The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-14 00:00:00

PRINCESSS' THEATRE.

Mr. G. Vining has commenced his regular winter
season with a great and decided success. " After
Dark," Mr. Boucicault's latest sensation drama,
produced on the opening night, drew an overflow-
ing audience, and boil author an I manager
have good reason to rejoice at the enthusiastic
reception it met with. The new drama is in
four acts, and abounds with sensation scenes,
some of which exceed in intensity anything that
has yet been accomplished even by Mr. Boucicault
himself, who is now looked upon as the great sen-
sational dramatist of the day. The plot of " After
Dark" is very simple, although a great number of
scenes are required to work it out. The heir to a

title and estate has in the course of his wild career
forged his father's name to a draft ; this gets:into
the I,ossession of a villanous bill discounter, who
on the death of the father demands of the heir,
George Medhurst, one-half of the value of his estate
as the price of the forged document. The plans
of the holder of the paper sets all the characters in
motion ; George Medhurst, the forger, he compels

to deart his wife in order to contract
marriage with another ; this drives Eliza,
George's wife, to attempt suicide, from
which she is rescued by a poor, besotted man named
Old Tom, who turns out to be her father ; and
Gordon Chumley, the friend of young Medhurst,
narrowly escapes a terrible death through his visit

to a low music-hall in Westminster, in order
to get possession of the forged bill, where he is
drugged, and then laid on the metals of the Under-
ground Railway, from which horrible position he is
only removed by Old Tom an instant before the
train passes over the spot on which his would-be
murderers had placed him. However, all is worked
out satisfactorily ; the forged bill is recovered, Old
Tom reforms and claims the love of his daughter
Eliza, who is recognised as Lady Medhurst ; and
Chandos Bellingham and Dicey Morris, the two
scamps of the piece, are walked off to prison, en
route to the penal settlements. _ _ .

The part of Old Tom is one of those Mr. Vining
excels in supporting. At one time he is the poor old
besotted drunkard, but eventually he becomes " a
man fit to own a daughter," a change that gave the
talented manager full scope for the exhibition of his
great abilities as an actor. Mr. Walter Lacy, as
Bellingham, deserves unstinted praise for his ad-
mirable rendering of his part, but Mr. Dominick
Murray, as Dicey Morris, on this occasion is not
so happily fitted as usual—it is quite a puzzler to
know by his talk whether he is Irish or Hebrew.
Mr. Montague and Mr. Shore, as George Med-
hurst and Gordon Chumley, were excellent. Miss
Rose Leclercq, as Eliza, acted with taste and feeling,
and Miss Trissy Marston made a pretty Rose
Egerton.
The scenery, which comprises many well-known
spots in the great metropolis, is particularly good ;
the greatest effect being thrown into two, viz.,
Blackfriars-bridge on crutches, with the Thames
and London by night as seen from the nest of the
night birds, and the Underground Railway, with
its red and green signal lights, the various lines of
rails and its trains in motion. The drama is, as we
have said, a great success, and doubtless it will rival
in attraction the celebrated " Streets of London."

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open space for the purposes of recreation and fresh air. We
are therefore gla I to learn that recently the subject has been
brought before the Metropolitan Board of Works, with the
object of preserving this lung of London, and of continu-
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CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

I.FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, THURSDAY, August 13.

The Moniteur is quite silent on the subject of the review
announced for to-morrow. Nevertheless, the question has
been decided, and the review is to take place at three
o'clock in the afternoon. The fifty-two battalions and
the detachment of cavalry forming the National Guard
of the Seine will occupy the avenue of the Champs
Elysees, from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de
Triomphe. The Imperial Guard, the regular troops, and
the cavalry and artillery will occupy the avenues radiating
from the Arc de Triomphe. The troops will be ranged
in line, and the Emperor will simply pass before them.
The entire force will then defile down the avenue of the
Champs Elysees, the Emperor and his staff being situated
at the lower end. It is not impossible that the Emperor
will be accompanied by the Empress and the Prince Impe-
rial. Various rumours as to political manifestations are
in circulation here ; it is thought by some that the
Emperor will make another pacific speech, divesting the
assurance given at Troyes of all ambiguity ; but these
statements are not worth attention.

The speech at Troyes continues to form the great
subject of discussion here, and will probably continue to
do so unless supplemented by another manifesto to-
morrow. The question, I think, is somewhat unfairly
treated by the Opposition journals. The Emperor ma'r
have ulterior designs of war, but if he pronounce in favour
of peace for the time being, there is no reason why the
declaration should not be accepted to that extent. Of
course everything is possible, but there are not the slightest
signs of a war this year, and " sufficient for the day is the
evil thereof." It would be better if the Emperor set the
rest of Europe an example by disbanding part of his
troops, but this he will not do.
Of course the news of the massacre of French soldiers
at Cochin China has received material additions. It is
now asserted that the state of affairs in the colony is much
more serious than would appear from the account in the
Moniteur, and that the country is in a state of great
agitation. Certainly the number of the band of robbers—
one thousand--is very large, and points to " brigandage"
similar to that reported by the Turkish Government on
the occasion of the late rising in Bulgaria. Whether the
people generally are disaffected or not, it is evident that a
band which numbers 1,000 rises from the term "robber"
to the higher designation of " insurgents."
It is probable that another dispute will shortly break out
between France and the Bey of Tunis. It will be remem-
bered that the Bey recently offered the tax upon the olive
harvest in Tunis as guarantee for the payment of the
interest due to foreign creditors. The French Consul was
recently informed that in one of the provinces the tax was
being levied for the use of the Bey himself. The French
Consul communicated with the Bey, but without effect ;
the tax is still levied for the same purpose as before. There
the matter rests at the present.

There is more political news from Andorre the
Republic of some 200 square miles, situated in the
Pyrenees. A short time ago it was announced that the
President and Vice-President had been invited to resign
for trafficking with the proprietors of the German gambling
houses, who wished to establish themselves in Andorre. It
was announced that this peaceful revolution was accom-
plished with ease ; the functionaries resigned, and two
others were appointed. Now comes intelligence of another
revolution, equally calm and bloodless. It appears that
the President this time was accused of usury, and all the
inhabitants gathered together to demand his abdication,
which was perforce conceded. This must surely be the
second change of rulers in this delightful land, where an
erring .Government is set aside without the slightest
difficulty, and with the utmost satisfaction to all
concerned except the fallen potentate. What a pleasure
to live in a country where two estates of the realm, the
People and the President, are sufficient.
The resignation of M. Far 6, Secretary-General of the
Government of Algeria, is announced. Up to this time it
has not bE en accepted.
The disturbances in the Quartier Latin, which followed
the scene at the distribution of prizes at Sorbonne,
resulted in the arrest of eight students, of whom six were
released on the spot.

M. Rochefort is at Spa, where he awaits the result of the
prosecution now being proceeded with against him. The
Figaro announces that he will fix his residence at Florence
if the decision be adverse.

The dispute respecting the concession granted by the
French Government to Messrs. Erlanger and Renter still
goes on. The solicitors to the rival company, Messrs.
Blackmore and Co., write to say that the exclusive con-
cession to Messrs. Erlanger and Reuter has been granted
by the Minister of the Interior "in defiance of formal
engagements contracted at a prior date with those whom
we represent." They state, however, that the Minister
has not yet applied for his Majesty's signa-
ture, without which the concession. would be ab-
solutely without effect. The Conseil d'EtAt has been
appealed to. Messrs. Blackinore and Co. hope that the
proceedings of the Minister may be declared illegal, and
feel confident " that his Majesty's signature will not be
affixed to the alleged concession."
The interview between the Emperor of Russia and the
King of Prussia which took place at Schwalbach on
Wednesday has naturally excited considerable attention.
The Ind4endance Beige says that such a meeting between
relatives is not surprising ; but it cannot fail to be invested
with some importance at a time when the relations between
the two countries are not by any means so friendly as they
were a short time ago. A second interview at Wiesbaden
is spoken of as probable.
All the Spanish Ministers have returned to Madrid.
The cause of this re-assembling of the Cabinet is much
disputed, but there is no doubt that it is partly owing to
risings of more or less importance in different parts of the
kingdom. The telegram stating that insurgent bands have
made their appearance in the neighbourhood of Caspe, in the
province of Arragon, is confirmed by intelligence throtigh
Paris. The Madrid correspondent of the Liberte says that
two hundred mounted insurgents have established them-
selves in the province of Cordova, and similar risings are
spoken of in Catalonia. The captain general of the latter
province was deprived of his command, and ordered to
Madrid to render an account of his proceedings ; but as he
is the relative of one of the Ministers, he has been sent as
governor to the more peaceful district of Seville.

The Avenir Nationale is decidedly of opinion that the
military union between the three South German States
will be accomplished, and to the profit of Prussia.
The Provincial Correspondence, the organ of Count Bis-
marck, entirely approves of the negotiations between these
States, because " they are eminently useful to the genera]
system of the defence of Germany."
General Moltke continues his military tour, accom-
panied by several officers of the higher rank. He will
shortly inspect the heights of Rlicen, where he thinks the
Prussian army should be posted, in order to cover North
and South Germany at the same time.
The latest reports of the health of Count Bismarck are
less favourable. The Minister still suffers from want of
sleep, and is obliged to have recourse to opium to obtain
the slightest rest.

The mountain air of Lucerne has already had a benefi•

cent result on her Majesty's health, removing the feeling
of faintness and depression to which she has of late been
subject. Lord Stanley is expected to return to London in
a fortnight, in order to receive Mr. Reverdy Johnson, the
new American Minister, who will arrive shortly in this
country. Mr. Burlinghame's Embassy will also land in
England about the end of the present month. Sir Staf-
ford Northcote is named as likely to succeed the Foreign
Secretary in attendance on her Majesty.
Now that there has been some talk of an increase in the
civil list, it is interesting to know the present amount of it,
and the items which it comprehends. On the accession of
her Majesty to the throne, the annual sum of £385,000
was placed at her disposal, independent of the control of
Parliament. Besides this, £1,200 a year is entrusted to
her for pensions. The Prince of Wales now receives
£40,000 a year ; his Princess, £lO,OOO ; the Duke of Edin-
burgh, £15,000 ; the Crown Princess of Prussia, £B,OOO ;
Princess Louis, £6,000 ; Princess Christian, £6,000 ; the
Duchess of Cambridge, £6,000 ; the Duke of Cambridge,
£12,000 ; the Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, £3,000;
Princess of 'leek, £5,000. Our Royal Family does
❑ot test the loyalty of the people so severely as did the
" first gentleman in Europe," by getting into debt and
calling upon the nation to get him out. It is said to
require rigid economy on the part of the Prince of Wales
to keep up the dignity of his position, and to make both
ends meet. The pensions for eminent services by sea and
land amount to £35,000. 'I he pensions for civil services,
£21,139, have been diminished by the deaths of Lord
Colchester and Mr. Lushington, and by the suspension of
Mr. Disraeli's £2,000 a year while he is in office. The four
first-class pensions are appropriated to that gentleman,
to Mr. Walpole, to Sir G. Grey, and Mr. Milner Gibson.
The pensions for judicial services of late Lord Chancellors
of England and retired judges, £44,700 a year, have also
been diminished recently by death, but have received an
a, 'ditiou in the pension of Ir. Lushington. The here•
ry pensions of the Duke of Marlborough and others,
formerly deducted from revenue in transit,- continue at
£7,300.

The rain which has fallen 'has raised the hopes of the
graziers throughout the country. Grass has once again
assumed a verdant hue, and the trees, no longer looking
as if the autumn were far advanced, have ceased to drop
their small dried leaves. There is, therefore, little fear
that we shall have to fall back on the said leaves to feed
cattle with in the winter. At worst, Italian rye-grass
may be obtained. But the ground is now so warm that
t unip.seod will germinate quickly, and there Llro RTE000:41
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HER MAJESTY.

PENSION WALLIS, LUCERNE, August 13.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, has taken
walks through the neighbourhood, and has also
made excursions on the lake.