The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-29 00:00:00

THE TIIEATItE.

ENGLISH OPERA HousE.—After the new'
Opera of Tarrare, which has been unabated in
attraction, The Knight of Snowdown, a drama
taken from Sir WALTER SCOTT'S Poem of The.
Lady of the Lake, originally represented at Co.
vent Garden Theatre, was brought forward Pt
this place on Saturday last. The piece itself hag
no great vigour in its construction, but it '5
amusing, and by no means devoid of intere'st.'
Mr. COOPER for the first time appeared at this
Theatre, and at the moment when he entered
in the character of Roderick Dhu he was greeted
with applause from all quarters, which was re-
peated with undiminished zeal. This testimony
of public respect is a due tribute to his merit a 5
an actor and to the propriety of his conduct In
private life. We heartily wish that such mark*
of public applause were always as well applied*
for then profligacy might feel it necessary to put
some restraint upon its excesses. Mr. Coopcm
performed the part with great energy, indeed
with such zealous exertions as somewhat affected
his voice towards the conclusion of the drama.
Mr. T. P. COOKE resumed his old part of tile
Knight of Snowdown, and supported it with his
usual vigour. Miss GHAT, the accomplished
pupil of Miss KELLY, gave a strong interest to
the part of Ellen. 'We never indeed saw au ac-
tress so new to the Stage possess so much general
merit in judgment, feeling, and deportment,
.as
this young Lady. Miss Gow,tan and P!s
Hass furost also ably acquitted themselves in
Isabel and Alice. Earl Douglas was performed
by Mr. PERKINS, a young actor that holds forth
a very promising, proof of future merit. he,
House was very well attended, and the revival 01
the piece is likely to be very advantageous to tile
I Theatre.

ANECDOTES, &c.
Lorin IroLLAND.—This Nobleman (the father of Charge!
Fox) being asked if the report was true that he intended gisln.Pl
Wilkes the Government of Quebec—" Why, yes," said "1;
Lordship, " my way is always to get rid of a fellow who 113,0
parts to become troublesome, but Lord Bute was fool enough
indulge private resentment against State-canvenience."
PARSON T T EN.—This extraordinary character, of wh°f33
his we recently gave an anecdote, was a very conspicuous inans si,
his time. Being in great distress, and near his end, ,O
gular humour did not forsake him, but receiving ten guLni-in
from Archbishop Seeker, he said to the messenger ab""s
his dying moments, " Tell the Primate that I now own htm
to be a man of God, as I have seen his Angels."

THE DUKE OF Tottx.—The Orange Society '
Sheffield sent a Deputation to his Royal
ness on Tuesday last, to present an Address, e'''
pressive of gratitude for his Royal Hight
Ilit.liTo:lgli speechtafilptifplilir.noopurisiiaisteiatol
Iyswa
Royal
thern, Catholic Erna nci a
ll cation in finding that loyal
question were so consonant with those of so
a Society. ne t
Highnessht,ixsi)rseestsi
sentiments
rnao deoenftasdsoraigieriaot
}tai:
On the 15th of last month a furious
tenl9
ravaged in less than a quarter of an hour the commune whin
70
ganegro, in the provinces of Basilicala. The bail, wine
of extraordinary size, destroyed the corn, the vines, &C. 11
water poured down in torrents, which brought with thou su,c„ .
ai,
vceiunatnbtei quantity
;oaf,
csaonndsoitaioremwtahseohbillilgsetah attoitb
be
toeplepaerdedu pbythe toads:
vuorkrn'Pa
before the diligence could pass.—On the 16th, two conntryl; ;
standing under a tree nearliaralia were struck by light° al,
one was killed on the spot, the other was only startoir
and soon recovered. On the 18th two shepherds, v,ith bag
flock, took refuge.under an oak, during a violent ten-inest,„,'or
both of them, andpart of their flocks, were killed derlighu,,,, in
This is a sure instance of the danger of standing u tre'-
thunder storms. t 015
CHAMBERHY, AUG. 11.—On the sth o.
~,I,
month, five women of Deserts, overtaken by a thunder-s"—o
took refuge under a beech ; two, however, of tkeul'rh,
across the fields, calling on the others to follow them. , saci
however, persisted in remaining under the beech, wit!ceyerell
immediately after struck by lightning. They were :"3 "
injured, that their lives are despaired of.
Ou Saturday morning the Brazen, 28t he
GEORGE WILLES, sailed from Portsmouth jri. therCrA°3lt'
Africa, with Captains CLAPPERTON and Rola:I„.1.„„1 SOY'
and Doctors Mortaisorr and WiLsori, of the itcnio,/ die
on their mission into the interior of Africa, having '1! nor the
discovery of the yet unknown course and terroinatOvith tile
River Niger, and opening friendly communications 's also on
principal native Kings and Chiefs. The Brazen 113' csontilj
board, with the same object, a number and varlet! °O)'avk
suited to the not capabilities, and wants of the N Sept.
chief persons of the different tribes. The travellers wi poor
in the Bight of Benin, whence Captain Pearccourseti as cif.
Morrison will proceed eastward, in as direct a ,it pertl
cumstances will permit, to Timbuctoo ; and Captain tcitY °,,,
and Doctor Wilson will proceed northward, taking, thedon 13'.
Soudon, for their ulterior point. The King of 'll or tO"
promised to send guides to Sockatoo, to meet the, ,3r natil
yellers, receive the presents, and propitiate the natives, Oa,
Sovereigns. It is a prevailing belief among the nat"etZ,o Owe
there is a lake communication between both Thnbli.......iflii
Soudon, with the Atlantic Ocean, flowing into the 170.1t1,5 arl'
travellers are gone out in the highest health and tiVl`:etliii4
with the most sanguine expectations of ultimately si,',icry, ,tie
in their object. Lieut. James, Royal Marine Art); of tliti
Ascension, and Mr. W. Alkin, Assistant The pd 1,,0
Maidstone, are also passengers in the Brazen.--"ioing P'er,
transport, sailed in company with the Brazen,,t,c DraZ..4.
soldiers of the Royal African Corps on board.--","„aggin
has also 50 men of the same corps on board, and 12 14 reePe
who are to serve five years on that station.—(Porterws 0, orrill
SUNDERLAND, AUG. 25.—The ships
n°of trade b_,,e'
and sail from Sunderland as in the regular course
vies hen
fore the late disagreement. During this week tr),, a drag the
been apprehended, and sworn to by a constable art °owe
soldier as the persons who first boarded the ship Busy,
~,,,,), P A
0 t ...- to._
regretted 3d day of August, when the serious lioe watertlio,
at this port. This apparent return to trade on. to coat'
barely taken place, when the town was thrown in,th, war— of
tion by the failures of two houses, one of which (up CIP_4
John White, the founder) is for a large arnount,e tor
40,000/., and will cause some hundreds of to 1,',„.',)
..,
out of employment.—( Newcastle Cleronicl6 Aug' Ugoiro" g
WONDERFUL EFFECT OF WIND Is .aslant, $
sautr.-011 Thursday last, the 25th n re Die
. ore ,e
one o'clock in the day, as the labourer'
of barley i
4- eid lei
wily employed in carting a large 1' Apo ,
dwienraer Csq. 'no-.
on the estate of G EMIG:: IVIT.JSGIOVI:I toS.
ill III" Or'
Bury,
arrested 1,,y the rising of one of the trios .
pa e 9
u
Shillington, their work vva.s
kg °I • t°
-tthese trbetil
England. The whole of the coe air,
4- p t I'll reels
the height of seventy or eight)" egpretlP° so'
loosing from their bands, fell in scat.- ( one- d
right, and flying don '
0 40. F,
again upon the field with the exoeP urPri fr
ta s SW
- ,
Mary sheaf, which wo .whirled oir 1)- .of the
s Sten' 0t"
height in the air, over the whole evesteo t the
lington and Pe -(1 lands,leaving`, . over
three
gs en , - local Or
Ysiw:lrtlawnienodussleyvecrarwriietnd essed in that yo; 001
with a f at o.
Barton hills, at the distance 0 .1 qv sto° eri
tp. i ~ ri,
~,
miles from the field where it origl fattier till' it
The Bailiff superintending the
....aveurr oar
watched the flight of this aerial 'toward% ilia
was carried entirely out of s,,ightili'e iliat at tile
ton-in-the-Clay. It is rem ar i‘liv ,AtrineSs or6i
very time of this occurrence the sana aer ergot
day was extremely oppressive, t the Eft.riPoitb.
continued so ; the wind being &Oil
after baving been some ,tir.l:lo $, ta: '''' -
.
East.
maigip:pm
leadst t 1 i