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London, England, 1859-07-04 00:00:00

nTHE SUN, 'LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1859

been menaced. On the contrary, the Emperor NA- from the scene themselves. Lords GREY, LANS-
POLEON has frankly disavowed all and every inten- DOWNE, CLANRICARDE, CLARENDON, and. MINTO
tiOn of interfering with the nationality of Germany. no longer figure in any capacity among the
Then, why should the Germans insult him by dis- catalogue of administrators. Sir GEORGE GREY
believing his solemn promises ? The Germans has sunk from the Home-office to the
should remember that it will be time enough for Duchy of Lancaster. Lord JOHN and• Lord
England to act when the French prove false—but PALMERSTON have " set" to each other in the gay
not till then. political dance, and with a hand across, have changed
places ! Lord JOHN RUSSELL was then First Lord
of the Treasury and Viscount PALMERSTON at the
Foreign Office. Lord JOHN is now at the Foreign
Office and Lord PALMERSTON chief of the coalition
Government. Conspicuous among the members of
which revived Ministry is the -more than ever
anomalously placed right hon. ultra-reformer, Mr,
MILNER GIBSON to wit—then Vice-President, now
President of the Board of Trade. An administra-
tor then in his subordinate position, having no seat
in the Cabinet, now possessing the additional em-
barrassment of that supreme responsibility. Sup-
posing this new Coalition by any means to continue
in existence but long enough, we may be quite cer-
tain of this, that Mr. MILNER GIBSON'S tardy (but,
for them, whenever it may come, premature) with-
drawal from the Ministry will be its next ernbar-

Mr. MILNER GIBSON does not even affect to
emulate the stoic superiority to the temptations of
office evidenced so very recently and so very sig-
nally by the hon. member for Rochdale. Nothing
comes amiss, if it but enables him to have a seat in
the Coalition Cabinet. Poor-law Board, or Board
of Trade—his own eagerly grasped first prize, or
Mr. COBDEN'S leavings—each lure in turn is seized
upon with avidity. " Give me a cup of sack,"
quoth FALSTAFF, " I am a rogue if I drunk to-day"

—" 0 villain !" cries Prince HAL, "thy lips are
scarce wiped bince thou drunk'st last"—" All's
one for that" responds Sir JOHN, with (again)
" A plague of all cowards, say I." And so
with a like gusto, the member for Ashton-under-
Lyne quaffs the drugged goblet of Whig blandish-
ments, but just now disdainfully refused his
quondam associate, late M.P. for the West Riding,
now M.P. for Rochdale.

rassment.

JVYLD'S THEATRE OF WAR.

How much, let us ask, was gained to the ultra-
Liberal cause in the July of 1846—exactly thirteen
summers back—by Mr. THOMAS MILNER GIBSON'S
acceptance of office, for Ihe first time, from the then
Whig Premier, Lord JOHN RUSSELL. Thirteen
years ago, in this same auspicious month for the
Right lion. Gentleman's personal fortunes, he con-
sented to run in harness under the Whig whip !
He was then M.P. for Manchester, by the con-
stituency of which place he had been 'selected
five years previously as one of the two ultra-re-
forming representatives. Mr. GIBSON thereupon in
that July of 1846 became for the first time an Ad-
ministrator. He was sworn in and kissed hands
as a Privy Councillor. He inaugurated his career
as Right Honourable by consenting to assume,
exactly thirteen years ago, the Vice-Presidency of
that very Board of Trade to which he has now been
nominated President, vice COBDEN, who peremp-
torily declines to sell thus cheaply his proud Par-
liamentary Independence. During the one-and-
twenty months ensuing that first acceptance of
office by Mr. MILNER GIBSON, what was the gain
to himself, what was the gain to the country

Under this title Mr. Wyld has produced No. 2 of
his Quartermaster-General's Map, extending from
Malegnano to the West of Lodi, on the River Adda,
to Verona, on the East of the Mincio, and from
Bergamo on the North, at the foot of the Alps, to
Parma on the South of the river Po—thus taking
in the whole scope of the war as hitherto developed.
We need not say that all the places are set down
admirably clear, and the reader may put his finger
on any town or fort mentioned in the late accounts
of the battle.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT

GARDEN.

Bellini's delightful opera, " I Puritani," attracted a
crowded and brilliant audience on the stormy night of
Saturday, to witness the first appearance of the accom-
plished Madame Penco in the role of the heroine. The
other characters were thus distributed, the names of the
artists giving warrant for the excellence with which the
opera was presented :—Arturo, Signor Gardoni ; Riccardo,
Signor Graziani ; Giorgio, Signor Ronconi ; Bruno, Signor
Rossi; Valton, Signor Polonini ; Enrichetta, Madame Tag-
liafico.

We might almost dispense with a notice of all the singers,
with the exception of the representative of Elvira, as Gar-
doni, Ronconi, Graziani, and Polonini have often been be-
fore us in the several parts, with the recent change of Ron-
coni taking Giorgio, the uncle, while Graziana assumes
Ronconi's old character of the Puritan colonel Riccardo.
Graziani's singing of his aria d'intrata, "Per sempre io ti
perdei," and his delivery of " Bel sogno beato," were beau-
tiful specimens of his fine, manly, yet delicate baritone.
The well known duet with Giorgio, "Il salver to dever it
rival," with the " Suoni la tromba," ended the second act
triumphantly; the patriotic sentiment expressed adding, by
association, to the enthusiasm evoked by the dramatic sing-
ing of Bonconi and Graziani..
The Arturo of Gardoni is well known; he dressed and
looked the cavalier Lord Talbot well, and sang, from his
chest, his throat, and his head, in his usual remarkable
manner. He was applauded in " A te, o care," and called,
and sang well in the concerted pieces with Elvira, Enrt'
chetta, and Giorgio. In his re-entrance in the first scene
of act 3, he was greeted at the close of his cavatina ; and
in the following one, in "Da quel di." " Ella e tremante,"
brought in the historically absurd anti-climax of the ruin
of the Stuarts, and the glorious exultant joy and marriage
of the young cavalier with the old Puritan Governor's
daughter, to celebrate the " glory and honour" of " Crom-
vello ;" all which we determined to lose sight of in the
admirable musical features of the finale.

resulting therefrom ? For that matter, indeed,
it might be inquired with about an equal chance
of any satisfactory reply, where was the good
anywhere discernible in return for the abandon-
ment of the Premiership to Lord JOHN RUSSELL,
not simply from the July of 1846 to the April of
1848 (the interval of scarcely two years during
which Mr. GIBSON remained in office as the Whig
Vice-President of the Board of Trade), but from
the 26th of June, 1846, to the 22d of February,
1852, very nearly six long years altogether. Like
the result of Mr. 808 SAWYER'S practice in Clif-
ton—it might all be deposited at the bottom of a
wineglass, and covered over by a gooseberry leaf.
For five years and for two hundred and thirty-nine
days between the summer of forty-six and the spring
of fifty-two Lord JOHN reigned supreme over the
various departments in Whitehall. And as far as
reforms are in any way concerned, that prolonged
interval of time remains a blank upon the -records
of Hansard. Signal as had been the complaisance
with which Mr. GIBt.ON had yielded his consent to
be enrolled upon Lord JOHN'S political staff in the
beginning of 1846—it failed the right hon. gentle-

Turn we pow, as the best in reserve, to the Elvira of
Madame Penco, in every respect a great, an admirable
vocal and dramatic achievement.

The Queen and the Prince Consort honoured the per-
formance with their presence. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness were accompanied by the King of the Belgians
And the Count de Flandre, the Prince of
.Wales end' the
Princess Alice; and his Royal Highness the Duke of Oporto.

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have seen and intimated, precipitately. It was
obvious, in fact, in the April of 1818--the year
and month of the threatened Chartist Demonstra-
tion, and of the not simply threatened but
actually and magnificently realised counter-demon-
stration of the Special Constables—it then became
very generally apparent that Mr. GIBSON'S con-
tinued connexion with the Government might
probably embarrass him in his relations with his
constituency. Vividly conscious of this himself,
Mr. GIBSON resigned the Vice-Presidency of the
Board of Trade—retaining, of course, his honorary
and right honourable rank as one of the Privy
Councillors of the Sovereign. If it be in any way
possible to be so the right hon. gentleman's position
to-day in the new Liberal-Radical-Whig-Peelite
Coalition is positively more anomalous than it was
then under a Whig Administration pur et simple.
Under Lord JOHN'S Premiership Mr. GIBSON
sat in 1846-1847-1848 alone in one of the subor-
dinate posts of the Administration. Ho sits now-
a-days under Lord PALMERSTON'S Premiership—
no longer, it is true, in a subordinate position,.but
in the high position.of a Cabinet Minister—but he
sits thus, in a manner, in every respect far more
strikingly insulated. His eminent associate of
yesterday—the hon. gentleman the member for
Birmingham—has been shamefully passed over
altogether in the formation of this new Coalition
Government. His other eminent associate of yes-
terday—the member for Rochdale—has declined to
accept the office set apart for him during his absence
in America. Mr. GIBSON takes his place at the
Cabinet Council Board—the solitary Radical or
ex-Radical among a total of 15 Ministers, the total
number of the Cabinet having been originally fixed
as we all know at Sixteen.

_ - _
wishing an Opera for the general public, supported by the.
highest ability available in Europe, closed on Saturday with
the great work of Mozart, " Il Don Giova .ni," with a tex-
tual adherence to the composer's score. Titiens was the
dignified Donna Anna, Piccolbmini the piquonte Zerlina,
Badiali the mercurial Don, Marini the grotesque and musi-
cally admirable Lcporello, Mille., Vaneri the hapless
Elvira, Giuglini Don Ottavio, Lanzoni Ii Commendatore,
and CasteLli Masetto. The cast tells its own tale of the re-
sources of the Drury-lane Opera, which in the short period.
of its career has placed more operas in its refiertoire, intro-
duced more talent to the public, and made greater exer-
tions to see:ure success in eVerydepariment than any manage—
ment within memory. The season of 20 additional subscrip—
tion nights opens this evening, with a promise of the variety
and energy which have hitherto marked the directorate of
Drury as an opera house.

Sixteen oddly enough was the grand total of the
RUSSELL Administration—so many of the Whigs
require to have their appetite for place satisfied.
The Secretary for Ireland then as now had a seat
in the Cabinet—the post (now awarded to Mr.
CARDWELL) being then occupied by Mr. LABOU-
CHERE. Mr. LABOUCHERE'S claims are not now
recognised. Lord CAM P BELL then sat in the Cabi-
net as Chancellor, but it was as Chancellor merely
of the Duchy of Lancaster. The woolsack was oc•
cupied by the late Lord COTTENHAM. Mr. (now
Lord) MACAULAY was Paymaster General—
his lordship being now left undisturbed
to the pursuance of his historical researches
at Holly Lodge. Lord Motu= (now Earl
eAnusLE) had the Woods and Forests--
being new vieeregally banished to the Irish Lord-
Lieutenancy-
Lord BROUGHTON (then Sir JOHN
HOBRotst) held the Board of Control—now con-
fided, under
its new name, to the risdom of Sir
CHARLES wo then, in 1846, the wonder- •
working WI •
116' Chancellor of the Exchequer. The
Earl of MINTO Was Privy Seal—the ornamental
post now awarded
Earl of CLARENDON
to his Grace of ARGYLL. The
held the chieftainship of the
Board of Trade—now shuffled
about between Mr.
COBDEN and Mr. GIB,:o.
-T. The Earl of AUCK-
LAND was First Lord of the Admiralty—
a perillous and responsible office, now
entrusted to the 'Prentice hand
of -the Duke
of SOMERSET. The Marquis.: of cLA,NnICARDE
was Postmaster-General—an office nowadays con-
fided to the Farl of ELGIN as the inadequate reward
of his late resplendent diplomatic achievements
The venerable Marquis of LANSDOWNE was Presi-
dent of the Council—a distinction now reserved for
the comparatively youthful Earl GRANVILLE.
Lord GREY was at the Colonial-office instead
of its present chief, then Lord LINCOLN. Lords
AUCKLAND and COTTENIIAM .have passed away

LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR IN ITALY.

MILAN, JULY 1 (via TURIN).

The legion of General Garibaldi and the division
of General Cialdini are manoeuvring to close up
the whole valley of the Adige, in order thus to
render themselves masters of the Lago di Garda,
and to isolate Verona from the Tyrol.

but it is as sure that he will be sacrificed as that I
hold a, pefi in my right hand. In fact, there are
strong indications that the Emperor will soon have
to part with the kingdom of Hungary or with
Baron Bach. The storm has long been brewing,
and is about to burst.

BERNE, JULY 2.

A body of Chasseurs des Alpes, 5,000 strong, has
arrived at Tirano, under the command, it is said, of
General Garibaldi himself.

TRIESTE, JULY 2.

The American steam frigate Wabash has left our
port for Messina. To-day 700 prisoners of war
passed through this town for Nabresina. The Arch-
duchess Charlotte is about to establish an hospital
for wounded soldiers in the Archducal palace here,
and to support it with an annual donation of
20,000 florins.

TRIESTE, JULY 3

A steamer arrived here to-day from Constanti-
nople passed the day before yesterday, at Curzola,
on the Dalmatian coast, a French squadron com-
posed of six ships of the line, five frigates, and
many gunboats.

FRANCE.

PARIS, SATURDAY.

PARIS BOURSE, July 2.—Te market has been
very steady. A general conviction prevails that
the neutral Powers will soon interpose their media-
tion, and that an armistice may soon be concluded.
Threes were done at 62f. 95c., and advanced to
63f. 45c. Mobilier varied from 660 f. to 670 f. ;
Austrian, 435 f. to 447 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,235 f. to
1,2471. 50c. ; Lyons, 837 f. 50c. to 8451. • Northern,
9401. to 945 f: The following were the last quo-
tations :

TRIESTE, JULY 3.

------ - -
41 per Cents. .... 93 70 Credit Fonder 635
Do. end montk .. 93 50 Belgian 41 —
3 per Cents. 63 35 Piedmontese (5)
Do. end month.... 63 25 Roman B2
Bank Shares 2720 Austrian
Cridit Mobilier „ 660 Spanish Threes
Do. Account .„ „ 661 25 Home Debt —

An English steamer coming from Liverpool an-
nounces that on the 26th ult. disturbances took
place in Messina. Four Sardinian war steamers
were at Messina, of which three had left for the
Adriatic Sea.

RAILWAYS.

Off Ancona were four English ships of the line,
with three steamers.

Yesterday Count Rechberg, the Austrian Pre-
mier, passed Nabresina.

Cash. Account.
Orleans , 1242 50 .. 1242 42
Northern . 940 .. 942 50
New ditto. — .. 800
Lyons and Mediterranean 832 50 .. 832 50
Geneva 495 .. 495
Southern
Western 520 .. 515
Eastern
Sardinian 376 25 .. 376 25
Austrian
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 26f. 121 e. ; money,
25f 9c.; three months, paper, 241. 971 c.; money, 24f. 95e.

BERLIN, JULY 3.
-'iCiecording to reliable information, Field-Marshal
Prince Windischgratz is expected here this even-
ing, on a special mission, coming from Vienna, via
Dresden.

THE BRAZIL MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY.

MUNICH, JULY 3.

The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Tyne,
Captain T. W. Sawyer, with the usual Brazilian
and River Plate mails, in charge of Lieut. Bolton,
arrived this morning at ten o'clock.
During her voyage homewards she experienced
fine weather, and light trade winds.

The Tyne brings mails from the following places :
—Buenos Ayres, May 28 ; Monte Video, 31st; Rio
de Janeiro, June 8 ; Bahia, 11th ; Pernambuco,
13th ; St. Vincent, 21st ; Lisbon, 29th. The Tyne
brings specie to the amount of £51,644, and on
freight diamonds to the value of £2,150.

On account of want of money for war purposes
an extraordinary Diet has been convoked for the
14th of July instant.