The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-16 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S THEA.TRE.

promise
FRENCH PLAYS
mentioned by us last
welcekaadsdihteioinngtohetldheoluatrghye
"lir.
succeeded°. Mitchell's programme of
the season, which commences•
at
add, that this able and
this charming theatre
to-night, we are enabled now t
liberal manager has
production of
completeness.anibril
d. in arrangements for the
on rgk
the
h bye
engage-
ment com ,
many new
pang of very great
lialliaturwi of M. L'.2maitre and adlle.. Clarisse we hear that
the popular play of Palliasse,
rupted run of _ which has had an uninter-
nearly twelve months in Paris, will be
produced for the first time here. Thoseadmirable
.
artiste, M. Regnier and M. Lafont. with Mdlle. Denain,
Mdlle. Marque% and M. Paul Labs will appear in
Jules Bandeau's clever play Mademoiselle de la
Sei l''
g zere, The two last named performers make
their first appearance in London. Beaumarchais
famous Barber de 'Seville will also be produced
for the first time in this country in its legiti-
mate form during the engagement of M. Regnier and
Madlle. Denain. The Theatre du Gymnase is to lead
us the brilliant and versatile talent of Rose Cheri, and
the rich natural humour of M. Num& This gentleman's
repertoire is, in a great measure, new to a London au-
dience, and many of the little pieces in which he shakes
the sides of the Parisians bear the name of Scribe as
guarantee of their excellence. Among the novelties in
which Mdlle. Rose Ch6ri is to appear, we observe
George Sand's Mariage de Victorine, now in full success
in Paris. Le Collier de Perles, and Les Vacances de
Pandolfe will also afford scope for this lady's well-
known and charming talent. Last end most important
in this pleasant catalogue comes a hope of Rachel. The
season will probably be carried on to the end of May by
the arrangements which we have detailed, and on their
termination the great tragedian may be expected once
more to visit us.

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PARLIAI~fErr•—On Sa-
turday AT THE HOUSES OF PARLIArd
vicinity
turday last much excitement prevailed in thece
The buildings
of the sudden
and in the room refer-
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oimn
mciotnt
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rou consequence
that prevailed,
means of hot-air PiPes,top
the usher connected with
of the one through
athpaptlydetopatrhtemgenast,. With a lighted candle to
entering the room earlier thaii
biurirnceorl:3:slyeaagerc:ldee:Oenunoitfbii.j ei
in oag blaze.
usimmediate explosion took place,
buckets of water copiously
and the apartment was„as rendered by the nume-
being raised, prompt assistance
rows officials, who, by
extinguishing the flames without any
sup ied, succeeded in
damage having been sustained. On a
serious mischief or
iitwas ascertained that the gas had
subsequent inspccitisso
i ure in the pip., which had been, no
escaped from a the hot-air pipe with which it was in such
doubt, caused by
close proximit}'•
instantaneously
s neeof
OF ENGLISH ENGINEERS TO BEL..
DEPARTURE last week several agents
PURE
from the lead-
and other parts of Belgium have
1 ring the
Gm3L— wring
and steam-engine factories of Liege, \Ter-
jpg irol
ders Char .
~'. .„'o rin this country, for the purpose of engaging some
"-- over
best engineers and machinists for their establishments
of our
at high wages. In consequence of the strike among English
working men and their masters, they have received con-
siderable orders for machinery (steam-boats, Sze-) On Sa-
turday 180 to 200 left on board a steamer especially engaged
for Ostend. Others are to follow.
teron, Mew,
REPRESENTATION OF CLARE.—Sir Burton Mao-
namara, 11. N , has been t,olicited by his friends to stand for
the representation of the county Clare on the retirement of
his brother, Major Macnamara, one of the present members,
whose delicate state of health obligee ilial t° forego the
fatigues of rarliamentary duty.