The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-15 00:00:00

THE TIIEATRES%

KIN"G4i THEATRE.7-I\'OZZe di Figaro was re-
peated last night before as many visitors as
.could be expected on a Tuesday night, and at
the commencement of the season. Signora CA-
RADOM, animated by her previous success,
brought her powers more into action, and pro-
portionably increased in favour with the audience.
She performed the part of Cherabino with great
spirit, and sung with taste and expression. No-
thing could be more charming. than Roszt in the
Countess. The rest of the Opera went off with
great spirit, and Pandore, the new ballet, was
admirably supported by the dancers, and excited
a strong interest by the fable.
DRURY-LANE.—The celebrated Scotch No-
vels, which for the last few years have been
shrouded under mystery, and which are, per-
haps, in no small degree indebted to mystery
for their extraordinary success, have furnished
another subject -for dramatic exhibition. The
Pirate, as few of our Readers need be told, is the
last of those fortunate Romances which have
been elongated so successfully, and which, by
the usual skill of literary poifi.y, may be expect-
ed to " stretch out to the crack of doom." This
Romance has furnished a Drama for the Surrey,
and also for the Olympic, Theatre, both of which
we have noticed, and ekich have their respective
merits. Last night another dramatic piece, taken
from the same original, and with the same titlg,
was brought forward at Drury-Lane Theatre.
We shall subjoin the Characters and the Fable.

DRAMATIS PERSON:E.
Magnus Troil . . Mr. LOVEDAY
Basil Mertoun . . Mr. POPE
Mordannt Mertoun . . Mr. PEN LE Y
Chtid Halero . . Mr.GATTIE
Bryce Snalesfoot . . Mr. M UNDEN
Provost . . . Mr. FOOTE
Captain Cleveland . . Mr. CoorEn
Captain Clare . . . Mr. SMITII
Lieutenant Bunce . . . Mr. HARLEY
Pacolet . . . .Mr. VINING
Norna . . . . Ttlrs. W. WEST
Minna . . . . Madame VEsTitis
Brenda . . . Mss CuBIT T.

FABLE.

The piece opens with the shipwreck. The life of Cleveland
is saved by NI ordaunt. Cleveland becomes enamoured of Minna,
one of the daughters of Mapus Troll. Finding his preserver
an obstacle to the success of his projects, resentment takes place
of gratitude in the heart of Cleveland. Ht saves the life of
Mordaunt, and thus having repaid the debt he owed, he feels
at liberty to pursue him with hostility. In a combat, Mor-
daunt is severely wounded. He subsequently recovers,
but in the interim some important discoveries are made
with respect to Cleveland. Norna, a mysterious female,
who is supposed to possess the gift of second sight, inter-
feres to save Minna from the Pirate. She recounts the
tale of her seduction, and admonishes the party in danger
to take warning by her fate. Norna meets with her
seducer, and discovers that Cleveland is her son. Her agitation
is extremely great at finding herself the parent of one who had
so daringly violated the laws of his country, which is heightened
by the danger to which she sees him exposed. His safety seems
to depend on his instant departure, but coining on shore to meet
Minna, a party of his men, at the instigation of Bunce, who
wishes, as he says, " to make him happy against his will," at-
tempt to carry both off. This is prevented by the appearance
of a party of soldiers. Cleveland will not surrender,
_but throws
away his sword, and becomes a prisoner. The•royal clemency
is, however, extended to him ; lie promises reformation, and
his union with Minna makes all parties happy.
!laving seen the two pieces before mentioned,
it may naturally be supposed that the characters
and incidents of the play of last night must have
palled on us by repetition ; but as far as we could
detach our feelings from the recent impression of
the others, it was not without interest, and pro-,
bably operated strongly upon those to whom the
original novel, and the dramas derived from it,
were wholly unknown. The piece of last night
had altogether the support of good acting, good
scenery, and tolerable music. It was, however,
on the whole much too long. An attempt at ori-
ginality of character, hi Cleveland, seems to have
been made by the author of the novel, and it is
kept up by those who have introduced it on the
stage; but the character is inconsistent, for a man
capable of pure and generous love would not be so
little sensible of gratitude for the preservation of
his life; and he besides utters occasionally such
noble sentiments as never could spring from a
mind habitually depraved. Such is the principal
character.. The rest are the " ordinary of
Nature's sale work." The mixture of the strol-
ling actor and the Pirate, in Lieutenant Bunee, or,
as he chuses to style himself, Frederick Altamont,
has in some respects been tried before, and with
better success. Claud Halero, the Poet) might have
been rendered a very amusing character, if he had
been supplied with a due proportion of extemporary
and ludicrous verses ; but this character is badly
sustained by the dull repetition of " Glorious
John Dryden," without any appropriate citations
from that venerable Bard. However, the piece
will be found by no means uninteresting to the pubm
lic in general when it has undergone the pruning
knife, which is necessary, in, order to give more
force and compactness to the whole. Why MUN-
DEN should spealc Scotch, when all the rest of
the characters speak gored English, it is difficult
to say. The acting was excellent. COOPER, one,
of the most useful and intelligent actors on the
London boards, rendered Cleveland very promi-
nent. MUNDEN, HARLEY, PENLEY, GATTIE,
and LOVEDAY, all ably assisted. Madame YES-
TRIS and Miss CUBITT gave a respectable aid.
Mrs. W. WEST displayed great feeling and spirit
in Noma, which, by her impressive manner,
seemed to he vested with the supernatural power
to which she pretends.—The play was heard
through with
.great attention, but, towards the
end, a party arose against it, which, however,
was soon overpowered by the general voice in its
favour, and it was announced for repetition this
night. The piece is said to have been written by
the present Manager of the Bath Theatre.

NEWSPAPER READERS.—SHENSTONE, the poet,
divides the readers of a newspaper into the follow-
ing general classes :—The ill-natured man looks
to the list of the Bankrupts; the tradesman to
the price of bread ; the stock-jobber to the lie of
the day ; the old maid to the marriages ; the
prodigal son to the deaths ; the monopolist to
the hopes of a wet harvest ; and the hoarding
school misses to every thing relating to CI retna-
G reen.

Nearly the whole of the West end of the town
was, for a co►►siderable time last night, enveloped
in darkness, from a failure of the gas. This cir-
cumstance, so very unpleasant and so extensively
inconvenient, must ,have been produced by some
negect, which, from whatever cause it arose,
cannot be too severely censured, or too carefully
guarded against for the future.

FA Sli lONAP, LE ARRIVALS.
Lord Foley, in Hamilton-place ; Sir Culling and Lady
Smith, in Upper Brook-street ; Colonel and Mrs. Robinson,
in George, street, Hanover-square ; Lord H. Fitzroy, in Lower
Grosvenor-street, from Euston Parsonage, near Hertford; Sir
J. and Lady Harrington, in Berkeley-square, from Bognor ;
the Earl of 'Kinnoul and family, in Berkeley-square ; Sir -John
Newport, Bart. at Fenton's Hotel, from Lord Grenville's, Drop-
more ; Lord Newborough, at the British Hotel ; Sir Thomas
Wallace, Bart. at the Bath Hotel, from Gloucestershire ; his
Excellency Monsieur de Sousa, and Captain Hesse, at Mivart's
Hotel 9 • the Marquis of Downshire and family, at Reid's Hotel,
from Lord Amherst's seat, Montreal House, Kent.
DEPARTUREs.--The 'Marchioness of Exerer, for her seat at
Roehampton ; Sir Henry and Miss Fane, from the Royal
Hotel, for their seat in Hants ; Charles Julius Bergy 3r, Esq.
of the 2`2d Light Dragoons, from the Grosvenor Hotel, for Paris.
FASHIONABLE PARTIES.—Sir Henry Halford entertained
a select party in Curzon4treet, May-fair ; the Duke of Mon-
trose gave a sumptuous dinner yesteiday, to a largeparty, in
Grosvenor-square ; the Countess of Harrington had a select
party to dinner yesterday, in the Stable-yard; Henry Plaskett,
Esq. entertained a party of fashionables yesterday, to dinner in
South Autiley-street.

HIS MAJESTY ordered Divine Service to be performed on
Sunday last,- in his new Chapel, at Brighton. His Majesty en-
tered the Chapel precisely at tweke o'clock. The Choir Ser-
vice, in the usual manner of the Royal Chapel in London,
was performed by Master Gear and Nlnster Jones, Messrs. W.
Knyvett, Hawes, and J. B. Sale. The music was aTe Den2n,
composed by the late Doctor Arnold, one of our most
respectable legitimate Musicians. The Sanetita and Kyrie
Eteison, composed by Jomelli, were the same as were per-
formed with such striking effect at the late Coronation. A very
impressive Sermon was preached by, Dr. Carr, the very Rev.
Dean of Hereford. The Anthem was " I have surely built
thee a house to dwell in," and was given with all due effect by
the above-named Gentlemen. Mr. Atwood, composer to his Ma-
jesty, presided at the organ by command. There were between
three and four hundred persons present, consisting of nobility,
and the most respectable people in the town, alleaf whom were
admitted by tickets. The above professional Gentlemen had
the honour of entertaining his Majesty with their vocal exer-
tions at the Pavilion on the evening before.
Madame FEnita.itr's Concert took place at the Old Ship,
Brighton, on Monday evening, under the patronage of his
Majesty. Spanioletti was the Leader. Mr. C. Potter presided
at the pianoforte. - The chief vocal performers, Miss Goodall,
Masters Jones and Gear, Signor Torri, Messrs. Hawes, Ter-
rail, and J. B. Sale. There were about four hundred persons
present, and the whole went off with admit able effect. The
instrumental performers, with the exception of the Leader,
consisted of the Gentlemen forming his Majesty's private Band.
The foundation stone of the intended Sunderland Infirmary
was laid yesterday by Lord STEWART. His Lordship, sup-
ported on his right by Sir Henry Hardinge, and on his left by
the Rev. Dr. Gray, and accompanied by the Committee, and
the medical gentlemen in staves, the Clergy in canonicals, the
Magistrates and a great number of Gentlemen two and two,
walked in procession from the Rectory to Wearmouth Church,
where an excellent Sermon, from part of the 35th verse of the
110th of Saint Luke, was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Gray, after
Which the sum of ,-.C2G 12s. 2J,d. was collected in aid of the
funds of the Infirmary. The procession, on leaving the church,
proceeded to the piece of ground selected for the intended build-
ing at time western extremity of the town, where Lord' Stewart
laid the foundation stone, depositing within it several coins of
the present reign. The Rev. Dr. Gray, on behalf of the gentle-
men present, and in accordance with the feelings of the town,
thanked his Lordship for the honour he had conferred upon them,
gild the munificent assistance he had afforded to an establish-
ment, which, lie trusted, would be attended with permanent be-
nefit to the towns of Sunderland and the Wearmouths, and their
neighbourhood. Iris Lordship replied in a manly and digni-
fied manner, and assured his Rev. friend and the gentlemen
around him, that both the Infirmary, and the welfare of these
towns should have his cordial support at all times and on all
occasions. After the ceremony, his Lordship and the gentle-
men of whom the procession was composed returned to the Rec-
tory, where they partook of a cold collation consisting of every
delicacy of the season, provided by the hospitable Rector. Lord
Stewart left the Rectory soon after three o'clock, and accom-
panied by his friends, walked to the Exchange, where his car-
riage was in'ivaiting, to Convey him and Sir Yr. Hardinge to
Wynyard, for which place they altriOat, immediately set off.—
(Durham Advertiser, Jan. 11.)

INDIA.--(CAWNPORE INTELtioENcE.)—Wanted, in the
Upper Provinces, for the Field Army in particular, an assort-
ment of nice Girls, English, Irish, or Scotch, well-bred, good
tempered lively Lasses, who can write neatly, sing sweetly, play
the piano, and dance quadrilles. Two or three dozen such,
from It; to 24 years of apie, would make a vast difference in the
Society of this dullest ot all diabolical Stations, where you see
an immense Assembly Room filled with Beaux in Staff
Jackets, young Civilians that would give their ears for some-
thing to fall in love with, and Officers without number belong-
ing to the King or Company, find not so much as one British
Fair to kindle a contest among them ! ! The calicoes and mus-
fins of the East were never so much in demand at home, as
British Damsel 4 now are in his part of India. • Here are all the
requisite means for promoting public amusement : Assembly
Rooms large enough for Bath, a finer Band of Music than ever
was heard at Bath, a Regiment of Horse, another of Foot,
Europeans, a quantity of Artillery, two orps of Sepoys, a
Play House, a General Officer in command, and another out of
command, with. Staff enough for 17 'Generals, and Merchants
enough to supply 700 with Hams, Cheese, and Champaigne._
Gracious powers of Love What a pity there should be no.
Belles to enliven such a place ! ! There is also a Clergyman,
and a Church going to be built.—(Madras Courier.)

CITY BusustEss.—A Court of Aldermen was
held yesterday at Guildhall, which was nume-
rously attended.—The Court heard and deter-
ruined the appeals of persons elected to serve
the offices of lnquestmen and Constable ; and
the Lord Mayor was requested to sign precepts
for wardmotes, to be holden for election of other
persons in the room of those discharged. The
presentments of the Inquests of the several wards,
of nuisances, encroachments, and non-freemen,
were laid before the Court, t:nd the Aldermen
of the respective wards were requested to inquire
into the nuisances, tSzc., and the Chamberlain
directed to summon the non-freemen before him,
and to prosecute such as refused to take up their
freedom.—The Petition against_the repay') of a
Common Councilman for the Ward of Langbourn
was adjourned to the next Court.—The election
of Mr. Cattley as a Common Councilman for the
Ward of Queenhithe was declared void, on ac-
count of his not being a freeman ; and the Lord
Mayor was requested to issue his precept for a
wardmote, to be holden for the election of an-
other in his room.—Commissioners for the Court
of Requests, for February and March, were ap-
pointed.—The Court appointed the 2d of March
for licensing the several victuallers.

ACCIDENT IN ITUNTING.—J. R. GREGORY,
Esq., met with an alarming accident in hunting
on Monday, in following the hounds of the Far-
icy Hunt, Hants, in taking a hazardous leap,
which most of the field of sportsmen refused. It
%I as a quickset hedge of six feet, with two feet of
ditch approaching it, and three feet on the other
side. A Mr. Co aacrr first cleared the leap,
and Mr. G. followed, when his horse's hind legs
became entangled in clearing the second ditch,
and he fell upon his rider and caused a dangerous
compound fracture of his left leg. He was con-
veyed to a neighbouring farm-house, senseless,
from a contusion on the head also, and fears are
entertained for his safety. Mr. G. is GO years
of age, and of corpulent habit.

POtTflY.

SCENE—COURT OF FAIRIES
Enter CuupADur L.

I was awoke this 'morning at early dawn,
By a large grey gnat, who was winding his horn,
Up I rose, and gave three springs,
And seated myself between his wings,
And with him I flew
The garden through,
Sipping the sweet and silvery dew.
'1 long'd for sport, and at last I spied
A bee, who cunningly thought to hide
In the midst of a rose of damask hue ;
But what did I do ?
•
I slid from my gnat, and I hasten'd to close
Up the leaves of the sweet smelling damascene rose,
And oh I laugh'd so heartily
To hear the buz of the angry bee ;
But when d'ye think I let him free ?
1 made him give up all his honey to me ;
And after I had beaten him black and blue,
Sprung on my gnat, and away we flew.

Enter WILL O' THE WISP.
I borrow'd a beam from the setting sun,
And kept it till darkest night came on,
Then frisk'd right merrily over the mcor,
Whilst my little gay light danc'd on before.
We hover'd at length o'er a dingy dell ;
'Twas a murderer's hold !—I knew it well.
'Twas there he shrouded himself by day,
And woe, to the wretch who pass'd that way
Whilst he was prowling in search of prey.

He had lain his length on the murky ground,
And applied his ear to catch the sound
Of traveller's feet—just then
A lizard jseap'd from the brainble bush,

Which grew near his den.
He turn'd at the noise—he saw the light—a flush
Of eager joy pass'd o'er his face,
As he slowly rose in his lurking place,
And like a tyger from his lair
He softly, softly crept . I was aware—
And snatching my lanthorn, made him pass

Over dreary mountains wet with dew,
And swampy bogs, which he waded thro',l
Till he fell . . in.the midst of a wide morasS•--
Then the.loud storm howl'd in his par,
And the tempest shook his soul,
The man of blood i—he'had scord at fear
Till then—but 'midst the thunder's roll
There was a voice which he could hear,
And it warn'd hirn.that his fate drew near.

I could see the lightning's vivid glare,

That play'd among his snaky hair,
Light up a flame in his hollow eye,
. And he shriek'd aloud in agony.
The bird of the night hooted over his head,
As the lightning flash'd.which struck him dead.

I left the carcase to moulder there ;
'Twill furnish a feast to the fo'wls of the air.

A. L. G.

*„* Our poetical Readers will be struck with the resem-
blance between this composition and the Poetry which DRY-
DEN wrote for Pi TRCE L L 5 and other Composers.--11 e shall
always be glad of favours from this Correspondent.

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