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

DRURY-LANE 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 east 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 11. Bishop, and from the favour
with which it was received we doubt not it v6ll
prove highly attractive. After the long run the sen-
sational drama has had at most of our leading theatres
the sight of Fiber'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 age.

NEW ROYAL A2111111771EA7
HOLBORN.

Tho performances at the Holly-we Amphitheatre aro of
a really excellent and moat attractive nature, combining'
partly theatrical amusement with the varied entertain-
ments of the arena—which latter, in point of fact, hay°
certainly never been excelled by any other company that
over 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. Mounsior Montero enjoys the credit of
arranging the play, in which he takes the character of all
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 mad°
" the bone of contention" usual in such laugllabl°
interludes. How the plot (if there be ono) winds
up is beyond our conjecture, but as at the conclusion, when
the cull:a:it 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, nail
we cannot refrain from specially alluding to Mr. A. Brad;
bury, whose riding as a jockey was ono of the principal
treats of the evening.. Moro marvellous feats were doubt-
less performed by other equestrians, but his style, expo:
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 une111;
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"
went were equaly praiseworthy, the music under the
management of Mr. G. Clements first-rate, and the buila-
ing constructed IN:th a view to suit every class of visitor.
The most fastidious taste cannot fail to bo gratified by
visit to 85, Holborn, and our readers who wish to spend ry
most enjoyable evening should avail themselves of the
opportunity.

ENGLISH BISHOPS IN THE COLONIAL CilußCll*
—There are at present 57 English bishops in the
Colonial Church. In the East Indies, China, and the CvP°
of Good Hope there are twelve—namely, Dr. Robert 30-
man, Bishop of Calcutta; Dr. F. Gell, Bishop of Madras'
Dr. J. Harding, Bishop of Bombay ; Dr. P. C. Claughtov,
Bishop of Colombo ; Dr. V. W. Ryan, Bishop of Maori"
tins ; Dr. C. R. Alford, Bishop of Victoria (110
Kong) ; Dr. F. T. M'Dougall, Bishop of Labnau ;
Dr. Robert Gray, Bishop of Capetown ; Dr. T.
Welby, Bishop of St. Helena ; Dr. E. H. Beckley,
Bishop of Sierra Leone ; Dr. J. W. Colenso, BishoP
of Natal ; Dr. H. Cotterill, Bishop of Grahamstosv°'
In British North America and the West Indies there
are eighteen, namely—Dr. F. Fulford, Bishop of 310
treat ; Dr. J. W. Williams, Bishop of Quebec; Dr. Jobil
Strachan, Bishop of Toronto; Dr. J. T. Lewis, Bishop c'f
Ontario; Dr. Benjamin Cronyn, Bishop of Huron; Pr'
Ilibbert Binney, Bishop of Nova Scotia ; Dr. A. N. 13°'
thune, Coadjutor Bishop of Toronto ; Dr. Medley, Bishop
of Fredericton ; Dr. E. Field, Bishop of Newfoundlava;
Dr. Kelly, Coadjutor Bishop of Newfoundland; Dr. n.
Mackray, Bishop of Rupert's Land ; Dr. Aubrey, Bislid
of Jamaica ; Dr. Reginald Courtenay, Bishop of Kingstov;
Dr. R. P. Venables, Bishop of Nassau (Bahamas); Dr.
Parry, Bishop of Barbadoes ; Dr. W. W. Jackson, BishoP
of Antigua ; Dr. W. P. Austin, Bishop of Guiana ; Dr.
Hills, Bishop of British Columbia. In Australia and NoW
Zealand there aro fifteen—namely, Dr. Barker, Bishol'..,°`,
Sydney ; Dr. Tyrrell, Bishop of Newcastle ; Dr.
Thomas, Bishop of Goulburn ; Dr. C. Perry, Bishop °
Melbourne ; Dr. Augustus Short, Bishop of Adelaide
Dr. M. B. Hale, Bishop of Perth; Dr. C. H. Bronibil
Bishop of Tasmania; Dr. E. W. Tuffuell, Bishop °
Brisbane ; Dr. G. A. Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand; Dr'
W. Williams, Bishop of Waiapu; Dr. C. J. Abralifo'
Bishop of Wellington ; Dr. A. B. Suter, Bishop of Nelsov ;
Dr. H. G. Harper, Bishop of Christ Church ; Dr. Joll9°lfs:
Bishop of Dunedin ; and Dr. W. C. Sawyer, Bishop of Gr'.,c,
ton and Arniadale. In addition to these, there aro Dr.l`.
.1. Trw.ver, Bishop of Gibraltar, and Dr. S. Gobat, Bisllol3.
•,1 the United Church of England and Ireland in Jeritsalell
aro missionary bishops:—viz., Dr. J. C. Patteson, I3ishor °
the Western islands of the Pacific ; Dr. T. N. Staley, Bisli
of Honolulu, S.I. ; Dr. W. G. Tozer, Bishop of Coutr,
Africa; Dr. E. T wells, Bishop of tho Orange River TOrrl,
tory ; and Dr. S. A. Cron they, Bishop of the Niger Vrrl° f
tory. There aro also five retired colonial bishops, all ,
whom aro doing duty in England—namely, Dr. J. Chal
man, late Bishop of Colombo; Dr. F. R. Nixon, late Bisliot;
of Tasmania; Dr. D. Anderson, late Bishop of RuPer.
Land; Dr. G. Smith, late Bishop of Victoria (Hong I(°135)
.6:
and Dr. Hobliouse, Bishop of Nelson (New Zealanyi4
These are independent of the eight bishops of the Svotti
Episcopal Church. 110 Se
The late inineas Elizabeth Baratiuski, ,s„
loath, aged 6f,), was recorded in our columns, on NV°d°„o
lay last, was the only childjuf tho late Prince Nich°,;r,
Bariatinski and Frances, daughter of Jac e.s Lord 0'
borne.