The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-09 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

A little play by Mr. Cheltnam, bearing the pro-
mising title of " More Precious than Gold," was
produced at this theatre yesterday evening; and
though not exactly of the quality indicated by its
name, proved to be of metal sufficiently attractive
to pass current with the audience, who received it
with hearty demonstrations of applause. The
story is that of a married couple, who, after being
sundered for a long series of years, chiefly in conse-
quence of the unlucky intervention of a meddle-
some mother-in-law, are at last happily reunited
through the instrumentality of their only child, a
wild, witty, but very kind-hearted girl, who carries
her anxiety for the reconciliation of her parents
even to the point of consenting to get married her-
self in order that she may have the satisfaction of
seeing her father and mother brought together on
the occasion of her wedding. This noble disinter-
estedness is of course rewarded as it deserves to be,
and the good daughter finds an excellent husband
in the person of her cousin, a young officer, who
has achieved great distinction in his profession,
And who, though extremely bashful, is proportion..
ably valiant, as is proved by his medals and his
Victoria Cross. The piece receives all possible
jnstice in the representation—Miss Wilton playing
the merry and generous girl with alternate vivacity
and tenderness ; Mrs. Selby personating a most
formidable portrait of a strong-minded mother-in-
law; and Mr. W. H. Swanborough acting parti-
cularly well in the character of a sheepish, tremu-
lous young gentleman, in whom the attributes of
Mr. Toots and Mr. Verdant Green arc amusingly
commingled.

A LION AT LARGE.—A travelling circus and
menagerie visited Dartford last week. During a morning
performance, owing to some gross carelessness, a young but
powerful lion escaped from the cage in which he was con.•
fined by opening the fastenings with his paws. The fact
was communicated to the persons who were witnessing the
horse•ridinf.7 within the tent, and excited some little terror
there, which, however, subsided to some extent as
the animal did not make his appearance in that direction,
but walked down the field towards the Ware-road, and
sought cover in a hedge adjoining the gaol. lle was fol-
lowed to this spot by the keeper and assistants, and after
many failures, a good deal of growling, and a few threats of
coming out from his shelter and attacking his intended cap-
tors, a noose was made and passed round the lion, who was
pulled out. As the keeper was leading it along the field
where the circus was erected, the animal made a rush at
him, and partly threw him down. He recovered his foot-
ing in an instant, and dealt the animal a blow on the head,
which made him more docile, And so he was led to his
cage,

This Day,
between 8 and B. lE. M. D. F. C. I. S.
9 a.m.
_ -- —.—
Nairn 29SI 58 57 W.S.W. 2 9 r. 1
Aberdeen
Leith.... 29'81 64 58 W. 1 4 o. 1
Berwick 129'78 62 57 W.S.W. 2 1 b. 1
Ardrossan 2957 60 57 N.N.E. 2 6 c. 2
Portrush
Shields
Galway 29'96 62 61 W. 4 80. 2
Scarborough 29'84 61 59 N. 2 8 o. 2
Liverpool
Valentia 129•94 59 68 S.S.W. 1
queenstown 129 88 62 60 N.W.3 b. 1
1 armouth ' 29'82 60 59 N. 4 6 o. 2
London 20'86 CO 57 N.N.V.,„ 2 7 C. ....
Lover 129 *B3 63 60 isi' " • 3 6 0. 2
Portsmouth
9 o. 1
Portland 129'93 63 69 N.W.4 m
Plymouth — ; 62 57 .i,„W„• 3 1 b• 2
1
Penzance .. ' 30'03 63 52 -'• " • 2 4 C.
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