The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-03 00:00:00

MISS P. HORTON'S "GATHERINGS."

Last night an entertainment was given by Mr. and
Mrs.,T. G. Reed, in the lower room of St. Martin's'
hall. It is scarcely necessary to explain that Mrs. T.-
G. Reed ie the " Miss Priscilla Horton " who immor-
talised kerself as Ariel, when Mr. Macready revived
The Ten west at Covent-garden Theatre, and since that
time has been the main support of countless burlesques
in which vocal talent was required as a necessary ad-
junct of vivacious and intelligent acting.
The new entertainment, which is entitled "Illastra"
tive Gatherings," is divided into two parts. In the :first,
which is called the "Animated Bouquet," Mr. and Mrs-
Reed are supposed to be on a visit at the house of a lady
in a country village, and while Mr. Reed performs the
office of explanatory "chores' (in the Shaksporian
sense), Mrs. Reed -successively assumes the diffre,rent
characters whom they are supposed to meet.
Myrtle, the hostess, who is overflowing with energy and
hospitality ; Miss Snow berry, a faded beauty of sohlE"
what sour temperament, who sings a capital song with
a " moral ;" Sir Johnquill, an-empty-headed handsome
gentleman, with a huge pair of whiskers and an miter
minable giggle, which' most comically contrasts with
the expression of a sentimental ballad of his own cool''
position ; and Miss Fuchsia Willow, a languishing
beauty, with a profusion of curls and a taste for nothing
—are all excellent impersonations, complete in dress,
voice, action, and appearance. More eccentric, 'but
equally clever is a dialogue, in a broad dialect, between
two old dames, each of whom is represented by one half
of Mri. Reed, the fair artiste having one costume on her
right.side, the other on her left.
The second part of the entertainment is entitled the
"Enraged' Musician," and is evithuitly based on the
idea of Hogarth's picture. Mr. T. Reed is the neasi'
cian, engaged in the composition of an opera, and lqrst.
Reed becomes in turn a talkative landlady, au itinerant
Italian boy, a rustic housemaid, %%WI an abnormal de'
velopment of the organ of order, and a French canta-
trice. In This new set of characters Mrs. Reed's imp or'
sonating talent is again displayed to the utmost adv.ace
tag-e, end her brilliant execution of " Robert, toi cfue
itainie," brings the whole entertainment to an effective
conclusion.

This novel experiment of Miss P. Horton has proved
thoroughly successful, though the enthus►astic audience
of Mr. A. Mellon's concert, which was held in the roote
above, were sometimes so plainly heard below as alma;
to cccasion an interruption. On the repetition of the
entertainment, however, we would counsel abbreviatioe,
especially in the first part, where two or three character;
that we have not enumerated may be omitted with
advantage. , .

COUNTRY iI.4ItIIRTS.

CHELMSFORD-MARCH 30.

We had a rather more bi isk demand for wheat to-day,
and a fair amount of btisiness was transa.cte‘i at a trifling
advance upon last week's rates. Sprizg corn firm at late

prices.
Wheat, white, old, por s. s. :
qr. 57 81 I Oats, per qr ..
new.... 57 81 I Peas, Partridge
old 53 75 White..........,
new 53 75 Boiling
Barley' 27 3, Dun
Chevalier 27 35 Beans, Tick
• Grinding 23 • 0 Harrow tick
Malt... 6B 72 1 Idaza.gan
70 ' 74 I Ditto, new.

S. 110-
.27•
~36 44.7
.38 4,1
.42 47,
..31 :3'
..37 .43
543 4°
..35 38
..35 31

red,

• •
Chevalier • .

COLCHESTER- MARCH 3L

The wheat trade was rather firmer, but the sales WO
limited to needy buyers. Barley was again the turn dearer'
Beans rather more in demand at eLhaneed rates. PO

were 19 per qr. dearer.
Prices to-d.ty were as follow :—Wheat, white, Ms to Vs!
red, 648 to Ws ; barley, 303 to 348 ; oats, 26s to 32 ; beat'
Mazagan, 36s to 388 ; middle and small, 40s to 443; pea'
white, 44s to 468 ; grey, 36s to 403.
•

Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., receive,d
in the port of London, from the following ports,
the 25th to the 31st March, both inclusive.

Colchester
Harwich
Lei ;11

litaliTon

t);
.11:1 -8
4 0
201 341 1.2.0)
-,
48.. f 600) k
625 39
,3) 116, 2701 65

KIRK°.

105-31

.LDY-M

a A . ,

,RCH 31.

113~j92
410
I 5T 1,.11 6
7r

Wheat. Barley. Oats. j Be Aufh,
First
Second
.;
Third 62s Od ) 31s Od 25s Od j Cis;

COAL MARK

Prices of Coal per ton at t.

s. d.
Davison's West, Hartley 20 0
Holywell ............20 0
Howard's West Hartley_

Netherton l9 3
Tanfield l7 6
Pantielcl Moor Butes 17 61
Walker Primrose l6 0;

Wallsend, &e.
Harton 2O 0
Gosforth lB 0
Wharneliffe 2O 0
Eden Main 21 0,
Lamb ton Primrose . 21 0
Belmont 19 0
Heaton
Bireligrove Graigol a 25 0