The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-23 00:00:00

HAY MARKET THEATRE.

Morton's comedy, entitled A School for Grown Chil-
dren, which was first produced at Covent-garden, eighteen
years since, was revived at this theatre last evening,
with complete success. This is one of the best of Mor-
ton's comedies. The character of Old Revel is an
admirable one ; is is a sketch from nature ; and Farren,
the original representative of the part, sustained it last
evening with even greater effect than he did on its
original representation. The scenes in which the staid,
careful old man becomes, for the nonce, in order to
disgust his son with extravagance, the gayest of the
gay, a gambler, a spendthrift, a " jolly dog," were
admirable. The boat-racing scene, in which he
appears as a member of a yacht club, dressed as an
amateur sailor, and concludes by dancing a nautical
hornpipe, convulsed the audience with laughter ; and
the hornpipe was, of course, encored. Hudson, who
had undertaken the character at a short notice, made a
most vivacious• Young Revel (the part was originally
sustained by Jones), and acted up to Farren admirably.
Mrs. Glover sustained her original character of Dame
Ryeland ; and if the Sir A. Stanmore of Roll fell far
short of C. Kemble's performance of the character, the
Frank Ryeland of Mr. Webster was infinitely superior
to that of Serle3who was the Frank of the play, as ori-
ginally produced. The comedy has been cut down into
three acts, and it certainly acts all the better for
the pruning. It is very strongly cast, and will
no doubt have a run. The farce of Used Up followed,
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MALLEABLE GLASS.—The Segusian Mercury states
that a most marvellous discovery has been made at St. Etienne, of
rendering glass as malleable when cold as when first drawn from
the pot. This substanee, which is called silicon, combines with
various substances, producing the most brilliant colours, and can
also be obtained opaque or transparent as crystal. Its specific
gravity-is 2 65, water being 1 00. It is very ductile and malleable,
and neither air nor acids act upon it. The idea of diseovering
malleable glass is only ranked second to that of the philosopher's
stone among alchemists, and the latter will doubtless be the next
discovery made, for the one is as probable as the other.—
Commerce.

A MONSTROUS IT.—The United States Journal,
that takes the place of the Afadisonian, in a late number has the
following :—" It will plant its right foot upon the northern verge
of Oregon, and its left upon the Atlantic crag, and, waving the
stars and stripes in the face of the once proud mistress of tho
ocean, bid her, if she dare—
' Cry havoc ! and let slip the dogs of war.' "
We should, without speculation on such a spectacle, be glad to
know, says the Concordia Intelligencer, the exact size of its trow.
sera; and whether they will be made at the expense of Govern.
mot; or by private sullsoription.—New York Tribune.