The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-09 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

Mr. Barnard Gregory appeared last evening in the
character of Othello. His Othello fully confirms the
opinion we have formed as to his histrionic powers from
seeing his Shylock. He is certainly a first-rate actor,
energetic, impassioned, yet graceful withal. His elocu-
tion, too, is beautiful—the rhythm of the verse is well
marked, while at the same time sense is never sacrificed
to sound. All is smooth, easy, yet impressive. Seldom
has the address to the senate been more effectively given
than it was last evening. The jealousy scene, too, was
very finely acted ; and it is evident that not only is Mr.
Gregory a gentleman of high dramatic talint, but that
he has cultivated that talent, and is quite au fair at the
usages of the stage. Should he adopt it as his future
profession, he will become the legitimate successor of
Edmund Kean. Since Kean's death we have had no
actor who so nearly approaches him as Mr. Gregory.
He was well supported by Mrs. Percy as Desdemona,
and Mr. Waldron as lago. At the conclusion, both Mr.
Gregory and Mrs. Percy were called for, and rapturously
received. Indeed, throughout the evening the reception
of Mr. Gregory was most enthusiastic. The house was
crowded.

MRS. KEELEY.—This popular actress has, we re-
gret to state, been seriously ill at Brighton, for the last fort-
night."`"Accounts received in town yesterday justify the hope
that her health will gradually improve, although it is feared
that some considerable time must elapse before she will be
enabled to appear on the stage.
A gentleman, whose dramatic talents and elocu-
tionary powers are very highly spoken of by those who are
well qualified to judge, will make his first appearance on any
stage at the City of London Theatre, on Thursday, Dec. 11,
as Othello.

In the will of Sir Grabriel Wood, which was
proved in Doctors' Commons, on Tuesday last, the 2d inst.,
by Lady Wood, his relict, and Philip Caddell, Esq., of the
Royal Crescent, Bath, the executors, no reference whatever
is made of a bequest—as quoted in several papers of the pre-
vious week, from the Glasgow National—of 80,0001. for the
erection and maintenance of an hospital in Greenock, for
aged, infirm, and disabled seamen of that port. Sir Gabriel
has, by his will, dated the 17th of June last, left his property,
real and personal, to his wife and sister, viz. :—to his wife,
1,0001. for her immediate use, and bequeaths to her abso-
lutely, all his lands, messuages, and other property in Prince
Edward's Island, North America ; also the sum of 10,000/.
in addition to 5,000/. under the marriage settlement. To
his sister, Francis Ann Wood, he has left all his property in
Scotland for her absolute use. And after leaving legacies to
a few friends, and directing a sum of 1,000/. to be divided
amongst the children of the deceased mariner, John Watson,
of Paisley, and 5001. to Watson's sister, he bequeaths the
residue of his real and personal estate to Lady Wood and his
sister for their own use absolutely. The personal property
in England was sworn under 50,000/. Sir Gabriel had at-
tained his 77th year, and died on the 30th of October last, at
his residence in the Circus, in the city of Bath.—Post.
BODMIN.—The Town-Council came to a resolution
on the 26th ult. That in consequence of the unprece-
dented failure of the potato crop, no toll will be taken on
wheat, barley, or oats brought into the market at Bodmin for
sale, for the space of one year, from the Ist December."
THE Mooas.—A sportsman of long experience
and knowledge of the habits of grouse writes us :—" Never
did I encounter such wet and windy weather, and, conse-
quently I never saw birds so wild as they are at present. It
is impossible to get near them unless accidentally. I shot
21 brace on Friday, and l 0 brace on the day following,
from twelve to three o'clock. Neither single birds, pairs, nor
flocks, can be seen whilst a person remains on the same hill-
side with them. They stand on bare spots, with three or
four birds stationed about one hundred yards in advance,
to give alarm, and as soon as any one comes in sight
they are off." On many of the Ross and Sutherland
shootings, where moors are less mountainous, grouse seldom
assemble in great flocks, and frequently sportsmen can make
up a good bag on a stormy November day. The following
nearly equals sporting in August or September. About the
middle of last month, and in eight successive days, at In-
verbroom, Sir St. George Gore, Bart., bagged to his own gun
200 brace of grouse. On one rough and stormy day lie killed.
31 brace, a hare, and a snipe. Last week Novar enter-
tained a party of his neighbours, and in two days, notwith-
standing very unfavourable weather, 300 head of game were
killed by them on the estate, including roe, black cock, &c.
Novar also sent presents of game to all the electors and
householders on his property.—Ross-shire Advertiser.
GUANO IN THE ISLANDS OF TH/I RED SEA.—The
following is an extract from a letter written by Captain
Withers of the Colchester, at Aden, 9th November :—" Dur-
ing our passage down the Red Sea we were more fortunate
a. The quality is more like the South-American than that
from h
P, as we discovered three islands with guano
Ic
The quantity, however, is small, say from
than in g :nog° u
twenty to thirty tons on each, and it is scattered on the sum-
mits Of the islands, IN hich are from 400 to 500 feet high, and
as the trouble of collecting it would be so great, we left it.
A small schooner was examining these islands. We examined
, from 200 to 300 islands in all.—Liverpool