Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-21
THOMAS E. ROBERTSON.
ROYAL CoBURG THEATRE.

LONDON, Dec. 27.-Yestertiay an immense crovd
was attracted 10 The above Theatre witness hc va
rio"S novelties announced for The evening" The chief
oil which was the Looking gitsS C,ntain rcspcctino
winch the expectation of the public had been preyi-
ou.ly raised very high Some hundreds we're in
waiting ut the Pit and Gallery doors he(orc 4 ocloci,
several OF whom had been there so early ms one moi
wiillsiandng the heavy fail of rain which rontinuc I'd
during the day. At five O'Clock the crowd was so
great as to make II difficult for carriages to pass and
CA The opening OF the doors the rush was tren,pn-
uous, hut no accident occur et-rhe interval nrece
DING he display OF curtain which was to reflect the
"ho'c o. me aIdence, was passed with sensible i'm
p'uence' IT. sssmed as If the audience afraid
icSt me promise should mot he realised aud that III ev
shpuid suffer like The admirers othe Bottle Coniuror
allenS'h, however, the critical moment arrived the
u'oP scene w, slowly raised and the magical mirror
500" ro'eacti IN Al us glory The effect upon the
ho"se was d.hc" 10 describe, a sudden aud deep s-
fence Tor few moments succeeded the mos. rImuI
nous morse alter which the din Of appreciation which
SHOOK SHOOK, ne no"sr, seemed TO endanger the irail but
Nhehuid opject winch called IL forth. The whole Sc
mc'rcle was reflected, aud seemed like an or,os;no
Theatre IN perspective when the audience had pra-
uHed themselves with the coub Z si, which was very
me, they began eX;inine IL ,nor,. ninuielv and
every Inivdiiai was gitI TO recognise himself and
hts TAR one or friends nufud saiaiian. of copre
tnN place between the re persons and their NINA.
Icnt representatives. aud such = novel iniejclange
oil cVIiities, afforded much aflnsc cnt On many nc
the holyday visitor, was eyi.l.nt Tim, fl,s I;,i,
''d IA elect similar cnchantment and they s,t a.
h'"tc us tie chrystiIlzed audience at which hev were
E"H"S' Hheh The drop scene again diSprile The IT,
uSoH, me most raptnrouS applause followed nh con.
Uh""a Tor 4 long time. The machine As Il stands
1T PRESENT. Is an immense mirror comDOsed of seDa-
Iae ohiong plates. Ghes" plates are t.ac, from tI,ir
y 10 ''ry-sH inches wide, aud abon fits inches
!" hsisht; the whoe surface OF glass reaches from
IN" h"of OF the stage the proscenium and RESTING
upon narrow line of pnli 1T tie no tom Is bound
ca ny Il miaSy pillar, carved an,i gdrd on each
Discoveries IN Northern .9fricn-Onr readers
Know, that Two oftIe sons of Sir William, Beechcy
INC emineul artist, nave lerihkcn Ia ir,Yerse die
greh extent OF country aucenly comp chendeA an
der the name OF Lydia, from Tripoli 10 Econ.
route winch, we believe, has never been iriccd
since the days Of oismy tnI t,. oniv
partial account OF winch is one recently pubisbed
ny osnoI Della Celia, an Italian physician who ac-
coh'l1inied The army OF the BIsliaw Of Trpoli in The
) car l5i I, ~ tar Is Bomba OF tbs acconnt the
Quarterly review, recently prblished contains an
outline :" he Doctor" says the reviewer "ousnt
10 cohS'uer himself ~ particularly fortunate IN hay-
'n3 mel with an opportunity oG visiting one of tho
old 81 aud most celebrated Of the Greek colonies
established upwards oil seven humdred wears before
the hirlh OF Christ and in being the first En,n.
pedn To follow The fDOisiens OF C.to ro,nl t,,
shores of the Syriis ahi Il, c<,,io,e reg,o ,n,r,,I
zen 10y Christian foot since the expulsion of tic Ro
mans, The Huns, and the Vanais bv the enieriir,s
Ing disciples "l AlahOnei." Tine doctor describes
me country as having an appearance Of be,uts and
fertility correspondent with lis ancient cb,rno,er =
ne most extensive magnificent aud intercsii1r re-
n'l"s ol ancient fabrics every where meet ihe eve
ne runs OF several ancient cities were distinct,
raced Inc broken fragments aud column, beari,ti
Inscriptions, many Of which the doctor was unable
inner to understand or deciphcr. Every sBo in n,is
interesting country was crowded with ruins aud
gave proof oil population ti had long since nassed
iWay ne ancient city OF Cyreue could not be mis-.
aiken immediately discovered itself by the n,auni.
Icthi runs, and the surrounding chcareous hills cyis
;cTMed by he chsc, aud their sides sculptmed with.
u aui without On al lie roads and streets in and
'hoTt the CITY the marks Of wheel, were dccplv cui
nio the rock. He also found, as he supposes tle
lodn'hin Of Cyrene, " one of the clear
81 ana nIo't c0pous springs that he ever beheld
'ef 'lis fountain lay number Of mu'laicd statues
WIN theli pedestds vaults or sarcOphari, as the
locidr Gais them, were cut into the rocky sides Of tic
MS, beautifully painted (thc colurs as fresh rs If
'owy hphledD and covered With Inscriptions but
unfortunately we arc left in the dark a. 10 the nature
u tie paintings aud Inscriptions Since the ionrnev
u DclldCclld Mr.. Warrington, our consul At Fri. |
'o, dcsTous OF procuring furthet information tc-
trdng tie Cyrenacia, aud awaiting himself of the
iDefality OF tie present BashIw, sent under his
ihoon, IN Italian gentleman, as his vice consul to
ierhA On hrs arrival this person visited tle ruin,
i Cyrenn; found fragments Of sculpture in alou- |
ince, great number Of the coins "A female head
tie perfect, ard beautiful marble whole lcngtl, |
'a'e OF Hobo, as he cOuccIvcs II TO be- perfect ex-
cPiing he arms, which had been broken OF The pic
edlng year by TIC barlrriaus who iuhlbit those
arts, at the inslgtuon Of a Maroboof, who persua 1
cd Them that Tie deficiency in the last croo had
cen owins TO The IDOLS appearance above ground /
Turkish oHperShioa.A German paper saws, tl,af
he Turkish people are now much afrfghieJ in con.
equcnce oi IN Old prophecy Of an Arabian astrolo.
ef, nanich Achuni, WHO maintained that the con-
melton Of The planets, Saturn and Jnpifcis would
q productive OF important effects on The Ottoman
.mpire Those planets are nearly in ooninnc.
on, and uie terror Of the multitude j., there fofe very
feat.