The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
rhe new grand ballet,. Lady Henrietta; or, the
hate Fair, which has been recently performing,
'With immense success, at the Academie Royale de
-allb!que, in Paris, was produced at this theatre last
evening,
for the purpose of introducing Mademoiselle
Lucille Grahn to the English public. The scene of
the hall( tis laid in England, in the time of Queen
and the story is a very simple one :—Lady
Henrietta, one of the Maids of Honour to the Queen,
tee mpanied by her waiting-maid, goes, disguised as
IPeasant girl, to a statute fair, held in Greenwich
',ark, for the hiring of servants. She then so com-
pletely fascinates Lyonnel, a young farmer, that he
rusts to marry Minna, the girl to whom he was be-
"tiled, and in despair enlists as a soldier. He is
stationed on dUty at Windsor Castle, where he saves
the Queen's life, and is promoted in consequence. He
I,ees Lady Henrietta at Court, and finding his passion
4,5' hopeless, goes mad. In this state of things the
lady relents, and eventually Lyonnel recovers, and
they are united. The part of Lady Henrietta was
sustained by Mdlle. Lucille Gratin, by far the most
'accomplished dan.seuse that has for a long time ap-
peared on this stage. We are no longer surprised
at the marvellous stories we have heard of the
,furore which this young lady has occasioned
at Milan and in Paris ; and, if we mistake not, she
Will create.
quite as great a sensation in this country.
k_She is Very young, very pretty, and very animated—
"et figure is faultless. Nothing could exceed the
graceful elegance of her poses in the grand pas de
dell with Silyain in the first act, and the ease which
she accomplished some of the most difficult tours de
force preyed her to be a thorough mistress of her art,
and prepared us to expect great things in the subse-
quent part of the ballet. And highly as our expecta-
tions
were raised, they were much more than reali,ed.
It
impossible for those who have not seen Madlle.
Gratin to form the slightest idea of the exquisite beauty
of her dancing in the Pas des Venus. At one moment
ahe gives us the light, airy, bounding, sylph-like
movements of Taglioni—then, again, the neat, rapid,
twinkling steps of Fanny Elssler, executed with a
~.. qi taPidity that is positively dazFling—then the arrowy
•Lit of Cerito, and yet there is great originality
abut her style. She is no servile imitator. Dancing.
is with her what language, what music is with others—
Inieans of expressing feeling; and most eloquently
'.°es shediscourse. Toher Terpsichore is indeed amuse
;sail inspiration ; the term " poetry of motion," is no
laageration when applied to the dancing of Made-
' t:loiselle Lucille Grahn. None but those who
ave seen her can form the slightest idea of
the marvels of the Pas des Venus—it is what many
ether dances have been called, a true Pas de _Faseina-
I". It was, as a matter of course, rapturously en-
"red. Madame Giubelei, M. Delferier, and that
'terY - clever .girl, Clara Webster, danced a
,riutie- pas de trois admirably, wore much
IPPlauded, and in the last act, Mr. H. Payne,
as a dansomaniac, created much laughter by his
l' • ulnorous vagaries in the Dona des Fous. This dance
' 141 a admirably managed, and told exceedingly ; but
.._
e must enter our protest against the principle of
• tusuch a horrible calamity as madness into
ri,,oulcule. The laugh which is raised by the humours
La mad-house, is but a heartless one, at best. The
,-"rterY was magnificent, the music pretty and appro-
tele, and the mise en scene perfect. Mademoiselle
qann ',vas called for at the conclusion, and, on being
•• • forward by Silvain, was received with the most
entlitsia_t• .1 ••
' lc .p plaudits. The house was crowded in
every part.

COURT CIRCULAR.
h WINDSOR MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert,
ilr Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, and his Serene
ghneas the Prince of Leiningen, walked this morning
about " the grounds in the vicinity of the Castle.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
r.ncesses were taken into the Park to-day.
~hBer the Queen of the Belgians went in the
uoon to St. George's Chapel Royal, and inspected
" sacred edifice. On leaving the Chapel, her Majesty
Ilereiftpanied the Queen and Prince Albert, and the
to_ nee Leiningen, for a drive, in an open carriage and
ur.

visil to
Their
Count Loewenstein arrived at the Castle to-day, on a
her Majesty.
Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
trin"ss Royal were taken a carriage drive this after-
°?,,e, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
_ Count Bjornstjerna, General Stjernerona, Sir Robert
from and
, the Earl of Aberdeen, took their departure
ern the Castle to-day.
j!er
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and her
the I'Oul3 in Waiting, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, will join
pi,1!07111 dinner party at the Castle this evening.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their
rrtstrious visitors, the Queen of the Belgians and the
'ten.
of Leiningen, will leave the castle to-morrow. for
• attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the
'103'41 suite. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal,
413,d the Princess Alice, will accompany the Royal party.
-au 'lleltie Court, it is expected, will leave the Castle for
ngham Palace ofafter lunch.

tier Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yes-
tejclaY, in a carriage, and visited their Royal Highnesses
the Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ar-
nYed at Cambridge House, from Kew, yesterday morn-
Theg Royal Duchess returned to her residence at
dew in the afternoon.
The Earl of Aberdeen and Sir Robert Peel returned to
yesnday mrning, from a v it to her Majst, at
wincisort Castle.o Sir Robert arrived at Windsore Castle
on Sunday evening, from town.
cb/itr; George Mathew, Governor and
.CommwatilhdeLr-oinni
6et of the Bahamas, had an interview
.A4l4)nlerdY 0,..ie, at the Colonial-officeh.
of the P.xel q - i t his official residence
Tile Earl oft.Dalhousi
had an interview with
in
borrninm-strieeeLier yesterday a. the Chancellor
North. e has returned from the.
(•;ir
nt'- Graham, Sir Thomas Fremantle. and other_
yesterday. interviews with 641
gentlemen, had ' • Sir Robert Peel
yosteruay from
rii4;,/xcelienc
.. Y Count Bjornstjerna arrived in town
Castle, a visit to her Majesty at Windsor
Dispatches ft. Patches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
omee from the Governor of Gibraltar.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.
2 to 1 a SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES (BATH).
gst Duke of Richmond's Red Deer.
TWO TITOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
6 to 4 on Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck.
CHESTER CUP.
10 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Bramble—taken
10 to 1 agst Col. Cradock's Pagan—taken
18 to 1 apt Mr. Graydon's Roscius—taken
20 fo I agst Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn
28 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Jamie Forest—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Stanley's Vakeel—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Wrather's Nutwith—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Sirdefield's The Prior
33 to 1 agst Mr. D. Cooke's What
40 to 1 agst Mr. Owen's Xanthus--taken
40 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Quebec.
The claims of Bramble and Pagan to the premiership were so
alanced, that we cannot do better than quote them at
the odds at.which they were backed, leaving the point an
h„(Ten question. Cattonite was backed at 12 to 1 for all the
oney that could be got (no great amount), and left off with-
ill Point of the two favourites. 25 and subsequently 28 to
Was laid against Jamie Forest, 25 and 30 to 1, to a good
Btirn against Vakeel, and a few bets against others at outside
Pricks.

DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Forth's lot—taken
28 to I agst Ford's lot—do.
3 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's the Ugly Buck—do.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Crockford's Ratan
20 to 1 agst Sir G. Heatheote's Campanero—t. & aft. off.
25 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Orlando
30 to 1 agst Mr. Conley's King of the Gipsies
33 to 1 agst Mr. J. Osborne's Mount Charles
40 to I agst Mr. Thornhill's Apprentice—t. and aft. off.
to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Qui Tam—taken freely
to 15 agst Mr. Co eland's Imaum—taken
130 to 15 agst Mr. Etwall's Mainstay
iOOO to 10 agst Lord Westminster's Lancet—taken
ann to lo agst Mr. Cook's Phalaris—taken
iguA to 0 agst Mr. Fort's Ashtead Pet—taken
even between Akbar and Apprentice
to 200 on King of the Gipsies agst Mainstay.
holerY little was done on the two leading favourites ; enough
rt lever, to enable us to quote the ugly Buck at 3 to 1
ja's•ets) and Ratan, (hitherto mispelt Rattan) at 3 to one
atyers, even between them and the field. If we add that
111)attero rose to 20 to 1, that Qui Tam was backed freely
G 50 to 1, and that the prices given against King of the
hlNied, Orlando, and Mount Charles, were taken, we shall
;ye, completed our notice of the bettinm.
Saoutturday Ford Orford's colt, Boots, who has frequently appeared as
side favourite for this race, fell in a trial, on
last, at Newmarket, broke his leg, and
Z 5 are informed, was afterwards destroyed; Wakefield,
rwas riding, had his collar bone fractured, his shoulder
iocated, and his foot crushed ; it will be many months be-
:_re he can ride again. An accident of a more serious nature
17tred on Frida, at Beverley, to a son of Mr. Peck, the
83110 Aurora (Sister to Lasso), an Oaks filly, fell in her
letoP, rolled over him, and injured him so seriously that he
d the same evening'

OAR'S.
10 to 1 agst Lord Chesterffeld's Bee—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Barricade—taken
12 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Princeis—taken
the.aftl‘e6eftoroloolwairigt Lord Westminster's Fanny Eden—taken.
sporting match was made in the course of
N.r.,WkARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1844.
po'r"snAY.—Mr. Crockford's Ratan, Bst 71b, agst Mr.
3 .d's Tice Odd Mixture, by lon, out .of MaryAun, 7st, both
311 old, A.F., 500, h. ft.
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In . ednesday last the Baron de Bonde led to the
1_1:1!ar, at the British Embassy, Paris, Lady Augusta
uzelarence, Youngest daughter of late Earl of Minister,
and sister to the present Earl. The ceremony was performed
Margaret
?a,. the resence of Lord rnd Lady Cowley and the lion.
raaus3 Wellesley Lord Adolphus Fitze.arence (who gave
7 the noble bride), Lady Mary Fox, the Hon. Mrs.
'1415-40n Darner, Mr. and Lady Jane Lawrence Peel, &c.
.wilThe Allgemeine Zeitung contains an article, by
ich it appears that Russia has obtained from the Turkish
os(lavernment a document which legalises its pretensions to
onsettrnkguessiinaanr)s
` Caucasus, and will permit it to treat as rebels the
.(Circassians), with whom' they have carried
war for some years past.
,f.t:rthheeßDoyukei 'of Cambridge will preside at the festival
Society of Musicians, on Friday, when a great
114r.0 sieal treat may be anticipated, for beside a host of vocal-
_ .lkir. Parish Alvan and Camillo Sivori will perform on
,le tiarp and violin.