The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-28 00:00:00

SADLbR'S WELLS THEATRE.

That most mercurial of actors, Balls, commenced an en-
gagement hero on Monday, and as might be expected, the
house was crammed before the rising of the curtain. The
I.st piece was a new melodrama from the pen of Balls
himself, entitled The Guerilla Chief, and a very bustling,
spirit-stirring affair it is. He himself acted the principal cha-
racter, Ronquillo, the Guerilla Chief, a fine high-spirited,
noble-hearted fellow of the Massaroni school, and highly
as we live always thought of Balls' talents, we cer-
ta my not aware until last evening of his powers
in the delineation of serious character. His Ron-
quail is an excellent piece of melodramatic acting,
and was duly appreciated by the audience. He was well
supported 19 the other members of the corps drantatique,
and the piece wilicb, as usual, was excellently got up, was
completely successful. The farce of Three and the
Deuce followed. Balls, of course, sustaining the charac-
ters of the Three Singles with all the versatility, energy,
and effervescence for which he has ever been so celebrated.
Ho is certainly the most elegant and gentlemanly dancer
on the stage, and many profes,:cd dancers would do well
to study him in order to catch that " grace beyond the
reach of art" which is the flistinguisbing characteristic
of a gentleman. Homier's Humphrey Grizzle was very
good, and our old friend Williams was rich exceedingly in
the Justice. It struck us however that he occcasionally
introduced certain oaths into the part more than were set
down for him ; the force of his acting would-not be to the
least diminished by the omission of thee, expletives and
we would rcutino him, in the words of Bob Acres, that,
D us have had tit jr day." Great credit is due to
Honner for securing the services of Balls, and we are glad
to see diet his patrons appreciate and reward his judicious
catering. The lovers of genuine comedy residing in the
neighbourhood of 'sadler'sWells should not let the op-
portunity now afforded them of seeing one of the first come.
diens of the day. Tb pantomime, which is worthy of the
days when Grimaldi w.ts the presiding genius here, wound
up the evening's amusements, and sent the audience laugh-
ing to their hurries.

THE LATE FltoST.—The
public during the le.te frost, by which 111°anviCgetittto.o the
n of
the river above Blackwall was obstructed for a period
longer than any that has occurred since the, winter of
1813, would have been much more felt but for tho ar-
rangements made last summer at the Brunswick Pier at
Blackwall' This pier has been completely adapted and
arranged for the heading and embarkation of passengers
from and to the steam-vessels, in corijunction with the
Blackwall Rsaway. Availing themselves of that accom-
modation, all the steamers that were running during the
frost landed r.nd took on board their passengers there,
the passengers and luggage being carried to and from
Blackwall by the railway ; and there is no doubt that pro-
perty to a great amount, perhaps in many cases human
life, base been saved by the vessels not being obliged, as
heretofore. to struggle through the ice to the metropolitan
wharfs. In many eases ti:e passengers coming from
Gravesend, and availing. themselves of this route, arrived
at the Mino,i,s station in less than two hours from the
time of Starting. notwit ()standing the partial obstruction of
the nnvipit ion below

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The following were among the fashionables that
visited the aquiarket Theatre during the week :—Earl o
Pembroke, Count D'Orsay, Lord Maryborough, Lord
Augustus Fitzclarence, Lord Chesterfield, Countess of
Essex, Lady Burghers!), Countess of Blessington, Lord
Gardner, Prince Esterhazy, Mr. Bernal, M.P., Lady
Capel, Loin Lichfield, Colonel and Mrs. Alaberley, Lord
Willoughby, &c.
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.—Mr. Stokes,
the Senior Wrangler of this year, is an Irishman, and the
son of a clergyman, He did not enter in the first instance
at Trinity College, Dublin (as is erroneously supposed by
the correspondent of this Standard), but up to the period
Cambridge of his going to was a student of the Bristol
College, the Rev. Dr. Jerrard being at the time principal
of that institution.
The Rev. F. B. Briggs, M.A., Vicar of St.
Stephenig by &hash, in Cornwall, was instituted on Fri-
y, the I iith inst., to the rectory of Suteornbe, in Devon-
shire. Patron, Thomas Briggs, Esq.