The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-17 00:00:00

MADAME RLSTORI.

This distinguished actress is to make her last ap-
pearance this season on Monday next at the Royal
Italian Opera. The New Opera House will afford
ample accommodation for the numerous admirers
of Madame Ristori, and many will thus be able to
avail themseives of the opportunity of witnessing
her farewell performance, who might have been
unable to procure admittance in the more limited
space of St. 'James's Theatre. Madame Ristori
will appear in the character of the Maiden.
Queen, in 'the historical play of Elizahetta,
Regina D'lnghilterra, and she will on that
occasion take her benefit, thus giving a
double inducement to the public to testify
their appreciation of her abilities. The high
rank Which Madame Ristori baa attained
in tragic art is unquestionable. Her wonderful
talents have sustained the enthusiasm of her ad-
mirers, under all the disadvantage of acting, in a
foreign language, plays which are often sadly defi-
cient in sense and spirit. Those who have witnessed
her successful delineation of the character of Mary .
Stuart, will be interested to watch her impersona-
tion of her great rival, whose very opposite nature
will display the versatile powers of the tragedienne.
We have no doubt that the final appearance of
Madame Ristori will be an artistic triumph, and
•we trust that the appreciation of her English ad-
mirers, will induce her to return to us at an early
opportunity.

A Cabinet Council was held at the official resi-
dence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at 12
o'clock, this day. The Ministers present.were—
the Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli,
the Lord Chancellor, the Mari:pia of Salisbury,
the Earl of Hardwicke, Mr. Walpole, the Earl of
Malmesbury, the Right Hon. Sir E. B. Lytton,
the Right Hon. General Peel, the Right Hon.
Sir J. Pakington, Lord Stanley, the Right
Hon. J. Henley, and Lord John Manners.
After the Council the Earl of Derby left for
Osborne, where he will remain, on a visit to her
Majesty, till Monday next.
A pension of 1001. a year has been granted by the
Earl of Derby to Mr. W. Desborough Cooley, known
in the literary world chiefly for his contributions to
geographical science.

The Hants Advertiser states that Bannester Court, in
Hampshire, the seat of the late E. Fitzhugh, Esq., has
been purchased by Sir Edward Hulse, Bare., fora real•

dence.

LADY BIILWER LYTTON.—We have sincere pleasure
in stating that our recent anticipation has been realised,
and that, on a special report by Dr. Forbes Winslow, a
family arrangement, satisfactory to all parties, was yas
tevday concluded, and Lady Balmer Lytton will re urn
to town this day.—Morning Post.

The csnversion to the Catholic faith of one of the
members cf the British Embassy in Paris is much spoken
cf in diplomatic c:rCleP.—Court Journal.
C.;nrit de Cavour left Turin on the lith for Switzer-
land. General de la Blarmora is entreated during his
absence with the department of FlreiguAffsir., and
Coinmanier Deforests, Minister of Justice, %cith that of
the Interior.

The Bombay mail is expected to be delivered in
London about the 19'h inst. . •

THE 'ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—LivEnrooL, 'Friday.—
The squadron wiil leave Queenstown te-morrow, with
the ohjoct, of renewing the attempt to submerge the
Atlantic telegraph
NATIONAL AS3URANO3 COMPANY OF ICELAND.--At
the half yearly meeting of this camps= y, held in Dublin
on Tbursilay, a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. was
declared, and a sum of nearly 20,000/. carried to next
account.

The Dublin papers announce the death of Mr. Patrick
Costello, a well•known member of the legal profession in
Ireland, and formerly Clerk of the Rules in the C nrt
of Qu,t3n'a Bench. By his death a peason of 8001. p.,.r
annum ceases.

CONFESSION OF ITIJEDER.—A common Poldier 'in
Jersey has given h'rnself up as the murd,rzr of his wife
and chill, by smotherieg them some years ince in Eng-
land. Its states that he has been a clergyman of the
English church. ! Fle appears to have roc6vcd a ionotier
edccaUo'.
GOVERNMENT EMIGRATIoN.—The Government etni:
E !ward Oliver. I.l67_tons, Captain (lard.
l'abh Bay, Cape of Good Hope, in charge of Surgeon-
S3perintenden t•F. William Johnson, with 481 emigrants,
ail Of whom wera selected by the Hon. William Field,
tha Emigration Cirnmissioncr for tho Cape of Good
Hope: '

A further dividend cf lg. (making 134. 6d. in the
pout 44) is an-notinced by the official manager-of the Royal
Briti di Bank, and the tua.of the Retand4 at the Bank
of En 'land having been granted to Mr. !larding f,r the
10 b, llth, and 12th of August; tho payment will be
made there on those days.

The Shooting Star ha•l arrived from Melbourne, in 85
days, with 41,598 ounces of gold: valued at 166,3921
Sq it is probable that the 138,1081. by the Teviot, and
the 405,328/. by the Royal Chortfr, wail reach London
in a day-or tato; the total of Australian mr.ld deliverable
alrrtrr,t immediately is thus nearly 710,0001. The only
two gold sbips•now known to be out are the Heather
Bell, which left Melbourne on the sth of May, and the
Eagle on the 13th, bringing together upwards of
400.0001.

TRH STAMFORD ELECTION.—The Stamford Mercury
observes of ,he election which takes place there to.day
The aR-dr excites scarcely any attention in the
town—indeed, the impertaat act of sendiog a membsr
to Parliarcient is marked with less interest in Stamford
than a miseraNs vestry squabble. It is worthy of note
tha Sir Staffor3 Northcote does not attempt to bur-
lesque the c ,natituency. Hitherto they have" been :.d-
-dressed by carolida'o, as the 'worthy and indTendent
electors ' the new candidate appeal, to them [Amply as,
'eleotors,' without any sarcastic adjective prefixed to
the term." •

THE REGISTRATIONS.—The last day allowed for the
payment ef assessed taxee, hnuse.taxes, and poor• rates,
due on their premises up to January 5, by parties
claiming to vote on a 10/. household qualification for a
city or borough, is Tuesday, the 20th inst.. and if this
payment is not made the vote will be dint!lowed. All
persons ctaiming to vote for ceunties must send notice
thereof in the usual form to the overseers of the parish
in whielfthe'property for which the vote is claimed is.
situated on or before the said 20thinst. ; but if the par-
ties are already on the register they need not make out
a new claim, unless they have changed their qualifica-
tinns cr places of abode.
PEOLS OF THE PEERS.—Lastnieht, whilst the Earl of
Elienborough was addressing the House of Lords on the
12th clause of the India Bill, a portion of the ornamental
work 01 theceiling fell with aconsiderable Iroise, and caused
a momentary interruption of the discussion. The frag-
ment, which was of sufficient size and weight to do'
serious mischief, fell on the front opposition bench below
the gangway, between the Earl of Shelburne and Lord'
Templeceoie, but nesrer to the former noble lord, whose
left band it seemed to have grazed. The Marquis of
Lansdowne, who, like many other peers, seemed to be
at first unaware of the eature of the accident, left his
seat and addressed some words to his lords hip,doubtless
with a view of inquiring whether he had been hurt.
Although some apprehension might naturally be enter-
tained that some further contiguous portion of the work
might give-way, the noble earl contintred to occupy the
same seat fir anonsiderable time. The fragment which
gave way was a portion of that part of the roof which
is inscribed with the words, " Dieu et mon Droit," in
Gothic characters.
THE LAMARtINE FUND. —The first list of subscriptions
received to assist in relieving M. Lamartine from his
present pecuniary embarrassments, includes the Duke
of Bedford, 501., the Duct-: see of Sutherland, 251., the ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL
Marquis of Lansowne, 25/., the Marquis of Clanrioarde, LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. ,
CHARTER.
51., Lord J. Russell, 251., Lord Dufferin, 201. Lord •
Stanley, 10/., Viscount Goderich; 15/. 15e, -the. Bishop
This afternoon the screw steamship Royal
of St. David s, 10!. 10e, Lady Byron, 10/.loe the"
93 ays,,
Speaker ef the House d Commons, lee, Right Charter arrived in the Mersey, after a passage from
II ~
Hon. Sir E. Bialwer Lytton, 30/ , Sir R. Peel, D.► t not favoured with more than three weeks' fair
50t, W. M. Thackeray, Esq , 101. Chas. Sartori?, Esq.,
501., George Tomline. Esq., . M.P., 25/., W. Stireing, doubling Cape Horn, and from the sot of strong
E,q , el,p., 201., W. Gore .Langton Esq., M.P., breezes. Nearly all her coals were exhausted sted in
10/o currents and contrary winds she was unable to
Thomsoni Hankey, Esq., M.P., a., Langton,
make St. Vincent's to procure a fresh supply.
ST. SWITHIN IN LONDON.—The rainy saint made a Capt. Taylor appears to have exerted himself both
triumphant entry into London on Thursday, being his here and at the Azores to reach a coaling pA, but
anniversary, according to the calendar, although lie de- without success. The ship b:ings 400 passengers,
ferred his visit until a souaewbat late hour in the ever..-and 120,000 ounces of gold, of which 50,000/. are
' I
ing. Portentous clouds flee about all day, and o.cca-
in sovereigns
sional showers gave indication of an approaching storm, The Melbourne
The same morning that the ship
Shortly before midnight the storm came on with terrific a ~
violence, the rain came down in torrents, fleelias of
.‘
s___,
sailor Hamel John Smith was crushed to death
, nir),, followedeach re eunseenence of the upier ma;ntops..ail carrying
away while the yard was being lowered. The tie
pi i ,etahlt
of' rt
thunder
shokotthoenrdeovneryfrmothomoenn;,
end while
to heavyoe
other. This continued until 2 o'clock, when the stormbroke the engine-room hatch, smashing the glass
somewhat abated, but it has hen raining, with very rout', and falling upon the engines, which, without
slight interaiisAen, ever since; a-md if reliance is to le, further Climagi, were stopped.
placed upon the old story we shall be blessed with daily .The following vessels were spoken or sighted
showers for forty cloys to come. . during the passage :
CHEAP Thu. TO BouLouNr. The Sonth-Eastten In lat. 9 len. 39, the Black Douglas., from Liverpool to
Reil way announce a special excursion to Beulogne on Bombay, 33 4111.7, out ; in lee 5 56, 100. 29 40, the
Tuesday next, the first-class fares there and back, in- Dani4l tatque Joannas, from Swansea to Valparaiso;
eluding a free passport and the privilege ef remainit g in late 40, a Portuguese brig standing to the southward ;
three clear days on the French coast, amounting to 20e. in lat. 9 10, 100. 26 40, the Amer:can ship Harriet and
only ; while those who are content to, Wavel in covered Bessie ; in lat. 13, long. 28 36, a large English paddle
carriages may accomplish the same journey for 128. ed. steamer, supposed to be the West India snail steamer,
The famous Benlegne races will take place ou Thorsdas, steering to the north -east ; in let. 20 32, long. 37 30,
when a day train at the same fares, and with free pass- the Antigua, from the Clyde, bound to Demerara ; in
om Bru
fr ports, wilb
loleave Lon
ixdon-bridge at 5.30 a.m., returning fat. 45 11, long. 28, the Arachne and City of Canton,
g pen Special performances will take from Calcutta to Liverpool ; in lat. 40 10, long. 25 40,
neat s.
place in the theatre at Boulogne daring the three days' the °curia Multne, with sugar, 108 days from Sings-
stay of the excareioniste, expressly for them, and to pore to Liverpool; and in ab ea lat. 48 45, 'passed
treewerd-bound vessels, but weather too dirty .
which they will be admitted on shoeing thsir excursion i several ho
t:ckete at a nominal charge, 1 to Lignal.