The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-06 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

HAYMARKET.—Lasi night this Theatre was ho-
noured with a visit by the Duke of WELLINGTON.
His reception was enthusiastic. " 'God Save the
King" was called for, and sung by 'Mrs. COVENRY
and Mr. PyNa; " See, the Conquering Hero
comes !" was also demanded, and performed by
the Orchestra. His Grace was in high spirits,
and bowed frequently to the patriotic acclamations
of the audience, delighted as they were to have
the Victor of .Waterloo in so snug a plaCe for a
full view of him as the Little Theatre. We twer
beheld a mote gratifying scene. The perforniances
went off with great rout, though we are sorry to
say, that liussru. met with an 'accident which
compelled us to hear an apology made for him,
instead of witnessing his huntourous iicting to the
end of the evening. , At the close of the night the
spectators who sat nu the Raffle side with the
Doke of WELLINGTON rushed Uver to the oppo-
site varier to see' him, and a grand, but not dis-
agreeable, scramble took place for a, look at him
before he retired. Tire house was crowded, and
L the company very 'respectable.
ENC;t4sn OPena.—Another comic Operatta, in
one act, called Old Customs; or, New Year's Gifts,
was produced last night at this Theatre. It is a
translation front a French. piece, 'entitled laiett-
%
mix Qtriproquo, the Happy Mistake, and ,is from
:the pen of Mr: BRAZLEY.---The tale arises out of
the cltstnm of sending presents on New Year's,
Day, when the characters personated by ‘llaEttcu
and Miss Lynts Icgt.i..Y send presents to the
uncle of the former (13aitnir), the one the pro—
► duction of her needle. and the other -a cvurk of his
brain—a MS. Comedy. The young Women, who
entitled the uncle for the sake of the nephew, WAS
misunderstood in her emotions, anti the uncle
flattered himself they were intended tor him pro-
persOna. A contract of mat Huge is therefore
entered into between the, Lady's father (CHAT-
TRULZY) and the uncle, in a mutual penalty, which
the latter in the sequel is glad to pay to get rid of
bargain.. It so happens that the uncle's t.er-
rata (RUSSELL) has his mother (Mra,Geoete.) come
to see him, with an infant, which she for a short
time entrusts to his care. His master coming in, be
pops the child into the basket cautaining the young
lady's present, and hence arises a good deal of
equieuque as the joint production of herself and the
nephew, And begs the uncle will take care of it,
which', with many similar references, mistakenly
applied to the child, entities a good deal of laughing
among the audience—a good deal of disappoint-
-1 went to the uncle—and a ghod deal of happiness
to the young folks, as it indueerthe uncle to give
up his own interest in the frail fair one, as he
imaginei her, anti resign her to his nephew, the
supposed partner in her guilt. This consumma-
tims is no sooner effected, than the nurse returns,
and claims her child, thus taking away the re-
proachof the young folks, anti leaving tiler)) to be
happily worried. The piece was 'received with
applause, anti announced for repetition.
We must, however, protest against, the Econ-
. tioumess (if the ego:vogue and dialogue—both
are too gross for tire Stage, anti mutt be amended.

Mr. WILLIAM IPCIIEADY is engaged to per-
form six nights at the (ialway Theatre, wiiicli
opens on the Bth of August. Ile is to inake his
first appearance at Covent-thuflen Theatre" in
Romeo, about the middle of Septetubet.
O'Nxit.i. being unable to appear in Eflin-
burei previous to Motif's)? the sth instant, Miss
STFPIIRNS delayed her depaiture for Dublin, and
continued to perfoint last week at Edinburgh
with* Mr. SINCLAIR. a

Miss S. Bocrrit,"after-tt successful visit to Ply-
mouth, commenced last right an enguement for
five nights, at the I?ActVr.Thentre, in the charoc-
teis nt Albina Mandeville, in the Hifil4 and Little
Pickle, in the farce of the Spoil'd Ghild.
The Carlisle Theatre opened last week with
Lovers' 1 MS allft The Poor Soldier, which were
very respectably eilaciot.
Worthy the notice of the Lords of the Admiralty.
—The Proprietors, 01 the Circus, at the lop of
their bills, oner the Bombardment of Algiers at
half.priee.,
Ott Months!, evening one of the new steam..
packets to Yarmouth front Norwich got aground
un Baytion ;
,on hoard were St'VCltti (it the Nor-
wich eninediani, whose detention prevented the
performance at the Theatre, and the audience had
thqietooney returned!

The following enpleasant intelligence has been
received from Glasgov.•,- dated,2d august
We are extremely sorry to say, .that yester-
day evening. some rioting here. A tali
account of the wnole affair, .a c understand, is to,
be given offleiaile, bit we thick it our duty to
state shortly the extent of the ntisshief, to pre-
vent exaggerated accounts from grating enrrency.
A 'soup kitchen was opened yc,ettlay in the
Calton, principally from funds raised -by snleicrip-
tine in ,th.it neighbourhood, and tinder the snper-
intendance of sonic of the justices.' „Whether the.
people who were to be benefited by this institu-
tion were dissatisfied at this mode of applying tt e
fends, or wnether they ihere displeiAed with the
broth itself, or with theionduct of-those whO diS•
tributed it, or whether there were sortie mis-
chievous people who merely wished for a pre-
tence to raise a disturbance, it is impossible to say ;
but symptoms 'of discontent certainly did appear
about one o'clock, in the usual way of boys throw-
ing stones, and the windows of the person who
managed the soup kitchen' were broken. Se-
ve:al of the justices immediately repaired to the
place, and, by their firmness and moderation, re-
pressed the terbillencti of the people • 'for some
hours, brit, about four o'clock, their violence be-
- came so alarming, that it was necessary to pro-
core additional assistance, and, there being, no
efficient police in
.this suburb, the military were
sent for, and the Sheriff of the county'ripaired to
the spot. Four or fire of the most violent bf the
'rioters were seized upon,. and sent under the escorc
of the military to jail. On their way to jail, and
more particularly on their return terms it, the
soldiers were, attacked with violent showers of
stones and brick-bats, by whiCh the most of them
have been severely hurt ; and, although they bore
every injury with the utmost forbearance, they
were obliged in•sonie instances to tire in selt.ole‘
fence. •One man in the crowd received a shot in
the thigh ; and it is reported, but -with some un7
certainty, that'another has been wounded in the
leg or arm. This is all the effect preduced by the
firing, as far.as we can ascertain ; but we have riia.
douhilt will be greatly magnified in the private ac-
counts that
,go to a distance.--The military em-
ployed on this occasion were a small party of the
6th Dragoon Guards., and from eighty to an
hundred of, the 78th .Highlanders."—(Glasgoth
Herold),
_ .

A paragraph, of a most distressing nature, Inas
been in very general circulation, relative to a boy
in Glasgow ste.siing a loaf, which, on being fol..
lowed tionte, he and his brothers and sisters ‘vere
foOnd ea,7erly devouring,. Irhile the mother
dead in 'the bed. A Gla,sgool Paper of yesterd;sy
states, that the paragraph in tp.estion originulty
appeared in an Edinburgh Paper, and adds, '' trta
have authority to state.that alter the ;oust minute
investigation, through the niedinm of the police,
no vestige can be diseuVered ,ot suckan occur-
rence ; and there ,etut therefore exist almost no
doubt of the report being entirstly unfounded. le
is nut easy to.accottut for the satis'action ivlticia
•ean arise, e.pecially in such times, trout the pro-
pagation ot Slkek 1111101111." • •
Oil the night o,f the 20th 'ult, a house situated
near the verge of, Coe Countics,of Mtniagliau pint
whichlkaa `formerly bt4n ati hit), and. is
the property or a Titrson who nsw resides its
Drogheda., was maliciously-set. ;on tire in thrr*
distinct places. and debtre}ed, by hope, uukssuwrs
tuiduig,ht ruffians.