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 Horaces,
Phedre, Adrienne Lecouvreur, and Andromaque, are the
works announced for performance ; and to give due
effect to these, an efficient company—including M. L.
Beauvallet, M. Chery (of the Th6atre Francais), Madlle.
Sarah, DR, and Dinah Felix, Madlle. Latouche, Madlle.
Durrey, end M. Randoux--bas been also engaged. It
will be seen that Madlle. Rachel's genius is to be chiefly
employed z.n giving life to the noble and symmetrical,
though cold and statuesque, 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 endowed with life • the ideal will be realised—
and beneath external iorms of loveliness a teem-
ing brain will work, a mighty heart will palpitate.
Madlle. Rachel is the very incarnation of the French
classic diama, the only actress in existence who can
thoroughly vitalise its conceptions without impairing its
formal dignity, or damaging the measured cadence of
the verse. Herein lies this wonderful artist's greatest
triumph, though we readily 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 luve specially alluded won for
her that universal fame which she now 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 her unequalled genius.
The first performance is announced for Monday next,
at the St. James's Theatre, when Madlle. Rachel will
appear as Camille, in Les Zoraces.

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.—The clerks of the
London ,Toint-Stock Bank on Tuesday presented a testi-
monial of plate to Mr. J. A. White, who has lately
resigned the office of chief accountant 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 held for several years past.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—THURSDAY. SHILLING DAY.—
Admissions on payment, 6,404 ; by season 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 admission,
2,5041. 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-ball, Northumberland. 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 fostering for every
description of crop, has 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 CROPS IN MID-RENT.—The recent showers hive
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.
-I ORDER OF THil GRENADIER GUARDS TO ALDERSHOTT.
—Yesterday the Ist and 2d battalions of Grenadier
Guards were ordered from Wellington Barracks, St.
James's-park, to the camp at Aldershott ; and on Ved-
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 CHAMOTINI BY FIRE.—YIP. 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-ball, and will be forwarded through Messrs.
Lombard, Odier, 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 had materially decreased their make are now gra-
dually resuming full employment, though the trade is not
by any means brisk. Tho late 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 den thof a man named Jenkinson, alias Weiler-
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 a'so the scene of the force with
which the storm raged for several hours. At the Derby
railway station the thunder and lightning were awfully
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terrific, and in some places the rails were under water.
At Loughborough and Leicester the storm was unusually
violent, and at Ockbrook the rain descended in torrents
ained some in•
for foul hours. At Smalley the lightning struck the
room'eionf lt• J. Wright. The electric fluid entered the
Mr. and Mrs. Wright were, and hurled
'tide to side ; fortunately, they were not
seriously hurt.
the lightuine% J9l7' and
At Belper the union workhouse sus-
at Chevin a cow was killed by