The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-25 00:00:00

Tilt THEATRES.

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the,/ MARKET.—Whatever mistakes arc eornm;.l-
- in Exit by iffOoke, the Managers of the llay•
market 'lsheatre have made no mistake in • pro-
&lcing it for the .public gratification.. The third
representation, last. night; took nothing fintn its
lively and amusing attractions and it it added
little, that is only. to he:attributi to the merit of
the Performers, who were so,perfect on the first
night as to afford small room for improvement. The
house was brilliantly and fully attended, and
laughter and applause. fairly divided'the evening.
bNoLtsit Oectta.--4liere, Was 860 -a full and
fashionable assemblage at this handsome Theatre,
where. the. musical. piece of • The Shipwreck %via
successfully performed. ,All the Performers ex-
erted themselves to the utmost, And received , tite
approbation clue to them.. Mrs. PtmsoN, as
mid, CH ATTERVEY, in Slave, were particularly ap-
plauded. • Master BARN ET. sung delightfully, and
was encored in. The bethildtred,• Maid. .-BARTLev,
J. JONES. jspACs . Mrs. Mose, and Miss koomt,
also acquitted themselves well.

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GEN. O*DONNELi COUNT OF AB
.ISBAL.

Amongst the: 'most distinguished:Of:leers who
have shed a hotre .eit bar upon lreland.oe Spain is
General O'lloi*Nyi, the Conde of Abishal.. His
tattler a native of Ireland, Colonel of tile Regi-
melik.of Ihetnia,;. his„mother a Spanibh Lady of
distit:c.tion) be was born at ,SLSehaitian's,, and
the house in which be first breathed, by.a remark-
able fortune, escaped the gresof:destruction,whiCh
followed the storm and sacking of that foitress
in 1813.

At the beginning of the sting, ;1e to drive the.
French from Spain, General O'Donnel rose into
eminence; and for the victory which the troops
under his command achieved at Abishal, he re-
ceived his title. When the hopes of Spain were
confined within the walls of Cadiz, and her only
refuge from despair Was placed on the exert loth
of her Ally, and in the wisdom, virtue, and cou-
rage of her Sons, the CoAtli: of Abishal was
Regioot and a General. When he could more •
effectually serve his Country in the Field than in
the Cabinet, he ►esigned the couch of Govern,
ment for the heelless Camp : he commanded the
troops which carried Pon Corvo, and was before
Pam')tuna in the early part of- the Battle of the
Pyrenn6es, when tile immortal Pictou's division
was hardly pressed, ;Mit that lamented Hero sent
to know if the Conde of Ahi3bal would. support
hint in his determination to hold his gvound to
the answer ," I have heard O'Donoel
exclaim, was, to send him the best brigade of
my little army,- which" followed in person with an
immediate reinforcement."

When the King returned, the Conde of Ahitt•
hal, with the acclamations of the troops under
his Cont►t►an►l,, and in ohedietwe to the dictates of
Iris loyalty patriotisn►, sent his batttagu•to the
foot of the 1:lo one.

' tin the re-appearance of Wtonaparte the Count
commanded the Army of the Left, with his head-
Cllliirters on the frontier town. Oat the arrival of:
the British Ambassador at frun, on his way (via
France) to England, General O'Donnei enter.-
tained his Excellency, and F,ate biln his house,
and the next utOrning had a Guard of Hommr
drawn up on the Banks of the Bitlassoa. The
General, attended by his Staff, accnnipanied the
Ambassador to the river which separates the two
countries, and saluted him as be embarked front
Spain. The Ambassador expressed his acknow-
ledgments ; to which the General limvt.A, and
said, ' So, Sir, should the Representative of
Great Britain depart hour and be again received
in Spain."
To a fearless heart General O'Donnel unites a
mind enriched with military knowledge ;---7a Sul
dies from his cradle, be combines the science and
the practice of the 17.rofession.. in battle, he rides
upon the whirlwind and he leads thostorm ;—the
friend of the deserving and the patron of merit,
In_ the Vigour of manhood, he is covered with
honourable sears, and shot arc Inuied in his body.
To him may Spain look with confidence, and Eng-
land with affection ; for to be a subject of the
United Kingdom 'as a stare introduction to his
courtesy, his encouragement,'and his applause.

Madame Ltroua, a French Lady, who bad
been residing at Brighton some time, while wilk-
ing on the Steyne on Tuesday afternoon, was sud-
denly seized with apoplexy, and dropped to the
earth. She did nut survive the attack more than
ten minutes.—A man, who ventured to bathe, at
the same place, during a gale of wind on Sunday
afternoon, was drowned. Hisname is NlacoosALD,
and he arrived with Mr. DAVIS'S troop of horse
to appear in Timm; the Tartar, at the opening of
the Theatre.

Yesterday. morning a sailor incautiously cross-
ing the road hear the Elephant and Castle, was
knocked down, being violently struck on the
breast by the shaft of a gig and trainpled on by
the horse. Ile arose immediately and staggered
a few paces, when he fell, anti to all appearance
would have expired, had it not been for the timely
assistance of a professional Gentletnan then pass-
ing in a gig, whom we 'have since learned to be
Mr. Liestosin, of St. -Alhaies, recently resident
Surgeon at•the Middlesex Hospital.
The house of Mr, hs..ScorT, at Gold's Cleuos
near Cheviot, was lately let fire to, it is supposed
by n'travelling• woman who had been there the.
day before, and wished to borrow a ;Own of Mrs.
SCOTT, which was eeltited ; she then said she
%voolttmake her repent it. The next night the
house was set oil fire, after the family were in
bed. They got it under with great dittenity t
happily no lives lost.
fuestlay eVening, a boy; of the name of Wtsit
itaN, ion to a poor laundress, near Artillery-
street,. Spital-fields, was tent to carry home to a
gentleman's house, iit'Finsbary,splute, a bundle,
cdritainiog linen ; the boy was met by rt female
sharper, %rho accosted Win in Crown-streets
saying, you are going home with the linen to
my mistress, mentiiming the name of the family
where he was go n,, to to said she Would take the
bundle home, and desired him to make haste
Back and tell his mother' to ernne immediately to
her mistress, as she wantedto' speak to her. The
lad gave her the bitaille, and rAit to his mother,
who hastened tQ ;hatouse, wilva she discovered
the trawl.

ORIGINAL l'OßTit V.

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nark,. where tevuice liattiony

Breaks from -her distant cell !
Aid Ocealiate, in answering glee,
,t4tallies on. the safuled shell !
The Harp WO ton'A her 'soul of sound,
And E.tho starts with chain unbound,

Alit! rusts alons.lkti dell:! ' • ,
Add awnils ilia l.yri its loftiest key,
Ur melts it iutO u►Cludy ! '

The tender flote,the straia his, met,
And hreoli'd ighs.ttratl-
The loud datt crackling castain
Has join'd the light guitar
The clashing cymbals mock chagrin,
While still the merry tatithuriiiis
Salutes the cloudy car!
Awl Music, guided on by Mirth.. '
neceires.the stranger Joy on
,Earth

A sparkling crown ►s on her brow;
, Whose pearls are.strung on air!
Amfas theiroklen tresses flo►v,
They kiss' thes forehead fair ! .
And dropping.from each silver wing,.
The clnstteed Clouds their fragranCe fling
L► fulness,.sweet and rare 1
And banging front her girdle, play
The first and latest glean► of day!
Her voice is as the .r,oire'of Lo're,
7, In morning's blessed dream!
}lei• eye is as the lleat•'ss above,"
Made sufterin the.streaml
And in that eye of tender blue,
Anil in that bashful hlnshing hue,

The mind bath fix'd her beam!
Autl leaping forward to c tress,
She steals the soul of Tenderness !

And still with aspect cheerly bright,
• And careless mien, tittli free!
Shecheats the sullen gloom of night,
With fairy rev'elex !
And playing with the laughing hours,
She twines the rose,of Fancy's buw'rs,
Around the myrtle tree!
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And strevring round each blushing sweet,
The Earth herself is Joy's retreat!

behold ! she mounts her airy throne!,
And Spangled yet with dew,
Young I`, iipture Linde hii silken iotte,
And teemhies to pur.tte !
Merrily its the matin chime
Falls no the ear, in simmer time.
When linpe alone seen►< true
She. smiles!—and flq thro' Heav'n she tiles,
She dashes fire from crim inn side* !

ANNA.