The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-28 00:00:00

28, 1851

PUNCH'S PLAY HOUSE.
Steady to its tactics of producing in quick succes-
sion a profusion of slight but dashingly written farces
and short burlesques, got up without any pretence to
the spectacle, which is made so important a portion
of this class of pieces at the larger theatres, the
management ckf the quondam Strand treated its patrons
last night to a couple of novelties—a farce,
with the
significant title of Circumstantial Evidence, by Morris,
Barnett, and an act of mythological extravaganza,
founded on the adventures of Peleus and Thetis. Both
pieces were perfectly successful.

WESTERN DRAMATIC AMATEURS.
The third series of the private performances of this
admirable corps dramatique took place last evening,
at the Soho Theatre (late Miss Kelly's). The pieces
selected were Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's popular
comedy of Money, and the two-act drama, Honesty
the best Policy. We were not merely delighted, but
surprised at the efficient manner in which the per-
formance of Money was sustained by every individual
of the troupe. Old playgoers as we are, we sat it
through with unqualified enjoyment, and in so saying
there is no flattery, as we never had previously en-
joyed the pleasure of witnessing the efforts of any of
this clever and well-disciplined company. Without
making any invidious preference, it would be impos-
sible not to accord special mention to the delicious
impersonation of Graves, whose representative ex-
cited the repeated laughter and applause of the audi-
ence. The parts were cast as follows
Lord Glosamore, Mr. Chas. Vere; Sir John Vessey,
Mr. Kingdon; Sir Frederick Blount, Mr. Spicer; Stout,
Mr. Godfrey; Graves, Mr. G. Harrison; Evelyn, Mr.
Edwards; Captain Dudley Smooth, Mr. Emery; Sharp,
Mr. Purdy; Old Member, Mr. Wilton. Lady
Franklin, Mrs. Newbery; Georgina, Miss Seymour;
Clara Douglas, Miss Emily Parrey.
The house was completely crowded, and the intel-
lectual treat thoroughly and universally enjoyed.

MADAME CELESTE.
HER FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE BROAD-
WAY THEATRE.
Last evening Madame Celeste, a lady long and fa-
vourably known in this city, made her first appear.
ance for the last seven years before her old and
warm-hearted American friends at the Broadway
Theatre. The house presented a magnificent appear-
ance ; it was filled in every part, and was adorned by
a galaxy of fashionable and beautiful women. Amongst
the audience there were hundreds of Madame Celeste's
earliest patrons and friends—those who saw her first
essays as the pantomimist and the danseuse. How
were they now greatly gratified to witness her ar-
tistic and graceful representation of the affecting part
of the Indian girl of the valley of the Mississippi !
The Green Bushes was the melo-drama selected for
this event. On Madame Celeste's first entrance
she was received with the warm welcome of old
friends, who had come to express their recollection of
her former triumphs, and with the encouraging
cheers of strangers to her talents, who had come to
witness that genius of which they bad heard so much
by fame. The Green Bushes is a piece of startling
interest, as well as of genuine humour and fun. The
scene is alternately laid in Ireland and on the shores
of the Mississippi, the time that of the rebellion of
1745, and theincidents are founded on the strange
scenes which that unhappy insurrection gave rise to,
mingled most artistically with others drawn from the
shores of the Mississippi. Madame Celeste's imper-
sonation of Miami, who falls in love with an exiled
rebel, was a beautiful and a touching portraitare of
the affectionate, but, at the same time, the jealous and
revengeful Indian woman. In the natural and pas-
sionate portions of the character, she not only excited
the deepest attention, but the deepest emotion.
The quick and sudden promptings of her passion
were most exquisitely represented, and came out
with all the spirit of an original conception. In such
characters as Miami she stands alone. The wild and
picturesque attitudes, the energetic eloquence, de-
voted love, and quick passions of the child of the
forest, were each exhibited with grace and skill. She
was warmly applauded throughout the drama in every
scene. At the conclusion of the drama, Madame
Celeste was loudly called for, and having been con-
ducted before the curtain by the tnaneger, Mr. Barry,
she received a due proportion of floral tributes.
When the applause subsided a little, she said—
" Ladies and Gentlemen,—You cannot conceive the
extreme pleasure I feel, my kind, my first friends, in
hearing your generous greetings once more ring in
my ears. It comes upon ma like the memory of happy
days.—(lmmense cheers.) I am proud, very proud,
ladies and gentlemen, that your flattering judgment of
my youthful efforts has been approved of in other coun-
tries, and in no country has that judgment been so
warmly seconded and rewarded as by our elder brethren
the British public. The Theatres Royal Adelphi and
Haymarket (the former of which I have hail the honour
of being the successful directress for seven years) have
specially won my sincere devotion to their interests, by
the steady, firm, and friendly encouragement the ma-
nager of these popular establishments has given to our
American dramatic talent—as the triumphs of Forrest,
Charlotte Cusbaaan, Hill, Marble, Hackett, Davenport,
and last, though not least, Silsbee, can prove. M.ygra-
titude to you, my gratitude to those friends of my friends
is so deeply engraven on my heart, that I can scarcely
believe it will die with me. Ladies and gentlemen, once
more I thank you, and, with heartfelt gratitude, allow
me to bid you good night."
This simple but sincere address was delivered with
much feeling, and received with great spplause.—
New York Herald, Oct. 14.

EXPLOSION OF A POWDER MAGAZINE.
ti lENNAL, Ocr. I7.—Every topic of political in-
terest is thrown completely into the shade by the
accounts which arrived last night of a terrible catas-
trophe near Krems. On Wednesday morning the
large powder magazine at Gneixendorf blew up,
whether by accident or design is not known. Its
contents at the moment were only ten hundred weight
of powder, more than eight hundred weight having
been removed to Vienna on the previous day. The
loss of life has been trifling, owing to the few persons
about at the time. The sufferers whose bodies have
been found are a major, a lieutenant, and an auditor
of artillery, the inspector of the magazine, and the
two sentries on duty. A young girl, the daughter
of a subordinate labourer, is also missing. The
officers of artillery, who met their death in conse-
quence of the explosion, had only that instant reached
the entrance to the magazine in a carriage and pair,
having been ordered by the military authorities
to inspect and report upon the quantity and
condition of the powder in the magazine. Their
deaths must have been instantaneous, as the bodies
were found completely crushed by the enormous
masses of brickwork hurled from the building by the
force of the explosion. Strange to say, the carriage
horses escaped entirely unhurt ; the driver, however.
is said to have received mortal injuries. It appears
that the inspector of the magazine entered the powder-
rooms alone about an hour before the arrival of the
inspecting commission, that he shortly afterwards
sent the little girl mentioned above for some wine, and
that nothing was seen or heard of him until the ex-
plosion took place. Several of the letters published
in the papers contain hints respecting the deceased
inspector, which can be only interpreted into an
accusation of peculation. An inquiry is of course
taking place. Of the magazine itself not one stone
remains standing ; large portions of the brick-
work, tiles, and beams were hurled to a distance of
more than 2,000 yards. The vineyards and fields in
the immediate neighbourhood hove suffered conside-
rable damage. Two or three labourers in the fields
received severe contusions from the descending ruins.
One mzn will have to lose both his legs in consequence
of a double compound fracture. In Gneixendort not a
single window remains whole, and in Krems, which
is more than three quarters of an hour's distance from
the magazine, much,damsge has also been done. The
report of the explosion was heard in Vienna, but was
considered to emanate from one of the many military
reviews which expend powder daily in the neighbour-
hood of the metropolis. Immediately after the event,
the military stationed in Krems was ordered to
Gniexendorf to lend assistance, but not one of the
sufferers was dug out alive from the ruins. Krems
is situated in Upper Austria, on the banks of the
Danube, about five-and-thirty English miles from
Vienne.

WHOLESALE CHILD MURDER.
NOTTINGHAM, MONDAY.—The greatest excitement
pervades this district at the present time in conse-
quence of the discovery of two more children in the
River Trent, a mile and a half from Nottingham,
yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
In consequence of a child having been found last
week near the spot of the present tragedy, this fact,
coupled with the present case, has created a sensa-
tion rarely exhibited. The particulars
,of this latter
atrocity are as follow :
Some youths were walking on the margin of the
River Trent yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, when
they perceived something strange in the water; their
attention being thus aroused, they immediately went
to the spot, where they discovered the bodies of two
children. The bodies were consigned to Wilford
Church, there to await the coroner's inquest. Various
bruises were found upon them.
It is a melancholy fact that within twelve months
no fewer than eight children have been found in and
near this locality. This state,,of things has caused
the authorities to institute a searching invtsehaseyti,gehffatooiwrutu:
for the purpose of
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The bodies had nothing upon them when t
covered, with the exception of acord which
round the waist of ono of them.was dis-
ied

ARGYLL ROOMS.
A fortnight ago the mansgers of these agreeable
and popular assembly rooms brought their third an-
nual season to a successful termination, and within a
few days afterwards they not only obtained a renewal
of their licence, but were highly complimented by the
authorities upon the skill and enterprise which bad
marked their previous career. Encouraged by this
substantial appreciation of their past labours, they
appear determined to sustain the fame they have won
from the public, and in the brief space of time which
has elapsed since the closing, the rooms have been re-
fitted and decorated upon a scale of magnificence that
is, perhaps, unequalled, either in this or any other
metropolis. This may seem an exaggeration, but
those who saw the rooms last night, as they were
thrown open for the commencement of the fourth
season, will bear us out in the opinion we have just
expressed. Some idea may be formed of the magni-
tude of the principal salle de dance, when we:mention
that it is nearly one hundred and fifty feet long, forty-
five feet wide, and thirty-five feet high. It is lighted
by seven cut-glass chandeliers, and the walls are
painted with designs in flowers. At either end there
are immense squares of plate glass framed in
gold, and the reflexion of the dancers in these
adds much to the splendour of the rooms,
while the ceiling and galleries display an array of
harmonious colouring that both dazzles and enchants
the eye. These improvements wore suggested and
carried out under the immediate direction of Mr. G
F. Bryer, one of the managers, who may well be proud
of the result of his labours, for it would be impossible
to find either in London or Paris a more finished piece
of artistic decoration. The seats in -the lined with green velvet, galleries are
while those in the body of the
room are covered with crimson ' • and the toute en•
semble of the interior is brilliant
and imposing. The
orchestra, which has been considerably aumen ted,
remains, as before, in the charge of M. L
1. aureg nt, jun.,
who waves his baton as
_gracefully as ever. Amongst
his solo performers are tofla be found Boulcourt (cornet-
Irpiston), Streather geolet), A. Wall (olaronet),
Horton (oboe), Snelling (bassoon), and many ot er names well known and appreciated at the two Operas.
It is therefore almost needless, to add, that the music
is quite as finished as the rooms are beautiful.

ELOPEMEAT AT DUNGARVAN.
The Waterford .News contains the following from a
corespondent at Dungarran:—" On the evening of the
10th inst. a quiet and peaceable neighbourhood, not 20
miles from this town, was thrown into the deepest melar.l; choly and sorrow on understanding farmer turning the sear of life had made his
exit to
land of freedom with a young and lovely fair one, aged
that a resPcetatlle
about 19 years, leaving a.wife and,two children bewailing
Irish
his lose, and perhaps to end:their days in
following is a
bastiles uncared and unsought for.
'l:received on tho
verbatim copy of a letter which tho wife
16th instant :-- some of the

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after a very violent and stormy passage of 48 hours,
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love and best respects to a 1 1 inqu iring friends, and tell
them that I will always kindly
away. remember them when far

- - - ---
GLASGOW, OCT. 25.—Cotton—The market for
cotton wool has been flat all the week, and prices may be
again quoted Ved. par lb. lower, caused by the reliable news
of the promise of an abundant crop in the United States.
Goods and yarns are steady at former rates, but the amount
of business doing is small. The tendency is rather down-
ward, however. from the lower range of terms going for
wool. The strike among the spinners terminated on Mon-
day last, after the men had been out a week. In the
present circumstances of the trade the operatives had no
chance in contending with the employers. Iron--Ou
market for pig iron during the week has been dull and i r
tive, and for the last few days the business done has been
very limited. To-day the quotations are, mixed -een
warrants, 395. 3d., sellers; buyers at 3`Ss.• numbers,
No. 1 g.m.b., 395., and No. 1 Gartsherrie, teoash3Sast.
bill of
w lading.ar
d of prizes at the Great Exhibition was
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" ' I remain, not yours, &c.,
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Pray are the water-carts, especially on the
Surrey side of the river, laid up for the season ? Con-
siderable portions of the metropolis have been for the
last few days enveloped in clouds of dust, which, if
not allayed by either natural or artificial means,
threaten to suffmate the outdoor population.
Yours, &e.,
ANTI-PULVIS,

- -- -
We understand that Father Gavazzi has been ad-
vised to enter an action for libel against some Newcastle
and Sunderland newspapers, which have published, as his
portrait, impressions from old stock woodcuts, that they had
on hand, of Archibald Bolital and Patrick Forbc.—Shields
Gazette,

Ambrose, Peacock, Adine, Wingenund, Ilex, Richard THE LATE FATAL AFFRAY TVITH
x..ARPR°IINAG,ChtENDILS;
Primer, Grungage, Barbara Bell, Moimtain Flower, !
ne g . : —la
tArTt hhAee7 °ahldo!juTo , uHe r noNfe d:lir7 'n.
i Frantic, Glenlnee, Mary Ann, Toga filly, Scarecrow, ee
resumed this morning, Hirsute, Magner, Poodle, Merry Bird, Orpheus, C) tbe-
roe, filly, My Dear colt, Happy Joe, Sophistry by Theon, ,
Fleur de Lis filly, Figurante, Houlakio, 11.R.H. filly, .
Ceraeara, Old Rowley, Ravenswing, Cerito, Grey
Ibefore the county ,
great excitement
(iTußSe:B)tbewrtass,
Mr. Falkland. Very
was. manifested, and a strong feeling
1 pervades the district in favour of the poachers, who
Tommy, Senorita, St. Andrew, Bull's Eye, Maidstone,
Liberty, Caloric, Lady Harriet, Brother to Willing- ,in several of the neighbouring villages have form
ham, i 11.• Robin, Jetnima, filly, Sabra, Delia colt, Maria, themselves into associations or clubs for the destructed-
Laomdy
edar Agnes, Bilberry, Hyacinth, c by Alarm d, by tion of game, every member of which has to pay a
Dry, Brother to Sledmere, Plumstead, Equal, fee upon his enrolment.
Horeebrewed.
NEM% - The substance of the evidence given is as follows :----
lARKET, TUESDAY MORNING, NINE o'ceoca. The poachers belong to the villages of Sutton-in-
-9 to 2 agst Broba
LATEST BETTING.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
20 to 1 agst Darkie Ashfield, Arnold, Hucknall-Torksrd, Mansfield, and
Bull well, all stocking weaving districts. A number
of them are captured, but nothing can be decided upon
7to 1 agst Newminster 20 to 1 T agst he Nigger
until the result of the inquest is known. One of the
14 to 1 agst Prime 20 '
- e inzster 20 to 1 agst Candlewick .
18 to 1 agst Curlwitnesses stated that the keepers and watchers
30 to 1 agst Ariosto
18 to 1 agst Mountain Deer 35 'Hernandez amounted to ten men in all ;that they had no fire-arms
to 1 aget
20 to 1 agst Haricot
40 to 1 agst Faux Pas with them, with the exception of two pistols. Their
LATEST BETTING, only weapons were what they term flails, made of two
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) pieces of wood, fastened together like a threshing flail.
TUESDAY, TWELVE o'ceccx. An unusual thing was, that they left their dogs behind
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. them. About ten o'clock, or a little after, on the
to 1 agst Breba (i) 20 to 1 aa's •
~ t Flarteot night of the affray, footsteps were heard on the Bile-
to 1 agst Newrninster ft) 20 to 1
to 1 agst Prime Minister 40 to 1 agst Candlewick thorpe-road,
agst Tonic
LO I agst The Nigger Cr) 40 to 1 spit Faux Pas
-road, in the heart of Sherwood Forest. The
poachers halted when about a dozen yards from the
large stones. A number of these boulders the poachers
keepers, and in the immediate proximity of a heap of
Mountain Deer and Curl quite friendless.
placed in their pockets, and they then went in the di-
rection of Bilsthorpe. The keepers quickly pursued
them, but as silently as possible. A net for game
being set, the keepers approached. A poacher ap-
peared to be on the look-out, who soon descried the
watchers, and hurled a large stone at them. Witness
intimated that it was high time to make a capture of
him, and onwards the whole party dashed. In a short
time two of the poachers were overtaken and knocked
down by the keeper's flails. As soon as this was done,
the keepers rushed after other of the poachers, one
of whom they quickly overtook ; he was also" felled"
by a flail. Upon striving to capture a fourth, the
F oacher gave a shrill whistle, leaped over a hedge,
turned round, and hurled a stone w • ith great vio-
lence, which struck one of the keepers on the shoul-
der._ After this, the whole body of poachers was
discovered. They must have amounted to near
forty men• rh® ke
epers were immediately sur-
oathrounded, and the poachers used the most fearful
s, Saying that they would
emdurder the game-
keepers, and instantly murder
throwing large
stones at them. One of the watchers contrived to get
in advance of the poachers, and beingonera
several, used his flail with such successfollowed
.that he
" felled" two or three. Upon the keepers the field, for the purpose of securing thosegotihnft hintod
been knocked down, they were met by Roberts (sincea
deceased), who complained of being hart. Think-
ing he was seriously hurt, the keepers advised •
him to
go to " the house," and upon their arriving there he
was insensible. The poachers had only one dog with
them, a bull-terrier, which, however, they did not let
loose. Besides Roberts being injured, another keeper,
named Charksworth, was hurt by a boulder.
Roberts died on the 17th inst. The poachers were
armed with no other weapons except stones, and were
not told to surrender previous to their being knocked
down with the flails. The man who struck the de-
ceased could not be recognised.
At the time of our parcel being dispatched the in-
vestigation had not terminated, and it is currently
believed that the jury will not agree as to their ver.,
diet, whether murder or justifiable homicide. It is,
therefore, not improbable that another adjournment
will take place.