The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,
Wiernson. Moemey.—The Queen and Prince Albert took
walking exercise this morning early in the grounds, near the A new and original ballet in two acts and four
Castle, and returned in a pony carriage. tableaux, entitled :Imelda, was produced here last even-
ing, Mdlle. Sali, from the La Scala at Milan, and the
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left the Castle this morn-
San Carlos at Naples, making her debut as the heroine.
ing, at ten minutes past eleven o'clock. Her Majesty w
Albert,as
The story of the ballet is simple enough. Imelda, an
handed to her carriage by his Royal Highness Prince
and was accompanied by his Serene Highness the Hereditary.
Italian peasant girl, has won the heart of the Co; t
Prince of Saxe Meinincen. There were present at the.prin-
' 1 entrance to take leave of her Majesty, the Marchioness Alberti M. Mathis. also a fnat appearance), the sonn:f
coIfPDA urn, Hon. Miss Murray,, Hen. Miss Nani r, Viscount the 4ovt.teign of the country. d eiguised as a present
Sydney, Colonel Beiltelei Drummond, lion. Colonel Grey, He wooes teed w'ns her, and Then follow the usual
tribulations, ending. also, as usual, in the settlement
and Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour.
The suite ot the Queen Dowager consisted of the Countess of matters to the satisfaction of all parties.
Howe, the Earl Howe, 'and Sir Andrew Barnard. This is a sort of plot which is generally useful. because
The Royal Family went out for their accustomed exercise it admits of the introduction of dancers of every de-
this morning. cs ription, and to any amount. Like a stout wild-plum
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by their
stock, anything may be grafted on it ; and aecordingly
Royal Highnesses the Prince cf Wales, Prince Alfred, the
..wye have, .a vas of flees ehamparek, with a pas seal. fka.
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by the
M it moisel'e SO, a pas de formes for the es yphees and Marchioness of Douro, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Hon.
Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Napier, Viscount Sydney, Colonel corps de balks a poe de pare, exquisiti It &need. by
Bowles,Colonel Drummond, Hon. Colonel Grey, end Lieut.- Mr. A. Wk b-ter, Mgrille L wise, MAlle Aei e, and Ma-
Colonel Seymour, left the Castle- at twenty-three minutes dame Guibelel, a geed pas de deux, by M. Mathis and
past three o'clock in the afternoon, for town. The Royal Alademoi,elle Sali, and a lively tarantella, with wt:ich
party left the Castle in four carriages and four, escorted by a the first tableau co :eludes. Mademoiselle Safi is young
party of the 2d Life Guards, under the command of Lord and pretty, and is an exquisite dane' r. The rapidity
Neville, for the Slough station of the Great Western Rail- of
her movements in some of' her pas is trill.)
way, and left by a special train for Paddington.
Viscount Canning, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lacy , astonishing. The term manrtwinkling feet, when ap-
Peel, and the Rev. Henry Liddell, left the Castle, tc-day. plied to her, ceases to be kyle rbolical. Tier tours de
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince Amos, too, are astonishing:, and her poses a, ti graceful
of Wales and the Princess Royal, arrived at Ihrekingliem and picture-que in the extreme. Her poses and group-
Palace, at twenty minutes before Five o'clock, yesterday ings in the pas d'euserulge are all fortm-d wiqi the taste
afternoon, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of of an accomplished ardst. They might be .taken as
Light Dragoons, from the Paddington terminus of the Great models for a series of classical bas relief's. Monsieur
Western railway. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were Mattis is also a dancer of great merit ; many of his pas
received at the Palgce by the Master of the Horse, the are perfectly original, and in many of them fie seems te
}ale difficulties merely for the. sake.
Vice-Chamberlain, Sir Henry Wheatley, Lord George have created c.lregrap . ,
LennoN, and Colonel Wylde. Prince Alfred and the
of showing with what facility and grace he can
Primo Alice, aecompenied by Vie Dowagef body Ilyttelton overcome
were in another carriage, and the Maechionesa of Douro, them. The second tableau is a drilling of the paces of the
Hon. Miss Murray and Napier, Viscount Sydney, Colonel Court by the Gov. rnor of the pages (T. Matthews), and we
Bowles, Colonel R. Drummond, Colonel the Hon. Charles should strongly advise its excilign altogether—it is
Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour, followed in two carriages long, tedious, geld Gt beet a I ets doeuv-e, and
and four. requiring, to carry it off, that which T.
HOF Majesty the Teen Dowager, Aepemponied by his Matthews cannot give it, ease and true buffo
Serene Highnese the _eredita_ry prince or Saxe Meiningen feeling. Admirable as a clown, hp ia not sufficiently and attended by the Countess Howe, arrived at her residence, refined for ballet. His forte is humour not wit. The Marlborough House, Pail-mall, at half:paet one o'clock yes- .
audience at length bocama very impatient, and the
terday afternoon, in a carriage and four, from Windsor Castle. ballet was nearly mint d by this tedious scene. The
part Howe and Sir Andrew Barnard followed in enether
beautiful d b c c by Maderneiselle Ss i,
pas es Qi4q,4-..43
carriage arid fop!,
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam- Mademoiselle Adele, and Madame Guibelei in the
bridge arrivezi in town yesterday, from their residence at third tubleau redeemed all, and put the audience
New? The Dleke of Cambridge, attended ily I‘l4lar Ste- once more in good humour, and, followed as it was by
pliers, honoured the rehearsal' of the Concert of Ancient the grand pas de trois in the fourth tableau, by M.
Music at the Hanover square Rooms with his presence Mathis, Mademoiselle Sali, and Madame Guibelci, se-
yesterday. cured the court lute success of the ballet M. Mathis
Mrs Alexander Stewart had an interview with Mr. Secre- and Mdlle, Scab were most efficiently ballet,
rted tary Gladstone yesterday at the Colonial-office.pp
Madame Onibelei, and -Mdlles. Adele and Louise, and by
fiir Rohert end Iletly Peel retterned to tt!or residence ie w. It pil
,ne
made
,) , who a great deal of the little fart
Whitehall gardens yesterday mornrieg from a . visit to her
of Fabricio, valet to the Prince. He is a genuine bi,fro,
Meaty at Winfi9or Caotig,
Dispatches from the Governors of Hong-Kong. Ceylon, perhart.; the only perfect buffo dancer we have on the
and St. Helena were received yesterday at the Colonial- English stage. fie always enters thoroughly into the
office. spirit of hie part, kriows exactly what is to be
mr. 0,114116 r, M,P:, ho en interview yesterday with Mr, done, and also knows exactly how to do it. The set nery
Secretary Gladstone. by Grieve was beautiful, and the music by Mr. R.
Hughes, the clever leader of the orchestra, was good
and eppropriate. The ballot was preceded by The
Crown Jftl.47, with the fascinating Maderue Thillon us
the heroine, we hid almost said as the opera, and it is
therefore needless to add that the hou e was crowded
in every part lung b.:Tore the commencement of the
overture,

DRURY-L ANE THEATRE

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UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 18.
CHRIsT's COLLEE,
The Portens medals have hem awarded as follows :
Latin Essay Gunson.
English Essay ... Streatfield.
Reading .„ Baker,
PuMPTUARY LAWS.
In addition to the late special publication of the law
proceedings commenced by Mr. Nightengale, the tailor,
against a member of the University, in state pupillari,
without having applied to the tutor of the College to
which the gentleman belonged, the Vice-Chancellor has
deemed it necessary to re-publish the decree issued by
the Vice-Chancellor and Heads of Colleges on the Bth of
May, 1844 :
" NOTICE —Whereas it is expedient, as well for pro
tecting persons in state pupillari against impositions or
vexatious proceeding at law, as for securing the regular
and prompt payment of all just and lawful debts con-
tracted by them, that the expenses incurred by such
persons should be brought as far as is practicable under
the inspection and control of the tutors of their respec
tive colleges ; and whereas some cases have recentlj
occurred wherein inhabitants of the town have insti-
tuted legal proceedings against, persons in state pupillari
for the recovery of debts without having given any
previous notice of their claims or intentions to the
tutors of the colleges of which such persons were mem-
bers ; we, the Vice-Chancellor and heads of colleges,
whose names are underwritten, do hereby give notice.
that if in future any inhabitant of the town, engaged in
any trade or profession, shall institute any legal pro
ceedings for the recovery of a debt due to him from any
person in state pupillari, without first giving reas,mabl
notice of his claims to the tutor of such person, he shale
be punished by disc( mmuning or otherwise, as to the
Vice-Chancellor and heads of all colleges shall seem fit.
" W. HODGSON, Vice-Chancellor."
Term commences on 'Wednesday, April 22.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

An entirely new drama, entitled The Bride's Journey,
was for the first time produced at this favourite theatre
yesterday evening. The incidents are copied very faith-
fully from an irteresting story (f: eunded. we believe,
upon facts) which appeared in a late periodical. A
brief outline will possibly recall to the memory of our
readers the tale we have alluded to. Adelaide of Dres--
.len (Miss Vincent) proceeds under the
care of Muzzouolo (Mr. Searle). en Italian
bravo, in the pay of De Gaston (Mr. Ranoe).
to join her husband, Henri Lockroy (Mr. A. Ray-
mond). at Vienna. Adelaide's )ther attendants are,
Claudine, the bravo's wife (Mrs. G. Lee), and his im-
becile nephew, Karl, (Mr. J. H.iward). Muzzuolo, who
has been ordered by De Gaston to assassinate his fair
charge upon the journey, endeavours to effect his deadly
purpose at different places on the route, but is unt-
tortnly frustrated in his design, parly from the aversion
of Claudine to shed blond, but principal!y from the af-
fection entertained by the idiot Karl, who had been at-
tached to Adelaide's interest by a few kind words ; and
the heroism of a moiety of mortality, Patoche, once a
tailor, now a wandering minstrel (Mr. E. G. Burton).
and his better half Ninette (Miss Eliza Terry). Even-
tually the lady arrives safely at the capital, the bravo is
leservedly punished, and the Musical Tailor, who has
returned to his shop-board, as deservedly rewarded. The
representation of idiotcy upon the stage is at all times
disagreeable, and the more closely nature is adhered to
the more vividly painful is it to the audience. Mr.
Howard has, however, with great gond taste, kept the
more displeasing features in the background, while he
has brought prominently forward the gratitude which
form so beautiful a trait in the simpleton's character.
4r. W. Searle, as the bravo, realised all our imagine.
dons of the Italian bandit, and so graphically did he
pourtray the part, that the gods, forgetting the actor in
the character represented, actually hooted the miscreant.
A philanthropist might hail this ebullition of feeling as
a proof that the morality of Surrey was of a high order,
is it proved that Mr. Seark's delineation served the pur-
pose of morality so far that be rendered vice in a
brigand less romantic than detestable. Miss Vincent,
and Miss Terry were, as usual " up to" their parts. Th-
other performances of the evening, Laid up in Port, and
the White Crocs Knight, were received with the most
,mmixed applause.

REINFORCEMENTS OVERLAND
TO INDIA.
(From the Bombay Times.)
Some of our Calcutta contemporaries are, we observe,
speculating on a rumour—a somewhat foolish and im.
probable one, as it seems—which appears to have goi
afloat as to the likelihood of reinforcements being sent
out to India from England through Egypt. From tilt
answer the Pacha is said to have given to an applicatiot,
reported to have been made to him on the subject, there
does not seem to be any probability of his Highnt st
throwing obstacles in the way. If any such applicatior.
as that referred to has ever in reality been made, Me
hemet Ali might most probably have discernment
enough to see that he might enjoy all the benefit of e
gracious promise where fulfilment was never likely
to be required at his hands. It shows a sad disre-
gard of all consideration of the delay and difficulty
incident to the details of transport, to dream
of the superior celerity of the transit of ten or even five
thousand men through Egypt, where previous preparation
was impossible, and where everything must be done ir
haste or on the spur of the moment. celerity being the
only thing in view in preferring this to the more, cir
cuitous route by the Cape. We shall suppose the diffi-
culties of the sea transport overcome, and that the first-
class steamers, with five thousand men, occupy no more
than three weeks from Southampton to Alexandria ;
less we could not allow them : it is a very different
matter even when a lightly-laden packet, expected at u
given day, and Ell well prepared for. arrives at Gibraltat
or at Malta, and gets coaled and watered in ten hours,
from having ten vessels with 5,000 passengers and
about 1,200 of crews to provide for. A month
under these circumstances would be more likely
than twenty-one days to he occupied on the voyage.
The Bombay Government meanwhile must have a
corresponding fleet of steamers—fur sailing vessels
would go as soon round the Cipe as to and from Suez—
i. , the whole of the Ind an navy, waiting to receive
them in the Red Sea. These two classes of arrangements
we shall, for argument's sake, suppose accomplishable
enough—though on this side particularly we suspect
there would be found not a few obstructions in the way
of their accomplishment. Let ns now inquire how the
distance from Alexandra to Suez is to be traversed. It
must once more be remembered, that in such a case no
previous preparation of any moment could be made—
that the Turks and Bedouins are anything but remark-
able for their activity, and that on such an occasion as
this it would be the interest of all those on whom we %sere
entirely dependent for the means of transport, to aetain
us as long as possible amongst them. Such a descent of
Englishmen—such deluges of British gold would be a
perfect godsend to them. For landing at Alexandria,
and embarking the first division on the Mahmoudie
canal, three days may safely he allowed. To find boats
on the Nile, for the transport at once of more than
1,500 men with a requisite allowance of baggage, would,
of course, be out of the question ; three taps would, at
least, be necessary; and though steamers asct nd the Nile
to Cairt) in twenty-four hours, four days is near the ave.
rage for sailing-Soats—say seven for the going and re-
turning trip, and one for debarkation at Beulack, another
for the embarkation of the second division at Alexandria.
Some sixty boats must be employed. We shall take no
account of the possibility of accidents. The last division
arrives at Cairo twenty-four days afterits debarkation at
Alexandria, and now the desert has to be crossed. The
di,tance is eighty-five miles, with no shelter, not one
drop of water, and a temperature which put the idea of
marching later than nine in the morning and before three
in the afternoon out of the question. Water, provi-
sions, and camp equipage have been sent on with the
first division, so that from this source of delay those who
follow are exempt. The desert is tressed in five forced
marches, 17 miles each, and the rear guard, 2,000 strong,
arrives at Suez 50 days after its departure from England.
Betwixt the anchorage and landing place at Suez, three
miles of shoals intervene, and the distance is rarely tra-
versed in less than two hours ; 24 hours at least, would be
requisite for embarkation—as much more for bringing
up the baggage and getting it on board. Ten funnel—
we must not, we presume, say sail, of steamers are now on
their way to Bombay and we may safely allow them 20
days for their passage—if even in this it could be accom-
plished ; and the distance is thus 'traversed in 72 days.
This we should consider a remarkably rapid passage and
journey for troops ; yet a month more only would have
been required for them round the Cape, with 10,000 acci-
dental causes of delay in the one case which might alto-
gether have neutralised the advantage conremplat d,
which would not have met them in the ocher ; ten times
the toil and the casualties ; and more than ten times the
expense. A mere handful of men—a regiment or so—is
any coi.ceivable advantage could be derived from It, we
might occasionally bring overland the :
idea of the
transport of a serviceable division is altogether chi-
merical.
India, to be secure from the mischievous consequences
of war by being at any time able at the sheerest notice
to n eet them, must alsvays maintain a peace establish-
ment of troops in strength much beyond the require-
ments or exiat.incies of tranquillity. It is our destiny
the penalty e e pay fir the maintenance of dominions
where the rulers are, and always must he, stringers--
where, while it is so, all our movements are regardeti
our neighbours with the most intenFe jealousy and dis-
trust. The guilt of unprovoked aggression in which vte
have too often indulge d, has besides brought with it its
punishment. Our best-meant measures are misunder-
stood or misrepresented. We never stir but we create
alarm. Those around us are always ready to email us,
to anticipate or wto.rd off attack ; and the hour of our
imagined weakness or necessity is taken advantage r f
because we have too often employed a giant's strength
with the tyranny of a giant, and it is feared by them we
may alwaj s so employ it.

DISTRICT AS V LEI vf S.
Number of casual poor relieved with lodging, food, cloth-
ing, and other necessaries in the unions, and perishes
comprised in the asylum districts formed by the Poi r
Comrnissi,.ner. in the year ending Lady-day, 1845,
with the cost of such relief :
Central District—comprising the following unions and
(parishes : Holborn, Strand, London (city), London
east), London (wrist), St. Giles-in the Fields and St.
George, Bloomsbury; St. James, Clerkenwell; St. Luke;
tit. Mary, Islington; and St. Pancras. Number of the
poor relieved, 57,593; total cost of such relief, 4.7301 Bs.
North-eastern District—Comprising Hackney, Pop.
ar, Stepney, West Ham, Whitechapel, St. George-in-
the-East, St. Leonard, Shoreditch; and -St. Matthew,
Bethnal-green. Number of poor, 30,996; cost of relief;
2761. 3s. 6d.
North-Wc stern District—comprising St. George,
Hanover-square ; St. Jame, Westminster • St. Mary
Abbott, Kensington; St. Luke, Chelsea ; St. Margaret
and St. John the Evangelist, We St. Martin-
in-the Fields, Marylebnne, and Paddington. Number
p.:or, 21,465; cost of such relief, 2931. 10s.
South-Eastern District—comprisig Greenwich, Lew-
isham, St. Olave's. St. Giles, Cambe-rwell ; St. Mary
Magdalen, Bermondsey ; and St. Mery, Rorherhithe.
Number of poor, 14,311; cost of relief, 1641. 14s.
South-Western District—comprising St. Saviour's,
Wandsworth and Clapham ; St. George the Martyr,
Southwark ; St. Mary, Lambeth ; and St. Mary,
Newington. Number of poor, 42,020 ; cost of relief,
2891. 11 s. 4d.
Western District—comprising Brentford, Fulham, and
Richmond. Number of poor, 7,430 ; cost of relief
911. Is. 6d.

SONNETS FOR THE TIMES —No. I.
A • PLFA FOR THE TEN-HOURS' PACTJRY BILL.
0 BRITAIN! 0 my Country! stay the pest,
The Epidemic canker-lust of gain,
Which threatens all things, sacred and profane,
And eats man's heart away within his breast.
It stalks thy soil, with lep'rous front and mien
And, its worst oint.n, shrinks not to be seen. ,
It is this spotted plague which—grasping. all
For Mammon and wealth-besotted crew
Would hasten, Britain! thy decline and fall,
And slay thee as Rome's empire erst it ~lew.
"Live and let live," in characters of light,
Stamp
om on
the thyir fe laws, to check the slaves of gold,
' By llow-men are bought and sold,
Unless the weaker find in thee their arm of might.
Now, hear me, for the weakest of' the weak,
Their Masters' and their Parents' double thrall !
For Parents brutaliz'd by want will seek
Toil's in,,agre t fruits, whatever else halal,
And, in their offspring's premature decay,
Reckless will share, because, alas! 'TWILL PAY.
But theirs the fault who, brutaliz'd by gain,
Clutch it, unmov'd, thro' suff'ring and disease ;
These are the hard Ta-kmasters to restrain,
Whole populations' d-ad'ners,—stunters,—these
fact,
And by " all work," would make "no play" a
And to one half the age of man contract,
As
ay,
As from the young they banish youth
of a
day.
By tasks, each day, too long for labour
the 0 gentlemen of England ! temstay,
and proya the right—
Bywrong—
your hearths' firese
weli.limbrothers' summons share,
CaTllhyeoyuarroewn bright,dyeYs‘do.uecuh_inlderteenedto,
fresh
hr
Let your fair girls their and strong ;
(sßayot,lawseetalleds
stiv'd, immur'd,
Should toil like yonder . ctrtp ings,
you,of thfeo for oyoorti r 1 . nloiwv'esc,lyaiomurysotuurrdciaerre;-)oung
Buy.tetyhueutdw,o,
the *day"
afyro”
0 longer Palve—
teranedrawftseaskeneuesrs,dw?rurg,
If not, then, doubt no more—nn
contempt,
Treat the false Theorists
from
oworh
laws,
And, by humainly wise, adjustive
exempt.
From labour in excess, the Factory-young
with stern
...
~d' Magazine, for
Inner Temple, January,
* Of twelve hours, meal-times included.
April.

THE BRICKLAYERS' STRIKE AT BIRMINGHAM.—
FRIDAY EVENING.—The strike among the men employed in
the building trade in this town still continues, and without
any p, oSpect of a satisfactory settlement.
rum INDIA MAILS.— ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 7•—The
Achilles arrived here yesterday afternoan at 5 o'clock with the Over-
land Mali end 50 passengers, who left for Suez and India at half-past
9 o'clock the same evening.' The P.entinck arrived at Suez at 1 P.M.
on Saturday, the 4th instant, with 170 passengers, besides servants.
The mails reached Alexandria at noon on the 7th Instant, and the
Passengers in the eourse of the afternoon of the same day. The.
new transit administration seems so far to work well. Nearly all
it r
the English employ es have been retained, and their salaries increased;
ernains, however, to be seen how long this will last. Business is
excessively dull. Beans 204. per quarter, ex. freight ; wheat 265., but
scarcely good enemh for shipment to Fngland.
ENCoURAGEMENT To WELL-CoNDIXTED SERVANTS.—
A sum of money has been loft to the parochial authorities who are to
give it as matrimonial poi thins to servants of good character resid-
ing in St. Clement Danes parish.
Sunday, bring the first day in Etster Term, the
Judges, Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councilmen, attended
Divine service In state at St. Paul's Cathedral. The sermon,; from
the lath chapter of St John, 38th verse, was preached by the Areh-
dez.con of Lont.on.
We, art• tintlloriSed to state t.h..t there is no truth in
the statement which we copied from a country paper that General
Lord Gough had remitted 70,0001., or any sum from India, for the
purchase of en estate ba IMA/4.

PROTECTION.—A special privilege for on' class or
portion of the community to rob all Ow other classes; and for
their robbery, are protected by Act of Parliament•
ATTotiNEY4.—One hundred and for►y•seven persona
have given the regular notices of their intention to apply during the
present term to be admitted to practice as attorneys of the Vice-
Chtuwellors' Courts; and there are Ave notices for re-admission.