The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-10 00:00:00

SAN REED. iBACO.N'S SER.

MR. AND

GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.

It is with the utmost satisfaction that we have to
record the continued success of the excellent enter-
tainment given nightly by Mr. and Mrs. German
Reed, in conjunction with the inimitable John
Parry, the very prince of humorous vocalists. This
pleasing duty is heightened by the fact that we
were amongst the first to predict, on the per-
formance of their new entertainment, some months
ago, entitled " The Family Legend," that it would
well reward the care and trouble that had been
encountered in placing it before the public. Nightly,
and we might almost say daily, for several months
has the entertainment secured overflowing and
fashionable audiences ; and last night was no ex-
ception to the general rule, despite the many
counter attractions that now abound in the metre-
polls. The Family Legend "of itself, designed
by Mr. German Reed, and written by Tom Taylor,
Esq., is quite sufficient to constitute an evening's
mirthful entertainment; but, united with the
many peculiar personages introduced by
the three unrivalled artists to fill up the
scene, it becomes one of the best and most exhila-
rating performances imaginable. First we have the
good-hearted old Colonel Price, sustained by John
Parry, who, notwithstanding his admiration of sol-
diering, has not neglected his love of the fine arts,
amusing himself at his seat, in North Wales,
painting the picture of the terrible Sir Griffin, the
hero of " The Legend," Then the old French
nurse, Babet, by Mrs. German Reed, and next Pil-
kington, the dandy butler, by Mr. Reed, whose
dignity is awfully offended by being solicited by
his mistress to drive her pony chaise to the rail-
way station to meet her brother on his arrival in
North Wales. The old colonel's visitors are all of
the rarest description. Miss Mountjoy (Mts. Reed)
is a young lady given to mountain climbing, and
one who thinks she might be induced to give her
consent to marriage, if the interesting question was
popped to her as she stood on the top of a peak
some thousands of feet above the level of the sea.
Mr. Wabbles (Mr. Parry) is a poet, who
comes to drink divine inspiration, and the
other is a matter of fact sort of person,
Mr. Fussell (Mr. Reed), whose object is to ascer-
tain whether one of the mountains in the neigh-
bourhood offers good security for a loan. These
impersonations are all hit off to the life, and in a
manner that affords unbounded delight to the au-
dience; but the terrible Sir Griffin, the ghost of the
story, is a capital sort of fellow, although his repu•
tation is by no means favourable. The manner in
which the ghostly element is introduced is very
neatly managed. Frank Price when a boy was
always dreadfully frightened at the picture of the
doughty knight which hung in the best room of his
uncle's house, and on returning home after a long
voyage goes to sleep during thesinging of thelegend,
and as the said picture has been removed into the
apartment he is then occupying, Sir Griffin steps
from his frame and indulges in a cigar, a solo on the
violin, and a dissertation on " spirits" in general.
Of course when Frank awakens he finds his wiid

adventure with Sir Griffin is but a dream, and the

entire sketch terminates with vast preparations for
the family dinner that is to be given to the clan
Price to celebrate his return to England. The new
ballads and characteristic songs given during the en-
tertainment are all of the best and liveliest descrip-
tion, and the scenicillustrations by Grieve and Telbin
are magnificent. As a conclusion Mr. J. Parry gives a
musical narrative of the vicissitudes of a Colleen
Bawn. To attempt a description of the fun of this
composition would be impossible ; it is one of those
things that must be seen and heard to be appre-
ciated ; suffice it to say that, like old wine, Mr.
Parry seems to improve with age. We have all
that delicious humour that threw such a charm
about his singing when he appeared many years ago
at the Haymarket Theatre, and the same brilliant
and extraordinary touch that renders his accom-
paniments complete musical wonders. The " nar-
rative" elicited the most enthusiastic applause from
a delighted audience. To our country cousins, at
present on a visit to London, we recommend a visit
to the Gallery of. Illustration, feeling confident that
they will thank us for directing them to such a de-
lightful place of entertainment.

MR. KENNEDY'S SCO2TISH ENTER-

MENT.

Last night, at the Queen's Concert Rooms,
Hanover-square, Mr. Kennedy gave another of
those delightful entertainments that so highly pleise
the pleasure-takers of the metropolis—the only
drawback being the announcement that it was the
last that could be given during the present season.
For the sake of those who have not yet had an
opportunity of hearing Mr. Kennedy, we trust he
will reconsider his determination, feeling sure that,
in the event of his doing so, his entertainments
would soon become as celebrated as that of the late
John Wilson, whose " Nichts wi' Burns" were as
great a success as the most sanguine artiste could
well desire. During the entertainment last night
Mr. Kennedy recited selections from the " Gentle
Shepherd," of Allan Ramsay ; from Burns' " Tara
o' Shanter," in a manner that called forth the
loudest applause; and the songs that were inter-
spersed, some plaintive, and others highly humorous,
were each given with the true spirit of one who
loved the music of his native land. It is impossible
to say which pleased the most, the comic or the
ornamental element, as everything he either said
or sung was listened to with evident pleasure and
delight, and applauded to the very echo. In the
selection of his programme Mr. Kennedy has shown
good judgment ; we have not too much of one thing
and not enough of another, but prose and verse are
jadiciously blended, and the result is, as we have
already said, an evening's entertainment that pleases
everybody. Mr. Kennedy is not only a vocalist of
great ability, but he has dramatic talent, and that
of a very considerable power, for assuredly the
thrilling wards of his native authors are given in a
manner that creates the deepest impression amongst
the whole assembly. Mr. Kennedy has proved
himself a good entertainer, and we look forward
with pleasure to our next meeting, which, as the
arrangements at present stand, will not take place
before December, when a new series, and we trust a
good long one, of concerts will be given.
Mr. Land, the accompanist to the late Mr. Wil-
son, fulfils the same important part for Mr. Kennedy,
so it is almost needless to say the whole of the
instrumental music was given in capital style.

Their Highnesses the Prince and Princess Trou-
botzkoi arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street,
last night, from St. Petersburg.
The Marquis Arcouati has arrived at
..,,'Maurigy 's
Hotel from Turin,

Mr. and the Countess Zelka Garnier have arrived
at Maurigy's Hotel from Rockesbury Hall, Hants,

Count de Bassaroni has arrived at Mauligy's
Hotel from Naples,

The Hon. H. Prendergast Vereker, LL.D., her
Majesty's Consul at Rio Grande, has arrived in Park-
street, Grosvenor-square, on leave of absence from
Brazil.

Sir Robert and Lady Arbuthnot have arrived at
the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood,

THE REGISTRATION FOR SOUTH LANCASHIRE._
The Conservatives of South Lancashire are said to have ob-
jected to no less than from 8,000 to 9,000 persons out of a
total of little more than 22,000 on the list of voters this
year. The Liberals have issued objections to about 6,000.
DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF NASSAU.—The death
is announced of the Right Rev. Dr. Caulfield, who only a
few months since was consecrated Bishop of Nassau, a new
see formed out of the diocese of Jamaica. According to the
accounts received, the bishop died of the yellow fever. Dr.
Caulfield was formerly Archdeacon of the Bahamas.
DEATH OF MR. WALKER,
died suddenly on Wednesday the mature age of 81, at his
C.E.—This gentleman
town residence in Great George-street, Westminster, after
a long and lucrative professional career. He was for many
years president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and
Was chiefly noted and won an eminent name in connexion
With bridge building, and marine and hydraulic engineer-
ing. In these latter departments of his profession he was
for many years consulting engineer to the Board of Ad-
miralty.
Signor• Gavazzi was about to :lecture on Italy in
the town of "Newry, but the magistrates received information
that if he did so serious riots were certain to take place,
which would end in the destruction of property, perhaps
loss of life, Two of them intimated this fact to the minis-
ter in whose church the lecture was to be held, and cense-
(ineptly the lecturer diet not appear,

7PICAN MAP

We have pleasure in directing the attention of
our readers to all the maps of any merit, produced
by the enterprise of our map sellers, to illustrate
the course and operations of the great war on which
every one's attention is fixed ; and, among these,
a series just forwarded to us by Bacon and Co., of
Paternoster-row, are well deserving their attention.
These maps are all well executed, clear to the eye,
and remarkably cheap for their quality. We shall,
perhaps, best serve our readers by pointing out
what are the distinguishing points in each :
The " Shilling Military Map" shows at a glance
the whole of the American States and territories, in
three colours, as they are now divided—Federal,
Confederate, and Border Slave States.

The " American States" shows the eastern section
of the above on a larger scale, including the Confe-
derate States.

The " Shill:ng War Map" of Virginia and Mary-
land designates over 3,000 towns and streams
around Richmond, Washington, and Harper's
Ferry, and, we think,it supplies a want, as no other
one gives the full details in that vicinity.
The " Army Map" is projected on a scale which
permits the introduction of some very interesting
and valuable features unknown in other maps,
which will be found of great interest at the present
time.

These maps are, we are informed, part of a series,
which Mr. Bacon is publishing in order to keep
pace with events as they transpire.

LITERA7 URE.

The Tournal of Agriculture, and the Transactions
of the Highland and Agricultural Society of
'cotland.

" Shorthorns as Show-stock" is the title of the
first paper on the list, and the writer condemns
the practice of fattening this descril Hon of stock
to excess for the purpose of show competition. The
article on " First Crops of Nature : Ferments,
Moulds, &c.," gives some curious particulars re-
specting their agency. Thus, " they obviously
possess the power of analysing or digesting organic
matter brought in contact with them, and at the
same time of bringing the oxygen of the atmo-
sphere to bear upon it, so as ultimately to resolve
it into vapour and carbonic acid, or, as it is com-
monly said, to turn it. But this is not all. Before
looking abroad upon nature with a view to observe
their action in its economy, it is desirable also to
call to mind that they also consume ammoniacal,
or nitrogenous, or decaying animal matter, or va-
pour, and dissolve mineral and saline sediments, in
order to form the material of their own living
forms." Other articles touch on "Past and Present
Condition of the Irish Agricultural Labourers,"
"Artificial Stone," and" Thick and Thin Sowing,"
whilst the " Brief Notes on Agricultural Architec-
ture and Engineering," by Robert Scott Burn,
possess immediate interest. The account of the
agricultural transactions, as usual, conclude the
number.

The Medical Critic and Psychological ,Tournal.
The " Quarterly Retrospect" with which this
number open contains a resume of recent cases of
inssnity, with comments on the evidence and the
verdicts. A paper by J. Lockhart Clarke, F.R.S.,
" On the Nature of Volition, Pyschologically and
Physiologically Considered," follows, and those on.
" The Sanitary Condition of the United States
Volunteers," and " The Outbreak of Small-
pox among Sheep in -Wiltshire," merit atten-
tion. That on "Anthropophagy " shows human
nature, perhaps, in its most revolting aspect.
And, under the head of "Noxious Vapours "
we have the following pleasant account of
the effect of the alkali works at St. Helen's :
" Trees lose their leaves ; the top branches begin
to decay; and afterwards the bark becomes dis-
coloured and hardened, and when very much
affected it adheres to the tree,and the tree is ulti-
mately killed. The cloud of vapour given off by
the different works may be seen to affect the timber
immediately after it has impinged upon the woods.
After the vapour has passed over the tree, the
leaves become all dried up, curled, and browned."
The number contains other articles of interest, and
concludes with the usual medical and literary
gossip.