The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-14 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

We have just seen a presp-ctu3 of the series of Ger-
man Ways which Mr. Michell has entered into arrange-
ments for presenting shortly at his elegant theatre. The
twelve representations to which the series is limited
comprise some of the chefs d'ceuvre of the German drama.
Tens we have the Egmont and the Faust of the great
Goe he ; the Pon Curios. the Robbers, and the Intrigue
; Leasing's Emilia Galotti;
Rsm-
Mosenthal, &c ; Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet in
leastTeu-
taPoannediheL'6doprveeses(a).fthaoSnfdct.6tnriol:ritntu'll'ecil;dramas by Kotz Laube,
in interoit, Sehiller's im-
mortal gong of the Bell," arranged for the stage by
Gnethe, with Romberg's original music. The artists
with whom engagements have been concluded are many
ofthemcelebriti, s in Germany—Devrient, Grunert,
Kiihn among the actors; and among the actresses
wilhelmi, Smite, Von Muller, and Eppert, crowned
with the- laurels of Dresden, Darmstadt, Stutt-
gaidt and Brunswick. The superintendence of the general
arrangements and the stage and orchestral details will
be committed to most efficient hands; and we have no
doubt, from the liberality, taste, and experience of Mr.
Mitchell, that the ensemble will eminently command the
patronage of the public, from its features of excellence
as well as novelty. A person desirous of obtaining a
correct pronunciation, as well as grammatic 11 knowledge,
of the German language, will find more advantage re-
sulting from attending these performances than from a
three Months course of grammar-pounding; and a pro-
ficiency in the magnificent " Deutsche sprache" is now
justly held to be a necessary accomplishment. The
series will be inaugurated next month with Goiithe's
of Beethoven.
celebrated tragedy of Egmont, with the original music

THE CHEPSTOW ...RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER THE
WYE.—RAISING THE TUBE.—CHEPSTOW, THURSDAY. —.
The important final operation of rai ing the great tube to its
permanent position, On the top of the piers in the centre and
on the east bank of the Wye, has now been happily consum-
mated; and the perilous and important portion of the work
being happily accomplished, what remains to be done is only
of a routine and ordinary description of work. The massive
chains hanging from the tube will be fixed to the girders
beneath, upon which the rails will be laid. The permanent
way will be fixed, and the bridge will be opened for one line
of rails, thus overco --
miug the great obstacle to the develop-
ment of the important mineral and general merchandise
traffic, by connecting the two banks of the river. It is ex-
pected that the bridge will thus be opened in two months or
less front this time. The other tube will then be floated and
raised for the other line of rails.
SUBMARINE AND CONTINENTAL TELEGRAPHIC Ex-
Tewsroee—Yesterday, the necessary arrangements being
completed in connexion with the submarine telegraph, corn-
mcounriierauteitoeads. were The edffisetcatnedeetoarndthefirst time between London
abnedthßreeoulotigriniees.
tofimefriislelte:s miles,
enhi
idble
connexion
Dover and Ostend, opening communication with the whole
of Bslgium and that part of the continent, are Low being
The wires to be shortly submerged between
length of cable required will
experiment will enabld this greater stretch of submarine
communication to be carried out at less cost than that of the
thato
ri
e n betweenee d e
rDi
voevde r
from and Calais,the
successor a boofu t
that7o
from Daver to Cornhill, independent of the South-Eastern
humous •
rnPee along the old Dover-road. The entire artery
telegraph Dover and Calais. Tee telegraph lines
, are in prearation, and will be carried by' sub.
continental to be subterranean ; and the wires of copper, covered with
wa an rdd sa
answers
w2eorso
gotta percha, will be enclosed in tubes throughout the route.
uweneeeexxnpion with the submarine system is proposed
Simultaneously with the reduction of rates for the transmits•
sion of messages now being carried out by foreign Govern-
ments, the charges are being . modified by the submarine
'lit lyre
towns,
now,
messagescom mun
beingi communicates tters
returned from Berlin, Antwerp, Brussels, or Ghent for a
guinea, enabling foreign correspondents and commercial
anwsnitihitteudp
firms in matters of emergency to be in daily and hourly
communication. A message may be sent to Lemburg, the
centre of Russia, and an answer had the same day, and com-
munication is ordinarily made between Dover and Paris in
about a minute and'a half.
THE NORLEY•IIALL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—The
inquest in this case terminated on Wednesday evening. The
evidence affords another melancholy instance of the difficulty
of enforcing anythine. like ordinary care in coal-mines, even
where life is at stake ; and in this case it may be truly said
that Twelve lives might have been saved if the grossest in-
difference had not been manifested to the dictates of prudence.
The jury found the following verdict ;--e The jury have
come to the conclusion that according to the evidence ad.
duced on this inquest the verdict cannot be other than acci-
dental death. At the same time they are strongly of opinion
that there has been gross mismanagement in carrying on the
workings 4 the colliery, and that there is great inconsistency ,
in the evidence given as to the use of risked candles by the
men. And the jury consider it imperatively necessary on the
part of the, proprietors that the rules and regulations should
be printed, and strictly attended to, and the instructions of
Mr. Wynne rigidly carried out."
MR. BERESFORD'S NEW POLKA..—A new polka
has just been composed by this rising young English artist,
who is attached to Mr. Laurent's able orchestra. It is quite
novel in its style, and possesses the merit of undoubted ori-
ginality, while it is instrumented for the orchestra in a man-
ner that displays remarkable tact and ability, besides much
musical research. It is called "The Dark Prince Polka,"
and as it is peculiarly adapted to the pianoforte it will pro-
bably become A great fayourite in the ball-room,
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