The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-04 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

Sir John Vanbrugh's comedy of the Confederacy
was revived at this theatre on Wednesday with the most
complete success. We were rather curious to see this
revival, inasmuch as we doubted whether it would be
possible any alterations or omissions could make this
comedy presentable before a modern audience.
The adapter, however, has done his part most judi-
ciously. He has managed to cut out all the non-
presentable matter without interfering in the least
with the development of the plot, leaving at the same
time all the brilliant smartness of the dialogue unin-
jured. The cast was immensely strong. Farren
was Moneytrap, the miserable mean-spirited old miser,
and Strickland was the vulgar choleric old Bully
Gripe. Mr. C. Mathews was quite at home in Brass,
as was his fair lady in the character of Flippanta ; and
Mies P. Horton and Mrs. E. Yarnold did full
justice to the characters of Clarissa and Ar-
mint.% Miss Julia Bennett appeared as Co-
rinna; and has added greatly to her already
high fame by her admirable performance of last even-
ing. Never has the character of the hoyden been
more gracefully represented. She was arch, lively,
and vivacious, yet simple, graceful, and maiden-like
withal. If Mi,s Julia Bennett acts always in this
manner, we shall not have ho much reason to regret
the secession from the stage of Mrs. Nisbett as we had
anticipated. With such a cast full justice was done
to the comedy. Every point told, every witty sally
(and the comedy is replete with such) elicited a smile
of approbation ; every shaft of satire aimed at the
follies and vices of mankind, struck home. The cos-
tumes were rich and appropriate, and the miss en scene
beyond all praise.

VISIT OF THE KING OF THE PRENCII.—=-By infor-
mation arrived in London on Wednesday, it has been
arranged that his Majesty Louis Philippe and suite will
embark at Treport, on the 7th instant, accompanied by
six steamers and two frigates, to pay the proposed visit
to her Majesty at Windsor. Iris expected that his Ma-
jesty will land at Portsmouth, where due preparations
will, of course, be made. From thence, It is under-
stood, he will proceed, via the South-Western Railway,
to Guildford, where his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with several royal carriages, will be in attendance to
receive his Majesty, and conduct hiM to Windsor Castle.
It was expected at first that the Due de Dalmatia (Mar-
shal Snult) would have accompanied his Majesty, but
that honour, it is understood, will be conferred on M.
Guizot. Several distinguished artists are coming over,
fur the purpose of furnishing the subject of an historical
painting for the French Court, of the interview which
will take place between the two Sovereigns, amongst
whom are Horace Vernet, Edward Pingret, and others
of eminence in the Academy at Paris. His Majesty has
not visited the British shores since he was an exile, up-
wards of thirty years since, during the French war, when
he for some time fulfilled the comparatively humble oc-
cupation of mathematical tutor at Dr. Nicholas's aca-
demy, Hayes, Middlesex. It is generally believed that
his Majesty's sojourn will be strictly of a private nature,
and that, consequently, he will not go in public to the me-
polls or elsewhere, it being purely a return for her Ma-
jesty havinc, recently honoured him (the King of the
French) at the Chateau d'Eu.

CHINEBE PROVERRS.--We are foolish from the
head and wise from the heart.—Misfortune never enters
but by tha door which has been left open.—Whoever
wishes the welfare of others, has already secured his
own.—lt is better to save one dying person, than to
bury a hundred dead. —From Captain Pidding's Chinese
Olio and Tea Talk, No. 22.