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      • ' • . Foreign. The Paris Papers Publis...

      Vienna , Wednesday , 9 th . The Privy'Conneillor , Count Apponyi , has refused to become a . member of the Council of State , Advices from Italy , received at Berlin , May 9 , state that the French garrison remains at Rome , and probably will even be Advices * from Constantinople to the 2 nd hist , assert that 45 , 000 Russians were collected upon the Pruth . It was also reported that the Porte had assembled a corps d'armfe of 30 , 000 men at Widdin . A change in the Ministry was still expected . from Portland

      The Canadian mail steamer North America , , Maine , on the 28 th of April , has arrived . Peace is firmly re-established in Venezuela , and the Government had contracted a loan of one million sterling-, which is to be negotiated in England . Accounts from Mexico state that Miramon , accompanied by 1 , 800 men , had arrived at the capital on the 17 th ult ., where he was received by a salute of guns and other demonstrations . The Government was suffering from want of money , and forced loans had been levied in every direction . # - From New York , April 28 . —No nomination to the Presidency had taken place at Charleston . The chances were in favour of From Alexandria , May the 5 th , we learn that Her Britannic Majesty ' s consul at Massowah ( Abyssinia ) , Mr . W . C . M " . Plowden , is dead . ,

      _ . . . . . Genoa , May 6 . Garibaldi , and two thousand two hundred volunteers embarked last night at twelve o ' clock . Nearly five thousand persons of all ranks flocked to the beach to bid the gallant adventurers Godspeed . As usual with Garibaldi ' s volunteers , they were of every grade and calling—nobles , soldiers , artists , physicians , down to peasants and workmen , all young and vigorous .

      May '12,1860.] The Leader And Saturday A...

      May ' 12 , 1860 . ] The Leader and Saturday Analyst * 457

      Entertainments. At Hee Majestt's Theatbe...

      ENTERTAINMENTS . At Hee Majestt ' s Theatbe on Tuesday night , " Norma" was given for the first time this season , with Mdlle . Titiens , Mdlle . Vaneri , Siguor Mongini , and Sigrior Vialetti , in the principal characters . The house was full , and the performance throughout was received with immense applause . Mdlle . Titians sustained the part of the Vruid Priestess with extraordinary grandeur and power , arid Signor Mongini was most admirable as the faithless Boman Pro-consul . In the Queen's box were her Royal : Highness the Duchess of Cambridge , her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cambridge , Lady C . Egertpn , and Colonel H . Purves . Many fashionable" visitors were also present- ' ' . ,

      At the Royal Italian Opeea , Rossini ' s comic masterpiece , "II Barbiere di Siviglia , " was represented on Tuesday night to an overflowing audience . The- Count Almaviva of Signor Mario was incomparable . Signor Ronconi ' s Figaro is a masterpiece . He was exceedingly vivacious , and put the audience into the highest humour by his drolleries . The Rosina of Madame Miolan Cavvalho was fascinating . In the lesser scene , Madame Miolan Carvalho introduced a bravura from the Theatre Lyrique , which raised the house to enthusiasm . The Basilio of Signor Tagliafico is one of the best representation * of the character , and the Dr .

      Bartblo of M . Zelger was well given . Mdlle . Cotti ( Berta ) sang with remarkable spirit . A unanimous encore was awarded to the 6 verturfi- ^ witli ~ wlTtclri \ lTreosta ^ cK ) lc--g : rea <> - < 3 arei—The- , BarMaui might be played frequently , as Signor Mario ' s Almaviva is a powerful attraction . , . ¦ , ¦»*• n At the Haymaeket Theater a new three-act drama , by Mr . ih Falconer , was produced on Wednesday , with a tumultuous success * that proves rather its capacity to create theatrical furor than to draw character , or by brilliant writing to satirize or kindle emotion . Tfc is entitled " The Family Secret , " and depicts the revealment of

      a fact that is fatal to the hero of the- piece , and occasions heroism m the chief actress . Lord Avomnore is supposed heir to immense estates , but they have , by the profligacy of his ancestors , passed to his steward and lawyer ; and , in order to redeem the family , the old lord - admonishea fche | young one to marry the grand-daughter . This , of course , he is not inclined to do ; but they meet , unknown to each other , in Italy , and the lady becomes violently attached , especially as the young- lord saves her life during- a siege . Lord Aoonmore has drifted into an ¦ engagement with a / certain , Lady Vane , and cannot marry as ho now wishes ; and the lovelorn girl , Una , resolves he shall have his patrimony , and never know the sacrifice she has made ; and , to this end , burns the deed that conveyed the estate to her father . In tho end an Irish colonel , who has been

      flirting with Lady Vane , persuades her to give up Lord Avonmove , and thus the true lovers tiro made hnppy . In nil this there is much that is strained and high-flown , and vastly improbable ; estates being mattors rather strictly guarded and very tenaciously kept , especially by old men of business . Miss Amy Sedgw . ick was , as usual , artificially impulsive and mechanically gushing in hov delineation ' of tho romantic young lady ; but her stock-in-trade of Ihhcination is beginning to bo worn ; and without she lets u more simple style do justice to tho charms and talents nature has given her , sho will sink into a common-place actress . ! There is yet time to redeem herself , but it will require u totui alteration of style . The other parts of this drama arc common-pluoo , but were played with tho general pood sense and ability that characterize tho Haymarket company . Mrs . Wilkins had a very obtruaivo ' part , which she playod with great vigour . Mr . Chippendale wns ns sensible and as emphatic

      as usual , —Mr . Rogers ns didactic . Mr . Buckstone had n very poor part , but got his roars by his quaint simplicity . Mr . How ' e enacted a walking gentleman , which was dignified as a part by being-culled an Irishman . Altogether , although there are some telling coujps de

      theatre , and some broad delineations of character , which always please a mixed audience , this comedy is not likely to take a permanent place on the boards , although its novelty , its smart acting , and pretty scenery will sustain it fora few weeks to come . That veteran-artist , Mr . Burford , has produced one of his finest Panobamas , being a view of Modeex Rome , a subject in every way interesting , and full of the deepest suggestions . It is taken from the tower of the Capitol , and embraces a view of all the most interesting points , both ancient and modern . It is charmingly painted , with great force , but with the nicest gradations of colour and perspective , and in every way it rivets and fascinates the beholder . The distance is exquisitely rendered , and we know not anything in the way of public exhibitions more worth seeing than this panorama of Rome . The upper circle has , a fine view of Venice , and the smaller room a charming panorama of Switzerland from the Rliigi . 1

      At the next subscription performance of the Vocal Association , which takes place on Wednesday evening , May 16 th , at St . James's Hall , the principal artists from Her Majesty ' s Theatre will appear , by the kind permission of E . T . Smith , Esq . i Mr . Turpirt , the courteous box book-keeper at the Haymarket , takes his annual benefit next Wednesday , and we trust he will have the support he so well deserves . Ceystal Palace . —According to announcement the great performance of Mendelssohn's " Elijah" took place at the Crystal Palace on Friday the 4 th of May . The occasion was the inauguration of the statue of the great master . The weather was exceedingly fine , and the country green and beautiful ; and under these favourable auspices , crowds of company , numbering nearly twenty thousand , poured into the Palace by three o ' clock , which demonstrated that the occasion had irresistible attractions for them .

      Apart , however , from the particular programme of the day , which included the Mendelssohn commemoration and the torch-light procession' —the playing of the great fountains , the beauty of the gardens , and the splendours of art inside of the Palace , have themselves charms enough , afc any time , to draw and detain every person of taste . But the fact that Mendelssohn's greatest work , "Elijah , * would be performed by a chorus and instrumentalorchestra numbering three thousand performers , had the effect of drawing nearly the whole musical world of the metropolis . At least , we imagine that the vast number present on Friday last constituted a fair : representation of the said world , all things combining to raise the affair to the maximum pitch 7 > f interest and value .

      The concert began at three o ' clock , Mr . Costa entering the orchestra punctually at that hour . The result has been all that could be expected . The solo vocalists were Mdlle . Pare . pa , Miss Fanny Rowland , Miss Palmer , Madame Sainton Dolby , Mr . Sims " Reeves , Mr . . Evans ; Mr . Thomas , arid Signor Belletti . In the execution of their grand task , the highest expectations of the audience were fully realized . The performance was indeed very striking , and rivalling in magnificence the Handel Festival of last summer . The choruses , especially in the second part , were most effectively given . The fine soprano voice of Miss Parepa was heard to immense advantage in , " Hear ye , Israel . " Madame ' Sainton Dolby , who is only equalled by Miss Palmer as a contralto , sang the airs allotted to her with singular effect . Mr . Sims Reeves produced more than his usually astonishing sensation ; " Then shall the righteous , " was sung ^ Mllmn ^ tinmmirab ^ and and

      encored . Signor Belletti , as the Prophet , was gr impressive . And Miss Fanny Rowland , Miss Palmer ( almost our finest contralto ) , and Mr . Thomas , our great English bass , did perfect justice to the quartets and other concerted pieces . The performance was indeed , on the whole , a fine vocal and instrumental achievement , and a rare treat to all present . At the termination of the oratorio the company adjourned to the corner terrace , when Bacon ' s statue of Mendelssohn was formally unveiled , whilst a military band played appropriate selections from his music . So great was the crowd of German gentlemen on this interesting occasion , that it was impossible for any one else to get near enough to see more than the actual Unveiling of tho statue . Shortly nf ' terwards the great fountains began to play , and when they had done tho company had nothing left for it hut to sit down patiently everywhere , and watch tho evening falling and the moon rising , as it had been decided that until both operations had been completed , the great torchlight

      procession , after the German fashion , wns not to commence . When , however , it did commence , at last they were well rewarded for their patience , for , owing to the course it took , tho inequality of tho ground , the reflection of the water , and the beauty of the surrounding scenery in tho mild moonlight , tho effect was exceedingly novel and beautiful . Wo could see a firs far off at the boundary of the garden . Sprites , as it appeared to us , flitted about , and lit their torches as if preparatory to an incantation . Then , blue and red lights burst out and gave a strango unearthly glare to the landscape , and , at its greatest intensity , the sprites and the torches began slowly to stream away right and left , winding like two grout glittering serpents in and out through tho dim and shadowy foliage . Gradually . they came brighter and nearer , and more distinct . They danced in the fountains , and tho latter—in obedience , as it were , to tho impulse—sprang again into lifo ,, foamed , and sparkled , imd shot unwanirt . and bv tho reflection seemed to liquefy tho brilliant

      colours of tho illumination . When tho two serpents at Iiml inoi on tho terrace , they were happily destroyed in a largo bonfire , nna every one went away delighted with the long and charming day s P l Tt tho CnEMOKNK Gaudens , on Tuesday afternoon last , tho private rehearsal of the Aerephon , a newly-invented muaiea linstiu . ment , took place . Tho Aorophon—an improved form of tho steam

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 12, 1860, page 21, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12051860/page/21/