Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-05-23

ANornBH THEATRICAL JoKB.-A
Dramatic anecdotes are 80 much the vogu
ut present, we cannot lorbcar appromia
ting che following, which we find III III
Republican banner, Nashville Tenn ia
ken from the New Yofk Gazette
TAXING 4aH DuNB OF BueatNeHAM.4
On The fret night of the grand production
'Rlehafd the Ill. d ttile Park Theatre. eve
rY body contested with tha stage hal bee
III I constant state o~fpreparatiou fg ma
ny days. aud even the ,supes' knew wha
they bad % d9-Riehafd.s army were a
avnfd8 points with Richards men, AM
wouldn't think ofassoeiatiha with them u
al. 40 night every body was nervous
from kean down to that promising voting
man, Aih King, This representative d
Caieshy wa destihed 10 divide the ap,
rla9se with the star he got along admir,
ably until he was required to announce
that The Duke Of Buckingham Ii taken,
when unfortunately, he mistook his cue,
dadgea oil, and announced the fact to-
seen. Richard took no notice Of him, and
CateBbo retired W the stage In high dud.
Eeon-7he pronptef Immediately rushed
round 70 @, r. aud catching ono orthe
'sapes,' desired him Ia inform Mr.. kean chat
che Duke Of Buckingham was taken. Tho
'sups' demonstrating that he belonged to
Richards army but the pronpter merely
made some observation about the odds and
showed him un.
1.-THE Duke Of Buckingham b taken"
shouted the 'supa,'
on with hts head So much Tor Buck.
ham, exclaimed Richard. CateBby Inne.
dihteiY came down, and ID soon "a the ap.
plause had subsidized, saia to Richard II
told you 50 before Mr.. hean, but you
woaldnt believe nc. The applause, Il III
nUadleBs 20 say, was frantic,
"
TaLsuRApnia CuaNuNioArfpN mn.
TWEEN FRANeH AND ENGLAND 4ft a Htas
ted III the Leulan Globe Of The 18Th Of
April, That the British Government. blythe
Lords Commissioners Of The Admiralty,
and tie Fronth Gavrraalaht, BY the Mid.
lister Of The Interior have granted permits.
slon TO two gentlemen, tho projectors of
che scheme, 10 10y down a subsnlarine tele.
graph from the coast Of France To that Of
England
The site aeleeted d from Cape Gfesne8.
or from Cape Blahdnes, on the French
side, 10 The South Furolahd on the English
coast. The soundings between these
headlands are gradual, varying from seven
fatltams near The shore on either side, 10 n
maximum If thtFis .Hcvcn httoma IA mid.
channel. III Lords Of the i inErafty
have alsofgrantea permission 10 the sanit
gentlemen 10 lays down i submarine iela.
graph between Dublin and Hniyhead,
Which u To BE- eatriej On from the latter
place to liverpool and london. The anh.
marine telegraph across the English Chan.
mel viii, huwesprgh c the ono lrst lsia
down the materials for this are already
undergoing the pr0eeag Of insilatlofh aud
are IN tlat state o sslorwafdness which will
enable the prpiectora 70 have Them eomple.
ted and placed IN position, 40 that n teie,
graphic communications can he Transmitted
across the Channel about the first week ia
June,
When this ID completed an electric tele.
graph viii be established from the coast Of
Paris, and thence 10 Narcotics. This
teIeggaph throughout France will be !mmr.
dtately antef The direction OF the French
government ass according 10 the law OF
ls8T, III telegraphit 4eomnnicatioas
through that evuRtvy are under the ateo.
lute control and suparintrndence Of the
Minister Of Tic interior. tpan the com.
pletton Of the submarine telegraph aeraas
the English Channel, Il II stated that Il
rtmtlar enc, en- Q most gigantic sale, viii
be attempted to he formed. under the imne.
date sanction aud patronage ofthe French
administration this IL na hess than thato
connecting tha shores Of Africa with those
otEurope by the same instrunentality.
thus opening q direct and hghthing,ike
communication between Narsciles ana
Algeria,
L has been denbtod by several scientific
men whether thts is practicable. and, in.
deed, whether even the project Between the
coasts of France and England can ha nc.
oomplished but II has been proved by eS.
periments, The most satisfactory in their re.
suits, that pot oniy can It I'd effected with.
out any considerable difficulty. II the
French succeed in laying a Geographic
wire across tho Mediterranean. We Shall
next hear ofa plan to lay one from Lands
End 70 Cape Cod
TuaeE CuasRs ron sr. Laufs-TGe
~, Louis papers pf the l3th inst brinr
most gratifying intelligeaee, showing that
when the soil Of America Is invaded, her
sons arr among the foremost to
taeir homes and the banks Of their .
own beautiful river for those If the Rio
Gcande. The s.. Louis Legion met on
l2th In obedience To general orders,
about 200 being un Che 4rauna. Some /,
iitsIe reluctance to come forward was man.
Tested at FIRST, owing to the vagueness Of /,
Cen. Gainess reqaisition and taar that they I,
would NOT be received, but D the assur. !
ance Of the officers az the regular army
there was no fear Of any such result, /
they came forward almost 10 a man, and N
me enrolment Of volunteers was going on
The papers asserted confidently
mat a toree of 500 men, all that was asked {
on hy the reqaisiiou, would be ready 10 \
The next day. The Reveile SAYS that
old honter veteran was upon the par. =
sde ground yesterday, In homespun suit, 4
Aflth rite In hand ana shot pouch At his a
lde, who said he had six soRs uoinr Ii the h
seat OF war and expressed BIS deiermim- i
tf accompanying The BOYS to see If I
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