The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-08 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

A new f tree, entitled Nettloci!' Hall, or Ten to One,
was last night brought out at this theatre ; the plot is as
follows :—Sir John Julius Nettlewig (Mr. FARREN)
has been appointed by his deceased friend Colonel Con-
stant the guardian of his daughter Emily (Mrs. WA Y-
LETT), with strict injunctions that he shall prevent the
lady from having any intercourse with the male sex until
she is twenty-one years of age. Sir John is exceedingly
anxious to act strictly in compliance with his friend's will,
and with that view turns out all his male servants, but re-
tains ten female domestics, whom he keeps in a state of
strict surveillance. Hence the second title of Ten to
One. His nephew, Frederick Ramble (Mr. VIKING),
a young Oxonian, arrives at Nettlewig Hall for the pur-
pose of passing his vacation there ; but he and his in-
triguing servant, Tim Transit (Mr. HARLEY), share
the fate of all the other male creatures, and arc refused
admittance. Frederick soon discovers, from Emily's
soubrette (Mrs. ORGER), what the reason of his exclusion
is; and he also learns that the lady who is thus watch-
fully guarded is the very identical fair one whom he had
casually met at Oxford, and with whom he had fallen
desperately in love. He immediately enters into a plot
with Sir John's discarded servants, aided by Patrick
O'Doyherty (Mr. H. WALLACO, the Irish servant of
_Emily, to carry her off from Nettlewig Hall. The stra-
tagems which he uses to effect this object form the action
of the farce. He ultimately succeeds, scion les reyles,
in rescuing his mistress, is foreiven by his uncle, and
master and man are united to mistress and maid. There
is much sprightly dialogue and comic incident in this piece,
which has the additional recommendation of being wholly
free front those verbal nuisances—puns. Altogether, it
deserved a better reception than it met with, for it was
both well written and well acted. When one or two
j trifling curtailments have been made, we think we may
jpredict it will have a run.

The fashionable world has been much occu-
pied by a report that a certain Noble Earl is about to be
married to an actress, once the protegee of a Gailant
Colonel. From the high and honourable character of the
Nobleman in question, it is generally known that this ru-
mour is without foundation, as it is pretty well understood
that his Lordship's attentions have been directed to the
lovely and amiable daughter of an old brother officer, for-
merly in the 10th Hussars.—Morning Paper.—(The
Nobleman alluded to is Lord HARRINGTON.)

It is curious to compare the language of the
Duke of WELLINGTON and the other Ex-Ministers on the
Reform Bill, as to its being a measure approved by the
KING, with their conduct on the Roman Catholic Relief
Bill. On the present occasion they reproach the Go-
vernment with an unparliamentary use of the KING'S
name. Surely they forget the use they made of GEORGE
the FOURTH'S name. They made the Catholic Relief Bill
part of the KING'S speech, and indeed they refused to
allow Mr. PEEL to bring the Bill into the House of Com-
mons, until GEORGE the FOURTH had pledged himself to
support it, and it is said that they even insisted upon that
approbation being communicated in an autograph letter._
Brighton Gazette.

As a paragraph has gone the round of the
papers, calcuated to excite uneasiness respecting the situ-
ation of Mr. CHARLES KEMBLE'S eldest son, we think it
right to state that, knowing as we do, a part of it to be
unfounded, we are led to hope the remainder may be
equally so, The visit of Mr. KEMBLE to France is purely
professional ; indeed, the absurdity of a person going to
Paris to intercede for the life of another, sentenced to
execution at Cadiz, is manifest. Mrs. KEMBLE, too, we
were glad to see in her private box, on Tuesday, listening
to SroHa's beautiful music, at the very time when the
paragraph in question had been 24 hours in circulation.—
The last accounts received from the young gentleman to
his family were, we believe, dated Gibraltar.

The Marquis of EXETER a few days ago made
a journey from Stamford to Northampton with such ex-
traordinary speed, that two of the post-horses died in
consequence—one the property of Mr. WHINCUP of
Stamford, for which the Marquis has paid 201. ; the
other the property of an innkeeper at Kettering, for which,
we understand, his Lordship has paid 251.—Lincoln
Mercury.

An anonymous correspondent informs us that
a meeting took place yesterday, near Richmond, between
Captain ll c_ and Colonel S-, when, after
exchanging one shot, in which the shoulder of the latter
was slightly grazed, the parties separated, and left the
ground with their respective friends. The dud originated
In the Colonel having addressed uncivil reproaches to a
young lady with whom, at the time, the Captain was
:lancing-, but whom the Colonel had considered was pre-
viously engaged to himself.

MATRIMONY.—On Easter Monday no less
than twenty-three couples were married in this town,
being considerably more than were ever before united here
in one day; and on Sunday last the Rev. WILLIAM GRAY,
Minister of Haslingden, christened at his church 26 chil-
dren!—Blackburn Gazette.

MATRIMONY.—TIie following advertisement
appeared in the Constitutionne/ in the course of the last
week.—"AlAn.alAGE—Madaine Houdard has succeeded'
by zell and discretion, in causing the torch of Hymen to
be lighted, and in matching with promptness those who
have addressed themselves to her.—Rue Ste. Appoline,
No. 4."

This morning the wife of a tradesman pur-
chased some oatmeal in a victualler's shop in High-street,
with which she was about ►o make some porridge for
breakfast, wher. it was discovered that there were mixed
up with the meal immense numbers of vermin, resembling
fleas. The disgusting sight almost disappetized the whole
family, and the unwholesome article was handed over to
the authorities. The shop-boy, when questioned as to
the fact, did not deny that he was aware of the putrid
nature of the provision ; and the garner from which it
was taken, on being examined, was found in a similar
state.— Glavow Chronicle.

REFORM MEETING IN SUPPORT OF

HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS.

(From the Dublin Morning Register of Tuesddy.)
THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.
Yesterday a meeting of graduates of the Dublin
University was held in the hall of the guild of mer-
chants, to receive the report of a Committee ap-
pointed to consider the propriety of petitioning Par-
liament for an extension of the elective franchise in
college, under the proposed Reform Bill. It was
very numerously attended.
Mr. CASII, barrister, was called to the chair.
Mr. NAPIER was appointed secretary, and pro-
ceeded to read the report of the Committee, which
ecommended a petition to Parliament to assimilate
!l;e University of Dublin to the Universities of
Oxford and Cambridge in its elective privileges. He
concluded by a few explanatory observations, and
moved its adoption, which was seconded.
Mr. J. A. CURRAN moved an amendment, re-
commending a further extension of the franchise,
..Lich was afterwards withdrawn.
Mr. LAVELLE then moved another amendment,
which recommended the extension of the franchise
to such masters only as had obtained collegiate
honours, which was seconded by Mr. M. Costello.
A long and rather stormy debate .ensued, in which
great number of gentlemen took part, and it ter-
minated by the rejection of Mr. Lavelle's motion, in
very tumultuous manner, by a large majority of the
Members present.
Mr. CURRAN then moved a third amendment,
which was likewise lost, and the original report was
then adopted.
Afterwards several resolutions of course were
passed, a petition to Le pesented to Parliament was
approved of, and the meeting separated.