The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-17 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

An English version of Le Pere Turlu tutu was
produced here last evening, for the purpose of enabling
Mr. W. Farren to appear in Bouffe's celebrated cha-
racter of that name, and, as in the case of Grandfather
Whitehead (a somewhat cognate character), our
great English artiste has surpassed, greatly surpassed,
his original. As in the case of Grandfather White-
head, the scene of the plot is transferred to England;
the title is changed to The Oldest Inhabitant, the
said oldest inhabitant being " Old Daddy," whof•
age is upwards of a century. This is one of those
characters in which Farren is unapproachable,
and his " Old Daddy" is quite equal to his
Grandfather Whitehead, or his , Old Parr; con-
sidered in an sartistio point of view, it is one of
the most faultless impersonations that the stage has
or can ever produce. Farren was admirably sup-
ported by Compton, who, as a pompous
beadle, made great fun. The piece was most
successful, and at the fall of the curtain there were
loud calls for Farren, who, sustaining his character to
the last, tottered across the stage to receive the ap.
plause. The house was crowded.

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THE EXPLOSION AT bEAFORD.--The grand cliff
explosion is fixed to take place on Thursday next, the 19th
inst., at two o'clock P. 31., at low water, when 27,0001 b. weight
of powder will be simultaneously exploded by the Royal
Sappers and Miners, by means of the galvanic battery. A
great number of officers and distinguished persons are ex-
pected, and the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
Company will run trains on that 4y at single fares to New-
haven station.
THE LATE MAJOR BALFOUR, 32D REGIMENT.—
On the 10th of July last this officer died at Govindghur,
north-western province of India. He entered the servile in
the year 1829:as an ensign in the 72d Highlanders, with
which regiment he served at the Cape of Good Hope, and
in the Kafir war of 1834 and 1835 was aide-de-camp to Sir
Harry Smith. Subsequently he exchanged to the 32d Re-
giment, with which he was present at the first and second
sieges of Mooltan (dangerously wounded) in 1843; also at
the surrender of the fort and garrison of Cheniote ; and for
his services at the decisive battle of Goojerat, Captain Balfour
was promoted to the rank of brevet-major.

GENERAL COURT MARTIAL.—CHATHAM, SEPT. 16.
—On Saturday Colonel R. Rumley, of the 12th Regiment,
president, and fourteen other officers, comprising a General
Court-martial, assembled at this garrison for the trial of
George Baker, a private of the 10th Hussars. Captain J. S.
Wood, the Brigade-Major of this garrison, officiated as de•
puty-judge advocate, and read two charges against the priso-
ner, who was in the garb of an agricultural labourer. The
first was that of desertion, and second for having made away
with part of his regimental necessaries. The prisoner pleaded
guilty to both. The prisoner's character was bad. His
service is one year and nine months, ar.d his age twenty-
one years and nine months. The sentence will not be known
until it is confirmed by the Commander•in•Chief.

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The Castle Hotel, Richmond, was burglariously
entered on Sunday night, and a large quantity of valuable
property carried off.

Esther Pringle, the woman charged with cutting
the throat of her daughter, a child four years of age, was
committed for trial by Mr. Mashiter, one of the magistrates
of Romford.

Dr. Mason, who was so severely wounded by his
;mire at patehouse,—.has been pronounced convalescent. The
unhappy woman is still in Kukcacibright prison.