The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-06 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

A lively, bustling petite comedy, under the title
of A Husband's Mistake ; or, the Corporai's
Wedding, was last night brought out for the first
time at this theatre. The plot turns upon the loves
of Count Frederick Lowenstein ( ABBOTT) and a
certain invisible Baroness, much talked of in the
course of the piece, but who does not form one of
the dramatis persona'.. However, her husband,
Baron Saidorf(BaßTLEv), does, and fully atones by
his activity for the absence of his wife. Previous to the
Baroness's marriage, a mutual attachment subsists
between her and Frederick. He was supposed to
have perished in the field, and his inamorata became
the wife of the Baron. Count Lowenstein returns
to his native land, and, like many other lovers,
desires to enjoy a farewell interview with his
mistress. He meets the Baron, with whom he had
been previously acquainted, but who is far from
suspecting the attachment of the Count and Baroness.
On the contrary, Saldoif thinks the Count's views
are directed towards Henrietta (Miss E. TREE), a
protegtle of the Baroness. A rather amusing scene
of equivoque ensues between the Count and the
Baron, in which Frederick imagines that the Baro►►
has penetrated his secret, and the patties are mutually
mystified. Lowenstein privately enters the Baron's
house, and endeavours to obtain speech of the
Baroness, but is disappointed in his object, and
obliged to make his escape through a window of
Henrietta's apartment. He is observed by Fritz
(KEELEY), a valiant upholsterer and corporal of
militia, who is about to be married to Henrietta.
Jealousy possesses the mind of the little corporal,
whose feelings of suspicion are further excited by
Madame Gigot (Mrs. Gums), a milliner skilled in
making caps and mischief. The artiste wishes to
have the corporal to herself, which is an additional
reason with her to embroil him with his mistress.
She persuades Fritz to perch himself on a pedestal,
from which a grotesque statue has been recently re-
moved, for the purpose of observing Henrietta's
conduct with the Count. The corporal witnesses
some equivocal circumstances, sufficient to confirm
his suspicions, and renounces his betrothed bride,
on the ground of her supposed infidelity. Madame
Gigot makes sure of marrying the corporal. Mean-
while Henrietta, who is aware of the real state of
things as respects the Baroness and the Count,
prefers suffering under the imputations cast upon her
own character to making any disclosure that might
compromise the feelings or the honour of her Noble
patroness. it shouki be observed, that the attach-
ment subsisting between Frederick and the Baroness
is purely platonic, and that the lady has enjoined
her ancient admirer never to approach her until he
shall have become the happy husband of some be-
loved wife, whose tenderness may efface from his
breast the traces of an early and disappointed pas-
sion. The noble constancy and self devotion of
Henrietta in the cause of her mistress touches the
Count; he offers her his hand. She, who had long
indulged a secret attachment for Frederick (secret
almost from herself), joyfully accepts the proposed
alliance, which has the effect of vindicating her own
honour, securing the tranquillity of the Baroness,
and removing two or three incipient scruples from
the mind of Saldorf—the most confiding of hus-
bands. The'humour of this ph ce is not remarkable;
but the incidents, as we have shown, are light and
airy. Above all it is capitally acted—KEELEY'S
Corporal Fritz alone is enough to ensure the piece
a run. The house was full, but riot crowded.

CONDITION OF FINANCES IN SPAIN.

The Journal du Connneree of the 3d inst. con-
tains the following, under the head " Condition of
Finances in Spain :
" In virtue of the Royal Ordinances of the 24th
April and 15th May, 1820, the directing Junta of
the finances of Spain have made their report, accom-
panied with a variety of .statements relative to the
condition of the finances of the State. It appears from
this report that the average produce of the revenues
has amounted, front the year 1814 to the close of 1820,
to 431,194,774 reals (about four millions sterling),
after deducting the expences of collecting, &c. It
should be observed, however, that at that period a
good deal of traffic was still carried on in Spain with
Peru and Mexico, which, since then, has entirely
ceased.

The restoration of 1823 has destroyed the little
industry which the constitutional system had en-
couraged, and 20,000 individuals have since aban-
doned the devouring soil, and have taken refuge in
foreign lands. The Mexican Spaniards, whom
political events have driven from the continent of
America, keep away from their inhospitable country.
The amount of property of the latter is estimated at
150 millions of francs, laid out at Paris, Bordeaux,
and London. •

" In the absence of any published statement re-
lative to the revenue of a country whose Govern-
ment is, nevertheless, endeavouring to procure credit
abroad, and according to the best information that
indirect means can procure, it is impossible to value
at more than 380 millions of reals (3 2-3 d millions
sterling) the amount of the present revenue of Spoils.
The budget of the expenses, which have been as
much as possible adapted to the existing order of
things, presents the following particulars:—
" Royal Household Reals 40,000,000
( According to M. Garay's statement the
• expenses amounted to 56,973,600)
" Foreign Affairs

12,000 0

(According to M. Garay, 17,615,692)
" War department
(According to 111. Garay,372,660,416)
" Ministry of Justice
(According to M. Garay, 12,046,151)
" Ministry of the Marine

800,000,000

11,000,000

80,000,000

( According to M. Gar5y,183,985,637)
" Ministry of Finance, according to the
report of the Directing Junta of 1820

150,000,000

Heals 593,000,000
" The Amount of Revenue being 380,000,000

" The Annual Deficit is of
" To this amount must he added the
debts contracted abroad, as follows:
,o For Arrears of the Royal Loan and
the Rente Perpetuelle... 40,000,000
" Reimbursement of the Se-

213,000,000

rice of the Royal Loan 18,000,000
" French Annuities 16,000,000
" English Arrears

75,500,000

Deals 288,500,000
(2 4.fitlis millions sterling). It would seem that it
is the Parisians arid the Dutch who are to provide
for these accumulating deficits by giving their money
against rode: yerpetuelles. _

The whole atiioutit of the public debt of Spain
is 16 billions of reals (160 millions sterling). Io
the last offieial quotation of the Spanish funds re-
ceived from Madrid, we find them at the following
prices :
" Vales 93 per cent. discount.
" Vales consolidated B5 ditto.
" Bonds of interest due 98 ditto

" As for the rentc perpetuelle and the Royal loan,
they are not even mentioned, transfers or invest-
ments in those securities not being practicable in Spain.
" Let, then, those who have the temerity to com-
pare the credit of the Spanish Government to that
of any other Government, and whO raise a cry
against the warnings given by the French press to
those Frenchmen on whose purses Spain still keeps
a covetous eye, consider the statement we have here
entered into. They may, in so doing, blush at their
confidence, their ignorance, or their bad faith."

FEMA LE EQUESTRIANS.—The Court
Journal of Saturday has a most interesting Paper on the
Female Equestrians of the day, in which most of the well-
known elegantes who grace the Park in the above cha-
racter are criticised, and their pretensions, in relations to
figure, style of dress, equestrian skill, &v., are pointed out
and estimated evidently with " a learned spirit of human
dealing" in such matters. if the writer of this Paper be a
lady, and she rides as well as she writes, it is•.to be hoped
she has not ()witted herself among the models she holds up
to admiration of this now DO fashionable and favourite art.

No. 111.
INCOME and CiIARGE on the CONSOLIDATED FUND in the
QUARTERS ended January 5, 1829 and 1830.