The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-08 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

Susan.—The trade (iTeiale47lllTre freely in British
Plantation, and sales exceeded 1,200 hhds, fully recover-
ing the decline previously noticed, and the market is
firm. 7,000 bags Mauritius and 3,000 bags Bengal,
went off briskly, the former at an advance
of fully 6d, and in some instances nearly
is per cwt ; whilst the latter sold at rather
higher rates. Mauritius brought 38s to 40s 6d for mid
to good yellow, 37s to 38s 6d for grey, arid 35s to 36s 6d
for brown; Bengal, 393 to 42s 6,i fur mid to tine white;
Benares, 37s to 38s 6d for low. soft date, and 43s 6d to
44s 6d for very good white grainy. 16,000 bags Ma-
nilla, of current clayed quality, have been sold
parately, one half in bond for exportation ct
20s 6d, the remainder, already duty paid, at 38s 6d.
for refining. The quantity of British Plantation landed
last week at the East and West India Docks was 2,043
hhds 250 tierces 502 barrels; there were taken for home
consumption 1,105 lairds 77 tierces 185 barrels. The
stock in the same places is 11,079 hhds 1,680 tierces
2,359 barrels.

COFFEE-200 casks and 1,100 bags Plantation, and
4,000 bags Native Ceylon sold readily, the furmer at
rather dearer rates, whilst the latter brought an advance
of 6d to Is per cwt, ranging from 30s 6d to 33s for com-
mon to very good ord.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 344 puns 133 hbds. There were
taken for home cor>umptiou lti6 puns 17 hhds, and ex-
ported 144 puns 109 hhds. The stock in the same places
is 19,278 puns 2,164 hhds.
IlicE.-1,700 bags Bengal were nearly all realised at
easier rates, viz. 10s for good NS hice, and 8s for very
good cargo.

SALTPETRE.-1,100 bogs Bengal refraction 7 and 7-1
per cent. were withdrawn at 27s 6d to 28s, there being
no buyers at those rates.

TALLOW.—Y.Y.V. ii 38s 6d per cwt on the spot, and
town 39s 6d.

COTTON.—There is more activity.
TEA.—The consuroptiou is increasing.
INDIGo.—The auctions began this morning, and are
going off at about the rates current during the last
series.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(TIIIS DAY.)
(Before JusAces PATTESUN, WIGIITHANt and ERLE.)
Throughout the whole of the morning Like Court was
occupied in hearing the arguments of counsel in motions,
not one of which involved the slightest material of pub-
lic interest to justify a detailed report.

CRIMINAL COURT.—( THIS DAY.)
OLD COUNT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
ATTEMPT TO Bon.—Jerry 'Sullivan, a labourer, aged
27, was indicted for assaulting Benjamin Batelift, a
working man, with the intention of robbing him.
It appeared that the prosecutor and his brother were
proceeding from Barnet to Hatfield, carrying a basket
between them, on the evening of Sunday, the 22d of
April. The prisoner, and two other men who escaped
before they could be taken into custody, came up to them
and endeavoured to obtain possesAun of the basket.
The prisoner knocktd the prosecutor down, and
another came up and kicked him on the head.
His brother was also knocked down and assaulted
by cue of the prisoner's companions. Whilst they were
all struggling a policeman came up, but could only sue
teed in taking the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner said he did not strike the prosecutor, but
did not attempt to deny the attempt to rob.
The case was fully proved, and the jury found the
prisoner Guilty.
The REconi)En sentenced him to be transported for
ten years.

NEW COURT.
(Before the CODIMoN SERGEANT.)
The Court was engaged the whole rooming i❑ trying
mint cases of an ordinary character, and involving no
future of public intertt.

MIDDLESEX SI: SSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTAUT-JUDGE )
The May general sessions were opt ned this morning,
at the Sessi.ns House, Clerkenwell green.
The grand jury having been MOM,
The Learned JUDGE addressed them in the usual
terms, taking occasion to observe, that a change in the
law which disposes of the ca-e:s of juvenile offenders by
summary punishment, at the judgment of a magistrate,
must soon take place, and he went into a detail of cases
in which very young boys, betwoen the ages of nine and
eleven years, were " washed, whipped, and sent out
again to thieve or starve, four times in the last year and
a half." These things, (he said) showed the beautiful
effects of whipping.
The CIEeS disposed of this morning were of a trivial
character.

SUDDEN DEATH OF THE REV. MILES FORMBY.
--It, is with feelings of regret that we are called upon to
record the death of this gentleman, who died at Units-
kirk, on Friday, under circumstances of a most
melancholy character. The deceased, who was chair-
man of the bench of magistrates for the district of
Ormskitk, attelided in his magisterial capacity a meet-
ing of the justices held on Friday, in the court-house.
He appeared in his usual health and spirits, and con-
versed freely with those about him. The business fur
which the meeting had been convened terminated in the
afternoon, when the deceased entered into conversation
with a friend, and while doing so be fell back in.his
chair and instantly expired. The reverend gentle-
man, who resided at Melling, held the incum-
bency of the parish church at that piece, and
was much respected, not only by those with whom, in the
sphere of his ministerial labours, he came more imme-
diately into contact, but by most of the leading gentry
and others throughout the county. The deceased
was about fifty-seven or fifty-eight years of age.
He was the son of the late Reverend Mr. Formby,
of Formby hall, and leaves two brothers, Dr.
Formby, of this town, and another brother, who is a
clergyman in Kent. We understand the deceased was
appointed to the magistracy in August, 1828, and. has
consequently discharged the impottant duties of his
office for a period of twenty-one years. His death is
supothed to have resulted from disease of the heart.—
Liverpool Albion.
WALKING MATCH AGAINST TIME.—On Monday
wet k, the Ilford-i oad, near the town, was a scene of con-
siderable excitement in consequence of a man of the
name of 11. Martin, a fruit salesman, living in Bethnal
green, having undertaken to walk sixty miles within
fifteen hours, for a bet of 101. The Letting at starting
was 6to 4 against time. Martin, who is a spare and lean
man, stemds about five feet six inches in height, and was
attended by Redfern and Scotcher. He appeared at
starting sanguine of success, and went through many
miles of the first part of his journey at a speed of nearly
six miles an hour. The first 20 miles was done in four
hours and sixteen minutes, the first 30 ditto in six hours
and thirty nine minutes, and ultimately the whole dis-
tance was performed in fourteen hours and one minute.
—.Essex herald.
The Earl of Glengall bad an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.

MARYLEBONE THEATRE.
An adaptation te the English steee of M. Latour 's
tragedy of Virginie was produced here last evening,
under the title of Vii ginia. The origieal must be IV
miller to the greater numb,,r of plit) goers, it was ere-
que title performed at the St. James's two years since,
with ;Mille. Rachel 1!..3 the le-roine, and is. perhaps, the
must interesting of modern French tragedies. It might
at fir.A be supposed that a comparison with the chef
d'cruvre of Sheridan Knowles, a comparison which rio
die:matte flutter, would willingly challeige, would iu the
present instance be inevitable, but such is not the case.
In the play of Sheridan Knowles, Virginius is the
iucipal character. standing out in bold relief frog
the car.vass, around which the reereer characters fill
grouped, while in the play of M. Latour. Virginia is
the principal character--Virginius not appearing upon
the scene until the fourth act. In point of construction
the play of M. Latour is much superior to that of Sheri-
d en Knowles ; the interest is gradea!ly wrought up to
clitneix, and the play ends with the death of Virginia.
Moreover, we hove no hors d'oeuvres like Siccius Den-
ta-us, as we hive in the play of Sheridan Knowles. The
treatment of the subject, too, is very different. In the
play of M. Latour, App .s Claudius takes advantage of
the absence from Rome of Virginius to visit his house,
and to ate etript to seduce- his daughter and causes herlovec,
Icilius, to be murdered ; nd it is not until his suit has
bean corufully rejected by Virginia that he sets on Fabius
to seize her. She is dragged before the judgment•seat.
the case is adjourned, and she is taken to the house of
Appius Claudius, before the return of Virginius to Rome•
She escapes from the house of Appius and returns to her
own home in the middle of the night, and here occurs
one of the finest scenes in the play. She meets her
father, and relates to hem the fearful adventures of the
horrible night when Appius Claudius found his
way into her chamber, when she, after horrible struggi' sr
succeeds in making her escape arid preserving her
honour. The death scene is also managed differently.
In Virginia it is Virginia herself who suggests to. Vir-
ginius the propriety of killing her, nay, who
demands death at his hands, to save her'
self from dishonour. The part of Virginia, IS
will be seen, thus constitutes the play, and it ass
admirably sustained by Mrs. Mowatt. This lady:is one
of the most accomplished and Ldy like actresses on the
stage. Her graceful at} le of acting bears a nearer resew'
blauce to that of Miss Foote than does that Of any
artiste who has appeared since that accomplished lady
fete the stage. Her scorn in the scenes with Appius
Claudius was withering, but the great triumph was the
scene with Virginius in the fourth act, to which we have
before alluded. Rachel was very flue in this scene, but
it always struck us that she Witb somewhat too sneretic•
It she exhibited half the energy in the encounter with
Appius which she did in the narrative of it, Appius
had more to fear from her than she from' him.
Mrs. Mowatt, on the contrary, appeared us a young girl
almost dyieg from excess of agony and exhaustion;
there was a subdued tone in her manner of relating the
ccem re aces of that dreadful night, such as a young and
virtuous girl, like Virginia, would employ, and this
►ubdu,;d tone heightened the intensity of the 'pathos in'
finitely more than the most boisterous energy could We
done. The last scene also was superbly acted, there wss
something agonizing in the thrilling tones with which
she asked for death. She was excellently supported by
Mr. Davenport, who was the Virginius. Rich artist'
were called for at the conclusion. The translation is,
we understand, from the pen of Mr. John Oxenford, and
admirably written. While it is almost a literal *ersioa
of the original, it is written as M. Latour himself would
have written it, had he composed his tragedy in' Eng'
16h. The language is easy and flowing and rhythmicalr
and it would be impossible for one not acquainted with
the fact, to know that it was a translation, so entirely
tree is it from gene. He who can translate so well eta
also originate, and we trust the day is not far distant
when we may assist at the production of an Original
tragedy from the pen of Mr. John Oxenford,' Th•
tragedy was admirably put upon the stage. The las:
scene was the perfection of " mounting." The applause
at the fall of the curtain was enthusiastic. The bottle
was exceedingly well attended.

STRAND THEATRE.
A new piece, entitled the Mother's Bequest, was pro'
duced here last night, witk Mrs. Stirling as the heroines
which met with that triumphant success which is the
almost invariable attendant of every drama in which
that lady appears. The heroine has been left, by the
death of her parents, in charge of the junior members 01
the family, so.d while she works night and day to reelefol
the name they bear from the dishonour attached to it by too
bankruptcy of her father, she foregoes the love she enter'
tains for a young lawyer when she finds that her sister 0,
happiness is centred in the same individual. The spirit of
the piece may be easily guessed; for it belongs to a cis°
common enough upon thei French stage, and 0'
frequent adoption here by the translators. Mrs. Stirling
played with her usual ability and feeling; and Mr. Leigh
Murray aided the force of the household sentiment bi
his earnestness as a tender-hearted cabinet-maker, who
secretly loves the heroine, and every now and then cow
tributes, unknown to her, an occasional piece of woof
to her little store of wealth in the bureau. Mr. Henri
Farren and Miss Emmeline Montague filled the remain;
ing characters—the former embodying the ape pa'
thrift brother with coarse and graphic viracitt
The dramas of Secret Service and Ask no Questions 101;
lowed, in which Farren sustained his origins&
characters of Michel Perrin and Matthias. He is otill
Farren the inimitable, Farren the unapproachable, and
his performances last night were as distinguished as o'er
by the ar, ist•like finish which has ever been the gee".
liar characteristic of his acting. The house was
Nell
attended.