The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-11 00:00:00

Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street,

FREEMASONS' AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given, that on and after the 10th instant, tke
RALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of Six per Cent. per
annum. will be in COURSE of PAYMENT at this Office to the re-
*Teethe Shareholders

JOSEPH BERRIDGE, Secretary.
IL Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, January 7, 1848.,

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
tra ler the Management et Mr. if. Webster, sole Lessee.
THIS EVENING
Will be r erfbrmad Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS. Rir An-
thony Absolute, Mr. Barren; Captain Absolute, Mr. Ii Farren ;
Faulkland, Mr. Creswick ; Acres, Webster; !Aldus O'T
ger, Mr. Hudson ; Fag, Mr. Urindal ; Davi., Keeley ;
M.t.aprop, Mrs. Glover ; Lydia Langtr;sh, Mrs. Nisbett ; Julia, Mlss
Fortescue Lucy, Mrs. Ilumby.
To conclude with a New and Original Burlesque Spectacle entitled
THE WORLD UNDERGROUND; or, the Golden Flute and the
Brazen Waters.
Stage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster.
J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper.
Boxes, ss. ; 35.; ; Upper Gallery, Is.
Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven.

TIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Under the direction o: Mame Celeste.
THIS EVENING

Will be presented an entirely new Piece, entitled the PEARL OF
THE OCEAN ; or, the Prince and the Mermaiden. Principal cha-
racters by Messrs. Way; P. Bedford. Wright, Munyard,
Cullenford, and Worrell ; Miss Woelgar, Miss Emma Harding, Miss
Ellen Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, mid Madame celeste._
To be followed by the Farce, entitled THISJIOUSE TO BE SOLD
idle proper* of the late William Shakspeare), Inquire Within. Cha-
racters by Maser;. Wright, Cullenford, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed-
ford. Mi?, LawS, Ste., &C.
To conclude with an Italian Pantomime, entitled PIERHOT, the
Married Man ; and POLICHINELLO, the (My Single Fellow.
lloss, Is. ; Pit, 2s. , Gallery, Is.

Doors open at Halt-past Six. Perform sauce to commence at Seven

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
trader the Management of Madame Vestrls.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
THIS EVENING

Witt be presented new Comic entitled THE TRA-
GEDY QUEEN.
After which, a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE. GOLDEN
DRAXCH.
Te conclude with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX,
Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac.
Damara.
Dress Boxes, bs. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25. ; Gallery. Is. No
half-price to any part of the house.
The Sew Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the
Public every day, from Ten till Six.
The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W.
Bradwell of the Cclesseum.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Mr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess•street,
Portland- place.
Madame ANNA THILLON.
(By Special Desire.)
'I'HIM EVENING
Will be presented the Second and Third Acts of
A new Comic Opera, entitled THE AMBASSADRESS. Duke de
yaiberg, Mr. Bodda ; Benedict, Mr. Barker ; Fortunatus, Mr. Lef-
fler; Countess de Fierschomberg, Miss Villars; Madame Barneck,
Mrs. Selby; Charlotte, Miss Anne Romer; Hemiette, Madame
Anna Thillon.
To be followed by a new Comic Piece, entitled THE SULTANA.
Selyman, Mr. Ryder; Osmyn, Mr. Compton; Yuseph. Mr. Henry ;
Roxalana, Madame Anna Thillon; Elmira, Misa Pillars ; Ismena.
Miss Hodson.
To conclude with a new Christmas Pantomime, entitled OLD
FATHER TIME; or, Harlequin and the Four Seasons.
Dress Circle, Is.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.

FRENCH PLAYS.-i-AN'TIGONE.
Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street.
Mr. Mitchell respectfully announces that the celebrated lyrical
tragedy of ANTIGONE, from the Greek of Sophocles, with the en-
tire
music of the illustrious composer Mendelssohn, will be produced at
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,
. TO-MORROW EVENING,
Distribution of the Characters.—Creon, M. Bocage, as originally
perform.d I .y him at the 'f beaus de l'Odeon, Paris, and by whom rho
Miss en Scene at this theatr,, will be conducted ; Menton, M. Fecii-
ter ; Tiresias, M. Lemonier ; Le Garde, SI. St. Marie ; Le Coryphee,
M. Henri Alit; Antigone, Mme. Rabat Fechter ; Ismene, :Mlle.
Baptiste; Eurydice, Mdlle. Berths.
Previous to the Play anu the Music of Antigone, the Orchestra will
perfor ), the Overtac; Scherzo, Nocturne, and March, from Men-
delssoha's Music to Shakspeare's Play of the 'Midsummer Night's
Dream.
Director of the Music, Mr. Lucas, In the absence M. Jules Benedict,
who is compelled to faltil.ati engagement at Stuttgart'.
.For the eflicient.perfirmance of this celebrated composition the
following professors have been expressly engaged, and will consti-
tute the orchestra:—First Violins—Meseri. Burotte, Deloffre, News-
ham, Mellon, Thirlwall, Brown, Goffrie, and 311 rris. Second
Violins—Messrs. Ella, Payton, Zerbini, Newsliarn, jun., Elsmore,
and Watson. Tenors—Messrs. Lyon, Glanville, Weslake, and R.
Blagrove. Violencellos—Messrs. Lucas, Pilet, L. Phillips, and
Guest. Double Basses—Messrs. Howell, Campanile, Severn, and
Griffiths. Flutes—Messrs. Ribas .and Ring.. Oboes—Messrs. G.
Cooke and Nicholson. Clarionettes—Messrs. loose and Maycock.
Cernl—Messrs: Charles Harper and Cailcott. Bassoons—Messrs.
Larkin and Winterbottom. Trumpets,—Messrs. Thomas harper and
Handley. Trombones—Messrs. Smithies, Ilea'ey, and Wiuterbot-
torn. Drums—Mr. Chipp. Harp—Mr. T. Wright. Conductor—
Xr. Lucas. •

N.B. A numerous and powerful chorus has alsobeen engaged under
the superintendence of Mr Grice and Mr. Lee.
A new scene has been painted for the subject by Mr. Muir and
assistants,
A detailed prospectus of the general arrangements, and of the
pieces which will be produced during the season, may be had at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street and at the 13ox-office
of the Theatre, which is open daily, from 11 to 5..
Doors open at half-past Seven, Performance to commence at Bight.

ROYAL SURREY TIIEATRE.
Lessee, Mrs. F. Davidge, No. I, Davidge-terrace, Kensington-road,
Surrey.
Under the Management of Mr. Bunn.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with the
ealebrated Opera of
,er
THE
DAUGHTER OF THE Irocuitytie,
Rafter, Att-
Characters by Messrs. IL Phillips, Kite"
wood. M‘Mahon. Missal
.an.l Miss,Onime. antitied BATTLEDOOR and
To condad,,,er or, Trap, Bat, and Rail. •
Cluuriciact entrance to the private boxes has been made (which
have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly •f all the
erincipal Librarians ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is
open daily from Ten until Four.
Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. _

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
THIS P,VENING
_ .

Will be performed TILE LIGHTERMAN of BANK SIDE ; or, the
3rphan of Bermondsey. Characters by Messrs. Dale, Henderson.
Hicks, Searle, Forman, Higgie ; Miss Vincent, Mrs. Lee, and Miss
Burroughcliffe. _ . .

After which, the new grand scholastic and instructive Pantomime,
entitled THE WORLD OF WONDERS; or, Harlequin Caxton and
the Origin of Printing, with wonderful scenery and decorative ap-
pointments. Clown, Mr. Paul Herring; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli;
Harlequin, M. Lupine ; Sprite, Signor Moline; Columbine, Mdlle.

To conclude with THE LORD 'MAYOR'S FOOL.
Boxes, lb.; pit, 6d.; Gallery, 4d. do Half-price to any part
of the house.

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Doors open at Six, to commence at Half-past Six.

ASTLEY'i ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Prtnxietor and Manager, Mr. William' Batty.
Mr. Batty's performing Elephants.
Grad Juvenile Ifight on Thursday next, when the Pantomime will
be played first.
THIS EVEI6ING,

The Grand Stectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. •
Entire: v new seencs in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of
the '.stablis!'ment, in .arious modes of equestration.
To conclude with a Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime entitled
HARLEQUIN DOCTOR SYNTAX . A,l) HIS DAPPEPt GREY
MARE, in which those popular artistes Herr Dentin, :Mlle. Theo-
dore, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Bradbury, as Harlequin. Columbine,
Clown, and Pantaloon, which will exceed in splendour and effect
all former production= at the Amphitheatre,
Box-otlice open from 11 till 5
Acting' and age maiii.„er, Mr. W West.

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