The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-05 00:00:00

MESS KELLY'S THEATRE.

Fletcher's comedy of the L /der Brother was per-
formed here on Saturday evening, for the benefit of
Miss Kelly, by " the Amateurs," whose performances
have already acquired for them much celebrity. The
following was the cast :
Louis (a lord) Mr. Dudley CoAello.
Mmimont. Mr. Mimic Lemon.
Brisac (a justice, brother to
Mr. Leech.
Miran-tont)
Charles (a sets' lar) Mr. Forster.
Eu,tace (a courtier) \in Charles Dickens.
F4remont
Cowry
Notary Mr. IV. H. Wills.
Andrew (s, rvant to Charles) Mr. Douglas Jerrold.
Cook, Butler, &c , &c.
Angelina (daughter to Louis) Miss Fortescue.
Ovia (her woman) Miss Hinton.
The comedy, which was admirably performed, was
preceded by a prologue, spoken by Miss Kelly.
Peake's farce of Comfortable Lodgings concluded the
evening's entertainment, in which Mr. Charles
Dickens, who acted Sir Hippington Miff, was only
inferior to Liston. The theatre was crowded to
suffixation.

ANOTHER RAILWAY TERMINUS ROBBERY.-011
Friday information of the following daring railway terminus
robbery was given to the police. Stolen, between eight
o'clock on Sunday morning andone o'clock on Monday after-
noon, from the Paddington terminus of the Great Western
Railway, the property of Messrs. Ballance and Son, of Gutter-
lane, Cheapside, a bale of orgazine silk, weighing one and a
quarter cwt. The bale was directed to Messrs. Ballance and
Son, Gutter-lane, and is valued at 2001.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN A TIMBER YARD.—On Fri-
day Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest in Middlesex Hos-
pital, on the body of Henry Barnes, aged 42, foreman to Mr.
Escott, timber merchant, 336, Oxford-street. The deceased.
with another man, named Goddard, were removing timber
when some logs that were piled over each other, near where
they were working, gave way, and one of them, sixteen
inches square and twenty three feet long, fell upon the two
men, and fractured the leg of deceased, and also fractured the
leg of his fellow workman. Both were released as quickly as
possible, and removed to the Middlesex Hospital, where
Barnes died on the 23d ult., six days after his admission.
Verdict, "Accidental death." Goddard is in a fair way of
recovery.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN PYALL.-011 Fri-
day afternoon, between three and four o'clock, a serious acci •
dent occurred in Hyde Park to Captain Pyall, a gentleman
between fifty and sixty years, residing in Oxford-terrace,
Oxford-square, Edgware-road. He was riding a spirited
horse round the carriage-drive in Hyde Park, and on arriving
opposite Kensington-gardens the horse became restive, and
shied suddenly against the wood railing, by which Captain
Pyall was thrown with great violence to the ground, his foot
hanging in the stirrup. The groom, observing the perilous
situation of his master, rode up and secured the horse at the
instant he was getting off into a gallop, and Captain Pyall
was fortunately released. The fall caused some severe bruises
on the head, but he was able to walk home.

ANOTHER JEREMY DIDDLER.—A person with a
remarkably large head, professing to be a poet and school-
master from the neighbourhood of Welby, near Grantham,
has been enjoying himself for the last three weeks at the ex-
pense of the landlord of the Crown Inn, Stamford, but, having
it is supposed the fear of the worthy host's bill before his
eyes, thought fit on Friday last to make a hasty retreat,
leaving behind him a few paltry articles not worth one third
the amount of his bill, which he tried to dispose of during
his stay. The gentleman stated his intention of attending
the Stamfiad Dorcas Rill, but we suppose he has by this
time thought better of that. He was accompanied by a
female, who stated herself to be his sister. It is thought
they are now in the neighbourhood of Lincoln, where no
doubt they will endeavour to adopt the same system.—Lin-
colnshire Chrtmicle.
THE LATE EARL OF PORTARLINGTON.—In our
notice on Friday of the mi,itary services of Lord Portarling-
ton some surprise was expressed that a man of his rank
should have been so long in the army, and so often actively
engaged without being promoted to the rank of a general
officer. The circumstance is thus accounted for by a cor-
respondent. On the eve of the battle of Waterloo his
Lordship, accompanied by an orderly left his regiment at
bivouack and proceeded to a neighbouring farm-house to
sleep. The orderly forgot to call the Noble Earl at the ap-
pointed hour in the morning, and when his Lordship at•
tempted to rejoin his regiment, the ashes of the fire alone
marked the scene of their late encampment. Arriving at
Waterloo, the Noble Earl found his regiment (the
23d Dragoons) already in action ; and being unable
to join them, he attached himself to the first Eng-
lish dragoon regiment he met, and fought with
great bravery thoughout the remainder of the day.
After the battle, the Noble Earl had an interview with the
Duke of Wellington, fur the purpose of explaining his
absence from his regiment. The Duke is stated to have
informed the Noble Earl that nothing but his gallantry in
the field had saved him from being tried by a court-martial
at the same time advising his Lordship at once to retire from
the a-ny, a recommendation which, it need scarcely be
I added, Lord Portarlington immediately acted upon.
TRAFALGAR-SQUARE.—Four handsome bude lights
have lately been erected at the corners of the square. They
have not, however, yet been lighted, as with the singular
fatality attendant upon everything connected with the
square, there is a dispute about lighting between the Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests, and the parish of St.
Martin
THE SMALLEST VESSEL IN THE AFRICAN TRADE

—A few weeks ago, the smallest vessel that ever cleared
out of the Clyde for an Atlantic voyage, measuring only
twelve tons N.M.. left the river with a general cargo to
Cape Coast Castle. This yacht was built at Port Ban-
aatyne, in Buteshire, and was intended for pleasure ex-
cursions alone. Her sailing qualities were well known
during the time when she belonged to the gentleman for
hom and by whose directions she was built,
and
they
who attracted the
in
this
tofcountry
last an
nAfrsiucma7
mer, and by whom the yacht was purchased for
merchant
the river trade in that country. He determined on send-
ing her out with goods; and so confident is he in the ca-
pabilities of his little ship, that he has arranged to join
her at Madeira. The gentleman to whom she now be-

longs has given her the name of the Ocean Queen ; and
when she has reached Cape Coast Castle in safety, the
name will have been well earned ; for never surely pre-
viously has a smaller craft navigated a sea so wide and
dangerous. The Ocean Queen is, however, a strongly-
built and well-contrived little thing ; and no doubt is
entertained by her owner that she will have a prosper-
ous voyage, although it has been retarded at the com-
mencement; for she met a Channtl storm to begin with,
but weathered it more gallantly than heavier ships, al-
though the master, from indisposition, was obliged to
put into Donaghadee, on the %Vest Coast. We do not
know what the underwriters may say to this risk, but
the crew and the owner are coNtident of succ ss ; and
they have, looking to the tonnage of their craft, under-
taken the most daring feat in navigation of which we
remember to have heard since the days of Columbus.—
Glasgow Notional.
SENTENCE OF TRANSPORTATION.-.—A striking
stance of the difference of feeling with which pnsoners re-
ceive sentence of transportation occurred at the Leeds
Borough Sessions, on Wednesday last. The Deputy-Recorder
sentenced three females to seven years' transportation. One
of the three was deeply affected, while the other two, on hear
ing their doom, manifested rapturous delight, one of them
thanking the Learned Genth man for affording her an oppor-
tunity of getting a black husband, and the other, with a
smiting countenance, exclaiming, " I shall get a long ride
for nothing, and I hope your honour will sit there till I come
back again."
CHELMSFORD BANK —lt is announced that George
Round, Esq., the present High Sheriff, J. W. E. Green, Esq.,
of Colchester, and Endinund Round, Esq., of the Home Cir-
cuit, are about to join the banking establishments of Messrs.
Spat row and Co., anti that in future these gentlemen, in con-
lune, ion with B. Sparrow, W. M. Tufnell, and Wm. Val
ford, Estis., will con.titute the firm. The Rev. Wm. Wal-
fold and Thomas Greenwood, Esq., retire at the expiration
of the present year.—Esser Standard.
ARRIVAL OF POT ATOFS FROM AMERICA.--An
American ship that has arrived in the St. Katharine's Docks
with a large cargo of potatoes commenced unloading yes-
terday-. The potatoes appear to be of excellent size and
quality.
UNITED Twirts.—The twin children born four or
five months ago, united to each other from end to end, died
on Monday night, one at eight o'clock, and the other at
ten; so that the last survivor remained attached to the dead
body of its sister for two hours.—Galignani.