The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-05 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

The play entitled Two Gentlemen of Verona, cer-
tainly not the best effort of SHAKSPEARE'S Muse,
was represented last night at Covent-Garden
Theatre. The only change in the performance
was in the part of Lance, which was last year
assigned to LIsToN, and is now transferred to
MEADOWS. Valentine and Protheus, as before,
were represented by JONES and ABBOTT. Julia
and Sylvia were assumed by Miss M. 'I'E'EE and
Miss lIALLANDE. FARREN was Sir Thurio,
and BLANCHARD Speed. The play has been
diversified with songs,. duets, &c., and also by
the Carnival, a►td views of the grand square
at Milan, fountains, waterfalls, illuminated
buildings, emblematical processions representing
the seasons, Cleopatra's galley, dancing, &c. &c.
This is one of the plays of SHAKESPEARE, which
not being very interesting in itself, except as re-
lates to Julia and Sylvia, will admit of these in-
cidental decorations, which, however, have been
reprehensibly introduced in other works of our
great dramatic Poet. With respect to the Per-
formance altogether, last night, it properly comes
under the description of mediocrity, except as to
the singing, in which Miss M. TREE and Miss
lIALLANDE afforded great pleasure. MEADOWS
had a perilous task in following LISTON; but he
obviously conceived the part correctly, and sup-
ported it with tolerable humour. With sub-
mission, however, to the judgment of the
new Management, the part of Lance would
more properly have been allotted to
CHARD, who knows how to mingle waggery
and simplicity. with due effect. The House
was but indifferently attended, which accounts for
the languor that marked the whole, as performers
can seldom " screw their courage to the sticking
place," unless animated by the presence of a nu-
merous audience. If we may presume to offer
our opinion of this play, we should conclude

that the whole fabric• is not to be ascribed to
SHAKSPEARE, but that he only gave to it some in-
vigorating touches.' Dr.JOHNSON, in reference to
this play, has said that " it will be found
more credible that SHAKSPEARE might sink
below his highest flights than that any other
should rise up to his lowest." But as the
Play is supposed to be one of the Poet's
earliest prodm ,ions, we might reasonably
expect to find the vigorous progeny of his youthful
muse. Sir THOMAS lIANstER thinks that he
had only " enlivened it with some speeches and
lines thrown in here and there ;" and UPTON was
of opinion that " if any proof can be drawn
from manner and style, this Play must be sent
packing, and seek for its parent elsewhere."—
We may be excused from saying a fe w
words more than ordinary upon a production as-
cribed to a Bard, the glory of our Country and
unrivalled in any other.—The after-piece last
night was the Two Pages qf Frederick the Great,
which had all requisite support from Miss FooT
Miss BEAUMONT, Mrs. GIBBS, FARREN, and FAW-
CETT ; and which was very well received by the
audience.

The Committee of the Stock Exchange yes-
terday returned an answer to the application
made to them on Tuesday last by some Members
of the House, in which they consent to recognize
transactions in the foreign funds. It should be
understood, as the public in general do not seem
to be aware of the fact, that the Committee have
never forbidden the bargains in foreign secu-
rities ; they have merely hitherto refused, when
transactions of that description have taken place,
out of which any disputes have arisen, to allow
a reference to 'them, as in the bargains in the
English funds, for the sake of adjusting them,
or of making public the names of those persons
who' may have proved defaulters. The only
alteration produced, therefore, by the new
arrangement is, that an equal guarantee to the
integrity of the Members is obtained, as far as
the Committee can give it, for the transactions in
foreign securities, as previously existed with
respect to those in the English Stocks.
Capt. OWEN, whom we mentioned a short time
since as having been stabbed by a convict, as soon as his health
permitted, repaired to the village of Eastchurch for a few days ;
during his absence his apartments on board the hulk were
broken open, and property to a considerable amount taken there-
from, among it were 1501. in money, and about 20 watches, the
latter belonged to some of the convicts, and also part of the
money, the remainder of the money belonged to some of the
guarus. The man who acted as servant to Capt. Owen has
been in close confinement ever since.—(Kentish Gazette.)
THE ATMOSPHERE.—The weather, yesterday,
presented several remarkable vicissitudes. After
a morning unusually dark and hazy, the Sun
broke forth in unclouded splendour, and .for se-
veral hours revived all the heat and glory of
summer. In the evening a thin, whitish veil en-
veloped the sky, through which dazzling, and
almost incessant flashes of lightning played with
harmless brilliancy, unaccompanied with thun-
der. This magnificent display lasted till the
Moon with an attendant planet (Jupiter) re-
sumed their thrones in the Heavens and shed a
• milder but not less beautiful light.

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.
•
DEAL, • Om 4.—Wind W.S.W.—Came down from the
River and remain the Betsy and Sophia, Garraway, Dominica ;
Ann, Williams, Weymouth and Malta ; and a Russian frigate,
particulars unknown. Arrived and sailed for the River the
Nautilus, Adlard, Grenada ; Nancy Brook, Alexander; Sa-
rah Margaret; Sheader, Bilboa ; Damburgh, Bahia for Ham-
burgh ; Concord, Kinke, Liverpool and Ostend.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Adeo-
na, Steward; from Galipoli, out 100 days, bound for London.
PLYMOUTH, OcT. 3.—Wind W.—Came in the Annar-
gena, Putger,.from Liverpool to A ntwerpovith loss of mainigtast.
PORTSMOUTH, OcT. 4.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Are-
thusa, Haly, from the DoWns for the Cape of Good Hope.
Sailed the Surrey, -Raine for New South Wales;- and his Ma-
jesty's ship Active, for Jamaica.
LivEnrooL, OCT. 3.—Arrived the Hero, Grayson, from
Quebec—sailed 17th August; Jubilee,Williarinsbn, Charente;
Elizabeth and Mary, Congdon, Sicily; Adnana Cato, Meyer,
and Nordstom, Brockhout, from Antwerp ; Elizabeth, Gra-
ham, Cape Breton. Sailed the Lord Middleton, Thompson,
for Charleston.
SHEERNESS, OcT. 4.—Arrived the Hercules, Hay, from
Petersburgli, and sailed for Chatham.