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    March 24, 1860.J . The Leader and Saturd...

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    PARLIAMENT. WITH reference to the Englis...

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    Addison ^ in which the fiend takes the piquant form of a courtier Abbe of ihe Louis XV . epoch . The scene proper of the « Abbe V"djiuV asjhe piece is called , is > laid partly in Paris , inhere ¦ lAeu ^ nant Delcour fMr Villas ) , the hero of a simple and every-daylove-tale , f ^ ls mto a dream : and , having therein made an alliance for some reason as insufficient as are dream reasons generally with the king of darkness , demands to be transported to the ofd Cour / of France , With . him we ¦ ™ » £ ^» £ * under the su-dance of the elegant and mysterious Abbe Vaudreutl , to a >/ e at Versailles . Miss Kate Saville makes a charming Po ^ our , and round her . strut and nutter sketnhy exquisites and celebnt . es , otboth sexes and of such genre as the manners of the time may have brought together to the bower of the reigning favourite . This scene , upon winch the painters and dressers have lavished' their Resources is a beau ful one

    ^ ^ Ke - &;« ^ feTcb . ™^! , selected , and we are positively obliged to Madame Celeste and Miss Hudspeth ( who , as Marie , the heutenant a betrothed , goes with him on the shadowy tour ) for their elegant revival of a minuet and gavotte . The happiness of the vision is ^ iowever , clouded bv the particular attention ofM . de Vanlan , a Louis XV orncei , to the object of the sleeper ' s affections . This gentleman is run through the chest sans fagon , and his corpse supernaturally disposed of by the pliant Mephistopheles . The latter in turn rouses the ire of Henri , who , daring to cross swords with him , accidentally stabs poor Marie . It is now time to stop the horrors , and dispel the illusion . The courtly scene dissolves : we are once more in the lieutenant ' s riiodest chamber , and the that

    sleeper awakes to find that the obstacles to his happy marriage existed when he fell asleep have also been removed by a better and ^ less exacting agency than that of his satanic reverence the Abbe de VaudreuiL The piece is nicely written , well acted , and , as we have already said , extremely well mounted . Mr . Dance ' s farce of Lucky Stars , " in which a cockney cobbler of Barbican is compelled by a shrewish , pushing wife to assume the character of an astrologer , and does so with , considerable success , follows the leading piece , we believe , every night . Mrs . Keeley , who has been persuaded to take a round of her favourite oW characters , is the Barbara Bristles , clever and entertaining as ever , while in Barnahy Bristles , cordwainer , atid husband of the aforesaid Barbara , Mr . John Rouse ' s well-assumed stolidity and

    embarrassment are very laughable indeed . The second public concert of the Musical Society of London , on Wednesday , evening , consisted almost entirely of vocal music , and much of this of a character to display the choral proficiency of the subscribers , who rehearse and practise at the Marylebone Institution . Among their performances on Wednesday were an anthem by Purcell , a motett by Samuel Wesley , and a chorus by Mendelssohn . The instrumental pieces were one of Barh ' s organ fugues , played by Mr . West , an excellent solo for the violin by M . Sainton , and a delicious nonet by E . Silas for violin , viola , violencello , contraba ; so , flute , oboe , clarionet , bassoon , and French horn We have never experienced more acutely , on listening to a new

    composition , the combined presence of novelty , genius , and musical skill . M . Silas is entitled to a place in the very first rank of composers . The nonet is very long , but its peculiarities are so astounding , and its beauties come so thick and fast , that anything approaching to satiety , much less ennui , is out of the question . Its difficulties are immense , but not beyond the ability of Messrs . Sainton , Webb , Lidel , White , . Piatti , Barrett , Lazarus , Chisholm , and C . Harper : who , playing it for the first time together , yet produced a faultless ensemble . Perhaps the most telling of the vocal apli was a fine prayer by Lindpajntner , well sung by Mr . Weiss , and an air , " Why didst thou ever leave me , " composed and accompanied bv Charles Salaman , and sung with most appropriate feeling by Miss

    Messent . On Wednesday next the able arid veteran comedian Mr . Frank Matthews takes a benefit at the Princess ' s Theatre . The bill is a formidable one , comprising " The Rivals , " a revival of the famous " Princess ' s" drama , " Pauline , " , a comedy or comedietta in which Mr . and Mrs . Charles Mathews will appear . A private Soirfe dramatique took place under fashionable auspices at the TtovAti Gallery of Ixlust-iiation on the 17 th inst ., at whic h the many admirers of a favourite actross had the pleasure of welcoming her appearance in a quasi public manner . Mrs . Cowpe . r , better known to the public as Miss Jano Mordaurit , a younger sister of the lamented Mrs . Nisbet , and who left the stage upo ., n her marriage , must he well remembered by ' all our play-going readers for her admirable performances in elegant

    comedy , arid , she has evidently lost pone of her natural or histrionic attractiveness during her retirement . The pieces selected for the entertainment of which Mrs . Cowper wa « directress , wore " A Soldier ' s Courtship , " a smart adaptation from Dip French , Mr , Charles DauCe ' s charming comedietta , " Delicate Ground , " and the immortal » Box and Cox , " Mrs . Cowper wa 8 the Lady Melford in the first , ably supported by . Mrs . T . Williams , prettiest and pertest of amateur soubrettaa , and Captain Hood , whose Colonel . Qayton is ; briefly , perfection . In " Delicate Ground , " where the parts of Citizen Sangfroid and Pauline his wife were taken by Captain Roebuck and -Mrs . Cowper , the performance of the former is so level nnd well practised as almost to take it from the amateur category ; though , if we must , be critical , we cannot entirely recognise in th , e character the whole breadth ( still not offensive ) of tlio comicality lie infused

    into it . It is as needless to add that Mrs . Cowper was natural and elegant as Pauline , as thnt we should much like the opportunity of again seeing her in more important parts . Finally , as Messrs . Box nnd ' Co , v , Captains Cowpor and Hood , delighted the younger visitors , and the proceedings terminated as they began , with a cordial and merito . J expression of satisfaction with the performances and the general arrangements . Among the Nmv Songs of the season we have not yet mot the equal in either poetic or musical intensity pf " Wake not forgotten Memories , " ( . Robert Cocks and Co ., ) for which Miss Woden bergh baa furnished Signer S . J . Valletta with the inspired couplets . The authorosB baa uttered the wnil of u desolate heart , and tho composer , from whom we would fain hiivo more songs of such merit , lias felicitously given it strong and simple musical expression .

    Marylicuonk Tukatuk .. —Last Monday evening at this Theatre , Mr . Dillon , the popular tragedian , nppenrqd in the character of Macbeth , The house was crowded in all purts , and the courteous manager , Mr , J . H . Cave , had evidently spared no pains to render tho dramatis j > ereona

    on this occasion as efficient as possible . Mr . Dillon sustained the principal character with his wonted vigour ; and he was efficiently assisted by Miss Bennett as Lady Macbeth . Mr . Ellis ' s Macduff also merits commendation , and Locke ' s music in this play , which a gentleman of considerable ihiisical talents was specially engaged to conduct , was performed with unusual correctness and spirit . A very successful and laughable piece de cir'constarice , entitled " B . B ., " in which Mr . Robson is mistaken for the "Benieia B y , " caused twenty minutes of uninterrupted laughter on Thursday evening ; and as a kind of pendant to the extremely successful drama of " Uncle Zachary , " is likely to help in filling the Olympic Theatre for some time to come .

    March 24, 1860.J . The Leader And Saturd...

    March 24 , 1860 . J . The Leader and Saturday Analyst . 1 % ^

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    PARLIAMENT . WITH reference to the English fleet now at Naples , the Earl of Elienboropgh asked the Duke of Somerset on Friday last what the fleet was to do in case an outbreak took place . The Duke of Somerset replied that no special instructions had been sent out to the officer in command , who would , therefore , use his discretion and act according to circumstances . The Earl of Derby was doubtful whether there was anything in the present state of Naples to warrant interference by a British officer . The Savoy difficulty was then brought forward by the Earl Of Carnarvon , who called attention to two despatches from Count Cavour % o the effect that the annexation of Savoy by France was conditional , and that this annexation would not take place without a preliminary consultation with the great Powers of JEurope , and the consent of the people of Savoy themselves . A telegrana . that morning , however , directly contradicted these promises , by stating that Savoy was to be annexed with the sanction of Sardinia , and without any appeal to the other European Powers . The Duke of Newcastle thought the question was not a fair Or proper question to put to the- Government , which had not had time to consider the despatches and telegrams w . iich now so rapidly crowded on each other . The Earl of Malmeshury thought the noble duke had exercised a wise discretion in deferring his answer . The Duke of Newcastle , in reply to questions , said the subject of a division of the : see of Rochester would come under consideration shortly , but he could not say exactly when . The Valuation of rateable Property ( Ireland ) Bill passed through Committee . —The question of the Ballot engaged attention on Monday , Lord Teynham bringing forward a motion in its . layour . The substance of his lordship ' s recommendation was that the Ballot should not be an imitation of other countries , but really and efficiently secret voting . The Duke of Newcastle considered

    ¦ whatever might he the evils of the existing system , so far from being corrected , they , would be aggravated by the remedy suggested by the noble lord . The motion was pressed to a division , and was lost by 39 to 4 . To allay public apprehension , the Earl of Shaftesburv on Tuesday requested Government to state , whether it was intended to order the disembodiment of the artillery militia . Earl De Grey and Ripon replied that only four regiments were to be disembodied . The report was , therefore ,, erroneous . The Earl of Ellbnborough : urged on Government the expediency of completing the defences of the country , on the ground that . matters were much more serious at this moment than they , had been at any previous period . The Duke of Newcastle remarked that no motives of economy had been allowed to interfere in , questions relating to the defences of the

    country . The only reduction of the forces would be the disembodiment of certain militia regiments oh their arrival frotii India . The Earl of Maimesbduy hoped it was ijot true that a universal disembodiment was to take place ; if so he was satisfied the proposed increase of the regular artillery would not compensate for the deficit . Earl Grey thought the determination at which the Government had arrived , to have only permanently embodied royal artillery , was correct . Earl Du Grky in further explanations . said as the militia act expired next year—unless sudden emergencies arose—it was not the intention of Government to ask Parliament to renew it . The Marquis of Normandy again mounted his bobby ; thp Savoy and Nice question . He informed , their lordships he should shortly move a scries of resolutions . the effect of which was that fuller information on foreign politics , and especially foreign negotiations , should be laid from time to time before Parliament .

    The first business on Friday in the Commons was a personal matter , Mr . Bright questioning Mr . Newdkgatis on sonic words that fell from him in that House to the effect that Mr . Cobdisn , though professing to be a free trader and a democrat , was in fact in favour of despotism and despots . Mr . 'CounKN , he was authorised to say , denied certain wonla imputed to . him by M . r . Niswjjegatis . 'jFlic answer of Mr . Newoegatb was a quptation from ' «• letter in which Mr . Cobdisn was represented as being now completely " Nunoleoiiined . " Indeed , the charge of favouring despotic , principles might be fully substantiated by a relcron . ee to Wi . v . Coiidrn ' s past , sayings and doings . Sir 1 ? . Smith inquired whether Government proposed to adopt tho recommendation , of the Council of Military Education , and so to extend tUc College of Sandhurst ab to admit of all candidates for the cavalry , guards , and line , who had passed examination , receiving ut Sandhurst a course of professional instruction . Mr . S . Wbrukht acknowledged the importance of the suggestion , and promised to confer with , the . council upon it . lie could not ,

    however , consent to produce the correspondence which had passed on the subject , Mr . Lanigan culled attention to what he termed tho abuse of the Poor Law by Bounla of Guardians , nn < l the hardships to which the destitute Irish poor wore exposed , While Ireland sent to England vesscla loaded with fat oxen and uhcop , England in return sent to Ireland vessels freighted with skeleton Irish poor . Colonel Dunnk udvocated a rearrangement of the Law of Settlement . Mr . Vilubus in his reply showed that Irish pauper cases of alleged cruelty were generally unworthy of credit . Tho hardships of ij > o existing law arose from the conduct , of Irian members tluimsulvcd ( u chorus of denial from tho Irish members ) . Mr . 13 . IIhrbert tendered himself an a witness of tho Imrdahipb inflicted on lriah paupers by removal orders Mr . Maguhus was ready to become A second witness , and hoped Government would Introduce a Bill to remedy existing Irish grievances . In reply tp a question tho ChAnobllou of tho Exoiikuuriv explnlnoU what wua iuteiidod to be tho operation of the wine licence ; It was not to prevent holders of beer licenses from obtuin-

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  • Leader (1850-1860), March 24, 1860, page 21, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24031860/page/21/