The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-01 00:00:00

MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER.

BR!-

Tot.
169

THE forward Wheats in general are growing too'
luxuriantly from the long continuance of moist, mild
weather ; and on many wet lands are much soiled
with black grass : the plants last sown are, in Most
distri&s of the fairest promise. The eddishes plough
kindly for Beans and Pease, but none of any conse-
quence will be got 'in until the weather becomes
more dry. Clover Seed rises well, and is likely to
yield-a fair average crop. The feed of Turnips
,and
Cole Seed continue abundant; but Sheep nor Beasts
have done well at either.of them this season. Hay is,
rather lower ih price. Wool has had a further ad-
Niance in the short fine fleeces. The Meat markets
have had abundant supplies through the month.-
The ChriStmas market at Smithfield 'was the fullest
ever reffiembered, and exhibited more prime Oxen
than ever were seen before on one day ; the prices,
however, did not satisfy the expeetations of the
Graziers, it proving one of the dullest markets that
had been known for some months. Veal and House
Lamb are dear, but all other articles are reasonable.
So little business was done this month in lean stock, '
that no variation can be noted in prices since our
last Report.

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY, 1806.

MORNING AND EVENING DRESSES.

t. A morning dress of long cloth, with robings fastened to
the shoulders, which hang looie to the bottom ; the dress
made to button close over the bosom, and high in the neck,
wih a collar, which is trimmed with a puffing of musliit;
long sleeves. Hat of white or grey beaver. Swansdown
tippet.
2. A short dress of plain or worked muslin over- a long
train of the same, the dress open behind, and trimmed'all
rOund with white lace; the body plain, with a lace tucker
fastened to the ba..k of the dress with a brooch ; the sleeves
•very short, and-looped up with white cord and tassels. The
hair dressed anti ornamented with a large comb. White kid
gloves and shoes.
HEAD DRESSES. r. A cap of leno, rri-ade open atthe top
to admit the hair, with a quilling of net round the front, and
trimmed with blue ribband.-2..The hairdresser' with combs,
and ornamented with roses.,-,-3. The Trafalgar cap of crimson
velvet, with quillings of net round the edge.-4. Hat of fur,
turned up all round ; a black feather in front.-5. 'Le Brun's
pelisse; and bonnet of Georgian cloth, embroidered all round
with oak. leaves in coloured silk.

OtS Ea V AT lONS.—The prevailing colours are grey, crim-
son, scarlet, and fawn colour. Pelisses of all descriptions
are universally worn; chiefly of coloured or bla.:k velvet, and
trimmed with embossed velvet of the same colour. The
mob cap of worked lend, or muslin, with a quilling of net
round the front,continues to be worn ; and for full dress, tur-
bans of white satin trimmed with swansdown, and ornament-
ed with white ostrich feathers. Also pearl or coral neck-
laces.

In confirmation of the intelligence in our Paper of
yesterday, relative to the return of the Rochefort
Squadron to Port, the following official Bulletin was
yesterday sent to LLOYD'S :
" Admiralty-Office, Dec. 3 7,.750c.
" His Majesty's Ship Iris, Captain LAVIE, observed a
French Squadron standing for Port on-the 23d instant, sup-
posed to be the same as that seen by the Alcmene and La
Loire on the 16th. La Loire spoke a Swede, who reported of
his having fallen in with a French Squadron the day before
in lat. 46. long. 14. a part of which was in chace of a Con-
voy of twenty Sail, under convoy of two Frigates; the re-
mainder was steering S. S. W."
THE THEATRE.--The injudicious friends of Mas-
ter BETTY last night suffered him to appear again
in the arduous part pf Hamlet,„ at Drury-lane
Theatre. We say the friends of Master BETTY,
because attempts have been made:, to ' throw the
blame upon the Managers, When he has assumed a
charaCter in which his talents have not appeared to ,
advantage. The sele&ion of charaacrs has wholly
depended upon the-young Ador himself, or upon
those immediately connected with him, and the lat-
ter have obstinately persevered in placing him for-
ward
in some charaCters (particularly Oaavian)
contrary to the ada'ice of persons at the Theatre
who knew better how to estimate his powers,
and wilt) wished to preserve his reputation.—
HaMlet. is a part far above his reach, and it is a,'
proof of temerity and folly in those who continue
to force him to perform it. He does not represent
it with less merit than last year, except that, as hiS
voice is much worse, he is less capable of the re-
quisite variety of expression.—He was best in the
closet-scene, and in passages of emotion.—Mrs.
MOUNTAIN'S Ophelia was highly interesting, and
she warbled the melodies with delightful drat.—
.The boxes were not at first well attended, but at
last had a numerous Audience.

A fellow in. the Gallery at Covent-garden Theatre
threw an orange, last night, at MUNDEN, who per-
formed the part of Scrub. The A&or took it up,
and bowed with much gravity towards the quarter
whence it issued. The audience applauded very
much,, but much more when he, the moment after,
contrived to say in charader--" It was a Scrubby
trick."

The-death of the charming Mrs. DUFF has struck
a panic through the world of fashion, which, we
hope, will be produetive of some salutary etieCts.
This Lady's death was occasioned by a cold caught
in cOming'ffOrn 2-faihionably crowded room-at Edin-
burgh.