The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-29 00:00:00

LY CEIJIVIC THEATRE,

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A long and successful season terminated at this elegnlg.
theatre last evening. The performances on the occasion
were Poor Pillicoady for Mr. Buckstonc and Miss Howard;
Bluebeard for Mr. F. .I,:stthews, Mr. Selby, and Mr. H.
liall; and the elegant e3;travaganza, by Plasel* Theseus
and Ariadne, for Madame Vestris, Alias K. Fitzwilliam,
Miss J. Coleman, Miss Marshall, and Mr. C. Mathews,
to take farewell of their smiling and delighted friends.
The house was crowded. At tho conclusion of Blue-
beard Mr. C. Mathews delivered the following address:
—"Ladies and Gentlemen,—The last night of our first
season has arrived; and, in compliance with custom, I
have myself arrived to say something of what we pro-
pose to do before the first night of our second shall ar-
rive. This is a custom which, for all I know, may
be more honoured in the breach than in the ob-
servance;' but theatrical custom of any sort is so
scarce now, that we cannot afford to give up any
portion of it. If you ask me what I came here
to say, I may safely say I can't say. It is quite
useless for me to say what we have done, for you
know it, end it is impossible for me to say what we are
going to do, fur I don't:. In short, being myself before
the curtain, how can I communicate to you what is go-
ing on behind it ? These are no times for open and ad-
vised speaking. This, however, I may say—our object
is to please, not to astonish you; and, therefore, we
mean to proceed on a gradual system of improvement,
profiting by the experience of the past, but risking no
startling changes. Always honouring the art we pro-
fess, we are delighted to hear of the success of the-legi-
timate drama—when it can be found—but we - also
honour in you that noble absence of prejudice which,
permits you to extend your patronage to the poor little
illegitimates we have submitted to you for support--
illegitimates, be it remembered, through no fault of
their own, but through the fault, if any, of their
misguided authors. Having told you that, I
need not tell you what we have done, and also told
you that I cannot tell you what we are going to
do—l ahoukl like, if I dared, to tell you what I
wish you to do—and that is, to come here in unlimited
numbers when we open again, and judge for yourselves
what we do do. It only remains for me to beg you to
accept the grateful thanksiof Mrs. Mathews and myself
for the favour you have bestowed on ourendeavour togive
the drama, legitimate or illegitimate as the case may be,
a respectable roof over its head —and, in the name of
the company us well as our own, respectfully to bid you
farewell. In hopes of one cheer more,' allow me to
add, in the worth of the immortal Sylvester Dagger-
wood, that our benefit is fixed for Monday next, the 31st
of July, by particular desire of several persons ofdis-
tinction."'
benefit of Madame Vestris: and Mr. C. _
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COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert,
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Cambridge and the Duchess of Gloucester, and the
younger members of the Royal Family, walked and drove
yesterday morning in the grounds at Osborne.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge reached
Osborne about eight o'clock on Thursday evening.
The royal dinner party included, in addition to the
royal visitors, the Countess of Wilton and Lord and
Lady Crofton.
The Hon. Miss Kerr left Osborne for London on
Th ur dgy, and was succeeded in her duties as Maid of
e
Honour by the Hon. Eleanor Stanley.

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rgh Highnesstretz waslit e I Isearfeedl
y delivered of
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inst.,S tre l it z .
A deputation of graduates
of the University of Inn-
don, consisting of Dr. Storsar, Professor Miller, Dr.
Tyler Smith, Dr. Robert Barnes, Mr. J. R. Quain, Mr.
Je:
sel, and Mr. Foster, had au interview with Sir G.
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office, on the subject of
the charter of tho University of London.
Viscount Hardinge had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday.
Lord James Stuart had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Mr. J. Wood, Commissioner of the Excise, had an in-
terview yesterday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.;
at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Earl of Desart had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey.
A deputation from Scotch and Irish distillers, consist-
ing of Mr. John Ramsay (Islay), Mr. Thomas Wallnut
(Limerick), Mr. Thomas Henry Hewitt (Cork), Mr.
William Jameson (Dublin), and Mr. Thomas Garthan
(Carrickmacross), had an interview yesterday with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of the North American
Colonies.

A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Privy
Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations sat yesterday
in the Council Chamber, IVh;:ehall. There were prv-
svii t, the President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary
of State for the Colonies, the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster, and Sir Edward Ryan.
Mr. Hill (Queen's Counsel), and the Attorney-Ge-
neral, were heard by their Lordships on the case of Mr.
Robert Langslow•, one of the District judges of Ceylon.

The incumbency of the church and district of All
Saints, King'6 Cross, has becomc., vacant by the death of
the Rev. F. Colman Wilson, M.A. The nomination to
the benefice rests with the Rev. Hunter F. Fell, M.A.,
minister of Trinity Church, Islington.