The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-05 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

BRESLAU, Ai soca 23 The workmen collected
yesterday in a disorderly manner, and proceeded to
very deplorable excesses. The disorders which began
yesterday morning, continued in the afternoon. The
mob assembled before a house which was building,
destroyed the part that was finished, and drove away
the foreign workmen. The rioters then proceeded
to the Town hall, and impetuously demanded work.
The magistrates had hoped that the rioters would dis-
perse of themselves; but they saw it was high time to
take decisive measures. A large military force was
called out. At seven in the evening the rioters
collected near St. Magdalen's church-yard, from
which a company of infantry drove them,
At half-past eight o'clock they proceeded to the
market-place, where they evidently deliberated,
and then cried " march." They then repaired to the
th. atre and government-house, where they destroyed
nearly the whole of the windows. Detachments of
cavalry and infantry patrolled the streets. Some of
the rioters were an ested—their companions endea-
voured to rescue them—an affray ensued, and blood
was shed. Still tranquillity was not as yet restored,
though the rioters were often dispersed by the mili-
tary, they assembled again and broke hundreds of
windows, till about eleven o'clock when tranquillity
was restored. Every precaution is now taken to
prevent a repetition of such disorders.
.I.IIARCII 24.—1 am able to-day to give you the
welcome news that order is restored. Some persons,
who seem disposed to resist the orders that were
given, were quietly arrested, as, likewise, some who
were noticed to be particularly active yesterday
evening. The streets are clear, and the troops have
retired to their barracks. To-day the magistrates.
set 300 unemployed workmen to level a piece of
ground.
BRUSSELS, APRIL 1. -The Augsburg Gazette
states, on the authority of a letter from Berlin, that
the bad harvest of the last two years, has had the
effect of considerably diminishing the receipts of the
importations
of Among other things, the
of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, has diminished from
6to $ per cent. This diminution is the more re-
markable, as since the existence of the Zollverein,
the importation of these articles increased every year
at the rate of 10 to 12 per cent. The importation of
raw cotton diminished in 1846 100,000 cwt.

THE HAGUE, APRIL I.—The following bulletin of
the King's health has been published this morning :
"The symptoms of fever which his Majesty felt
yesterday, lasted only some hours. His Majesty sat
up a great part of the day yesterday, and enjoyed
several hours good sleep during the night. If his
Majesty continues in the same favourable state, it is
not intended to publish any bulletin to-morrow.

The Hague, 31st Maieh.
(Signed) "P. F. J. EVERHARD, M.D.
" BECKERS, M.D."

THE HAGUE, APRIL 2.—As we hoped yesterday,
his Majesty's health continues to improve, so that no
fresh bulletin has been issued to-day.
A letter from Naples, of the 17th March, says—" His
Majesty the Emperor of Russia has again invited the
King in the most flattering terms to pay him a visit at
St. Petersburgh. Accordingly a report has been in cir-
culation for some days past that their Majesties intended
to take a journey to Vienna and other places. However,
as it is well known that his Majesty is fond of keeping
his projects of travel secret, and that he is accustomed
to take those about him by surprise, no more is spoken
of at present than a journey which the King will
take to Rome immediately after Easter.—Dutch Pa-
pers, April 3.

FOUL AIR.
TO TUE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,--In your paper of yesterday, under the head of
" Lamentable Accident," you give an account of the
death. of one man, and the imminent danger of another,
from the foul air in a well. Some years ago, in passing
through Houndsditch, I saw some men opening a well;
the air was so fool that a lighted candle was extin-
guished the instant it was introduced beneath the sur
face. The plumber employed told me that the well was
about 36 feet deep, and that it would not be safe for any
one to venture down in less than 24, or perhaps 20 hours.
I bought half a pound of powdered chloride of lime at a
neighbouring chymist's, and instructed the plumber to
mix it in small quantities with many pails of water, and
then to dash the water down the well. In exactly 20
minutes from throwing down the first pailful the plumber,
having previously tried the well with a candle, descended
it himself, and came up declaring that, though the
strength of the chloride affected his eyes, there was not
a particle of foul air remaining.
If you think the publication of this fact may be the
means of preventing future accidents, pray make what
use of it you think proper. I sign my name, but do not
wish it to appear in your paper.
Your obedient servant,
W. M.
Mulgrave Alum.works, near Whitby, March 31.
P.S. The chi ride of lime is chiefly manufactured at
Glasgow, and is, I believe, a very cheap article whenbought in quantity. It is well known as " bleaching
powder."

DRAMATIC INTELLIGEN'Cr.,..
Some months ago we announced that Lady 801
was about to return to the stage, and we added for
she would re-adopt her name of Nisbett. Our 1155e.0
tion was industriously contradicted at the time,
we well knew our authority, and within the last vrc:f
it has been repeated in nearly all the daily paper°,w
London. Moreover, we mentioned the very the
of her re-appearance, and we referred to an instill
in point—that of Lady Slingsby, in the reign;
Charles IL, the only lady of title that had figured
the stage. She was the wife of a poor baronet, 17,0
acted during the life of her husband, and under hdr
husband's name. She retired in 1685. Lady B°°,l
by's maiden name was Macnamara, but she came,'l'
as Miss Mordaunt, and withdrew on her marrif,
with Captain Nisbett. Becoming early a widow,
was at one time about to be married to Mr. FesTA
O'Connor, but circumstances, into which we need
enter, prevented that union. After continuing soot
two or three years on the boards, she reeeiv7.
an offer from Sir W. Boothby, which she ;
cepted, and, it was thought quitted the stage ‘,O
which she was much and naturally attached,
account of her eminent success) for ever. Sir.
Boothby dying, it, was found that she was m051_1"
4
adequately provided for by his will ; and very 57,i
afterwards Laly Boothby gave out that she intenwo
to return to the stage. The project was for ou,
time opposed by Sir W. Boothby's family, and'
we are not mistaken, terms were offered to
Boothby in order to induce her to forego it. 14
satisfactory arrangement having since been conleedt,
she determined to terry her intention into e 571,1
This, we apprehend, is the short history of
matter, and we may congratulate the public on 88
having the opportunity of seeing once more
actress quite unequalled in her department. Pet,
re-appearance will form an era at the llaymly
especially in her charming character in "
Love Chase," which she acted more than 100 du
in its first season.
It is stated in the theatrical circles that the ICeell
have determined upon giving up the LyeeutilL.4
consequence of the large addition of rent requ'iot
of them, and that Macready has made an offer to'
the house. If this be so—and we have reasoo
think it is true—we shall again have tragedf
comedy represented in the heart of the metropety
Whom Macready is to have to support him in
female characters seems quite uncertain ; but e,
friends say positively that it will not be Mrs. Bud
We do not think they could pull together in the Pp
harness at all harmoniously and steadily, and neit,„
of them would like to be a secondary attraction.
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same objection would in some degree apply to
Cushman, and we should be sorry to see Miss Au
son (whose real name, by the way, is Wilmh°l/11
withdrawn from the meritorious Phelps at Sao
Wells.
The additional sum required as rent from, ty
Keeley's is understood to be 1,2001. a year ; and or
lessee seems to have no recollection of the niao
in which they came forward to rescue his house
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its bad name. But for them it might have P,;%,
tenantless at this moment, and many deemed the 0,4
periment most hazardous. Whither they will reolo
is very questionable. Somewhere they must ehei
the town cannot, and will not, do without them. t.-04
have proved themselves excellent managers, and
realised considerably at the Lyceum, though ot'beii
their houses have not been so good as formerly' "rlAi
they produced more frequent novelties. The Str'isf
Theatre seems the only one on this side of the tlitoo
that is just now open to them; but it is as muchbil
small as Drury-lane is too large. If Buckstorie
built his proposed new house in Leicester-square'
might have suited the Keeleys exactly.

DEATH OF MR. LEMAN B 0);,
TllE DRAMATIC AUTHOR AND C03,1E10,'
This gentleman, Mr. William Leman ReJe'pf
well known to the public as the writer of so at.
successful dramatic pieces, and equally admired'og
contributor to the weekly and monthly literatalli
the day, expired, after a very briefillness, on Sattl7,44
at ten in the morning, at his house, 32, Soutlar
ton-street, Strand. The immediate cause 0100
death was an attack of apoplexy, which struellopt
on his arrival at home on Thursday evening, aadceat,
thirty hours' suffering he quitted this mortal s sit)
Unexpected as was the calamitous event, his °obis
had been seriously undermined for a conside,Aos
period. Three surgical operations were perforia'otiti
him by Dr. Liston, which, with an attack of go,
had completely broken up a once robust frtity
Mr. Rode was born in the year 1802, in 0:400
of Harnburgh. His father was Thomas vrioss,
Rede, Esq., barrister-at-law, author of 11/0
works of merit. Two of them are, " The Itjate9,
England," and a translation of Pierre's '`
of Eminent Characters." Mr. Rede's father "e 0
when the subject of these lines was only eigh"ie to
of age. itis mother, with five children, trn.ltecle
England and settled in London, where Pill,. er,
continued to the period of his death, with l."-„.cisi
ception of the time spent in mating some pray'''.
et,
tours during connexion with the stage as a pr.rforrhio
It is scarcely possible to overrate the extent be
varied knowledge; endowed with a prodigiaurss;t
mory and extraordinary conversational palere;ands;
was the admired associate of a large circle of arelf
indeed, it may be truly said of him, that he I,,bieet
spoke but to instruct, and scarcely touched o bio
he did not adorn. :His dramitic compositions, 1.."1n0t
years, are very numerous, and the principal db 9
lessees, past and present, have greatly benefit° 00%
his facile and graceful pen. " The Old and.:lbesti
Stager," written to introduce Mr. Charles D 14118.1
to the stage of the Olympic Theatre in 07,
was acted eighty-four nights in succession. se
Affair of Honour," written to exhibit Liston
oyea
Keeley together, was equally successful. " Tb° T,
of the Angels" (Cupid in London), "Flight to r, the
rica," " First Champagne," " Frolics °lt tbs
Fairies," " Sixteen String Jack," "Jolly Plco
Lamplighter," "Jack in the Water,"and "The
entle
Progress" (the latter drama was acted AP otic
season), are but a small portion of his dra it/e0
labours. He was also a large contributor to the oet
Monthly, Bentley's, and other magazines, As aW C4l
of pieces des circonstanes he was most felicito-'9',.
the opening of the Strand Theatre with RaYneplieS
1832, and on the return of John Reeve from Alt.oer,
Redo was applied to for his aid to introduce each
former to the audience. When Mr. W. J. OATIIrdisS '
became lessee and manager of the Strand, Mr.Binjer
called upon for a local sketch, which he supplied9nlin'esS
the title of " Come to Town ;" indeed the happiest
parts ever represented by Liston, John Reeve,hi
Mathews, Keeley, and G. Wild, were furnish' the
him. As a performer, he was chiefly known t°, ass
public from his ardent friendship for professors °boot
sock and buskin, by playing for every beaefitooo
his name and exertions could at all serve.
painful it is to state that, with the most comma",4o
talent in various departments of literature, his, i-ace;
interest should have weighed as dust in the haad- to
but such is the truth. In 1830 he was unite bgl~
Miss Sarah Cooke, daughter of Mr. Cooke, go,
singer of Drury-lane Theatre, and cousin of '-ebst
Waylett and Mr. W. West. By his union with. 'ft§
lady he has left a son ten years of age. Dr. Rabe,"l4
and Dr. Richards attended him most sedulous 44
his last illness, but he never spoke during the tb
hours it lasted.

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The Russian Government has officially dec13,04
the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin, that for the the
no foreign officer will be allowed to take part tiln0 leof
campaigns of the Russian troops in the Caucasus, 00
he Will consent to be naturalised, and to take °a
fidelity to the Czar.

BIRTHS.
On the Ist inst., the Lady Ashley, of a daughter. ita
On the 30th ult., at Higliclere Parsonage, Hants, t'-'"
of the Revlst. R. Macdonald Caunter, of a daughter. 1041
On the inst., in Grosvenor-street, Mrs. Cluirleg
of a daughter. e“!
On the Ist inst., the lady of R. H. Terrell, Esq., of
lenburgh-street, of a son. "
On the 2d inst., in Hamilton-terrace, St. John's-Rood
11. T. Wright, of a son. 1103'
On the 2d inst., in Hans-place, Mrs. Rose, of G133t4
of a daughter. 1;• • 6.
On the 2d inst., at Southse3, tl:e lady of Capti"
Fanshawe, R.N., of a son.
On the 2d inst., Mrs. Druitt, Curzon-street, of a so„,r;
On the 2d inst., at Greenwich, Mrs. Townes 11. la
son, of a son. G.
On the 3d inst., in Chester-street, Belgraye.square,
Sampson, of a son. 13etble°
On the 3d inst., the wife of W. Wood, Esq., of
llospital, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the th of February, at Trichinopoly, Calleinotal
'Whistler, Madras Artillery, Deputy Judge Adyocate-'./,,jor
,
'
of that army, to lb/len Hamilton, eldest daughter '—
John Fulton, of the Madras Army.

DIED.
At Warneford-place, Highworth, Wilts, the ITon•
beth Warneford, relict of the late Colonel Warneford. „ vor.
On the 30th ult., at Bath, the Rev. William renrice
rett, rector of S;ston, Gloucester.
On the 30th ult., at Glyn Garth, Anglesey, Charles genii'
the infant son of Hugh Beaver, Esq. 209'
On the 31st ult., at Selwood-terrace, Brompton,
Elizabeth Syers, relict of the late J. Syers, Esq. of
On the 31st ult., Ann, the wife of Isaac Alollllo3'
Finchley-common, Middlesex, Esq. '
Oa the 31st ult., at the Close, Lichfield J. flarsfort 17'41.

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