The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-05 00:00:00

THE SUN,-- .LONDON,

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
FRENCH PLAYS.

Last evening was the second of the engagement of.
Madlle. Rachel, and she played the part of Aoxane, in
Bajazet. The character of Roxane is a compound' of
imperious haughtiness, combined with the most bitinc,
and sarcastic irony; and Madlle. Rachel delivered' the
cutting sarcasms with which the part abounds with the
most withering effect, whilst she was, at the same time,
the most fierce and imperious of tyrants. She played
with immense power, and made every point tell most
effectively. The house was crowded, and the perform-
ance was applauded to the echo.

ROYAL PraNCESS'S THEATRE.
A five act version, by. Mr. Slous, the author of the
Templar, of Alexandre Dumas' illiademoiselle de Belle
isle, which was some few years since tine. of Madlle.
Plessy's most popular impersonations it the St. James's
Theatre, and in which Idadlle Rachel is, we are told,
shortly to appear, was produced at the ROyal Princess's
last night, under the title of the Duke's Wager. This
is not, however, the first adaptation of this, play that has
apppeared on the English stage. Some
.ten or twelve
years since a version of it was produced at Drurye
lane, under the title of A Night in the Bastille, on
which oceasiun poor Elton and Mrs. Stirling suse
tained the characters which were last night per-
formed by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean. The scene is
laid at Chantilly during the early part of the reign of
Louis XV., and at the opening of the play we find the
Duke de Richelieu (Mr. Altred Wigan) on a visit to the
Marchioness de St. Prie (Mrs. Winstauley), formerly a
flame of his, but which said flame has long since, so, far
as he is concerned, been extinguished. In the very
recklessness of prk fligacy he offers a bat .to the young
nobles, by whom helis surrounded, that he will induce the
first lady they, meet to grant him an asSignation in
her chamber at midnight. Now it so happens that
the first lady they meet is Mademoiselle Lestelle
de Belle Isle (Mrs. Charles Kean), who has ' come
to Chantilly to solicit the aid of the. Marchioness de, St.
Prie in obtaining for her an interview with her father
the Marquis de Belle Isle, who is confined in the Bas-
tille; the Marchioness, who has her own reasons for
seeking an interview with Richelieu, procures for Les-
telle an order to visit the Bastille, and when Lestelle has
eat off for Paris meets Richelieu in Leitelle's eheathet.
This trick of comedy, however, threatens to end very
tragically, for L-on St. Mars (Mr. Charles Kean), the
betrothed of Lestelle, has seen Richelieu deeeending at
midnight from the window of the cLatnter occu-
pied by Lestelle, and having known of the bet and
staked his honour on the fidelity of his ladye love,
he becomes in a state of frenzy. He seeks Lestelle and
taxes her with her infidelity, she indignantly denies the,
accusation and appesis to Richelieu, who coolly says that
certainly the interview did take place, but that if the
lady desires it he will for htr sake deny it. The un- ,
.fortunate Lestelle, conscious of her own innocence, yet
not daring to reveal where she had passed the night,
sinks senseless to the ground overcome by the agony of
her feelings. This scene was admirably acted;
the cool nonchalance of Wigan, as Richelieu,
contrasting with and setting off most effec-
tively the intensely impassioned acting of Mr;
and Mrs. Charles Kean. St. Mars then chill-
lenges.Riehelieu, bat the arrangement is overheard, and
both are arrested and not released until & promise has
been extorted from each that the proposed duel shall not
take place. St. Mars is not,.however, to be baulked of
his revenge, and he proposes that they shall throw the
dice to ascertain who of the two shall commit suicide.
The offer is accepted and St. Mara loses; Richelieu treats
the whole as a joke, but St. Mars prepares to die; he
pays a last: visit to Lestelle; but in the meantime a
change of Ministry has taken place, her father is:
released from the Bastille, and restored to high office,
there is no longer any necessity for secresy, and every-
thing is explained. St. Mars, however, still feels him-
aelf bound, as a man of honour, to commit suicide, and
a highly-wrought scene ensues between him .and Les-
telle, which is, however, brought to a conclusion by the
entrance of the Duke de Richelieu, who acknowledges
that he had been mistaken in supposing that he bad had
an interview with Madlle. de Belle Isle, and
satisfies the sensitive St. Mars that there is n6' 1
necessity whatever for him to commit suicide ; an
opinion in which St. Mars seems to agree, and so
commits matrimony instead. The translator lies judfdis
ously elaborated the tragical portions of the original and
kept down the light parts, thus making an interesting
dra;na out of what was originally intended as a high
comedy. The pathetic and impassioned acting of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kean carried the play triumphantly
through, 'and its announcement for repetition was re-
ceived with enthusiastic applause by a house crowded to
the ceiling. At the conclusion Mr. and Mai. Charles Kean
were called on. The mounting of the play was perfect

AMERICAN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC.
LIVER PU OL, WEDNESDAY.
We have received by the arrival in the Mersey this
evening of the Liverpool and United States mail
steam,ahip • Arctic, Luce Commander, from New
York, our usual dispatches from that city of the 24th
ult. She . encountered fine weather during her runs
and arrived in the river at i 20 P.M., bringing 160
passengers, 470,000 dolls. specie on freight, and the
usual mails.

The United States mail steam-sbip Baltic, Com-
stock 'with Liverpool mails of the 14th ult., arrived
out 'at New York-on the '24th, at 530 p.m., after a
remarkably fast run of 10 days 12 hours and 40 mi-
nutes, mean_time.
The United States mail steam-ship Ohio, with
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1,250,000 dolls. specie on freight, the San Francisco
mail of April 15th, Chagres mails of the 14th ult.,
and Havannah of the I7th, arrived at New York on
the night of the 21st; and the N. Scott, with
.19,724 dolls. specie on freight, on the 22d ult.
From the, United States our political accounts by
this arrival are not important, except as they prove
the growing popularity of the Hon. D. Webster as a
candidate for the Presidency. He had delivered at
Buffalo several splendid orations, advocating the cause
of Union.
Letters from Baltimore of the 22d ult. state that
twenty-five men arrested in Florida as Cubs conspi-
rators WA arrived there, and add that during the
previous month 1,500 suspicious men had been on the
coast, but bad disperi.ed.
The United States Cabinet had published the
new apportionment table of representatives under
the new census; 'it gives New York thirty-two
members.

A clipper ship of large tonnage was about to be
built in- NeW York for British capitalists, in order to
meet.the cornpetitiou in the China trade.
The screw steam- ship City of Pittsburg, for the.
Philadelphia and Liverpool station, would be launched
at NeW. Yurk in four weeks.

Mr. Martin F. Tupper and M. Cabet, the Icarian
philosopher are passengers to Liverpool in the Arctic.
Advices. from Boston of the 23d ult. say the Hon.
Caleb Cushing haS introduced into the Legislature a
Bill to aid hi the construction of the European and
North American Railway, authorising an issue of
State scrip to the amount, of 500,000, dollars, hear-
ing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum,
payable semiannually, and the principal redeemable
in twenty years, for the use and benefit of the said
road whenever it shall be organized, with 1,000,000
stock. sp:bseribed .for 'and 500,000 dolls. paid in. The
State of Maine has made a similar grant of 500,000
dolls. in money scrip, or an equivalent form, satisfac-
tory to the Governor and Council. It was thought
there the Bill would pass.
Letters from Toronto of the 23d ult. announce that
the Government bad on that day suffered a defeat in
the Legislative Assembly, in. resisting a motion to
introduce a Bill for preventing the expenditure of
public money not previcusly authorised by the Par-
liament, and for restraining the granting of pensions.
It was the first diviiion of the session, and the votes
stood 26 to 25.

The address in answer to the Royal Speech was
carried without a division.

A boy had been carried over the Niagara Falls.
Letters from Ohio (three days later) of the 18th of
April state that Brazil had declared the slave•trade
piracy, but give no details.
Letters from Tehuantepec, Mexico, received at
New Orleans, state that the Mexicans had refused to
allow the landing of cargo of the United States.
Other' accounts state that great excitement prevailed,
and that the-passengers by an American steamer had
been detained.

Accounts from the city of Mexico of the 3d
,received in New York via New Orleans, by tele-
graph, eonfirm the report, but give no information on
the affairs of Mexico. Other letters from the capital
of Mexico, dated the 26th of April, and Vera Cruz
the Ist ult., state that a loan from the United States
Government was in. contemplation.
The Universal of the 24th of April says :
" The House of Representatives approved yesterday
the resolution taken by the_Senate to grant 80 days' re •
spite to the committee of both branches to try to effect
arrangements of compromise with the public creditors."
1.133 Cabinet of Alexico have granted a respite of
six months to the company which was engaged to
establish the line of wires for a magnetic telegraph
communicating between Vera Cruz and Mexico.
The Indians continued their depredations in Du-
rango and other states in the north.
Letters from Havannah of the 7th state that stocks
of sugar had accumulated to 215 boxes. Quotations
-are lower—whites, 7t to 84. Coffee, 7?,•- to 8i ;
stock small and business stiffening. Molasses up to
1 to 2. 'Freight to Europe 9 555. Exchange on
London, 7i premium, with a few &nail sales at 7:; to
8.. Political affairs were quiet.

COMAIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK., MAY 24..,
United Statettt stocks have been in request during the
week, and prices have had an upward tendency. Sixes
of '.56 malt be quoted at 1081 to 109; Sixes of '62,112}.
to 1.13; Fives ut '53; 102 to 103. York State stocks
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are in request, the amount offering is stiffening.
Money is exceedingly abundant fcr all legitimate busi-
ness purposes, , and at lower rates 91'inlekest than in
firmerseasons. Our export cf. the Precious metals c0n-
....

tinues to be ticavy. 'lle Arctic tidies out from 400,000
dolls. to 500,000. The recipis from California this week
have been about 1,500,000 dolls.

Foreign e.xchange has been rather dull for the last
three, days. We quote London, 1104. to nob Paris,
5 B,i; Amsterdam, 41i to 41i. •
Cotton—The market, under the influence of the
Africa's.unfavourable advices, has for the last three days
been unsettled and quite dull, still we cannot quote
by the- sales made more than a cent decline.
There has not been much disposition shown to press
sales, although a further decline is expected by the-
next steamer , from Liverpool. -The total receipts to
latest dates at all the shipping ports are 2,142,205 bales,
against 1 874,398 to sane date last year—an increase
this season of 267,807 bales. The total foreign export
this year is 403,669 bales more' than last—say, 303,053
bales increase to Great Britain, 40,974 increase to
FranCe; 41,452 increase to North of Europe, and 18,187
increase to other foreign ports. Shipments from southern
to northern ports are 119,530 sales leas this season than
last, and there is a decrease in stock of 3,570 bales. The
sales since our last are 2,400 bales, making a total for
the week of 10,000 bales. We quote Atlantic ports—
inferior, nominal; low to good ordinary, 8 to Si ;. low to
good middling, 9. to 9e; middling fair to fair, 101 to
10i; fully fair to good lair, 11; Florida and other gulf
ports, nominal, 8 to 8i; nominal, 8 to 9; Florida,
nomibal,'3. Toter amount from all the ports for the
last three ' daya-hits been 4,913- bales. Total imports
Sille6 the Ist inst., 31;966 bales. Export from the
'United States since the. Ist of September,. 1850,
1,515,811 bales; 'saute tittle, 1849, 1,112,142.-
Breadstuffs—The export tradd for flour is quite light at
the advanced rites. We quote cou-Anon States. and
mixed 'Western at 4 dolls. 25c.; good brands of Michfr
gen. and...,0hi0,. 4 ' dolls.. 25c. to 4 dolls. 37i0.; pure
Genesee, 4 •dolls._soc.. to 4 dells. 62ic. Rye flour sells
at 3, d0115..37ic. to 3 dolls. 44c.

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DEATH OF MRS. BEVERLEY.--The Sheffield Times
states that this lady died lately at Sunderland, having
reached the age of 76. Upwards of thirty years ago we re-
collect her acting at the Regency Theatre, Tottenham-street,
Tottenham-court-road, London. Her husband was then the..
lessee. Mrs. Beverley's forte was the tragic. Henry Be-
verley made his ddnit there. Mrs. Beverley has left a, large
family behind her. N% e have already made mention of one
of them, Mr. H. Beverley. We will now, add the names of
Mr. Robert Roxby, stage manager of the Lyceum, and Mr.
Beverley, the artist to that establishme,nt. They. are both
men of considerable talent, and although of different names,
their parentage is the same.
CLACKMANNAN AND KINROSS ELECTION.—The
nomination of candidates to supply the vacancy created- is
these united counties by the death of General Morison, took
place on Tuesday at Dollar, where an immense assemblage
of peolile were collected from all the neighbouring towns and
villages, the greatest interest being excited in Mr. Adam,
younger, of Blair-Adam, and Mr. Johnstone, of Alva. She-
riff Tait having read the writ, Mr. Haig, of Dollarfield, se,
conded by Mr. Morrison, of Smithfield, proposed' Mr. John-
stone ; and Mr. Stein of Hattonburn, seconded by Captain
Christie. proposed Mr. Adam. , The two candidates then ad-
dressed the electors at great length. Both professed them.-
selves to be Liberals and Free-traders, and were loudly
cheered by their respective partisans. A show of hands was
then taken by the Sheriff, which was declared to be in fa-
vour of Mr. Johnstone. A poll was demanded, and the
polling is fixed for Thursday and Friday. The contest will
be a very keen one.

PRICE Or REFRESHMENTS AT THE EXHI/3iT2ON.—
The following incident is stated to have occurred on one of
f.: the shilling day" last week:--'' A group of French artifi-
Cers of a superior kind—apparently goldsmiths and jewellers,
from the attention which they paid to the tlisplay of British
manufacture from Storr and Mortimer's, and Morel's, and
from the criticism they passed on it, moved towards the•
door ; and one of
.them, mustering up his best English, in-
quired, ' Am I defended, to return once mores?' The police,-
man on duty, with . quick philological promptness, under-
stood the man, and replied, ' If you go out, you can't come
in without paying again.' Whereupon there was a universal
shrugging up of shoulders amongthe_party, .who expressed
to each other their violent sensations of hunger and thirst.
pptl,lunrp c e down,
‘ petitsw Trnen a:
merceauxd t''
The spokesman,
.again addressing the policeman, asked if
there was anything to be had to eat? whereupon X 25 with
great gravity pointed out tothe refreshment alley; and, with
hands dug deep in their breeches pockets,, the foreigners
9 strode away, till they halted full in front of the sandwiches
and cherry brandy. How rnoosh ? asked the Corypineus,
holding up a sanuwich about the size of a crimpet. 4 Six
pence.'-
(letting it fall, as Trim let tall his hat,
turning to his compatriots), ' douze sous
du pain' et jambon 1' A universal
'erre! liens ! i diable! ran through the .little crowd ; and,
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stroking their beards and moustaches, they turned gloomily
away, and walked out of the building."
N°I‘iSHERIFFS BY THE Loup MAYOR.
—Atlhll N OF
e'CAOTiiir°t.ol Aldermen on Tuesday, the Lord Mayor,
41ce ordingla ancient custom nominated the following free.
men ofLondon to be publicly put in nomination for tinzoffice
of sheriff' on Midsummer day :—Mr. John Thonias Norris,
spectacle :maker; Mr. 'Thomas Cotterell, cordwainer ; Mr.
' Thomas -Sheppetion, spectacle-maker, and Mr. Joseph
Tuhrley,inerchant. taylor. i : . •
: • CHEERFULNESS.—Persons who are always cheerful
andtgood•hurnoured are very Meld in _thkworld ; they main,
taut peace ap.k. happiness, and siread.,:. a thankful temper
apici2Bst all l'aui lips arauvl them. ' -