The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-07 00:00:00

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ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

A new comedy-farce, by Mr M. Morton, entitled " Wood-
cock's Little Game," was produced here last evening. The
new piece, however, is an adaptation of a Parisian three-act
vaudeville produced some ten years ago, in which M. Felix
played the part now sustained by Mr Charles Mathews.
The plot is extremely simple. Mr Marmaduke Woodcock
having thoroughly exhausted the pleasures of life, as a
last sensation takes unto himself a wife, and in order
that he may obtain peaca and quietude for the
future, he chooses for a partner a young lady
residing in the rural neighbourhood of Stow-on-the-Wold.
The mother of the bride, imagining Woodcock is a quiet,
studious gentleman, arranges, as a treat to the newly•mar-
ried pair, a trip to the metropolis, so that she may share
the gaieties of the world with Mr. and Mrs. Woodcock.
All entreaties on the part of the newly-married man are in
vain, and on arriving in London, Wocdcock finds his only
hope of obtaining that quietude he so desires is to alarm the
old lady by his polite attention to every lady he comes
in contact with. This stratagem succeeds; and Marmaduke
Woodcock having given a lesson to his mother-in-law on the
subject of domestic felicity, lures his wife back to the
quietude of home, and thus he accomplishes the remaining
object of his life—a happy fireside tranquillity. Mr Charles
Mathews of course was the life and soul of the piece. He
rattled through the two acts, into which the piece is divided,
in the most delightful manner, and to his exertions must be
attributed the success that attended its first representation.
Mrs Frank Matthews made a most formidable mother-in •
law, and Miss Fanny Hunt and Miss Wentworth each in-
fused much spirit into the parts they sustained. The
applause at the fall of the curtain was general.

(REI7TER'S TELEGRAMS.)

DROUYN DE LIIUYS
DI NIGRA.
PEPOLI.
A protocol following the Convention says:

Convention."

A declaration, signed by M. Drouyn de Lhuys
and the Chevalier di Nigri, dated 3d October, says
—"According to the terms of the Convention of

,he 15th September and the protocol appended

thereto, the delay for the transfer of the capital is
fixed at six months from the date of the Conven-
tion, and evacuation of the Roman States is to be
effected within the term of two years, dating from
the decree ordering the transfer of the capital.
The Italian plenipotentiaries supposed, therefore,
that the latter measure might be taken,

by virtue of a decree, to be imtnmediately
issued by the King of Italy. This hypothes's

would make the periods from which the two mea
sures were to date almost simultaneous.

But while, on the one hand, the Turin Cabinet
considered that so important a measure demanded
the concurrence of the Caambers and the introdue-

tion of a bill; and on the other, the change in the
Italian Ministry caused the reopening of Parlia•
went to be adjourned until the 24th October.

Under these circumstances the point of departure
originally fired would no longer allow a sufficient
delay for the transfer of the capital.

The Government of the Emperor, desirous of
favouring any plan which, without altering the
arrangements of the 15th September, would tend to
facilitate its execution, consents that the delay of
six months for the removal of the Italian capital, as
well as the term of twn years for the evacuation of
Pontifical territory, shall commence from the date
of the Royal decree sanctioning the bill which will
be presented to the Italian Parliament.

The Duke de Montebello, M. Adolpe Baron Dar•

boy, and MM. Boinvilliers, Godelle, Salignac,
Fenelon, Chabrier, and Nieravertterke have been

appointe.d senators.

SPAIN.

MADRID, OCT. 6.

The Epoca states Senor Mon has been appointed
Spanish Ambassador at Paris, and Senor Pachero
Ambassador at Rome.

General Prim arrived at Madrid yesterday. He

,s now convalescent.

FRANCE.

We have to announce the death of Rear•Anmiral
Tardy de Montravel, Governor of French Guyana,
who had returned to France for the recovery of We
health.

M. Boudet, Minister of the Interior, having re-
turned to Paris from his leave of absence, the ad
interim management of his department by M.
Ronher has ceased,

" Count de Bismark, President of the Prussian
Council of Ministers," says the Temps, "is expected
to arrive immediately in Paris. We have reason
to believe that he will leave without delay for
Biarritz."

BOURSE, Oct. 6.—The market continues in the
same ir aaimate state, but with prices well main-
tained. Threes, for the Account, show a slight
improvement, being now at 65f. 90c. Mobilier
are also higher, the present quotation being 991 f.
25c. Railway Market quiet, but firm. A slight
retrograde movement took place towards the close,
when prices were as follows :

41 per Cents .. 92
Do. end month....
3 per Cents
Do end month 65 85

Italian Loan . 67
Do. end month.... 67 25
Ditto Threes ..
New Mexican .... 51 7)
Russian
Austrian
Span6h Threes —
Home Debt
Deferred

Credit Mobilier::.. 982 50
Do. end month.... 983 75

Bang Shares —.3382 60

Credit F oncior l2Ol 25
Roman -

BAIL

'AM
Cash. Account.
Orleans. .c.,..., -, 838 75 • • 845
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean 917 60 .. 916 25
Southern 625 .. 626 25
Western
Eastern . ...
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa 4BO • • 478 75
Ditto to Barcelona

OLD, BUT INGENIOUS.—The Dumfries Courier
mentions the successful performance of an old and
clever swindling trick, of which an East Lothian farmer
was the victim to the tune of £35 10s. It seems that he
came to Dumfries for the purpose of purchasing a horse,
and, at his hotel, made the acquaintance of a stranger who
happened to breakfast with him. During the day he met
this individual in the market. who professed much joy at
meeting with the farmer, as he wished his help to purchise
some cattle. He had, he said, made an offer for some cattle
which a gentleman's land steward was selling, and for
which he wanted £36. The owner, however, had told the
steward that he was not to sell them to him, as he was
affronted at the price he had offered. Under these circum-
stances the farmer was requested to buy the cattle at £36,
and to come to a certain public house and the money would
be paid. The East Lothian man readily did so, and pro-
ceeded to the public house with the steward, where the
farmer paid the £36, and got 10s. back. They were soon
joined by the man,
who began bantering the land steward
that he was to get the cattle after all. The steward and

farmer then left for the latter to get delivery of the cattle.
When they had gone a little way the land steward said
that the farmer had better go back and ask his friend what
mark he wished put on the cattle. This the farmer did,
but his friend had left the room. On coming down to
the steward the farmer found that he had also dilappeared.
However the cattle could not so readily vanish, and he pro.
ceeded to the lad is charge cf them, and asked where his
master was, The lad pointed to a person entirely strange
to the farmer ; and, on making inquiry, the farmer found
that the cattle did not belong to the party who pretende
to sell them, sad that he had been swindled out of £35 10s,
THE NEW ACT ON CHIMNEY SWEEPERS.---The
above Act, passed last session, will come into opera-
tion on the lit of November, and is to be construed as one
with the principal Act, Vic. 3 and 4, cap 85. No child under
10 is to be employed by a chimney-sweeper, nor is any
sweep, on entering a house to pursue his occupation, to
being with him any person under 16, Penalties aro to be
recovered, and magistrates may commit to prison for six
months, with or without hard labour, for an offence under
this new law,

LATEST MTELLIGENCE.

THE TEXT OF THE FRANCO-ITALIAN
CONVENTION.
PARIS, OCT. 7.
The following is the text of the Franco.ltalian
Convention :

Art, 1. Italy undertakes not to attack the terri-
tory of the Pope, and even to prevent, by force, any
attack proceeding from the exterior.

Att. 2. France will withdraw her troops gradu-
ally, as the army of the Pope becomes organised.
The evacuation will nevertheless be accomplished

within two years.
Art. 3. The Italian Government will make no
protest against the organisation of a Papal army,
even composed of foreign Catholic volunteers, suffi •
cient to maintain the authority of the Pope, and
tranquillity,both at home and on the frontier of the
Papal States; provided, however, that this force
does not degenerate into a means of attack against
the Italian Government.

Art. 4. Italy declares herself ready to enter into
an arrangement for assuming a proportional part
of the debt of the States of the Church.
Art. 5. The present Convention will be ratified
and the ratifications exchanged within a fortnigh
or earlier, if possible,
(Signed)

.
"The Convention will only become exectelve when
the King of Italy shall have decreed the transfer
of the Capital of the Kingdom to a place subse-
quently determined upon by his Majesty."
The transfer to be effected within a term of six
months from the date of the convention:
"The present protocol will have the same force
and value as the Convention, and the ratifications
will be exchanged at the same time as those of the