The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-02 00:00:00

FRENCH PLkYS.-MDLLE. RACHEL.

11r. MITCHELL begs respectful y to announce, that the EN-
G %GEMENT of the eminent Tragidienne, Mdlle RACHEL, will be
commenced on MONDAY EVENING, July 5. The first Six Repre-
sentations will be arranged in the following order :
Monday, July 5. ................ Les boraces.
Wednesday, July 7.............. 31arie Stuart.
Friday, July . ........ Tancred.
Mosday, July 12 ...... .......... Polyeucte.
Wednesday, July 14.
Friday, July 16. ............ Jeanne d'Arc.
M. Raphael r'elix (brother of 3ldlle Rachel, and of the Theatre
F • in7alse), 31. Rrevanne and M. Marius (also of the Theatre Fran-
c se), And Mdlle. Rabic (late of the Theatre Francais, now of the
T .eatre Royal, Berlin) are engaged to as,ist in these representa-
ti ma.
~,übscriptions for the Six Performances may be arranged at Mr.
31trchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street; and the present subscribers
1.. !,03.0,4 or stalls who may be desirous of continuing theta during
Rachel's engagement are respectfully solicited to intrua:e their
rish, on or before the Ist July, after which date they will be other-
-1•:. se appropriated.
or. James's Theatre, June 21, 1817.

FRENCH !'LAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell.
The last appearance but One of the celebrated Actor Monsteur
ROLIFFE.
THIS EVENING
Will be prevented LES DEMOISELLE A ',WARIER`. ou, La
rend, re Entrevue. M. Durnenil, M. Dorgebret ; Camille, Mdlle.
I,uverger.
.After which the popular comedy, in two acts, entitled LE CUE-
-1.1.1.1ER DE GRIGNON. Nogent, M. Bouffe; Le Due Arthur de
..n*angy, 11. Ithozevil ; La Baronne de Shaffenbourg, Madame
t,lassau ; Cecile, Mdlle. Duverger.
l'o conclude with LE G IMIN DE PARIS. Joseph, M. Bouffe ;
mule, M. Ithozevil , Eliza, Mdlle.
The performances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock pre-

...11110PIANS,' FAREWELL, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
The celebrated ETHIOPIA): SERENADERS will give their
I. AST PERFORNIASCi,,, TO-MORROW Evening, Saturday, July
3. Doors open at Eight o'clock. Prior to their Departure for
America, on July 4th. On which occasion they will appear for the
fir,t time in white faces.

Between the parts the Juvenile "Fairy Minstrels," TURNER
I' M ELY, who had the distinguished honour of performing tefore
1..:r Majesty on Saturday last, will per:orm some of their most popu-
lar airs on the harp and violin.

3 xe. and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
J. M. Maddox. sole Lessee and Manager.
TIIN EVENING.
Will be presented a comic drama, entitled LOVE'S TELEGRAPH.
Arthur de Solberg, Mr. C. Mathews; Count I heodore, Mr. Vining :
I,tticess Itlanehe, Madame Vestris.
To be followed by USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr, C.
3::ttliews.
After which the new farce, entitled A SOVEREIGN REMEDY.
Captain Pendragon, Mr. Ryder ;‘ Mr. Itottleby. Mr Granby ;
eaackit, Mr. C. Mathew,; Alfred, Mr. J. Webster ; Mrs. Bot.leby,
irs. Fosbroke ; Mary, Miss Marston.
To conclude with a comic drains,
entitled " LADIES BEWARE I"
Vavasour, Mr. Granby; Sir Charles Vavasour, Mr. James
iutni; Matilda, siiss Cooper.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty.
r:,'er the patrenage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the
Royal Family.
THIS EVENING
'trill be presented a gorgeous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the
I,',storical events of the Spaniards' conquest of Peru, arranged from
tai' original teat of Brins:ey Sherldan's play of " Pizarro," entitled
T:1:: STORMING OF QUITO; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla,
t'r. W. West.
extra._r•iinary equestrian perfonna,ccs of La Petite Davidson
eel the New •cenes of the Circle, with the who'e of the Entertain.
.aita, having been attended with the most complete success, will be
rc_eated every evening.
Stag• Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mrs. Frances David e, Lessee.

71 consequence of the success attending the Eminent English
Vocalists, they have been re-engaged for Twelve Nights more, and
will appear in "Maritima," as played at Drury Lane 100 nights.
THIS EVENING

Will be presented the opera of M A RITANA. Charles the Second,
Mr. McMahon ; Don elaasar, , Mr. Harrison ; Don Jose, Mr. Stretton;
)13ritana, Miss Rainforth ; Laxarillo. Miss Isaacs.
To conclude with a drama, in three acts, and a Prologue, of the
most extraordinary and novel interest, entitled The RAG-PICKER
or PARIS and the DRFSS-MAK ER of ST. ANTOINE. Jean,
,Vebb; Ferro Garouse, Mr. Neville; M. Berville. Mr. Frede-
mks ; Count St. Antoine, Mr. Tindell; Marie Diddier, Mrs. Henry
ruing; Marie Hoffman, Mrs. Ware.

ROYAL vie-roma THEATRE.
THIS EVENING •

Will he performed, TIIE SAUCY LAS S ; or, the Log of a British
T. Characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale. Serle, Bird, Gardner ;
3i411 Vincent, Ors. Lee. Miss Burroughcliffe, &c.
After which the Fourth and 1 ifth Acts of MACBETH. Macbeth,
+_"r. itentuns !felt.
To eonetne• with The KNIGHT CRUSADER ; or, the Deformed
of the braehenretis.
is.; Half Price, 6d.

Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d.

BY PARTICULAR IRE, nEs
Extraordinary &WI JUVENILE DAY FETE.
n''`ftl 'attraction—the Siege of Gibraltar by
ROY AL SURREY 24Y1Lig0(1.LIC 1L GARDENS.an s,
TUTS DAY, Frioay„
l'ul. 2C" distin-
guithed Naval and MMa ofti at the suggestion of m
present the novel feature of the
TY cers, the Proprietor has resolved to
SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR It
~.ZaDAYLIGIIT. .
It, will present features more extra')
Evening Representation. Of coarse, It not be observed extraordinary it possible, than tne
sti..h occurrences seldom take place at raidet that
hl tnce will be more perfect, and the various t." 34)
,piwtossions of the Ships,
car the vralsem-
th, Wrecks after the rtombattlment and tile ExPecul Of a Sea F ght,
the Rock's Ind Town emerging from the smoke
en •emble never before witnessed. 11 present a tout
M.JULLIEN'S BAN D wilt be distributed in the Fortr eim
~
Ships, and, by appropriate music and cheers, increase the ex and
a,:d grandeur of the representation. excitement
Preceding the Pyrotechnic display M. Jolliest, and his uurteckd
B !lid of one huthlred Fortimmers, will perform a Selection of Music
by native and f reign composers.
the Daylight View of the TOWN AND BAY OF GIBRALTAR,
tl:c splendid Menagerie, the Porcelain Tower of Nankin, with all
tit t oth.r attractions of the Gardens as usual.
Feeding of the Carnivora at Ilalf-past Three, Concert at Your,
Sege of Gibraltar at gix.
Admittance, One Shilling. •

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. The celebrated
c mposer, Spohr, arrived in London on WedneSday,
h :ving come to England at the invitation of this Society,
to conduct a series ot performances. He will appear on
' Fridsy next, when The Fall of Babylon will be pro-
doced. The result ot the concert lately given I by the
S.,lety, in aid of the distressed Scotch, was a profit of
1,102(. 10s.
SOUTH SIR. HOUS,E.—Yesterday a quarterly general
cc urt of proprietors of South Sea Lock was held at the
c inpany's house in Threadneedle-street, for the pur-
p-se of declaring a dividend, Charles Franks, Esq., the
soh governor in the chair. The minutes of the last
oust were read and confirmed. The secretary read a
.31:Iran:tent of the company's accounts for the past half-
) ear. The Chairman, after referring to those accounts,
and explaining an error in them with respect to a date,
roofed that a dividend of one •ancl' three-quarters per
cent. be declared on the company's stock for the half-
am ending the sth of July. The .motion was agreed
to, and the dividends announced to be payable on the
iine day as the Government dividends. There being no
eter business before it, the court.adjourned.
Yesterday the girls of the Royal Caledonian
Asylum, with their pipers, visited the free exhibition of
Modern Art, at the Egyptian
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