The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

M. SUE, LOINDON, FRIDAY EVENII-444, APRIL 22, 1864.

judice in England, and it will, we fear, be long
before we see any of these reforms put into practice.
It is rumoured that our present enlightened Secre-
tary of State has distinctly refused to listen to any
proposal for removing the seat of Government from
Calcutta to a healthier spot, although the City of
Palaces has already cost us many valuable lives.
We must hope that the report may be inaccurate,
but it comes from Bombay in sufficiently clear and
positive terms. We shall probably learn, with very
little delay, the true s'ate of the case, when so un-
warrantable a refusal have been actually given.
The public voice will unhesitatinly demand its
immediate and unconditional revocation.

Sonnet :). Shakspere,

Arum 23, 1861.
Le monde etait plong6 dans un epais sommeil,
Et tout etait encor chaos dans cet empire,
Des celestes lambris lorsque to vins, Shakspere,
De la nature enW:re operer le reveil,
Et stir l'humanite briller nouveau soleil I
L'univers aux dour sons des accords de to lyre
Se sentit tressaillir, et dans un beau delire
Salua d'uu hourra ten astre sans pareil I

Trois cents ens en passant sur ton jour de naissance,
Ont cimente ta gloire et ta preeminence,
Ta renommee immense a triomphe du temps ;
Et dans ce jour ce n'est pas la seule Angleterra
Qui vient le celebrer ton grand anniversaire,
Dials cent peuples divers qui t'offrent leur encena.
LE CIIEVAAIER DE CHATELAIN.

Departure of General Garibaldi.

THIS DAY.;

To-day General Garibaldi took his departure from the
metropolis en route to his island home, Caprera.
At an early hour several of the intimate friends of the
General called upon him at Prince's-gate to take leave, and
shortly after 12 the General left the residence of Mr. Seely,
accompanied by that gentleman and the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, and proceeded to Stafford House, where he arrived at
half-past twelve.

It had been expected that the General's departure from
London would have taken place at a much earlier hDur, and
therefore when Mr. Seely's carriage drove up to the resi-
dence of the: Duke of Sutherland, there were not more
than a dozen of persons present. The General, to all
appearance, seemed in exuberant health, and acknowledged
the greeting of the few persons who crowded round the
carriage with his accustomed heartiness.

Later in the afternoon the General quitted the metro-
polis on a visit, we believe, to Colonel Peard (Garibaldi's
Englishman), at his resiclJnce, Penquite, in Cornwall,
On Monday General Garibaldi leaves Plym )uth on
board the Duke of Sutherland's yacht, the Qadine, for
Caprera,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I observe in some of the morning papers of to-
day a statement relative to the departure of General Gari-
baldi, in which my name is introduced as having been one
of the committee, under wheso adTace he came to the deter,
mination to bring his visit *,.e a close.
Very numerous ettatiors to visit provincial towns had
it
presented General Garibaldi, and provisionally ac-
cepted. Tn the opinion of some friends of General Gari-
baldi this list W4l too long : it would have involved too
great a tax upon his strength, or, with the necessary inter-
vals of rest, would have taken a longer time than was advis-
able to exhaust. My opinion has been in favour of a tour,
restricted to some half a dozen of the principal towns of
England and Scotland, to be concluded within a fortnight,
more or less. The general felt that he could not draw this
line, and determined to accept the alternative of terminating
his visit at once.

I observe that last night deputations waited upon him to
entreat him to reconsider that determination, and I for one
trust that he will do so, and tha', the limited tour of which
I have spoken will yet take place.
I may add that I have been a member of no committee,
and do not understand that there has been any committee
formed to advise him in this matter; but I was at Mr.
Seely's house yesterday morning, and was invited by the
general's host to be present as a witness to a determination
upon the general's part, which was expressed in my pre-
sence, but which I deeply regret,
By inserting the present note in your valuable journal
you will be oblige your obedient servant,
London, April 21,

A, Sur t.

The New Season at the Crystal Palace,

The directors have issued their programme for the season
commencing May, 1861, and a most attractive one it is,
During the first three months there are no less than five and
twenty special appointments, the first of which, " The
ShakspereTercentenaryFete," takes place on Saturday next,
Mr. E. T. Parris, the well-known artist, has been engaged
for many months past in constructing a fac•simile of the
house of Shakspere at Stratforthon-Avon. The house has
been erected on the great platform opposite the Handel
orchestra In the central transept, and is of the exact size of
the original—namely 60ft. long and about 25ft, high. The
more interesting portions of the interior of the Stratford house.
including the traditional birthplace of the
poet, and the
shop beneath it, are also exactly reproduced In the model,
thus rendering it the most complete and interesting exhibi-
tion which can possibly be associated with the name of
England's great poet. As a guarantee for the correctness
of the reproduction of
Shasspere's house, a photograph of
the house at Stratford-on• Avon has been taken specially
for this occasion, and a copy will be presented to all visitors
entering the palace on the 23d April, and to all season ticket
holders of the present or ensuing season. The great memo-
rial monument of Shakspere, erected on the upper terrace
will be unveiled, and to give eclat to the scene, the great
transept has been appropriately decorated with mottoes and
quotations from Shakapere's works, and other devices.
There will ba during the season 10 opera concerts, the
usual number of fruit and flower shows, and to add to the
attraction of the picture gallery, the directors have offered
200 guineas for toie best picture' in oil or water colours—
which will ensure a large number of original productions
from the competitors for the prize. The School of Art,
Science, and Literature is a most valuable institution, as it
places the best instruction within the reach of all who wish
to avail themselves of the advantage of the most celebrated
professors in the different branches of education enumerated
in the prospectus. Altogether, the season of 1864 gives
promise of being one of more than ordinary attraction.