The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-30 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, June 29.

Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice EaLE
and London Common Juries.)
BARRY V. POLEY.

The plaintiff was proprietor of the Journal of Commerce
and also of the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette; the de-
fendant, a provisional director in the scheme for a Chelms-
ford and Bury Railway. The action was brought for the
cost, &c., of advertisements, amounting to 1191. The de-
fendant had paid 931. into court. The question now to be
determined was whether the balance of 261., or any of it,
or if any, how much of it was due? The defendant had
been registered on the Ist of February, 1845, as a promoter,
and subsequently, on the 6th of March, as a provisional di-
rector. In October his name was registered as that of one
who had withdrawn from the projected company on the 31st
of August. Part of the advertisements had been inserted in
November, the cost whereof amounted to 71. ; 41. were
charged for advertisements sent out on the 7th, and inserted
in the newspapers on the Bth of February, 1845, the day on
which defendant was first registered. There was a question
if the defendant was liable, seeing he had not been regis-
tered until after the order for these advertisements was given,
and Mr. Justice Erie left it to the jury to say whether he
(the defendant) was or was not liable, or, in ether words,
whether he was not engaged in carrying out the concern as
well on the 7th as on the Bth. This made one question for
the jury; and another was, whether defendant was liable for
the advertisements whichappeared'after his registration, and
previous to his actual withdrawal of his name. The cost
of these was 151. The third was with respect to his liability
for the 71.
The jury found that the defendant was liable for the 41.
and for the 151., but not for the 71.
Verdict for plaintiff accordingly—Datnages 191.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT MESSRS. ACKERMANN's,
STRAND.—APPREHENSION OF THE THIEF.--12Or a consider-
able time past serious robberies have been committed at
Messrs. Ackermann's, and the individual supposed to be iin•
plicated was taken at a late hour last night. lie has bee,n_:
the service of the firm about nine years, and. last nightYerth
suspicion entertained, he was locked in a back
morn e Ile,
however, in the Strand till a police•oflicer could be oalledin. Ile,
however, managed to jump out of the window, and escaped,
but on arriving at his lodgings in Pentonviile. lest
night he
was taken into custody. Several valuable prints en
have been
found at his lodgings. The prisoner was con%e ).ed. to Bow_
street station-house.
ENGLAND.--Arch-
bishop Magee, Magee, the predecessor
JESUITS IN THE CHUB„„ ,"- the- present Archbishop of
of
tion to some clergymen of
Dublin, made the following. assertion
to his death : I " There are,
his diocese, some time previous
(said he) at this yuomesnt, many Jesuits—concealed, of
course—but still acting as
Church of England clergymen,
and in the possession of Pa, rishes who are silently but surely
, .
u,-,_
working it's dovrafall.—aurca and acme Gazette,

THE LATE B. R. HAYDON, THE

HISTORICAL PAINTER.
(From the Plymouth Times.)
It is with feelings of regret we record the death of Mr.
Benjamin Robert Hayden' the historical painter, whose
mortal career was brought to a sudden termination at
his late residence in Bur R ood-place, London, on Monday
last, under particularly melancholy and distressirg cir-
cumstances, the nature of which we give appended to the
following historical details relating to the deceased,
which, through the kindness of some of his friends and
admirers in his native town, we have been enabled to
compile and place before our readers for their gratifica-
tion, and, perchance, for their information also.
Mr. Haydon was a native of Plymouth. His father,
at the time of his birth, kept a bookseller's and book-
binder's shop, on the premises in Whimple-street, now
occupied by Messrs. Cornish and Lewin, chemists and
druggists. He was a lineal descendant of the Haydons,
of Cadhay, in the parish of Ottery St. Mary, in this
county, which estate was in the possession of the pain-
ter's progenitors for several generations ; but was sold
by order of Chancery some time early in the last cen-
tury. Cadhay House was built by John Haydon in
the reign of Elizabeth, and shows that an artistic taste
has been possessed by the family fur several generations.
Robert Haydon, the great-grandfather of the deceased
artist, died in Ottery in 1757, and was buried in the vault
of the Haydons at Cadhay. By the sale of the estate, the
family became reduced, and the son of the abase, Robert,
was bound to the late Mr. Savery, of Slade, the pre-
sent residence of the Pode family, near Plt !Tipton, with
whom he conducted himself with so much propriety that
he became steward to the family, in which capacity he
saved money, and about a century ago came into Ply-
mouth and opened a bookseller's shop. Benjamin, his
son, and father of the painter, succeeded in the busi-
ness of bookseller, &c., in the premises in Whimple-
street, as before state, and here the great historical
painter was born in January, 1786.
The remark made above about the John Hayden, of
Queen Elizabeth's time, shows that a love of art was in-
herent in the familiy ; and this is further shown by the
recollections of deceased, who remembered his grand-
father's painting, and mentioned more especially an old
head of his. He used also to relate the following inte-
resting reminiscence :—" Northcote told me my grand-
father consulted his father as to the colour of elephants'
ears, and he told him they were pinkish ; my grandfa-
ther painted them a fine brilliant vermillion." The North-
cote alluded to in the above recollection was the distin-
guished:Academician, who was also a Plymouth man.
The love of art was very early manifested in Haydon.
Amongst his early recollections, he used to mention the
fact of his being placed by the nurse in a chair to the
table, with a brush and somevolours for his playthings ;
but what more effectually contributed to develop and
strengthen this love of art was, that whilst yet a child,
his father had for an apprentice Thomas Williams, who
afterwards attained considerable reputation as a painter.
Williams had, with a great love of art, sound taste and
feeling, and, when an apprentice, he used to draw on the
walls of the binding-room, and, amongst other figures,drew
that of the embryo historical painter. These efforts were
never forgotten by Hayden; but being conducted on sound
principles, and being afterwards confirmed by the study
of the great works of the masters of the art, may be
reasonably supposed to have had great influence in the
young artist's early perception of the leading points of
objects. In consequence of his perpetual devotion to
drawing rather than to book-binding the elder
Haydon gave tin to his apprentice, Williams, his
time ; who then went to London, and drew at the
Academy, and returned to Plymouth, and set up
a drawing-school. Among his first scholars were Hay-
don, S. Prout, and the lamented William Gandy, who,
according to Hayden, drew the best of the whole.
Under the tuition of Williams, his scholars made some
progress; and Haydon made copies from some small casts
from the antique belonging to his tutor—among which
were Hercules, Actaeon, and a series on the pas-
sions. On showing these drawings to Mr. Samuel
Northcote, the brother of the Academician, who
lived a few doors from the shop of the elder Haydon,
Mr. Nortcote observed to the youthful artist, " My
dear boy, you do not know the construction of the
figure ; have you no book on anatomy ?" This was an
important, and, as it appears; to us, the grand turning
point in the history of the artist, and we shall, therefore,
give this portion of his experience as much as may be in
his own language. To a correspondent in this town,
in a letter now before us, referring to the remark of Mr.
Northcote, he observes :—" I immediately went home
and hunted my father's shop, and found an Encyclo-
paedia, with plates of the muscles ; studied them
well, and made another drawing of the figures ;
and my patron said, 'Now you know more of the
construction of the figure ; for do you not see anatomy
is a word to the wise : you understand a hint above
the skin if you know what is under it.' The basis of all
my future practice—and, perhaps, I may be permitted to
say, the basis of the reform in English art, as shown
in the works of my pupils, Eastlake, the Landseers,
Lance, Prentice, Harvey, and others —may be dated
from the sagacity of this worthy man. He certainly
gave me the right scent, which I have followed since
through every obstacle, and which made me ready to
comprehend the Elgin marbles the instant I saw them."
The Mr. Northcote alluded to above, and who ap-
pears to have exerted so powerful an influence on
the character of Haydon, was by trade a watchmaker,
and the elder brother of Mr. James Northcote : he
was a most estimable character, and is gratefully
remembered by many of the older inhabitants of Ply-
mouth. He was intimately acquainted with all the
branches of Natural Philosophy, and possessed a com-
prehensive mind, a vast fund of information, and a
happy mode of communicating it to others : but
although eminently fitted for a much wider sphere of
operation, he never quitted the small circle of friends by
whom his society and valuable qualities were appreciated
and honoured.

Haydon went to school to Dr. Bidlake, who was then
master of the Grammar School. Dr. Bidlake was a man
of considerable talent, not only as a divine, but also as
a poet, painter, and musician. "He was," says his dis-
tinguished pupil, " fond of painting; but he had not the
ballast of Northcote; he was a sort of miniature Lorenzo—
Williams, Northeote,Johns, and Rogers, were always with
him; he inculcated a love of nature and idle habits—he
hated labour, the price of everything valuable on earth."
The following was also told by Haydon of Dr. Bidlake:--
-" On the Doctor's painting days, Elias Dunsterville
and I were his attendants : Dunsterville was once sent
to cut off the skirt of an old black coat to clean the
palette with ; without the least care he cut off the skirt
of. the Doctor's Sunday coat ; so that when he came to
Stonehouse Chapel on Sunday and took off t;.; rest
coat, the clerk exclaimed, " Good gracious, Sir, some-
body has cut off your skirt. Oh ! said Dr. Bid-
lake, it must be those wretches Dunster-
ville and Haydon ; and I, who was perfectly innocent,
was kept on Monday, as well as my friend, at
a severe task." It does not appear that Haydon made
much progress in the Classics under Dr. Bidlake ; but
this deficiency was afterwards supplied by the Rev. W.
Hayne, of Honiton, who came to Plympton, and where
Haydon and Eastlake completed their studies ' • and,
curious enough, in the very building which has the
honour of being the birth-place of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
With all his pupils Dr. Bidlake did much to give them
a love of nature : he used to take them to Bickleigh Vale
and to other lovely spots in the neighbourhood to sketch.
Mr. Johns and Mr. Prout contributed to the instruc-
tion of Haydon in painting. Prout used to tell him he
did not touch with sufficient spirit—at the same time
giving him some of his remarkably vigorous examples
in the use of the brush. It was through Mr. Johns
that Haydon became more intimately acquainted with
the Antique, who in 1802 brought to Plymouth some
small casts, and to purchase two of which the youthful
enthusiast exchanged a two guinea piece given by
his godfather before his remembrance. ' Mr. Johns set
up a library, which was used by the young men; and
here it was that the deceased artist first met with the
Discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds. These were read
through by him in one night, and the next morning he
came to his breakfast with new feelings and new ideas
in his own language, it was "as if a fury had seized
me: my mind had expanded ; my nature was altered ;
I bore down all opposition by the bitterest sarcasms."
His father and mother became alarmed with respect to
his state, and not a few of the parties with whom he
was brought into contact thought he was going mad,
The father sent his friends to reason with him but with-
out calming the uproarious state of his feelings ; and
his mother sent for Mr. Northcote and Mr. Eastlake,
as men of intellect, to converse with her son. To
these gentlemen Haydon at once explained the nature of
his feelings—laid open his soul before them, telling them
he had made up his mind to introduce a better method
of study. Mr. Eastlake said, "My dear boy, you are
right ; I say to you as Horace says, Habet and God
bless ye with success." Northcote was calmer, but
decidedly approved of the plans of the young enthusiast.
These friends having talked the matter over with them,
the parents became calmer, and it was eventually agreed
to send their son to London with 201. in his pocket, at
the same time predicting that he would be glad to come
back again. This was during the May of 1804.
torepturrongrienssainfutduerteail ; but
We have at present neither time nor space to follow
Mthirs. Is ILI
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must suffice for the present to say, that paper. to
earliest pictures were some quite equal, ' f
sing, anything of their kind accomplish di byina,:rnetui°tdshnferPmr
as a proof, we will now merely. mentionng
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competitors or predecessors alum ‘E e his
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English painters ;
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This picture ought moment to have
graced the walls of one of the) public buildings of the
town which had the honour of being the birth-place of
him who produced it ; but, alas 1 while Plymouth con-
tributes painters of the highest talent, she has been
little disposed to patronise either high art or her own
gifted sons. Mainly throygh the influence of Mr. Johns,
si
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this we
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aw were
cost induced to pur-
chasei
purchase was nutdp in London, and the picture we,,
brought Plymouth; but instead of two-thirds of its cost
leg raised to reimburse its purchasers, who had gene.
rouay
offered to subscribe the remaining third, only
ae
about 501. was subscribed, and the picture was conse-
quently sold again, and so removed from Plymouth—much
to the discredit of the good taste and public spirit of the
inhabitants. It would seem as though the inhabitants
were then, and we fear they still are, most miserably in-
insensible to the honour which the productions of such
men as Hayden, Northeote, Prout, Eastlake, and Rey-
nolds, bestow upon them, or they certainly,would be
desirous of possessing some of the matchless works as-
sociated with these distinguished names, and of showing
them to visitors, and of handing them down to posterity
as mementos of what Plymouth men had done. We do
venture to hope, that we shall soon find that at least
some effort is being made to remove this stigma, by the
establishment of something like a public co,lleckil of
pictures in Plymouth.

" Shepherd of Israel ! Verily. like a scattered flock
was thy people in the far north ; there was none to
bring back the missing sheep, none to restore the strayed
lamb, until thou didst raise a help from amidst our
brethren in this country, to the succour of an afflicted
and dejected people. Even as on a former occasion, so
did thy chosen one, Sir Moses Montcfiore, again stand
boldly forward to speak to the heart of royalty, to the
Czar, to his ministers, and to the governors of the land,
and his words have fructified ! Wherever he turned his
steps, the serene countenance of Moses enlightened the
dark abodes of antiquated prejudices, and mitigated hos•
tile feelings,.
"In thy presence, 0 Lord, we now appear to give
thanks unto thee for thy exceeding gco loess ; for thou
didst protect him, and graciously guide Iris steps in his
going forth, and in his coming ; on his j ourney thither,
and on his return hither.

" Thou who tendest the outcast lambs, though thou
do afflict, thou also relievest ; though thou do wound,
thine own hand healeth ; as thou halt begun to
deal kindly with our brethren, so mayest thou con-
tinue to magnify thy mercy, and to realise the pro-
mises of the Emperor, in order that thy children may
dwell in safety and tranquillity, under the shadow of un-
interrupted peace, and live in brotherly union and
harmony.with their neighbours.

" 0 All-bountiful Lord, who payest every man ac-
cording to his work, remember, we beseech thee, what
Sir Moses, and his eminently distinguished consort,
Lady Montefiore, have done; how they did hazard their
lives, in order to bring relief to the iedigent, to ad-
minister comfort to the afflicted in mind, and to revive
the spirits of the broken-hearted.

" We beseech thee, 0 Lord, let them enjoy the fruit of
their deeds, and delight their souls with the quickening
consciousness of success. Tho father shall tell his
children of their pious and self-imposed missions ; the
memory of their nobleminded advocacy in behalf of the
many shalt be perpetuated, and the lustre of their names
continue unfaded, throughout all generations.
"Accept, 0 Lord, our, prayer, and let thy countenance
shine upon us. Amen.'

COURT CIRCULAR.
Sir Robert Peel took leave of the Queen yesterday
morning, crossed from the Isle of Wight in the Fairy,
and arrived at his residence in Whitehall Gardens at
half past two o'clock in the afternoon. The Right
Honourable Baronet was visited after his return to
town, by the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham,
and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge honoured the performance of the French
Plays with their presence yesterday evening.
Baron de Mongorvo, Portuguese Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. French had an interview with Sir George Clerk
yesterday at the Office of the Board of Trade.
Sir Thomas Fremantle had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Dowing-street.

The Ecclesiastici Commissioners for England had a
Committee-meeting yesterday. There were present the
Bishops of London' Bangor, Gloucester and Bristol,
Oxford, Rochester, Salisbury and Worcester, and the
Right Hon. H. Hobhouse.

Dispatches from the Governor-General of Canada,
and also from the Governors of the other North Ame-
rican provinces, were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office. Dispatches were received on Sunday at
the Colonial-office from the Governor of the Cape of
Good Hope.

SURREY

TtLEATRE.

After a short recess the Surrey Theatre re-opened
last evening for the opera season. A complete operatic
company, including Madame Albertazal, Madame Clara
Ansel, Miss Betts, Mr. D. W. King, Mr. Clement White,
Mr. Weiss, and Mr. H. Florncastle has been engaged.
The services of Mr. H. Hughes, Mr. J. T. Johnson, Mrs.
W. Daly, and the established favourites of the Surrey
dramatic company, have been retained; and the company
has been strengthened by the engagements of Mr.
Osbaldiston, Mr. E. F. Saville, Miss Vincent, and
that prince of low comedians, Mr. G. Forman.
The performances commenced last evening with the
opera of Cinderella, with Madame Albertarai as the
heroine ; and never has the delightful music which
Rossini has given to La Cencrentola been more beauti-
fully executed than it was last evening by Madame Al-
bertazzi. The " Non piu mesta" at the conclusion, was a
perfect triumph. Her voice seemed like some eiqui-
sitely attuned instrument on which she could
play at will. There was no forcing the voice,
no painful attempt at producing effect, and yet
the most wonderful effects were produced appa-
-1 rently without effort. Many a prima donna uses greater
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havo we heard " Non piu mesta" more exquisitely, more
delicately, more correctly given ; the intonation of every
note was full, clear, correct, and perfect, and her fioriture
was wonderful, not alone for its profuseness, but for
its, distinctness. No exquisitely attuned instrument
could have bean more completely under command than
was the voice of Madame Albertazzi. The finale was
(moored as a matter of course, and at the conclusion she
was again called before the curtain. She was well sup-
ported by Nang as the Prince, Weiss as Dandini, H. Horn-
castle as the Baron, and G. Forman as Pedro. Forman's
dry humour in this last character was irresistible. The
operetta of' No! followed, and the performances con-
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WINDSOIt, SUNDAY EVENING,—Le Comto George
d'Harcourt and Madame la Coratesse de Castres, the son and
daughter' oaugh,teelorekof
Yesterday evening
liarqu,isferomdllarcourt, reached St.
Leonard's-hill, the residence of the deceased, between five and
ssetantgeeratParis, a special mea-
ving been dispatched to
from the French 'embassy ha
Paris with the tidings of the late
Tuesday*AniarlotlnTate. then hopeless
..„, be uterred on Wednesday next
of the deceased Marquise
ment which has been come .
The painful circumstances which attended
itl the family vault inldbtuorysiCnhceurtcbhe,
arrivallierts oafuthaerrcanounge—t
and Countess.
the lamentable and
tirsudden
husband d death t loif ofth e.:luanjofrottnenaetreallaladyMiarust—
nuise d'llarcourt,
deceased, which took place in September, 1831, may be
thus briefly referred to. The General had been to pay a
hat indented}
lens eGd ee nn closete er dd,
visit, on horseback, to Mr. Riley, at Forest-lill, and on
n LtLoe oatnh3aarrtader'
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sitle,l
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seeing
induced
his
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tmoadthee
to take it off. The horse, which was a very spirited animal,
supposed to have been tightened by the shadow of the hat,
set off at full speed,
when the General, who had let go the
reins while tallaig
to la Marquise. was thrown off, and,
falling upon 'ills head, never spoke afterwards. The ase of
the skull vias dreadfully shattered, in consequence, as it-was
imagined, of the animal's hoofs striking his head as he fell
4 behind. Medical aid was immediately at hand. It was
of 17.5 avail, death having ensued within a few minutes after
'ie unfortunate catastrophe.

LAURA'S TOMB AT AVIGNON.—There is a tale cur-
rent of an Englishman having at some time discoved in the
church of the Cordeliers, the antique tomb of Pet:larch's
Laura, beneath an accumulation of thorns and nettles. The
pieces being carefully numbered, he had them conveyed to
England; but to relieve his conscience, he left a sum p
money for erecting a new one to her memory; it is certain
that a modern and meagre monument is there at the present
day—The Builder.

MURDER IN THE COUNTY ANTRIM: .A. correspond-
ent of the Belfast News Letter, writing from Newtownbreda,
says that on St. John's day a man in a state of great excite—
ment, from drunkenness, appeared in the main street, with a
sword in his hand, swearing in a frightful manner that he
would take the life of some person before night. A short
time afterwards a young lad harpened to cross his path,
upon whom he dealt most unmerciful blows with his naked
awoo, The infuriated man, after wounding the helpless boy
in many places, afterwards thrust his weapon into the belly
of his victim, who writhed in agony for nearly half an hour,
when he expired. The name of the murderer is SWAY
))l'Cxeean. a publican in Saintfield.

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WELSH MIDLAND AND BRECON AND
MERTHYR RAILWAYS.
The Directors beg to notify to the Shareholders that, from the dif-
ficulty in procuring accounts during the Parliamentary session, and
from demands having been made upon them which they consider
excessive, and relative to which negotiations are still pending, they
are nat yet able to give a full statement of the liabilities of the Com-
pany. The Directors are, however, engaged from day to day in
brin,gilg these liabilities into a definite shape, and hope before long
to be able to mat re a statement under which the affairs of the Welsh
Xicßand and Brecon and Merthyr Companies will be wound up,
whilst the option of proceeding with a similar undertaking' will be
given to every Shareholder in a new company now in course of
formation.

By order of the Board.
THOMAS PRITCFIARD, Secretary,
17, Park-street, Westminster, 30th June, 1846.

DIRECT LONDON AND MANCHESTER
RAILWAY COMPANY.
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NOTICE TO SCRIPIIOLDERS.
Payment of 37. 10s. per share on account. Scrip (according to
previous advertisement) to be left at this office on or before THURS-
DAY, the 2d July, between 10 in each morning and 4 in each after-
noon, for which an acknowledgement will be given. Application for
payment to be made In all ewes one week after the day of leaving
the Scrip at the office of the Company, that is—
On Scrip left Wednesday, July Ist, application to be made on
Wednesday; July Bth.
On Scrip left Thursday, July 2d, application to be made on Thus
day, July 9th.

By order of the Board,
SIDNEY M. HAWKER. &ecretary.

RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE.
MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND
LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their
Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage,
and to announce that their Public Sales of RAllWay Shares, Sze..
take place every TimmAir and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the
Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place,
favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully
requested to be addressed.
ered ;and advises of results
All Scrip and Share Certificates
off must be deposited, at least
one day previously to their being
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immediately disposed of according to instructions.
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HER MAJESTI'S THEATRE.
Siznor PUZZI has the honour to Infsrm the Nobility, Sub-
scribers to the Opera, his Friends, and the Public, that his BE-
NEFIT will take place on
THURSDAY NEXT, JULY 2,
_ _ _ .

When will be performed (for the first time this season), Rossini's
celebrated Opera, entitled,
SE MIRAMIDE.

Semiramide, Madame Grisl;Arsae--- e;l47dre.Sanchioll ; Assur, Signor
Fornasari ; Idrcno, Signor Corelli ; Oroe, Signor Lablache.
To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which
Lucile Grahn will appear.
After which, the Last Act of LUCIA DI LA MMERMOOR.
Lucia, Mdlle. Castellan ; Edgardo, Signor Mario.
To conclude with the highly successtul new Grand Oriental Ballet,
by M. Perrot ; the Music composed and partly selected from
Felicicn David's Ode Symphonique of " The Desert," by Sig. rugni,
entitled,
LALLA ROOKH ; or, THE ROSE OF LAHORE.
The principal parts sustained by Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. L. Tagliont,
M. St. Leon, and M. Perrot. Principal Dances : Tableau.—Pas
Symbolique, by Mdlle. Cerito, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse,
Cassan, James, and Honore, and the corps de ballet. Tableau.—Le
Chibouck, Pas Seul, by Mdlle. Cerito. Last Tableau.—Feast of
Roses, Pas de Corbeils, by Mdlles. L'Amorenx and Julien, and the
corps de ballet ; Pas de Neuf, by Mdlles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, and M.
St. I. eon, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse, Cassan, James, L'Amoretuc,
Julien, and Honore.
A,,pucations t'or boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box
'Alice, Opera Colonna.le at Seven. the Opera to com-
mence .it han-pat Seven o'clock.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING
Will to performed Cimarosa's chef d'ceuirre„ in two Acts, entitled
11, MA i RIMONIO SEGRETO.
Carolina, Madame Grist ; Fidalma, Madame Sa•;chioli Elisetta,
Madame Castellon ; Paolino, Signor Mario ; Count Robinson, Signor
F. Lablache ; Geronimo, Signor Lablache.
Between the Acts a Divertissement, entitled
LA BACCIIANTE.

To conclude with the highly successful new Grand Oriental Ballet
entitled, _ _ . _ _

LALLA ROOKH; or, THE ROSE OF LAHORE.

THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMA.RICET.
THIS EVENING
Will he performed the Opera of GUY MANNERING. Henry
Tiertrani, Mr. Caulfield ; Dandle Dinmont, Mr. Webster ; Dominie
Sampson, Mr. W. Farren ; Meg Nlertilies, Miss Cusbman.
The Band will perform the Overtures, " Il Barbiere di Siviglia,"
and " L'Ambassadrice,"- Shaksperian Airs," "La Fille du Re-
giment Quadrille," and " Old English Airs."
After which, a New and Original Drama, called BOROUGH PO-
LITICS. Principal characters by Messrs. Webster, Tilbury, Buck-
atone; Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. E. Yaniold.
To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST.
In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Caulfield, &v..
will appear.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY.
THIS EVENING
The performances will commence with the New and Original
Comic Drama, in Two Act:, thunded on a recent well-known
event, called THE DUST-MAN'S BELLE. Ned Windfall, Mr.
Keeley; Sally Bromley, Mrs. Keeley.
After which (for the second time), a New and Original Farce, en-
titled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. Frank
Matthews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, and Yamold ; Mrs. Wool-
lidge, and Miss Howard.
To conclude with the burlesque of ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE
JOHN Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, A. Wigan, Kin/ock, and
Keeley ; Miss Fairbrother, Miss Mary Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
UNDER TILE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the Drama, entitled THE GREEN BUSHES;
or, A 11untiredYcars Ace. In which Madame Celeste, Mrs. E itz-
willjam. Mrs. Ellen Chaplin ; Mcssrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, 0.
Smith, &c., will perform.
To be followed by the highly popular Tiurletta of TAMING A
TARTAR. Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Paul tedford,
Wright, Selby, &c., will sustain the principal characters.
To conclude with the new and successful Farce, entitled THE
CORPORAL'S Wr•DDING ; or, .1 Kiss el the Bride. Major Griskin,
Mr. Selby; Nancy Cobb, Mi,s Woolgar.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-sTrtEir.T.
Second Appearanm in England of the celebrated American Actress,
31155 VIRGINIA MONIER.
THIS EVENING,

Will be performed the Play of„ THE STRANGER. The Stranger,
Mr. Wailack ; Baron Steinfort, Mr. Ryder; Count Wintersen, Mr.
C. Fisher ; Francis, Mr. L. Murray ; Peter, Mr. Oxberry r Mrs.
Haller, Miss Virginia Monier; Charlotte, Miss Emma Stanley.
After which, the Burletta of THE LOAN OF A LOVER. Peter
Spyk, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Gertrude, Madame Vestris.
To conclude with TWO IN THE MORNING. By Mr. Charles
Mathews and Mr. Compton.

Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty.
ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
ZYERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND
THURSDAY.

i

.iriTLEY'A ROYAL AMPHITHEAIRE.
Proprietor. Mr. W. Batty.
Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince
Albert, the Prince of Walea, ind 'hp l'riscess Royal. The most
attractive and best ventilated Theatre in London. Fifth Week of
the splendid Spectacle of our Asiatic Conquests.
THIS EVIi:N LNG
WIII be performed the New Military Spectacle, called THE
SIKHS' INVASION ; or. Our Victories of 1846. In which the
whole resources of the Establishment will be brought forward.
Magnificent brass Band, &C.
The SCENES of the CIRCLE will prove more than usually at-
tractive, latroducing the French and' British Artists in their vas
zious acts of Equitation.
The whole concluding with a favourite Afterpiece. In which Miss
Sara Lacy will make her first appearance.
Irox-office open from eleven tin Ova o'clock.—Doors open at six
and commence 'at seven o'clock.

Nl STE ti THEATRE
Open every Evening, with the greatest Novelties cf the Day.
M. PHILLIPPE feels happy to announce, that the extraordinary
Performances of the MONKEYS and DOGS have been received
with the greatest admiraVon and app'ause, and will be continued
every Evening at the above Theatre.
Doors open at a Quarter before Eight ; to commence at a Quarter
after Eight o'clock. Stalls, as. ; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ;
PrivateP.oxes, IL Is. and 10s. 6d.
PHILLIPPE will give his Performances EVERY EVENING
at the STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch.
NOTICE.—M. PHILLIPPE wants a Gentleman who could take
the management of his business, as a PARTNER, throughout the
large Towns of the United Kingdom. A security of 6001. will he
required. For Particulars apply at the Strand Theatre, between
the hours of Eleven and One o'cloct.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE
Be-opening of this Theatre with unexampled force. Combined and
unprecedented operatic engagements of the first vocal talent.
• THIS EVENING
Will be performed the Opera of CINDERELLA. Cinderella,
Madame Albertazzi ; Fairy Queen, Miss Betts ; clorinda, Miss Lydia
Pearce ; Thisbe, Mrs. Daly; Felix, Mr. D. W. Ring; Pompolino,
Mr. Horncastle; Dandini, Mr. Weiss; Pedro, Mr. G. Forman ;
Alidero, Mr. C. White.
Atter which, the Operetta of NO, NO. Characters by Messrs
Johnson, Neville, C. n hite, Mrs. Hughes. Miss Betts,To conclude with. THE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Grindoff,
Mr. Hughes.

VIEW of NAPLES, IO P ERUTN"s
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of VE^UVIUS, DESTRUC-
TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This
magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of
grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former,
and represents, as accurately as can possibly he done, the Great
Eruption of veenvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her-
culaneum and Pompeii took.
place : produced under the direction
of Mr. Denson,
A richly ornamentigi
will clo•rlitc BRIDGE of STATUES has been
Ltlltts depar
constructed, which , be brilliantly Illuminated at Night.
r E kDk, CONevatTs
are again confided to Mr. e PRO 3- N' most complete C
God-
frey. The Band A 1110 tments, and includes
many eminent native
thandr
In addition to the 0
-0 A other
GROTTO, aDTP„,agens,
faortetrigau;ntlins, or
I,r the Mural-
will be exhi-
bited CA LY [ISO'S .. --
• ^ representiu,
• ~ in the Interiorll
nated Gothic Bride, Teiemachus
relating his adventures to Calypso...vs,
by .Mr. SOUthby, a,
The PYROTECHNIC DISPLA o on the
most cotnpiete and effective scale. ,
exhibition will be ti,tro.
Preceding the Volcanic Display, a Hove'
vt oe Sun.
dnced, representing the Descent of l'hu2buS
in the CamPagod, seenty f th
feet in
Mons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese
ar
height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's C will rise to
receive Urn, and bear him to his chrystal home.
The Glass Conservatory Is splendkily ornamented with festoons
of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of
Cantivora by gas-light.
Feeding of the Carnivore at half-past five
• the Pelicans,
Eye., at
,
six ; Coneert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk.
Admission. One Shilling.

ALLIGATOR OIL.--A letter from St. Augustine, dated
April 12, says :—" I suppose that you may not have heard
that we have diseovered the utility of alligators. An alligator
is found to •be as valuable in his way as a spermaceti
whale. An expedition has left this place for the river
of St. John's, and the dark tributary stream of Black
Creek, swarming with these hideous creatures, with the
view of killing them to obtain their oil. The oil of the
alligator is said to be better for lamps than even whale
oil, and it is' extracted from the animal in considerable
quantity, and without any great ditlieulty. For this die.
covery we are indebted to the Indians, who have been in
the habit of extracting the oil of the alligator and using
it for various- purposes. It makes a fine transparent fluid,
and burns admirably, You knuw how many of these
enormous animals are shot out of wantonness from the
decks of the steam• boats that plough our waters. I ex-
pect hereafter to hear of laws passed for their protection.
Every time an alligator of eighteen feet long is shot in
the long grass of the river banks, or while he is swimming,
a barrel, or half a barrel of oil, as the case may be, is
wasted. This shouN not be. We must allow them to be
killed only at a proper season, when they are fattest, and not
permit their destructim: at the season when they lay their
eggs. The alligator is a formidable-looking creature, it is
true, but his generally harmless. His office is to prowl in
the sluggish waters of this souti:ern region, pick up what he
can anddigeat it into excellent oil for the illumination of our
houses. Alligators will be hereafter esteemed as useful ani-
mals as pigs—perhaps more so, for their keeping, costs nothing.
the danger is, that now that tha world has discovered what
they are good for, their race will be exterminated.—Montreal
2 Mmes.
DEATII Or LADY BLACKETT,—Her Ladyship died,
on Friday last, at Sir Edward's seat, Matfen Park, sorth-
umterland. She was daughter of the present Sir Gizaries A.
11Ionck, hart., of Beisav Castle, and married, 1830, 'Sir
Edward Blacli.ett, Bart., 'by whom she has left a numerous