The Sun.
London, England, 1804-12-27 00:00:00

CHINESE CARDRATING.

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The following Observations on Chinese Gardening, extraBeX
tlom Lord M &cAarNrirts journal, 'are insroduced into
Mr. BA &ROWS Travels. in China, a Work abounding ill
interesting and'important intelligenbe, and svifiten with
great acumen, judgment, and taste. „-

WHETHER our style • of Gardening was really
copied from the Chinese, or originated with ow-
o selves, I leave f.r vanity assert, and
discuss. A discovery whicht
is h •
sense and refiedion, may equally occur tithe molt
ar6eci result of idleness
goot 0
(Hscud
,distant Nations, without either
borrowing
from L
he
other. There is certainly a great
analogy between
our Gardening. and the Chinese ; hut our excellence
seems to.be ratner in improving N ature; theirs to
conquer her, and yet •produce the same .effect. It
is indifferent to a Chinese where he makes his gar.
den, whether on a stmt favoured,, or abandoned, by
the rural deities. 1f the latter, he irivites them,or compels them to return. }his point is to change
every, thing from what he found its. to explode tne
old fashion of the Creation,: and intractoca,novelty
in ev • ery corner. If there be a waste; ItClaiOrniir
With trees
; if a:dry desert, he waters It* with ka
.river, or floats it with a. lake • If "
there be If smoot
fiat,' he varies it I *• •
undulates the surface ;' he raises it .in scoops
it into %rallies-, and roughens it with-. rrieks.
s He
[tens esperities, brings • • h - 'ld r
armentfy• into t e
ness, or animates the tameness of an expamei by
accompanying it with the majesty of a 140.
Deceptions, and eye,rrytuggiing.lattlinot un.
,acquainted with; but they use them v,ety iottioffir•
Lobserved no artificial ruin-v:caves, or hettnitages.
Tho9gh the sublime PredOinintitei in proper
station, you are insensibly led to contenaptate
not startled by its sudden intrusion.; for,lothe plan
cheerfulness is the•ptincipal. feature, and jights up
the face of the scene. To enliven ir still-Tinge, the
aid 'of atchitetture is invited : all the boVings are
puled of their kind, either elegandk..;i4MPles of
highly decorated, according to the effi.ClAltt is in-
tended to arise, crated •at: suitable disunites; ea
judiciously contrasted, .never crowdedi tOtirthEt
irw
confusion, nor afredallyvonftonted, anti sfaring at
each 'other without .meaning, Proper ecafiees
proper places. The 'summer-house, thelravitinris
the pagodas,.
,have all their •respeCtivalittuations.
which they distinguish and improve, hut which soy
Adler structures would injure or deform; •Sille only
things ditagreeabioto my rye arc. tlte lifte pores.
laitifigures-ollions, tigers, and rough
hewn steps, and. huge masses 01..fock 401tp: which
they teem studintis of intrphicinik.neaLatiP'f their
.houses 'anti palaces. Cons tt.es log ga.reAit goo?.
taste in she other points, I Was much surprised at
this, and could totiy acennt .for.' it by lie expence.
-and. the difficulty of briigi,.g togerbW
gtukies ; for it. is a c..inmon '4lrettl-Cf: 'caw 11""
riches,to push every thing they can procurd.io
haat,and extravagance, which are the death-Of
aw-
Iti countries, however, as well as China, I
have. seen somti:of the most boasted' BC4llciiiier
growing" their beauty; firm a -pfethoia their
owners' wealth, or becoming capricious n
.hypo 4
ioncitinal, by a quackish application olit, /1
. few
fine places, eve in-England, might be rtitled our,
that Prc labouring under these .dlsorders. ; nted
ot to
scn.le celebtated 'Where twis
ai
staircases, window-glass cupolas,
CililllllCV-pleCCh convey nothing ue 'hint the
whims and dreams of sictsiy fancy, svitboat an atom
of grandeur, tom, or propriety'. ••
. The Architeflore of the chinese is -of a•feeuttar
stele, totally tirdike any other, irreduciblc:to out
tole*, but peacetic c ,nsistent with its own.- It haat
certain principles, from .which it never .daviatese
and although,-:. when examinett according to -ours, it
sips against she 'ideas, we have he
imbibed ottlistri.
botion, composition, and proportion; yet, upon t
whole, it of -e.n produces 4 must pleasing effea,
as
we tionietitues see a person, ,without a: single gaga
featote in his lac have, rievegthelese, a-vely Arco
able countenance.

The death of HAYDN is a lamentable ever .In tha
d
Musical World, for hough he,is,far *4 deciina
sv
into the vale hisof.years,'.'genius 44041 by nu Olean°
exhausted;-and eve.ry hcw,tv.oritirom'bil haa
played a sound jtuigineut and a rich itnagitiationey"
There have been prolessurl Inure prof:dais' in
science ,of Music, but none who united ffo much
learning with so much Original gentui,'..alirlisuc
vivid h
fancy; The relit, charaaeristia of his wod9
was simplicity, produced by the, most catnplic.alea
arrangements. Every 'instrument was MOit haPPiIY
employetlin all his compositions, b0,0"01**1113rk ;111:
charatfter and combine. thes,svith 041'14-1
the;
ble efFea. In. his works-,thete•il dttai7graittieut
use
spuroChdt:eesuuces h, a strong
vein•
migh ut."49l"wiirj
ssa'4ll;ar
at.Painr
chic
ipciatyv 4.4tbe,lol:be,ecibuitulihttilse,,arcici. univ;:e(VOSh the
- °
though pie had o`i"
liberal in his judgment, of the works oat P9atiriteirc:l::l::l!fi
thotigh he 'etlioeti ,most Ofhi'i'cotripetitor3,
them have unit, i in atitniiing hii genie), An"
paying homage to his 'private, ;.
Popisirr' are the most lashis)n:ible Ornarnent "r 1
Fr They are, indeed,' synihOlia4f a alk
6tritg peoftle.
130 NAPAIITiI'i 4161 e dependence is :tstptiri fly .„
tary hordes, 11l Frenchmen hold hitt) *44'
the most perfea tiet6tationi yet as most of those
militdry ruffians swear earrnal hatred to Kingss 11).
perors,'&r. itcc. and the Vodnger pa-rt of his TrocVS
received a RepublicarCiiiiicaiion, what
cnuid, be placed ittt men; a: poplar Leader
-were t,) arise and older to rescde .theihfrcrn the
severe cont rout of the Cersica'tf I.jurper.? '
On Thursday a gunsmith hi I, Lye. ri),1:1, inOnYe
in claning a gun • berrel, incautit;usly, RP' tfie
butt
end .of it into • the fire to burn out the hardeneu
riming without further n
examining it, whet'
the
piece, exploded, and , sent the *charge through his
body, .%...bichicilled him On the spot.
Mr, WFST.^CARI, brother to the celebrated bree°
t
of cattle, alighted from his horse' yeaterAaYs at ha
aool` of a tea.dealer in GraCechurch-street,
went into the shop to buy a pound of tea. Li 19°
absence, the saddlc was stolen from of his h°l*.ses
back. .

. TIM THEATRE.

'Otnt.Cafelen.
A new Pantomime was brought forward last night
St this Theatre, under the title of Harlequin Quick-
silver; or, the GmoNte and the Devil.
' DRAMATIS PERSONA.
• Albert (Julia's favoured lover), - Mr. Bev:evert.
Sancho (setvant to - - Mr. BLANCHARD.
Asmodeus (the Devil on rye() Sticks), Mr. S mmoNs
N_eaper, . - Mr. A
V. _TINS.
- . - Mess. I.lNGattd remiss.
• Quicksilver, - - Mr. MeN.see.
Queen of the Gnomes, Mrs. ATKINS.
Julia, - Miss Day its.
PANTOMIME CHARACTERS.
Harlequin, . - Mr. BOLOGNA.
Scaramouch (servant to Avaro), Mr. De so s
Landlord, . - - Mr. BOLOGNA, ten.
Avaro (Julia's tither), . - - Mr. L. BOLOGNA.
Dr. Sangrado, - . Mr. A a nor r.
Columbian, _ . . Miss SzAeL Z.
Guards, Miners, Gnomes, Maskers, Sailors, dtc.
THE FABLE.
The Scene of the first Ael lies in the mines of Potosi,
where Albert is confined as a slave, by the severity of Avaro,
Spanish miser, who wishing to marry his daughter Julia to
Signor Finikine, contrives the arrest of Albert, who is the
ruing Lady's favoured Lover. The Piece opens with a view
of the mine, where Julia, attended by Sancho and Columbina,
comes to seek her banished lover, having escaped in map's
apparel from her father's house, and stored herself with means
to turchase his release. The disclosure of the riches she car.
Xtbe about her being overheard by some of the miners, they
Worm the keeper, whose rapacity prompts him to seize
tinaatiy and her companions, and appropriate the intended
e of Albert's enlargement to his own use ; on Albert's
piritf.ci resistance of this conduit, he and Julia, with their
lends, are seized and confined with every circurreitanceef
. . ult anti .4 retina,. At this time the Queen of those
rite efreGnornos,. who- are supoosixl to be, the
tenii of the mine, summons her attendants to a periodical
teitival, which is held in a recess, formed of every brilliant
poduce of the mine • the habits of her fairy courtiers are
*enVesed of all that' is beautiful and resplendent in the
fossil, or submarine world; among ethers, she surn-
*lenses a genii, called Quicksilver, who relates the hard
Case of theabove mentioned lovers, over whose safety he has
Wm. watching.and intreats power to give them ettedual assist.
%we I the Queen and her agents transtorm Quicksilver into
I IlUaleetin, every -mineral endowing him with its peculiar
6010 tar, power, and properties. Thus created, Harlequin is
Osrlunissioned to serve and protet the lovers until they haie
it theirdiftleulties. Theirdeliverame from the mine
U eilitted just as Julia's father 'and foppish lover arrive in
pursuit of her. Harlequin (w ho becomes enamoured of Julia's
Ilittendant, and changes her. to Columbine) cuoyets Albert
' and Julia, by I magical conveyance, into Spain, where they
are pursued by their opposers Omagh the usual routine of pan-
. tomimie adventures, tricks, and changes, in the Douse it Dr.
Saartrida. The father of Julia, by accidentally releasing the
totVll on two Sticks from his old confinement in zglass bot-
tle, obtains a friend to assist him against the supernatural
!regency of Harlequin; the power vested in the crutch of As-
. rttodeus betennes superior to the art of the motley, hero ; the
lovers are at length seized, and reconcluded to the mine ;
'sleben they are again relieved by the Queen of the. Gnomes,
,WhP asserts tier power upon her own territory ; unites the
lovers, rewards Harlequin, and reconciles the adverse party,
%who tonclnde their adventures in a Fairy Palace., worthy,
from its splendour, to be the residence of the Queen Di' Dia.
*loads:
This Pantomime is very well suited to the taste
of the 'present age, which. stron)2:lv tends towards
the marvellous in incidents, and to magnificent
IspeCtaclei, The •RorierNtien system, which forms a
part of the fable, is well calculated to gratify that
taste, and it !leaves ample. support frmn the powers
ttf the Cexii of the mines. The whole of the scenery
in this Piece deserves high commendation— it is
• splendid and beautiful, and the changes are eft-cacti
• in
such a manner as to, excite pleasure as well as
aloPtise. There is variety as %Tires splendour in
the Piece and it was managed in all its evolutions
Mush beuev than is usual on a first exhibition. The
'Plot was Inv
dished the elated by Mr. Tip stabile,' who fur.
Recitative, Dialogue; anti' Songs,' which
Ste better than we garierallv find in such protindjimis
DAViSs; Miss BIA.RLE, BLANCHARD, and
Blu acquitted themselves very well. We
were, however, sorry to see BRUNToN degraded to
Pantomime,- as he is a very respeelable young.
Attor, and as many Performers at this Theatre
Slight, more properly have had the part assigned to
demo; • •
TheNtusic is by DAVI'. It is lively and ap.
proptiate. He has, however, endeavoured to die-
- Pier too much science' in the Overture,, a composi:,
• lion which is very little attended to on these ucca.
*hum, and which ought chirey to consist of these
*Wadies that are likely to catch the ear of an Au-
' dience impatient for the tricks of liadegifin and
the ludicrous distresses of his enemies.
• The Pantomime was throughout well received,
.Sod as it will doubtless from time to time have an
additioest pottion.of the usual Whimsical blunders
blended with its show, it is likely to he a popular
cheat to the Town at this season.—The House was
erosOded.
The following is a specimen of the Songs :

SONG—SaArena.
*ins of my bones broke, here am 1,.
idandadin Spain, though hardly know where?
Obt of a diamond mina up to the sky,
Lightly as gossamer 3vhiskid through the air.
O'er ocean with motion so swift to be hurl'd,
Is b new-fashiori'd method of seeing the woild ;
AM L flying over each province and town,
IN asp hatters, like many•high-flycrs, loek'd down.
With a heigho 1 here we go !
sailing above all the people below.
In push% I gave a sly peep at the sea;
And saw Britain's colours still ruling ihe main ; •
And its lucky wg flew with our treasures, or. we
In Ohl England had landed instead of Old Spain.
1 saw France's Flotilla, of nothing afraid •
Put 6Ttnesting the people they wish to invade ;
While the dread of each province, division, and town,
saw, Emperor Frog, on his betters look,down.
With a heigho ! quite the go ! ,
Viewing With Scorn honest people below.

ilturr-LANE-N-Instead of what may be consi,
tiered as a regular Pantomime, the Managers of this
Thentr• treated the Public last night with a sort of
liarlequinade, under the name at a Pantomimic
1411hts "Melt was performed between the,cunelu.
•ion of .the Camay of the iluiy Rody and the corn..
Illencement of Richard Caw de Lion. It is a plea..
list Mite Piece, and will doubtleis amuse the Pub.
for tome time. A whole Family of Harfequins
and Columbines are introduced together, with Ponch
and Old Time, who play a few tricks, and display
, some grimaces, whtich, with some excellent danc.
big, constitutes the whole 4,1 the Piece. The.
Scenery is very beautiful, arid the music pretty.
The BYRIftS, Miss 13rtisTow, and the other Per.
ft'unetii, exerted themselves with great eflea.
Hide Piece was received with touch applause.