The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-18 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

CoYENT-GARDEN.. -If the weather had not been
so inclement, we do doubt not that the repre.
sentation of Much Ado about Nothing, last night,
would have been attended by it larger audience.
As it was, however, there was a more numerous
assemblage than could reasonehly be expected.
It is but truth to say, that the Comedy was
generally well supported. Benedick is one of
Mr. C. K EMU L E'S best Comic characters, and,
considering his merit in Tragedy, he 'is
well entitled to rank with the chief favourites df
the public. We never saw him more easy and
animated than last night. His scenes of gaiety
with Beatrice were sprightly, and those after his
avowal of love to her, and his determination to
call Claudio to account; were marked with na.
tural and impressive energy. In consequence of
the continued indisposition of Mis CHESTER,
the part of Beatrice was assigned to Miss
JONES, who has appeared to much advantage
in Rosalind. Miss JONES really acquitted
herself very well: she seems thoroughly to
understand the part. She delivered the biting
sarcasms with pointed effect, and was unaffected
in the more humorous passages. Her sympathy
with Hero was tender and interesting, and her
zeal to incite Benedick to vengeance was very ef-
fective. The father and brother were ably sus-
tained by EGERTON and BARTLEY. FA RREN'SDOK.
berry was highly diverting. As Miss FooTe conti-
nues on the sick-list,Hero was performe&bya Miss
BODEN, and with a degree of merit which de.
serves encouragement. The Comedy is one of
the best of its great author, and must always be
attractive while the public have any pretensions
to taste and judgment.

COLONEL THORNTON'S WILL.-011 the 12th
instant the French Tribunal decided the ques-
tion of Colonel TnowroN's will. The French
Judges have declared that the Colonel's do-
micile was in France ; and consequently, that
the French laws alone were competent to decide
on the validity or invalidity of his testament.
—By these laws the will was null and
void, which they accordingly pronounced it to be.
The grounds of nullity declared by the French
Judges were t‘“): first, that the property was
bequeathed to the Colonel's mistress and her
child, he being a married man ; and, secondly,
that the property was entailed in a manner con-
trary to the laws of France. It would appear,
therefore, that the same instrument is held good
in England, and bad in France.

DEATH OF LADY ELIZABLTH KAVANAGH:—
Died yesterday at Borris, LadyELIZADETH KA-
VANAGH. The disorder, which terminated the
existence of this excellent lady, was brought on
by billions affection. Her exertions to improve
the condition of the, poor in her neighbourhood,
were most praise-worthy--and her unfeigned
piety and extensive charities will be long remem.
tiered by all whd had the happiness to know her.
--(Carlow Morning Post, Dcc. 15.)

Letters from. Philade,lphia, dated the 14th of
November, state that Sir Wm. Lusthyr has been
re-invested with the Government of the Island of
Bermuda, and arrived there on the 15th of OCto-
berl in the Glasgow frigate.
ItAvANNATT, Nov. 7.—The Spanish schooner
Gallego, from hence to Vera Cruz, was captured
by the Itineerlor, Colombian privateer ; but
while giving chase to another vessel, was recap-
tured by the crew of the Gallego, who brought
her back to this port on the 4th ult., and she
sailed again on the sth inst., for Tampico.
The patriotic MINA, and a part of his suite,
stopped at Congdon's Hotel, on Friday night
last, and proceeded the following morning for
Bath. The General, desirous to elude the ob-
servation of the inhabitants, was perfectly incog.
—even the inmates of the hotel were not imme-
diately aware of the personage who had honoured
them with a visit.--(Exeter Alfred.)
It is said that RICIIARD CARLILE, who is con-
fined in Dorchester Gaol, has of late exhibited
such symptoms of mental derangement, that on
one occasion it was deemed necessary to handcuff
him for some time.

The statement of the death of Mr. BLACK-
MORE, the celebrated slack-rope dancer in Mr.
, Lloyd's company of performers, who were lately
exhibiting in this city, said to have been killed
by falling from the rope, is entirely void of
foundation, Mr. B. being alive and Well.—
, (Gkucester Journal.)
On Friday last, Mr. DAVID WEBSTER, Horse.
wynti, was called before the Court of Session, on suspicion of
having been the printer of the paper presented by Mr. Hay,
which gave ,offinee to the Court. ,Mr. Webster had been
previously examined by the Sheriff: The Court, we under.
stand, proceeded on the supposition, that Mr. 'Webster had not
been t proved to be the printer. T After some remarks by
the LOUD PRESIDENT, on the means which every per.
son possesses in this country of getting justice easily and expe-
ditiously, and on the criminal nature of any attempt to throw
aspersions on our system of 1aw,..0r the courts by which it is
onnnistered, Mr. Vebster was dismissed from the has. After.
wares, we are informed, metion was made by Loti
and agree.a to, to ascertain whether Mr. Hay was a fit ob,zet of
judicial punishment. Physicians were named to make in.
quiry".—(Edbiturgh Courant, Dec. la.)
HynaoenoutA.— A melancholy occurrence,
arising from this appalling disease, has just taken
place in this county. On the evening of Wed-
nesday week JOSEPH DUNNING, a young man,
servant to Mr. HASSALL of Alpraham-green, after
performing his usual day's labour, complained of
indisposition, and retired to bed. His illness
continuing the whole of the next day with in-
creased violence, a surgeon was sent for at about
o'clock on Friday morning, who, on entering
his room, discovered that the sick' man was
unusually affected by the sight of the . Water,
With which his (the Surgeon's) upper gar.-
ments were saturated. This suggested to the
surgeon the true character of his patient's dis.
order; and on presenting to him a glass of
water, he was unequivocally assured that the
distemper was hydrophobia. All medical op-,
plications were now useless; the young man
remained' in a state, which we shall decline at-
tempting to describe, till Friday forenoon, when
he expired. It has been ascertained that about
two, months before the young man had been
bitten in the hand by a strange terrier dog in
the neighbourhood, but what afterwards became
of the animal is not known.—(Chester Courant.)