THE motion regarding the management r anageent of our commercial
interests in the Baltic, which was brought forward by Mr. GIBSON 011 Tuesday Bu pu last, gave rise to a debate somewhat more lively than usual ; and in which, it must be confessed, our Foreign Secretary did not appear to advantage. The erecting of Slito, in Gothland, into an entrepilt for strumental novelty appears in their openin scheme. Baltic commerce, would he productive of the most beneficial effects to FIRST CONCERT—MONDAY, MARCH 4.
the trade of Great Britain, for reasons set forth in Mr. Gmatox's speech ; siatzio i.0 it (co. 2) ACT I. and the Euglish Consul :tad Minister a Stockholm might therelbre be eisse ed .Nria, Miss Buten, " Per piI),•' (C,..1 fort
resonably expected to sustain the efforts which originated some time back woh the inhabittuas of Gothland, to obtain the priN-iletses of a free port for Slito. Lord atioteaseox merely objected, that such " chum, pray "
matters as these concerned not British diplomatists. Now Are should Overture (MS.) Pkwt like to know what subjects ought to occupy the attention of our paid. 1') .`.M. II. officers at foreign capitals, if not such as this ? 'I' he rea hy son w we S )11
keep diplomatic people at high salaries at fitreian capitals is, to enable us to give a certain direction to the actions of those courts, favourable r.e,t.afo, lent. e• if possible to Britiith interests. Ent it would seemha w
neither Minister nor Consul at Steel; helm for fifteen months at a time; eiders "(Petle:lin • ) '
and Lord PALMERSTON justifies this filet, on the ground that the parties Overture in 1/
acting in their absence have left nothing to be desired lty any description lx:ttIvr, M. Molt—Onnt.tt•tor.:.:11. G,:oz tzm %R.I.. of persons. Supposing this to be true, perhaps it at be quite as well ' Taught by former experience, perhaps the if:rectors judeva wi:I:ly in that the offices of Minister and Consul were ttbolished, and the expense selecting, for the night of Sir G' LOMA: SM A RT.'S CO1ldttetor,tii).:•nfonias thereof saved. We tire not yet persuaded, however, that the interests of and Overtures which the band loiew by heart, alai in which 11:e time English trade have been as well watched over by Lord Patonatterox's It('ater's office was, unless he chose to do mischief, but a sin ee are. 13euting stop-gaps; and having a Benthande partiality for the principle of aso the time of Baieruoves in I) or MOZART ill (! to the Philhasmonie band, countability, we should be very glad to see a regular Consul and is somewhat a superfluous waste of power. The difficulty wilt them Minister recognized at Stockholm, and held accountable to the British would be to play any other time or any other notes than such as Ire- Government for the way in which their ditties are discharged there. (went repetition has imprinted on their memories. In BEY NETT 'S Mr. P. Tnomsos took fresh ground in his reply ; protesting that it Overture taieltief was done ; the time being eiven nearly a crotchet in would be inconvenient to reveal what had passed ; and the Morning the bar slower than that of the composer. Reerauosos's Pluto con- Ceresiek parrots forth its lement that the House should receive, with eerto was a umst finished display of the powers ttf his iestrenent, anv ;Ialing short of awe and respect, such an assurance front a Cabinet limited though they be. Ile is a pupil of Nue toes we and it was almost lkIinister. like a revival of NwInMeON himself—the same brilliant, silver Owe; Mr. GROTE supported Mr. GIBSON in a cordial manner ; thus testify.- the same faultless execution: his NJ/as:undo alone „..., emits.;
lag entire freedom from party trammels. It were to be wished that the tile resemblance complete.
more intelligent Liberals would oftener pursue an independent course. Miss Bitten evinced her capability to encounter MOZART.,1 " Per The "imbeciles" might by this means find it necessary to justify their pieta." Her liquid notes and extensive range fitted her to execute this conduct with somewhat less of' the official nonehalance they habitually betuttiful seena ; and had she omitted all the alterations which we pre- play off in replying to questions addressed to them by Members in the mune, were pencilled into her song, she would have been heard with an
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