The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-06 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

The drama of Adrienne Lecouvreur was played here
on Saturday, with Rachel as the heroine, which she has
made one of her most popular parts. Certainly the plot
is skilfully laid out for developing the comprehensive
talent of the actress, many passages of it being admirably
adapted to illustrate those powers which may be said to
constitute her peculiar specialty ; while others, which
descend to the purely melo-dramatic, evince, with equal
force, her matchless skill in the arts of delineation, and
her exquisite command over the tears and sympathies of
the audience. The piece is too well known to need any
comment as regards its purport. Regnier appeared as
the old regisseur Michonnet, and gave the part an im-
portance and interest which it has never before assumed,
at least at the St. James's Theatre. He was frequently
applauded in the course of the piece, and Rachel was
recalled four times. The drama will be repeated to-
night.

DRURY-LANE.

Undeterred and indefatigable, Mr. Smith re-opens
Drury-lane again to-night for another campaign. The
chief feature of the programme is the corps de ballet, at
the head of which stand the great names of St. Leon
and Mdlle. Plunkett. There is, however, a dramatic
company led by Miss Vining and Mr. Davenport. Mr.
Smith's perseverance certainly deserves success.

SURREY THEATRE.-ENGLISH OPERA SEASON.

For the sake of the name and reputation of an
English Opera—an object to which all profess them-
selves friendly, but which few do anything beyond
mere profession to assist—we could almost wish
that Miss Romer had fixed the scene of her
operations at some Cis-pontine establishment, more
readily attainable by those who, call themselves the
musical public—the critics and connoisseurs—and
then we should certainly hear more of the very
excellent series of representations which she is now di-
recting at the Surrey Theatre. So far as the trea-
sury is concerned, there can be no cause for regret ; the
house could not fill better wherever it were ; and,
though the performances may not be in all men's mouths,
they certainly bid fair to fill the pockets of the persons
interested. The troupe comprises all the first and best
known names of the English lyric stage. Miss
Romer in herself a lion, Miss Lowe a young
debutante of great promise, who has already made
a great hit here, and Miss P. Horton who makes
her first appearance here this evening. Mr. Travers, a
tenor, as some think, inferior to none on the English
stage, and our old favourite Borrani are, in themselves,
sufficient to ensure success to any establishment. The
band and chorus are excellent, and in all other respects
also the operas are placed' on the stage in a manner
highly creditable to all concerned. We should
recommend a little more variety in the class of works
selected for performance, and as strict an adherence as
possible to the purely Engish operas. There are plenty
such quite as good, and even more fitted for the English
stage than the versionised works of the light Italian
school.

ASCOT.-THIS DAY.

(BY ELECTRIU TBLEGR4PII).
ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS.
Trial Stakes Phcenix, Nutshell, William Rufus,
Broughton, Ephesus, Ariosto, Lady Louisa, and Sister
to Filius.
For other races—Lamprocles, May Fair, Bonnie
Bairn, Begum colt, Nightshade, Bourgois, Guano, and
Scandal.
The following have paid forfeit :
Ascot Stakes—Adine and Lauaartlne.
Gold Vase—Ambrose and Cariboo.
Welcome Stakes—Walnut, Hurworth, and Estrella.
Ascot Derby—Diomedia, Sir Walter, Veteran, Con-
dor, and War-whoop.
Royal Hunt Cup—Hurworth, Diomedia, and Moun-
tain Flower.
Emperor's Platc—Leopold.

BANQUET TO HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS, dc,

On Saturday evening the Hon. Trinity Corporation
gave a grand ,banquet at their house, Tower-hill, at
which his Royal Highness Prince Albert presided as
chief master of the brethren, for the first time. His
Royal Highness was elected on the demise of the late
Duke of Wellington, who, it will be remembered, held
the office a great many years. The entertainment was
one of the most superb character that, perhaps, has ever
been given at the Trinity House. It was served up in
the grand dining-hall, covers being laid for upwards of
ono hundred guests. The tables presented a most gor-
geous display of plate, the appropriate piece given by
William the Fourth forming the chief attraction. Shortly
before seven o'clock his Royal Highness, attired in the
uniform of the brethren, arrived, attended by Colonel
Phipps and Colonel Grey, and was received by Captain
Shephard, the deputy master, Mr. Herbert, the secre-
tary, and other of the officers ; the band of the Gre-
nadier Guards, which was stationed on the grand
staircase, playing the National Anthem. The Prince
took his seat as President of the Board, supported by
the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, Duke of New-
castle, Lord Cranworth, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles
Wood, Sir William Molmvorth, Right Hon. E. Card-
well, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Earl of Derby, Viscount Hardinge, Marquis
of Camden, Viscount Combermere, Viscount Canning,
Lord Campbell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord Redes-
dale, Lord De Ros, Lord Alfred Hervey, Sir Francis
Baring, Sir Thomas Fremantle, the Right Hon. Henry
Ltbouchere, the Right Hon. C. Strutt, the Right lion.
S. R. Lushington, the Speaker, Admiral Berkeley, Ad-
miral Sir Francis Beaufort, Lord George Lennox, Ad-
miral Sir Charles Adam, Captain Milne, Admiral Sir
B. Martin, Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas, Mr. R.
Osborne, the Hon. Captain De Ros, Admiral Parker,
Mr. T. Baring, Mr. Duncan Dunbar, Captain Beechey,
Mr. Hayter, the Right Hon. G. R. Dawson, Sir Henry
Pelly, Bart., Mr. W. Cotton, Mr. Faraday, Mr. W.
Wigram, &c.

VISIT OF THE DUXE OF GENOA TO
WOOLWICH.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 4.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Genoa, accompanied
by Lord Raglan, Master-General of the Ordnance, the
Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Chevalier Mas-
simo d'Azeglio, Colonel Wylde, Groom in Waiting to
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and attended by the
members and aides-de-camp of his own suite, arrived at
the Arsenal station of the North Kent Railway, at a
quarter before 11 o'clock a.m,, and were received there
by Lieutenant-General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., De-
puty-Adjutant-General of Artillery; Colonel Cator,
Director-General of Artillery ; Colonel Blanshard, C. 8.,
Commandant of Royal Engineers ; Lieutenant-Colonel
Hardinge, K.H., Superintendent of Royal Military Re-
pository ; Lieutenant-Colonel Palliser, Assistant-Adju-
tant-General ; Captain Harrison, Acting-Assistant-
Quartermaster-General; Captain Henry, Acting Brigade-
Major of Artillery, and Brigade-Major Walpole, Royal
Engineers.
His Royal Highness, Lord Raglan, and his staff
walked to the Royal Arsenal, and, on entering, the
Royal Artillery guard turned out and received them
with the usual salute. They then entered the Dial-
square, where they were received by Colonel Chalmer,
Inspector of Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel Burn,
Assistant-Inspector of Artillery, and, on entering the
boring department, witnessed the centreing and boring
of the inside, and turning the various parts of the out-
side, of brass guns for the different branches of the ser-
vices • and, in an adjoining room, the making of the
Minit and Pritchett balls by compression.
On leaving the boring and foundry departments, his
Royal Highness and the Master-General entered the
laboratory, where they were received by Lieutenant-
Colonel Tylden, Firemaster, and conducted over the
percussion-cap manufactory, the room for making ball
and blank-cartridges, and the model-room. From the
laboratory the visitors proceeded to the Royal carriage
department.
The Duke left the carriage department for the prac•
tice-ground at the butt. The firing with the Mini 6 and
Enfield rifles took place under the direction of Colonel
Chalmer at 300 yards, and the practice of Serjeant Baker
was excellent ; as, although the wind was strong, the
balls all struck the target near the bull's eye wit two
or three exceptions. His Royal Highness fired five
rounds from these rifles, and four of the balls struck the
target within about one foot of the bull's eye, and in one
instance within three inches. From the practice-ground
at the butt the royal and distinguished visitors proceeded
to the marshes, where they witnessed rocket practice
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Strangways,
of the Royal Horse Artillery, at 650 yards' range, and
ricochet practice at 800 yards, under the command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Higgins.
At the conclusion of the practice in the marshes at
half-past 3 o'clock the visitors left for the garrison,
and on their arrival there partook of an elegant dejeuner
in the mess-room, the band of the Royal Artillery playing
in front during the whole time. From the mess-room
the Duke of Genoa and Lord Raglan proceeded, at half-
past 4 o'clock, to the Commaonn,dwthweorentihnee-RpoouynaldeHr Horse
Artillery Artillery were drawn up, under the command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel nl tg-
light
l six-pounder
tra n g
field-
batteries, under the command,
of Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson. Colonel Cator,
Director-General of Artillery, took the command of the
whole, Colonel Whinyates, the Commandant of the gar-
rison, being absent on leave. The troops received the
Duke of Genoa and the Master-General with the usual
salute, the band playing the National Anthem. His
Royal' Highness and Lord Raglan then inspected the
holeawnd t
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batteries.pGsenanerdalretur nd itsoßwrioyablyitiliigehlniaelsfs-
past 5 o'clock train from the Dock station.

HOOKING OF THE BELGIUM SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.
—A mishap took place on Saturday morning, which was
likely to have damaged the submarine electric cable
which has recently been laid down across the channel to
03. tend. It appears that a vessel called the Vicar of
Bray, Mr. Harrison, master, which has lately arrived
in the channel from Africa, was about getting under
w•xe~gh from the South Foreland for the river, when the
anchor caught the submarine cable. All the efforts of
the crew failed in bringing her up ; she could not be un-
hooked, and, as a last expedient, the vessel was obliged
to slip from her anchor, and as much as 15 fathoms of
cable which were attached to it. The submarine cable
seems not to have suffered the least by the " hooking,"
as the messages have gone through without the least
hi9drance,

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
were estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales, all to
the trade. The market closed very tamely, with-
out alteration in prices. The rumours of war have
had the effect of checking business. The sales com-
prised 250 Pernam and Maranham, at figd. to 'ad. ;
300 Egyptian, at 61d. to 91d. ; 300 Surat, at 4d.
to 4id. : and the remainder American Railway
Shares were very heavy.
The steamer Cambria is telegraphed as having
arrived off Liverpool, and the amount of specie she
brings is said to be 280,000 dollars. Her letters
will not be delivered until to-morrow.
The letters from the continent are of a decidedly
more favourable complexion. From Paris it is
stated that money was last week very abundant on
the Bourse, notwithstanding the susceptibility of
prices, and that so many orders to purchase rail-
way shares were seldom known to have been re-
ceived within the like period from small provincial
capitalists.
Accounts from Belgium mention that the iron
and coal trades were very brisk, and although the
price of the first-named had not advanced there
were abundance of orders.

The National Bank of Belgium, on the 31st ult.,
held gold and silver to the amount of 48,164,672
francs, and had a note circulation amounting to
77,059,940 francs. The public securities had re-
presented the sum of 14,523,623 francs.
The funds open much more buoyantly to day,
and the prospect of the four powers being instru-
mental in bringing about a pacific solution of the
Eastern question, gives confidence. At the same
time there does not appear to be any very definite
news, and part of the rise must be attributed to
the buying back of those who have so heavily
speculated for a fall. The rally in Consols is per
cent., the first price having been 98g and the
quotation since 96ff /. The New 3 per cents.
have been done at 1011 to 101 W, and the 3 per
cents. 981, to 99k. Exchequer Bills have improved
to 2s. and Gs. premium. East India Bonds have
realised 255. to 295. premium.
Foreign Stocks participate in the better tone of
the English market. Spanish 3 per Cents. have
been up to 49, a rise of per cent., and the De-
ferred have been done at 23g to 23i. Portuguese
Four per Cents. have been to higher, realising
39!, /. Mexican have rallied 1, to 27i g. Grenada
Deferred have touched 10 and 10k, and Peruvian
Deferred are called to 11 premium. Sardinian
Stock, ex-dividend, is at 942. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. have been quoted 65k.
The railway meetings announced are thelfol-
lowing :

DATE. PLACE, &C.
Caledonian June 15, Glasgow.
Cork and Bandon June 10, 17,Gracechurch-st
Dublin and Belfast Junction June 15, Dublin.
E. and. W. India Docks and

COMPANY.

Birmingham Junction-- June 17, Euston-square.
Edinburgh Junction and
Glasgow June 15, Glasgow.
Llanelly Railway and Dock June 6, London Tavern.
London, Brighton, & South
Coast June 15, Bridge-hsellotel.
Man., Sheffield, and Lincoln June 8, Manchester.
Ditto, ditto, ditto June 24, Manchester.
Midland Gt. West. Ireland June 8, Dublin.
Namur and Liege June 7, London Tavern.
Ditto, ditto June 15, Brussels.
South Yorkshire June 15, London Tavern.
The statistics of railway traffic for the present
year are thus summed up by Messrs. Lamond.
and Co.:—

"The railway calls for the month of June amount to
1,521,9411., against 430,8651. for the corresponding
period of 1852, being an increase of 1,091,0761., princi-
pally on account of French lines. The total for the first
half of the current year is 5,576,2151., against 2,598,178/.
for the corresponding period of last year, showing an
increase of 2,987,0371. The traffic returns for the week
ending May 21st amounted to 341,168/., and for the
corresponding week of last year to 272,5951., showing
an increase of 68,2091., or 24.9 per cent. The gross re-
ceipts for the eight railways having their termini in the
metropolis amounted to 168,8741., and for the correspond-
ing week of last year to 124,551/., showing an increase of
36,323/., or 29.1 per cent. The increase on the Eastern
Counties amounted to 3,8051.; on the Great Northern
to 4,7921.; on the Great Western to 4,3451.; on the
London and North-Western to 10,5781.; on the London
and Blackwall to 472/. ; on the London, Brighton, and
South Coast to 4,1311.; on the London and South•
Western to 3,1711.; and on the South-Eastern to 5,0291.;
total, 36,3231. The receipts on the other railways in the
United Kingdom amounted to 180,2941., and for the cor-
responding period of 1852 to 148,408/., showing an in-
crease of 31,8861. in the receipts of these lines, which,
added to 36,3231., the increase on the metropolitan lines,
makes the total increase 4,209/. over the corresponding
week of 1852. This increase is much greater than that of
any week during the Great Exhibition, with the ex-
ception of the last week of it, ending the 11th of Octo-
ber, 1851, when the total increase over the corres-
ponding period of 1850 amounted to 73,5271. The
next highest week was that ending the 14th of June of
that year, when the increase amounted to 63,325/. over
the corresponding period of 1850. The total increase
from the 2d of January to the 21st of May over the
corresponding period of 1852 amounted to 614,8121.,
or 11.51 per cent. Should the increase in the traffic
continue at the same rate during the year, the traffic
receipts on railways in the United Kingdom in 1853
will exceed those of 1852 by 1,725,0001., and the
amount in the aggregate, to nearly 17,000,0001."
The market for railway shares has been advanced
-1- to 1 per cent., but the transactions at this rise
have not been large. Caledonian, Great Northern,
and Lancashire and Yorkshire have been most in
request. French shares have all improved, and in
some cases as much as 1/. on the 201. paid, Lyons
and Strasbourg taking the lead.

In Joint-Stock Barik Shares there is more doing,
and at a slight improvement in prices.
The Shares of the Land Companies are also bet-
ter. The Australian Agricultural are up about 21.,
and the South Australian 1/.

The Gold Mine Shares are looking firmer.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.)

Business done.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 98i 9i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ~. shut 99A i
New 3/ per Cent. Annuities IOIB i i a
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859
India Bonds, £l000
Ditto, under £lOO 25
South Sea Old Annuities
Consols for Account July 19
Exchequer Bills, 10.
£lOOO '
£5OO 2 6 p
Small

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 por Cent
Ditto New, 1852, 41 per Cent 9Bi
Grenada Bonds, Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon 22i
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
Greek Bonds, Red
Ditto, Blue
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account,
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto 411 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent...
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 49
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent
Ditto for the Account
Venezuela Bonds, 3 per Cent
Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent l6]
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent.
Dutch Exchange 4 per Cent. Certificates 9si 6i
THREE O'CLOCK,
Consols for Opening 19th July 9BB x d

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