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Leader (1850-1860), 23rd June 1860, Edition 1 of 2, Page 597, Untitled Article

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      On Saturday , the 16 th , the Emperor Napoleon , the Prince Regent , and the German Sovereigns had a meeting at Baden . It is asserted that communications exchanged between Berlin and Vienna represent the interview as a most auspicious event , and as a token of the general pacification of Germany and Europe , . Advices from Rome state that an official despatch had been received from Naples giving" details of the capture of the two steamers with Garibaldians by the Neapolitan frigate Fnlminantcv These steamers , which displayed the Sardinian and American flags , had on board 25 , 000 muskets , 32 cannons , 2 , 000 , Q 001 bs . of powder , and a considerable sum of money . 800 armed passengers were made prisoners , and were , together with the steamers , conveyed to Gaeta on the 12 th in . st . General Lamoriciere had despatched troops to the Neapolitan frontier . .

      General Garibaldi had opened a national subscription on behalf of the war . The Archbishop and all the noble families in Sicily had subscribed . A Conference was held on . Sunday afternoon , June 17 th , at the residence of the King of Bavaria , and was attended by the four Kings , and by the Grand Dukes of Hesse-Darmstadt and Nassau . Before dinner the Emperor Napoleon presented the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour to the King- of Hanover . It is stated on good authority that the Emperor Napoleon , in his conversations with the German Sovereigns , repeated pacific assurances , without alluding to questions regarding the interior or exterior policy of Germany , or to the Italian question .

      June 18 , the Prince Regent of Prussia assembled the German Sovereigns to . thank them for having been present at his meeting ¦ wi th the Emperor of the French , in order to receive together the peaceful assurances of his Majesty . The Prince Regent said , ' * The maintenance of the integrity of Germany will always be my principal care . " The Mbniteur of the 19 th says , "It was necessary that the Emperor ' s visit to Baden should have been spontaneously taken ^ t © silence the unanimous concert of evil rumours and false appreciation s . " - '¦ ¦ - ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ - "¦ ¦ ¦ . . . . '¦ ' . ¦ "• ¦ ... •• ' . _ . ¦ ¦• ¦ .. . ¦ ¦ .-

      ; Mr . Elliot , the English Ambassador ,, has supported the Sardinian Ambassadpr ' s demand f 6 r the restitution of the two' steamers ^ and their 800 passengers who were captured by the Neapolitan frigate Fulminante , as they had _ passports for Malta . The King has dismissed Lanza , Letizia , and three other generals of Sicily , and has exiled them to the island of Ischia . ~ From Vienna , June 19 th . Since the peace of Villafranca the Austrian army has been reduced by more than four-rfifths . It is officially asserted that , owing to her perfect regimental organization , Austria would be able , in a fortnight , to bring into the field 60 , 000 men under arms . The artillery has been augmented on a large scale . " ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦'¦ - .. ¦¦¦¦ v ' . ' . '¦ ' . '¦ .. ¦

      Baden , June 19 ,. —In yesterday ' s Conference of the Sovereigns at the castle at Baden , the King of \ Vurtemberg-, in the name of the Federal Government , returned thanks for the patriotic representation of the interests of Germany by Prussia . His Majesty also expTe ^ sTdlTa ^ sif ^ tl ^ raTr ^ between Prussia and Austria . The sovereigns offered their good services for that purpose . Palermo , June 13 . Garibaldi has organised a division under the command of Colonel Tuny . and has re-established the Property Tax on its anterior footing . Colonel Medici , with 3 , 000 volunteers , has arrived at Palermo . Important desertions from the Neapolitan army have taken place .

      Paris , June 80 . The Opinion Rationale has received a second avertissement lor the publication of Victor Hugo ' s speech . The motive given is , that this article contains expressions , with regard to Neapolitan affairs , constituting a general and violent appeal to revolutionary passions . ' _ . According- to advices received at Marseilles , June 20 , from Syria , thirty-six villages had been burnt on Mount Lebanon . At Saidi the Turkish soldiers are said to have supported the Druses , and to have participated in the massacre of tha Christians . Fresh advices announce the commission of murders and burnings by Bashi-Bazouks .

      Advices from Beyrout state that the civil war in Lebanon commenced towards the end of May . The Druses vyerethe victors , and had burned several fine villuges on the mountains , respecting only the manufactories of > ttio Europeans . The Turkish authorities had not interfered . A fresh outbreak was expected .

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      TN the House of Lords on Thursday night the Duke of New--t castle , in reply to L 6 rd Cabnarvon , said that he could not assert the incorrectness of the newspaper accounts relative to the rebellion in New Zealand . A despatch which he had received from New Zealand corroborated the statements put forth in the public prints . Lord GRANvrLLE , in reply to Lord Monteagle , ' said'be believed that the reduction of the wine duties would not interfere with the produce of the duties on malt , hops , and British spirits . If wine , however , should be substituted in any important degree for malt liquor , then the substitute would have to pay a higher duty . — In the House of Commons , on the order forgoing into committee of SBBply r Jil-Ps-TLi ^^ SA-Y-calledattention-4 » 4 ihe-8 tate ^ f-our ^ -i ^ iiUKes numbers

      for the navy , which were considerably below the recommended by the Royal Manning Commission . We were expending in time of peace £ 15 , 000 , 000 per annum on our navy , yet we were not prepared , because we had not a sufficient reserve of seamen . He moved that , " with a view to greater efficiency in war , and less expenditure in peace , more prompt and effective measures should be adopted to complete the reserves of marines and seamen for her Majesty ' s navy . " After some observations by Mr . Liddell on the subject of school ships , Lord C . Paget said very great progress had been made in obtaining first-class men . The whole number of the reserves was 23 , 831 , including officers . No exertion should be spared to get up the reserves to the required number as soon as possible . With respect to the Articles of War for the navy ( the severity of which , in the opinion of Mr . Ltndsay , deterred seamen would be intro

      from entering the Queen ' s service , ) a bill , ho said , - duced into the other House for modifying and improving , them . Sir C . Napieh urged the keeping up of our navy at any cost , instead of expending millions in coast fortifications which would be useless . Alter some further discussion , the motion of Mr . Lindsay was negatived . Mr , Whal ^ ey called attention to the mode of assessing the property and income tax , and to the principle of the assessment . He contended that the tax could be more equitably adjusted , and that the Government had at their command materials for its readjustment and the mitigation of its injustice . The Chanceixob of the Exchequer observed that there was one consideration winch ought to be borne in mind in discussing- the mode of aHHensing 1 this tux , namely , that the relief of one class would lay uivndditional burden upon another . It would be pulterimjf with the House and the country , ho said , if ho pretended that the Government siuv ho wiw irom

      tlieir way tb a piHu ' Torlt' ^ re ^ oiiBTructioiiV ' tiidygh mr naying- that an improvement of the preaont plan might not be practicable . Sir H . WiLLOUGHnY complained that the holders ui the Long Annuities hud been compelled to pny tax upon incomes wliiflh they had never received . The House then went into u Committee of Supplv , when i \ vote an account was token for the Civil Services , and the Committee then proceeded to discuss the Navy fcHtnimtes . In tho course of the discussion , I- « rd C . Pagist developed a proposed scheme of retirement , increased lialf-puy . imd promotion ol oflwers in the Nuvy , comprehending oaptaina , commandera , and lieutenants . » ir

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      At Hfb Majest y ' s Theatkk , Herr Sfceger , a new tenor , was introduced to the audience on Tuesday evening , in tho character of JEdgardo in * ' Lucia djj Laniniermoor . ' His ^ ably successful , buthei does iiot ns yet appeaV to advantage among the great tenor * whom Mr . E . T . Smith hua already in hit * company to startle and thrill the dense crowds who uro attracted to this theatre . Mdlle . Titien ' s performance of Lucia di Lammermoor was splendid in the extreme , and her wonderful singing has the rare effect of retarding rather than hastening forward tho performance of a piece , ao little can the audience resist tl » e feeling to recall her during its progress . The tine Hinging of Signor Guusier contributed greatly to the effect of this superb opera . The performances commenced with the selection from " La Prova dun opera Seria /' . in which

      Mdlle . Lotti and Signors Koncom and Ciampi appeared . The performance was extremely humorous and auvusmg . >• : ¦¦ . ¦ :, > ¦ . ! Herr Flotow ' s " Martha" was revived , on Tiiesdjay night , at EHe * Royal Italian Ofeea , with unequivocal success . It wa * ricnjjr and carefully / put upon the stage , and the music , which is ' tlri'flu ^ h ' o ^ it Highly animated and popular , was rendered asfinely as qb . uld iate ^? sired by the . . most , critical . ' The cast of the opera , * rt th onVesicejprtbni was precisely the . same as before . The part of " 'ijdAg' Senri ^ A ( Martha ) , sustained in 1859 by Madame Bosio , and' 1859 by Maii ^ -i moiselle Lotti , was on this occasion allotted to Madame Pencot

      Madame Penco undoubtedly approaches much more nearly'Ixj Madame Bosio than any other artist of the day . Her delivery 6 f the" Last Rose of Summer'' was inexpressibly touching aiid freau * tiful . In her acting , Madame Penco also displays qualities of'tfrft highest order . Madame Nantier Didiee ' s Nancy , Signor Grajitftrirs JPlumkett , M . Tagliafico ' s Lord Tristram , andM . Zelger ' sS 7 iei * tfTof Richmond were each admirable and successful- Signor Mario , how * ever , sang with more than his usual earnestness and fervour . Tije whole performance gave the utmost satisfaction to a creAvdesjS audience , afnong whom was her Majesty the Queen . '''" ,- ¦

      M . Benedict ' s Coxceet took place on Monday afternoon m Her Majesty's Theatre , every part of which was densely ciwdet y The vocal music consisted of selections from the most p pulaij operas of the day , the rendering of which was confided to < $ e young and popular singer , Madlle . Brunetti , Madlle . Vaneri . an 4 Signors Corsi , Gassier , and Belart . Besides the vocal music , therg was one of Spohr ' s duets for two violins , played by Herrs Moljque and Straus , and M Benedict ' s sparkling . " Concertino " for pianoforte , with orchestral accompaniment , which was executed in his finest style by the composer himself . The long and varied entertainment given by this eminent composer terminated to the satisfaction and delight of his immense audience .

      The programme of the Monday evening ' s Philharmonic Concepts was particularly choice . Herr Riter ' s playing in the pianoforte concerto of Hummel was highly successtul , and exhibited the spirit and skill of ji master . Madame Borghi-Maino and Mr ; Tenant , gave the vocal music id a manner that charmed all hearts b y the beauty and fervour of their singing . This concert is , we believe , the last but one of the season . Professor Sterndale Bennett , whose name is a guarantee for the surpassing excellence of these concerts , is the conductor . - "" '• . - - _

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    • Leader (1850-1860), June 23, 1860, page 597, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2353/page/17/