The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-27 00:00:00

MADLLE. .RACHEL.

This sublime actress is about to revisit England pro-
fessionally, her services having been secured by Mr.
Mitchell for four nights, upon each of which she will
appear in one of her greatest characters. Les "braces,
Phedre, Adrienne Lecouvrear, and Andromaque, are the
works announced for performance ; and to give due
effect to the,e, an efficient company—including M. L.
Beauvallet, M. Chdry (of the Thdatre Francais), Madlle.
Sarah, Lin, and Dinah Felix, Madlle, Latoucbe, Madlle.
Durrey, and M. Randoue—has been also engaged. It
will be seen that Madlle. Rachel's genius is to be chiefly
employed in giving life to the noble and symmetrical,
though cold ant etatuesque, beauties of Corneille and
Racine. Animated by her divine fire, the sculptural
figures of the French classic drama will become
human beings, though moving in an atmosphere of
poetry, and speaking an artificial language. The statues
will be endowel with life ; the ideal will be realised—
and beneath external forms 'of loveliness a teem-
ing brain will work, a mighty heart will palpitate.
Madlle. Raches is the very incarnation of the French
classic drama, the only actress in existence who can
thoroughly vitOise its conceptions without impairing its
formal dignitY,,or damaging the measured cadence of
the verse, Eigein lies this wonderful artist's greatest
triumph, thougii we loco:ally admit her excellence in the
modern drama; and she has, therefore, made a most
wise selection of characters for this her " farewell
engagement previously for her departure for America."
To an actress like Madlle. Rachel reputation is the
"immediate jewel of the soul," and a, last impression is
of equal importance with a first. The transcendent per-
formances to which we have spe;ially alluded won for
her that universal fame which shenow enjoys without a
rival, and her repetition of them on this occasion, whilst
it recalls the glories of her past career, will still most
strikingly display her present powers, and confirm in the
strongest manner our belief in hei unequalled genius.
The first performance is announced for Monday next,
at the St. James's Theatre, when Madlle. Rachel will
appear as Cafale, in
,Lcs "braces.'

Writs have been issued for the election of an Irish
representative peer, to succeed the Earl of Caledon, de-
ceased.
The Bank of London announce that they commence
business, on the 22d August, both at the Hall of Com-
merce and at 450, West Strand. 'Their terms are simi-
lar to those of the Union Bank.
LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANK.L_Vhe clerks of the
London Joint-Stock Bank on Tuesday presented a testi-
monial of plate to Mr. J. A. Wkite, who has lately
resigned the office of diet accountart in that establish-
ment to take the management of the City Bank.
THE ROYAL NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—
We understand, says the Aberdeen, Journal, that the
show of this society, fixed for the 9th of August next, is
expected to be the best keld for several years past.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—THURSDAY, SHMING DAY.—
Admissions on payment,. 6,404 ; by seasor. tickets, 411.
Total, 6,815.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—Return of admissions for six days
ending July 21.—Number admitted, including season
ticket holders, 46,938. Amount received for anission,
2,504/. 7s. 6d.
We regret to announce the demise of William Ord,
Esq., late M.P. for Newcastle.upon-Tyne, who expired
at his seat, Whitefield-hall, Northumberlani. Mr. Ord
sat for Morpeth from 1812 to 1832, when he contested
the county of Northumberland, but was defeated by 97
votes. He was subsequently returned for Newcastle.
Mr. Ord was in his 75th year.
THE HARVEST IN SCOTLAND.—Weather of such un-
common beauty, warm, genial, and fosteriog for every
description of crop, bas seldom been experienced. Such
has been their rapid advancement within the last four
weeks that there is now a fair prospect of their being
mature by the end of August.
THE Cnors IN MID-KENT.—Tbe recent showers have
been exceedingly beneficial to the whole of the growing
crops, except, perhaps, to the strong pieces of barley,
which in some places have been much laid. The wheat
generally is looking well.
ORDER OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS TO ALDERSHOTT.
—Yesterday the let and 2d battalions of Grenadier
Guards were ordered from Wellington Barracks, St.
James's-park, to the camp at Aldershott ; and on Wed-
nesday next the battalions, headed by their band, will
march to the Waterloo•road, to proceed thither by rail-
way. The Ist Bedford Militia have gone to the camp
at Aldershott.

DESTRUCTION OF CHAMOUNI BY FIRE.—Mr. Albert
Smith will be most happy to receive any subscriptions,
however small, for the present aid of these poor and ex-
cellent people. They can be sent to the box-office of the
Egyptian-hall, and will be forwarded tbtough Messrs.
Lombard, Other, and Co., the bankers at Geneva, to M.
Armand Pictet, the British Consul. The distribution
will be entrusted to M. Lambert, the Curb of Chamouni.
THE IRON TRADE.—This important branch of the in-
dustry of South Wales is recovering from the depression
exhibited a couple of months since. The works which
then bad materially decreased their make are now gra-
dually resuming full employment, though the trade is not
by any means brisk. The Into reduction of 10 per cent.
in the wages of the workmen is still in force.
FATAL THUNDER STORMS.—On Monday evening last
Halifax and the neighbourhood were visited by a very
heavy storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied by
a fall of rain which completely flooded the town and ad-
jacent country, doing a vast deal of damage, and caus-
ing the dea thof a man named Jenkinson, alias Wooler-
jenk, who was swept away by the torrent at Waterside,
which threw down the walls of a house in Water-lane,
occupied by Mr. C. Wilkinson, by which a child about
11 years of age, who was in bed at the time, was killed.
At-Bottoms a logwood mill was completely emptied of
its contents and 30 tons of wood washed away. The
accounts from the neighbouring villages, especially in
the north-west direction, tell a long tale of mishaps and
loss. At Queenhead much injury was inflicted. Messrs.
J. Foster and Son, of that place, are said to have sus-
tained a loss to the amount of 1,0001. Derby and the
neighbourhood were also the scene of the force with
which the storm raged for several hours. At the Derby
railway station the thunder and lightning were awfully
terrific, and in some places the rails were under water.
At Loughbnroueh and Leicester the storm was unusually
violent, and ft Ookiivook the rain descended in torrents
for four hom-e. At, Smalley the lightningstate!: the
house of Mr. The electric fluid entered the
room in which NTr. ,end 111 r . Vry'r;ght were, and hurled
them
someh hurt. At Belper the union workhouse sus-
t
ain from side to side ; turi,unately, they were not
seriouslyinjury, and at Chevin a cow was killed by
the lightuiug•