The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-20 00:00:00

EVENING, APRIL ‘•2O,
4
1857

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
While the triumphant success of Signor Giuglini
was confirmed' by the third performance of "
La
Favorith," which took place on Saturday night,
Mademoiselle Spezia gave evident signs of an ad-
vance in public favour. Those peculiarities of voice
which somewhat marredher best efforts en Tuesday
were far less apparent, and may possibly be ex-
plained away ou the hypothesis of nervous trepida-
tion. On the other hand, those meritsthat belonged
to the histrionic side of the art were more con-
spicuous than before, and we scarcely desire to see
the last scene of "La Favorita" acted with mr,re
thorough abandon to the passion of the moment
than by Mademoiselle Spezia. Ther© is nothing
like complacent mediocrity in her performance.
Into the spirit of the character she assumes she
enters without reserve, mental or physical, and she
spares no effort of voice or gesture to realise her
conceptions.
The new danseuse, Mademoiselle Pocchini, is a
most valuable acquisition to the theatre. The
" rruandaise," as she executes it, is au original
creation. In the pas de cinq, which is introduced
in the course of the ballet, a separate "variation"
is executed by each of the five danseuses—Mesde-
rnoiselles Rolla, Pa,qualis, Morlaccbi, Brunetti,
and Kgrliski, who, in vieiog with each other, give
earnest of future eminence under more responsible
circumstances.
The house was filled in every part, and the new
vocalists were three times summoned before the
curtain. The debut of Mademoiselle Piccolomini
is announced for to-morrow (Tuesday), the selected
opera being " La Figlia del Reggio:lento."

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box tit her
the Earl and Countess of Desert, Lady Georgina Bal.
Majesty's Theatre was on Saturday evening ',coupled by
four, Miss Balfour, Mr. Balfour, and mr. Herbert.
Amongst the company also
r,haosino.:Jalliiwneg.—
their presence on tLis
Toe the theatre with
Duchess of Wellingtonobserved :--The
'Lady Julia Hay, Miss Caven-
dish, Mrs. Macdonal,i and party, the Duke and Duchess
of Cleveland, Lady Alic'a Paulett, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Earl and Countess of Munster, his Excel-
lency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstoff,
the Countess of Glengall, the Countess Dowager of Har-
rington, and Miss Mary Lee, the Earl and Countess
Mountcharles, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Luca% the Earl of Wilton, the Earl and Countess Roseberry,
the Countess of Orkney and Lady Isabella Fitzrnaurice,
the Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington, the
Viscount Canterbury, Lord William Paulett, Lord Gif-
ford, the Count Portalis, the Baron and Baroness Meyer de Rothschild, the Baron Delanois, the Viscount Cl ;f-
-den, the Earl and Countess of `,.-belburne, his Excel-
lency the Peruvian Mu:lister
Lord and Lady Panmure,
Lord
Lady Grey de Wilton, Lord Burghers!), Lord JJoinHay, Jodliffe, r:xeneral the Bon. H. Cavendish,
Sir
Ho war Ralph
.H 0 ;rd, Bart., Lady Howard, and Miss
Id, Sstichard Gosling, Bart., Sir William Cla
Geor y,
Bart., an'.l Lady Kay, Mr. Baring, Mr. Corrie, Sir
ge Wombwell, Bart., Sir John Lowther, Bart.,
Lord de Tabley, Lady Barnard, 'Sir Frederick Pottin-
wer, Bart., Lady Flower, Sir Alexander Spearman,
Bart., Sir John B. Guest, .B.lrt , the Baron Paravicini,
Mr. and Mrs. Efarvey Lewis, Mr. Wyndham, the Hon.
Mr. Craven, the Hon. Dudley Ward, the Hon. Mrs.
Boyll, Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart, Lady and Miss
Woodford, General Sir George Bowles, Mrs. Wemyss,
Mr. de Horsey and Miss de Horsey, the Hon. Mr.
Harbord, the Hon. Mrs. Cost, Colonel Cadogan, the
Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Gore Langton, Colonel and Mrs.
Moecreiffe, Colonel and Mrs. Monntjoy Martyn, Mr.
C. J. Lyon, Colonel Lockyer Freestun, Mrs. Lockyer
Freestun, Mr. Pond, Colonel and Mrs. Watson, Mr.
Ronpell, M.P., and Mrs. Trent, &c.
HER MAJESTY'S THEITEE.—MdIIe. Piccolomini will
appear to-morrow night in "La Figlia del Reggi-
rnento," and on Thursday in the " Traeiata." Mdlle.
Ortolani has arrived from Madrid. " I Puritani" is the
opera selected for her debut. Arturo is one of Giuglini's
principal parts.

LATEST NE WS.

AMERICA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, MONDA Y MORNING.
The royal mail steam-ship Europa, with advices
from Boston to the Bth inst., is off the port.

MARSEILLES, AFRTL 19.
Intellgence from Smyrna, of the 9th, states
that Admiral Lyons, together with his squadron,
had been received there with much ceremony by
the Turkish authorities, the French naval division,
and the English residents.

Admiral Bouet-Willaumez, at a fete which he
gave to the British Admiral on board the Poinone,
gave a toast, "To the union of the French and
English Flags." Admiral Lyons replied in a
long speech, in which he developed the advantages
of the Anglo-French alliance.

COPENIIA GEN, SUNDAY.
A. Royal rescript, issued yesterday, charges M.
Andrae with the reconstruction of the Cabinet.
If he should not succeed, M. Halle will be com-
missioned to form a Ministry.
M. Yon Scheele has announced his absolute
retirement from public life, and has sent in the
resignation of his seat in the Supreme Council.

THE NEUCHATEL QUESTION.
The Paris correspondent of the independance
Beige has sent to that journal the following analysis
of the memorandum presented by Dr. Kern to the
Conference on the 3d inst.
" On the first point it is declared that the renun-
ciation of the King of Prussia must be complete.
Switzerland cannot concede to him the title of Prince
of Neuchatel and of Valangin. At all events, if the
King wishes to cult'nue to hear the title in his dy-
nasty no claim upon Switzerland sh•tll result there-
from, and its non-recognition shall be declared by
an official act. The memorandum referring to a
decree of the three States of Neuchatel in the month
of November, 1707, which invested Frederick of
Brandenburg with the sovereignty of the Canton,
establishes that the title of Prince of Neuchatel
never was an apanage of the Crown of Prussia.
"Dr. Kern then touches upon the amnesty for
all political and military offences connected with
recent events. Switzerland admits that the am-
nesty ought to include all political offences of any
description anterior to the events of September,
1856 ; ordinary off,lnces are naturally excluded
from the amnesty.

"As regards the sth point, concerning an in-
demnity for the rights of Sovereignty, the; Swiss
Envoy rejects it, observing that the law expenses
and the cost of military occup itton must remain
reserved, the Federal Council declaring beforehand
that, if the King of Prussia does not ask for money,
it will not insist upon repayment of the expenses
of the occupation. The Federal Council calculates
the cost of calling out the troops, legal expenses,
dc., caused by the events of September, at
5,180,000 f.

" As regards the Church property, Dr. Kern de-
clares that it never has been interfered with--it
was annexed to the State domain, which on its
part engaged itself constitutionally to provide for
the wants of the clergy. Private institutions of
charity naturally come under the common law of
the land. As regards public institutions their
maintenance is guaranteed by the Constitution.
" The Swiss Envoy then alludes to the Pury in-
heritance. The town of Neuchittel was declared
heir by the will in the usual legal manner. Should
i's claim be contested, it ought to be decided by
the courts of law, and not by diplomacy.
" As regards the revision of the Constitution,
it is peremptorily established that the Cantonal
Constitution decrees, Article 72, that if the
Grand Council, or at least 3,000 electors, asked for a
revision, it is for the electoral colleges to decide
whether it is to take place either by a Constituent
Assembly or by the Council ; and, moreover, the
Federal Constitution. Art. 42 admits equally to the
enjoyment of political rights every Swiss citizen
who has resided for two years in a canton,
possessing the electoral qualifications as prescribed
by the Constitution. Strangers never enjoyed po-
litical rights in Switzerland, nor do they at the
present moment.
" Finally, the present Constitution of Neuchatel
was voted by the Neuchatelese alone, as they were
called upon for the first time to pronounce them-
selves upon the future form of government of the
Canton."