The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-22 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

ARRIVAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL FLEET AT FLYMOITTH.—The
eight line-of-battle ships, composing the experimental squadron
under the command of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., with that
Gallant Officer's Flag flying on board the St. Vincent, 120, Captain
Rowley, arrived in Plymouth Sound during Friday night from Cork.
On Saturday morning several of the ships reported defects, which will
be immediately attended to by the dockyard.
The St. Vincent led in about 2.30 a.m., on Saturday morning, fol-
lowed by the other ships of the fleet, and the Rattler and Stromboli
steam sloops. About eight o'clock the St. Vincent saluted the port I
admiral's flag, and the Neapolitan frigate, the Urania, 44, Captain
Lettieri, saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Parker.
The fleet left Cork harbour on Thursday afternoon, at which time
there was both rain and fog. The order for sailiag was sudden, and
most unexpected, so much so that several officers were left behind in
Cork, and will have to join their several ships at Plymouth.
On Tuesday a splendid dejeuner was given by the officers of the
Queen to about 300 of the gentry of Cork and neighbourhood. Dancing
was kept up on the middle deck until eleven o'clock, when the
guests departed most highly gratified with their entertainment.
Rear-Admiral Parker is still very unwell in his cot, on beard the
St. Vincent. He will strike his flag at Devonport, and Rear-Admiral
Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8., the superintendent of the dockyard, will
hoist his flag on board the St. Vincent, and assume the command.
Sir Samuel Pym was appointed to the command-in-chief by the
Admiralty on Friday. Mr. Lumsdale, the master attendant, will
perform the duties in the dockyard during the absence of the Admiral
superintendent, and Captain Manly Hall Dixon, of the Caledonia,
120, will command the ordinary.
The flag of the commander-in-chief, at Devonport, Admiral Sir
John West, K.C.8., has been shifted to the Queen, 110, Captain Sir
Baldwin Walker, which vessel will ultimately be his flag; ship at that
port. The Queen is to fire the morning and evening gun while at
Plymouth Sound.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE

Mr. Bunn commences the winter campaign here on Saturday,
with a corpr operatique and charographique, such as no other English
theatre can beast. He retains the services of all the operatic nota-
bilities of last season, including the "Enchantress" Anna Thillon, whilst
in every department the operatic strength of the company has been
increased by new engagements. Among these the most prominent,
certainly, is that of Mdlle. Jenny Lind, the prima donna of the Impe-
rial Theatre, Berlin, who, in the opinion of the dilettanti, may fairly dis-
pute with Leutzer the right to the ti le of Nightingale of Germany.
We are glad to see this lady's name appear in the list of the
Drury company, for we believe that attempts have been made
to prevent her appearing there, which attempts it would appear,
have not succeeded any better than they deserve. The engagement
of this lady speaks well not only for the taste, but for the tact and
diplomacy of the manager of Old Drury. H. Phillips, who has
just returned from America, also joins the Drury company, as
does Allen of the Princess's. This last engagement is, perhaps, the
most important that Mr. Bunn has made. His operatic corps
was last season very weak in tenors. He wanted a musician-like
tenor, as contradistinguished from a mere singer of ballads : in Allen
he has secured one of the most tastefill singers, and accomplished
musicians of the day—one who thoroughly understands and is capable
of doing full justice to the compositions of the great Italian masters.
Wallace, whose performance at concerts during the last season have
acquired for him a high name in the musical world, and of whose
talents as a composer Fame speaks highly, has a new opera, which
will be produced during the present season, and which has excited
the greatest expectations; and Benedict will also produce a new grand
opera during the course of the season. Negotiations have also been
entered into with Meyerbeer for the production of his opera, The
Camp of Silesia, and Donizetti for a new opera of which Scribe is
to write the libretto. In the Ballet department we are to have Adele
Dumilatre, Plunkett, and Mademoiselle Flora Fabbir, a
young lady who possesses a high continental reputation
but who is as yet new to the English public. An engagement has
also been entered into with the Risleys and with Wieland. These
latter engagements will give the ballet directors an opportunity of
introducing great variety into this species of entertainment—au op-
portunity of which MM. Albert and Barrez will, no doubt, know how
to avail themselves. It is not often that a ballet director has such
talent at his command as those of the Risleys, father and sons.
Among the novelties promised in this department are La Fine de
.ifarbre, a new ballet composed expressly for Drury-lane, by MM.
St. George and Albert, the music by Adolphe Adam, and the ballet
whick is now drawing all Paris to the Academie, and which has in
fact been the saving of that theatre, and of M. Leon PMet, its direc-
tor, entitled Le Diable a quatre. Schira is musical director, Tully
chorus master, and Harley stage-manager. The scenic department
is under the direction of Grieve, and the general management under
that Bunn himself—Bon Voyage ! Mr. Bunn, stay n unforseen ill-
nesses of principal performers derange your plate, but may you be
able fully and fairly to carry out your programme, aid then your
season cannot but be a most successful one.

REDUCTION OF FARES.—The South-Western and
Brighton both announce a great reduction in their fares, to com-
mence on the Ist proximo, when the fares by the latter from Gosport
to London by every train will be the same as from Southampton to
London ; the fares being 16s. first class, and 12s. second class. The
Brighton having made the requisite increase in their stock of car-
riages, are induced to reduce their fares, in conformity with the an-
nouncement of ➢lr. Rowland Hill, the Chairman, at the last meeting.
The fares by the third class, or Parliamentary trains, will be 4s. 3d.,
second class 55., first class 10s., accomplishing the distance in two
hours and a half.

UNITED STATES.—LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY NIGHT.—
By the arrival of the packet-ship, Susquehana, Captain West, from
New York, we have papers from that city to the 2d inst., a day later
than previous arrivals, but they contain no fresh intelligence. The
American steamer Mamora was to leave New York on the same day
as the Susquehana ; there is not, however, up to this hour, any tidings
of her approach.
FATAL FALL FROM INTEMPERANCE.—MP. Baker
held an inquest on Saturday at the King's Arms, Prospect-place,
Hackney-road, on the body of Ann Tyrrell, aged sixty-three. The
deceased was the wife of a superannuated ward beadle of Bishops-
gate, and resided in Prospect-place. On Friday last she had been
drinking freely of spirits, and had fallen in her room several times
during the day. About five o'clock in the afternoon, her landlady
heard a noise on the stairs, and on going to ascertain the cause, she
found the deceased lying at the bottom of the stairs, with her head
bent under her, having evidently fallen down the whole flight. Mr.
King, a surgeon, was called in, who pronounced her to be quite dead,
having broken her neck. Verdict, " Accidental death."
DEATH OF SHERIFF M ACDONALD.—It is with un-
feigned regret we announce the rather sudden and premature death
of James Macdonald, Esq., advocate, one of the Sheriff-substitutes of
the county of Edinburgh. Sheriff Macdonald was in the full pos-
session of health, and in the execution of his official duties not many
days ago, having sat on the bench in the Sheriff Court on the
10th instant. Mr. Macdonald's sister, with whom he lived,
was seized with small-pox, from which disease this lady is now
recovering. It is supposed the Sheriff had caught the malady, but he
was also considered in a fair way till Tuesday morning, when he
grew much worse, and expired at ten o'clock at night. Mr. Mac-
donald, who we believe was in his forty-fifth or forty-sixth year,
was greatly respected as a clear and upright judge, and as an amiable
man ; his early death is, therefore, a subject of deep and sincere re-
gret to all who had the happiness of bis friendship and acquaintance.
—Scotch Reformers' Gazette.
MESMERISM.—A girl, named Mary Farriss, aged
14, an inmate of the Cork workhouse for two years, was presented
to the Board on Wednesday. It appeared she had been deaf for four
years, and incapable of receiving instruction in the school of the
house, owing. to the infirmity. She was mesmerised last week, and
to the surprise of all present, during the sleep, answered questions
asked in the usual tone of voice. To-day she has replied to questions
put in a whisper.—Cork Constitution.