The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-11 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TI PUBLIC JOURNALS.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-(THIS DAY).

GAMING HOUSES.

True bills were yesterday found against John
Block and Hartley Ackland, for keeping a common
gamil house, in King-street, St. James's.
Mr. CLARKSON now applied that the defendants be
ordered to put in extraordinary bail, and give 48
hours' notice to the prosecutor. He made the ap-
plication upon an affidavit, that if the defendants
were allowed to put in the usual bail, they would,
in all likelihood, forfeit their recognizances from term
to term, and thus avoid coming to trial. The affi-
davit also stated, that the defendant Ackland was
likewise the proprietor of the gambling establish-
m'ent lately discovered in the City of London, and
it was represented that if the defendants were to
barricade themselves in their premises, it would re-
quire a considerable force to take them into custody,
from the manner in which their establishment was
secured.

The CHAIRMAN inquired whether any bail lied
been put in, in the course of the prosecution ; and
whether, it had been instituted by the parish or by a
private individual ?
Mr. CLARKSON said that no bail had as yet been
given ; the prosecution, he believed, was commenced
by a person who had lost a considerable Sum of
money.
The CHAIRMAN thought it would tie right to wait
until the end of the Sessions. If the defendants
did not come in to give bail before that period, per-
haps the Court ought to depart from the usual
course, and demand extraordinary bail. At present
he would merely make an order, requiring them to
come in and give notice of bail, reserving to himself
the consideration of the amount.

The COURT was occupied for a considerable time
with the trial of two persons named Weedy and
Johnson, for an assault on Vickery, a sheriff's officer.

For the prosecution it was given in evidence, that
Vickery had been placed, under a Sheriff's warrant, in
possession of the property of the defendant Johnson,
a baker, residing in Drummond-street, Euston-square,
that during the few days he received in the shop be-
tween 13s. or 14s. On the 7th of April, the de-
fendant Weely, a broker, entered the house to dis-
train for the landlord, and produced a discharge from
the Sheriff for Vickery. When the latter was leaving
the house,he was required to give the money which he
received in the shop; upon refusing to do this, he
was violently assaulted by the defendants. He ad-
mitted his having taken up a knife to defend him-
self with, but not until be had been assaulted.
The evidence of Vickery, was in part corro-
borated by a man named Davis, who, during the
transaction, had been looking through Johnson's
shop-window.
For the defendants witnesses were produced, who
proveil that Vickery had been the aggressor, and
that the violence subsequently resorted to by the de-
fendants was for the purpose of depriving him of the
knife with which he had armed himself. It also ap.
peered that he had been carried off to a Police-
office, committed to prison for an assault on Weely,
and that whilst before the Magistrate he had made
no complaint whatever against the defendants, but
subsequently preferred bills of indictment before the
Grand Jury.—The defendants were acquitted.

ENGLISH THEATRE AT PARIS.

(From the French Journals of Saturday.)
THE RIVALS.-...FORTUNE'S FROLIC.

The performance of these English pieces,
which it was intended, in the first instance,
should take place at the Favart, and in which,
in consequence of some low intrigues, has been
transferred to the Odeon, has met with complete
success, although neither of the works at the
head of this article enjoy the greatest reputation.
The Manager of the English actors will, no
doubt, soon feel the necessity of presenting our
public with productions whose subjects are better
known to us ; those, for example, which have
been imitated and translated for the French,
stage, such as Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, the ,
School for Scandal, (the Tartuffe of manners),
or some of the shewy piecea,• as the Tempest or
Midsummer. Night s Dream, where magic and
supernatural apparitions will compensate those
who do not-at all understand the language of our
neighbours. Nevertheless, the two pieces in
which the English actors last night made their
debut, were listened .to with greater attention
than might have been expected. The first piece
is Sheridan's, and contains some exceedingly
comic situations, with strongly drawn characters.
Sir Anthony Absolute, the restless Falkland,
the coward Acres, and the hectoring Lucius
0' Trigger, are drawn with great skill. Mrs.
Malaprop is a silly old woman, whose preten-
sions to wit and learning are depicted with ease
and spirit. Lydia Languish, .a romantic and
languishing girl, as her name implies, is singu-
larly fond of adventures. She cannot put up
with the common every-day manner in which
affairs are managed, but must be married at
Gretna Green ; but the most delightful character
in the piece is that of Julia, a young girl full of
grace, candour, and simplicity. The second piece,
Fortune's Frolic, did not go off quite so well,
According to the play-bill, the company con-
sists of the principal actors of the Royal Theatres
of London. Did we not make great allowance
for the style of a play-bill, the capital of' Eng-
land would be worthy of pity. With the excep-
tion of Liston, Abbott, Chippendale, and Power,
not one of the list but have had modesty enough
to silence the fame which might, no doubt, have
preceded them to France. The names of Messrs.
Mason, Latham, Brindal, Burnet, with those of
Mesdames Smithson, Russell, Brindal, and Ben-
net, are perfectly unknown. If the Manager
really wishes to, give the Parisian public an idea
of the. English stage, and to insure success to
his undertaking, lie must have some of the really
principal actors of London to begin with. Of
the best actors, the following is the best judg-
ment we can venture to come to upon so short
an acquaintance. Power, in Sir Lucius, showed
himself perfectly at home ; he possesses great in-
telligence, with invaluable coolness. Liston
(Robert Acres) did not completely realize the
idea which, from the manner in which we had
heard him praised, we had been induced to form.
Liston is a consummate actor, of imperturbable
sangfroid, with a perfect command over the.
b./
muscles of his face ; but lie is a decided man-
his voice is sluggish, and his jerking pro-
nunciatiou
degenerates too often into huskiness.
These defects are the more to be regretted, as
Liston appears to have passed the age when they
could have been remedied. Altogether, this
actor, although inferior to Potier, to whom lie
has been compared, is very amusing, and will be
a useful member of the company. Abbott, the
manager, has a noble appearance, and wears the
military costume with great advantage : his ut-
terance is exact, although rather cold.

The overture bad been prepared for the or-
chestra with great tact. The national air of
" Vive Henry IV." was first played ; afterwards
that of " God save the King. ' Both were re-
ceived with great applause. Abbott* then ad-
vanced, and pronounced the following address,
in French, in the course of which his English
accent made itself felt. The address is said to.
be written by a member of the French Academy,
and it certainly bears marks of the grace and
delicacy with which all his works are impressed
" Gentlemen—Called upon as we are to re
present the masterpieces of our dramatic literatur‘

before an enlightened people, whose stage posh
sesses so large a number of excellent works, we
cannot help feeling a degree of uneasiness. The
English Poets have not obeyed the laWs esta-
blished and acknoviledged by the authors whom
you revere as the arbiters of taste ; but ought a
difference of system and theory to give us real
ground for alarm ? No, Gentlemen, to encou-
rage us we have only to recal to mind that we
are in France. Under the pacific influence of
the fine arts national prejudices are every day
disappearing. A long rivalry will soon have left
in superior minds no other sentiment than ohe
of a generous emulation. When French actors
obtain in London the reception which is due to
their incontestable merit, let us hope, Gentlemen,
that you will receive English actors with indul-
gence—happy, if it had been our fortune to have
joined, to your approbation that of the great tra-
gedian you have lost, and who also, by his stu-
dies, belonged to us ? It cannot be that his tomb
should be destined to receive the expression of
our regrets. It is not bythe_pieces of an author
altogether unknown to France that we propose
to open the course of our English performances.
Sheridan has cast too bright a lustre over his
political and literary career for his fame to be
confined within narrow limits. May your good-
ness make us forget that we have quitted our
beloved country, whilst our words will occasion
a sweet illusion in the senses of our country-
men, drawn in crowds to the bosom of this ca-
pital by the charms of a beautiful country and
v-t)ur hospitable urbanity." .

Abbott concluded these preliminaries by reciting the fol-
lowing verses composed by Mr. Lake :
With anxious hopes, and hearts that keenly feel,
To you, this night, we make our first appeal ;
From fertile England, to your smiling shore,
We came as strangers—strangers now no more,

Since you have deign'd, with welcome warm and bland,

To make us free of France's fairy land ;
Since beauty here has made her magic bower,
And bright eyes guard us with their peerless power ;

And lovely lips to plead the actor's cause,
Give sweet assurance of your kind applause.
Two noble Nations, fairest, first, and best,—
The Ocean Isle—the Garden of the West,
In genius, science, arts, and arms renown'd,
With valour's and the Muses' laurels crowned,
Where Chivalry 'neath her own Lily- glows,

And high-souled honour 'neatit the rich red Rose.---
Emblems of Bourbon's, and of Brunswick's sway,

To whom all hearts their willing homage pay,—
Form'd to be friends in glory and in fame,
. .

In all that elevates the human name;

To spread the mutual intercourse of mind,
To be the glorious beacons to mankind,
By generous deeds reciprocal to prove,
The god-like rivalry of peace and love ;
Two noble Nations, where such virtues dwell,
United both, are both invincible !
Fain would our hearts prolong the grateful theme,

yours to realise so fair a dream,
'Tis ours to please--we wish not to intrude—
Yet, one word more—that word is gratitude.
To English friends—we feel their kindness here,"

And generous France receive our thanks sincere—

To both we turn, as the young Eaglet's eye
Turns to the Sun—to learn our destiny.

The curtain rose at eight o'clock, and did not
fall until half-past eleven in the evening, which
is much too late. The performances are to take
place three times a week, it is said. The money
received at the doors on the first night amounted
to five thousand francs, the Odeon being literally
crammed from top to bottom.

Puiuting to the heart.

We are sorry. to state that dysentery to a large,
extent prevails in this town and suburbs. During
the last month, numbers of the manufacturing po-
pulation have died from this complaint. There are
matey very ill with it at present, and it is considered,
on the increase. There is no particular cause
assigned for the prevalence of this epidemic, the
persons most careful of diet being attacked with
the same virulence as those without the means of
being so. A number of the cotton mills have a
portion of their workers absent on this account.
One man died yesterday and another this morn-
ing in Mile-end of this disease. Dysentery is
often a fatal complaint in America. Unripe
potatoes and unwholesome fruit are thought to
be the cause of the present illness in Glasgow:—
Glasgow Chronicle.

MEMORABlLlA.—lnstitutions for the In-
digent and Sick..—The most extensive institu-
tion of this kind in Europe, is said to be the
public hospital at Milan. It is endowed with
land, which produces a yearly revenue of 70,0001.
sterling, and there are continually additional be-
nefactions:to promote which one incentive is
held out, which has been found to have the most
beneficial influence ; he who bequeaths a hun-
dred thousand francs, has his whole length por-
trait painted at the expense of the charity, and
those who bequeath half that sum, have their
portraits painted in half-length, which are exhibited
to the public on certain grand festivals. Thus
the trustees have well calculated upon those pas.
sions which so often set reason at defiance ; and
have found that men, unjust to themselves, are
often generous to posterity ; and vain to be well
thought of for those qualities for which, when
alive, they would not pay the fraction of a far-
thing.— Wadd's Maxims.
•
LORD BYRON.—During his residence in the
Franciscan Convent at Athens, he had ingra-
tiated himself with a monk named Father Ber-
nard. When Grecian liberty, replying to his mag-
nanimous appeal, called on him to detach him.
self from the enjoyments of Italy, he said to his
friends, after determining to depart, " It is never-
theless very strange, Father Bernard, in giving
me the crucifix which he carried about with him,
told me with a prophetic air, You will become
the defender of the Christians ; you will return
to Greece for the sake of the faithful ; but I shall
you again, I am fearful you will not come
a
After this relation his Lord-
ship fell into a deep reverie, which no one dared
nsotfa seer as
Athens.
to disturb,
since those around him were accus-
tomed to see him abstract himselfin this manner,
when any serious or melancholy thought sur-
prised him in the midst of a conversation. After
mother,
a few moments he added these remarkable words :
" will be hardly believed that I never would
part with this cross, under any circumstance ; it
however,
is, the fact. I never would give it to
mynor my sister, who requested it of
m
° return to England.. It is a remem-
brancee n
of the Franciscan Prior, who lives in the
o
Diogenes in Athens. The good Monk
was very
tower
rn of Y
partial to me ; and when he heard that
I was about, to depart, he was much grieved.—
Your Lordship,' he said, must not forget me.,
Select any thing you please from what I possess,
that you may have a remembrance of Father
Bernard.' I laid my hand on the crucifix which
he carried about him, and asked if he would give
me that'. The good Father was so delighted
with my choice, that tears came to his eyes. I
have never since parted with the crucifix. I will
even avow, that once I was extremely uneasy
under the impression that I had lost it ; I was
prepossessed with an idea of its value. But in
fact, behold the prediction of Father Bernard
about to be realizecl:—let us depart straightway
for Greece !"--filfe Heralds

THE ARMY.

The 2d Division of the '76th Regiment of Infantry, ar.
rived on the 4th inst. at Cork, from Canada.

The last Division of the 73d Regiment of Foot, em-
barked on the 4th instant, at Cork, for Gibraltar.

A Detachment belonging to the 4th Regiment of Light
Dragoons, arrived in town yesterday morning, from Bris-
tol, on route to the Cavalry Depot, at Maidstone.
A Detachment belonging to the 38th Regiment of In-
fantry, arrived in town yesterday morning, from Ireland,
on route to Canterbury.
A Detachment belonging to the 40th Regiment of Foot,
arrived in town yesterday morning from Bristol, on route
to Chatham.

A Detachmefit belonging to the 85th Regiment of In-
fantry, arrived in town, yesterday morning, from Ireland,
on route to Dover.

A Detachment belonging to the East India Company's
Service, arrived in town, yesterday morning, from Bri.tol,
on route to Chatham.

INDIAN ARMY.
!LOGGING ABOLISHED IN INDIA.

Head-quarters, Calcutta, March 19, 1827.
The Commander-in-Chief is satisfied, from the quiet
and orderly habits of the native soldiers, that it can very
seldom be necessary to inflict on them the punishment of
flogging, while it may be almost entirely abolished, with
great advantage to their character and feelings.
His Excellency is therefore pleased to direct, that no
native soldier shall, in future, be sentenced to corporal pu-
nishment, unless for the crime of stealing, marauding, or
gross insubordination, where the individuals are deemed
unworthy to continue in the ranks of the Army.
Whenever, in such cases, corporal punishment is:award-
efl by a Regimental Detachment or Brigade Court Martial,
the proceedings are to be referred, with a descriptive Roll
of the prisoner, and a report of his previous character, to
the General or other Officer Commanding the Division,
before the sentence is carried into effect ; and if he con-
firms it, and does not see cause to remit the punishment,
he will, at the same time, direct the man to be discharged
from the Service.

This Order is to be clearly explained to every Native
Corps. By Order of his Excellency,

The Commander-in-Chief,
W. L. WATSON, Adjutant-General of the Army.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.....-SEPT. 10.

The rooms were well attended, and the betting in some
parts of the day very brisk ; indeed, now is the time fur
the horses to take their places, and develope their respec-
tive chances. Being the last day but one of meeting before
the members adjourn to the splendid new rooms opened by
Mr. Hodgkins at Doncaster, which is to be the general ren-
de:wous, and to which nearly all the leading characters have
subscribed, every one seemed anxious to snap up every little
incident which may influence the horses. Matilda, Medora
and Reviewer, have taken a sudden leap, and seem to
puzzle some of the best judges ; 6 to 5 was offered against
any two ; 5 to 4 on Reviewer's starting against that of
Pedlar or Nonplus; 3 were backed at even against the
field. The betting vazied very considerably, but the fol-
lowing were the dosing prices :

ST. MUM
11 to 4 agst Maineluke 30 to 1 agst Popsy
9 to 2 agst Granby 35 to 1 apt Olivera •
11 to 1 agst Medoro (taken) 35 to 1 agst Moonshine
32 to 1 agst Matilda 35 to 1 agst Translation
14 to 1 agst Reviewer 40 to 1 agst Antiopeq No
18 to 1 agst Sancho 40 to 1 agst Nonplus friends.
19 to 1 agst Lunaria 1000 to 30 agst Hartpury
29 to 1 agst Malek 1000 to 10 agst Pedlar
1000 to 800 3/leder° agst Reviewer (taken).

WESTERN MEETING (AYR).—TmuasnAY, SEPT. 6.
The Gold Cup, value 100 gs.
. Mr. Baird's b. c. by Chanapignon, 3 yrs 1
Mr. Blair's gr. c. by Viscount, 4 yrs 2
Sir D. H. Blair's br. c. Edward, 3 yrs
Match, 50 sous.
Cir .1. Boswell's b. m. Holdsmaid 1
Mr. Arthur's Glasgow 2
Won by half a meek.
Fifty Pouuds, for all ages.
• Arr. Blair's gr. c. by Viscount . 1 1
Mr. 11.1. Donald's b. 1. Grecian Queen ... 3 2
Mr. Dawson's br. c. by Prime Minister 2 dr

MORPETH RACES.—TUESDAY, SEPT. 4.
The Members' Plate of 50/.
Mr. Ramsay's b. h. by Telegraph, 6 yrs 1 1
Mr. Jackson's b. c. Sir Catton, 4 yrs 2 2
Mr. Mitford's ch. c. by Mozart, 3 yrs 3 3
Won by half a neck.
WE DN S DAY. —A Plate of 60/.
Mr. Watson's b. c. Tremaine, 4 yrs 1
Mr. Hudson's b. in. Lady Easby, 6 yrs 2 2
Mr. Mitfurd's ch. c. by Mozart 3 dr
A Cup, value 60 guineas.
Mr. Dunn's!). f. Miss Haggerstone... 2 1 1
Mr. Pattison's b. h. Granby 4 S 2
Mr. Gardiner's ch. in. Sister to Jessy 1 2 3
Mr. Kent's ch. h. St. Leger 3 4 die.
Mr. Robinson's b. f. by Tretton 5 die.
Mr. Blair's Heather Belt 6 die.
THURSDAY.-Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added.
Mr. Hudson's Lady Easby walked over.

The Portuguese, or Spanish, or compound
article, which we quoted from the Moniteur in
yesterday's Times, requires but little comment.
The censorship, we take for granted, compels
every writer under its harsh dominion to speak
a certain language on all subjects which tend to
involve, though ever so distantly, a discussion
of national right, or of kingly power. If the
topic be a tender one with our neighbour across
the Channel, it becomes us for his sake to touch
it tenderly. The Moniteur cannot conceal its
exultation at the prospect of a certain Portu-
guese Prince arriving at Lisbon, and taking on
himself the name and authority of Regent. Is
this from love for the Portuguese Charter ? or
from a confidence that, let Miguel promise what
he may, he goes ostensibly as his brother's dele-
gate, but actually to destroy his brother's work
There is no necessity for straining after ominous
conclusions from the premises exhibited by the
Moniteur: it is, therefore, but through a quiet
interrogatory that we remark upon
admission of this writer—where he says, " We"
(the Moniteur) " founded the preservation of
peace on the accession of Don Miguel to the
Regency by virtue of the right which the Char-
ter and his birth gave him." Peace ! Between
whom ? Are we to understand that the Court
of the Tuileries would make war upon Don
Pedro, in his quality of King of Portugal, if he
did not commit the Regency to the keeping of
Don Miguel ? If not, the language of the Mo-
niteur is somewhat difficult to comprehend. If
the answer bein the affirmative' may it not serve
a useful purpose. to' remind all those who have
lost sight of facts, that such a course would be
no less than an application to Portugal of the
same system of interineddling by force which has
put King Charles the Tenth Of France in mili-
tary possession of the Spanish territory, and.
would, therefore, be an aggravation of what Mr.
Canning called " an outrage UpOn the feelings of
England," into a direct attack upon her ally and
her honour ? If the Moniteur be merely beat-
ing about to ascertain how far it may go with
prudence, we are not unwilling to 'assist its
search a little further. The French Govern-
ment Paper " congratulates- England on a re-
sult, to which it is not impossible that her good
advice may have contributed, for it naturally
iUn-
doubtedly to the evacuation of Portugal, which its
politicians
all had
sober
so much
had much at heart to avert the necessity of
sending any British troops to Lisbon ; for
which purpose Mr. Canning did all, that could
h at
heart."n England
be done by reasoning—by advice—by re-
monstrance—by warning—to dissuade King
Ferdinand of Bourbon from that monstrous
and disgraceful combination of treachery
and violence in his attack on Portugal, (giving
him no legitimate cause of offence), which un-
principled conduct of the Spanish House of
Bourbon was the cause, and only cause, of the
British reinforcement sent to the succour of our
Ally. Nor are we disposed to answer intem-
perately the questiori, " What should the English
troops do at Lisbon," in case of Don Miguel's
accession to the Government as Regent ? We
are ready to acknowledge, " Nothing." If Don
Miguel assumes and administers the Govern-
ment as authorized by his Sovereign, our Ally,
and thereby puts an end to all chance of foreign
aggression, the troops of England have, on
English principles, no duty to perform at
Lisbon, and no right to remain there, unless re-
quired by the Sovereign, or his recognized
representative. Ou the principles, indeed of
the House of Bourbon, the case assumes a dif-
ferent colour. If we be asked what " business
an English garrison has at Lisbon, after Don
Miguel's accession to the Government," is it net
a natural reply--" as much business as the
troops of the French House of Bourbon have in
Cadiz, Barcelona, Pampeluna, St. Sebastian,
now that for more than four years past they have
taken possession of Spain." Suppose we say,
" it is the will and pleasure of Great Britain
that her troops shall remain in Portugal, although.
Miguel may have composed, within a month,
the alleged" (though not apparent) " distrac-
tions of that kingdom." Is it for the House of
Bourbon to say "No ?" It is declared on all
hands by the friends of legitimacy, that even the
professed ground on which the French invasion
of Spain was perpetrated exists no longer ; that
except the household, or as some will have it,
the fictitious and got up, insurrection of the
Carlists, all Spain is tranquil; that Ferdinand is
adored, and the Constitutional party no longer to
be thought of, but as a thing that has been, and
is extinct. Then let us be permitted to ask the
Moniteur, " what, indeed, should the French
troops do in Spain ?" Their departure, it
ap-
ears, is made contingent on the arrival of Don
Miguel in Portugal ; for it is added,. that the
mere " word Charter cannot be supposed to
produce upon Spain a fit of hydrophobia."' No,
it 'is not the word, but the reality of a Charter,
which produces these terrible apprehensions. if
only the " thing" be once got rid of, the name
may be affixed to a despotism like that of Spain
herself, and will of course be considered quite
harmless. But why make the evacuation of
Spain by the troops of Charles X. depend on
any such occurrencerwhatever
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a Portuguese constitution that Spain was in.
varied in 1822. It was not to assist an invasion
of Portugal by Ferdinand in 1826, we trust, that
his cousin's troops have remained there. Then
why not go at once ? They have surely occu-
pied the country long enough to accomplish
whatever the authors of the invasion professed
to aim at. Their continuance is au acknow-
ledged burden on France herself. Nobody
threatens her ally, as the ally of England was
attacked, and still is threatened. But the Bri-
tish Ministers, we are sure, will neither depart
from an honest policy, nor follow an indifferent
example ; they will npt be led, by occasional or
momentary seductions, to forfeit any pledge
which they, have -,given to Europe ; and, happen
what may, they will be just.— Times.

lrt3p
another, no
while one class of politicaleros mustecon any peopleteachomists
us that
1
become;
population constitutes the true wealth of
nations,
and that the greater their numbers, the
:werful and prosperous
less ap-
parently erudite and
profound, would persuade us that a redundant
populace is the great evil of civil life, that early
marriages, or indeed any marriages at all among
the lower classes, should be discountenanced ;
and that periodical wars and pestilence are as
necessary and as, salutary RS the change of sea-
sons to the health of the body, both politic and
individual. It' is the misfortune of mere theory,
seldom to be formed upon or improved by expe-
rience. Men get hold of abstract notions in
their closets, which they dwell fund refine upon,