The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-20 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT•

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESFONDENT.)
Should the continued piercing wind and dry Ppill
weather continue another week, the hopes of the farraer,A
be at an end as to all chance of his crops this season. A ;
deal of barley is not yet sown, much that is sown is s°"tbs%
the eats, beans, and peas look very bad ; as to the greet to
seems to be daily growing less, as we advance tower ,
time for hay harvest.
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DISTURBANCE IN GUERNSEY.—DEPARTURE OF
In consequence of an express which arrived at these bsP5O,
(Albany, Isle of Wight), at two o'clock this morninC.
day), between 400 and 500 men of the 23d, 42d, 971m.0f
Rifles, have been hastily marched for Cowes, and aret
embarking on board Government steamers for the OnTsr
Islands. The wind is blowing a gale right into CO',"e!l be
hour, but it is so protected at the Point that the non u"_,: to
embarked without difficulty, and the wind will send thew
Guernsey by to-morrow morning,
COWES.—Arrived this morning the Spanish bring 5.11110:
Ramoncito, from Cuba, with sugar ; when off St. Catheoribets
fell in with the wreck of the sel.-tooner Catherine' it into
master, from London for Liverpool, which had been two
by a barque at two A.M. on Saturday, iod took fres:llo6
seamen, Thomas and John Griffiths. The rest of the
with the Captain and his wife, were drowned. , basica
It is blowing a gale from the N.E. The sea
over the Parade so as to render it almost imp 528

HER MAJESTY'S THEAT:lttery
The only drawback upon the brilliancy of the ''sfestl•
house this season, has been the absence of her 31. VA
The subscribers who have been in the habit of beh°' N.oia
our Sovereign could not but feel the palpable 1.0.
hitherto presented by the Royal box. The first co
terval of mourning being over, her Majesty spar?'
Albert attended the theatre on Saturday, and If
manded the performance of Zampa. Thelessee natS,ek
took this opportunity of displaying the varied resaw;es,
of the establishment ; La Gitana and choice sc oe.
from the lively and popular opera of Don Pasquale ictife
added to Herold's chef d'ceuvre and to the imagwa' for
ballet of Alma. In choosing the opera of Zanipc„,o
performance her Majesty displayed her well!-
taste and proficiency. This original and bosllol
composition, which has enjoyed such immediatte
unalloyed success all over Europe, bas in Enl:brthe
only been slowly gaining upon the estimation 01.. lies
public, but we shall now have frequent opporttV
of hearing again the strains inspired by Herold!. ess
markable genius. Her Majesty and his Royal lliguirtjle
Prince Albert appeared to appreciate the charms
..°%:,yo
opera—nothing could be more marked than their 7
ment of the choruses, the drinking song, the the
tween Persiani and Corelli, and particularly thl° Thor
last act between Fornasari and the heroine, in lf the
bounded means of dramatic expression are added to
bra
charm of the music—an opportunity of which Fer%tecE
availed himself with triumphant success. Lablache cro`f the'
the utmost amusement amongst the august tensa" whePt
Royal box by his curious appearance, particularly' t oaf
in his warlike fit in the second act. We need tee'
that with such music, and such exertions of she 1;v JOmgrs,
mers, the performance was most warmly received iv.
audience. It is true that, to the astonishment:oo4
dignation of the subscribers, two or three ill"cur
persons placed beneath the oyal box hissed as 'led to
tarn descended ; but no means has ever been dell those
exclude from the courtly precincts of the opera ja ,
°,l
who are as deficient in good breeding as they gllfter alit •
ear and feeling for music. Her Majesty retired &tile 0,4
pas. The scene of Don Pasquale followed, and f GO°
enthusiastic applause greeted the appearance beir
upon the stage, and her subsequent efforts to reriliesr
numerous admirers. Cerito's re-appearance 01..niete°-
in which she endured more than one encore, 0..7 Virl
Saturday night's very liberal list of entertain
need scarcely say that the house was esowd,e__° soa tha
measure—at this season it is habitually fulLitlghef,e,
intention of her Majesty to visit the theatre b,„„‘ aledio
rumoured, an overflow of spectators was the I'''.
consequence.

HA YMARKET THEATII' 610
A new one act drama, entitled The Absenteert tbis
the pen of Mr. Bayle Bernard, was produced. ilocer
theatre on Saturday evening. The absentee 15 as
tain Edward Macarthy (Mr. H. Holl), whiles
to his native village on the banks of the .", Or
Killarney, so over-refined by a residence on !me JOlO
tinent that his old playmz'te, Norab (I‘l'lB is
.As°
Bennett) a warm-hearted lively Irish glf",,,istilw
afraid of shocking him by appearing -beitu-enise6
character, that she has recourse to various tiler, 11A
to win back his affections, and, as NarY ben /111-ra'
poor peasant girl, succeeds in gaining his -fife.
in fixing the absentee in his native land for life. 001'
these schemes she is assisted by Lanty 1570 bor,
Leonard), her uncle's servant, a re3llist
of a boy," who dances a lilt in first -rate tb,
and by his comicalities contributes .gretistireovel'
the success of the piece. This drama, Thor `re:
is made the vehicle for the exhibition 0f s°"„-of 1,Im"
beautiful scenery representing different view-repel/
Lakes of Killarney. It was announced for
cadent
tion by Mr. H. Holl, without „Ciiiis6l.‘le
A Cure fur the Heart Ache followed, °X.-id. PPi
and Charles Mathews as Old arid Youiig Rapid.,
ren's Old Rapid is one of the most pert:end/ tit of tor
performances on the stage. The broad Pell, 6tind
mour are given with the most perfect eifee"
workea
r
little touches of pathos are exquisitelY oot Pe
The scene before the duel was one of ray of $:
feet touches of nature ever given. 3-1-15;isth6W,4
audience were affected to tears. Charles
mice,
perfor.al3ll..,„ ciplee
Young Rapid is a clever, bustling
he certainly acted up to his riwourite
letter., „dial'
" Push on, keep moving?' to the very
pfece pa
ster's Frank Oatland was a sterling
The purse scene was given with
power which drew:down:repeated
Webster is certainly by far the best repres'-.5
this line of characters on the stage. :' 'anterts°
A Kiss in the Dark concluded the evening;
ment. The House wss, as usual, crowdeu•
01 nil
baurnstesnel.g_aftP6Ptill

WILL OF VISCOUNT SIDMOITTL- - r Situ*" tiO,
cocicil of the late Henry Addington Visr7o:l3h,l'b;
have just been proved in Doctors'-comrat .nd
Wl
Grimstcn Bucknall Estcourt, Thomas Hoskins.,- 4")„,,es tes„"/
the whole
Esqrs. The will is dated in 1841, and r,„,
whole of his property to his son Leonard Ad& f'Sid
Viscount Sidmouth) ;_ to Earl Fowls, "the fall-lt;Si taf
the
traits of George the Third and Queen Charlotte,
remainder of his pictures, which are considered 011! tO
finest collections, including many of the old masters,
son. To valet, butler, housekeeper, footmen, grwt, te
host of other domestics, legacies varying from ropolee;
The codicil is dated as lately as 1843. The peraotuu,i; Ord
is sworn under 35,000/. After a very few unimpertan" k_
be gives the residue of his property to his son. 1 Ne"
We are able to announce that Sir Hugh eels
Knight, C 8., K.C.H., Bear Admiral of the White, bob
appointed to the command of the Particular Servile "del:,
dron, Bear Admiral Bowles having been appointed °,st :O)
Lords of the Admiralty. Sir Hugh entered the B 9 304:
Ist May, 1788; was made Lieutenant 12th NoveraPt? 3804:
Commander 29th April, 1802 • was posted Bth Dia_L, 1857. •
and hoisted his flag as Rear 'Admiral 10th JaiTiT;, ara-
The record of his services rendered is that, whlip ,p Otre
mand of a frigate in the West Indies, in 1809,.11?. , 07
the island of .Mariagalante, and assisted at the•ta:la; well/
French frigate Junon ; was also present when th
74, surrendered. He also distinguished himself f?r '-k4rfics
unttca
during hostilities with the United States.--
Gazette.

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