The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-21 00:00:00

VICTORIA THEATRE.

An entirely new drama, entitled The Bride's Journey,
was for the first time produced at this favourite theatre
yesterday evening. The incidents are copied very faith-
fully from an interesting story (founded, we believe,
upon facts) which appeared in a lite periodical. A
brief outline will possibly recall to the memory of our
readers the tale we have alluded to. Adelaide of Dres-
den (Miss Vincent) proceeds under the
care of Muzzouolo (Mr. Searle), an Italian
bravo, in the pay of De Gaston (Mr. Ranoe),
to join her husband, Henri Lockroy (Mr. A. Ray-
mond). at Vienna. Adelaide's other attendants are,
Claudine, the bravo's wife (Mrs. G. Lee), and his im-
becile nephew, Karl, (Mr. J. Howard). Muzzuolo, who
has been ordered by De Gaston to assassinate his fair
charge upon the journey, endeavours to effect his deadly
purpose at different places on the route, but is uni-
formly frustrated in his design, partly from the aversion
of Claudine to shed blood, but principally from the af-
fection entertained by the idiot Karl, who had been at-
tached to Adelaide's interest by a few kind words; and
the heroism of a moiety of mortality, Patoche, once a
tailor, now a wandering minstrel (Mr. E. G. Burton),
and his better half Ninette (Alias Eliza Terry). Even-
,lpaily the lady arrives safely at the capital, the bravo is
deservedly punished, and the Musical Tailor, who has
:returned to his shop-board, as deservedly rewarded. The
.4-epresentation of idiotcy upon the stage is at all times
disagreeable, and the more closely nature is adhered to
the more vividly painful is it to the audience. Mr.
Howard has, however, with great good taste, kept the
more displeasing features in the background, while he
has brought prominently forward the gratitude which
form so beautiful a trait in the simpleton's character.
Mr. W. Searle, as the bravo, realised all our imagina-
tions of the Italian bandit, and so graphically did he
pourtray the part, that the gods, forgetting the actor in
the character represented, actually hooted the miscreant.
A philanthropist might hail this ebullition of feeling as
a proof that the morality of Surrey was of a high order,
as it proved that Mr. Searle's delineation served the pur-
pose of morality so far that he rendered vice in a
brigand less romantic than detestable. Miss Vincent,
and Miss Terry were, as usual " up to" their parts. The
other performances of the evening, Laid up in Portjand
the White Cross Knight, were received with the most
unmixed applause.

COURT CIRCULAR,
Wriensou, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert took
walking exercise this morning early in the grounds, near the
Castle, and returned in a pony carriage.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left the Castle this morn-
ing, at tea minutes past eleven o'clock. Her Majesty was
handed to her carriage by his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
and was accompanied by his Serene Highness the Hereditary
Prince of Saxe Meiningen. There were present at the prin-
cipal entrance to take leave of her Majesty, the Marchioness
of Douro, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Napier, Viscount
Sydney, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, lion. Colonel Grey,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour.
'The suite of the Queen Dowager consisted of the Countess
Howe, the Earl Howe, and Sir Andrew Barnard.
The Royal Family went out for their accustomed exercise
this morning.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by their
Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by the
Marchioness of Douro, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Hon.
Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Napier, 'Viscount Sydney, Colonel
Bowles, Colonel Drummond, Hon. Colonel Grey, and Lieut.-
Colonel Seymour, left the Castle at twenty-three minutes
past three o'clock in the afternoon, for town. The Royal
party left the Castle in four carriages and four, escorted by a
party of the 2d Life Guards, under: the command of Lord
Neville, for the Slough station of the Great Western Rail-
way, and left by a special train for Paddington.
Viscount Canning, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady
Peel, and the Rev. Henry Liddell, left the Castle, to-day.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince
of Wales and the Princess Royal, arrived at Buckingham
Palace, at twenty minutes before Fire o'clock, yesterday
afternoon, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of
Light Dragoons, from the Paddington terminus of the Great
Western railway. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were
received at the Palace by the Master of the Horse, the
Vice-Chamberlain, Sir Henry Wheatley, Lord George
Lennox, and Colonel Wylde. Prince Alfred and the
Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton
were in another carriage,_ and the Marchioness of Douro,
Hon. Miss Murray and Napier, Viscount Sydney, Colonel
Bowles, Colonel B. Drummond, Colonel the Hon. Charles
Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour, followed in two carriages
and four.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his
Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen
and attended by the Countess Howe, arrived at her residence,
Marlborough House, Pall-mall, at half-past one o'clock yes-
terday afternoon, in a carriage and four, from Windsor Castle.
Earl-tilowe and Sir Andrew Barnard followed in another
carriage and four.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge arrived in town yesterday, from their residence at
Kew. The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Ste-
phens, honoured the rehearsal of the Concert of Ancient
Music at the Hanover square Rooms with his presence
yesterday.
Mrs Alexander Stewart had an interview with Mr. Secre-
tary Gladstone yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Sir Robert and Lady Peel returned to their residence in
Whitehall Gardens yesterday morning from a visit to her
Majesty at Windsor Castle.
Dispatc
Helena were received yesterday at theg Coloney ial-
office.

Mr. C. Buller, M.P., had an interview yesterday with Mr,
Secretary Gladstone.

A F.e.a..rAm; D MONASTERY
this splendid property,
day, in our journalAND ESTATE, THE FORD
Our attention has been called to
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which, it may be premised, will bmeafouifind cent structure • and
George Robins, who plays the Principal cifull of interest'. Mr.
ferring this fine estate into other handswill'aracter in trans-
, in his researches
(we suspect) render our commentary a
A few words are all we can now find room 7017. Trnhceise Abbey.one
was founded in 1142, when it contained an abbot and twelve
monks of the Cistertian order, but it now presents the most
perfect remains of a monastery throughout the empire; the
front extends to 300 feet. The monastery, whose antiquity
we have traced, was, in its early stage, occupied by
a famous soldier of Normandy, who married the niece of
William the Conqueror, and it is then traced onwards of
Richard Pollard, Esq., through the instrumentality of
Henry VIII., in the 23d year of his reign, thence to Ed-
mund Prideaux, the Attorney-General of Oliver Cromwell,
whose genius and exertion caused the completion of this
once magnificent structure. We afterwards trace it through
a long list of occupants to Francis, second son of Francis
Gwyn, Esq., M.P. for Wells. He was succeeded

in ihe fani.ily name and estates by the late oc-
cupant, John Francis Gwyn, the last of a very long
line of ancestors. It is recorded in history that this
monastery contained more learning than ANY THREE IN ENG-
LAND. The elaborate tracery andcarving throughout the exten-
sive cloisters, and the interior, it will be found is highlyclassi-
cal,. but the magnificent tapestry which adorns the splendid
hall and state apartments, presented to Mr. Gwyn's ancestor
by Queen Anne, is unsurpassable throughout the world.
Jeremy Bentham rented this abbey so late as in 1818, and
from thence iz-sued sonic of his best works. We suspect that
this sale will call up all the latent energies of the Catholic
body with a view to possess it.
PRICE OF MUTTON.—We have observed paragraphs
In several journal?, throughout the kingdom alluding to the high price
of mutton. We are informed by a tkiend, who dwells north of the
Tweed, that the scarcity of mutton in England is owing to the Scotch
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they must have been permitted to rot. The turnips are well nigh
consumed, the sheep have grown fatter and heavier, and will be
shortly sent forward for consumption, yrhou a redaction In tin) price
of Waal fool air Do onvectea.