The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-27 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DrtuitY-LyNE.—Mr. KEAN has made a pro-
vincial ramble, but last night returned and re-
sumed-his part of Richard the Third, which, after
all, is the part in which his acting is least excep-
tionable. He was received by his admirers with
the warmth which usually attends his perform-
ances. We know not why POPE should have
been divested of his royalty in I lenry the Sixth,
as it is improbable that he should have abdicated
the character. Mr. ARCHER is a respectable
actor, but he is evidently too active and juvenile
for the part. But Managers can elevate and
depose at their pleasure. WALLAcic was admir-
ably spirited in Richmond, and Mrs. W. WEs'r
very interesting in Queen Elizabeth. The house.
was very well attended.

COVENT-GARDEN.-The Tragedy of Kin;
Lear, one of the most powerful works of our
unrivalled dramatic Bard, was revived last night.
Mr. YOUNG is better qualified for the part of
the venerable Monarch than any other actor now
on the London boards, and if it is not the best of
his performances, he at least renders the part
very effective. Mr. C. KEMaLE has long esta-
blished his supremacy in Edgar. Miss LAGY
was a most pathetic representative, of Cordedia.
This actress displays a just conception and strong.
sensibility in all she performs. The unnatural
Sisters were strongly supported by Mrs. VINING-
and Mrs. FAUCIT. The' blunt loyalty of Kent
was well given by FAWCETT, and the Play
altogether was well received by a numerous
audience.

" THE CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION."-This ano-
malous assembly met again this evening, to legislate on the af-
fairs of the country. The principal speakers were—Mr. Plun-
ket, Mr. Kirwan,-Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Shiel. The Chair was
filled by a Mr. Fitzsimons. The first business introduced was
a motion made by Mr. Plunket, that the Address of the Catholic
Board in 1814 beinserted in all the Dublin papers; which, not
being seconded, fell to the ground. Mr. Kirwan moved, that
a Committee be appointed to frame an official letter, to be di-
rected to the Aristocracy and Members of the old Board, in
order to induce them to join the Association. On this motion
Mr. O'Connell proposed, as an ameArnent, " That a Com-
mittee of nine be appointed to devise the best means of en-
larging the numbers and funds of the Association ;" which
was finally carried, with the single dissentient of Mr. Kirwan.
Mr. O'Connell signified the mode in which the funds are to be
raised is, by bringing the whole Catholic population under a
contribution of monthly payments, from 2s. to Id. in every pa-
rish in Ireland. Mr. Sheil, in his address, distinctly announced,
that the interests of the Body were confided to them as the
representatives of this population. At the hour of five o'clock
we left Mr. O'Connell on his legs, recommending that Aggre-
gate Meetings be held in every county and principal city of
Ireland, and that the AFgregate Meeting for the city of Dublin
be held on the 13th of ebruary, instead of the 2d, as first pro-
posed. There was the usual quantum of abuse on what was
designated " the Orange Press."—(Dublin Correspondent,
Jan. 22.)

The KING will certainly, unless prevented bf
serious illness, open the Parliamentary Session in
person.

Yesterday, at half-past two o'clock, a Cabinet
Council was held at the Foreign Office, Downing-
street, being the first since the general return of
Ministers to London. The Council was attended,
by all the Cabinet MiniSters. They continued
in deliberation till about a quarter before five
o'clock.

On Friday night, Mr. DRAFFEN, the King's
messenger, left town with dispatches to the
Right Hon. Sir CHARLES BA•OT, our. Ambas-
sador at St. Petersburgh, in reply to those
brought on the Tuesday previous by Mr. Muxxo,
the King's messenger, who travelled from Russia
in less than three weeks.

Friday evening Mr. HILL, the King's mes-
senger, left town with dispatches for the Right
Hon. HENRY WELLE‘LY, our Ambassador at
Vienna.

Yesterday morning Lieutenant Winn arrived
at the Colonial Office, with dispatches from New
South Wales.

His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK arriv-
ed in town on Sunday morning early from Got...
hambury, the seat of the Earl of VERULAid.
Kingston (Jamaica) Papers to the 4th alt.
have been received. Many extracts might be
selected, both from the Journals and the pro-
ceedings of the House of A ssembly, of au intern-.
perate and hostile tone towards this country ;
but they are evidently any thing but formidable,
and are not worthy of notice.
The Marquis of TICHFIELD, we are happy to
state, is considerably recovered from his late in-
disposition.
Commodore Sir THOS. HARDY arrived in town
yesterday, and had a long conference with the
Board of Admiralty. Sir THOMAS, it will be
recollected, was at Rio de Janeiro during the
late important occurrences there.
Molts. M. ORLANDO and Mons. J. LURIOTTIST
the Deputies from the Greek Government, ar-
rived in London yesterday.

The letters received yesterday by the Spanish
mail from Estremadura, announce that province~
to be in an extremely disturbed state ; and bein4
without French troops, the diso7ders of the Con-
stitutional party could not be checked or con-
troulled. In the town of Safra about the 6th

instant, a troop of guerillas, scarcely consisting
100 men, was sufficient to put down the publi,3
authorities, and to throw the whole town into
confusion. Having obtained plunder, which was
their chief object, they departed, threatening
extermination to all the priests and serviles that
fell in their way.
A Leeward Islands mail has arrived, with
letters of the I.sth of December from St. Tho-
mas's, the last port touched at, and correspond-
ing dates from Ihe other Islands. Nothing had
occurred on the Colombian Main subsequentlf
to the fall of Puerto Cavell(); but it is stated,
that many commercial adventurers were repair
ing to that place, invited by the apparentlf
tranquil situation of the Republic, to conduct
mercantile operations in that country. In TA'
nidad some symptoms of insurrection had beer'
evinced in the plantations immediately adjoining
Port Spain, hitt they had been promptly sur
pressed. In the rest of the island all was per-
fectly tranquil. The islands of Barbadoest
Tobago, and 'Antigua, also appear to be 10 a
state of trangttillity.
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