The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-13 00:00:00

"SSIAN THEATRICALS.

The • r ollowitig extract of a letter from St. Pe-
!eriburgh, dated Ma the 9d i es vis a faint idea
yg
nOW
I frng of the best plays of our immortal Bard
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the
mutilated (both in its translation and
adoption) in one of the principal cities of the
Russian Empire
" As I have now enumerated the principal amusements of the
city, with the exception of theatrical ones, 1 shall proceed to
!elate to you to what a high pitch of refinement the Russians
have arrived at in that respect, by describing to you the perform-
ances at the theatre on Monday evening last, which commenced
with Shakspeare's tragedy of Othello. Othello appeared in a mill.
tar) cocked hat, Ituastan boots, and something over his shoulders
more resembling a Roman toga than any tither theatrical ap-
parel which I can liken to it. The Senators all wore large
helmets and sandals.. This, as you may imagine, had a most
ridiculous effect. Cassio appears to he drinking with a mix.
ed company in a tavern, when logo enters and sings a
tang, the subject of which is, that Englishmen can never
light till they have eaten roast beef and drank sufficient
make them insensible of what they are doing. logo
an Conio then danced a mock minuet, when Cassia sang
Zlielbnet and the other characters joined in Chorus. In
rctt which took place between Curti° and floderigo, the
ol the latter was pierced first by Castio and then by logo.
7t71e40, after about half a dozen somersets, (after the style of
~`314.1.n5) tumbled down at the hack of the stage. A wheel.‘„l,ll9P was then brought on the stage, guarded- by a tile of
lei", into which were placed both earth, and Roder-Igo, and
t Le 4 oft Othello smothered Desdemona with a
.pill9w
Puttuul •Villit Six feet in length. Emilio then came.iriunpinliittia:
bY her husband with a naked sword h
it at his wife,
a:ihditit,rtoelvy (ell to fighting, wounded,
struck Othello, and blosth
when lot) was mortally
cwsio
p off in the same barrow which conveyed away
and
-""uerigo• Othello then rushed to the back of the stage,
"„d after imprinting' few kisses on the cheek of his murdered
Rife, fell on big sworda, and thendied. The housewas very full, it
711'ng the first night of its being performed in St. Petersburgh.
~,h'iecliblue is smaller than the Haymarket, and lighted with oil,
kith causes a most disagreeable smell. I think from this de.
Ann which I have here furnished you with, you will per-
hive whatNerv, conception the Russians have of one of the most_
\vol.-11'411Y admiredthe
Tragedies of first

ni,l:ll"A.---in a private letter received yester-
(l-r°rn
'FridaySmyrna king of Ipsara is thus in substance narratek6 On: the 2d ultimo the Capitan Pacha
larrived off the island, and, on the following morning, opened
Tticii a terrible anti well-directed fire, that two hours after. Billie-
e, the principal batteries of the island were dismounted T
tfiseenth"r"tion or the troops, to the number of 14,000, was
ft o efrected upon diWerent points ; the Greeks were driven
thQrt:tlTT'ition to position, and a horrid massacre followed. _
the' ;0 c;10elt in the afternoon-the Turkish flag floated upon all
set anficati"ns, and the town and surrounding villages were
sstn't le- On die following day the whole of the island had
Situatedt " with
the exception of a fort named Paleo Castro,
ofwhich all an elevation in the centre of the island, and in
it, greeks who had been able to attain it had taken
wheth 'l3-...ftiolt Wag blown up at noon, but it was not known
fate „fett.h.Yr -“e;oegiged themselves or by the besiegers. The
they had'" Tarim vessels was unknown, but it was f. ared that
str .. Pall en into the hands of the Turks, or had been de-
I.r It is said that very few Greeks were saved, but that 0,1t.118,t Turkad life they
I ' s was is fought desperately, and that the loss
prize." proportionthe
• to boldness of their enter-

The Duke of YORK left his residence in
81, Rble-yard, St. James's, yesterday afternoon,
Windsor, on a visit to his MAJESTY.
The Princess AUGUSTA is remaining on a visit
pith the Duchess of GLOUCESTER at Bagshot.
Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of CLA•
Irene, Ih/tended by the whole of their suite, left
ilashey for Kew.
Prince ESTERIISZY, the Austrian Ambassador,
bad a long interview yesterday afternoon with
Mr. Secretary CANNING, at the Foreign Office.
The contents of the letters brought yesterday
by the Lady Mary Pelham packet, from the
Leeward Islands, have been anticipated by a
previous arrival.
The ilarbadoes Mercury of the 3(1 ult. says—
" The schooner Bella) belonging to Messrs. CA-
VL" and Co., of this island, is stated to have "lion carried into Guadeloupe by a French man-
or-war, for having been nearer that coast than is
Perrnitt"4 b
rn y recent reguon of G-
u, Put ; and
ter, which it is is added, thatlati the Eden sloop overnof
i "c
had proceeded thither to ascertain
lause of this capture was fired at by one of
the forts.o
NV I.
aid (lave the satisfaction to report the favour.
,ovulianee in the health of the VICE-CIJANCELLOR. Sir
deti b tyesterday, underwent a very painful operation, perform-
linontp., in the presence of Mr. CLINE and Mr.
tw„ „;Hcnvl,BlE. The process lasted a whole hour, from, one till
are Lock, during which the patient suffered much
1, a 1,, e have great pleasure in stating that the
It(iTr. OLENGAL who has been long ill, is now rapidly reco.
2111; from the elfeCts or the same disorder which afflicted the
r`illis of REETFOUD, namely, the meazies.

THE KING.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY, TEN O'CLOCX. AT NIGHT.

This morning, shortly before one o'clock, the KING, accom-
panied by the Marquis Conyngliam, left the Royal Lodge in
an open landau, and drove down the Long Walk to the Castle.
Sir Edmund Nagle and Sir \Vin. Knighton accompanied the
Royal Party on horseback. His Majesty arrived at the Castle
at twenty minutes after one, and alighted at the site of the new
tower. The preperstiona for laying the first stone having been
completed, the stone was lowered into the bed, and the King
taking a silver trowel into his hand, secured it in its position
with the accustomed form. The ceremony being concluded,
his Majesty and suite returned through the Little Park, and by
Frogmore, to the Royal Lodge. The ceremony was strictly
private, no persons being present except the workmen, whose
attendance was indispensably necessary. His Majesty will en-
tertain a grand dinner party this evening at the Royal hedge,
consisting of their !loyal Highnesses the Duke of York,
.the
Princess Augusta, and the Duchess of Gloucester ; the Duke
of Dorset, the Marquis and Marchioness Conyngham, Lord
Mount-Charles, and the other distinguished Personages at pre-
sent in his Majesty's suite.

CELEMLATIOII or ills MAJESTY'S BlitTli-DAY.—This
morning was ushered in by merry peals from the bells at the
Castle and Parish Church. At nine o'clock a Royal Salute
was fired in the Bachelors' Acre. At one o'clock the •2d Bat-
talion of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards marche.d from their
barracks iti,Sheet-street to the Long-walk, and fired a feu-de-
joie. The whole of his Majesty's tradesmen dined together at
the Castle Inn, and the joyful anniversary was distinguished
by a variety of rustic amusements in the Bachelors' Acre.—
The evening was closed by a splendid display of fireworks;
and the town was brilliantly illuminated. At noon the whole
of the workmen, gardeners, &c. who have been lately employed
at the Royal Lodge were regaled with beef, pudding, and
abundance of strong ale, by command of his Majesty. The
Anniversary of his Birth-day was observed by all classes .with
the greatest manifestations of pleasure.

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