The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-27 00:00:00

VICTORIA THEATRE.

The new drama, entitled Nadeshta, the Slave Girl ;
or, the Cruelties of Russian Tyranny, which was pro-
duced at this popular theatre on 'Whit-Monday, con-
tinues nightly to attract crowded audiences. The
scene of the drama (which is from the pen of Mr.
Dibdin Pitt) is. laid in Russia, and it is intended to
pourtray the cruelties practised in that country on
the unfortunate serfs by their tyrannical masters. It
abounds in striking situations, romantic adventures,
and hair-breadth escapes. The scenery and the cos-
tumes are good, and a characteristic dance is intro-
duced. ➢Miss Vincent, as the Slave Girl, well sus-
tained her title to be considered " the acknowledged
heroine of domestic drama," and was well supported
by Mr. Osbaldiston, Mr. J. T. Johnson, and Mr.
Hudspeth in their respective characters. Besides the
drama, there was a farce, some dancing, and another
startling melodrama, called Dare-devil Dick, being a
dramatic history of the renowned Richard Turpin.
With such attractive entertainments it is not to be
wondered at that this theatre is nightly crowded.

FIRE AND EXPLOSION OPPOSITR THE ADELPHI
TREATRE.—Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, between the
hours of four and five, considerable confusion was caused in
the immediate neighbourhood of the Adelphi Theatre, owing
to the sudden outbreak of a fire, succeeded by an explosion
of combustibles, inj the premises belonging to Messrs. Free-
man, Roe, and Hansom, hydraulic and gas engineers, carry-
ing on business at No. 70, Strand, facing the entrance to the
abovenamed place of amusement. A number of railway
signal lights had been deposited in the third floor front. on
account of its being considered the most secure from fire;
the sun, however, having set upon the windows, its rays
were concentrated upon one of the tin packages, which be-
came so hot as to cause the contents to explode, and the fire
spread round the room with the rapidity of electricity. The
engines promptly attended, and the hose of one having been
conveyed up the staircase, the men were enabled to attack
the exact seat of the flames. Whilst they were so employed
another explosion took place, which blew two of the men
down several of the steps, and slightly injured Dowden the
engineer. The firemen eventually succeeded in con fining the
fire to the top part of the premises; the lower floors were,
however, severely damaged by water. Messrs. Simpkins'
printing-office and the Society of Arts' exhibition at the rear
fortunately received not the least injury.
SHOCKING DEATH OF A CLERGTMAN.—EAST.
BOURNE, SATURDAY.—A melancholy sensation has pervaded
this neighbourhood daring the last two or three days, by an
accident of a most frightful character happening on that
prominent headland so well known to mariners passing up
and down Channel, via., Beachy Head, which is, as many
may be aware, some 200 or 300 feet in height above low-
water mark. In the course of yesterday afternoon the Rev.
Henry James, the respected vicar of Willingdon, accom-
panied by his daughter and the Rev. Henry Watson, of
Levington, went for a stroll along the coast, and in their
ramble they proceeded to descend the rocks. They got a
short distance down, when Mr. Watson urged the unfortu-
nate gentleman not to proceed any further, its conse-
quence of the extreme danger attending the descent.
He unfortunately persisted in descending, and Mr. Wat-
son requested his daughter to remain with him on the top
of the cliff. Finding the cliff very steep, he agreed to
leave his daughter behind, and he then descended alone and
soon got out of sight. After some time Mr. Watson' in con-
sequence of not seeing the deceased en the beach below,
called out to him. He answered, but what he said could not
be heard. Mr. Watson, fearing him to be in danger, de-
scended the cliff a short distance, but could not see him. He
afterwards heard him cry out, "For God's sake don't come;
I've hurt myself very much." Mr. Watson then alarmed
the coast-guard, and with Mr. James's servant ran round to
the beach, where the deceased was found lying on the sand
apparently lifeless. Blood was flowing from his mouth and
nose, and his body was shockingly bruised, and evidently life
had been extinct some time, considerable delay having
transpired in getting from the summit of the cliff to where
the unfortunate gentleman lay. An inquest has been held
on the remains of the deceased, and a verdict of Accidental
Death recorded, it appearing satisfactorily that he had fallen
from the " Head," while in the act of descending. He was in
his thirty-eighth year.
A royal sign manual warrant has just 13( en lamed,
granting a pension of 251. a year to Mrs. Harriet Waghorn,
widow of the late Lieutenant Thomas Waghorn, " i t consi-
deration of the eminent services of her late husband."
RESIGNATION OF TUX LORD CHANCELLOR. -- We
believe we may announce as a fact that the Lord Chancellor

has at length actually resigned his high office. His Lordship
has, we understand, been urged tc this step both by the re-
commendation of his physicians and the intreaties of his
family, and by a regard for the public inconvenience occa-
sioned by his continued absence from the Court of Chancery.
—John Bull.
There is no vacancy fur the Recordership of Mac-
clesfield, es stated in some of the papers. The late Mr.
Townsend, Q.C., held the honorary office only. This is no
judicial office, except in towns where there has been a grant
of quarter sessions.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.— The following
gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for
the diploma were admitted members of the college at the
meeting of the court of examiners on the 25th inst.:—
Messrs Henry Francis Coley, Cheltenham; John Alfred.
Haynes, Lewisbam ; Samuel Dawes Dl Morris, Upper Fitz-
roy-street, Fitzroy-square ; Francis George Joynt, Balling,
county Mayo; Thomas Crofts Skinkwin, Cork; James
Paterson, Glasgow; Arthur Robert Lomax, Woebley, Here-
fordshire ; William Jones, Llanrwst, Denbigh ; Henry
Folkard, Old Brompton, Middlesex; Joseph Walter Raleigh
, Amesbury, Bengal; and Duncan M'lntyre, Coleraine, Lon-
claclorry.