The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-16 00:00:00

MON DAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, IBA

INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES.

A meeting of the members of this recently orga-
nized and useful institution wa3 heldon Saturday, in
the board-room of the Guardian Life and Fire
Assurance Ofllue, Lombard-street,. The actuaries,
of nearly all the assurance offices in London, and
many of those connected with offices in the provinces,
were present. Among them we observed Mr.Fin-
laison, of the National Debt Office, Mr. Griffith
Davies, Mr. Laurence, Mr. Peter Hardy, Mr. David
Jones, Mr. Jenkyn Jones, Mr. Farren, Mr. Tucker,
Mr. Robertson, Mr. Higham, Mr. .Neison, Mr.
Scratchley, and a number of others.
Mr. PRYER HARDY was called to the chair. lle
said that was the first meeting of the actuaries of
Great Britain and Ireland, and that they had assem-
bled for the purpose of electing the officers of the
institution.

Mr. CLEGHORNi of the Guardian office, and the
Hon. Secretary, read the report, which was adopted
unanimously.
Mr. GRIFFITH DAVIES said he believed he was the
senior actuary connected with an assurance office
present. He might, the
ref a motion for their ref ore, be permitted to sub-
adoption—namely, that Mr.
Finlaison, the Government actuary, who was second
to none in his estimation of the value of the institute,
be elected the president for the ensuing year.—(Loud
cheers.) He (Mr. Davies) might take that oppor-
tunity of stating that ill-
health
multifarious nature of
an his pursuits, would
and the
y active part in the
management
was duee
to
of
the institution.- This expla-
nationthe members who had so-
licited him to take office. He had known Mr. Fin-
laison for many years, and he assured them that his
talents and his position would shed a lustre upon the
institute.—(Cheers.)
Mr. LODGE seconded the motion, which was car-
ried unanimously ; and Mr. Finlaison took the Presi-
dent's seat amidst the
most enthusiastic applause.
much affected.
The PRESIDENT d1 vneos occasion
life could match the gratification i
fn ihis past
whole
he et that moment
at the high honour they had conferred upon him.
At all times he was an indifferent orator, but at that
moment he felt wholly inadequate to express his
deep sense of gratitude to his friend Mr. Davies for the
terms in which he had nominated him, and to the
meeting for the cordial manner in which they had
elected him. Mr. Davies and himself had been long
in harness together, and it would be, he fancied, a
difficult thing to say who was the senior. They
thought they might truly consider themselves the
oldest, men in the profession. He assured them,
his brethren, that nothing should be left
undone on his part which could promote
by any possibility the success and importance of the
institute.—(Hear„ hear.) He could not boast much
of his abilities, but he believed he should be warmly
seconded by those whose abilities had rendered them
famous. Of this, however, he could assure them that
he should not be wanting in good intentions. Allow
me to add, said the President, that by the act you
have just performed you have constituted the insti-
tute. We are now constituted a society.—(Cheers.)
On the motion of Mr. Gairrimillevies,fseconded
by Mr. FARREN, Mr. David Jones, Mr. Peter
Hardy, Mr. Laurence, Mr. J. C. Sylvester, Mr.
Jellicoe, Mr. G. P. Neison, Mr. Jenkyn Jones, Mr.
Tucker, Mr. Scratchley, Mr. W. T. Robinson, Mi•
nerve ; Mr. Rattray, Mr. Hilman, Mr. Le appe-
lain,;Mr. W. M. Brown, Mr. W.T. Thompson,tand
Mr. Finlay were elected as the council forl the
ensuing year. The 10th rule was here amended
to enable Mr. Cleghorn, whose zeal on behalf
of the institute was much complimented by se-
veral of the speakers, to be elected registrar, he
having respectfully declined to be a member of the
council, believing, as he said, that there were many
others fitted to fill the place more worthily than him.
That gentleman, therefore, was unanimously elected
to the office of registrar.
Mr. RATTRAT moved that the following gentlemen
be elected vice-presidents :—Mr. David Jones, Mr.
Peter Hardy, Mr. Sylvester, and Mr. Jellicoe, which
was seconded by Mr. ROBINSON and carried.
Mr. Jzeeicoz, in returning thanks, adverted to
the great public necessity of such an institution as
that of the Actuaries of the United Kingdom. Many
years ago he and Mr. Hardy discussed the necessity
of such a society. They did so because actuaries
did not receive that support and estimation in
public which they conceived so important a body
deserved. They saw no reason why they should not
occupy a recognised position, equal to that of the
professors of law or physic, and with those well
known for their learning and acquirements.—(Hear,
hear.) Nothing, he conceived, could more effectually
accomplish this than this institute, because it would
bring before the public the real nature of the business
and duty of an actuary, of which they were pro-
foundly ignorant at present.—(Hear, hear.) It
would stamp their calculations with authority, which
was alike necessary for their own reputation as for
that of the corporations with which they were re-
spectively connected.—(Hear.) If sufficient weight
was not attached to the head of an office
everything went wrong. He could not but deeply
regret that there had been a want of co-operation o
the; parts of the actuariesf ;
of one or two offices butn
he was sure the time was not far distant when they
would give it their hearty support.—(Hear, hear.)e
When he saw how the institue was supported, and
the unanimity that prevailed, he was sure their non-
co-operation could do it no harm, but if they would
not, of this they might be satisfied that its members
would do all in their power to make the profession
than
more highly estimate heretofore. --(Loud
cheers.) He trusted they would all work together
for one common end—the general benefit of the
science.—(Hear, hear.)
The PRESIDENT perfectly concurred in every word
uttered by Mr. Jellicoe. He (the President) twenty
years ago saw the great necessity for such an insti-
tution as this. Perhaps many present were not aware
that the profession of an actuary bad been repeatedly
recognised by the Legislature
as
.—(Hear, hear.) So
long ago as 1819 Act to this effect was passed.
When the Legislature seriously took into its consi-
deration the best
mode of conducting benefit and
friendly societies, an Act was passed for the protection
of such societies, in
',which provision Was made for the
employment of
competentlB actuaries to test their
5
qualifications In he was appointed actuary to
the National Debt-office by Act of Parliament. Thus
the profession was recognised by Act of Parliament a
second time. Another Act enacted that actuaries of
six years standing should certify the accu-
racy of the tables
h of
these societies. In
sat on the matter in
1825 the necessity of actuaries examining the tables
and plans of societies projected for the benefit of the
poor was much insisted upon. He might say, there-
fore, with truth that no profession had been so clearly
and repeatedly recognise by the Acts of the Legis-
lature as that of the actuary—not excepting even the
Royal or Geological Societies. It was fit and proper,
therefore, that they should form themselves into a
society, and be enabled through it to inform the
public whom their brethren consider actuaries,
with on the plan adopted so much success and
11 public benefit by the College of Surgeons and other
bodies.—(Hear.) At present every little clerk called
himself an actuary, and the public had no means of
discriminating between the qualifications of the two.
__(Rear, hear)—but he hoped the day was not far
r
distant `when the profession would take its position
among the learned bodies of the kingdom.--(gear,
hear.) In forming themselves into such a body they
were merely following out the behests of the Legii-
lature.--(Hear.)
Mr. Jenkyn Jones and Mr. Tucker were then
elected the honorary secretaries.
Mr. Henderson and Mr. F. G. Smith were elected
the actuaries.
Mr. PETER HARDT proposed that a vote of thanks
be awarded to Mr. Griffith Davies for his valuable
services to the institute. No one could entertain
more sincere feelings for the institute, and nothing
but ill•health prevented him from taking an active
part in its affairs.—(Hear, hear.) His contributions
to the science of life assurance could not be too highly
estimated, and his great book, which had never been
formally published to the world, was to be found in
all the assurance offices of London.—(Hear, bear.)
Mr. J. JONES seconded the motion, which was
carried by acclamation.
The PRESIDENT suggested that thelVice-Presidents
should draw up an address to Mr. Davies.
Mr. Davies briefly expressed his acknowledgments.
The unanimity that had characterised their proceed-
ings augured well for the success of the institute;
and he trusted it might never be disturbed.
Thanks were then voted to the President, the enrol-
ment committee, Mr. Cleghorn, to the directors of
the " Guardian" for the use of the offices ; and a motion
having been passed recommending the council to take
whatever steps might seem expedient to obtain the
co-operation of, those who had not joined the institute,
the meeting separated..
The inauguration dinner of the society was held
in the evening, at the London Coffee-house the Pre-
sident being in the chair, supported by Messrs. Peter
Hardy and Mr. David Jones. About forty gentlemen
were present. The gathering was one of the most
cordial and friendly nature. " Success to the Ac-
tuaries Institute " was drunk with great enthusiasm.
The company did not separate. until late.

NO PENALTIES TO EXCISE OPEICERS.—III the
Spirit Dealers' new Act, which has just come into
operation, it is declared that officers of the Excise shall
not participate in penalties and forfeitures under the Art.
The penalties are to go to the Crown, and not, as
hitherto, in part to the Excise officers. This is a very
excellent provision.
A rumour prevailed in town last week that a vessel
arrived in port had had signalled to her, by the steamer
in which ?ilacready took his passage for America, the
death of that celebrated tragedian. [We believe there
is no foundation for the report.—Liverpool Chronicle.]

• THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. I
• The Haymarket Theatre, es Lich opened for the'
season on Saturday night, certainly required re-deco-
ration, and with Mr. Webster's usual enterprise and
liberality he appears to have determined to do it
effectually, for which purpose he availed himself of
the well-known talents and artistic skill of Mr. Sing,
who has now worked so long among us as to have be-
come one of us, and nobly he has fulfilled his under-
taking in this case, for he has produced at the same
time one of the richest and most elegant interiors that
has ever been combined in this metropolis ; and under
the superintendence of Mr. C. Manby the general
alterations and improvements of the theatre are as
' complete and effective as those at the Adelphi, which
emanated from the same source.
The entrance has been generally improved, and it
is intended to erect an internal porch to keep out the
wind, and to convert the present hall into a crush
room. The lobbies are all of a fresh cool green
colour, with crimson lines round the doors. Backs
have been added to all the seats in the circle; the
ugly square columns which formerly impeded the
view from the corner boxes are replaced by elegant
palm-tree stems of white and gold. The hand rests
on ail the tiers are amber and crimson satin. The
furniture of the dress circle is cerise and straw co-
loured damask, and that of the stalls, pit, and upper
circles a rich crimson damask, according with the
flock paper of the private boxes, which have rich crim-
son damask curtains and fringe.
The centre chandelier and those round the circle
have been improved by additional glass drops, and we
were glad to perceive by the gilded network in the
centre of the ceiling that increased ventilation had
been attended to.
The general tone of the house is cream colour and
gold. The ceiling and the proscenium alone aspire
to high artistic decoration. The ceiling forms a coup
d'esil surprising and beautiful by its elegant outline,
its brilliant colouring, and the original distribution of
the architectural part. The pervading tint is an
aerial blue, gracefully intermingled with gold, and
ornamental and figurative painting.
In the spandrils of the four corners are depicted
the Seasons, with their architectural accompaniments
beautifully studied, and in tone of colouring only to
be surpassed by the group of Tragedy and Comedy
in the centre of the proscenium, which emulates some
of the best works of the old masters. The inner
proscenium contains the royal arms branching off into
arabesques and groups of figures, flowers, and birds,
managed in a most masterly style. The hideous
columns which formerly encumbered the proscenium,
and circumscribed the space on the stage, have been
removed, and are replaced by well proportioned
pilasters, which are decorated with a running pattern
of the Indian cane with its graceful falling leaves en-
twined with bright flowers. The fronts of the pro.
scenium boxes present a rich and refined effect,
glittering with gold and arabesques, containing the
royal arms and the Prince's plume.
The only gap we perceived was the royal box,
which as yet is not decorated at 'all. The reason of
this is, we understand, because it is not Mr. Webster's
property, but remains ix the hands of the proprietress,
who reaps the benefit of the royal visits, and who,
when so much appears to have been done by her
liberal tenant, ought not, in our opinion, to evince
such want of loyalty and taste as to permit the royal
box to be the only blot in so fair a building.
The new drop painted by Mr. P. Phillips evinces
much of that poetic feeling and artistic repose, for
which English landscape and scene painters receive
such general and merited praise. The centre repre-
sents the church at Stratford, where rest the ashes of
our immortal bard, and as a landscape has a chaste
and mellow effect. It forms the centre of a rich
screen of the best period of the renaissance architec-
ture, surmounted by a bust of Shakspere, and
flanked on either hand by two beautiful groups of
Tragedy and Comedy. The former is from the well-
known engraving of Mrs. Siddons, and the latter is
an original composition fully equal to it. In these as in
the architectural portion of the drop we fancied that we
could detect the pure taste and facile pencil
of Lewis Haghe, which alone is a guarantee for the
excellence of the production. Two minor compart-
ments contain views of the Globe Theatre and of
Shakspere's house, and the whole is surrounded by
an arabesque border upon tapestry. We never re-
member to have seen a drop that generally pleased us
so well, or that so perfectly harmonised with the in-
terior decorations of the house, and were glad to see
this system followed, which has been recently so suc-
cessfully adopted at the Adelphi. Altogether, this is
perhaps the most successful of Mr. Phillips's produc-
tions, and he must paint well now to keep up his
ordinary scenery to the level of this artistic work.
The company engaged is a strong one, and from its
composition it is evident that it is not the intention
of Mr. Webster to pay such exclusive attention to
comedy as has hitherto been his wont, but that we
are occasionally to be indulged in the representation
of tragedy also at this, the only legitimate theatre now
devoted to the representation of the legitimate drama.
The company will comprise the following distin-
guished artists:—
Mr. Charles Kean and Mrs. Charles Kean (late Miss
Ellen Tree), Miss Laura Addison (her first appearance
at this theatre), Mr. James Wallack (his first appearance
these five years), Mr. Webster, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Cres-
wick, Mr. Hudson, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. H. Hall, Mr.
Tilbury, Mr. Howe, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Mr. James
Bland, Mr. Rogers, r. Brindal, Mr. Clark, Mr. Braid,
Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Coo, &c.. &c., &c.; Mrs. Glover,
Mrs. Keeley. Miss Julia Bennett, Miss P. Horton, Miss
Reynolds, Mrs. W. Clifford, Mrs. Humby, Mrs. L. S.
Buckingham, Mrs. Stanley, Miss E. Messent, Mrs. A.
Wigan, Mrs. Caulfield, Miss Woulds, Miss E. Woulds,
Mrs. oe, &c., &c.
All honour to Mr. Webster for having engaged
Mr. end Mrs. Charles Kean, not as stars, but as
members of the general company, and :all honour to
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean for having so engaged
themselves. This is the first decisive blow that has
been struck at the abominable star system which has
been the bane and the destruction of the drama, and
the grateful thanks of every playgoer who likes to see
a good play well performed as a whole are due to Mr.
Webster for his conduct in this matter.
The play chosen for the opening was Romeo and
Juliet, with the following cast :
Prince Escalate.. ... Mr. Caulfield.
Paris, Mr. 11. Vandenhoff Montague, Mr. Gough..
Capulet ... Mr. James Bland.
Romeo ... Mr. Creswiek.
Mercutio ... Mr. 11. Hon.
Ty bait Mr. Howe.
Benvolio... Mr. Braid.
Friar Lawrence ... Mr. Rogers.
Friar John ... Mr. Sauter.
Peter
... Mr. Keeley.
••• Mr. Briudal.
... Mr. Clark.
••• ••• Miss Laura Addison.
(ller first appearance at this Theatre).
Lady Capu let Mrs. Stanley.
Lady Montague ... Miss Brooks.
Nurse ... ... Mrs. Glover.
The great novelty of the evening was the first ap-
pearance of Miss Laura Addison at this theatre in
the character of Juliet. She had acquired a very
high reputation at Sadler's Wells for her imperso-
nation of the heroines of Shakspere, and that reputa-
tion she will, we doubt not, judging from her per-
formance of Saturday, more than sustain at the Hay-
market. She has a sweet and expressive voice (an
exquisite thing in woman), an admirable stage figure,
features full of expression, and an intensity, a power,
and an earnestness in all she does that exactly fit her
for distinction in the high path she has chosen ; she
has not only the intellect to conceive, but the power
and the will to embody the characters of Shakspere.
Never was there, for example, a greater instance of
will triumphing over all obstacles than was ex-
hibited by Miss Laura Addison on Saturday
night. I rom the moment of her appearance
it was evident that she was not only suffering most
painfully from intense nervousness, but that she was
also labouring under physical indisposition, against
which she was struggling courageously. In the
balcony scene it w.ss evident that the physical indis-
position was mastering the strong will, and she
fainted—the curtain fell, but in a few minutes again
rose—the stout will defeated for an instant had con-
quered, and she went through the remainder of the
play triumphantly. Her powers seemed to rise with
the occasion—in the third act, the feeble, timid
girl of the balcony scene, had become
the intensely impassioned woman. The whole
of the third and fourth acts were given
with a degree of impassioned power which com-
pletely embodied the conception of Shakspere.
The soliloquy over the poison was magnificently given.
Since the days of O'Neil that soliloquy has never been
so admirably rendered as it was on Saturday. At
the conclusion of the play Miss Laura Addison was
called for and led on by Mr. Creswick, who ae
Romeo had afforded her most efficient support
throughout the piece, and received the enthusiastic
congratulations of the audience. Of the Nurse of
Mrs. Glover how shall we speak in terms of sufficient
eulogy ? Itlis faultless, and the intense pathos which
she infuses into the part when she discovers Juliet's
death is the finest and most artistical piece of acting
on the stage. The gradual change from gossip-
pingthete
tone of the old nurse to the strong agony of h
broken-hearted woman was so exquisitely given on
Saturday that it took the audience quite aback,
convulsive sobs were heard in many parts of the
house, and at the conclusion Mrs. Glover received
three distinct rounds of the heartiest and most richly
deserved applause that ever enraptured audience be-
stowed. Mr. Rogers's Lawrence was a careful piece
of acting. Keeley's Peter was as quaint as ever, and
Howes 'fybalt was excellent. At the conclusion,
" God save the Queen" was sung by the company,
and the performance concluded with the farce of The
Pas de Fascination, in which the clever Keeleys kept
the audience in a roar.
(From the Times.)
This house opened on Saturday, shining with all the
splendour of renovation. It is scarcely a fortnight since
the Adelphi company quitted it, a worn out dirty-look.

Samson ...
Apothecary
Juli©t

ing edifice, and n thanks to the exertions of Mr.
Charles Mangy (else the gnk,ii genius of the Adelphi), it
is completely ee. In m tore to bottom. The house
opened with .Th,meo end Juliet, in which the principal
feature was the aposrauce of Miss Laura Addison
as the heroine. This young lady had gained con-
siderable reputation by her performance at Sad-
ler's Wells, daring; two successive seasons, but she
wan so extreme!). harveus at acting before a West-end
audience, that she catmot, c yet, be said to have given
them a real specimen of her powers. In the middle
of the balcony scene she fainted, and the curtain was
suddenly let down. On her recovery, which took place
in the course of a few minutes, it was again raised for
the coetineuiace of the lovers' interview, and she acted
to the ;id of the play without other interruption. The
beet point she made was in the bedchamber scene, and
here she produced a favourable impression on her
audience. Miss Addison bas a great deal of profes-
sional zeal, but there are two faults which she should
especially mend, and which we mention here because
they cannot be attributed to the nervousness of Satur-
day. One is a certain peculiarity of tone, which has a
monotonous effect; the other is a tendency to make
every word too isolated. This has doubtless arisen fronk,
a laudable attempt at high elaboration, but its result is
a redundancy of emphasis. The Romeo of Mr. Creswick
is not without intelligence, while the Mercutio of Mr.
Hull is more lively than finished. Mrs. Glover's Nurse
was the gem of the whole tragedy, and her burst of
grief at the supposed death of Juliet was one of those
bits of strong genuine acting which aro only to be found
among the well-trained representatives of the old school.
Mr. Keeley, by his humorous impersonation of Peter,
gave prominence to that part.. The marked applause
which was bestowed on Mrs. Glover and Mr. Keeley on
their first entrance should be noticed as a well-merited
and distinguishing mark of respect to two genuine artists
and established favourites. A word in praise of Mr.
Rogers, whose Friar Lawrence was carefully read and
excellently made up. Mr. Rogers has generally played
subordinate characters; but all that he has done has
been marked by that real histrionic feeling which is
every day becoming more rare in the profession. At
the conclusion of she tragedy Miss Addison was called,
and was led on by Mr. Creswick. Mr. Webster ap-
peared as the central figure in his company when the
National Anthem was sung. Mrs. Keeley was as wel-
come as ever in the Pas de Fascination, and her Cachuca
with Mr. Tilbury gained an unanimous encore.
(Froze the Chronicle.)
On Saturday evening this theatre opened for the
season with Romeo and Juliet, and the farce of the Pas
do Fascination. On this occasion Shakspere's muse
introduced to the footlights of a west-end theatre a
rising aspirant for Thespian fame, who heretofore has
acquired some reputation among the denizens of that
far-north locality the dramatic capital of which is knows
as Sadler's Wells, or " The Wells." The performance
of Saturday evening, upon the whole, was an interesting
one, and creditable to the establishment. Miss Laura
Addison enacted the part of the loving, hapless Juliet
with great intensity of passion ; but she showed more of
the impulse of native fervour than of deep and mature
study of the Juliet of Shakespere's creation. The scene
where she drinks the sleeping draught was, upon the
whole, her best ; the terrible subject was prominently
in her mind, and she forgot her affected style—for that
is the term to give it—'forgot herself, and thought only
of her author. In the last act also (which, by the way,
was very properly given according to the text of Shaks-
pere) she acted with great truthfulness and genuine
feeling. Miss Addison suffered considerably from ner-
vousness in her earlier scenes, but recovered her self-pos-
session as the play proceeded. She was warmly ap-
plauded in many of her scenes, and called for with
acclamation at the fail of the curtain. Mr. Creswick
did the part of Romeo carefully, but not, very passionately,
affording, in this respect, a marked contrast to his young
lady love. eHis e hits. dross in the earlier scenes was
not becoming. Mr. Hell's Mercutio was an unpretend-
ing performance, and therefore calls for no particular
remark. For the rest of the cast, it was in many re-
spects admirable. Mrs. Glover is the Queen of Nurses;
her acting ttroughout was marked with careful study,
and exquisite fini,h. The scene where she discovers the
supposed dr. ad body of her young mistress was the per-
fection of natural feeling. Keeley's Peter has well been
known as an inimitable morceau of its kind. Mr. Rogers
did the part of Friar Lawrence with great care and
scrupulous exactness. He was rather hard withal, par-
ticularly in his speech discoursing upon the merits of
the herbs in his basket, which gives opportunity for a
display of elocution of the very highest order. The
play generally was extremely well mounted, many of
the scenes being new for the occasion. After the tragedy
the National Anthem was sung, Mr. Webster appearing
in the front, iu the midst of his "little Haymarket "
family.

(From the Post.)
The season commenced on Saturday night with Shak-
pr,ra's tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, restored, in all its
material respects, to its original form, the alteration of
the last scene by Garrick, and its melo-dramatic effects,
with other absurdities mid impertinences, beingvery judi-
ciously cast aside. The special novelty of the night was
the first appearance of Miss Laura Addison, who had
earned considerable celebrity at Sadler's Wells in the
part of Juliet. The material which the histrionic pro-
fession affords for tragedy is not extensive. It presents,
in the whole, but few names, and of tLjse none are assn.
ciaten is the public mind with achievements of high
and undoubted success. Mr. Webster has, there-
fore, to find cut the successors to Kemble, to
Kesa, to Garrick, and to Siddons. In this
task, difficult in its nature, and not sudden in its accom-
plishment, it is for the public at once to sympathise
and to assist. The effort is noble, and worthy of all
praise. May the triumph be complete! That Miss
Laura Addison possesses genius there are few, we
think, will gainsay. She manifestly thinks for her-
self; and eschews the old conventional stamps of the
character. There was, throughout the portraiture, in-
tellectuality and a deep study of the various
phases of the emotions and passions evolved by
the passing incidents. There is also intensity and ab-
straction—qualities potent in securing the half-belief so
vital to the dramatic illusion. But to countervail
these great means, there is so great elaboration, that
much of the potency of the deep passion and spirit of
the golden poesy is lost in the process. Of the design
of the new Juliet it is impossible to speak in terms of too
high praise. In parts of the execution there were points
which justice equally to the artist and to the public re-
quires to be noticed. There was one manifest evil which
marred, especially in the earlier part of the play, many of
the effects, This was either an excess of nervous timidity,
not unnatural nor even undesirable on a first appearance,
or the oppression of considerable indisposition. Under
this Miss Addison's strength failed her in the balcony
scene ; she seemed to struggle heroically with some
strong attack, but the enemy prevailed, and she sunk
down in a swoon. Thu curtain fell, but in a few minutes
rose again, and the nut was finished with apparent con-
straint or techl,ties4. .1a the next act, however, Miss
Addison seemed to recover her powers, and in the im-
passioned scenes which followed, particularly that in
which she learns the late of her lover and her cousin, and
in the great soliloquy .iver the fatal potion, she rose to a
grandeur which it wai d..lightful to rewelcome to the
English stare. Thu whole of this soliloquy, and the words
"I. will do it," in the interview with the Friar, were given
with energy, and yt t «iih temperance which doth
give it smoothness," whit h Shakspere tells us is the
actor's perfection. Mrs. Glover's Nurse is one of the
most faultless dramatic pictures which an enraptured
audience ever cont mplated, and never was it given with
wore perfection of teulir.g and spirit than on Saturday
night. It is of itself a refreshing memorial of the best
days of the star,e. Next to this was unquestionably the
Friar of Mr. ltat:crs,a gentleman of consummate talent
and taste—Mr. Keeley'.sPeter—and Mr. Howe's Tybalt.
Miss Addison wss recalled before the curtain, and
saluted with loud applause. The National Anthem was
r.hen sung by th+• entire company. The farce called the
Pas de Fascination followed, and received its usual hearty

The application for a divorce in the Philadelphia
Courts, by Mr. Pierce Butler, against his wife, Fanny
Kemble Butler, is en the ground that she has deserted
him for two years, having been abroad for that time in
Europe. Mrs. Butler resists the application, and as a
large fortune is depending on the question, whether
the wife shall have her legal portion or be cnt off by a
divorce, the case will be one of interest. Mrs. Fanny
Kemble Butler is among the visitors at the Revere
Clouse, Boston. She will soon reappear, it is said, on
the boards of the Park Theatre, New York.—Montreal
Pilot.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—On
Satur-
day, in the Bloomsbury County Court, an action was
brought by Ann Elliott, the daughter of a laundress re-
siding in Hart-street, Chelsea, against a person to re-
cover the sum of 20/. as a compensation for a breach of
promise of marriage, the circumstances of the plaintiff
not being adequate to the expense of entering an action
in a superior emir. It appeared from the evidence that
the defendant, who was a solicitor residing in Randolph-
terrace, Camden-town, was one afternoon, during the
summer of 1335, walking through the Lowther-arcade,
when ho accosted the plaintiff, to whom, after a little
conversation, he made a proposal of marriage, and of-
fered to allow her 251. per annum as pin-money. A re-
sult very common to this kind of courtship followed,
and nitinwely the defendant refused to perform his
promise, end was united to another. His Honour having
fully entered into the evidence of the case, the hearing
of which occupied several hours, allowed the plaintiff the
full amount claimed, with cost, at the same time ex-
pressing regret that a person bred to the profession of a
gentleman should have taken so mean an advantage of
ate plaintiff.

PREVENTION OF FIRE IN HOUSE-BUILDING.—
A. correspondent of the Builder says :—" I have to pro-
pose that, in the erection of dwelling-houses, no open
timber floors, ceilings or partitions, be admitted, as it is
well known that fire without draft to assist it, is not a
dangerously destructive element, but that, with this ally,
there is no limit to the range of its greedy and devour-
ing appetite. I would therefore insist that all internal
partitions be composed either entirely of brickwork, or of
brick nogging or pugging; that the floors, if not com-
posed entirely of lire-proof materials, should in like
manner, be filled in solid with some incombustible ma-
terials; and that the stairs, if not of stone (which they
might be without any great increase of expense), should
be (that is the steps and risers) fixed upon some solid
and almost wholly incombustible material, the construc-
tion of which might tallow that adapted for the floors.
SPOT ON Tnt: SUN.—The large spot on the sun
which attracted attention about a fortnight since is again
brought into view by the rotation of the sun on its axis,
and was observed on the 13th of October as a fine dark
line upon the extreni:. edge of the sun's disk, towards the
south-east. The spot is likely to be visible till about
the 26th of this mouth, arid will probably appear again
:t) large to b.e visible without a telescope, about the
17th, for several days.