The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-29 00:00:00

LA PAYSANNE GRANDE DAME.

fhe Principal Characters by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler, M. Perrot, and
M. St. Leon.

Donizettes opera Lucrezia Borgia will be repeated forthwith.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and rickets to be made at the Box
Citice, Opera Colonnade.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Mdlle. CERITO respectfully Informs the Nobility, Patrons to
the Opera, her Friends, and the Public, that HER BENEFIT
will take place

ON THURSDAY NEXT, AUG. 1,
When will be performed Rossini's Opera of IL BARBIERE DI
SIVIGLIA. Characters by Madame Grist, Madame Bellini, Signor
Mario, Signor Lablache, signor F. Lablache, and Signor Fornasaii.
To be followed by ONDINE. (iodine, Mdlle Cerito
After which, LA PA YS •INNE GRANDE DAME, in whi:h
M. lie. Funny Ulster will appear.
To be follov ed by the Last Act of Donizetti's Opera, LUCIA DI
LA UMERMOOR. Lucia, Madame Persiani; and Edgardo, Signor
Moriani.

In the course of the:Evening, Mdlle. Cerito and M St. Leon will
dance the admired Redowa Polka

After which the admired Pivertisaement, by M. Perrot, entitled
the UN BA L SOUS LOUIS XIV.

'n whi -II will he introduced a variety of Dances and Pas de Carac-
tere. Mdlle. Fanny Elss!er will appear as a Cavalier of the Court of
Louis X !V., and will dance with Mdlle. Cerito the admired Minuet
de ,a Cour and Gavotte ;"
conclude with the celebrated Ball Scene of ALMA. Alma,
Cerito.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET
MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE
THIS EVENING, JULY 29,
Will be performed the Comedy of THE BUSY BODY. Sir
Francis Gripe, Mr. W. earren; Marplot, Mr. Charles Mathews;
M'randa, Madame Vestris ; Patch, Mrs. Hamby.
In the course of the Es ening, Mr. John Parr will sing " Fayre
licsamonde."

Will be performed Mr. Charles Mathews' Bur'etta of HE WOULD
BB AN ACTOR. Motley, Mr. Charles Mathews; Dicky Darling,
Mr. Strickland • Becky Morgan, Mrs. Caulfield.
To which will be added the new Farce, entitled THE MIL-
LINER'S HOLIDAY. Sir Simon Sparkes, Mr. Buckstone ; Mr.
Yennywig, Mr. Strickland ; Fanny Thompson, Miss Julia Bennett ;
Miss Potts, Mrs. Humby.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. • Pit, 32. ; Gallery, 1.5.; Upp r
O•ciiery, ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, I% ; Upper
ti i:iery, 61. Doors opened at Half-past SW, and the Performances
commence at Seven.

I,e.kets and Places to be had of Mr. L T. Archer, nt the Box-
a'Fc?, from Ten till Five.

Pal NCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-ST
LESSEE. Mr. J. M. MADDOX.
THIS EVENING, JULY 29,
Will be performed the celebrated Opera, L'EISIR D AMORE.
Adina Miss Austin ; Neruorino, Mr. Allen ; Doctor Dulcamara,
.Alr Paul Bedford.
Alter which, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Antony, Mr.
,VI right ; Cleopatra, Miss Emma Stanley.
fo conclude with a New and Original Burlesque, entitled THE
b‘"O:oIDERFUL LAMP, being an Illustrated Version of Aladdin.
Aba.'sazar, Mr. Paul Bedford; Aladdin, Mr. Wright; Princess
eadrotithadour, Miss E. Stanley.

THEATRE ROY AL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA.
HOUSE
Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY.

Ihe Adventures of " Martin Chuzzlewit" having, on each repre-
.entation, been received with every possible mark of public appro-
bation by the most fashionable and crowded audiences, and having
been pronounced by the unanimous voice of the public press to be
one of the most interesting Dramas ever produced from the works
of its celebrated Author, a repetition of its performance will take
pace every evening till further notice.
THIS EVENING, JULY 49,

Will be repeated; New Drama, entitled MARTIN CHUZZ LF—
tat IT. Principal characters by Messrs. R. Younge, P. Yining,
Emery, F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner,
`tanton, J. W. Collier, Yarnold, Sanders, and Keeley; Miss For.
Miss Woolgar, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss
f„„, 'e, Mrs. Usher, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley.
ToL-e lohowed by an Apropos Bagatelle called POLKA MA NIA.
cl.,,,act,srs by, Mr. f. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. tieeley, Miss
t'soolgar, 'ind Mrs. Keeley.
To conelOde with a New Domestic Drama, tntitled THE MO-
A 1 EN TO US 13 EST lON. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, F.
q
J. W. t. oilier, Miss Fortescue, and Mrs. A. Wigan.
PRICES 01' A DMlEFlON.—lalcony f oxen. 4.. Upper
zoxes, as. ; Pit, es. ; Gallery. ed. Second Price—Balcony Bolas, 2s. ;
i per Boxes, Is Od.: Pit, L. Private Boxes on the iir.,)ny Tier
gilding eight persons). fwo Guineas. Private Boxes on the SecoLd
Ser (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a_ Half. Private
11,,^4 on the Pit Fier (holding six persons), One Guir ea
Ile Box-office is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the di ree-
l!. Az Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF A dTS.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY
trivet Su xess of the Chinese Feast of Lanterns, and Nev Military
and Naval Spectacle.
THIS EVENING, JULY 29,
WM La repeated a,i entire new Mditary and Naval Equestrian
optetacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests 01
Ainoy by British arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments &c.,
to realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Navy. Feast
44 .250 Lanterns.
Dance of the POLKA, by Mdlle. Cushnie and Sig. Milano.
New and unequalled Scenes of the Circle—Extraordinary Feats
.4- Horsemanship by Monsieur Louis Tournaire, German',
L, ,Petit Isabelle, Mr. Newsome, &c., with Mr. R. Smith's highly
trali vsd Steeds.
Ai
which, the old English pageant of THE SUMMER'S
\t'sr
moo, q.ot Itio6; or, the White Wreath and Flitch of Bacon.
w,clude with THE GREAT STEEPLE-CHASE; or, Ens-
wv,est Home.
\ctiog and stage.manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.

r„' ODE'S RO YAL SURREY THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, JULY 9.9.
The Grand t.'',era a.nd splendid Spectacle have attracted the greatest
oveNlow ever remembered, incre_sing nightly.
Last Week but three f the Opera Season, commencing with FR A
DIAN' AL:'. Powerful 05.,eratic t;ompany—Miss Romer, Miss Betts,
Pearson, Mr. a W. Kog, Mr. Leffler, Mr. E. L. Hime, Mr S.
Cowell, and Mr. G. Stansbury, ,t...onductor. Increased Band and effi-
cient Choru. from the Thaatres tioyal
:o conclude with an entirely new Aquatic Spectacle, introducing
Three Scenes of Real Water, entitled THE MOUNTAIN CATA.
.RA CT; or, The Enchanter's Spell.
til,A,,ea and Prrra:e Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box-
oft 'ee, `torn ilieven in Four.

i:OYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS,
Daylight View of
LONDON in v:e OLDEN TIME !

Painted by Danson aid Telbin.
fhe sensation caused by this unrivalled production is beyond all
octmer precedent; the artist, the amateur, the casual observer
are all struck witei Rh' extraordinary beauty and fidelity of delenea-
uan, and are una'dmous in pronouncing it the moat wonderful ex-
Mhttion ever witnessed. To view it only a: a vehicle for the terrific
display at Dusk ig unjust ; it should be seen in the calm stillness of
the quiet Evening, with its Towers and Steeples reflected in the spa-
cants Lake. to be fully appreciated.
The Eveoing PROMENA DE CONCERTS, on Mon'ays, Tues-
days, Wednedays and Thursdays, conducted by Mr. Godfrey,
are unon a scale ("more than usual excellence: but words fail en
eloingjustice to the awful representation of
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON.
Its fearftil characteristk's are truthfully pourtrayed, but at the same
L.`lle so beautifully blend,ed with the Wonders of the Pyrotechnic
that delight is predonOnant over terror; and the Thousands
who nightly croeud the Gardens hilt it with acclamations, and admit
that S.vntbby, the Unrivalled Pyrotechnist, has achieved a matchless
tramipe
Who tttrdens and Zoological Collection are in the most perfect
state, and combiWng so many and interesting Matures, are by far
the most a,gractive lounge en or near the metropolis.
reeding ce. the An Meals at Five—Concert at Sex—Conflagration at
thesk. Adm.ittince, One Shilling.

EGYPI 'IAN HALL, PICCADILL) .
, 12e -PORTANT NOTICE.
ONE SIIILLT-sa A. 'emission to THE NAT OLEON MU-
SEUM, the most magniA. tent and extensive Coll2ct ten of Histo-
rical Curiosities ands orks of Art ever known to have been formed
by One Person, ri
Tweln. Y-five Years of elaborate research, at a
ornPletely illustrate in the most in-
cost of 60,000 guineas, and to
struotlve and interesting mannt.; the most tmportar.t part of Euro-
pean history, viz.—CfIARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and
I.JIIIS XIV., to the deaths of G.%OROg ILL
, and tie EMPEROR
.N.kPOLEON, iu 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often,
awing the /as,' ,end present year, by the Royal Fami..i. the Duke of
WeLiington, the. Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, adi their Ladles,
,e,i.,,
.many the wands el the Nobility and Pr.'4llc; and the Pro-
i.rie 4. 1r has rec. way- been able to increase, by several very flue
Tictur,*, dice., his ';previous almost incredible number and variety of
:MSS., Works of . Art, and a multitude of valuable Keller, and other
-enirlositie 3, in this' most instructive and, as hundraig hove said it
'utl' THIR;,"Y PRIGIeI Museum. Many thousand have inspected it,
an
'it to be'. a Natiex
iCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS
bave stated t ha ,
tit o:‘ ,ht to be seen by every oae. The price of admis.
Hon is reduced to ONI. ' SHILLING'
The NAPOLEON A USEUM is to be seen only at the '•Egyptian
Hall." Piccadilly, daily', tom Ten till Dusk.

TRE WE AM ER.—SUN OFFICE, JULY 27.
rliF.nl4o3lEf Low st, 57; Highest, 73; INcon, 71.
B '.OIIIETEB . 30.25.—W0rp, N.W.
'oTr.—The :number .1:2 on the Thermometer denotes the
freezing point, , and 55 'temperate. In Barometers fair is
wirtily placed apposite 30, znd rain at 29.

W ILTER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TUTS DAY.
ki"nlnft 16 t, a nutes after 1 i Evening 41 minutes after 1

The remains of the lamented Dowager Countess of
Leicester will be interred •to-morrow, at Longford, the
sevt in Nor, folk.

The calendar of the now pending assizes for the
county of Suffolk presents some features of appalling
atrocity, to which, however, we shall allude as briefly
as the importance of the circumstances may seem to
justify. It is never without serious misgivings as to
the consequences of dwelling,too emphatically or fre-
quently, on great crimes, that we advert, as matter
of duty, to those occasional outbreaks of wickedness
and audacity, which, from their simultaneous and ex-
tensive manifestation—among many districts—on the
part of many classes of people—sometimes impress us
with the probability ofmoral as well as of physical conta-
gion. Of this class of offences incendiarism, or arson,
is, perhaps, one of the most remarkable and most
hideous types. Considered in its relations to, and
bearing upon the good order, the peace and security
of, property and life, and of organised society itself;
there is, perhaps, no delinquency of more aggravated
enormity. The pressure of external evils, the inten-
sity of domestic suffering from privation, poverty, and
disease, the want of employment, or the perhaps
still more intolerable position of labouring hard for
wages inadequate to the satisfaction of even the most
sordid condition of human existence ; these are cir-
cumstances which may be alleged in explanation—
but they cannot be pleaded in excuse—of the guilt of
the incendiary. The recklessness of his particular
malice, or of his general resentment, lights up the
blazing pile which is to immolate alike his friend and
his foe ; the property of the meritorious and indus-
trious innocent, as well as the well-filled granaries
and stabling of the wealthier, but harder masters,
whom he may choose whether on reasonable
grounds or out of mere caprice, from overt acts
on their side, or consciousness on his, of guilty
Intentions towards them,—to consider his "elle-
" If his be well-founded, his
visitation of it is at once excessive and illegal. If it
be not, his act is one in the highest degree of moral
turpitude and civil guiltiness. In either case his
vengeance is dastardly, secret, and perilous to the
community. In both the suicidal folly of the design
is worthy of the fiendish malignity of the execution.
The hand that lights the match cannot, if it would,
extinguish the combustible mass which has once
been fatally ignited. The breath that has been
vigorous enough to kindle the incipient spark
into a devouring flame, is powerless as infancy
to arrest the overwhelming progress of con-
flagration. The aria which has launched the de-
struction cannot, however remorse of conscience or
feeling may prompt its better energies, stay its
march. Thus, to the wantonness of one bad impulse,
the little all of the small occupier, and the garnered
harvest and costly stock of the wealthiest farmer, may
be alike sacrificed in a moment, by the stealthy cri-
minal whose facile command over the implements of
instant combustion and ruin cannot control, retard,
or avert the terrible catastrophe which his infamous'
deed has prec'pitated.
But how conies it that in a country like this,—
where, generally speaking, the sacredness of private
property seems to be rather a native instinct in the
people than a mere prejudice of education oran accident
of our social institutions; how comes it that so syste-
matic a violation of-all the laws, divine and human,
which protect the proprietary rights of labour
and the wealth acquired by it, should be found to
pervade extensive areas of the kingdom, and the dense
agricultural population settled upon them ? Alas !
we feel that the cause of such a state of things is so near
the surface that the fact itself implies an inexcusable de-
reliction of their duty, who, aware of its existence and
its growth, have not rnade a timely use oftheir influence
and control to extirpate it, or at least to neutralise its
manifestations. For what is the startling spectacle
which the summary of the Ipswich calendar presents
us, so far as regards this iniquity of incendiarissn ?
Of 55 prisoners for trial, 30 are indicted for the
crimes of incendiarism and sending threatening let-
ters. Two of these 30 are females—and married
women (!), respectively of the ages of 32 and 22.
These two prisoners can read and write well. Eight
others, aged respectively 12, 14, 18, 21, 22, 28,
32, and 53, can read and write imperfectly ;
other four, whose ages are 11, 12, 12, and 16, can
read but not write ; while fifteen, whose ages
range thus, 11, 11, 13, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17,
20, 21, 22, 28, 31, 33, and 40, can neither read nor
write at all. So that just one-half of the number
indicted for arson, 15 out of 30, cannot write or read.
4 can only read, not write ; 8 can write and read im-
perfectly ; 2, well. Of this mass of prisoners, 15 are
aged 18 and upwards ; and 14 (just about one-half
again, of the whole number) are of ages rising from
11 to 17! Fourteen children, the NESTOR among
4 whom is not more than 17, charged with the awful

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