The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-24 00:00:00

POETRY.

ON MERCANDOTTI.
Ye Witlings your rhymes and your nonsence withdraw,
For 'as known the fair Dancer has made no faux par.

ON THE SAME.
'Tis said the fair Nymph is a native of Spain,
And that, rich as BALL is, he but courts her for gain :
Else why from the Stage should he doom her to vanish ?
But the cause is quite clear—he would fain touch the S:panith.

ON THE SAME.
The beautiful Dancer is now made a Wife,
And the nuptials took place at the sound of a FIFE.

M)4 DEMOISELLE hi ELIC nOTTI. _— cc She was
bro ight from Spain to England about four year ago, by
his Lordship, anal then appeared for one night only at the
King's Theatre. Though scarcely more than a child, and
her part one very subordinate, there was a grace and
playfulness in her manner which attracted immediate at-
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antlrdrawn. She was then immediately removed to Paris, for the
cultivation of her talents, and placed under the tuition of the
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inimitable Couloh. After dancing at the Acadan,;e Royale
for a short time, she was transplanted to this country,
and made her first appearance at the King's Theatre on
the 19th January, 11122, in the ballet of Pandore, without any
announcement of her previous appearance on the same boards.
Her reception was flattering in the highest degree. She next
came out in the Carnival de Venise, and then as Eliza, in the
ballet of The Pages. Since that time she has been the most
decided favourite on these boards. It s not many weeks since
formal proposals of marriage wer,e made her by a man of title,
and also by a Gentleman of family and fortune, both of which
she declined. The Nobleman to whom we have alluded has
never avowedhimself as her father, but his watchfulness and
attention could only result from paternal anxiety. Ile has lat-
terly wished her to leave the stage and retire into private life,
but her profession was to her a pleasure, and site preferred
remaining on the boards. Her Tension from the Theatre
was 8001. a season, and his Lordship besides allowed her a
guinea a day, and paid for her apartments, dress, and mas-
ten. Though she was permitted to remain on the Stage,
the Noble Lord expressed the greatest reluctance to her
marrying a person of the same profession.' He has often told her,
and declared to others, that if' she married a gentleman of good
family, not connected with the stage, he would immediately
present her with a fortune of fifteen thousand pounds. Among
the earliest of Alercandotti's admirers was Mr. Hughes Ball;
his assiduities were for some time diverted away to another
quarter; but on the termination of that affair be again was seen
the most constant and perhaps the most favoured of her ad-
Mirers. His ofnrs it is said, were in proportion to his for-
tune and acknowledged gallantry ; 2,0001. a year was a tempta-
tion which few in Uercandotti's situation could withstand, but
her heart was pure, and that offer was rejected. Various other
proposals of a similar nature were made and successively reject-
ed, until at last, as we are told, her youthful and enamour-
ed Creesus tendered his heart, his hand, and princely fortune.
Those were immediately accepted, and in the early part of
last week various consultations were held in the court of Hy-
men, generally called Doctors' Commens, as to the practicabi-
EV of a .private marriage, or if a special license could be pro-
cured. To the latter there were many demurs, as the exigency
of the case could not be deemed sufficient to require it ; but
with regard to the former, an advice was given, which appears
to have been followed. On Saturday week arrangements were
made, and a carriage Mid four horses were in'waiting, as we
are informed, near Leicester..square. The Gentleman was seen
last at White's, in St. James's-treet, at eleven On that night.
He was balloted for and admitted to the club on that day, and
he then made his first appearance. A short time after, it is
supposed, that he and his fair partner, and her mother, stepped
into his carriage and drove off—whither they are gone, or where
they now are, is a matter of which the town is still totally igno-
rant. Indeed their actual intentions are still enveloped in mys-
tery, but we deem it honourable to take the moat favourable
view of the circumstances."—( Morning Papers.)

The Rev. Dr. BLOMIERG performed Divine
Service
inyesterday to the King's Household, at his Majesty's
Palace
The Duke of 13Eovoftn, we are happy to
state, is somewhat better.

Mr. COOPER, of Drury-lane Theatre, is en-
gaged, after the termination of the present sea-
son, Air live years, at Covent-Garden, and we
understand on terms as creditable to his own
talents as to the liberality of the Manager. Mr.
COOPEti is also engaged at the Haymarket
Theatre, where he e ill appear shortly after the
opening of the house, on the 15th of June next.
Chrmick.)