The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-26 00:00:00

AMUSEMENTS FOR THE WEEK

During the present and five following weeks of Lent thea-
trical performances on this side of the water are restricted to
four nights a week, being on Wednesdays and Fridays strictly
prohibited ; but is their stead mono-dramatic performances,
a la Mathews ; slight-of-hand tricks, with optical illusions
and ventriloquism ; and musical performances, still called
Oratorios," which of old were of a sacred, but are now of a
miscellaneous character, are usually permitted.
At Drury-lane Theatre, in consequence of the approaching
termination of Mr. Charles Kean's engagement, he will per-
form everyplayable night this week—to-night and Thursday
liewillpform Gloster, in Richard the Third ; to-morrow,
Hamlet; and on Saturday, will make his first appearance in
Sir Giles Overreach, in Massinger's play of A New Way to
Pay Old Debts ; with, every evening, Barnett's opera of the
Mountain Sylph—the parts of Hela and Eolia by Mr. H.
Phillips and Miss Romer.
At Covent-garden to-night King Lear, from the text of
Shakspeare—Lear, Mr. Macready ; with Teddy the Tiler,
and the spectacle of Jean of Arc. To-morrow and Thursday,
Mr. Bulwer's new play of The Lady of Lyons; with, to-
morrow, Born to Good Luck—Paudecn O'Rafferty, Mr.
Power; and on Thursday he will appear in the new farce of
Mackintosh and Go. A new tragedy by Sergeant Talfourd is
underlined, and may probably be produced on Saturday.
The Adelphi announces for this week's performance, the
last new burletta called A Maiden's Fame; or, a Legend of
Lisbon ; The Gnome Fly ; The Bedouin Arabs ; and The
Rifle Brigade. On Friday an oratorio, with Pilati's com-
plete orchestra, led by Mori. Miss Shirreff, and Messrs.
Wilson and Leffler are engaged as vocalists.
The Olympic, to-night, Shocking Events ; with A Dream
of the Future ; He Would be an Actor ; Dicky Darling (first
time) Mr. Keeley; and Puss in Boots.
The St. James's, to-night, The Postilion, Chapelon, Mr.
Braham with, second time, The Fatal Secret, Blaball, Mr.
Harley; The Spitalfields Weaver; and The Culprit; and
on Thursday, appropriately, being St. David's Day, a new
operatical burletta, founded on the popular ballad of " Jenny
Jones."

The Surrey, to-night, to-morrow, Thursday, and Saturday,
It'at Tyler and Jack Straw ; after which the Mistake ; or,
Like Master Like Man ; and Vidocq ; and on Friday, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Yates, with Hervio Nano, and a portion of the
Adelphi corps will appear, as also on every subsequent Wed-
nesday and Friday during Lent.
The Victoria to-night, to.morrow, Friday, and Saturday,
Louise ; or, the White Scarf; with The Roof Scrambler, and
The Echo of Westminster Bridge ; and on Thursday, for the
benefit of Mr. Ozberry, a new piece called The Veteran .Hun-
ter; with Delusion, and other entertainments.

City of London Theatre ( Norton Folgate) to-night Rossini's
opera of Cinderella ; with The Loan of a Lover, and Teddy the
Tiler; and on Thursday evening a new burletta called My
Sister Kate.

Mori and Lindley's third classical quartet concert " comes
off" on Thursday evening.

MEN OF CHARACTER.—Such is the title of Mr.
Jerrold's new work ; and its publicetion must create an un-
common degree of interest in the reading public, since the
author's prose sketches in the New Monthly Magazine have
eiven promise of his proving himself one of the very few ori-
ginal and racy prose writers of the day. sThe title of this
work points at what is decidedly the forte of Mr. Jerrold ; and
we have little doubt that the line of literary exertion he has
now chosen will afford him ample scope and more effective
means of displaying that forte than he has hitherto found in
the acted drama, unequivocal and uniform as his success has
been.
EDUCATION IN IRELAND.—In the Freeman's
Journal of Friday Jest, there is a long letter on this subject,
from the pen of the Archbishop of Tuam. "We doubt not,"
its willaysthbeeFaisyseamilea
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on the
abuse esame. p
topirc.,
Millale disapproves of much in the present mode of adminis-
tering the affairs of the Board of Education. As the spiritual
guide of a large portion of the Irish people, he has an unques-
tionable right—nay more, it is his, pounden duty—to express
his opinions boldly and fearlessly on any subject connected
in the remotest degriefe,hetopemrmiliitttaetde
with the social or spiritual condition of the people committed
If his Grace conceives the late arrangements of
to his care.
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himpursuing, •
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and an apostate from principle,
public duty."
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expe-
rienced in this country in the early part of last year would ap-
pear According to accounts from Riga the crisis ealcul,ated,
in that port. The Custom House returns pub-
op to thea 13thdi of last November of 7,000,000 of
value of exports to
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d date in 1836. The general commerce with other
also to have suffered in proportion. In the
countries seems
single article of flax-seed the export to France had been less
by 5,482 barrels than in. 1836, and than 1835 by 9,400 bar-
rels. England This diminution is, however, chiefly attributed to a
cause of a different nature. It is stated that. in the depots
where the agriculturists provide themselves in France the flax
seed dispatched from Itiga is adulterated by the mixture with
it of other seed used in the manufacture of oil, which is 50 per
cant. less in value at least. The discovery of this fraud had,
it is asserted, deterred the French farmers who cultivated the
article from continuing their purchases, by which the export
be practised n
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counterfeited. The French, however, seem to be of opinion
that the diminution in the quantity of flax seed imported from
Riga is, apparent only. The quantity introduced was, no
doubt less direct, or by sea, but as the duties on the import by
land had been reduced by the Customs law of July, 1836, the
suit was believed, had been to increase the importations
by the
t northern land frontier, and that, therefore, as the
cheaper way, the flax seed had in reality been despatched to
Antwerp, instead of Dunkirk, as formerly, and thence for-
warded at the lesser rates of duty into France.
BONDED WAREHOUSES IN MANCHESTER.—
The Committee appointed at the late public meeting to pro-
mote this object have considered it very desirable, that, in
addition to the petition signed by the boroughreeve, on behalf
of the inhabitants of the borough, another should be signed by
the merchants, bankers, manufacturers, tradesmen, and others
interested in the commerce of this town aad neighbourhood.
The places where the petition lies for signature arc advertised
in another part of this paper, and there can be no doubt it will
be as speedily and numerously signed as the importance of
the subject demands. It is expected, that the effort now
making for the extension of the privilege of bonding to this
town will be promptly and effectively seconded by the various
towns and villages in the district, the manufacturing interests
of which must suffer in a greater or less degree from the
present system of bonding, and would be proportionably be-
nefited by the measure now sought for Manchester. —Maw-
chester Guardian.
Mrs. Hicks, wife of John Hicks, farmer, Clapton,
Midsummer Norton, was, about 5 weeks ago, thrown down
avid bitten by a large Newfoundland dog. aleaus were used
to counteract the effect of the bite, and it was supposed that
ail dangerous consequences had subsided, until Sunday last,
when symptoms of hydrophobia came on and prevailed till
Wednesday morning, when she died, leaving a family of 5 in-
fant children. Several other persons in the same neighbour-
hood were bitten on the same day by this dog, and obliged to
have recourse to surgical assistance; the same dog also bit
several other animals before it could be destroyed. —Bath
Herald,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.