The Sun.
London, England, 1815-03-30 00:00:00

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NEW MUSICAL FUND.

The Anniversary Dinner of this excellent Insti-
tution.took place on Tuesday last, at the Crown
and Anchor., The Chair was taken by the Duke
of SossEx, the President, who was accompanied
by wally' clsintinguislied Noblemen and well-
known winateurs. As tile Members of this liisti-
tution are musicians of the highest character in
their respective Lpartnients, it is needless to say
that the. several compositions were will selected,
and admirably performed. Among the toasts were,
" The PRINCE REGENT, the principal Patron of
the Institution,'7 with three times three; and that
of 4‘i the Duke of StiSsEX,'' proposed by Mr. -
DENYS, and drank with equal zeal and distinction.
The Duke expressed his thanks, and after paying
a liberal tribute to the Society, gave, " The New
Musical. Fund, and success to the ensuing Con..
cert.' :"-,--" Harmony and unanimity to all the
World.':. - The family of the SmAar's were con-
spictrous in. the Concert, and the health of its re-
spectable Head, the Treasurer, was received with
universal applause. We were glad to find that a
liberal *Subscription added to. the pleasures of the
day.

LORD COCHRANE.-Mr. JONES, the Marshal of
the Kiag's Bench, went down to Kingston, on
Tuesday, for the purpose of preferring a Bill of
indictment against Lord COCHRANE, for breaking
prison. The' punishment- for this offence, if the
person charged be found guilty, provided that
person shall be convicted of a misdemeanor,
tends to transportation for seven years, but may
be commuted at the discretion of the Court. The
Grand Jury found a true bill.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE --On Tues-
day se•nnight,' at Mike Assizes, Ireland, a trial
came on, which excited very considerable interest,
in which Miss M`CAnTHY was plaintiff, and Capt.
GRACE defendant. The damages were laid at.
10,000/. After a very lengthened•trial; the Jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Three Thousand
Five Hundred Pounds Damages, and full Costs.
COURTLY Rooxs.—A curiosity now presents it-
self in the Tower of London, that is far above the
Lions, and all other curiosities in that depository
of wonders. It' is a Rook's Nest, lately erected
and inhabited in the centre of the Crowns, that
surmount the weather-cock on the top of the
White Tower.
When a North Briton was placed to watch ..
BUONAPARTE in Elba, it must be recollected that
we only scotched the snake.
A notice prefixed to the Moniteur states, that ,
the Bulletin des Lois is to be in future the only
official paper, and that nothing is henceforth to
be considered official in the Moniteur, unless an-
nounced as such..
On Tuesday, the Howe, a magnificent man of
war of 120 guns, was launched at the Royal • yard, Chatham, amidst the acclamations' of an im-
mense concourse of spectators.
There was a hot press at Leith on 'Monday
night.

In a very old publication of the " Causes Cri-
minelles" that. were tried in the last-century in
France, is preserved the following address of a
banditti to their leader, which might find its apli-.
cations in modern times—

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• " CAPTAIN—Since you were depQrte e. transported):
we have had a sad snivelling fellow amongst us, who tried to
cajole us by endeavouring to induce us to re-enter (as he ex-
pressed it) the honourable ranks of life, • and coinfort our-
selves properly. What we auswered was, Set a,purce be-
fore us, and see what we will do for it.' Now, Captain, the
golden times are come agairn In you we see the key to every
rich man's chest, and if we do not open them as fast as we ca::,
deem us unworthy to have a place in your troop."

The Neir--opera, which Ivas bro,R4ht forth las:
night at Drury-Lane Theatre,- under the name of
The Unknown Guest, is of the same description as
most of thoSe which have been presented' to the
publiefor several years past. . The music is the
joint composiejon Of KELLY an:l,l3ltA u with
an air from OAYDN, one from SACCMINI, Very
l 7 ell known, and another selected,- but V:itliout
the name of the ainhor.
_The name 'of DoiLL-
Dieu also is connected with that of KELLY in a
chorus and a duet.-I'heo,;.erture was bv.KELLY.
Some of -tile airs by this CcnopOser are light and
pleasant, with traces of energy and expression.—
Some of them, are heavy and coniroon-place—..
BalpAm, Of course, has adapted his music tcf,l:.;;.
own -vocal powers, and, therefore; it opera with strong effect. it does noe,, however,
much in its nature from his , pixvious cOmposi
Lions, as might. be expected, having been tlrittea
with the same view. It, however, at rinks, dis-
plays taste, contrivance, and expression. Some
of the airs were encored, and one was so niuch
ach»ired as to be demanded a third time, b-ut not
given. The dramatic part of this piece is aseri:7ed
to Mr. AIINOLD. It has no striking novelty in the
fable, and it is full as marvellous In its events as
most of its predecessors. The plot would not
have been toohitreate for comprehension, if it
had not been expanded by touch useless dialogue,
and a redundance6f characters which contribate
rather to confuse than to illustrate the fable.
There were, however, some humorous points, and
some impiesive sentiments. But the piece is too
long in repfesentation by at least an hour, and,
therefore, may be rendeieJ .I!yr.e interesting by
consicL.rable curtailments. The songs ha-ve no
strong recommendation of" poetic merit, and
one about'a Woodman, sung. by'llaster BARNET,
has no reference to any thing that occurs in the
piece, but this, indeed, is fte ease with several of
the airs, particularly :hose Sang by PYNE. NE. After
all,' -however, the Manager of a Theatre can
hardly he expected to controul the public taste,
and'autrinvs, therefore, must conforin to it. It is
.needless to tutee- into fable, tvlricli has a <hie
proportion of difficulties, escapes, tender
tlgi
lions, ancl, finally, a grand fiery demolition. The
Piece was cast with the- strength' of the company,
comic and musical, viz.l3ltAHAbi, PHILIPPS,
BELLAMY, Mrs. DICI;ONS Miss KELLY, Miss
POOLE, and Mrs. BLAND,- iNIUNDEN, KNIGHT, •
OXBERRY, &c. The house was czowded, and.
the Piece was well received till towards the con-
clusion, and on being announced for this evening
by BRAMAN', the ayes exceeded the noes by a con-
siderable majority.