The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-09 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DatraY-LANE.—The popular Opera of Low,
n a Village was represented at this Theatre last
night, for the benefit of Mr. HARLEY, who on
this occasion only took the part of Deborah
Woodcock. His merit and his reputation, how-
ever, as an actor, required no such novelty. He
displayed the stiffness and prudery of ancient
maidenhood with exactness and humour, and his
only fault was speaking in his natural voice,
for he is an admirable mimic, and might by-
affected and mincing tones have disguised his
voice as well as person. But as it was, there
was no delusion, and Aunt Deborah was obviously
Mr. HARLEM in female attire. Miss Fonni: for
the first time appeared in the part of Rosetta.
She gave the airs very successfully, and sup-
ported the character with spirit and feeling.
MuNnEN was sufficiently recovered to give Jus-
tice Woodcock with his usual humour. BIIAIIAM
wanted nothing but a more robust form for the
hardy Sportsman Hawthorn ; but where is the
Sportsman that could warble the songs with such
science and taste? Miss POVEY was an interest-
ing Lucinda, and altogether the Opera went off
very well. At the close, preceding the farce of
The Farmer, the audience were indulged with
songs, &c. Mr. HARLEY was highly diverting
in Jemmy Jumps, and a crowded audience at-
tested the popularity of the actor for 'whose
benefit the whole was intended.

COVENT-GARDEN.—Mr. YOUNG, for the first
time in London, last night assumed the very dif-
ficult part of King Lear, one of the most sur-
prizing conceptions of the most surprizing of
dramatic poets. It was impossible to doubt that
Mr. YOUNG would enter critically into the nature
and bearings of the part, and such was the case
last night. His outline was correct, and the pas-
sages in general were delivered in a manner
highly creditable to his judgment and his feel-
ings ; the only ground of objection refers to
the firmness of his tones and the activity
of his movements, which did not border suf.
ficiently upon the imbecility of old age ; yet
such feebleness in tone and action are essen-
tially requisite to excite the full sympathy
of the audience for the suffering King. He was of
course well received. Mr. C. KE➢SBLE, the best
Edgar in our remembrance, gave full energy and
spirit to the character last night, and Miss FooTE,
who improves much in the serious drama, was
such an interesting and beautiful Cordelia as
amply justified the attachment of her lover.

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &v.

DEAL, MAY B.—Wind N.E.—Remain in the Downs th a
Severn frigate, Prince Regent yacht, and Diligence East India
Pilot yacht.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Thomas
Winspur, Dees, from the Cape of Good Hope.
FALMOUTH, MAY 7.--Wind variable.—Sajled the Ogle
Castle, Cursley ; Nymph, Hillery ; Alert, Chapman ; aid
Robert and Mary, Slane, for London. The Marlborough
packet, Bull, from Lisbon, is now in sight off the Menucles ;
there being little or no wind she cannot be in till late.
CORK, MAY 3—His Majesty's ship Griper arrived here
this day ; passed yesterday, off Tuskar Light, a quantity of
wreck ; among which was picked up a sort of desk contain in ,*
the Mediterranean pass and other papers of the brig Concord,
of Workington, 175 tons, J. C. Ray, master. It is feared the
vessel was lost in the late severe gales with which our coast was
visited. The bowsprit and other parts of the wreck were also
picked up. The Griper spoke yesterday the Cornwallis, of
Shoreham, from Lisbon to Dublin, the master of which re-
ported that he had picked up, the clay before, five firkins of
butter, marked " Hodder, Cork."

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when Captain Thomas Wellock Aldham, of the ship
Astell, took leave of the Court previous to departing for Madras
and Bengal.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1822.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8.
Sweepstakes of lOgs each, for three-yr-old colts, Bst. 71b. and
fillies, Bst. 41b.
D. of Rutland's bl. f. by Smolensko - - 1
Mr. Villiers'tef. by Don Cossack - -
11-R.ll. the D. of York's f. by Whalelone, 014 of Sagana 3
7 to 4 on Smolensko 1.
D. of Grafton's Posthuma, Bst. beat Ld Exeter's I ipsy,
Bst. 3th. D.M. 200 gs, h. ft.-5 to 2on Posthuma.
Mr. Wyndham's Robin Hocd, Bst. 711). beat Mr. Fox's
Paint-brush, 7st. 12th. D.M. 100zs.-2 to 1 on Robin Hood.
Handicap Plate of £5O, by subscription, being the Third cf
the three £5O Plates, for three, four, five, six-yr-olds, and
aged horses. A.F.
Ld Clarendon's ch. f. Mirandola, 5 yrs, Bst. 121 b. - I
Mr. Wyndham's b. f. by Whalebone, dam by Canopus,
3 yrs, 6st. 21t. _ 2
Ld G. H. Cavendish's ch. c. Bacchanal, 4 yrs, Bst. 21t.
Ten started—The Judge placed but three.
7 to 1 agst Mirandola-3 to 1 agst Bacchanal.
Mr. Ramsbottom's Shreckhorn, Bst. beat Mr. Ross's Eli,
phrates, Bst. Btli. D.I. 200 gs, h. ft.-6 to 4 agst Shreckhorn.
D. of Grafton's Reginald, Bst. It. rec. 70gs ft. from Mr,
Rous's Antigallican, Bst. 91b. Ab.3l, 200 gs, h, ft.

THE LONDON. JOURNALS.

NATRACTS FROM TILE DAILY MORNING PAPERS,
May 9, 1322.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
We have been charged by Mr. Hume with a
gtoss misrepresentation in the notice we took of
his declaration with respect to The Times News-
paper. By what mental process he can bring
our observation under the head of misrepresen-
tation, either gross or slight, we are at a loss to
conceive. He says he did not move for " any
papers with a view to private transactions." We
cannot pretend to know what his views were;
but any one can judge of the object to which his
observations tended. ile says, 4C he had no
anxiety to pry into the private affairs of any one,
and no motion with that object was made by him."
But when on the 15th of February last he moved
for an Account of the Stamps issued by News-
papers, distinguishing the different papers, he
Was in fact prying into the private affairs of in-
dividuals, and Ministers were evidently guilty of
a gross neglect of duty in not opposing him. We
know the extent of the powers of the Honourable
House ; but we presume no one will allow that
these powers ought to be exercised to the injury
of individuals. We shall, however, leave this
subject where it is, if we are allowed to do so.—
We have no wish to inquire into the origin of his
knowledge last year, of the peculiar nature of
the relations between The Times and Govern-
ment, nor to animadvert on the manner in which
-he availed himself of that knowledge then or
since. If he have no wish to pry into the affairs
of individuals, we for our part have no wish to
pry into the secrets (if there are any) between
him and The Times. The nature of his observa-
tion, however, on Tuesday night, was such that
it was impossible we could pass it over without
being guilty of injustice towards ourselves.

[MORNING 'HERALD.]
We understand that it is in the contemplation
of a number of highly respectable Merchants to
call a Meeting forthwith, for the purpose of
memorializing the Legislature to he. pleased to
acknowledge the Independence of the Southern
timerican States. Several Merchants have al-
ready arrived in town from Liverpool, Manches-
ter, &c., and extensive orders have been received
in this country for the supply of all descriptions
of British manufacture, but the uncertainty of
the present regulations prevents their being for-
warded. The benefits likely to result from so
desirable an event have been so ofte❑ enu-
merated that it would be useless again to repeat
them. The interest evinced by the most emi-
nent Merchants in the City, upon this subject, is
such, that we hope his Majesty's Ministers will
afford that timely attention which the import-
ance of the subject so deservedly merits.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
The adjourned discussion upon the Agricul-
tural Distress was-resumed last night in the House
of Commons. The debate was commenced by
Mr. Wyvilly who moved a resolution declaring
that the best and most effectual means of afford-
ing relief to the agricultural distress of the coun-
try was to be found in a very large diminution of
taxation. A principle similar to this has been
advocated by a considerable proportion of the
Members of Parliament during the present Ses-
sion, and it is very probable that had Mr.
Wyvill given notice of his intention to move
such a resolution, the House would have been
better attended than it was last night. Upon
a division, Mr. Wyvill united only thirty-seven
Members in favour of his resolution, while
those who opposed it amounted to 120. The
'division was taken at an unusually early hour,
so that several Members who had proposed to
share in it, but had momentarily retired from the
House with the intention of returning, were un-
fortunately excluded. The House then resolved
itself into the Committee, when the merits of
Lord Londonderry's plan for regulating the im-
port of corn were again laboriously discussed.
The Committee divided on Sir Thomas Leth-
bridge's resolutions, and they were negatived by
a majority of 219 ; the numbers being for them
44, against them 2-13. Mr. J. Benett's resolu-
tions were negatived without a division, after
which the Chairman reported progress, and ob.
taihed leave to sit again.

[MORNING POST]
t is with heartfelt satisfaction we find that onr
appeal to the generous feelings of Englishmen in
;}half of our famishing fellow-creatures in Ire-
land has been answered in a manner which
roves that the people of this country, who have
spontaneously sent forth relief to all the nations
of the earth whenever calamity assailed them,
so far from being less alive to the sufferings of a
kindred population, rise in humane character
,anore splendidly than ever on this occasion,
Proudly shewing that dear Old England is still
the same—the seat of sympathy for the dis-
iressed, and of warm open-hearted beneficence
-to all mankind. Who can look to the magnifi-
cent subscriptions which the two first days have
produced (and which every succeeding one will
not fail to increase) without pride as a man, and
gratitude as a Christian--pride at belonging to
such a people, .and' gratitude because a charitable
disposition is' the choicest blessing that Provi-
dence can bestow on' an individual or a nation.
It is a source of consolation and happiness to
all that come within its. sphere here below, and
it is the link which unites frail Humanity
to Unbounded Goodness and the Divine
Nature above. The results of st, h a work
will be, like those of the Peace-maker—
cc Peace to those that make peace." The union
between the two countries will now be one of
hearts, not merely of dames. The prejudices
-excited in the breasts of the conquered by ages
of injustice apd misgovernment on the part of the
conquerors, and in those of the conquerors by
the 'restlessness and lurking hostility of the con-
quered, will subside before this pledge of na-
tional sympathy aud• affection.

LNEW TIMES.]
The Agricuitural Question again occupied the
attention of the House of Commons last night,