The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-16 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

Another of that rich, easy old dramatist's (FAnctumAt)
Comedies, the Recruiting Officer, was on Saturday night
revived at this Theatre, with great and deserved succeier..
This is a second flattering proof to the Managers of either
house, that if instead of contenting themselves with the.'
adaptation of imported rubbish from Paris, they will turn
to some of the racy plays of our own neglected dramatists,.
among whom, FARQUHAR, howeyer eminent, is fir from:
being the first, they will not fail to meet with
their reward in the rapid filling up of their treasury books.
Nothing could exceed the applause with which the Re-
cruiting Officer was received. CHARLES Kamatit's
Captain Plume was excellent, full of easy vivacity and
exuberant merriment. His drunken scene with Brazen"
was in the very best style of comic humour. Mr. BART-
LET'S Balance was grave and subdued, but perfectly cha-
racteristic. Mr. GREEN'S Captain Brazen did hint infi-
nite credit, and stamped him as a legitimate comedian.--
Miss CHESTER played Melinda quietly, but with perfect
grace and self-possession ; and Miss NELSON, as Rose, did
every thing of which the part is capable.

WELLINGTON'S NAME.

(From .21foore's Irish Melodies.)

While History's Muse the memorial was keeping - •
Of all that the ilark hand of Destiny weaves,
Beside her the Genius of Erin stood weeping,
For her's was the story that blotted the leaves.
But, oh I how the tear in her eyelids grew bright,
When, after whole pages of sorrow and shuttle,
She saw History write,
With a pencil of light,
That illumed all the volume, her Wellington's name,
" Hail, Star of my Isle !" said the Spirit, all sparkling
With beams such as break from her own dewy skies;--
" Through :Tea of sorrow, deserted and darkling,
I've watch'd for some glory like thine to arise.
For, though heroes I've numl;er'd, unblest was their lot,
And unhallowed they sleep in the cross-ways of Fame;
But, oh ! there is not
One dishonouring blot
On the wreath that encircles my Wellington's name!
" And still the last crown of thy toils in remaining,
• The grainiest, the purest, e'en thou bast yet known ;
Though proud was the task, other nations unchaining,
Far prouder to heal the deep wounds of thy own ;
At the foot of that throne, for whose weal thou bast stood,
Go plead for the laud that first cradled thy fame—
And bright o'er the flood
Of her tears and her blood
Let the rainbow of Hope be her Wellington's name!"

We have again to notice the wonderful exer-
tions of The Sun. At half-past eight on Tuesday night
it despatched by express to overtake the mail a third edi-
tion, containing Mr. Peel's speech. In the formor in-
stance of this most liberal gratification of the public curio-
sity we could not benefit by it, as it did not occur on our
night of publication; but on the present occasion we have
taken the full advantage of it.— Glasgow Herald.
ASTONISHING RAPIDITY IN THE COMMU-
NICATION OF INTHLLIGENCR.—THR SON NEWSTATTR.--•
Last Friday evening the debate in the House of Commons
on Thursday was published in the Leeds Intellipencer, in
a third edition, nineteen hours and a half after it had ter-
minated. The same account of the important discussion
was sent to us, but somehow got into the wrong road and
came. by York. It was even by that route in our post-
office by twelve o'clock on Friday night, but in consequence
of our post not being open till the next morning, we were
able to give only the substance of the discussion. It is due
to the extraordinary efforts, and unequalled zeal of the pro-
prietors of The Sun to state these facts. We hope upon
some future occasion to be more fortunate than last week,
and to be able to furnish our readers with details that, in
the regular course of communication, only arrive in Hull on
a Saturday evening.—Hull lioetringham.

On Saturday morning last we published a
second edition containing the King's Speech, and the sub-
stance of what was said by most of the leading Members
in both Houses of Parliament; bnt as it would not reach
the bands of all our readers, we re-insert the speeches to-
day. For the speeches we are indebted to the spirited
proprietors of The ,Sule newspaper, who, by unprece-
dented exertions, in forwarding late editions of their Paper..
by express, placed them in the hands of the public at SOO.
miles distance from London, within 34 hours. after the;
conclusion of the debates on Thursday night.—Carlisle.
Journal.

GLASGOW, FEB. 2.—The extraordinary.
sensation produced in London by the King's Speech in-
creases with every passing hour. Foreign politics and
foreign dangers are wholly overlooked and forgotten. Ire-
land alone is thought of. Catholic emancipation,- and its
probable results, are only considered. Doubt increases-
Fear spreads. The bright and gay prospect of halycon
days of peace and prosperity to Great Britain and to Ire-
land, so loudly promulgated from certain quarters, are, even
in those quarters, already thickly clouded. The future,
we can assure our readers, is already looked to, in high
quarters, with anxiety and with pain ; and Downing-
street, we can also assure them, was, at the close of last
Week and the beginning of the present, overspread with
confusion, and involved in deep and serious Maim.--
Glasgow Courier.
THE WORD 3 OF GEORGE IIL—" I have
courage to descend into a private station—l have courage
to quit my throne for a cottage—l have courage to lay ime
head upon a block ; but I have not courage to hied: my
coronation oath."—These words, which ate continually
quoted, and have even been ostentatiously printed in letters
of gold and framed, were never uttered by George
His Majesty not only did not use these expressions on the
occasion when they are stated to have been used, but he
said nothing in the remotest degree bearing such a con-
struction. We sincerely hope, that the eminent statesman"
to whom they are alleged to have been addressed, will yet
publish the genuine conversation. We know that hie
Lordship has prepared a narrative (or posthumous publica-
tion, hut why should he not at Mice.. destroy a falsehocd .
which is propagated for the incst-iniitedioous :purpoies'
and which his influenced, and continues iti'liattonee,- many ,
wekk . .
huadirig, Times.