The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-10 00:00:00

THEATRICAL MOVEMENTS.

THE OLYMPIC THEATRE.—This neat little house will
be opened for the performance of light pieces of the vau-
deville class on Wednesday. The company is an efficient
one, including Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Compton, Mr. Leigh
Murray, Mr. A. Younge, Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Wigan,
Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Mrs. Brougham, Miss St.
George, and Mrs. Gilbert (of the American theatres).
On the first night there will be two new pieces produced
—namely, The Provisional Government, by the author of
Polhamania, and a bagatelle entitled The Bal Masque.
Mr. Wigan will appear in the course of the evening in
Monsieur Jacques, a part rendered famous some years
ago by Mr. Morris Barnett.
Drury-lane Theatre is announced to open on Monday,
the 17th inst., with a strong company of native talent,
for the performance of the legitimate drama; on which
occasion, it is said, a new tragedy and a new farce are to
be produced. Neither the name of the manager nor the
list of the company engaged have been as yet an-
nounced.
The Haymarket closes for the season to-night. There
will be an extra night to-morrow for the benefit of Mr.
F. Webster, the efficient stage director, who has put out
a programme of astounding dimensions and attractive-
ness. Five pieces, comprising the combined exertions of
the Haymarket and Adelphi companies ; two scenes
from operas, by Mr. Sims Reeves, and a ballet diver-
tissement. It cannot all be over " till daylight cloth
appear." _

The Adelphi Theatre will close a season of 1,147
nights on Thursday-. The company will afterwards re-
move to the Haymarket during the alteration and deco-
ration of the former house. The Haymarket Theatre
will then in turn be brushed and polished up, and will
open fur a new campaign, with a newly-modelled com-
pany, early in September.

CRICKET.

THE GENTLEMEN OF SURREY v. THE GEN

TLEMEN OF KENT.

The Surrey ground at the Oval, whereon this grand
match was played on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,
would appear to be destined to be the scene of the " ex-
traordinary contests" of each season. The present
match, it will be seen, proved to be one of this class.
Surrey having won the toss, took the bat in the first
in3tance, and, as the score will tell, ran up an immense
hand, numbering no fewer than 219, of which Mr.
Whitehead obtained 46, Mr. Felix 18, Mr. Pell, 42, Mr.
Hammersley, 28, and ➢lr. Denison 20.
Kent then went in, but they were beaten in this hand
by the excellence of the bowling of Mr. Reeves and Mr.
Denison's slow, so that their powerful side were all re-
moved for the small score of 75 runs.

The final score on Saturday stood as follows:
SURRICY.
E. Reeves, Esq., b Fredericks 2 c Fredericks, b Mynn 0
J. Davis, Esq., b Mynn
S. Whitehead, Esq., b Dyer 46 c and b Mynn
N. Felix, run out lB c Kirkpatrick b Mynn 9
0. C. Pell, Esq., c Fredericks
b Mynn 42 c Banks, b Fredericks 1
C. IL Hoare, Esq., b Frede-
rickg
C. Colston Esq., c Bligh, b
Fredericks 5 hit wkt, b Fredericks 6
F. Noyes, c Mynn, b Frede-
ricks
R. Roberts, Esq., b Mynn
W.Hammersley, Esq., b Dyer 28 b Mynn ....... ....... 6
W. Denison, Esq., not out ... 20 not out
Byes, 13, wide 4, no ball 118 Byes

219 61
A. Mynn, Esq., c Felix, bKE NT.
Reeves 5 b Hoare
W. Mynn, Esq., b Denison ... 1 c Felix, b Reeves
F.. Fredericks, Esq., b Denison 0 b Hammersley ......... 03
W. Bankes, Esq~ b Reeves
E. Bankes, Esq., b Reeves
mersley.. ........ 8
Hon. E. Bligh, c Whitehead, S. Whitehead, bDeni-
bDenison
J. Kitzpatriek, Esq., b Reeves 0 c Davis, b Reeves ... 41
C. name, Esq., c Colston,
b Reeves 0 b Hamtnersley 7
H. Brenchle ,Esq.,b Denison 2 b Hamrnersley....
H Parker, Esq., not out ...... 0 run out
Byes 9, wide 3, no balls 3... 16 Byes 3, wide 21, no
balls 7 ....... 31

75
Surrey thus won by one wicket.

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SUICIDE OF THE ADJUTANT or THE 91ST RE-
GIMENT.—We announced on Saturday the dreadful
suicide of the above officer. Au inquest was held the
same evening at the quarters of the deceased, Hasler
Barracks, near Gosport, before G. C. B. Longcroft, Esq.,
the coroner of the Southern Division of Hants, when it
appeared in evidence that the deceased had been for
some days depressed in spirits, arising, as he stated to
Major Yarborough, from matters of a private and deli-
cate nature, and on that account had expressed a wish
to leave the regiment. His servant (John Brown) had
also for the last few days observed that the deceased ap-
peared in very low spirits. On Friday morning, about
eight o'clock, Brown hearing the report of a pistol from
his master's room, went into it directly, and there found
his master weltering in his blood on the floor, with one
pistol just discharged lying by his side, and another
pistol, loaded, I)ing on the bed ; the deceased had dis-
charged the pistol in his mouth. Dr. Forrest, the sur-
geon of the regiment, was immediately in attendance,
but nothing could be done, and the deceased died in
about an hour. Verdict, " Temporary derangement of
mind."

POST-OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS WITH SICILY AND
SARDINIA.--A circular has just been issued from the
General Post-office, stating that the Director-General
of the French Post•office has announced that, from the
Ist inistant, the French mail packets which leare Mar-
seilles on the 9th, 19th, and 29th of each month for the
coast of Italy, will touch at Genoa and Messina, both on
their outward and homeward voyage. All letters for
Sicily,forwarded from the United Kingdom by the way
potacFkreatns,ceu,nwleilslabe transmitted from Marseilles by these
otherwise directed : but letters for
Sardinia will be forwarded ,
as at present, by land, unless
specially addressed " by French packet via Marseilles."
1 hepostage upon letters forwarded by French packet
to Sicily and Sardinia via Marseilles, must be paid in
advance, as far as the port of disembarkation, at
the rate
of sd. per half-ounce English postage, and 10d. per
quarter-ounce foreign postage.