The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-16 00:00:00

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LICHFIELD ELECTION.
(BY EXPRESS.)
(FROM OTTR OWN CORRESPJNDENT.)

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A 'Tote of thanks to the sheriff was then carried by
acclamation, after which the newly elected member for
the city was chaired through the principal streets of the
town, and the proceedings terminated.

COURT CIRC ULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Leinin-
een, and the royal suit. returned from the Southampton
Wee!, in the Fairy steam yacht, to Osborne House, at
live o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.
Earl Spencer arrived at Osborne House on Tuesday
afternoon, and had the honour of joining the royal circle
at dinner.

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Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Con-
sort took an early walk in the pleasure grounds of Os-
borne House His Serene Highness the Prince of Lei-
ningen also promenaded in the plantations.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
took their accustomed exercise, yesterday furenoun, on
the beach.

Earl Spencer remains at Osborne House on a visit.
A deputation of Merchants of Liverpool trading to
East India and China, upon the subject of a reduction
of the duty on tea, had an interview with Lord John
Rowell yesterday at his official residence in Downing-
street. The deputation consisted of Mr. William Pot-
ter, Mr. William Rathbone, and Mr. Henry Winch, and
was accompanied by Viscount Sandon and Sir Howard
Dowzlas.

Mr. Moreno, the Minister from Buenos Ayres, trans
acted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Tito Ecclesiasti2al Commissioneri for England had a
general meeting yesterday. There were present the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London,
Bangor, Bath and Wells, Chichester, Norwich, Oxford,
Salisbury, and Worcester, the Earl of Devon, and the
Right Hon. H. Gouiburn.

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Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, bad an in•
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing street. Dr. Bow-
ring had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentle.
man.

The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the
Council, gave the first Cabinet dinner to his colleagues
yesterday evening, at Lansdowne I louse.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of the North American pro-
vinces. Dispatches were also received yesterday from
the Governor or Sierra Leone.

•snarn. v linder the mfirTa
of Dr: Hatissens, have taken Drury-laneiement
for a
short season, and opened last evening. The admirable
manner in which this company gave the best French
operas at Covent-garden last season, the unity and
completeness of all their performances will not
be soon forgotten. The same singers, the same
admirably drilled chorus, and the same full and
perfectly conducted orchestra were there last even-
ing. The piece chosen for the opening was
Meyerbeer's opera Les Huguenots, with Laborde as Raoul,
Zelger as Marcel, Madame Laborde as Marguel ite,
Madame Julien as Valentine, and Madame Guichard as
Urbain. Zelger, although not equal to Staudigl as Mar-
cel, gave an excellent and spirited version of the cha-
racter. The " Puff-Puff " song an the first act was given
with great spirit, and was enthusiast.cally applauded. It
was the genuine outburst of a rough old soldier. M.
Laborde is by far the best Raoul that has yet appeared
in England. His rich clear voice is admirably suited to
the music, and he throws such an intensity of impassioned
feeling into the part that lie completely carried his atoll
ence with him throughout. His du, t with Madame Julien,
at the conclusion of the fourth act, was the great
triumph of the night. The applause was most enthu-
siastic, and both artistes were called for at the conclu-
sion of the act. Madame Villiomi Laborde was the
Marguerite, and her grand scene d'entree at the com-
mencement of the second act was oue of the most won-
derful pieces of tasteful execution ever heard. The
compass of her voice is great, and without a
break from the highest note to the lowest. Its
power is immense—without an apparent effort it fills the
vast area of Drury lane. Its flexibility is wonderful.
and over this magnificent organ she has complete and
perfect command. The brilliancy of her lioritore in this
scene was quite dazzling. The audience seemed per-
fectly astonished at her wonderful execution; but at the
conclusion the applause was rapturous, and bouquets
were thrown to her from all parts of the house. But
fine as are the airs of this magnificent opera, they
are as nothing when compared with its massive
choruses and its elaborately concerted music. As is
musical critic of eminence has well observed " The
manner in which the chorus is used throughout the full
five acts of this musical tragedy distinguishes it from
most operas. The plot of the opera is absolutely un-
folded, not by recitatives and airs, but by the most ela•
borate concerted pieces." And most perfectly were those
concerted pieces elaborated last evening by the chorus
and orchestra of the Brussels' company—and not only
perfectly elaborated as to the music, but as to the
acting also. Each chorus singer is an actor ; he has his
part to perform in the general action of the drama, and
he performs it. This gives an appearance of vitality to
the opera, which contributes, in a very essential man-
ner, to keep up the interest of the audience. The house
was very well attended, and almost all the private boxes
appeared to be occupied. The principal artistes were
called for at the conclusion of the opera.

Mr. Cook had an interview yesterday with the Chan
cc:l°r of the Exchequer.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

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We mentioned some time back the death of a tra-
♦eller named Mazure, whose body was found in a wood on
the Lyons-road The conductor, who, after allowing him to
alight in consequence of sudden indisposition, had refused to
wait a few minutes, and gone on without him, was last week
condemned by the correctional police of Moalins to one
month's imprisonment, 9,000 f. damages, and costs. After the
diligence had driven on the unfortunate traveller was robbed
and murdered.

A ROGUE CAUGHT AND RELEASED.--We learn
from the Boston Star that an Englishman, named A. T.
Leman, a mahogany-dealer in London, after swindling his
creditors out of about 90,000 dollars, left for this country,
and arrived here in the ship Joshua Bates. One of his
creditors followed him in the Caledonia, and learning that
Leman had offered to Mr. Henshaw, broker, in Boston,
5,0001. in Bank of England notes for sale, he ferreted him
out, and obtained from him 10,000/. in Bank of England
notes and soverigns, and allowed him to escape.—New
Yorh Journal of Commerce.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—On Monday night a
lengthened inquiry was entered into and concluded at the
King's Arms, New.road. St. George's-in-the-East, before
Mr. Wibiain jiaker, respecting the death of Thomas Alex-
ander Bartlett, aged eight years, whose death is alleged to
have been caused by a blow inflicted on him by Mr. John
Lloyd, proprietor of the Railway Dairy, Railway-arch,
Joseph-street. It appeared from the evidence that on the
afternoon of June 20th, deceased was amusing himself,
with some other boys about his own age, at a game called
" cat," when the piece of wood, upon being hit by him, went
against some hoops outside the door of the house in the oc-
cupation of Mr. Lloyd. He came out and struck deceased
with his open hand. Deceased ran away, followed by Mr.
Lloyd, who, with his clenched fist, struck him on the right
side of his face, on which the left side of his head came
against the wall of the arch. The effect of the blow caused
him to scream violently. He went home, and the next day
he complained of his head and face, and was unable to eat
his food as usual. From that time his health declined.
About a fornight after he received medical attendance,
when he sank into a state of insensibility, and died on Friday
last. Mr. Cleland, jun., attended the deceased for a short
time, and he was of opinion that he had received some injury
of the brain, as he was suffering from inflammation of that
organ, lie was subsequently attended by Mr. Hawkins, of
the Commercial-road, who made a post mortan examination
of the body, and found a coagulum of blood on the left
of the size of a half-crown.
hemisphere of the cerebrum,
That was the cause of death, and he had no doubt that it was
the effect of violence. The jury, after a brief consultation,
returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against John Lloyd.
Lloyd was yesterday committed fur trial by the magistrate of
the 'Maws Police-court,

WEDNESDAY.—The above election took
place this day, and terminated in the unopposed re-
election of Lord Alfred Paget. The city throughout the
day maintained its wonted quiet, and but few parties
appeared to take any interest in the proceedings. At
the nomination, which took place this morning, the
Noble Candidate was proposed by the Rev. Mr. Moyer,
and seconded by Major Majendie.
No other candidate having been nominated, and the
usual formalities having been gone through, the Noble
Lord, having been declared duly elected, addressed the
electors at some length, congratulating them upon the
successful carrying out of the measures proposed by the
la' e Premier, and justifying the bygone policy of the
Whig Government, and giving as his opinion that the
only sound policy upon which the Government
could act would be by carrying out the prin.
ciples of free trade fully and entirely. After
alluding to the conduct of Sir Robert Peel in
carrying out the really Whig measures of the for.aer
Government, the Noble Lord said, "Let it be understood
that I do not blame the men who have carried those
measures, far from it ; for I believe that the Right lion.
Baronet lately at the head of the Government has car-
ried them from conscientious motives—(bear, hear)—
anti he and his allies have done all they could to repair
their former errors."—(llear, hear.) With reference to
the corn-saws, the Noble Lord observed that he did most
•inccrely hope and believe that the repeal of those laws
would not be found to injure any, but, on the con-
trary, would benefit all.—(Hear, hear.) Ile went upon
the broad principle, and finding there was no law to in-
terfere with the price of wages, so also there ought to be
no law to regulate the price of food ; but that the
working man had a right to go to the cheapest
market for his supply of the common neces-
saries of life. After expressing his belief that free
trade would hereafter be carried out fully and exten-
sively, his Lordship briefly touched upon the subject of
national education. As t. the improvement of that educa
tion, that they alone could hope and expect an improve-
ment in the welfare and moral improvement of the people.
It was to be hoped that the present Ministry would
bring forward a measure that would effect so desirable
an object without interfering with or outraging the reli-
gious feelings of those whom it was intended to benefit.
After expressing a desire that the Government should
carry out a more liberal and equal mode of ruling Ire-
land than heretofore ; and after returning his sincere
'Larks to the electors for the honour conferred upon
him, his Lordship retired from the front of the hustings
amid loud cheers.