts with, sin gularly intensifies its pathos or its fervour. Such is the exquisite " E. scherzo odie follia" of Ricciardo in the Sy bils cave, in which he laughs at the doom that the weird woman has just pronounced o❑ him —and still more strikingly the masterly chorus of the conspirators that closes the second act, in which they deride the agony of Renato, who has just discovered that the man he has protected has repaid his devotion with dishonour. In the entire round of the lyric drama we know of nothing more affecting than this most original position —nor developed, as it is, by the music to its utmost point of power —nothing so distinctive of the genius of its composer. The execution of the opera as we have already said, was the most perfect we have ever witnesed. Mudlle. Titiens, who has made Amelia so entirely her own that all the rivalry she has sustain ed in it has only served to confirm her title—despite the severe indisposition under which she laboured on Saturday evening—renewed the evidence of those powers which render her at present so unrivalled. In the music of the third act, especially—the finest altogether that Verdi has ever written—whether in the superb declamation of her opening scene, in which she describes the tqrrois of her midnight task—or in the admirable duet with Ricciardo, in which he extorts from her the avowal of her love —she never affirmed with more noble emphasis her magn.ficent endowments. It is need less to say with what enthusiasm she was summoned by the audience at the conclusion of this act. Madlle. Trebelli also gave to the character of thrice a new and striking interpretation. The mystic solemnity with which she stamped it, both in her bearing and expression, conduced not less to its just influence than to the proof of her claims as a true artist. Thu performance was further signalised by the first appearance of Signora Volpini in the character of Osc it—a young lady who is possessed of a very clear and sweet soprano, which, if somewhat trtmulous at first—in the " Saper Vor reste" of the last act, rose to a firmness, in addition to a spirit and facility of expression, which won for the effort a warm encore, and secured to the debutante an unquestionable success. This young lady is distinguished also by considerable personal advantages, and must be re garded i❑ all respects as an acquisition to the theatre. fhe Ricciardo of Signor Giuglini is another of the numerous characters he has entirely made his own, and both in the variety, as well as the force of its expression, has enlarged his claims to public favour. The gaiety of his singing and acting throughout the scene in the sybil's cave contrasts as strikingly with the passionate ardour of his encounter with Amelia—as do both of them—with the affect ing pathos of his most naturally-depicted death. This is throughout a very genuine and su perior performance. A still more striking feature of the night, however, was the Renato of Signor Della Sedie, an artist whose musical and dramatic powers are second to none on the lyric stage, and had they been but equalled by his vocal, who would scarcely have had a rival. The deep devotion of the generous Creole, who risks his life freely for his friend—and on the discovery of his betrayal— seeks a vengeance which in its misery is almost as fatal to himself—was illustrated by Signor Della Sedie, in every aspect of its emotions with a vigour which was only equalled by its naturalness and pathos. Several of the passages in his acting rose to the highest point of tragic power—such as the recognition of his wife in the third act—his repulse of her entreaties iu the last, and above all the terrible dismay and bewildering sense of his remorse, on the discovery of his wife's innocence and his groundless vengeance on his friend. His despairing rush from the scene of his guilt was an effort worthy of Edmund Kean. Quite on a level with these merits was his singing, which in the delivery especially of the lovely cavatina—" Oh dolcezze perdute," presented an instance of pathetic expression unsurpassed on the modern stage. It is ❑eedless to say that it was most vehemently and rapturously encored. The performance of the band and chorus was entirely worthy of that de scribed—aad we can only suppose that this admirable opera so magnificently sustained will be frequently repeated—and as much for the honour or the house as the enjoyment of the publi c . On Thursday next we are to have at this theatre the important novelty of Gounod's " Faust," sus tained by the unrivalled talent of Madl le. Titiens and Mdlle. Trebelli, Signor Giuglini, Mons. Gassier, and Mr. Santley. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. LA. GAZZA LADRA. This attractive opera was revived here on Satur day evening after a slumber of some seasons, in order to afford lqadlle. Patti a debut in its rustic heroine. It is scarcely necessary to say that she made it another item in her long list of successes. fwo circumstances conduced to this desirable result —the wonderful naturalness of her acting, which in peasant characters especially displays so much reality, and her training in the Rossini school o f music, which places her, together with the sisters Marchesi and Madame Alboni, among its few remaining interpreters. Her "Di Placer" was accordingly a very brilliant and suc cessful effort, and such also was her delivery of the cabaletta, " Tutto Sorridere." She was ably sup ported by Madame Nantier Didiee, in Pippo, a character which she embodies with a perfection which could not be surpassed, and whose Brindisi in the first act, as well as her duet with Ninetta in the prison, were instances of merit that wore very warmly recognised. Mons. Fsuro was the Fer nando, and again attested flis claims as its best representative since the days of Tam burini. Whether in his singing or his acting, his f orce an d pa thos were remarkable. Sig nor Neri-Bar a ldi was the Giannetto, and sang its music very ag reea bl y; a nd bignor Ronconi was of course the Podests, and, with his wonderful hu m our, almost atoned for his vocal deficiency. The band chorus and intse-en-scene were entitled to all their usual praises. The house was very full, and the satisfaction of the audience was marked in the extreme. A new site i 3 being looked out for by the autho rities on which to erect a barrack for a regiment of the Household cavalry, the lease of Knightsbridge barracks having nearly expired. Chelsea or Kensington will probably be the spot selected. _ _ . - Good Friday in this year fell on the 3d of April, the precise date of our Lord's crucifixion. This coincidence has only taken place once in the present century, and that was in 1801. ARRIVAL OF COTTON AT LIVERPOOL.- —Since last Friday there arrived in Liverpool the following number of bales of cotton :—From New York, 406 bales — Nassau, 2,4ll —Bermuda 921—Matamoras, 3,052 —Alex andria, 3,2ls—Paraiba 3 , 42s—Maccio, 9,o46—Bahia, 295 —Parnaiba, 552 _Demerara 112 —Borabay ' 33,039—Calcutta, 3,455 Shanghae, 16,583_687 —Kingston, 80,769 bales. The stock of cotton b in Liverpool yesterday (Friday) was 3 71,530 bales, against 325,190 last year. the chapel of the Pa incr , ' o n 2 : B , — 3, C 26 ° 3,261 —making I n m , aking a The marriage of Mlle. Chevreuse with Count d . O Sabian was e .lebrated the day before yesterday in the uniform of a Pontifical Zouave. The ceremony was attended by the first families in the Faubourg St.-Germain, and Mgr. Chigi delivered an addreee. Papal Nuncio. The bridegroom wore LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) NEW ZEALAND. DARTMOUTH, JUNE 8. The Star of Tasmania, 68 days from New Zealand, has arrived off this port, with 32,500 ounces of gold. She landed three passengers and her mails. FRANCE. SUPPLIES TO THE ARMY IN MEXICO. PARIS, June 8. An official announcement has been published to day, upon the steps taken to secure the supply of provisions and munitions to the troops ,in Mexico. Upon April 19 the army was furnished with supplies for 50 days, the renewal of which was easily effected. Independently of the monthly transports from St. Nazaire, the Minster of Marine has orga nized a ship service leaving Cherbourg or Toulon on the 23d of every month, carrying oat supplies and bringing back the sick. M. Havin, the political director of the Steele, who alone of all the candidates at the late elections, bad, it may be remembered, the honour of a double re turn, publishes a long article crying Io triumphe! for the Opposition, and explaining what he con ceives to be the real signification of the late returns in Paris. The capital of Franee, he declares, de mands loudly that the democratic principles which are the basis of the Constitution may be at length exemplified in acts, and that the Empire may be thrown open to every description of liberty. BOURSE, June G.—The Bears appear to be in the ascendant, and the downward movement has made fresh progress. Threes, for the Account, are now at 69fr. 40c. The Rail been also weak, and most The market closed as foil Tway Share Market has of the lines rather lower. )ws : ti per Cents 97 10 Do end month — Italian Loan 73 05 Do. end month 73 10 New ditto Do. end month,... 74 Russian 3 per Cents D. end month.... 69 40 Credit Mobilier....l2Bl 25 D►o. end m0nth....1265 Bank Shares 3450 Credit Foncier — Austrian Spanish Threes — Home Debt ItA ILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 997 50 .. 995 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1047 50 .. 1047 50 Geneva 435 .. 440 Southern 752 50 .. 755 Western Eastern Sardinian .. 423 75 .. 425 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa.. Ditto to Barcelona .... 380 .—. .. 380 SPAIN, The Madrid journals of the 3d contain no politi cal news of importance. The Correspondancia pub lishes an address delivered by Col. Pajama in a fare well banquet given to the Spanish troops in Cochin China. He eulogised the alliance between France and Spain, and referred to their common victories in the country, terminating by proposing a toast to the health of the Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince Imperial. At Valence, the roof of a school had fallen in, killing 10 boys and injuring 25. The bands of labourers employed in destroying grass hoppers in the neighbourhood of Terez and Fron tera were continuing their work ; up to May 29, 22,8281 b. weight had been killed. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. MARSEILLES, JUNE 6. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Pelnse with the India and China mails arrived here at 4 p,m. to-day. HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, June 5. The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by Princess Louise. Princess Helena went out riding. Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, left the Castle yesterday for Edinburgh. The Queen, accompanied by the Royal Family, will leave the Castle this day at twelve o'clock for Aboyne, where a special train will be in readiness to convey her Majesty, the Royal Family, and suite to indsor Castle. WINDSOR CASTLE, Ju❑e 6. Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, left Balmoral yesterday at half-past twelve, and arrived at Windsor Castle at nine o'clock this morning. The suite in attendance consisted of the Lady Augusta Bruce, Lieut.-General Hon. C. Grey, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Major Cowell, Mr. Buff, and Mr. Ruland. The Duchess of Athole attended her Majesty to Perth. The Duke of Argyll travelled with her Majesty, and left for London. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited her Majesty. Lord Talbot de Malahide and Col. the Hon. A. Liddell are the Lord and Groom in waiting. Major-Gen. the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros, are the Equerries to her Majesty. The Marchioness of Ely has succeeded the Duchess of Athole as Lady in waiting. The Hon. Beatrice Byng and the Hon. Emily. Cathcart have arrived as Maids of Honour in wait ing. SUNDAY. The Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince Leopold, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine Service this morning in the private chapel. THE SULTAN INCOG. The Levant Herald of May 29 publishes the fol lowing amusing incident concerning the Sultan, reminding one of Haroun Ahaschid's perambula tions :—" The Sultan was, two evenings back, the hero of a small adventure, which, with the addition of a few imaginative touches, might be made to read like an episode of the Arabian Nights.' His Majesty, dressed in the common uniform of a bim bashi, crossed quite alone from the Kassim Pasha to the Fanar in a one-pair caique. He proceeded to a casino called Kii-bournou, and, calling for a cup of coffee, soon got into conversation with the Greeks and Armenians at his own and the adjoining tab'es. It was noticed that he spoke very freely. and not ever reverently, of the Sultan and his Ministers, inviting frank expression of opinion as to both. His fellow-customers spoke out as freely as the bimbashi himself, and uttered some doubtful com pliments of more than one holder of a portfolio, but generally expressed their conviction that Fuad and A'ali Pashas were ' the right men in the right place,' while the Sultan himself was universally ad mitted to be a capital fellow.' In the midst of all this free criticism a certain well-known Banff sauntered into the room and at a glance recognised the stranger. The secret was soon common property, and the change of manner towards the bimbashi was sur prising. His Majesty saw that he was discovered, pretending ignorance, continued his questions; in vain, however, for the answers now given were lavish praise Of everybody and everything from Buyukdere to the Seven Towers. He then boldly asked if the company knew him. Of course not ; no one present had the ghost of a notion who the Effendi was, though the general impression was that he deserved not to be a mere bimbashi, but Serdar Ekrem or Seraskier at least. He then pulled out of his pocket a bad lithographic por trait of himself, and asked if it was like him. Staferellah ! it was dirt, while he was an Adonis ! That was enough. His Majesty then rose to leave, but forgot to pay for his coffee; th e cav ej ee, how ever, was so beside himself that he hardly knew whether to insist on payment or to serve the whole company gratis. Jt ended in the Sultan setting out, accompanied by the cavejee and every body else, to walk to the old bridge, where his suite and a couple of the Palace caiques were awaiting him. Before embarking his Majesty turned to his late boon companions and thanked them for their remarks on men and things, which he assured them he would not forget." Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial Office from the Governor of Heligoland. De spatches were sent to the Governors of Canada, the Baha mas, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. TOILETTES OF THE EMPRESS AND HER LADIES AT THE GRAND PRIX DE PARIS—The Empress wore a dress and vest of white poplin edged with bright green, and ornamented with buttons and Brandenburgs of the same colour; her bonnet was made of white tulle, on which was placed a bouquet of green herbs and a white aigrette. Her Majesty looked in extremely good health and spirits, and was accompanied by the Princesses Mathilde and Murat. The Duke of Brabant. the Prince of Orange, and King Ferdinand of Portugal, father of the reigning Ring, were in the Imperial tribune, and accompanied the Emperor, when he quietly sauntered down in front to take a nearer view of the competing horses. The Jockey Club flower girl, Mdlle. Isabella, had been presented by the winner of the French Derby (in accordance with an ancient custom) with a costume of his colours, and now appeared in her new uniform, composed of La Toucques' colours, plaid and yellow. The dress consisted of a Scotch jacket with yellow facings and steel buttons, a plaid scarf and skirt, yellow petticoat and pouch for holding money; a Glengarry cap and feathers, and handsomely hilted dirk, completed the costume, which was jauntily worn, and had a very pretty effect. The prettiest toilettes of the day were remarked to be white, whether in taffetas, alpacca, or foulard. The Princess de Sagan wore a white mohair dress and casaque, with deep fringes made of yack wool, and a white drawn bonnet, with a bouquet of white roses. Mme. do Pourtales, a dress and vest of white taffetas, with a long and wide sash of azuline-coloured taffetas, the bonnet white and blue to correspond. Madame de Persigny, a gauze de Chambery dress, white with delicate mauve-coloured, and stripe, a tulle bonnet, with white and lilac trimmings. One very pretty toilette worn by the Princess Poinatowski, consisted of a light grey taffeta dress, trimmed with bias bands of violet silk, over which was worn a deep camail of black guipure, and a capote of cresse of two shades of violet. — Queen. The notorious New York Herald has surpassed itself by glorying in a most disgusting manner over the death of the great Stonewall Jackson, vilifying hie rO d morY some disgraceful " Lines on a Dead Puppy 1 , -- \qv:, C itinir t 0 . l 44 . 44 . 1ar . in The Rev. Lord Wriotbesley Russell officiated. Her Majesty proposes to pay a visit to the Royal Horticultural Gardens on Tuesday, to see Mr. Durham's Memorial of the Great Exhibition and Statue of Albert the Good. The visit will be private, the gardens being closed to the public on that day, But the streets through which she will pass are open, and the approaches to the garden broad, so that of the many millions who will rejoice over her partial reappearance among her people, some will be able to obtain a glimpse of their Queen.—. 4 thenceuni. The Prince of Wales has been elected a member of the United Service Club. It is expected the French Court will remain at Fontainebleau a month. Reports are again about that the King of the Belgians is very seriously ill. The Duke of Argyll arrived in town on Saturday from Scotland. The Dowager Duchess of Norfolk has removed from Hamilton-place to her new residence in Grosvenor square. The Guild of Literature and Art. A select committee of the Guild of Literature and Art, consisting of Mr. Charles Dickens, Sir E. B. Lytton, Messrs. R. Chambers, W. H. Wills, C. Wordsworth, and F. Ouvry, has some time been considering plans for remodelling that institution. At length they have made a report to their clients, in Which they say ;—" We find that to make life assurance a qualification of membership of the Guild is attended with difficulty and hardship, in asmuch as a case has already occurred in which the life of one of the original promoters of, and workers for the Guild cannot be assured in any life office. And we find that, for various reasons, pecuniary and otherwise —the classes eligible as professional mem bers are not generally disposed thus to qualify themselves. W e find that the attempt to establ i sh a sickne ss f und as qualification of membership has failed, by r eason of its small sphere of action. We recommend therefore that the prosecution of these two objects be discontinued, and that the quali fication of professional members shall, for the future, consist in the payment of the funds of the Guild of an annual sum of one guinea each, in addition to the entrance fee of one guinea ; such contribution to cease on the part of any member who may (in accordance with the recommendations we shall pre sently offer) be chosen as an occupant of one of the Gulid's free dwelling-houses, or as the recipient of one of the Guild's annuities. We recommend that the funds of the Guild shall be, for the present, wholly devoted to such purposes as are contemplated by The Grand Institution.' Towards this end Sir Bulwer Lytton, present at our second meeting s agreed to fulfil his generous promise to give the Guild a piece of land, consisting of two acres, on which to build dwelling houses, agreeable to the recital in the preamble of the Act of Parliament. We recommend that on such piece of land three free dwelling-houses be forthwith erected, with all ne cessary fixtures and fittings, at a cost for the whole not exceeding £1,500. The occupants of these free dwelling-houses to be elected by the Council, and not to be debarred from following their usual avocations. We recommend that the income of the Guild derivable from the remainder of its funded capital, and from annual subscriptions or other sources, be devoted to the granting of annuities to professional members, either occu pants of the dwelling-houses or not, according to the discretion of the Council, after making due provision for the current expenses of the Guild, in cluding the repairs of the residences to be erected, power being reserved to the Council to accumulate and invest income as they may think fit." These recommendations have been adopted by the Guild. PENSIONS TO LITERARY PERSONS. The following persons have been granted on the Civil List : Alder, Mr. Joshua, of Newcastle, £7O, in consideration of his labours as a naturalist, especially in the department of marine zoology, and of his being suddenly reduced to poverty by circumstances over which he had no control. Atkinson, Mrs., £lOO, in consideration of her husband's contributions to geographical science, the fruits of six years' explorations in Eastern Siberia and Mongolia—during which she accompanied him, and aided in preserving a record of his researches—and of his having expended all his means in these efforts, leaving his widow totally unpro vided for. Bartlett, Mr. George, £lOO, in appreciation of his pursuit of the natural and physical sciences during 36 years, re sulting in the establishment of the "Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society," and the publication of many works, hut also in a total prostration of mind and body now that he is old. Browne, Miss Frances, £lOO, on account of her works in prose and poetry, composed in spite of blindness existing from birth. Fullom, Mr. S. W., CO, in consideration of a long career as author and journalist, and of the merits of some of his works. Hughes, Mrs., £ICO, in consideration of her husband's labour in the cause of education during a long service as master of the Greenwich Hospital Schools, and of the straitened circumstances in which she is left. Lane, Mr., £'oo, in testimony of the value of his Arabic Dictionary, the product of 20 years' labour, 10 of which were passed in Egypt for the better accomplishment of the task. Latham, Dr. Robert, £lOO, in appreciation of his emi nence in the studi es of grammar, philology, and ethnology, and of his contributions to the knowledge of the same. Maclear, Sir Thomas, £lOO, in consideration of his ser vices as Astronomer Royal at the Cape of Good Hope. Massey, Mr. Gerald, £7O, in appreciation of his services as a lyric poet, sprung from the people. O'Donovan, Mrs., £5O, in consideration of the late Dr. O'Donovan's valuable contributions to Irish literature and archeology. Redding, Mr. Cyrus, £7O, in consideration of his labours in the field of political and other literature, extending over more than half a century. Strutt, Mrs. Elizabeth, £7O, in consideration of her straitened circumstances at a great age, and after 53 years of contributions to literature. Tregelles, Dr., £lOO, on account of his valuable labours on subjects connected with biblical criticism, and of similar works still in hand. Mr. Sims Reeves receives £lOO ever time he sings at the Crystal Palace. THE QUEEYS BIRTHDAY. Viscountess ralinersten had a grand r eception on Satur day, at Cambridge House, In honour of the Qll9en'S birth day, which was officially celebrated on that day. The reception was preceded by a full•dress dinner, given by Viscount Palmerston, as First Lord of the Treasury, to following noblemen and gentlemen : The Duke of Sutherland, the Duke of Roxburghe, the Marquis Townshend, the Marquis Camden, the Marquis of Bristol, the Marquis of Westminster, the Marquis of Conyngham, the Marpuis of Sligo, the Marquis of Clanri carde, the Earl of Airlie, the Earl of Albemarle, the Earl of Camperdown, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Cork, ihe Earl Fitzwilliam, the Earl of Portsmouth, the Earl of Zetland, Earl Somers, Viscount. Falkland, Lord Broughton, Lord Brougham, Lord Londesborough, Lord Manners, Lord Portman, Lord Vivian, Lord Wodehvuse, the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, and Mr. C. Barrington. At the reception the Foreign Ministers and the majority of the guests wore state, official, or military uniforms. The company began to arrive at half-past ten, and there was a continuous stream of visitors till nearly midnight. The Duke of Cambridge (accompanied by Colonel Tyr whitt) honoured the noble viscountess with his company, arriving about elevea o'clock. Among the diplomatic corps present were— His Excellency the French Ambassador, his Excellency the Russian Ambassador (with Baroness Brunnow), his Ex cellency the Austrian Ambassador (with the Countess Ap ponyi), his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador (with Mine. Musurus and Mr. Paul Musurus),his Excellency the United States Minster (with Mrs., Miss, and Mr. Adams), his Ex cellency the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, his Excel lency the Saxon minister, his Excellency the Danish Minis ter, his Excellency the Spanish Minister, his Excellency the Bavarian Minister, Count Nesselrode, the Marquis d'Andigne (with the Marchioness d'Andigne), Count Zannini, Captain Falbe, Count Wimpffen, M. Albert Van de Weyer, and R. Merry del Val and Mme. Merry del Val. The Archbishop of York and several of the members of the Administration and of the royal household also gave State dinners in honour of the day. The mansions of the respective high officers of State, and the other establish ments where the dinners were hell, were brilliantly illu minated. THE LORD STEWARD OF THE HOUSEHOLD. The Earl of St. Germans, G.C.8., Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household, gave a State dinner on Saturday last, at his residence in Dover-street, in celebration of her Ma jesty's birthday. The company c6nsigted Thf Ms Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Holstein, the Earl of Mount- Edgcumbe, the Earl of Ducie, Viscount Bury, Lord Alfred Hervey, Lord Camoys, Lord Crenaorne, Hon, Mortimer Sackville West, Sir Henry Holland, Bart., Lieutenant- General Sir Henry Bentinck, K.C.8., Colonel Francis Sey mour, C. 8., Mr. Arthur Blackwood, Colonel H. S. Stephens, Mr. William Ferguson, Major Teesdale, R.A., Mr. William Hampshire, Mr. William Payne, Mr. Alfred Burton, and Mr. Edward Browell. THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD. Viscount Sydney, G.C,8., Lord Chamberlain of the Queen's Household, gave a State dinner in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, at his residence in Cleveland square, to the following distinguished party :—Viscount Castlerosse, the Vice-Chamberlain; Lord Foley, Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms; Lord de Tabley and Lord Methuen, Lords in Waiting to the Queen ; Lord Harris, K. 5.1., Captain Sir William Hosts, R.N., and General Sir Frederick Stovin, G.C.8., Grooms in Waiting; Sir Charles Locock, Bart.; Mr. C. Heneage, Lieutenant- General Sir Frederick Smith, Admiral Sir Augustus Clif ford, Bart., Hon. Spencer Ponsor.by, Sir William Martins, Mr. Campbell of Islay, Mr. Wilbraham Taylor, Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, Colonel Bagot, Mr. March, and Mr. Donne. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES. The Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colo nies, gave a State banquet in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, at the Clarendon Hotel, on Saturday, to the fol lowing guests :—Sir Charles Darling, K.C.8., Governor of Victoria; Sir F. Rogers, Bart., Under Secretary ; Sir Charles Cuyler, Bart., Receiver-General of Trinidad ; Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of Hong Kong; Mr. Cal laghan, Governor of Labuan; Mr Freman, Governor of Lagos ; the Hon. H. T. Manners Sutton ; the Bishops of Tasmania, Melbourne, the Mauritius, Sydney, and Goal bourn ; Sir R. Macdonnell, Sir H. Young, Capt. Kennedy, Mr K. Hamilton, C. 8., Colonel Henderson, Mr Elliot, Assistant Uunder Secretary; Mr Beaumont, Chief Justice of Demerara; Major Leves,n, Colonial secretary of Lagos; Mr Scott Bushe, Colonial Secretary of Trinidad ; Mr J. G. Austin, Mr Saunders, Mr A. F. Gore, Mr CoomerasamYt Mr Murdoch, Commissioner for Emigration ; Mr Strachey, Mr Lansborough, and Mr G. D. Eagleheart. THE FIRST LORD OP THE ADMIRALTY. The Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty, gave a State dinner at his grace's official residence at the Admiralty. There were present—Lord Clarence Paget, .First Secretary ; Sir Frederick Nicholson, Sir John Liddell, Sir Richard Bromley, Admiral Sir Frederick Grey, Admi ral Eden, Admiral Robinson, Admiral Frederick, General Stransham, Colonel Mitchell, Colonel Green, Colonel Lang ley, Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, Captain Mends, Captain Chads, Captain Hall, Dr Swiss, Mr Beebey, Accountant. General of the Navy ; Mr Romaine, Second. Secretary; Mr Tierney, and Mr. Sransfeld. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. The Earl Russell, Secretary of State for Foreign Affair g ; had a full dress dinner. The entertainment took Place a t the First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in D °v " l . ing-street. Covers were laid for 40 guests, and ther e Were present—Baron Gros, French Ambassador; M. Mag us ' Turkish Ambassador; Count Apponyi, Austrian Ala , b as. sador ; Baron de Brunnow, Russian Ambassador ; M. Van de Weyer, Belgian Minister; Baron de Cetto, Bavaria'. Minister; the Marquis d'Azeglio, Italian Minister; Baron Bentinck, Netherlands Minister; Count Lavradio, Portu guese Minister; M. de F. Martin, Guatemalan Minister; Count Vizthum, Saxon Minister; M. de Bille, Danish nister ; M. Gutierrez, Minister from Honduras; Mr Adams, United States Minister; Count Wachtmeister, Swedish. Minister; Mahmoud Khan, Persian Minister; M. Dubois, Haytiaa Minister; Viscount Stratford do Redcliffe, Sir 8. Howard, Sir Rutherford Alcock, Mr Alis 3n, Mr Percy Doyle, Sir Justin Shiel, Sir Hamilton Seymour, Mr Ham mond and Mr Layard, M.P. (Under Secretaries), Mr Mur ray, Hon. G. Elliot, Mr Villiers Lister, Mr G. Russell, and General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, Master of the Ceremo nies to the Queen. TUB SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, gave a State dinner at his residence in Belgrave square, The company consisted of Sir John Lawrence, Sir Frederick Currie, Sir Jas. Hogg, Sir Henry Montgomery, Sir Robert Vivian, Sir Probyn Cautley, Sir Erskine Perry, Sir Arthur Buller, M.P., Sir George Clerk, Colonel Baker, Colonel Sykes, M.P., Captain Eastwick, Mr Prinsepp, Charles Mills, Mr Arbuthnott, Mr Willoughby, Mr Mac naghten, Mr Smollett, M.P., Mr Torrens, M.P., Mr Ed mnnstone, Mr Ayrton, M.P., Mr T. Baring, M.F., l'ar Merivale, and Mr. J. Melville. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR. Earl de Grey and Ripon, Secretary of State for War, gave a State dinner at his residence in Carlton-gardens. The company comprised Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Commanding-in-Chief; the Marquis of Harlington, Under-Secretary of State; the Judge-Ad vocate-General, Major-General Sir E. Lugard, K.C.8., Under-Secretary of State; Captain Galton, Major-General Crofton, Major-General Forster, K.H., Military Secretary to the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief; Lieutenant - General Sir James Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., Adjutant- General ; Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Airey, K.C.8., Quarter master-General; General Sir John Burgoyne, G C. 8., In spector-General of Engineers; Major -General Lawrenson, Inspector-General of Cavalry; Major-General Bloomfield, Inspector-General of Artillery; Major-General Rumley, Inspector General of Infantry; Lieutenant-General Cran ford, Major-General Tulloh, the Chaplain-General (the Rev G. R. Uleig), Colonel Pipon, Inspector-General of Militia; Colonel M'Murdo, Inspector-General of Volun teers ; Captain Caffin, the Commissary-General-in-Chief ; Dr Gibson, Director-General Army Medical Department; the Equerry in Waiting on his Royal Highness the Field.- Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, and Mr B. M. Seton, Pri vate Secretary to Earl de Grey. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT. The Right Hon Sir George Grey, Bart., G.C.8., Secre tary of State for the Home Department, gave a State ban quet, on Saturday, at the Clarendon Hotel. The guests comprised—the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron of the Exche quer, the Right Hon the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the Right Hon Sir C. Cresswell, Lord Justice Turner, Vice- Chancellor Sir Richard Kindersley, Vice-Chancellor Sir James Stuart, Mr Justice Blackburn, Mr Justice Willes, Mr Justice Mellor, Mr Justice Keating, Mr Baron Martin, Mr Baron Bramwell, Mr Baron Channel;, Mr Waddington. and Mr Henry A. Bruce, M.P., Under-Secretaries of Stato; the Lord Advocate for Scotland, M.P., the Attorney. Gene ral for Ireland, M.P., Mr Massey, M.P., Mr Gilpin, M.P., Mr Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence, Mr Sheriff Hugh Jones, the Recorder, the Solicitor-General for Scotland, Alderman Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Mr Crawford, M.P., Mr Goschen, M.P., and the Hon George 'Waldegrave Leslie. The Lord Chancellor, the Right Hon the Speaker, Vice- Chancellor Sir Wm. Page Wood, the Lord Mayor, and Baron Rothschild were prevented from being present on account of domestic affliction or other unavoidable cause. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. The Right Hon William E. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave a State dinner, at his residence ill Carlton House-terrace, to the folio ving party:—Lor d Stanley of Alderley, Postmaster. General, Lord lioutcagls , Comptroller- Gent.ral of the Exchequer, the Right Hell T . Milner Gibson, M.P., President of the Beard of Trade, the Right Hon William Hutt, M,P., Paymaster of the Forces, the Right .Hon William Cowper, M P., First Commis sioner of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, an d Right Hon Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bart., Chairman of the Customs, Mr Stephenson, Chairman of Inland Revenue, the Hon Charles Gore, the Right Hen Sir Edward Ryan , Sir Alexander Spearman, Bart , the Right Hon Frederick Peel, Hon H. Brand, M.P., Mr ,Knatchbulh Hugessen, M.P,, Colonel White, M.P., Mr Hamilton, Sir E. Head, Mr o l ld l a l n od , g p s o e u p u , t y. G Governor o Deputy-Governor, Sir ftbektoßwailkd Hill, of Englend, Mr H Registrar-General, Mr Goulburn, Mr Pressly, Mr RoinillYs