The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-06 00:00:00

THE PREMIER'S COMMERCIAL POLICY.

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Mr. YOUNG presented a petition in favour of the en-
lightened scheme of commercial policy proposed by the
Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government.
.MACCLESFIELD AND LICHFIELD RAILWAY.

Mr. SPOONER presented a petition, praying for
leave to bring in a Bill for a railway from Macclesfield
to Lichfield.

The Houv adjourned at Seven o'clock.

HAYM ARKET THEATRE.

A new two act drama, entitled The Old School, of
which Farren was the hero, was produced at this theatre
last evening, with complete success. The scene is laid
in London somewhere about the year 1798, and Farren
acts the part of Louis, the servant of the young,Duke de
Choiseul (11. Holl), a refugee French nobleman, who,
after living at Vienna and Berlin, has come to London.
Wherever he goes he hears of the fame of a certain
Baron de Fleury. At Vienna the Baron is the first of
fencing-masters; at Berlin he is the first of cooks; ;in
London he is the first of dancing-masters. This Barao
de Fleury is no other than Louis, who is really the uncle
of the Duke, , and who had sworn to the Duke's
father to watch over the welfare of his son-
The Duke's property is all lost, but still
Louis will not inform him of it, and, as the Bailin de
Fleury, earns money, with which he enables the Duke to
k,.ep up his rank. He is exceedingly desirous that the
Duke should marry the niece of the Countess of
Bloomsbury (Mrs. W. Clifford), a woman of immense
fortune, but the Duke, who has met with a fair country-
woman of his own, Estelle (Mrs. Edwin Yarnold), re-
fuses. Louis, at length, meets with Estelle, and in her
recognises his own daughter, from whom he had been
separated by the revolution, and whom he imagined
dead. Urged by her father, she consents to
quit London, and to resign her lover. It ap-
pears that the Duke has lost a sum of money at cards
to a Capt. Saville (Mr. Brindal) to whom he has given a
cheque for the amount, which cheque is dishonoured, and
Saville thinks to post him as a swindler. This brings
about an explanation from Louis, and the Duke consents
to marry the rich heiress. The scene of the second act
is laid at the Countess of Bloomsbury's. Saville, who is
the Countess's nephew, and who wishes to marry the
heiress, her daughter, for whom the Duke has proposd,
denounces the Duke as a swindler, and produces the dis-
honoured cheque. At that instant a note is put
into his hand from Louis, enclosing the amount
of the cheque, and explaining that the mistake
had arisen from the circumstance of the account at the
banker's having been kept in his (Louis's) name, and not
in that of the Duke. Saville, however, takes care not to
explain this fact to the Countess, who in her turn re-
lates all she has heard to Louis, who, as the Baron de
Fleury, has come to teach her the waltz. The Baron
refuses to give her a lesson unless she will see the Duke
and hear his explanation. This she promises to do,
and then follows a most humorous scene—the first
lesson in waltzing, the pupil being the Countess, and
the tutor the Baron. This scene, which was admirably
given by Farren and Mrs. Clifford, elicited roars of
laughter and applause. They are interrupted by
Saville, and, on the Countess retiring, the Baron
at once designates him as a scount'rel for
his conduct to the Duke de Choiseul, and challenges
him to tight. At first he laughs at the idea of a duel
with a dancing-master ; but when the dancing-master,
locking the doors, and taking down two swords, the
larger of which he presents to Saville, announces him-
self as Louis de Bayard, Knight of the Order of St.
Louis, Saville accepts the challenge. They fight, and
Saville is disarmed. The fencing of Farren in this scene
was very beautiful. A knocking is heard at the door,
and Estelle enters, seeking the Countess, who had
brought her from France, and with whom she had re-
sided ever since. The party is immediately joined by
the Countess, who brings good news to Estelle—a cer-
tain Pierre Bayard, her uncle, had died im-
mensely rich, and has left his fortune to his nearest
relative. That nearest relative is Louis, who transfers
the whole of it to the Duke de Choiseul, and the Duke,
of course, marries Estelle. The piece is well put upon
the stage, and was beautifully acted by Farren, Mrs. W.
Clifford, and Mrs. Edwin Yarnold. It was preceded by
The Cricket on the Hearth, and followed by The Bee and
the Orange Flower. Her Majesty, accompanied by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, and their Royal High-
nesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and their
suites, honoured the theatre with their presence last
evening. The royal party occupied her Majesty's
private box.

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GENERAL MONTHOLON'S HISTORY OF THE CAP-
TIVITY OF NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA, just published, is ex-
citing, as was to be expected, the greatest attention. " General
Count Montholon (observes the Court Journal), Napoleon's
associate in exile, and his testamentary executor, has deter-
mined, by detailed and honest statements, to bring every-
thing connected with this important event before the eyes of
civilised Europe. Wo have read with eager curiosity and
intense interest the volumes now before us, and we are eager
to acknowledge the general good sense, right feeling, and
strong desire for impartiality that have signalised them. The
volumes contain innumerable passages of interest, amuse-
ment, and information. It hardly requires our recommenda-
tion to read the book, since every one interested in the
wonderful man, a part of whose eventful career it minutely
and familiarly chronicles, will naturally and eagerly resort to
its pages."
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AMD OINTMENT. AN EXTRA...
ORDINARY CURE.-Edward White, residing at No. 15, Cle-
ment's-lane, Strand, was an in-door patient of King's College
Hospital for an abscess in the thigh, and a wound nine inches
long on the same limb. He could neither bend his knee nor
put his foot to the ground. He remained at the Hospital five
months, in bed, when he was informed that nothing more
could be done for him. He was then carried to his home, and
commenced using the above invaluable medicines. He is now,
to the astonishment of every one soundly cured, and can walk as
well as ever he could in his life.—Sold by all retailers of me-
dicine, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244,
Strand, London.
A YOUNG ,MAN KILLED BY HIS UN CLE.—On Thurs-
day last, a lad named Robson was killed by his uncle, named
Routledge, at,Swallwell, near this town, where both parties
resided. The deceased, it appears, was abusing his mother,
when the uncle, the mother's brother, came into the house,
and interfered, and, after some quarrelling, the uncle struck
his nephew suddenly on the jugular vein, when the latter
fell down and expired almost immediately. An alarm was
given, and information having been given to the police,
R,outlege was immediately apprehended. An inquest was
held on the deceased, on Monday, and a verdict of "Man-
slaughter" returned, against Routledge, who has been com-
mitted to take his trial.—Tyns Mercury.