The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-06 00:00:00

SURREY THEATRE.

An interesting two act drama, entitled The Forced
Marriage, was produced at this theatre last evening
with complete success. The scene is laid in Russia
during the reign of the Emperor Paul (Mr. Heslop),
who having discovered that the Countess Ozeroff (Mr*.
R. Horner), the daughter of Count Ozeroff, has been
encouraging the addresses of the Grand Duke Alex-
ander, forces her to marry Ivan Daniloff, (Mr. T. P.
Cooke), a sledge-driver, and immediately banishes
them to Siberia. In the second act we find Alex-
ander Emperor of all the Russias, and the first act of
his reign is to recal the Countess Ogeroff
and Ivan, who has been as a brother to
her during the banishment. They return. Ales-
ander gives orders for their divorce, and offers to
share his throne with the Countess. She, however,
rejects the Emperor for the sledge-driver, and Alex-
ander joins their hands, having previously ennobled
Ivan The acting of T. P. Cooke as Ivan, was beauti-
fully natural; and although he was suffering
severely from influenza, the part received full
justice at his hands. He was admirably supported by
Mrs. R. Honner, who, in the earlier scenes, exhibited
a degree of dignity of which we had not previously
thought her capable. The plot is most artistically
constructed, and the dialogue is more:carefully written
than usual. The piece was received with great ap-
plause by a crowded house.

ClursA PRIZE-MONEY.—The China war being now
ended, it is matter of considerable interest to mni-

litary men to learn what portion of the 21,000,000
of dollars indemnity money, which the Chinese
have to pay, is to be made over as prize-money
to those whose valour has wrung this treasure from
our crafty enemy; and we trust that such will be dis-
pensed for the troops with a sufficiently liberal Land,
not only to cover the losses and extra expenses of those
who have been engaged in the war, but to leave them
something handsome whereby to remember the
" China expedition:'—(lndian) Spectator.
INcINDIART FlRES.—Yesterday information was
received at Bow-street, and was forwarded thence to
the different police stations, that on the morning. of
the Ist instant, between the hours of two and three
o'clock, some evil-disposed person or persons wil-
fully and maliciously set fire to a barley and
oat stack, and a thrashing-machine, at Spa'.
ford, in the county of Nottingham. The
barley and oat-stacks belonged to Mr. Johu
Hill, of Griton, and the thrashing-machine to Mr.
Wm. Rowe, of North Searles, in the county of Lin•
coin, by which the whole was entirely destroyed. Mr.
Rowe, as well as the Norwich Fire Insurance OMR•
pany, have offered rewards for the discovery of tha
stacks of of the 24th
of corn on the
Isleri' ando
of Iyr
incendiaries.t two
field
barnsA ls o tahnadt
several
et
rhael
e•
Parnell and Mr. John
, in the county of Cain-
bridge, were maliciously set fire to. A. reward of
1001. has been offered for the discovery of the offenders.
The Mark-lane Express of yesterday observe
that 400,000 able-bodied persons are at this mo-
ment supported out of the poor-rates,
and
urges the
paramount importance of finding employment fir
these people upon the land in Works for drainage.
But it observes justly, that " nct only must the
obsolete clauses in the old forms of leases be
abolished, but the letting of lands upon lease must
become general, or there must be a large reduction of
rent." lye fear nothing but stern necessity will die.
pose English landlords to consent to a mode of occu-
pation which will inalce their tenants more indepen-
dent. But then large reduction of rent is not to b
thought of. Rather than take less rent they will gran
leases.— Chronicle.
SIR HUCII GOUGII.—Some puzzlement has been
caused in military people's minds by the appointinen
of the Marquis of Tweeddale to the command of
the Madras army, to which Sir Hugh Gough had
been nominated; but the fact is, that Sir Hugh
is to be appointed Commander-in-Chief in India ae
soon as the termination of the China war shall
known at home ; and it is, we believe, quite a settle
thing that Lord Tweeddale will be nominated provi-
sional Governor-General (probably the next mail wil 1
bring it out) ; but we have reason to feel assured, that
Lord Ellenborough will not leave India before the
cold season of 1844, by which time his Lordship ex-
pects to do a great deal for the country, and he has
our best wishes for the fullest success.—EasiWune#
(Indian paper), Oct../P.