The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-27 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

KING'S THEATRE.—After the Opera of Il
Barone di Dolsheim, 'Which went off with its
usual success last night, a new ballet, entitled
Cendr•illon, founded upon that story, the delight
of infancy, Cinderella, was brought forward for
the first time. It is well dramatized, if we may so
term it. The music was partly composed and
partly selected by Mr. SOR, who, according to
report, is a Spaniard of rank, but was obliged to
quit his country on account of its political dis-
turbances. He is an admirable composer, and an
unrivalled performer on the Spanish guitar. He
had not, it seems, quite finished the intended over-
ture,and therefore that to Pandore was substituted.
Mr. Soa has increased his reputation by the
music to this piece, which is expressive and ap-
propriate•to all the incidental events. The scenery
also was appropriate and beautiful. Cinderella
was well assigned to MERCANDOTTI, who sus-
tained the part with interesting grace and agility.
The two Sisters were also well represented by DE
VARENNES and .ANATOLE; and Madame SPITALIE'S
benevolent Fairy was well entitled to applause.—
ALBERT is a host in himself, but it is invidious to
select, and we have not room to do justice to all.
The piece was very well received by an audience
abounding with the higher orders, among whom
were the Duke of GLOUCESTER and the Duchess
of KENT.

Dauav-LANE.—The Opera of Artaxerxes; so
honourable to our countrYrnan AII,NE, was brought
forward last night at this Theatre.—lf it had .not
that powerful support of vocal talents to which
the. public are' accustomed in this triumph of
British genius, it.however, on the whole, went off
respectably. Miss FORDE was the Mandane. She
is an improving singer, She was'chiefly success-
ful-in The Soldier tir'd, and was loudly encored.
Madame VESTR is was Artaxerxes. Her person and
qualities In general are not calculated for the
serious Opera. She was encored in" In infancy."
Miss CUBITT had an arduous task in following
BRALIAM in At Laces, but 'she sung with feeling
and expression. Miss POVEY rendered Sentira
more than usually prominent.
• The .present season of Drury-. Lane Theatre
closes on Saturday next, the -house having been
open the stipulated two hundred nights ; and the'
Performers .must either renew their engagements
or quit the Theatre.

ROYAL COBURG 'TiIEATIIE.—This elegant
place of amusement closed for the winter seammi
last evening, when the following address was de-
livered by Mr. T. P. COOKE :

Ladies and Gentlemen—There is no part of an Acting Ma-
nager's duty more grateful to his own feelings than the acknow-
ledgment of the public approbation and support : this duty is
mine When announcing the termination of our winter campaign,
which has been beyond all former precedent.brilliant and suc-
cessful'; and though a vast additional expense has been en-
countered, to exhibit a decided novelty in this country, yet has
it been most liberally. .recompensed by crowded assemblages
of the first rank, beauty, and fashion ; nor should, it be forgot-
ten how clearly we have seen reflected the merriest counte-
nances, and most willing hands, that ever gladdened the hearts
of Actors anxious to exert every faculty in proof of their gra-
titude. lam commissioned by the Proprietor to pledge my-
self ;hat your liberal patronage will only stimulate future ex-
ertions ; and the ensuing season shall be a proof that neither
spirit nor expence shall fail in the attempt to produce a routine
of elegant entertainment. During the recess the House will
be entirely redecorated, and the cieling, in particular, un-
dergo a splendid and novel alteration, which, by the effect of
numerous mirrors placed in it, will __exhibit the appearance of
an entire Canopy of Looking Glass, and vie, in costliness and
;splendid decoration, with its sister ornament, the Glass Cur-
tain ;
,this, together with a Melo Drame, for which twenty en-
tirely new scenes are painted, pouctraying the manners and
customs of the French capital, are among the various novelties
which we hope to present to you on Easter Monday ; till which
period (united with the thanks of the Proprietor, myself, and
brother performers) we most respectfully bid you farewell.

COBUETT AT NORIVICIL---" COBBETT,WhOSe in-
famy we have this day assisted in exposing, (by
giving extracts from the admirable little Pam-
phlet called COMIETT's GaiontoN,") is adver-
tised as having been ' particularly requestyd to
Meet the Farmers and his other FriendS,' at a
'linner at Norwich, on Friday next. Heaven
knows who and what the inz:iters are,—very few
decent persons would, we think, like to sit down
in the same room with such a man."—( Burl'
Gazette).

Letters from Bahia arrived yesterday, dated
January 22.—They mention that every thing
was tranquil there, and the people had evinced
no symptoms of dissatisfaction. They had heard
nothing of the recent events in Rio Janeiro,
which, although twelve days had elapsed, is not
astonishing, owing to the tardiness, of communi-
cations between the two places.
The last advices from Lisbon state, that the
Shareholders of the' New Bank met on the Ist of
March, and proceeded to the election of a Presi-
dent and eight Directors, who are--

Joaquim da— Costa Bandeira, Presidclnt ; Antonio Esteves
Costa, Jose Bento Aranjo, Joao Rufino Alves East°, Fer-
nando Cardozo Maya, Manuel Gonzalvez Ferreira, Jacinto Jose
Dias de Carvallo, Pedro de Souza, Antonio Francisco Ma-
chado, Directors.

Considerable improvements'are immediately to
be-made in the road from Petersfield to Ports-
mouth. Sheet-Hill and Butser-Hill are to be
lowered, and the.. entrance into Petersfield
'widened. It • is, also said to be,the intention of
the Trustees of the Road between. Godalming
and Liphook to havea new survey of the coun-
try made,' in order, if possible, to have a new
line of road, so as to avoid Hinde Head.,
• VESUVIUS:—The eruption continued on the
27th of February. In the night between the
27th and the 28th the, lava ceased to flow, but
a burning rain of thick volcanic ashes issued from
the crater, and, carried by the winds, fell in the
environs of Portia
,and of La Torre del Greco.
In the morning of the 28th, that rain ceased,
and Vesuvius became once more tranquil.
,
MURDER OF MRS. DONNAT Y.—Yesterday ueing
appointed for the re-examination of the Rigbys, Wood, and
Askew, they were accordingly placed at the bar, and after the
various witnesses had been again called.upon, no further proof
having been got against them than what has already been be-
fore the public, the females were discharged about three o'clock;
but a difference arising in the minds of the officers, whether the
pincers and screw-driver found in Rigby's house we're the in-
struments that had been used in forcing open the deceased's
cupboard and bureau, Mr. Minshull; Mr. • Stafford (the thief
clerk at Bow-street), and the officers who have been actively
employed to discover the murderers, proceeded, to examine
with every degree of minuteness the place where the deceased
lived, and Mr. Minshull took the greatest piiins in trying whe-
ther or not the instruments fitted the different holes that had
been made ; and after giving the greatest praise to Jefferies, a
Thames Police-officer, for his former minute examination of
the places, he decided that they were not the same instruments
that had been used, and therefore returned to the office, and
immediately discharged the other prisoners ; but for the pre-
sent detained the breeches and waistcoat which are stained
with blood, and also the other suspicious articles.