The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-18 00:00:00

THE TiIEATRES.

DRURY•,LANE.—MT. MACREADY last night as-
sumed the part of Hamlet, a part which he once
before performed in London for his own benefit.
Mr. MACREADY, from all Ive.ls!ikve heard of him,
is a scholar and a gentleman, and as an actor he
possesses very respectable talents. We are
sorry, therefore, to see him disposed to follow
the track of Mr. KEAN, in the adoption, of sad-
den transitions from high to low tones, and of
long and languid pauses.—We cannot, on the
whole, consider his Hamlet as a successful per-
formance, or suitable to the real bent of his
his powers. We only presume to speak our own
opinions. The public in general must decide on
his merits, and allot to him his proper station.—
There were many passages which were delivered
with energy and effect, but we conceive that Mr.
MACREADY IS chiefly calculated for characters of
daring or subtle villainy, and in such characters
he is well qualified to hold a distinguished rank
on the London boards. The rest of the cha-
racters in this wild but admirable Tragedy were
well supported, particularly the Ghost by WAL-
LACK, Horatio by ARCHER, POIODiOUS by TERRY,
Ophelia by Miss Povey, and the Queen by Mrs.
GLovza ; and the whole was most agreeably re-
lieved by the humour of DOWTON, in the chief
Grave Digger.
COYENT-GARDEN.—The Tragedy of Venice
Preserved, one of the best in our language after,
and, indeed, a long distance from, the works of
our great dramatic Bard, was last night repre-
sented at this Theatre. The character of Jaffs.r
has long been in the hands of Mr. C. KESIDLE,
and he is now without a rival in it. He performed
with his usual judgment and feeling. Mr. To uma
gave an animated and impressive personation of the
" fine, gay, bold-faced villain" in Pierre, who
deserves a better description, as his object was
to rescue his Country from tyranny and Oppres-
sion. Miss LACY made her first appearance this
season, in the part of Beloidera, a part in
which she made a powerful Impression on the
public in the last. She appears to be, and we
understand that she is, very young. It is obvious,
however, that she is mature in judgment, and
that she acts from the dictates of genuine feel-
ing. Altogether we know not any actress that
can compete with her in this part. She was
greeted on her entrance with a degree of ap-
plause which'skews that the public retain a
strong impression of her performances last
season, and that she is likely to become one
of their established favourites. The following
fact is so creditable to the dramatic character
of OTWAY, that it deserves to be recorded. The
celebrated Dr. MONSEY, one of GARRICK'S ear-
liest and warmest friends, though unhappily se-
parated by the officious malice of a common
acquaintance, once remarked to GARRICK, in
his library, that he had placed the works
of OTwAY next >to those of SHAKSPEARE ;
and asked if he intended to intimate by this
arrangement that he deemed him the next in
dramatic merit. The answer of GARRICK wa.
t 4 CI
certainly .—.../TWAY, as R dramatic Poet, is
nearest to SHAKESPEARI: is the power of moving
the passions."—Such an answer from the first of
actors, and one of the best of judges, must 4' out-
weigh a whole theatre of others," and is a power-
ful tribute to the author of Venice Preserved, and
The Orphan,

Witinson, OCT. 17.----The weather being fine
this morning, his MAJESTY, attended by the usual
persons who compose his Suite, rode out in his
small phaeton towards the Lodge, in Windsor
Great Park.—Lord F. CON YNGIIAN left the
Castle this morning.
A messenger arrived in town last night, with
dispatches from Sir WM. A'Couar. lie came
over in the 'Sappho.

The Duke of YORK and the Duke of W.
LINOTON are OH a visit to the Duke Of RUTLAND,
at Cheveley, and attended Newmarket Races on
Wednesday last.
His MAJESTY, we understand, has given direc-
tions that all the paintings in the several palaces,
respecting naval actions, &c., be forthwith col-
lected, and presented to the Royal Hospital at
Greenwich, for the purpose of forming in that
asylum, a gallery, to be entirely devoted to the
record of those proud achievements. Prepara-
tion for the reception of the Royal gift is to be
made without delay.

Mr. JOHNSTON, late Private Secretary to his
Excellency, the Lo an-Li EirgNANT, sailed for
England yesterday, (Monday the 13th. inst.) to
take his place.as Commissioner at the Board of
Stamps: He is Succeeded in the appointment of
Private Secretary by COI. SIIAW, who lately ar-
rived in
,this country ; and who, we believe, was
employed in India during the Governor-general-
ship of the Marquis Wtr,LESLE.Y.—(Dubliti Tree-
man's Journal.)
The remains of the Countess of DARTMOUTH.
and her infant son, Lord LtWISTIA3I, arrived on Thursday
evening at the fanifly mansion in' 13erkeley•square, from Staf-
fordsbtre. Yesterday. morning, at eight o'clock, they were re-
moved for interment m the family vault, in Trinity Church,
111 inori es , in a very private manner, consisting of a hearse, con-,
taining the bodies, with six horses i three mourning coaches
and four horses, and the family carriage, The chief mourners
were, the Earl of TALBOT; and his brother, the Ilan, and Rev,
Mr. TALBOT.
IMPROVEMENT OF Sour:vv.—Public attention
has latterly been much. directed to bettering
the condition of the poor, but we can, with
confidence, say, that in no part of Ireland has
there been more effected within a shOrt period,
than in the neighboUrhood of Balthiglass, in the
County of Wicklow. There we find that excellent
and patriotic Nobleman, the Earl of ALunortouan,
devoting all his energies to make his tenantry
happy, spending his time and fortune among
them, and promoting every object that can tend
to improve the condition of the people. Within
the last six months an extensive School has
been erected--and other buildings are in a state
of forwardness, to facilitate public objects. A
Bible Society has been formed—and a Ladies'
Association, for the purpose of inquiring into,
and improving the condition of the peasantry
a Savings' Bank has also been established. The
entire set forward and most munificently sup-
ported' and patronised by his Lordship and the
Ladies of his family.—(Carlow MorningTost.)