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The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-12

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Gounod'a new opera, Faust, the production of
which at this theatre has been looked for with so much
interart, we; after long preparation, performed for the
first time last night. That its smears, es • whole, is fully
deserved, and that it has been broughtfout and performed
in • manner which does the highest honour to
the theatre and the company, few persona, we
believe, will dispute ; but the merits of the mimic,
comiclered in detail, demand deliberate judgment, and will
Carily give rise to considerable differences of opinion.
l
ght the acting and singing were magnificent. Giuglioi
wee Faust, Titian.' Margaret, Gamier Mephatopheles, and
&alley Valentine, Margaret's brother. The orchestra and
chorus, thanks, to the exertions of Signor Arditi, the excel-
lent conductor, acquitted themselves admirably ; and the
scenery, decorations, and everything belonging to the
spectacle, were rich and beautiful. The theatre was crowded
to the doors, and the boxes and Malls filled with biabiosabis
company.

DRAMA.

HAY Id MiKET.

After the comedy of Finale., which appears to be
drawing large audiences at this boom, a little piece, ob-
viously adopted from a French scares, was produced last
sight, under the somewhat taking tine at Sary Sharing.
It is more than usually alight ut construction, and is not
remarkably brilliant is dialogue, but aided by the pictu-
resqwJ costume of the tiros of Charles the Ssoond, a new
ballad, composed by Mr. W. 11. Montgomery, and one or
two amusing situations, it obtained sdkient applause to
keep life is it to a few nights.
London, England, 1863-06-12

MINEB.-(THIS DAY,)

Two o'Cvooz.

The mining market is rather more active to-day.
East Caradon shares improved in the morning to
28, but are now quoted 27 to 4. This quotation,
however, is 15e. above that last current
yesterday. Wheal Seton are also firmer at
235 to 240. On the other hand, East Basset
are lower, at 88 to 90; and Stray Park, at 35i to
364. Drakewalls are quoted 2to it ; Great For-
tune, 36 to 37 ; Marie Valley, 64 to # • Tincroft,
20 to 4, ; Wheal Grenville, 6to ; Wheal Lad-
cott, 41 to 5 ; Wheal Crebor, 2# to f •
Mogan to ; West Chiverton, 204 to I ; and
New
New Wheal Martha, 4 to 4.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are insative.
Yudanamutana are dull.

United Mexican and Vaflumes mining shares
have again improved. Eut del Rey were flat.
The annual meetiug of the General Mining Asso-
ciation of Nova Scotia is called for the 25th inat.,
when a dividend is to be declared.

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At the Wheal Trelawny meeting yesterday, the
amounts showed a balance of assets over liabilities,
of 8351. A dividend of 10a. per share was made.

WEATHER REPORT.--(THIS DAY.)

FRIDAY, Still 11. 8 Lx.
London, England, 1863-06-12

CHINA.

There is no news of importance from Pekin.
From Tientsin, we bear that all is quiet, the
Nyenfei baying beea driven beyond " the
boundary." From Hankow, we learn that a body
of marauders bad caused much consternation among
the native traders, by approaching to within ten
miles of the city, after repulsing a force sent against
them. Later accounts say they had retired, and
that the alarm bad somewhat subsided. At Kin-
kiang, the British settlement is being rapidly im-
proved by a " municipal council," and also by
the erection of a bund, or prays, which will be not
only a protection against flooding in the river, but a
great facility in the landing and shipment of goods.
At Shanghai matters are reported as in a favourable
state. Fooshan has at length yielded to an attack
by the Anglo. Chinese contingent under Major
Gordon, and the siege of Chiang-zu has been raised.
Taitsan also had surrendered, and its garrison de-
clared for the imperial cause. Major Gordon is
said to be preparing for further operations.
General Burgevine has returned from Pekin,
and it is said has been reinstated in the command
of the Sunkiang force. This would appear to be a
mistake, as Major Gordon was duly appointed by
the authorities at the capitiaL
Affairs at Ningpo are, it is said, in a bad state,
owing to the license allowed to the Franco-Chinese
force in looting and oppressing the people. Shaou-
shan, a city about twenty miles beyond Shaou-
being, had been evacuated by the rebels. From
the porta of Fuhchau, Amoy, and Swatow there is
DO news.
London, England, 1863-06-15

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Robert lo Diable was. performed at Or:meat-garden
on Saturday night, for the first time this 1111111084 It was
grin up with the iecomparable co mpleOences and splendour
for which its representation at this theatre bas always been
remarkable. The character of Robert was sustained by
Tatoberbk, Alice by Mdlle. Fried. the Princess Isabella by
Mlle. Marie Battu, Bertram by M. Obin, and /dn.
bald° by Hari Baraldi. Mdlle. Fiewetti was to have
appeared as Alice, but this lady, it mom, bad
disappeared only the day before. She was absent from re-
heareal, and, on ber beteg sent for, it was found that she
had suddenly token her departure for the continent.
M. Min, who performed Bertram, is a debutant here, but a
performer of ettutding and reputation in Paris. He was quite
successfitl, being a powerful actor and au excellent singer.
The home was crowded to the doors, and the performance
was warmly applauded.
London, England, 1863-06-15

RECOLLECTIONS OF DE QUINCE!.

The following appears in the Westmoreland
Gazette : _ _

"flit,—ln a smartly written article, last week, quoted
by you from The Raider, it is said of De Quiecey, ' he
bad read enermonidy, without ever seeming to have
had books by him, much lass • library. He had
libraries, three to my knowledge, and such libraries—
suck merino= et scarce and valuable books as few
bookworms or men of learning ever gather together,
Twice over, I grieve to my, during De Quinom's rens
is Grerre, was hi collection of books- by pieblin
✓eam at .K under a wrie atfierifiras, adamisistared
,by that Potable o.sr of justice, James Harker, of the
Rainbow ; ' sad the marvel wee, bow, at the netiond male,
ends • heap of fir old editions el fine old gather could
have been accumulated. in a remote 1100 k of the world,
within the Interval. The third library I allude to was the
funeral') which seven years after De • a removal to
Scotland, Irw in his house somewhere is the sew tows of
Edinburgh. As to his habit of reading, there probably never
was such a glutton. Hartley Coleridge used to say that he
wondered how De Qeincey found time to write anything
when every hour, day, and night, he was engaged in read.
Mg. Like Hartley, the Opium Eater almost constantly
read during his walks ; and I have are the min pattering
on the open pegs, and on his wrovered head, as be
walked with book in one hand and hat in the other, no
mare conscious of the pluvial visitation than I was cos-
adorn of the profound cogitations of that wondrous
mind! At nighta he was accustomed to read, with tat
and opium, till 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning, and
after that boar ha retired reading in bed till the
ploughman yoked hie team, and the milkmaid filled her
pail. It trey be nearly forgotten—perhaps ever was much
known—that De Quinsy was for some time the editor of
your paper, the Westmoreland Gazette. Diaries that time,
whilst reading in bed by candle.light, he set the bed oa fire I
happily with no more serious injury than the explosion of •
squib, naturally enough ignited io the hands of the editor of
the opposition paper, the Kendal CArorriele. If I recollect
rightly the Chronicle was then edited by Parson Harrison,
surmised the ' high priest,' as he stood about eft. 3in.
high. If this strap, evoked by the article ia your last num-
ber, should catch the eye of anyone who is projecting a
biographical memoir of this remarkable genius, and he or
she would communicate with me, as per following addrer,
1 shall be happy to furnish one or two rodents in the life
of De Quincy which deserve to be recorded. There are
abundant materials, besides those contained in the' Confes-
sions of an Opium Eater,' for • deeply ternaries memoir,
which the public ' would not willingly let die,' if a properly
qualified biographer mu be found ; but I'm afraid ' Done
bat himself can be hie paralleL'—Yours truly, C.N.—Well-
field, Muswell.kill, Jane 8."
London, England, 1863-06-15

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

CITY BETTING.—(THIS DAY.)
ODIHAM HANDICAP.
sto 2 apt Gibeshot (t)
3to 1 Mark is the Pea (t)
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
9to 1 apt Caller-on (t)
10 to 1 Briestos (t)
12 to 1 Marigold (t)
12 to 1 Clarior (t)
14 to 1 Nook (t)
14 to 1. Alioe(t)
14 to 1 Staotoo (t)
16 to 1 Carbines? (t)
ST. LEGER.
4 to 1 apt The Ranier (t)
7tol. Lord Chien (t)
10 to 1 Qum Bertha (t)

An immense quantity of new potatoes has
been exported from the Channel Islands into Eng Lad
daring the last tea days. Upwards of 1.400 basket loads
were sent a few days since from those islands is one of the
snail steamers for the London market._ . .

A W ALE 07; FOI* the last two
years a large whale disports itself about the rocks at Rho!•
colyn, near Holyhead, and people visit the shore to see it.
On Tuesday in Whitman week a party west out in a sailing
boat, sod when a short distance from the shore, opposite
Bryeybar, the monster suddenly roes wattle a few yards of
the boat, to the great horror of the party, many of whom
expected a farm similar to that of the prophet Jonah. They
described its eyes a nearly as large as buckets, but, not•
withstanding their fright, they spoke of it as anything but
sange in appeanmce. They, however, put the boat about,
sad were bat too glad to reach the beach in safety.—Oar-
werecm &reed.
London, England, 1863-06-15

ITALY.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs replied to-day
in the Chamber of Deputies to the questions put to
him yesterday by Signor Mecchi respecting the
international relations between Italy and
Rome, and the intentions of the govern-
ment relative to the Polish question. The
minister statedthat Italian policy in the Roman
question had not varied with respect to the accord
between Italy and France. "The government,"
be said, "is always disposed to treat on the basis
of the principle of non-intervention." Relative to
Poland the minister said :—" In the Polish ques-
tion Italy could not follow a passive policy. I shall
not reply to questions bearing upon future eventu-
alities, but Italy is too strong for her influence not
to be calculated in an European concert. In con-
clusion, the minister refuted certain revolutionary
theories, and said that Italy ought not to be in per-
manent revolution in the midst of regular govern-
ments.

PORTUGAL.
LISBON, Jun 13.
The Chambers have closed without having oom•
pletely discussed the budget.

GREECE.
COPENHAGEN, JUNI 13.

Reliable intelligence from a private source states
that Count Sponneok, well known as a most effi-
cient administrator and financier, and who formerly
held the portfolio of finance, will accompany King
George to Greece and remain in that country five
years.

REFORM OF THE RUSSIAN TARIFF.
BT. PETERSBURG, Joan 13.

A reform of the tariff is imminent. A difference
of 50 copecks per pood will be made in favour of
importation by land. The existing difference of
5 copecks per pound upon tea, however, is to be
maintained until 1886.

The Breslau Gazette relates the following
" The Grand Duke Constantine every day receives all the
foreign ineruals in one packet, and he is meet perticoler fa
opening it Mama in order that no impartaat Own el sews
.hall be kept front him. One day, lately, there was fried
is the neaten that day's. amber of the Rent, the journal
of thiqf &Wesel Goversurat of Warsaw. How could the
p.erff kayo got into tlta weld peeket coming from
;wild That no owe lir pot %vie th 'discover. 'lf
tbisshould continue,' the Greed Dabs ill rid to her ex- Full benefit of reduced duty obtained ly pur-
l:4lmA, 'we Shall be brawl era If. wit hod tea ander. chasing
..I!_ota.Pre...ret; variLczot,"4„lll:4l,2l2.4A
Miner tropirwel beef no aril so leag air vs ilia DS 141111.111747. .T 174
have climovind this Nalinal Gorinassei peuse.--(Advertiminagit]
London, England, 1863-06-15

THE REPORTED RELIEF OF VICKSBURG.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY Arnamos,

A despatch from Cork, published here, dates
that letters received by a respectable firm in that
city confirm the report that Vicksburg has been
relieved, and General Grant's army surrounded.

ROCHES POII4T, Jinni 15.

The extra Inman steamship Kangaroo, from New
York on the 3rd instant, arrived here at 5 a.m.
to-day.
Her news has been anticipated by the China.
London, England, 1863-06-15

antral for the week eadlat ttrd hate LA Year. 1,075 wielmt
and delivery, 2..1e esalm The snivels last west oolepeised
906 casks from Anatrella, 900 woks from South Anedn, and 106
oats from other plates. Total, 1,670 casts.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.).
..

We have rather a lirever supply of beasts than on Monday
last, and the deemed is net so active ; imesequently, on
the average prices are lower. The number et sheep
is scarcely so large, but the trade is dull, especially
for heavy, fat sheep. It is very difficult to maintain
late quotations. Good lambs and calves are in request at
late rater ; inferior kinds meet with a dull side. From
Germany and Hollaad there are 60u beasts, 4,650 skis
sed 244 calves ; Spain, 166 beasts ; Scotland, 150 ; Norfolk
and Suffolk, 2,980 ; aed 400 from the Northern and Mid-
land Counties.

Per done at 8113 e. I. d. ad. Per stone of Vbs. a. d. s. d.
3.S Boot, Hurd& 4 8 6 0 Beet bask Ilf.bdsBll 410 6 0
Bog ehort-hons 4 6 4 8 Best Long-w 0015.... 0 0 0 0
%coed via/ bomb 2 4 4 21es et w
Do. do. Shorn . 4 4 4 8
II Calves

P 383
licotDootalt-toild• 0 0•• Limb! _
__43 8 !! 8

Beasts et adartak 4,62. ; 11bidp sod Lomb% LUGO ; Maven:
271; 27401, 420.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mount Pattenden and Smith report a continued steady
demand for the better deecriptioos of both Kent' and Sateen
at firm rates. The plantation accounts speak of a groat
increase of iy and lice in Kant, Same, and country Fars-
ham.

COAL MARKET.—(THLS DAY.)
Walls End Lambtes, 175.; Walls Bed South
17a. 6d. ; Walls hod Triodes Hartlepool, 17a. ; Ws=
Hartlepool. 17s. ; Walls hod Russell Hatteras, 16e. 3d. ;
Walls Fad Hellos. 16e. ; Walls Eod Mao Maio, 15a. 9d. ;
Walla Bad Haidells, lba. 6d. ; Walla Bad Tamed,
155. 9d. ; Walls End Pram wallgate, Ida, 9d. ; Wylasa,
16e, 9d. ; Taranaki Hoer, 13a; Boddla's Hartlay, 15e. 3d. ;
Beholds Hartley, 15s. 3d.; Hastiop Hadley, lbs. 3d.;
Limbert's Hartley, 15a-56 ships at saarket.

"The Polish National government," says the
Opinion Nationek, " acts precisely as though there were
no longer any Russians in Poland. A letter from Warsaw
states that it has just ordered the establishment in each
district of tribunals, the competency of which is fixed by a'
decree. The judges are bound to conform to the enactments
of the penal code promulgated at the same time by the na-
tional govensmont. The Russians, as may well be sem,
have no logger anything to do in Poland, where their pm-
seam only serves to disturb legal order."
The Prussian Moniteur states that King Otho,
with his cossert and a Numerous suite, has just posed
through Lubeck oo their way from Munich to EutM, the
meant residence of the Orand.Duke of Oldenburg, brother
of the Queen. The majority of their Majesties' suite wore
the national Greek costume.

The Royal Mail steamship Canada arrived at
Qoesastowe yesterday at ten am. She embarked all mails
pemeopm, sad latest telegrams, sod proceeded for Haifa:
aadßostoe at 4 p.m. All welL
London, England, 1863-06-15

CRICKET.

COUNTY or SURREY Y. Su&swx.—Oo Saturday
this match, at the Surrey Ground, Kennington-oval, wee
resumed from the previous day, and Sussex concluded
their innings for a total of 161. The batting and !WM*
were good, Mortlock being very lucky with the "slows."
The Entvritlist fell for 34, wooed 45, third 68, fourth 91,
fifth 95, sixth 102, seventh 132, eighth 134, ninth 149, and
tenth for 161. Being in a minority d 143 they followed
their innings, and it wee thought the match would be left
drawn for want of time to play it out, especially as John
Lillywhite and Wells defended their wickets so well and
carefully for a long while against time in order to gave the
match ; but it was all to no purpose— the others were
quickly disposed of, and the game finished at ten minutia
pest 7, Sussex being defeated in one innings, with 68 rims
over, their total being 75.

LANCAARIZI Drarsaas Fatioaaramr.—On Friday
ii=laat a meeting of the Executive Committee of the
ire Relief ',and of the perish of Christchurch.
Streatham, was held in the vestry, the Rev. Wodehouse
Raven, iccumbent of Christchurch, presidise. The followiog
is a brief statement of the result of this oollectiou in aid of
the distressed operatives door rotten districts :—Amount of
contributions received, 1,7391. 161. Id. ; total expenses—
Printing, postage*, /co., 41. 16v. 9d. ; amount already paid
over to the Mansion-house Committee. I,lo9l.—Total-
-1,1011.1135. 9d.plalance:in trimmer's hmads,l34l. 19e. 4d4After
some discussion it was resolved, Fret. " That it is desirable
that the balance oow in the hands of the treasurers, viz.,
134/. 19a. 4d., be forthwith paid to the Maaaion-house com-
mittee, with an intimation that the said committee are at
liberty to devote the whole, or any portion of such sum, to
the fond specially set apart to eaglet the milignition of the
lonesehire tires ;" and secondly, "That the treasurer
be regweted to pay over time balatme, viz., 134/. 19s. 4d.,
to the Massiou-bouse Committee, sod to send them a copy
of the foregoing resolution."
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Prue.—lndisputable racts.—The merge of these remedies ava
been and are acknowledged in both hemispheres, sod few would
Itte"mt to 'menu the imperials:* of the whole world. Ti tl-
monis]s from all parte vouch for their efficacy as en aches The
ointment soon dupltys ig virtue., in overcoming abscesses.
swelllnas 0.1 tlw Print.. 011ianot000te of tlie Glands, cutaneous
eruption...ores, ulcers, and in allaying inflammation and pain
in rheumeti ru and gout. It heals by cleansing all animal golds
with *bleb It comes in contact, and pprmotes a sound and
permanent CV . it retnev6S all ehstruelNas to the tree circula-
tion through the minutest vessels, and repair. mischief by
constantly Securing pure blood. The pills effect generally what
the ointment aocempilishes Mealy.
London, England, 1863-06-15

[Stamped, ld. Additional.]

FINE ART&

SALE OF EAELY•ZTALL&N P1071710t

The collection fooned.by tbe late Roi.W. Daven-
port Bromley has lug been known u the most important is
the kingdom for examples of the rarer matters of the Italian
schools before the time of Raphael. The walla of Maur
Christie and Maneon's sale room were bat week completely
hung with these fine works of painters from Giottoto Leonardo
daVieci, and all, without an exception, burin the ohmic-
hateable livid/sweat being genuide examples of theme of the
time. There are to 41173 pictures, the most important of
which mere is them& which took plaoe on Saturday. There
biasses, in our recollection been ao important a sale of early
Italica pictures as this.

MUSIC.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Faust was repeated on Saturday night. There
wee main a crowded hones, and if there was not 10 much
excitement so on the first night, yet the appianse was stifil-
ciently warm—while it was more messured and &marimba.
ting—to constitute a genuine swore. The owed night h
the true ordeal of a dnimatisplece. A first sight's.reesphien
goer ter little now-a-days. The arts of feclitioas eon= see
so wall known and so inereniettely prastissd, that it is next to
papiesible to dietiagekh the real from, the fibs ; but
' out repetition, the eagerness of curiosity, the demonstrative
atdeer Of friends seed partisans, and other scerom of moo
disappear, and the bearing of the avarice comer to repre-
ssed the opinion• of the inzbille. Though the fret perform.
anon en Thunday was singularly poi considering the diffi-
culty of Abe mimic, yet the weed wee still better ; end the
effect of the whole was much improved by several judicious
" cuts," which brought the opera to a close eta reasonable
hoar. The Prima sad Prioress of Wales were present, and
we observed that the royal.visitors remained to the end, as
indeed did almost the whole of the andisece.
On the whole we have no doubt that IL Gonsod's very
raearkable work has reserved as much justice, both from
the performers and the public, se it has met with, at say
theatre in Europe.
London, England, 1863-04-27

INDIA.

There is but little general news by the present
mail.

The Hut:karts says :
The most important feet, and almost the only one
worthy of note, is that the Four per Cents. are at par,
baring thus at length recovered the 30 to 35 per sent dis-
count to which they fell doing the Mass of trouble and
distrust. Although the ries to value of these securities
may, in a slight degree, be owing to a vague but unfounded
rumour of an intention on the part of the government to
pay them off, it is really and truly the indicatioo and result
of an abundance of money to the minket. Such a
rumour, however, is the best testimony to the
aticlZ., faith in the gem:deepen of the cash be-'
and in the extricatioo of the government
front its late financial difficulties. The existence
of a considerable surplus is likewise accepted as an un-
doubted fact, though no one appears is parses Sir Charles
Trevelyan's confidence outer it be Sir Charles himself—at
least, no one has yet betrayed it. The withdrawal of the
odious end little-productive income tax would be the most
popular use he could pow* derive from his Teatimes des
rictuses, though very few anticipate any such agreeable
announcement in the forthcoming budget.
Mr. Laieg's able and well written essay on " England's
Mission in the East" has been very favourably received by
the Calcutta public, and divides the table-talk of the
'• polite sad" of the town with Mr. Kiaglake's " War in
the Crimea." Never, perhaps, has the true bearing of all
the most important questions of the day relating to India
and China been placed before the people and parliament of
England in such a strong and clear light. There cannot be
two opinions as to either the perfect soundness of his pro-
misee, or of the generous and statesmanlike conclusions
founded upon them.

The Colombo Observer says that the prospects of
the coming coffee crop in Ceylon are exceedingly
good : blossoms have come and gone very satis-
factorily : and with the present high priers, and
the low exports likely to be afforded by Brazil
and Java, the planters are expecting a continued
run of prosperity.
The pearl fishery is likely to fall short of ex-
t peotaions.
The sum of Madras contributions to the Lan-
cashire Belief Fund has now amounted to
R 5.74,394-2-2.
The viceroy and the commander-in-chief are still
pursuing their respective political and military pro-
gresses in the north-west.
It seems (says the Madras At/Amami') that the
unfortunate disturbances created by the hill people
on the north-western frontier which have demanded
mention for so many months past, are at length in
a fair way of approaching their conclusion • the
energetic measures lately taken having produced
their due effect on the insurgents.
London, England, 1863-04-27

OF THE FIGHT.

Upon this subject the New York Berald of the
14th says :

Wiabingtos, April 13, 11 p.m.

The Navy Department states that the despatches received
on Sunday from Admiral Dupont are not of so complete sad
definite a character as to make their publication expedient,
and consequently they will await the receipt of the full re-
ports of the commanders of the different vessels engaged.
All important details have already been published.
London, England, 1863-04-27

FINE ARTS.

wt. sAsrs PICTURE, " EMMAUS."
A picture with this title is to be seen at the
British Gallery in Pall-mall. This is another of the ex-
lialsticas of • single painting got up by "the trade" to sub-
sine the sale of an intended engraving. There is little or
SD *ICON to be found for the artist who steps out from the
eempssy of his fellows sod mounts a pedestal in some select
spot, where be can have an =dies= all to himself, and
where with all the appurtenances of sombre drapery
and artfully managed light, a sort of coup de theatre is
peso. enter his picture is really a 'stagnant opus, upon
which he has lavished hie choicest and most enthe-
Eleatic inspirations. Everybody can understand,
that a work like Mr. Holman Hunt's "Finding
el the Saviour in the Temple" could not have been
seen, as the painter desired it ought to be gem, in
the glare of the Academy rooms, and plaited in the midst
of a bevy of gaudy costume pictures. But this work of Mr.
tisat's has evidently been thrown off from his rapid sad
bailie brush without any [pest effort of his gains, and
meals little of the earnest and serious sentiment which
the subject demands. Nevertheless it is exhibited with
every pomp end circumstance that the dealer so well knows
bow to provide ; this, however, should not shield it from the
bet to which all pictures of such pretensions have to
sebmit
What we feel to be so offensive and disappointing in
pictures of this kind is, the showy theatrical style of the
picturesque they exhibit in dealing with a sewed subject ;
sad this, we images*, must be remarked, notwithstanding
the highly coloured and enthusiastic description of the
work Which is placed in the hands of the vtor. The
picture, as would be guessed, is to be engraved, and in
that form will be published by Mr. Turner, of Neworatle.

SALE OF THE BICKNELL COLLECTION.
This great event of the picture sale season, which
bas been looked to with the greateet interest for acme weeks
pest, came off at Christie and Manson's Rooms on Saturday
Lea The rooms were crowded, so that many penmen were
impelled to bid by telegraphic signs pamed on from the
tap of the stairs. The prices realised foe the ten pictures by
Turner amounted in all to 17,3611. 10a These prices were
sot higher than was expected. The sound total of the sale,
iarlading the sculpture, amounted to 56,001.
London, England, 1863-04-27

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

NEW YORK, Ana 15, EVIMIXO.
The Fedoras have abandoned for the present the
attempt to capture Charleston.
Admiral Dupont's iron-clad fleet and General
Hunter's forces have withdrawn to Port Royal.
It is reported that Admiral Dupont's fleet will
proceed to the Mississippi.
The Confederates destroyed the Federal armed
transport George Washington, whilst on a recon-
naissance on the Coosaw River, near Port Royal.
The Confederates are advancing in force on
Suffolk, Virginia.

General Corcoran commands at Suffolk.
NEW YORK, APEIL 16, EVINIIIO.

General Grant bas moved his foroee away from
Vicksburg. It is supposed he will reinforce General
Rceencranz, or make a movement inland into
Mississippi

General Foster is reported to have supplies suffi-
cient at Washington to hold out against the Confe-
derate attack for three weeks.

The New Orleans correspondent of the New York
Times asserts that that place is threatened by the
Confederates.

i Preparation• are making at Mobile to capture
Ship Island.
Southern advice. report Admiral Farragut to be
still blockading the Red River.
The Ntw York Tribune states, it is reported
that Mr. Seward has forwarded • despatch to

Mt. Adams, dated the 13th instant, going so far
as to intimate that if the British government per-
mits 'the Confederates to build and despatch
piratical cruisers from England it ought justly to
be held responsible.
The Prize Commissioners take all testimony in
the case of the Peterhoff, and the case will be tried
in the District Attorney's office at New York as
soon as possible.
The Prize Commissioners hold the mail bag of
the Peterhoff, and have invited the British consul
at New York to be present when it was opened.
They also offered him the privilege of opening it,
but he declined. The government afterwards tele-
graphed that the mall bag was not to be opened
until further instructions.

Lord Lyons demands the return of the mail bag
unopened.
The riots between the white and black labourers
in this city have been renewed without result.
The steamer Leopard has been burnt by the
blockading squadron off Charleston. The crew
escaped.
The steamers Thnma and Anna have arrived at
. Charleston.
Tt is currently reported in Havana that Admiral
Wilkes was held as a paroled prisoner there until
he could explain wby the Vanderbilt had fired a
shot at a Spanish coasting steamer.
The Bremen has arrived out.

Money easy. Gold, 63+ per cent. prem. Ex-
change on London : Bankers' bills, 166 ; stocks
dull ; New York Centrals, 1131 ; Illinois, 84 ;
Erie, 783 ; Six par Cent. United States Bonds,
103+. Cotton quiet ; middling Upland, 67c. ; flour
and corn dull ; wheat inactive ; provisions dull ;
looffee and molasses steady ; sugar good inquiry.
London, England, 1863-04-27

1 (Moak.

POLAND AND THE POPE.

VIENNA. AJIZL 25.

The General Correepondenz of to-day says :
"The news which has already been denied respect-
ing the letters alleged to have been written by the
Pope to the Austrian and French Emperors pro-
bably originated in the fact that his Holiness has
expressed great satisfaction at the attitude assumed
by Austria in reference to the Polish question."

ARRIVAL OF THE GREEK DEPUTATION
AT COPENHAGEN.
COPENHAGEN, Area. 25.
The Greek deputation has just arrived here by
railway. The members proceeded to their hotel in
a private carriage.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Ann. 26.

The Transylvanian Diet has been summoned by
imperial decree to meet at Hermanstadt upon the
Ist July.
London, England, 1863-04-27

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

The following is the variation in the amount of
pauperism in the undermentioned twenty-one
unions, on a comparison of the third with the
second week of the present month. The total num-
ber of paupers in the second week of April in the
section of unions marked (a) was 6,650 ; in the
section (b), 10,280 ; and in the section (c),191,980 ;
together, 211,910; having allowed for a decrease of
30 in the Charley union, as shown by the last week's
return received too late for publication. The aggre-
gate population of the 21 unions is 2,080,000.
(a) 0e traoa as mare :
l h Paalsig•

StockpFS lil
(6) Two Unions am in moped el the mamma of pauperism
Um same as in the previous weak: Beesley sad Wipe.
(e) Eighteen Unions have lea : Paupers.
Ashton-under-Lyne
Raabe=

Bohm
Hwy
Morley
Meow
30
aisibia 1.740
flrillogion l4O
=al 230
40

130
London, England, 1863-04-27

MINOING LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

&MAL —Th• market is firm, bat no sales of Importance
are reported. Reined is alio very firm, with a good busi-
ness doing at late prices.
Corres.—No sales are reported, but there are buyers at
previous
Tu.—C4lmarket is quiet, but firm.
Race.-6,000 bop have been disposed of, chiefly Arra-
can, at 9s. 3d. for middling Necrearie.
firazerras.—At • further advance of 3d. to 6d. per cwt.,
there has been a very active demand, the sales being about
15,000 bags, at prices ranging from 375. to 395. lid. for re-
frailties 15 to 3 per cent
Sort.—lerp sales of Demerara have been effected at
U. bad.
°MON.—No sales reported, the demand being inactive
at forepart prices.
The public sales advertised for to-morrow °owlet of
500 hhds. and 14,000 begs of sager, 000 packages of coffee,
300 bap of cocoa. 2,500 bags saltpetre, 9,000 Lags of rice,
and sundry drysaltery goods.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market I. arm at the followiag quotations :—Town
tallow 41i. 9d., set mak; Fidenbarg Y.O. or the mot,
4:16. 6d. ; Jam 445. ; July to September, 44e. ed. ; Waft
to December, Me. 9d. to 47a.
PARTICULARS OF TALLOW.
London, England, 1863-04-27

ELECTION OR RADNORSHIRE BOROUGHS.

The election of a member to serve in parliament
for the united boroughs of New Radnor, Knighton, Cafe
Lips, Knuckles, end Pmeteign, in the room of the late
Right lion. Sir G. Cornmeal Lewis, took place on Sera.
day is the little village borough situate to the midst of the
Radnorshire kills. About a con* of hundred
assambled. sad iu defences to memory of persons
lamented statesman the proceediop were conducted with
as little popular demonstration as possible. The Rev. G.
R. Turner, high bailiff of the borough of New Radnor,
conducted the election, sod paid • tribute of respect to
the memory of the late Sir G. C. Lewis. After the usual
formalities, Mr. Prichard proceeded to put in nominatioe
Richard Green Price, Faq., of Norton Manor, as a fit and
proper , pewit to represent the borough in parliament
No other candidate being proposed the High Bailiff declared
that gentleman duly elected, amidst loud cheers. Mr. Price,
after some preliminary remarks, rid, with regard to hie
political opinioes, the electors would have an opportunity of
seeing what were his votes in parliamea sod whether he was
in fact the liberal man which he professed to be. If he ch
his colours, they would know bow to receive hima=
be came down to them again. He did not think that at the
present moment it was worth while for him to go into any
political question. lie hoped be should soon be more alive
to the subject that would come before parliament than be
then was, but he might tell them that he had enjoyed the
I confidence of their late talented member, and that his °pink*
were, as his votes in parliament would be, very much, nay.
the very same as his. (Cheers.) As to question of civil sad
religious liberty, when it was • question between the many
and the few, he should vote for the many. He was a
" Liberal Coeservative: as he had stated in his address.
Hs also told them in his address that be was a supporter
of Lord PeJmeritoe's government ; but perhaps some people
would remark that that was not saying much, because they
how many respectable men in the oppositioa—atroog con-
seertives—who were said to have a fears towards
Lied Palmerston. Bat he would go farther, and
say that he admired Lord Palmerston's foreign policy.
was his foreign policy ? Liberty on the
contineet, the fried of Poland, the friend of national
liberty is Italy. (Hear, hear.) In ecinclusion, the boo.
member elect said hehad received from the resent baronet,
Sir Gilbert Frankland Lewis, his approval of his priociplee
and of his claims under his uncle. He believed that had it
not been for the Lewis family the Radnor boroughs would
not now have a voice in parliament, but would have been
placed in Schedule Aof the Reform Act. A vote of thanks
to the High Bailiff for hie conduct of the election or.
chided the proceedings, which occupied about an hour.
London, England, 1863-04-27

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chid Justice Cockburn,
and Justices Crompt3o, Blackburn, and Mellor.)
EX PARTE PITNAN IN RE AN ATTORNEY. .

Mr. Kennedy moved for a rule on behalf of Mr. James
Pitman, residing Dear Stourbridge, to strike an attorney
off !herons of the court. The attorney practased at Stourbridge,
and the malpractice complained of was that he had kept beck
from the knowledge of the applicant, who had advanced
18,0001. oe some property near Bridgsorth, and efterwards
purehased it, a second mortgage of 1,0001., which the appli-
cant had to pay
.under a decree of the Court of Chancery.
The Court said the learned counsel had better take a rule
calling upon the attorney to answer the matters in the affi-
davit. That would not prevent them striking him off the
rolls if his conduct merited it.
Rule granted accordingly.

EXPAW7E CALTHORPZ o.THE At OR THE DOCKING

UNION,

Mr. Murray moved fora rule calling on Mr. Hodson,
auditor of the Docking union, to set aids as apportionment
of the oommon food charges. The question raised was re-
lative to the parishes of a union agreeing to become one
parish for the purposes of settlement.
Rule granted.
London, England, 1863-04-27

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, Anin.l4, Arrzszoon.
News from Puebla, February 24, published in
the New York journals, says :
" General Forey has established his headquarters
one mile from Puebla.

" The French have occupied several eminence
around the city.
"The bombardment is expected to commenc
between the 10th and 16th of Maroh."
NEW YORK, Aram 16, Evianto.

The New York papers publish a statement that
a report was brought to Mobile on the llth, by a
British war steamer, that the French have captured
Mexico.
London, England, 1863-04-27

AUSTRIA.

The provincial diet of the Tyrol, it will be re-
membered, passed some resolutions in February
last of a retrograde character, directed against the
residence in the Tyrol of protestanbi. We now
learn that the Pope has addressed a letter to the
Bishop of Brixen, who was the author of these
propositions, testifying his "profound joy" at the
resolutions of the diet. The pontifical letter also
expresses the hope that the Emperor will comply
with the wishes of the Tyrolese assembly.
London, England, 1863-04-27

MUSIC.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPRILL 1
Verdi's Riooletto was ptaformed on Saturday I
night for the first time this seam This opera is in 1
more respects than one the chef d'aiirre of the composer. ',
Twits subject, so toll of tragic horror, Verdi was indebted
is /be genius of Victor Hugo, of whose celebrated plays ,
Ls Rai s'aia or, Ripoletto is a lyrical version, following the I
miginal in every scene and every incident. The French !
dramatist seems to have inspired the Italian magician,
Idiom work is intoned with a more than usual strength
of gloomy energy. The Italian musician, moreover, has ,
boa even more fortunate than the French dramatist in the
=Mr who represents the principal sharactar—the adorns-
nate jester, a man driven by grievous wrong and wanton
metionely to the direst extremity of hatred and revenge.
This character Ronconi has made him own, and has em-
bodied in a manner almost unrivalled on the tragic stage. '
It has become the fashion of late to talk too much about
Min great actor's vocal defects. It is true that his voice
▪ne longer what it once was, either in quality of tone or
With of intonation, and in some parte the falling off
is painfully apparent. Bat the character of Rigoletto is
net one of those. In seeing his touching and terrible pie.
tare of criteria! love for his outraged daughter, mingled
with suppressed bat burning rage and fury, we pennies
nothing bat the power of the oarivalled tragedian, and ease
nothing for the defects of the singer. And as to these de.
/eels, they are much exaggerated by hypercriticism; for
ffeseeei, oomidercd as a singer, is really a highly memo-
gashed artist. The new soprano, if dile. Fioretti,
sea a very pleasing representative of the gentle and
imharipy Oilda. There is a charming freehnem in the tones
of bee youthful voice, and her style is pure, natural, and
neaffected. Natalia is not (who could be!) an adequate
siditate for Mario ; but he sang with much—sometimes
tee mach—energy ; and be warbled the famous romance,
"La donna e mobile" so well as to obtain an encore. Mae
elm Didi6e and Taglialleo austsined their characters of
Maddalena and Spamfacile with their usual excellence; and
Melee quartet in Wriest scene—the gem of the opera—was
homily moored. As a whole the; fine opera was well acted
rmi well mug, and the performance deserved the applause
ik received from a very tollhouse.
London, England, 1863-04-27

AMERICA.

ABRP7AL OF THE CANADA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

The Royal Mail steamship Canada, Capt. Graoe,
which sailed from Boston on the 15th, and Halifax
on the morning of the 17th, arrived here about
7.30 this evening, vu Queenstown, yesterday even-
ing, where she called to land mails and passengers.
♦ ;Washington telegram says the Canada carries
important despondent from the State Department
to the British government.
The New York Times says :

It. is nasatiord L prolasional eirolat at Washiogtos
that the Attimey-Hoosral k in doubt if the capture of the
Peterhoff coa be westalued as priasipies of public law. Her I
ail whhh hes bra threshed by Lai Lynn, is in New
York, argues& Be poorer% Is as much an object of
interest to the Battik owners r to the avian. Ib
lectors would aadoebtodly prove the liability rl OM I
ship gad the kidders of the prise. The trade is erasion
of oor blockade, in which she was caught, is already it
tome. Over one hundred inftlab vessels wens recently
cowhide& am eti the Hew Osman The while holing at
Westerlies fa that we Iwo actoelly.mateadiag with Orr
Britain ma well as the rebels, sod that British gm" qt the
PO* kaPIIMMIWO sad. ipilMukawver, se. ibillitair
°whir to mainline Awry tad to break up the ft-
public, saved Charleston on the 7th from bar steritod is
struction.
London, England, 1863-04-27

DIPLOMATIC ACTION IN POLAND.

The Indivendance Beige of yesterday evening
says :
A despatch which we have reoeived from Munich inform
us that all the French diplomatic agents in Germany, in-
cluding the ambassador of France at Berlin, have been
charged to seek from the governments to which they are
accredited their adhesion to the despatch addrened by M.
Dronyn de Lbuys to St. Petersburg on the subject of
Poland. Other information, which we have reason to
believe perfectly correct, leads us to think that a
similar invitation has been sent by France to all the other
states of Europe, including even Belgium, which, how.
ever, its neutrality, guaranteed by the great powers, abso-
lutely prohibits from intervening in an affair of this nature,
and especially from taking part in a combined action with
other states.

The Inddpendance further observes that it will be
exceedingly inconvenient to many powers to give a
reply to France, and it is probable that several of
the answers will be of a very evasive character.
London, England, 1863-04-18

COVRTS OP OffUlten OF FOOTLLND BILL.

II& bill porta 11/inset oommittos.
Jokek.
Tisk lankbils ttiaa adjoaroad at aye minute. to eight

HOUSZ OF OOMXONS.—FawAy, Amu, 17.
Tie Br um fah like abalr at 4 eiskek.

ITTFATR BUSINESS.
The favernme sad Perth Awake Railway Bill, and the
Were Nitc......aad Studerked Decks Bill crew seed •
Bird time
The Wed ol Barham mid Railway BM was mad
• third time art pined.
IflLLlkpie betide that he should mew to
the third racism of the Leedom and North-Ware=
yes Bill for a reath.
ISLAND OF REUNION.
Oa the medial el Br. Ws, a espy woe mimed of a letter
drum her Move& Majesty's Caved at Reaniae, reopectiag
naives of British lefts held to labour in that island.
*ASTERS OF DOCK AND VICTUALLING CRAFT.
Kr. PER RAND asked the ikeadiery to the Admiralty,
whether the homed iatimded to cromply with the memorial of
the masters of deck rued victualing malt for Mamie of
petalto melees thepeomome to their widows.
C. PAGET sad the question of pay was fully en-
tered MU I. the year 1857, sad it was sot the intention of
ihe Admiralty ape to mopes it At the mss time he
might stated for the Mformatioe of the km gewalisman that
I was waltz the serious aomaidaratia• of the Admiralty
whether they might net do away altogether with the dash
end vietuallieg craft, and substitute fee them merchant
memea, who midi be called epee to rearm their menetry in
time of war. With respect to the ponsiooa, it was the im-
bed°s of the Adoiflity to rowloro

FISHLNO CONVENTION WITH PRANCE.
Kr. ItEN"TINCIE asked the Under Secretary of State for
Nersign Affairs whether any, and if any, what steps had
leen taken by the goreaument for the re•adjastroent of
=eh articles ie the convention with France of 1843, aa ap-
pear to bear hardly upon our fishermen ; and whether it 11111
inn that our fishiest resseh frequent aortas ports in Freese
ler the sale of oysters ; and whether the convention of 1843
was not is enetradietion with the treatyof commerce of 1860
en that point.
LAVARD said he was happy to Worm hie hos.
Mead, who bed taken prat interest in this natter, that
Mee peerzusent bad good hopes that some arniaremeest
*FAA be made with the hos& 'ornament for the settle-
tweet of the question that bad been so loot under diens&
Meta. Es eonM not, of roues, inform his hoe. friend of
tha 5t41114 which were ben E taken, but they eabeentined a
ningnise hops tlnt soma iment would be arrived at.

Tee THROXI OF GRUM
Mr. B. 000MIANE adred the Under. d State
he Foreign Alain steam be west! lay entL. table a
of the tespare shish hal hiss seat to lb. Elliot,
his to oseassee the Oinks the csedidatar•
of Prime he the (book Om&
Mr. LLYAID—Fee shims brew tie side of a We-
slam are sew rahlihred. Asboas* the dienetah it
scald be lead basseonist to kg it ors the lids Wads&
negotiations see deli gng es. Mew, hie.)
London, England, 1863-04-18

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVIIRPOOL COTTON MARKET.
. (TRIM DAT.)
(IT atom° ean 111711111•19011 AL ramos•ro.)
)room ova OWII ooximareoneerr.)
The cotton market keeps steady, and prices firm. The
transactions will probably foot up ten thousand bales, Bre
of which will be for epseelaties and export.
London, England, 1863-04-18

SCIINTIIIO BALLOON ASCENT.-(THIS D 41%

(my xxicnuc rstasssra.)
CRYSTAL PALACE, SATURDAY arrinNoo,
Mr. Coxwell's balloon amended with Mr.
Glaisher sad oxidant at a quarter put Pee.

The balloon on riming took a direction south by auk yd
immediately attained great altitude, when the direct%
seemed to change. .

As ou the previotu 1110111t4, the instraments were sappl.4
by Yawn. Negretti and &althea.
The balloon mad* its escape wooer than was anticipirid
by the compote of the ear, but. notwithstanding
Glaisber and his assistant were jerked out of their .pt,
the indefatigable gentleman was in an instant seen tik„,
an observation with his eye to the spectroscope,

GREAT FIRE IN THE CITY.-(THIS DAY,)

Between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock this mon .
beg • fire broke out on the premises in the tenure of Yeast
Henri Copal sod Co., agents to theme Fast Brothers VW
Sees, of Frenkfort ou the Maio*, the well known wise lad
dry coopers, situate in Seething-lane, City. The buildith
wee of oonsiderable magaitude, and was five floors high,
including the bigamist. It was formerly the residence of
one of our prince,. The building was nearly 1W feet loot,
end some ides may be formed of the depth of the establish.
meat when it is stated that it required 450 feet of hose to
reach the building from the back portion is Mark.lnn.
Under the main building mu an extensive nap of
bonded warehouses belonging; to the Curs Bulling%
which at one time it was feared would have Hawn
up *Meg to the isimaity of the heat. Captain Shin
and the numerous oilleials under him, and Kr. Hodge,
laboured in a mod praiseworthy meaner for hours, tat
they were unable to get the military over the Ike, but 0114
to the great aid rendered by the Meamesgines, the
homes in Mark-lane were preserved, is well as the Cons
Exchange. The damage to Melees Capers prattles will
reach to some thousands of pounds sterling. Hilehooelc, on,
of Mr. Hodges' firemen, fell through ow of the doors and got
his wrist burned, and Moore, one of the brigade, lad ,
narrow escape. Such was the rapidity of the Ire at the
commencement that Mrs. Timms (the housekeeper), who
bed her watch and some jewellery wider her pillow, bed not
time to save any of them. The origin of the =Wartime
unknown, and His not yet known in what office, the pecimh,
was insured.
A Are also took place in the premises of Mama. Tans
and West, cabinet makers, situate in Rushton-et/ea
Horton. The workshops and their valuable contents, in
eluding the men's working tools, were consumed. The lee
is heavy, but Masers. Turner and West were insured is th
Phcenix-odice.