The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-30 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

A new Musical Drama was last night produced, under
the title of The Doom-Kiss. The story is as follows :
" Rudolph, the ancestor of the house of Zatenberg (Mr.
H. PHILLIPS), has, for certain services received from
Ornbroff, an evil spirit (Mr. HOWELL), promised to sacri-
fice the first son of each generation of Zar, nberg on his
attaining his twenty-first birthday. This sacrifice is to be
compassed by imprinting a kiss on the forehead of the
victim. The present Count Zarcnberg (Mr. YouNcE)
has twin sons, Adolphus and Wildebrande (Messrs.
BRINDAL and STANLEY), one of whom the fiend claims on
their approaching b,rth-oay. Both these youths are ena-
moured of the same lady, Elvina Burrs). Adolphus
is the object of her affections, and Wildebrande, conse-
quently, endeavours to thwart his more fortunate brother
by any means, however desperate or criminal. Rudolf, on
discovering this state of affairs, resolves to make the wicked
brother the object of the doom kiss, and rescue the more
viquous one, but is foiled in his intention by the death of
Wildebrande, who falls the victim of a villainous snare
him-elf had contrived against his brother's life. Rudolph,
now deprived of his alternative, finds himself compelled to
nake Adolphus his victim. Ere the fatal hour, how-
ever, arrives, Elvina is visited by the spirit of Rudolph's
wife, who puts her in possession of a rosary, the cross of
which, if it touch the forehead of her lover, will save him
tom a dreadful and close,y-impending fate. The charm
a applied, the spell of the demon broken, and the wretched
Rudolph, who had walked the earth to destroy his progeny
through so many generations, is suffered to find the refuge
of the tomb for which he had so long yearned." Besides
these characters there were Eric, a ruffian, attached to
lVildebrand (Mr. BEDFORD), and Gabriel (Mr. HAR-
LEY), the staunch friend of Adolphus and lover of
Christine (Miss CAwsu), the att.ndant of Elvina. The
piece contained some very effective situations, and the in-
terest is well preserved to the last. The language is of the
average merit of that to which we are accustomed in super-
natural Operas. The Drama is, we believe, the work of
Mr. POCOCK, a writer who has generally been successful
in his pieces of this description. The principal attractions,
however, and those to which Tke Doom- h iss undoubtedly
owes its success, are the new music by &SHOP, the splen-
did scenery by STANFIELD and other eminent artist', and
thelirlightful singin, of PHILLIPS. A quintet in the first
act and an air by Miss BETTS were both encored, and a
similar honour was paid to the overture. The character of
the music is well suited to the subject of the Opera, and
contains some passages of great merit, aed even originality;
bu t, as is usual with the compositions of Bistior, we are
perpetually reminded of familiar strains. Parts of the
first chorus, for instoace,recal his own Chough and Crow.
The chief subject in the overture is founded on PAGANINI's
Witches' Dance, and one of the chorusses contains some
unaltered phrases from the opening chorus of MEYER-
BEER'S Robert la .Diable. We can scarcely particularise
any individual portion of the scenery. It presents a series
of effects which we have scarcely ever seen equalled for
spirit, beauty, and variety. All the performers and singers
exerted themselves to the utmost ; and Mr. PHILLIPS, who
made his first appearance for the season, was most warmly
greeted on his entrance. The house was very numerously
I attended.

His MAJESTY has had a very elegant tra-
velina post chariot just launch,d ; it is painted a bright
yellow, and hung upon singularly light and durable springs.
In this carriage the QUEEN will go to Brighton.
The LORD CHANCELLOR receives the
Judges, &c., on Friday, tLe first day of Term, in Lincoln's
Inn Hall.

The Duke of WELLINGTON has returned
from his annual visit to the Marquis of SALISBURY, at
Hatfield ; he will remain only a few days i❑ town, when
he will go to Strathfieldsay, where a large party has bee❑
especially invited for the purpose of pheasant shooting.

Prince TALLEYRAND, accompanied by the
Duchess de DINo, paid a visit on Saturday afternoon to
Earl ai:d Countess COWPER, at Pansanger, where Prince
LIEVEN and a select party have been sojourning for some
days. Prince TALLERAND returned to town yesterday
morning.

Lady WILLIAM. RUSSELL and family em-
b irked from Plymouth, on Friday, in the Britannia, 120,
for Li,bon, to join Lord RUSSELL, who is on a special
mission to Port ugd.

It is said -the marriage of the Rev. Mr.
PIIILLPOTTS, son of the Bishop Of EXETER, with Miss
BULLER, a sister of J. W. BULLER, Esq., M.P., of
Downs, near Exeter, will take place in a few days.
As Lords STANLEY and TAVISTOCK have
withdrawn from the representation of Lancashire and
Bed,ordsliire, it is generally believed that they will he
call,d up to the House of Lords. Lord UXBRIDGE, and
possibly some other eldest sons of Peers, are, we think,
likely to receive the same mark of RoyJ favour.

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Sir STRATFORD CANNING'S departure for
St. Petersburgb will take place as soon as possible, it being
now discovered, for the first time, by Ministers, how im-
portant it is to hive a representative of their own selecting
at the Russian Court.

The Hon. HENRY VALENTINE JERNING-
I{Am, eldest son Of Lord STAFFORD (de CossEr), is ac-
credited Charge d'Affaires, pro tem., at the Court of the
HAgne, in the room of the Hon. Mr. BLIGII, appointed
Secretary of Legation at St. Pet,rsburgh. So unexpected,
we understand, were the instructions received by Mr.
BLUM to proceed to St. Petersburgh, teat time was barely
afforded him to procure a travelling carriage and servants
from the functions of
tELngolnidon
English nillras.sl3adLoirGuHnwtililtl Ipieerafrorrivmalaolif Sir STRATFORD
CANNING.
1 he total number of cases of cholera morbus,
in South Shields, from the commencement of that dread -
ful malady, is 531, out of which there have been 151
deaths. We are happy to state, that it has now nearly sub-
sided, there braving been only two deaths this week.