The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-09 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

A story, which has its place among Parisian
legends, and which may be indifferently called the
" Murderous Barber," or the Barbarous Murder,"
has been diluted down from cut-throat horror to
broad farce, and has been produced at the Olympic
under the title of 1 have Eaten my Friend. In the
proper story a Parisian barber cut the throats of his
customers, and they were conveyed by means of a
subterranean communication to a pieman next door,
who converted them into meat for pasties. In the
farce these facts are so modified that a gentleman is
only made to suppose the horrors, on the strength of
a button found iu a pie,and his terrors give a good
opportunity for Mr. Compton to display his admirable.
humour.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Last night those clever American
_children, the
Batemans, appeared in some scenes from Macbeth.
There was great ability, and a remarkable knowledge of
stage effect ; but the physical powers of children, how-
ever clever they may be, are uneqii to the demands
of such Shaksperian characters as the Thane of CAW-
dor and his mau-nearted wife. In comedy beyond
doubt, their forte lies. Tnese children bring a
freshness and liveliness into comedy, which really
,oust be seen to be appreciated. The archnes,—the mo-
dulated tones—the varying expression—the thorough
child-like enjoyment of the characters they represent
—the mock dignity—the by-play—the natural ex-
pression of humour—all are given in a manner which
prevents the attention from flagging for a moment,
mod would stamp as first-rate actors " children of a
larger growth," who could at all convey the same
natural expresaiun of enjoyment. The house was
crowded.

ARRIVAL OF AN AMBASSADOR FROM PERSIA TO',
•ENGLA;4D —fhe Euxine, Captain Evans, arrived at South-
auiptou on Jaturday. Among the passengers was his Excel:.
lency Skeliah Elnan, an ambassador from Persia to the Court •
of St Jame Con- iderable interest was excited in Ssnith-
anipton by the arr,val ot his Excellency. He is a flue hand-
sonic; man, about forty years of age. He was dressed in the
costly and picture,que costume worn by the highest ranks in
Persia. Tae sleeves and cotta of his cloak were ornamented
with gold eint) oidery ; the clasp of his girdle was studded
with otantints, and a brilliant star was suspended on his
breast. He wore the high conical cap of the Persian coun-
try. He was accompanied by a dragoman and a servant.
His Excellency left Southampton fur Loudon by an early
train. During his voyage he sat at table in the saloon with
the other passengers, and was not more particular in his diet
than liberal Mussnlmaus usually are. he drank his tea out
of a glass tumbler, making it sweet and hot, without milk er
cream. He rigorously abstained from wines and spirituous
liquors. He smoked much. His manners on board during
the voyage were extremely gentlemanly, and be is evidently
t man ot education and refinement. He cannot speak Eng-
lish. His secretary, who acted as dragoman, is a true burn
Persian, and was educated in India.
CRYSTAL PALACE ON TIIE TYNE.—The Messrs.
Smith, of St. Peter's quay, on the Tyne, have contracted
with Messrs. Hartley and Co., of the Wear Wass Works,
Bishopwearmouth, fur the entire enclosure, with glass, of

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their extensive shipbuilding yard of Se Peter's, where ves- " This is the exact and true narrative of what has
sels of the highest class and character, and of the largest
occurred to the prisoners. All the disgusting details
registered tonnage, are constructed. The glass for the roof
is to be the Messrs.. _Hartley and Co.'s celebrated patent which erroneously have been published in the English
rough plate, of which a very large quantity will be required. newspapers are calumnious fabrications of the Ame-
Messrs. Hartley and Co. have eugaged Mr. Isaac Cooke, of rican press. It may be matter of opinion whether the
this town, for the glazing. Vessels built under cover class a application of the law is convenient or not; but cer-
year higher at Lloyd's. Celebrated as our pert is as the
shipbuilding mart of the world, we shall be disappointed vainly no act of accessory cruelty can be imputed in
with the spirit and emulation of our builders, if it should not, this case to the Spanish authorities in Cuba. They
in the discharge of our duty as journalists, shortly devolve on have fulfilled it with the dignity and decorum that
us to record the construction of a Chrystttl Palace on the Wear
becomes honourable and gallant men.
for the purposes of naval architecture.—Sunderland sews.
" In judging of their conduct in this affair, it is
PoLica APPOINTMENT. Yesterday Mr. John indispensable not to forget for one instant the peculiar
Lund, who has been so favourably known to the public as an e ,
nature of th© aggression and the precedents of this
active officer in the detective police, and who was en-
gaged in the case of Mr. Sirrell, of Barbican, and more re- question. The rights of nations consider the invaders
cently in the app ehension and conviction of Bill Cauty for as pirates; the most summary principles of justice,
the robbery at one of the branches of the London and West, and the duty which all Governments have of protect-
minster Bank, took charge of the P, or Camberwell,
ing and defending the society intrustpeudntioshtmheenirt care,
of division
of police,as superintendent. Mr. John Robinson, the
officer whom i
Mr. Lund has succeeded, was one of the most
demanded a promptand
embarkingexemplary
in similar iatelligent as well as one of the most active in the metropoe might deter others from
under-
litan force; and as a proof of his usefulness, as well as a tes- takings. The American Government, through the
timony for his services, the Commissioners have not only channels of General Taylor and Mr. Fillmore, had
given him a first-class character, but the highest scale
pen- most publicly declared them outlaws; the Spanish
sion of 1401. per annum. I Governor had on his side announced more than a year
SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—Yesterday, ago his firm determination to apply the law to the
about half-past ten o'clock, a very disastrous and fatal acci- utmost extent, after having tried without success a
dent occurred at the buildings preparing for the new Recut d- i
useless system of clemency, for which he was accused,
Eglond and America, of weakness and want
office in F,tter-lane, and intended to form a portioo of the i
line of i'nprovement from the Strand to the Co y and Islingeboth in n
apnodssiibnlveokdeodu,,l3:,
the
eupt
reitsserevnaftoiornceonfi esioitciewtyas,
ton. It appears that one of the labourers, named Dowling, ,of energy. Not only was the right of Spain placed
was employed on the works, and through some cause fell be:
cboenysoindderaeldl
threatened to its foundation by the wild and un-
tween the wall and the scaffolding to the mass of rubbish
beneath, the fall bwiog about 30 feet. He was taken up, an.. '
• TS-d olicy of the American
Mr. Jones, surgeon, of Fetter-lane, was called in, who recom-
mended that the unfortunate man should be taken to St.. ctvi i,_ P adventurers. The
but he feared there were no hopes: vigorous and remarkable articles publishedbwyotuhlde
conveyed to the hospital, but expired be- English press, and the forcible. The Bartholomew's
patientw a
s Hospital,
ible reasoning of some of
tore he could be got into the building. The deceased was a the most distinguished statestnea of this Chantey
young man, and has left a wife and family.
have taught Spain, had she not already been aware of
SERIOUS ILLNESS or LORD CLARENDON'S SON.—We • how ,
learn with sincere regret that their Excellencies the Lord • it was to put in
it, convenient and hoW necessary •
,'.active the common law of the rights of nations
Lieutenant and the Countess of Clarendon, who, our readers P
against the modern hordes of pirates and flibustiers,
are aware, have lately lost their infant daughter, are suffer-
ing deep anxiety in consequence of the prutracted illness of " Spain has fulfilled the primary and the most
their youngest son, who still remains in a state of ge eat debi- simple of her duties; had she tried again a system of
lity.—Dublin Post. lenity and indulgence, which former experience had
A ROYAL MANAGER.—^ The privilege of the Teatro already condemned as imprudent and absurd, she
d'Orienie at Madrid having been offered for several weeks to
public competition, e ithout any acceptable offer being made might have been very properly accused of abandoning
the- for its purchase, her Mejesty has taken it on her own account cause of universal justice, of abdicating her power,
i and named Al. Terai,flocw 5,,wa the clirector.—Calignani. lof leaving defenceless the cause of society threatened