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

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1857. In announcing the arrangements for another season, the Director of her Majesty's Theatre cannot but refer, with sin cere gratitude, to the success which attended his efforts, un der very trying circumstances, in the season of 1856. Dramatic Opera, which in every foreign State is fostered by Government aid, is, in this country, denied the support which is extended to other departments of art ; and it is to the patronage of the upper classes, who have rallied round the establishment, that the country owes the prosperity of a • noble lyrical institution, which no unsupported individual efforts could maintain in a manner worthy of its old renown. In acknowledging the munificent assistance which enabled him to conquer the unpreced en t e d difficulties of last year, the Director cannot sufficiently express his grateful appreciation of the delicwy with which it was bestowed. Support was freely and nobly accorded for the sole purpose of insuring the prosperity of the institution, and the counsel which added to its value was never accompanied by a word to shackle the dis , retion or impair the authority of the direction. To this the success of the past season is greatly owing ; and from the generous confidence with which the subscribers have renewed their subscriptions for the present year, without awai;ing the publication of the annual programme, the Director derives the assurance that he has not altogether disappointed the patrons of the theatre, and that he may rely on the continu ance of the cordial encouragement by which he has been hitherto upheld, and under which it is hoped still higher triumphs may be achieved than were immediately attainable on the restoration of the establishment. The enthusiasm which welcomed the re-opening of her Ma jesty's Theatre was not confined to the subscribers. The hearty interest and genuine appreciation displayed by the audiences who thronged the house from the first night to the closing farewell demand the warmest thanks of the Director, which he will endeavour practically to express by renewed efforts in the service of the public. The Director is most anxious to acknowledge how much he is indebted to Meddle Piccolomini and all the artistes whose talents contributed to the success of last year, not merely f)r those efforts of genius which won the sympathy and admira tion of the subscribers and the public, but for that high artistic feeling and honourable fidelity which secured the - audience from disappointment, and enabled the Direction to produce the entertainments promised for each evening with out a single change of performance—a fact without precedent in Operatic history. The advantages peculiar to her Majesty's Theatre—its cen tral position, and associations now more than a century old - —give to it a natural pre-eminence of which no occasional circumstances can ever permanently deprive it. These ad • vantages will be turned to account by a Company combining the prestige of acknowledged genius with the attraction of new candidates for the highest rank of their profession. Those who last year won favour at the hands of strangers will re appear to claim the cordial recognition which an English audience never refuses to established favourites; and the direction has been further strengthened by an accession of new aspirants of the highest order, whose merits are already acknowledged on the stages of Italy, and who only await the verdict of the subscribers and frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre to confirm their fame. Although, in an Establishment especially devoted to Italian Opera, the compositions of Italy will naturally predominate, the gems of other schools will not be neglected. Ballet will continue to be supported by the most famous of established Artistes and the most promising of those who are ambitious of the same distinction. It is hoped that thp organisation of every department will prove completely worthy of that state of renewed prosperity to which her Majesty's Theatre has now attained. The following are the arrangements already completed : OPERA. Madame ALBONI, Mdle, MARIA SPEZIA (Of La Scala, Milan ; La Fenice, Venice; San Carlos, Lisbon, &c.—her first ap pearance), Mlle. BAILLOTT, Madame FRANCIII, Ikldle. BERTI, Mlle. POMA, Sidle. TRENETA RAMOS (Of the Teatro Regio, Turin —her first appearance), Mdle. ANGiOLA ORTOLANI (Of La Scala, Milan ; L'Ori ente, Madrid, &c.—her first appearance), Mdle. PICCOLO3IINI. Fig. ANTONIO MUGLINI, (Of La- Scala, Milan ; Carlo Felice, Genoa ; San Carlos, &c,—bis first appearance), (Of La Scala, Milan, and Italian Opera, Paris, &e.— his first appearance), Sig. BAILLOU, Sig. DE SOLOS, Sig. GARIBOLDI, Sig. JACOPI, Sig. MERCURIALI, Sig. LUIGI BOTTARDI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa, &c.—his first appearance), BELLETTI, Sig. BENEVENTANO, Sig. FILIPPO VIALETTI (Of La Scala, Milan ; L 1 Fe nice, Venice ; L'Oriente, Madrid, &c.—his first ap pearance). Sig. NAPOLEONE Sig. GIOVANNI CORSI Director of the Music and C Sous-Directeur and Maitre di Suggeritore—Si BALI - Jonductor—Sig. BONETTI. Lu Chant—Sig. VASCHETTI. ig. FONTANA. Mdle. CAROLINA POCCHINI (Of the Karnther Thor, Vi enna ; La Scala, Mila❑ ; San Carlos, Naples ; Carlo Felice, Genoa, &c.—her first appearance). Mdle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Mdle. BOSCHETTI, Mdle. KATRINE, Mdle. TERESA ROLLA. (Of La Feuice, Venice—her first appearance). Mdle. LUIGIA BRUNETTI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa— her first appearance), Male. ELISA SALVIONE (Of La Scala, Milan—her first appearance), Mdle. GIUSEPPINA MORLACCHI (Of the Teatro Regio, Turin— her first appearance), Male. 'SIB I , ,LLA KA.R LISKI (Of the Academie Imperiale, Paris—her first appearance), Mdle. CAROLINA PAS QUALI (Of the Imperial Theatres of Vienna and Milan her first appearance). And Madame ROS;I.TI. M. PAUL TAGLIONI, RONZANI, M. CHARLES, M. PIERRE MASSOT (Of the Oriente, Madrid—his first appearance), Sig. FILIPO BARATTI (His first appearance), CA.,(7-'ARE CHECCHETTI (His first appearance). Signori RAFFAELLE GAM BARDELLA, LUIGI VA RINI, LUIGI TURBINO, and PIETRO BUZZIO (of the Tcatro Regio, Turin, and Carlo Felice, Genoa— their first appearance), Ballet— lONZANI, and M. MISSOT, , ansc-31. PETIT. istruction--111. MASSOT. Maitrcs d , M. PAUL TAGLIONL Sig. 1 Regisseur de la la Master of the School of I❑ Madlle. PICCOLOMINI Will arrive early in April, and, in addition to the characters which last season she made her 'own, will appear in a varied and attractive repertoire. Madllo. SPEZIA Will have the honour to rt.pear for the First Time at the Opening of the Season in Donizetti's Opera of Lei FAVORITA. Immediately after Madlle. ORTOLANI Will make her first appearanc?, as Eivira, in BAlini's Operaof I PURITANI. Madlie. ORTOLA:`.II. Signor GIUGLINI. Elvira Arturo Madame ALEONI Will arrive before the Ist of May, and will make her first ap pearance this Season as AZUCCIII, is Verdi's Opera of IL TROVATORE. The Union of Three of these distinguished Prince Donne, Madlle. SPEZIA, Madlle. ORTOLANI, and Madlie. PIC COLOMINI, Will be effected in Mozart's Opera of IL DON GIOVANNI, WLich will he produced with the perfection of ensemble and details necessary to realise the intentions of its great author. All the great Artistes of the Establishment will juin in aiding the efforts of the Director to do honour to the noble work of the Shakspeare of music. - Sign or GIUGLINI. This charming Tenor will have the honour of inaugurating the opening of the Theatre, and will mako his first appear ance as Fernando, iu the Opera of LA I;AVORITA. The distinguished Basso Profonclo, Signor VIALETTI, Will also make his first appearance at the opening of the Theatre. The admired Tenor, Signor BOTAIt DI, [Will make his first appearane3 early in the season, Besides the principal executants of last year, the Orchestra has been strengthened by the engagement of, amongst others, Signor PEZZE, First Violoncallo of La Scala, and Signor GIRALDONI, First Contrebasso of Bergamo, La Scala, dre. The Chorus will be numerous and effective. In addition to the union of operatic talent at the opening of the season, the inauguration of the Ballet portion will be made by the fascinating Artiste, Mad!le. POCC The most successful Ballet, LA ESMERALDA, Will be revived expressly for her debut. Early in the season, Ma.dlle. BOSCHETTI and Madlle. KATRINE will appear. Madlle. MARIE TAGLIONI • 'Will arrive early iu May, and will shortly afterwards appear • in a New Ballet, composed expressly for her by M. Paul Taglioni. Madame ROSATI Willa PPear in a Ballet Divertissement from .Auber and Scribe's New Ballet of MARCO SPADA, Now preparing for her at the Academic Imperiale, Paris. Principal Artist to the Establishment— Mr. CHARLES MARSHALL. The Costume Depa•tment under the sole direction of Mme. COPERE. [ Executed by M. LAITREYS and Mrs. MASTERMAN. Principal Machinist —Mr. D. SLOMAN. 'lead of the Property Department—Mr. BRADWELL. The Subscription will consist of Thirty Nights, and the terms will be as fol.ow:— Pitßoxes l5O guineas. Grand Tier 2OO Ono Pair ...... . Two Pair Pit Stalls - ~ --) , The THEATRE will OPEN on TUESDAY, April 11, when ' will be presented Donizetti's Opera of LA FAVORITA. Leonora Baldassare Fernando Signor GIUGLINI. To be followed (first tims these 10 yea's) by the favourite Ballet of LA ESMERALDA. Founded on Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris." La Esmeralda Madlle. POOCH I N Caude Frollo Signor RONZANI. AND Pierre Gringoire .................. M. MASSOT. Applications for Boxes and Stalls to be male at the Opera Box-office, Colonnade, Haymarket THEATRE ROYAL, 'ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed 'RISE! ASSURANCE AND YANKEE MODESTY. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which ,Mr. Wright and Pawl Bedford will appear. Followed by a new Piece de Caractere, entitled IN AND • OUT OF PLACE. Mrs Barney Williams. BARNEY THE 8A.40.1",f, parney O'Toole, Mr, Potney • . CANTERBITRY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance of elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brinell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corti, Senor Antonio M. le Solla, and E. L. Hime; Masters Austin, Bennett, and lloni; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; firmer, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. lClfl WATER, AT LON - DON BRIDGE. Mu DAT—Morn. 0 min. aft. 0 —Evening 18 min. aft. 12 !'"-M p r.ow—Mern • 45 min. aft. 12 —Evening 6 alin.afi. 1 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 22. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 43 —highest since noon yesterday 33 --lowest this morning and during the night. 43 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'31. WINO', N. to N.E.—Fresh, with fine, frosty weather in the morning, and heavy showers of snow in the forenoon. MARCH 23. 43 highest since noon yesterday. 3 owest thii morning and during the night. 48 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 23'72. WIND, Westerly, with occasional showers of snow. •EN, 4 .( 'LET. LEE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EV ENING, MARCH 23, 1857. OPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, will be . performed Shalrespere's tr , gedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. Ring Richard 11., Mr. C. K. au ; Queen, Mrs, C. Kean. Preceded by MUSIC HAM CHARMS. ROYAL LYCEUM TaEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, HAMLET. Mr. Charles Dillon, Mr Stuart, Mr. J. L. Poole, Miss Woolgar. Followed by the gorgeous burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDOItA. Miss Woo'gar, Mr. J. L. Toole, &c. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super• etc ndence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties is the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. rjoH EATR E ROYAL, HAYMARKET. it THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Howe, W. Filrren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poynter, Fitzwil liam, &c. _ Foil , wed by the new Comedy, in three ante, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz- MI lam. Concluding with A BALLET. MURDEROUS AFFRAY NEAR BARNSLEY. LATF4ST NEWS. AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA. TURIN, SUNDAY. Orders from Vienna have this day reached the Austrian ambassador at Turin -commanding him to leave this capital immediately. VIENNA, SUNDAY. The Ost. Deutsche Post states that Count Paar left Turin without demanding his passports, and without any formal rupture of diplomatic relations. We learn from Constantinople, under date of the 12th, that a rumour which had prevailed in Pera for some days, and been inser%ed in several jour nals, of the capture of the steamer Kangaroo by the Russians has been contradi3ted by the return of that vessel to the Bosphorus, after disembarking her freight in Circassia. The Porte has granted the inquiry demanded by Russia into the circumstances of the expedition. THE WEST INDIAN MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Parana, Captain Bevis, has just arrived, with the West India mails. OYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, a new drama, entitled FRAUD AND ITS VICTI NIS. Messrs. Creswick, Shepherd, dtc. To conclude with TWO COLLEGE FRIENDS. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, (a new farce, called THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining, &c. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Followed by the new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. And A BLIGHTED BEING. Mr. F. Robson, &c. Commence at half-past Seven. STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. La. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (first week) Shakspere's Play of KING HENRY THE FOURTH (Part First), with novel and effec tive equestrian illustrations invented by Mr. Wm. Cooke. Hotspur, Mr. James Holloway. Alin, a number of amusing Entertainments, concluding with a Brilliant Display of Equestrian SKILL and SCIENCE, by first-rate artistes, in the SCENES in the CIRCLE Gommer-ce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper cises, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 11. , no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Box. office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Hr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1857. A fortnight from the present date will witness the election of a new Parliament. The Fifth Parliament of VICTOB.Ii—to which Parliament will ba commht3d nominally for seven years, pro bably for five, the destinies of the British Empire, according to the working of one of the most im portant provisions of the Constitution. Already every one of the preliminary formali ties requisite in the carrying out of an Appeal to the Conntry has been attended with a more than ordinary degree of promptitude and scrupulosity. Soarcely had the Lords and Commons listened to :he announcement of the Prorogation delivered in the name of Her MAJESTY by the Royal Commis sioners when there appeared in rapid sequence in an extraordinary Supplement to the Gazette the formal Proclamation calling for the new Parliament. Scarcely had impressions of this important document well issued damp and reeking from the Press, when the writs were de spatched far and wide over the three kingdoms to each of the various cousti tuencies. All this, remember, taking place within the compass of a few hours on Saturday evening —the Prorogation, the Proclamation, and the Distribution of the new Writs to the different constituencies I Those writ moreover, being forwarded upon the present occasion direct to the Returning Officer in each locality : instead of, as formerly, to the High Sheriff of the county, to be sent out by that offi cial to their several destimtions. An innovation in the electioneering arrangements obviously colon lated to expedite the course of events, and, by simplifying the proceedings in the first stage, to bring us to the last with the utmost possible de gree of expedition. And so, the Executive, iu the name of the Crown, having performed its share in the labours of a General Election, everything else now rests entirely with the Constituencies themselves. Upon them devolves the whole Of the remaining responsibility —a responsibility affecting for that matter, indeed, each individual Elector for the counties, cities, boroughs, univer sities, and cinque ports returning Members to Parliament. The counties will have to commence their elections at the latest alter eight days have elapsed, and they will have 'to reach the limit of their completion within four days afterwards. The other elections—those for boroughs, cities, cinque ports, and universities—have their time yet more restricted. A minimum of three clear days, and a maximum of six being at their disposal for the purposes of selection among the various candi dates. So that we are already in a manner within view of the End at the very time when we can scarcely be said to have realised the initial fact of the Beginning. A fortnight, therefore, we repeat, will witness the return of the new members by the several constituencies. Palmerstonians and Derbyites, Whigs and Tories, Liberals and Conservatives, pleading simultaneously to the most "sw ee t voices" of the possessors of the franchise—argu meutatively and oratorically at the hustings coaxingly and wheedingly at the polling booths. At the former by themselves in person—at the latter through their agents and representatives. Many of the more adventurous candidates, in truth, have already "talked the matter over" with sundry of the constituencies, as comfortably as possible under the very peculiar circumstances of theoccasion. Adventuring upon this course either by a -Written Address or by a Spoken Address. Mr. BRIGHT, for example, sending a letter from Rome to Manchester. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, again, going down boldly and taking the BULL by the Horns maatn y C arlis le — speaking, for we d on ' t k now hours, as Sir J AMES G RAHAM can speak when ( 1 0 rub s b ° ub how a n d. c o speciously nf ) sion a , t o h n e s i d e l i r k a e b s l but a a t mi l d a s s t t (of course!) amidst pretty general acclamations. Others again, not content with doing one thing, have done both—following up a forma printed Appeal to the Electors w ith au energetic harangue addressed viva voce to the Constituencies. Lord JOHN RUSSELL being a sig nal instance of this kind—wit h his Address about " Sixteen years" and his Speech about JOHN the Gardener It is not, of course, surprising, there fore, to note already in the midst of these ener getic proceedings with a view to the General Election which may be said to have now virtually commenced, and which must very speedily be brought in duo course to its ultimate comple tion—it is not surprisiug, we would say, to note already as the result of these very prompt and vigorous proceedings a few facts of really re markable significance. Straws thrown up showing which way the wind blows ! Ex. gr.— How many of those who voted in the Majority slur over their reference to the Chinese Division How many of them don't allude to it all—vide, for instance, the Electioneering Address of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Leominster. While, on the other hand, not a man told off into the lobby of the Ministerial Minority but eagerly courts some opportunity for allusion to what identifies him in a signal manner with the immediate source of the immense popu larity of Viscount PALMERSTON ! Meanwhile about the Retirements—How many of them may be regarded as auguries of de terioration and weakness to the Opposition. Fif teen county seats alone may be already mentioned as among the number of those vacated by old Der byibe representatives. Fifteen of the county seats alone Argyleshire, South Derby, North Devon, South Hants—two for East and one for West Norfolk—one for H eits and one for South Warwickshire—one for Lincolnshire, for the Isle of Wight, for Gloucestershire, for Berkshire, for Glamorganshire, and for Clackmanna j n 1 Fifteen old Conservative county seats already vacated in despair and handed over to new and Liberal candidates Palmerstonians Amongst the number of these retiring Derbyites being Sir THOMAS ACLAND and Sir JOHN STRACEY, Sir HENRY MEUX and Sir GEORGE TYLER, Lord GUERNSEY and LORD BARRINGTON, Colonel HAR COURT and Sir ISLAY CAMPBELL ! TO say the least of it, significant 1 Significant—considering that these are agricultural constituencies, we may venture to say wonderfully significant—of much that is disastrous to the Derbyites, and of all that is auspicious to the Palmerstonians. The Parliament of 1852 has terminated its existence. It will be regretted only by those who can no longer attach the magic initial 3 M.P. to their respective names, and who must, hence forth, "bid a long farewell to all their greatness." But little can be said in its favour. And the country, warned by the deficiencies so painfully notorious during its career, must endeavour to obtain from its successor the boons so urgently required, and so contumeliously refused, by that now numbered with the past. Nothing has oc curred to cause its memory to be held in grateful recollection. The prestige of Great Britain was scarcely maintained—cei t tinly not advanced— during its continuance, and there were no domes tic ameliorations to compensate for its short comings in other respects. Many important re forms were spoken of, but few, if any, carried into execution. It may be characterised as the "do-little" Parliament. The chief object, ap pareetly, being to reject or emasculate every useful measure introduced by any party, whether on behalf of the Government or of private indivi duals. It has struggled through a tolerably pro tracted existence, having advanced some way into into its fifth year before the factious vote was delivered, which may be regarded as an act of virtual suicide. Never was a ;penal dissolu lution" better merited. May its fate act as a salutary caution to its future successors. It was called together by the late Derbyite Cabinet. Early in 1852 the RUSSELL Adminis tration had been driven from office. A just rc tribution attended the ill-treatment of its most efficient member, and the wrongs of Lord PAL MERSTON were speedily Rad completely avenged. Tho leader of that which had once been the great Conservative party received the commands of his SOVEREIGN to form a New Ministry. The task was undertaken, but it was obvious that nothing could be effected with the then House of Com mons by the "Protectionist chief." "An Appeal t) the Country" became indispensable, and the Government was carried on through the forbearance of the Opposition, on the under standing that no great measure was to be attempt el. Even before the contest the principle of " Pro tection" was consigned to a dishonoured grave, or rather every attempt to resuscitate the departed monster was abandoned, save by a few fanatical admirers, so that the late Parliament cannot even claim the honour of settling a question that had previously been disposed of by an o►erwhelming majority of the people. It has been stated that " much could not have been expected from a body chosen under such circumstances." We cannot, however, agree with the observation. Great questions of Reform, Parliamentary, monetary, fisca 1, financial, and legal were agitated. Profess, ing Reformers received a generous and dis interested support. There was sufficient strength to carry any point in which either the Govern ment or the members were really and truly in earnest, and we may ascribe the failures that have since occurred to the apathy and indifference of the House, rather than to its want of power it) give effect to its resolutions. The questions affecting civil and religious liberty —among which Jewish Disabilities and the Marriage Affinities Bill were the most important —were repeatedly affirmed in the Commons, but in such a manner that the other branch of the Legislature was en couraged to reject them with but scant ceremony. The first act was to reject the financial scheme of Mr. DISRAELI. That led to the Coalition Ca binet, under the nominal leadership of the Earl of ABERDEEN. It was hoped that the Income Tax anomaly would have been removed, and that the distinction between permanent and precarious revenue would receive a legislative recognition. It is but justice to Mr. DISRAELI to say that he, to a certain trivial extent, adopted the wishes of the people. But although the relief was trifling the principle was valuable, and the matter would unquestionably have been carried further but for the speedy overthrow of the Administra tion. " The GLADSTONE dodge" was then prac tised. Knowing that he could not resist the just claims of those who had so long been defrauded, by being compelled to contribute more than their fair proportion to the Exchequer, he pretended to provide for the total extinction of the tax in 1860. The people fell into the trap, although we, at least, pointed out the full extent of the deception about to be practised. The renewal was granted in the manner asked for by Mr. GLADSTONE, and the nation was conse quently saddled with the burden for a longer term than it had ever previously been asked for. He also carried his proposal for the redemption of a portion of the National Debt, and thereby occasioned a serious loss to the Treasury. It is remarkable that at the very time when he was bringing forward the abolition he must have been aware of the ominous hints respecting the division of "the sick man's" assets, and of the threatening clouds hanging over the Eastern horizon. But still he disregarded all these salutary warnings, and acted as if he believed that denuding the Exchequer of its balances and paying off nearly nine millions of debt at the commence ment of a formidable war was really " a valuable financial demonstration," as declared by his great admirer of the Fourth Estate—the Jupiter tonans of Printing House-square. Since that year searcely anything has been accom plished. The pendency of the war has been the apology for total inaction in all doniestic matters, and since its "lame and impotent conclusion" the memories of the past have been the excuses for continued idleness. It was hopeless to expect anything really good or useful at its hands. The " season was not opportune " for bringing the good seed sown to maturity. Even during the current year we were threatened with a prolon_ gation of the iniquitous Bank Charter Act with out change or modification of any descrip tion. Mr. LOCKE KING'S motion for the much - required extension of the suffrage, was negatived ; and although many no tices were placed on the beck,- there was nothing to test the feeling of the House on the question of the revision of the Income Tax. From the very commencement of its career it showed that it " had no aptitude for domestic legislation." Reformers have much to do to compensate for the shortcomings of the Parlia ment inaugurated under the auspices of the Earl of DERBY. We can only hope that their future zeal and energy may make some scanty atone ment for much time scandalously wasted and misapplied. The defunct Parliament will act as a " beacon light," to show how little use may be made of the best possible material'. All that we can say is that the same apathy that prevented it from passing beneficial measures, also arrested the progress of others highly detrimental to the welfare and prosperity of the nation. Its offences were those chiefly of omission ; but for the want of energy and deci sion we should have been victimised with a Bank Charter Act, continued until 1866, and an un modified Income Tax for at least three years longer. THE NEW WRITE. On Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock, the writ for the election of four " discreet men" to serve in Parlia ment for the City of London during the ensuing session, was received by Mr. Secondary Potter, at Guildhall. This day at noon, Mr. Sheriff Mechi, Mr. Sheriff Keat4, &c., attended at the Guildhall and Royal Exchange and proclaimed the fact. The nomination will take place on Friday morning next, and the polling on the ensuing day. The declaration will be made on the Monday fol lowing. The nomination for Westminster w ill take place on Thursday, the polling on Friday, and the declaration on Saturday. In most of the other metropolitan boroughs the nominations will take place on Friday, and the poll ing, where there is opposition, on Saturday. The whole of the writs for the towns and counties of the United Kingdom were sent through the Post-office by the several mails on Saturday evening, so that the elections will necessarily take place almost s multane- LIVERPOOL EL gCTION. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPB.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The writ for Liverpool, by some carelessness on the part of the Government officials, has been sent to the office of the County Palatine at Preston, and some doubt is entertained whether it will find its proper destination by four o'clock to-day, in which case the election will be thrown over until next week. If it arrives at Liverpool to•day, the nomination will take place on Friday. The Queen held a Privy Council and Pitirt on Sttur• day afternoon, at 'Buckingham Palace. The Council was attended by Ilia, Royal Highness Prince Albert, Earl Granville (Lord President), Lord Cranworth (Lord Chancellor), the Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl' of Harrowby (Lord Privy Sew), Viscount Palmerston (First Lerd of the Treasury), Sir George Grey (Secretary of State for the Home Depart. ment), Earl of Clarendon (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), Lord Panmure (Secretary of State for War), Sir G. CJrnewall Lewis (Chancellor of the Exohequet), Sir Charles Wood (First Lord of the Admiralty), the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith (President of the Board of Control), Lord Stanley of Alderley (President of the Board of Trade), the Right Hon. M. T. Baines (Chan cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), the Marquis of Breadalbane (Lord Chamberlain), the Dike of Welling ton (Master of the Horse), and the Marquis of Aber corn (Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert). At the Council a proclamation was issued dissolving the present Parliament, and summoning a new Pailia• ment, the writs to be returnable on Thursday, the 30th April next. . The Right Hon. James, Earl of Elgin, by command of the Queen, was sworn of her Majesty's Most Honour able Privy Council. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. At the Court, Sir John Crampton was presented to the Queen at an audience by the Eat]. cf Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and kissed hands on being appointed her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover. Earl Granville, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount Pal merston, and Lord Panueure, had audiences of her Majesty on Saturday. The Court was attended by Lord Ernest Bruce (Vice Chambeil tin), Viscount Castlerosse (ComptrAler of Oat Household), Lord Byron (Lord in Waiting), and Major ' General Berkeley Drummond (Groom in Waiting). The Prince of Wales, attended by Major-General Wylde and Mr. Gibbs, visited the Royal Institution, Albemarle•street, on Friday evening, to attend a lecture. on the Submarine Telegraph, by Mr. J. W. Brett. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Du chess of Kent, on Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's. The Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg visited her Royal Highness yesterday. His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer received at dinner, on Saturday evening, at their mansion in Portland-place, bis Excellency the Sardinian Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess Stan hope, the Countess de Flahault and Miss Elphinstone de Flahault, Frances Countess Waldegrave, and Mr. Har court, M.P., Count Van de Burob, the Right Hon. Sir C. Wood, M.P., and Lady Mary Wood, Sir Anthony and Lady de Rothschild, Col. Franeia Seymour Seymour, and Mr. Bates. The Earl de Grey, who has been much indisposed al Wrest Park, for some time past, is improving in health. The Countess Dowager of Ellesmere and Lady Blanche Egerton are at present sojourning at Hatchford Park, near Cobham, Surrey. The Earl and Countess of Eiles mere are at Bridgewater House. Lady Molssworth entertained at dinner, on Saturday evening, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cran worth, the Earl and Countess of Perth, Laura Countess of Antrim, Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, Viscount and Vis countess Duncan, Baron and Baroness Meyer de Roths child, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. G. Harcourt Vernon, Lady Johnstone, Mr. Osborne, M.P,, and Mr. Phinn. Sir Charles Wood, M.P., and Laly Mary Wood leave town to-day for Halif ax . Lady .Peel is expected in town to-day from the seat of Captain William Peel, iu Bedfordshire. DEATH OF SIR GEORGE ANDERSON, K.C.B.—Sir G. W. ALderson governor of the Mauritius in 1849, and 1850, and doverno r of Ceylon in the latter year, wbo died on Tuesday in Westbourne-terrace, was born in Lon don in 1791, his father being a London merchant. He was educated at Haileybury College, and entered the civil service of the East India Company on the Bombay establishment in 1806. He filled the posts of assistant to the Accountant-General (1809), registrar of the Court of Adawlut, assistant judge (1815), and criminal judge (1821) of Surat, judge at Poonah and Sholapore (1825), judge of the Sudder Dewany, and commissioner of jus tice in the Deccan (1827), for his services in which offices he repeatedly received the thanks of the local and home Governments. He was appointed collector and political agent in South Mahratta country in 1831, senior judge .eSudder Dewany in 1833, Indian law commissioner in 1835, member of Council and chief judge of the Sudder Adawlut in the same year, and, finally, served as gover nor of Bombay from April, 1841, to June, 1842, and his high merits led to his two nominations to a colonial governorship. He married first, in 1813, the daughter of Mr. J. P. Kensington ; and, secondly, in 1833, the dmighter of Mr. Wight. 1' Ode of the most murderous attacks which have occurred in tlis ueighbourhcol for some time, and which, it is to be feared, will be at r: , iided with fatal result-i, was perpetrated on Friday night, under the fdlowing c'reuinstances :—About half-past 11 o'clock, as police-con s . able Reber t War ker (a newly appointed officer under Colonel Cobbe), stationed at Wombwell, was going his round at Smithley, about a mile from the Landhill Colliery, he heard some men in a field in which were a utun'ler of sheep belonging to Mr. Brelforth, farmer, of Al dam-house. Having no doubt as to the intentions of the men, he got behind a hedge in an adjoining field, where he coald partly tee what was going on. He had only been there a short time when he saw three men drive the flock of sheep into the corner of the field clese to where ho was concealed, a short hedge only dividing them. Having caught two of the sheep, one of the party asked, " Where shall we stick them ?" Another replied, " Let us take them down to the low end of the field," which they proceeded to do. The constable having heard the answer made at once prepared to attack the men and endeavour to capture some of them. For this purpose he took off his coat-bolt and lantern, and followed them at the other side of the hedge. On arriving at the bottom of the field he could only see two men, who had the sheep on the ground, and who was stooping over them. He struck one of them a blow with a heavy walking stick, and the other ho succeeded in handcuffing. Another man, who was no doubt of the three he first saw, came up and gave a whistle. The signal was responded to, and five more men rushed to the spot, when a desperate struggle ensued, the men be ing armed with life-preservers and butchers' knives. Walker's stick having broken, he seized a life-pre server from one of the villain, which he used with good effect. For a shoat tme the constable with stood the attack, during which the parties in the scuffle rolled over the low hedge into an ad joining field. The knives and life-preservers were then used most unmercifully, till Walker was completely overpowered and rendered in senslle. The men, including the one with the handcuffs on, then made oft'. On the policeman recovering he, with great difficulty, .managed to crawl to the farm of Mr. Walton, about 80 yards dis tant. He was immediately conveyed to his residence at Wombwell, and medical aid called in, when it was found that two of his fingers were 'entirely cut off, and a third was hanging by the skin, which was afterwards amputated. The two fingers were found in the field where the attack occurred, having been severed by a knife. He was bruised and cut nearly • all over his body, having seven severe woun Is on the head, all inflicted with knives, his face cut in a shocking manner, and one of his shoulders dislo cated. Ho now lies in a very precarious state, very little hope of his recovery being entertained. On visiting the scene of the affray, a heavy life-pre server and a hat were found in the part of the field where the struggle took place, the ground being covered with blood and trodden down, showing that the affray must have been of a most deadly character. Mr. Superintendent Green, of Barns ley, was quickly on the spot, and took immediate steps for pursuing the villains, who, there is every reason to suspect, belong to an extensive gang who have long infested Barnsley and the ne ighbourbood. From what can be gleaned from the constable in his dangerous state, it appears that there is little doubt that some of the men will be easily recognisable from the injuries inflicted open them. Messrs. Alderson, Burman, and Wain wright, surgeons, have been in constant attendance upon the unfortunate man. Great fears are enter tained that lockjaw will supervene. THE SPEAKER'S FAREWELL DINNER.—The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his farewell dinner to the principal offi lers of the House of Commons on Saturday evening, the 21st inst., at 89, Eaton-square. The following had the nonour of receiving invitations :—Sir Denis Le Mar chant, Lord C. Russell, Rev. T. Gamier, the Hon. Geo. \Valdegrave, Mr. Erskine May, Mr. Henry Ley, Capt. Gossett, Mr. Vardon, Mr. Rickards, Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Samuel Smith, Mr. Frere, Mr. Arthur Jones, Mr. Gudge, Mr. Dyson, Mr. Gibbons, Colonel Forester, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Gunnell, Mr. Postlethwaite, Mr. Rose, Nir. Pole, and Mr. Gray. Captain the Hon. Francis Egerton has left town to join his ship in the Mediterranean. The Pays says that Lord Elgin will come to Paris lefore his departure for China. The fact probably is that he will pass through Paris on his way out, and will gave an audience of the Emperor. It is untrue that the Porte has addressed a circular lespatch to foreign Governments in answer to the Mord teur's note on the union of the Danubian Principalities. A few days ago his Grace the Duke of Newcastle sent to all his Labourers and cottagers on his estate six pounds A beef, one bottle of old ale (twenty-three years old), and one quart of real Clumber ale. The A igsburg Gazette learns from Turin that the Roman Catholc Bisbors in Savoy were already beginning to take advantage of the misunderstanding between Austria and Sardinia. The Lloyd steamer Austria has brought the following news of the 13te of March from CoPstantinople. In o meequence of a quarrel with Lord Redcliffe, M. Pisani, the First Dragoman of the British Embassy, has ten dered his resignation. Sir Joseph Bliley, Bart., of Glainusk Park, Brock nook, has presented the sum of 3,000/. to the Wsfington College, and 5001. to the Cambridge Asylum. He has also become a patron of the Cavalry College at Rlch ,nond, and taken nominations to the extent of 4501. HOUSE OF LORDS.—Their lordships. sat on S ,turclay at twelve o'clock, for privileges. Mr. Walferd appeared at the bar and tendered evidence. The claim of the present Earl of Bandon to vote at the election of repre sentative peers for Ireland was allowed. A ;similar claim on the part of Viscount Hawarden was also allowed. ETON COLLEGE.—The vacant fellowship occasioned by the death of the Rev. G. Bethel!, the vice-provost, on the 10th inst., it is expected will be filled up by the Rev. W. Laurence Elliott, M.A., the much.respected senior assistant master in the lower school. Sonie subterranean grottoes have just been discovered at Darcey (Cote d'o+), at a short distance from the Lyons railway. They are about 300 metres long an 120 metres high, and terminate at a lake of a certain extent. They contain some fine stalactites and crystaliisations. VIENNA, March 20.—During the last three weeks seve ral letters, in which mention was made of M. Bianchi, of Mantua, have been received here, but the state ments of the writers were so contradictory that it was impossible to make any use of them. Yester day, however, some information was obtained which is probably correct, although it came from a military source. Bianchi has recovered from the wounds inflicted on him by the officers, and the latter have been acquitted. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The oratorios to be performed at the forthcoming Handel Festival have now been posi tively determined on. They aro as follows :—" Messiah," on Monday, June 15 ; " Judas Maccaleees;" June 17 ; and " Israel in Egypt," June 19. Mr. Costa has con seated to conduct the performances, and the whole musi cal arrangements are entirely under his control. The prices of reserved seats or stalls have been fixed at one guinea for each oratorio, or two guineas and a-half fcr one stall for the series of three. ADVERTISING FOR CANDIDATES.—The following cu rious advertisement appears in the Berwick Advertiser of Saturday :—" Wanted, a candidate for the representa tion of the county of Berwick in the Howe of Com- mons of Parliament, the present hon. member not having, As yet, signified his intention of again coming forward. Parties of moderately Liberal princip!es, and having the other requisite qualifications, are entreated to make im mediate application." THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH AMERICAN MAILS, I —Liverpool, March 21.—The royal mail steam ship Asia for New York, took her departure to-day with a large cargo of dry goods and 63 passengers ; and the 'team sbip Dane sailed for Pernambuco and Bahia, being the first of Messrs. Laird and Co.'s new line from this port. She takes out a mail, a fair cargo, hut no passengers. The Canadian mail screw-steamer Canadian sails on Wednesday lor Portl nd, United States. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT OriricEs to 12 o'clock on Saturday night, West minster Hall might have been seen besieged by porters,' carrying huge packing cases. These contained archi tects aesigns for the new Governulint offices, submitted in competition in answer to Sir 13. Hall's invitation, ad dressed to architects of all nations. The Government has already received something under 200 designs, and more are on their way from abroad, se that there will be no reason to reproach the profession for backward ness in entering the lists. The prize sought for by each competitor is the commission to carry out his plans. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO DESTROY A RAILWAY TRAIN. --On Saturday last Bonne fiend in human form m:de a deliberate and diabolical attempt to overturn a railway train on the Llinelly and LliEdilo railway. The villain, knowing the time for the approach of one of the down trains, managed, unobserved, to alter the switch es , whereby the train, had the alteration escaped notice, would have been run off the line, and in all probability overturned and smashed. Fortunately, the engine•driver, Wm. Flury, to whose carefulne , s and discretion the ut most praise should be awarded, was keeping an anxious look-out ahead, and observing that the switch was not right he shut off his steam and puton his drags and breaks. In consequence of these precautions the speed was greatly slackened, and the impetus of the train broken before it reached the switches, so th a t b eyon d runn i ng off the line no injury was done. It is to be hoped that the perpetrator of the diabolical act will be brought to justice. THE MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND.—The report states that during the past half-year there has been an increase of 15,7011, in the receipts. The total income for the half-year, derivable from all sources, has amounted to 92,1821. 13s. 9d. ; while the total disburse ments have been 49,7521. 11s. 9d. ; leaving a balance of 42,4301. 38., to which is to be added surplus from II last half-year 3,9691.35. 10d. ; making 46,399/. ss. 10d. ; from which the directors propose to take a sum of 6,0981. 2s. Bd., thereby increasing the reserved fund to 30,0001. ; and to add 8,7081. is. 6d. in aid of the de preciationfund (being 5 per cent, on the cost of the roll ing stock at the end of last year), making this fund 19,5701. 18s. 6d. ; leaving disposable a sum of 31,5931. ls. Bi. From this amount the directors propose that a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income tam . , amounting to 28,915/., shall be paid on the capital of the company ; and the balance, 2,6784 ls, Bd,, ! be carried to the next half-year's accounts The reports of a contemplated treaty of com merce and navigation between Russia and France gain rapidly in consistency ; it is now confidently affirmed that the draft of the treaty is already entirely elaborated, and that it 3 final execution and publication is only delayed until the very thorough revision of the Russian tariff, which is now being most assiduously laboured at, is com pleted. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EvENING. The report of the Minister of State of the Budget of 1858 has been prepnted and re It shows an excess of receipts over expenditure to the amount of 25,000,000 f. In conformity with the ideas of the Emperor, it is recommended that this surplus shall be applied to the redemption of the floating debt. Thus, through the foresight and prudent mea sures of the Government, the receipts not only equal the expenditure, but realise a large excess. The Moniteur of Saturday contains the decrte ,granting to the Marshal Duke of Malakhoff an an nual pension of 100,000 f. It is declared transmis sible to his d'rect legitimate descendants in the male line, but reverts to the State ou their failure., It is further inalienable and protected from all pro ces (inalienable et insaissible.) The Borysthene, steam-packet, from Marseilles for the Eist, carries out as passengers the four bro thers of Abd-el-Kader. They are accompanied by their wives, as well as eight children of the Emir, five of whom are very young. These personages, who have with them a suite of 18 persons, will land at Beyrout, whence they will proceed to Damascus to join their brother. Thera are altlo on board the Borysthene thirty Christian pilgrims going to Jerusalem. BOUUSE, March 21.—The following were the last quotations : - Cash. fr. c. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 7O 70 New Loan - Bank Shares 4,200 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,445 Austrian Belgian Fives .. 1901— Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 9i 25 Home Debt End of Month. —fr. —(1. 70 90 RAILWAYS-FO/1 CASH. fr. c. fr c Orleans 1,480 Western Northern 947 50 Strasburg Lyons ' 1,532 50 New Ditto Mediterranean 2,060 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cette RUSSIA. The leading Russian journals are at present de voting their columns and their attention to the political events in England, in which the greatest interest is evinced ; the novelty of telegraphic de spatches bringing information of the debates that took place in the houses of Parliament within 24 hours of their publication to St. Petersburg, thus anticipating the ordinary channels of information by about eight days, tends to enhance the lively interest naturally felt in any crisis affecting the Government of Russia's great zival. The lucu trations the events in London gave rise to in Sr. Petersburg are not exactly of a nature to be palatable to Lord Palmerston's admirers ; The Northern Bee points out, with a certain de gree of acerbity, Iray Paris has become now the centre of all the _diplomatic business of Europe; not only were the Peace Conferences at the end of the late war held there, but also more recently the settlement of the pace bAwe.eu England and Per sia, though France was no party to the war, has taken place in Paris ; and even the Neuchatel affair, in spite of the precedent that London has in its favour, is being brought before the forum of the European Powers in the French capital. DENMARK. Before the Holstein-Lauenburg Domain ques tion is brought before the Bund another not will be sent by Austria and Prussia to Copenhagen. The two great German Powers will refute certain incorrect assertions which are contained in the Danish note, and endeavour to prove to Denmark 'that her recent measure-4 in Holstein are a violation of rights and privileges to which that duchy, as an integral part of the German Confederation, is entitled. A so-called " Verbal Note" accompanied •the Danish despatch of Feb. 23, but it produced no effect either on Austria or on Prussia. According to a correspondent of the Frankfort Post Zeitung, the contents of the docu ment were that the Danish Cabinet would agree to suspend the sale of the Holstein-Lauenburg do mains, and to settle the question to the satisfaction of the German Powers, if they would pledge themselves not to interfere any more between Den mark and the Duchies. That Austria, whose great hobby is the " maintenance of principles," will nev agree to such a compromise need hardly be said Count Buol gave Baron Bulow such an icy recep tion that he lost no time in quitting the city, and re turning either to Berlin or to his post at Frank fort. The French Government seems to be deter mined that the German-Danish difference shall not be settled without its having a share in the negotia tions, for it has given Austria and Prussia to understand that it is inclined Co espouse the cause of Denmark. The British Government has just at present "a great many irons in the fire," but still It would not be advisable to neglect the Danish- Holstein question, as the Crown of Denmark must sooner or later revert to a member of the Russian Imperial family. SPAIN. MADRID, MARCH 20.—The journal El Leon Espanol announces that the Government has de termined to raise the state of siege in all the pro vinces of Spain, including Catalonia. It is confidently stated that the Papal Nuncio to the Court. of Madrid has quitted Rome in order to assume his functions. • The question of food no longer gives rise to any uneasiness. The nuptials of their Royal Highnesses Prince Frederick William of Prussia and the Princess Royal are postponed, according to the latest news, from Nov. 21 to January next. CORFU, March 18.—Nine of the elections have been annulled. The Chamber accuses the English Lord Commissioner of having falsified the lists. A dissolution of the Assembly is expected. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The Liverpool and Philadelphia Company's screw steam-ship City of Washington arrived off Point Lynas, from New York, with advices to the 9th inst. She' left New York on the morning of the 10th, but does not bring•any papers of that date. Lord Napier had been presented with an address by the New York Chamber of Commerce. The sentiments expressed towards Great Britain were very cordial. Two large Government vessels were to assist the laying of the submarine telegraph. Advices from Havannah - LI the 2d state that slaves were daily landed on the island. The sugar sales were heavy at firm prices. The shipments were extensive. Exchange on London, 5 to 51. The Belgian steamer L eo pold I. had arrived ou t . The steamship Emeu was spoke n o ff Sandy Hook on the 10th. On the 11th the Hermann was. s i g _ nalled. On the same day a large screw steam ship, supposed to be the Kangaroo, was seen. The Asia was passed off Tuskar ye terday morn i ng. At New York the dt.maud for money was unusually active, but without any change in rates of interest, the supply continuing abundant for first-class first-class securities. The stock market was active but weaker. Flour was dull, Cotton waa heavy. She'btings no mails from the Pacific. Her dates are :—Jamaica, Feb. 27 ; Demerara, 26 ; Trinidad, 27 ; Barbadoes, March 1; Grenada, Feb. 28 ; St. Vincent, March 1 ; St. Thomas's, 7. The Parana was del tycd at Sr. Thomas's till the 7th inst., waiting for the mail steamer Trent, w;th the mails from the Spanish Main ; but the latter vtz”sel not having arrived, the Parana proceeded to England on, the morning of the 7tb. There is very little news by this arrival. Jamaica was generally healthy, and the ensuing, sugar crops presented a very cheerful aspect. Min ing operations were reported to be very favourable. Sales of Irish butter had been made at 14d. per lb. No operations in corn reported. Re-sales of flour had been made of 1,500 barrels, at 425. per barrel ; a lot of upwards of 600 barrels of prime mess pork sold at 925., but the market was firm at 100 s. for this description. Rice dull of sale at 14s. 6d. ; rum 3s. 4d. per gallon. Sugar market active, and sales averaged 225. to 257., according to qua lity. Exchanges.—On London-90 days, ptr cent. pm.; 60 days 1 per cent. pm. ; 30 days 1i per cent. pm.; private bills at par. On New York-- merchants' bills, 1 per cent. pm. At Trinidad flour had taken an unexpected rise ; in the absence of arrivals provisions had also im proved in value. Rice was heavy. A dull fort-. dight in produce; little or no business done. The weather exceedingly wet, and nearly all the estates had suspended crop operations. Tonnage not re quired. The weather at Barbadoes continued cool, and the health of the island good. A fair amoutit of sugar had been made ; the quantity shipped to the 26th ult. was 1,363 hogsheads, 89 tierces, and 76 barrels. At Grenada the public health continued good, business brisk, and expected to improve. Weather was unfavourable for reaping the sugar crop, which had generally commenced. Heavy rains daily ill- • terrupted the manufacturing process, and ships were thus detained for produce. The Unite 1 States frigate Merrimac called of St. Thomas's on the sth inst., but having several cases of yellow fever on board she was not allowed to communicate with the shore, and on the 6th she proceeded on a cruise to the northward. At Jamaica, Feb. 17, H.M. ships Termagatity Imaum, Ar.tb, and Pioneer. On the Windward Islands station, am. ships Eurydice and Brilliant. H.M. ship Basilisk was on her way to Bermuda, tcijoin the Admiral At Havannab, the Euryalus. At St. Domingo, the Arachne. _ _ On the 10th 'Of March, in lat. 28.19 N., long. 58.20 W., the Parana propel the schooner Jaye Smith standing to the west ward ; on the 17th ex changed signals with the ship Don Ricardo, stand ing E. N. E. unde r double reef. The Parana brought 26 passengers, $37,341 5 00 . in specie, and cargo, consisting of 191 serous O f cochineal, 230 serous of indigo, 00 bags of cocoa, 8 cases of succades, and 40 packages of sundries.. Lieut.-Colonel Robeson and lady f r om Jamaic a were among the passengers. THE NEW IiUSSIAN RAILWAYS. The Managing CAnthittee of the Company for building the Russian railways notified on the 12 111 , inst. that the fourth portion of the fi r st issue 01 shares in Russia, that is to say, 150,000 shares, 15 about to be opened to public subscripton. Tbe subscription is to be open from April 16th (280) till. April 23d (May 4th) ; the amount to be Paid P. down is 12r. 50c. per share, which on a ll o tment ; 3 to be made up to 50r., or 30 per cent. o f the wheLl e amount. This intimation 'has, naturally enoug.ol drawn the attention of capitalists and economists 11 1 Russia wit h redoubled acumen to the examination et the merits of the entire question. For the sake Or those at a distance it will Le expedient for me 1 ° select from the numerous articles that have of late appeared on the subject one that was published in the Economical Advertiser of St. Petersburg a little time previous to this advertisement of the opening of the subscription lists being published, premising only that its expressed intention is to remove the im pression still lurking in Russia that the foreigners will make too good a thing out of the construction of railways in Russia. Of the latter it is said that the foreigners have for the most part estimated the costs of constructing the lines far too low. Marshes, con siderable streams, which often overflow theirshallovt banks and lay large tracts of land under water, ravines er deep and wide rain-gulleys, which inter sect the steppes of New Russia, the very rocky terrain in t'ae central governments of Russia, more particularly between Moscow and Orel, the tots' absence of stone and wood in the steppes, &c., are circumstances which will necessarily render these constructions very difficult and expensive. Iron, even if it is to be imported from'England, will be fearfully enhanced in cost by the expenses of trans: port, the price of labour in those thinly-populate ( ' districts cannot yet Le estimated, and the inevit able suspension of the' wPrks during the win" ter months will cause considerab'e accumulation s of interest on the capital paid in, and eve ° , when the lines approach completion the Wal l " of fuel cannot fail of being very sensibly felt' Among the advantages that Russia will eletiv. e from these works, wirenewr they are finished, it t is pointed out that with th ese i ncrease d m eans f ). ‘ locomotion it will no longer be necessary to eon' centrate large bodies of troops in localities wher e it is difficult or expensive t o p rov i s i on th em ; the fortresses, which have hitherto baen kept up chiefly for the purpose of accommodating these large bodies cf men, and of protecting the wily large quantities of provisions for their OE port, and their materiel of war, can in future be considerably reduced. -LYCEUM T.HEA TRE. Utterly unknown to the London public W I within the last 12 months, Mr; Dillon has so fa!, established himself as a popular f avour it e that 13 13 assumption of a new character is n ow a matter of interest among play-goers. Although Mr. Dillon first introduced himself t ?, the London public as an actor of " d rama ," he has ever been ambitious to display his talents in impar sonations of the so-called "legitimate" kind. . 11 1 first Shakspearian experiment was " Othello, which proved most fortunate ; his second, wad e just now, amid every demonstration of public Bade' faction, is " Hamlet." From what has been seen of Mr. Dillon's Pr e ' vious characters, it vas not diffi cu lt to f or esee which side of Hamlet's character he would mak e prominent—to foresee that the emotional rather than the intellectual element in the Danish prince would be uppermost in his thoughts. To take up a speech as a thing external, and to displayingenVi t p by carrying it th roug h i n fi n it e var i et i es of emplies,ld and expressio n , wou ld o b v i ous l y b e f ore i gn t o theory of histrionic art. You do not listen to Du' to study his "readings," but to discover how see,.„ 11 his emoti o ns will be id en tifi e d w ith th ose of tu` character—and we may truly siy that the greater the warmth required the more he " warms 11P. Thus, in " Hamlet," although the first two acts are carefully and conscientiously performed, it is not tilt the third that Mr. Dillon's peculiarity is revealed' The tenderness with which be surveys Ophelia the midst of his ravings about the "nunnery," 50 ' to which he gives extreme expression by dropPini on his knee and fondly kissing her hand, is natural from its spontaneous appearance, and his welcome to Horatio, on the entrance of the latter, has a frankness about it that is singularly touching., Nothing of great moment occurs at this meeting or the two friends, but the notion is conveyed that kindly heart, long placed amid uncongenial spirits, has at length found a sympathetic being on which it can repose. The watching of the King during the play scene is carried out through all its details with immense earnestness, and the burst of triumph in which it results is most powerful. In the " c.oset arrangement is mad e, which leads hist w rionic effect. The ghost does not cross tos ce a ne'' new ane the front of the stage, but the lower part of the side and back becomes transparent, and the spectre i s seen pissing from behind th e picture of the de ceased king to the p o i nt where it vanishes. Its steps are followed by -Hamlet i who thus leads hia mo ther round th e apartment n a state of rapt at tention,. and the exp l os i on with which he utters the words " Out at the portal," and sinks in a chair , exhausted with the mental strain, is terrific. Throughout the whole of this act the actor has mei°, and more en t ered into the spirit of the scene, and here is hi s c li max. He has gained his audience , and now he may fearlessly pursue his v ictor" through the two remaining acts, even though Laertes does not allow him to display his fencing to the best advantage. We understand that the assignees of Mr. Edward Baldwin are prepared to receive tenders for the sale ( f the Morning Herald, Standard, and St. James's Chronicle , up to 12 o'clock to-morrow. We hear that several gen' tlemen have joined themselves into a rpecies of Joint Stock Company, and have offered 20,0001. for this verf valuable property. On the other band we are ale° credibly informed that another party has made an offer of 21,0001., and is even prepared to go to a larger amount. This intelligence will be satisfactory to the general body of unsecured creditors, as the assignees will be bound not to sacrifice the estate, as they have a , duty to perform which they must n o t shrink from earl' ing through.