The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-19 00:00:00

THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

ST. PANCRAS.—Yesterday a meeting of the local
authorities of St. Pancras was held in the Court-house,
King's-road, Camden-town. Mr. Ferrer, churchwarden,
took the chair. A committee was appointed, and up.
wards of twenty-five guinea& were collected. TLe
church wardens are the treasurers.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.--A meeting was held to-
day at the Town-hall, of the magistrates and the gentle-
men forming the local committee for raising subscriptions
in aid of the wives and children of the soldiers serving
in the army in the East, the object being to consider
what steps should be taken to operate in regard to the
Patriotic Fund. The Mayor presided, and after some
conversation it was resolved to hold a public meeting
on the subject shortly.
The captain, superintendent, officers, clerks, foremen,
artificers, hoymen, and labourers of the Royal William
Victualling-yard, Stonehouse, have subscribed a day's
pay to the above fund. At the muster of the Royal
William, 120, ordinary guardship, in Llamoaze, on Tues-
day, Captain Kingcouhe, the officers, and crew, unani-
mously volunteered a day's pay each to the fund for the
relief of the widows and orphans of the soldiers, seamen,
and marines, sufferers by the present war.
A letter was received on board her Majesty's ship
Waterloo, at Sheerness, on Monday last, from Captain
Lord Frederick Kerr, in command of that ship as flag-
captain, suggesting to Cornmant;er Marsh that he should
be happy to head a list of subscriptions for the relief of
the widows and orphans of the brave soldiers who fell
at the battle of the Alma. The letter was read before
the officers and leen at inspection the same morning,
with a request that an answer might be given the com-
mander by noon that day. In a very few minutes, and
before the men left divisions, it was unanimously agreed
to contribute one day's pay towards their relief. This
was done in a most cheerful manner by every officer,
man, and boy ; and we hope that many other ships
fallow the example of Captain Lord Frederick Kerr, his
officers, and

TEE TBEATRES.

PRINCESS'S.—Last evening Mr. Charles Kean made
his first appearance this season as Dubose and
Lesurgues, in Mr. Reade's excellent adaptation of that
ingeniously constructed and highly interes
metting drama,
called The Courier of Lyons, when he with an ex-
traordinary enthusiastic reception, consisting of upwards
of four hearty rounds of applause. The liberality and
taste displayed by Mr. Charles Kean, as manager of the
Princess's Theatre, no less than his generally acknow-
ledged merits as an actor, fully justified this great de-
monstration, and we were happy to find his honourable
efforts in connection with creative an
Thed executi
house wve dras
a-
matic art so fully appreciated.
crowded.
ST. JAVIES'S.—A. new ballet, with dialogue and
dramatic action, was produced at the above theatre last
evening, its title being The Spanish, Dancers. The
author's aim apparently was to show that English
(lancers are in every respect as good as those of Spain.
Miss Lydia Thompson came forward to vindicate the
honour of British limbs, and proved to a demonstration
that they are as supple—that they can move as nimbly,
vigorously, and gracefully as those of their celebrated
Southern contenaporaries—and was triumphantly suc-
cessful. The fair artiste, of course, could not make
sense out of nonsense, but she put such life and mettle into
her feet as roused the euthusiasm of the spectators to
the highest pitch. Miss Lydia Thompson was encored
in every pas, and was unanimously called for at the
termination of the ballet.
HITILLIMET.—A.t this popular establishment, last
night, after Poole's comedy of Paul Pry, in which Mr.
Wright sustained the chief character in the best manner,
Senora Nena Perea, the real original Spanish dancer,
whose extraordinary attraction was, we believe,the
ehief cause of the Haymarket Theatre d
being kephe
pinn
during the recent " dull season," reappeare t
ballet divertissement called The Star of Ancialusia, and
again met with the same brilliant success which had
previously attended her career in this country. Senora
Nena, who was greatly applauded from first to last,
enchored in her principal steps, and called for twice in
the course of the evening, was, as formerly, ably sup-
ported by her twelve coryph(Ses and an efficiont corps de
ballet.