The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-31 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

COVENT-GARDEN.-- The Earl of Essex, a
Tragedy, originally written by BANKS, and al-.
tered into its present state by HENRY JONES,
was revived at this Theatre last night, and at-
tended by a very numerous audience.—This
Tragedy was once very popular, but has been
laid aside for many years. It was last night ju-
diciously cast, and very well acted.—Mr. MAC..
READY gave a dignified and feeling support to
Essex, and in some of the scenes was very im-
pressive and affecting. Southampton and Bur-
leigh were very well supported by Mr. ABBOTT and
Mr. EGERTON. The talents of Miss LACY are more
striking the more they are brought forward. The
part of Queen Elizabeth was represented by this
juvenile actress with such characteristic truth,
admitting the attachment of Elizabeth to Essex,
as shews that she has a just conception of the
historical, as well as dramatic, representation of
the proud and jealous Queen. We may fairly
question, allowing for. her youth, whether the
character was ever supported with more judg-
ment and feeling than by
,this actress. Miss
F. H. KELLY displayed great feeling, probably
too much, in the part of Rutland, as public sym-
pathy cannot be excited by too outrageous an
expression of agonized emotion. However, she
understood the part very well, and performed
it with considerable effect.—The late Mr.
Ross, in modern days, was the most popular
representative of Essex, and kept the piece
alive. A whimsical incident occurred on
one night of his performance. Rbss married
the celebrated FANNY MURREY, the chief Corian
Beauty of her time. She happened, during the
play, to be behind the scenes, and observing her
husband toying with DOLLY TWIST,, an admired
dancer, she ran to hint and scratched. his face
with so much violence that four red rivulets ran
copiously down it, and, as Ross could not re-
appear before the audience in such a condition,
an apology was made for him on the plea of
sudden illness.—The new pantomime amply re-
paid the audience for the mournful impression of
he tragedy.

1' 0 E 'r It Y.

EPITAPHIC PUN, BY MR. SHIM.,

On the Death of his New Tragedy, called the Huguenot, eta
Three Nights' Existence.
Rest here ! my dearly blighted flower ;
Short was thy sweet narcotic hour—
Rest here ; thy beauty, name forgot—
Rest here, my pretty— You go not.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, DEC. 30.-STATE OF THE ODDS

CLARET.

3 to 1 agst Moses
9 to 2 agst Swap

5 to 1 agst Posthuma.

7 to 1 agst Emily
7 to I agst Folly
[I to 1 agst Webb

DERBY.
113 to 1 agst Talisman
14 to 1 ab-st Pantina.

OAKS.
7 to 1 apt Zaida.
Even betting between naming the whiners of the Derby & Oaks.

noxcAsmit ST. LEG F.R.
9 to 1 agst Sherwood 11? to 1 agst Fanny.

HUN TING INTELLIGENCE.
3IEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK.
His Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Friday, at Bedfont, if hunt-
ing weather.
The Roxby and Cleveland Fox-hounds, on Friday, at
Coatham.
The Sinnington Fog-hounds, on Wednesday, at Sinnington
and on Saturday, at Wooley.
The Northumberland Fox-Hounds, on Wednesday, at Spi
tal Hill ; and on Saturday, at Felton.

In consequence of the severity with which the frost has set
in, a stop has been put to hunting, end several of the Members
of the Melton Club have arrived in town.

PEDESTRIANISM. •
At Carlisle, a youth of only sixteen years of age, named
M' Mullin, has undertaken to walk 100 miles in 24 successive
hours. He starts to-day, at one o'clock, in the Swifts, and is
to finish at one to-morrow.—He has done the same thing near
Hexham, amidst the plaudits of an astonished multitude.

PIGEON SHOOTING MATCH.
ROMSEY, Dtc. 28.—Yesterday being the day appointed for
deciding the bets made at the Pigeon Shooting Match on the
9th inst., the parties met in Tapston Meads, at the appointed
time. Twenty dozen of birds were cooped for the day's sport,
which commenced at half-past twelve.—The following is a
statement of the first match :
Mr. Lloyd - -0 1 0 Mr. Aldridge -0 0 0
Mr. Wheble - 1 1 0 Mr. Scard - 1 1 1
Mr. Trodd - 1 0 0 Mr. Cooper - - 1 0 1
Mr. Mackrcll - 1 1 0 Mr. Young - 1 0 1
Mr. Watson 1 1 0 Mr. W. Tifield - 1 0 1
Mr. Drew - 1 1 0 , Mr. Holman - 0 0 0
This was well contested ; and scarcely a bird escaped without
carrying a shot with it.
Upwards of twenty other in
cellent sport was produced.

tatches succeeded, and some ex

The Trinity House, in London, has reduced the charges for ,
lights, as follows : ddystone, British oversea traders, 4d per
ton; Foreigners, ld. ; British colliers and coasters 2s. per ves-
sel. Milford, British oversea traders, 4d. ; Foreigners, ld. ;
British colliers and coasters, Is. per vessel. Flambro', and
South, Stack, (each) British oversea traders, id. per ton ;
Foreigners, Ad. ; British colliers and coasters, id. per ton.
Scilly, British oversea traders, id. per ton; Foreign, id. ;
British colliers and coasters, Is. per vessel. Buoyage, Bea-
conage, Loadsmanage, and Primage in London. British over-
sea traders, Id: per ton ; Foreigners, 2d. ; British coal vessels
to be charged by the number of tons in their registers, not by
the Newcastle chalitron. British and Irish merchant vessels,
wholly in ballast, to be charged only half. Portugal, Brazil,
United States of America, the Netherlands, Hanover, Sweden,
and Norway, to be rated the same as British vessels.
SHOCKING ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning,
about twelve o'clock, a wild bullock made its
escape from 'Smithfield, and thence bent its
course with rapidity down Snow-hill along
Holborn, and so on through St. Andrew-street,
Seven Dials, followed by an immense concourse
of idle and disorderly fellows, who hooted and
bellowed after the irritated beast like a set
of savages, in consequence of which it was
excited to an alarming degree of madness.—
It ran with great velocity through the streets
to the danger of the passengers, until it reached
Broad-street, Saint Giles's, where it tossed
several persons, and gored them dreadfully.—
-
I On its arrival in the Seven Dials, a Street-keeper

named Kendrick was endeavouring to stop its
progress, when it made a run at him, and, with
great force, threw him up into the air ; he fell with
great violence on the stones, where he lay insen-
sible, weltering in blood for some time. The
beast then went on down East-street, and at
length it was driven into the yard of Combe and
Delafield's brewhouse, where it was kept until it
was slaughtered. Kendrick was carried away
for assistance in a dangerous condition, having
received some dkeadful injuries.