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population as 65 bears to the population of Lower
Canada. This House will last for five years. The
local Legislatures will remain, but with a restricted
jurisdiction ; each having surrendered into the

bands of the supreme Legislature a portion
of its power.. Over
.each province will pre-
side a Lieutenant-Governor appointed by the
Governor-General, and retaining his office for
five years. The bill classifies under four heads the
distribution of power between the supreme and
local Legislatures.

The first includes those subjects which are placed

under the control of the Colonial Parliaments
affecting the country at large, as the national debt,
trade and commerce, the revenue, and taxation,
both direct and indirect, and on this latter subject
the fullest power is given. These points embrace
currency, coinage, banking, collection and issue
of statistics, as well as criminal legislation, shipping,
navigation, harbours, quarantine, and so forth.
Secondly. Those subjects which are entrusted to
the local. Legislatures. Chief in importance among
these is the power of raising revenue by direct taxa-
tion. The Provinces surrender their right to levy
indirect taxes, and will retain only the power of
direct taxation. The management and control of
their charity and other institutions will remain to
them, and they will be allowed from time to time
to alter and amend their Constitution.

Thirdly. Those subjects which are termed con-
current legislation ; such as Agriculture, Immigra-
tion, and Public Works.

And, lastly, those which are dealt with excep-

tionally, which is intended to provide for extra-
ordinary cases arising from difference of religion,
and the difficulties which may spring from differences
oflanguage and race. These are the principal features
of the bill that will presently be debated in the
House of Commons, and as the measures have re-
ceived the most mature consideration on the other
side of the Atlantic from all interested, it is not

likely that an amendment will be attempted. We
may, then, confidently look for the new nation to

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come immediately into being. Lord CARNARVON

said they were laying the foundation of a great
State, perhaps greater than that of England. In
revenue, in trade, and in shipping it already ex-
ceeded the thirteen colonies which eighty years ago,
at the time of the declaration of independence,
became the United States. He regarded .the
future of the Federation as one of great and happy
promise, and he hoped that a State would be
formed worthy to take its place by the side of one
of the greatest nations of the world. It is con-
sidered by many that each province should have had
the power of electing its own Governor, and that
some provision should have been made by which
the people could have returned their Senators.
Without a particle of real control—•on Eng-
land will still rest no small share of respon-
sibility. The QUEEN will appoint her Vice-
roy, and this officer will now perhaps take
the highest dignity of any functionary nominated
by the Crown as one almost sovereign in his func-
tions. The only connection that will exist between
the young nation and the mother country will be
through this Head of the Administration. Still as
Great Britain appoints him, and he appoints the
Lieutenant-Governors and Senators, the responsibi-
lity of these nominations will in some measure rest
on England. Though the step is by no means
perfect, yet it is a long stride towards inde-
pendence. The next step, we presume, will
be the appointment of a member of the
Royal Family as Governor-General, and the office
made hereditary, which will secure a monarchy and
the complete independence of the country. We
believe that it would have been better both for the
colony and the mother country for the Provinces
to have entered as States of the Union ; but, failing
this, the clear course is towards an independent
sovereignty.--Anglo-American Times.

THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOt THEATRES.

PRINCE OP WALES.
When Mr. Henderson announced his intention of de-
voting his beautiful house for a time to the legitimate
drama, and of inaugurating a series of Shake! rian revivals,
by the production of one of the most beautiful although
perhaps the least known of the groat dramatist's works,
there were many head-shakings and many doubts expressed
as to the pecuniary success of the venture. The disastrous
results of the celebrated Kean revival at the Princess's
some years since, and other notable examples, might have
deterred other managers from venturing out of the beaten
track of sensationalism and burlesque, which seems, ac-
cording to the present day notion, to be the only safe road
to a full treasury. But Mr. Henderson had never known
failure since he put in an appearance in Liverpool, and
his previous success and known liberality in the produc-
tion of everything he attempted, led many to predict that
another triumph would be added to the many he had
achieved during his managerial career. Truly have these
predictions been verified by the production of "Anthony
and Cleopatra," which for grandeur and magnificence
stands unrivalled by anything ever attempted on the
English stage. The scenery, by the Messrs. Grieve, pre-
sents a series of beautiful pictures, each a perfect master-
piece of art, painted with a conscientious and truthful ad-
herence to historical accuracy, and bringing vividly before
the imagination the luxury and splendour of the period
in which the incidents are supposed to have occurred.
The last scene in the third act, representing the Island of
Philac on the Nile (where Anthony and Cleopatra, sur-
rounded by their Court, hold high festival,) is a marvel of
scenic effect. The graceful movements of the dancers,
the beautiful music and clashing of cymbals, the richness
of the costumes, the deep blue of the noble river, over
which the rising moon sheds its silvery light, the exquisite
grouping of the figures, altogether presents a scene of
gorgeous magnificence which beggars description. Mr.
Walter Montgomery sustains the character of Anthony
with considerable dignity and effectiveness ; his manly
and graceful carriage, and rich and beautifully-modulated
voice, enable him to fully realise the noble Roman war-
rior pictured by Shakspere. The Cleopatra of Miss Rein-
hardt is a majestic conception, and rendered with a rare
grace and finish ; possessed of great personal beauty and
a commanding and exquisitely moulded figure, she fully
looks the beautiful and fascinating Egyptian Queen, whose
wiles led the unfortunate Anthony to sacrifices, power,
station, honour, and life,
THEATRE ROYAL. •
Miss Maigeßobertson's debut in Liverpool has been emi-
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nently successful. During the last fortnight she has ap-
peared in a round of characters, and has shown herself
fully deserving of the very high praise which has been
lavished on her by the London ani provincial press.
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great charm of her acting is an entire absence of staginess
and artificiality, and the truthfulness and simplicity with
which she renders her well-conceived and truthful repre-
sentations. Amongst the many difficult charaZters she has
essayed perhaps her most successful effort was that of
Madame de Fontanges in Tom Taylor's drama of "Plot and
Passion,': the every-varying emotions of whichafforded
her full scope for the display of her great talen afft. Her
Juliet was also a brilliant performance, and her conception
of the character true, although differing slightly from the
conventional reading. in fact all Miss Robertson's imper
sonations are far above the average, and aro marked by a
freshness and purity which is in the highest degree refresh-
ing, and which ought to obtain for her a high position in
the legitimate ranks.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
" True to the Core" is a decided success, and crovided
Louses nightly testify their appreciation of Mr. Byron's
Liberality in its production. The drama is skilfully con-
structed, and represents a stirring incident in one of the
most eventful periods of England's history. It is splen-
didly mounted, the scenery by Messrs. Brow is matchleks
in its realistic beauty, especially tho representation of the
Eddystone Rock, with its picturesque grouping of the sur-
vivors of the shipwreck, and which, until the gradually
rising of the waters, forms one of the most effective
tableaux ever witnessed on the stage. The acting;is in
every way worthy of the piece. Mr. Ryder, as Martin
Truegold, gave a forcible and truthful representation of
the rough but true-hearted pilot ; and Miss Hill, as Mabel
(Martin's wife), acted with the simple earnestness and
feeling with which she invests every part she undertakes.
The other characters were also very creditably sustained.
The piece has every prospect of a long and successful run.
44 VARIETIES"-THE LIVERPOOL ALHAMBRA.
We have been all "Jolly Dogs" this week. The great
Vance is amongst us, and seems to have inoculated us with
the spirit of his inimitable humour. Young and old have
flocked to the " Varieties" to hear this idol of the
" Cockneys." Young " Slap Bang," and staid middle-aged
respectability are to be soon side by side joining in Or
chorus of " Costermonger Joe," or eagerly following the
fortunes of "Matilda Baker." The infection seems to
have spread far and near, and to have spared neither age
nor sex. It is even whispered that more than one party
of fair ladies have availed themselves of the privacy of a
box in order to have a poop at the mysteries of "
t.
horrid place," which their husbands, brothers, and lovers
protest they never go to.

The ship Energy arrived at Liverpool, on Mon-
day, from New York. The captain reports that
about 2 a.m. on the 18th inet. a large ball of lire,
coming from the N.V., burst over the ship, knocked
the crew down on the deck, and injured one severely.
There was a heavy gale blowing at the time frOm
the S.W. to S.S.W.