The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-29 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, March 29.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
fresh breeze, and fine weather.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 28.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Al-
hambra, steamer, for Lisbon.
NEWPORT, March 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Duvivier,
from Havre for Rio Janeiro.

HOLYHEAD, March 28.—Wind S.W.—Highland Mary,
from Bangor for Bristow; Susan G. Owen, from Liverpodl
for Baltimore.

CLypEplarch 27.—Wind S.W.—Una, from Mauritius ;
Queen, from Bahia.

QUEENSTOWN, March 29.—Wind. W.—Sailed—Akbar,
for Mauritius.

MARSEILLES, March 28.—Arrived—Ellora, steamer,
from Alexlmdria.

FALmoi.mr, March 29.--Wind
Eleanore, from Pernambuco,. with mainmast head and top-
mast carried away, and loss of yards, sails, and rigging;
Matherloe Denker, from Havannah.
PolrrssiottTll, March 28.—The Monarch, from Shields
for Gibraltar, reported as having arrived here yesterday, is
leaky.
THISTED, March 28.—The steamer North, name not
plainly written, was stranded here last night, bound from
Hull for Gottenburg. '

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.

Wind W.

Arrived, March 28—Pearl, from Jersey; Hinton, from
Swansea ; Ceres, steamer, from Dublin ; Havre, steamer,
from Havre ; Dane, steamer, from the Capo of Good
Hope; Wonder, steamer, from Jersey; Light, and Sign,
from Sunderland.
Sailed, March 28—Alhambra; steamer, for Lisbon ; La
Poule, Le Coq, and Georges, for Cherbourg ; Alliance,
steamer, for Havre ; Courier, and Atalanta, steamers, for
Jersey.

. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning.
Wind N.W.,.fresh.
Arrived, March 28—Thomas Joaquim, from Matanzas;
Kingfisher, from Odessa.
Arrivocii March 29—Britannia, from Rouen ;Nyverheid,
I.oin Ostend.
Off--Arno, screw steamer, and Stamboul.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPII.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Wind S.W. by W.; tide, high water ; weather, fresh
and cloudy.
Arrived, March 23—Siniar, from Segna.
Arrived; March 29—Lionne, froth Gravelines ; Stad
Worcum, from Worcum; Vissery, from Worcum.
Sailed, March 29—George Town, for Barbados; Cla-
rence, for New York; Aligator, for Cape Coast Castle;
Bloomer, for Cape Palmas.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Wind, S.W. by VT.; moderate gale.
Passed—Comet, from Madeira, for London; Derwent,
screw stermer, from London, for Crrdiff.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

Yesterday evening Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean
took their last benefit in the theatre which has
been the scene of so many of their triumphs, when
Shakespeare's " Henry V." was revived for the oc-
casion. It is the last " reviver' that will take
place under his rule as director and leesee of the
Princess's Theatre, and he has evidently resolved
that his concluding production shall eclipse all his
former efforts.

So deep has been the interest exhibited by all
classes in Mr. Kean's success, that it is but due to
him and to them to publish the concluding passages
in the preface to his arrangement of the new re-
vival, " King Henry V. :"
"As the term of my management is now
drawing to a close, I may, perhaps, be per-
mitted, in a few words, to express my thanks
for the support and encouragement I have received.
While endeavouring, to the best of my ability and
judgment, to uphold the interests of the drama in
its most exalted form, I may conscientiously assert
that I have been animated by no selfish or commer-
cial spirit. An enthusiast in the art to which my
life has been devoted, I have always entertained a
deeply-rooted conviction that the plan I have pur-
sued for many seasons might, in due time, under
fostering care, render the stage productive of much
benefit to society at large. Impressed with a belief
that the genius of Shakespeare soars above all
rivalry, that he is the most marvellous writer the
world has ever known, and that his works contain
stores of wisdom, intellectual and moral, I cannot
but hope that one who has toiled for so many years,
in admiring sincerity, to spread abroad amongst
the multitude these invaluable gems, may at least
be considered as - an honest labourer, adding
his mite to the great cause of civilisation and
educational progress. After nine years of unre-
mitting exertion as actor and director, the
constant strain of mind and body warns me to re-
treat from a combined duty which I find beyond
my strength, and in the exercise of which neither
zeal, nor devotion, nor consequent success, can con-
tinue to beguile me into a belief that the end will
compensate for the many attendant troubles and
anxieties. It would have been impossible, on
my part, to gratify my enthusiastic wishes, in the
illustration of Shakspeare, had not my previous
career as an actor placed me in a position of com-
parative independence with regard to speculative
disappointment. Wonderful as have been the yearly
receipts, yet the vast sums expended—sums, I have
every reason to believe, not to be paralleled in any
theatre of the same capability throughout the world
—make it advisable that I should now retire from
the self-imposed responsibility of management,
involving such a perilous outlay ; and the more
especially as a building so restricted in size as the
Princess's renders any adequate return utterly
hopeless. My earnest aim has been to promote
the well-being of my profession ; and if, in any
degree, I have attained so desirable an object, I
trust I may not be deemed presumptuous in cherish-
ing the belief that my arduous struggle has won
for me the honourable reward of—public approval."
The glorious language which Shakspeare has
placed in the mouth of Chorus has hitherto been
spoken'by the figure of " Time." Clio, the muse of
History, is now chosen to supply Time's place, and,
sweetly played as it is by Mrs. Charles Kean, with
her classic figure, and her admirable execution, the
character becomes one of the most pleasing in the
tragedy. Under the guidance of the Chorus we
are shown two most admirable tableaux of the tents
of the French and English before the battle of
Agincourt, the dissipation and vivacity of the
French dicers contrasting excellently with the de-
pressed solemnity of the English, who are at mass.
The first grand " effect" is the siege of Honfleur,
which is perhaps the most vivid re presensation of
a battle-field ever placed upon the stage.

Between the fourth and fifth acts Mr. Kean
has-introduced an "historical episode," represent-
ing the reception of King Henry on returning to
his capital, after the French expedition. The
scene represented is the approach to old London-
bridge from the Surrey side, where the citizens are
assembled in hundreds waiting the advent. of the
monarch. The house balconies are crammed, all
the yards of the adjacent ships are manned, and the
joy-bells are pealing lustily. As the troops ap-
proach they are greeted with overwhelming cheers,
the mob rush forward and wring their hands,
women search eagerly in the ranks for their loved
ones, and while some are clasped to their husbands'
hearts, others are plunged into the deepest grief at
hearing of their losses. To welcome the king, who
arrives on horseback, comes out a procession of the
burgesses, followed by a chorus of young children,
who sing; the identical " Song on the Victory of
Agincourt," and by a troop of morris-dancers
dressed as angels, who execute a very quaint and
pretty pas. The play was received with rapturous
applause; the style and manner of its representa•
tion are worthy of Mr. Kean's fame. Three times
in the course of the evening he was summoned
before the curtain to receive the enthusiastic con-
gratulations of the audience. Mrs. Kean partook:in
his triumph, and at the close of the performance
she was nearly overwhelmed with wreaths, gar-
lands, and bouquets.