Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-10
Correspondence of the National lntellisence1.J

The best news about China $ the appointment Of
the Earl of Elgin as British rleuipotentiary 10 The
Court of Pekini be goes out with extraordinary pow.
ers and a strong military fnrse. and will take the
IT sitter entirely out Of the hards Of Sir John Bow.
ring, without .uperseding lin; he has complete
powers TO settle every thing. The press unanimously
admits that this is p putting the light man in tbs right
place. The Commander in .C1iet OF the land forces
will be Major General Ashbunhan, who had a rom.
mand in the Sutlei campaign. The entire English
force ut Hong Kong will be D,0OO men, with nm AIDE
ouste commi.sariat, under a most able deputy com
missary, Mr.. Power, icon Of The la!nsr'ed actor, Ty.
rome Power.) Every article tho; can be taken OUT
will the expedition. admiral Seymour
will also End himself at the head Of a very
ing force. Large reinforcements are also going out
10 the French squadron in the Chinese sea. The
beat possible understanding exists between France
aud England upon the subject. II was rumored, a,
the commencement Of the week, that France would
,.ud a military force of 2D,GU0 m-n To China, 70 CO
operate with the English, but this i, now contradict.
ed. Alum, the baker, "a name OIL bad omen who
| poisoned tha bread at Hong Kong, was captured on
hi. way to Macso, and was tried, With nine nccompii.
css, az tho monthly court at Hong Kong. He and
three others we're convicted of an attempt TO poison
the Euyli.h Charge d'Afaires, selteuced 10 death,
and shot. A careful medical analysis has detected
srsen!u In portions Of the aduiteraitd bread.
There is not any novelty in literature; the opera
and drama are both very active.
Sir. Lumlsy will opsn Her asjety's Theatre with
very strong and talented oompar. about the middle
OF April. Quadrupeds srs agsin pressed into Inc
service of the drama. Not only 8 As!lsy's, the re-
rulsr and legitimate English hippodTome, bnt at she
Princess' Theatre, they are assisting Mr.. kean TO
pl.y Shak.peare's Richard III. Speaking Of the
horses az Astley's, the AtbepRarn :tys:
"Well do these soble animals ,how their deep
|, sense of the responsibility cs,t on them In their n"w
Geld oi action. Although 10: rs-tau, such a'tute
archp ,logis,s as .oue of our Shaksl.arlan Students
sy.ry action, every switch or tier Gowing tails.
show how thoroughly they are lmbsd with The ru'
ling idsss Of the paster. With the assistance 81 a
few nuni.n s~uperhumeraT:es, they played tins EST
part of King Heury the Fourth on Saturday evening,
aud In such O. u.yle a, to draw down thunders OF ap
nI,uae from a crowded and discriminating audience,
smonost whom were the whole uf tbs male mem.
bers Of the royal family Of Dude nov In this country,
arrayed In all the maenidcence Of Oriental costume.
|. was positively delightful TO see tie surs instinct
with which these unso2hi.tica'ed children o! nature
selected the res: points Of attraction. app'cud!nS
only when the gifted horse: -ere on the stage
Mr. Ksan mas revived Richard IL; =ith those DIS
torical and picturesque illus'ra'inna "Hieh nave gwen
celebrity TO his infringement. The principal so-ota'
ole consists Of Boiinxnrakes fr'unphai entry 'h'o
London. 10 which Ar. 4 ean has added many incl.
dents taken from "Strutl's Sport. and Pass;lfnes o,
the Peop!e," particularly the Dance Of l%tinerant
Foois," which i, full of humor. The procession Il.
conducted ON a magnificent sosls. BoIngbroke aud
the fallen King are on horseback, as described ia ,he
Chronicle, ard a complete historical living picture 10
presented. The scenery Is spoken OF c, more e1qul'
,ite than any ever before produced, and all me per
formers, men and horses, acquitted themselves mar
velously well. 1t is pronounced the ~ Pts' u"T' OF
both spectacle and acting.