The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-14 00:00:00

THE OPERA HOUSE.

Tue Morning Paper that attacked Mr. TVLOR,
on the subject of the•permiission given to the Covent
Garden Company to perform in this Theatre, renews
the attack this day, but does not oppos.it the fact
which we advanced, namely,-'that Mr. TAYLOR did
not, as stated in that Paper, " wish to receive the
cash" proposed for the use of the Theatre, but
positively' refused to receive it, and proposed that it
sbould be vested in the hands of a Banker, in order
to cover the expence of insurance, &c. Mr. TAY-
LOR is now accused of an " impudent boast" re-
speaing his offer of the premises in question. But
though Mr. TAYLOR might refuse a pecuniary
compliment to himself - on the occasion, . was it
to be supposed that he should be so improvi-
dently lavish of his own property, as- well as
that of others, as to put that property in ha-
zard,, without some security against loss ? As well
Ai-tight it be required of Mr. TAYLOR .to be at
the expence of all the alterations necessary to adapt
the Opera House for the admission of the public in
general, and even of all other expence attending
the performance of the Covent-garden -Cdrnpany.
Mr. TAvLort, the moment he heard of the cala-
mity. which had befallen the Proprietors of Covent=
garden Theatre, wrote to a common friend, request-
ing that he would lose no time in tendering the use
:tithe Opera House. This conduct was so prompt
and so kind, that it ought to have exempted Mr.
TAYLOR from the attacks which have been made
.111)011 him. •
But the Writer in the Morning Paper alluded to,
says, that " Mr. Haarirs, if he consults his own inte-
rests, and his duty to the Public, will continue to
use the Opera House as long as it suits his purpose,
during the present season." He who wrote this is
but little acquainted with the liberality and sense of
justice which mark the character of Mr. HARRIS.
On such an occasion he is not likely to shew a
pitiful regard to his own interests and he has too
much good sense to conceive that he should be sheav-
ing his duty to the Public by an ad of injustice and.
ingratitude, in withholding the Opera-House from
its Proprietors, and ohstruaing preparations to
open that houie for its own exclusive Entertain-
ments. We are surprised that such evident over-
flowinas of private enmity can find their way into a
respealble public Journal.

A Philadelphia Newspaper, of the 13th August,
contains a spirited article, accusing the President of,
the 'Voited States with continuing to interdiel the
entrance of
_a British Ship of War into the American
waters, while a French Frigate is allowed to take in
'water •and provisions of every denomination, with-
out- the slightest reproof. The same Paper an-
nounces, the arrival of a Ship fully laden from the
Isles of France in 98 days; - the Captain of which
reported, that the ifrench Frigates Semillante and
Caroline were, at her departure, at Isle Bourbon.
The former had recently returned from a cruize,.
having in Bengal Bay had a severe action with an
English Frigate, which beat her off with; great da-
mage, and killed her Captain. She escaped by her ,
•-superior sailing. The French Frigate La. Manche
had' sailed from the Isle of France On a .cruize-I—it
was thought against the Portuguese in the Rio de
Janeiro.

The late Musical Festival at Birmingham was bet-
ter attended than any ever holden at that place.
The five performances netted 55001. being law l.
more than the former meeting.