The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-06 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Mr. Samuel Page, a coal-merchant, of Park-
street, Marylebone, was fined 405., on an informa-
tion laid by Byers, for not sending a weighing-ma-
chine in his cart with some coals which were taken
to No. 73, Upper Berkeley-street. The extreme
penalty is 201. The defendant said he was not aware
he was bound to send a weighing-machine.
A similar information against Mr. Joseph Cooper,
of Millbank-street, Westminster, was dismissed, as
it appeared he was in the employ of a Gas Com-
pany, to whose premises he was taking a quantity of
coals which he Lad taken from the barges near
bank.

DEATH OF MRS. RENAUD (FORMERLY
MRS. POWELL), THE ACTRESS.

This celebrated woman and highly-accom-
plished actress expired at her apartments in
London on Saturday last, aged 68. Mrs. Re-
naud was born at Cranbrook, in Kent : her
father was a serjeant in the army, and her mother
expired a few hours after her birth. In conse-

quence of her father marrying again, to a lady of
rather ungovernable disposition, she very early
forsook her parental roof, and through telling her
unhappy story to an innkeeper, a few miles from
her father's residence, she obtained the situation
of barmaid. After continuing in this service for
upwards of two years she obtained a situation as
lady's maid, and in this capacity visited the me-
tropolis. One night, having witnessed the per-
formance of the Grecian Daughter, she became
bitten with the theatrical mania ; all domestic
duties were disregarded, nothing was attended to
but tragic starts, dying gracefully, &c. All the
servants on the establishment were shortly under
the tuition of the stage-stricken maid ; but the
master of the house not being of a theatrical
turn, the would-be actress deemed it prudent to
resign her place. The great personal advan-
tages that she possessed, added to a full clear
voice, at length induced the elder Colman to
allow her to appear as Alicia, in Jane Shore,
in the year 1787. She repeated the character
the next season, and she ultimately obtained a
permanent engagement at Drury-lane, where she
in
poi)ular at Drury-lane
favour, and
soon became a favourite with the public. Her
next engagement was in the Liverpool circuit,
where she became the wife of Mr. Powell, then
the prompter in that circuit.
Powelli Ii c rueeaxsted
appeared
Theatre, Mrs.
and
after some years joined the Covent-garden
com-
pany, where she remained until 1814, when she
quitted in consequence of her f re usal to act Me°.
Merrilies. She then entered
the marriage state
a second time with Mr. 1 . tenaud, a provincial
actor, and then accepted an engagement at the
i Edinburgh theatre, where she had the honour of
acting before his Majesty George the Fourth, at
the period he visited Scotland. The character
she performed before the sovereign was Helen
Macgregor, and she received a compliment we
believe unparalleled in the annals of theatrical
history—the moment she entered the king rose
and bowed to her. At this time she was in com-
paratively
indigent circumstances, and it was!

generally thought that he would make a provision
for her, as in early years she had been sometime
his mistress. Unfortunately Airs. R. received
nothing from his Majesty but the compliment we
have mentioned. She continued a member of
the Edinburgh theatre until the time of her A
death. Though she was incapable of acting, Mr.
Murray, the proprietor of the Edinburgh theatre F
liberally continued her salary of 2/. per week.
When Monk Lewis's Castle Spectre was first
produced at Drury-lane Theatre, the leading ti
actresses declined to perform the part of the rif
Spectre; Mrs. R., however, relieved the author's 1(
embarrassment, by undertaking the character. ti
Her name was not announced in the bills, but
as in some modern instances, it was published ‘v
thus—" The Spectre by * * *." Such was the G
curiosity excited, that when at the close of the run
of the piece a night was appointed " For the
benefit of the Spectre," the house was crowded
to excess.

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In person Mrs. R. was majestically beautiful,
her face remarkably handsome and particularly
expressive. When Mrs. Siddons and Mrs. Jor-
dan were dividing the town, Bensley, speaking
of the three actresses, said—" Melpomene (Mrs.
Siddons) may do much, and Thalia (Mrs. Jor-
dan) more ; but Venus (Mrs. Powell) will prove
more attractive than both. One of her best
characters was Volumnia, in Coriolanus ; and
where majestic deportment was a principal requi-
site, she had no rival but Mrs. Siddons. Mrs.
R. was very tenacious about her age, and used to
say that she was twelve years younger than Mrs.
Siddons, which was not the fact. Each of her la
marriages proved unfortunate. She parted from
Powell shortly after her engagement at Drury-
lane s'
Theatre, and with Mr. Renaud, who still
exists, she lived only a short time. She was (
once the reigning toast of the day, and few d
women have had more numerous or more noble
admirers, yet she died extremely poor and nearly (
friendless.

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THE MARKETS.

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SOUTHALL MARK ET.—Jan. 4.
In this day's market, which exhibited a moderately good
wads
rather was tolerably well attended by buyers, the trade was
rather dull throughout, at the following prices per stone of Slb.
to sink the oflals
Beet as. Od. to 4s. 2d. 7eal I 4s. Od, to 51. 2d.
Mutton 4 0 5 0 Pork .4 2 5 4
The foregoing quotations are Veal from 2d. to 4d. per stone
lower than on this day se'nnight ; prices otherwise stationary.
A considerable part of the supply left the market unsold.

LEWES MARKET.—Jan. 3.
Beef. 3s. 2d. to 4s. 2d. Veal Os. Od to Os. (Al.
Mutton I 4 4 5 4 Pork 0 0 4 0
moderately good, and trade dull.

RUMFORD MA RKET.—Jan. 4.
s. d. to s. d. s. d. s. d.
Beef 2lO 4 0 Veal
Mutton 3 8 4 8 Pork
Suckling Calves from 14s. to 34s ; Quarter old Pigsl2s to 18s. each.
Supply rather limited, and trade dull.