The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-07 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

Miss Emmeline Montague made her first appear-
ance at this theatre last evening in the character of
Desdemona. This young lady appeared as Juliet at
Drury-lane in the season 1839-40, during the short
management of Hammond, and was very successful.
Since that period she has been practising assiduously
in the provinces, and she returns to us a finished
actress. Her voice is deliciously sweet, and her de-
clamation beautiful exceedingly. She reads better
than any artiste, male or female, at present on the
stage, and it would greatly improve many who ag=
sume to themselves the highest rank in the profes-
sion if they would mark, and study, and imitate, the
declamation of Miss Emmeline Montague. Her
style of acting, albeit not deficient in energy and
pathos, is quiet ; she understands the secret of repose ;
everything she does is not only well done, but fairly
and legitimately done. There is no mannerism, no
point making, no striving after effect. This very
absence of trick and mannerism only makes her act-
ing the more impressive. We rejoice to find at last
la legitimate artiste of the good school on the stage
again, and trust that Miss Emmeline Montague will
baVe ihe firmness to resist all attempts which may be
made either to coerce or to coax her into the adoption
of the bad recitative (neither singing nor saying)
which has during the last ten years on the English
stage usurped the place of eloquent declamation.
Macready acted Othello according to his wont, and
Miss Cushman, who was the Emilia, was very
effective.

SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE. Yesterday a report was
made by the united committees of the Stratford Shaks-
perian Club, and that of London formed in conjunction
therewith, that , having purchased Shakspere's house
and the adjoining property for 3,8231., the public sub-
scriptions received are deficient of that amount by
1,4001., leaving the committee liable for that amount.
POOR-RATES IN PRESTON.—Such is the pressure
up,in the:office for relief, in consequence:of the short time,
or no, time, at many of the mills, that the next six
month,:e poor-rate is expected to be two shillings in the
pound. This is a great increase from sixpence or eight
pence, as I;_mmorly.—Preston Guardian.
Richard Cobden, Esq., will arrive in London on
Friday morning, Meet from Hamburgh, by the steam-
ship Countess of Loasdale.
Above fifty miles of drains have been cut on the
Duke of Hamilton's estates in this neighbourhood,
within the last twelvemonths.—Lancaster Guardian.

ACCIDENT.—At Glasgow, on Wednesday morning,
as the judges, the Lord Justice-Clerk and Lord Wood,
were proceeding from Carrick's Hotel, in George-square,
to the Justiciary Court, the horse of one of the dragoons
escorting their lordships became restive, and at the corner
of Glassford-street plunged so ♦iolently that the rider
was thrown to the ground, and before the carriage could
be stopped the wheels passed over his arm, which, though
not broken was severely bruised. Beyond the injury to
his arm, the soldier was not much hurt, being able to
walk back to the barracks.—North British Mail.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN PORTADowN.—We deeply
regret to learn, by accounts from Portadown, that an
awful and destructive fire occurred in that town on the
night of Saturday, or rather early on the morning of
Sunday last. We expect to be enabled to give full and
authentic particulars thereof in our next_—Newry Tele-
graph.