The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-23 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

WALMEA, WEDNESDAY Evnisrma.—Last night his
Grace the present Duke of Wellington returned to
Walmer Castle from town.
To-day the Duchess of Wellington and Lady Charles
Wellesley and family quitted Walmer for town.
The Duke and his brother, Lord Charles Wellesley,
will not leave this place before to-morrow, in conse-
quence of their desire to see the last preparations for
leaving their illustrious deceased parent at Walmer Cas-
tle. The outer, or state coffin, for the remains of the
Duke, is expected to arrive by the last train to-night
from London, and his sons intend to be present at the
transfer of his remains to this coffin. _

The guard of honour, of the Rifle Brigade, which is
to be stationed at Walmer Castle to watch over the re-
mains of the Duke, will not be mounted till to-morrow,
at ten o'clock. Sentry-boxes have been placed to-day
at the various approaches to the interior of the Castle,
leading to the chamber containing the body of the illus-
trious deceased.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE VACANT CHANCELLORSHIP.

OXFORD, WEDNESDAY.--.MUCh dissatisfaction has been
excited among resident M.A.'s, by the move in favour of
Lord Derby, and this dissatisfaction has not been dimi-
nished by the character of the names appended to the
requisition which is to be presented to him. This feel-
ing extends to men of very different parties, and is irre-
spective of any personal preference for any other can-
didate. We understand that a protest against Lord
Derby's nomination is being circulated for signature,
while steps are being taken to ascertain whether the
sense of the electors will permit another candidate to be
started with a prospect of success.

ADELHHI THEATRE—EDINBURGH.
Davenport is now " starring" it, to the admiration
of her Majesty's lieges in the good old city of Edin-
burgh. He has wisely appeared, however, not at the
Theatre Royal, opposite the Register house, at the
south-east corner of Princes-street, almost imme-
diately under the shadow of Calton Hill, but at the
beautiful little Adelphi of " Auld Reekie," situated
in Broughton-street, at the head of Leith-walk—
" wisely," we say, because the latter house appears
to be at this moment flourishing under a very judi-
cious and enterprising management. On Monday
evening, the 20th instant, the domestic drama of
Alice Gray; or, The Suspected One, was performed
for the first time at the Adelphi of Edinburgh. The
cast, in all essential respects, was really admi-
rable while, in regard to the scenery, the
dresses, and the appointments, the piece would
have done credit to almost any theatre
in the British metropolis. Considering it was the
" first night," the whole of the three acts may with
the strictest accuracy be said to have gone off to ad-
miration. Several stars of lesser magnitude than the
one already mentioned took part in the proceedings,
Mr. Lloyd appearing as Jeremy Jenkinson from
Norton Folgate—in which character, although he dis-
played little of that stolid facetiousness which would
have provoked laughter through the vagaries of
Wright, or of Keeley, or of Buckatone, the provin-
cial taumourist seemed to walk the stage an accepted
and decided favourite. Incomparably the best among
the whole group of actors taking part in the melo-
drama was Mr. H. Webb as Cadger Collins—his
" make-up" being perfect, his grin (nearly as broad,
in fact, as in fun) diabolically delightful, and his per-
petual assurances through the grin, and the rags,
and the vagabondism, "My precious brother—l'll
never leave you," being about as painfully delicious
in look, voice, and gesture, as though it were some
affectionate vampire Haunting the footsteps of the un-
lucky Jenkinson. Every leer was the signal for a
roar—and the- sort of goblin dance performed by the
cadger in the Cornflower Inn, at, the village of Heath-
field, was a genuine " screamer, ' such as proved Mr.
Webb to be a "droll" of unconscionable merit. Mr.
Verner, as Chrystal Baxter the Ostler, although
somewhat exaggerated both in make-up and in man,
ner, was altogether a most sweet knave and a most
excellent villain—bearing in his second dress, indeed,
a strong family likeness to a gentleman not to be
mentioned to ears polite, approving himself in fact a
worthy disciple of our incomparable 0. Smith, that
Prince of the land of Rascaldom. Mr. Wyndham,
the lessee of the establishment, looked the very " pink
of politeness," not only in the colour of his coat, but
in all other particulars, in the person of Mr. Caleb
Kit, the celebrated Professor of Dancing, Toxophical,
and Calisthenic Exercises—acting almost as " hand-
somely" as he looked, and being spoilt only
when reduced to a state of intoxication. His
wife, although tutored to the part of the heroine
by a " study" of a very few hours' notice, infused
into the character of Alice Gray a great deal of pa.
thetic passion, though she did not look it as Mr. E.
D. Lyon's looked the hero of the piece, the young
village smith, Harry Hammerton. At the fall of the
curtain the cadger—grin and all—was called before
the footlights by acclamation. Davenport only ap-
peared subsequently in the Pictorial Drama, repre-
senting in a series of tableaux The Betting Boy's
Career, a dramatic sketch pointing a moral, if not
adorning a tale, that would be acceptable to the hu-
mane heart of George Cruikshank. The character.--
deplorably unworthy of him from its insignificance--.
assumed in this piece by Davenport is that of Rough
Redland, an English rustic, a part interesting at
least, inasmuch as it served to illustrate the versa-
tility of the accomplished American. At the larger
theatre of Edinburgh—the one in Princes-street--
the company (very inferior to the company at the
Adelphi) are performing a dramatic version of
" Waverley," followed by Gomersal as Bill Downey,
in The Unfinished Gentleman.

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—The bronze railings in
front of the British Museum, which have been several
months in the course of erection, are at length completed.
A few days ago the gilding of the last rail was finished and
the movable shed in which the workmen were placed while
executing their work was removed. On the extensive area
between the railings and the building a number of labourers
are employed in the formation of a square, either side of
which is protected by a stone wall, which is stated to be for
a shrubbery. Some alterations have taken place among
the galleries. The slabs from Assyria, which were in an
underground room, are being assorted in galleries adjoining
the Lycean gallery, called the "central edifice Nimroud,"
"the north-west edifice Nimroud," and the "south-west
edifice Nimroud." The statues and other relics in the gal-
lery in the lett room from the grand entrance are being re-
moved.

LONDON AND NORTH...WESTERN RAILWAY..--Teg.
terday morning a portion of the Victoria Tunnel, which runs
under Byron-street, Liverpool, gave way, and fell in to the
extent of about three feet. No accident occurred.

MONSTER MAIL TO INDIA.-0° Monday morning
the largest known mail to India, via Southampton, Greece,
the lonian Islands, &c., from the General Post-office, was dis-
patched from the Waterloo terminus of the South-Western
Railway. It consisted of 173 boxes of letters, four portman.
teaus, and 16 bags of newspapers,