The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-19 00:00:00

FRENCH PLAY)S'.

A critic of high authority declares the Tartrate to be
one of the most complete comedies ever written in any
language ; and, certainly, whether it come before us in
the closet or on the stage, one is at a loss which to ad-
mire most, the classical beauty of its proportions, the
ease and propriety of its polished verse, the variety and
distinctness of its characters, or the bold and eloquent
satire of its moral. In each of these essentials Tartuffe
stands pre-eminently excellent. It is indeed seldom that
we find so much animation, energy, criticism, and truth,
crowded together in one angle five-act piece. It pro-
perly belongs to that class of comedies which, osten-
sibly written to satirize one particular weakness or de-
fect, are in reality intended to portray human nature in
its most extensive aspects, and to dive into the deepest
recesses of the heart ; but the special satire con-
veyed in the character of Tartuffe is so pointed
and vehement that we can easily understand how it was
that it excited the utmost rancour of the Jesuits, whose
intrigues, in fact, delayed its appearance for at least two
years. As Moliere said himself, ce n'etait ,has rinteret
de Dieu qui pouvoit les emouvoir, for a less immoral
play was scarcely ever written, and they offered ne
opposition to other plays of Moliere of which the same
cannot be said ; but the vigorous exposition of cant and
hypocrisy contained in the Tartuffe must have seriously
damaged that secret chamber influence by which they
then governed so many of the chief families in France,
and, through them, the destinies of the kingdom. But
delineating human nature at large with such force
and truth of observation, satirising vices which
are as rampant now as they were then, a modern
audience can enjoy it to the full as much as did the gay
courtiers of Louis XIV., pretty nearly two centuries ago.
It was produced last night at the St. James's Theatre
with a care and attention fully calculated to display its
peculiar excellencies. The Tartuffe of. M. Regnier, diffi-
cult and thankless as is the part, is on of his best
efforts, and he played it last night in his, finest manner.
Without the slightest trace of the charlatanrie or extra-
vagance of the stage hypocrite, his performance was
marked throughout with a discrimination and refine-
ment of tone and gesture, and at times with vehemence
and elevation of manner which stamped it as an effort
of the highest genius. Smooth and measured in the
first scenes, by turns ardent and sophistical in his inter-
views with Elmire, and rising almost to a tragic force in
the triumphant toles of the c est done a vows sortir, with
which he overwhelms Orgon, when that credulous
dupe discovers the full measure of his proteges
depravity, M. Regnier marked the varied phases
of the character with a felicity and truthfulness
sufficient to approve him the great artiste which he is.
He was frequently and loudly applauded throughout the
piece. M. Roland played the part of the irascible and
credulous Orgon, especially in the first scenes, with con-
siderable ability, and materially aided the general effect.
Elmire was played by Mdlle. Brohan with all the grace
and delicay which might be expected from her ; and
Mdlle. Bertin played the saucy and sensible Dorine with
such spirit and vivacity, that we are. almost tempted
to say that she quite shared the applause with M.
Regnier. The other characters were well - cast, though
we were much disappointed in M. St. Marie's Cleante.
He made but little of this very important character—
Le Raissoneur, as it is called of Moliere's comedie.
The piece was excellently dressed and mounted. We
had almost forgotten to say that it was M. Lafont's
benefit ; that there were a host of other entertainments
besides Tartuffe in which he did not appear ; but we
were glad, for his sake, to find that the house was fully
attended. He played with Mdlle. Page in one of Scribe's
numerous effusions, entitled (he Visit d Bedlame, which
afforded scope for some very clever acting, and also in
the second act of Le Gamin de Paris, which, as it did
not commence till after twelve o'clock, we did not re-
main to witness.

VOCAL MUSIC.

Five Songs. Composed by T. Thorpe Peed.

Frequently as Re haie already found it our pleasant
duty to commend the graceful compositions of Mr.
Thorpe Peed, we have never had an opportunity of
doing so with more complete satisfaction. The "Five
Songs" comprised in the volumet now. lying at our
elbow are as various in merit as the subjects of
which they treat are dissimilar. They illustrate in
an agreeable manner the composer's undoubted
versatility. • Two out of the five are to words
written by George Soane—" The Village Bells, " a
charming melody, and " Sweet Days of Youth," a
lyric full of congenial sweetness. " Happy Friendship "
commemorates one of the most cordial effusions of the
genius of Burns, and one of the most delightful incidents
recorded in his biography. "My Father's Home "is
another of these admirable songs—the poetry by R.
C. Welsh. But, in all respects, to our mind,
the jewel of the volume is the ballad not yet
mentioned—" I love to look on a scene like this,"
one of the most exquisite productions of the Ame-
rican poet, N. P. Willis—a ballad, which in the
present version, will be found indeed, lovely "music
married to immortal verse !". The volume here noticed
will be welcome in many a drawing-room, and its com-
poser will be'regarded by many a fair songstress, almost
we had said with gratitude,• certainly with thankful
pleasure.

CHANGES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SINCE

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Mr. Locke King having moved for a return of the-
results of all the election petitions up to Whitsuntide, it
may be acceptable to our readers to know the changes
that hare taken place. They are as follows

Abingdon—Lord Norreys elected in the room of General
Caulfeild, deceased.
Barnstaple—Sir W. Fraser, Bart.,, and Mr. R. Brem-
ridge declared not duly elected on the ground of bribery
and treating.
Berwick-upon-Tweed—Mr. M. Forster and Mr. J. Sta-
pleton declared not duly elected on the ground of bribery
and treating ; a fresh election, and Mr. Marjoribanks and
Mr. Forster elected.
Blackburn—Mr. W. Eccles unseated ; Mr. M. J. Feilden
returned in his room. _ . _

Bridgnorth—Sir R. Pigot unseated, and Mr. J. Pritchard
seated in his stead.

Bury St. Edmunds—Mr. Oakes elected in the room o:
Sir J. Stuart, now Vice-Chancellor.
Cambridge—Mr. K. Macaulay and Mr. J. H. un
seated.

Canterbury—The Hon. B. Johnstone and Mr. H. 1?,
Gipps unseated for bribery and treating.
Chatham—Sir F. Smith unseated.

_Clit_heroe_7Mr. M. Wilson unseated.

Derby—Mr. Heyworth seated in the room of Mr. Hors
fall.

Durham—Lord A. Vane elected in the room of Mr,
Granger, deceased. _

Harwich—Mr. Peacock° unseated.

Huddersfield -Mr. Stansfield unseated ; Lord Goderich
returned instead.

Hull—Mr. Clay and Lord Goderich unseated.
Knaresborough A triple return ; Mr. Westhead
ejected, and Mr. Dent and Mr. Woodd seated.
Lancaster—Mr. Armstrong unseated, and Mr. Greene
elected instead.

Maidstone—Mr. Dodd unseated ; Mr. Lee since elected.
Maldon—Mr. Ducane and Mr. Miller unseated.

Morpeth—Sir G. Grey elected.
Oldham—Mr. W. J. Fox returned in the room of Mr.
Duncuft, who died soon after the election.
Oxford (City)—Mr. E. Cardwell elected.
Peterborough—Mr. Whalley elected in the room of Mr.
Watson, deceased.

Plymonth—Mr. Charles John Mare declared not duly
elected, on the ground of bribery both by himself and.
agents. This is the only case of personal bribery by tho
candidate.

Rye--Mr. Mackinnon unseated.
Taunton—Mr. A. Mills unseated ; Sir J. W. Ramsden,
Bart., since elected instead.
Tavistock—Mr. Phillimore seated in the room of Mr
Carter.
Totnes—Mr. T. Mills unseated.
Tynemouth—Mr. Taylor unseated.
West Worcestershire—Lord Elmley returned instead of
General Lyon (now Lord Beauchamp).
For the Welsh Borough of Merthyr Tydvil—Mr. Bruce
returned in the room of Sir J. Guest, Bart., deceased.
The following are the changes in Irish boroughs :
Athlone—Mr. W. Keogh, the Solicitor-General for Ire-
land, re-elected April 22.
Carlow—Mr. Alexander elected in the room of Mr.
Sadleir.

Lisburn—Mr. Smyth elected iu the room of Sir J. E.
Tennent, Bart., who vacated his seat by the acceptance of
office. _

County Carlow—Captain Banbury elected April 25, in
the room of Colonel Bruen, deceased.

OMNIBUS FARES.—An alteration took place on Mon-
day in the fares of the omnibuses in the service of the
Paddington Associations, running to and from Kilburn
and Bayswater, through the Edgeware-road, Oxford-
street, and Holborn, to the Bank ar,d the different rail-
way termini at the east end of town. The following
fares have now been adopted on this important line of
road, viz. :—Threepence from the extreme distance west-
ward to Tottenham-court-road, and from that point to
the end of the journey eastward, with one intermediate
fare of threepence from the Marble Arch to the General
Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand. Simultaneously with
this arrangement, the cheap fare omnibuses some time
since established to run from the Marble Arch to Far-
ringdon-street for twopence, with penny fares for half
the distance in either direction, have discontinued the
penny fares, and charge twopence for any portion of the
journey.

FOREIGN SOAP.—The following note relates to the
modification proposed by the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer of his original plan with regard to the importation
of foreign soap :—" Sir,—ln the amended Customs' re-
solutions a duty of 2s. 4d. per cwt. is placed on soap, to
counteract the duty on tallow. Now, the duty on Rus-
sian tallow is is. 6d. per cwt., and two-fifths of the ma-
terials of which soap is made are tallow. A duty of 7d.
per cwt. would therefore he quite sufficient for the con-
templated purpose. The duty of 2s. 4d. per cwt. on
soap may be in itself trifling, but it is objectionable, be-
cause the Protectionists and agriculturists may airly
say that when manufacturers legislate in matters of
trade they are sure to favour themselves, and will cling
to a bit of protection if they can. It is to be hoped that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer will adhere to his first
declaration, that soap should be free of duty ; he cannot
on any principle maintain this charge of 2s. 4d. From
samples of foreign soap now before me it is clear that
foreign manufactures cannot compete with our own.
Their soap is both dear and bad.—l am, sir, -your obe-
dient servant, MERCATOR.—City, May 17."
SOYER'S AROMATIC MUSTARD.—This celebrated chef
de cuisine, M. Soyer, has recently added to the list of
articles which pass under his high sanction as peculiarly
adapted to assist the culinary art that of aromatic mus-
tard, the merits of which he says consists in the improved
mode of its preparation, and in its freedom from flour
and turmeric, and those other materials with which it
is too frequently adulterated.

NIANCIIESikti _RACE'S.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
HANDICAP STAKES. 5 Sovs.

Evadne
Osbaldeston

ORDER OF RUNNING.
Handicap Stakes—Quarter past two.
Two Year Old Stakes—Three.
Tradesman s Cup—Four.
Selling Stakes—Quarter to five.
Her Majesty's Plate—Half-past five.
LATEST BETTING.—TwELvB o'CLonE.

MANCHESTER CUP.
2to 1 agst Talfourd (taken).
sto 1 agst Bird-on-the-Wing (taken).
sto 1 agst Weathergage (taken).
sto 1 agst Gadabout (taken).
7to 1 agst Event (taken).
8 to .1 agst Chief Justice (taken).
DERBY.

sto 2 agst West Australian (in force).
ARRIVALS.—Audubon. Red Lion.

THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION•

DUBLIN, 3SIT 18,
THE MANUFACTURES OF JAP.Aff• f
The unique collection of manufactures, Works° the
art, and curiosities from Japan, contributed fee,
Exhibition by the King of Holland demands 11°3,40.
independently of its intrinsic merits, from tbeti
cumstance that it is the first time similar Prstinci-°OO
have been seen in Europe beyond the walls %ell
Museum at ' the Hague ; and an early notice 8d
deserved, also, because, with Dutch punctualityf°lr
business-like management, this collection was rs'w 1,1
inspection at the opening of the Exhibition Wile°
around was confusion and packing cases. 100
That branch of manufacture which, from the P
of its origin, has in this country obtained thei,7as
of " Japanning," is not so largely represe:;t7iyli
might have been anticipated, but the come
few specimens are sufficient to show that the j 00
mingham manufacturers have not yet attailLs,'"
high a degree of finish in this art as the Ja..o7htirl
It is not that the polish of the varnish is 131,Recf$
and there is a perfect evenness of surface that Tod
the light equally as from a surface of grout,i 0
polished glass, without any of the irregularifllar
generally observable in English 'goods of a °.f the
kind. It would appear that the varnish °'oo
Japanese must be of superior quality to that 0;,do of
English, for, judging from a set of tea curl Pito 14
papier mach6, that material Is accustomed
used in contact with hot water, without 01-00
jury to the surface, and without , 113113-reit
a disagreeable taste to the beverage. The aid'`'
a, specimen also of a bowl for holding i:
hght
made of straw japanned, which feels
than papier mach6, and equally strong, ;,,i; "
evident, indeed, even from the small strong
1.
specimens of this branch of manufacture is -of Jro
lection, that the Japanese apply the process
panning to many other uses than we nec,.,11°,40°
to. Among the warlike accoutrements, for stitel)
there is a highly-finished japanned e„" ,
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black, without ornament, which projects in the "
in the approved form of ancient shields. WL,Ile- 1,
cpil
kall would glance from the curvature may be 1w"41.4
tionable, but it is at all events well adapted to "
any missile projected by hand.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGNO
1(015,
OxFoRD) I"—the
In a Convocation holden this morning, being
day of Act, or Trinity Term, the vice
cellor and Proctors nominated the Rev. Jutriervei
worth, M.A., late Fellow of Brasenose College ;dal],
James Edwin T. Rogers, M.A., of Magdalen "1-.Colle4i
Henry Alison Pottinger, of Worcester
roolto
to be masters of the schools. Two of these ef6eeproci,,
always be present at the responsions, and if the
.00,0
be not present during the performance of the At,
they are invested with the procuratorial power' . otf
same time Thomas William Fletcher, M.A. ,„° A
College, Dublin, was admitted "ad eundeni.
In a congregation holden immediately after"-
following degrees were conferred, viz.:—

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Robert Edward Sanderson, Lincolnu College.
Frederick Woodward, Brasenose College. ~f,
Rev. John Brooks, St. John's College.
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Arthur Severne, Rev. William Elmhirett "-- ef
Henry Prentice; Trinity College. f OPI
North Pinder and William Wood, Fellows 0.- A
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James C. Vincent and Samuel G. Rv—cloof
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Richard Davies, Grand Compounder, Itelg 1,
Pigott Cordeaux, Fellow, and Rev. ./. '—
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Edward Hill Denny, Magdalen College.,i_llege.
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In a Convocation holden at two o'eluc' (polio
3321.- 9s. was granted towards the completi:93_ed 11.1,0
additions to the Botanical Gardens, occasic..wrnarov, ,
reception of the Fielding Herbarium ; 200/..wbfillOb
NN ants at Bexley, Kent; and .201. towards _f
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school at Helmdon, in Northamptonshire.ocbard le el
CHRIST CHURCH.—This morning, Mr. the 01101
ington, from Eton School, son of the Rev. Talbott to 0'
of Brasenose. College, and Mr. John G. ,ibitione
Charter House School, were elected Dl'
en ‹ri4
this college on the Slade Foundation. gr. .7gell04 '
MERTON COLLEGE. —This afternoon, elected AC OP
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Prescot, B.A. of Brasenose College Wag
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of Merton College. Mr. Prescot obtained
in classics in Michaelmas Term, 1852.
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EXTRAORDINARY Loss AND RECOVER 5 day s cool
SOVEREIGNS IN THE CITY THIS DAY.--'1112 Ida 00
a clerk in the office of the Joint-Stock :20% in gigs
pany, entered the Chief City Police-s_,„„o sovecitf
tribulation, and stated that he had lost 1 vu „
it to theoil
while riding in a cab from Pall-ilia,,,gett,„ ,fii,
Branch of the bank in Princes-street. -';`;:fatche',,bcll.
tive detective officer, was immediatelydifro, oilt::011.:
the applicant in pursuit of the treasuree, a:,,ev foo!'itie,
ing the Excise-office in Old Broad-stre
.t.iewb.,i'g 1141,;air,
cabman there in the act of giving uP .sti coal,. DS
The name and address of the driver is i ,25 fae
h cab i-the '" of
Bridport-street, and the number 0!
.e,_. after . e wooer,
Christie, the chairman, immediaoty__, but tiisoioooe
reached him, applied at the Excise' mthcv, c 001,1,01 lof
will not be handed over until after ... —silt:to:ye ra
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have heard the case, and deterrainetd IT 1 t
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sioners of Excise awarded him 30/. a A '
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honesty.
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