The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-14 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

Miss O'NEILL, who has made so very favour-
able an impression on the Public in tbe"part of
Juliet, fully confirmed the high estimation h
which her talents are so deservedly held, Ly her
•petformance of Belvidera last night, at dovent-
tiarden Theatre. There is in this young Actress
tlie charm of simple pathos she says reaches
the heart ; and it is truly gratifying to ;;n:I, that
the heavy loss which the Stage `has suffered by the
retreat of Mrs. SIDDONS, is likely, in a great mea-
sore, to be repaired by the acquisition of Miss
O'NEILL.
It was no easy task to follow that great Actress in
Relvideru, which. we know was her. favourite Cha-
racter, hut such is the power of genuine pathos
that MiSs O'NEILL very strongly interestef: the
feelings and merited all the applause which at-
tended her. her chief excellence was observable
in the first scene with JaJ/ier, in that describing.
the midnight assault of Renault, and in the mad
scene which concludes the play. The tenderneSs
of the first; the -vehemence of indignation mingled
with affection and anxiety in the second, and the
wild desperation of the last, were all admirably
expressed,. and all excited universal sympathy.
:She was received with enthusiastic applause 00
her entrance, and it was as ardently. repeated
.on the dropping of the curtain. YOUNG also
was very warmly received On his entrance, and,
by the animation of his performance, evinced no
.trace of his recent indisposition. ,CoNwAy has
not appeared before to so notch advantage as he
did last night in Jqllier, particularly in the scene
where he threatens the life. of Beividera, af!or
having betrayed his friend, and the cause in which
he had engaged. He was
.altogether very well
received ; but in this last scene' the applause was
vehement, and well deserved. The The,ttre was
crowded at an early hour.
DRURY-LANE.—Mr. KEAN, for the first time
this season, performed Hanget last night, and, as
usual, received the warm applause of a very nu-
merous audience. 'Considering t!tat his figure
and habits (10, not correspond 'with the description
which is given of the pat t by the other characters
in the piece, and which must strongly impress the
imagination of the critical Header of this admired
production of our great dramatic Bard; Mr.,EEAN
h entitled to no slight degree of praise, in sur-
mounting the difficulties which NA titre has thrown
iu his way, and in making so poiterful an impres-
sion on the Public. Miss KELLY possesses so
Much merit as an actress and a singer, that we
wonder the Managers di) not assign to her the part
of Oplielia.

EXTRAORDI:4AR'Y DISCOVERY,
AND PREVENTION OF A GREAT ROBBERY IN TIIR

GENERAL POST-OFFICE.

Information had been for some time received that
it washathe contemplation of a gang of thieves to
break open. and rob the General Post-Office, and
toc4rry off the contents of the iron chest in the,
Receiver-General's Office, which frequently con-
tained Bank of Bogland and other notes to the
amount Of. from 14 t 9
•and
• VicKERY, thOse highly meritorious Officers of the
Police, discovered the plan to beyond
doubt; but not withstanding the Officers of the
Post-Office treated the plan•as impracticable, and
even chimerical, every door place and lock being
deemed so thorouglhly secure,
.the locks being the
best that could be made, particularly •the lock in
the Receiver-General's Office ; however, there is
no doubt but (with all the watchfulness and .dili-
,rence of those entrusted with the care of the Post-
Office, and the boasted security of the locks) that
it has been entered, and several locks, and even
that of the iron chest, opened, the contents examined, but nothing taken out,. the booty not
being deemed sufficiently largeto take away ; this
was. all done without the least snspicion or dis-
covery by the Officers of the Post-Office.
Yesterday was the. day -appointed to convince
Mr.FREELING, the Secretary, and Mr. PARKIN.,
the Solicitor, and other Gentlemen belonging to
the Post-Office, of the possibility, as well as the
practicainlity, of passing all the locks, including
the iron chest, without using any violence. LA-
VENDER and VICKERY attended at the -Office for
that purpose, and having discovered the gang of -
thieves who were to have effected the robbery in
a quiet manner, they, produced the implements
that were to have effected the purpose, which
they bad procured after great,exertion and perse-
verance. The doors being all locked in the
.most secure manner possible, by and in the pre-,
sence of the principal Officers belonging to the
Post-Office ; LAVENDER and VICKERY produced
,a master key, which passed all the locks leading to
the place where the iron chest is deposited, its the
Receiver-General's-Office, with the greatest -ease-,
and another key, which opened the lock of the iron
chest without any noise or difficulty ; this was
-thought most extraordinary, as the key of the
„chest is.never out of the possession of the person.
who 'has the care of it, and who is accountable
-for its contents; and thus the Police Officers gave
proof positive of what was in contemplation. to he
done, and for which the. public are highly indebted
to them for their eminent services- in preventing
a great national robbery.; but not only that, but
in some degree the disgrace which attaches to pub,
tic offices and establishments, and insintiations ate
cast upon those placed at the head of the cancel ns,
that proper care or precaution has not been taken,
or suspicion is cast upon the innocent frequently
when robberies are committed in the way this
would have been effected, if it had been suffered
to proceed.

•
WINDSOR, OCT. 13.—Tuesday the Marquis and
Marchioness. CoaistwAws arrived at the Castle,
on a visit to the QUEEN and PRINCESSES. Last
evening her MAJESTY and PRINCESSES, with their
Ladies in Waiting,- honoured Mrs. EGERTON with
a visit, at her house in Castle-hill, where the
Royal Visitors slipped and spent the evening. A
select party of Nobility were present to meet
them. Lord ST. HELEN'S left the Castle this morn-
ing for London. The QUEEN, Princesses LLIZA•
BETH, MARY, and SOPHIA, Went tO the Princess
ELIZABETH'S cottage, where they are expected to
spend theday, Princess AUGUSTA lOW an airing-
on horsebKck in the Long Walk, attended by the
Marquis COBNwALLIS, General 117Y:!:Ynall, an.d
Lady MARY. TwiYl..cat.