The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-13 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

We are glad to find Buckstone once more resuming
his pen, albeit An Alarming .Sacrifice is the result of his
resumption of author,hip—a sac, ice which, we doubt
not, he will be willing to make every night, so long as the
public shall think proper to exact it of him; for, after all,
to Buekstone An Alarming Sacrifice is only a farce; and
a very excellent farce it is. Thus runs the plot:—A
young shopman, of rather "fast" morals, has come to
take possession of some property as heir-at-law of his
deceased uncle, and resolving to lead a distingue sort of
life has invited a party of fair modistes to dinner. When
he has taken possession, and Susan, the housemaid, has
given up the keys, he accidentally finds a will, by which
all the property is bequeathed to the said Susan. At first
the dark thought of destroying the intrusive document
crosses his mind but conscience gets the better of inte-
rest, and he shows the will and surrenders the premises
to the housemaid. As he is now in desperate circum-
stances, Susan takes him into her service as man of all
work. In this condition he makes profound meditations
on the uncertainty of human affairs, reflecting that he
bas just come out of town to be a fine gentleman, and
that he is now polishing the tongs and poker for his own
housemaid. The arrival of the dashing milliners, who
find him in his menial position, does not at all add to his
happiness. At last Susan magnanimously destroys the
will, and he with equal magnanimity bestows his
hand upon her, now his rights as heir-at-law are
revived. It should be observed that the youth was in
former days a kind of sweetheart to Susan, and that
the humiliations through which he has passed were
intended by her as a wholesome discipline. The mis-
guided beau is made to see the falseness of his gay
female friends, and Susan is able to test the fidelity of
another lover, who has vowed that he would marry her
without a farthing, but who backs out when the will is
destroyed. The undercurrent of kindness in Susan was
very beautifully represented by Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and
her character contrasted well that of the coarser shop-
man, played by Mr. Buckstone with all his eccentrio
and irresistiblo humour. Mrs. Humby, as the chief of
the modistes, was in admirable pomp, and Sussn's friend.
the cook of the establishment, was played in a good
downright style by Mrs. Stanley. The repeated applause
at the tall of the curtain crowned the incessant laughter
which had been kept up during the progress of the piece.

THil IRON TNADE.—BIRMINGHAM, TELUUDAT.
Today --
the third and principal ot the quarterly meet-
ings of the irunmasters of this district took place at
Dee's Royal Hotel, and was most numerously attended;
in fact, it may be said to have been the largest of the
kind held in the town for same time past. The prices
agri ed upon at the preliminary meeting held at Hands-
worth the week betore last were confirmed, but it is
doubtful whether the masters will be able to maintain
them throughout the quarter. The orders, notwith-
standing the reduction ot 10.. per ton, were very limited,
though there were a considerable number of gentlemen
anxious to purchase, but who withheld their orders for
a few days.
REDUCTION OF PORT GLASGOW TO A CREEK.—
Information was received at our custom-house on Sapor r-t
day last, that the old and once thriving port of
Glasgow is hence forth to occupy the humble position
tioounof a creek, in connexion with the Greenock Fst eo
very strong
The fceling of the Port Glasgow
are informed
people is
against the measure, and. .
ago,ill Treasury
that they are memoriaiatlinnagw:
they were
upon the subject. A short
ndgisrated from a first to a
chuckling at Greenock
i that they themselves
second-class port, little
reduced to that stage which it:me-
'sd,:eiLong
were so soon to be
uihilation. Port Glasgow was at
diately precedes
re port of the Clyde, and Greenock
one time the princ 1)
towards it the very same relation which Port
occupied towahe
fiat
of the Treatary is henceforth to
Glasgow, by t tto Greell94.—Glasgow D as/ Mai 6
occupy with rool"c sto a