The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-30 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

ThttrßY-LANIt.--The Tragedy of Douglas was
last night represented at this Theatre in• so re-
spectable a manner altogether, as fully to deserve
the approbation which attended, it. The part of
Lady Randolph was performed for the first
,finis
by Mrs. thovaa. This Lady is cettaitdy one of
our best comic Actresses, and would have held a .
high station in the Court of Thalia in the best
periods of our theatrical history ;' but she is not
equally well qualified to appear under the banners
of her mournful Sister. Yet it may he fait ly said,
that she at all times makes a respectable stand
even in characters for which she appears not to
have been intended by nature. Such was her
performance last night. It was marked by judg-
ment and feeling, without reaching the higher
cina!ities of the tragic province. Mr. 11. KRMBI,R,
who is evidently rising into public favour by plain
sense, lodgment, and unaffected' feeling, ap-
peared to considerable advantage in the part of
Young Norval, which he represeuted with
impressive, spirit, and appropriate sensibility.
Messrs. HENRY JOHNSTON and HOLLAND were
sntliciently respectable in Glenalvon and Lord Ran-
dolph. We now turn to an unpleasing part of our
dio v, in stating that the same turbulent opposi-
tion which marked the preceding 'night burst
forth again, last night. ho3tili!y to the new
Pactoinime. Mr. STEPHEN KEmBLE, as before,
came lot evard to learn the general anti unequivo-
cal decision of the audience respectint: its fate.—
A continwil cry of " withdraw the Pantomime,"
followed his mild and respectful address. There
was also a general call for I.3aAosuav to
appear, but a hen he came a scene of re-
doubled turbulence ensued. After having in
vain, by various gesticulations, attempted to
obtain a bearing, he had the meanness to fall
npon his knees to implore compassion. The
noble pride of the British character Must have
been indignant at sncli base submission ; hot we
tru;t, that as he has received a lesson that will warn
him against future insolence, that British humani-
ty will not drive hint from the exercise of those
talents by which he subsists. .Mr. M`NAUGHTONI
was in t!!! boxes, and received wi!ll liberal com-
placency the gesticulated apology offered to hint by
BRADBURY. Mr. M‘NaUGHToN condacts himself
with so much gentlemanly decorum, when no-
thing occurs to offend his feelings, that we sin-
cerely regret to see him ever involved in. any
matter that excites public notice, This Gentle-
man attempted to aildress the audience afterwards,
but could not be heard, Other persons were equally
'prevented from addressing the audience, a consi-
derable part of whom lingered in the Theatre,
but the fate of the Paotomime not appearing to
be determined, we find that it is announced for
this evening, when we have little doubt that
similar outrage and turbulence will be the dis-
gusting result.

INCLEDON , whose trip the Atlantic, we
think, has mellowed, and, if possible, improved
his voice, goes down to play Hawthorn to ttii old
school-fellow's (DowToN) Justice Woodcock, at
DowToN's Theatre, at Rochester, on Thursday
next, the inhabitants of which city took every box
for the occasion the day it was announced.
- The favourable expectations which had been
formed for improving the navigation of the river at
Woolwich, by removing the men of war in
ordinary, have been fully realized. The removal
of the mooring chains, &c. have had the effect
of nearly carrying away all the mud and
silt which used to accumulate ; while, at the
same time, the tide in ebbing and flowing has
been greatly increased, and therefore more for-
cible in .its effects, and causing the navigation
not to be so impeded as when the ships were
lying there. This is not the only advantage
obtained by this measure, for the Public have de-
rived a saving of more than 25,0001. per annum,
which was paid a contractor for the removal of
the mud and silt by lighters, which yielded. him in
addition, it is said, a considerable sum of money.

PEDESTRIANISM.—Yesterday John Woolley, a
cooper, undertook for a wager of one pound, to
run mond the paling in St. James's Park, in
nine minutes. He started precisely at three
o'clock, but lie lost by only half a minute. He
then betted. another 11. that he would do it under
nine minutes on Sunday morning next, and after-
wards that he would run 200 yards on the pa-
rade with any man who should chute to take.
him np..
Last week, when some men were digging out
the foundation of an old house near the quarry of
Kethick, by (;spar. Angus, one of the workmen
turned up 'with his spade, a small earthen jar,
which, when examined, was found to contain 400
silver coins, and three of gold, of JANtes 1 of
Scotland, tflost,of them in a fine state of preser-
vation.

DARTMOUTH, DEC. al.—Arrived off this port
last evening, and landed the Purser anti passen-
gers, the Ocean: I{EMMINGTON, from Bengal,
whence she sailed the 141) August, and from St.
Helena the 13th tilt. The Standard, licensed
ship, sailed from Bengal with the
_Ocean ; tho
Prince Regent, Castle Huntley, Marchioness of
Ely, and Henry Poreher, had arrived at Calcutta,
The Phoenix and Lusitania sailed trom St. He-
lena fnr Bengal the 10th November; the Prince

tegent, WHITE, was at St. Helena, and expected
o sail in a day or two after the Ocean.
DoYea, Dac. 29.—1 t having been reported,

that the brig Effort, deserted by the crew on the
Goodwin Sand last week, had been picked up and
carried into Calais—the Master of the King
George packet, who left Calais yesterday alter-
noon, says that no suph vessel had arrived there
when he came away.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Spartan from a cruise ; Marianna, NORMS,
from London to Smyrna, &c,—put in to repair

damages, having been struck by a sea, which car-
ried away all the staunchi.ms on the starboard
side forward. Sailed the Duke of Kent packet
with a mail for Lisbon.

Since writing this evening we have seen Capt.

liouGn, of his Majesty's cutter Active, who had
just landed Iron► towing in tl►e'French ship Clio,

VINCENT, from Martinique to Havre, out 77 days,
47 of which she has been dismastcd.

PORTSMOUTH', DEC. 29.—Arrived the Crown,
transport from Dover. Sailed the Clarkson,

Ross, tor Demerara.

PLYMOUTH, Dac. U.—Came in the Ocean,
REMMINGTON, from Bengal for London ; sailed
from St. Helena the 14th Nov.

DEc. 28.—About four o'clock on Friday

morning (Christmas-Day), the schooner Cargarff
Castle, ALEXANDER ALLAN master, from hence to
Aberdeen, with a valuable cargo, was run down.
off Scarborough, in a thick fog, by the Fortune,
ALEXANDER LEVI, of Arbroath, from Leith
to this port, and immediately sunk. The whole
of the crew of the schooner were saved in the
latter vessel, which put into Whitby on the
day following, to repair the damages sustain-
ed by the concussion. The master of the
Cargaiff Castle states, that on account of the
dev•liuv of the fog, he steered out to a consider-
able offing, in the hope of avoiding any ladea
vessels that might be passing to the Southward.