The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-19 00:00:00

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"FASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
A SPECIAL TRAIN of First and Second Class Carriages
WILL LEAVE CAMBRIDGE for London, calling at the following
Stations, on THURSDAY, the 21st instant, for the accommodation of
parties attending the AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION SOCIETY'S
MEETING:—

From Cambridge:... 9 0 A.M. Newport •
I 9 35 A.M.
Chesterford .• 920 „ Bishop's Stortford
Wenden.• • ... 930 „ Barlow
Due in London about 11 15 A M.
By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary.
Offices, Shoreditch, May 18, 1846.

ATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW,
and DUBLIN RAILWAY. Any Scripholder in this
Company, who has not received the Qircular addressed by the Chair-
man to all who had forwarded their names and addresses to the
office, will be furnished with a copy on application, personally or in
writing, to the Secretary, at 449, WestcSotrca,RndT,oLwoNnl Chairman.on .
449, West Strand, 16th May, 1846.

MANCHESTER, MIDLAND, arid GREAT
GRIMSBY JUNCTION RAILWAY.

ADJOURNED MEETING,

Notice is hereby given, that a GENERAL MEETING of the
Share or Scripholders of this Company was held at the Company's
offices, in Rotherham, in the West Riding of the county of York, on
Friday, the 15th day of May instant, at twelve o'clock, for the pur-
pose of giving theft sanction or otherwise to the Bill now before Par-
Dement for making a railway from the Sheffield, Ashton-under-
Lyne, and Manchester Railway at Wortley, to join the Great Grimsby
and Sheffield Railway near to Bole, with branches therefrom, 01
which meeting John Aldred, Esq., was appointed chairman, and that
the quorum of scrip or shares prescribed by the resolutions of both
Houses of Parliament not being represented at such meeting, the
chairman caused the votes of the persons constituting the said meet-
ing to be taken and recorded, as directed by the said resolutions, and
did then adjourn the said meeting unto and did declare that such
ADJOURNED MEETING should be held on THURSDAY next, the
21st day of May instant, at twelve o'clock at noon, at the Company's
offices, in High-street, in Rotherham, in the West Riding of the
county of York.

JOHN ALDRED, Chairman.
FRANCIS PARKER, Secretary.
Dated the 15th day of May, 1846.

COURT a IRCULAR.

hold •
The ueen will a Privy Council this afternoon atsl
Buckingham Palace, at three o'clock.
Her Majesty, attended by the Lady in Waiting, the Vis-
countess Canning, took an airing yesterday in an open car
riage and four. His Royal Highness Prince Albert accom-
panied the Queen on horseback, and the Equerries in Wait.
ing. Colonel Buckley and the Hon. Captain Gordon, attended
on horseback. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness visited
her Majesty the Queen Dowager at .larlborough House.
The Earl of Aberdeen had an audience of the Queen yes-
terday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accus-
tomed walks and rides yesterday in the pleasure grounds of
Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance
of the French plays with their presence yesterday evening.
The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, Hon.
Miss Kerr, the Marquis of Ormonde, Colonel Buckley, and the
Hon. Captain Gordon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Sir George
Couper, and Captain the Hon. James P. Murray, and her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, also honoured
the performances of the French plays with their presence.
The band of the Coldstream Guards attended during dinner
at Buckingham Palace on Friday evening and performed the
following pieces :
Grand Selection from "The Crusaders"—Benedict.
Vaudalia Aiecklenburgisches Volkslied--Oertzen.
Fantasia, from " Alma"—Costa.
Trio, " Remorse and Dishonour" (Maritana)—Wallace.
The original Polonaise--Jullien.
Sir William C. Ross, R.A., had the honour of taking the
last sitting yesterday for commandrait of her Majesty the
Queen Adelaide, painted by of her Majesty Queer
Victoria.
The Postmaster-General and Colonel Maberley had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
at his official rusidence in Downing-street.
Tne Metropolitan Railway Termini Commission had a
meeting yesterday. The Commissioners present were, Vis
count Canning, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, Sir Frederick
Smith. and the Lord Mayor.
Dispatches were sent off last evening, from the Colonial-
office, for the Governor-General of Canada, and fur the
Governors of the other North American Provinces.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day. The Lords present were the Master of the Rolls, the
Vice Chancellor Knight Bruce, the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. An ap-
peal from Jamaica, " Vidal v. Boddingtoo," was resumed,
and concluded. An appeal from Jersey, " Officers of
Ordnance v. Mouraut," was also heard; and an appeal from
Jamaica," Harrison v. Scott," was commenced.

ADELPHI THEATRE.
A dramatic version of Mr. G. H. Rodwell's popular novel
entitled The Adventures of an Umbrella, was produced here
last evening with great success. The incidents of this ad-
mirable novel are, no doubt, already familiar to our readers,
and the original plot and dialogue have been so closely fol-
lowed, that really the only credit due to the dramatist is
that of a judicious use of the scisso:'s and paste. He
is indebted to the author even for his dialogue. The
piece was admirably cast. The character of Mr. Stutters, the
benevolent misanthrope, was admirably sustained by Mr.
Lambert. It is, in fact, the best thing that Mr. Lambert
has yet done. Mr. Boyce was Herbert Trevillian the
roué, and albeit Mr. Boyce has in him the germs of a good
actor, yet he requires much studyand diligence to bring those
germs to perfections. Nevertheless there is " stuff" about him,
but he has much to learn, and somewhat also to unlearn, be-
fore he will be able to assume the station to which with his
talents he may fairly aspire. 0. Smith strengthened the
,:asst by undertaking the part of Mr. Rant, the virtuous at-
torney, and Selby and Braid, as the Hon. Edmund
Spitf (the man of undeniable waistcoats), and
Lard Toodle, made a great deal of two very in-
significant parts. Paul Bedford, as Bill Swills, was
vexy grand. His mock Italian bravura, in the third act, with
a billows gittur accompaniament, was superb, and was
deservedly encored. Mr. Redmond Ryan, of the
Theatres Royal Cork and Dublin, made. his first
appearance before a metropolitan audience in the
charixter of Larry M'Lochland, the Irish servant.
Mr. l'iyan is lively, and possesses a rich Munster brogue, and
will be a great acquisition to the theatre. His success was
complete and decisive. Then we had Wright, as Chick-
weedle, perpetrating all sorts of fun, and keeping the
audience in a roar by his looks; and Munyard, as Tibby
Snob, liberally backing him up by his gestures; and Miss
Woolgar, as Mrs. Col. Seymour, the fortune-hunting widow,
swindling and being- swindled by the worthy Chickweedle ;
and Mrs.. Frank Mathews as Lotty ; and Mrs. Laws as the'
kind-hearted Mrs. Piggies; all contributing to keep up the
fun; and Mrs. Edwin Yarnold as Alice, the most interesting
of sentimental young ladies; and Miss Ellen Chaplin as Ellen
Trevillian, the most interesting of high-spirited damsels. In
enumerating the dramatis personce, it would be an act of the
grossest injustice to omit the name of Miss Brooks, who as
Betty, the servant at the lodging-house of Mrs. Piggies, was
by far the greatest artiste of the night. Her bye•play was
lot yond all praise. She was the only person who made
the umbrella tell as a property in the piece, and albeit
her part was a small one, it was perhaps the only piece of
real comedy (in the highest sense of the word) in the play.
There wasexeellent farce and excellent melo-drama, but the
Betty of Miss Brooks was the only bit of legitimate
comedy. The scenery was excellent. There is an ad-
mirable mvtquerade scene at the conclusion of the
second act, a beautiful little bit of effect in the dream at
the conclusion of the first, and a splendid imitation of
Vesuvius at the Surrey gardens at the conclusion of the third.
This last scene was a perfect Daguerreotype. The house
was crowded to vccess, and the piece was announced for re-
petition amidst unanimous applause.

SPORTING INTELLIGENC E.
TATTERSALL'S—YEsTE h DAY.
The subscribers assembled yesterday in force, and carried
on business with great spirit until beyond the usual hour of
closing. The principal feature of the betting was the retreat
of Sting, who opened, and continued for sometime, nominally
at 6 to 1, and at last fell back to 8 to 1, laid repeatedly, and
his enemies quite ready to go on. This movement had the
effect of raising Sir Tattan Sykes, Tom Tilllock, Humdrum,
and Fancy Boy, a point each on their opening prices; they
were in steady demand in good quarters. The Peri colt arid
Poynton were in considerable favour, and 40 to I was taken
to win nearly 20.000/. about Mr. E. R. Clark's the Conqueror
(the Wizard of the North colt), late Mr. Oshaldeston's. The
investments on the other horses quote.' were small amounts.
Closing averages:—

DERBY.
12 to 1 agst John Day's lot 5
to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes
8 to 1 agst Lord E Russell's Sting
7 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—taken
10 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy boy—taken
22 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Peri colt
25 to 1 ag4t General Shubrick's Brocardo
25 to 1 agst Mr. Wall's Crown Prince
25 to 1 agst Mr. Weatherall's Poynton—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Gallty's Pyrrhus the First
40 to 1 agst Mr. Day's Nutleaf
40 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's The Premier
40 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's The Conqueror—t freely
1000 to 20 agst Mr. E. Peel's Twig—taken
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Gurney's Cant ley—taken
1000 to 20 agst Colonel Anson's lago
1000 to 15 ag-t Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser—taken
10(10 to 15 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Amato colt
1090 to 15 ags Mr. Walker's Maid of Hampton—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm
1000 t, 15 agst Mr. Mostyn's 121-lirondelle colt—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. T. Powell's Holloway.
70 to 1 agst Sir W. W. Wynn's Cynynion
100 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Draco.
OAKS.
6 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish
8 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant
10 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Sister to Ballinkeele
18 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Lady Cecilia.
Mr. Wigram's horses are scratched for Derby and Oaks.
It is necessary to remind parties betting on the above
races that Thursday next is comparing day. The room will
be opened every afternoon this week.

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