The Sun.
London, England, 1801-02-07 00:00:00

THE THE ATRE,;

Coycll: .0 nit II.;

EVERY HIS RtIMOUR;

THoudß Criticism may, find fal4le with many
parts of Mr. COOKE'S Kite'lyi yet his iierferrnance
don not seem to have lair any of its artraaiori by
relifition; for.it last night drew oiie of tlic fade
houses this season; he, appeared to labour tindei
a severe cold, and wis extremely hoarse: it
would be as unjust to pass 'ci-er Muyps'a;
KNIGHT and SIMMONS without notice, as it would
be difficult to praise sufficiently their irresistible
-COmicalitY;

GIL/GM:DUKE ALEXANDkR OF RUSSIA:

TliE Grand:Oulte ALEXATORRi-- the eldest
oti•the. Etilperor ?nth.; was great ti

vourite of his' Gland-1110E4er •CATR E I Nr tll3

Second, and there w:35 no doubt if she had lived;
perhaps only a Month longer, 'pet-haps only a
week) or even a, doiy, but he.woud n6v.have

been seated upon the Russian Throne: The plart
of Cit.Tß Ert-titt woald,indved, hatresooner been

unveiled, but that the youth god natural good
disposition of AL EXANDEK defeated it; who; by

the purity of his morals, and his pesorial charms,
inspires a high degree of admiration: That ideal
charatler which enchants us in fele.marbitl,- is
almost realized in him. •He -inherits from CA.

THERINE magnanimity, ,of sentiment; ancVan
alterable '6-quality. of. temper; it mind- lest and
penetrating, and uncnitiniou.diSeretion ;
.with the

alloy, ho;ever, of a cautious.
,disPoSitiOn,
circumspeaion-unsuitable to his years, and. which
might be taken for
,dissimulation,- did it. not evi-
dently proceed rather front thedelicatc sitnation
in which. he, ryas piaCed ' between hiS father and
grand-mother, than from his heart, which is nA.:
wally frank and ingenuous: He. possesses hia
mother's stature and beauty, as well is her mild-
ness, and benevolence; while in none Of his felt:.
tures does' be teseMble-.his father-. PAUL, con-
jeauring theintentlons of CATilit a INi in fayour
:of his, .Son,; has-always felt coldly towards him ;-
'at. the same time he discovers in him no reseal:.
•blance of charader, and no conformity of taste
with hiinself; for .ALEXA:IDER apFears to do
what his father reqtfires from a principle
of filial duty, rather than compliance with his
own inclinatiOns: HIS humanity has acquired him
the hearts of the Soldiers; his gond sense the
admiration of the Officers : he is the constant
mediator bet Ween the Empetor and those unhappy •
persons, who, by some trifling neglect, may pro:.
yoke his anger. He requires not the dignity of
Grand-Duke of Russia to inspire sentiments of
love and interest ; nature hai richly endowed him
with the most amiable qualities, and his char:tare
of Heir to the greatest Empire in the World; can-
not
render them indifferent to humanity: Hea-
ven, perhaps, destines him to render thirty mil-
lions of People more free than they are of resent,
and more worthy of being

SALE, ,whose private worth is equal t 9
vocal merit, has taken one of die children of the
late Mr. BgNsoNythe at under his proration ;
and as the child-possesses a go.tl voice,. he is
likely to become an ornamelt t9_ the,
tnwical
world, by the instruaions ur fics'able a-master.

THE ARTS.—NURTHCOTE has tinishei
long-expeeted picture of BcSNAPARTE) and 'it
aircady in the hands of tije. Engraver;

The Corsican Chief is on horse-baeic in the
field .of battle. , The horse _lit' sttl'otied upon an
elevatixt spot just over th‘-artillery3 and is.in the
act of starting, as' if roused by the tremendous
sounds of war., The figure of the Consul is well'
placed upon the horse, anti his flatures„ are 'ad-
mirably expt-ssive of Vi:;llant observation and
Cletermined fortitc,le. The face is nearly in pro-
file, and is taken from ti bust acknowiecl;ed to be .
a perfeei likenecs. The Artist hits had et efy
vantage that could arise: from accurate •descrip:.
tion, as to totintenance and complexion ; and it
is admitted by all who have seen the pkture and
the original, that the resemblttnce is exaa. Wi
have before expressed °Ur wisii that the- ingenious
Artist had a more ponoticable if a less cunspicu.
oas, subject to employ his talents ;' but we must
:bear testimony to the meriti'Of his composition:•
The engraving is. to .bb o riiezzotinto, by
MOLDS, who) though a young man, has descry-
.'edgy acquired high reputation in that province of
,the I,trts, gut the general: meeiti of the pkturd
will furnish ample scope, for the exertionp of his
abilities:

The Cartoons cif RAFHArt., copied by' Sir
)A 4tR T tUßxtl I t,U, and piesented to the Royal
,ikcadony by the Duke of.EsliFORDi are to be
placed in a very conspicuous situation; foe the
advintage of the S4sdents. They are allowect
to be good copies, but it is generally Atnitted,
that they afford but an indifeetent idea of the
originals. .

The Anna Maria, --, and the Sophia, -,
from. Saioe to Oporto; are captured ata carrie4l
into Minorca. , ,

We learn from Bengal, 'that, the plantations of
the. Poppy, which have been undertaken upon a
very extensive scale, for the purpose of manufac-
turing opium; promise to answer the most salt.
guine dxpeEtatious. Tht cultivation of this plant
is greatly encouraged at Palna, the capital of
Bahar, and 4.00 miles North West of Calcutta,
anJ is likewise considerably produced in Benares,
J ionpoor; Chunar,' and Gazypbor. I It is '‘said
that the opium is, of a very good quality, and
may be exported, with great advantage &
as the Chinese smoke. prodigious quantities of it.
Yesterday at the Polite-Office, Whitechapel, a
sea-faring man, was charged with bigamy, on the
'oatlis of Eliza 4 eth Harper and John Bundy, by
inter-marrying_with the said Elizabeth Harper
on the first. day of September last, at the Parish
Church of St. punqan in the East, knowing hi;
former wife, whom be married in the year. 1796,
to be' ben living.—rTbe,Prijouet was folly cont.
mined for trial,