The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-06 00:00:00

GARRICK.

This great and unrivalled Actor in comedy, 41
well as tragedy, made his first appearance at
Goodman's Field's Theatre, then under the ma-
nagement of Mr. GIFFA RD in 1741. The nharac.
ter which he performed was Richard the Third,
and the spirit, force, truth, and nature, which
marked his acting, overturned at once, the old
system, and raised him far above all his compe.
titans. The following account of him was pub.
lished soon after his first appearance, and the
present race of theatrical Performers cannot do
better than attentively consider the 'striking
lesson which the description of the merits of this
great Actor so forcibly inculcates

" Mr. ainnicx is but of a middling stature, yet, being
well prollortioned and having a peculiar happiness in his ad.
dress and action, Is a living instance that it is not essential to a
theatrial hero to be six foot high. His voice is clear and pierc-
ing, perfectly sweet and harmonious, without monotony, drawl.
whichthe genius of
in , or aflectation ; it is capable of all the various passions the heart of man is agitated with, and
Shakepeare can describe; it neither is whining, bellowing, or
grumbling, but in whatever character he assimulates, perfectly
easy hi its transitions, natural in its cadence, and beautiful in
its elocution. He is not less happy in his mien and gait, in
which he is neither strutting or mincing, neither stiff nor
slouching. When three or four are on the stage with him, he
is attentive to whatever is spoken, and never drops his charac-
ter when he has finished a speech, by either looking contemp.
tibly on an inferior performer, unnecessary spitting, or suf.
fering his eyes to wander through the whole circle of specta-
tors. His action comes ponds with the voice, and both with
the character he is to pig ; it is never superfluous, awkward,
Or too frequently repeated, but graceful, decent, and YAriollB."

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
The Marchioness and the Ladies Cornwallis, at the Duke of
Bedford's residence in St. James's-square, from Yorkshire ;
Baroness de Willoughby, Hon. Miss Burrell, and Mrs. Hart
Sitwell, at her Lstlyihip's house, Whitehall, from Ramsgate ;
the Duke end Duchess of Montrose and the Ladies Graham, at
their house in Grosvenor-square, from their seat in Scotland ;
the Earl of Brecknock, from Sent; Viscountess Cremorne, at
her house in Stanhope-street, from her seat, Chelsea Farm ;
the Earl and Countess of Bristol and Family, at their house in
St. James's-square, from their seat, Ickworth Park, Suffolk ;
the Rev. Dr. Bond and Family, in Seymour-place, May-fair ;
General Orde, at Gordon's Hotel Albemarle-street, from his
Seat, Brook Farm, Hants ; the lion. Mr. Twisleton, at the
Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Belvedere, in Kent.
CHANGER.—The Marquis of Chandos, from his father's (the
Duke of Buckingham) house, Avington, Hants, for his seat,
Walton, Bucks ; Viscount and Viscountess Granville, on a
visit to Edward John Littleton, Esq. M.P. at his seat, Ted-
desley Park, Staffordshire; the Countess and the Ladies Ash.
burnham, for their Seat in Sussex ; Earl Cowper, at his seat
Pansenger, from Brighton • Lord Harvey, on a visit to the
Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, at their seat Hatfield;
Viscount and Viscountess Bollingbroke, and Miss St. John,
from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for the Continent; Hon.
John and Miss Coventry, from ditto, for theirsent, near Selig.
bury; Lady Vincent, Sir Guy Campbell, and Mr. and Airs.
Campbell, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for her
Ladyship's seat, near Colchester. •

PLACES OF FASHIONABLE RESORT.
PalauTort, DEC. 4.—We are all here in high spirits, the
return of our beloved benefactor, his Majesty, being fixed, as
is universally believed with us, for Saturday next. Several
persons belonging to the Pavilion's domestic establishment
came in yesterday, the day before, and others this evening ;
but none of them appear to know the precise time when their
Royal Master may decidedly be expected.
BATll.—Arrived since our last, the Earl and Countess Est-
court, ViscOunt Exmouth, Lady C. Fitzroy, Hon. Charles
Bathurst, Hon. Mr. Curzen ; Major-Gen. and Mrs. Brooke,
Col. Barnett, Col. Dacre, Col. Meade, Capt. and Mrs. Veyzey,
Capt. Cockburn, Capt. .Campbell, Capt. Cotgrave, Capt. Eyre,
Capt. Fenton; Capt. ,Jones, Capt. Jervis, Capt. Somerville,
Capt. M'alla`; Rev. Dr. Ashe, Rev. Dr. I)aubeney, Rev.
Mr. King, &v. Mr. Luner, Rev. Mr. Williams, Rev. Mr.
Wakefield.

P 0 E T 11, Y.

STANZAS

To the Memory of the Spanish Patriots latest killed, in resist-
ing the Regency and the Duke of ANQOULEME.

WY T. CA3tPIJEIA, ESQ.
Brave men, who at the Trocadero fell—
Beside your cannons conquer'd not, though slain,
There is a victory in dying well
For Freedom,--and ye have not died in vain,
For come what may, there shall be hearts in Spain
To honour, Ay embrace, your inartyr'd lot,
Cursing the Bigot's and the Bourbon's chain,
And looking on your graves, though trophied not,
As holier, hallow'd ground, than priests could make the spot!
What though your cause be baffled—freemen cast
In dungeons—dragg'd to death, or forc'd to flee;
hope is not wither d in affliction's blast;—
The patriot's blood's the seed of Freedom's tree;
And short your orgies of revenge shall he,
Cowl'd demons of the Inquisitorial cell;
Earth shudders at your victory,—for ye
Are worse than common fiends from Heaven that fell—
The baser ranker sprung, Autochthoner of hell!
Go to your bloody rites again ;—bring back
The ball of horrors and the assessor's pen,
Recording answers shriek'd upon the rack ;
Smile o'er the gaspings of spine-broken men ;
Preach, perpetrate, damnation in your den ;
Then let your altars, ye blaaphemers, peal,
With thanks to Heaven that let yeitinose again,
To practice deeds with torturing fire and steel
No eye may search—no tongue may challenge or reveal.
Yet laugh not in your carnival of crime
Too loudly, ye oppressors—Spain was free ;
Her soil has felt the foot-prints, and her clime
Ilden winnow'd by the wings of Liberty ;
And these even parting scatter as they flee
Thoughts—influences, to live in hearts unborn,
Opinions that shall wrench the prison key
From Persecution--chew her mask oif-torn,
And tramp her, bloated head beneath the foot of Scorn.
Glori to them that die in this great cause !
Kings, Bigots, can inflict no brand of shame,
Or shape of death, to shroud them from applause:—
NO, manglers of the martyr's earthly frame,
Your hangmen fingers cannot touch his fume.
Still in your prostrate land there shall be some
Proud hearts, the shrines of Freedom's vestal flame ;
Long trains of ill may pass unheeded, dumb,
But vengeance is behind, and justice is to come.

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