The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-16 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

An excellently well-built and very cleverly written
farce, entitled Spring Gdrdcns, was produced here last
evening, from the practised pen of Mr. Planche. The
scene is laid at an ordinary, in Spring-gardens, some
time towards the latter end of the seventeenth century.
Scoreup, (Mr. Buckstone), the keeper of the ordinary, is
a jealous-pated fool, with a pretty wife, Mrs. Scoreup
(Miss Julia Bennett). His ordinary is frequented by
various roué courtiers, who tolerate his execrable
wine fer the sake of flirting with his pretty
wife. The jealousy of Scoreup is without the
slightest foundation—albeit he endeavours as much
as possible to keep his wife out of view, and with
that view he sends her down to Brentford on a particular
day, when divers of the Court gallants are expected at
his house. Among these is Lord Courtington (Mr. 11.
Holl), who has certain designs upon the pretty Mrs.
Scoreup, and who manages, by means of his servant
Lightfoot (admirably acted by Mr. Clark), to waylay
her, and to transfer her from the Brentford stage to his
own apartments, where are divers fine articles of dress
prepared for his fiancée, the Lady Clarissa (whom he has
not seen), the niece of the Lord Keeper. The Lady Cla-
rissa (Mrs. L. S. Buckingham), has heard of
the roué character of Lord Courtington, and knowing
that Scoreup's ordinary is one of his haunts, determines
to go there in disguise, in order to see him as he really
is. The Lady Clarissa herself is in love with ' Sir Ar-
thur Lovel (Mr. Howe). She arrives at Scoreup's just
after the departure of Mrs. Scoreup, and she bribes
mine host to permit her to appear as one of his house-
hold, in order to see Courtington in his true colours.
Courtington arrives, and his man informs him that Mrs.
Scoreup, after being, as he thought, safely lodged in
his appartments, had disguised herself in the attire she
found there, and made her escape. Immediately after-
wards Mrs. Scoreup enters, dressed as a Duchess; she is
full of rage against Courtington, whom she finds there, for
the trick he has played upon her, and Courtington endea-
vours Ito arouse her jealousy against Scoreup. Most
opportunely for his plans, the Lady Clarissa, disguised
as a domestic, enters, and says she is Scoreup's cousin
sent for by him to keep his house, in the absence of his
wife. Sho refuses to accede to Courtington's propo-
sitions, but still she wishes to be revenged upon, or
rather to discover, the machinations of Scoreup ; and,
therefore, consents to dine with Courtington, masked.
Scoreup is ordered to bring up the dinner and wine,
and, by desire of Mrs. Scoreup, he is ordered to bring up
the wine with the yellow seal on the cork. Puzzled to
know how Courtington could have discovered the se-
cret of his best bin, he yet obeys the order.
He leaves the room ; Courtington being sent for, also
quits the ordinary, having previously taken the precau-
tion of locking up Mrs. Scoreup in an anti-room. Sir
Arthur Lovell enters ; recognises Lady Clarissa in her
disguise ; they have an interview with Mrs. Scoreup,
who appears at a window ; Courtington's villainy is
discovered, and the tables are turned upon him. In the
meantime Scoreup has teen endeavouring, by means of
a bottle of wine, to pump Lightfoot, and from him he
learns that he (Lightfoot) saw Airs. Scoreup emerge from
a Brentford stage and throw her arms round the neck of a
Major of Dragoons. His jealousy is aroused, and he com-
mits all sorts of mistakes in serving the dinner—the dinner
for four, for Sir Arthur Lovell tells Courtington that
he too has an assignation with the fair damsel, when
Courtington has already seen them, and the dinner is
served up to Courtington and Sir A. Lovell, and Cla•
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resign all pretensions to the Lady Clarissa, for the sake
of Mrs. Scoreup. The plot is complete. Lady Clarissa
discovers herself, and is resigned by Lord Courtington
to Lovell. Scoreup finds that he has a trustworthy
wife, and he cares not who looks at and admires her.
The arch intriguer, Courtington, beats a retreat, under
cover of a bon snot, and his servant Lightfoot is
ejected at the point of the spit by Scoreup.
This little farce is full of bustle, intrigue, and wit.
The dialogue is piquant enough to have carried off a
much heavier 'plot ; the imbroglio is quite full enough
of intrigues to have carried off a much heavier dialogue,
while the incidents follow one another with such
rapidity that the interest is perpetually kept alive ;
and we recommend those who wish for an hour's plea-
sant amusement, to hie at once to the ordinary near
Spring-gardens, whero they will find excellent enter-
tainment every night between this and Christmas.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, THIIRSDAY.—Her Majesty, accompanied by
her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, and attended
by the Countess of Gainsborough (Lady in Waiting),
the Baroness de Scheel (Lady in Waiting on the Prin-
cess), the Maids of Honour in Waiting, and Colonel
Buckley (Equerry in Waiting), visited St. George's
Chapel this morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz are ex-
pected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the
Queen. The Earl of Auckland is also expected to
arrive on a visit to her Majesty.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening is
expected to include her Majesty the Queen Dowager,
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent, her Royal
Highness the Princess of Hesse, their Royal llignesses
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, his Serene Highness Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Lady in Waiting on the
Queen Dowager, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess
of Kent, the Baroness do Scheel, Baroness de Speth,
Lady Emily Seymour, the Earl of Auckland, the Earl
Howe, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Hon. and
Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, Sir George Couper, and
Baron Meysenbuch.
The band of the Ist Life Guards attend during
dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attend
in the Castle.

Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz left the re-
sidence of the Duke of- Cambridge, at Kew, yesterday
afternoon, for Windsor Castle.
Count de Reventlow, the Danish Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Dispatches from the Governor of the North American
Provinces were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

MR. BRIGHT FOR MANCHESTER.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY.—The long. pending ques-
tion in the Reform Association as to the nomination of
Mr. Bright, at the next election for this borough, was
settled yesterday. W. R. Caliendo:, Esq., was in the
chair, and a motion was made by Alderman Kershaw,
seconded by Alderman Burd, '° that Mr. John Bright be
requested to allow himself to be put in nomination at the
next general election for this borough." The resolution
was carried with only two dissentients.
A deputation was then appointed to wait upon Mr.
Bright, and the resolution appointing it provided " that
in the event of Mr. Bright's accepting the invita-
tion of the association, a general meeting of the Li-
beral electors be forthwith called to confirm the nomi-
nation."
The deputation consisted of Messrs. Callender,
Alderman Kershaw, Alderman Burd, Alderman
Kay, George Wilson, W. Rawson, Edward
Watkin, and Samuel Lees, and these gentlemen
sent a special messenger to Mr. Bright, at Roch-
dale, yesterday, soliciting an interview this day at the
League Rooms, Manchester. The messenger, however,
did not succeed in meeting with the Honourable Gentle-
man, and at the meeting of the deputation this morning
a messenger was dispatched with a letter to the Honour-
able Gentleman, announcing the resolution which had
been come to.

Mr. Bright is expected to be in Manchester, to naee
the deputation this evening at five o'clock.

Yesterday morning, during a rough sea and a
heavy surge, Lieutenant Pratt and eleven of the Coast
Guard at Brighton launched the life boat at the end of
the chain pier, to go to the assistance of a sloop anchored
about a mile off the cliffs. The crew, however, declined
all assistance, and the life-boat returned through the
heavy surge, riding gallantly on the water, and the Lieu-
nant and his men were greeted on their arrival by the
cheers of hundreds of anxious spectators.