The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-30 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

Last night Macklin's admirable comedy of the Man
of the World was revived at this theatre, for the purpose
of intrcducing Mr. Maywood, on his return from Ame-
rica, in his first appearance as Sir Pertinax MacSyco-
pliant. If we recollect rightly, this comedy has not
been presented on the London boards since 1825, when
Young having,in the previous year, outstripped all his for-
mer reputation by his masterly performance of logo to
Kean's Othello, at Drury-lane, essayed, with rather
doubtful success, the embodiment of Macklin's anti-
pathy to the Scotch in the " booing" baronet. The
part is not only one of very great difficulty in itself, but,
from the want of incident in the piece, and the absence
of interest or sympathy in the character, it is especially
arduous and hazardous for a debut. Mr. Maywood
however from the first scene (in which he was very
warmly received) to the close kept the attention of the
audience alive, so that not a point was missed, and not
a happy touch failed to be observed, and to elicit the
merited applause. His personation of Sir Pertinax is,
in our opinion, superior to Young's, in this, that it has
greater breadth, or it may be greater coarseness, whereas
Young in this, as in most things, was el borately re-
fined. He made the cringing and unprincipled—the ut-
terly base and despisab!eold trafficker in love and politics,
toa much of a gentleman. May wood, on the contrary,gives
full expres,ion to the essential vulgarity of such a cha-
racter, at the same time that his carriage and demeanour
have sufficiently the mark of good society, without that
polish which depends more upon sentiment than habit.
The debut was eminently successful. At the fall of
the curtain Maywood was called for, and, on his ap-
pearing, was greeted in a manner which seemed deeply
to affect him. The play was given out for repetition
this evening by Mr. J. Webster, amidst great applause ;
and there can be ❑o doubt, from the admirable cast,
and the excellence, not only of the principal actor, but
of Mrs. Stirling and Mr. Strickland, as Lady Ro-
dolpha and Lord Lumbercourt, that it will have a
long run.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SETT. 28.

FATHER MATHEW IN DUBLIN.—On this day, at a
quarter to twelve o'clock, the Very Reverend Gentle-
man commenced administering the temperance pledge.
The multitude which congregated around him on his
previous visit was great ; but nothing of the enthusiasm
which ss then witnessed could have prepared us for
the scene which we witnessed to-day, and the myriads
which throughout the day maniflsted their eagerness to
take from his lips and hands the pledge which tends to hap-
piness and comfort, and prepares them for eternal welfare.
The numbers who have taken the pledge up to this
hour (half-past three o'clock), amount to about 8,000,
and still the multitude forces in with a zeal which shows
their interest has not abated, and that numbers who
are still unpledged, are eager to take upon them the so-
lemn obligation.—Pilot.
Mr. BIDDULPIL—The following is from a Corres-
pondent of the Evehing Mail, and will consequently
be estimated at its proper value by all those who know
what false statements have been made about Rib-
bonistu

" Frankford, Sunday.
" Sin,—Your statement of Friday is correct in all its
essentials. But you can give your readers no idea of
the excitement and terror winch the frightful at tempt
has created throughout the whole county. It is fully
equal to that produced by the murder of Lord Norbury
—if it do not exceed. No man feels himself safe.
Every one is in continual appprehension for the life of
his neighbour. The people openly say that Biddulph
shad not live.

" His crime is, that he appealed to the laws of his
country, and that a jury of his countrymen gave him
his rights at the last assizes for this county. The ver-
dict has disposssed people who had, for thirty years,
succeeded in concealing the termina ion (by the demise
of the last life) of a lea,e. Not content with the rob-
bery of this votleinan for thirty years, a wicked con-
spiracy dooms him to suffer death as the penalty for the
recovery of his rights.
Since the awlui occurrence, the Magistrates have
been engaged day and night in taking- informations.
They have cormnitt,2d three men on strong suspicion ;
but as ad the peasantry in Mr. Biddulph's neighbour-
hood are sworn, there is little hope, or chance, I tear,
of securing the ends of justice. All disguise is thrown.
off. The Ribbon conspiracy reigns without a mask.'

Mr. Ayshford Wise has arrived at the
Hotel from his seat Clcaton Magna, Staffordshire.
We are authorised to state that the paragraph
going the round of the papers, to the (fleet of Lady
Georgians Russell's intended marriage to Lord Alford, is
destitute of foundation.
A PROPII FCY.—The cleansing of the sanc-
tuary—al:At is, the completion of the whole period from
Daniel to the commencement of the millenium, 2,360
years—will take place in 1843.—Episcopal Magazine.

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