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

ASTLEY'S AMPRITHEATRE.

The manager of this theatre, Mr. W. Cooke, took a
complimentary benefit last evening, which was fully and
fashionably attende I. The entertainments were The
Wood luau's Horse, an unusually varied series of scenes
in the circle, and a new farce. called Dalrymple versus
Tubbs, which seems very likely to have a fair run. A
Mrs. General Dalrymple entraps a retired hosier into a
promise of marriage, and upon his attempt to with-
draw threatecs legal proceedings. All the comic busi-
ness occurs in the office 'of Mr. Ferret, the lady's solicitor,
and the denouement Consists-of the liscoiery .of a real
live husband for the plaintiff in the shape of an old cob-
bler, and the consequent releasie of the disconsolate Mr.
Tubbs. The most noticeable feature in the piece was
the acting of a Mr. Anson, who plays the hosier. He
posseses a good deal of comic force, and his acting
seemed well relished by the audience. The Parisian
pastoral ballet was exhibited immediately before the
farce. The characters are dressed in the costume of the
vicelle cour, but the most remarkable thing about them is
the i►nmense mechanical head with which each is fitted,
and which, unlike our pantomime monstrosities, is a
handsome representatiqn of the human countenance,
only considerably exagprated, and containing some in-
ward contrivance by means of which the wearer is
enabled to wink, open and shut the mouth, so as to
make the appearance of vitality. These masks excited
much curiosity, and the management of them by the
wearers was loudly and generally applauded.

The Earl of Cardigan, we understand, has appointed
an extensive suite, commensurate with his lordship's
lar.te rent-roll, to attend his- lordship to the seat of war
in the East. The answer to inquiries last night at the
noble earl's mansion in Portman-square was, that the
earl was oriered on foreign service, but no precise day
was fixed for his lordship's departure to join the British
force destined for Turkey.
APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIPE.--A. ma-
trimonial alliance will shortly take place hetwean the
Earl of Mounteharles, eldest son of the Marquis
Conyngham, and the Lady Jane St. Maur Sta.nhopo,
the beautiful and accomplished daughter of the late
Earl of Harrington. —A marriage is about to take place
between the Hon. Augu‘ta Chichester, sister of Lord
Templernore, and Robert Edward King, Esq. grandson
of Viscount Lorton.—The Hon. Miss Hobhouse,
daughter of Lord Broughton, will shortly be led to the
hymeneal altar by Captitin Carleton.
PARIS AND VIENNA MOALVATINEETif.—The rapid
decline on the Parfs llnirse since Saturday appears to
be attributable to the disquiet caused by the recent
failure and the apprehension of its leading to other em-
barrassments rather than to anything of a political
nature, the pressure of that event being greatly in-
creased by the extent to which the new loan is likely to
be offered upon the market. At Vienna a favourable
reaction has now continued for three days, the funds
having advanced to 85, while the exchange on London
have
ROYAL become
pAsN tor;n
Thas receded to 13.35. It may therefore be assumed that
the probability of the Austrian Government taking an
independent attitude agaiust Russia is considered to
Mr. Charles T. Judkins de-
livered a lecture on Friday
evening at the Panopticon
on the mana angement d
economy of gas, apropos to a
new regulator which has
just been patented. The
lecturer, having briefly pointed out the
manifold ad van-
tages of gas, drew the attention of
or two of its annoyances, observing,
things, "That gas burnt at a high
pressure urteis
forced
through the burners at a much greater rate
than can be
consumed, the gas thus f ,reed through escaping in the
apartment wherein it is being burnt, uncon.mmid, viti • •
-
ating the air, destroying the furniture, the pictures, the
books, &c., acid causing an atmosphere which brings
with it ill health to all who inhale it. The instrument
in question is intended to avert these evils. By its
means the high pressure of gas is never allowed to enter
the pipes in the house, consequently the gas is burned
at a low pressure, and of course thoroughly consumed,
producing a soft and mellow light like that of a wax
candle. Mr. Judkins did not lay claim to entire novelty
in the invention, but, to many of the good qualities of
Previous regulators, it had the indespensable and valu-
able improvement of a compensating valve, He then
proceeded to show, by the aid of a comprehensive appa-
ratus, the powers of the regulator, and in concluaton
urged that the facility with which it could be applied to
acY gaa-pipe now in uas, and its; simplicity of action,
teptilet_With its -economy atitlog it to tlio oosoihicar
Awl Of all G 0,6 comma
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