The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-24 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

" The Huguenots," on Saturday night, brought a nu-
merous and fashionable audience together, and was
given with a thorough finish in every department, that
provoked the eulogistic recognition of all assembled.
Niario and Grisi, as Raoul and Valentine, carried off, el
usual, the larger share of the honours, and the finale to
the third act produced all its wonted enthusiasm. The
band, under the direction of Mr. Costa, works with*
precision truly wonderful, and the choral adjuncts Are
unexceptionable. The audience have evidently not yet
suffered the feeling of novelty in the structure to be
overbalanced by the interest of the lyric representation,
and all the energies of the artistes cannot prevent the
attention of the spectators being drawn off to the bra'
liancy of the chandelier, and the superb yet simple the'
ratter of the decorations. The stalls were quite full,
and their ample accommodation seemed to be ,folly e‘P'
preciated I.y the members of the fashionable world, by
whom they were occupied.

HA.YMARKET.
Mr. Sheridan Knottle,i's play of "The Hunchback°
was performed on Saturday evening, when Mrs. 0 bag'
Young appeared as Julia, the part in which she wade
her debut upon the Loudon stage. She acted with grace,
spirit, and genuine feeling, and gave such satisfaction 0
the audience that she was summoned before the curtails
on no fewar than three occasions in the course of th,
night. Miss Reynolds as Helen, Mr. Buckatone °A
Modus, Mr. W. Farren as Clifford, Mr. Howe ;
Master Walter, and Mr. Compton as Fathom, g°,4
vigorous effect to the cast of the play, and respective.'
contributed to the general effect of the performance. •
Miss Amy Sedgwick has recovered from her seellt,
'
indisposition, and will appear next Wednesday in P'
Tom Taylor's comedy of "The Unequal Match."

ADELPHI.
, An English farce of the popular class, stilea
screaming," which was produced at this house OS;
turday evening, to the great delight of a numerous ?tad
ence. It is entitled "Our French Lady's-maid.'
ustrates in a very amusing manner the folly of bal:r,
too familiar with one's servants. Horace Thomas tho
kins (Mr. Webster), a verdant young gentlemasr:o
has been brought up in the country by his aunt ."'Aig
Puddifoot (Are. Chatterley), flirts with that 1,1b',14
French maid, Madlle. Z,phyone (Madan• Celesta' ow
in an evil hour carries his indiscretion so far as ti'
sent her with his photograph and a lock of his hair'
.ithf
discovering that Horace is about to be united to V/7011
young lady in the neighbourhood, Miss Faro/ '`,ool
(Miss Hayman), the fair serving woman naakes the." is
unscrupulous use of these fatal gifts, holding they
ierrorent tiller her faithless admirer,- arid, perrAioo
threatening to produce them as evidence of his ad
for her in the event of his continuing to pap 4 feS
dresses to another. This little piece abounds 11'.Ali
of the most turbulent description. Mr. Websterrideres
acts to admiration in the character of the beicl' 11
Horace, has busy work of it, doing the behests ° Off
fantastic mistress—now putting coal oa Odd'
at her command, presently fetching a Wadi or
by-and-bye a warming-pan to heat her beotil
occasionally robbing about the stage with her '6;O
form in his arms. His attempts to preserve the g roit's
his position and the dignity of his sex while Per',,,°ooll;
the most ignoble offices are ridiculous in the e,,
.tot
He dares not decd ne any ta4k, however der°6-frd
but he endeavours to vindicate his manhood
grandeur of his gestures, and the effect is preP,ltstis.,l;
Madame Celeste playa the French maid to per"ip-errA,
nod Mr. Selby is very amusing as a fussy old sitte..,Y,
who vainly attempts to bring some of the obars°A"-,,d1
der the dominion of his favourite science. Sig.
the 2d of June, will be the last night of the tort,'
phi, and on that interesting occasion Mr. Web
at 9
take his last benefit—which is also his firs! 50,99:01
favourite house. We heartily wish him a b°,6o
The present theatre is to be pulled down, and
is to be erected on its site.

MR. SPURGEON'S NEW CHAPEL.—We understand
that Mr. Spurgeon and his congregation have at last
fixed on a cite for the enormously large chapel they are
about to erect. The place they have chosen is the open
space opposite the Elephant and Castle. The ground
belings to the Fishmongers' Company, and they are to
receive a ground-rent of 1501. for it. The building will
be speedily commenced.—Morning Advertiser.
FIRST LIFE GUARDS —The ennui! banquet of the
officers of this regiment took place on Saturday at the
London Tavern, Covers were laid for 70. Gen. the Earl
of Lucan in the chair, supported by Field Marshal Vis-
count Combermere, Gen. the Eerl of Beauchamp, Duke
of Beaufort, Gen. Lord de 11 is, Earl Vane, Earl Mont-
charles, Sir W. W. Wynn, Gen. Hall, Colonel Parker,
Lieet -Col. Hogg,. Hon. S. Macdonald, Viscount In-
gestre, 4e.
GARRISON AMATEUR THEATRICALS AT PORTSMOUTH.
Through the recommenda`ion of Olej 'r.-Gen. the Right
lion. Sir Jas. Yorke Scarlett, the lieutenant governor of
Portsmouth, the sum of 201. has been generously pre-
vented to the Royal Portsmouth Hospital, towards the
fund provided to relieve the wives and children belong-
ing to the regiments which have embarked from Ports-
mouth for India.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gen-
tlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for
the diploma, were admitted members of the college at a
meeting of the Court of Examiners, on the 21st inst.,
viz.:—Messrs. Robert Lanes Ni-bett, King William-
street, City ; T. W. Lamb y, Demerara ; H. N. Hett,
Btigg, Lincolnshire ; A. Walker, Scarcrott, near Leeds;
J. Whitworth, llecktnondevike, near Leeds ; J. J. Flinn,
Liver?ool ; A. Vintra', Filly.sur-Leulles, Calvados,
France ;H. Griffith, Pwilheli, North Wales ; F Faws-
sett, Wiebeach, Cambridgeshire ; C. Watton, King's
Lanteley, Herts ; W. LomaH
s. Guiltf ird ; W. H. Morris,
Studley, Warwickshire ;J. ousley, MansfiHeld Wood.
beuse, Notts; J. M. Jones', Reydpererinian, neir
Devil's Bridge, South Wales ; and F. J. Mason, 'Wis.
bach, Cambridgeshire.
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY. —Mors. Brown-Sequard
who has been promulgating his extraordinary discove-
ries on the nervous system at St. Bartholomew's Hospi-
tal, commenced a course of lectures in the thenre of the
Royal College of Surgeons on Saturday last, before a
distinguished and crowded audience, amongst whom
were the Presidents of the Royal Colleges of Physicians
and Surgeons, Sir B. Brodie, Dr. Bright, Mr. V. liar-
court, Mr. Hilton, Mr. Kiernan, Mr. South, and the
surgeons to the London hespitafe, &e.
DEATH OF Ma. WROUGHTON, OF WOOLLEY PARK
The announcement of the death of this gentleman, who
for many years held a leading position in the county as a
magistrate and extensive landowner, will be received with
equal regret and surprise. The proximate cause was a
fail from his horse by which several ribs were broken,
and other injuries inflicted, under which, at the age of
66, Mr. Wroughtou's constitution gave way. Dying
without issue, we believe his brother, P. Wroughten,
Esq., will succeed to the e,aate4. The deceased gentle-
man was much respected as a landlord and neighbour,
and exercised great influence in the locality where be
resided so many years.--Berkshire Chronicle.
EXPORTS OF BRITISH BEER. —Fr.iiii the Ist of Octo-
ber, 1856, to the Ist of October, 1857, there were ex-
ported from the united kingdom to various fi reign cone-
tries 429 367 barrels of beer, of the declared value cf
1,573122/. The chief beer-drinking countries apeear lo
be Vict iria (in Australia), which figures for 119604 bar-
relB ; New South Walee, 54,182 ; Stith Anstrada,
13,169 ; Canada, Bee., 10,224; the ,Vest Indies, 23,147 ;
the United States of America, 29,571 ; Hongkong,
7 884 ; Aden, 2,010 ; •alauritine, 8,704 ; Etst
66,240 ; South Africa, 9,162 ; Russe aoia,4a,snOnlel;
3 216 ; Hans Towns, 3 816 ; the
4.357 ; France 4,859 ; Bruzil, 53,210 ; Buenos Ayre,, 1161ene Louise Elixtbetbe
sferier
12,026 ; ChilCl2 300 ; and Peru, 4;066 barrels. Wal• Princeme de Mecklenbourg Sob 44,
lachia and Moldavia relieved our brewers' stores cf Duchesse d'Ort6ins.
r e'e
o any as two barrels of beer (13/.) ; " the thirsty sou's" Nee h Ludwigslust, le 24 Jabii: e 1,01
of the Cape ds Verd Islands gave an order for 3 ; h Fonteinbleau, le 30 Mai, 1.8.3,,i;ii1ea de
Morocco one f 26, and Syria and Patestiee one foi 30 Pnilippe d'Orl6 ins, Duo d'OrleSansi ,
barrelt. Greece g tree for 72 berre's ; Mexico, for 243 ; Yeuve le 13 Judi t, 18!, iso.,
and the South &re Islands fur 384. Morte h R•climond, Angleterre, I 'obey, cig°o °affi
THE BRITISH Muslim.— Tne British' Museum has Teen followed about 20 mourning °Dia Prie.olY
recently become posses tea of so:ne cot unimportant ma- members of the French ex-royal fate' .11;0000)01
nuscripte, known for the la-t tew mouths as the " Ben. tors, clergy, medical attendants, farad
tinck. Papers." They .ill three or four large chests, aid iduetrious family, with the private 'Loa''. 10302
the price for which they have been I, hreln.t.,ed is under ceased, and many others of the royal .ro,, tbeosiT
2001. They have been obtained from the faanCy tees:- Uoon the mournful cortege reaciTro *eV
deuce of some members of the Bentinck family at Vat el, Weybridge, the service was perform e%. OOP
near Oldenburg, and may be said to extend over a pc- sive manlier. The Duke ei'Auccale, toeoterl, oft
rind not far short of a century, commencing with the aed tLe Duke Chartres were much a ti
opening of the reign of Wiliam 111., when the firs'. Earl
of Portland came into this country, arid was rat: eI to A writer it) the A thenceunt °l):rael;ocittP:lo
the peerage. It seems teat the portion of the lam 1/ Duchess of Orleans :—" All her Vi.,„ost
remaining in Germany kept up a conetant correspond- were high and great. Never, in tii.el:o Pi,
enee with persons about the Court f Linden, and he versation, was a particle of reseri.tstro,blfrepcitili,
many letters are full f curious news and tu,nute nsrt.- who hail so cruelly idareated her el'
_f the
_,oip°,oloffi
milers. One of the ol -est documents in Ki,,g William's spoke Kith the deepest ae tachruent,i'vo. 13100
patent te the first Earl of Portland, dated the 9th of and the most earnest wishes for ;to IWe 1)0,PAI,
April, 1689. Toe library of printed b ioks at Varel would she suffer any severe coma
_wre ceo,ool
having been diaper eel tie arrival of one of them, the one occasion, shortly after th.e
ernii fvol,
volume i•f Shakspeare's Soneets,' 4e:re 1609, iu this leon, somebnty repeaeed one f .trLocesio,°.oo,4l
this country we noticed at the time), it was not thought the disadvantage of the present -7'l to, the XO4
worth while to keep the manuscripts longer in Gerina.iy, The duchess immediately put
endujoys!-,er
and they were, therefore, sent for sale to England.— and reqhested that nothing to b
Athenom.
lady might ever be said in her prepuce' •

STRAND. , 01,
An agreeable little two-act comedy, entitleu:
riage a Lottery," has been produced here. it „blchto
Dance, the author of the "Country Squire :t. pl°/
been lately so successfully revived here.
very simple. Mr. Jacob Omnium (Mr. Emer9:ldo.4
tlntnan of fortune, of kindly nature and vacillat`,7o7lP
is persecuted by a Mr 4. Poynter (Mrs. Selbl) ;a-0(V
her niece (Miss Portman). Mr. Herbert ge°it-ro,V
Belford) is in love with the said niece, who 1.1130,l
passion ; and be has a charming sister (Wee ::(1° er
who has a liking to Jacob Omnium, and the `,",11400
reciprocates the tendresse. From the corit; j
sions and interests of these personages, aplo,a; oir/
which ends in the utter discomfiture of t'rtielli
minded stepmother, and the felicity of all pa
• .rued. The Jacob Calcium of Mr. Einerigoli9"i
finished piece of acting, and evidently the c(Ttcve,Fleb#l4
a consummate aitist. Mra. Selby is truli,",:l0;11"1
the designing and imperious stepmother. "L"d-rein
Manifest of Mr. B,iford is performed with, rers' Yti
and correo- judgment. " Pretty Miss 0,1';1,, tb
course &arming, fresh, and naive as ustrat to r
assigned to her. " Marriage a Lottery" Elle rir!
denominated a success, as it deserves to bet
judge by the genuine burst of applause whic",,,„ll
conclusion, and the close attention which au er,ro
audience gives to it from the very first scene "
a the curtain. A

rife
OF
FUNERAL OF HER LATE ROYA-
NESS THE DUCHESS Olai-17
910/i
On-Saturday the mortal remains of the I*4-tiort.'d
of Orleans were removed from Richmond, or
interment in the mausoleum at Miss rreYll::.
N.Veybridge, in accordance with the last de'l'eooPbil
lustrious deceased. A. large number of perB°11:010i
on the line along which the remains of her,.,t ferAtl,
ness were to pass, desirous of paying thie
respect to a lady whose exemplary privAtell'otoo°y;
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to a close. From an early hour in the cif ,1
minute bells of the neighbourhood were 0:(1 10
trajling establishments were partlially Cllll°'
mond. The plate on the coffin bore the
scription