The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-11 00:00:00

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BADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.
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1, -e comedy of the Merchant's Wedding, revived
lat night, is a very delightful play, of a school of
aYs we can only hope to meet with now and again
Order the care of Mr. Phelps, and lengthy as. it is,
tZ,,,Nigh its elaborate five acts, not for an intent
special
But the quaintness of the language gives a
aPtiedelyl. zest
ito the jests; the characters are plentiful
8. original, •
and the interest is cleverly sustained by a
)lanletrical 'unction of two essentially distinct and
tehlaeborate plots.j The story, cleverly complicated in
Iza Piece, can be simply told. Two affluent city
4, rates the characters our early dramatists always
e ridiculous for the benefit of the court side of
E;entiown—have two wild, roystering heirs. The old
testiernen, in order to test the affection and orderli-
t,. !of the young gentlemen, sail away on a voyage
Vreenwich, and send up word that they have been
iirre°Wlied• The heirs are delighted at the news, andd
test detected in consequent rejoicings by the recovered
la,,,,a,tarc The one heir punishes his uncle for disiln-
_ .-0 wine_ y
U inveigling the old gentleman into a
.fal ad-
niwus marriage, preliminary to which he has signed
ti,t/ his wealth to the imaginary wife, the heir's
itic:l;,;:'lnd the other heir graifies his spite by ally-
ht:yr‘C e:::::l3fmtpoellainng heires-, who turns out only the
Brt-s''s Waiting maid. Then there is the plot of the
a capricious lady to marry him
iiiitrQeeting the condition she has announced to all
tors that she is only to be won by a stratagem.
iasteals into her chamber at midnight (whence
it: ,f title), and gives her the ahem& ive of risk-
hic,"er reputation by awakening the house to turn
Lira °tit, or consenting to sign a promise to marry
vea;"4 Benedick and Beatrice antagonism alone pre-
y:4l,4 'g the declaration of mutual affection. 'This
plot real, Worked up into a well-developed whole of
14csastIci counterplot, supplies an abundance of the
fetita,arY interest ; and there is the distinguishing
Atir 'le in the play, that all the " parts" are characters.
aebt:4"Bl the coquettish beauty, is admirably repre-
-I'lot4 b,Y Miss Cooper; and Mr. Henry Marston, as
144144'1 (Charles Kemble's part), acted with con-
Trhaate excellence.
1%4 dresses were carefully accurate ' • and the
1638. Y WaS new, and true enough to the London of

B&LLCUN ASCENTS WITH ANIMALS.
Nit• TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUIV.
tba,ae--As fair play has ever been the distinguished
my iZristic of your journal, I trust you will excuse
keditimiug',. You to permit me to make, through the
tqese— °L your columns, the following remarks in
West ae.e to the charge preferred against me at the
3,o4llnater Police-court, a report of which appeared
i$ th,tl,r Paper of the Bth instant. The alleged offence
p of cruelly ill. treating, abusing, and torturing
tr:taY llsed for the purpose of a balloon ascent from
Nr,„°rbe G ardens, of which I am the lessee; and I
,
to Btilhu tfeel that, if I have rendered myself liable
Illarean,g a charge, lam utterly undeserving of that
linossuPport by which my enterprise and exer-
seep rthe amusement of the public have hitherto
lberesa liberally rewarded ; and, therefore, although
likll7PBrt which appeared in your paper is substan-
tot orrect, as far as it has gone, lam most anxious
to the Y that the public should know that, previously
iieq
ascents in question, I had every reason to be-
%tar u,.ltt nothing like cruelty or ill-treatment could
itire that they should also be aware of the na-
kaps,a,u, extent of the evidence by which I met the
Atilold"°11 which has been investigated before Mr.
, CV11„
"rnllaer„- the subject of equestrian ascents for the
Ilatice-'4Bnt of the public was first, brought to my
tatiej,' required before I would entertain it to be
kliaiiliced that no cruelty or ill-treatment of the
111 would be involved; and I not only found that
ards
, 150 similar ascents had been safely made
Ern of',-oitevin in Paris, but that previously to the
• hmtb,nse ascents in the Champ de Mars a commis-
"' sacs been appointed by the French Government
-ertair,
ltioa whether there was any cruelty in the ex-
''at kand amongst the members of that commis-
~toos re some the most eminent veterinary sur-
illhrillir- the French metropolis) ; after the most rigid
,1" nay' „aided by practical experiments, reported in
;gat tt,7lve, and it was only on receipt of that report
;°,P teed- Parisian magistrates permitted, as I am in-
iaa I) the ascents in that country. In addition to
toed b„,hat the opportunity, by seeing the ponies
11eth "• Poitevin, of ascertaining for myself
their„., aerial voyages had produced any in-
foUgs eneets ; and, so far from that being the case,
4 eot':l that the animals appeared to be (as described
11:red.inl Your weekly contemporaries) "as pam_-
f° tae —4lng, sleek-coated, carefully-tended animals
icly;eB ever driven in the phaeton of a fashionable
tile a "a" I Was informed that the mode by which
4tell"rension was effected was so well calculated to
ul
0," entire, equalised, and perfect and secure
‘,,,btot:'d',..tbat the French Government had actually
1• ; • Poitevin a patent for it, as an improve-
P°l4 any previous mode of effecting a similar
,'"Na faxed although the rules of evidence prevented
`isti at eta from being fully shown on the investiga-
tlley f the 'Westminster Police•court, I submit that
t
th,arP a sufficient justification for my assenting
l'aiNea`loPtion of this mode of contributing to the
la went of the people.
11%,,,%.ference to the charge which was investigated
114 s t-ti'r• Arnold, I would observe that, as the
twit-
°,Bgh whom it is endeavoured to fix me with
pia • 't a's Mr. Dawa, I wish that his evidence should
Peteriln juxta• position with that of the eminent
Burgeons who were called on my,
Nita ftli;11 order that the public may be able to esti-
e testimony on both sides at its proper value.
441rar. Dawn, as your report states, says the effect of
, a "eing thus taken up attached to a balloon
laae,:`Ja to produce " a compression of the abdominal
cite ' e
,°ogestion of the blood vessels in the hinder
'4ee~i lining
extrsva,ation in the peritonean of
,141;re,,nraeo, producing internal bruises, and giving
ae;aleeottfuplalyin and suffering to the
login reseal
animal.'
I,,i,:eg extracts frortenqutehset inheeteingseerftiotnhe
t- hand
of
employed by ofshor
tt"olots which IS me on the occasion, the co_r.re.ct:
-- verified by his certificate, which I
kt,e f,,,:!r your satisfaction.
14; • (1-111 ham, a for
veterinary surgeon, in practice
lqiitZrsi is asked—'• Have you seen the manner
the
littioo the horses were harnessed and attached to
Iliagri° while ascending? A. I have.—Q- In your
While basin 'would tbey suffer from injury or terror
'Oleo the so strapped ? A. I should say not."--7
%age questions were asked about compression and
ti s'l°n and extravasation, to all of which he gave
L't 'Rai
. the nT:. "Q. If there had been an extraysation
• es
rkerttonean lining of the abdomen, would the
tot,
have been well? A. I should say certainly
t`stfeet, examined them yesterday, and they were in a
teen .1Y healthy state."—Mr. Hall, a veterinary sur-
tatl,l, ,1b extensive practice for 15 years, after corrobce
ktrit Gillham as to compression, congestion, and
•
.
tleate'aaatiol:?, is asked, " Have you heard the evi
4kstitgl',vett by Monsieur Poitevin with regard to the
the Li, and descent ?A. Yes.—Q. Have you seen
Iffirlses harnessed, and the mode in which theyare
to the car of the balloon ?A. Yes.—Q. In
fidAdgrn
e atic, ent taking all the circumstances into con-
;tate tl,'"°, do horses suffer pain, torture, or injury, Cer
',siai,"at mode of transit through the air ? A. B
444444(4 ; I have had a horse for seven years in
al ah,
well content that the merits of the case
'ay vae judged by the relative value of the tesi
ft',4l.ilaz,,niaetri. Messrs. Hall and Gillham on the
;AR mt of Mr. Dews on the other, without re-
°ltt„ the evidence of Madame and Monsieur.
sates be
holEo,
.however, although they may
ex-
that the ctend d
ourtesy
partie.s, I. trust the public will
11138 n the of believing them, when they state
hearila descent the ponies began to feed most
4,1144 as Boon as they reached .
'stir -'t that be scarcely be said so it can that eitherterradfirma,and
lt4ra . torture was operating on their nervous
1% ' and indeed it must be borne in mind, that
t„lltat tows in his evidence admitted that. the ponies
Cit the ;:rne
.balloon for the purpose of being attached
Y, with the most
jet is scarcely con • sistent with their having
perfect willingness and doci-
ia.`.(aveidaP tae ,21.%° in the. previous ascents.
'bus briefly and for my own justification
Publiceo in of the facts, it will not
me t possession
further
remarks on the case
thittat, Was', make
heard before Mr. Arnold;.
N! alt inquiry and in-
.igati_ g after the very careful
ld • but I will add
‘knio• '4l Which I have made as to the effect of
Clp,p up
th ned b animals on aerial exped
el. • Y P • • lam inclined to believe
to °item, editions in the mode
V Yet / "Kier ill-treatment or cruelty
k attach so much wee ht to the remark made by
in the act per
15)1:,Itteirr,sld as to their powerless condition in case of
sE ut, that whatever may be the result .of the
'44.41 tolls:1114Y, I have come to the determination not
gleh Permit such ascents rom the gardens ot
am the lessee.—l am, Sir. yeure respectfully,
Qter„ora T. B. SIMPSON.
--
8 'mouse, Sept. 10, 1852.
- co,
r-inuence of an announcement that Mr.
tie, 4,ortoned his position as chairman of the London
-etci •vr stern Railway, the price of that stock expe-
Th 4 decline yesterday of between one and two per cent.
tha Ele
t the ff.e.°lltlts from New York by the Franklin show
1114thlkak,-.e,t Produced on American securities in the Lon-
the colour first given to the fisheries question
kid" th.'et, States had caused a still more severe depres-
tr:Pkble at aide. In speculative stocksicohf awllaskifnadrtshaercoina:
itti:kabYr4areetptartshtafflattankoetn only would wh
the negotiation of
t4oll)llotit'tbttiotvdtsh' a4te.? in the European market be checked for some
large amounts of various descriptionstiwnueerde ite,PrBetiu,et returned. In other respects everythings continued
a favourable appearance. There w
a aye Nr to
avgeneral business, and the traffic on the rail-
-144t1Y half QrY large.
,_ll age million sterling from California had also justremittance
of
•Ch aPhed from e 114 r en_ - w rleans.
'atanti_erable Earl of Fife has bad excellent sport
ti4lot
tßaitaniffinishdirre.ouTialhet venerablewvke Earl
Ls- knora lug and grouse-shooting, at his sporting-lodge on
breught down