The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-16 00:00:00

SURREY.

Sir Lytton Buhver's play, "Richelieu," was chosen
last evening by Mr. Creswick as the first of a series of fare-
well performances at the Surrey. The play of "Richelieu"
is well adapted for the display of those sterling qualities
which mark this favourite performer's histrionic assiimp-
tione, and in Mr. Creswick's delineation of the Cardinal he
rose in such power that, at the close of the third act, an
unanimous round of applause was followed by a call before
the drop-scene, a similar compliment being paid at the close
of the drama. At the termination of Mr. Creswick's con-
nection with the Surrey, he will make, we understand, his
reappearance in the more fitting and congenial atmosphere
of a West-end theatre.

" The betrothal of the Prince of Wales with
the Princess Alexandra of Denmark," says a Brussels
letter in the Journal de -Liege," took place on the 9th at
the Palace of Laeken, in presence of the King of the Bel-
gians. After the ceremony a grand dinner was given, at
which, in addition to the royal visitors and their suites, the
Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, with several
members of the English and Danish diplomatic bodies,
were present."
We understand that the Prince of Wales's mar-
riaga to the Princess Alexandra of Denmark has been pri-
vately settled at Brussels, that it is one based entirely upon
mutual affection and the personal merits of the young
Princess, and that it is in no way connected with political
considerations. The late Prince Consort, whose sole ob-
ject was the welfare and happiness of his children, had
been long convinced that this was a most desirable mar-
riage. Tie knowledge of this is itself a source of deep
gratificaticn to the Queen, and will be most satisfactory to
the country.

The Adependance mentions amongst the on di ts
in Paris that M. do Lavalette is to replace M. de Flahault,
as French Ambassador in Landon.
TELEGaAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH
The telegraphic communication now in course of construc-
tion by Ms. Reuter, through Russia, Siberia, and Mongolia
to connect Pekin with St. Petersburg and London is ex-
pected to to completed in six months,—London and China
Telegraph.
THE 'NAMES EMBANKMENT.—Considerable pro-
gress has already been made with this great and important
work. It is only a fortnight since operations were com-
menced opposite Montagu-house, Whitehall, and already
from that place to Waterloo-bridge large numbers of piles
have been fixed. Yesterday several lighters were placed
opposite Somerset-house, and the work of pile driving com-
menced in that part of the river.
THE RAIN DRAINAGE WORKS FOR THE EAST OF
LONDON —Yesterday the contractors commenced opera-
tions in Cld-street-road, St. Luke's, in connection with the
great Micsile Level Sewer through Snoreditch, which will
come out at Old-street. In the High-street a connection
is being uade simultaneously with the main line of sewer
from Betanal-green, so as to continue the system through
Old-strolt, PKO Wilderness-row and Clerkenwell to Blooms-
bury, wiera it will 'mite with the western main drainage at
Oxford-street. The works at the East London end present
so►ue formidable engineering difficulties.