The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1864

Adelphi Theatre,

Mr.' Watts Phillips's celebrated drama, "The Dead
Heart," has been revived for five nights only, Mr. Benjamin
Webster, to the great delight of a very crowded and fashion-
able audience, sustaining the part of Robert Landry. The
part is ono familiar to nearly every playgoer, and on the
presort occasion it is but necessary to say that it was
repeated with, if possible, more than usual intensity.
The representation of the part of Robert Landry by
Mr. Webster is sure to become impressed on the memory,
because we know of none in which such intense study is
apparent. The most minute details are worked out with
the utmost finish, and there is a breadth and boldness in
the whole performance that stamps it as a work of the
highest art. The reception of Mr. Webster was enthusiastic,
and it is to be regretted that at the end of the week he will
make his last appearance for an indefinite period, as the
sensational drama "Leah" is to be reproduced on Easter
Monday, with new scenery, dresses, and decorations.

Mr. Bouniesult has just finished a new Irish
drama, entitled "The RApparee."

Mr. Sothern will shortly appear at the Hay-
market as David Garrick in a new three act comedy.
ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Mr. Welter Montgomery
appeared last night as a reader. The large hall was toler-
ably well filled by an attentive auditory ; and Mr. Mont-
gomery recited familiar passages from Shakepere, and dra-
matically delivered some of the most popular poems by
Hood, Edgar Poe, Macaulay, and Ingoldsby. The dramatic
recitals included the interview between Hubert and Arthur
in "King Jphn," the churchyard scene in "Hamlet," and
the conversion of Benedick in "Much Ado About No-
thing," and in each he evinced the ability which was to be
expected from an experienced actor,

W ESTON's "RETREAT."—Yesterday, before the
licensing magistrates at St. Pancras, Mr, Weston applied
for a license for his " Retreat," which was opposed. Lord
Dartmouth has signed apinst it. The bench refused the
license.

AN UNFORTUNATE VOYAGE..--A brig named the
Lady Alicia, Copland, which. hails from Leith, and
is partly owned in Montrose, left Aberdeen on the 23c1 of
November last, with a cargo of machinery for Mauritius,
but, having experienced very heavy weather from S. to
S.S.E,, put into Longhope on the 27th, with cargo shifted,
where it was secured as well as could be done. She left
Longhope again, but experienced heavy gales from S.W.
to N.W , and was driven back to Longhope twice with
cargo shifted, causing great danger to the ship. She left
finally on January 27. On the 29th it commenced to blow
very hard, accompanied with hailstones, thunder and light-
ning, from S.W. to N.W., a perfect hurricane, and the ship
made water dreadfully, filling the decks from. rail to rail.
The man had to be taken from the helm, through fear of
being washed overboard, and all hands remained in the
cabin for five days, expecting nothing but that the ship
would founder. She was eventually towed into Greenock
on the 10th inst., to discharge cargo and repair—covering
boards, stanchions, waterways, and deals being all started,
and a portion of bulwarks gone, stern Bauch shaken, and
leaking very much from above.—.Montross Standard.
'IRE SHEFFIELD INUNDATION.—The subscrip-
tions towards the relief of the distressed now
amount to more than £20,000. A meeting of working men
is to be held at Sheffield to-day, with a view to establish a
working men's fund, to be raised out of the appropriation of
a day's wages. The sixpenny subscription boxes, placed in
some of the principal streets of Manchester, on Saturday,
produced £ l 5 12s. •
ANOTHER VICTIM TO CRINOLINE.—On aaturt.
day afternoon another of these shocking accidents
from fire took place, resulting in the death of a fine young
woman, named Charlotte Trotman, aged 19. The deceased
was living with her brother, a newsvendor, in the neigh-
bourhood of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and whilst °con-
'pied in some work about the room her crinoline came in con-
tact with the bars of the grate, and the draught drew her
dress between them, setting fire to it. The poor girl was
immediately enveloped in times, and it was some few se-
conds before the fire could •be exf ingui.hed. She was in
scantly conveyed to the hospital, when her burns were
dressed, but she was so seriously injured that she died very
shortly after admission.