The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-10 00:00:00

PIUNCESItS THEATRE.

Last night Shakspere's comedy "As you like
it" was performed at this theatre, in which Miss
Mary Provost made her first appearance in London
as Rosalind. The house was very crowded on the
occasion, every seat being occupied long before the
rising of the curtain. In the second scene of the
play Rosalind makes her entry on the stage, and
the hearty welcome she met with was highly en-
couraging. Miss Provost in personal appear-
ance is prepossessing; she has a pair of spark-
ling eyes; and altogether Nature has been very
bountiful of her gifts. Having gracefully acknow-
ledged the reception she proceeded with the part,
although it was evident she was labouring under
great agitation and nervousness. In the latter
part of the play she seemed to have overcome much
of her embarrassment, and some of the speeches
were given with the most telling effect ; but before
giving our opinion on her merits as an
actress we prefer witnessing her performance
on another occasion, as it is too much to expect
that last evening afforded her an opportunity
of displaying her abilities to the full. Miss Rose
Leclercq, as Celia, acted very prettily ; and Miss
Harris> as Pheabe, and Miss Murray an Audrey,
acted with their usual ability. The part of Jacques,
as rendered by Mr. Phelps, sen., is too well known
and appreciated to call for further remark than that
it was given with all that force and effect which so
delights his numerous admirers. Of Mr. Vezin's
Orlando we have on a former occasion spoken in
the highest terms of praise. It was a fine
manly performance, and shows that he is an actor
of the greatest ability. Mr. Ryder made a capital
banished Duke, and Mr. Widdicombe, as Touch-
stone, acted with a true Shaksperian spirit, and, as
a natural result, made a very excellent impression.
Mr. Walter Benn made his first bow on the London
stage as Oliver. It is a most ungracious character,
and affords not the slightest opportunity for any
display of dramatic art. However, what he had to
do he did very carefully and well. At the fall of
the curtain, at the termination of the play, Miss
Provost was led forward by Mr. Vezin to receive
the enthusiastic applause of the audience.

MISS ABBLINDE RAE'S MATINEE

MUSICALE.

Among the brilliant concerts which have attracted the
fashionable world during the present season, Miss Abelindo
Rae's matinee musicale well deserves a special notice.
Honoured by the patronage of royalty and nobility, Miss
Rae has proved worthy of it by the selection of the pieces
performed in her concert, as well as by the fame of the
artists who have lent her their support, and amongst whom
her young and distinguished talent appeared to the public
like a fresh blossom bursting suddenly in the midst of a bed
of flowers in full bloom.

Miss Abelinde Rae is a pupil of that most excellent
school of Music, the " Conservatoire" of Paris, and her
execution bears that stamp which our neighbours value
above everything, and which they call " cachet de distinc-
tion." Such is also the characteristic of her delightful
compositions, some of which were performed at her concert
and elicited great applause from the audience, who encored
the mazurka earaetdriatique, the tarentelle, and that deli-
cious canzonet, " Bella Napoli," sung with exquisite taste
by Madame Lemmens Sherrington.

DEATH OF SIR FRANCIS PALGRAVE.—A vacancy
has occurred in the office of deputy-keeper of her Majesty's
records by the death, on Saturday last, at an advanced age,
of Sir Francis Palgrave. The deceased was born in Lon-
don in 1788, and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple
in 1827, and was one of the municipal corporation commis-
sioners. In 1832 he received the honour of knighthood for
his general services and attention to constitutional and
Parliamentary literature.
An impression has prevailed for some time in the
Stock Exchange that the Consol market has been de-
pressed by Government sales. The Government have
authority under the Fortifications Act to raise £2,000,000
in terminable annuities, and, according to the last revenue
return, it appears that in the quarter just ended they have
availed themselves of this to the extent of £160,000, making
with previous issues a total of £360,000 out of the £2,000,000
granted. The terminable annuities created are taken by
the Savings-banks Commissioners, who either sell Consols
to pay for them or make the payment in cash which would
otherwise be invested in Consols, so that under any cir-
cumstances the market is equally damaged. Of course
under ordinary circumstances the issues of new securities
for such a sum as £360,000 during a period of several
months could have only a very slight effect; but the
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TELEGRAPH TO INDIA.--The conventionh with the
Sultan has been laid before Parliament. T
the Ottomans consonts that the cable from Malta
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may be
landed near Alexandria and placed in communication with
other telegraphic lines termin.ting at that city, and also
that the cable may be landed at such points of the coast of
Africa within the Regency of Tripoli as may be found neces-
sary. The British Government is to be allowed to establish
stations at Alexandria and all other points where the cable
may be landed, the stations to be watched over and pro-
tected by the Ottoman Government, but the persons em-
ployed to be under the protection of Great Britain, and
proceedings against them governed by the rules established
for British subjects in like cases. Any message addressed
to a person residing within the Ottoman territory, not being
an officer of the line, is, unless intended merely for trans-
mission beyond the Ottoman territory, to be delivered
only through an agent of the local Government. All
despatches of the Ottoman Government aie to have like
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priority with those of the Port 054 Government over p/rivat
flespitches,