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London, England, 1853-04-30 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.

Under the Management of Mr. Blackstone.

THIS EVENING, ♦ram It',

Will be performed ELOPEMENTS IN HIGH LIFE. By Messrs
B. Sullivan, Chippendale, Howe, W. Farren, Buckstone, and Comp•
ton ; Mesdames Fltzwilliam, Reynolds, L. S. Buckingham, &c.
Alter which MR. BUCKSTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR.
KAMM
To conclude with DEAF AS A POST.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kw.
THIS EVENING, Intrt. 30,
Win be performed the new and original Comedy, in three acts, by
"Douglas Jerrold, entitled ST. CUPID ; or, Dorothy's Forum?.
Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, W. Lacy, Harley, J. Vin-
ing, Terry, F. Cooke, Everett, and Chester; Mrs. W. Lacy and Miss
.31urray.
To conclude with the new Drama, adapted from the French of
Mons. Scribe, by Mr. Palgrave Simpson, called MARCO SPADA.
Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Vining, Ryder, Graham
and Everett ; Misses Heath and C. Leclercq.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestria.
THIS EVENING, APRIL 30,

Will be performed A.S.S. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews,
Suter, and Rosiere ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Wyndham.
After which, USED UP. Pr.ncipal character by Mr. C Mathes s.
To be followed by A FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESSURE—EX-
REV,. characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, and Suter.
To be followed by THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD. Cha-
racters by Messrs. F. Matthews and Suter; Madame Yestris and
M es Woolgar.
To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEEINS.

TREATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.

Prepretor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste,

THIS EVENING, APRIL 30,

Will be presented TO P AIttITTS AND GUARDIANS. Cha-
racters by M agars. Keeley and Wigan ; Mrs. Keeley and Mrs. Wigan.
Ater which, A DE4PERATh; GAME.
' •To be followed by BETSY BAKER. Supported by Mr. and Airs.
Keeley.
To conclude with TBE DANCING SCOTCHHAN.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren.
THIS EVENING, APRIL 30,

IVill be performed FAINT HEART NEVER WON FAIR LADY.
Characters by Messrs. H. Farren and Morgan; Mesdames Anier-
ton, Turner, and Bartlett.
_After which, UNCLE CROTCHET. Supported by Mr. Farren.
To be follow,d by MACBETH. Macbeth, Mr. F. It bson.
To conclude with THE WATERMAN, in which will be danced
Fop Goes the Weasel.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
Continued and brilliant success of the New Spectacle. Third Night
of an entirely new Drama.

THIS EVENING, APRIL 30,
The performances will, as during the week, commence with the
incre,:uungly popular spectacle of AMAKOSA ; or, Scenes of Kafir
~rtare ; with ail :ti new and beautiful retitle intresting drain atic,
and astoin,hing Equestsian effeots. The Iturring Wool, the L.-.p
through Fire, and •he terrific spring of Amakosa's steed over the
Falls of the Umtata, nightly received Witt enthusiasstic approbat on.
To be followed by a it vel ant incomparable display of EquestriAn
Achievements in the reeves of the ARENA, summed by the most
accomplished ,Artistes of t,•e
To conclude with a new Comic Dramt. entitled IN FOR A DIG;
or, Life at the Diggings.
• .vin x open daily from t:leven to Four. Stage Manages , Mr.
W i%ert.

OH WATER AT LOND,

'ON BRIDGE.

;,la DAY —Morning 48 min. after 6 I Evening 21 min.aft. 7
To-`,lnahow—Moruing 59 min. after 7 I Evening 44 min.aft. 8

THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, APRIL 30.

THELOIONIMEII, IN THE SEIADIt.
60 —highest since noon yesterday.
44-lowest this morning and during the night.
61— this day at. noon.

BAROMETER, 29'78.
WIND, W.—Light breeze, and fine, clear, mild weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1853.

A NEMESIS at the Admiralty ! Her sword
keener than, ever, and her temper more inexor-
able ! It would so appear to be from tue Select
Committee appointed by the House of Commons,
now inquiring into the exercise of influence and
patronage in the various dockyards by the Lords
Commissioners under the Earl of DERBY'S Go-
vernment. During the last few days important
evidence has been adduced before the Committee
in reference to the resignation by Sir BALDWIN
WALKER of the office of Naval Surveyorship.
Everything, indeed, has now been explained by
that distinguished officer in regard to the long-
talked-of correspondence. The whole transaction
has been detailed by him with a lucidity really ad-
mirable, and, on consideration of the singular en-
tanglement of the whole question, really also quite
extraordinary. It must by this time be apparent
that discredit of no trivial amount falls upon the
head of the late Secretary to the Admiralty.
Nevertheless, it remains yet to be learnt what Mr.
AUGUSTUS STAFFORD can possiblyhave to say in the
way of exculpation. Hitherto the evidence has
all gone against him indisputably. He is proved
to have cancelled, on the 19th of April, 1852,
the circular of 1849, " without the knowledge of
the Board." He is proved to have said plainly
enough to the ex-Surveyor, in exculpation of his
conduct in so doing, " There's no use blinking
the question—l cannot help myself, lam so
pressed by the Government." He is proved to
have had an interview, on the 22d of April,
1852, with Sir B. WALKER, in the presence of
Vice-Admiral PARKER, upon which occasion the
late Surveyor of the Navy, having done so on
the previous day by writing, then again (by word
of mouth) formally tendered his resignation. Yet
—after all this—Mr. STAFFORD is proved to have
stated in the House of Commons,! on the evening
of the 23d of November, 1852, in answer to in-
quiries put by Admiral BERKELEY and Sir GEORGE
PEOHELL, that there had been no correspondence
with the Surveyor of the Navy on the subject
of promotions in the dockyards, and also that the
Surveyor of the Navy lint] not tendered his resig-
nation ! No correspondence after the " confiden-
tial letter" written by Mr. A. STAFFORD to Sir B.
WALKER on the 3d April, 1852 ! No corres-
pondence after that reply penned on' the very
same day, and forwarded in the evening to the
late Secretary by the late Surveyor ! What, Sir
BALDWIN WALKER had not tendered his resigna-
tion—after the communication written by him on
-the 21st of April, 1852—the letter addressed to
Mr. AUGUSTUS STAFFORD himself in his official
capacity—the letter read out loud to Admiral
PARKER in the presence of Captain MILNE--
the letter committed to the charge of Admiral
PARSES, to be laid by him before the Board of
Commissioners--the letter which actually ap-
peared in the course of the interview already re-
ferred to, as having taken place on the 22d of
April, 1852, between Admiral PARKER, Sir BALD-
WIN WALKER, and Mr. AUGUSTUS STAFFORD--the
late Surveyor of the Royal Navy distinctly stating,
on Thursday, before the Committee of Inquiry,
" Admiral PARKER had witness's letter in his
hand during the interview, and which con-
tained in it his resignation ! " There had
been no correspondence with the Surveyor of
the Navy on the subject of the promotions in the
not tendered
! And the Surveyor of the Navy had
tendered his resignation ! Those are the as-
by him cma of the late Secretary—assertions made
itut
(a,aid explicitly from the floor of the
-Lower
we wonder---when Imperial Parliament. No
are this fact with the evi-
dence above particularisedernl:ivi—no wonder that Sir
B. WALKER no
statement of the 23d of Mr. A.
1852,
STAFFORD'S
in the House of Commons
derable indignation. No
wondweritthh no inconsi-
c;tat., on seeing
after the
the Secretary to the Admiralty two
utterance of that startling assertion, t3l7ise
veyor asked him, " What could have ind:cteedSytir-
to give such answers I" The reply made to the'ill•
inquiry by Mr. STAFFORD is, it must be adulated,
somewhat remarkable--" What would you have me
say r Whereupon Sir BALDWIN WALKER retorted
with honest spirit, "Anythingbutwhatyou did say
for you know that I tendered my resignation,
and that quine days after. 1 wrote a letter to the
First Lord of the Admiralty." But—O! these

letters, this correspondence, this resignation, these

long yarns and short memories, these Lords of the