The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-10 00:00:00

SNORTING.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
MEETING! OF HOUNDS "IN THE PRESENT WEER.
The Hambledon Hounds, on Wednesday, at Wickham
'loll Gate; and on Friday, at Steven's Castle Down.
Mr. Shard's Hounds, on Friday, at Hurstborne Lodge Gate.
The Earl of Darlington's Fox-Hounds, on Wednesday, at
'ood End ; and on Friday, at Slenisgford Park.
The Lambton Fox.hounds, on Tuesday, at Great Stainton ;
Thursday, at Embleton ; and on Saturday, at Bradbury Bridge.
Mr. Chaworth'a Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Lamport ;
Thursday, at Sywell Wood ; and on Friday, at Rushton.
The Duke of Grafton's Hounds on Wednesday, at Stoke
Bruern Park; and on Friday,. at Bilsden Park.
on Tuesday, at Bromham Thurs..
day,T 11 e
atOaey Hounds,
Asktlwoodviilage
Village;
and on Saturday, at Roxton.

PE DESTR TANISM.
RussEL, the Herefordshire Pedestrian started at 12 o'clock
,
on Wednesday night, to go to Dorchester and back, 240 miles,
in 75 hours, for a bet of 100 sovereigns. It is nearly three
including stoppages. The pedes-
miles and a quarter an hour,
trian did the first 48 miles in 13 hours. He went through An-
dover, 65 miles, about dusk; and after halting an hour in the
neighbourhood of Salisbury. at three o'clock on Friday morn-
ing he reached Blandford to breakfast, where he was detained
longer than he intended by boisterous weather. He reached
:Dorchester Bridge at one o'clock on Friday, not being able to
get on over the bleak country highlands more than three miles
an hour. He returned 38 miles hack, and went to bed, leav-
ing himself 84 miles to perform in 27 hours, and the pedestrian
was fresh and well. He travelled On at the rate of rather more
than four miles an hour, and had 13 hours to do 48 miles in,
after resting at Basingstoke. He travelled in much pain from
Egliam, but he arrived safe in the Haymarket at half-past
two o'clock yesterday morning, having won by more than half
an hour.

CLERICAL FAcETtousivEss.-7—The noted DAN.
rturtoEss, the Non-conforniist Minister, once preaching of
Job's lobe of rightousness,' said, If any of you would have
a suit for a twelvemonth, let him repair to Monmouth-street;
if for his life time, let him apply to the Court of Chancery; but
if for all eternity, let him put on the robe of righteousness.'
DEATH OF MRS. JANE MILF.SA :MOST SINGULAU Ctrs.
ItACTEU.—This old lady lived at No. 9, Ebury-square, Pim-
lico, where she occu, ied apartments on the first floor, and
passed the last three ) ears of her life, during which period no
human being save herself ever entered her apartments, and
nothing seemed to annoy or ruffle her temper more, than
that any person should knock at her room door. The land-
lady having once unintentionally fallen into this error, scarcely
ever afterwards got into the good graces of the old lady.
She was generally in the habit of going out once or twice
a week to purchase the few necessaries she made use of ;
and, in the event of being prevented from doing so by ill health,
would frequently, by means of a small cord suspended from the
window of her apartment, take in her beer, &c. Lately she
was supplied by a newsman in the neighbourhood with a news-
, paper, to receive which she now and then opened as much of
her room door as would barely admit of its passing, and when
done with it she invariably threw it out of the window to whoever
came for it. A few days back she was observed to be labour.
ing under a severe cough ; but so great was her aversion to
Doctors, that no persuasion could prevail on her to have me-
dical advice. On Thursday 'morning, about eleven o'clock,
in consequence of the non-observance of her usual formalities,
a suspicion was entertained that all was not right, and a ladder
was procured to look in at the window, but not being able to
discover any thing by this means, one ofthe windows was raised
up, through which a man, named Jarvis, entered, and, on
opening the door that led to her bed-room, he saw her lying
dead on the floor by the side of her bed. No mark of violence
was observed on her person, nor any thing found in her room
that could lead to the slightest suspicion of her having destroy..
ed herself. Mr. Chapman, constable of Chelsea, was imme..
diately sent for, and took possession of the keys of the different
drawers and apartments. Papers were found by which ft ap-
peared that the deceased was possessed of some property.—A
Coroner's Inquest was held on the body before Mr. Higgs, De-
puty Coroner, at the Flask, Flask.lane, Ebury-square, Pim.
lieu, on Thursday evening. Verdiet—" Died by the Vesitation
of God."

POETRY.

THEATRICAL PORTRAIT•
OF TUE LATE
JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE, Erg.

HY JOHN TAYLOR, ESQ.
To dose in order due our long career,
See'KEMBLE march majestic and severe;
Fraught with uncommon pow'rs of form and face,
Me comes the pomp of Tragedy to grace.

• Fertile in genius, and 'nettled by art,
Not soft to steal, but stern to seize, the heart ;
In mould of figure, and in frame of mind,
To' him th' heroic sphere must be assign'd.
August or daring, he adorns the Stage—
The gloomy subtlety, the savage rage,
The scornful menace, and the cynic ire,
The hardy valour, and the patriot fire—
These shew the vigour of a master's hand,
And o'er the feelings give him finn command ;
As Richard, Tinton, and Macbeth proclaim,
Or stern Coriolanus' nobler
Nor fierce alone, for well his pow'rs can shew
Calm declamation and attemper'd woe ;
The virtuous Duke who sway a while declines,
Yet checks the Deputy's abhor'd designs,
And, in the Sov'reign or the Saintly guise,
Benevolently just, and meekly wise :
The Dane, bewailing now a father's fate,
Now deeply pond`ring man's mysterious state;
Tender and dignifi'd, alike are seen—
The philosophic mind and princely mien.
When merely tender, he appears too cold ;
Or rather fashion'd in too rough n mould ;.
Nor fitted love in softer form to wear,
But stung with pride, or inadd'ning with despair :
As when the lost Oetnrian's murmurs flow
In full luxuriance of romantic woe.
Yet where Orlando cheers desponding Age ;
Or the sweet wiles of Rosalind engage,
We own, that manly graces finely blend
The tender lover and the soothing friend.
Though Nature was so prodigally kind
In the bold lineaments of f'orm and mind,
As if to check a fond excess of pride,
The pow'rs of voice she scantily supply'd :
Oft, when the hurricanes of passion rise,
For correspondent tones he vainly tries ;
To aid the storm, no tow'ring note combines,
And the spent breath tit' unequal task declines ;
Yet, spite of nature, he compels us still
To own the potent triumph of skill,
While, with dread pauses, deepen'd accents roll ;
Whose awful energies arrest the soul.
At times, perchance, the spirit of the scene,
Th' impassion'd accent, and impressive mien,
May lose their wonted force, while, too refired,
lie strives by niceties to strike the mind :
For action too precise, inelin'd to pore,
And labour for a point unknown before ;
Untimely playing thus the critic's part,
To gain the head, when lie should smite the heart ;
Yet still must candour, on reflection, own
• Some tis4ul comment had been shrewdly shewn ;
Nor here let puny malice vent its gall,
And texts with skill restor'd new readings call ;
I(E)inLE.for actors nobly led the way,
And prompted them to think as well as play.
With cultur'd sense, and with experience sage,
Patient he cons theairne.distigued page,
Hence, oft we see him with success explore,
And clear the dross from rich untie ore,
Trace, through the maze of diction, Passion's clew,
And open latent character to view.
Though for the muse of Tragedy design'd,
In form, in fiatures, passions, and in mind,
Yet would lie fain the comic nymph embrace,
WhO seldom without awe beholds hie face.
Whene'er he tries the airy arid the gay,
Judgment, not genius, marks the cold essit3
But in a graver province he can please
With well-bred spirit, and with manly ease :
When genuine wit, with satire's active force,
And faithful love pursues its ien'toutt course,
There in his Valentine, might Corea nEvE view,
Tie embody'd portrait, vig'rous, warm and true.
Nor let us, with unhallow`d touch, presume
To pluck one sprig of laurel front thei tomb;
Yet, with due rev'rence for the mighty dead,
'Tie just the fame of living worth to spread :
And could the noblest veterans now appear,
KEMBLE might keep his state, devoid of fear;
still, while observant of his proper line,
With native lustre as a rival shine.

This character of Mr. KEMBLE is exfracted from a Poem
entitled THE STAGE, published in the year 1795, when he
was in the meridian of his powers.

THE LATE J. P. KEMBLE, ESQ.

This Gentleman, the eldest son of Mr. Rootn
KEsttLE, was born in 1757, at Present, in Lancashire. He
received the first part of his education at the Roman Catholic
seminary at Sedgeley Park, in Staftbrdshire, and was after-
wards sent to the University of Douay to be qualified for one
of the learned professions. Here he soon became distinguished
for that talent for elocution which afterwards raised him to such
eminence. Having finished his academical studies, he returned to
England, and preferring the stage to either of the professions for
which he had been in tended,lie perfunned at Liverpool, York, and
Edinburgh. While at York, Mr. Kemble introduced anew species
of entertainment, consisting of recitations of some of the Odes of
Mason, Conlon, and Gray; the tales of Le Fevre and Maria,.
from Sterne; and other popular pieces in prose and verse. In
these he was particularly successful, and they contributed to in,
crease his reputation. In Edinburgh he delivered a Lecture of
his own composition, on Sacred and Profane Oratory, which,
from the talent and sound criticism it displayed, ganed him the
reputation of refined taste among men of letters.i He after-
wards performed for two years with flattering success in
Dublin. 111 r. Kemble made his first appearance in Lon-
don at Drury-lane Theatre, in the character of Ilamlet,
September 30, 1783. His reception was most encouraging ; but
he had not an opportunity of fully developing his powers till
the retirement of Mr. Smith, In 1788, who hail been in pos-
session of almost all the principal parts both in tragedy and
comedy. On the secession of Mr. King Mr. Kemble became
Manager of Drury-lane Theatre, whicit office he filled till
1796.—Shortly afterwards be resumed the management, anti
held it till the conclusion of the season 1800-1. In 1802 Mr.
Kemble visited the Continent, for the purpose of introducing
to the British stage whatever he might find worthy of adoption
in foreign Theatres. Ile spent a twelvemonth at Paris and
Madrid, where he was honoured with that marked consider*.
tion which his eminent talents merited. On his return -he
purchased a sixth part of the property of Covent-Garden
Patent, and became Manager of that Theatre ; which si-
tuation lie filled till a season or two before his retirement.--
During his management in London, Mr. Kemble revived
several pieces of merit, and adapted many of our Immortal
Bard's productions to the taste of modern times. He was also the
author of Belisarius, a Tragedy, which was acted at Hull in
1778, but never printed ; the 'Female Officer a farce, acted at
York 1779, not printed ; 0 ! its impossible ! (altered from the
Comedy of Errors) ; a Comedy performed at York 1780; this al,:o
was never printed; the Panne), a farce, taken from Ilickerstars
'Tis Well its no Worse, the Farm Ilouse, a Comedy ; Love
in many Masks, a Comedy ; Lodoiska a musical romance ;
Celadon and Florimel, a Comedy, which has not been print-
ett. Mr. Kemble also published about the year 1780 a small
collection of verses, under the title of " Fugitive. Pieces."._
They were juvenile productions, and it is said that the very
day after their publication he was so discontented with them
when in print, that he destroyed every copy he could procure ;
some few, however, escaped the general immolation, anti one
of them, at a sale a few years since, fetched 31.55. Of Mr.
Kemble, as an actor, most of our readers have been able
to form their own estimate. In private life, we can affirm
he was a scholar and a gentleman—not like Congreve, how-
ever, ashamed of his profession. He was polite and unas-
Burning in his manners ; equally willing to attend to any
suggestion for the improvement of the drama from the
humblest as from the highest sources ; anti never exhibit-
ing, in his manner, that he was conscious of his own motet..
judgment. Ono Teculiarity. of Mr. Kemble deserves to be par-
ticularly noticed—his reverential and Impressive tone,, when
naming the SUPRE IKE in private conversation, which he was
accustomed to make more marked by uncovering his head, or
some other acknowledgment of his own humility, and of his
respect.

Mr.'YouNct has been,performing in Manchester
the part of Sir• Pertinax Mac Sycophant.'