The Sun.
London, England, 1806-11-21 00:00:00

FABLE.

- Hanson, a Merchant of'London, and the " Vindic-
tive Man," is the younger brother of a respeEtable
family, and, in consequence of a violent. quarrel,
with his elder' brother While both were youths, he'
conceives an implacable resentment againgt him.—
His elder brother, -Colonel Hanson, having run out
his fortune, embraces the. military. profession, and is'
for., 30 years,of his 'life in foreign' Service, during
which period they -never see 'or communicate with.
each other.. Tile Colonel becenies finally a
,pri-
• sorter of, war, under circumstances that render him
liable to the forfeittfre Of his life, which nothing
. can save but a ransom*of 10;0001. Maitland, the
friend and corripabion'of his youth, has- been bred.
to
.mercantile life,' atid has dealings with Hanson,
the-Merchant,. from whom, hearing of the peril in
whiieli his friend; the Colonel, isinVolved -in a fo-
. reign land, he borro•ws 10,0001. whide.he appro-
. prtaies to Colonel Hanson i ransom • and libera-
' tion.' Maitland'slibirtly afterivards becOmes_a batik-,
rupt; and in consequence 'of his refusing to 'ac-
, count explicitly for the appropriation of the ten thou-
Sa'ndpbunds from the: youngerl/anspn,
he is thrown into' prison, and Met-peen with a a-
prtal of which the Merchant is the
chief and in,N.orable insiigatori but Maitland- him-
sell., having had. also tne misfortune' 61. rn early
quaiiel With hiS- elder iirotfier, who possessed' a
considerable fortune; the, • latter,- shot tly before
his- death, Marries EteonOra,-his'kept woman; and
bequeaths to her the of his fortnne ; 'and
Eleonara, who_ dies shortly afterwards, bequeaths -
the whole of 'the fortune, 1-0,0001.‘ id her niece
Rosa, daughter 'di' _Palmer Riaset y who, however, •
by 'the procuration .Of her -ink, has received an act
coMpliShed and virtuous 'ediication, and diSplays
an amiable, virtuous, and !Yenerous-:chara'tter.—
. Frederick HtIY2SO72, a yoUjig'Ofeer of tlie Colo-
nel, urged by the perilous situation of his dither's
life, conies to England in -hopes -tif 'conciliating his
uncle, and ootainiug from him the means.: of
parent's ransom, ' but finds him inexorable.: fie
rneet his young friend' Charle's -Pdaitland,' who, in-
form's him that his own 'father is imprisoned; and
in danger of a :criminal prosecution from 'his inex- •
orable 'uncle, on account of the 10,0001- he had
borrdwed to liberate Colonel Hanson: In vain does ,
young Hanson solicit from • his uncle the means of
his father's ransom, and equally in vain do Mark
Blunt, thefaithfullCierk of Hrtrion, and Emity,.his
• beloved daughter, 'endeavour to soften his-ligon(
towards the elder Maitland, whom he determines
to 'prosecute with 'rigotir, even to death. But Rosa,
informed of the fortune and splendid mansion be- -
queathed to her by her aunt Ekonara, comes, with
her father, to take, possession of the property,' and is
in perplexity to know how her aunt attained it, ne-
ver having heard of her marriage, or suspected the
nature: of her connexion. She is, however, 'at last
-informed by Lambert, the Lawyer, how her aunt
carne. 'by the property; and that the bequest ac-
-1 tually exposed to ruin Maitland's younger brother,
Who is in a prison; at the risk of his life, for the
want of 'lO,OOOl. ; which sum Rosa immediately-,
advanaeS as a loan to Young Maitland, who imme-
-diately liberates his parent. And Rosa, scorning.
to 'inherit a fortnne. which is the reward 'of vice and
• dis'gface 'in her farnily, insists upon transferring her
entire, right to Maitland, and retiring to a virtuous
Obscurity. In the mean time Got/finch, the City
ape-ofa Bond-street Lounger, who is admitted to. visit
the family of Hanson, forms the project of fbrcibly
-carrying off his beloved daughter to Gretna Green :
'and just in the moment of effeCting phis purpose,
while Emily is on a visit at Twickenham, Young
Hanson .accidentally .interferes, without knowing-
who she rescues her from danger, and sire .is
• restored to the bosom of her anxious and alarmed
father: The denouement winds up 'with the return
of Colonel Hanson from his perilous 'captiVity, and
his reconciliation to his long separated and, impla-
cable brother ; the marriage of, Frederick with
Emily, who were both enamoured of each other at
first sight ;- and of Young Maitland with Rosa. ,

As this Drama is the produ&ion of a literary \Te-
ter:tit who has presented better pieces to the'public,
we should have. been glad of an opportunity of
giving him our feeble support on the present' occa-
sion ; but. it baS seldom been our fate to witness any
thing in the shape of a Comedy more chill, heavy,
au& melancholy. The principal character, Hanson,
is not copied
.from human nature, but is the
di-
torted offspring of the author's imagination.-7-It con-
sists of properties that never can co-exist: He is
described as benevolent, and yet is rancorous
in revenge, even against a brother, and after the
lapse of thirty years, during which period he has
,never seen, and scarcely heard of the obje6 of his
deadly vengeance. This quality could hardly be
tbund in the most atrocious assassin. But what is
most extraordinary, though Hanson -is supposed to
be a very discerning, judicious,' and reflecting man,
yet when
,he is told that, there ate such revengeful
characters in the world, in reference- to himself, hp
expresses abhorrence, and laments that it is one of
the base properties bf the human heart, Without,
however, testifying any sense of 'his own participa-
tion in the "vile propensity.
The rest of the charaders are derived from a
former work of the author, and from many other
productions. Indeed they are baclinied on the
Stage. He has given Sulky again in Aunt, though

•lic'has Placeiir' him 'in a subordinate situation.. His
second 'edition of Go/dfifi,ch is absolutely one of the
most. disgusting clvraaers that, ever ,was brought
upOn the stage, and.frequently excited the contempt,
and roused the indignation of the audience.. He has
borrowed Moses from The School for Scandal, and
has made him, like Hodge. in Love in a Village,
delay an interesting communication to a Lady on
the tip-toe of expeaation. :He has brought up his
Rosa, like Patty in The Maid of the XIII. But
it would be a painful, though an easy task ,to trace
him throUgh various other works. The sentiments
,are in general very common place;and very gloomy ;.
and the well-known .misanthropic philosophy,* the
autbor is vented upon several occasions,—There is
nothing in the language or . in the thoughts that ip-
diCates :originality or beauty. The dialogue is tame,
and,, tedicus;-and it is altogether the most
batten, work we ever attended. The audience ex-
pressed; their discontent very often, but heard it to
the conclusion with most wonderfUl patience. It.
was 'however announced for this evening in the
usual praaice, of the modern Stage, by hurrying
through the words, without waiting for, the. verdict
of the audience, or rather in gross opposition to its
decisive sentence. :

The Performers did their duty in all respe6.ls, par-
ticularly EUSTON', -DOWTON; MATHEWS', 'Mr.
and Mrs. E. SthpoNs,- BARRYMORE (as, well as a
Severe cold would let him), POWELL, REYMOND,
and Miss DUNCAN. Poor DEC.AtiMr suffered a mar-
.tyrdom in toiling through Gott/finch, amidst general
expressioni of disgust. -Mrs.- FPARLOWE also, :p'er-
formed 'a pert of so Offensive a mature, that though
she Supported it very she could nut -escape
Contempt and detestation.

The Prologue promised a feast to be brought up
by the several performers whose names were men-
tioned ; but ihere was" nothing charaaeriitic in their
respe6live dithes. The Prologue conisted.6l trite at-
tacks upon Bond-street Beaus and Box-Loblw-loung-
ers; but as the originals are nauseous and offenAi-ve ani-
mals, they cannot be too often held up to ridicule and
contempt..

The House-was very Well uttended ;. and the au-
dience,.as we. haw already manifested 'a. degree
of patience that was as liberal as it was ,extraor-
dinary,. Itt'our ,opinion .it ,is impbssible that the
Piece can be tolerated without such, essential omis-
sions' and alteratipus,that, ;.Iccordiug,.to a' well-
known story, the,author had better made it over
again than attempt to mend ,it."

Covent-Garden.

-•:The Tragedy of Dpgtis, in Which Mr.S. SIDDONS
displayed; her usual excellence .as.:CaiN
CH AR LISS•KEIMBLE was admirable in If. ATo;roiit,
and Porn very interesting in the Stranger, W'islast
night follw.ved by a new gran-acle, under the
r,. d sPea
• • .
title of ,;140 Desarts of Arabia. As it is the Chief
f 4.1
and almost, the
_sole aim och pieCes to-gratify the
eye, it would be too hard to try them by the test of
critical' rules'. The faka is, that mr..RExt:loLDs,.to
:whom the Piece is ascribed, 'though he ,has given
something of a Fable, has in reality done little mere
than string a few scenes together for the.salce 9f ini-
trodueing a splendid show, and provided a few song;,
that, it 'may be accompanied 'and diversified by music;
In this respe& he has succeeded.

The 'Scerieryi§ rich; magnificent, and 'various;
and 'though there is nothing very new or striking in.
the Music, it is, however, suitable.enough to -t,:he
scenes` it accomparles and the sentiments it conveys. ,
We do'not think, in a .dramatic point of view, it
will add to the reputation of the. Author, blot as it is
brought forward with such- piEturenne beauty and
.grandeur, it may amply. indemnify the 114nagers..
for their liberal attempt to comply with the pre-
vailing taste of the times.
The Piece was 'altogether well received,,and was
much .indebted to. the exertions of FAWCETT-i-
EMERY, lI,'CLEDO*BEL•LAMY, Miss linutitoN, and
Mrs. C. KEMBLE. .

We subjoin the, Fable, to:gratify the curiosity.of
our Country Readers,:who have few opportunitieS
enjoying the beauties, of the Metropolis.
Don Utopio, a merchant of Aleppo, having re-
ceived a letter from,therichAvidow Loristan, of Bas.!
sora, offering her hand and fortune to his son Carlos,
orders him to set (Mt on .his journey across' the De-
sert,. in order, to accept the. widow's ,propesals.
Carlos departs for Bassora, disguised as the servant
and under the care of Hassan Artaz, a Tartar_ guide
and messenger from the Sultan—he is accompanied
by Tristram Doleful (who: is likewise disguised as
the servant of Hassan Artaz, and who is on his way
'to India. in search of his runaway wife)—as they
`cross the. Desert they ;quit Hassan, being disgusted
:with his haughty behaviour.; and as they proceed
on their journey they are attacked by. predatory
Arabs, and
.y for prote&ion to the sanduary of the
thrnh of-Ali--here-Carlos meets with Zamyrta, an
Arabian girl, , to whom he is violently attached, and,
who was• then assisting her father, Abdallah, in
watching the lights which burn , perpetually in, that
hallowed dome. The joy of this meeting makes
Zatnyrta forget -her duty:t--the lamps go out—and
`lllontevelli, with'guards, rush in and seize them all
- —Hassan Artaz enters,. and demands:Tristram and
Carlos is 'his servants, and upon.,shewing, the ;Sul-
tan's seal they are delivered up to him. On their
arrival'at B4ssora, Tristrarn.Doleful, by mistake, is!
introdi-d6d to' the widow .Loristan as Carlos, and.
Tristram finds in the person of the widow his run 7
• away wife; Laura Maria ; a mutual reconciliation,
takes place—and Don,, Utopia (who has arrived at.
'Bassora about the same time), finding laimself
appointed in his prospects with regard to the widow,
is 'prevailed upon by Carlos to usy his influence at
Bass:ora 'to procure a pardon for'Ab.dallah and
rnyrta ; which 'being obtained, they set off with a
Persian Caravan to retrace their way to Aleppo,'
and on their return rescue Abdallah and Zamyrta
from the fury of thciArabS, . which having accom-
plished., the Piece conclUdes with a grand Procession
-and ChOrus.

T 1 following I!,i a specieaen of thc Poetry :

No man I e'er knew,
. Tuft, Christian, or Jew, 4
The Rhino to touch. was hot willing ;
But when I may take,
My choice as to make,

With gu:Tleas Illy,purse I'm for filling ;
l or of all tnc gocd7loC4:ing_gold pitl,ures I see,
The face efOut,King is the piCl,ure for Fe:

The riench Louis d'or,

No ;• that is no more,,

Clip'd close by a counterfeit scraper
And though liv re's big sound,
They're but ten-pence a pound,
And never are seen but on paper,

The pistole of Spain
s mere flash in the pan,

TheitdallaFs lack Tar kindly cozens—

Search the Continent,down
You'll not find an old,Crown
Ilut new ones and &ass ones by dozen I
So of all the good-looking gold piejures I see,
The face of our King is the picture for me.

BiLLAmy.

My flock were thriving, rich my store,:
My tent was pitch'd on Tigris' shore,
The so►ig of love Sernirasung,•'
With joy the woods and vallies rung,
Soft dreams of pleasure scoth'd my mind,
Aly thoughts WCfe.all to Live

Air! cruel fair! she fled frorn,me,
Scduc'd by Christian lerfidy.
Shrill roar'd the whirlwind's sweeping blast,
Faint, trembling, pale, a trav'llcr. past ; •
ask'd him not what faith he swore, .
Saw his•distress, and op'd the door
1- ". For this; with Ch-ristian's wily art,

tie stole the treasure of rny heart,
lltir'd Semira far-frorn mg— •
Oh cursed, Christian perfijy I

LINES,

WRITTEN OCTOBER 6, t 806,•,
By the Rev. GEORGE RICRARDS.

Aid dearest Muse, whose carol gay
Hath 4rightered.ey'n my. sumrneCs kvay ;
No more we roam through Nuneham's,Woo.l,
• • No'r.sing• by. claSsice Hood ;
Those scenes where pasect our hppier hours,
- ThOse lovely scenes no more are ours.

'DeceMber Storms must roll away,
And summer Suns illume the day,
Ere main, delightful power,
By. Whitcheaci's Oak, or Mism's
'We hicl:the So:lg.h4 ritvit;ir iise
To Harcourt's•flowery Paraise.

Yes, sweetest Maid, again thy shell
Shall sound along each vocal dell ;
AO'ln from yonkldr elzny brow

*Shall thy siirightly iliesttres, flow ;
And, rectin'd by:tsis' Str-eartl,

Thy Poet wait the inspiring dreac t.

Now far we go—yet the
To strains which G rat itekle,
Fdr social hours by Fanq.cheer'd,
'For:joys by Merid/14-ii),s srr is e:aticar'd.
•Ere.facie the!dis'appcnring.v:ew, •
Ah turn, and breathe a warm

In some Fitts of the Itingdornw,here the arlemisia
alsinthium grows in abundance„ It is useAntead. of
hops, having the peculiar pi-pre:ay. of destroyip-
,aceSceney in beer groWn hard for Want of them.--.
The leaves of the -same plant;.'steeiv.2j in boiling
water„ and7repeatedlyappli*Cd totot re'eent.brujp,
• moves the pain, and prevents the dieoloarat,ion of
the part.
On S4urclay• night. last p2daringl:robbery was rOin
mitted on the•glOncester aboUt-a-mile-ancl a •
half from Bristol; on Mr. John Parker, of..Hortiekl:
Downepa,.by tvvo fellows, who 'rushed out of an
hedge,.. knocked him down,. and' 1;: :it hi'm in tlle
• most inhupan,rnanner \vith a,large club : they tiler,
robbed, him .Of • his pocket-bok, whieh contoim,(l
two bills of stnal.lrnounts, some receipts ;'and athcr
papers.. . . . 1. •

smiTtlrt r.LD AfARK ET, Nov. 21.

• 'This day's ..mark..et• was td-lerab.ly su,r)l;cd
, .•
with different kinds of Cattle; LLef, Mutton, and•
Veal aresomewhat'icheaper than oUrlast report; Pc,ric
sold at last. price, and. the trade f)r.thehw.it part waS
but indifferent.—Hay,. Straw, •a'rid"Clo:er fetche.'i
better prices than Monday's.inarket,--The f(-;ll6wiog
• •
prices and numbeis are an accurate statement : •

- , To sink.the 011il pqr;st4ne of 81b. •
Beef 35. 6,1. to 4s..Bct Jo..i. to 4s. .
4i• od. to 6s. od.—Lamb os. od. to os; 0d.—P0rk...4•3.
Gs. ott. . • •
Beasts, 850. Sheep and Lambs, 4200.—Ca1ve5,*.i5.,.
Pigs,.,3co.
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SMITHFIELD. HAYMARKET. '
Hay 31: Os. t 51. c •s:—Clover -31. los, to 61. os.—Straw
11. los. to 31. os.

'CORN-EY±IIANGE; Nov. 2 !..--7-There are scarce
any arrivals of Grain i❑ general to-day.; Wll6l. is :a
large supply; fine samples hardly at last prices;
second, withinferior qualities remain almost with()ltt
purchasers ; Barley ,
.with Malt, are very heavy
sale ; .Beans of each sort keep their price ; there
are large supplies of Oats, and those of best quality
are a trifle dearer ; in Flour little variation ; fiu
American 445. to 48s. per barrel.
Wheat yes a 653 a Sos od - 455 a 52; od
Fine ditto - 835 a 86s od Tick Beans 3,, a 44,, Pd.
Rye - gos a 45s c f Oars .22.; a 26. a 29: 6,1
Barley -38 s a od Poland ditto 3cs a r...q-6d
Malt - 7os a 7os od tape Seed 25, 281.
White Pease 77s a 85s ott. Find Flour 68s
Grey ditto 465 a 52s od SecondS - -6os a '6B, ad

The Drawing of the Lottery finished on
,Saturday
Y
last, the 15th instant. :The Tickets; No: 9550 and
19,574, drawn in the course Of the last -week, the
former a Prize of Twenty Thousand Pounds,' the
latter, of Ten Thousand rounds, were both sold in
Shares at Mesars. HAZARD, 'BURISTE, and Co.'s Of-
fice, No. 93, Royal. Exchange, London. Tickets
Sand. Shares 'are now on sale for the ensuing State
Lottery, the Drawing of which begins January 13,
19,07. The Scheme contains •
Prizes of . . 30,0001.
of„. . d0"91.-
of •„ . 10;0001.

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2 . .
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3 . •

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&c. &c. &c.

;Orders from the Country, accompanied by .et-tiit-
tances, will be executed ou the same terms as if
present.

THE KING V. JOHN CHALK.
The Defendant, iu this case, was also brought up
for judgment. He bad been indicted forfora common
assault, at the Quarter Sessions ; the indiftment was
. afterwards removed into this Court by certiorari,
and tried before Mr. Baron TitompsoN, the last
Assives tot Winchester, when the Defendant was
- found guilty. -
It appeared that the Prosecutor, of the name, of
Mosharn, who was upwards of 70 years of age, had
a ditch at the bottom of his garden, where he used
to deposit the ref Use of the garden-stuff to. make
manure. One day he caught the nephew of the
Defendant carrying away a barrow fiiled with this
' stuff, which he prevented, and threw it back ;at
that moment the Defendant came up, abused the
old man grossly, and struck hint on the arm, gave
him a -black eye, and cut his nose to-the bone.

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