The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Cagliari of the 30th ult., in the
.Risorgimento of Turin, states that the national guard
of the former town, which had been dissolved in con-
sequence of the late disturbances,
,is in coarse of re-
organization. The legion of Cagliari will be com-
posed of two battalions, The municipality of
Cagliari has voted 6,000 f. for the establishmen 4 of a
national college in the buildings of the late College
of the Jesuitsr.

pro-
duced here lastnowPlay'th
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Mr. Lovell's
being graceful and
ahartmonione
bril-
liant success. In evening with complete, .
plot,
peculiarly striking; incident, or language there is no-
things Trialh elorf i
auL
inoo
fdv Love,Love,
s i
tp rnoe
the Wife's Secret, will 3gplay
but the design and colouring
altogether equal
of public favour;
manner in which it is 37
ecinsiderlag
to its kindred draws,
espcciall command no ordinary measure
the Princess's. Indeed, broughtforward on the boards of
of the dialogue, and thedespite theunquestionablelegaoce
of concentrated vigour, in the ceosms, or,
artistic handling
there is a certain vein of weakness,
itaiotnleast, abseucCi
of the awry,
the admirable
detracted from
it not for the consummate talents, broughtP to bear by
composition,
Mr. and Mrs. Kean, must have sensibly , which, were
the measure of approval so lavishly -. bestowed
crowded audience of last night. ."
The
story by the
Newark, at the time of its siege by the l'rtis laid
at
forces in 1644, and the plot is as follows: coy: en t ary
Herbert Tyrrel, a staunch Loyalist, though compara-
tively ails
tively unknown within the towie, is wounded durinPara -
siege, and lodged in the house of Sir William during e
with whose daughter Isabel he becomes enamoured,
and a mutual attachment, sanctioned by Sir William,
springs up between them. A letter of treasonable im-
port, conveying information to the besiegers, has been
intercepted by Colonel Boswell, the lieutenant-governor
of the besieged town, and his suspicions alight upon
Tyrrol, to whom he shows the detected scroll,
and upbraids him with his intended perfidy. Tyrrel
indignantly denies the charge, and direct proofs being
wanting he is allowed at liberty, though watched and
suspected for a spy, and, as he fears, dishonoured in the
eyes of his mistress. While burning under the stigma of
treachery, Tyrrel is met by Margaretta, a servant of
Isabel's, who, to induce him to return home, feigns that
Sir William has sent for him, and conducts him to his
private room, of which she has accidentally found the
key. Here Tyrrel wonders in bitter reverie until he is
aroused by the fall of a table overturned by Margaretta
in gratifying that curiosity which forms so large a
portion of the soubrette character. The table, how-
ever, though speedily restored to its proper position,
has been broken, a secret drawer disclosed, and Sir
William's most private papers• lie scattered over the
floor. Among them the (eagle eye of Tyrrel
instantly detects a copy of the fatal missive, for
which he was branded with the odious name of traitor
while the others disclose the whole plot which had been
laid with the enemy, and the means resolved upon for
betraying the town. His first emotion is one of wild joy
at the prospect of clearing his iejured name, but the
thought of Isabel recurs. What must she, whose very
soul is bound up with her father's existence, think of his
executioner? He is speechless and overwhelmed. The
astonishment and grief of Sir William, who now re-
turns, places his guilt, in Tyrrel's opinion, beyond the
possibility of doubt. In the milst of Tyrrel's proud re-
solve to perform his duty at all risks, a party of soldiers
enter. Tyrrel has been dogged by a creature of the go.
vernor's, of the name of Martin Shirley, and a party is
sent, to apprehend and search his person. But the sol-
di:er in command of the troop, who respects the martial
bearing and steady courage shown by Tyrrcl on dif-
ferent oeeseiens, to spar,: hinwthe indignity of a search,
only requires his word of honour that he conceals no-
thing or a treasonable nature about Lim. Moved by
' the urgent appeal of Sir William to save Isabel, Tyrrel
sfir:nks from what he considers to be his duty,
affirms his own innocence, yields up the papers,
and refuses to disclose how he became possessed of
them. In the interview which follows in the prison,
between Isabel, Tyrrel, and Sir William, the keen pene-
-1 tration of woman's love cannot be deceived, and babel
discovers plaitay, though why she cannot divine, that
Tyrrcl is sacrificing himself for her. Again Martin
Shirley crosses the lovers' path, and informs the gover-
nor of the town of the interview which has taken place
in the prison. More rigorous methods of confinement
are consequently adopted towards pour Tyrrel, while
Isabel and her father are summoned before the governor,
Colonel Boswell. Now the secret of Boewell's ani-
mosity to Tyrrel is partly disclosed. He avows himself
Isabel's lover, and offers to procure Tyrrel's immediate
liberation if She will listen to his suit and consent to an
immediate espousal. His advances are at first rejected
by Isabel with scorn and loathing; but the prospect of
saving Tyrrel overcomes her firmness, and she contents.
To make assurance doubly sure, Boswell releases Tyrrel
from custody, raid insists upon Isabel formally renounc-
ing him to his face for ever. But in this be miscalcu-
lates the strength of their attachment. Isabel cannot
hold out against the warm and passionate appeal of
Tyrrel to leave him to die a thousand deaths rather than
save his life at such a sacrifice; and the Governor,
driven to fury at this unexpected turn, is about to order
Tyrrel for execution, when the sound of Prince
trumpet is heard approaching to the relief of Rupert's
the town,
end a letter arrives from him to the Governor,
the Prince states to a
of p swell his intention . In this
the Roundhead forces, and returning to N ursuing
ewark in three
days. Unaware of the contents of the
William conjures Tyrrcl to seek Prince dispatch, Sir
turn him towards the town; and in Rupert and
consent of the Governor to Tyrrel' dorder to secure the
Tyrrel's
swears that in case of his not returningeparture, solemnly
before the noon of next day, Isabel with the Prince
wife. The Governor, informed shall become Boswell's
instantly closes with the proposal. of Rupert's movements,
o
draws to a conclusion. The _ fatal hour of noon draws
The Governor, who now , but with it comes no Tyrrel.
bloody intentions t throws off all disguise as to his
the fulfilment of theowards Isabel and her lover, demands
for a moment by agreement. He is, however, checked
the arrival of Tyrrel, whom he ordersnte
for instant executio
being carried into :ileac sentence which is only..er prevented
ofd
Rupert himself. The tablestby the long wished-for in nally. The
treasonable correspondence
ant, then to
the Governor with the
enemy, by of .
made known,
means of Martin Shirley, is
which Shirley,ad all along
a traitor of both parties,
communicated to the father of Isabel; hence the dis-
covery of the packet in Sir William's chamber, the ne-
cessity Of concealing it from the knowledge of the Go-
. .
ot sir William's conduct,
vernor, and the awbiga.ty
which are now all cleared up, and Tyrrel receives from
the hand of Prince Rupert the charming Isabel, for
whose sake he has suffered o much.
Such peals of praise have been rung
by oar morning
contemporaries in honour of the play, that it may be
'
all this had
deemed treasonable to express a wish thatA
five -
been embodied in three acts. _
_-act piece, however,
pl,a,ys only for two and a half
that on the first night
hour cannot be said to drag its slow length along."
s,
ces of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean it
Of the perform:lan
CO speak too hi hly. The energy,
would be impossible
the pathos, the chivalrous bearingg _ which Mr. Keen
threw into the ' h
part of the hig -souled cavalier, and the
. d
dons of thrilling espair and impassioned tender-
alterna
uisitely rendered by Mrs. Kean as Isabel
ness wi t amply merited the enthusiastic plaudits
Grey, mos
• hich they were repeatedly greeted. The part of
with w ..., ~
not
Doswe,, is one to command manifestations
Colonel
but it was sustained toperfection by Mr.
a whosel
superb make-up in the military costume of
der,
Ily ,
day enhanced his effective personation of the
the
dark and fearless traitor Boswell. Mr. Graham
evinced a praiseworthy carefulness as Sir William Grey,
and the avaricious serving-man could not fail of being ex-
cellently pourtrayed by Mr. Meadows. Miss Marshall
played the vivacious part of Margaretta in an unrefined
imitation of Mrs. Keeley; as she is really clever, and es-
tablished in popular favour, she can afford to be admo-
nished in a friendly spirit that coarseness does not con-
duce to legitimate effectiveness. The manner in which
the piece is put upon the stage is magnificent. As usual
at this house. nothing is found wantlifg that ta,ees and
liberal expenditure can by possibility supply. In the last
scene the brilliant appearance of Prince Rupert and his
staff, backed by the steel clad musketeers and pikemen,
constitutes, with the side grout s, one of those taaeaux
which, of themselves, would repay an evening's visit to
this th,eatre. A tempest of acclamations summoned Mr.
and Mrs. Kean before the curtain to add another to their
many merited eminent triumphs, and Mr. Lovell had to
come forward twice and bow his k aac now.l eugments from
a private box.

GR JUNE 7.—At a Pension of the Hon.
Societr of' Gray's imN'
Inn, holden this day, Morgan John O'Con-
nell, Esq., 8.A..; William Irving Hare, Esq.; James Shiel,
Esq., 8.A.; Charles James Coleman, Esq.; and Henry
Williams, Esq., were called to the degree of Barrister-at-Law.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. COMPARlES.—Yester-
day the Committee on this matter met at twelve o'clock, but
on being informed that Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, who was
to have replied on behalf of the British Company, could not
attend, the Committee adjourned the further consideration of
the subject to this clay.