The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-11 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DRURY-LANE.-The excellent and useful old
Comedy of The Provoked Husband was repre-
sented last night at this Theatre. As Mr.Ews-
TON has for some time devoted his talents wholly
to Comedy, and that of the more lively sort, we
did not expect to see his Lord Townly marked
with so much impressive gravity and feeling. Mrs.
DAVISON was very sprightly in the earlier scenes of
Lady Townly, and more affecting in the last than
could be expected from so decided a comic
actress. DOWTON, in Sir Francis; and MINDEN,
in John Moody ; gave due support to the charac-
ters, particularly the former, who presented a
faithful portrait of the blundering, passionate,
credulous Knight. We have again to enter our pro-
test against the ludicrous tricks of Squire Richard
and Miss Jenny at the back of the stage. Let them
be as sportive as they please when their charac-
ters are immediately before the audience, but it
is unjust to the audience, as well as to the other
performers, to interrupt the dialogue which
is proceeding in the front of the stage.—
What renders the matter worse is that there is
no humour in these tricks. Munching plumb-
cake with rustic voracity, and projecting bitten
pieces to the mouths of each other, are sportive
waggeries only calculated to draw disgraceful
applause from the upper gallery. No Performers
conscious of real merit and above vulgar fame
would condescend to, resort to such buffoonery.
Manly could not appear to more advantage
than in the hands of Mr. COOPER, and
the person and manners of Mrs. W. WEST
gave adequate support to Lady Grace. The
farce was Old and Young, and CLARA FISHER,
by the genuine merit of her acting, delighted the
audience, and her song was so loudly called for
again that she was obliged to return to the stage
and repeat it. The Duchess of KENT and the
Princess FEODOR was in one of the private
boxes.

[Franz the American Papers.]

THE POLITO RICO EXPEDITION.—Capt. STONE,
arrived at Newbury Port, sailed from Porto Rico on the sth ult.
and informs, that the abortive expedition, which was destined
for that place, and is now detained at Curacoa, was known to
and expected by the inhabitants of Porto Rico. The merchants
are very much excited against the Americans, in consequence
of an opinion prevailing there, that this armament was fitted
out and manned in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
SURVEY OF THE FLORIDA COAST.—The United States
schooner Porpoise, says the Charleston Courier of October I6th,
is now fitting out rapidly in this port, and we understand her
commander, James Ramage, Esq. has been appointed by the
government to the charge of the survey of the Coasts of Florida,
from St. Mary's round by the Dry Tortugas to Mobile Bay.
The Revenue cutter at Savannah, and other small vessels, as
well as several fine boats now building here, are attached to
the Porpoise.

In this great national work, (certainly the most important
and scientific of the kind yet undertaken by our country) Capt.
Ramage will be joined by a number of naval officers, as well as
the Topographical Engineers, and from their united talents
we may expect the most important information relative to a
portion of our territory hitherto but little known. The early
attention of our Government to this subject merits the applause
of every citizca of the pepublic.

The Duke of CAMBRIDGE arrived at Hanover,
on the 28th ult. in good health.
Recent letters from Copenhagen state, that it
is the intention of the Danish Government to
remit a large portion of the taxes (in arrear),
which fell heaviest on the agricultural classes, in
order to relieve the farmer at the present dis-
tressful conjuncture. The modification to be
permanent till the return of better times.
The ship Providence, of Antwerp, bound to
the Havannah, was attacked by Pirates in the
Gulph of Mexico, plundered of every thing, and
then set on fire. The crew were treated in a
most barbarous manner.—( Brussels, Nov. 18.)
CANOVA.-The obsequies of CANOVA are post-
poned to the 6th of next month. They will
continue for three successive days. The last tes-
tamentary disposition of this modern Ph dial are
not distinctly known. It is probable that his
heirs will enjoy little more than the honour of
having belonged to him, because the whole of
what he has left will not defray one-fourth of the
expen'ce necessary to complete the church which
he was erecting at Passague, his native country.
It is there that will be placed his beautiful sta-
tue of Piety. The proportions of this edifice
are enormous. It is sufficient to say, that
the columns which are to ornament it are of the
same dimensions as those of the Pantheon at
Rome. There will remain nothing of the works
of CANOVA here, the English have bought them,
and London will be enriched with those which
he left in his Galleries.—(Rome, Nov. 25.)
A Legacy, of a hundred pounds, bequeathed to
the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, by the late
HENRY DENNE, of Elbridge, Littlebourn, Gent.,
has been lately paid by the Executors, George
Hollinghery, Richard Pembrook, of Littlebourn,
and Kennett Kingsford, of Maldon, in Essex,
Gents. ; the duty on which is discharged by
Denne Denne, now of Elliridge, Esq.—( Kentish
Gazette.)
A VISIT TO THE DEAD.-The inhabitants of
Ainderby Steeple, near Northallerton, have
within these few days witnessed the disinterment
of the remains of a woman, named Marwood, who
had been buried there about 12 years ago. This
female, it seems, had a favourite son in the Royal
Navy, from whom she had received several let-
ters. On her death-bed, she desired that these
documents, which she prized most highly, should
be placed in her coffin, and consigned to the i
grave along with her, which last request was
complied with. An elder brother of the sailor,
who has resided at Ainderby ever since his mo-
ther's death, having nearly exhausted a sum
which he had some time ago received as prize-
money, shrewdly suspected that the letters
in question might be productive of further
supplies. Under this impression, he proceeded,
in the presence of several spectators, to open the
grave ; but, alas ! the letters had entirely disap-
peared, and nothing but the bones of his mother i
presented themselves to his astonished sight !—,
(Carlisle Journal.)