The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-01 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON THEATRE,

Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff commenced a short engage-
ment here last evening. The play was As You Like It,
Mr. Vandenh, ff sustaining the character of Jaques, and
Miss Vandenhoff that of Rosalind. Vandenhotf's sen-
tentious style is exactly suited to the melancholy Jaques.
He acted with great tact and judgment. Miss Vanden-
hoff's Rosalind was a very lady-like performance. They
were both much applauded: the play was very well cast.
Mr. Cowl,, t.s Orlando, was. eery good, and James
Browne was the quaintest of Touchstones. Indeed had
he been others ise than excellent it would have been un-
pardonable, seeing he was so admirably supported by
Mrs. Mentgemerie, as Audrey. Her Audrey is one of
the best on the stage. She is one of the few wtistcs
who understand Shskspeare, and we hope soon to have
the pleasure of seeillg lmr in .some more SlialtTt•riart
characters. The play was fu11,,we,4 by the fare, of Pct's
Vaycz, its, with 11. Hall, as Larry Ilq.olag• in; titter
In the far,ie of the Road &de lan, George ,11.:1 I sus
tained p,,or ilathews' character of Buskin, %%WI c.‘te•i-
!ler-able hum•-•tir. The pieces were a yut on the stage
in an admirable manner.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
royal suite, are expected to arrive at Buckingham
Palace at five o'clock this afternon, from the Isle
of Wight.

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FUNERAL OE THE HON. \V. FRASER.—The mortal
remains of this highly respected and lamented gentleman
were, on Saturday, removed from the residence of Lord
Saltoun, in Great Cumberland-street, and deposited in the
catacombs of the Kensal-green Cemetery. Among the
mourners in attendance were Major-General Lord Saltoun
and Captain Fraser (eldest son of the deceased), Sir John
Bayley, Bart., Lieut.-General Browny, Major-General Sir
James Law Lushington, G.C.8., Colonel Fraser (of Castle
Fraser), Colonel Ellis, and several other personal and intimate
friends of the deceased. The service was performed by the
Rev. Mr. Scobell.

A MINIATURE ELEPUANT.-011 Thursday last,
about five o'clock, a sow in the possession of Mr. William
Higgs, pig-breeder, living at Phoenix-cottage, on the Tewkes-
bury-road, farrowed twelve young ones. With reference to
eleven of these, there was nothing remarkable, but the other
was certaitly a most extraordinary lusits natures—the head
preset&ng exactl3, the appearance of that of an elephant.
The lower jaw, the trunk, the eyes, the ears, all exactly cor-
responded. This singular little animal only lived for about
oi:e hour and ten minutes. The owner intends to preserve
the body in spirits as a curiosity. It is difficult to account
for this freak of nature, and we must leave the explanation
to others ; we merely record the fact which our eyes have
seen.—Cheltenhunt Free Press.

EXTENSIVE FIRE THIS MORNING IN THE MINO•
niEs.—About one o'clock this morning a fire broke out at
No. 83, in the 111inories, in the occupation of Mr. Kirby, oil
and colourman. The inmates escaped with difficulty over the
roof of the next house. Engines were promptly on the spot,
but the result was the destruction of Mr. Kirby's house and
stock. Mr. Ormer's house, next door, and other property,
was considerably damaged.
FOURFOLD ACCIDENT ON THE THAMES.—Yester-
day Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Spotted Dog, High-
street, Poplar, on the body of William Day, aged thirty-one,
a fisherman. It may be recollected that on the sth of
February the deceased and three other persons, named By-
ford, were drowned near the Gallons, off Woolwich, by the
upsetting of their fishing-beat at night, during a squall.
The body of one of the Byfords was found soon after the
accident, and an inquest was held on it by Mr. Lewis,
Coroner for Essex, at Barking. The verdict was" Accidental
death." The body of the deceased-man, Day, was found on
Wednesday last, floating in the river, off Bow-creek. The
bodies of two of the Byfords have not yet been found. The
evidence yesterday proved that the men, at eleven o'clock
at night, were coming up the river in a hatch-boat, laden
with fish, and sailing in the wake of a brig. They gained
upon the brig, and as they shot by its stern a sudden gust of
wind, blowing off the shore, caught the boat's sails and
upset her. Only one man escaped—a good swimmer, named
Joseph Leach, who related the above facts. Verdict—" Acci-
dental death."
THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 31.—The
Oriental Company's steam ship Royal Tar came into the
docks last evening, with the Peninsular and Gibraltar mails,
which, on being landed, were forwarded to London by 2 A isr.
mail train this day. She left Gibraltar on the.22d instant;
Cadiz, 23d; Lisbon and Oporto, 25th; and Vigo, 2Gt h. The
Royal Tar has a fruit cargo and 14 passengers. The Fantome
sloop-of-war, and Spanish line-of battle ship Soberian, were
at Gibraltar, and the Scout and Flamer steamers, the French
corvette Trido, and brig-of-war Douro, were at Cadiz. The
Tagus steam-ship, Captain Brookes, will leave the docks to-
morrow at three o'clock, with a full cargo cf bale goods, for
Constantinople. The Tagus will take out the East India and
China mails as far as Malta, and then be forwarded, in the
Iberia, to Alexandria.
THE COUNTESS or EGLINTON STEAMER.—We re-
gret to state, that this fine river steamer was driven from
her moorings at Milport, during the storm of Thursday night,
and thrown upon the rocks. She is said to have been seri-
ously damatied. No person was on teaard,—G/ribVow Satur-
day Post.