The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-19 00:00:00

EVENING, AUGUST 19 1852.
LoNDION, THURSDAY

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

The pruning knife having been judiciously applied
to The Field of Terror, it now goes very smoothly
and pleasingly, and has actually turned out to be an
attractive hit. The house continues to be exceed-
ingly well attended, and Mr. Flexrnore and Mdlle.
Auriol are nightly called before the curtain. The
fantastic agility of the former as the mischievous imp
affords vast delight to the spectators, and the exqui-
site dancing of the latter commands universal admi-
ration. In the comedietta Caught in his own Trap
Mr. Farren and Mrs. Alfred Phillips are seen to ad-
mirable advantage, but commend us above all to Mr.
Shalders, whose genuine unstrained humour is pecu-
liarly delicious. Many a more pretentious artist falls
far behind him in true comic power. The present
entertainments at the Olympic are well deserving of
public patronage. The seasonable hour at which the
performances terminate is a praiseworthy feature in
the management.

VAUX HALL. GARDENS.
Mr. Wardell, the enterprising lessee of the royal
property, took his benefit last night, and not with•
standing the unsettled and threatening appearance of
the weather, a numerous and highly respectable com-
pany assembled to testify their appreciation of the
manner in which Mr. Wardell conducts this old and
popular establishment. Shortly after seven o'clock,
Mr. Green, the veteran aeronaut, accompanied by
several gentlemen, made an ascent in the great Nas-
sau balloon. At first the huge machine took a
north-essterly direction, at a low altitude, but the
ballast having been freely diachargrd the balloon
sredtly shot up to rn immense height, and having
gotinto a new current of air was carried to the
south-west, and crossed tba gardens from which it
bad ascended three times within a short period, as if
unable to get out of the circle. In the course of the
evening intelligence arrived at the gardens that a
safe descent had been effected at Deptford. The
other amusements consisted, with a few additions, of
performances already favourably noticed, and so
well known by the public as to preclude the neces-
sity of any description. The new ballet of Leola
seems to increase in popularity with each successive
representation. The fireworks were upon au un-
uswlly large scale, and the gardens were brilliantly
illuminated.

THE PROROGATION OF PAR

(From LIAMENT.
the Supplement of the London Gazette of Tuesday,

August 17.)
At the Court, at °dae House, Isle of Wighl', the
18th da m
y of August, 1852 :
Present—The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council
It is this day ordered by her Majesty in Council, that
the Right Hon. the Lord High Chancellor of that part
of the Unitxl Kingdom called Great Britain, do issue
writs for proroguing the Parliament, which was ap-
pointed to meet on Friday, the 20th day of August
inst., to Thirsday, the 21st day of October next ;
and also for proroguing the cony( lations of the prc-
vinces of Caiterbury and York from Saturday, the 21st
day of Auguit inat , to Friday, the 22d day of October
next,

YOUN; AMERICA—OLD ENGLAND.
A SONG OF PEACE.
Br WILLIAM CHARLES KENT,
.A uthor of " Aletheir."

What! shall Saxon bonds be 'sundered,
Fe) the sordid lust of gain?
Shallthe realms of peace be ravaged
By the Rulers of the Main
For the greed of gold or glory ?
No—Forbid it, God the Lord !
Young America—Old England—
Haul in baud, not sword to sword!

Shall I:ne hour dissever races
Thts allied by kindred fame,
Speaking both one common language,
Men with blood and bards the same ?
Such dark crime can never follow
Foolish taunt or idle word.
Young America—Old England—
Heal in hand, not sword to sword!

Has not history woven our laurels

Till their many wreaths are one—
Yours the pride in burly CromweP,
Ours in honest Washington?
With the radiance of Past annals
Shall the Future not be stored?
Young America—Old England—
!land in hand, not sword to sword!

rv.
Does broad Ocean roll between us?
We are still. brought side by side,
By the peaceful navies Commerce

Launches widely o er the tide.
Shall we 'wako our latent thunders,
Where toil•laden ships are moored?
Young America—Old England—
Hand in hand, not sword to sword!

Have we not rlike together
Prized the songs our Poets sung
Since the golden day when Genius
First drew music from our tongue?
Godlike Shakspere—Seerlike Milton—
All now cry with one accord,
Young America—Old England—
Hand in hand, not sword to sword!

TI.
Has not Art shed equal splendours
On the treasures each possesst
In the homely hues of Hogarth—
In the sacred dyes of West:
And not less on Power than Flaxman
Phidian inspiration poured?
young America—Old England—
Hand in hand, not sword to sword!

VIL
We have loved the same old legends
Throwing charms around our lot,
Through each tale of gentle Irving,
Each romance of gorgeous Scott.
And shall war pollute the cloudland—
Battle dint the fairy sward?
young America-01d England—
Rand in hand, not sword to sword!

VIII,
Then shall Saxon bonds be 'sundered
By the sordid lust of gain?
Shall the realms of peace be ravaged
By the Rulers of the Mein
For the greed of gold or glory?
No—Forbid it, God the Lord!
young
America—Old England—
nand in band, not sword to sword !

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON
Alm Nowrir-WEsTErzx RAILIVAY.—The adjourned
inquest
at Standon- Bridge on the body of Thom? 9 Reynolds, the
driver of the ern_ no of the 9 30 expre 3 train from Liver-
pool, who was k' led by the accident wl-*ch occuf:ed
a h
disrince from Standon-Bridge, was held yesterday, 8 Theort
jury assembled in the parish school-rcom at ten o'clock. The
evidence, however, of Price, the stoker, was unable
complet! to be
d in consequence of his continued illnrss, and it
being stated that he would not be in a fit condition to
examined for three week,., the coroner adjourned the I • be
till that day month. nquest
THE ELECTRIC CLOCK AND BALL AT CRA
Yesterda tING"
Cnoss, - A great deal of interest was caused
iroltlisCobinall
completion of the works at the Electric by the
Telegraph
pany's office in the Strand. It is intended tbatt
proposed
shall descend at one o'clock, to denote London
Tuesday the ball descended for the first time. It is s- On
to have it in daily work from this day (Thursday,
act precisely as that placed at the Observatory at and will
wicb. At the lamp in the centre of the
fixediagwa en-
site the office an electric clock is to be , with Y nppo-
which will be illuminated, at night. four dials,
MR. ALBERT SMITH. s ASCENT OF MONT BLAN
This veij clever entertainment, which has contributed:
given for the 200th time last evening,----e
much to the amusement of all classes of society duritt te
never;
past six months, was
to one of the most numerous audiences ever assembled to
. London
appeared
witness it. Mr. Smith r,es in great force, and
to bet`er advantage. There can be few persons i
who have not yet witnessed this attractive entertainment,
but all such are counselled to take_ the_ earliest opportunity
of
enjoying the agreeable evening Mr. Smith invariably ensures
to his audience.
GENERAL POST-OFFICE, AUGUST, 18,52 wI
."-- th
reference to the notice issued in
_May last, announcing th
for making establishment of contract mail packets to Australia, via thee
Cape of Good Hope, it is necessary tofostate that, when. the
2d of the month (the day appeln„adlia,
the 4th of
uP, in the
ordinary course, the mails for Australia, c.) falls on a Sun-
day, the mails will be closed in London on the evening of
the 3d, and in Plymouth on the morning of
the
month.
WANTON OUTRAGF. TO PROPERTY.—Yesterday the
front of the house of Mr. Simon Sileock, the Carpenters'
Arms, opposite to Clerkenwell Palice-court, was wilfully in-
jured by some ill-disposed individual, several of Ihe panels
having been cut apparently with a knife. Mr. Silcock
has recently laid out a considerable sum of money
in the
decoration of his establishment, much of which will now
have to be re-done in consequence of this shameful outrage.
He intends publishing the offer of a reward for the apprehen-
sion of the offender.
WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELECTION RIOTS.--No
fewer than 23 persons charged with being concerned in the
late election outrages at Bridge-gate have been committed
for trial by the magistrates. They were sent to Gloucester
by the mail train yesterday, escorted by 62. policemen, armed
with cutlasses. The evidence taken before the magistrates
was very luminous, and showed that not only was there
great destruction of,but very serious injuries
sus-
tained by the police and others. One policeman was for
some time considered to be in a dying state, and has not yet
recovered ; others of the force were baaten with great seve-
rity. :Mr. Dickenson, a county magistrate, was also
seriously assaulted. In addition to riot and assault, two of
the prier are charged wiLh highway robbery.

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