The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-30 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE,

The fourth and last of the festival performances,
in honour of the nuptials of the Princess Royal
with the Prince Frederick William of Prussia,
took place yesterday evening at Her Majesty's
Theatre.

The house was decorated very much in the same
style as on the former occasions, and had a gay and
striking aspect. On the panels of the second-tier
boxes, immediately fronting the stage, were in-
scribed in golden letters, upon a crimson ground,
the words " May Heaven bless them," an aspira-
tion intended no doubt for the royal bride and
bridegroom. Her Majesty's box was draped very
tastefully in crimson and blue velvet, the canopy
being surmounted with the arms of England and
Prussia. At the base of the royal box, on either
side, a " beef-eater," whose appearance justified the
appelation, kept watch and ward during the whole
performance, and two other of these officials were
stationed respectively on the right and the left of
the proscenium.

The Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, and the
rest of the royal children, occupied a box directly
in front of the stage, and consequently at some dis-
tance from their august parents.
Precisely at half-past sovon o'clock the Queen
and the Prince Consort, and Prince Frederick Wil-
liam of Prussia and his royal bride, attended by
the Court, entered the theatre, and were received
with cordial acclamations.

The Queen wore a tiara of diamonds, the Prin-
cess Royal a wreath of white and red roses.
The curtain then rose, and discovered the whole
corps drantatique upon the stage. The ladies were
all dressed in white. The National Anthem was
sung with fine effect, Madame Clara Nevello tak-
ing the solo parts. The additional verses by the
Poet Laureate were given with suitable fervour of
expression, and elicited enthusiastic applause.

Solo—Madame Clara Novelle.
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen ;
God save the Queen.
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.
Additional verses, by Mr. Alfred Tennyson,
Poet Laureate :

Chorus.
God bless our Prince and Bride !
God keep their lands allied !
God save the Queen !
Clothe them with righteousness ?
Crown them with happiness I
Them with all blessings bless !
God save the Queen
Solo—Madame Clara Novelle.
Fair fall this hallow'd hour !
Farewell, our England's flower !
God save the Queen !
Farewell, fair Rose of May I
Let both the people say,
" God bless thy marriage-day ;"
God bless the Queen !
The performance was as follows :
THE RIVALS.
Sir Anthony Absolute Mr. Chippendale.
Captain Absolute Mr. W. Ferran.
Faulkland Mr. Howe.
Acres Mr. Buckstone.
Sir Lucius O'Trigger Mr. Hudson.
Fag
David Mr. Keeley.
Lydia Languish
Mrs. Malaprop Mrs. Poynter.
Julia
Lacy Mrs. E. Fitz william.

THE SPLTALFIELDS WEAVER,
Characters by

Messrs. B►llington, Wright, Selby, and Miss Arden.

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The comedy lost nothing of its attraction by the
manner of its representation. The actors were
all " up" in their respective parts, and played with
excellent spirit and effect. The most finished per-
formance was undoubtedly that -of Mr. Buckstone,
whose very name, like the cashier's signature to a
Bank of England note, is sufficient guarantee for
the genuine fun and humour that he infused into
" Bob Acres." His drollery shed merriment like
sunshine through the whole house, and not only
provoked hearty laughter in the royal box—greatest
triumph of all—it proved too much for the gravity
of the beef-eaters, who were compelled to relax
their statuesque rigidity, and to laugh like less
dignified mortals.
The entertainments were over shortly after 11
o'clock, and the royal party were much cheered as
they retired.
The house was thronged with a very brilliant
audience.

THE PRUSSIAN ALLIANCE.

The unionof the Princess Rwal with the heir to
the Prussian Crown, is naturally looked upon by
our foreign contemporaries as an event of some
political importance. A Paris correspondent of
the Nord, in reference to this subject, says :
" Certain journals affect to see in this alliance of
two royal families of England and Prussia the germ
of a triple Anglo-German alliance destined to
counterbalance that of Russia and France. That
such a chimerical notion should become a reality,
it would be necessary, that the relations between
England and France on the one part, and Prussia
and Russia on the other, should be materially
altered. But what is certain at this moment is,
that these relations have never been better
than at present. I will go further, I will say
that the relations between England and Russia,
which until lately have not been all that could
have been desired, are now as satisfactory as possible,
and I can even assure you—and you know lam not
accustomed to make assertions on slight grounds—
that before very long these relations will be re-
established on a footing of cordiality, much to the
common benefit of the two nations and the peace
and prosperity of Eur-ope. To the Emperor Na-
poleon is to be ascribed a large share in this happy
result, to which his benevolent efforts have so power-
fully contributed. Far from seeing in the union
of the Houses of Prussia and England
a symptom
of a division among the great Powers on a revival of
an old European balance, which, as a policy, has
served its day, I find in it the germs of a durable
good intelligence between all the great States, and
advantageous for all."
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the saite
journal says :
" Two years ago the English journals frequently
they thefregieuently
attacked the policy of Prussia. Since
relations between the two Powers have been en-
tirely modified. The recent alliance between the
Houses of Prussia and Great Britain is looked upon
as a new bond of friendship uniting the two great
nations. The marriage of the nephew of the _King
of Prussia with the eldest dangh:or of the Queen
of England satisfies not only the desires of the two
royal families, but also the wishes of the two
nations. 'We see the proof of this in the tone
adopted in reference to this subject in the Prussian
and English press.

" The best relations of neighbourhood and con-
sanguinity have never ceased to reign between
Prussia and Russia. On the other baud, the com-
melee between England and Russia is too important
for both countries, that with us (in Russia) as
well, that we should not regard with pleasure
these frank and loyal advances between the policy
of England and the pacific policy of Prussia."

THE Nzw CLASSICAL EXAMINER FOR ARMY COMMI3-
SIONS.—The Rev. Nicholas Pocock, M.A., and late
Michel Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, has been
appointed by his Royal Highness the Commander-in-
Chief examiner in classics for candidates for commissions
at the Horse Guards. Mr. Pocock graduated in
Michaelmas Term, 1834, as a first class in mathematics,
and a second class in classical honours ; m 1835 he was
elected Dr. Johnson's mathematical scholar, and in the
following year obtained the University mathematical
scholarship. He was for several years chaplain of his
college, and one of the pro-proctors of the University in
1842, and has twice filled the office of examiner in the
mathematical schools, viz., from 1844 to 1846, and again
from 1848 to 1850.
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