The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-21

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ditsn Of south Amsrcs that the hioustersg spirit
been excited sne that enterprises foot by the
his point decidedly opposed 70 those os Rarope
hoovss therefore the States Of Europe give
which Asa been adopted BY the people u the Unsi
shall have tsksT such consisteocy to make IL
difficult 70 offer successful opposition.
The Sousd Dues Diaiessasy.
| INTERESTS OF EssLAND AND RUSSIA THE CUES
/ TioN-THREAT or DENMARK TO 9HE UlITED
[Bsriin (sasca y Correspondence Of London Tmss.l
The question Of the Sound duss is generally represent
aud Prussia, and the latter trying for her
age, to deprive the former Of principal of her
question Intimately affecting England and Russia Thus
in any s0ee OF indemnity bs padto Denmark for the
10 about ore third each Of. the whole sam; this The
measure OF their interes. In the Question and it il of the
hssess Importance to the people o. England to observe
the subject gone hand in hand with that OF Russs al
though the interests Of the two Countries though pecu-
niarny equal in amount are opposed to each other.
Nussias policy is to exclude much possble every
foreign ecmrsrc'sl the Baltic BY diminish
j facilitate her intercourse With those coasts FOR
the sake Of the import export trade she already
letter informed you the Russian Comrissary the pre-
sent Sound Dues Conferences has accepted the Danish pro-
pesa with great degree of eapressemcw. As however,
the Danish government has expressly declared It's wiling
to enter upon the capitalization scheme only case
all the States represented at the Copenhagen Conferences
their resdiness to pay their share of the ndem
nifty once while with the States not represented there
Denmark left negotiate separately the pro5H
bhy OF the plan being generally accepted to be
small.
The Danish trusts that by pstting settle
ment accepted by the bulk of the nations of Europe
represented at this Conference will compel tho United
States to accept the same arrangement pain seeing
Danish lately said, Should America attempt to
resist this European law (the proposal made BY the
and respect to it, ndaccept the that would be
declared by the criminal attempt OF the United States
The further interest that Russia has in The retention
Ok the sound Dues Or that be not possible their oap
ID. papers that anerston lately laid on the table
u the House OF Commons relative to the succession 50
the tn Dansa Crown ! anuae to the note delivered BY
time Of the protocol settling the succession the Danish
Crown being signed in LONDON in 1852 The Emperor OF
Russia had In . protocol dra up Warsaw the pre-
vious year. resigned for himself and his In favor
Prince Christian of ucksburg presumptve heir TO
the throne of Denmark all the rights to the reverson OF
the Danish aceIuing to himself representative
Of the elder line Of the House Of Hostein Gottorp
the note above alluded to the Emperor these
rights to himself and his male issue in case the
direct Rsa issue OF Prince Christian should become
extinct Thus in addition the Russia haa for
keeping foreign shipping out OF the Baltic be
Ieckoned the deire OF btneHtng the finances OF petty
kingdom in her immediate neie6borhood TO the throne
OF which her regning house has distant revesonary
claim If the present confer at Paris should subse
quenty merge into congress- at which various moot
points Of European interest be arranged the distinct
exclusion OF the Russian imperial family from any
sionsy pretentions to the throne Of Denmark would form
Of the crushing dread she enerains aeaty north
ern neghbor whom she at present In Of
centre Of Germany, and whom she looks to as
sooner or later cutcbng Scandinavia in grasp and
her incorporation into Russia question OF time
txpediency
Cevent Garden Theatre Conc.
BuRNING OF TIE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE,
LoNDON-DESCRIPTIONO or THE FIRE--HISTORY OF
TIE THEATRE, ETC., ETC.
Covant ard Inn.
don, was entirely destroyed by fire at about O'Clock
the morning Of the 5ta marsh
Of Lot rnasgu6, under the Professor An
erscn the called Wizard of North the reves
Of the dancers had not concluded when the
broAe out The theatre we'll filed throughout the
evening, and the entertainments kept up with the
Igor which generally cbaracterzes such recreStions.
Many Of tho dancers left between land in the morning.
Others remained much aer and las O'Clock approach
font of the temporary oIcnestra, which, on this
OCCASION was thrown back to the extreme end Of the
stage The n ast OIss was completed and Mr. Anderson
signal his Of the ceremonies the revels
with the finale of God Save tho Queen.o At this
Castle, the fireman, observed bright light shining
through the chinks and crevces Of the flooring in the
carpenters shop high over head In instant both OF
them left he stage and FASTENED mp toward point
esnger Neither their departure nor their errand had
the chorus to the music OF the national anthem
The carpenters shop extended with the single
csption OF comparatively small space pas devoted to
building and lay between the ornamental ceillng and
he root Of the theatre Through opsn space in the
floor of this atfi.r the central chandelier lighted
When the two entered the place they nearly
sufocated by derse black smoke. Castles threw him
towards amoulderng heap which he observed the
csrtre of the wokshop The smoke was, however, too
retreat without having able to open the
On this aoor Descending to the next "aies' he sue
hs hose the Ere falling from the Workshop above over
took him, and drove him to the next aiss' The immi
nent peril was now evident to him. He saw the fire had
obtained mastery which could not be controlled, and
his next step to cut those parts OF the
mos, liey 10 be affected BY the increasing hre The
orchestra had not ceased playing the national anthem
when the sudden descent upon the stage one of the
beams round which part Of the scenery rolled,
gave the first intmation Of danger to the assenr
olage below. Mr. Anderson himself the first to give
the alarm Of fre" and the terror and tumult which
this ement occasioned may readily be imagined
The few remaining masquers rushed precpitately to
the various entrances-of which the police, with ready
presence of mind, took immediate possessoD and
thus enabled to from the selfish alarm Of Of
the stronger their terror stricken partners Several
women were trampled on, and some carried ont
something hideous in this sudden casgs revel
TO ghasy fear. Already the rush q air towards the
eIgy. Wreaths Of white smoke with here and there
ambent fame began to curl from under the prcscenum
their seats and fed in many cases without even saving
their cherished instruments The terror of the theatre
was almost immediately cleared Of the vsers There
ward and whirlng foand the interior made At once
heir The ballet girls and Minis characters of the
mssque came flying from their dressing into the
passages of the thsstre and In many instances
with difficulty led det into safety by the police.
The ere luckily confined to the theatre OF which
nothing remains The only articles saved seem to
been the receipts Of the night and private papers,
the property Of Mr. Gye the manager of the Opera All
the scenery the exquisite productions OF rieve and Tel
bp-the splendid properties Of the theare-the ward
robes--ths mountings-he dramatic hbrarythe valua.
BILE operate scores of which never be replaced
As the Eisir dAmors" Of Douizet, and the "Obsron'
| Of Weber-All are gone.
In prtrce, nIace tha court ye "A ~ vh;.b h.r
entered the house, attempt at salvage
full The properties aPpertainng to theWizard's tricks
In apartment the stage door, and these
in great part saved. small quantity of furniture
belonging 70 Mr. Costa including his private piano was
also rescued
The value of ths properties destroyed Is something "a
bulous. An approximate estimate may be formed from
the fact that in producing the several operas oonaned
in the repertoire Of the theatre when under the manage.
Of Mr pelAfed lees than $50 NAa sxnAndad