The Sun.
London, England, 1819-05-13 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY.

This BLUE-COAT SCHOOL.
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addressed, i • Leird--
ti,)3 a",l stated, that he had a case of consider--
portanee to mention. n
,inasmuchasitcoo-,
14,:-:(1 the appointment of the Governors. 1
tH t,Ti's Hospital : it was a Petition from a Mr.
Ivi?,^'"Y, %%Irt) had been elected -a Governor,
,but..
ve'-se election 1 • d been set aside by other Go
(1-1.1,„1.54,.a.•,,1 a 111:1,1. election ordi.re,_l,taot take)is place,
0 1 • Lt-rd-
ibi i ' 'Olll inst. his motion "as,
"I I "1" he pleased to appoint an early day
i. ki) consideration of such Petition. 'His Lott
aPpointed Satorday week.
1., V . 1
as "ter"ay a Court ,t Directors was held. at the
/ //an-
tler: India liout.e, when the tollii7;ng Col.i,t)tir .
ji),, t"o leave of the Court, previous to oti r t ''' fork
their respect ive devitiations, viz. :---: Prin.
tIZs (:hatlotte of IVales, Capt. C. B. Galan"'
~‘ d 11,,
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44 `',,t(piess of Weliiiii4r on, k..apt. J. Wool), for
ie"Ral ttir„,:
t,:rhe following_Gentlemen were yesterday callcd
able ,egree of Barrister at Law by the Honour-
Iletlefo-r°tcl-IsetilY of
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quewilarttliellt, tionerset-house ; and Edmund 111ed-
,i„e,l'oft of Gray's-lr.n, Esquires.
t 0 the
following Gentlemen were yesterday called
.
kl 4, it Degree of Barrister at Law, by the no"
lniltable Society of Lincoln's lan :—F. IL,I'Y,
• Ma„.l : `""teY'
5(1.
; J.
H.
Darrell,.
F 1.
; C.
j A " EI I Eq. ;
Fil,„ e,' l'J'q. ; and C. S. Lefevre, Esq.
Ala, ,'•-•-• Uhis morning, about one (.'clock, an
I;iii "ng tire broke out in Dover-street, Picea-
% ~yat 4 Miiieral Water Warehouse, which, in
14&i,t'ilt tiile, constitired the house to the glnlind'
'ite(tl3 (1.41114 4itiz; three. mute : the flames pene-
'ptedv ""ost int 0 Albert/a/ e-street. By the
I'leyti'lt",rival of a number of engines tiny were
" froth doing fuitber damage.

;.f THEXTRt.

COVENT-GARDliN.—La:it hight,a new Tragedy
tvas ItrohvlA forward at this Theatre, antivr the
tide utt Ere&4fo. written unifer the iolittence at

:hat Horrific Muse who in,pired Bertrom,The Apos-
tate, and ocher -"works of the same nature, at the
success of which weeshould wonder, if the pohlie
taste in draMatie csnipo,ition, anti in the Modern
style or acting, did not seem '.to have stink into the
lowest state • of degradatiOn.—The scene lies in
Switzerland, during the tune when that connti y
was muter the controul of ,Austrian despotism.--
Fredoifo (youNG) is a patriotic Swiss, who had
often fotteht the battles of his Country. Het hail
murdered the father ut Count Wellingberg (NIAC-
READY), for oo reason that was properly under-
stood. The • secret is only knOwn to Berthold
(YATES), a servant of Fredolfo, but it was ditlituit
to tell how he became atopotainted with/ it.—
Berthold is a more hors !hie villain than ever dis-
graced the stage behire. The knowledge of the
secret itnti,ces this wretch to aspire to the baud
nE Urilda (Miss cYNeree), whom he t ltinkh to
gait by the terror of discovery. • &dela is at-
'tachede to Adilitinr (C. Ketusez), who, for no in-
reason is pet secutrd by her lather,
and obliged ro disguise himself and watider into
triter counties. Wellingberg also aspires to the
haotLof Urilda, h he demands of her father,
who refers him to the daughter, by whom lie is
rejected. lie, too, is another of the atrocious
breed of human monsters vwhich the iforrific Muse
has produced. Berthold reveals the secret of the
murder to Wellingberg, front motives of ambition
and reveoge. Attee many scenes of treachery,
terror, grief, horror, imprisonment, and what-
ever conkd ternd to' scare the imagination, the
characters are assembled in the last scene.
Urilda, who has taken shelter in a sanctuary,
is' seized by Wellingherg, who holds a dagger
in his hand, and ihreaiens to. destroy her
unless she will conseift to be his wife.—
The father supplic:.ter in vain, Adilmqr, the lover,
also implores on his knees for her life. Welling 7
berg, debires kiln to deliver up his sword, and as
soon as he receives it he plunees it in the heart
of the owner. He is then stabbed by the father,
and the. Play concludes with the death of
Urilda, who dies of a broken 'heart.—
At this period the disgust of the audience
broke forth with such violence that nothing far-
ther could be heard, and the rage of hostility pre-
vailed during the whole of the Epilogtle, and not
a syllable could beiheard, of what, no doubt, poor
Miss KIit3NTON delivered with ease and spirit.
Mr. cONNEK attempted to announce the play for
this eveuing, but was totally overwhelmed by the
tumult, and obligiol to retire. We understood
that the play • was withdrawn. The failure
of this play may be considered as some sign
of returning taste on the part of the town
It is written in' a wild strain of imagination
that seems to have issued from a mind '' sopt
lull with horrors." Theta were so many allusions
to Adders, Serpents, Vipers, &e. Le. that a tatty in
our beating. observed, that Medusa must have
shaken her snaky tresses over tie Author, while he
was compos,ing it, and a wag accounted for the
number of hisses whicleaccompsnied t he Play, by t he
number of those reptiles who had been brought
into the scene.. The lasi scene, by the number
of ;he slain, seemed to be a,.berleeque on that ex-
' cellent serious drama; Tarn Thumb, we can haply
express our own sense of the composition better
than by the to!lowing words of. JuNIUS, in an-
swer to Sir WM:Apt DRAPlift: Ail acatle•
-mica! education has given (!tae Author) an un-
limited command over tttv soust beautiful figures
pf speech. Masks, hatchets, racks, and vipers,
dance through the play, in all the mazes
,of meta-
phorical coutusion. These are the gloomy compa-
nions pf a distorbed imagination ; the melaucholy
madness of l'oetty without the inspiration."—
That the Author possesses a vivid imagination we
do not deny, but he seems to mistake violence (Or
energy, and bombast for soblimit y. The acting
was throughout excellent. The Prologue has
merit enough to deserve a better adjunct. it was
well delivet ed by EGEwrott. 'fbe same may be.said
of, the Epilogue, which was written by A. A.•
`WATTS, Esq., a Gentleman of well known poeti-
cal talents, who is also suspected to he the anthor
of the Prologue.—The Theatre was full, and the
Play was beard with attention.--The Sentence
was decisive.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS of ENT.—We are
happy to state tbat the ,Duke and Duchess of
IC ENT continue to enjoy very excellent health.
Her Royal Highness rides out every day its
Phaeton, dtiven by her Royal Consort. Tuesday,
at five o'clock, upon their wino to Kensington
.Palace, their Royal Highnesses had chairs, and
sat on the walk at the east (tont of the Palace,
when an eminent coachmaker exhibited to them
a curious constructed vehicle, called the Veloci-
manipede. or phaeton in Miniature, calculated to
'carry three persons. The centre, or' body of the
carriage, is 'supposed ,to be for a female ; the
front is for a Gentleman to sit on, a narrow sad-
dle to guide it. At the back is a small dickey
to work the hind wheels by machinery. It went
over .a distance of ground of one, mile in three
niinntes,aud it could he kept op with ease at
eight miles an hoer..
Their Royal Hiv,linesses
expressed their gratification at the ingenious con-
It iv:ince of a vehicle to carry three persons with-
out a torse, particidarly at the simplicity of the
construction, and the ease with which it is work-
ed, It only weighs one hundred pounds. , The
Princes FPODouR, the datighicr of the Duchess,
was at one of the windows of the Palace to view
the exhibition. The Duchess and` the Princess
FEODORE are studying the English language very
closely ; speak it very well.

BRIGHTON, MAY 12.---Yesterday afternoon the
PRINCE REGENT was enabled to etkjoy hts.tm-
vourite egnettli,ti exercise in the vicinity of the
town. Ilia Royal Royal 1-14;bness looked
tretnely yell. 'Ole departure of the Prince I{,.
gent for Carlton klouse appears to be fixed for
Friday.

The M4r(pess of QUKENSELIIIY is appointed
Lord Lietrenant end Cvlonti or the Militia of the
Colityy of Dontfrir:s, iu ibc room of th o late Duke
of BUCCLIWG-ii,

POETR Y.

i'II.oL6GUE TO " FitErx)L,Fo.'
SPOKEN BY Ml 4: EGINTON.

Who has not heard of that rontant.n.; clime,
Where, throned in wildness; Hatuic reigns.sublime ?
Where the yoan peasant, 'mid creation's sho6ls,• •
SiumL•ers in peace upon his cradle-rock,
And, as the tightnings flash, arid thttnders roll,
To'dang,er educates his ardent son!,
Till the full spirit, now in years mature,
As its own mountain-torrent, grand and [Mire,
Worships the spot where ilespotisin foil,
Where fate anti .freethim wing'd the shrift of Tell !
Britons! o'er such,a scene the Muse to-tight
Rises rejoicing on her plitines Of light,
Proudly assured to every bosom here
The soil of liberty is nobly dear!
Yet is not warher sanguinary theme,
The-statesman's Madness, or the warrior's dream;
The sad vicissitudes of'mortal weal,
The pangs that all have felt,' or yet may feel,
A daughter's anguish, and a father's fall.
Such is 'our theme to-night—a natrire's call,
What human breast, till lifel last awful hour, •
Denies the echo, or disowns the power ?
Not for his theme, but Muse, t stranger fears,
Nor dreams of plaudits, if he wi.,S but tears.

EPILOGIIEb•
SPOKEN BY MISS BRUNTON:

[Spooking a.t entering.]
Now for my part ! Nay, frown not on me so :
Good gentle Critic, smooth that ruffled brow,
Prythee the listlitningof your wrath delay
Until you've heard the little Tee to say..
A few years since—the fashion is gone by
Like many others; tiro' we know not why— •
The ;fragic Muse, rill told, was judg'd by rules,
Front Nature drawn—not gathered froin the Schools;
Ana if she touch'd the heart, had nought to fear
From the foul's scoff, or pedant's look severe.
Our censors sow, a different mode pursue,
Nor always yield the latirel,yreath where due; •
Some, with bent brows and most Portentous faces,
Spy out defects'the Author meant as graces,
" And quid: condetian, without one qualm of conscience,
" Each daring thought a': most egregious nonsense ;"
Heedless the while, amid the work of slaughter, ,
That the best pearls lie in the deepest water !
" Fain would they check all genius in its flight,
" Because it soars above, and mocks their sight ;
" The loftiesit energies of mind restrain
" !Neat!' the dark link; of caution's chilling chain,
" And, owl-like, seek to blot the orb Of day;
" Because their eyes are dazzled by its ray."
Others there are so partial to a joke,
That sober reason seems to them a yoke;
And so, to ease it and produce a hit,
They make the bard a whetstone to their wit !
True, or untrue—no matter-Lthey must say
A few smart tlrings about him and his play;
For %would he bard if they for candour's sake
Must hati4 impromptus—it took weeks to make !
Thus bath our Poet dangers twain to shun—
His Scylla ignorance—his Charybdis fun ;
Yrt, well assured that there are many here
Floor whose just judgment he has 'sought to Year,
In whom, with knowledge and a taste refined,
Heaven's choicest gift ! a noble heart is joined ;
Arid, all encouraged by the tears and
Vouchsafed froM you fair bosoms and bright eyes,
" Si) that he scape the swell of yon dark ocean,'
" Ton sea of heads, e'en now in fearful motion,"
To-morrow night he will respread Iris sail,
(Grant ye kind destinies a favouring gale !)
With talismanic art revive the slain,
• And dare the rock, and whirlpool o'er again !
I's,* The lines marked with inverted commas were omitted
in the delivery.

REGISTER OF: FASHIOST. '

MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.

This morning were married, at the Parish
Church of St. George's;llanover-square, by the
Rev. Mr. iiopcsoN, the Earl TEMPLE, ti) Lady

MARY CAMPBPLI:. After the ceremony, the new
married pair set off for Stowe, the seat of the
slarquess of BucKtNctA •

Also, at St. JAmes''s Church, 'by the'vefy Rev.
the DEAN Of CANTERBURY, the IIon.Mr.NEvILLE,
chips( sou of Lord BRAYBROOKE, to Lady MARY,
second daughter of the Marquess CORN‘VALLIS.
The happy pair, after the ceremony, proceeded to
Saffron Walden, the seat of Lord BRAYBROOKE.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES THIS EVENING.
Lord Melville's Entertainment at the Admiralty.
Mrs. Chap ;all in Welbeck-street, G.:vendish-square.
Mrs. Viviwr's Ball in Portland-place.
Mrs. Mur-r,ay's Grand Ball in Wimp°le-street.

The Earl of Derby gave an t legant Entertainment yester-
day to the Directors of the Ancient Music, and a large party
of distinction, at his house, Grosvenor-square. .
Lord Castlereagh gives a Parliamentary Dinner on Sunday
next, at his house,. its St. Jan.it's-square.
Lady LangfOrd opened her mansion, in Berkeley square,
yesterday evening-, to the fashionable world ,with a grand rout,
which was attended by upwards of 300 distinguished fashion-
:tides. The .whole suite of the apartments on the drak4 ing-
room floor were beautifully illuminated with magnificent cut
diamond rustres, hell lights, &c. &c. '