The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-06 00:00:00

ADELPHI THEATRE.

Madame Giradin's touching little piece, La Joie fait
Peur, recently translated so well for the Lyceum Theatre,
has been subjected to a similar adaptation at the Adelphi,
where it was brought out last night under the title of
Hopes and Fears. The yearning and heart-broken mother
is here personated by Madame Celeste, who does not fail to
infuse a vast amount of melodramatic tenderness into her
delineation of parental anxiety and the grief which admits
of less amelioration than any other—the loss of a child.
Regnier's great part, the garrulous Noel, is enacted by Mr.
Benjamin Webster, who enters more completely into the
spirit of the French original than his contemporary, clever
as he is, at the Lyceum. The amiable drivel of the old do-
mestic, his fond remembrances of the boyish tricks of the
lost Adrion, and his simple faith in his charmed life, are
depicted by Mr. Webster with a delicacy of detail which
b.:longs to the highest order of dramatic personation. The
picture of the good-natured old man, whose whole happi-
ness ie bound itp in the welfare of the family which be
serves, is, in short, replete with ability. The artless
Blanche des Aubiers, the daughter of the grieving mother,
is sustained by Miss Mary Keeley, whose exuberance of
pleasure when she sees and embraces the lost sheep. her
brother, is portrayed with much natural gaieby, and with
a tino.°e of hoydenism that is not unpleasant. The scene
with Madame des Aubiers, in which she labours to break
the joyful news to her without exciting her to a dangerous
excess, is also a skilful piece of acting. To the character
of Adrien—which is here assigned to a female performer
Miss Woolgar lends a vivacity in admirable keeping with
the nature of the part. The principal personages are thus
carefully and effectively embodied in the present version of
Madame de Gira tin's piece, which, it is probable, will en-
joy popularity at the Adelphi as elsewhere.

the Chancellor of the Exchequer is suffering from an
attack of chicken-pox, but is going on very favourably.
Lieut.-General the Hun. Sir George Cathcart, K.O 8.,
who arrived in London on Tuesday, accompanied by his
military secretary, Colonel Charles Seymour, from the
seat of his late Government at the Cape, transacted
Imeiness yesterday at the Horse Guards, the gallant
general having been appointed to succeed Sir Geo.
Brown, commanding a division of our army in Turkey,
as Adjutant-General to the forces.
I,rd Howden, our Minister at Madrid, is expected to
arrive in town early in the ensuing week from the
Coetinent.
The Earl of Antrim is now quite recovered from his
recent indisposition, and is enabled to enjoy a drive
along the coast between Glenarm and Garron Tower.
The Earl of Wilton has arrived in Grosvenor-square
from the Yacht Squadron House, at Cowes. The noble
earl and family leave town at the close of the month for
the Isle of Wight.
Mr. ALBERT SHITH.—Mr. Albert Smith has had the
honour of receiving a magnificent diamond pin from her
Majesty, as a mark of the gratification her Majesty de-
rived from her visit to his Mont Blanc entertainment
last week. Col. Phipps, in transmitting this royal gift
to Mr. Smith, stated that he had the Queen's commands
to assure him that her Majesty had been seldom more
amused and pleased than on the occasion in question.
WHITEHALL, JUNE 28, 1854.—The Queen has been
pleased to grant unto the Right Hon. George Henry
Robert Charles William Vane, Earl Vane, and to his
brothers Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane,
Esq., commonly called Lord Adolphus Frederick Charles
William Vraie, one of the Knights of the Shire for the
northern division of the county palatine of Durham,
Captain i n the Regiment of Scots Fusilier Guards, and
Ernest ?'Donnell Vane, Esq., commonly called Lord
Ernest M'Donnell Vane, Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant in
the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards, the only sons of
Charles William, Marquis of Londonderry, Knight of
the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, General
of the Forces, and Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Life
Guards, deceased, by Frances Anne, his second wife,
only child and heir of Sir Henry Vane Tempest, late of
Wynyard, in the said county palatine of Durham, baro-
net, by Anne Catherine, Countess of Antrim, his wife,
both also deceased, her royal licence and authority that
they may respectively take and henceforth use the sur-
name of Tempest, in addition to and after that of Vane,
and also bear the arms of Tempest quarterly with those
of Vane and Stewart, and that such surnames and arms
may in like manner be taken, borne, and used by their
issue respectively ; sucti arms being first duly exempli-
fied according to the ls.ws of arms, and recorded in the
Herald's-office, otherwise the said
royal licence and per-
mission to be void and of none effect. And also to com-
mand that the said royal concession and declaration be
registered in her Majesty's College of Arms.—London
Gazette.
EAST INDIA 110U3E.—Yesterday a Court of Directors
was held at t'ne East India House, when Lieut.-General
the Hon. George Anson was appointed Commander-in-
Chief of the Company's foi ces on the Fort St. George
establishment, and second Member of Council at that
Presidency.
GENFAIAL SIR GEORGE BROWN.—The general in com-
mand ander Lord Raglan in the East is the son of the
Provost Brown, Linkwood, near Elgin, and brother to
Pete? Brown, Esq. He was educated at the Elgin
Academy, and may be claimed as a real Moray loon. By
his intrepidity and untiring perseverance, combined with
uiv.iommon decision and military skill, he has attained
hip present distinguished position.—Adinburgh. Courant.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.—We perceive by our adver-
tising columns that a series of galas, in honour of the
alliance between the two countries, comes off next week
at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, commencing on the
Tuesday, under the patronage of his Excellency the
French Ambassador. Arrangements on the most
spirited style are in progress ; music, dancing, flowers,
and firewerks are to unite their attractions.
THE RUSSIAN FRIGATE IN THE PACIFIC.—We are in-
formed by the advices from San Francisco, per Pacific
that the Russian 44-gun frigate Diana had left ,Val-
paraiso, and was spoken in lat. 16 S., long. 93 W., by
the Isabella, from Glasgow, arrived at San Francisco,
which had been 17 days in company with her. Her
destination was not known, nor had the declaration of
war against Russia arrived at Valparaiso before she
sailed.
ETON COLLEGE, Wednesday.—Yesterday evening an
express arrived at the Provost's Lodge, from King's
College, Cambridge, bearing a scholarship for Mr. A.
H. A. Morton, captain of the school. The vacancy at
King's was caused by the resignation of the Rev. M. G.
D. Kirwan, M.A., Fellow of this college. Mr. Morton
is son of Edward Morton, 4, Kensington-gate, Hyde-
park. He entered as an oppidan in February, 1851,
became a King's scholar at the Easter following, came
out captain of his year in the election trials, 1852, and
succeeded Mr. Burnaby as captain of the school on the
23d of last month. His progress through the school has
thus been extremely rapid, indeed the most rapid on
record. It is worthy of remark, also, that Mr. Yorke,
oppidan, is now the captain of the school. The circum-
stance of an oppidan being captain has not occurred for
many years. Mr. Evans, son of Chancellor Evans, of
Norwich, is captain of the collegers.
THE ROYAL LONDON MlLlTlA.—Upwards of sixty of
her Majesty's Commissioner; of Lieutenancy for the city
of London gave a splendid banquet at the London
Tavern on Friday evening to the officers of this regi-
ment. The Lord Mayor presided, with General Bush
(the inspecting officer) on his right, and Colonel Wilson
on his left hand. Amongst the commissioners were—
Mr. Masterman and Sir James Duke, members for the
city of London ; Colonel Sykes, one of the directors of
the East India Company; Mr. John Tooke, of the Bank
of England ; Sir John Key, the Chamberlain of Lon-
don ; Aldermen Farncomb, Finnis, Cubitt, Rose, Ken-
nedy, Sheriff Elect Muggeridge, and many of the prin-
pcoolfoutrhse of the rTeghie-
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doors during the evening. The company separated at
a late hour, after a day of remarkable conviviality.
LONDON OMNIBUSES.—It is astonishing that in a
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monstrous should be tolerated at all.
manity an evil so untry so fond of boasting of its civilization and hu-
ranee. Whose gorge
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