The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-11 00:00:00

ROYA L ACADEMY.

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110. The Errand Boy. D. WILKIE, R. A.

The extraordinary talents of Air. \VILKIE raised him at
once- into reputation, and it is highly to the
,honour of the
Royal Academy that it rapidly conferred on him its distinctions.
His mechanical skill entitles him to admiration, but it is to be
regretted that that skill is not always employed on subjects of
adequate interest. The naive expression of the boy, and of the
women, display a strong observation of life, but the incident
is of no importance, and it is difficult to ascertain the mean-
ing and object in view. Such, however, as the subject is,
it is treated admirably.
- • 111. Sleeping Cupid. B. WEST, P. R. A.

'This we conceive to be another former work of the Master.
•It is chiefly marked by a rich colouring, which has probably
received some recent touches. It is interesting to compare
these lighter works with the sublime and awful compositions
of the same master, as well as..to observe the increased
vigour of his powers, and the expansion of his genius, in a
green old age.
21. Portrait of F. L.Chantrey, Esq. R.A. T. PHIL tdrs, R.A.

There is a gratification of no inferior kind in seeing the
talents of one eminent Artist employed in paying due respect
to those of another, and this pleasure arises front the work
before us, which is an animated portrait of Mr. Cu TREY,
who, like Mr. W. LKIE, raised himself per s•altum into cele-
brity, and, as in the instance of that excellent Artist, afforded
a new proof of the taste and justice of the Royal Academy,
by an early attainment of its honours.

32. Portrait of Archibald William Lord Montgomerie.
H. nAEBURN, R. A.

A very masterly work, that would have done credit to any
Artist of any time. The colouring chaste and clear; the
head well placed. If the expression of the countenance, and
the energy of character, which the portrait displays, are not
the creatioi of the Artist, the original must possess no or-
dinary ;hare of intelligence, judgment, and sagacity.
33. Portrait at Mr. Coatis. Sir W.BEEZ:HEY R.A.

The Artist has seldom been more successful than in this
faithful portrait of the well-known and respectable individual
whom it represents. The colouring is sober and appropriate.
The attitude easy and unaffected.
53 Portrait of 31r.r.Coults. Sir W. BEECH EY, R. A.
A well-drawn whole-length of this Lady. The attitude is
airy, easy, and striking, and the countenance is vividly ex-
pressive of the animated affability and active benevolence
which are univers-illy attributed to the fair Original. There
is a harowny of colouring, with plenitude of effect; in the
whole. The likeness is exact.

(To he continued.)

THE COEOURG THEATRE.—A new Theatre, tin-
der this title. situated near the Surrey end of
Waterloo M idge, was on Saturday last opened
ftir the purpose of displaying the interior, its em-
bellishments, and accommodations. We are not
without hope that this Theatre will tend to an
improvement of the Drama as well as to the advan-
tag,: of Actors, and Authors. Authors will have
an opportunity of baying their works, if possessed
of merit, brought before the public, and Actors
a place of appeal
,from the injustice or ca-
price of other Managers. Besides, the neigh-
bourhood may improve in taste, and though last
not least the Patrons of the Wa erloo Bridge, one
of the most beautiful structures of the kind in the
world, may have a due return for their adventur-
ous and patriotic liberality.

An elopement of a most disgraceful nature hai
taken place within these few days. The -Lady is
the wife of a Dignitary of the Church, and allied
to noble and distinguished families She has
abandoned her home and a family of seven chil-
dren, and has gone off with a youth, a young
Nobleman, only about 17 or 18 years of age,
whom, of course, she must have seduced. It was
supposed that the young Noblemen was about
to pay his addresses to one of her daughters. We
have not learnt that the place of her retreat has
been ascertained.—(Observer.)
A Gentleman returning from hunting a few
days ago between Ongar and Epping, seeing a poor
boy gathering sticks in a field, accosted him
with " Hallo, Jack, which is the way to Ep-
ping r' The boy, whose name happened to be
John, asked the Gentleman bow he knew his

name was Jack ? The Gentleman's reply was, he
guessed at it. " Well then," says the boy, " guess
your way 4o Epping."

POPULAR AMUSEMEETS.

FOR. THE SUN.

MR; EDITOR,---Not withstanding the modern
fashionable clamour against the existence of old
Offices, Or the creation of new ones, except such
as the clamourers themselves enjoy, or are in ex-
pectation of possessing, I often see cause to be-
lieve that some of the ancient Officers of the Ro-
man Republic might be adopted at the present day
wit.., considerable benefit to society hi all its 'de-
tails. Of these there is one in particular for
which tee have on precise counterpart ; i allorli.a
to the office of CEdile, with respect to the public
amusements, the public convenience, accommo-
dation, &c. &c. throughout the various ramifica-
tions of the great metropoli an estahlistom;ot.--
That such a revival would be`rolvontageous,
a Magistrate who shook comb.ne in his
own person the offices of Censor mornm. and even
ut Arbiter Elegantiarum, one who should fill up that
department in public I itv, and in public decorum,
lett vacant by our Police Officers, Commissioners
of Sewers, Churchwardetri, Paving Committees,
Surveyors of the Roads, Licencers of Plays, Lot d
Great Chainbetlains, arid even, in some treasure,
by our daily and hebdomadal critics, as well as
by the Redressers of wrongs and Addiea,sers fur
rights in a certain place, is a troth which I hope
will not, nay, expect cannot, be controverted
To fulfil that great Office, then, I here offer
myself a Candidate; staking it known, at the same
time, to the Economists, who have so happily found
out the way to put the Nation to the expellee of
thousands, whilst speechifying fur the saving of
.ixpence, as will evidently appear by a careful
collating of Motions and Votes for Papers, with
the Stationers' and Primers' Bills, that 1, Sir,
will accept it without fee or reward
In this fulfilment I shall commence, Mr. Edi-
tor, with the extreme necessity of providing harm-
less amusements for the great mass of the people,
not '' Potion et Circenses," as the Rourin mob
has so often called for, but some quiet, yet active
;amusement, or the means of enjoying it at plea-
sure, which, in occupying their bands, feet, and
eyes, should let their brains arid hearts remain
quietly at rest. That such a plan will actually be
adopted, I cannot flatter myself ; but it is in the
power of our MagiStrates to refrain from putting
popular amusetnents down, wherever they may
exist, until they become actually productive of
greater evils than can ensue from their abolition.
I will illustrate this, Sir, by a simple fact. Such
of your ReaderS as have seen half a century,
must recollect the number of skittle-grounds and
hutnble bowling-greens in the outskirts of the
metropolis, and even within its purlieus, which
once existed, tilled in the tine evenings with the
lower and even t he more decent classes, sport log for
a pot of porter; noisy, ;wired, and somet.mes swear-
ing, but happy and contented But it seems some
morbid feeling of piety and morals has succeeded
in putting them down ; and wherefore ? It is true
that they were sometimes scenes of vice, and some.
times incentives w it ; but dots the resulting
good predominate ? What, in fact, have been the
consequences ? Why, Sir, I will tell you. Those
who sported out of doors for porter. now gamble
in doors for money. Those who took exercise its
their sports, after passing the day at the anvil,
the work-bench, the loom, or the mephitic ware-
house, now sit for hours in the tainted atmosphere
of a tap-room. Those who thought of nothing
but tipping all nine, have now got a notion that
they have physical force enough to tip every thing !
Those who thought no more of politics than to
ask where the French were beaten, or whets there
should be a General Election, now sit for hours
to hear some fellow nearly as ignorant, but more
cunning than themselves, spell over the columns
of certain Newspapers, as any one may see notift
fled in the windows of every public-hooseln
every blind alley of the ;Metropolis, '' An Even-
ing Paper taker, in here." Hence have we Pa-
lace-yard and Spa-fields Meetings, and hence are
tine lives and properties of the Public put to stake
whenever or wherever our Orators choose to as-
semble a snob. Your's,

IGNOTUS MMUS.

FOR THE SUN.

MR. EDITOR,--Drury-lone Theatre has pre:
sewed to the philosophic investigator three of the
most curious specimens of terrific moral nature,
which experience or imagination could pourf ray,
First Richard the Third, then Sir Giles Overreach,
and, though last not least, Barabas, the Jew of
Malta. Such vieal of human character are not
less. appalling-, than full of the profoundest erhics ;
and, when we contemplate the ambition of Richard
the Third, treading on all his kindred to a
throne ; the ambition of Sir Giles Overreach, mak'•
ing a wreck of honour and honesty, to agran-
dize his name by an illuvrious marriage ; and
Barabas, essaying to make the world .one vast
wilderness, let him be but Lord of it dl! we are
amazed at the force of one absorbing passion:
But when we see it embodied, brought before our
eyes in all its unity, its varieties, and overwhelm-
ing power, by one genius,—by the inimitable
conception and enacting of Mr. KEAN2—wir admi-
ration parallels our amazement ; and we cannot
butt say, that he who has not seen this astonishing
compass of the histrionic art, in these three seve-
ral characters, has yet to behold the terrible graCes
of the Drama, sublimity, horror, and despair the
true spirit of SHAKESPEARE, of the British and the
Grecian Muse.

PHILO-DRAMA.

On Saturday a circular letter was sent to be-
tween two and three hundred persons, in the name
of Sir JOHN LAMER, requesting them to attend at
the Town Hall in the Borough, between eleven
and one, upon business of Fl particular nature.
The office was crowded, and the public business
considerably interrupted by the persons who had
received the letters.

Both the " Kentish Men" and the '' Men of
Kent," have been highly favoured by Fortune its,
the last Lottery. We perceive by BISH'S adver-
tisements that they obfaned from him no less
than six shares of 30,0001. Prizes, two of which
went to. Canterbury, one to Maidstone, one to
Sandwich, one to Dartford, and one to Tun-
bridge, besides other shares of smaller Capitals;
in short, his Prizes were almost as plentift4 iu
that couutry as hops.

From, the LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 9.

[This Gaieue- notifies, that on the jth inst.
. the Mike of Richrnryad.took the oaths as Chief

Governor of the Can4das; Nova Scotia, ;
•, that the_ Prineellegent has appointed A. R. Wel-
lesley, .Riq Page of Honour in Ordinary ; con-
ferred the honour of Knighthood upon 11,-;:ert
Wigram, Esq. M. P. ; and approved of M. Igna-
tius Palyari,- as P,rtn;!,ttese Consul Gentqal.]

PROMOTIQNS.
free, illtty 8.

.12th Regiment of Light Dragons—Joseph Haydock Board-
man
,Haydocl,, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vit.<
Pai isar, promoted.
19th Ditto—Alexam!er Wilton Dashwood,Gent. to be Cornet,
oorchase, vice Gowdie; promoted.
21st Ditto—John Broadhead, Gent. to be Cornet, by pur-,
chase, vice Bonbon"; vioinotea:
.25th Ditto—Cornet Edward henry Steed, to lie Lieutenant..
vice king-don, deceased ; Lieutenant Edward Hervey
Foster, from the :::Gth }'o-u, to he Lieutenant, 'without pur-
chase, vice Andel, appoioled to the 17th Light Dragoons.;.
Cornet Dinican Nl'Dougall to be Lieutenant, without piir-
chase, rice J. G, Pu.anton, deceased; Robert Ellis; Gent.
to he Cornet, with.ou uorOase, vice Steed.; Charles Per-

c iratl, Gent. to be. Vttrinary Surgeon, vice Morris,
deceased..
Zth Regiment of -Fuot—George Thomas Ileigham, Gent. to
he Ensign, by purchase, vice Heigham, who retires.
1411 i Ditto—Livott nant 1\ leek, from inolt-pay of the
' Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Samuel Bcaclicroft, Who

exchanges, receiving the difference. •
17th Ditto,—Eosi4u Thomas Situ Wham o.lldlot an to he
Lieuteaaut, v6,loott purchase, rice Greenhill, deceased;
John Tliom: Gent. to he Ensign, without purchase;
rice CYlialloran.
21st liitto—(<;Tnin Richard Doherty, from the half-pay of
the 27th i,*(•,:t,.rer'be Captain of a Company, vice Archibald
Nlaclean, whs exchanges: Ensign George Dwate, from the
4th WeSt India liegimelit, to be second Lieutenant, vice
Home, who exchanges.
24th Ditto—Lieutenant. George Darling, from the 30th Foot,
to be:Lieutenant, vice Charlcs Jago, who retires upon half-
liny of the 301 h Foot.
30th Ditto—Captain Robea Baler, from the 6.9 th Foot, to be
. . ••

Captain of a Ct minim-, vice Grove, who exchange;.
40th- Ditto--.-F,nsign Thomas Mill. r, from the half-pay of
the 87th Foot, to be Ensign, vice George Booth, who
exchanges.
48th Ditto—Lieutenant Phineas Chailcs Cockburn, from half-
pay of the '2oth FoOt, to he Liilttenant, vice John Heard,
who exchanges, receiving the difference.
,59th Ditt,—Captain William Mandeville, from half-pay of
the lieg-i%tent. to be Captain of a Compaav, vice William
who-exchanges,- receiving the diffrencet Ed-

• ward Coventry, 'Gentleman, to- be • Ensign, without pur-
chase,-vice White, who resigns.
6lst Ditto—Ensigri Graves Ackland to be Lieutenant, without
put-Chase, vice Biggar, deceased ; Anoesley Con-
ran. Gentleman, to lie Ensign, vice Ackland.
65th Dirto7--Captain Henry H. Jacob, from the 56th Foot, to
be Captain of a Company, vice John Goodger, who retires
• upon half-pay of the uBt b Foot.
CI li Ditto—bient.,William Clarke, from the 85th Foot, to be
• Lientehant, rice Fraser. deceased.
65th Ditty—Captain William Alexander Craig, from half-
-. pay of the 84th Toot, tai be Captain of a Company; vice
Ham y who exchanges, receiving the difference.
69iii Ditto—Captain Frederick Grove, front the :10th Foot,
to be Captain of a Company, vice Biker, who exchanges ;
John Penn, Gent. to be Ensign,- by purchase, vice Marsh,
• Who retires.
86th Ditto—Ensign Andrew Russell to be Lieutenant, with-
out pi-chase, vice M‘Lelin, promoted.
89th Ditto—Lieut. Chi:rles Scterilo Naylor, from half-pay of
• the Itegimi•nt, to be-Lieutenant, vice James Itelgrave, who
. exchanges, reCriving the difference ; Ensign Julio Goodwin
to hi- -Lienten:int, without, porelmse, vice Brush, deceased.
Rifle Brigade—Captain` William Henry Stewart, from the
half-pay of the 100-11 Pout, to ',ie.-Captain of a Coalpany,
vice John Nlacdermid, Who exchanges?
d West India Begi.nent—EnsigrtCornelitt6 Jones Dunn to
he Lieutenant, without pnrch'ase, vice Gong?•; deceased :
Gentleman 'adet, Richard Lowe, from the Royal Military
Coll ege to be Ensign, vice !)unit,
4th West India Regiment—Second Lieutenant David Home.
from the ef st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Dears, whceex-
changes. ..-
Royal Afrjean Corps—Lieutenant John Carroll Peach, from
the hi-f
-pay of the late Canadian Feneibles, to be Lieute-
naiit, vice vt'allace, deccas..4l. -
V Black Garrison CoMpany for the Mfelce and Pre.tec-
. tion 'of the Bahaina.s.--,Jule) Mac!eau, Gent. to bc•Ensign,
without purc!tase:

BANTZ.IitTPTCY ENLARGED.
C. Coles, Fleet-street, stationer, from May 12 to June 30.

BANK R MTPERSEDED

J. Jones and J. Jones, Lew»inster, 1-Itort fordshire, lintn-
__ drapers.

Jr. Porter, Wriogton, Somerketsltirif, nurseryman.
S. E. Tovvoley, Pope's Head-alley, cook.

BANKRUPTS.

J. P. Alpe, W. Cooper, and T. 11:-Bireh, relicburet) street,
merchants; Tay 16, 23, ltid June 20,- at ten, at Guildhall.
Attorines, Alessrs. Young and IlUghes, St. Mildred's-

court.
W,-Woodwartl, eannon-street, carpenter, May 16, 26, and
Jnrre 20, at teo, at Guildhall. Attorney; Mr. Gudinond,
Earl street, Biachfriars. - •
W. Hi.oper, Tenbury, Worcestershire, maltster, .Tune 3, at
five, 4, and 29, at eleven, ztt the Swan Inn, Burford. At-

torney, Mr. Robinson, Tenbury.
J. %Vet herelt. Rochester, halter, May 14, 113, and 'Turn! fin,
at decen, at Guilaall. Attorney, Mr. Phipps, Weavers'

HAIL
N. Ijazlelntrst, Liverpool, bloc 46, 27, and
Jane 40, at 011 r, 'at the George Inn, Liverpool. Attorney,

Mr. Chester, Staple Inn. ' - -
W. Stubhs, M4ll I coester, coal-dealer, May 25, ea, and June
20, at two, at the Bridgewater Arms, Manchester. At-
' tornies, Messrs. Duckworth, Chippindall, -and Denison,

. . . .. .
Manchester.
J, Carnaby, Morpeth, Northumberland, common-brewer
'June I, 2., and 20, at. eleven, at the George Tavern, New-
' tastle upon-'Tyne. .Attornies, Messrs. Meggisons and

•
. .
• Poole, Hatton-garden.
Sadd, Greystoke place, builder, May 19, 30, and .nine
20, at,t,Welrv, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. A. Warrand,

(')arch -row, Fencliiirch-street.
3.. T. Tilley, Hampstead, music-seller, Mac IC, 21:, and .Tune
30, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Hartley, New
,

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G. Milne; Broad-street, merchant, I`lly 12; 2fi, and June 40;
at clev,,n, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Smith and Law-,
. ford; Drapers'-hall.
T. Inglchy, Birmingham, common-carrier, May 28, at the
• Trentham Inn, Trei,tham, 20, at the Swan Inn, Hanley,and
-June 20, at the Dog Inn, S_u►don, between ten .and twelve.
• Attorney, Mr. E. %Vanier, Lincoln's-inn-fields
W. Barton, Doncaster, maltster, Ma}• 2-2, at -seven, 23, and
June 20, at nine,"at Guildhall, Doncaster. Attorney, Mr.

G. Lever. “rav's-inn-square.
A. Dorn, Vanxitall, vietne.ller, May 11, '23, anal June cl 0, at
ten, at Guildhall.- Attorney, !Mr. W. Nettlefold, Norfolk-

' street. •
W. Batty, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, tobacconist, May

27, 28:iiod.1une 20, at eleven, at the office of Nlk.Williants-,

U,;iun-Cuurt, Liverpool. Atturuey, M. E. Cheitrr, Staple-

M, Taylor; Woohner-street, Poplar, bui'der, May 16, 26,
and June ,20, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorne?, Wal-

ker, Lineoln's-inn-fielcl.:. • ... .
E.' ‘Valder, Battle, Sussex, tailor, May 12, 30, and June 90,
at ten, at. Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs.Gregson and Fon-
' nerequ, Ang•el-cotert.

R. C. Ball, Briitol, baker, May 18,:0, and June, 20, at
twelve, at thc,Bitsli Tavern, Briatul, Attorney, Mr. W.
It. S,rjeants.-Inn.
Drury-lane, carpenter, May "Iti, 23, and June 20,
•at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Cuornbes, ;Clifford's
•

J. Kin sell, Blachwall, • painter, May 16,.4;3, and June 42,D , at
eleven, at Attorney, Mr. Goodchi!:', Commercial
Clamber,
lionte,Stratiord-upon-Avon,• corn-dealer, May 14, at six,
15, and .June 20, at eleven, at the WarsOcli :11•iiiq Inn, %Val
WickA • Attornies, Messrs. -Adlinktton, and Gregety, Bed-
ford-row. . _ •