The Sun. — London, England, 1802-01-16 00:00:00

THE I'HEATRES: Drusiy-Lame. THE Tragedy of Venice Presern,d, which was very properly withdrawn from the Stage a few years ago, in consequence of the malevolent attempts of certain faElious spirits to apply some of its political passages to the events of the time, and thereby kindle popular violence, was revived 'last night at this Theatre. Happily the temper of the times is changed, and the artifices of such evil spirits can no longer convert r ational amusement into political disseeititin. The Platabniihcls with so many touches of true pathos, and the interest of the chief chara&ers presses so strongly on the heart, that it is now Properly restored to the admirers of dramatic ex cellence. It is impossible to do justice to the merit of Mrs. SII;DONS in Belvidera. She was uniformly great in every part. It is, we understand, one of her favourite CharaCters; and it is certainly one in Which she is chiefly successful, Nothing could be mere pathetic than all her effusions of tenderness to Safer. Her recital of the midnight visit of Re , naztl4 ; with the interrupted bursts of indignation, roused every congenial impulse in the Audience. Her appeal to her father, her fears of the vengeance of jaff er for having tempted him to• betray his friends, and, finally, her madness and death, -were all the_best , atchieveme nts of the art, and. excited vie strongest testimonies of sympathy and applause. KitmaLt exerted himself with great force, judg-• ment, and feeling in gaffer. The fiery p assions seem to be more suitable to KEMBLVS talents than simple tenderness, yet he marked all the expressions of fondness .towards Belvidere with an interesting softness. He was uncommonly successful in his taunting reproaches of old Renault on "the. knavish itch in hiS salt blood," and drew reiterated plaudits. The charaCter of Pierre . was performed for the irst time by 4AARYMORE, who fully entered into the spirit of it, and sustained it throughout with Manly .efiergy, Indeed his representation of this •tharaCter was Much above the usual standard of his PAcciit. gave' 'Renault with such a charaeleristic Mixture of likpqilrisy, petul ance ; an d cruelty, as tendered it. Yelp : prominent in the Piece. The Priuti-o f '``isintitled to notice for firm tnuneiation,and unaffected emotion. - The Play was for the first ti me brought forward with dresses accordin g to the eastame of the time, and scene of at - lio n ; and all the subordinate parts of scenery and detOration were appropriate. No alteration or omission seenls , to have taken place in the Tragedy itself ; and though the politi cal passages excited much approbatiOn, it (lid not, seem to be the result of party-spirit. The Audience was very numerous, very attentive, and very Jibe_ kill in applause, Covent Ca' fleir. ' . • Last night Mr. Lt wrs's Tragedy of Alfonso, t eas; for the first time, performed at this. Theatre. 1 .. would be absurd t o enter i nto a detailed account . thr...._Pint...of a Play . w hi c h h as b een- published. Llke bea rs he st 'of M r , L EW ts ' s produCtions, Alfonso marks of a strong but very unequal and irregular genius. His natural caste appears to have been vitiated by the extr av too inti mate an acquaintance with man Romanc ag e ance of th e Gcrr n aama, and of Ger . n Dr This Piece, like those e have yim ported from th e C ont i nent, aboundsw 'with situat latel ions' which, though they create :a .kind of artificial intetest, are unnatural, and with sentiments which, though plau sible, are forced and extravagant. his much to the credit' of the- morality at least, of an English au dience,' that sentiments which appear to inculcate ' virtue are always received with approbation ; but .self.evident propOsicions, however eloquently writ ten, or, however fOrciblY expressed, ca nnot i n any great d egree. excite the feelings. /crest of the Q Much o f t h e i n _ erman Drama ,(and in that school we are conv inced , ))4l4,3l, , ,Ei,v is . has studied) is excited hy.,situations,-,wiiclif: are almost always unnatural, and some t irrts,, cliousting. W e cannot otherwise account for the novel speCtacle exhibited last ni ght of a father and son fighting -together. The oet of Ttagic A ut h ors. use.) to be to create compasbsijonc, grief, or terror, but the efforts the new school is to produce horror and disgust, and w e the j ust i ce to sa must do th em unsuccessful, y, that in the latte r t h ey are rarely • . -, . --- . There is. in A/fonso some very good writing, but i t i s lost in a c l ou d of commonplace declama tion. There are (which we must not,only, disap prove'of b.ut strongly condemn) frequ ent an d solemn appeals to the Deity ; but i t appears to have been reserved f or the talentS of Moralit y v i cious a modern Writer s to renderacrd Piety blaspheMous. Of thePerfr)rme.:ra.we have'little to say i _ and of that little much will not be Praise. The,6st Part' of Cooit E,'s Chatader was,:peculiarly adapted to his talents, and he gaye it with his usual energetic. roughness. ' We are sorry we cannot speak with. our usual praise of Mr. MURRAY Wd never saw. him to less adwintage than in -Alfonso. The 01a rafter certainly did not admit of great exertions, but he contrived to make the gr eat and good Alfonso ,appear very conternptible.---H JOHNSTON was re. speaable ; and the other male Charaaers were too-, tininiportant to deserve notice. Mrs.-LtretivrELo deseryed what she received, great applause ; but if there were great beauties in her performance, there were also great faults : her conception i 4 .infinitely, greater than her powers,. and consequenrlV,L,A atternpting too much, she fre . que ntly fads. We were sorry 'to observe last night, that she appears to be acquiring a habit of aspi. t in,''Y 'the last - 011,41TC , 0f every important word. Mrs. H. ji , ilNs'ro . r sustained a Veryarduous part. 4vith vety , great ability, but he r vo i ce i s rat h er too . weak fur so large a Theatre. The Prologue was, to our surprize, very de. eentlY delivered by CLARiMONT; and an indifferent E pilogue very admirably spoken-by Mrs. H, JOHN. . .... The Hou'se.as uncommonly full, and the Play wza i.Lunounced for thi4 eveninz. AftititdA, The difficulties which occasioned the rupture in the progress of the Commissioners of this Country and the United States of America, appointed to decide on the respelive claims made by the individuals of the two countries, are happily removed. The Government of the United States have agreed to pay a specific sum to the British Govern ment, which we understand to be z 00,0001., and which is to satisfy' all the old long pending claims by British Subjeas on the Individuals of that Country. 'British Claimants havo how, therefore, to apply for restitution to their owQ,Government. The American Claimants, also, for, the captures by British Cruizers are, by the present: adjustment, al_ lowed to proceed as provided by the last Commer cial Treaty between the two Countries, and justice will therefore be rendered them, on duly,substan tiating their losses. The demand made by British SubjeCts on the United States was above a million sterling. As that Government( is now released by paying only two hundred thousand pounds, it is conceived that the bargain is very favourable to America'. Lord KENSINGTON has been chosen a kepresen tative in Parliament for the Borough of Hax'rerford. west, in the room of his late Father. His Lordship is a Colonel in the Army, and has been some time serving at Gibraltar, but -is now on his passage home, to enjoy his new title and estates. The five State Prisoners, lately confined at Fort George, and sent to Ireland, are Dr. Jackson, and Messrs. Pennant, Sims, Doudle, and Hunter. The Navigation of the Thames is completely blocked up by the ice, in consequence of which the prices.of Grain, in Mark-lane, are „rather upon the advance. M. SCHONBORN, the late Danish Secretary of Legation at our Court, has been allowed, at his own request to retire on a pension. Fle is the original patron and friend of KLOPSTOCK, the cele brated German Poet. The Grand Vicar of the Diocese of the vacant Bishopric of Namur, an Ecclesiastie;' who has . un ceasingly preached disobedience to the laWs 'of the Republic, has lately received an,order ,his Eminence Cardinal CAP RAR A, thleiatsin France, to discontinue his functions. Count VALLE±SE, Minister Plenipotentiary from the KING of SARDINIA to the Court of Russia, has presented the Emperor ALFXANDER with the writ ings of DoEtor ELot de CAKENO, Member of seve ral Academies, on the Vaccine Inoculation ; in con sequence of which, the .Emperor sent a rich purse to this celebrated Physician, accompanied with a most gracious Letter. The EMPEROR OfGERMAtqY, anxious to re-esta blish the relations which heretofore subsisted be tween the House of Austria and the Swiss Cantons, has appointed M. PELZER to be his Minister to that Commonwealth. He will, however, not as sume his fuations till after the signature of the Definitive' Treaty. There is an apparent stagnation in the Negotia tions relative to the Indemnities': it is wholly un„ known when and where . the Extraordinary Depu tation of the Empire will assemble. In the Mean t ime, the Sovereign Princes, who claim Inderimi ties, demand the ptOtei}ion• of the Court of Vienna for obtaining compensations equal to their losses. It is 'said' that. the Eleaor Palatine will lose four millions of florins revenue from the loss of his pos sessions on the left bank of the Rhine. The KING of PRUSSIA has' raised, a new Regi-, ment of Dragoons, and given the command of it to M. DE HEINSKE, Colonel of a Regiment of Horse. It is to be sent into the garris on o f t h e old C orps • . Manstem. The new COmmandant of the Brisgau has caused it to be notifi:d, by sound of drum,.to the Austrian Recruiters, that . this Country now, : belongs_ to the Duke of MODENA. Tl' It is stated with confidenCe, tharktissia 'will be .cOme the ri,rantee of the new. political order of things which is to be adopted by the European Powers, and.that this is the objet of its Negotia .tions with France. An Army of Observation will be appointed to maintain the independence of the Northern States: The Order issued by the Court of Vienna, for its Troops to occupy -the Ecclesiastical States border_ ing on its territory, has been revoked. The Diet of Ratisbon finished its Sittings for the year, tBor, on the t4th of December. The convocation of the Imperial Deputation is hourly expeded, but it seems to be retarded by the want of unanimity which still prevails between the Courts of Vienna and. Berlin. The Propositions of the formieare not much relished by the latter, The EMPXROR. of Russia has notified to the liteaor of Bavaria, that he will approve of whatever measures he may adopt in. his wisdom ; and that he may depend on the unlimited protection of Rus sia: however, that he will see with pleasure s that the Electorate will not oppose itself direfily to .an exchange of a small part of Bavaria. The City of Caen, in Normandy l is completely insulated by the late inundations. The waters are between five and six Ret deep for a league round the City. - Monday a trotting match was performed on the .Hatfield road between two horSes, the property of two butchers ; the one of Danbury, and the other of Purleigh. Much jockeyship was ciplayed dtir -ing this trial of speed between , the' tvio animals ;. ~but the old adage, that an ,ounce of Woc;',3l WaS equal to a pound of bane was, in consegalCe of the ice, totally reversed, and the Danbury the bet of five guineas. The distance of six, 'lilies was performed in about twenty minutes. Yesterday a man, named William Saunders, was cominitted by the Magistrates at the Public Offic.ey. BcAv.street, being found with ten sheep killed, and their skins Cut to pieces, in. St. Giles's, suspeaed to have been stolen either from Smithfield, or some little distance from town. RoPEPT Rs(1,0114; ON Friday the 7111 instant, died, k.his hotfie in Hertford. Street, Mayfair, after a lOng and severe illness, which he bore With uncommon fortittide, ROBERT UDNY, Esq: bf Udny, Fellow of the/ Royal, and Antiquarian Soeiciies.: VON): possessed a very ample fortune; part of which he acquired in commerce,. as a West lidia. Merchant, and part by succeeding to a considerable faMily estate, in the North of Scotland. 1-laving early • in life conceived a passion for the FINt ARTS, he distinguished himself by, au-Aegance and correCt_ ness of taste, superior to most. men of the present age. . He twice made the tour of Italy; during which time he had,great opportunitieS of purchasing many excellent 'piCtures of the best Masteri of the Italian School: and as he spared no expence, and received much assistance from his brother (who was donsul- General at . Venice and Leghorn), he was enabled to make one of the most genuine.and capital collec tions hi this kingdom. Mr. UDNY'S intention was to form a complete school for painting, in aid of the. Royal Academy : and he has left directions, that his . collettion 'of pictures may not be separated,' but be kept entire, and be disposed of to the Royal Academy, or to some Nobleman or Gentleman, whose taste and opulence might induce, and enable to become purchasers of so magnificent a cabinet of pictures. ' • As Mr. UDN'i was one of the most eminent CONNOISSEURS and Encouragers of the Arts, as'well as a man of great hospitality, it was the intention of many Amateurs and Royal Academicians to chew their respect for . his memory, by attending his funeral ; but on opening his will, it appears that his remains are directed to be interred at the family vault in Scotland. • ANECDOTE FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. CAFFAR.I EL LI, a celebrated Italian Singer; went into 'France in the time of the..-Princess of Saxe, who was very fond of music. He sung several times at the concert of sacred music, and before Louis NV., who' sent hith a Very elegant gold snuff-box by a Gentleman of the • Chamber.— " What," said the Musician, f' does \ the.King of France send me this box without his. portrait ?" " The King makes a present of this to no one but ambassadors." "To ambassadors," replied CAF FARIELL "why then he shOuld make them sing." The King, when this was related to him, 'laughed very heartily. But CAFFARIELLI did not get off so easily with Cardinal AtliANI. His Eminence invited him to 'sing at a concert - which. he gave at his Palace at Rome. The.. Musician promised to be there, but wilfully forgot. the appointment. A messenger was sent for him, who found him at his door in his robe de chambre. " His Eminence waits for y0u . .." " 0, the disgrazia—l have entirely forgot the ap. pointment ; but will not another time do as well 1" " No, you must come as you are." "In a robe de chambre !" " Yes, in a robe de Chambre"— CAFfAittELLI thought it extremely pleasant talc,. to sing in a robe de chambre before cardinal AL., BANI : he entered, made excuses, and sung an.air;' after which the major-domo desired him 'to go into. a cabinet, where he presented terhim a box Ofgola filled *WI sequins; " there," said the• Major down, " is the reward which his Eminence has seni, you for the exertion of your talents, and he has at the same time 'ordered that y ou s h ou ld rece i ve chastisement for your insolence." Ithmediately four footmen gave him a dozen blows upon his s h ot im ers ; what was still mor e c r u e l d ur i ng thiS scene was, that whilst he was roaring out 'with pain, those. who heard him called out, "Bravo, braVo,'•Caffarietli." The'Pertorthers of Drury-Lane Theatre have, it seems, 'signed the deed Which provides for the gra dual liquidation of their claims; ' The arrears due to them are, we find, to be::paitl-t the rare of 25 per cent. and a prnvision is made for a-faithful. acl:. berence . to this engagementi,in ; case the surplus pro fits-should not be su ffi cient to - cover that and the established expetices of the Theatre. The ensuing salaries are to be, discharged by regular payments as they occur. As all parties seem to be satisfied with the arrangem e nts which the Proprietors have biought forward, it is to'be hoped that there will never be any future occasion for the interference of a Court of justice. Green:.Room report is -very favourable. to the dramatic . sketch of Urania ; which is forth-coming at Drury-Lane .Theatre. The main'objeft of the piece, we. understand; is to throw into harmless ridicule persons of a romantic turn of mind. Such.persons generally abound in sensibility; but it is sensibility to an excess injurious to themselves. The purpose is, therefore, laudable ; 'and may be rendered very dramatic, without the farcical extravagance of the modern Stages From the well-known taste and literary talents of the amiable , young Author, much may be expe6t,ed; even in a work that does nor aspire be yond the merit of an After-piece. Mr. BARRY, Miniature Painter, is removed' to No. 57, Charlotte_street, Portland Place. A few days ago a Sailor was apprehended by the Tharnes.Police, charged with being one of the Mu tineers who took His Majesty's Ship Dana' into France, commanded_ by' Lord f i tt.6a r. We think it a duty to the Public to caution th em against a set of Ruffians who frequent the low pub-, lic-houses about Ch ar i ng -C rossian d w h o are genera ll y to be seen lounging about the doors' oPthem, offering to the incautious cheap articles for sale, by way of enticing them in. When they 1 / 3 se housed their prey, it is their praftiee to extort money by threats which are to horrid to be defiliti: We under stand that tWo or three of these fellows have been taken up and committed for those atrocious ofFerices. The son of Mr, SMITH, Proprietor of a silk ma nufaaory at Homertpn, unfortunately perished on Sunday' last while skaiting on deep water. He was . only seven years o f aged It is astonishing the nu merous fatal accident of this kind do not make pa rents more guarded against such dangerous amuse- Ffle9 t PART; Eiriti.Ad+ OF ALETTER PROM PAX'S ) JArt. g, • tC I wrote , you last oh the sth of January sincE which the First Consul has set out for Lyoki, corhpanied, as I am told, in the, same carriage by Madame BONAPARTE, i his Aide-du.Caritp Dußtic4 and his Private Secretary BPURIEtiIqP. Previou4 to his departure, on the gth he reviewed, the trohpi id Paris in the Garden before the' .Thuillerieq amounting. to,about ro,ooo . men : a More chartnini spectacle- I- never witnessed. The .First Consul distributed on the parade Sabres of Honour.to several. Officers and Privates of the Hohertlinden wit rii - or,s,. who have distinguished themselvesi, and are. hut lately returned from Germany: ' "The complexion of the First Coristil is just like wax, but pleasing, and he' looks, '&cepting the nose, which is not'so prontinenr . ; like Jcithr ICEP4' of Drury-Lane, when pertaining very se riot's part. He went to the Theatre lefanfais de Id Republique in the evening, after the Review; the only; Theatre he ever goes, to ; accompanied by Madame BONAPARTF.-Between the play and farce he sent for the celebrated TALrytA, Who aeted in' the playi and . who sat with hiui daring the farce. M. TAL:II4 is a - great favourite of 13011AliARTEi attd is gone td Lyons to perform, where'VEs-rxig is also: The two principal 'Theatres are the neatre . Fraufais - de la Republique and -the Opera called the Theatre de,la:Republique' et des Arts.---Ar the for trier they only p er fo r m Dramas—no Dancing of Singing ; the celebrated TALmis. plays there. M. TALMA was born in. grigland, and speaks English well ; Iris. father is a Dentist, and resides at pre_ sent in London. The famous LA RIVE also plays here,though seldom, but ,When he does, the house is crowded.—At the Opera, theie. is :11w4s a,French Opera, with a. Ballet, where VETFO!' and DES HAY Es (late . of the Opera,HoOse •in London) are engaged. There is a very excellent dancer alsd there called GAR Dt . . . " Passing by the ancient and venerable edifice of Notre Dame, 'I .went in: There are about loci wooden chairs, with straw seats, and the place looks a spacious tennis-court ; 'and notwithstanding the concordat recall of the Clergy, resignations of the Bishops, Scc.. the churches ate very little attended.: " A Priest, -who had been !Tony years in Erg., land as An Emigrant addressed himself to good ,English, ,by observing that .the Churches.. in England looked ,rnucli better than they did in France. I asked Kin if his flock was numerous ? He told me not : but,be continued, with an air of ,triumph, wring me that not a , woman in France Would' con: fess to a 'Priest who had taken the oi:th. • fc It is very much the fashion at Pat is to passs - for - 'an Emigrant, and .many people, when not known in company, always do. They wish you to . . suppoSei - they - are noble, and persons Who have 'lost much by the RevOlution ; but the 66 is; they lost nothing?' nor were they Enligrants: , " There was ,a - grand entertainment. Cif forty covers given at Roberts', the RestOrateuri-in the Palais Royal. All persons who had been in Egypt? and the enemies to MENoii (not yet arrived in Paris), were of the party.. :Generals' Rl9 . llrEtt? MURAT, brother-in..law to BQN4PARTE j and. M... rlAi with LI EN were present: The'First. Consul is. not pleased ll/ItNO.U., . " I have heard it stated as a faet, - that Genera! IVIURAT is to be the First Consul to the Cisalpino , . Republic, and:.nat Lust EN BortivrAßTE s who has not. been at the Thuilleries since his return Spain;': r/tUM THE DUBLIN .:PERS. To- LieutenantlGeneral Du NI) s tri. szk, The arraogements which follow the termination of a eon- ' oils' War; being likely rodeo - lye us of the Alan; whose wise. ancl,humane conduO sayed.the lives of thousands, we cannon:, suder'the opportunity* to pass withdtit expressing' to our brave - General, the sentiments of resped aral'gratitude with Which our hearts are _ . _ . - . Pia JeCat the Head of our Distrief,,during a cried Most eientfut and calamitous, your Command teas ern critari:',! -guished•by the ze.at of yourcondud; as well a s tie bunianit)i' of your council.- ..Surrounded by. Armed Band s o f our mis--.. guided Countrymen, you first subd ue d t h em b y your sword; ,i and thendisarnied thorn by your eleinencir. .in you; Sir; we ' hate seen the brightest ornament of the Soldier's charaeter— • Hurnaniiy united with true CoUrage; and when the unpre- . judiced ilistorian shall write the Events Of the Day, the name, of Don:l3AI will be re Bred by rising grneratiOns. • Your kind partiality and attention to the Athy Yeortian In:. fantry, raised on-the•spur attic moment, have induced them . to oftir the only tribute in their power - to their beloved Gene ral. Wherever you go you will carry with you their'inv'ariabl'i attachment, and the well-earned .applauses of all true loversi sidned Offic ers , an d of their. Country te - 114. octe' rHs,ultinirriis ` Privates. of the Athy Loyal-Infantry ct4t), _ (Signed) THOMAS JAP.I ESRA WS ON, 7anuary t, 18? Z. • Captain. . . ;COPY)—THE ANSWER. Gilt Town-House, Jain. 2, aoZt St Y., Hrring beeii a viiinesii in tile most trying .I,a 1 ,-...,itotts times, to the attacluneut of; the Loyal Corps of Athy Yeo man Infantry, under •rotir Corrimatidi to -their King and. Country; it-gives Me the most sensible pleasure; in answerl ing the Addrese, you have been pleased to IT - mishit to me from theirs, to bear testhnony to their gallant and good cone duty oil every occasion. Their approbation OT my endeaVours to serve the ptiblic cause, and•to reliev e the distresses o f i n _ nocent sutlers,. is highly gratifying; and I request . that yoU and the Corps will accept of my warmest thanks: • lam now, Sir, to take thy leave but never to foget the alacrity with which you; and your gallant Corps, constantly came forth, to risk your lives, and those of your families for the public good. With great regard and truth; • I. am, Sir; - • Your most, faithful and obedie n t S er v ant ( - Sighed) R. DUND AS, Lieut. Gen; C - aptairs ItirWstm • Commanding the Loyal Athy dorps of Yeoman • Infantry, Athy. The Minerva,,Dupen, from Mount's Bay tti Ni pies, is put into the Isle df Rhe, and is stranaeti there.: One man washed overboard: An Inquest, was taken not long since, at Wick ham Sr; Pauly in .the Criunty of Essex, en view of the body of. James kadlty i • a small Fatmer of that parish, who, on his return from Iledinghant Mar.: keti accidentally Sell into a ditch, and was killed' by the fall: Verdift of Coroners,s Jury, Accidental Death.--,-An.lnquest Waste also taken on tbe,z6th tilt< at Great Bromley, in.the same Countyion Edward Cotsins, a poor man, who fell doWn dead as lit wa§ , going to works Verdiety Died 4 the Vititatibn 004 {