The Sun.
London, England, 1805-11-19 00:00:00

21IE THEATRE.

Drury-
.ArrFs the Comedy of The Wheel of Fortune, and
the patriotic Interlude in honour of Lord Nut.sori,
a new Farce was introduced last night at this Theatre,
under the title of The Weathercock.

L,

,ane.

. ba,tm,yris rOsolve.
Tristram whim, - - - - Mr. BA NNIST ER ..:
Old White. . . .. . - Kr. CiissciCY. .
Brief-Wit, -L-- - - - Mr. M A 'craws.
Sneers -- - - - - Mr. PURSER.
Marietta. ..... . . Miss DE CAM?.
The Hero of this Piece, Tristram Whim, as his name im-
ports, is an unsteady young mail who has displayed in turn
a p:artiality to so many pursuits and professions that he has
quate exhausted the atience of bis father. At length,,ort
tke opening of the Farcc, he has determined upon following
the law, very much to the gratification of his father, who,
in the hope tbat Tristram nnght finally decide for the Bar,
had induced his friend Brief-Wit to give the young Gentle-
man proper instruttions. In a very short time, however.
Tristrarn renounces the law, and turns Soldier, ACtor,
Gardener, Quaker, Bond-street Beau, &c. hut at length the
Weathercock ultimately rests at the point of matrimony.
The Lady who fixes this veering spark is Varietta, by'
whom he had been captivated at a Masquerade where 0010
appeared as a Savoyard. She thinks him worth reforiniqw
and resumed her masquerade dress to sec if his tiedged at'
tactiment continues. He is struck with her beauty, and
vows perpetual constancy. She then appears as a uaker*
and looks so interesting in her plain simplicity, that he re-
solves to be a Quaker too, in order to secure liir regard. fi
nally, she appears in her proper character, as a young LadY
of fortune, the Ward ot Brief-Wit, and the person With
his
rather wished hint to marry. , The Piece then concludes with
hicdetermination to adhere at least to the chargler of a good
husband.
the late ARTHUR MußrnY,
a charaaer introduced by Dr. jOIINSON ill .1)($
The part of Tristtam was orig
inally derived from
Rambler, under the name of Pu/yphilo. 1-14 °len '
-
it to his Comedy of Know Your Oren Yliud, confin-
ing the hero, however, to a change of mistresse.s i.ii.;
stead of a change of professions. Mr, Moierox, in
ti.le
Comedy of The We to Get ltiarrit4, brought
thel
charaCler back to the original conception, in
of sheaving the versatility of a
Part of Tangent, and the Author of The Weathercucto
oso
has given it a more farcical shape, for the pap
evidently translated
Though the charaeter is therefore not novel, 1. i),
rendered very entertaining, but is certainly pushed
to an excess that gives it the appearance either of
madman or a fie/ : for instance, when in his tur,e;
targ .fit he cuts off the head ofpoor Cicero, and givob.
battle to a nodding flower, over which he be
tains a decisiVe viaorY. hoseT
Y. passages shoo!
displayed
omitted, any
popular Cerned.itati:
as they are absolutely absurd, without, 00
mbanre of humour. The part of Blief-Wi! is au
Orator' illum,from The Sun-in-Law, in 0 liagalfs`l2;
Parietta is a playful and agreeable part. 131;firain,
His imitation of the pomposity, cfl it lert-
lion of some Gentlemen of the Bar Dot)ig 1 boo
P.-4 humour and variety.. in d 1,-10.
Mg, and was much relished by several of
ileatb..ell'v sot
0 drily mi
we saw present. ledianEws also Azi aria ''''
in the unloquacious part of Brief-ir 7, „.lig with
Ds CAMP was admirable in Marietta. So° ''' 0 by
riod h 0
great taste, and considerably.heighte.--- t,rt Qi. Sneer,
her &Nee ail(' agility in dancing. The t'„ ?vitas,:
• the Servant, was also very well sU)nolle' by the
who is a very improving
whole, till,' Piece, themilt certainir 124' roe`atre for
Pcmic °I.
traviVt' 4
very diverting, and to thia,lo who visi( we ' frintiated
the sake of entertainment, wiil be a soaNd s' ci- Al
PorfurmorJ. - , understated is 2,lr-
gratification, as it is very well sustaioed by °`" .`.
The author of this Farce we tin „inn,
t beep LP.-
ALL1,J014..,‘, to whom the Public nave
Dollar works
hatlebtod . for many a hearty laugh, in
of the .same kind. , an,'
will iny,st probably he a staiidgd 'arc e we 1"
present- season.
. The Piece was very. well received altoge,tloluerli 00

,
Yestorday .
of YORE arrived at 'Windsor from' town.
at half post twelve o'clock, and arrived at
The 'II Windsor yesterday,
uxE of CAMBRIDGE left
Morning, at eight o'clock, the 1)(154
Inputs, ill
s St. James's Palace, abont three.
, , lesef
Yesterday the Sheriffs of London anddd,_ 4
waited upon Hts Nl,tittsant at Windsor, t° i'''l,c;:i,
when he iveuld be pleased to receive the city 0'44
dress; when His MAnsTY was pleased to 'PP
Thursday, at two o'clock, at St. Jamas Palace.m._
His Roisil Highness the DIME' of COMDERI. 'll
returned to town yesterday' from Wincisa.
the
On -Friday Capi. Ass closed his coo before ,
Court Martial against Sir Joit MER. VI"
0 0 ~
day Sir JOHN 'will commence hindfence.
It ited th4l
has beers said that HOLMAN has dese to
Stage for the Plough, The truth, lio‘vever,?, tre,
tie has re-engued to coodat the Dublin lb°lll3/3
his apart-
which he has mndered mac
rnOrerespea3ble
it was, by his management and by his 364' ~roe
Whatever may be the issue of the 1.,01-seel's
tween Nir.H. fonta'rotr, the Mlor, and the 1)f
with whom he had the recent clispute at tilo
tie the
tre, it is to be hoped that, it will at lead ,11:„eoilI
etleti of lessening that anuoyanee whig,c_i"rpor',.
arises from Bot-,lol,fry-Siaux awl Ws iv --- '}tio ao'
hood, whose lively prattle distutbs the otitto c‘.o
the .Audience every night, and is too v"
outrage of decency. • f rie Deliir
Tient against accoan'ts 'of
The ridicule in the new Cooley 0, .4 wber#
hardly any body can nine, in the croiale -9,, out%
fitshiona le pat 4
acs,
0; ell
against the catalogues qf persons who atten';',o fog
and dinners, is very proper, ,as it may teit°_,l
0,
the Pablic Press from such' frivolous dogr`l,".
and direct it to those higlier and itrii.ortant suo,), ty
which are naturally suggested 1.1 the state 1
Country, and indeea of all Europe.
Was el:
Tuesday, last a most sumptuous dinner ~
__, Ai.
at the Crown Inn, Portsmouth,' by the itessir,
and Army at that place. The table w3:l
ri'llue
, style of nnCOlDtriOn ale. once. Tl?e .17„./01)., of
mini Stozgit to the principal ()Ulcers it
.t11.1;111)
played during the Whole entertainnle.nr.
.._1:....,
..,. eg
Toasts were given, and the Rossi? .ufer2: to
. pressed their unfeigned admiratiothan na,), Y_
Pry
late memorable Yi4tory. Not less,
ot'!tY,
roacif:dilst/n,„ai°ll were Present--iuuong wilicailw
eer,.,4
...anis oLONTAGU and Sir L CoFrigaii Aorgil ;o'o
Captains at Portsmouth, and Goer ii
expressed the highest satisfaotion wi I to
the entertainment'` 1)
suite, with. other Officers of rank.
,IT,egvio,l)(lli)Piel
day, afler inspe&ing
y , Returns, the bosii,...
the •
d er peck,
BREAD.—here 1)64
&oncost i , p
ordered tae price to IS a no Court of A. i_clie.rAitl,t,o

PahriZY.

• ,
Traoslallon or a Soig sung at the Theatre at Berlin,
Wore His PRUSSIA.N 111AsEs'inr and the-Exmloß
of RUSSIA.

THE PRAISE OF SPAR.

Prosper the War!---the Warrior's hardy life
~Exalts the vigour of the aaive mind
The boefilTatigthens'raidst the martial strife;
In War much true peculiar good N+N that..

The treacherous knave pretended friendship spews,
But War soon tears away the mask lie wears
The sword unsheatli'd in fight no flattery knows,
Each heavy stroke the truth aloud declares.
War has its good—from slothful slumber's chains
It wakes the tehder youth, and points to fame:
Struggling through many hardships, he obtains
The glorious prize proposed—a deathless name!
War has its good—amid its'arduous strife
All idle fancies vanish froth the mind;
The art it teaches of contemning Tile, ,
Except with honour and with virtue join'd :

It teaches to refrain and to enjoy, •
Vesteem a luxury the blackest bread;
And should an adverse fate all hope deitroy,
It giveia place among the noblest dead. '
Alf trail to War ! by noble deeds alone
Can •
l's,iii•glotious laurels be acquir'd.
.11'all to Wart' it gives th' immOrtal, crown •
wriat inure mortal man etin be'ciesied,?
kOn , •
04 to %Vat it hprls just vengeance down
it,
neti:lse Foes regardless of all
arms I to arms! let's rush to gain the crown,
o
tr4blY fall in our Country's Cause.
bltaltrraclng the illustrious Lord NELso,g from the
tit cf",, his lallyish days to the a(i iv,. rriteanimity
Ifilitt.bw",„zeh. he closed . gloriol.
e"azztedwith the brilliant vnriety of his mi.,
enpq to every part of it. What '.danger has ha clot
r•—\\rilat hard hit) has.. he not
c.;.1111 hat 'obstacle
,has.he not sUbdued ?..=-Nyhat
saatli‘f: 1,4 nett cridufe.i%lL-y/liat Seas has' he
What has he not performed
tank ►
has hei.)eft undone, it was'his.
ink (kbey, 'had the confidence or his
.COrn-
h, ilriEl;`,Wit,,2ll tie 'N.Os advanced to command,
The ei-kthits:asm of those All() obeyed ',hint.
the saat T?sf ty.foollitittille of thought' and "fe.sbiiree,.
td_t4 m.Pid. pavement, the- same application,
PO4qble. taeans to' the 'ends tehad •
wilettr at the instant or the ex-
seem& equally -tb operate, in his
4rici
a.. n_ to aniqtate his genius in eycry sitnation,
extra)rdinary etnergencies of. his prolei;,'
knenal llO ,that unexampled. accumulation of
aUris, t
4rd NELSoII has:provided for hart...,
Nt4i4.''''Countfyi no addition.is nOvileft for tlie.•
I.(oFfinent,
nt__ to juke,. hitt the magnificent..sOlemnities. of
the stztely. sepulchre„ tire 'proud insbrip-
rnulls,t acid „the 'eternal' name. 'lle- Nation, alas !
while Ll.,°\v' the ;cypress With the laurel'; and
prepares her eulogy, the tear will glisten
the qe.ofglar ' • .- •
It is 11,41, • .1 • . 1 • •
r.
stance , " a-rro.v we relate a melancholy etreurn
the iat `3ll:lPh.oceuTred on board the, Mars during
heir ci,'lll4tious etbgagiment. the.bnlve Captain
ad two "sent in the a&ion, one aged about
the first the. other 4bout 15. EarlY.in tho contest
N3ll (st, had both hililegs carried away by a shot
the
(attar the seconi fell !...--and'at last,.ta complete
ttlieistressing grciupat, the father himself was 'added
HA of slain, kutving 'an amiable" widOW in ii
• too dreaclfut for description. The youth
da his.less is nicely to recover, and.will, no
teoeive• all the tiparation which a liberal. G.o-
'crntnent and.a sYmpallizing Ceuntry can'bestow.
The r . ,
alller Or Captain WRIQ.I/3"..'(Wh001 there -is
err
erd, rcaron to believe . has-sbeen.put.to; death by
,A,". ()f "IlloNapm.tre) bas long been in Elinbargh.
The'•Uor tin.dPaynias'ier of the G:trrison I 3 it:tli.rt4.
• :,-nQulcat he.hcard,, his 'son had illen into BoNA-
bteil heads, tte de itpaired of .and has never
„
-4qYed to spqatt of Aim burstio into,
• .
tlOntingly observes, that tbe
aLL'XAN.DE.Rr travels from Cbt.Hi. to Court, and
il)" where he is to put himself' at the head-of 1;15,
;tArravel". I also observes, that othe'f,Pote•niates only
to IP.ra-instahi ' Rulers in their Governments. As
~te military i-,',..icivernents of the Emperor AL:2,,
L--.=-
rite We doubt' not that the . Imperzal Editor of
kr..,-)zitcur will. find them as efte.clual, if not as
1,11;(11"tale, as Own: But wizen weir:4k at.Hol..
lee Switterlan I, Sardinia,-Tuscan ,' &c. Bcc. we
lio"yv anxious ,:Lat Ln-perica ,E,da.ar is•to re-instate
dir'sinthPir govrtnments. . • • •
LA,.','itotx., one ,of ,the :distinguished
with4L%17414,4 0 France, and the'. chief Negotiator
boura j.vIAL We.S.EURY fora Peace, died , at
tLe. ea'r'ti in 'rho situation of PrefeLt of
tlitie,partntent of Gironde. How must the latter day
des Ina", haV4_heen exposed to mortification and.
it Jr on see'ng his Country, after, all the horrors
,"71 suffered,, become a prey to' the despotic usurp-
.r "1 obscure Foreigner !
fzeneral -MACK
• took back a,.Let-
-ther of paliiation, from
--N.l.%sy„, his' cause
it was as-
- ,
arrived here,
under OsTERMAN
Lunenburgh. this morning.
have'been • here a fortnight, .ant
men and several horses quartered upon .t....
ants, it was very easy to perceive that the latter Ns-
' Much atfeaed on parting with them. The art=
beat this morning at four o'clock, and by'-eight
not reach
the March commenced with military music, ac-
and
copatiied by the singing of the men. Almost. °I SPain* is 'al"
that Admiral Or,Avirs,.
m
tile whole of the inhabitants on foot, in car-
French Rear-Admiral «>I9 killed,
; . attended these brae men out of Jima Slips
Upon the Banks of' the Elbe, many of a..mPs of ‘'"` fleets were jo,t7
who ,to, take .the command of 11.-
tt(l);e'vnS"aldiers toOk an affeelinct farewell of their hosts; sir'L'Y'
Combined'. Fleet at Cadiz, arrived there three days
and their march to this pine:wairas gay and cheerlnk..
after Admirals VILLXNEUVZ and. ,GitAvINA bad "I"."l4'''
as they, had seen their -own Count.ry on the abet
Side of the River. . .uailci sea ter from some
at
. Orford river t.-
' ' CHARLES DE IA- CROIX, Prelef.l of .the „.. _
c .4 to 4.. In the North s'e.t), till
.Another. Letter from Boitz,enburgh says, it is-un. . -
parttnent else ~ourt.,eaux eta tilt..
arge
derstoect that in 4 Lew. days tho rest or, usi;an swat. . .
. .