The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-03 00:00:00

ADEL PHI THEATRE.

st A new drama, in three acts, from the pen of Mr. H
Holl, entitled Leoline, or Life's Trials, was produced at
this theatre last evening. The story is soon told.
Leoline (Mrs. Yates) is the wife of Charles Darville
(Mr. Howe), a prosperous Parisian tradesman, a good-
tempered, easy man, but wanting in firmness—in short,
"nobody's enemy but his own." He meets with an old
schoolfellow, a certain Emile Mongerand (Mr. 0. Smith),
a regular stage villain of the regular 0. Smith school.
Mongerand endeavours to seduce Leoline, and, failing
in his endeavours, works upon the easy Darville, induces
him to become a gambler, a drunkard, and a pro-
digal, and ruins Darville and his family. With his last
500 francs, won from Darville, Mongerand sets up as a
fashionable swindler—a German count—and is on the
point of conti acting marriage with tho daughter
of a rich banker,. when he is arrested on a
charge of treason, and Darville, who is impli-
cated in the plot, is likewise arrested. Darville is
sentenced to five years' exile, and Mongerand is con-
demned to the gullies for life. An interval of five
years has elapsed during the second and third acts.
Leoline has been left a competency by a relation, and is
residing with her daughter in the e ivirons of Paris.
Darville, who has passed his five years of exile as a sol-
dier, has regained for himself name and fame, and re-
turns to regain his wife; Mongerand has escaped from
the gallies, and in the lowest depth of distress has been
relieved by Darville and rescued from starvation. He
again tries to induce Darville to tarn prodigal, but in
vain, and in the night he breaks into the cottage, and
endeavours to rob the house and murder Leoline. His
attempt, however, is frustrated by Darville, and finally
he is shot by a party of gears d'armes, who are
in pursuit of him as an escaped convict.
There is a comic underplot, supported by Wright, Mun-
yard, and Miss Woolgar, which ever and anon afforded
a welcome relief to the more serious portions of the
drama. When we say that the two principal characters
were supported by Mrs. Yates and Mr. 0. Smith, and
that they were each admirably fitted, it is tanta-
mount to declaring that the drama was decidedly succss-
ful ; but it stands wofully in need of curtailment. There
is a vast deal too much of sermonising in it, and the
sermonising consists of the most common-place sen-
timentality of melodrama. If all this were cut out, the
piece would then act closer, and be greatly improved.
Mr. Howe, as Charles Darville, acted with taste, pathos,
and judgment. The piece was announced for repetition
every evening, amidst the loud applause of a very
crowded house.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
• TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
The Chester Cup was again the engrossing topic,
and prices in several cases varied from last week's quo-
tations. Sweetmeat and Whinstone opened at 20 to 1
each, and must have been backed for nearly 2001. each,
but gave way on the advance of Salopean, Intrepid, and
the Baron, and closed at 22 to 1, currently offered ; the
outlay on the new favourites was very spirited. Miss
Burns and Mickey Free also receded, and Best Bower,
coming rather strongly into play near the finish, left off
first favourite. Colleen Dhas, scratched as such, but
left in, as the filly, by Rust out of Annie,was in request,
and a few small investments were made on Billy Purvis,
Hope, Mermaid, and Queen of the Tyne. The New-
market Handicap was touched upon, but in such small
amounts as not to admit of a quotation ; the only bet
worthy of notice was on the field against the following
fifteen :—Vol au-Vent, Joe Lovell, Wee Pet, Merry-
man, Rowland Hill, Nik‘ filly, Dsxterons, Anti-Re-
pealer' Blackbird, Marquis of Conyngham, Rose, Mus-
catel, Johnny, Chertsey, and Queen Mab. The Derby
betting was important, as showing a further improve •
merit in Sting, and a decline in Brocordo. At the close
no one would lay 5 to 1 agst the former. Closingprices—
MESTER CUP.
600 to 50 agst Hesseltine's lot—taken
20 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower—t. freely
22 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweatmeat
22 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Whinstone
25 to 1 agst Mr. Woffenden's Miss Burns
25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free
35 to 1 agst Mr. Bennett's Hope—taken
40 to I agst Lord Howth's Mermaid
40 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Salopian—taken freely
40 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's The Baron—taken freely
40 to 1 agst Lord Miltown's Colleen Dhas—(Annie
40 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Intrepid—taken freely
50 to 1 agst Mr. F. Ongley's Roderick—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Williams ns Redstreak—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. H. Stebbing's Billy Purvis—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Johnstone's The Roper's Daughter—t.
50 to 1 agst Mr. Copelaral's Arthur—taken 1,000 to 15.
• NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
Even on the field against 15.
DERBY.
9to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting-5 to 1 taken to 1001.
15 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—taken to 751.
25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's lago—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Spithead—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsey's Malcolm—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe—taken
1,000 even between Fancy Boy and Tibthorpe.
OAKS.

8 to 1 agst Forth's Lot
11 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish
20 to 1 agst Mr. Littledale's Fantastic—taken
LIVERPOOL GREAT NATIONAL STEEPLE
CHASE—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4.
Nominations for a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya.
each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before the
12th of February. The weights to be fixed on the
sth instant.

The Artist, 6 yrs
Culver thorpe, aged
Latitat (late Scarlet Runner)
Perambulator, 6 yrs
Alice Gray
Eugene Sue (late Ilankey
Pankey), aged
Brenda
Little Sohn
B g by Belshazzar, aged
Cure All, aged
Veluti, 6 yrs
Br g by Oliver Cromwell,l
dam by Strephon
Lady Grey
Regalia, aged
Firefly, aged
Condor, 6 yrs
Mameluke
Boxkeeper
Switcher
Lancet (late Jellalabad)
Tinder Boy, aged
Ugly Peter, 6 yrs
Hornihiharriho, aged
St. Leger, 6 yrs

Peter Simple, aged
Pioneer, by Advance, 6 yrs
The Hawk, aged
Wilton, aged
•
Golden Pippin, aged
Troubadour, aged
Single Peeper (late Spruce)
Coheiress, 6 yrs
Tramp, 6 yrki
Coiner, aged
Major A., 6 yrs
Crcesus, aged
The Scavenger, 6 yrs
Foxberry, aged
Little Tommy
Eagle, aged
Pick wick
Carlow
Sacrifice
Satan
Belshazzar
Amalgamate (late the
Queen), 5 yrs
Wiverton
Lycurgus.

CHESTER CUP.
Final declarations of forfeit in London (twelve o'clock,
Monday night) :—Faugh-a-ballagh, Pompey, Wolfdog, Wine-
sour, lonian, Morpeth, Needful, Winchester, Joe Lovell, Wil-
liam le Gros, Ironmaster, Astonishment, My Mary, Xanthua,
Pythia, John Goldham, King Cob, Yates, Mount Charles,
Pilot, Mildew, Johnny, Rowland Hill, Jenny Wren, Isa-
bella, Camera Obscura, Patriot, Merryman, Javelin, olleen.
Dhas, Portrait, Teetotaller, Satyr, ./Eoline, The Hero, Out-
cast, Pal, Laird o'Cockpen, and Peasant.
At Chester :—Valiant, London, Prince Royal, and Sarah
Rebecca.

BATH RACES.
THE SOMERSETSIIIRE STARES.

Final declaration in London :—Corranna, Sweetmeat, St.
Lawrence, lonian, Needful, Vitellius, lEgis, Ajax, Duc an
Durres, Pugilist, Fox, Arthur, Secutor, Redskin, Wild Roe,
The Hero, Astonishment, Chamois, West Countryman, Pal,
Zebra gelding, Lothario, Discord, Mickey Free, 'Warp, Rose
of Cashmere, Roderick, Clumsy, Laird o' Cockpen, Crim.Con.,
Best Bower, Mystery, Symmetry, Sparsholt, Warrior, Black-
bird, Dulcet, Jack Cade, Hope, Camera Obscure, Peasant,
Eclat.

At Bath :—Peasant, Morocco, Carissina, Reindeer, Regalia,
Portrait, Science.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
CHESTER CUP.

CHESTER, MONDAY EVENING, EIGHT O'CLOCK...ADDI-
TIONAL DECLARATIONS.—AIice Hawthorn, Yardley, What,
Dr. Husband, Lancashire Witch, Turk, and Black Strap.

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CANTERBII3Y
AND ASHFORD BRANCH OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.

--An investigation into the cause of this melancholy occur-
rence was entered into on Saturday last, before Mr. Delascaux,
the coroner for Canterbury. From the evidence of Mr.
Higginbotham, the resident engineer, and Mr. Cubitt, the
engineer of the line, the giving way of the arch was found
to have been occasioned by the late excessive rains pene-
trating the brickwork. The immediate cause of the accident
was the yielding of the outside wall nearest Canterbury,
which drew with it two of the smaller arches. The jury
returned a verdict of accidental death, with a deodand of
Is. on the rubbish which fell upon the deceased and caused
his death.