Our letters from the East are far from encouraging.  The Pasha has had a severe sore-throat, and the disaffected have taken advantage of the circumstance.  Ibrahim had spent the two last nights in the mountains, and was unfurling his standard, when our express left, in the very bosom of the desert.  Mehemet Ali was still obstinate, and had dismissed his visier for impertinence.  The whole of Servia is in a state of revolt, and the authorities have planted troops along the entire line, the whole of whom have gone over to the enemy.  It is said there must be further concessions, and a new constitution is being drawn up; but it is not expected that any one will abide by it.  Mehemet attempted to throw himself upon the rock of Nungab, with a tremendous force, but those about him wisely prevented him from doing so.

We have received China (tea) papers to the 16th.  There is nothing in them.

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FANCIED FAIR.

“The Duke of Wellington,” says a correspondent of the Times, “left his umbrella behind him at a fancy fair, held for charitable purposes, between Twickenham and Teddington.  On discovering it, Lady P. immediately said, ‘Who will give twenty guineas for the Duke’s umbrella?’ A purchaser was soon found; and when the fact was communicated to his Grace, he good-naturedly remarked, ’I’ll soon supply you with umbrellas, if you can sell them with so much advantage to the charity.’” We trust his Grace’s benevolent disposition will not induce him to carry this offer into execution.  We should extremely regret to see the Hero of Waterloo in Leicester-square, of a rainy night, vending second-hand parapluies.  The same charitable impulse will doubtlessly induce other fashionable hawkers at fancy fairs to pick his Grace’s pockets.  We are somewhat curious to know what a Wellington bandana would realise, especially were it the produce of some pretty lady P.’s petty larceny.  “Charity,” it is said, “covereth a multitude of sins.”  What must it do with an umbrella?  We fear that Lady P. will some day figure in the “fashionable departures.”

[Illustration:  FOR SYDNEY DIRECT.]

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PUNCH’S THEATRE.

MARTINUZZI AS THE ACT DIRECTS.

The production upon the stage of a tragedy “not intended for an acting play,” as a broad travestie, is a novel and dangerous experiment—­one, however, which the combined genius of the Dramatic Authors’ Council has made, with the utmost success.  The “Hungarian Daughter” was, under the title of “Martinuzzi,” received, on its first appearance, with bursts of applause and convulsions of laughter!

The plot of this piece our literary reviewer has expressed himself unable to unravel.  We are in the same condition; all we can promise is some account of the scenes as they followed each other; of the characters, the sentiments, the poetry, and the rest of the fun.