The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-13 00:00:00

THE WOUNDED OF THE ALMA.

The following letter aopears in a contemporary :
" Sir, —lt appears from all accounts that the sick and
wounded of our army in the East are not adequately pro-
vided for, and, although the military authorities have
doubtless made every exertion to alleviate the sufferings
and supply the wants of cur brave men, that much re-
mains to he done.
" I would suggest, therefore, the immediate exercise of
private , benevolence. 1%000/. might be raised in a
week.
" I enclose a cheque for 2001., and a like subscription
front forty or fifty others would nt once provide the ne-
cessary funds. A committee of five might be appointed
to superintend the purcha-e of a few comforts, and, as
delay would, of course, much lessen the value of the gift,
in ten days, with success, a favourable opportunity might
present itself for despatching these to the hospitals f
Contantinople. or Sebastopol; and each individual con-
tributing might thus have the satisfaction of testifying
to some extent his gratitude and admiration for the bril-
liant courage and discipline with which our soldiers have
not only sustained but almost eclipsed the ancient repu-
tation and character of the British army.
" I have no doubt Messrs. Drummond would kindly
consent to.receive subscriptions for the purpose, and I
earnestly appeal to the liberality of others.
" I remain, Sir, yours faithfully,
" ROBERT PEEL,

" Prince's-gate, Oct. 12."

ADELP.HI THEATRE.

Nch(7.

The revival of Lunn's version of Les Vieux ./jehes,
known to the Londoners as Caper: and Coronets, took
place last night at this theatre, and afforded Mr. Morris
Barnett an opportunity of again appearing in hid
favourite part, 'the Marquis de Grandville, who, formerly
a French opera dancer, is enabled by accident, and is on
the eve of marrying a rich widow. The visit of a
danseuse from the Academie fires his late professional
elthuAiastn. The widow accidentally arrives, the
danseuse is concealed beneath the table, and then come:,
the denouement. Mr. Barnett's personation of the French
nobleman, anxious to impart the dangerous secret of his
former position, and his alarm at the probable fatal
consequences, was extremely humorow, and his efforts
were highly applauded by the audience. Mr.
Barnett gives to the character of the Marquis a richnes
of colouring equal to that which makes such a strong
individuality of Monsieur Jacques. The formal move-
ments of the dancer contrasted with the attempts at
aristocratic ease, and the perpetual disposition to make
the foot the chief organ of expression was irresistibly
ludicrous without caricature, and the outburst of the
man's' real disposition, when the vanity
of the artiste
proves too much for the noble, comes in strong relief to
the previous act of the piece. In the dancing scene Mr.
Barnett was admirably supported by Mrs. Keeley, who
played the intrusive danseuse. Her imitation of the
Spanish dancers was capital; it was given in her peculiar
Style of burlesque, which has berg since been pronounced
to be unequalled. The house was fully and fashionably
attended.

THEATRE-ROYAL MR. WEBSTER AND MADAME
CELESTE.—The engagement at the Royal of an actor
and actress so justly distinguished as Mr. Benjamin
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school of high or rather eccentric comedy, in such cli•
ranters for instance as Graves in Sir E. B. Lytton 's
play of Money, and Tartu& in Moliere's comedy of that
name, Mr. Webster occupies the first rank, and has in-
deed done so for many years. In London ho was a for-
midable if not a successful rival to Wallack, in the
famous Don Ccsar de Bazar., and opinion was, in fact,
pretty equally divided as to which was the superior
impersonation. In the melo-dramatic, Madame Ce-
leste was wont to stand, alone in her representation
of the class of characters she usually selected, such as
Miami, in the Green Bushes, (which she has made her
own), and Cynthia, in the Flowers of the Forest.
Her elegance of figure and graceful deportment, her
speakingly expressive attitudes, and the amount of feel-
ing, passion, and energy she throws into her histrionic
endeavours, enabled her to assume a first-rate position
many years ago. If we may judge from the audiences
and applause that have attended her efterts as yet at
"The Royal," she is likely to continue to maintain it.
For ourselves, we can perceive no diminution of power,
either in her acting, or that of Mr. Webster, since we
last had the gratification of seeing them. The artistic
capabilities of both are so very familiar to the admirers
of the histrionic, that we need not further refer to them.
In the Mysterious Stranger last night (upon the whole
very creditably produced), Madame Celeste had an ex-
cellent opportunity for an exposition of her artistic
ingenuity in the heterogeneous series of persons she had
successively to represent. We need scarcely say that her
reception in each was triumphant.—Caledonian Mercury.
FASHION AND THE ORTHoEPISTS.—The other day an
allusion was made by a contemporary to a name said to
be " especially happily chosen" to distinguish a patented
garment, viz., "Caps Mudabla." Where the talent
consists in calling a cloak capable of assuming three dis-
tinct forms by a word in Spanish signifying " a changing
cloak," we are at a loss to conceive. Had it been
termed "La Belle .Bianca " some ingenuity might have
been conceded to its sponsors. Its light, airy, and
graceful phase would represent the costume of France ;
its dignified and flowing attributes that of the Turk ;
and its snug, oozy, yet changeful capabilities, our own
clime. But, in sober seriousness, the garment being a
decided novelty, and having become the vogue, it may
not be too late to give this hint to the Messrs. Jay, who
should not permit to slip an " especially happy ' title
for a garment which assuredly deserves a good name.—
Mossusg Post.
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Oct. 7, 1854 £5,773 14 5
Corresponding week last year 5,122 0 8
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