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      Juxe 23 ; ISGO . j Tlie Leader aiidSaturday Arialyst . 597

      Foreign. On Saturday, The 16th, The Empe...

      FOREIGN . 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 iriterviewas . 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 Fulnlinante . These steamers , which displayed the Sardinian and American flags , had on board 25 , 000 muskets , 32 cannons , 2 , 000 , 0001 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 inst .

      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 stilted 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 with the Emperor of the French * in order to receive together the peaceful assurances df his Majesty . The Prince Regent said , " The maintenance of the integrity of Germany will always be'my principal care . " The Mbniteur of the 19 fch says , " It was necessary that the Emperor ' s visit to Baden should have been spontaneously taken , to silence the unanimous concert of evil rumours and false _ appreciations . " ¦ ' " : ' ¦¦¦ - :- , ' : . . ¦ •' . ' . -. ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ " ¦ .. ¦ .. ¦ . '¦ ,.. - ¦ ¦' -... ¦ - ¦

      Mr . Ellipt ,-the English Ambassador , has supported the Sardinian A m bassador ' s demand for the restitution of the two steamers and their 800 passengers who were , captured by the Neapolitan frigate Fuiminante , as they had passports for Malta . The King has dismissed Lanza , Letizia , and three other generals of Sicily , and has exiled theni to the island of Ischia . From Vienna , June 19 th . Since the peace of Villafranca the Austrian army has been reduced" by more than ibur-fifths . 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 . . - ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ .. ¦ ¦ ¦;¦ . '¦ ¦¦•¦ . ¦ ., ' ¦

      Baden , June 19 . —In yesterday ' s Conference of the Sovereigns at the castle at Baden > the King of Wurtemberg , in the name of the Federal Government , returned thanks for the patriotic representation ot the mterests ofGermauy by Prussia . His ~ MaJesty also expressed a desire that an understanding should be brought about between Prussia and Austria . The , sovereigns offered their good services tor that purpose . Palermo , June 13 . Garibaldi has organised a division under the command of Colonel Turr , 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 . has received second

      Paris , June 80 . The Opinion Nationale a , avertissement lor the publication of Victor Hugo ' s speech . The motivo 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 snid to have supported the Druses , and to have participated in the massacre of the Christians . Fresh advices announce the commission of murders and burnings by Bashi-Bazoulcs . Advices from Beyrout state that the civil war in Lebanon commenced towards the end of May . The Druses were the victors , and had burned several fino villages on the mountains , respecting only the manufactories of the Europeans . The Turkish authorities had not interfered . A fresh outbreak was expected .

      Entektaimiknts. • At Her Majest Y'S Thev...

      ENTEKTAimiKNTS . At Her Majest y ' s Thevtrk , Herr Sfcoger , a now tenor , was introduced to . tlio audience onjrutwjh . iy \ evening , in tho characterof Edgardo in " Lucia di ¦ Lamtnormoor . His debut was unquestionably successful , but he does uofc us yet appear to udvantuge among the great tenbrrf whom Mr . E . T . Smith has already in his company to startle and thrill phe dense prowda who are attracted to this theatre . Mdllo . Titien ' s performance of Lucia di Zammermoor was splendid in the extreme , and her wonderful singing hus the rare effect of retarding rather than hastening forward the performance of a piece ; ao little can the audience resist the fooling to recall her during its progress . The fine singing of Signor Gassier contributed greatly to the effect of this superb opera . The performances commenced with tho selection from "La Prova d ' un opera Soria , " , in which

      Mdlle . Lotti and Signors Ronconi and Ciampi appeared . The performance was extremely humorous and amusing . Herr Flotow ' s " Martha" was revived , on Tuesday night , at the Royae , Italian Opera , with unequivocal success . . It was richly and carefully put upon the stage , and the music , which is throughout highly animated and popular , was rendered as finely as could be desired by the most critical . The cast of the opera , with one exception , was precisely the same as before . The part of Lady Henrietta ( Martha ) , sustained in 1859 by Madame Bosio , and 1859 by Mademoiselle Lotti , was on this occasion allotted to Madame Penco .

      Madame Penco undoubtedly approaches much more nearly to Madame Bosio than any other artist of the day . Her delivery of the Last Rose of Summer'' was inexpressibly touching and beautiful . In her acting , Madame Penco also displays qualities of the highest order . Madame Nantier DidieVs Nancy , Signor Graziani ' s JPiumkett , M . Tagliafico ' s Lord Tristram , and M . Zelger's Sheriff of Richmond were each admirable and successful . Signor Mario , however , sang with more than his usual earnestness and fervour . The whole performance gave the utmost satisfaction to a crowded audience , among whom was her Majesty the Queen .

      M . Benedict's Concert took place on Monday afternoon in Her Majesty's Theatre , every part of which was densely crowded . The vocal music consisted of selections from the most p Tpular operas of the day , the rendering of '' which was confided to the young and popular singer , Madlle . Brunetti , Madlle . Vaneri , and Signors Corsi , Gassier , and Belart . Besides the vocal music , there was one of Spohr ' s duets for two violins , played by Herrs Molique 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 Concerts was particularly choice . Herr Biter ' s playing in the pianoforte concerto of Hummel was highly successful , and exhibited the spirit and skill of a master . Madame Borghi-Mamo and Mr . Tenant , gave the vocal music in a manner that charmed all hearts by 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 . ~

      Parliament. In The House Of Lords On Thu...

      PARLIAMENT . IN the House of Lords on Thursday night the Duke of Newcastle , in reply to Lord Carnarvon , 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 Granvixxe , in reply to Lord Monteagh-e , said he believed that the reduction of the wine duties would not interfere with the produce of the duties on malt , hops , and British ¦ sp irits . If wine , however , should be substituted in any important degree for malt liquor , then the substitute would have to pay a higher duty . — ~ Jn-the ^> us <^ f ^ ornmon 8 i ^ n-the ^ r 4 e ^ supply , Mr . Lindsay called attention to the state of our reserves for the navy , which were considerably below the numbers reeonvmended 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 . Pacjet 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 soun as possible . With respect to the Articles of War for the navy ( the severity , of which , in the opinion of Mr . Lindsay , deterred seamen from entering the Queen ' s . service ; , ) , a bill , ho said , would be introduced into the other House for modifying and improving them . Sir C . Napier urged the keeping up of our navy at any coat , instead of expending millions in coast fortifications which would be useless . After some further discussion , the motion of Mr . Lindsay was negatived . Mr . Whalley called attention to the mode of assessing the property and income tax , and to the principle of the assessment . He contended that the tax cowld be more equitably adjusted , and that the Government had at their command materials for its readjustment and th « mitigation of its injustice . The Chanckllob of the Exchequer observed that there wuu one consideration which ought to be borne in mind in discussing the mode of assessing this tax , namely , that tho relief of one class would lay an additional burden upon another . It would bo pultering with the House andthei country . Tie . said , if liepreteiWeU tmit tlie G . ) Vornmf ) ntsiv < 7 their way to a . pluu for its reconstruction , though ho was far from saying- that an improvement of the present plan might not bo practicable . Sir H . Willouohby complained that the holders ol the Long Annuities had beon compelled to puy tax upon incomes ivhinli they hud never received . Tho House thou wont into a Committee of Supplv , when a vote an account was taken for the Civil Services , and tho ' Committee then proceeded to discuss the Navy JiHtiuiatw . In tho course of- the discussion , Lord C . Paobt developed a P ™ P »«« d scheme of retirement , increased half-pay , « ud promotion of oMicers in the Nuvy , comprehending captains , commanders , and Jioutontmte . » u

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    • Leader (1850-1860), June 23, 1860, page 17, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23061860/page/17/