The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-28 00:00:00

THE THA4:EAES

palmy LANE.—While the .comels, of The
Dramatist is enlivened by the indefatigable spirit
of such an actor as EwsToN, in 'Vapid, it will
always hold its station on the stage. He sup-
ported the part last night with all his animatioth
The only novelty was Mrs. HUGHES in Marian,
and she rendered the character prominent by .un-
affecte4 vivacity. CLARA. FISHER followed the
comedy with her clever support of the three
brothers, in the farce of Old and Young, and the
new pantomime of Gog and Magog, with some
curtailMent and some positive improvement in
addition, experienced a more favourable reception
than on. the preceding night,...,
COYEiCT GARDEN.,--The „recent introduction of
another female novelty, and the success which at-
tended her efforts, had thrown Miss I.,Acy, for
a short period, from that stage of which we con-
sider her as one of the main supporters. To
adopt the hackneyed word in political affairs, she
is really a legitimate actress. 'She has obViously
studied nature and the passions with more at-
tention, and better effect, than could be expect-,
ed from so juvenile a Performer. ' Her. Mrs.
Haller was last night, as before, a personation
marked by critical judgment, as well as by ge=
Iltlille feeling, and was properly understood, and
warmly applauded, by a numerous audience.—
Mr. C. K 1:5112 LE, in The Stranger, gave a for-
cible,and alfectina portrait of the character, and
abundantly shared' in the general. admiration.
The new Pantomime of Harlequin and the Ogress,
or, The Sleeping Beauty of the Woods followed ;
and, what with the splendour of the scenery, which
does so much credit to GRIEVE and his Coad-
jutors, the variety and ingenuity of the mecha-
nical changes, and the whimsical tricks of the
several characters, kept the house in • a roar of
applause during the whole performance.

" The SUN, a,Ministerial Paper, argues, that
as France .is pursuing no hostile preparations, while Spain is
strengthening herself at home and abroad, the former has
abandoned her meditated aggression on the latter—that the
Duke of Wellington has succeeded much in advising France—
and that pacific negotiations will still proceed through the me-
diation of England. The COURIER, another Ministerial
Paper (but whose foreign information has lately proved singu-
larly untrue) states, that the Duke of Wellington, when he left
Paris, had not brought any of the questions which were matter
of negOciation to a decisive conclusion. We also understand
that the Continental Powers have fully determined not to re-
Cognise the present state of affairs in Spain ; as‘ indeed, how
could they, unless they were prepared to have it inferred that
the policy they adopted with regard to Piedmont and Naples
was founded upon no distinct and fundamental principle, con-
servative to the legitimacy and of the right& of thrones."—
(The Shrewsbury Chronicle, Dec. 27.)

Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted husi-
,ss at the Commander in Chief's Office, Horse

Guards.
Letters were received in London on Christmas-
day from Hanover, dated the 20th instant, hav-
ing arrived in five days ; they announce the
Duke and Duchess of CATunaincie, the infant
Prince and Princess, atko the Princess AUGUSTA,
to he in the enjoyment of excellent health.
Yesterday morning the CHANCELLOR of, the
EtCHEQUER came to town from Blackheath, and
transacted business at the Treasury.
Commercial letters from Holland speak of the
probability of a ❑ew Canal 'being cut from Hel-
voetsluis to the Maese, with a view to facilitate
the navigation between Rotterdam and lielvoet-

slugs.
The Owen Glen(lozcer, Captain Sir R. MENDS,
will sail from Chatham to-morrow, for the 'coast
of Guinea.—(Kentish Gazette, Dec. 27.)
The following is an Extract of a Letter from
the Agent to Lloyd's at Antwerp, dated No-
vember 24 The frost has set in very severe,
and the floating ice has increased so suddenly
that the ships Albion and Thomas Ann, both of
London, have hauled into, dock, as the pilots re•
fused to take charge of them down the river.
The entrance into "gushil, is of course unim-
peded by the ice, at--I offers every security for
vessels bound to this port."
Mr. LAMB, late British Minister to the Diet,
who is gone to Vienna, and from thence to
Verona, does not return here in the same charac-
ter, but goes to London. He had furnished his
residence in this city, at a very great expence,
for the reception of the late Marquis of London-
derry, who was to pass through Frankfort on his
way to the Congress. All the furniture is now
sellin off.—(Frankfort Journal.)
The LITERARY and ANTIQUARIAN SO,JIETY of
Perth, at their last Annual Meeting, elected Mr.
JouN GALT an Honorary Member. The excel-
lent Novels of this Gentleman have been de-
servedly popular, and, his Dramatic Works, we
doubt not, would be equally so, if our theatrical
Managers would display a little more dis-
cernment and taste in bringing them before the
Public.
SUDDEN DEATII.—It is with considerable' re-
gret that we announce the sudden death of S.
THORP, Esq. of A ldgate and Walthamstow.
This respected Gentleman retired to bed on
Christmas night in his usual health and spirits,
but on his servants entering his room on Thurs-
day morning he was found dead. Mr. THORP
was far advanced in years, and had been for some
time the Senior Common Councilman ; he was the
father of Mr. Alderman THORP.
We are sorry to announce the death of Lady
APREECE, which took place on Thursday last,
after a short illness, at her residence in South-
, street, Grosvenor-square.
Two brothers who reside together in penurious
and " single blessedness," at a farm-house in the
parish of Aylesbeare, found their bed occupied
one, night last week by a female and her family !
Our readers may imagine the surprise which
seized BENJAMIN, one of the tardy bachelors,
when, on stepping into bed, he was bitten in the
toe by a rat, which had brought forth a numerous
progeny in the chaff of which the bed was corn-
pbsed.—( A/red.)
A very melancholy,occurrence took place .last
week on board the Impregnable, in Hamoaze.—
Whilst dismantling the ship, previous to her
being docked, one of the tops fell on the deck,
by which one man was unhappily killed, and two
others seriously injured.—(Pl./mouth Journal.)