The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-03 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Oct. I.—The market has been'firm, but
without much business doing. Threes, for the
present settlement, are now at 65f. 75c., and for the
end of the month at 66fr., the carrying over being
about 25c. Mobi!ier are unvaried at I,ooofr,
Railway Market quiet, but pretty firm: The mar-
ket became rather weaker towards the close, and
left off as follows :

41 per Cents .. 92 15
Do. end month....
3 per Cents
Do. end month 65 9.5
Credit Mobilier 995
Do. end month -
Bank Shares 3101
Credit k onder 1215 50
Roman

Italian Loan 67 50
Do. end month —
Ditto Threes —
New Mexican
Russian .... —
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Rome Debt
Deferred

BAIL

Or1ean8.•.••••,. oo 000
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern
Western ..
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian ..
Lon'bard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

'AIN.
Cash. Account.
871 25 d.
985 ..

917 50 ..
626 25 ..

518 75 .. --
496 25 .. - -

315 - - -
445 - -
527 25 -
397 50 .. -
480 -
280 -

Drury Lane Theatre.

The second part of Henry IV, was performed here on
Saturday evening, according to the announcement made iu
the programme of Messrs. Yale-weer and Challerton. The
play, however, devoid of spectacle, is one of the richest in
character and poetic writing of Shakespeare—buf, like most
second parts, it is less effective for stage representation
than the first, although it possesses all that characterisation,
wit, and passion peculiar to the one Great Dramatist. More
than forty years have passed since it was produced at
Covent Garden Theatre, with Mr. Macready as Henry IV,
and Mr. Charles Kemble as the Prince of Wales ; and it
is eleven years since it was revived at Sadlers' Wells by
Mr. Phelps as one of the celebrated Shakespearean series.
The great attraction of the performance on Saturday even-
ing was the impersonation of the two opposite characters—
the servile Justice Shallow, and the potent Monarch who
placed the house of Lancaster on the Throne of England.
In the one we have the very dregs of intellect shown, in the
other the utmost exercise of wisdom and power of character.
Our stage has witnessed few such triumphs of dramatic art
as the impersonation of Justice Shallow by Mr Phelps, and
this real masterpiece of histrionic genius suffices to make
up entirely fer the shortcomings of the play, with all its un-
deniable literary beauty. Both in outline and in filling-up
the portrait was perfect. There was not a point which did
not give undeniable indications of conscientious thought
and rare delinea ive skill; thus the lover of fine acting
could not but view it with the utmost delight. In his
assumption of the old, weak-minded, talkative, quick,
country justice, Mr Phelps was strikingly artistic, The
sentiment of the part was most delicately brought out ; the
reflections on old Double's death, and the recollections of
his boyish frolics, were certainly the very perfection of art,
As King Henry, Mr Phelps equally delighted the audience,
although the part is limited to two scenes. The soliloquy
on sleep was spoken with infinite grace, and the interview
with Prince Henry was given with genuine pathos and fine
effect. Aa a whole, the embodiment by Mr Phelps of the
two parts is an extraordinary performance, and one that
will remain long in the recollection of every person of taste
and appreciation. Mr Barrett as Sir John Falstaff was
worthy of high praise, and Mr Roxby as ancient Pistol,
although verging a little too much towards burlesque, wes
excellent. The other parts in the play wore evenly repre-
sented, but nothing more.

The house was crowded in every part, and at the fall of
the curtain, the applause was geuvrAl and enthusiastic,