The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-27 00:00:00

OLYMPIC.

A new and original burletta, founded, as the play-bill
says, " upon ark, Italian Novella," and entitled The Man's
an Ass, was produced here last evening. Of this silly af-
fair, all that can be said is, that-the author, in the produc-
tion of it, seems to have laboured hard to earn for himself
the title he bestowi upon the play. Ridiculous without a
jest, trifling without a point of humour, dull without a
moral, the talent of Liston, Keeley, and Matthews could
not save it from the damnation it deserved and received.
The Rival Queens followed, and the admiral acting of
Madame Vestris, Mrs. Hooper, and Liston, soon restored
the audience to their wonted good humour.

The East Kent registration terminated on Wednes-
day last. In almost every instance the Reformers have had
the advantage, notwithstanding the stale tricks of the Tory
prints to deceive their readers.—Kent Herald.
TOWER OF LONDON MENAGERIE.--This ancient
exhibition no longer exists. The noble lion, it is said, died
of consumption, brought on by the unwholesome state of
the atmosphere. Latterly an old bear, with a few monkies
and birds, were all that were to be seen here, and these were
the private property of Mr. Copps, who holds the situation
of keeper by a patent, and althoturh the exhibition no longer
exists, he retains his house, with a salary of I Is. a day. A
few weeks since the above remnants were disposed of to an
American gentleman, and exported to that country. Last
week the materials which formed the dens, &c., were sold,
broken up, and conveyed away. We understand this was
accelerated by the circumstance of one of the monkies hav-
ing bitten the leg of Ensign Seymour, of the 3d Guards,
while stationed here, which confined him for a considerable
time to his chamber.

ALARMING FlRE.—Last night about seven o'clock
a fire was discovered in the second floor of the White Hart
public-house, Clemenes-lane, which burst forth with such
fury that the neighbourhood for a time presented a scene of
much confusion, but by the quick arrival of the London
Establishment engines from Farrington-street, French
Horn yard, and other stations, the flames were confined to
the apartments where the fire originated. Mr. Turner,
the landlord, it appears, had sent his son to the room to
get some silver to give change to his customers, and it is
supposed that a spark from the candle which the boy held
in his hand, fell among the bed clothes, and caused the ac-
cident. During the confusion Mr. Turner was robbed of
261., which he had deposited in a room up stairs. The
highest credit is due to the neighbours for their exertions
at the commencement of the fire, which, it is trusted, will
not be passed unnoticed by the insurance offices. Mr.
Turner is insured in the Sun and Union Fire Offices.

Another melancholy instance arising from the want
of care in the use of fowling-pieces we have again to record
this week, and we might remark, that in no previous season
do we remember such a list of fatal accidents from the same
cause. John Rowe, a fine young man, lately married,
gamekeeper to Thomas Stonor, Esq., of Stonor Park, left
his home on Friday morning last, telling his wife he should
return to dinner.,. His not appearing at the time gave no
uneasiness, nor cud the poor woman think much of his ab-
sence at bed-time. The next morning inquiry was made,
and as he had not been seen by any one after the early part
of the morning on which he went out, diligent search was
made, and he was found dead, his head blown to pieces,
close to a hedge near an underwood at Bix. His faithful
dog vb-As lying on his breast. It seems that he was passing
through the hedge, and by some means the gun went off,
the contents of which passed through his head and killed
him on the epot. A verdict of " Accidental Death" was
recorded by tbd jury who sat on the body on Saturday.—
Reading Mercury.
" BETTER MARRY" THAN DO WAUR."—On
Wednesday week an aged couple were married at Barming
church. The bridegroom was stone-blind ; the bride was
so deaf that she could hear the service with great difficulty ;
the interesting bridesmaid was a man with a wooden leg,
and the bridesman had lost an arm. " The course of true
love never did run smooth," and at the altar, we hear,
there was considerable difficulty in arranging the party.
When the bride turned her best ear to the parson, she was,
of course, on the blind side of " her intended," and great
trouble arose as to giving the one-legged bridesmaid a per-
fect locus standi (as lawyer D-- would say) in the cere-
mony. However, at last, " the mind's eye" of the gay
bridegroom took a proper view of the matter, the bride
uttered the awful monosyllable " yes" loud enough to make
herself hear, the bridesmaid put his
"best leg foremost,"
the bridesman lent a hand (his only one), and the whole,
or rather the mutilated party, departed in the most legiti-
mate manner, the deaf leading the blind, the armless shak-
ing hands with legless, and the latter " making a leg " to
the parson. We hear that the venerable principals in the
business have previously had each 90er " on liking" for
eight years.— Maidstone Gazette.