The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-01 00:00:00

THE DEATH OF WELLINGTON.

" The lit-ro of a Hundred Fights" has bid the world adieu,
The glories of this lower world have faded from his view;
With the departed "Just" he now holds solemn interview.
His death removes a " household god" from every pa-
triot's home ;
The nation that he nobly served is bowed with grief and

gloom ;
All Europe brings its " immortelles" to spread around
his tomb.

Tho nation ponders o'er his acts, proud of the work he's

done ;
It revels in the " honours large" his mighty deeds have
Won ;
It thanks our God that He ♦ouchsafed to England such
a son.

Ever to duty was he firm—to honour ever true ;
His patriot soul was ever pure, wed selfish thoughts ne'er
knew
Our children's children will revere " the Prince of
Waterloo."

To him belongs the honoured fame of warrior and sage ;
His genius free'd the nations—left its impress on the ege:
To see his well-known haunts will be the patriot's pil-
grimage.
He was the Hero England loved, his motives all were
high,
His martial and his civil deeds sChow moral dignity;
His life a grand example is to alli humanity.
There, by his sea-side castle home, in solitude, he slteps;
He knows not that his children s ob, nor that his country
Weeps ;
He does not hear the wave's sal ate as o'er the beach it
sweeps.
The wail of nations now resound s o'er Arthur Wellesley's
grave,
His memory, long as time endures, will grateful homage
have.
" Peace to the ashes" of the C hied, peace to the Patriot
brave.
J. TELL TOPHAM.

THE DUKE OP BAYLEN.
It is curious that ou the sat ae day upon which Vis-
count Beresford was gaz ated a s Colonel in Chi©f of the
60th Foot, in succession to the Prince Consort, there
arrived in England the news t, f the death of Castanos,
Duke of Baylen—an event 1, thich, coupled with the
recent decease of the Duke of Wellington, places Lord
Beresford at the head (royal personages excepted) of
the armies both of Spain and PL )rtugal.Lord Berestord's
commission as Marshal of Porti igal dates from 1809, and
the Duke of Wellington and h e (the former having the
precedence) were both appoin ;rd Captains-General of
Spain on the same day, June 11, 1811. The Duke of
Baylen was made Captain- C 1-eneral (a rank equi-
valent in the army of Spain tc that of Marshal in the
other European armies) in the year 180 S. Lord Beres-
ford is now, therefore, the sen for officer in Europe of
Marshal's rank, and the only or .e who received his baton
during the great European w. it—Soult and Marmont
having also died during the le at twelve months. His
Lordship has of late resided it L the country, where he
devotes himself to attending to the improvement of his
estate in Kent. The increase (- if the cottage accommo-
dation of his labourers is, we hi ar, a chief source of occu-
pation to the gallant veteran.

DEATH OF MAJOR M,A .LLISTER, LATE OF

THE 13TH LICTLTI' DRAGOONS.

This veteran soldier has, lit to his great commander,
" crossed that bourne whence no traveller returns." He
died at Kaimes House Milipor t, on the 17th instant, just
three days after the death of I he illustrious warrior who
led him through many a bloot ly field. The major was
not only a noble and a brava officer, but an accomplished
scholar and gentleman. He entered the army in early
life, and saw much service. Et, was present at and en-
gaged in the battles of Orthes, Nive, Pyrenees, Nivelle,
Albuera, Toulouse, Vittoria, and Waterloo. He also
aerv.id is India and elsewhere,. At Vittoria he was one
of the centre, led on by Wellington in person, and was
near the brave Cadogan when he received his mortal
wound. At Toulouse his horse was shot under him.
He lost many brave and attach: td friends in this battle,
especially in the 42d, 72d, 79th, and 92d Highland re-
giments, which, it will be remembered, suffered
very severely in the battle—t he 42d alone having
~had four- fifths of its nutr ther either killed or
azended. After the battle of I qivelle he lent his assist-
saving the French pea santry from the fury of
' when he the the igySpanishof and Portuguese so ldiers, and always spoke
nations rathaet conduct of the Duke on this occasion,
home 25,000 sol hers belonging to these
Lima of theirr;han suffer the peasantry to be the vic-
gallant regimxty. In the hi st charge made by this
by a ball in the at Waterloo, the major was wounded
him more or less. , , which ever afterwards troubled
_, '-'uttrie years: ago he had a shock of
par lysis which oepriv,4d
. i
arra, He, however, itornhim of the use of his right
with his left hand, and, froediat sly commenced to write
this he accomplished witiT
ins peeimens now before us,
His mortal remains were cor.uls facility and beauty.
place in Mil port, on Thursdt ttared to their resting-
-3
heroes accompanying them not he toameveral old military
twice married, but has le tt he The major was
survives him. This amiable and re,, Ilis second wife
understand, along with his friend, naPaeted lady, we
he
.Dreghorne,
are his two executors. He was an (Mae
the Establi.hed Church of Socitland, and . 11
LookTedmebe of
terest in everything that co;,;cerned the
welfare eopf in.
country, whether civil, mint' iry, or ecclesiastical. *..

TIIE NEW PASSENGERS' ACT.--This day (Friday
the Passengers' Act Amendment
lat Bill conies into force. The)
former Acts, except as to existing liabilities, and except as
to an order in Council dated the Gth of October, 1849, are
repealed. The Act is to extend to every passenger ship pro-
ceeding on any voyage from. the United
Kingdom to any
place out of Europe, and not being within the Mediterranean
Sea, and on every colonial voyage stated. The Commis-
sioners of Emigration are to carry the Act into execution
with the assistance of their officers. There are 91 provisions
in the statute, and a number of forms to be used. Among
the enactments there are several to secure proper accommo-
dation and food for the passengers. B ,ats are to be carried
on board each vessel. Every passenger in a passenger ship
is to be entitled, for at least 48 hours next after his arrival
at the end of his voyage, to sleep in the ship, and to be pro-
vided for and maintained on. board. No passenger in any
ship is to be landed without h is previous consent at any port
or place other than the port o r place at which he contracted
to land. A certain space on board is to be allowed to each
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LON DO N,

THEATRICALS IN FRANCE.

FRAACAIt.—Ai. Fraacia We), a ,ariaar fay, urably
known in the literary world for his labours as a
philologist, and by several works of fiction, made
his appearance here on Friday night, under a new
aspect, as the author of Stella, a comedy in four
acts. The piece is not one of those which, at once
raising its author to eminence, inspires a regret that
he should' have so long delay ed hi, delizit as a dra-
matist ; on the contrary, it is rather remarkable for
the absence of the qualities essential to theatrical
success. The dialogue is meagre and vapid, and
the ultra-sentimentality of the subject is by no
means relieved by the variety or dramatic power oe
the incidents. The subject—suppressing the details
—is the devoted affection of Stella. a young canta-
trice of beauty, talent, and reputation, to a young
man of rack and fortune, M. de Valencay, who,
reduced to poverty by the dishonesty of his banker,
is restored to opulence through her generosity. Her
delicacy, however, induces her to conceal from him
the source of his renovated fortunes; but she is
clearly under the impression that his often repeated
protestations of affection will now lead to a mar-
riage from which his pride would have shrunk in
his previous state of destitution. In this she is disap-
pointed ; the inconstant heart of her lover is capti-
vated by another lady, and Stella finds herself aban.
doned. Her rival turns out to be her own sister,
whose love for Valencay appears so intense and
heartfelt, that, unable to bear the idea of the pain a
rupture would inflict on her, Stella stifles her un-
worthy passion, and yielding up her claims to his
gratitude, resolves to seek in the triumphs of the
stage consolation for the sufferings of unrequited
affection. The monotony of this affair is relieved
here and there by the cool effrontery of the default-
ing
banker (the best character of the piece) creating
some amusement. The exaggerated caricature of an
extravagant dandy, though savouring more of an in-
ferior thaatre than the Fran9ais, is also productive of
some merriment. Stella is well acted, Mdlle. Made•
leine Brohan lending the character of the heroine the
aid of her talent and beauty, xv hilp the. minor aha-
racters are efficiently supported by Mmes. Fix,
I3onval, and Moreau-Sainti. M. Provost made the
most of the bankrupt banker, and in the ungrateful
character of Valencay M. Maillart exerted himself
strenuously, but to little purpose ; in the other parts
Messrs. G,,,ffroy and Monroe were satisfactory. The
success must be set down as a shade below the
susses destime, some murmurs of disapprobation
having greeted the author's name on the fall of the
curtain.

VAUDEVILLE,-4n La Julie Meaniere a smart little
rustic lass, who, not liking a village lout propos©d
for her husband, gets up a little intrigue which would
do honour to the most sharp-witted grisette of the
quartier Latin, by which she disgusts and frightens
him, and finally marries the man of her heart.
Messrs. Luguet, Schey, Leonce, and Mmes. Clary
and Bader, exerted themselves successfully in support
of this affair. Another novelty on the record here is
La Nuit Orageuse, which has been acted at various
theatres scores of times before, with trifling altera-
tions in the incidents, characters, &c. It has seldom,
however, been more pleasingly put on the stage. A
retired tradesman, of singularly peaceable disposition,
has a daughter whom he is about to unite to one M.
Gaston, a pleasant young fellow, who must be set
down as a downright "fast man." His escapades
coming to the ears of his father-in-law in perspective,
the marriage is broken off. Gaston is, however, more
than a match for his unsophisticated beau- pere, whom,
with the assistance of a fair danseuse (played a
merveille by Mdlle. Cico) he seduces into going to
the bal del' opera, then to a supper at the Maison
Doree , the old gentleman loses a large sum at cards,
on parole, and under the generous influence of chem-

vague, challenges a gigantic cuirassier to fight a duel.
In the m,rning he awakes to a dreadful headache, and
a painful consciousness of all his previous night's ex-
travagance, and is only too happy to accept the offer
of Gaston to settle and hush up the matter, the mar-
riage following as a matter of course. With the help
of a sprightly dialogue, smart couplets, and clever
acting. La Nail Orageuse was received with general
masks of approbation.
VARILTES.—M. Numa, one of the best actors of the
Gymnae, has emigrated to this theatre, where he
made his debut a few nights ago in a smart little affair,
Les Deux Gouttes d'Eau. The idea of the Mencech-

mei has furnished the data of the subject. An at-

torney, well to do in the world, in order to indulge
his partiality for bads, ballerine, suppers, &c., with-
out awaking the suspicions of his wile, resorts to the
expedient of making a scapegoat of an imaginary
Sosia. After giving rise to sundry quid pro quos of
a most laughable description, his stratagem is dis-
covered, and he only obtains forgiveness on condition
of becoming a model husband for the future. Numa,
as the attorney, was excellent, and from his rececption
he may be said to have at once risen as high in the
favour of the public of the Varietes as ever he stood
in the estimation of his admirers at the Gymnase.
GAITE.—The pieces here, however different their

subjects, are invariably cast in the same mould. The
villain of the piece is always some evil-minded, sour-
looking nobleman, while we find the " ima de plebe
Quiritem" some sturdy " ouvrier"—an epitome of all
the sublunar virtues. In the last piece produced
here, Paris qui pleure, et Paris qui rit, the same
idea predominates, though not perhaps to so great an
extent. A young scion of the nobility, such as it is
understood at the Gate, to repair his fortune, seri-
ously compromised by gambling, &c., marries Mdlle.
de Lucenay, who, in her turn beloved by a young
naval officer whose affection she reciprocates, consents
under the influence of her father's authority. Her
husband rapidly runs through her fortune, and his
ruin, together with the unexpected return of aer
former lover, gives a shock to her understanding, from
which she only recovers to learn her husband's death,
who is run over in coming home from a ball, and gives
her hand to her early admirer. By the side of " Paris
qui pleure," " Paris qui rit " introduces us b the
smiling picture of an artizan, whose calm happiness
receives only momentary interruptions from scarcity
of labour, &c. Such is the outline of this melodrama,
which, notwithstanding its dimensions, which are
sufficient to strike terror into the most inTeterate
playgoer, and the absurdities which it abounds in,
was successful. The acting is more than respectable
—Mdlle. Laurentine and MM. Aubree, Sores, and
Francis carrying off the honours.
Mdlle. Fanny Cerito is engaged at the Grand
Opera, and is, dit-on, to make her (Mine. in a new
ballet composed by St. Leon, the music by Adolphe
Adam. It appears that the news of the engagement
of this favourite danseuse was received with such de-
light by her sister ballerine that three of them imme-
diately placed their resignation in the hands of their
director. How this little enieute will end still remains

concealed by the veil of time.
lme. Plessy Arnoult, a great favaurite at the
Franciis a few years ago, and who has since been the
star of the French theatre at St. Petersburgh, is
announced shortly to return to the scene of the Rue
Richelieu.

TO THE EDITOR OF TM' SUN.
vote as a freeholder cf the county of
Kent was objected to by the Conservatives, and I at-
tended S esterday at the Green Man, Blackheath, to
sustain my vote, before Mr. Ogle, the revising bar-
rister. I was detained several hours, and had the
opportunity and pain of seeing the names of seve-
ral first• rate men (among whom was Mr.
George Grote) struck off, I.eing absent, pro-
bably not knowing the day Ix sitting, or because
they would not take the trouble to attend, but what
appeared to me still worse, was that the Revising
Barrister did not order the !xlx:nses to be paid in se-
veral cases, where the objections were altogether
" frivolous and vexatious." I mention one case. A
gentleman, living at Camberwell, appeared to sustain
his vote, which was unexceptionable, and was told
deliberately by the Conservative objector that he
thought he was dead, and .hat he had only been
kill, d a little before his time. In addition to this insult
his expenses were refused,asll other equally frivolous
objections had been up to this time. At length my
name was called. I had !leld the freehold several
years, all the particular 3 on: the" registry, were
strictly correct. I asked permission to address
the Court, and respectfully submitted to the
Revising Barrister that tbs wisdom of the Legislature
for the protection of the voters had enacted, that in all
vexatious and frivolous cases of objection the Revis-
ing Barrister be empowered to order the costs to be
paid by the objector, anl that it was the duty of the
court to carry out the whole Act, and protect the
voters by enforcing the expenses. The Barrister
immediately ordered th,t I should be paid ten shillings.
Now, I beg to ask why I was the only one paid ? I
can attest that several other cases occurred during
the morning quite as frivolous and vexatious as my
own, and I respectfu!ly submit that it is the duty of
the Revising Barrister, without being urged to it, to
carry out the only clause in the Act for the protection
of voters, by ordering the expenses to be paid by the
objectors in ell cases where the objections are frivo•
lous and groundless, and thus save the time and
annoyance to a largo and respectable body of her
Mjesty's faithful subjects, and put a check to this
unbearable annoyance.—l am, Sir, &c.,
JAMES LOW.
10, Warlter's-buildings, Holloway, Oct. 1.

. SUICIDE F i DO,N-BRIDGE.— On Wednesday
night, at half -past e.ijg°llllo clock, a determined suicide took
Thames. A man
place by a -
jumping from London-bridge into the
,nwiinthtohaat
respectablya attired man, and apparently about
forty years of
cvl-as observe:l walking to and fro on the
west side of thegbe'• and when near the recess in the
centre of the bridge,ngheae, leaped on. the seat, and, taking off
his hat, looked rodn
hio.delfthrew it into the river, and imme-
diately precipitated
act,over the parapet. A passer-by,
beran to him, but. only in time
givelangaabdleh to obtain a tight hold.
An alarm was instantly given, and
tidetlrags put into requi-
sition, but without any success,was running down
very rapidly. Up to a late hour last
evening
the body had
observingt
o touc hhtishecomata