The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-15 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

Last night a Tragedy, entitled The Point of
Honour, .taken from a French Play, but very jit-
dicion•lv anapted, by Mr CHIELEs KEmnot,
the English Stage, wail brought forward at Co-
vent-Garden Theatre. This Drama was originally
represented at the Haymarket Theatre, .and is so
interesting in itself, and affords 'rich ample scope
for theatrical talents that, far from being sur-
prised at its revival at present, we rather wonder
that it had Out before attracted' the notice of
both Theatres. One of the motives for • its
tiresent revival, we presume, was fur the
purpose of allotting the part of Bertha to'
Miss O'NEILL, whose pwers it is pvenliarly
calculated to bring forward in the most impressive
and interesting action. Such was the effect last
night. She made a powerful appeal to the syin-
pathy of the audience, and had the full tribute of
tneir sighs, their tears, and their apulause. The
part at Durirnel could not he better assigned titan
to CHARLES KEMBLE, %rho, doubly interested as
the author acrd act or, exerted all his energies, aYlrl
willt admirable success. The chdracter of St.
Fratv received adrquate, and most effective sup-
port, in dignity,
.iudgment, and feeling, from
YOUNG. awl ABBOTT was more than usually sue-
ce•sful ir. Valcuur, nor should LISTON and Airs.
FAUCET he passed over, as they ably contributed
to the general effect of the piece, particularly the
fortner,whose quaint and original humour served to
relieve the mind from too powerful art agitation,
arising trout the pathetic and terrific complexion
of the piece in general. The audience crowded
the house to its extremities, and the piece was so
well received, that shouts of triumphant congra-
tulation attended the announcement of its repe-
tition on Alonday.

Mrti. MOUNTAIN, g 0 long and so justly admired
for her musied and theatrical talents, gave a very
charming Concert last night, as an opening of her
new residence in Hammersmith Terrace. Mr.
MaoisITAIN led, and gave, in the course of the
evening, a fine solo tiu . the violin. Mr. SnuTz
di'played admirable powers on the harp. TINNEY,•
BROADHURST, and a Mr. Cantu, gratified the
audience with vocal performances. Mrs. MuuN-
TAIN exerted her musical powers in such a manner
as to afford very great pleasure, and to excite much
regret that F. be so hastily retired from public life,
at a time when she Hever was in better possession
of her talents. Nothing could exceed the cour-
teous attention of the host and hostess. The
whole was well selected, agreeably diversified,
and. highly gratifying to many at the most re-
spectable visitors from the neighbourhood, as well
as from the metropolis.
MATHEWS is engaged for a- few nights at the
Ediaburvh Theatre, and commented on Monday
last in Sir David Dunder.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. •
Bloomsbury-square, Jan. 14.

Sts;—Observing that a report of the death of Lord BYRON,
at. Lausanne, is in eirculatiun.and being most anxious to allay
the apprehensions of his Lordship's numerous friends, I bec
intorm you. that I received a letter from his Lordship, dated
so recently as the 11th of last December, from Venice, wh,re
his Lordship had fixed his residence, and was then in perfect
health. I remain, your's, most obediently,
JOI-IN HANSON.

ELOPEMENT.—A letter from Boulogne-sur-
Mer status, that on Tuesday Se'rmight, between.
the hours of ten and eleven o'clock in the fore-
noon, notwithstanding the v►gilance of the French
Police, who, it was understood, vteredirected to
he on the alert, to prevent the circumstance be-
ing carried into effect, a gallant young Officer of
a Avon Guards, cantoned in the vicinity of
Calais, eloped with a lovely and accomplished
young Lady, niece to a worthy Baronet well
known in the West of England ; both in the dis-
guise of domestics to some friends who accompa-
nied them. On the following morning they were
seen prosecuting their journey to the North of
England, :Ind probably ere this the indissoluble
knot is tier!.

Nova;. Huts:T.—On Monday morning, about
ten. o'clock, a fine deer was tinned not near
Slough, attendA by a numerous field of Gentle-
men Sportsmen ; the deer sheaved great sport,
taking acres• the enclosures. towards Stoke,
Dropn►ore Hill, and Hedsor, taking down the bill
towards.Cookham, where he crossed the Thames;
by this time very few Sportsmen were up ; taking
towards Maidenhead, where he crossed the Thatnes
a second time into Buckinghamshire. The deer
was taken by Dawt►ey Common, near Etou, after
a run of nearly three hours.

BILL Soames.—Yesterday this well-known cha-
racter Wii3 brought to Bow-street, charged with
haviog been connected with the Strand robbers,
in the month of September last, who infested the
vicinity of Somerset-house and Catherine-street,
to the annoyance and terror of the inhabitants and
passengers. :_ioatues had ever since chided the
vigilance of the officers in pursuit of him, being
concealed at Ratcliffe-highway till Tuesday even-
iitg last. Oddey then apprehended him in the gal-
lery of the Surrey Theatre. Mr. Hu;Ks, the.
Magistrate, teas about to commit Stymies as a
reputed thief, when two persons stood forward to
bail him. Davies, the first bail, said he was a
!tacker and cat's meat man, and lived in the Bo-
rough-road, but confessed he knew nothiof, in
favour of the prisoner. Young, the second
refused to be interrogated, and the Magistrate,
of course, rejected their joint security.
The Bank of England baring issued the Tickets
Nos. 1 to ICO, and many other fancy Numbers
in the present State Lottery (which having no
Classes, every Ticket, from No. Ito 18,000 will
be put into the Wheel and be drawn in the old
and favourite way, each Number deciding its own
fate and no other), T. Brsn, the Contraotor,
respectfully solicits the attention of the Public to
the Prospectus of the Numbers advertised in the
Newspapers, with the different Office-keepers,
names who possess the Tickets, that application
ma) be made in time to secure either or all of the
Three Prizes of 30,0001. or any other of the One
Hundred Capitals, in case they should be drawn
against them : also to order the 12 pipes of Poit
Wine, which, in addition to the 3,650 Prizes paid
by Government in Sterling Money, Three Blanks
.s ill receive for 1,000 years (or longer if tequired),
from the 4th March next.

LAW INTELIAGEWE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 14.

NEW VIGE-CH AN CE ILLOE Court
was this morning, tilled early hour, in the
experiation of bir JUUN LEACH; the Nl,-w Vice-
Chancellor, being publicly s vorn into Office, pre.
vious to taking bis seat to-morrow, when, to the
Ltreat disappointment of those pr,—eni, ;mil con-
trary to former usage, Sir TruN ,v.is sworn in the
Chancellor's private itooiu, and did not at all ap•
pear in Cotirt.

Ex-parte SMITLI in the Matter of SMITH.

This WAS a petition by the plaintiff, Mrs. Smith,
to an order of the Court, to remove her husband,
Mr. Thotnr►s Smith, a l►juatic, trout the custody
of his mother, and to restore him to the care anti
protection of the Petitioner.

It appeared that a commission of lunacy had
lbeen obteiued by the petitioner against her hus-
band, Mr. Thomas Smith, and thit a new com-
mission was afterwards applied for by Mr. Smith's
tfCColint .of some ailedg,ed matrimonial
obiections. In the mean time, however, the
remained under the care of his wile, at Ala
merst, iu CardigAnshire. On the 4th of Oetoher•
the paitioner, with her husband, wear to Lao-
stephAn, whure she had taken a house, but went
for sonic tirniture, leaving bin) under the
care of servants. During her absence, however,
the mother and brother of the lunatic got posses-
sion of his person, and carried him away with
them to Swansea, on the pretence. that the de-
ranged state of his mind rendered that situation so
unsafe fur him, that on one occasion he was very
near to drowning himself in the. sea, from which
fate he was only saved by extraordinary exertions
of the servants.

Under those circumstances the petitioner prayed
that the care and custody of her husband might;
be restored to her.

The application was resisted on the part of the
mother, on the ground of affidavits by Doctor
Hawes and others, staling that the condition of
mental and bodily health in which the lunatic then
was would render his removal dangerous.
Sir S. ROMILLY was Counsel in support of
the petition, and Mr. HART against it.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he should take
home the affidavits and read them with care, pie.
virus to his forming a decision in the case.—
Judgment of course suspended.

Sittings appointed to be held in Middlesex and
London baote the Right Hon. ED, AHD Lord
ELLENBOROUGH, Lord Chief Justice, &c. in and
after llilary Term, 1818: