The Sun. — 1864-08-16 (London, England)

DECREASES.  StewartonJiunlop,— &c. Netherlands Equitable Hants, Su,sex, & Dorset Preserver Ultrajectum 27 19 1 National of Ireland 125 11 8 Union ..... .. Atlas 3OO 13 7 Pa riotic Westminster Sun 4,410 13 co  The New Bower Operetta House.  This little theatre, which had become notoriously one o f the most objectionable places of amusement in London, has been recently taken by Mr Walter Kimber, with the view not only to "revive its fortunes," but at the same time to introduce a higher class of more pleasing entertainments for the play-going public "down about this 'ere quarter.' The spirited manager commenced by thoroughly sweeping out the old Augean stable, which is now transformed into a neat, comfortable, and pleasing little operetta house. Mr Kimber merits every success for his bold effort to raise the fortunes of a truly fallen house. The company which has been got together, as a whole, is a fair and passable one. Four pieces were put on the stage last evening, and on the whole creditably performed, viz., 4. The Kiss and the Rose," by Howard Payne, and 66 Her only Paling," a new and original comedietta by Smyth Lee, Esq. In this piece Miss Emma Mansell manifested her talents as an actress, and her very beautiful song, "The pleading of the heart," was loudly and deservedly encored. The new burlesque of " Cymon and Iphigenia " is smartly written, and seemed well adapted to the place and the audience, and was carried out with great spirit on the part of all the actors. " Iced Champagne" closed the evening's programme. There is just one word in passing that we would whisper into the ear of the manager, and that is, to avoid injudiciously using too large capital letters in announcing his "swans," for somehow if the public are disappointed when the bird has been seen and heard, they are very likely to say, "well, it is but a ' goose' after all."  STRUGGLE ON THE PARAPET OF LONDONBRIDGE.—Last evening Mr. Payne, the city coroner, held an inquest at the Vestry-hall, Fair-street, Southwark, respecting tho death by suicide of Mary Ann Mann, aged 43. John Nare, No. 3, Blue Anchor-road, Bemondsey, said that lost Sunday morning, about 8 o'clock, ho was crossing London-bridge, A boy called out to him— "Master, there is a woman going to drown herself I" He they saw the deceased with one leg over the parapet of the bridge, She was standing in the middle recess of the centre arch. He rushed forward and caught hold of her by the arm. She struggled fearfully. Ho tried to pull her back, but could not do so. He then let her go, and she fell into the water. Her head was first dashed against the stonework of the bridge. The witness just saved his own life. Geo. Mann, No. 10, Great Arthur-street, St. Luke's, a cigar-maker, said that the deceased was his wife. For the last eight weeks she had been very ill. She frequently said she would go and drown herself, because she had dreadful pains in her back. Mrs E. Speller said that the deceased had fallen downstairs last Thursday. After that she said to witness "I feel so low-spirited that I shall go and kill myself." The coroner having summed up the jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind." THE ALABAMA. AND SUMTER.—Already Captain Semmes' narrative of his cruises on board the Alabama and Sumter has reached a second edition, and Messrs Saunders, Otley, and Co., announce that the work has been carefully revised, 

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