The Press.
London, England, 1854-06-17 00:00:00

LYCEUM.

ON Thursday last Mme. Vestris, after a long absence,
caused, we regret to say, by severe indisposition, re-
appeared at this theatre in a translation of Le Joie
,fait pear, entitled Sunshine through the Clouds.
Though the part originally sustained by Mme. Allan
was well played by Mme. Vestris, and the other
characters respectably acted by Mr. F. Matthews
and the other members of the company, we think
the piece is, both practically and theoretically, too
French for he English stage. The success of the
original in Paris and London must be attributed to
the strength of the cast ; and the moment it loses
the support of great actors, and the assistance of the
foreign language, the barrenness of the plot and its
excessive defects of construction become too obvious
to enable us to concur in a favourable verdict.

STRAND.
AFTER an absence (caused by a visit to the United
States), Miss Fitzpatrick's presence at the Shand
Theatre, on Monday last, was refreshing to those
who witnessed her delineation of the very difficult
part of Constance in The Love Chase. Since Mrs.
Nisbett's retirement from the stage, the merry
ringing laugh that was " wont to set the house in a
roar" has been dumb. The auditors' ears were once
again gladdened by a natural cheerful laugh. Miss
Fitzpatrick's reading of Constance, her ladylike
demeanour, and exquisite attention to costume, were
irreproachable. We sincerely hope that she may not
be for ever Stranded, although too much praise
cannot be accorded to the Strand management for
the manner in which the comedy was tendered to the
public, and for the reintroduction to the London
stage of an actress possessing great ability united
with personal attraction.

ARRANGEMENTS have been made by Messrs. Cramer
and Beale to give in Dublin, during September next,
a series of operatic performances, on a scale of com-
pleteness which has seldom been seen out of Paris
or London. The artists already engaged are Mes-
dames Marai and Cotti, Signors Tamberhk, Luchesi,
Polonini, Tagliafico, and Susini. Mr. Benedict is
to be the conductor. The operas to be performed
will include Norm a,Il Barbiire,Fidelio, and other po-
pular works. The band and chorus will be complete
in every department, and the dresses and properties
will be all from the itoyal Italian Opera, Covent
Garden.

JUNE 17, 1854.

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PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.
The Rev. Charles Hensley, M.A., to the Vicarage of Cabourn,
near Ca'stor, Lincolnshire.
The Rev. John Thomas Oldrini, ILA., to the Vicarage of
Beestoa, near Nottingham.
The Rev. J. M. Call, M.A, to the Ministry of the parish church
of Ardrossan.
The Rev. E. Bayley, jun., M.A., to the Curacy of Dunlerhay,
in the county of Carlow.
The Rev. T. Gerrard, 8.A., to the Curacy of Rahill, in the
county of Carlow.
The Rev. Wm. French, M.A., to the Vicarage of Reydon, near
Southwold, Suffolk, with the Incumbency of Wragford annexed.
The Rev. Robert Augustus Gordon, M.A., to the Rural Deanery
of Buntingford.
The Rev. Wm. Canis, M.A., to the Rectory of St. Maurice with
St. Mary Kalendar and St. Peter Colebrooke, Winchester.
The Rev. Sir Charles Macgregor, Bart., to the Rectory of
Swallow, Lincolnshire.
The Rev. George Murray, M.A., to the Vicarage of Dedham,
near Colchester.
The Rev. Henry John Longaden, 8.A., to the Incumbency of
Seacroft, near Leeds,
The Rev. Joseph Chamney, MA., to the Perpetual Curacy
of Meigh.
The Rev. G. Waudby, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Philip's
Church. Bethnal-green.
The Rev. William Allford, M.A., to the Rectory of Folke, Dor-
setshire.
The Rev. George Warwick Barafylde, M.A., to the Incumbency
of the Chapelry District of Martin, Wiltshire.
The Rev. William Lamb Cox, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Hay-
wood, Wiltshire.
The Rev. Robert James Simpson, 8.A., to the Curacy of Box-
ford, Suffolk.
The Rev. Thomas Drayton Wintle, M.A., to the Curacy of
Christ Church, Sydney, New South Wales.
The Rev. W. R. Cummins, M.A., to an Assistant Chaplaincy in
the diocese of Bombay.
The Rev. U. W. Robinson,M.A., to the Curacy of Bletchingley,
Surrey.
The Rev. William Vaughan Tarworth, 8.A., to the Curacy of
Westbury-upon-Tlym, near Bristol.
The Rev. Matthew Anstis, to the Vicarage of Cubington,
near Leamington.
The Rev. R. C. Hubersty,M.A., to the Incumbency of Cartmel,
Lancashire.
The Rev. Hans Atkinson, M.A., to the Prebend and Rectory
of Edermine, in the county of Wexford.
The Rev. James Henry Sheppard, 8.A., to a Chaplaincy at
Wiesbaden.
The Rev. Henry Augustus Dixon, M.A., to the Curacy of St
Giles-in-the-Fields.
The Bishop of Chester has licensed the following gentlemen to
Coracles in his diocese :—Rev. William Henry Pearson, 8.A.,
Audlem ; Rev. Henry Talbot Day, Nantwich ; Rev. RichardJobu
Livingstone, 8.A., Weaverham ; Rev. Edward Chatterton Orpen,
8.A., Merton ; Rev. Samuel Robertson, BA., Ulverston ; Rev.
Richard Thurafield, BA., Christchurch, Everton; Rev. John
Bleasdell, BA., St. George's, Sutton; Rev. William James Pol-
lock, 8.A., Bootle; Rev. Henry Brooke, All Saints' Church, Li-
verpool; Rev. James Ellison, St. Bartholomew's, Liverpool;
Rev. James Alexander Carrick, 8,A., St. Nicholas, Halewood.