The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-22 00:00:00

TIIE SON,-

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE

AMATEUR PERFJH LANCE BY THE MEMBERS
OF THE SCENIC CLUB.

The members of the Scenic Club gave their fourth
representation last evening at this theatre. The
following was the programme on the occasion.
FOURTH REPRESENTATION OF THE SCENIC
CLUB.

On Wednesday, November 21st, 1849, will be
presented, Lnrd Byron'a Tragedy, in Five Acts,
WERNER; OR, TIIE INHERITANCE.

Werner (Count of Sitgerdurf), Mr. CoNper; Ulric
(his Son), Mr. H. Grey; Gabor (a Hungarian), Mr.
Whitford; Stralenheim Bohemian Noble), Mr.
Richardson; Idenstein (an Indendant), Mr. Henry;
Rudolph (a Noble), Mr. Blenheim; Fri'z (a Retainer),
Mr, Elliott; Eric, Mr. Clinton; ilanric, Mr. Williams;
Ludwig, Mr. Johnson; Arnheim, Mr. Parlby ; Meister,
Mr. Hammond (Vassals of Siegendort). Josephine
(Werner's Wife), by a Young Lady; Ida (Daughter of
Stralenheim), Miss Kingston.
Period— Close of the Thirty years' War.
In the course of the evening, Miss Esner will sing a
Favourite Ballad.
To be followed by the Comedy of
USED UP.
Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Henry; Sir Adonis
Leech, Mr. Gunton() lion. Tom Saville, Mr. Clinton;
Wurzel (a Farmer), Mr. Scott; Ironbrace (a Black-
smith), ifar. Crawford; Fennel (a Lawyer), Mr. Gerald;
James, Mr. Thompson. Lady Clutterbuck, Miss
Musro; Mary, Miss Kingston.
It is one of the most favourable characteristics of
an amateur performance that each actor does his
hest—however insignificant may be the part assigned
to him, he endeavours by his acting to make it of
importance, and exerts himself as though the success
of the piece depended solely on himself. Of this we
had a notable example last evening... The Werner of
Mr. Cowper was admirable, full of energy and pas-
sion ; the Ulric of Mr. H. Grey was manly, bold,
and uncompromising; and the Gaber of Mr. Whit-
ford was distinguished by a saucy roughness, which
was in admirable keeping with the character. These
parts, however, are always entrusted to leading
actors, and therefore in this the professionals
have a manifest advantage over amateurs,
however talented the latter may be, in their superior
knowledge of stage trick and stage technicalities. In
the minor characters, such however is not the case ;
the character of Stralenheim, for instance, which, on
the " professional," is generally entrusted to an infe-
rior actor, who contents himself with merely walking
through the character, was rendered last night by Mr.
Richardson, with a care and attention which we have
seldom seen bestowed on the part on the professional
bDards. His scenes with Gabor and Ulric are more
especially worthy of commendation; he acted and
dressed the haughty reckless noble of the seventeenth
century to the fife. The character of Idenstein found
an admirable representative in Mr. Henry ; whose Sir
Charles Coldstream, in the farce, was also excellent.
This gentleman possesses the true vis. comica. The
house was crowded, and the whole went off as we

as the best friends of the Scenic Club could have
desired.

LONDON WEDNESDAY CONCERTS.

EXETER HALL.

Herr Ernst made his second appearance at these
concerts last evening, and performed his celebrated
pot pourri of Hungarian airs, and the far-famed
Carnival de Venice." His performance is most
wonderful and most gratifying, and the audience
were enthusiastic in their expressions of approba •
tion. The concert commenced with a selection from
Don Giovanni, which was given by Mrs. A. Newton,
Miss Isaacs, Herr Formes, and Signor Bartolini.
Herr Formes is becoming, and deservedly so; a decided
favourite. As a buffo singer he cannot be surpassed,
we have never heard the " Madamina it catologo,"
or the " Non piu andrai" (which he sung in the
course of the evening) rendered more effectively or
with greater spirit than they were by Herr Formes
last evening. The Hall was crowded.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.—WEDNESDAY.
Free Handicap Hurdle Stakes of 10 soya, each, and 50
added. Two miles. (10 Subs.)
Mr. Ady'i Mrs. James, 4 yrs, lOst 61b (Bradley) 1
Capt. Thompson's. Venture, 4 yrs, lOst 6lb (Canavan) 2
The following also ran :—Rein Deer, list 6.b (Kelly.)
—Mary Blane, aged, llst llb (Davenport)—Chorister,
lOst 101 b (Ralph)—The Landlord, lOst 81b (Stagg)—
Good Girl, lOst 611) (owner). Won by a length.
The; Grand Autumn Steeplechase Free Handicap of
10 sove., and 100 added. Four miles. (25 Subs.)
Lord Watetford's Sir John, aged, list 11b (J. Ryan) 1
Mr. Vevers'a Vain Hope, 4 yrs, lOst 61b (Archer) 2
Lord Strathmore's The Doctor, llst 71b (Owner) 3
The following also started:—Proceed, aged, list 101 b
(Mason)—The Victim, aged, list 71b (Taylor) —Knight
of Gwynne, aged, list lib (May)—Trust-me-not, aged,
list Ilb (011tver)—Wolverhampton, aged, 10st 10Ib
(Canavan)—Miss Collingwoood, 6 yrs, lOst 91b
(Hughes)—The Sailor, agtd, lOst 91b (Mr. Gatnan)—
Sir. Charles, aged, lOst 7lb (Clarke)—Rover, aged, lOst
31b (Wainwright)—Tom Bowling, aged, lOst (Daven-
port)—Little Paul, aged, 9st 131 b (Benson)—Mr. J. S.
Walker's Little Tommy, aged, 9st 10Ib—The Celt, 9st
10% (R:ekley).
Bating-7 to 2 agst Proceed, 7to 2 eget Vain Hope,
7 to 1 agst Sir John. 15 to 1 agst Wolverhampton, and
15 to 1 agst The Doctor. Won cleverly. Run in 10
min. 52 sec.

The Optional Selling Stakes of 5 sm. each, and 30
added. One mile. (18 Subs.)
Mr. Ewbank's Pyrland, 3 yrs (Longstaffe) 1
Mr. T. Dawson'. Fitzcharles, 4 yrs ........(Arnold) 2
The following also ran:—Wee Mickey, 4 yrs (Maley)
—The Irish Ambassador, 3 yrs (Keegan)—Magic Wand,
2 yrs (Charlton)—Palmelai 2 yrs (Osborne)—The
Standard Bearer, 2 yrs (Sharp)—Jern Ward, 2 yrs
(Johnson)—Mrs. Walker, 5 yrs (Powell) —Paradise,
3 yrs (Harrison)—and Patrick, 3 yrs (Whitehouse).
Won by a short length.

THE SUICIDE AT THE SOUTEI•WESTERN RAILWAY
STATION -This morning an inquest was taken before
Mr. W. Carter, the Coroner, at the Hero of Waterloo
Tavern, Waterloo-road, as to the death of Dr. Jones
Allen, surgeon of the navy, aged 37. Tho jury first
proceeded to view the b)dy, which was lying in the
vault of St. John's Church. The head appeared only
to be connected to the trunk by the windpipe. James
Baldwin, a coker at the Waterloo terminus, and George
Bird, a railway policeman, described the manner in
which the deceased had thrown himself under the
wheels of the locomotive, a full account of which
appeared in The Sun of Tuesday. Mr. J. Dempsey, of
7, Norfolk-street, Strand, stated that he had known the
deceased about seven years. On Monday afternoon the
deceased was staying with -him., and at half-past three.
in the afternoon he was lying on'the sofa, and in a very
moody state. He continued there for half an hour, and
then went out, as witness supposed, to take a walk
before dinner, and he did not see him again alive. He
came fr.Om Inverness on Thursday, and complained of
being very ill. He had been appointed to the Bangalore
convict-ship, but was superseded. The witness detailed
many circumstances denoting great breaking of his mind,
and the jury returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity.
A HINT TO LEXICOGRAPHERS TO COME. ••••• As
Hay nau passes current now as a synonyme for every-
thing that is cruel, and wicked, and bad, we think the
word " heinous " could be made more expressive it it
were spelt " Ilaynaus." The same with the word
" heinousness." It would gain greatly in meaning and
cruelty of expression,if it were to be written, for the
future, " Hs,ynausness."-Punch.
POOR-RATES IN THE METROPOLIS.-It appears
from an ingenious work recently publi.hed by Mr. G.
L. Hutchinson, that the tolloaing inequalities exist in
the rating of the metropolis, which is by no means the
worst instance to be adduced. The annual value of pro-
perty in East and West London is 211,1501, rated at
2s. 10d. in the pound. The annual value assessed in the
City is 613,8831., rated at Is. 7d.; Whitechapel,
197,522/., rated at Is. 9d ; St. James's. Westminster,
250,1601.. rated at 10d.; Bethnal•green, 95,549/., rated at
2s. 9J.; St. George's, Hanover-square, 604,1051., rated
at 6d. The amount received by the poor of the City is
equal to 18.. 101. per head on the population within the
walls, and the amount of relief given to the population
without the walls is equal to Bs. 6d. per head. The
amount of relief extended to the poor of the different
districts per 1/. value of rated property is-Bermondsey,
3s. 3d.; East and West London, 28. 10d.; Bethnal-green,
2s. 9d.; St. George's, Southwark, 2s. Bd.; Shoreditch,
28. .4d.; Greenwich, 2s. 4d.; Newington, 2s. 3d.;
Stepney, Rotherhithe, ls. I Id.; Whitechapel,
Is. 9d.; Camberwell, Is. Bd.; Holborn, ls. Bd.; St.
Luke's, Is. 7d.; City of London, Is. d.; Hackney,
Is. 5d.; Strand, la./ 5d.; Clerkenwell, is. 4d.; Poplar,
Is. 3d.; St. Giles's Is. 3d.; Kensington, Is. Id.; St.
Pancras, Is. Id.; Westminster, I Id.; Marylebone, l Id.;
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Ild.; St. James's, West-
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THEATRE ROYAL DUBLIN.
Wife's Secret was presented last
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thin house. We regretted to perceive that
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laboured under evidently a severe cold, rendering her
task a distressing one in sustaining the arduous cha-
racter of Lady Eveline in this interesting drama.
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Charles Kean, on the part of his lady, represented to
the audience the fact (which was sufficiently evident), of
her indisposition. Owing to Mrs. Kean's illness. the
new drama of Strathmore, whose second representation
was announced this evening, will not be performed ;
Richard the Third has been substituted. We, in com-
mon with the Dublin audience, feel extreme regret at
the indisposition of this admirable and deservedly-
favoured actress, but we trust soon to be enabled to
announce her restoration to health and her re-appear-
ance on our boards as attractive as ever.-Freeman's
Journal.

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.—Adverting
to the interesting narrative which was inserted in our
columns of Tuesday, from the pen of Mr. Goodsir, i‘ho
went upon a whaling voyage with Captain Penny, of the
Advice, we omitted to mention the fact that Mr. Goodsir
undertotl the voyage from the circumstance of his
having a brother in Sir John Franklin's expedition, who
is the assistant surgeon on board the Erebus. We have
reason to know that this fine young man desires nothing
so much as to be again employed in the search ; and we
heartily with that he may again embark in the month
of February,
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in the "good bhip Advice," with that
highly honourable, humane, and intrepid mariner,
Captain Penn
praise.--Hera a Aose noble conduct is beyond all