The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-25 00:00:00

COURT ciRCULAR.

WINDSOR, F RIDA.Y.—'Fho Queen and Prince Albert
walked for some time this morning in the pleasure-
grounds and the Home Park.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, were taken to-day for pony and other exercise.
This evening her Majesty and her Illustrious
Consort took equestrian exercise in the riding school,
attended by Major-General Weymsa and Colonel
Bouverie.
The Queen and Prince Albert dined with her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at Frogmore
House, this evening. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness were attended by the Marchioness of Douro,
Viscount Sydney, the two Maids of Honour, the
Groom, and the two Equerries in Waiting, the Hon.
and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, Captain Meynell, and Dr.
Praetorius.

The Duchess of Gloucester visited their Royal
Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Here-
ditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz yes-
terday, at Cambridge House.
A Cabinet Council wai held at two o'clock yester-
day afternoon, at the Foreign-office. The Ministers
present were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Welling-
ton, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buccleuch, Earl
of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Haddington,
Earl of Ripon, and Lord Granville Somerset.
The Lord Chancellor joined his colleagues soon
sifter three o'clock.
Lord Wharncliffe arrived in town on Thursday
night, from his seat, Wortley Hall, Yorkshire.
The Council sat three hours and a half.
Sir Robert Peel issued cards yesterday for a grand
Parliamentary dinner party, on Monday, the 3d of
February next, at his residence in Whitehall-gardens.
The numerous guests will appear in full dress.
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CHILD STILLING.---On Friday last a man was
brought before the ma gistrates of Wakefield on a charge
of stealing, a day or two before, a litt:e boy, four years
.
old, at Thornes child is the son of a working man
Waned Cannon, ' re siding at Thornes. The prisoner was
teen to take the boy in his arms, and walk with him on
the canal side leading Ilorbury, and was pursued and
overtaken, when he lo got about a mile from Thornes.
It is thought ho intended to disable the boy in order to
send him begging. The fellow was sent as a rogue and
vagabond to the House of Correction for two months.
--
Wakefield Journal.
MYSTERIOUS CASE OF POISONING 12( THE STREET.
duty near
as .At an early hour yesterday morning,
a police
ilrgeant and constable were on
head Tavern, in the London-road, theirer the Alfred's
a
directed to A respectably dressed young female,
was
ehwho was
lying on the step of a door. She appeared at rat to be
asleep, but on their endeavouring to arouse her, they
discovered that she was unable to move, and quite
•
sensible. With difficulty they conveyed her to thietesuru.
lb
sur-
gery of Mr. Chald2cott, who, from her symptoms, judged
she Iliad swallowed poison. She was conveyed to Guy's
Hospital. The stomach pump was speedily put in re-
quisition, and by its means a considerable quantity of
arsenic was ejected. Upon being restored to conscious-
ness, she was questioned as to her motive for taking the
sirsenic and where she had procured it, but this she per-
tinseeously refused to state. She, however, after great
pc vsuakrinn, said her name was Margaret Bennett, that
he `was twenty-years of age, and lived at Newington,

FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfblly to submit a list of the EN-
GAGEMENTS, and an outline of the ARRANGEMENTS which
he has entered into for the ENSUING SEASON of FRENCH
PLAYS, which will commence on MONDAY EVENING, JAN.
27, and which, he trusts, will be deemed worthy the distinguished
Patronage hitherto conferred upon his Theatre.
The Season will commence by the Engagement of Monsieur
Lafont (of the Theatre des Varietes), his First Appearance at this
Theatre, for whose performance the popular Plays of " Le Che.
railer de Saint Georges," " Le Chevalier du Guet," " Pierre le
Rouge," " Requefinette," " Pere et File, &c , &c., &c., will be
produced. Mademoiselle Nathalie (of the Theatre du Gymnase)
will also appear conjointly with Monsieur Lafont.
After whom, the eminent Actor, Monsieur Frederick Lemaitre
(who has accepted an engagement for a limited number of Nights
snly), and Mademoiselle Clarisse, will appear, until the close of the
Season at Easter. During the Engagement of Monsieur Frede.
rick Lemaitre, the popular Plays of " Don Caesar de Baran," and
"Ruy Bias," by Victor Hugo, as originally performed by him with
s (much success, will be produced ; as well as the last New Piece
)f the Porte St. Martin, which now excites such extraordinary
Interest in Paris, and in which M. Frederick has performed for
Ten consecutive Weeks, entitled " La Dame de Saint Tropez."
After Easter, the eminent Actress, Madame Albert (engaged
for a few nights only), will appear in the Two New Comedies of
the Theatre Francais, " Une Femme a Quarante Ans,'' and " Le
Mari a Ia Campagne," in addition to " Mathilde, ou Ia Jalouise ;"
and Marie, ou les Trois Epochs," with other favourite Pieces of
her repertoire ; and will be succeeded by the popular Comic Actor,
Monsieur Ravel (of the Theatre du Palais Royale), who will make
his First Appearance in this Country.
The Engagement of Monsieur Ravel will be followed by those of
Mademoiselle Plessy, and Monsieur Regnier (of the Theatre
Francais, his First Appearance in this Country). It is intended, at
that period of the Season, to produce, under the superintendence
of Monsieur Cartigny, some of the finest Comedies of the French
Stage. In addition to which, Mr. Mitchell has the honour to
announce, that an entirely New Comedy will be produced, written
t(pressly for the Company by the eminent French Author, Mon-
sieur Alexandre Dumas, who will be present in London to direct
...he (else en scene of his New Composition. _ _

_ .
The Favourite Actor, Monsieur Achard, is also engaged for a
few Nights, and will appear in the last New Vaudeville of Le
Gymnase, entitled " Babiole et Joblot," by Scribe, " Ywan le
Moujick," and other New Pieces, with the occasional Representa-
tion of some of the most popular Plays of that admired Actor's
repertoire.
The Season will terminate by the Engagement of Monsieur
Arnal (of the Theatre du Vaudeville), who will have the honour
of making his First Appearance at this Theatre, and during whose
Engagement the following Popular Plays, as originally performed
by Monsieur Arnal, will be produced :—" L'Homme Blase,"
" L'Hureoriste," " Les Gants Jaime," " Passe Minuit," " Les
Cabinets Particulaire," " Renaudin de Caen," " Le Poltron,"
" La Mansarde du Crime," " Le Bat du Grande Monde," &c., &c.
The Company for the Season will be carefully selected from the
Theatres of Paris, including M. Cartigny, M. Oudinot, M. De-
zhampes (of the Gymnase), M. Masquillier (of the Porte St.
Martie), M. Lienard, M. Tourillon, M. Bizot, M. Bonnet, Mdlle.
Eliza Forgeot, Mdme. Croset, Mdlle. Mery, Mdlle. Chaplin, Mdlle.
lzy (of the Varietes), Mdlle. Andrea (of the Porte St. Martin),
Mdlle. Estelle (of the Palais Royale), Mdlle. Bonval (of the Theatre
Francais), Mdlle. Valerie (of the Odeon), Mdlle. Lambert (of the
Varietes), &c., &c., &c.
Leader of the Orchestra, M. Burotte (for Twenty Years Second
Chef d'Orchestre at the Theatre du Vaudeville) ; Directrice,
Mdlle. Eliza Forgeot ; Regisseur, M. floor,
The Subscription will be for Forty Representations, which will
take place on Mondays and Fridays ; the Performances on Wed-
nesday Evenings will not be included in the Subscriptions, but Sub-
scribers will be allowed to exchange either the Monday or Friday
Evening for the Wednesday, when they may desire to do so, for
the accommodation of their other engagements, an arrangement
which, on former Seasons, has given such general satisfaction.
Applications for Season Boxes and Stalls to be addressed to Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond.street ; Mr. Sams, 1, St.
'arnes's-street ; and Messrs. Andrews and Ebers, Bond-street.

FIRE AT THAME.—On Wednesday night, between
eight and nine o'clock, the stable and chaise-house of
Mr. Reynolds, surgeon, at Thame, Oxfordshire, was
found to be in flames. The fire spread with such ra-
pidity, that, with the exception of the dogs, and a trifling
article or two, the building and its contents were de.
stroyed. Two valuable horses perished. A carriage, a
single-horse chaise, a quantity of straw and hay, andseveral sets of harness were destroyed. The building
was thatched, and chiefly built of timber. The origin
of the fire is not known.
EXPEDITIOUS BRIDGE BUILDING.—Mr. Dredge
has just erected a bridge over the Blackwater river,
county Tyrone, Ireland. This bridge has been in con-
templation nearly 40 years, the only obstacle being the
immense expense of any structure on the old system, and
probably for 40 or 100 years more the county would
have been deprived of the advantage now conferred, but
for Mr. Dredge's estimates, and his highly approved
plan. Mr. Dredge has not added much to the long
delay, by any dilatory process of construction ; when
the iron was on the ground he astonished the public
with the rapidity of the work, the bridge being extended
and completed in one week. The bridge is 74 feet span,
and for the heaviest traffic. It was erected at the cost of
the Earl of Caledon.— Wiltshire Independent.
The Earl of Glengall has recovered from his recent
indisposition. The Noble Earl is still at Dublin, where
the Countess and the youthful Ladies Butler are also so-
journing.