The Press.
London, England, 1858-01-30 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

LAse night took place the final State representation
at this theatre, at which her Majesty, the Court, and
the illustrious pair who have just returned from
Windsor, were present. The play selected was The
Rivals, followed by an afterpiece, The Spitalfields
Weaver. They were listened to with more attention
than might have been expected, after the appearance
of the occupants of the royal box, who appeared
shortly after eight o'clock ; and the absurdities of
Mrs. Malaprop ( whose representative only failed by
looking too young and pretty for her part), the
humour of Mr. Buckstone'a Bob Acres, and the
rather apt allusions to matrimonial subjects which
occur in the play, seemed to be as much relished by
the Royal personages on whom all eyes were directed,
as by the audience, which pointed their application
with hearty cheers. On the entrance of the Royal
party the National Anthem was sung by Mme. Clara
Novello, supported by a full chorus of the company,
and both on this occasion and on its repetition at
the end of the comedy the effect was most thrilling
and heart•stirring. The Queen is tolerably well
accustomed to such demonstrations, but Prince
Frederick William must have felt unusually gratified
at the warm effusion of loyalty which greeted his
bride. He sat in the centre division of the royal
box, on the side farthest from the stage ; next to
him the Princess Frederick William, then the
Queen, with Prince Albert on her left. All
were placed well forward, and were well seen
from every part of the house. It was a
general remark that the whole party looked exceed.
ingly well, and appeared to enjoy both the amuse-
ment provided for them and the attention of which
they were the objects. Public curiosity was some-
what divided, and the less fortunate occupants of the
boxes immediately over and under her Majesty were
consoled by a view of the Duchess of Kent, the Prin-
cess Mary of Carnbndge, and the Prince of Wales,
the Princess Alice, and some other members of the
Royal Family, who occupied two of the centre boxes in
the grand tier. The house was of course densely
crowded, and showed an assemblage of rank, beauty,
and fashion such as is seldom collected even within
its aristocratic walls, and such as it may be long eve
it exhibits again. The performances went off, on
the whole, very successfully, and will no doubt give
the illustrious visitors a favourable impression of the
drama in England.

SIGNOR LABIACHE died on Saturday last, at Naples.
From the commencement of the season, 1834,
until the end of 1852, when from bad management
the house was closed, Lablache was one of the great
supporters of Her Majesty's Theatre. His character
was manly, generous, and straightforward; his
manners were genial and pleasant; and he was not
less respected and beloved as a man that) he was
admired as an artist. His lois is irreparable.

lent Market anti 6ttg Inttiligence.

FRIDAY EVENING.
THE return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday last, the 27th inst., shows the
following changes compared with that for the week
preceding :

Decrease in Circulation 4'384.213
Increase in Public Deposits
Decrease in Other Deposits 211,140
Increase in Government Securities 95,594
Decrease in Other Securities 1,203,179
Increase in Bullion
Increase in Rest
Increase in Reserve

Bullion in both Departments
Circulation, including Bank Post
Bills
The chief features in this comparison are the
large additions made to the stock of Bullion and the
Reserve of Notes. They indicate a satisfactory con-
dition on the part of the Bank. The Private Securi-
ties have now been reduced to 21,047,4801., and as
they run off the Reserve will be further stengthened,
for the demand for discounts and advances is
infinitely less than repayments. The whole tendency
is evidently towards a low rate for money. The
Mink, it will be observed, has been repurchasing
tt oft:

ne Bank yesterday lowered the rate of discount
from five per cent., at which it was fixed on the 14th
inst., to four per cent. This makes a total reduction
in three weeks of four per cent., the rate at the
opening of the year having been eight per cent. A
rapid fall to this extent can only have arisen from
the supplies of money having increased far beyond,
not the ordinury demand only, but also beyond that
which is merely speculative. Nor does the Bank
minimun• of four per cent. at all represent the actual
state of the market. In Lombard street the current
terms for the best hills are only three per cent., and
cases have occurred during the week where no more
than t=i were required. With large masses of