The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-24 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
Royal Italian Opera, Covert-zarden
LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

DENMARK.
COPENHAGEN, MArcn 22, 8 40 p.m.
The Itigsdag was closed to-day.

The principal passages of the speech from the
Throne were the following :
" We are still alone, and do not know how long
Europe will look with indifference upon the acts of
violence perpetrated against us. We are ready to
do everything that may serve to obtain peace, but
the enemy must know that the period is still dis-
tant when we shall be compelled to submit to an
humiliating peace. This is the King's farewell to

you."

The Flensburg Chamber of Commerce has re,
solved upon continuing to make the settlements in
Danish currency, notwithstanding the loss by the
Agio.

AIX, MARCH 23, Evening.

The case of M; Armand, who was arrested on a
charge of having attempted to murder his servant,
was continued to-day.
The Procureur-General reduced the charge to
blows given and wounds inflicted with premedita-
tion, but without intent to kill. M. Lachand then
resumed the defence and was so loudly applauded
by VAI persons in Court that the President declared
that to-morrow's sitting wuuld not be public. The
verdict will most probAb'y be given to-morrow.

AMERICA.
SOUTHAIVIPTON, MARCH 25.
The North German Lloyds' steamer Bremen,
from New York on the 12th inst., arrived off the
Needles at 10 a,m, to•day, with the French and
English mails.

On Tuesday next Mr, Gye commences his ope-
ratic campaign, and the list of new engagements
alone show most certainly that during the recess
he has been most actively engaged in searching for
and securing the services of artistes new to the
metropolis. We are to hey° no less than eight
first appearances, viz,, Mdlle. Emilia Lagrna
(who will sustain the part of Norma on the open-
ing night), Mdlle. Destinn, from the Imperial
Opera, Vienna; Millie. Giuseppina Tati, from
the Royal Opera, Lisbon; Mdlle. Garulli, from Li
Scala at Milan ; Signor Scalese, from the Theatre
ltalien, at Paris; Signor Attri, from Florence;
and Herr Schmid, from the Imperial Opera, at.
Vienna; and Signor Wachtel, whose appearance
may be considered as a debut, he having sang but
three times at the Royal Italian Opera, in 1862,
The general company, and a most brilliant
one it is, will consist of Mdlle. Patti, Madame
Didiee, Mdlie. Antonietta Fricci, Mdlle. Marie
Battu, Madame Rudersdotff, Mdlle. Anese,
Madame Tagliafico, and Mdtte. Pauline Lucca,
Signor Mario, Signor Tamberiik, Signor Naudin,
Signor Lucchesi, Signor Rossi, Signor Neri• Baraldi,
Signor Ron coni, Signor Greziani, Signor Colonese,
Mons. Faure, Signor Tegtiafico, Signor Fellar,
Signor Polonini, Signor Capponi, and Signor
Ciampi, with Costa as director. The arrangements
for the season, which will be found in another
column of The Sun, are most complete, because it
affards an opportunity to each of the recognised
favourites to delight their admirers with a repeti-
tion of many of the characters who have rendered
them famous. Pleaeing and delightful as the an-
ticipation may be, we must not be unmindful of the
new works announced for performance. We are to
have Nicolay's opera, founded on Snakapere's
comedy " The Merry Wives of Windsor," entitled
" Die Luatigen Weiber Von Windsor," in which the
principal parts will be sustained by Herr Schmid
and Mdlle. Lucca; and Verdi's new grand opera of
"La Forza del Destines," written expressly for the
Emperor of Russia, and produced with the greatest
eclat at the Imperial Opera, St. Petersburg, last
year. Another feature in the attractive programme
is the announcement that Meyerheer's grand opera
"L'Etoile du Nord" will be produced with the
utmost splendour. Altogether the season for 1864
bids fair to exceed all its predecessors both as re
gards the number of artiste: engaged and the im.
portant works to be performed, and we can only
echo the wish of thousands, viz,, that Mr. Gye's
exertions may meet with that solid and substantial
reward which they undoubtedly deserve.
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CRYSTAt =isALAC2,

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c4o/RtFritlaririnyetitibly.a great day at .the ielyatal
Palace ;- and y4ing regarded as thegreatini/dle-6ak hoji:
day of the year, this,issnot'be be wondered at.. ,Durlag the .
last few years the Management have found it to their /lite;
rest to add to the ordinary attractions of the Palace and
Park by a great musical entertainment, the numbers having
during that period averaged over 40,000 on each occasion.
As since last Good Friday considerable additional railway
facilities have been opened up, it is not unlikely that these
numbers, large as they are, will be greatly exceeded.
To afford extra facilities for the arrival of visitors, the
doors of the Palace will be opened at 9 o'clock in the morn-
ing, and additional trains will run throughout the day by
the London, Brighton, and South Coast system from Lon-
don-bridge, Victoria, and Kensington, as well as from sta-
tions on the North London line, and other great lines run
ning into Kensington and Clapham Junction stations. The
train service by the London, Chatham, and Dover Metropo-
litan system from Victoria and Elephant and Castle, with
intermediate stations at Camberwell, Brixton, Herne Hill,
&0., will also work to the station at Sydenham Hill, a few
hundred yards distant from the front entrance to the Palace.
Special trains will also run from many of the main lines,
those from the Chatham and Dover running into their new
station at Penge, close to the garden entrance to the Palace.
As this latter company propose bringing passengers from
Chatham and Rochester at the same price, third class Is.
6d. including admission, as that charged from London-
bridge, it is likely that a very large number will arrive from
this source. Additional advantages will also be offered by
the opening of the Charing-cross lino, which will convey
passengers from Charing-cross to the Brighton Company's
station at London-bridge. This route will no doubt be ex-
tensively patronised.
Performances on the Great Handel Festival organ. and
by the band of the Coldstream Guards, will commence
early. The concert will take place on the Handel Orchestra,
at half-past three. The executan s, besides a full chorus,
comprise the band of the company, military bands, &c.,
and will be under the direction of Mr. Manna. Mr.
Sims Reeves will sing three of his most favourite solos,
"llf with all your hearte," from Elijah; " The enemy
said," from Israel in Egypt; and " Comfort ye, my
people," from the Messiah. Madame Rude'sdorff will
sing " Let the bright seraphim," and Mr. Weise, " The
trumpet. shall sound," with trumpet obligate by Mr.
Harper. Mr. Weiss and Mr. Patey will sing " The Lord
is a Man of War," from Israel in Egypt Selections from
the " Stahel Mater," of Rossini, will also be performed,
and the " Old Hundreth Psalm„' the Evening Hymn, and
the National Anthem, always a great feature on these occa-
sions, will be sung by the assembled tens of thousands of
visitors, backed up by the full orchestra and chorus. It

is expected that the concert will terminate at half-past five,
anti to afford ample opportunity for the visitors to leave
leisurely, the palace will be brilliantly lighted up in the

evening.
The Victoria Cross Gallery, painted by Mr. L. W.
Desanges, will be on view, consisting of fifty-three pic-
tures, illustrating the acts heroism which won for the prin-
cipal character in each painting the distinguished reward
of the Victoria Cross, presented:by.her Majesty the Queen,
as a reward for special deeds of valoar. The scenes are
painted from the descriptions given by the gallant sitters
themselves, assisted by their friends and companions iu
arms, eye witnesses of the actions depic ed, and are there-
fore National Itecords of events that must live for ever in
the history of our country's glories. The collection hav-
ing been purchased by Harry Wood, Esq„ of Leec;s, will
be removed immediately after Easter, and this is conse-
quently the last opportunity the public can have of viewing
these interesting pictures.
Extra stiles will be opened at the various entrances to
the palace. An additional excursion exit wiil be opened at
the foot of the South Tower, for passengers by the excur-
sion trains on the London, Brighton, and South Coast, the
South Eastern, and Northern Railways.

Singular Case of Attempted Murder in
Manchester.

A respectably-dressed woman, who gave the I
name of Ann Leslie, was charged at the City Police
Court yesterday with attempting to shoot a gentle-
man, whose name and address are unknown. About
five o'clock last evening the prisoner was seen to
follow a man, dressed in an Inverness cape, along
Mill Brow, leading from Long Millgate to the
Victoria Railway Station. When the man was at
the bottom of 'the steps, just before crossing the
river Irk, the woman, who was a few yards behind
him, and at the top of the steps, drew a revolver
and shot at him. He called upon some lads
to protect him, and ran away into the Victoria
Railway Station, where he disappeared. The
woman followed him, calling out that she
would murder him before night. A railway
porter, however, caught her, took the revolver from
her, and handed her into the charge of a police-
officer.—Police Superintendent Godby said that a
gentleman, named Taylor, living at '\Vaterhead
min, Oldham, called on him last evening, and said
that he happened to be near the man who was shot
at, and tha ball struck him (Vlr. Taylor) on the
left breast, and cut through his clothes. It was
inconvenient for him to attend the Court yesterday,
and it would therefore be.necessary to have the case
remanded. Mr. Taylor distinctly heard the wornau
say sha would kill the man. An adjournment
would also be necessary to find the person at whom
the pistol was discharged. The prisoner was then
remanded for a week. The police are not aware of
her address, though it is believed that about three
months ego she lived in EinbJeu-street, Geeenheys.
The revolver had five barrels, and wes a new one.

AN ADMIRABLE STATUETTE OF TUACKERAY has
just been produced by a very clever designer, Mr.
Boehm, already favourably known by his clever statuettes
of :IsTillais, Leech, &e. It was exhibited at a soiree of the
Royal Institution on Saturday. All who saw it were struck
by the lifelike truth of the face and attitude—the rather
high square shoulders, the head with raised chin, the hands
thrust into the pockets. It is designed for plaster, terra-
cotta, and bronze, and is a most agreeable memento of one
whose personal presence all his friends must love to have
recalled to them.

MADAME ROSSINI having nearly recovered from
her late illnese, which led to the postponement of
he grand concert announced to be given in honour of the
gran maestro's ',it ihtt,y on the h ult., it Will IP •W Fbm-713,
:lit! place, to the Brent tlelight 01 a t,utober ut hi, trier;dB
ud admirers, as the fete is to be sigt,aiis-d by the first per-
lurnallee Of an eutirtay LIM conipobition, el Yilcl QWZI.