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CAILED
MOTHER GOOSE /;
OR,
THE GOLDEN EGG.

y Rounded on the celebrated L ale OF ihSt name.
complied and arranged by z. Df6den, Esq
with considerable additions and alterations,
IS performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent
Garden, with the greatest applause. The
scenery and machinery designed and exc
cuted by Mr.. Jefferson. Dresses by Mr.
Maccubbin. With the original music by
Mr.. Ware. Pantomime under the direc-
ton of MIR. Francis.
Scene tie Fsrst, 4 Y1L'qge, with Storm.
The prospect is rendered beautifully in
teresting by distant view of river and a
bridge over i. /; moving objects are cen on
the river and bridge, Mother Goose appears
descending from the skies mounted on her
favorite bird--the clouds dispense, ana a
crowd of male and female villagers assemble
TO celebrate the nuptials Of the Squire and
Colinette.
Mother Goose, Mr.. BEssett
Colin, Hardlsgs
'Squise Bagle, Jefferson
Avaro, bnerS
Principal Villagers, Messrs. Jacobs, Char
mock, Barrett, Wilmot, Alien, Maccubbin,
Masters Jefferson and Downie, Mrs. Sey-
mour, Mrs. Fetit, Miss Petit, Miss Jstfer-
sen.
Chorus of Peasants No,U we're met On q
very merry morniRg." -
The festival is Interrupted by the appear
ance of Colin, who demands the daughter of
Aware, according 10 MS prior promise; the
Gomestics Of the Squire impede the lovers,
when they sing the following
Srsteno and Chorus NAe,s guardians
break their promise d;le."
Scene the second, MOTHER GOOSE'S
RETREAT.
Air The GrGsshopper chirrubs, listen,
-iIs!eE.
The scene masicSily changes to
MOTHER GOOoE'S HABlTA!ION.
Her lavorite Goose now appears, which
she presents to Colin for having rescued her
from the fury of the Squire and his attend
ants. Mother Goose repeats the following
Nay doubt Dot--zvhile she's kindly used, shell
lay
II Colder Egg on each succeeding day.
The scene presents to view Hall in Ava.
ro's house.
which he offers to Avaro. on condition Coli
nette becomes his wife, which he accedes
to; but swishiRg to gain all the gold at once,
rs about to kill the bird, when Mother Goose
s enters, seizes the egg. and throws it through
the wintiow into the sea TIE Squire now
enters, and by magic power she changes him
to the clown, Avaro to Pantaloon, Colin to
Harlequin, and Colinette to Columbine.
Harlequin, Mr. Harris
Pantaloon, Briers
Clown, Mr.. Jefferson
Colambine,, Miss Petit.
Mother Goose retires; the pursuit now
Rates place when Harlequin commences his
feets bv lear'ng through window. The
xcsee chances 70
n Country Tavern. NTH Sign Post, SOC.
Apuncheon With the word Rum written on
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THE NAVY YARD.

Mother Goose enters attended by her four
sprites, and command fifth to rise and re-
lieve the characters from their bondage
Goldfish enters, Harlequin requests him to
dive fer The Golden Egg, he at length obtains
it: Mother Goose reconciles all parties
waves her stick, and the spectator Is present.
ed with the last scene
A SUBMARINE PALACE,
The wings or sides Of which are Dophins:.
The whole terminates by distant view OF
the sea. The dancors approach ha5ited 10
correspond with the scene.
Pas Seul---ly Mr.. Drstnmona.
Doors to be opened at sin and Pecfofmo7ce
to commence at Z O'Clock.
D. Tickets to be had at the heatre, at
Mr.. Snowden's Printing Office, and Brooks
Hotel.
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g. But To-! where sunk in deep despair,
Her garments torn, her bosom bare,
Impatient freedom lies"
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Z 70 gshieb qriR be added, a grand Pantomimie
oharotic Romance,
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WIN. PINKNEY.
Mr.: Pinkney TO Mr.. Smith.
7 n,,do,, Nof,r Mr. 1ofo

London, Settt 4th, 1910.
have just received your letters by Lieu.
tenant Spence. Their dates are as follows
18th July, 1910; sth July, Original and du
plicate); I'd July, Original and duplicate)
Soth June, Original and duplicated; 18th
June, duplicate, the original had been re-
ceived before y 18th June. duplicate, the
original had already been receved.l
i have only time 10 add, that the repeal
of the French DEGREES. Gas communicated to
me by general Armstrong; and the reply
of lord Wellesley, of the 3lst ultimo. to NV
communication on that subject, do not appear
10 me to take away the necessity of execu.
ting the instructions contained in your letters
of the I'd and s,h of July relative to the Bril-
fish blockades. although they may affect
the manner of executing those instructions
The note which intend to present on this
occasion. will be ready in a day or two, and
shall be sent in Immediately.
have the honor to he &c &c.
VIM. PINKNEY.
P S Lord Wellesley sent me s. message
yesterday through Mr.. Hamiltoa, that, if
still wished to see him on the subject of
my late communication. he would receive
me to-day. / replied that I had no wish to
see him, on that subject but that il might
be necessary TO write him a note upon il
hereafter. Imean to coniine myself as much
As possible to written intercourse with lord
Wellesley.
NNAH
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ltt6 win ,s4is !; ana wo.i,t. If I followed r.,

ted WITH ,nis ana wc.s,t. If followed ras
own inclination. put speedy end TO it. Il
is better, however. to do nothing of an irri
tating nature, until this government has had
full time to act upon my note of the 25th.
Even if IL should decline TO repeal the or
ders in council. (Which am told is quite
possible) a moderate course on INV part, will
have the Recommendation of putting it more
clearly in the wrong. If i, should decline
to repeal, the President may be assured,
that will not fail to present such a paper.
as conduct so extraordinary will demand ;
and If further delays are affected, that ]
shall demonstrate in very decided terms.
have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed)
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i have The honor TO he, &c. &c.
VIM. PINKNE,Y.
VIM PlNKNEY.
Mr.. Pinkney 10 Mr.. Smith
London. 7th SEM. 1910.
SIR,

LOHdon, IN 0eFf. 1910.
SIR,
1t has been supposed here, that the no
LITIGATION of a blockade of the " Canal Of
Corfou," on the 18Th OF last month, was in
tended to close the Adriatic and the Eng
lish newspapers, as you will have perceiv
cd, so represented it Ia my letter to you
of the goth ult. communicating copy of that
notification, have adopted this Construct -
on, which now appears TO be erroneous. -
The Caual," to which the notifc alton is
now understood 20 apply, is the narrow pas
sage to the eastward Of Corfou.
Ihave the honor to be,
With great consideration, sir,
Your most obedient humble servt.
(Signed) WIN. PlNKNEY.
Robert Smith, Esq. sc. &c, &c.
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L0rd Weliesleu % be-. Pinhnen.

The marquis Wellesley has the honor to
acqualnt Mr.. Pinkney, in answer to that
part OF his letter of the 18th inst relating to
an auedged misconception Of the order OF
council for the blockade of Elsinore, that II
is the intention of his majesty's government.
that that blockade should be strIctlv Con
fned to the port of Elsinore. ard thu II
does not affect any vessels professediy bound
up the Sound, unless it should appear from
their papers, that they are bound TO Elsi.-
more.
The marquis Wellesley begs to renew to
Mr.. Pinkney the assurances OF his high coz
sideration.
Foreign Office. Schf. 2erh, 1e1e.
lillian Pinkney. Esq. &c. Se. sre,
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Mr.. Pinkney 10 mr. Smith
London, Seittem6er %, 1870:

cvn London, September %, 1910.
have already sent you a copy ofJ.orN
Wel'esley's reply TO that part of my letter.
OF the 18th inst which particularly respect
ed the case Of the .4iert The amount oa
that reply was, that government could not
interfere, and hat the case must be lett to-
the court of admiralty.
now transmit (subjoined) his answer to-
that part of my letter, which regarded the
effect of the blockade of Elsnore (as il was
interpreted by Sir James Saumarez) or the,
passage OF the Sound; from which il ap.s
pears. that it is not yet intended TO close,
that passage.
No notice has been taken of the residue
OF my letter concerning the four American
seamen taken rom the Alert.
AS l have transmitted you COPY Of.
Lord Wellesiey's reply to my application
tor the release of the Mary. from which is
was to be inferred. that she would be immc
diately released l ought now to mention
that, so far from being released, she is to
be forthwith proceeded against as prize:
lhese things require large stock of patti
ence.
have the honor to be, Scc.
(Signed)
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Mr.. Pinkney 10 Gen. armstrong.
LONDON, Sep. Sd. 1910.

Sin,
received yesterday, from lord Welles
ley. an answer, dated the S1st of last month,
to my note of the 25th, in which commu
nicated to him the purport of your letter to
me of the 9th, respecting the Berlin and
Milan DEGREES and I hasten to put you in
possession {by special rnessenger) of a CO.
py OF each of those papers, to be used &C
cording to your discretion.
1t is extremely desirable that shou Id
have, without loss of time, the benefi, of
such reflections upon this answer as you may
be disposed TO favor me with, and of such
Information, calculated to regulate my course
With regard to it, as your local position may
enable you to furnish.
Your letters of the 9th and 9TH ultimo con,
cur in representing, (witn perfect proprety,
i think) that the revocation OF the Berlin
and Milan decreesis to take effect absolute
ty after the 1st of November, and have so
put it to the British government. You will
let me know if any error (Which do not
IN the least suspectl has been discovered in
ms representation. or if it is necessary that
the subject should be brought before this
government in any other form than that
which. looking toyour representation, have
chosen.
You will perceive that the pledge contain
ed in Lord Wellesey's answer, is referred
to the period when the repeal of the French
edicts shall have actually taken effect and
the commerce OF neutral nations shall have
been restored to the condition in which those
edicts found it. In case there is nothing
quivocal in these last expressions, the pledge
is, presume. sufficient for the present, if
| the recall of the French DEGREES does not
depend on condition precedent, as some
have supposed. If, on the other hand, it is
understood that, before the French repeal
is to take effect, namely, before the lst or
I'd OF November. G.. B. must revoke her or
ders in council, so that the orders shall cease
to operate at the same moment with the
DEGREES or, if it should be understood that
the British blockades to which France OBJ
jects Chat of May, 1906. for example, J
must be recalled, or declared not to be in
force, before the same period then un
doubtedly the pledge is nothing If the
pledge is sufficient. we have only 10 let the
| matter rest until November If it is Insult
ficient, I cannot be too soon employed in
taking new course. / ought to mention
however. that am now preparing a note 10
lord Wellesley. to be presented in a few
days, concerning the blockades. This step
is proper, and think, indispensable, whe
Their the revocation of the DEGREES of France
depends upon those blockades being pu. o,t
of the way or not.
Begging you TO let me hear from YOU as
soon as convenient, / am. sir, with great res
pect and consideration, your most obedient,
humble servant,
(Signed)
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Mr.. P;nkhsy 10 Mr.. Smith.
LONDON, August 81. 1910.


i have just received commune alton
from General Armstrong, dated the 9th
inst. announcing the absolute revocation OF
the Berlin and Milan DEGREES and have,
IN consequence, sent a note to lord Weiles..
ley. requesting to see him Lord Welles
ley is out ofitown. but will. it is said, return
tn night or to- morrow morning.
General Armstrong has not transmitted
any copy of the Official notice, mentioned in
his letter but presume, it is the same
with that published III The Mopiteur of the
9th. of which am in possession, and with
which the quotation, in gen. Armstrong;
letter, agrees.
do not know, whether his construction
OF that document will be thought here to be
liable to any objections. think it impos-
Tsible, however. that upon any in expectation
OF L., this government can hesitate to repeal
its orders in council.
copy of General Armstrong; letter to
me is inclosed.
have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed)
VIM, PINKNEY
non. hooers omi!6. Jc. yc. &c.
Cohy Of General .Hrmstrong's teffer 10
Dlr. Pinkney
SIR. N's''' y A''O'
| have the honor to inform you, that his
majesty the Emperor and king, has been
| pleased to revoke his DEGREES of Berlin and
Milan. OF this interesting fact, had this
morning written and official notice, in the
following words. viz Je suis autorse a
vous declarer monsieur, que les decrets de
Berlin ct de Milan sont revoques ct, qua
dater du Ter Novembre, lis cesseront d'avoir
| leur effe,.''*
Sincerely hoping, that you may be able
to turn this circumstance to some useful
account, forward per triplicate, and am,
sir, with very great respect. your most ODE
dent and very humble servant,
(Signed)
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
II. f. William Pinkney.
General armstrong 10 Mr.. Pinkney.
SIR,
hazarded line or two Yesterday. bv
the way of Morlaix, merely to inform YOU.
that he imperial DEGREES of Berlin and Mi.
Ian were at last given up. now, send
you bY a more direct conveyance, a copy of
the Duke OF Cadore's letter to me of the 5lh
| inst. aud am. sir.
With very great respect, &c
(Signed)
| JOHN ARMSTRONG.
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Hon. Robert Smi.h.

Here foilo7vs Mr.. Pinkney's eomnMni.
cation 10 Lord Weiiesiey on the reteai of
the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, and me
Marquis Weiles!cy's reilly thereto. hub..
ished in The Enquirer Of the Esd October
iaSt.1
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From Mr.. Pinkney 10 Lord UeHesleu
GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE
August 21 1910.
My LORD,
i have had the honor TO receive your
official note of the 9th inst. communicating
the resolution OF the British government to
establish blockade of the canal of Corfou.
and shall not fail to transmit a copy of it,
with as little delay as possible, to the sc
cretary of state, of the u. S
In the mean time l take the liberty, in
pursuance of the sentiments of the Presi
dent, heretofore signifed to me, to observe
to your Lordship that, as blockade essen.
tally implies force on the spot for the
purpose, and as the notification required in
the case must be warning to the neutral
traders of the fact that blockade exists,
the communication (which your lordship has
made to me, derives its title to the acknow
Judgments of the U S. from the supposition
that it was meant as friendly premontion.
which, though imposing of itself no legal
restraint on neutrals, nor inducing any Pc
nal consequences, might usefullY Influence
the course of their mercantile expeditions.
In this sense the communication will be re
ceived by the President, as a mark of that
friendly attention which ought in all cases
TO be reciprocally maintained, and i'm this
sense the President will be the more dispo-
sed to regard the communication, as a diff
terent one would contradict tile definition
of blockade. and of the requisite notifica.
ton thereof, contained in the orders of the
British government 10 commodore Hood &
the judges Of the vice-admiralty courts, as
communicated to the American govern.
ment by Mr.. Merry, on the 18th Of April,
1904
have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed)
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Mr.. PnkHcy 10 Mr.. smith.
LONDON, Aug. IS, 1910.


SIR,
enclose the Times newspaper Of this
morning containing copy of French de.
cree Of the 5lh inst. and of letter, Of the
same date, from the French minister for
foreign affairs to general Armstrong. The
las, is 4 most Important paper of which
] hope 10 receive, without delay, an Official
Communication.
have the honor to be, &c.
t5gued) 80 -
JJsn Pobert Smith, Se &c. &c.
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WIN hNNIo HUNII.
William Pinkney Esq. etc. etc. ete.
Ertract Of letter from Mr.. Pinkney TO
Mr.. Smith
LoNpop FRIDAY. 24A Aue 1a1n

transmit copy OF my answer. form.
ca upon your recent instructions. to Lord
Wellesley's notification of the blockade of
Cortou. Is It no. worthy reflection, whether
an attempt to blockade an entire sea like
the Adriatc, should not be protested against,
whatever may be the force employed in
closing the passage to ii %
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Mr.. Pinkney 10 Mr.. Smith
London, 15fh Sent. 1910

SIX,
J send enclosed, a copy of second let
ter, which have written to lord Wellesley,
respecting the stoppage OF Americao vessels
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DIR. Pinkney 10 Mr.. Smith.
LONDON, Aug. 30, 1910


SIR,
dined yesterday with lord Wellesley, &c
found that he had only re urned to town in
the morning. He still complained of indis-
position but it certainly could not be con-
sidered as uniting him for business. In
short conversation before dinner, he told
me that my note respecting the Berlin and
Milan DEGREES should be mentioned to his
colleagues to day, and that / should have
an Immediate answer that the affair Of
the Chesapeake 4" would be settled 10 my
satisfaction :" that he believed he should
recommend 20 the king the appointment OF
a minister plenipocntlary to the u. >. ei
Their this week or the next that he had
two persons in his eye, doth men of high
fani) but that he could not with propriety
name them to me at present. AS far as the
opportunity permitted, urged promptitudc
on all these subjects as indispensable, and
expressed my confidence that they would
be disposed of in season for the approach
ing meeting of Congress,
You perceive that, notwithstanding past
promises, nothing has YET been done, and
that there is no security that we shall have
any thing bot promises. l am truly DISCUS
TRANsLAT1oE -" I am authorised
10 declare 10 you. sir, Hat tfe deeresS Of
Beri,n and N1rfg1 are reU9ked, and. fhaf
ajlsr me. frst Of NoVcm6er fhey 7vfH cease
20 haze 0ee5."
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VIM. PINKNEY
Mr. Pnkney 70 Lard WeHeStey.
GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE,
Sep. 21, 1910.
My LORD

sep. 21, 1910.
My LORD
On the 30th of April last, had
the honor 20 address a note to your lora
ship, in which, upon the inducements which
il stated l took the liberty TO inquire, whe
Their there was any objection on the par, OF
MS maJesty's government, TO d revocation.
or to declaration that they were no longe,
lii force, of the British biockades OF France
OF date anterior TO the Berlin decree.
In a second note of the Esd OF June, | had
the honor TO recall your Iordship's attention
to that enquiry, and to add, that my govern
ment expected from me a communication
upon 1t. And on the 9th of August, it was
again brought TO your lordship's recollection,
in the same mode. II was moreover menti-
oDed in several conversations, alter the de
livery OF my Fl st noe, which had, in fac,
been preceded by verbal explanations on nv
part, as well as by an abortive correspon
dence In writing, 20 which some of those ex
plantations were preparatory
Ii had been so fortunate as to obtain for
my hitherto unauthorized inquiry. the notice
which l had hattered myself IT mlght re-
ceive, and to which Ger, ainly thought IL
was recommended by the plaInest conside
rations OF policy and justice, it would not
perhaps, have been necessary for me TIC trou
Die your lordship with this letter, the pur
pose OF which is, in very few words, to re
mind his majes'ys government, in pursu-
ance OF my instructions, Of the sentiments
and expectations OF the government OF the
United States, respeC ing such British
b.ockades as that which my inquiry princi
pally regarded.
Those sentiments and expectati are SO
well explained In two letters. from Mr. De
cretary Madison, of the 9Th DC ober, 1903,
to Mr.. Thornton, and of the 81 oil June 1906,
to Mr.. Merry, that very little more IS re
CURED IN the execution of my instructions
OIL this occasion, than that shou d refer your
lordship TO the copies oftnose letters which
are herewith transmitted
Your lordshp will perceive. that the
strong and conclusive objections, in law and
reason, to be found in those papers, (especI
ally IN the first, which was occasioned nv q
communication from the British consul at
New York of a notice from commodore
Hood, in July, 1903, that the islands OF Mar
Unique and Guadalupe were and Tor some
time had been blockaded) apply to several
blockades which &. Il. has lately pretended
to establish but in a particular manner TO
that Of May, 1906, 0rom the Elbe TO Brest
inclusive } To that, in The spring Of 1903,
OF the whole Island cf Zealand aud to that
~ March, 1909, OF the Isles of MaurItus and
Bourbon.
The government Of the u. s. can discover
no just foundation for these add similar at
tcmpts to- blockade entire coasts, by notifca
tons with which the fact has no correspon
dence I, views them as unwarrantable
prohibitions OF intercourse rather than reg
ular blockades and as resembling in all
their essential qualities, the extraordinary
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(Signed)
WIN PINKNEY

Hon. R. Smith, &c. sc. &c.
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WIN. PINKNEf,.

Marquis WeAesiey, yc y-c. &c
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COPY

From Mr.. Pinkney 10 Lord WeHesleu
GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE,
August 81, 1870
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attempting to pass the Sound together With
copy OF the protest Of the master of>he
American ship" Alert mentioned in that
letter which is we'll entitled to your atten
ton.
have the honor to be. BIC
(SignedD WIN. PINKNEY.
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WIN PINKNEY.

ZION. Robert Smith, &c. &c,
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The most noble tie Marquis
NcAesLey, &c. &c. &C.
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BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
NEW YORK, Nay 10.
Latest from France.

Yesterday arrived at this por. the fast
.,iEns brig Camilla, captain Shaler, from
ST. Ssbastians, which port she left on the
1lth oil April.
Nh. John Griswod came ont in the Ca
milIa, bearer Of dispatches from general
Armstrong to our government, and has fur.
ni.hed the editors of the Mercantile Ad.
r~rrtiser with a file Of French papers, and
The following summary of news.
Mr.. GriswSl6; bearer ct dispatches IN the
Camilla, left Paris on lhe 2Sth of March
The emperor and sundry members OF his
court were at Compeigne, where the new
empres, Maria louisa accompanied by the
prinee of Nsutrhatel, had just arrived
The triumphal entry into Paris, with the
coronation of the marriage ceTemonials,
was to take place on Sunday, the 1St April.
The preparations for this great event were
splendid beyond Description and It was
supposed the Northumberland feasss would
excel in brillianey those Of any former Psrl-
odG
General Dsmn,ier, had been appointed by
the emperor minister to the United States.
il was not known whether he was TO sac..
eeed gthetal Tsrrsau, or that he is appoint.
ed TO some special mission., He, had taken.
passage 10 The FranetA, with the Russian
minisaeF, and was 70 sail from Rochelle Cor
Philadrlphia about the 10th of April. IL
Was reported and believed in Paris, that
Ne. Pinkney had concluded 4 e~envea,ion
With The marqhiS Wellesley.