The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-02 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

The crickets are now merrily chirping away at almost
every theatre in London, and last night the Cricket on
the ilea th, of the Princess's, commenced its chirp, and
was as merry and as successful as any of its compeers.
It is sufficient to say, that Mrs. Stirling was Dot, for
our readers to be assured that the character was grace-
fully, touchingly, interestingly sustained. Mr. Ryder
was a rough and energetic representative of John Peery-
bingle, but he is not equal to Emery. He has yet to
learn that it is possible to be intense without
being boisterous. Compton's Caleb Plummer
was not only the best acted character in the piece, but by
far the best Caleb Plummer that has yet appeared. He
made up the part beautifully, and was in perfect keeping
throughout. It was a finished picture by a most accom-
plished. artist. Little Miss Marshall made a most inte-
resting Bertha, and Miss Somers a humorous Tilly
Slowboy. The Stranger was very well acted by Mr.
Leigh Murray. The contrast between the decrepitude
of extreme age in the earlier scenes and the joyous
energy of youth in the concluding one, was admirably
brought out. The mounting of the piece was excellent,
and the appearance of the fairies was very well managed.
The house was crowded, the applause was enthusiastic,
and at the conclusion the audience would not be content
until they had called all the artistes before the curtain.

ON TIIE NEW PLANET, DISCOVERED BY
PROFESSOR ENEKE, AND CALLED BY HIM
" ASTRAA," AFTER THE GODDESS OF
JUSTICE.
Ye elder-born of God's bright family!
Receive the sister to your circle given,
And bid her welcome to her place in Heaven!
And ye, 0 sons of earth, when in the sky,
Her glimmering lamp ye trace, and by her name,
Call her, Astrw.,a—lift your hearts on high !
And pray that He wlese star did once proclaim
Good tidings at this season, years gone by,
May bless this omen likewise for a sign
Of better things! Injustice, Fraud, and Wrong,
Have ruled the desolated earth too long;
0 may the year that marks the new star shine,
In Haven above, behold on earth as well
Ai tnea—exil'd long—return to dwell!

R. F.

SUICIDE.—On Thursday evening an inquest was
held at the Pickled Egg public-house, before Mr. Wakley,
M.l'., and a jury, on the body of Mr. John Cundale, of the
firm of Cundale and Morgan, Italian warehousemen, 42, Am-
well-street, I'entonville. On Tuesday last the inhabitants
of Holford-square, one of those new ranges of buildings
springing up so rapidly in the northern part of the metro-
polis, were alarmed by the sound o:* a pistol-shot. The square
is within a few perches of the Clerkenwell Police-court, and
Marryatt, police-constable 31 G, being on duty there, and
hearing the report, ran to the house, 34, in the square,
whence it proceeded. On entering the first floor front room
he was shocked at the spectacle before him. The floor and
one of the windows were besmeared with blood. The upper
pert of the head was quite blown off. and the skull was quite
emptied of its contents. The weapon with which the un
fortunate man destroyed himself, an kat horse-pistol, lay be-
side him. The ball passed through the window, one of the
panes of which was broken. The constable sent for Mr.
Mullard, a surgeon in Percy-street ; but it is needless to say
the man died instantly. Seven bullets, a card-case, and a
spy %lass were found in his pocket. The body was removed
to the workhouse. The house in which he committed the
rash act is not yet finished, and mechanics were at work in
the lower past of when the shot was fired. So bent was he
on suicide, that on leaving home in the morning he left his
watch behind him, and divided one of the leaden bullets w.th
which he loaded the pistol, that the work of destruction
might be more effectual. The inquest was adjourned. There
is no doubt of the deceased having died by his own hand,
but the jury, from the imperfect evidence, were not able to
say he was insane at the moment.

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN BY PRUSSIC
ACID.—On Wednesday, Mr. Wakley, M.P., Coroner, held
an inquest at the Six Bells public-house, Hammersmith, on
the body of Mr. George Hampton Trenchard, aged 19 years,
who committed suicide by prussic acid on the night of Sun-
day last. Mr. William Simpson deposed that he lived at
Bradmore House, Hammersinith, and is a surgeon. Deceased
was witness's pupil, and was about 19 years of age. He was
a member of a highly respectable family. Deceased was
found dead by witness on the night of Sunday last, about
half-past eleven o'clock, in the green-house at the bottom of
witness's garden. He found the deceased lying on the floor
on his side, and he appeared as a drunken man would. Mr.
Gatleff, another pupil, was with witness. Witness imme-
diately felt deceased's pulse and found him to be quite dead
and cold. Deceased had been with witness about eighteen
mouths, fourteen of which he had been an articled pupil.
Had noticed no change in the conduct of the deceased pre-
vious to his death. Deceased was generally very good-
natured and steady. Witness judged that he was not quite
of sober habits from having missed a quantity of tincture of
cardimums, which had been afterwards watered. From the
evidence of other witnesses, it appeared that a bottle of
prussic acid was found in the green-house, and a letter was
also found in the handwriting of the deceased, in which he
stated his intention of taking prussic acid, as his only re-
source of happiness. It further appeared that the cause of
his distress was an accusation made against him by his fel-
low-pupil, the truth of which he admitted, but had received
forgiveness. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a
verdict--" That the deceased destroyed himself by taking
prussic acid while in an unsound state of mind." _

ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS, WESTMINSTER-
BRIDGE-ROAD.—On Thursday afternoon, the general quar-
terly court of the Governors and Directors a the abovewas
cha-
rity took place at the board-room in the institution. 1
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resignation, andr
not demise, of the Rev. W. R. Wylde, A.M., as previously
stated by mistake. Out of these ten, four had preached their
probationary sermons; and the fifth candidate, the Rev. H.
C. Knox, would preach his on Sunday morning next, in the
chapel of the institution, in the presence of the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the President of the asylum. After the usual routine
expressed themselves
passing and examining bills, &c.,had business, such as been
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tion, and then broke up.
THE LATE BISHOP or JERUSALEM.—The will of
the Right Reverend Michael Solomon Alexander, D.D. the
first Bishop of the United Church
13, announced
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ed and Ireland larNeel and
takenin
Jerusalem, whose death we recet
place in November last, has just been proved in London; the
personal effects in this country were sworn under 7,000/. It
appears to have been made just previous to his Lordship's de-
parture from this country for
foreignE
see, being
and
datedabotit al
amt
December,
hafter
his consecration to
18.41. He has left to his executors and trustees, the Rev.
John Christian Reichardt, clerk, and C. 11. Corbett, Esq.,
both residents of London, the whole of his property, real
and personal, in trust for his wife, to receive the interest for
her life while unmarried, and at her death, or second mar-
riage, then to his children absolutely. (Signed) "M. S.
Angel Ileirosol." The Eight Reverend Prelate had only
presided for four years over this newly established Bishopric
in the Ottoman Empire, which embraces Syria, Chaldea,
Egypt, and Abyssinia. His death was sudden and unexpected.
having left his residence to attend a visitation of a part of his
diocese, and accompanied by his wife and daughter was
proceeding across the Desert from Syria, on his way to
Cairo in Egypt, when near Balbeis, and within a few hours of
reaching his intended destination, a sudden stroke of death
terminated his labours on the 23d November, 1845. His
remains were carried to Alexandria for interment —Post.

SECESSION FROM THE CHURCH.—The Rev. Edgar
Estcourt, M.A., of Exeter College, Oxford, was received a
few days since into the Roman Catholic Church at Prior Park,
near Bath. Mr. Estcourt is nephew to the Member for Ox-
ford University. —Post.
GRETNA-GREEN MARRIAGES —We lately insertedin
our columns a paragraph to the effect that all Gretna-green
marriages would be put au end to by an Act to come into
operation at the new year. A legal bachelor correspondent
informs us that this is a mistake, no such Act being in exist-
ence; so that any of our English readers who are wishing
to escape with their " true loves" from "fathers with flinty
hearts " will yet have an opportunity of doing so. The para-
graph, we suspect, arose from the circumstance of Lord
Brougham having inserted a clause to that effect in one of
the nine Bills he introduced last session for the improvement
of the law.—These, however, were not passed.—Greenock
Advertiser.
lIICIx TlDE.—There was another unusually high
tide in the Thames yesterday afternoon, and considerable
damage was again done on both sides of the river. Passen-
gers could not land from the steamers at some of the
customary places,