The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-20 00:00:00

NORWICH ELECTION.

A Liberal candidate has already appeared for the
suffrages of the constituency of Norwich, in the per-
son of the eminent railway contractor, Mr. Samuel
Morton Peto. We congratulate the independent
electors of this city upon the opportunity which is
thereby afforded them of returning as their represen-
tative in the new Parliament a gentleman so
peculiarly qualified to maintain the national interests
with integrity against the factious opposition of the
anti-reform, anti-cleanliness, anti-free-trade, anti-
everything-sensible party, led by Lord George
Bentinck. Are the electors of Norwich be-
lievers in the perfectibility of the Constitu-
tion ? Are they advocates of gradual reforms in
that Constitution ? If so, they will support the Li-
beral candidate ; and that Liberal candidate is Mr.
Peto. Are the electors of Norwich desirous of sana-
tory improvement ? Are they lovers of domestic
and personal cleanliness ? If so, they will support
none other than the antagonist of the Noble Lord
the Member fur Lynn, and his followers, for by
quashing the Health of Towns Bill the
lowers of Lord George Bentinck proved them-
selves to be DIRTY POLITICIANS. Will Norwich
send a DIRTY POLITICIAN -to Parliament as
its representative ? Surely not. A man honest in
principles, liberal in character, sound in judgment,
influential in position—such is the only man who
should he selected by the constituency of the principal
town of Norfolk. For these reasons we are satisfied
that Mr. Peto—as the Liberal candidate—will be
returned, and that he will be returned triumphantly.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
A new drama, entitled Fleur de Lys; or Love's Tri
umph, from the pens of Mr. Angus Reach and Mr. 11.
Hamilton, was produced here last evening with complete
success. 'I he scene is laid in Paris in 178 D, and the in-
terest of the play turns on the fortunes of a young and
virtuous damsel of humble life, who refusing to accede
to the dishonourable proposals of an aristocrat, is by
him thrown into the dungeons of the Bastile, from
whence she is rescued by her virtuous lover of humble
life, who excites the people to aid him, and by their
assistance destroys the Bastile. The scene of the taking
of the Bastile was capitally managed, and the piece was
most effective. George Wild, as a cowardly, boasting
patriot, and Oxberry, as a sentimental turnkey, con-
tributed, by their drolleries , greatly to the success of
the piece.

BRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM.—Yesterday a general
meeting and fortieth half-yearly election took place at
the Loudon Tavern, when 7 children were elected from
a list of 28 candidates—the Lord Mayor in the chair.
At the conclusion of the election several of the children
who had been educated in the asylum attended, with
testimonials of good character from their employers,
and received pecuniary rewards, varying in amount ac-
cording to the number of years they had remained in
the situations in which they. had bee❑ placed. There
are now (irrespective of yesterday's election) 47 boys
and'37 girls in. the at Clapham.rise, where
they are boarded, clothed, and educated until they are
qualified by education to fill useful stations in life.
During the past year Wlegacy of. 9001. had been be-
queathed by the late George Bangley, Esq., of St. John's-
wood.

TH
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rFIFyEII meetingel: S EwKEEPERS'as
last
evening,ssocta-
ay hell
at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, to receive the report
of the committee, and to elect two pensioners on the
funds of the society ; Mr. J. Conneybeer, the president
lof the association, in the chair. The report of the com-
stated the institution to be in a most satisfactory
state, th6..funds being such as to justify the election of
two additional pensioners. The amount of the funded
capital of the association was 1,916/. 3s. Bd., the annual
income from which was 70/. 19a. 10d., and the balance
in the hands of the treasurer, and sums since received,
make the total fund of the association 1,946/. Bs. 4d.
Since the last meeting, the committee had succeeded in
adding thirty new subscribers. At the last annual din-
ner the subscriptions amounted to 75/., and the com-
mittee felt that, with renewed exertions on the part of
the subscribers, the intentions of the association will be
carried out to the fullest extent. A ballot for the elec-
tion of two pensioners recommended by the committee
had taken place, and the
result was that a Mrs. Mary
Cullender and L. W. Williams were declared pensioners
of 131. annually. The report having been received and
adopted, and the officers for the year ensuing duly
elected, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the
meeting then separated.
M. Jullien seems determined to lose no time in.
securing all available talent for his forthcoming operatic
season at Drury-lane. He has already engaged Gio-
vanni Reeve as first tenor. This gentleman made a.
decided success at La Scala at Milan. Mr...Whitworth,
a bas.to profundo, who
earned the highest honours at
Stradell (x'
enoa, and Venice, has also signed articles.
The direction is in treaty with Madame Viardot Garcia, 1
and bliss Birch will ba one of the prime donne,