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London, England, 1864-05-13 00:00:00

NEW AMERICAN ODE—Silent Paupers, or
Starved to Death—Our Critic among the Pictures, &c.
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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
Covent-garden.
From this time until the end of the season thsre will be four
Opera nights in each week, viz., every Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday.
31 dile. La,grua ; Mdlle. Battu. Herr Schmid ; Naudin.
TO-3108.8.0W EVENING (Saturday), May 14, will be
performed, for the first time this season, Meyerbeer's Grand
romantic Opera, ROBE ttTO IL DIA.VOLO. Alice, Mdlle.
Emilia LaErrua
sa, her first appe
rie arance in that character ha
Enfr,qtnd ; Ibella, Mdlle. Ma Battu; Elena, Mdlle. Sal-
vioni ; Bertramo, Herr Schram, his first appearance in that
character in England ; raido, Signor Poionini ; Alberto,
ignor Capponi ; Cava ie Eri, nor Lucchesi, Signor itossi,
and Signor Fallar ; itambaldo, Signor Neri-Baraldi ; and
Roberto. Signor IN audin, h.s first appearance in that charac-
ter in England.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Commence at had past Eight.
rit tickets, 75. ; amphitheatre rta Is, 10s. ad., 75., and ss. ;
amphitheatre. is. fed. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had
st the box-office under the portico of the theatre, which is
open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellcrs' and
librarians'.

THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E.
Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and
F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore.
Atter which, will be produced the Grand Stage
Revival of Shak+pere's Chronicle or Historical Play, entitled
the First Part of
HENRY THE FOURTH.
The cast will include impersonations by those eminent
trtists, Mr. PH XLPS, Mr. NValter Montgomery, Mr. Walter
Lacy, Mr. ddiso Mr. Ryder, Mr. itobert Roxby, Mr.
Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. RayU. ner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Mr.
Belmore, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. FltZiarrieS, Mr. Neville ; Miss
Edith Wynne, M Rs R,se Leclercq, ,nd Mrs. Edmund Fal-
coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury-lane Ccm-
pany.
Concluding with MY HEART'S IN THE RIG FILANDS.

'THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.-
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVEZ.IING, AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. Mr. Wm.
Farr.en and Miss Harris.
After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern,
Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, IV ealhersby, &c. ;
Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam.
Alter which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND
ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe. &c.:_ Mes-
dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, IN thy Yower, Hill, Wright,
ltoL4ers, &c.
To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK..

Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
With the most earnest d,sire to adhere to the previous
announcement, Mr. FECLITER is compelled, in consequence
of the extraordinary Scenic preparation , to PO -TYONE
the production of HAMLET until s ATu EDAY, May 21.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA. Messrs. Tin
Hermann Vezin, Nelson, D. Fisher, ,tc.; Mesdames Hermann
Tezin, C. Carson, dre
Atter which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two
Dromios, by the Brother.i Webb.
To conclude with DRAWING-ROOMS, SECOND
FLOOR. AND ATTICS.

NEW T E ATItE-R0 AL, AD ELP 111.—
Sole Propriutor and Manazer. M. B. Webster.
Last Week but four of the Great Tragediene, Miss Bateman,
in the character of LEAH.
THIS EV ENING,an apropos Sketch, SHAKESPEARE'S
nOUSE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, It. Phillips, Stephenson.
Af er which, at 8, LE All : Miss Bateman, supported by
Messrs. A. Stirling, It. Phillips, Billington, Stuart, Eburne,
Stephenson ; Miss 11. Simms and Mrs. Billington.
p.
To copclude with BELLE : Messs. J. L. To
Bedford, ft. Romer,THE Miss ARE
Woolgar, and Mrs.r 11. Lewis. ore,
Commence at 7.

MISS BATEMAN.-L E A H.-THI
EVENING and EVERY EVENING.—Miss Bateman
will appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish
ma dt-n until further notice. In order :0 give due effect to
tAs most remarkable succes‘ of the se,son, entirety new
scenery by the celebrated artists Messrs. Ranson and Sons,
and Thompson. New dr, sses and appointments have betn
preparerA for its production.—N. it. In consequence of the
*lressing and numerous applications at the liox-otBA., ar-
tng.ement- have now been made by which Seats in y be ob-
tained a Fortnight in ALlvan.e.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the
Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Crowded with rank and fashion.— The greatly successful new
Comedy every Evening.
Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular
names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr.
Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. P tul
Bedford, Mr. F. Kobinson, Mr, Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews,
Miss Herbert, Mrs Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss
Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and
Mrs. Stirling.
EVERY E VENING, at 7, a Farce, with a new sensation,
called OHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ash.ey, Mr.
Johnstone ; Miss Fanny Josephs and Miss Patti Josephs.
After which, a new and oridnal Comely, in 5 acts, by Dion
Boneicault, Esq., entitled THE FOX CHACE. Mr. Charles
Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robin-
son, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. ChanP:erlaine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews.
Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Henrietta Simms (her third
appearance here).
At to, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. Mr. Charles
Mathews and Mrs. Frank Matthews.
To conclude with ti ND THE ROSE.
Commence at 7.

ItOYAL STRAND THEATRE.
ManaZer, Mr. W. H. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING. ON AND OFF.
Followed by ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
Alter which (14th time) MAZOURKA. Messrs. Honey,
Turner, ,tc. ; Marie Wilton, Simpson, &c.
To conclude with TURN HIM OUT•

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THERMOMETER.
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Barometer-29.93.
Wind—N.W.; light breeze, and fine.

HIGH, WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE.
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LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1864.

Lord GRANVILLE is one of those fortunate poli-
ticians who contrive to keep on good terms with all
men, and both sides seem to concert in bearing tes-
timony to his gracious demeanour and universal
suavity. In the storm of debate he is ever careful
in his expressions, and so times his replies as to ex-
cite no bitter feeling and wound no prejudices. Ot
course, in a more genial sphere, and among an
auditory who meet for a common obj:ct and are
united in their sentiments, he can appear to
more advantage and meet with no opposition to
bis benevolent wishes and cordial sympathies. On
Wednesday be presided at a meeting at Burlington
House for the purpose of awarding certificates and
medals to those who had passed with honours at
the University of London• His lordship, who wore
his robes as Chancellor, informed the meeting that,
in order to be present among them, he had obtainel
permission from the QUEEN to absent himself from
Court. In treating of the various subjects which
appertained to his theme, his lordship expressed his
satisfaction that they had connived to retain among
them those principles of a liberal and comprehen-
sive character which had always distinguish2d that
university. It is a great proof of the nce2Esity of
establishing some institutions of this extended class
that so much support and patronage is always
accorded to it. Doubtless, some exclusive rules and

regulations are necessary in certain quarters, and
may be productive of great benefit in effecting the
but still it is highly requisite that
objects in view,
settle establir,hrnents should exist in which a more
impartial rule should hold sway and reign fiara.
mount as its guiding influence and informing prin.
ciple. Lord GRASVILLE had the proud task of
commenting upon the vast improvement that had
taken place in the condition and prospect of the
University of late years. There were nearly double
the number of candidates in 1863 to what there
were in 1857. This increase is not owing to any
fAcilities afforded by the examination, for that
has been still more extended, and of a more
searching character. Everyone knows that a man
of experience in public speaking, still more a
fluent orator and an accomplished debater, can at
all times, and in all places, make a good ease out of
very little, and with ingenious description and
dexterous management may impart a very animated

tone to his discourse, and impresses his hearers
very favourable. Lord GRANVILLE, however,
possessed this advantage, and stood on this van-
tage ground, that proof were not wanting to
illustrate his words, and he accordingly adduced
this unanswerable argument in favour of the
benefits conferred by this university, of which he
that day treated. This year, for the sixth time,
there is at the University of Cambridge a senior
wrangler who is one of its members, and also
there are a second and third wrangler also, be-
sides many others who have taken very distin,
guished honours. These circumstances certainly
spaak volumes in favour of the success of the
tiforts that are made to promote progress and attain
c_Teiency. It is not often that so satisfactory an
account can be given of an institution, and in the
present instance it is the more gratifying, because
there has been from time to time a great prejudice
engendered against this university on account of its
more liberal and extended views. It is well, then,
that answerable testimony should be afforded to its
excellence and utility. Lord GRANVILLE made
some very sensible remarks concerning the mode of
education that was carried on in different places,
and on the peculiar nature of university instruction.
It is only of late years that this subject has been

mooted at all. People used to go o❑ as if it was
an established fact, and a well known thing, that
whatever was the order of the day regarding educa-

tion at these places must be right and fitting. The
question is, however, not what course of study trains
up scholars of solid learning, and proficients of bril-

liant excellEnce, but whether from thnie
seats of study issue men fitted for
the business of life, who are qualified to be of ser-

vice to themselves and others. The Commission of
Inquiry approved highly of the course pursued at
the London University as to what was required of
scholars before being admitted at all within its
precincts. Lord GRANVILLE explained the im-
portance of this strict rule being enforced, because
it is the only way to compel parents and masters
of schools to make a change. Every one knows
how addicted people are to old established rules and
regulations. Many pedagogues will declare all
new ideas a sham, and all strange suggestions a
perfect mockery. To guard against the narrowing
tendencies and contracted scope of these prejudices
it is necessary to take every precaution. If the
heads of a University enforce their edict that such
and such things must be studied before an entrance
is permitted, it follows as a matter of course that
all ambitious of the privilege will make themselves
in some way or other acquainted with the deside-
ratum of information. It stands to sense that
many striking alterations are highly imperative,
for as Lord GRANVILLE forcibly put it, it was
shown that the large mass of students quitted the
University " with a great knowledge of cricket
and a very good knowledge of r)wing, with only
that sort of Latin and Greek which is perfectly
useless in after life, and entirely destitute of ma-
thematical, scientific, elementary truth, a know-

edge of history and of their own country, which

It must be admitted are desirable if possible to
attain." It is a great pity that many cultivated
men will fancy that no way is right but what they
themselves have previously taken, and that all suc-
ceeding generations must follow in their wake
until the crack of doom. Far otherwise is
the view taken by the wise and experi-
enced ; they can appreciate the good of
their own style, without at all ignoring the benefits
conferred by other means which a more advanced
state of society may deem to be requisite. Lord
GRANVILLE did well to dilate upon this topic, be-
cause he thus furnished food for reflection to his
hearers, when the first excitement of the hour was
over. The more the fundamental principle that
guides and governs all connected with Universities
is recogni3ed to be, that the main object is to fit
youths to be men of service i❑ their day and gene-
ration, fitted to fulfil with honour and credit the
station appointed for them by their Maker, fitted to
serve their fellow men, and to adapt their talents to
be a benefit and blessing to themselves, the better
it will be for the state of society and the recipients
themselves. Lord GRANVILLE has well performed
his, and it is to be trusted that his earnest exhorta-
tions and eloquent language will not be thrown
away, but stimulate and encourage all who heard
them to renew their energies and press on to the
prize of their calling, making it their endeavour to
attain what should be the end and object of all
training, whether school or college, the privilege of
becoming " useful and virtuous citizens of that
great country to which we are all so proud to
belong."

It is satisfactory to find an idea or a theory put
to practical use. We have all heard so much about
the celebration of the three-hundredth birthday of
our great poet that it is pleasant to find the com-
memoration leaving some tangible results behind it
—not melting away into the things of the past
without effecting any other purpose than giving
occasion for a temporary rejoicing. The opportu-
nity, however, has been turned to good accoant by
the managers of the Royal Dramatic College, who
have seized the moment when the public sympa-
thies are awakened on behalf of the greatest of
dramatists to bring forward the claims of the pro-
fession for kindly help and encouragement. It is
proposed by these gentlemen to establish a new
public school for boys and for girls, to be called
" The Shakspere Foundation Schools," whose dis-
tinguishing feature should be to have an endowed
foundation for a limited number of scholars, who
must be the children of actors, actresses, or dra-
matic writers. By this means it is hoped to com-
bine the benefits of an institution with the nume-
rous advantages of a free public school. This very
excellent scheme does not indeed own its origin to
the Tercentenary Festival, bat since it had been
long cherished by the projectors, it was felt that
this was a fitting opportunity to invoke the aid of
the public in endowing the foundation. A public
meeting was held on Wednesday at the Adelphi
Theatre, under the able presidency of Mr. CHARLES
DICKENS, whose admirable speech set forward the
claims of the proposed institution on the public for
encouragement and support in so clear and forcible
a manner as to carry conviction to the hearers.
There was no rd misericordiam address, no mourn-
ful lamentation over the errors or misfortunes in-
cidental to the profession, but a brave, cheery,
manly appeal for a little kindly help in giving the
first start to an establishment which should here-
after pay its own way ; a demand for a helping
hand in pushing off the vessel, which, once afloat,
will need no other assistance. "The school," said
the chairman, after recounting the origin of the
scheme, " is to be equal to the best existing public
school. It is to impart a sound, liberal, and com-
prehensive education, and it is to address the whole
great middle class at least AS freely, as widely, and
as cheaply as any
existing public school. There
are foundation scholars at Eton, foundation
scholars at most of all our old schools, and if the
public, in remembrance of a noble part of our
standard national literature, and iu remembrance
of a great humanising art, will do this thing for
these children, it will at the same time be doing a
wise and good thing for itself." Li answer to a
possible objection, Mr. DICKENS remarked that it
was a singular thing that the children of actors and

actresses very seldom followed their parents' profes-
sion, so that there is no reason to fear overstocking

the already overcrowded ranks of minor players.
With the hearty English nature belonging to him,
Mr. DICKENS bestowed cordial praise on our public
schools, and more especially commended the honest
self-respect which had hindered the promoters of
this scheme from making it an exclusively chari-
table asylum, and had induced them to throw
open their school to all corners of those sturdy
middle classes which form so important a part of
our English social system. There appeared to be
some doubt on the part of some gentlemen present
as to the risk of parents in an inlependent position
getting upon the foundation, and it was suggested
that a clause should be introduced in its charter ex-
pressly limiting the benefits of gratuitous education
to those whose circumstances really need such
assistance. There was a strong feeling, however,
on the part of the meeting that it would be un-
wi,e and unseemly to brand the foundation scholars
with the stigma of poverty, and put a distinction,
as it were, between them and the other children.
It would not ba the same as any other charitable
educational institution where all the children are on
the same level, but as the school is to be thrown
open to the public, the insertion of such a condition
would be invidious. Besides, as Mr. TOM TAYLOR
and Mr. B. WEBSTER explained, every eleetion
must, according to the rules of the society, be a
public one, so that there is no risk of the child of
wealthy parents reaping the advantages designed
for those who need help. Publicity is, as we all
know, the best protection against any underhand or
unfair dealings, and so we may reasonably hope
that the substantial benefits of this institution will
be reserved for those on whose behalf it is founded.
The plan will commend itself to many who might
be more indifferent to the claims of refuges and
asylums. It is always a good thing to give
a fair start in life, and a good education
i 8 the beat patrimony. The fact of throwing
open the doors of the schools to all comers
has a substantial advantage, since by so doing the
managers, as we have said, hope to make them
self-supporting. If they are conducted on the
principles and with the spirit of our other public
schools, there is little fear of their ultimate suc-
cess, especially as they are to be situated in a part
of the country where no such establishments exist
at present. The question of middle class education
has lately occupied:a good deal of attention, and
wise men urged the necessity of putting within
their reach the same advantages that Rugby,
Eton, and Harrow confer on the higher classes.
Therefore these new schools may be looked upon
as the first step towards supplying this want, and
in so doing the managers of the Royal Dramatic
College have shown the foresight and good sense
of practical men of business, instead of the indis-
cretion once popularly attributed to their profes-
sion. The charter of the college empressly provides
for the establishment of schools, but their erection
has been delayed in favour of the erection of a
harbour of refuge for those having, as Mr. DICKENS
pathetically expressed it, their faces turned to the
setting sun. The young could afford to wait—
they could not, and their needs claimed the first
care. But there could be no more fitting time than
that of this national commemoration to begin this
good work, to show our sense of the claims of those
who toil for our pleasure. and to express our sense
of what we owe to the art of which SHAKSPERE is
the undisputed king.

The annual budget of national receipts and ex
penditure is always one of the most important poli-
tical events of the year. The question of pounds,
shillings, and pence may affect, as we all know,
matters seemingly far beycnd its range. It may
influence a nation's policy, and by so doing inter-
fere with the proceedings or interests of other
States. A country whose exchequer is known to
be flourishing is regarded with very different eyes
by the statesmen and potentates of Europe from one
whose finances are at a low ebb, and her friendship
or her menaces are often respected accordingly.
In younger States, the condition of the finances is
always a matter of very great importance, since
they only lack the credit and prestige of older
nations, which may enable them to recover in one
year what they lost in another. The finances of
India were, as we all know, until very recently in
a highly unsatisfactory position. So great were
her embarrassments indeed, that serious fears were
entertained as to her prospects, and many wise and
cautious men gravely advocated the abandonment
of our possessions, since, instead of being a source
of profit, she was likely to produce nothing but less
and discomfort. Thanks to the new and enlight-
ened policy which, in spite of many serious obstacles
and difficulties, has presided over Indian finance for
the last few years, so great and startling a change
has been wrought that the most lugubrious of sight-
seers cannot now indulge in the gloomy anticipations
once so general. Since the inauguration of the new
system there has been a continual and decided pro-
gress. Year by y ear matters have mended until, in
the budget of 1863, Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN felt
himself justified in anticipating a considerable sur-
plus. But, as we know, there has of late been con
siderable anxiety felt as to what his disclosures for
1864 might be. Thanks to the expenses of the
frontier war, the tightness of the money market,
and the receipts on account of opium, which ex-
ceeded Mr. LAING'S estimates by £1,750,000, fall-
ing short of Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN's calculations
by more than a million, there have been rumours
current that the prosperous financier would have
this season to report a deficit. Happily, the event
has not fulfilled these sinister predictions, and a
balance of £30,000, though far short of what was
reasonably hoped for at one time, is sufficient to
spare Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN the necessity of
imposing new and unwelcome taxes, or of making
any addition, direct or indirect, to the fiscal burdens
of the people. It seems that much of the uneasi-
ness respect ing the finances was occasioned by a
miscalculation regarding the expenses of the Sit.
tans war. The authorities, on that occasion, acted
with commendable promptitude, and being uncer-
tain how wide or deep the disaffection had spread,
having at the moment no means of distinguishing
between the insubordination of a few mountain
tribes aad an organised Mussulman conspiracy,
they moved up men and batteries in large num-
bers ready for action. By this means the out-
break was promptly suppressed, and it was surely
wiser, after the lesson of 1857, to be too well armed
than too !ittle prepared. It was known that the
expense incurred must have been great, which
knowledge prepared men, we suppose, for the mis-
take we have alluded to. The war was declared to
have coat a million sterling, and had it done so it
would, of course, have produced a disastrous effect
upon the Budget. As it is, with the coat of the
e e Sittana expedition, reckoned at less than one quar-
ter
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calcula-
tions been correct, there would naturally have been
a deficit of something like three quarters of a mil-
lion, We may, indeed, be thankful that the pro-
gress of Indian development has not been checked
by such a weight, which must have pressed heavily
on her industry and restricted her awaking energies.
The mistake about the war arose from the fact that
the cost of the tom in peace time, which was of