The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-17 00:00:00

ADELPHI THEATRE

An excellent version of The Courier of Lyons by Mr. I
Webster was brought out here on Saturday evening. 1
It differs but little from the piece now in course of per-
formance at the Princess's Theatre. Every one is ac-
quainted by this time with the extraordinary cm'e of
mistaken identity upon which the dramatic narrative is
built, and the miserable fate that awaited Joseph Les-
urgnes, an honest and respectable man, in consequence
of the circumstantial evidence which confounded him
with an assassin. At the Adelphi Theatre Mr.
Leigh Murray personates the double character of
Lesurgues and _Dubose, and with great melodran iatic
ability. His frank open demeanor in the one instance
contrasts very forcibly with the course, drunken brutality
'which he assumes with the garb of the ruffian. .As a
piece of acting nothing can be more graphic and ,effec-
tive. The change from the one person to the othe rhe
manages with the necessary rapidity, and an illusio The
of
a very remarkable kind is undoubtedly kept up.
remaining personages we need hardly observe, are of
little moment. rine robbers Courriol and Choppar d are
sustained by Mr. Charles Selby and Mr. Paul Bed ford,
and Mr. 0. Smith plays the elder Lesurges. The piece
was quite successful, and as it fits an Adelphi and fence
accurately, it will probably be often repeated. IMt.
Leigh Murray announced it for performance every night
amid general applause.
Mr. Webster takes his benefit, for the first tin to at
this theatre, on Wednesday next, on which occ anion
Mr. Buckstone has kindly offered his services. We hope
the meeting 6f the brother actors on the same stag ) will
not be the least appreciated of " Adelphi effects" la: j the
public".

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'. His Royal
,Highness.- Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel Seymour, honcnired Mr: ,Noble, the sc.aliAor,
with a visit to his studio; in Bruton street, on Sat-Mt-day
morning. H.E.H. inspected the has reliefs for the i me-
morial to Thomas. Hood, just completed ;
_the col.: seal
tribute to Wellington' now ,in progress 'for the citi ' of
Manchester ; the marble statues of the Herd-Duke, I pre-
pared for the East 'lndia House .; and' of , Sir Robert
Peel, for St. George's Hall; Liverpool. His Iti oyal
Highness was pleased-to express his high admithti nof
ci
these important Works ; and also of two fine' busts 0 f the
laid Marquis. of Anglesey and. Profeisor Faraday), re-
cently produced by Mr. Noble.
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MARRIAGE IN
:HIGH WT.—Lady Alice
.n...gcra ton,
daughter of the Earl and' Countess of Ellesmexie, is
about to be married to the Hon. George Byng,
.5 S.P.
for Tavistock, eldest son of Viscount Enfield.
The Duke and Duchess of 'Northumberland,. who re-.
turn to London to-morrow, after 'a, prolonged absi ence
on the 'Continent, will spend a short tithe at Sion Klause
preparatory to leaving for .Alnwiek,,fOr the season.l
. The Duke of Rutland, the Marquis of Exeter, A 4ord
Maidstone, Hon. Francis Villiers, ' Mr. G. Psgyne,
Major-General. Peel, 'Captain Lowther, and Mr. ' iTig-
ram, at' the ,innual meeting of the Jockey Club, i vere
~
chosen the—Committee for the ensuing year.
THR PRUSSIAN 'LEGATION.—Themew Prussian er troy
arrived in town latenn Saturday night.
The' Earl of Erne, after a lengthened absence in :Eng-
land, has returned to °rota Castle, Lisnaskea. \
The Earl and Countess of Enniskillen and family still
continue at Bundoran. . • ' •
.
Viscount Mountgarrett •has arrived at the Illton
Hotel,, Dublin, from Westbeurne-terrace, London.
The Marq.iis 'of Clanricarde .has left town, for I Yor-
tumna, Galway, the seat Of his-landed estates. I
The Marquis and-Marchioness of •Salisbury.haVe left
Salisbury House,' Arlington-Street, for Hatfield li'ouse,
Herts, forthe'season, .his lordship coming to Voindon
occasionally" to attend his Parliamentary duties. - . i
The Earl'of CawdOr arrived in SOuth:.Aucapy-st reet,
on Saturday,. from Stackpole.-eourt; Pembroke, ani 1 left
the same.day to join, the countess at Brighton. I The
yenithful Hon. Henry Campbell is on duty with his. regi-
ment, the•Rifie Brigade, at the seat of war. I
His Excellency Mr. Arthur . m
a,geni's , reeend y re-
moved from Stutgardt to the embassy at Stockli tolna,
leaves town to-morrow to enter on his diplomatic..qrs
at the Swedish Court, in the room of Rear-Admiral
E. Lyons.
FIRE AT MILE-END.—Yesterday morning, sitortly
before four o'clock, the family of Mr. L. G. Raby, 11 aker,
No. 1, Barne's-place, Mile-end-road, had 'a atrrow
escape of losing their lives owing to a fire breakiag out
whilst they were in their beds asleep. It appeai'ii that
the oven ran under the shop and parlour, and this heat.
from the former set fire to the premises. The iri,Tates
having escaped, the engines of the parish and London
Brigade, together with the Royal' Society's eFle3Lpes,
attended, and a good supply of water was procure difrom
the East London Company, and the firemen went to
work, but considerable damage was done
.befora they
could extinguish the flames. The sufferer was i•asu.red
in the Sun-of ace.