The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-13 00:00:00

SURREY THEATRE,

Last evening a new th.mestic drama cf that peculiar
class which has long found favour amongst the admirers
of the non-legitimate, was produced here under the un-
usually modest title of .:Vichaelmas Day. The period of the
play is fixed a hundred years ago, -tid the action occurs
in the vicinity of Carli,le. The princ,pal characters are
an old miser, his daughter, her accepted suitor, a rejected
lover, a " village sca►m," and an officer of the law. These
various p.-rsonages are brought together under cir-
cumstances which lead to the impression that they are
sufficiently acquainted with each other's peculiarities as
to render it somewhat difficult for any vcry violent
contest to arise amongst them. Nevertheless, such is die
magic power exercised by the dramatist, that a murder is
committed by one of he fraternity. and he murderer is
supposod to be the accepted lover of the victim's daugh-
ter. Jealousy has been the cause of this accusation, and a
prison the effect of it. The real culprit, of course, remains
unknown until the conclusion of the piece, whilst the in-
nocent lover, who is made to answer for the charge, is
exposed ,o sundry trials of patience and endurance, which
are sufficient to drown all his hopes of a satisfactory ter-
mination to his attachment. The scenes of love and re-
venge which take place in the meantime are necessarily of
the most eistressing character, but in the end the virtuous
are rewarded, and the vicious very properly punished, by
command of the law, and to the satisiaction of the audience.
The serious portion of the piece is, as usual, relieved
by the exploits of buffoons, who appear ever and anon for
the purpose of raising a laugh, often at the expense of com-
mon sense, but still to the delight of the contented occupants
of pit and gallery. The drama was very creditably repre-
sented, and, as the production of a young writer, it may be
said to give some promise, inasmuch as its chief merit 'does
not lie in prolonged dialogue, but in a satisfactory attempt
at dramatic action. The play was quite successful, although
the applause at the conclusion was not of that vehement
character which marks an undoubted triumph at this
the-
atre. As to the title—Michaelmas Day—it has nothing
whatever to do with the piece, which might just as appropri-
ately be called " Good Friday" or " Shrove Tuesday.

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The balance-sheet of the Great Central
Bth of March last,
GREAT CENTRAL GAS CONSUMERS
GCasoucronArn•---;rs
Company, from its commencement to thedhas
been 143,277/.
has been issued. The amount receeivario,
and the expendi-
(of which 134,733/. is on account of
tare is stated at
hand.
GHTER AT STAMFORD...-.
130,0a3/.,
THE CANE OF MANSItIsIt
was
leaving a balance of 13,194/. in
held at the Town-hall,
Yesterday ( Monday) inquest an
iTourkington, Gent., coroner for the
Stamford, before John
George Large, aged 32, labourer, of
borough, on the bo.dy of
era arGlen, Barnett, and Farrell, were
Uffingion. The prison
()Herman on their removal from the
each handcuffed toes p
Town-hall. In Maiden-lane a slight
station-house to th , 1
n and every now and then the three
ads at Al Ci c--, -
rush was in
greeted, by a large number of persons, with
prisoners were
hisses,greans, and cries of " Hang them !" The jury
yells, - most respectable tralesmen, and the inqueet
' ted of the
consisted
lasted above five hours, when a verdict of Manslaughter was
returned against Patrick M Glen and Michael Barnett, and
Farrel was set at liberty.
A Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday
was published or. Saturday afternoon, containing the Aidal
account of the "Ceremonial observed at the State opening
of the Exhibition of Industry of All Nations, on Thursday,
the Ist of May, 1851."
DREADFUL EXPLOSION IN THE CILGWYN QUARRIES.
—On Thursday last an explosion, which has greatly injured
four persons, and might have been attended with fatal re-
sults, took place iii the Cilgwyn Quarries. Half a ton of
blasting powder was kept in a building appropriated to the
purpose, about 100 yards from the works. The foreman,
John Williams, had just been engaged in weighing EOM!,
powder for a quarryman, when the smith and two rnentewan
tered the hut, the former requesting leave to weighiseea
chisels which ha had forged only a while before. fiesign with
in the scsle, and immediately a terrible exPlt) -with
lowed- The men and boys were thrown to the gr rod
d but the
fearful yiJlence on the spot where they
st°° ' were blown
and walls of the hut, the casks of powder, Lie* the first
to a great height and distance. The
tbrewstictlerable distance
to recover from the shock, and be ran a
c:rrin uch burnt. The
with his clo' hes in flames, so that
he mutilated. The boys
smith also was dreadfully burnt and leas severe. It is
were contused, but their injurireeluaned sufficient heat to
thought the chisels must have
powdered the scale, and that
ignite some remains of the
ex_
powder, caused the
this, communicating with the Pc
disaster.
BRITISH AND FOREIGNtiog
of the supporters of this remises,
lion annual nyae., morning at the society's premises,
tion was held yestoerrd i
a Russell in the chin. Previous to
Borough-road ;
ill' the pupils were examined in the various
the public raeeti ifi pursued in the schools, and acquitted
branches of eclauch'ighly creditable manner. The room was
themselves in
ded, several hundreds being refused admission
densely crow
fficient accominolat Th
want of su . . ion. e annual report
from wn •tvtobe in circumstances highly favourable
a the socie ..
state
erity and permanence. The annual subscriptions
to its pros p
increased during the year, and the model schools
had greatly
were full and efficient.
THE INCOME-TAT —Government are requir?oril
from the surveyors of taxes a return Ander D assessmentn(r_
assenmen on income) for the year 184., (the period whea
,t,"1"
Act was last renewed) and the return is to show wite"P"lbc;
made no returns to the tax-callectors. and were assessed
them, and the charge substantiated; also, wfexe parties made increase con.
returns and were increased upon them, and the i
firmed by the local Commissioners.
THE BOULOGNE
THE SWELL Non ON Bongo
, Englishman,
an
STEAILIZ.—A few days Ago, Dir.
on arriving at Bou-
engaged in the cloth trade, discovered,teamer, that
this
pocket
logne by the Queen of the Frenchneing
had been picked of a purse contaei
said that. he had no doubt that t
trated by two very fashionably
whom he had been in conversation
W— complained to thirsi
up to Paris a descrip 601. ; and the captain
h robbery had been perpe-
trated dressed young men, with
during the passage. Mr.
lice of Boulogne, and they sent
Po°f the persona of the supposed
- "%ceded in discovering them in an
thieves. The police se.:
Saint Augustin, and Mr. W ,
hotel in the Rue
'Need in Paris, recognised than. They
who had previously. seen
ieseacence, but were teat to the Pre•
loudly protested their
lecture of Police.