The Sun. — London, England, 1822-11-27 00:00:00

TH E • LONDON 'JOURNALS. ZXTRACTS FROM THE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, November 27, 1822. . . [THE TIMES.] The speech of the King of Portugal, When closing the SesBion of the Cortes on the 4th inst., is in interesting document, and may be read, on the. whole, with confidence and satisfaction: As the tone and pervading spirit of . such a compo sitiiiii.Are thingslto be assumed at the will of the - writer, we shall on the present occasion say nothing respecting them, further than that so far as any inference can be drawn frotn general ex- , pre'ssions to the existence of harmony between , the Sovereign and his subjects, or' to the diffusion of comfort and tranquillity throughout the realm, that inference is of a favourable character. The substance of the speech is twofold' : Ist, it con tains a royal assurance that " the most positive " declarations of the Governments of Franceand " Is.lngland have fully secured us (the Portuguese) " against the fears of any attack upon our hide " pendence." The declarations alluded to by the King of Portugal are to be, it is probable, somewhat differently construed. France de dares that she will not Make a military attack upon the independence of the POrtuguese : and England, from whom no such attack was to be expected, declares that she will not suffer one to, be made. Now, to a reflecting man, it is alto gether clear that both these promises do really impose obligations upon the parties, considerably more extensive, than the mere terms employed would at first sight eppear to indicate. To make air attack, And a, most fatal one, upon the hade peudence of Portugal, it would be by no means necessary . to cross with a French army the fron tier of that kingdom. -It is, indeed, very easily demonstrable, that if Spain were once invaded, the safety of Portugal would be at the same mo ment compromised; and that if Spain were to be subdued by the French Government, the Portu guese Constitution would be inevitably lost. [NEW TritEs. - 1 We have received private letters from Paris, containing most interesing and important details on the subject of the late Elections. Their final result was filly known when the last adVices came away ; and it will probably strike our Readers with some surprise. The fifth of.the Charober, which was to be renewed, consisted of 86 Members ; and the number going out was pretty equally divided between the opp os it e partieS, comprising 46 Royalists and 40 Liberals. Ofthose now elected, only seven are Liberals, and the reniaining seventy-nine are . Royalists ! !! This signal and unexpeeted defeat, says one of obr'Correspdadents, has produced' a _deep and powerful impression on the whole body of the Lilierals: The greater number, struck with stu- . pori dO nothing but lift up their h an d s an d e y es , rouimuring that - " 41 is log:" the remainder, composed of plotters and fanatics, gnash their teeth with rage, and cry that there is no hope belt '4l ±he " sacred duty of Insurrection!" au experiment, howeier 2 'which they will not be so mad as to try. TBRl'risn r int Ess.l The Paris Pape ' rs up to Monday have arrived. We noticed yesterday the proposition of a.De puty in the . .S.Paiiish' Cortes fOr'requiring an ex plicit avowal from Prance as to her disposition and feeling, whether friendly or otherwise, toward; Spain. This mOtiori' was: w iselyjejected hat the spirit which diCtated it is not confined within 'the circumscribed limit of a certain num ber National RepreseiltatiVes.: It pre vails - throughout' the country; and has urged the GOverninent to make ‘varlike'preparations of the roost forniidable . desciptidn, - Which, combined with - the energetic zeal of private individuals, will enable' it to rep e l the invasion of' foreign force, and sustain the dignity of an independent and 'poWerftil nation. • Intelligence from Madrid iorthe 17th giVeS a. detailed account of the mea sures which haVe been' adopted, and of the acti viq ivilh - Whicl the orders 'of the Government are carried into effect in the Ivar department. ['MORNING POST.] The Prench'Papers' to the inst. with the exception Of the Constitutionne4 are all silent on the great question creates so much interest and occasional alarm ainongst the rtioney specu lators in both countries. The Quotidienne An nounces thatan Extraordinary Courier, dispatched frcmi . Verona, by the Vicomte of Montmorency, had"arriVed . in,PariS on Saturday last, and that m COuncil of AliniSters had been immediately held at'the Comte 'de Villele's, to take into considera tion-ihe intelligenCe which he had brought. The nature of .that tntelligence however, 'is not mentioned, And as the Funds remain nearly sta, tibiiry at BS' and'cißied at that price, it appears that nothing transpired to excite either satisfac tion or fear. The Constitutionnel, whilst strenu ously adifocating the cause of peace, seems to re gard the question of war as nearly decided. In support of that . opinioh it only states, however, the rumours of the day, such as the . appOintment of a Lieutenant-General to the post of Com mander-in-Chief of the General Staff of Army of Observation, his departure for his destination, ,and the arming of a squadron at Brest to cruize on. the coasts of Spain. Such reports have been frequently circulated before, and even if entitled to full credit, would not bb sufficient to prove that war was inevitable. [MOILNING ' HERALD.]• The alternations ofwarlike'and pacific rumours -on the Continent, keep`up•a sort of intermittent fever, particularly- in the'Paris Stack market.— The French Funds rise and fall, in at least-seem ing obedience to paragraps in those Paris papers which are supposed under the direction of ruling parties. But upon the, real question of peace or war there is still the same uncertainty, though we find abundance or confident dissertation.— The - w - arlike preparationS, and even "partial • dis positions of the Ministry in France, are undoubted and decisive. Yet if France had determined upon the. InVasion of Spain,. is it likely that she , would throwhaway her military chances, day by day, in delaying its execution ? In Spain, the Constitutional system rapidly gains an increase of strength and facility of action. The Execu tive Government increases the military defence of the kingdom, and the revolted bands in the Provinces (who would prove, not only as a pretext, but in fact, valuable auxiliaries to the French) are losing strength and consistence so fast, that the " Regency," after migrating from Urgel to Puycerda, was, according to more recent accounts, on the eve of ap proaching still nearer, if not crossing, the frontier. In the mean time Madrid is tranquil, and both the Ministry and the Cortes, whilst they ordain the means of defence , with the utmost promptitude-and vigour—and a brevity of debate and quickness - of decision suited to the actual crisis—yet avoid every thing inflammatory or ir ritating, with unexampled moderation. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] The affidavit of William Clarke, in our King's Bench Report, exhibits an instance of signal folly (not to use a harsher expression) on the part of the Society for the Suppression of Vice. Clarke offered to give up to Mr. Pritchard the im pression of Queen Meth when only 50 copies were sold, which offer was refused ; and he states it as his belief that the 25 copies which he has at last given up are all that now remain unsold, because from his experience as a bookseller ; he knows that the prosecution of a work almost always insures a rapid sale. Very probably the Society and Mr. Pritchard may be sincere in their wish to prevent the circulation of infidel publications ; but in that case they display a lamentable want of sagacity in the means to which they have recourse for effect ing their object. An uncharitable person might indeed be almost tempted to imagine that as the Police Officer is not sorry at the extension of that which gives scope to, his exertions, there is in like manner, in the other case, no in disposition to witness the propagation of that which ensures a field for the activity of the Society. Be that as it may, we have here a de monstration that nearly a whole edition of an expensive atheistical work has been thrown into circulation, which not only could hardly have been sold without a prosecution, but which would have been cheerfully 'placed at the disllo sal of the prosecutors, so as to render a sale im possible. From the LONDON GAL ETTE of Nov. 26. Trlatehall, Aro 26, 1822. The King has been pleased to appoint the Rev. John Wal lace to the church and parish of Abbay Saint Batbans, in ,the Presbytery of Dunse, and county of Berwick, in the room of the Reverend Alex. Anderson, deceased. The King has also been pleased to appOint George Balling hall, M. D. to be Professor of Military Surgery in the Univer titv. of Edinburgh. , - • The King has also been pleased to appoint factor William Knight to be one of the Regents or Professors of Philosdphy in the Marischal College, in the University ofAberdeen, in the room of Dr. Patrick. Coplandoleceased. The King ha's also been 'pleased 'to appoint Charles Skene, M.D. to be. Professor of Illeditinein the Maiischal College, in the University of Al?9iideen, in_the room of Dr. William. Le 7 vingston, deceaStd. • • Commissions .si, , necl by the ,1,4 d. Td r ieutenant of the County of Surrey: Ist ,Regimert of Royal Surrey Militia—Geo. Holme Sumner, Esq. to be Colonel, vice the Right Hon. Wm. Lord Grantley, deceased.' Surrey Yeomanry Cavalry—William Lee; Esq. to be Cap tain of a Troop. COMmissions in the Carniarthenshire Yeomanry Cavalry, Ogned by the Lord Lieutenant Of the County of Car marthen. Herbert Philipps Howell,' Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Bey /Tim, resigned,. john Williams Uwynne Hughes, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Bonville, promoted. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. J. S. Fowler and A. E. Fowler, of Liverpool, merchants. •BA N KRU P TS, H. Reams, of Lordship-lane, near Syclenham, Surrey, stock broker, Dec.)l, 14, and Jan. 7, at twelve, at the Court of Com- missioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. R. and It. S. Fisher, Aldersgate-street. J. Passman, of 'OhLstreet-road, merchant, N0v.30, Dec. 10, and Jan. 7, at eleven, 'at the'Court of Commissioners of Bank rupts, Basingball-street. Solicitor, Mr. Hodgson, Salisbury street, Stranth J. Glaling, late of Ipswich, victualler, Dec. 5,6, and Jan. 7, at eleven, at the Golden Lion,' Ipswich. Solicitors, Mr. S. B. Jackaman, Ipswich ; and Messrs. Bromley,- Gray's-inn square. .T. Fairclough, late of Liverpool, slater, Dec. 18, 19, and Jan. 7, at one, at the George Inn Dale -street, Liverpool. So licit Ors, Messrs. Blackstock and Co., Temple ; and Mr. .G. Deani, Exchange-court, Exchange-street East, Liverpool.A. Jardine, sen., of Leatherhead, draper, N0v.30, Dec. 14, and Jan. 7, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Lester, New-court,Crutcheth friars. R. Sowter, of Water-street, Blackfriars, merchant, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, and Jan. 7, at one, at the Court of Commissionets of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Hodgson, Salis bury-street Strand. _ _ T. Bailey, of Shoreditch,\ seedsman, Dec. 3, 10, and Jan. 7, at one, at the Cana of Commiisioners of Bankrupts, Basing hall-street. Solicitor, Mr. llodg,son, Salisbury-street, Strand. DIVIDENDS. Dec. 20, J. Sanders, Coventiy, auctioneer—Dec. 20, C. Car- Bury St. Edmunds, carpenter—Dec. 17, T. Parfett „ , Bath, mason—Dec. 17, J. Dobell, Cranbrook, K e nt, curr ier--:- Dec. 18, E. Andrews, Worcester, bookseller—Dec. 21, IV. Long-hurSt, Tonbridge, Kent, ironmonger—Dec. 21, G. -M. Morgan, Queenhithe, wholesale stationer—Dec: 20, J. Cawson, Liverpool, btoker—Dec. 17, J. Bland, Fen-court, insurance broker—Dec. 10, 13. Searight, Liverpool, merchant—Dec. 19, T. Parry, Manchester, R. Seaton, Wentbridge, and J. Armi tage, Pontefract, cotton-spinners—Dec. 14, J. Welch, Ains worth, Lancashire, cotton-eloth-mandfacturer—Dee. 19, W. Bickerton, Oswestry, Shropshire, druggist. CERTIFICATES, DEC. 17. W. Creser, 'Baldwyn-street, City-road, grocer—J. Barker, Great Titchfield-street, upholsterer—H. R. Abbott, Throg morton-street, stock-broker—S. Porter, London, stationer...z.R. Lacey; Lyncombe and Widconabe, Somersetsbire, builder—R. S. Oldfield, Kington-upon-Hull, merchant—J. Bulmer, jun. North Shields, ship-builder—G. Spence, Leicester, draper. , PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. H. Lacon and. R. Greenhow; New — Brid7,-;Forge, Den bighshire, iron-miners:--R: Greenhow, T. H. Lacon and IL Gi• - eenhOw, New Bridge-forge, DenbigliShiie, iron-miners (so far as concerns the said T. I - 7 N I. Lacon), IVl!llluiray and A. Kin_ nah, Wellin gtan,street, Newington-causeway, drapers =T. LAY ton, and J. Layton, Kew, 2.1 - um - nen—J. Painter and J. Jones, Wrexliair!, tanners—F. E'dwards and T. P. Smith, -Sharp's alley, Cow-CroSs, bowstrin-rnakeri-L-J. W. Bell; J. Bray, and J. Boothroyd, Liverpool, spirit-merchants—S. Thorpe, and R. Marshall, Nottingham, coal-nierchants—J. Sprigs and J. gs, Leicester, manufacturers of braces—A. Smith 'and T. er, Whitecross-street,' pawnbrokers—A. P a y ne an d 'li~. Wentworth, Manor-mill; Rotherhithe, TIIE KING v. Baiur.c.-;--The Counsel for Mr. BRIDLE—.MCSSES. C. F. WILLIAMS, and MANNING—have a second time returned to lam the fees on their Briefs. This must be re garded as a striking indication of tilt ir opinion. The defendant, we understand, was known to them only in his official capacity as Gaoler.— (New Times) ILLICIT DISTILLATION. GLASGOW.- - -Another detection of that fraudu lent system of distilling spirits from sugar water and molasses has been Made : in this city, within. these few days. A very active Excise Officer having received some hints that a spirit deal ing concern, in one of the most public streets in this city, was engaged in that traffic, was on the alert. He soon observed one of - these women in duffle cloaks, whose 'appearance indicates that they are " far advanced," and well known to be in such employ, as to bring her very frequently into the same state, made her entrance into the cellar, and`proceeded with the owner into the Sanctum Sanctorum, where extraordinary deliveries take place. He set a watch upon the premises, and the lady came out lightened of her illicit load, and reduced to her natural size. The officer entered the door as she went out, proceeded resolutely to .the back shop, and there found one five gallon stoup full with spirits, 19 per cent. over proof—one gallon measure nearly full, and about a pint in another vessel, quite new from the still,' and scarcely paid for, the produce of the preceding accouche ment. The whole was carried off amidst the con fession and supplication of the transgressor, and no doubt the penalties of the law will be inflict-_I e.d on the delinquent.—ln fact, it is high time that severe examples should be made to check a system whichis tending so rapidly to demoralize Multitudes of our population, destroy the Reve nue, and cover the fair trader with ruin ; and when we hear.of whining lamentations about the severe and ruinous consequences which the in fliction of legal penalties have upon the .persons and families of the. detected fraudulent dealers, we do hope that it will be taken into considera tion, the ruin, which such infamous proceedings tend to bring, and do bring, on the heads of many honest dealers and traders. and their fa milies. The extent to which . these proceedings are carried on, is scarcely credible. The spi rits thus produced, are either mixed with rum, or, with a little colouring, sold as rum, and exten sively sold to houses of bad fame and other places, the resort of profligate characters. The extent. to which illicit distillation is at present carried on all over - Scotland would hardly be believed, and were we inclined we could lay a good deal of it be fore our readers. The honest distiller and trader cannot possibly contend against such a system. We learn, however, with satisfaction, that the Country Gentlemen in this neighbourhood are in every case rignrously enforcing the law, and we cannot help recalling to the memory of the Country Gentlemen every where, that the con tinuation of this system, so fatal, to our popula tion and the interests of the country, is at the same time the grand argument used against ex,- tending'the Scotch system I to England, and lay ing open ' that market. - Also, we would entreat them, if they wish to see a population happy, contented, industrious, obedient to the laws and submissive to their rulers, and respecting and loving their superiors around them, to strain every 1 nerve to put an end to this trade. To trifle with such offences is folly. It is an inducement Ito continue them. The dealer or trader detect ed in them, and convicted of them, should, beside the legal fine, be subjected to lose his license, and be incapacitated from ever receivin g ano th er . The obdurate illicit distiller should be treated in the American way ol.reforming rogues and vagabouuds, by being immured' in solitary con finement, and at the same, time compelled to la bour for a number of years, according to t e magnitude of the offence. Collect thein into the old depots for French prisoners, and there, un der rigid surveillance, compel them to labour for their food and raiment, and for the public ad vantage, and we are mistaken if illicit distillation would not soon be put an end to. Any officer, also, who did not do his duty, should be joined to the company, and be doomed to act as a menial servant to the others.—(Glasgow Courier, Nov. 23.) UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE.—It is said that this unpleasant affair did not go so far as stated in the papers. The version of the story now current is, that only one of the grooms was shewn into the wrong chamber through the devilishness of " Mrs. Flora," otherwise the chambermaid. The brides, having retired in due time, each to their respective apartment, were followed, after a short internal, by only one of the happy grooms —a gentleman said to be of a very serious tur❑ of mind, and meeting Mrs. Flora, was shewn, ,as already stated, into the wrong apartment. He, unconscious of the mistake, proceeded, as was his custom, to prepare him self by prayer . previous to his retiring to his repose, and accordingly, without creating noise or disturbance, went upon his knees. The bride, after waiting for a considerable time, at last determined to have ocular demonstration of what was passing; and, peeping through the opening in the curtains, beheld, not a ghost, bu a man, who 46 was not Mr. CASEY !" - Her sur prise, terror, and fright, may easily be imagined; her'screams immediately undeceived the gallant; not gas, Lothario, who instantly fled, and the room was soon filled with friends, relatives, chambermaids, &c., all anxious to ascertain the cause of so much alarm. An eelaircissement im mediately took place.—(Dublin Evening Post.) DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN A NOBLE FAMILY.— A most distressing and painful event took place at Dunbar House, the residence of the Earl of LAUDERDALE, on - Wednesday evening (20th inst.) Some time after the son of Mr. 13ALFoun, of Whittingham, who is married to one of the daughters of. the Noble Earl, had been, put to bed, the bedclothes, by some . unaccountable ac cident, took fire ; and before it was discovered the poor boy, a fine infant of abput four years of age, was so dreadfully burnt that he expired in about two hours. The unhappy parents were at hand ; their state of anguish and distress is not to be described.. It, is a singular coincidence that a very short time ago a false and most distressing report found its way into almo.st all the Loudon Papers of the Countess of LAUDERDALE having been burnt to death.—(Caledonian Mercury.) EARLY PLAYS AND PLAYERS. The celebrated ballad of " My lodging is on. The cold ground," the air of which is so popular in the present day s a nd whi c h h as occasioned several paiodies, was originally sung in a play called the Rivals, by Mrs. Davis (familiarly called Moll Davis), afterwards mistress to Charles 11. This play was acted by Sir Wm. D'Avenant's Company, in Lincoln's Inn-fields. Old Downes, the prompter, tells , us that all the women cha racters were played admirably, but the part of Celia (in which this song occurs) was performed so charmingly, that not long after it raised her from her bed on the cold ground to a bed-royal. The mezzotinto portrait, after Lely, of" Madame Davis," shews her to have been a most beautiful creature. The following is an amusing account by the same author, of other plays and-players in this company : " Hamlet.—ln this tragedy . Hamlet was performed by' Mr. Batterton ; Sir William (D'Avenant) having seen Mr. Taylor, of the Blackfryar's Company, act it, who was instructed by the author, Mr. Shakspeare, taught Mr. Betterton in every particularly of it, and made him gain esteem and reputation in It superlative to all other plays." This eminenent actor (vide Tatler) continued to perform the above charac= ter with great spirit, and much applause, till the last hour of his life. Love and Honour, written by Sir William D'Avenant, was remarkable for the richness of its dresses and decorations ; " the King (Charles IL) giving Mr. Betterton his coronation suit, in which he acted the part of Prince Alvaro; the Duke of York giving Mr. Harris his, who did Prospero ; and my Lord of Oxford, Mr. Price his, who did Lionel, the Prince of Parma's son." Romeo and Juliet, wrote by ; Mi. Shakspeare. This tragedy was made some time after into a tragi-comedy, by Mr. James Howard, he pre. serving Romeo and Juliet alive ; so that when it was revived again, it .was played alternately, tra gically one day, and tragi-comically another, for several days together. King Henry the Ei g hth.—Thi s pl ay , b y or d er Of Sir William D'Avenant, was all new clothed In proper habits ; the King's was new, and all the Lords, the Cardinals, the BiShops, the Doc tors, Proctors, Lawyers, Tipstaves', &c. The part of the King was so rightly and justly done by Mr. Betterton, he being instructed in it by Sir William, who had it from Mr. Lowen, that had his instructions from Mr. Shakspeare himself, that nothing could come near him in the per formance of that part. Mr. Harris's perfarmance of Cardinal Wolsey was little inferior. These, he informs us, were some of the chief plays acted at Lincoln's-inn-fields, from 1662 to 1671, when ,the new Theatre in Dorset-gaidens opened; and continued to be performed in until 1682, at which period the aboire, then called the Duke's Company, united with the King's Com pany at the-Drury-lane Theatre, and the two be came one joint company. under the title (which is still continued) of " his Majesty's Servants." His account of two or three playa only, during this interval, is worth noticing : Macbeth.—(Alteied by Sir William D'Ave nant.) This being drestin all its Onery, as new clothei, new, scenes, Machines, as flyings for the witches, with all the singing and dancing in it— the first composedby . Mr. Lock, the Other by Mr. - Challnel and Mr. Priest—and being all ex cellently performed in the nature of ari Opera, it recompensed double the expellee. The Tempest, made into : an Opera by Shad well, having all new in it ; as scenes, machineS— parOCularly one scene Painted with Myriads of aerial spirits ; and another flying away .with a table, furnished out with fruits, sweetmeats, and all sorts of viands, just when Trinculo and his companions were going to dinner, and all per formed so admirably . ' bell, .that no succeeding Opera brought so much money. Of the actors and actresses here, during the run of the above plays, as also those of Drury lane Theatre, which this writer also notices, we have several anecdotes. Our room will only per mit us,to m i tntiOn the principal ones : At. Drury-lane, 'the famous acto r H ART . He was an apprentice or pupil to Robinson, a per former before the civil wars, who afterwards had a Captain's commission and fought for Charles L. Hart soon became so superior as an actor, that he took the lead in all the plays performed At ,Druly-lane. Othello was one of his Master parts, and his excellent performance alone saved from condemnation Ben Jonson's Cataline, - which was never revived after this actor's death. "In the . part of Arbaces, in Ding and no, King," says Downes. (Roscius finglicanus, p. 23) " Aznyn tor, in the Maid's Tragedy; Othello; Rolla ; Brutus, in Julius Cavar ; and towards the latter end of his acting, Alexander; if he acted in any one of these but once, in a fortnight, the was filled as at a new play, espe cially Alexander; he acting :that with such grandeur and agreeable majesty, that one of the Court was pleased, to honour him with this commendation, that hart might teach any King on earth how to comporthimself." The great critib Rymer, in his dissertatiO9-on 'tragedy, equally praies this celebrated actor in the following pas sage The eyes of the, audience are.prepos sessed and charmed by his action, before - aught of the, poet, can approach their ears ; and to the most wretched of characters Ilart gives a:lustre, ' which so dazzles the sight, that the deforrhities of the ,poet cannot beperceiVed." In his old age, on account of, his former va l ua bl e services, the' theatre allowed hima,pensionuntil his death. MauuN was brought 'up under Robinson, as Hart and others were. In his youth hd acted Bellamente, in Love's Cruelty, which pdrt he retained ,after the Restoration. IN was eminent for Volpone; Face, in the Alchymist; Melanthius; in the Maid's Tragedy; Marchnius,in King and no King; Cassius, in Julius Caesar; Clyus, in Alexander, &c. Rymer, just quoted, pays the following compliment to Hart awl Mohnn, : " We * In the modern representation of ".Machetlk" Hecate is the only character that ascends, the three witches who open the play, and whO depart with the NOrds " Hover through the fog and filthy air," are itnproperly made to sick Through a trap door. Their being raised into the air by a machine, as here deicribed, must certainly be considered as far superior. may remember, however we find this scene•of Melanthius and Amyntor written in the book, t hat at the theatre we have a good scene acted; ther e is work cut out, and both our iEsoptis and Roscius are on the stage together. Whatever de fect may be in Amyntor and Melanthius, M' Hart and JVIr. Mohun are wanting in nothing! To these we owe what is pleasing in the scene -- ; and to this scene we may impute the success of the Maid's Tragedy." LACY.—Aubrey says of Lacy, that " be was horn near Doncaster, in Yorkshire; came to Lon don to the playhouse 1631. Apprentice to Mr. Ogilby. B. Johnson tooke note of his words and proverbes for his Tale of a Tub. Servant to th, Lord Gerrard. He w as o f an e l e gant shape all . (t , fine complexion. His mast re (Ch. II.) has severa l ! pictures of this famous comedian at Windsore an d Hampton Court, in th e p o st ure o f the sever al( parts he acted.. He made his exit on Saturday, September 17, 1681, and was buried in the far thur cbureh-yard of St. Martyn in the Fields on the Monday followin g ." L ang b a i ne speaks of ,„. this actor's admirable re p resen t a ti on o f F a lstajf• KyNNAsTorr was taken to join the Drury-lan e Company from that which acted under Rhod es ' the bookseller, at the Cockpit, Drury-lan e Downes says he acted Arthi a p e , i n th e Unibra'. nate Lovers ; the Princess, in the Mad Lov er i Aglaura ; Ismenia, in the Maid of the Mill ; a" several other women's parts ; h e b e i ng then v er ' , young, made a complete stage beauty, perforP l . l l his characters so well, an d move d suc h comPa ol „ - , and pity, that it has b e e n di s pUt a bl e s i n ce ani,, ° "d the judicious , whether any woman.th a t succeeueb, him so sensibly touched the audience as lie. 'A he ber tells us that it was a f requen t prac tice of (" ladies of quality, in the h e i g ht o f hi s fame' to -„, carry this actor with th em i n hi s f em ale dre, / after the play (which th en b egan a t th ree o'clock ) " in their, coaches to Hyde Park. e the Mrs. MARSHAL was th e fi rs t ac t re ss 0, . -;, King's, or Drury-lan e -C om p any . Sh e was trio' , , ed into a sham ma rr i age by th e E ar l o f . Osfer"' the particulars of which are mentioned by Gr a(l i wont. The King obli ge d fa in t o se ttl e an an 3d , income on her. She is desc r ib e d a s a very a mired performer. Mrs. KNIGHT, another actress of this Corn Pan was famous as a singer, and captivated, by t h il3 and her fine person, Charles 11., to whom Sh e came a mistress, a little whilebefore another note lf female performer o f thi s th ea t re — t h e li ve ly Gwynn. She was instructed by Hart and fl; and soon became eminent in- the profession. a acted the most spirited and favourite parts, ad , spoke a prologue or epilogue with admirable a dress. The pert and vi vac i ous 'prattle of the orange-wench, observes G ra n ger , was bY l e ; grees refined into such wit as cou ld p l ea se Cha r ' g e Indeed, it was sometimes c arr i e d to extr vagance ; but even h er hi g h er fli g ht s were so ° li tural, that they rather p rovo k e d l aug hter t b3 excited disgust. ft 1 1 Of the performers of th e D u k e ' s CncoP -1 ,0 many of whom were equally_ em i nen t, s",, c d only give some of the n ame s. Th e y inclou e e : among the men, L e i g h, N o k es , J oe fl ait : o g Harris, Goodman, Johnson, &c. ; and / t i c s. the females, Mrs. Betterton, Mrs. BarrY', he rs; Davis,(the singer), Mrs. Davenport, anil ( " fter . but the most famons of all the actors wa s 13e` ton.—(Morning Herald.) On the 17th of this month, at four o'cloefk the morning, the lightning struck the vane 0 " t 00 belfry of the cathedral of Valancay, and S't '" • fire. The progress of the flames was te rrii - e t ; they consumed the whole rapidly, i n : 13 , 1 1,e of the united exertions of the garrison, °` firemen, and of more than 4,000 persons 5 CaMe to their assistance. The weather stormy, and great disast er s were d r eaded, ' the not the wind changed to the north. All ,: he bells are broken ; only , the walls remain. loss is estimated at more than 48,000 1 . 0 0 0, 3.. , 1 it would have been much greater if the fire ule ot of the town, by their courage and skill; h ad 11 1 , succeeded in confining the fire to the steep to which the Cathedral is attached. Never a more terrific thing seen. No lives were 1054 and only a sapper wounded by a burning* flake' COURSE OF EXCHANGE, November °(i• Amsteidalll Ditto, at Sight Rotterdam le l C. 1118 12 2 Autwerp Hamburg') Altona Paris,3 Day's sight Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto Frankforton the Main Madrid Cadiz Bilhoa Barcelona Seville . 12 3 37 37 6 2f rig 95 40 0 Us. 25 70 .2 Us. 25 70 0 Os. •• • —156 Ex. Alonef 37i Effective 30 Effective -.• s 7 Effective Gibraltar so 4 Leghorn •k , 4'7 Geiß , a ~.. Malta • 5 Naples 39b Palermo ... • llBOl. pet- Lisbon Oporto RioJanciroas Dublin .... Cork 9i pci Cent.. J-0 0 ri pcloo. —.3 17 6 0 0 0 0 4 9+ fl 4 BULLION. Portugal Gold, in Coin.. Foreign Gold, in Bars New Doubloons New% Dollars Silver in Bars, Standard BIRTH. ist) On use; T E u s e ci s . ? o y e , C t i ?e av 'en2C-sthtreifiet:ts.,trtahned,Loafdisooln.Cyril J. 3lonk' MRRIED. I. On Tuesday, the 2.6 th inst at evtesburyi. Wilts.., 31 f _Hcciog. M. , Everett, tt o i c . u iEn s m s .ft e Charlotte, cf 't o o l - rempaecrn - es p place.a n :est da ug titer o 0 1 a liarriot, sec t° daughter , of Mr. John Mills, 'of St. Clements' Church-r, haumel Hutton; Esq., of Birmingham. se o co n nd th m e a 2 s 4 te d r i o in f s i, t., as DIED.' ' daug hter On the 19th inst.. in her 2iith year, Jane Lucy, only a t t B ri Canterbury, g e ll os of Mrs. Burdett, of Chathaim mops, til3ifec.2hsatrlthianinst.HiattcOh,aateftnerHailllo,nag il n i t n e e rb ss u , r a y t ; .. r o . r" Sim' On the 12th inst. Benjamin, eldest son of 3lr. B. At Cocking, in Sussex, the - Rev. lilelm of West-street; Gravesend, ail - ea 13 Years. r ea r of that parish,:dvanced of " after a few hours illness, at the ............. itiekstravi, 21r. John Lin on 1 , ..s e n. oth Skynncr; It ,m). Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, at the h• Office, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIIIi. 4' • 14, r V k ktli zt,:f At 94 0 4 ' i.,4e;.111