The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-03 00:00:00

ADELPEI 7.IILATBE.

• On Saturday evening Mr. Boucicault produced another
of his new dramas, in this instance, entitled "The Life of
an Actress." The piece is in five acts, but the story closes
at the end of the fourth, so the fifth act might have been
omitted altogether without spoiling the effect of the play.
The plot turns painfully upon the villanies perpetrated by a
certain aristocratic scoundrel, Mr. Maltravers, to accomplish
the fall of a young and innocent girl, who has taken to the
stage as a profession. In this perilous position Violet, the
actress in question, finds a friend and protector in a Mr.
Grimaldi, an actor engaged at the same theatre, and through
the instrumentality of this amiable old man, she marries
her real lover, Lord Arthur Shafton, and becomes happy
for life. The applause at the fall of the curtain was very
great, but at the same time sounds of disapprobation were
very audible. These unpleasant sounds were no doubt oc-
casioned by the "sensation" of the piece, namely, a young
and beautiful woman locked in a lone home with a deaf old
lady, as her only protector against the brutal insults of the
said Mr. Maltravers. Of the acting of Mr. and Mrs.
Boucicault it is impossible to speak in too high terms
of praise ; the former, as the old " utility actor,"
was nature itself, and the latter as the young, struggling
actress, Violet, perfection. Mr. Toole has a capital part in
the piece, which suits him to a nicety ; and Mr. Emery,
who scenes fated always to be " cast" for villanous parts,
was hissed to his heart's content—the highest compliment
that could be paid, as it showed that he had acted his part
to the very life.

The scenery of the piece is exceedingly beautiful, and the
stage effects are wonderful.
Although the same amount of success cannot be predicted
for " The Life of an Actress" as " The Colleen Bawn," yet
a career of some considerable length is destined for it.
The house was crowded to suffocation.

OXFORD MUSIC HALL.

MORNING PERFORMANCE.

On Thursday morning next the experiment of a day en-
tertainment will be tried at this magnificent hall. Consi-
dering the position taken by this hall, and the curiosity
which must be awakened in fashionable circles
to see the building itself, and witness the now
richly-varied entertainment, there can be little doubt that
a series of morning performances, appealing to aristocratic
patronage, will be successful. On Thursday morning, in
addition to the contributions of vocal and instrumental solos,
the famous selection from "Il Trovatore" (which is now
nightly received with great acclamation), will be performed;
and, to wind up the entertainment, the youths Henri and
Pfau will go through their brilliant performances on the
flying trapeze.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL BENTHAM.—The death of
Admiral George Bentham took place on the 24th ult. at
Canterbury, at the advanced age of 74 years. He entered
the navy in 1795. In 1805 he was created a lieutenant,
and officiated as aide-de-camp in Sir R. Calder's and Sir R.
Strachan's actions. In 1809 he contributed to the success-
ful issue of an attempt made to storm a battery on the
coast of Finland, for which he received the acknowledg-
ments of the admiral, and was mentioned in despatches.
He afterwards engaged in a desperate conflict with a French
privateer, in which he had four killed. In 1813 he assisted
in saving the dockyard at Port Royal from destruction by
fire, and served in the battle of Algiers in 1816. As an
acknowledgment of his having conveyed to Genoa the trea-
sure claimed by the King of Sardinia from the Dey, he
was invested by that Sovereign with the second class of the
Order of St. Lazareth and St. Maurice. He married, in
1827, a niece of Lord Exmouth.
FREE EMIGRATION TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
—The Adelaide, of 829 tons, Ca: tain Sayers, owned by
Messrs. Frederick Sorties and Co., of London, left South-
ampton on Saturday for Algoa Bay, with "permitted"
and other emigrants, selected on behalf of the Cape Colonial
Government by Mr. Arthur C. Saunders. They are under
the charge of Surgeon-Superintendent F. 0. Roberts, and
number 261 souls, equal to 228 k statute adults, comprising
38 married couples, 73 single men, 52 single women, 55
children, and 5 infants. Mr. Saunders appointed Mrs.
vziiir.y. French matron and Mr. H. W. Didewell School.
toaster. The Adelaide is the 32d free emigrant ship
despatched hence at, the colonial expense under the Local
Act of 1857, the operation of which has added a total of
9,273 souls to the ►opulation of the country.

LA I'

EST NEWS.

TURIN, MARCH 1.

I3aron Ricasoli has resigned.
He will probably be succeeded by M. Rattazzi.
MARCH 2 (Evening).

Garibaldi has arrived at Genoa.

The Committee of the Providimento Society are
preparing to celebrate his arrival with a banquet.

NAPLES, FEB. 28 (Evening).

A bomb exploded here this evening, near the St.
Carlo Theatre, without, however, causing any

damage.
A patriotic demonstration was immediately made
by the indignant population.
The people traversed the Via di Toledo with
shouts of "Evviva Italia!" and "Evviva Garibaldi!"
The person suspected of the offence has been
arrested.

PARIS, MARCH 3,

The Itleniteur of to-day says :
" Culpable intrigues having excited the students
to manifestations based upon an odious invention.
The Minister of Public Instruction has informed
the Vice• Rector that the students or scholars who
should take part in any riotous assemblage shall
be immediately expelled from the Academy of
Paris, and deprived of their academic inscriptions."

The demands for the conversion of Four-and• a-
Half per Cent. Rentes amount to 97 2.3 millions of
francs. The number of Obligations Trentennaires
presented for conversion is 384,710.

PARIS, MARCH 2.

The Moniteur of to-day states that the Nantes
journal Esperanee du Peuple has received a first
warning for containing a correspondence conceived
in as inimical spirit, and making a manifest appeal
to passions most hostile to the established order of
affairs.

In an article in the Constitutionnel of to day
M. de Limayrac alludes to the coolness, perhaps
even sense of offence, felt by the Emperor towards
the Chamber of Deputies.
The writer continues :

" This bad feeling is not attributable to the rejec-
tion of the bill for General Montauban's pension,
but to the misunderstanding which the skilful and
perfidious enemies of our institutions attempt to
envenom by false news and hateful calumnies."
The article concludes :

" We are convinced that the report of the Com-
mittee does not represent faithfully the true senti-
ments of the Chamber."

BERNE, MARCH 2.

The French Government has demanded that
Switzerland should pay two-thirds of the costs of
the affair of Ville la Grande, one-third of the ex-
penses being defrayed by France.
The Swiss Government has replied that it is
willing to pay an indemnity of 4,000 f. to the
wounded French, leaving to France the cost of the
demolition of the house of M. Choffat, amounting
to 400 f.

The Swiss Government adds that the question o:
right remains for the decision of public opinion.

BERLIN, MARCH 1.

In to-day's sitting of the Committee of the
Chamber of Representatives, the proposal of Herr
von. Carlowitz, for the recognition of the kingdom
of Italy, was agreed to with only one dissentient
voice.

The Ministry announced to the Committee that
it must decline to take part in the discussion, as
the proposition tended to exercise an influence
upon pending questions of European policy.

MADRID, MARCH 1.
News from Tangier states that the lieutenant
of the Sumter has been released.
Federal ships are watching the Sumter, which
still remains stationary at Gibraltar.