The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-14 00:00:00

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SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 3/ 15s; Clover
ditto, 3/ 03 to 5/ Os ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 13; per
load. A fair average supply. and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 21 12a to 31 17s;
Clover date, 3/ us to 41 14s ; and Straw, 1/ 9s to
1/ 14s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL—Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 31 15a ;
Clover ditto, 3/ 3s to 51 Os; and Straw, 1181 to 1l 12s
per load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices.

MISS CUSIIMA.N'S BENEFIT AND LAST AP-
rEARANcE.—Miss Cushman takes her benefit this
evening at the Lyceum, and makes her last appearance
in England. The admirers of the drama will. no doubt,
muster in great strength at the Lyceum, to-night, for
the purpose of paying that homage to genius, Ns hick is
always its due, but which is too seldom paid to it. The
obligations which the lovers of the legitimate drama
owe Miss Cushman are great. She came among us at a
time when the cause of the English acted drama, ap-
peared hopeless ; by her representations she mainly
contributed to revive dramatic taste among us ;
our stage was almost without a first-rate act-
ress when she appeArtd—most certainly without any
actress who could for a moment be compared with Miss
Cushman. Her appearance created an immense sensa-
tion. It became the Cashion to go to the theatre to see
the great American actress, and having once seen her the
lovers of the drama went again and again, and the
drama became once more popular. She quits us for the
present—we hope shortly to return. The cause of the
drama still requires her assistance, and just as the wor-
ship of Shakspeare is reviving we can ill :pare the chief'
priestess who ministers at his shrine. Miss Cushman
must not thus " leave her work but half complete;"
and although we bid her adieu this evening, that adieu
will be accompafied by Au revoir.
MR. WORRELL'S BENEFIT AT ADELPEIL--
That most useful actor, Worrell, takes his annual
benefit at the Adelphi on Monday, on which occasion. in
addition to the perfermauces of Webster's Royal Red
Book, The Levies Violin, and the Unwarrantable lhtru-
sion, which will be supported by Madame Ctleste,
Messrs. Wright and Faut Bedford, and the elite of the
Adelphi company, including the beneficiare himself,
Mrs. Worrell will dance her celebrated Highland Fang
in character. Mrs. Worrell's performance of the High-
land Fling is admirable, and we have no doubt but that
the North countrymen who are sojourning in the metro-
polis will " gang" on Monday night to the Adelphi to
witness the performance of their favourite national dance.
Tuz ELECTRIC TELEGaarm.—The Hull Adver-
tiser reports a case in the Court of Excise at Hull, on
Wednesday last, in which damages were given to a con-
siderable sum for the plaintiff, in an action fir tree-
pfiss • and unlawful seizure of g As, owing to the defer].
dant not proving his authority to make the seizure,
which authority he alleged was forwarded by electric
telegraph. The Learned Recorder observed, that this
originated what he believt d to be an entirely new point
of law, but he apprehended it was necessary, %hen a
persou said he der ved his authority through the me
diuni of the electric-telegraph, at least to show that the
party from whom the authority was derived sent the
message."
ATTEMPT AT AssAssiNaTioN.--YesterdAy morn-
ing information was received by the Metf. palii an Police,
that as C. Greenham, E-q., of Sydney, Gloucestershire,
was passieg a lonely part of the forest of Dean, on the
old Tonan road, near Blackpool Bridge, several men with
fire-arms, bludgeons, and their faces masked, rushed at
him fr+ in behind a hedge, where they had been con-
cealed, One threw a bludgeon at him, which passed near
his bead, two of the guns being discharged at the same
ment, and Mr. G. felt the balls whiz past him. He
immediately put spurs to his horse and succeeded in
arcachlug- tonderford; the vil aius. pu+ suing as far as
thackley Hill. gift), pounds is vtlered for their
cvvery.