The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-15 00:00:00

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

These delightful gardens opened for the season last
is
at
evening, and were crowded with visitors. During the
recess the proprietor has greatly improved the gardens,
which have been laid out anew, with flowers, trees,
and plants. The turf is thick, soft, fresh, and
velvetty, and the; parterres are beautiful. The
animals look particularly fine and healthy, and the
menagerie is perhaps the most complete in the world,
In redemption of his pledge to give the public a new
exhibition every year, Mr. Tyler has this year erected
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an elaborate and beautifully designed model of the city
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sents the storming of this important
soon as the skies are
The " storming " commences as
dark enough to aid the effects, and :Apr a furious by the British troops under the, Duke of Wellington.
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nonading ny the British troops, real as well as mimic
warriors being employed, the place is taken, and his
Grace the Duke of Wellington—that is, an excellent
imitation of the illustrious commander—and his staff
are seen entering the breach in the walls amidst a shower
of fiery missiles of all colours flying in all directions.
This, taken as a whole, is the most brilliant and most
successful piece of pyrotechny ever exhibited, even at
these gardens, and it was received with shouts of
applause, giving unbounded satisfaction to the thousands
whe thronged the gardens.

FLIENCIi PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATIIE.--Her
Iliy. and Ladyli
'ailliigie Dss the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by
ir. )
Mary Christopher, honoured the French
Plays with her presence last evening. ller Royal High-
ness W 2 a attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, the Bironess
de Speth, Sir George Cooper, Lord James Murray, and
Ran:say Cooper, Esq. There were also preient the
Russian Ambassador. the Baroness Brunnow and Mdlie.
Olga de Lechner, tho Turkith Ambassador and suite,
the Duchrss of Sutherland, Lady Blantyre, the Mar-
chioness of Ailesbury, the Countess of Wilton, rho
Marquis of Douro, Lord Maynard, Viscount CHUM',
Lord Cranstoun, Hon. Mr. Joes, Sir Archibald Mac-
donald, Hon. James Macdonald, Lady and Miss Mac-
donald, Lady Quir.tin, M. and Madame LLielli, Colonel
Rice Trevor, General Wildman, Major Tierney, &c.
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