The Week.

state of siege ; and several arrests have been made at Naples . At Turin in the Chamber of Deputies Signor Ridjouse referred to the late events in Sicily . Count Cavour , in his reply , considered a discussion on the subject both useless and dangerous . He further stated that the Neapolitan Government was occupied in the interior , and concluded by saying , " Our fellow citizens are continuing the struggle . " The insurrection has spread to Trapani , where the Provisional Government and the National Guard have joined the insurgents . The royal troops still

occupy Palermo , which is destitute of every thing . Great act-ivity prevails in the arsenal at Naples , the embarkation of troops for tho provinces continues aud the agitation is increasing ; the Turin paper La Pcrsereranza publishes a letter dated the 3 rd of April , from the Count of Syracuse to his nephew , the King of Naples , relative to the policy to be followed under existing circumstances . This letter states that the realization of the principle of Italian nationality is inevitable , Piedmont having invited and developed that idea .. France and England

are endeavouring to obtain influence in the Peninsula ; Austria has lost her preponderance : an alliance with France is impossible . The Count further states that the present policy of the King of Naples is very dangerous , and advises his majesty to grant a constitution to his people , and to conclude an alliance with Piedmont .- The American papers report the formation of a new secret association , called the Knights of the Golden Circle , whose object is "to Americanise" or in other words , to revolutionise and annex Mexico . The K . G . Cs ., as they are designated ,

have obtained a large amount of support in the Southern States , and in fact they claim to have several regiments already at their command . Mr . Hatch , the American commissioner , appointed to examine the working of the Reciprocity Treaty with Canada , has , it is said , presented a report unfavourable to the treaty , and recommending its speedy abrogation . If this is the case , ( he Canadians have only themselves to thank , for their protective tariff was eminently calculated to excite the Americans to acts of retaliation .- — It seems , after all , that tranquillity

is not so entirely restored in Spain as the Madrid newspapers wish to make us believe . AVhile the outbreak near Bilbao , and the rising near Burgos , in Old Castile , were , indeed , as quickly put down as General Ortega ' s attempt itself , we now hear again of the appearance of Cavlist bands in a very different part of the country , namely , near . Alicante . Troops have been sent out to pursue these bands . It is believed that Count Moiitemolin is still in the country . General Ortega is not yet tried '; he will be judged bya common court-martial , presided over by a colonel . The queen has refused to pardon him before the trial , in spite of entreaties from different quarters .

COMMERCIAL ; AND PUBLIC C OMPANIES . — The shareholders of the London Dock Company , at a meeting to-day , unanimously approved of the London and Bhickwall Railway Company's bill , for the construction of a branch railway from the London and Bhickwall Railway to the London Docks . Business in the manufacturing districts during the past week has been very much restricted , exporters not having evinced any disposition to purchase ; but the prices have been tolerably well maintained . At BirminghamSheffieldand AVolverhamptonincreased

, , , quietude has prevailed ; and at Bradford , Leeds , Leicester , Manchester , and Nottingham , there has been no alteration of importance . Tho traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending April 7 th , amounted to £ 507 , 270 , and for the corresponding week of 1859 to £ 442 , 310 , showing an increase of £ 64 , 900 . A prospectus has appeared of a ' new line of 52 miles , between Llanidloes and Pcncader , near Carmarthencalled the Manchester and Milford Railwaywhich

, , will complete the chain of direct communication between Manchester and Milford Haven . It is said to be likely to be a remunerative undertaking , having strong local support and an influential board . At Mil Ford Haven steam coal , is alleged to be half the price it is at Southampton , A dividend of 7 per cent , is mentioned as probable .

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

HAYMA EKET THEATHE . — Mr . Tom Taylor ' s " entirely new and original" comedy of The Overland Rontc shows no signs of flagging or want of attraction ; indeed , with Mathews , Compton and Buckstone , and the clever women who sustain the female characters , it must be a verv feeble production that would not bo accepted by a metropolitan audience . Not that we mean by any means to insinuate that there is any feebleness or other conspicuous defect in Mr . Taylor ' s last novelty ; in factwe are bound in justice to say that we have not witnessed so

, successful and clever a performance of this author since his "Masks and Faces . " produced on the same stage with the powerful aid of Mr . Charles fteado . Mr . Charles Mathews has perhaps never been better fitted with a part ; and there is a freshness and originality about the incidents which is agreeably set off by tho sparkling dialogue and the capital scenery . The Easter piece is a novelty in every sense , for . though a burlesque , it is not overloaded with the vulgarity , slang , and bad taste which , of that class It is

as a rule , characterize entertainments nowadays . described as a " fairy romance , " dramatized by Mr . H . J . Byron from one of Washington Irving ' s charming " Tales of the Alliambra , " entitled " The Pilgrim of Love , " and is a successful attempt at a restoration of the elegant and witty extravaganza with which Plaucho formerly delighted the town . We have not space to describe the plot , but our readers may picture to themselves Mrs . Buckingham White ' s magnificent figureiVathe costume of Prince Asmed , the " pilgrim" aforesaid , Mr

Public Amusements.

Compton ' s grofesqueness as a haughty etiquette-ridden Spanish monarch , and the good looks and sweet singing of Miss Toman and Miss K AVeekes as the Princess and the Good Genius . Our invaluable little friend Clark is metamorphosed into a most astounding but amusing specimen of ornithology as a friendly Parrot , who is the Prince's prime counsellor ; and Mr . Compton ' s make-up for the Spanish King was admirable , and reminded us of one of the fine portraits of Velasquez . PRINCESS ' S THEATRE . —Mr . A . Harris has , we think , directed the

resources of his theatre into the right direction , by the restoration of the higher class of entertainment , which raised this house to such a pitch of popularity under the management of his predecessor ; and his engagement of Mr . Phelps is a guarantee to the public that the taste of the educated aud intellectual class of playgoers will be duly consulted . Commencing the season with the " Man of the AVorld , " one of the most sterling comedies in the language , and affording scope for some of Mr . Phelps ' s most artistic effects—the lessee has followed that success by the

production of the " Fool ' s Revenge" of Mr . Taylor , which was originally brought out with so much success tinder Mr . Phelps ' s own management . Excellently well as this play was acted at Sadler ' s AVells , it has lost nothing by its transferrenco to tho west-end ; aud while Mr . Phelps is as effective as ever , the powerful aid of Mr . Ryder must not be forgotten . Miss Heath and Miss Atkinson play their original parts , and Mr . J . G . Shore evinces considerable tact and experience . The afteriece here is bMr . AA illiam Broughand called " The Slphide . " It is

p y , y a travestie of the opera of " The Mountain Sylph , " and . is decidedly successful . Of the development of the plot it is not necessary to speak . Miss Carlotta Leclercq plays the part of Lolia , the sylph , with the fascination and archness for which she is celebrated . Her singing , too , is spirited ; and in the dances all her old elegance of motion is again exhibited . Miss Louisa Keeley makes a capital Donald , enunciating all the " points" ofthe dialogue entrusted to her most carefully . Mr . Frank Matthews is wonderfully made up as a large-whiskeredred-haired

, Scotch laird , Sir Haggis McHaggis , of Haggistown , and sustained the character with all his accustomed pomposity and magnificence . There is the "usual number of songs and dances , and the scenery , dresses , and appointments were tasteful and appropriate . The concluding decoration is especially effective .

A DEL-PHI THEATRE . — "The Dead Heart , " certainly the most powerful and effective drama which this management has produced within the walls of the new theatre , continues its career with undiminished attractiveness . The Robert . Landry of Mr .. Webster is one of those impersonations of intense feeling in which the actor is perhaps more successful than any contemporary ; it is a peculiar style of acting and highly wrought , but no one can deny its power or resist its fascination . Not only is the centre figure in the picture admirably delineated , but the author has been most

fortunate in the representatives of the surrounding personages ; Miss AVoolgar , Miss Kelly , Mr . Toole , and especially Mi-. David Fisher , display a finished perception of the minute shades of the characters which they impersonate , and the result is a completeness as gratifying as it is rare . Instead of trying the experiment of a new burlesque this Easter , Bro . AA cbster has sagaciously reproduced one of the masterpieces of Planehe , and the result has been highly successful . The piece in question is thb "Fair One with the Golden Locks . " which has bn . n retouched bthe

y author , who has introduced new music and has taken every opportunity of effectively modernising the piece . Miss AVoolgar represents the romantic hero Prince Graceful , and is ably supported by Miss P . Thome as Queen Lncidora , by Miss Kate Kelly as Fapitlotina , by Mr . Toole as King Lacltrijraoso , and by Mr . Paul Bedford as Conn t Pleniposo . The many pretty and telling situations of the story , are as well received as ever , and we doubt whether any of . the actual novelties have been so entirelv successful as this revival .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

" ABEL . "—Declined with thanks . "R- AV . "—We are not in the confidence of the brother to whom you allude , and cannot therefore say what he might do under certain given circumstances . THE GIRLS SCHOOL . —Lord de Tabley , S . G . AV ., will occupy the chair at the approaching festival in May—Lord Methuen , Prov . G . M ' . for Wiltshire , who had originally promised , being unable to do so this year .

"R . R . " —Bro . Eiisha D . Cooke is , we believe , in London . A letter addressed to our office will reach , him . "Hi . S . T . "—Consult the Book of Constitutions . " E . J . "—Wo will write privately . It is one of those questions which we hold cannot lie answered in print . " A J . AV . " is wrong . Any P . M . will put him right . " MUSTAI ' BA . " — The English Lodge at Smyrna lias not yet been

opened—the Master nominated in the charter being at present in England . He , however , returns to Smyrna forthwith . " A Poor . BiKiTnEE . '' —Forms for petitioning for relief from tho Board of Benevolence may bo had by applying ; at the Grand Secretary's Office . "JUSTITIA ' S" communication would , if published , probably lead to an action for libel .