The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

The series of concerts under the management of
Miss Louisa Pyre and Mr. Harrison terminated on
Saturday night with a highly successful perform-
ance. The programme was almost exclusively of a
" popular" character. Never has Miss Pyne given
"The convent cell" with more exquisite feeling.
The encore awarded to this ballad was enthusiastic,
and Mass Pyne repeated the last stanza with un-
diminished effect. A similar tax was levied upon
Mr. Harrison fcr his song, " I'm a simple mule-
teer."

In the second part, Mr. Harrison sang two now
ballads, of very equal merit, though in totally
opposite styles, be one, a patriotic effusion, "The
heroes that fought in the ranks," composed for Mr.
Harrison by Mr. Balfe ; the other, " I will not
weep for thee." Both were redeinauded.
The instrumental pieces, in addition to the sym-
phony, were an o?eratie selection from " Lucrezia
Borgia," with some excellent solo playing by M.
Barret (oboe) and others .

EASTER SUNDAY ;WINDSOR).—Her Majesty and his
Royal Highness Oa Prince Consort with the royal
family and suite, as is customary on Eat ter Sunday,
honoured with their.presence the public promenade on
th• Grand Parterre yesterday. Shortly after the ar-
rival, at four o'clock, of the bands of the Royal Horse
Guards (Blue) and Scots Fusilier Guards, the royal
party came on the east terrace by the private entrance to
the Clarence Tower, when the bands played the National
Anthem. A laughable incident occurred during the
royal promenade in consequence of an eccentric old lady
waving her bonnet to the Queen, and running up the
steps with the intention, as she said, of shaking hands
with her Majesty. The ardent loyalty of the old dame
was, however, immediately checked by one of the police
in private clothes, who politely escorted her off the
terrace.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the
Countess de Persigny will leave Albert Gate House this
afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle,
and will return to town on Wednesday.
Hie Excellency the Pi ussian Minister and the Countess
Bernstorff gave a grand entertainment, at the Legation,
on Carlton house-terrace, last evening, to his Royal
Hivhne.cr Prince George of. Saxony.
The Baroness Brunnow is expected in town early nexi,
week, from Berlin.
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MR. MOSTYN, M.P.—This gentleman, in consequence
of impaired health, has been at length compelled to yield
to the recommendation of his physicians, and relinquish
for the present his Parliamentary duties, in order to try
the air of the south of Italy. Mr. Mostyn has already
taken his departure from England.
DEATH OF SIR J. M'Gaiooa, BART., F.R.S.—We
regret to have to announce the death of Sir James
M'Grigor, Bart. In 1793 ha entered the army as sur-
geon of the 88th or Connaught Rangers. In 1815 he
became director-general of the army medical depart-
ment; which office he held more than 35 years. For
these and other serticee Sir James M'Grigor was
created a baronet and a knight commander of the Order
of the Bath. He recdved also the decorations of the
Tower and Sword of Portugal and the Crescent of
Turkey. Three times he was elected Lord Rector of
Marischal College, Aberdeen.
The Sardinian Government have not yet received a
reply to its second note demanding the release of the
Cagliari. The report that the note in question had been
returned is unfounded.
THE CONDEMNED CONVICT JAMES JONESI.—Mr. Wal-
pole, the Home Secretary, having carefully considered
the case, has thought it fit to advise her Majesty to
commute the capital sentence to penal servitude for life.
HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SCOT-
LAND.—The Prince Consort has accepted an invitation
to be present at the annual meetings of this society,
which are to be held at Aberdeen at the close of the
month of August next.
TEMPLE BAR.—The removal of this well-known arch,
the work of Sir Christopher Wren, is in contemplation,
and as, fur many reasons, it would be a pity to destroy
it, a suggestion has been made to place it at the entrance
to one of the parks, and so preserve the old !and mark.
THE OUTWARD EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAIL.—
Tue steam-ship Colombo, Captain Field, left South-
ampton yesterday with the above mails, 95 boxes of
specie of the value of 50,5331., and 60 passengers,
among whom are Captain Edison, Lieutenants Higman
and Burke, for Malts ; Lieutenant-Colonel Wynne, for
none Fong, See. e,
STATUE 01. BuittE /MK tST. STEPHEN'S HALL. —Mr.
Timed has just finished his statue in marble of Edmund
Burke, for the New Palace, Westminster. This statue
will complete the series for St. Stephen's Hall. The
same sculptor has likewise finished the bas-relief of
"The Field of the Cleth of Gold," and " Elizabeth
Knighting Drake," also executed for the New Palace,
STATUE OF THE LATE DUKE OF DEVONSMIRE, AT
DERBY.—It has been determined to erect a statue of
the late Duke of Devonshire, in his county town of
Derby. Should there be any surplus funds they are to
go to some charitable purposes, such as the late duke
would have approved of.
REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGE.—In anticipation of
a general election the Liberals of Cambridge have been
concerting measures with a view to the selection of
eligible candidates in opposition to the present Conser-
vative members, Mr. K. Macaulay and Ms. A. Steuart
Rumour has also mentioned the names of Mr. A. H.
Layard and Mr. W. M. Thackeray as possible canda
dates, hut nothing positive has been determined on.
A NEW UNIVERSITY DEGREE.—Government has at
last consented to sanction a new degree—Doctorship of
Science. This is truly wise and gracious. London
University will very soon be able to grant the new scien-
tific degree, and we cresume that Oxford and Cambridge
—especially Cambridge—will in due time follow the good
examples—Atheneum.
On Saturday Dr. Lyon Playfair'e report on the Lon-
don Mechanics' Institution, presented to Parliament,
was printed. The doctor is of opinion that the institu-
tion, if mode free of debt, would not be "self-support.
ing." He says, "Mchan,cs' institutions, if they fulfil
their missions, shoulc be attended by the working classes
chiefly."
The death of Mr. Robarts, the head of one of our
oldest and most respectable banking firmer, has been
announced. It occurred yesterday after an illness of
only two or three days. No member of the financial
world ever held a higher position, or was more univer-
sally esteemed. Mr. Roberts formerly sat in Parliament
for Maidstone, but bad long retired from political life.
He bad reached his 79th year, and at the time of his
death was chairman of the Committee 'of Bankers.
According to a circular of M. Arles Dufour, of Lyons,
the silk market bad been benefited by an impulse given
to the retail trade by a fortnight of fine weather. The
stocks of spring gents in the hands of dealers have been
cleared off, and if the season had been a little less ad-
vanced fresh orders would probably have been given.
Under the circumstances the transactions in the raw
material, although not active, have been sufficient to
sustain prices.
GRENADES.—The effect of the grenades directed against
the Emperor's sarriageappears so much greater than that
of our own Lend-grenades, that it seems probab e that
it may lead to a change, not only in our army, but in the
armies of other European nations. Our grenades are
fired by a fuse, those of the assassins explode by percus-
sion. Dispensing with the fuse, if possible, is a simplifi-
cation, and so an advantage.— United Service Gazette.
Feoacretcs IN-Scilooae.—ln the middle ages, we read
of, besides stationery, itinerant schoolmasters, and
teachers of reading. In the woodcuts of a work printed
by Caxton, the schoolmaster holds a rod in his hand,
and the boys kneel before him. The practice of finking
is sometimes engraved spots the seals of public schools ;
the Real of St. Olave's school, dated 1576, represents
the master sitting in a high backed chair at his desk, on
which is a book, and tie rod is conspicuous'y displayed
to the terror of five scielare standing before him ; and
the seal of St. Saviour's School, 1573, represents the
master seated in a °hal:, with a greup of thickly-trussed
pupils 'before him. Dr. Busby, who was 50 years heed
master of Westminster School, is said to have boasted
his rod to the sieve to prove good scholars, but his seve-
rity is traditional. The practice of flogging in Winches-
ter is illustrated upon the walls of the great school.—
Timbs' Sekool Days of Eminent Alen.
SOLITUDE.—Some people say they prefer solitude.
They are "never so happy as when alone." No one
objects to it. It's a lawful taste, under limitations, if
not a very useful or amiable one. But the point that
provokes one ie, that instead of being ashamed of it,
and trying to conceal it as they would any other moral
obliquity—as a tests for amateur shop-lifting, or any
awkward propensity of that kind—these people parade
it ; they claim to be praised for it ; they look down
upon you with the roost magnificent air of superiority.
My mind to me a kingdom is," say they. Very well ;
rule it, and have done with it : I don't want to lava le
your kingdom. But don't usurp a- regency over my
wind. My mind is so kingdom : I don't want any such
kingdom : I might ae well be Robins >n Crusoe. The
mat whom you borrow that fine sentiment from was in
prison, and wisely nude the best of it. He could sing
another note when oat of his cage. Travel through the
world in your own ssllsy say, if you will, butdon'taffect
to sneer at our moresocial conveyances. Why on earth
are you to be praise( for a surly, inhospitable, uncoils-
panienable disposition 1 It's selfishness, let me tell
you, a good deal of it. You are too refined, forsooth,
for this everyday life, You don't enjoy other people's
happiness ; their velar affairs and little interests bore
a philosopher of your stamp, bee-sus° you have never
learnt the true human philosophy which drew down
plaudits from a more eelighteeed audience than fills a
modern lecture-room—.a philosophy which found its
sanction, remember, in a higher authority, where we are
taught to be "all taings to all men."—Blackivood's
Magazine.