The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-26 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
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CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY. carolinp Dui,ma more than confirmed th.a orvi,,ion which
The arrivals ric LnAis!, 'y r, at
~,:. , -,,, , , 1...; ',*l In ~..,.. th • 1A..;-,, t: !, ,o, , - -dur.l,-: ~iz:,t, ionii_d or her talent.
day h4vitig Wen exceArirlgly small, the snow or sailiples a Better acqucrinte'd with her audience, the artist sang and
that grain here to-day was very limited ; and, owing to the I acted—we, can hardly Say with additional success, after
prevailing damp weather, greatly out of condition. Holders Saturday's triumph—but with additional confidence. .The
generally were firm ; but of necessity the amount of business aplause she drew down was continuous and enthusiastic,
act,
doing was trifling at almost nominal .currencies. From abroad and she was summoned before the curtain after .each
4,750 quarters of Wheat have come fresh to hand. Really fine three time 3 at the termination of her own part, and again at
roducedon
qualities changel hands at full prices, whilst the value of the the fall of the curtain. - Gustavus 111. will be p
middling and inferior kinds was well supported. Barley and Saturday, when Madame Fiorentini will make her. first
Malt, the the supplies of which were small, sold steadily at fully pearance this season, in the part of Madame Ankarstrogo ;
last week's quotations. We had a firmer market for Oats, the charming r67e of Oscar, the page, being taken for the
and in some instances, rather more money was paid for first time by Mdlle. Duprez. Auber's opera has never
sound heavy corn. Beans and Peas dull, but Indian Corn hitherto been performed in this country in anything AP'
and Flour met an improved inquiry, although the imports of proaching a complete
tA Amongst the noble and distinuished individuals honour-
sacks. he latter from France are larger, viz., upwards of 5,0 ing the performances with theirs presence were the follow-
ing :—His Grace the Duke of Wellington, his Highness the
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Prince Dernidoff, the. Prince Tobolski, his Excellency the
I Barley. I Malt. I Oats. I Flour. Russian Minister and Baroness Brunow, the Marquis. an",
—1 Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marchioness of Ailesbnry "
the Hon. Mrs. Anson, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Barr
of Wilton, he Earl of Malmesbury, the iarl MornatcharOg!
4 750 the Earl jf Abuyne, the Earl of Falmouth, the any,Eaf
, .I,
Euston, the Comte D'Amassi, the Comtesse Ba6--t
HOP 4.-
- ^bange 1,..... Madame de Moyese, the Viscount Anson, the Viscount =or.'
daunt, Lord Francis Gordon, ord Ward, Lady Dollitrt
Lord Adolphus Vane, the Hon. A. D Willoughby, I.na
_ 1 Right Hon. Lord Stanley, the Hen. R. C. Nevillet_tno e.
Hon. Colonel Upton, the Hon. Mrs, Dudley Ward, the id n
Major Needham, Sir Henry Meux, Bart., and Lady Mel!,
Sir George Armitage, Bart., Sir Henry Webb, Bart-, .T,,
Thomas Barrett Lennard, Bart., and Lady Barrett ,Le
Colonel Colonel Molyneux Williams, Mr. Megan, Mr. and . 1
Cunningham, Mr. Henry Baring, M.P., the Russian Cons:L:
Mr. W. Bagge, M.P., Captain Gardner, Captain MoYFX,
Captain Lord, Mr. Broderip, Mr. C. Barry Baldwin, tri.
Mr., Mrs., and Miss de Burgh, Captain Stirling, Mias i'l _
line Bellew, Mr. 0. Morgan, M.P., Mr. Brereton TrelawneY,
Mr. C. J. Palmer, Mr. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. W. FL Paler,
Mr. Rickards, M P., Mr. S. Baring, Mr. B. Linde, Mr. GIP?'

Wheat.
Qrs.
100

Qrs. I Qrs.
670 b3O

Sacks.
280

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Irish •••• • • -•

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bell, Mr. Cullen, &e.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.
The English playgoing public had last night for the fire__Lt,
time an opportunity of judging what the haute _ST;M:
of the French stage really is. The chef d'ceuvre cf.-07101,7..
the immortal Tartuffe, was represented for the first timln dp
o'enedrather
entirety before an English audience, dagilerre",-7.- -van to
than translated, by Mr. John Oxenford, who "a'?
his version all the freshness and freedom of an originfl,
fidelitv.
preserving at the same time the most scrupulous
intro
There is not a line, a thought, or a sentiment .
n a llne, a
which is not to he found in the original, neither is
in
_l_
thought, a sentiment of the original omitted, fay.e )Drina
. 011;
instance, in which two lines from the part of Dorm nay
eduction
while
been most judiciously omitted, as their intr
.._.„
might have been dangerous. The plot of the -110/2".7.7.
is taken from that of Tartuffe; but the treatment is
_eassei.;
tially different. We have not in the Tartuffe any ch. cal;
ter analogous to the farcical Mawworm, whilst in
_n_
Hypocrite the character of Dorine, that model of so
brettes, is entirely omitted; besides, there is liner;
of coarseness pervading the whole play of the 11 ,
0°,,124
which contrasts most unfavourably with the refinement a ~_
elegance of the chef d'ceuvre of Moliere. The cotedY 1./.
performed precisely as it would have been performed
.at..0111o;
Theatre Francais, the whole action took Place3llllo,4r
elegantly furnished room, and the - drop on! di.
fell ; a few bars of music alone marking the .:
.-,.. east :-.-
vision of the acts. The following was o'l, re -Aft.
1 Orgon, Mr. Lambert; Damis, Mr. Davenport; Twe I;iteii;
Howe ; Cleante, Mr. Rogers ; Tartuffe, Mr. B. W.,..1'_,,,,„,
M. Loyal, Mr. Charles Selby ; Officer, Mr. Braid ; paa",`,7,..
Pernelle, Mrs. Stanley ;Elmire, Miss Reynolds ; Mariane,ardo 6.
L. Adddison ; Dorine, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Flipete, Miss IV° great
Every character was admirably sustained, but the,
hits of the evening were the Tartuffe of Mr. Webster 2141
the Dorine of Mrs. Fitzwilliam. Mr. Webster hadnii
himself upon the best French models, ; the
Tartuffe was as perfect a reproduction 01, ~i',..
best acting of the French stage as the version of ":Ive
Oxenford is of the best of French comedies.
111 Fn
• re..
doubt whether, since the death of Perlet, and the /1" -wo• th
tirement of Samson, there is any comedian on ~the ;nand.
stage who could render the oily, insidious,,but seif-con dared
ing and not ill-bred Tartuffe, so well as it was 'r ltzwil..
by Mr. Webster last evening. The Dorine of Mrs.
TlF•therto
Liam is, to our thinking, the best of her characters. --I.
she has been great in melodrama or farce ; her Dorill,,e Plhing
that she can be equally great in legitimate comedy.
~,rl..dlirs
could exceed the piquant smartness of her acting. ."17, ht.
at the hypocrisy of the Jesuit Tartuffe were all taken dr_,M
the audience and applauded:to the echo, and at the coneln=
the comedy was announced for repetition by Mr. Wel94"".
amidst enthusiastic applause.
(From the Times.)
A very novel experiment was last night made at this
house—the production of an English version of Molar!!
Tartuffe, not lowered into the condition of the mite,
but closely following the original, blank verse being au
stituted for the French Alexandrine. So literal is the re%
dering that, with the exception of a short speech made /,.
heighten the " exit" of Damis in the third act, v,e do 00v
believe there is a single line not to be found in
The manager, in putting the piece on the stage,_ has g°,..13,.t
to work in the right way—transferring to the liardar'-,
boards the usages of the Theatre Francais. The drop scene
did not descend between the acts, but a few bars of 111asl:
alone indicated the division; the one room in which the
Molar%
whole action takes place is fitted up witk characteristic ele-
gance, an imitation of an oak floor being one of the leading
features, and the costumes were of the most recherche kind*
We have had " Nights wi' Burns." This was roil,' 01
evening with Moliere.
(From the Herald.)
The Tartuffe was brought out at this theatre last night,
in precisely the same shape as it was written by Moliere.
The production is professedly a translation, which task has
been undertaken by Mr. John Oxenford, who, whil
adhering with scrupulous fidelity to the self-impeseu
rule of literalness, has not lost sight of elegance. As a lite'
rary exercise irrespective of any histrionic object,
this version of the chef d'ceuvre of the great French
dramatist is entitled to no ordinary praise. The motile
which Moliere had in composing this admirable
comedy is well known through the medium of Bicker_;
staffe's hypocrite, which, although immediately borrowed
from Libber's Non Juror, owes its real origin to the Tarte
There is in reality very little difference between Mae r'
da
play and the Mypocrite of our stage. The former is fell
elevated in its tone, and simply belongs to a better rant:',,
composition, the English comedy wearing certain linealll=
of vulgarity assuredly not obtained from the original p.--a
The Tartuffe attacked the affected piety of the ref gi., „ h
Louis the Fourteenth with a politer air than that wed
"--
suffuses its well-known English offspring. The polish
ease whish prevails throughout Moliere's comedy is, lilti
ever, well demonstrated in the unaltered version Perf."ra d
last night, in which its precise sentiment is close-1Y all
vividly reflected. The acting was excellent in most'
Mr. Webster personated the Tartuffe with great ability, his
fawning obsequiousness of deportment and pretendecl 11.11:
tience under obloquy presenting a consistent portrait of he
insidious villain who exercises a fatal influence over
.tdf
credulous Orgon by his pharasaical arts. He produced ;
graphic and powerful effect in the closing ace:
when the knave, unmasked by the device of El
mire, throws off all disguise and lays hare ii,
natural depravity and ingratitude of heart. Orguso
.:
the Sir John Lambert of the Hypocrite, lra a, 6 0
tamed -by Mr. Lambert, and Dorine, the shrewd 4_ . .
sprightly servant of Marlene, a character whose itnP°lle.
ante hardly merited the entire obliteration which itibeged
rienced both in Gibber and Bickerstaffe's play,
with invaluable point and smartness by Mr:Fit" twins
The sensible and dispassionate Cleante, the inlPe ed in
Damis and the timid and obedient Mariane (convert
eat
the Hy' pocrite into a lively coquette and forming a ,
as
Per illiani.
part of Mrs. Woffington and Mrs. Abingdon), were severaur
sustained by Mr. Rogers, Mr. Davenport, and Miss DWI!,
Addison; and Miss Reynolds was the representative 01
Elmire. The audience showed no signs of impatience
during the sententious speeches of Orgon a brother-in'
but applauded the strokes of worldly wisdom which the
heard, as well as those enunciated by. others, with a quice.
perception of their worth. The collision of the hypocrite
with Orgon in the fourth act, a capital dramatic surprise,
produced the strongest possible sensation, and the app)atUle
1 was long and general. he action, we may add, takes place
in an elaborate Louis Quatorze apartment, with which the
costumes of the dramatis persona carefully coincide; and the
French rule of not dropping the curtain between the acts is
observed. The success of the comedy was complete; and Mr.
Webster announced it for repetition, amid acclamations front
eel parts of the house.
(Front the Daily News.)
Moliere's Tartuffe, not an English play, like the NO&
chrriotoe,ghfotunondetd
heonstatgnee Toafrttuhffies,
thbousttrtehleasTtae;vtouffaiengits. elEf,vweriao
all the
scene, every phrase, is almost literally translated;
characters preserve their original names; and the perform-
ance is a close imitation of the style of the Theatre Francais!
The scene never changes, and the drop-curtain does not
marked
descend between the acts, the divisions being
merely by a very brief interval of time filled up by sea:urn.
The success of this novel experiment has exceedeudbto
expectation, for we confess we thought it a veil dike
all
one. Moliere's comedy, admirable as it is, COntains,
_,.„—„ip
the French productions of the regular eldest
caleer
hie to
more speech and less action than is generally
able
and
an English audience. It has, moreover, lost P
its a
picture of
I
application as a satire, and is to us merely its
novelty it
obsolete manners in a foreign country. Id • •
test social evils
was a crushing exposure of one of t
rehe grea
• s hypocrisy and.
of the day, the ascendancy of ligion Louis
unablewithstand
the Fourteenth, with all his power, was to
its influence. The piece was extremely well received'j:jg
ex-
Some passages were applied by the audience to
Pt to Tar-
currences. Orgon's deed of gift of his whole estate _ _
no,
tuffe, and the hypocrite's declaration that he Recap estate
it,
.. !
from interested motives, but for the glory of God and
.I_llo_
good of his neighbour, drew forth marked applause. fir.
good and Mr-
curtain fell amid loud demonstrations of favour ,
of,
Webster announced that the piece would be repeated sev Al
4 week.

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We understand that his Royal Highness 11113 cu
Albert, with his usual appreciation of what is truly benevo-
lent and humane, has condescended to become one of the
patrons of that old and valuable society-, the Royal National
Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
Upwards of eighty Peers, and upwards of 200
Members of the House of Commons have signed the requi..
sition to Lord Stanley, inviting him to dine at Merchant
:....-“Now that the
Tailors' Hall on the 2d of April.—Herald.
of 300 to 500 tons
letter, dated
THE DUTCH NAVIGATION LAvvS.---"A
Batavia, January 27, has the following
Dutch navigation laws are abolished this will be a good
are generally to be had
loading port for English ships. Vessels
are most suitable. Good charters
”......jtvelPool Albion
about the months of May and June hence to China, cid
Singapore, and back, the vessels rFturning about the hest
time to get homewar±l_____----.-----------:—.-•- cargoes.
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pshire, the lady of
BIRTHS.
OF A BOX.
Rector
On the 23d inst., at Bursley-park, Ham
Sir William Heathcote, Bart,
G. Jebb, Esq.,
On the 22d inst., at Reading, the lady of D.
late Captain 3d Light Dragoons.
OF A DAUGHTER..
On the 24th inst., at St. Olave's
wife of the Rev. L. N. Humbert. Y, Southwark, the

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On the 22(1 inst., Robert Napier Raikes, vicar of Long
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On the 23d inst., in Little linightrider•streel,
commons, Eliza, the wife of J. p. Buckland, aged 39.
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