18 MAY 1850, Page 11

The lessees of Sadler's Wells, setting forth a formidable list

of literary names as a committee of management, opened their doors on Thursday in aid of the fund for the "Grand Exposition of 1851 " ; and the crammed state of their house proved the zeal of Islington. In addition to the re- gular entertainments, and a concert, Mr. It. IL Home, the poet, appeared as Shylock in an act of the The Merchant of Venice, and played it—like an amateur.