The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-21 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

DEJi., Fen. 20.—Came down from the River, -and. a tit,
the Retrench, Trott, for Tenerific; and Adelia,. Froat, • for
:Marseilles,—Sailed the whole of the autward-bound.—Arrived
and remain the Scipio, Sims, and Rambler, Knight, from T.1.;.-
ragona ; and the Duke of York, from St. Michael's..
PORTSMOUTH, FEE. 20.—Arrived the Ilasg, David n.
from Fiume; Lond.on Packet, Tracy, from London for Poe-
ton; Defence transport from the. River ; •and Fox ditto from
the Downs.—Passed by down 'channel, the Veuisittartt
Dal-
rymple, for Bombay and China.
PLYMOUTH, Fan. 19—Arrived the, Zcpile, Davis, ff'orn
Smyrni.—Sailed the 'Margaret, Revel, for Falmouth • Helena,
Adey, for Poole; and Harriet, Cumirw,' -kr Bt.
The schooner Royal George, Steel, from'Ross for London, in •
attempting to pus to sea s morning, 1.-,m aground on tho
Breakwater. The cargo has. been taken out, and the vese4el is
expected to begot off-without much dams e.
-HARWICH, FEB. ?O.—Arrived the'llli:aztr.lth and Ann, Rid-
ley, from: Retterdamto Newcastle; with' trifling damage, and
a broken anchor. Sailed the. Thetis packet, with a mail, for
Gottenburgh.
NORTIt SHIELDS, Frn..l9.—The Modesty, Miller, boolur
to Yarmouth, got on shore on Snoter Pohlt, but was. got- Off
next tide..
GitAvEsr-sio,-FMR. 20.—Sailcd the Charlc.'s (Trim; &ort,
for China; sad Orpheus, Finlay, for the Mauritius.

Dlrr I•`-MAAILTIME.PRE311031F, 01" I.IfOTMANCr.
At Lloyd's, the present premium from London to ;he Medi-
terranean is 3-ss. per cent. whereas the pnrnium of the Inatr-
once Offices at Malta, from. list October to 3•14 t March, from
that Island -to Great Britain and Ireand, was 'fixed at fawn
3 to 3.3 per cent. nearly double for.what the Instranee. can be
Mi e eted n London. Other premiums at Malta were, as fol-
low :—From Malta to
.Gibral'ar, 1..; to 1 per cent.—Ditto tv
C3e;:h, 1 to 2 per cent.—Ditto, to lisbon, 24 to. 3 per cent,
Ditto to Sweden and Denmark, sto per cent.

FORRIGN TRADE.—The witnesses examined
yesterday before this Committee werr, Mr-
THOMAS TOORE, and ------- Q./LOWELL, Esq.
ceiver-General of Lower Canada.
THE THEATRE.--The excellent old Corned?
of The Chances., which used to be o'n6 cff th°
Stock-pieces of the London-Stage, was last idg't
brought forward at Covent Garden Theatre lu

the form of a musical' drama,,, and reduced into
three acts, for the- introduction of songs, glee",
&c. Two of SHAKESPEARE'S plays. have ander-
gone the same transmographkation. We should
enter our protest against this Mangling of pieces*
which have received the.sanction of time and cri-
tical admiration, but that' the state.of the Patent
theatres, and the taste of the town, which: eons
now to have a strong bias in favour of music*
render it necessary for manager 3 to try all modes,
most likely to attract an a idienco. The- piece
is now called Don John ; or, tine Tito Violefla3-
Why the person who has tinkcred this st:FlOr:
old Comedy should have -changed the name 01.

the Constan- tias to Violettas he best knowF,
but-there seems to 'be
.no reasonable, cause, as
COfiSiaraia is the name identified of the two
characters, and the alteration is ridiculous. On
this occasion a young Lady, named JIALLANDE)i

made her first appearance. Itc-port. tract at'

pounced her as' atranscendant 61ager, but her
fears were so great that it is hardly posslionie tG
judge of her powers in a situatioe, so ugibring•
Her voice seems to be extcilive tlnd powerful)
particularly in the lower tones, and, as fay a 5
a candid judgment could be formed, sh:t seems
likely to, prove an acquisition of no ordinary me"
rit. Miss ST'EPHENS, in one of the
played good talents as an actress, gs well as 'rest,
ones as a singer. Mr. C. KEMELF:i ease, spivit,
and humour, in Don: cannot be ton highly
praised. Messrs.. JOXES in Frei/crick, and -11,""f
TON iSI Fractiosa,- were also very strong props °f
the Piece, which was so very favourably receive",

as to promise a successful career.
Tiru DUEL AT CHALK' PAR.M.----A Hcaranres
were yesterday morning so favourable in Mr-
Scores case, that his medical attendants row'
consider him' out of danger. He is, however, I"
dueed to a state of the greatest debility, from tnc
course which it was considered advisable to adol't
to prevent inflammation. , •

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