The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-21 00:00:00

DERBY.

The Derby Election Committee re-assembled this
morning; Mr. Childers in the chair.
Robert Clarke, a freeman of Derby, proved that he
voted for Strutt and Gower, for which he received 255.
on the Tuesday following the election, at Mr. Strutt's
committee-room.
Several other voters deposed to having received various
sums of money under similar circumstances.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SON.
SlR,—Seeing in your journal of this evening an
account of a person being brought up for examination
before a magistrate at Bow-street on Saturday last,
for the robbery of a lady in an omnibus, and the per-
son in custody when asked for his residence gave it
No. 48, Penton-street. Now I do not know whether
there be any other Penton-street, but must observe.
that I reside at No. 48, Penton-street,as Pentonvi le,
pt
and have done so for many yearsand that I have
no men lodgers now, nor have I had aad any at all for
As many months last past. the above statement of
the man in custody is calculated to do me an injury,
you will much oblige me by giving in your valuable
journal this public contradiction, and I remain, Sir,
your obedient humble servant,

GEORGE CLARKSON.
48, Penton•street, Penton!ille, March 20, 1848.

HER MAJESTY AT ABERDEEN.—We are happy to
be able to state, that information has been received in
town, that her Majesty will land at Aberdeen, on her
way to Balmoral, in the autumn of this year. A letter
to that effect has been received from the engineer of the
Harbour, and the commissioners have been taking steps
to facilitate the progress of the works, so that the new
dock may be fully completed in good time. It will be
an auspicious event fur the " braif toun" to have its
magnificent dock, the greatest work of the kind in the
kingdom, opened for the first time, to receive the Sove-
reign of the realm in person. The name, then, will be
literally applicable. Our railway company, too, we be-
lieve, have made arrangements for opening up to Stone-
haven, by the let of August, and we should not wonder
if the whole line be completed to Aberdeen by the time
of the royal visit, so as to afford an opportunity to the
loyal subjects of her Majesty to be present, and give
proper eclat to her landing in this northern metropolis.—
Aberdeen Herald.
ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL, HAVERSTOCK.IIILL.
--Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen has been
pleased to command that the fancy sale which is to take
place at Willis's Rooms, on the 18th and 17th days of
May, for the benefit of the Infant Working School,
llayerstook-hill, shall be under her immediate patronage.

ADELPHI THEATRE.
A one act drama, entitled The Comrades, was pro
duced here last evening, for the purpose of affording t°
M. Legrand, the celebrated French Pierrot, an oppci.r-
tunity of exhibiting his wonderful talents as a Pautfr
miwist. He acts the part of the dumb servant .of
French officer, who has been taken prisoner by t
Spaniards, while seeking an interview with his. 10,9:
love, the daughter of on old Spanish Den. The dumb
servant rescues his master, and assists the lovers, *DJ,
in consequence of his intervention, all ends happily
His pantomime was perfect, and the expression of II
countenance was precisely that peculiar fixed. AP"
piercing look (as far as the eyes and upper psl4
of the face are concerned), joined to that meaning'
less expression (as far as the mouth and lower Part
of the face is concerned) which it is impossible
to describe, but which all persons. who have come much
into contact with the dumb will at once recognize 0
the characteristic expression of the deaf mute. The
piece was completely successful, and was followed by 00
Flowers of the Forest, which, thanks to the acting of
Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss Davenpotlf
continues to be as attractive as ever. The Starlight
Bess of Miss Davenport is the best we have ever seen.
It is superior even to that of Mrs. Fitzwilliam, over
whom Miss Davenport has the advantage (an inesti•
mable advantage in the personation of such characters
as this) of youth, while she is quite her equal in All
artistic requirements. The house,was crowded.

FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S.
A three-act vaudeville, entitled Le Gant at L'Etvanta'
(an English version of which, under the title of Lee's
Telegraph, was produced some three years since at the
Princess's for Charles Mathews and Madame Vestris)'
was produced here last evening, with complete nieces'.
Mademoiselle Nathalic as the Princess Amelie (tb•
Princess with a heart, as she might be aptly designated),
was beautiful exceedingly. A Sovereign Princess, her,
Ministers advise that she should marry. She has fixed
her affections on her secretary, Edgard de Limberg (tt
Montaland), who himself is attached to one of the
ladies of the Court, Mathilde (Mademoiselle Baptiste),
The lovers are frequently together in company, seldout
together alone, but by means of a code of telegraphie
signals, the gentleman signalling with his glove, and the
lady with her fan, they manage to carry on most inte-
resting conversations in the presence of the Princes,
herself, who, however, at length discovers the
manoeuvre, and is in an agony of despair at finding
that she has thrown away her young affections on arnial
so utterly unworthy of them as Edgard. She orders the
lovers into custody, but after giving way to an agony et
grief she becomes calmer, forgives them, and defer'
mines to be satisfied with doing her dot/
in that station in which she is pliseel;
even although she cannot attach to berme,'
ono loving heart, and reaps nothing but ingra-
titude for the favours she bestows. The acting of Na'
dame Nathalie in the earlier scenes was exceedingly
graceful and queenliko, and in the latter scenes, when
the woman whose tenderest feelings have been lacerate,'
breaks out through all the conventionalities of Court
life, her impassioned pathos was heartrending. She 106
admirably supported by M.Montaland and Mademoiselle
Baptiste as the lovers. Their glove and fan exercise Wes
most amusing. The piece was excellently put on the
stage.

SURREY THEATRE.
Young's tragedy of The Revenge was produced at this
theatre last night, for the purpose of introducingt°
Surrey audience Mr. Ira Aldridge, the African trage*
dian, in the character of Zanga ; and it is but justice
him to say that his success was complete in that difficult
character. He has a clear and flexible voice, which be
uses with great judgment and taste ; he can infuse great
expression and feeling into his intonation ; his empbee'l
is judicious ; and his transitions natural and appro-
priate. His acting was excellent throughout. Althd
this was his first appearance at the Surrey, we are awe"
it is not the first time he has been before a Lando?.
audience ; the circumstances, however, under Which
he now comes forward as a candidate for
favour, are far more propitious to a recognition ot
his claims. A reaction has taken place in the rublie
taste in favour of the legitimate drama, and -a, or'
responding demand for actors who can do justice
to the classic productions, is felt and acknote'
]edged. Without attempting to institute a comparativi
criticism between the performance or merits of this gen-
tleman and any of those who might be considered to be
his competitors, we may venture to say that he stands,
without question, in the first class. In the farce of the
Padlock, his performance of the part of Mango was ecltlal
_,,
to anything we ever witnessed, displaying great hucc°l
and histrionic art in setting forth the sapient puit“,,,sh°,
that very facetious specimen of sable servants. -
greatest applause accompanied his efforts. If this gei
tleman has assigned to him characters equally well cal"
ciliated to call forth his abilities, he cannot fail to be a
great acquisition to the theatre, and to attract go°o
houses, which, after all, is the great desideratum in
these cases. Ile was called before the curtain, and
modest terms acknowledged the compliment paid
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and the appreciation which the audience evinced of 0
efforts to amuse them. The evening's entertaiumen
afforded great satisfaction. A new farce, entitled Gt"o
I'ercha, elicited so much laughter, that we do not fee
disposed to be very: rigorous i n a criticism of its merit!'
In these dull times, it is no trifling merit to put peoP
into good hum, ur, end t elicit a hearty laugh. •

SPECIE FROM IRELAND.—The vessel Preussisehe
Adler, arrived in the River from Cork, has brought, as
a portion of her cargo, ten boxes of specie. So large ss
arrival of specie from the sister island is particularii
remarkable, and of proportionate interest.
THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER E. GUTTBSIDG!;
—This cause, which creates considerable interest, 1„
appointed to take place at the Warwick Aegis". t:
Wednesday, the 29th inst. Mr. Gutteridge, it mill
remembered, was a most persevering opponent of the
appointment of Dr. Lee to the bishopric of Manchester,
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whose confirmation in St James's Church he unsucces,!lo
fully sought to obstruct. Amongst the witness" if°
have been summoned to give evidence on the trial are::
The Bishop of Worcester, the Hon. and Rev. G.,
Yorke, the Rev. J. Garbett, B.A. (the Bishop's chaplii%
some of the Masters of King Edward's School; risnr.
many of the inhabitants of Birmingham, to who'll l'
Lee, during the time he held the mastership Of the
school, was personally known.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL MATSON.—We !PVT.,t to
state that Admiral Richard Matson died on Sunday' th 7,
19th inst., in the 77th year of his age. He was mate or.
the Britannia, and served on shore during the occup,Sr
tion of Toulon, in 1793, and publicly thanked by b,_'l_
Sidney Smith for his conduct at the destruction of t"
arsenal and fleet; served also at the sieges of St. 119;
renza and Bastia, 1794; Lieutenant of the Bedford 1
llotham's actions; and present at the capture of Surinam'
1799; gazetted 1793.
of ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.—The supporters
the above fund held their annual meeting yesterdayusl
he Freemasons"favern, Great Queen-street. B.
Sully, Esq., F.R.S., was in the chair. The report res'
by the secretary stated that the Queen Dowager coll.
tinned her munificent donation of 1051. During thef
year forty widows had been provided with pensions
141. each, and twenty-four orphans at Si. each. The
total receipts amounted to 1,1071., and the expenditure
left a balance of 68/. After the adoption cf the repo.
the following were elected members of the council'i.
Sir J. E. Swinburne, Bart., Sir M. A. Shee,
Cabbell, Esq., M.l'., P. Legh, Esq., R. H. Sony, Dslelci:
and Aaron Goldsmid, Esq. The meeting then septtrafh,B
FIRE AT I LICENSED VICTUALLERS.•;-7 I,
morning, between the hours of one and two, the Grapes
public-house, the property of Mr. Jeremiah O'Connor,
situate in Duke-street, Lincoln's Inn. fields, was dis°°'
vered by police-constable 80 F to be on fire. The escape
e
of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Y11:4
was quickly at the spot, and owing to the exertions
the conductor two or three of the parties residing in lbye
f
house were brought down the machine. The engines °d
the London Brigade, West of England, parish, 1111
County offices were early in arriving, and plentY
s
water was obtained from the New River Company
mains, but the fire was not extinguished at a quarter to
three o'clock, although all danger of any further exten-
sionh was at an end. The whole of the upper part Of e
public house is destroyed, and the contents totally. COT
suwed. Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor are severely
and it is reported that a child has been burnt to death in
the flames.
MOTEL AND TAVERN KEEPERS' PROVIDENT IS:
STITUTION the friends and
.—Yesterdayinj aro'.
supporters 01
this charity met at the Craven Hotel, Strand, to receive
the ninth annual report of the committee, and to elect
officers for the ensuing year. Mr. T. Bacon presided.
The report congratulated the subscribers on the stead/
increase in the funds of the institution. Their receipts
for the past year, including a balance of 100/. at the
last audit, were 660/. Bs. Id. This, after investing 2381
in the funds, awarding to deserving applicants sows
amounting to 70/. Is., and the defraying of varioull
expenses, left in their banker's hands a balance °I
118/. 2s. 7d.

BLI Tea.
On the 9th inst., at St. Mary's, Southampton, the wife of
John Foote Hattatt, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 17th inst., at the Rectory of St. George's, liaDo/1"
square, Mrs. Howarth, of a son.
On the 17th inst., the lady of Robert Horton, Esq., °-
f
daughter.
On the 17th inst., at Fountain-terrace, Camberwell-groYet
Mrs. Menry Goss, of a daughter.
On the 18th inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Mr. A. Strothert
of a son.
On the 19th inst., at Brixton-hill, thvvife of Mr. J. E. C'
Koch, of a son.
On the 17th inst., at Denmark-hi 11,,, rs. John Isirees
Smith, of a son.

ione parish Church, F.
wood, to Miss Eulin3

On the 14th inst., at St. I
Brettiughatn, Esq., of St.
Gilbert, of the Acacia-road,

MA I ,

Maryleb,
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On the 23d of December, at Bruges, in Belgium, Captain J'
Richardson, R.N.
On the 28th ult., at Stuttgart, Captain W. J. Speed.

On the 11th inst., at Tanbridge-wells, Dr. Nelson,
On the 15th inst., at Chelsea, Henrietta Mary Anus, the
wife of Thomas T. Alkin, Esq., aged 39.
On the 15th:inst. at Pelham-crescent, Bronipton,lrii
Maria Thompson, only daughter of the late Charles Jog'
ling, Esq.
On the 15th inst., at Brighton, John Leveson. Gower
Ward, Esti., barrister-at-law, aged 81.
On the 16th inst., at Fermain Cottage, Guernsey, J°l3l/
Innes, Esq.
On the 17th inst., at Chawton, near Alton, Catherine Ann'
second daughter of the late W. Prouting, Esq.
On the 17th inst., at Somerford, Stafford, Edward Monek"
ton, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel of the Staffordshire Yoornsoll
Cavalry, aged 70.

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ILiddleasz, Tuesday, Blarch 21, 1848.