The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-12 00:00:00

GREECE.

ATHENS, Feb. 7.
The programme of the New Ministry explains the
present situation of affairs, and dwells upon the
difficulties with which they have to contend. The
Ministry declares their adherence to the protoc°,
of the Conference, and announce that a new gene°
election to the Chambers will be necessary.

ATHENS, Feb. s•
Count Walewski, carrying the adhesion of the
Greek Government to the Protocol of the Con•
ference, left to-day on his return to Paris.

OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.
MALTA, Feb. 12.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steal:ller
I'oonah, from Southampton Jan. 30, arrived bete
on the 10th inst. at 7 p.m., and left at 2 a.m• tb
following morning for Alexandria.

ITALY.
FLORENCE, Feb. 13'
'The Nazione of to-day says the assertion that tbe
Minister of Finance has concluded a financial Of"
ration with various foreign capitalists, with the°
ject of suppressing the forced currency, is pre''lv
ture.

FRANCE.
rket
BOURSE, Feb. 11.—Three o'clock.--The 10-
closed as follows :
ti per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 7l 171
Credit Mobilier
End of month 293 75
Credit Foncier 1592 50
End of month..

Bank Shares 3030 5
ItaFan Loan
..,
End of month ---„, 25
' Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt /
Deferred -
s. Cash
Orleans ... 9479
Northern
... llB5
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 6161;
Western
Eastern
• • 575
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 4P2i
North of Spain 63
Saragossa
Roman
.1!)

RAIL WA'

THE 1101I1L CHRISTY'S 311NsTRELS.

The large and talented troupe of vocalists ee
tißstoruymental performers, now know 3'5 thr°'
al,, Christy's Minstrels, made their aPPo
ance in London at the St. George's Hail, L' vet
ham-place, after a tour which has extended 0
six years, during which time they have visited e:th
o cl
e
town and city in England, and finally receive'
Royal command to appear before her Majesty „ of
her Court at Balmoral. The " royal" tronlisvoo
minstrels is under the direction of Messrs. Mbiog
and Montague, and the great and distinguisariti
feature of their entertainment is that all vulgt the
is rigorously excluded. and the songs °10,4
troupe all beara healthy tone and sentiment. T.L.-.:550
particularly observable in the inaugural perforaljoit
last evening, and from the applause with which o
efforts were received a long and prosperous seas
j ot
seems open to them. The corps is one of the ache
that has yet been seen in the metropolis, 3500'
voices are all particularly good, and be sour
nise very delightfully. The programme do
mated last night nearly corresponded with de('
given before the Royal Family, and abet/ 1110
with ballads overflowing with dulcet melody sot)
opening overture, " Zampa," was executed 00
such extraordinary ability that it called fortedenthusiastic encore—an honour it fully des° ry
disit°
and then came some ballads of the most exclotr
description. "Beautiful Hawthorn," by Mr" taste
gerald, is an extremely pretty song, and the oeral
with which it was rendered secured such ge it,
applause that the clever darkey had to rep Theo
which he did with, if possible, greater effe°'.„dseP
came a very humorous song by Mr. Louis I-41" site a
e
" The happiest time in all my life," which he g
,„g -
with capital effect. Mr. Brennir (tenor) g-„
greS/
graceful ballad, " Blue Eyed Violets,7, with ofl e
taste, and Mr. Ball (bass) followed with a flilotra'
" We meet again," in which he exhibited au vied'
ordinary compass of voice. " The Monkesiivalte
ding" is a wonderfully comic ditty, and Mr.
Howard executed it with such spirit and geullle
_eoiog,
that he had to repeat it. The gem of the 700 the
however, was Mr. Bernard's singing " Just be {or°
Battle, Mother ;" it was given with the .00
tenderness and pathos, and elicited an enol3sl'
es la
and well-deserved encore. One of the neioveveBi lies
the programme was " Come where mY 'rtett°
dreaming," unaccompanied, and sang as a ierald
by Messrs. Wilsom, Brennir, Ward, and Fitz46dieace
it was excellently done, and pleased the,,s by. the
very greatly. The lc Christy's GalloPl goo"
company, closed the first part, and then Aitic:ttiraeci
tague came forward, and iu a few but wearrang.e;
sentences explained to tne audience the vitt,
ments for the future, which seemed to n3u.' 4_, 01
Tall"' 10
general approval. Then succeeded a
thewhe
dancing, singing, banjo playing, &C., and
~, by
concluded with a very comic extravaganz;tch
C. Bernard, entitled 44 The Very Grand vu
ticeef
which brought the entertainment to a Yell s
ful conclusion.
chrisv 3 Ibe-
riY 3 ae
The arrival of another troupe o'r • hi
London will doubtless lead to a little bt, ~
tween St. James's and St. George's for tilt
the old song says, "There's room enough
the
accei;
The arrangements by Mr. Nimmo for that ti,,10
modation of the very numerous andienu'oe o'4
tended were in every respect perfect, wit boat
were quietly and comfortably seated W
slightest interruption to the performance.

- life
..gPLOUGIIING MATCHES.—EIeven champion P,fferes4
matches have already taken place this year irl cilaufoc".
iparts ofkingdom, but the principal plough 1115;:ir be
turers havethe not sent their own men to coniPot° for
OP
Ipericzaels,but have left the success of their plollgbs 8013
by ploughmen. Six of these matches have beelifialeO
mon with Messrs. Ransome's ploughs, one Dt's ;erg,
tocoMessrs. Howard's, and the remainder to other °lath
RYISII TICKETING.—Thursday d ---At fte—he 5
to-day 1,529 tons of copper ore retiarlisso7/6,298 55'' ' oil,/
produce of Li 2s. per ton ;4sne copper 98 tops 8 clot
61, standard, £- claello °A
106 ~ being a '
sale of 255.