The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY 4,-.VEN,ING, MARCH 12, 18; t

BAYM A .RKET THEATRE.

On Saturday evening a new comedy, from the pen of
Sterling Coyne, entitled The Secret Agent, was produced
at this theatre with the most decided success. The
scene of the play is laid in one of the small states in Ger-
many, where we find that, during his minority, the Duke
Victor (Mr. Howe), has succeeded to the dukedom, but
his mother, the Dowager Duchess, has, for a lengthened
period, managed all the affairs of state for him, and so
pleasant has power become that, to preient the said '
Duke Victor from thinking of resuming the reins of Gb-
vernment, his thoughts are directed by the Dowager,
aided by the Prime Minister, Count Steinhausen (Mr.
Buckstone), and the Grand Chamberlain, Baron Stand-
buck (Mr. Compton), to the pursuit of pleasure. This state
of things has been going on some time, when the people
viveatually become discontented, and fears are entertained
of conspiracy. During the time that the government has
been in the hands of the Dowager her Ministers have
effected numerous jobs, by which the various members
of their families have each been handsomely pro-
vided for. The Duke's eyes are opened by his cou-
sin Ernestine. She informs him of the disaffec-
tion that exists, and further tells him that the
only way to regain the love of his people is to assume
the reins of government himself, and to send his present
ministers to the right about. He promises to do so, and
Ernestine hits upon a plan by which it can be very
quietly done, namely, that a certain person shall be said
to have arrived at Court—an old school-fellow—whom he,
the Duke, has appointed as his secret agent, from whom
ho will receive notice of everything that goes on in the
place. Great consternation is occasioned the Duchess
and her ministry by the supposed presence of this secret
agent, who is, in fact, the Duke himself, and numerous
are- the stratagems and expedients resorted to to dis-
cover him. The Prime Minister and the Chamberlain
tremble in their very shoes, and each is afraid to speak
higher than a whisper for fear of being overheard by the
Duke's secret agent. The acting of. Mr. Buckstone
at this part of the play was incomparable, and our
readers, we imagine, can form an idea of the
acting of two such true artistes as he and Mr. Compton
in such a position. But to proceed with the plot. The
courtiers resort to every means to discover " this person
who is in nobody's way," and Nettchen, Ernestine's
maid, further perplexes them by telling the Count that
lie (the secret agent) will be present at a masked hall,
dressed as Mephistopheles ; and, on the other hand, she
informs the Baron that the secret agent will appear at
the bill as a Spanish lady. The appearance of Mr.
Buckstone as a Spanish dancer, and his clever imitation
of Perea Nena, was received with tremendous applause
and shouts of laughter, which were repeated on the entry
of Compton as Mephistopheles. When they discover
themselves each believes the other the secret agent of the
Duke, and begins to plot each other's downfall ;, and,
finally„the prime minister is arrested, and sent t- the
state prison at Spilsburgh. This brings about an ex-
planation. The Dowager Duchess goes into private
life, and the ministers retire; one (the Count), as'a reward
for his ld,bours, receives the blue riband of the order of
the:goldein ass, while the Bare u is appointed director-gene.
ral of the water works, and the Duke marries Ernestine;
The great success that the piece achieved eras mainly
owing.to• the exertions of Mr. Buckstone, and hencefor-
ward the part of Count Steinhausen ,will be considered
one of his greatest effort 4, and without doubt it is so,
The comedy has been splendidly put upon the stage, the
scenery, dresses, and appointment; being of the ?must
gorgeous description. It was given cut by Mr. Lo.l•-
stone for repetition every evening, amidst the applause
of one of the most crowded and delighted audiences
that ever assembled within the walls of " the little
theatre in the Haymarket."

LATEST NEWS.

BERLIN, SATURDAY, MARCH 10.

It is said that Prussia will not sign a separate
treaty with the Wes tern Powers, but that she is
ready to adhere to the Protocol of the 28th De-
cember-last, on condUion of being admitted to tho
•
conference of ,Vienua. With this object in view
M. de Wedell's instructions are to delay as long
as possible the opening of the Conferences. The
mobilisation of the Federal Army, with the ex-
ception of Prussia ls probable. M. do Grune-
wald, sent by the Emperor Alexander to notify
his" accession, had an audience of the King to-day.

VIENNA, Menca 11.

Accounts from Kischeneff, dated 3d inst., state
that the Russian General commanding there had
issued an order of the day, announcing that the
Austrian troops woad shortly advance to the ex-
treme trontier, and inviting the garrison of the
fortress of Choczin to give them a friendly recep-
tion. The Russian magazines are to be trans-
ferred to the other side of the Dneister. [lt is
as well to add that this despatch comes from
Czernowits, and requires confirmation.] ,

MANIFESTO OF THE EMPE-
ROR OF RUSSIA.

We have received the Journal of St. Petersburg
of the 3d, which contitins the following Manifesto
of the Emperor Alexander 11..:

cc ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. 18
(MARCH` 2.)
" By the grace of nod, We, Alexander 11., Em-
peror and Autocrat ,of all the Russias, King of
Poland, &e., sic.,•

" We make known to all our faithful subjects :'
"In His impenetrable ways it has pleased God
to strike us all with a.; blow as terrible as it was
unexpected., Following a brief but serious illness,
which at its close was deVeloped with an unheard-of
rapidity, our much7lOved father, the Emperor
Nicholas PavloVitch, has departed life this day, the
18th Feb. (March 2).
,NO, language can express
our grief—Which is the, grief also of our faithful sub-
jects. Submitting with resignation to the impene-
trable -Views of DivinuProvidence, we seek consola-
tion but in Him, and wait from Him alone the neces-
sary aid to enable us tosustain the:burden which it
has pleased Him toimpose upon us: hveli as the much
loved father, whom we mourn, consecrated all his
effortsi every moment of his life, to the labours and
to the ,k; r s called for by the well-being of his sub-
jects,—)lre, at' this hour Se painful, but also so grave
and so wlemt, in ascending our hereditary throne
of the Empire of Russia, of the kingdom of Poland,
and of the Grand Duchy of Finland, which are in-
'separa,ble,,tal.:.e, in the face of the invisible God always
surrounding us, the sacred pledge, never to have any
Other end in view but the prosperity of our country.
May Pr:evidence who has called us to this high mis-
sion, so aid us, that guided and protected by Him, we
may be able. to strengthen Russia in the highest
degree of, power and glory ; that by' us maybe ac-
Lcomplished the views and the desires of our illus-
trious predecessors, `Peter, Catherine.,. Alexander
the much-loved,' and. our august father of imperish-
able
memory.
• _

" By their well-proved zeal, by their prayers ar-
dently united yvith ourabefore the altars of the Most
Hight our dear subjects will come to our aid. We
invite them to do so, commanding them to take, at
the same .tirne, the oath of fidelity both to us and
to our heir, his Imperial Highness the Clesarewitch
Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovitch.

" Given 'at St. Petersburg, the 18th day of the
month of Feb. (March 2), of the year of grace 1§55,
and the first year of our reign.
(Signed) " ALEXANDER."

PARIS, StrNDAY.
FRANCE.
General de Wedell arrived yesterday in Paris
from Berlin. It mAy have been remarked that at
.the period of the, first •mission of that • gentleman,
and when. the. French press appeared to believe in
:tbe success of AU< immediatearrangementi the Ger-
man journals displayed a systematicindredulity oh'
, the, subject. It no lenger the; same nor': Letters
from Berlin state that -General' Wedell is em-
powered to sign this' protocol of December 28, on
behalf of Prussia, 'in the erpaotaticin thca, rrussia
will then be admitted without difficulty to tie con-
ference.
Lady. john Itiissell landed yesterday at Calais
pu her way to. Vienna to join- her husband.
The Noniteur contains a decree confirming a
number of nominations in the Legion of Honour
and of distribution of military medals, made by
General .Caprobertin the armysof the-East.
General Herbillon, in command of the Istreserve
division of the army of the East, passed the lst and
2d brigades of hiadivisiOn in review,, at• Lyons, on
the Bth. - -On that occasion he addressed the troops
in the folloWing manner
." Soldiers you are going to join your brethren in
anan!,' who at the Alma and at Inkerman pfoved, by their
bra-iery and reeOlutiiin that the 140'4, which flovf.x in
their veins is the same as that of the hirqes of the,grand
army Neer did soldiers give pr.:A ot,greatet, self-
'denial, of a =tore continued perseverance, and, above.,all,
:of a more constant spirit in the midst of. the dangers of
every kind`to:which they are every ,day exposed.- Sol.:
dierm,
„you will follow in their
,footsteps, and like them
you will march againstthe enemy ,with cries of Vive„
l'Empereur !"
This address was received with great enthusiasm.,
The departure of the first regiment for Toulon
commenced immediately after the review. •
The, Toulonnais says the Herbillon division noW
at Lyons is composed of 7,081 men and 728 horses.
Six hundred of the Guides will set out for the
Crimea shortly before, or about the time the Em=
perm' leaves, 600 will follow soon after, and the ye-
inainder will remain in Paris as the depot. It
appears
.that the whole of the, corps are most
-anxious to go, and memorials are constantly sent
to the Emperor for permission.
The farewell review of the 9th - and 32d Regi-
ments' of the line, forming part of the 11th division
'of the army of reserve of the East, was held on Sa
turday by the Emperor in the Court of the Tuil-
eries, About half-past 12 o'clock the war batta-
lions of those Regiments, under General de Guyon,
"were drawn up in two lines in front of the-central
tpavilien of the Palace, known as the '" Pavillon de
Marshal Magnan and General Roquet
were, 6n th'e ground to receive the Emperor. Tie
troOps were in complete marching order. • The Em-
peror mounted on horseback at 1 precisely, while
the Empress took her station at the balcony, which
*at Covered with crimson. velvet. His Majesty,
haVing,rodes up and down in front of the lines, re-
queited the commanding officers to point out such
~of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and pri-
vates as deserved the decoration of the Legion of
Honotir, and he bestowed 'ontlitim'4ith his own
land thita Rroud7tribute to military merit. The
troops soon after defiled to the shout, of " rive
fxy-iihick isetore fin*, will be re-':leated by, theni in front of the enemy on the field
-a tattle.
.Aailmperial.deeree calls into active service the
09,090 recruits of the class of 1854, who are to
',104 their respective corps between, the 25th and
31st inst. "
A. division of reserve, composed of the 3d'and
4th' RegiMents of Voltigenrs and the 3d and 4th
Regiments of Grenadiere, is being Organised at
Lyons. Those regiments, fOrmed of the elite cora-
pathea of 'the 3d Battalions, are to be commanded
by Lieutenant-Colonels.

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RUSSIA.
"Accounts from St.Petersburg,"says the Gazette
a, France, sppak.Of remonstrances which are said
havg been addressed to the new Czar by the
APedy.,ef nobles against,the arming of the serfs. It
is well known that this measure, comprised in the
general armament ordered by the Emperor Ni-
cholas, had 'not met with any opposition. If, as it
is said, its execution now meets with any romon-
strautes on the part of the nobility, it is doubtless
because the resolution of emancipating the serfs
bepn long attributed to the heir presump-
tive, now become Emperor, it is feared that the
arniing of that class will be a good stop towards'
144 lbciclocrding to letierSfroM Si'. Petersburg," says
the Wese/ Gazette, " the funeral of the Emperor

Nicholas is to take place on the 20th. Thepopu-
lation of -St. Petersburg (it adds) cannot accistom
themselves to the idea that it is- -the Graced Duke
Alexander, 'and not the Grand Duke Constantine,
who has succeeded his father ; and they invo:o the
ukase of Peter the Great of the sth Febtary,
1722, which confers on the Emperor the richt of
nominating his successor. It was in virtue tf this
ukase that Peter appointed Catherine I. to stoeed
him.'.