The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-13 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Moarox's Comedy, Secrets lVorth Knowing, was
revived with considerable success last night, and went off
with deserved applause. The bill states that it has " not
been acted these ten years," and it may be that length of
time since it was played at a Winter Theatre, but it was
performed in 1629 at the Haymarket.
The cast of last night included BARTLEY, DOWTON,
BLANCHARD, and HARLEY, who had the parts originally
played in 1798 by MUNDEN, FAWCETT, QUICK, and
KNIGHT. BARTLEY took peat pains with his part of
Undermine, and made it very amusing, but we are sure
he will forgive us for saying that he is not as rich and
varied a comic actor as MUNDEN. Dow Torr, however,
when he will learn and repeat his author, is, however,
quite as good, though not quite as forcible, as FAWCETT
in such a character as April ; and BLANCHARD, in such
a character as Nicholas, is, at least, little inferior to his
prototype QulcE. We never saw KNIGHT (long KNIGHT,
twenty-first of December night, and not short KNIGHT,
who was distinguished, at a later date, as the twenty-
fourth of June night), but we cannot imagine that he
rendered Plethora more prominent or laughable than
HA.RLZY made it. COOPER'S Rostrum was more than
respectable, but it was deficient in that bounding buoyancy
and vivid alacrity which Lewis threw into the part. 01
the graver performers we cannot say so much, for nobody
will think BRINDALL as good as POPE in Greville, or G.
BENNETT as good as Honiati in Egerton. The female
parts, if not better, were to the full as well supported as at
any former period. Miss PHILLIPS descended below her
rank for the sake of the interests of the theatre, when she
took the character of Mrs. Greville. MISS TAYLOR sang
well encugh for Rose Sydney, and acted in a manner far
superior to anything Mrs. MOUNTAIN could accomplish in
that line ; and Miss KELLY, in Sally Downright, was
admirable—so true to the nature of the parr, for it is very
natural, and at the same time so irresistibly comic, and so
regardless how such and such a posture, or mode of
speaking might appear to the audience, provided it be-
longed properly to the part. The performers exerted them-
selves zealously, and were rewarded by the approbation of
.be house.

Lord Howard de 'Walden, the new Minister
to the Court at Lisbon, will meet with many friends in
Portugal, having been, when very young, an Attache to
the memorable embassy of his relative Mr. Canning to the
Government of the late Prince Regent of that country, in
1814. It has been stated that his Lordship was to em-
bark for Lisbon on board his Majesty's steam packet
Lightning, which sailed from Falmouth on Sunday last.
His Lordship has, however, expressed a wish for some
delay ; he is now paying a farewell visit to the Duke and
Duchess of Portland, at Wolbeck Priory, and next week
he will return to receive his final instructions at the
Foreign Office, preparatory to proceeding on his voyage.
A numerous meeting of the subscribers to
Lloyd's was hi Id yesterday morning, for the purpose
(amongst other business) of receiving the resignation of
Alderman Thompson as chairman. A motion was brought
forward and seconded, the purport of which was, that the
house regretted the step taken by the chairman, and re-
questing him to remain in the situation which be held.
An amendment was, however, proposed that his resigna-
tion should be accepted, upon the ground of his being
Vice-President to a M trine Insurance Company es'a-
blished at Sunderland, which was carried, the numbers
being, for the original motion 82, for the amendment 105.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—The line of route
for the proposed railroad, between Brighton and London,
has excited much interest among many of our respectable
inhabitants, because it is not improbable that early steps
will be taken by some influential persons, to get a commu-
nication from this place by way of a branch, which, it is
calculated, might be accomplished, by passing through a
level part of the country, from hence (taking the course of
the stream which divides the counties of Kent and Sussex,
by the High Rocks and Groombridge), towards West
Hoathly, a distance, at the most, not exceeding 20 miles,
to the nearest point where the railroad will approach.
Considering the number of new buildings now springing
up fir the accommodation of visiters, anti the still in-
creasing number of settled inhabitants, such a speedy
communication, both with the metropolis and Brighton,
if ever attained, will add not a little to the rising prospe-
rity of Tunbridge 'Wells. We shall hope ere long to be
enabled to announce that a plan his been set on foot to
accomplish the object.—Brighton Gazette..
City Knights have furnished, time immemo-
rial, abundant food for ridicule. Witness the farcical
scenes in the comedies of Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Wy.
cherlv. The modern hurnourist of the " Rejected Ad-
dress'es" Ilse also seized on these rich, hut, in other re-
spects. luckless personages, and has transplanted from his
counting-house in Lawrence-Pountney-lane to a mansion
in Portland-place, a genuine merchant of the old school,
whose talk is of underwriters, invoices, bills of lading, and
bills of exchange, and whose sole other enjoyment is con-
fined to the good things of the table. Such a personage,
of course, affords " fine fun," as the phrase goe,, to the
aristocratic circles into which the silly ambition of his wife

forces him.
We understand that a Club is in progress of
formation to which considerable interest is attached. A
similar project was attempted during the last session by
several Members of the House of Commons, but from the
hurry of business it was abandoned. The present is,
however, likely to become of essential advantage to the
party by which it is formed. In imitation of the Conser.
vative Clubs and Coteries, it trill afford its members a
centre of union in the vicinity of Westminster, where they
may enjoy the social intercourse of persons of similar
opinions, and have an opportunity of considering those
measures they may be called upon to debate. Such an
Association cannot fail to enable the members to mature
their plans of operation, and by mutual deliberation, to
discover the most probable means of insuring them suc-
cess. The Committee, we understand, is composed
almost exclusively of Members of Parliament ; and the
circular, after stating the advantages which had been de-
rived by the supporters of the late Administration from