The Sun.
London, England, 1821-04-25 00:00:00

Tnn THEA.Tares.

KING'S TilEA:Tltaciinired -opera of
Tancredi was represented last night, Signora
MAAINONI displayed mars self-possession, and
proved herself to be. a considerable acquisition
to this establishment. Her person is pleasing
and her manner highly interesting. Her voice
seems hardly powerful enough at present; bUt its
strength will improve by further practice. She
sings with taste and facile execution. CAMPO-.
RESE is a powerful support of this opera; which
received great applause from a numerous audience.
DrtuayeLANE.—A new play, entitled The
Mother and Son, was represented last night at this
theatre. Its fable is very improbable, and there
is little striking id the dialogue. Evelyn; the
son, (COOPER), had been seduced from Mrs. Or-
win, the niiether, (Mrs. EGERTON), and induced
by St.Alban (TxomesoN), the uncle of the late
Lord Rosernore, to appear as that Lord, in order
that he, St. Alban, May divide the fortune, by
threatening ,Ni,elyn with a discovery if he re-
fused.' The confederate of St. Alban is Leonard
(BaOMLEY), an innkeeper. By the assistance of
Mark, the waiter, (thitt.cy), the mother and
son, after many difficulties and obstacles thrown
in their way by-the vile uncle and his vile con-
federate, are-bronght together, and Harlington,
a worthy old Baronet, gives. - the hand of his
daughter Rhoda (Miss SArrns6N) to Epelyn,
and the piece concludes. It .was' almost wholly
indebted to the merit of the performers,' particu-
larly cOOPER,. FOOTE, HARLEY, KNIGIIT, and
Mrs. EGERTON, and. passed off with cold 'ac-
quiescence rather than Pattering. applause.- The
farce of The Devil to Pay followed, and Miss
after a long ,illness; appeared as Nell,
and was received with such warm and repeated
applatse; as shows that•tlie public have still taste
and feeling enough to discern and to esteem the
talents of an admirable actress, and meritorious
character in private life.

COVENT G4npEN.--After the lively comedy
of She Stoops to conquer) admirably supported
at this Theatre, last night,. an extraordinary
Perforrber,named the Sieztr DAYOUST, gratifiea the
audience by a most terrc exhibition, viz. walk-
ing with his feet on the ceiling of the Prosce-
nium, twirling a flag and beating a drum during
his perilous peregrination. •We should condemn
this exhibition as a disgrace to a National The-
atre, if we did not know the depraved taste of
the= public, and the necessity of resorting. to any
means of attraction to stlpport the daily expences
of a 'vast establishment. flow well do such
exhibitions justify the • prophetic words of the
Poet_

" Perhaps, for who can guess the effects of chance,
" fiere HUNT ynay.bOx, and MALI omE t may dance:"

COURT OF KING'S BENen.L—At• ten o'clock
tis morning the -Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT,
and Mr, Justices "BAILEY and. BEST took their
seats in the Guildhall of the City of Westmin,
ster, for the first time, in conformity with the pro-
visions of an Act of Parliament, passed during
the present Session, to enable the Judges to hear
motions for new Trials, and to transact other bu-
siness, which they could not do heretofore but
during the Term. In the course of the morning
several new 'Trial's Were applied for, but none of
them were of any public interest. •
Mr. JEFFERSON. .7. The Duke of DORSET,
the English Ambassador, writing to Mr. PITT
from *Paris, 9th July, 1789,
.said, " Mr. JEF-
FERSON, the American Minister at this Court,
has been a great deal consulted by the prin-
cipal leaders of the Tiers. -Etat ; and I have
great reason to think that it was owing to }us
adVice that order called itself L'Assemble,e
Tamline's Life of PITT.)
ENTERPRISE.--On -
the rupture be-
tween this country and France, in
.1778,•M. DE
BouiLLE, Governor of Martinique, passed over
to Dornittica, with part of his garrison only, cap,-
tured that valuable island, containing one of the
hest harbours in the British West Indian posses-
sionS,,and returned to Martinique, before A. dmital
Barrington, then lying at Barbadoes• with the.
British fleet, was aware of the enterprise. The
„French immediately fortified and garrisoned their
conquest so effectually, as to defy any British
attack 'during the war. Other Wands' after-
wards felt-in the same manner.— (Ibid.)
EXTRACT OF 4. 'LETTER FROM CART4AGENA,
DATED JAN. 5.—" The CoMmissioners appointed
by theAlepublican Congress and General Mo-
auto, to decide the line of division, &c. between
the. two parties for the ensuing six months, are
nowhere, and treating on the different subjects
of their mission ; no doubt tranquillity will be
restored, without again having recourse to arms.
The Colombians will, I think; easily obtain their
independence. The frigate Viva, from Spain,
via Lagttira, arrived here a few clays since, and
has brought out the Commissioner, appointed by
tbe Spanish Cortes, to treat with the Patriots of
Lima : he proceeds in a few days for Porto Belto.
—From the• general aspect of affairs in. this
quarter, we shall no doubt shortly enjoy our
usual sOrittnerce, as produce is plenty in the
cottutry, and will arrive as soon as permission is
given by both parties to pass,.and repass freely,'
Which,l hope will be done to day or to-morrow."
We-are requested to call the attention of the
,Police to the scenes nightly exhibited in Cattle,
rinei!street, Strand:
_This, which is one of the
greatest -throughfares in London, is, particularly
on the east side, .of it,, scarcely. passable from.
nightfall until two o'clock in the morning, in
consequence of the groups of improper' women
and, pickpockets
,assembled, &t the entrances to
Swan-yard,:Bedford-court, and Russell-court.—
o one,- indeed, can 'pass without the sacrifice of
a pocket-book or an handkerchief; and it is in
vain for the sufferer to exclaim or call the watch,
as the facilitiesfor
Swain-yardretreat. are so numerous, es-
and
.Bet4ord,court, which
are full of brothels, coffee-shops, and other ren-
dezvous for thieve's. • For some time this evil was
somewhat cheCked :by the activity of a street-
-keeper,. who was paid by the inhabitants of the
street, but since he was withdrawn it is become
inioierable; .atid, the- aggravation of the misfor-
tune proceeds, .from this,' that as each sideof The
street is in a clifferent'parish, the. watchman on
~the one,:sicte, does
.not appear tp feel .11Ms elf.
bound - to, pay atte'ntion to any riot
,or outrage
upon the other-(Airo.rning.Clis-onicle.):