The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-20 00:00:00

H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1857. First appearance of Nradlle. PICCOLOM [NI. —BOTTARDI, BELLETTI, POCCHINI. TO.MORROW EVENING (Tuesday), April 21. LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Marie, Mdlle. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Mdlle. Pocchini. A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay market. Price One luinea and One Guinea and a Half each. La Favorita will be repeated forthwith. Mcllle. Ortolani Las arrived. FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. EXTRA NIGHT, THURSDAY, April 23. LA TRAVIATA. PICCOLOMINI, GIUGLINI, BENEVENTANO, POCCHINI. Opera—LA TRAVIATA. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Eoxes in the Half-circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. Ring Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone, NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICDS OF ADMISSION. THIS EVENING, awl during the week, the new Drama of A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Comp ton Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poyn- ter, Fitzwilliam, &c. After which, fpr the sixth time, a Classical Love Story. un der the Apple-lation of ATALANTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples: in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. Concluding with LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. In future the prices will be:— Orchestra St•Als (which may bo retained the whole of the evening), Gs. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price, s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ...... ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit . 0 Pit. 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 ei 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, &e. Followed by.THE ELVES, in which Madame Celeste will perform After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paul Bedford will appear. QTRAND TFIEA.TRE.—MInazer, Mc. T. • Payne.—THlS EVENING will be performed RUTH OAKLEY. After which, WILLIAM TF.LL (Burlesque.) Mesdames Leigh Murray, Cuthbert, Somers, &c. To conclude with a Farce. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Celery, 6d. 1 1.) OYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd awl Creswiek. THIS EVENING, tho new drama of FLORENCE ; or, The Fatal Error. Characters by Messr3. Creswick, Norman, Charles, Miss Mortimer, dm. After which, MIDAS. Apollo, with sow4s, Miss Poole. To conclude w;th THE DUMR SAVOYARD AND HIS MONKEY. The Monkey, Mr. Flexmore. BOY A L OLYMPIC THEATRE Lecixee. Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, will performed a new drama, called DADDY HARD ACRE. ',lr. Robson, &c. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. To conclude with THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining, &o. Commence at half-past Seven. ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (2d week). the highly snceessrnl Grand Military Spectacle, called THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS : or, The Battle of Constantine, introducing Mr. W. Cooke's admired Stud of trained Horses, 3::c. After which, Miss Kate Cooke will appear in the EQUES VRIAN ACTS in the CiRCLE. The performance of Signor Corelli and Family. To conclude with A rasILLE FARCE Commetce at seven o'clock. Dress Roses, 4s. ; Upper ilexes, 35.; Private Boxes, from If., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Uppa; Gallery, 64. Vor•ollice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager Mr. W. West. Ecreatrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke , jun. CA N TERTM ItY IT. ALL. Woßtrni nsaer-road OPE N EVERY EVENING.--The follow - in: company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Bruuell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Ferrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling. P. Corti, Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Himo ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corti ; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. hackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte. Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; diroct or Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre eisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock.. iIIGFI WAT:','R AT LaN - DON BRIDGE. TRIS Ditr—Morn. 30 min. aft. 10 —Ravening 8 mid. aft. 11 !'n-Ifoßuov —Morn. 0 rnia. aft. 0 —Evening 0 min.aft. 0 Ti E IvEATHEItz—Sum Orncra, APRIL 19. TIMIAIOIIi.TRR, IN TEN SHADE. CI highest tines noon yesterday. 51 - lowest this montlng and dm:az the tight. 65 -this day •t noon. BATIOURTZP., 20*05. li4ht, with vory fine sunshiny summer w4ather. Two O'CLOCK.—Wini more westerly, and fresh, but fine. APRIL 20. Gi h, e h ea -i, nn.:' yapterday. 47 -"c.cast thiA morning and jnrin4 :be night. day t. N;3n. 9.A. , 01V 30.30 sudden rise. WIND, W.N. W to W.—r.iht, with fine sunshiny weather. .1 !J,e, _l, • : - , •- .> • .)‘ 111 4 " -j• d LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1867 " The Bank of France have again increased their rate for the purchase of gold from 4fr. to 6fr. per mine." In other words they pay a pre mium equivalent t) 6 per e.;nt., or 12s. per 1001., for the bullion which they supply at par to their customers. We need not say that this is opposed to every sound principle of banking, and that a certain loss must necessarily be incorred in the operation. But yet the managers of the establish ment find their account in this abnormal proceed ing. It is perfectly clear that so long as it is continued the gold must be attracted from Eng land to France, and no increase in the rate of discount, even were it advanced to 10 to 12 Per cent., could resist tho stream. An ad ditional . 1 2 or 1 per cent. is simply ridiculous, and can only be paralleled by the proceeding of Mrs. PARTINGTON in striving to sweep back the advancing tide with a broom. By the course adopted the French Bank can obtain an ample supply of the precious metals at a comparatively trifling expense, which will not only be amply re imhursed by additional business, but for which a state indemnity can readily be obtained at any moment. By this skilful manceuvre they transfer the difficulty, from their own to our shoulders and obtain perfect ease at a trifling cost ; while the com mercial and manufacturing interests of Great Britain are ort the verge of ruin, and completely paralysed, in consequence of the dearth of the " very life blood of industry," a circulating medium adequate to the wants and exigencies of the country. It is easy to ascertain the trifling expense at which these untoward results may be produced. A premium of 6 francs per tale amounts to but 6,000/. on 1,000,0001. ; to 60,0001., on 10,000,0001., nearly a million more than was re tained in the coffers of the Bank of England during the week ending the 11th inst. For each 6,0001., or 12,0001., as a portion would be withdrawn from general circulation, say equal in amount to that taken from the Bank itself, the stock of the precious metals in both departments would be reduced by 1,000,0001., and this would ne cessitate, according to the present system, an increase of 1 per cent. to the rate of discount ; and before 120,000!. had been applied, the " Old Lady" should stop payment, unless the , Government inter t os3d, and again suspended the operation of the unwise and impolitic law that had occ,isiolicd all the mischief. NJW this mea- sure which, sooner or lat?r, must be resorted to, might just as well be tiken in good time! W© should not wait for the abstraction of the steed before securely fastening the stable door ! The indispensable precautions should be adopted while there is yet some bullion to pro tect, and not delayed until every French peasant has 41. or 51. in English sovereigns, or French gold carefully hoarded for any emergency that may arise. One of our most consistent and indefatigable monetary reformers, Mr. HAMER. STANSFELD, has directed public attention to this inevitable con sequence of the Act of 1844, and the nation has now irresistible proof of the accuracy of the as sertions we have incessantly put forward respect ing the tendency of this iniquitous and unstates manlike code, intended to make money, or rather currency, scarce and dear, but which may end in something like the destruction of " the goose that laid the golden eggs," and involve the moneyocracy themselves in the ruin of those who have hitherto been their dupes and victims ! As Mr. STANSFELD shows, the Bank of France, " by beingt a liberty to buy the very gold which our laws prevent us from buying, by taking away all inducement to buy," have been enabled to relax the stringency of their rules for discounting, and even to contemplate a further reduction of the rate. They, in fact, gain by being free what we lose by being restricted, and the result is that their gold, as well as the gold of the Bank of Vienna, is increasing, while ours is steadily and rapidly decreasing ; and, as Mr. STANSFELD truly declares, assuming the rate of discount at 6 per cent., " the Bank of France !slakes a profit of more than 12 per cent., whilst the Bank of England receives only Id. per ounce for the cost of paper and printing. Under such circumstances it is surely well worth its while to pay not merely 125., but ten times 12s. per 1001. premium. The Bullionist organ is exhibiting its usual versatility on this important question. It is already trying to wriggle out of the admissions, so damaging to the cause it advocates,which it made on Friday. On that day it announced, ex cathedra, that " the perplexities of the money market seemed greater than ever," and that "under no circum stances could a return to cheap money be anti cipated for several years." This day, however, it completely changes its views. It declares that the operations of the Bank of France " can have no permanently disturbing influence," and that if the process straitens us to-day, we shall be so much the easier for it a month hence." This is the old and used up cant, that has already been repeated usque ad nauseam. It is not merely a twice told tale," but one continued from day to day with variations of every kind. But the flittering illu sion has been constantly dispelled by the sad reality, and it must still vanish before the wand of truth. The Times acknowledged on Friday that " for many months persons have been look ing to the present period as that at which some change in the unfavourable state of our bullion balances might be expected, and instead we bare the Bank reverting to almost its highest rate of discount, while the stock of gold is reduced to a point lower than at auy time during the last ten years !" It is astonished at, but cannot deny the facts. They have, however, been strictly in accordance with the predictions of the Monetary Reformers, the natural and inevitable results of existing and easily-ascertained causes. At present there is a competition for the precious metals. The Bank of England is prohibited from meeting its opponents on equal terms, and there fore mast yield. The gold must leave our shores. There must be a dearth of currency ; and the trading and manufacturing int sreets must be exposed to serious losses, if not reduced to bankruptcy and ruin. This is the actual state of affairs, and with the deplorable experience of past years the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposes to renew the cx . sting code for a further term of tea years, without change or modification of any kind ! This suicidal determination must be resisted by every possible means. The nature of the disease is patent—the remedy easily discoverable. The Bank of England must be enabled to compete in our own markets, on equal terms with the foreigner, or far better it should be freed from every responsibility in connection with the currency, which should henceforward be regulated by a Government de partment under the control of Parliament. N . t tional Bank notes of small and convenient de nominations, receivable in payment of taxes, and made a legal tender in all parts of the United Kingdom, would answer every purpose that could be required for a domestic currency. The price of gold would then vary according t) the natural laws of supply and demand, and England would be enabled to supply her wants in the same man. ner as other nations. Ail that she requires, is " a clear stage and no favour." She will not shrink from equal competition, but that she has a right to demand, notwithstanding the specious fallacies and pompous platitudes of Mercator and his disciples. The present system cannot be maintained In justice to our indus trial population, we are entitled to demand a decisive and comprehensive change—a mere modi fication, which might have satisfied the people a few months' since, will not answer now. The activity of the remedy must be proportioned to the extent and magnitude of the disease. The fifth Parliament of VICTORIA may now be said to have been completed by the Constituencies. It seems only yesterday that the " Fourth" was in the very flush of its existence. Yet it is actually to-day as much a thing of the past, as utterly dead and byegone as any specimen (even the earliest) of the old Saxon Witenagemot. And already--before its successor bps assembled, before a single division has taken place, before ene solitary proposition, good, bad, or indifferent, has been submitted to its deliberate judgment-- we may safely predicate of this fifth Parliament of VICTORIA that it is a vast improvement upon its immediate predecessor. Nor is this saying vary much after all, in praise of the now House of Commons ! For the old one, the House of 's2 the House that began its existence by sounding the superfluous Requiem of Protection, and ended by channting the worse than superfluous Pcean of the bloody-minded barbarian, YEn ! For that Parliament, in the aggregate, we entertain not the most spectral semblance of the merest sentiment of a regret. It had but one conspicu ous merit that we are aware of—the merit of readily and ungrudgingly voting the supplies during the continuance of the sanguinary and expensive contest with the CZAR of all the Russian. But even that one redeeming characteristic is all but blotted out of our grateful remembrance by its equally ready and ungrudging approbation of the despicable compromise called a Peace, with which the Muscovite war was brought to a premature and ignominious conclusion. No—frankly be it confessed, as to the House of Commons which has but just now "died the death," we cannot by any possibility think otherwise than with unalloyed satisfaction of its having been dismissed abruptly, rHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1857. scattered, routed, and condemned by means of a Penal Dissolution ! Like HAMLET'S father, it went to its account with all its imperfections on its head ! But, unlike HAMLET'S father, it could not by any chance have done otherwise ! There was no means of shriving it that we can in the wildest freak of francy conjure up before our imagination. There was no good to be got out of it —and obviously, in its almost every act, not the smallest opening anywhere dis cernible for repentance. " Mr. H."—said the Critic upon CHARLES LAMB'S Farce, so entitled—" Mr. H. thou wert damned !" And so might it assuredly be declared with equal ustice of this Mr. H. of a Parliament ! An egregious failure from first to last—it is now, happily, as we have said, a thing dead and gone —a vanished snare, mockery, and delusion. The Parliament just chosen by the constitu encies in place of it—the Fifth Parliament of VICTORIA—about to be assembled for the first time upon the eve of May Day, will compensate, let us hope, in a great measure, for all our recent legislative disappointments. Yes—let us take the words literally—Will compensate for our re cent legislative Disappointments in—A Great Measure ! A • Measure comprehensive and well considered ! It has the capacity of extracting anything it pleases, in the way of political amelioration and social improve ment, from Lord PALMERSTON. If it only put the screw on promptly and vigorously—it may squeeze anything it pleases from a Premier so pliable and complaisant ! Or, supposing the Noble Lord to prove what he has never yet proved—inflexible—it may give him the "go by " instanter. THAT is the alternative before the new Parliament ! Palmerstoniem—supposing that to mean wise, immediate, and judicious im provement ! Anything but Palmerstonism—sup posing it to mean just the very reverse of all this, —supposing it to mean, that is to say, a laissez faire system, Toryism in disguise, or (worst of all) absolute Retrogression. It is a preposterous thing to declare, as the organs of the Prime Minister are doing of late perpetually, that the enormous majority gained upon the side of the Ministerialists is literally nothing more nor less than a majority of blind, willi-nilli, thick-and•thin Palmerstonians ! To assert this, we repeat, is to assert nothing less than an absurdity. The majority is a Liberal majority, It is a majority not in favour of a single individual statesman—but in favour of a great variety of measures. It is a majority of Reformers—not simply one of Palmerstonians. Lord PALMERSTON may make the words synony mous if he pleases. That is his affair. It is, comparatively speaking, a matter of very small importance, or, at any rate, a matter of very secondary importance,' to the general population. It is a subject, of course, of great moment to the Prime Minister, and as such we would all of us commend it to his most serious conside ration. But t 3 the nation, t) the Parlia ment, to the constituencies, to their repre sentatives, it really and truly signifies very little, if, indeed, it signifies anything. Whig or Tory— Peelite or Caneingite—Radical so-called, or so called Conservative ; any statesman of any Party, under any Name, carrying any colours, will be secure of the support and approbation of the pub lic at ltrge upon this one proviso—that he is at the same time a Reformer. If the Noble Viscount now in office at the head of Her MAJESTY'S Go vernment choose to retain power within his grasp upon that one simple condition-30 be it ! We are ready, upon that explicit understanding, at once to enroll ourselves among the most energetic supporters of Lord PALMERSTON. THE QUEEN.—As soon as ever her Majesty is strong enotsgh to travel, it is recommended by the medical gen - tlenaen in attendance that the Queen should make a short trip to the sea side, so as thoroughly to complete her recovery, nal restore her health to its usual vigour in the shortest possible time. For this purpose it is ex pected, should everything go on as favourably as it has hitherto done, that her Majesty may be enabled to leave town for her marine palace, Osborne, Isle of Wight, the latter end of the first week in May.—Observer. CABINET COUNClL.—Summonses were issued on Satur day for a weekly meeting of the members of the Cabinet on Wednesday next, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Minis ters are to assemble at three o'clock. ILLNESS OF THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER. —We regret to say that no favourable change has taken place in the illness of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, which continues of a nature to excite serious anxiety in the minds of her Royal relatives. It is unnecessary to say that the greatest attention and interest hate been shown to the Royal sufferer. The Duchess Dowager of Cambridge has been constant in her visit , . Prince Albert has ca'led several times daily to make inquiries on behal of her Majesty. The Princess Royal and Princess Alice, tl,e Duchess of Kent, the Princess Mary, the Duke of Cambridge, and the Princess of Hohenlohe have also vi-ited the venerable invalid. The list of visitors and in quirers comprises the names of almost every nobleman and gentleman in town. ILLNESS OF TUS MARQUIS OF DALHOIISIL—We regret to slate that alarming accounts have just reached us from Scotland respecting the health of the Marquis of Dalhousie. The noble marquis has been in bad health for many years, but until the last few weeks his friends were not apprehensive of Any serious result. It is right, however, we shoull state, that Dr. Syme, of Edinburgh, where his lordship is, has not yet quite given up all hope. The !Lind of the noble marquis, notwithstanding his great bodily illness, is as clear and vigor cue as ever. APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE..—We un derstand a matrimonial alliance is arranged between Mr. Beecher, second son of the late Sir W. W. Beecher, and the Lady Emily Hare, second daughter of the late Earl of Listowel. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Miry visited the Duchess of Kent, on Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's. His Excellency Don Luis Gonzalez Bravo, the Spanish Minister at this Caurt, left London on Saturday even ing for Paris, en route to Madrid. His Excellency will be present at the opening of the Spanish Cortes, and will probably return to London at the end of n ext month. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely arrived in town on Saturday, from Paris. The Countess of Clarendon will have an assembly on Wedneads:y next, at her residence in Grosvenor crescent. The Earl and Countess of Bradford are expected in town on Wednesday, from their seat near Birmingham. The Earl and Countess of Darnley have taken the residence of Mr. Jones (of Pantglas), in Eaton-square, for the season. The Earl and Countess of Durham have arrived in town for the season. Viscount and Viscountess Combermere arrived in town on Saturday, from Combermera Abbey, Cheshire, for the season. Viscount and Viscountess Ingestre have taken a house in Eccleston-square, and are expected in town at the latter end of the present month. Lord and Lady Naas are staying at Palmerston House, Kildare, and will not return to town until the first Of next month. The Dowager Lady Suffield is at present staying on a visit with Lord and Lady Carington, at Wycombe Abb e y, Bucks. Her ladyship has taken a house in Hertford-street, Mayfair. The Dowager Lady Leigh is expected in town this day from a tour of visits. Mr. Ed w. Eyre had an interview with Mr. Secretary Labouchere on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Malta, Gib raltar, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, and Mauritius, from the Colonial-office, on Saturday. Mr. F. Peel, the rejected candidate at Bury, will, it is thought (says the Bi ist9l Advertiser), find a seat in the Lansdowne borough of Caine, where Sir W. Williams, of Kars, will make way for him. We (Cambridge Independent) understand that it has been decided to proceed to a Fcrutiny of the votes given at the late election for Huntingdonshire, before a com mittee of the House of Commons. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. While the triumphant success of Signor Giuglini was confirmed by the third performance,of " La Favorita," which took place on Saturday night, Mademoiselle Spezia gave evident signs of an ad vance in public favour. Those peculiarities of voice which somewhat marredher best efforts en Tuesday ware far less apparent, and may possibly be ex plained away on the hypothesis of nervous trepida tion. On the other hand, those meritsthat belonged to the histrionic side of the art were more con spicuous than before, and we scarcely desire to see the last scene of "La Favorita" acted with more thorough abandon to the passion of the moment than by Mademoiselle Spezia. Thera is nothing like complacent mediocrity in her performance. Into the spirit of the character she assumes she enters without reserve, mental or physical, and she spares no effort of voice or gesture to realise her conceptions. The new danseuse, Mademoiselle Pocchini, is a most valuable acquisition to the theatre. The " Truandaise," as she executes it, is au original creation. In the pas de cinq, which is introduced in the course of the ballet, a separate " variation" is executed by each of the five danseuses—Mesde • moiselles Rolla, Pasqualis, Morlacchi, Brunetti, and Karliski, who, in vieing with each other, give earnest of future eminence under more responsible circumstances. The house was filled in every part, and the new vocalists were three times summoned before the curtain. The debut of Mademoiselle Piccoloinini is announced for to-morrow (Tuesday), the selected opera being "La Figlia del Reggimento." HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box at her Majesty's Theatre was on Saturday evening occupied by the Earl and Countess of Desart, Lady Georgina Bal four, Miss Balfour, Mr. Balfour, and Mr. Herbert. Amongst the company also honouring the theatro with their presence on this occasion we observed :—The Duchess of Wellington, Lady Julia Hay, Miss Caven dish, Mrs. Macdonald and party, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, Lady Alicia Paulett, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl and Countess of Munster, his Excel lency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstoff, the Countess of Glengall, the Countess Dowager of Har rington, and Miss Mary Lee, the Earl and Countess Mountcharles, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Lucan, the Earl of Wilton, the Earl and Countess Roseberry, the Countess of Orkney and Lady Isabella Fitzaraurice, ' the Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington, the Viscount Canterbury, Lord William Paulett, Lord Gif ford, the Count Porralis, the Baron and Baroness Meyer de Rothschild, the Baron Delanois, the Viscount en der), the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, his Excel lency the Peruvian Minister, Lord and Lady Panmure, Lord Grey de Wilton, Lord Burghersh, Lord Jo'in Hay, Lady Jodliffe, General the lion. H. Cavendish, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Lady Howard, and Miss g, Bart., Sir William Clay, Howard, Sir Richard Goslin Bart., and Lady Kay, Mr. Baring, Mr. Corrie, Sir George Wombwell, Bart., Sir John Lowther, Bart., Lord de Tabley, Lady Barnard,. Sir Frederick Pottin ger, Bart , Lady Flower, Sir Alexander Spearman, Bart., Sir John B. Guest, Bart , the Baron Paravicini, Mr. and Mts. Harvey Lewis, Mr. Wyndham, the Hon. Mr. Craven, the Hon. Dudley Ward, the non. Mrs. Boyle, Sir Alexander Woodford, Bait., Lady and Miss Woodford, General Sir George Bowles, Mrs. Wemyse, Mr. de Horsey and Miss de Horsey, the Hon. Mr. Harbord, the Hon. Mrs. Cost, Colonel Cadogan, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Gore Langton, Colonel and Mrs. Moncreiffe, Colonel and Mrs. Mountjoy Martyn, Mr. C. J. Lyon, Colonel Lockyer Freestun, Mrs. Lockyer Freestun, Mr. Pond, Colonel and Mrs. Watson, Mr. Boupell, M.P., and Mrs. Trent, &c. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Mdlle.Piccolomini will appear to-morrow night in "La Figlia del Engi mento," and on Thursday in the " Traviata." Ortolani has arrived from Madrid. "I Puritani" is the opera selected for her debut. Arturo is one of Giuglini's priucipal parts. LATEST N WS. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The royal mail steam-ship Europa, with advices 'rom Boston to the Bth inst., is off the post. MARSEILLES, APRIL 19. Intelligence from Smyrna, of the 9th, states that Admiral Lyons, together with his squadron, had been received there with much ceremony by the Turkish authorities, the French naval division, and the Euglish residents. Admiral Beuet-Willaumez, at a fete which he gave to the British Admiral on board the Posione, gave a toast, "To the union of the French and English Flags." Admiral Lyons replied in a long speech, in which he developed the advantages of the Anglo-French alliance. COPENHAGEN, SUNDAY. A Royal rescript, issued yesterday, charges M. Audrae with the reconstruction of the Cabinet. If he should not succeed, M. Halle will be com missioned to form a Ministry. M. Von Scheele has announced his absolute retirement from public life, and has sent in the resignation of his seat in the Supreme Council. THE NEUCHATEL QUESTION. The Paris correspondent of the Inclependancg Beige has sent to that journal the following analysis of the memorandum presented by Dr. Kern to the Conference on the 3d inst.:-- " On the first point it is declared that the renun ciation of the King of Prussia must be complete. Switzerland cannot concede to him the title of Prince of Neuchatel and of Valangin. At all events, if the King wishes to continue to bear the title in his dy nasty no claim upon Switzerland shall result there from, and its non-recognition shall be declared by au official act. The memorandum referring to a decree of the three States of Neuchatel in the month of November, 1707, which invested Frederick of Brandenburg with the sovereignty of the Canton, establishes that the title of Prince of Neuchatel never was an apanage of the Crown of Prussia. " Dr. Kern then touches upon the amnesty for all political and military offences connected with recent events. Switzerland admits that the am nesty ought to include all political offences of any description anterior to the events of September, 1856 ; ordinary offmces are naturally excluded from the amnesty. "As regards the sth point, concerning an in demnity for the rights of Sovereignty, the_ Swiss Envoy rejects it, observing that th 3 law expenses and the cost of military occupation must remain reserved, the Federal Council declaring biforehand that, if the King of Prussia does not ask for money, it will not insist upon repapnent of the expenses of the occupation. The Federal Council calculates the cost of calling out the troops, legal expenses, 40., caused by the events ,of September, at 5,180,000 f. "As regards the Church property, Dr. Kern de clares that it never has been interfered with—it was annexed to the State domain, which on its part engaged itself constitutionally to provide for the wants of the clergy. Private institutions of charity naturally come under the common law of the land. As regards public institutions their maintenance is guaranteed by the Constitution. " The Swiss Envoy then alludes to the Pury in heritance. . The town of Neuchiltel was declared heir by the will in the usual legal manner. Should its claim be contested, it ought to be decided by the courts of law, and not by diplomacy. " As regards the revision of the Constitution, it is peremptorily established that the Cantonal Constitution decrees, Article • 72, that if the Grand Council, or at least 3,000 electors, asked for a revision, it is for the electoral collegEs to decide whether it is to take place either by a Constituent Assembly or by the Council ; and, moreover, the Federal Constitution. Art. 42 admits equally to the enjoyment of political rights every Swiss citizen who has resided for two years in a canton, possessing the electoral qualifications as prescribed by the Constitution. Strangers never enjoyed po litical rights in Switzerland, nor do they at the present moment. " Finally, the present Constitution of Neuchatel was voted by the Neuchatelese alone, as they were called upon for the first time to pronounce them selves upon the future form of government of the Canton." FRANCE. PARTS, SUNDAY, The Moniteltr, beyond nominations to offices in tribunals of commerce, juges de paix, and assistant judges, has nothing of home or of foreign interest. BOURSE, April 18.—The following were the last quotations : End of Month. 92fr. 50.,. 69 85 Cash. fr. C. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 69 55 Bank Shares 4,425 Credit Mobilier 1,382 50 Roman Do. Asconnt 1,382 50 Austrian Belgian 4. .., DU— Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 9l Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOB CASH. IT. C. IT i (Weans 1,500 -- Western - Northern 1,012!— Strasburg Lyons 1,5764 New Ditto Mediterranean 2,155 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Midi CHINA. The Moniteur de la Flotte publishes a letter from Shanghai of Feb. 7, which describes a ceremony that took place there in commemoration of the deliverance of Shanghai by the officers and seamen of the Jeanne d'Arc and the Colbert. A so lemn mass was celebrated on the preceding day in the French quarter called Yang-King-Pang to the memory of those who fell under the walls of Shang hai on the 6th of January, 1855. Monseigneur Danicourt, Bishop of Antifolles, officiated in pre sence of M. Van, the French Consul ; M. Merle, the British Vice-Consul ; Captain Nicholson, of the British frigate La Pique ; several officers of his staff, the Spanish Vice-Consul, a delegate from the Portu guese Consulate, all the French residents, and a number of the British residents. The mass was followed by a sermon from M. Languillat, a Jesuit. After the sermon the clergy proceeded to the resi dence of the French Consul, where prayers were said over the mausoleum by M. Danicourt. The ceremony was concluded by the following speech from the French Consul : " The two years which separate us from this heroic but costly deliverance of Shanghai, far from losing their effect on the hearts of the population, have, on the contrary, made it stronger. Let us therefore honour this glorious mausoleum as an immortal emblem for the navy, for religion, for our duty, for all Frenchmen, for the ho nour and dignity of the national character, and for that Powerful colony of Shanghai, for the honour of the West. Let us give a new and s-,lemn adieu to the noble dead of the Jeanne d'Arc and the Colbert." SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 14th contains a royal decree, which authorises the Mitister of Public Works to come to an understanding with the mu nicipality, the provincial deputation, and the ministries, for the aggrandisement and embellish- ment of the capital, by enclosing within the walls a large tract of ground, and laying it out in streets, parks, promenades, and by cutting wide streets in the city, improving the river, building railway station?, &c. The other journals announce that numerous arrests had been made at Madrid, in consequence of the discovery of a Carlist conspiracy headed by priests. This conspiracy had ramifications at Oviedo and Burgos. In consequence of some agitation at Carinna, near Sarragossa,. troops had been sent to the town from the latter city. A sword of honour had been forwarded to Washing ton, to be presented to the captain of the United States war steamer Waterwitch, for services ren dered to the crew of the Spanish frigate Car agenera, which ran aground in the mouth of the Parana. A letter from Melilla of the 4th says that the Spaniards had captured two large piratical vessels belonging to the Moors. The Madrid journals of th3l3th have reached UR. The government had addressed a circular to the presidents of tribunals, giving them instructions respecting the release of the Carlist prisoners who have lately been amnestied. It had been decided that the Queen should open the Corts in person ; nnd arnottst the priners to he br.)11:-OA fur ward was one for a reform of tho tariffs. It was con sidered certain that her Majesty is in an interest ing situation. The Bank of San Fernando had reduced its rate of discount to 5 per cent. At Oviedo, 20 persons had been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in a Carlist conspiracy. Re ports were current that a certain number of influ ential persons in Mexico had formed the project of requesting Count de Montemolino, or his brother Don Juan, to assist them in transforming the 're public into a monarchy, and to take the crown ; but no importance w-ts attached to them. Accounts from Vera Cruz say that 14 or 16 of the assassins of the Spaniards at Cuerna, Vaca, had been shot, and that as the Mexican government had thus given some satisfaction to Spain, it was hoped that an arrangement between the two countries would be come to. Numerous persons were being exiled from Mexico, and trade was paralysed. A letter from Berne, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" The question of an indemnity to Prussia was warmly discussed last week in the Federal Council. It appears that the mediating , powers have confidentially recommended Switzer land to offer a million for ' the love of peace.' Some members of the council were rather disposed to accept this advice, but, after mature considera tion, it was decided that Switzerland could not admit the principle of an indemnity, and that, con sequently, it was not necessary to discuss the amount. A similar resolution was come to as to the title of Prince of Neuchatel. Switzerland can not prevent the King of Prussia from assuming the, title, but she will never recognise his right to3it." The responsible editor of the Avvisatore Alessan drino, a Piedmontese paper, was condemned by de fault a few days ago by the Court of Appeal of Ca sale to four years' imprisonment and a fine of 0000 francs, for having published an article under the title of " The Insurrection," in which it advocated the overthrow of the constitutional monarchy. The quarrel which lately took • place between the Austrian and Prussian soldiers forming the federal garrison of Mentz was not attended with the gravity which was at first attributed to it. The Mentz journal, however, in making this rectification, ad mits that one man was killed and ten wounded. THIRTY DAYS TO AUSTRALIA. (Prom the Liverpool Herald.) There is something startling in this announce ment, because people have no idea, even in these days of progress, that a voyage to the antipodes could possibly be effected in one month ; yet, why not ? We understand that the Government con tract for conveying the mails is 59 days, say 60. Mr. Clare, jun., of this town, is prepared to build 4 iron mail steamers of 10,000 tons each, that shall average 20 miles per hour, for the sum of 400,0001. each ; boats that, in case of war, could be applied to the Government transit of troop, &c. Now, what would be the result of shortening the voyage to Australia to 30 days ? In the first instance, we are receiving 20 millions sterling in gold annually from that colony ; the interest upon that stun for one month (the time saved for conveyance) would be 840,0001., and drafts to the same amount, hav ing another 30 deys to run, would make a total per annum of 1,680,0001. interest, which, added to 849,000/., would yield the sum of 2,400,000/. ! So that, in one year, 800,0001. more than the cost of building this splendid fleet of steamers, suitable for war purposes, would be realised merely by the saving of time. Mr. Clare is prepared to have this num ber of boats ready in twelve months, upon the Government undertaking to pay him Euah a rate of postage as the expedieious service he would render would entitle him to ; and we are satisfied. the colonists would not object to an additional postage that would bring them nearer to this country by at least half the time now consumed. After the first year the Government would be in the re ceipt of 2,400,000/. to meet the expenditure. Suppose the expense attendant upon each voyage was 100,000/., that would amount in the year, twelve voyages, to 1,200,000/. ! thus leav ing a balance in favour of the Government of 1,200,0001. ! To attain the continuous speed here laid down is the great matter for consideration, and many may doubt the possibility ; but Mr. Clara is quite confident that he can accomplish it by the construction of vessels after a plan of his own ; vessels that shall not only attain a greater speed than any hitherto built, but be proof against wind, wave, and foundering at sea ; that can neither leak nor sink, and at the same time be shot and fireproof. Surely such a discovery is of na tional importance, above all little personal inte rests, and, if practically brought to bear, would in time confer incalculable benefits upon Liverpool, her shipowners, and her merchants. MR. PALLS, M.P., ON CHURCH-RATES AND REFO.RH. On Friday afternoon Mr. Palk, the Conservative member for South Devon, dined with a numerous party of his father's tenantry at Torquay, and in the course of a speech, after expressing his grati tude to the electors for the recentiy repeated mani festation of their confidence in him, end joining with a previous speaker in the hope that much of the unhappy difference that had existed be tween Churchmen and Dissenters of this coun try might be supplanted by a better state of things, he spoke as follows :—I allude more particularly to the question of church rates. It is a question which has agitated the pub lic mind for many years, and I think the time is now come when that question should for ever be set aside. (Cheers.) But there are difficulties— difficulties of great importance. The law that would be good for populous towns like this, and for towns of even greater populations, will not alto gether do for purely agricultural districts. But I do hope that the time has arrived when this ques tion of church-rates may be met without political feeling, and that each honourable man—and there are plenty of them—upon both sides, will together combine and ac cept that which I believe would settle the question for ever—a fair and honourable compromise. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I hardly know that I have yet acquired a position to citable me satisfactorily to bring the question before the House of Com mons. I know too well that a bad advocate fre quently damages a good cause. But whenever the question is brought before the House rest assured that I will endeavour to support or to suggest some measure which, I trust, may have the concurrence of Dissenters and the acceptance of the Church men of England. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I look forward to the next session of Parliament with rein siderable apprehension. I think matters of vast public importance must be brought before the house ; I think the words which were said to bind party to party have disappeared ; and I think that the time is come when it is necessary for every man, whatever his principles may be, to march with the times and to give effect to the opinion which has been clearly, and distinctly, and plainly expressed by the country at large, that the present state of the representation must be a subject for the consideration of the house. (Prolonged cheering.) To that consideration I mean to bring an unbiased and unprejudiced mind. I totally decline to pin my faith to or to guide my actions by any man. I will, with your permission, act as I think is best for you and best for the interests which you have intrusted into my care. (Ilear.) Th e hon. gentleman concluded by expressing a hope that whenever he had again to resign to the elec tors of South Devon the privileges which they possessed, they would at least admit that, however imperfect his talents might be , he had never de ceived them nor pandered to popular impulse, but had used his beat exertion s to give them full and efficient service and to further the interests of this gret t country. (Cheers.) THE BeoTHERToN MEMORIAL —The committee apg pointed at the public meeting held in the Town-hall some time since, for the purpose of securing a memo rial to the late Mr. Joseph Brotherton, M.P. for Sal. ford, have recently determined that the memorial shall consist of a monument over the tomb in the Salford cemetery at New Barns, and of a bronze statue in the Peel-park. The counnis , lon for the statue has been given to Mr. Matthew Noble; and its cost, we believe, will be one thousand guineas The pedestal will be of granite ; and in its general character the work will be similar to the Peel statue—also by Mr. Noble—in the Peel-park. A. model of the statue and pedestal is to be submitted tithe committee before the work is proceeded with. There was some discussion in the committee as to the statue, several of the members contending for one of marble, with a canopy or other protection from the weather and the atmosphere ; but we believe it is felt that the decision in favour of the bronze accords with the desire of a majority of the subscribers, so far as that desire could be ascertained. We learn that nothing has been decided as to the monument to be placed over Mr. Brotherton's tomb.—illanchester Guardian. -- JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN. —We are glad to ob. serve that a new and cheaper edition of this sterling work, comprised in a single volume, has just been pub lished by Messrs. Hurst and B ackett. There has been no novel issued for many years so deserving of the suc c•iss it has obtained as "John Halifax." As the Exa miner justly remarks "John Halifax is a very good and a very interesting novel. It is designed to trace the career from boyhood to age of a perfect man, a Christian gentleman ; and it abounds in incident, both well and highly wrought. Throughout it is conceived in a 1 igh spirit, and written ,Ntzli great better than any for mer work, we think, of its deservedly succassfui author," MARKET NEWS.— Mts . Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The country markets held on Saturday were but moder ately supplied with wheat, in which a steady business was doing, and prices had an upward tendency. The barley trade was very firm, and all other kinds of produce were steady. Advices from the Continental markets state that the transactions in grain generally have been very moderate, and that previous rates have been with difficulty supported. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were small, except wheat. From abroad we received 8,317 quarters of wheat, 20,873 barley, 25,732 oats, 45 beans, 181 tares, 2,155 linseed, 7,790 rapeseed, 7 mustard seed, 2,970 sundry ; 300 sacks and 9,205 barrels of flour. Fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, the arrivals of English wheat were seasonably good, and in somewhat improved condition. Tee show of samples of both red and white was on the increase, yet, as the attend ance of buyers was good, and as the country markets were rather dearer, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled steady, and prices advanced, compared with Monday last, is to 2s per quarter. We were well supplied with foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex granary. Selected samples suld to a fair extent, at an improvement in value of is per quarter, but inferior samples were unaltered in price. In fluatino•cargoesearoes very little was passing. Although the show of barley was good, that article met an improved demand, and, in soma instances, fine English parcels were the turn dearer, viz., is per quarter. Malt was in moderate supply, and fair request, at last week's currency. There was a good show of oats ; yet the oat trade ruled firm at an improvement in value of 6d per quarter. Both beans and peas moved off steadily, at very full prices. The flour trade was steady, and country markets wereheld for rather more money. ,Malt—Chevalier .. •• 77s to 798 bOats Yorkshire and CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—Essex It Kent, Rod •• •• new 48s to 57s Ditto••••.... old —s Ditto, White new 493 65s Ditt0........ old —s —s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old —s —3 Ditto new ...• .. 463 56s Rye—Old •••• •••••••• —s —s New ...... 32s 363 Barley--Grinding••• •• 26s 30s Malting ••••••••• 38s 40s' Chevalier... • . 42s 46s Malt —Suffolk and No r folk .. •• •• .. •... 67s 77s Brown .••••••....•••• 628 63s Kingston and Ware 69s 73s Line°lntik., Feed 20s 225 Potato •• .. 225 295 Tonna' and Cork 81ack....... 18s 223 Cork, White ..... 19s 27s Scotch, Feed. •... 243 273 Beans—Tlek ......... 32e 333 Pigeons 3 B, 40 3 Peas—Grey .......... 35s 36 3 Maple ........... 37s 383 White........... 35s 38 s Boilers .......... 34s 37 3 Flour—Town-made... 503 52 3 Suffolk .......... 38s 39 3 Stocktn & Norfolk 37s 38a METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 1,096 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we received 229 ; in 1855, 951 ; in 1854, 505 ; in 1853, 3,886 ; in 1852, 1,839; in 1851, 1,573; and in 1850, 1,093 head. lIIPOS.TS INTO LONDON LAST WESEL, From Beasts. Sheep. Hamburgh 2 4 95 Antwerp Havre Lambs. Calves. Pigs. - ..• 65 Ii• • .-.. •-• • • • 11 •• • Calais — ... Rotterdam 43 Amsterdam 6 Gehiedam Harlingen 90 --- •.. - 6 ..• - 150 ... 8 - ••• 159 ... .--. 4 e• '''' __ ... -. 4 ... 6 14 T0ta1.... 174 ... 683 225 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1856 72 126 „, .„ 31 .„ 1855... 1854 263 128 101 18 1853 620 ... 2,853 - 356 37 1852 4lO 1.038 441 1851 lB4 „. 985 337 „. 67 We were very scantily supplied with foreign stock to. day. The whole changed hands at high currencies. Compared with Monday last there was a considerable increase in the arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts, and their general quality was good. Still, however, the supply was only moderate fur the time of year. The attendance of butchers was not to say numer• cue, and all breeds of boasts moved off slowly, at a decline in last week's quotations of 2d per Blbs—the highest figure for the best sorts being 5s per Bibs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,200 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds; from Ireland, 810 oxen, and from Scotland, 450 Scots. We were again very moderately supplied with all kinds of sheep, the quality of which was prime. The mutton trade was not very brisk, yet Friday's advance in the quo tations of 4(1. per bibs. was supported. The best old Downs, is the wool, were worth 6s 2d; out of the wool, 5s 4d per Sibs. Lambs were in fair supply, and steady request, at from Gs to 7s per Bibs. About 200 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. We were scantily supplied with calves, yet the veal trade ruled heavy, at a decline in value of 2d per Sibs. Pigs were in moderate supply and heavy request, at barely stationary prices. Per Sibs to sink the offsle. H. d. S. 4.1 s. 4. s 'I Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Prime Southdown 510 6 2 Second quaiity....3 8 4 0 L.rge crse. calves 4 8 5 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small do 5 4 5 8 Prime Scots, &e. 410 5 Olarge hogs Inferior Sheep ...4 6 4 10iSmall porkers -iocond quality ...4 0 5 2 Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 ?rime crse.-wlled.s 4 5 81Quartor old pigs 21 0 28 o Lamb, 63 Od to 7s Cd. TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ................... .. 480 Sheep and lambs .. ...... 500 Calves ..................... 75 Pigs ....................... A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle , Market, on Niouday, Apr il 21, 1856, and this day, Monday, April 20, 1857. Per Slbs, to sink the offal s . April 21 1856. 'Apr,2o, 1857 s. d. s. d. Is. d. -s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 4to 3 6; 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto ... ..• •.• 3 8 4 0 p 8 4 0 Prime large oxen ... ... ... ... 4 2 4 6 i „ ' 2 4 8 P r ime Scots, dm ..• ••• ... ... 4 8 4 104 10 5 0 C oar se and inferior sheep ~. .... 4 0 4 4'4 6 410 Second quality ditto .. ... ... 4 6 5 4 1 2 0,5 5 4 5 5 8 P r i me coarse woofed ditto ... ... 5 0 Prime Southdown ditto ... .., 5 4 5 8 , 5 10 6 2 Lambs ••• ••• ••• ••• ... ... 6 0 7 2,6 0 7 0 Largo coarse calves ~. ... ... 4 2 5 0,4 0 5 2 Prime rge 5 2. 5 8;5 4 5 8 La 3 6 4 213 8 4 2 ::: N ea t small porkers • ... ... hogs d . i . t . to :: :: 4 - 4 4 8 4 4 5 0 Boasts_ ••• lamb s .. "'... . 3,319 3,828 Sheep and Calves._ 18 340 17,740 75 cAaPlvriels,23l% 51 ; 85 p 5 ig .— s• 133e335st • s' 131 Pigs ~. 270 210 a n S a uP I a r m ta b E s s , o 2 N I , S s a B t o s : •• ••• ••• ••• 4,012; sheer, April 24, 1854.—Beasts, 4,445; she e p and lambs, 21,47 J; calvem, 167 ; pigs, 380. Beasts Sheep and lambs 19,830 Calves 125 Pigs 230 NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL. The supplies of both town and country killed meat on sale in these markets continue very moderate. Owing to the late advance in prices in the live market higher i quota tions have p reva il e d here, yet the trade generally s by no means active. Per Ms by the carcase. s d. s. d. s d. N. & Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4! Mutton, Inferior 3 6 310 Do., middling 3 6 310 I Do., middling 4 0 4 4 Do., prime large.. 4 04 4 i Do., prime 46 4 8 Do., do. small ....4 6 4 8+ Veal..,, 4 0 5 4 Pork, large 3104 2 I Pork. small 46 5 2 Lamb, Se 8d to 6a 4d. BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues to be fairly supplied with moat kinds of hops. Fine qualities are quite as dear as last week, but inferior parcels command very little alteration. Last week's imports were 122 b a l es from Hambro'. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 10s to 5/ 12s ; Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 31 18s ; Sussex, 310 s to 3/ 12s ; year• bugs, 11 lOs to 3/ per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Coastwise, sinco Monday last, only moderate supplies of potatoes have come to hand ; but by land carriage the arrivals have been seasonably good. The trade is steady at our quotations. The imports have amounted to Z 2/ bags from Hamburg, 686 ditto from Rotterdam, and 667 ditto from Schiedam. York Re g ents, 1003 to 145 s per ton ; Kent am,' Essex do., 958 to 130 s ; Scotch do., 95s to 115 s ; do. cups, 85s to gas ; Middlings, 60s to 755; Lincoles, 853 to 1008 ; Blues, 85s to t 15.3; Foreign, 80s to 05s. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERii. Donizetti's "Maria di Rohan" was performed at the Lyceum . ou Saturday evening, nearly in the same manner as last season ; the only alteration of any importance being the appearance of Signor Neri Baraldi in the part of the Count do Chalais. The great feature of the performance was (as it has always been) the magnificent acting of Ronconi in the character of the Duke de Chevreuse. This is probably the greatest of his tragic parts—for it is difficult to say whether Ronconi is greater in tragedy or in comedy—and, indeed, it may be said to have alone made the success of an opera not re markable for intrinsic merit. From the moment that Chevreusi discovers the fatal letter and portrait which at once reveal the infamy of the wife and. friend, whom he entirely loved and trusted, to his final exclamation, having wrought his re venge, "La mortti a lui !" Ronconi was appal ling, and filled exert' spectatier with supense and terror. That scene alone is sufficient for the salva tion of a whose opera. In regard to his singing, he made up, al usual, f r a defective voice and un certain intonation by artistic skill and power of expression. He did not sing the aria d'iutrata in the opera, " Ali, non area," but introduced an other, which was new to us. The opera was got up with the utmost care and completeness. The chorus and orchestra were admirable, and all the scenic accessories rich and tasteful. CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERTS. The Crystal Palace company gave their 23d con cert on Saturday, which was more fully attended than many of the former concerts, owing most pro bably to the fineness of the weather. The new features were Spohr's descriptive symphony, "The power of sound," which was admirably played by the orchestra; a manuscript overture to the Tem plar, by H. Leslie, was also played by the orchestra, and proved to be a composition of very great merit. The solo performers on this occasion were Mr. Hallett Sheppard and Mr. Pape, the former playing Menclelssohn's Rondo Brillant in E minor, with orchestral accompaniment, which produced but little effect, it being but a very mediocre performance ; but Mr. Papo's air, by Weber (concertante for the clarionet and piano) was played with a delicacy of tone and justness of execution rarely equalled on this instrument. Miss Louisa Vitining was the only vocalist. She sang Mozart's " Voi the Sapete" with great purity of voice and chasteness of style. " The Siren Song," by F. Mori, is of a very different character, and obliged this young lady to depart from her naturally elegant and finished manner, to execute the com mon-place passages of this composition. She sang " Howe, sweet home," with a feeling that charmed all her hearers, and on the call for its repetition substituted " Coming through the rye," with great naivete. It will be seen from the official return that nearly 6,000 persons were present. SACRED HARMONIC SocIETY.-•rMendelssohn's "Eli jah" will be performed at Exeter-hall on Wednesday, May 6. Witb. the exception of a performance of Mr. Costa's " Eli" on the evening of Wednesday, June 17, to which all the provincial performers at the Great Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace will be invited, this will be the last and only other performance of this season. This course is induced by tho necessity of lengthened rehearsals for the festival, the issue of tickets for which commences in the Lower Hall, Exeter-hall, this (Monday) morning; as 10 o'clock. A collectio❑ of essays, by Sir J. F. W. Herschel, from the Edinburgh and other Reviews, is announced for pub lication. _ _ WILLS AND CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.—Probate of the will of the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellesmere has just been granted by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. —Lieut.-General Nathaniel Thorn, K.H., 35,0001. per sonally, and has left several charitable bequests ; George Donee, Esq., of Shaekerley, 120,0001., and has bequeathed 1,0001. to the South Staffordshire Hospital ; Lady Brown, of Chester, 5,0001. within the province of Can terbury ; Mrs. Sophia Cuthbert, of Berkeley-square, 50,000/. ; James Lyon, Esq., of Clapham-rise, 12,0001., and has left bequests to several charitable institutions. The late Mrs. Jane Davies, of Ciapharn, has left the fol lowing bequests :—Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2001 ; for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, 2001. ; National Benevolent, 2001. ; Deaf and Dumb, 2001.; St. Ann's School, 2001 ; Sons of the Clergy, 2001. ; Zio❑ College, 2001. ; Blind Asylum, 2001. ; Orphan Asylum, Clapham, 2001. ; Church Build ing, 1001. ; Houseless Poor, 100/. ; Shipwrecked Mari ners, 1001. ; Life-boat Fund, 1001. —lllustrated London Now. TREMENDOUS FIRES AND GREAT LOSS OF PRO PERTY.—Yeaterday (Sunday) mornirg, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock, a fire, involving a serious destruction of property, took place in the ex tensive range of premises belonging to Mr. J. Newson, builder and steam saw-mill proprietor, situate in West bourne-street, Pimlico. The mischief done is thus offi cially reported by Mr. Braidwood : —Westbourne-street, Pimlico—Mr. J. Newson, budder and saw-mill pro prietor ; contents and buildings insured in the Lanca shire fire-office ; the whole of the saw-mills, workshops, stables, and lofts were destroyed by fire and water ; cause of fire unknown. No. 53, in the same street—Mr. Thomas Smith (private) ; back front and back premises damaged by fire and breakage ; contents not insured. No. 63, ditto—Belonging to Mr. J. Newson ; back front and sheds damaged by fire and breakage ; insur ance unknown. No. 54, ditto—Mr. John Cock, car penter, &c. ; premises and contents damaged by fire, &c. ; insurance unknown. No. 56, in the same street —Mr. W. Chapman (private) ; similar damage to front premises, and palings at the back broken ; insurance unknown at present. No. 57, ditto—Mr. John Wil liams ; similar damage ; insurance unknown at present. No. 1, Park's-cottages—Let out in tenements to several persons ; the building, the furniture, and back windows damaged by breakage and removal ; insurance unknown at present. No. 2, ditto—Similar damage ; premises lot ont in tenements ; inmates uninsured. No. 4, Gresham-street, West—Mr. W. Vickers, cowkeeper ; roof of cowsheds and contents damaged ; insured in the Yemoix office. No. 37, Grosvenor-row--Mr. J. Carter back premises damaged by breakage , insured in the Pbcenix office. WOOL. The next public sales of colonial wool in London will be commenced on the 30th init., when about 56,000 bales will be brought forward. By private contract scarcely any busi n at barely stationary prices. L as t wee k' s im ige,rl is doing , s were very extensive, viz., 1,750 b a l es f rom H o b ar t Town, 3,600 from Adelaide, 6,880 from Sydney, 1,745 Melbourne, 2,312 from Geelong, 2,021 from Algoa Bay, 3 from Paris, and 5 bags from Jamaica. The following are the current rates of En g lish wool : Down ter, is 7d to is 8d ; half-bred hoggets, is 63 to is 7d ; Kent fleeces, is 53 to is 63 ; Down ewes, is 5a to is 6d ; Leicester fleeces, is 43 to is 5d ; combing skins, i s 3d to is 5d ; flannel wool, is 2d to is 6d ; and blanket wool, 10c1 to is 2d per lb. SEEDS. Clover seed still continues inactive, and late rates are with difficulty supported. Trefoil is a slow sale. Lin saed and rapeseed are very dull, on lower terms. Canary and most other sends command very little attention. A fair business has been done in cakes, at full prices. Tarnip,Wnite, per bush. 21, to 22 Carraway •• 40s 428 swede .. ••.•.• •• 21s 22 , Coriander.... ~...... 22$ 24 5 Sinstard, 8r0wn...... 20s 22, Hempseed,per quarter 41s 448 White, new—. 103 12s Linseed, Eng. , lowing.. 70s 723 Tares, Winter, new.... Gs Od 7s Od Crushing 566 658 Old •• • • • • ~..... —s —s Baltic .• •• —s — 5 Canary, per quarter €se 7N Odessa 65 $ 668 Rye vrass (new) .. 32s 4is Linseed Cake, pr. ton— Closter,RedEng.(cwt.) 56s 7S, English .. ...10/ Os 101 10s White • • ...... 60s 75s Foreign,perton 91 10., 10 10s Foreign Red...... 57s 76s Rape Cakes, per ton 61 Os 61 10s White.... F.Os 72s Rapeseed, pr qr....... 80$ 84$ Trefoil, new.......... 261 323 TALLOW. Our market is inactive, and prices are a shade lows? than on Monday last. Today P.Y.C., on the spot,, lr quoted at 53s (id per cwt. For forward delivery nothing is passing. Town tallow, 53s nett cash; Rough fat, 2s 110 per 81bs. 1853 I 1854. 1856. 1857. 20.979 13.67 3 44 31 to 53s Gd 47, Gd to —it od 8,181 2,020 97,647 97,3 53 . 29 89 71,184 94,046 504 64 558 94 Stock this day ....... 23.961 33,894 32.552 Price of Y. C .. i 47s 0i t 64; 3,1 51s 9du ! 0; Od .0 1,4 s 6,' —s Od Delivery last week .. 2,597 943 2,290 Ditto from June 1.-1 95,525 88,857 76,407 Arrivals last week.. 31 1,093 1,601 Ditto from June! .... 81,158 . 9,536 72,959 Price of Diva..., 48: 60 641 9d b2a Oa MOP COM/ The Liv( leavily, an l'oni those i hated at 5 , 41 (en f or es lull, and hoed.i The ac ceu l ets state 1 , 1 1, 4i4 ecl quie well 11 'lud the dea l I li r e h nee th e , ; The St eat] th e re, £I Russi 104t113 past Nth intro. roi 41.1 Dg Bret r°B l l ecte s . n 464 g the d ' in tt )btci°rll al length mile at ; Of thes, estimate ti lt Nensurat, i t , ( level opm t ai g'lvt called 'o i f this Bh i alsed fort a a progress t tl , tisti v C 0 4 , 0, Ditto.' .~~--