The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-28 00:00:00

DR`JRY-LANE THEATRE.

We intended to have written a notice of the per-
formances at Drury-Lane on Saturday, but finding the
following in the Observer we adopt it :
The house opened last night for the season, and we
are glad to say that it was well attended. It looked to
great advantage—to greater than we have seen it look
for some years—and we are told that not less than be-
tween 1,5001. and 2,0001. have been laid out in a new
stage, new drops and scenes, new painting, new decora-
tion, and an abundance of cleaning. The Bude light
has not yet been put up, and an apology was made for
it in the bills ; but as it is—with the former chandeliers,
the foot-lights, and the wax candles in cut-glass round
the several tiers of boxes, the theatre looked uncommonly
brilliant. We are informed that quite as much has been
done behind the curtain as before it, and the comfort and
convenience of every department have been attended to.
We earnestly trust that Hammond will have no reason
to regret his experiment, and it is hard, indeed, with a
population of above a million of souls, if there are not
audiences for two large theatres besides small ones.
The instances arc rare, especially in theatricals, where
energy, industry, and respectability do not succeed in
the world, and we do hope that Hammond's case will
not he an exception.
He commenced with a piece originally produced under
his care at the Strand Theatre—The Fairy Lake—and
`we regret that he was not able to adhere to his original in-
tention of beginning with Romeo and Juliet. No doubt he
regrets it too, and nothing would be more unfair than to
try him by his first night; he has necessarily been driven to
expedients in the outset,and he can scarcely be said to have
put his talents and resources to the test until after
Christmas. It is said that he has made np his mind
not to gain by his first season; and if so, he. is pre-
pared for the worst, to which we should be sorry to see
it come. It will sincerely gratify us to find him several
thousand pounds in pocket, because we believe he de-
serves it. The Fairy Lake, with Auber's music (as
far as it has been preserved) went off with much ap-
plause, notwithstanding an apology was made for Mr.
Collins before the curtain rose, on account of sore throat
and hoarseness. Great attention has been paid to the
getting up of the opera, and the scenery is beautiful.
This mention of scenery reminds us to speak of the
new curtain and the new act drop, both by Mr. Mar-
shall. The architectural act drop we highly approve,
but the new curtain is too gaudy for our taste, sur-
mounted by the likeness of the Queen in bistre, and
ornamented by portraits of various poets, dramatic and
undramatic, in medallions, surrounding a sort of apo-
theosis of Shakspeare. :We do not understand why the
date 1558 is at the bottom of the curtain. The Times
of yesterday stated that it was the year of the birth of
our great dramatist, but Hammond and those who ad-
vise him are not likely to fall into such a blunder, as
every body (excepting the writer in the Times) knows
that Sbakspeare was born in 1564. Elizabeth began
to reign in 1558, and possibly the date on the curtain
may refer to that event.

The Fairy Lake was followed by Turning the Table:,
in which Hammond took the part of Jerry Bumps, and
on his entrance was received with continued applause.
Compton played Jack Humphreys with a great deal
of quaint and natural humour, and with the comic
breadth belonging to farce. Miss Daly followed
Mrs. Ober as Patty Larkins, but at a considerable
distance, and yet exceedingly well. The afterpiece
was, in all respects creditably cast, sad produced
about as much laughter as when it was
originally brought. nut with Liston as the hero.—
The old and capital farce of The Jew and the Doctor
concluded the performances, for the sake of reproducing
Dowton as Abednego. He is, of course, not what he
was, but still there is nobody who can rival him in this
and some other characters of the same class.
We ought not to omit to mention that the whole com-
pany sang " God save the Queen" at the commence-
ment of the performances, and when it was encored they
substituted " Rule Britannia," to the great satisfaction
of the audience.

PRICE sd.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH,e
OCT.H 2a6m.2lHiireerT:ilaeigersatyp,s slooph.)
arrived on Wednesday from the coast of Africa, after a
period of nearly four years' service. She has gone over
a distance of 125,694 miles, and has captured seven
Scout
vessels, with 2,0.52 slaves. Out of the crew which left
England in her, the commander, master, boatswain, car-
penter, and 33 men have returned. Lieut. Lawless, of
the Wanderer, and Mr. Jolly, mate of the Pincher, in
the West Indies, took passage to Ascension in the Scout,
for the purpose of proceeding to Sierra Leone to con-
demn two prizes, the Scorpion and Victoria, taken on
that station. Lieut. Troubridge, late of the Melville,
appointed to the Princess Charlotte, and Lieut. Noble,
R.M., frem the Island of Ascension, came passengers to
England. The Scout has recently spoken the following
vessels, bound to England :—Moira and Platina barques.
aßio Batavia
Packet, ; s schooner orn Zanzi-
bar; Ra-
cer, and Charles Carter, schooner, from the Cape ; Palmyra,
from Bengal ; ship Tigress, from China ; Dutch barque
Pr° tfer uo
from from
Cadiz forArnst Reriodm Plate,
; for
bar; Robert Henderson, for Sydney; and Creamore
barque, from Newfoundland, for Pernambuco. She
sailed for Sheerness this (Saturday) afternoon to be
paid off.
Extract of a letter from her Majesty's ship Water-
witch, dated Bth July, 1839, at sea :—Cruising off La-
gos the night before last, we saw a brigantine coming
out from under the land—made all sail before the wind
in chase of her, but night coming on -we lost sight of
her. All day yesterday we were looking after her, but
in vain ; however, at daylight this morning the man at
the mast-head reported a sail on the weather bow ; we
made sail after her, and after a beautiful chase of six
hours caught her. She proved to be the same vessel
we chased the night before ; she is a Portuguese bri-
gantine bound to the Havannah, with 3.54 slaves on
board. 'We have sent her to Sierra Leone to be con,
demned.
The Hercules, 72, Captain E. Barnard, which ar-
rived from Lisbon on Wednesday, sailed this morning,
with the Lucifer steamer in company, to be paid off at
Sheerness.
We learn by letters from Malta, dated the 9th of
October, that the British and French squadrons %ere
lying in Besika Bay on the 27th ult. The latter had
been augmented by the arrival from Toulon of ano-
ther llne-of-battle ship, another frigate, two corvettes,
and two brigs ; two other steamers, the Lavoi-
sier and Veloce, of 220 horse power, were hourly
looked for,. as well as the Alger ship of the line, and
Marne corvette store-ship. The weather had been
very boisterous, so much so indeed as to induce the
British Admiral to look out for safer winter quarters,
and a report was in circulation that, with the exception
of one or two liners and some small craft, the squadron
would shortly leave for Vourla. The Rodney is said to
have sprung her mainmast, and in that case will be sent
to Malta to be fitted with a new one. The Talavera
was hourly looked for at Malta, on her way to Eng-
land. The Beacon left Smyrna for Athens on the
27th ult. The Phoenix steamer arrived at Malta on
the 9th from England. Mr. Jekyll's yacht Louisa
arrived there from Constantinople and Besika Bay
on the 2d instant, after a very quick passage of five
days. Lord Exmouth, in the Flower of Yarrow, was at
Constantinople. The British squadron was constantly
exercising the crews in gunnery, in which important
branch of naval warfare the superiority over the French
is very manifest. The ships of the latter occasionally ex-
ercise gunnery, and devote three days a week to ex-
perimental sailing and manoeuvres under canvas. Be-
sides the communication kept up with Marseilles three
times a month by the French Government steam-
packets, steamers of war are constantly running between
Besika Bay and Toulon. The Zebra, British brig of
war, left Alexandria on the 19th ult. It appears cer-
tain that this vessel's mission related to the delivery up
of the Ottoman fleet, and equally certain that Com-
mander Stopford received a positive refusal so to do
from his Highness the Pacha. Some pretend that
during the vessel's four days' stay at Alexandria her
officers openly rowed round the port, took observations,
and made notes of the number, force, and relative posi-
tion of the Ottoman and Egyptian ships of war.
Extract of a letter dated Lisbon, Oct. 14 :—" The
men of war here are the Donegal, Blenheim, and
Espoir, and two French frigates. The Xarifa, R.Y.S.

yacht, with the Earl and countess of Wilton on board,
arrived here on the 11th, having left Plymouth on the
Ist. The Menai yacht, with Lord Francis Egerton on
board, sailed on the 12th for Cadiz, and is to be fol-
lowed on the 16th by the Xarifa."
The Rolla sloop of war, at Devonport, is under or-
ders for the coast of Africa ; and the Wizard sloop of
war, at the same place, for South America.
The Sapphire troop ship will be ready to receive
troops in four or five days.

The Mercury tender has this week conveyed twenty
seamen to Plymouth for the Revenge, now only eighty
men short, and twenty boys fur the Impregnable.
Her Majesty's ship Buffalo, Mr. Wood master, was
to leave Quebec on the 26th of September, for the Cape
and Sydney, with the political convicts on board, one of
wh.;m murdered Lieutenant Weir at the commencement
of the rebellion. The Buffalo will then proceed to New
Zealand for timber.

The Apollo troop ship, A. Barley, Ebq., Master,
was at Cork on Tuesday lust, embarking the service
companies of the 7th Royal Fusiliers for garrison duty
at Gibraltar.

The New York packet Mediator arrived on Wed-
nesday, in twenty-two days, having sailed the same day
with the British Queen. She consequently brings no
news. The St. James packet, Captain Sebor, sailed
for New York on Monday last.
On. Saturday morning last her Majesty's cutter Sylvia,
commanded by Lieutenant Brewer, captured an Irish
craft, near the Land's End, having on board 400 tubs
of brandy, and four men, and brought them into Pen-
zance pier.

The Clifton, for Bombay, arrived yesterday, to em-
bark a large draft of the 18th Royal Irish, to join
the regiment recently removed from Ceylon to that
Indian Presidency. The number to embark will be
150 rank and file, 29 women, and 10 children.
Arrived last evening at the Motherbauk the General
Rebow, Lightfoot, in fourteen days, from Malaga, with
fruit, for London ; she has received pratique, and waits
a slant of wind to proceed. She left fourteen vessels

at Malaga loading with new fruit for d4erent ports in
England. On the 17th instant, in lat. 37 52, and long.
10 55 W., spoke the brig GoorBe, of Poole, from New-
foundland, bound up the Straits, and well, and re-
quested to be reported.
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- In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Pantaloon, Numa (transport), Sapphire, and
Messenger (steamer).
At Spithead—Clifton (East Indianian).
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Mates---T.
Woodgate, late of Confiance, and J. 13. Dickson, late
of Melville, to the rank of Lieutenants. Lieutenants
—Wrm. M. W. Douglas to the Stag, and to take pas-
sage in the Wizard ; R.. F. Levinge to the Melville;
D. O'Brien Casey (1799) is appointed to Greenwich
Hospital, vice Renwick, deceased ; E. F. Wells to the
Coast Guard Service. Assistant Surgeon George
Doak, of the Melville, to the Harlequin.
(From the Devonpori Independent.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 9.6.—Her Majesty's ship Pique,
36, Capt. E. Boxer, may be expected at this port
daily, with Sir John Colborne, Lady, and suite, from
Canada. The Pique will proceed from Plymouth to
Sheerness, to be paid off.

The crew of her Majesty's ship Revenge, 78, will be
paid advance of wages in the course of the next week.
Her Majesty's brig Wizard, 10, Lieutenant-Corn.
Birch, having been repaired, went out of harbour, into
Barnpool, on Monday. The crew were paid wages on
Wednesday.

In Ho moaze—lmpregnable, 104, Captain Eden ;
San Josef, 110, Captain Tayler ; Carron, steam vessel,
Diligence, naval-transport; Swail, tender, and Devon,
lighter.

In Barnpool—Wizard, 10, Corn. T. F. Birch.
In the Sound—Revenge, 76, Captain Hon. W.
Waldegrave ; Rolla, 10, Lieut.-Corn. Hall.
Orders have been received at the Royal Dock yard
at Woolwich, from the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, to build a steam-vessel of two hundred

horse power, to be named the Lizard. She is to be
constructed with all possible expedition.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
The following is a list of the stakes, Sce., for this meeting,
which commences this day :
MONDAY..
Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sors. each, for three-years-olds and
upwards. D.M.
The Cambridgeshire Stakes of 25 sews. each, 10 ft, and only 5,
&e., smith 100 son. 'added by the Inhabitants of Newmarket
and the neighbourhood. The last mile and a half of B.C.
The winner of the Cesarewitch to carry 71bs. extra.
(55 Subs.)
Captain Rots ns St. Francis, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b; Mr. Rathbone
ns Lanercost, 4 yrs, Bst 91b. ; Mr. W. Denham's b c Com-
pensation, 4 yrs, Bst 71h ; Mr. Irby ns Quo Minas, 4 yrs,
Bst 51b; Lord Eglinton's br c St. Martin, 4 yrs, Sst 31b; Mr.
Fairlie's ch c The Hydra, 4 yrs, 7.st 121 b ; Lo: l Exeter's
Alcmdar, 4 yrs, 7st 121 h; Mr. Howe's Scamander, 5 yrs, 7st
121 b; Lord Chesterfield's as Heiman Platoff, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b;
Mr. Payne ns Harpurhey, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b ; General Grosvenor',
Dwdalus, 4 yrs 7st 91b ; Mr. Watt's Cara, 3 yrs, 7st 91b ; Mr.
Dixon's Camelino, 3 yrs, 7st 81b ; Lord Lichfield's The
Corsair, 3 yrs, 7st 61b; Mr. Wilson's Quicksilver, 3 yrs, 7st
61h; Captain Macquerie's Magpie, 5 yrs, 7st 6lb ; Mr.
Theobald's Dragsman, 3 3 rs, ist. 51h ; General Grpsvenoes
Merrythought, 5 yrs, 7st 41b ; Lord Eglinton's ch f Opera,
4 vrs, ist 31h ; Mr. Shellcy's Tawney Owl, 4 yrs, 7,t 21b ; Mr.
Newton's Vicuna, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ; Mr. Elwcs nd Jonnnina, 4 y."s
7st Ilb ; Duke of Portland's Polydorus, 3 yrs, 6st 12Ib ; Lord
Exeter's Bosphorus, 3 yrs, Get Mb; Mr. Graydon's b c Roscias,
3 yrs, Gst 81b ; Mr. Forth's f. by Merchant, out of Turquoise,
3 vrs, Est 41b ; Mr. Wilson's Louisa, 3 yrs, Est ; Mr. Udny
nd Mickleton Maid, 3 yrs, sst 121 b ; Mr. Hawker nd b f Re-
voke, 3 yrs, sst 10lb ; Lord Exeter's Express, 3 yrs, sst 101 b;
Duke of Beaufort ns Science, 3 yrs, list 91b ; Lord Strad-
broke's Hesione, 3 yrs sst 91; Capt. Williamson's The Drama,
3 yrs, sst. 71b ; and Mr. Townley ns Peon, 3 ygs, sst. The
rest declared.
Compensation, St. Martin, The Hydra, Scamander, Har-
purhey, Daedalus, Magpie, Dragsman, Tawney Owl, Ex-
press, and several others, are not expected to run.
The Criterion Stakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft ; for twe-year-
old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies. Bst 51b ; the second to save
his stake. From the turn of the lands in;
Mr. S. Stanley's c Crazy Boy, Lord Albemarle's Olive
Branch, Duke of Grafton's ch c Ottoman, Duke of Richmond's
br f Sherbet, Lord G. Bentinck's gr c Grey Milton, Lord G.
Bentinck's ch c Capote, Lord G. Bentinek's b c Marmot
(dead), Lord G. Bentinck's b f Crucifix (91b extra), Lord G.
Bentinck's Dreadnought, Lord G. Bentinck's ch f Rosa Blanca,
Mr. Bowes's Black Beck, Mr. Bowes's Middleham, Lord Lich-
field's c by Belzoni out of Zillah, Lord Lichfield's Firefly,
Lord Jersey s Muley Ishmael ; Lord Jersey's eh f by Glencoe,
out of Sister to Cobweb ; Mr. Howe's b c by Recovery, out of
The nun ; Mr. Sadler's Defendant; Mr. Wrefcrd's b f by
Glencoe, cut of Victoria; Lord Exeter's c Stamboul (21b ex-
tra), Lord Exeter's b c Hellespont, Lerd Exeter's Brother to
Alemdar, Lord Exeter's c Raymond, Mr. H. J. Smith's So-
merford, General Grosvenor's b f Bounty, Mr. Greatrex's b f
Pocahontas, Mr. Bland, jun.'s Miss Betsy ; Mr. Wadeson's c
by Buzzard, out of Margaret ; Mr. Greville's ch f Trojana, Mr.
Greville's ch c Proteus, Mr. Greville's ch c Perseus, Mr. Har-
ris's b c Mariner, Mr. Thornhill's b c St. Preux, Mr. Thorn-
hill's f Elphine, Mr. W. Edwards's c Assassin, Mr. W. Rids-
dale's gr c Florist., Mr. W. Ridsdale's b c Diderot Lord Or-
ford's gr e by Clearwell, out of Angeliea ' • Colonel Peel's b fby
the Colonel, out of Mary Anne ; Colonel Peel's ro c by Augus-
tus, out of Constantia ; General Yates's b c Gibraltar, Mr.
Worrall's Reindeer, and Mr. Watts's Sister to Cara. A very
small field for this stakes.

Colonel Anson's Zntnmerman agst Lord Suffield's Vernon,
Bst ilb each, A.F., 100, h ft.

TUESDAY.

Lord Tavistock's Lucy iCernble,Bl t 71b, agst Colonel Peel's
fby The Colonel, out of Mary Anne, 7st 131 b. First half of
Ab. M. 100, h ft.

Mr. Byng's Garryowen, Bst 71b, agst Mr. Grevilles Trojans,
Bst 51b. First half of Ab. M., 25, 10 ft.
Handicap Plate of 1001. for three-yrs-old and upwards. D.I.
Fifty Pounds for two-yrs-old, carrying a feather; three, 7st
51b ; four, Bst 91b ; five, 9st 31b ; six and aged, 9st 71b. Last
three miles of B.C. The winner with his engagements to
be sold for 300 guineas if demanded, &c.
IVEDNESDAY.
Handicap Plate of 501, for three-yrs-old and upwards, A. F.
Subscription Plate of 501; for two-yrs-old, 6st 71b; and three,
Bst 101 b. T. Y. C.
Sweepstakes of 10 sevs each; for two-yrs-old, 7st 21b; and
three, 9st. The winner to be sold for 1501., &c. 'l'. Y. C.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 30 soya each, 10 it, if declared
within an hour after the weights are fixed, for three-yrs-old.
Last mile and a distance of B.C.
THURSDAY.

Subscription Plate of 501., for three-yr-olds and upwards. D.I.
Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for two-yr-olds, 7st ; three, Bst
121 b; fillies allowed 21b. T. Y.C. The winner to be sold
for 80 sovi, if demanded, &c.
Sweepstakes of 100 sot's each, for foals of 1837 ; colts, Bst 71b;

fillies, Bst 41b. T. Y. C.
Lord Exeter's fby Sultan, out of Palais Royal ; Mr. Gre-
vine's Proteus ; Colonel Peel's fby Actamn, out of Electress ;
and Mr. Poyntz's f by Camel, out of The Odd Trick,
Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for two-yr-old colts, Bst 71b;
and fillies, Bst 41b. Ab.

Mr. S. Stanley's Scintilla, sister to Flambeau Lord Albe-
marle's ch c The Orphan ; Duke of Richmond's f Sherbet ;
Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Milton; Lord G. Bentinck's Capote;
Lord G. Bentinck's Marmot (dead): Lord G. Bentinck's Cru-
cifix ; Lord G. Bentinck's Dreadnought ; Lord G. Bentinck's
Rosa-Bianca ; Mr. Bowes's Middleham; Lord Lichfield's
Firefly; Mr. Sadler's Defendant; Mr. Wreford's b f by Glen-
coe, out of Victoria; Duke of Grafton's Ottoman; Lord Exe-
ter's ch cby Sultan, out of Datura; Lord Exeter's Hellespont ;
Mr. Wadeson's cby Buzzard, out of Margaret ; Mr. Greville's
Proteus ; and Mr. Greville's Perseus.—lt is not unlik•ly that
Crucifix will walk over.

FRIDAT.
The Audlev End Stakes of 30 sovs eack, for all ages (two-
years-old excepted). A.E.C.
The Nursery Stakes of 25 soy each for two-years-old. D. M.
Sweepstakes of 10 sov each ; for two-years-old colts, Bst 7lis ;
fillies, Bst 51b. First half Ab.M. The winner to sold for
50/., &c.
Tandicap Sweepstakes of 10.sova each, for three-years-old and

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upwards. T. Y. C.
The following horses have arrived within the last two or
three days for the Cambridgeshire Stakes :—Opera and Laner-
cost, both per van. Zimmerman is also here, and a van arrived
late en Friday night which was said to contain Prudence.

NORTHALLERTON RACES..—Tittan DAT.
(CONCLUDED.)
A Silver Cup of 501. by SubscriOuns of 5 sovs each, for horses,
&c., that won 1001. value in Cup or Stake at any one time
before naming. Two-mile heat. (10 Subs.)
Colonel Craufurd's b f Dolphin, 8 yrs 6st 121 b. (Francis) 1 1
Mr. Shafto's be by Physician, 3 yrs 7st.
Mr. Worraald's ch f Centipede, 4 yrs, Bst I lib.
Mr. Fowle's gr c The Cripple, 3 yri, 7st.
Mr. Hasting's br f Memento, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b.
Won easy.
Produce Sweepstake of 25 sovs. each, h ft for the produce of
mares covet cd in 1836 ; colts, Bst 51b ; and fillies, Bst 21b ;
those out of mares that never bred a winner, orby stallions
that never got a winner, allowed 31bs, but only . one allow-
ance. One mile. 16 Subs.
Mr. Bell's b f by Gainsborongh
Mr..Blakelock's ch fby Curtius
The favourite was beaten by a head after a fine race.
Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, p.p., with 10 added by W. B.
Wrightson, Esq., AI. P. ; for two-yr-olds, 6st 81b ; and three
yrs, Bst 101 b; fillies allowed 31bs. The second saved his

stake. One mile. 4 Subs.
Mr. Haworth's b c Quid, 3 yrs (Lye) 1
Mr. Bell's b f La Sage Femme, 3 yrs
Duke of Cleveland's ch cby Emilius
Mr. J. Osburne's b f Sister to Anne Maria, 2 yes 4

A good race.
The Hurdle Race Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 10 added, the
second saved his stake ; mile and a distance ; were won in three
heats by Mr.,Peter's ch g Syntax, aged (Captain Sutton),
heating Mr. Lamplough's b m Mischief, 6 yrs. A good race.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE (SOUTHPORT) COURSING

MEETING,' Oct. 23 AWD 24.

The Annual Dinner Stakes, for all-aged degs, were won
by Mr. harlot 's f and w d Elis, beating, in the deciding
course, Mr. King's f d Clasher ; the St. Leger Stakes, for
puppies, were won by Mr. Robinson's f and w b Fly, by Lum-
ber, beating Mr. Robinsou's r d Topper, by Lumber ; the
Fleetwood Cup, for all ages, was won by Mr. Hunt's bd b
Sylvian, beating Mr. Ray's bl b Sarah ; the Church Town
Stakes, for puppies, were won by Mr. Slater's w and r d Snap.
by Royal Oak, beating Mr. Whitehead's bl and w d Pedlar, by
Harlequin ; the Southport Stakes, for all-aged dogs, were won
by Mr. Ogden's w and bl d Talleyrand, beating Mr. Slater's
Sans Slick ; the Rossall Stakes, for all-aged beaten dogs; were
won by Mr. Eden's f and w d Enterprise, beating Mr. Robin-
son's r d Hero ; and the CrcAsands Stakes, for beaten puppies,
were won by Mr. Hunt's r b Honeysuckle, by Priam, beating
Mr. Hodgson's bl and w b Zafra.
The weather was very unfavourable, but hares were abundant,
and the sporting excellent.