The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-30 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

Dau ay-LANn.—The Opera of Dern-cischutz,
which continues to attract, was followed last
night by a Romance entitled 'Wed the Gheber,
avowedly derived from Mr. Moontes Poem of
Lalla Rookh. The new Piece, however, does
not strictly follow the original. The Fable is
comprised in the following sketch :
Ilgfed the Giulia (Mr. Wallnck) loves the daughter of his
determined foe, Al Hassan, the Arabian Prince (Mr. Archer).
Hi ado (Mrs. liTest) is taken by one of the officers of Haled,
and is sent back, unharmed, to her father. The persecuted
followers of the Glicier are betrayed in the hiding-place by the
traitor Feramnrz (Mr. Terry), whom the dramatist makes the
preserver of Hinda, and the rival of /NM. The Ghelier then'
under the name and disguise of the Prince of Circassia, gains
admission into the palace of Al Hassan, where he is discovered
and imprisoned. He subsequently makes his escape, joins his
followers, and prepares to give battle to his foes. In the con-
flict that follows the traitor is slain ; and the lovers, of course,
according to dramatic precedent, are united in marriage.
The sudden accidental dropping of the curtain
before the Piece actually terminated, leaves
the catastrophe, however, a matter of inference
rather than of fact. The Piece itself differs little
in the story from the two which lately preceded
it. It was, throughout, well acted, and the
scenery and dresses were superb and beautiful.
It it severely condemned by some of the Morning
Criticsi'and the Managers are condemned for not
,reviving good old farces. The great fault is•the
vast magnitude of the theatres,which are really too
large for Ow regular drama. This magnitude has
occasioned a degeneracy of public taste, and a
necessity of bringing forward' splendour of .spec-
tacle
.instead of representations of life and. na-
ture. Public morals have proportionably suf-

feted, for the regular drama tended to excite
good sentiments and diffuse refined manners.
But Managers must submit to the evils which
they have themselves created, and the Theatres
therefore will never be so productive as in for-

mer times, since so much expence must be lavished
on she w, to suit Or vitiated taste of the day.—
The piece of lust night was announced for repo.
titian by Mr. WAl.l..scx, amidst a turbulence of
opposition and assent, in which the latter had
however certainly the predominance.

METROPOLITAN SOCIETY-
POR TILE OPPOSITION AND PROSECUTION or rn.tunu.

LENT INSOLVENT DEnTOES.

Yesterday evening the Members of the above Society held
their Second Anniversary Meeting at the Albion Tavern, Al-
dersgate4treet—
Mr. Sheriff Kiev,' Alderman, &c. in the Chair.
The Worthy CHAIRMAN having been preventtsl, owing to'
his important ditties in another place, from attending earlier,
the dinner was not servedup until near seven o'clock, at which
upwards of 00 merchants and tradesmen of the first respecta-
btlity sat down.
Mr. W. C. Bousrumn, the Solicitor and Secretary to the
Society, read the second Report of the proceedings connected
therewith during the past year; which appeared extremely sa.
tisfactory, not only on account of the augmentation of the
numbers of the Society, but also on account of the success which
had attended the exertions of the Committee during the past
year in the detection and punishment of fraud, no less than
twenty cases having been submitted fbr opposition. The Report
then went on to detail the labours of the Committee relative to
the periodical distribution of printed circulars, and their obvious
utility ; as also the flourishing state of the Society's funds.—
During the past year, the number of subscribers had been
doubled, and amounted at present to upwards of 300.
The health of the Chairman was proposed by Mr. THOMAS,
and drank with loud applause.
In returning thanks, the worthy Sitznirr observed, that the
interests of the Society occupied a permanent station in his mind,
and he hoped his future conduct would atone for his past ap-
parent remissness.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the healths of David Pollock
and George Heath, Esqrs. the standing Counsel of the Society.
Tlie health of the Committee and Stewards were next pro.
,posed, and drank with great applause.
Mr. ConnouLD end another Gentleman saverally returned
thanks.
On proposing the health of the Solicitor and Secretery of the
Society, and worthy Chairman observed, that it not only re-
quired able assistance to carry the law into operation, but it
also was requisite that there should be an able Secretary to in-
vestigate the several cases which might be referred to the con-
sideration of tho Committee. Such an effective officer the So-
ciety had in the person of Mr. Bousfield.
Alr. BOUSFIELD said, that the, very flattering manner in
which the Worthy Chairman had done him the honour of
proposing his health, and the company of drinking It, was
most gratifying to his feelings. This evening must be pa-
tifying to every friend of the Society, and more especially
to those few who had this day two years assisted in its for- ,
motion. Last year the number of members was 146, and it
was rather a singular coincidence that this year there had been
added the very same number, and this day the Society had
received an accession of 27 new members.—(Applause).—lle
was (lithe convinced, from what the Society had done, that It
would do much, very much more, if properly supported. The
worthy Gentleman went into a long detail of the views and
operations of the Society ; and in conclusion proposed the health
of four Gentlemen, most intimately connected with the due ad-
ministration of the law, he meant " The Commissioners of the
Court for Insolvent Debtors."
The CHAIRMAN then retired, when 31r. D. Poi.Locx took
the Chair, and the festivity of the meeting was prolonged to a
late hour.

SONAR Thu.—The New Road over this stu-
pendous Hill is nearly completely by the indefa-
tigable exertions and public spirit of Mr.lloeca.
From being nearly impassable, it will be en ex-
cellent trotting-road, and, in addition to giving
every facility to the communication through Pe-
tersfield, between the Western and Midland
Districts and the Sussex Coast, it will form one
of the most beautiful and picturesque rides in the
South of England. In addition to this great im-
provement in the approach to Petersfield from
the North Western Districts, a New Turnpike
Road is also intended to be made to that town
from the city of Winchester. The expellee of
carrying this measure into effect is estimated at
5,0001., and the work is to be under the super-
intendence of Mr. BLANDFORD, the Surveyor.

Mr. KEAN played a round of characters at the
Belfast theatre last week.
Mr. LISTON appeared as Baillie Nicol Jarvie
ini)ublin'lheatre on Thursday last.
Wednesday last a numerous and respectable
meeting was held in the Town-hall, Glasgow, the Loan PUO-
vorr in the chair, for the purpose of promoting a subscription
to erect a monument to the memory of the late JAMES WATT,
Esq. either in that city or its vicinity. In the course of tin
hour the subscriptions amounted to upwards of IMO/. Now
that the Monument has been resolved upon, we hope it will be
such as will tie honour to the memory of Mr. NVATT, and also
to Glasgow.---URdiliburgh Courant.)
On the return of Mr. 11.tun1rickToN, of Bon-
nm, Herts, with a friend of the name of Prating, from the
fight at Warwick, on Thurisloy night, in a single horse-chaise,
they by some means got out of t!...e toad at Lentliam-hill, about
six nules from Diiveniry, when the chaise was precipitated
down a bank of lf,ftet, and Mr. Profiling was killed on the
spot. 34. ilarrinfton, who was driving, had one leg and one
thigh broke, besides being a much bruised that there are no
hopes of recovery. The night was dark, and it was stveral
hours before. the accident was known. Mr. Frodling was a
device painter on china, residing in Gowen-street, and he has
left a young family now orphans.