The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-05 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

A "dramatic bubble," entitled The Shot Tower, was
produced here last evening. This bubble is blown by Mr.
Angus B. Reach, and a more laughable anair has
seldom been produced. Mr. John Reeve, Mr. Rogers,
and Miss Marshall, are the personators of this bubble.
The first, a gentleman in striped trousers sod
alarming neck-tie, practises the trombone on the top
of the Lambeth Shot Tower, in which lacerating occu-
pation he is interrupted by a second personage,
a farmer in fustian cuat and leathers, who, driven
by the Exhibition to seek a lodging in the same elevated
locality, throws the trombone into the street in a paroxysm
of irritation at the noise which it emits; whereupon he is
made to believe by the ingenuity of his companion that
he has killed a passer-by. Miss Marshall, the third on the
list, wends her way to the top of the aforesaid tower, be-
cause she is disgusted with the world, and most particu-
larly with the crochet and Berlin work, by which she
exists in it. Sighing for " excitement," she endeavours to
aid the escape of the farmer by dressing him up as a
woman, and her enjoyment is intense, receiving its
climax when the &Eastern on the trombone, who turns

out to be her sweetheart, accuses her of inconstancy.
The farmer is finatly infoimed that he has been Ira-
posed upon, and he is but too happy to give his consent
to the nuptials of the couple,
which'
he has the legal
title to do, seeing that the girl is a lost niece for whom
he has been advertising. The acting was admirable.
The audience were in a continual roar from the rising
to the falling of the curtain. The Shot Tower is v
decided hit.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve
o'clock.

RIPLEY FREE SCHOOL.
Mr. BROTHERTON moved that all the 'standing
orders applicahlo to the Ripley Free School Bill be
suspended, and that the said Bill be allowed to proceed
forthwith.

Sir J. Y. BULLER opposed the motion, as it would
bo establishing a bad precedent if it were agreed to. It
was exceedingly inconvenient that Bills should come
down from the Lords at this late period of the session.
Mr. BROTHERTON said there was nothing objec-
tionable in the Bill. and as it would inflict great injury
upon the parties if the Bill were delayed till another
se,sion, he hoped this indulgence would be granted to
them.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought that ass general
rule, when Bills came down too late to admit of their
being fairly considered, they ought to be rejected, but in
this particular case he would offer no opposition.
The motion was then agreed to, and the Bill passed
through its various stages.

PRIVA- rE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amf ndments to the Charing-cross Bridge
Bill and Farmers' Estate Society (Ireland) Bill were con-
sidered and agreed to.
METROPOLIS WATER BILL.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in moving that the mi- •
nuns of the evidence taken before the Com-
mittee on the Metropolis Water Bill be printed, at the
close of an inquiry extending over thirty or forty days,
he would just state to the House how the matter stood.
The Committ.- e thoroughly investigated the evidence on
the part of the promoters of the Bill. That part of the
evidence was now entire. The Committee then pro- .
seeded to hear the evidence of those who contended for
the advantage of the control of some municipal body
elected by the popular voice. That portion of the evi-
dence was also complete. The Committee then heard
the evidence of the existing water companies at very con-
siderable length, but that evidence was not entirely
closed. It was the opinion of the Committee--
and it was in pursuance of that wish that he made the
present motion—that the evidence should be printed,
inasmuch as they thought it would be conducive to the
formation of public opinion during the recess en the
entire subject, and facilitate future legislation. Oa the
other hand, if it were the pleasure of the House to call
upon the Committee for an expression of opinion, they
did not think the naFelvas in a position to give any opi-
nion which could be satisfactory to the House. Ile,
therefore, moved that the evidence be printed.
The motion was agreed to.
PETITION.
Colonel SIBTHORP presented a petition from Lin"
coln against the Episcopal and Cspitular Estates Bill.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER PEAK MINING

COMPANY) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
COURT OF CHANCERY AND JUDICIAL COa"

lIIITTEE BILL,

The Lords' amendments to this Bill were considered
and agreed to.
PATENT-LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
The House then went into Committee on this Bill.
On clause 14 being proposed,
Mr. MUNTZ objected to novelty and utility being
made conditions to the granting of a patent. liam
that the word " utility,' should be struck out, on the
ground that no tribunal could determine the utility of a
patent.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the original
word used was " novelty," but 44 utility" had been intro-
duced at the suggestion of the Manchester Society
of Arts.
Sir J. GRAHAM said the objection held to the Bil
was that the responsibibility of examining into, and ad-
vising the Crown to grant patents, was taken from the
legal officers of the Crown, and placed in the hands of
body of examiners. lie deprecated the practice of
bringing forward important legislative enactments at
late a period of the session, when it was impossible o
to
discuss the provisions with any satisfaction.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the responsibi-
lity would not be shifted from the Attorney or Solicitor
General, who would treat the report of the exatninri
as htlps and auxiliaries to enable them to form s Pug,:
meat on matters of which they were ignorant, owing to
their detective scientific knowledge.
After a short discussion,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he would bare
no objection to strike out the word " utility." The fic
ob-
ject of introducing it into the Bill was that eclat'
examiners, instead of a jury, might determine the nal"
of patents to the public.
Atter some further observations, the House divided,
when there appeared—

For striking out the word "utility" „, 48
Against it ••• ••• •• • ••• 1
Majority ... ... . --47
The clause, as auaPntieti, was then agreed to.
(LEFT SITTING.)

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, Aro. 4*
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with the Prince of Wales, attended Divine service Yel"
terday morning at Whippingham Church.
The Hon. aud Rev. F. R. Bouverie officiated.
There was no addition to the Ro) al dinner psrti
yesterday.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday
at the Foreign:
office, Downing-struet. The Nltnisters present were Lora
Jthti Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lang-
downe, Earl Minto, Vi-count Palmerston, Earl Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring'
Lord Broughton, and the Earl of Carlisle. The Conned
sat two hours and a half.
The Earl of Clarendon hid an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Mr. Macgregor Laird had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. W. Hannay, of Nottingham, and Mr. A. S. Dr
mond (London), bad au interview with Mr. Wadding-
ton (in the absence of Sir George Grey) at the Home-
office yesterday, on behalf of Sarah Barber, now under
sentence of death for the murder of her husband, is
Notts county gaol.

DIE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.--LaSt night the
Queen's box was occupied by the Countess of Charleniont.
the Earl of Leitrim and Lady C. Clements, Viscount and Via;
countess Melgund, the Hon. Miss Massey and party. ATlP:',,e„6'
the fashionable company honouring the performances by
their presence were (among others) the Marquis and 14ar-
cmhoi,:the,ssvoitscDouonnetgesasl,SCyodunnetyPaanbdleLn
Lady
yd
Adelaideparty,
tt E
ndasd
, Viscount Cranbour
party, Viscount Newark
Lady Francis Gordon, Lord Brought
Hobhouse, Lord Arthur Hay, Lady_ Dnuffaernidn the Lord Gorge
Manners, M.P., Lord Latin, Lad CI Lady' Webster and
party, Lady Quentin, Baroness Von ay, ,
the go,
C. 'W. Forester, M.P
Hu h R 1 ~, ~ the Hon. J. Fo t ue M.P., the lion.
g —ow-ey, bir Colonel W r esc , A mYtege'
Sir ombwell Sir George r
Henry. ebb, B ' C 1 el Blane,
rownlow Knox oon
Colonel '1) • Twbitt Colonel C •P D Blaquiere,
Captain De Horsey,,rombie, Captain e
taro George Caain Paet, Captain De Bathe, CI
Lord
miss
and Mrs. Wheildon Mr. E. Johnson, Mr. 11'
Hansler, Mr. R. Bankes, IIIr. Ewes, Mr. Martineau, Mr•
Beauclerk, Colonel Freestun, M.P., and Mrs. Luckyer Free-
stun, Mr. H. Buraud, &c'.
CARDINAL WISEafAN Pit EA cnING.—A correspon-
dent of a morning paper says—" As I was passing I
ing along
everring,
Orchard-street, Portman-square, last (BlondaY)
aboat nine o'clock, I was surprised to see a great crw 557
sembled round • Kell Men-buildings,' and on inquir found
ld
und
that Cardinal Wiseman was preaching from a pl aytfor
the,open air. The court (through which there is a thorough.
fare into Duke-street) was illuminated and filled with Trishm
After waiting some little while the Cardi, al came into the
street, to a carriage which was waiting for him, attended b):
boys and men wearing white surplices and bearing lighte'!
candles, banners, and also an immense crucifix. There were
a great many police standing around, but none attempted W
interfere with this illegal procession."
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EXTRAORDINARY OCCURREN CE..--011 Friday ---5 -
at Plymouth, a most remarkable event, connected with the
accidental death of a fisherman named Brat, served to create
considerable consternation and excitement down at the qua!:
Deceased was ttle master of a trawling sloop, and on t",;
day in question was out in his vessel fishing, when he fa
overboard and was drowned. About four hours afterwardg
his son, who was mate of another trawler, and wlio had o°4
heard of the accident, was bawling up his trawl, which or
eared unusually heavy. After some oifficulty, however, the
trawl was hove on to the vessel, and within it was discovered'
e
to the consternation end dismay of all parties on board, the
body of the mate's father.
The Baron de Brunnow left Ashburnbarvh°"?
yesterday for St. Petersburgh, after having representeas
Russia at this Court during twelve of the most eventful years
in modern history. Few have borne a more important par
or contributed more to the preservation of the general peace
than this able diplomatist. He is expected to return in Oc-
tober next.
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