The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-10 00:00:00

IST. I.I2ILES'S THEATRE.

The management, with praiseworthy energy, keep up a
continued supply of novelties, and last night produced an
original comedy with great success, which the late Mr.
James Kenny—the popular author of •" Sweethearts and
Wives," and many other genuine pieces that pleased
the last generation—left at his death unacted. It
is in three acts, and is entitled, " London Pride; or, Living
for Appearances."

The object of the comedy is to display the misery pro-
duced by a perpetual sacrifice to conventional appearances ;
and this lesson is Worked out upon all the principal dram ativ
persono. Mr. Harrington (Mrs. Frank Matthews), who
has risen from lower life, sacrifices everything to her
passion for social distinction, and torments her husband,
Mr. Harrington (Mr. Leigh Murray), with her
extravagances. She is lured by a swindling foreigner,
Falsetto (Mr. Walter Carle), to reject, as her daugh-
ter's suitor, the son of an old friend, Frederick
Anson (Mr. Brazier), for a nominal character who never
appears. This brings Julia, the daughter (Miss Nelly
Moore), into great distress as well as the young man, and
the father is compelled to aid her as he cannot give his
child any portion. Mrs. Harrington's extravagance carries
her to the length of taking a thousand pounds out of her
husband's escritoire, which she imagines to be his, but which
really is only a part of the portion the father of the
daughter's lover has deposited with him. The scoundrel
Falsetto has contrived to substitute false jewels for the real,
and decamps with them ; and Mr. Harrington, finding
himself ruined, rejects entirely the O'er of the father of the
lover, Mr. Anson (Mr. George Spencer), and has to return
him the money, and desires
.his wife to deliver up the key
of his escritoire,, which he has left with her. Sho is now
horror-stricken, and sends back the jewels to snake up
what she can of the money sho has taken, wden they
are declared to be false, and th 3 trick of Falsetto is
revealed. Her humble but rich uncle, whom she has
always scorned, hero steps in, and finding that she has only
been extremely foolish, and not criminal, furnishes cash
enough to settle all matters, and make the young couple
happy.

The applause was perfectly genuine, and completly rati-
fied the success of the piece, which is likely to grow rapidly
into the favour of the public, which we are glad to see has
found its way to this theatre, it being filled in all parts. The
ballet farce of " Magic Toys" and the burlesque of " Vir-
ginias" completed the entertainments of the evening.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
Official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in
Downing-street. The Ministers present were—Viscount
Palmerston, the Duke of Argyll, Sir G. Cornewall Lewis,
Lord John Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, Sir
George Grey, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, and the
Right Hon. Edward Cardwell.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left
St. James's Palace yesterday for Windsor Castle, on a visit
'to her Majesty.

His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the
Countess de Bernstorff left town:yesterday for Windsor
Castle.

His Excellency the Danish Minister and Madame
van Deckum have arrived at the residencQ of the Lega-
tion, in Lowndes-square, from the Continent.
The Duchess of Grafton has arrived at her man-
sion in Clargzs-street, from Euston Hall, Norfolk.
The Marquis of Lansdowne has arrived at
Lansdowne House, from Bowood, Wilts.

The Earl of Carlisle has arrived on a visit to
Viscount and Viscountess Lismore, at Shanbally Castle,
where the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, Mr
Geortk Bagot, and a select circle are assembled.

DEATH OF GEORGE T. F. SMITH, ESQ.—This
gentleman, whose weather predict ions have appeared in this
journal for many years, died yesterday from bronchitis at
his residence, High-street, Cheltenham.