The Sun. — London, England, 1825-12-12 00:00:00

THE THEATRE ~---- I;/ k-' , 9 V EAT - ARDEN .--- The Three &rangers is tilt fitie of_ a. new Play, represented .for the first lirmt Ot Saturday last at this-Theatre. cut RA CTERS. ~.ruitzner, CouneSiegenilorf svirst Stratiger - - Mr. EGERI__. l e cc)nd Btranger ..p'ihirtl Stranger - - - Mr. CoorEit. ,censtein (a:Lawyer) - - Mr. BARTLEY. In . ! 1e Intendant - - Mr. BLANCHARD. Ireiibtirg (Postmaster) - Mr.* CLAREDiONT. parcellin, (a Child) - - - Miss GREENER. 3 °4 e, 1 31 th)., C (wife of Count Siegendorf) Mrk: Citivri.E li LEY 1, 0 r ,• iVeilburg - - - Mrs.,GLovEu. 'c l .w*trude .: - - - Miss J. Scott. I%ir. Wu.. . FABLE. The scene lies in a remote part of Germany, n ear a river which at times overflows, and pre cludes all intercourse with more important places, "vept with the' hazard of life. Kruitzner, O therwise Count Siegendoy, having, for ex. ! ru vagatice and profligacy, been • disc ar d e d jY his father, a - nd reduced to • the tit. disleess, retires to this obscure scene "r action, with a beautiful and amiable wife, who ° ,: h lY mourns over thei r a lt ere d f or t une on accoun t e hPr husband. Though in mean appaiel, there IS t a dignity in their manners, and an elevatio n i n 4 tr 'ir lan guage , w hiCh exc i tes a suspicion that 1 Y arc,.or have been, above what they a pp ear . c , l 'ey had been separated from their son, the cold Stranor.,...erriany years. t i le d byen ustered his grandfatlier, lintafiandons him' St befor e the old man's death, having .become ' e leader of a b an ditti. The First Stranger is is far,l,"te relation of the family, who, th e gran d. 't't being dead, t a k e s pos se ssion o f tlit pro. e ' er tY, and t o secure hi mse lf i n k ee pi ng i t , ril Pinys spi es to . t ra c e K ru it zner wherever he s,, a Y go, that he may hav e a n o pp o rtu n ity o f de.. i,,2 ° Ying him. Th e pla'Ce' where Kruitzner and of s ‘vife reside is an old castle, and the Intendant t he town p erm i ts th em t o li ve i n th e meanest Part of it. Kruitzner is fully aware of ihe•por t that awaits him, and the danger attending it. ,s. / 1 enemy of Kruitzner, whose name. is Baron I„•"4lenheitn, who visits the place in pursuit of ; do v ictim, has nearly been drowned in the sud.. 1 111 11 Overflow of the river, but is saved 'by - Conrad, I the '' 'son of K ru it zner . Thi s B aron i s l o d ge d i n ro Principal rooms of the castle, and has placed' 4 , tt leaus o f go ld upon t h e ta bl e befOre he falls-) 41,, k i. , te ( Kruitzner has ditcovered a secret pas. cito to the chamber, enters it, and .takes away of the rou l eaus . S us pi c i on f a ll s on var i ous p 4 7 ), us, but th e rea l thi e f not detected. Con his ' l aving saved the life of the Baron, is high in ( '`'nfidenc e , and the former declares his (le t:lZ," respecti ng 'Kruitzner.' Conrad of course au to defeat them, and meeting his father ipithutothee, after exchanging embraces, learns h it , horror th a t hi s f a th er h a d s t o l en t h e th e . After many perplexities, Conrad thinks 41 hr' effectual thole to remove the enemy fo r ,"" family is to kill him ; he there tlte ~Feomplishes that purpose, but is se en by I t h o T hird Stranger, an Hungarian nobleman, as f .,had s ecrete d hi mse lf i n the chamber, a n d Ll o rnrad clearing his hand from the Baron's 41: - *, 13y bribing the Intendant with a valti- Ilia t tn ig, which Conrad had given his father for 'hit Purpose, the latter, with his wife, 4 4 t he place, visit the family mansi on , fifty h are put in possession .of all .their Pe gs t. °4 °ars. The Hungarian, however, hap. 4 1 -, 11 , 0 Visit th e pl ace , an d d ur in g a gran d pu bli c lig h l - , : °11 .Y recognizes Kruitzner, under all his new 11'g ( h a l l ; Kruitzner has seen him, and conclud.sop • he was the murderer of the Baron, his concealed his guilt, orders him to he *it e d "•• The Hungarian, however, comes for. part a nd after some vehement menaces on the Iri s so' Kruitzner, now Count Siegendorf, charges (1€.7.°4 Conrad with the murder. Conrad at first "es it b %i ßth but the proofs are too strong, and at It , he confesses his guilt. The curtain I "4 ror s ) while all parties are struck' with i t he and it is to he supposed that 4 is t`rsuiPrit will he brought to answer for t e t eir ill t• This drama is taken from The Can shdy-'9,-Cales of the late Miss SOPHIA LEE, a Niliao' Well-known literary talents, and of ex orrY character. Lord BYRON thought so 4 f ! lir, : the fable that he spoke of it in terms Vil e! n Praise, and founded on it his play, lt was publi s h e d un d er t h e t i t l e o f .11 tt ql kt t• Th e story is certainly interesting, th e a s terrific and the present play is said to r ti 4 i st Produ c ti on o f Mi ss L EE, the only surviv 4ctor er of the lamented author e ss. Th e dia.. 4 Ntii ar e drawn w i t h strengt h, an d are we ll ( H s . 1 4 r3; 1 0 1lt ed• M uc h curta il ment, h owever, is nieces rend d, er toe fable more compact and im t'er'atis,,, The st ea li ng o f th e go ld b y Kruitz t:Nri):ers no p urpose, as h e cannot use i t i n t h e o ssz.i.tere he is known to want the common „ I tem le s of life, and he is obliged to bribe the ' ar il fo r t h e means of escaping by the ring to • him by Conrad. As Conrad had been IN % ender of a banditti, and still retained point h i 4 d e merit, it is strange that one used to t).14 lathe4"d murder should so deeply condemn tkhfor stealing the gold, and display so (if C orn 1 )4 1 14 f compunction for having killed the enemy t "Ill Y• We could make other objections,l t ,. ho'enfirs! public representation of a piece I, 4 considered as the last rehearsal,'tl a na , * s ;11 ,1 1 1t1 ( I th e doubtless in conjunction to I 0 _ fair Author, make such alteratiOns (st4ttb(g'isa.loris as may render the Play al rn.ure effective in its progress. . The t vit 'oe t ir o 7 . lhout was admirable, Mr. CHARLES qf 7 1 i hmr lu Mr. WaIIDE support their parts cr "rive ability. The same may be said } titMr. . „ rs r , ~ . ..r....4GERTON, and Mr. BART it She l/441ATTERLEY is a good comic actress, 4 Ric b Y 110 () vro means equally successful in the 1 tt ld h /In c. e• 'Her character, in our opinion, : eti Lig ? ye b een much more permanent and af ah4l h e . ' " t he hands of Miss LACY. The play for 4rd .was t fav ourably by a crowded a u di e nc e , re k „. ? vehemently opposed when announced , 45 s lit 4 80ATs.—Our active Magist rac y, in ct ton Of • ith the River Trustees, have, we learn, drawn up N'll,4leroutiltltliejous regulations for the future guidance of . the proi„.:,tatt itoats which navigate the Clyde. A meeting *" *et t Authoritiel was held yesterday afternoon, at which e (Glasgow Courier, Dec. 10. .:,,* --, 4,W, - 3,., • - ,L . : • • fv . * 4, .,. - ''..;.-' 1 ,•'. ( - ..•,,,,.,-, ; . ...;•,,,,,!,,; ~..;„41,- . , 1..6...,, ~l c i. , . 3 1 - .e% ?:-''' ~. . - .> (i; 4 ~ie 3 iVZ,.). . rt , -i • . T . ' j . -:',-x y - ,- 4 1-; 617 1 , ,, ,:r - ••iti..:' .- r,- __..t:.•. l '''.7 - f.",Wls;• 4 ~ . ,•-. • • ;',-- -;,•in , ,, -, ,•'. , :•; - `'..lA-,. - ;;? -'-• ~/2 - ~.• -,-, ._ -- . - ' ~. •- ® 'l7 ,••• :- ~ -c(--' ;Iwo!' . - )':.;11.4 ; _4 , 4 ~.. `K - - . .!#;.:t. z;.r"' - `.;_ , 1" . , -.p , ..v' , . ' if; `4 ~. 4 ' ..... * ..• - 6 .- 21 .-.. . ''. ' l ' ' I. e ' - ' 2 - • ,- ..r„ '-' ~`..-., ~.., .-- ,rt ... . -, . ~. -`' tlt ()I1 1 - - -4;..';'itt-' 01 - lec.• ~,-.7.• v- - - 7-1 -- -- -- - - ®® l's, _,.....', t7i , - - , - - - - - 41- .) - %ye t , A.v 1! ',/,'"' •.. a• 1: ~• c %; ~jT THE KING, Wmnsoa, Drc. Y this morning attend .ed Divine service, which was performed at the new private chapel, by the Ilev Dr. Sumner, his Majesty's chaplain.-- This afternoon, his Majesty, accompanied by the Lord Steward, left the Royal lodge at two o'clock in his pony phaeton, aid . proceeded down the long walk to the castle. The King made his entire through the newgateway into the quadrangle, where' he alighted, and walked through the corridor to the north-ease corner of the palace. His Majesty remained a considerable. time inspecting the octagon tower at that part of the building,. and then continued along the east, and also the south .fronts, going through the two suits of rooms, remaining some tinie in each. ,Mr. Wyatville conducted his Majesty, and received many flattering notices of the generatadyancernent of the im provements, and the execution of the work. His Majesty left the castle at four o'clock, and returned to the Royal lodge by Frogmore. His Majesty, yesterday afternoon took his usual . turing in the treat park, and in the evening was pleased to en tertain his suite at dinner. On _Friday evening the Marquis of Hastings and Sir 'C. Long arrived `at lodge, atid dined with his Majesty and suite. 'The Noble Marquis and Sir Charles slept at the Royal lodge, and had the honour of taking a dejeune with his- 'Majesty, after which - they both left for their respective residences. Her Royal • Highness the "Princess I Augusta, we are sorry to stale, was prevented from attending church this morning, owing to a slight cold, but the Princess . had Divine service pfformed at Frogmore. - DEPARTFRES FROX-TOWN, &c. Mr. IL Hoare, to r Wobura ; D;ichess Dowager. of P.uc cleugh and I c dr 2lontagne. from .Richmond, Bolton House Northamptonshire; Earl Grey, from fn. ; Earl of Lonsdale, from Core,4mcre, tin- Lowther ; Earl, of Mulgrave, f r om . York, for ,Mnlgraye.Castle ; CoWel and Mrs. Murray, from Ramsgate,.for Bath • •Colonel and Mrs. Newton, from Cheltenham, for ditto;, Colonel and. Mrs. Bruce, from Liverpool, for Dublin. From Ratte.liotel, Dc v;r street—Colonel and Mrs.Edwardg,, for Paris.• , . It is rut/toured that the Corttinittee of Matiaere r- ent at Drury--lane stave engaged ,llise FooTee, and- thather fir t appearance at that Theatre will be the latter end of February. l\liss fi s oott, is engaged to act at the - With Theatre for eight hights at a higher salary . than :has eeci- been gi e . n to any former iedividual. This lady will cfothinence her . .peeqrma&ices at Bath on the 13th Febr uar y. ManittaGe: IN Ilion liirr,:.-The marriage between Lady Georgina Ryder, the -d a u g ht er ' o f th e E ar l and• Countess of Harrowby, and:Mr. Stuart Wortley, junior, was to take place - POor • let TO N . ' 'still remains very nit typil ai to-day, .at 'Sandon, in Staffordshire. The Noble Earl and , Brighton. - His complaint is the seitzeica. The _Managers of' Countesi, and family, have been in London since the' beginning Malty-lane Theatre, however, entertain sanguine expecLations 1 Of November making the necesSary preparations for the happy that this universal-favourite will he sufficiently rocoverett to, event, and left London last. Tuesday for StafFordshire. Mr. •.e anntence his.performauees during the. present week. FAIILE Y , whos e success i n t h e superintendance Stuart Wortley, jun, has been in London during the same time . paying due a tt ent i on - to his intended bride, and also left lion-- of Pantonihne-and . Spectacle has seldom failed, is prepared with his . Chriatmas - bantling; at Covent-preen Theatre, which the don on- Tuesday. The happy couple became acquainted in ' Paris, about two years since. chit-chat of the Greenerooni reports - to be superior toanyof his former productions. . • We understand that the Itaron de Kolly,will shortly lead to the Hymeneal Altar the. accomplished Miss HammerSley, of • . ~,, ~,, . . • . . t ne Toll tiger ISA int YMORE has been preparing Covent-garden Theatre. - the Christmas :Pantoniiine for Drury-lane Theatre, of which Al Ll SI C.—S ignor DE BEGNIS again received . ii is • • report speaks faVourablY_; it is quite ready_ for representat friends last night. and presented them with a musical bill of fare Me DA ititymonE and wife have left town tor" *ll ilan . : where has which we have rarely seen equalled.. The performers on this • , e. • • •.' enageu to protium a Pantomime after the genuine English occasion were the seine who assisted last week. Several new fashion which is to astonish the natives of Italy, "early in Pieces were sung, and . went off with an effect which fully February.' evinced the gratification felt by the Company. Misi Cubitt e.. again took a part in a S es t e tt o of G ug li e l tn i, ' w hi c h s h owed her Mr. Pitt EsT, who is announced to perform the hylork at D rur y -l ane Th eatre t hi s evening, is pro beautiful sopr an o voi ce t o grea t a d vantage .- M ozart ' s Trio, La character of S prietor of th e Peacnek'Ta vern , M a id en- l an e , Covent-garden, Inia Dorabella, was most eftectively sung by Messrs. De B egn i s , and appeared abo u t 11l months ago in the ch aracter of Ararbal, Torii, anti an Am a t eur name d Ly on , w h o susta i ne d hi s .part very creditably. He also, with Mis s Cubitt, sling Dr. noice's in the 'crrian Heroine, at the Haymarket Theatre, with some Duet, Together let us Range the Fields. Mademoiselle Fo- I success. ttinata Marinimi sung an Air from the Semiramide, in 'which D'r , Gvit.r,it has a new Ballet nearly ready for she displayed considerable power, neatness, and execution, and . representation at the _King's Theatre. The corps de ballet will at its conclusion received the applause of all present. The Corn- exhibit a-greater number of beautiful women thati• have Cen parry, although not so numerous as on the preceding Sunday, , comprised in that establishment for many years. was select, and appeared, fully to appreciate the musical treat provid e d f or th e i r enterta i nment Mr. Hu g h es B a ll h as so ld hi s fi ne pac k of harriers, and cOrn- I menced practical farmer. He has taken under his own imme diate management a farm, consisting of upwards of eight hun dred acres, and it is no unusal sight, in the neighbourhood of Outlands, to see the beautiful Mercandotti Ball and her bus_ band, the former in the russett gown, and the latter in a fustian farming jacket, perambulating, the ploughed field, on that ex. tensive and. fertile domain. Mrs. Coutts is expected to arrive at Byhani House this day, Saturday. --(Brighton. Herald.). Sir Edmund Antrobus and the usual Ducal.Cortege occupied the box of the late Mr. Coutts, at the Theatre Royal, Covent- Garden, on Saturday ovening. The house at present building for the Marquis of Hertford, in Regent's Park, is to be a splendid villa after a model of one in the finest taste in Italy. It will consist of one large drawing_ room at each 'end; and - a saloon in the centre, which, by an almost magical operation, can be converted into 'one magnifi cent room wlaen necessary. The space allotted to the Noble Marquis for the building and pleasure-grounds is upwards of five acres; the immediate look-out from the villa will be upon the lake, and there will be a gravel walk in the serpentine form from the house to the margin of the lake. The Noble Marquis intends to appropriate this tasteful spot to the giving of public breakfasts in the spring of the year. • ARRIVALS IN ... At Batts' Hotel--Mr. and Mrs. flasson ; . and G. Wil liams, Esq. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. 'MEETINGS or HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds, on Tuesday, at Sander stead., The Hampshire Hounds, on Tuesday, at Matterley Gate; Thursday, at Preston Oakhills ; Satuiday, at Chilton Old House. The Hambledon Rounds, on Wednesday, at Basing Park ; Friday, at St e ph en ' s C ast l e D own. N. F. 11.-111 r. Nicoll's Hounds, on Thursday, at Picked Pos:; Saturday, at Emly. The Lambton Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Chester-le street ; Thursday, at Burnopside ; ',Saturday, at Woodwell House. Warwickshire Hunt.—.slr. Hay's Hounds, on. Tuesday, a, Hampton Wood ; Thursday, at Lifton Wood ; Saturday, a Walton Word. The Berkeley Hounds, on Tuesday, at Cokethorpetark ; Wednesday, at Coxwell Woods ; Friday, at Fairford ; Satur day, at Bibury. Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE arrived in town on Friday from Paris, where he had been some time past engaged in painting the portrait of the King of FRANCE, by the desire of our SOVEREIGN, to whose collection of portraits of the Po tentates of Europe, by Sir TuozrAs, it is understood, this will he an addition ROYAL ACA DEM Y. On Saturday evening, the annual Meeting took place for the election of Officers and Distribution of Re wards. Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE was re-elected President; Henry Thompson, Esq., K eeper; an d H enry H owar d , Esq., Secretary. The following Gentlemen were appointed Pro fessors :—OfPainting, Thomas Phillips, Esq.; of Sculpture, John Flaxman, Esq. ; of Arehitcct:tre, John Some, Esq.; of Perspective, J. M. W. Turner, Esq..; and of Anatomy, J. H. Green, F.A.S. The followi ng P r i zes we .e 'then dislri buted by the President to the successful Candidates : In Historical Painting—To Mr. Wood, pupil of Mr. Sass, the Gold Medal, with the Discourses and Lectures of Reynolds and Fuzeli, handsomely bound and 'inscribed. The subject, Joseph interpreting the dreams of the butler and baker. In Historical Sealidure—To Mr. Deare, the Gold Medal, with Lectures, &c. The subject, David slaying Goliah. In Architecture—To Mr. Bassett, the Gold Medal, with hooks of Lectures, &c. The subject, an original design for a Building, to contain the Royal Academy, the Royal Sod.,ty, and the Society of Antiquarians. Painting School—Copies in Oil--To Mr. Webster, the Silver Medal. To Mr. Edward Fancourt, pupil of Mr. Sass, the Silver Medal. The subject, a Madonna, by Vandyke. Model Aradenw—Drawings from the Living Figure—To Mr. John Wood, pupil of Mr. Sass, the first silver Medal' with books handsomely bound and inscribed, containing Lec tures, &c. of Opie and Barry. To Mr. Slons, the Silver Medal. W e are sorry to state the death of Lieutenant PETER. MEAns, of the Royal Marines. - He was on guard at the Dock-yard on Thursday, and yesterday went out Shooting, on Hayling Island; dined with Mr. Hopkins, a farmer in the Island, whose house he left at ten o'clock last night, intending to return to his home at Southsea by the way of Fort Cumber land. Early this morning he was discovered by some la bourers, dead, lying by the side of a hedge in the pathway. It is supposed he mistook his way, and walked through, or fell into, a pond, as his clothes were thoroughly wet.- His dogs though he had only borrowed them for the day of M r . B u lb e ck , of the Norfolk Arms, (and they must have well known their way homeward) were found watching the body ! Lieutenant Mears was married, but had no family. He was a native of Swan wick in this county.—(Portsnwutis Paper of Saturday.) The following is au extract from a letter which we have received from the Tagus :—" Lisbon, ,November 29. The good old King of Portugal has been confined the last ten days at his country seat at .Mafra, and is so reduced that the most lively fears are expressed for his life : his legs are in the same unsound state as were those of the late King of France. The Qneen is understood to be all ready for a start, in the event of the King's death ; we expect Don Miguel will be back, and counter-revolution b ecome t h e or d er o f -t h e day. " — (Hampshire Telegraph.) It is stated in a letter from RoMe, that im portant discoveries of antiquities have bean made at Tusculum. Not only has an ancient theatie been found, but the streets lead ing to it have been cleared. An aqueduct, a public fountain, baths, vases, a head of Jupiter, other marble ornarnents, elegant paintings infrcaeo, and other precious objects have been brought to light. '!'he bank of Messrs. Smith, Osborn Howes, and Osborn, of Northampt on , s t oppe d payment on Thursday last, when they stated by handbills—" That in consequence of a sudden and unexpected run upon their bank on Wednesday, they deemed it prudent to suspend their payments for the pre sent, at the same time declaring their ability t o p ay all claims upon them in f u ll, an d to have a considerable surplus."— (Northampton Mercury.) The dignity of Archbishop of Mayence, which has been vacant ever since the Revolution, is going to be restored in the person of the Arch duke RUDOLPH of Austria, ;it present Cardinal Archbishop of 011muta. At chiteetural Drawings--To Mr. S Loat, pupil of Mr. Sass, the Silver Medal, with Lectures, &c. Antique Academy—Drawings from the Human Figure—To Mr. Evan Williams, upil of Mr. Sass, the first Silver Med a l, with the Disco urses Of Reynolds and Barry, superbly bound and inscribed. To Mr. S. C. Smith, the Silver Medal, To Mr. G. Presbury, the Silver Medal. Model., from the Lift—To Mr. Joseph Deere, the Silver Medal, with books, &c: Model: from the Antique—To Mr. Gallagher, the Silver Medal, with Lectures, &c. To Mr. C. Parnormo, the Silver Medal. Sir Thomas Lawrence then addressed the Students, congra tulating them on the result of their exertions in Art, and ex pressed the highest approbation on the part of himself, and the Members on their progress. DEATII OF REA 11-A DMI RA L iS with feelings of the deepest regret that we have to announce the death of Rear-Admiral BINGHAM, who was on the point of proceeding to the East Indies, as Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships on that station. This respectable and worthy officer had just completed his arrangements in London prior to his departure for Portsmouth, where he was to have hoisted his flag on hoard the Warspite, when, in consequence of getting wet through, he was seized, on the 2d instant, with a sudden attack of erysepelas, which, notwithstanding his previous state of perfect health, baffled the skill of his physicians, and termi nated fatally on the 10th inst. Rear-Admiral Bingham had uninterruptedly served until the conclusion of the war, and was esteemed a most correct and zealous officer. In private life he was beloved for his integrity, sincerity, and dom est i c v i rtues, and his memory will b e long cherished with affectionate regard by his brother officers, and a large circle of acquaintance, as well as by his beloved family, who are left to mourn his un timely and irreparable loss. A great disturbance has been lately made in Shadwell Parish, in consequence of a charge hav ing been brought forward by some of the inha bitants against the Vicar, of an improper intimacy with a female in the neighbourhood. A state ment of the case has been laid before the Bishop of LONDON, and his Lordship has expressed his opinion in favour of the accused. Bland ford was on Tuesday morning visited with a tremendous storm of thunder and light ning : such was the violence of the rain, that the Sovereign coach was detained nearly an hour, as the horses would not face it. 1, _ ANECDOTES, &c. t , E.lit7'iA 1;r. E . . !. r.TTcu (In ^r. dull. aling, duck-and- Lizzy, dirsy, a dßtrstahie, crake, dui,ious, doubtful, Deeenilier-coy. 'FAMIL-Y' •PA R . T r.—Thisri , is - nt • prr•sont Parish - in - the Vs'&q, , A - 1 - wre the Clerk. ,:!Ht ChOristis, CfiriKmas Carp;: - :aunters. end even the Parson's servant, are all of one nam.' :rod of one family The Clergyrnan% name makes a happy _break iii" the rim:, - although 'it is suspected that softie [lay Or another, the pulpit al,p will be brought in requisition. K . E4 . Y inf9rins‘ us, In jirs sconces, that the celebrated TATE WILKINSON was a great epicure, and of .his. oddity be says as follows: —.".Wilkinson was certainly one of the most eccentric men I ever met with.; one of his whims was to hide chocolate drops and other sweet meats in difi'erent boles and corners of his house, his great plea. sure consisting in finding them, as if by accident, some days after. 'When he had taken a few glasses of old Madeira, of which he was very fond, he would mix his conversation about theatricals and eatables together; in a manner. at once ludicrous and ' incomprehensible. — 1. was sitting with hirrion6"niglit, in high spirits, After supra-, and we spoke of Bart). the Actor : said he, Barry,'Sir, was as much superior to Qarrick in Romeo as York Minster is to • a i‘iothodist ,Chapel; not but I tYnk that, if lobster sauce is not well blade, a turbot iSn't eat able, let it be ever so firm. Then 'there's' that Reynolds ; woy she, Sir, fancies herself a singer, but she is quite a s'ualini, Sir !--a nuisance, Sir !_goin g about -any house the wh de day, roaring oat The Soldier.Tir'd of War's Alarms. Oh ! Sir, she has tired lite and alarmed the whole neighbour hood; not but: when young and tender, rabbits are-very nice m tiny:. There was Mrs. Barry, for •example; i Irs. Barry was very fine and very. majestic in Z.!irobia: Bari 3 4, in- the same Play, was very good; not but that the wild rabbits are better than the tame ones. • Though Mrs. Barry - was so great in her day, yet Mrs. Siddons . --stewed and smothered with onions —bo hof them are delicious. 31rs. Pope was admirable in Quin Elizabetft—a man I had here made a good Oronooko ; otrint-4 , -Nad alwaySl•4lti* L ' yew to axe a falf'Oread with the -, Sglifri(rtJiit sou mustalways herp a. sl of-- the .butcher s :cei•rzieTfi - though tile Tat bespeak of Lord vcarhorouglr did no thing.for,me, notliirvr at all—the house was one of the worst of Vie whoic season; with bacon and greens —not twenty pounds att. , _!leOici ; with _paisley and butter.' And on ite went talking, until he talked lihnklf asleep." cutm),-. THEATRICAL CHIT-CHAT. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. ll.—Calm.—Arrived his • Majesty's si iii. Jasper, from Havannahi last from Falmouth ; Asia, Stephenson, from Harnburgh for Bombay and China ; Adriatic, Benley, from Memel; Newland, Hunter, from Riga . ; Heinle, Astock, from London for Smyrna. Sailed the Arab tt ans Port Clench ; Fawey; Bone, and Sovereign, German ; for London. PLYsrouTir, DEC. 10--Wind variable.--Arrived the Ward, °Hogg, from Leghorn ; Good-Intent, Babb, from •St. John's, N. B. Sailed the Friendship,. Ballantyne ; William Xairland, Morgan,. for Londo n ; E ugene , B oyer, f or Dunkirk ; .and Sever a l others bound up - Channel. FALMOUTH, DEC. 10.--lirind W. light airs. —Arrived the Priscilla, Ellis, from Zante ; -Sarah, _Cundy, from London for Gibraltar, put in to stop a leak. Sailed the Lord Sidmouth PAcket, for the Mediterranean ; Duke of Kent, ditto, for Usher) ; Cane Grove, Thomson, for St. Vincent's; Prince of Saxe Coburg, Tremayne, for London ; Nancy, Field, for Teignmouth ; Portia, Sulliman, for Antwerp; and Tantivy, .Quick,. for'Cork. The Sarah, when off the Isle of Wight on the Bth instant, seven leagues distance, picked up a boat with " Rapid of Weyrnouth, Simon Fawler," on it. DEAL, DEC. 10:--Wind N.W. light airs. -7—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Susan and Maria, Harrington, from Malaga; Susannah, Carpenter, from Palermo. Passed through from the River the Richard and John, Payne, for Rio; Ruck ers, Soper, for Grenada, and Waterloo, Wilkinson, for Jamaica. DEC. 11.—Wind.S.W., light airs. —Arrived and sailed for the River the Catherine, - Fligg, from Almeira ; Leda, Torring ton, and Perseverance, Ashton, from Oporto. Came down from the River and remain the St. George, Brown, for Grenada; Ranger, Crow ; for Jamaica; and Thistle, Allan, for Madeira. IirVERPOOL, DEC. 10.--Calm.--Arrived the Prince of Brazil Packet,—, from Payta, sailed 12th M a y in company with the Sarah and Elizabeth (whaler), with 1,100 barrels of sperm oil ; General Wolfe, Johnson, from Quebec ; Acasta, Wilson, from Peteraburgh. Off the port the Astrea, front Messina. The Derrick, Armstrong, from Wybnrg to Hull, was burnt to the water's edge in Colmar Harbour the 20th ult. • The Joseph, of Yarmouth, was off Cromer on Friday, dis maSted and waterlogged. .• The Mary and Ann, Forbes, from Liverpool to Port Dun das, was on shore near Portaferry the 7th instant, much damaged. — D.FroxponT. DEC. B.—Arrived and sailed again on Sun day, the Rainbow, 28, lion. Captain !tons for the Cape and ' East Indies - Pike, Lieut. E. K e lly, and Dove ' packet, Lieut. CrosSby, for Cork ; also the Parmelia and Borodino transports, for Cork, with troops. Arrived the Sovereign transport, with troops, from Gibraltar. The Forte, tender to the Governor of Newfoundland, has arrived at St. John's. Remain, Britannia, Genoa, WindSor Castle, Druid, Shamrock, Talbot, Nimrod, Vsctor, Camelion, Pandora, Reynard. WRECK OF THE GREEK BRIGCIMONE.—We have much satisfaction in publishing the following : W, Dec. 3. " H. M. re venue cutter Tartar, commanded by mouth Lieutenant Bissett, arrived here last night, after a passage of ten hours from .Guernsey, and it gives us m uc h sat i s f act i on to l earn, frOm undo u bt e d authority, that the accounts which appear ed in many of the newspapers respecting the plunder of the unfortunate Greeks, wrecked in the brig-of-war Citnone, at Alderney, have been much exaggerated. His Excellency, Sir J. Colborne, when he visited the island about ten days since, took much pains in inquirin g i n t o t h e transact i on, and had very little cause to find fault ; indeed, the dispositio n o f t h e inhabit ants seemed very favourable to the sufferers. The Greek Officers were accommodated with a passage to Guernsey in the Tartar, which vessel, at the same time, convoyed a vessel hired to carry the crew, 54 in number, to that island. Much attention was paid to 'Captain Miauli and his Officers, and the Cour Royale having generously offered a jacket and trousers for each seaman, they were comfortably lodged in barracks at the castle Cornette, and received soldiers' r a t ions . The various articles saved h a ve beea brought to Guernsey, and are to be sold or re t a i ne d , at t h e opt i on of the respective owners."—The officers and crew of the Ci mone have since arrived at Portsmouth to await the arrival of a Greek vessel froth the River, which is to carry them to Hydra. A man of war hulk has been ordered for their temporary accom .modation.—(Hampshire Telegraph.) LONDON MA ItKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Dec. 12. The arrivals of nearly all sorts of Grain last week were mo derate, except of Barley, which was considerable—there was also a large quantity of Flour. This morning the market is tolerably .well supplied with samples of Corn from the adjacent counties, but not much from distant parts. Wheat is bad in quality, and sells , very heavily at a reduction of 2s. per qr. from the terms of this day se'nnight. Barley, both for malting and grinding is declined in value full 2s. per quarter; Boiling Peas arc scarce, and rather dearer; Grey Peas are unaltered ; Oats find buyers slowly at the terms of this day sennight.— The Flour trade is excessively dull. ArtervALs LAST WrEe.—Englith Wheat, .5,134 ; Bar ley, 9,06; %lalt, 4,860; Oats, 4,386-; - Beans, 1,947; Pease, 841; Iri s h Wheat, —; Oats, --- • Foreign Oats, 2,930; B ar ley, 790 quarters • Flour, 9,819 s a cks. Wheat, Red (old) s6s 68 s Beaus, Small (aest) ....44s 85s ---. White (old) sBs 74s (old) ....47s 43. Red (1825) 48s 55s ---- Flue ribs tios , (old) 42s 44s Superfine ....83s 66s i —Harrow(new)...44s 4bs —4Wbite(1825)...52s 56s 1 Fine sBs 62s Brank 34s 40s Superfine ....66s 68. Oats, Feed ^ss 27s Rye (new) 36s 40s Fine 'le 290 Barley 28s 32s Poland "Is 289 ------ Frne (new} 38s 40s ----Fine ...... 29s .10. Superfine 42s 46s Potatoe 28 .30s Malt s6s 64s —Fine 653 70s Scotch I2s 34s Peas Grey (new) 43s 45s Flour (per sack).. sss 6041 Maple (new)....46s 48s _ Seconds 52s 58. 1 —White (new)....40s 45s _ North Country 52s 54. 1 —Boilers 52s 58s Bran 125 1331 GENERAL AT ERAGE PRICE OF GRAIN, FROM THE RETURN'S RECrIVED IN THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 3. Wheat, 641.8 d. ; Barley, 41s. I Id. ; Oats, 265. I Id. ; Rye, 435. 6d. ; Beans, 455. 11d. ; Peas, 411 s. 3d. The Average Price of B rown or Muscovado Sugar, computed Dec. 7, 1825, is 38s. lid. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEC. 12. The following is an accurate Report of the numbers and prices at Smithfield Market this morning:— CATTLE AT MARKET Beasts 1,357 I Sheep • 17,840 Calves To sink the Offal, per stone of 81 . 1). Beef 4s ral to 5s dd 1 Veal Mutton 4s 10d to hs 4d i Pork Ss Od to 6s Od Lamb Os Od to Os Od. lime* AND STRAW, PER LOAD. Hay £3 10 to £4 15 I Clover l:4 141 to 1:5 10s Straw £1 16s to £2 Os. We lament to state an unfortunate accident occurred at a battu at Lulworth Castle on Thursday last. The Hon. Captain Wm. Waldegrave, having quitted his place whilst walking in covert, and being entirely concealed from view, was struck in the eye by a shot from the gun of his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester. We are happy to add, that the last accounts were as favourable as possible.—(Southamp ton Herald.) SUDDEN DEATII.—Mrs.MORTIMORE, O f Dar!. street, Oxford -street, widow of the late miniature painter of that name, rot having come down at her usual hour of eight o'clock to breakfast, on Saturday, Miss Harrison, her niece, went to call her, and was shocked to find her a corpse in bed. She had ate a hearty supper of sprats, and went to bed in perfect health, UNCERTAINTY OF HUMAN LlPE.—Anothor in stance of the uncertain tenure of human life happened at Bing_ ham on Tuesday morning. In our Paper of Sept. IfNI we an nounced the nuptials of Mr. Thomas Nirright and Miss Eliza beth Doncaster, both of that town ; our paper of the 14th of October mentioned the death of the recently blooming and youthful bride; and on Tuesday the 6th inst., Mr. Wright, aged 25, not arising at his hour, was repeatedly called, and no answer being given, his room was entered, and he was found in bed a corpse, and had ever y appearance of having been so for some time. He went to rest at an early hour on Monday night, apparently as well as usual.--" So fades the glory of this world ! " and an additional voice, with a loud and strong emphasis, cries, " Be ye also ready."—(Lincoln Mercury.) ATTEMPT TO ROD THE ALRESFORD BANK.—A most daring attempt was made by some villains, on Sunday morning last, about two o'clock, to break into the bank of Messrs. Knapp and Company, at Airesford, by making a hole in the front door, large enough to admit aman's arm, with an instrument similar to a centre-bit. They had taken out the key of the lock, and were making another hole to remove the bolts, when the clerk that slept in the house f or t una t e l y dis turbed them, before they could accomplish their purpose, leav ing the instrument in the door, which was so well constructed, that any person might make a hole with it through the mos substantial door in a very short time. They made their escape before any assistance could be procured.—(Harnpsizirc Tck graph.) LONIY)N JOURNALS. BAILS' Extracts from the .111or'nihg Napery,Dec. 12, 1 i.323:4 [BRITISH PR ESSI • Last, night we received the Paris Papers - of FrWay,with theEtoile, dated the following day. A. slight accident had happened to the King, which had produced temporary indisposition. While his Majesty was sporting a, few days ago at Rana bouilleT, he suddenly had occasion to go up.a steep path newly :gravelled. The .guard who was carrying. the ..King's fowling piece by his side, slipped in consequence of having trod•on a , flint. The King attempted to prevent his fail, and in so doing was thrown with him to the ground. The guard was not hurt, but the King felt a pain in his loins, which was increased by hisjournpy to Parrs. The application of leeches became 'lei, cessary, and by them his .Majesty was. relieved. He has since intirely recovered. The s,ubscrip tiOn for, General Foy's family is proceeding., - with. great success. Receiving places have been open ed in all the great towns in France, and in..seve , ral in Belgium... The amount.. advertised .on, Thursday evening was 371,595 fran6. There,is every reason, to believe that the question of, American ind;Tendence is now under the ennsi, sideratioq of the:Cabinet of Madrid, The Etoile, indeed,'in very coarse terms, deniei the a s sertions of the Spanish correspondents of two of tlieopßo, sition Journals, that Mr. Lamb and the other.. foreign Ministers had presented notes calling upon the Cabinet of Madrid to e-xplain its inten tions regarding its late possessions in America ; but the Male doei not deny that the subject has ; been by some means forced upon the attention of the Duke -del Infantado and his colleagues.. Meanwhile the Colombians, it appears, are en. deavouring to enter into friendly relations mid) the Emperor of Morocco, who continues to ex tend his protection to the unhappy fugitives from the Peninsula. The arrival of part of the Capi tan Pacha'a fleet at. Navarino is confirmed .by • several _letters from the lonian Islands. . The remainder was engaged in combats, of . what nature we are not informed, between the islands of Candia and Cerigo. There had been'a decline of nearly one per cent. in the French Funds on Thursday. LTIIE TIMES.] The French Papers of Thursday and Friday are principally filled with political and financial discussion. The Journal des Debats and the Constiltdionnel contain letters from Madrid, in which additional details are given of the manner in which the diplomti'tic body testified the disap probation of their Courts at the dismissal of M. Zea. They at first informed us, that - the tish Ambassador took 'no interest in the proceed ings of the Spanish Court, but they now tell Us . that his Excellency has addressed a note to the Duke of Infantado to the following purport : That all the European Powers having agreed in " the necessity in which Spain is placed of recog " nixing the independence of America, and all of " thorn embracing eu that subject the opinion or " En: 4 lam], although they differ on some minor " points and details,it would be desikable that the " Spalisii Government came ton determination to " enter into arrangements with its former subjects, " and that in case it did not, every one of the. " Powers would make treaties 'with the " gents suitable to their interests." 'lt requires. little penetration to see that a note of this tenor could never be written by any British Minister. Accordingly, the _Etoile denies, as from authority, the authenticity of the statement. Another meeting of the New Catholic Asso ciation took place at Dublin on Wednesdaj last,; but we suppose the people of England are not very anxious to know what was said by Nr. O'Connell, Mr. James O'Gorman, Mr. Nicholas O'Gorman, Mr. Coppinger, and Mr. O'Gorman' Mahon. If any curiosity should prevail as to the opinions of these worthy orators, any report of any Irish meeting for the last two years wilt answer the purpose. It is always the same dish, dressed in the same way.—(lbid) ---••••••,-- - [MORNING POST.] We received last night by Express Paris Jour- nals to the 10th instant, and the Eloile of Satur day. The King of France has been slightly in disposed in. consequence of a fall which he had - whilst shooting at Rambouillet. As he was . ascending a steep and sandy path, the Guard ' who carried his gun stumbled over a stone. The King endeavoured to save him but was dragged along in his fall and rolled with him to the ground. The Guard was not hurt, but: . his Majesty's back was sprained, and the tigues of the journey from Rambouillet to Paris having increased the pain, it becamp . , necessary to apply leeches to reduce the in. flammation. The whole, however, was kept a profound secret, till the King was considered sufficiently recovered to prevent any alarm being created by the knowledge that he had met with an accident. Had it transpired earlier, the effect might have served to augment the panic in the Money market, and the rapid decline of all the public securities. Both the Journal As Debats . and the Cunstitutionnel contain letters from Ma drid, which state that the British Ambassador . had addressed a note to the Duke de Plnfaa tado, declaring that all the European Powers shared the opinion of England, and being agreed that it was necessary for Spain to recog nise the independence of South America, called upon the Spanish Government to enter into ar rangement with its former subjects across the Atlantic ; adding, that if this were not done, every Power would openly conclude with the Insurgents such treaties as they would think con- sistent with respective interests. The Elate however contradicts these assertions, kgether , with one still more confidently made, that the . Ambassador of France had demanded the pay- •t went of the amount of the two first instalments due to the French, insinuating that otherwise the French Government might very likely resolve to withdraw its troops. It de Tares, not in the most polite terms, that these statements are " lies," and advises those Papers to compose them in Paris, instead of paying a correspondent ,