The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-30 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

HAYMARKET.—The new Macheath maintains
a successful career at this Theatre. Miss BLAKE
last night, according to our suggestion, in conse-
quence of hearing that she had acquired great ap-
plause at Bath and Bristol in singing Mr. SHIELD'S
celebrated song of The Wolf, introduced it
appropriately last night, and was highly admired
for the spirit and precision with which she gave
that animated composition. We may venture to
predict that the abilities of this actress will soon
be transferred to Patentee boards.
SURREY THEATRE.—Miss S. BOOTH, a very
deserving favourite of the public, last night made
her first appearance at this Theatre in a dramatic
romance entitled Allariette, or The Maid of Switzer-
land. She was greeted, on her entrance, with the
most gratifying applause, a due tribute to her
professional talents, and the propriety of her
private conduct. The spirit of her acting was a
full proof that her health is perfectly restored.
The piece in which she appeared is interesting in
itself, and was rendered still more so by the feel-
ing and animation with which this agreeable ac-
tress sustained the chief character.

WEST LONDON THEATRE, TOTTENHAM STREET.
—A drama, founded on the tragedy of Macbeth,
the chief work of our immortal Bard, was brought
forward last night at this theatre. The terrific
heroine .of the piece was Mrs. GLOVER, one
of the best actresses of the present day, and
whom we therefore saw with great surprise
on the stage of a minor theatre. The ta-
lents of Mrs. GLOVER, in the comic province,
are without a rival, and she deservedly holds
a distinguished station under the banners of the

t.agic Muse. Why this excellent actress is ex..
chided from the Fateut Theatres, we know not,
but in the present state of the stage we hope to
see her soon recalled, otherwise we shall en-
tertain no very high ideas of the taste, judg-
ment, and even justice of the Managers.--Mrs.
GLOVER was received last night with the
warmth due to an established favourite of the
Public. She gave the Scottish heroine with
characteristic energy, and displayed the variety
of her powers by her comic spirit, in a new
Farce, entitled The British Captive. Mr.
HUNTLEY supported the part of Macbeth with
spirit and judgment ; and the whole of the en-
tertainments were brought forward in a respect-
able manner.

HIGHLAND ASSEMBLY OF LONDON.

We observe in a Morning Paper of this day
an account of the meeting of an association,
which designates itself as " The Highland As-
sembly of London," and we think it necessary to
assure our Readers, that this 'meeting has no
connection whatever with that most respectable
and valuable Institution THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY
or LONDON, whose name it in some degree affects
to assume, apparently for the purpose of inducing
the public to believe that they are one and the
sane. The Highland Assembly, as it is styled,
which is certainly of a very different description
from the other, the recognized and legitimate So-
ciety of Scotland, assembled, it appears, by the ac-
count in the Morning Paper, on Thursday last, at
the Crown and Anchor Tavern ; and from all we
learn, it consisted of a motley group, the Gentle-
men attending being only known among each other,
and the Ladies, if we are rightly informed, being
mostly those Ladies who were provided with
suitable dresses jib,- the day, to pay their respects,
in several processions, to the LATE QUEEN at
Hammersmith. The account of the Thursday's
Assembly, which is termed The Half yearly Ball,
is artfully and rather ably drawn up, and the
pantomime which it described, appears to have
been got up with true theatrical dexterity. There
were plenty of Tartan habiliments, and the
account is larded with poetical citations from
ButtNs, &c. There% can be little doubt that
it was a joyous meeting at the Crown and
Anchor, but to what place the lads and lasses
adjourned after the tavern festivities, we pre-
tend not to know, nor do we think it necessary to
inquire, though it may not be difficult to con-
jecture ; as our purpose is rperely to caution the
Public from being deceived on the occasion, and
to prevent the Highland Assembly and " half-
yearly Ball" from being confounded with THE
lirGuLANn SOCIETY or LONDON, the Members of
which consist of a large body of the most distin-
guished and respectable characters of the United
Kingdom.

Sir CHARLES .MCCARTIFY has sailed from Ports..
mouth for Sierra Leone. The friends of Africa
must rejoice at the return of this experienced and
indefatigable officer to his government o❑ the
Western coast.

The H-ants Lieutenancy are to meet at Win-
chester on the 2d of the next month.

There was so dense a fog on Sunday evening,
that the coaches had some difficulty in making their
way to town at the rate of four miles an hour.
The late HARVEY ASTON associated much
with the Royal Family, and when he was going
out to India, where he lost his life, the KING en-
joined him, most affectionately, never more to
fight a duel. In the fatal meeting with Colonel
ALLEN, HARVEY ASTON was shot through the
body and back bone; but with the greatest firm-
ness continued standing, his arm extended and
pistol presented, for about a couple of minutes; and
sensible that he had received his death, exclaim-

ing-44 It shall never be said that the last act of
my life, was an act uf revenge," gradually lowered
his arm to his side, and sunk down for ever.
CHARLES BALL, the Barrister, was plaintiff in.
a horse cause in Ireland, which was tried by
Lord NORBURY. As a last resource, the Defen-
dant's Counsel called Mr. E. SWIFT, whose evi-
dence being decisive against him, the Judge said,
" I think, brother, you have now lost your cause
with a witness.

A very violent shock of an earthquake was felt
at Comrie on Tuesday. It is said to have been
more alarming than any of its predecessors, and
that it was felt, and the noise with which it was
accompanied was heard, at the village of Black-
ford, twelve miles distant from Comrie.—(Edin-
burgh Courant; Oct. 27.)

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS,

October 30.

[NEW TIMES.]
We learn with pleasure from Hanover that the
`King had recovered from his indisposition. The
letters from Paris received yesterday state 'that
►is Majesty was no longer expected to visit that
city, and that Lady Castlereagh in consequence
of this ctange in the Royal journey had set•out
on her return'to England.

The accounts in the rrenCh Papers, which State,
that a fever had broken rout at Leghorn, are
utterly untrue. We have received letters from
that place, dated three days later than the period
at which the fever is said to have hewn itself,
end they make no mention whatever of such a
circumstance having taken Place ; indeed the
external appearance of the letters bears no symp-
tom of their having come from a place under the
influence of that dreadful contagion.--(ibid.)

[MORNING POST.]
Letters were received yesterday from Smyrna:,
to the 18th, and from Constantinople to the 26th
of September. They contradict the statement
contained in former communications, that tran-
quillity had been completely restored in both
cities. Not only did the greatest anxiety exist
amongst the Christian inhabitants of Smyrna, but
frequent outrages continued to prove the preca-
riousness of their situation. Whenever any holi-
day occurred, or any occasion of public rejoicing,
Turkish mobs assembled, and from insult pro-;
seeded to riot and plunder. *The property of
the Greeks became their prey, and in many
instances, although they did not proceed so
far as to murder, yet they severely injured
their persons. In fact, nothing but the great-
est vigilance and firmness on the part of
the local authorities could prevent the people'
from renewing the sanguinary scenes of the
past. At Constantinople the symptoms were
not quite so alarming, but considerable -agi-.
tation still prevatiud. The Greek and Turkish
fleets were still cruising in the neighbourhood of
the _Archipelago, instead of having returned to
port, as it had been stated, for the purpose of
disarming. It may be recollected that some time
since the Turks detained two Austrian vessels,
carried them to the Island of Scio, and massa-
cred part of their crews. This outrage appears
to have filled even the peaceful Court of Vienna
with indignation. An Austrian man of war had,
in consequence, been dispatched and had arrived
at Smyrna, on its way to demand satisfaction of
the Turkish Government for the offence coma,
mitted on Austrian subjects—a demand which
will, no doubt, be duly attended to, as the
Pope feels the importance of conciliating`the
friendship of Austria at a moment like the pre-
sent, and. will not hesitate to purchase it if no-
thing stands in the way but the heads of a few
" true believers." With the exception of the
brief detention of two of our ships, the greatest
respect was paid, both by the Greeks and the
Turks, to the British flag.

[MORNING HERALD.]
The lonian Islands, but particularly Corfu,
lave, for a considerable time, exhibited a scene
of severity, complaint, recrimination, and punish-
ment. At present, however, the state of Corfu
appears most deplorable. The advices yesterday
from the Mediterranean state that the popular
fetslin.g against the English Administration there
is little short of rage. The sanguinary Procla-
Inations, prohibiting all aiding or abetting of the
-insurgent Greeks against the Turks, under pain
of death, instead of operating in terrorem, had
provoked a daring and reckless system of contra-
band intercourse with the Morea and Archi-
pelago. The Government, on the other hand,
has condemned to death six of the inhabitants
of Corfu, and twenty-three to banishment, for
violations of the prohibition. The families and
friends of the Convicts have made a solemn ap-
peal for mercy to ,the Iligh Commissioner, but
hitherto without effect. The sentences, however,
were not executed when the last accounts came
away. It is to be hoped so awful an exertion of
the Executive Power of the British Crown will
not take place without the personal cognizance
of his Majesty, in whose humanity those un-
happy men may find a refuge from the strife of
passion which, within the island, is likely to
prevent justice from being tempered with mercy,
in the spirit of the British administration.—
It is not honourable to the national 'character
and political institutions of England, that the
dominion or protection of the despotic Russian
Government over those islands is mentioned with
praise and gratitude, when compared with that
of Sir I'. Maitland.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]

Wee inserted in our paper of yesterday the case
of General Ross, stated by Mr. Hume at the
City of London Tavern. As this case, however,
taken by itself, makes against the argument
which it is intended to support, we should call
to mind the explanation of it which has already
been brought before the public.—The opinion of
the Judges with reference to the case of General
Ross, that as a half-pay Officer he was not sub-
ject,to martial law, in no way bears on-the ques-
tion respecting Sir Robert Wilson. The alter-
ation in the Mutiny Act which renders Officers
holding commissions by brevet subject to mili-
tary law was introduced in 1785, a year suby-
quent to the attempted trial of General 'Ross:" If
the Ultra Journal and its learned Correspondent,
however, be still sceptical, we must refer them to
M‘Arthur's Courts Martial, in which work they
will find the point argued at some length. In time
Ma
of war, and on active service, it y perhaps
be expedient to repose in the-crown the power
of dismissing an Officer in.cOtnmand without in-
quiry or trial by Courf-Martial; exigencies,
though not probable, might arise, rendering the
exercise of so summary an act of regal authority
vitally important. Bat in times of profound
peace, when Blackstone recommends relaxation
of military rigour, we can discover no possible

excuse, no eircumstances,of extentiatiot., for so
arbitrary, for so oppressive a measure. Ilad the
Constitution, indeed, contemplated the possibi-
lity of an exercise of the prerogative like that
we have had reason to lament, we (:annot but

think that individuals would not have been
deemed qualified to sit in the House of Com-
mons who might be dependent .on the pleasure of
the Crown even for the means of actuLtl,support.