The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-12 00:00:00

ADELPHI THEATRE.

A new three act melodrama from the pen of Mr. Buck-
stone, entitled Flowers of the Forest, a Gipsy Story, was pro-
duced here last night, with the most complete success. The
scene opens in a wood near the Cumberland hills, and we
find Lemuel (Miss Woolgar) a poaching gipsy, gun in hand,
looking out for game. He is met by Captain Lavrock (Mr.
C. J. Smith) the Lord of the Manor, and horsewhipped by
him. However Lemuel manages to kill his hare and sells it.
The next scene is the boudoir of the Lady Agnes (Miss
Emma Harding), the sister of Lavrock. She is engaged to
be married to Alfred (Mr. Boyce), and this is the eve of her
wedding day. Alfred arrives accompanied by Lavrock, but
Alfred is out of spirits. He relates to Lavrock a romantic
adventure which had occurred to him in Italy. He had
been attacked and wounded by brigands, had been found
by a gipsy tribe, and had been tended and carefully watched
by the daughter of the gipsy chief. The remembrance of this
was still fresh in his recollection, and that remembrance
made him unhappy. We are next introduced to the gypsy
camp near the Lakes, and we find Starlight Bess ( Mrs.
Fitzwilliam) a warm-hearted basket-maker, ballad-singer,
and fortune-teller, who has so long told fortunes, which
have so strangely come true, that she more than half
believes in her supernatural powers, Kinchin (Paul Bedford)
a rejected lover of Starlight Bess, and Lemuel the Poacher,
her accepted suitor. In this scene these three sing a gipsy
trio, full of spirit and humour (the composition of Mr. Ed-
ward Fitzwilliam) which was deservedly encored. Then
comes the scene of the wedding. The scene represents the ex- '
terior of a country church; groups of rustics are scattered
around, awaiting the approach of the marriage pro-
cession of Alfred and Agnes. As the procession is
about to enter the church, Cynthia, the Zingana (Madame
Celeste) rises from behind a tombstone and confronts Alfred.
It is the Italian gipsy who has saved his life. It
is in vain that her father, Ishmael (Mr. 0. Smith)
reproaches her with his treason to her race ; it
is in vain that Lavrock orders her to be removed; she will
approach Alfred ; not that she has any claim on him—not
that she wishes to interrupt the marriage ceremony—not
that she desires that he should love her—but she adores him
as a superior being, and she rushes towards him, falls at his
feet, and worships him. Lavrock, in indignation, orders the
marriage ceremony to bestayed, and challenges Alfred to meet
on the morrow morn. The two meet alone at the foot of
Skiddaw. It is in vain for Alfred to urge any excuses,
Lavrock insists on fighting hiss at ten paces, produces pistols,
and as Alfred discharges his pistol in the air, Lavrock falls
dead from a shot from the gun of Lemuel, who
had watched the whole scene, and who shoots
him out of revenge for the horsewhipping of
the day before. The report of fire arms brings around them
the peasants from the neighbourhood. Lavrock, with his
dying breath, declares he has been killed by Alfred, who is
arrested on the charge of murder. Ishmael, who has seen
the whole transaction, comes forward and praises Lemuel
for his daring, and solemnly swears that he saw Alfred
murder Lavrock. The scene then changes to a country wake,
where we find Cheap John (Wright) an itinerant auctioneer,
selling goods by Dutch auction, and unheard-of low prices,
which he is enabled to do by being in league with Kinchin,
who steals the goods which Cheap John sells. Bess arrives
at the fair with Cynthia, and induces Cheap John and
Kinchin to navigate a boat on the lake under the walls of
Lavrock Hall, to aid in the escape of Alfred, of whose inno•
cence Cynthia is convinced; in fact, she suspects her father
to be the murderer. The escape is effected, and Alfred is in
the gipsy encampment, from which, however, he is retaken.
The opening scene of the third act is in Bess's tent. Lemuel
is sleeping, but his sleep is disturbed. Bess wakes him, and
at length, unable to bear the tortures of conscience, he con-
fesses that he has committed the murder for which Alfred is
to be tried. That confession is overheard by Cynthia, who
rushes from her concealment, seizes Lemuel by the throat,
and, with superhuman strength, drags him to the assize,
court, and delivers him up to justice just in time to save
Alfred, who is acquitted, while Lemuel is condemned. On
her return she is cast out by her tribe. her father
uttering imprecations OR her head. Bess, who has
returned heart-broken from the assizes, finds her
exposed to the pelting of the storm, takes pity
on her and leads her back to her tribe. They agree to
receive her on one condition, that she shall stab a Gentile
who has taken refuge in their tent. That Gentile is Alfred,
who, on being released, has sought the gipsy tents to rescue
Cynthia from the vengeance of her kindred. She accepts the
conditions, takes the fatal knife, and with it stabs herself.
At this moment Alfred's friends, who have traced him oat,
arrives, and the curtain falls upon the tableau. Nothing
could exceed the intensity of the acting of Madame Celeste
as Cynthia; and Mrs. Fitzwilliam, as Bess, sung her snatches
of ballads, and acted with that mixture of naivete, humour,
and pathos, which no actress saveherselfcau infuse into a part.
She can compel tears and smiles at pleasure. In fact, Buck-
stone has admirably fitted every member of the Adelphi
company in this new melodrama, which bids fair to rival in
popularity even The Green Bushes. The principal artists
were called for at the conclusion, and there was a loud call
for Buckstone, who appeared and bowed his thanks. The
piece, which is admirably mountel in every respect, was an-
nounced by Madame Celeste for repetition every evening,
amidst the unanimous applause of a house crowded to the
ceiling.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—TifunsnA Y.
"Very few horses were backed yesterday for anything like
"sums, still, bad as the bininess was, it led to some changes
in the Spring Handicaps. Doleful became first favourite tor
the Northampton Handicap, and Lynceus and Vanish first
and second for the Newmarket; the Euclid colt, although
not backed, was also in higher favour. The Liberator was
in demand for the 2,000 Guineas, and all the money that
could be got on Antler for the Chester Cup at 20 to 1 was
invested ; the final offers diet net exceed 17 to 1 ; there was
no other alteration of any consequence in the betting
on the last-mentioned race. The Derby bets were
6 to 1, in ponies, agst the favourite, 11 to 1 in fifties, and 10
to 1 to 200/. agst Planet; 600 to 50 agst Epirote, 28 to 1 to
2001. agst Horn of Chase, 2,000 to 40 agst Old Port, 1,000 to
15 agst Oxonian, 50 to 1, in ponies, agst War Eagle, and
1,000 to 10 agst Philosopher. Closing prices—
LEAMINGTON STEEPLE CHASE.
9 to 2 agst Mr. Ouseley Higgins's Pioneer—taken
9 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Brunette—taken
NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP.
Bto 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Doleful—t. and aftds. ofd.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Euclid colt
10 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Halo—taken
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
9 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus— taken
10 to 1 agst Sir C. Aonck's Vanish—taken
13 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Euclid colt—take 14 to 1
14 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—take 15 to 1
25 to 1 agst Crozier—taken
THE PORT.
100 to 40 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes laid
90 to 30 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting in one
90 to 30 agst Colonel Anson's lago et
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton—take 9 to 1
20 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Devil-me-care—taken
TWA THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
6 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyagham—taken
8 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator—taken 10 to 1.
11 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt—taken
11 to 1 agst Mr. S. Conway's Christopher—taken
CHESTER CUP.
17 to 1 agst iNlr. Herbert's Antler—taken 20 to 1 freely
26 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura
1000 to 30 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free—taken
45 to 1 agst Captain Pettatt's Newcourt—taken to 50!.
50 to 1 agst W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken
2000 to 30 agst Lord Eglinton's Plaudit—taken
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Payne's Queen Mab—taken
Offers to take 30 to 1 about Punch.
DERBY.
6 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp
10 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken and aft. off.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken
28 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator—take 40 to 1
40 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt—taken
2000 to 40 agst Mr. Worley's Old Port—taken
1250 to 25 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—t. and aft. off.
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Fuller's Oxonian—taken and aft. off.
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Fox's Philosopher—taken.
NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1847.
FRIDAY.—Lord E. Russell's Reminiscence, agst Mr. A. W.
Hill's Will-o'-the-Wisp, both three years old, Bst. 71b. each,
A.F. 200 h. ft.

CAPTURE OF A GHOST.—For some weeks com-
plaints have been made to the police that several persons
had been sadly frightened at the awful appearance of some
supernatural monster in the neighbourhood of Bloxwich,
having a huge pair of horns, and enveloped in white. In-
structions were given to the police to use all diligence to
effect his capture, but somehow or other his ghostship
became aware of the attention paid to him by the " men in
blue," and " started like a guilty thing upon a fearful sum-
mons." Nothing more was heard of him until the night of
Monday, the 22d ultimo, when he was seen traversing, with
"martial stalk," the neighbourhood of Bloxwich-green, ex-
hibiting, as on former occasions, a huge pair of horns. After
frightening one or two persons, who fled at the top of their
speed, he came in contact with a "field carpenter," a young
man, named Wm. Adams. Adams, it appears, was return-
ing from his work, having his tools on his back, and not
liking the ways of his ghostly acquaintance (who, by the
way, became more pressing than pleasant), sought to free
himself by means of a bradawl which he had in his
hand, and with which he dealt a severe blow at the
left thigh of the ghost, who immediately fell upon his knees,
roaring piteously. Adams then proceeded to dismantle
him of his masquerade dress, when the unfortunate hero of
the night's adventure turned out to be a young man named
John Perry, a stirrup-filer, of Bloxwich, well known to
Adams. Several persons were promptly on the spot, and
conveyed the ghost to his home, where he was put to bed,
and a surgeon sent for to dress his wound, which, fortu-
nately for him, though a severe one, was not considered
dangerous, but he has been confined to his bed in conse-
quence nearly ever since. As soon as he was sufficiently re-
covered Perry procured a warrant against Adams for stabbing
him, and had him apprehended. The accused was brought
before the magistrates at the Guildhall on Wednesday last,
but the complainant did not appear, and Adams was dis-
charged.— Wolverhampton Chronicle.
INTRA-MURAL BURIALS.—We learn on good
authority that Government have prepared a Bill to prohibit
the farther interment of corpses in the churchyards of large
towns and popular districts. The greatest and mostTishethherefore,
disgust-
ing national nuisance of modern times likely to
be sooner abated than was expected.
in cemeteries will not look grave at thisolidnetreslliogfesnhcaer._es
Sunday Times.
DUTCH VEGETABLES.—We observe, on reference
to the list of arrivals of cattle and provisions from the con-
tinent of Europe on Mondayladstall that a steam-ship from
Harlingen brought 385 bags an
an unusually large quantity from Holland,ketso fani)°danothertatoes,
being
vessel from Rotterdam brought twenty-Ivo packages of
sacataibers.

4.
• FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL.
BRUSSELS, MARCH 9.—The Chamber yesterday eon.
tinned the general discussion on the project of law, rem..
tive to the new arrangement of representatives and
senators. Messrs. Nayer de Decker and de Sinet b
turns defended the interests of Alost and Termond e
each in endeavouring to prove from the returns of mean:
bers, that none of these towns had the principal right to
nominate a representative. M. Delfosse declared that hg
could not support the proposition of an electoral reforms
announced by M. Castian, because he did not find it op-
portune, and also because he did not agree with several
of the views of his honourable friend upon the subjerl,„
The main interest of the sitting to-day, was the speech
of M. Castian, in reply to the observations of M. Del-
fosse, since it brought to light a disagreement, which hack
not been foreseen by any one. M. Castian is the para.
san of electoral reform ; M. Delfosse is so no longer.
M. Castian concluded by a proposition, that to the list
of electors should be added those citizens on the jury bit
who paid in direct contributions 20 florins in Luxemburg
and 30 florins in the other provinces. In the opinion of
the honourable member, this condition would save out;
country from the evils of imposture and falsehood.
M. de Norode, Deerat, Rogier, and the Minister of am
Interior next addressed the Chamber. M. de Norcde
supported the project. M. Deerat supported the interest
of Alost. M. Rogier second the propostion of M. (Gas-
tian, and M. de Theaux in enumerating the laws voted
The measures taken, justified the Government, and de-
fended it against the attacks made upon it by M. Castian..
The Chamber defered till to day the decision whether
M. Castian's prOposition could be admitted as an amend-
mentto the project of law under discussion, or ba referred
to the session as a special project.
At the opening of the sitting, the Minister of Finance
proposed two important measures, both of which had re-
ference to the dearness of provisions ; the first to take
off all right of tonnage from all vessels laden with grain
till September next ; the second prohibiting the employ-
ment of potatoes in distilleries, till the same period,
under penalty of 500 to to 1,000 francs, to be doubled in
case of repetition of the offence.
In reference to the first question it was proposed that
the Government should purchase in England fifty car.
goes of wheat, to dispatch them by steamer in order to
facilitate their arrival as much as possible. In reference
to the second question, it was proposed to engage the
clergy in the country to use their influence with the
farmers, to induce them to thrash their grain ands
send it to market. They were to enforce the duty of
being contented with the present prices, and to asstrre
them that by thus aiding their distressed countrymen
they_ would merit heaven.
We are happy to state that the aspect of things in
Liege is again quite calm. Very little importance
attached to the disturbances of the day before yesterday,
and they are looked upon as the result of momentary
excitement, which was immediately put down by the
prompt measures of our Communal Administration.
The Government has addressed a circular to the inhabi-
tants, giving them encouraging prospects respecting the
present dearness and scarcity of provisions, and the pros-
pect of a more favourable state of things.
At Verviers some disturbances took place on the sth,
in consequence of the announcement of the tax on
bread. Although there has been no fresh outbreak,
there is still considerable agitation

BRUSSELS, MARCH 10.--at half-past twelve to-day,
the hour at which we are writing, disturbances hare
arisen in consequence of the rise of bread in those guar.
ters of the city inhabited by the labouring classes. The
police guards are endeavouring to disperse the multitudes
who surround the bakers shops, and advise the bakers
to keep all their bread out of sight.