The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-15 00:00:00

IRISH THEATRICALS.

After a short mess the Theatre Royal opened last
evening when Madame 'Celeste and .Mr. Webster, who
has in the character of a lessee contributed much'to. the.
success of the -drama, made
.their respective debuts---4he-
tir,t after an interval of several years, and the latter as a
-stranger to our boards. The opening piece was entitled
St. Mary's Ere ; and although the materials on which it
is constructed are slight, an obvious attention has.been
paid to stage effect.antl the story never halts in its pro.
gress v. so-that- -the dialogue when pointed tells with-due
success, and when common place the events.hurry the
audience away from any critical. resolve, and they are
disposed to think of what is to be done rather than of
what has been-said. The main incident 'on which the
plot hinges is the endeavour of a sister 'to conceal a
brother on whose-head a price has been set for political
offences, and in. this attempt she estranges the affectien
of her lover, who, under the impulse.of jealousy, exposes
to.the perils of death the person.` whose life he has
deep interest in preserving. Madame Celeste, as the de-
reted-sister Madeline, acted with a striking energy and
vigour that could not but command sympathy, and her
-gestures' did-not -want -the aid of words to convey the
meaning which was intended. By this it is not to be
understood that she did not take-a part-in the dialogue,
for the reverse-was the-case and the foreign accent with
which-she spoke added to rather than detracted from the
general merit of her impersonation, of the part. Several
of her attitudes.were studies, and one might instance
that when she becomes aware of the-receipt of the letter
from her brother—and
-again, when returning conacious-
ness reveals the truth that the reprieve she had obtained
for the Jacobite soldier had been taken away from her.
In her dancing Madame Celeste, as in her acting, looks
to what is decided in manner, and seeks the real rather
than the Ideal—the fire of -action rather than the poetry
-of motion. Mr. Baker sustained the part of a drunken
postman with quiet humour, and the drama was fairly
cast in other particulars. At the fall of the curtain Ma-
dame Celeste had-to appear to receive the plaudits-of the
audience in obedience to a foolish custom, which, like
other foolish customs,-has become the mere established
because no reason con be assigned for its continuance.
In the very slight piece called the Woman Hater, Mr.
Webster had not any great opportunity offered him of
displaying his - talents, but in what he had to do he
proved hintself quite at home, and there was an absence
of effort which was'atterided a beneficial result. We
hope soon to see Ur.Wehater in a character of more pre-
tension. The entertainments concluded with a spectacle
written by Mr. Coyne,- the World of Dreams, and emi-
nently successful when brought chit in London. It has
been put upon the stage in a creditable way, and Madame
Celeste, as the rustic beauty Violette, was •in.object de-
serving of all the solicitude and interest to which she
gave rise. The house was very well attended, and the
present engagement promises to be remuner..ative_.—
,Saunders's News Leiter, April 9.. .
THEATRE ROYati.--.The Pretty ..Girls of Stilberg,
which was produced last night, betweenSt: Maiy's Eve
and The W041.0f Dreams, is a. drains in the style of
The. In.bineibles. -The pretty 4:11A----and falcinating
group they are L--don the military garb, aral, go through
the martial manoeuvres with the -precision 'of veterans ;
but here the resemblance between the meagre sketch of
Madame Vestris's- interlude, and the Superb mire en
scene, of the piece of which Madame Celeste is the
heroine, ceases. The 04 is, of course, but a slight
affair ; a number of the young pages of the iuip_rial
Court, stationed- at Stilberg in the course.of Napoleon's
campaigns, are the victims of the charms ef.the Pretty
Girls, .and afterwards' ef. their travestie. Ernest, the
leader of. the pages, is acted by Webster,' who dresses
himielf, and arranges his head in such a. manner as to
present a vivid likeness' of Napoleon. -Madame Celeste
acts Margot,. the espieyle leader of her Companion,' in all
mischief • • She. -brings a mass of Atuazons -in Prussian
uniform on the stage,- whose appearance. marching:,
-countermarchings and discipline were- really stirprising.
The audience were in raptures, and called vehemently
for Celeste-and Webster at the fall of the eurtain.
Freeman's Joarnal, April' 11'. • .

An instructive lesson is given to British capitalists in
the following extract, as it shows that in most instances
where American capitalists; &C., are almost exch*ely
subscribers to railways, &c., sonic how or other the
means are provided to pay 'interest. Not so with most
of the shares held by foreiners—thero is the point
where repudiation begins. The' facts referre,d to btlow
are snviceable to warn the Ptiblicfrom laying out money
in the 'Michigan and Illinois Canal, to complete which
1,600,0 C. dollars are asked to be raised in Europe. If
the Canal, when finished, will be such a good invest-
ment, why do not the Americans subscribe the capital
required?
" Annexed we give a table showing the total receipts,
expenses, and nett income of the'railroads of New Eng-
land. It is a very instructive-statement to the capatilists
of this city. and shows that money invested in this kind
of property produces rapid and profitable returns. The
average per cent. nett income of the twelve roads of New
England. is a little over five: The average per cent of
those paying dividends is nearly seven. There is a two-
fold benefit arising froin the exi.terice of this description
of property. The first is the safety of the investment,
and the second is the good these improvements produce
by developing the resources and wealth of the country."
The railways are enumerate& and the results are—
The cost has been 21,613,380 dollars. Total receipts in
1843-2,297,403 dollars The expenditure, 1,177,817
dollars, and the profit 1,176,726 dollars. The comments
upon those figures are these :
" Nearly every dollar of the 21,613,000 invested in
these railroads is owned by the people of the six Eastern
States. Farmers, mechanics, day .iftbourers, operAiye,
in manufactories, in fact, those following all pursuhs,
who have a little money to spare, invest it, as fast as it
accumulates, in these railroads. It is estimated that the
stock of these Companies is held by more 'individuals
than that of any other corporated companies in the
country. This is the secret of their success. Capital is
invested at the beginning for a perniane.tit• resting
,place. It is intrusted to individuals in whom the public
have the most implicit confidence, and it is invariably, to
the last ft action, devoted to the purpose for which it was
aepropriated. Thousands and hundreds of thousands of
dollars are not used up in counsel fees, salaries, and mis-
cellaneous items. In NeW England three roads have
been built for what it has cost the Erie road of this State
for commissions, brokerage; and counsel fees.".
The usual return of the amount of promissory notes
in circulation, made up the 30th ult., gives the following
results ler the past month :

RNOLAND.
Bank of England, last time £21,471,000
Now

Decrease 629,000
Private Banks, last time.
Now

Decrease 9,073
Joint Stock Banks. now
Last time

Increase

SCOTLAND.
Chartered, Private, and Joint Stock Banks,
last time
• Now

Decrease..

75,174

IRELAND.

2,68091
2,610,712

73,479

Bank of Ireland, last time
Now 3,573,100

•
Decrease 35,900
Private and Joint Stock Banks, last time 2,428,498
Now

4.426
Bunion, now 16,322,000
Last time 16,011,000

Decrease

Increase £311,000
:From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool underwent no im-
Movement yesterday. Sales, 3,000 bags.—The Share
Market was not quite so good for the light spe-
culative Stocks, but in the leading railways there
was no change. . Caledonian were 5} ; _Chister and
Holyhead, 7 ; Dublin and Cashel, 5k ; Edinburgh and Gies-
fow, 651; Manchester and Birmingham, 484 ; Paris and
irm, 3/. 2s. .6d.; Paris and Strasburgh, 21; Rouen and
avre, 111 ; South-Eestem New, 51.
' This is the pay-day on the last Consol Account, which was
settled yesterday, and, as far as we hear, it has gone off sa-
tisfactorily. Consols for Money and Account have rallied
from 100} to mi. The Commiisioners did not purchase
this morning. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have
been firm at 3i to 41 per cent. above par. Reduced Three
per Cents. at 991 ; and Exchequer Bills at 765. 745. prem.
Bank Stock continues at 2001. . .

The variations in the Foreign. Funds. have been 'very tri-
fling to-day. Spanish Three per Cents. have been quoted at
371 and ; the Five per Cents. at 261 ; Dutch Five per Cents.
at 100 a ; Mexican at 35i ; and Colombian*, ex Venezuelan,
at 144 and 15A, • _ .
A full average tunotint of Imeinem has been transacted in
the ltailn-ay Sharez,, but with different _results, S. few having
fallen in value. North Midland has been sold at 10 discount,
but Birmingham and Gloucester have receded to 7 discount,
though now 5i discount. Bolanos Mine Scrip is at 7.
Real Del Monte, tinregistered, at 4 ; Santiago da Cuba 'at
9 ; and London and Westminster Bank, at 0.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 12.—We
have had an animated market tn--day and prices Well
supported. The following sales have been reported :
Bristol and Gkucester, 50i ; Eastern Counties Regis-
tered, 14i; Lancastpr and Preston. 38i 391-; Manchester
and Birmingham, 49* ; Paris and Rotten, 38 ; South
Eastern, 351 ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter, 8+ ;
Barnsley Junction, Ski ; Caledonian, 5L 3s. 9d. ; Bud
dersfiela Canal, 211. . , .