The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-09 00:00:00

DEATH OF MR. ROWCROFT.

The following details of the unfortunate death
of Mr. Itowcttor•r, the British Consul-General
for Peru, have been communicated in letters from
Lima, dated the t"..)lst of December

" r. RowcnoF•r was proceeding from Callao to Lima en
the 11th December, and was unfortunately shot by the advanced
guard of General Bolivar's army. The Royalists, at the time
of this distressing event, occupied Callao, and the Patriot forces
the capital, Lima. Tile advanced posts of the garrison of
Callao, with two pieces of artillery, were very near to the ad-
vanced posts of General Bolivar. Mr. Rowcroft having to
cross from the one post to the other, was hailed by the Patriot
troops. Instead of answering the signal, and stopping his car-
riage, Mr. Rowcroft got on horseback, and, with his servant,
continued to proceed forwards. The sentinel again hailed, but
received no answer, and conceiving, from the noise made by
the trampling of the horses' feet and the rattling of the wheels
of the carriage, that the enemy, with two pieces of artillery,
was advancing, fired two shots, and unfortunately one of them
struck Mr. Rowcroft, which occasioned his death. Miss Row-
croft, the daughter of Mr. Rowcroft, Iv.•{ in the carriage, and
returned with him to Callao, where he expired the next morn-
ing. It is stated that all the Authorities, both Spaniards, Pa-
triots, and English, evinced the utmost concern for this unfor-
tunate event, which appears to have been purely accidental.
General Bolivar, in particular, appears to have shown an un-
usual degree of sympathy, and called himself upon Miss Row-
croft, to condole with her upon this unhappy event."
According to other accounts, it appears that at the time
of this melancholy accident, Mr. Rowcroft was dressed in
the full uniform of the London Light Horse Association,
to which he had formerly belonged. It was known at the
outposts of the Independents, that the Royalists had two pieces
of cannon not far distant from the route in which Mr. Rowcroft
was proceeding, and on the supposition that he was followed
by the guns, the shots were fired, and he fell dead from his
horse. The dusk of the evening, anti the circumstance of his
uniform not being that in which, as British Consul, he had
usually appeared, caused his person to be mistaken ; but on
the body being recognised, the consternation and sorrow ex-
pressed by the officers and soldiers were extreme, and the body
was immediately removed to Callao with every thmonstration
of respect.
Mr. Rowcroft's remains were to be deposited at Lorenzo, but
it was intended, when the new English church was built, that '
the body should be removed thither.

JOHN YOUNG, ESQ.—The Arts have lost a va-
luable supporter in the death of this Gentleman.
Mr. YOUNG was Mezzo-tinto Engraver to his
MAJESTY, Keeper of the British Institution, and
Honorary secretary of the Artists' General Bene-
volent Fund, of which he was one of the first
promoters and most zealous friends. Mr. YOUNG
was an excellent Artist himself, and a sound
judge of the merits of others. Talents always
found in him an ardent protector. llis outline
Engravings of the Stafford and other distinguish.
ed Collections of Pictures are a valuable addition
to the graphic treasures of the country. Ha was
engaged in a similar work o►► the Pictures at
Carlton Palace, by the gracious permission of his
MAJESTY. One of the best works of Mr.
YOUNG is a mezzo-tinto Print, from a Picture of
Mottnmva, representing the memorable contest
between BROUGHTON and STEVENSON, Sir Wm.
WyNnuAm's coachman. The manner in which
Mr. YOUNG arranged the Pictures generally ex-
hibited in the British Gallery, whether the produc-
tions of former masters, copies, or original produc-
tions of native genius, evinced his taste,judgment,
and impartiality. His private life was marked by
good sense, good Humour, varied knowledge, and
probity. He was always respectful to his supe-
riors in rank, but with the manly consciousness
of what is due to the dignity of the British cha-
racter, blended with a mildness of disposition that
rendered him an object of esteem and confidence
with all who had the pleasure of knowing him,
or needed any aid from his counsel or influence.
A. wide circle have reason to lament the loss in
him of a friend, and the Arts of an ornament.—
Mr. YOUNG died on the 7th instant, at his house
in Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square.

ITALIAN OPEItA.—The performance last night
at the Haymarket Theatre, was B Barhiere di
Seviglia. Signor de BEGN IS particularly distinguish.
ed himself in Bartolo. Madame V ESTRIS was the
Rosina. The dances were as brilliant as the
space would admit. The audience was rather
more select than numerous. The Duke of GLou-
CESTER, the Duke of WELLINGTON, and many of
the higher orders were present.
THE ITAym.InK ET 'TitEATIIE armed with a
seven months' licence, will open for the season on the 15th
of April, under the stage-management of Mr. PERCY
FannEN, from the Dublin theatre. Mr. Farrel) is said to
be a cleaver vivacious actor, partaking of the qualities both of
Jones an Charles Kemble. The company will be strong in
comedy, comprising Liston, Dowton, W. Farren, Harley, P.
Farren, Wilkinson ?, Mesdames Vestris, Gibbs, Chester, Chat-
terley, Faucit, Glover, and George; but of these, Wilkinson
and Madame Vestris alone can appear on these boards until the
middle of June. In the interim, it is the determination of the
Manager to proceed with a large corps collected from the Pro-
vincial Theatres.

There is something invidious in the attacks so
frequently made on a young Actress of great
musical talents, because, for domestic reasons,
she retains the name by m bich she has hitherto
been known to the public. That she has a legal
right to assume another is not doubted by those
who know the circumstances of her situation, and
the sacrifices which she makes to acquire an in-
independence, entitle her rather to respect titan
to reproof. An excellent Actor in the time of
GARRICK, for family reasons, assumed the name
of LOVE, which he retained till his death, and
never was thought an object for censure. Similar
instances indeed have often occurred in the his-
tory of the stage without exciting animadversion.
It has been erroneously reported, that the
tragedy forthcoming at Covent.garden Theatre,
was written by Miss MITFORD. We before stated
that it was written by Mr. PETER BAILEY, who
unfortunately expired in a fit as he was going in
a coach to the King's Theatre.
The H9n. Colonel STANHOPE, whose melan-
choly fate we noticed yesterday, was brother of the present Earl
Stanhope, Aide-de.Camp to General Sir John Moore, and
General Graham, and latterly to the Duke of York, and ';VI.P.
for Dartmouth.

'We
regret to state, that about an hour after
the SPEAKER had taken the chair on Monday, he
received intelligence of the death of his brother,
Colonel SUTTON, of the Guards. The Right
Hon. Gentleman's sister died only a fortnight
ago,