The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-13 00:00:00

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ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

M. Sampson appeared here last evening in the
character of Menard, in his own admirable comedy
Un Yeuvage, a piece which, for the smoothness
and elegance of its verses, the brilliancy and wit
of its dialogue, and the artistical construction of
its plot, is not unworthy to rank with some of
the happiest efforts of the genius of Moliire.
The plot is simple. A widower (Menard) is so per-
secuted by match-making mothers and the kind en-
treaties of friends that he should re-enter the marriage
state, that he has rushed from Paris to seek repose in
the family of his old friend Dunson. But here there
is still no rest for him. Madame Damon determines
that he will be an eligible match for her daughter
Cecile ; and, as if this were not enough, he encoun-
ters in one of the residents of the village a lady
(romantic and a poetess) whom he had met at Bor-
deaux some''_me before, and from whom he bad fled
even on the very eve of marriage. Despera-
tion, however, has made him philosophical. He
defies the widow end all her fury, and having humoured
Madame Dumon'a desire that be should marry Cecile,
uses his power over her hand by bestowing it on a
younger and more favoured lover. M. Sampson's
acting in the character of Menard, the widower, was of
the very highest order of comedy. He was the original
Menard when the comedy was first produced in 1842,
and as author and actor achieved a success such as it
has fallen to the lot of few others to achieve. He last
night received the honour of a special call at the fall of
the curtain. The house was crowded with the flute of
rack, beauty, and fashion.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF FRIDjY.
BANKRUPTS.
Henry Brading, licensed victualler, Shepherdess-walk,
City-road, to surrender April 23, at half-past one, and
May 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld,
official assignee; Brown, Finsbury-place.
James Honiball, dealer and chapman, Fenchurch-
street, April 25, at half-past &even, and May 24, at one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee,
Birchin-lane; Overton and Hughes, Old Jewry.
James Passand Holyland, innholder, late of Guildhall-
chambers, Fore-street, April 26, at twelve, and
May 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
official assignee, Basinghall-street; Reed, Langford, and
Marsden, Friday-street, Cheapside.
John Clarke, grocer, Stourbridge, April 22 and May
27, at eleven, at the Birmingham. District Court. Whit-
more, official assignee, Birmingham; Prescott, Stour-
bridge; Wright, Birmingham.
Philippe Stanger, Edward Evans, and Solomon Cross,
sheet glass dealers, Birmingham, April 25 and May 23,
at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy,
official assignee, Birmingham ; Stubbs and Swallwood,
Birmingham ; Motterans, Knight, and Emmet, Bir-
mingham.

John Day Teesdale, horse dealer, Boston, May 3, and
24, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittles-
ton, official assignee, Nottingham; Marshall, Boston;
Jabett, Birmingham.
William JalLes, biscuit baker, late of Newport, Mon-
mouthshire, April 29, and May 27, at eleven, at the
Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol;
Beckett and Sympson, Golden-square; Bevans, Bristol.
Benjamin Symes Saunders, quarryman, Ctawell, So-
mersetshire, April 23, at eleven, and May 3, at one, et
the Exeter District Court. IJir;zel, official assignee,
Exeter; Poole, Bridgwater; Stogdon, Exeter.
Henry Paris, gro-er, Liverpool, April 29 and May
27, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze-
nove, official assignee; Neal and Martin, Liverpool.
James Galley Watson, grocer, Sunderland, April 23
and May 28, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dis-
trict Court. Wakley. official assignee, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne; Chisholme, Hall, and Gibson, Lincoln's Inn-
fields; Thompson, Sunderland.

DAILY'S UNITED SERVICE AND EAST INDIA RE-
cum), APRIL, 1850.—This is the second quarterly
number of this most useful publication, which con-
tains a list, alphabetically ci:anged and corrected up
to the 19th ult., of the field-Marshals, flag, general,
and field officers, post captains, commanders, captains,
lieutenants, cornets, and ensigns of the naval and
military forces of her Majesty and the Hon. East
India Company, on full or half-pay, or on the retired
lists. It is, in fact, a perfect mirror of the united
service.

CAPTAIN REID'S " RIFLE RANGERS."—" These,"
says the Obserrer, " are two extraordinary volumes, teeming
with various Mexican adventures, and written by no every-
day man. The attention of the reader is not only riveted by
the incidents and scenes pourtrayed but by the dashingly-
graphic colouring of the descriptions." Among their con-
tents are the following adventure among the Creoles of New
Orleans:—A Gcargia Hotel—A Spy in Camr—Landing at
Sacrificio3—lnvestment of Vera Cruz—Major Blossom—
Going on the Scout—Adventure with a Cayman—A Mexi-
can Dinner—Subterranean Drawing-room—The N-orther
A Brush with the Guerilleros—Captured by them—A Blind
hide—The Cobra di Capello—Dance of the Tagarola—A
Battle with Bloodhounds—Bridge of Monkeys, &c.
_ _

EVELYN'S DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE—Neiv,
Revised, and Cheaper Edition, in 4 vols. Vol. ll.—The new
edition of this valuable book will meet with a warm welcome
from the public. It will be now read by thousands, to whom
the first editions have never been accessible. The Jour avl
of John Evelyn commences in 1641, end is continued till his
death in 1705-6. Thus we have a copious and faithful re-
cord of the habits, occupation:, and retlexions of this remark-
able man during a period one of the ino.t eventful and im-
portant to be found in our history. It is impo -sible to over-
rate the interest and value of a diary or correspondence written
in such times as those of Charles 1., Oliver Cromwell,
Charles 11., James 11., end William, by one who, 0b:..-.Tving
accurately everything that passed around him, whether en-
gaged in his capacity as a public officer, or tasting the varied
pleasures of private life and intercourse; who knew nearly
all parties—actors in those busy days end stirring scenes—
whether monarchs, ministers, or other eminent mer
Week'y Chronicle.

ST. LAWRENCE.—A shccking accident occurred
here on Saturday to a child about a year and a half old,
named -Vincent Ensor. Being left in charge of a girl about
twelve years old, the latter VI as playing with her, and placed
her on the copper when it was being used, and the lid by
some means slipping on one side, the child fell in, and was co
much scalded in the lower part of her person as to occasion
death the next day. At an inquest held on the body on
Monday, by Mr. Delasaux, a verdict of " Accidental Death "
was returned.

The meeting of the representatives of joint-stock
banks, appointed for Monday, to consider the proposed al-
terations in the stam' duties, is looked forward to in the
City with considerable interest, it being understood that the
dames as they at present stand would seriously interfere
with much of the °rains-7 banking busine:,s of the country.
KELP PRODUCTS.—Mr. raterson, of Glesgow, has
sent to us the following samples of various products obtaiscd
by him from kelp. They are described as follo‘, in a note
from that gentleman :—No. 1 sample, crude sr' tpetre pro-
duced in my laboratory from nitrate of soda and f.orn mariate
of potash, obtained from my own iodine works in the con.
samption of kelp. No. 2—the same produce as No. 1, being
a portion of the same experiment submitted to the refining
process. No. 3—sample of refined saltpetre, produced from
nitrate of soda and kelpmuriate of potash, manufactured on
a large scale, for commercial purposes, by A. D. and G.
Morton, Glasgow. No. I. —oampie of potash, produced from
the salts of kelp exclusively, and possessing all the properties
of American potash. No. s—sample of pearl ash, produced
from the salts of kelp, exclvsively, and possessing all the
properties of American pearl ash No. 6 sample of iodine
from kelp by use. No. 7—sample of hydriodate of potash
from iodine by me. These samples comprehend all the most
valuable products of kelp ; the common salt and sulphate of
soda I do not trouble you with, they being of comparatively
little value.— Inverness Courier.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] A Remarkable Cure of
Dropsy by Holloway's Pills.—At Wootton, near Bedford, re-
sides Mr. John Robinson, sen., an opulent fanner, who some
time ago was in a most dangerous state from dropsy, being
nearly double his usual site; he was given over by his medical
attendant, and was not at the time expected to live three days ;
and yet from his hopeless state he was cured by taking Hol-
loway's Pills. This gentleman is well known in all the market
towns in the country. The wonders that this fine medicine
does in rll cases of dropsy are truly surprising, and those who
are labouring under this dreadful complaint should certainly try
this remedy. Sold by all Druggists. and at Professor Hollo-
way's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.

THE RELEASE OF ME. GRAHAM, TIM BX-
LIEVTENANT OF ITER MAJESTY'S Sillr CHILDEKS.—The
board of Admiralty having taken into consideration the
many piteous appeals made to them by the unfortunate pii-
sonar, as to his rapidly failing health, the circumstances of
his imprisonment, and the place in which he was confined,
and having made inquiry and reference to the governor of
the Queen's Bench Plisen, and received his representation
as to the place in which Mr. Graham was of necessity quar-
tered, being the misdemeanants' ward, and which the go-
vernor had no power of improving, added to which the
statement of the surgeon of the prison with respect to the
condition of Mr. Graham's health, and its daily becoming
worse—taking all these represeptaticns and facts into consi-
deration, the Admiralty determined as a measure of humanity
and compassion to remit the remainder of Mr. Graham a term
of imprior..nent, and to.direct through their marshal that
Mr. Graham should be liberated, and last week he was ac.
cording!), set free.—llerald.