The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDOIN WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1862.

food in retreat, than it was in advance to the land,
which, they were told, flowed with milk and honey.
We cannot doubt that the invasion of Maryland
will prove to have been in every light a great
disaster for the South. It has failed in every object
which could have led them to undertake it; they
have proved the loyalty of the State to the Federa-
don, instead of raising it in rebellion; they have lost
Federa-
lrather than gained supplies; they have turned the
tide of victory against themselves; they have
breathed fresh courage into the North instead of
frightening it—they went there hungry, and re-
treated to fast.

And now, what next ? We cannot pretend to
prophesy. The Federals have had their minor
losses, notwithstanding the great success in Mary-
land. They have lost a garrison at Harper's Ferry,
another in Kentucky, but they have also taken
towns on the Mississippi. These have little to do
with the main issue; and that seems, as far as we
can see, ho nearer decision than before. The pos-
session of the Border States, and the preservation
of the territories as Freesoil, are what we trust the
North will never concede to the great Southern
curse. If slaveholders must be left to themselves,
so let them ; but all civilization is interested in
checking the spread of their hateful social cancer,
which these blooded tyrants cherish as a Heaven-
sent gift! If the North cannot bring itself to
emancipate the existing slaves' we trust it will yet
succeed in the object only second to that—of shut-
ting up slavery in the planting States ; leaving to
the planters their fill of their Divine Institution.

To us Englishmen it would certainly appear that
the King of ITALY has just missed his opportunity.
His second daughter, H.R.H. the Princess MARIA
PIA has been at length married to the King of
PORTUGAL. Her MAJESTY, the fair young bride,
has taken her departure for her new dominions.
The KING, her father, bids her adieu at Genoa—
watches the vessel that carries her away from her
old home to her new home disappear in the dis-
tance—returns with his suite of attendants to
Turin: and yet, when all is over, when the
whole courtly pageantry is completed—lo and
behold there is no Amnesty ! GARIBALDI still,
nominally at least, awaits his trial for high treason,
as a wounded and defeated State Prisoner in his
dungeon at Varignano. The meaning of this extra-
ordinary reticence on the part of King VICTOR
EMMANUEL, we take it, the meaning of this appa-
rent indifference of his in regard to the treat-
ment of the most illustrious of his subjects,
any one, however, can recognise surely
upon the surface. General GARIBALDI, at the
commencement of his late unfortunate and most
mistaken enterprise, spoke words that were very
daggers—daggers keenly sharpened and steeped
in poison—in respect to the Imperial ally (we
had almost said patron) of King VICTOR EM-
MANUEL. NAPOLEON 111., in his autumnal retreat
at Biarritz, has to be borne especiallyin mind by the
Italian Monarch. Hislmperial MAJESTY'S good will
and pleasure have to be taken very seriously always
into consideration at those ministerial councils at
Turin, which are (unhappily for the popular party
in Italy) presided over by Signor URBAN RATTAZZI.
Hence the retention still of General GARIBALDI as
a Prisoner of State in the fortress of Spezzia. Hence
the completion of all the courtly festivities at Turin
in connexion with the marriage of the daughter
of VICTOR EMMANUEL to the King of PORTUGAL,
without the signalisation of those nuptials by the
timely concession of the graceful boon of an Am-
nesty. A little later on, the concession of any
Amnesty at all by VICTOR EMMANUEL, of any
Amnesty that is to include within it the glorious
name of General GARIBALDI, will be deprived of
any appearance whatever of either grace or mag-
' nanimity. To us, we repeat, it does seem all this,
like the missing by the KING of a golden and
precious opportunity.

BOYAL ENGLISH OPERA.

FRA DIAVOLO.

This ever delightful comic opera was revived
last evening at Covent-garden, after_ a slumber of
some three seasons, and with a merit which im-
parted to it the utmost animation. The no-
velties of the occasion were the first appear-
ance of Mademoiselle Parepa, in the character
of Zerlina, and also of Mr. W. H. Weiss in that of
Lord Allcash. It gratifies us to -add that both
experiments were fortunate. If for physical
reasons Mdlle. Parepa could not convey to us the
exactest notion of the apprehensive tavern maiden,
which, in the stretch of an inconvenient memory,
it is in our power to recall her vocaliza-
tion on the other hand was so perfect and
so delightful—so full of the vividest expression, as
well as appropriate ornament, that we could not
wonder at the gratification she so abundantly be-
stowed. Her " Diavolo" song alone was a suffi-
cient testimony to her merits, Mr. Weiss, whom
we have always had to associate with tragic
opera hitherto, made his first incursion into a Comic
region with indisputable success. His picture of
the shallow, selfish, figetty, and slightly jealous
English traveller, had the merit of being humour-
ous, without the least defect of taste. His Lord
Allcash was a gentleman—if also somewhat of
a fool, and his absurdities were not the less manifest
because they were made natural. It was not only
a very pleasant but a very sensible performance,
sustained throughout by singing that was just
as meritorious. Miss Thirlw all was rather
overweighted with the character of Lady
Allcash, for which she wants sufficient
force—a deficiency which also marked the Briga-
dier of Mr. C. Lyall—a personage which we fancy
would have been better entrusted to Mr. St. Albyn.
Mr. Lyall, however, has the advantage of a fresh
and pleasing voice, which with care and practice
may be ripened into good service to the theatre.
On the other hand, the two Brigands were as good
as could be desired—more especially the Beppo of
the pleasant and facile Mr. Corri—whose sketch of
the budding genius of a Calabrian rascality was
as natural and laughable as could possible be seen.
The true feature of the night, of course,
was Mr. Harrison's Fra Diavolo—a character
which it will be admitted is now entirely become
his own. The happy genius of Eugene Scribe,
which in its strong sense of reality has enlivened
the modern drama with the proper brigand of our
day—the robber of refinement—who can enter
society and adopt its forms, in order to defeat
its safeguards--who to the manners of a
courtier can add the sagacity of a priest,
ander
eye—ilmakings
eyes—Whilst
sup hisp lied soul a
woman rather than man the vic-
tim of
his new strategy, can pretend to worship
h
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upon her
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Mr. Harrison •is peculiarly adapted to expand.
diamonds—bas
The comic sympathy which he has disciplined by a
true artistic study, into a union of ease and plea-
santry, that as just as plastic
as it is balanced—en-
dows him with the ea •
way of drawing the exact
line that is required between the earnestness and
artifice which is so essential
to this ide3.
In nothing more distinctively does he show his
claims to be considered the lyric comedian of our
stage- His singing, we need not add, entirely sup-
ported his capitaserenade l acting. His especially
winning a very warm encore. Of the band and
chorus it is scarcely possible to say a word too
much—the overture as may be supposed being a ery
heartily redemanded.

Mr. Charles Mathews is about to make a tour for 1
the purpose of giving his " At Home," in the provinces.
He will be accompanied by Mr. J. L. Hatton. The com-
bination of two such artistes will unquestionably afford a
most amusing entertainment, which will prove everywhere
immensely attractive. During the tour Mr. Charles
Mathews will return to the stage and play a round of his
most celebrated characters at some of the principal provin-
%a tlaatres,

LAT ES IF N E WS.

BERLIN, SEPT. 29 (Evening).

In this evening's sitting of the Committee on the
Budget which was attended by Counts von Bismarkr
Schonhausen and Von Roon, the following resolu-

THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR.

The advices by the West India mail give an ex-
planation of the extraordinary statement brought
by the preceding mail from Panama, of the Presi-
dent of the Republic of Ecuador having commenced
hostilities against Arboleda, the chief of the party
remaining opposed to General Mosquera in New
Granada. The facts of the case appear to have
been as follow :—Some of the troops opposed to
Arboledo had fled across the frontier into the terri-
tory of Ecuador, whither they were pursued by
Arboleda's troops. The President of Ecuador, feel-
ing this to be an oatrage on the neutrality of the
Republic, went, in some haste, with such troops as
he had at hand, to repel the aggression. The force
of Arboleda was so much superior that the Presi-
dent was taken prisoner. The affair appears to
have been immediately arranged without the loss
of a life, and a treaty of peace concluded between
the contending parties was signed on the Bth of
August at Tulcan. This treaty consists of seven
articles, by which each State agrees to respect the
territory of the other, and conditions are prescribed
for regulating the introduction of merchandise
across the boundary. There is not a word in it
about the Republic of Ecuador supplying men or
arms, or anything else, to Arboleda.