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    Nov. 17, 1860] The Saturday Analyst and ...

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    — . — ¦ - ¦¦— ... power . The « loaves and fishes" of office seem to be the bone of contention . Any unseemly scramble on this account would presen a strange contrast with Garibaldi ' s self-sacrificing and abneitive oon duct , he having done the whole work of the Solution , and retired from the scene of Ins labours and his triumphs without fee or reward ; while the lay figure , which without him Zd JaT been nothing , whom he has inspired with his spin ™ and for whom he has rendered easy what wonlrl ^ hnJ .,- 1 t . impossible , acquires all the glory andf rl ^ H ^ ZTenXlZ just as he inherited his crown , without having personal ?? d " neat least without having done unprompted- ^ ny thing t ? desei vfit Tlie earliest news this week stated that 30 , 000 Neapolitan troops had entered the Pope ' s territories , where measures were Wi * takenfor sunplying hem with the means of subsistance , of which they He destitute Such a loss by the dethroned king could not leave him a 7 dozm thousand men for the defence of Gaeta . The result of the voting in Umbria had been even greater m favour of annexation than what we ha ™ already " thattht 7 ? thei ; Part 9 \ ItaUan neWS at mJd-week seemed toZ that the secession for so it must apparently be termed , of Garibaldi ? h « 5 nr ' ; p 13 Ve m f de thems e 1 ™* conspicuously absent from the side of Victor Emmanuel , was to be looked upon as a significant ? W T ? tim * tl 0 n ° / "on-concurreac 3 j in the present position ol thongs . If every one had his right , and if it is right there should be kings then Garibaldi himself would have the bost right to be kin-of that Italian Kingdom which he has been the main cause of ewedn ° , but this is not a logical world ; if it were , indeed , Garibaldi might find i £ 2 ? f 1 ° ?™! rival for the merit of having brought abo ^ f by tho efficacy of a hbera propaganda , the present condition of things in Italy , in the much-abused republican Mazzini . Garibaldi , at his Capreran retreat , will make a useful and vigilant supervisor of the new potentate ' s proceedings . The « Ides of March » next , are , . eobrdfa " to the significant utterances of Garibaldi ' s farewell address , to oe ° an important epoch in the destinies of Italy . He wants a m i llion of Italians trained to arms and ready for service by that time ; we hope the Italians will treasure up his words and be prepared for every emir ! f 3- 1 7 ? . 1 Slojnous to see perfect freedom and self-government established throughout the length and breadth pf the land . Up to wa ! « V m H ( mi £ " f > we hea f ot " the dethroned King of Naples that he was still at Gaeta where there were 13 , 000 men , of whom General Bosco had taken the command . . As the week opened , the American news was to the effect that Mr Lincoln ' s election was « safe . '' An attempt had been made to excite a fear that Ins election would be followed by the separation from the Union of som-. of the Southern States , bub it appeared to exorcise little or no influence . The result of the election may bj expected in tho course of a day or two . The most discordant statements were made at the close of the last and towards the commencement of tho present week in reference to China . At mid-week it appeared to bo perfectly clear that Pekin had not been taken , and that the war had not been brought by the allies to a successful close . At this timo the Government Jial published Lord JUgins despatch , stating the position of matters and setting forth the reasons for breaking oil' the negotiations , which were , in brief , that the Uninese commissioners had declined to stipulate for the payment of tho indemnity of 8 , 000 , 000 taels without the previous sanction of the Emperor , and required a delay of Hires days . Whereupon Lord El" -in considering this an attempt at evasion , instructed Sir Hope Gran ° to bring- military pressure to bear . Prom the Far East we learn that tho King of Siam and the Emperor ot Assam had gone to war , by which squabble the European powers who may happen to bo represented in tho nei ghbourhood by their agents , will , no doubt , be on the qui-vive to profit . The Trench are already at war themselves with his Majosty of Assam ; and the other royul personage is in a fair way to embroil himself with tho Majesty of Prussia , to whose envoy he has rofusod admittance to his sublime nreeence till next March . L r r n fc , - e 1 - .. 1 7 1 l > ;

    ENTERTAINMENTS . Theatricals at Windsor Castle . —The courso of performances will commence on Thursday the 20 th instant , with Baddy Hftrdacre , and . B . B , tho services of tho Olympic Company having been secured ! Mr . George Ellis of the Lyceum is tho manager , and Mr . Donne tho director . Royal English Oi-eua . —Mr . Loder ' s m M Dancers wns produoed horo on Saturday last . It wue first performed , aa our musical readers may recolloot , at tho Princess ' s Theatre , under the management of Mr . ; Muddox , aorno fourteen years ago , with Mudumo Albortazzi , Mr , Allon < ( tenor ) , and Mr , Loillor ( baritone ) , in tho principal parts . In tho ] present representation , by a singular ooinoidenoo , Mies Albortiizzi and 1 Miss Lefller sustain two of the oharaotors . Tho story ia aliko adapted for musioal and dramatic effects as for soenio displuy . In whnt is i called tho " induolion" of tho opera , but whioh term would bo moro < intelligible if tho syllublo " tro" wero " introduced , " as tho second one , j the word as it stands savouring moro of tho Baconian philosophy thun t tho stage — tho horoino , Giselle ( Mudtiino Palmieri , aa roprc- t sontod as on tho ovo of inarringo , and boing appropriately soronaded r for tho occasion , hor poor little head is m such a whirl with pro- n parations and anticipations , and a variofy of othor foininino " bother- t ations , that sho has somo diflioulfy in composing horsolf to sloop . a Sloop sho dooB , howovor , ut last , und droain into tho bargain , and it is I in her droam that what , in alaasioul olung , is called tho " action , " und li in tho language of stngo toohnioulity , tho " businoss , " of tho piooo ia h oarriod on . Her lovor , Albort ( Mr . Ilaigh ) , oonios to wuken ) ior on n the " bridal morn , " with a very protty tenor song she m ^ ots liim , y and rotates how sho dreiunt thul ., wliilo standing at the nltar with liini ( 1 tho " night danoors , " or Wilis—namely , tho disembodied souls of young d laches who , liuving iliod on thoir bridal ovc , for somo roiiacm or v other can ' t rest in their graves , but ; oomo out , and " won ' t go homo till v morning , " having , an irroaistiblo penoJtant for nooturnul saltation , liko h tho Bufl ' ulo girls , " by tho light of tho moon "—broke in upon tho S ceremony and made hor tluno . j with thorn till " daylight did npponr . " h nw n J * ' rativo is eoarooly finished , whon lib graao tho JDulco of ( diloaiu , si { M . v . Qrattaa Kolly ) , makes his appoaranop , and claims Albort ( whoso ir l r ( ho in

    \ * WBSB ^ m i d ^ rt oXJ **?** * ° a , She 1 OVe 9 ' ™ Who don ' t car a dump tor her , is necessarily as wretched as if she hadn ' t o-nf him- at all , very laudably , and in perfect conformfc y with the greatest happiness of the greatest number" principle abandons her claim , and joins the lovers' hands . The shock thab poo , QfoZ lias received however , in finding her "forester love" TrUT live prince , added to the shocking ceremony of chantina the funeral dirge which a number of ill-advised peopleT insist upon ° dbiiia hivTnmistaken what was at first but a swoon , for death , —succeedaVn killing her outright . The tomb of Giselle is discovered in one of those " splendid moonlight scenes in which this theatre is uhriralled ; Bertha and Albert come to mourn over her , and afterwards the " Wilis " are r s p C . en , tfcl , ng aboufc in "multitudes , and celebrating their midnight revels xne tomb opens , its occupant comes forth in her bridal dress to join them . 1 he inquisitive beadle is danced by the Wilis into the lake and drowned ; Albert again comes to the spot , meets his spirit bride , dances ¦ iTi ! ° re P hne 3 uPon tb-e shelving bank to rest ; the wilis pounce upon Albert and dance him into the lake , and then , the dawn appearing vanish into thin air ; a change comes o ' er the spirit of the dream a cloud envelopes the scene ; and , when it clears off , the shelving-bank Jias turned into the identical couch on which Giselle had " sunk to repose the night before , and she is woke in her own chamber by the morning sunlight , and the advent of her friends to wish her joy of her bridal day ; Bertha , the Beadle , the Duke of Silesia , and the transformation of Albert into Prince Albert , being but the illusions of a dream in addition to the artistes already named , Mary , the friend , and Godtrey , the father of Giselle , were personated by Miss Thirl wall and Mr ± . JJistin respectivel y . Miss Albertazzi , Miss Huddart , and Miss Leii " warettireaof the most loquacious , or rather melodious , of the WilisT llie music of the O 23 era is excellent , abounding in melodies and harmonics of truly artistic construction . The overture was encored entire , and most of the " gems " re-demanded , but repetition was declined , except Mr . Ilaigh ' s song , " Wake , my love ; all life is strrrin" " supposed to be sung in Giselle ' s dream , as described ubo , o , and " Tro loves ^ me , loves me not , " in which Giselle socks to divine her lovers constancy by pulling the loaves from a flower , repeatin « - the words alternately , after the manner of Marguerite in irattsf . Jj or quality of tone Mr . Ilaigh has few rivals as a tenor singer . Ihe queen of the Wilis found a ' graceful representative in Madame . rierron . For more detailed criticism we have aot space , and we have given the outline of the plot , mainly for the purpose of indicating the style of music , which throughout is appropriate and characteristic , laking the ensemble , the opera was excellently rendered and put upon the stage , and was a triumphant success . Mr . Loder , Mr . Harrison and Mr . Mellon appeared before the foot-lights after the fall of the curtain , in obedience to an unanimous and vehement call . It was followed by a new hallet d' action , called tho Ambuscade . A danseuse on her way to fulfil an engagement , is travelling along a country road infested with those picturesque but troublesome vagabonds , bunditti , arid has her carriage stopped by a gang of them . Her terpsichorean blandishments , however , stand her in good stead , winning the Jioart of the captain , who , after she has danced for his denotation , sets her afc i '/ r ^ ty ""^ restores the plunder that lias boon taken from . her . Madame Pierron , by whom the leading part was sustained , danced to perfection ; and Mr . F . Payne , as a frightened postilion , in an ague of terror , trembles in a way that makes one fear ho will oomo to pieces , and runs from the robbers as if his postilion ' s boots were veritablo seven league boots . The ballet in its way was as successful as tho opera . Her Majesty ' s Twbatkb . —Lucia di Lammermoor was announced for Monday , butSig . Giuglini boing , as it was subsequently announced , indisposed , Lucrezia Borgia , with Mr . Swift as Gennaro , was substituted . His performance , coming after , and in closo contrast with , that of Gennaro , which , in vocal excellence at least , is second to none on tho lyric stage—we moan Sig . Giuglini ' s—and undertaken at short notioc , may bo pronounood as in tho highest degree oreditable . On Wodnosday wo were 1 promised Don Giovanni , for " positively" tho last time , but wore disappointed , as Giuglini ' s "indisposition" continued ; wo Jiopo whoa it is performed that wo shall bo equally disappointed in itn being " positively" tho last tirno . Wo sincerely hopo and trust tho management will break its proiniso , for such a promise is infinitely moro honoured in the breooh than the observance . If wo could have our way there should be a dozon more last performances of this inoom- > parable opera j and , as tho Emperor did with Oimarosa ' s masterpiece wo would encore the entire performance , overturo and nil . Ductbv Lanjj . —The Adolphi has gono to Drury Luno this wock ; its fur-fumed company having appeared in Mr . Watts Phillips' " Story of ' 45 . " Sir Andrew Sih'orton ( Mr . Wcbstor ) , find Sir Willinm Ashford ( Mr . Spencer ) , begin life as Jacobites , and tho former oomcrt to griof , and goes into oxiloj tho la ( lor having a lurgor orgun of eocrctivoncsfl , contrives to stay iit homo nnd marry hia friond ' a / Utncce , proving , did it want proof , that " rnon aro thiovoa in love . " Tho cxilo also marriofl , and both lio and Sir William Ashford booomo wiclo ^ vt •^> H , tho latter being loft with a daughter , named Isabol ( Misn JT . Siimns ) , and tho former with a son , namofl Cyril ( Mr . M'Lt .-in ) , who full in ovo with 0110 another , and contract a oecsrot murring < . » Sii * Andruw having reooived 0 free pardon roturns to England , ami rctiummonds one JinooU Vlickor ( Mv . Toole ) , to Sir William na a useful ugont ., but in oulity intends him for a imy to eft ' cot tho ruin of hin oiiciny , with whom ho protends a reconciliation . Flicker ati-uls jiupors Hint provo ho ( ronson of hiti now maHloi . Sir Aurlrmv rapuirn / it night , in dlsguido , to Sir William ' s liouso , anil is tnkuii fur a' rnbbei * b , > IcmLjI , who assuming tho position nnd nt ( itiu ( o of n Nlntuo on Ilio lop of u vacant pedestal in ( ho gUi-don , uj > j ) pi '» oh Cyril of tho ciriiurnMtutico , boiugou tho spot on a fitrtivu vinifc to liirf wif \ i ; and to ouchjio , Sir Anilrow dieioo \ orrt himouli' to hit * sun . Tho latter I lion rovuuJw his oltuuloBtino lnarringo , upon whioh liin futlior clotormiiios to eavo instoucl of ruining Sir William . Horo nn underplot outn . A oortuin Joseio M'Jweod has throo strings to lior bow ,

    Nov. 17, 1860] The Saturday Analyst And ...

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 17, 1860, page 15, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17111860/page/15/