The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-11 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Her Majesty's Theatre was last night once more opened
to the public, and with a company worthy of its long-estab-
lished renown. The admired yellow curtains which for
some years have adorned the boxes still remain, having un-
dergone, like all the rest of the retained decorations, com-
plete renovation. That Smith has greatly improved
those parts of Her Majesty's Theatre with which the public
is chiefly concerned, and most carefully considered the
comfort and pleasure of his patrons of all classes, is above
all question ; and it is really wonderful to see how much
has been effected during the very brief period which
has elapsed since the commencement of Mr. Smith's
lesseeship. The opera chosen for the inauguration
of the new season was Flotow's " Martha," and the
ballet of "Fleur des Champs." The cast of the former was
the same as at the Drury .lane Italian opera, Mademoiselle
Titiens personating the Lady llenriette, and Ging-Hui the
farmer Lionel. Both admirably sustained their parts, the
lady exulting in the full power of her fine voice, the gentle.
man suffering from a cold, but concealing the misfortune
with all the skill of a practised artist. The chorus was
numerous and well disciplined, and the band, under the
conduct of Signor Arditi, in every respect complete. In
short, such a thoroughly satisfactory performance as that of
last night augurs well for the new management of the old
theatre.

The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Caven-
dish have left the Viceregal Lodge, Dublin, where they
have been staying on a visit to the Earl of Carlisle, for Lis •
more Castle, county Waterford.

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yrd and Lady The
Duchess of Norfolk was safely delivered of a
daughterlThe
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Earland Saturday
Countess last, at Norfolkspen Spencer
rare House.
ex
pected in
town
in a few days from Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire.
Lord Broughton has taken Tidworth, the late
Mr. Asaheton Smith's seat in llant,:, for a term of years.
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Mr. and Lady Emily 1-les k eth and Miss Ifesketh
have arrived in Portia d a
-place, for the season, from their
seat, Gwrych Castle,
Denbighshire.
MARRIAGES TN HIGYI L
IFE.—The marriage of
the Hon. Mary Russell, second daughter of the Baroness
de Clifford, with Mr. William L.
Oakley, of Maple Hayes,
Staffordshire, was solemnised
yesterday at St. James's
Church, Piccadilly. A raarrian.e is arranged to take place
shortly between the Lady Charlotte Carnegie, sister of the
Earl of Southesk, and Mr. Thomas F . S. Fothringham, of
Fothringharn, Forfarshire.
SEVERITY OF THE WEATITER.—On Monday
hail morning and afternoon several sharp showers of ha fell
succeeded generally by bright sunshine. Just beforethe re
o'clock, and during a heavy wind, accompanied by hail and'
snow, a flash of lightning was observed in the centre of the
town. Almost immediately afterwards a peal of thunder
was heard, and the storm then ceased. In the suburbs two
or three claps of thunder were heard. The weather was
also very severe yesterday, several showers of large hail
falling during the day.
ST. GEORGE'S RIFLES.—Lieut.-
001011C1 the Hon.
C. H. Lindsay (late of the Grenadier Guards), commanding
the St. George's Rifles (11th Middlesex), has taken the ini-
tiative in the task of rendering the commissioned officers of
that corps really efficient and fully adequate to their im-
portant duties, by attaching them to the Ist Battalion of
the Grenadier Guards at the St. George's Barracks, Tra-
falgar-square, where they undergo the same course of train:
ing as officers of the line. It would be well were command-
ing officers of other corps to adopt similar steps. We may
add, now that we are touching upon matters relative to the
St. George's corps, that the current reports as to the heavy
expenses attendant upon joining are much exaggerated.;
the whole outfit (the Government Enfield being supplied
free) not amounting to .£lo.—Artny and _Navy Gazette.