The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-30 00:00:00

FRENCH THEATRE.

The English Opera-house was last night opoted, for the
first time this season, in order that the French company
might perform their amusing Vaudevilles, &c. Among
the actors engaged we find M. BELFORT, from the Theatre
Royal, Marseilles ; ST. Auntx, from the Theatre, Lyons ;
AL FELIX, from the Theatre, Bordeaux; M. GUENEE,
from the Theatre des Nouveaute • M. VICTOR BACON,
from the Bordeaux Theatre ; Mademoiselle IRMA, from
the Vaudeville; and Madame BAUDIN, from the Theatre,
Rouen. In addition to the above, the following ladies are
shortly to appear :—GossExs, from the Theatre, Rotten ;
FLoavILLE, from Bordeaux ; CLARA, from Porte St.
Martin, Paris ; DUMONT, from the Vaudeville ; ELIZA
LAMBERT, from this Theatre of the Duchess of BEnar ;
and Lisina, from Des Varieties. In the course of the
season they are also to be reinforced by several of the
most eminent Parisian actresses, namely, Mademoiselle
LEONTINE FAY, ELIZA JACOPS, BERNARD LEON, and
Mademoiselle MARS. The performances last night con-
sisted of L' Heritiere, a slight and amusing vaudeville, Le
Centenaire, and- Le Bourguernestre de Saardam. • Po-
Tux, as Le Centenaire, played with his usual matchless
vivacity, and in the following piece imparted infinite force
and humour to the heavy stupid burgomaster, Van Bet.
The other performers went through their parts with their
usual excellence, to the satisfaction of a well-filled and
fashionable house.

DA
nNLEY, OR THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH
to.xFeiGti ou).--This splendid production, which is at present
“Ricihigeliau much attention, from the pen of the author of,
most pole
evu,:fulleoyntains, among other magnificent scenes
Cloth
it o
_ f delineated, the celebrated Field of the
H
Gfdd—Description of White Hall in the reign of
T
VIII.--The Court Fete, Banquet, and Pageant—
Lad he.
Nbat, and deliverance of FRANCIS I.—Shipwreck of
J STA NCI, &c. Among other historical personages
we may enumerate, besides the two Alonarchs of France
and.o England, the Duke of BUCKINGHAM—CardinaI
esEy-.-Lord Dintsr—Earl of DEVONSHIRE—Duke of
}1,01..x--Lally Cs STAXCE DE GREY—The Earl of
SUEREY—Lord .T. HOWARD Lord ABIRGA'NY—Lord
„Afe,e:racux..-Sir W. CECIL, &C. &C.
On Monday
evening last a General Assembly
of the Academicians was held at their apartments in So-
merset-house, when MARTIN ARCHER SHEE, Esq., was
elected President of the Royal Academy of Arts, in the
'rim of Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, deceased,—which elec-
tion his MAJESTY has been graciously pleased to confirm.
PAUL METHUEN, Esq., and his son, lately
,4illed) within five hours, on the manor of Corsham, 69
.hares, besides pheasants and partridges !
b WILD SWANS.—EDWIN ABBOTT, Esq, of
and GEORGE EDMONDS, Esq., on their way
rtvrt the river to Gravesend, on the 2lst inst. fell in with
four wild swans off the Galleons, below Woolwich, and
seeded at their first shot in bringing down three of them ;
'the fourth was wounded, and fell about two miles inland,
."11 the Essex side. The largest bird was a perfect white,
a"
measured seven feet from tip to tip of the wings, and
ei, 'ed 161 b. ; the others were grey, the one measuring
feet one inch from wing to wing, and weighed
L 111). ; the other measured six feet eleven inches from
ping to wing, and weighed 131 b. This has not been
exceeded this season in swan shooting.
WILD SWAN.—A remarkably fine specimen
414tti'e ',Wild or Whistling Swan (Anal (Ear. Cygnus
Perus.P was shot a few days ago on the loch at Linton,
%Y I?tutvr.s,1?tutvr.s, of Burntoot. The majestic bird bad
S•ntltt a temporary retreat among the reeds near the mar.
tti °I the loch, where, however, it was betrayed by its
114telY neck, which elevated above the sedge, exposed its
.41, to tl f 11 • s•Oute of the s. e
Ix, n em
htil ill by uno nmeans commonly to p
beortsma met with h
inw thildis
ttite:tjY• It is only after a long continuance ot inclement
'6,3; tner that it sometimes leaves' its native north to visit
4 more temperate climate, and we believe it bas never
t"' known to treed in this island, though a few rare in-
,
„nces. `'*re recorded of its having nestled and reared its
}l%
'l,llg .on the Mainland, the principal of the Orkney Islands.
..efsty Mail.