The Sun.
London, England, 1838-05-18 00:00:00

CO VENT-GARDEN.

An amusing little operetta of no great pretensions was brought out
last night, called the Outpost. The scene lies in Germany, and the ac.
tion takes place during the never-to-be-forgotten and ever-fertile contest
between the imperial French army and the Germans. Of course, we
have a French soldier in love with the daughter of a German farmer,
and all the little pleasing embarrassments between love and duty are
called forth. However, though originality was out of the question,
sickly sentimentality was avoided, and the Gallic and Teutonic
heroes cracked jokes at one another instead of weeping and vowing
vengeance, and kept the audience in good humour. Leffler was a
German farmer, Miss Shirrefr, his daughter; Wilson, a French sol-
dier; and Bartley, a bluff old sergeant, who boasted that himself and
his comrade were both " sons of guns." The music was of a popular
character, and the somewhat elaborate scene very nicely painted and
oonstructed.

'D'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.

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DEAL, Mav 17.—Wind N.E., fresh breeze.—Arrived and proceeded
for the river the Earl Grey, Talbert, from Mauritius. Came down from
the river and proceeded the Marquis of Chaneos, Keyser, for Demerara.
PeaTsuourn, Ma 17.—Wind E. to S.S.E., fine.—Arrived her Ma-
jesty's ship Dublin, from Rio Janeiro and Bahia; Westminster, Moore,
from New York; and Wolga, Cood, from Smyrna. Vessels spoken with
in the Channel—the Malabar, Rainbow, and a covette, supposed to be
the Rover, in company with about 20 ships working to the Eastward.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 16.—Wind E.—Arrived the Warwick, Little, from
Ceylon, sailed the 13th December, and the Cape the 24th February.
Arrived oa° port the A Unable, Baron, from Bombay; and Led; Boch.
ner, from Matanzas. The West Indian, WArthur, from St. Vincent's,
put into this port, with considerable, loss of sails, &c., having been in
contact with her Majesty's ship Dublin.

Fatmourn, May 16.—Wind E., fresh breezes and flne.—Arrived off
port the Manchester, from Mobile; and Rajahstan, Ritchie, from Can-
ton. sailed her Majesty's ship Meteor, on a cruize.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 17.—Wind N., very light.—Arrived the Caravan,
Nichols, from Mobile; Rebecca, Pickins, from Savannah ; Francis, from
St. John's, New Brunswick; and Elizabeth, from the Mediterranean.
Sailed the Sherbrooke, for Charleston; Lady Campbell, for St, An..
drew's, &c.; Hermanp, for Savannah ; and Mrchant, for Boston,
COWES, Mar 17.—Arrived the Angola, Tuff, from Charleston,
PORTLAND, Mar 17.—Arrived off pars the Bertha, Fakes, New York.
SCILLY, May 15.—Arrived the Rapid, Cassie, from Mauritiu.i; and
Superior, Stains, from Teneriffe. Arrived off port the Bantam Schoe.
wort, from Batavia.

Bnts-roL, Mir 17. Arrived the Jane and Barbara, Radford, from
St. Vincent.

DUDLIN, MAY 16.—ArrIved the Jane Brown. Dunlap, frnm Canton;
and Devot:shire steamer, from Londcn.
CoRK, MAY 15. Arrived ofrport the Joseph Wheeler, Pollock, from
Antigua.

ST. PF.TERSBURGU, Aram 19.—The ice broke up here on Saturday
last, and the river i 3 now completely clear, and the bridges replaced ;
below the ice is still fast, and although the weaker is warm, it may be
many days before there are arrivals at Cronsta,it.

NEW ORLEANS.---A little after ten on the night
of the Sth inst., a fire broke out in the lower steam cottan-p-css, which
was nearly consuracd, wl!li a large quantity of cotton. The greater ;-art
of the front building, including tha pre€s, office, stable, &c., and the
cotton within the yard, amounting to 7,000 bales, is destroyed. The
loss must be heavy. It is estimated at 500,000 dollars, mostly insured.
There Is no doubt but that it was the doings of an incendiary.— New
York Marring Herald, April 18.
At a meeting of the proprietor; and tenants of salmon
fishing; on the coast, and on the North and South Esk, held in Montrose
on Saturiay last it was agreed to petition the House of Commons against
the Salmon Fisheries Bill before Parliament.