The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-14 00:00:00

ROYAL ACADEMY op MUSIC.

The students of this institution, as a wind-up previotl4
to the summer vacation, gave a dramatic representation
on Wednesday last. The play selected was the Lady of
Lyons, with the afterpiece of the Spitalfields Weaver.
The ability displayed on the occasion was very Co,fl;
siderable. The scenic decorations, all executed by the
students themselves, formed the arena of display,
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large school-room being converted into a theatre. 1-P,
character of Pauline was most admirably performed
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Master Wheeldon ; the impassioned scenes in particilo':
were given with an energy and power that would haY;
gained applause on any stage. Claude Melnotte .
also sustained, by Mr. Bolton, with great effect,
were also the parts of Madame Deschappelles and the
Widow Melnotte, by Messrs. O'Leary and Bathure4
the latter of whom contributed a prologue and epilogue'
written and spoken by himself, in which very happy ally
sions were made suitable to the occasion.

The Spitalfields Weaver brought forward the oonii°
powers of Messrs. Sharp and Wilson, the foruaer,
making a decided hit in the evident imitation of tliv
popular Wright : the latter gentleman so divested hior
self of his every-day character, and entered into the
part he played so completely, as to escape recognition
by a great many of those present.
The whole passed off exceedingly well, and concluded
with general roars of laughter as each of the prominew
characters were called before the curtain to meet they
merited 'need of applause.
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In addition to the students who formed part of Ole
audience, a great many of the professors were present
and seemed gratified at the considerable display of 10'
trionic powers so unexpected among those who ar,o
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destined mostly to perform very different characters "'
the drama of life.

1 ALFRED LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.—The ann I,
meeting of the Alfred Life Assurance Company was held
yesterday. The report stated the income for the year s'A
27,645/. ss. Bd., and, after defraying every charge,
a sum of 13,215/. 2s. sd. had been carried to the surPlu"
fund, which now amounted to 65,7561. Bs. 4d. The
premiums received from assurances effected during the
year amounted to 2,4331. 2s. ld., while the claims Were
5,0501. 14s. 3d. In the previous year the new premiunte
were 2,792/. 12s. 4d., exclusive of some single payments,
the claims 15 in number, and 9,451 . 2s. Bd. ; the se
plus only 6,1091. 3s. 2d., less than half that of the pre'
sent year.
SEIZURE OF UNWHOLESOME IVIRAT.-111r. Stainsbll
superintendent of police at Scorton, Yorkshire, having
obtained information that a beast belonging to Jaroo
Bamlet, an opulent farmer, of this place, was in a 610,
eased state, narrowly watched the owner's mood
meats with the animal for three days, when the same
was slaughtered, and
g
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of thisedtoSt havingockto
Stockton-on-Tees
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wsaalerdedAto Sergeanttelegr Richardson, he, with his usual aet:.
vity, soon discovered that the greater part of the carcase
was deposited, a portion of the same having been sold 10
a person of this place. After due inspection by the
proper authorities of Stockton, the same was publieli
burned in the market on Monday evening last, and Mr'
Bamlet is now duly summoned to appear on an earl,'
day, before the bench of this place, to answer the charge
preferred.
EXTENSIVE FIRE IN MARYLEBoNE.—Yesterday morn'
ing, at a few minutes before five o'clock, a fire of a 'red,
alarming character broke out in the premises belonging
to Mr. Joseph Wortham, a dyer and calenderer. Before
any assistance could be procured the flames had made
such fearful progress, that the whole of the upper floors
of the workshops presented one immense sheet of flaMe;
the heat from which was so great that the premises e`
Messrs. Clayton, Shuttleworth, and Co., engineers, In
Quickset-row, and those of Mr. Sanders, stonemason/
were cracking, and were expected momentarily to break
out in a general blaze. Fortunately an abundant Or:
ply of water was immediately obtained from the mains
of the West Middlesex Company's pipes, but the fire
could not be extinguished before the premises in which
the disaster commenced were all but destroyed, the stock
in trade and in trust consumed, and the roof burnt ef'
The roof and part of Mr. Sanders's workshops are also
severely damaged by fire, and so are the premises o`,
Messrs. Clayton, Shuttleworth, and Co., the engineers'
The origin of the fire is at present enveloped in obscurity;
and, unfortunately, none of the sufferers were insured,
for stock or furniture ; but the buildings were insured
in the Phcenix and Sun fire offices.
CRIMINAL BUSINESS IN MIDDLESEX.—By a return of
the increase of the criminal business of Middlesex,
founded on a motion of Sir William Jolliffe, in February'
1852, and continued eo September, 1852, it appears thao
the number of indictments preferred at the session
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daring the year preceding the increase of the jurisdiction
was 1,761 ; and in the year following the number w,O
2,367, of which cases 829 could not be tried under the
restricted jurisdiction. In the preceding year the a!_
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sistanf judge sat 81 days for the trial of criminal cased
and 134 days in the succeeding year, exclusive of apPef,
days, and a second court sat conjointly with him 3v
days,