The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-06 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON THEATRE.

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The City of London version of the Cricket on the
Ilea,th was produced here last evening. The cast was a
very powerful one, and consequently the success was
decided. Mrs. R. Homier was Dot, and she was fitted
to a nicety in the part, and acted it beautifully. Lyon
was the honest warm hearted John Peerybingle, and his
forcible and powerful style of acting told admirably in
this part. Mr. B. Honner was the Caleb Eummer, and
Miss Lacy the blind girl, and, though last not least, Tilly
Slowboy was acted to the life by Miss Egan. She was
admirable, and kept the audience on the broad grin the
whole time she was on the stage. At the conclusion all
the principal performers were called for. The piece has
been got up with great care. The melodrama of The
Artisan and his Daughter followed, and the pantomime
concluded the evening's amusement. The house was
crowded.

PERSONS LIABLE TO BE DRAWN

FOR THE MILITIA.

As it is now certain that a ballot, after the usual
manner, will ere long be taken for persons to sene in
the Militia, we will briefly state the leading circumstances
which render persons liable and non-liable to be drawn •
1. No person under the age of 18, or over the age of
45, is liable whether he has property or not.
2. Any party who has once been drawn cannot be
drawn a second time. _ _

3. Any person having two children is exempt, pro-
vided he is not worth 1001. _

4. Any individual having 1001., however large his
family may be, is liable to be drawn. If disqualified by
lameness, or otherwise, he must find a substitute.
5. Personal disqualifications on the part of individuals
not worth 1001., will render them non-liable, if certified
to by the sergeant.
A number of persons in Ipswich are taking the wise
precantion of enrolling themselves in clubs for the
purpose of mutual assistance in the providing of sub-
stitutes. A London paper contains the following ad-
ditional information :—" The letters of the Secretary
of State for the Home Department and of the Secre-
tary of War, leave no doubt of the intentions of the
Government as to the enrollment of the militia for
immediate service. It must be understood that :the
militia will not on this occasion be raised by beat
of drum, but according to the old system of ballot
or proce,s, which no one above tha age of 21 need flatter
himself that he can avoid. It appears that of the number
at first enrolled in a single district—one-third will he
called on for duty for three years, when they will be
discharged (each man having the option of ♦olunteerißg
into the line), and will not again be required for at
least six years. It is understood by those connected
with the militia, that Government have not determined
upon enrolling that body through any fear of war, but
with a view of affording the Canadas, New Zealand, and
other portions of the colonies additional military force."

MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MARQUIS
WELLESLEY. BY ROBRT ROUIEEE PEARCE, EsQ.—This
important work will •be published in a few days. The public
life of this great statesman, it will be remembered, embraces
a period of upwards of half a century, and comprises, ult•
questionably, some of the most interesting events of modern
history. Air. Rouiere Pearce will, we hear, bring forward
much that is new, in illustration of the splendid career of the
great Duke, whose fame may justly be considered as one of
the most valued properties of his country. Every part of the
numerous Marquis
‘ Vimportant ene
sie 'sgla.t. Administration in India has been
closely examined by
letters Pearce,
from
many '
sillustrateda ,
ed
per-
sons, now first published f
from original MSS. Lord Welles-
ley's proceedings in Spain
with the glorious Peninsula war
full of interest in connexion
ownthri P and at the present moment
the discussions which his L
rican Government, previously to ttnducted with the Arne.
found exceedingly important. Ireland."i'sar.juostfl 1812, will be
great man ; and his administration of the Government proud ooffls
this
native country from 1821 to 1828, was marked by manyl
practical measures of improvement. The classical scholar
will in this new work moreover be gratified to find several of
the most elegant specimens of Lord Wellesley's Latin compo-
sition and English poetry, which it way be remarked are
dedicated by permission to Lord Brougham.
The herrings have wholly disappeared from Loch-
carron, but it is supposed they have not deserted the bay,
and are merely lying at the bottom, in consequence of the
change of weather. Some few dozens of very good herrings
were found in the yare at Shieldaig the other night, which
plainly denotes that there are shoals still on the coast.—
Ross-shire Advertiser. _

THE WHEAT CROP.—Some of the fields through-
out the country and in our neighbourhood are in braird ; its
appearance, owing to the great quantity of rain that has
fallen, and the bitter black frosty nights by which it was
succeeded, together_ with the variableness of the weather,
induce our farmers to expect a light thin crop of wheat for
the succeeding season, particularly on cold clayey soil. Let
us hope, however, that such fears will prove groundless.—
Ross-shirt Advertiser. _ _

FINDHORN.—The state of trade at the port of
Findhorn is in such a flourishing condition, that a petition
is about to be forwarded to the proprietor, H. A. J. Munro,
Esq., of Novar, praying for further enlargements of the
quay. Several of the vessels built by Mr. Linton, ship-
builder (who has two en the stocks at present), may, for
beauty of model and sailing qualities, if not for size, be
placed in competition with the finest Clyde-built vessels ;
and the tonnage of shipping belonging to the port is up-
wards of 1,700 tons, while the daily increasing population
may be estimated at nearly a thousand souls.—Ross shire
Advertiser.
WREN'S CHURCH.—ST. BENET'S FINK.—On this
subject a correspondent thus writes :—" It seldom occurs that
a church, together with all its fittings, font, organ, and even
to the tire-buckets, is consigned to the auctioneer's hammer,
and more especially when it happens to be one of Wren's. It
appears to me, if the '
church is to be removed, that it would
be better to take it away wholesale, and transplant it to the
suburbs, where it would far outshine in appearance the lath
and plaster, cement and stained wood, of our modern churches.
I think that all Wren's churches are good models for Protes-
tant places of worship; there are no sedilia and the other
remnants of Popery, which.continually creep into our modern
churches; putting this out of the quetion, it would be far
better to build the church up again in its original form, than
to scatter it piecemeal to the highest bidders."--- The Builder.
AN OLD HORSE.—Mr. Jesse Hill, of Chedder, the
steward of the Marquis of Bath, has a mare he is ready to
prove to be in her 50th year. She is daily used in harness,
her chief food being bran, potato-rinds, and grass.—Bath
Journal.
METEORS.—The annual meteors were not observed
this year on the 13th of November last, but came, instead
later in the season, the night before the late storm ( Tuesday
week). The whole sky was full of the most beautiful falling
stars. At midnight twenty or thirty might be seen at once,
glancing along the sky in different directions. The circum,•
stance of their preceding the storm confirms Dr. Forster 's
hypothesis of their being of an atmospherical nature, and re-
futes that of the foreign astronomers, who ascribe them to
small planitords.
On Friday, the City Police- station in Black Horse-
court, Fleet-street, was removed to more eligible premises in
Fleet-street, formerly the well known Sceptre Tavern. The
premises are_ admirable adapted for the purpose.