The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-14 00:00:00

CELIM

A- one act piece. was - produo. dct Swurday entitled
Very ,Suvicious, which turns on tto prabibition of a•
widow -marrying a second time tinder forfeiture ef her
prepertv. --. Lady Emily is the young and 'charming
widow of an East Indian, who, doling upan her, has lett
her his whole fortune, on the nut *Little-ft:kr pigasing
coriaition, that it is all to revert 'to his natural Mirs if
she ehiald again enter the bonds of mettimotiy, Colonel
:-ElSely has been soinowhat insrked in his admiration,
and his conthics prebbbly tad to
this baysh clause in the
deceased nabob's 19:11;: Be has folloree.i Lady Emily to
'England; uLd even pays her a visit at Int• country villa.
This Seem::-to the • Bugbites. it'llb sire the bars ex-
raLeant, " very suspicious," and Lady Bt.:Oita
' takes herself. and Sir Barnabas down unexpectedly
to- the -sills.. to reconneitre. Thus stand matters
.' Mien`the little drama .commonces in .Lildiv Emily's
t drawing-room. It is very soon 'l•Kre,-,ptke that a
• seek marriage has taken piaci", o.nd•Lady Bugbite's
emphatic pointing out 'these isymptcnis cauc.s much of
thu eutnidy of the piece. Lady Emily is very-amiable,
- but the Colonel, though high bred, is extremely im-
patient and exacting. The, petulant Colonel is further
incensed by the arrival et Mr. Augustus Sharpe, a
' fporting attorney, who . imagines himself an enormous
of affiiir9s •re
of
propert>, ossibility of himself obtain-
speculates on the p
lady killer, and toying the management of Lady Emily's
tLg 4r h2d,d, and avoiding the hateful clause imposing
t— forfeiture her
however,
The Colonel
aid the 9 'he
foiture little Miss
by Lady . Bug • Frirerty. ' Enlightened,
. , _
in'e on the true state
alters his tactics, and seeks to
expo2ura -in the event of a for-
-9 as
match.
quarrel, but are reconciled, and
renewing the raannady
andi3l ugbite will become a desirable
to resd a poem of Ti°l
fall fast asleep, and Ladtieiti
elley's to the lady whilst she re-
clines on a couch• The ching this incontrovertible u
arm, however, of poetry even
their courtship, the Colonel is
has fled; and the mar
Emily fairly confesses ilZl.°°f °f
lovers, one after the other,
their anticipated accession and
gbite cotering;and witness
however, would not be a satistf.: tofmoravfetriitmedony, wealth.the
soLTamhdiyrs:
the Bugbites rejoice in
amongstug u s t Augustus s t hSe h a
papersr
d ring that, searching
the Bugbites a hanYdEmilY at
has found a second will, that leaves ad to peruhsehehs jne,on3de,cc !sr-. conclusion,
examine, he
gsetinlltleamadnelsyirgasbithe hvaasn'etaleasniiel,gbAualtsl
liberty, and awards perfect
mßru.gßbictietoins B°Me legacy, so
are thus satisfied. Miss Laura lieeneetteuriSpitie".
tthileatl3ll:l::
selfish, Colonel; Mrs. Frank Matthews
as the authoritative wife; and Mr. Basil BelZ amusing a -er amusing teristic as a baronet in ton boots and bawl' -
. hunting coat-
boisterous enough out of doors, but very eubtnissivn to
his strong-minded wife in the drarzing-room, -,Miss
Grove, as a chattering lady's maid, also obtained ap-
plause, and Mr. Butler was smart in a part somewhat
anomalous in such society. The author was said to be
Mr. Palgrave Bimpspn..
;The piece was periectly suc-
cessful.

HER MAJESTY'S THPATRE..-.ller Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lord and Lady James
Murray and Lady Fanny Howard, honoured the perform-
ances at her Majesty's Theatre with her presence on Satur-
day evening. Amongst the noble and distinguished 'indi-
viduals also visiting the theatre on this occasion were the
following:—His Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Mar-
chioness of Douro, and the Marchioness of Salisbury, the
Duchess of Beaufort, Lady Somerset and party, the Duke
and Duchess of Leinster, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Aylesbury, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Titch-
, field, the Marquis of Donegal, his Excellency the American
Minister, the }list Secretary of the American Legation, Mrs.
and Miss Abbott Lawrence and party, the Right Hon, the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the Countess of Malmes-
bury, the Secretary for the Colonies and Lady Pakington, the
Earl of Aboyne, Lord Ward and party, the Viscount'Ex-
month, the Countess of Harrington and Lady Blanche St.
Maur Stanhope, the Earl of Wilton and party, &c., &c.
~
ROYAL ITALIAN OPE/14.4-11iS Royal ntignness the
Duke of Cambridge honoured the performance of the Royal
Italian Opera with his presence on Saturday evening. The
Queen's box was occupied by the Countess Dowager Grey,
Lady Caroline Barrington, mid Miss Barrington and party.
The Duchess of Sutherland and the Earl Grosvenor and
Lady Gramme Grosvenor occupied the Duke of Bedlbrd's
box. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely and party were
in Miss Burdett Coutts's box. Among, the fashionable corn-
panv present in the theatre we remarked his Grace the Duke
.of Baaufort, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady
Adeliza Fitzalan Howard, the Duke and Duchess de liielfort,
his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de
Weyer his Excellency the Swedish and Norwegian Minister,
the Marquis of Northampton, .the Marchesa Brancaleoni and
Madlle. Brancaleoni, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Dur-
ham, the Countess of Minto and Ladies Harriet and Char-
lotte Elliott and Viscountess Melgund, the Earl of Sand-
wich, the Earl Besborollgh the Count and Countess de Mo-
rello, Viscount- t4ydriey, Viscountess Dungarvon, Viscount
Exmouth, Viscountess Villiers and Lady Peel and Miss
Peel. Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady Morgan and party,
the Lord Chief Justice and Lady Jervis, &c., &c.
GERMAN PLAYC, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE._.. tier
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
the Countess of Desert, the Hon. bliss Stanley, the lion.
Miss Kerr, Lord Croftoa, General Buckley, and Colonel
Bouverie, honoured the German plays with their presence on
Saturday evening.

• .
' •
Tio GUANO QUESTION.—A. deputation of gentle-
men interested in this subject, and consisting of members of
the Royal Agricultural Society of England, and the High-
land Agricultural Society, had • an interview with 'Lord
Derby yesterday in Downing-street. The deputation, which
was very numerously attended, was introduced by his Grace
the Duke of Richmond, and the speakers included the Duke
' of Buccleuch, Captain Bulwer, Mr. Hudson, of Castleaere,
ic. In addition to these addresses 'some memorials were
Oresentedi the object being to
,represent to the Government
the importance of taking every possible means to reduce the
price of.guano, as well as to call attention to.the claim made
by the Peruvian Government to the' newly-discovered Lobos
Lordship, in reply, stated that the islands re-
Islands. . • His
memo.
ferred to, it _ was now ascertained, were indisputably under
the Peruvian dominion, while negotiations. had for a eon_
hhoepetsairteoly
styhme
pathised
sideiable period been carried on with a, view to a re_
duction in the .cost at which guano was Alined
to this • country. So far, however, little had e
of these proceedings, and his 'Lordship feared he
ricoaulilstds.:ht.sldtill,ouftor
his
st
ownfaipnatrt,
with them, and they might rest assured •that, if anthi g
could. he.done, it should; and, to further • this purpose,in-
structions should be given our cruisers .to look out for other
Isn-
islands which might contain deposits of the same fertilisingter description.
_Previous to, the Ceputation withdra - Fisher Hobbs stated to his Lordship that, its eozsewings Mr.
not reCeiving a reply until the morning oe
. y elnawllh.powe powerful w •
rithi "e:steecoalf
sufficient time had not been allowed to sum °f e meeting,
on behalf of the London Farmers' Club. mon a deputation
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TIJRAL SOCIETT. LIosTICUL , Saturday the
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secon,.. f - season took place in the gardens of the
A I*,t e ler the cingwick, and from the number of tickets issued,
society 8030, it may be assumed that, had the weather been
nearly la
urable, one of the most numerous attendances -Of
more favo
ever witnessed would have been the result. As .it
company andnotwithstandingthe heavy appearance of
... however,
w"." d the actual coldness of the air, upwards of 5,000
the sky an
could,
- were assembled, and enjoyed. as well asthey
visitors
of the show and the pleasure of the re union of
the beauty
d fashion. The fits, lants, and flowers were of
rank an _
rd f
The pitcher flowers,
the very first o er 0 excellence.
penthes, orchids, and ferns, displayed beneath the tents
of Mr. B. Edgington, of Southwark, were the gems of
the exhibition, and around them the company crowded
during the day, rendering the avenues at times almost
impassable.. The appearance of the gardens was more than
ordinarily beautiful ; the turf never looked more greeh,
or the trees more full of foliage. The rhododendrons were,
moreover, in .finer blossom than in any former year.
In a word, everything was in the finest order, and displayed
triumphs of horticulture. Among the company were the
Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Duchess of
Sutherland, the Earl and Countess Grey, the Countess of
Derby, the Countess of St. Germans, Lord and Lady Brid-
port, the Earl of Ilchester, Lord Walsingharo, Lord A. Fitz-
clarenne, the nishop of Winchester the Earl of Leicester,
the Earl of Bradford, Lady Murchison Sir W. and Lady
Middleton, Sir C. Lemon, Sir P. Pole, Sir G. Staunton, Sir
H. Lambert, Dr. Lyon
PlaYf air, Mr. Childers, MT.., S'''
The music, which was performed by the bands of tne fat
Life Guards, the Grenadier Guards,. and 'the, Coldstream
Guards, under the direction of Mr. Waddell, was, as usual,
d. The gold medals,
well selected and Well execute which
were more than usually numerous,
p were awarded to the fol-
lowing candidates for various
secimens: -Mr. May, Mr.
cola, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Green, Mr. Carson, Mr. Blake, Mr.
Franklin, Mr. 'Williams, Messrs. V'eitch, Mr. Smith, and Mr.
Terry. A vast number of silver medals and certificates were
also adjudged.

Burgeon Thomas Nelson,
rit.D. (1849), serving in
the Cygnet sloop on the webt coast of Alice station,
is appointed to the Penelope fin -Ehip, on that station.