The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-25 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Jan. 25.

The official journal •of to-day publishes an ac-
count of yesterday's reception of the Chinese Era'
bassy by the Emperor and the Empress.
BoURSE, Jan. 23.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :
ti per Cent.
End of month... Ital'an Loan
1 per Cent
End of month 7O 25 Mexican Loan 24 75
Credit, Mobilier
End of month... 273 75 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier ...1555 Home Debt
End of month... Deferred ......
Cash
Orleans . ... 9231
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.
Western
Eastern
• • 568
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 475
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman.—.

RAILWAYS.

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GLOBE THEATRE.

On Saturday a burlesque extravaganza by Mr'
Reece, entitled " Brown and the Brahmin,
Captain Pop and Princess Pretty Eyes," was pro
duced here, and met with perfect, success. The Piet
of the trifle is neither new nor original, but that
nowadays is not considered of much importance,
provided the original idea is old enough to have be-
cmne nearly forgotten. It is over thirty years ag°
since the farce of the " Illustrious Stranger" was
performed at Drury-lane with Liston as Benjamin
Bowbells, Harley as Gimbo, so the working up (34
the humorous idea contained in that piece may be
excused. Mr. Reece has accomplished his task veil
effectively, and the extravaganza goes reinarkablY
well. The fun all proceeds from the propoJecl
marriage of Brown, a cockney, shipwrecked on an
island subject to the rule of a Brahmin Prince,
with the daughter of the aforesaid mighty
potentate. Brown goes in at once for the marriage
but when he finds he is to be buried with the ido
of his young heart's fondest affection he at once
repudiates the agreement, and talks about his rights
and privileges as a true born Briton. All,
however, is made happy by the restoration
of the princess to life, whose death has been
.
but a pretence to frighten away the horrid.
Brown, who by chance stood in the way of the !Tal
lover of the lady, Capt. Pop. Mr. Clarke sustained
the part of Brown very humorously, and Miss gag'
gie Brennan, Miss Hughes, Miss Clara Thorne, and
Miss Laura Morgan admirably filled the other parts.
The scenery is very beautiful, the dresses are sn'
perb, and altogether the trifle is so well and
moriously done that it will secure for itself a lout
and successful run. Mr. Byron's comedy " Cyril
Success" continues in a course of uninterrupted suc-
cess, and nightly attracts very crowded audiences.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—This society 119'3
issued a specially interesting programme for performance
at Exeter Hall on Friday noxt, :the 29th inst. it coal"
prises the overture to Hander's " Occasional Oratorio, ,
three works by Mendelssohn, viz.:—" Lauda, siont,
" Psalms cxiv. and xlii.," and Spohr's "Last Judgment
The principal vocalists will be Madame Letninens-Sher"
rington, Madame Sainton-Dolby, Mr. Cummings, and lir'
Lewis Thomas.

TESTIMONIAL TO MR. RICHARD YOuNG, LAO
M.P. FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE.—The testimonial to gr'
Richard Young, late Liberal member for Cambridgesbiin
and which will consist of a piece of plate of the value of
upwards of 600 guineas, will take place at a public dinner
at the Guildhall at Cambridge on Thursday, the 18th e',
February next.

ASCENSION.—We understand that the witnesses
brought to England by the Megmra, to give evidence at the
recent court-martial, are to return to the island by the
same ship, which will leave England about the 7th proxinte'
Captain Wilinshurst is to return by the next mail steamer
about the 27th inst.— United Service Gazette.
THE PORT OF LYNN.—In 1868 dues were paid
at Lynn on 83,520 tons of coal and 99,623 tons of good!A
waking a total of 188,143 tons. In 1867 dues were pa'
ou 100,470 tons of coal and 86,671 tons of goods, makil
a total of 187,141 tons. There was thus an increase last
year in the movement of the port of 1,002 tons.
THE " GREAT WESTERN" BALL—The first an-
nual ball in aid of the funds of the Great Wosterct
Railway Widows', Orphan, and Superannuation Funds
will take place at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. Jaaloss
ou Tuesday. the 2d of February. The ball will be under
the patronage of a very large number of the aristocrats'
and in order to secure a most brilliant gathering the 05.
cutive committee are constantly and energetically at wore'
The stewards on the occasion will he Messrs. Beesley
a
Browning, Longburst, Bell, Craig, Adkins, Gsllion,
Winter. The celebrated Coote and Tinney band will he
in attendance ; and from the exertions that are being 1.°,,,a°,
a ball of unusual brilliancy seems to be a matter of t'
greatest certainty. The object for which the entertain"
went is being organised is one that is worthy of fill
strongest support, and it is to be hoped the exertions °
the committee will be attended with more than ordinal
success.