The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-05 00:00:00

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DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Last evening the enterprising and indefatigable Mr. E. T.
Smith gave a very fine performance of "11 Trovatore," with
Titiens, Giuglini, Madame Borehardt, and Signor Badiali
in the chief characters. The great German prima don'ia
sang in her grandest manner throughout, and was most
ably supported by Giuglini, who, as Manrico, again dis-
played all the exquisite beauty of voice, refined taste, and
dramatic ability which have rendered him cne of the most
popular singers of the day. The veteran Badiali, too, "fought
his battles o'er again" with undiminished energy, and
gained new victories. To Madame Borchardt, who perso-
nated Azucena for the first time in London, great praise is
likewise due. The music of the part is in many places ra-
ther too low for her, but she altered it where necessary very
judiciously, and her performance on the whole was very
successful.

The house was densely crowded, and the usual redemands
and recalls were not wanting.

Mr. Smith gives another performance of Italian opera
this evening.

A pension of £7O a-year has been given to Mr.
Charles Duke Yonge, author of several Greek and Latin
school-books, for literary services.

The vicarage of Basildon, Berkshire, has become
vacant by the death of the Rev. Robert Bailey Fisher,
M.A., of Pembroke College, Oxford. The benefice, which
is worth about DSO a-year, is in the gift of the trustees of
the late Rev. Charles Simeon, of Cambridge.

TIIE EDINBURGH BANQUET TO LORD BROUGHAM.
understand that the dinner to Lerd Brougham, for
which a requisition from many of the leading citizens of
Edinburgh of all ranks and classes was despatched to his
lordship several months ago, is likely to take place on Wed-
nesday, the 26th inst.
There is no prospect, at present, that the Mi-
nisters will be summoned again to London to attend a
Cabinet Council, but, immediately after the arrival of the
Court at Windsor Castle (expected on the 17th instant),
the Queen will hold a Privy Council, at which the leading
Minister of the Crown will attend. At this Council the
further prorogation of Parliament will be taken into consi-
deration. At present it stand prorogued to Thursday, the
27th of October.—Court Journal.
The " secret mission," which was announced as
returning from India, is ascertained to have been de-
spatched by the request of the Emperor for the acquisi-
tion of a splendid diamond, said to be unique in the
fineness of its water, and which his Majesty was
determined to present on the 16th of the month,
the fits day of Saint Eugenie. The diamond had
been reported as having been last seen in the possession of
a Jew merchant at Goa, thence carried off for sale to the
confines of China, and was finally captured in possession
of a Portuguese jeweller just at the moment when he wa■
on the point of setting out to offer it to the Shah of Persia.
—Court Journal.

THE ALLEGED POST-OFFICE INQUISITION.—We
are authorised to say that there is no foundation whatever
for a statement which has appeared in some of the public
journals to the effect that, by direction of the Postmaster-
General, or of Mr. Rowland Hill, the officers in the Post-
office at Liverpool have been called Ipon to reply to a series
of questions of an inquisitorial character. The facts of the
case are, that a few persons in that office having, it was
feared, become embarrassed in their affairs and entangled
in a system of pecuniary accommodation, an investigation
was ordered; and the postmaster of Liverpool judged it
expedient, in making that investigation, to address to these
persons certain questions • but this course he took on his
own authority alone ; and on the matter coming to the
knowledge of the chief office, an inquiry into the post-
master's proceedings was immediately instituted.

BRITISH SUBJECTS 'EXPELLED FROM MEXICO.—
It may be remembered that, after the victory of the reac-
tionaries and the triumph of Miramon at Tacubaya, several
English gentlemen of great respectability were arbitrarily
expelled from Mexico by the de facto Government for hav-
ing, in a private representation to Mr. Otway, the British
Minister, used some strong expressions respecting certain
outrages committed by the Mexican authorities on English
subjects. Lord J. Russell, on becoming acquainted with
the circumstances, addressed a despatch to the Mexican
Government, in which he not only demands that the ex-
pelled gentlemen shall be allowed to return, but that repa-
ration shall be made for the losses they have sustained, and
compensation given to those who have been sufferers from
the excesses of the priest-party in Mexico.
The accounts from St. Petersburg confirm the
view expressed as to the bearings of the recent ukase for
the conversion of the enormous paper currency of Russia
into 5 per cent. notes, inconvertible except in certain pro-
portions by annual drawings spread over 37 }ears. The
measure is said to be.regardedwith favour, and it appears
no doubt is entertained that a sum equal at least to about
£60,000,000 of the £110,000,000, which is supposed to be
the total of paper afloat, will be brought in. It 13 also men-
tioned that since the promulgation of the ukase there has
been an increasing tendency to depression in all other Rus-
sian securities—a natural consequence of a change that
may be regarded as a virtual creation'of a new stock of un-
precedented magnitude.

PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 1 dis. and the short exchange on London is 25.15
per D. sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng-
lish Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard
gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price ju
Paris as in London. By advices from Hamburg the
price of gold is 4221 per mark, and the short exchange on
London is 13.41 per D. sterling. Standard gold at the
English Mint price is therefore about 3 10ths per cent.
dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight
is about 1101 per cent., which, when compared with the
Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex-
change is in favour of England ; and, after making
allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte-
rest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importa-
tion of gold from the United States.

IJ rr E s N E -W-

The following tdcgrams have been received at
Mr. Renter's office :

MARSEILLES, OCT. 5.

The French forces concentrated on the frontiers
of Morocco amount to about 20,000 men under the
command of General Martemprey, and it is said
that their operations will not be confined to the
protection of the frontiers of Algeria, but that they
will occupy a portion of the territory of Morocco,
of which Ouchda is the centre, and from which
point the incursions by the Moors have taken place

VIENNA, OCT. 4.

The Austrian Correspondence states that there
is in Vienna no paper of a semi-official character.
The Correspondence also denies the reported wed-
ding of a Prince of the Imperial house.

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.

A letter from Marseilles says that Sardinian
houses are purchasing arms and ammunition there.
The following letter had been received at Marseilles
from Genoa :--" Purchase forthwith 3,800 common
muskets, 2,000 rifles (such as are used by the Chas-
seurs de Vincennes), and 1,000 rifles of another
description. State the price of cavalry pistols. All
these arms are for the Duchies."
The Marseilles letter adds that the order will be
easily executed. There are about 60,000 muskets
for sale at Marseilles. This large stock is explained
by the purchases the Levantines are in the habit
of making in that market, and by those of the
houses who are in the habit of sending arms for
barter to Senegal and Madagascar.
BOURSE, Oct. 4.—The market was buoyant at
the opening. Threes were done at 69f. 60c., and
after improving to 69f. 75e., are now at Of. 65c.
Mobilier varied from 815 f. to 822 f. 50c.; Aus-
trian, 550 f. to 552 f. 50c. ; Lombard, 553 f. 75c. to
5571. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,405 f. to 1,410 f. ; Lyons,
9071. 50c. to 915 f. ; Northern, 9371. 50c. to 9401. ;
Southern, 5171. 50c. to 5201. The following were
the last quotations :-
41 per Cents. 95 25 I Credit Fonder 687 50
Do. end month .. 96 25 I Belgian 417
3 per Cents. 69 65 Piedmontese (5)
Do. end month.... 69 75 Roman B6
Bank Shares 2825 Austrian
Credit Mobilier .. 823 75 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... 820 Home Debt 44i