The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-28 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

Last night a new and broad farce, called M.P, for the Rotten Borough,
was produced here, and met with the most unequivocal success. Its
dialogue is sprightly and abounding with puns, which were keenly
relished by the audience. The plot, if such it can be calved, is some-
what improbable; but as farces are not restricted to prcbahilities,
this, like many which have preceded it, may pass muster on that
score. The following is a brief outline of the plot :—An election
for Gooseborough is just going to take place, and Niceman (Brindal),
is about to walk quietly over the course, when Schemer (W. Ben.
nett), " with a view to a railroad," and to obtain a handsome corn.
pensation for certain meadow land which he possesses, gets up an oppo_
sition, naturally supposing that should Niceman, who is represented as
having" his own views," be elected, his garden would obtain the prefer.
ence. To prevent his election, therefore, he promises the hand of his
daughter to Frank Stubbs, who engages Jerry Chance (Compton), in the
character of Doborough, to come forward as a candidate, which he does, and
is sucessful ; Niceman, though previously promised every vote, being
driven from the geld. The hubbub of an election was represented with
much spirit, and the whole passed off unanimously to the entire satis-
faction of the house, which was a full one. The characters afforded no
very peculiar scope for the performers, but all exerted themselves to give
effect to their respective parts, Mr. Compton's was the most prominent,
and next Mr. W. Bennett's and Mr. Brindal's. Miss Poole played
Peggy Rumble, and appeared afterwards as the "tiger" of Doborough.
At the end of the piece Mr. Baker, the stage.manager, in a neat speech,
to the following efleet, gave it out for repetition amidst undivided ap-
plause :

" Ladiei and Gentlemen,—l am deputed speaker on the present occa.
eon. The show of hands is decidedly in favour of the new candidate.
A strict scrutiny has taken place here--(Pointing to Me curtain)—and
he is declared duly elected ; which election, if confirmed by you, will
enable him to take his seat in this house, during the remainder of our
brief session; and, he trusts, to the satisfaction of you, his kind con.
stituents."

The Duke of Wellington's grand dinner to-day at
Apsley House, will be given to a party of 46 distinguished personages.
All the Envoys Extraordinary who are still in town, the Duke and
Duchess of Buccleuch, Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Earl and
Countess of Jersey, Lord and Lady Mahon, Sir Robert and Lady Peel,
have received invitations for the banquet, which will be the last for the
present season ; the illustrious Duke intending, we believe, to depart
shortly on a Continental tour. His Grace, we understand, with a small
suite, intends to visit the waters of Ba len-Baden and Tuplitz.

Prince Putbus and Count Alten, with their suites,
take their departure for Hamburg this morning in the General Steam
Navigation Company's steam ship Neptune.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset proceed in a
fortnight to Leamington Spa, and subsequently to Stover House, Torquay

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DOVER, FRlDAY.—Arrived from London his Ex-
cellency the Marquis de Miraflore3 and Suite, on his return to Spain from
his Embassy Extraordinary. The party embarked in the Wellington
steamer for Boulogne under the usual salute from the Western Heights.

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ARRIVALS AT LONG'S HOTEL, CLIFTON.-'1 Ile
Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and Lord Porchester, Lord George
O'Brien, Hon. Admiral Aylmer, Sir David and Lady Scott, Sir William
and Lady Bargood, Mrs. General Crawford and Miss Crawford, the
Misses Scott and Mr. M. Scott, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Capper, Mrs. Worsley
and the Misses Worsley, Mrs. and Misses Campbell, Mrs. Doyly and
family, Captain and Mrs. Holbrook, Mr. and Mrs. F. Jerningham, and
Dynely Prince, Esq.

The enormous revenue of the Church of England,

it must be admitted, furnishes an admirable provision for the sons of the
Aristocracy, who require no other qualifications but to read and write,
to perform its most important functions; and, as a very large portion
of the community dissent from the established religion, and are dissa-
tisfied with its oppressive bearing upon them, it is impossible but the
subject of a State religion must, before many sessions of Parliament,
undergo a serious discussion. We know of no work which enters so
fully, and treats the subject so ably, as a work entitled " Union of
Church and State unscriptural and indefensible," written by the Rev.
W. Thorne of Winchester, no which more deserves the attentive
perusal of all classes of her Majesri's subjects.
Her Majesty's steam vessel Messenger arrived here
(Dover) on the night of the 23d, with the depot of the 27th, or Ennis-
killen Regiment, from Chatham; they were disembarked and went to
the Castle. The depot of the 69th Regiment from the Castle yesterday
embarked on board the Messenger, which sailed at six o'clock last night
for Cork—Kentish Observer.

The Earl of Listowel is still confined to his house
in Belgrave.square by inflammation of the eyes, from which he has
been suffering since the commencement of the season,

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday, at
Upper Gore House, a dejeuner a la jourchette was given to eighty per.
sons by the Dowager Viscountess Dillon in a marquee on the beautiful
pleasure grounds. This entertainment was given on the occasion of

the marriage of the Hon. Miss Dillon, one of the maids of honour to
her Majesty, with Mr. Hamilton, the eldest son of William Hamilton,
Esq., late Minister at the Court of Naples. The ceremony took place
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at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, on Thursday at noon. Thei
following distinguished persons were present :—Lord and Lady a.
warden and Miss Maude, Lord Oranmore, Lady and Miss Antrobus,
Lady Frederick and Miss Beauclerk, Mr. and lion. Mrs. Stanley, &C.
The happy pair left town for Ditchley Park, Oxon, where they intend
to pass the limey-moon.
Before the close of the last sessions at the Old
Bailey the Chairman of the Grand Jury stated to the Court, by the una-
nimous wish of his brother jurors, that they considered the public were
under great obligation to the metropolitan police force, for their success
in detecting and preventing robberies, and the general zeal and intelli-
gence they had displayed in their duties ; also that they deserved the
highest praise for the distinct and proper manna in which they had
given their evidence before the Grand Jury.
GEORGE ROBINS AT FIONITON.
Hoxrrox, JULY 26, 1838,-1 attended the sale held by the G. R.
(George Rex) of auctioneers, at the Golden Lion in this town this af.
ternoon. Impressed as I was by the perusal of the florid advertisements
issued by this celebrated professional character, I was not at all pre-
pared for the good-natured bonhommie, character, and appearance of the
man, or for the shrewdness and merriment which appeared arnalga.
matted in his PhYgiognomy—his exordium introducing the business of
the day, namely, the sale of the manor and estate of Northcote, imme-
diately contiguous to this town, was marked with professional shrewd-
ness; free entirely from pomposity or the consciousness of prevailing
supremacy as the lion of the day. His eloquence, like that of his ad-
vertisements, is winning and conclusive, rather from the dexterity with
which he winds himself into the supposed predilections of his audience,
than from any mastery of passion to forcibly direct their attention and
rivet his fetters on their inclination. He made a most forcible and ap•
propriate appeal to the electioneering feelings of this immaculate b'-
rough, by embodying to their mental visions the prospect of a future
Member iu :t PulT11; rto with a w,211 s',,•rc",l t i.e. ,tl-4,11••• 1)::11,4,
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his constituents, whin wanting to place out a hopeful youth, or to ad-
vance the fortunes of a half.witted inheritor of a fre..r and indepen-
dent vote.—Weelern Tht's.