The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-09 00:00:00

SADLER'S WELLS.

Mr. Honner, the enterprising manager of this
theatre, determined not to be outdone by any of his
Ilya's, has produced his version of Ainsworth's Jack
Sheppard, and a very excellent version it is. In one
respect it has an advantage over its competitors. Jack
Sheppard and Thames Darrell, the boys, are repre-
sented by Mrs. Honner and Miss Pincott, and Jack
Sheppard and Thames Darrell, the men, are repre-
sented by Mr. Homier and Mr. Elwin. Thus the
vraisonhlance is kept up throughout the piece. The
navel is closely followed both in the working out the
story: in the 'dialogue, and in the denouement. Mrs.
Ronner's boy Jack Sheppard was admirable, and her
husband, as Jack Sheppard the man, albeit his appear-
ance is scarcely young enough for the part, was
a very excellent piece of acting. Miss Pincott, as
Thames Darrell the boy, made as much of the
Part as could be made of it ; and Mr. Elvvin's
Thames Derrell the man was well conceived
and carefully acted. This gentleman possesses
a Pleasing voice, a good person, and evidently
bestows pains and study on the parts with which he is
”trusted ; let him go on in this course, and he will, by
415 talents and perseverance, make his way, and attain
cielhtoally a richly respectable rank in his profession.
best Jonathan Wild of Mr. H. Hall, is by the far the
we have yet seen ; his 'Wild is not the mere melo-
dramaticn villain, he throws an air of cunning, and cool
the
into the part, which reminds one strongly of
friend Jonathan Wild the Great, of Fielding. Our old
;nend Williams was the Owen Wood, and although
benevolent old men are somewhat nut of his line, the
carpenter of Wych-street, found in him a faithful
representative. One of the most effective scenes in
the piece, was that between Jack Sheppard and
15 mother in Bedlam, which was admirably acted
I_4
7 }loaner and Miss Richardson. The tears of
the audience bore witness to this lady's admirable
Personation of the agonized, maddened mother. j
The scene was heart-rending. Kneebone, in the hands
at. Mr. J. W. Collier, became a character. There is
shout this gentleman a dry quaint humour, which tells
with an audience vastly. The getting up of the piece
reflects the highest credit on the management. The
costumes
are correct, and the scenery is closely copied
from Cruikshank's illustrations of the novel. The
effects in the last scene but one—Jack Sheppard
drinking from the St. Giles's bowl, on his way to execu-
t4M--are worthy of the highest praise ; and this scene
we believe is not introduced into any other dramatic
version of this oft dramatized novel. Honner gave out
!the piece for repetition every night, until Christmas, and
if We may judge from the vociferous applause of a
iterally overflowing house, he was perfectly justified in
!0 doing. Paul the Pilot, which has lost nothing of
its Popularity, concluded the evening's entertainment.

PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE.—" The work
g.,,,0es bravely on"—wonderfully. While the Chartists of
England are firing upon the Mayor and his Constables
tR Newport—while the English papers abouad in mur-
ders, robberies, and offences of all kinds, the people of
Ireland are witnessing the success of one of the most
extraordinary movements ever made in a country—the
movement of a reckless and dissipated people to habits
of temperance, and, consequently, of respectability and
comfort.—. Dublin Evening Post. [lt appears from
other Irish papers that the Catholic clergy are exerting
nemselves with great success to put down drurlicen-
-0"5. At laying the foundation of a chapel at Kilrush
6(.10 temperance men marched in a body to the spot,
With the Catholic clergyman at their head, and the
Workmen of an adjoining distillery in the rear. At
bungarynn Father Foley has enrolled 15,450 ; in
elrk the number already amounts to 61,206 ; and in
several other places these moral "revivals" are making
similar progress. In Dublin the workmen properly re-
fuse to swear to the total abstinence system, but engage
to limit themselves to two pints of porter a-day.]
BURGLARY.—This morning information was
received at the different station-houses of the following
daring burglary :—Between the hours of five in the
evening and ten o'clock on Thursday night last, some
thief or thieves broke into the house of Mrs. Salmon,
of No. 13, Chesham-place, Belg,rave-square, and stole
therefrom the following articles, viz. :—A pair of broad
gold Indian bracelets, with embossed elephants on the
clasp ; a circular diamond broach of five or six large
diamonds, with hair in the centre ; a diamond half-
hooped ring of five large stones ; and a box, containing
gold and pearl earrings, besides numerous other articles
of value. A reward of 1001. has been offered for the
apprehension of the offender or offenders.

A wreck of a large vessel was fallen in with on
Wednesday morning, about 20 miles off Brighton, by
the Industry fishing boat, G. Jasper, master, which
towed her until night, when she was obliged to desist.
It was only about half the vessel, stern-part, with the
name of " Thornton, of Bristol." The hull only was to
be seen, which, from the paint, seemed fresh, as though
not at sea long.
FIRE-WORKS.—A correspondent informs us
that an explosion of fire-works (the third within these
few days), took place on Tuesday, at Kingston, by which
a little girl and her mother suffered serious injury, and
the house in which the accident took place was saved
,from destruction chiefly by the exertions of the neigh-
burs. This nuisance has been strangely omitted in the
New Police Act, which prohibits a boy from letting off a
squib in the street, while places for the manufacturing
tl.ern exist with impunity in every district of the metro-
Palis. The French manage these things better, and pro-
hibit every person from making them, except according
to Certain regulations. It is a curious fact, about which
there can be little doubt, that more persons have been
41ned in celebrating the sth of November, than would
have been blown up in the two Houses of Parliament if
t`te Gunpowder Plot had taken effect. This only proves
that the wicked Catholics are determined to kill Pro-
testants in one way or another.
RE-OPENING OF TIIE MONUMENT.—On
Tuesday morning the Monument on Fish-street-bill was
reopened to the public. The only alteration which has
beett made is the placing of a man in the gallery at the
th Lot'
e •
time fixed for public admission, and no Lome than
twenty persons are to be admitted at one time.