The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-20 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.

A new Comedy entitled " The Green-room," in two
nets, was performed on 'Wednesday night at this Theatre,.
for the first time. Report assigns it to Kenny, and if so, it
is not altogether what might have been expected from
the pen of so practised a dramatist. The plot, of which
by the bye there is little or nothing, turns upon the in-
trigues of an actress, Mrs. Carmine (Mrs. Gibbs) who
has somehow or other contrived to fascinate a silly
young Baronet, Sir Peregrine Quixote, (Mr. Farrel))
and persuade him that she is a widow of fortune.
The manoeuvre, however, is discovered by the Baro-
net's unexpected appearance behind the. scenes of the
theatre, where she is engaged as actress. This intro-
duces us to the Green-room, and, consequently to the
tricks and contrivances of the stage, some of which are
hit off with infinite whim and spirit. Among others,
the absurdities (in themselves, enough to fill a volume)
of that over-rated actor Macready, are given with a
very happy adherence to truth ; he is introduced as " a
high tragedy" actor—which he is not--and " as a man
of conceit," which he is, and is made to give his opi-
nion upon dramatic performances pretty .much as Tom
Fool, in the scarce old. comedy of Mother Bunch, vo-
lunteers his judgment upon (what he facetiously calls)
" things in general." Whether or not, the Managers
have done wise in thus exposing the secrets of the
Green-room, they are themselves the best judges ; We
can only add, that the representation of them was as
amusing, as we have no doubt, it is true.

Mademoiselle Brocard, the dancer, sports one of
the most dashing equipages in Paris. Ihe inamo-
rate who a pays the piper," is the son dim En-
glish Moves.
The design for the new United Service Club House,
which is to be erected on a part of the site of the
Palace in Pall-mall, is understood to he of the most
elegant description, and his Majesty has graciously in-
timated his intention of presenting the beautiful Por-
tico, which forms,the grand entrance, to the 141 embers
of the Club.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--Yesterday, the
19th instant, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the
Right Rev. the .Lord Bishop of Sodor and Mann,
Henry Murray, Esq. youngest son of the late Lord
George Murray, and nephew to his Grace the Duke
of Athol', to Catherine Otway Cave, third daughter
of the late Henry, Otway, Lsq. of Stanford Hall,
Leicestershire, and Castle Otway, in Ireland.
ACCIDENT AT THE PosT-Orricg.—Mr. Pea-
cock, the Solicitor to the Post-Office, has, since the
late accident, been unremitting in his endeavours to
obtain some explanation from the individuals who so
incautiously sent the nitrate of silver inclosed in the
letter, the stamping of which caused the explosion, 4s
before detailed. On Monday the Solicitor Rite an
interview with the persons we have eluded to, and it
appears that the letter was sent by Mr. I Jones al
1 as-
ford,
Mr. Allen
sistant to Mr. Morgan, chemist, of Wood
of Bennett-street, Lambeth. to a
Mr. Allen,
having occasion for some fulminating mercury to be 2
to perfection a superior description of percussion 111'
gull,
and not being able to obtain it in London, sent
cousin, Mr. Jones, at Woodford, for it, and the to
"
containing the mercury was in consequence it letter
sent by post. Mr. eacock wrote a
letter 'cautiously
Jones, demanding an explanation, who, to Mr.
by Mr. Allen an Mr. Morgan accompanied
r went on Monday to
the General Post-Office, and ex I '
_ pI.. tuned the circum-
stances to Mr. Peacock and M Freeling. This
Mr. Gentleman strongly censured M J '
. ones for havlng
pent such a destructive powder through the post. West-
brook is graduallyl but slowly
roc, 'rinz.

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