The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-02 00:00:00

DRURY LANE THEATRE.

The long-announced performance
for erecting a national monumentto bdtiakehsepe
took place on Wednesday evening: and attracted a
in aioftfeuanrd
brilliant audience. It con-Asted of ”' As You Like
selections from
smhgAdo John,
About Nothing,"
Kom
" The Merchant of Venice, " " Hamlet,"
eoand
"Much "Henrylt," IV."
and " Midsummer Night's Dream.' Mr. Adolphus
Francis must have had considerable labour in get-
ting such a variety of actors and actresses together,
and it was hardly to be expected that be could
accomplish the task without meeting with opposi-
tion in some quarters. The most interesting feature
e lengthy programme was the reappearance of
Helen Fauna, as Rosalind, in
"As Yu Like
inandMh
iss tthe spontaneous burst of applause
that
greeted lt
her mustpubic
talentone had not forgotten the
b
brilliant who had long been absent
from th principal scenes in which Rosa
lino is engaged,
ged,hien the las three acts, were given,
Miss Heleneenm'
Faucit enchanting the audience with
tun. deliciously feminine, gracetui, piquant, and fer-
vent development of the heroine. Every word told,
and every syllable was rendered distinct wish life
and interest by this charming actress, who seems
not to have lost one iota of her power. On the
fall of the curain the applause was ex-
traordinary, and when Mr. VAndenhtff led the
lady forth to acknowledge the complimentary call
the walls of Old Drury re echoed with the en
thusiastic cheering. The other prominent feature
in the programme was the singing of the National
:..nthetn, the solo parts being sustained by Miss
Poole, Mrs. Howard Paul, and Mdlle. Pareps.
In organising the entertainment, Mr. FraLcis has
shown a zeal that deserves well of the public, and,
judging from the brilliant and fashionable audience,
the success he has struggled for will be achieved.

THE LATE SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY TRAIN.—Io
The Sun of yesterday there appeared a brief account
of the suicide of a gentleman in a railway train near
Newark. We now publish further particulars. From papers
found in the possession of the unfortunate gentleman, it
appears that he was a Frenchman, and his name wa, Vis-
count des Makes. At the inquest held before Mr. Griffin,
the coroner, Mr. F. Douglas, surgeon in her Majesty's In-
dian Service, stated that he joined the Edinburgh exprei s
train at Berwick, having a through ticket to London. He
got into a compartment with the deceased and Dr. Lowe.
He had N ery slight conversation wi h the deceased, merely
an interchange ot common civilities. Both gentlemen were
strangers to him. He asked them if they objected to his
smoking, and they replied in the negative. They all three
then lighted their cheroots, and afterwards dozed. When
the train got to York he asked the deceased, in French,
if he would get out for refreshment. He said, " No,
Ido not wish to get out." Witness and Dr. Lowe
went into the coffee-room and had a cup of tea, and then
returned to the =nage. After the train had proceeded
half a mile, deceased lighted his cheroot again. Dr.
Lowe remarked that he could not sh ep, and the deceased
said the seat was so very hard he could not sleep. The last
time witness took particular notice of the deceased was
about 5 o'clock, when he offered him a light. Shortly be-
fore the train leached Newark witness and Dr. Lowe were
dozing, being very tired. Suddenly he heard a report or
crack, which caused him to start. His first impression was
that some part of the machinery was broken. Before he
had time to think the deceased tell on the bottom of the
carriage with his head on witness's knee, blood gushing
over the seat on which he was sitting. Witness exclaimed
" Good God, the Frenchman has shot himself." Dr. Lowe
immediately waved his hat to attract the attention of the
guard. Death was instantaneous, he never groaned or
moved, and a small pistol was hanging on his finger. He
seemed to be perfectly collected all the way from Berwick,
and was smoking quietly. On arriving at the Newark
station they called to the guard and the body was removed.
After o her evidence had been offered, the jury returned a
verdict to lhe Met " that deceased took away his own
life, but there was no evidence t, show tue butte of his