The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-04 00:00:00

LORD BROUGII

(From the Age.)

M.

A few weeks ago his Lordship attended divine service
at Lincoln's inn Chapel. A sermon was preached by the.
Rev. Mr. RAYMOND to prove the truth of the chriStiq.rt
religion by the fulfilment of the prophecies in the Old and -
New Testaments.

His Lordship paid the most earnest and unremitted
attention to the discourse, in which the preacher displayed
eminent learning, zeal, and talent. As soon as the service
ended, Lord BROUGHAM turned round to Mr. RAINF.
and inquired the name of the gentleman whom he had
he.trd with so much admiration and pleasure. Mr. R.
sail it was Mr. RAYMOND.

Lord BROUGHAM inquired if his merits had Lent in
any way rewarded? Mr. R. said no ; when his Lord.
ship, with great f,:eling. declared that such learning, in-
dustry, and zeal, merited a marked notice, and d.:sired
Mr. RAINE to state to Mr. RAYMOND that he should
have great satisfaction in making him one of the chaplains
to the LORD CHANCELLOR, as an earnest of his desire to
requite his merit in a more substantial manner. Shortly
xf,ertvards the living of Portlock, in Somersetshire, became
vacant, and his Lordship, without any application, pre•
sented this meritorious clergyman to the living. We have
hear! of another similar notice of modest but diving&shed
merit by Lord B. If such were the grounds on which
the Church patronage were usually dispensed, the Church
of England would soon prove its own best defence, and
the interests of religion would need no further advocacy
than the grateful testimony and the exemplary lives of its
profs ssors.

Oar politics arc known to differ from his Lordsl-ip's,
but no honest Twin of any creed or religion, or polities,
can refrain from offering the need of approbation to acts
so lioni.-e.rahle in their motive, and Bo beneficial in their
constquenees as those we have related.

[We can vouch for the correctness of the above, so far
as the generous and discriminating intentions of the Lord
Chancellor are concerned ; but Mr. Raymond did not ac-
cept the living of Portluck, as he his higher claims and
better prospects. That living has Is, en presented by his
Lord•hip quite unsolicited, to the Arabic Professor at Cam-
bridge—a most meritorious and worthy gentlemen, whose
knowledge of languages is as extraordinary as his manner
of acquiring them—self-tuition. Mr. Raymond will have
the next valuable living that falls in. We understand that
Lord Brougham's distribution of Church patronage is
solely influenced by merit and worth.—En. Sulu]

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—The Dew
operatic drama, so long announced, intitled The Romance
of a Day, was produced here last evening, and was de-
cidedly succe slut, though we much doubt whether it pos-
sess vitality sufficient to ensure it the honour of an rid
age. The story is simple, and the music will do no dis-
credit to its composer, Mr. H. R. BISHOP ; hut we do not
imagine that it will greatly enhance the reputation which
he has already acquired. 'There was a good hou,e, and
the opera was announced, without dissent, fur repetition
on Saturday next.

THE QUEEN'S THEATRE, TOTTENHAM-
STREET.—Last night this theatre commenced its carer
'vial three new pieces, previous to the commencement of
which an address was spoken by Mrs. GLOVER, the gist
of which was, that in pursuing the foot teps of fashion
westward, the Queen's theatre had determined to outstrip
all its competitors. The best part of the evening's enter-
tainment was the pastoral opera of Galatea, with HA N-
DEI23 music. A Miss VERNON, who appeared for the
first time in the part of Galatea, is a young lady of a
pretty face and neat figure. She sung occasionally
with considerable sweetness and expression. We were
much pleased to meet litre Mr. RENNET and Mr.
SEGUIN, whom we have seen already at the little
Italian Opeta. They were both highly effective.
This interesting little piece was succeeded by two petite
comedies, called Three to One, and Every Body's
Husband, presenting no great preten•ions to wit. Mrs.
GLOVER contributed chitfly to the success of both. la
the latter Mr. GREEN, late of Covent-garden, supported,
with a good deal of originality and broad comic humour,
the part of a Mr. Alexis Twisselton, who, having wan-
dered from home and his legitimate spouse, is at length
discovered by her at Tunbridge, the reputed husband of
four different ladies, all living in the same house; but of
any real liaison with as hom he is, in truth, guiltles,.—
The situations in this piece are very farcical. In general
the company with which this little theatre commences ha
campaign, is, taking all things into consideration, efficient.

The investigation into the proceedings of the
Liverpool election, which has done so much to exalt the
fame and glory of the Liverpool burgesses throughout the
country, will commence on the 17th of March. A whole
cloud of witnesses from Liverpool will have to appear
before the Committee. Na lees than thirty, it is said,
are already summoned, some of whom are beginning to be
very uneasy as to the result. We wish them well out of
the scrape.—Liverpool Times.

PARTIES.—We are informed that the forth-
coming number of the ( ourt Journal will contain a cu-
rious paper on " Parties," not in the political and prosaic,
but in the fashionable and festive sense. The strict pro-
prieties of classification, will, however, be observed with
as great nicety as that usually adhered to by the political
disquisitionists en Party, as the fotowing list of i-übdivi-
siorot may serve to evince:—l. The Grandiose.—ll. The
Sublime and Beautiful.—lll. The Recondite—lV. The
Routineers.—V. The Distinguished.—Vl. The Whisto-
nian Controversialists.—Vll. The Civilized Communi-
ties.—Vlll. The Sociable.—lX. The Elaborate —X.
The Erudite.—Xl. The Apologetic.—Xll. The Miscel-
laneous.

THE POLES IN 1778.—Wh0 (says the Prince
DE LIGNE) would not feel an affection for Poland, the
Polo', and, above all, the Polish women ? Who would
not admire the wit and courage of the men, and the grace
and beauty of the women? The manners of the Polish
ladies are more equally fascinating than those of all others.
To prefer another city to Warsaw is impossible. There
you find the most refined ton of Paris allied with oriental
manners; the good taste of Europe and the magnificence
of Asia united ; the politeness of the most civilized society,
with the plain, unaffected hospitality of barbarous nations.
Who would not admire a people whose external appear-
ance is universally noble and prepossessing, and whose
manners, though plain and unassuming, are polite 'and
cordial ; in the cities you meet with good breeding and
urbanity every where, and in the country a good-natured
roughness prevails. The comprehension of the Poles is
quick, their cenversation light and agreeable, and their
education has made them possessors of every talent. They
have the gift of languages, are deeply read in general
ratare, elegant, and accomplished. Their taste in every
thing is highly cultivated : they are admirers of the fine:
arts, passionately fond of fetes and private theatricals, and
of their national dancing. Their dress is original ; come
of their customs extraordinary ; their style of living mag-
nificent. They are good and open-hearted, and very
gratefully inclined. My own admiration of them is un-
limited.—Journal of a Nobleman.
A ROYAL EQUIVOQUE.—A well-known
individual, some time deceased, who was admitted to the
Prince's familiarity upon his first entrance into life, and
for several years after, described or rather dramatised with
much humour a scene which lie professed to have had
from the Prince himself. So much depends upon tons
and manner, that the spirit of these pleasantries evaporates
on paper. The story was in substance as follows :—.)
new suit destined for a ball that night at Cumberland
House, was brought home to the Palace, hut ordered bat!:
by him for the purpose of undergoing immediate altera-
tions. He gave directions that the tailor's return with it
should be instantly made known to him. The Prince
happened to pass the early p .rt of the evening se i h the
KING and QUEEN at Buckingham House. Whilst he was
seated in the Royal group, a German page entered, and
pronounced in a tone meant for his particular ear, but loud
enough to be heard by every one present, " Please your
Royal Highness, she is come." There was a moment's
awful pause. " Who is come ? " said his Royal Highness,
in a tone between surprise, emharraissment, and anger.
" Sir, she is come," repeated the page, with his bad English
and German phlegm. "Eh ! what, what! who is come? "
exclaimed the KING. " She, your Majesty," reiterated the
unmoved German. " She is come ! " cried the QUEEN,
bursting with wrath, and supposing that the visitor was one
of the house of LorraELL, who already sought an undue
influence over the Prince. All was for a moment inexpli-
cable confusion. The QUEEN summoned another pa ;e,
and asked him, with fury in her looks, ." Who is she that
darts inquire for the Prince of WALES ?" " Please your
MAJESTY," said the second oracle, it is Shea, his Royal
Highness's tailor !g—Lardner's Cabinet Library.

NEW WORK, BY THE AUTHOR OF PEL-
HAM.—The Siamese Twins are more thus ever the rage
since Mr. LYTTON BoLweit has made them a theme t, r
the exercise of his satire and fancy. The demand for the
work is said to have been excessive, the whole of the first
edition being, we understand, abtiorbed by the hooksellets
in one day. The author is not, as has kern asset trd,
Member of the House of Commons, but is brotlier to
the Aft. BoLWXA lately returned to Parliament.