The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-27 00:00:00

SURREY THEATRE.

The management of Messrs. Shepherd and Cres-
wick terminates this week, as far as the latter
gentleman is concerned, he having, it is said, joined
the company of Mr. Pechter. At his farewell bene-
fit, the night before last, after his performance of
Sir Giles, in Massenger's play of " A New Way to
Pay Old Debts," Mr. Creswick delivered the fol-
lowing speech to a crowded aadience

"Ladies and Gentlemen,—Although somewhat fatigued
by my exertions of the play, I cannot help making an effort
to express, however feebly, my sincere appreciation of your
kindness this evening. There are moments in our lives
when to interpret feelings words are but weak agents, and
of that fact I am now myself painfully conscious.
What can I say ? How can I thank you not only for this
night's sympathy and approbation, but for so many nights
—nay, years, of the most constant, unvarying, and liberal
encouragement ? Under such a pressure of pleasant obliga-
tions I have only left to say, more is thy due than more
than all can pay.' As lam not about to leave the country
or retire from my profession, nor in all probability from
management, I am spared the pain which I must otherwise
have felt at the present moment. In truth, I have re-
solved to regard this farewell as a leave-taking of friends
—friends who have assembled to compliment and
do me honour, and therefore I may be pardoned,
I hope, if I briefly allude to the cause which
has led to my having issued such numerous invita-
tions. In two short nights from this I shall close the
labours of nearly 14 years within these walls ; labours con-
scientiously directed, and I trust not altogether fruitless.
I don't mean so far as my purse is concerned. I refer to that
fruit which a well-conducted theatre, devoted to the true
interests of the drama, should produce. But on that point,
perhaps, it may not become me to speak. The public are
the judges, and it is they who must decide that question.
In any case, I feel I owe to that public and to our liberal
press a lasting debt of gratitude for their generous recog-
nition of my humble exertions. To stop the tongue of idle
rumour, and satisfy those who take any interest in my
leaving this theatre, I beg simply to state that my contract
with my excellent partner, Mr. Shepherd, will expire on
Monday, and believing it would prove mutually advantage 7
ous not to extend the .term,- we have resolved to sever our'
business connexion. Whether our sanguine expectations
will be realised is a matter in the womb of time ; but be that
as it may, I have the present satisfaction, and to me a most
gratifying one, of knowing that we part with the most
friendly feelings, and, I believe, sincerely wishing each
other prosperity and happiness. Now, ladies and gentle-
men, permit me to extend those wishes to each and all of
you, and with reiterated thanks to rest your grateful debtor,
and, for the present, respectfully and regretfully bid you
Farewell."

To-night Mr. Ceeswick will appear for the last
time. On Saturday next (October 4) the house
will re-open for the winter season, under the sole
management of Mr. Shepherd, and a version of the
celebrated French drama, "La Bouquetiere des
Innocents," will be produced.

THE BARON DE BRUNNOW,—The able and ac-
complished ambassador who has for so many years worthily
represented the CAr at the Court of St. James's has just
received a new honour from the Emperor. Wa learn that
the insignia of the Order of St. Andrew have been placed
in the hands of his Excellency Baron Brunnow by Prince
Gortschakoft, a younger son of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, who was despatched from St. Petersburg to Lon-
don for that purpose.

HARROW SCHOOL.—We hear with regret of the
early death of Mr. Joseph Jones, the "head boy" at Har-
row, in his 19th year, the only child cf Mr, Joseph Jones,
of Severnstoke, in the county of Worcester. The school re-
assembled last week, and the deceased was, we believe, pre-
sent in chapel on Sunday, where, as is customary, he read
the lessons. Mr. Jones had been unwell this autumn, but
had returned to school apparently recovered. On Wednes-
day a relapse set in, and he expired, after much suffering,
on Thursday morning, at the house of the Rev. G. F.
Harris, one of the masters, to the great gr'ef of all his com-
panions and a large circle of friends. His death was sup-
posed to be the result of an organic disease somewhat simi-
lar to that under which Bishop Villiers sank so suddenly
and unexpectedly last autumn. This sad event has cast a
gloom over the whole school. The deceased had gained
many prizes, and was, we learn, a young man of great abi-
lity and promise.
THE ACCIDENT AT THE MALVERN RAILWAY
TUNNEL.—MALVERN, Friday.—A great relief has been
afforded to-day to railway travellers in this district by the
r::-opening of the tunnel on the Worcester and Hereford
branch of the West Midland Railway, which, as reported
in the beginning of the week, had been blocked up by the
falling in of an air shaft on Sunday night. Tho workmen
employed by the West Midland Railway Company to re-
move the ruins of the broken shaft and repair the damage
in the tunnel occasioned by its breaking through continued
their operations unceasingly up to last night. It was found
that the air shaft had descended bodily through the earth
some fifteen feet, and, crushing through the arch, was
arrested by the flooring of the tunnel. The brickwork has
now been safely shored up; last night the first passenger
train from Hereford passed through safely, at about half
past eight o'clock, and to-day the regular passenger and
goods traffic has been resumed, and has proceeded iii the
old muse,