The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-18 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
The first season of the Kean and Keeley 1n51340;
ment at this theatre terminated last evening. xt
lasted upwards of twelve months. A more succesß
season the managers could not have desired, set 4
what is better still, the success was well deserved
legitimately won.
The performances last evening were the rtrelfl
Nigitt, A Model of a Wife, and the Alhambra, 01)_
the house was closely crowded. After the comed,y
loud call was raised for Mr. Kean, who, after shirt°
interval, appeared before the curtain,
acknowledged the warm greetings which he receiveat
addressed the audience nearly as follows : r
Ladies and Gentlemen,—ln obedience to yoll'„e4
=and, I appear before you to thank you forme I";rte..
petted compliment which you have paid . t I
and after bair
success which has attended cur season is a substsn
guarantee that we have met with your approbation, 611,
will sncourage us to redouble our efforts to envareith
continuance of your favour. We take leave of yl with
sincere regret, diminished, however, by the rove
tea
that our separation will bo a very brief one. Pilwith
22d of November we hope to meet you here agatudi.
the same smiling feces and the same gratifying ,I)4
as those which have hitherto rewarded our zee'°u-
eervours." 0 P
Mr. Kean retired amid loud applause, and ,le
pearance of Mr. Keeley was then vocifurous2i.
mended. The latter gentleman had playe,durd.:l's'
comedy, and stepped before the curtain in
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of Sir Andrew Aguecheek. In a few words„.7)
dressed the audience. He had not heard W.ll,ativ,; IS
Kean had said, but no doubt he had said el,"yei
gentleman ought to do. He believed at all
that Mr. Kean had thanked them for the suPP°L:), 00
patronage which the theatre had received, an
po'
his part, would take leave to thank theta by 0,11;ot jCI
tion for that future support and patronagell
he hoped that they would be found deserving. 7,. 11°'
this short address the part of the proneeulyrs
mentioned in the bill terminated. t
Want of space compels us to omit the review
season, which we shall give on Monday.

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ASTLEY'S AIIWIIITHEA.J:I7,I;id 1,!;
NoTicE!—Vdonders will never cease. 'vire ull,t—,' s '9l
that the greatest treat of all in these sigl:",f 0;
times is to take place at Astley's Theatre neP tie
The Hippodrome having closed Mr. BattPb , gldi
anxious to produce all the novelty 'he can„),Pl- !,f°'
tu gratify his patrons, has arranged w,4" ~°9 1 ',,e.°
Soullier,one and the whole of his talented troupe, t° re; i: V,
week previous to their provincial tour, in cr°,,,, % il37i
tion with the already numerous artisteq novr per7' t/.
The Italian Brothers are the most surpri,ing °. : 17 r..
is quite itnpossible to enumerate their various Pee! 0,111
antes—they must be seen to be admired 133514,111 rd
the greatest combination of equestrian taie.°., tif. 0
produced. in any theatre. After that never fioli it fttt
most interesting spectacle of Mazeppat hiedLor°abt' I I,
which has been played above one hundr 13-IPte °'
season, the whole of the evening will ni (I
apart. for the trial of skill in the diffqrent CV "„so Al
trianism; therefore it will be necessary to disPe"s: )111
the, usual afterpiece, making this the most obeyfot° t,t 0"
fete
.ever presented within the wags of all
public place of amusement.

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IRELAND. first Pc AO
DUBLIN, FRIDAY EVENING.--The ''-t Ili i-.
!fleeting of the Defence Association was helat,er. , I'
in the hall of the Mechanics' Institution, I)°,s'ithat
~stateo "to i.
bey-street. In the requisition it Vif
meeting would be held at twelve o'clock, "",;jet !,i'l
tendance was so thin at that hour as to Pee% oi 'rei
shortto postponement of the proceedings- 'A't,,t: 011°,0
one'clock the business of the meeting fir Dee 'it,l
although not more than a huodre,' glciti Pik
were present, including some 20 ladies, WO -bits] '''
a limited portion of the gallery. One of the, n; e;
of the Roman Catholic Church was in atteoolit" t fit'
the commencement of the meeting. Visct°lllll3-eoiii
manstown was called to the chair. Ott. 'lrv; I/ je
le
ofr the address to the Catholics of Ireland, art ii cial,,,
ist of subscribers was being read, the Iriis",,,eld
Catholic Bishops entered the meeting, an - oi
hemently cheered.
Mr. Reynolds, M.P., Mr.
some others addressed the meetinS;,rgantlditilt,,r6Sl,beeb l/trcll
the whole dismal affair was at an end. i'e , of,
only remained for about half an hour. 1v 5. 'lO
THE CORN TRADE.—The supply of bar's' f 'try
ket to-day was large, but only moderate °0 ,l, }:;
and oats. Every description of new grain Wel I fle.
demand, at fully the prices of 1%05'11%1'0i '5%11
gtrainding barley, which was 3d. to Gd..o ro
et() ther more inquiry ;for old grain ond 1 'Yofts.i
_rn, but few actual transactions in eier.to ,i)*;
wheat, 17s. 6d. to 223. ;red ditto, 17s- td,4 A to 16,1;
barley, 10s. 6d. to 145.; new here, 9s'rj.ei-t'
old oats, 50s. to 60s. ; new oats, si 36d. LC:,, tO )'
new rape seed, 14s. 6d. to 16s. ; oatmeal, Wats
flour, seJond, 12s. to 14s. 6d, ; Indian on
4801 b., 255. to 21s.

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DREADFUL:CONFLAGRATION (Tors.— ,DAY)' „Jiro
eleven o'clock this forenoon a fire took place
Church, commencing on the property of gr. 90),
fire clay, sanitary, and other works. It Drib age
factory, and such was the progress Of: frelu I 10:,/
that ere the arrival of the Brigade engine' 143 $5:
B, and D stations, all Mr. Chapman's pill!'" the'' I,k;
were destroyed. The fire then communicatedt° 00
age of Mr. McCraw, adjoining, and also reach a'
or,
of Mr. Robson, a ship chandler, and caused 113":fort,'
but the firemen redoubled their efforts, and thuaist
somewhat preserved the two latter firms frail „
tion which it was feared would befal them- 1 9,
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one the fare was subdued. The property WO lin op,
olio
DRAMATIC INSTITUTION, GOUG fl-STES,.rof
school for aspiring Thespians was on Monday 1:40301,,,
suffocation by a highly respectable audience, to
rtbe
production of a spick and span new burlesque, hYr4;l,)
of Hamlet Travestie, entitle I Romeo and JT":: ip3l,orl
Buffalo's Son and the Pelican's Daughter. Tl),'.ollofe,
the history of the rival Houses of Montague and beta s 1
„
developed in the guise of a most terrific shindy 1:14
Benevolent Buffalos and the Philanthropic Poli4 v
the decided success it obtained was not a little e,n„"j•
the exertions of the amateurs who performed Fcoi
ladies threw themselves into the spirit of their Pbo
taste and discrimination which would have &neap' °,lO
veteran actresses, although their youthful aPPeit'ae
cieutly proved that not very long since they r011,3,ed
perfect novices. The gentlemen, too, strutted been eal!
their hour upon the stage as though they I,6driescri
players" dining the whole of their lives. The '-.6.!,0l
preceded by Mr. Bayle Bernard's drama, r
,
and the evening's performances terminate 1 with
I°ll
farce, A Village Tale. I,;n
A memorial from all the leading
London, Liverpool, and Glasgow, has been An;
Admiralty, requesting that a public trial UlsY5l,OOl ,
of the relative merits of the various anchors Or
Great Exhibition.—Liverpool Mercury 04
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT A gt 114,1
FraDAY.—An accident occurred this morning; porliolf‘;
which is now in the course of erection on tuapt tirooo
Nottingham, which, although up to the pre',„e staea.,esJ
not terminated fatally, yet, under the cire!!,`;dud's
almost miraculous that a painful loss of I"miiiiiiorrii,
place. It appears that, the exterior of the unloyei ;
nearly finished, a number of slaters were o'l'ooll, f
iug it—one side was indeed finished—wherl;ceieiS;ti
o'clock, the men were greatly alarmed by Pe,otaa
toms of the roof giving way. Before theY. ",. 140').1
themselves from their dangerous position, 4hacosb,
upper portion fell in with a tremendous_ tbs
the unfortunate men in the ruins. Frol'oifesi
height of the erection, the worst fears were niantly
lives of the workmen. Assistance wasp r°,l3l;itbie 04
and the poor fellows extricated from their dePO.O3 b
It was discovered that one of the slaters, hAeliis sr jiflaNi
fully bruised, had a leg broken; another ha‘l„,oaP ilfsj
with other serious injuries; and those ish°;lf SP,
any of their limbs being fractured are terrl'',eeeil;
bruised ; in fact, the extent of the injuries 'itoes '6
workmen cannot yet be really known. The,,„c Wel Bri'k
ing for a company of French equestrians►loool'
in a few days. The damage is estimated s' )!Piclo
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THE WESTERN RAILWAY STATlO,,iiity
In addition to the great works of public the s'
Government intends to undertake during f leoe 14
which will give employment to a nunaber 0 .vitte
vri 'e l"
be mentioned another undertaken by teriul
namely, the construction of the extensive tae
Western Railway on the ground adjoinT„gl;oo,e'h
l'Europe, and the Rues de Stockholm arid "" for '01;/),
than a thousand workmen will be required of g;
V I
taking; more than 160,000 cubic metres, 130
have to be removed The earth-works Wil'niell yoa".
not less important ones in masonry, among joi" +f
P This ter f,
tunnel under the Place de l'Europe- th°
will be an addition to that now existing j' tail ,
zare, will be common to the service of fotl.r4iistO
nies, and will be larger than any other es"' 4
kind hitherto seen.—Galignani. f
THE BLOOMER COSTUME AT lukk''
Dexter made her first public appearance r„(00
Thursday night, at the Mechanics' Institute TOOO4
lieve had been engaged for the parnossi);ivg pill
crowded, not fewer than 1,000 persons , vpoo J74)e,
the parties who speculated in this descent ors.ec $1,6,
must have netted a tolerably large sou' to 1)010:4
course, appeared in the costume she wisii• ? ,
ral, and she read a lecture in its favoucie fp
fluency. The audience was both respeeta`:,tici‘Yefirog,
still anything like a double entendre Was tiros e„:10)
and, though no rudeness was shown, d, jCjil)
great majority were only there to be arnu',,et tMos roi
so successful, however, that she is to roPe,itigfilet Opt,
it is not at all improbable that her vely es,ol
getic temper may lead her into some 0! _ fiver.,
have done so much to break the attraction 14_401,
iefalte to
Lord John Scott has reached P-'.ng t 116.„, 411
health by a stay in that genial clime duri
_bed P'(;4"
The Hon. Misses Lister have rel;ierital
Southampton in the Peninsular and '4 1011%,:qi
steamer Euxine en route for the continent o r
Coll y,
j~onotl'
TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. Christi
Rev. Robert Eden, M.A., of Corpus ti.Lif' ages,,
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been collated by the Bishop of Norw'cowli
of ),
North Walshani, with the rectory of ,31tCoo
orfolk, the members of the congret7_
Church, Lambeth, have presented to ,Thi3fe'4l;,,'A
handsome testimonial of their regard I°Jf ti Si as),
fectionate ministry during the pen° sue".,
years. It consists of a costly tea ser\lee'r
labrum of beautiful design, and OTf eceitaisdr
is a gentleman of great leyrning ull'resout Yto
a circumstance which induced the r c0r5te,,,,1007,
wich, on being elevated to the ePls, of iftv
his examining chaplain. The vicar.ae,,e_ the g
is worth about 400/. per annum, and
Chancellor. `fie ti"P!; 1i ;"
TUE BLACKWALL RAILWAY."'"
bich ID% g`lo
that measures hale been token by 8' ,ill, ia
sengers at the junction at StePneYp'ili (WO
be prevented. The company hit" ,
toot bridge fora the or,e lino to tilc Q6ho