The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-28 00:00:00

NEW STRAND THEATRE.
A new inauager has un,l.-rigke-f, ti,t, d ection of this
house, and has b,ou.bt with him a new principio of
action. In,tead of making his 5;•,...,:.;e a vehicle for -:lght
farces aid it is his purpose to repr not
dra;n.s of some, weight.
Th.' new hirat,gtim-nts have commences tbi4 cv"k
hiAly i7.lgeztiou3 v:,rtipn of La Dome de is Halle.
Toe whole of the Mast act is entirely reconstructed, the
return of the pseudo-Marquis to his wife being brought
about tit an earlier stage of the story, so as to allow the
whole to terminate in the market-woman's residence,
while the position of the valet and his dupe is discussed
with increased perspicuity. Condensations of this kind
show that the adaptor has a mind beyond mere transla-
tion. The part of the valet is played with easy as"
surance by M. Walter Lacy, and the company has 1:e-
-ceived a good addition in the person of Miss Loul.so
Howard, who acts the wife, and evinces much talent for
the quieter form of pathos.
Mr. J. Rogers, our best low comedian, is about to
transfer his services from this establishment to the,
Adelphi, where his extraordinary natural humour and
g,re.lt artistic skill arc sure to render him a first-rate
favourite.

HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS.
The first concert given by the Misses ITAlpin° at:
trailed a crowded and highly fashionable audience 195
evening. They were assisted by Miss throb, MI9
.I),lby, Mr. Swil, Mr. Whitworth, and Mr. Wrightl:
the latter of ahom tang with great sweetness and ee.,
ing Beethoven's " Adelaide," and his own balls 71
Sweet Home," which was unanimously encored.
instrumentalists were Signor Piatti, Mr. Kie11ra,,5,4%;
k
who presided at the pianoforte, and Herr Van fle"',
ghem, who performed a fantasia on the violin with
cog
:adorable vigour and clearnes?. The beneficiaites esAue
lisped their position last night as concert singers ''t t d
first order. The pure and rich soprano of the elder, 8.13
the fine-toned contralto of the younger Miss WAlrieo
harmonised effectively in the duet from Seinirand
" Ebben a to perisce," but still more delightfully
the " Elfin Call," the execution of which was wartpli
applauded. Oue of the must pleasing and perfect 00,
displays we have ever heard in the
,rti
cert room is Miss M'Alpine's "
Mavourneen," which was enthusiastically redcoat:of
She gave. however, as a substitute, " The Last 11050
Summer,". and with equal purity. The naturally fl,scegi
lent voices of thrse accomplished young ladies have uel.
carefully end judiciously caltivattd their style i 3
lent, and their taste relined and pure. These advaetug-
enhanced by a graceful end lady-like demeanour, elliinitfri
fail to render them admired favouritea in the Oil—

world.
Signor Bottesini, whose name was annonnced, vitls oto
able to appear, being detained at the Opera until too la
an hour. The duet, I know a bank," was subititute.d v
the Misses M'Alpine, and received the final plalldlls
the evening.

EXTENSIVE MOSS FIRES.
The long-continued drought in and near Manchestewr'
where a shower of rain has scarcely been seen fo_triletit
wards of two months, has can-ed the heaths au°, rdry
mosses in the neighbourhood to become exceedingly
Jess
and combustible. Some of them have been more or ;,ot
on fire for nearly a fortnight past. Lindon Con1;01
about fifteen miles south of Manchester, was on fire, dry
week, and the flames, fed chiefly by the furze and of
peat turf, spread to a great distance. A great 00,4
alarm existed lest the homesteads of the farmers 91°4
get on fire. On Friday the cottage of William 13°11;0
near the Wilmslow extremity of the commoy,„. g
destroyed by the fire. Ho succeeded in
•°—,./113s1
his furniture, but a cow belonging to biretinds
destroyed. On Thursday last the moss
in the neighbourhood of Altrincham, sil„*; of
south•wcst of Manchester, belonging to the n;rder
Stamford and Warrington, were set on fire by 5 I's'l, d
who hal burnt some rubbish cleared from
near Timperley. The flames continued to spread ou'ihe
the whc!e of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and ja ;or
high winds of the two days last named extended °ca.
Carrington Moss, Ashton-upon-Mersey Moss, and
kingtcn Mess, embracing a tract of country exteriell;
many miles; and some of the homesteads of the farmers
and plantations on the borders of those mosses. the
saved with great difficulty. On Wednesday last n•
mosses extending from six to twelve miles wilt of
cheater also took fire, and were burning until yesterdai;
over
From the Manchester and Liverpool Ole
tires could be seen extending o reached
tract of country, and on Friday last they had u
a plantation near the Astley station, called 15erfle
Bay Wood, belonging to the Earl of Ellesmere-A rable
the fire, fed by the plantation, rose to a e°°itueere
height, and 30 to 40 workmen had to be sent. -13‘teed.
clear the space around it, so as to prevent It eltreb.
leg. Several hundred pounds worth of fir, alder'oyed,
and other ttees, besides underwood, were des"
;hbo
or-
Many thousan I f a coAnsiderall
o people were down in the ne-goweer
hood on Sunday to witness the spread of the ions
which swept along over the dry moss in some direc_or
almost with the rapidity with which similar "%iota
m
grations are described as spreading the Ati„' ore-
prairies. The deep trenches which had been cut I'ol. 9i
ViOUS years for drainage, and to stop the progressof the
milar tires, no doubt tended to check the progress alto-
fl tDIPS on this occasion, but damage has been done 08
gather to the extent of some thousands of poueo'person
destruction of game bus been immense. C°
fed
stated that he saw no less than 20 hares all rosssoday
heap. Numbers of hares were also seen on
awaiting
hemmed in by fire, apparently in great terror
svo been,
its approach; and pheasants and partridges 13 season ,
destroyed to a great extent, this being the to be
breeding, when the hens suffered themsaves soOner
burnt upon their nests than desert them.

NEWMARKET RACES'

(THIS DAY.)

40.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII)•
Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each. D.NI. (8 Subg') et
Harbinger walked °/'
Sweepstakes of 50 sou. each. P.M. (10 Subs.) er
Glenlnce ... walked Of
LATEST BETTING.
CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Grosvenor
16 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg
DERBY.
8 to 1 agst Hobbie Noble
Janina, Caloric, and filly out of Buckliound'g
have arrived.