The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-25 00:00:00

SURREY THEATRE.

Like many other eminent artistes before her, Miss
Cushman, after a brilliant and successful career at one
of the classic dramatic temples at the West End, has
transferred her services for a limited period to the less
pretending region of the Surrey. Her brief engage.
ment here commenced last night, when she ap-
peared in the part of Lady Macbeth, and met
with a most enthusiastic reception, the denizens
of the spacious pit and gallery welcoming her with
several rounds of applause. The chief praise to be
awarded to Miss Cushman's Lady Macbeth applies to
almost every character she undertakes ; this, as well as
all her representations, is marked by an accuracy of
conception which argues a rare and highly-culti-
vated intellect, and an earnestness of execution which
shows a thorough devotion to her noble art. But
if there are any parts in which she peculiarly'
distinguished herself, they may be set down as
that of Meg Merrilees, and the guilty consort of the
conscience-stricken Thane. In the latter we never saw
her to greater advantage than yesterday evening, and
few capable of understanding the great work of the im-
mortal bard could fail to have risen from their seats at
the fall of the curtain, without a strong impression on
their minds that they had witnessed a masterly and
truthful performance. Eschewing all clap-trap for the
sake of mere applause, and having too much confidence
in her own judgmeot to be the imitator of any one, she,
at the same time, omits making none of those points
which are necessary to a faithful delineation of the
character. In the very first scene, where she reads
the letter of Macbeth, telling her of the prophecy
of the weired sisters, she acquitted herself in a man-
ner which at once induced the audience to form a
good opinion of her abilities. Instead of hurriedly
running over this portion of the play, as many do, as if
it were of no consequence, she read the contents of the
epistle with such gesture, emphasis, and deliberation,
that the thick-coming fancies which passed across the
mind of the successful general's lady, were at once per-
ceptible. The same carefulness in the delivery of the
text was observed in every other scene. At the conclu-
sion of the tragedy Miss Cushman was called before the
curtain, when she was loudly applauded. She was well
supported by Mr. Creswick as Macbeth. The chorus of
the witches was extremely well executed.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. —A short season of French
plays is to be commenced at this theatre, under M.
Lafont's direction, on Friday evening next.
THE LOUTH ELECTION.---The petition against the re-
turn of the Hon. Chichester Forteseue, one of the Lords
of the Treasury, as representative for the county of
Louth, has been abandoned.
CHOLERA IN LEEDS. —lt is gratifying to be able to
report that this malady has been less fatal in the past
week, during which there were only three deaths. On
Friday and Saturday there were no deaths. The cases
of diarrhoea are also less numerous.
THE NEW CITY SHERIFF. —The Lord Mayor yester-
day nominated Mr. C. D. Crosley, of Sun-court, Corn-
hill, as sheriff for next year.
THE HUMILIATION DAY.- - To-morrow being: the day
set apart by royal proclamation as a day of national
humiliation, on account of the impending war, will be
observed as a strict holidiy at all the Government offices
and public establishments in the metropolis, the same
as on Christmas-day and Good Friday. The great dock
establishments are also to be entirely closed on the
occasion.

THE REV. JAMES SHERMAN.—The Rev. James Sher-
man, the esteemed minister of Surrey Chapel, Black-
friars-road, announced, on Sunday last, that he should
preach a farewell sermon to his congregation on Sunday
evening next, the 30th inst. For nearly eighteen years
Mr. Sherman has prosecuted the claims of the largest
congregation in the metropolis with unabated zeal
and acceptance. When ho first entered on the ministe-
rial duties of Surrey Chapel, the congregation was com-
paratively small, and the communicants did not number
above 500, but from that period the chapel has been crowded
every Sabbath, and the communicants DOW amount
to nearly 1,300. The labour of many services during
the week he has for some time found more than his
strength was equal to, and he is about to retire from
Surrey Chapel to become the minister of the Congrega-
tional Church now erecting at Blackheath. We believe
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the regret of his congregation at his loss is participated
in by the religious and benevolent of every denomina-
tion, who feel that in his departure the metropolis loses
one of the
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