The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-15 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

A new melodrama, of the genuine old dagger, dun-
goon, and red fire school, was produced at this little
theatre theatre last evening, under the title of the 11.1.?gtotan.
The bills style it an " historical drama," and inform us
us
that the scene is laid at Palermo, in the palace of King
Charles, " the time being during the Easter-eve and
Easter-day, A.D. 1282," the day of slaughter, commemo-
rated in history as " the Sicilian Vespers." The principal
characters are—Charles of Anjou, a tyrant of the deepest
dye, pourtrayed in " bold reliet " by Mr. Norton ;
Giiinondi, a pretended " magician," but in reality
Pedro of Arragon in disguise, mysteriously impersonated
by Mr. Emery; Count Albert d'Anglade (Mr. Leigh
Murray), a knight and a crusader, who falls in love, at
first sight, with Emilie Brandiui (Mrs. Leigh Murray),
the magician's ward, but who in reality turns out to be
a Princess of Arragon. Then there are a court physi-
cian and a cardinal, respectively enacted by Mr. Younge
and Mr. Bender, and who intrigue and devise the mur-
der of the King in the most open and barefaced mmanner.'rho incidents are of the usual " harrowing" description,
including a duel, a torturing
scene, an apparition scene,
a poisoning scone, and last of all, a general massacre ;
the whole of which afforded the most unbounded delight
to a numerous audience. The piece,
which was credits•
bly put upon the stage, was completely successful, and
at its close the author, Mr. Shirley Brooks, was called
before the curtain and loudly applauded.

EXECUTION OF MARY MAY.—CHELA/STORD, MON•
DAY.—This morning Mary May, who was convicted at
the last Essex assizes of the murder of her brother, at
Wix, by poisoning him with arsenic, for the purpose of
obtaining the allowance from a burial club at Harwich,
in which she had entered his name without his know-
ledge, was executed in front of the county gaol in this
town. An immense multitude assembled in front of the
gaol, including, as usual on these occasions, a large
number of females. The prisoner, being a large, heavy
woman, died with a slight struggle.
THE ORGAN BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITU-
TION.—Last evening the sixth annual meeting of the
members and friends of the above institution was held
at the Freemasons"ravern ; Mr. G. Bishop in
the
chair. From the report, as read by Mr. E. Wood, the
secretary, and unanimously adopted, it appeared that
the importance of the institution was daily mare
sp.
preciated, and was in consequence progressively ad-
vancing, and additional support was particularly given
to the benefit fund. The subscriptions, it was expected,
would shortly be doubled. The institution combined a
benevolent institution, a friendly society, and an
as.
expenses
surance society. The receipts of the past year were
661. 135. 3d., and after defraying the necessary
there remained a balance in the treasurer's hands of
351. 10s. Oid., exclusive of the funded stock, amounting
to 5471. ss. 11d. Thanks having been awarded to the
chairman, &c., the meeting broke up.
[AnircarisEmENT.]—Wouilds in a Leg, after more
thuu Three Years' Suffering, Cured by Holloway's Oint-
ment and Pills.—The wife of Mr. James P. Springle,
schoolmaster, of the town of St. Patrick, Grenada, had
been su&ring with an ulcerated leg for more than three
years, which was so bad that it based the skill of all
the professional practitioners in the island, who could
not possibly heal it: after every other remedy had failed,
Holloway's Ointment and Pills were resorted to, and by
their powerful efficacy the wounds were soon healed,
and a perfectly sound cure effected. These medicines
excel all others in the cure of scrofula and king's evil,
glandular or other unnatural swellings. Sold by all
Druggibts, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment,
244, Strand, London.
THE ALLEGED AFFRAY AT ABBEYFRALE ON
FRIDAY.—We yesterday, in our second edition, contra-
dicted, on the best authority, the report which appeared
in Satinderre•of a collision between the insurgents and
the police, that terminated in the death of some persons
and the wounding of others. The reports from the
county inspector of the Limerick constabulary received
this morning, state that all was quiet in the city and
county—no mention is made of.an affray which he would
have been among the first to hear of if it had occurred—
and it is added that the police are on the trail of Mr.
Richard O'Gorman, whose arrest may be daily expected.
—From a Third gdition of the Publin World.