The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-28 00:00:00

THE SYRO LEBAIVON COMPANY.

This semi-theatrical couriliany of Syrian ladies arid
gentlemen, who have left the Levant on a lirtle pro-
fessional trip, and propose to enlighten this western
public as to the habits and ceremonies, the domestic
and social usages and fashions of their own bright
land, are engaged by the proprietors of the excellent
Syrian and Hely Land Panorama now being ex-
hibited in the Egyptian Hall, and who'e intention
is to people, as it were, certain of their scenes with
these Eastern personages, represented as in the act of
aertormitig— the national ceremonies of their social life.
Toe troupe consists of thirteen persons—men, women,
and children—dressed, of course, in their rich and
fl"wing national costumes, and fully provided with
all manner of domestic and ceremonial implements—
Po mere paltry " properties," but genuine and ela-
borately adorned and 'valuable articles. The party,
for the most part, consist of well-grown, well de-
veloped, and good-humoured looking men and women,
With strongly defined Syrian features, but with
Out any approach to the still purer oriental type of
the Arab. We should not be surprised if there was
a spririkling of Judaical blood in the group—the
strongly-marked aquiline development of the nose of
some of the men seeming to hint as much. The
women, however, had none of it. An air of languor
and insouciance agreed well with one's notions of
Oriental charms, but we were given to understand
that a good deal of this listless look of dreaminess pro-
ceeded from indisposition. The scenes of manners and
customs represented were the most striking which oc-
cur at a marriage festival. The performance took place
ou a small stage, and we had first the entertainment
given by the bridegroom and his mother to the wedding
kaests. These last sat cross-legged, or crouched on
divans, really magnificently dressed, while nargil ly s and
cups of coffee, little silver eggshells, were handed round
by the bridegroom's mother and attendants, while
the four musicians in a corner kept up a monotonous
vocal and instrumental concert (the air being similar
for if not the same, as that which proved fatal to the
ancient mother of the bard), armed with a species of
guitar, a sort of rude clavecin struck with sticks, two
little drums, played upon in the same fashion, and
What Re may describe as an earthenware tambourine.
One of the party, with one of the most good-humoured
f
Sees we have seen for many a day, explained the pro-
ceedings in naive but very respectable English. Then
We had a night procession with wax tapers; and the
lame music, bringing the veiled bride home; and
lastly, there was the meeting of the lady with her
misband. The better to support her, we supposed, in
this trying catastrophe, she appeared mounted upon a
wonderful pair of pattens, six inches high, not unlike
Asir of door-scrapers, in which she advances, veiled
With gold embroidered gauze, towards her husband,
Who
with a naked sword removes the screen from
i.e'. features, the nouvelle mariee bending her head and
`l'sing the hand of her righttul lord and master. A
Great number of small traits of manners and ceremonies
a
,713, gone through must be seen to be appreciated. '1 he
I'llot mance closed with a coffee house scene. Among
the Musician's was a little bump-backed man, with a
face as sharp as a weasel's, and eyes like Oita and
needles. He is a professional story-teller, and, as
they told us, had the "Arabian Nights" by heart :
1,12 fact, he looked like a bit out of the " Arabian
Nights" himself, for we could never get rid of the
ideal from the first moment we saw him, that he was
MYthing more or less than another revivification and
?cater of the little hunchback who was choked by a
be and place upright at Ali somebody's door. Well,
rehearsed, in the approved style, a portion of the
story of " Prince Camaralzaman," with enormous
gesture and emphasis, but stopping between every
score of words to levy black mail upon his auditors'
llarghillys, and breaking off at an interesting part—
la the most unoriental and most commercial fashion
"•-to send round, not the hat, but the turban.
a The great charm of these performances is their evi.
int genuineness and reality. You can see in the
0 4Yptian-hall exactly what you might see in Aleppo
t: Beyront. There is neither exaggeration nor at-
, 'qt. at extraneous effect. Do you wish to behold a
Lpecimen of Levantine manners and customs ? There
" the true genuine thing before you.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EGHAAI RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The engagements yesterday showed improvements in
:any respects, and in the disappearance of those oh
",eXions clauses by which winners have hitherto been
the
in various sums—from two soya. upwards—towards
expenses, gave evidence of a dispoaition on the part
we
the committee to pursue a liberal policy towards the
ewers of horses. With this feeling, abet the increase
1° the fund likely to accrue from the new betting steno,
e see no reason to doubt the tutui e pro.perity of the
weink meeting. The racing yesterday was not remarkable
ether for severity or quantity, and the company on the
ere'', notwithstanding every facility was afforded in
b." shape of cheap trains from Waterloo. bridge, was
„"I°W•the average. From the seperior interest of the
pee
'3 to be contested to day a lull attendance may be
11,3ticipated.
he Prince of Wales's Stakes, of 5 aovs. each, with 20
added; three years old, 7ar, 614; four, Bat lib; five,
het 121 b; six and aged, 93t 21b; the winner to be sold
for 100 .0v s. if demanded, and allowances if to be sold
for less. Heats. One mile.
kr Death's Guardsman, Est Bth (501.) (G. Mann) 1 1
Drewe's Cosachia, Bst 91b (601.) (C. Knight) 2 2
drat heat—Even betting. Won by a neck.
Second heat-6 to son Guardsman. Won easily by
length.
The King John Stakes, of 25 EOM each, 10 ft, with 50
added, for two years old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies
31b, winners extra; those by untried stallions or
out of untried mares allowed 31h, if both 51b. The
kwinner to pay 10 ,ovs. toward expenses. T.Y.C.
r. Gratwicke's Flirt, Sat 61b (Kitchener) 1
Grevilie's Greengage, Bs' (Dockeray) 2
-4:lParrance's Joe Miller, Bst 41b. (A. Day) 3
tting-2 to 1 on Flirt, who tuadenearly all the run-
Tin!, and won very easily by a length.
e Runnymede Stakes (handicap) of 10 soya. each, 5
t, and only 3 if declared, &c., with 50 added; the
second to save his stake; winners of a plate or sweep.
stakes, value 109 sovs. after the weights are declared,
)4,0 carry 4lb extra. One mile.
Ict Peacock's R-pletion, 5 yrs. 7st 121 b (G. Abdale) 1
itr•Hornaby's Joe-o'-Set, ages, 8s 21b (Hornsby.jun.) 2
Dorrien's Nautch Girl, 5 yrs, 7st 611) (C 'lime) 3
44 t,twali's Bu,brauger, 4 y re, 7,4 71b...(G. Sharp) 0
LI" isleomfield'a Simplicity, 3 yrs, 7it (-iabin) 0
rd Exeter's Cane, 3 yes, 7st (G. Melon) 0
kr; Peurscee Jagdlon, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Priest) 0
k • Stevens's Britannia. 7st (in alb extra) (BAshatn) 0
Pi:Douglas's Irene, 3 yrs, Est 81b sner.oo,l) 0
13etticg-7 to 2 atot Bushranger, 4 to 1 agat J c-e'-
1 et, 6to -1 each sgst Cane and Britannia, 7to 1 twat
8 to 1 asst Repletion, and 10 to 1 agat any other.
P tio n made early all the running,. and won in a
t ilter by five lenn gth. Irene lost starting, and Bush-
sti.
eer was left at the post.
trace obj(ction was made to the start by Mr. Etwall's
ier, but overruled by the stewards, after examining
Tae
starter and the jockeys.
Railway Stakes of 5 sovs, each, and 25 added by
the South• Western Railway Company; the winner
,
,"4, be sold for 100/., &c. Three quarters of a mile.
)4k I Subs.)
lit•Gresilla's Chaffinch, 2 yrs (501.). sst2lb (Flarding) 1
kr. Dorrien's Chaplet, 3 yrs (601.), 7st 11th (Collins) 2
lit. Mare's Preslaw, 4 yrs (501.) (Bartholomew) 3
fpu Etwall's Iracundus, 3 yea (1001) (G. E. Sharp) 0
kkeet Richmond's Hurry Scurry., (501.) (Eitchner) 0
t Marshall's Tuscan, aged (501.) (W. Ahdale) 0
kePtain Powelre b by Cotherstoee ......(Rickards) 0
)41% Drew's Cosachia, treed (501), Bst 41b...(Knight) 0
1.,1 Waring's Gloom, eyrs (501.), 7st 31b...(Preece) 0
w43etting-5 to 4 agst Preslaw, 3 to 1 agst Chaffinch.
°II 05,y by a length; halt a length between second
" t
tor s bird. Gloom a bad fourth. The winner was sold
4 guineas.
• . BETTING ON THE COURSE.

S tft ST. LEGER.
spit Hernandez 11`2 to 1 sgst Hothorpe (t)
to 2., -
1 apt Ptime Miniett r

G to 1
sit The Bin
agst J.Diy'stot(t) (taken)
1 16 to 1 agst Grecian
• .APPOINTMENTS FOR. THIS DAY.
w The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes.
illiam the Conqueror, 4 yrs, 84 ?lb—Little Jack,
EP, Bst 7113—.1E,is 6 yrs, 7:4 21b—Anspach, 3 yr.,
4,44 EP,
'4
yrs, 6st 21b—Don Pedro, 3 }re=,
*tanLb. Only Little Jack and Don Pedro expected to

12 to

p, The Magna Charts Stakes.
y? "ince Rupert, 2 yrs—Diamond, 2 yrs—Dorothea, 2
1.4---Gulpurba, 2 yrs—Joy, 2 yrs—Benita, 2 yrs—
TetrnPt", 2 yrs—Prestige, 3 yrs—Poetess, 2 yrs—
of Aslehore, 3 yre—Cba,plet, 3 yrs—c by Linercost out
2 yr Bsh of Lightening—Antigone, 3 yrs —Plutust..a
a 2:yrs—Lady Blanch, 2 yrs—Vol-au-Vent,
raJagellou, 4 yrs.
TAW Queen's Plate.
Jack, 4 yrs—Bushranger, 4 yrs—Britannia, 3
tt Sim plicity, 3 yrs—Retail, 5 yrs—Deciltty, 5 yrs—
cmin, aged.

Amateur Stakes.
6Pyrar•
Girl, 5 yrs—Bushranor, 4 yrs—Jack-in-tbe
6 yrcsr, 6 3rs—Lancaster—Egis, 6 yis—Mrs. Taft,

lisp a Egham Stakes.
--tsorn. Doe, 4 yrs—iliret"t9
Yea 3 yrs—Falcon, 4
ys—rsezasitocb.ia, aged—Hurry- scurry, 3 yrs—Docility,
rp, rington, 4 yrs—Tuscan, aged.
The races commence at two o'clock.
The Chats DERBY RACES—WEDNESDAY.
~tr;folivlees
ft, 'Ellsworth Stakes (handicap) ot 10 soca. each, 5
slid 3 only if declare& with 50 aided. One mile
(I2se2iiSiau,bs., 7 of whom declared )
sst 41b in. 41b extra (A.bmsll) 12
kr. p,„• I)arr's Clothworker, 5y re. Sat 41b...(FlAtmau) 3
&tr. lalPs hiLikerty, 4 yra, 6at
—"malild'S rifire.vp, 4 yrs, Est 81b (Yetis) 0