The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-02 00:00:00

DRURY LANE-7111-EA-TRE.

THE YANKEE LEGACY.
A. ccmie sk3tch under the above title was pro-
duced at this theatre last evening, in order to intro-
duce to the London public a new candidate for
Yankee laurels, in the person of a Mrs. Hough.
This lady is young and buoyant, with a
i n expres-
sive face and considerable humour, and s the best
we have seen in her line since Mrs. Barney Williams
—she is certainly far superior to either Miss Julia
Daly or Mrs. Florence. Of her general claims, as
an actress, we must see her in other things tojudge,
her present vehicle being merely a scene, written
with considerable pleasantry, if a little coarseness,
and which entirely answered its end, of enabling
hor to make a very favourable impression. This
end was also assisted by her singing of Miss
Daley's song of " Josiah's Courtship," which, save
the rather obsolete theatrical resource of her con-
versation with the fiddlers, was amusing to a degree.
The remaining performances were, as usual, the
" Colleen Bawn" and the Arab acrobats. The house
was well attended.

THE EXHIBITION AND THE GUARANTORS --As
the time rapidly approaches when the International Exhi-
bition must be examined as a trading speculation, the fact
begins to ooze out that it will not prove a financial success.
The Royal Commissioners keep their accounts closely
I guarded, and allow no figures to be given out "on authrity," except the bare statement of the daily numbers entr-
' Br-
ing the building; but in an enterprise where so many large
and complicated interests are involved—where, in fact, the
guarantors, or partners, are more numerous than the pro-
prietary of many joint-stock companies—busy calculators
are sure to be at work, and estimates not very far from the
truth, in round numbers, are sure to be published, for the
information of the anxious or the curious. We have heard
I that some of the guarantors have already insured their
risks at varying premiums, and that heavy bets have
been made, on "hedging" principles, in the neighbourhood
of the Stock Exchange, the confidence in the receipts rising
so ad to balance expenditure having wavered as early as
Midsummer or July. The subsequent good fortune of the
Exhibition—the fair, though not extraordinary productive.
ness of the later shilling days,
I and the praiseworthy bene-
volence of many firms and individuals, which has poured in
compact masses of school. children and workmen to fill the
gaping exchequer at South Kensington, have put a rather
improved face upon the speculation, and so reduced the
rates of insurance on guarantee risks. The wild and incon-
siderate contract, however entered into with Messrs. Kelk
the enortuous
and Lucas,expense of a building whose
ugliness has arausei half tae world, still keep the nervous
guarantors in suspense—especially as the Commissioners
preserve a silence on financial subjects that almost rises to
the dignity of the official sublime.—City Press.
The horse fair at Falaise (Calvados) has just
taken place, and was numerously attended. Upwards cf
4,000 horses of all kinds were disposed of, at prices varying
from 200 f. to 3,000 f. About 1,600 head of cattle and a num-
ber of sheep and pigs also changed lands,