The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-17 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DRURY.LANE.—The Road to Ruin, a Comedy
in which the pathetic and the ludicrous are well
calculated for a mixed audience, last night re-
stored IVltirung to the public in the part of Old
Dornton, a part in which he has long acquired
and deserved popularity. His performance
throughout exhibited no symptoms of decay. We
cannot, however, join with a Morning Critic in
complimenting him on the" sweetness and variety
of his voice." It is sufficient to say, that he acted
with such feeling and judgment as can only result
from real talents and an accurate observation of
human life. ELLISTON, in " immortal youth,"
exerted all his powers with admirable effect in
Harry Dornton, and was equally successful in

the playful and tender passages of the character.
Miss BOOTH was natural, sprightly, and affect-
ing in Sophia. HARLEY'S Goldfinch was per-
fectly characteristic and highly diverting.—
TERRY'S Sulky was
.well opposed to KNIGHT'S
Silky, and they were both properly applauded.
The Comedy was so well represented altogether
as to revive in a great degree its original im-
.

pression.
COVENT-GARDEN.--The Miller's Maid, a very
affecting drama, translated from the French in
a manner that does credit to Mr. FAUCIT SAVILLE,
the Manager of the MargateTheatre (and whose
wife, by the way, is an excellent actress, that
would do credit to the London Boards), last night
again presented Mr. RAYNEII in a point of view
which gave new and efficient exercise to his talents,
was followed by The Marriage of Figaro. On
account of the indisposition of Mr. JONES,
a circumstance to be lamented, as he is a
very amusing actor, the part of Abnaviva
was undertaken, and very successfully, by,
Mr. COOPER. Miss HAMMEKSLEY was the Coun-
tess. She was more in self-possession as an
Actress, and sung with power and skill. The
sprightly part of Susanna had an admirable re-
presentative in Miss M. Tara:, and she sung with
her usual excellence. Miss BEAUMONT was such a
pleasing personation of the Page, that in beauty
and merit she might well raise the jealousy of the
dissipated Count.

EDINBURGH THEATRE, OCT. 13.—0 n Satur-
day night the Theatre closed for a few weeks,
with the Barber of Seville and the Citizen, for

the benefit of Miss PATON. The house was
crowded in every part, and the audience seemed
highly delighted with the science and skill dis-
played by Miss PATON in the part of Rosinu.—
Her songs were given with great taste and beauty
of execution, and were loudly applauded.—
RHODE'S Variations, which abound with passages
of great difficulty, she executed with astonishing
facility. Between the opera and the farce Mr.
MUltita r came forward and delivered the fol-
lowing Address :

Ladies and Gentlemen—l am once more deputed to request
your acceptance of our very sincere and respectful acknowledg-
ments for the kind patronage with which you have honoured
this season ; a 'patronage so steady and unwearied that, while
it commands our gratitude for the past, it enables us to view
the future with little doubt as to the ultimate success of our
speculations. We have now had the honour of passing a
double apprenticeship in your service, this evening terminat-
ing the fourteenth season of the
.present patent. During
that period it has been our constant endeavour to merit,
in some degree, the support you have ever afforded us,
and after fourteen years of experience we entertain but
few fears of losing that place in your favour which hither-
to your continued approbation induces us to hope we hold.
-4Loud and continued applause.)—Our engagements for next
season embrace all your old established favourites. including
Mr. Vandanhoti; of the Liverpool Theatre, who will make his
appearance here immediately upon the termination of their sea-
son.—(Great applause.)—ln the department of spectacle we
hope at least to equal, if not exceed, the most splendid produc- j
tions of previous seasons : and several engagements are now
forming, which will secure us from time to time the assistance
of the most distinguished talents the London Theatres can
afford.—(Applause.).During the recess various alterations
are proposed in the audience department of this theatre, which,
we hope, while they improve the beauty of its appearance, will
materially increase your comfort and accommodation ; for be
assured, my kind patrons, no exertion shall be spared to secure
a continuation of that favour which we value too highly to for.
felt lightly. Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, once more tender-
ing our thanks for the past, I respectfully bid you farewell,
and until we have the honour of meeting you here again; most
fervently wish you every health and every happiness.

NEW METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY.—On
Wed-
nesday evening, a new Society for the encouragement of Me-
teorology was established on the most liberal basin, by a Ge-
neral Meeting, called for. that express purpose, and held at the
London Coffee-house.—Dr. lituxnEcx was in the Chair; and
Mr. LuxE HOWARD, Dr. nuaTEn, and numerous other
Meteorologists were present. A regular Society was formed,
to which the scientific persons were invited to become Mem.
hers, from all parts of the world. It is understood that a 11-
beral subscription will be entered Into, 'and that a second
Meeting will be held on Wednesday the 12th Nov. next.

PROPOSED 'SCHOOL OF ARTS IN LYONS.—In a
late number of the Constitutioned, it is strongly recom-
mended that the Government should establish in most of the
large provincial Owns, schools for teaching the sciences to
artizans and .mechanics. The author very properly ob-
serves, that. Paris has many advantages over other towns ;
that all the scientific men of the kingdom crowd to it,' and
leave the great mass of the people destitute of knowledge
and of proper teachers., lie proposes, therefore, that
the very first men of France, in respect of science, shall
be tempted by some corresponding advantages to forsake
the seductions of the capital, and devote, their time to In-
structing the obscure artizans of the country. France is not,
however, even at this moment, quite destitute of such schools,
and the .oevernrnent is too deeply engaged in schemes for
re-establishing despotism and superstition to leave any hope
that it will engage in so good a work as the spreading
of accurate knowledge.. But for this circumstance we
are quite sure nu Frenchman would ever have thought of ap-
pealing to the people to act on such a reeonunendation, inde-
pendent of the Government. The author of this project,
however, having evidently visited Scotland, and become ac-
quainted with -the Andersonian Institution at Glasgow, and
seeing, in point of distance from the capital, and the nature
of the manufactures carried on there, a smilarity between it
and Lyons, he boldly calls on the inhabitants of the latter city
to imitate the example set by the former, and establish a
School of Arts for themselves at their own expenee. The
people of Glasgow may well be proud at having their conduct
held up in this manner to the imitation of the French, by
one of their own writers; and it must be cheering to them thus
to see their admirable example of establishing schools for the
instruction of Mechanics, made known to foreign nations, lead-
ing, we would fain hope, to establish similar schools through-
out civilized Europe.

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