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

THE SITN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JITLY 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

o the House after his lengthened withdrawal from
,he Parliamentary arena upon the score of illness,

Mr. BRIGHT'S eminent friend and colleague the

great apostle of Free Trade, the hon. gentleman, the

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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 so 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 wag 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 Lord 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House from which Lord HERBERT has withdrawn.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."

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TURIN, JULY 13.

A denial has been given to the rumour that Signor
Minghetti, Minister 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 a.

VIENNA, 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," Lai
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, wherehe 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.
" \rely Pasha has received his credentials from
Constantinople, confirming him in his post as
Ambassador of the Sublime Porte at Paris."

114YAIABKET TLIE.ATRE.

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:
Planche, 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' " MaHage 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'i 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,Z—
-' Custom exacts, and who denies her sway ?
That I this night must have something to say.'
Though many, perhaps, may think that, custom as it is,