The Sun. — London, England, 1816-04-17 00:00:00

Tilt TiIEATRES. rlttUll)r-LANE.—In the D'ranta of the cas44o Spectre, performed at this Theatre last night, Miss \luatsAY sustained the character of Angeta,• being her third appearance on this Stage. The Wild interest of such pieces as the Castle Spectre, the variety euccinfined by any adherence to ruleslOr probabilities,' the effect of situation elicited by transitions of the most surprising kind, and s all the influence of scenic decoratinb, commition, and machinery, have failed to render them lasting favOurites with the public. They, however," strut their hour," and, except in cases of such revivals as last night, are '' heard rid- more." 'But this play, : if we may call it so, is too well known to need criticism at this time. The - new An gela' did neither more nor less than she •dill on the former nights in which we have seen , her. She still` wants that tect which'grows out of prac.. flee, and is therefore stilt incapable of making the best use of the qualities she possesses. She was always but never very impressive. Mr. Rae played Osmond. with LonSiderable skill, and in the course of the evening threw Out some fine touehesof the higher order. Of the other Per formers little need be said. Mr. S. PEtatY'S llassan was a poor matter, and Mrs. BftE.RETON'S thost,r as well as I.‘lr. Pore's Prisoner, were re markable for the good, fleshy, and sttbstantiil ap pearauce of their respective representatives. The anplauie bestowed on the Piece and on the Actors was uninterrupted by any opposition, and the annunciation for a second night weraily greeted. CovaNT-Gattarbr.7.N. Mr. BIBBY endeavoured to wriggle and boo himself into the good graces of the,Sutheon critics last night, by the performance ot Sir I'ertinax Mac Sycophant, in the Man of the World. With the said critics it is a custom, " more honoured in the .breach than in the ob servance," to look back to the former occupants of any -character, and by the aid of a me suory, refreshed (stragge contradiction !) by dis tance of time—fancy vivifying all_ the tints, and filling up all the chasms, and rounding all the aspe rities, and in short doing as much as fancy can do in rendering tnat perfect in imagaination which vas imperfect in reality,—the said critics, we say, so modelling the part to their minds _eye, contrast the present performer with the performer of thuir own creation, and generally discover that he isby nu means 'entitled to be called so capital an Actor. Nevertheless, Actors in our days, in these dege nerate modern times, may possess some merits, though they are not to : be compared with the MACKLINS, the GARBICKS, the. ‘VESTUNI, the YouTßs, the QuINS, the anybotlies of the days of lore. COOKE, with all his excellencein this yery part of Sir Pertinax (and. it was indeed a 'chef d'otivre upon the stage) we remember to have beard senior' Critics remark, was far interior in ',tumour to his pre , lecessor MACKLIN, 4VhOlll they • Itad had the pleasure of seeing in their youth. ' the same rule, Mr. BIBBY has been declared far inferior to his predecessor CooKE, but we Milt add, with' much more of truth. This Gentleman has, however, put forth a strong claim •to the public patronage. It strikes us that America is not, as has been said, the • echool in which he matured histheatrical talents. 'he.uatoe of BIBBY is familiar with our ears, as the Manager of a very respectable provincial Coln pany, which made the circuit of the principal towns in the North of Jngland and South 'of Scot land ; and in the features of Sir Pertinax, last eight, we seemed to. recognise the face of an old aetwaintance. If this be the same person, we are convinced he will he found a great acquisition to hie Stage in other lines as welt as in that which he chose for his debut ; in old teen be was ex cellent. . . With regard to his effort last night, it certainly tie/served high approbation, we most not reter every thing to a preceding standard, and. lop or stretch new candidates for our praise, as if they were to fit this critical bed of .Procrustes. We *Mist estimate them On their own merits, and so estimuted, Mr. BIBBY, throughout his personation is very arduous character, proved himself fully . equal to the task he had undertaken. Ili , greatest success was in the scenes where the overbearing in solence and disappointel rage of the fawning,tyi ant arc chiefly called into play, and his least success in thoOe scenes (so incomparably filled by Comte) in which lurking malignity was scarcely concealed under the cringing humility assumed to carry his isefarious purposes. • Owing, probably, to not understanding 'the ailed, or to disapprobation Of that provincial va riation of it which Mr, BitaY adopted,a veryliarsh and ungenerous intevrtiption was given to hi.] exertions during the third act. IV.e latiented t he ''shit of candour and encouragement ,which a Bri ti4h Audience has been deells; °mud to evnice, to wards a new Performer. But the majority of the litiuse'anan vindicated its own •eause, 00'ra-- warded Mr. BIBBY, who increased in vigour, and .tferetl a greater display of talent front this period to the end at the Play, when he was crowned by nnntingled ul►prob ttion,--Miss S. BOOM was the Ludy Rodalphet, an.d acqttitted herself as well to could he expected. Mr. C KMBLE, as Eger. to, was all that Egerton could he ; mud Mr. A.BBOT was highly respectBble hi Sidney. tt new Comic Arabian ,'Pale, entitled " I fho itt:ints a Ilife , P 6r, the Law of the Land," was the .olter-piece. The business of this trifle arises out of the circumstance of an Englishman being thrown on sum Arabian shore, where, by Abe law of the land, on a eritaiii clay, any stranger who ar irives may china toy Lady of the Court far his wife. The En" . llislpt i a u Loges Ins affections on a Princess , who r eturns his ove. A var i ety o f ex p edients are own . resorted to by the islaodees to prove his constancy, which nothing can Faithful to the Princess, lie rejects wealth and neauty, when ruffered to console him for her losv. Finally, to punish an alleged violation of the law of the land, they make him lleve they are 'i.utting him to death by poison \ They give Nat a bleeping potion, awd lie is conveyed to a hind), which. on his awaiing,is transformed into a magnificent palace. and 'his truth and courage are rewarded by the fair band of Zara. Such an affair as this is not for criticism. The scenery is splendid, the music (by Littatae) pretty, soul the absurd'uut too far-carried to prevent our enjoying the spectacle, and laughing at the jokes, 'such es dirty are. LtsTotit - is the; Hero (another edi tiun of Mr. Mug), and Miss FOOTI3 the Me lville, A very bitudsoute Arabiael Vhtil UIa . ,S.A. ILi L. .N.J34 a 1.... L I !,T On ivading,Madaljte Corm*lttatilda,. When deadly apathy benumbs our souls, And all the energy of life cont{oula; When all ourjoys appear but dreams at lutist, And all our surrOivs, are in languor lust; Plunge we in Fiction's interesting maze, And lose the memory of listless days. Wrapt in this•ser&tneutal world of woe; We feel our Hearts with new emotion glows Now with delight the rising i sigh we hear, Aild cling to aught can raise or biipe or fear; With glad sensation feel•the tear-drop steal., A blissful token of the power to feel. While we gl.smnA's mournful fate peruse, And on her surrhings and her Aloes muse, Our souls by bee's inspired, we seen to share Her ev'ry jo;—her woe—lier fear—her pray 'r— Our own existence from our tuinds effae'd, We seen; the laving that bath fancy trac'd; Each glorious soul that bath tha pen pourtray'd, By turns the Wartior, and the trembling Maid; We share the venerable Prelate's zeal; We all the MONTMORENCYS ardour feel; - Long with the noble S.tracen to die; • Pray With MATILDA-Wtitil MATILDA sigh; , And wildly fancy, while her Woes we view, Our °Wm ideal—but Mairit,uA's Compell'd to envy virtue so We long to sacrifice at Sorrow's Shrine; We boast a fancied strength, and fain would prove The power to love, and yet renounce the lute; Would yield all hopes of bappii n below, To taste this feeling of exulted woo Which lifts the soul beyond this narrow sphere, Almost too sacred to call forth a tear. O thou, height Autliore,s, who so well can trace The various passions of the human race, Had Heaven out ,-pared thee for a few short years, And yet awhile tfebty'il the moan ner's tears, I sm►ght have, hoped some future d.ty to . view . That pensive (arm where dwelt a soul so true; Perhaps have wander'd in the winding vale, To hear thee tell thine own pathetic tale. Than pine—and no more :hall thy sitilful pen Pourtray the virtues, and the mimes of men ; Yet shall the bright effusions of thy soul, Long bend full many to thy soft contreu►l; `Thy pious wOrlos shall ev'ry heart .e.i.;4ge, And yield iustruct►on to the rising age; In pleasing sorrow they shall read and weep, Whets tears have long forborne iltine eyes to steep t They.shall repeat and join NIATILD.t * s prayer, When thou hast long been free frou► doul►t and care • Shall shower down plaudits at thy geniue rays, When in the grave thine ear is doff to praise. •Can,spirits view this world—thy Isappy shade Is amply blest, to see thy toils repaid, :Looks down with smiles freiin Il►at celestial shore, Where, like NIATILUA, rose thy hopes !secure. HELEN. SPO lt TING INTELLIGENCE. - ROYAL EASTER. HUNT. WIND sOß.—The Royal Easter Hunt took Once on Monday. The deer was scatted from Tower;. hill, where there was a ,numerous assemblage of r i portsmen, amounting to between two and. three hundred Gentlemen. It was a remarkably'fine deer, and at but starting went off ‘tith great swittriess across the Forest to the right of Brack nell, through the enclOsureA by 'Beutield, cross ing Broad common and Holly Port, where the deer rail with gteat speed through several' fivlds, making towards Bray Hills, where' he: took , to the Thames, and swam across to the Bucking- hanishire shore, .whieb threw out the sportsmen, and they were obligi2d to make: for fklieidenhod Bridge, which they crossed, anti soon traced.out the deer, and• the chisee was renewed, the deer taking. up • the hill by Taplow and Hedsor, and pursuing its course to Dropmore-hill, where he ran with great swiftness through the enclosures, making towardi Beaconssfield,.where he was taken alter on excellent run of upwords of three hu n t N. The'cbacc was joined by a number of Gentlemen . Of the adjoining - counties they passed through. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, taw. TUESDAY, Arlin la. .I.d Stawen's f. Little Jane, by DWI Andrews, out of Prue, beat D. Of Dorset's f. b. Koicerer, Out of Miiry; by Precipi tate, sst. 41b. each. D.M. 900 gs. h. ft. The First Clan of tbe Oatlatids Makes of 50gs each, h. ft. D. I. La Jersey's Cannot' flail, 5 yrs . , fist. alb. . Mr. Wy nd m Wanderer, 4 yes, .ast. 711). . Biachford's br. f. Ca tr lbe, 3 yrs,7st. SII. Nine started.—Vilho the I'uta pd ft.—The Judge placed but three.-5 to ,4 aight C41111(111 'to abetWlellattcr. 1/1 CORN-EXCHANGR, AFRIG 17.—We had eowc , arrivals this !limping with Batley and Oats from Line°lushire, the sale ot which was :olerably briSk . at Monday prices. Fine samples ot ‘Vheat sold readily, and were rather dearer. In Peas and Beans there is no alteration. At the close of the Market, on Monday, Flour advanced ,ss. per sick. Bullion has taken, within the lust week. The best gold is now at 41. Is. per ounce ; new doubloons at 31. Ids. ; dollars at ss. -Mr. Evan, late of the Ilaymatket Theatre, re cently died in. Scotland. Though not conspicu ous as an Actor, be was an intelligent man in private lite, and had the advantage of an Univer sity education. He had written several dramatic pieces with various success. He' was related to the late Baron EYRE. The marriage of the Marquis of TwerDALE to Lady SUSAN MONTAGUE, was celebrated by his Lordship's tenants in Scotland, with great re joicing. On the arrival ot the intelligence at Gif ford all the inns were thrown open for the enter taininent of his Lordship's labourers, Ste. ; orr the following day an ox , was roasted whole at the Cross, and afterwards served out to the inhabi tants who chose to partake of it, and a grand dinner was !.tiven in the great hall of Yester 144 use, to which all the Martinis's tenants of Pester and Lauderdale were invited t the banquet was sueeceSed by a ball. The town of Gitlord was illuminated, and bonfires lighted on all the • utighbouring heigffts. •-•-• •••• The Vauxhall Bridge works nnw assume an ap pearanee by which we .can f orma correct idea of the effect the whole will produ c e when finished. — The bridge is thrown froM the Surrey shore near the Cumberland Tavern and Tea Gardena, .over the .river to Alilihank ; a short distance above the 'Feathers public-house. • A strait .line of road is o pened from the foot of the'Bridge, on the Middlesex side, which is to extend by Raton weer, to Pholicii 'and Grosveoor-place. This 'Communication, which is considerably advanced, must afford great etuhvenier.ce, us carriages at Hyde Pork Corner will have but a short drive to Vaoxliall titrnpike. The Bridge hai nine arches formed hy segments of cast iron, which , test on. tibuttnents of Stone. Ten of these segments, fixed .ilt th sockets upon the abutments, constitute the , freme-work of every arch. They are bound by Itiarizontal braces and eliptical pieces of cast iron, tich give the greatest strength and solidity, An l%i to arches seem to he nearly' of the same span, nd the easy ascent to the center of the bridge is product!d by the slope of the abutments.. Instead of stone pillars between the arches, the front of I 1 each, pier is carried up perpendicularly to the height of the crown. of the arch, and there is a niche in every front to admit a figure. .We are informed tlint the intention is to fill the niches with naiades, an arrangement that will add to the beauty of the structure. The breadth of the bridge Will be about 40 feet, between handsome iron rail-work, and front the ceutre, or greatest elevation, the passenger may enjoy a beautiful prospect. The bridge-foot opens with a sweep of masonry, sufficient to Omit within the external curve a flight of broad steps, leading down to the water. 't hese stairs will be found convenient to those who land or take water. This is a slight de scription of, the structure, and the general opinion is, that it will mit only be useful hot ornamental. The work goes on with alacrity, and. three arches in the centre only remain to be finished. The nom, as we are informed, wait occasionally for iron- woik, which cannot be prepared with all the expedition they could wish. . They expect to have the bridge completed by. July. , A PIT cuen 11,vrTLE.--- , -Yesterday .afternoon a most desperate battle was fought in a field on the Edgware Road, between two young men of equal Nveight and stature, named Johnson (of Padding ton) and Wailer', a Birmingham matt. The ear ties, accompanied by 'their beeonds and bottle- holders, at twklve o'clock entered the ring.— Walker, at setting.to, was considered the favou rite, having been trained fur this contest.. They fought, in one hour and 17 minutcs,34 most des perate rounds, In each of which they displayed more skill in the pugilistic nit than has been wit ; nessed for some tune by such young men. Seve ral knock-down blows were alternately given, till the 33d, and 34th rounds, when Johnson floored his opponent 'an tteverely that - he w►is scarce able to face him again ; and on the 39th round, Wal ker being then unable to meet his antagonist in time, was obliged to be carried off the ground ; Johnson, of course, though much beaten ) was declared the winner. Coßos ihis. I NaursT.---7esterday 2n inquest i t vas / ibt! Hawley Mow, in Motint-street„ on the body of Mary M'Canti „forty year, of age, whO Bret her death under, the followin4 cir- cumstances':vAbout three weeks ago the de ceased procured ,lodgings pt a house in NH street, Oxford-street, where female servants ou of place Lodge, and she soon contrived to rob another young tvotoan of some trinkets and a quantity of wearing apparel, which was not missed until •the other got a situation ; the dvceased also got place in Downing -street, Wes:mins i ter. On Friday morning last •a search wstratit was obtained at Qateu-sqoare Po lice-thfice, .and in the evening executed. by permission of her • mistress, when not only what they were looking for 'was 'found, but several things belonging to her mistress. It being late for Office honrs she wai sent to the watchhouse, where she became very ill iu the course of the night ; and a medical gentleman was called in who desired she might be retnoveti to St. George's Workhouse; during Saturday she cop tinned to get worse, and died at two o'clock on Sunday morning. The Jury considering it she was subject to any inward ;complaint the fright had accelerated her death, and .consequeutly re turned their Veraiet--,Died by the visitation of God ! About a fortnight ago, a distressing 'incident', will calculated .to place the horrid supersti tions of the natives in their true lighr, took pkre in the town of gurdwan. An aged Uhl ' dun, of the K idwar, or • spirit vending tribe, ha% h+g died, his widow, •an old woman of 2, in compljmiee with the custom of her AtI iMUMS, and to prove tier lasting attachment to the dveciisi'd. resolved on sacrificing lier..:4At 'at his funeral pile. The laggoi!s beim; heaped up, the preliminary cerenninies concluded, and the bodyot the deluded wretch ant - doted with oil, she was led to the stake, and bound down by a strung Cord, lire was then placed under the pile, the lower • part of which swan began to blir7.e. The flame had no sooner ascended ti the body of . the de votee, than she began to struggle, and soon succeeded in making her escape, in conse quence of the rope by which she was secured having been codsumed. Being now at liberty, she rushed precipitately towards the police officer! on duty there, piteously calling to them, to saie her from destruction. She was led away amid the murintirs of Art interested and disappoint ed multitude, and after languishing in extreme pairs for•two days, paid the forfeit Of her blind ness and folly.- 7 -(Calcuttu limes, Sept. 12.) . . Royal. WEDDING.—Many doubts seem to pre vail as to the exact day when this event is totake pl ac e ; some have fixed it for Thursday the 25th, while same say that it will not tate place till Sa turday the 27th ; if this .should prove to be the case, we piesunte that Bram, the Contractor for the present Lottery, has been in . the secret, anti 11111i1115 the Vonus of 300 Whole Tickets'to be di vided amongst the purchasers of Tickets math Shares bought before that tlay, as tin offering on this event ; a strong proof of this, is, his having allotted a sum just equal in amount to , the Royal Ineonte'llo Two of the Prizes (60,000/4 • . UsHat , :-HAti. OFtrit;e.. neighbourhood were thrown Mtn - the Insion on:Moud.ty eveaing, by the assembling of a considerable numbet'of journeymen tanners and others, who, after parading; the streets for some time, proceeded to the tan yard of Messrs. Ton-. brell, in the Grange-road, where they were gitilty of several acts _of outrage. It appears that it has long been the custom with the 'master . tanners to allow their men two days holythy et Easter; on tilts. present occasion, however, sertal of the masters, out of consideration (or their men. offered, if they would work the two days instead of playing, to give them a sum Of money, at the end of the week.-- , . Severol of the„ men gladly embraced this oiler but others, of a less industrious disposition, es sembled, to the number of 300, and with &tons end fifes playing, and their aprons affixed to long poles, by way of Magi, proceeded to different tan , . yards where the men were at work, and (Arden , voured to prevail on them to strike : where 110'Sflet. , sion did not prevail they used force, andlitus they proceeded till they arrived at Mr.Tinn ell's yard : here they made several attacks upon the pit mi,es, and at length succeeded' in forcing the out r tad , gate, and made good their entrance into the Mr. Thnbrelt came forward to oppoie them, When they knocked him down, and were proceeding to serve his son in the same manner, who, tiossever, i haying provided himself with tire.arnes batted with small shot , as they pressed upon him tired over their heads; this by no means intimidated the mob ,who re tornd his tire with a shower of stones and other mis siles, and pressed so hard upon him that in his own defence he was obliged to live upon them, anti several persons among the mob were' wounded. After a short pause they retreated,_ but went 'to Mr. Timbrell's house in , the GbiDge-rouit, which they threatened to demolish. Ittfortnatii+lt i of these outrageous proceedings having leached Colllngbourn and Clark, they procteded to the spot, and succeeded in securing six of the most D active of the mob, namely, aniel Turner, Thos. Goldsmith, ThOs. Fancif, John Winch, James Perry, and Thoi. Foulke, and dispersed the rest. These six were taken before llr.Serjeant SELLON, at Union-Hall ; and a charge having been exhi bitecl against Mr. Timbrell, jun. for firing amoygs the mob ) the officers' took him also. 'hen before the Magistrates, Elizabeth Fisher stated, that she saw Mr. Timbrell fire and woe►nd Mary, the wife' of Daniel 'fewer, one`of the nets in 'custody; Dlr►. Timbrell stated the circumstances above narrated, and proved by the evidence of Mr. Crage, a Gentleman who lives.onposi►e his house, and by that of his father, Mr. iimbrell, 'syn. anti his foreman, Joseph Knife, that the mob ,had forced ,an ,entrance into his premises-, and that he was in danger from the mob. It turther appeared, that none of the persons wounded were seriously hurt ; and the Magistrate dismissed the charge: against Timbrell, and ordered the other•sbc defendants to find bail to answer the chats* "of riot at the Sessions. • tl kMes NAN% Li ATturt.---Vesterday Mr. tr,.frstie, of Chelsea Wharf, coal-dealer, appeared at this Manion-liouse, at the instance of the River Na vigation Committee, to answer the complaint of Mr. Thomas also of *Chelsea. coal-mer. chant. The Loan. Alavon being absent upon public duty, the case, way heard by Mr. Alderman GoobaEnsati: ; and the Vorematt of the Naviga-- tion COMMittee attended as prosecutor. 'flit, complaint charged the defendant with claiming to .hintself, and obstructing that part of the river op posite the premises of Mr. Wilniot, by meatts'of crift, piles, &c. to the great injury and annoyanoi. of the said complainant. The offence was not alone injurious to the indiviilual in question, but was a nuisance in .direct upposition to the laWs of the river, aud had been so long persevered in as, to induce the parties to threaten a prosecutions— . - After a considerable discussion on either side, this Magistrate expressed hiw opinion, that the ctrio had been fully made out against the attendant. The latter immediately came forward, and, liavirik acknowledged his error, promised to remove the evil complained of,,provided that further proceed ings were withdrawn. .To this proposition the complainant assented ; and the Magistrate havr ing advised the defendant to pay strict regard to his promise, and in future to gitard against caas fug nuisances or innoviitions upon the ViVer i tits cotnplaint was dismissed. FLOP INTELLIGENCE. • SntiTHlWAitit., Aryl. 13. ! --We had a' tolerable dem.tud for,good 1-lupa last week, but ut reducedl privet , . 11.1oolbly or low Bap re so onflitlettblek qua we eumwt get *shilling bid for them. (,From the Maidstone Journal.) Yesterday morning o dreadful alarm occurred in a neighbouring Parish ChUreh. A young couple. being about to ha married, and having gone so far into the ceremony as where the nu enquires for the Ring, the Bridegroom was. thrown into, terror and confusion At not, being able to find it in his pocket, where he sup. posed it to have been safely deposited. Disappoint meat stared him. in the face at the very mothetit when 'he expected the full. 'completion of, his long and anxious courtship, ,and the danger of delay seemed to be the harbinger of despair ; from whiCh, however, himself and his bloomitt4 anxious Jtalf-made bride were soap relieved by a happy expedient of .the Clergy Man, who desired the Clerk to cut out one of the brass-rings front the Curtain in the vestry room, and with this flel4- ing substitute for gold, the awful cerernony•was solemnized. • Yesterday afternoon -the Minotatir, a new 74 gun ship, was launclaed at Chatham dock-yurth She went off the slip at- fifteen minutes before three o'clock, and entered the briny flood its most gallant style, highly to the gratification' of a large concourse of spectators us wil• as truly honottrable to the acknowledged selentitie objlities of the Master Builder. . The tide was unusually high at the mouth f the Medway and Thames,,,audviollg, the Kunst utt Friday and Saturday Inst. ~, ji