The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-20 00:00:00

THE OPERA.

Meropt was again performed on Saturday, with
increased- applause, to a crowded Audience. Mrs.
BILLI):0-roN gave: her songs with great efied, and
what we were happy 10 hear, with a good deid, of
variety—Tto a musical, ear this gives a peculiar sa-
tiSfaaion, inasmuch as the song becomes by these
means a new one, and
.vi.e are convinced, that the
Performer is a Musician. The Pito between Mts.
BILIANGTON and VJGANDNI continues to draw
great applause and attention. GERBINI rises fast
.in the public estimation ; we rather long to see her
in the Comic Opera. • We' missed PAttisoT in the"
first Divertisement; although perhaps, the Pas de
Deux Wiell LAEGRIE, frOtn its great length, and
the gravity of its music, may as well be omitted.
The French AtribaSsador, and the beautiful Ma.
dame POR'rAI.Ii, escorted by Sir SIDNEY SMITH,
were present. The. Duke. of Yoßx was in his Box
the greatest part of the evening, and the House in.
'general was exceedingly full.

The Comedy of As You Like It, was represented
on Saturday last at Drury-Lope Theatre. There
was nothing new in the performance of this ad-
mirable Play, except the appearance of a Mr. BAR-
CLAY, from the Margate Stage, in the charader.of
Orlando. This Gentleman's talents deserve a mole
favourable mention than his external requisites. His
figure is short, and not well-formed. His face is by.
no means regular or expressive, and his voice is pe-
culiar, and- no.t pleasing in its tones. He performed
the part, however, with unaffetiled feeling and judge
menr, and if Ile is not calculated to assume a high
rank in the: Theatre, :he has abilities that may be
tttidored very Useful,
His Highness the. MIKE of ORLPANF, and the
Earl of MontA, arrived on Wednesday at Edin-
burgh.
On Tuesday last a Duel was fought near the North
Wall, Dublin, between GEORGE NIXON, of Nixon-
Hall, Esq. and D'ARCY MAHOx, of Cloon, Ecq.
in which the former received a wound in the breast,•
which was at first supposed to be mortal, but which
is not likely to prove fatal.
On the t 6th insf. was married at Bishop Wear-
mouth, FowAap CtiRREN HOLGATE, Esq. of .1
Thornton Curtis, :Lincolnshire, to Miss MALING,
Daughter of J. IVIALNG, Esq.
.of Grange, in the
County of Durham.
Silocr.t NG MURDIIR.--Loa Friday se'r.night,
Miss Tana orr, of Kegworth, in Leicestershire, a
very amiable young Lady, about twenty-eight
years of 'age, housekeeper to her brother, in
liegworth, had been to see her mother, who
lives
.only at the other end of a close adjoin-
ing the town, called the Home Close, through
which is a public path from the neighbouring vil-
lages, and was, on her road Mame, about ten o'clock
in the evening, most brutally murdered. As she
was in the habit of frequently sleeping at her mo-
ther's, her absence created no alarm; but in the
morning, about six o'clock, she was discovered in
a puddle on the ground, against a stile leading into'
,the town, with her clothes turned over her face, her
bonnet,,. add neck-handkerchief torn off, and
her pocketslified of what valuables she had ; she
was taken to a neighbouring house, where she was
recognized, and a Surgeon sent for, but she expired
while they were undressing her. From the bruises
upon her legs, thighs, and breast, she must have
made great resistance, as the party,• no doubt, in-
tended to violate her, but did not succeed, and in
attempting to stifle her cries (which must have
been heard, from the houses being so very near)
strangled -her. A verdia has been returned of
Wilful Murder against some person or persons at
result unknown,

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PAM, DEC. i 44

. . .
xtia4Troni lir Article in 'the Mogi/cur, it: ted to ,be
from the Mir-tare 4e Fran 4. j

Jr is a subjea Of Oitiplaitii to die Cabinet of Sr:
janwesi, that the late. War it *as abandOned by
its Allies : this, however, is fake ; it Was England
who sacrificed all those Powers who entered, into
the War at•lier instigation. We, shall cite'Artistria-a3
an instance. When the Court.or Vienna made Pc;sce,

it was evidently necessary For her : as England had
achieved various conquests, if she hari been willing
to interfere in •that Treaty;-she would doubtless
have made compensations in favour of Austria; but
which it was her objea fo 'avoid. Austria
therefore abandoned to herdestiny, and with ail the'
disadvantages attending a rower -borne down by sac-
cessive defeats : .France, however,. did not bbttse her:
viaories ; but it was not to the British Cabinet that::
Austria stands indebted for favourable terms of
peace. Thos it is incontestibly proved, that Au-
stria was abandoned by England, whd at that time
declared she was unwilling to interfere in the con- *
cerns of the Continent. The Cabinet of Sr. James's
afterwards made a•separate Peace, with all the ad.
vantages of a Power who had made conquests, and
treated' for itself alone ; the consequence-of which
was, that the restitutions made by her were .corisi
derably less than she '.should have made) had she.
treated at the same time for bet Allies.

Now, as there are no more Compensations to
make, England changes her prin4.le, and says,
that she eannot remain -indifferent to what passes
in EarOpe%,iThns, to -explain. this varitity',e poi
-
iick, it is neee'ssary we should assume, that solely
guided by hiS'interest, the English:Minister, isolates
himself, in order to retain the profits of the War,
and forms alliances to divide its losses. This is -
the secret consideration .which has induced, in the 7
course of a few months; such a difference in the
opinion of the'Parliameiit. ,And.iliese into dare to i:
complain that they have no longer Allies ! They:,
think, because they, furnish money, that trey.;
,are exonerated from all flit they obligation. The
Bankers of London cannot' conceive how the Conti-:
nental Governments can refu,e•the " happiness" of •'•
risking their Stares to augment the 'Cominerce of
FtrYlani : and they crown all, by imagining it •will'.
always be lawful for them.to say to Kings, " Fight -
-for us ; we -will make peace without you, on the
accusation of your, not having obtained victories at
the stipulated price."
After having refused to assist at the Treaty ,of ,
Lunev ilk, it islastonishing that England should dis-
cuss that Ta.ary, in which she is not even n oned.
:What tight has The to complain resp'ctiog it ? Who
has informed her that all that has since taken place
was not previously agreed netWeeti the Coin/.
Powers ? Who can answer to her, that ther,-:. will .
not hereafter many things pass between the Powers
interested, without reference to, what the Engliol,
Parliament shall say of them ? in order to have a •
pretext for interfering in the concerns of the Conti-
nental Powers, it is necessary that she should treat
on. other principles than those of an Insulated and ,
'Maritime Power.
_ _

England reproaches France with a' boundless am-
bition ; but it is not right to judge of the ambition
of a Nation by the extent Of its vietories, as these
only proVe its courage : but, without stopping to
discuss this question, we4ball speak to faCts. .Eng-
Ittpd had numerous Allies at the commencement of
the War,' one of'whicivalone remained to her when
she made Peace. Trance, on the contrary, had all
Europe to contend with, but every pacific Treaty
she concluded brought an Ally with it. Cr we may,
ask, which is the. Power whose ambition is most.
fatal to other Governments, that which had Allies,
and lost them, without ceasing to make conquests,
or that which, without having them, at the com-
mencement of the War, reckoned all Europe in her
alliance at the,general Peace ?
A Member of Parliament has advanced, that
France had Allies, ,because shejlattait leurs profess.
It is impossible to reason better, .for it. is ~clear,
that all Alliance between great Powers is founded*,
on the reciprOcal advantages which they can secure
but it is vain to look for :the advantage which can,
be secured to other Nations by a People, wK) pro-
fess to fight- for their Commerce alone. England,
is out of the, pale of the Continent, and so remains::
this is at present, andwill be-for. some time, the
leading principle of European policy.
We have proved, tltat•the English form Alliancei
only to make War, and that they, isolate themselves
in order to make Peace : while, on the other hand,
France sustains the l'i'ar solely with her own force,
and makes Alliances only to lender Peace more
certain. This difference of condu6t, so honourable
to the French Natioo, Ought to detemine the Pcilicy
of every Cabinet in Europe. We should not, thete-
fore be surprised that England complains of the
want of Allies.

The Music in general haS nothing particular to
recommend. it. Many of the Airs are by BRA.
HAM,' but he has not :been happy in adapting the
Compositions'. to his Musical powers, great as they
are. -His Duet (sung with INcLEnom) in the first
aa, and Glee in the last, are the best of his works.
—The first Air in the second. Aft- seems, to be the
most beautiful composition in the whole Piece. The
'Composer's name is not annexed to it. • -
Towar4s the end of the second' Aft, a. great dis-
turbance arose, soon after-FAwCEir came on in the
7ezu Pedlar. ' On offering the contents of his box,
:Argmr observed, that " he never bought any thing
Of such people." This remark threw the Theatre
into a flame. • The Sous of Israel, evidently resent-
itig it as a refleflion upon their whole body. The
At, however, proceeded amidst a general uproar.
Before the commencement of the third Aft, FAw-
cErr, appeared in the same dress, and assured the
Autlience, in very guarded and respeftil terr-q,
that no insult • was' intended towards that part of
the audience from whom resentment was supposed
'to have•proCeeded. ThisainlOgy allayed the stormy
whielr burst out again
.for a few morcentS on an.-
other allusion to the tribe of Moses. The Piece
was then 'patiently heard till its concluSion, and
announced by MUNDEN for
the
evening, amidst
great clamour; arising from the contention of friends
and enemies. This Piece is imputed to Mr. DIB.
DIN, Author of The Cabinet, &c.
The Performers' rendered it ample . justice, and
we had only to regret that their respettive talents
were so ill employed.
The House was so much crowded, that a board
was put up before the 01:era began,- to notify that
the 'Theatre was full.

The Government has appointed M. de HoGiN.
noßp Minister Extraordinary at the Court of Pe-
te, !burgh. M. de buys, who is at present at
Petersburgh, will return to the Hague. It is
sumA, he is intended for another mission.
Two thousand Batayian Troops are to be em-
barked next week for the West Indies. The de-
parture of the French Troops for Louisiana: is de-
ferred for a fortnight.

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