The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-19 00:00:00

K. ALFREDEVF,Rv
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IrI.LcOaNt—}S.iahtCONCERTS
3-s-
-)Y AL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN.
LAST WEEK BUT TWO.—GOUNOD NIGH/.
Mdlle. C. Patti, Mdlle. Krebs, and Madame Parepa ; Sir.
Levy, lir. Lewis Thomas. Mr. John Hill, Ali Ben Sou-alle
and Mr. R. S. Pratten. The Selections from " Faust " and
OLa Reine de Saba " this Evening. To give increased effect
to the ::hove selections, Mr. Mellon has ea ga2ed the Bands of
the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards, which, together with
his magnificent Orchestri, will form a total ( f 150 performers.
Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON.
Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls. and Amphithea're, One
Shilling ; Dress Circle, 2s. ed.; Private Boxes, Ll Is. and
;10s. 6d.
On Thursday next, Ihe THIRD and LAST MENDELS-
soIIN
Or, Friday next, a HANDEL NIGHT.

g A TRE-ROY AL, DRURY-LANE,
Manners, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
The public is r‘ spectfully informed that this Theatre will
OPEN for the DItAMA.T IC SEAsON on SATURDAY
EXT, September 24, whon will be performed, in conse-
quence of the uhqualifi2d succ_e_s attended. 'ts revival
last si ason. the First I art of shakespere • I lay of HENRY
THE FOURTi{. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Phelps; Ifotspur,
Mr. Creswick.
On SATURDAY, Sept. 21, Mondiy, 28, and during the
week, the performances will commence with the Farce of
AN A.? Lab FOOL.
After which, at half-past 7 o'clock each Evening, the Firet
ra t of Shakespere's el ay of HENRY THE FOURTH.
Fri,, epal characters by Messrs. Phelps, Creswick, Walter
Lacy, Henry Marston, R. Roxby, G. Belmore, Edmund
Phelps. A. Raynor, F. Matthews, J. Cormack, &c. ; Miss
len Howard, Miss Arabella Smyth (harp cbligato to song,
Mr. Frederick Chatterton), Mrs. C. Melville.
To conclude with the Farce. by John Oxenford, Esq., en-
tit:ed BEAUTY OR THE BEAST
At the termination of the Play the National Anthem will
be Bung.
Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven.
Full prospectus of the Season Arrangements to be obtained
at the Box-office from 10 till 5 daily.
On Saturday, Oct. 1, will be performed the Second Part of
lIENRY THE FOURTH.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—
Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, 'BACCHUS AND ARIADNE.
After which, at half-past 7, O'Keefe's revived Comic Opera
of THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Messrs. Weiss,
Buclistone, Chippendale, Cornyton, Rogers, Farren, Matthi-
son, ; 31(suames Weiss, Keeley, Griffith, Sr?.
To be followed by (first time at this Theatre) Morton's
"Farce of FRIEND WAGdLES. Horatio Waggles (his
priginal character), Mr. Compton.
Concluding with A KISS IN THE DARK.
To commence at 7.

OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE._
RSole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EITENLNG, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy
O'ltafferty, Mr. Do..lainiuk Murray.
After which, THI; STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs.
Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, H.
Forre,.tcr. H. Mellon ; .I.rs. H eery Marston, Miss Emma
Barnett, and Miss FAnny G.unne.

NEW THEATRE-R0 fAL, ADELpHL—
i3aIe Propriotor and Msnazer„ Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, A WOMAN OF BUSINESS, Messrs.
Toole and Billington.
,kfter hich, sth time, STEPHEN DIG GES. Messrs. j.
L. loolew, ft. Phillips, Bitlington, Stephenson ; Mrs. Billing
ton, A;tss H. Simms, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon.
And 5211 E 8A.8E3 IN THE WOOD. Messrs. J, L.Toole,
P. Bedforzd, C. J. Smith ; Mrs. A. Mellon, &c.
Commence at 7.

rrHEATB•E ROYAL. ADELPHL-
x Mr. BENJAg.IN WEBSTER'S ANNUAL BENEFIT
and LAST NIGHT of the SEASON.
SATURDAY next, September 24, the successful Drama of
STEPHEN DIGGES, by John Ox the Esq. J. J. L.
Toole.
Revival of the celebrated Comic Drama,
FRIEND. Mr. B. by
WJ. R. Planche,
Esq., of WHO'S YOUR ebster.
And the celebrated Burlesque, by H. T. Byron, Esq , of
THE BABES IN THE WOOD. Mr. J. L. Tonle, Mrs. A.
Me lon, Mr. Paul Bedford.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEA4TRE.
Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster.
EMINENP TALENT AND COMEDY.
This popular Theatre is now Open for the Winter Season.
THIS EVENING (tor the 7th time). Mr. Arthur Sketchly's
highly-successful and original Comedy of HOW WILL
TILNY GET OUT OF IT. After which, F. C. Burnand's
Laughable Travestie of FAUST AND MARGUERITE.
To conclude with UNDER, THE ROSE. Those cele-
brated artists Mr. and Mrs. Char ea Mathews are re-engaged.
Mr-. Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robin-
Son, Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. Clark, Mr. Chamberiain, Mr. Joan-
stone, Mr. H. Montague, Miss Cotterel , Miss Fanny Joseph
Miss Patti Jcsephs, &c. &c. Scenic Artists, Mr. Gates and
his pupil. Acting Manager, Mr. J. Kinloch. Musical Con-
ductor, Mr. Wallenatieae. Stage Director, Mr. F. Webster.

nOUNTR Y and SEASIDE DRESSES.
‘,..7 Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street, have now in stock a
variety of WAS EIING SILK DRESSES, sultatle for the
country and seaside, and at the c:earing-out plice of only
xi its. 6d. the dress.

JAY'S,
247, 249, and 251, Regent-street.

BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in the raw
material has already r sen 15 per cent., and it will soon
resell a far greater per-centage. Messrs. JaY, therefore,
luvite their numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock
they have on hand, which they can now dispose of on favour-
able terms ; but the same qualities will naturally b.: more
costly ai the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average
JAY'S,
217, 219, and 251, Regent-street.

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Best Coke 15s. per chaldron.
Terms cash.
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LONDON, MONDAY, SEPT. 19, 1864.

It will be with great regret that all classes have
heard of the untimely death cf C Iptain SPEKE.
Such a sudden and unlooked-for calamity is
startling to the most sober, and brings to the mind
a striking proof of the uncertainty of human exist-
ence. In the midst of life we are in death is well
kno vn, if seldom recognised, but it seems strange
that one who has been in such perils in foreign
lands should thus have succumbed to a chance
accident at home, Few men in their day have gone
through more perilous exploits than that in which
Captain SPEKE suceeeded in making his discovery
which will bs famous for all time, and now when
he was resting on his laurels and engaged in the
pursuits of a quiet life he has been called away
suddenly from this scene. In some respects his
decease reminds one of the lines which refer to a
warrior of the olden times—
, When Vere sought death, armed with the sword and
shield,
Daath was afraid to meet him in the field
Bat when his weapons he had laid aside,
Death like a coward struck him, and ho died.

If anything could add poignancy to the bitterness
of the feeling with which we regard this deplorable
event, it would be that at the very time when he
was taken from us the Captain was to appear be.
fore a great assembly who were waiting for him in
eager expectation when the intelligence was
brought that he
.had been found dead. Still,
though so prematurely removed from among his
f_tliONV-men, it cannot be said that Captain SPEKE
has not done enough and more than enough
to serve his generation, and
made himself a name that will last when all men
treading the busy round of life's mazes shall have
slept in dust. It is always a satisfactory thing to
reflect upon that the one departed from earth has
so lived during his sejlurn as to be honoured and
respected. Captain EFEKE was a true English-
man, a worthy representative in foreign lands of
that country which has sent forth explorers to the
remotest bounds of the world, who have endured
perils and privations with unflinching fortitude
and determined zeal. The courage and constancy
of these adventurers have been of signal service
to others less daring, and great are the advan•
tages that accrue from the information they afford.
They present the world with the spoils of know-
ledge, not won in secluded halls and stately col-
legee, but gained on the battlefields of life ; won
in no shim fights, but the result of personal effort
and dear bought experience. Captain SPEKE had
sorted in our Indian army for some time, and thus
he served his country not only in one capacity;