The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

THE OPENING OF -THE NEW
EXCHANGE.
GUARD OP HONOUR TO THE QUEEN'
The Right lion. the Lord Mayor received from
Sir James Graham, her Majesty's Secretary ofO4te
for the Home Department, the following letter, cora.
plimentary to the Royal Artillery Company:—
" Whitehall, Oct. 18, 18447:,.
" My Lord,— I have the honour to inform your Lo r":,
ship that a communication has been made to his Dar;
Highness Prince Albert, Captain-General and Colonel
Commanding the Honourable Artillery Compank ill;
torining his Royal Highness that her Majesty- as bee
graciously pleased to signify her pleasure that de WC
Above named should attend as a Guard of Honour at t
Exchange on the occasion of her Majesty honouring !II
Corporation of London by being present at the opening
that building on the 28th inst.
"I have the honour to be, my Lord, t
" Your Lordship's very obedient serven P
" J. R. G. GRAHAM."

VICTO I: 1,4.
Don Ccesar de Bazan having made the round Os
the houses on the Middlesex side of the Thames, hag
adventured into Surrey ; and last night witnessed Jal
first appearance at the Victoria, Mr. Osbaldiston..,Pel
sonating the redoubted Don himself, while Russ
Vincent sustained the no less difficult character °f
the Gitana. It would be an oft-repeated and WL-
grateful labour to detail the plot of the drama, which'
thanks to its intrinsic qualities, is so well known n
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the theatrical world. It is a more pleasing task '3
chronicle the excellencies of the artistes. The D°
—the brave, the honourable, but very reckless Don";
was enacted to the very life. The careless adventurer
transformed in one moment, by the action of wound'.,,
honour, into the high-minded and haughty
Grandee, exhibited nothing of the startling
and discordant abruptness which might
supposed to arise from the sudden change.
The true nobility of nature but wanted occcasion
exhibit itself; and the King, Charles 11. (Mr. D 4.7
by his attempt upon the virtue of his subject's
at once aroused the bitter feelings, which had
before lain dormant. Miss Vincent's acting Wag
above all praise. In the ballad singer of I,4adrid, ,
in the wife of the fiery Count, she exhibited a delie9,l
of sentiment, a subdued energy of purpose, wiLc
proved that she had carefully studiedthe trying PJ
7j,
assigned her. They were excellently well suppor' t
by the inferior personages. The drama was ra°ls3e
successful, and not a little of that success may ascribed to the manner in which it has been got n
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by the talented lessee. The costumes are faithfully
copied from that worn by the proud Court of Spain
at the troubled period to which the romance ha;
;
reference. The scenery reflected credit on
artist, and a moonlight view in particular
el-
hibited the finish of a cabinet painting. T";
drama was received throughout with every mar.
of approbation, and will, we are assured, become a
first favourite with the good folks of Lambeth. -V,73
Cesar was succeeded by Coleman's Maniac, in
Mr. Graham sustained the principal character with
his wonted ability. The evening's amusements
vvere.,
wound up by the clever farce of That Rascal Jacks,
the scapegrace being personated by Mr. Jonn
Bert, who sent his audience home in the best of tern'
pers. We most cordially recommend our friends It°
all pleasure-seekers to visit the Victoria.

CITY OF LONDON.
The Belle's Stratagem was produced at this theatre
last evening, and it is a pleasure to witness the change
of taste in the audiences from combats and red fire,
sterling good comedy. Mr. Wilione was the .71`
George Touchwood • DoricOurt, Mr. Roxby. 1,
Flutter of Mr. J. firowne was a spirited perforin;
ance. Mrs. Walter Lacy, as Letitia Hardy, wit
beautiful; indeed, above all praise. The characte,.
of Miss Ogle was very excellently acted by Mislitg
Lee, who made the most of so trifling a part. K Lee
K. Howard was the Mrs. Racket, and Mrs. D•
Lady Touchwood. The comedy was excellently 813
up, and the house crowded. •

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TA TTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STARES.
to 5 on Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh—taken
to 1 agst Mr. Salvin's The Cure—taken
to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's E%enus—taken
to 1 agst Mr. Griffith'. Newcourt—takoi
to 1 agst Mr. Beresford's The Altered One
to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Philip—taken
to 1 agst Mr. Johnstone's Rowena
to 1 agst Mr. S. Scott's b g by Defence, out of
Negress
30 to 1 agst Mr. Wesley's Counsellor—taken 1,01
40 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's The Emperor--.,ta*,
The freedom with which the Cure, Evenus, and New,
court were backed, so far influenced the favourite's Pc)he
tion, that 6to 5, although laid on him frequently t
a
inrt
course of the day, was not to be got at the close; In Ia.:0
so obviously was the field advancing in favour, that -
shall not at all be surprised to see the odds reversed-
the next betting day.

20
2.5
25
25

15 to 1 sgst the Irish IotDERBY
--taken
11 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm
16 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger—taken 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger—
t
30 to 1 agst Mostyn's Black Prince—taken,
33 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rebecca colt—r 4
40 to 1 agst Colonel Cradock's Jinglepot—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Lintott's Lillah colt
45 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-way
66 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus—taken-

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THE THEATRES.
LYCEUM. • de
Ever since the appearance of Les mysteres f
Paris," the name of Eugene Sue has been a tower °f
strength to publisher and manager. The manage-
ment of the Lyceum, therefore, has exhibited
under
its
usual tact in producing at the present moment, Unauja
the title of The Seven Castles of the Passions, "
Irama Les Sept Chateaux du Diable, at the
perform'
ance of which all Paris is (to use a French Wit/
nightly assisting. This drama is described in the
bill as a " Romantic, Diabolical, Celestial, Terre'trial, Legendary tale of Enchantment," and this de
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scription is true/to the letter. We have two pairs of
lovers—Raymohd (Mr. Craven) and Azele (4'
Fortescue), and Canuche (Mr. Keeley) and Be;
gaillette (Mrs. Keeley), on a pilgrimage to the shrine
of our Lady of Grace. Satan (Mr. Diddear) endea-.
vours to get them into his power by subjecting them
to the temptations of Envy, Pride, Idleness, Rao
Avarice, Love, and Luxury—while their guardian
angel, Sathaniel (a somewhat anomalous designs
;
tion for an angel of light), invariably interferes in°
as they are about to succumb to the evil influenne°!,
and conducts them in safety. to the end 'Of their ~
grimage. As .a spectacle this piece is beyond I'm
praise. Nothing can exceed the magnificence of Wa.
castles of the respective passions. We are not de";
tained too long in any of them, and whenever.theii7:
serious sayings and doings of the sentimental pair
lovers " darken to sublimity," the Keeleys begin tar.;`
fun, and afford a most agreeable relief. it is by I'l'
the most agreeable allegorical drama we have ever
seen, and which will be just the thing for the
veniles during the holidays. The actin g was ex" t
lent. Miss Fairbrother as Sathaniel was the 112°
fascinating of guardian angels ; and the pilgrims or:
thinly showed excellent taste in submitting thernselve"
to such delightful control. His Darkness was Per;
sonated with becoming majesty by that excellent
actor, Diddear. In the Castle of Love, an incident" i
divertissement was introduced, in which Miss Jann
as Cupid, danced in the prettiest and most gracet.liu,
style imaginable. There were several admirwi"
scenic effects—all of which told admirably. The care
and expense bestowed in getting up the piece must
have been immense. At the fall of the curtain it wll5
announced by Keeley for repetition every evening
amidst load applause.

SURREY.
The popular drama lately produced at the Adelphid
and Haymarket Theatres, .of MM. Dumanois s
Dennery, entitled Don Cesar de Bazars Was 105
,
night brought out at this public place of entertai°'
went on the Surrey side of the water.. The prod'
tion of the piece at an earlier period has been dele3:4s
to the present time in consequence of the engagenti,
of Mr. Charles Mathews and Madame Vestris. It it
unnecessary to enter into the plot of the piece, es,b,
has already been presented to the public at
Adelphi and Haymarket Theatres. It will .be 5111,
ficient to say that it was eminently successful, thoug
we think a little cautious pruning would do it _u
effectual service. The scenery, by Messrs. Brunw;
and Turner, from D. Roberts's celebrated views.
Spain, cannot be too highly spoken of; and the Inn'.l;
which has been arranged by that universal favourite
Stansbury, reflects great credit upon him. Johns("'
Hughes, and Hicks sustained the characters elVt°-,
priced , to them with great ability ; the pun,
of Lewis, although many of them were J'6l,
fetched, elicited roars of laughter,'and kept the
vg9.,
in good temper, and the excellent acting of Ost
'Torrey was most deservedly applauded. We mug
not forget the performance of Mrs. H. Vining a°
Mrs. Honner, as Lazarillo and Maratana ; they sus'
tamed their parts with their usual talent, and made
the most of them. The piece was announced fat
repetition every evening until further notice, by ix
Hughes, amid.general plaudits. We understand that
several new pieces are in preparation, and will shortly
be produced, and that engagements have been entered:
into, Py the spirited female lessee, with many eminent
performers. The evening's amusements were eon'
eluded by The Eve of Battle, or Woman's Nerve'
and The Crown Prince, or The Buckle of
which, having been performed for some weeks, have
become deservedly favourite pieces.