The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-20 00:00:00

The Handel Festival.

All the arrangements for excursions on the various
lines of railway are now complete, and it may be
confidently anticipated that the country visitors to
the Crystal Palace at the Great Rehearsal on Fri-
day next will not only be more numerous, but will
be gathered together from more varied and far more
distant localities than on any similar occasion at
the Crystal Palace. To residents in all the princi-
pal towns on the Great Western, the Great
Eastern, the Great Northern, the North-Western,
and the South Coast Lines, opportunities will be
afforded for attending this great musical display,
at rates which, in some cases, will be lower
than the price of admission to residents in
London and,
additionin other cases, with
the
on the
smallest
possible dy,
a
thereto. The
lovers of Handel's music in places so remote from
the metropolis, and in such different directions as
Kelso, York, Liverpool, Hull, Yarmouth, Dover,
Brighton, Portsmouth, and Bristol, with all the in-
termediate towns, may thus be assembled together
on this occasion.

It is expected that the rehearsal will be attended
by a vast number of country persons who will be
unable to spare the time necessary for the entire
Festival. The rehearsal will commence at one
o'clock. It will comprise selections from the
" Messiah," " Saul," " Solomon," " Judas Macca-
bmus," and " Israel in Egypt," with the Coronation
Anthem, " Zadok the Priest," composed by Handel
for the coronation of George 11. The great duet,
" The Lord is a man of war," will be sung by Mr.
Santley and Her Schmid ; and Mdlle. Adelina Patti,
Madame Sainton-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, and
other principal artistes, will sing on the rehearsal
day.

Nearly 300 of the principal newspapers in the
country and abroad have intimated their intention
to send special reporters to the Festival, and the
three upper galleries of the great centre transept
will be devoted to the accommodation of the repre-
sentatives of the press.

The Sacred Harmonic Society has issued advertise-
ments, stating that no more applications for assist-
ance in the orchestra can possibly be attended to, as
not only is the list of performers quite full, but a
considerable reserve is registered in every depart-
ment, to provide against illness or otherwise.

The books of words, programmes, police arrange-
ments, &c., will be issued on Thursday morning.
The screens enclosing the Great Transept of the
Crystal Palace are finished, and the private boxes
on either side of the royal box, in the gallery com-
municating with the open corridor, are also rapidly
approaching completion.

Every arrangement has, in fact, been made to
insure a most successful result to this great under-
taking, which, occurring as it does only once in
three years, has, besides its great musical interest,
the charm of comparative novelty always attend-
ing it.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

ROME.
(Via Marseilles.)
ROME, JUNE 18.

The negotiations between Rome and Italy have
been interrupted in consequence of the Pope having
rejected the conditions proposed by the Italian
Government. Signor Vegezzi will remain at Rome
until he has received a reply to a despatch which
he has addressed to his Government at Florence.

The French Emperor demanded that the ponti-
fical soldiers be commanded by General Monte-
bello. This has been refused by the Pope.
His Holiness has remitted ten years of the sentence
of Chevalier Fausti for conspiracy. Galmanello's
term of imprisonment has also been reduced to six
years. Thirty other political offenders have had
their sentences reduced, and Ferry and ten others
have been set at liberty.

ITALY.
FLORENCE, JUNE 20.

The difficulties which have, arisen in the negotia-
tions between the Italian Government and the
Pope have not been overcome.
The Florence papers of to-day express the opi-
nion that the negotiations will remain without any
result.
The Italian Government has revoked the orders
issued during the American war in reference to the
entry and the stay of ships of war of the United
States in Italian ports.

- THE MISSING STEAMSHIP BOMBAY.
BOMBAY, JUNE 15.
The Bombay is reported to have arrived at
Mauritius on the 22d May with broken shaft.

MARSEILLES, JUNE 19.

The Messageries Imperiales steamer Moeris left
here to-day with mails, 48 passengers, and £56,080,
for India and China, and £79,240 for Egypt.

FRANCE.

PARIS, JUNE 20.

The Moniteur of this morning, in confirming the
signature of the commercial treaty between France
and Spain, says its principal object is the reciprocal
suppression of the surtax upon articles imported
overland.

The Moniteur hopes that the Convention will be
sanctioned by the Cortes before the close of the

session.

BOURSE, June 19.—With the exception of Mexi-
can Stock—which, in the presence of the recent
favourable news from that country, has experienced
a further impetus—the markets have exhibited to-
day the same indications of weakness which have
been the subject of so much conjecture during the
past week—quotations in many instances having
again receded, and an almost total indisposition
being manifested on the part of operators to effect
transactions. The Old Mexican Loan, which at the
close of business on Saturday was quoted at 45i,
has advanced to 46k, and dealings in the New Loan
have taken place at 322. French Three per Cents.
have been done at 66fr. 37i c. ex div. ; and Mobilier
Shares at 732 fr. 50c. Italian Fives have also failed

to maintain Saturday's ruling rates, and are now at
66fr. 55c. The market closed as follows :-
41 per. Cents 95 40 Ditto Threes —
Do. end month — New Mexican
3 per Cents. 66 30 Do. Bonds 325
Do. end month 66 271 Russian —
Credit Mobilier ... 727 50 Austrian
Do. end month ... 740 Spanish Threes
Bank Shares 3640 Homo Debt —
Credit Foncier 1250 Deferred
Italian Loan 66 60 Roman 73
Do. end month 66 50
RAM'

'AYR.

Cash. Acct.
Orleans
Northern 1063 75 ... 1062 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 833 75 ... 833 75
Southern 573 75 ~. 572 50
Western 525 525
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 486 25 486 25
North of Spain l7B 181 25
Saragossa 317 50 317 50
Ditto to Barcelona 155

of communication, and the especial requirements of
navigation, have already attracted the attention of
my Government, which will lay before you different
bills for these objects. Bills relative to the intro-
duction of a system of accounts at the consulates,
and to the extension of their judicial functions, will
be submitted to you.

" I ask your patriotic and enlightened study of
all these bills, which refer to the dearest interests of
the nation. I am further most firmly convinced
that the happiness of the country can only be at-
tained by the sincere application of our fundamental
law. While invoking with you the blessing of the
Most High, I now declare open the first session of
the first Legislature."