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

CITY OF LONDON THEATRE.

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 for the
English stage by " Cirojano,” who, from his assumed
name, we presume, must be a surgeon, and, from whet
we can gather, a surgeon of some eminence. The plot
is excellent, and being historical in its character, it in•
structs as welt 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 pies/
sure which is otherwise experienced ou witnessing it.
Of the acting of Mr. Chas. Pitt, who has been specially
engaged for the part of Don Rodrigo, the hero of tb.
piece, we cannot speak too highly. Ile 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," give°
full force and vigour to the speeches written for hif•
The part of Diego, the spy, is the pivot on which the
whole of the plot turns, and this is well and ably !Flu-.
tained by Mr. W. Searle. Miss Clifton, as Angelina,
aid ample justice to the part assigned to her, and in her
recital to the Viceroy Don Vergara, of the trials and ea'
ferings she had undergone, she evinces much judgmee°
and pathos. The piece is here and there interspersed
with some light comedy scenes between Mrs. Barnett
and Mr. Sims, which, with a duet, deservedly eo•
cored, afforded much ltughter. Both author and inano
ger deserve well of the public, and, from the crowded
houses which the piece draws, we doubt not but that i°
will have a long and successful run.

THE EXPENSE OF THE POLICE AT ALDERSHOTT,—Tbe
sum of 7,0001. is requ.red to he voted by Parliament for,
the currcut year to meet the expense of the police a
Aldershot t Camp.
THE SPANISH ELECTIONS.—OOIIIINNA, April 6.
The elections have taken place in Galicia, amidst the
greatest tranquillity. The Conservative party be°
trimphed ; these elections produce 41 more votes in it°
favour.

At a meeting of the Submarine Telegraph Cumpanl
yesterday, it was received to dispose of the concessioo
for laying down telegraphic wires through Hanover t°
the North of Europe to an independent company, tli
be formed under the Hanoverian law, on condition. 0f
the caution money and preliminary expenses bell
repaid and certain conditions being entered into regard"
ing a future participa,ion in dividends.
MR. COBDEN AND VIE HUDDERSFIELD ELECTIO/C"..
The folio Aing letter from Mr. Cobden to the chairman
of his committee in Huddersfield appears in the Lee°
Mercury—" Midhurst, April 2, 1857.—" My dear Sir'
—I seize the first moment after my return home t°
fulfil the agreeable duty of tendering to you, and
through you to my committee and a large body °
the electors, my warmest thanks for the support with
which I was honoured during the late contested e!i'e-
bon. The circumstances which preceded the dissoltl;
somewhat
of Parliament, and which imparted to it somew
of the character of a surprise, precluded the possibibt,l6
of your making an accurate estimate of the probta",,
issue of a contest for Huddersfield, and my first bit%
was unavoidably, to a great extent, a leap tie
dark. No one can, therefore, be fairly held responsi" r
for a miscalculation of the chances of success,
does the result of the election affird any criterion cc,,
the strength of parties for the future. I have 013i)1-
to assure my friends that I have appreciated tll°o
kind and courageous efforts all the more highly '
I have known that they were, from the first, embarl'oci
in an adverse struggle. To the non-electors,
afforded me all the support which the constitute,
allows them to give, I beg to offer my' warmest o,ut,
knowledguients. And with my best wishes for "Co
prosperity and happiness of all classes and parties
re,
your borough, I remain, my dear sir, faithfully Y°ll
RICHABD COBDEN,— W. Willans, Esq., Chairman
Committee.",