The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-14 00:00:00

LYCEUM THEATRE.

Notwithstanding the numberless foreign attractions
with which the metropolis now abounds, it is with
pleasure we announce that this most entertaining and
elegant theatre continues to receive a lion's share of
public favour. We visited this theatre on Saturday
evening, and witnessed, for the second time, the *lever
and well-constructed drama of The Husband of my
Wife, in which Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. F. Matthews,
Mr. Selby, Mr. Harley, and Miss H. Gilbert sus-
tained the leading parts with great spirit and effect.
Planch6's excellent ,petite comedietta of Hold your
Tongue followed ; this is one of the most pleasant and
entertaining efforts of this talented author—an author
who so well knows bow to "fit " his characters to the
" company of actors" at the Lyceum. Who is there
at the present day can so admirably sustain the part
of the highly polished lady of fashion as Madame
Vestris ? The character of Mrs. Lovejoy, supported
as she alone can support it, is of itself sufficent to
secure the success of a piece with far less pretensions
to public favour than Hold your Tongue. The Lady
Ryder of Miss H. Gilbert is excellent and lady-like
—then, again, the pert and prim lady's-maid—this cha-
racter is acted to the lite by Miss J. Coleman. The even-
ing's entertainments concluded with the magnificent
burlesque spectacle of The Seven Champions of
Christendom, which is received every evening with
great applause. Miss K. Fitzwilliam, as St. George
of England, sings some parodies, among which is one
set to the old tune of " The British Grenadiers," and
another to "The lads of the village," beautifully.
This young lady, to our thinking, is without doubt
the best English ballad singer on the stage; her
singing will bear comparison with that of the cele-
brated Mrs. Waylett in her best days. Mr. Charles
Mathews, as St. George's Esquire, Charley Wag,
infuses great spirit into the scene. The two princi-
pal songs allotted to him are capital, and are written
in Planche's happiest vein. They receive nightly an
encore. As a specimen we give a verse of one of
them :

" Oh such a town, such a classical metropolis,
Tradesmen common English scorn to write or speak;
Bond-street's a fcrum—Cornhdl is un acropolis,
For everything's in Latin now but what's in Greek :
Here is a Pantechnicon, and there is an Emporium,
Your shoes are antigropelos,' ycur boots of pannus-
corium ;'

Fumi-porte chimney potF," Eureka shirts' to cover
throats,

' Idrotoboiic hats' and patent' Aqua-scutum over-coats.' "

It is stated that Jenny Lind is to be married on
the 15th inst., namely, to-morrow (Tuesday), at Nor-
wich, to Captain 'Lull?, and that the Bishop of Nor-
wich is to unite the parties.
EXETER lIALL.—We are requested to announce
that the Sacred Harmonic Society's performance of
Elijah, on Friday next, the 18th inst, will commence
at eight, in place of seven o'clock, as originally an-
nounced.

ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL OF TIM KING OF HANOVER.
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King's apartments in
St. James's Palace have been
prepared for his reception, and, we believe, his Majesty's
early arrival in England mayaanptaterptyateodf.
be confidently
Robert and Lady Peel enattertained
—Psoirst.
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were the circle. The Royal Academicians p
were Sir Richard Westmgeott, Mr. C. L. Eastlaker,Mrt.
J. P. Knight, Mr. C. Cockerel!, Mr. F. Lee, Mr. E
LandLaeer, Mr. J. W. Turner, Mr. 11. W. Pickers. ill.
seer,
E. If. Baily, Mr. C. Leslie, Mr. G. Jones, Mr.g T.
Uwins, and Mr. Sydney Smirke. Mr. F. Peel, m.p ,
and Captain Peel, R.N., were among the members Of
the family present.
DESTItUCTION AMONG THE ROOKERIES IN HANTS.
—The severe frosts and snow of the 19th and 20th
April have destroyed nearly all the young rooks. Last
week several gentleman went for a day's diversion into
the park of Lord Bolton, of Ilarkvvood, near Basing-
stoke, but, after searching among the trees in every di-
' rection, scarcely a young bird could be found. The
keepers informed the visitors that nearly all this year's
birds were either killed by the frost or thrown out by
the snow before they were full grown, more than 1,000
young ones having been picked up under the trees
within tha previous week. The same occurred also in
the rookeries of S. T. Beaufoy, Esq., of Upton Grey;
S. Wicks Esq. of East Sherbourne; T. Curtis, Esq., of,
Leckpit; 'Lord 'Ashburton, the Grange, near Alresiord;
and others.
.4 It is reported that General Bem, in consideration of
his distinguished !ervices, has received from the grate-
ful Hungarian nation the grant of the domain of Alcsuth.
This princely estate, which formerly belonged to the
late Palatine or Viceroy of Hungary. is situate in the
fertile county of Stuhlweissenburg, and has always been
considered ono of the best tnanaged and most produc-
cye estates in the kingdom. It is worth about 200,0001.
—Examiner.