The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-29 00:00:00

TILE TII LAIR E.

ITAYMARXET —Encouraged by his success, Mr.
IyAane lasi night ventured to undertake the ar-
duous part of Shylock, 'and considering the ,i,ffi-
ctilties attending it, he has no reason to he dis-
satisfied with his own exertions, or with the recep-
tion ,Thick they produced. His performance was
marked throughout With judgment, and he was
critically attentive to the bye-play, everything re.
lating to the Character. But :bough it was a perform-
once marked by judgment, and animated byfeeling,
there were certainly no flashes of original genius.
Indeed an attempt at such flashes might Oniy
Dave led to affectation and distortion, front which
his acting is totally exempt. He was, in our
opinion, wrong, like his predecessor in the part,
Mr. KEAN, in turtling his back on the Duke while
addressing him in the trial-scene. Such an inde-
corum never could he tolerated in a Court of
Justice, and particularly where a Prince presided.
Antonio was well conceived, and well represented
by Foor, who, however, spoke so low that he
was sometimes inaudible.—JoNes Was excellent
in Gratinno.—CosNoa also was very respectable
in Banana; and his wife lively and unaffected in
Nerigsa. • TOKELEY'S Launcelot w.s very diverting.
Mrs. GLOVER's Portia was admirable. An incident
happened at the close of the casket-scene, which
Strongly interested the feelings of the audience.
Mrs. (Lovett, on leaving the stage, and prpbably
deeply feeling the contrast bet ween the prospec-
tive happiness of Bassani° and Portia and her
own unfortnnaie adventure in the connubial
state, fell into strong hysterics, and the moment
the audience lost sight of her she- fainted. Her
shrieks were distinctly heard through. the h6tise.
It is said that some act of domestic • persecution
had occurred in tlre course of the day which ha-
hissed her mind, and rendered the contrast more
striking and impressive. She recovered her-
self ht time to go through the remainder of her
part, but evidently with a knout. naturally arii-
log from her previous•agitation,

The new Comedy of Nine Points of the Low, or
Possession, followed, and, • besides its intrinsic
it is so well supported by the Per-
formers in general, that the must churlish Critic
must suffer his features to relax from the
pline of fastidioos worosity.-6,-A numerous and ele•.
pant audience.

AN ADDRESS TO TEN THOUSAND FLEAS.

Hence, ye disturbers of my sleep,
No more my weary body bite;
Begone, ye rogues; your distance keep ;
And let me snore away the night.

What! will ye sip the crimson flood,
Ye hopping, jumping, ugly crew!
Will nothing please you but my blood,
And that let out with torment tou?

Well, take your SA, ye thirsty elves,
You have my leave, tho' to my sorrow
Drink, scoundrels drink, and burst yourselves,
That I may have some sleep to-morrow.

WILLIAM EVISON.

On Monday, when the City Corporation were
in the act of presenting the Addresses of Con-
gratulation to the Regent, the Noble Secretary of
State, Lord SIDMOUTII, with great satisfaction,
announced to the Sheriffs that a pardon had h,en
procured for the tin fort nnate Wm. Evison. The
fact was quickly communicated, and at such a
time and such a place the effect may be easily con-
ceived. About ten minutes before eight o'clock in
the evening, the welcome document arrived at the
prison, where the Rev. Mr. Cot «ni, the Ordinary,
was in attendance with Mr. Hardy to receive it.
It was quickly conveyed to the culprit, who, (Tom
hearing the joyful new, fell suddenly upon his
knees, and prayed fervently for some time. As
soon as he rose he exclaimed under the strongest
feelings of agii a ion," I thank God for this—next
to God, I am hound to thank those who have shown
me mercy, and oh ! let me not for;;et you, my dear
Mr. Cotton, and those other noble and generous
friends who have contributed to the salvation of
my life." After this, Evison was removed from his
cell, and ushered into the press-yard for the purpose
of having his double irons knocked off. ‘Vhde this
ceremony was performing, the clock tolled eight.
" Good God, (sail the Ordinary), what a coinci-

(fence—these are the sounds, this the hour, ‘vhielt
would have marked your fate, in another day, if
mercy had not been extended I" Evismi seemed
quite overpowered; at length recovering himself hs
t ilreringly said, " 1 feel it, may 1 never forger
it ;" and then turning to one of the attest lasts, be
auxioccsly deired a religious book which he had
been before perusing 5 being furnished with this,
he was locked up into a less dreary abode than
that which he had occupied for some weeks.

BoxlNG.—Abbott and Jones.—The brittle be.

tween these heroes of light weight tcok pace yes-
terday on Wimbledon Common. Aobott was
successful throughout ; he got his adversary
booked in the 15th round ; his ogles were queer-
ed, his teeth chattered, and his heal was dunned.
Jones, however, fought manf(dly until the '2oth
round, and he did some execution, but in a blind
state. Ills brother closed the fight by taking him
away, stating that he wanted a good whopping,
and he had got it. The battle lasted 40 minutes.
During the last week. the weather in Dumfries-
shire was warm and delightful beyond almost any
tfing we ever cYpericneed; arid, within that short
period, the crops of every kind have made ex-
traordinary progress. In the immediate vicinity
of that town the wheat and barley crops are al-
ready beginning to whiten, and it we are favour-
ed with a continuance of warm dry weather, there
are many fields that will be fit for the sickle by
the beginning, or at farthest by the middle of
Angus:. On Sunday we had a good der>l of thun-
der, accompanied with heavy falls of rain ; but
the storm was quite partial in its effects, and ex-
tended, we understaud, but a little way beyond
Dumfries. We have heard that the lightning en-
tered a stable at Terregles, land killed a horse and
a foal. At the moment this accident happened,
there was a person standing in the stable with his

hand reqlng on the wane of one of the horses,
who,notseithst,ndi,4,!, escaped wit 11011 r the stne,lie“
:stjury..—(Dun fries and Galloica.y Courier.)