The Sun. — London, England, 1823-03-17 00:00:00

THE THEATRE. COAT ENT•GARIAN.—The Tragedy which has been some time in preparatiOu at this Theatre, was hr.ught forward on Saturday last, under the 'title of Julian. CHARACTERS. -King of:Sicily, disguised as Thodore (a Page) - Miss 200 TE. Ruggiero, Duke of Melfi, and Regent of the Kingdom Prince Count d'Alba - Count Valor° Count Leanti - Count Calvi Ramona - - Renzi Paolo The Princess Annabel Mr. BENNETT. Mr. MACREADY. Mr. ABUOTT. Mr. BAUER. EGERTON. Mr. CUAPHAN. Mr. CoBrEK. Mr. MEAUS. Mr. LEY. Miss LACY. FABLE. " Ruggiero, Duke of Mehl, and Regent of the kingdom o Sicily, as uncle and guardian of the young King Alfonso, hay ing ordered preparations to be made at Messina for the corona tion of the latter, under pretence of proceeding thither for the .performance of that 'ceremonial, leaves Villa d'Oro with his , charge, and in a lonely, part of their way, which lay through a: 'pass of Albano mountains, is on rile point of murdering him, when his son, Prince Jtilian,who had ridilen forth to meet them, is drawn to the spot by the cries of the victim, in-which he re cognizes the voice of Alfonso, and rescues him by stabbing the assassin, whom, as he falls, he discovers to be his• own father. Struck with horror at the crime of his parent, and-apprehen sive of farther danger to the young King, he flies • with him to his own palace, and introduces him to his bride, the Princess Annabel, in the character of a page, under the name of Theodore. The horror of the agonizing . scene in which he has been engaged throws him into a delirious fever, under which he has been suffering during eight days at the period of the opening of the play, which discovers the Princess Annabel and the young King hanging in, tender and anxionsaolicitutie over the couch of Julian, who gradually recovering his reason, awakens to the consciousness of .his deplorable situation, 'in bavingbeen a witness of the treason , his father, and, as be ' believes, his murderer. The Duke of Melfi, however, through timely succour of a muleteer, recovers, and spreading a report of the murder of Alfonso by are assassin, by whom himself had been also wounded; arrives at Messina, and causes himself to be proclaimed as King., Julian, called upon by his father to recognize his sovereignty, vainly endeavOurs to dissuade him from persisting in his treasonable usurpation , and failing In the attempt renounces him, and interrupts the ceremonial of his coronation by rushing into the midst of the assembled Nobles with the young Alfonso, who is immediately recognized by them, his title proclaimed, and allegiance sworn to him. Count ,d'Alba a rejected suitor of the Princess Annabel, who had gained some knowledge of the attempt of Melfi upon the life of the young King, then openly charges him with treason and at tempted murder, and calls upon Jiilian to bear testimony of the fact: This, however, he, refuses to do, and anxious to preserve the life of his parent, declares that the only blood shed upon that 'occasion was spilt by his hand, and that he was therefore the only .guilty ; the Duke, however, avows his own share of the transaction, and the ambitious motives which had psompted him to the attempt. Upon this double declaration, sentence. of outlawry and banishment is passed on both father and son, , and a price set upon their heads, • if found within the kingdom of Sicily in twenty-four hours afterwards. The rage of Melfi on hearing the sentence causes his recent wound to . open anew ? and lie falls. A scene of reconciliation ensuing between hint and Julian, who has flown to his assistance, and in whose arms he dies. While yet mourning over the corpse of his parent, Julian is roused by se faithful servant, who informs him, that the Princess Annabel has been car ried off by Count d'Alba. Ile flies to rescue her, and ills. covering the place of her concealment in a high tower, where enraged by her scornful rejection of his vows of love, has left her, with the purpose of seeking out Julian and causing him to be put to death. lie gains admittance, anti despairing of preserving her honour by any other means than her death, is about to accomplish that purpose when the guards rush in to attack hi m ; and the l'rincess throwing herself before her husband, receives the, thrust of a sword aimed, at him, and falls dead at his feet. A power ful and affecting scene then ensues. Julian covers the body of Annabel with his own mantle, and wraps . himself in the cloak of one of the soldiers whom he had elainl. the rest having fled. Count d'Alba then enters, and eagerly mottiring of the sup posed soldier for the Princess, is answered by Julian, who throwing aside his disguise, snatches the covering from the body, and exclaims? . “ . She's here I" and afterwards, exhausted with the violence of the contending emotions arising out of the dreadful calamities which had so suddenly been heaped on him, be falls on the Body of his wife and expitea." This Tragedy is the acknowledged production Of Miss Murroun, a Lady who is well known to the literary world by many Poems of consider able tnerit.—The Tragedy is written in the same style of elegance and simplicity which charac terizes the other productions of her Muse.—The characters are ably drawn and sufficiently con trasted ; that of Julian, in particular, exhibits a very interesting union of filial affection and de termined fidelity to his Prince, in opposition: to the ambitious designs of his father.—Annabel is . also a very interesting portrait of :conjugal *Tee:. • tion and tenderness. There is nothing of striking novelty in the other characters. We w ere, ho wever, rather surprised to find that D'Alba, who in the *artier scenes appears to be a resolute enemy to the Regent, .3felfi, on grounds of loyal fidelity, proves, towards the close of the piece, to be a worthless wretch, who, having apparently acted from principles of justice and loyalty, has been chiefly prompted . by the desire of possessing the wife o f Julian. Whether from our distance from the Stage,and the difficulty of hearing in so large an area, or for want of due explanation in the piece, we could not understand how it was possible for the Regent of • the Kingdom and the lawful Heir of the Throne to travel without such a retinue as would afford Melfi an opportunity of effecting his atrocious purpose. Again we find that Julian alsO, a Prince, arrives at the fatal stot wholly unaccompanied. We also, perhaps. GU the same. ground of distance from the Stage, cannot conceive how D'Alba should become ntquamted with the horrid attempt to destroy • the rightful Sovereign, as there were- only three persons present. The Regent would .not betray himself, Julian from filial affection would conceal the secret, and Alfonso would be equally secret from regard to Julian. There seems to be a want of civil and poetic justice in dooming Julian to banishment, as he saved his Sovereign, and his innocence was attested by his father's con fession. All these difficulties, however, will • probably be explained when the tragedy is pub kished. The work altogether affords a new proof of the poetical talents of Miss MITFORD, and will consequently add to her well-merited literary fame. We were by no means pleased with the acting of Mr. M ACREADY in Julian. He is a de- Vermitted CopiestofMr.KeaN,and speaks in general in so low and murmering a tone that it is difficult Co hear what he says. He possesses considerable powers, and should not condescend to copy any other Performer but act from his own judgment and feelingi, and then he will be a distinguished supporter of the stage. We essentially differ from some writers .in the Morning Papers who Speak very harshly of Mr. BENNETT in the part of Melfi. We know nothing of Mm but as he aPpeari on the Stage, and in our opinion he sup ported- the part with due judgment and feeling. The audience evidently thought so, and ap- Platided. his performance. , Miss LACY, •who is now one of our hest Tragic Actreses, gave Very judicious support to the :part of An wiheis and was very affecting. She, however, adopted at times the familiar transitions of Mr. KEAN, which, we are-sorry to see, ,rs-creeping into the general practice, of the istagft. Miss FOOTE was simple and affecting in Mfonso; but it was by no means judicious in the Managers to assign a male character to a female, as the delu sion of the scene, and , the general interest of the fable, must proportionally suffer. The Tragedy was, upon the whole, very well received by a numerous audience, and announced fur repetition with general consent. —• -,~-- POSTING. ( Fro! , t the Worcester Jour * nal. To 'ME EDIToR, SIR—I big through:the medium of yOur Paper to make the following statement, to which I am led solely with a view to public good, in the exposure of art imposition ttlatinn to the charge made by Innkeepers.to persons obliged to travetby Post. Mg. 'Phis imposition I found to exist m two plates between London and Worcester; I left the former place it Is. per Mile ;. on arriving at flounslowl foundadeinand made of 1541, and seeing resistence, in this early stage of my journey; vain, I desired to be forwarded to • any house riming at Is.,iarid was accordingly driven to Maidenhead Bridge Inn, where the landlord most cheerfully took me on at Is. st-mile; nor was -a larger price asked till I arrived at, the Swan, Tewkesbury (at, 11 o'clock at night), when a demand of 16d. per mile was again set up; this I resisted, and requested to see Mr. Hol land, the master, who wairin bed; -I went to his room, and asked him if lie intended to charge •me 15d. per mile for his horses, haying paid but Is. the whole road (even -to his door), with the exception of the shameful demand at Hounslow. He replied he , would put no horses :to for me,- or any one else, under 15d. per mile. 1 instantly decided not- to proceed, but to remain all night in my carriage, til) day-light should enable me to hire horses elsewhere, to draw me home. I, however, bethought rue that I would first- call up the Innkeeper at the other house—having done so—lie informed me his price was the same ; and further said, with extreme delicacy of feeling, that he would not forward me at all, as he never took a carriage from another man's-inn. Mere then-I was arrested in my pro gress, unless, by submission to this despotic determination of the only two persons in the town who let post-horses, 1 liad chose to proceed-at the price so exorbitantly demanded. Here was I stopped in my journey ; within ten miles of the Landed Pro perty of mY Father.; which has sent Wheat to _Market at ss. a bushel, and Oati proportionate ;_eattl but for the civility of air. Nayler's post-boy, (of the Plough, Cheltenham.) who had brought me at Is.per.mile, and took me from the hands of these Innkeepers, Fmight have remained all night in the street. —Now, Sir, nothing but a sense of what I owe to the pub lic could have induced me to tell this story; they will ..eaw their. own Conclusion ; an'd even if I undergo the supposition thsit the ad. a-mile forms to me the main-spring of the complaint, I shall cheerfully submit to this view of my systematic eCOnoillical . propensity, provided it answers the end of discovering to the public the imposition of those who live by them, and who make • to them so ungenerous a return. It is supposed (as I was informed by those who thanked me for supporting them at one shilling a.mile) that some who have fixed their price at Is. have been ,paid money. ,by the other Innkeepers to desist from so proper a charge; this 1 cannot answer for, of in v own knowledge; but if "true:the yublic have no chance, unless, by acting with de cis!on, they - rut a stop'to a systein, of keeping up the charge of 15(1., disgrarefal in the present times. The price'of Oats, &c. &e. &c. does not justify 9d. a-mile, and at It. Innkeep-. ers clear this, paying ad: duty i but as „long as rich men, and great men, will pay what they are asked, without reference 'to whether they are countenancing imposition or not, the evil must go on inermitiatily,• bidding defiance to a fair remuneration.—Think not. Sir, by the statement I am going to- enter Into a paper war, I heye reported facts, and. My opinion, -and with the ardent .hope that they may benefit, — l subscribe myself, Your obedient Servant, • . • DEERHURST. . . Worcester, March .11,1823. • *,• We are authorised to state, that after the business of time Assize was over, the Grand Jury took into their consideration the present charge of Poiting, and determined to support those Innkeepers, who, during the preSe:nt depressed state of Agri. cultural produce, carry on the Tice of posting at Is. per mile, which is a full remunerating price.--( Editor (tithe Wo rcester Journal.) LAW INTELLIG ENCE. COURT OF CHANCIRV, MMtCH 15. THE PORTSMOUTH CASE. A Petition is now pending before the Court, praying for the appointment of a Committee, ad interim, over the Earl of Portsmouth; and the Lottn ANCELLOR sent a • maaspige from his private room, before he mute into Conn this morning, saying he would hear that Petition on Tuesday morning. THE MANCHESTER CAUSE. I:MAGI - CUMIN V. JEPSON. Mr.- Aomt mentioned this cause again, on the subject of costs. On the most reasonable calculation he had been able to make since he last !motioned it, it appeared (though Mr. HART formerly, in a. sarcastic manner, told him to state his loss at half amillion of money), that they bad lost no less than 300,0001. by the tithes of the hay not having been hitherto paid, and left the country, others were dead, and few who ought former ly to have paid now existed in Lancashire. His LORDSHIP thought it was an object greatly i to be at tended to, that Mr. Agar's clients had succeeded n rtting .15,000/. a year, which all their predecessors had been content to go without, and never even thotight of asking for. On the whole, as the general costs in the cause had been reserved, he would only order that . Mr. Agar's clients should have both the deposits returned, but no extra costs. And the decree to , be dated at the time judgment was pronounced. Letters from Admiral KRUSENSTERN, which have reached Paris, state that some . Russian fishermen, last autumn, saw on the coast of Si beria two vessels, which, by. the description they gave of them, uppear to be those under Captain PARItY. This news has revived the hope of see ing the intrepid English Navigator return hap pity from his perilous enterprize.—(French Paper, March 13.) As a Committee is appointed by the House of Commons, to examine and determine the place most worthy to receive the noble Library of his MAJESTY, generously be queathed to the British Nation, we would press upon their con sideration to recommend to the House a separate and distinct building in the neighbourhood of Pall-mall, East, in which these.invaluable literary stores may be deposited, instead of consigning them to that tasteless and inconvenient mansion, the British Museum, where they would necessarily be huddled to gether in one confussed mass, without being either useful to the ' literary world, or appearing to proper advantage--( Morning . 'Chronicle) _ _ au Sa . turdny night, as Mr. CHAKLES ELLIS was returnin' On his carriage from Kent llousd, where he had dined with the Earl and Countess of Monmen, his coach man, on approaching Knightshrige-barracks, perceived a one-horse cart with' two men in it, driving at a furious rate towards Mint the coachman, in order to avoid them, pull ed close on his right side of the road; but the driver of the cart not taking the same precaution, came with such force against the off-side horse - in Mr. Ellis's carriage, as to run the shaft of the cart a great depth into,the cheat of the horse, when he instantly fell as if shot. Lord Valletort, who was of the dinner party, and with Mr. Ellis in the carriage at the tirne, they both instantly got out and seized the tWo men in the cart. Lord Kensington, who was likewise one of the dinner party, but returning to town on foot, came.up at the interval, and - being made acquainted with the' nature of the accident, his Lordship immediately hastened on to Knightsbridge in• search of a Constable, and procured one, with a watchman, when they returned to the place of accident, where Lord Valle tort, Mr. Ellis, and the footman, still retained the two men and the horse and cart. The two men seemed a little the wrote for liquor; refused giving their names or address. They were con veyed to the watch-house ; and the horse and can were like:. wise taken possession of. Mr, Ellia's horse bled to death on the spot where he fell—he was a valuable animal, and , Mr. Ellis s own property. Mr. Ellis, Lord Valletort„ and Lord Kensington, after lodging the men in the watch-house, and giving their charge, walked into tows. The. subscription which the National Guards of Paris are making for their comrade Maacieit is paid into the hands of M. LAFATSTTE, as Treasurer. _ We may mention that the utmost punishment which can be inflicted on the serjeant is five days imprisonment, and a fine of 50 francs , (405.) . THE, ICING. BRIGHTON, MARCH 16.--:We are , rejoiced to' state Oat his MAJE3TY was sufficiently recovered to be yre= . sent at - divine service this day, in his private . chapel, attended in the Royal Closet by the Lord Steward of the Household. • The body of the chapel was crowded, including.; among others, nearly the whole of our resident. Nobility. -His Majesty was habited in blue, wore a small star, and rested his left hand in black silk sling. A stranger would have said that the Ring Was looking , well, btit his Majesty is paler, and somewhat thinne ji,than when he had the satisfaction of beholding him be ihre; indeed; it would be eitraordinary were it otherwise.— His Majesty, with his usual pnnctuality, enter the Chapel at noon—the sanetus, and beautifully impressive chaunt, by Cramer, then commenced the Sacred Service, his Majesty') and tjie COngregation standing daring its performance, and which must have occupied a space of ten minute*. The offici ating Ministers were, the Dean of 'Hereford, the Dean of Salisbury, and the Sub-Dean of the Royal Chapel, Saint James's. The discourse from the pulpit was delivered by the Dean of SalisbUry. The Anthem, from the 20th verse of the 145th Psalm, "'Tie Lord preserveth all them that love him," was exquisite in harmony and effect. blaster Wesley was in. eluded in the new choir. The Royal Band were on duty., Mr. Attwood was seated at the organ. It was some time after two o'clock before the service terminated. To that excellent charity here, called the Dorcas Society, his Majesty, an Friday, was graciously. pleased to send a donation of twenty guineas, and a message, in which the'Royal approbation of the Institu tion wait strongly marked'. • . • FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS._ Earl and Countesi of Cardigan, and Lt Emma Bruce, in Portman-square ; Sir Charles Henry and Lady Coote, in Con naught.place ; Viscountess Cremorne, in Stanhope -street, ay fair ; Lord Clifton, in Berkeley square • the Marquis of Salis bury, from his seat, Hatfield ; the Earl of Gomfort, from Ire land ; Earl 'Powis, from his seat, Walcot, Salop ; Viscount Deerhurat, at Coventry Hotise,-from Worcester; the Dowager Countelis of Dartmouth, front Sandwell Hall, Staffordshire; the Dowager Countess' of Clare, Iron; Inland • Sir George Sinclair, Bart. from his seat in Scotland; Sir Alexander and Lady Johnstone, from a tour; the lion. H. Legg, from Sand well Hall, Staffordshire. DEPARTURES.—CoI. Cradocic, from Batt's Hotel, Dover street, to Hull, Yorkshire; Mr. Mulby, from ditto ; John O'Brien, Esq. from Hotigsort's Hotel, Dover-street, for Ire. land ; the Hon. Col. Henry Murray, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square on a tour; Henry Hawkins, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton ; Capt. and Mrs. Lawrie, from the St. James" Hotel, Jertuyn-street, for Brighton. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Duke..'of Gloucester gave n .grand dinner on Saturday to Baron Fagel, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Earl Harrowby, Lord Bayley, and a diatinguithed party, at Gloucester. House, Park lane. Earl Morley gave a grand dinner on Saturday to Viscount and Viscountess Granville and a large party of distinction at Kent House, Knightsbridge. Sir C. H. Coote, Bart. had a large party to dinner on Satur. day at his house, Connaught-place. Lord King had a grand dinner party yesterday at his house in Dover-street. Sir Robert \Vigram, M.P, gave a - grand tiinner 'on Saturday at Connaught-place. The Marquis of Lanstlown has issued cards of invitation for a dinner party on Friday next at Lansdown House, Berkeley. square. The Marchioness of Salisbury gives her first grand assembly for the season this suening at her elegant mansion in Arlington. stree t. Mrs..Mitcbell entertained nearly one hundred distinguished fithionables on Friday at-her house in Charles -street, Berkeley. square. Vm. Freemantle,'Esq. M.P. had an elepnt patty to dinner yesterday at his house in Great Stanbope-*tew; May-fair. 9 , SI ? • A Wor 1% ,! . (4 -- ,.. • 1 ~.i 1 .-:- .) ,I -,. . nt . i ,i. 1 4 , t; 1 *(:.. 0 . t . ,, -. J - I 'Zit Of - F‘ i ti,i4v- P , . t ot v w.p- , ..0 st;*‘ , GRAND NAVAL • AND .MI.I.4ITAILY BALL'. AND SUPPER.. BaTit.—On Monday evening, our Assembly Rooms, dis. played one of those scenes of splendor, which, taken in the tout ensemble, are. unrivalled in any other plate in the ttifigdditt.--. They were opened, about 9 o'clock, to a company of about 600, comprising the liberal, gay, gallant, and gallant, of one sex, and the lovely, elegant anefashionable, of the other. The large Ball 1001 n was magnificently and appropriately decorated; at the upper end was erected a superb canopy, at the lower end .rich draperies,,sunuounted with mural anti naval crowns. The length,of the room was enriched with handsome slags and banners bearing inscriptions :- 4 God save the King."..." Peninsula."—" Ttafalgar."— " aterloo."—" Algiers."_" Copenhagen."—" A salty e."— ." Seringapatarn."—" Cape St. Vincent."--" Camperdown."— " Alexandria."—" Aire."."`" Nile."—" Algeciras."--" .Mar• tinique."—Guathiloupe."—" Howe."--" Nel son."—" 's% elling rod." The chalking of the floor, too, deserves especial notice—the devices being appropriately selected and well executed. Lord Northesk, the President of the evening, entered the room, accompanied by Colonel Parry who officiated as Artiier .Elegantiarstm, Captain Losack, anti 'Major . Sackville. After a flourish of trumpets, the band played " God save the King," the company then stood up to a contre dance, led ()Irby Colonel Parry and Lady Elizabeth Carnegie ; when the magnificence of the scene was fully displayed, i n the splendid and varied uniforms and rt.ltimentalt of the Gentlemen, decorated with honourable orders • and the matchless shew of brilliants, dia. monds, and costly dresses of the Ladies, added to the radient lustre of their native charma. Quadrilles succeeded,. and coma- tinued with little intenniasion till past 12 when the. Supper w as ani k atinced, and the Octagon, Tea, and Card-Roount were throwtkopen, exhibiting- numerous well arranged tables in each, hid outln a style, in which tutu and splendour were combined in MI eminent degree. . Mr. eve , .to whom this department had b ee n s insigned,teaunetl.tobtive attained the tie plus lelora of the confectionary art, in the,numerous ornamental and appropriate embellishmeats, which ertricheathe several tables. The culinary department furnished a profusion of the choicest delicacies : fruits, preserves, ices, jellies, antrevery delicious bonne douche were supplied with unrestrained freedom : and the wines, punch, liqueurs, &c. were of the rare=st vintage and finest fla vour. During the supper, as well as through the evening, the utmost comfort revailed, owing to the admirable manage. ment adOpted. t he Bad of Northesk presided; with his ac customed urbanity anti gallant attention to the fair guests ; and was ably supported by the Stewards, Generals , Jaelreon, Skin ner, and Burton; Colonel Jones Parry, Major Sackville, Cap. talus Saumerez and Losack, and Lieutenant Crouther. After supper the following toasts were given, interspersed by - appropriate tunes from the baud, 'or glees from the profee. *tonal Members of the Madrigal Club : '" The King," three times three.—.." Duke of York anti the Army."—" Duke of Clarence and the Navy."—" Duke of Wellington."—" Earl St. Vincent—Father of the Fl eet."-- " E at ) of Northesk."—" The Stewards."—" The Ladles." On the fair guests retiring, the Band played " Fly not yet." After a few glasses had circled briskly round enlivened by the talent's 0114 vocalists, the Gentlemen soon reclaimed their partners' hands, and the Ball again displayed a scene of ani. illation anti delight till a late hour in the morning; when, after partaking a comfortable breakfast, the Company departed, highly gratified with every department of this magnificent en tertainment. \ye cannot conclude without paying the due 'need of praise to Mr. Barber for his admirable management, anti to Mr. Pritchard far his very tasteful and appiopriate style of deco. rating the Ball-room ; which gave an air Of Aplendi t i no ve lty to the fete ; and brought associationa to the,mind of amost in teresting and pleasing nature.---(Both .tieraldollarch lb.) On Saturday the 15th inst. grpat rejoicings took place at Strachum, in the County of Kent, on the only son of Sir WALTEIL STIRLING, Bart. coming of age. Th e morning Was ushered in by the ringing of bells, At one o'clock twenty one pieces of cannon were fired, ufter which the whole population of that village, consisting of oc2B persons, were entertained with beef, bread, and.ale. . _ The remain• of the late Dowager Countess of Rosiatsany were removed on Saturday morning from her house in Somerset-street, Portman square, for interment. The hearse was followed by three mourning coaches and twelve private carriages, P 0 E T It Y . PROLOGUE to;Ose NEB THAOEDY pf JULIAN. SP-?KEY BY Mit. CONNOft. They who in. Proloves for yotir favours ask, . Find every season more perplex'd their task; 'Though doubts. and !lopes, and tremblings, do not fail-- The points fall flatly, and the rhymes grow stale. Why should the Author find their fitting parts, In all'the pomp of' verse, to " British hearts?". Why to such minds es yours with ardour pray, For.more than spew a first essay ? What need to shew bow absolute your pow'r?: What stake awaits the issue of an hour—. How hangs thescale 'twist agony and joy, What blisit you nourish, , or what hopes destroy ? All these you feel—and yet we scarce can bring A Prologue to " the poesy of a ring." To 'what may we alltide ?—our , plot untold - Is no great chapter fVom the times of old ; On no august association rests, But seeks its earliest home in kindly breasts. Its scene, as inauspicious to our scram, Is neither mournful Greece, nor kindling Spain, But Sicily--where' no defiance horn! At freedom's foes; may acre the attending world. But since old forms forbid us to submit it rlay without :a prologue to the pit ; Lest this be miss'd by some true triend of plays, Like the dull colleague of his earlier days ; Then let me own how fearlessly we trust That you will yet be mercifully just. EPILOGUE, SPOKEN BY MRS. EIIATTEM,E Is not her lot intolerably bard, Who does this pious office for the bard ? Who comes, applauses not her own to win, To pay the penance for another's sin ! To tack—lest gentle moralizars rail A drawling comment to a doubtful tale; 'l'o break, with hollow mirth, the sacrespell, Which the poor poet rarely weaves too well; Or if his sorrows haplcsslrare laughed at, , Look grave for wit to throw his closing shaft at. Methinks our. author's sex you shrewdly guess— " Is it a Lady's Drama ?"—frankly, " I es. Yet-let no censure on her darling fall, When all " Life's idle business" is—to scrawl ; Our tender bosoms learn in song to melt, And send their griefs to press—as soon as felt ; No thought in lone obscurity decays, But dies away in neatly published lays; . . No tender hope can bloom and fade tlnsetn, It leaves its fragrance—in a Magazine ; The bashful heart, whom deep emotions bless, Hides its soft secrets in the daily press With hints of well-assuni'd despair beguiles, And execrates mankind to win their smiles ; A woman sure may claim no Tall compassion, Who has this plea—she's only in the fashion. 0, if the fair's prerogative it be, To watch supreme o'er calumny and tea ; • To slay an author's hope's with daintiest sneers, And change the fates of poets as of peers; Regard not her unwomanly who seeks To draw down sacred tears o'er beauty's cheeks, Who for her sex, by artless scenes, would keep Its dearest right—to weep with those that weep ; Who, if to-night her humble muse huh brought To some sad heart a train of gentle thought ; On some worn spirit shed that blest relief, A generous sympathy with kindred grief, NVith joy returns to life's secluded ways, And asks no recompense of noisier praise. SPORTING. HUNTING. INTELLIGENCE. MEESINGS 6F 1101.71(PS 1„1r THE PRESENT WEEK. Lord Anson', Hounds, ort . TiNtlay, at Burbage ; Thursday, at Seal Wood; and on Friday, at - Newbold Gate. The Latnbton Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Little Stainton ; Thursday, at El wick ; and on Saturday, at Fishburri. Air. Chaworth's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Fawaley Park ; Thursday, at Fawsley Park and on Friday, at Preston Cape Wood. . . The Oakley Hounds "on Tuesday, at Clapham Park; Thu rs - day 'at Marston Thrift; anti on Saturday, at Swineshead. The Gransden Hounds, on 'Tuesday, at the Kennel; and 'on Friday, at Childerley Gate. The Warwickshire Foxhounds, on Tuesday, at Alvestnn Pastures ; Thursday, at Lighthonie Village.; and on Saturday, ut Walton Wood. The Ludlow Subscription Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, al Bitterley Village 4 'and on Friday, at T)iddiebury .Common, - Sir It. 7Puleston'ti HOntids, on Tiles*, at Tweniltial Thursday, at Carden ; and on Saturday, at Sarn Bridge. NOTTINGHAM 111f:ETIXO' t 18 . 23.—Fourteen horses are no minated foe the Gold Cup to be run for at the ensuing meeting at Nottingham ; three for the Macaroni -Stakes ; five fur the Sherwood Stake!; and four for the 25gs. Stakes, for two year olds. : • ' SPORTIN9 STEEPLE CIIACE.--011 Friday a steeple chace, ,1 over an eight mile circuitous course from Ilampstead-heathl to Clay-Fill, was rode by Lord Clanmorris and Captain Stan- dor. of the lid Guards. The county chosen was extremely close, and the race well contest ; on approaching the goal, Lord Claritnorris took a d cided had, anti came first in, but having omitted to touch the post as agreed. to by the parties,' the umpire deeided , in favour of -Captain. Standon. A sporting dinner being part of the bet, .his lord ship entertained at Stevens's that evening, several Officers of the 3d Guards, 13th Hussars, and Life Guards, Sir Godfrey Webster, Captain O'Gredy, M.P., &c. &c. MATCH 'l'o' EXETtIt AND BACK.—Mr. VIVIAN, an officer in the army, completed his task of. performing sixty five miles a day on foot, from London to Exeter and buck, yesterday morning. The Pedestrian was to accomplish the sixty-five nuke a day; and as much over as he liked. He ' reached the village of Down, near. Andover, at • eight o'clock on the evening of the first day, and started again at twelve o'clock. T t be Pedestrian travelled to Salisbury before breakfait, nearly twenty miles, on the second day, took a repast six miles from Blandford, and covered his ground of the second day within two miles of l3ridport. On the third day the Pedestrian touched on Exeter, at five o'clock in the afternoon, and did his sixty-five miles at nine o'clock at.night. —The fourth, day he was a, little amiss, but recovered, and reached the third day's destination near Combe Bisset. The Pedestrian started at twelve on Friday night, and reached Shrubs-hill on the Bagehot road, leaving himself twenty-three miles to do ih eight haunt on the last day. Mr. Vivian won the match with great difficulty, and had twenty minutes to spare. It was for two hundied sovereigns. THE ARTS.—The Portrait of HIS MAJESTY, by Sir TUOMAS 14A wRENce I which, we presume, is to grace the ensuing Exhibition, is one of the first productions of British genius. The likeness is exact in complexion as well as in the features. His MAJESTY is seated on a sofa, and appears with a smiling countenance, as if gratified with the approach of a faiiourite friend. The cos. fume i!) princely, all the 'subordinate parts are finished with mechanical dexterity, and the whole is dignified and elegant. This great Artist has also finished. an excellent whole length of , Lord HAni.woon, which, while it calls for the admiration of criticism, will give pleasure to the Country, in presenting -a faith ful Portrait of this liberal and triily - patriotic Nobleman. _ Mr. C. lirmuis was expected to leave town last night, on his journey to Lausanne, to escort to this country the widow of, his lamented bro ther, who has not left behind him an equal or nament of the British Stage,. which his example contributed so much to improve and to adorn. Mrs. SIDDONI hasbeen inconsolable ever since the account of the death of her favourite brother arrived in England. So little did this eminent individual expect the painful intelligence, that. we believe she and her accomplished daugh ter were preparing to pay a visit to Mr. and Mrs. KElltstE at Lausanne, anti to remain in Switzerland daring the Paper.) Mr. KEAN closes his eagagernent at Drury lane this evening ; and to-morrow sets.out on his pro vincial tour.—Mr. LtrroN also sets out in a few days to fulfil his provincial engagements, to morrow being the last night of- the first part of his engagement at Drurynlane. THE ARMY. , • . Duncrx MARCHI 3.—The 40th Regiment, 9 stationed at Athl on b, rece i ve d a su d den order on Thursday so proceed to England. The first division proceeds en Wednettlay to embark at Dublin for Liverpool. Commissions signed lay the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Radnor. The Reverend Walter Wilkins to he Deputy• Lieutenant John Hugh Powell, l!lsq. to be ditto. Royal Radnorshire Militia. The Honourable IL'dward-Lord Ifirley to be Major:C.om, intolant, vice the Right Hon. the Larl of . Oxford and Earl Mortimer, resigned ; jarnes Barnes, Esq. .to be Captain, vice John. Meredith, reigned. Commissions in, the Western Regiment of Northorobe . riana Local Militia, .signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Northumberlosnd. 'William Beaumont,' Esq., to be Captain, vice Taylor Win ship, deceased. • THE ROYAL NAVY. Potyrsmouff, MAUCH 15.--Ott Tuesday urgers were received here to fit the three guatd.ahips at this part, viz. the Queen Charlotte, genii Hies, and Albion,, .and put, them into a state of full peace establishment, the same ax tiaiy were in the year 1817. The number of men in the Queen Charkitte will thereby he increased from 180 to 300,•with three additional Lieutenants; and of the •two other Ships, from 135 to 300, with two additional Lieutenants to each. This order is regarded as having one - . of two objects in yiew— either the exercise of the guard,thips during the ensuing sunnner on a cruise, or as preparatory to their more efficient eluipment as a squadron of observation, should the pre sent menaced invasion of Spain by France terminate in war be t Ween those countries. No orders of a correspondent import, or haVing a more warlike aspect (if these can be so denominated), have been yet received by any of the other official departments here. The same orders have been issued to the Reard-ships at the oilier ports, which constitute, together a force Of ten sad of the line. The follociing are their' hafts and stations At PorSamouth—Qiteen Charlotte, 108, Admiral 4ir James B Ilawkins Whitshed,lC.C..,.4)ept. Baker Bay ; Randlies,.74, Captain Edward Brace, Cll. ; Albion, 74, Sir Win. 'lotto, Bart. X.C. B. • At Iltmouth—Britannia, 120, Admiral lion. Sir Alexander Cochrane, (I.C, 1.. Captain Skeene; Whidsor.Ca:itle, 74, Capt. Charles Dashwood; Superb, 74, Captain Adam APE:ensit • Bulwark, 74, Capt. Thommi Duntlas. • At Clatilialn—Prince - Regent (to he launched on the Pith of April), Vice. Admiral Sir B. Hallowell, Capt. Webley Parry.l At Sheerness—Genoa, 74, Sir Thomas Livingstone; Bart.; and Northumberland, 74, Capt. T. J. Maling. The Jupiter, 60 guns, Capt.. Gorge A. Westphal, with Lord Amherst and suite on board, sailed frotn t i lytuouth.On Thurs day last for the , East Indies. • A new cutter, built at the Dockyard at this pen, tinder the superintendence of Capt. Hayes, R.N. and maned die Arrow, was Launched yesterday. The follow ing Officers have been appointed to the Guard. ships at this port; Lieutenants J. 11. Woheley, E. A. Atkinson, and William Dickson s(b) to the Queen Charlotte; Lieutenants James API/ow:di and award Plaggenborg, to the Albion Lieu. tenants P. D. Bingham, an d Chas. Smith to the /Undies.— The following to the ships at Plymouth :. Lieutenants R. Tucker, Charles Bentharm, and Cieorge Hare, to the Britao. nia ; Lieutenants N. Chapman, and Mu. Dovetail, to the Bulwark ; Lieutenants H. P. Jones:, and L. A. Robinson, to the Superb; Lieutenants George Westecaube, and Edward Pitts, to the Windsor Castle. Ships at Spithead.—Seringapatam t, and Cameleon. in Bar. bour.Queen Charlotte, Ramiliee, Albion, Active, Briton,Trinculo, Parthian., Redwing, Pater, and Clinker. PLYIIOIITas, MARCH U.—Yesterday the four guardships lying here received orders to fit agreeably to the orders issued to them in January 1817, and to enter men to the numb:r they were then ; the Britannia to have an increase of 217, the cthe:s 16h men each. • M EItCA NTI LE SHIPPING. . . DEAL, MAUCH 16.—Wind N.E.-"Came down from the River last night the Madras, Cla r k, f or Madras anti Bengal ; Cambridge, Illason, for Jamaica ; New Bragenza, CornebY, for Gibraltar ; Orb, Young, ditto ; London, Smith, Nantz ; and Henry, for Halifax : the whole of the above sailed last night except the Madras, which ship waited for her passenger*, and eailed ahem three this afternoon. Arrived and remains is the Downs the Diana, Higgins, from Havaunah. HALF...VAST Six, P.Al.—it is now a atifD, and tho Madras is in sight off the South Foreland. Mango 15.—Wind, N.E.—Citme down from , the River last night the Mellish, Cole, for Madras and' Calcutta; General Fouscott, Madras; Patience, Rind, Cape o f G oo d H opp; N ew Albion, Powell, for Malta, and proceeded with the outward bound us before. Arrived and Nailed for the River the Lovely Maria, from Havanna:. Passed through the Downs to the Westward a fleet of outward-bound vessels from Ramsgate harbour. Pay MOUTH ' MAROII 12.-- . Sailed his Majesty ship Jupiter with Lord Andierat and snite, for Indie ; Charles, F is h er , f or St. Thomas's; iVallarn and Henry, Partridge, Grenada ; and Atlas, Mayne, China. - . - rolvrnmpuTH, MARCH 16...—Arrived the Shakespeai, Ro binson, from the South Seas; General Palmer, trout the Downs. Sailed the packet, Itarker,B•om Boston. .11utert lii.—Wind N.B.—Sailed the Kelso, fox Charente ; Caldecot Castle, for Philadelphia ; Renutilin and Brilliant, for Naples ; Scaleby Castle, for China ; Neptune . , Leghorn; Mary, Sierra Leone; and Ann, for Nevis a n t i St. Kitts. • Fat. stow*. it, lifaa'c 15, Wind N. to E.—Sailed the MIN Percy, Friends, and Echo, for Jamaica t Vittoria, for Trinidad; firitannia, for St. Kitt's ; Usk, Barbadoes; Bro thers, 'Rio Janeiro; Elizabeth Jane, Sierra Leone . Newfoundland ; Thetis, Malta,: Active, Unity, and Porti tude, for Lisbon. Arrived off the port the Amity, : lilurray, from the South Seaa—left St. Helena tat January. l'asstd the port the Elizabeth and Barbadoem Planter • Cowza, Maucit 16.—Wind N.E.--Arrived the Oporo packet, Charlston, from Pernambuco in 40 days ; Euphrates, Illeade from London for Calcutta; and Ann, Longridge, front London, for troops. • The Elizabeth, Fisher, bound . to Liverpool, ran on shore in Waterford River on Thursday night, :u fell over on her beam ends. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, 'Alancu 17. The arrivals of last week were moderate ; this morning the fresh supply consists chiefly of u tolerable good quantity 'ot• • Wheat, Barley andneans, from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, with a few vessels from the north. The Wheat trade continues very dull, the prices are quoted lc to 2s.'.per qr. lower than this day tetnnight. ,. Batley is: also lather cheaper. Beans sell rather heavy, but not at less prices. Boiling Peas fully support their last quotations, Only Pea are rather dearer at present, sok sell readily at the prier' of last week. There is a free trade fn Oats of all kinds, and the best samples rather exceed the terms of last Monday. AVheat, Red 94s MOs Pease, White ...... .2fla White 406 Ms- fifty ; • 27a Rye 'Os 2fix Beans 30s 328 Barley ' 0 3s 31is Oats , lsa «lis Malt 40s 58iii Flour 4os 50a AVENAGt PRICR Of CORN IN It:NOLAND AND ICA.I.ZIN. Wheat, as. 2d. ; Barley, 30s. Od. ' • Oas, 19a, M. ; Rye, 251, 6d. ; Beans, 265. 9d.. Peas, 31m. lid. The Average. Price of 'frown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns mule in the Week ending the nth day of, Manti, 1823, is 365. 74d. per cwt. ' • • SMITHFIELD .MARKET, Moen n. - The above market was well supplied this morning in Oxen, and the prices - are somewhat lower than last week's markets ; but in Sheep the numbers were not so great as this day sennigh t, but they ask full as high for good Sheep as on that day. (To sink the Offal, per stone of Bth.) Beef 'ls Od to 3s Oa I Veal Mutton 3s Od to 4s Litt I Pork . ... 38 ed t, 4s Od Lamb Os Od to Os Otl. HAY AND STRAW, P]f LOATI. Hay £3103 to £4 031 'Clover ll3 103 lo .C 4 103 5traw,.....02 23 - to LI 14L In consequence of the late advance in the price of wheat, the bakers on Monday rsised the (pattern leer a penny. it is now selling at 71. mid 114.—The prkti of battroe rose twopence the peck in Vdinburgh market on Vasday.— (Edint , erith Courant, Nardi 13.) The French Ultra papers are making a great fuss about a ball given by the French Alinis4r its London, which they pretend took place on the Same day as the hi,* anish antler. Every body knows that the ball w a u on Thursday, and the dinner on Friday. ~~~,:~