The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-13 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The performances will
commence to-morrow night at half-past 7, half an hour
before the usual time. The importance of the opera and
ballet and the addition of the National Anthem have
rendered the arrangement desirable.
Mdlle. Piccolomiid arrived in London on Thursday.
The rehearsals at Her Majesty's Theatre of the ballet
" La Esmeralda," which is announced, together with
the " Favorite," for Thursday, as well as for the open-
ing on Tuesday, are actively progressing, the principal
danseuse, Pocchim, having been for some time in Lon
don to prepare for her d6but.
COLOGNE CHORAL SOCIETY.—This distinguished body
of vocalists will again re-visit London under the auspices
of Mr. Mitchell, this season. Their first concert will
take place in the month of May.
MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS FOR THE PEOPLE.—Mr.
H. S. Carleton is to make his appearance at the atheve
concerts, St. Martin's-hall, this evening, in an original
entertainment, by one of the authors of " The Great
Gun Trick," anti " Like and Unlike," entitled " Fa-
miliar Faces ; or, Old Friends in New Places;"
On one of the last days of this month a concert will be
given at Exeter Hall, with the co-operation of some of
the beat English and foreign artists, for the benefit of the
daughters of Mr. Leffler, who are left by their father's
decease, in great need of aid.
Among the passengers by the Kangaroo steamer, from
New York, was Mr. Roberts, an American tragedian,
who visits England for the first time.
Lieutenant Perry, of Windsor court-martial celebrity,
has adopted the stage as a profession, having recently
appeared at Melbourne in " London Assurance."

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
Lord Palaierstou's residence, in Piccadilly.
Viscountess Palmerston has, we regret to say, been
somewhat indisposed lately. It Was from this cause the
Premier hurried away from Tiverton to Torquay, in order
to give her ladyship a day or two at the sea-side, where
the Visccnnt and Viscountess would have remained
huger had not the state of the Queen demanded the
presence of the Viscount in town.—Court Journal.
Madame Otto Goldsmidt gave birth, on the 31st ult.,
at Dresden, to a (laugh' er.
The Union Bank of Australia is to pay the half-yearly
interest on the city of Melbourne lean.
Dr. Basham succeeds Dr. Roe as senior physician of
Westminster Hospital.
Two vessels with cargoes of tea have arrived from
Shanghai, viz , the John Robinson and the Palmerston.
We are happy to state that her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent's usual good health is nearly re-esta-
blished.

A call of V. 103., making 221. 103. called, is to be
paid on the original shares in the East Kent Railway
Company by the 13th May.
Another auction of the foreign redeemable debt of
Spain is to take pltice at Madrid on the 30th inst. The
sum assigned is 375,000 rea!a.
M. Horace Yernet has received an official invitation
from Washington to paint the portrait of President Bu-
chanan. He is going to America for the purpose.
EARL FITZHARDINGE.—We are happy to bear that
there has been, within the last few clays, some Flight im-
provement in the noble earl, though he still continues in
a very precarious state. Bristol Times.

matrimonial alliance is about to take place between
the eldest son of Lard Campbell and the eldest daughter
of the late Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol.—Bristol
Mirror.
THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.—We understand that his
grace the Archhishop of York has, for some weeks
past, been in a state of health which causes the greatest
anzoaty to his friends.
Dr. Armstrong, R.N., had an interview with his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, on Saturday, to present
a copy of his work on the discovery of the north-west
passage.
M. Michel Levy, the Paris publisher, has bought the
"Memoires" of M. Guizot for a sum of 100,000 francs.
The work is to appear la four or five volumes, and will
be entitled " Memoires pour servir a rHistoire demon
Temps depuis 1814 ju-qu'au 23 Fewrier, 1848."
LIVERPOOL, April 11.—The Rial Mail steam-ship
America sailed hence to-day for Boston with the mails,
a large cargo, and 114 passengers.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—SOUTHA3IPTON, April 12
—The European and Australian Royal Mail Campany's
steam-ship Etna, Captain W. F. Millar, sailed hence to-
day for Malta aLd Alexandria with the mails (comprising
389 boxes and five bags) for Ceylon, Australia, New
Zealand, &c., 38 pas,engers, jewellery value 7,705/., and
176 packages of general cargo.
WELLS AND FAKENHAM RAILWAY.—This line, a con-
tinuation of the existing Norfolk Railway from Norwich
to Fakenham to Wells-next-the-Sea, is expected to be
opened for traffic about the eud of May or the beginning
of June. The line is about 10 miles lung, and will place
the port of Wells-next the-aea in communication with
the interior of Norfolk and the Eastern Counties system
generally.
DEATH os MR. JAMES HARTLEY.—News reached
Southampton on Saturday of the dew h of Mr. James
Hartley, the great Dublin shipowner, and director of
some of the principal steam-packet companies in the
kingdom. Mr. Hartley went a few months ago to
Egypt and Ceylon for the benefit of his health. lie was
found dead in his cabin on board tha Nubia between
Ceylon and Suez. Tf.e news of his death was telegraphed
to England from Trieste.
ENGINE MANUFACTURING IN PRUSSIA.—In Bersig's
locomotive manufactory, the most important of the en-
gine manufac.urers of Berlin, which, all branches taken
together, may amount to 40 in number, the 798th loco-
motive has just been completed. This manufactory,
during the comparatively short time of its existence, has
produced of locomotives alone a value of about two
million pounds.

FOTJND DrtowNED.--The body of Capt. Asa A. Corn-
ing, formerly of the ship Confederation, was picked up
on Friday, floating off the Rock Light, Liverpool. The
deceased has been missing since January last, cc hen his
ship was wrecked in the Channel. All the crew were
saved ; but he, one of the mates, and a boy remained
by the vessel and went down with her. At the inquest
on Saturday a verdict of "Found drowned" was re-
turned.

General Todtleben, the famous Russian engineer, is
just now at Paris, and all the French officers of distinc-
tion hasten to his hotel to do him honour. We (United
Serviee Gazette) hope devoutly that he purposes paying
England a visit when France shall have exhausted her
courtesies. We are convinced that the British officers
—the British court—and the public at large, will rejoice
sto have an opportunity of paying generous homage to so
distinguished a soldier.
FATAL INCAUTION.—The Gateshead Observer says,
"By eating poisonous plants two persons have this week
lost their lives in this neighbourhood. The son of Mr.
John Snowdon, who farms bis own land near Boldon,
was at work in the fields on Thursday, with a bind.
They were seen at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, quite well,
occupied in scouring a ditch. They did not come home
to dinner ; and when some one went to inquire after
them, the hind was dead, and young Snowdon, a lad of
17, dying. He did not long survive. They had eaten
some poisonous plant, said by our informant to have
been wet hemlock,' and thus perished. The hind has
left a wife and seven children."
HEALTH OF LORD DALHOUSIE.—Some time back we
gave our readers reason to hope that the Marquis of
Dalhousie, through improved health, might be restored
to the service of his country; it is, therefore, with great
regret we assert that these hopes are doubtful of realisa-
tion. It is true that his native air, combined with the
ablest medical advice, caused his lordship to rally won-
derfully, and every one of his intimate friends had con-
fident hopes of a perfect recovery ; but we fear that the
noble lqarquis'a constitution has been too much shaken
and undermined for the improvement to be permanent.
The rally which took place soon after his lordship's
return, and which was a subject of so much congratula-
tion, has been followed by a relapse, and there now
seems little doubt the country has lost all chance of again
having the benefit of the services of one of the ablest of
her pubho servants.—Court Journal,

fat ATEST NEWS.

A PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE
EMPER,OR OF THE FRENCH.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
(second edition), says :
" Within the last few days the police of Paris dis-
covered a ripened plot to kill the Emperor, and 31
persons were arrested accordingly. From the in-
terrogatories which have taken place, it appears
some of these persons held communications with
the foreign secret society in London. They are
mostly men in humble positions, and the chief actor
of the plot in question is a dyer from Lyons. lam
not able to give you the precise plans by which they
hoped to accomplish their crime, but it is not true
that they had nearly succeeded in their object. No
doubt other attempts will follow, until this faction
have one by one fallen into the hands of the police.
Every day reduces their numbers. Nevertheless
no one can help calculating on possibilities. The
Emperor is notoriously fearless, and frequently
drives and walks out almost unattended ; his
nearest and best friends have long remonstrated
with his Majesty on this subject, and in vain."

Despatches have been received at the French
Foreign-office from M. de Bourqueney, the French
Ambassador at Vienna. It i 3 again said that there
are hopes of the differences between the Austrian
and Sardinian Governments being arranged through
the friendly intervention of the other Powers.
England and France, no doubt, are anxious to see
friendly• relations restored, and would do their best
towards that object ; yet the calves of jealousy and
discontent are too deep to be easily removed. Be-
tween Austria and Piedmont appearances may be
kept up, but a good feeling cannot for a long time
be sincere on either side.

MARSEILLES, SUNDAY.

The Euxine, with the overland mail, arrived here
at 7 o'clock this morning with the Indian mail,
which was sent on by railway train at 10 o'clock.