The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-24 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE 'f EATRE.
A sudden hoarseness of Mr. Harrison prevented the
new opera of the Bondman being performed on Satur-
day night, and The Maid of Artois, with Madame
Anna Bishop as Isoline, was substituted in its
place. It was only at three o'clock that the
prima donna received the intelligence, and not-
withstanding the short space for preparation,
we have never heard this charming vocalist in better
voice. She was enthusiastically greeted upon her
pearance, and received three rounds of applause after
the allegretto of the caratina, The third act, the chcf-
dceuvre of the opera, was listened to with breathless
attention, interrupted only by genuine applause, or by
those murmurs of approbation so cheering to the true
artist. The final rondo was re-demanded, and Madame
Bishop called before the curtain to receive her accus-
tomed floral compliments. The triumph was complete,
for the cast was necessarily mediocre, and the
public, though disappointed in not hearing Balfe's new
opera, instead of exhibiting the usual ill-humour, testi-
fied their entire approbation by continuous applause.
In consequence of the continuance of Mr. Harrison's in-
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disposition, and the consequent inability of the manage-
ment to continue for the present the representation of the
Bondman, Madame Bishop, who has consented to delay
her departure for the provinces for a few days, again re
peated the character of Isoline onTuesday evening; and
added another laurel to her wreath. She was rap-
turously received throughout, the enthusiasm which
she excited surpassing, if possible, even that elicited by
her appearance on Saturday.

SURREY THEATRE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Having perceived, in your paper of yesterday,
a paragraph headed." Extraordinary Scene," and which
is calculated to do me most serious injury, I beg leave
most respectfully to state, that in reference to so much
of that article as refers to myself, that I was in the
Surrey Theatre at a quarter before five, P.N., on the
evening named, and was also dressed and prepared to go
upon the stage three-quarters of an hour before I was
required ; and, consequently, was "at my post," (as
others can testify) ; giving a flat contradiction to the
uncalled-for assertion that I was compelled to make an
apology for my absence.
Who your informant or reporter is, or for what purpose
the statement has been made, I am at a loss to conceive.
Suffice it to say, the whole is utterly untrue as far as I
am concerned, the piece having been received with un-
usual approbation.
Under these circumstances, I trust to your well-
known advocacy of justice and impartiality to insert
these few lines, having already suffered so much from
misrepresentation and garbled statements that I cannot
but feel keenly the injustice of this most alarming
falsehood.

I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
J. HUDSON KIRBY.
[We refer Mr. Hudson Kirby to our note to Mr. Fox
Cooper's letter, assuring him that we never will suffer
the same person to deceive us again.]

G. T. F. SMITH'S WEATHER PRE-
DICTIONS FOR THE WINTER, 1847.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sussex Lodge, Cheltenham.
Sin,—Since my last communication with you, every
attention and perseverance has been given to the science
of the enclosed arduous estimate, in order to render the
subject of value to the public. Considerable advances
towards perfecting the system, and acquiring a complete
knowledge of its principles, having been made, I am
desirous of test and publicity, in order to show the result
of certain discoveries recently made in determining the
principle of magnetic attraction relative to heat and cold,
affecting the state of the atmosphere, during all seasons
of the year. With much diligence, and close study,:the
accompanying paper has been completed, and, therefore,
with confidence, is submitted to your observation.
Yours, with i-espect,

G. T. F. SMITH.
January, 1847.—From the Ist to the sth, and from
the sth to the 12th, and probably to the 16th, the season
of the year being considered, a mild temperature gene-
rally prevails. From the 9th to the 12th, or near the
10th and 12th, rainy weather will intervene. From the
16th to the 19th or 20th, a distinct change in the tem-
perature takes place, dry fine weather with inclement
• action producing frost. From the 26th to the 31st the
'general tendency will be dry, fine, frosty weather, ex-
cepting near 24th, when rain or snow will intervene.
From the 16th to the 20th, agreeable to my theory, will
be the most intense degrees attained during the month,
next to that from the 26th to the 31st. From the 20th
to the 26th we have a remission of the cold and milder
than previous, i.e., from 16th to the 20th. Windy near
the 27th, the following days will give the intensity
operating during the intervals mentioned. Morning of
the Ist cold compared with that of the 3d, night of
the 4th cold. From noon of the sth to near noon of the
6th, mild when compared with the periods of the Ist and
4th, Bth mild, 9th mild, 12th cold increases; 14th P.M.
inclement, severe; 16th night very cold, also the 17th
morning and 18th. The cold at these periods will give
the greatest degrees of cold during the interval gene-
ralized. 21st, night stringent cold, from 6 P.M., night
of the 24th and morning of the 25th inclement action,
very cold.
February.—From the Ist to the 4th a remission of
cold and generally dry. From the sth to the 18th the
weather gradually increases in cold and becomes intense.
Near the Bth and 13th a thick foggy atmosphere or
falling weather may intervene. From. the 24th to the
26th a remission of cold takes place. Upon wet or dry
weather the testimonies are too conflicting to decide,
conceive it will alternate between both, from the 26th to
the end of the month tendency to dry and frosty weather
generally. Days in February of the greatest cold at-
tained during each interval, subject, as before observed,
to the general statement, will be most inclement. Night
of the 13th to noon of the 14th extreme cold. Morning
of the 18th, 20th, P.M., 21st P.M., 24th night, and 27th
P. 51., all cold. The above are the coldest days operating
at the respective intervals during the month, those of
the period from the 12th to the 15th will be the most
intense, in consequence of the general inclement testi-
mony of that time being the coldest.
March.—From the Ist to the 3d the weather will be
very cold, there are indications of rain near the 6th and
11th, but bright and fine weather intervening between
the 6th and 9th, the temperature from the 3d to the 9th
cold, but not so severe as the former, high temperature
continues to the 19th of the month, with fine weather ge-
nerally. It will be remembered that my prediction of
heavy rains during the month of April, 1846, said would
exceed the average of wet Aprils for many years;
the result balanced with the calculation made respecting
that month, although it may be proverbial for Aprils to
be showery, there are only five Aprils in the space of
fifty years classed as wet ones by the author of the cli-
mate of England. During the present month, from 19th
or near then to its terminus, very heavy rains or snow,
alternately tending to floods, will occur, and though not
uninterrupted, will prevail during that time ; and the
temperature from the 19th to the 28th will be very celd,
particularly as the 28th draws near. The extremes of
the month are from the Ist to the 3d, and from the 19th
to the 28th. The balance of correctness or incorrect-
ness in this attempt to arrive at an improved method of
judging the weather must be taken upon the several
heads of heat, cold, dry, or wet, and as the present effort
possesses
andt the
experience,
idte
willr v a bbl
be seen
from
oprogressive ap-
plication
ave-
rages being struck, how far the system is deserving the
i attention bestowed upon t. The following are the par-
ticular days producing excess or exception to the general
state of the weather for the month of March:—From
six P.M. of the sth, to noon of the 6th ; from 6th to the
7th mild temperature ; evening and night of the Bth. in-
02ement ; morning of the 13th very cold ; the 15th and
1601 warm; 17th and 18th warm on each of those days;
noon of the 19th cold ; 23d inclement ; 26th P.M. to
noon of the 27th very inclement. The cold of those
days mentioned will be the coldest during the interval
particularised.

ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY.—The Liverpool and Manchester parcels, con-
veyed by the express train, which was due at the Euston-
square station at 11 o'clock last night, were not delivered
until a. few minutes to 3 this morning. We learned on
inquiry that the delay arose from some accident which
occurred to the train, and rendered it necessary to send
on a portion of the carriages with the passengers, who
arrived safely in town at half-past 2, whilst the re-
mainder of the train was delayed still longer. We were
informed that the accident, a break down, was not at-
tended with the loss of life.
A dreadful crime has just been committed at
-ndas (Nord). An old man, named Picquet, who had
soldier under the Empire, and his wife, were dis
been a -dered in their house. The skull of the old
covered mu., two, and the body of the woman was
man was split to disfigured in the cellar, where the
discovered dreadfully _ it is supposed that some per-
murderers had thrown it. - -ving received the price
sons suspected the old man of n... '1 and had en tel.r d
of some land which he had lately Gni...,
The old
the house in. order to carry off the urne.i.
people having probably recogpised the thieve' were mur-
dered to prevent detection. TwO men have been arrested
on suspicion.—Paris paper.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY..—The unfavourable state of
the weather prevented Her Majesty and Prince Albert
leaving the Castle this morning. The same cause pre-
vented also the Royal family taking their usual walking
exercise.

Loid and Lady John Russell, and the Hon. Miss
Lister, took their departure from the Castle, to-day, tor
town.

Their Royal lligisnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederic of
Hesse, honoured the performance of the French plays
with their presence, yesterday evening.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester, yesterday, at Gloucester
House.

On Monday and Tuesday last, her Majesty's royal
bounty was distributed to upwards of 1,000 poor and
aged persons; each receiving a crown, according to an-
cient usage at this inclement season of the year. Upon
this occasion the applications for relief were more than
usually numerous, and the Venerable Archbishop of York,
assisted by the Sub-Almoner, the Rev. Dr. Jelf, extended
the bolnty to meet the exigency. Tile distributions
were made by Joseph Hanby, Esq., his Grace's &ere-.
tary and Yeoman of her Majesty's Almonary in ordinary.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo-
nial Office for the Governor of Sierra Leone.
Lord and Lady John Russell, accompanied by the
Hon. Miss Lister, returned to their residence in Chesham-
place yesterday morning from Windsor Castle. In the
afternoon Lord and Lady John Russell left town for
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, on a visit to the Duke of
Bee ford.