The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-29 00:00:00

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Departure from Simon's Bay—George they
Parsons, Dec. 7, to London.

Arrivals at Si. Helena—Timandra and Mary, Ridley.:
from Calcutta.
Arrivals at Wellington, New Zealand—Nelson, Aut. 13,
and Raymond, Sept. 5, both from London.

THE THEATRES.
SURREY THEATRE.

A new three-act play, by J. Smith, Esq., was
last night performed at this theatre for the second-
time, entitled Wolsey; or, The Secret
IVit-
ness, with some very pretty scenery by Mr. Brun-
ning, Mr. Turner, &c. The plot embraces a va-
riety-ofsituafions and incidents, which are well adapted
to excite interest, and the play is one which is likely
to become a favourite with the frequenters of this
theatre. The first scene introduces us to Walter, the
secretary to Sir John de Mandeville. (Mr. N. T.
Hicks), who, in the presence of the chaplain of this :4
high-born commoner, frankly avows his passion for
Margaret de Mandeville (Mrs. R. 'fernier), the wed
of Sir John, being at the same time forewarned by
the chaplain of the consequences of his presumption '
(he being of ignoble birth) in aspiring to the
hand of a lady of noble blood. In the next scene
Margaret de Mandeville appears, and Walter and she
plight their faith to each other, and, while Walter is
on his knees, rapturously kissing the hand of the
maiden, they are surprised by the appearance of
Adam, an Italian physician and creature of Sir John
de Mandeville, who reviles Walter for his presump-
tion. Walter is about to lay hands on Adam,
who draws a small dagger, and gives him to under-
stand that its blade is pnieoned. Margaret stands •
between them, and at the 'nod of Adam hie
minions appear and bear off 'Walter to prison, Mar-
garet being summoned to the presence Of her guar-
dian Prior to this, however, Henry, the Pen of Sir
John, aged 18 (played by Mrs. Henry Vining), meets
his " dear coe,' and in ardent
.berms declares his pas-
sion
for her, and entreats a kiss from her pouting lips.
Walter is afterwards brought into the presence
Sir John Mandeville, who is accompanied by Adam,
and Walter being informed that the penalty on his
presumption is death, boldly rushes out at the
window, for the purpose of obtaining an interview',
with Cardinal Wolsey, whose life, we are told, his father
had saved on the thwell when they were schoolboy!.
The second act introduces us to the grand hall of
audience in the palace of Bishopethorp, the eeet
of Wolsey; where Walter, having presented a me-
morial in person to the Cardinal, is by him made
' usher of the chamber, and obtains from him a pro-
tection. This scene is followed by a meeting between
Sir John de Mandeville and the Italian physician,
Adam, who, pandering to the ambitious designs of
Sir min de Mandeville, who has been seeking to force
his ward to marry him, boldly suggests to Sir John
that, in order to carry out his views, which have
hitherto been thwarted, he should murder his ward.,
Margaret, by administering poison to her, by which
means his own honour would remain to all appear-
ance unsullied before the world, and the number and
value of his estates would he considerably enhanced.
The proposal is entertained by Sir John, but the
whole plan has been overheard by Henry, his sou.
Wolsey appears in the streets of 'York at night, 'Me-
g,nised as a friar, and meets with a woolstaple cifork, John Steadman (Mr. R. Honner), who, on
hearing that Margaret is in danger, agrees to watch
outside the residence of Sir John (whilst the pre-
tended friar seeks a refuge for the night under that and to fetch the officers of justice when a signed
shall be made. An interview follows between Mar-
garet and the Cardinal, who assures her that he will
protect her, and he retires behind the arms in the
room, having made the signal for assistance. Adam
enters with the " poisoned chalice," which is placed
on a table; he is followed by Sir John de Mandeville,
and at the same time Henry appears at the back of
the stage to watch the proceedings of the plot to
poison Margaret. Margaret meets the repeated pro-
posals of her guardian with indignation and contempt,
and he is about to stab her when his son rushes
forward, wrests the dagger from his hands, and up-
braids him as a murderer. Henry then advances
and drinks the poison which he had intended for Mar-
garet, and in his dying agony pours his blessings on
Margaret. Tice officers of justice appear, and Mar-,
garet is accused of being the murderer, the Cardinal
in his disguise escaping from the room at the moment.
The curtain is drawn aside, and the witness to the
innocence of Margaret has fled—she is borne away to"
a dungeon, and a trial ensues, and she is sentenced
to die. Steadman, the woolstapler, has been sent in
search of the Friar, and he encounters the Cardinal,
whom he at first rather roughly handles. The Cardinal,
however, discovers himself, but assures Steadman that
his object is to let the murderers proceed until the mo-
ment at which they may suppose they have triumphed—
and true to his word, the prelate marches into court, de-
declares
himself to be the witness in favour of Mar-
garet, whose hand, e.s a matter of course, is given 4a
Walter by the Cardinal, and the scene closes with
the bitter discovery by Adam, that 4, John de
Mandeville had basely used the object of P. 1s (Adam's)
best affections; and this declaration is followed by
the scoffs of the hardened Italian, who 'gloats on the
misery he has brought upon Sir John, and the
wretched culprits are carried away to prison. The
scenery is worthy of the artists. The Ouse at sun-
rise, with a distant view of York Minster end Clif-
ford's Tower, is vary good. The, play was very well
received, and all the characters were very ably sus-
tained. The play was followed by the original
Bornische natienal polka, which was admirably
danced by Mr. W. 11. Harvey and Miss Smith7es,
who were rapturously encored. Mr. Harvey is a
most graceful dancer. The drama of the Pledge of
Lore and the Pantomime closed the evening's entet-
tainments.

HEARTLESS CONDrCT Or A SWEDISH CAPTAIN.—
On Tuesday morning, as the crew of a Deal boat called
the Princess Royal, were off the South Foreland, they
observed a brig, which, from certain evolutions, they
were led to conclude had a pilot to land. Impressed
with this belief, they proceed-d to the vessel,
and on nearing her, the captain, to their asto.;
nishment, called out that he had lost a boy ,
overboard, at the same time pointing to windward, The
conduct of the captain appeared so thoroughly heartitss,
and unfeeling, that the boatmen bitterly exclaimed against
it in no very unmeassured terms, asking him wh he
had not hove to, and lowered his boat, particularly as
there was nothing in the state of the weather to pripotnat
him doing so. No reply was made, and the brie lee e-
sued the same undeviating course, going at the v:..te
of five knots son hour, leaving the poor boy every
instant at a greater distances. The boatmen, with that
prompt alacrity and humanity for which they are
proverbial, proceeded in the direction indicate and,
after making two tacks, discovered the boy strug-
gling with the waves. To keep up his spirits they
loudlyhailed him, at the same time waving their hats, and
using every possible cheering demonstration. Strange to
say, they arrived at the critical period on which the boy's
fate seemed to depend—a few moments longer, and all
would inevitably have been lost. A firm grasp of the
arm soon rescued the sufferer, and brought him into the
boat. By judicious treatment the boy ultimately re-
covered, and was removed in a cart to Deal, where he
remains under the protection of the Vice-Consul. Too
much praise cannot be given to the boatmen for their
noble and disinterested conduct. The name of the brig
is the Preia, Captain liendtman, hound to Rio Janorie.
—Dover Telegrapl..
sails
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distress.
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The cutter Design from Terceira, with a cargo of frejt,
for London, was proceeding up channel, with a fine breeze,
at S. by E. when, arriving off Ex til 0 U t,ll, about one o'clock
on Friday morning, the 10th instant, at a diganoe of
about thirty miles from the land, she was run into with
a most tremendous crash by a lame bargue, name un-
known, running down channel before the wind, sod Imme-
diately sunk. The Rsorishing crew, at the utmost art; - -.•
of their voices, raised one general or/ to the bsPocke
for assistance. The mate, tlsrowin4 la his boats it'd
clothes, jumped into the sea, and swam away in hope of
being picked up by the barque, and fehring the vortex
would carry him Vown. At the same moment the re,.
mairder of the crew, fire in number, with the greatest
perseverance and presence of mind, reached their boat,
which was secured on the hatches, and with a very small
pocket-knife succeeded in cutting through the lashkgjust
at the very instant the vessel sunk from under their feet.
The plugs being both,out, two of the men thrust flute
water from rushing in, while the three other people were
engaged in evtricatieg the bat iron] the entanglement. of
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btmotriegoet nboetnmereeurt.
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the shroauselda'ss:viaoanirclf t°ahfleigdmrreaaist. The kelt being clear, their at 4
fteounntidonbilmvarwsira.srti,netxltaduirsected,tetalated.tshtrue dgrgoiwinnainwgitzlete
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among a number of loose articles that floated from this
wreck, and afnodllohwacstitiltyh, udicl,isntrguchLii7tenrrcidtmhuceeilbierioortin:egtins,sythmocgemiuyfiewitrharolicvmt:::).
oars double banked all the
sotioinfigntha, and as from the first
assistancen tof the; b collision,u t
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'al hail and sight, were alike
tress. The miscreante shivered their '
when, seeing the boat agro h thorn,. afiulldeddeotie:itriosnaieels
,rteani
dn ,
rt.rtyeeidninthgeer,th-teirraoot
ureesse,
withoutae ern,.
lowering a boat, or making the slightest effort to save
the unhappy crew. The ill-fated crew rowed all the
night Jts near as they could judge towards the shore, with
a sea running that frequently threatened to fill the boht,
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they were kindly treated, and safely landed at Wey-
mouth.— Canterbury Journal.
TROTTING MATCsll.—Yesterday afternoon a match
came off on Mitcham Common, between Mr. Vander-
stein's cob Wonder (of the Black Dog, Church-street,
Shoreditch), and Mr. Griffin's cob Merrylegs, (or as a
side, to trot two miles in harness, Merrylegs Nevi. t ~
yards start. Betting commenced at 7to 4 and , A
against Wonder. Burke, of trotting notoriety
Merrylegs, and Mr. Monk Wonder. The horses - s --,,: ~..
well, Merrylegs keeping the lead till the mile and a• - ."
when Wonder caught him, Burke trying all he could
with his horse; but Wonder went ahead, and won easily
by about five yards, doing the two miles in six minutes
and a half, being considered a wonderful performance fur
adrpeowny4
great
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the echcolamTouh.e mato.

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