The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-27 00:00:00

WALLACE.

SCENES FROM AN UNPUBLISHED TRAGEDY.
Smut, CARLISLI—An Apartment in the Castle.
Enter Earls Gloucester and Surrey.
Gloucester—So then, my Lord, the Scots have plucked
up spirit,
And borrowed wings of fortune for a day
Of sweet revenge.
Surrey—They have, my Lord of Gloucester,
And scour the country bravely. See, who comes...
High-minded Hereford, the Constable.
Enter Hereford.
Hereford—A day of expectation, this, my Lords.
Glou.--And splendour too, which some will weep to see.
Hereford—When is the King expected?
Gloucester—Every moment ;
His couriers sound the note of preparation,
And Edward seldom wants the start of time.
Surrey—Never, if Scotland is the match between them,
For there his heart is set with love's first wish.
Hereford—Possession?
Surrey—Ay, unrivalled sweet possession.
Hereford—But then the lady seems not of his mind,-•.
A thing unusual when a Monarch woos.
Enter a Messenger.
Messenger—My Lords,his Majesty is just arrived. (Exit.)
Glou.—Mad for revenge. —But, Hereford, 'tie whispered,
You go to Flanders to supply his place,
While he's subduing Scotland, and returns—
Hereford—To scoff at our demands! But, am I gone ?
I will not stir one foot till England's charter
Of sacred liberty is first secured.
Gloucester—No more will I.
Surrey—Nor I.
Hereford—We are resolved,
Gloucester—And will not be put off by subterfuges.
Surrey—Nor awed by bouncing threat..
Hereford—What! are we slaves ?
To crouch at frowns—and be driven bore and there,
With Edward's whip of lightning o'er our heads ?
All—We'll not endure it !
Hereford—Soft--he comes.—All hail !--,(Flourish of
Enter Edward. trumpets.)
Ed:v.—Where is the younger Bruce?--I have suspicions
That gentleman will play the fox at last.
No double-dealing here. He must pay homage,
Ere Scotland's crown is moulded to his brow ;
Else he may shape it for himself without us.
I like not such young birds to try their wings
Before we fasten something to their feet
To check the exultation of their flight
For Bruce betrays the eagle's nature in his►,
And keeps a longing eye on lofty places.
But here he comes

(Enter Bruce.)
For Scotland's Royal crown
Before we grant it by our special favour,
Pay homage, in the presence of our Nobles. (Bruee kneels.)
Now swear to bring the force of Carrick forth,
With all thy friends to battle on our side.
Bruce—l swear, my liege.—Vouchsafe me now the
Grown.
Edward—The crown?—
What is its value, Bruce, without a people ?
We must win them before Otis worth the wearing.
Bruce—So soon I—how will this end?—(Aside.)
Edward—Collect thy force—
We speed to glory on the wings of conquest.
(Bruce slowly retires in deep thought.)
Glo.—Now the proud Scot puts spurs to Edward's heels.
Surrey—And kisses them in gratitude of heart.
Her.—Craven ! depart—and shame us not with fawning!

Glou,-ester—More worthy of a halter than a crown !

Sur.—.-And wasps to sting than men t(, ply thee hollow:.
Iler. —The Scots have too much spirit to receive thee.
Bruce—Still must I bear with these imperious Barons?
Her. —Go, slave ! and learn the freeman's song from
Wallace !
Bruce— Oh, would to God I were with Wallace now
(Aside.)
But lam chained, and under Edward's sward. (Exit.)
Edw.—Well, Lords !—am Ito wait your pleasure here,
Or you attend on mine?
Hereford—Most Sovereign Liege !
We long have waited—and still wait in vain
Your Royal pleasure in our humble suit.
Edward—This is no time to talk of grievaasea,
When war knocks at the gate, nor waits our coming,
But bursts the lock and rudely rushes in.
When peace returns, I will look to your claims
:
T pass my word.
Hereford—So did your Majesty
Before last war : and gentle peace returned,
Without your acquiescence.

Edward—But events
Squared not with expectation.
Hereford—Nor, my liege,
Has fortune ever fill'd ambition's measure.
Edward—Faith, so it seems!
Hereford—And may be so hereafter.
Then, please you, out of magnanimity,
Now to redeem your promise in this matter.
Edward—What! would you dictate how your King
should act ?
Her.—No, good my liege ; but we request our righte,...-
The business of a moment--sign the Charter.
Edward—And burn it too !
All—You shall not burn our rights !
Edward--I must dissemble.—(Aside.) Pray, what
are your ri&hts ?
All—The rights of men, c.nd dignity of Nobles.
Edward—So warm and so united will not do :
I must divide. (Aside.) My Lord of Hereford.
Your presence is of consequence in Flanders ;
Where my departure left some weighty matters
Requiring your activity and wisdom.
Her.—l go, my Liege :—but, first, vouchsafe our suit.
Edward—l say, depart for Flanders, instantly !
Her.—When our request is granted—not before !
Edw.—By God, Sir Earl, then you shall go, or hang !
.Her.—By God, Sir King ! I'll neither go nor hang !
Edw.—Depart my presence, traitor ! on your life.
Her.—l am no traitor, nor will brook the name ;
As for my life, it rests upoip my sword ! (Exit.)
Edward—Where go you, Lords ?
Lords—Out of your presence, Majesty.
Edward—What! are you rebels, too ?
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Edu Lords—Whenrd—Thunnmgalwthouwladrtiedraionn.iisey.
And by those very instruments whose temper
Was edged to cut my passage out to glory;
Ambition must not handle them too roughly,
Or they will cut his fingers.—'Tie a pity
They are not made of less important matter,
And, by the Cross ! I would whip off their hails
With as much coolness as I trim my nails.
But those rebellious Scots ! I'll singe their beards
Before the ravens dine.—What—ho !—in waiting ?
(Enter Lord in Waiting )
Command Lord Hereford to send the Charter,
That I may sign it. Death ! I'm robbing wasps,
Which sting the more as madness perseveres.
I'd sign five hundred charter. straight—and smile !
Before those Scots should laugh my threats to Room.
But iflytio reap a
eldonegirmarinve:t
of revenge.fqliencl-iless pride,
'Twill be
Re-enter Lord.
Hand here!

Lord—My Liege, Lord Hereford disdains
To h..ve the charter signed clandestinely.
He says that England's spirit will not brook
To have her birthright smuggled in the dark;
But granted freely, like the light from heaven,
Or scorn the boon. (Exit.
Edward—Perdition blast their pride !
When once the winds are up they know no bounds—
But whistle down distinction. Shall I crush
These rebels here--and leave the Scots unpunished ;
Or bend to these ?—The Scots—Tho Scots must suffer !
(Exit.

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THE NORTHERN SURVEY.—DEPTFORD,
APRIL 25.—Yesterday, at about one o'clock,
his Majesty's brig the Investigator, attended by-
the Woodlark cutter, left their moorings, op-
posite the Royal Dock-yard, Deptford, and
sailed with a favourable wind, to resume the sur-
vey of the Northern Coast. During the last
summer, they were principally employed off the
Scottish shores, and among the Orkney and
Shetland Islands. It is presumed that this sea-
son will finish their labours, which, under the
direction of the Master, Mr. Thomas, have been
already very successful, and led to the correc-
tion of several errors in the old Charts. The
survey has been undertaken by the express com-
mand of the Admiralty.

SECOND EDITION.
SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

tROM THIS NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

Whitehall, April 24, 1827.

The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the
Right Hon. George Canning ; Francis Nathaniel Conyng-
ham, Esq. (commonly called Earl of Mount Charles);
Francis Leveson Gower, Esq. (commonly called Lord
Francis Leveson Gower) ; and Edward Granville Elliot,
Esq. (commonly called Lord Elliot); and also Edmund
Alexander M‘Naughten, Esq. to be Commissioners for ex-
ecuting the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great
Britain and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent
'o be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, granting to the Right Hon.
George Canning, the offices of Chancellor and 'Under Trea-
surer of his Majesty's Exchequer.

Whitehall, April2s, 1817.
The King hes been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Vis-
count of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land unto the Right Hon. Frederick John Robinson, and
the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name,
stile, and title of Viscount Goderich, of Nocton, in the
County of Lincoln.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent
to he'passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity
of a Baron of the United Kingtiont of Greitt Britain and
Ireland unto James Earl of Fife, and the heirs mall of his
body lawfully begotten, by the name, idle, and title of
Baron Fife, of the county of Fife.
The King has also been pleased ta direct lettars patent
to he passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity
of a Baron of the United Kincolom of Great Britain %Ina
Ireland unto the Bight Ron. Sir Charles Abbott, Kne.
Chief Justice of the Court of King!s Bench, and the heirs
tnale of his body lawfully begotten, by the nanie, stile,
and title of Baron Tanterden, of Hendon, in the county
of Middlesex.

The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to
'le passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
unto, the Right Honourable William Conyngham Plunke•,
and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by t e
name, stile, and title of Baron Pluuket, of Newtown, in the
County of Cork.