The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-28 00:00:00

THE ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE,

The fo!lowing announcement was made last night
by Mr. Bartleman, and, upon the mention of Mr.
G. A. Macfarren's name in connection with the pro-
posed Royal Alhambra Palace Company, the
applause was great :

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am desired to inform' you that it is intended shortly to
carry on the business of this hall by means of a public com-
pany. The hall will be greatly improved so as to render it
in every way the most comfortable and elegant Music Hall
in London.

I am happy to say that one of our most popular composers,
Mr. G. A. Macfarren, will be chairman of the committee of
management, and he has undertaken to write periodically
for this establishment. The popular aria from " Robin
Hood, "My own my Guiding Star," and the celebrated
part song "The Gay Green Wood," composed by that
eminent musician, and first produced at Her Majesty's
Theatre, will by particular desire be sung this evening.
I am, sure, ladies and gentlemen, you will be pleased to
hear that our respected proprietor, Mr. Wilde, will still re-
main amongst us, his only desire b.ing, in forming the
Royal Alhambra Palace Company, to be relieved of the
great anxiety and responsibility of the sole management of
so large an Establishment.

We understand the share list in the above com
pany will close in a few days.

STATE OF TRADE.

DUNDEE, May 26.—1 n consequence of the indifferent
quality of the fresh flax, there was an improved inquiry for
old to 'day, which has now risen in favour. Sales are re-
ported of Memel, Konigsberg, Riga, St. Petersburg, and
other qualities at firm prices, a good business having been
done. Fine tow and codilla sell slowly at previous prices.
medium qualities are dull and prices irregular, and common
remains unsaleable. Jute has been very quiet for the last
week or two, but to-day there was some inquiry and a few
sales made at prices not obtainable for a week past. The
feeling in the yarn market was more active to-day, and
buyers manifested some desire for business. A considerable
quantity of both flax and tow qualities changed hands at
the rates lately current, and the various descriptions of jute
yarns were in increased request at prices slightly in favour
of sellers. The American letters to hand yesterday report
that the representations which were made to the Govern-
ment against the imposition of an additional 10 per cent, of
duty on jute goods had had the desired effect, the order to
charge it having been repealed. The demand for burlaps
and other linens was rather brisker thin it had been, but
prices were too low when compared with those current here.
These advices had some effect on this market, and an in-
creased business was done in jute goods to-day. Ordinary
linens continue in good demand, and manufacturers are
well employed,
LEICESTBR, 27th.—There is very little change to report
in the state of the hosiery trade. Business has been inter-
rupted this week by the holidays, and very little has been
doing in any class of goods. Great distress continues to
prevail in the country hosiery districts. Wools are firm,
and high prices are made, with a fair consumptive demand.
In yarns there is no change, but prices continue very firm.
NOTTINGHAM, 27th.—There has been very little doing
in cotton lace goods during the past few days. Besides
business being flat, the 'Whitsun holidays have also had an
effect upon the demand. The plain net trade continues
depressed, goods being almost unsaleable. The cotton
faney trade is also exceedingly dull. In silk goods there is
very little change. Quiltings are in tolerable request. and
there is a little doing in black laces and narrow edgings.
Very few buyers have been in the market this week.
Stocks of all kinds of goods are kept low. In hosiery there
is little or no improvement either as respects the home
market or the shipping trade. Yarns held firm at exceed.
ingly high prices.

The annual general meeting of shareholders in
the Madras Irrigation and Canal Company was held
to-day. The report, which gave a succinct account
of the operations of the company, stated that the
discussions with the Secretary of State for India
had been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and
that an arrangement had been made whereby those
difficulties which had so long impeded the settle-
ment and execution of a formal contract, and seri-
ously retarded progress, had been removed, and the
right to construct and develope the entire scheme
of works originally selected for the undertaking
bad been secured to the latter upon terms really advan-
tageous, and its prospects were materially improved.
Steps had been taken to amend the company's
act of incorporation, by the addition of clauses ren-
dered necessary by the new arrangement. The
shares representing the fresh capital will, when
issued, be offered to the existing shareholders, pro

rata. The price to be charged for water sup-
plied for irrigation from the company's works
has been for the present fixed at four rupees
(88.) per acre for the first crop, and iu all proba-
bility a like charge will be made for the second
crop. In view of the now improved position of the
company the directors state that they feel justi-
fied in expressing a confident belief that the pro-
secution of operations will henceforth be more regu-

lar and satisfactory than hitherto. The total re-
ceipts up to December last amounted to £661,141,
and the expenditure to £250,442, leaving a balance
in hand of £410,699. Mr. James Thompson, who
occupied the chair, moved the adoption of the re-
port, and in the course of his observations referred
at length to the progress of the company's works,
and to the good results expected from the late
guarantee obtained from the Government.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The successful comedy
of "The Merry Widow" has been revived at this
house, the career of which was interrupted by the produc-
tion of '• Lady Audley's Secret," both of which pieces are
now being played nightly. The following distinguished
company have v itnessed the performance of "Lady And-
ley's Secret :"—Duke of Newcastle, Captain Macdonald,
Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Cremorne, Sir Francis
Sykes, Lord Charles Bruce, William Honywood, Esq.,
Maitland Dashwood, Esq., the Earl of Wilton, Mr. and
Mrs. John Leslie, Hon. Mr. Wynne, Prince de Joinville,
Hon. F. Villiers, Lady ElizabethVilliers, Miss Cockburne,
George Lane Fox, Esq., Lord Stanhope, Hon. Major An-
son, the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Lady Hardwicke
(Countess), Major Goodenough, Lady Molesworth, Sir
Courtenay Honeywood, Mrs. Ker Seymour, Win. Kaye,
Esq., Lady Clay, Lady de Rothschild, Baroness Lionel de
Rothschild, the Marchioness of Ely,Tiscount Chelsea,Mrs.
Antrobus, Henry Wombwell, Esq., Viscount Castlecaffe,
Lord Ashley, Lord Methuen, &c.
ARMY.—Yesterday an account of the receipts
and expendit►ure for army and militia services for
the year ending 31st March, 1862, was published. The
amount granted for army services was £14,636,751, and for
the militia, £637,000. There were several supplementary
grants, which made a total of £16,194,206 ls. 10d. The
total expenditure had been £15,934,670 Bs. 7d., and the
balance unappropriated was £261,535 13s. 3d.

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tween Count Wielopolski and Count Brmanct
The CelogneGazette announces that the duel be-
been postponed to June 1, by mutual arrangement.
This
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encounter is to take place on the Swiss
itoryrises out of
harmless, a
it is reasonable to hope may prove
affair, which, having been so much advertisede beforehand,
Prince Napoleon's speech in the Senate
rinoe,
is ready to
Count Branicki, an intimate friend of th epon Polish affairs.
to that speech pub-
avenge with sword or pistol an answer e
lopolski. It is the son of
lished by the Polish governor I
C. Oats, the de-
FATAL ACCIDENT.ILIS: IDA
inquest, yesterday, on the
the latter who proposes to
puty city coroner, he
porter, 44 years of age, lately living
body of John Derber,
road.
Branicki.
d On the Bth inst. the deceased
meet C....o.tuiFt.
in Pond-place, Y
withCitte;ro others, loading a lurry with cotton
was engaged, Dickinson-street. Three bales, weigh-
from Mr. Oliver's,
being
elevated into the vehicle
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ing about lePow
means .. of a teagle and rope, when the rope broke, and the
bales fell on the deceased, and broke his leg. He was taken
to the Royal Infirmary, where he died yesterday morning.
James Brisbane, Mr. Oliver's foreman, said that about a week
before the accident happened one of the porters told him that
the teagle rope was wearing out, and that another would soon
be required. The rope had beenin use about 18 months ortwo
years, and had been reversed once. The porters used their
own judgment as to the weight they should 1 p ace upon the
rope at one time. Samuel Townrow said that he was a
goods loader, and lived in Maskell-street. He and another
man were assisting deceased at the time of the accident.
He had told Mr. Brisbane on two occasions that the rope
was dangerous. Tht. first time he complained was about a
month ago. Mr. Brisbane simply replied, "It is getting
worse, rather." 'Witness did not refuse to work with it,
although he thought the rope dangerous. Witness was the
master of the deceased, and the other man who was helping
them, and he paid their wages. The Jury returned a ver-
dict of accidental death. Brisbane was reprimanded for not
providing a new rope after his attention had been called to
the condition of the old one, and Townrow was also repri-
manded for using a rope that he knew to be dangerous.
11 1 onchester Guardean.
ONE 'THING DECIDED.—That .. Joe Hooker is not
a competent person to criiicise the campaigns of General
M'Clellan..—New York Idorald.