The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-22

ARRIVAL OF THE PERsIAs MAILS INTERESTING
INTELLIGENCE FROM EUROPE.
The European mails by the steamship Persia reached this
city yesterday morning Our files Of London and Liver
pool papers extend from the LIST TO the 9Th instant These
papers contain much interesting intelligence
report Of the signing of the premnaries OF peace had
been circulated but subsequent information would imply
that the penpotenares had merely appended their names
TO the preliminary formalities
The speech of the Emperor Napoleon TO the Legislative
Assembly will be found below He spoke in cordial terms
Of the English alliance and stated that while he hoped for
peace 1t necessary to be prepared for either peace
war.
On the evening of Sunday the 3D. sor6e took place
the Tuieries when the Emperor and Empress received
about four hundred viser including tue plenipotenaries
and the most distinguished persons at present in Paris
dramatic entertainment given to the company In the
Sale de Feure. All the members of the conference
present the opeung of the French Legislative Assembly
the Sd instant On that occasion Generals Canrober
and Bosque took the oaths The former the uniform
OF general the latter the dress Of senator When the
of Marshal Pessier called, voice replied "Ab
on the service of the Emperor Generals Espnasse
and vnoy have arrived at Constantnople
The Queen has appointed Richard Levinge Swift esq,
her Maesys consul in the island of S Thomas to be
her Maestys consul at Buffalo, in the United States of
America #...
According TO Burns Commercial Glance there
increase year the shipments from the United King
dom of plain and printed cacoc Of 226 07s72 yards
those of 1854. ..a .# .... ...... .t.- d.. hi .
Mr. Layard NJ p, has been unanimously reelected Lord
Rector of Marescha College and University Aberdeen, for
the year The Duke of Newcastle had declined
the nomination. aud the Lord Advocate refused to be put
in opposition to the honorable member for Ayesbury.
The pension of f25 per annum, which granted to
the late Joseph Haydn painter previous to his DEATH has
been bestowed upon his unfortunate widow.
The ordinary receipts of the Wesleyan Missionary Soci-
ETY. for the year 1855 have equaed those Of the preceding
year. and the total to be reported will it is said
considerably exceed 100000.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION covEsr GARDEN rHEAraE--rM-
MENsE LOSS OF PROPERTY.
The following of the destruction of Covent GAR
den Theatre is taken from the London Morning Post:
That national place of amusement Covent Garden Thea
tre London, burnt down Wednesday morning,
March Since Christmas the establishment had been
the hands of Professor Anderson the "Wizard of the
NORTH At the appointed hour Tuesday night for the
commencement Of the bal there considerable
bage in the sale The cavaliers and nymphs who dressed
for the occasion resorted to the usual diverses
tune, those of fancy" character prevailing over the
Historical The whole passed off satisfactorily till about
five o'clock next morning. when the company pre-
pairing TO depart and whilst the last stanza of the National
Anthem being performed the first nmation occurred
of that dreadful calamity which, in comparatively short
space of time enyeoped the building in fames and ended
| in its entire destruction.
Whilst the maskers grouped about on the stage
and presenting most incongruous of costume and
character congraulatng each other the satisfactory
suit of the enterainment large burning beam fell from
the ceiling on to the stage striking gentleman on the
foot and scattering the embers about in every direction
amongst the company. The greatest CONSERVATION
sued from this unmsakable evidence of the building being
on hire. The ladies commenced shrieking and rushing
aboat in wild confusion and gentlemen be
endeavorng TO find their partners, which, from the great
similarity of many Of the ladies' costumes made it of
great difficulty in order to make safe However
after short delay the company rushed to the doors and
made their escape and fled the neghboring streets for
of conveyance to their respective residences the gro
tesqueness OF their dresses contrasting strangely with the
scene which the neghborhood presented from SO fearful
| calamity occurring at that hour of the morning
With respect 10 the properties of the theatre which be-
long TO Mr. Gye the lessee very little If any has been
saved Mr.. Anderson, understand is insured in the
Sun office 10 the extent Of f2ooo but this will near
cover his loss. ~ bed
No lives lost The loss of property by this caam-
ity cannot be less than f250,0Oo
The theatre which preceded the one burnt down on
Wednesday morning opened by Rich about 1882 but
after undergoing several alterations destroyed by fire
September TO- 1903 The first Of the structure Just
destroyed was laid by the Duke of Sussex December 81
1908 and 1t opened the 18th OF September 1909
with Macbeth .#- il ts5gg.aU. - -
The value Of the properties destroyed Ia something abu
lous, and the loss Of Mr. eye and bis co-partners will
scarcely bear contemplation. An approximate estimate
may be formed from the fact that 10 mounting the seye
raj operas contained in the repertoire of the theatre when
under the management Of Mr.. Deafeld no less than
900 was expended Of which the four operas of the
Prophetc the "Huguenots" "Lucrezia Borgap and La
Donna del 1ago cost f25 oo0 The valuable dramatic IL
brary belonging TO the heatre-unique OF its kinds
gone In the general wreck The original MSS Of the School
for Scandal the Miller and his Mem the opera of the Star,
and hundreds OF other curious works
The armory, consisting Of than hundred suits
and occupying series of rooms il wholly DESTROYED
-Four original pictures by Hogsrth representing The Sea-
sons, which hung upon the walls Of Mr. eyes private
room, within only few PAGES Of the box Office could not
be rescued Nothing is known at present to the origin
Of The fire.
The building itself insured and the oss win be
terrible to those propretors who hold large number of
shares The shareholders may be compelled by the terms
OF the lease TO rebuild the theatre Among them arc men
TONED the kemble family the family Of the late Mr. Har
others The only assurances known exist in
with the building are twoone Of $4,000 upon portion
OF the properties aud another Of $4,000 effected NV Mr.
Anderson when be entered the of the thea
tire for three months which insurance would have expired
on Saturday next ... ~.
QUEEN VISITS rHr Rurss
During the whole OF Thursday imruense numbers Of
people were attracted TO the Of The which
on the preceding morning doomed the theatre of Convent
Harden TO speedy and complete destruction and when il
10 stated that her Majesty her Royal Consort and IN.
Princess Royal were among the visitors ruins in the
course OF the day well several members of the To-
bity and arstocrscy including among others the Duobes
Of Wellington the Duke Of Bedford the MARQUIS of Lsn
downe Lady Peel Lord Ward, Lord Colvillc Lord Mar
Gus HILL Lord Elcho and Mr.. Hsrdnge NJ r. some idea
may be formed Of the deep and general which this
caamous event has awakened among all classes Of the
inhabitants OF the metropolis -I'-r-
Her Majesty and the Princess Royal arrived about
o'clock attended by Lady Churchill the Lady In Waiting
Major General Buckley and Captain the Hon Dudley de-
Ros equerries y .a.
The royal party approached the theatre bv av NJ
nlace n.t..