The Sun. — 1836-12-06 (London, England)

SURREY.  Mr. Booth, after an interval of ten years, if we may credit the play-bills, made his re-appearance in this house last night in the arduous character of Richard 111. His reception by a crowded audience was extremely favourable, and during the performance be was repeatedly and loudly cheered by the pit and gallery. Some of his bursts were given with fine effect ; but as a whole, his performance fell short of our expectations. Mr. Booth manifestly misconceives the character of the Duke of Gloucester, or he greatly fails in communicating his impression of it to the audience. The malignant irony, which scarcely conceals the fiendish chuckle of the tyrant as he combats every fresh obstacle in the path of his ambition, was given by Mr. Booth with all the measured stateliness of cold invective. Towards the close, he overdid the part, particularly in the last scene, where he encounters Richmond. After the curtain fell, he was loudly called for, and warmly applauded. The announcement of his appearance to-night, in the character of Sir Edward Mortimer, in the Iron Chest, was received with cheers. The part of the Duke of Buckingham was well sustained by Mr. Maitland. Miss Grant as Lady Anne, and Miss Watson as the Queen, were loudly applauded.  The Swabian Mercury gives the following, dated Gratz, 21st :—" The Duchess de Berry is going. to Goritz, to be present at the opening of the will of Charles X. Immediately after the King's death, the Duke de Blacas notified to all the Courts with whom he was allied, that the will could not be opened but in the presence of all the members of his illustrious family. It is already asserted that the Duke de Bordeaux is the universal legatee." This journal also states from Vienna, that at the election of a Prince Archbishop at 011mutz, on the 20th, the choice fell upon the Baron of Sommeura, Dean of that Cathedral, who is highly esteemed for his benevolence.  Mary Morgan, a servant-girl, recently destroyed herself here by arsenic. A verdict of felo de se having been found, the deceased was consequently interred without funeral rites, in St. John's burial-ground, at midnight, according to the provision of the Act of Parliament.—HereArd Times. An Association for the abolition of Church Rates, has been formed at Abergavenny.  A chimney sweep last week discovered 30 sovereigns in the chimney of a beer shop at Cowes, deposited there by some person at present unknown. This week four tallow-chandlers in South Shields have been fined in mitigated penalties for having boeght tallow, taken from the wreck of the barque Dave, of this port, which vessel got ashore in entering Shields harbour, as noticed in our paper of last week.—Sheffield Observer. Last night, on the conclusion of the performances at Drury-lane Theatre, a young man, respectably attired, threw himself from the front of the two shilling gallery into and lifted the pit. The people were going out at the time, and, although he fell close to several persons, he injured no one but himself, Several individuals ran to his assistance, him up, but he was unable to speak for some tune, and his limbs appeared to have been broken by the fall. An alarm was raised, and the servants of the theatre brought a shutter, on which he was placed, am' they removed Mm in an apparently dying state to one of the Westminster Hospitals. He said his name was James MiCarthY, aocl that he secc scat of lived at No. 5, Dean-street, Soho. fie had been sitting on the md the gallery during the whole evening, tjuietly enjoying the perforwicpces► and, about a minute affor the egrtain fell, stood upon the front pat, and threw himself over, . a 44 fill nearly in the middle of the pit. He appeared to bo perfectly pc,bvr.  The chimney of the British 41k#ii works at Stoke Prior, whigh ig OS feet high, was finishe.d last week, when the top bricks weve p:it on by Mr. and Mrs. Gossage, Managing Director and his lady, midst great rejoichig. The large thka it contained upww,44 pf 50 people during the ceremony.—Worcester Journal,