The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-10 00:00:00

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

STOCK. Exc HA Nc E, Half after Tzaelve
Consols opened, and continue steady, at 731
with little doing. 'There are no expresses from
Paris ; but though their non-arrival is .most
probably owing to the prevalence of contrary
winds, there is no want of reports that their de.
parture from France has been prevented by the
French Government, and that there are great
commotions in La Vendee. These rumours are of
course not to be relied on, though it is proper to
mention them. A Gentleman, however, who
lately left Paris, states, that since the expulsion
of M. MANUEL, the war with Spain has become
more unpopular than ever in that capital.
FOREIGN MA BKET.—The principal husineis
done this morning is in Spanish Bonds, which
opened at 29i 1. All the Foreign Funds, which
arrived by the Dutch Mail, are one per cent.
lower.

New York Papers arrived this morning to the
13th of February. The followinareextracts

FROM ST. SALVADUR.—The schooner Union
brings advice to the 9th December last, at
which time the place was closely besieged, and
there was little doubt it would he obliged to sur-
render in a short time. Gen. LAHORDE, the com-
mander of the besieging army, had recommended to
the American, British, and French Consuls to se-
cure the property of their countrymen, as it was his
intention to carry the town by storm on the Ittth,
if not previously surrendered, in which event he
could not be responsible for his Soldiers. The
French Commodore on the station bad offered an
asylum on board his ship and the vessels under
his command ; great exertions were making to
get the merchandize on board.

FROM CurtAgoA, BTH ULT.—Yesterday we
had an arrival from Maracaibo : by it we learn,
that General MORALES arrived there from Coro
on the 20th ult., and embarked on the 22d with
'OOO men for Truxilici against General CIA*
PoIENTI. We also learn that General BOLIVAR
was at Mempox with a considerable force from the
interior, and will no doubt reconquer Maracaibo.
MORALES having left only 2000 men to defend
it, it icnatural to suppose, from the active dis-
position of General BOLIVAR, that he, will not
remain long at Maracaibo, and that his grand
object will be the Caraccas, the place of
his birth. The Navy of Colombia has become
re4pectnble.

Qn Saturday the Duke of YORK dined with
the 'Earl of WESTMORLAND, at his house in Gros.
venor4quare, being the first visit of his Royal
Highness since his long and severe indisposition.
Yesterday, at one o'clock, his Royal Highness
rode out in his close carriage, and visited the
Princess So PIIIA.

Divine Service was yesterday performed by
the Rev. Dr. BLOMBERG to the KING'S House.:
bold, at the Palace in Pall-Mall.
Mr. Secretary CANNING, we are happy to state,
was better yesterday.
The Earl of LivtaroOr. has been confined for
some days past with a severe cold. The Noble
Earl, we are happy to say,'"was so much better
6n Saturday, as to be able, with his Countess, to
receive the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers,
accompanied by their Ladies, to dinner, &c.
The invitations had been issued previous to the
Noble Earl's indisposition. Mr. Secretary CAN-
NING, as the KING'S Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign • Affairs, was to' have been present,
but was prevented by a severe attack of the gout.
The Ductless of KENT has been for some time
past on a visit to Prince LEOPOLD, at Claremont, accompanied
by her beautiful little (laughter the Princess ALEXANDRINA
V ICTORIA. The Prince is said to take great delight in this
interesting Royal infant, who in countenance, manners, and
oisposition, forcibly reminds him of his beloved regretted
Consort. tier Royal Highness is a fine, animated, intelli.
gent child. .

Letters from Monte Video of the 20th of Nov.
announce the arrival of the Imperial 'squadron. from Rio de
Janeiro, consisting of two frigates and a
sloop of war, which are
to convoy the troops across the Line, in order that they might
not go to Bahia. Commodore Lobo had joined the imperial
squadron. The frigate Therisa was aground.
A subscription has commenced at Chichester,
for a Piece of Plate to be presented to the Right lion. WIL-
L tAst HusgisioN on his retiring from the Representation of
that City. The Address to Mr. H. was signed by upwards of
450 respectable Electors.
NEW SOUTH WALES.--According to recent
accounts from New South Wales, where the British population,.
or that of British origin, amounts to 40,000, it appears that the
growth of wool there has been attended with the most prornis-
Ulf; success. Wool from thence has been imported of such a
degree of firmness as renders it applicable to the same uses as
!be best yowls of Spain and Saxony • and within one year the
InPortations have been above 16,000,000 lbs. One gentleman,
Arsearthur, Esq. has sent to the London market above
in NOW lbs. of fine , the produce of his Merino flocks
New South Wales.woolAnother Gentleman forwarded wool
rom some of his select fleeces, which, after having been
airted- one of the mercantile houses, through whom some of
bvetii.nest 9aslities of Saxon wool are transmitted, was declared
e the trincipak wool
-brokers of the metropolis to be equal
ta the
th.est, or Electoral Saxon Wool. The correctness of
from Is judgment was proved by broad . cloth, made entirely
suCh wool by Iluddersfield manufacturers. Thus this set.
tie
Ment, the only European Establishment on an island, the
tenitlPerlicial extent of which is nearly equal to that of the Con-
,°fEurepe; is likely to become the most valuable British
in r-"l'eneY nd I's even now an object of great and
,yearly,
ti n
interest. Its climate is healthful, and is similar in trnPerature to that of Madeira, holding an intermediate post-
(ln between that of the mother-country and our intertropical
Possessions.
fo, Yesterday in the Teind Court the whole
hat„een Lords of Session were present. This has very rarely
dbr.Pped since the Court of Session has been divided into two
'141°14-4 .Rdinbiargli Courant, March 6.)

THE THEATRES.

KING'S THEATRE.—After the new Opera of
La Donna del Lago, which we have already
sufficiently noticed, a grand new Ballet was
brought forward on Saturday under the title of
Alfred le Grand. As the hero of this piece has
acquired a reputation for legislative wisdom, pa-
triot firmness, and personal worth, we should be
more gratified in seeing him introduced with ap-
propriate dignity on the British Stage, than to
figure among the sallalory tribe, yet we must ac-
knowledge that he appears to as much advantage
in a dance, as it is perhaps possible to display his
character in such a species of entertainment. We
subjoin the following account of this Bullet for the
gratification of our Country Readers. The Ballet
is divided into three acts.

CHARACTERS.
Alfred - - - CHARLES A'ESTRIS.
Oliver, his page - - Mlle. MERCANDOTTI.
Count Edelbert - - BERTRAND.
Ahwithe, his daughter - Mlle. Au nELIA.
Odun, a Saxon Chief _ - BOISSEGARD.

Gothrum, ti Danish Prince - FA LCOZ.
Dernulf, an old soldier - AU:WEIL
Bertha, his daughter - Aldme. ItONZ T VEST It IS.
Adelmo her lover -
P COULON.
P Lit) T.

Alfred in disguise, attended by Oliver, his page, takes refuge
with Dernulf, an old retired soldier, and there unites Bertha,
the veteran's daughter, to her lover Adelmo, after winning the
prize in archery, and exciting the fears of the young couple.
lie next rescues Count Edelbert and his daughter Alswithe,
with the assistance of Dernulf, from the Danes ; he becomes
deeply enamoured of Alswithe, who returns his passion in
secret. The chief interest of the peace turns on their mu-
tual struggles—on his part to conceal his rank, and win her
love at the same time—and on hers's, .not to discover an at.
tachment for one whom she supposes to be so much her inferior.
.—They are betrayed into a mutual confession, and she sends
him to battle to win the restoration of Alfred to the throne and
a claim to tier hand. He is, however discovered by his likeness
to his picture in the hall of the castle. He next, under the dis.
guise of a harper, and attended by his faithful page, enters
the Danish camp ; and while Oliver engages the soldiers in
dancing and festivity he examines every part. The General
surprises them, but they effect a safe retreat. He then takes ad-
vantage of the relaxed discipline of the enemy, musters his people
and puts them to flight ; and the piece concludes by an act
of clemency to the Danish King and followers, and by his own
union with the fair Alswithe, with all the pomp of triumph,
softened by the blessings of his subjects. This is, properly
speaking, a ballet of action, in which the resources of the
actor's mind are called forth more than the activity of the dancer.
A fine dramatic interest is kept up, and the story is faithfully de-
veloped by thespirited expression of VESTRIS,AVIERCANDOTT
and AURELIA, on whom the chief business falls. AlEucaN.
Do TT Page, looked beautiful as Ganytnede; her devotion to
her niasteer was of that heartfelt and intellectual character which
is the attribute of her nation, and she seemed, when her dark
eye rested on Alfred, with looks of fidelity and deep attach-
ment, as if the spirit of love had descended from heaven
to animate her person and give intelligence to its expression.
—Her dress was chaste and appropriate. The part of tAlfred
is well suited to the style of I naiters Veal. ars, which is in
that class called the " grand serieuse." Mane AIIREILA
went through a character of great difficulty with success. 'The
various emotions of attachment to her father, of patriotic ardour,
and of concealed love, were displayed with distinctness and truth'.
Her reputation must be enhanced by the performance. There were
very few dances introduced. The talents of CO uLaN, Mdlle VA.
RE liters, and of Mad. VEST His, were, however, in requisition;
and theirexertions, as usual, met with considerable applause. This
ballet is by far the most brilliant the King's Theatre has produced;
and.as a dramatic spectacle, it is highly creditable to time talents
of M. A t)MER. The grouping is beautifully arranged. There
is the true spirit of poetry in some of the combination's of cha-
racters. An effect picturesque beyond description is produced
by the festival in. the ball of the Knights. The scenery
is finely painted, and much increase the reputation of Zara. A
hall, with pointed gothic arches and pillars, is a specimen of
fine taste and correct design. The dresses partake of the same
liberality, and no expellee seems to have been spared to bring
out the ballet with all " the pomp and pride and circumstance"
of decoration. At the conclusion the audience testified their
approbation by three rounds of. applause. M. Aux': a, on
being called for., appeared, supported by CHARLES VEST RIS
and Mademoiselle At, ftmtA, with other characters in the back
ground. He bUwed his thanks, pointed to the performers, in
compliment to their exertions, and then withdrew with general
acclaniationit

'ACAtTat. En, the Composer of this ballet, has
acquired a high reputation for such works abroad.
It was performed with great success at Milan and
in Paris, and was received on Saturday with very
great applause by .as numerous and as brilliant
an audience as we have witnessed this season.
DRURY LANE.—OH Saturday Mr. HoaNE re-
sumed his station at this Theatre in the part of
Mucheulh. He acts with more ease, and he sings
with mere. spirit. He needs no compliment on the
score of science. The simple manners of Miss
STEPHENS' accord very well with the part of
Polly, which she rendered interesting by her
acting and charming by her singing. Miss
CUUITT, who is obviously improving, gave a
spirited support to the part of Lucy, and the
Opera altogether experienced a very favourable
reception