The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-13 00:00:00

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picture is complete—we are n, ver starkied .fr;rit--7.43 .
l contemplation of the beautiful by untatibtl t
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surprises or fir-sought readings, or 't .s Attire , e -4,;',it ,--
i malies of action. There are no tricks -, • . '`.". Vie.‘-.1412.
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lent outbreaks to force unreflecting ap !psis, ....c iv.' ~..4 roi
traps, no hysterical utterance, nor nail 4Seti—e '*•l
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gain the lungs of the galleries. It is fre n ' '
.L.../ charming. To select particular passages o pysti9n, tail?
would be supereregatory, but it would &IV utembi tit+ ‘'.
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point to the soliloquy immediately subsequent to the
scene in which Viola receives
,the ring sent her from
Olivia by Malvolio :
he
he ort outsidef;
her
mewreh
;boa
3ati ,
envmeans
indeed,
eltoddt , c thish a r
ml ae ddy
h? er 1 " IFellerfttuinme rfoinrghidwmithy
That, sure,
saudreegonooedthvoiew ng
lsoos tmhueerh tongue,
Ft.r she did speak in starts distractedly.
She loves me sure; the cunning of her passion
Invites me in th's churlish messenger.
None of my Lord's ring; why, he sect her none.
I AM THE MAN!" •
The rich music of secure triumph with which the last
line was proclaimed was irresistible—it was the true
spirit of comedy, and elicited several bursts of applause.
The exquisite passage commencing—
" A blank, my Lord: she never told her love"—
was delivered with touching pathos, and the verse flowed
on as dulcetly as the ton, sofan .A shin lyre. Mrs. Charles
Kean is the one actress on the stage at this moment
equal to so peculiar and difficult a character as Viola.
She evolved in microscopic detail all the exquisite modu-
lations of thought and shades of se raiment delineated
with so delicate a touch by the great poet of human cha-
racter, and which too frequently escape the grosser ap-
prehension of the ordinary read( r. Those many passages
which constituted the charm of our " school boy days "
but of which every succeeding year has demonstrated •
more and more the startling truthfulness and the pro.
found philosophy, were given with immense effect. Still
were they not detached from the involvement ea! the argu-
ment—indeed, all that look and attitude could express
was present to realise the sequence and the charm of the
dramatic illusion. Keeley's Sir Andrew Aguecheek is
truly Shaksperian, clearly telt, and artistically elabo-
rated. The silliness and obtuseness seem absolutely in-
stinctive, and are just within the fine line that separates
folly from idiotcy. Mr. Webster's Malvotio is carefully
s udied, and the great scene of the " letter" was admirably
rendered. Mr. Wigan, as Feste, the clown, threw a lice
into the character that imparted to it a prominence we
have not hitherto seen attempted. The clowns
of Shakspeare are at this day unmanageable creations,
and very great merit is due to the actor who can inbue
them with vitality without deterioration of the " Wise
saws " and quaint morals with which they are so
richly studded. Mr. Tilbury had a ripe notion of Sir
Toby Belch, and contrived to reflect the broad humour
without grossness or caricature, Miss Reynolds, whom
the public thought had fulfilled all that was anticipated
by her agreeable performances of common-place parts,
interlarded with cheerful ballads archly delivered, proved
herself, in the part of Olivia, an actress endowed with
good judgment, feeling, grace of carriage, and dignity.
Mr. Howe was excellent as the Duke of Illyria. The
play was greatly enjoyed by a crowded and brilliant
audience, and at its termination Mrs. Charles Kean was
enthusiastically called before the curtain. The Ransom
followed, in which Mrs. Charles Kean appeared in her
original character of Pauline. The public is already
acquainted with her powerful acting in this drama, and
we have only space to add that its effect on the
present occasion was in no wise diminished. Such
a performance proves incontestably what may still
be achieved for the British stage. Each suburban
theatre has in turn been crowded to witness the embodi-
ment of the works of our great dramatists. The taste
and the patriotism of the middle and lower classes, not
under the dominion of fashion, have been abundantly
manifested. Must we then cease to hope thatEwhen a
duty is a refined pleasure it will even in these times be
neglected in higher spheres, and can we for a moment
doubt that noble persons will ultimately evince noble
tastes? As to those who think the drama need be
neither moral nor poetical—that decency is incompatible
with diversion—who prefer George Sand to Walter
Scott, and the characters which Alexander Dumas has
raked from the galleys and the Prisons, to those Shaks-
pere has evoked from history, or charmed down from
the " heaven of his invention"—to these fastidious mor-
tals we wish the speedy return of the conscientious en-
joyment of the revenue of their paternal acres amidst the
Socialists of Paris and the cannibals of Sicily.

THE HOP DUTY.

An Account of the Duty on Hops of the growth of the
year 1848, distinguishing the districts and the Old
from the New Duty.
Districts.
Barnstaple
Bedford .„
Cambridge
Canterbury
Cornwall .

Duty.

... £139 3 0
... 13 11 5

▪ 43 6 11i
• 78,137 311
▪ 2 14 9
-. 269 5 2
... 1,059 18 4i-
-117 12
... 62 0 Oi
- 15,273 2 6
-. 22,292 13 14
8,116 14 10t
-. 1,821 13 114
... 20 15 94

Derby ...
Essex ...

Gloucester

Grantham

Elants

lereford
sle of Wight

Lincoln ...
Oxford ...
Reading ...
Rochester
Salisbury
Salop
Stourbridge
Suffolk ...

•• 68 15 10
... 134,031 7 7

• 26 18 q
• 12 4
• 1,394 15 7:1
• 914 15 101-

Surrey
Sussex ...
Wales Middle
Worcester

139 14 9
• . 117,427 17 1i
83 2 1i
... 6,369 10 6

£387,887 18 ii

Old Duty at Id. 12-20 per lb. 212,416 5 l 8-20
New Duty at id. 820
Additional Duty of 5 per cent , per
Act 3 Vic., c. 17 ... 18,468 7

£387,887 1$ 7i

S. S. LYNE, Accountant-General.
Excise Office, London, Nov. 11, 1848.

RAILWAY COLLISION.—On Friday afternoon an
accident occurred on the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway. The express trait), which leaves Rochdale
fi)r Manchester at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock,
and is due at the Middleton station (Oldham Junction)
at forty minutes past three, came in sight of the latter
station at its usual time. It was going at full speed,
when just betore reaching the points the engine-driver
noticed a coal-train from Oldham driven into the main
line in front of him. He reversed his engine as speedily
as possible, but not in time to prey( nt a collision. The
engine dashed right into the fifth waggon of the coal-
train. The engine and the coal-train waggons were
forced off the line. The engine and tender, and
all the carriages (six in number), were more
or less shattered. The passengers, about forty
in number, were driven against each other, and some
of them much injured on the forehead and over the
eyes. Only three, however, ono of them a lady, were
seriously hurt. One gentleman had several teeth knocked
out. The accident was entirely owing to the misconduct
of the driver of the coal waggon. his undoubted duty
was to wait until the express trains had passed the
points before he ventured on the line. He seems to
have imagined that he could reach Manchester before
the
l express.points and signals were all right.
[le signa T
of danger,he to stop any train from getting
upon the 31iddleton line trom Oldham was put up
at half-past three. It is between three and four
hundred yards distant from the station. Besides
this, the usual red-flag signal was hoisted from the
platform. The driver of the coal train disregarded both
signals, and hence the accident. The news of the acci-
dent was telegraphed to the Victoria station, and Mr.
Hall, the superintendent, immediately proceeded by an
engine to the spot. Ile found, on his arrival, that the
driver of the coal train had managed, in the confusion to
make his escape. Instant directions were given for his
apprehension, and he is likely soon to be in custody.
After waiting about an hour and a half, the passengers
were taken to Manchester by the Oldham train, sad in
a short time the line was cleared of obstruction. The
three parties most seriously injured were properly taken
care ot, and conveyed to their respective destinations.—
Manchester Examiner.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE CAPTAIN OP A
STEAMER.—On Saturday an inquest was held on the
body of Valentine Laker, aged 47, captain of the steam-
ship Leith, running between London and Edinburgh.
Deceased accidentally fell from the bridge which ex-
tended from the top of each paddle-box, and died at sea
from the injuries he received. Verdict accordingly.
ST. BRIDE'S PAROCHIAL NATIONAL SCHOOLS.
Yesterday the new Lord Mayor, Sir James Duke, ac-
companied by the Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Common
Council of the ward, attended Divine service in the
parish church of St. Bride's, Fleet street, where a sermon
was preached by the Rev. Charles Marshall, M.A., in
behalf the St. Bride's parochial national school.
The Gazette of Friday contains an order, signed
by the Commissioners appointed under the Board of
Health Act, directing that similar regulations to those
which have been issued by them in reference to the
several districts in England should be enforced by nia•
gistrates and other local authorities in Scotland.
DEATH OF A VETERAN OFFICER.—Lieut-General
J. L. Richardson, the oldest officer save one in the Hon.
East India Company's service, died late last week at his
residence near Bath, at the advanced age of 85. He was
in the company's service from boyhood, and was actively
employed during the early Indian wars.
J. Stewart, Esq., is appointed Deputy Queen's
Advocate at Ceylon. Mr. Edward Palmer is appointed
Solicitor-General for Prince Edward'sgsland.—Observer.
LAW APPOINTMENT.—W. Ileatheote, Esq, of
Lincoln's-inn, has been appointed secretary to Vice-
Chancellor Wigrarn, in the room of C. R. M. Jackson.
Esq., who has received the appointment of her Majesty's
Advocate-General in India.
BLISSFUL IGNORANCE. —At a late agricultural
meeting the Rev. Mr. Sidney related the following anec-
dote:—Some years since, a kind-hearted Nobleman
presided at a meeting of his tenants and friends, and
amongst other toasts gave " Success to Agriculture."
One of his tenants rose and said, " I don't like that
toast; I have been sixty or seventy years on the estate
farming for myself—l am thankful to say we have
never had nothing to do with agriculture, and we never
will."