The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1861.

their posts " below the gangway," the former on
the front bench, the latter on the second bench—
whither in fact there has now recently come back
to the House after his lengthened withdrawal from
the Parliamentary arena upon the score of illness,
Mr. BRIGHT'S eminent friend and colleague the
great apostle of Free Trade, the hon. gentleman, the
member for Rochdale. Recollecting these and other
instances, we cannot look upon Lord HERBERT'S
retirement from official life as other than merely
temporary.

It was hoped at one time that his removal
from the Commons to the Lords would ao far have
diminished the amount of the wear and tear of the
War Minister's Parliamentary labours, that he might
have been enabled to discharge the duties of his
office efficiently without injury to his—(for the time
being only) jarred and debilitated constitution. By
the Right Hon.:Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT'S removal to
the Upper House as Lord HERBERT of LEA, the
War Minister was merely anticipating an advance
certain (supposing his life to have been preserved)
to have carried him sooner:or later to the House of
Peers, as heir to the Earldom of Pembroke. Un-
happily, however, that change has not proved effec-
tual as a restorative. Insomuch has it proved to be
anything but thus effectual as a restorative appa-
rently that the rumours long afloat as to the proba-
bility of Lcrd HERBERT'S withdrawal from the War
Office are now understood to have the fullest
foundation. It is very startling, in truth, the con-
trast presented to view by the War Minister and
the Prime Minister, as this morning pointed out by
the organ of Lord PALMERSTON. "To look,"
observes our contemporary, " at the present Prime
Minister, and to regard a 'Minister at such an age
as Lord HERBERT incapable of encountering the
duties of the 'War-office, seems a striking incon-
sistency. Before Lord HERBERT was born Lord
PALMERSTON was fulfilling the duties which Lord
HERBERT has lately relinquished, and propos-
ing to the House of Commons the estimates
for the army. The year 1810, which brought SID-
NEY HERBERT into the world, found Lord PAL-
MERSTON in the second year of his functions as
Secretary at War. But half a century and more
afterwards Lord PALMERSTON is leader of the
House from which Lord HERBERT has withdrawn.
There ought," adds the Post, "at this rate surely
to be a long period of official usefulness in store
for the now retiring Minister." Not a doubt
of it. We will cherish this belief confidently. A
statesman of Lord HERBERT'S age, who is merely,
as we have said, seriously ailing, and not yet happily,
as far as can be understood, stricken with any
deadly malady, we cannot do otherwise than hope
to see ultimately restored to public life,
after a moderate interval of repose—restored to
public life, for the advantage of his country
and for the further advancement of his already
high reputation.
The Ministerial changes consequent on Lord
HERBERT'S withdrawal from the Cabinet will proba-
bly be numerous. The Home Secretary, Sir GEORGE
LEWIS, is spoken of as his successor in the War Secre-
taryship. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
Sir GEORGE GREY, is talked of as likely to resume
his old post (under Lord JOHN'S Premiership)
as Home Secretary. Mr. CARDWELL, now Secre-
tary for Ireland, is hinted as Sir GEORGE GREY'S
successor in the Chancellorship of the Duchy of
Lancaster. • And so on. The movements num-
bering up as surprisingly as the promotions result-
ing from the disappearance from the Navy List of
one departed admiral: so and so to be full
admiral of the red, white, or blue, as the
case may be, with such and such gallant officers
advanced as vice-admirals of the red, white, and
blue, and such others as rear-admirals of the red,
white, and blue, the catalogue threatening at times
almost to be interminable. So likewise with the
prospective Ministerial changes. Like misfortunes,
according to SHAKSPERE, they "come not singly—
but in battalions."

LATEST NEWS.

TURIN, JULY 13.

A denial has been given to the rumour that Signor
Minghetti, Minis t9r of the Interior, had tendered
his resignation.
The resignation of Count San Martino, the
Lieutenant of Naples, is confirmed.

JULY 12, EVENING.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
Signor Minghetti, in reply to questions put by
Signori Donato and Romano, acknowledged that
public security was seriously compromised in the
Neapolitan provinces, but said he was confident that
the patriotic sentiments of the people, together
with the firmness and good intentions of the
Government and the support of Parliament, would
lead to a solution of the difficulties. The Chamber
then adopted the following order of the day :
"The Chamber having heard the declarations of
the Ministry, is confident that they will employ all
legitimate means to re-establish public security in
the southern provinces."

MADRID, JULY 13.
It is asserted that the insurrection at Loja had
ramifications in Portugal.
The Correspondencia Autografa of to-day gives a
denial to the report that Marshal Narvaez offered
his services to the Government on the occasion of
the outbreak at Loj s.

¶IENNA, JULY 13.

The Archduke Charles Louis has at his own re-
quest been relieved of his functions as Governor of
the Tyrol and Voralberg, and Prince Charles Lob-
witz has been appointed in his place.

THORN, JULY 13.

According to news from Warsaw, a telegram had
been received there from St. Petersburg, ordering
the elections for the Municipal, Provincial, and
District Councils to be suspended until further
orders.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 13.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Seine, with the above mails, passed Hurst Castle
at 9.25 a.m.

SYRIA.

Under the head of " Latest Intelligence," La
Patrie publishes the following intelligence :
" His Excellency Daoud Pasha, who arrived at
Beyrout on board the Ottoman steamer Kars, left
on the Bth inst. for the Mountain. The members of
the European Commission accompany him to
Deir-el-Khamar, where he will be officially installed
in the presence of the Sheiks of the Maronites,
Druses, and other tribes.

" Three Turkish soldiers having insulted a young
girl, Daoud Pasha had them tried by court-martial
and executed. The troops were drawn up, the sen-
tence read, and then carried out. An order of the
day was then read, in which Daoud Pasha states
that the Ottoman army is in Syria to maintain
order and tranquillity, and that the severest dis-
cipline will be maintained. The scene caused the
deepest impression upon all present. It shows that
the representative of the Porte understands the full
responsibility which weighs upon him as regards
Europe.
" Vely Pasha has received his credentials from
Constantinople, confirming him in his post as
Ambassador of the Sublime Porte at Paris."

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

Mr. Buckstone's benefit, always an event of in-
terest and importance in the contemporaneous
annals of the stage, took place yesterday evening,
and, as usual, attracted an enormous audience.
Indeed, there could be no more conclusive or more
gratifying evidence of Mr. Buckstone's popularity,
which, so far from diminishing with the lapse of
time, appears to gain additional strength each suc-
ceeding year, than was furnished by the aspect of
the theatre last night, the house being not merely
crowded, but crammed from the floor to the ceiling.
Stalls, boxes, and galleries were filled to overflow-
ing with a merry multitude of spectators ; while
in the pit there was "no room for standing,
miscalled standing room." The first item in
the playbill was an ingenious ballet by Mr. Le-
clercq, picturesquely and gymnastically illustrative
of the loves of " Bacchus and Ariadne ;" after
which was produced a new comedy, by Mr. J. R:
Plane)* called " My Lord and My Lady ; or, It
Might have been Worse." This play, of which we
propose to speak in detail on a future occasion, is
founded on Mr. Alexandre Dumas' " Mariage sous
Louis XV.," and its quality is not inaptly described
by the second portion of its English title. After
the comedy, Madlle. Parepa sang the " Shadow
Song" and " Marble Halls" in brilliant style ; and
the " Vocal Concert Quartette," consisting of Miss
Fosbroke, Mrs. Dickson, Mr. A. Matthison, and
Mr. Hodson, performed with excellent effect Cal-
cott's glee of " Once upon my Cheek." The per-
formances concluded with the favourite farce of
" The Scapegoat." As usually happens, however,
on this comic anniversary, not the least attractive
feature of the entertainments was Mr. Buckstone's
annual address. On coming forward to deliver
this pungent little discourse, the manager was re-
ceived with the most enthusiastic acclamations.
When silence was at length restored Mr. Buck-
stone addressed his patrons in the following
terms :

', Ladies and Gentlemen,—
' Custom exacts, and who denies her sway ?
That I this night must have something to say.'

Though many, perhaps, may think that, custom a; it is, it
would be more honoured in the breach than the observ-
ance,' but as I believe, in this theatre at least, the manager's
address on the occasion of his benefit is not only expected,
but forms part of the evening's entertainment, it is therefore
with great pleasure that I do my best to prepare it, with
the consolation of knowing that, should it be a failure, it is
—in the language of the playbills—' positively but for one
night only.'
" Since I last had the honour of addressing you, twelve
months ago, there has been an unusual competition in the
dramatic world. At Christmas a cheap opera and panto-
mime over the way. Every theatre in London that could
be open was open. Music halls sprung up in every direc-
tion, where everybody, every night, was wishing he was
' with Nancy.' We had also one of the severest winters
known for years ; thousands were on the ice at night in the
parks, indulging in skating, fireworks, and fun, yet in the
face of everything that could operate against theatrical suc-
cess, we have never at The Haymarket' closed our doors,
except by order of the Lord Chamberlain, or when the com-
pany has received the honour of a request to appear at
Windsor Castle ; while to prove how constantly we are at
work here, I have only to inform you that this is the eight
hundred and sixty-second night of our present season. We
have submitted many novelties for your approval, and some,
with great success. The Overland Route' has been taken
163 times ; The Babes in the Wood' wandered for 32
nights before they were buried; A Duke in Difficulties'
did not leave the manager in any ; Black Sheep' produced
amongst us many good legs of mutton ; • The Miller and
his Men' brought an excellent supply of grist to our mill ;
our pantomime, Queen Ladybird,' flew away home,' for
70 nights; 'Fitzsmythe of Fitzsmythe Hall,' was intruded
upon on 45 occasions ; and therefore, as regards our
success, and when I think of the competition already men-
tioned, I may fairly quote the second title of to-night's new
comedy, and say, It Might have been Worse.'
" With respect to the future, ladies and gentlemen, I
shall continue to do my utmost to sustain the ancient charac-
ter of this house—the character bequeathed to it by Foote
and Colman—as the theatre for English comedy and farce.
Tragedy, as in times past, is rarely to be seen here ; it some-
how does not seem to belong to the building, nor shall I
attempt to introduce it, unless some great tragic genius were
to appear who might give a little tearful variety to our pro-
gramme ; till then, Laughter holding both his sides' will
continue to be the nightly presiding genius of this estab-
lishment.
' I have several new comedies and other novelties ac-
cepted, and which will be produced when required. We all
look forward to next year, 1862, to be rewarded for much toil
and many anxious hours. There is the Great Exhibition
will affront itc4 tpos of flualscuxader Liz I i uu, theie ro
next year's Derby, too, where one of the favourites is
christened after your humble servant; and as another old
Haymarket manager has given a name to another good
horse—Ben Webster—l trust you will wish success to both
horses and both managers, and that the bipeds—Buckstone
and Ben Webster—as well as their namesakes, the quadru-
peds, may all in 1862 come in at the winning post.
" In case any of our friends may suppose from this ad-
dress that to-night is the termination of the season, I beg
to assure them that we mean to keep the even tenor of our
way' through the present summer and the next ; and we
shall be repeating the new comedy of My Lord and My
Lady' to-morrow night and every night till further notice
Still I must tell you in confidence, whatever may be the
success of our novelties, that, during the hot weather, the
most attractive star a manager can secure is one Mr. Wet .
day ; so, whenever you see the umbrellas up at this time of
the year, you may always conclude there is a good house at
the theatre ; consequently, if Wet-day is such an attractive
gentleman in the warm season, you may fancy the service
he did to the managers last summer, and though we are not
so selfish as to wish for an entire repetition of that pluvial
performance, yet we naturally feel our spirits rise when the
glass is going down.
" And now, ladies and gentlemen, in the name of the
company, and every one employed in this theatre, I thank
you for your constant patronage, and only ask you during
the fine weather, when you may not feel disposed to visit
gardens and other open-air amusements, you will not for-
get there is an old summer-house here in the Haymarket,
the doors of which will be always open to welcome you, and
where I trust you will continue to find good entertainment.
" Ladies and gentlemen, till to-morrow evening, fare-
well."

On the conclusion of this address, which elicited
in the delivery continual marks of approval from
the audience, Mr. Buckstone was honourei with as
brilliant and abundant a shower of nosegays as ever
gladdened the heart of a first-rate prima donna in
the zenith of her fame. He carefully collected his
fragrant trophies, and among them a garland which
he placed upon his head, and retired amid peals of
applause.