The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-02 00:00:00

EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1852,

MONDAY

THE MA GA ZINES.
BLACKWOOD.
An elaborate and deservedly eulogistic criticism
of Mr. Allson's ne ly revised biography of " The
Duke of Marlborough"—a work recently reviewed
by ourselves—is the opening paper in the number of
Maga for February. One of the most interesting
portions of this criticism is that in which the writer
contrasts the estimate formed of the cbaraoter of the
conqueror of Malplaquet and Oudinarde by four
living authors of no inconsiderable eminence—Lord
Mahon, Mr. Hallam, Mr. Alison, and Mr. Macaulay.
Those who cannot afford time for the perusal of the
most recent and in many respects also the most meri-
torious memoir of Marlborough, will do well to
examine the brief but luminous record of his career
furnished by the present contribution to the pages of
Blachwood. "My Novel" is manifestly approaching
its denouement, for otherwise assuredly we should not
recognise so many portents of the exposure of all the
nefarious schemes of that doubly and trebly dyed
rascal—Randal Leslie. It is with a sensation of de-
light that we watch the approach of this long-desired
eclaircksement. Our old friend and favourite
Leonard, now a successful man of letters, re-appears
upon the scene—the interview between himself and
Harley Lord L'Estrange, being one of the most
beautiful portions of the narrative yet published,
more particularly in the touching sweetness of its
conclusion. It is impossible, of course, not to conjec-
ture that Lord L'Estrange will discover a son in his
protegee Leonard, a circumstance calculated to prove
none the less agreeable to the latter, seeing that it
must inevitably we conceive vindicate at the same time
the memory of his mother, Nora. Harley himself we
have regarded almost from the commencement as one
of the most exquisite and loveable among the many
fascinating creations of Sir Bulwer Lytton. The
dinner at Baron Levy's is capital—the discomfiture
of the plump wit, the embarrassment of the young
nobles, who fancy they behold the redoubtable X. Y.
in Richard Avenel, and the adroit and not unsuccess-
ful manoeuvring of the money-lender to entrap Randal,
being all recounted with a manner quietly but irre-
sistibly humorous. We could gladly witness a change
in the relations of the principal characters towards
each other such as might be erected by the union
of Helen with Leonard and of Harley L'Estrange
with Violante ! Daniel Maclise may be envied the
satisfaction with which he cannot but peruse the
noble and discriminative panegyric on his picture of
Caxton, which opens not inappropriately the fifteenth
chapter of book the eleventh. After the eighteenth
instalment now given of thii remarkable and popular
fiction comes a pleasant review of the Hon. Henry
Coke's " Canter to California," that article being in
its turn followed by a second portion of " Struggles
for Fame and Fortune?' Although in the next con-
tribution, a criticism of "Longfellow's Golden
Legend," the reviewer regards that work as not alto-
gether worthy of the unquestionable genius of the
author of " Evangeline," he astounds us by the some-
what contradictory remark that the " Golden
Legend" contains nearly as much fine poetry as
there is in the "Faust" of Goethe. Now, for our own
part, inasmuch as we consider the "Faust" of Goethe
to be one among the greatest masterpieces of the
human intellect, we should as readily place upon an
equality Mr. Browning's " Colombe's Birthday " and
Hamlet. While pronouncing this daring, and exag-
gerated, and, we will add most preposterous
eulogium upon the " Golden Legend " of Longfellow,
the reviewer must needs fall foul of a much
more extraordinary work, a work replete with pas-
sages infinitely more deserving of the name of poetry
than any that can be instanced in the " Golden
Legend," we mean the " Festus" of Mr. Bailey—a
poem confused and somewhat fantastic, but very often
distinguished by attributes both of beauty and sub-
limity. More truly poetical delineations of nature
than any that can be mentioned in that the last and
the least satisfactory of all the metrical works of Pro-
fessor Longfellow, might be quoted from the charm-
ing little poem contributed to this present number of
Maga by Thomas Aird, " The Old Soldier—ln Two
Campaigns." The opening of the second campaign in
particular is exquisitely true and graceful. Another
collection of verses adorns the pages of Blackwood
for February, and although the title " Cupid in the
Cabinet" might induce some to conjecture otherwise,
these verses have reference to an Attic Legend men-
tioned by Lydgate, and not to the recent dismissal
from the Ministry of Lnrd Palmerston ! In addition
to the articles already particularized. Ebony contains
in the current number a brief paper upon " Bull-
Fights in Pictures and Prose," and a political chapter
headed " Results of Revolutions in Europe," those
results showing in what manner revolution has been
followed by counter-revolution.

NEW MONTHLY.
Soapy Sponge promises to be rivalled in popularity
by " Tom Hall"—the reader of the .New Monthly
being admitted each month to all kinds of delightfully
interesting secrets in regard to the latter's heartaches
and horses. Thanks to the inexhaustible John Oxen-
ford we have another curious old German ballad here
translated, bight " The Waterman," a very different
kind of fellow in all respects from our own " Jolly
Young Waterman." Nicholas Michell as usual con-
tinues his story of Hester Somerset, and Mr. Jolly
Green proves himself to be more than ever jocose by
certain " Seaside and Sporting Recreations." A most
agreeable little paper about " Nathaniel Hawthorne" we
would commend to all those who may not be familiar
with the present state of American literature; and
such as DIV be nervous about the possibility of an
invasion we would refer to the article on "Fire Arms,"
an article not only elaborate but just now very at.
tractive in its charcter. Mr. Brailsford greets some
" friends at sea," a German soldier paints sundry
pictures of his barrack life, and Dr. Surtees recounts
several recollections of North America through the
medium of the periodical under notice, in which will
be found also two very readable criticisms, one on
Sir Charles Napier in Scinde," and the other on
" Niebuhr the Historian."

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A 1-NS WOR TH.
Gradually, the reader who has not read it pre-
viouslybecoming month
is after month more ab-
sorbed in the editor's enthralling romance of " Pendle
Forest." His interest in the narrative is here more
especially aroused by the revelation of the mysteries
of Malkin Tower—the most sombre, and perhaps for
that very reason the most facinating, chapter of the
" Lancashire Witches." We are gratified to find
among the miscellaneous contributions to Ainsworth
another of the delightful papers headed " Shake-
periana." Similar "continuations" will be met with
also in its pages—of " Velthinas," of "Florence
Hamilton," and of " The Confederates." As the
poetical contribution for February, we have here,
moreover, some
graceful stanza E. E. M. K. 7 s by en-
titled ile Coquette Penitent." Besides these,
" Rough Notes from my Diary,"
Ainsworth contains
by Mr. Anthony, and " The Maiden's Retreat," by
Mr. Pecker, together with " An Evening with some
Socialists," and a magazine tale called " Mrs. William
Johnson's Cafrdinatoire."

BENTLEY
Creasy gives us a
Professor " Biography of Admi-
rals the
Cologni," a contribution
~ to his series of
Unsuccessful Men Great " the memoir is illustrated
with the portraits of Admiral r
—oligni and his two
brothers, Cardinal Chatillon and D'Andelot. Mr.
Robert Smithson relates how he assisted at the late
Paris, and Mr. Per •
coup d'etat in ‘,.. . Peregrine Potts sundry
adventures in. Italy. alessr... Smithson and Potts are
gentlemen, whose
most amusir g acquaintance we
shall rejoice to renew on some future occasion. The
Comte de la Marck furnishes us with some amusing
anecdotes of M. de Lafayette and the Duke of Or-
leans (Egal'ite). The latter, it appears, possessed
more good q ualities than the world has hitherto given
him credit s or. The Comte de la Merck, who, as
the friend of Marie Antoinette, was naturally preju-
diced agains t the Duke of Orleans, 5ay5.......
"He was in ono particular very different to most
princes, he oi-ways feared to throw constraint over those
persons, to w Is atever rank or position they might belong,
whom he en to rtained himself, or whom k
so-
ciety; on the. ,contrary, he took great Lie met in pains to put them
thoroughly at their ease; for this he found necessary to
his own cost
restraint; an d. ft n'
nothin t as he
embarrassed hi could not bear to be under any
nl
more than to
g
meet with i? 3 ople who were themselves much embar-
rassed. He z ,slowed his wit and gaiety full play, but no
malice was ,'1 er mixed up with it.
" The Du' -,.., 3 of Orleans was most scrupulously exact
in keeping Ili 3 word; he considered that his honour was
engaged in 'fulfilling anything approaching to a pro-
mise, in how 'e ver imprudent a moment it might
chance
to have been i uttered. Ho was retiring and rather ner-
vous, and fe] .1, readily embarrassed when he was called
upon to alter. his usual habits. This, Perhaps, is a de_
feet in a Pri nee; but it is a defect which in men is gene-
rally united &J amiability and goodness 0f c
heart. The
Duke of Os 'le ans ,could never entirely succced in over-
coming this as rose of timidity. He could never manage to
speak in pa }ilia."
We have at a excellent sporting paper, entitled' Don-
caster Rat to 3 and Racing," an amusing account of
the habits, I .cc., of crocodiles, in " Zoological Notes
and Anecd, DI es," and several reviews of new books.

• FRASER.
A paper tby Cyrus Redding, on the late Joseph
Mallord II riiliam Turner, will be read with interest
by all love r a of the fine arts. Mr. Redding on various
occasions r c companied Turner on his sketching tour ,
and he sho N rs us in this paper, when Turner worked,
and how h E . worked, and the marvellous facility be
possessed ( it - turning every little bit of scenery to ex-
cellent ace .0 unt. The opening article, on Mr. Ben-
jamin Di si .aeli as leader and legislator, does
ample ju, a ice to that distinguished politician .
and the a rticle on the state and prosperity of
England t al ces a much more common-sense view of
the state or' affairs than that taken by the alarmists.
The Rev. C harks Kingsley gives us two additional
chapters of " Hypatia, in one of which he introduces

f us to a horde of Goths who have with them a harem
of Greek girls ; seldom have we read any descriptions
more meretricious than those which Mr. Kingsley
gives of these Greek girls in general, and of Pelagic
in particular. Had these passages been written by
I Eugene Sue or George Sand, all parsonical eyes and
all parsonieal hands would have been uplifted
in horror at the abomination, but proceeding as
they do from the pen of a Reverend Gentleman,
we presume that, like the Confessions of St. Augus-
tine, or the Temptations of St. Anthony, they may
be read for the edification of the devout. The His.
tory of the Hungarian War is brought down to the
battle of Herrinaustadt. It appears that even at this
early period of the war G-orgey was artfully pre-
paring that treason which he afterwards so foully and
so fatally accomplished. The remaining articles in
this number are all of great merit.

ROYAL MILITARY
The February number, being the fifth of this pub-
lication devoted to the interests of the united service,
containF, in addition to the usual amount of military
intelligence, ieveral very readable articles. The
topics in " Our Haversack" are well handled, and not
one of the least interesting is a letter written by the
Emperor Napoleon to his brother the King of West-
phalia, communicating the disatrous results of the
campaign of Moscow. The editor gives a decided
preference to Deane and Adam's revolvers over Colt's,
and considers their rifles superior to any of the
French improvements, or to the deadly and far-
ranging needle-gun.

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.
Reviewing is in the ascendant in the number for
the present month, separate articles being devoted to
the consideration of M. de Bacourt's " Correspon-
dence between Mirabeau and the Count de la Marck,"
of Carlyle's Biography of John Sterling; of Forster's
work on " The Oae Primeval Language ;" and of
sundry recent contributions to the circulating libra-
ries, headed " A Budget of Novels." In the last
mentioned paper " Ravenscliffe," " Florence Sack-
" Mrs. Mathews," Herbert Melville's " The
Whale," " Cecile, or the Pervert," and " John
Drayton," pass under notice. A couple of pages are
given to the lamented Eliot Warburton, and we have
a biographical memoir, illustrated with a portrait, of
Henry Brooke, the author of Gustavus Vasa, and the
The Fool of Quality, an Irishman of eminence and
repute, some hundred years since. The political paper,
" Ireland under Lord Clarendon," is very cleverly
written, but we cannot coincide in the unfavourable
views put forward by the writer with regard to the
policy which has characterised the Viceroyalty of that
distinguished statesman.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
SOUTH-EASTERN.
On Saturda the directors and their friends opened
the remaining six miles of this compan3', branch line
to Hastings, the distance from Tunbridge Wells to
Hastings being 28 miles. At half-past eleven o'clock
in the forenoon Mr. Ai`Gregor (the chairman of the
company), Mr. Renshaw (deputy chairman), Captain
Warren, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Swale (directors),
accompanied by Captain Barlow (chief superintend-
ent), Mr. Drape (engineer), Mr. Cook (superintend-
ent), Mr. Tress (architect), and a few friends, started
from the London-bridge station in an ordinary train,
and arrived at Tunbridge at forty minutes past twelve,
where a special train was in readiness to convey tho
party over the new line to Hastings. The train ar-
rived at Battle shortly before two o'clock, at which
place the Mayor of Hastings joined the party and
proceeded in the train over the new portion of the line
to St. Leonards and Hastings. The train arrived at
Hastings about a quarter past two o'clock. It was
stated that the last section of this branch, from
Battle to Hastings, about six miles in
length, completes the whole of the rail-
ways the company have in hand. The first
section of the line, from Tunbridge Wells to Roberts-
bridge, 16 miles, WAS opened in November last; the
second section, six miles from the latter place to
.Battle, was opened in December; and the last section,
from Battle to Hastings six miles, on Saturday. The
railway follows very closely the line of the old coach
road from Hastings to London, thus restoring the
legitimate course of the traffic. This route to Hastings
is 20 miles shorter than that by Ashford, and about
three miles shorter than that by the Brighton and
South Coast line. The gradients ascend from Ton-
bridge-wells to Wadhurst, a distance of five miles,
then descend for a distance of sevenmiles,
ascending'
again from Essingham, about nine miles, to Battle,
and thence descending to Hastings. the steepest'
gradient is 1 in 100, and the average about 1 in 150.
The line passes through a beautiful country, in which
great quantities of hops are grown. The district is
diversified by hills and vales, and it is expected that
when proper facilities are afforded it will become a
favourite place of residence for persons having busi-
ness in the metropolis. The distance from London
to Hastings by this route is 74 miles. The works
on the line were of a difficult character, many of the
embankments being 60 feet in height, and some of
the cuttings considerably more in depth. Between
Tunbridge Wells and Hastings there are upwards of
4,000 yards of tunnelling, or about two miles and a
half in the aggregate. The works were' completed
under Mr. Drane the engineer, and by Messrs. Hoof
and Whydhs, the contractors. The stations along
the lige appear to be neat, substantial, and conve•
nient, and some of them are very pleasantly situated,
particularly that at Hastings, which is a joint sta-
tion. The South-Eastern trains are accommodated
at one side of it, and the Brighton trains at the other.
The latter company's trains pass over a mile and a
half the South-Eistern line to come into Hastings.
By an arrangement, in 1851, between these compa-
nies, the traffic between London and Hastings was
divided in the proportion of one-third for the South-
Eastern, and two-thirds for the London, Brighton,
and South Coast, but from the opening of the South-
Eastern line to Hastings the London and Hastings'
traffic will be divided Equally between the two
companies. The South-Eastern Company intend to
run express trains in the mornings from Hastings,
and in the evenings from London, to accommo-
date persons having business in London. The
company will run four trains per day each way,
and on Sunday two trains each way. The stations
on the line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings
are Frant, Wadharst, Ticehurst-road, Etchinghaw,
Robert's-bridge, Battle, and St. Leonard's. The new
portion of the line appeared to be in good condition,
and the stations at Battle and St. Leonard's requited
but little to complete them. The weather at Hastings
was quite as gloomy and wet during the day as et
London. After waiting some time at Hastings the
train proceeded over the Ashford branch to Folke-
stone, where a dinner for the party was provided. It
was stated that the speed of the train on one part of
the line, for the distance of 17 miles, was performed
at the rate of 70 miles an hour. The party arrived
at the Victoria Ho el, Folkestone, about four o'clock,
where an excellent dinner was provided, and at which ,
Mr. M'Gregor presided. When the cloth was re-
moved the usual loyal toasts were drunk, after which
the health of Captain Heseldine, the harbour-
master of Folkestone ; Mr. M`Gregor, Mr.
Renshaw, Messrs. Hoof and Whydhs, the con-
tractors ; Captain Barlow, chief superintendent; Mr,
Swan, engineer at Folkestone ; Captain Warren, Mr.
Browne, Mr. Cook, Mr. Whitty, and other gentlemen.
In the course of the evening the Chairman stated
the contractors had acted in the most liberal manner
towards the company, and their accounts had been
settled ; that the officers of the company were men of
considerable ability and most attentive to their duties ;
and that the board had received much assistance from
Captain Warren, who was also a director of the South-
Eastern and Continental Steam Packet Company, and
who had distinguished himself some years ago per-
forming a most hazardous enterprise during a tempest
in the Bay of Biscay, that of saving the lives of the
crew of a French man-of-war, and for which the late
Louis Philippe conferred on him the order of the Le-
gion of Honour. The train left Folkestone at half-
past eight, and arrived at the London station about a
quarter to eleven.

KENDAL AND WINDERMERE.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
on Saturday at Kendal, Mr. J. Gandy in the
chair. The report stated that were it not for the
Great Exhibition their traffic for the half-year end-
ing the 31st of December last would have shown an
improvement over the previous year, equal to that
which each successive year has, since the opening of
the line, attained over those which preceded it.
Notwithstanding the loss from the above cause, the
balance of profit is only 691. less than in the corre-
sponding period of 1850, the sum of 3071. having
been saved in working expenses. The directors have
accepted the proposal of the contractors for the loco-
motive power, to relinquish the working of the line,
and arranged with them for the purchase of part of
their stock of engines and carriages, and the direc-
tors anticipate some saving in the working expenses
from the plan adopted. The directors of this com-
pany, and the directors of the Lancaster and Car-
lisle Company have made it a subject of consideration
whether a union of interests on equitable terms would
be conducive to mutual advantages. The balance
of profits for the half-year amount to 1,4441, out of
which the directors recommend a dividend of ss. per
share, leaving a surplus of 3271. to be added to
1,6001. of undivided profits accumulated since the
opening of the line. In order to show the effect of
the Exhibition on the traffic of the line, they state
that in each year, from January Ist to May 7th,
the receipts, in 1848, amounted to 2,1171.; in 1849,
to 2,2841.; in 1850, to 2,5611.; and in 1851, to
2,679/. ; showing an increase of 1081. in the year
1851 over 1850, prior to opening the E
From May 14 to October 16, being the weeks during
which the Exhibition was open, the receipts
i for that
period in 1848 amounted to 4,825/. ;
5,578/. ;in 1850, to 6,3851.; and in 1851, n 1849, to
to 5,639/. ;
showing a decrease in 1851, as compared
of 7461. Had an average of the increase with 1850,
which was
attained in the two previous years been
_obtained in
tese months of 1851, there would have been an in-
crease on the balance of profits in 1851 of 1,5971
being theofpetrbieodyaeftaerr,
instead of a decrease of 7461. The traffic from
October 23 to December 31,
the close of the Exhibition to the end
amounted, in 1848, to 1,274/.; in 1849, to 1,496/. ; in
1850, to 1,6181.; and in l 851, to 1,874/. ; showing
during that time an increase of 2561.
in 1851 over
1850. The receipts on capital account showed that
202,7771. had seen received and 212,378/. expended,
leaving a balance against the company of 9,601/. The
revenue account for the half-year showed that 5,977/.
bad been received and 2,243/. expended in working
the line, 1,231/. interest on bonds, and 1,045/. on
preference shares, leaving a balance of 1,4441.
After some discussion the report was adopted and
the dividend declared.

.)xrORD, WoncEsr
E:f' AND WOLVERHAMPTON.—
The through loop line
thiscompany is to be opened
in the course of a few days. The line starts from
Abbott's-wood, about four miles south of Wor-
cester, passes through Worcester, thence to
Droitwich and Stoke Prior, where it joins the
Bristol and Birmingham (Midland) line, as also at
Abbott's-wood. The distance between Abbott's-wood
and Stoks Prior is about thirteen miles. There is
one tunnel and some deep cuttings. The loop line is
let on lease to the Midland Company. The line is at
present a narrow gauge line, but as soon as that por-
tion of it north of Droitwich to Stourbridge and
Dudley shall be ready for opening (which will be
in the course of the summer) it will be on the mixed
(broad and narrow) gauge.
HEREFORD, Ross, AND GLOUCESTER.—The works
of this line, which will connect the Great Western
with the Hereford and Shrewsbury line at Hereford
about thirty miles, will be commenced on Monday
(this day).
CAMERON'S COALBROOK, SWANSEA, AND LOUGHOR.
—On Saturday a meeting in this matter was held
before the Master in Chancery Richards, to consider
the claim of Major Stone, of Nottingham-place, New-
road, for 3,1731. with interest, money alleged to be
lent to the company on the 3d of February, 1846.
Messrs. Taylor and Collison appeared as solicitors far
the claimant, and Mr. Roxburgh, with Mr. Galswor-
thy, for Mr. Turquand, the official manager, and Mr.
Fry for what are termed the seceding shareholders.
From the statement of the case, and evidence ad-
duced, it appeared that Major Stone lent the 3,000/.
for the purposes of the company to make up a cer-
tain amount to meet the requirements of Parliament,
but the directors at this time, it was contended, had
no power to bind the company by bills of exchange.

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amount. The first bill of exchange was
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1847 by two of the directors, countersigned by,t,
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) secretary, and with the common seal of the compa -
attached, and it was renewed twice. The second and
third bills were paid away by Major Stone to Mr.
Alfred Burton, of Oxford-street, who brought an
action and recovered judgment against the company.
In 1847 and 1848 a large body of the shareholders
seceded from the company, and a question would
arise as to whether they would be liable for this debt,
and also whether Major Stone, or Mr. Burton, the
judgment creditor, was entitled to payment. After
a discussion the Master allowed the demand as a
claim only, and not as a debt, giving the party the
right to establish it at common law.
GREAT IVEsrxaN.—The estimate of Mr. Brunel
for the additional works at Didcot is 10,0001.

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HAYMARKET THEATRE.
On Saturday evening a new farce, entitled A Due
in the Dark, was produced at the above theatre, with
complete success. The plot, although remarkably
slight, servos to display advantageously the inimitable
drolleries of I3uckstone and Mrs. Fitzwilliam, who
personate the chief characters a Mr. and Mrs. Green-
finch, of Peckham Rye. Greenfinch, who is travel-
ling en garcon through France, is seized with a sud-
den and irresistible desire for what he terms an
" aristocratic flirtation" with some French lady of
rank ; but his fond wife, who has secretly followed
him, having been apprised by a prying waiting-maid
of her lord's anti-conjugal aspiration, determines to
punish him, and to accomplish this purpose she dis-
guises herself now as as a French countess—now as
a fast young man, who publicly declares himself the
successful lover of Mrs. Greenfinch, and even-
tually forces the deluded husband into a duel, which
the latter, however, only accepts on condition that it
takes Place in the dark, for he dreads to look upon
the deadly instrument which may possibly deprive
the female Greenfinch of her legal mate. In obe-
dience, therefore, to his wish, the candles are extin-
guished, and the terrified husband having ensconced
himself carefully behind a large stove, fires his pistol,
when lo a horrid groan is heard from the disho-
nourer of the Greenfinches, who falls mortally
woundedinto the arms of his antagonist. Here is a
supreme moment for Greenfinch--a dead body in his
arms, people approaching, no escape, and the damning
evidence of his guilt at hand ! Vainly would he
recall the innocent hours when a cheerful inhabitant
of Peckham Rye—he thought only of his " Maria
Jane." Vainly would he draw upon the past for
means of present consolation. He rather feels, with
Dante, that nothing is more bitter than the recol-
lection of past joys in the hour of misery ; and, after
many heartrending expressions of mental anguish,
he deposits the remains of his supposed victim in
an adjoining chamber. We need scarcely say that
Buckstone made the most of this situation. His
comic horror, which elicited roars of laughter, was of
that highly ridiculous character which Napoleon pro-
nounced to be but one step from the sublime ; and
his admirable acting, when subsequently relieved
from intolerable sufferings by the discovery that he
has been forgiven as well as imposed upon by his wife,
was worthy of all the praise which we can bestow.
Mrs. Fitzwilliam's Mrs. Greenfinch was also a perfect
specimen of farsical acting of the best kind ; the small
character of the waiting-maid was most efficiently sus-
tained by Mrs. Caulfield, and the curtain fell amid
hearty applause. The piece, we think, is destined to
enjoy a " run ;" but we must suggest a little curtail-
ment of the dialogue in the opening portion of it—
which, being unaided by incidents, moved somewhat
slowly. We understand that Mr. Stirling Coyne is
the author.