The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-25 00:00:00

ADELPIII THEATRE.

Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams continue to attract
crowded houses. The racy humour and natural acting
of these clever artiatei must gratify even the most
fastidious of their audience, for while the exaggerated
developments of the low classes of American and Irish
character are fully and pointedly illustrated, those offen-
iiive traces of coarse vulgarity which markso many actors
of the same school are,, entirely subdued. "The Fairy
Circle" i-i a " t3lling bit of Irish dramatic story, afford •
in; fair scope for the united abilities of Mr. and Mrs.
William ; and "Yankee C ,urtship" is richly comic
erou 711, to tune the veriest minor-Aromatic temper into
the spontaneous burst of laughter or melodious chuckle
of an exhilarating naturalkey. Mr. Webster could not
have iocured better substitutes to content us during
the absence of himself and hid sateliies.

THE SIEGE OF LUOSNOW.—Tue first of the surviving
defenders of Lueknow who has reached England, is Mr.
L. E. Rees. He was fortunately able to preserve h,s
journal of the events cf which he was an actor, and
which passed before hien during the siege. This ns.rra-
tire, with a plan of Lucknew and a p irtreit of Sir H.
Lawrence from a photograph taken on the spot, is pre-
paring
fur immediate publication, in ono volume, by
Messrs. Longman and Co.
THE Rtv, Ma.
GENT.—The affairs of the Rev. Mr.
,nt• are still in data quo, no cornmunic ttioq having
as yet been received fr in the Bishop of Cheater, so
that the rev. gentleman is still the legal curate of Dr.
th"ligh he has promised to resign on hearing
from his lordship. Mr. Gent and his family are at
present out of town for the benefi cf their health. The
subscription ameents to about 8201.
AN EIGLE SIIOL—A large eagle, which has been
flying about in the vicinity of Arundel to the terror of
many, was chat en Friday last by Mr. W. Ottley, the
head gamekeeper of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk.
6ince the singular visitor has been in the neighbourhood
he has been aimed at by many sportsmen who have been
unsuccessful hi bringing him down. We believe his
Grace has on more than one occasion had an unsuccess-
ful chef' Being a strong bird and usually flying very
high it required some considerable force to kili him. On
Friday la,t, however, Mr. Ottley, who was in a
plantation in Arundel park, between Bevis's Grave and
the walnut trees, had a good shot, and succeeded in
wouading •The bird ,truggied coneiderably, and
at length perched on a tree, from which he was
soon levelled, and taken to the Caetle, where, by
direction of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, he was
laid out to be shown to any one who claose to go and see
him. After this the eagle was sent to Mr. Laiheater,
the orrittlioleeiet, of Loudon, to be etuttai. He turns
out to be a young male of tha white-tailed sea eagle, and
not a golden eagle, as was supposed. Mr. Lidheater is
also of opinion that it is a bird of the first year. Although
the bird is of such a large size, measuring with its wing
expanded 7ft. 510., it weighs barely 10tb. The length
from the beak to the tail is 3ft., and the breadth across
the shoulders lft. The beak is long, and the centre
talon 2in. The quill feather from the pinion joint
measures 234 in, its principal haunt was near the South
Wood an'i Ueuehten chalk pit., and many mutilated
rabbits have been picked up which have been killed by
the distieguisheci vieitoraiiuce he hag been in the neigh.
bearhooLl.— Weet Sttssee' Gazette..