The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-17 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

Feb. 12, 4. Whininghaat, .Liverpool, grocer--Feli. 8, 'l'.
Dill, Leeds, 'Jumbo: it—Feb. 8, .1. Rouse, Liverpool, Mer-
chant—Erb. 8, J. Jeffery, Tunbridge,' Kent, shopkeeper--;
Feb. 5, 1. Corner and R. Corney, East India Chambers, nicr7
eliants—Feb. 5, E. :lesion!, Brook's Mews, nanorer-square,
backlit.) man—Feb. 5, W. Tomlinson, Nottingham, haber-
dasher—Feb. 5, 'l'. Walters and •W. Perkins. Portsmouth,
slopstifees,—Feb. 5, J. 'la).loe, East Smithfield' tobacconist—
Feb. 5, 'l'. Hughes, Ludgate-street, bool,:Seller—Fib• 7, J.
Stoizes,, Liverpool, merchant—Feb. 7, J.. Mallinson, Bird-
sedge, A G. Mallitison, and .1. r 9 Allinson, Hud-
dersfield. 'Yorkshire, merchafits—Feb. 8, J. Lever, Ashby-
de-la-Z.llcl', 'draper—Fein. 5, T. IVilistattley and W. C.
Gale. Liverimol, anclionters—Feb. 5, .1. Wild, Rochdale,
Laneashisr, dealer in glass—Feb. 8, R. Calverley, Kegworth,
Leicestershire, miller.
(SERTIFICATEk—FER 5. _

T. Co;imam, Pudding-lane, 'CIA salesimin—O. Parker, New
Shoreham, Sits.ex. tailor-,-J. Wright, Blue Anchor Road,
Bermondsey, 'licensed vinegar dealer—James Shynn, Mahlon,
coal and wine nierchautp—.l. Broad•street,
merchant —W. 11iatth e, Liverpool, merchant —T. Rattray,
er Thame,-street, wine and -brandy merchant—Fryer
Great Winchester•sttect, merchant-=--.1 Hotlinan, Mile
Im•wer,--ty, Linton, Colchester, line.l-tu antifac-
-1 arer—W. lquilaersfield, merchants-1:
W. Boo; h and 1. Blandon, Kiny.:3 I-lead-court, Beech-street,
I.,n;cas ter, iron-
unitiger —rt. Wood, Hart-street, Muumspury-square, paper-

anger

PROLOGUE
To 1I COMEDY or GALLANTRY.; -or, ADVENTURES in

MADRID.

SPOK%N BY MR. BARNARD.

noise heard of altercation behind tiw Scenes ; a gentleman
forces his entrance at the Door on the Prompter's side, and
having- closed it, speaks.)
No, no, Sir Prompter spite of all your rage,
For once I'll fret my minute on the stage.
Hold!—(To the Audicnce.)—wl►cn those fav'rite London
ciies are o'er

Of " !fats uff!"—" Down, down!"—" Box-keeper, the

door!"

I'll tell you wherefore, front you upper tier,
I've boldly forc'd a dangerous itassage here.
Most tura with sonir autipAthies are curst ;
To ►nc; of all, a Prologue is t be ►Forst.
I bate to see a.sabie-suited

Entreat compassion fur au Author's fright;
Paint n'l the horrors Q f his care-warti. life,

His midnight moaning"; o'er his child awl wife;
Or dwell with fervour on a Briinn's name,

Our mtqcy and ()it; twiull's lattiv;

‘l'llilst'one line tingles with your country's cause,

The next, mostly, prays for your applaLise
wiilnoi.;ns to think, good-natured elves,

uoi)le, as our risible selves

Thus tliey prepare the dose, and su strung ..,iske it,
That tlotut (wl.to swailuws well) sumetintes won't take it.

I'shaw ! Why is I.liis? I'm sure no one cat. say',

A prologue ever yet preserv'd a play—
For nine nights too !—a thing so out of. reason,
That we woo pot chase tiebets for the season,
Have voted it
~,)rtr suit is. whether
Yost cannot now reform it altogether?
Tho', if 'tis said.the tender bantling ought
T., be in prologue leading-strings yet brought,
By three propitious days you'll surely own
'Tis folly time to Ict'it run alone;

And should it, on its first production here,
So weak, so'dnil, so rickety appear,
To need such Poor support, I I;cg you'lrdeigU
At once to send it hack to nurse again.
On adventitiotis aid ttis vain to call,
By his own nu•rits must he stand or fall;
Thus all the favour fie callhopeironi yOu,
Is, that with liatience you will hear it throukh:
Adieu! I Hasten to regain nsy'station,
And leave these ptintalfor:yottr 'consideration.

ti;ti3OduE.

SPIIKEN. BY 14113. EDWIN.
The drama.done,—Q4o44 now no more—
I come, myself, your kindness to itoplores
But if Pythagoras!have told us true,
As sudden change maybe your portion too.
Death, in his creed's a second Harlequin,
Who does but cbaOge the persons of the scene;
The smiting 'widow, the change succeeds,
Asg'aifdener still relay rake, and still hate weeds;
The school-boy shaking at his master's nod,
. . ,
Turn'd to a.fish may tremble at the tort;
Young L.dies now in beauty's spring time glowing,
As farmers still may ply the work of
Yon side box beau, when time his parting tells,
Chang'd to a siptton, still may play with bells.
Actors who stun the Pit with tragic rage,
As Coachmen 'midst full Bores mount the Stas!.
An equal change shall fall. our Critics too,
To soldiers turit'il they'll flourish in review;
And authors changed—oh ! hear !—But I should say
Something about our Author and his Play:—
Firit, Maids, I charze you—'tis a potent spell-
- As you would shun the leading apes in hell,
Be gentle to Our-Authlit and his Play,
1)o you say, Yes—your lovers won't say Nay.
Ye married La lies, by the portrait ble'st,
That lurks in ring, or nestles in your breast,
I pray, say Yes—you've said it ere to-day,
To awful words, " Love, honour, and obey;'
And if you now det4,'m. speak it low, ,
'Twill look as if you wisli'dthat Yes were No.
As for you, beaux, " by. Bosatind's bright eye,"
And the sweet charms that there ailjacent lie,
• By sighs, by. billet-dear, flames, Cupid's, darts,
Pray ye applaud, and do it with your hearts.
We 'pray Ye Clods, to shoot in merry note,
For, mdl who pay., in our house have a vote.
And cc, dark Critics—Faith, what shall I say
'To beg your kindness for this evening's play ?
Sure there's some good in it—then do not, ekes,
Like'spiders, suck the worst part for yoursdves ;
Bui'rove, like bees, throughout the poet's bow's.,
;And cull the sweets of eery passing flow'r.
And now, kind'Fi lends, ere Epilogue departs,
Give us your hands, and we will give our hearts.

• EXTRAORDINARY ALLIANCR !—A marriage took
place, at St. Nicholas' Church, iu this city, on
Saturday vaornin„,t— last, in which the bride was
upviards of seventy !" and the bridegroom 'only
twenty. one years of 'age ! It attract .d so much of
the' attention of the persona in the neighbour-
hood, that it was late in the day before. the par-
ties Could leave the church. The name of the
1-ride is a Mrs. -M`Cartby, of Abbcy-street, and
is supposed to heel; left a property of 2000!. by
stn:, relative in the West lollies; and the bride-
groom is a" Mr. cOuroy, lately a clerk in the of•
lice of a respectable Attorney in chit (cork
Chronicle, Jan. 12.)
AisscOoTE OF LORD Net.sote.—Lord NRLSON
held promptness of measures'and exactness as to
time as most valuable qualities :—Ordering a
tradesman to send off some articles fur him so
early as 6 A. 1,4., on the man's saying, " Yes, toy
Lord ; 1 will be on the spot myself by six
o'clock," he mildly touched him on the shoulder,
and with ta" vcri significant look added, " Mr.
a quarter of an hour before, if you please."
The tradesman seemed astonished, but gi affimered
out, " Surely, toy Lord, if you wish it : yes, t!
quarter before six—pa, a quarter before, instead
of six."—" Hight," said his Lordship, " It is to
that qtiarter !Wore the time •hat 1 owe all the
good I ever

Twenty-four convicts were brought into jail
here, ,Irnm Glesgo"., on Monday and Tursthly,
*Lich; with eleven that were tried here, mikes no
less 'ban thirty-five now in o; Who ore to
be shipped at Leith, in a few days for Botany Day,
LA' varioutperiods.—(Ealiribuqh Courant.)