The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-06 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

The season commenced last night most auspici-
ously, the new drama by Mr. Boucicault, entitled
" Formosa ; or, the Railroad to Ruin," drew one of
the greatest audiences ever assembled within the
walls of thetheatre, and theresult was a perfect and
complete success. The author of the drama had
already used up " the Derby" for the production of
" Flying Scud," and now he has incorporated the
Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race
as the leading feature in this his latest,
and perhaps most successful, sensation drama.
" Formosa" is the fashionable name of Jenny
Boker, who also rejoices in another alias, viz., Lady
Augusta Pierrepoint, and this celebrated leader of
the fashion, in conjunction with a spendthrift, Mr.
Compton Kerr, and a man about town, Major
Jorum, undertake the ruin of Totn Borroughs, a
gentleman of fortune, and the stroke oar of the
Oxford eight. All this is to be produced by
pidgeouing Borroughs at play, and getting him to
sign bills of exchange when in the midst of the ex-
citement of the gaming table. This is all accom-
plished, and Tom Zs arrested, but he is
rescued from the sponging-house. The race takes
place, Dark Blue wins—the villains are defeated,
and all ends in the usual manner, virtue of course
being triumphant. The drama has been placed on
the stage with the utmost care and reality, and
celebrated as was Mr. 13oucicault's scene Epsom
Downs with the race for the Derby in the drama of
" Flying Scud," Barnes Bridge, with the Oxford
and Cambridge boat-race, perhaps excels it in inten-
sity and excitement. There are several remarkable
set scenes, all of well-known places, which give a
peculiar interest to the drama, which bids fair to
outrival in attraction the most celebrated of Mr.
Boucicault's productions. ,The principal actors,
Messrs. J. B. Howard, Henry Irving, John Rouse,
Miss Rogers, Mrs. Billington, and Miss M. Brennan
all supported their respective parts to the entire
satisfaction of the audience. We shall take another
opportunity of speaking at greater length of " For-
mosa" as a drama of the modern realistic schools.

WORKING MEN IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.-.-At
a meeting of working men, held at the Vestry Hall, Chel-
sea, last evening, Mr Moy Thomas in the chair, Sir
Charles Dilke, after speaking upon the subject of registra-
tion, which the meeting had been called to consider, wont
on to say that he had received communications from
certain bodies in London, stating that there was a
strong feeling abroad that the objection taken to the
presence of working men in the House of Commons,
that they would bo the powerless delegates of those
upon whom they might depend for their incomes, should
be removed. He had considered the matter, and his pro-
posal was, that such members should, upon taking their
seats at the commencement of each new Parliament, make a
declaration similar to that now made by ministers as the
condition of receiving a pension, and affirm that they
could not duly perform the duties required of them as
memborsof Parliament without receiving the salary allowed
by the act proposed to members of the House of Com-
mons making this declaration. He thought that a bill to
this effect would be supported by those on both sides of
the house who objected to general payment of members.
The competitive examination for the entry of as-
sistant surgeons into her Majesty's navy will corn
merlon at Chelsea Hospital on Monday morning, the
9th inst., at 10 o'clock.
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