The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-21 00:00:00

COURT

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1840.

SUltimY it

For the last three weeks, Van Amburgh has been
nightly drawing crowded houses at this theatre, to wit-
ness his wonderful performances with his trained ani•
mals ; but the enterprising and indefatigable manager
not content with " the beasts," he must have " the
beauties" also, and accordingly he, last. night, produced
a most magnificent and gorgeous spectacle, for the pur-
pose of introducing 100 female warriors to the notice
and admiration of his patrons. The drama in which
these ladies are introduced is entitled Jane of the
Hatchet ; or, the Women of Beauvais, and is
founded on the well-known story, recorded by all the
old chroniclers, of the glorious defence of Beauvais
in the reign of Louis XL, by Jeanne de la Haelle and
the female inhabitants of the city, when these female
warriors drove back the best troops of Charles the
Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and saving their pity from
plunder, acquired for it the proud appellation of Beau-
vais the Unconquered. The dramatic capabilities of
this story have been well developed by Mr. J. T.
Haines, the author of the piece, who has inter.vovea
into. it a most interesting love story,of which Jacques
de Villiers (Mr. E. F. Saville) is the hero. Jane
found a most splendid and energetic representative in
Mrs. H. Vining, whose acting was, as it always is.
most true to nature. 'The ladies were well drilled
and trained, and is their gorgeous armour pre-
sented a most picturesque appearance. The scenery,
the whole of which was painted by Mr. Brunning, was
most superb, and the whole getting up of the piece re-
flected the highest credit on all Concerned. It is
scarcely necessary to say that it was pre-eminently sue-
cess.ful—indeed, we believe that the production of r.n
unsuccessful piece at this house since Davidge has had
the :management of it, is a thing yet to be recorded.
We prognosticate a long run to this very magnificent
melodraMa. The evening's entertainments concluded
with the drama of Afungo Park, in which Van A.ll-
- as Kaffra, introduced his wonderful performances.
Mr. Bernard, the author of this drama, has cleverly
managed to introduce the brute-tamer and his pets, so
as to snake their performances contribute mate-
rially to the denouement of the peace, a great
improvement upon the dramas which have hitherto
been written for the exhibition of the powers
of Van Amburgh, in all of which his appearance with
his animals has heretofore been a compete hors d'ceztvre.
The house was crowded to excess from the commence-
ment of the performances, in their applause of the
whole of which the audience was most enthusiastic.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

(MONDAY EVENING. )
TIM ES. —A private letter from Rio Janeiro, dated
the 19th of May, states that the Minister of Finance had
mad,: his report to the Legislature, which showed a deficit
of 5,000 contos in newt year's ways ar.d means, but no
measures were reeernmendcd by which it was to be
wet. Hopes were entertained of the settlement of the
affairs of Rio Grande. According to the last accounts
thence, the Governmsnt troops had beaten the rebels,
but the defeat was not considered decisive. Exchange
at Rio Janeiro was 304, and the price of the Six per Cent.
Local Stock, 76.
The Iberia packet from Lisbon, arrived at Falmouth at
two o'clock on Saturday morning, when the mail-coach
had left half an hour. She arrived at Blackwell at
seven o'clock on Sunday evening, and consequently des
patches by a private hand, which had been all the way
round, were delivered in London twelve hours sooner
than the mail letters—a remarkable instance of the pre-
sent defective arrangements. Had the mail been landed
at Southampton, the letters would have been in town
twenty-four hours earlier.