The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-23 00:00:00

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE SEASON 1857. _ In announcing the arrangements for another season, the Director of her Majesty's Theatre cannot but refer, with sin cere gratitude, to the success which attended his efforts, un der very trying circumstances, in the season of 1856. Dramatic Opera, which in every foreign State is fostered by Government aid, is, in this country, denied the support which is extended to other departments of art ; and it is to the patronage of the upper classes, who have rallied round the establishment, that the country owes the prosperity of a *obi° lyrical institution, which no unsupported individual efforts could maintain in a manner worthy of its old renown. In acknowledging the munificent assistance which enabled him to conquer the unprecedented difficulties of last year, the Director cannot suffici en tl y express hi s gra t e f u l apprec i a tion of the delicacy with which it was bestowed. Support was freely and nobly accorded for the sole purpose of insuring the prosperity of the institution, and the counsel which added to its value was never accompanied by a word to shackle tho discretion or impair the authority of the direction. To this the success of the past season is greatly owing ; and from the generous confidence with which the subscribers have renewed their subscriptions for the present year, without awai• ing the publication of the annual programme, the Director derives the assurance that he has not altogether disappointed the patrons of the theatre, and that he may rely on the continu ance of the cordial encouragement by which he has been hitherto upheld, and under which it is hoped still higher triumphs may be achieved than were immediately attainable on the restoration of the establishment. The enthusiasm which welcomed the re-opening of her Ma jesty's Theatre was not confined to the subscribers. The hearty interest and genuine appreciation displayed by the audiences who thronged the house from the first night to the elesino• farewell demand the warmest thanks of the Director, which he will endeavour practically to express by renewed efforts in the service of the public. The Director is most anxious to acknowledge how much ho is indebted to Maddle Piecolomini and all the artistes whose talents contributed to the success of last year, not merely f)r those efforts of genius which won the sympathy and admira tion of the subscribers and the public, but for that high artistic feeling and honourable fidelity which secured the audience from disappointment, and enabled the Direction to produce the entertainments promised for each evening with out a single change of performance —a fact without precedent in Operatic history. The advantages peculiar to her Majesty's Theatre—its cen tral position, and associations now more than a century old —give to it a natural pre-eminence of which no occasional circumstances can ever permanently deprive it. These ad vantages will be turned to account by a Company combining the prestige of acknowledged genius with the attraction of new candidates for the highest rank of their profession. Those who last year wou favour at the hands of strangers will re appear to claim the cordial recognition which an English audience never refuses to established favourites ; and the direction has been further strengthened by an accession of new apirants of the highest order, whose merits arc already acknowledged on the stages of Italy, and who only await the verdict of the subscribers and frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre to confirm their fame. Although, in an Establishment especially devoted to Italian Opera, the compositions of Italy will naturally predominate, the gems of other schools will not be neglected. Ballet will continue to be supported by the most famous of established Artistes and the most promising of those who are ambitious of the same distinction. It is hoped that the organisation of every department will prove completely worthy of that state of renewed prosperity to which her Majesty's Theatre has now attained. The following are the arrangements already completed : OPERA, Madame ALBONI, Mdle. MARIA SPEZIA (Of La Scala, Milan ; La reuice, Venice; San Carlos, Lisbon, &c.—her first ap pearance), Mdlc. BAILLOIT, Madame FRANCHI, Mdle. BERTI, MiIk.POMA, MIIe.TRENLTA RAMOS (Of the Teatro Regio, Turin —her first appearance), AND Mdle. PICCOLOMENI, Mdlo. ANGIOLA ORTOLANI (Of La Scala, Milan ; L'Ori nte, Madrid, &c.—her first appearance), Sig. ANTONIO MUGLINI, (Of La Scala, Milan ; Carlo Felice, Genoa ; San Carlos, i.e. —his first appearance), (Of La Scala, Milan, and Italian Opera, Paris, &c.— his first appearance), Sig. BAILLOU, Sig. DE SOLOS,, Sig, GARIBOLDI, AND Sig. FILIPPO VIALETTI (Of La Scala, Milan ; La Fe nice, Venice ; L'Oriente, Madrid, &c.—his first ap pearance). Sig. JACOPI, Sig. MERCUBIALL Sig. LUIGI BOTTARDI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa, dtc.—hie first appearance), Sig. BELLETTI, Sig. BENEVENTANO, Sig. NAPOLEONE ROSSI, Sig. GIOVANNI CORSI Director of the Music and C Sous-Directeur and Maitre d Suggeritorc--.Si DAL] El . )nfluctor—Sig. BONETTI. Eu Chant —Sig. VASCHETTI. ig. FONTANA. Mdlc. CAROLINA POCCHINI (Of the Karnther Thor, Vi enna ; La Scala, Milan ; San Carlos, Naples ; Carlo Felice, Genoa, &c.—her first appearance). Male. MARIE TAGLIONI, Mdle. BOSCHETTI, Mille. KATRINE, Mdle. TERESA ROLLA. (Of La Felice, Venice—her first appearance). Mdle. LUIGIA BRUNETTI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa-- her first appearance), LET, `ldle. ELISA SALVIONE (Of La Scala. Milan—her first appearance), Mdle. GIUSEPPINA MORLACCIII (Of the Teatro Regio, Turin— her first appearance), Mdle. ISABELLA KA It- LISKI (Of the Academie Imperiale, Paris—her first appearance), Nth.% CAROLINA PAS QUALI (Of the Imperial Theatres of Vienna and Milan her first appearance), And Madame ROSATI. M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. RONZANI, M. CHARLES, M, PIERRE MASSOT (Of the Oriente, Madrid--his first appearance), FILIPO BARATTI (His first appearance), Sig. CASARE CIIECCHETTI (His first appearance). Signori RAFFAELLE GAM BAMDELLA, LUIGI VA RINI, LUIGI TUBBING, and PIETRO BUZZIO (of the Teatro Regio, Turin, ' and Carlo Felice, Genoa— their first appearance). NTaitres de Ballet— M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. RONZANI, and M. MASSOT, Regisseur de la Danse—H. PETIT. Master of the School of Instruction--31. 3IASSOT. Madlle. PICCOLOMINI Will arrive early in April, and, in addition to the characters which last season she made her own, will appear in a varied and attractive repertoire. Madlle. SPEZIA Will have the honour to appear for the First Time at the Opening of the Season in Donizetti's Opera of LA FAVORITA. Immediately after Madlle. ORTOLAN' Will make her first appearance asElvira, in Bellini's Opera of I PURITAN'. Madlle. 0 RTOLANI. Signor GIUGLINI. Arturo Madame ALBONI Will arrive before the Ist of May, and will make her first ap pearance this Season as Azucena, in Verdi's Opera of IL TROVATORE. The Union of Three of these distinguished Prime Donne, Madlle. SPEZIA, Madlie. ORTOLANI, . and. Madlle. PIC COLOMINI, Will be effected in Mozart's Opera of IL DON GIOVANNI, Which will be produced with the perfection of ensemble and details necessary to realise the intentions of its great author. all the great Artistes of the Establishment will join in aiding the efforts of the Director to do honour to the noble work of the Shakspeare of music. Sign or G LTGLINI. This charming Tenor will have the honour of inaugurating the opening of the Theatre, and will make his first appeu•- ance as Fernando, in the Opera of - 001 OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, (a new farce, called THIEVES! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. VininT, &c. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, E 3 q., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Followed by the new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. And A BLIGHTED BEING. Mr. F. Robson, &c. Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (first week) Shakspere's Play of KING HENRY THE FOURTH Part First), with novel and effec tive equestrian illustrations invented by Mr. Wm. Cooke. Hotspur, Mr. James Holloway. Alm), a number of amusing Entertainments, concluding with a Brilliant Display of Equestrian SKILL and SCIENCE, by first-rate artistes, in the SCENES in the CIRCLE Commerce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper 'owes, 3s. • Private Boxes, f rom V., no charge for bookin g ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, lid. Cox-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, %Ir. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of ~e lections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr, J. ; 7 aulfield, Herr V. Jonglinians, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Antonio M. le Sella, and E. L. Ilime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corti; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; lirector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre - ,ciscly. Suppers, etc., until twelve o'clock. III(111 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. I'r. is DAY—Morn. 0 rein. aft. o—Evening 18 Mill. aft. 12 , -M , 3:,,,Rov.—linrn. 45min. aft. 12—Evening 6 mir..aft. 1 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MARCII 22. THERMOAIgTICII, IN TEM S3ADS. 43 -highest sines noon yesterday 33 -lowest this morning and during the night. 43 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'81. WIND, N. to N.E.—Fresh, with fine, frosty weather in the morning, and heavy showers of snow in the forenoon. MACCR 23. 43 -highest since noon yesterday. °west this morning and during the night. 48 —tills day at noon. BAROMETER, 2912. WIND, Westerly, with occasional showers of snow. I .) „, ,v- , L -;07::r--;=;,,:._---4,,,,,.. _,._, r, ~-„::::; 1, 't' -.rt.".....-- :',..... .. -:-.. - S /:,' ' '''... 5 '... 3i.,,,...--: , 11'.. '....:,:/±x,/,-1 ''''' '. ' "..-------.----'::'*; ( 7,;?_ c-,)1.1,11,, LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1857 A fortnight from the present date will witness ;he election of a new Parliament. The Fifth Parliament of VICTORIA—to which Parliament will be committed nominally for seven years, pro bably for five, the destinies of the British Empire, according to the working of one of the most im portant provisions of the Constitution. Already every one of the preliminary formali ties requisite in the carrying out of an Appeal to the Country has been attended with a more than ordinary degree of promptitude and scrupulosity. Scarcely had the Lords and Commons listened to the announcement of the Prorogation delivered in the name of Her MAJESTY by the Royal Commis-. sioners when there appeared in rapid sequence in an extraordinary Supplement to the Gazette the formal Proclamation calling for the now Parliament. Scarcely had impressions of this important document well issued damp and reeking from the Press, when the writs were de spatched far and wide over the three kingdoms to each of the various constituencies. All this, remember, taking place within the compass of a few hours on Saturday evening —the Prorogation, the Proclamation, and the Distribution of the new Writs to the different constituencies ! Those writs, moreover, being forwarded upon the present occasion direct to the Returning Officer in each locality : instead of, as formerly, to the Sheriff of the county, to be sent out by that. o lli s cial to their several destinations. Au inisovation in the electioneering arrangements obvi.ousAy calcu lated to expedite the course of events, and, by simplifying the proceedings in the first stage, to bring us to the last with the utmost possible de gree of expedition. And F.. 1 o, the Executives, in the name of the Crown, havi: J g performed its share in the labours of a Gerseral Election, everything else now rests entirely with the Constituencies themselves. Upon them devolves the whole Of the remaining responsibility —a responsibility affecting for that matter, indeed, eack individual Elector for the counties, cities, boroughs, univer sities, and cinque ports returning Members to Parliament - . The counties will have to commence their elections at the lstest after eight days have elapsed, and they will have to reach the litnit•of their completion within four days afterwards. The other elections—those for boroughs, cities, cinque ports, and universities—have their time yet more restricted. A minimum of three clear days, and a maximum of six being at their disposal for the purposes of selection among the various candi dates. So that we are already in a manner within view of the End at the very time whoa we can scarcely be said to have realised the inititsl fact of the Beginning. A fortnight, therefore, we repeat, will witness the return of the new members by the several constituencies. Palmerstonians and Derby ites, Whigs and Tories, Liberals and Conservatives, pleading simultaneously to the most "swees voices" of the possessor.; of the franchise —argu mentatively and oratorically at the hustings. coaxingly and wheedingly at the polling booths. At the former by themselves in person—at the latter through their agents and representatives. Many of the more adventurous candidates, in truth, have already "talked the matter over" with sundry of the constituencies, as comfortably as possible under the very peculiar circumstances of theoccasion. Adventuring upon this course either by a Written Address or by a Spoken Address. Mr. BRIGHT, fur example, sending a letter from Rome to Manchester. Sir JAMES Or fLt HA AL, going down boldly ;tad takius~ Horns at Ca rlisle,the :BULL the for we d on ' t know how many hours ; as Sir JAMES• GRAIIAAT can, speak when he likes (0 so speciously !) at f i rst a midst considerable hubbub p airletty en and confusion, ::c u c t ia iantatlin (of Others course * a again, nleLt_fi.,li eot ovin ,tve,ntgll al lomg wiiiilt one thing ' have doneb:,, i Electors with t form printed Appeal to t 1; LA IAVORITA. The distinguished Basso Pretend°, Signor VIALETTI, Will also make his first appearance at the opening of the Theatre. The admired Tenor, Signor (Will make hi s firstO appearane 3 early in the season. Besides the principal execntants of last year, the Orchestra bas been strengthened by the engagement of, amongst others, Signor PEZZE, First Violoncello of La Scala, and Signor GIRALDONI, First Contrebasso of Bergamo, La Scala, dle. • The Chorus will be numerous and effective. In addition to the union of operatic talent at the opening of the season, the inauguration of the Ballet portion will bo made by the fascinating Artiste, Madlle. The most successful Ballet, LA ESMERALPA, Will be revived expressly for her debut. Early in the season, Madge. BOSCHETTI and Madlle KATRINE will appear. Mtidllo. MARIE TAOLIONI Will arrivo early in May, and will shortly afterwards appear it, a New Bidlot, composed expressly for her by M. Paul Madame ROSATI Will appear in a Ballet Divertissement from Aubor and Scribe's New Ballet of MARCO SPADA, NOW preparing for her at the Academic Imperials, Paris. Principal Artist to the Establishme n t— Mr. CHARLES MARSHALL. The Costume Depa truent tinder the sole direction of Mine. COPERE . Executed by M. LAUREN'S and Mrs. MASTERMAN. Principal Mach ibist--Mr. D. SLOMA N. Head of the Property Department —Mr. BIIA DWELL. termq Tho will be Subscriptioon owwrl consist of Thirty Ni g ht s, and the as fl : Pit Boxes Grand Tier One Pair •• •• 150 guineas. ....... 200 ~ ........ 150 „ ......... 1 00 ......... 25 Tw' Pair Pit Stalls The THEATRE will OPEN on TliliiSDAY, April 11, When will be present, d Donizetti's Opertof. - - LA FA - V . 01(11'A. Leonora Baldassare Fernando Signor GIETCLINI. To be followed (first time these 10 yea" sj by the favotuite Ballet of LA Ec_4l , l EP Founded on for Ilit:;o's "Notre Dame (le P,trii." La EsaneraLla lhulUe. POOCH INI. C acne Pierre Grifigoire. ........... AND ... ArASSOT. Applications for Loses and Stalls to be nia lo at tl4c Opera j; , ,x.ofF.ce, Colonnade, Ilayraarka. PriIiEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Web3ter. THIS EVENING, will ho performed IRIS' , " ASSURANCE A ND YANKEE iiiiIDESTY. Mr. and L'lrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING -HILL in which Xi% Wri g ht an d Bedford will appear, , Followed by a new Piece do Caraetere, entitled IN AND Oil' OF PLACE, Miry Rayncy PARNEY TUE LARW.T, Ilarney O'Toole, Mr, I arney Williams, LEE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVE;NING,. MARCH 23, 1857 lIOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. K-an ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded. by MUSIC HATII CHARMS. fIOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, HAMLET. Mr. Charles Dillon, Mr Stuart, Mr. J. L. fool°, Miss Woolgar. Followed by tke gorgeous burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA. Miss Woolgar, Mr. J. L. Toole, &e. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super ntendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. rr TI EATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Howe, W. Farren, Rogers; Mesdarr es Reynolds, Poynter, Fitzwil liam, (Sze. Followed by the new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Buckstone, fir. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Sir. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz wil lam. Concluding with A BALLET. 1 . 16 OYAL SURREY THEATRE, ft Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, a new drama, entitled FRAUD AND ITS VICTI NIS. Messrs. Creswick, Shepherd, &c, • To conclude with TWO COLLEGE FRIENDS. energetic harangue addressed viva' voce to the Constituencies. Lord Jeux RUSSELL being a sig nal instance of this kind—with his Address about "Sixteen years" and his Speech about JOHN the Gardener ! It is not, of course, surprising, there fore, to note already in the midtt of these ener getic proceedings with a view to the General Election which may be said to have now virtually commenced, and which must very speedily be brought in due course to its ultimate comple tion—it is not surprising, we would say, to note already as the result of these very prompt and vigorous proceedings a few facts of really re markable significance. Straws thrown up showing which way the wind blows ! Ex. gr. MURDEROUS AFFRAY NEAR BARNSLEY. I..ATEST NEWS. AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA. MR IN, SUNDAY. Orders from Vienna have this day reached the Austrian ambasiador at Turin commanding him to leave this capital immediately. VIENNA, SUNDAY. The Ost. Deutsche Post states that Count Paar left Turin without demanding his passports, and without any formal rupture of diplomatic relations. We learn from Constantinople, under date of the 12th, that a rumour which h'ad prevailed in Pera for some days, and been inserted in several jour nals, of the capture of the steamer Kangaroo by the Russians has been contradicted by the return of that vessel to the Bosphorug, after disembarking her freight in Circassia. The Porte has granted the inquiry demanded by Russia into the circumstances of the expedition. How many of those who voted in the Majority slur over their reference to the Chinese Division 1 How many of them don't allude to it all—vide, for instance, the Electioneering Address of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Leominster. While, on the other hand, not a man told off into the lobby of the Ministerial Minority but eagerly courts some opportunity for allusion to what identifies him in a signal manner with the immediate source of the immense popu larity of Viscount PALMERSTON ! Meanwhile about the Retirements—How many of them may be regarded as auguries of de terioration and weakness to the Opposition. Fif teen county seats alone may be already mentioned as among the number of those vacated by old Der byite representatives. Fifteen of the county seats alone Argyleshire, South Derby, North Devon, South Han is—two for East and one for West Norfolk—one for H erts and one for South Warwickshire—ono for Lincolnshire, for the Isle of Wight, for Gloucestershire, for Berkshire, for Glamorganshire, and for Clackmanuan I Fifteen old Conservative county seats already vacated in despair and handed .1 over to new and Liberal candidates Palmerstonians ! Amongst the number of these retiring Derbyites being Sir THOMAS ACLAND and Sir JOHN STRACEY, Sir HENRY MEUX and Sir GEORGE TYLER, Lord GUERNSEY and LORD BARRINGTON, Colonel HAR COURT and Sir ISLAY CAMPBELL ! TO say the least of it, signifiCant ! Significant—considering that these are agricultural constituencies, we may venture to say wonderfully significant—of muc't that is disastrous to the Derbyites, and of all that is auspicious to the Paltnerstonians. The Parliament of 1852 has terminated its existence. It will be regretted only by those who can no longer attach the magic initials M.P. to their respective names, and who must, hence forth, " bid a long farewell to all their greatness." But little can be said in its favour. And the eountty, warned by the deficiencies so painfully notorious during its Career, must endeavour to obtain from its successor the boons so urgently required, and so contumeliously refused, by that now numberci with the past. Nothing has oc curred to cause its memory to be held in grateful recollection. The prestige of Great Britain was scarcely maintained—certainly not advanced— during its continuance, and there were no domes tic ameliorations to compensate for its short comings in other respects. Many important re forms were spoken of, but few, if any, carried into executi3n. It may be characterised as the "do-little" Parliament. The chief object, ap parently, being to reject or emasculate every useful measure introduced by any party, whether on behalf of the Government or of private indivi duals. It has struggled through a tolerably pro tracted ex;stince, having advanced some way into into its fifth year before the factious vote was delivered, which may be regarded as an act of virtual suicide. Never was a "penal dissolu lution" better merited. May its fate act as a salutary caution to its future successors. It was called together by the late Derbyite Cabinet. Early in 1852 the Rossini, Adminis tration had been driven from office. A just re tribution attended the ill-treatment of its most efficient member, and the wrongs of Lord PA.L MERSTON were speedily mild completely avenged. The leader of that which had once been the great Conservative party received the commands of his SOVEREIGN to form a New Ministry. The ttsk was undertaken, but it was obvious that nothing could be effected with the then House of Celli mons by the "Protectionist chief." "An Appeal to the Country" became indispensable, and the Government was carried• on through the forbearance of the Opposition, on the under. standing that no great measure was to be attempt ed. Even before the contest the principle of " Pro tectkat" was consigned to a dishonoured grave, or rather every attempt to resuscitate the departed monster was abandoned, save by a few fanatical admirers, so that the late Parliament cannot even claim the honour of settling a question that had previously been disposed of by an overwhelming majority of the people. It has been stated that " much could not have been expected from a body chosen under such circumstances." We cannot, however, agree with the observation. Great questions of Reform, Parliamentary, monetary, fl ca financial, and legal were agitated. Profess ing Reformers received a generous and dis interested support. There was sufficient strength to carry any point in which either the Govern ment or the members were really and truly in earnest, and we may ascribe the failures that halo since occurred to the apathy and indifference of the House, rather than to its want of power t give effect to its resolutions. The questions affecting civil and religious liberty —among which Jewish Disabilities and the Marriage Affinities Bill were the most importaut----were repeatedly affirmed in the Commons, but in such a manner that the other branch of -the Legislature was en couraged to reject them with but scant ceremony. The first act was to reject the financial scheme of Mr. DISRAELI. That led to the Coalition Ca binet, under the nominal, leadership of the Earl o ABERDEEN. It was hc,ped that the Income Tax anomaly would have been removed, and that the distinction between. permanent and precarious revenue would receive a legislative recognition. It is but jUstice t o Mr. DISRA.ELI to say that he, to a certain trivia' extent, adopted the wishes of the pecplo. 13ut although the relief was trifling tho 4 ., rin,eiplc was valuable, and the matter would unqu oP,tionably have been carried further but for the I :speedy overthrow of the Administra tion. "T ne GLADSTONE dodge" wag then prac tised. F :vowing that ho could net resist the just chi' .ns of thofio who had so long been defraud' .d, by being compelled to contribute more than tt heir fair proportion to the Exchequer, be Prete' „d e l Co provide for the total extinction of the tax iu 1860. The people fell into the trap, ;hough we, at least, pointed out the extent (if the ikeeption about to ha practisotl. Cho renewal WLI.3 granted in the manner asked for by Mr. GLADSTONE, and the nation was consc- quently saddled with the burden for a longer term than it had ever previously been asked for. Ho also carried his proposal for the redemption of a portion of the National Debt, and thereby oceaszioned a serious loss to the Treasury. It is reolarkath that at the very time when lie was bringing forward . .he Abolition, he must have been aware of the ominous hints respecting the division of "the sick man's" assets, and of the threatening clouds hanging over the Eastern horizon. But still ho disregarded all these salutary warnings, and acted as if he believed that denuding the Exchequer of its balances and paying off nearly nine millions of debt at the commence ment of a formidable war was really " a valuable financial denionstration," as declared by his great admirer of the Fourth Estate—the Jupiter tonans of Printing House-square. Since that year scarcely anything has been accom plished. The pendency of the war has been the apology for total inaction in all domestic matters, and since its " lame and impotent conclusion" the memories of the past have been the excuses for continued idleness., It was hopeless to expect anything really good or useful at its hands. The " season was not opportune " for bringing the good seed sown to maturity. Even during the current year we were threatened with a prolon_ gation of the iniquitous Bank Charter Act with out change or modification of any descrip tion. Mr. LOCKE KING'S motion for the much - required extension of the suffrage, was negatived ; and although many nc tices were placed on the book, there was nothing to test the feeling of the House on the qtkestion of the revision of the Income Tax. From the very commencement of its career it showed that it " had no aptitude for domestic legislation." Reformers have much to do to compensate for the shortcomings of the Parlia ment inaugurated under" the auspices of the Earl of DERBT. We can only hope that their future zeal and energy may make some scanty atone ment for much time scandalously wasted and misapplied. The defunct Parliament will act 'as a " beacon light," to show how little use may be made of the best possible materials. A'l that we can ray is that the same apathy that prevented it from passing beneficial measures, also arrested the progress of others highly detrimental to tke welfare and prosperity of the nation. Its offences were those chiefly of omission ; but for the want of energy and deci sion we should have been victimised with a Bank Charter Act, continued until 1866, and an un modified Income Tax for at least three years longer. TH NEW WRITS. On Saturday afternoon, at three o'cllck, the writ for the election of four " discreet men" to serve in Parlia ment for the City of London during the ensuing session, was received by Mr. Secondary Potter, at Guildhall. This day at noon, Mr. Sheriff Mechi, Mr. Sheriff Keats, &c., attended at the Guildhall and Royal Exchange and proclaimed the fact. The nomination will take place 'on Friday morning next, and the polling on the ensuing day. The declaration will be made on the Monday fol lowing. The notninat on for Westminster w ill take place on Thursday, the Foiling on Friday, and the declaration on Saturday. In most of the other metropolitan boroughs the nominations will take place on Friday, and the poll ing, where there is opposition, on Saturday. The whole of the writs for the towns and counties of the United Kingdom were sent through the Post-office by the several nails on Saturday evening, so that the elections will necessarily take place almost s multane ously. LIVERPOOL ELECTIO.Y. (BY ELECTRIC TELECIRAPB.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING _ _ The writ for Liverpool, by some carelessness on tht part of the Govirnment officials, has been sent to the office of the Cointy Palatine at Preston, and some doubt is entertained ehether•it will find its proper destination by four o'clock 6,0-day, in which case the election will be thrown over unit next week. If it arrives at Liverpool to-day, the nomination will take place on Friday. The Queen hell a Privy Council and Court on Satur day afternoon, it Buckingham PaFree. The Council was , attended by , his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Earl Granville (Lord President), Lord Cranworth (Lord Chancellor), We Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl of Harrowby (Lord Privy Seal), Viscount Palmerston (First Lord of the Treasury), Sir George Grey (Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment), Eirl of Clarendon (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), Lord Panmure (Secretary of State for War), Sir G. Curnewalt Lewis (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Sir Charles Wood (First Lord of the Admiralty), the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith (President of the Board of Control), Lord Stanley of Alderley (President of the Board of Trade), the Right Hon. M. T. Baines (Chan cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), the Marquis of Breadalbane (Lord Chamberlain), the Deke of Wellieg ton (Master Of the Horse), and the Marquis of Aber corn (Groom of the Stele to Prince Albert). At the Council a proclamation was issued dissolving the present Parliament, and summoning a new Parla ment, the writ 9 to be returnable on Thursday, the - 30th April nex:. The Right 'Hon. James, Earl of Elgin, by command of the Queen, was sworn of her Majesty's Most Honour able Privy Council. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. At the Court, Sir John Crampton was presented to the Queen at an audience by the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and kissed hands on being appointed her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover. Earl Granville, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount Pal merston, and Lord Panmure, had audiences of her Majesty on Saturday. The Court was attended by Lord Ernest Bruce (Vice Chamberlain), Viscount Castlerosse (Comptroller of th. Household), Lord Byron (Lord in Waiting), and Major- General Berkeley Drummond (Groom in Waiting). • The Prince of Wales, attended by Major-General W.)lde and Mr. Gibbs, visited the Royal Institution, Albemarle-street, on Friday evening, to attend a lenturd on the Submarine Telegraph, by Mr. J. W. Brett. The Duke and Duchess de Nernours visited the Du chess of Sent, on Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's. The Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg visited her Royal Highness yesterday. His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer received at dinner, on Saturday evening, at their mansion in Portland-place, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis of_Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess Stan hope, the Countess de Flahault and Miss Elphinstune do Flahault, Frances Countess Waldegrave, and Mr. Har . court, M.P., Count Van de Burch, the Right Hon. Sir C. Wood, M.P., and Lady Mary Wood, Sir Anthony and Lady de Rothschild, Col. Francis Seymour Seymour, and Mr. Batrs. The Earl de Grey, who has been much indisposed at Wrest Park, for some time past, is improving in health. The Countess Dowager of Ellesmere and Lady Blanche Egerton are at present sojourning at Ratchford Park, near Cobham, Surrey. The Earl and Countess of Elles mere ar© at Bridgewater House. Lady Alol,,sworth entertained at dinner, on Saturday evening, the Lord Coanetlior and Lady Oran worth, the Earl and Countess of Perth, Laura Countess of Antrim, .• Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, Viscount and Vis countess Duncan, Baron and Baroness Meyer de Roths child, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. G. Harcourt Vernon, Lady Johnstone, Mr. Osborne, M.P., and Mr. Plrinn. Sir Charles Wood, M.P., and Lady Mary Wood leave town to-day for Halifax. Lady Peel is exoect,•.7 . l in town to-day from the seat of Captain William Peel,'in Bedfordshire. DEATH OF SIR GEORGE ANDERSON, K.C.B.—Sir G. W. Anderson, governor of the Mauritius in 1849, and 1850, and Governor of Ceylon in the latter year, who died on Tuesday in Westbourne.terrace, was born in .14. m. don in 1791, his father being a L'endon merchant. He was educated at Haileybuiy CAN", and entered the civil service of the East India Company on the Reinbay establishment in 1806. He filled the posts of assistant to the Accountant-General (1809), registrar of the Court of Adawlut, assistant -judge, (1815), and criminal judge (1821) of Sorat, judg e at Poonafs and Slit)kiwi . ° (1825), pike of the Sts der Dewany, and commissioner of jus tice in the Deccan (1827), for his services in which offices he repeatedly received the thanks of the local and house I Governments. He was appointed c Lector and political teent in South Mahra to country in 1831, senior judge eSudder Dcwany in 1833, Indian law commi.eioner in 1835, member of Council and chief judge of the Sadder Adawlut in the same year, arid, finally, served as gayer• nor of Bombay from April, 1841, to June, 1842, and his high merits led to his two nominations to a colonial governorshit „ He married first, in 1813, the datighter of Mr. J. P. Kensington; and, secondly, in 1833, the daughter of Mr. Wight. One of the most murderous attacks which have occurred in this neighbourhood for some time, and which, it is to be feared, will be aVended with fatal results, was perpetrated on Frid by night, under the f allowing c'rcurnstances :—About half-past 11 o'clock, as police-constable Robert Walker (a newly appointed officer under Colowl Cobbe), stationed at Wombwell, was going his round at Saniihlev, about a mile from the Lanadbill Coliiery, lie heard some men in a field in which were a number of sheep belonging to Mr. Ba-hforth, farmer, of Al dam-house. Having no doubt as to the intentions of the men, he got behind a hedge in an adjoining field, where he could partly see what was going on. He had only been there a short time when he saw three men drive the flock of sheep into the coiner of the field close to where he was concealed, a , hort hedge only dividing them. Having caught two of the sheep, one of *the party asked, " Where shall we stick them ?" Another replied, " Let us take them down to the low end of the field," which they proceeded to do. The constable having heard the answer male at once prepared to attack the men and endeavour to capture some of them. For this purpose he took off his coat-belt and lantern, and followed them at the other side of the hedge. On arriving at the bott'.m of the field he could only see two men, who had the sheep on the ground, and who was stooping over them. He struck one of them a blow witk a heavy walking ; stick, and the other he succeeded in handcuffing. Another man, who was no doubt of the three he first saw, came up and gave a whistle. The signal was responded to, and five more men rushed to the spot, when a desperate struggle ensued, the men be ing armed with life-preservers and butchers' knives. Walker's stick having broken, he seized a life-pre- ' server from one of the villains, which he used with good effect. For a short tme the constable with stood the attack, during which the parties' in the scuffle rolled over the low hedge into an ad joining field. The knives and life-preservers were then used most unmercifully, till Walker was completely overpowered and rendered in sensible. The men, including the one with the handcuffs on, then made off. On the policeman recovering he, with great difficulty, managed to crawl to the farm of Mr. Walton, about 80 yards dis tant. He was immediately conveyed to his residence at Wombwell, and medical aid called in; . whea it was found that two of his fingers were entirely cut off, and a third was hanging by the skin, which was afterwards amputated. The two fingers were found in the field where the attack occurred, having been severed by a knife. He was bruised and cut nearly all over his body, having seven severe wounds on the head, all inflicted with knives, his face cut in a shocking manner, and one of his shoulders dislo cated. He now lies in a very precarious state, very little hope of his recovery being entertained. On visiting the scene of the affray, a heavy life-pre server and a hat were found in the part of the field where the struggle took place, the ground being covered with blood and trodden down, showing that the affray must have been of a most deadly character. Mr. Superintendent Green, of Barns ley, was quickly on the spot, and took immediate steps for pursuing the villains, who, there is every reason to suspect, belong to an extensive gang who have long infested Barnsley and the tie ighbourbood. From what can be gleaned from the constable in his dangerous state, it appears that there is little doubt that some of the men will be easily recognisable from the injuries inflicted upon them. Messrs. Alderson, Burman, and Wain wright, surgeons, have been in constant attendance upon the unfortunate man. Great fears are enter tained that lockjaw will supervene. THE SPEAKER's FAREWELL DINNER,—The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his farewell dinner to the principal offi !ers of the House of Commons on Saturday evening, the 21st inst., at 89, Eaton-square. The following had the eonour of receiving invitations :—Sir Denis Le Mar ohant, Lord C. Russell, Rev. T. Gamier, the lion. Geo. Waldegrave, Mr. Erskine May, Mr. Henry Ley, Capt. Gossett, Mr. Vardon, M r . Ri c k ar d s, Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Samuel Smith, Mr. Frere, Mr. Arthur Jones, Mr. Gudge, Mr. Dyson, Mr. Gibbons, Colonel Forester, Mr, Rowland, Mr. Gunnell, Mr. Postlethwaite, Mr. Rose, nr. Pole, and Mr. Gray. Captain the Hon. Francis Egerton has left town to join his ship in the Mediterranean. The Pays says that Lord Elgin will come to Paris before his departure for China. The fact probably is shat he will pass through Paris on his way out, and will nave an audience of the Emperor. It is untrue that the Porte has addressed a circular despatch to foreign Governments in answer to the Moni teurs note on the union of the Dauubian Principalities. A few days ago his Grace the Duke of Newcastle sent to all his labourers and cottagers on his estate six pounds of beef, one bottle of old ale (twenty-three years old), and one quart of real Clamber The Augsburg Gazette learns from Turin that the Roman Cathole Bishops in Savoy were already beginning to take advantage of the misunderstanding between Austria and Sardinia, The Lloyd steamer Austria has brought the following news of the 13th of March from Constantinople. In consequence of a quarrel with Lord Redcliffe, M. Pisani, the First Dragoman of the British Embvsy, has ten ders(' his resignation. Sir Joseph Bailey, Bart., of Glainusk Park, Breck nock, haS presented the sum of 3,0001. to the Wel ington College, and 5001. to the Cambridge A yluro. He has also become a patron of the Cavalry College at Rich mond, and taken nominations to the extent of 4501. HOUSE OF LORDS.—Their lordships sat on Saturday at twelve o'clock, for privileges. Mr. Walford appeared at the bar and tendered evidence. s The claim of the present Earl of Bandon to vote at the election of repre sentative peers for Ireland was allowed. A similar claim on the part of Viscount Hawarden was also allowed. ETON COLLEGE.—The vacant fellowship occasioned by the death of the Rev. G. Bethel', the vi , ;-provost, on the 16th inst., it is expected will be filled up by the Rev. W. Laurence Elliott, M.A., the 'much-respected senior assistant master in the lower school. Some subterranean grottoes have just been discovered at,Darcey (Cote d'Or), at a short distance from the Lyons railway. They are about 300 metres long an 120 metres high, and terminate at a lake of a certain extent. They contain some fine stalactites and crystallisations. VIENNA, March 20.—During the last three weeks seve ral letters, in which mention was made of M. Bianchi, of Mantua, have been received hero, but the state ments of the writers were so contradictory that i! was impossible to make any use of them. Yester day, however, some information was obtained which is probably correct, although it came from a military source. M. Bianchi has recoaered from the wounds inflicted on him by the officers, and the latter have been acquitted. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The oratorios to be performed at the forthcoming Handel Festival have now been posi tively determined on. They are as follows ;—" Messiah," on Monday, June 15 ; " Judas Maccabasus," June 17 ; and " Israel in Egypt," June 19. Mr. Costa has con sented to conduct the performances, and the whole musi cal arrangements are entirely under his control. The prices of reserved seats or stalls have been fixed at one guinea for each oratorio, or two guineas and a-half frr one stall for the series of three. ADVERTISING FOR CANDIDATES.—The following cu rious advertisement appears in the Berwick. Advertiser of Saturday :—" Wanted, a candidate for the representa tion of the county of Berwick in the Howe of Com mons of Parliament, the present bon. member not having, as yet, signified his intention of again corning forward. Parties of moderately Liberal princip'es, and having the other requisite qualifications, are entreated to make im mediate application." THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH AMERICAN MAILS. —Liverpool, March 21. —The royal mail steam ship Asia for New York, took her departure to-day with a large cargo of dry goods and 63 passengers ; and the team ship Dane sailed for Pernambuco and Bahia, being the first of Messrs. Laird and Co.'s new line from this port. She takes out a mail, a fair cargo, but no passengers. The Canadian mail screw-steamer Canadian sails on Wednesday for Portl nd, United States. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES.—Up to 12 o'clock on Saturday night, West minster Hall might have been seen besieged by porters, carrying huge packing cases. These contained archi tects' nesignsi for the new Government offices, submitted in competition in answer to Sir B. Hall's invitation, ad dressed to architects of all nations. The Government has already received something under 200 designs, and more are on their way from abroad, se that there will be no reason to' reproaoh the profession for backward ness in entering the listl. The prize sought for by each competitor is the commission to carry out his plans. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO DESTROY A RAILWAY TRAIN. —Oa Saturday last some fiend in human form made a deliberate and diabolical attempt to overturn a railway train on the Llanellyind Llandilo railway, Th e v i lla i n, knowing the time for the approach of one of the down trails, managed, unobserved, to alter the s w it c h e , , whereby the train, had the alteration escaped notice, would have been run off the lice, arid in all probability overturned and smashed. Fortunately, the engine driver, Wm. Ham, to whose carefulne:s and discretion the ut most praise should be awarded, was keeping an anxious look-out ahead, and observing that the switch was not right he shut off his steam and put on his drags and breaks. In consequence of these precautions the speed was greatly slackened, and the impetus of the train, broken before it reacheftthe switches, so that b e y on d running 11 off the line ) injury was dono. It i.i to be hope I that the perpetrator of the diabolical act will be brought to justice. - THE MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND.—TIio report states that during the past half-year there has been an increase of 15,7011. in the receipts. The total income for the half-year, derivable from all source-, has amounted to 9 2,1821.,135. Od. ; while the total disburse ments have been 49,7521. lie. 9J. ; leaving a ha'ance of 42,4301. 35., to which is to be added surplus from last half-year 3,969/.35. 10d. ; making 46,3991.55. 10d. ; from which the directors propose to take a sum of 6,0981. 2s. Bd., thereby increasing the reserved fund to 30,000/. ; and to add 8,7081. ls. 6d. in aid of the de preciation fund (being 5 per cent. on the cost of the roll ing stock at the end of last year), making this fund 19,5701. 18s. 6d. ; leaving disposable a sum of 31,5931. ls. 81. From this amount the directors propose that a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, free of income ta; amounting to 23,915/ , bhall be paid on the capital of the company; and the balance, 2,6781. is. be carried to the next half-year's account. The reports of a contemplated treaty of com merce and navigation between Russia and France gain rapidly in consistency ; it is now confidently affirmed that the draft of the treaty. is already entirely elaborated, and that its final execution and publication is only delayed until the very thorough revision of the Russian tariff, whicli is now being most assiduously laboured at, is com pleted. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The report of the Minister of State of the Budget of 1858 has been presented and read. It shows an excess of receipts over expenditure to the amount of 25,000,000 f. In conformity with the ideas o 1 the Emperor, it is recommended that this sutplus shall be applied to the redemption of the floating d(l3'. Thus, through the foresight and prudent mea sures of the Government, the regeipts not only equal the expenditure, but realise a large excess. The Moniteur. of Saturday contains the decree granting to the Marshal Duke of Malakhoff an an nual pension of 100,000 f. It is declared transmis sible to his direct legitimate descendants in the male line, but reverts to the State on their failure. It is further inalienable and protected from all pro ce-s (inalienable et insaissible.) The Borysthene, steam-packet, „from Marseilles for the East, carries out as passengers the tour bro thers of Abd-el-Rader. They are accompanied by their wives, as well as eight children of the Emir, five of whom are very young. These personages, who have with them a su►te of 18 persons, will land at Beyrout, whence they will proceed to Damascus to join their brother. Thza are also on board the Borysthene thirty Chriitian pilgrims going to Jerusalem. BOURSE; March 21.—The following were the la, quotations : - Cash. tr. c. 4i per Cents - 3 per Cents 7O 70 New Loan End of Month. —fr. --o. 70 90 Bank Shares 4,200 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,445 Austrian Belgian Fives .. .. 109 A— Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 9l 25 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOB CASH. ' • fr. c. fr c Orleans 1,480 Western Northern 917 50 Strasburg Lyons 1,532 50 New Ditto Mediterranean 2,060 Grand Central Lyons Geneva • 830 Theste 655 Cott° B3B 75 Austrian Cum. ...,., 790 . RUSSIA. The leading Russian journals are at present de voting their columns and their attention to the political events in England, in which the greatest interest is evinced ; the novelty of telegraphic de spatches bringing information of the debates that took place in the houses of Parliament within 24 hours of their publication to St. Petersburg, thus anticipating the ordinary* channels of information by about eight days, tends to enhance the lively interest naturally felt in any crisis affecting the Government of Russia's great rival. The lucu bration% the events in London gave rise to in St. Petersburg are not exactly of a nature to be palatable to Lord Palmerston's admirers ; The Northern Bee points out, with a certain de gree of acerbity, 11 , )w Paris has become now the centre of all the diplomatic business of Europe ; not only were the Peace Conferences at the end of the late war hold there, but also more recently the settlement of the p-ace bAween England and -Per sia, though France was no party to the war, has taken place in Paris ; and even the Neuchatel affair, in spite of the precedent that London has in its favour, is being brought before the forunt of the European Powers in the French capital. DENMARK, Before the Holstein-Lauenburg Domain ques tion is brought before the Bund another note will be sent by Austria and Prussia to Copenhagen. The twa great , German Powers Will. refute certain incorrect assertions which are contained in the • Danish note, and endeavour to prove to Denmark that her recent measures in Holstein are a violation of rights and privileges to which that duchy, as an integral part of the German Confederation, is entitled. A so-called "verbal Note" accompanied the Danish despatch of Feb. 23, but it produced no effect either on Austria or on Prussia. According to a correspondent of the Frankfort Post Zeitang, the contents of the docu ment were that the Danish Cabinet would agree to suspend the sale of the Holstein-Lauenburg do mains, and to settle the question to the satisfaction of the German Powers, if they would pledge themselves not to interfere any more between Den mark and the Duchies. That Austria, whose great hobbyisthe " maintenance of principles," will never agree to such a compromise need hardly be said Count Buol gave Baron Bulow such an icy recep tion that he lost no time in quitting the city, and re turning either to Berlin or to his post at Frank fort. The French Government seems to be deter mined that the German-Danish difference shall not be settled without its having a share in the negotia tions, for it has given Austria and Prussia to understand that it is inclined to espouse the cause of Denmark. The British. Government has just at present "a great many irons in the fire," but still it would not be advisable to neglect the Danish- Holstein question, as the Crown of Denmark must sooner or later revert to a member of the Russian Imperial family. SPAIN. MADRID, MARCH journal El Leon Espanol announces that the Government has de termined to raise the state of siege in all the pro vinces of Spain including Catalonia. It is confidently stated that the Papal Nuncio to the Court of Madrid has quitted Rome in order to assume his functions. The question of food no longer gives rise to any uneasiness. _ The nuptials of their Royal Highnesses Prince Frederick William of Prussia and the Princess Royal are postponed, according to the la•est news, from Nov. 21 to January next. • Conn/ ' March 18.—Nine of th e e l ect i ons have been annulled. The Chamber accuses the English Lord Commissioner of having falsified thelists. A cii-solution of the Assembly is expected. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The Liverpool and Philadelphia Company's screw steam-ship City of Washington arrived oT Point Lynas, from New York, with advices to the 9th inst. She left New York on the morning of the 10th, but.does not brine- any papers of that date. Lord Napier bad been presented with an address by.the New York. ; Chamber of Commerce. The sentiments expressed towards Great Brit*in were very cordial. Two large Government vesselS were to assist the laying of the submarine telegraph. Advices from Havannah t 3 the 21 state that slaves were daily landed.on the island. The sugar sales were liemry at firm prices. The sbiptnenis were extensive. Exchange on London, 5 to 51. The Belgian steamer Leopold 1. had arrived obit. The steamship Emeu was spoken off Sandy H oo k on the 10th. On the 11th the Hermann was sig nalled. On the same day a large screw steam ship, supposed to te the Kangaroo, was seen. The Asi a was passed off Tuskar ye. terday morning. At New York the demand for money was unusually active, but without any chang e i n ra t es of interest, the supply continuing abundant for fi rs t- c l ass securities. Tmarket stock but weaker. Flour was dull, Cotton was heavy. She brings no mails from the Pacific. Her dates are :—Jamaica, Feb. 27 ; Denieratl , 26; Trinidad, 27 ; Barbad oes , Maret 1; _Grenad a, Feh. 28 ; St. Vincent, March 1 ; St. Thomas's, 7. The Parana was dellyed at S. Thomas's till the 7th inst., waiting for .the mail steamer Trent, wit h the mails from the Sp an i s h M a i n ; b u t ae latter vessel not having arrived, the Parana proceeded to England on the morning of the 7th. - There . is very little ne ws b y t hi s arr i va l. Jamaica was generally healthy, and the ensuing sugar crops presented a very cheerful aspect. Min ing operations were reported to be very favourable. Sales of Irish butter had been made at 141 per 1 " i No operations in corn repor t e d . R e - sa les 0 flour had been made of 1,500 barrels, at 423. per barrel; a lot of upwards of 600 barrels of lull mess pork s, dd at 925., but th e mar k e t w as firri 3 ! 100 s. for this description. Rice dull of sale at"' 6d. ; rum 3s. 4d. per gallon. Sugar markt t active , and sales averaged 225. to 255,, actor ding to ( 1 11 ,, a ; lity. Exchanges. —O n L on d on -90 days, c,13-er cent. pm.s 60 days 1 pe r cen t. pm. • 30 days cent. pm.; private bill s a t par . On N ew yak' merchants' bills, 1 per cent. pm. At Trinidad flour had taken an unexpected rise; in the absence of arrivals provisions had ahle proved in' value. Rice was h eav y. A dull f, ( , ) ,, e dight in produce ; 1 t•l e or no b us i ness d on e... 1 - 4 1 ` e0 weather exceedingly we t, an d near l y a ll the Ova' had suspended crop operations. Tonnage not 11 ' quired. The weather at Barbadoes continued cool, el the health of -the isl a nd goo d. A fair arae.upties sugar had been mad e; th e quan tit y shipped tt'l76 26th ult. was 1,363 hogsheads, 89 tierces, gni ' barrels. At Grengda the public health continued e l ' buEtinesi brisk, and expe c t e d t o improve. w ther was Unfavourable for reaping the sugar crop, had generally commenced. Heavy rains dait i . o terrupted the m atnu f aetur i ng process , . an d su'r s were thus detained-for produce. The United States frigate Merrimac called of St' s Thomas's on the sth inst., but havi ng se veral cs: e to of yellow fever on board she was not allowe u he communicate with the shore, and•on the 6th 0 proceeded on a cruise to the northward. At Jamaica, Feb. 17, H.M. ships Termer ° Imaum, Arab, and Pioneer. she Ou the Windward I s l an d s station, 11.4--a -/ Eurydice and Brilliant. H.M. ship Bisilisk Wse her way to Bermuda, to join the Admiral At Llavannah, the Euryalus. • At St. Domingo, the Arachne. On the 10th of M arc h, i n l a t. 28 . 19 f e l '; 58.20 W., • the Parana passed the schooner J a x, Smith standing to the westward ; on the 17t 11 „ e d. changed signal s with th e s hi p D on Ricardo,otP" ing E.N.E. under double reef 4. The Parana brought 26 passengers, $37/341„g of in specie, and car go , cons i st i ng o f 191 ser°" - ea , cochineal, 230 serous of indigo, 90 bap of, co' 8 cases of succades, and 40 packages of sundriesio Lieut.-Colonel Robe son an d l a d y f ro m J 3lne were among the passengers. THE WEST INDIAN MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORraira. The Royal Mail Comp - any's steamer Pavan* , Captain B ev i s , has jut arrived, with the 'Wes t India mails. THE .NEW BUSSIAN RAILWAYS• The Managing - C ~ m mittee of the Conips o,7 4l for building the Russian rail wa y s no tifi e d o n the of inst. that the fourth portion of the first i! e l ie shares in Russia, that is to say, 150,000 1311.4 150 about to be open€d to public subscript subscription is to be open f rom April 16:h t'%i l d till April 23d (May 4th) ; the amount to be ,„ dolin is 12r. 50c. per share, which on allotinetio to be made up to 50r., or 30 p er cen t. o f the 1 "; b, amount. This• intimation ha s , na t u rally en °ll iii drawn the attention of capitalists and econowis" o f Russia with redoubled acumen to the exan ti nation of the merits of the entire question. For the sak e to those at a distance it will le expedient for et to select from the numerous articles that have 'of : 1 1 0 appeared on the subject one that was puldO le v ole the Economical Advertiser of St. Petersburg 311 . d time previous to this advertisement of the opine fling of he subscription lists being published, pretnis l ,', only that its expressed intention is to remove.thel;o pression stiil lurking in Russia that the foreig il will make too good a thing out of the con s tructien he railways in Russia. Of the latter it is said that t a a foreigners have for the most part estimated the C ° 7,.. of constructing the lines far too low. Marshes, c ° siderable streams, which often overflow theirshel' ° banks and lay large tract s o f l an d un d e r Won; ravines or deep and wide rain-gulleys, which int er sect the steppes of Neva Russia, the very roc''' terrain in the central governments of Rtrsia r ll °.,i r " . particularly between toscow and Or e l, the ' °"*--„ absence of stone and wo o d i n th e steppes, &C.; circumstances which will necessarily render th e „ — constructions very difficult and expensive. Tri 13 1 ° even if it is to be imported from England, will fearfully enhanced in cost by the expenses of tr t ,- i port, the price of labour in those thinly-pop 116 7; districts cannot yet be estimated, and the able suspension of the works d ur i n g the ter months will cause considerab'e accurnulatioewo of interest on the capital paid in, and ° v a t _when the lines approach completion the tit, inev., - 0 of fuel cannot fail of being very sensibly Among the advantages that Russia will dart it from these works, whenever they are finieh ed ' o f is pointed out that with theca increased mese° D. locomotion it will no longer be necessary.te ceere centrate large bodies of troops in localities °b e l e it is difficult or expensive to provision their"; d r fortresses, which have hitherto been kep t -e chiefly for the purpose of accommodating l '"0- la - ge bodies of men, and of protecting the De"" easily large quantities of provisions for their be port, and their mater iel of war, can in futu re considerably reduced. LYCEUM THEATRE. Utterly unknown to the :London public T oi l ' within the last 12 monthS, Mr. Dillon has e ° big established himself as a p o p u l ar f avour ite that assumption of a new character is now a matter interest. among play-goers. Although Mr. Dillon first int ro d uc ed him se l li fi a ° s ni the London public as an act or o f " dras,"h e ever been ambitious to display hi s t a l ent s it?i'mP ig o sonations of the so-called "legitimate" kina- / 1 Ent Shakspearian experiment wa s c 4 °the) cj e which proved mo s t fortun a t e ; hi s sec ond, W il ds , just now, amid every demonstration of public ori faction, is " Hamlet." From what has been seen of Mr. DillOn's Pr e ; vious characters , it was not diffic u lt t o fel e which side of amlet's charact er h e would ma, prominent—to foresee that th e emot i ona l ratlw than the intellectual element in the Danish Pi e :: a w sp ou e l e d e h as a b e thingexternal, in his and t thoughts. od s p a T y o tak e t 4 . - y hw enuh is by carrying it through infinite varieties if ernPh e i s j i g and expres s i on, wou ld o b viously be foreigU t ° theory of histrionic art. You do not listen to h t, study his "readings," but to discover how 6 °, 0 his emotions will be identifi e d w ith th os e of 'W et character—and we may truly s l y th a t the grea t er the warmth required the more he " warms O re ' Thns, in " Hamlet," although th e fi rs t t w o acts ° ill carefully and conscientiously pe r f orme d, it not t a. the third that Mr. Dillon' s p ecu li ar it y is reveal ° , The tenderness with which he surveys Ophelie the midst of his ravings about the "nunnery, a.% to which he gives extreme expre , sion by dropPl e a l on his knee and fondly kissing her hand, is Da tti , fi r 0 from its spontaneous appearance, an d his welcc' to Horatio, on the entrance of the latter, has a frankness about it that is singularly touching' Nothing of great moment oc c u rs a t this meeting the two friends, but the notion is conveyed that a kindly heart, long placed amid uncongenial spirits i + . has at length found a sympathetic being on which it corn repose. The watching of the King during the play scene is carried out through all its details with immense earnestness, and the burst of triumph i r !, which it results is most powerful. In the "clos e t scene" a new arrangement is made, which leads to a new histrionic effect. The ghost does not cross the front of the stage, but the lower part of the side and back becomes transparent, and the spectre is seen p ssing from behind the picture of the de ceased king to the point where it vanishes. It e steps are followed by Hamlet who thus leads h its mo ther roiled the apartment in a state of rapt at° tendon ! and the explosion with which he utters th e words ' Out at the portal," and sinks in a chair , hTerirleaotittissgtheodutwthiteh whole t the o m f e t n his tal act s tra he it a r, cto i r s a t s e rinriofirei and more entered into the spirit of the scene, ay" his climax. bas gained his audience' and now he may fearlessly pursue his victor through the two remaining a c t s , even thonge Laertes does not alLow hitn to display his fencing to the hest advantage. We understand that the assignees of Mr. Edward Ballwin Ball w i n are p repare d t o rece i re ten d ers f or t h e sa l e itu _Morning Herald, Standard, and St. James's Chronicle, up to 12 o'clock to-morrow. We hear that several goy; tienien have joined themselves into a ipecies of J Oll3 Stock Company, and have offered 20,0001. for this veil valuable proix rty. On the other hand we are ale ° credibly informed that another party has made an offe r of 21,000/., and is even prepared to go to a larger amount. This intelligence will be satisfactory to th e general body of unsecured credito r s, as the assigne es wid be bound not to sacrifice the estate , as they have duty to perform which they must not shrink from carry ing through.