The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-10 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

KING'S THEATRE.—The Opera of Tancredi
was to have been represented on Saturday, but
the sudden indisposition of Madame- BnitGoNnto.i
occasioned the substitution of La Garza. Ladra.!
The house was attended by a very numerous train
of the higher orders, and a large audience alto-
gether. The Duke of GLOUCESTER, Prince,LEo-
POLD, and the Duchess of KENT, were the only
branches of the Royal Family present.
DRURY-LANE.—The Merchant of Venice was
represented on Saturday, and Mr. KEAN per-
fermed the part of Shylock, in which he first ap-
peare,t on London boards, and entered upon that
successful career which may always be ranked as
a wonder in theatrical history. As this part does
not require heroic gesture and the loftier requi-
sites of acting, but a determined expression of
unappeasable malignity, it may be considered as
his best achievement. But we remember MACK.
LIN, HENDERSON, and JOHN KEstat4E. Mrs.
WEST was a spirited and interesting Portia. The
farce of killing no Murder gave full scope to the
humours of LISTON and IlAtury. A good house.

The following was given in the Dade Pari-
sian Evening Paper of Wednesday as a pr6cis
fidele of our KING'S Speech :
" The finances are in a prosperous condition. We may soon
hope for a reduction of taxes.
The King has received, the most cordial assurances on the
part of Foreign Powers. The relations of England with these
Powers are very friendly andparific.
" While he deplores the danger which seems to threaten
Spain. his Majesty is determined to preserve a strict neutrality.
" If. unhappily, war broke out, the pacific relations of
Great Britain with neighbouring States would experience no
change.
" The King sees with pain the misunderstanding which ex-
ists between Prance and Spain, and declares that he is still
ready to act as a mediator between these Powers.
6' But his Majesty does -not think it necessary to have re-
course to any armament, in consequence of the reiterated assur-
ance which he gives to preserve the strictest neutrality.
" His Majesty is occupied with measures which must extend
the commercial relations of Great Britain."

THE LATE KING'S LIBRARY.--The Literals
Gazette of Saturday gives the folloling as a ge-
nuine copy of his MAJESTY'S Letter to Lord LI-
VERPOOL 011 the subject of the late King's Li-
brary

" DEAR LORD LIVERPOOL,—The King, my late revered
and excellent Father, having formed, during a long series of
years, re most valuable and extensive library, consisting of
about one hundred and twenty thousand volumes, I have re.
solved to present this collection to the British nation. Whilst
I have the satisfaction, by this means, of advancing the liters.
tore of my country, I also feel that I am paying a
,tust tribute
to the memory of a parent, whose life was adorned with every
public and private virtue. I desire to add, that 1 have great
pleasure, my Lord, in making this communication through
you. Believe me, with great regard, your sincere friend,
(Signed) 44 G. R.
" Pavilion, Brighton, Jan. 15, 1823.
" The Earl of Liverpool, K. G., &c. &c."

The following Correspondence between Earl
SOMERS and E. LECHMERE CHARLTON, Esq., has
taken place since the Hereford County Meet-
ing :--

Eastnor Castle, Jan. 23, 1823.
Sin—lt is incumbent on tne to ask you, whether certain
warm and violent sentiments expressed by you on Friday last
at the Hereford County Meeting, in which the word " Apostate"
was used (which having now appeared in print are before the
world, though rather difrerently reported in different news-
papers) were meant to apply generally to such public men, as
may, from the temper of the times, have judged it right to
change a general inclination to act with Opposition, into a ge-
neral support of the present Administration, and who may have
received marks of distinction front their Sovereign, or whether
such words were particularly and personally directed against
myself ?

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
• '
(Signed) SOM E RS.
Whitley, Jan: 25, 1821..
My Lord—The " warm and violent" (as you are pleased to
call. them) expressions made use of by me at the. Hereford
meeting, on the 17th instant, respecting apostates, arose from
a conscientious belief I entertain, that they, in common .with
others, who have made their public conduct " a stepping-stone.
to private advantage, are in a great measure the cause of our
present misfortunes ;" though I have no hesitation in declaring
at the same time, that it was far from my intention to direct
those remarks particularly" or " personally" against anq
vidual. If it will give your Lordship any further satisfaction,
I shall have great pleasure in giving publicity to this corre-
spondence. I have the honour to be,
Your Lordship's obedient and very humble servant,
(Signed) E. LECIIMERE CHARLTON.
A concluding note from Lord Somers says, that " as an in-
dividual and a gentleman, he is perfectly satisfied ;" and agree-
ably to Mr. Charlton's " very proper offer," he direeted the
publication of the correspondence. -

THE NonTHERN MAIM—The following
No-
tire
was posted on Saturday, at the General Post
Office, in Lombard-street
" General Post Office, Pcl. B.—The continuance of the snow
has still prevented the mails front the North reaching Newcastle:
the road on Stainmore is impassable by night, and by day-light
the guards anti men on horseback are compelled to proceed circui-
tously.—The bags from places north of Newcastle, on the Edin-
burgh road, are due this day. The last arrival from Edinburgh
was on the 4th. The mails from the Shields anti Sunderland
roads are also due this day. The mails from Glasgow are
due yesterday and this day. Bap are als.l due this day
from the following places, viz.—Dumfries, 'Carlisle Pen-
rith, and Whitehaven-rouls, Appleby, Waugh, Barnard
Castle, Whitby, Halifax, anti Bradford ; Wales—Holy well,
Denbigh, Ituthin, St. Asaph, and Conway. If any of these
bags arrive to-morrow, they will be delivered at the window,
until two o'clock."

Bombay papers, to the 29th September, inform
us, that in consequence of the continued heavy
rains the river at Surat had overflowed its banks,
causing great injury to the town, with loss of
lives. The river began to rise on. the 15th, and
did not abate for four days, when the scene that
presented itself was of the most melancholy dis-
cription. -From the effects of the dead bodies of
men and cattle, the latter of which were spread
over the whole town, a pestilence, was appre-
hended. The water rose so rapidly, that gentle-
men only saved their horses by taking them up
stairs. Hundreds -of low-built houses were
covered by the stream, and quite destroyed. The
Adawlut was the only house belonging to Euro.
pears, the lower rooms of which were not under
water. .The village of Brachia had been washed
away. The troops there were only saved by the
strength of their barracks, to the roofs of which
they were compelled to betake themselves. All
the villages on the banks of the river had suffered.
Dead bodies of men and cattle were seen floating
down the river. Two poor fellows passed Brachia
alive on the branch of a tree with great velocity,
but assistance was impossible. The scene seemed
to realize the incidents of Poosstx's Deluge.
There is no truth in the statement of Lord
FITZROY SOMERSET'S having left Madrid. He
did not arrive in that city till the 23d ult., and
had subsequently several interviews with the
Spanish Ministers ; but of the actual progress of
his mission, even the English Cabinet are said to
be imperfectly informed, •n account of the stop.
page of his dispatches on the frontier.