The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-23 00:00:00

DIZURY-LAIVE THEATRE.

On Saturday evening Mr. F. B. Chatterton
commenced his winter campaign at Old Drury, on
which occasion a most enthusiastic audience
assembled to inaugurate the event. The company
engaged comprises the most of the leading actors and
actresses of the day, and the promised novelties
for the ensuing season are such that a brilliant
and successful career for the next six or eight months
is almost insured. The piece selected by Mr. Chat-
terton for his opening night was his justly celebrated
production " Faust," sustained by the same cast as
that of last season, viz., Mephistopheles, Mr. Phelps ;
Faust, Mr. E. Phelps, and Maguerite, Mrs. Her-
mann Vezin. It is needless to enter into a lengthened
description of the acting in the magnificent spec-
tacle on the present occasion further than to say
than it was never better performed than on Satur-
day evening last, and that Mr. Phelps and Mrs.
Vezin met with the most flattering reception. The
great novelty cf the evening was the revival of
Pocock's celebrated melo-drama, " The Miller and
his Men," with the whole of the original music
by the late Sir H. Bishop, and from the favour
with which it was received we doubt not it will
prove highly attractive. After the long run the sen-
sational drama has had at most of our leading theatres
the sight of Riber's russet boots, dagger, and dark
lanthorn, is perfectly refreshing. The part of Grindoff
the Miller was capitally sustained by Mr. Ryder,
who seemed thoroughly to enter into the character ;
and the grand climax—the terrific explosion and
destruction of the mill—gave the audience thoroughly
to understand upon what sort of a tableau the green
curtain usually descended in years gone by. The
good old melodrama gave unbounded satisfaction,
and the entire audience seemed thoroughly to ap-
preciate the happy thought of Mr. Chatterton of
presenting to his audience one of the plays that was
the delight of the play-goers some thirty years ago.

NEW ROYAL AMPHI7'HEA7RE-HIGH
HOLBORN.

The performances at the Holborn Amphitheatre are of
a really excellent and most attractive nature, combining
partly theatrical amusement with the varied entertain-
ments of the arena—which latter, in point of fact, have
certainly never been excelled by any other company that
ever visited the metropolis. On the stage a most amusing
pantomime, entitled " Arlequin Singe," introduces us to a
portion of the company, who go through their parts with
the greatest spirit. Mounsier Montero enjoys the credit of
arranging the play, in which he takes the character of an
ape, and not only dresses but acts the part of one to per-
fection; in fact, it must be seen to be believed. Miss
Esther Austin, who is an admirable and exceedingly
pretty representative of Marie, is very naturally made
" the bone of contention" usual in such laughable
interludes. How the plot (if there be one) winds
up is beyond our conjecture, but as at the conclusion, when
the curtain went up for the different characters to re-
ceive a well-merited burst of applause, they all seemed con-
tented in their minds, it will be as well to leave our

readers to form their own judgment of the denouement.
The horsemanship in the circus is particularly good, and
we cannot refrain from specially alluding to Mr. A. Brad-
bury, whose riding as a jockey was one of- the principal
treats of the evening. More marvellous feats were doubt-
less performed by other equestrians, but his style, espe-
cially of jumping on his horse at full speed barebacked
and without touching him, which would be invaluable at
times in steeplechases or the hunting field, was unani-
mously appreciated and applauded from all parts of
the house. The clown, represented by Tom Fillis, dis-
played some first-rate wit, and was far more to be appreciated
than the low buffoonery usually " served up" at similar
establishments. All the other portions of the entertain-
ment were equaly praiseworthy, the music under the
manage,ment of Mr. G. Clements first-rate, and the build-
ing constructed with a view to suit every class of visitor.
The most fastidious taste cannot fail to be gratified by a
visit to 85, Holborn, and our readers who wish to spend a
most enjoyable evening should avail themselves of the
opportunity.

ENGLISH BISHOPS IN THE COLONIAL CHURCH.
—There are at present 57 English bishops in the
Colonial Church. In the East Indies, China, and the Cape
of Good Hope there are twelve—namely, Dr. Robert Mil-
man, Bishop of Calcutta; Dr. F. Gell, Bishop of Madras;
Dr. J. Harding, Bishop of Bombay ; Dr. P. C. Claughtou,
Bishop of Colombo ; Dr. V. W. Ryan, Bishop of Mauri-
tius ; Dr. C. R. Alford, Bishop of Victoria (Hong
Kong) ; Dr. F. T. M'Dougall, Bishop of Labuan ;
Dr. Robert Gray, Bishop of Capotown ; Dr. T. B.
Welby, Bishop of St. Helena ; Dr. E. 11. Beckles,
Bishop of Sierra Leone ; Dr. J. W. Colenso, Bishop
of Natal ; Dr. H. Cotterill, Bishop of Grahamstown.
In British North America and the West Indies there
are eighteen, namely—Dr. F. Pafford, Bishop of Mon-
treal; Dr. J. W. Williams, Bishop of Quebec; Dr. John
Strachan, Bishop of Toronto; Dr. J. T. Lewis, Bishop of
Ontario ; Dr. Benjamin Cronyn, Bishop of Huron ; Dr.
Hilbert Binney, Bishop of Nova Scotia ; Dr. A. N. Be-
thune, Coadjutor Bishop of Toronto ; Dr. Medley, BishoP
of Fredericton ; Dr. E. Field, Bishop of Newfoundland;
Dr. Kelly, Coadjutor Bishop of Newfoundland; Dr. R.
Mackray, Bishop of Rupert's Land ; Dr. Aubrey, Bishop
of Jamaica; Dr. Reginald Courtenay, Bishop of Kingston;
Dr. R. P. Venables, Bishop of Nassau (Bahamas); Dr. T.
Parry, Bishop of Barbadoes ; Dr. W. W. Jackson, Bishop
of Antigua; Dr. W. P. Austin, Bishop of Guiana ; Dr. G.
Hills, Bishop of British Columbia. In Australia and Noy
Zealand there are fifteen—namely, Dr. Barker, Bishop of
Sydney ; Dr. Tyrrell, Bishop of Newcastle ; Dr.
Thomas, Bishop of Goulburn ; Dr. C. Perry, Bishop Of
Melbourne ; Dr. Augustus Short, Bishop of Adelaide ;
Dr. M. B. Hale, Bishop of Perth; Dr. C. H. BrombYf
Bishop of Tasmania; Dr. E. W. Tuffnell, Bishop of
Brisbane ; Dr. G. A. Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand ; Dr.
Ar. Williams, Bishop of Waiapu ; Dr. C. J. Abraham,
Bishop of Wellington ; Dr. A. B. Sutor, Bishop of Nelson
Dr. H. G. Harper, Bishop of Christ Church ; Dr. Jenne'',
Bishop of Dunedin ; and Dr. W. C. Sawyer, Bishop of Graf-
ton and Armadale. In addition to these, there are Dr. W.
J. Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar, and Dr. S. Gobat, BishoP
of the United Church of England and Ireland in Jerusalem;
five missionary bishops:—viz., Dr. J. C. Patteson, Bishop of
the Western Islands of the Pacific ; Dr. T. N. Staley, BishoP
of Honolulu, S.I. ; Dr. W. G. Tozer, Bishop of Central
Africa; Dr. E. T wells, Bishop of the Orange River Terri-
tory; and Dr. S. A. Crou ther, Bishop of the Niger Terri-
tory. There are also five retired colonial bishops, all of
whom are doing duty in England—namely, Dr. J. Char
man, late Bishop of Colombo ; Dr. F. R. Nixon, late Bishop
of Tasmania; Dr. D. Anderson, late Bishop of Ruporeo
Land ; Dr. C. Smith, late Bishop of Victoria (gong Kong);
and Dr. Hobhouse, Bishop of Nelson (New Zealand)•
These are independent of the eight bishops of the Scottish
Episcopal Church.
The late [Princess Elizabeth Baratinski, Avlloo°
death, aged GO, was renrded in our columns, on Wodneoo
day last, was the only childiof the late Prince Nicholas
Bariatinski and Frances, daughter of James Lord Shen
borne.