The Sun.
London, England, 1816-03-18 00:00:00

TIig:IIIEATR.E.

Covastr-GArtntN.—We are entripelled to be
very brief in our notice of Mias O'NEtt.t.'s first
appearance in Comedy on. she London hoards, as
Lady Teazle, in The School for Scandal, .an
Sn-
tnr,lay night. Almost every impressiOn our minds
had previously received° of ,this charming: Actress,
was of a solemn cast. 'We had indeed 'seen in
her Juliet a gleam of sportiveness, but this was
neither sufficient to form an estimate Of her talents
for Comedy, nor to alter the general tone of 'public;
sentiment, derived from the contemplation of her
tragic powers. This feeling is certainly much
i',l4tilnat" her earlier essays with the lighter Muse.
We fancy her sad when, she is only serious, gloomy
when she is but grave, too pathetic when she is
Inertly tender, and all because we have been ac.
.costomed to her delineation of the deeper pas-'
sions.• When thia wears off, Which kill he the
case after a few more appearances in Comedy,
admirable as was the performance of Saturday,.it
%OH he
,repeated under groat advantages and be
still 'more. highly estimated. We cannot nbw
enter into a detailed examination if a 'play so
excellently got up, nor of Miss O'Nxat.'s
acting. Suffice it 'to say, that both delight-
ed one of the most thronged Muses which
Covent-Garden ever bad to Coast, and that the
•exertions of the Lady :Teazle, inimitably -sup.
korted by YOUNG and C. KittilaLE in the brothers,:
and FAWCRTT,TERRy, :MATHEWS, LISTON, 51M...,
MONS, anti Mrs. Glass, in the other parts, were
crowned with complete success. ' The British
Stage' certainly never presented • a dratria -better
sustained throughout, and we should not be sur-
prized to see the second run of The School for
Scandal as tliginguisbed as its first.

NAVAL ANECDOTE

OF
PRINCrESS CUARLOTTE.

Not long before her:Royal Highness left Wey-
month, being at sea in her yacht, the Leviathan,
of 74 guns, sailing near, brought to; tred a salute
50 the Royal standard flying, , and Soon after,
:Captain Nixon, who commandealuer, rowed ou
Is:uard the yacht to pay his-respeets to the Pliucess.
Her Royal Highness received him mu (leek , and after
the us4alccremonies,she said "Capt.NrxoN, yours
" seems a leery fine ship or war, I 4lioulo like much,
"to go on. boars! her." 'Tie Bishop of Ext.TEP,
standing by, asked whether she thought her Illus.
trions Fatto r might not• probaiily disapprove Of
Auer dins riassing itYanopen bout throng', a rough
sea'? the immediate answer to this 1Y.19-....'' Queen
" l'AtzAaant took great delight in her Navy, and
" was not afraid to go nll b 041.1 a iiIHO.Of war in
ito open boar, then why should. I ,? Pray, Cant.
" NixoN, have the goodness to receive me in your
44 barge, snd let me be rowed on bOardtheLevi-
" athan, for I am not only desirous, but deter-.
mined to inspect her."---The necessary repo,.
rations were made, and her Royal Highness pass-.
ed down into Capt. N txoN's barge, followed uy
tier two Ladies in attendance, and the Bishop ':of
E4ETERs soul coming alongside- the Le'viutinun,
tire. yards were justantly manned, and At chair of
state let down. • The Princess desired it to be re.;
hoisted, saying; " I prefer going up in the wn-
ner that,-is §eallittl) diies you, cdpt. Nixon,
" will kindly, follow me, taking care of my •
elciathS ; and, wheirl tint on (I.!ck , the clttrir may
" be let., down .for' the other Ladle.; and the lit
" strip." No sooner said than done, as her Royal
Highness ascended with a facility that astonish-
ed the whole delighted-crew.' The Royal suite
bejng upon deck, the shipS! officers were severally
introduced. Her Royal Highneswexpressed great,
surprise at the Spaee ;Old strength of the ship, and
remarked,. " well might such noble structures be
called ,the W•oor/ex Watts of Old England ?"'
She tiosv, told Captain NfXoti; that she should not
he satisfied with an introdnetion to his state cabin,
as she was very anxious to 'see every part of his
ship be,tween decks, and even below. Accord
inlay he.accompanied. her Royal Highness down,
whvil she inspected every birth, eockpit,, powder
triAgLizityo, sture•holds, &c. and, on her return
upon deck, gave her thanks to Capt: NIXON and.
attendant Officers Jo the most gracious terms, as-
suring them, that they had Agorae(' an exhibition ,
of more interest to tier mind, than any she had
hitherto beheld. The Princess having presented
a purse to captain N. detiiring.inin to apply it for
the crew, as a token of bet respect for theM, des.
eroded (loom the ship's side as she rose, sunder a
royal' salute, and the more gratifying cheers of the
loyal and hearty crew of a British Man of War!

The contest for Coroner of Middlesex doses to-
(lay, at 4 o'clock. It has heed Warmly and elo4ely
carried on, as appears from. the return of the Poll
on Saturday evening
titirtiat lO%
Mr. Tayict
fir. (hid° lolll_