The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-23 00:00:00

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KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION

COMMITTEE.—(THIS DAY.) at he
The members cf this Committee re-assembled
usual hour this morning; Mr. Bouverie in the chair. be
Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, who was called yesterday 0° et
halt of the petitioners, and who, according to is lbje/d,
witness, had been heard to declare in the King 103
«D— it, I have no right to grumble, for I bey° 0.
10 sovereigns froin Best and his party,"
mined this morning by Mr. Alexandr, for the eittle°
wilt°
Member. She said there was no truth, whatever in od,
had been stated about the declaration at the King's Peva
Jesse Cooke, the husband of the last witness: eta "rs
was croere. e
that he rode with Mr. Joseph Best, in his dog
~fos
to Woolverly, where he retired to a pubbe'mbee
kept by the witness Williams, where he bad some fore
and stopped all night. This was on the Sunda)? be be
the election. Next morning, about six o'clock,s
started off to Kidderminster, and arrived there art°
seven. He bought a new hat, and then ,return ti
Woolverly. Atter dinner he went up to Mr. Peso
house, the father of the sitting Member, where be to'
Mr. Arnold Best, the sitting Member's brother, and se
gether tLey went out to a rabbit-warren shooting• lot
returned home to Williams about eleven o'cloeb•_,ed
although his wife was sleeping up-stairs he prefoito
sleeping below on a sofa in his clothes, because be be
get up early in the morning. is lisiu
Similar evidence to this, intended to ei--„bting'
bribery or treating ' against the agents of the 0"-the.
Member, occupied the attention of the Committee
whole of the morning.

HAYMARKET THEATRE. to
The engagement of Mr. Macready, which ware.
have commenced last night, was unfortunately Yoe
vented by the sudden illness of that gentlemo•
following certificate was published by Mr. Webster
II beg to state that Mr. Macready is 131)°11r.s•
uneer neuralgic rheumatism, so that ho is unfit t 9.,:
dergo professional labour. "JOHN ELLlcerSo'. of
in this painful dilemma Shakspere's
Much Ado About Nothing was substituted, Arg.
Mr. James Wallack as Benedick, and y
Warner as Beatrice. Our opinion of the t
nedick of Mr. Wallack we have enunciated °,
former occasion ; the character is conceived de'
thoroughly Shaksperian spirit, and he brings to it'S of,
velopment an inexhaustible flow of highcomic tallll,°ol
The brilliant wit with which the dialogue is instil; "tbo
tasted with a full flavour of its richness, on'air
scene of the challenge of Claudio is marked by ice.
nified bearing and chivalrous devotion for Bea'riiti
Mrs. -Warner's Beatrice lacks the feminine q i uatiii
with which the poet has endowed the part ;, the vide,
fulminated, and the sparkles of sarcasm and the do
licate irony are poured forth with a vehemence olio
continuous vigour which tends greatly to East
effect. Miss Reynolds's Hero is gentle and gr'sva
ful ; and the Dogberry and Verges of Keeley opt
Buckstone are companion portraits, as rich in e°, to
as they are truthful in drawing. At the end o,lBa
comedy, Mr. Wallack and Mrs. Warner were ca' •
before the curtain.

THE SONGS OF SCOTLAND'

MUSIC HALL, STORE STREET. ter
Mr. Milne, the Scottish vocalist, gave an ell jai
tainment hero lest evening, and was honoured red
a numerous and delighted auditory, which 0411 of
the increasing popularity of this sweet singed,i,
Scottish melodies. We have at the present ocl
concerts "galore," as 'a Scotchman would sat'
so various, as to suit the diversified taste of the
ey
merous lovers of that most rational and elevating le,
joyment. An entire evening devoted to the sill.,
touching melodies of Scotland is a species of e,13 is
tainment which has been well supporleZioe,
London, and in the hands of Mr. )-1` fut
whose talents and respectability fit him S
the task, we hope to see it revived. There ltho
sweetness in his voice which gives much effect t°
tenderness of sentiment and mellowed plaintive-01
which characterise many of the Scottish wogs to le
airs ; while in the bold and humorous he exec fer
power and fulness which display great naturo,`,ol
your as well as artistic skill. "Lizzie Lindsaii „del
My Wife has ta'en thegee," were loudly aPPI,eO
and encored. The Misms Smith are very effeellitio.
their part of the entertainment. They sing tbie deed
and duets with admirable taste and feeling.. 004
Miss Julia executes her part with a precisioo.ol
finish which at once show her to be an accomPlleols
singer. The short introductory remarks to „058
song seemed to answer remarkably well the portingfor which they were intended—that cf elucia°
Yep
the subject-matter of the songs to which they so
ferred, and gave the audience more interest in