The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-04 00:00:00

THE NEW FRENCH LINES,

The following appears in the last number of the Journal
des Chemins de Fer : -" We are at present able to give some
details relative to a combination, already spoken of, by which
the new railway companies would be enabled to continue
their works without compromising further the interests of
their shareholders. The terms of this combination are sai I
to be these:-1. The State is to have an estimate made
of
the works already concluded or in course of execution; it is
to engage, in case it should not have been able by next year
to come to an understanding with the companies, to reim-
burse the cost of all the works executed from the present.
time. In this way, if the companies should not be able to
arrange with the State for a change in the contracts, they
would be sure not to lose more than they could do at present,
were they to abandon the works. The companies would still
preserve the advantage, in case railway matters should again
get into repute, of prcfiting by the revival of confidence. At
present, the subject of discussion is to decide on the value
to be attributed to the works. and on the sums which the
State should keep in its hands. Right or wrong, the
Minister of Public Works is persuaded that he could
not obtain from the Chambers a vote favourable to am
system which should diminish the amount of caution
money held by the State. We do not agree with the
Honourable Minister, but we admit that if be believes that
he cannot get a definitive measure adopted, that proposed is
acceptable as a temporary one. It at least has the advantage
of clearly fixing the present position of the companies, and
of opposing an insuperable barrier to any further fall, as it
will then be easy to fix the real value of the share of each
undertaking."
In allusion to the above, a Paris correspondent states that
the negotiation can scarcely be said to have advanced so far.
For the Lyons Company, up to Saturday morning, nothing
whatever had been decided, the. Minister still appearing t.)
vacillate, and being evidently afraid to bring the matter
before the Chambers ; and by the report of the general
meeting of the Dieppe Company, held on Friday, it will be
seen that nothing had been determined on at that time in
their case.

THE GERMAN RAILROADS•

A letter dated Leipsic, 27th ult., mentions that during
the last year there were conveyed by the German rail-
roads 16,412,229 travellers, and 31,833,939 quintals
of merchandise, which produced a sum total of
54,646,2321'. (2,185,8491.), and represents an increase
of 16,431,208 f., that is, 43 per cent. over the preceding
year. At the commencement of the present year,
it is said that 592 German miles were regularly
open to traffic, of which 26 miles are tram lines, 173
miles belong to various Governments, and 419 miles to
29 private companies ; the longest one runs from Berlin
to Breslau, with a branch to Hennesdorf ; the next is the
Ferdinand North Railway, 41 miles, extending from
Vienna to Brunn, Olmutz, Leipsic, and Stockeran ;
the Berlin and Hamburgli, 36.58 miles ; the Upper
Silesian (from Breslau to Mys.lowitz) 31 miles ; the
Budweis, .Leutz, and iiorse "line 26.13 miles ; Berlin
and Stettin, and branch to "line,
22.62 miles ;
Berlin to Cothern, 20.51 miles ; the Berlin, Pots-
dam, and Magdeburg, 19*63 miles ; the Vienna and
Gloggnitz, with branch lines from Modling to Laxen-
berg, and from Vienna to Bruck on the Leitha, 1614
miles ; the Magdeburg and Leipsic, 16.1 miles ; the
Leipsic and Dresden, 1548 miles ; the Altona and
Kiel, 14.29 miles ; the Saxo-Bavarian (from Leipsic to
Retchembach, with a branch), 14.13 miles ; the Rhe-
nish (from Cologne to Aix-la•Chapelle and the Ba-
gian frontiers), 11.57 miles ; the Thuringian (frets
Weissenfels to Weimar), 11.50 miles ; the Saxo-Si-
lesian (from Glogau to Sagan), 9.67 miles ; the Breslau.
and Freiburg, 8.96 miles ; the Cologne and Minden
(from Deutz to Duisburg), 8'54 miles ; the Madgeburg
and litaberstadt, 7.84 miles ; the Taurus (from Frank-
fort to Mainz and Wiesbaden), 5.85 miles ;
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and Elberfeld, 3.57 miles ; the Anbalti and,n B4er-z
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Furth, 0.91 miles. Twenty out o mthtiheeesthirty-eight states
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which are completely finished, and
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of Germany have railways at present. There are only
pro-
vided throughout their entire length with double line;—
the Leipsic and Dresden, and the Magdeburg end
Leipsic, The number of tunnels on the German lines
open to traffic are 16; of which 5 are on the Rhenish
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being 5,160 feet.

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Bishopsgate-street, London.
We understand that Captain Glascock, late of the
Tyne, has declined to accept of the letter of thanks proffered
him by the French Government, for the salvage of a bai que
belonging to that nation, on the 25th of December last. It.
is said that the gallant officer grounds his refusal upon the
fact, that neither the services of his officers nor crew have
been acknowledged by the French Government; and the
communication forwarded to himself is worded so indefinitely
that, except it be accompanied by full explanations, it would
be impossible to say to whom it referred.—Devonport Te-
le9raPh•
Mr. Etty sold his picture of Joan of Arc on Fri-
day, at the private view of the Royal Academy, for the largo
sam of 2,600 guineas.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the rehearsal
of the Concert of Ancient Music, at the Hanover-
square Rooms, with their present e yesterday. The
Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Charlemont,
Hon. Miss Kerr, Hon. Miss Cavendish, the Earl of
Morton, Lieutenant-Colone the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and
Colonel Bouverie.
The Queen gave a Concert yesterday evening at
Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived
early, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de
Speth, and Sir George Couper.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge arrived at half-past nine o'clock, attended by
Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay.
The Royal Family were received by the Comptroller
of the Household, who conducted them to the Yellow
Drawing-room, where her Majesty and Prince Albert
received their illustrious visitors.
The company began to arrive at the Palace at nine
o'clock, and were ushered up the grand staircase to the
Green Drawing-room and Picture Gallery. The party
numbered between three and four hundred of the prin-
cipal nobility and gentry, and among the earlier arrivals
were the Marquis of Lansdowne,theDuke and Duchess of
Buckingham, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Duke of
Richmond, Eari and Countess Grey, v iscount and
Viscountess Palmerston, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Sir
Harry Smith, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Sir James and
Lady Graham, Right Hon. R. L. Steil, and Mr. Rogers.
At a quarter before ten o'clock the Queen and Prince
Albert entered the Grand Saloon (which was fitted up
fur the performance of the Concert), accompanied by
their Royal lii,ghnesses the Duchess of Kent, and the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and his Serene High-
ness the Prince of Leiningen, and attended by the
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal Household in
Waiting. The Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward
Preceded her Majesty and the Prince, and conducted
them to their seas.
The royal and distinguished guests having followed
the august party into the Saloon, and having taken
their seats, the concert commenced.
The following was the programme:—
PARTE PRIMA.

Quartetto—" Ah se giusto oh cid tu sei," Madame Grisi,
Mdlle. Alboni, Sig. Gordoni, e Tamburini (Tancredi)
—Rossini.
Aria—" Elena o tu ch'io chiamo," Mdlle. Alboni (Donna del
Lago.)— Rossini.
Romanza—" Seel cur la terra," Sig. Gardoni (Don Sebas-
tian.)—Donizetti.
Duo—" Dal dial disceso en angelo," Madame Grisi a
Mario (Le Illustri Rivali.)—Mereadante.
Aria—" Vieni o tu," Madame Castellan (Catarina Cornaro.)
—Donizetti.
Quartetto—" Alla Trinity beata " Madame Grist e Mdlle.
All;oni, Sig. Mario e Lablachc.—Palestrina.

SECONDA.
Quntetto—" 0 Dio di pieta," Madame Castellan, Madlle.
Alboni, Signors Gardoni, Tamburini e Lablache (I Dilu-
vio universale).—Donize,:ti.
Aria—" Qaando guerries," Madlle. Grisi (I Briganti).—
Mercadante.
Duo—" fri voi," Signors Tamburini e Lablache (Elisa e
Claudio).—Mercadante.
Melodie—r" Le secret," Signor Mario.—Scbubert.
1)tio--" Lasciami non t'ascolto," iladarne Castellan a Madile.
Albcni (Tancredi).—Rossini.
Quintetto—" Sento oh Dio," Madame Grisi e Madlle. Alboni,
Signors Mario, Tamburini e Lablache (Cosi fan tutte).—

Miizart.
lir. Ousts presided at the pianoforte. Refreshments
were served to the company during the evening in the
Green Drawing-room.
After the concert, a sumptuous supper was served to
the illustrious party in the State Dinner•room. Tee
tahies were very tahtefui:y ornamt-rited, and were bril-
liantly iihuninated with wax lights, in numerous candel-
ubra of silver

The following had tho honour of receiving invitations:
—His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, his
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, I.is
Serene flighnesi Prince Lowenstein, the Austrian Am-
b tssador, and Countess Dictrichstein, the Belgian
:Minister, and .11,..dtrne Van dia Weyer, the Bavarian
:Minister, and Baroncis tie Cetto, the Portuguese
Sinister, and Baroness de Moneorvo, Mr. De Sforacs

Sarmento, General Prince Cas:elcicale, the Neapolitan
:Minister, the Hanoverian Minister, the Wurtemberg
Minister, the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen,
Aladlle. Bunsen, the Brazilian Minister and Madame
Marques Lisboa, the Danish Minister and Countess de
11,ventlow, Countess Hilda Reventiow, the Turkish Mi
Lister and Princess Callimaki. the American Minister
end Mrs. Ban Croft, the Netherlands Minister, the Saxon
Minister and Baroness de Beast, Prince and Princess
Lichtenstein, the Russian Minister and Baroness de
Brunnow, and Madlia. Olga de Lechner, the French
Charge D'Affaires and Countess do Jarnac, Baron
holler, Le Conseiller Dietz, Count Alfred Potscki,
Baroness de Speth, the Mexican Minister, the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, the Lori Chancellor, the Lady in
'Waiting on the Duchess of Cambridge, the Gentleman
in Waiting on the Duke of Cambridge. A large number
of the nobility were also honoured with invitations to
the concert.

A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Foreign Office. It was attended by
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Vis-
count Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Earl Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord
Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, the Earl of Clarendon,
the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right Ron. T. B. Ma-
caulay, and the Right Hon. U. Labouchere.
The Ccuncil sat an hour and a half.

A deputation from the factory operatives of Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, in favour of the Ten' Hours Bill,
had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday
at tho office of the Board of Trade.
The Attorney-General had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday, at the Irome-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had'a
Committee-meeting yesterday.
Dispatches from the. Governor of South Australia
were received yesterday, at the Colonial•office.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the
Colonial-office, for the Governor •General of Canada,
and also for the Governors of the other North American
provinces.;

FRENCH PLAYS.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

M. Regnier, of the Theatre Francais, and Mdlle.
Rmain, of the same theatre, made their debut for the
season, at this theatre, last evening, in the comedy of
Les Demoiselles de St. Cyr. It was the first appear-
ance in England of Mdtie. Denain, and she cer-
tainly bids fair to become a favourite. She acted
the part of Charlotte, the heroine the senti-
mental heroine—of this favourite comedy, and acted
it beautifully. She is an accomplished artiste, and per-
fectly understands the stage. There was no attempt at
point-making, but, on the other hand, there was no slur-
ring over particular passages. The character was acted,
as a whole, beautifully, and correctly, and artistically.
It was one of those performances, the very perfec-
tion of which sets criticism almost at deiance. Where
the performance is perfect as a whole, it is
impossible to particularise any particular portion as
more perfect than perfect, and such is the case with
the Charlotte of Mademoisale Denain. A more evenly
perfect piece of acting we have never witnessed.
Regnier as Hector de Couloy, the thoroughly well-bred
fool, yet selfish withall, the highly-polished-plated man,
was admirable, and the acting of Duvergier as the Count
de Saint Harem, the fashionable egoiste, who, however,
has a heart, and can occasionally be unstldsh, contrasted
admirably with that of Regnier, and set it off in the
highest possible colours. Regnier in this character is
unapproached and unapproachable ; he combines the
richest vein of humour with the most perfect polish, and
is the very beau ideal of a foolish gentleman.
perhaps the most difficult character to embody in the
whole range of the drama. The comedy was followed
by scenes from Moliires Marriage Force, in which
Regnier, as Doctor Pancrace, convulsed the house with
laughter. The Comedy was preceded by the amusing
Vaudeville Sans Nom. The house was very well at-
tended.

MAGAZINES—(CONTINUED.)
DOLMAN'S MAGAZINE.
It is interesting at this moment td learn explicitly
what the Roman Catholics themselves think of their
exclusion from the Government scheme of National
Education. Dolman's Magazine for May fully satisfies
the curious in this particular. The article relating to
the conduct of the Ministry, and the proceedings at the
Catholic Institute, are evidently dictated in a tone of the
bitterest indignation ; nor really, upon reflection, can
this cause any very great astonishment. The editor
pursues his double serials of " Sick Calls" and
".The Penal Laws," the former de.cribing an inci-
dent occurring in a hospital, and the latter
depicting the miseries endured by the Catholics
in consequence of those atrocious laws which
were so long and rigorously enforced after the reign of
Elizabeth. Although the magazine has scarcely any-
thing of that general attractiveness by which it was
heretofore characterised, it is still nevertheless valuable,
and, to its peculiar readers, interesting. While there is
a manifest improvement is the religious articles, there is
an equally manifest falling off in the poetical and mis-
cellaneous contributions.

THE PEOPLES' JOURNAL.
Among the distinguished writers for this remarkable
periodical must now be enumerated Lord Nugent. The
commencement of a succession of papers upon the mode
which should be adopted for the proper correction of
crime, is given in the part just published, and is from the
.pen of that noble literary philanthropist. The impor-
tance of the subject, the position of the writer, and the
simultaneous agitation at this moment of the questions
of juvenile reformation and national education, impart a
very peculiar interest to the serial here mentioned.
The People's Journal will henceforth appear not merely
as the enlivener of the jaded artisans, but as, in a more
particular manner than heretofore, their moral and poll-
Mal instructor.

THE TRAVELLER'S MISCELLANY.
Besides the advantages already enumerated as apper-
taining to the former numbers of this little brochure,
the Part for May cJntains an excellent map of
the Isle of Wight, and the opening chapter
is a very delightful description of the same resort,
of summer excursionists. Iu regard to its general ar-
rangement, its variety and condensation of facts interest-
ing to travellers, its cheapness and its extraordinary ac-
curacy, this magazine is beyond any publications of the
same character that have hitherto appeared.

- CHAMBERS'S EDINBURGH JOURNAL.
The value and pleasantry of this old favourite, needs
no eulogium. And if the motto be in every way appli-
" cable, that "good wine needeth no bush," then may the
_Edinburgh Journal be independent of the most flattering
notice.

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