The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-18 00:00:00

ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

The annual benefit of sir. ---117. n. Cooke, the enter-
prising lee ee of this world-renowned theatre, will take
place c— • "day, the 231 inst. Mr. Cooke may
mall revert with pleasure to the congenial results of,
his untiring efforts during We past, for he has ren-
dered the Royal Amphitheatre a scene of increased
and increasing triumphs. Since his connection
with the theatre he has conducted it in -a
manner that reflects the highest credit upon him as a
manager ; and the pifolic, we rej to know, have not
been slew to acknowledge the deep debt of gratitude
they owe him. That the tide of prosperity may iorg
continue to flow we most ardently desirr, for no mana-
ger better deserves the patronage and support of tin,
play-goingipublic than does Ifr. Cooke. The entertain-
ments he has selected for the occasion of his benefit an
of the moat attiiietiva, ehatititoter.* They embraoe a new
~grand spectacle ; a classical melange of equestrian per-
formances in the three, inclu ling the appearance of
wonderful mare, Raven, and the celebrated equestrian•
act of Miss Kate Cook on her milk white charger, Snow-
drop, and a variety of other ausemecits. 1
m Ve feel
assured that had Mr, Cooke merely announced his bene-
fit, and, made no alteration in his issued- "bill of th
play," the Royal Amphitheatre would present a scene
that would delight the heart of any manager j but add-
ing to the announcement the promised attracitive enter,
taimnent, an early application fir seats, we should
fancy, will become Absolutely indispensable.

Her Majesty has invited Admiral Sir.Edmand Lyons,
the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean fleet, &c.,
to be her guest on-board the royal yacht at the review.
It has been notified by the general commanding the
troops in camp at Colchester, that his Royal Highness
Prince Albert will inspect the whole of the regiments On
Monday next.
Her Reyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and .Sir
George Couper, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with
her presence on Tuesday evening. Her royal highness
went to Froginore yesterday, attended -by Lady Fanny
Howard and Sir George Couper, and returned to her re-
sidence, Clarence House, St. James's, in the afternoon.
MoNIIILENT TO Jonic WESLZY.—At a public meetin
held at Epworth, the principal town in the Isle of,
Axholme, North Lincohishlie, and the birthplace of
John Wesley, the founder of the sect of W.sleyan
Methodists, it was unanirnous'y resolyed----" Tat a
statue, in accordance with a design submitted to the
meeting by Mr. Henry Tilbury, artist, Doncaster, be
erected in some convenient place in the town of Epwort,),
the birthplace of the late John-Wesley ; the requisite
feed to be raised by a national penny subscription. A
committee was, formed, wirh Mr. G. Dunn, f
Doncaster, at the head, for the purpose of carrying olt-,
,the object of the meeting ; ancl, in furtherance of the
foregoing resolution' a lithograph of the intended mo-
nument was ordered tote prepared, and arrangements'
;were made to facilitate the collection of aub-=eriptioni by
sleiy authorised agents. The design of the proposed
monument represents John Wesley attired in .a gown,
with a Bible in his hand, preaching from a tombstone
ha haring mice•delivered a sermon froluksto, oyet his
tether's pm liapworth cluarcbr kr - -