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    ¦ Nov. 17, 1860] The Saturday Analyst an...

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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 present a strange contrast with Garibaldi ' s self-sacrificing and abneitive conduct , 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 3 d , been nothing , whom he has inspired with his spirit and for whom he has rendered easy what wonlrl n « -h » J . ; - i , impossible , acquires all the glo ? y andf rl ^ H ' ^^ 0 ^^ 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 subsistence , of which theVwtro 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 ovenl greater in favour of annexation than what we have " a ready " thattht 7 ? thei ; Part 9 \ ItaUan neWS at ™ d-week kerned toZ that the secession for so it must apparently be termed , of Garibaldi ? h « Rwi 7 v " \ ^ h 3 Ve mt de them » elves conspicuously absent from the side of Victor Emmanuel , was to be looked upon as a significant ft ?™ T 1 f ntimatlOn ° / non-oonoarreneel in the present position of things . 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 ewetin ° , but this is not a logical world ; if it were , indeed , Garibaldi might find imJS f lo S ^^ for the meri t of having brought ab « Etf by the 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 , a ^ ordin " to the significant utterances of Garibaldi ' s farewell address , to be ° 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 enter ? f 3- 1 7 ? . 1 Slojnous to see perfect freedom and self-government established throughout the length and breadth pf the land . Up to wall « V m H ( mi £ " f > we hea f ot " 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 had 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 13 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 , - te d T 3 . d y v 1 I r 3 r ; l > l ) :

    ENTERTAINMENTS . Theatricals at Windsor Castle . —The courso of performances will commence on Thursday the 20 tli instant , with Baddy Hftrdacre , and . B . B , the 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 aM 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 . j Muddox , aomo four teen years ago , with Mudamo Albortazzi , Mr , Allon < ( tenor ) , and Mr , Loillor ( baritone ) , in tho principal parts . In tho ] present representation , by a singulur coincidence , Mies Albortiizzi and 1 Miss Lofller sustain two of the oharaotors . Tho story ia aliko adapted for musioal and dramatic effects as for scenic displuy . In whnt is i called the " induolion" of tho opora , but whioh term would bo moro < intelligible if tho sylluble " tro" were " introduced , " as tho second one , 1 the word as it stands savouring moro of the Baconian philosophy thun t the stage — tho horoinc , Giselle ( Mudnino Pulmieri , aa reprc- t sentod as on tho ovo of mnrringo , and boing appropriately soronaded r for tho occasion , her poor little head is m such a whirl with pro- a parations and anticipations , and a variofy of othor foininino " bother- t ations , that sho has somo dillioulfy in composing herself to sleep , a Sleep sho docs , howevor , ut last , und dream into tho bargain , mid it is 1 < in her dream that what , in alussioul olung , is called the ' action , " und li in tho language of stnge toohnioulity , tho " businoss , " of the piooo ia h oarriod on . Her lovor , Albort ( Mr . Ilaigh ) , comes to waken jior on n the bridal morn , " with a very protty tenor song she m ^ ots him , v and rotates how sho dreiunt that , whilo standing at the nltur with Jiini tl tho " night danoors , " or Wilie—namely , tho disembodied souls of voumr cl ladies who , liuving iliod on thnir bridal ovc , for somo roiiaon or w other can ' t rest in their graves , but oomo out , and " ' t go homo till v , morning , " having , an irresistible penoJtant for nooturnul eu ' ltatlon , liko h tho Uufl ' alo girls , " by tho light of tho moon" —broke in upon tho S ceremony and made nor tluno . j with thorn till " daylight did appear . " h nw n J * ' rativo is eoarooly finished , whon lib graao tho JDulco of ( diloaiu , si ( Mr . Qrattaa Kolly ) , makes his appoaranoe , and olahns Albort ( whoso h : i ho in

    : . IWSSs ^ m i d ^ rt oXJ **?** * ° a , She 1 OVe 9 ' bl ^ fc Wh ° 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 conformS y with fhe greatest happiness of the greatest number" principle abandons her claim , and joins the lovers' hands . The shock tha ^ poor gSSI ' lias received however , in finding her "forester love" a real live prince , added to the shocking ceremony of chantina the fune-Il i f ' , whicha / number of ill-advised peopleT insist upon " doing , havln « r mistaken what was at first but a swoon , for death , —succeedaVn killing her outright . The tomb of Giselle is discovered in one of IS splendid moonlight scenes in which this theatre is uhriralled ; Bertha ana Albert come to mourn over her , and afterwards the " Wilis " are seen flitting about in multitudes , and celebrating their midnight revels . J-ne 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 witu jier j sho reclines upon the 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 m ?"" njT 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 Godr £ Tv father of G-iseUe , were personated by Miss Thirl wall and Mr -L . JJistin respectivel y . Miss Albertazzi , Miss Huddart , and Miss Len . r 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 . Uaigh 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 gaug 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 ^ ""^ 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 tho 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 stnge—we moan Sig . GHuglini ' s—and undertaken at short notioc , may bo pronounood as in tho highest degree oreditable . On Wednesday wo were 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 und trust tho management will break its proiniso , for such a promise is infinitely moro honoured in tho brenoh than tho observance . If wo could hav ' o our way there should bo a dozon more last performances of this inoom- > parable opera j and , as tho Emperor did with Oimarosa ' s masterpiece wo would oncoro tho on tiro performanae , overturo and nil . Ductbv Lanjj . —Tho Adolphi has gono to Drury Luno this wock ; ts fur-fumed company having appeared in Mr . Watts Phillips' " Story of ' 45 . " Sir Andrew Sih'orton ( Mr . Webstor ) , and Sir Willinm Ashford ( Mr . Spencer ) , begin life as Jacobites , and tho former oomcrt to gi'iof , and goes into oxiloj tho tailor having a lurgor orgun of eocretivoncsfl , contrives to stay iit homo nnd marry hia friend ' s / Utncce , proving , did i t want proof , that " rnon aro thiovea in love . " Tho cxilo also marriofl , and both lio and Sir William Asliford booomo wiilo > vi'j'H , tho latter being loft with a duughter , named Isabol ( Misn JT . Siimns ) , and tho former with a son , nainofl Cyril ( Mr . M'Lt .-in ) , who full in lovo with 0110 another , and contract a oecsrot murring < . » Sii * Andruw having reooived o froo pardon roturns to England , ami rctiummonds one linook Vlickor ( Mv . Toole ) , to Sit * Williuni na a usfful ugont ., but in roulity intends him for a imy to eH'oot tho ruin of hi » enemy , with whom ho protenda a reconciliation . Flicker ati-uls jiupors Hint provo Iho iroanati of liiti now maHtor . Sir Aurlrmv repuiin / it night , in dlsguido , to Sir William's Iiouso , ami is tnkuii fur a' rnbbci * by IcmLjI , who assuming tho position nnd ntlilmlo uf n Mtiluonn Ilio lop of u vacant podostnl in iho gui-den , upprijsoa Cyril of tho cii'iiiiruMtatico , being on tho spot on a /' mli \' u vinit to liirf vvi (\ i j and to ouchjio , Sir Anili'ow ( lieioo \ r oi'rt liiirmuli' to hit * sun . Tho latter I lion revuuJw his ohuuloBtino marriage , upon whioh liin futlior dotormines to eavo instoucl of ruining Sir William . Horo nn underplot outn . A oortuin Joseio M'Lood has thvoo strings to her bow ,

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 17, 1860, page 13, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17111860/page/13/