The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-18 00:00:00

VAUXHALL.

The first Bal Masque of the season took place here on
Monday, under the direction of Musard. Every endeavour
was made, by attention to costume, &c., to make it the fac
simile of the ball given at Buckingham Palace last Friday
week, and the music composed expressly by Musard for the
Paiace ball was performed at Vauxhall. The whole went off
admirably, and the Gardens were crowded.

WILSON'S ENTERTAINMENTS.—On Monday even-
mg Mr. Wilson gave his favourite selection of songs at Store-
street, end was greeted by a numerous and fashionableassembly.
Many of the songs were those which Mr. Wilson has sung for
years, but which never lose their freshness and interest, when
given as he alone can give them, as was abundantly testified
on Monday night by the hearty plaudits of the audience. Next
Monday evening Mr. Wilson announced he should give his
famous Jacobite entertainments—The Adventures of Prince
Charles, for the last time, on which occasion, we hear, that the
boys of the Caledonian Asylum are to be present, in the garb
of old Gaul, and many gentlemen besides, in their National
costume. This cannot fail to throw an additional interest over
the spirit-stirring strains of the '45, and we anticipate a de-
lightful evening.
BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL JUNCTION —An impor-
tant scheme has attracted considerable attention in the City,
viz., the Bristol and Liverpool Junction Railway, the principal
feature of which is a fixed bridge over the Severn at the Old
Passage. The evidence given in the South Wales Committee
on Friday has established the practicability of the undertaking.
A bridge over the estuary, twenty-eight miles below Glouces-
ter, would be a work of great national and local importance ;
commanding as it would the entire traffic between the south-
western portion of England and the whole of South Wales. To
Bristol it would be of great benefit. Anv scheme of a direct
railway communication northward from kiristol would be in-
complete and comparatively useless without a bridge over the
Severn ; 29 not only would the passengers be still liable to the
dangers of the Ferry, but Bristol would be denied the advan-
tage of her conveying her produce into the great mineral dis-
tricts of Monmouthshire, South Wales, and the Forest of Deao,
by railway ; while Liverpool, the competing port., would have
no obstacle to contend w;th. The Admiralty has already de-
cided against the Hock Crib-bridge, as being an impediment to
the free navigation of the river ; and, we understand, it is in-
tended to obviate that difficulty by carrying the bridge at the
Old Passage from cliff to cliff, above the masts of passing ves-
sel:.—Morning Paper.
MEMOIRS or SOPHIA DOROTHEA.—We are re-
quesZed to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-
street, has this day published " Memoirs of Sophia Dorothea,
Consort of George I. ; including her Diary of the Conversa-
tions of various Distinguished Personages of her Times, and
Selections from her correspondence, now first published from
the Originals," in 2 vols. Bvo., with Portraits, price 28s.
bound, which can now be had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn
has also just published :-2. Vol. 8 of Miss Strickland's
Lives of the Queens of England, comprising Henrietta Maria
and Catharine of Braganza, Consorts of Charles I. and 11.-
3. Sybil; or, the Two Nations, by B. Disraeli, Esq., M.P.,
Author of " Coningsby." 3 vole.----t, Memoirs of Prince
Charles uart, et-AH.llOlOv ~dle, I Ihe Young _Pretender,"
with Notices of the Rebellion in 1745. By C. L. Kiose, Esq.
2 rots. Byo., with P ortr ai t, 245. bound.