The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-22 00:00:00

AMERICAN THEATRICAL AFFAIRS.

(From Wilkes's Spirit of the Times.)
Mrs. J. H. Allen and Mr. Harkins succeeded Mr. John
Dillon at the Academy of Music, Milwaukee, on the Ist.
Miss Kathleen O'Neil opened at the Academy of Music,
Binghampton, New York, on the Ist.
Mr. John Brougham has closed his engagement at the
Walnut, Philadelphia.
Mr. D. E. Bandmann opens at the Arch-street Theatre,
Philadelphia, on the Bth, in the now play of " Destiny."

Mr. Proctor followed Stuart Robson at the American
Theatre, Philadelphia, on the Ist.
Lady Don was to close at the Opera House, San Fran-
cisco, on the 22d September; thence into the provinces.
Mr. John E. Owens is drawing crowded houses at the
Chesnut-street Theatre, Philadelphia.
Mr. Drew's Clothilde, in " The Fast Family," was a suc-
cess at the Arch-street Theatre, Philadelphia, last week.
Mr. Templeton's company were to have re-opened the
Vicsburg Theatre on the 2d.
Miss Maria Boniface, Mr. and Mrs. Wildman, and Harry
Gilbert have been added to Templeton's Company at the
Vicsburg Theatre.
Rouse's Star Combination has been holding forth at
Easton, Pennsylvania.
Frank Drew has been playing with Rouse's . Star•Coni-
bination.
Mr. Walter Bean is now with Rouse's Star Combinattitohne.
Mme. Celeste was to have succeeded Lady Dbsonra
Opera House, San Francisco, on the 24th Sep
Manager Riley
Theatre,and his
Indianapolis, theatrical c
loam
Metropolitan
the Pittsburg Theatre' on
The Florence opened at
the Ist.
butaA f seorob
en
nativeinozf
litan Theatre, Buffalo. g star of tho Metropo-
stpwanocrirecumrned to the
Mr. Charles Barras is the reigniTn
Mr. Booth closes at the Boston
Twitcher at the Brook-
Mr. John Sefton heatro this week.
"French
Mrs. Bowers and Mr. McCol-
The Webb Sisters'llosTheatre on the Bth.
urn, at the Lentos,'
alypnpeAareeaddeimn Academy M u spileneyoehndsjtphcylen.:nY sth,
h to be followed in two weeks by Miss
on the 8t ,
Edwin Adams open at the Metropolitan Theatre India-
napolis,Blanche de Bar.
DEATH OF Mn. JOAN RAREY, THE HORSE TAMER.
—John S. Ramp, the celebrated horse tamer, died sud-
denly at Cleveland, on the 4th inst. Last December he
had a stroke of paralysis, since which time he had been
treated by several prominent physicians. On. Thursday, at
about
re-
turned,b
op .
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complaining
l he
of left
hour
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eoxfpaire d.pain
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a the
seated a few minutes he exclaimed, "I am a • ~ -
dying," and in
Franklin county, Ohio, where he wasborn
York paper.

THE POACHER'S DOG.--A. dog between a bull-
dog and a greyhound, or between a greyhound and
a terrier, makes the best " lurcher" or poacher's dog. You
may generally know a poacher's dog when you see him.
He looks very sleepy in the daytime, and seems stupid for
want of a good night's rest. Moreover, he seems slyer and
subtler than other dogs. There is too much of the Jesuit
about him to enable him to pass for an honest dog, and he
sulkily does the bidding of his master with the air of one
who must either do it or die. Ho is seldom in good spirits,
and when on some rare occasion he wags his tail, he does
it as if he were ashamed of himself. Poachers' dogs are
employed, not for catching game, but for running it into
t
the nets. They are taught to scour a field in the darkest
nights, nights, and work all the hares and rabbits towards
nets in the gateway, or on
.the cover sides.
and laireiltiymaegt
they are put to watch their master's. net,will
agnivyeomnoeuwill: oh
unadtteermapntys
ctiorcuinmtearteafnenrees
• f°gnpr once told us
circumstances,
'
He had
some rather good stories abouthais I
to fall into that error. A Shropshirew
approach him, and never to
timeg the same poacher was
cumstances. Once
been trained to run away from
upon'
magistrates, and the keepers tried to
iverimcnaositiethr wiilniednercaanllyedcitro-
' brought before the magis
The animal was brought into
identify him by his dog•
Property of the poacher. This he
court as the supposed
told to call the dog to him, which
stoutly denied.
i the court.—The Argosy
of the Royal Horticultural 80,
he did, and immeildieatwelayfsotrheoteetoriblefile..d dog scampered out a
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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
,THIS DAY.-31orning, 12h. 20,h.—Afternoon, 12h. 45m.
Ta-Moizzow.-11.9rning, Afternoon, 1!,,. 28m,

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LONDON, .1010N1),1}, cC7. 52, 1866.

On Saturday the festivities attending upon the
visit of the Volunteers to Belgium were brought to
a close by a grand banquet, which was distinguished
for its special maguifieence. King LE OPOLD has cer-
tainly done his best to do credit to Belgian hospi-
tality, and to do honour to his guests. He has dis-
played a truly royal spirit in his arrangements, and
at the present time it is especially fortunate that
Belgium should be well represented before
the nations of the world. The enthusiasm
created among the Volunteers was very great
by the care and consideration bestowed upon
them by the KING ; and when his MAJESTY'S
health was proposed, they all sprang up and cheered
vocifer°llslY. Amid the tumults and strife which
have so unhappily raged of late upon the Continent
itis quite refreshing
•
to meet with this agreeable and
striking ehan6,.e,
those nations flow far wiser and happier are
which content themselves with ex-
changing amenities and
courtesies, and only strive
in the honourable excitel of peaceful struggles
for superiority than those
who rush wildly into
war, and are never happy but when
deeds of spoliation, and planning
thinking, of what
can add to their wealth and power.
It is long since so numerous an assembl.,ge w„
en-
tertained by a monarch, and it would have been
impossible to surpass in splendour and appropriate-
ness of elegance the royal banquet to the Volun-
teers at Brussels. In a few impressive words the
KING drank to the health of those Sovereigns who
were represented that day in Belgium, being in-
spired, as he said, by sentiments of friendship to-
wards them, and with the spirit of international
union which characterised their fetes. The speeches
delivered on the occasion were very interesting, and
did credit to those who had to come forward in a

conspicuous manner at this grand entertainment.
Colonel LOYD LINDSAY declared that they expe-
rienced the greatest delight at the hospitality ac-
corded to them by the generous people around them.