The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-19 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

DauttY-LANs.--On Saturday last a new Opera
YII represented at this Theatre, under the title
of Leocadia. The following is given as n sketch
of the FABLE.

- " Philip (Mr. HonNE) and Leocadia (Miss KEr.r.T) are the
descendants of an honourable house, but from whom they have
inherited nothing but an honourable name. The brother, de-
termined to win back his rank in society by the sword, is a
Ser.eant in a Regiment of Spanish Guards, where his good con-
duct and noble extraction have won him the esteem of Don
Carlos (Mr. MEAGER), his Colonel, and of Don Ferdinand
(Mr. BnowsrE), a Captain in the same Corps. •Philip is about
to be married to Bianca (Miss PovEY), daughter to the Alcade
(Mr. TAYLEURE) of the village, and at the same time Don
Ferdinand is to receive the hand of the sister of Don Carlos.
But a portion of these hymeneal arrangements are suddenly in-
terrupted by the discovery that Leocadia is the mother of a i
child, supposed by the whole village to be a foundling, in con-:1
sequence of which the Alcade refuses to sanction the union of
Philip and his daughter. Frantic at the disgrace east upon his
family name, the former flies to Leocadia and demands the
name of her seducer. She answers that she is unable to inform I
hien and relates a story of her having beet seized by ?..teue
young eAcers, and carried to a house of which she tally tetnem-
bees a particular room, where, on recovering from a state of
" all too plainly told thr• she had nothing to hope
but death." That she attempted to throw herself into the
Tagus, was prevented, returned to her home, and became smo-
ther. Immediately upon this explanation I)on Carlos enters,
declares his passion for Leocadia, and offers her his hand. He
is surprised at finding them unite in refusing his proposal,
when an accidental occurrence makes him also acquainted with
the true cause. Philip, determined upon vengeance, is led to
suspect Don Ferdinand, and goes to his house to demand the
satisfaction of mortal combat. His sister, informed of his in-
tention, follows him there, and meets Don Carlos in the " fatal
room," which still dwells witi. horrible distinctness in her me-
mory. It ix discovered that he (mistaking Leocadia for another)
had been the author of her misery. lie implores forgiveness,
and repeats the offer of his hand. Philip enters, and is rushing
on the Colonel with his drawn sword, when Leocadia, throwing
herself into his arms, eclaims---' No : he is my husband !' "
It is evident that the event which involved
Leocadia, the heroine of the piece, in sorrow,
and the disgrace of having a child without
knowing who was the father, is of such a nature
as to render it by no means fit for a dramatic
story that is to come before the public upon the
stage. Great delicacy is certainly observed in
detailing and alluding to this incident, but no
recital, however scrupulously described, can pre-
vent the feelings from revolting against it. The
piece itself is said to have been translated from
the French, founded upon a subject among the
works of the great CERVANTES. We see no moral
purpose in this Opera that can reconcile it to the
feelings of the audience, and we can only regret
that, among the innumerable pieces which are
presented to Managers, there should be so very
few that have merit sufficient to be submitted to
the Public; hut as the Public are always vora-
cious for novelty, and as old sterling pieces tire
by repetition, Managers must, per force, accept
the best that offers, rather than expOvie their
Theatres to empty benches.—The piece of Sa-
turday is understood to have been translated by
Baron Levees, a gentleman well known in the
dramatitic world, and who has adapted some very
pleasing music, composed by A ÜBElt, to Eng-
lish words. We conceive that the Baron,
prepared this piece for the stage, under
a natural persusion that the acting of Miss
KELLY would be of so pathetic and inte-
resting a kind, as to make pity predomi-
nate over the feelings that otherwise would re-
volt from the event .which forms an essential fea-
ture of the plot ; and this anticipation of thea-
trical excellence was fully justified by the acting
of Miss KELLY, who is certainly the most inte-
resting perfortner that the stage can boast, and
who would have done honour to it at its most
flourishing period,in characters to which her talents
are adapted ; and indeed, except in parts of lofty
and heroic grandeur, there seems to he no limita-
tion to her powers, whether in the pathetic or
the sportive. Her acting on Saturday was per-
fect,and forcibly excited general sympathy. The
rest of the performers, particularly Miss POVEY,
exerted themselves with various merit, and with
commendable zeal. The piece was heard with
liberal patience altogether, but was announced
for repetition amidst applause and opposition, in
which the latter obviously prevailed, so much -so
as. to prevent Mr. HORN from being distinctly
heard in his endeavours to obtain the general
assent of the audience.

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN
SUBSCRIPTION ROOM, DEC 19.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 17.—Wind S.S.W., this evening vari-
able.—Arrived the Canadian, lldney, from Quebec, sailed 26th
November ; Thalestris, --, from Newfoundland. The
packet ship Florida, for New York, remains, and will not be
able to proceed before the morning of the 20th instant, the
tides being too late and too early. The Norval, Leslie, for St.
Thomas's, &c. has put back.
COWES, DEC. lit —Arrived the Caroline Augusta, Ages,
Russian galliot, from Hamburgh for Nantes, wind-bound;
Juno, --, Bremen ship, from Bremen for Philadelphia,
ditto; New Providence; American brig, from Waterford last
for London, rudder damaged, off the Wight yesterday.
MONTREAL, Nov. 16.--The schooner Rencontre, from
Great River, Newfoundland, arrived at St. John's, N. 8., on
the 16th October, with the master and part of the crew of the
Thomas Pyrn, and Penrose, of Waterford, bound to Quebec,
wrecked at. the above place on the 11th October; she was laden
with salt ; whole of the crew saved.

[Extract of a Letter from Captain Young, of the Justina, from
Grenada, dated off Dungeness, Sept. 15.1
"On the 11th ult., about 2 deg. from the Bermudas, we ex-
perienced a complete hurricane, which commenced from the
E.S.E., and went round to N.N.W., and lasted thirty hours.
The day after the gale we• fell in with the Mayflower, a large
schooner, belonging to and bound to Jamaica, in distress, out
three weeks from Quebec, had thrown all her deck load over-
board, and very nearly foundered; supplied her with some sails,
cordage, a spar for a gib-boom, and several other articles ; she
appeared to have suffered much.

[FROM LLOYD'S.]
PORTSMOUTH, D: c. IB.—Wind S.S.W. strong wind and
rain.--Arrived his Majesty's ship Tees, from the Mauritius and
the Cape of Good Hope ; and the Friendship, , from
Mirarnishi. Passed by the Hyndman, Sergeant, from Deme-
rara in seven weeks. Sailed the Ottawa, Douglas, for London,
and the Sprightly and Resolution cutters, on a cruize.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Wind W.—Arrived the M'Duff,
Elder, from London for St. Michael's.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 17.--Ntrind W.S.W.—Arrived the
Rinaldo Packet, from the Leward Islands ; sailed from St.
Thomas's the 21st of November ; Wanderer, Waygood, from
St. John's, N. B. ; Ruckers, Soper, from London for Grenada ;
Eliza and Jane, Piner, from Liverpool tor Oporto. Sailed the
Duke of Marlborough Packet for Lisbon.
DEAL, DEC. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Ocean, Dean,
and Cicero, Dale, from Quebec; and the David Owen, Walker,
from Pernambuco. Arrived from the River avid remain, the
Friends, Holland, for Jamaica ; and Providence, Wauchope,
for New South Wales. The outward bound remain as before,
all well.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 17.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived yesterday
the Sophia, Morrison, from Bucktush ; Henry Arnal, Blair,
from Pictou ; Aurora, Coulthard, from Miramichi; Good
Agreement, Robson, from Dantzic ; Adelphie, —, from
Ilalifax ; Bawes, Collins, from Quebec ; Industry, Blair, from
Demerara; Camilla, Prewe, from Oporto; and Brothers, Wil-
liams, from Newfoundland ; also, to. day, the Canada, Udney,
from Quebec ; and the Thalestris, —, from Newfoundland.
CORK, DEC. 14.—Arrived the Speke transport, from Dept-
ford, to take on board troops_ for Barbadocs.

The Christian, Thomson, from Dublin to London, was on
Totness Rock, off Margate, yesterday, but expected to be
got off.

LONDON MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 19.

Of all sorts of English Grain the arrivals last week were in-
considerable ; but of Foreign Barley the quantity is immense.
This morning the fresh supplies are again moderate. There is
so little doing in the Wheat trade to-day, that prices may be
reported 2s. to 3s. per quarter lower than last Monday. Barley
is considered from 3s. to 4s. per quarter cheaper than this day
se'nnight. Beans and Pease are dull, and rather lower. Oats
are in short supply, and with difficulty last week's terms are
obtained, even for the best parcels. The Flour trade continues
excessively dull. The following quotations for every article
may be at present deemed almost nominal :
ARRIVALS LAST WEER.—English Wheat, 2,982 ; Bar-
ley, 4,212; 111 alt, 3,333; Oats, 2,282 ; Beans, 1,692;
Pease, 873 ; Irish Wheat, —; Oats, 1,190 ; Foreign Oats,
4,835 ; Barley, 26,000 quarters ; Flour, 7,728 sacks.
Wheat, Red (old) s4s 66s Beans, Small (new)j....42s 45s
White (old) s6s 72s (old) ....46s 433
_ Red (1825) 46s 53s
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. ,
- Fie 54s 58s I
-- Superfine ....603 63s I --- HarruN(new) 445 45s
White (1825)...50s 54s I (old) ...4Gs 485
Fine 56s 67s Brank 34s 40s
Superfine ....63% 66s Oats, Feed 2ss 27s
Rye (new) • 36s 40s Fine 27s 29s
Barley 25s 30s Poland • 27s 28.
Fine (ncw) 36s 38s Fine 29s 30s
Superfine 39s 43s Potatoe 'Bs 30s
Malt s6s 64s -Fine 30s 31s
—Fine 65s 70s Scotch 321 34s
Peas Grey (new) 435 45s Flour (per sack).. 55. 60s
Maple (new). .4fis 48s Seconds sos 54.
—White (new)....40s 45s North Country 48s 50s
—Boilers 50s 565 Bran 121 131

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF GRAIK,FROII Tyir RETURNS
RECEIVED IN THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 10.
Wheat, 64s_ 6d. ; Barley, 41s. Od. ; Oats, 275. ld. ; Rye,
455. Ild. ' • Beans, 465. Id. ; Peas, 475. 10d.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
Dec. 14, 1825, is 375. 11d. per cwt.