The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-24 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

Last evening Miss Bateman made her first appearance at
this theatre on her return from her American tour, and
receive a most cordial welcome. The character selected for
the occasion was Mary Warner in Mr. Tom Taylor's drama
of that name which was written especially for this

- highly accomplished actress, and originally pro-
duced at the Haymarket Theatre. It tells the tale of a
loving wife sacrificing herself to save her husband's good
name, and on the first night of the representation of the
piece it met with signal success. Its reception last night
was such that a second successful run may be
fairly calculated upon, as Miss Bateman threw all
her great talent into the part, and embodied it with all her
original power and intensity. She was well supported by
Mr W. H Vernon as George Warner, and Mr George Bel-
more as Bob Levitt. The house was crowded by a very
brilliant audience, and the applause throughout the repre-
sentation of the piece was enthusiastic.

The Lord Lieutenant and Lady Spencer have re-
turned to Dublin.

The Limerick Chronicle reports that the exodus
of emigrants from that county to America still continues.
The Oxford University Sculls will be rowed on
June 7, and two following days. The University Pairs
on June 14 and two following days.

The names of the three undergraduates who have
been expelled from Christ Church, Oxford, are Edward
Majoribanks, Edmund Pryor, and Robert Russell.

About 6,000 persons left the Mersey last week for
Canada and the United States, and it is expected that
at least 7,000 more will embark before the close of this
week.

A violent storm burst over St. Etienne (France)
on Saturday, and the lightning fell in various places; in
one striking a young girl on the head, killing herinstanta-
neously.

The Whitsuntide holidays, it is now stated, will
commence after the proceedings of Thursday week, and
the House of Commons will reassemble for business on the
following Thursday, June 9.

THE NEW AUSTRIAN MINISTRY,

Count Beust, in a circular to the Austrian diplomatic
representatives abroad respecting the programme of Count
Potocki's Cisleithan Cabinet, states that this programme
contemplates the establishment of a popular Parliament,
secure from- future mutations by virtue of its election by
direct suffrage, and which shall embody the nation's
wishes within the limits of the present Constitution, and
in no other manner. The appeal to universal suffrage is
to be preceded by the dissolution of the Reichsrath and of
the several Cisleithan Diets. To the new Diets a plan
will be submitted for the enlargement of their prerogatives,
which will subsequently be submitted for approval to the
Reichsrath. The Diets will at the same time be called
upon to sanction direct elections for the Reichsrath upon
a liberal basis. The programme also proposes to strengthen
the Upper House by the election of some representatives
from the several Cisleithan Diets. In case the Diests re-
fuse to sanction the proposed electoral reform, the Go-
vernment will be constitutionally empowered to order
direct elections. Imperial decrees have been issued in
accordance with these announcements.