The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

CREMORNE GARDENS.

One would have thought that such a day as ye-
terday was about the most unpropitious that choke
could select, or that chance could hit upon, for the
opening of any place of amusement, especially fcn; a
suburban pleasure garden. But, fortunately for
Cremorne, it does not depend for its powers of
attraction upon its rural characteristics alone. Cre-
morne is open, as its advertisements proclaim,
" every day, wet or dry." If the day is fine, the
gardens are delightful. If the weather is bad, no
matter; you may go to Cremorne in the full confi-
dence net only that you can keep under shelter frOm
the commencement of the entertainment till you
are tired, or till the close, if you are disposed to stay
so long, but also that you will find no lack of at-
tractive in-door amusements, and that the interest
of those entertainments will not flag for one momefit.
The public know this well, as was clearly shoWn
yesterday. The opening of Cremorne for the season
had been announced with almost a surplusage of
advertisement. Of course everybody went. *c
were not, however, quite sure of this at first, for
we went early, and found but few people there.
We had almost begun to apprehend that the w6a-
ther—we do not like to say " abominable weather,"
after the fashion of the most pretentious of our con-
temporaries, for that expression sounds uncomfok-
ably like blasphemy—was keeping people away.
But after a while we found that the company
almost imperceptibly increased ; until, in an in-
credibly short space of time, the apparently meagre
assemblage had swelled into a large auditory.
All London was there—except, by the way, those
who went to crowd the postmen's meeting at
St. Martin's Hill, the multitudes who threng-ed to
meet the Champion of England at the Cider
Cellars, and a few who, perhaps, may have attended
the London theatres and entertainments.

Nov, be it understood, we do not mean to 4.ay
that Cremorne was inconveniently crowded ; but,
all badinage apart, there was a very full attendance,
quite as full as could be expected or ought to be
desired if the weather had been rqu illy favourable
with that of those glorious days which made Lon-
don cheerful and the country j9yous in the early
part of last week.

The reader will naturally expect that we should
give some account of the entertainments which re-
warded those enterprising visitors who, in order to
enjoy them, hid gone through the trying ordeal
of a journey from London to Cremorne through the
weary, dreary, heart-breaking, and soul-crushing
rain. Well, we own that we .have some difficulty
in dealing with this question. Shall we again
dilate upon those things we,have seen, heard, dwelt
upon, and rejoiced in, times out of number, or
shall we confine ourselves to the novelties of the
present season? We have not time or space to do
either adequately-. Briefly, we find the old things
better than ever, and the new things better than
we expected. The concert, of course, was admirable.
(vela va sans dire! It was under the conduct of
Mr. J. Itiviere, and what better guarantee for its
excellence could be demanded? We cannot
leave this subject without giving a passing
word of praise to Mr. Fannin (Paddy
Fannin), whose admirable rendering of Irish
songs merits even more of popular appreciation
than they have yet received. Nor must we omit
to give a word of praise to Mr. Russel Grover and
Miss Kate Harley. This young lady deserved
especial commendation for her exquisitely artistic
imitation of Madame Celeste. Let it be understood
that when we speak of the concert, we intend to
include not only the out-of-door performance, but
also the "Musical Intermezzo" in the Ballet
Theatre.

Perhaps the chief " novelty" of the season is the
introduction to a British audience of a colonial
c:.kbrity, Mr. Mahommed Baux. This gentleman,
who comes to us fresh, we might say " hot," from
Bengal, is a sort of black " General Tom Thumb."
He is, perhaps, a little taller than his American
predecessor, but is about equally wonderful as a
specimen of diminutive humanity. He resembles
Mr. Stratton in more respects than one. Ho is
perfectly symmetrical, very intelligent, and won-
derfully little. The parallel goeq further. He was
born a full-sized child, and for some time after his
birth presented no indication of a tendency to
" undergrow." Bat after a while it was found
that he stopped growing, and like the beggar-
woman's child in " Joe Miller," " he was obstinate
and would not grow." The result is the same in
both cases—a man in age, intellect, and know-
ledge in the form and stature of a child. It is a
wonderful sight—not the less wonderful because
we have seen something like it in the case of the
American dwarf; but more wonderful because it is
almost incredible that a second marvel of the same
kind should appear so soon after the first.

There was a capital ballet, "La Vivandiere," in
which Mr. Milano and Madame Boleno appeared
to great advantage. Madame Boleno's ",Vivandiere"
would be sufq.eient, if her reputation were not al-
ready established, to place her in a high rank
amongst her terpsichorean favourites. The scenery
of the ballet, by Mr. T. C. Dillon, was of sterling
merit.
The Elliott family, in a series of acrobatic exer-
cises, displayed au elmouut of ability, which con-
firmed us in the opinion we had formed that they
were equal, if not superior, in their art to their
celebrated prototypes, " Professor Risley and his
infant sons.".

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Mho, one of Dent and Co.'s fast steamers. The
gunboat Starling,' which was wellnigh lost in the
attack on the Tak u forts, is nearly ready for sea.
Her Majesty's stonier Samp33n, the M9gicienne,
and the Fury left this port on the 21st inst. for Sin-
gapore, and the fine clipper steamer Thunder arrived
on the same day. The French gunboat Dragon re-
ported on the 22d inst. that the Simoom was to have
left .Manilla, where she put in to coal, upon the 21st.
Bysmne extraordinary blunder the Scout, which was
left at Singapore on purpose to take a ship in tow,
arrived without one, and the Simoom was left to tow
three transports—the Mars, Octavia, and Walmer
Castle, containing the 99th Regt, 1,000 strong, which
she was compelled to cast off, on account of the
weather, in lat. 12 N, The Durance, French screw
transport, has arrived from Manilla.

The expedition to the north will commence early
in April. I am told that the 3d Buffs and 56th
Regiment will be left to garrison Canton, and that
the 67th and 99th Regiments will be the first corps
despatched northwards. The Ist Royals (2d bat-
talion) has been•reported to be sickly, and so it.is
doubtful if the regiment-will take any active part
in the coining expedition. The Government adver-
tise for the hire of ships, of not less than 1,200 tons
registered burden, for the transport of troops and
stares. There are few such ships in Chinese waters.
The 67th Regiment goes north in the Tasmania,
towed by the Scout, which has coaled, and was
ready for sea on the 24th inst. The Adventure,
with some Sappers and the left wing of the batta-
lion of Royal Marines and Marine Artillery, ar-
rived from Whampoa on the evening of the 22d
inst. The Assistance, with head-quarters, must be-
fore this have reached Shanghai. Military news is
kept so secret that little beyond conjectures as to
the plan of the expedition appear in the daily
papers ; but there is little doubt that Captain Os-
borne's scheme, which appeared in your columns, is
most practicable, and will be carried out as far as
possible. Canton is in a rather excited state, and
this has affected trade in some measure: Bands of
badly armed rebels are making their way to the
town, headed by Ho-aluk, who was one of the chief
leaders of the opposition in the rising of 1854. The
Commander-in-Chief of the expedition has paid a
visit to Canton, and he could not have been other-
wise than pleased with the soldier-like appearance
of the men in garrison.
The Government have offered a prize of 1,000
dols. for the best plan of supplying VictOria with
water. It has been awarded to Mr. Rawlin, one of
three competitors. Mr. Tarrant's reduced period
of imprisonment has expired. His fine of £so' has
been paid by subscription, and he is now removed
from the common gaol to the debtors' prison, as Le
is unable to pay costs. The printing-presses and
type, &c., of the Friend of China have been sold by
auction.

Dr. Murray, the colonial surgeon's, annual report
on the sanitary condition of the colony during the
year 1859 has just appeared. The year was emi-
nently health. There was no Asiatic cholera, the,
ravages of smallpox were confined to the native
population; ophthalmia, which originated in the
gaol, was mild in character, and -yielded to the
simplest treatment ; two cases of diphtheria were
tidal, and the eases of diarrhce t, dysentery, and
intermittent Were by no means so numert us
Or fatal -as report is exceedingly
brief, and the most valuable part of it consists of
the tables of statistics appended to it.
From general orders this day (24th) it appears
that on the departure of the 67th Regiment from
Canton the troops will be formed into one brigade,
under the command of Brigadier Corfield, and a
provisional battalion will be organised, upon the
embarkation of the expedition to the north, to gar-
rison Hong Kong, consisting of detachments of
various Europeans corps, under command of Lieut.
Colonel Sargent (3d Buffs.) The Simoom, Octavia,
Mars, and Walmer Castle, and the English mail,
not due before the 25th, arrived today. ,Sergeant
Rendall, 99th Regiment, died on board the Mars;
and Private Thornton, of the same corps, on board
the Walmer Castle, fell overboard and was lost near
Singapore. The battalion of Military Train have
been turned over to the Princess Charlotte, and will
remain here until the commencement of the mili-
tary operations in the north. The Rev. R. M'Ghee,
chaplain to the Forces at the Curragh, arrived by
the last mail, and proceeds to Shanghai with Sir
hope Grant and his staff on the 31st. The 67th
and 99th Regiments and a battalion of Royal Ma-
rines will lorm a Light Brigade, under the com-
mand of Colonel Reeves, 99th Regiment. They
start on the 29th (mail day) with the Royal Artil-
lery, and proceeded via Shanghai to Chusan. The
Assaye, and Earl of Clare in tow, with the right
wing of the 31st Regiment, arrived on the 23tli
from Bombay.

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