The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-21 00:00:00

MR. K EAN.

(From the Boston Daily Advertiser.)
NEw N0v.17.--Last evening M r. KEAN
appeared in the character of Othello, before nearly as full a
house as on Monday evening, with the exception of the slips,
which remained empty.—At the appearance of Kean the house
gave a most enthusiastic round of applause, and when Mrs.
llilson entered peal after peal rung through the building for a
considerable length of time. r•ilence was then restored, and the
play went on without any interruption until the close of the tra-
gedy. There were, perhaps, half a dozen noisy fellows in the
third tier, who hissed occasionally, but the whole of them, one
after the other, we're thrust out from their seats by those disposed
to hear the actors. The pit, the two tiers of boxes, and the
gallery, were unanimously in his favour, with the solitary ex-
ception of ono individual in the second tier, who was com-
pelled by the persons around him to still his clamour.
At the fall of the curtain a loud and -unanimous call
was made for Mr. Kean, who, in a few moments, entered from
the side door, and presented himself to the audience. In ad-
dressing them he expressed his satisfaction and gratitude for
the manner in which he had been received ; that it was beyond
the powers of oratory to find language for the utterance of his
feelings, and that during the interval of his absence from this
country,' the hospitality he had experienced in New York on
his former visit had never been effaced from his breast. lie
withdrew amidst thunders of applause ; the whole house rose
up in a body and gave him .three cheers when he re-entered
the stage-door. Mr. Lee then appeared to announce the play
for this evening, and on the unanimous call of the house for
Richard the Third, he retired a few minutes, and re-entered
with the announcement of Richard, in compliance with the
wishes of the audience.

(From the New York Globe and Emerald of Nov. 19.)

THURSDAY EVENT NG.—We have but Just"time to say that
the play of Richard the Third was pertbrmed to-night. The
house was crowded from top to bottom. We were glad to see
many Ladies in the dress boxes. Not a whisper of disappro-
bation was heard from beginning to end. In some of the scenes
a pin might have been heard to fall. Mr. Kean was himself.
We can say no more.
( From the National Advocate.)

The success of Mr. Kean in New York is not go much to be
wondered at, when it is considered what means his friends used
to build him up. These means, says the Commercial, were—
" l et, To forestall all the scats in the pit and two tiers of boxes. 2d,
give away tickets. send them on board of ships, and every where
else, to get persons to applaud. 3d, When the Keanites are all
mustered, close the remainder of the theatre, so that his op-
ponents cannot appear against hint. 4th, Knock down those
who hiss the actor. sth, Fill the lobby of the theatre with
watchmen and police officers, to seize those rioters only
who oppose the favourite of the managers. 6th, Then publish
to the world that his appearance was a triumphant tic-
tory.—Only two things more remain to be done : lit,
Station bullies in every box, to " bung up the eyes,"
and " lock up the jaws," of all who dare to shew the slightest
mark of disapprobation ; 2d, Send to France for a corps of
gent d'crnwric, so that our watchmen may be at leisure to per-
form their proper duty—of watching the property of our citi-
zens." The Commercial says further—" Some foreign gentle-
men have stated that it has already cost them four thousand
dollars to sustain Kcan thus far."

SINGULAR ACC] DENT TO MR. JEFFEttaarc.—
The [Vashington Gazete mentions, that, accord.
hug to the following narrative, Mr. JEFFERSON
had a narrow escape for his life :

We have received from Charlottesville the following account
of the matter:—" Mr. Browere carried letters to Mr. J. and
one from Mr. Madison ; the latter had submitted to the
operation hereafter described, and represented it as not painful :
and the artist assured Mr. J. that his mode was more easy
than that of an artist who had already taken his bust. He
submitted to the operation. Instead of pursuing the usual
course of taking the face at one operation, and the rest of the
head at another, the whole was attempted at once. The plaster
was permitted to get too hard, and Mr. Jefferson was nearly
suffocated. He had no other mode of giving the alarm but by
stamping with his feet. This noise alarmed tl►e female part of
the family, who ran into the room in a moment. The plaster was
so hard that it had to be broken into pieces by means of a hammer
and a chisel. The strokes were necessarily hard, and the jars
exceedingly distressing. Even after the mould was broken, the
plaster had taken such firm hold on the ears that Mr. Jefferson
was doubtful whether they would be pulled off, or the plaster
would break. It had to be separated from other parts of the
neck and skin by running a knife between. This operation, inde-
pendent of the suffocation, you will easily conceive, must have
been distressing. I understand that Mr. J. says he had his arm
broken, and his wrist put out of joint at the same moment, and
the pain of setting the one and putting the other in place, was
far less than what this operation occasioned. Would you be-
lieve that this " eccentric" artist and letter-writer neither sym-
pathized with the pain he had occasioned nor participated in the
solicitude of the family? On the contrary, he was congratulating
himself with the exactness of the likeness, and unfeelingly jest-
ed about the pain and distress. His sensibility was alike blunted
to the evidences of displeasure occasioned by his untimely hu-
mour. The coxcomical letter he has written on the subject,
caps the climax of his " eccentricity,"

Tile RECORneit's REPORT.—A t the Council
held yesterday the REconntu of LoNnox made a report to
the KING of the following prisoners under sentence of death in
Newgate, all of whom were convicted at the Old Bailey Octo-
ber Sessions,—namely, William Henry Austin, aged 35, of
secreting and stealing a letter, he being employed as a letter-
sorter at the General Post-office; Richard William Jasper, 25,
of forging an acceptance to a bill of exchange; Joseph Hooper,
24 ; George Hooper, 24 ; George Newton, 37 ; Joseph Impey,
16; Robert Newton, 40; George Lewis, 17 ; Wm. Hill, 37 ;
Richard Landers, 54; of stealing in a dwelling-house to the
amount of 40s. and upwards. John Edmunds, 24, and James
Adams, 36, of horse-stealing. George Davis, 24 ; Mary
Moore, 16; and Ann Wade, 15, of housebreaking.—Ilia Ma-
jesty was graciously pleased to respite during his Royal plea-
sure all the above-named convicts, excepting John Edmunds,
William Henry Austin, and Richard William Jasper, upon
whom the law is left to take its course, and they are ordered for
execution on Tuesday next, the 27th inst.

JAMES MUNROE, late President of the United
States, has been sworn in as Justice of the Peace in London
County, Virginia. lie took his seat as junior member of the
Court, refusing to accept the chair of the presiding Magistrate,
which was offered him.—(New York Advertiser.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR has been pleased to
appoint Mr. DANIEL TATLOR ROWLINSON, of
Birmighant, as Master Extraordinary in the
High Court of Chancery,

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN
SUBSCRIPTION ROOM, Dzc 21.

SYDNEY, MAY 26.—0 n Thursday last sailed the Prince
of Denmark, for New Zealand, and from thence on an un:
known speculating trip. On Saturday last sailed the ship
Hoogly, Reeves; for Bombay ; sametlay tlie-Lady East sailed
for Batavia. On Sunday morning'last the colonial brig Haweis,
Dibbs, sailed for New Zealand and theSociely Islands.
On Tuesday morning the Russian ship Helena, Captain
Christakoff, resumed her voyage from Kamscatcha on Tuesday
evening. Sailed the Govenor Phillips, Al`Farlane, on a sailing
voyage ; this day sailed the Deveron, Gillett, for England with
a cargo of wood, oil, wool, and skins.
.TUNE 2.—On Sunday arrived from Hobart Town, and pre•
viously from Portsmouth, which she left on the stl; January,
the ship Elizabeth, Captain Collins.
Juir-E 16.—0 n Saturday the ship Hugh Crawford, Captain
Langdon, sailed from Bombay, 'also the ship Asia, Vaugfrm;
for Batavia. On Sunday the ship Royal Charlotte sailed foe
Calcutta.

JUNE 23.—0 n Friday last arrived from England and Ho.
bart Town, the ship Harvey, Captain Peache, left London
Jan. 5. On Sunday se'nnight sailed the Prince Regent, for
the Cape of Good Hope and Rio .laneiro. On Tuesday last
sailed the Australian Company's ship City of Edinburgh,
Mackeliar, for Batavia; same day sailed the ship Sir Charles
Forbee, iullarton, for Calcutta.
_ _

JUNE 30.—Two ships have been off the port for nearly a
week, owing to the wind being unfavourable ; by some are sup-
posed to be the French discovery ships.
JULY 7.—Arrived on the 30th ultimo the brig Ann, John
Grieves, from the Isle of France; same day the French cor-
vette L'Esperance, 20 guns, 150 men, Captain Do Campeer ;
same day the French frigate Thetis, 44 guns, 300 men, Capt.
Bougonville, from Sourabage the 23d April on discovery. On .
the 2d inst. the ship Lalla Rookh, Hugh Stewart, from L'Pool
the 19th February, Bahia 9th May,' and the Dement ,on the
26th June. This morning will sail the ship Phcenix for Eng-
land. The Harvey, Peach, within these last few days has been
laid on for England.
AUG. B.
On Saturday last' arrived the ship Mary Hope,
Capt. Tanner, from Rio aneiro, Cape of Good Hope, and last
from Hobart Town.
J
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 19.—Wind S.W., fresh breezes.—The
Armadillo sailed from Charleston for Liverpool the 10th No-
vember. The 3lontezuma, Potts, from Philadelphia, and the
Belvidere, from Charleston, have Pilots on board.
Calm's, DEC. 20.--Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Indian,
Thornbull, from Pictou, 30 days out, wind-bound. The Gul-
nare, atnt, American ship, sailed for New Bedford.

[FROM LLOYD'S.]
DEAL, DEC. 20.-5 P. se., Wind S.E. and a fresh breeze..
Arrived and sailed for the River, the Harriet, Anderson, from
New South Wales, and the Chase, Blyth, from Bordeaux.—
Sailed his Majesty's ship Coquette, for Portsmouth ; Ariel, for
Africa ; Royal Eagle, for Lisbon ; and Brarnley, for Malta,
and several others. Remain the Richard and John, Arundel,
Carshalton Park, Friends, Ranger, Waterloo, Lady Ravens,
Royal Charlotte, Bruce, St. George, Charles, Waterloo, Britan-
nia, and a few more.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20.--Wind S.S.E.--Arrived the
Equity, Storr, from Quebec in 39 days.
FALMOUTH, DEC. I9.—Wind S. W.—A rrived the Ranger,
Robinson, from Alvarado and Havannali ; sailed from the
former place the 7th of September, and from the latter the 28tb
of October; on her passage experienced a succession of tre-
mendous gales, in which they were obliged to cut away several
sails, and lost her cook house and coppers, water casks, bin-
nacle, bulwarks, &c. &c. Sailed the Eclipse Packet, for
America.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 19.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Mon-
tezuma, West, from Philadelphia; and Eliza, Besant, from
Gibraltar. Offs the Port the Belvidere, —, from Charleston ;
and Indian, Mathias, from Quebec ; Enterprise, from Porto
Cabello, and Pacific, from Carthagena.

His Majesty's ship Dore. sailed frpm Rio Janeiro about the
Ist October for Monte Video, and his Majesty's ship Tartar
from round Cape Horn was expected at Rio Janeiro the begin-
ning of November.
Arrived off Cape Clear the Lydia from Jamaica.
The Three Brothers, —, from Newcastle to Rochfort was
driven on shore near Poole on Monday.
The Prince Regent, from Liverpool to Galway, was lost lOtt
inst. near Dingle—crew saved.

THE ARM Y.

Detachments belonging to the 2d, 3d, 38th, and 48th Regi-
ments of Infantry, marched yesterday from Westminster, for
Canterbury.
Detachments belonging to the 23d and 69th Regiments of
Foot, marched yesterday from Westminster for Chatham.
A detachment belonging to the 11th Regiment of Light Dra-
goons marched yesterday from Westminster, for the Cavalry
Depot at 3laidstone.
A Detachment belonging to the Royal Staff Corps, matched,
yesterday, from Westminster for Hythe.
A Detachment belonging to the 56th Regiment of Infantry,
' marched, yesterday, from Westminster for Hull.
A Dett:hment belonging to the East India Company's ser-
vice embarked, yesterday, at Billingsgate, for Gravesend, on
route to Chatham.

'FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.]
Commission in the Montgomeryshire Royal Regiment of
litia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Mont-
gomery.
Charles Gardiner Humphreys, E:A. to be Captain.
Commission signed by the Vice-Lieutenant of the County of

Somerset.
James Benjamin Coles, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant.
Commissions in the Lower Blackburn Begiment of Local Mi.
litia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine
of Lancaster.
William Adam Hulton, Esq. to be Captain, vice Richard
Pilkington, resigned ; Henry lit:warden Eazakar]ey, Esq. ty
be ditto, vice William Ormerod Pilkington, resigned.