The Sun. — London, England, 1804-12-27 00:00:00

. TIM THEATRE. 'Otnt.Cafelen. A new Pantomime was brought forward last night St this Theatre, under the title of Harlequin Quick silver; or, the GmoNte and the Devil. ' DRAMATIS PERSONA. • Albert (Julia's favoured lover), - Mr. Bev:evert. Sancho (setvant to - - Mr. BLANCHARD. Asmodeus (the Devil on rye() Sticks), Mr. S mmoNs N_eaper, . - Mr. A V. _TINS. - . - Mess. I.lNGattd remiss. • Quicksilver, - - Mr. MeN.see. Queen of the Gnomes, Mrs. ATKINS. Julia, - Miss Day its. PANTOMIME CHARACTERS. Harlequin, . - Mr. BOLOGNA. Scaramouch (servant to Avaro), Mr. De so s Landlord, . - - Mr. BOLOGNA, ten. Avaro (Julia's tither), . - - Mr. L. BOLOGNA. Dr. Sangrado, - . Mr. A a nor r. Columbian, _ . . Miss SzAeL Z. Guards, Miners, Gnomes, Maskers, Sailors, dtc. THE FABLE. The Scene of the first Ael lies in the mines of Potosi, where Albert is confined as a slave, by the severity of Avaro, Spanish miser, who wishing to marry his daughter Julia to Signor Finikine, contrives the arrest of Albert, who is the ruing Lady's favoured Lover. The Piece opens with a view of the mine, where Julia, attended by Sancho and Columbina, comes to seek her banished lover, having escaped in map's apparel from her father's house, and stored herself with means to turchase his release. The disclosure of the riches she car. Xtbe about her being overheard by some of the miners, they Worm the keeper, whose rapacity prompts him to seize tinaatiy and her companions, and appropriate the intended e of Albert's enlargement to his own use ; on Albert's piritf.ci resistance of this conduit, he and Julia, with their lends, are seized and confined with every circurreitanceef . . ult anti .4 retina,. At this time the Queen of those rite efreGnornos,. who - are supoosixl to be , the tenii of the mine, summons her attendants to a periodical teitival, which is held in a recess, formed of every brilliant poduce of the mine • the habits of her fairy courtiers are *enVesed of all that ' is beautiful and resplendent in the fossil, or submarine world; among ethers, she surn *lenses a genii, called Quicksilver, who relates the hard Case of theabove mentioned lovers, over whose safety he has Wm. watching.and intreats power to give them ettedual assist. %we I the Queen and her agents transtorm Quicksilver into I IlUaleetin, every - mineral endowing him with its peculiar 6010 tar, power, and properties. Thus created, Harlequin is Osrlunissioned to serve and protet the lovers until they haie it theirdiftleulties. Theirdeliverame from the mine U eilitted just as Julia's father 'and foppish lover arrive in pursuit of her. Harlequin (w ho becomes enamoured of Julia's Ilittendant, and changes her. to Columbine) cuoyets Albert ' and Julia, by I magical conveyance, into Spain, where they are pursued by their opposers Omagh the usual routine of pan . tomimie adventures, tricks, and changes, in the Douse it Dr. Saar t rida. The father of Julia, by accidentally releasing the totVll on two Sticks from his old confinement in zglass bot tle, obtains a friend to assist him against the supernatural !regency of Harlequin; the power vested in the crutch of As . rttodeus betennes superior to the art of the motley, hero ; the lovers are at length seized, and reconcluded to the mine ; 'sleben they are again relieved by the Queen of the. Gnomes, ,WhP asserts tier power upon her own territory ; unites the lovers, rewards Harlequin, and reconciles the adverse party, %who tonclnde their adventures in a Fairy Palace., worthy, from its splendour, to be the residence of the Queen Di' Dia. *loads: This Pantomime is very well suited t o th e t aste of the 'present age, which. stron) 2 :lv tends towards the marvellous in incidents, and to magnificent IspeCtaclei, The • RorierNtien system, which forms a part of the fable, is well calculated to gratify that taste, and it !leaves ample. support frmn the powers ttf the Cexii of the mines. The whole of the scenery in this Piece deserves high commendation— it is • splendid and beautiful, and the changes are eft - cacti • in such a manner as to, excite pleasure as well as a l oPtise. There is variety as %Tires splendour in the Piece and it was managed in all its evolutions Mush beuev than is usual on a first exhibition. The 'Plot was Inv dished the elated by Mr. Tip sta bile ,' who fur. Recitative, Dialogue; anti' Songs,' which Ste better than we garierallv find in such protindjimis DAViSs; Miss BIA.RLE, BLANCHARD, and Blu acquitted themselves very well. We were, however, sorry to see BRUNToN degraded to Pantomime,- as he is a very respeelable young. Attor, and as many Performers at this Theatre Slight, more properly have had the part assigned to demo; • • TheNtusic is by DAVI'. It is lively and ap. proptiate. He has, however, endeavoured to die - Pier too much science' in the Overture,, a composi:, • lion which is very little attended to on these ucca. *hum, and which ought chirey to consist of these *Wadies that are likely to catch the ear of an Au ' dience impatient for the tricks of liadegifin and the ludicrous distresses of his enemies. • The Pantomime was throughout well received, .Sod as it will doubtless from time to time have an additioest pottion.of the usual Whimsical blunders blended with its show, it is likely to he a popular cheat to the Town at this season.—The House was erosOded. The following is a specimen of the Songs : SONG—SaArena. *ins of my bones broke, here am 1,. idandadin Spain, th oug h hardly know where ? Obt of a diamond mina up to the sky, Lightly as gossamer 3vhiskid through the air. O'er ocean with motion so swift to be hurl'd, Is b new-fashiori'd method of seeing the woild ; AM L flying over each province and town, IN asp hatters, like many•high-flycrs, loek'd down. With a heigho 1 here we go ! sailing above all the people below. In push% I gave a sly peep at the sea; And saw Britain's colours still ruling ihe main ; • And its lucky wg flew with our treasures, or . we In Ohl England had landed instead of Old Spain. 1 saw France's Flotilla, of nothing afraid • Put 6Ttnesting the people they wish to invade ; While the dread of each province, division, and town, saw, Emperor Frog, on his betters look,down. With a heigho ! quite the go ! , Viewing With Scorn honest people below. il t u rr-LANE-N-Instead of what may be consi, tiered as a regular Pantomime, the Managers o f this Thentr• treated the Public last night with a sort of liarlequinade, under the name at a Pantomimic 1411 hts "Melt was performed between the,cunelu. •ion of .the Camay of the iluiy Rody and the corn.. Ill e ncement of Rich a rd C aw de Lion. It is a plea.. list Mite Piece, and will doubtleis amuse the Pub. for tome time. A whole Family of Harfequins and Columbines are introduced together, with Ponch and Old Time, who play a few tricks, and display , some grimaces, whtich, with some excellent danc. big, constitutes the whole 4,1 the Piece. The . Scenery is very beautiful, arid the music pretty. The BYRIftS, Miss 13rtisTow, and the other Per. ft'unetii, exerted themselves with great eflea. Hide Piece was received with touch applause. ST. PETERSBURCH, Nov. 30. ACCORDING to the Laws of Russia, but one son out of every peasant's fautily can be ohligrd to list into the army ; and when there is but one sAn in a family, he is entirely exempt from miiitary services. Notwithstanding, the eldest son of ape.,. ' sant's family in the Government of Teven'having been killed in bard; the second was taken, anal . the third also in the, late enrolment, leaving to the unfortunate parents to support them in their old age only a blind girl and a dwarf, who was the fourth son, who had been most unkindly treated hi Na ture. The mother fell a viCtim, to the distress in which they were involved; after her death the dwarf formed the resolution of coming to this capi. cal, although he had five wersts to walk. He set out on his journey, without knowing an inch of his way, and subsisting entirely on charity. Having arrived here he procured a person to draw up a Pc. tition for him, containing an ex.ta narrative of all those particulars. He went to the parade with the intention of presenting it to the Emperor; but he came too late; he went there again the next day, but his heart failed him. The third day having acquired more resolution, he threW hiinself at His Majesty's feet, and presented his Petition. As soon as the Emperor had returned to the Palace s he instantly read, the Petition, and was so affeded by its contents, that he gave immediate orders that a mitt inquiry should be made into the whole af. fair. The Petition was found to be perfciuly car ted in all its cifumstances. His Majesty corn. mantled the Minister of Justice to issue orders for the' immediate freedom of the dwar'f's brother, and that soo roobles should be given to the dwarf as a reward for his trouble. The Minister sent for him, and communicated to him His Majesty's plea. sure, adding, that there was a carriage at the door' at his service, in which he might have the. satis. faction of going himself for his brother, who was quartered at Gatschina. The poor dwarf could scarcely believe what he saw and heard ; when he was coovinced of the truth of it, he forgot all dis tinttions of rank and state; he leaped about, laugh. ed, and committed every sort of extravagance. At length he got into the carriage, arrived at Gats. chink, shewed the Emperor's, order, and brought his brother back to his aged father anti his blind sister. —The perpetrator of this aet of kijustice to those poor people, is to be criminally prosecuted for the tatna• FOREIGN NEWS. Tx SKI appears to lie souse ?tope that the Unfor tunate differences which have too long divided the Court and the States of Wirtemberg, are about tube removed by the mediation of the . Chief of the Em. Aire. At least, we learn, that the Emperor has, with this design, proposed a Commission, to be composed of lout Aulic Councillors, two Cottimitsa ries of the Elettorate and two DeputitS of the States ; and that not only these have accepted the it Proposition, but that the Elector finals() declared his wish to submit to the decision ot,tudi a Ctm mis sion. the mean time, this Prince has again con voked tie States of Wirtemberg. STUTGAkD. Nov. 30.-:--1:11c New Diet Wir. temberg was opened on the eetli of this month; Hit Highnes's the ELEctow, I peed tinder a canopy, sur rounded by his Miuktert;, by all his Court, anti by a great number of FiloCiiiinaries, opened it with so lemnity. The Minister, M. Noist,s!s D'EItEN. FELS, .ip a discourse which he Addressed to the States ; informed them of the Elettoral propositions, on which • they would have to deliberate. The Councillor SPOCKMAI FR made a reply. After the celebration . of Divine Service in the Electoral Chapel, a splendid dinner was served. The Prelates and Members of the Grand and Secret Committees, as well as the Deputies of the three principal cities, dined with the Et.v.croit ; the other Deputies were - Served at private tables. It is announced as certain, that His Highness the ELECTOR hail sent M. VAHRENBUHLER to Naples, to his sou, the Eleitoral Prince, to invite him to return to Stutgard. His Highness :offers his pre s.umptive Heir an annual establishment of 60,000 florins and a Palace, such as he may choose, for his residence.--(Publicize, Dec. 7.) FRANKFORT, Dac. 3..r --They continue to demo.' lish thry Fortifications of this Town, which brought so many misfortunes on it during the course of the last war. We flatter ourselves that this demolition will he entirely finished by next spring. The want of specie is daily more felt in our town and .several other, commercial places of Southern Germany. It is attributed in part to-the consider. able sums which have been lately sent to foreign countries. Theycontinue to take measures of precaution in Bavaria, in the country of Saltzbourg, and in all the States of Germany, to guard against the conta. Vienna which reigns at Leghorn and in S p ain. At Vienna orders have been given to the Imperial Post Ogees to transmit to Dr. Da FERRO, Councillor of the Regency of Lower AUSltlii, all letters and pickets coming from Italy; they will be deposited in a private apartment, and are nut to be distribat. ed to the public rill after having taken the greatest precautions.--(Publiciste, 9th Dec.) Some days ago the following article appeared in several Journals : It appears that we shall soon re. turn to the ancient usages respecting our hours of re. past. The persona invited on Wednesday to the Imperial Palace of the Thuilleries, were asked to itipp'er, precisely at six o'clock in the evening. Be. fore we draw the same conclusion that our Cot. leagues have done, from this circumstance, we shall wait until the invitations fur dinner are given for ten o'clock in the morning, and then we shall ac knowledge that we arc returning in effell to very ancient usages.--(Publicistt, loth Dec.) Dan NITION OF GILASITUDE.—At the Institu. tion for the Deaf aid Dsorfrd, at Paris, a question was put to a pupii of the Abbe SICARD, which would have puzzled any other person to have iinme dintely resolved, though possessed of the perica 114 C of both his can and his tongue, yet was instantly and elegantly answered, in five words, by one who never enjoyed the use of either—What itCrat;huir? —Tut Memeitir OP }lim' I 81.9110 A STOQTFORD, Dec. 24.. -On Wednesday list the Stanste:ld Essex Hunt gave sp:...ndid Ball to this part of the county, which was numerously attended. The New Assembly P,inins at the Bear, in Stanstead, were opened on the' occasion : they were graced with the presence of the inwit distinguished females in the neighbour. hnod : 140 tickets were received at the doors. Lord Btaybrook, and the two Hon. Miss Nevilles, the' two Hun. Mr. Nevilles, Sir Francis and Lady Vin. cent, Sir George Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. Conyers, Mr. and Mrs. Montagu Burgoyne, Mr. - Harblen, &c. were present. After a brilliant Lill, the coat. pany sat down to an elegant su;,per. COURTS MARTIAL • lits MAIrSTY has been pleased to confirm the proceedings of a General Court Martial holden at Brighton on the t zth inst. for the trial of Colonel ELLIOT, of the Ist Dragoon Guards, on charges exhibited against him by Captain Son ER, of the same regiment, whereby he is adjudged to, be dis. Missed His Majesty's service ;,,, , hich sentence has been circulated throughout the Army in General Orders. Assistant-Surgeon GEO. CROSS, of the Royals, has also been found guilty of absenting, himself without leave, and breaking his arrest, by a General Court Martial, lately holden at Colchester, and was adjudged to be cashiered ; which sentence has been approved by His MAJFATY, and notified by Sir jAmrs CR/tic, under whose orders the Court Martial was 'assembled. The KiNG has likewise been graCiously pleased to ratify the .proceedings of a General Court Mar. tial lately held at Weymouth, for the trial of Capt. JOLLIFP . E, of the A. Sorneviet Militia, on certain charges adduced against him, of which he was found guilty, and was adjudged • to be dismissed' His Majesty's service, and to be rendero for the future incapable of filling any military capacity whatever ; which sentence has been notified to his Royal Highness the Duke of Custasiti.Atio, com. manding His Majesty's forces in the 'South-West Distrift. The BEDFORD CUVRT MAR VIAL, ;which has so long occupied the attention of those who have friends in the Regimeot, is at last finAly disposed of, and a printed copy of the documents has been received by the garrison at Bristol. It appears that the trial was carried on with the greatest acrimony ; and the Court seem to have been highly dilusted with the .state of the 'Regiment, in conhetur!nce of the re pePeJ contentions between the Colonel and his OlEce'rl. We stibjoin the Kt NG'S decision : flis Majesty noticed, with surprise, theuncommon hulk of theNlinittes, alai expressed much concern at its appearing (upon att inspedion), that the aktreme prof rat:lion of the trial has in a great. 1046 UN, been ,occasioned by the contentions and ' htullie disimillivir of the porths I:.wardr each ober,: which manifesteditsell almost th I roatgoont the whole of the pro ceedings, in a degree very disgraceful to both ; in conse quence of which, His Majesty, upon a comprehensive view of the whale business, as a measure highly necessary for the upholding of niscipline, good order, and harmony, in the Corps, &reds,. That the Prosecutor, Colonel iVioole, as also the several Defendants, Major Monoux, Captains Carotin, A li.ton, Smith , and Maddison, and Lieutenant 4.rinstiong, " be displaced from their respective situations as Officers in thy Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia." RE.—Yesterday between Wye And six o'clock in the morning an•alarming fire broke out at the house. of Mr. Qadgeon, Sidier Harness.maker, opposite the London Hospital, in Witir,chapel.road. A considerable time elapsed before the arrival of the engines, and the flames spread with so much rapidity that the premises y ere nearly conmmcki when the first effort s.were made (0 reduce the 'eon. flagritinn ; by twelve o'cl.'ck it was, however, got under, and shortly after cu irely extinguished.— Besides the total destruft , ,,n of Mr. Gudgeon's house, the adjoining house of Mr. Reeve, .1-iat ter, and two others were greatly injured : fortunately no lives , were lost. Poor Ltita.—Yeeterday a numerous assemblage of the holiday folks were ainused with a battle in St. Pancras Fields, between O'Donnell, a boot_ maker, and Arnott, a brick-maker. The fight, if not truly scientific, afforded pleloy of amusement to the pugilists and lovers of the art present. — At setting to O'Donnell met his adversary without ceremony, and hit him down before they hail well began. He repeated this several times during the first ten rounds; after which the friends of Arnett interfered, and the pugilists mutually agreed to de_ ride the fight under a shed, which was about five yards square. There was no room for shifting, and O'Donnell, who was decidedly the. favourite at the commencement, received so many hard blows from his rustic opponent, that he was compelled to resign the contest, after . fighting nearly an hour. They were both severely beaten. Last week three children at Ealverton, Notting. hainshire, having been sent on an errand, had, in their way to pass a high and newly erefied stone wall, which they no sooner reached than it gave way, from the pressure of the earth on the other side, and falling upon them killed them all. The brains of two of them were dashed entirely out, and the third was foand crushed to death under a large stone. The eldest of the little sufferers was about eleven years of age. Joseph Murae, the famous robber, surnamed the Devil, who was executed lately at Genoa, had by his fatal celebrity excited such a degree of curiosity to see him, that the street through which he was to pass from the prison, was filled with people by break of day, He met his fare with resignation, and without weakness ; and if his youth, for he was but a 6 years of age, 'and his good appearance, ex.. cited compassion, the recolledion of the many cruel. ties he had committed, could not but strengthen the arm of justice. A fad least known of his charader is, that in the late war Musso had a Captain's Com mission under the infamous General Assereto, and fought against the French and his patriotic Conn. trymen. Among other measures to facilitate the success of the English anti the Austrians, he es. carted some of their Engineers, who drew the plan of the rOttf4o9 of Genoa, We are happy to find, by the Nottingham Jour nal, that wheat declined 185.,a quarter in Gainsho iough market. Fine wheat, which the preceding vireck sold at to3i, could not obtain mote than 9os. A CURIOUS FRP:NCI-I LOll TRIAL. On the 26th Vendemiaire (year X II.), or I gth of November, 1 80.., a curiAts trial in a love affair was decided by the Ttibunli at Toulouse, of which the following are the particulars: A young peasant of the name of La Fay, of the Department uf Arriege, fell in love with Msria Arigni, in the parish of Cassaigne. She was a young girl of property, and La Fay possessed no, thing : he dared, therefore, not pay his addresses to her, and demand her in the usual manner. Lfwe, however, inspired him with a !rain to make her his wife, both without her own and her relations' consent. Accompanied by a person dressed in woman% clothes, he. went . before the Mayor of Si, Gisols, and presented a, certificate stating' that the banns for himself and for Maria Arigni had been pub_ fished, according to law, in the parish church of Cassaigne. Fay was, in consequence; mat.. tied to the person in his company, and took our the certificate of his marriage. With this in his hand he went directly to Cassaigne, and demanded of ries relations to have his wife given over to him. The whole family, and, most of 411; the girl, were, as might be expefted, greatly surprised. Maria insisted on knowing nothing of this pretended host band, and declared that she had consented to no marriage, and, of course, was not married. She ' protested, therefore, before a Public Natary, against this acl, and signed a Power of Attorney for her brothel to prosecute La Fay before the Tribunalq, and to procure her justice and protection from the laws. Upon inquiry it was found out that the certificate of the banns. being published was a forgery, and the Imperial Attorney General ordered, therefore, La Fay to be criminally prosecuted. In the mean time La Fay conecaled himself, and dace manthe passed over in irquities to find out whether M,. ria Arigni, or Who else, was the person to whom he had been married. During this period. La Fey procured himself often opportunities to see Maria in secret, who, after pitying, forgave him a fraud, the consequence of his love, and declared her de. termination to reward the latter with her hand and fortune. She eloped, therefore, from her brother's house, and joined her lover, whose wile she ae. knowledged herself to be ; and it was iii her arms that the gent d'armer found him when they went to arrest him after his retreat was discovered. Car. tied before the Tribunal, Maria stood by his side, and repeated chat she was his wife, and thr no. thing hut death thnuld separate them. LA FAY, in }us turn, declared, Illat MARIA was the person to whom he had been married' helCre the MAYOR at St. GkOts, and that it was from her that he're. ceived the forged certificate. This Mite tit affirmed, re.calied the protest signed hefore,the Pubtio ry , together with the power of attorney given to her brother, saying that built these 414. 11,id been signed by her from fear of her brother, who had threatened to kilt her in case'of refusal. The cer. iificate, she said she procured from an unknown person, who had comp - assion on her situ ition. She added, that, though of age, she dared not , opcidv ;A against her brother's will, wide!: was the eatt , e of her having behaved as she did, until she found, an opportunity of flying i'oto her husband's arms. consequence of this dedarstion, the Tribunal or:ley:a even Allaria to be arrested, and after a s pace !.f eight months, she, with Li Fay, were car ried,hef,re their judges at Toulouse. The Miyor of St. Gisors, his SAtetary, and four other'persons witnessing; the ceremony of the marriage, were all present, and unanimous in their declara t i on t h at Maria. was not the girl wlicse marriage with La Fay they had seep. Maria,. however, insis ed tin the con. trary.. She. gave a description of the furniture of the room at the Municipality at St.Gisors, in which they were married. Slit...related some remarks made by the persons present during the ceremony, with corns words said by the Mayor to the &.ctetary. She knew again every body who was present ; point. ed them out hy :heir names and titles, and recalled to their remmtbraoce some expressions they used" on that oceasiJii. As she did nut contradid her. self, but was so determined to be LA Fay's wife, the imperial Commissary, who, in the name of the Attorney Gzneral, pursued this afrair, withdrew his Prosecution as to the tnirriage, but continued it on account ut the forged Certificate. It was im. possible fur La Fay to have been the fabricator of it, as he could neither read nor write, but he and his wife had both made use of it knowing it t o b a forged, anti were, therefore, found guilty. La Fay was condemned to 'the galleys at Marseilles, fur right years, and' Maria Arigni to four years hard labour in the . I.lOtpe of Currettion at Toulouse. This trial . excited great interest, particularly nrnr.tg the youth of tioth sexes. A • Petition was drawn up,' signed by four thousand bachelots and maiti., and intended to be presented to the 17:osperor. .13tit'before it cyuld reach Paris, Maria, with her husband, escaped from prison, and as she had long before disposed of all her property, amountin g to 6cioa 'lyres (2501.) in the year, it is' supposed that these persons intended to settle in some foreign country. Should, however, His Majesty, in his wisdom, pardon them, which it is hoped. will be the case, as Her Majesty the Empress interests 'herself in their behalf, that they may return.and repair in their own Department the errors of their youth with an honourable life. It is regarded as a certainty at Toulouse, that the person to whom La Fay was married is a young peasant, %ilia had dressed himself in worn in's clothes to serve his friend.--(J ournal des Tribunaux.) The person who lately poisoned the two blind men. in Simpsons's Hospital, in Dublin,' has been discovered and apprehended ; his name is ptile, and he is supposed to hive administered the tatal cake in which-the poison was contained at the in. stigation of the wife of jobasan, the unfortunate man to whom it was first given. A N.4hle Duke, whose 'chief delight is in making the Poor about him as hippy and cc mfortahle its possible, last week gave orders to purchase One Hundred Sixteenths in the present LAtery, and tti. rated his. Stevard to buy them at Teo difrtrent e s AO distribute them to One Hundred diffe. taut (.:;lildren in the neiLhbourhood 'white he lives.