The Sun.
London, England, 1832-04-16 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

M►ss KEMBLZ'S appearance as Lady Macbeth, for al,
benefit of her father, attracted a crowded house here in,
Saturday night. We were prepared, from what we
previously witnessed of the young lady'►► abilities, to e,•;.
pect an effective performance, and were not disappointed—
her conception was admirably accurate. She displayei:
throughout a perfect understanding of the nature of that
bold bad woman, the stave of evil passions, and the vie.
tim of that heart-poisoning remorse which is their issue,
depicted by the poet. Her reading the letter in the first
scene was admirable; the approach of the bloody notions
which her ambition suggests, until all hell is in her heart,
was given with great power ; and in her greeting of
Macbeth, her love for him, that single drop " o'the
of human kindness" which remains in her, was expressed
with a very natural and touching grace. The scene in
which she urges Macbeth to the murder was not so happy.
It wanted force; she did not give full scope to the wild
and devilish suggestions which Shakspeare has set
down for her, when, her passions having unsexed her, her
very words partake of the metamorphosis her soul lias un-
dergone. The little passage which ensues after the mur-
der, in which her snore posfessed spirit saves Macbeth
from the detection to which his confusion might else expose
him, was very skilfully displayed. In the banquet scene,
where there is much for her to do, and very little to say,
she was remarkably successful. The lynx. eyed caution with
which she witched her moody lord, while he is beset by
the horrors of Banquo's spectre, her eagerness to prevent
the guests from catching any of the wild words which his
guilt-haunted agonies make him utter, were marked with a
discrimination which proved, as much as more prominent
parts of her acting, how well she understood and could deal
with the spirit of the part. Her exit in this scene was ex-
tremely judicious. The last scene, in almost any actor's hands
would be terrific, and the best actor can hardly tnuch enhance
the horrors of it. All that art can do is to make the sleep
appear profound, and the bodily energies but the passive
instruments of the waked and working will ; and this Miss
KEMBLE did with most accurate skill. The tragedy should
be repeated, and as it can hardly be doubted that further
practice i❑ is will enable her to overcome more decidedly
the difficulties of the part, it would be well for her reputa-
tion that she convinces the public that we are not without
a Lady Macbeth. With this part our commendations are
almost at an end. That of Macbeth is not suited for Mr.
KEMBLE. Mr. Ws.ans played Ma cduff with great spirit.
The vocal parts of the play were executed uncommonly
well, and the wholeoperatic force of the company was en.
gaged in them.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

This Theatre closed on Saturday night for the season.
In the course of the evening Madame Vestris delivered the
following address to one of the most crowded houses we
have seen at the Olympic. It was received with shouts
of applause :
" LADIES AND GENTLEMEN The last night of our second
season having arrived, I again present myself before you to take
leave. I might easily do so in the set phrases which custom
prescribes; but something beyond custom may fairly be looked
for by you, whose custom has been something beyond what
could reasonably be expected by me.
" In my last address I undertook to win from you an admis-
sion, that The women are the best Managers after all.' Ladies
and Gentlemen, I have won it, and in its most pleasing and
substantial form— your constant attendance.

" This admission has been freely given; and, the Public
Press excepted, it has been the only free admission given for
this house. There has been no order in the Theatre, since I
became its lessee, but the good order which has characterized
the audiences who have done me the honour to visit it. The
breath of your approving voices has been my only puff—your
applause has been engraved upon my memory, not printed in
my bills—and the use of the word ' overflow' has been reserved
to describe the feelings of a heart grateful indeed to overflow
for your unceasing patronage and support.
" It would be affbctation to talk of doing better next sea-
son. I shall be contnted if we can do as well ; and so, you
have taught me to believe, will you. The same style of enter-
tainments will be presented to you, and they will be acted by
the same, or nearly the same, company. Above all, lam
happy to be enabled to promise you the re-appearance of him
who for six months has here reigned supreme in the kingdom
of merriment—of him who is at once a pupil of nature and a
master of art.

" Devils of all denominations have been struggling for the
mastery at the various theatres of the metropolis ; but if the
success of a Devil be measured by how much a ' Devil takes,'
assuredly ours are the most successful, for our ' Olympic Devils'
have taken more than any other.
" My last season was only three months—my present has
extended to six ; and, however unusual irt theatrical matters,
its prosperity has doubled' with its extent. 'rife old adage must'
explain it—last year I was only the fortunate Mistress of the
Revels ;' this sear I have had ' the Devil's luck and my own.'
" Ladies and Gentlemen, accept my sincere and hearty thanks
for the kind and unvarying support you have accorded to this
establishment ; and allow me to add those of the performers
generally. Until October shall again bring us face to face, for
the mutual exchange of mirth and good humour, I respectfully
and grathfully bid you farewell."

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, T WEL VE 0' CLOCK

Wo have no arrivals this morning of ship letters, hut
several foreign mails have arrived, and their contents are
anticipated by the morning journals. But our private ac-
counts from Amsterdam are more favourable than for
some time past. It is expected by the well-informed in
the abave capital, that every thing will be settled without
coming to blows.
A great deal of Dutch Stock has been purchased.
Money is plentiful, and the Government are provided with
the expenses for the year 1832.
By the French mail this morning, no decisive news
has as yet been received from Italy. But it is known
that the Austrians still occupy the States of the Church,
with the consent of England and France. The French
have established a post of observation a few miles from
Ancona, and the Austrians are fortified in Fas.enbrone.

A telegraph dispatch from Bayonne, announces that
the Spanish Government have established a quirantine of
15 days on travellers coming from Paris to the interior of
France, as well as on the introduction of merchandise into
Sp tin by laud.
Accounts from Lisbon state that Don Miguel has issued
a degree, that all persons who do not pay in their amount
of the forced loan, within four days, will he taxed with
double the amount.