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      it be true that this incapacity , proved by the various attempts made in India at interior organisation , should commit evermore this vast portion of humanity to the lictorship of One of tlie great states of Europe ? Whether it be true that England , by her position as occupying power and the peculiar genius of her people , be called upon , alone among- nil the States of Europe to exercise over the Hindu Confederation , a . patronage and sovereignty , in such manner that the other

      European powers have in the matter no other duty or interest than to offer up vows for the happiness and wisdom of England in her work of civilisation ? Lastly , the Government writer asks whether it be true that nothing can result from recent occurrences in Hindustan , but the inevitable triumph of England . Evidently the questioner would desire it to be distinctly understood , although he lacks the courage to make the assertion , that British power in India is destined to inevitable , complete , and proximate destruction .

      There is no occasion to discuss with the writer the doctrine of political probabilities , nor . the moral duty of any European power to interfere between England and her subjects in India . It might be answered that as possession is nine points of the law no interference will be tolerated . But what is more to the purpose would be to reply that the future happiness and civilisation of India depend upon the t ' otal exclusion of French and Russian influence . The English rule in Hindustan is maintained for the happiness of her peoples , while any other rule would be for their earploitqt on .

      Without being an alarmist , it ma }* be stated that the two nations mentioned do covet the possession of India , and , there is no doubt , they would both coalesce to obtain it , even if it be not already provided for in that secret treaty which M . de Morny concluded at St . Petersburg . For some months p a st , in fact , ever since the arrival of Ferruck Khan in Europe , the French Government have been forwarding ^ detachments of commissioned and noncommissioned officers , to discipline the Persian army .

      That this should have been done without any other object than to gratify the Shah , would be absurd to suppose . At thesame time it must notbe imagined that a Franco-Russian invasion of India is contemplated . It is , however , looked upon as a contingency which prudence provides for . And it must be admitted that 00 , 000 or 80 , 000 Persian troops , drilled and commanded by French officers , well found in a ll m unitions of war , would be no contemptible auxiliaries ^ in' an inroad upon British India . THE FRENCH IN COCHIN CHINA . The endeavours of the Frencli to establish themselves in Cochin China is another significant fact . It is now" decided to permanently occupy a large portion of . the territory . Letters and dispatches , dated 28 th February , and received from Vice-Admiral Regault de , Genpuilly , give an account of the operations of the Hispano-French expedition against the Annanites . The Admiral left Tourane —now a French possession — on the 2 nd , with the war - steamers Phlegeton and Primauguet ; the gun - boats Alarme , Avalanche , and Dragonnc ; the steam-transports Durance , Meurthe , and Saone ; and the Spanish war-steamer El Cano . On the 10 th the two forts which defend the interior anchorage of Capo St . James were attacked and

      destroyed . Next day Fort Cangio was blown up by a shell from the Phl 6 g 6 ton , and the expedition proceeded up tho river . From the I lth to 15 th Forts Onghin , Biguecaque , Keald , Tay-Ray , and Tang-Ki , were taken , the iron ordnance and munition da-Btroyed , and the brass guns embarked . Arrived before the town of Saigon on the 15 th , The battle began and lasted , till . the 17 th , vhen the French and Spaniards rendered themsolvos masters of the place , finding therein 200 pieces of ordnance , iron and brass , a corvette and s | x war junks building , 20 , 000 stands of arms , eighty-flve tons of gunpowdor , besides cartridges , lead , projectiles , saltpetre , sulphu r , military equipments , and twelve months ' supply of rice for 8 , 000 men . The military chest contained 5 . 200 Z . worth of country nioney .

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      sent poAver and of immense promise , without drawback , except stage inexperience , we need not trouble pur readers with a long rigmarole in proof of the facts , but will notice briefly the performance of Tues day evening . The overture , an eccentric and ex tremely uninteresting work , was superbly played in spite of its manifold difficulties . In the first act the no less trying "Ah , Riccardo , " was surmounted by Lotti Santa without perceptible effort Thei " Udite , " the first air for Gondi ( MdUe ' Didiee ) , the vaudeyillistic trio that follows it " and the peculiar finale ' . ; showed clearly to a doubting audience that in the ladies named they had all that could be reasonably desired , and that if

      . ^ , —¦ ROYAL ITAMAN OPERA . The representation of Doniaotti ' s threo act lyric tragedy , " Maria . cU Rohan , " on Tuesday last , has , we observe , by thoroughly enlisting tho public , turned tho tido or professional crltiolam in favour of the now singer , Mdfto . Lotti do la Santa , whoso merits , by tho wuy , wore transparent enough on tho occasion of hor debut as Leonora in the " Trovatore . " But when we remember with what . superciliousness this young person was but a week ago pronounced all but a ea 4 failure" , we cannot holp fooling for tho singor and the manager who aro'lnjurod , pitying tho public whonro gulled by the oracles , aud blushing foi- tho high priests who keep tho latter . Now , howovor , that she is adralttod , on all hands tp bo a vocalist of groat

      pro-Signor De Bassim ( the Chevreuse of the night , vice Ronconi indisposed ) is partially inadequate in voice he was at all events a thorough master of arts of singing and acting . The second act , which presen ts more features of interest than the first , developed a general feeling on the part of the audience , and Signor Neri-Baraldi as Ckdlais came in for a share of appreciation . His " Alma soave e cara , " in Scene 1 , was clear , tender , and expressive . Iu the passionate " duo " of Scene 5 , between Chulais and Maria , where Mdlle . Lotti ' s want of sujiple action told somewhat against the general effect , the voices of both were heard to great advantage ; and in the duo which ends the act , " Per l ' anior "—the most

      effective morceau perhaps in the opera—tlie pair so excellently acquitted themselves as to earn the honour of a unanimous " call . " In Scene 2 of this act , the " Son leggero nclP amore" of Mdlle DidiGe obtained much genuine applause . This lady , who , to our thinking , far excels all other female tenors , has , it must be owned , a certain involuntary and permanent shake , which may result either from long practice of low notes , or from too ardently affecting the tremor of age , as in the part of Aznccna ; but this trifling defect is so little against her in the air under notice , which fits her admirably , that she was . warmly encored . Allowance should be made on the score of short notice for De Basshii . In this act he often required the services of tlie

      Suggeritore , but . still mantained the feeling in . ma favour by his powerful declamation . In the last act he has his great opportunities , "Per quest' occulta via , " and the whole of Scene 5 . In the latter he gave the " Bella e di sol vestita " and the beautiful concluding phrases of " . Ognirnio bene " with perfect clearness and taste ; and his artistic bearing and discretion were not only noticeable , but , we are glad to say , fully recognised . The one " popular" piece of the entire opera , which well maintains throughout , with ' the other exception named , its tragic cast , is the finale to Act 3 . The brilliant trio in this was so well given by the young prhna donna , Neri , and De Bassini , as to warrant the loud tribute of satisfaction it received , and to fix definitely the opinions of the waverers hi favour of the Royal Opera .

      Company , OTTO OOLDSCmilDT S COXCI 2 UTS . As all the world who arc acquainted with the unforgotten , though now silent , Swedish Nightingale , are aware how anxiously she wa . tehcs the career of her husband , it is no matter of surprise that an enthusiastic crowd of sympathisers assisted at Ins iirsc matinee on Monday . The programme consisted ot but four items , all of them , especially Mendelssohn s " Variations Scrieusos " ( a solo ) , aflbrding opportuni-Goldschmidt hig

      ties for tho display of M . s hly artistic and masterl y sty le . In a Mozurt qmvrtcti , for pianoforte , violin , viola , and violoncello , lie was assisted by Messrs . Sainton , S c hrcurs , and liatti . In Beethoven ' s sonata ( G minor ) , for piano anil violoncello , tho boneficiare and Signor Pnvtti were no less successful ; and an imposing soptuor of lltunmel ' s brought a very long and intellectual . performance to a close . The second and third of the aor es are announced for Saturdays May the 7 th and 28 h , and among tho attractions promised arc tho wonuro . ui *

      Joachim . st . JAJina ' s ham , —ni : w rwiMiAnwowic gonckkts . The second of these concerts for tho pwswj season took place on Monday , and the director , x » r . W yldo , who announces that on him and on no sooioiy rests the responsibility for tho arrangements , is entitled to much credit for their GxeeUenco on tnw occasion . After tho flue overture to Chan buu » "Medea , " Mr . Wioniawskl played a " ° w e " . "" ? autiquo and orthodox vjolin concerto by Viol t an « Miss Dolby sang , as Orpimis , tho scono w the Furios , fVofn GlUek ' s " Orfeo . " The groat font ro ot tho evening was tho third ( called " tho ItnHojO svmnhonv of Mendelssohn . This work was wltwn

      by the Master in his twenty-fourth y ?« » bu JV , Vffi of no grace that attends tho compositions ot n « « j £ period , The two first movements are a maze oliunw & 1 embellishments . The sporting of tho tfronol I ° rn , fluto , and oboo round tho lively thenios'WM w *« oiously glvou by tho tllta of tho band that tho o vgor listeners iu tho remote back seats of nil , omoi ig £ iwm wo wore ourselves , woro enchanted , in snno « unfavourable acoustic conditions thoro pw >« P »

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      We extract the following interesting anticipation o the Royal Academy Exhibition from The Bulletin : — " We are able to gratify public curiosity with respect to some of the pictures which will appear in the approaching Exhibition of the . ' Royal Academy . Mr . Grant , H . A ., sends an admirable full length portrait of the Earl of Derby addressing the House of Peers . Mr . Herbert , R . A .. sends a fine picture of the Sister of Lazarus going early to the tomb of our Saviour with spices and myrrh . In this work great attention has been paid to the correctness of the costume , which is beautifully painted , while the expression of the head is full of pathos . Mr . Millais , A . R . A . contributes two pictures—one , a nun digging

      , a grave , and the other a very elaborate picture of an apple orchard in full bloom , with many figures of young females in the foreground . Mr . Dobson , also , lias two pictures ! ; the first represents David teaching the youth of Israel the use of the how ; the second is an exquisite head of a young girl , telling her beads . Both these works sustain the artist ' s high reputation . Mr . Thomas Brooks sends one of his best productions , entitled " Scripture consolation , " which represents a clergyman reading the Bible to two young orphan women , one Of whom , us her apwhere the

      pearance indicates , will soon b e ¦ '" weary are at rest . " Prom Mr . Soloman we have a fine work , " The Acquittal , " intended as a companion picture to his " Waiting for the Verdict , " and destined , we think , to obtain even greater popularity than that did . Sir Edwin I ^ andseer , we are glad to say , will adorn the exhibition with four pictures equal to his former works . One is a grand picture , twelve feet lorig , of a stag pursued by dogs in water . This work is remarkable for a beautiful effect of reugh lake wat e r , and a charming representation of a rainbow . The animals are full of character . The second pic ^ -

      ture is a poor dog waiting for the crumbs from the rich dog ' s table ; here a terrier is depicted waiting patiently for the fragment of a beef bone , the remnant of a repast which a fine mastiff has been regaling himself with . Sir Edwin ' s third work is a charming picture , painted for her Majesty , of a " Scotch Lassie leading a White Calf over a Stream , " and his fourth derives . its name from part of a line of one of Moore ' s immortal songs , being entitled " My own Stricken Deer . " This is a beautiful wbrk . full of ^ poetia feel ing ; in a starlight scenea spirit of the air is observed lamenting over the poor deer . Prom Mr . Thomas Paed we have the most important work which has proceeded from the

      astist ' s s t udio , entitled "A Sunday in the Backwoods of Canada ; " the subject is a family group listening to the reading of the Scriptures ; and the picture is painted for Mr . Holdsworth . There are three pictures by Mr . W . Stone , A- R . A ., one of those represents a boy accompanying his father for tlie first time in a night ' s fishing at sea ; the anxiety of the mother and the considerate attention of the sisters , are ably depicted , and the finish of the work is . remarkable . Mr . Stones' second picture bears the title of " Too Late , " and the subject is a pro- ; posal of marriage to a young Boulogne fisli-womnri who has accepted a previous offer . The third picture , " Broken Friendship , " is the result of two females discovering that they both admire the same

      " nice young man . " Mr . Frith se : i < ls only one picture , and , strange to say , it is a portrait—that of Mr , Charles Dickens . Mr . F . Wybard is likely to increase his reputation by the picture which he has sent to the Academy this year ; it is a scene from , ' Undine . " Mr . F . Goodall sends an Italian scene , which was not finished in time for last year ' s exhibition . Mr . O'Neil senda a companion picture to his last year ' s " Eastward , Ho ! " entitled " Tho Return . " Mr . A . Egg ' s pictur e is " Cromwell invoking assistance from tho Lord before tlie Battle of Naseby ; it is a moonlight scene , Mr . J . Philip ' s is a Spanish p i c ture , a lover ' s quarrel . Mr . Hook has four capital Const scones . Mr . Sidney Cooper has throe pictures , and Mr . Cook four . ' .

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      The Paris Sxook Exohakob .- ^ T principal stockbrokers have been consulted by the authorities on tlie expediency of supresalng tho coulisse , or tho corp / i of unlicensed brokers who swarm on tho Boulevards . , A . n inquiry was Instituted , which led to tho seizure by tho Coimnlasiiry of Police of tho papers of some nmong them . Iu tho course of tho $ ay , however , tho papers woro restored j and when the wrmounooinent to this oflbct was matlo at tho Bourse thoro wns a cry of •• » Vivo V JEmperaur / '' The reaaon given fov the restitution— 'but tlfe truth of ¦ which wo do not guarantoo—Is , that in tho papers were tho namos of persons flouring as speculators which should not havo boon found there .

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      500 „__ THE LEADER . [ £ To 473 , April 16 , 185 & .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 16, 1859, page 500, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2290/page/20/