The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-18 00:00:00

THE
.THE ATI? S.

P 7 lay- L4Pri:
• Tragedy if -Richard thi Third was lair.
night represented at this Theatre, and the part or,
'°iOtitPti was performed by a Gentleman who, on
This .ectitskoier .8244 d liwir se appear Ante t cleat
/:*4ltAt.. ThifGentleinan, as we haVe nes;)re stated,
is a son of Mr. rEititiY, who 45 several yeartagn was.
of the Perforthers of Covent-garden, Theatre.
the Performer of last night is, we Understand, a.
Gaptain in the Maritime Service of the Dust India
Company. His figure is of the middle size, and
rather inclined to the portly. His voice iielear,
NI) and strong. His anion was easy and apprei-
f the
• plate. lie seemed to have a very just,conccption
o Very diffieult cliarafier which he had under.
taken. The spirit,. the bustle, and the vigour of
the part, were 'at all times well supported. Per-
haps the sternness, 'which certainly forms an essen.
tial feature of it, 'was not so prominent as the rest
of its forma nce qualities 3. but on the whole it ivas a per.
strongly charatlerized by genius, and
Which had no °marks of servile irnitation.
Spirit and energy 'were the prevailing.properties,
but in the-sarcastic passages he delivered bithstlf in
an vinieraarfeitytith the skill of a veteran ; and we
tnay,lairl}t,saytj that though there was at- times a
negligenstAt -Avas the negligence of real' genius.
We question, indeed, if there be an ador at-present
en the Loudon Boards who could have performed the
pan with so much of original animation. ,If we
cannot say
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" Firi4hid the whole, arid labour'd eery part
" With patient touches of unWeary'd art." •
We can say, however, that there was•
" Wilt nature's genius working. at the root,"
with much more of art and judgment than -usually,
accompanies such ardent conceptions, or than could
be expelled in a Performer wholly without ex-
perience.
His dunfLahetu was expressive and ,not.officious.
He did not stand in dull indifference while Ot)iers
were Speaking; nor did he, by elahorate gesrifres,
withdraw attention from what they said. Guided
by 'a good "'understanding, he evidently followitli the
Ilitlates of his own feelings, and did not kcetp any
particular model in his eye.
It is, said that this Gentleman Las not yet re_
`flounced the' 'East India 'Service. It' he performed
last night 'merely to gratify a theatrical ituhim, he
has at least shewn his friends that his abilities are
by no means confined to- that service ; and if he
has seriously' resolved upon a theatrical life, we
have,no doubt that he may become an essential prop
of the State.
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ThefeßWas a numerous audience , ivliOreccived the
new Adventurer with great applause throughout,
aittitaVoatricag and repeated marks of their appro-
bation atshillose of his performance. •

COVeiti. a rd., .
A new Candidate for public favour was intro-
tluced upon 'these Boards yesterday. evening, in the
charader of Othello. We could not learn the name
of the Gentleman.who choie so arduous a charatler
for his debut, but we think he abed wisely in care.
Billy conerAling it, as he does not possess those re.
..quisites which will enable him to. attain a distin.
guished rank in the Drama, at lent without much
futther•stutly, and a midi greater degree of know.

1 ge i!+ tit Seense Att. , tie evidently labtitlieti
much to excel, but his voice unfortunately did not
assist him; as it was either forced. into t rant,
or reduced to an indistinct titurthur. -Some pas.
sagei were undoubtedly given with. spirit and
with feeling, but they were but few, and in
straining to give additional energy to hii titter-
ance, he frequently borderid on the burlesque.
—.However he might bq happy in. sonic few in-
stances, Acre was certainty a want of that ge.
nuine feeling which marks the charatier of Othello;
nor were its rapid transitions sußciently marked.
The whole was too artificial,: the Aficir was, with
very few exceptions, constantly seen, whilst the
brave and unsuspecting Moor, worked up to phienzy
by the treacheions wiled a designing villain, was
not, rendered sufficient4y,mninent.- This Gentle-
man possesses talents, but he is at preient certainly
inadequate to the representation of Othello. His figure
is good, considerably above the, middle siie, but his
aftion was aukward, and in delivering his text, he fre-
quently thiew iiirnsitlf into attitUdes which were by
no means graceful. He had a number 'Of friends in the
House, some of whom were frequently very injudi.
cious in their applause. At the close of the 'Lies-
formance a contest ensued for some time between
the ayes and the noes, and it would be perhaps dif.
ficillt tO•deCiae which had it--but whatever (Tilly be
the favourable. opinion entertained of his exertions,
by the partiality of friendship, we are decidedly of
opinion, that he is inadequate to the reptekentation
of the arduous and difficult charafter which he se-
kited far his first essay. If 'he intends to perse,.
Vero in his theatrical efforts, we think that his ex-
ertioni ought at present to be confined to charaaets
of infetlor rank.

!REL tINIi.

LIMERICit, jAII.

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LMT week MICH:AIt N L MARSHAL APJOH, Esq.
and ,Captain RICHARD LLOYD, having received
private intimation bf a \large quantity of iron be.
ing brought into the village of Pallis-Grein, in this
County; they went in the dead of the night, of the
4,th instant) to the forge, of one Btarkty, in. said
village; and observing five persons therein, broke in
at the front door, but were only able to secure
ThontatTiorney, the other;four men having escaped;
in the forge was foiliid a number of unfinished pikes,
quite hot. Tiernek vva,s on. Wednesday evening
brought in, adorned with some of those murdering
weapons, and fully toniniitted to the County Gaol,
by Capt. LLOYD.
For softie days past, various letters were received,
and intelligence given, that a rising of disaffdlecl
persons would take place in this and a neighbouring
county. On Thursday bit such intelligence was
received, as rendered it the duty of those entrusted
with the Civil and Military Power, to, take every
precaution to prevent this City from being surpr!zed
by desperate Rebels ; in tOnsequence of which,
crowds of Loyal Inhabitants; ikith the Right. Wor-
shipful Mayor . and Sheriffs, resorted to the Ex-
change, and remained there under artits. The non-
commissioned Officers of the City of Limerick Re.
giment,.
,under the immediate Command of Colonel
VERRICOR those of the County of Limerick Re..
giment, under such of their Officers as werq in
-tows ;.. ara-rive- ee Peva. coos oe Infantry Irceilos
cortiinuedpatroling the City anti suburbs all night ;
while the garrison, consisting of part of the i7th
and 56th Regiments, and a Squadron of the 9th
Light Dragoons, stationed at their respeetive posts,
waited impatient for the entry of the Rebels, who
very prudently declined the hazardhus enterptize
had they entered, they would have met such a re-
ception as should convince Rebels, that the Loyal
City. of Limerick, of all other places, is that Where
Traitors will not meet with assistance.

On the above night, so early as seven o'clock,.
a party of about fifty men attacked the house of
Lieutenant. Colonel Sot/Rent EX. late of the RoYal
Irish Artillery, at Kilsrush, neat Hospital, Barony
of Small County, County Limerick, and within
fourteen miles of this City. On breaking into the
house, the first person they met to oppose them,
was a faithful servant whom the Colonel brought
with him from the Regimen; ; this man they cut
and hacked with swords in a barbarous manner ;
most fortunately the C' olonel 'Was on this night in
Limerick, and.it appeared that he and his servant
were their intended Vidirtii; Ptiovidence direCted
that Lieut. WMAHON). of' the Queen's German
RangerS, on that evening called, and remained at
Colonel BAVACHIER'S house, and owing to his
spirited condutt, Mrs. BOURCHIER and her chil-
dren were protetted from the brutal rage of those
Rebels. After entirely destroying the furniture
of the house, windows, &e. taking all the fire.
arms with them, they broke open the stables, took
thereout the Colonel's six horses, three of which
were found at six o'clock next morning on the
road, by. Lieut. M'lVlatiort, on his venturing out
to,apprixe JAMES GUDIII2I9, Esq. a neighbouring J
-Magistrate, who,, with his son, osetH Guatings,
Esq. instantaneously.afrorded him every assistance;
but we are sorry to add, that none of the Rebels,
as'yet, have been apprehended.
On the above might, some villains went to the
Turret of Dsais O'BRIBN, Esq.. at Newcastle.
hill, near GrOody Turnpike, and demolished the
windows thereof. The cottagers in the neighbour..
hood, though alarmed, were afraid to encounter
them, from their superior numbers.
The above Banditti declared, at the attack at
Col. Bouttcst t ER'S howe, there would be a general,
rising on that night, of their friends ; and on the
Hill of Knockgreany, 'and other.rising grounds,
lights were visible supposeil to be signals.
This morning Mr. . IlY*l,t.,xtrtsort• (in per.
'mance of private inf6frirititto.-gixert him) appre.
herded James Dee, liibblllttr;4l"l9M Colonel )39oit.
Olt ER's servant tas'lffiritilied ih one of the party
concerned in the abovelobteage. He was committed
.to the County Gaol by Roo c littxt ACKE, Esq.

Yesterday imorning at ten minutes past eight
o'clock, 'was executed, before the Debtors' door,
Newgate, George Foster, for the murder of his
wife and child, by throwing them into the Pad.
dington Canal.—On Saturday he confessed that he
wns guilty of the crime; and since that day was
unable to converse with any person pre:clans to his
execution.

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iIARMICII,..Jm4. 17.

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M OUT fonr o'cloethis a_4. ternoon, a t c
Sehuyt arrived frcirn fielvoetsluis, with the Mails
Of Wednesday and Saturday last ; also Mr.- -as.
WORTH; a King's Messenger, iiid•Mes. MAR,.
R t orr and rs 0 d LAS, passengers. This,Veisel was
cispatched by Mr. SEVRICHT, the Agent for the
Post-Oflice at Helvoet, in consequence of the Diaila,
Capt. ostiotts, the only. Packet there, being frozen

JAN; S.

Ac cots wrs are every hour reaching us. of theme.
lancholy effeds of the gales,' in the culler. part- of.
the week. We hope all- of them are riot comet ;
bUt fear most of the following are so. _The. Smipe
• Gun,tirigi drove from her ipooringc in .the..Thowns,
and ran ashore atong the breakers ;' but, by start.
ing her water casks, :guns,- and ever« thing, on
board, for her preservation, was got off with little
damage. A West Indianian, name unknown;' is
wrecked in Margate ,Roads, several of her men
perished, and about' 400 casks. of atigar.are prel
r served. A Foreign -Vessel 'is lost .crn the, Goodwio
Sands; .her Crew had deserted her before iht• strock,
hut supposed to have been unable 'to reach land;:'-:
Two vessels, one laden With salt, the other-with
bale goods, are on shore near. Deal, crews saved.
The Viveii gun brig, in Dover harbour, broke seven
hawsers; and stranded her cable, and, in
.securing
her, several of her men had their fingers crushed,
some entirely off, by the sudden strain of the wired
upon the ropes. The light houses on the.,Pier were
nearly washed awayl and the piles of the Synth Pier
quite destroyed. A vessel was seen to pais on
Wednesday bottom upwards.

LIKE BOATS.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THI EARL OF I:EL.
LIE, DATEIS CAMEO-HOUSE, 13TH JAN. 180,3.'•
I HAVE the SE'tlS6O 1021 to inform. you, that our
St. Andrew's Life
,Boat perfoirned wonders last
Monday; the loth, in'.iaving the crew, twelve per..
-sons.in nuMber, of the Alcaimuell; (of Scarborough)
Cant. HoLton'mt.-L-I happened to be in Town that
day when it blew a tremendous storm at N. E.
with the sea running mountains high, and thick
weather ;—about two o'clock a Ship appeared. so
near the shore, that she could not pOisibly clear the
land—hundreds of people turned out to give as:.
siStance--;every signal,was made for the Harbour,
and the Life Boat in readiness ; unfortunately, just
as the Ship was entering the Harbour, a very heavy !
sca made her strike the ground, and hove her Out of ,
the Channel among the breakers and rocks, where
the Life Boat soon brought.the Crew 6:114 on shore.;
had I not been an eye.witness, I could not have ,
believed that any boat could have lived in sucts.a
sea and surge.—" The storm was so violent, that the
'Fishermen could not be persuaded to venture, in the,
Boat ti!! Mr. DEmPiTfill., one of the Magiatraces,
and Major, HO RSA U a qtr. volunteered 11144. ,
-Vices also i-Ship4rrister, 'flot ST-VI who.'
made great exertions indeed. The famous atten..
terprising Mr, HONEY was on the 'beach leady also
for exertion, The Vessel had goods from. Bout.
deaux to NeWcastle ; they will be saved (part
damaged). the Ship's bottom is out.