The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-09 00:00:00

nobody, certainly not the consumer, and we hope
both Houses will see it in this light.'

The practice is common enough in other coun-
tries ; in France, especially, we have ample testi-
mony that all articles consumed by men, physic as
well as food, are liable to constant inspection ; and
fraud—the fraud of adulteration is severely punished.
The consequence is, that from bread to grocery and
drugs it is quite easy to procure the genuine article
you ask for. In the majority of cases people can
mix for themselves ; everybody can mix his own
chicory and coffee, and with very little difficulty
our dames of the kitchen can adjust the proportions

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they think desirable of milk and water. If the pure
article cost, as it probably would, a litle more, we
should probably need less of it ; and we should
know what we had. Of course the worst danger
of all is that of deleterious matters being mixed
with food. Had the sweetmeats which poisoned
the unfortunate persons at Bradford been unadul-
terated, the mistake which substituted arsenic for
what was innocuous, but cheap or worthless, could
not have occurred. There can, indeed, be little
doubt that the Bill, if passed, will save many lives,
as well as most of our pockets.

DEATH OF THE KING OF SWEDEN
AND NORWAY.

We learn by telegram from Stockholm that King
Oscar died yesterday in that city, after an illness
which has incapacitated him from taking any active
part in the government of his kingdom since the
month of September, 1857.
The deceased Monarch was the son of Bernadotte,
whom he succeeded in 1844. His Majesty was born
in 1799, and married, in 1823, the Princess Jose-
phine Maximilliene Eugenie, daughter of Eugene,
Duke of Leuchtenberg, by whom he has had several
children. He is succeeded by his eldest son, Prince
Charles, who was appointed Regent by Royal ordi-
nance, in 1857, when his father's illness rendered
necessary the abnegation of Royal authority.
The present King was born .in 1826, and married
in 1850 the Princess Louise, daughter of Prince
William of the Netherlands.

THE THEA TRES.

DRURY-LANE.

Madlie. Titiens was never, perhaps, more ap-
plauded or pelted with bouquets in her life than
she was on Thursday night, when she appeared as
Norma. Floral tributes were constantly at her
feet, and the mere exertion of picking up her tri-
umphs must have been exhausting. She sang the
cabaletta of " Casta Diva" very brilliantly indeed,
and the embellishments she introduced, although
elaborately profuse, were so admirably executed as
to delight the audience. Madlle. Titiens gave the
solo, " Ah non tremare," with all the dramatic feel-
ing and vocal force with which Nature has endowed
her, and certainly deserved, although she did not
obtain, the customary encore. In the succeeding
trio, " Ah di qual sei veltima," she was equally ad-
mirable. Madlle. Titiens' Norma may, in short,
be described as a genuine " hit" for the public, and.
thus the opera, hackneyed as it is, will probably
prove attractive at Drury-lane for some time to
come.

HAYMARKET—MR. BUCKSTONE'S BENEFIT.
Argiiing upon the maxim laid down by Jeremy
Bentham, that he is the greatest benefactor of his
species who has contributed to the greatest happi-
ness of the greatest number, we should have reason
most unhesitatingly to place Mr. Buckstone in that
most enviable of positions. As author, actor, and
manager for more years than one would believe,
judging only from his unflagging energy and un-
abated powers of humour, he has continued, with
scarcely a week's intermission, to provide the play-
going population of London and the provinces with
materials for enjoyment that have given to many
thousands memories and experiences of the highest
and healthiest gratification ; and since he has held
the managerial reins of the Haymarket he has
steadfastly sought to encourage the best interests
of dramatic literature, at the same time that he has
zealously endeavoured to foster what rising talent
he might find among its exponents. Nightly have
his genial voice and mirth-inspiring features
awakened the glad smile and the welcome recogni-
tion from his audience, and the playbill of the
evening deprived of his name would lose the mag-
netic power that made it attractive. The annual
benefit of Mr. Buckstone becomes, therefore, an
event in the dramatic register, and when we remind
his multitude of admirers that it is fixed for Satur-
day next, the 16th inst., we feel assured that the
attendance will be such as shall fitly celebrate the
occasion.

LTEST NEWS.

THE ARMISTICE.

SCI SPENSION OF HOSTILITIES

BETWEEN

FRANCE AND AUSTRIA

FOR FIVE WEEKS.

The following telegrams have been received al
Mr. Reuter's office :

VERONA (VIA VIENNA), JULY 8.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH.

In. consequence of the receipt of a letter from
the Emperor Francis Joseph, negotiations for an
armistice were begun, the result of which is the
suspension of hostilities for five weeks.

PARIS, JULY 9.

The Moniteur of to-day contains the following :
The Armistice was signed at Villafranca, on
the Bth inst., between Marshal Vaillant and

Baron Hess.

The term is fixed for the 15th August.

It is stipulated that commercial vessels, without
distinction of flag, shall be allowed to navigate the.
Adriatic unmolested.

PARIS, FRIDAY, JULY 8.
The Patrie says :—" It is good to put public
opinion upon its guard against every surprise."
Speaking of the approaching negotiations, with
which the public will be occupied during the

armistice, the Patrie calls to mind the programme
traced by the Emperor before his departure for
the army, which pointed out that Italy must be
independent from the Alps to the Adriatic. The
campaign in Italy has given to this project the
sanction of a victory ; therefore, if the negotiations
take place, they can only have as a basis the com-
plete independence of Italy.
The Presse explains the note of the Moniteur,
and the official communication, as intended to put
the public upon their guard against being carried
away by visions.of peace.