The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-27 00:00:00

ADELPHI THEATRE.

The new piece of Genevieve bids fair to take its stand
among the most famous and successful of the Adelphi dra-
mas. Apart from the intense interest of the piece itself
which is due to the author of the original, the English
adaptor has certainly created one or two Adelphi parts, and
so skilfully interwoven them in the plot, that M. Dumas
himself would be puzzled to point out the joinings. As
these introduce old Adelphi favourites, they can scarcely
be called interpolations, but rather necessary amend-
ments, and they certainly contribute greatly to the suc-
cess of the drama. The dresses and appointments are
excellent, and the whole piece presents a faithful picture
of that most extraordinary scene of modern history—
Paris in the time of the four French revolutions.

THE ARMY.

PRIVILEGES OP THE GUARDS AND ARTILLERY.

The variety of troops composing the camp at Chobham
may render the following account of peculiar privileges
enjoyed by some a matter of interest. They are to be
found in Reide's "Treatise on Military Discipline :"
" 1. The Foot Guards have some particular distinctions
while doing duty in the Line, or distinctly. They do not
give guards to general officers, the Commander-in-Chief
excepted, who must be a field marshal, a general, or lieu-
tenant-general.

" 2. 'in camp the quarter-guard must be commanded by
an ensign, who is to pay no compliment but to the Com-
mander-in-Chief, but he must turn out his guard to all
general officers above the degree of a major-general, and
stand at the head of it, the men with carried arms.
" 3. When doing duty by themselves they pay no com-
pliments to general officers, but:when in line or in detach-
ment with other corps, they receive General officers with
the same honours as the line, except that bayonets are not
fixed.

"4. The Foot Guards are not to be visited by the Field
officers of the pickets, unless they belong to that corps.
" 5. The King's standard in the Guards is not mounted
on any guard but his Majesty's. The colours are never
dropped to a Field Marshal or Captain-General, unless' he
is Colonel of a Regiment of Guards.
"6. Courts-martial ordered for the trial of officers or
privates of the Guards are composed of officers of that
corps only. _

"7. The Royal Artillery never do duty but in corps.;
the officers, however, are not exempted from taking a share
in the general duties of camp and garrison (guards and
pickets excepted, unless in their own corps). Should, how-
ever, their peculiar professional occupations require it, the
General officer commanding in camp may exempt them
from the general roster at his discretion."

The undermentioned 'detachments at Chatham Garri-
son are held in readiness to join the service companies
of their corps in. India. The first embarkation takes
place on Tuesday, the 28th inst., when 78 men of the
29th Regiment, and 120 men of the 70th Regiment, with
four officers Captain Saunders, 70th, Lieutenant
W. S. Simmons, Lieutenant Onslow, and Lieutenant
Guinn, 29th Foot—will embark from the Custom-house
Quay, Gravesend, on board the ship Soubandar, for
Calcutta ; on Wednesday, the 29th inst., the following
draughts :-34 men, 61st Foot; 84 men, 64th Regi-
ment ; 102 Men, 75th ; and 80 men, 83d Regiment ;
with seven officers—Captain Hudson, Ensign Sloman,
and Ensign Yonge, 61st; Ensign Hudson, 64th ; Ensign
Justin, 75th ; Lieutenant Villiers and Ensign Wakefield,
83d Regiment—will embark at Gravesend, on board the
ship Seringapatam, for Kurrachee. The usual number
of women allowed by the Horse Guards will embark
with their husbands.

Their Highnesses Prince and Princess Czartoryski,
with their son, Prince Ladislas, and the daughter, Prin-
cess Isabella, accompanied by Princess Sapieha, have
just arrived from Paris in London, and have taken a
house in Clarges-street, for the remainder of the season.
On Sunday morning last a most impressive and elo-
quent sermon was preached at St. Mary's Church, West
Brompton, by the incumbent, the Rev. Thos. Pearson,
M.A., in aid of the funds of the Cancer Hospital, Can-
non-row, Parliament-street, and West Brompton, on
which occasion a large congregation assembled, and a
most liberal collection was made.

ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE.—The performances of Miss
Emily Cooke are among the most remarkable that have
been witnessed of late years at this theatre. This young
lady, who has not achieved the celebrity she at present
enjoys without reason, leaps through sixteen balloons
with extraordinary dexterity—a feat of equitation as un-
paralleled as it is daring. Under the management of
Mr. William Cooke the amphitheatre is fast achieving
the popularity it had during the rule of Ducrow, who
was the first to give the ex€rcises of the ring a character
of elegance and refinement, and introduce artistic ex-
ploits which no one before ever conceived or attempted.
DEPARTURE OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-SHIP AME-
RIOA.—The Royal Mail steam-ship America, Captain
Lang, sailed at half-past twelve o'clock, from the Mer-
sey, on Saturday, for Halifax and Boston, with the
usual mails for the British provinces and the United
States, 130 passengers, and a fair cargo of fine goods.
The mails were under charge of Lieutenant Boyce, Ad-
tniralt/ agent.