The Sun.
London, England, 1816-04-17 00:00:00

Tilt TiIEATRES.

rlttUll)r-LANE.—In the D'ranta of the cas44o
Spectre, performed at this Theatre last night,
Miss \luatsAY sustained the character of Angeta,•
being her third appearance on this Stage. The
Wild interest of such pieces as the Castle Spectre,
the variety euccinfined by any adherence to ruleslOr
probabilities,' the effect of situation elicited by
transitions of the most surprising kind, andsall the
influence of scenic decoratinb, commition, and
machinery, have failed to render them lasting
favOurites with the public. They, however," strut
their hour," and, except in cases of such revivals
as last night, are '' heard rid- more." 'But this
play,: if we may call it so, is too well known
to need criticism at this time. The- new An-
gela' did neither more nor less than she •dill
on the former nights in which we have seen ,her.
She still` wants that tect which'grows out of prac..
flee, and is therefore stilt incapable of making the
best use of the qualities she possesses. She was
always but never very impressive. Mr.
Rae played Osmond. with LonSiderable skill, and in
the course of the evening threw Out some fine
touehesof the higher order. Of the other Per-
formers little need be said. Mr. S. PEtatY'S
llassan was a poor matter, and Mrs. BftE.RETON'S
thost,r as well as I.‘lr. Pore's Prisoner, were re-
markable for the good, fleshy, and sttbstantiil ap-
pearauce of their respective representatives.
The anplauie bestowed on the Piece and on the
Actors was uninterrupted by any opposition, and
the annunciation for a second night weraily
greeted.

CovaNT-Gattarbr.7.N. Mr. BIBBY endeavoured
to wriggle and boo himself into the good graces of
the,Sutheon critics last night, by the performance
ot Sir I'ertinax Mac Sycophant, in the Man of the
World. With the said critics it is a custom,
" more honoured in the .breach than in the ob-
servance," to look back to the former occupants
of any -character, and by the aid of a me-
suory, refreshed (stragge contradiction !) by dis-
tance of time—fancy vivifying all_ the tints, and
filling up all the chasms, and rounding all the aspe-
rities, and in short doing as much as fancy can do
in rendering tnat perfect in imagaination which
vas imperfect in reality,—the said critics, we say,
so modelling the part to their minds _eye, contrast
the present performer with the performer of thuir
own creation, and generally discover that he isby
nu
means 'entitled to be called so capital an Actor.
Nevertheless, Actors in our days, in these dege-
nerate modern times, may possess some merits,
though they are not to :be compared with the
MACKLINS, the GARBICKS, the. ‘VESTUNI, the
YouTßs, the QuINS, the anybotlies of the days of
lore. COOKE, with all his excellencein this yery
part of Sir Pertinax (and. it was indeed a 'chef-
d'otivre upon the stage) we remember to have
beard senior' Critics remark, was far interior in
',tumour to his pre,lecessor MACKLIN, 4VhOlll they
• Itad had the pleasure of seeing in their youth. '
the same rule, Mr. BIBBY has been declared far
inferior to his predecessor CooKE, but we
Milt add, with' much more of truth. This
Gentleman has, however, put forth a strong
claim •to the public patronage. It strikes us
that America is not, as has been said, the
• echool in which he matured histheatrical talents.

'he.uatoe of BIBBY is familiar with our ears, as
the Manager of a very respectable provincial Coln-
pany, which made the circuit of the principal
towns in the North of Jngland and South 'of Scot-
land ; and in the features of Sir Pertinax, last
eight, we seemed to. recognise the face of an old-
aetwaintance. If this be the same person, we are
convinced he will he found a great acquisition to
hie Stage in other lines as welt as in that which
he chose for his debut ; in old teen be was ex-
cellent. . .

With regard to his effort last night, it certainly
tie/served high approbation, we most not reter
every thing to a preceding standard, and. lop or
stretch new candidates for our praise, as if they
were to fit this critical bed of .Procrustes. We
*Mist estimate them On their own merits, and so
estimuted, Mr. BIBBY, throughout his personation
is very arduous character, proved himself fully .
equal to the task he had undertaken. Ili, greatest
success was in the scenes where the overbearing in-
solence and disappointel rage of the fawning,tyi ant
arc chiefly called into play, and his least success
in thoOe scenes (so incomparably filled by Comte)
in which lurking malignity was scarcely concealed
under the cringing humility assumed to carry his
isefarious purposes. •
Owing, probably, to not understanding 'the
ailed, or to disapprobation Of that provincial va-
riation of it which Mr, BitaY adopted,a veryliarsh
and ungenerous intevrtiption was given to hi.]
exertions during the third act. IV.e latiented the
''shit of candour and encouragement ,which a Bri-
ti4h Audience has been deells; °mud to evnice, to-
wards a new Performer. But the majority of the
litiuse'anan vindicated its own •eause, 00'ra--
warded Mr. BIBBY, who increased in vigour, and
.tferetl a greater display of talent front this period
to the end at the Play, when he was crowned by
nnntingled ul►prob ttion,--Miss S. BOOM was
the Ludy Rodalphet, an.d acqttitted herself as well
to could he expected. Mr. C KMBLE, as Eger.
to, was all that Egerton could he ; mud Mr.
A.BBOT was highly respectBble hi Sidney.
tt new Comic Arabian
,'Pale, entitled " Ifho
itt:ints a Ilife,P 6r, the Law of the Land," was the
.olter-piece.
The business of this trifle arises out of the circumstance of
an Englishman being thrown on sum Arabian shore, where, by
Abe law of the land, on a eritaiii clay, any stranger who ar-
irives may china toy Lady of the Court far his wife. The En".
llislptiau Loges Ins affections on a Princess, who returns his
ove. A variety of expedients are own
.resorted to by the
islaodees to prove his constancy, which nothing can
Faithful to the Princess, lie rejects wealth and neauty, when
ruffered to console him for her losv. Finally, to punish an
alleged violation of the law of the land, they make him
lleve they are 'i.utting him to death by poison\ They give
Nat a bleeping potion, awd lie is conveyed to a hind), which.
on his awaiing,is transformed into a magnificent palace. and
'his truth and courage are rewarded by the fair band of Zara.
Such an affair as this is not for criticism. The
scenery is splendid, the music (by Littatae) pretty,
soul the absurd'uut too far-carried to prevent our
enjoying the spectacle, and laughing at the jokes,
'such es dirty are. LtsTotit- is the; Hero (another
editiun of Mr. Mug), and Miss FOOTI3 the Me-
lville, A very bitudsoute Arabiael

Vhtil UIa.,S.A. ILi L.
.N.J34 a 1....

L I !,T
On ivading,Madaljte Corm*lttatilda,.
When deadly apathy benumbs our souls,
And all the energy of life cont{oula;
When all ourjoys appear but dreams at lutist,
And all our surrOivs, are in languor lust;
Plunge we in Fiction's interesting maze,
And lose the memory of listless days.
Wrapt in this•ser&tneutal world of woe;
We feel our Hearts with new emotion glows
Now with delight the rising isigh we hear,
Aild cling to aught can raise or biipe or fear;
With glad sensation feel•the tear-drop steal.,
A blissful token of the power to feel.
While we gl.smnA's mournful fate peruse,
And on her surrhings and her Aloes muse,
Our souls by bee's inspired, we seen to share
Her ev'ry jo;—her woe—lier fear—her pray 'r—
Our own existence from our tuinds effae'd,
We seen; the laving that bath fancy trac'd;
Each glorious soul that bath tha pen pourtray'd,
By turns the Wartior, and the trembling Maid;
We share the venerable Prelate's zeal;
We all the MONTMORENCYS ardour feel; -
Long with the noble S.tracen to die; •
Pray With MATILDA-Wtitil MATILDA sigh; ,
And wildly fancy, while her Woes we view,
Our °Wm ideal—but Mairit,uA's
Compell'd to envy virtue so
We long to sacrifice at Sorrow's Shrine;
We boast a fancied strength, and fain would prove
The power to love, and yet renounce the lute;
Would yield all hopes of bappiin below,
To taste this feeling of exulted woo
Which lifts the soul beyond this narrow sphere,
Almost too sacred to call forth a tear.

O thou, height Autliore,s, who so well can trace
The various passions of the human race,
Had Heaven out ,-pared thee for a few short years,
And yet awhile tfebty'il the moan ner's tears,
I sm►ght have, hoped some future d.ty to.view .
That pensive (arm where dwelt a soul so true;
Perhaps have wander'd in the winding vale,
To hear thee tell thine own pathetic tale.
Than pine—and no more :hall thy sitilful pen
Pourtray the virtues, and the mimes of men ;
Yet shall the bright effusions of thy soul,
Long bend full many to thy soft contreu►l;
`Thy pious wOrlos shall ev'ry heart .e.i.;4ge,
And yield iustruct►on to the rising age;
In pleasing sorrow they shall read and weep,
Whets tears have long forborne iltine eyes to steep t
They.shall repeat and join NIATILD.t*s prayer,
When thou hast long been free frou► doul►t and care •
Shall shower down plaudits at thy geniue rays,
When in the grave thine ear is doff to praise.
•Can,spirits view this world—thy Isappy shade
Is amply blest, to see thy toils repaid,
:Looks down with smiles freiin Il►at celestial shore,
Where, like NIATILUA, rose thy hopes !secure.

HELEN.

SPO lt TING INTELLIGENCE.

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ROYAL EASTER. HUNT.

WIND sOß.—The Royal Easter Hunt took Once
on Monday. The deer was scatted from Tower;.
hill, where there was a
,numerous assemblage of
riportsmen, amounting to between two and. three
hundred Gentlemen. It was a remarkably'fine
deer, and at but starting went off ‘tith great
swittriess across the Forest to the right of Brack-
nell, through the enclOsureA by 'Beutield, cross-
ing Broad common and Holly Port, where the
deer rail with gteat speed through several' fivlds,
making towards Bray Hills, where' he: took, to
the Thames, and swam across to the Bucking-

hanishire shore, .whieb threw out the sportsmen,
and they were obligi2d to make: for fklieidenhod
Bridge, which they crossed, anti soon traced.out
the deer, and• the chisee was renewed, the deer
taking. up • the hill by Taplow and Hedsor, and
pursuing its course to Dropmore-hill, where he
ran with great swiftness through the enclosures,
making towardi Beaconssfield,.where he was taken
alter on excellent run of upwords of three hunt N.
The'cbacc was joined by a number of Gentlemen.
Of the adjoining-counties they passed through.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, taw.
TUESDAY, Arlin la.
.I.d Stawen's f. Little Jane, by DWI Andrews, out of Prue,
beat D. Of Dorset's f. b. Koicerer, Out of Miiry; by Precipi-
tate, sst. 41b. each. D.M. 900 gs. h. ft.
The First Clan of tbe Oatlatids Makes of 50gs each, h. ft. D. I.
La Jersey's Cannot' flail, 5 yrs., fist. alb. .
Mr. Wy nd m Wanderer, 4 yes, .ast. 711). .
Biachford's br. f. Ca tr lbe, 3 yrs,7st. SII.
Nine started.—Vilho the I'uta pd ft.—The Judge placed but
three.-5 to
,4 aight C41111(111 'to abetWlellattcr.

1/1 CORN-EXCHANGR, AFRIG 17.—We had eowc ,
arrivals this !limping with Batley and Oats from
Line°lushire, the sale ot which was :olerably
briSk.at Monday prices. Fine samples ot ‘Vheat
sold readily, and were rather dearer. In Peas and
Beans there is no alteration. At the close of the
Market, on Monday, Flour advanced ,ss. per sick.
Bullion has taken, within the lust week. The
best gold is now at 41. Is. per ounce ; new
doubloons at 31. Ids. ; dollars at ss.
-Mr. Evan, late of the Ilaymatket Theatre, re-
cently died in. Scotland. Though not conspicu-
ous as an Actor, be was an intelligent man in
private lite, and had the advantage of an Univer-
sity education. He had written several dramatic
pieces with various success. He' was related to
the late Baron EYRE.
The marriage of the Marquis of TwerDALE to
Lady SUSAN MONTAGUE, was celebrated by his
Lordship's tenants in Scotland, with great re-
joicing. On the arrival ot the intelligence at Gif-
ford all the inns were thrown open for the enter-
taininent of his Lordship's labourers, Ste. ; orr the
following day an ox , was roasted whole at the
Cross, and afterwards served out to the inhabi-
tants who chose to partake of it, and a grand
dinner was !.tiven in the great hall of Yester
144 use, to which all the Martinis's tenants of
Pester and Lauderdale were invited t the banquet
was sueeceSed by a ball. The town of Gitlord
was illuminated, and bonfires lighted on all the
• utighbouring heigffts.

•-•-• ••••

The Vauxhall Bridge works nnw assume an ap-
pearanee by which we .can forma correct idea of
the effect the whole will produce when finished.—
The bridge is thrown froM the Surrey shore near
the Cumberland Tavern and Tea Gardena, .over
the .river to Alilihank; a short distance above the
'Feathers public-house. • A strait .line of road
is opened from the foot of the'Bridge, on the
Middlesex side, which is to extend by Raton-
weer, to Pholicii 'and Grosveoor-place. This
'Communication, which is considerably advanced,
must afford great etuhvenier.ce, us carriages at
Hyde Pork Corner will have but a short drive to
Vaoxliall titrnpike. The Bridge hai nine arches
formed hy segments of cast iron, which , test on.
tibuttnents of Stone. Ten of these segments, fixed
.ilt
th sockets upon the abutments, constitute the,
freme-work of every arch. They are bound by
Itiarizontal braces and eliptical pieces of cast iron,
tich give the greatest strength and solidity, An
l%i
to arches seem to he nearly' of the same span,
nd the easy ascent to the center of the bridge is
product!d by the slope of the abutments.. Instead
of stone pillars between the arches, the front of
I
1 each, pier is carried up perpendicularly to the
height of the crown. of the arch, and there is a
niche in every front to admit a figure. .We are
informed tlint the intention is to fill the niches
with naiades, an arrangement that will add to the
beauty of the structure. The breadth of the
bridge Will be about 40 feet, between handsome
iron rail-work, and front the ceutre, or greatest
elevation, the passenger may enjoy a beautiful
prospect. The bridge-foot opens with a sweep
of masonry, sufficient to Omit within the external
curve a flight of broad steps, leading down to the
water. 'these stairs will be found convenient to
those who land or take water. This is a slight de-
scription of, the structure, and the general opinion
is, that it will mit only be useful hot ornamental.
The work goes on with alacrity, and. three arches
in the centre only remain to be finished. The
nom, as we are informed, wait occasionally for
iron- woik, which cannot be prepared with all the
expedition they could wish. . They expect to have
the bridge completed by. July. ,

A PIT cuen 11,vrTLE.---,-Yesterday .afternoon a
most desperate battle was fought in a field on the
Edgware Road, between two young men of equal
Nveight and stature, named Johnson (of Padding-
ton) and Wailer', a Birmingham matt. The ear-
ties, accompanied by 'their beeonds and bottle-

holders, at twklve o'clock entered the ring.—
Walker, at setting.to, was considered the favou-
rite, having been trained fur this contest.. They
fought, in one hour and 17 minutcs,34 most des-
perate rounds, In each of which they displayed
more skill in the pugilistic nit than has been wit;
nessed for some tune by such young men. Seve-
ral knock-down blows were alternately given, till
the 33d, and 34th rounds, when Johnson floored

his opponent 'an tteverely that - he w►is scarce able
to face him again ; and on the 39th round, Wal-
ker being then unable to meet his antagonist in
time, was obliged to be carried off the ground ;

Johnson, of course, though much beaten) was
declared the winner.

Coßos ihis. I NaursT.---7esterday 2n inquest
itvas / ibt! Hawley Mow, in Motint-street„ on
the body of Mary M'Canti „forty year, of age,
whO Bret her death under, the followin4 cir-

cumstances':vAbout three weeks ago the de
ceased procured ,lodgings pt a house in NH
street, Oxford-street, where female servants ou
of place Lodge, and she soon contrived to rob
another young tvotoan of some trinkets and a
quantity of wearing apparel, which was not
missed until •the other got a situation ; the
dvceased also got place in Downing -street,
Wes:minsiter. On Friday morning last •a search
wstratit was obtained at Qateu-sqoare Po-
lice-thfice, .and in the evening executed. by
permission of her • mistress, when not only what
they were looking for 'was 'found, but several
things belonging to her mistress. It being late
for Office honrs she wai sent to the watchhouse,
where she became very ill iu the course of the
night ; and a medical gentleman was called in
who desired she might be retnoveti to St.
George's Workhouse; during Saturday she cop-
tinned to get worse, and died at two o'clock on
Sunday morning. The Jury considering it she
was subject to any inward ;complaint the fright
had accelerated her death, and .consequeutly re-
turned their Veraiet--,Died by the visitation of
God !
About a fortnight ago, a distressing 'incident',
will calculated .to place the horrid supersti-
tions of the natives in their true lighr, took
pkre in the town of gurdwan. An aged Uhl-
' dun, of the K idwar, or • spirit vending tribe,
ha% h+g died, his widow, •an old woman of
2, in compljmiee with the custom of her AtI-
iMUMS, and to prove tier lasting attachment to the
dveciisi'd. resolved on sacrificing lier..:4At 'at his
funeral pile. The laggoi!s beim; heaped up, the
preliminary cerenninies concluded, and the bodyot
the deluded wretch ant-doted with oil, she was led
to the stake, and bound down by a strung Cord,
lire was then placed under the pile, the lower
• part of which swan began to blir7.e. The flame
had no sooner ascended ti the body of
.the de-
votee, than she began to struggle, and soon
succeeded in making her escape, in conse-
quence of the rope by which she was secured
having been codsumed. Being now at liberty,
she rushed precipitately towards the police
officer! on duty there, piteously calling to them,
to saie her from destruction. She was led away
amid the murintirs of Art interested and disappoint-
ed multitude, and after languishing in extreme
pairs for•two days, paid the forfeit Of her blind-
ness and folly.-7-(Calcuttu limes, Sept. 12.)
. .
Royal. WEDDING.—Many doubts seem to pre-
vail as to the exact day when this event is totake
place; some have fixed it for Thursday the 25th,
while same say that it will not tate place till Sa-
turday the 27th ; if this .should prove to be the
case, we piesunte that Bram, the Contractor for
the present Lottery, has been in. the secret, anti
11111i1115 the Vonus of 300 Whole Tickets'to be di-
vided amongst the purchasers of Tickets math
Shares bought before that tlay, as tin offering on
this event ; a strong proof of this, is, his having
allotted a sum just equal in amount to , the Royal
Ineonte'llo Two of the Prizes (60,000/4 •
.

UsHat,:-HAti. OFtrit;e..
neighbourhood were thrown Mtn- the
Insion on:Moud.ty eveaing, by the assembling of a
considerable numbet'of journeymen tanners and
others, who, after parading; the streets for some
time, proceeded to the tan yard of Messrs. Ton-.
brell, in the Grange-road, where they were gitilty
of several acts
_of outrage. It appears that it has
long been the custom with the 'master. tanners to
allow their men two days holythy et Easter; on tilts.
present occasion, however, sertal of the masters,
out of consideration (or their men. offered, if they
would work the two days instead of playing, to give
them a sum Of money, at the end of the week.--,.
Severol of the„ men gladly embraced this oiler
but others, of a less industrious disposition, es-
sembled, to the number of 300, and with &tons
end fifes playing, and their aprons affixed to long
poles, by way of Magi, proceeded to different tan,.
yards where the men were at work, and (Arden,
voured to prevail on them to strike : where 110'Sflet.,
sion did not prevail they used force, andlitus they
proceeded till they arrived at Mr.Tinn ell's yard :
here they made several attacks upon the pit mi,es,
and at length succeeded' in forcing the out r tad-
, gate, and made good their entrance into the
Mr. Thnbrelt came forward to oppoie them, When
they knocked him down, and were proceeding to
serve his son in the same manner, who, tiossever,i
haying provided himself with tire.arnes batted with
small shot , as they pressed upon him tired over their
heads; this by no means intimidated the mob ,whore
tornd his tire with a shower of stones and other mis-
siles, and pressed so hard upon him that in his
own defence he was obliged to live upon them, anti
several persons among the mob were' wounded.
After a short pause they retreated,_ but went 'to
Mr. Timbrell's house in, the GbiDge-rouit,
which they threatened to demolish. Ittfortnatii+lti
of these outrageous proceedings having leached
Colllngbourn and Clark, they procteded to the
spot, and succeeded in securing six of the most
D
active of the mob, namely, aniel Turner, Thos.
Goldsmith, ThOs. Fancif, John Winch, James
Perry, and Thoi. Foulke, and dispersed the rest.
These six were taken before llr.Serjeant SELLON,
at Union-Hall ; and a charge having been
exhi-
bitecl against Mr. Timbrell, jun. for firing amoygs
the mob) the officers' took him also.

'hen before the Magistrates, Elizabeth Fisher
stated, that she saw Mr. Timbrell fire and woe►nd
Mary, the wife' of Daniel 'fewer, one`of the nets
in 'custody;
Dlr►. Timbrell stated the circumstances above
narrated, and proved by the evidence of Mr.
Crage, a Gentleman who lives.onposi►e his house,
and by that of his father, Mr. iimbrell, 'syn. anti
his foreman, Joseph Knife, that the mob
,had
forced
,an ,entrance into his premises-, and that he
was in danger from the mob. It turther appeared,
that none of the persons wounded were seriously
hurt ; and the Magistrate dismissed the charge:
against Timbrell, and ordered the other•sbc
defendants to find bail to answer the chats* "of
riot at the Sessions. •

tl kMes NAN% Li ATturt.---Vesterday Mr. tr,.frstie,
of Chelsea Wharf, coal-dealer, appeared at this
Manion-liouse, at the instance of the River Na-
vigation Committee, to answer the complaint of
Mr. Thomas also of *Chelsea. coal-mer.
chant. The Loan. Alavon being absent upon
public duty, the case, way heard by Mr. Alderman
GoobaEnsati: ; and the Vorematt of the Naviga--
tion COMMittee attended as prosecutor. 'flit,
complaint charged the defendant with claiming to
.hintself, and obstructing that part of the river op
posite the premises of Mr. Wilniot, by meatts'of
crift, piles, &c. to the great injury and annoyanoi.
of the said complainant. The offence was not
alone injurious to the indiviilual in question, but
was a nuisance in .direct upposition to the laWs of
the river, aud had been so long persevered in as,
to induce the parties to threaten a prosecutions—.-
After a considerable discussion on either side, this
Magistrate expressed hiw opinion, that the ctrio
had been fully made out against the attendant.
The latter immediately came forward, and, liavirik
acknowledged his error, promised to remove the
evil complained of,,provided that further proceed-
ings were withdrawn. .To this proposition the
complainant assented ; and the Magistrate havr
ing advised the defendant to pay strict regard to
his promise, and in future to gitard against caas-
fug nuisances or innoviitions upon the ViVeri tits
cotnplaint was dismissed.