The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-13 00:00:00

COBURG THEATRE.

Mr. Peiinie's Tragedy of Ethelwolf, was produced
at this Theatre on Monday night, and received with
much applause. We subjoin the Prologue, written,
as we understand, by Mr. Montgomery, author of a
clever satire, entitled the " Age Reviewect."—

Denied admission where her guardian Power
Presided once, and graced her glowing hour,
The buskin'd Muse bath left her classic sphere,
And, barr'd from Drury, flies for shelter here ;
Receive her kindly, and with grarious mein
Survey her. progress through the varied scene.
We claim attention r -.1) midnight sun—
As some fine melodraint !,i.zlt lately done !
No cap'ring horses with their sooty palls,
No jugglers grinning at revolving
Nor mouldy fustian filch'd from Gallic ground,
To force and spread the booby twitter r-.)und;
A more congenial subject claims your eye---
A stirring glimpse of ages long roll'd by ! •
Of Britain's warlike race, the wild and fret:,
Lords of the land, and lions of the sea !
A race, whose gallant port and eagle gaze
Would shame our paper men of modern days,
When servile bows, and scrapes, and girlish play,
away !
NeedTa m e
moret h the
said mind,
toa i ttliutdh snatchis (l the
due appeal,
appe
a:stirt
Wake the high thought, and teach the soul to-feel ?
Ere vet the curtain shall disclose the view,
Let Worth and Genius claim a word or two :
Idrayhmi
raetdi ca
nt rdadpea,i
AFNowor aPni yourPtehll;d vrdeuari;ci darling
ondouf this play to- nigh t,
With mingled throbs of tremor and delight ;
But one whose summer days have darkly past
Amid the fury of misfortune's blast !
A child of woe—the wreck of hopes o'erthrown,
With only worth and sorrow for his own :
For him then let both heart and head combine
To reap a pleasure from his tragic line ;
For him let sympathetic Kindness try
To fill with gen'rous glow her heavenly eye ;
So shall this grateful night repay the fears,
The toils and troubles, of his stormy years ;
To you—to you alone, he'll trust his cause,
And bail a bright reward in your applause.

EXTRACTS FROM AN UNPUBLISHED
TRAGEDY, ENTITLED " LONGINUS."
BY MR. J. JONES, OF THE INNER-TEMPLE, LONDON.

Supplication of the High Priest to the Golden Image
in the Temple of the Sun, at Palmyra.
Thou source of light anti life, whom we adore
With willing sacrifice and frequent prayer,
Hallow our offering, bright omnific power,
With living light and all-creative heat,
Begetting and sustaining Nature's frame !
Primeval essence ! genial splendour ! hail !
In vesture clad of emanative flame,
Gorgeous apparrell'd, as behoves n God -
Enduring, and for ever to endure,
Accept, 0 Glorious Sun ! our present rite,
The tribute of our virgins and our youths,
Who bow before thy wide revolving eye
Immortal, teeming with excess of life,
Avert the woes we deprecate, and turn
Thy dreaded frowns upon our impious foes,
Who own thee not ; consume them in thine ire ;
With thine indignant glory blast-them, King!
Sony of the heavens ! supreme throughout the earth !
Choral Anthem to the Sun.
YOUTII9.-..0, Glorious Sun, on high,
Hail! all hail !
Before whose fierce resplendent eye
The stars grow pale.
The youths, thy suppliants here, behold,
Thy full divinity unfold.
Cuokus.—Hail ! all hail!
Vistoms.—Thou parent of the world,
Hear ! oh hear !
Beneath whose banners bright, unfurl'd
The heavens appear.
The virgins, who thy worship own,
Succour them from thy fiery throne.
CEORUS.—Hear ! oh, hear !
YOUTHS.—Our fathers brave,
Viaos sTs. —Our mothers dear,
YOUTHS.-oh, save! Oh, save !
Viacxys..-Oh, bear ! Oh, hear !
CHOILUS.—Oh, hear ! Oh, hear ! •
Yousiss.—Our foes, who hedge us round,
Own thee not ;
Go forth, in vengeful radiance crown'd,
Woe be their lot ;
With torrid beams assert thy sway,
And sweep the impious race away.
Ca"us.---Sweep them away.
Viaassts...-Pity the feeble old,
Shield the young,
Where'er thy chariot wheels are roll'd,
Thy praise be sung.
Descend in fire, accept our vow,
Hallow thine altar, now,t
Csioaus.—Now, oh, now!
° ' now •
YOUTHS.--Descend in fire,
vigams.—Accept our vow,
youvis,Hallow thine altar,
VIRGINs...-Now, oh, now!
Cnouus.--Now, oh, now!
as he is led to Execution.
Slpdeoecnhotoffeai to die,
r but I rejoice
Sustain'd in conscious virtue, and athirst
With longings of celestial extacies,
And franchises of disembodied bliss.
,
These chains do no indignity to me--
They,hold-me not, my best, undying part !
Soon I shall walk the empyreal realms of space
With sages and philosopher, of old—
Majestic Homer, and our bards of GreeCe,
Theeagle-pinior-4 spirits of past days ;--
With Plato, wL_ held converse with the skies,
And Socrates, who show'd us how to die !
Worthies, the master spirits of their age,
With minds of giant' mould, whose nerve of soul
Could look in the face the thunderbolts of heaven,
Beatified companions of my joys ;
And see with them the first great cause of all !

The admirers of that grand instrument the
Organ, were on Saturday evening highly delighted at the
trial performance of a most magnificent instrument pre-
vious to its being sent off to Blackburn, in Lancashire. It
was built by GRAY, and has been four years in hand. In
size it is only surpassed by the famous one at Yarmouth ;
but in power and richness of tone, it is allowed by all
who have had the opportunity orltearing it, to be superior
to any modern Organ in the kingdom. Mr. GRAY'S ware-
house was crowded at an early hour by a most fashionable
audience, among whom were th eminentvibrated Professors
of that instrument, and many nd instru-
mental performers. The performance was conducted by
Mr. S. WESLEY and Son, and consisted of some of the
most favorite pieces of sacred music, which were rap-
turously applauded. The full and deep tone of the dia-
pasons, and the remarkably sweet and clear flute and cre-
mona stops, were greatly admired. The twell, with the
combination of a double diapason, was singularly grand,
rendering the effect alike rich and novel. 'Jibe full Organ
was magnificent in the extreme, the trumpet particularly
smooth, and the double bass pedal pipes uttering their
tones in a manner uncommonly distinct and majestic.—
1,500 i guineas is said to be the contract price for this sin-
gularly beautiful tustriment,