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

rHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1857.

scattered, routed, and condemned by means of a

Penal Dissolution ! Like HAMLET'S father, it
went to its account with all its imperfections on

its head ! But, unlike HAMLET'S father, it could
not by any chance have done otherwise ! There
was no means of shriving it that we can in the
wildest freak of francy conjure up before our
imagination. There was no good to be got out
of it —and obviously, in its almost every
act, not the smallest opening anywhere dis-
cernible for repentance. " Mr. H."—said
the Critic upon CHARLES LAMB'S Farce,

so entitled—" Mr. H. thou wert damned !"

And so might it assuredly be declared with equal

ustice of this Mr. H. of a Parliament ! An

egregious failure from first to last—it is now,
happily, as we have said, a thing dead and gone

—a vanished snare, mockery, and delusion.
The Parliament just chosen by the constitu-
encies in place of it—the Fifth Parliament of
VICTORIA—about to be assembled for the first
time upon the eve of May Day, will compensate,
let us hope, in a great measure, for all our recent
legislative disappointments. Yes—let us take
the words literally—Will compensate for our re-
cent legislative Disappointments in—A Great
Measure ! A • Measure comprehensive and
well considered ! It has the capacity of
extracting anything it pleases, in the way
of political amelioration and social improve-
ment, from Lord PALMERSTON. If it only put
the screw on promptly and vigorously—it may
squeeze anything it pleases from a Premier
so pliable and complaisant ! Or, supposing the
Noble Lord to prove what he has never yet
proved—inflexible—it may give him the "go
by " instanter. THAT is the alternative before
the new Parliament ! Palmerstoniem—supposing
that to mean wise, immediate, and judicious im-
provement ! Anything but Palmerstonism—sup-
posing it to mean just the very reverse of all this,
—supposing it to mean, that is to say, a laissez
faire system, Toryism in disguise, or (worst of
all) absolute Retrogression.

It is a preposterous thing to declare, as the
organs of the Prime Minister are doing of late
perpetually, that the enormous majority gained
upon the side of the Ministerialists is literally
nothing more nor less than a majority of blind,
willi-nilli, thick-and•thin Palmerstonians ! To
assert this, we repeat, is to assert nothing less
than an absurdity. The majority is a Liberal
majority, It is a majority not in favour of a
single individual statesman—but in favour of a
great variety of measures. It is a majority of
Reformers—not simply one of Palmerstonians.
Lord PALMERSTON may make the words synony-
mous if he pleases. That is his affair. It is,
comparatively speaking, a matter of very small
importance, or, at any rate, a matter of very
secondary importance,' to the general population.
It is a subject, of course, of great moment to the
Prime Minister, and as such we would all of
us commend it to his most serious conside-
ration. But t 3 the nation, t) the Parlia-
ment, to the constituencies, to their repre-
sentatives, it really and truly signifies very little,
if, indeed, it signifies anything. Whig or Tory—
Peelite or Caneingite—Radical so-called, or so-
called Conservative ; any statesman of any Party,
under any Name, carrying any colours, will be
secure of the support and approbation of the pub-
lic at ltrge upon this one proviso—that he is at
the same time a Reformer. If the Noble Viscount
now in office at the head of Her MAJESTY'S Go-
vernment choose to retain power within his grasp
upon that one simple condition-30 be it ! We
are ready, upon that explicit understanding, at
once to enroll ourselves among the most energetic
supporters of Lord PALMERSTON.

THE QUEEN.—As soon as ever her Majesty is strong
enotsgh to travel, it is recommended by the medical gen -
tlenaen in attendance that the Queen should make a short
trip to the sea side, so as thoroughly to complete her
recovery, nal restore her health to its usual vigour in
the shortest possible time. For this purpose it is ex-
pected, should everything go on as favourably as it has
hitherto done, that her Majesty may be enabled to leave
town for her marine palace, Osborne, Isle of Wight, the
latter end of the first week in May.—Observer.
CABINET COUNClL.—Summonses were issued on Satur-
day for a weekly meeting of the members of the Cabinet
on Wednesday next, at the official residence of the First
Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Minis-
ters are to assemble at three o'clock.
ILLNESS OF THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER. —We regret
to say that no favourable change has taken place in the
illness of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
which continues of a nature to excite serious anxiety in
the minds of her Royal relatives. It is unnecessary to
say that the greatest attention and interest hate been
shown to the Royal sufferer. The Duchess Dowager of
Cambridge has been constant in her visit,. Prince Albert
has ca'led several times daily to make inquiries on behal
of her Majesty. The Princess Royal and Princess Alice,
tl,e Duchess of Kent, the Princess Mary, the Duke of
Cambridge, and the Princess of Hohenlohe have also
vi-ited the venerable invalid. The list of visitors and in-
quirers comprises the names of almost every nobleman
and gentleman in town.

ILLNESS OF TUS MARQUIS OF DALHOIISIL—We regret
to slate that alarming accounts have just reached us
from Scotland respecting the health of the Marquis of
Dalhousie. The noble marquis has been in bad health
for many years, but until the last few weeks his friends
were not apprehensive of Any serious result. It is right,
however, we shoull state, that Dr. Syme, of Edinburgh,
where his lordship is, has not yet quite given up all
hope. The !Lind of the noble marquis, notwithstanding
his great bodily illness, is as clear and vigor cue as ever.
APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE..—We un-
derstand a matrimonial alliance is arranged between Mr.
Beecher, second son of the late Sir W. W. Beecher, and
the Lady Emily Hare, second daughter of the late Earl
of Listowel.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Miry visited the Duchess of Kent, on
Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
His Excellency Don Luis Gonzalez Bravo, the Spanish
Minister at this Caurt, left London on Saturday even-
ing for Paris, en route to Madrid. His Excellency will
be present at the opening of the Spanish Cortes, and will
probably return to London at the end of n ext month.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely arrived in town
on Saturday, from Paris.
The Countess of Clarendon will have an assembly on
Wedneads:y next, at her residence in Grosvenor-
crescent.
The Earl and Countess of Bradford are expected in
town on Wednesday, from their seat near Birmingham.
The Earl and Countess of Darnley have taken the
residence of Mr. Jones (of Pantglas), in Eaton-square,
for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Durham have arrived in
town for the season.
Viscount and Viscountess Combermere arrived in
town on Saturday, from Combermera Abbey, Cheshire,
for the season.

Viscount and Viscountess Ingestre have taken a
house in Eccleston-square, and are expected in town at
the latter end of the present month.
Lord and Lady Naas are staying at Palmerston House,
Kildare, and will not return to town until the first Of
next month.
The Dowager Lady Suffield is at present staying on
a visit with Lord and Lady Carington, at Wycombe
Abbey, Bucks. Her ladyship has taken a house in
Hertford-street, Mayfair.
The Dowager Lady Leigh is expected in town this
day from a tour of visits.
Mr. Ed w. Eyre had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Labouchere on Saturday at the Colonial-office.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of Malta, Gib-
raltar, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, and Mauritius,
from the Colonial-office, on Saturday.
Mr. F. Peel, the rejected candidate at Bury, will, it
is thought (says the Bi ist9l Advertiser), find a seat in
the Lansdowne borough of Caine, where Sir W.
Williams, of Kars, will make way for him.
We (Cambridge Independent) understand that it has
been decided to proceed to a Fcrutiny of the votes given
at the late election for Huntingdonshire, before a com-
mittee of the House of Commons.

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

While the triumphant success of Signor Giuglini
was confirmed by the third performance,of " La
Favorita," 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
ware far less apparent, and may possibly be ex-
plained away on 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 more
thorough abandon to the passion of the moment
than by Mademoiselle Spezia. Thera 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
" Truandaise," 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 •
moiselles Rolla, Pasqualis, Morlacchi, Brunetti,
and Karliski, who, in vieing 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 Piccoloinini
is announced for to-morrow (Tuesday), the selected
opera being "La Figlia del Reggimento."

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box at her
Majesty's Theatre was on Saturday evening occupied by
the Earl and Countess of Desart, Lady Georgina Bal-
four, Miss Balfour, Mr. Balfour, and Mr. Herbert.
Amongst the company also honouring the theatro with
their presence on this occasion we observed :—The
Duchess of Wellington, Lady Julia Hay, Miss Caven-
dish, Mrs. Macdonald and party, the Duke and Duchess
of Cleveland, Lady Alicia 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 Lucan,
the Earl of Wilton, the Earl and Countess Roseberry,
the Countess of Orkney and Lady Isabella Fitzaraurice,
' the Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington, the
Viscount Canterbury, Lord William Paulett, Lord Gif-
ford, the Count Porralis, the Baron and Baroness Meyer
de Rothschild, the Baron Delanois, the Viscount en-
der), the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, his Excel-
lency the Peruvian Minister, Lord and Lady Panmure,
Lord Grey de Wilton, Lord Burghersh, Lord Jo'in
Hay, Lady Jodliffe, General the lion. H. Cavendish,
Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Lady Howard, and Miss
g, Bart., Sir William Clay, Howard, Sir Richard Goslin
Bart., and Lady Kay, Mr. Baring, Mr. Corrie, Sir
George Wombwell, Bart., Sir John Lowther, Bart.,
Lord de Tabley, Lady Barnard,. Sir Frederick Pottin-
ger, Bart , Lady Flower, Sir Alexander Spearman,
Bart., Sir John B. Guest, Bart , the Baron Paravicini,
Mr. and Mts. Harvey Lewis, Mr. Wyndham, the Hon.
Mr. Craven, the Hon. Dudley Ward, the non. Mrs.
Boyle, Sir Alexander Woodford, Bait., Lady and Miss
Woodford, General Sir George Bowles, Mrs. Wemyse,
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.
Moncreiffe, Colonel and Mrs. Mountjoy Martyn, Mr.
C. J. Lyon, Colonel Lockyer Freestun, Mrs. Lockyer
Freestun, Mr. Pond, Colonel and Mrs. Watson, Mr.
Boupell, M.P., and Mrs. Trent, &c.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Mdlle.Piccolomini will

appear to-morrow night in "La Figlia del Engi-
mento," and on Thursday in the " Traviata."
Ortolani has arrived from Madrid. "I Puritani" is the
opera selected for her debut. Arturo is one of Giuglini's
priucipal parts.

LATEST N WS.

AMERICA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING.
The royal mail steam-ship Europa, with advices
'rom Boston to the Bth inst., is off the post.

MARSEILLES, APRIL 19.

Intelligence 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 Euglish residents.
Admiral Beuet-Willaumez, at a fete which he
gave to the British Admiral on board the Posione,
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.

COPENHAGEN, SUNDAY.

A Royal rescript, issued yesterday, charges M.
Audrae with the reconstruction of the Cabinet.
If he should not succeed, M. Halle will be com-
missioned to form a Ministry.

M. Von Scheele has announced his absolute
retirement from public life, and has sent in the
resignation of his seat in the Supreme Council.