The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-01 00:00:00

ALELPIII TREATRE.

Last evening Mr. and Mrs Barney Williams. the cele-
brated Anicrican comedians, grade their first appearance
in London at this favfurite place of amusement, The
part chosen by Mr,. Williams for her debut was Melissa,
a Yankee girl in a comic drama eiititl-d The Customs of
the Country. The piece is merely intended to develope
the specu,attve characteristics of " down 'sisters," and
Mrs. Williams' delineation was admirable, The audi-
ence was perfectly conenl4ed with laughter, and at the
termination of the piece Mrs. Williams was called for,
and received a c mplete ovation. Mr. Williams selected
Buckstone's farce e:f the Irish Lion, for his debut, and
the reception he met with was as successful as that of his
cara sposa. The house was filled in every part.

As soon as the vocal and instrarnental concert was
over, the minute guns warned this distant comp toy that
the event of the evening, the baleen ascent, was about
to take place.
A. 4 this moment a little incident occurred which catised
some amusement and excitteneet in the balloon cure:e.
Itaopeared that a lady and gentleinau who felt a desir-
to navizate the air and enjoy a panoramic view, which
nuthing but a balloon trip esti give, ael wh, were Pre-
sent to make arrangements for a trip on Thursday next,
suddenly tarns to the conclusion " that there was no
time like the present," and both' male apphottione fx•
seats, but unfortunately one only 'wall bi itcioinno-
divel,, and the spirited determination of
vailing over the timid fears of the gentleman, the• fair
one was instantly banded toirer seat amidst •,he cae.ers
of the visitors. • A few t. ••- paraiien,
when the Prince of Wa!esOw-, in tritielph an ex-
celleet impersonation of the go. fora
The balloon took a sonth-west • r y course with great
rapidity, and when over Wimbleden Commit., Dean
contrived to land safely, though the ground current 'wen •
pelled him to call upon his fair passenger fir esiistaec,',
who, with an unnerved arm, promptly and 'etliciently
rendered it. Within an boor and a ball from the time of
the ascent the lady joined her frian.L in the ward,lo, d•:-
Oaring that language failed her in eescrihing the novelty,
the magnificence, and splendour of a balloon trip.
Tke splendid water fireworks closest this juvemle fête,
which was from beginning to end a succession of excite-
ment and amusement which is rare), to be found, except
within the bound.; of Ito -al Cretuorae. A repetition of
the fitte takes place on Thursday next, when the whole
force of the Citizen &emu-boat Company atli join in a
pyrotechnic storming of the Royal Citadel from the Ash-
burnbain Bay, and a party of amateurs are expecte-I to
ascend in the Royal Cremorne Balloon.

THE POLITICAL T WALS AT NAPLES.

NAPLES, JUNE 26.

Once more we have been called on to a itness the scene
of a political trial, which every one believed bad been
suspended, and by a wise policy, in the actual position of
the country, suffered to die a natural death. No such
thing ; vengeance must have its own, and yesterday the
trials were renewei. The American and Prussian
Ministers were present, as also ,the Sardinian Charge
d'Affaires, all three of whom are most indefatigable
in their attendance. The features o' the case
did not possess any great interest. Witnesses
for the defence were examined, men of high cha-
racter, who reported most favourably of AncOnietta
Pace, to whose name, it will be remembered
that in the atto di accuse, the Attorney-General
had assigned an opprobrious epithet. Amongst other
witnesses, Ca. Philaugieri, a relative of Prince Satriano,
and D. Liborio Romano, spoke very highly of this
persecuted member of a most persecuted family. She
seems to have used great and legitimate effortsito pro-
cure the liberaiion from the Bagni, of Ventre, who was,
her " fidanzato," and hence much of the animosity and
the persecution against her. On a wish being expressed
by the defence to send to Lecce for another testimony in
her favour, the President tried to overrule it on the
grOund of the distance, and expense, and inconve-
nience ; and the Attorney.Generai put an end to the
question by renouncing the special charge of immorality
ri,,,,ainst Pace. Another witness, whose examination tic•
cupied much time, was a galey slave (poiticat prisoner)
from Procida, who was present, accompanied by a sol-
dier. He deposed to having been closely confined on
his orrest vial a man condemned to death ; that on she
third day of his arrest the Attorney-General CAIIIO to bitu
and induced him to Sign a deposition, incriminating the
prisoners, which deposition be now rrtracted, as
having been taken under the influence of fear.
Attorney-General, howe'ver, read a letter
from him, in which he spoke of valuable te.
timony he bad given to the Governinert, adding,
that it he could not maintain it in court his life was
dear to him. It appeals that he had been in datiger of
assassination in the Bagni of Proctde, and was in consi-
derable fear. His evidence, therefore, is not considered
of any value iither one way or the 'titi.er ; but, it is very
important and harries; big, as showing now men may be
induced to criminate others in the kingdom iit
and how horrible a system prevails in the Bagni, where
Christian.men herd together like wild beasts, and may,
too,. murder each other. How lung this case will drag
its weary rength along there is no eayi, g.

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 30,

STOCK EXOHANGF..—The market has been doing a very
steady business to-day, and prices of all the leading stocks
ars about the same as Saturday.

MANCHESTER, JUNE 30.

STOOK EIOHANGE.—The market has been active to-
day, with a good business, and prices closing rather higher.
SLceifields, 35i—llitto, Pref., 12 3-16 East. Lancashire,
21.—Midlands, 854—Cheshire Junction, 20 —London
stock, 101—Leeds, A—Doverei 23—Berwick capital stock,
n 5.16 I Great Western of Canada, 26$— Ditto, new, 3;i'
p.—Culthionian Pref., 104--East Anglian, 4i— North
British, 9i.