The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-27 00:00:00

THE Tllft.k.TltE3.

DRURY-L'ANE.—The new piece, "
Ireland," the representation of which on Satur-
day might be considered as a mere rehearsal,
was brought forward ag,aiii last night; much
improved by alterations and curtailments. It
may fairly be observed, that if this piece had
preceded the magnificent spectacle of TILE CO-
RONATION, it would, most probably, have not
only escaped all opposition, but have experienced
a very favourable reception.—lt was usual, dur-
ing the reign of our late excellent Sovereign,
when an. Installation occurred, to give a repre-
sentation of it at both of the Patent Theatres.
The Manager of Drury-Lane Theatre has there-
fore only followed the practice of his prede-
cessors in the present instance, and ought not to
be blamed, because on the occasion of the Coro-
nation he presented scenes of such varied splen-
dour as far excelled any former exhibition of
the same kind. The piece met with some oppo-
sition last night, but is very well calculated for
those who had not an opportunity of witnessing
that previous spectacle of unprecedented magnifi-,
cence on theatrical boards, the Coronation.
COVENT GARDEN.—The new Tragedy of Vir-
ginias was represented last night at this Theatre,
lint though well supported in the acting, made
but little impression on the audience, who were
actuated by a restless impatience to witness, the
new Pantomime which Was to follow, .as the
customary , tribute to the holiday folks at the
present season. The name of this Pantomime
is, liar/qui/Land Mother Bunch ; or the iTelloze
Drzad: As Criticism would be ludicrously em-
ployi:d in tracing the transformations and evolutions
of the molley hero, and the adventures of the fa-
mily of Pantaloon, we shall content ourselves with
stating that it was a very splendid exhibition in
some parts, and had a very agreeable variety of
changes, and representations in others of familiar
scenes in this country. The whole was well re-
ceived.

DRAMATIS PERSONA:.
King of:the Gold dines (at m wards liar_ 1 Mr. EJ.LAR.
lequiri) - - -
Yellow Dwarf (afterwards Clown) - Mr. 0 11.131ALDI.
The Queen of Golconda (afterwards Pan- ~,
} inn BARNES.
s taloon) - - -
Guinea Pig (afterwards Harlequin's 1 n,., TQ t,
.a......,...RtmAmit
Lacquey) - -
The Princess All Fair (afterward* i
,n_ , r,
Co-} Ji.S...i,ENNETT.
lumbine) - - _
Mother Bunch, (thehDesert Fairy) - Ma& LoNGUURST.

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of mechanical skill,which is likely to afford
an abundant 'recompense to the Manager for
the great expellee which must necessarily have at-
tended its preparation. The last piece, entitled
The Temple of Death, notm, i thstanding the terrific
sound of its appellation, was characterized by
such beauty, splendour, and variety, in scenery,
decorations, costume, &c. &c. that-it was received
with warm and universal applause.

MR. WALLACK.—It is with regret we copy the
following paragraph from 7'he National Advocate
(a New York Paper) of December 1, which ar-
rived this morning. It states, that " Mr. Wm.-
LACK, being on his way to Philadelphia, was up-
set in the stage near Brunswick, by which acci-
dent his leg was broken in two places below the
knee. The horsesrit appears, ran away down the
hill near New Brunswick, and dashed the carriage
to pieces on the bridge. Several passengers were
injured likewise. This accident, serious as it
would be to any person, is peculiarly unfortu-
nate to Mr. '\V ti
ALAK. Just arrived from Eng-
land, where he left his wife and children, brav-
ing every danger Ito' acquire fame and profit in
his profession, and in a strange country, he meets
with an accident which must confine him for a
considerable length of time, and deprive him of
'lose faeilities which he had reason to calculate
The accident is generally regretted : few
strangers possessed more friends than WALLACK,
)üblic and private."

REDUCTION of TITRES.----TTITRES.----The The Rev.. Wm. Da-
vy, Rector of Stanfield, at his late audit, liberal-
ly made a reduction of 10 per cent. upon a very
moderate composition for his tithes. At his tithe
audit, on the 11th inst. the Rev. James Carlos,
Rector of Thorpe, next Haddiscoe, deducted 10
per cent. from his composition for tithes, and at
the same time presented to each poor family hi
the parish a liberal donation of coals. The Rev.
C. Barlee, Rector of Fritton, near Yarmouth,
abated 10 per cent. ; the Rev. Joshua Smith,
Rector of Holt, and the Rev. B. Francis, Rec.
for of Edgefield, 20 per cent. ; and the Rev.
John Moul, Rector of Brisley, 121 per cent. at
their late tithe audits.—(Noruich Pafier.)

Enisurncir, DEc.9..—At the Meeting of the
Royal Society here, on Monday evening, a bust
of the late Dr. GREGORY, by Mr. JOSEPH, was
presented by that Gentleman.—This bust,which
was executed under peculiar difficulties—the
artist never having seen Dr. GREGORY in his
life—has afforded the warmest satisfaction to the
numerous friends and relations of the much la-
mented physician, and was received by the So-
ciety with gratitude and thanks.

Sir \VAL B. Foux,Krs, Bart. has declares
himself a Candidate to represent the Borough o
Lynn in Parliament, in the room of his late fa
there and will be opposed by the Alarquis of TA

VISTOCK.
Such is the abundance of money, that in Glas-
gow, at present, it is next to itnpossible to get
money invested on satisfactory security, either
heritable or personal, at 5 per cent. Several
thousand pounds have been lately lent on perso-
nal bonds, bearing only interest at 4 per cent.,
and there is still much4i4he market, at the Varna

rate.
Yesterday se'nnight a meeting of the inhabi-
tants of York and its neighbourhood was held at
the Guildhall, and resolutions agreed to for the
purpose of establishing a Vagrant Office in York,
on a plan similar to that adopted at Leeds and

We have received accounts from various parts
of the country of great inundations' in conse-
quence of the late heavy rains. At Market Har-
borough, Northampton, and Newport Pagnel,
the waters were yesterday so high on the main
road that they reached the backs of the horses.
At Market Harborough and Northampton, the
inhabitants were compelled to take up their resi-
dences on the first floor, and the coach-doors
were opened to let the water pass through.—
Much property has been destroyed, but we have
not heard of any lives being lost.
NEWGATE.—Last evening a number of the com•
victs left the Old Bailey in caravans, escorted by
a troop of the t ith Dragoons on their way to
Sheerness to embark for Botany Bay. There were
a considerable number of thieves and bad women
to witness* their departure. The convicts dis-
played the most unfeeling hardihood, and loudly
cheered when they set off.
Sir CHARLES BROWN, of Clenchwarton, in
Norfolk, has bred and grazed an ox, which was
killed a few days ago at Noi:wich : it measured
15 feet 6 inches in length, 5 feet 10 inches round
the body, and only 10 inches -round the small
part of the foot ; and weighed 117 stone 7 lbs.
DAmAG ED G tix.—A scientific gentleman has
communicated to the Royal Society a process for
sweetening musty corn, by simply immersing it in
boiling water and letting it remain till cold. The
quantity of water should, be double that of the
corn to be purified. He has found that the musty
quality rarely penetrates through the husk of
the wheat, and that in the very worst cases it does
not extend beyond the amylaceous matter imme-
diately under the skin. In the hot water all the
decayed or rotten grain swims on the surface, so
that the remaining wheat is effectually cleaned
from all impurities and without any material loss.
The wheat must afterwards be dried and occa-
sionally stirred on the kiln, when it will be found
improved to a degree scarcely credible without
actual experiment.
SINGULAR CASE.—On Tuesday evening last
Dr. A. TOMIILING was called upon to extract a
bone, as it was called, from the cavity of the nose
of a young man. On examining the nostril,
the foreign substance was found to have been
protruded by the sneezing of the young man so
far into the piissage as to come within the grasp
of forceps. The instrument was applied, and
brought with it what proved to be a tama-
rind stone, which must have remained in the
head of the young man for more than ten
years. It had been productive of no other injury
than, perhaps, an insensible effect upon the
speech of the young man, and its existe%ce there
had been for years forgotten. When extracted,
it appeared to be nearly in its natural state.—
(American Paper.)