The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

HE SUN, 1,0-N Do N, nuns ia A Y EVENING, MARCH 26, , 1857.

HER MAJESTY'S TREAT
SEASON 1857.
In announcing the arrangements for another season, the
Director of ber Maje,ty's Theatre cannot but refer, with sin-
cere gratitude, to the success which attended his efforts, tin-
der very trying circumstances, in the season of 1856.
Dramatic Opera, which in every foreign State is fostered by
Government aid, is, in this country, denied the support which
is extended to other departments of art; and it is to the
patronage of the upper classes, who have rallied round the
establishment, that the country owes the prosperity of a
noble lyrical institution, which no unsapported individual
efforts could maintain in a manner worthy of its old renown.
In acknowledging the munificent assistance which enabled
him to conquer the unprecedented difficulties of last year, the
Director cannot sufficiently express his grateful appreciation
of the delicacy with which it was bestowed. Support was
freely and nobly accorded for the sole purpose of insuring the
prosperity of the institution, and the counsel which added to
its value was never accompanied by a word to shackle the
dis !Talon or impair the authority of the direction. To this
the success of the past season is greatly owing ; and from the
generous confidence w.th which the subscribers have renewed
their subscriptions for the present year, without awabing the
publication of the annual programme, the Director derives
the assurance that ho bas not altogether disappointed the
patrons of the theatre, and that he may rely on the continu-
ance of the cordial encouragement by which he has been
hitherto upheld, and under which it is hoped still higher
triumphs may be achieved than were immediately attainable
.on the restoration of the establishment.
The enthusiasm which welcomed the re-opening of her Ma-
jesty's Theatre was not confined to the subscribers. The
hearty interest and genuine appreciation displayed by the
audiences who thronged the house from the first night to the
closing farewell demand the warmest thanks of the Director,
which he will endeavour practically to express by renewed
efforts in the service of the public.
The Director is most anxious to acknowledge how much he
is indebted to Maddle Piccolomini and all the artistes whose
talents contributed to the success of last year, not merely far
those efforts of genius which won the sympathy and admira-
tion of the subscribers and the public, but for that high
artistic feeling and honourable fidelity which secured the
audience from disappointment, and enabled the Direction to
produce the entertainments promised for each evening with-
out a single change of performance—a fact without precedent
in Operatic history.
The advantages peculiar to her Majesty's Theatre—its cen-
tral position, and associations now more than a century old
—give to a natural pre-eminence of which no occasional
circumstances can ever permanently deprive it. These ad-
vantages will be turned to account by a_Company combining
the prestige of acknowledged genius with the attraction of
new candidates for the highest rank of their profession. Those
who last year won favour at the hands of strangers will re-
appear to claim the cordial recognition which an English
audience never refuses to established favourites; and the
direction has been further strengthened by an accession of
new aspirants Of the highest order, whose merits are already
acknowledged on the stages of Italy, and who only await the
verdict of the subscribers and frequenters of her Majesty's
Theatre to confirm their fame.
Although, in an Establishment especially devoted to Italian
Opera, the compositions of Italy will naturally predominate,
the gems of other schools will not be neglected.
Ballet will continue to be supported by the most famous of
established Artistes and the most promising of those who are
ambitious of the same distinction.
It is hoped that the organisation of every department will
prove completely worthy of that state of renewed prosperity
to which her Majesty's Theatre has now attained.
The following are the arrangements already completed :

_
Madame A LBONI,
Mlle. MARIA SPEZIA

Mdle. BAILLOU,
Madame FRANCHI,
Mdle. BERTI,
Mdle. POMA,

(Of La Scala, Milan ; La
Fenice, Venice; San Carlos,
Lisbon, &c.—her first ap-
pearance).

Mdle. TRENETA RAMOS
(Of the Teatro Regio, Turin
—her first appearance),

Male. ANGIOLA ORTOLANI
(Of La Scala, Milan ; L'Ori-
ante, Madrid, &c.—her first
appearance),

Mdle. PICCOLOMINI.

gig. ANTONIO GIUGLINI,
(Of La Scala, Milan ; Carlo
Felice, Genoa ;, San Carlos,
&c.--This first appearance),

(Of La Scala, Milan, and
Italian Opera, Paris, &c.---
his first appearance),
Sig. BAILLOU,
Sig. DE SOROS,
Sig. GARIBOLDI,
A*D
Sig. FILIPPO VIALETTI
(Of La Scala, Milan ; La Fe-
nice, Venice ; L'Oriente,
Madrid, &c.—his first ap-
pearance).

Sig. JACOPI,
Sig MERCURIALI,
Sig. LUIGI BOTTARDI
(Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa,
drc.—his first appearance),
Sig. BELLETTI,
Sig. BENEVENTANO,
Sig. NAPOLEONE ROSSI,
Sig. GIOVANNI CORSI
Director of the Music and C
Sous-Directeur and Maitre d
Suggeritore—Si;
BAL.

loncluctor—Sig. BONETTI. •
a Chant—Sig. VASCHETTI.
g. FONTANA.
LET.
Male. ELISA SALVIONE
(Of La Scala, Milan—her first
appearance),

Mlle. CAROLINA
POCCHINI
(Of the Karnther Thor, Vi-
enna ; La Scala, Milan ;
San Carlos, Naples ; Carlo
Felice, Genoa, &c.—her
first appearance).
Mdle. MARIE TAGLIONI,
Mdle. BOSCHETTI,
Mdle. KATRINE,
Mlle. TERESA ROLLA
(Of La Fenice, Venice--her
first appearance).
LUIGIA BRUNETTI
(Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa--
her first appearance),

Mdle. GIUSEPPINA
MORLACCHI

(Of the Teatro Regio, Turin—
her first appearance),

Male. ISA B-gLIA KAR-
LISKI

(Of the Academie Imperiale,
Paris—her first appearance),
Mdlc. CAROLINA PAS-
QUALI
_ _ _

(Of the Imperial Theatres of
Vienna and Milan her
first appearance),

And Maiarae ROSATI.

M. PAUL TAGLIONI,
Sig. RONZANI,
M. CHARLES,
M. PIERRE MASSOT
(Of the Oriente, Madrid—his
first appearance),
Sig. FILIPO BARATTI
(His first appearance),

Sig. CASARE CHECCIIETTI
(Ms first appearance),
Signori RAFFAELLE GAM-
BARDELLA, LUIGI VA•
RINI, LUIGI TURBINO,
and PIETRO BUZZIO (cy
the Teatro Regio, Turin,
and Carlo Felice, Genoa—
their first appearance).

3faitres de
M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig.
Regisseur de la Da
Master of the School of Ins.

Ballet—
ONZANI, and M. MASSOT.
tnse--11. PETIT.
truction—li. MASSOT.

3.1a111e. PICCOLOMINI

Will arrive early in April, and, in addition to the characters
which last season she made her own, will appear in a varied
and attractive repertoire.

Mollie. SPEZIA
Will have the honour to a.p3a.r for the First Time at the
Opening; of the Sewn in Donizotti's Opera of
L 3 FAVORITA.

Immediately after
•
Madlle. ORTOLAN'
Will make her first appearance as Eivira, in Bellini's Opera of
I PURITAN I.
Macllle. ORTOLAN'.
Signor GIUGLINI. •

Elvira.
Arturo

Mada Tao ALDONI •
Will arrive before the Ist of May, an•l will make her first ap-
pearance this Season as Azucona, in Verdi's Opera of
IL TROVATORE.

The Union of Three of these distinguished Prime Donne,
Madlle. SPEZIA, 3rladlle. ORTOLANI, and Madile. PIC-
COLOMINI,
-Will be effected in Mozart's Opera of
IL DON GIOVANNI,
Which will be produced with the perfection of ensemble and
details necessary to realise the intentions of its great author.
All the great Artistes of the Establishment will join in aiding
the efforts of the Director to do honour to the noble work of
the Shakspeare of music.

Signor GIUGLINI.
This charming Tenor will have the honour of inaugurating
the opening of the Theatre, and will make his first appear-
ance as Fernando, in the Opera of

RE . TGEATRE ROYAL., DRURY LANE.-
DURING PASSION WEEK.
GRAND VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT
Every Evening, Friday Excepted.
Band of 50 Performers, including all the First Solo Players I
of the day,

Conductor—Mr. ALFRED MELLON.

DI OVAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
IA) THIS EVENING, will be performed

Shakespero's tngody of
KING RICHARD THE SECOND.

King Richard 11., Mr. C. K-an ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean.
Preceded by MUSIC HATH CHARMS.

rirHEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
TFIIS EVENING, to commence at Seven,
A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Bnekstone, Compton, Howe,
W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poynter, Fitzwil-
liam,
After which, A WICKED WIFE.
To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST.

OYAL SURREY THEATRE,
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek.
THIS EVENING, BELPHEGOR. Beiphogor, Mr. Chas.
Dillon.
After which, THE QUIET FAMILY.
To conclude with JEM, THE DODGER.

Q TRAND T HEAT RE.—Manager, Mr. T.
►..7 Payne.—This Evening will be performed
TONI TIT, THE SLAVE BOY.
After which, DO SHAKY,: HANDS.
Followed by COUSIN CHERRY.
To conclude with NO SONG NO SUPPER.
Commence at. Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ;
Gallery, 6d. •

OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
It) • Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, a new drama, called DADDY
HA RDACRE. Mr. Robson, &c.
The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN
WOLF'S CLOTHING.
Followed by the' new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq.,
called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT.
Commence at half-past Seven.

A sIT,EY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
LA_ Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
THIS EVENING, Shakspere's Play of KING HENRY
THE FOURTH, with the highly successful equestrian illus-
trations invented and arranged by Mr. Wm. Cooke. Hot-
spur, Mr. James Holloway; Prince Henry, Mr. W. Cooke,
juu.; Falstaff, Mr. Anson.
After which, a combination of Skill, Ease, and Elegance,
and the Equestrian EXERCISES in the CIRCLE
To conclude with A MORCEAU CHOISI of an amusing
nature.

Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper
doses, 3s. • Private Boxes, from It., no charge for booking ;
Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d.
tiox-office open from Eleven till Your. Stage Manager,
Kr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

ANTE RBI'RY HALL. Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING,—The follow-
ng company of Vocalists arc engaged for the performance of
elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield,
(iss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J.
Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S.
Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corti, Senor Antonio M.
de Sella, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and
Corn •, Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins.
Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.;
Erector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre,-
ci3ely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock.

ZIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
1'13113 DAY—Morn. 6 win. aft. 2—Evening 26 rain. aft. 2
Vn-Mornnow—Morn. 42 min. aft. 2—Evening 2 rain.aft. 3

T tiE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 26.
THRRMOIIRTER, IN THlii SHADE.
49 —highest sinee noon yesterday
41 —lowest this morning and during the night.
50 —this day at noon.
bAROMMTHR, 2915.
WIND, S.W.—Light, with fine, sunshiny weather.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1857.

Reformers—be firm, be true to yourselves, be
unanimous, be consistent throughout the whole
of the Liberal constituencies, and you have every
reason to count upon the realisation of your
dearest hopes in the New Parliament.
Of thi', the various leaders of the various
parties have themselves afforded you the guaran-
tee. They are bidding against each other as Re-
formers. Even the Conservatives are doing this
as formally as they can with any decency ! Read
their several Addresses. Compare their mani-
festoes one with another. Contrast, as plainly as
you possibly can, the terms in which each appeal 3
to his own individual constituency. And then
say whether it is practicable to draw from them
any other inference !
Mr. DISRAELI, for example, in his Address to
the Electors of Buckinghamshire. What does he
say ? What do we hear upon this head even from
theßight Hon. Leader (in the House of Coln:mons)
of the Tory Opposition Why this—nothing
less than this :

" TIIE GENERAL POLICY WIIICII I WOULD ENFORCE AT TIIIS dtZIC.

TITRE MAY BE CONTAINED IN THESE WORDS-HONOURABLE PEACE

REDUCED TAXATION, AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT !"

Lord PALMERSTON, again, the popular States.
man, " The British Minister," the head of Her
MAJESTY'S Government. What have we heard
from him? What does he promise ? Observe—

" JUDICIOUS AND WELL-REGULATFD ECONOMY, PROSIM3SIVE IM-

PROVEMENT IN ALL THAT CONCERNS THE WELPARM OF TIIM NATION,

THE C3NTLNUED DIFFUSION OF EDUCATION AMONG THE PEOPLE; AND

3UCII WELL,CONSIDERED REI7OEMS AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAT BE

REQUIRED BY CIIAN:IE OF CIRCUK3TAXCE3, ..iND BY TUB 1NC12.5.:A31NG

GROWTH OF INTELLIGENCE !"

And Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the Arbiter of the
Destinies of Political Parties in the Housnof
Commons. What of him ? What are his pros-
pective engagements? What ? Why, note them
welt—they are still more sequential, still more
distinct, still more categorical 1 Where ho re-
marks :

"fly E TTABLISHING PEACE ON LISTING FOGNIiITION3 WE SHALL

oßrAilc TUE MEAN 3 OF ENFOZCIN3 BC3NOMY IN TIIE PUBLIC EXPENDI-

TUBE. WITII PEACE AND ECONOMY WE SHALL OBTAIN LEISURE TO

PURSUE TIM WORK OF LEGAL, SOCIAL, ECCLESIASTICAL, AND POLL-

TICAL REFOVI 1"

So : each declares positively, in the first plac,
for "Peace,"—and for a Peace, be it observed,
that shall be at once secure and honouraMe
Each pronounces, in definite terms, in favour of
"Economy !" Rich formally and absolutely pro-
mises the nation—" Improvement !" Ths-
RAELI---" Social Improvement." Lord PALMEtt-
STON—" Progressive Improvement." Lord JOHN
RUSSELL—plunging boldly into the plural—/m- •
provements, or rather Reforms, "legal, social,
ecclesiastical, ani political."

We cannot think for a moment, with Lord
JOHN, that " the terms Peace, Economy, and Re-
form have lost their charm to the ears of the pre-
sent generation." The mere fact of the
remarkable coincidence here notified by our-
selves, we take to be absolute proof to
the contrary the fact of the lan procorl-
carted declaration for the "Three" by the Three
great political Chiefs now going to the country at
the head of more than a thousand candidates.
" PEACE—ECONOIIY—REFORM"—those are the
watchwords, alike, it would seem, of Whigs and
Tories, of Liberals and Conservatives. It matters
little who the Minister may be from whom
Reforms, for example, are obtained. Let us only
obtain. them. That is what we want. That is
what, the country wants. And that is obviously
what the country has a pretty reasonable prospect
just now of obtaining—lf the Reformers will only
follow the recommendation of the Painter's Imp
in one of Iifr.TILLOKERAY'S most fantastic Sketches.
A comical little Devil incarcerated in a tiny blad-
der of Pigment—just as the Geni was inclosed in
he brasse
Arabian dragged Mup from the bottom °e sea
by h
fisherman. Which said Painter's
t t
Imp (own cousin, we should fancy, to the Printer's
Devil), announced his wish for Liberation in the
one (literally) ex-pressive mouosyll-41,1e

within reach of realisation. Assurance, positive
and distinct assurance, to this effect we have had

(as we have shown) given to us very recently by
Mr. DISRAELI, by Lord PALMERSTON, and by Lord
JOHN RUSSELL. The assurances of the Prime
Minister, we still think, are those which we may
count upon the most confidently. For the Noble
Viscount has an overwhelming predominance of
popularity to sustain. And besides this, while
Lord PALMERSTON'S promise is, of- all three, the
least definite, it is at the same time of all three
the most comprehensive. Above all and beyond all,
tho Premier has already in his favour the " nine
point; of the law"—Possession ! Possession of
Office—holding as ho does with a firm grasp
what his rivals and competitors are only
longing for—the reins of Government. Lord
PALMERSTON, moreover, has no perverse anti-
pathy to Concession 1 He of all our public
men has shown himself, politically speaking,
again and again, to, be most Squeezeable 1
Ho is—let us put it gracefully—Open to Convic-
tion. Precisely the kiiad of Minister we want—
just the very man for Reformers ! Thorough-going,
Radicil, Honest Tom DUNCOMBE thinks upon this
point exactly as we do. Let the Reformers
generally think in the same way and, so
thinking, let them—S-q-u-e-e-z-e I And they
may rest assured they will have reforms galore
from the present Government 1 A Government,
as Lord JOHN generously reminded the Electors
of London in his Address, "sprung from the
Liberal party :" a Government, as he added, that
" cannot found their power permanently on any
other basis than that of the good old cause and
the good old principles." :4 Government from
which the Liberals throughout the 'United King-
dom may obtain anything they well can reason-
ably desire, if—to this end—they ()ply adopt
measures for securing in the New Parliament a
really ENERGETIC and REFORMING Parliament.

Virtually Lord JOHN RUSSELL may now be said
to have formally declared himself in favour of The
Ballot ! Glorious news this for an organ like
The Sun, and for an M.P. like Mr. HENRY BER.
KELEY—glorious news for the advocates of The
Ballot generally. Lord JOHN in favour of The
Ballot ! There is no mistake at all about it. The
virtual adhesion of the great Whig Leader to the
cause advocated by the champions of The Ballot
is a fact, un fait accompli. It was announced
yesterday—two will give the names and dates
exactly—at a meeting of some seventy of the
Electors of the City of London, a meeting held last
evening at the North and South American Coffee-
house, Threadneedle-street. The speaker whose
words we are going to quote being no other than
Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S brother—Lord CHARLES
J. F. RUSSELL, once upon a time (namely, from
1832 to 1841) member for Bedfordshire, and for
some time fast, and at the present moment, Ser-
geant-at-Arms of the House of Commons. In
the course of a very able and well-considered
electioneering speech, delivered at the time and
place here mentioned—a speech, advocating, of
course, the claimi of Lord JOHN upon the suf-
frages of the Electors of the City of London—Lord
CHARLES observed, among other things —" It
was said his brother was not in /favour of the
ballot. Now, he was in Parliament himself once,
and he differed from his brother on this point,
for he always voted for the ballot." Adding,
gracefully enough, "But if the electors were
right in rejecting Lord J. RUSSELL for his oppo-
sition to the ballot, then if it should happen that
his brother—who was the fruit of the family,
while he was nothing but the husk and
and himself were candidates against each other for
the representation, it would be the duty of the
electors to reject his brother and take him, which
he thought would certainly be absurd." Lord
CHARLES RUSSELL continuing his remarks in
regard to The Billet a little .later on in
these most remarkable words " But," said
he, " was his brother so determined an oppo-
nent of the ballot as some gentlemen seemed
to suppose ? He had heard,his brother say that
in the abstract he was favourable to open voting,
but that he might be driven to the ballot. What
did his brother say at the London Tavern the
other day ? He understood him to say that when
Mr. HU3IE stated that only one man in seven en-
joyed the franchise he thought it only right that
the other six. should know how the elector' voted.
But his brother went a step further. He waivted
to carry a large extension of the franchise, and
when two men out of seven, instead of one out of
seven, had the power of voting, the argument
against the ballot would not be quite so strong in his
brother' s mind as it was." Now, understand that
'thoroughly ! Weigh every syllal le of it ! Lord
J. RUSSELL acknowledges that "he might be driven
to the Ballot." Very well—then let us drie him
-toit ! The sooner the better, say we And
observe—Lord JOHN himself good naturedly sug-
gests to us the most likely way in which this
" driving" may be accomplished. He tells us
that he wantl, first of al!, to carry " a large ex-
tension of the franchise." Good. And that
when we have got this Lugo extension of the fran-
chise, then the argument against the ballot would
not be quite so strong in his mind as at present
Encouraging all this, surely, to the Reformers
of the United Kingdom So that, in point of
fact, Lord JOHN gives us, as the condition for the
Bell,t, a nrior extension of the Franchise—and
that extension considerable. Well, those ex-
ceedingly " hard terms" wo at once accept ! We
will try and do our best to swallow, without a
wry face, this bitter bolus of an extended
Franchise 111 And acceding, without more ado,
to the ex-Premier's own compromise of the mai

ter, we at once claim Lord JOHN as a champion
of the Ballot.

His Excellency the Btlgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer will give a grand dinner on Saturday
evening to their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary, which will be followed by
an evening party.
Hia Excellency Mr. Buchanan, the British Minister at
the Court of Copenhagen, has arrived in town on tem-
porary leave of absence.
The Duke of Rutland has left London for Belvoir
atilt). Lord John Manners has also left town to join
tae noble duke at Belvoir.

Viscount Palmerston left Cambridge-house this morn
ing to make an electioneering visit to Tiverton. Her
ladyship accompanied the noble Premier. The noble
viscount and viscountess will return to the metropolis on
Saturday.

THE VACANT ORDER OF THE THISTLE.—It is stated
that her Majesty is about to confer the Order of the
Thistle, or Green Riband, vacant by the death of the
Varl of Fife, on Lord Kinnaitd.-

SIR J. 111`.NRILL AND COL. TIILLOCII.—In consequence
of the recent vote of the House of Commons, Sir John
is, we believe, to be made a member of the
Privy Council, having chosen that honour out of two
placed in his option. Col. Tulloch, we hear, is made,
or to be made, a Civil K.C.13.
His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias has been
graciously pleased to bestow a massive ring (garnet
centre, surrounded by eleven diamonds) on Mr. Henry
Bradbury, in return for a splendidly bound presentation
volume of the "Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland,"
illustrated by the new process of "Nature-printing,"
lately introduced by Mr. H. Bradbury into this country.
Mr. Bronterre O'Brien bas gone to Tiverton, on behalf
of the British and Continental democrats, to oppose
Lord Palrnerston's re-election for that borough, on the
ground of his " alleged anti-demoeratic policy at home
and abroad."

Mr. J. L. Toole, thecernedian of the Lyceum Theatre,
announces his first benefit in London for Tuesday next,
the 31st inst. The programme appears well selected,
and his talents will be developed in a marked variety of
character, comprising light, eccentric, quiet, and low
comedy. His merits are great, and be will doubtless be
heartily supported by the encouragers of growinggenius.

THE, CIENERAL ELECTION.

ESTMINSTER.
The nomination of two citizens to serve in Par-
liament for the city and liberty' of Westminster
took place this day in front of St. Paul's, Covent-
garden.

In consequence of tltere 'being no opposition to
the-re-election of the late sitting members, the pro-
ceedings were cf a more orderly and quiet cha-
racter than those on former occasions. The crowd
asFemblf.d before the hustings was very great, and
at the commencement of the business upwards of a
thousand persons were present.
Just as the clock of the church struck 12, the
High Bailiff, Francis Smedley, Esq., accompanied
by Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans and Sir
J. V. Shelley, and their respective friends, appeared
on the platform, and were received with loud

cheering.
After the usual forms had been gone through,
The HIGH BAILIFF said the electors of Westmin-
ster were met together that day for the purpose
of electing two citizens to represent Westminster
in the new Parliament. The gentlemen who had
represented them in the late Parliament offered
themselves for re-election, and if it was the wish of
the electors that the trust should be again confided
to those hon. gentlemen, he should have great plea-
sure in putting his official, seal to their return.
(Cheers.) Without further detaining the electors
he would call upon Dr. Banbridge to propose the
first candidate.
Dr. BANBRIDGE then came forward to nominate
Lieut.-General Sir D. L. Evans as a fit and pro-
per person to represent the city of Westminster in
Parliament. If the electors returned the gallant
general, they would elect a gentleman who would
be found a staunch supporter of progressive im-
provement, an extension of the franchise, and a
large reduction of taxation. (Loud cheers.) He
would not detain the electors by eulogising the
conduct of their late representative, but this he
would say that if they elected Lieutenant-General
Evans, he was sure he would always be found
promoting the welfare of the people in Parliament.
(Loud cheers.)
Mr. H. G. ROBINSON seconded the nomination of
Lieutenant-General Evans. He said he felt sure
his brother electors would agree with him that the
general had done his duty. (Yes, yes.) He felt
certain that no one present could contradict him
when he said that Sir De Lacy Evans had never
given a vote in Parliament that could have been
objected to by a true and honest reformer. He
had done his duty to the house out of
the house, and in the Crimea—(loud applause)
—and by so doing had won the love and admira-
tion of his fellow-beings. He felt great pleasure
in seconding the nomination of the gallant General,
anti concluded by calling for three cheers for him,
which it is needless to say were most heartily given.
Mr. Browoon, in nominating Sir John V.
Shelley, said brevity appeared to be the order of
the day, as they had had two speeches already
occupying only three minutes and a half each.
They must not, therefore, measure his admira-
ton of Sir John Shelley by the length of
his speech ; if such was to be the case, he would
speak for an hour. (Loud cheers.) When Sir J.
Shelley first came amongst them in 1852 he had
given certain pledges, and he felt sure all present
would agree with him that those pledges had been
supported up to the present time. If the electors
were true to the principles upon which they first
elected Sir J. Shelley, they had no other alter-
native but to re-elect him, as he had been true
to them. (Cries of " Yes," and " Hear, hear.")
He did not care about the Canton question. What
he wanted was men who would give them reform,
and if the present candidates were not those men
then he could tell them that theywere not the men
for Westminster. (Loud cheers.) Their conduct
on Locke King's motion had been perfectly satis-
factory to the electors, and with respect to the
abolition of Church rates Sir J. Shelley was pledged
to the support of Sir W. Clay. (Laud cheent.)
Mr. Josura GEORGE seconded the nomination of
Sir J. Shelley. He bad done bis duty, and the
electors ought to do theirs by returning him to Par-
liament. (Loud cheers.)
The HIGH BAILIFF then asked if there was
any other candidate to propose, and no answer
having been made, called for a show, of hands for
Sir De L. Evans and Sir J. Shelley. The whole
of the large assembly held up their hands, and,
amidst loud cheers, he declared both gentlemen
duly elected. •
Sir DE L. EVANS then came forward, and was
most enthusiastically received. He said this was
not the first time he had had to thank them for the
honour they had just conferred upon him. (Cheers.)
The proceedings to-day showed that brevity was the
order, and he would not break through the rule.
The gallant gentleman then briefly allutcl
to the questions -of the ballot and the ex-
tension of the suffrage, both of which
he was in favour of, and said that if he had
not
of hismerits succeeded in
npleasing all parties, he hoped their
estimation would counterpoise his
demerits. (Cheers.) He could not help briefly
alluding to a circumstance that had occurred since
Parliament had been dissolved. Sardinia had esta-
blished a free government, and the press of that
country, of course, was objectionable to Austria.
That power had issued a document, interfering with
the press of Turin ; and able as Lord Palmerston
was as a minister, if he allowed Austria to interfere
with the liberty of that country the people of this
country would not support him, but compel him to
throw the interest of this great country on the side
of Sardinia. Switzerland had had her independence
menaced by Prussia, and it had been said they
ought not to interfere, but he thought measures
ought to be taken that would coerce both Austria
and _Prussia. (Immense cheering.) Ho had been
absent from his post three years, but he had
been in the Crimea, where he thought he
could render good service to his country. (Cries
of "Yes, yes," and cheers.) Although ha had
La en removed far from them, he had not forgotten
his constituents. (A voice, "If they bad taken
your advice Inkerman would not have hap-
pened.") It had been said that he was
getting too old for service. It was true
he had been unwell, but at present ho
was quite another man, and was ready for any
anriunt of work—(loud cheers)—and the circum-
stance of coming to the hustings to-day hail
quite invigorated him. He was determined
to do his duty in the next Parliament.
One of his first efforts would be about military re-
form. The gallant general then, again, thanked
the elector:, for the honour they had conferred upon
him, and mid he hoped this would not be the last
time he should have the pleasure of presenting
himself to them. (Loud cheers.) '
Sir JOHN SHELLEY said it now became his duty
to thank the electors for the honour they had con-
ferred on him. He was not surprised at the grati-:
fying reception his old friend and colleague
(the general) had met with, after all he
had gone the ough in the Crimea. During his ab-
sence he (Sir '3. Shelley) had worked hard, as he
thought the gallant general's advice was wanted in
the Crimea; so that, although Westminster had
had but one member in the house, that one had
worked arduously and honestly. (Loud cheers.)
When he first came amongst them he had made
certain pledges, and there could be no mistake
about bis principles, and in the address he bad
lately issued he had renewed those pledges, and he
ventured to ask a continuance of thei rki u dness. That
had been accorded to him, and he could truthfully
and fearlessly say that no man present could point
to one vote he had ever given at variance with the
interestsof Westminster. (Loud cheers.) He was
what they called an independent member, as he
had both voted with and against the Ministry.
This course he should continue to pursue, and

...
when measures were brought forward which he
thought would be for the benefit of the commu-

nity they should have his cordial support ; but
when those which be thought were at variance with

,hose interests were proposed, they would meet

with his most uncompromising and determined op-
position. (Loud cheers.) He had always voted

favour

extension

franchise and the ballot. (A cry of "No.") If the
person who said no would take the trouble he would

find that he was the member who seconded the
motion of Mr. Berkeley, and on all occasions
when that subject was brought forward he trusted
he should do s 3. There had been a talk about a
change of Government to get a good measure of
reform, but he believed as good and as great
a measure could be g)t from the present
Government, if the constituen4cies sent the proper
persons to Pariarneut. (Loud cheers, and cries of
" Yes.") If all the constituencies were to send
such men as his gallant friend and himself,
there would be nothing .to fear. With
respect to church ra.teß, he thought the time had
no:v arrived when men who dissented from the
Church of England should not be called upon to
support it. (Cheers.) The lion. baronet then again
thanked the electors for the distinguished honour
they had conferred upon him, and said he had but
one object in life—that was to do good, and all the
reward he looked for was the approbation of the
electors of Westminster. (Load cheers.)
Sir DE L. EVANS said he had great pleasure in
moving a vote of thanks to Francis Smedley, Esq.,
the High Bailiff.

S'r J. SHELLEY said ho had great pleasure in
seconding the motion of hii gallant friend.

The motion was then put to the meeting, and
carried amidst loud cheers.

The HIGH BAILIFF returned thanks, and the pro-
ceedings terminated.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
BEDFORD.

The nomination for the candidates of this borough
took place this morning. The respective candidates, •
viz., Mr. S. Whitbread, Captain Stuart, Mr. T.
Barnard, and Mr. E. T. Smith, having be3n pro-
posed, the returning officer called for a show of.
hands ; and the decision not being considered con-
clusive, a poll has been demanded. Mr. E. T.
Smith has declared he will not withdraw from the
contest until the last man has been polled.

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A _
14 /1/4 T_A_.4

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
(second edition) sayg
" I understand the propositions of Prussia with
regard to the Neuchatel que,tion, as expresscd
yesterday 'by M.- de Hatzfeldt, are likely to meet
with the approbhtion of the members of the Con-
ferences. To-day there was another meeting, and
the representative of Switzerland presided.
"The Porte has agreed to incorporate Christian
soldieris in the Turkish regiments, and not have
seß:srate Christian forces, as once proposed. •
"Despatches from the EAst say the Russians are
making rapid strides in Cir,?a,-ssia. The latter have
.uot offered battle, as it is supposed they wish to
get their enemies as far into the country as possible

before doing so."

riIANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The fourth sitting of the Neuchatel Conference
sat this day.; it lasted two hours. Dr. Kern was
present.