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

THE
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Datti*-LANE.----The revival of The Cabinet at
Covent-garden Theatre has occasioned the re-
storation of the same Opera at Drury-Lane, no
doubt for the purpose of producing a rivalry be-
tween Messrs. BIIAHAM and SINCLAIR. This
competition will naturally excite curiosity and
comparison, and of course be eventually advan-
tageous to both Theatres. Mr. BRAIIAM resumed
the part of Prince Orlando, of which he was the
' original representative, and contributed great part
of the music. As we said before, his powers are
undiminished, and he last night exerted them with
his usual force, and with his usual ornamental
luxuriance. We own that we prefer simplicity
and expression, but he is the master of the de-
`corative schOol, and he performs so well that we
cannot but admire. We have no room for detail.
He was encored in most of his songs. Miss
STEPHENS, in Floretta, was not less successful in
her musical' efforts. Hoax also distinguished
himself, and we join with the Morning Papers in
approving of the introduction of Miss FORDE in
Constantia. H ARLEY'S If7l/LciCH/G, and Dow-
TON'S Peter, ably contributed to the general
effect. BROWNE, in the amorous old Marquis,
also was prominent, and with him we must at
present drop the curtain.
COYENT•GARDEN.----The Lord of the Manor,
one of those modern compositions which approach
nearest to the good old style of the true English
Opera, but much altered, and not for the better,
was revived at this Theatre last night.--General
BURGOYNE' the author of this piece, was a gen.
tleman and a scholar, as well as a man of taste
and a soldier. The work of such a character,
therefore, ought not to be mangled and disfi-
gured by the dramatic Tinkers, employed by either
Theatre. A change of manners since the origin of
this Opera renders the part of Young Contrast
obsolete, but upon the same principle we should
discard the Foppingtons of a former period, and
the character is so whimsical, so well per-
formed by JONES, and so agreeably relieves the
more serious parts of the play, that it ought to be
retained. Moll Flaggon is a very whimsical part,
and in the same manner diversifies the piece. It
is, however, in fact, the Kale Matchlock, in Sir
RICHARD STEELE'S Funeral, or Grief-a-la-Mode.
BLANCHARD rendered it sufficient justice. lie
is one of our best comedians. SINCLAIR brought
forth all his musical stores in Trumore, and
bad of course the honour of encores.—ln
this respect he was more than rivalled by
Miss PATON in Annette, last night, for her
marching song was given three times.—Miss M.
Tare was a distinguished prop of the piece in
Sophia, .and warbled sweetly. Miss LOVE also
shared amply in popular favour. PINE was
very respectable in Rashly. He acted mo-
destly, and sang with manly simplicity. The
character of Sir Ahn Contrast could not be in
better hands than with FAWCETT, and FARLEY
gave La Nippe with humour. We beg leave to
set the audience right with respect to encores.
They need not fear that they distress the vocal
Performers, who, on the contrary, consider them
as the triumph of their talents, and they give
new animation to the performance.

ITHE ITALIAN OPERA.—The following, in ad-
dition to what we have already stated, are said to be among
the new arrangements of this Theatre :—/tossini, Composer ;
Mesdames ltonzi, illowbelli, Carradori, Vestris, and Pasta,.
are the principal female singers engaged. It is, however, said,
that the last-mentioned lady, although under a penalty of
1,0001.- to the Manager:4'of the King's Theatre, may possibly
be prevented by the French Government. from quitting France.
The male singers are Garcia, Curioni, Porto, nornorini, and
some others. The Corps de Ballet' include Albert, Noblet,
Le Gros, Madame C. Vestris, Mademoiselles Idalisse, Leroux,
Aumer, and others. The Leader of the Opera is SpagnohAti,
and of the Ballet, Mr. Lacey ; the Ballet Masters, Illesors.
Aumer, (luillet, and Boisgerard. The Theatre is to' open
about the second week in January.

OLD BAlLEY%—(fnis DAY.)

CHARGE OP HORSE STEALING. William
Brook: was put to the bar on an indictment
charging him with stealing a horse, the property
of Robert Roberts. In the course of the evi-
dence it appeared that the prisoner had been en-
trusted with the horse for the purpose of convey-
ing him to a fair for sale, and the prosecutor
having admitted that if the prisoner had given him
in money, instead of a bill, he would have
been satisfied, the REcoatica directed an ac-
quittal.

- Eliza Hammond was indicted for stealing
livers monks, the property of her master, Henry
Hodson, but acquitted in consequence of an in.
orrnality.

ire congratulate the public ou the completion
of the Iron Bridge, which was finished on Saturday last, being
within a few clays of the time stipulated.' The general appear-
ance of the bridge, the style of which is (lothic, is exceedingly
elegant, although the arch from its small degree of convexity, is
not quite so imposing as those bridges whose ascent is greater.
The superiority of the present structure is, however, per..
fectly obvious ' • and the science and skill displayed by
the architect, Mr. Browne, is-universally acknowledged.—
The width of the Bridge, between the pallisatles,
eluding the carriage way anti a five-feet flag pavement on
each side, is 30 feet two inches ; anti the span of the arch is
44 feet three inches. The whole of the iron-work was
cast at the foundry of Messrs. Finch and Son, in this
town ; with the exception of the ribs and two large abutment
plates, which were cast in Derbyshire. The expense of the
erection of the bridge is 2,3501., being the sum estimat-
ed by the Architect, who has thus fulfilled his contract to
the entire satisfaction of the Committee. The public are highly
indebted to the subscribers, by whose liberality a work has been
constructed, which combines ornament and utility in a very
eminent degree._.{ Cambrkl,ge Chronicle.)
DISCOVERY OF A ROMAN TOWN, &c.—ln the
parish of Strathmiglo, Fifeshire, there were lately dug up, within
four feet of the surface, six bronze vessels of different capa-
cities, from IA mutchkin Scots, to 10 pints Scots, or 20
gallons English, unquestionably of Roman antiquity. These,
however, have proved to be only a presage to still greater and
more impOrtant discoveries recently made. A Roman town,
the Urbs Orea of Tacitly' anti Ptolemy, so long the object
of the most anxious researches of the zealous antiquary, has
been also discovered at a short distance, consisting of about
thirty houses, in three rows, whose foundations are yet die-
tinctly visible, with the fragments of three or four different
specimens of urns, :found about these ancient ruins. About
a mile west, nigh about forty bronze Roman military Wea-
pons of different kinds have been found all lying together.
A little to the north% a Roman urn, and two Roman coins,
have been recently picked up, one of them the Emperor Do-
mitian's coins, in excellent preservation, which, with one of the
foresail vessels, and four of said military weapons, are now in
the possession of the writer of this article. What appeared to be
most remarkable about the new discovered town Orea, is a stu-
pendous triangular table, cut out of the freestone rock, upon a
pedestal and pillar, and.standing, with little alteration, as the
Romans left it. This seems to have been a table to the Sun,
and an inseparable appendage to all the Roman towns.—(Cale.
donian Mercury.)