The Sun. — London, England, 1857-06-02 00:00:00

HER MAJ E S TY'S THEATRE. Under the Immediate Patronage of her Majesty the QUEEN, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Mr; BENEDICT begs respectfully to announce that, in lieu ef his Annual Concert, he has made arrangements with the Direction to give THREE GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVALS, Dramatic. Classical, and Miscellaneous, on WEDNESDAY MORN/1101; June 10, 24, and July 8. The artists will include Madlle. Piccolomini, Madlle. Maria Spezia,• Madlle. Angiola Ortolani, and Madame Alboni ; Signor Antonio Giuglini, Herr Reichardt, Mr. Charles Bra barn, Sipor Belletti, Signor Benevent,ano, Signor Napoleone Rossi, S.gnor Giovanni Corsi, and Signor Filippo Vialetti. Instrumental Performers :—Pianoforte, Madame Clara Schrirnatin and Miss Arabella Goddard, Messrs. Andreoli, Benedict, and Lindsay Sloper. Violin, Herr Ernst and M. Bazzini: Violoncello, Signor Piatti. Double Bass, Signor Bottesini. One portion of the Concert will be conducted by Signor 13o:16W, .and'anotber by H. Benedict, supported by the Chorus" and Orchestra of that great musical establish ment. r. The Progransam will include Mendelssohn's posthumous finale to tho Opel?, of LORELEY, performed for the first time in England on the stage, and other important works. Instrumental' performers of the greatest eminence have been secured. Full particulars will be duly announced. The performances have been fixed to commence at Two, and ter minate at Five o'clock. Subscription Tickets (Transferable) for the Three Con certs:—Private Boxes to hold Four Persons ; Boxes—Pit Tier, 61. 6s. ; Grand Tier, Si. 85. ; First Tier, Cl. 6s. ; Two Pair, 4/ 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 31. 3s. ; Pit Stalls, 21. 2s. ; Pit, 15s. ; Gallery Stalls, 10s. ; Gallery, ss. Peces for Each Sngle Concert :—Private Boxes to hold Four Persons : Boxes —Tit Tier, 31. 3s. ; Grand Tier, 4/. 4s. ; First Tier, 31. 3s. : Two Pair, 2/. 2s. ; Upper Boxes, 1/. lls. 6cl ; Pit Stalls, B. ls. ; Pit, 75.; Gallery Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, 2s. 6d.. Appli cation for tiefcets may be made at all the principal Lib. rariaus' and Mnaicsollers' ; of Mr. Benedict, 2, Manchester. square ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre. ROYAL. ITALIAN OPERA., LYCEUM, — THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, June 2. Second appearance of Mdlle. Balfe. LA SONNAMBULA. Amino, Mdlle. Victoire Balfe (her Second Appearance on the Stage). Mesdames Tagliafico and Borgaro ; Signori Ronconi, Polonini, and Gardoni. Conductor—Mr. Costs. After which, LA BRESI L I ENNE. Manes. Cerito and Delechaux, and M. Desplsces. Commence at half-past Eight. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LYCEUM. Extra Night, next THURSDAY, Jana 4, RIGOLETTO. Polonini, Soldi, Zelger, Mei, and Mario. Mc dames Bcsio and Didiee ; Signori Ronconi, Tagliafico, Soldi, Mei, Polonini, and Mario. To conclude with LA BRESILIENNE. Macs. Cerito and Delechaux, and M. Desplaees. IL TROVATORE will be repeated on Saturday next. ES BOUFFES PARISIENS—St. JAMES'S A THEATRE. Triumphant Success of the FRENCH PLAYS. . ~ • . THIS EVENING (Tuesday), June 2, the entertain• ments will commence at half-past 8 o'clock precisely, by the production of (for the third time in this country), the new Operette-Militaire en un Acte, DRAGONETTE. M. Guyot, M. Tajau, M. I:eouce, and Mdlle. Corally Guffroy. After•which (third time) Operette-Bouffe, en un Acte, LES PANTINS DE VIOLETTE: M. Pradeau, Mdlles. Mareschal, and Dalmont, and. M. Antbonini. To conclude with Beuffonnerie Musicale, en nn Acts, LES DEUX AVEUGLES. M. Pradeau and M. Mesmacer. This Engagement being limited to one month, Performances will be given EVERY EVENING. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella. Prices—Pit and Promenade, /s; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and ls. 6d. ; Galleries, ed. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. First Equestrian Artistes in the World : —Madame Schap lain, Madame Newsome, La Petite Wells, Signora Delavanti, and Miss Ella ; Miss E. J. Wells, Mdlles. Flora, Fabia, and and Marie, Misses Newsome, Moffatt, Delavanti, Potter, Jen nings ; the Manchester Boy, Masters J. Wells, A. Wells, E. Moffatt, Henrico and Carlo Delavanti, Sig. Felix Delavanti, Mons. Beeq, Hons. Ferdinand, Mons. Eugene, Mr. Tom Swann, Mr. B. Fuller, Mr. W. Fuller, and the great Shake perian Clown, Wallett, will appear each evening in a series of Performances, original and unapproachable. Director—Mr. stokes, Acting Manager—Mr. E. Stirling. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF ADMISSION. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with a new drama, in two periods, entitled THE HUSBAND OF AN HOUR. Mr. Buckstone, kc. After which, the successful Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of A TALANTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. Followed by a new farce, MY SON, DIANA! Concluding with A COMICAL COUNTESS, 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. Press Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper 80xe5.,,........, 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 0 Pit. 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. THEATRE. R O. THISYA L E v. PRINCE SS'wiII eS performed Shakes/307 . es tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrg. C. Kean. Preceded by a new Farce, in one act, called AN ENGLISHMIN'S HOUSE IS HIS' CASTLE. • sn. T lIEWtRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben, Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed PAUL PRY. Mr. Wright,. Miss Wyndham, &c. Followed by a new Farce, called FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN THE SEVEN DIALS. To conclude with tho new and original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &c. vipo (Yr A L SURREY THEATRE, 1_0.) ,Lessees i Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswiek. THIS EVENING will .be performed THE BOHEMIAN QIRL. Mr. Haigh and Lucy Escott. After which, THE VILLAGE SMITH. Mr. Widdicomb, Miss M, Eburne, &c. ROY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. • TRIM EVENING, will be performed A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. After which, a new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, s ce. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Commence at half-past Seven. t.STLETS Roy, AMPHITHEATRE AND OPER L A HOUSE. Lessee and Man ages, Mr. W. Cooke. and His Royal Hi g h ness Under the patronage of Her Ma j es t Cooke. Prince Albert. C on tinued and increasing Falecess of the Grand Enormous attraction fat the Whitsun Holidays, Opera, THIS EVENING (Tuesda 4 f, June 2), Verdi'ss. Opera of IL TROVATORE ; or, The Gipsy's vefar-famed , igeance. " The whole of the Music as performed at the Italian Opera and Equestrian Illustration'. Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Miss M. Somers, and Miss Fanny Haddarf,. Mr. Augustus Brabani. Mr. Brookbouse Bowler Mr. Francis Kirby, , Mr. J. A. Leffler, and 310. Borrani. Conductor and Composer—Herr Meyer Lutz. With a perwerftd Band and Chorus. Manager and Director of the Opera Company—Mr. Augustus Graham. After which, Mr. Win. Cooke's Holiday programme of n.orel and, Peerless. SCENES iu the ARENA. To conclude with the farce of, SALLY SMART; or, The Clockmaker's Hat. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper 13oxes, 35. ; Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is; ; Upper Gallery, ed. Notice—During the Opera Season Half rice will take place at 9 o'clock. Boa-oelco open from Eleven ti. 1.1,, Four. Stage Manager, Yr s W, West, Equestrian Director, /114: W.CQoke, jun. HER THIS MAJESTY'S EVENING.THEATRE FIRST APPEARANCE OF SIGNOR CORSI. TUESDAY, June 2, first time these nine yearS, NINO. Abigaillc, Spezia ; Ferora, Ramos; Idaspe, Chas. Braham Orestasphe, Vialetti ; Nino, Corsi. After which, will be revived the highly successful Ballet by M. Perrot, entitled L'AI7RORE, in which Mahe. Katrina will make her 2d appearance this season. Per particulars see bills. A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for tte 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. E MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Piccolomini, Alboni, Spezia, Giuglini, Beneventano, Vialetti, Belletti. THURSDAY, June 4-IL TROVATORE—Spezia, Alboni, Giuglini, Beneventano, and Vialetti. SATURDAY, June 6—LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, Piccolomini ; Edg-,ardo, Sig. Giuglini. Coucluding with L'AURORE. 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 each. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow .ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, drc., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. ; Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jules, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corti, Senor Antonio M. do Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Bennett and Corri Messrs. Sam Cowell, Sam Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre• 1 cisely. Suppers, 4kc., until twelve o'clock. EMPEROR can speak to more than nine millions and a half registered electors, tell bhem his can- didates, descant on their merits and his own, and profess confidence that France will so know her duty as patriotically to return the men of his choice. The document we published yesterday is indeed a singular one-" There, my lads— says our pater patrice—you are ; free to nominate and vote for whom you like, but you will vote for the gentlemen whom I send you." It is a conge d'elire ; the electors are to do what our cathedral chapters do when the Premier nominates a bishop. Mr. DISRAELI and Lord DERBY would have liked nothing better than a circular like this on behalf of Government supporters at the late election, the majority would have been much more than re versed—the Tories would have been politically omnipotent. The circular is ostentatious, be it observed, in its professions of honest regard for the liberty of the voter. "As for the elections, what the Em- PERDR desires, is the free and sincere practice of universe/ suffrage." " Every one has the right of getting himself admitted on the electoral lists." " On the day of election the vote will be secret, and the ballot boxes will be opened in the sight of all." Surely both Mr. E. JONES and Mr. BERKE LEY will look longingly across the channel, and sigh for Gallic privileges on behalf of oppressed Britons. Universal Suffrage and secret voting ! Nothing like that to be hoped for from Lord PALMERSTON. There is to be sure the set-off we have mentioned, that such a circular as this could not be issued by Lord PALMERSTON to the electors of England.. Not only is the voting to be free, and the suffrage universal, bet the EMPEROR adverts to the calumny respecting prohibiting the distribution of voting tickets. He declares that it is only required that twenty days before the election the candidate should ideposit " a copy, signed by himself, of his circulars, profession of faith or voting ticket, and he will be able, vlithout further authorisation, to have them advertised and distributed in per fect liberty." Surely French electors are the freest of the free ! What Frenchmen think on that point will soon be seen. For one thing the Government nomina tion is most explicit. Having given such liberty the EMPEROR argues, I cannot be silent, " when candidates and electors can all proclaim their pre ference, the Government cannot alone remain mute and indifferent ; as it proposes the laws to the deputies, it will propose candidates to the electors, and these will make their choice." In deed, with the existing restraints on discussion, and on the freedom of the press, it would be almost impossible for the electors to know the merits of the Government and its faithful " Legislative Corps," unless the Government took some means like this to proclaim them. The grand merit of the deputies now sent back is that, like a board of directors under a permanent chairman or ma nager, they have served the manager well. Indeed he republishes in this manifesto the commenda tory speech which ho was able to make to the deputies at the opening of the late session ; he had been able to thank them for six years of "devoted and active assistance since 1852—especially for enabling him to suppress the " license of the Tribune,' " for Liberty has no enemies more for midable than the excesses of passion and violence of speech." He overlooked the dangers arising from a bribed standing army in the hands of am bitious cunning. Such faithful servants the Go vernment, with some necessary exceptions, " deems it just and politic" to present to the country for re-election. But what is the meaning of one paragraph ? Does it mean if yeu do not,. with unimportant exceptions, perhaps, return my candidates, I shall know what to do ? Having insisted on the entire freedom guaranteed to the electors, it adds, —" If, nevertheless, the enemies to the public peace should think to find in this latitude an opportu nity of making a seditious protest against our institutions—if they should attempt to convert into an object of disorder or scandal, you know your duties, Monsieur le Prefet, and justice would also know how not less severely to perform hers." This certainly reads very much like a threat, from the pen of the master of more than half a million of soldiers, and the head of the entire police and gend'armerie of France. Ara the electors to understand that] M. le Prefet and severe justice will be more than a match for them if they do not return the right man, to the right EMPEROR ? One fact is plain in the circular, that the Ear- PERCR knows that his strength lies in the peasantry and the workmen as compared with the middle classes. " The loyal labourers of our, fields, and the intelligent workmen of our towns, are the section of the population in which he con fides electorally. That is, his reliance is on num bers and ignorance. They form, he observes, the great basis of universal suffrage, and "have a profound conviction both of the incessant care of the EMPEROR for them, and of the great things which he is doing for the country." He only fears that, confiding too fully "in the man of their choice," they may abstain from voting ; and he bids the Prefet " to call them to the Ballot box, for they made the Empire and know how to defend it." No one can deny to the EMPEROR the merit of cleverness—master of the army and of the populace, he will be secure so long as he can keep them contented ; and he knows how to do it. His loans, his public works, his inter ference with the pace of provisions, his commence ment and his termination of the war equally, his performances at inundations, and his givin g up free trade, all mean that the mob must beseoured at any price. Nevertheless, Imperial France de clines in population, and the great fortunes are all made on the Bourse. A sharp contest has for some time been waged in Belgium between the Ulramontani3ta and the great body of the people. The former are desi rous of increasing the sacerdotal influence, and bringing all matters under priestly domination. The latter are resolved stedfastly to resist the change. They are too well aware of the probable consequences, to submit patientlj to an evil of such fearful magnitude. Unfortunately, how ever, the parti pretre have succeeded in obtaining what may be termed " a good working majority" in the Legislative Assembly, and they determined to avail themselves thereof to strengthen their position, by removing the various securities that had been obtained - against undue interference in private affairs, by the spiritual advisers of families. The first step was to got rid of the Liberal Ministry, wb.ose views and opinions were identi cal as with of e o t p l , r r )se of the community at large. That w se easily acco m pli s h e d b y th e ma j or i ty, i and an Administration substituted prepared to "go tl.ie entire animal" on their behalf. It was by no means difficult to predict the next proceed ing. The sacerdotal party, once established in power, were not disposed to zest on their laurels. The groat object was to provide the sinews of war, by enabling " religious congregations" to receive bequests from dying sinners, who might so far be operated on by spiritual denunciations as to di inherit their families, and leave all their wealth w THE SUN, LONBON, TUESDAY EVEN under the control and direction of those who exercised the power of bestowing absolution for all past transgressions, or of dismissing the dying man to his last account " uuanointed, unanealed," without being reconciled to the Church, and with 1 most uncomfortable prospects for the future; The Belgian law bad previously provided against such undue influence at the dark hour when all was passing from the feeble grasp of the victim. It is true that it sanctioned charitable bequests, but it wisely placed the :Administration thereof out of the hands of those who had the power of enforcing them. It was provided that all legacies to religious congregations should- be null and void, and that donations in favour of the poor should be remitted to two public institutions specially appointed for the purpose. This inter posed an insurmountable obstacle to the efforts of the holy fathers, for not to get the administration of the funds, was equivalent to not getting them at all. They participated in the feeling of the youthful attorney, who requested his father to leave all the property to his brothers and sisters, but to appoint him executor. The religious congrega tions were debarred from being executors, and that disability was to be removed at any cost per fas aut nefas. It was on these salutary laws that the conflict took place. The Minister introduced a bill virtu ally repealing them, by enabling the KING to be stow on religious congregations civil rights, including the power of pissessing, inheriting, and receiving all donations and legacies given or be queathed to them, and also authorising those who desired to make charitable donations or bequests, to nominate special administrators. thereof. This insidious measure has excited the popular indig nation in no ordinary degree. The people in Belgium are well aware of the probable results, and since the principle of tie Ministerial bill was affirmed by a majority of 16, there have been a series of riots in tht chief towns, and districts throughout the Entire country—riots which at one time threatend the dynasty, and which were only terminated by a Royal Procla mation proroguing the Cham ) er sine die. We cannot help thinking hat the ULYSSES of the House of Coburg has onl: his own weakness to blame for these untoward demonstrations. He had, at least, power sufficient ,o prevent his Go. vernment from introducing ;nd forcing on a measure so unpopular ant so dangerous. tared to do so, , No Minister would have i in opposition to the clearly ex)ressed will of his Sovereign. At the eleventh hcir he has seen his danger, and acted as he ough to have done in the first instance. Meanwhile. th© quarrel is a pretty one as it stands, and miy eventually lead to results not very favourable to the Ultramon tauists or their Royal supporer. A. spirit of resistance has been roused thatcannot easily be quenched. They will resist wits all their power and all their strength, the co'eted privilege of robbing the widow and orphan. The opposition Ide puties are the heroes of the wur. They are received with rapturous and enhusiastic cheer ing wherever they appear in ptblic, while the Alinisterialists are greeted with demonstrations of a very different description. laeir reverences have received a painful but salutary lesson. But will they profit by it ? Will till listen to the voice of public opinion, so uNuivocally ex pressed ? We fear not. They wii not s o eas ily relinquish a cherished scheme, As well might "Itonts" be asked to give up his de signs on the Rennepont inhertance. Their guiding passions, " power" and "cnpidity," are engaged ; and when the covetel prize has ap parently been within their grasin they will not yield without a fierce struggle, in which all their energies will be strained to the utmost. They should be warned while there is Jet time. They may not be enabled easily to exorcise the demon they have so wantonly evoked. King LECPOLD, too, should learn caution. He has for the hue being saved himself by his tardy movement. But he may not be equally fortunate another title. Should the obnoxious bill again be brought forward, its op ponents may proceed a littb farther than he has any notion of. Tie independence of Belgium will be maintained at any cost, and that which has apparently threatened it the most, may, possibly, prole its safety 1 The people know their own power. They feel the im perative necessity of using iz, should matters occur to justify so extreme a measure. The pre sent dynasty is not so ancient ; or so esteemed, as to enable it to try such dangerous experiments on the extent of popular forbearance. The Austrian wife of the heir apparent is he promoter of the scheme 1 The Duchess of Atholl has •eturned to St. George s Hotel from attending on her Mbjesty. Frances Anne, Marchionest of Londondery, has not issued cards for a party on the 13th inst., as stated in error yesterday. Her ladyshp's party is appointed to take place on the 18th inst. His Excellency the Russian Minister returned to town yesterday afternoon from visitng the Queen at Osborne. His Excellency the Earl Owley arrived in town at a late hoar last night from Pars. The Earl of Clarendon arived in London yesterday afternoon from Osborne, Isle of Wight. Viscount Palmerston arrired at his residence, Broad lands, Hants, on Sunday sight, from Osborne. Vie countess Palmerston joined his lordship at Broadlands yesterday, from London. The infant daughter of his Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Coaintest Bernstorff is to be baptised on Monday next. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has graciously signified her intention to stand sponsor on the occasion. The Earl of Westmoreland will be godfather. Lord Brougham leaves Paris to-day for London, and will arrive lace to-night or early to-morrow at his resi dence in Grafton-strt,et from the French capital. The Countess Craven gave a grand ball last night at her reideoeii in Cbarles-Etreet, Berkeley-square. Last night the Marquis Camden gave a grand ball at bis residence in Carlton-louse-terrace, at which a large circle of fashionables muttered. Miss Burdett Coutts Las arrived in town for the sea son. We have great pleasure in stating that.the health of Count Charles Alfieri Soitegoo, the well.known political writer of Turin, and sce.in-law of Count Cavour, is greatly improved, and ttat be is now out of danger. DICATII OF VISCOUNT Lieafonz.—We regret to an nounce the death of the Right Hon. Viscount Lisrnore, which took place on the :let nit. at Shanbally Castle, in the 83d year of his age. During the month of April last 53 vessels were lost or damaged, either belonging to or insured in the United States, or bound to or from a United States port. During the month of May the number of wrecks was 92. For the month of January the number was 286; in February, 205 ; in Varela, 209 ; and in April, 163 ; making a total number during the present year of 960. Tne following piece of Washington gossip is worthy of perusal:—lt appears that Lord Napier had an inter view with the President respecting the Dallas• Clarendon treaty, which might, under ordinary circumstances, appear strange, and even a slight ; but it was not so intended, nor has it been so received. It is simply a fulfilment of the fixed determination of Mr. Buchanan to oversee individually the whole business of the foreign relations of the Government—a resolution which no one will condemn, in view of the advanced age of Mr. Cass. It may be added to what Mr. Harvey has stated in his letter, that whenever the ratification of the treaty between Great Britain and Honduras shall be received the obstaeles to the completion of the Deltas-Clarendon treaty, including all the amendments of the Senate, will have been removed, and Lord Napier will be enabled, in the name of his Government, to re. open the negociattons. Much ha 3 appeared in some of the New York papers in relation to a supposed corres pondence, in relation to the Senate amendments, be tween Mr. Dallas and Lord Clarendon. No such cor respondence has ever taken place, nor had a single line been written, up to the last date, by either of the two parties on the subject. General Case has given his ler . sonal views respecting the matter to those who have approached him, and these have been re hashed in dif. ferent shapes ; but their value can only be measured by the degree of confidence which he may be supposed to repose in ;those with whom he has for the time been speaking, HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tns DAT—Morn. 1 min. aft. 10—Even., 31 min. aft. 10 To 40W:tow—Morn. 58 min. aft. 10—Even. 26 min. aft. 11 [THE WEATHER—SUN °max. JUNE 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. C4—highest sines noon yesterday. 52 —lowest this morning and during the night. 70 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.53. WIND, S.S.W. ; light, with sultry cloudy weather. .4J - LONDON, TUESDAY . , JUNE 2, 1857. The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE has come. And the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE has gone. H.I.H came on Saturday evening. And H.T.H. left on Monday morning. It reminds us of the Hon. VILLIA.m SPENCER'S pretty little poem " One day Good-bye met How-d'ye-do !" For this was really very much, indeed, the literal meaning of the interview between Queen VICTORIA and Grand Du ke CONSTANTINE. The contrast presented by the visit of his Imperial Highness to France and his excursion immediately afterwards to England—to say the very least of it—is very remarkable. There the Russian Prince sojourns for a considerable time. Here he flits by in a manner the most fugitive. There he is received publicly—here, privately. There he traverses the country from end to end, examines the porta and arsenals, has a superb reception at Paris, is the guest of the SOVEREIGN at the Tuileries, witnesses a magnificent review (in his honour) of some 50,000 in the Champ de Mars, and lingers among we don't know what courtly festivities at the Palace of Fontainebleau. Here, on the contrary, H.I.H. contents himself with a hurried glance at our seacoast—" comes like a shadow," and "so departs." Comes—in idiomatic language—on the sly. Comes, and is no sooner come than he is gone. Ho never dreams, ap parently in our regard, of venturing as far as the capital. Instead of coming up to London he goes quietly down to Osborne. He slips in, as it were, by the backdoor, and that, moreover, after nightfall. And slips away again from the same secluded region, and that before cockcrow I The night fall is that of Saturday—the cockcrow that of Monday. It was for all the world as though His Imperial Highness were availing himself of the immunities secured by Sunday to those who chance to be Embarrassed ! The immunities by which those who outrun the constable may, for twenty-four hours at least in every week, set writs and sheriffs' officers alike openly at defiance. However it was—so it was. The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE covertly visited the QUEEN at Os borne—arriving on Saturday evening as we have said, and leaving, as we have also said, very early indeed on Monday morning, that is to say, of course, yesterday. Now there must, obviously, be some meaning in all this. And what is that meaning Is it not apparent, at the merest glance, at the first blush, upon the very face of things ? The mean ing is simply this--that guest and host, receiver and received, are alike dubious as to what might really have been the reception accorded t) the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE had he ventured further, in his visit to England, than the Isle of Wight, and Portsmouth. So dubious were they, that even there, down at Osborne, it was deemed on all hands expedient that his visit should be just as brief as possible. So that Her MAJESTY had scarcely time allowed her to "welcome the Coming" before she had to "speed the Going guest." Inso much so, that literally we might epitomise this memorable visit paid by the Russian Grand Duke to the great Powers of Western Europe, by merely observing, in reference to his protracted stay in France and to hi 3 very brief sojourn in England TRAT is the Long and the Short of it 1" All this we regard —we cannot help regarding— as very significant. It proves beyond a shadow of doubt that the despicable peace patched up with Russia was a diplomatic humbug, distasteful to our population. It demonstrates beyond the roach of cavil the truth that England at least is sagaciously alive to the folly of this wretched farce of a Political Compromise. That here, at any rate, we are not hoodwinked as to the hot- lowness and instability of this purely temporary Truce with the Russian Autocracy —whatever may be the preposterous hallucinations indulged in by our neighbours on the other side of the Channel. France may be deluded into the notion, France (in credible though it may sound) apparently is deluded into the notion that the Peace so called, the " Peace" brought about by the "solemn mockery" of the Paris Conferences—may be confidently regarded as in every respect worthy of its designation. But England most assuredly does not. The difference of opinion entertained upon this rather important topic by the two countries may be recognised upon the instant by whosoever may care to contrast thy reception accorded there by France and here by England; to tlu Wolf in Sheep's clothing—to this Peace-breathing, War-loving Russian Prince - - the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE. They do these things differently in France I will be the exclamation of every Englishman who reads the Electoral Address of the Estriton. His address we may properly call it, since, though signed by M. BILLAULT, it bears unmistakeably the impress of the Imperial hand. We all re member how, when Lord PALMERSTON was merely suspected of having given an opinion on the Southampton election, the opponents of Mr. WEGUELIN endeavoured to make capital out of an alleged interference of the Premier ; and how w e all were amused at his usual luck when he could make out that ho had been guiltless of inter ference, while on that account his candidate gained all the advantage of his good opinion. At the present moment, also, one of the most important election petitions to the House of Commons is that from West Norfolk, complaining of the interference of the Lord Lieutenant of the county, and of other Peers with him, in the West Norfolk Election. Such is the feeling of Englishmen in regard to dictation of candidates by any superior, that it would damage the chances of the candidate—would ruin him, indeed, were the vot ing really free. There can be little doubt that Lord JOHN RUSSELL owed his victory in the City to resentment, by great numbers, of supp ose d dictati on on the part of the Liberal Registration Society, and the Manchester School their rejec tion by Manchester, t o the cry of " League Dic tation ;" though both bodies belonged to the electors themselves, and in f ormer days had done them.admirable service. liow totally different, therefore, must be a Frenchman's idea of political liberty, when the ING, JUNE 2, 1857 LATEST NEWS. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. Captain Segari and M. Smitti, two persons said to be agents of the King of Naples employed to intrigue in the interest of Count Montemolin, have lately been arrested in Paris. Th e fi rs t- name d per son has been sent in custody to the Swiss frontier. There still appears , some dissension among the Republican party on the subject of the e ections, and it is not now certain that General Cavaignac will come forward as" a candidate. Of his refusal and that of some others to take the oath to the Emperor there can hardly be a doubt. Under such circumstances many of the working classes in the faubourgs of Paris would prefer men - of more ad vanced doctrines. If, they say, a manifestation is all you want the best thing to do is at once to pro pose such men as Barbes, Raspail, Charras, and others, who are among the most committed to the party, and who are, moreover, among the deepest of the Reds. The parties most interested in the matter appear to be as divided as ever. In the meantime the Prefects are at work in the depart ments preparing for the 21st, when the elections commence. Boußsz, June I.—The following were the last quotations Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 44 per Cants 3 per Cents 69 25 69 25 Bank Shares 4,475 — , Credit Mobilier 1,272 50 Roman Do. Account 1,270 Austrian Belgian 44 Piedmontese (5) 9O 75 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CABS. tr. c. tr c. Orleans 1,475 Western 7821 — Northern Lyons 1,490 - New Ditto Mediterranean 1,920 Grand Central Geneva Midi - ...... 685 MII HUNGARY: The following is the text of the rescript which the Emperor of Austria has addressed from Buda to the Archduke Albert, Governor-General of Hun gary, on the subject of the .amnesty : " My dear Cousin Albert—To complete the removal of the sequestrations accorded by my ordinance of the 12th July, 1856, to several persons whose estates were confiscated for their participation in the revolutionary 'troubles of the kingdom of Hungary, and in the Prin cipality of Transylvania during the years 1848 and 1849, I order what follows :-1. The estates which in consequence of military judgments have been con fiscated to the profit of the State shall be restored in the condition in which they were when taken, as also the produce and the rents which shall not yet have been levied, together , with the indemnities and rents awarded to proprietors in conformity with my ordinance of the 12th July, 1856; and the restoration shall be'made to the persons who follow :—To all civi lians who have been condemned for crime of less-ma jesty by the military courts in consequence of the afore said revolutionary measures, and to those who have been condemned for acts not mentioned in my rescript of the Bth May, 1857, and who for such acts are now detained in the prisons of the State ; as also to all the military persons who are now confined in the prisons of the State ; also to all those who are now abroad, and to whom the benefit of the levy of the sequestrations has not yet been accorded. I desire, besides, that the clear profits of all the estates seques trated for the advantage of the State shall be employed for the advantage of the coun try and its inhabitants. 2. I remit to the, persons of this category the advances in mon e y w hi c h they have received from the treasury of the state during the revo lutionary epoch, and which hitherto they have not been able to pay. Their estates must consequently be freed from all debts of this kind. 3. This grace extends also to the portions of estates placed under judicial guardian ship, which shall immediately cease. 4. As regards persons condemned by military judgments, and who are now refugees in foreign countries, my legations and con sulates have been ordered to receive the requests they may present for authorisation to return home, for a pardon for the penalties they have incurred, and for the removal of the sequestration of their property- These requests shall be submitted to my decision. ' A Vienna letter makes the follow remarks on the rescript :—" The enactments of this rescript, con-. ceived in so large a spirit, fully realise the promise contained in the memorable words pronounced by the Emperor in Lombardy, " I wish to efface, even to the last trace, the souvenirs of 1848.' His Ma jesty is gathering the fruits of his clemency —as at Jasbereni, where he arrived from Pestb, be was received with the warmest demonstrations Of popu.• lar joy ; and the same was the case on his arrival at Szegediu." NEUCHATEL. A letter from Berne , - of the 29th ult., in the Post Ampt Gazette, says : " The report of Dr. Kern reached this place yesterday. Ac cording to this document, Prussia proposed to have inserted in the protocol the following de claration : 1. The King ; who attaches no importance to the payment of the million, re nounces it. 2. The King will continue to bear the title of Prince of Neuchatel and Count de Valengin. 3. The King would have desired more complete guarantees relative to the property of the church and religious foundations than those which are con tained in Arts. 7 and 8, but he will not on that account refuse his assent to the treaty.' Dr. Kern, on his side, has declared-9. The Federal Council, having given its assent to the treaty with the stipulation of the payment of a million, cannot find i❑ the renunciation of Prussia to that sum any motive for withdrawing its assent. 2. As far as regards the title, Switzerland must protest against any pretension which may be raised on this founda tion at any future period.'" PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin says :—" All the rumours relative to a projected marriage of Prince Napoleon with a German princess, in so far at least as re gards his recent journey, are devoid of all foun dation." Another letter from Berlin says :—" Prince Fre derick William has commenced a tour in Upper Silesia, in order to obtain exact information of the state of that province, in which he has established his provisional residence. It is an ancient custom for Prussian princes destined to the throne to study one province with particular attention. The Prince has frequently attended in Breslau the deli berations of the Council of Regency." The Deutschland of Vienna, of the 28th ult., says :—" According to the last accounts received from M. Liehmann, the Austrian member of the commission in the Danubian principalities, that body has felt bound to suspend its labours until after the elections for the divans, in consequence of the confusion which reigns there. This step has been approved of here, as time will be obtained to renew negotiations betweea the various cabinets, now somewhat divided, on the important question of the future reorganisation of the principalities." A letter from Cattaro, published by the Wurtz burg Gazette, says :—" The state of matters in Montenegro has not improved of late, and nothing shows that the prince has the intention of conform ing to the recommendations of France and Austria. It is not true that the latter has spoken in favour of the Prince at Constantinople, or that M. de Lakenbacher has been instructed to interfere there in tne affairs of Montenegro." The Madrid journals of the 28th ultimo have arrived.' The Congress on the preceding day was occupied in discussing the address in reply to the speech from the throne, but the debate turned principally on financial matters, and presented nothing of interest. In the course of the sitting the bill for the execution of extensive works at the Puerta del Sol was adopted. There is nothing new from Brussels since our re• port of yesterday. It is hoped that the excitement has subsided in the presence of the adjournment of the -Chambers, and of the obnoxious law. A letter from Naples in the Union. states that great excitement existed in that capital in conse quence of the robbery of the most celebrated diamonds of Sicily, those of the Duchess de Savig bano daughter of General Filangieri. The robbery are said to love left nothing but the cases. Their value is about 225,000 fr. The City of Genoa has just escaped a grave danger. The 900 prisoners of the bagne had planned an attempt to escape, but fortunately the plot was discovered in time. The city was plunged into the greatest consternation by the bare announce ment that the prisoners intended making the at tempt, as in 1849 an evasion was effected, and dreadful excesses were committed. The expenses of the agricultural exhibition at Vienna are stated to have amounted to 100,000 florins, and the receipts 64,000 florins. The minis try contributed 25,000 florins, and the city of Vienna 5,000. The Volksbode of Munich, of the 22d ult., states that the ordonuance which interdicted the Bava rian bishops from permitting foreign ecclesiastics, and particularly Jesuits, to preach, has been re voked. It appears that Reuter, the cashier who embezzled the 350,000 florins from the Bank of Vienna, has made a full confeosiou of his guilt. Re lost the greater part of that sum in the 14,Very, to win in which he believed.he had an infallibi, calculation. He also .lost.money in gambling in tl).e public funds. The. Grand:Council of the Canton of Neuchatel is convoked .for Thursday next for the purpose of de creeing an amnesty. • Accounts from St. Pettrsburg state that the so'- diers of the Russian guard who have been placed at the disposal of the Russian Railway Company for the execution of the earthworks, will be paid the same rates as in France for similar labour. ANGLO-INDIAN VIEW OF THE PEACE WITH PERSIA. It is reported-that a portion of our troops will be immediately withdrawn from Persia, but we trust the rumour is without foundation. Not a single soldier should leave the shores of the Gulf until. every condition of the treaty just signed at Paris has been ratified. Naturally base, and guided by the counsels of the unscrupulous agents of the Czar, the Court of Teheran would have no scruple in violating the laws of nations, and seizing upon any opportunity which accident or good faith on our part might offer. The present Shah, we understand, is capricious and intractable to a de gree, and it is not only possible, but extremely ,probable, that he will refuse to ratify the treaty which has just been signed in Paris. It is well known that Russia was under the impression that Feruk Khan might have secured much better terms, and the agents of the Embassy, both in Paris and London endeavoured as much as lay in their power to influence the envoy. Should the Shah, therefore, receive a hint from St. Petersburg to temporise and not ratify the treaty, be will not hesitate for a moment about carrying on the war.; or, at all events, retain possession of Herat for a. time, until he can show to the rude nations of Central Asia that the British have been appa rently driven from his shores ; and that the real object of the. war--the " key of India"—is still hanging at his girdle. It would therefore be little short pf insanity to withdraw troops from Persia at the present crisis. Although an armis tice has' been concluded, the war is not over. Already we have humbled Persia too much, but we have lost instead of gained by the proceeding. We have converted her into au implacable foe, which scarcely any concessions will ever conciliate. Bushire and Karrack are to be restored to the ene my, and at the very moment when our troops, flushed with victory, were ready to march upon the Shah's richest cities, the sword is ordered to be sheathed, and the defeated and disorganised armies of the enemy allowed time to strengthen and recru.;t themselves, so that they may be ena bled to carry on another campaign on the opening of the season. Whatever we gain by the sword we lose in diplomacy. The treaty just concluded is quite ona level with the negotiati:m which brought the Crimean war to. a conclusion at the very mo ment whenoisr victoriousarmies could have marched into the very heart of the Russian empire without let or hindrance. Ina very few years more Bushire will be as necessary to us as Aden, and if we give it up now another war will be the inevitable result. When we commenced hostilities with Persia our war-plan was altogether erroneous. Instead of sending an .expedition up the Gulf to wrest Herat from the ga=p of the Shah, we ought to have sent an arasythrough Affghauistan to the city we sought .to recover. We could then have marched upon Teheran by the very same route which the Persian army had traversed to arrive at Herat. A small army of 25,000 men would have sufficed for the conquest of the whole of Persia, and with our cannons thundering against the walls of his capital the Shah would have been considerably more com plaisant than he will be with Sir James Outram and his army bivouacked at Mohammerah or Bushire.—Bonthay Telegraph and Courier. MR. RUSSELL'S LECTURES ON THE WAR AT WILLIS'S ROOMS. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Russell completed the repetition of his course of Three Lectures upon the late Russian War—giving his hearers, through a " Personal Narrative," his own Individual Ex periences. Among the very numerous and fashion able audience assembled yesterday at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's, to hear the third and last of these attractive lectures, we observed the gallant and veteran Sir De Lacy Evans, of whose heroic apparition (from a sick bed) upon the bloody field of Inkermann the lecturer spoke in befitting terms of admiration. The description of that terrible conflict on the ever-memorable sth of November was the finest part, was about the only really fine part, in all Mr.. Russell's pro tracted but rather incoherent narrative yester day! The climax of that eloquent description being the reference made by him, in thrilling cords, to the sudden rush of the French colours (in the very , crisis of the struggle) to the -relief of their British companions in arms. When, be said, "with a wild flourish of trumpets" the Zouaves came pouring upon the scene, "the light of battle on their faces !" It was, in truth, the more we think of it, a contest worthy of some noble commemoration—a battle in which some 7,000 English soldiers kept at bay for hours, an ultimately, with the aid of their heroic allies, drove back into Sebastopol some 40,000 Russians frightful disproportion ! A disproportion, remem bering which, leaves us no wonder for the number of killed and wounded on our side—including 7 generals, nearly 150 officers, and about 2,500 men ! The remaining portions of Mr. Russell's concluding Lecture were, as we have intimated, unsatisfac tory. The Western Times mentions a rumour that Lord Barrington has resigned the chairmanship of the Great Western. Railway Company, and it has been offered to the Hon. F. Ponsonby, brother to Lord Bessborough. The Right lion. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and Sir Wm. Heathcote, M.P. for the University of Oxford, arrived in Oxford on Saturday. Mr. Gladstone, Rho is accom panied by his la ly and family, is the guest of the Rev. R. Gresswell, 8.A., St. Giles's. Sir William Heathcote, together with Lady Heathcote and daughter, are enter. tained by the Provost of Oriel College (the Rev. Dr, Hawkins). Both gentlemen ar e e x p ec t e d t o t a k e park in the proceedings at the Shtldonian Theatre on Tuesday next, when a new society, entitled "the Oxford Spiritual Aid Society," will be inaugurated by the Lord Bishop of the diocese. MR. GEORGE HUDSON, M.P.—A requisition, sigral by upwards of 100 tradesmen and others at Whitby, Yorkshire, was last week forwarded to Mr. George Hudson, M.P., inviting him to a dinner at the Royal Hotel, at that town, " in consideration of the great ser vices he had rendered to the town and trade of Whitby." Mr. Hudson replied, expressing his regret that he felt compelled to deny himself the great pleasure of accept. ing the invitation which had been so kindly sent to him, and then proceeded—" It is to me a source of the deep est gratification to find my exertions to improve and ad vance the interests of the town of Whitby are appreci ated and remembered. The last two months have been marked by events that have afforded me unmixed plea sure. The kindness with which the people of Sunder. land returned me to Parliament at the last election has made an impression on my mind which no time can efface. While it is still in my memory lam called upon to acknowledge your warm and generous tribute to the efforts I have been enabled to make to improve your beautiful town. They are proofs, too, that gratitude is not always reserved for favours to come, but that the peopl9 of Whitby and Sunderland at all events are not found unmindful of past exertions—they are found faithful among the faithless. I can add no more than to say from the bottom of my heart I thank you for this fresh act of kindness and affection, of which at any period of my life I should have felt proud, but at this moment I receive it with no or dinary sensations of pride and gratitude, which no words can adequately express. I wish you individually every happiness, and the town of Whitby that prospe rity which is due not more to the advantages which it possesses than to the energy, the enterprise, and the characterbf its people." AN IMPROMPTU LIFE PBESERVER.—In the midst of these horrifying moments, a man was observed to jump from the .wreck into the sea. It was concluded by the watchers on the shore that he had voluntarily destroyed himself to avoid dying by inches of cold and hunger. After all, who could blame him ? It was a question of only an hour or so, for hope there appeared none. But the crowd was agreeably disappointed, for the man held hie head up in the midst of the hissing surges boldly, and, 'although he disappeared every moment, yet, by the aid of good glasses, his head was seen to bob up again, a conspicuous black object in the surrounding foam. Ex pectation stood on tiptoe. Would he reach the shore ? was asked by a hundred voices in an instant, and every body was anxious to do something to assist a man who so nobly:tried to assist himself. The minutes that fol lowed were intensely exciting, every movement of the swimmee was eagerly noticed, and it was with difficulty that several generous spirits were prevented from dash ing, at all risks, into the sea to his assistance. Slowly, but surely, the strong fellow approached the shore—his head well up yet—he is just within the outer tier of the breakers—poor fellow, he will stand no chance now— see, he is caught by a monstrous wave—he rides upon its crest and is urged rapidly towards the beach —the horrid wave curls and breaks.—he is rolled head over heels—he is gone--no ;he rights himself, and he is taken out to sea again by a retiring wave—back he conies again_head over heels he goes once more ; but this time fortune pitied misfortune, for he was flung by a wave within reach of a coast-guard, who, at the riek of his life,rushed into the sea and saved hi m . Th e secret of is buoyancy soon appeared. Under each arm he had lashed, as seamen only know how, an empty winebottle, well corked, and he had stuffed several others under an elastic Guernsey shirt, and buttoned his trou sers over all, and with these frail floats he came through a heavy belt of breaken in safety.— United Service Maya zin for June. • HA YMARKET THEATRE. Last evening a new two act drama, entitled, A Husband for an Hour, was produced here, and met with the mot triumphant success. We quote the following excellent description of the plot from a coltemporary One fine morning, in the year 1783, Julia, Countess de Clairville (Miss Reynold:), her mother, the Dowager Countess (Mrs Poynter), and the Marquis de Crave occur (Ar. W. Farren), who is engaged to marry Julie, are sitting together at breakfast in the ancestral chateau of the De Clairvilles, in Dauphine, when Le Clerc (Mr. Rogers), the family lawyer sends to solicit an audience. O❑ beiPg admitted be plunges with classic precipitancy in medics res, and makes a statement authenticated by documents, which establishes beyond all controversy that the ladies are in wrongful possession of the De Clairville titles and estates, which of right belong to Robert (Mr. Buckstone), who occupies the humble posi tion of gardener, and who, notwith•tanding his obscure destiny, had long cherished a silent and hopeless pas sion for his young mistress. This inopportune discovery. by no mean accords with the Marquis's ideas of the "eter nal fitness of things." He incontinently withdraws his pretensions to the hand of Julie, but has the insolence to propose that she should become his mistress. She rejects the offer with becoming indignation, and scorn fully dismisses him horn her presence. No sooner has be taken his departure than Robert enters, bearing his honours ♦ery meekly. He makes a declaration of love, and entreats Julie to accept him as her husband. The lady, still smarting under the sense of the indignity put upon her by her former lover, lends a willing ear to his suit, and consents to marry him on the express condi tion that as soon as the ceremony is over he will call the Marquis to account, and exact signal vengeance for his insult. To these terms Robert accedes ; and repairing to the oratory of the chateau, the sometime gardener is indissolubly united to the ci-devant Countess. In com pliance with the terms of his contract, the firat act of the bridegroom after leaving the altar is to challenge the Marquis to mortal combat. They meet in an orchard, and presently Le Clerc rushes in to tell the Countess .• that her husband has fallen. So ends the first act, or "period," as it is cslled, in the play bill. Three year.; elapse, and nothing occurs to shake the popular belief that Robert has crossed the Jordan. They mourn him`; dead in his father's hall, and his widow, to. whom bis, fate is a source of bitter remorse, lives in strict relfre-:, went in the country. At length, however, the desire' to take part in the marriage festivities of an old school fellow, Louise, Countess D'Aubigny (Miss E. Sabiee) , - attracts her to Paris. While sojourning there at the house of her friend, she makes the acquaintance of a young and brilliant Englishman, Lord Thornley, who; pays her marked attention, and she has the misfortune to"find herself again in the society of the ...Marquie,. who renews hie odious addresses. These two gentles men, in whose natures there seems to be some prin• a ciple of mutual repulsion, quarrel in- the ball-room, and retire—a somewhat improbable proceeding—to an adjoining apartment, where they submit their difference. to the fierce arbitrement of the sword. The Marquis is worsted in the strife, and owes his life to the forh'ear ance of his antagonist. The duel over, Lord Tlaorneley . disappears in toe dazzling crowd of dancers, and SOO there occurs an adventure which eclipses the memory Of his brilliant swordnoanship, and throws the whole com pany into alarm. This is nothing less than the sudden apparition amid the mazes of the dance of Robert, the gardener, clad in the identical gray tunic and yellovf , stockings which he wore when first we made his. ee' quaintance. He sits down composedly, and after the excitement has in some degree subsided, explains that he was wounded, not killed, in his first encounter with Crevecmur, and that on recovering he determined t° leave France for three years, his purpose in doing so being two-fold—first to test his wife's affection, and secondly to acquire that elegance of manner which foreign travel is supposed to impart. Both these objects had been effectively accomplished, and as Snowdon !S Knight proved to be Scotland's King, even so does Lord Thornley turn out to be identical with Robert, tho ger dener. Julie recovers her husband and her happiness the same operation, and Pierre Rouge (Mr. Comptoo,)i Robert's confidential servant, realises all his earthly, aspirations in the blissful possession of Fanchette (Mrs. Fitzwilliam), the Countess's waiting womael whom he had long weed, but who was at one tinge in danger of being carried off by La Fleur, comical little valet, personated by Mr. Clark. Suolit . in brief outline, are the main features of a drama pro' duced at this theatre last night under the title of "Th e Husband in an Hour"—a drama which exempts its author from the suspicion of having plagiarised its stori from real life. The weak point of the play is- -that tb,, plot is developed more by words than by deeds. 3 ,' blossoms like an exotic under compulsion, and is forc e°, into life rather by the hothouse process of explanat l O o than lot the spontaneous action of the incidents: Neeev theless it has considerable merit. The characters are boldly drawn and forcibly contrasted; the dialogu e mingles the sentimental very happily with the morous ; and the pleasantry and whim which distingoi°l, the love-scenes between the lady's-maid and .hor, rift admirers are particularly acceptable. 13y - far the mo s t : attractive part in the play is that of Robert, and so mirably is it- acted by Mr. Buckstone. He holds scree' reign sway and masterdom over the audience, and evert thing that he says or does excites a pleasurable ernotioe. His minutest gesture creates enjoyment ; the very tone of his voice is suggestive of merriment ; and it posk tively makes a man happier to see him step upon. the stage as fresh and buoyant as ever, and beaming wit h felicity. There is f un where he is as surely as there i t light where the sun shines. Miss Reynolds acts Rat h spirit and propriety in the character of the Countese• Mr. W. Farren, as Crevecosur, presents a faithful 0 0 " ture—too faithful to be very agreeable—of a heartlo° man of fa-thion ; and Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mr. Compri,' and Mr. Clark, as the enasnou:ed servants, are partipo' larly entertaining. The play, which is from the pen of Mr. Edwa rd Faulkner, author of the i o Cagot,' was announced - -, 0 = repetition amid general applause. d I DRURY LANE THEATRE. 0 The entertainments provided last night at +. l ai establishment drew a tremendous audience. o 'h' tainly the performances of the present ectuestil company are far supe r i or t o an ythi ng o f t he kit t ,,„ produced here. The applause which greeted 1 r balloon act of Miss Ella was most enthusiafi't There is nothing particularly new in juinFil l ° through "a balloon," but the feat of • leaPil through thirty-six consecutively, coupled with ft peculiar grace with which this young lady perfolv: the act, is indeed a novelty of the highest orde' A grand morning performance is announced for . mirrow ( Wednesday), on which occasion a Ter2 o brilliant fete is expected, for in addition to _t- d usual attractive performances a number of new an original " acts" are to be given. SURREY THEATRE. t After a short recess, Messrs. Shepherd and POI; wick re-opened their house last night with aJle and attractive combination. The opera season , for the south side of London is this year to be, 011 4 plemented by a dramatic company, embodying best known members of the Surrey corps drel: Urine, wifh new and considerable additions. Wi l ; laces's " Maxitana " was selected as th e opoi l t opera, and the cast—Mr. Henry H a i g h, as Dor e Caesar de Bazan ; Mr. C. Durand, as Don Joie u a Santarem, Mr. Aynsley Cooke, as the King, 111/ 0 1 Lucy Escott as Maritan a , Mi ss L anza b e i ng assi gn the part of Lazarillo. The whole performall, e o proved that the m a t er i a l s f or a thoroughly effeat,". 4 English oper a season h ave th i s year b een co l lec t e d the Surrey. A new drama, entitled " The Villa Smith," concluded the entertainments, and ill duced, for th e fi rs t ti me a t thi s h ouse , M r . J. Shore and Mr. George Clair ; Miss Maxgar e c t Eburne also made her appearance for the sebni. l t time. The acting of Miss Eburne was full of (V i a pathos and truthfulness, and produced 4., maim e d effect upon the audience. The piece will couglia'''' a run. The house was crowded in every part.., STRAND THEATRE. t Signor. Bosco's first appearance in London, lea evening, at the Strand Theatre, was a decided-O ho marked success—a success which should be t i la 4 more gratifying to hi mse lf, as h e i s no t in rival i f i J o with any previous c at e r er f or p u bli c f a v o ur. y o " seances fantastiques" of Anderson and Ol e 0 have all been suited for a large theatre, and liao consisted of such feats as could be seen from to parts of such a building. In such entartainme n e , legerdemain has necessarily held a secondaryplC o gradually giving way to other modes of illugl 'o more appreciabl from a distance. Signor Bos co performances are especially suited for a small hou se ; and in them the neatness and elegancies •of, leg h e i o demain form the principal feat u re s . The' resit 0 an entertainment more pleasing and amusing astoni.hing, and quite refreshing after the iv cately mechanical and overp ower i ng l y sc i en tific e . b hibitions of natural philosophy i n di sgu i s e, Wi ll° are by this time beginning to lose their novel* Madame Celeste will take her benefit to- 133 e, r ;t r rd " G ll e E o ß rg si e A D J a E r s v T l y li , e s ,'; HwEilAl grandTbßeEp.LorTfuticeed. (Wednesday) night, when a new drama, en" --. net' forwanc • e which took place yesterday,and consisted " Barbiere" and "La Traviata," drew an irono il i . /3 ; audience. The house was literally crammed in egs - part. morning of IIAYNARKET THEATRE.—Miss Raynolds bag 1101; flounced her benefit for Wednesday next. Vie n dy drama of " A Husband for an Hour," the petite co cas ill of " Perfection," and the burlesque of "Atalanta" be presented on the occasion, and a crowded hou se - t he doubtless testify to the high appreciation in which fp talent of the graceful and accomplished beneficiar e held. , tic ° SHIPWRIGHTS' STRIKE.--In consequence of a t p from the masters of a reduction Of wages from cs: 00 4-4. 6d, per day—the fortnight's notice having e xpirea Friday—the shipwrights of the Tyne and Wear toe of out on Saturday, and remain on strike. The men °. P ot e to go to work for 5s per day, but there are no invuedidail prospects of a settlement. Toe shipbuilding trade is to, in the Wear, There will be near 3,000 men out o f e loo ployment on those. rivet% The thip-joiners have a turned out. X 4k rat e -6 f • bonus and - th ( Th to aally,;()! The that thi isbiltt for peri modatiA Paiiods 44 a sra: of unce, anuonn 44y-1; Were . ean'act 66 . 'an( Min 111 val.( 44, So and Ottoril • The any. r -Land lular , 6611 k Per 6 1)er i.e. ' , 3 14,1 g India; bit • ...ou ipc , Etc a n - lon ,der COI Vic sal7 Dit ?au Chili; Di Turk DI Yen( Dut, Di Tb eel ex ~. ~