The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-08 00:00:00

THE VICTORIA THEATRE.

Mr. ABBOT had his benefit here last night, and, not•
withstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather,
it was well attended. After the performance of Ths
iVife a version of tic operatic drama or on.hree. which
nas been so successful in Paris, was produced. Its plot is
very simple. Gustavus the Third of Sweden, in the
height of his power, has but few enemies amongst his
courtiers, and the malevolence of those few is perfectly re-
strained by the zealous fidelity of the Minister Anker-
strom. Unhappily, however, Gustavus is passionately in
love with the wife of this guardian Statesman, and she,
without being aware of his passion, is affected in the like
manner towards him. Both happen to resort at the same
time to a sorceress or fortuneteller, named Ardwesha—
the King to obtain hopes of success in his love—the
Countess to learn the means of curing hers. The sor-
ceress, who allows the King to hear the conversation
between her and his mistress, directs the latter to collect
some herbs, at midnight, in the desert Valley of Haga,
and promises her an antidote to her unlawful love in their
juice. With this information she is contented, and at the
appointed time sets forth for the wild scene to which she
had been directed. To her surprise and terror she is there
encountered by Gustavus. Their interview has, how-
ever, scarcely commenced, when Ankerstrom (who has
had intelligence of the King's movements, and that the
Court traitors, having had similar information, had de-
termined to seize the opportunity of murdering him) in•
terrupts it by his presence, and prevails on Gustavus to
save himself. The latter mikes Ankerstrom pledge
himself not to unveil the lady or seek to know her name,
and so leaves him. The conspirators shortly alrerwards
arrive, and quarrelling with Ankerstrom or, toe subject of
the lady, she, to save bloodshed, rashly discovers herself.
The situation is very tragic. The indignant Minister
at once resolves to kill his wife and join the traitors in
their plot against the King's life. Gustavus meantime,
feeliag remorse at his ingratitude towards his faithful friend
and Minister, determines to save himself all further tempta-
tion to the indulgence of a criminal passion, by sending
Anherstrozn to Finland as Governor—the hay, of course,
to accompany him. His resolution cornet too late. At
a grand masked ball given its the Pd.lace, and which he
reluctantly attends, he is shot by Ankerstrom, who thus
verifies the prophecy of the sorceress, who foretold that
such would be the King's fate. In the small compass to
which the English adaptor was compelled to reduce this
plot, he has made the most of it, and thrown a good deal
of strong effect into the first act in particular. The in-
cident in the Valley of Haga is particularly dramatic, and
was on this occasion well supported by an excellent piece
of scenery. 'fhe last act was most remarkable for the
spectacle of the masked ball, for which the stage was re-
markably well fitted up. Mr. ABBOT took the part of
Gustavus; Mr. BUTLER that of Ankerstrom, and Miss
JaastAsr appeared as the Countess, but none of them
required much effort. At the fill of the curtain the ap-
plause was general.

We understand that his Majesty has appointed
D .niel Whittle Harvey, Esq. M.P. for Colchester, one of
the solicitors for the distribution of the twenty millions
granted as compensation to the slaveholders in the West
Indies.—Morning Paper.—[Thit is not true.—En. Snn.]

Earl Grey is expected to arrive in town to•
morrow, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Durham
at Lamhton Castle.

The venerable Earl of Chatham is gone to
Brighton for six months. This amiable Nobleman, not-
withstanding the retired habits of his life, and his extreme
taciturnity in general society, was held in the highest
esteem by his brother, the Right Hon. William Pitt. It
was always understood that Mr. Pitt took the advice of
Lord Chatham on all important measures relating to
finance. The sinecure Governorship of Gibraltar, salary
and emoluments, 4,0001. per annum, held by his Lordship

since the demise of the Duke of Kent in 1820, will, it is
generally believed, be abolished at the Earl's death, when
the earldom will become extinct.

Sir Stratford Canning is making his final
preparations for his departure to assume his diplomatic
functions at the Court of Russia. A twelvemonth has
nearly elapsed since the Right Hon. Gentleman was
appointed to the diplomacy at St. Petersburgh, and the
impediments to his departure have been only just removed.
The salary of the post has been reduced from 13,3251. to
9,1811,, with 4,0001. as an outfit.
The Duke of Devonshire, with a party from
Chatsworth, visited Matlock Bath on Wednesday last.
His Grace is still compelled to use crutches.
Mr. Macdonald and the Countess of Antrim
(mother of the Marchioness of Londonderry) have consi-
derably diminished their establishment in Cavendish-
square, preparatory to their leaving town on a tour. Her
ladyship, we believe, is rarely a visiter at Wynyard, al-
though she was not a party to the opposition made to the
marriage of her daughter with the Marquis of Londonderry,
then Lord Stewart, in 1818. . _

Some absurd rumours have been set afloat
concerning the supposed intentions of his Majesty's Go-
vernment to appropriate a certain portion of the Cburch
property towards the support of di.senting ministers. It
can scarcely be necessary to say, that there is not the least
foundation for the report.—Patriot.
LADY GRAVES.—The lady who died at

Boulogne was the wife of the present Lord Graves, who
resides in Cornwall. The deceased departed from this
world about two months ago, at B mlogne, not of the cho-
lera, but of a pulmonary consumption. She was a native
of the South of France, and haa left two children.
THEATRICALS AND MUSIC.—The amateurs
of theatricals will find much curious matter for considera-

tion in the succinct chronolodcal history, given in the
present number of the New Monthly Magazine, of the
origin, growth, and progress of dramatic representations in
the metropolis. It includes a careful enumeration of all
the memorable incidents that have marked the career of
our Thespian establishments in London from the time of
Charles 11. to the present day. In the June, July, and
October Numbers of the same Alag.zine, the progress of
Music in England from the commencement of the present
century has been curiously illustrated by an examination
of the existing vocal schools, and an estimate of the style
and merits of the most prominent of our living singers of
both sexes—Braham, Phillips, Vaushan, S,guin, the
Knyvett•, Broadhurst, Mrs. Wood, Miss Inverarity, Miss
Shirreff, Miss Betts, Mrs. Waylett, Miss Cawse, &c.

Captain Rochfort, R.N., brother of Colonel
Rochfort, who for so many years represented the county
of Westmeath, is about to lead to the hymeneal altar Miss
Arabella Calcraft, youngest daughter of the late Right
Hon. J. Calcraft, formerly M.P. for Dorsetshire, and
sister to J. G. Calcraft, Esq., Member for Wareham.
The ceremony is to tike place in Dorsetshire early in
January.—Dublin Paper.

It is computed that there are in the United
States about 800 whale ships, employing about 10,000
men, and which bring home every 40 months about
227,960 barrels of oil.

The vintage has been very unfavourable in
Hungary.

Saturday se'nnight, at Preston, near Wing-
ham, J. Killra was married to the daughter of
Shaxted, aged 21, of that village; the following day
(Sunday) the wife was delivered of a son, which is doing
well, but the mother died on Thursday at noon. So that
she was a single woman, a married woman, a mother, and
a corpse, in six days ! Thursday morning a niece, aged
15 months, of the above woman, and living in the same
house, died it is supposed of scarlet fever, the compliint
which it was believed also carried off her aunt. They
were buried at the same time and in the same grave on
Sunday last. —.Kentish Gazette.
" THE DUCHESS OP BERRY IN LA
VENDEE."—BY GENERAL DERMONCOU RT.—" There are
scenes in this strange drama," observes the editor of the
Quarterly Review, " as romantic and as heart-stirring as
any in Waverley. We very much doubt whether M. de
Chateaubriand's elegant pen could have produced anything
so likely to re-elevate the character of the Duchess of
Berry in France, or even in Europe, as this unpretending
but forcible panegyric of her captor. We know not that
we ever read a more heroic story, and it is told with a
generosity of sentiment highly creditable to General
Dermoncourt."
The Autopsy steam carriage, which had been
running for hire daily for nearly a fortnight between
Finsbury.scpiare and Pentonville, continues its career with
great success. The singularity of a large vehicle moving
rapidly along the common road by a power contained
within itself, excites much curiosity. The carriage, which
is an omnibus, is, with the machinery, boiler, furnace, &c.
all on one frame, which is supported by four springs
exactly as a horse coach, so that the motion is much the
same as in the best built omnibus, whilst the stability of

the machinery is insured by the avoidance of concussion.
Mr. Walter Hancock steers himself, and the motive
power is obtained from one of his latest improved
patent steam boilers, which consist of a number of thin

chambers, placed side by side; the boiler, furnace, &c.
are at the rear, and the passengers get in at the front of
the carriage. Mr. H. has other carriages completing,
when a regular line of steam travelling will be established
be'ween this city and Paddington, which will doubtless be
followed up by their extension to the long roads, to which
indeed they seem to be more properly adapted. The
carriage performs the double trip in less than 25 minutes,
including stoppages, &c.
COWES, Nov. 6.—This morning their Royal
Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria
left Castle, in the Emerald yacht, for Kensington,
via Southarnoto,. On the Royal standard passing these
roads every flagstaff dispLzyc.l its colours, aad Rorl salutes
were fired by the Secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron
and other batteries on shore ; and the shipping in the
roadstead, of six other naticns besides English—in the
whole upwards of 20 sail—were dressed out in flags of
their respective countries, which had a very interesting
and gay appearance. _ _ _

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A very extensive contract for clothing has
been entered into by the agents of Donna Maria in this
country for the Portuguese troops. A large supply of
shoes has also been contracted for, the whole to be de-
livered on board by the 15th instant. Two hundred
horses were shipped on Wednesday frs the service of the
cavalry, in which the Queen's troops are very deficient,
arid 300 more will be put or. board in the course of the
week, and sail immediately for Lisbon. Orders are ex-
pected for recruiting again, as the difference between Min
Pedro and the Fei.eign Legion has been amicably settled.
Tuesday Stephen Lumley, an old man, aged
83, sudd;,nly died in the belfrey of St. Nicholas's Church,
Durham, where lie was ringing the bells in honour of
Earl Durham's visit. About twelve the other bell-ringers
lett the belfrey a few minutes, and when they returned lie
was on his back lifeless. He had not been able to ring
for some time before; but he was so much elated by the
Noble Earl's visit, that he persisted on ringing on that
occasion, contrary to the advice of his friends.—Durham
Chronicle.

DEATH OF ONE OF CAPTAIN Ross's CREW.
--An inquest was held yesterday at the sign of the Lord
Nelson, Martha-street, St. George's in the East, before
Mr. Baker, the Coroner, on the body of John Ayres, aged
bs. It appeared in evidence that the deceased was one of
the expedition just returned from the Arctic regions,
and was cook to the party. Oa Sunday morning last
he called upon Mr. Samuel Rutherford, a surgeon in
Ratcliff high way, and complained of deranged stomach
and bowels, and received some medicine. Mr. Ruther-
ford, who had attended him twelve years ago, saw
him again on the same evening ; he was then somewhat
better, though much relaxed. He said be had been drinking
wine and rum, and had also eaten some oysters. On
Monday evening he was worse—he was almost insensible,
picked his bed-clothes to pieces, and exhibited other
symptoms of delirium. He died on Tuesday morning.
Mr. Rutherford had no reason to believe that he died of
cholera or poison. It was also stated, by a seaman named
Skafe, with whom the deceased lived, that he had made
three voyages to the North Pole, baying served in the ca-
pacity of cook in the two expeditions made by Captain
Parry. He was frequently ill during the last voyage, and
was one of the sick conveyed about by his shipmates, with
whom he was quite a favourite. He was the oldest man
in the expedition except Captain Ross, by whom he was
much esteemed, and it was stated that the gallant
Captain was much affected when he beard of his death.
Indeed the sufferings of the party had endeared them to
each other, and, as Skafe expressed it, " they were kinder
than brothers." A letter from Captain Ross to Mr.
M'Dermot, the surgeon, was produced, in which he said,
" Poor old Cook is dead. Pray do me the favour to go to
the inquest, for the satisfaction of the relatives, and out of
respect to an old and faithful servant." Mr. M‘Dermot,
however, bad gone out of town, finding the rooms heoc-
cupied at the Spread Eagle too warm for him. Captain
Ross was leaving the Portugal Hotel for the same reason,
and the deceased used frequently to complain of the heat.
Mr. Rutherford was of opinion that the change of diet, and
not of climate, had caused the death of the deceased....
Verdict, " Died by the visitation of God."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.

Owing to the extremely unfavourable state of the
weather yesterday, the attendance was very thin. As no
business was done, we must refer to our quotation of
Monday for the present state of the odds.

NEWMARKET JULY MEETING, 1834.
WEDNESDAY.—Stve,.pstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for
two yr. olds, not engaged in the July Stakes. New T.Y. C.
Duke of Grafton's Sister to Fithlgo ; Lord Exeter's
filly, by Lamplighter, dam by Blacklock ; Mr. Sp ddine's
br f. Madame d'Jeck, by Langar ; Mr. Chesterfield's f. by
Sultan—Eliza Leeds; Mr. Mills's b. f. Miss Patch, Sister
to Kate.