The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-10 00:00:00

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''TMINSTER REGISTRATION.—
(THIS DAY.)
jrir . Ca ...1,
West AIG, the Revising Barrister for the City of
of
~, Minster, took his seat in the Board-ro )m of the parish
''t• Martin-in th F. ld I ' ine• and gave judg-
Ment in the -e-ie s, t lis morn ~ ,
,_ .
.me .
to b_ e reserved ease of Mr. Harrison,i vslio dal d pre. Put on the registry as a scot and lot voter for his
rises in the Lowther Arcade.
kit): appeared that the claimant entered into pos;cs-
before th
°I his housebefore it finished,and six months
was
1831.
either in November or early in December,
pison, A rate was made in January, 1832, but Mr. Har-
bee, 8 name was not put on, so that he would not have
tt 4 entitled to vote on the 7th -li June, 1832, when
ue rte'for eroi in Act was passed ; c,n the same ground he (Mr.
register. Could not now cor.;tder him as entitled to be on the
righi`orhe a scot and jot voter, as that Act only saved the
that ;I.of those who were bona fide scot and lot voters at
"erne.
The Claim
h was consequently rejected.
struck
out
_,.
theme of Mr. Sergeant Merryweathcr was
secut scot and lot list on the same ground, the learned
I, Jekrit not having t• k possession of his house until
sttY Day 18 , ,.. en
,r, ~ 32.
of hisu name of Mr. Eames was objected to on the ground
beine, engaged in the collection of the window duty.
00
tieb
of the 4 authority of decisions come to by
Committees
fdi use of Commons in the case of a contestfor " hir • Bed-
Middlesex
in 1. eln 1785, and in.a more recent one for . the 1:14, he felt bound to overrule the objection, and retain
Lis shame un the list, Mr. Eames having been appointed to
situation by the Commissioners of Land Tax.
1..1.n.‘,-
--`-' x ITS SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
RAI,
in the , OCT. 9.---. Wind N. W., fine.—Arrived, and remain
Law I:3"ins, the Corsair, Edgar, from' Demerara ; Fame,
Quebec, from India; Fortune, from Sydney; Cornubia, from
'rho: • Came down from the River, and proceeded, the
haec;"",. Barclay, for Jamaica; Pink, Painter, for Pernam-
vann;„ vrances, Fox, for Naples ; Talma, Thomas, for Ha-
10r -a."; Campbells, ' for Tobago; Mountaineer, M'Caskill,
1104C1):111nerara. The rest of the outward-bound, as per last,
for et "4"ed• The Beatrice, Young, from St. Vincent, passed
t,he River last evening.
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t. 'lyrshiOCTH, OCT. 9.—Wind ._ .4. ‘v .
Nr` . Arrived off, the
Bar adoent Planter, from Jamaica; Druid, Treadwell, from
s.
tlier'Lolm°uTtl, -Om 9.--. Wind S. W. to N. N. W.—Arrived
from' Yrarilus Lew from New Zealand; Sultan, Baran,
say, Dernera'ra.
Re' ALII"TH, OCT. 9. —Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the Tagus
4thlnoer, from Gibraltar—left 29th ult., Cadiz
.30th,ILiitbaon
b Inge,
I Oporto sth, and Vigo 6th ; Jane, Blain, C‘a cll. t .
f th°",Rk, CT. 9.--Arrived off, the Jane, Blain, AI Al is er,
QZ:i Weutta—sailed 4th June ; Esther, Hutchinson, from
()e; Defender, Duncan, from New Brunswick.
C, AY OCT. 9.—Arrived Osnaburg, Parker, Quebec.
Eat e, Ocr• 9.—Arrived the Harmony, Douglas, and Sea
N"-e"rurn Rio; Janeiro.
S,,t'sq'orir, OCT. 9.—Arrived Ardent, Harlgreaves, Quebec.
Valr,4!("A, OCT, B.—Arrived the Vigilant, Patterson, from
,-1; Cs,
rdmas from
ctts,' aapoot., OCT. 9.—Arrived the Eleanor, La b ,
from
ptireutta
n.,,; Reliance Splatt, from Ceara; Edgcom e, .
Pllth—uunco • Helen' Marr, Robertson, from New Orleans ,
Isii;°,,,uth, Kendrick, from Charleston ; Navarin, Cobb, from
f 'c'rit • M from Quebec; Intrepid, Hunt, from New-
°llndiand , Mary,
FLI,
%Veto 3RINGI OCT. 7.—The Fortune, Geverto, from Ant-
to Bremen, put into this port leaky.
The Eagan'
Th, steamer, is off Vigo.
4isist-P.gle, Barry, from Wicklow, bound to Swansea, wi a
eq tato 1-1
.401yhead in a sinking state.

IIAYMARKET THEATRE.

tL4st •
'light a new comedy in five acts, entitled The Love
tion r,as brought out at this theatre. It is the produc-
debt‘i; NI% Sheridan Knowles, to whom the public is in-
,
e for some of the most sterling dramas of the day.
it ill Present work will not detract from his reputation. if
tletatlit:t equal as a whole, to his Hunchback, it contains
hioed Passages which may vie with the best and most
Loeb wrought in that admirable play. The plot of The
tAdekehaie is something to the following effect :—An
Strtueronet of Lincolnshire, Sir William Fondlove (Mr.
rooset‘l,4"), has one fair daughter, who rules him with
tesei 'lronic fondness, and presents a most serious oh-
ato union, which the venturous sexagenarian rnedi-
Tru' With a certain winsome Widow Green. His friend,
provecworth, an amiable and philosophic gentleman, who
tae,,,ls the good genius of all parties in the comedy, recOrn-
ty us that. she should be agreeably removed out of the way
bentilarriage. But who is there to marry this spirited
Sq-.411.tY, who has scorned a hundred suitors ? Youne.
11,0,1 re Wildrake has been her companion from child-
to
`4,, hut their common recreation has ever appeared
taiti_ne to disagree and quarrel. Under this unpro-
sa3 ug surface, however, the sagacious Trueworth
‘rdeeets that an affection, undreamt of by either party,
jiltlY glows, and he determines on an experiment
tr4linglY- lie announces himself as the lover and suitor
h.k,onstar.ee to Wildrake, who, to his own surprise, finds
flniself filled on the occasion with a series of excited
t from surprise up to violent rage. In a word,
ieatoZvers that he is in a fever of extemporaneous
friend , lie, nevertheless, consents to be Trueworth's
"n Con-i tn Constance, intending to prove a false envoy.
meat-st2oce a similar result is produced by the announce-
unkti,,to her of Wildrake's intended marriage with some fair
eve. t'lvri• She cannot understand how so monstrous an
luetild occur, and that she should lose old familiar
Con,-
4°
te'gbr Wildrake,"hou or he give up " neighbour
SOni/."." She takes vengeance upon the hapless
flash ey with all the weapons of ridicule and passion, wine
only. and him in the prettiest petulances possible, but.
Iverthgtve greater poignancy to his new feelings. True-
th,, continues his experiment till Wildrake is tantalised to
Heart rge of endurance, and Constance is ready to brorabkohteh.
rher
blew A happy eclaircissement
then ends the
riddle fo
ill f - e old Sir William's suit to the Widow Green thrives
teasto4l the presence of a supposed rival in the Widow's
Reatiaet viliter, in the person of a gallant and sentimental
}'ounereao, named Waller. The Widow, proud of such a
fir,t-g suitor, is ready to surrender her hand to him on the
tiern:hummons, scorning infinitely the fine old English gen-
Wit:',",• Waller, however, is alter a different object—to
Lye" modest and beautiful waiting-maid of the Widow,
as,c,la (Miss Vandenhoff ). Waller is a lover, but, not
a Ie.:" for the interference of the church. Lydia is also
tead er. hut she also is as virtuous as she is fond. A most
in wehri and tragic love-passage takes place between them,
intent eh
the man of gallantry is subdued into honourable
or ~, and it turning out thikt Lydia is the long-lost sister
seeu e tneworth, they form a second bridal party in the last
Wid of the piece. Before this arrives, the self-deluded
40t°W fancies a proposal to have been made to her through
bridale Which had been sent to Lydia, and arrays herself in
1i,41,1` apparel, on the supposed happy day. Old Sir
seeneeononits the same error with regard to her, and a rich
Nth is furnished by their meeting. When, however, she
she the beau irrevocably lost, she thinks it as well, since
beeps dressed for the altar, to smile on the antique, and
caesie'e Lady William. The great charm of The Love Chace,
C4:ts in the admirable manner in which the character of
cepjltatiee is handled. We cannot call her an original cen-
ts, so lone. as we bear Diana Vernon in mind ; nut this
PletaaY say, that she is drawn with uncommon skill, and is re-
alm aith life and spirit in every scene. Arch, coquettish,
de:..°verflowing with rare animal spirits, her vivacity never
terri'Llerates into boldness, but keeps strictly within the pale
nierit?,.(len modesty. As a contrast to Constance, we may
or 4 'OO Lydia, the conception of whose character is that
is hi genuine poet. Mr. Knowles is invariably successful
ii imiale portraits, but were he to write to all eternity,
set4.iutuid never produce a more complete specimen of shy,
4etetile' high-minded maidenhood than is embodied in his
Witt °f 1-4ydia. Widow Green is less to our taste.
Jeet,:ta, in fiction, as well as in real life, are difficult sub-
tightl' deal with, for reasons which, if we remember
of Y, Charles Lamb has satisfactorily explained in one
thar's happiest essays. NVildrake is a vigorously sustained
liar.4ter, but one with which the stage is already fami-
er, The language of The Love Chace, if we except
ste and
,th ere some has.te and slovenliness of expression,
erli ,‘Vot, and occasionally set off with all the graces of
4;_as ran'are.tr...i*
.; though throughout the play, Mr. Knowles
,leerai visible effort to subdue the promptings of his
iitly gdfaneY• The following animated description, evi.
th ihr7,llo.d off at a heat, Cas received by the audience
c distinct rounds of applause :
Aeri_d_tnlin the"hoSuiiietus'rier i'',;C,
t Noilthlng I admire
ThY:t 'running of the well-trained pack,
At - raining's everything I Keen on the scent I
NO
fault none losing heart, but all at work I
The eaving his task to another; answering
HoWatchful huntsman's caution, check, or cheer,
steed his rider's rein I away they go I
1
Nor lc they keep together I What a pack I
`tlrn, nor ditch, nor stream divides them, as
A.J.Moved with one intelligence, act, will !
W....4'441%11v the concert they keep up I enough.
(Te tenant of the merry wood
list their jocund music l"
411 its Dlay had the advantage of being well sustained in
ti Parts.
oCope, toad Mr. Strickland, especially in the earlier
Noel, e a Capital "old buck" of sixty-two, who, like
tetAie e 2 Sir Sampson
4 all th Legend, imagines that he still
aster e fire and mettle of youth ; and Mr. Elton, as
eLt"' 40'111/J11e". Played with much feeling and discrimina-
yree_ady. I..,l.lroccasionally he reminded us too much of Ma-
an seen I Nesbitt's Constance is the best part we have
IltiaiCt ; and Miss Vandenhoff's Lydia was graceful
rietZe, thnue,c_l• Mrs. Glover looked too old as Widow
every other respect her performance left
Ivit"kitillitZibiasudtiveinsairpopdfau 'sFe.he play was received throughout