The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-16 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON THEATEE.

The playgoers in the East of London have now placed
before them a treat in the shape of a new three act
drama, entitled, " The Spanish Girl, or the Spy of
Naples," which has been adapted and re-written fur the
English stage by " Cirujano," who, from his assumed
name, we presume, must be a surgeon, and, from what
we can gather, a surgeon of some eminence. The plot
is excellent, and being historical in its character, it in•
structs as well as amuses. The language is chaste,
and many of the speeches are written with so much
taste and fluency that it would be difficult to find fault
with them. It is not our intention to divulge the plot,
as such foreknowledge frequently destroys half the plea-
sure which is otherwise exeerieneed on witnessing it.
Of the acting of Mr. Chas. Pitt, who has been specially'
engaged for the part of Don Rodrigo, the hero of the
piece, we cannot speak too highly. He appears to have
a full conception of the author's ideas, and makes
the most of the situations in which he is placed, and
without " o'er-stepping the bounds of modesty," gives
full force and vigour to the speeches written for Law'
The part of Diego, the spy, is the pivot on which the
whole of the plot turns, and this is well and ably sus"
tained by Mr. W. Searle. Miss Clifton, as Angelina,
did ample justice to the part assigned to her, and in bet
recital to the Viceroy Don Vergara, of the trials and suf•
ferings she had undergone, she evinces much judgment
and pathos. The piece is here and there interspersed
with some light comedy scenes between Mrs. Berlett
and Mr. Sims, which, with a duet, deservedly
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cored, afforded much laughter. Both author and man()
ger deserve well of the public, and, from the crowded
houses which the piece draws, we doubt not hut that it
will have a long and successful run.

THE EXPENSE OF THE POLICE AT ALDERSHOTT.--The
sum of 7,0001. is requ.red to he voted by Parliament for
the current year to meet the expense of the police e'°
Aklershot t Camp.
THE SPANISH ELECTIONS.—CORIINNA, April 61
The elections have taken -place in Galicia, amidst t
greatest tranquillity. The Conservative party 113!
triwpbed ; these elections produce 41 more votes in it
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favoar.
At a meeting of the Submarine Telegraph Corapaa
yesterday, it was resclved to dispose of the conee,sion
for laying down telegraphic wires through Hanover t°
the North of Europe to an independent company, to
be formed under the Hanoverian law, on condition °
the caution money and preliminary expenses heir'',
repaid and certain conditions being entered into regal'''.
iog a future participation in dividends.
Mn COBDEN AND THE HUDDERSFIELD ELECTION.,
The foil Owing letter from Mr. Cobden to the chairrner
of his committee in Huddersfield appears in the bees
Mercury—" Midhurst, April 2, 1857.—" My dear Sir'
—I seize the first moment after my return home
fulfil the agreeable duty of tendering to you, o°,:i
through you to my committee and a large body
the electors, my warmest thanks for the support iri"
which I was honoured during the late contested OW
tion. The circumstances which preceded the dissole;
tion of Parliament, and which imparted to it somewb,"„
of the character of a surprise, precluded the possibil."4
of your making an accurate estimate of the peobab'n
issue of a contest for Huddersfield, and my first ether,
was unavoidably, to a great extent, a leap in the
dark. No one can, therefore, be fairly held responsi"
for a miscalculation of the chances of success, 13°,,1
does the result of the election afford any criterion 'll
the strength of parties for the future. I have eljeir
to assure my friends that I have appreciated tl3O-0
kind and courageous efforts all the more highly sil3ol,
I have known that they were, from the first, ensbar'ho
in an adverse struggle. To the non-electors, .0
afforded me all the support which the constitute c,
allows them to give, I beg to offer my warmest be
knowledgments. And with my best wishes for itt
prosperity and happiness of all classes and partieloSt
your borough, I remain, my dear sir, faithfully 9° of
RICHARD COBDEN,--W. Willaus, Esq., Chairulaa
Committee."