The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-07 00:00:00

HAY2IIARICET 7HEATRE.

The promises of Mr. Charles Mathews on the occasion
of the first i epreseutation of his comedy, " The Soft Sex,"
have been fully redeemed, and the play now elicits the most
unbounded applause. The effect of the shortening of the
piece has been to make the action much more effective, and,
as a natural consequence, the "situations," as they are pro-
fessionally termed, much more telling. Mr. Charles
Mathews's Solon Boilover is one of those fine efforts
of eccentric comedy for which he is unapproachable, and
Buckstone's " Biggins" is replete with comic humour. A
more complete picture of a hen-pecked husband could not
be portrayed than that of Mr. Compton as Mandwindle.
Mrs. Charles Mathews has a very excellent part, which she
evidently plays with much relish. The other parts are all
capitally sustained, and a long and prosperous run for the
comedy may be certainly expected.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF MONTPENSIER.—
In consequence of the severity of the weather the Spanish
war steamer Don Antonio IJlloa put back to Falmouth on
Wednesday evening to await a favourable change. The
Duke and Duchess of Montpensier landed, and took up their
abode at the Green Bank Hotel.

PLYMOUTH ELECTION.—Mr. Walter Morrison, of
Harley-street, London, who is now at Pearse's Royal
Hotel, Plymouth, is understood to be the candidate in the
Liberal interest for the seat vacant by the elevation of Lord
Valletort to the House of Peers. The Conservatives have
not yet announced a candidate.
The Germanic Diet at one of its late sittings
adopted the proposition of the Military Commission, re-
commending, as a measure of urgency, the construction of
sluices round the fortress of Radstadt. A credit of 339,000
florins will be devoted to the execution of the works.

" If we are well informed," says tho Nationalites
of Turin, " the question of the suppression of passports be-
tween France and Daly will soon be settled. M. Bene-
detti has turned his attention to the matter, and has it in
contemplation to reduce the number of clerks in his lega-
tion, who were specially employed on duties connected with
that practice."
The Italie of Turin mentions the rumour of a
marriage calculated to strengthen the bonds which now
unite Italy to Portugal, namely, that of Don Pedro V.,
King of Portugal, with the Princess Marie Pie, daughter
of King Victor Emmanuel, now in her 14th year.
FRENCH WAR VESSEL IN THE FIRTH OF FORTH.
—The Expeditive, a French corvette of 4 guns and 80 men,
Capt. C. Oriel; commander, came up the Firth early on
Thursday morning, and anchored in Burntisland Roads.
Although of somewhat small dimensions, the Expeditive
has all the tidiness and minutime of a ship of war; and dur
ing her stay, which is we believe to extend to about a week,
she will no doubt prove a source of attraction to visitors,
numbers of whom from the Burntisland shore were cheer-
fully received on board on Thursday, and allowed to inspect
the vessel. She comes here with the purpose of procuring
freshwater and provision supplies.—Scotsman,

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AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 7.

The Royal Mail steamship Persia, which arrived
here this morning at 12.30, left New York on the
28th inst., and brings 124 passengers. She landed
the English and Irish mails and 13 passengers, and.
proceeded at 1 a.m. All well.

NEW YORK, AUG. 27.

A deputation of New York and Boston bankers
has left for Washington, in order to urge upon
President Lincoln a vigorous prosecution of the

war.
The Confederate pickets have approached nearer
Arlington, but no attack is anticipated.
Three ladies have been arrested at Washington,
as Confederate spies.
The Federal Government has interdicted three
New York journals from passing through the post.
The Mayor of Washington has been confined in
Fort Lafayette.
Fort Fillmore has surrendered to the Southern

troops.
The Federal Government has appointed an agent
at New York to deliver passports to travellers
leaving the United States.
The opinions of the English press form the lead-
ing topics of discussion in the New York journals.
Numerous arrests continue to be made.
The Hibernian and the City of Washington. have
arrived out.

NEW YORK, AUG. 28, 11 A.M.

An important expedition, under the command of
General Butler, left Fortress Monroe on the 26th
inst. It consisted of the frigates Minnesota and
Wabash, the war-sloop Pawnee, and the gunboats
Monticello and Harriet Lane, two propellers, and
numerous small craft.
The vessels carry 100 guns and 4,000 men. Their
destination is not known.

It is reported from Western Virginia that a por-
tion of the Federal force, under General Rozen-
cranz, had been surrounded and badly defeated at
Summerville by the Confederates, under General
Floyd.
It is also reported that the confederates in North-
Eastern Missouri are retreating out of Missouri,
and that the Federals have left Athens in

pursuit. .
The British war steamer Rinaldi has arrived at
New York.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, AUG. 27, Evening.

Money abundant; exchange quiet—on London,
1072 to 1071. Stocks very dull ; New York
Central, 731 ; Erie, 241; Illinois, 641. Cotton
firmer, with moderate demand; middling upland,
181 to 181. Flour and wheat in good demand ;
for export wheat 2c. lower ; for corn good inquiry.
Provisions unchanged. Coffee quiet. Sugar in
extensive demand. Molasses quiet.

TURIN, SEPT. 6.

The Official Gazette of to-day contains the nomi-
nations of General della Rovere as Minister of
War, and General Pettinengo as Lieutenant of
Sicily.

The Italian journals of to-day state that rumours
are current that negotiations are being conducted
for a marriage between the Princess of Savoy and
the brother of the King of Portugal.
The Popolo d' Italia publishes a letter from the
General Commanding at Castellamare, which con-
firms that the disembarkation of the English took
place solely for the purposes of drill, and had no
political motives.

PESTH. SEPT. 6.
The Assembly of the Comitat of Pesth has been
definitively dissolved.
The functions of the Obergespann of the Comitat
are suspended, and the Royal Commissioner has
been invested with full administrative powers.

MADRID, SEPT. 6.

The Madrid journals of to-day publish news from
Havannah to the 10th ult., announcing that General
Serrano bad been received with enthusiasm.

The same journals contain the following intelli.

gence :
The principal difficulties in the way of the re-
organization of San Domingo have been removed.
The Congress of Mexico has rejected the amnesty
scheme.
General Ortega will follow up the reactionists.

RAGUSA, SEPT. 6.

About 6,000 Montenegrins crossed the frontier
the day before yesterday, and occupied the town of
Vanina, on the Lake of Scutari.
They were joined by the inhabitants.
The Turkish garrison refused to surrender, and, in
order not to fall into the hands of the Montenegrins,
blew up the town and perished in the explosion.
The town of Zubzi was yesterday occupied by the
Turkish troops.

INDIA.

BOMBAY, AUG. 12.

Shirtings steady. Mule twist firmer. Copper
tile, 59r., active, and prices advancing. Cotton,
Broach, 167; Dhollera, 166.

Money plentiful. Discount without change.
Government Securities, Fives, 951 ; ditto, Five-
and-a-Half, 1021.
Freights quiet-455. to 475. 6d.
Exchange on London, 2s. Old.
CALCUTTA, AUG. 10.