The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-17 00:00:00

THE SILKWORM.

----.w.--
M. Guerin-Meneville, at a late sitting 01 toe
French Societe d'Acclimatation, gave an account of
from
the endeavours to overcome
ic theas banefultta effectsth of
) the results obtained invariohushparts ofeFktrheatiencaei
est
disorder
mul-
berry
the disease of the silkworm. It appears from this
account that all attempts to find a specific
;no etnhearbelingohwt
wofh.o opinion against
. places where the disease of the
pfiailed, but
PsrucievtilEgele in various districts attacked
;
ilfecteddistricts,that that most
but ;arm:
silkworm breeds
existtnofrtoin
this disease have signally
t efidrsisteyaesaera
itnh their eggse
being tainted like those of the 41: e nporwo propagated,
import_ eggs from foreign
Yield a good era the
tchoeu
experimenttit whenries, m cantandeeywi
worms.
whch becomes daily more diffi-
cult.eless,from
find healthy
Nevertheless,
great care, it would seem th
diseased silkworms will that eggs obtained from
produce a breed exempt
from the disease in a country where the latter has
not yet broken out. In order the better to compare the
results obtatied in different departments,
Meneville has established a "centrallabM. Guerin-
oratory of
comparative sericiculture," at the school of Ailanthi-
culture, which ho has founded at the Emperor's
farm, near Vincennes, where all the experiments
made by the various agricultural societies of
France are repeated, compared, and centralised.
The acclimatisation of the silkworm which feeds
on the Ailanthus, or Japan varnislitrec, is pro-
in
gressing favourably both in France and
other parts of Europe. The Palma-ChristiPl s
ate.
worm has succeeded admirably at La
That which feeds on the oak has failed in France
for the present, but it is likely to succeed this year
in Holland, eggs having been brougt2_t_ over from
Japan by M.
Pomps Van Meert der Woort. The
silkworm is called YEI-1:101-1111 by the Japanese •; it
lives in a wild state in an island called Fatay -Bios
which is a place of exile; the silk it yields is made
into very strong stuff, which never changes '
its
colour, but which on the other hand takes
This silk is a monopoly of the J
- 'Tann nod ye:
went, and is not allowed to be an article" Govern.
Galignani. of trade....

THEATR E-R OYA L, DRURY_LANE.— to sell beer at the reduced license ! From granting Federal officers of the Navy, they may rest assured
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. a guinea license to beer dealers for selling any that they will have to render an account of their
THIS EVENING (tor the Benefit of Mr. Walter Lacy),
LONDON ASSURANCE J. L. Toole, Com! ton, Walter smaller quantity than two dozen bottles or 41 conduct in a manner that they will not relish.
Lacy, Miss Cleveland, &c. travelling under The day for deputations will be over, and the time
gallons! From subjecting carriers,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Paul will sing.
passengers, to for issuing instructions will have gone by and give
To conclude with MAGIC TOYS. Valentine, Miss Lydia four miles
Thompson.an hour and conveying
Commence at 7. one-half the duty now paid by stage carriages : and place to that decided and definite line of action
from abolishing henceforth the exemption from which our country can always adopt when her in-
duty of excursion trains, commuting the pre- terests have been trifled with, and her honour
sent payment upon railway trains of 6 per cent. assailed. Lord RUSSELL'S faith in the good inten-
with exemptions into a payment of 33 per cent. tions of his American allies must cease, or he him-
without exemptions ! Not taking into account his self will have to retire from office, so that at any cost
parenthetical proposition, as one may call it, for we may establish our position and assert our
abolishing the exemptions from duty in favour of rights.
charitable legacies in Ireland, with certain reserva-
tions, and for assimilating the law in Ireland in that
respect to the law in this country, Mr. GLAD-
STONE estimates, as we have said, the
dropping in of some £58,000 additional into
\ the Exchequer from the working of these various
sources of income. So that adding that to the
L 75,000 drawn from the application of the income
tax to charities and charitable corporations, as
Chancellor of the Exchequer he finds himself
agreeably empowered to deal with a surplus not of
£3,741,000, but with a surplus enhanced by an
additional £133,000 to a total of £3,874,000.
Diminishing this by the abolition of the small
charges on commerce to the tune of £143,000; by
the abatement of the income tax on minor incomes
to the extent of £300,000; by the reduction of the
tea duty by no less an amount than £1,300,000;
and by the reduction of 2d. in the pound on the
general rate of income tax, involving a loss of fully
£1,600,000. Mr. GLADSTONE, through the operation
of his present Budget, proposes to remit £3,343,000
out of his estimated surplus, in the aggregate, of
£3,874,000. Showing still an undisturbed little
balance, even then, to the extent of £531,000. By
that residue he holds, however, with exemplary
tenacity. A million and a half from the beloved
income tax he is ready to forego. He consents to yield
up more than a million and a quarter in the shape
of tea duties. Concessions of a minor kind he is
prepared to make in sundry other directions with-
out any apparent qualm. But when all thus
has been said and done, eloquently said and
magnanimously done by Mr. GLADSTONE, there is
an odd half million still remaining in the " right',
balance, and to that he clings to the last pertina-
ciously. Nor will the nation begrudge that super-
fluous £531,000 to the calculations of its Financier
—associated as the thought of it will be with the
grateful reflection that henceforth the Income-tax
will be sevenpence instead of ninepence in the pound
sterling, and the tea duty one shilling instead of
one shilling and fivepence.

ti EAT IL E If ql,, H A MARKET.
Lessee. Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, SHE STOOPS TO CINQUER.
Tony, Mr
r . Buckstone ; Miss Elardcastle, Miss Louisa Angel ;
Mrs. Hadcastle, Mrs. Wilkins.
After which, an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a
Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of Wales in the East.
To conclude with BORROWING A HUSBAND. Pamela
Miss Maria Harris. Commerce at 7.

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under
the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTE R.
TFIIS EVENING, at 7, to commence with an Ori4nal
511 etch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore,
Garden, H. Widdicomb, Mss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee.
After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic
Drama, in Three Acts, and Prilof_r,ue, entitled THE
DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham.
The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter,
supported by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. NS iddi
II
combe, M'lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond,
16-
H.
Butler, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leelercq, Kate Terri,
Lnvenue, and Elsworthy.
Stage-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Actin Manager, H.
Barnett.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE
Lessees. Messrs. Linda. and Vining
Mips
THIS EVENING the drama of AURORA FLOYD.
Amy Sedgwick, .liss Henderson, and Mrs. Simpson ; Messrls.
R. Roxby, G. Melville, G. Belmore, C. Seyton. Wallace, and
Cathcart.
After which, KILLING TIME. Mr. Geo. Vining, Mr. C
Seyton, and Miss Amy Sedgwick.
To conclude with a new whimsical Extravaganza, entitled
BEAUTIFUL HAIDEE ; The Sea Nymph and the Sallee
Rovers. Misses M. Oliver,Helen Howard, Hudspeth, Hen-
derson, and Murray' Messrs. C. Seyton, G. Belmore, Fitz-
James, Moreland, an.
l Cockerill.

NEW TIigATIVE-R0 VAL, ADELPHI.-
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, THF, TRIAL OF TOMPKINS. J.
L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Sefton, Miss Kate Kelly, and Miss
A. Seaman.
After which at Eiaht o'clock, AURORA FLOYD. Miss
Avonia Jones,,
Miss H. Simms, Mrs. Billington ; Mr. Benj.
Webster, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington,
Mr. Stuart, Mr. Sefton, Mr. Romer, Mr. C. J. Smith.
Commence at 7.

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

MADLLE. FERRARIS.

Mr. Mapleson commenced with great success last
evening, one of those distinctions of his season
which formed a feature of his programme. He pro-
duced a ballet—an entertainment which most of our
readers must remember, as forming, for so many
years, one of the attractions of Her Majesty's
Theatre, and which, in his desire to restore the
house to its old rank and prosperity, he very natu-
rally, and wisely, has been prompted to have recourse
to. At the same time he has seen the necessity of
sustaining it with the highest talent, and accordingly
has inaugurated his experiment with that of Mdlle.
Ferraris, who, we presume, upon all grounds, must
now be regarded as the premiere danseuse of the
day.
"La Farfatella"—as the new ballet is entitled—
is so obviously intended as a mere vehicle to display
her claims, that the highest praise we can bestow
upon it is, that it completely fulfils its end, La
Farfatella is a sportive wood nymph—a sort of
matured and developed Puck, whose solitude being
invaded by a silly nobleman whilst hunting, revenges
herself by punishing him with all manner of pretty
persecutions, and winds up, though really how—
only the genius of ballet can explain, by making
her appearance at a carnival ball at the Grand
Opera at Naples, where she partakes in the festivi •
ties by dancing La Napolitaine. This subject,
however, wanting in clearness or in incident, has
the merit of at least supplying her with three
good opportunities sufficiently distinct to show
her variety as well as positive power. The first is
a Grand Pas in her woods, assisted by her sister
nymphs and an attendant genius—the second a
fancy dance and polka at the house of her noble
victim, entitled "La Bouquetiere"—and the third
the national dance—at the Opera ball, with which
the subject comes to a conclusion. In the first of
these she manifests that to the great -vigour and
exactness with which she won her early fame she has
added a refinement that vastly enhances her
old merits. In the second she displays a certain
piquant vivacity that is equally striking and de-
lightful; whilst into the third, she plunges with a
gay abandon—a wild and true enjoyment—that
attest her sense of character to be quite equal
to her other merits. In each of these exertions
Mdlle Ferraris won a triumph, and was rewarded
with the loudest demonstrations and a liberal floral
shower. Her summons also at the close was more
than usually emphatic, and, it is but right to add,
that her delighted looks and repeated acknowledg-
ments showed how entirely she shared the gratifi-
cation she had given. The scenery of the piece was
pleasing, and the music very agreeable

An important deputation waited on Earl RUSSELL
yesterday, consisting of the shippers and merchants
concerned in the Mexican trade, and the owner,

ship-broker, and underwriter interested in the
steamships Peterhoff and Sea Queen. The im-
portance of the interview was greatly increased by

the announcement of a singular fact. It appears
that Mr. ADAMS, the Minister of the United States

at this Court, has been granting permission for a

ship to proceed to Matamoras. This vessel, which

has received a special license to proceed safe from
interruption by American cruisers, is to carry sup-

plies of arms and ammunition to the Mexicans to

assist them in their war against France. The depu-
tation declared that in consequence of an attempt to
effect a policy of assurance that day at LLOYD'S
the certificate from Mr. ADAMS to Admiral

DUPONT had come to their knowledge.
In the course of the letter, Mr. ADAMS
states that he most cheerfully grants the
request of those who ask for his permission. He

avers that " it is not the intention of the United
States to interfere in any way with an honest

❑eutral trade, and it is deeply to be regretted tha

the frauds which have been practised so extensively

in this country have contributed so much to throw

it under suspicion." Such language is a disgrace
to a man holding such a responsible position as

Mr. ADAMS. He does not deem it necessary to

explain why it is so much more honest to facilitate

the transit of arms that are to he employed agains

a country that is considered in friendly relation,
with his own, than to import supplie3 to the Confe,

derates. When he goes farther and attempts to
invalidate the conduct and transactions of English
shipowners, he forgets that to apply such strong
epithets to others may induce someto retort the charge
upon himself. It is not consistent with straight-

forward conduct, nor in accordance with the rules
of fair play, to make one set of instructions for
public notice, and then covertly follow on a very
different track. Because the Federal Government,
at any cost, are resolved to exterminate the Confe-
derates, all nations that do not follow in their wake
and carry out their views are to be considered false
and faithless, and their subjects liable to every kind
of annoyance, insult, and spoliation. On the other
hand, as they wish to carry out a particular line of
action in Mexico, all things are changed in that
locality—a new code is to be drawn up, and a
different policy brought to bear on all engaged in
traffic for that country. Mr, CRAWFORD called
attention to this circumstance in the strongest

manner, and it is to be hoped that Lord RUSSELL
will pay due attention to this serious state-
ment, and act with something of his old
energy in dealing with this complicated question.

Mr. CRAWFORD also called Lord RUSSELL'S atten

tion to the wrongs sustained by the captain and
officers of the Peterhoff, who are detained in New
York and not allowed to communicate with the
British Consul or the agents of the owners and
merchants. Lord RUSSELL expressed his surprise

at this intimation, remarking that they were not
criminals, or subject to criminal law. The imme
diate object of the deputation was to secure an
assurance of protection from her MAJESTY'S Go-
vernment for the steamship Sea Queen, which is
now lying at Falmouth detained by the owners, who
await this decision. It was suggested as extremely
probable that the Federal agents here would send
fictitious letters to compromise the ship, and that
there would be a repetition of the same arbitrary
conduct which had taken place on board of the
Adela. Lord RUSSELL said he did not anticipate the
renewal of such acts, since Mr. SEWARDhad
issued fresh instructions to the Federal officers,
through the Secretary of the Navy,
Mr. HARDING,
on behalf of the shippers, explained the awkward
position in which they were placed ; their engage-
ments were binding, their goods were on board, but
the owners refused to allow the ship to proceed while
everything was so uncertain, and she was subject
to seizure. Lord RUSSELL promised to consider
the question, and while he is contemplating the
difficulties of the case he may have leisure and op
portunity to reflect upon the inconsistency of the
conduct of his friends the Federals. At outset
of this protracted struggle he gave them every ad-
vantage, and allowed them every opportunity of
saying that the English Government was on their
side. Now they have adopted every means of
displaying and exercising their power in an
illegal manner over our vessels, thereby dishonouring
the subjects of our SOVEREIGN and violating the
laws of nations in the most flagrant manner. It can
be but for a very little while longer that such
things can be calmly borne. Unless a total change
is made in the entire course of action pursued by