The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-27 00:00:00

THE BALLET.

The rule which gave such satisfaction to the musical public last
season, that no divertissement should be suffered between the acts of
operas, will be strictly adhered to. The pertbratances will terminate
with a ballet. During the season the following eminent dans:•uses
will appear:—

Mde. Flora TAW! (her first appearance), Mdlle. Leopoldine
Brasil (premiere Amman of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her
first appearance In this country), Mdlle. Elizabeth Robert (premiere
danseuse of the Academie ltoyale de Musique in Paris, her first ap-
pearance in tide country), Millie. Camille (ter first appearance for
fear years), Millie. Thierry, of the Fenice, in Venice (her first ap-
pearance in this country), Melte. Langher, of the Scala (her first ap-
pearance in this country), .Mlle. Celest Stephan, Mdlle. Vonore (her
first appearance), and Millie. Lucile Grain( (her first appearance).
M. fitivain anti M. Bretin (their first appearances), M. Gonlie, &c.,
aid a nuraerous body of Coryphees, Promineuses and Flgurantes.
Maitre de Ballet —M. A ppiani (from the principal theatres in
Daly, France, and Belgium). Regisscur de la Danse—M. O'llryan.
Leader of the Ballet—M. Alfred Mellon. Composer—Signor Belettl.
The scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin. Premiere Artiste Cos.
tumiere—Mrs. E. Bailey.
Engagements are pending with other distinguished artistes for
opera and ballet.
A detailed Prospectus, with the arrangements for the season, will
be ready In a few days, and may then be obtained at the Box-office
(earner of Bow-street and Hart-street), and at the principal libraries
aid masts publishers.
Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, Jan. 22, MIS.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Qatar the ltanaxement of Mr. Is. Webster. sole ',easy,.
MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed a new and original Play, entitled THE WIFE'S
SECRET. Lord Arden, Mr. Howe; Sir Walter Amyott, Mr.
Charles Kean ; Jabez Sneed, Mr. Webster ; Harrington, Mr. Urin-
dell ; Brouillard, Mr. Rogers ; Lady Eveline Amyott, Mrs. Charles
Keen ; Maud ,Mrs. Keeley.
After whi-h, a New Farce, called DEAREST ELIZABETH. Mr.
Lionel Lax, Mr. Keel y; Mr. Winch, Mr. Rogers; Betsy, Mrs.
Keeley.
To conclude with a New and Original Burlesque Spectacle entitled
rum WORLD 'UNDERGROUND; or, the Golden Flute and the
Brazen Waters.

aale Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster.
J. T. Archer, Box- book keeper.
Sexes, ss. ; Plt, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is.

regrg open at Ilalc-past Six, Performance to sonimenco at Seven

TIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELNII.
Under the direction o: Maclaine Celeste.
THIS EVENING

Will be presented am entirely new I'iece, entitled the PEA-ZL OF
Mils WEAN ; or, the Prince and the Mermaiden. Principal cha-
racters by Messrs. Waye, P. Bedford, Wright, Manyard, Glemiaire,
CILIUM-cad, and Worreil ; Miss Woo!gar, Miss Emma Harding, Miss
?glen Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, sad Madame Celeste.
To be followed by a new and original Farce, entitled OUlt NA-
TIONAL DEFENCES ; or, the Cockshot Yeomanry. Prlocipal
characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, Sanders ; Ma-
dame Celeste, Miss Emma Harding, Mrs. Laws, and Miss Woolgar.

To conclude with a n:w Parte entitled THE TIPPERARY LE-
IACY. Turnem Green Mr. Wright ; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ;
borhmuage, Mr. Paul liedloni ; Chubblock. Mr. Cullenford ;
PoliceaLtn. Mr. Sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, MlB3 Woolgar.
Boxes, 45.; I'it, 2s. , Gallery, le.
P44ra open at !tali-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Ender the :11anagemeht of Madame Vestris.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
THIS EVENING

'WE be presented new Comic Drama, entitled THE TRA.-
(HWY QUEEN.
After wkleh, a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN
itANCIL

Ti &meJudo with a Romance of Real Lite, called BOX and COX.
Principal sharazters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac.

Dross rases, 55.; Upper Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No
'ralf•prlce to any part of the house.
The .Lew 11.ox-offlee, No. 2, Wellington street, Is open W the
Putelo tiscry day, (coin Ten till Six.
The Interior et the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W.
11.rathrell of the Colosseum.

PRINCESS'S TH EITRE.
Wt. J. I[. Ita4doz, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street,
Portland• place.
Madame ANNA TIIILLON.
THIS EVENING

v;rl, be presented a new and original Operetta, entitled The
YOUNG GUARD. Don Guzman, Mr. Bodda; Don Alvarez, Mr.
Marker; Donna Olnipla, Miss tiara Flower; Estella, Madame Anna
After whieh, a new comic Drama, called MY SISTER'S SECRET.
To be followed by a new Comic Piece, entitled THE SULTANA.
Selyman, Mr. Ryder ; Osmyn, 31r. Compton ; yuseph, Mr. Henry
Zezalane, Madame Anna Thillon; Elmira, Miss Villars ; lemons,
)Ilse Hodson.
Te conclude with a new Christmas Pantomime, entitled OLD
FATHER TIME ; or, Harlequin and the Four Seasons.
Dre.i•t Circle, : Ilexes, 45.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is.

4-
FItENCII PL-lIS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, 0:d Bond-street.
Last Night but Two of the Engagement of Mons. Ilocage.
TO-MORROW EVENING.
be performed LA TAR TUFFE. La Tar Tuffe, M. r ocage.
Arlo which, LES DEUX MENAGES. Bourdeuil, M. Bocage.
A detailed prospectus of the general arrangements, and of the
?loess which will be produced during the season, may be had at Mr.
l_tnelicti. Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office
the Theatre, which is open daily, from II to 5.
i, .oxe., bs. ; lit, 3s. Gd.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s

ROYAL s'URREY THEATRE.
1"3"'. MTS. P. Lavtdge, No. 1, Davidge-terrace, Kensington-road,

Surrey.
Under tho Management of Mr. Bunn.
TAIL XTEIiiNG, the performances will commence with the
eolobrated Opera o'
DAIIGIITER OF TIM RFOIMENT.
Characters by Messrs. It. Phillips, Kt! Horucastle, M`Makon, and Miss Poole. Rafter, Att-
-14 unwinds with a new Pantomime, entitled InATTLEDOOR and
IfTTLICOCIC ; or, Harlequin Trap, Eat, and 1.10.11.
A diatiaet entrance to the private boxes has been made (which
)4o,o,been re-fltted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the
prthalpal Librarians ; and at the Ilex-oilize of the Theatre, which is
c, en daily front Ten until Four.
Boxes, 25.; Pit. la.; Gallery, 6d.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
THIS EVENING
win be performed TIM LIGHTERMAN of RANICSIDE ; or, the
•rpkan of Bermondsey. Characters by Messrs. D
ale, Henderson,
Hicks, Searle, f orman, niggle; Miss Vincent, him. Lee, and 2dis,
Surrouglicliffe.
After which DEAREST JOHN.
To conclude with the grand scholastie and Instructive Pantomime,
entitled WORLD OF WONDERS; or, Harlequin Caztonira
,n
he Origin of Printing, with wonderful scenery and decorative ap-
pointments. Clown, Mr. Paul Herring; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli;
Harlequin, M. LUpino ; Sprite, Signor Molino; Columbine, Mdlle.
‘11:1111.
Pit dd • Gallery, 4d. No Half-price to any part
Doze& , • ,
of the Louse.
pooh open at Six, to commence at Half-past Six.

"'--j---d--'-"--"----77 It3IASTLEY'iI ROI A PHITIIEATRE,
Proi,rielor and Manager, fir. William natty.
Mr. liatty's performing. Elephants.
Last epand Juvenile Night salThi_ v.en2ont when the Paateirdrae
will be pld n
Tremendous hit of Lasater Lee, theren
jouupneipdetrlolunbltehLee,aypoeirk,i sy,uirl-1
tamed the Bounding Ball.—The —The greatest
repos every Evening in his extraordi,,ary Gymnastic EXerCiBes, in-
41ncling his astounding double leap over twelre horses, a feat unparal-
leled slues the days of the celebrated 'retail
THIS EVEIIENG,
Tne Grand Srectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA.
ve.-1"h" new Scenes In the Areua; by the taleatca Artistes
of
v... lestatalshmeat, in the various modes of equestration.
re eenelude with a Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime entitled
lIARLEQUIN DOCTOR SYNTAX AND HIS DAPPER I,li h.I
MARL
la
which UP", Popular artistes Ilerr Denlin, Mdlle. Thca-
-5
14, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Bradbury, as Harlequin, Columbine,
awa, and rantaloen, which will exceed in splendour and effect
i ~,,„„ipp. prestuetiems at the Amphitheatre,
lioc-orrice open from II till a
J,stlllZ and Stage Idlim,uer, Mr. W West.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT NEAR LIVERPOOD.—On
Sunday evening a young man, named John Clayton,
was drowned in a pit at West Derby. Ile had been
skating during the afternoon, and returned to the pit
after getting his tea. ,lie had not been on the ice five
minutes when it gave way, and ho immediately went
under. Ili; father, who lived ooposi,e the pit, was pre.
sent, and immediately plunged in and strove hard to
save him, but in vain. The father was himself dragged
out with ddlieulty, and it then appeared doubtful whe-
ther he would recover. He is now, however, considered
cot of dawn The deceased has left a wife and two
ekndrgovsrpool Courier.

MESSRS. H. J. and D. NICOLL, of 114 and
120, Regent-street, also of 22, Comhill, and Change-alley,

London
Wherea., an unfounded and malicious report respecting the sol-
vency of the above named parties has recently been c .culated, legal
proceed'ng,s have been by us commenced agalast seven, persons for
publishing such report.
Po this and the following letters Messrs. Nicoll have been advised
to give publicity.
CARLON and HAYNES, Solicitors for Messrs. Nicoll,
Palace Chambers, St. James's•strect.
Jan. 26, 1848.

114, Regent-street, Jan. 25, 1848.
TO li. r. CLACK, Esq., UNION BANK OF LONDON.
DEAR SIR,
JT Having been most industriously. Circulated
that our House is at present, and has for some time past, been
involved in considerable pecuniary difficulties, and as from the
account we have for several years past kept with the 'tank under
your management, you, undoubtedly. must be in a position to
Judge of the truth or untruth of the report; we have to reque't
that you will, unhesitatingly, give every Person, who may apply to
you, your unbiassed opinion as to our credit and solvency.
We are, dear Sir, yours very truly,
11. J. and D. NICOLL.

Union Bank of London,
liegent-street Branch,
Argyll-place, Jan. 26, 1848.

MT DEAU Sias,
I AM favoured with your letter of yesterday, and
have learnt with equal surprise and Indignation that a report,
as absurd as it is false and scandalous, has been circulated prejudicial
to your respectability and credit.
It is but too palpable that such a report can only have originated
in malice, as the uniform and invariable regularity and integrity of
your dealings leaves not the remotest shadow of an excuse for its
circulation. Having had the pleasure of conducting your banking
account during the many years since it was first opened with
this establisnment, I have had the most ample opportunity of
judging of your resources and mode of business, and at all
times, whenever I have had occasion to mention your
names, I have been proud to express my unqualified confidence in
your credit and respectability, and my high esteem for yourselves,
and to speak of your account as one among the very beet at the
many excellent ones confided to my care, I shall be most happy to
give all the aid in my power in contradicting the report, but I ven-
ture to hope that your high and well-earned reputation will in itseli
be sufficient to ensure its being treated with the contempt it merits.
I entreat you will, whenever you may find it necessary, refer to
me, as it will afford me great pleasure to repeat, in the strongest
possible terms, my highest and unqualified opinion of your credit and
respectability.

I remain, my dear Sir,
Yours very faithffilly,
HENRY T. CLACK, Manager.
Messrs. U. J. and D. Nicoll, 114, Regent-street.

London, 120, Regent-street, Jan. 23, 1,145.

Copy of Circular sent to Mr. George-MaeAlona, Dublin ; Messrs.
Daw barn and Co., Liverpool; Messrs. Wareing and Son, Birming-
ham ; Mosers. Christie and Son, Edinburgh ; and other agents in the
United Kingdom ; also to Messrs. Wilson and Co., Calcutta ;
Messrs. C. Roth and Co., Philadelphia ; Mr. Robert Bruce, Cape
Town . Messrs. Rutherford, Hong-Kong ; and all our sorreapondents
abroad.

TO MESSRS.

GENTLEMEN,
OUR names having appeared in connexion with
many wealthy and respectable houses in the City, whose
characters have been unjustly assailed by rumours emanating from
malicious persons, we think it right to give our most unqualified
contreiction to such rumours, and we pledge ourselves we are
erfectly ready to pay all claims which can be made upon us. We
have the pleasure of stating that all your favours up to the present
date have had our best attention, and have without delay been duly
completed, and dispatched according to your instructions, and that
in future we shall have additional opportunities for carrying out
your wishes, our rapidly increasing business basing induced us to
take, solely for the accommodation of ear Wholesale and Colonial
trade, the extensive premises No. 120, Regent street, which adjoins
those occupied by us at present, and to the new address we beg that
you will kindly forward all future communications.

We are, Gentlemen, yours

H. J. and V. NICOLL.

Copy of circular addressed by H. J. and D. Nicoll to their patrons
at both the retail establishments, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Corn-
hill.

London, 114, Regent-street,
January 25, 1848.
We respectfully beg to state that the report with regard to our
having stopped payment is so far from having any foundation, that
we are happy to say we have been for years past In a position to:pay
all our liabilities, even if they had been tenfold, and that at the
present moment we do not owe one shilling in the world, as we have
Immediate cash payments from al our customers, and can thus well
afford to do the same in our dealings with others. It would appear
that the success of our system of business has excited very consider-
able jealousy with many persons engaged in a similar trade. By this
system we have certainly been enabled to avoid charging the
high prices necessarily charged by those who incur the
risk of giving two, three, five, and even ten years' credit;
yet, from the fair and open manner in which we
conduct our business, we feel assured we do not deserve the ran-
corous feeding that has been exhibited towards us by certain mem-
bers of the trade, and which has been shown, in a marked degree,
by the apparent avidity with which the false report above alluded
to has been circulated, regardless of the consequences that must
inevitably have ensued had we been conducting a trade upon the
credit system, with capital locked up beyond the possibility of im-
mediate realization ; but, fortunately, our trade is secured upon the
firm basis of a ready-money business, supported by good capital
at command. The disseminators of the report were, no
doubt, assisted by many persons of the. morbid na-
ture who, delighting in the gossip of their class,
are, perhaps, careless, whilst giving circulation to matters
of injurious tendency ; but it is to be hopes that the
possibility of throwing out of work, from 400 to 500
operatives did not suggest itself to them, which would
have been the case in our instance, that number having been em-
ployed by us, at considerable outlay of capital, during the present
slack months, preparing for the approaching spring,
But in stating this we do not wish to be understood as intending
to ascribe the least merit to ourselves, as the extent of our trade
during the forthcoming season compels us to act thus.
Ira conclusion, we further respectfully beg to state that the injus-
tice attempted thus to be done will but induce renewed efforts to
secure your continued support, and in the firm belief that this appeal
will not be made in vain,

We remain, your most obedient ser►ants,
H. J. and D. NICOLL.

NIEETI NG oF. PAWL lAMENT