The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-05 00:00:00

TURKEY.

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According to a telegraphic dispatch of the 20th of
March, received at Vienna from Constantinople, the
SULTAN wrote under the Egyptian note demanding a
modification in the Tanzimat, "this request I neither
can, ought, nor will grant."

WEST INDIA MAIL.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Orinoco, Lieutenant
Chapman, R.N., Commander, has just arrived here
with the homeward West India and Gulf of Mexico
mails. The Orinoco left St. Thomas's on the 21st
ult., and has accomplished the voyage in a little under
16 days, against fresh breezes from the eastward. She
brings 71 passengers, end on freight specie value
756,599 dolls., of which 146,820 dolls. are for account
of the Mexican dividends.

A shock of an earthquake was experienced at St.
Thomas's on the 17th, but no damage was done.
Dates from Jamaica are to the 16th ult. The
spring rains had partially set in. The produce
market was quiet, and the import markets dull. An
awful calamity had befallen the inhabitants of the
town of Gustavis, in the Island of St. Bartholomew;
nearly the whole of the town was destroyed by fire,
and the inhabitants had only time to escape on board
the ships in the harbour with a few garments hastily
saved. Some incendiary fires had occurred in the
plantations at Barbadoes. In St. Lucia the crop had
been a great deal retarded, but sugar making was
again resumed. Proprietors were much dispirited at
tho low prices of produce.
The crop at Trinidad will be about 5,000 hhds.
less than that of last year._

When the Orinoco left St. Thomas's,
the Thames,
with the outward mails of 2d March, had not ar-
rived there. The agricultural reports from the Wind-
ward and Leeward I glands are favourable.

DEATH OF HER SERENE HIGHNESS THE
DUCHESS IDA OF SAXE-WEIMAR.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
We regret exceedingly to announce the sudden
death of her Serene Highness the Duchess Ida of
Saxe-Weimar, mother of his Serene
Edward of Saxo.Weimar, and sister of the late Queen
Dowager of England. highness Prince

This respected Princess died very suddenly at two
P.N. on Saturday last, at Weimar.
The mournful intelligence reached Prince Edward
at a late hour last evening.--pm.

RAILWAY.
cO—Week
enBdRinIgGAIIp7IN3:
IAB;ISV2D SOUTH-COAST
Traffic—Week ending April 5, 1851
... •
9,659 16 0
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1852 ... 110,756 6 0
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 110,008 13 4
TraffiL
Total number of Pamengera_week ending
April 3, 1852 ...
56,111
Passengers ... ... ... ...R7,546 6 8
Goode --- ••• ••• ..: 2,209 9 8
.. £9,755 16 4

Total...
£9,75516 4
London Terminus. April 5, 1852.
Total miles open, 1652, 173t4 ; ditto, 1851, 17314.

SACRED 11 ARAI 0 NEC SO CIE TY
The performance of the Creation at Exeter-hall, for
the first appearance of Madame Clara Novello and Herr
Formes, drew one of the
season. Madame Novello's two airs, " With verdure
clad," and "On mighty pens,”
were both admiribly
moat crowded audiences of the
sung; and her executiun of the recitatives was irre-
proachable. Herr Formes has returned in finer voice
than ever; and in the air, "
Rolling in foaming billows,"
his lower notes rivalled :in depth and sonority the pedal R
pipes of an organ.
---e is an immense favourite
with the public, upon whom his voice, proba-
bly unequalled for richness and
equality of
tone among contemporary basses, never fails to
make an impression.
Mr. Sims Reeves is always
excellent in the Creation, and perhaps no tenor of
the present time combines those attributes of voice, ex-
ecution, and style, essential to the appropriate delivery
of sacred music in the same degree. The air, "In na-
tive worth," was, as Usual, aung with the utmost effect,
and made a profound sensation. In the third part of
the oratorio the bass
music, consisting chiefly of duets
and recitatives, was intrusted to the competent charge
of Mr. Weiss. The choruses of the Creation invariably
go well at Exeter. hall. " The heavens are telling,"
and ene or two other of the same stamp, brilliant,
flowing, and "adeaptandum," produced the accustomed
effect. The Messiah
is announced fur Wednesday in
Passion-week, according to the annual custom. The
singers will be Madame Novello, Miss Dolby, Mr. Sims
Reeves, and Herr Formes.

of Lemaitre, ni
Friday
gST. JAMES'S THEATR
hß.—The closing performance
of her Majesty, who witnesst,
ed thishonoured graphic and unequalled
artist in one of his best and most touching characters, that of
Belfegor, in the Paillasse The termination of the engage-
ment of Lemaitre also terminates that of Clarisse, whose
acting in the elaborate dramas of the Porte St. Martin is
scarcely inferior to that of Lemaitre himoelf. On Monday
next the Frangais celebrities will appear, including Regnier,
Denain, and Marquet, supported by Lafont, Roger, and Paul
Labs. Among the earliest novelties in contemplation for
this particular troupe we aro promised Jules Sandeau's
comedy, Mademoiselle de la Seiyare, and Beaumarchais'
Barbier de Seville.
POOR LAW BOARD CONTINUANCE.—Saturday ft
Bill in the House of Commons was printed, by which it is
proposed to continue the Poor Law Board. The Act now
in force will expire as to tho appointment of the Commis-
sioners, "at the end of the session of Parliament held next
after the 23d of July in the present year." The Poor Law
Board is to be further continued to the 23d of July, 1854,
and thenceforth ulitil the end of the then next aeslim of
Parlinwat, •