The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-24 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

COVFNT-GARDEN.—SotITHE.RE'S afreern?,
gedy was represented On Saturday at this The-
atre, for the purpose of introdoc:ng Mrs. De
JERSRY lieaumosT in the character of its heroine,
Isabella —This Lady has been long and favourably
known as a Provincial Performer, particularly in
Scotland, where she had acquired very high cele-
brity. Notwithstanding our inevitable recollec-
tions of those two great Actresses, whose dyamt-
tic lustre has been eclipsed, of the one by the
shado~cs of 'rime, of the vher by the veil of
Hymen, Mrs. BFAUMONIT sustained her atOuou3
enteiprize with mnch and deserved success., This
Lady possess,s H neat figure, :and A wellmatlied
countenance, which seems, however, better qua
'Hied for expressing the stir-roger than the more
tender feelings. Her voice is good ; though i's
under tones were in some degree impaired by the
embarrassment-of her situation. In several pas-
sages she was warmly applauded—particularly in
her hesitation at knocking at Count f_in/dzein's
door, until forced to it by the sight of her child ;
and in her entreaties to the obdurate Nobleman.
We were much pleased with her bye-play • linaugh
the whole peaormance ; and I;er struggling exer-
tions to appear tranquil, end even happy, after
her onion with Villeroy, proved ber thorough
conversance with the Stage. Mrs. BBAUMoNT is
not, perhaps, exactly suited for rite younger he-
roines of the Drama ; but in characters Or 1116-
u-only dignity or distress, she is abundantly
both by nature and talents, for interesting
our feelings:- To say that she is respectably al-
lied both by birth and marriage, or that she
seeks the public favour under that most respect-
able of all inducements, the welfare of her chil-
dren, is to bespeak compassion only, and nut ap-
plause :—but we really think Mrs. Beaomoarr
will prove an acquisition to the Metropolitan
Stage, and that sire deserves, what we trust she
will obtain, a permanent station in a Winter
Theatre.

CHEAP SOUP.

[FROM THE COOK'S ORACLE.]

" SHIN OF BEEF STEWED.

“ Crack the bone in two or three places, and
put it into a stewpau, and just cover it with wa-
fer, a bundle of sweet herbs, a large onio” with
four Cloves stuck in it, a head of celery, a dozen
berries of black pepper, and the same of allspice
stew very gently over a slow fire till the meat is
tender, this will take from about three hours end
a half to four and a half. 'rake (lace cariots and
cut them into small squares ; peel and cut 'Cady
in small squares a couple of turnips, and a couple'
of dozen of small young onions; boil them OH
tender, (the turnips find Onions will be enough in
about fifteen minutes, the carrots will require
about twice as long), and drain them dry. When
the beef is quite tender take it out carefully with
a slice, and put it on a dish while you thicken
your gravy : to do this, mix three table-t,poons-
ful of flour with a tea-cupful of the beef liquor;
stir this thorotr4hly into a pint' and half of the
beef liquor, let it boil up for ten minutes, s..7utra
off the fat, strain it through a sieve, put your
vegetables in to warm ; season with pepper, salt,
mud a wine glass of. mushroom catsup, or port
wine, or both, and pour it over the beef.
" Seed up wow-wow sauce in a boat.

" N. 15. Or, instead of sending up the beef
with the hone, cut the meat into handsome pieces
fit to help at table, lay it in the middle of the dish,
with the vegeinbles and source round it.
" Obs —This lish has every claim to the atten-
tion of the rational epicure, being one of those
in which frugality,' nourishment,' and '
lateableness,' are most happily combined. We
advise the *Mistress of the table to call it ',Ragout
Beef,' and it will be eaten wills unanimous ap-
plause ; while the homely appellation of Shin
of Beet stewed,' is enough to give your genteel
eater a locked jaw.
Remember, when the judgment's weak, the prejudice is
strung.'

"Our us:J(lcm Epicures (and wou'd-bethought
Palaticians) resemble the ancient, who tliou►gh►t
the dearest dish. must he the most delicious. Thus
they reckon Turtle and Punch to be 1 sheventy.
foive per siteut' more inviting to their tasteless
palates, than Mock Turtle and good Malt Liquor,
however bad the former may he, and however
good the latter. We %visit these folks could be
made to understand, that the Soup for each, and
all the accompaniments, are precisely the same;
them} is this only difference, the tormer is com-
monly made with a ' STARVED TURTLE,' the Lit-
ter with 8 FATTED CALF.'

" The scarcity of tolerable good Cooks ceases
to he surprising, when we reflect bow much more
astonishing is the ignorance of most of those who
assume the character of scientific Gourr!►ands, so
extremely ignorant of the Affairs of the Month,'
they seem hardly to know a Sheep's Head from
a Carrot ;' and their real pretensions to be pro..
found l'abiticians, are as moderate as the wine-
merchant's customer, whose sagacity in the selec-
tion of liquot s was only so exquisi.e, that he
knew that Port • Wine was black, and that if he
drank enough of it, it wonld make him drunk."

*** Anxious to p:otnote the laudable pur-
poses of those benevolent Institutions,
.w hick are
so honourable to the country, we avail ourselves
of an extract from a book deservedly popular,
from the humour which is blended wi►h its uti-
lity, and which may really be considered as a be-
nefit to all classes of society.

COL4ONER•6 Saturday an ingots
was held at the Mat k Swan, St. Paul's'Church-
yard, on the body of Mr. William Webb. late
principal clerk in the office of illr. Tewnshend,
Godliman-street, Doctors' Commons, who on the
preceding Thursday put a period to his existence
by hanging himself. It appeared that the de-
ceased hail been suffering for a long time pre-
viously under the influeuce of a co.nstitutional
melancholy.---The Jury unanimously returneo
their verdict—" That the deceased committed
the rash act being at the time in a rate of in-
sattitYt"..

LONDON JOURNALS.

FROM THE MORNING rt'.,l)l_.:RS OF THIS D

s [The Times.]
SHELTER FOR THE HOUSELESS.
The interest we have taken in this Charity ''ill,
we trust, he our sufficitot excose with the Public
for conveyiog to them 1111iy a minute detail of its
progress. We Notre, also, by that mode, when-
• ever diflieolties may arise that r're likely to
pede its course, to obtain the' hints of tire
gent, and the personal aid of the active, io re-
v moving them. The attention of the more active
Members was piourPtly called, on Saturday, to
the removal of the grievanced and impositions
mentioned in our Paper of tiott day. Different
committees, both at the Mansion- House ander
the I.*: tie's Head in the Peittlay, were in eonsal-
►.cation, and checks have been devised to preveoc
future imposition. An order was issued, we un-
derstand, to admit applicants between the hoots
of nine and twelve at night only. The disap-
pearance of the frost will be followed by
a strict investigation of the means tor pro-
curing employment possessed by each indivi-
aura; and all who are found capable, or
appear to he so, will be discharged ; and, as
we seggested. relief will absolutely be refused to
all persons who may come in from tire country.
The' most serious evil at present to be encounter-
ed arises from the interference with the regelar
administration of the Poor Laws. The neigh-
bouring polishes to the Ittfuge in London-wall
are said to be under considerable appreheusious
lest they should be called on to remove the per-
sons from the house who have that for the mo-
ment dot»iciliated themselves on the spot. Legal
advice has heen resorted to, afol.it will reqoire alt
the wisdom the Committees may possess, or Can
bring to their aid, to extricate .themselves from.
the difficulties incurred by. snUring such an as-
semblage of beman misery to fix itself in one pa-
rish. Even the internal government of the Asy-
lum, oft account of. the great increase in the num-
ber of its inmates, is become a work of touch dif.
fieulty, and it is apprehended that some
intelli-
gent indisidual must be appointed, who is expe-
reneed in the management of the pow, with an
adequate temuneratiou, to take upon iiitu the so-
perintendepee of the whole, and to devote his en-
tire attention to that purpose. however zealous
the members of the noose Committee may be,
there are duties not to be performed without some
hid of that nature, and which may still be com-
pletely subjected to their control'', Aledotime
the tittnio,t strictness is exercised in excluding all
objects proved to be undeserving, as was evinced
oat Satorday, when two sailors, who were ascer-
tained to have refused an offer of employment at
21- per mon.th, were immediately discharged., The
regulation of tire srameo who are under the care
of the Charity obviously requires a distinct species
of discipline, and the aid of the Committee of the
Society for the Relief of Destitute Seattle') seems
absolutely necessary, though we have not heard
that any arrangement for that purpose has hi-
therto been eff.'cted, lit the course of Satur-
day two persons died in the Asylum, and three
others were considered in a (huger:ins state.
These poor creatures lied no disease whatever, but:
were received into the house in a state of total ex-
haustion. The change from starvation and ex-
posure to the weather, to-milk diet and warm air,
proved to he more than their enfeebled constitu-
tions were able to sustain ; and nature sunk tinder
the etforts, however judicious, which were made to
restore them. The contributions hoot the public at
largecontinue to come in very freely ; they amount-
ed on Saturday evening to tread. 11,000/. •1n ad-
dition to the benefits given at the Adelphi and
Drury-lane Theatres the profits of Covent.garden
to-morrow evening, and of the Surrey Theatre on
Thursday, are to be devoted to the sante cause.
The uunrber of inmates at London-wall on Satur-
day announced to nearly 750 ; and last night,
though the utmost strictness is exercised in exa-
mining applicants, they exceeded 900. Two cler-
gymen, the Rev, Mr. Hatch and the Rev. Mr.
Watkins, attended in the course of the day, to
administer spiritual con,olation to the poor crea-
tures, many of whom probably had never hear,'
a sermon before in their lives. The sick persons
are under the care of Dr. Conquest, whose at-
tendance is perfectly gratuitous.