The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-18 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

The Public are indebted to the Manager of this
Theatre, not only for many admirable produc.
lions of his pen;• productions.calctilated to pro-
mote morality, and excite benevolent affections, as
well as to afford high entertainment, but tor having
brought forward Performers win/ are the chief
props of the winter Theatre. The same judicious
and. liberal taste appears in the introduction last
night of Mr. WAnou, from the., Bath Stage,
an Actor who, as far as we can venture
to judge front a first specimen; and which no
doubt took, place amidst anxiety, 'doubt, and
timidity, ,is likely to be no sinall addition to the
London Theatre. Mr. WABDII, possesses a good
figure, regd.►r and handsome features, and fine
expressive eyes. His voice is clear, powerful, and
well toned. His conception of the character of
Leon, in Rule a Wife and flare a Wife, was
throughout marked by judgment and feeling.---
There was a manly firnittess and simplicity
in his action, and whole performance, that
seemed strongly to interest. the audience in his
favour. Ile seems to have formed himself upon
the model of Mr. KEiIBLE, but not as a servile
copyist, for lie evidently thinks
for himselt.—
Perhaps there was at times alittle stiffness in his
manner, but the very favoirab!e reception whiels
he experienced, and which be well deserved,
'must •give him more confidence, and necessa--
rily
produce a greater appearance of ease.—
He was much applauded throughout, and his
second performance,‘ when announced, was re-
ceived with hearty acclamations. • The Coppef
Captain and Estifania were most, admirably
supported by Mr. JONES and Mrs. GLovka.—
The scene between the Copper Captain- and Coca-
ing,o, rater the latter was tricked out of his du-'
eats, was omitted, %NI)), we knew not, as it is
very entertaining. The rest of the charac-
ters were 'supported in a vcrt et editable manner.
The Farce was The Agreeable &Li-prize, and Lis-
TON made his first appearance in Lingo, which
has been so often performed, awl with such success,
as to afford little scope for novelty of humour ; but
of what it did afford, the Actor availed himself'
with his usual ludicrous originality. He had
evidently a cold, and was not equally successful in
the songs. Mrs. GIBBS was an excellent Cowslip.
The house had a very numerous and elegant audi-
tory.

ItEGP)fEIt. OF' FASHION.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES:

The Earl and Countess of Coventry gave a superb enter.
tainment yesterday, at their residence, Piccadilly, to the
Prince Regent. The distinguished party to meet his Royal
Highness were—the Marquis and Marchioness. of Worcester,

the Marquis of Headfort, the Earl of Yarmouth, Lord James
and Lady Emily Murray, Lord Keith, Colonel aod Lady Cot-
ton, Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, and Colonel Berkeley. The
magnificent and costly service of gold and silver plate was
used on the occasion.

The Duchess of Meiningen will gire a grand entertainment '
this day to the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and a largo ,
party of distinguished personages, at Greillon's Hotel.
The Earl and Countess of Lonsdale entertained the Earl
and Countess of Chatham, and a party of distinction, yester-
day, at their house, Charles-street, Berkeley-square.
Lord- and Lady Holland had a select party at dinner yes-
terday,
at Holland House.

Countess Lieren had a select party yesterday evening, at
Ler house in Harley-street.

The Dowager Countess of Clermont hid a card party yes.'
erday ecening,,at her house in Berkeley-square.

FASHIONABLE DEPARTURES.

The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, for the Continent,
yesterday; Earl of Pembroke, for Wilton Park; Lord de Clif- •
ford, for King's Weston, near Clifton, Bristol; Marquis
Cornwallis, for Twinley Lodge; Earl and Countess of liar-
rowby, on a tour; Lord Foley, from Newmarket, on a tour; •

Duke' 'of Gordon, f;r Scotland : Earl of Galloway and the La-
dies Stewart, for Scotland.

ARRIVALS.

Harvey Aston, Esq. - Allenby, ,Esq. Captain Stewart,,
Mr. Davison, and C. Jones, Esq. at the Mount Hotel, Gros-

venor-street.

BATH ARRIVALS.—EarI and Countess Wahlegrare and fa• ,
milt', Lord Bruce, Sir G. Calcraft, Admiral Sir W. Hotham,
Major Jones, Major Watson, Chevalier George de Thuire ;
Captains Chivers, W. F. Carroll, Galloway, Rawlings,Tucker,
Whyte, Captain and Mrs. Stevens ; Reverends Chaplin, Dewe,.
Fitzwarren, Martin, Nelson, Whateley, Whaley, Woodforde,
and Williams.

There'is to be a meeting of the Court of Com;.
mon Council on Tuesday next, to consider of ad-
dresses to the PRINCE REGENT Od the QUEEN,
on the marriages of the Dukes of CLARENCE and
KENT ; and for other business.
A turtle, weighing upwards of 6001 b., from the
island of Ascension, was presented yesterday to
the PRINCE REGENT.
H Letters from Copenhagen state the following
strange fact, the most extraordinary part of which
appears to consist in the circumstance of the pea-
sant's not digesting his visitor :
A country lad, of the neighbourhood of Aarhuus, haring
laid himself down lately in the field to sleep, a snake crept
into his month, which was open, and descended into his sto./1
mach. After it had remained there for some days, it
out again alive, by the sale way it had entered ! fi
The name of theAierson whom we stated'in •
yesterday's Paper. tO have died suddenly in a gig
in Holborn, was WRIGHT; lie was a fishmonger
in Newgate-market. 'The deceased had gone to
the country for the benefit of his health, and, not
recovering, came back to town and expired by
the way. The body was conveyed to the Blue
Posts, Holborn-bars, where it was expected art
inquest would be held ; but, in consequence of a
communication with the Coroner, there will be
no inquest, and the body has been delivered up to
the family of the deceased.
It is said considerable sums are pending wbe-
ther the Allied Sovereigns at Aix-la-Chapelle will
decide upon the European Army quitting France,
before the Allied Sovereigns at Coopers' Hall de- •
termine who is to choose the Claret, Port, or Ma-
deira, in this capital Lottery of only 8,000 Tickets, •
with Two Prizes of 830,000, Two of k 2 000
etc. &c.—and as there are no fixed Prizes, all May
be drawn GH the 4:11 Next Month,

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FOR 'SUN:

"OPPoitric.ll, soelEYY'.'"

SECT. IV.

'Aim) is naturally and of necessity a social being.
In his progress -of lite he becomes a political one
for the purpose of justice,- without which; in
bis intrreourqe-with the- world, there' 'would be
neither ne.ire nor sarety. This 'is the object of
our 'GovernMent, which is under a Icing,' as So'-
vervign Mon'arch; Lords SPirirnal• and Temporal
as-truitees of Oue•liberiy,: and Ccinintous as our
Representatives in Parliistuent, to vote or with=
bold supplies, as -holderi of the -national purse.
These-ihrcediitinct"ot'der4 —ark independent of
each other ; the King as'ex'ecutive and supreme,
the Lotus as selected for their birth and wisdr.m,
and property ; arid 'the CiiMmons Chosen
by the people as their agents for civil and political
purpoam rrOnt this mixed 'state flow Armies mid
rliets,Offift:ei-VNliniitit's;• arid AMbasSadors. A
'Clergy CoMpletes. rite' whole; to the end Of po-
pular obedience,- morality, &int good abearing ;
yet atfcli is' human ' faltibility-,- which forced us'
into pack»! sticiety, tWat it is impossible to keep
mankind the paths of virtue and justice. They
fn'td a greater' interest in fraud, thin hurt by their
trisnsgresSiOns' in the social union, and they are
more frequently taken 'from great, though distant,
irittrest by the farce of present and often trifling
teniptation, which is,' and ever has been, and will
be, above all remedy, and therefore political go-
vernment corrects fraud and•violenre, binds us to

our solid interest; and -.punishes' transgressors.
Obedience is the support of justice, and its obli-
gation is strengthened by allegiance ; the order of
society is better Maintained, and our subjection
to the magistrate is better protected, even by the
impulse of human nature, than by our duty to our
fellow-citizeni.
The love of power is so strong in us, that we
rush into the carts-Of government,' Only because
we 'find an'inteiesi in the itnpartial-administratiOn
of justice ; arid the honour,' integrity, and su-
perior knowledge of those who govern, engage
our confidence, which 'influences our submission,
and trifofde the-de:creel of 'themagistrates. They
at'e readriy-nbeye'd by as all,"anclOnee accustomed
to obedience, we do not think of departing from
what we and our ancestors have toPowed, and to
which wear'eleonfined- bk.:urgent "and.-..prOfirrible
motives ; nut` drsetivet4ihre piithrf; nor- are we
sensible of their operation. The ascendency. of
one man over a multitude is supposed to •have
began in a lege of war, where opinion, generally
diffused, favoured the courage and 'genius of .a
• • ...
particular leridee, to avoid the pernicious effect of
disorder ; and if he were as jest, prudent, and
wise in time of peace, the people made him su-
preme arbiter over all tlielr- private differences ;
sud by force or consent established his authority.
If-'hlhlon and 'Success& inherited his virtues, go-
vefoneent writ' `gradually advanced' towards matu-
rity, but nothing- like perfection, until, in the
course of improvement, a public revenue was
procured for the magistrate. This enhbled him to
reward the instruments of his administration, and
to punish Mal-contents. Before this, his influence
nitist-have been confined to particular occasions ;
but afterwards, subjection %as less a matter of
choiCe` than duiy; and it' was 'exacted by the an-
thority'of law'; 'yet theretemained either ah open
or•seeret struggle between this authority and li-
berty, where neither could prevail at the expellee
of the-other, though liberty to-e degree is sacri-
ficed in every government, while authority is
never without controul. Religion is intractable
in all countries; and prejudices will leiist autho-
rity, The power of the' magistiatebeing founded
in opinion, nothing but opinion can affect his
dominion.. A iree' government admits a partition
amongst several' of-its 'members; whose united
authority is greater than the single power of any
monarch. So that irseems au undeniable truth,
thatliberty is the perfeCtion of civitsociety, and
authority is essential to its existence. In all the
strife between them the latter claims the pre-
ference, unless ally circumstance essential to the
existence of civil society- require a guard, with
less jealousy than one that contributes only to its
perfection, which our indolence may neglect, or
our ignorance overlook.

MON', FESQUIEU.

(To be continued in Sect.".)

GREAT PEDESTRIAN UNDERTAKING. Mr.
STOKES, who is said to he a, relation of Captain
SToKEs, who did '6O miles a day for ten succes-
sive da'ys at Bristol, has undertaken to go front
London to :Doncaster and return (324 miles)
in 100 hours. The•match is to be performed within
three week's-40 guineas are down, to be made
200..
The-military prison in the Savoy is about to be
removed, and a. new one, erected, for the reception
of deserters, -&e., in the 13irdcage,walk. Until
the htiilding _is completed, ()tie of the Sloops of
war-from Deptford or Woolwich is to lie moored
in the Thames, off Whitehall- Stairs, foftlie-sale
custody of the prisoners.

'LA \V INiLLLIGENtE.

COURT Or. CHANCERY, JULY 17.

MRS.- TAYLOR .0. LORD STRWART.

The LORD CHANCRt.toR-- was for a short time
occupied-insome•private•buSiness in hit room,'and
on taking his seat at-'lralt-irst ten, he was ad-
Aressed'by
Mr. EloßNß,,wito,s,aid—ft May I, my Lord for
a moment or two,• solicit your attention to the
case of Tempest and .Ord, which has already oc-
cupied so much of your Lordship's time. To me
it can lie no► possible object ;. and indeed I should
sincerely regret to occupy one moment lor ger of
the valuable time of the Court, considering the
repeated discussions this case has undergone. The
merits of the case will now come before the
IlouSe of Peers, in consequence of the appeal
taken from the decision of your Lordship. That
appeal having•bcen•notified publicly to your Lord-
ship, you were, as I understood your Lordship,
pleased to order that the Master's Report, consi-
dering the marriage a proper one, should be con-
'firmed, your Lordship seeing no objection to that.
When this order was made, 1 understood your
Lordship further to order, that the Master might
in the mean time proceed with -the proposals of
settlement bet Weeu Lard Stewart and Lady Emily
Cane Trmpest, without prejudice to any question
which might hereafter occupy theit Lordships'
attention in the Upper House. To this I should
think there can be no possible objection."
'The LORD - CliAlsrceLLoß—" You have, Mr.
Horne, 'exitctly stated what I meant, in ordering
the judgment 1 had formed to he drawn up."
Mr. 1-1Oa—" Then, my Load, I conceive it
to he understood as settled by your Lordship,4hat
the Master may proceed in these proposals de.die
in diem without prejudice to the question as it now
comes before the House of Lords."

The LORD CHANCELLOR-4' Precisely so, Mr.
llorne ; that is exactly my intention in directing
the order to be drawn up. Let it be, so, without
prujndice, as you say,, to the decision of the House
of Lords."

CURIOUS CASE.

JENKINS V. SIIAIIP.

The SOLICITOR-GENBRIL, in this case, prayed
the Lord Chancellor to confirm the Report of the
Master. The folio iog..is a brief snmmary of the
merits of this case:—Major-General Charles Sharp
bad propo,ed 'to marry Miss Kitty Jenkins, other-
wise Redding, a minor and a r ward of the Court,
who was entitled to an immense property tinder
the will of the testator named in the cause, which
pledged her to take the name of Redding. The
Major was also entitled to certain property in
Scotland, bequeathed to him on the express con-
dition that he should take the name of Sharp; and
bear the arms of the Sharp family. The (faculty
that arose in the mind of the Master was, how
the parties,•could bear the •respective names and
hold the property also. To do awaythisdiffiCulty,
it was advised that an application should he made
to the Prince Regent for a licence that the plain=
of might, after her marriage, he at liberty to take
the name of Redding, and bear the arms of the
Sharp family.
Sir S. ROs,trt..LY submitted, that if the Lady's
issue should bear the name,of Redding, and the
Major that of Sharp, one of the estates must fall.
There was 'also-another objection to the solemni-
zation of this marriage, namely, that the infant
was only allowed 4001. per annum for pin-money.
while her husband was to have the possession of
the estate and not bear the name of Redding.

The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired if it was usnal
to grant such a license ;—his Lordship had some
taint recollection of the case of Serjeant Hill, in
which he thought such had been the case.
Sir S. ROMILLY • said, in the case of Serjeant
Hill an Act of Parliainent had been made.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said. that was a strong
case, for if a license could have done there would
have been no occasion for an Act of Parliament.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL understood the Crown
bad granted such licences.
The LOBO CHANCELLOR observed, the will ex-
pressed that the arms must be borne ; a license
would not empower theM to do that. His Lord-
ship inquired what instances had been laid before
the Master.

The Souctrbit2GlNEttAt. did- not think there
bad been any.
Sir S.,RostmLY said there • could not be any
fOund to lay before the Master.
The LORo, CHANCELLOR vvished, search to be
made for precedents. His Lordship-thought if the
Act of Serjeant Hill 'were' looked into •it would
throvi some most useful information on the sub-
j ect .--J udgment • post pried-.
Counsel -were heard in the•long litigated cause
of Brown and De- Tastet, which occupied his
Lordship the rest of the day.

An investigation • into the cause orthe late fire
in the Dock-yard at Sheerness -is carrying .on ; but
no circumstances to show Outfit was otherwise
than accidental-are said to have transpired.
On the .truth of th'e•fanwittg facts weareas,
sured upon- the testimony. of credible eye wit-
nesses short time' slate-a poor woman died at
Dnnbat." She had lived in •a' house b'y herself,
and during her latter illness had been waited on
by some' of her neighbours,-who relieved each
other by turns„ in adniinisteringlo her' wants.---
She suffered but little bodily pain, but appeared
to labour mulct' a great mental oppression, fre-
quently talking incoherently, and complaining of
being disturbed by the crying of children and
rocking of cradles. Theexpenses..of her' funeral
were paid from a charitable-fund, and her effects
exposed to public sale. These consisted of a bed,
two old chairs, and a large chest. On opening
the chest, the bystanders were horrified, by find-
ing sewed up in- a bag the skeletons of two
iu-
tants ; and the skull of a third was distovered
seweu into the straw bed on which the tvornan
had slept. The matter immediately underwent
every possible investigation by the proper audio--
hut without eliciting any farther disebi,
very ; a►td there seemeu no way of accoonting for
the stint:king-scene before theta; but by supposing,
that theinfants had been the offspring-of the"nn`
happy wretch deceased, by whom they must listv,sl
been inhumanly murdered.--. Scotch Paper.