The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-10 00:00:00

FRENQH PLAYS.

A pleasant little drama, entitled Neomie, was
produced here last evening with complete success.
Neomie (Mademoiselle Baptiste) is the daughter of
certain Count D'Auriques (M. St. Marie) an old
naval officer, who, having deserted Neomie's mother
before the birth of his child, is unaware of her
existence. On the death of her mother Neomie,
accompanied by her friend Annette, seeks out her
, father, and arrives just as he is on the point of marriage
with his ward, Valentine. Assuming the manner of
Annette Neomie enters the service of the Count and
Countess, and by her attentions to the former, whom
she tenderly nurses through a long and serious illness,
excites the jealousy of his wife, who orders her to leave
the house. An explanation takes place, and Neomie re-
cognized as the daughter of the Count, is received by her
father, and all ends happily. These are old materials,
but they are well worked up ; and the pathos and
feeling of Mademoiselle Baptiste, as the daughter, and
of M. St. Marie, as the father, would have insured
the success of a much less cleverly constructed piece.
The drolleries of M. Josset, as Elonvi, the Count's
nephew, always gay, always dressed, and always in
debt, afforded an agreeable relief to the more serious
portions of the drama. La Ficomtesse Lolotte, with
the fascinations of Mademoiselle Nathalie as the
heroine, followed.
The house was ♦ery well attended.

THE LONDON WEATHER.
The following letter has been addressed to the
Editor of the Times :
Sir,—An extraordinary change in the barometric
range having occurred, I am induced again to obtrude
my observations upon your columns, which I should
not do in a general way, since you have generously
favoured your readers with the Registrar-General's
observations from the national establishment at Green-
wich.
My register of the barometer here (about the
level of Trinity high-water mark), was on Thurs-
day, the 3d, 30.26 inches at nine o'clock A.M. The
mercury gradually fell to 30.02 on Sunday, the 6th;
and yesterday (Tuesday), at nine o'clock A.m., was at
29.78 ; and at eleven o'clock P.M. stood at 29.54. This
morning, at nine o'clock, it had fallen to 29.13,
making a difference in the atmospheric pressure of
65-100ths of an inch within ten hours. This has
continued during the day until half past 5 P.M.,
when it was at the lowest point, 2902 inches, with
the appended thermometer at 60 deg., and those out
of doors at 49 deg. By this record it will be ob-
served, that since Thursday morning there has been
a fall of one inch and 24-100ths ; since Sunday, of
one inch ; and since yesterday morning, of more than
three-fourths of an inch. This sudden fall, in so
short a time, is indicative of mischief. We have
had squalls here from the south-west. The general
observation of the temperature exhibits a most un-
usual elevation, ranging, as the lowest index during
the night from the 4th inst., between 44 deg. and
5() deg. The lowest point registered by an un-
screened thermometer last night was 45 deg.—l am,
Sir, your subscriber, H. P.
Bermondsey-square, Feb. 9.

Tug Avincialt SUBSCRIPTION.—The subscriptions
received at Portsmouth, on account of the widows and
orphans of the late crew of the lost Avenger, already
amount to a considerable sum ; and it has been deter-
mined, with a view to relieve or alleviate present dis-
tress, to pay on account of those persons to whom the
crew had made allotments of their pay, at that place,
money equal to the amount of the said allotments for the
month of January. There are about 60 claimants at
Portsmouth. The money will be paid on Saturday
next, at the Royal Naval College, under the superin
tendence of a committee. Arrangements will be made
through the Custom-house for paying those allotments
made at other ports—namely, about 20 at Devonport,
and about 20 at the eastern ports. SuOscriptions are
coming in from different men-of war. The Odin has
subscribed 60/. The ordinary and other vessels of war
and ships fitting at this place are all about subscribing to
the fund, which, no doubt, will amount to a very con-
siderable sum.

THAMES REGATTA.--A few gentlemen of the
leading clubs met yesterday afternoon, at the British
Coffee-house, Cockspur-street, when the gratifying in-
telligence was communicated to them that the treasurer
had in hand a balance of upwards of 1771. Mr. C. J.
Selwyn, the vice-president, suggested the propriety of
adjourning the meeting until Easter week, when the
whole of the financial statement will be submitted to the
members and subscribers, and when officers will be
elected for the ensuing year. In the course of his ob-
servations Mr. Selwyn remarked that the greatest cor-
diality and unanimity had existed in the late committee
of management, an observation he felt bound to make,
as there had been some remarks abroad to the contrary.
The meeting was then adjourned.
TUB LATH MURDER IN ST. JAMES S PARR.—
The remains of Henry Ducker, the soldier whpeas shot
on Friday afternoon, in the Birdcage.walk,ysterday interred in the burial-ground of St. John's, West
minster, with the usual military honours, the
men follow. followers
not only consisting, as is customary, of the of the
same company, but of a vast number of others of the
same regiment, who expressed a desire to be present on
the mournful occasion. There were but two private fol-
lowers, the brother and cousin of the deceased, and the
former of these was so deeply affected that it was found
necessary to support him the greater part of the dis-
tance. The mournful procession, which started shortly
before three o'clock from the Coldstream hospital, Vin-
cent-square, was followed by at least 2,000 persons.