The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-12 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

I)rury.lane.

The very pleasant Comedy of The jealous Wife
was represented last night at this Theatre, and at.
tended by a numerous Audience. An apology was
made for the indisposition of PALMER, who played
Major Oaky, by CtrnxLES KRMnLF : PALMER,
however, played with a degree of spirit which
proved that the zeal of duty can triumph over in-
firmity. In the course Of Ihe performance At LES
KEMB LE received a hurt in his ankle, which obliged
him to limp through his part. Yet we may say,
that there Was nothing lame in his performance.
Oakly is one of WROUGHTOWS best efforts.—
In his dress, however, he was somewhat too formal,
and seemed to be the family Physician.
Mrs. GLOVER displayed the talents of a first-
rate comic AEtress in her performance of Mrs. Oak-
The overbearing pride and jealousy of the
chargier were not only well represented on the
whole, but every part of the detail was nicely
touched.

DOWTON'S Rutsit is a very excellent portrait of
genuine nature. The parental tyranny and the
.parental tenderness were well extpressed. In the
latter quality, he very deservedly excited much
applause.
BANNISTER improves in Sir Harry Beagle, but
it is by no means one of his most successful per.
formatted.

When will any of our modern dramatists pro.
duce a Comedy like this, which gives us represen-
tations of charaders in real life, not the monstrous
progeny of a distempered imagination ?

Mr. Cor.KAN's new Comedy for Covent.garden
Theatre, so far as the Author has proceeded, has
received the warmest praise from his literary
Friends.-1-le is certainly a very lively Writer,
and his comic produCtions excite interest as well as
merriment.

The new Comedy expeeled from HoLcßorr is,
it is said, to be intitled Hear both Sides."' It is
curious that these words were but a few days ago
chosen as a motto by the celebrated HATEtIiLD.
The Gentlemen who were presented at the last
Levee at Paris, dined on Thursday with the FIRST
CONSUL, besides many Ladies ; at the head of whom
was her Grace of DORSIT. About three hundred
were present.

However much the guests might be blown out by
the honour, they were not much striffed by the food.
BoNAPARTE dines -expeditiously, by the charge.
step. Only twenty minutes are allowed; and some
of the Englishmen, being asked if they had made a
good dinner, said, they had Scarcely begun !
The Parisian Critics have not yet decided as to
the comparative merits of the two celebrated
Aftresses, Mademoiselle Geoeces and Mademoi-
selle DUCHESNOIS. One of them is said to pos-
sess superior talents, with a very moderate share of
personal charms, vvi the other to unite very superior
beauty with inferior abilities. Here the question
at present tests.

A Learned Critic, on rem4le Fashions, who is
said to be a Female, expresses great pleasure that
the Ladies "begin to think that the contour Of a fine
form is better manifested through a light and grace.
ful drapery, that leaves something to the imagina-
tion, than in one of Parisian ner.work, %hich, deal-
ing in proofs only, sets the foimer wholly at deft_
ante." This Female Commentator on Dress, must
be supposed to have a very warm imaginati2M, and
her allusion to proofs, is a plain proof chat, in the
art of ensnaring the passions, she is well acvainted
with the best net.n.vork.

An ingenious Scotch Surgeon has, recently pub.
tithed a work on the Anatomy of the Brain. The
subject is interesting, and admits of a variety of die.
cussions, as the texture of that substance must be
supposed to be very different; in different orders of
mankind. It never can be conceived, that the brains
of the Beau, the Philosopher, the Politie.ian, and
the Hero, arc all of the same kind. Indeed, it has
been thought that it is Legging, the question to con-
chide that Nature provides the first of these charac-
ters with any any such substance'.
When the Paris Papers assert, that it is owing to
the Debates' in the British Parliament, that Pied-
mont and Italy have been menaced, and that Hel-
vetia has experienced a state of stagnation, that
brought her to the brink of ruin, they seem to care
as little for the opinions of mankind in 'general, as
for those of the imfortunateCountries they mention.
Did the Debates in the English Senate bring those
Countries under Gallic subjugation It is highly
probable that the Countries in question, could not
hear more gratifying information than what would
be implied 'in the menace, of being -brought under
British Protedion.

Jr i$ stated in a letter from Trinidad, too gentle.
man in Glasgow, that that island, since the Preli.
mioaries of Peace were signed, has bad an increase
of no less than to,ooo new settlers.
On Tne:day sennight a meeting of Merchants was
held. at the Guildball, at Newcastle, on the pro.
posed extension of the Bonding System ; when it
was resolved to apply to Government to have that
Port included among those which were allowed that
privilege.
Yesterday the Frenchmen, who are in custody on
a, charge of forging the French national currency,
ondtovent a long examination before Sir RICHARD
Fotto., at the Secretary of State's Office.