The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-15 00:00:00

TIIE TIMATRES;

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. CovENT ARDEN .—Wallace, a new Tragedy,
of which the celebrated Caledonia►t Hero is the
chief character; and, of course, gives the piece its
name, was brought forward last night at this
Theatre.

-t; El A RACT ERS.

SCOTS.

Wallace, Regent of Scotland
Conlyn, 'flume of Cumberland -
Stuart, Thane of Bute - -
Douglas
Monteith Leaders of the Army {
11.4 tusay
K ierly
Fergus
Allan -

Mr. MACREADY.
F.GIO4THN•

M KA“S

C. KEN( S
.AJIBO IT.
i; NT.

COSIER

JEFFERIES.

EX,GLISIi.

ks. I N O

Clarc,, Earl of Glo'ster
I,,trd De Clifford
Sir Reginald Vitz-Eustace
(%,vi;e of Wallace),

CII AVM AV.

CoNNOK.

CLAREMONT•

Mrs. BUNN

FABLE.
Wallace, the Scottish Hero, is introduced at the continence-
tient of the action, filling the. high office of Regent of Scot-
land, a rank to which his skill ;tad bravery, iu effecting the
liberatioo of his country from the yoke of England,. had just-
ly entitleel hits. His merit, however, exposed him to the
envy of the leading Scottish Nobles, who,,without abilities to
support the lace ilk times of sorb inisuinent peril, could ill
brook its being 'filled by a person -of inferior birth. The love
of their country became a subordinate !echo," to this jea-
lousy, and the approach of the English army for the re con-
quest of Scotland became the signal-of a plot for 'betray-
log and deserting their • chief. Helen, the wife of Wal-
lace, is secretly married to him-, and unknown both to Doug-
las and 11lonteith, to the former of whom she had been pre-
•itkosly promised, "Milo the latter aspired to her hand. Doug-
,as reproaches lichen fur having deserted biro, lint Mined by
[he deseriptimi of her attachment Cu Wallace, vows friendship
o them as a brother. Nlonteith becomes the chief:agent in the
plot against Wallace; and drawing off his troops in the midst
of the engagement, the chief is compelled to. retreat, to send
his Wife to a place of safety, and to take refuge in the moun-
tain solitudes of Scotland. lie is discovered by Monteith, he
frayed under the mask of friendship into the hands of his
coronet, and sent as a prisoner to England. Another attempt
is made by Monteith to carry off Udell front the asylum in
which she had been placed ; hut he is surprised Iky
the
generous Douglas, and falls by his hand. Helen follows her
husband to London' and arrives at the Tower as the prepara-
limit, by order of Edward, ate making for his execution
Distracted,at his impending fate, she-rushes into the presence
of the King, and obtains from him a conditional pardon for
Wallace. She arrives with it at the place of execution, but
the chief, out learning that ally terms are annexed to the par-
don, refuses to receive it or even to hear it read. The situation
of Helen at length produces a more yielding disposition; he
places the paper in the hands of his wife, and declares his
willingness to accede to its conditions, if Helen, on perus-
nig them, declares them to be consistent with his honour.—
When she discovers that it is required of hint to renounce his
country, swear fealty to Edward, and acknowledge the sp-
reriority of England, she unites with her husband in re-
nouncing the proffered,clenteney. At the instant this deter-
mination is made, a Messenger arrives froM Edward, revolting
his pardon, and ordering the immediate execution of Wallace.
The•chief is then led to his fate, which is completed in the
view of his wife. She falls senseless in the arms of Douglas,
who bad just arrived to take a last farewell of his friend, and
the curtain drops.
As this-tragedy is the avowed production of a
very juvenile Bard, it would be hard indeed to
try it by severe dramatic rules. The author,Mr.
WALIi.ER, is said to he only nineteen'years of
age, and if .so, his work defrauds kindness rather
than critical examination. That he has not
strictly kept tuhistorical fidelity is no more than
could be expected, and, indeed, some efforts of
imagination-are demanded on such an occasion.—
His muse is animated by the spirit of liberty,
and the character .of Wallace was well cal-
culated to draw forth all her energies. Perhaps
too much of love is blended with the intrepid
character of this determined Patriot, but ADDL..
SON found it necessary to do so in his Cato for
the sake of relief and 'variEty. The characters
are well .drawn and properly distinguished in this
new Tragedy. The sentimen's are glowing, and
the language is' ardent. There are certainly
marks of juvenile inexperience in the piece alto-
gether, but it holds forth no ordinary promise of
future dramatic merit, and the very favourable
reception which it excited throughout will, of
coursr encourage the author to cultivate his ta-
lents by study, assiduity, and reflection. The
acting was highly commendable. MACREADY
was powerfully impressive ; C. KEMBLE easy,
graceful, and interesting ; and Mrs. Busx was
very animated in the Heroine. 'The Prologue
was spoken by CONNER very judiciously, and a
vivacious Epilogue was given with due spirit by
Miss FOOTE.

MARKETS &c.

CORN-EXCHANGE, Npv.ls.—Our Market coi

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tinues abundantly supplied with Wheat, a very
large quantity from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, re-
maining over from Monday's Arrivals, in addition
to which there was a good deal fresh in this morn-
ing, from Suffolk, for which there was little or no
demand, and only the finest samples could be dis-
posed-of, which obtained Mondafs prices ; but
all other descriptions were nnsaleable ; Fine
Barley sold on the same terms as ou Monday,
but the inferior sorts were heavy sale, and rather
cheaper ; Fine Oats are ls. lower, owing to the
magnitude of Arrivals, but fine Fresh Corn of
our owtr.growth being scarce, sold on full as good
terms as on Monday.

TYPES OF THE TIMES. • . ,
(rivni Poem,' 6.1) OLD 'FOM atfordl
Cltaraciere—The Rev. .11r. P---"—.

This !At advice I give thee as a friend,

But for the all of Wig, thy coadjutori
fear his Don-ship i 5 too old to iuend,
Ancl much too paradoxical to tutor,

As far at least as common manners go t
Ask him to dinner and you'll and it so.

:ell give himself more airs than Dean or Bishop;
Taint with tohacco•4nn►ke your wife's hest clothes ;

And having !it-auk your port, and vat your fish up,

Give you the lie direct befo.re your ntAe:
11 tell you what at Oxford once befell.,

\Vlierc,truly no one ov;er-wel.

A dinner-party by a learned President

Was ask'd to meet this same stupendous stranger;

At which, a well-bred quiet man then resident;
Foreseeing no such high,offence or danger,
Dar'd to dissent front what the Doctor said

On sonic slight point to which their chit-chat led.

The Doctor for a moment star'd with wonder

Asat a spectre starting from the grave,
Then fell upon- the guest svi►h voice of thunder,
And eali'd him—every thing, in short, but knave;
Till in his turn the latter too wax'd wrath

At language so unworthy of the cloth.

Then " Mr. President," he cried,
When you invite ine next to Oleo a hear,
" At least pray 01 him twizzleil fiist, and tied
Secnrely to the Ode- board, or the chair."
So saying., out he walk'd wit It IMW so cool,
And left the Doctor looking like a fool.

REGISTER OV

The Duke of WellinOon has left town for his,scat Strat-
fieldsoy, Hants.
Earl and .Countess of Hardwick and family left town
nday, for their seat Wimp )le, Cambridgeshire. '
Earl of Caledon has left town for his seat in Ireland.
___ Earl of Cassrllis left his house in Privy-gardens, on
Monday, for his scat in Scotland. •
Lord F. Bentinck is arrived at his new residence in Privy
Gardens, from a tour.
•The Earl and Countess of Pembroke left town yesterday,
for their seat Wilton House, Wilts. • ,
Viscount and Viscountess Granville and family left their
house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, yesterday, for their
scat Wherstead Lodge, near Ipswich, Suffolk.
Lord Ellenborough left town yesterday, fur his scat at Roe-
hampton.
Lord Dundas left his house in Hertford-street, May-fair,
yesterday, for his seat in Yorkshire.'
Lord and Lady, Amherst left town for their seat Montreal
House, Kent.
Lord Gage has left town for his seat in Sussex.
The Earl and countess of Coventry and family have left
town for their seat Crome, Worcestershire. •
The Earl of Harcourt has left town for his seat St. Leo-
nard's Hill, Berks.
te,arl of Stamford has left town fur his seat Enville Hall;
Staffordshire.
Earl Stanhope left town yesterd:iy, for his seatrin Kent.
Lord Stawell has left town for his seat Morlands, near Farn.
ham, Surrey.
Lord Castlereagh arrived in town yesterday, from his sea
North Cray, Kent.

on Nloi

MERCHANT SEAMEN'S BIBLE SOCIETY.—Thc
Anniversary of the above Meeting was held yesterday, at the
City of London Tavern, the Right Hon. Admiral Lord GAm
atca in the Chair, supported by several eminent Persouwes,
and a most respectable assemblage of persons. A series of Re.
solutions were entered into for the purpose of disseminatim
religions instruction amongst that useful body of men.
liberal collection was made ; after which the Meeting ad

journed.
tiTll A Nrrn ACQUAINTANCE.—Lord KAIME3
used to relate a story of a man who claimed the
honour of his acquaintance on rather si'ngular-
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grounds. His Lordship, when one of the jus
ciary Judges, returning from the north circuit to
Perth, happened to sleep at Dunkeld. The next
morning, walking towards the ferry, but appre-
hending he had missed his way, he asked a man
whom he met to conduct him. The other an-
swered, with much cordiality, " That I will do
with all my heart, my Lord. Does not youi
Lordship remember me ? My name's John -----
I have had the honour to be before your Lord
ship for stealing sheep !" " Oh, John ! I re.
member you well ; and how is your wife ? Shy
had the honour to be before me too, for receiving
them, knowing them to be stolen." "At your
Lordship's service. We were very lucky ; we
got off for want of evidence; and I am still going
on in the butcher trade." " Then," replied his
Lordship, " we may have the honour of meeting
again."
ANCIENT Tomns.—ln removing• the library and
clearing away the floor and book-cases that have
so long incumbered the Lady Chapel of Exeter
Cathedral, a discovery has been made of two an-
cient tombs. The sculpture of both is early. They
are placed in Gothic niches of much later date ;
and appear to be the lids only of sarcophagi, and to
have been removed from some other station to that
which they now occupy. The material is the Pur-
beck marble. The most ancient of them is the
figure of a prelate with a depressed mitre, a beard
and mustachios; the two first fingers of the right
hand pointing upwards, in the act of benediction;
in the left hand a crosier. In spandrils, above
the head;are each side cherubs. The feet of the
figure and the crosier rest on two birds, which ter-
minate in the centre with a single head, the face
of which is human. The sides and ends are
wrought into wide flutes, without fillets, like the
fluting of the Doric column ; the front is placed
parallel with the niche, and the upper corner of
the lid at the back inserted four or five-inches
into the wall. This tomb is on the north side
of the Chapel. The other tomb is placed on
a niche on the south side of the Chapel, imme-
diately opposite that first describe& This is like-
wise the figure of a prelate, and is carved in
good style, and in much higher relief than the
former. The arms and hands are placed in
easy and natural positions on the body, over the
staff of the crosier : the head or crook is
defaced. The mitre of this figure is of a
more recent form than the other ; the feet rest on
a chimera, carved in a style of spirit and beauty
that would_do honour to a period of more refined
art. The head is that of a wolf, terminating the_
body of a serpent, branching off on each side, and
scrolling down the sides of the lid, and finally
branching off into rich foliage, tastefully arranged
by the feet of the figure, between which the head
is seen.