The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-12 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

The Opera of Guy Mannering was performed
ere last night, on which occasion that interesting
ttkl
intelligent yoting actress Miss RUSSELL, Made
ge •
f third appearance on any stage in the character
Lucy Bertram. She was in excellent voice, and.
11111 g the favourite air of " The Highland Laddie"
'pith a spirit, and in a tone of melody, which we
,ore rarely heard equalled. The " Rest thee babe,
t "
°O, was characteiised by a-plaintive and touching
lithos; and received a just tribute of applause.
Zotittn. was as boisterous as usual, and looked
re like a walking mile-stone than the tall, high-
141:ited, and adventurous young fellow, Harry Ber-
''44'• .We have always done justice to this very
®Polar
vocalist's science and compass of voice ; his
1141`'Her, however, and style of singing, are execra-
the ne Plus ultra of impressive vulgarity. After
opera, a new force; entitled Rhyme and Reason,
wted, as a matter. of course, from the French, was
e.el4, and met with unequivocal success. The
tht' °le humour of the piece is concentrated in the
iteracters of Sir Simon Smatterall and ilfr. Helicon
eliaP, which Were admirably sustained by Mr.
klil‘ON , and Mr. W. FARREN. Sir Simon is a
aura of Sir Abel Handy and .Marplot. He' is
47:Pletely versed, as he affects, in all manner of
gust
and his propensity to find out and to
idt the affairs of others leads him into innume-
le scrapes. Heeltap is a retired shoemaker, and
tionlanuftleturer of vile rhymes: his great arnbi-
iohli i 8 to be elected a member. of a literary institu-
-44-:,,i' which has been formed in the village where he
aides; and, to effect his object, he enlists in his
l''ce Sir Simon, whose success in carrying the
ttinn in favour of the son of 'Crispin is to be re-'
tcled with the hand of the amiable Harriet Heel-
ti:; bat Sir Simon's meddling disposition over-
'l3 the 'shoemaker's scheme. He unwittingly
lances the interests of Marcourt, the 'favourite
146.5e1..,0f Harriet, and, by, Isis blundering, causes his
father-in-law to lose his election. The
concludes with the union of Harriet and Mar•
41:1, to which Sir Si»zon, who is as good-natured
eccentric, willingly assents.
!E The only defect in this lively little farce is
.its
tkbgt,}l) it requires an unshrinking and judicious
litritnensetit, which aided by the irresistible acting
4,o4ltrtEN and LisToN, will, we have no doubt,
to 4" it a favourite. The theatre (as well as we
ittileld
W discern through the fog) was tolerably well
!ed.

WITCHCRAFT.

LEEDS COURT-HOUSE, Nov. 7.
Thomas Hudson, a young man about twenty-two
bi hof age, was brought up by warrant, charged
k assaulting , Susannah OrmonJ, the wife of a
ush-maker, residing at Black Bank, in this town,
Baer very novel circumstances.
The complainant, who appeared to be a decent,
Ics'hie woman, stated, that her own house adjoins
otat of the defendant's father, and that, some how
110°;,ber, but from what cause "the deponent knew
the defendant and other of his relations bad
trert it into their heads to believe that she possessed
.ti! Power of witchcraft, and laid to her charge the
n'se of every misfortune by which the family were
oted. On Saturday night last, as she was leav-
qthe yard which communicates with the two
uses, she was suddenly seized by the defendant,
0 "jammed" her against the wall, and continued
013r1ck her upon the arms and other parts of the
)id3r, with what she conceived to be a-quantity of
"s• She at length managed to make her escape,
at Was so much injured by the wounds she had re-
41ved, that she was obliged to keep to her bed the
hole of the next day.
Jr. 4 Brown (who was on the bench with the
:0Yor) said, well, in all my experience I only re-
7,!ber one similar case to this. Now, then, you
Vd fellow, do you deny having assaulted this
t)
A , •
Mart?, Defendant, first looking with a fearful
:: on tge.:omplaitiant—No, I don't deny pricking
; take
.10 the truth. But she's done all the
li!ehief ;,;.4aid let her deny it it' she can ! She's
cause of it, and I'm the sufferer.
t:ikr. Brown—The cause of what ? The defend-
Lt went on to explain thnt he had actually been
izl!itelted, as had also a relation of his,-by the coty!-
alliant. " I feel it in me," he continued, "
it
ti tits like yon fire; its terrible at thnes; and some-
ales our bed is so hot that neither me nor my
er can lay down on it ; isn't it true, father ?"
toYpdo this the father, a fine tall old man, stepped
'ward and assured the bench that the statement
h•
son was true.
ittlair. Brown—Now, my good old man, I should
aghie from your years, that you have some little ,
tQ e> but as to your son, Bedlam would be the fit-
kit place for him, do let me know if ydu believe in
dl this nonsense, and that this poor woman really
ts bewitch your family, as you call it.
hthe old man, with much earnestness said, " I
ave reason to believe she is no good. She knows
dime
I mean, but I'll not come near her (at the
ttineilme stepping back a pace or two.) Why,
liLess you, we are so hot in bed sometimes, that we're
"e to be scorched out."—(MuCh Lughter.)
Defendant---Believe it, indeed ! feeling is belies,-
N. 1 feel it now, but that's only because, when I
Noked her, it went out of me into this woman
liinting to a female who accompanied the com-
Cioant), but now it has come back again. I should
ti well to-morrow, if I could prick het (at the same
I:llekaying hold of the woman's arm, endeavouring
Prick her with a pin). He was ordered imme-.
ul4toly to desist, but the attempt occasioned a roar
laughter, in which the two women heartily joined.
Defendant-4ust let me draw blood of her, and I
der
be well. (Laughter.) It flies out Of me into
„..7; and when she stares at • me, it comes back
in ! Do let me prick her a bit
ti The MAYOR said he should not be permitted to
° any thing of the kind. He did not imagine that
were were such jackanapes in existence at this time
day.
Mr'. Brown.--Suppose this woman should
puncture your flesh with a " cobler's awl," how
Would you relish that, eh ?—Defendant : Well, I
tiould deserve it if I had done as she has. There's
eon many a one burnt fot less. There's no keep-
"g things right in the house for her—is there,
lather ?
The old man, with a deep sigh, and a very know-
tltig shake of the head, nutttered "No, my lad ;"
he then turning to the complainant, said, in a so-
lemn tone—" Say thy prayers, v, oman, say thy
fYers."
The' defendant went on to describe the manner
Which the woman infused the spirit of evil' into
ttn• " She came up to me, and stared in my
Mr. BeowN—lt would make any reasonable per-
hn stare, to meet a fool like you.
The defendant continued—When she begins to
re,
then it comes over me in a
.minute. When
e took her eyes off me, and went away, it
.went
grit
W\ of me into the bed, which got so hot that we
ere obliged to turn out. (Renewed laughter.)Mr.
Brown—Psha! its a delirious fever, a
eitted brain, if you have any, but-that you have I
211 inclined to doubt. I think I could cure you,
man
sti, if I dared do, and that would be by whip-
g it out of you.
'rhe defendant described to the Court the means
.1.17 had taken to do away with the spell.' Those
eeris, certainly, were of the most ludicrous descrip-
eteo, and the air 'of naivete with which they were
tlivered, occasioned' much merriment, but as
, feY 'would blur the grace of modesty,' we
'hear repeating them. The fellow was bound
we
'ler in his own recognizance of 10/. to keep the
race towards the lieges, but more particularly
wards the two females, ,and ordered to pay the
Pettees of the Warrant._ After a suitable admoni-
"" from the bench, the defendant left the Coma
antler the protection of his father, who seemed to
take especial care not to touch the garments of the
• wcotan.---2lfanchcster Paper.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

Lord Chamberlain's Oiti,e, Nov. 10, 18.28 i

Orders for the Comes change of Mourning, on Sunday
next,.the 16th inst., far the lute Queen Dowager of Will -
temberg, Sister of his Majesty, viz.—
The Ladies to wear ',lack silk, fringed or plain linen,
white gloves, black or white shoes, farts and tippets, white
necklaces and ear-rings.
Undress—White or grey lustrings, tabbies, or damasks.
The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or
plain linen, black swords and buckles.
Undress—Grey frocks.
The Court to change the mourning further on Sunday
the 23d instant, viz.—
The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured rib-
boos, fans and tippets.
The Gentlemen to continue in black, full trimmed, and
to wear coloured swords and buckles.
And on Sunday the 30th instant, the Court to go out of
mourning.