The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-18 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

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34%

Tot-al ...
*ln this number are included 24• by Scarlatisk 35
by Typhus :Fever, 13 by Diarrhoea, and 1 by Cholera.

A SINGULAR THEATRE IN PARIS.
A singular edifice has silently sprung up in one of
the least frequented streets of Paris. It is a large
theatre, externally in the lonic style, capable of contain -
ing 3 000 pc.reons. The portion of the house intended
for the public is a large elliptical vaulted hall, 126 feet
by 66 in surface, and about 53 in altitude, with a ground
floor, gallery, and two upper ones for spectators. The
stage, situa led in a sera-circular recess at the extre-
mity of the transverse axis, encroaches upon the pit
in a circular curve, so that the whole stage may be said
to form a circle. The orchestra, instead of being placed
between the spectators and the actors, is situated in
the upper portion of the recess aforesaid, and is in-
visible to the public, though visible to the director of the
band, who is seated in front of the stage, where the
prompter generally sits. Besides this baud, a second one,
equally invisible to the public, may occupy a circular
gallery surmounting the lustre, accessible by a winding
staircase descending between iron bars from the vaulted
Ceiling of the house in the boldest way imaginable. This
second orchestra is calculated to produce singular ac-
coustic effects, hitherto unkuown to the musical and
theatrical world. We were present when an experiment
was made by an eminent singer, who warbled some of his
finest notes at the top of the gallery; and although, at
express desire, he sang in rather a subdued tone, the effect
produced wasfar superior to what can be obtained with
much greater effort in the ordinary theatres. The stage
is raised 6 feet above the pit; the space allotted to the
representation is 30 feet broad and 48 feet deep.
But the most singular part of M. Barthiltray's contri-
vances consists in his curtains and back scenes, which,
owing to the form adopted for the stage, are curvilineal
also; notwithstanding which, by means of cylinders of
a peculiar construction, they are made to rise or drop as
if they were flat. He has, moreover, introduced trans-
parent as well as opaque scenes, so that extraordinary
effects of perspective and distance are produced by
different strata of gauze intercepting the view.
Veert and the ical as well as horizontal cylinders are
usd; powerful illusions created by the si-
multaneous rolling and unrolling of partly opaque
and partly transparent scenery leave those of ordinary
theatres far behind. These contrivances have, of course,
called for important modifications in the system of
lighting both the house and the stage. There are no
fool-lights, and the whole space is illuminated from
above by an ingenious combination of reflectors. The
house is, besides, 30 construcled that theatrical repre-
sentations may bit given by the sole aid of daj-light,
transmitted through pales of coloured glass. The foyer
is a large room under ground, occupying the whole room
of the pit and stage. It is to be well lighted, and deco-
rated with flowers and comfortable seats.—Galignanz's
Messenger.

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The increase of population in Cornwall does not
12,000, whilst in each of the three previous periods of
tesextniclTllyVehesdars the excess had been uniformly 40,000. The births,
however, from 1841 to 1850 have exceeded the deaths by
47,500. Emigration is suggested as the cause of the reduced
proportion of increase.
lIIINGERFORD SUSPENSlON-
accommodate the public, the Bridge Company yesterday
determined to establish a toll-gate at the north turret, in
order to obviate the nteocepssaistsy
Ofvoerr a tteoami
South-Westernlandingan d
wishing
Railway , proceeding back to Hungerford-
market, to pay the toll, before they could advance towards
their destination. abmoabtetphassoexngtehres
GOOD NEWS FOR THE FARMERS.--We underatand
that Mr. Knowles of Aberdeen, purveyo to the Queen,
ands lraelqeulyire6s"aaboGuotrefrifntyment contract fort furnishing beef,
Journal.
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rE :IDiceinsTseldLL:lsitiSllbem IRELAND.—From a re-
tthueroLnio:blained at the instance of Lord Naas, it appears that
against 94 in 1840, 49 in 1847;58113°i nciknilirjeBl;C,lswwoeaieank:l:B42ll9B:32asffn,d34Bs:
in 1850.
INNER TEMPLE.--
dents of the A further call to the bar of
students lionourable Society of the Inner Temple has
been made, and tbey were sworn in this evening (Tuesday),in the Hall :—Ed ward Pakenham Alderson, of Balliol Sex,:
lege, Oxford, 8.A.; George Sclater, of Balliol Colleg!'
ford, 8.A.; Robert John Sandiford Farrar, Esq.; and
Wil-
liam Gill, Esq.
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