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 At lelphi,
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 completelyinto 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 Adrien, and his simple faith in his charmed life, are
depicted by Mr. Webster with a delicacy of detail which
bAungs to the highest order of dramatic personation. The
picture of the good-natured old man, whose whole happi-
ness is bound up in the welfare of the family which he
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 gaiety, and with
a tinge of hoyderusm 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 Giradin'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 Hon. Sir George Cathcart, K.C.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
business 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.
Lord Howden, our Minister at Madrid, is expected to
arrive in town early in the ensuing week from the
Continent.

'Th►e 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. ALDERT SMITH.—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 Vane, one of the Knights of the Shire for the
northern division of the county palatine of Durham,
C4tain in, the Regiment of Scots Fusilier Guards, and
Ernest M'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-
❑ame 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 ; such arms being first duly exempli-
fied according to the laws 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 HOUSE.—Yesterday a Court of Directors
was held at the 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.
GENERAL SIR GEORGE BROWN.—The general in com-
mand under Lord Raglan in the East is the son of the
Provost Brown, Liukwood, near Elgin, and brother to
Peter Brown, Esq. He was educated at the Elgin
Academy, and may be claimed as a real Mm ay loon. By
his intrepidity and untiring perseverance, combined with
uncommon decision and military skill, he has attained
his present distinguished Position.—. Edinburgh Courant.
ENGLAND AND FRANOE.—We perceive by our adver-
tising columns that a series or 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 fireworks 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.
1). Kirwan, M.A., Fellow of this college. Mr. Morton
is son of Edward Moi ton, 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.

THEOfAL.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.
cipal merchants of the City. The colours of the regi-
ment were suspended from the top of the room. The
band of the regiment occupied the orchestra, and played
during dinner. A guard of honour attended at the
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
country so fond of boasting of its civilization and hu-
manity an evil so monstrous should be tolerated at all.
We can only attribute the apathy displayed to igno-
rance. Whose gorge would not rise at the reflection,
that there are 3,000 of these abominable nuisances per-
petually
blocking up every important thoroughfare, each
consuming horse flesh at a rate that would be scarcely
credited, had it not been ascertained that the average
duration of the life of a, London " bus-horse" is under
four months I —New Quarterly Review for July.
MADAME TUSSADD'S EXHIBITION.—This exhibition,
which possesses as great, if not greater, attractions than
any other place of public resort in the metropolis, ap-
pears nearly to have arrived at its acme, since the vast
improvements lately carried out by its enterpzising pos-
11.tiesaors—the suite of rooms, not being surpassed in size
or rn.agnevienigfitcehtehnec:efie,:tethre:clawcheole promenade being nearly 700
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