The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-13 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

Lost Diamonds is the title of an adaptation from
the celebrated French drama Un Secret, which was
produced here last evening, and which, thanks to the
excellent acting of Mrs. Stirling and Mr. Stuart, met
with a great success. The piece has been frequently
adapted to the English stage, and the plot must,
therefore, be familiar to the generality of playgoers.
It turns on the conscientiousness of a banker's wife,
who, finding that her husband has in early life ruined
an unfortunate man by surreptitiously taking a sum
of money, endeavours to repair the injury by protect-
ing the son of the victim, and making him her hus-
band's cashier. The interest she takes in the young
man awakens the suspicions of the banker, who loads
her with reproaches, and the crisis of the drama is
produced when she retaliates upon him, by repeating
the story cf his early dishonesty. The anxiety of the
suspected wife, and her triumphant repulse of the
aspersions heaped upon her, gave scope for some well-
discriminated and powerful acting by Mrs. Stirling;
and the agonies of the jealous husband were depicted
with much feeling by Mr. Stuart. A comic gentle-
man, who is a keen investigator into the affairs of his
neighbours, but absolutely blind as to what concerns
himself, is quaintly represented by Mr. Compton.

' sister, Miss
We hear that Mrs. Nisbett and her
Jane Mordaunt, who have been engaged
n_..
d uristdl amateurs
weeks rehearsing with the Bath
"starring it at Salis-
bury; the Strand Theatre, are nowfo`rnia
nces at Bath and
bury; and after the amateuro performances and Edinburgh,
Bristol, they will proceed to Glasgow the last three
They will not return to Lozn.d_mr. Knowles's play of
MAnTissortE Tasfl: night with great success, the
playing at some of the nor
,s character were given with
on
tilitothw:insoodnoftmheairy.way.
Love was brought oat last
a
and Katherine was acted
and Huon betng sustained by
characters of theor
r.
Id Davenport. The impassioned
Mrs. Mowatt
deal of point by Miss F. Vining. The house
with a great
11 attended.
was we
SUDDEN DEATH OF THE COVNTESS OF %MOB-
we regret to learn that the venerable Countess,
WATER--
of Bridgewater expired suddenly on Sunday afternoon,
at Ashbridge Castle, near Berkhampstead, Herts. 'The
gpreeratitoonffseg
bt3l7ramerrafotoe:satt,
Countess had complained of slight indisposition Some
days since, but did not signify any marked uneasiness,
and while conversing with her female companion, expired
in her chair, at three o'clock in the afternoon, without *
sigh or convulsion, and at the advanced age of $6 years.
THREATENED IMPRISONMENT OF TEE REV. j.
SHORE.—We are sorry to find that the Bishop
.of Exeterhas taken out the necessary authority for the or.prison-
meat of the Rev. J. Shore, of Totne... Had, he refrained
from doing s©, there might haw.; been sowe doubt, alter
the equivocal answer givea by Lord John Russell to
Mr. Granger in the 1-r,ouse of Commons, whether the
intended motion of ',dr. Bouverie for the protection of
seceding clergyman would lead to any favourable result.
The friends of 'religious liberty in and out of the Este-
Wished CliurrA, have to thank the Bishop of Exeter fat
taking the present step, which will leave the Govern-
merit with.out excuse, unless they lend their sanction e.nd
ase-,stanr.;e, to effect a change in the monstrous str,re of
the, taw. With Mr. Shore in Newgate, Lord J. ?it assell
w;.11 have no alternative but to take the matter up and
s, atle it at once. But now is the time whell the clergy
t. f temselves should speak out, or for ever hold their peace.
--Patriot.
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THE HALL OF COMMERCE.—The large build
Tl ire adnee dle-street, built a , few years ago by Ila_fr. Mox.-.
bit y, the biscuit-baker, and known as the ' Hall of ear.
rat :rce," has been closed, after remaining open to the
im':s bitiuerfnoerdsioxu t Y
a. e ars.The undertaking of the pro, ector
h hopeless failure.
_
The nuns of the Presentation Convent, Cr
.rriek-
or ,-Suir, were robbed on Saturday of 504, by -lAry
Walsh, a trusted servant, which
thesum she got 9,t, .-
tne Na-
tfooflal Bank, for
nuns, and absconded. 1