The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-13 00:00:00

THE 'EW ThErairii

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We have authority to say that the account given
in our Paper of yesterday, .of the New Theatre, in
Covent Garden, was in several respe&s inCorred,
and that the following is a More accurate description
of this magnificent strufture..
The semi-circular form in which the Boke§ and
Galleries are disposed aff;)rds a perfe& view of the
Stage froth every point. The front of the Boxes are
bf cream colour, with Greek ornaments in gold, upob
a pink ground and gold mouldings. /The Boxes are.
also supported by gold fluted columns. In each Bo:t
there are three ro*s of seats, with light blue cover-
ings. The three circles of Boxes are furnished with
large chandeliers, elegantly mounted.
The Pit, besides its usual lateral pas Sages, has two
central passages, which extend through its whole
length from the front Boxes to the Orchestra, an
improvement, the advantage of which will be most
beneficially telt both in egressand ingress, when the
house is crowded. It ought also to be mentioned,
that the seats in the Pit are gradually elevated in
manner which will greatly conduce to the conve-
nience of the audience. The eye of each individual
will be raised so high, that it will be,iinpossible for
the head of the person sitting before him to intercept
his view of the Stage. The beats are 25 inches
broad, and are covered with light blue cloth, edged
with scarlet.

The lower Gallery, behind which there is a large
saloon, is-calculated to contain about 900 persons.
The upper Gallery will contain 200 or 250, and is
20 feet nearer the Stage than the same gallery was in
the late Drury-lane Theatre.
The private Boxes have a separate staircase of
stone.

The Entrance Hall from Bow-street is of stone,
and is 40 feet square. The grand Stone Staircase
leading to the Boxes is 1§ feet wide. On each side
are stone landings, with magnificent colonnades of
red porphyry pillars, the capitals and bases of whiCh
are of white marble. The walls are of white veined
marble.

The Anti-room is adorned with red porphyry
pilasters, with.good capitals and vases. A.beauti-
Sul statue of SHAKESPEARE, seven tee► high, on a
pedestal of yellow Sienna marble, is placed in this
room, so as to front the grand staircase, and to
strike the eye in ascending. It is executed by
Rosst.

The Corridors surrounding the Boxes are nine feet
wide, and are paved with stone. '
The Saloon, which is 60 feet long, has red vein-
ed marble pilasters at each end ; paintings in Chiaro
Oscuro on each side, and sofas with scarlet 'covers
and black velvet borders. The prevailing colour in
the Corridors and Saloon is green.
The entrance from the PlaZza is by a double flight
of stone steps the walls are also of stone, and the
whole is lighted by antique lamps, placed on tripods
of bronze. Taste and judgment have concurred in
producing the union of beauty and convenience.—
Nothing can be more elegant than the ornaments,
and nothing more perfect than the accommodation
provided for the public. The conununicativn trorn
One part of the house to another is complete, being
facilitated by staircases, by one may go from
the Stage or the Pit to the Upper Gallery in a few
minutes, Large reservoirs of water have been judi-
ciously formed, from which pipes lead to every part
of the house. These conduits are of a verviconsi-
derable diameter, and would in an instant inundate
any spot
,to which it might be necessary to &red
the fluid.

With regard to the Stage, it is particularly re-
markable for its magnitude. There is ample space
for the most complex machinery, for the display of
processions, and for every thing that may contribute
to the illusion and magic effed of scenic represen-
tation.

We ought not to conclude without mentioning a
very great improvem-nt in the doors, which not
only facilitates admission, but which affords the
most satisfaatory means of security in case any acci-
dent should render the immediate evacuation of tl►e
Theatre necessary. The doors now, instead of
openitg backwards or forwards, upon touching a
spring, slide latterly, and are wholly removed from
the passages, so that there is not the least impedi-
ment to the egress or regress of the audience.

The arrangement for the ensuing performances of
the Drury-lane Company, at the Lyceum, has been
inaccurately stated in a Paper of this day. Mr. AR-
NOLD'S license was for the representation of new
English Operas during the summer. Colonel GRE-
viLLE's license was for the same representations du-
ring the winter, but neither of them authorized the
representation of the regular English Drama. - It be-
came, therefore, necessary to obtain a third license,
for to have abed -.cider the authority of the Draiy-
lane' Patent, with so many renters and creditors, was
quite out of the question, unless those renters and cre-
ditors would have suspended their claims. The
Lord Chamberlain, considering the state of things,
and the perplexing condition of the Drury-lane Com-
pany, has liberally ranted a third license, which,
till the rebuilding of the Theatre, will haVe n►l the
force of the Patent. The profits of the season are
to be divided between Mr. ARNOLD, for the use of
his theatre, Colonel GREVILLE, for keeping his li-
cense dormant, and the Trustees of Drury-lane
Theatre, to be allotted to the purposes of the trust
deed, for the general interests of that property.
The Duenna was again represented last night at
the Lyceum before a numerous audience, and was
so well sustained in all its charaders as to justify the
warm applause it received. QUICK bad all his ori-
ginal alertness and humour in Isaac. Mrs. Monti-
TAra, by her excellent singing in Clara, proved that
she is quite recovered. Mrs. OHGER was very in-
teresting in Loaisa, and PHILLIPS sung admirably in
Carlos. DOYLE and OXBERRY in Father Paul, and
the famished Lay Brother, were highly effective.
The Hay-market Theatre has been very produc-
tive this season, and has been not a little indebted
to The Foundling of the Forest, and Killing no Mar.
, der.

On Sunday evening as Mr. Cooley of the Pave-
ment, Nloorfields, was returning on horseback from
Edmonton, owing to the darkneis of the night, he
came in contact with the chaise of Mr. Ddshongs,
the bhafis of which which penetrated his body. He
was conveyed to the nearest house, and attended by
a Gentleman of the Faculty. He however died a
few WWI after in the greatest agony.

TO THE MTN?. OF THE SUM

Multis terribilis, caveto multos.

MR. EDITOR,

As there are rumours of the possibility that a Ge-
iera 1 Congress may take place on. the Continent,
for the purpose of laying the foundation of a gene.
ral peace, however visionary those rumours may be,
and however difficult it is to conceive that the ambi-
tion of BUONAPARTE will ever be confined within
any limits, or his vengeaucti against this country
ever be dintiniThed; yet as he must himself, if he
has nny moments of retle6tion, be apprehensive that
the Jpatience of mankind may be tried too far, a few
observatiOns, arising from the'rumours alhided to,
mq not be undeserving the attention of the public,
or the notice of our Rulers.

The bare report [bit an English 'Nobleman of
known abilities, and considerable experience in the
diplomhtic province, has been selected as a proper
representative of this country. at such a
.Congress,
made some slight impression on the funds, and can-
not have passed without 'exciting some refleCtions in
the public at large, though, indeed there is hardly
any reason for believing that the rumours altogether
have "any inundation in truth. But the subject itself
is•important, however remote it may be from all
hope, of practicA discussion, and will sufficiently
justify me in requesting the admission of a few re-
marks in your valuable paper.

It has been observed that one of the chief motives
which will probably operate op the mind of BUONA-
POTE, and induce him some time or other serious-
ly to think 'of peace with this country, notwith-
standing the vast power he has acquired, and the
prostrate state of the Continent, will be his desire
to obtain the acknowledgment of Great Britain to
his Sovereignty. That be must be anxious to attain
the recoenition of this country, with all his arro-
gance,
gance, can certainly not be doubted, particutarly as
such a recognition must not only relate to his own
immediate pretensions as a Sovereign, but to the
.pretensions of all his kindred whom he has elevated
to monarchical dignity, as well as to those of every
other Sovereign who depends on his favour. It may
be presumed, therefore, that the British Govei
meat will feel the due value of such an acknowledg-
ment, and not be disposed to concede so much to
the French Emperor, except upon solid groOnds.
But one of the strongest arguments which' may
be urged- in opposition to any, high pretensions
of BtIONAPARTE7S, is the uncertain slate of that Go-'
vernment which ,he has erected,- and which lay in
a moment tumble into pieces on his death. What-
ever treaties he may form, must have a strong and in-
timate connexion with his own life, and therefore
there is not that.security for a continuance of peace
between France and tins country,whichattended any
amicable relations between the two States, while the

fortner was in the hands of a legitimate power,
founded upon long herid►tary right. This we may
conceive to be a strong plea for the British Ministers
to urge -in any future negotiations with Buot,2A-
PARTE, and which ,he must admit to be so. Be-
sides, DOE only the dynasty of BOONArARTE may
end wish his life, as his power may be said to de-
pend almost solely on his personal character and in-
fluence; but it instill more probable that when such
an event takes place, there will be an immediate end

to the sovereignties of all Ins family. It is conse-
quently a matter of great Mapco:ice for BeoNA-
rA R re to establish an amicable connection with Great
Britain, as those very States which he now compels
to combine against us way, on his dent it, unite with
more eagerness to crush the remains of ..hat power
which has brought them to such real lintniliation and
imbecility, however some of them rarity appear to
have been raised into greater nominal distinction.—
These observations cannot be nugatory, because
some people have already, i.ce find, been speculating
upon peace as an event that is not so tar reinoteas the
world in general seems inclined to suppose. There
certainly can be no doubt that if any negociations
should beopcned with France, through the interven-
tion of Austria, that the present Ministers will dis-
play as much sound discretion, vigour, and firm-
ness in maintaining the national honour, as they
have shewn, since they have been in office, in
providing for our domestic proteaion, and assert-
ino,- our national strength, wnerever the enemy was
tr', increase his power of annoying us ; nor
should the disappointment of some of our views in
the Expedition against Flanders, or the present
gloomy state of affairs in Spain, tend to make this
country relax in its pretensions to uphold its rank in
the scale of nations,, and to take an important part
in any negociations which may be brought forward
to give Europe that repose tor which it has so long
panted, and which has been obstruted by the insa-
tiable ambition of an arrogant Usurper.

BRUTUS.

Letters of as late a date as to the 2d of this month,
from the North of Spain, all concur in stating, that
every province adjacent to the Pyrenean frontier is
abandoned by the enemy, except in the immediate
neighbourhood of the fortrelses of Barcelona, Figue-
ras, and Rrinipeluna. The following is one of the
letters which via; sent by express from Santander to
the port from which it is Limed, by a vessel freighted
for the purpose of its conveyance.
" Guos, SEPT. I.—Santander is now in pos-
session of the right ewners, having neon evacuated
Vith ult. by all the French, owing to a check.
Baliasteros had given them on the same day, in the
environs of Torra de la Vega, in which he succeed-
ed in taking or destroying the French regiment
No. 119. We are in hourly expectation of his
doing the same to No. 1.2 u, which is the only one
Bonnet has to oppose a division of iSI,OOO men now
under Ballasteros' command. From this and other
circumstances it is now to be hoped that the pro-
vince of Santander will be liberated from the fatal
incursions of these cruel intruders. A. vessel will,
no doubt, be diSpatched from the Commodore, (Ai
Santander, with die particulars of the transaction."

A letter has been received with;n these few days,
from an Officer of the 23d regiment, w ho was among
those returned as missing at the battle of Talavera.
He bad been very severely wounded, and was taken
prisoner; and we have pleasure in stating, as a sails-
faEtion to those whose friends may be in a similar
nation, that be mentions his being attended by
a skilful surgeon, and treated with Iturnanity and
kipcluegs.