The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-10 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.

Last night the Mountain Sylph was followed by a new comic
operatta, in two acts, called My Own Twin Brother.' The
leading incidents in the story may be told in a few words.
Captain Romulus Fetch (Mr. Wrench), of the Lancers, falls
violently in love with Lucia (Miss Lee), daughter of General
Tracy, commanding the garrison at Colchester ; but the latter
discountenances the addresses of the Captain to his daughter,
and refuses in the most decided terms to consent to her giving
him her hand, even though he knew that she was passionately
attached to him. Sir Lionel Heirton (Mr. Oxberry), a
young man of very distant and unceremonious manners, also
becomes, to please his mother, Lady Heirton (Miss Barry),
the suitor of Lucia. His deportment, however, disgusts her
with him at once, and consequently there is soon an end of the
affair, so far as he is concerned. Determined to adopt every
expedient which could promise the least chance of success in
his endeavours to obtain the hand of Lucia, which she only
refused because she could not get her father's consent, Ro-
mulus, assisted by his Irish servant (Mr. Benson Hill), who
was a man of great ingenuity, devises several schemes
with that view. The most successful scheme which
the Captain adopted was that of doffing his uniform
and attiring himself in a suit of black, and, so attired,
representing himself as a twin brother of Romulus.
The General, for a long time, is convinced that there is some
trick, and that the brother and the Captain must be one and
the same person ; but at length the repeated and warm pro-
testations of Romulus, coupled with the plausible stories he
tells about the personal likeness, in features, and person, and
voice, of the two brothers, persuade him that the representa-
tions of Romulus is true. His appearance in the several cha-
racters of himself and the pretended brother was remarkably
happy. The transition from the one to the other was uncom-
monly quick, and the success of the piece in a great measure
depended on the facility with which this transition was made.
Romulus, as the Captain, at last offends the General and the
latter orders him to be arrested preparatory to being tried be-
fore a Court-martial on a charge of insubordination. In his
assumed character of Hs brother, he repeatedly succeeded in
getting into the company of Lucia, and so far gratified his
wishes, and to a certain extent promoted his suit with her.
His arrest, he was afraid, if it should end in a Court-martial,
would dishonour himself and defeat his object ; and therefore
he applied himself to the consideration of the most probable
means of averting the threatened consequences. His twin
brother was again impressed into his service. He appears in
the presence of the General, deeply affected at the fate of
Romulus, and prayed he might be released. The General
informs him that he had the presumption to solicit the hand
of his daughter. The twin brother admitted, that yesterday
it would have been presumption in Romulus to aspire to the
hand of the General's daughter; but that having received that
having received that morning a bequest, amounting to 7,0001.
a year, he might venture to covet the honour. This removes
the General's objection ; Romulus is released, and gets the
General's consent to marry Lucia. The piece contains many
good points, though it might be somewhat pruned. It was
favourably received.

Sir Henry Hunloke, Bart., arrived at Birdhohne on
Tuesday last, from abroad. The worthy Baronet is to be one
of the Stewards of Chesterfield races.

Lord John Russell has resided at Ensleigh, the
seat of his father, near Tavistock, since Wednesday the 28th
last. His friend, Viscount Elarington, visited him on Friday,
and retutled to Castle Hill on Tuesday.

EARL GREY.—Our readers will observe, that ad-
dresses from various parts of the country are showering on this
distinguished statesman in unexampled numbers. Public
honours were never better bestowed.—Scotsman.

The Duke of Beaufort and family have been de-
tained in town in consequence of the indisposition of his Grace
who, we are happy to hear, is now convalescent. —Gloucester-
shire Chronicle.

The family of the Marquis of Westminster are still
in Grosvenor-street, and, we are sorry to add, likely to remain.
The Marchioness's health has become so delicate that the idea
entertained of leaving town for Moor Park has been abandoned;
and the Marquis does not go to Doncaster.

The Countess of Pembroke, who has been staying
at Malvern, proceeded on Friday last to 'Jewell Park, on a
visit to the Hon. R. H. Clive, to join the Duke and Duchess
of Northumberland, and other distinguished guests now as-
sembled there.

The Lord Chancellor is expected hero on Saturday
next, in order to spend a day among the scientific men of the
British Association.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.

An invitation was some time since forwarded to
Lord Althorp, requesting his presence at the dinner to be
given to Earl Grey, at Edinburgh, this day week • a similar
invitation has been given to Lord Melbourne and the other
Cabinet Ministers. Lord Melbourne cannot, we learn, be
present ; and Lord Althorp, however anxious he may be to
testify his respect for Earl Grey, cannot withdraw from an
engagement contracted long before the entertainment to that
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ilhistiious statesman could possibly have been contemplated.
The fact is, that for years Lord Althorp has been in the habit
of entertaining a large party of the patrons and admirers of
the amusements of the turf at his house, near Doncaster, dur-
ing the races. Among his accustomed guests is the Duke of
Richmond. Mr. Stanley will also join the party.

. . .
MO NEY-MA R E T.—An opinionls beginning to
prevail in the city that the Bank is gradually coming into a
safer position, and that the present demands upon them for
gold may be expected gradually to diminish. This view of
the case is borne out by many different circumstances. The
supply for Lisbon seems either to have reached its full extent,
or to have been checked for a time by the difficulties thrown
in the way by the Bank Directors themselves. In the United
States the rise in the rate of exchange indicates that it can no
longer be a profitable speculation to transmit bullion thither ;
while to the Continent, particularly to the north of Europe.
the approach of winter and increased risk of conveyance will
cause of necessity a decrease in the exportations, even though
the demand on the spot should still be kept up. On the other
hand, at the time when the motives for exporting bullion are
either ceasing or acting with diminished force, there are signs
of an increase in the supply both from Mexico and South
America, which have within the last 12 months sent us much
less than the usual proportion. But though the Bank is thus
once more made secure, the monied interest suffer, and the in-
convenience to which they have been put is taken into little
account, and every individual feels that the same men who may
be expected to pursue the same measures, will infallibly bring
on at intervals, so long as the charter exists, a repetition of
the same evils. In fact the actual scarcity of money in the
city is not as yet at all alleviated, though,e for the reasons
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just adduced, that may shortly expected to the case. One
of the effects of it has been acting,
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which became, in the early part
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not less than 2,000,0001. has been claimed payment upon, and
the allowance at the rate of 3 per cent. made in the terms of
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itself, in a few days, materially to relieve the pressure for
money.—Mor4ing Paper.