The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL.

MR. AND MRS. C. KEAN.
MACBtril.

Mr. and Mrs. Kean appeared here last night in the
popular tragedy of "Macbeth." Macbeth, Mr. Kean ;
Ind/ Macbeth, Mrs. Kean: It is almost superfluous to
offer a word in praise of the manner in which these
characters were severally represented. It was all that
was anticipated from this talented actor and actress.
Mrs. Kean, in the sleep walking scene, almost excelled
herself ; and a .similar remark might be made of Mr.
Kcan's delivery of the impressive speech the King otters
on hearing the news of the Queen's death, and,
indeed, of all the finer passages with which this part
abounds. Mr. Cathcart made a good Nactltyl; and was
well received. He, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Kean,
received the honour of a call after the fall of the
curtain. The costumes worn by the several characters
were certainly novel in Liverpool, and not such as we
have been accustomed to look upon as the national garb.
Mr. Kean, however, is no doubt a great authority in such
matters, and doubtless the change was under his direction.
In this respect alone the play, as presented last night,
was worth seeing ; but our space forbids us from enter-
ing into a minute description. Miss Goodall made an
excellent singing Witch, and received the unusual
compliment of an encore at one part of the music intro-
duced. The other actors acquitted themselves well.
To-night the great historical play of "Louis XT." is
to. be repeated, when doubtless the house will be a
bumper. We have seen a good deal of first-class acting
in metropolitan and provincial theatres ; but we feel
no hesitation in saying that Mr. Kean's Loreiy XL far
surpasses anything else we ever beheld upon the stage.

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FRANCE.

PARIS, May 14.
The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia is ex-
pected to arrive here this evening.
The Pays, a semi-official journal of Paris, now
blames Naples for not following the counsels
tendered by France and England. Had this
been done, it says, an expedition of a few hun-
dred men would not be considered by Europe as
a serious danger for such an important state as
the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News
considers this language as a very pregnant con-
firmation of the prevalent idea that the French
Emperor, instead of continuing to set his face
against the union of Sicily to Piedmont, is
beginning to consider what further annexation
for his own benefit lite- may make the event en
excuse for.

General Gowan has been nominated Grand
Cross of the Legion of Honour.

•Count Montemolin and his brother have ar-
rived in Paris.

ANNEXATION OF CHABLAIS AND
FAUCIGNY.
THE CONFERENCE.

VIENNA, May 14.

At the time when the Federal Council pro-
tested at Turin against the annexation of the
neutralised districts of Chablais and Faucigni
to France, Count Cavour answered in &despatch
that, by virtue of the treaty of the 24th March
King Victor Emmanuel having ceded to France'
all his rights and obligations touching the smelt
neutralised districts, Piedinunt intends to remain
apart from the disputes between France and
Switzerland resulting, from the annexation. On
this declaration of Count Cavour Austria non'
founds her refusal to admit Piedmont to the
proposed Conferences from the moment when, 14'
the avowal of Count Cavour, Piedmont was no'
longer interested in the matter in question. 'She
could not claim the right of participating in the
Conference by virtue of the protocol of Aix is
Chapelle of 1818. She could only take part in 0.
Conference under the title of a great power, but
the right of Piedmont to such a title is contested
not only by Austria, but also by the other great
powers.
PARIS, May 14.

In order to arrange the question of the annexa-
tion of Savoy, M. Thouvenel has added the'
following declaration to the programme, which
has been drawn up by France on the subject of
C mferenee, for better preserving the districts Mt
Chablais and Faucigny. The character of neu-
trality stipulated by Article 92 of the final act of
Vienna, France consents that the said districts
shall remain without the line of the French
customs, and that they shall form a separate
commercial zone, under special regulations. TLe
news published in the Bunt/ that the Court of the
Tuileries proposes, or has proposed, to Switzor-
land any peculiar indemnity is unfounded•
France, besides, will now consent less than ever
to any cession whatever of the territory of
Savoy in favour oc Switzerland.