The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-26 00:00:00

societies of working men of the kingdom of Sar-
dinia, now sitting at Asti for the discussion of
matters relating to trade, on hearing of the dis-
turbance of the 18th at Turin, immediately met,
and passed a resolution strongly condemning such
proceedings.
The Parma Gazette, of the 18th, announces the
arrival of the Duke of Parma in his capital, with
Baron 'Ward, his Minister, from Vienna. The
Duchess, with her children, is daily expected from
Brunsee, in Styria.

SPAIN.
The Madrid Ga:ette of the 20th contains a royal
decree which 'enacts that the Spanish authorities
shall no longer retain the passports of foreigners
delivered by the legations and consulates of their
country. This measure, it is said, will be very
advantageous to foreign travellers by releavnig
them of a host of restrictions on travelling. 'ILle
commission charged to draw up a bill for fixing til°
duties on cloth had been unable to come t° „.
unanimous decision, and it consequently propose,'
to present two reports to the Government. Tile
municipality of Madrid was about to take measures
to prevent the dearness of provisions. It was re-
ported that the Duke de Rivas was to be norui-
nated President of the Senate, but the rumour was
premature.
The Three per Cents. were done at 411, ; the
New Three per Cents. at 221 ; the Debt of we
First Class ac 9 9-16 ; and that of the Second At 5'

AUSTRIA.
The increase in the price of provisions in Vienna
has awakened the solicitude of the Government'
and it is about to diminish the cost of the convey'
ante of corn. It will begin by lowering the tariff
on the State railways. The bakers of Vienna are
3t
so much embarrassed by the want of money, the
they wish to borrow 400,000 florins from
Municipal Council without interest.

SWITZERLAND.
at
From the latest news from Ticino, arrive- .0,
Berne, by telegraph, it would appear that Austri
is reinforcing the military cordon on the bordel
of the canton, and that the blockade is enforce'
with greater strictness. An Austrian commi.'el,
of police has also been sent over to Campioue, r,
Lombard village, surrounded by the Ticinese te
ritory.

GREECE.
By telegraph we have news from Athens, t:
Oct. 21. The Ministers of Finance and War JAL%
been dismissed. The free introduction of corn hag
been determined upon. A loan of five mllll°o
drachmas has been proposed.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, G e
By the United States mail steamer Baltic
have advices from New York to the 15th insttloo
She has brought 134 passengers and 1,000,E
dollars in specie on freight.
The Baltic passed the steamer Atlantic -4119111
Liverpool, for New York, at 12.15 a.m. oil t',o
16th, 125 miles from New York.
The New York Herald, speaking of the failtlll,,,es
which had occurred and were likely to occur saYs
"At the present day, it is said that Mr. Draper
tends to resume payment to-morrow. We do not
Hove that such a thing will come to pass. Indeed, `.,,
are rather inclined to think, from the appearance of to
financial horizon, that we are not very far from the c°°3„;
meucement of one of the moat tremendous convule'°:
that has overtaken the credit system of the couctr;pri
and we believe that this convulSion has been precipitates
on us without warning and without notice by the strange
and extraordinary management of the surplus reventi
and financial affairs of the Government under the pt,
sent ignorant and incompetent Secretary of the To'
sury at Washington,
" It is now 18 months since we described the praccas:
by which the country was gradually verging tclwarr.,.
another explosion of its financial system, to a more
markable and extraordinary extent than that which t° in
place in 1837. We are not certain but we are 11°`vthig
the commencement of that great change, and thathoe
commencement has been hurried upon us; as werroa-
already said, by the acts of the Secretary of the
sury.
" In the midst of this unhealthy and extraora'narl
enlargement of commercial and all sorts of eredits'nd
see the Secretary of the Treasury, in his ignoraccoent arol
presumption, using the surplus revenue under his co, and
in a mode that will only add tightness to tightPelike
screw to screw, till the collapse comes upon 'is
thunderstorm in a summer sky.
00V1-
"As a specimen of this ignorance and want m i)
ledge, the Secretary of the Treasury is now buying
the bonds of the Government not due,. and sending the
very specie to Europe without any necessity for doing
so. But this is not all. We have every reason to belied,
that the same unscrupulous set of politicians, actuated
by the like principles and incapacity, will produce the
same results in the Government credits and Government
moneys at this era as those which were brought alio°
in 1837."

The Washington correspondent of the New Priv.
Herald says, it is doubtful if Mr. Mason goes te,.
France, but if he declines he will probably act as
locum tenens for some member of the present Cabi-
net on its dissolution, which must be before the be-
ginning of November.
Advices from the City of Mexico, to the 3d,irlit
stant, state that a Mexican war-steamer had left
Vera Cruz, with 300 troops, for Yucatan, where
revolution had been reported. Don Lina Alcorta
had been appointed Minister of War.
An extensive conspiracy had been discovered js
Puebla, and several prominent citizens had been
arrested. Among them are Don Juan Nuzl:
General Manoles, Robba, and Don Luis de
Rosa. They had been ordered to leave the
country,

The New York stock market was very heal;
Most descriptions of stocks had declined. Money
brought from Bto 18 per cent. Very little if 311'
good paper could be obtained under 12 per cent.

THEATRE ROYAL HAYM4RKET.

Mr. George Vandenhoff, the eldest son of the weil:
known tragedian of that name, and for many years ab
sent in America, made a very successful re-appearacee
last night at this theatre in the character of Hanilet;
He possesses the advantages of a good person and ad
excellent voice, is easy and dignified in his action, and
correct in his reading ; and though his performance "itt
not display any of the higher flights of the tragic ar •
there was nothing objectionable, nothing overstraine
all was marked by carefulness intelligence, and Pr;'•
priety, and the verdict of the audience was unanimously
in his favour, he being " called" with loud applause at
the conclusion of the piece.
We copy the following notice of this gentlerna'''°
debiit from our contemporary the Morning Post :
" If Mr. Vandenhoff has not gained fame and nl°s
from our transatlantic brethren he has certainly acquire
experience and improvement in their land, and to o%h
an extent as to make us doubt his identity with the
tleman bearing his name whose acquaintance we had Pre
viously made. We have no hesitation in declaring rtes
Vandenhoff's Hamlet to be not only by many degre'
the best at present.on the stage, but also better than s,
that has been seen since the days of John Kemble. Wl*-e
he may make of other Shaksperian characters, requirt
greater energy, passion, physical power, and melo-dr'
matic excitement, we cannot pretend to say ; but 0
this we are sure, that his picture of the contempintis•
philosophical, elegant Prince of Denmark, who is oinri
goaded into action by a supernatural visitation, !)
the pressure of most extraordinary and terrible
In
circumstances, could not possibly be
surpassed.
this age of strong accents and exaggeration, espselall elt
in theatrical matters, it is truly refreshing to reed
with an actor who never " o'crsteps the modesty
_d
nature "—who moves with gentlemanlike ease ajj,,
grace upon the stage, and speaks the language of Skrr,
spere with just emphasis and purity. Such is 1-e.
George Vandenhoff ; but his merits do not end be' '
for he is not merely a correct performer, but alsend
great one. He not only satisfies but delights us---Ids
this he accomplishes in various ways. Firstly, by
toe
really beautiful level speaking, which is truly " patAis,
to advantage dressed." This at once honourably
ouve
tinguishes him from all contemporary tragedians, not
of whom can make any effect except in passages of grey
excitement, where the delineation of stormy passwile
may justify a spasmodic style of expression. Secondly/,'o
charms us by the exquisite delicacy he imparts to
dramatic picture, and the masterly finish of its det!t:g
Thirdly, by the sympathetic glow of feeling emana'
from the heart—the genial, steadily-burning Pancl
fire which everywhere vivifies his conceptions, ndi
eitic
warms by its electric power the coldest of his
tors into admiration. Add to these the influenceeost
a very agreeable voice, a commanding figure,ra,
graceful gestures, and an expressive countenance, an -:.11,
fair idea may be formed of the very remarkable q
ties of Mr. Vandenhoff, as exhibited on this occas',/,,
We have preferred giving a general sketch of the "er,
butant's powers to selecting special portions of bib god,
formance for praise. Where all was so evenly g
where the Horatian precept—
"Denique sit quod vis simplex dumtaxat et unure,cely
was so finely exemplified, such a course would be seme-
j est. Miss Louisa Howard quite surprised us by herd,°ear-
ation of Oph,elia. The sweetness and simple grrlisuty
nestness she threw into it, no less than the plastic b', to
of her gestures, gave a fresh and charming colourocsore
the character, which merits high praise both on !fore
of novelty and intrinsic excellence. We had never nt'
our
seen this young lady in a Shaksperian part, and as of
knowledge of her previous performances in drain_
little merit did not certainly lead us to anticipate e°,ooo
inira,ble an effort as this in the highest walk of hisll,'orly
art. In other respects the tragedy was but P'on's
represented, with the exception of Mr. Comet an
Gravedigger, which did him much credit. Mr'called
denhoff was warmly applauded throughout, and
for with enthusiasm after the final fall of the etirtl''''