The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-03 00:00:00

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LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1832.

It is some consolation to us, who have but
just lost honest JOE MUNDEN, to reflect that
the Marquis of LONDONDERRY is yet left us.
His Lordship is decidedly the best and most
versatile comedian now living. Whether he
exhibit his surpassing talents in low farce at the
Wynyard Park private theatricals, or in still
lower farce at the House of Lords,—the effect on
his audience is the same, astonishment and ad-
miration at the perfect nature and simplicity of
his representations. Those, whose good fortune
it was to see him last night in one of his
happiest performances—the character of an
Ultra politician, whose favourite hobby is the
discovery of " mare's-nests," will allow that we
have not over-rated his Lordship's deserts. His
audience was in perfect extacies with his acting,
and but that it is contrary to all established
etiquette, in a House devoted from time imme-
morial t,,;, that staid solemnity which so well be-
seems Minerva's bird, to exhibit any undue
emotion, would undoubtedly lime insisted on an
encore.

When this delightful comedian—whom may
Providence long spare—goes where OXBERRY
and MUNDEN have gone before him, quo Numa
devenit et Ancus, how much rare fun and folly
will be lost to the world ! What future GRI-
MALDI, or what future Marquis shall sup-
ply his place ? If his Lordship, together with
his titles, could transmit also his rich grimaces,
his inexpressible gestures, his tones, his looks,
and above all his face—and what a face it is !
of fury to his descendants, we might possibly
reconcile ourselves to the sad event ; but
alas ! these inimitable graces perish with him ;
consequently we « sorrow as those who are
without hope."

Might we, however, take the liberty of mak-
ing an observation, we would humbly sug-
gest that the House of Lords is not exactly the
fitting arena for the display of even such sterling
dramatic ability as the Noble Marquis possesses.
At Wynyard Park farce may be more at home, but
in the highest Court of Judicature, within sight
of the Episcopal Bench, it is, we fear, sadly out
of its element. Their Lordships, both temporal
and spiritual, seemed to be of this opinion,
more especially Lord PLUNKETT, who accord-
ingly administered a species of chastisement to
the Illustrious Farceur, which we can only com-
pare to that terrible process of flaying alive
which was once so much in fashion among
Christians. The Noble Marquis writhed and
wriggled, like an eel, under this infliction ;
and if the faculty of blushing be not altogether
a stranger to his prepossessing countenance,
must even now be crimsoning like a peony at the
recollection of his last night's discomfiture.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH, it is true—that nice
man, whom ladies so love to look upon—stepped
forward to the unhappy Peer's assistance, but
was only just in time to accelerate, and share in
the honours of, his downfall. We suspect it
will be a long time before the Noble Marquis
next performs in farce at the House of Lords.
Why does he not accept an engagement at Sad-
ler's Wells ? He need fear no rival there.
G RIM ALDI has long quitted the stage.

In the House of Commons last night the
House again resolved itself into Committee on
the Reform Bill, when the consideration of
schedule C was resumed, and the whole eventually
adopted. Lord J. RUSSELL then moved that
the postponed borough of Dartmouth be in-
serted in schedule B, when a division took
place, which terminated in a majority for Mini-
sters of 99. The House shortly afterwards
adjourned.

We have received by express the Paris Papers
of Thursday, with the Evening Papers of yes-
terday's date. Their contents are not of such a
nature as to require comment. The following
article from Warsaw is at variance with all the
previous accounts, and is to be received with

suspicion
:
(From ealignane3 Messenger.)
The Nuremberg Correspondent of the 24th ult. contains the
following, dated Warsaw, Feb. 14 :—" The reports spread in
foreign Papers of the gradual withdrawal of the Russian troops

' from Poland, are unfounded. Fresh troops, on the contrary,
are daily arriving, which are mostly stationed near the Prussian
frontiers. The number of the Russian forces now assembled
in Poland is estimated at 150,000 men. The provisions they re-
quire are sent to them from distant parts, for the countries
through which they march are so exhausted, that without such
supplies they would die of hunger. Many persons think that
the presence of Marshal Paskewitsch at St. Petersburgh has an
object different from that ascribed to it, namely, the arrange-
ment of the affairs of Poland. They are of opinion that a new
army and the plan of a new campaign will be entrusted to him.
We learn from Stutgard, under date of the 24th ult., that an
association having been formed with the avowed object of coun-
teracting theproceedings of the Government in the affairs of
the elections, the King of Wirtemberg has issued a proclama-
tion, interdicting all associations, the object of which is to inter-
fere in affairs of State, or to dictate to the Deputies instructions
as to their conduct in the Chamber, and commanding the Ma-
gistrates to put down all such associations.