The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-15 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

Datiny-LAN.—aliss LAwttuNce, who made
so promising a debut last week hrthe character
of Juliet, resumed that character last night. It
is a proof of the liberality as well as of the judg-
ment of the Management, that it thus gives en-
couragement to juvenile talents. Miss LA W..
RENCE, as we before observed, possesses a good
stage person in form and face, and apparently au
understanding that enables her to attain a just
conception even of so difficult a part as that of
Juliet, which requires tenderness, spirit, and
energy in the various situations that respec-
tively call for those qualities. Iler deportment is
still somewhat too redundant. We therefore
advise her to obey the impulse of her feelings,
and she may be sure that they will suggest and
govern her action. Mr. GaatucK, we are as-
sured, by those who well knew him, profession-
ally and otherwise, never studied attitudes before
aiglass. Like a painter who keeps hints of what
he observes in a note book, Mr.GARRICK looked
at the expression of the various passions in the
active agents of life, and trusted to his feelings
and the insensible operations of memory. We
have heard A aTitua Mullen Y, who had himself
been on the Stage, when asked what was GAR-
RICK'S deportment, say " Nobody could tell—
the totality of his acting came upon the mind, in
all his characters, with so forcible an impression,
that the audience felt too much to be capable of
analysing his excellence." This should be the
aim with the actors of the present day, and then
NATURE would put a stop to the odious quackery
of " snarl, growl, grin, pattings of the breast,
and scratchings of the head." which so long
deluded and bewildered the senseless multitude,
and, spreading its contagion over many other
performers, obstructed their progress to real me-
rit in their art. The new Juliet was very fa-
vourably received last night, and, with time and
practice, will probably be well entitled to public
favour.

ANECDOTES, &c.
—weft,

REMARKABLE DAY.—This day is marked in
the calendar as Ma chutus.—Machutus or Ma 10,
Bishop of Saint Makes in• France, flourished
about the year 500, and was a native of Llancar-
von in Glamorganshire. His pre-eminent sanctity
is said to have enabled him to calm the tempests,
give sight to the blind, restore the dead to life,
expel devils, and extract the poison of serpents.
This day is also the anniversary of the death of
Thomas Parr, in 1635, aged 152 years and nine
months ; at the age of 100 he did penance, and
at-120 married a second wife and had a child ;
also of the Duke of Hamilton and Lord i‘lohtin
being killed in a duel in Hyde Park, 1712 ; of
the taking of Minorca, 1798 ; the death of
George Romney, the painter, 1802 ; of the de-
feat of Ilolkar's army, by tiqe British, near Deeg,
1804 ; and of Sir Mannasseh Lopez being son-
tenced to a fine of 10,0001. and two years' im-
prisonment, for bribery at the Grampound e!ec-
tion, 1819.
A COMPLIAIENT.—A wealthy Cit, grown rich
by trade, had as usual retired to the country to enjoy the oaten
cum dio-nitatc of Cicero. His mansion was furnished in all
the splendour his long purse could purchase ; but the brilliant
furniture wan a source of continual anxiety to him, and was
ekeept on high days anti • holidays, enveloped in triple folds oi
brown holland bags and covers. his beautiful marble chim-
ney-pieces were, however, a perpetual source of trouble lest the
fire-irons should chip them. One day he invited his neigh-
bours to behold the gorgeous display, and sitting after dinner
round the fire, one of them unconsciously leaned his head
against the chimney-piece. The fears of our host at first eva-
porated in restlessness and apparent discomfort, but a repetition
of the offence could not be withstood, and he cried aloud,
" Sir, thank you not to lean your head against the chim-
ney-piece, you'll chip it."
BucKiscnAm-Housr, which at present makes
so deplorable an appearance, was built in 1703, and bought for
the residence of Queen Charlotte for 21,0001. in 1760, who first
occupied it May 19, 1762. St. James's-park was drained by
Henry 'III, 1537 ; planted and make a public thoroughfare
by Charles 11., 1668 ; and the decoy was removed, and the
drains filled up, in 1773, since which it has undergone little or
no improvement.
The GRAND DUKE Of TUSCANY complained to
the Venetian Ambassador that his republic had sent to him a
Venetian who had misconducted hirmi:if during his stay.—
" Your Highness must not be surprised at that," said the Am-
bassador; " I assure you we have but too many fools at
Venice."—" We have plenty of fools at Florence also,"
replied the Duke ; " but we don't send them abroad to manage
affairs."
„„
MEANING or THE WORD GENTLEMAN.—In
Bird's Maga.-..ine ofHonour, printed in the year 1642, is the
following description of the term " Gentleman :"—" And
whoever studied' in the Universities, who professed' the liberal
sciences, and, to be short, who can live idly and without ma-
nual labour, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of
a Gentleman, he shall be called Master : for this is the title
that men give to 'Squires and other Gentlemen. For, true it
is with us, as one said, tanti eris aliis quanti lilifurris; and,
if need be, a King of Heralds shall for money give him arms
newly made, and invented with the crest and all ; the title
whereof shall p‘retend to have been found by the said herald in
perusing and viewing of old registers, where his ancestors in
time past had been recorded to bear the same ; or if he will do
it more truly, and of better faith, he will write, that former merits
of, and nertam qualities that he cloth see in him, and for sundry
noble acts which he bath perforined, he, by the authority which
he bath, as King of Heralds in his province, and of Arms, give
pato hint and his heirs these, and these heroical bearings in
arms."

`We learn from Bantam the following singular
occurrence, for the authenticity of which we can
answer:—A man fishing on the banks of the
river Tyeliman, heard something splash into the
water, and perceived a tiger at no great distance
swimming from the other side of the river. The
fisherman thought he should best provide for his
safety by climbing a high tree, and had scarcely
effected this when the tyger, reaching a tree that
hung over the water, attempted to get upon it.—
At that mo►nent an Alligator of the largest size
darted out of the water, seized the tiger and
dragged him back. This gave the fisherman
courage to look at this strange sight, and be wit-
ness of a combat between the two most rapacious
animals of these countries. Six times the two
combatants appeared above the surface of the
water, exerting their utmost efforts. The water
was dyed with blood, and the tiger which was
seized by the alligator across the back became
at, length the prey of the latter.

The Tribunal of Correctional Police of Paris
decided on Friday the case of 'Madame tie Cairon,
accused by her husband of crinz. con. with a law
student of the name of Soubironne. Two chil-
dren were the issue of this criminal intercourse.
The facts charged were proved by sufficient evi-
dence, and the Court condemned the guilty parties
to two year' imprisonment.