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

"IJIIREY THEATRE,

I.lst evening a new ekmestie drama of that peculiar
class which has long found favour amongst the admirers
cf the non-legitimate, was produced here under the un-
usually modest title of .31;chaelinas Day. The period of the
play is fixed a hundred years ago, :Aid the action occurs
in the vicinity of Carlisle. The principal characters are
an old miser, his daughter, her accepted suitor, a rejected
lover, a •' village scam,' and an officer of the law. These
various personages 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 very violent
contest to arise amongst them. Nevertheless, such is the
magic power exercised by the dramatist, that a murder is
committed 1)y one of the fraternity, and the 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 efisct 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 to 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 distressing character, but in the end the virtuous
are rewarded, and the vicious very properly punished, by
command of the law, and to the satisfaction 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 notilii°llf
whatever to do with the piece, which might just as ePT:PP
ately be called " Good Friday" or " Shrove Tuesday.

GREAT CENTRAL GAS CONSUMERS COMPANT.,---
'fhe balance-sheet of the Great Central Gas Consumme
Company, from its commencement to the 18th of March lasi',
has been issued. The amount receired has been 143,2771.
(of which 134,733/. is on account of calls), and the expendi-
ture is stated at 130,033/., leaving a balance of 13,194/. in
hand.
THE CASE OF MANSLAUGHTER AT STANIFORD.-.
an inquest was held at the Town-hall,
Yesterday (Monday)
Stamford, before John Torkington, Gent., coroner for the
borough, on the prisoners of George Large, aged 32, labourer, of
I:aingion. The liPGlen, Barnett, and Farrell, were
each handcuffed to a policeman on their removal from the
station-house to the Town-hall. In Maiden-lane a sligh
rush was made at M‘Glen, and every now thenandan(i
thethien three
prisoners were greeted, by a large number of persons, with
veils, veils, hisses, groans, and cries of " Hang them t" .
iconsisteds,ted a shore
oovfet er
emhoostturespectablewhen terraddi
ce st mo
f returned against Patrick M'Glen and Jiiehael Barnett, and
Farrel was set at liberty.

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A Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday
was published on Saturday afternoon, emtaining the official
account of the " Ceremonial observed at the State opening
of the Exhibition of Industry of An Nations, on Thursday,
the Ist of May, 1851."

DREADFUL EXPLOSION IN TUE CILGWYN QUARRIES.
—On Thursday last an explosion, which has greatly injured
four persons, and might have been attended with fetal re-,
sults, took place in the C'dlgeven Quarries. Half a tou
blasting powder was kept in a building appropriated to the
purpose, about WO yards from the works. The foreman•
John Williams, had just been engaged in weighinnfeas
en-
powder for a quarryman, when the smith and twoe.. two
tcred the hut, the former requesting leave to JJ•eig
chisels which he had forged only la
while before.x lie P
fol-
them in the scale, and immediately a terribleeeg-
h rPound wits
lowed. The men and boys were thrown tottoo? but the roof
fearful vLknee on the spot where they si,c., were blown
and walls of the hut, the casks of Wvfdoreer'rnan losion
was the first
to a great height and distance. Thtet a
considerable distaues
I to recover from the shock, and he ran
mutilated. The boys'
smith also was dreadfully burptri:a
" with his clothes in dames, so that
are less severe. It is
find was much burnt. The
were contused, but their u
bare
e retained sufficient heat to
ineutsitlo powder on the scale, and that
thought the chisels
ignite some remains of the the exposed powder, caused the
this, communicating With
disaster.
of the supporters of this FOREIGN SCIIOOL SOCIETF,—The
morning at tne society's prenusaa,
forty-sixth .
BRITI
SilannAusaiD
meetingid. Itussell in the chair. Previ os to
Borough-road;
the pupils were examined in the various
institu-
tion was held
the public
m drication pursued in the schools and acquitted
branches of e
1 • hlv credit IA schools and
'
Ives in a lig manner. lhe room wail
thernse crowd d, several hundreds b,' f d admission
from cro _ . in re use
? et toerrtd y
' y
nt of sufficient accommodation. The annual report
from n a .
d the society to be in circumstances highly favourable
state • and
its prosperity permanence. The annual subscriptions.o,_
t o
had greatly increased during the year, and the model goo 15
Were- full and efficient.
'IISE INCOME-TAX —Government are requiring
from the surveyors of taxes a return under I) assess whin.11rind 1-. •
assenment on income) for the year 184, (the
Pe where parties
Act was last renewed) and the return is to
made no returns to the tax•collectors,
them, and the charge substantiated ;shot:ere assessed by
and
Akers parties made
also,l the increase eon.
1 returns and were increased upon them, a

firmed by the local Commis.4oners.
~; THE SWELL MOB ON BOARD THE BOULOGNE
..TEAMER.—A few days ago, Mr. W------, 411 Englishman,
saidw\Nl_o
whom
thatlhe
olhlinetr;:bl dienenen:
engaged in the cloth trade, discovered, on arriving at Bon-
, logne by the Queen of the French steamer, that his pocket
itnitoocuotbhutertephro:ltaitetieohneorrdotßibrohiunerr,oygt n
e,
hheadpab3seaegne.p eripiler-.
had been picked of a purse containing t;01. ; and the captain
up to Paris a description of the persons of the supposed
thieves. The police succeeded in discovering them In an
hotel in the Rue Neuve Saint Augustin, and Mr. W—,
who had previously arrived in Paris, recognised them. They
trated by two very fashionably dressed young men, with
and they sent
loudly protested their irmyceuce, but were mat u the pre-
lecture of Police,