The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-16 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

An adaptation from the French, entitled Ernestine,
was produced here on Tuesday, with complete success
It was very strongly cast, Wallack, Cooper, Mrs. Stir.
ling, Miss May, and Miss Emma Stanley, sustaining the
principal characters. A much weaker drama than
Ernestine would have succeeded with such a powerful
cast. Ernestine (Mrs. Stirling) is the daughter of
Viscount de Champenville (Mr. Cooper), who, having
married very early in life, and from some unexplained
cause quitted his wife and gone to India, is ignorant of
the fact that he has a daughter, for his wife died shortly
after Ernestine's birth. After a lapse of twenty years
he has returned to France a rich man, but shattered in
constitution from the effects of climate. Ernestine,
accompanied by her foster-sister Marie (Miss E. Stan-
ley) goes to the chateau of her father; but
in order to study his character she takes the
name of Marie, and enters into his service as a
menial. The Viscount has a ward, Juliette D'Ereville
(Miss May), young, handsome, and rich, to whom he is
on the eve of being married; and two nephews, Frede-
rick (Mr. Wallack), a scapegrace, good-humoured
rattle, always in debt and in love, always getting into
scrapes de pur gaite de coeur, and always getting out of
them, because no one can be angry with him; and
Charles (Mr. Leigh Murray), the regular " respectable
gentlemanly hero" of the domestic drama. Frederick
imagines that his uncle intends that ho should marry
Juliette, and of course makes love to her. At last he
discovers the true state of affairs, and that be has been
made a dupe. Ernestine has on her arrival, and before
entering into her father's service, entrusted a
letter to Juliette's femme de chambre to deliver
to the Viscount, explaining her relationship, and
demanding an interview. This letter has fallen into
the hands of Frederick, who determines to keep it back,
so as to give himself power over his uncle ; while, at
the same time, he has an opportunity of making his way
with the heiress, and eventually marrying her. Here,
again, he makes a mistake, and pays attentions to ?dame,
supposing her to be Ernestine. The Viscount, in the.
meantime, has married Juliette ; and, after the lapse of
three months, we find him stretched on a bed of sickness,
carefully nursed by Ernestine,
whose attentions excite
the jealousy of the Countess and the suspicions of
Charles. Another mistake of Frederick's brings about
the denouem, nt. Intending to give his uncle a list of his
debts, and to request the payment of them, he gives him
Ernestine's letter. This, of coarse, explains every
thing, and Ernestine is restored to her rights. But the
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and thus he, too, is made happy. The piece was admir-
ably acted throughout, and was announcd for repetition
amidst loud applause.

SADLER'S WELLS.—The management of this theatre
having deposed the blue fire-fiend king of melodrama from
his throne in the north, and having inaugurated Shakspere
in his room, are about, it would seem, to perform the same
good offices for Polyhymnia which they have performed for
her sisters Melpomene and Thalia. Having reformed and purified
the dramatic taste of the lieges inhabiting the northern parts
of the metropolis—in having taught them to prefer the
poetry of Shakespere to the" slang whangery " of the writers
of the Jack Sheppard school—they are now endeavouring to
create a taste for good music among the frequenters of
this the most ancient of metropolitan theatres. This evening
a grand concert takes place at this theatre,
and the elite of the profession are engaged for the occasion.
The veteran Braham will be there, as will be Miss Birch,
Miss Dolby, Miss Sabilla Novella, and Miss Sara Flower;
John Parry, too, has promised his services. Among the in-
strumentalists will be Frederick Chatterton, Kialimark,
Grattan Cooke, Jarrett, and Sedgwick. We anticipate a
great treat.
TEE LATE Ma. LISTON.—The will of this late
popular comedian has just been proved in Doctors'-commons,
and his effects were valued for probate duty at 40,000/. Ile
has left his plate, jewellery, pictures, books, furniture, car-
riages, horses, &c.,: to his wife, absolutely. The residue of
his property, which he directs to be invested in the Funds,
in the names of trustees, he has left to be enjoyed by her Tr
life, and gives a power of appointment over the samehby Will
or otherwise; and in case so much as 6,000/. firyyoewei
appointed, he gives such sum to his daughter, t d
al at bet'
—the dividends for her own use, and the
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of the residue, lie gives the same,cjaportosoo John
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He appointed as his executors
of the Stock-Exchange, uare. The will is dated
T-uirlijiser, relic
'Brotnpton, and W.
vaecno°droll in January last.—Post.
Taylor, aAylpoir.i,l,oflBParka-nsdtreheet,mG;i•Coes.
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market.considerable proportion of the supply is brought from
Highland
to, thirty miles distant, where
the disease was unknown.—Perthhite Courier.

HULL, Aran. 14.
STOCIE EXCHANGE.-A meeting of shareholders in the Leicester
and Tamworth was held here to day, and although the attendance
was only small, the parties present were said to represent a large
number of shares. Much complaint was made respecting the Secre-
tary not having replied to letters asking for information as to the
prospects of the Bill being passed this session. After some conversa-
tion as to the propriety of appointing a deputation to seek informa-
tion, it was ultimately agreed that, previous to doing so, the chair-
man of the meeting should address a letter to the chairman of the
Tamworth, Ste., expressing the feeling of the meeting, ard upon his
reply being received, a deputation of the shareholders, if necessary,
should be appointed to obtain such Information as may render it de-
sirable either to further promote the Bill or to call tor a dissolution
of the company. There has been a fair business in scrip to-day,
The sales are-Great Grimsby and Shaikh', 5-North British, Car-
lisle, 335.-Boston, Newark and Sheffield, 265. 6d.- Chelmsford and
Bury, 9s. 6d.-East Coast, 235.-Grimsby, Louth, and Iforlicastie.
20s. dis.-hull and Barnsley Junction, 235. ad.-Hull and Lincoln,
3s. 9d
205.-Liverpool and Leeds, 2/. Bs.-London and York, 1 }(-Port-
sm,2losss..-6dW. 155.-West Riding
uno
inotnh, D311.r9ec5t.,d22-s.
YORK, Aran. 14.
Da
sogvoewVuttilllieoji;,,
worth It. 28.-Great oh of England, New, 14-Ipswich and Bury (Cam-
Yllor.-kslhieraenanadndGl
9d.-Manchester,
bridge and Ely), 114-London and York, 11..
STOCK EXCLIANGE.-The sales are-Great Grimsby, Louth, &c.,
Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 21.25.-Newcastle and
-Newcastle
and Darlington, ISrandling, 42%-Ditto, Extensions,
8% -North British, Carlisle Extension, It. 135.-North Stafford-
shire, Berwick, 17%
shire, 4 % -Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, %-North
Western, 18s.-Welsh Midland, 114-York and North Midland, New
(East anti West Riding), 8%.
EDINBURGH, Ann 11.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 405,-Aberdeen,
Dann; and Elgin, 255.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 415.-Ayr and Gal-
loway, 305.-British and Irish Union, 40s, 6d-Caledonian Exten-
sion, 295. 6d.-Cornwall and Devon, 325.-East Indian Railway,
7s. 6d.-East of Fife, 305.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 408.-Edin-
burgh and Leith Atmospheric, 215,-Edinburgh and Northern, 408.-
Ditto, Newport, 95.-Ditto,Lochgelly, 125.-Edinburgh and Peebles,
25s.-Glasgow and ..Belfast Union, 275. 6d.-Great North of Scot-
land, 30s. 6d.-North British, Extension to Carlisle, 31s. 6d.-Perth
and Cricff Direct, 335. -Perth and Inverness, 28s. 6d.-Scottish Cen-
tral, 131. Is.-Scottish Midland, 51. 105.-South Midland, 265. 6d.

THRLEcHKOHRoSuENSDIsiIOLLNEEDAWS/a TMHOENDQAUEYE. N'S
The long line of country,--vvyithr.iiinnan.parts, w
in an exceedingly heavy state, in consequence of the late
rains, gone over by the royal buckhounds on Monday
last, and the extraordinary pace kept up nearly through-
out the run in pursuit of the stag Rob Roy, has proved
fatal to three of the horses engaged in the chase. Cap-
tain Hesketh's well-known horse, Stumps, which won
the Surrey Stakes on the last day of the Windsor
Steeple Chases, died on Monday night, from over exer-
tion
Stumps, ridden
ng the hunt,
byits at the Cavalry
onner,was
Barracks,pulledup
ie
Windsor.)fore
the finish, but in far too exhausted a state to hope
to save it: Maggie Lauder, a celebrated steeple-chase
horse and hunter, belonging to Mr. Henderson (vete-
rinary surgeon to his Royal Highness Prince Albert
at Windsor), by whom it was lent to a friend for the
day, was with the greatest difficulty enabled to reach
home after the take, which was at least seventeen
miles from the town. Maggie Lauder, who ran well,
and was a favourite in the fourth steeple-chase on
Wednesday last, died on Tu slay morning. A fine nag,
valued at 150 guineas, ridden by Mr. Jackson from
London, dropped down dead while in full chase, in a
grass meadow between Moor Park, the scat of the Mar-
quis of Westminster, and Rickmansworth. Mr. Jack-
son fortunately escaped unhurt. Several other horses,
and some not expected to recover, reached their stables
in an exceedingly distressed and disabled state.
It has been the subject of remark for some years past,
that the high breed of the royal pack (nearly approach-
ingfin ras7t orpaott that
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the least chance of living with them, especially when
the deer, as was the case with Rob Roy, goes away
right ahead, and no doubling. The hounds on Monday,
and the horses ridden by the whippers-in, went over
nearly seventy miles of ground— the distance from the
kennel at Ascot to the meet at Stoke-common being
thirteen miles ; the run was about twenty-eight miles ;
and Eastcot, where the deer was taken, is twenty-four
miles from the royal kennel, where the pack arrived be-
tween six and seven o'clock the same evening,