The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-14 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 1 labourers. A few striking demonstrations at the proper time and place would avert this fearful evil. We have already witnessed the potent operation of popular excitement in refer ence to the Income Tax. The " pettifogging quibble " was swept away before the voice of public opinion, clearly and intelligibly expressed. None dared to maintain " the slight convenient entrenchment in the distance," when the fiat had gone forth that it should be razed to the earth. The monetary is even more -important than the fiscal question, inasmuch as the amount levied is less annoying than the mode of obtaining the means of payment. Let the latter point be satisfactorily arranged, and we shall more willingly pay 2s. in the pound than is. or even 7d. under the present monetary sys tem. Let the question only receive the attentive consideration that it so eminently merits, and a fair and righteous verdict be returned, and we shall be contented ! The welfare and prosperity of the people will then be insured for a long inrm of years ! A supplemental list of the ,non-commissioned officers and privates who are considered justly entitled to the French military ar medal has just been published. Four hundred of these honourable and highly-gratifying decorations had already been distributed before Sebastopol, where the exploits by which they bad been so eminently merited were per formed. 'The remaining hundred have now been dispoied of tq those who had been obliged to leave the Crimea previous to the distribution. It is indeed highly gratifying to those men, and to their families, to know that the faithful and exem plary discharge of their onerous duties has been duly recognised and appreciated. In the olden time the name of the fallen or wounded soldier might possibly be " embalmed in a Gazette," but that was all he could anticipate. His deserts were blighted by " the cold shade of aristocracy." Now mat ters are altered. There is something to which the living man, albeit of humble birth and slender means, may refer with pride and gratification during the remainder of his career, and which will remain a cherished heir-loom in his family during successive generations. It is not merely his acci dental presence at a particular contest that will thus be testified, but extraordinary gallantry on some striking occasion, where he well deserved the designation of " bravest of the brave," or a pro tracted course of exemplary conduct that proved him a really "good soldier." We look with intense gratification to the selec tions made for the Legion of Honour (how appro priate the designation !)—the VICTORIA. Medal and the French Military Medal. The prospect of such rewards will stimulate the private soldier as highly as the hope of the "Bath " could his aristocratic leaders. He may not be enabled to exclaim " A Peerage or Westminster Abbey," but he can feel that there is something almost as dear to him as the hereditary title to the General or Admiral, which he may acquire, and which he will regard as an equivalent stake to a lowly grave on the well-foughten field. Besides the very aspiration will operate as a perpetual incentive to good conduct. The man looking forward to such a distinction will not risk it by yielding to the seductions of the wine cup, or anythin g that may damage his chance of obtaining it. The very struggle will ennoble him, and for every one that obtains it there will be ten others improved, and rendered in every sense of the word better men. We hope that tho " a w l= thus inaugurated will be" duly carried out, and that henceforward the " tope of dis tinction " may operate as a 'more powerful incentive to meritori ous condo c.:t than the dread o f punishment. It is far better to bestow " Wipes en the arm" than on /. .ne back—to govern the men rather by lov- 4 than fear. The plan was long since earnestly recommended by the Hero of Meanee and of Hyderabad. and we rejf',.ice to find that the su gg e s ti on o f Si r CHARLES JAMES NAPIER is, although tardily, at lengt' efficiently carried into practical execution. King of Bavaria, travelling under ' ‘ao tame it I Count- d'Au g u s t a , at ter Ms 'Arrival here with hi s s uite , was visited by Ring Ferdi-' nand 11. and tis sons, the Dulm of Calabria and Om Count§ •,,t. Trani and of Caserta. The royal travel :a. leaves to-day for Sicily. On returning here lie will make a longer stay, Two days back the Tunisian general feltad, envoy of the Bey of Tu nis, left our por for his native country. Com merce reZains each day its importance ; new in dustrial companies are being established ; the go rarnrnent is about to execute gi eat works ; artists are receiving numerous orders ; in a word, an ani mation and prosperity exist which create despair amongst the revolutionary press. The Turin and Genoa journals are greatly annoyed at hearing that an arrangement with the western powers is in course of negotiation, and seeing the Si c ili an p rey escape them ' they redouble their viol e n ce . I n sup port of what I have said with regard to the recovery of confidence, three facts, already alluded to, speak more eloquently than all my comments :—M. de Kakoschine, ambassador of Russia, does not hesi tate to quit Naples on a leave of absence of six months ; the Spanish ambassador will embark on the 15th, on an absence of four months ; and, finally, M. de Martini, ambassador of Austria, leaves Naples in a fortnight." SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette Of the 9th contains a royal decree granting an "ample and general amnesty to all those who, in any manner whatsoever, have taken part in the Carlist insurrections and conspira cies of the last two years." The decree is based on a report signed by all the ministers, in which an indulgent view is taken of the Carlist movensents, and in which it is said that the pardoning of the offenders will came no danger to public order. The other journals of the 9th contain no news. A letter from Vienna,, in_ the Lloyd of Pe s th, denies that M. cie Bourqueney has taken any step, to prove that Franoe has the intention of assuming the role of, mediator in the Austro-Sardinian diffi oxitYi or that Count Buol has declared in a' note his readiness to accept that mediation. letteit fiotit eilk!, in the Cologne Gazette, says ;—",The committee appointed to examine a proposition submitted to the Chamber of Deputies by M. Mathias, on the liberty of the press, has given in'its repOrt,recommending the rejection of the pro position, and . consequently approving the preven tive measures now adopted towards the press." A letter from Vienna, of the 10th, announces that telegraphic despatches had been just received from the Danubian provinces, stating that the An thion, a despatch boat of the Sardinian navy, bad arrived on the 7th at Ismail from Constantinoph, having on board the Sardinian Commissioner, the Chevalier Benzi. The Pays mentions that the Bourrasque, the Couleuvrine, an d th e R a ff aelle gunboats, lately fitted up, are destined for the Senegal station. AUSTRALIA. ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. LIVERPOOL; MONDAY. The auxiliary screw steam clipper Royal Charter, Captain F. Boyce (a telegraphic announcement of which appeared in The Sun of yesterday), arrived in the Mersey last night from Melbourne, after a rather protracted voyage, having left Port Philip Heads on the 17th of January. She has on board a heavy mail, above 200 passengers, and 128,000 oz. of gold, and 13,000 sovereigns—making, in all, 525,0001., in addition to a large quantity in the hands of passengers. The Royal Charter reports meeting nothing but light and contrary winds from Cape Horn to the Western Islands, and for the remainder strong north-east winds. Whenever she met with the slightest chance her sailing qualities were exempli fied in a most satisfactory manner. She steamed from Cape Clear to the Bell Buoy in little more than 21 hours. One of her passengers, Mr. G. Sparrow, had a nugget weighing 323 oz.—one lump o f solid without the least alloy, and is what the Australians term a splendid specimen. The advices per the Royal Charter have - been anticipated. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) E MAJ ES S TIIEA T R E. at the mere thought of any such wholesale innova- SEASON 1857. bons. VIALETTI , an d POCC ons. If, on the contrary, he bids for something EZIA, OPENING NIGHT, THIS EVENING (Tuesday), April 14, like an obdurate scheme of Finality, or, still Opera—LA FAVORITA. The Opera will be succeeded by the National Anthem. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. The same OPERA and BALLET will be REPEATED on THURSDAY, April 3.6 (it being an extra night not included in the subscription). A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been spezially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. The doors will open at seven ; the Opera commences at half-past seven. Madile. PICCOLOMINI has arrived. Due notice will be riven of her first appearance. EIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT, THURSDAY, April SPEZIA, GIUGLINI, VIALETTI, BENEVENTANO, and POCCHINI. Opera—LA FANO R ITN. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxes in the Aalf•circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and miy be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Priee one guinea and one guinea and a half. The doors will open at 7, the Opera commences at half past 7 o'clock. THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. DRAMATIC FESTIVALS for the EASTER HOLIDAYS. Immense Attraction for Positively Six Nights only.— Engagement of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES DILLON, who will appear THIS EVENING and Every Evening during the week, supported by Miss WOOLGAR and the principal members of the Drury-lane and Lyceum Companies. Grand Combination of the Lyceum Burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA, with the Drury-lane Pantomime of SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW, with Beverley's magnificent scenery, " Holiday's Mistletoe Home," &c., and Fenton's unequalled Transformation Scene. This Evening, RICHELIEU : Richelieu, Mr. C. Dillon ; Julie de Mortimer, Mrs. C. Dillon. On Wednesday, a Play in which Mr. and Mrs. Dillon will perform. On Thursday, HAMLET : Hamlet, Mr. C. Dillon. Concluding each even ing, with the Grand Combination of Lyceum Burlesque of CONRAD and MEDORA, and the Drury-lane Pantomime of SEE, SAW. MARGERY DAW. Box-office open daily, under superintendence of Mr. E. Chatterton, from 11 till 5. Private boxes, 21. 25., 1/. lls. ed., 1/. ls., and to hold two persons. 10s. 6d. ; stalls, 541. ; dress circle, 4s. ; first circle, 2s. 6d. upper circle, ls. 6d. ; pit, 2s. ; first gallery, ls. ; second gallery, 6d. Half price to all parts, except stalls and upper gallery, at 9 o'clock. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespere's trlgedy of KING RICHARD TETE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS. T HEATRE ROYAL, Er 4YMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF ADMISSION. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the new Drama of A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Comp ton Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poyn ter. Fitzwilliam, 61c. After which, for the fir4t time, a Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of ATATANTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples: in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; al .o Miss M. Wilton, her first appearance here, and Miss Ellen Ternan, her first appearance in London. Concluding with GRI NISH AW, BAGS RAW, AND BRADS II AW. Mr. Backstop°. In future the prices will he : Orchestra. Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening.), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second puke. s. d. Dress 80xe5................ 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ....... ... 3 0 Upper Boxes Pi t . 2 (1 Pit 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Upper Gallery 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 No half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL. A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, Sze. Followed by THE ELVES, in which Madame Celeste will make her first appearance After wbich, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paul Bedford will appear. TRAND THENTRE.—Mlnazer ' M. T. 0:7 Pavne.—THlS EVENING will be performed RUTH OAKLEY. After which, WILLIAM TELL (Burlesque.) Mesdames Leigh Murray, Cuthbert, Somers, die. To conclude with a Farce. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. worse, of something Itke absolute Retrogression— farewell at once to the aid otherwise secure at the hands of every Lambeth repudiator of Wiscount cies, and other titular glories of the //aristocracy ! According to the anti-Palrnerstonians, in fact, the Noble Lord at the head of the Government is in a cleft stick. According to them he had much better have been defeated. According to them his victory is a veritable disaster, not so much to the country as to himself. Why, upon this principle, one might as rationally have tried to frighten DANIEL LAMBERT with the dread of atrophy—or ba . ve endeavoured to appal the Living Skeleton with the notion that he would die the victim of ele phantiasis. The arguments employed by the enemies of the Administration are altogether too preposterous. They remind us of one of those memorable apophthegms of Mr. SAMUEL WELLER —" Rayther too rich, as the little boy said when he objected to a pork pie because it was all fat !" Really and truly the logic of the anti-Palmer stonians in blowing in one and the same breath hot and cold, in proving everything to be at one and the same time black and white, is just a trifle too ridiculous. The weakness of Lord PALMER STON, if we are to listen to them, consists in his strength—their strength in their weakness. "Fair is foul and foul is fair, Hover thro' the fog and filthy air"— fOYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, the new drama of TETE IRON ARM. After which, MIDAS. Apollo, with songs, Miss Poole. To conclude with THE DISMEI SAVOYARD AND HIS MONKEY, The Monkey, Mr. Flexmore. ROYAL - OLYMPIC THEATRE. I.o.see, Mr. Alfrocl Wigan. THIS EVENING, will he performed A new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, ke. The new drama, by Toni Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. To conclude with THIEVES THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining, dee. Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. 4.11. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (First weeks, a New and Grand Mili tary Spectacle, introducing Mr. W. Cooke's admired Stud of trained Horses, ke., called THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS; or, The Battle of Constantine. After which, a novel Series of EQUESTRIAN ACTS in the CIRCLE, in which Miss Kate Cooke will appear. Appearance of M. Croueste. the inimitable Clown, and of Signor Corelli and Family. To conclude with THE TAILOR OF TAMWORTH. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper &zee, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 11., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. 'W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL. Westmingter-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow biz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the poprtla , : Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, ere., via. :'''lMiss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr P. longhmans, R. 'Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Cori, Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Mime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corti; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianofort, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, ?Ir. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, drc., until twelve o'clock. meaning the politi&l atmosphere just now, accord ing to the view of the anti-Palmerstonians. Before the Dissolution—the noble Visebunt could not survive his Defeat. After the Dissolu tion, now that the General Election is pretty: well completed, it is absolutely impossible he can by any chance survive his Victory. So we are told by his discomfited antagonists. Well—we dare say that he will somehow or other just manage to survive it nevertheless. It is a very bitter pill for him to swallow, we don't, of course, attempt to deny the, for a moment—a very bitter pill, this overwhelming Majority of his in the new Parlia ment Yet, lo and behold, he has already con trived to swallow it ! It is perfectly wonderful what taste some people have. But it really does appear as if this Itosicrucian Premier of ours, this Youth-in-Age, this Adolescent Octogenarian (or very near it), so far from revolting from the poi soned chalice of a Majority presented to him by the constituencies—so far ftom revolting from it, actually seems to quaff it with a relish like an Elixir I Well—again we observe, we dare say he will contrive, somehow, to survive it. A diffi cult matter, no doubt, to endure the anguish of such a really glorious triumph : but still we dare say lie will survive it—the deadly anticipations of his enemies to the contrary (as the old legal idiom has it) nevertheless notwithstanding. Obviously to them, to those enemies, " the wish is father to the thought." Thal, no doubt, will be a solace to the Prime Minister in this afflicting hour of his success. Under the pressure of which calamitous happiness, we here venture to proffer to him, our commiserative congratulations. Increased firmness is perceptible in the money market. There was an advance yesterday of one eighth in the quotations of the Government 3 per Cents. ! Better still, we hear that " there was a temporary absence of the pressure for money in the Stock Exchange, the discount market, and at the Bank !" These results have followed, and pro bably were the consequences, of the arrival of gold from Australia by the Royal Charter. In other words, the receipt of something more than half-a-million of pounds sterling (525,000/.) has occasioned this conspicuous change, and pos sibly prevented the addition of another half per cent. to the minimum rate of dis count. Can there be a mcre striking illustration of the impolicy of our present monetary code than the above-mentioned circumstances. In private life, a man worth some seven or eight thousand pounds would not rejoice excededingly at the receipt of half-a-sovereign a little sooner than he had anticipated. It would be a bagatelle, not worth taking into consideratio• J . But Lombard street rejoices at this compar.atively trivial addition to the stock of the precious metals. There is ease in the money market, and that although a larg e proportion of '‘he recent arrival will, be exported to °trier lauds. This clearly proves that it is edurrency, not capital, that is want ing. We are to all intents and purposes the wealthiest nation of the world, and yet we are brought to a stand-still ; production ceases, in- Ou3try is paralysed for the want of a proper mea sure and representative of value, a suitable me dium of exchange that will permit a fair adjust ment of accounts. For permanent investments little more than 3/. 2s. per cent, can be obtained, while the highest class paper will not be discounted for double the rate. And the parties are fortu nate if they can obtain legitimate accommodation at that price, together with " a commission" that will increase the charge to some 10 or 12 per cent. This striking difference between " interest" and "discount" clearly proves the " thimble-rigging dodgo" performed by the moneyocracy. Under fa vourable circumstances "discount" should be much less than "interest ;" and such was invariably the case in the palmy days of England, when the for tunes were acquired which the owners are seeking to increase in value at the expense of the rest of the community, but especially of the industrial classes. But now matters are altoge ther changed, rand if affairs should long remain in the same condition, we may reasonably con elude that the culminating point of British pros perity has been passed, and that men now living will witness the decline and fall of the once proud "Queen of the Ocean." Surely the new Parliament will pause before they sanction the renewal of a system to which this untoward state of affairs may be directly traced. A new Bank Committee must be ap pointed immediately after the meeting of the Legislature ; and if that Committee ho nestly and fairly discharge its arduous and important duties, we cannot doubt but that considerable alterations will be inaugurated in our monetary code. Sir G. C. LEWIS has avowed his desire to renew the act of 1844, without change or modification of any kind. But as we have stated in reference to other topics, he is made of "squeezable mate rials," and will readily yield to an adequate pres sure from without. The exertions of monetary reformers should now mainly be directed to obtaining a fair and searching investigation into the operation of the existing law. There are many competent and trustworthy witnesses ready and willing 6 come forward and to detail the results of their experience. But their evidence will not be received unless forced on the " packed jury." Desirous of having some foundation for their previously concocted report, they will refuse t.> listen to those who may con fute their "foregone conclusions." Mercator and his disciples will alone be heard. Their palp able fe.llacies will be "cooked" into a report, and the community at large condemned to ten years additional " penal servitude," making brkka while tbe &lt•aw is Lilt back from the ACCOUCHEMENT OF HER MAJESTY. Her Majesty was this day safely delivered of a Princess. ANOTHER GERMAN IMPORTATION, Dr. Wegner, the private physician of Prince Frioirich Wilhelm of Prussia, has been summoned to England to be present at the Queen's approach ing confinement. Theirßoyal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary will remain at Cambridge Cottage, Kew, until the first week in the ensuing month, when they will come to St. James's Palace for the season. Their Royal 'Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and their youthful son, are expected to arrive in this country in the course of next month, oa a visit to her Royal High ness the Duchess of Cambridge. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford are at present on a visit with the Duke of Leinster, at Carlton House, near Dublin. The Duchess (Dowager) of Beaufort and the Ladies Somerset have arrived in town for the season from visit ing the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort at Badminton, and the Earl and Countess of Wilton at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, Lord and Lady harry Vane, Sir Charles Melville, and other fashionable company, are among the company at present sojourning at the Royal Victoria Hotel, St. Leonardo or-Sea.. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter are entertain. ing a select circle at Burghley House, Stamford. Frances Ana,--Marchioness of Londonderry, is 'ex pected in town to-day from Wynyard Park, Durham. The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clensentina Villiers left town, yesterday, to make a series of visits in the provinces during the holidays. Viscount and Viscountess Combermere are expected in town on Saturday next, from Combermere Abbey, Cheshire. Lord Stanley of Alderley and the Hon. Miss Stanley and the Hon. Captain Stanley purpose to return from Madeira at the end of next month. The Hon. Cap 'sin Stanley's health has improved. Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby are re., :e i v i ng a succession of visitors during the holidays, at Grime thorpe, their seat in Lincolnshire. Lord and Lady Feversham have left ;own for Dun. oombe.park, Yorkshire, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor and family have gone to Moore Park until the meeting of Parliament. Signor Saffi, the Roman Triumvir, delivered a lecture R g it o a r is at E iinburgh on Friday last, lAr. Adam Black, M.P., ; n e. t n he T ch h a is ir d , and Italy as it ought to a w t anlectures on Thursday o.,ff Ecaxmetberridhaeveatn, next in the City Hall, Glas The Dean and Cb apter Rev. E. Harold Br , )wn, Norrisi presented the Professor of Divinity in the Uni versi4. y ff on , s it u h r e da v y ica fr r o ag m e of Heavitree, Devo whir 0 . SOO/. a year. benefice is worth about arrived in town his S Ss i i r reaE J t o ein h nj n aWEG L ain i l s e t sH e ' r al ar l .d Lady Lister Kay e an d f am il y have arrived in Port-I and plac e , f or the ite, asoo , f rom th e i r seat, Denby Grudge. . Yorkshire. We are sorry to 'learn that Gene; .al Sir J. 4 , 4,„ m ac . donnell, G.C.8., is. seriously bulb , Mr. Horoman as, we (Scot- ' posed. lieve, re s i gne d hi ,g iod dinctir.) have reason t o be ce of S ecretary for Ireland. DEPARTURE C THE PF" sacbt Banshee return• 4SIAN ENVOY.—The Admi ra lt y ing c onveye d t he r Saturday, d to Woolwich on hay to Calai s . zersian Envoy and suite from Dover ISLE OF formed, anc i WIG HT C OU NTY ELECTION.—We are in- Clifford t o 4we b e li eve corre ctly, that the return of Mr. vest Clair t the County will be petitioned against, and CA PT of the late i o v n Aclvertiscr. Sir W iil l isr ecl T f . or ivi. 2..lr. c F . i s em yai in o %— s, H c alp . s , hi s . Sir ;:rreci upo n lain; Bich fell in by the promotion of conf. 114, n Symond s, has had the good service pension 'for ge Ba-k to g ag 1 . 4 nk, LATEST NEWS. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Belgian Royal mail steamer Belgique, Cap tain Frantzen, arrived off Cowes this morning, at 8 o'clock. She left New York on the 31st March, at 11 a.m., and her dates have consequently been anticipated via Liverpool. She brings 10 passengers for Southampton. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF THE POLL. LONGFORD, COUNTY.—(Firtsr DAL) White ..• 1,136 Greville ..• 836 Forbes... ... ••• ••• 505 FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. PARIS, MONDAY. The Grand Duke Constantine will be here on the 23d, M. de Kisseleff, Gen: Todtleben, and other Russians of the army and navy now in. Paris, will, as a matter of course, go to Toulon to meet him. Ad miral Hamelin, Minister of - Marine, and other high functionaries will, as a matter of courtesy, proceed thither alio forthe same purpose, The Emperor was anxious to: pay him a hi4her honour still by sending his cousin, Prince Napoleon, to meet the Grand Duke. The Prineviiras. spoken to on the subject, but it appeais gave a formal refusal. The conversation appears to have been rather animated at one mcitOnt, the Emperor !waking use of every argument and putting forth all his powers of persua sion to convince his cousbiiiin'd'iriduce him' to con sent ; but as yet in vain.' Ififilniperial Highness, whose repugnance to a Russian alliance, or any thing approachinglit, is very strong, remained and remains unmoved ; he declared his readiness to ab sent himself from Paris, if necessary, whil e th e Grand Duke was here. Whether he will yet change his mind it is hard to sly, but to this moment he has not done so. General Todtleben is of course rather feted among official people. He remained with the Emperor nearly an hour at his first audience. The Emperor asked him whether, if the French and English had marched on Sebastopol at once after the battle of Alma, they could have taken it ? General Todtleben declared that there was no doubt about it, as there were but two or three battalions in the place. This opinion was subsequently expressed by him to others. The Ministerial paper, the Pays, says that ad vices from the Persian Gulf state that the armistice concluded between Persia and England was an nounced on the 9th of March to the General com manding the English expedition to Bushire, and that the convention relative to the suspension of arms had been signed anterior to the treaty of peace between the two nations, and when the bases of that treaty were agreed to. It is expected that the difference which exists be tween the Turkish and Persian Government rela tive to their boundaries will be amicably arranged, the Persian Ambassador having proposed to refer it for arbitration to the Emperor of the French. Despatches were received to-day at the Foreign office from M. de Turgot, the French Minister at Madrid, which announce, it is said, the probable arrangement of the difficulties existing between Spain and Mexico. BOURSE, April 13.—The folUring were the last quotations : Cub. fr . C. 44 per Cents ...... 92 3 per Cent 5..,.. ....... 69 90 New Loan ............ Bank Shares ... ..... 4 ,200 Roman Credit Mobili-4. 1,400 —. Austrian Belgian 44 Pieduuratese (5). 9l Biome Debt RAlLv"..:rs—Foit Cass. ft' C. Orleans ".l f- ,502 i— Western 790 Northern Lyons ....... New Ditto - Mediterranean. ..... .2,155 Grand Central 1 6lO - MLyons Geneva ...... 830 Sardinian - idi ...... .... ...... 858/ Austrian Coin. End of Month. 92fr. —c. 69 75 70 15 AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA. A Berlin letter says :—" The antagonism of Russia and . Austria not only aggravates the dif ference between Sardinia and Austria, but it creates difficulties of a complex nature with respect to Denmark. Persons who are ac quainted with what took place at Copenhagen, from the beginning to the end of the war in the Baltic, know perfectly well the change which has taken place in the relations between Denmark and Russia, which were formerly so cordial and intimate... This change dates principally from the day on which the Oerstedt Ministry, which con cluded the treaty of neutrality with Sweden in 1854, wat:s obliged by events to resign in order to make room for new men, chosen exclusively from the national Danish party, who were brought on the political stage by the revolution of 1848. It cannot be densed that since 1855, and especially since the peace, the great influence which Russia was accustomed to exercise in Denmark has greatly declined, whilst that of the Western Powers has increased, and tends to increase still more every day. It is, therefore, clear that the Czar's Govern.. ment is constrained to act with a certain reserve. Another circumstance causes it to display reserve, and that is its intimate alliance with Prubsia, whose influence, already considerable in all the States of Northern Germany, cannot fail to increase in con sequence of the steps which she i s a b ou t t o t a k e i n the Germ an i c Confederation in favour of the two German duchies. Russia feels, besides, that in intervening in favour of Denmark, in a thoroughly German question, she would alienate the sympa thies of all the courts who are represented in the Germanic Diet. In spite, however, of the reserve of RuSsia, the conflict ahout the duchies causes dis quietude in the diplomatic world. England and France continue to watch the progress of it with solicitude, and when the time fur a solution shall arrive their just influence will weigh in the ba lance. The verbal note of Denmark of the 9th ult. has produced a bad impression at Berlin ; it proves that there is nothing to expect from the new delay which the German powers have accorded to the Danish Government. SWITZERLAND. The annual grand Swiss rifle mat c h w ill b e h eld this year at Berne, and a circular, which actual circumstances render important, has been addressed by the central committee to the various rifle asso ciations. A passage of the circular says :—" The weapon which for many years has been an object of amusement in days of peace has reconquered the rank it occupied in former times, for the man who is properly armed is a free Man." This document terminates in the following runner Let all of you, dear confederates, take4yart.„in the coming so lemnity. Doubtless yo u wilibring with you conflict ingpolitical ideas, but you will all be made welcome. The citizen auxiousforpeaccwho in order to attain with certainty his ai m , is ineliued'to yield a portion of his rights, will not receive 'a less hearty welcome than the brave patriot who will not consent to a peace, because it has b een purc h ased b y concess i ons, and not achieved by war. , All these dissonances will harmonise by means o f one a b sor bi ng idea— that Neuchatel is an d must remain exclusively S vvi.sa. And When this appeal is heard in our moun tains and valleys, and even in foreign countries, it is sure to find a universal echo--all shades of opinion disappear, and group round the federal banner." A letter from Berne in the German Journal of Frankfort says :—" The news that in the Confe rence Dr. Kern has decidedly opposed the demands of Prussia is confirmed. In conformity with his first instructions he declared that Switzerland declined the payment of any indemnity to the Crown of Prussia, and that she would do nothing more than pay the expenses caused by the occupa tion of Neuchatel, and the calling out of the troops. Switzerland also refuses to recognise in .any manner whatever the rights of sovereignty to which Prussia pretends. The instructions of Dr. Kern not permitting him to recognise the right of the King of Prussia, nor of any member of his family, to bear the title of Prince of Neuchatel, he has protested in advance, in the name of Switzer land, against all pretensions which may hereafter be based on that disputed title. We are assured that the Ambassador of England supports Dr. .Kern," NAPLES. A le!ter from Naples of the 6th, in the Journal de Toulouse, says " The greatest tranquillity has not ceased to reign in the Two Sicilies, notwithstanding the contrary statements of the Morning Post. The pretended orders given by the King, according to that jour nal, for the adoption of an instrument of tor ture by a soi-disant connaissaire named Baiona are quite devoid of foundation. Nobody in Sicily or in Naples has heard of a commissaire of that name, no more than of Colonel Mazza, who, ac cording to the revolutionary pints, was assassi nated after the condemnati►n of Bentivenga. The HAY MARKETS. SMITIiFIELD.—Meadow tray, 21103 to 4/ Os ; clover do., 3i 108 to 51 Os; and straw,, 11 4s ,to 1182 per load A moderate supply and a heavy demand. CIIMBRBLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 4s; clover do., 31 111. in 5/ ; and straw, 4s to Da par load. Trade rather dull. WHITECEAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 Os clover do., 3/ 10s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. Supply good. COLONIAL. The markets for foreign and colonial produce opened this morning after the Easter holidays. TEL-A. good demand is expected for this .article, but prices at present are nominally the same as on Thursday last. SUGAR.—During the week large quantities are adver tised for public competition, and prices are generally ex pected to rule rather easier, the delivery having been ex tensive. COFFEE.—The supplies are abundant, and a considerable quantity will be put up at public sale during the week. itic.E.---The demand privately has been moderate, and for some of the liner qualities rather higher rates are ex pected to rule. _ - TALLOW.--This market has been very quiet. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 51s 9d to 52s ; Australian mutton, 50s to tols 6d. ; and ditto beef, 49s to 51s per owt. The hereditary Prince of Wurtemberg and the Prin cess Olga, his consort, were received by the Pope in a private audience at the Vatican on the 7th. DEATH OF Mn, THOMAS SOULLY.—CORK, Monday Mr. Thomas Scully, brother of the late member fir this county, died at 2 o'clock to-day, after a short illness, at his lodgings, Patrick-street. His illness is attributed to the fatigue he underwent during the contest for this county. A nieeting took place at Sunderland, on Thursday, of the creditors of Messrs. R. James Brown and Co., shipbuilders, who lately failed. A committee was formed to investigate the affairs of the firm, and it was resolved that the estate shall be wound up under inspection. BIRMINGHAM, April 11.—The ironmasters' meeting for the quarter coneluded at Dudley this evening. The proceedings are stated to have passed off satisfactorily, and the re3olutions adopted at the previous meetings to maintain the rates of last quarter were fully confirmed. THE BLIIECOAT BOYS AND THE LORD MAYOR.— Ytoterday be ng Et star Monday, the boys of Christ Hospital walked in i r tension, accompanied by their masters, to the Royal Exchange ; thence they proceeded tolthe Mansion-house, where they were joi ed by the Right Hon, the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Aldermen, Recorder, Under Sheriffs, and Common Councilmen, with their ladies ; thence they proceeded in state to Christ Church, Newgate-street, where the Lord Bishop of Salisbury preached the Spital sermon, which was eloquently de livered, and the entire service devoutly performed, the whole of the children being present. At the c melusion of the service they adjourned to the Grand Hall, when the report was reed of the number of children and others maintained. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT STOCKPORT.—STOCK• PORT, April 13.- -The bodies of the three persons who were killed by the explosion of firedamp in the Bred: bury New Pit on Saturday were removed to the Rising Sun Inn, about halt a mile from the mine. This morn ing the inquest was commenced before Mr. Johnson, the coroner for this division of Cheshire, and a respect able jury, The coroner having • briefly stated the nature of the inquiry, the jury viewed the bodies of William Holwarth and his two sons which were placed in a stable at the back of the inn. The father and eldest son were disfigured from having been choked by the sulphurous vapours producci by the ex plosion. The youngest son presented 'a frightful spec tacle, and several of his limbs being broken. Upon the return of the jury the coroner adjourned the inquiry to Monday next, at 10 o'clock, to give the Government inspector for the district an opportunity to visit the mine. It is understood that the inspector has fixed Saturday next for his visit, and there is no doubt that be will be in attendance at the adjourned inquest on the following Monday. Great sympathy is felt for the widow of Holwarth, wt • is left with four young children. Thomas Redfern, one of the men who were injured, lies in a very precarious condition, and it is believed that he will not live. Thu other four men aro also in a dangerous condition, and it is doubtful whether all of them wili recover. Workmenlare at present engaged in replacing the fixtures in the pit which were blown down by the explosion, and up to the present time the colliers have not returned to their work. This is the first serious accident of the kind that has happened near Stockport for many years. ANOTHER FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.—A terrible boiler explosioe took place at the Leebrook Works, neer Wednesbury, Staffordshire, on Saturday last. The works belong to Messrs. Bagnall and Sons, and the oc currence happened unfortunately at a period of the day when a number of the workmen were actively engaged on the spot. One of three boilers all close together burst with a terrific explosion, scattering the brickwork of the building in every direction over an area of 100 yards, and killing two persons, besides feasfully mu tilating others,. some of whom it is feared wi l l not recover. The boiler separated into two immense pieces, one of which was hurled into a canal which runs near, and the other, after being projected a distance of 80 yards, made a breach through a atone wail. The names of the deceased are Bridget Fox, widow, aged 34, whose body was mutilated in a frightful manner, and who was killed on the spot, and Julia Flinn, aged 26, who received such shocking injuries that she died on Sunday. The women, with others, were engaged in washing a kind cf cinder used by blacksmiths. The boiler is said to have bet n nearly new and in good re pair, and rumours vary as to the cause of the explosion. A coroner's inquest, however, is about to be held on the bodies of the deceased, when no doubt the circum- Ptances of the explosion will be fully investigated. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDalt. Tara DAT—Morn. 33 min. aft. 4 —Trvening 47 min. aft. 4 1 1 0-11.10BRow—Morn. 5 min. aft. s—ETening 21 min.aft. 5 THE WEATHER—Sux OFFICE, APRIL 14. THERMONETIER, IN THE SHADE. 49—highest Rime noon yesterday, 42 —lowest this morning and during the night. 50 —this day at noon. BARONY:ITR, 9•3 B—rising rwoldly. Nam', N. by W.—Fresh, with cold, cloudy weather. Heavy rain, squalls, and snow last eve zing awl during the night. A•fAi:•.; . 7 0 •- • S.r . ~ LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1857. It is really' amusing to observe the extraordi nary manner in which some of the Anti-Palmer stonians are consoling themselves. Discomfited, utterly and irretrievably discomfited, by the re sult of the General Election, they are pulling the longest faces imaginable—not, observe, at their own defeat, but at their opponent's victory ! The consequences of that victory to himself, to the constituencies, to the country generally, are scarcely to be thought of ! " Wait a bit," they say—with a sinister raising of the eyebrows, and A sardonic shrug of the shoulders, and a sarcastic curl of the lips, and a " Burleigh " nod, and a " like furnace," a sigh of mingled des pair and commiseration " Only wait a bit, and see " U those consequences ! Consequences quite awful to contenlplat€ , , quite appalling IsTever were such consequences. And yet—when we come to look at them, they prove (these astounding consequences), to be most inconsistent and altogether contradictory. According b some, for txample, the perilous position of Lord PALMERSTON, at the present moment, is traceable to the circumst Ince of his being encumbered with the aid of so many ultra- Liberals. According to others, it is explicable by the fact of his supporters numbering amongst them so many ultra:Conservative?. He must be wrecked on Toryism, says one. He must be wrecked on Radicalism, says another. He will disgust the Conservati ves by his Reforms, and the Reformers by his Conservatism. If he bids for Changes, searching, and:: comprehensive, I , e will a t once es t range t h ose among his n om i nal disciples who are horror-,,tiickt,n, by anticipation, EAST - A3 ii - s43IEN Ts, DRURY-LANE. There Was no gager novelty at this theatre. The first piece was "Othello,' ) in which Mr. Dillon acted the part of the Moor. The manner in which Mr. Dillon sustains this character is so well known to the London public that it would be waste of time and space to dwell upon it ; and the same remark applies to Mrs. Dillon's De•demona. The other pieces were a sort of fusion of " C. , nrad and Me dora" and "See Saw, Margery Daw"—" two single gentlemen rolled :nto one.' Both these latter pieces have maintained their footing, the former at the Lyceum, and the latter at this theatre, for a con siderable -peri o d, an d i t may b e said of them,i as of most books, most plays, and most speeches, that judicious retrenchment and condensation renders them more agreeable. The scenery of " Conrad and Medera" is indeed very beautifully got up, and reflects credit upon the artists engaged in its design and execution. Mrs. Mell n, (Miss Woolgar) and Mrs. Dillon, the former as Conrad and the latter as Medora, were very amusing, and upon the whole the audi ence seemed thoroughly satisfied, and to feel that they had got good value for their money. HAYMARKET. At the Haymarket Theatre this year the Easier piece is extractel from the glowing and fanciful pages of " an.l it bears the name, "or rather the apple-afon," of "Atalanta, or the Three , Golden. Apples," The main features of Naso's beautiful allegory are preserved, but Mr. Telfourd, whose pen turns all it touches to fun, introduces an endless variety of ridiculous incidents, ii fuses the spirit of drollery into the most poetical con ceit4, and causes all the characters to swim about—so to speak—in a sea of absurdity. From the rising of the curtain till the going down. of the same, not one word is.utt red ou th stage with any other in , tention .that that elea,using a roar throughout the house ;,.the most preposterous parodies of popular songs are snug with an air'of funereal so'emnity jokes and fanny sayings fly about iu all direc— tions ;in fact, it 'may b said to rain puns; and the actors arerso incessantly interrupted by the laugh terof the audience that they can with difficulty fight theiy way through the dialogue. The plot of the piece may, therefore, be thus briefly described : Hippomenes (Miss Ellen Tertian), the son of King Maeaseus and of Merope, is a wild unmanageable youth, who sets at nought all the sage precepts of his pareuts, and httrls defiance at his tut. ,r, Paida gogos (Mr. Compton), whom he ridicules as "a body-snatcher of dead languages." He leads the reckless life of a "fast man," until Venus (Miss Fanny Wright)—the queen of a kingdom upon which the sun never sets—and her son Cupid (Miss Marie Wilton) arrest him in his mad career, and i..spire him with an absorbing passion for Atalanta (Miss M. Oliver). This young lady is described as of the parish of Saint Uries-back, spinster, daughs ter of King Schasneus, very strong in her head and very fast upon her legs ; exercising sufficient self will to be considered an absolute certainty, but so guileless and inuocent that she may be regarded as a moral impossibility. At least a hundred suitors compete for the hand of this peerless lady, but to win it is no such easy matter. The course to be adopted for that purpose is the race-course, and she strikes dismay into the hearts of her admirers by announcing that the condition of succe'sful courtship is, that her lover shall run a race of two miles with her, and win it. It is clear that " her young man" must be above the average "run ;" but even in that case his prospects are none of the brightest, for Atalanta is swifter than the winds, and those who accept her tremendous challenge do so with the full consciousness that, if they fail, they pay with their lives the penalty of their hardihood. Her father Schoen eus '(Mr. Chippendale), who is also King of Scyros, over which he exercises a rule to which there is no exception, perceives that his daughter is in imminent danger of dying an old maid. This thought causes him the deepest anxiety, and he does nut hesitate to dsclare that he— " Would die with satisfaction lively, Not practically, but comparative—ly, if be could only find a young gentleman so fleet of foOt as to out-strip the Princess in the race. He is candid enough, however, to explain, without re serve, the terrible alternative involved in the al most inevitable alternative of failure. So " Those who have no itching for the match, Will prove it by not coming to the scratch." Many suitors fall back upon the better part of valour, and discreetly retire from the perilous con test, Others however, and among thee Paida gogos, through whose withered heart Cupid drives a poionant arrow, resolve to make the dread expe riment, and their defeat, though death to them , is glorious"spOrt to the amliP nes . B u t " well runs thel fox that is never caught," says the old proverb. A victor at . length appeals in the person of Hippo menes, who as he runs throws golden apples behind him. HIS mistress pauses to pick up the glittering prizes, and thus, as every schoolboy is aware, loses the race. It is marvellous to think what fun Mr. Talfourdhas contrived to extract out of this pretty little story. Every incident of it he presents in the most ludicrous aspect, and every personage is in vested with qualities that make him an object of ridicule to the spectatorS. The violent contrast be tween the modern cockneyisms and the grandeur of classical style and costume produces a grotesque effect, and the dialogue is alive with humour. The only objection to which the piece is liable is the inconvenience that results from excessive laughter. In this respect the actors are participes criminis with the author, and none of them have more to answer for than Mr. Compton, whose drollery is unbounded, and Mr. Chippendale, whose mock heroics, in imitating all that is imitable in Mr. Macready, convulses the house with laughter. Nor can we exempt from this responsibility Mrs. Poynter, who plays the part Mississarris, " Ata lanta s duenna, ' the guard of the old Greek stage, with, in this instance, an eye to the "males." Her bonnet is otre of those things that, seen , becomes a part of sight. " Gracious goodness l Goodness gracious !" as Mr. Buckstone would say, " What a bonnet !" Never before was anything like it seen upon the head of woman. The lady's lover might well address her in the words of the old song, " Oh, leave ofr that bonnet, Or I'll lay upon it The loss of my wandering soul." Miss Ellen Ternan and Miss Marie Wilton made ' their first appearances in the course of the evenin , , and their performances were cordially applauded. Miss Oliver, who is re-engaged at this theatre, als, experienced an enthusiastic reception. Her face sparkling all over with hippy smiles, her step airy and elastic, and her words tripping on the tongue with triumphant gaiety, she is seen t o special advan• tage in such light and radiant pieces. The scenery throughout is finely executed, and displayed in appropriate lights. There are some beautiful " interiors' and some brilliant landscapes, which have the charming distinctness and vividness of Mr. Calcott's co'ouring. The front hall in the. King's palace ; the King's orchard and kitchen gar den by night; the view of the race-course near Scyros ; and an historical episode, as it is termed, representing a heterogeneous multitude enjoying the feStivities of the season, may be particularised as amongst the most striking of th. 9 scenes. Nor should,we forget .to mention, as one of the attrac tions of the piece, a new ballet divertissement, in which Miss Fanny Wright dances with 'grace and prepision. PRIN CESS'S. The representation of " King Richard the Second" drew a crowded house last night. The doors of the theatre were besieged loug before the hour for open ing, and the performanck , s evidently afforded the utmost satisfaction to the audience. The tragedy was preceded by the capital farce entitled " A Game of Romps." ADELPHI. The spring season at the Adelphi commenced last night, when the theatre was re-open e d, t h e princi pal holiday attraction being the revival of Mr. Chas. Selby's admirable musical hurletta, en ti t l e d " Th e Elves, or the Statue Bride." Th e p i ece was origi nally written for Madame Celeste, who supports the principal character, and whe n , a ft er an a b senc e of some months, she made her appearance in the second scene, she was rec e i ve d w i th a warmt h an d enthusiasm which must have co nv i nce d her that she continues to reign with uted sway in this undlto favourite temple of th e comic muse. " The Elves , " although written with th e v i ew o f d e veloping the versatile talent of Madame Celeste, is by no means dependent for its su ccess upon th e capacity of the chief performer. Th e c h aracters are cast so as to bring out the most salient points of the dramatis personce, and the piece is so admirab l y a cted throughout, and has so many charming little epi sodes in its bright but brief existence, that the spectator i s o f, en puzz l e d to decide in what direc tion his admiration and sympathy are most com mitted. Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, and Messrs. W r ight and Selby sustained their parts with more than usual success, and when the curtain fell Madame Celeste received the compliment of an invitation to the foot-lights. - The piece was put on the stage with all the accessories of rich dresses, beautiful scenery, and appropriate music. The performance, winch commenced with " Welcome Little 5 rang er," concluded with the pleasant in tle farce. "A Night at .I•rotting-hill." During the recess the theatre has been repainted and decorated. OLYMPIC. Th e performances selected for the Easter enter tainment consisted of the new drama of "Dadd. ELAidacre," followed J.l " 4 Sheep iu ti'►'olf Clothing," and concluding with the farce of "Thieves r T:ieves !" Having very rec, nty aken occa,ion to nonce these. pieces, it will only be ne cess:►ry to say that ih-y wet() acted in a very spirited and successful manner. The house was crowded in every part. STRAND THEATRE. A pleasing variety of entertainments were pro vided for the holiday folks at this popular. place of amusement, and a tolerably full audienN was at tracted by the programme. The principal piece of the evening was the burlesque of " William Tell," which maintained the amusement of the audience at the highest pitch throughout by its numerous situations, and the sallies political, philosophical, and otherwise, occasionally and with great judgment introduced. The farce of " Don't Mention It" followed, and, together with the rest of the per formances, was warmly applauded. SADLER'S WELLS. The void lf-lt iu this classical q..arter by the annual migration of Mr. Phelps and his talented company has been filled up by Mr. G. A. Webster, who, with several stars of greater or less magnitude, has pro vided an Easter entertainment for the holiday folks. The performances commenced with the familiar in cident from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" entitled "The Death of Eva," in connection with which the Howard Family have gained considerable fame, both in America and in this country. The part of Topsy was very cleverly played, as usual by Mt s. Howard, who kept the audience in continued laughter and good humour, and successfully re lieved the somewhit dreary and sombre character of Vie piece. "Little Cordelia Howard" won golden opinions from the younger and fairer portion of the audience for the manner in Which she played Eva ; while Mr. Howard made the most of the character of St. Clair. The piece met with a very .. hearty reception by the audience, who honoured the principal performers with a call at its conclu sion. This was followed by Buckstone's comic drama of "Good for Nothing," in which! Miss ~,f ,Woolgar took the principitl eha.acter of Nan. She managed to keep the audience in a roar-of laughter-- from beginning to the end. She i s a lw ays in mitt chief, now tumbling into the water ' now breaking • the windoWs, and now sadly ili-treating poor young Mr. Simpson, the landlord's son, distrain for rent ; but in the end who has com e to of coarse turning _ out, as all good-for-nothing peaple on the stage invariably do, a much better person than was ex- _ pee-Led. Mr. Chester played Tom. Dibbles. the gardener, expellee I ly. Mr. Lingham, as Harry Collier, a railway fireman, also did his part very well. Tom and comic Nan were followed by Planche's burlesque, entitled " The Fair One with the Golden Locks," as originally performed at the Haymarket Thee,' re. In this piece Miss Esther Jacob", as Graceful, the King's minstrel and fa you, ite, and Miss Clara St. Casse, as Queen Lucidore, or " the Fair One with the Golden Locks," acted their respective parts with great spirit, , and obtained considerable applause. The performances concluded with the romantic drama of "The Jew of Lubeck," in which another star, Mr. T. Lyon, made "his first appearance for many years." We have no doubt that, with the present varied attramions, the management will be re warded wi , h a fair share of patronage during the continuance of the Easter holidays. SURREY. New pieces and new engagements were the novelties brought forth at this theatre for the enter tainment of those seeking amusement at this holi day season, and we must especially congratulate Mr. Creswick on having secured the services of so charming and popular a vocalist as Miss Poole. Two other ladies, from the provinces, last night made their first appearance before a London audience, under his mana_ement, and both with decided success—Miss A. Mortimer and Miss Eliza Johnstone. The first of the new pieces, "The Iron Arm," is a most powerful drama. The story of the plot is taken from that repertory of all that is hor rible and awful—the first French revolution ; and the leading part is admirably sustained by Mr. Shepherd. It is needless to say the dram a was triumphantly successful. To this succeeded the extravaganza of " Midas," in which Miss Poole de lighted the audience. The second new piece is one in which Mr. Flexmore, as a monkey, creates diffi culties and complications fur the express purpose of unravelling them. His agility is too well known, to need further commendation, but we must say that we never laughed more heartily than at the antics which he last night played. Every part of the theatre was crowded to excess. ASTLEY'S. Once upon a time—tradition now says not how far distant—the legitimate drama could only b e performed at two or three theatres holding the royal patent, but that tinie has passed away, and it has now become difficult. to tell in what the legiti mate drama consists. Of late we have been edified with "Richard III." ou horseback, in which White Surrey carried away triumphantly before him the applause of the audience, and " Macbeth," d cheval, proving that it was more to the co urage o f -th e horse than of the man that success for a time ac proceedings of th e " T hane of Caw ers and the tale n t s o f t h e performers cdoomr.p,anliteed powers at Astley's, however, cannot be confined within the limits of the reproduction of Shakspere, with effects such as the author never anticipated, and we therefore were not disappointed—indeed, we may say we were almost pl , ased, to find that the ma nager had determined on producing "an entirely new grand European and African military spec tacle, in three acts, entitled The French in Algiers, or the Battle of Constantine,' written 'ex pressly for the occasion by Mr. C. A. Somerset author of Paul Pry on Horseback,' and we know not what ; with powerful domestic interest and brilliant scenic and equestrian effects." Where all was excellent, it would be invidious to dis criminate, though perhaps Mr. James Holloway, the transpontine Phelps, and M. Croueste, the over-the-water Buckstone, should not be allowed to pass without au especial notice. At the conclu sion of the drama, which resulted in the triumph of the troops of "La Belle France," the author and the whole of the actors, except the best of all, the equine, were called before the curtain to re ceive the congratulations of the audience ; and here we must be allowed to apologise for not having mentioned the variety of underplots, to enumerate which with any justice would require a work as extensive as the " Bibliotheca Britannica." To this extraordinary domestic drama followed the ever-to be-remembered and never-to-be-forgotten scenes in the circle, where M , s4 Kate Cooke, with many others of the Cooke family and assistants, displayed their wonderful mastery over that noble animal, the horse, the petfortnances of which were enlivened by the drolleries of M. Croueste, who, we are informed, is the prince of grotesques, and Mr. J. Thorne. The whole of the performances terminated with the risible farce of " The Tailor of Tamworth," which was as successful as the other entertainments. The house was crowded with one of the best humoured of audiences which it has, ever been our good fortune to meet, and the majo rity of whom, we are bound to admit, appeared more conversant with the history of the drama than we could ourselves pretend to be. We recommend all our friends to see the new drama. . ' CRYSTAL PALACE. Saint Monday, though even it was an Easter Monday, drew nothing like the assemblage of visi• tors together, as might have been expected after the display of Friday last. The attractions were the same, but the beluty of the weather was want. ing. The most devoted votary of pleas ure —th e artisanwho gets his holiday but once or twice a year—could not be led to believe that it was worth his while to brave a winter's stor m o f snow or h a il, and leave his fireside to shiver, even surrounded by tile fairest flowers or the most exqu i s it e s t a t uary . Nor do we blame him. Yesterday (Easter Monday) was ess . n iially a stay-at-home-day, and nothing but a strict sense of duty to our constituents could have led us to violate the dictates of domestic influ ences produced by the continuous storms of hail, rain, and snow, which distinguished the day. That nearly 12,000 parties (officially 11,830) visited the Palace is, however, a sufficient proof that there are that number of individuals in the metropolis who feel that they have no other opportunity of being present than one of our few national holidays affords. We trust that more genial weather will draw more crowded audiences to the really excel lent music provided for their entertainment at the Crystal Palace during the coming week. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Easter holidays always produce a large num ber of visits to this deservedly popular exhibition —for we know no educational establishment around the metropolis to which the mind of the young can ba more advantageously directed, and where more knowledge is to be practically obtained. If the attendance was not quite so good as it has been on former occasions, it can only be attributed to the unpropitious state of the weather ; but should the remainder of the week be fine, there can ibe no doubt that the Z... , ological Gardens will obtain at least its fair share of patrons. CREMORNE GARDENS. As Easter returns, so with it appears Mr. Simp son, of whom we hear nothing for months, einerg mg like a butterfly from the chrysalis. What be comes of Simpson during the winter months has long been a mystery to us. Whether he migrate 3 to some distant laud only to reappear with spring, cr whether he Leo dormant like the bat, we knoer Th "4 Cui Iri 4 lt f %At alis ( • . o.ii t ut „ a ge fr o] PPtia n .1 4 1 4 th e t ,„ ert 8 r t .,,. thatth %Live ut° 1 whey Pa 1 .0 „ ei c o ' - 'a ti l ' li k - ' Pa At e take I)l,, a ny 4 4s ed v i k4 4l°4 g ti e e for BTh© (C 4 41 ' ri 1)1 .1V e 1 , 4. °4 %1 i 4t 4 0 , et eatil 30 /1. \t er of t e 4° t ,I, lla aran Iv" f. ° l lV l ati t o 11118 arit l th c ` llllB tl 6 Y avail W t ht 4 hd deti ( 1 1 1 t4 ' , 4 for lietet4h:ctl: 57