The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-13 00:00:00

Killerby ... Six ran. Won by a length The Ladies' Plate-. Child of the Mist The Miss West Count ... Four rio. LITERATURE. NEW MUSIC. I MEET lIER ON MY MOUNTAIN WAY. Written by Frederick Enoch. The Music by Stephen G'lnuer_ ---- - The opening words of this song, which, as we are told in the introduction, is that of " The Milk Carrier of the Alps," are characterised by a certain freshness and power of colouring that proclaim their author as much the artist as he is the poet. He paints with his pen, and, what is more, he paints well. The first verse will sufficiently attest the truth of our asser tion "Rise o'er the hills, oh happy sun! Awake the blue flow'rs in the snow, Oh! bid the glaciers torrent run, And laugh and shout beneath thy glow, Thou art not happier than she, The blue flow'rs are not half so sweet, The torrent's stream is not so free, Or joyful as her bounding feet. I meet her on my mountain way Singing many a mountain lay, Where the merry goat-bells ring, Yi-he-O Hie-la-ho!" Of the music it is enough to say that we recognise in every bar the grace, vigour, and originality of style, which so peculiarly distinguish the compositions of Stephen Glover. THE EXHIBITION CHIMES POLKA. By Miss Maria TV. Hawkes. For many reasons we give a cordial welcome to this new candidate for favour among modern polkas. In the first place its very name prepossesses us, seeing that it is associated with the great and memorable year 1851, with reminiscences of which the world will never weary ; in the next because it appears among the class of illustrative music, a class which essentially requires the twofold exercise of skill and fancy ; and lastly because in the name of the composer we discover one already a favourite with the public. The Chimes Polka is ingenious in its construction, well-timed, and has much novelty of character to re commend it. OVERCROWDING STEAM-BOATS. —Orders have. been issued from the Board of Trade, pursuant to the provisions of the amended Steam Navigation Act, for the prevention of overcrowding on board river steamers during the Easter holidays, and efficient officers have been appointed to see that the provisions of the enactment are complied with. By the 12th section, the owner, master, or person in charge will be fined 201., and also ss. for every additional passenger be carries beyond the number for which he is certified. Persons forcing their way on board when the vessel is full, or refusing to quit, having their fare tendered them, are to be fined 405., and for travelling beyond distance paid ss. Persons committing these offences, refusing to give their name and address, or giving a false name and address, to be fined 201. ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY: On Saturday night a serious accident occurred to _the five o'clock train on the short branch of this company's railway, from New Holland to the market town of Barton, on the south bank of the Humber. A new engine, the Apollo, was drawing this train, and had, with one stoppage, brought it in safety the three-and-a.half miles to Barton; but, on ar riving there, from some cause at present unknown, the driver and guard were unable to make their breaks act efficiently, and the engine went at the rate of twelve or fourteen miles an hour through a thick wall at the end of the line into the station-house, the internal fittings being completely smashed. Mr. Taylor, the station rrtaster, was writing at a d es k at th e ti me , an d 1 bad a very narrow escape. Hearing the loud shouts of the people outside, he ran out, and had not been gone a second when the buffers of the engine smashed the counter he was sitting at into splinters. The engine -driver, David Vince, and the stoker, saved themselves by leaping en to the platform, when they found the train could not be stopped. The former went back to New Holland, gave in formation of the accident, and has not been heard of since. .Several of the passengers • were injured; Mrs. Morley, of Bull, was most severely cut and bruised about the legs, and eeveral others are new under medical treatment for the in juries received. The train consisted of five carriages and a luggage -van ; and it is somewhat singular that the persons Who were riding in the carriage immediately behind the en gine, and which was, so to speak, " doubled up by the con •ullsaion," escaped without the slightest injury, while those who were hurt were travelling in the last carriage of the train. The wreck was cleared away in a very short time, under the superintendence of Mr. Hibberd, the manager of the district, and the traffic was resumed, as usual, next Morning. FEMALE EMIGRATION FUND. —On Saturday another party of female emigrants, 50 in number, m a ki ng a total of about 850, who have been sent out by this in stitution, sailed f rom G ravesen d on board the Tartar for Sydney. The emigrants arrived at the London station of the Blackwell Railway from the " Home" in Hatton-garden .11tonhalfepast nine o' c l oc k, w h ere t h ey were met by the Right ldSidney Herbert and Mrs. Herbert, the Rev. Thomas _Jackson. lat e Bi shop Designate of Lyttelton, Mr. H. Her b rt, Al-Pe the Rev. Mr. Brown, the Rev. Mr. Quekett, several ladies and gentlemen of the committee Captain Lean, the Government emigration agent, and Mr. ' Hely, the secretary to th e i nst i tution. The party proc eedectby railway to Black we ll , where they embarked on board - a steamer which conveyed. them alongsideof the Tartar at Gravesend, " YerY fi ne ship and Particularly airy and roomy between dteka. En grA nt ,,, b _ „„e°l"„•?,ging addresses were delivered to the emi and visitors letftte the Sidne y Herbert, the Rev. Mr. Quekett, and Committee*: acks°ll4 A r thes oeinhiep amidsttime ep spent e o e n h e ere boardthe of th the emigrantss Rad th whole party ee seamen who manned the rigging. The Well-conducted y oun g:r o ta were exceeding respectable and THE AUSTRA LIA N lowing is an extract of . a s ett M ER CLARENCE.—The f o l- Clarence, dated Porto G ran d he m an officer on board th e shall now giv e you a feSt. Vincent, March 1, 1852 : Th passage to this port. The day ef fop regarding our four days, and then put the .nailing included, we steamed nearly fifteen hours in doing so, havin g the ir canvass, losing and masts to get up to spread our c at f boom to get out light trade wind, but we arriv e d Y ass U P"- We very t een had a had very strong west and west northeveeee days. We confused sea, until we arrived in 34 degree, winds, with a The steamer Clarence has surprised my„lf and e rth latitude. board, in her sailing qualities, under canvass ir vere . , one on •an liners; in fact, nothin g ee Ping way with large Amer ican Id. At times — ed . th '- going free or close-hauled. e we had two ' e e e l f ; er She is splendid sea boat ;in fact, r -- 3 -11 the topsail. a 'h Warata steamer calla " Bay too, much in her praise. 1 e touched here, teming all the wa and took 231 tons of coal, aft ers, „ . n and e ves "—Ltverpoot tbion. fourteen days on her passage. —The REGISTRY OF VESSELS . C ommissioners of the ports in the kingdom, Customs have issued orders to a ll are made in the directing that in all cases in which rec ords the 10th section of bookof ' t direc ted to be kart by regis ry 89, whether first entry the Act Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. hill of s a l e , or t rans f er , th e names of the registering o ffi cers • ba duly inserted therein. STEAM COLLIERS.—SeveraI influential men, inte rested in the coal trade have formed a large company in London t o b u ild i ron screw co lli ers, to ena bl e them to c om. tete with th e ra il wa y s . Th ese vesse l s are to run between ewcast!e and London, and it is expected will superse de the Present sailing colliers. Messrs. Grantham and Bull, are appointed engineers to the company, and have already de signed two similar vessels, now building at Messrs. Vernon's, Of t hintown, for a private party at HartlepooL—Liverpool F oRTIINATE RECOVERY.—On Sunday evening l ast, between the hours of six and seven, Mrs. Coachman, 'wife of Mr. Couchman, of Lewisham, dropped her purse, staining five and a half sovereigns, and ten shillings and vt ln lyence in s il ver , w hil s t p ass i ng near Lee Church. Hand ,'"ma the neat day were issued, stating the loss, and offering reward for the restoration. On Monday evening Mr. '. ) ;?n,oinnan received the welcome intelligencefrom Lieutenant 'lolntan, of the Royal Marines, stationed at Woolwich,that he • Picked up the purse and its contents, and en a call the next 111° Iming he would be happy to hand the same over to the N b tful owner. Mr. Coachman, of c ourse, attended to the l ln vitation, and received the " valuables." Lieutenant Hot. 1 : 473, as a gentleman, declined accepting any reward, leaving c ,„ to Mr. Coachman to give somethi ng to some public that,and readily assented to Mr. Coachma n ' s suggest i on, Le should present the Kent Dispensary with a half 7•''vereign.--Kenlisli Mercury. 4 GAME FEATHERS.—I do not see that any of your alo ng the correspondents have mentioned the common belief r l Tung the poor in this county (Sussex, that a person- con. t die if his bed is stuffed with game leathers. A friend of b ins, a little time back, was talking to a labourer on the g r , 44 , lll itY ot such a belief; but he failed to convince the tc . '\- , man, who, as a proof of the correctness of his behet, di $t forward the - case of a poor man who had lately after a lingering illness. " Look at poor Muster how he were a dying: poor soul, he could n ju °ll 3' way, lanetighbour Puttick found out how it were- ,_ l ; l lste e says he, ye be lying on geame , feathers, eurely ;' and 30 he wer. So we took'n out 0 , b , ed. , aud 4 - 0, 1 1 on the floore, and he pretty soon died then! --Zees ""' Queries, - - --- A NEW GAZETTEER of the BRITISH _ISLES. By James A. Sharp. Parts 1., 11., 111. Longman and Co. A really wonderful enterprise is, in these three in stalments lying before us, commenced. If completed with corresponding accuracy and minuteness it will immeasurably surpass in value any one of our previous and in many respects excellent national gazetteers. The editor or compiler, Mr. Sharp--agentleman admi rably qualified to carry out the undertaking with ability--intitrates on the very title-page that the work will be concluded in twenty monthly part s altogether, while he announces in his Preface that these trt enty parts will comprise the names of all the cities, towns, villages, and hamlets in the British Li es mentioned in the censuses of 1821, 1831, and 1841— besides all the rivers, lakes, mountains, hill,, p &s s € ,, , waterfalls, points of view, all the bays, ports, head lands, heights, islands, shoals, all the Roman stations , camps, and wrivs, all the British roads, Saxon town's, Druid stones, Danish raths, Picts houses, castles, abb-ys, round towers, and cromlechs, all the seats of manufactures, mines, railroads, canals, railway stations, election places, polling places, coast guard and police stations, even down to the minute specifying each among th e various ItuntTig rtj ' e ‘f ul :t r u it r Y es o .' f ' From this it will be evident how much be uch more practical will and really useful i n f ormat i on comprised in the gazetteer of Mr. Sharp than in the writi ngs o f Mogg, Black, Cliff e, Frazer, Putt, Carlisle, Lewis, Garton, Chambers, Halldutio, w hen completed, , and Fullerton . This pro will be to all other . English gazMteers what Craig's work is to all other English lotion aries. )1, "1 N U ... 2 DRURY LANE THEATRE. The only novelty which Mr. -Bunn - produced for the gratification and amusement of his patrons IPst night, was a short ballet divertissement, in which Madlle. D. Antonie Adele, and a host of other cele brities took pont, and in which the graceful and elegant dancing of each was exhibited to great ad vantage. It was perfectly successful, and a " Pas de Pelichinel," by Mr. H. Marshall, was vocif. rously ap plauded, and although it must have been very fatiguing to the dancer he was obliged to repeat it. The ballet was preceded by Aleyerbeer's Robert the .Devil, which was exceedingly well given, Mr.H. Dray tc-ri, in his diabolical character, having played, if possible, with increased powers and dramatic intensity. At the conclusion all the principal vocalists were called before the curtain. The new season which commenced last night has been inaugurated by a reduction of prices of admission to all parts of the house, and considering the excellent operatic company engaged by the lessee, and the daily growing taste for the cul tivation of music, we are sure the houco will be well supported. In addition to the ever fresh and delight ful opera of the Bohemian Girl, several others are to be produced speedily. On Friday a continental star of the first magnitude, .Madame Falconi, makes her appearance in Beethoven's Fidelio, and a new opera (probably Mr. .111‘Farren's) is in " active prep ration," and will soon be presented to the public. Pc.rhaps we cannot do better then quote from Mr. Bann's manifesto, iu endeavouring to give our-readers an idea of the principles on which he is in future to conduct the affairs of Old Drury : " The pertormaoc.es recently terminated at this theatre, were, from circumstances beyond the control of the lessee, of a general character, which tended materially to retard the progress of any specific object; .but his efforts henceforth will be directed to the furtherance of such entertainments as are exclusively of an operatic nature. By the diminution of expenditure on the oue hand, he will be enabled to atrengthen„ even beyond their present limits, the musical resources of this Estab lishment, and thereby give a more perfect representa tion of such productions than has hitherto been the ease." ^t Y B i ~ `f ... l If he acts up to his present professions, snd produces sterling works, we can have no fears of his being un successful; and although the theatre was not quite so well attended last night as we could have wished to have seen it, yet, when his intentions have becntn, fully known to the public, we are sure his benches_ will be nightly filled to overflowing. HAYMARKET THEATRE. The Easter novelty at this theatre is the joint pro ! . duction, as we learn from the bill, of " two members of the Amalgamated Society of Dramatic Engineers." bears the title of 0, Gemini; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse, and is a burlesque on the melodrama of tee Corsican Brothers, now playing with great success at the Princess's and other theatres. There is but one step, we are told, from the sublime to the ridiculous, and in this instance, though the distance be a five minutes walk from Oxford-street.to the Haymarket, we certainly think that a more complete transition from one extreme to the other has seldom been wit nessed. The plot and personages of the melodrama have been preserved, but the travestier have so skill fully brought down the harrowing incidents and spectral situations of the original into an every. day, not to say burlesque, interest, that M. Dumas himself would he puzzled to recognise his own progeny. The weight of the piece falls on Mr. Buckstone, the representative of the two "De Frenches," who, we need scarcely say, made the most of the points en trusted to him. In the first act, or rather the act which is played first, we find him as the Corsican country gentleman, using the "influence of his posi tion" to put an end to a Corsican vendetta, which has existed between two families for the last 500 years, the original cause of which appears to have been the laying of an egg at a neighbour's door by a vagrant hen, and the subsequent strangling of the progeny in the dispute as to its ownership. In the execution of this amiable office, he utters so many vile puns, that even the litigants are compelled to groan with horror. Next we see him, as in the ori ginal, under the influence of the sympathetic cord which binds the brothers ; but in place of the vague, undefined feelings of fear and foreboding, Mr. Buck stone is only affected by a violent fit of sneezing, from which he infers that his brother Louis, at Paris, has caught the prevailing epidemic; -and directly after a violent pain between the eyes, convinces him that his brother has got into some row and received one for 'his nob, ala mode de boxe. Then be sits down to in dite a letter to his brother, and we have the ghost scene, in which an illuminated turnip lantern and a sheet are substituted for the spectre of the murdered, and the scene opening out displays the Parisian just floored in a street row outside the Grand Opera, and not able to come up to time. In the next scene we are carried off to Paris, and find Mr. Buckstone, as F a bi an , i n the broad-breeched, narrow-waisted, and large-hatted Frenchman of the Boulevards, in love with a pretty . modeste, Emile (Miss Collins), of the Rue St An toine, from whom, by way of striking up an acquain tance, he has purchased twenty " cheap summer straws." The Chateau Renaud of the original is en acted by Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, who displays the Parisian roué and dandy to the life, and by him Emile is decoyed to the bal masque at the Grand Opera, where we have Louis in an outrageous Roman toga, helmet, and nose; and then follows the encounter, where in stead of being run through, he meets with the more satisfactory, though Jess dignified, misfortune of being polisbPd off with a " black eye." In the next scene Fabian arrives in Paris, " regard less of expense," by an express train, seeking revenge for the said " black eye," of which we have seen him informed by the mysterious electric telegraph. The duel then follows, first with single sticks and then with fists, when Chateau Renaud being vanquished and polished off in his turn, the family honour is avenged, and we are carried off to the Grand Opera, where, still as the representative of the two brothers, Mr. Buckstone exhibits to us a solution of the " two single gentlemen rolled into one problem, and after singing a song in front as the Corsican, jumps round, and discovers the Parisian brother fastened on be hind. The subject is a difficult one to burlesque, at least while following the original so closely as has been done in this instahee, and we are bound to say, that however creditably and cleverly the travestie has been carried out, the piece of' itself pos sesses too few points of wit . and humour to have succeeded on its own merits. The dialogue is extremely flat in parts, and we looked in vain for any of the smart hits which we bad ex pected from the opportunities which the piece itself affords, and which the acknowledged talents of the authors could have well supplied. We intent almost fancy that the censorship had been hnsy at work, for with one exception there is not a political allusion in the whole piece, and the only fun attempted in the dialogue was a series'of plays upon words, such as we had fancied had been long ago consigned to the tomb .of all the' Minus. Mr. Buckstone's vivacity, how ever, made the most of what there was, and his skilful imitations of Mr. Charles Kean, the original repre sentative of the Brothers in this country, and the admirable manner in which he seized upon and burlesqued the little peculiarities of that gentleman's acting in the part, were a real treat, *and contributed very much to the success of the piece, Mr. James Blard had also a double part to play, and !acted with his usual spirit. The piece throughout is adinirably put upon the stage, the scenery is excellent, and the scenic effects ex ceedingly well managed. The bal masque scenes were given with great fidelity, and so real did the racket, the glitter, end the continual bustle of the masqueraders on the stage appear, that we could almost have fancied ourselves spectators at the Grand Opera. The dresses, too, were very tasteful, and it is evident that no expense has been spared to place the piece on the stage with full effect. On the whole, though by no means the best burlesque which we have seen at this theatre, we have no doubt that 0, Gemini will meet with a pretty, fair share of success. At .this.. ADELPHI THEATRE. the .Market 1 ° Popular place of entertainment the amuse ments ope ned • effects," with , with a new drama called the Queen of Frenth jcer,ibed•in the bill as full of " Adelphi ce l ltr t red to Mrs. Keeley, being cipal character tivvalid.ditionsl attraction that the prin her first appearan itshtheatre, The plot of the To bette°r piece, which is bout, may be briefly told. Maurice Diu : and (Z u g in ; a ll. Hughes), of life Louise (Mrs. known parentage, marries ..„Syndic of the un- Keeley), daughter of Leonard LI Y Ins position, he watercarriers of Paris. . , , ebe remains for fis leAvlng his - vnieC and I t c c l bi L l with proceeds to St. Domingo, where yeiers, bor parqnts e During his abAence the lea , ing a will in which he Count 'f e ll! (141-nbale', a svcalthv nobleman (Mr. Worrell), is ~ fit , . y the fail of " a bequeaths oheex •ii to his family. The natur istence was wholly unknow . . eof . a villain named Lorraiu beamfrom his title e to an on . ly son, whose purloin it, and, this will becoming known to making his way to (Mr. 0. Smith), be contrives to St. Dl'ln ll3 g ° ' 1. h e is tho son infuses into the mind of Maurice Durand the belief tbs. sue and heir of the deceased Count, and ultimately needs in putting him in possession of the inheritance,__ ec under the promise of a munificent reward. To efi t . this the usual amount of forgeries and villanies 1 ( 1 )f every kind are practised by him, and in due time t e new Count en'ers Paris in grand style, hut is seen and recognized by his wife, who, by industry and perseverance, has gained the position of fruit and flower merchant to the King, and is recognized as "Queen of the Market." The usurping Count, though innocent of the forgeries that have been committed, finds himself so mixed up with the pro ceedings of his agent, Lorrain, that he berorr..?s the 'virtual slave of the latter; who, to .!-rt,c. 'Ma own Pecuniary purposes, insists upon his renouncing bis 'wife, the humble flower woman, an 1 marrying a I 0 N 7.) I) EASTER AMUSEMENTS 1 lady of rank and opulence. At this point the deep ' interest of the drama commences. The so-celled Count, fearful of the galleys on the one hand ,and re taining all his o!d affection for his wife on the other, is subjected to a severe mental struggle—at one time denying all knowledge of his wife, and at another resolved at all hazards to do her justice. In the meantime she is made the object of persecution, and, through the in strumentality of Lorrain, backed by the Duchess de Cerny (Miss Emma II trdinB), an excellent specimen of the old French noblesse, is arrested by the officers of the Bastile, with the view of frightening her into a renunciation of her marriage. Some stir ring incidents occur, but at length the better nature of the pseudo-Count prevails ; he acknow ledges Louise as his wife, and in the end is relieved of all danger from the law by the al.pearance of the real son of the deceased Count de Salnalles, who for years has been the friend of Louise and her parents, and who, on discovering his' birth and rank, freely abiolves Mauri ce D uran d , who now returns to hi s true poSitfon i n lif e , f rom all biome. Such is the main plot of th e p i ece, b ut there are bes i des a var i ety of telling and well-sustained incidenm which throw an attractive interest over the whale drama. and from first to last the attention of the audience is never per mitted to flag. Mr. Paul Bedford as Blaise Lefort, Syndic of the Porters, is the source of no small amusement throughout, from his grotesque mode of courtship towards Louise, whose husband he assumes, from his long absence, to be dead; and some of the minor characters also are brought in with consider able effect, so as to lighten the play. The character of the " Queen of the Market" was hit off with great force and skill by Mrs. Keeley, and the same compli ment might fairly be applied to all the leading actors. The new farce of Who Stole the Pocketbook 1' and the comic opera of Good Night, Signor Pantalon, fol lowed, and thus closed a series of excellent Easter en tertainments. LYCEUM THEATRE. An eight act piece, extending over the entire even ing, was the potent attraction at this elegant theatre. La Dame de la Halle, the original drama, by M. Annicet Bourgeois and a collaborateur, was in six acts. The two additional acts added by the Lyceum adapters, Mr. Slingsby Lawrence and Mr. Charles Mathews, seem intended principally for .the iastradae tion of &shipwreck scene, excellently managed—better, indeed, than anything of the kind since the famous ' shipwreck in e Mr. Kenable's last revival of the Tem pest, at Covent-garden. As a medium for displaying the entire resources of the Lyceum, both in regard to company and scenic effect, it serves its purpose well. Mr. Charles Mathews was a scoundrel of the first water, with a coolness, ease, and imperturbable effron tery that were exquisite, and occasionally made the audience roar in the midst of the gravest passages of villany. Madame Vestris acted with fine pathos in the scene where the loss of the 200 louis d'ers is disco vered, and Was efficiently seconded by the rough and hearty earnestness of Mr. Frank Matthews, who made the most of the part of Pere Bonneau. Mr. Roxby exhibited a great deal of vigour as Alcide le Fort, and Mr. Suter was quietly humorous as Brididi, the accepted lover of Javotte, which person age was played by Miss Julia St. George with charming sprightliness and ease. ,Mrs. Frank Mat thews was as genial and natural as she always is in Madeleine Richard, one of the chiefs of the Halle,-- and Mrs. Macnarnara's stillness and dignity as the Marchioness were thoroughly characteristic. Mis Laura Keene made her first appearance at this theatre in the character of Teerese, and her debut must bee pronounced decidedly successful. There is a vast deal of. promise in this young lady, who only wants more familiarity with the stage to be come an actress of more than common pretcnaiont, particularly in melodrama and domestic plays. She has youth and everything in her favour. The other characters call for no special remark—except that every one, including Mr. Belton, another debutante (in the part o f G eorge Michel), did his very best, whatever that might amount to, to secure a good en semble. The scenery brought out the admirable talent of Mr. Beverley in a new light, and showed him as happy in the treatment of real as of faery subjects. The moonlight scene of the Market of the Innocents was 'a masterpiece of picturesque design. One of the most striking effects we have ever wit nessed on the stage was the shipwreck on the rocks of St. Domingo; the reality was most appalling. The ballet was appropriate, and the dancing of Miss Rosina Wright extremely animated. One of the dances, entitled La Fricassee, by a troupe of pois sardes, was quaint and spirited, and elicitt.d an uproariou s encore. Mr. Tully has been very suc cessful in the music, and introduced more than one pretty song. The fall of the curtain was the signal for an unanimous recall for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews—then for Miss Laura Keene—and, lastly, for the author; in response to which Mr. C. Mathews came forward and candidly owned that the piece was an adaptation from the French, by himself and another gentleman (named above). The Chain of Events adds another to the chain of Lyceum suc cesses. PRINCESS'S THE A.TRE. The extraordinary run which the Easter piece en _eyed at this theatre last year was less attributable to any peculiar humour in the dialogue than to some very picturesque scenery, to the extraordinary and inimitable personation of a monkey by Flexrnore, and to the convulsing exploits of Keeley and Wiean as " the bounding bricks of Babylon." N o t that b the dialogue was, as regards fun, much below the average of that employed in fairy burlesques, but the fact is, that the profusion of puns, old and new, good and indifferent, which has signalised production 3 of this nature for several seasons past at divers of the Lon don theatres, has so jaded the public that the speaking parts have become in their estimation completely sub servient to the effects of scenery, costume, and ballet. People go more to see than to hear a burlesque. In the entertainment, however, produced last evening at the Princess's Theatre under the title of Wittikind and his Brothers; or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair illelusine, this stale trick of punning has been wisely abandoned by its author. The dialogue is smooth and unpretentious, not destitute of humour, but free from pointed absurdities. The story of Wittikind and his Brothers is founded on the German fairy tale, yclept " The Seven Swans," which, if we recollect right, has been also handled by Andersen. Esel, King of Miirchen land, the father of seven sons and one daughter, Melusine, by a first wife, is married to a sorceress Queen, Mandragore, who persuades her henpecked epouse to send Melusine, when a child,' to be reared by the shepherds of MUrchenland. The opening scene of the fairy tale finds her celebrating her birth day swung the peasants. Their rustic merriment is broken in upon by the arrival of Adelmann, the mayor of the palace to King Esel, with a summons of Melamine to the court, on the occasion of the knighting of Wittikind and his brothers. Melusine leaves her shepherd friends with regret, and one of them, Ulf, her foster- brother, contrives to fol low her to the. court. Here, by the spells of Queen Mandragore, who poisons her high, Me lusine is transformed into hideousness, and is driven from, the court as an impostor. Ulf alone recognises her, and protects her from the blows and the insults of the lacqueys. With him she wanders away into the woods; and there, ley the intervention of the fay Rinnilde is restored to her original beauty. • Mean while, the Queen, anxious to obtain the sole power, transforms the King into an owl, and the seven princes into wild swans, who fly forth incontinently. At nightfall, however, the spell is and the princes resume their human forms. During. the night they discover their sister. Anxious to escape from pursuit of their' step-mother, they weave a net of rushes, end fly with Melusine over the sea to Avalon, leaving Ulf behind to follow as he can; and this flight doses the first act. The second act discovers Melusine sheltering in a cave overlooking the plains of Avalon. The fay Rinnilde, in a vision,points out to her that she may restore her brothers to their human shapes by spinning shirts of thistledown, during the spinning and weaving of which she is neither to speak nor smile. Ulf arrives, having some how crossed the sea, and is perplexed to find Melusine dumb and sad. She sends him to gather thistles for her, and while he is absent Lothaire, Lord of Avalon, entering the cave in pursuit of his hawk, is charmed by her beauty and silence,—he happening to be blessed with seven sisters who are inveterate chatterers. Melusine is taken to court, and there Lothaire weds her with great eplendour. Meanwhile Mandragore, who has been driven from MUrehenland by the revolt of her people, has arrived in Avalon to ask Lothaire's aid against the rebels, attended by Adelmann, and bearing 'her wretched husband with her in his new shape of a horned owl. Recognizing l'ilelusine, she persuades the King she is a witch, and inclines him to follow her to one of her nocturnal visits to the churchyard, whither 'she 'goes to gather witch,cou nte rs consentsber broth t o e w x h e o c uhtai have thistles for her s pi nn i ng . Th e Ki ng, b elieving her a en'beeina a p r r r i e s s o t n e he o nena charge of whom maligning the p r i ncess ( w i th dur inginter v i ews the piece, they have secret still unceasingly spins on, and, distrusted ,by all but about to fire th'el h.ompleting the shirts as they are a sorceress. The princes she is to be burnt as the pile as swans, are r c e e s s t ) who have flown down to King Esel haying Preei ou o s r . ed to their human forms, the presence of mi m e of I vsrpttikb.een disenchanted by having been, in her turn, chat, .d, and Mandragore of her owa spells. The prince gecl e in o to an owl by one and innocence of Melusine, recognises e t grimes the . faith Wittikind the Wise, and his giddy. he seven princes, pated brethren Ottio,lr the Oh3tr:TeroTlF, Rudig-_r - th . R W . 17 e oug •, ring Egi dr!rd th,. ' Ener g e t i c Elide. brand the Headstrong, and Luitprand the Loving, I wed the voluble -tongued Princesses Avalon, EVENINt; T ti,S` AV. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The performances at this house were resumed last evening, and, despite the populist.: festivities of the day, were attended by a numerous and fashionable audience. Two pieces were acted, both new, we be received, parti cu larly the seco n d, entitled Have, in this country, and both w ere most favourably Mademoi selle de la Siegliere, something between a domestic drama and a genteel comedy, which for some time has bad a great run at the Theatre Francais in Paris. The incidents and the story generally being altoge ther French may,. in some respects, be deemed less natural than we might wish it, hut the acting is so good, the au di ence s eem e d so d etermined to enter fully into the spirit of the scene , that the whole went off with great éclat, and the actors, some of whom are old favourites, the others new to the British public, all shared and shared alike in the general applause, and may pride themselves upon having won the genuine sympathy of all present; but a few words of details may be acceptable to our readers, and currente calamo we will try to Five a rude sketch of our first impressions of Le Cachemire Vert. A gallant naval officer is on his return from the West Indies, and meets as a fellow-passenger, a lady, who at once wins his good opinion and his heart. He, having improved his opportunity, on landing, informs against this very lady, and hhe loser, in consequence, a valuable Cashmere shawl; great is her anger, of course. They go to the same hotel end meet; a good deal of sprightly wrangling ensues —the gentleman admits his crime, and coolly declares that by so acting he has succeeded in turning away suspicions from himself, and saved a goodly number of shawls, intended as presents to his lady friends. Then follows a declaration of his sentiments; then the lady gets into trouble because she lost her passport; then the gentleman discovers that his own contains the name of his future wife (who has in the meantime become another's), and the curtain falls upon a happy couple, but not so Madame Ro ger S olis, as to scr een from applause Monsieur St. Maria, and our old friend Tourill on , who makes a capital thing of the gendarme. Or the the second pi ece, Mademoiselle de la Siegliere, the ' plot may be thus briefly stated During the French Revolution the Marquis de la Seigliere ha s emigrated. His property has been sold to one of hi s old farmers, who has by dint of in dustry and l a b our come • a rich much imp rove d i t , an d, i n f act, be agriculturist. The Marquis has a daughter, the framer a son. Mdlle. de la Seigliare returns to France at the restoration, with her family; the farmer's son, wh o h as joined th e army un d er Na pol-on, is s u p posed to have died in Russia. The termer, believing his son to be deed, is induced at the point of death, to make a donation of his estate to the former owner, the MarquiF, who believes the money is merely restored to him. The sou re turns to chilim his father's estate, under French law encounters Mdlle.de la Seighere, and f a ll s under the cbarm—he had come an opponent, an nineersosity takes place b e t ween certa i n a friend, a b ene f actor (unknown). A e n e o n o l o y fl , ie h t e obfecgoe of the parties, g f craft and d ee p d es i gn b etween others ; a certain lawy er d oes, partly out of ambiti on , part l y for the sake of revenge , a great deal of good once more, at the critical moment, we congratulate a h a ppy couple upon the termination of their troubles, and ourselves upon a delightful evening. Monsieur Regnier, who played the Marquis, is a first-rate to an ungrateful actor, and acted the l ight-hearted, stubborn old noble to the life. Bernard, the farmer's son, was ably de lineated bY Lana, and Monsieur Roger, imparted Baroness part—that of the lawyer. was acted by Mdlle. Devin, who looked and dressed the part admirably. Bat the whole interest centred at last upon Mdlle. Marquet, who elicited much sympathy and applause in the T gr h e e at cr s a p f i t r y it character of Mdlle. de la Seigliare. At the fall of the curtain the actors were all ca ll e d f or, when a little incident occurred which added, if p oss i ble, to the in terest already forward excited by the performance. Monsieur leafont came , thenked the audience for their kind atronage, and in a few Words, feelingly s p o k en , intima p ted the anxiety felt by himself and b ro th er per f orme rs that the audience should know that he talented Mon sieur Regnier, delineator of the Marquis de la Si was air one of the joint authors of the piece. Of course cr_iea, many, loud and imperative, forced Monsieu r of "L'auteur" Regnier to re-appear, more acknowledged and he once the gratifying plau dits of the audience. evening hTeOheLtYahuelathEPoarisCttearkesi.: THEATRE. p r e the $ a n t pan Brothers;of holid ay f r thefinks firstor , a t tt h it e mbie lt s, l l w lace si ttih Mr. Charles Selby, Last e a llu n zitlitort extravagant da? of amusement were --s oleo. from the Cor sican Brothers; the succ " sf ul dramatic romance at the Priocess's Theatre ; but, availing himself of the privileges of his fraternity, he works out that idea by means of the most heterogeneous materials. He has forgotten, however, that even in the 'nest outrageous Camberwell froin burlesques some little connexion of incident is desirable, and that an audience never so well appreciates the ludicrous, and comical as when exhibited in the development of some intelli gible plot. Mr. Compton, I°l ° is the ma i ns t a y of the pi ece , ro p re eents the twin brothers, Funky . Franky and Fighting Franks', the sons of Mrs. Save ' ley Franky, the renowned proprietess of a milk esta blishment in Cow-lane,' Camberwell.: A some what wide stretch of the imagioatiou is required to recon cile the singular unity and Selby , t se paration, but the inventive genius of Mr. Selby cle ars up the, mystery by a novel device. The two brothers were born like that almost fabulous species of humanity which we are told has two distinct bodies united in one ;• but GUy's llospital;_was,had recourse to t o cut them asuo del', an operation which hIPPI I Y succeeded without destroyiug ftc LI. of cilcir• Here tile illSE i t'ry commences, and continues without intermission ; for, to confess the truth, the finale uo more explains mat- tilde, Ysonde, Yolnde, Odette, Renne, Blanche, end Methilde. The fair Melesine, the leading character in the piece was represented by Miss Carlotta Lec;n ee] , o f wham we may at once say that no artiste on the boards could possibly have acted the part better, or have looked it so well. In addition to her personal attractions, the brilliant lightness of her dancing, her expressive pantomime and clear delivery, and the becoming elegance of her several dresse s reeder e d M iss Leclercq the most delightful em , bodiment imaginable of an enchanted and enchant ing heroine of fairy romance. If anything were wanting to constitute her an established favourite, it was lady supplied by her performance of last even lug, and w e feel much satisfaction in contributing our gratulati ons to the triumph ach i eved b y a very charmin g and meritorious. young actress. In Ulf, the faithful an d disinterested foster-brotherp , of are th e Melusi ne, A llis Robertson displayed not merely a sing u l ar l y pretty figure, but a feeling and energy in her actin g w hi ch elicited frequent applause. (These two ladies of whose " nianifet insuffi ciency" a certain profound critic writeth!) The terribl e Mendragore, whom et righteous Ncinesi3 ultimately cons i gns to eternal - owlhood, was pour trayed with i mposing malignity by Mrs. Winstanley. Miss Marshall (a recent and valuable acquisition to the establishment) did the part of Wittikind cleverly, as she does everything, and Miss Murray was t he ha ppy It lug of Avalon, who, if poetical justice were rigidly carried out, ought to have found less favour in the eyes of Alelusine than the affectionate and gentle Ulf. liarley had a part that precisely fitted this favourit e and rejuvenescent comedian; a s sveg gering, consequential major-dotno, faithfully holding discretion t o b e the better part of valour, cringin g t o the mighty and bullying the mean; and Meado ws ' s make-up „ as the hapless King of larchenland was admirable. The enchanted owl fell to the lot of Flexmore, who looked a very grave and reverend fowl, blinking and hissing with ornithological pro priety, but sadly belying the proverbial gravity of the bird of Pallas by getting y helplessly inebriated at feeding time, to the great enjoyment, however, of the spectators. Flermore's gen uine talent w as strongly evinced in making a small part so promi nent, for in any other hands it would have been all but lost. A most agreeaLte gm-prise was afforded (there having been an inadvertent omission in the bills) by a ballet in the file scene in the second act, in which Madlle. Auri o l execute d a pas w i t h a v i gour , grace, precision, and firmness, that brought down most deservedly cordial plaudits. We have rarely, if ever, seen this admirable danseuse to greater advan tege than in this scene, in which she contributed one of the brightest gems of the entire entertainment. The scene-painters: have done themselves infinite cre dit, especially in the:final scene, which we hold to be unequelled for exquisite effect, even with the fear of Beverley before ou r eyes ; and in the flight of Melusine over the sea, In wh i ch Miss Leclercq is the prominent form of beauty. The innumerable cos tumes, on •:which the outlay must have been enormous, itiv not ' merely rich and varied, but superlatively tasteful; Miss Marshall's attire is the perfection of stage dress. The orchestra, which is considerably increased, was led by Mr. Robert Stopel, who furnished the music of the piece, which is generally good. A chorus by Melusine and in the Seven Princes, in the first act, is a very pleasing composition, and was unanimously encored. There may be a little pruning, especial y in the earlier por tions of the piece and in the music, but we trust no paring to the quick. The re•appeorance of Mr. Charles Kean, after his recent illness, was greeted w i t h the vehement cor diality due on such an occasion to the best 'of managers and actors. Mr. Kean here .no eraces of indisposition in his-unrivalled performance of the twins of Corsica, " within which circle none dare walk but he." The house was crowded to the ceiling, and the boxes filled with fashion. The success of the magnificent after piece ( w hi c h by the way is "a fairy tale," not a " burlesque," and written by Mr. Tom Taylor) was, it is unnecessary to say, unequivocal. A P l3 42. STRAND THEATRE. A new piece, by Mr. C. Reads, described as " an illustration of our country homes," and bearing the title of a Village 7 ale, was the opening performance here last evening. The Village Tale is in three acts, and the scene laid in Berkshire. The incidents all occur in the house of Farmer Hathorn (Mr. W. Att wood). In the reaping season, Corporal Patrick (Mr. E. Stirling) and his daughter Rachell (Miss Maskell) are employed by the farmer to assist in getting in the harvest. When the reaping is all over, and the cor poral and his daughter are about to quit the farm, the latter suddenly encounters Richard Hickman (Mr. Moreland), a young termer of somewhat idle and roving habits, and between the two there app ears to be some m3sterious connexion, of which all that is learnt at first is, that Rachel had some four years before become the mother of a child, of which Hickman was the father. In the mean• time the farmer's son, Robert Hathorn (Mr. J. Rogers), becomes enamoured of Rachel, whose conduct while reaping had pointed her out as a person supe rior to her occupation, and makes several overtures to her, which she treats very slightingly. Tnie at tachment is viewed with great dislike by the farmer, but his wife, won by Rachel's behaviour (Mrs. Charles Selby), is not so averse to it. In the development of the plot appear two other characters, Mrs. Ruse Mayfield, a widow (Mrs. W. R. Copeland), and Mr. A. Priori (Mr. Moore), a retired tradesmen. The former of these is a sort of village flirt, being alter nately courted by Mr. Priori, by Richard Hickman, and for his son, by Farmer Hathorn. Hickman appears to have the beat chance of winning her, but she at length begins to look upon him with distrust, and he, to spite Rachel for a supposed disclosure to the widow of his real character, hastens the denouement by asprsions on the latter. Such being the relative positions of . the several parties, the corporal and his daughter are taunted by the farmer, in order to break off the attachment of his son, with a reference to Rechel's past history and implied mis conduct; when the corporal admits the birth of a child, but defends his daughter's character by stating that Hickman had married her, that she subsequently discovered that he bad a wife living at the time, and that in order to save him from the consequences, she had consented to conceal the fact. Foe widow now generously renounces her pretemious ; to Robert Hathorn, who had all along citing to the notion of Rachel's innocence, and becomes a mediator fur him to his father; Rachel rejects an offer of marriage 'vim Hickman, now a widower, and, to re move the lingering repugnance of old ilithorn, in the very nick of time the maligned and virtuous suf ferer is discovered to be the owner under the will of an aunt of 3,0001., and the very farm occupied by Hickman. To complete the retributive lesson, the self-denying Mrs. Mayfield becomes Mrs. Priori. The piece was well received, and will doubtless have a good run. It was succeeded by the rattling extra vaganza, Antony and Cleopatra, by a ballet diver tissement entitled La Vivaudiere, and finally, by The Ragged School, all of which met with a cordial re ception. MART ----- LEI 3 JNE TeIEATRE. The entertainments at this theatre last night were The Tempest, a grand national ballet divertissement, under the title of Britannia, the Gem of the Ocean, and Planche's burletta The Loan of a Lover. In the Tempest, which was well cast, Miss Lavine, of the Tneatres Royal Edinburgh and Newcastle, made her first appearance in London, in the character,;of Ariel, and indicates that she will prove an acquisition to the compeny in other lines of theatrical character. Caliban lot nothing of his glory, growl, or power of curting in the hands of Mr. E. Laws ; Prospero was well E uvained in those of Mr. Cowie ; and Miranda, his daughter, had an admirable representative in Miss Grosvenor. Britannia, the Gem of the Ocean, the Easter novelty, is an attractive ballet, in which the nations of the world, in a grand allegorical tableau, pay tribute to " the Queen of the Waves." It is a light production of Mr. W. H. Harvey (of the Italian Opera), whose dancing was admirably supported by the exquisite pas of Mdlles. Louise Blanche, Julie, and Kate Kirby. The Lean of a Lover was a good wind up, and was well received by " the gods," whose fancy it tickled very happily, and who departed, well pleased with the evening's entertainments. SURREY THEATRE. The entertainments provided for Easter' at this house were on a scale of enterprise and liberality which the success that has attended the present ma nagement gave its patrons a right to expect. They comprised a three act drama, a comedietta, and a burlesque extravaganza. The drama, we need hardly state, is the Corsican Brothers, for, though it con tains many b a d f eatures of the French, from which it is a translation, there are yet in it such well-wrought passages, and so wide a scope for effects, that it pro mises to become as universal throughout this country as the vendetta which it illustrates was interminable in Corsica. Tnepresent adaptation is one of the best yet.produced, and owes ite quasi paternity to the•bro there Sala. The principal characters were sustained by Mr. Creswick and Mr. Mead in an energetic and artistical style. The comedy of the Young Couple introduced the Bateman children to this side of the water. Their performances were characterised by the same taste which has from the first distinguished them; and their arch and winning manner elicited the warmest approval. The burlesque is from the pen of Mr.- E. L. Blanchard, the author of the Christmas pantomime produced on the same boards, under the title of Harlequin Prices Blue Cap ; and is - entitled the Three Perils of Nan; _or, ll' a Knights of the Round Table. It is founded e 'u2„,." n ,..,_ portion of the history, fabulous or o th e rwise, ah t le a: , '"ai the Arthur and his Knights of the Round T passage selected being that in which La Belle I sende is stolen from her father by Sir Tristram, immured _ r many in Castle D o l o r ous , an d eubsequentYs moving ' accident s , rescu ed thence, ..by Lionel. Prince Arthur himself forms a subor di n a te Sir feature in the burlesque. Of hi s tr u sty ,sword Caliburn, and nor d o we his magic lance Rou, we hear nothing,. yer ; but in aloe . th e even see the fair and beauteous G place of all this there are lota • ° . f enchantin g W elch\ o f the knights in most fairies with hats and leeks, Druids and devils, good spirits and elves, an i the who le of thplot is gallant:•arrayi - The tenor of e more closely and the allied to some of the Freno versions than any of the acqueinted, English with which .we representedare as knights, as a whole, are ‘,.._ a somewhat licentious set of gallants, -albeit "'Ong champi ons The whole Storyfait h. hinges upon the one point which v.. have L indicated. Sir Lionel seeks the aid of Morg ans La P qe, a Welch 'fairy, to rescue . the beautiful Ronde ... . .. et whilst Sir Tristram enlists on his behalf illerliu the enchanter. These latter subject Sir Lionel to all , , ~ . sorLs or trials in the shape of wine, women, and, finally, an accommo ditill. Meier t uidance of th e good fa i ry he resists . on bi alt with succes ses d signalises his victory over the last by a duel with a veritable kite. Clothed in these slight vestments the dialogu e i s smart end racy. Numerous sparkling hits are interspersed,and some clever parodies upon popular ai rs. The -scenery is good, but not s tartlin g. The 6 burlesque will enjoy, as it deserves, a good reputation, and a long and pros s career awaits. AT; Perou - - --sa Julia Harland - made a charming . Sir Lionel, singing and acting with ha w, fe , e T:ri: - . 'l-. Wiilieuinb?, ass vn admirable Sir Tristram, and 14r. Wynn an effective Merlin It, only remains to add that th e house was crowded,, tors then a Ministerial reply Oyes an explicit answer to the interrogatory of an opponent. Funky Franke, w ith a i lia ra the ataiiencis is most itm - nedi%tely eon cerneti, labours under the impression that his half brotoer will be his own, and that a kind of mesmeric or electric telegraphic sympathy or communication exists between them. The cleverly -arranged super natural appearance of Fighting F ran k y, an d a teblt.au or vision, in which be is having a " mill" with an antagonist, strengthens the fears of Funky, and leads to the expectation.that en interesting, if not eeraerdinary, denouement will follow. At the close, however, of the first act Mr. Albany Brown, ot _Marionette reputation, is drawn forward on a string, and, after a disserarion on the ancient and modern drama, apologises alike for what has preceded and wh at i s to come , and asks his gOod-burnoured hearers to fill up all gaps, blanks, and incongruitie s by the aid of their imagination —a request as necessary as it was modest. This bit at the Marionettes was one of the most . amusing events of the evening. The living actor dressed as a doll to perfection, and his movements appeared to be entirely at the mercy of the string above, which of course was not so skil fully maraiged as at the Adelaide Gallery. The se_ cond act censisted chiefly of a series of adventures by a few i , wells r t Cremorne-gardeng. Fighting Frank", the supposed severed half of Funky, forms one of the notable body, and the only perceptible reference to the pathetic opening is the fulfilment of the pre diction in the fighting tableaux, by his en gagieg in a prolonged contest wish a boast. ing and halligerent Irishman rijoiciog in the name of Pat ()Manta and w h om h e dtimately spiflicates. M r . S halders enacted the part of the Irishman with great humour and genuine Tippe rary brogue. The other characters were well sus tained; but, notwithstanding the exertions of the actors and actresses, the production was rather dull, and its success questionable. Too much praise cannot be awarded to the scenery and dresses, which were extremely beautiful. The view of Creinorne-gardens by night on the occasion of a bed masque, with innu merable variegated lamps, was as fine a piece of scenic design as we have seen at any theatre. The extravaganza wound up with a Terpsichorean divlay, illuminated by.fitimmes de Bengale. The Merchant of Venice commenced the performances, but the only noticeable part in the piece was that of Portia, which was taken by Mrs. Walter Lacy for the first Limo at the Olympia. Her acting throughout was charac terised by considerable taste and feeling, and easy and graceful action. ASTLEY'S THEATRE. The introductory piece at this most popular . theatre was a grand historical, equestrian, and mili tary spectacle, w hi c h has been eminently succestul in Paris, entitled Bonaparte in Egypt, and it is, scarcely necessary to say that it was got up with all the arts end appliances for which the Royal Amphi theatre is so famous. The speotacle, which is full of bustle and incident, consists of a series of picturesque tubleaux—amongst the most effective of which we may notice the storming of the city of Alexandria, and the flight of its defenders before the im petuous attack of the grand army. Another scene which told remarkably well was the grand entrée of Bonaparte through the golden gates of Cairo, accompanied by his cortege, puffiei-nt in number to occupy almost the uni:ire stage. 'll lB battle of Aboukir was manfully coat,iteri on both sides, but of course in the end the Mame Jukes ip.t terribly thrashed, and were obliged to succumb to the " kJj leis." In addition to the een , "ral company, Mr. Frazer made his debut is the great general, and was ably aseisted by Mr. iliddicornb, who enacted the part of Kleber, end Mr. Crndtfock, who sustain&ii that of Colonel Victor. Miss L‘ -, dia Pe;a%:e, who personsted the ohursct ,- 2: or A servqty, promises to be a e , l - isiderabl e ivia, accrisitio n to the ; and sad ter l Arthur Leclerq, t he son of thest,ge ballet was well r eet i ve d i n a PasGrecque, aksi sted by the corps de ballet. 'rte ect•nes in ihe arena were admirably gone thro ug h by Mule Loui s e Messolta, M.l4'ranconi, Miss Birrsud, Mr. Bridges, and Tom Thumb the Great; and the evening'; amuse ment was concluded with the amusing farce of the Lottery Ticket. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE We had two novelma here last night, the one being a piece of apropos called Now in Rehearsal; or Confi dential Revelation Strictly Public, and the other an Ltd Easter favourite, Aladdin, and the Wonderful Lamp, newly trimmed and burnished for the Marionettes. The audience must, indeed, have been hard to please that could find much fault with either performance, for apart from one or two little gaucheries incidental to first performances, everything was excellent. We have not space to criticise either piece at length, ncr is it necessary, as the performances more than sus tained the already good name of the Marionette Theatre. The story of Aladdin was well told, the libretto was entirely new, and the introduced songs and duets gave opportunities for displaying the very creditable vocal talent engaged here. In the intrduc tory brochure, Now in Rehearsal, we had something after the style of the Critic, with a good-natured exposure of some of the bickerings and jealousies of green-room life. We cannot retrain from speaking in the very highest terms of the scenery and costumes in the spectacle, for they were truly magnificent, and this little theatre may successfully vie with its proudest rivals in the admirable scenic effects pro duced. The audience was very numerous, and of the highest fashi on , an d were ev i dently delighted with their evening's entertainment. MISCELLANEOUS EXLIIBITIONS, &c. Tan BRITISH MUSEUM.—Tbe chief objects of tnatetrnatcytioosntiefrodraythwe numerou sere te gig visitors an tic sc u ttO t p h t i u s r e e s s ta l b a l t i e s il l y arrived from Nineveh, and only de osited in the Mu sewn a few weeks ago. These works p consist of two winged human headed lions, and two bulls, likewise winged and human-headed, f T or h m e ed bo t l h l : p h o r r e ta o ls f to the temples of the Assyrlviatisc.ll enormous size, being no less than 14 feet 5 inches in height, and of proportionate bulk. These objects are placed in the Ga lery of Antiquities, near the en trance, in a species of tra nsept , which', though spa cious and lofty, is scarcely sufficiently so to allow of their being seen to proper advantage. They are such extraordinary productions of the art of sculpture and Of such extreme antiquity that it is no wonder they excited the admiration of all who looked upon them. PICTURE GALLERIES.— rise National Gallery, Trafalgar-square and the Vernon Collection of pic. tures, at Marlborough House, received, as usual, a great accession of company yesterday. The different exhibitions of paintings now open also received their share of public patronage :—That of the Society of British Artists, in Suffolk street, which, though not first-rate, is still particularly interesting on account of the variety it displays both in the selection of sub jects and in style of execution ; that of the Brit's institution in Pall-Mall, which includes among ire contents eotne creditsole historical pictures and some fine landscepee; and Mr. Grundy's Winter Exhibi tion of Wirer-Colour Paintings end Sketches itt in which are to be found several excellent works by tee leading artists of the day. Tem Cenossenee—This old-established and popular haunt comes forth this Easter with a new face. For some time past it has been in the hands of the im prover and decorator. The principal change is in the Glyptothece, the inner walls of we - lich are now lined with mirrors, set in elaborately gilt frames which reflect the statuary on the opposite side. By this devise the hall seems to have increased in size, while the figures appear to be multiplied upon the same principle. The whole of the ernbAi,hments have experienced renewal, and the ensemble is now lustrously and delicately beautiful. The other at tractions of the place remain unaltered, though they have all undergone the process of revivification. The conservatories, the stalactite cavern, the Roman anti quities, the aviaries, &c., are replete with interest, as they always must be, for the cost which they have occasioned in forming, and the grace and beauty of the several effects, are too obvious and remarkable ever to be overlooked. The Colosseum, iu a word, with its two elaborate panoramas of L on d on an d Paris, is a sight among sights, in which the best con trivances of art have been associated with the highest refinements of taste. As a refuge for the idler, and a repast for the sight-seeker, it surely can have no equal. The Cyclorama will re-open shortly, with a moving diorama of the Crystal Palace. • MR ALBERT SMITH'S ASCENT OF MONT BLANC. —One of the most attractive of the Easter exhibitions is this, which not only contains a series of charming paintings by Mr. William Beverly, illustrative of an excursion between Paris and Chamouni, but is further enriched by the viva voce descriptions of Mr. Albert Smith himself—a tourist of great observation, and a lecturer of the most agreeable vivacity. His narra tive of a journey to the foot of the celebrated Mont Blanc is replete with comic gaiety, while his sketches of the pers onages w h om he has met with are g i ve n with an apt sense of the ludicrous, .and with . d mu ou ch r versatility and address. We need not readers that Mr. Smith actually in accomplished ns The cent of Mont Blanc in the autumn of la . s h t year.this adven second art of his lecture deals solely pleasant wit converse &hazardous practicals everly ture. He tells the spectator,nd hreiremind compa nions the as - tional manner, of the difficulties ti he encountered while prose t c o u ns n re g c, tti e s undertaking; and his descriPa_ltures of Mr. B everly which from the several portraitures tt w hb h ei e process sides an o kr thegu per p endicu la r l yg e t th e mountain.i.d s T o e; s a entertainmenttghreadstage,ualpr a ,. n d dby es ascent since up it more than inssructive, but ex it has been opened ha this i s amount of patronage,. IsA thoughnnovoLnnlyE ROOM S , -The public ex quisitely i p te r i e y d i n c m te cl u , s , f ) o g r . LanaENT's ?igt°'to theetpwroitplifivatimu: irabl it to one of the recognised public amuse of thia este. owe DO alight thanks blishment for the a e manner which they places, ere here shown to be ' mhaevrleteraoifsetdhe metropolis. Propriety and decorum, so li k, e ted , in such . accord-ince with enj e e m t d in • , `PTICe. ••• r en pleasure ; and, i we mar Jude s f rom the crowds which nightly fill excellent manner which the arrangern.lnts t hi s elegant room, the public appreciate to the full the rerY here are carried cut. The orchestra is one of the most numerous and best conducted in the metropolis, sfietildects dtheLwritip4iicenaPiZdmiBu. of the newest and most the lover of the, mazy d musical dilettante, as well as which will well da nce, will find a treat . here repay him fo r a stroll into Windmill street. Sr. GEORG2'S GALLERY.—The diorama of Jeru salem,painted under the superintendence of Mr. William Beverly, from sketches made by Mr. Bart lett during his long sojourn in the East, has been one of the most popular of the picture exhibitions. In solemnity of interest it has no rival, for the scones which it depicts are those of grave and momentous peculiarity. The scale upon which these views are painted is vast in comparison with other works of the same class with which the metropolis abounds, the measurement being the same as that required in a full• sized theatre. This great extent of surface adds considerable grandeur to the pictorial effect, inasmuch as it has enabled the artists to embrace wider ensem bles, and treat the moat remarkable localities with a breadth due to their individual importance. The diorama contains views of the Mount of Olives, Mount Hor, Mount Sinai, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and other places of like holy suggestiveness. DIORAMA OF THE HOLY LAND.—This diorama, exhibiting at the Egyptian Hell, is similar in plan and purport to the foregoing, though not painted upon so magnificent a scale or so elaborately. The views professedly illustrate the same localities, which, it is said, were " deguerreotypee for the purpose. Most of th e scenes are, however, taken from differen t points of view t o th ose w hi c h are to be me t at the St. George's Gallery, and hence thehemt"es, have dio ramas, ramas, although d ea li ng w i t h t h e am separate specialiti es , an d can scarce e lyb e e t said to in terfere with each oth e r. DIORAMA OF H INDOSTAN .-- m , Diorama of Hin e dostan, painted by Mr. Philip Phi llips and Mr. Louis ifighe, which f or some months establishment has been on ex in Baker street, at Madame Tussaud , s street, affords an instructive glimpse of the external and the throng of indulgYnt Epectaturs seemed ready to make dlowance3 fur the contretemps very a first p resenta: i on, and before leaving joined in con ttnue.d rounds of applause. Cie' Z V. MADAsis TussAup',4.—The gallery of Madame not si-vm to libtrP °tie jot of its c Iti nrity. It : , as outrivad,ci, sod coosequenily outlived, maby ner coliretions of a ti:ndAr kind, , i , nply by its great superiority in =he 61041 of -prtraituni and by :arid • gentility as - . a promenade. Among th-3 must recent additiurni, a figure ot Kos suth is the most prominent, besides a Bloomer or two in proper brevity of c,Atume. A model of the Rus sian giant, Loushkin, is now on view—a worthy be tween eight and nine feet high, a downright Brobdig nagiim, a men, indeed, of most fabulous proportions: But there be is, in his dugs as drum-major in the Imperial Regiment of Guards, of which he must be a monstrously conspicuous member. GREEN WICH. FAIR. Yesterday's sun shone forth in earnest, and chal lenged the votaries of rural delights to join the joyous groups that rushed to the railway or the river in search of health and recreation. Great was the throng even on the highway of carts, gigs, carriages, and pedestrians. The fair might be said to begin at the Bricklay ers ' A rms, where for a mile the road was a perfect mart of toys bustibles," gingerbre a d, an d other "nom 'as Mrs. .111 islaprop bath it. Thousands of pedestrians footed all the way to Greenwich, nor felt the way tedious. Indeed, it is many years since so many people passed down the road to an Easter fair. All were agog for f un , and the cry resounded on all sides, " What's your ga me ?" To which the ex pected reply was prcruptly given, " All serene." For the origin of this military or Gina sign and countersign, we confess we have cots. salted the authorities in vain. Every one knowethe story of the statesman, who said " Give me th, songs of the mob on my side, and I shall laugh at opposition speeches in Parliament." The temper of the times showed itself in pictorial allusions to in vasion, caricatures of John Bull waiting for the as sault of a lung-visaged grim personage in uniform ; caricatures of the condition of Englishmen and Frenchmen, the latter sabred, shot, or deported to the colonies. Groups were collected to hear a song, which wee popular all day, a verse of which runs thus : Arouse up, Britannia, or soon we shall rue; The French are all comtng to beat us quite blue. In France there's been lately the devil to pay; Come, rouse up, Old Nosey, and s' ow us the way; We'll not be couqu.reo, boys, don't be afraid; John Bell will pfoteot hi, women and maid, Aud it we get , ounde't whilst bhaing away, Queen Viuturia will g:ve us three haitpence a day. With sounds and sights like these, we beguiled the way to the great steoe of action, an d struck into the glorious park to gaze upon the vast landscape that pre sents itself, into kur counties, and a circuit of some 70 or 80 miles, from the summit of the Observatory bill, now called Ftainsteati House, and devoted to as tronomical and scientific observation and research. During the dynasty of the warrior kings, of England, when the crown sought by all means to strengthen itself against rivals and the turbulent insolence of powerful nobles, who heel each a little standing army of his own at command, the present site of the Observatory in the park was selected on account of its lofty and commanding situation as a fit spot to be fortifisd. The famous kluinphery, Duke of Gloster, raised upon the summit of this hill a castle which had itt those titnrs, when parallels of appro tch and bettering trains of heavy artillery welts unknoen, the character of being a place of t s rea' stretes;h. The extensive chase of Black bete h then extended fir beyond Elthsat Palace, which the Norman race of monarchs, including Richard Coeur de Lion, his son, and his brother King John, cbsrished as the stronghold of Royalty, as well as the secluded n.freat wnere they coul , i, unobserved, indulge in wild wassail feasiug, and every excess. Tnere was under tie protection of the fortress on the hill, and close to the river aide, another palace. On its ruins the Merry Monarch Charles IL raised that wing of Greenwich Hospital which has often been the scene of his p!etleent orgies, and upon which every gala-day now floats,. in imperial pump, the Royal standard. The fair street, terminating at Deptford-bridge, presented nearly the same aspect as usual, and its at tractions in the way of shows were the never-failing gorgeous glories of Richardson, who still, after the manner of the early Greek players, carries all his attractions in a waggon or two. He has this year polished off a Warren's jet black b an d f o r the occa sion, and well and " gently they do their spiriting," impostors though these sable minstrels be. The far famed Wombwell and his splendid menagerie,we regret to say, are not amongst the attractions. Indeed, there were no wild beasts to be seen, whether biped or quadruped, at the fair—an improv ement which will , doubtless, encourage timid mothers to bring their to tnh:r nurslings to-day to witnes s th e gilded glories of gingerbreed-row. e t f p s o a r f r o t t r h o e t f he gall T here were not wanting lures for all classes—rifles volunteers e — e swin gs for highflyers—E. O's, lotteries, and turnultoutitterh, their gullible e bodies r i s e ,and s _lmobike: for our future ducks—greyhounds with lambs' t o e f r ri preternaturaler s, heads—sand dogs from South Africa, With forefeetlike eagle's claws, like pigs —cats with the hands of a monkey— aac k s asd with real h o r ns on th e i r h ea d s like Archer'sspurs— wonderful collection of mons trosities, app earedt o attract a fair sh are o f patronage . A repres entat i ve of the Fives Court has established a booth for sparring, where some would-be sprigs of fashion stri pped and belaboured each other about the nose and eyes until their sweethearts could not dis tinguish them. There was a greater number of humble ball-rooms, at two and threepence per head f,,r adwission, than usual, and the keen bracing air induced great numbers, even at an early hour, to sport a fantastic for to not-indifferent music. The endless ball -room of Alger occupies its usual place, and defies all competition—whether for its vast area, its excel lent refreshments, or a band of mits!cians, superior to those at many of our London theatres. There is in every popular meeting something pecu liarly in vogue. The crowds that entere d the pretty hrtle studios of the portrait-painters betrayed the prevailing feeling, and might with propriety license ns in hatnieg this spot " Vanity Fair," there seemed to be so general a rage "to be taken from life," or rather we should call it, to live after death in a fiat• tering resemblance. These varied agremens occa sioned the fair to be crowded to excess all day, al though the town itself was thronged with thousands of visitors. The park, too, though divested of folittge and even of verdure, through the long-continued drought end perishing north-east winds. was wall frequented, and there was a great prefusieri of at tractive goods spread along the gravel walks which have been laid down sires- last year, with good discre tion, by Prince Albert's order, as well as a fine wide carriage-drive from the river gate to that at Black heath. The rasing down the hill was carried on with great spirit, notwithstanding the interierence'of the police, who got mobbed and pelted with oranges " a apples for their p a i ns. " Kiss in the rick" --s time honoured c honoured sport—h a d i ts votaries in a remoter par t of causal. the park; where, a l so , t h ere was a f requ ent o n the talon held b y s i mple swains and lasses w it h who weird sisters, th e t awny daughters o f &yin, deal with fate and fortune, and— " Like foul and midnight have Do a deed without a name l3 % l in • a• The Heath, w ith it s surrounding ' ls the di . its Wide tance and handsome villas groupe d I around evergreens, is margin and embusomed in gr ov es sure to be a source of genera l a t traction. of reens, Its plc. turesque wildness awa k ens those genial feeli ngs within that even a ion " duranc e v il e ' the human breast b i lls of mort a l ity c quite within the dread anno t eradi_Cfl a t t e u . ellas (urea q ran 2 e xp, f attach ustte re- urre t s t'irt male perruropet furturn fastitlia Vict:rix Th e presence of these kindly f ee li ngs does not. render him i n differencto a social rid e w i th a friend, or his sweetheart, across the green pony, or in a donkey ca rt. He can sin here .in a ma tch et cricket, e em ulate the ancient a rchers of Bent lung bo sward oo a Jerusalem in drawing thrifle practice or prepare himself b Y .fl * future for th e t • ure defence o f hi s country, with out dread of ridicule. , or feeling of mauvaise honte. This holiday is his and interval a interval in his yearly . saturnalia—the break toil which renews his energy and g ives a momentary zest to a life of severe labour. - "le sports we re activ ely progressing when We left the scene, and from the aspect ote place, th e ex tent of preparations made, and the excellent arrange '''ant and dispatch of the trains, we must prognosti cate, that as the weather promises well, this fair will be the beet Easter fair on record. character of Indian &.ienery. Derived from sketches taken on thai spot by Colonel Luard, long a resident iin those districts of the vast country which the pa norarna undertakes to illustrate, th, forty or fifty views which pass successively before the eye may be accepted as authentic. COM• mencing at Fort William, the traveller ascends the wi G auges, the principal lo ca liti es o f which are depicted th great and striking effect, while the customs, costumes, and public and private cere.meniells' of,tbe natives are ioeidentally delineated. Us Iliffc.to whom the town is indebted for this intittestingititta. script of scenes, in which we may be said to feel s nation3l interest, have amplified the original drawings of Colonel Luard very ably, while perfect vraisem the personal super v i s i on blanc has been secured by of the colonel HUSGERFORD HALL.-- The well. known diorama, that of Sr. M ir k' s C hurch, has f the Chevalier transportedhevaiier Bu t t u o n the exhibition -r oom of II u re gerfurd Hall, where it is now on view with a variety of contr.i.tt-d effects, the result of the dioranaic pro wuich illustrate, as beawifully, probdbly, as airiy of the numerous picturts which have at various tirnes be,n subtnitti.d to the public et the old este blisttnent in the Regent's 1 ) .-v7k. The economical rato ot . pii.;,,tiliab-d at. Hungerford places, it may he observed, this won of pictorial i,gentrity %whin the inspection of all e I ahht b of so- E. 46 , 48 211 4,54 18% 611 0 Wo e Prs ofo' 0.0