The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-12 00:00:00

FRENCH PLAYS.

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Dumas's lively comedy of Les Demoiselle de St. Cy,',
was revived at the St. James's Theatre, and with Rey-
nier and Lafont in it could scarcely have failed to be
successful.
The Viconte Roger was Lafont's part, and he played
in the most perfect style of manner and tone, presenting
highly-finished but life-like picLure of the courtly gallant
of the time. The sympathising Hercale was played by
M. Reynier, and what between laughing at him and
with him, he kept the audience in continued merriment
throughout. Mdlle. Brohan made the most of Charlotte
de Morian ; the spirited and graceful Mdlle. Henry
played the part of Louise Manelair with admirable
piquancy. The house, as usual, was crowded.

BALL AT THE FOREIGN-OFFICE.—ThD Countess of
Clarendon gave a grand ball last evening at the official
residence of the Foreign_ Secretary, in Downing-street.
THE LATE LADY DALHOUSIE.—The remains of the
late Lady Dalhousie, wife of the Governor-General of
India, who died on the passage home from India, will
be interred in the family mausoleum in Scotland, and
Captain Bowie, aid-de-camp to Lord Dalhousie, has gone
to Scotland to attend the funeral.
CITY CORPORATION COMIIISSION.—It is rumoured that
beßtwEi.sopoEfNtllseGmclemp bcciirsEAefrstihnetC._itychCeoamptimidisesiwona.s
Mr. Justice Patteson and Mr. G. Cornewall Lewis NO.
yester-
day restored to general traffic, having been closed nearly
three weeks for repair of the road.
MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.—The Post-office authorities
have given notice that ship letter bags will be made up
on the 7th proximo for Adelaide, Port Phi:7?, and
Sydney, to be forwarded by the screw-steamer Victoria ;
and for Melbourne and Sydney next month, to be for-
warded by the steamer Great Britain,
VICTORIA. LONDON DOCK COMPANY.—Yesterday a
special general meeting of this company was held at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street for the purpose of
submitting for the approval of the prdpristevn a bill now
before Parliament, entitled "A bill to ameirtitSe Vic-
toria (London) Dock Act, .1850," and to arthorise the
construction of additional docks and other works ; Mr.
J. P. Heywood in the chair. Mr. W. Smith, the secre-
tary of the company, read the heads of the bill, which
gave power to increase the capital of the company from
400,0001. to 900,000/,, by the issue of new shares dis,
tributable pro rata, to ettend the Vine originally deter•
mined upon for the completion of the -Works ; to eo:i-
,struot new works, including additional docks and w:i.7,-
houses ; and to lease the line for a period of 21 yerre.
The bill was approved, subject to such alterations as
Parliament might consider wtpedient ; and the common
seal of the &Ovally was affiKed to the dral. The
meeting then separated:
place yesterday,
SERVANTS' ROYAL PROVIDENT AND 2ticrioLZNT
in the their, It appeared
goeizft.-zthii iii:th aninial Meeting of this society took
iojidh was .reo by the secreta,-.7, that
at tii6 Offish in Great Marlborough-
during the i;iiit
frstorelitett •
hWieitillis:.ailtr: Ford, ESq.;
~:iff 114641; Isi,lye‘cl: bad been to
the Provident Fund of the socie4 i .' Re iintiitieSi
otal
en-
dowments for children, and insurances.
'11:', t
amount paid by servants to the provident fund ofbeen the
society since its commencement in 1847,
has
54,424/, Is. Bd. In the department of the registry for
male and &Male servants, the report showed that places
had been provided for 2,315 servants during the past
year, and for 6,374 servants since the opening of the
registry in 1850. The progress of the Home for female
servants oat of lilacs appeared also to have been highly
encouraging. The meeting terminated with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.
anniversary meeting of this society was held yesterday,
THE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION. --111.6 L'''.."'Onieetith
at Exeter-hall ; Mr. R.
C. Bevan in the chair. On the
platform were the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Rev. Dr.
Marsh; the Rev. Dr. Malan, of Geneva; the Rev. It.
Bickerateth, the Rev, W, Wilson, the Its'. A. S. Thel-
wall, -he Rev. d. Prest, &c. 9 2d., and
receipts of the past year amounted to 1,421./. i_.
a.
lan
e of
the expenditure to 1,410/: ls:
.Bd., leaNing a b
ex-
-10/. Me. 6d. ; While the liabilities of the association
te _ 0
ceeded 400/. The receipts for publications a!noun d t
lite repit statcd that the
of 10s.
continued, and given to all subscribers . a-year
d en-
a work had been issue , e
and upwards ; and valuable ,
184/, 7s. 4cl. The " Protestant Magazine '
titled "Popery at the Hustings,
' being a c ompila,tion of
d la men at
the sayings and doings of Itomish priests an ...
y•t was
the late Irish elections. Dug the pastlear, i t
sta te,d, petitions had been circulated with reference o
was still
Mnynooth col'ege, nunneries, and the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in Ireland. Several resolutions indicative of
;the Peculiar features of the association haying been
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