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

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1857. SPEZU, GIUGLINI, VIALETTI, and POCCIIINI. OPENING NIGHT, THIS EVENING (Tuesday), April 14, Opera—LA FAVORITA. The Opera will bo succeeded by the National Anthem. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. The same OPERA and BALLET will be REPEATED on THURSDAY, April 16 (it being an extra night not included in the subscription). 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 Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. The doors will open at seven ; the Opera commences at half-past seven. PICCOLOMINI has arrived. Due notice will be given of her first appearance. UrER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIG9 T, THURSDAY, April 18. SPEZIA, GIUGLINI, VI 4 LETTI, BENEVENTANO, and POCCHIN E. Opera—LA F AVO Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and mly be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Price one guinea and one guinea and a half. The doors will open at 7, the Opera commences at half past 7 o'clock. THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. DRAMATIC FESTIVALS for the EASTER HOLIDAYS. Immense Attraction for Positively Six Nights only.— Engagement of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES DILLON, who will appear THIS EVENING and Every Evening during the week, supported by Miss WOOLGAR and the principal members of the Drury-lane and Lyceum Companies. Grand Combination of the Lyceum Burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA, with the Drury-lane Pantomime of SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW, with Beverley's magnificent scenery. " Holiday's Mistletoe Home," &c.,•and Fenton's unequalled Transformation Scene. This Evening, RICHELIEU : Richelieu, Mr. C. Dillon; Julie do Mortimer, Mrs. C. Dillon. On Wednesday, a Play in which Mr. and Mrs. Dillon will perform. On Thursday, HAMLET : Hamlet, Mr. C. Dillon. Concluding each even ing, with the Grand Combination of Lyceum Burlesque of CONRAD and MEDORA, and the Drury-lane Pantomime of SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW. Box-office open daily, under superintendence of Mr. E. Chatterton, from 11 till 5. Private boxes, 27. 25., 11. Ils. 6d., 1/. ls., and to hold two persons, 10s. 6d. ; stalls, 5s ; dress circle, 4s. ; first circle, 2s. 6d. ; upper circle, ls. 6d. ; pit, 2s. ; first gallery, Is. ; second gallery, 6d. Half price to all parts, except stalls and upper gallery, at 9 o'clock. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespere'g trlgerly of KING RICHARD THE SECOND, King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS. T HEATRE ROYAL, }IA YMARKET, Lessee—Mr. J, B. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF ADMISSION. THIS EVENING, and during the week, " the new Drama of A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Comp ton Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poyn ter. Fitzwilliam, Etc. After which, for the first 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, her first appearance here, and Miss Ellen Ternan, her first appearance in London. Concluding with GRIMSHAW, BAGSHAW, AND BRA DS El AW. Mr. Buckstone. In future the prices will be : Orchestra. Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. 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 Pit ... ..... ........... ..... 2 0 Pit 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 fNo half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL. A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. r THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. rani Eedfcrd, Followed by THE ELVES, in which Madame Celeste will make her first appearance After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-lIILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paul Bedford will appear. CTRAND TFIEATRE.—Manaser, Mr. T, Pavne.—THlS EVENING will be performec RUTH OAKLEY. After which, WILLIAM TELL (Burlesque.) Mesdames Leigh Murray, Cuthbert, Somers, &e. To conclude with a Farce. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, ed. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, the new drama of THE IRON ARM. After which, MIDAS. Apollo, with sonzs, Miss Poole. To conclude with THE DUMP. SAVOYARD AND HIS MONKEY. The Monkey, Mr. Flexmore. OY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred. Wigan. THIS EVENING, will he plrformed a new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, kc, The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. To conclude with THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining. do. Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (First week), a New and Grand Mi tart' Spectacle, introducing Mr. W. Cooke'a admired Stnd of trained Horses, &c., called THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS ; or, The Battle of Constantine. After which, a novel Series of EQUESTRIAN ACTS in the CIRCLE, in which Miss Kate Cooke will appear. Appearance of M. Croueste. the inimitable Clown, and of signor Curelli and Family. To conclude with THE TAILOR OF TAMWORTH. Commer.ce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Roxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from IL, no charge for booking ; Pit, 2e. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Box office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road.— OPEN 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., viz. :17,„Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. [Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Cori, Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corri ; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte. Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre. Suppers, drc., until twelve o'clock. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT—Morn. 33 min. aft. 4—Rvening 47 mil;. aft. 4 Tc►-MOEBOW—Morn. 5 min. aft. s—Evening 21 min.aft. 5 THE WEATHER-3u OFFICE, APRIL 14. THERMOMETER. IN THE SHADE. 49—highest sines noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 50 —this day at noon. BAROBIFTER, 29 . 38—rising rapidly. wtxr, N. by W.—Fresh, with cold, cloudy weather. Heavy rain, squalls, and snow last evening and during the night. 1;1 , , .• e LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1857. at the mere thought of any such wholesale innova tions. If, on the contrary, he bids for something like an obdurate scheme of Finality, or, still worse, of something Ile absolute Retrogression— farewell at once to the aid otherwise secure at the hands of every Lambeth repudiator of Wiscount cies, and other titular glories of the Haristocracy ! According to the anti-Palmerstonians, in fact, the Noble Lord at the head of the Government is in a cleft stick. According to them he had much better have been defeated. According to them his victory is a veritable disaster, not so much to the country as to himself. Why, upon this principle, one might as rationally have tried to frighten DANIEL LAMBERT With the dread of atrophy—or have endeavoured to appal the Living Skeleton with the notion that he woull die the victim of ele phantiasis. The arguments employed by the enemies of the Administration are altogether too preposterous. They remind us of one of those memorable apophthegms of Mr. SAMUEL WELLER —" Rayther too rich, as the little boy said when he objected to a pork pie because it was all fat !" Really and truly the logic of the anti-Palmer stonians in blowing in one and the same breath hot and cold, in proving everything . to be at one and the same time black and white, is just a trifle too ridiculous. The weakness of Lord PALMER STON, if we are to listen to them, consists in his strength—their strength in their weakness. "Fair is foul and foul is 'fair, Hover thro' the fog and filthy air"— meaning the political atmosphere just now, accord ing to the view of the anti-Palmerstonians. Before the Dissolution—the noble Viscount could not survive his Defeat. After the Dissolu tion, now that the General Election is pretty well completed, it is absolutely impossible he can by any chance survive his Victory. So we are told by his discomfited antagonists. Well—we dare say that he will somehow or other just manage to survive it nevertheless. It is a very bitter pill for him to swallow, we don't, of course,' attempt to deny that, for a moment—a very bitter pill, this overwhelming Majority of his in the new Parlia ment Yet, lo and behold, he has already con trived to swallow it ! It is perfectly wonderful what taste some people have. But it really does appear as if this Rosicrucian Premier of ours, this Youth-in-Age, this Adolescent Octogenarian (or very near it), so far from revolting from the poi soned chalice of a Majority presented to him by the constituencies--30 far from revolting from it, actually seems to quaff it with a relish like an Elixir Well—again we observe, we dare say he will contrive, somehow, to survive it. A diffi cult matter, no doubt, to endure the anguish of such a really glorious triumph : but still we dare. say he will survive it—the deadly anticipations of his enemies to the contrary (as the old legal idiom has it) nevertheless notwithstanding. Obviously to thorn, to those enemies, " the wish is father to the thought." That, no doubt, will be a solace to the Prime Minister in this afflicting hour of his success. Under the pressure of which calamitous happiness, we here venture to proffer to him, our commiserative congratulations. This striking difference between " interest" and "discount" clearly proves the " thimble-rigging dodge" performed by the moneyocracy. Under fa vourable circumstances "discount" shoWid be much less than " interest ;" and such was invariably the case in the palmy days of England, when the for tunes were acquired which the owners are seeking to increase in value at the expense of the rest of the community, but especially of the industrial classes. But now matters are altoge ther changed, and if affairs should long remain in the same condition, we may reasonably con clude that the culminating point of British pros perity has been passed, and that men now living will witness the decline and fall of the once proud "Queen of the Ocean." Surely the new Parliament will pause before they sanction the renewal of a system to which this untoward state of affairs may be directly traced. A new Bank Committee must be ap pointed immediately after the meeting of the Legislature ; and if that Committee ho nestly and fairly discharge its arduous and important duties, we cannot doubt but that considerable alterations will b e inaugurated in our monetary code. Sir G. C. LEWIS has avowed his desire to renew the act of 1844, without change or modification of any kind. But as we have stated in reference to other topics, he is made of "squeezable mate rials," and will readily yield to an adequate pres sure from without. The exertions of monetary reformers should now mainly be directed to obtaining a fair and searching investigation into the operation of the existing law. It is really amusing to observe the extraordi nary manner in which some of the Anti-Palmer stonians are consoling themselves. Discomfited, utterly and irretrievably discomfited, by the re sult of the General Election, they are pulling the longest faces imaginable—not, observe, at their own defeat, but at their opponent's victory ! The consequences of that victory to himself, to the constituencies, to the country generally, are scarcely to be thought of ! " Wait a bit," they say—with a sinister raising of the eyebrows, and a sardonic shrug of the shoulders, and a sarcastic curl of the lips, and a " Burleigh " nod, and a sigh , " like furnace," a sigh of mingled des pair and commiseration Only wait a bit, and see " 0 those consequences ! Consequence 3 quite awful to conteruplat, quite appalling ! Never were such consequences. Increased firmness is perceptible in the money market. There was an advance yesterday of one eighth in the quotations of the Government 3 per Cents. ! Better still, we hear that " there was a temporary absence of the pressure for money in the Stock Exchange, the discount market, and at the Bank I" These results have followed, and pro bably were the consequences, of the arrival of gold from Australia by the Royal Charter. In other words, the receipt of something more than half-a-million of pounds sterling (525,0001.) has occasioned this conspicuous change, and pos sibly prevented the addition of another hall per cent, to the minimum rate of dis count. Can there be a more striking illustration of the impolicy of our present monetary code than the above-mentioned circumstances. In private life, a man worth some seven or eight thousand pounds would not rejoice exceedingly at the receipt of half-a-sovereign a little sooner than he had anticipated. It would be a bagatelle, not worth taking into consideration. But Lombard street rejoices at this comparatively trivial addition to the stock of the precious metals. There is ease in the money market, and that although a large proportion of the recent arrival will be exported to other lands. This clearly proves that it is currency, not capital, that is want ing. We are to all intents and purposes the wealthiest nation of the world, and yet we are brought to a stand-still ; production ceases, in dustry_is paralysed for the want of a proper mea sure and representative of value, a suitable me dium of exchange that will permit a fair adjust ment of accounts. For permanent investments little more than 31. 2s. per cent. ctn be obtained, while the highest class paper will not be discounted for double the rate. And the parties are fortu nate if they can obtain legitimate accommodation at that price, together with " a commission" that will increase the charge to some 10 or 12 per cent. And yet—when we come to look at them, they prove (these astounding consequences), to be m os t inconsistent and altogether contradictory. According for (xau:pl o , the b some, perilous position of Lord P.ALMERSTON, at the present moment, is traceable to the circumstance of his being encumbered with the aid of so many ultra- Liberals,. There are many competent and trustworthy witnesses ready and willing► to come forward and to detail the result; of their experience. But their evidence will not be received unless forced on the " packed jury." Desirous of having some foundation for their previously concocted report, they will refuse to listen to those who may con fut© their "foregone conclusions." Mercator and his disciples will alone be heard. Their palp able fallacies will be "cooked" into a report, and the community at large condemned to ten yoars additional " penal servitude," making , bricks while the straw is kept, back from the According to others, it is cxplicable by the fact of his supporters numbering amongst them so many ultra-Conservatives. He must be wrecked on Toryism, says One. He must be wrecked on R at ii„ii sw, says another. He will disgust the Conservatives by his Reforms, i and the Reformers by his Conservatism. If he bids for Changes, searching and .comprehensis e, be will at once estrange those among his nominal disciples who are horror-,tricken, by anticipation, labourers. A few striking demonstrations at the proper time and place would avert this fearful evil. We have already witnessed the potent operation of popular excitement in refer ence to the Income Tax. The " pettifogging quibble" was swept away before the voice of public opinion, clearly and intelligibly expressed. None dared to maintain " the slight convenient entrenchment in the distance," when the fiat had gone forth that it should be razed to the earth. The monetary is even more important than the fiscal question, inasmuch as the amount levied is less annoying than the mode of obtaining the means of payment. Let the latter point be satisfactorily arranged, and we shall more willingly pay 2s. in the pound than Is. or even 7d. under the present monetary sys tem. Let the question only receive the attentive consideration that it so eminently merits, and a fair and righteous verdict be returned, and we shall be contented ! The welfare and prosperity of the people will then be insured for a long erm of years ! A supplemental list of the non-commissioned officers and privates who are considered justly entitled to the French military mar medal has just been published. Four hundred of these honourable and highly -gratifying decorations had already been distributed before Sebastopol, where the exploits by which they bad been so eminently merited were per formed. The remaining hundred have now been disposed of to those who had been obliged to leave the Crimea previous to the distribution. It is indeed highly gratifying to those men, and .to their families, to know that the faithful and exem plary discharge of their onerous duties has been duly recognised and appreciated. In the olden time the name of the fallen or wounded soldier might possibly be "embalmed in a Gazette," but that was all he could anticipate. His ' deserts were blighted by " the cold shade of aristocracy." Now mat ters are altered. There is something to which the living man, albeit of humble birth and slender means, may refer with pride and gratification , during the remainder of his career, and which will remain a cherished heir-loom in his family during successive generations. It is not merely his acci dental presence at a particular contest that will , thus be testified, but extraordinary gallantry on some striking occasion, where he well deserved the designation of " bravest of the brave," or a pro tracted course of exemplary conduct that proved him a really "good soldier." We look with intense gratification to the selec tions made for the Legion of Honour (how appro priate the designation !)—the VICTORIA Medal and the French Military Medal. The prospect of such rewards will stimulate the private soldier as highly as the hope of the "Bath " could his aristocratic leaders. He may not be enabled to exclaim —" A Peerage or Westminster Abbey," but he can feel that there is something almost as dear to him as the hereditary title to the General or Admiral, which he may acquire, and which he will regard as an equivalent stake to a lowly grave on the well-foughten field. Besides the very aspiration will operate as a perpetual incentive to good conduct. The man looking forward to . such a distinction will not risk it by yielding to the seductions of the wine cup, or anything that may damage his chance of obtaining it. The very struggle will ennoble him, and for every one that obtains it there will be ten others improved, and rendered in every sense of the word better men. We hope that the system thus inaugurated will be duly carried out, and that henceforward the " hope of dis tinction " may opera,be as a more powerful incentive to meritorious conduct than the dread of punishment. It ;,s far better to bestow "stripes en the arm" than on the back—to govern the men rather by love than fear. The plan was long since earnestly recommended by the He ro o f Meanee and of Hyderabad. and we rejoice to find that the suggestion of Sir CITA ALES JAMES NAP= is, although tardily, at le'agth efficiently carried into practical execution, fliE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 1857. LATEST NEW,. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING, The Belgian Royal mail steamer Belgique, Cap tain Frantzen, arrived off Cowes this morning, ai 8 o'clock. She left New York on the 31st March, at 11 a.m., and her dates have consequently been anticipated via Liverpool. She brings 10 passengers for Southampton. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF THE POLL. LONGFORD, COUNTY.—(FIRST DAY.) White ... ••• ... 1,136 Greville ••• ... 836 Forbes... ... ... •.• 505 FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENINOM The Grand Duke Constantine will be here on ilia 23d M. de Kisseleff; Geo. Todtleben, and other Russians of the army and navy now in Paris, will, as a matter of course, go to Toulon to meet him. Ad miral Hamelin, Minister of Marine, and other high functionaries will, as a matter of courtesy, proceed thither also for the same purpose. The Emperor was anxious to pay him a higher honour still by sending his cousin, Prince Napoleon, to meet the Grand Duke. The Prince was spoken to on the subject, but it appears gave a formal refusal. The coeversation appears to have been rather animated at one moment, the Emperor making use of every , argument and putting forth all his powers of persua sion to convince his cousin and induce him to con sent ; but as yet in vain. His Imperial Highness, whose repugnance to a Russian alliance, or any thing approachinglit, is very strong, remained and remains unmoved ; he declared his readiness to ab sent himself from Paris, if, necessary, while the Grand Duke was here. Whether he will yet change his mind it is hard to say, but to this moment he has not done so. General Todtleben is of course rather feted among official people. He remained with the Emperor nearly an hour at his first audience. The Emperor asked him whether, if the French and English had marchad on Sebastopol at once after the battle of Alma, they could have taken it ? Genero 1 Todtleben declared that there wai no doubt about it, as there were but two or three battalions in the place. This opinion was subsequently expressed by him to others. King of I-IR.:aria, travehiiiiunder the name of Count 4 - , Atlgus , z immediately after his arri • allla , Calabria and the Counts of Trani and of nee with his suite, was visited by v: nand 11. and his sons, the Duke - The royal travel er leaves to-day Sicily. On returning here he will make longer stay. T wo d ays b ac k t h e Tunisi?.n general Ferhad, envoy of the Bey of Tu nis, left our port for his native country. Com merce regains each day its importance ; new in dustrial companies are being established ; the go vernment is about to execute great works; artisrs are receiving numerous orders ; in a word, an ard matiou and prosperity exist which create despair amongst the revolutionary press. The Turin and Genoa journals are greatly annoyed at hearing that an arrangement with the western powers is in course of negotiation and seeing the Si c ili an prey escape them, th e y redouble their violence. Iu sup port of what I have said with regard to the recovery of confidence, three facts, already alluded to, speak more eloquently than all my comments :—M. de Kakoschine, ambassador of Russia, does not hesi tate to quit Naples on a leave of absence of six months ; the Spanish ambassador will embark on the 15th, on an absence of four months ; and, finally, M. de Martini, ambassador of Austria, leaves Naples in a fortnight." SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 9th contains a royal decree granting an "ample and general amnesty to all those who, in any manner whatsoever, have taken part in the Carlist insurrections and conspira cies of the last two years." The decree is based on a report signed by all the ministers, in which an indulgent view is taken of the Carlist movements, and in which it is said that the pardoning of the offenders will cause no danger to public order. The other journals of the 9th contain no news. A letter from Vienna, in the Lloyd of Pesth, denies that M. de Bourqueney has taken any step to prove that France has the intention of assuming the role of mediator in the Austro-Sardinian diffi culty, or that Count Buol has declared in a note his readiness to accept that mediation. A letter from Berlin, in the Cologne . Gazette, says :—" The committee appointed to examine a proposition submitted to the Chamber of Deputies by M. Mathias, on the liberty of the press, hag given in its report, recommending the rejection of the pro position, and consequently approving the preven tive measures now adopted towards the press." A. letter from Vienna, of the 10th, announces that telegraphic despatches had been just received from the Danubian provinces, stating that the An thion, a despatch boat of the Sardinian navy, had arrived on the 7th at Ismail from Constantinople, having on beard the Sardinian Commissioner, the Chevalier Benzi. The Pays mentions that the Bourrasque, the Couleuvrine, and the Raffaelle gunboats, lately fitted up, are destined for the Senegal station. The Ministerial paper, the Pays, says that ad vices from the Persian Gulf state that the armistice concluded between Persia and England was an nounced on the 9th of March to the General com manding the English expedition to Bushire, and that the convention relative to the suspension of arms had been signed anterior to the treaty of peace between the two nations, and when the bases of that treaty were agreed to. It is expected that the difference which exists be tween the Turkish and Persian Government rela tive to their boundaries will be amicably arranged, ih• Persian Ambassador having proposed, to refer it for arbitration to the Emperor of the French. Despatches were received to-day at the Foreign office from M. de Turgot, the French Minister at Madrid, which announce, it is said, the probable arrangement of the difficulties existing between Spain and Mexico. BOURSE, April 13.—The following were the last quotations Cub. fr. c. 41 per Cents 3 per Cents 69 90 New Loan — Bank Shares 4,200 Roman Credit Mobilier ...... 1,400 Austrian Belgian 41 Piedmontese (5) ...... 91 Roe Debt tr. - RAILWAYS—WR CASH. fr C. Orleans 1 .5( L_, Western 790 - Northern - Lyons ...1,590 New Ditto - Mediterranean ........... - Lyonos Genevtt ..... 830 Sardinian Mii Grand Central 1 6lO .......... , ....... 854 Austrian Cum. 7521- AUSTRALIA. End or Month. 92fr. V. 69 75 70 15 • AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA. I A Berlin letter says :—" The antagonism of Russia and Austria not only aggravates the dif ference between Sardinia and Austria, but it creates difficulties of a complex nature with respect to Denmark. Persons who are ac quainted with what took place at Copenhagen, from the be,ginniug to the end of the war in the Balti., know perfectly well the change which has tatpn place in the r e l a ti ons b etween Denmark and Russia, which were formerly so cordial and Intimate. This change dates principally from the day on which the Oerstedt Ministry, which con cluded the treaty of neutrality with Sweden in 1854, was obliged by events to resign in order to make room for new men, chosen exclusively from the national Danish party, who were brought on the political stage by the revolution of 1848. It cannot be den'ed that since 1855, and especially since the peace, the great influence which Russia was accustomed to exercise in Denmark has greatly declined, whilst that of the Western Powers has increased, and tends to increase still more every day. It is, therefore, clear that the Czar's Govern ment is constrained to act with a certain reserve. Another circumstance causes it to display reserve, and that is its intimate alliance with Prussia, whose influence, already considerable in all the States of Northern Germany, cannot fail to increase in con sequence of the steps which she is about to take in the Germanic Confederation in favour of the two German duchies. Russia feels, besides,. that in intervening in favour of Denmark, in a thoroughly. German question, she would alienate the sympa thies of all the courts who are represented in the Germanic Diet. In spite, however, of the reserve of Russia, the conflict ahout the duchies causes dis quietude in the diplomatic world. England and France continue to watch the progress of it with solicitude, and. when the time for a solution shall arrive their just influence will weigh in the ba lance. The verbal note of Denmark of the 9th ult. has produced a bad impression at Berlin ; it proves that there is nothing to expect from the new (belay which the German powers have accorded to the Danish Government. precision. 'IR •IMU J,MENTS. DRURY-LANE. There was no Easter novelty at this th , atre. The first piece was "Othello,* in which Mr. Dillon mired the part of the Moor. The manner in which Mr. Dillon sustains this character is so well known to the London public that it would be waste of time and space to dwell upon it ; and the same remark applies to Mrs. Dillon's De-demoni. The other pieces were a sort of fusion of " Cf.nrad and Me dora" and "See Saw, Margery Daw"—" two single gentlemen rolled into one." Both the.e latter pieces have maintained their footing, the former at the Lyceum, and the latter at this theatre, for a con siderable p er i o d , an d i t may be said of them, ' as of most books, most plays, and most speeches, that judicious retrenchment and condensation renders them more agreeable. The scenery of " Conrad and Medora" is indeed very beautifully got up, and reflects credit upon the artists engaged in its design and execution. Mrs. Mell-n (Miss Woolgar) and Mrs. Dillon, the former as Conrad and the latter as Medora, were very amusing, and upon the whole the audi ence seemed thoroughly satisfied, and to feet that they had got good value for their money. HAYMARKET. At the Haymarket Theatre this year the Easter piece is extracted from the glowing and fanciful pages of "Ovid," and it bears the name, "or rather the apple-ation," of "Atalanta, or the Three Golden Apples." The main features of Naso's beautiful allegory are preserved, but Mr. Talfourd, whose pen turns all it touches to fun, introduces an endless variety of ridiculous incidents, iofuses the spirit of drollery into the most poetical conceits, and causes all the characters to swim about--so to speak—in a sea of absurdity. From the rising of the curtain till the going down. of the same, not one word is utt.red on the stage with any other in tention than that of causing a roar throughout the house ; the most preposterous parodies of popular songs are sung wish an air of funereal solemnity ; jokes and funny say;nas • fly about in all direc tions ; in fact, it may be said to rain puns ; and the actors are so incessantly interrupted by the laugh terof the audience that they can with difficulty fight ,their way through the dialogue. The plot of the piece may, therefore, be thus briefly described : Hippomenes (Miss Eilen Teruan), the son of King Maaareus and of Merope, is a wild unmanageable youth, who sets at nought all the sage precepts of his parents, and hurls defiance at his tut rr, Paida gogos (Mr. Compton), whom he ridicules as "a body-snatcher of dead languages." He leads the reckless lire of a " fast man," until Venus (Miss Fanny Wright) —the queen of a kingdom uuon which the sun never sets—and her son Cupid (Mi-s Marie Wilton) arrest him in his mad career, and i , apire him with an absorbing passion for Atalanta (Miss M. Oliver). This young lady is described as of the parish of Saint Uries-back, spinster, daugh ter of King Schaaneus, very strong in her head and very fast upon her legs ; exercising sufficient self wilt to be considered an absolute certainty, but so guileless and innocent that she may be regarded as a moral impossibility. At least a hundred suitors compete for the hand of this peerless lady, but to win it is no such easy matter. The course to be adopted for that purpose is the race-course, and she strikei dismay into the hearts of her admirers by announcing that the condition of successful courtship is, that her lover shall run a race of two miles with her, and win it. It is clear that " her young mail" must be above the average "run ;" but even in that case his prospects are none of the brightest, for Atalanta is swifter than the winds, and those who accept her tremendous challenge do so with the full consciousness that, if they fail, they pay with their.lives the penalty of their hardihood. Her father Schceneus (Mr. Chippendale), who is also Kieg of Scyros, over which he exercises a rule to which there is no exception, perceives that his daughter is-in imminent danger of dying an old maid. This thought causes him the deepest anxiety, and he does not hesitate to declare that he— " Would die with satisfaction lively, Not practically, but comparative-Iy," if he could only find a young geatlsnaan so fleet of foot as to out-strip,the Princess in the race. He is candid enough, however, to explain, without re serve, the terrible alternative involved in the al most inevitable alternative of failure. So " Those who have no itching for the match, Will prove it by not coming to the scratch." Many suitors fall back upon the better part of valour, and discreetly retire from the perilous con test. Others, however, and among th ese Paida gogos, through whose withered heart Cupid drives • a poignant arrow, resolve to make the dread expe riment, and their defeat, though death to them, is glorious sport to the audience. But " well runs the fox that is never caught," says the old proverb. A. victor at length appears in the person of Hippo menes, who as he runs throws golden apples behind him. His mistress pauses to pick up the glittering prizes, and thus, as every schoolboy is aware, loses the race. It is marvellous to think what. fun Ur. Talfourd has contrived to extract out of this pretty little story. Every incident of it be presents in the most ludicrous aspect, and every personage is in vested with qualities that make him an object of ridicule to the spect a t ors . Th e violent contrast be tween the modern cockneyisms and the grandeurof classical style and costume produces a grotesque effect, and the dialogue is alive with humour. The only objection to which the piece is liable is the inconvenience that results from excessive laughter. In this respect the actors are participes crtminis with the author, and none of them have more to answer for than Mr. Compton, whose drollery is unbounded, and Mr. Chippendale, whose mock heroic 4, .in . imitating all that is imitable in Mr. - Macready, convulses the house with laughter. Nor can we exempt from this responsibility Mr , . Poynter, who plays the part Mississarris, " Ata lanta's duenna, ' the guard of th e old Greek stage, with, in this instance, an eye to the "males." Her bonnet is one of those tbiugs that, seen, becomes a part of sight. " Graciens . goodness Goodness gracious I" as Mr. Buckstone•would sav, " What a boneet !" Never before was anything like it seen upon the head of woman. The lady's lover might well address her in the words of the old song, " Oh, leave off that bonn e t, Or I'll lay upon it The loss of my wandering soul." Miss Ellen Ternan and Miss Marie Wilton made their first appearances in the course of the evening, and their performances were cordially applauded. Miss Oliver, who is re-engaged at< this theatre, also experienced an enthusiastic reception. Her face sparkling all over with happy smiles, her step airy and elastic, and her words tripping on the tongue with triumphant gaiety, she is seen to special. advan tage in such light And radiant jieces. The scenery throughout is finely executed, and displayed in appropriate lights. There are some beautiful " interiors" and some brilliant landscapes, which have the charming distinctness and vividness of Mr. Calcott.'s co!ourang. The front hall in the King's palace; the King's orchard and kitchen gar den by night ; the view of the race-course near Scyros ; and an historical episode, as it is termed, representing a heterogeneous multitude enjoying the festivities of the season, may be particularised as amongst the most striking of the scenes. Nor should we forget to mention, as one of the attrac tions of the piece, a new ballet divertissement, in which Miss Fanny Wright dances with grace and ACCOUCIIEMENT OF .71ER MAJESTY. Her Majesty was this day safely delivered of a Princess. ANOTHER GERMAS IMPORTATION. Dr. Wegner, th 9 private physician of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, has been summoned to England to be present at the Queen's approach ing confinement. Theirßoyal Hiemesees the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary will remain at Cambridge Cottage, Kew, until the, first week in the ensuing month, when they will co me to St. James's Palace for the season. Their loyal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and G rand Ducheis of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and their Yor.thful son, are expected to arrive in this country in 'die course of next month, on a visit to her Royal High ness the Duchess of Cambridge. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford are at present on a visit with the Duke of Leineter, at Carlton House, near Dublin. The Duchess (Dowager) of Beaufort and the Ladies Somerset have arrived in town for the season from visit ing the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort at Badminton, and the Earl and Countess of 'Wilton at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, Lord and Lady harry Vane, Sir Charles Melville, and other fashionable company, are among the company at present sojourning at the ;',,oval Victoria Hotel, St. Leonardo on-Sea. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter are entertain• lug a select circle at Burghley House, Stamford. Frances Ann, Marchioness of Londonderry, is ex. tx.icted in town to-day from Wynyard Park, Durham. The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers left town, yesterday, to make a series of visits in the provinces during the holidays. Viscount and Viscountess Combermere are expected in town on Saturday next, from Combermere Abbey, Cheshire. Lord Stanley of Alderley and the lion. Miss Stanley and the Hon. Captain Stanley purpose to return from Madeira at the end of next month. The Ron. Captain Stanley's health has improved. Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby are reeelving a succession of visitors during the holidays, at Grims thorpe, their seat in Line.olnshire. Lord and Lady Faversham have left town for Dun- Lord and Lad cornbe.pa r k, Yorksh; re, gone to M oore P'ark until the meeting of Parliament. Signor Saffi, the R oman T riumvir, delivered a lecture y Robert G rosvenor an d f am il y have at EdinburgEdnburh nn Friday last, Mr. Adam Black, M.P., in on “Italy as it is, and Italy as it ought to be." This diainguiahed Roman lectures on Thursday next in the City Ifall, Glasgow. The Dean and Chapter of Exeter have presented the Rev. E. Harold Divinity in the lJniversity of dambridge, to the vicarage 33 r 'wn, M.A • , Norrisian Professor of of Heavitree, D SOW. a year. evonthire. Th e benefice Is worth ab o ut Sir B e Flail ar r i ve d in town o n S atur d a his seat in W (L; y from Sir John Li star and Lady List er K aye and family have arrived ii IPortland•plaee, fur the sewn, from th e i r nia Z i ed Beat, Denby C irange, Yorkshire. i We are sorry to learn that General Sir James Mac donnell, G.O .13., is seriously indisposed. (Scoasman) hav e reason to be. lievel,r.rellsigTendahnisboll we eof Secretary for Ireland, DEPARTIT RE OF THE PERSIAN ENVOY. yacht Bar i e' nee re t urned to Woolwich on Saturd a y, h ay . to Calai s ., —The Ad m i ra l ty ing conv(,yed the .Perslan nvo . y and suite f rom D over forn ie d , and we be',, ISLE OF WIGEIT COT.INTY ELECTION.—W e are i n- Clifford for th e t ill C.-un y be petitioned ag a i nst , and w _ seat cl•Ai ree d • Hampshire Advertiser. elf , :, correctly, th a t th e re t urn of Mr. CarT A/1 , .or Mr. Fleming. Sir W ;.' .T.M.C. SY pension service cone .natu Symonds, has had the goo d . C. 8., eon of the late by the promotion of S • _erred upon him, whicm:NfDelsl'iti _4l' Georg e Back to flag rank, SWITZERLAND. The annual grand Swiss rifle match will be held this year at Berne, and a circular, which actual circumstance render important, has been addressed by the central committee to the various rifle asso ciations. A passage of the circular says :—" The weapon which for many years has been an object of amusement in days of peace has reconquered the rank it occupied in former times, for the man who is properly armed is a freeman." This document terminates in the following manner :—" Let all of you, dear confederates, take part in the coming so lemnity. Doubtlessyou willbring with yon conflict ing political ideas, but you will all be made welcome. The citizen anxious forpeace, who, in order to attain with certainty his aim, is inclined to yield a portion of his rights, will not receive a less hearty welcome than the brave patriot who will not consent to a peace, because it has been purchased by concessions, and not arbievei Ly war. All these dissonances will harmonise by means of one absorbing idea,— that Neuchatel is and must remain exclusively , SiViSS. And when this appeal is heard in our moun tains and valleys, and even in foreign countries, it is sure to find a un i versa l echo—all shades of opinion disappear, an d group roun d t h e federal I)3nner." A letter from Berne in the German Journal of Frankfort says :—" The news that in the Confe rence Dr. Kern has decidedly opposed the demands of Prussia is confi rme d . I n conform i ty with his first instructions he declared that Switzerland declined the PaYnaent of any indemnity to the Crown of Prussia, and that she would do nothing more than pay th e expenses caused by the occupa tion of Neuchatel, and the calling out of the troops. Switzerl an d also refuses to recognise in any manner whatever the rights of sovereignty to which Prussia pretends. The instructions of Dr. Kern not permitting him to recognise the right of the King of Prussi a , nor of any member of his family, to bear th e ti t l e of Prince o f N euchatel, he advance, has protested in in the name of Switzer land, against all pretensions which may hereafter be based on that disp u t e d titl e . We are as sure d that the Amhassad er o f E ng l an d s upp or t s D r . Kern," NAPLES. A letter from Naples of the 6th, in the Journal de Toulouse, says " The greatest tranquillityhasnot ceased toreign in the Two Sicilies, notwithstanding the contrary statements of the Mornin g Post. The pretended orders given by the Ki ng , according to that jour nal, for the adopti on o f an in s trument of tor ture by a soi-disant commissaire named Baiona are quite devoid of foundation. Nobody in Sicily or in Naples has heard of a commissaire of that name, no more than of Colonel Mazza, who, ac cording to the revolutionary pints, was assassi nated after the condemnation of BentiTenga. The ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The auxiliary ecrew steam clipper Royal Charter, Captain F. Boyce (a telegraphic announcement of which appeared in The Sun of yesterday), arrived in the Mersey last night from Melbourne, after a rather protracted voyage, having left Port Philip Heath on the 17th of January. She has on board a heavy mail, above 200 passengers, and 128,000 oz. of gold, and 13,000 sovereigns—making, in all, 525,0001., in addition to a large quantity in the hands of passengers. The Royal Charter reports meeting nothing but light and contrary winds frpm Cape Horn to the Western Islands, and for the remainder strong north-east winds. Whenever she met with the slightest chance her sailing qualities were exempli fied in a most satisfactory manner. She steamed from Cape Clear to the Bell Buoy in little more than 21 hours. One of her passengers, Mr. G. Sparrow, had a nugget weighing 323 oz.—one lump of solid gold, without the least alloy, and is what the Australians term a splendid specimen. The advices per the Royal Charter have been anticipated. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 4/ Os ' • clover do., 31 10s to 51 Os ; an d s t raw , 11 4 s to 1/ 83 per load A moderate supply and a heavy demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 4s ; clover do., 31 10s to Si Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. Trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 4/ Os ; clover do., 3/ 10s to 510 s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load. Supply good. COLONIAL The markets for foreign and colonial produce opened this morning after the Easter holidays. TEA.—A good demand is expected for this article, but prices at present are nominally the same as on Thursday last. SUGAR.----During the week large quantities are wirer. tised for public competition, and prices are gen era lly ex pected to rule rather eas i er , the delivery having been ex. tensive. COFFEE.—The supplies are abundant, and a considerable quantity will be put up at public sale during the week. Rim --The demand privately has been moderate, and for some of the finer qualities rather higher rates are ex pected to rule. TALLOW.—This market has bien very quiet. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 514 9d to 52s ; Australian mutton, 50s to 51s Gd ; and ditto beef, 49s to 51s per cwt. The hereditary Prince of Wurtemberg and the Prin cess Olga, his consort, were received by the Pope in a private audience at the Vatican on the 7th. DEATH OF MR. THOMAS SCULLY.—CORK, Monday Mr. Thomas Scully, brother of the late member for this county, died at 2 o'clock to-day, after a short illness, at his lodgings, Patrick-street. His illness is attributed to the fatigue he underwent doting the contest for this county, A meeting took place at Sunderland, on Thursday, of the creditors of Messrs. R. James Brown and Co., shipbuilders, who lately failed. A committee was formed to investigate the affairs of the firm, and it was resolved that the estate shall be wound up under inspection. BIRMINGHAM, April 11.—The ironrnasters' meeting for the quarter concluded at Dudley this evening. The proceedings are stated to have passed off satisfactorily, and the resolutions adopted at the previous meetings to maintain the rates of last quarter were fully confirmed. THE BLIIECOAT BOYS AND THE LORD MAYOR.— Yekterday be ng Easter Monday, th e - boys of Christ Hospital walked in procession, accompanied by their masters, to the Royal Exchange ; thence they proceeded to!the Mansion-house, where they were joised by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Aldermen, Recorder, Under Sheriffs, and Common Councilmen, with their ladies ; thence they proceeded in state to Christ Church, Newgate-street, where the Lord Bishop of Salisbury preached the Spital sermon, which was eloquently de livered, and the entire service devoutly performed, the whole of the children being present. At the conclusion of the service they adjourned to the Grand Hall, when the report was read of the number of children and others maintained. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT STOCKPORT.—STOCK. PORT, April 13.--The bodies of the three persons who were killed by the explosion of firedamp in the Bred bury New Pit on Saturday were removed to the Rising Sun Inn, about halt a mile from the mine. This morn ing the inquest was commenced before Mr. Johnson, the coroner for this division of Cheshire, and a respect. able jury. The coroner having briefly stated the nature of the inquiry, the jury viewed the bodies of William Holwarth and his two sons which were placed in a stable at the back of the inn. The father and eldest son were disfigured from having been choked by the sulphurous vapours produced by the ex plosion. The youngest son presented a frightful spec tacle, and several of his limbs being broken. Upon the return of the jury the coroner adjourned the inquiry to Monday next, at 10 o'clock, to give the Government inspector for the dietriot an opportunity to visit the mine. It is understood that the inspector has fixed Saturday next for his visit, and there is no doubt that he will be is attendance at the adjourned inquest on the following Monday. Great sympathy is felt for the widow of Holwarth, who is left with four young children. Thomas Redfern, one of the men who were injured, lies in a very precarious condition, and it is believed that he will not live. The other four men are also in a dangerous condition, and it is doubtful whether all of them will recover. Workmen!are at present engaged in replacing the fixtures in the pit which were blown down by the explosion, and up to the present time the colliers have not returned to their work. This is the first serious accident of the kind that has happened near Stockport for many years. ANOTHER FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.—A. terrible boiler explosion took place at the Leebrook Works, near Wednesbury, Staffordshire, on Saturday last. The works belong to Messrs. Bagnall and Sons, and the oc currence happened unfortunately at a period of the dee when a number of the workmen were actively engaged an the spot. One of three boilers all close together burst with a terrific explosion, scattering the brickwork of the building in every direction over an area of 100 yards, and killing two persons, besides fearfully mu tilating others, some of whom it is feared will not recover. The boiler separated into two immense pieces, one of which was hurled into a canal which runs near, and the other, after being projected a distance of 80 yards ' made a breach through a stone wall. The names of the deceased are Bridget Fox, widow, aged 34, whose body was mutilated in a frightful manner, and who was killed on the spot, and Julia Flinn, ag e d 26 , who rec e i ve d su ch shocking injuries that she died on Sunday, The - women, with others, were engaged I,: washing a kind of cinder used by blacksmiths. Th, boiler is said to have been nearly new and in good re pair, and rumours vary as to the cause of the explosion. A. coroner'e inquest, however, is about to be hall or. the bodies of the deceased, when no doubt the circum otance4 of the explosion will be fully investigated. PRINOESS'S. The representation of "King Richard the Second'' drew a crowded house last night. The doors of the theatre were besieged long before the hour for open ing, and the performances evidently afforded the utmost satisfaction to the audience. The tragedy was preceded by the capital farce entitled " A Gam e of Romps." ADELPHI. The spring geason at the Adelphi commenced last night, when the theatre was re-opened the princi pal holiday attraction being the revival Of Mr. Clets.ble musical buri T et h ta, entitled " The Selby's admirable Elves, or the Statue aid e .) , e piece was origi nally written for Madame Celeste, the principal character, made anl who supp(es wheii,tfter an absence of some mouths, she received her appearance in the second scene, she was enthusiasm which must have with convinced her that she continues to reign with favourite temple of the a warmth and uodeputed sway in this although written with t e l e ie lni v e ie hl w ils o e i d ' e ' v T e h l i o e pr l ig ve tle versatile talent of Madame Celeste, is by no means dependent for its succes s u p on the capacity of the chief performer, Thesalient of t are cast dI m sts a o as a t t i o bring out th e mosts persoricc , and the p i ece i s s o admirably - acted ti i , . ougaout , , and h as so m any charming little epi sodes in • its tright but brief existence, that the spectator is of en puzzled to decide in what direc tive his admiration and sympathy are most com mitted. Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, and Messrs. Wright and Selby sustained their parts with more than usual success, and when the curtain fell Madame Celeste received the compliment of an invitation to the foot-lights. The piece was put on the stage with all the accessories of rich dresses, beautiful scenery, and appropriate music. The performance, which commenced with " Welcome Little Stranger," concluded with the pleasant li•tle farce. "A Night at Notting-hill." - During the recess the theatre has been repainted and decorated. , OLYMPIC. The performances selected for the Easter enter tainment consisted of the new drama of "Dadd ilaidacre," followed by "A Sheep in Wolf Clothing," and concluding with the farce of " Thieves ! T ieves !" Having very reef nt:y taken occa4ien to not ce 'hese pieces, it will only be ne cessary to say that tirey were acted in a very spirited and successful manner. The house, was crowded in every part. STRAND THEATRE. A pleaAng variety of entertainments were pro- Yided for the holiday folks at this popular place of amusement, and a tolerably full audience was at tract 'd by the programme. The principal piece of the eveniog was the burlesque of " William Tell," which maintained the amusement of the audience at the highest pitch throughout by its 0111110101.13 situations, and the sallies political, philosophical, and otherwise, occasionally and with great judgment introduced. The farce of "Don't Mention'. It" followed, and, t)gether with the rest of the per formance 3, was warmly applauded. SADLER'S WELLS. The void left in this classical quarter by the annual migration of Mr. Phelps and his talented company has been filled up by Mr. G. A. Webster, whoovith several stars of greater or less magnitude, has pro vided an Easter entertainment for the holiday folks. The performances commenced with the familiar in cident from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" entitled "The Death of Eva," in eunneCtion with which th e Howard Family have gained considerable fame, both in Ameiica and in this country.. The part of Topsy was very cleverly played, as usual by Mts. Howard, wha kept the audience ,in continued laughter and good humour, and . successfully re lieved the somewhtt dreary and sombre character of the piece. "Little Cordelia Howard" won golden opinions from the younger anti fairer portion of the audience for the manner iu which she played Eva ; while Mr. Howard 'made the most of the character of St. Clair. The piece met with a very hearty reception by the audience, who honoured the principal performers with a, call at its conclu sion. This was followed by Buckstone's comic drama of "Good for Nothing," in which Miss Woolgar took the principal chat aster of Nan. She managed to keep the audienc, in a roar of laughter from beginning to the end. She is always in mis chief; now tumbling into the water, now breaking the windows, and now sadly ill-treating poor young Mr. Simpson, the landlord's son, who has com e t o distrain for rent ; but in the end of course turning out, as all good-for-nothing people on the stage invariably do, a much better person than was ex pected. Mr. Chester played Tom Dibbles, the gardener, excelleu;ly. Mr. Lingham, as Harry Collier, a railway fireman, also did ,his part very well. Tom and comic 'Van were foll owe d b y 'Plancho's burlesque, entitled "The Fair One with the Golden Locks," as originally performed at the Haymarket Thea're. In this piece Miss Esther Jacob, as Graceful, the King's minstrel and fa vourite, and Miss Clara St. Casse, as Queen Lucidore, or " the Fair One with the Golden Locks," acted their respective parts with great spirit, and, obtained considerable applause, The performances concluded with the romantic drama of. "The Jew of Lubeck," in which another star, Mr. T. Lyon, made "his first appearance for many years." We have no doubt that, with the present varied attractions, the management will be .re warded wi , h a fair share of patronage during the continuance of the Easter holidays. SURREY. New pieces and new engagements were the novelties brought forth at this theatre for the enter. tainment of those seeking amusement at this holi day season, and we must especially congratulate Mr. Creswick on having secured the services of so charming and popular a vocalist as Miss Poole. Two other ladies, from the provinces, last night made their first appearance before a London audience, under his mana,ement, and both with decided success—Miss A. Mortimer and Miss Eliza Johnstone. The first of the new pieces, "The Iron Arm," is a most powerful drama. The story of the plot is taken from that repertory of all that is hor rible and awful—the first French revolution ; and the leading part is admirably sustained by Mr. Shepherd. It is needless to say the drama 'was triumphantly successful. . To this succeeded the extravaganza of " Midas," in which Miss Poole de lighted the audience. The second new piece is on• in which Mr. Flexmore, as a monkey, creates diffi culties and complications for the express purpose of unravelling them. His agility is too well known to need further commendation, but we must say that we never laughed more heartily thin at tho antics which he last night played. Every part of the theatre was crowded to excess. ASTLEY'S. Once upon a time—tradition now says not how far distant--- ,, the legitimate drama could only be performed at two or three theatres holding the royal patent, but that time has passed away, and it has now become difficult to tell in what the legiti mate drama consists. Of late we have been edified with "Richard III." on horseback, in which White Surrey carried away triumphantly before him the applause of the audience, and " Macbeth," d cheval, proving that it was more to the courage of the horse than of the man that success for a time ac companied the proceedings of the " Thane of Caw dor." The powers and the talents of the performers at Astley's, however, cannot be confined within the • limits of the reproduction of Sbakspere, with effects such as the author never anticipated, and we therefore were not disappointed—indeed, we may say we were almost pl. ased, to find' that the ma nager had determined on producing "an entirely new grand European and African military spec tacle, in three acts, entitled The French in Algiers, or the Battle of Constantine,' written ex pressly for the occasion by Mr. C. A. Somerset, author of Paul Pry on Horseback,' and we know not what ; with powerful domestic interest and brilliant scenic and equestrian effects." Where all was excellent, it would be invidious to dis criminate, though perhaps Mr. 'James Holloway, the transpontine Phelps, and M. Croueste, the over-the-water Buckstone, should not be allowed to pass without au especial notice. At the conclu sion of the drama, which resulted in the triumph of the troops of "La Belle France," the author and the whole of the actors, except the best of all, the equine, were called before the curtain to re ceive 'he congratulations of the audience ; and here we must be . allowed to apologise for not having mentioned the variety of underplots, to enumerate which with any justice would require a work as extensive as the " Bibliotheca Britannica." To this extraordinary domestic drama followed the ever-so be-remembered and never-tc-be;forgotten scenes in the circle, whew M'S4 Kate Cooke, with many others of the Cooke family and assistants, displayed their wonderful mastery over that noble animal, the horse, the performances of which were enlivened by the drolleries of M. Croueste, who, we are informed, is the prince of grotesques, and Mr. J. Thorne. The whole of the performances terminated with the risible farce of " The Tailor of Tamworth," which was as successful as the other entertainments. The house was crowded with one of the best humoured of audiences which it has ever been our good fortune to meet, and the majo rity of whom, we are bound to admit, appeared more conversant with the history of the drama than .we could ourselves pretend to be. We recommend all our friends to see the new drama. CRYSTAL PALACE. Saint Monday, though even it was an Easter Monday, drew nothing like the assemblage of visi tors together, as might have been expected after the display of Friday last. The attractions were the same, but the beauty of the weather was want ing. The most devoted votary of pleasure—the aiti9an who gets his holiday but once or twice a year —could not be led to believe that it was worth his while to brave a winter's storm of snow or hail, and leave his fireside to shiver, even surrounded by the fairest flowers or the most exquisite statuary. Nor do we blame him. Yesterday (Easter Monday) was ess-ntially a stay-at-home-day, and nothing but a strict sense of duty to our constituents could have led us to violate the dictates of domestic influ ences produced by the continuous storms of hail, rain, and sno w , w hi c h di stingu i shed the day. That myily 12,000 parties (officially 11,830) visited the Palace is, however, a sufficient proof that there are that number of individuals in the metropolis who feel that they have no other opportunity of being present than one of our few national holidays affords. We trust that more genial weather will draw more crowded audiences to the really excel lent music provided for their entertainment at the Crystal Palace during the coming week. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, The Easter holidays always produce a large num ber of visits to this deservedly popular exhibition —for we know no educational establishment around the metropolis to which the mind of the young can be more advantageously directed, and where more knowledge is to practically obtained. If the attendance was not quite so good as it has been on former occasions, it can only be attributed to the unpropitious state of the weather ; but should the remainder of the week .be fine, there can the no doubt that the Zoological Gardens will obtain at least its fair share of patrons. CREMORN E GARDENS. As Easter returns, so with it appears Mr. Simp son, of whom we hear nothing for months, emerg ing like a butterfly from the chrysalis. What be comes of Simpson during the winter months has long been a mystery to us. 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