The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-25 00:00:00

WINDSOR CASTLE THEATRICALS.

The forthcoming performances at the Royal Palace
at Windsor were originally intended (as last season)
to consist of file, but, in consequence of the lamented
decease of the Queen Dowager, and the Court
mourning, have been necessarily restricted to two,
which are to take place on Friday the Ist, and Friday
the Bth, of February.
Shakspere's magnificent drama of Julius Ccesar is
selected for the first—one of the noblest creations of
his genius, embodying and placing before us, in vivid
reality, and with all the graphic identity of Plutarch,
the startling incidents of one of the most important
periods of the world's history, with the mighty
agents that produced them. The selection of such a
play evinces a true dramatic discernment and a re •
fined taste.

Among other points of interest, the two most cele-
brated actors of the day, Mr. C. Kean and Mr.
Macready will appear together for the first, and in
all probability for the only time, as the latter gentle-
man has announced his approaching retirement from
the stage. In addition to these two " choice and
master spirits of the age," in the characters of Marc
Antony and Brutus, the cast will include a powerful
array of talent, selected with care and judgment—in-
cluding Mr. Wallack as Cassius, Mr. Cooper as Caeca,
and Mrs. Warner as Portia. The second representa-
tion was to have been the first part of Shakspere's
Henry IV.; but a domestic affliction will prevent Mr.
Bartley from appearing as Falstaff, which be was about
to undertake at the Royal request. This play would
have been most efficiently represented, and doubtless,
supported by such talent, have afforded infinite satisfac-

tiori. Mr. C. Kean would have sustained the character of
Hotspur, Mr. Waßack that of the Prince, Mr.
Cooper the King, and MIT. C. Kean the subordinate
part of Lady Percy—an example which may be pro-
fitably observed by other professional ladies, as afford-
ing in her eminent position a marked instance of the
absence of all personal ambition, and a praiseworthy
desire to promote the general effect. Under the pain-
ful circumstances that have occasioned the alteration
of this tragedy, Mrs. Kean has been called upon to
substitute her exquisite delineation of King .Renf a
Daughter, supportsd, as at the Haymarket, by her
husband in the trifling part of Sir Tristan, and Mr.

Wallack as King Rene ; to be followed by Charles
XII., including Mr. Webster, Mr. Wallack, Mr. Har-
ley, Mr. Leigh Murray, and i‘fr.B.-)yce; Miss K. Fitz-
william, and Miss Jane Mordaunt. The advantages
of this private patronage of the drama, in the highest
quarter, are sufficiently manifest. The state visits
of Royalty to the theatres,
,on specific occasions,
are certainly very beneficial to the treasuries of the
managers, iiud gratifying to the public; but, passing
away as thel pageants of an hour, and looked upon
as matters ,of course, they produce no permanent
effect either on the dramatic art, or the social and
public condition of its professors ! On the other
hand, the private performances at Windsor Castle are
well calculated to enhance both.

The Queen and Prince Albert have selected for
their domestic recreation a sterling English enter-
tainment. ; and it. behoves all connected with the stage
to afford every facility in their power to promote the
present object, the motive of which is as kind as the
taste is pure. We congratulate Mr. Charles Kean
on being chosen to fill the post of arbiter elegantiarum
on these occasions. It is a compliment to the artist
and his profession ; and there is no one so thoroughly
qualified from his high position and talent to dis-
charge the onerous duties entrusted to his care.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
The alterations in the prices of the two favourites for
the Northamptonshire Stake,, of Cossack for the Ches-
ter Cup, and of Ghillie Callum for the Derby, are trace •
able to the business transacted at the sporting houses in
the course f Tuesday and Wednesday; scarcely any-
thing was done yesterday, in fact, the only movement in
the course of a very dull sf.ernoon was in The Flea, on
whom a large sum was laid out at 1,000 to 30. We sub-
"oin the closing quotations:—
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 6 agst Lord Waterford's Sir John—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Agitation—taken
40 to 1 agat Mr. Hardcastle's Rescue—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Castle na Grande Lumike
THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Halford's Harriott—take 9 to 1
10 to 1 agst Mr. H. Hill's Osterley
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bumby's Velox—taken and after-
wards offered
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Snowstorm—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Ball's Ada Mary
30 to I agst Duke of Bedford's Retail
30 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Testator
33 to 1 agst Mr. Adams's Ellerslie—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Cheerful
50 to 1 agat Mr. Murphy's Dough
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glauca-1,000 to 45 taken
20 to 1 agat Mr. Osbaldeston's Fagleman—take
22 to 1
25 to 1 agat Mr. Pedley's Cossack—taken
25 to 1 agat Mr. St. George's Whim colt
25 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Peep-o'-day Boy-2,800
to 100 taken
25 to 1 egst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann—take 30 to 1
33 to 1 agst Mr. Padwick's The Flea—taken freely
33 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam'a Rowland-40 to 1 taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Chantroy
35 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn—take
40 to 1
40 to 1 agst Captain Harcourt's Ellordale
45 to 1 agat Mr. Halford's Harriott—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Eddison na John Cossor—taken
50 to 1 agss Mr. Gregory's Clerment—taken and
afterwards offered
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. F. Nichols's Woolwich—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Lucas's Sunnyside
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Colgan's' Horn of Chase—tyke
1,000 to 10
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Merry's Chanticleer—take
1,000 to 10
1,000 to 10 egst Mr. C. Peck's Melody—taken
1,000 to 10 apt Lord Waterford's Modesty—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Gregory's Damask
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Murphy's Dough
DERBY, 1850.
8 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum—t
9 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke
11 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel
17 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Voltigeur-18 to 1 taken
to 1001.
18 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger
30 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Mayors—taken and
afterwards offered
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Davidson's Hind colt—taken
THE OARS.
7 to 1 apt Lord Eglinton's Probity
12 to 1 agst Mr. Gannon's Regina—taken to 1001.
1,000 to 20 agst Beehunter winning the 2,000 Guineas
Stakes, Flying Dutchman the Emperor's Vase, and
Probity the Oaks.
LOUTH STEEPLECHASE.
Acceptances for the Steeplechase Handicap.
British Yeomar, list 101b—Proceed, 115 t 21b—Trust-
ose-not, lOst 101b—Rachael, lOst 61b— Fugitive, lOst 61b
—Yard-arm, lOst 61b—Abl-el-Kader, 106 t 51b—Hope,
lOat 31b—Maria Day, lOst 31b—Vengeance, lOst 31b—
Boswell, , lOst 21b—Sobriaty, 9st 131b—Littlo Hough-
ton, 9st 121b—Maurice Daley, 9st 121b—Little Paul,
9st 101 b.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 24.—Commander John Charles
Dalrymple, Hay, 1846, of her Majesty's sloop Colum-
bine, 16, serving on the East India and China sta-
tion, to be Captain, This gallant officer's commission
to the rank of Captain was dated and signed on the
20th of January, 1850.
Lieutenant George Hancock (1844), of her Majes-
ty's ship Hasting's, 72, serving as flag-ship on the
East India and China station, to be Commander, dated
Jan. 24, 1850.
Lieutenant William John Samuel Pullen (1849,
of her Majesty's 'discovery ship Plover, Bhering
Straits, to be Commander. Dated January 24, 1860.
The Violet, Dover mail steam-packet, Master Com-
mander Sherlock, is now nearly ready to return to
her duties on the Dover station, having had her
steam up to-day in the basin at Woolwich, to try her
engines.

None of the workmen in the factory have received
notice of being discharged thii week, and, conse-
quently, they hope the number already discharged,
175, will be a sufficient reduction fur the present.

EVELYN'II DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE.--The
first monthly volume of the new and cheaper edition of
this interesting work.,-;,which hes been so long called for,
is announced for publication by Mr. Colburn on the 30th
inst. It is to be completed is four volumes, uniformly
with the new edition of Pepy's Diary. The Diary and
Correspondence of John Evelyn have long been regarded
as an invaluable record of opinions and events, as well as
the most interesting exposition -we.possess of the man-
ners, taste, learning, and religion of this country during
the latter half of the seventeenth century. With this
new edition the greatest pains have been taken to render ,
it as complete as possible, by a careful revision, and
_by
illustrating it with such annotations as Will wake e
reader more conversant with the numerous subjects b t
re-
ferred to by the diarist.
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REPRESENTATION OF LIMERICK.—TIIO Limerick
Reporter says—" It is rumoured that Mr. Lamie
Murray is about to stand for the representation of the
city on repeal principles."

MURDER alai SUICIDE at MANCHESTER
The adjourned inquest on the bodies of Mr. and
Mrs. Novelli was held on Wednesday evening, at the
Griffin Inn, Lower Broughton, before Mr. W. S.
Rutter, county coroner.
Mr. J. H. Hampson, jun., who acted as the soli-
citor to the executors of the ate Mr. Lewis Novelli,
husband to the deceased Mrs. Novelli, deposed that he
had been in the habit of seeing Mr. A. liovelli on
business matters; that he had one or two interviews
with him on the 15th of December, again on the 26th
of December, and several times afterwards. That
Mr. Movelli had: said on one occasion when going
through a number of accounts, "I must give up this
work, it makes my head feel bad ; it makes me ill,
and confuses me;" and on two or three occasions
after the 26th of December, he said, " Well, this busi-
ness upsets me ; I hardly know what I am doing, my
head is so bad." He also on one occasion said that
the medical men had told him that be must not exert
himself too much, or it would make him ill. On
another occasion we had some conversation as to the
transaction of the business with the Stamp-office,
in the course of which he became cross and
irritable, more so than I had ever seen him
before. While I was adding some accounts, he made.
a remark which I did not catch, and after I had
finished I asked him what he said. He did not reply,
but continued staring at the fire, and did not look at
me. He never spoke again, but jumped up from the
chair, slipped on his coat in a minute, much quicker
than I could ever have done, and bounced out of the
room without saying a word to me. I remember
him at school nineteen or twenty years ago, and he
was always looked upon as a weakly soft-headed boy
compared with . his brothers. He was decidedly
passionate and impulsiVe, and did not control himself.
Mr. Charles H. Bowker confirmed the evidence
given by Mr. Hampson, that he was extremely irri-
table and excited by the least thing. He was a tem-
perate man. He was in business in London on his
own account, in partnership with one or two other
persons, seven or eight years ago. That partnerehip
1
ceased about four years ago, and since that time /as
had been in no business. Mrs. Novelli, his motleer,
was insane, and was confined for some years ; and
two brothers also died by their own hands ; a sister
of his also is not in a sound state of mind.
Mr. Custon stated, that in the morning the bed
candlesticks were still in the room upon the table ;
one of the candles was burnt down to the socket, and
the other did not appear to hale been lighted ; and
that Alexander .Novelli had blundered up to bed in
the dark, as there was no candle in his room.
Mr. Harrison, surgeon, said, that not only would
it be possible, but extremely probable, that such a
person as Mr. Novelli had been represented in the
evidence to be would, under extreme excitement, be
betrayed into maniacal impulses. There are many
cases of that nature. People who are capable of pur-
, suing the usual transactions of life without showing
any external appearances of insanity may, from a
sudden impulse, commit either great crimes or some
act that would fall under the common denomination of
insanity.
The Couotsen then summed up the case at some
length, after which the jury deliberated for about a
quarter of an hour, and then returned a verdict—
" That Mr. Novelli had destroyed the lives, first o f
Mrs. Novelli, and rfterwards of himself; being at the
time of unsound mind."

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, TIIIIIISDAY.
The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes,
The Royal Family took walking exercise.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel F., H. Sey-
mour, went to London this morning at eleven o'clock.
His Royal Highness and suite travelled by a spe-
cial train on the South-Western Railway, and are ex-
pected to return this afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and
their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess di
Nemours, visited the Queen this day, and partook of
luncheon with her Majesty.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert dined with ber Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent at Frogmore this evening. The royal suite
consisted of the Lady in Waiting (the Countess of
Charlemont), the Maids of Honour in Waiting, Lord
Camoyc, Sir Frederic Stovin, General Bowles, Lord
Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel F. 11. Seymour. Colonel
the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey had also the honour
of receiving invitations, and joined the royal circle at
dinner.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yes-
terday at a meeting of the Royal Commission for the
promotion of the exhibition of the works of industry
of all nations, to be held in the year 1851. His Royal
Highness arrived at the new Palace of Westminster
at twelve o'clock, attended by Colonel Hon. Charles
Grey and Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Commis-
:4oners present were—the Earl Granville, the Earl of
Ellesmere, the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, Sir B.
Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell, Mr. Barry, Mr. T.
Bazley, Mr. W. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. J.
Gott, Mr. Jones Loyd, Mr. P. Pusey, and Mr. Alder-
man Thompson. Mr. Scott Russell and Mr. Stafford
Northcote, joint secretaries to the Commission, were
in attendance. The meeting broke up at a quarter
past four o'clock, when Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel F. H. Sey-
mour, took his departure for the Vanshall station, on
his return to Windsor Castle.

Sir Anthony Rothschild and a deputation had an
interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
_ .

Mr. Saudilands had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday, at their office in White-
hall-place.
Lord Monteagle had an interview with the Com-
missioners of Railways yesterday, at their office in the
Board of Trade.

The Lords of the Privy Council had a meeting yes-

terday, at the Council-office. There were present the
Lord President, the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancas-
ter, the Master of the Rolls, and the Judge of the
Admiralty Court. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of

the Council in waiting.
Sir Frederick Thesiger and the Solicitor-General
were beard on a petition from Mr. Frederick Bel-
son, respecting the Royal Court of the Island of
Jersey.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
(Alice from the Governor of St. Helena.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands ; and also for the Governors of Hong-
kong and Ceylon.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Her Majesty's frigate Inde-
fatigable, 50, Captain Smart, was this alernoon towed
to sea by her Majesty's steam-frigate Terrible, Captain
Hope, both bound tor Lisbon. At three o'clock they
had rounded Penlee Point, and were out of sight. Wind
east, very light.
• JANUARY FLO'WRRS.—Not more than three or four
kinds of wild-flowers can be found, even as occasional
visitants of the English field, at this season. The daisy
that " never dies" is the flower which we are most
to.find on a January day, when the sun has melted
the snow from the grass. The simple daisy was once a
flower of great renown, and was called in England either
Herb Margaret or Day's-eve; and it still bears the name
of Marguerite in France. It was the device of the un-
fortunate Margaret of Anjou, and when that Queen was
in prosperity, her nobles wore it in wreaths in their
hair, or had it embroidered on their robes. That noble-
minded woman, Margaret of Valois—the friend of
Erasmus.and Calvin-=else who could retire from the
admiration and glitter of courts to study her Bible and
her own heart—she, too, -had the daisy-flower worn in
her honour, and was called by her brother, Francis 1.,
his "Marguerite of Marguerites." The daisy grows in
fields throughout Europe, and is as common in the
Italian fields as in ours. The children of Italy gather it
as an early favourite, and call it Pratolina (meadow
flower).—The Gardener's Hive.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES COMMISSION.—The average
rate of purchase that may be offered for estates sub-
mitted for sale by the commissioners has become a
subject of anxious speculation. Previous to the pe-
riod of sale the commissioners are to receive pri-
vate biddings, subject, of course, to the public sale
subsequently. It is stated that there are parties
ready to offer twenty-two years' purchase fo_r tte. ex-
tensive estates of Mr. John O'Connell,.
much depends upon
first tale under the commission. So
hat the
amount of rent and
situate in the county of Berry, and which of
be
peculiar circumstances, such as the amount of rent and
the solvency of tenants, that may be difficult to
the solvency. of tenants,
value from any
In that of the 0 Connell estates there
ant; lit
he te
ordinary way to
particulaccase.,
l distinct properties, including well-secured
are severs
l
form a criterion of fot
ther others catruealet En
hea - d
the occupying tenants. But, supposing those estates all
round to be very well circumstanced, 22 years' purchase
would be an excellent price, proving the existence of
full confidence on the part of the bidders in the value of
Irish land as a profitable investment.

DEATH OF THE WIDOW OF DR. CHALMEES.—We
much regret to understand that this amiable lady, the
relict of the Rev. Dr. Chambers. expired on Tuesday
last, thus surviving her distingushed husband but about
two years. We believe many of our reverend friends
and others will hear of this event with much feeling,
from their experience in past times of the now " death-
divided" family, and the mild, unassuming, motherly
demeanour of the respected deceased. Seven daughters,
two of whom a7e married, survive their excellent parents.
—Edinburgh Evening Post_
MI STERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A FEMALE:.
Yesterday the body of a respectable female, named
Mary Ann Weed, who has been missing from her home
in Emerson-place, Bankside, since the 2d instant, was
disco ered by a waterman lying on the mud on the
causeway, near Barclay's brew-house.
THE DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE OF LAMBETH.
—A very extensive and thorough survey of the whole of
this large parish is now in the course of being made,
under the superintendence of the Commissioners of
Sewres, preparatory to an effecttve system of drainage
being introduced throughout this numerously) populated
district.