The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-12 00:00:00

TH E THEATRE.

COVENT-GAnnEN.—The Duenna, one of the
first and best productions of the late Mr. SHE-
RIDAN, last night introduced Mr. C. BLAND in
the part of Carlos. Mr. C. BLAND is the youngest
son of Mrs. BLAND, so long and so justly ad-
mired as a natural and interesting actress as well
us u singer. lie therefore comes with hereditary
claims to public favour, us well as with substantial
pretensions of his own. He is rather below the
middle stature, with a well-formed person and
an agreeable countenance. His voice is sweet,
and capable of energy as well as softness. What
is rare with singers, he delivers all he says,
and sings with clear articulation ; and, what is
still rarer with professional singers, he does not
lard his songs with excessive ornament, but sings
with •implicity that passes beyond the ear to the
feelings. His action was easy and appropriate,
and considering that Carlos is intended chiefly,
if not wholly, as a mere vehicle for sing-song, he
gave adequate support to the character. The
audience, a very numerous one, testified their
approbation by repeated encores, particularly in
cc Had 1 heart," and " Ah ! sure a pair," in the
latter of which he displayed the shrewd irony
which the author intended. He introduced the
song of " Just like love," in which lie was much
applauded,and he experienced throughout a very
favourable and well-merited reception. Miss
PATON, of course, gave full effect to the part of
Clari, both in acting and singing, in both of which
She appears to much greater advantage than most
former representative's of the' character. The rest
of the characters were supported in such a man-
ner as to give an impressive effect to the whole.

'F, BENEVOI4:NCE.—The universal
sympathy excited amongst the Corps de Dra.
thatique of the Metropolis in' favour of
.the
widow and children of the late Mr. HtNnv
BENBOUGIi, a Proprietor of the Royal Coburg
Theatre, is now extending itself, and promises a
very prosperous result. There are also many in-
dividuals now interesting themselves to render
the entertainments worthy of the Royal Philan-
thropist, who will patrimise the Benefit On the
424th inst. Mr.' ELLisTos, Mr. CuAs. K EMMA,
and the Proprietors of all the Minors, will lend
such aid as may he consistent with the interest of
their own establishments; for variety and
talent combined, this will exceed any night's
Entertainment ever brought forth upon so praise.
worthy an occasion.. While Mew's. DAVIDGE
and La CLERQUE are unremitting in their canvas
for all the splendid talent that can be procured,
in Tragedy, Comedy,
,Song, and Pantomime,,
there will be three pieces ably cast, # short
l grand Ballet. Such a phalanx
e:Bl7:mldili
together nd
tlaler cannot fail of filling the house it,
an early hour.

Notau AND,SOUTII AMERICAN

SUBSCRIPTION ROOM, JAN. 12.

Ltvratront, Sax. 10.—Wind N.W. (snoW).—Arrived this
day the Vibert, from Messina; Susanne, tittiehon, from'
Havre ; Charlton Whittle, Hodgson, from St. John's, N.B.
sailed • 12th December. The-Sahunander, was to sail
next day for Liverpool. The Lady Digby, from Li-
verpool, at St. John's, N.B. The Colossus, Marshall, from
Savannah for this port, at Dunleary Harbour,
COWES, Jaikt. 11.—Arrived and sailed for New York the
Crisis; Vandyke, from London. The Indus, Moriarty; Ame-
rican brtg, sailed tbr Antwerp.

• EPROM miortrs.]
DEAL, JAN'. ll.—Wind N.W. light breeze.—Arrived the
Sarah, Bateman, from Honduras; Expedition, 'Watson, from
Aberdeen for Jamaica; Mary, ilohnes, from Amsterdam for
11 avannalt. Passed throUgh from the River the Sir Charles
Wearthy, Mane, for Nevis; Active, Adams, for St. Vincent's';
Creole, Oa] way, for. Pernambuco, and several others—horses
not reported.
PouTston+it, JAN. 11..—Wind W.N.W.--Sailed the
Star, Kidd, for London ; and his Majesty's shill Calliope, on a
cruize. a I,i •
PLYMOUTH, JAN. Io,—Wind N.N.W.7-Saileti the Mary,
111‘Clure, for London ; Hazard, Churehy‘trii; for ditto ; also
two brigs and two schooners bound= eustward.• •• The Maria,
Moffatt, remain with several others, •
FALbiOUTII, JAN. 10. —Wind N.B. moderate weather.....'..
Sailed the Weasel, Soans; for the Afediterrairean.
LivEnooot., to N.N.W..—Arrived the
Day,, Vibert, frour3lessina. ofy the, tort the Maria,
from Sicily and the Julio, 'Betts, front Dantxic.

Arrived. at Holyhead the Orion, ----, from St. Andrew's,
N. B. froin Newport to Dublin; wet,
The lilary Ann;:-------.
totally .lost,'Tiear lilllford,lhe 80th ult.
The Margaret-and Alary, , Voung..frorn Liverpool
.to Newry,
was totally
~,,,reacca near that port the 6th inst.
Two large' vess4e, supposed to he colliers, 'are sunk in the
north-eust channel: about three miles south.east of the lower
buoy of the Whiting in ten fathoms.

Fit:lo.-14st night a fire, broke out on th,
premisea of a boat-builder at Poplar, which en
tirelY
destroyed the sane. Another fire brok.
out about the same thee in St. Mary Me, %eh ch,
however, was extinguished without !Hiving dont
much damage.

- OLD BAILEY SESSIONS—(Tuts DLO)
These Sessions commenced this morning before.
the Loan MATOItt. RECORDER, Aldermen, Mr..
Baron ALiZANDEN, MT. Justice PARK, &c,; 3tc.:
At half-past nine o'clock nr. sergeant ARARIN
took his. seat on the Bench, when gpwards of
twenty prisoners were arraigned. 44 it quarter
past ten o'clock, the Judges took, thei; seats on,
the ',knob.
BUttO.LARY.-,40/04 Junes. was put to the bars.
on an indictment charging him with burglariousiy,
breaking and entering .the dwelling. house of
Alfred Richard Cocker, Solicitor, of No. 11,
Nassau-street, Soho,. on the of I,lth November„
with intent to steal.--The facts of this case were,,
that about the hour of four o'clock in. the morn-
ing of the day in question a man wus seen. stand-.
ing near the door of the prosecutoc's house by a,
patrol, roamed. Stevens, whq. was induced to go up
and. ask him what he wanted there ; that man,
ran away,, and in a moment the prisoner ran out,)
but was pursued and taken. a short distance oft
On searching the house, it was found that cen.,
ter-bit had. been used, and, the paned, Oa door
cut out very nearly. Some candle was also,feaud,
in the Clerk's ollice„ and near the house a crow
bar and dark lantern.—Several persan were
called to. bring the charge home to the prisoner.,

NEW COURT.—(Tnis DAY.)
Befbre Mr. Sedalia ARAIIIN. •'
A. person who had been summoned to serve Olt
the Jury presented a certificate from a Medical:
Gentleman, to prove that be had been afflicted.
with an inflammation, on the lunge.--The Court
said they would pay no regard. to the document,,
but have his viva vice statement.

Can you undertake to swear,Sir, that you now
are afflicted with an inflammation in the chest ?:
Not exactly so, but 1 was at North Shields when
the summons was left.—What did you go there.
for ? For a change of air—but the fact is, if I•.
am forced to serve I shall be a good deal put
about in my business.--Court, now you come to
the point—that, Sir, is no excuse—the Court
cannot on that account dispense with your

services.

kVm. Jackson, aged 30, was indicted for steal...
ing 40 yards of flannel, the property, of DaVitt

The prosecutor lives in St.. Martin's-lane, and
is a haberdasher. On the 13th of December the.
flannel was safe in his shop, but in the course of
the day it was taken away.
Mason, an off►cer, who took the prisoner into
cutitudy, challenged him with coming improperly
by the flannel, when he said that he brought it
from Fleet street, although. he wns going iii this
direction.

The prosecutor identified the property.
'l'l►e prisoner,,iri his d►•fence, said he had been
13 years at sea in his Majesty's. service, ant(
hoped that circumstances would weigh with the
Court.—Verdict, Guilty .of stealing, but not pri•.
vately.

Mary Taylor was convicted of stealing divers
articles of wearing apparel, the property of Joitut
Davis, her master.

Wm. Harris was indicted for stealing a half..
crown and 15 shillings, the property of %Mita:
Turnbull, from his person..
The prosecutor, stated, that on the evening,of
the '26th of December, he went to Drury-140a
Theatre, on passing through the lobby he felt a
hand drawn from his pocket, upon which, he
seized the prisoner, who had money in his hand,
in the act of passing it to another person, witness,
sized his arm, and some of the money fell OIL
the ground. Lie was quite sure of the prisoner's,
identity.

In his cross-examination by Mr. C. Pumum,
the witness persisted that he was sober at the
time he gave the' prisoner in charge, hut the con-
stable declared him to he very tipsy, and pre-
varicated In his story, and even went so fur
us to accuse witness with participation in the rob-.
bery. The prisoner demanded to be searched,
and taken to the watchhouse. One of the °ill,
cera at Bow-s►reet told witness to go to a public
house and settle it, for the prosecutor was too
drunk to take him before Sir Richard Birnie, at
he would be angry. lie was however taken be-
fore him that night and committed for trial,,
t Welt seemed very extraordinary to witness.
Mr. Sergeant A RABIN summed up the evidence,
and the Jury returned a verdict at Not

MAN SCALDED TO Dwrii.—On Saturday
morning last, Win. Bibby, a crofter, in the employ of Messrs.
Ridgway and nephew, at llorwich, met his death in the fellow
ing dreadful manner :—tie had been working during the
night, and in the wonting, about six o'clock, he sat tiMoin,
on the side of a pan nearly foll, of boiling liquor, for the
purpose of taking oft his tarpauling and the rags and
whilst engaged in that position, he fell backwards 11410 the
scalding furnace. His piercing cries immediately called the
workmen to his assistance; and when extricated, tie presented
a most appalling object; the akin hanging front his legs and
body like ropes. lle died about live o'clock in the afternoon of
he same day, in the moat excruciating agonies. tie was
single man, and about 30 years of age.(pultuis Cho:IWO