The Sun.
London, England, 1801-01-21 00:00:00

HULL, JAI4, 17.

The Hart, Brig Cutter, Lieut. liAatisott, is
appointed to convey the Ships for Hatnburgh,
Bremen, and F:mbden, and is expeded to sail
from helm in a few days.
The Ships for Lisbon and Oporto now loading
at this Port, are expeded to sail from hence the
zoth instant.

Ships cleated from the Port of Newcastle from
the sth January, 1800, to' the sth January 3 Box,

Dru,y,Lnya.

THI old Comedy of The Double Ga or
the Sick Lady Cued, was revived last night at
this Theatre. The part of kali, who is cer-
tainty the hero of the Piece, was performed by
Mr. C. KEMBLE. It is a part that requires
somewhat more of comic versatility than suits
with his powers, but he shifted from the assumed
charafters of Freeman and Standith with spirit,
and with more than usual ease.

Ki No, who formerly played this charailer with
great spirit, last night took that of Sir Solomon
Sadlife, and, if he had not diretled all his so-
liloquies to the Audience, as if they were in-
tended as addresses to them, he would have given
probability as well as correaness to his aCting.
Lady Dainty is by no means adapted to the.
age and person of Miss POPE, as iris difficult to
suppose that she is the (Ned of so much attraction
to a juvenile lover. Her performance, however,
was in the good old style, though we think she
did not sufficiently mark he transitions arising
from the warmth of her feelings and the languid
assumption of affeeted infirmity.
Miss .BIGGS gave importance to the pitt of
Lady Sadlifej though her manner in general is
much better fitted to that of Lady
Uainty.~-
BARRl'MOitit bustled through Carrleo with
tolerable spirits As there is not much robin. for
praise with the rest of the Performers, we shall
drop the curtain upon their respeetive efforts:
It must be acknowledged that though this
Comedy contains some pleasant incidents, and
some strokes of genial* humour, as well as a di.
verting variety of diameters, the iendency of the
piece, and much of the dialogues is ot true licen-
tious a description. The Author of this Comedy
was Co t.t.t Y CI 11131:RJ and its fate was somewhat
strange, for it was hooted of the Stage on its
first representation, With-deaWri, and brought
forward two years after with very great ISUCCeSSi
The House was not very well attended last
night, but the Play went off with spirited effect.

Covent-elwidon,

Last night Mr. Coma again appeared in Kite_
!y in Every Man in hii linnosiY. He entets ri.
tekily into the Charaderj but he was list night
unfortunately st, hoarse, and evidently labouring
so much under illness, that he could not give it
the requisite (lea, The other tins were sus-
tained with their accustomed merit ; and it is
but justice to say, that they are all most respe&-
abiy, in some instances, we may 'say) most ably
tilled, with the exception of Bobadil. Mr, Istv..
e Err does not understand the Chara&er, The'
House was an excellent one, and the Pantomime
kept every part full till the dropping of the cur-
.
I tam,

Mt...CCU:Wit we are sorry to learn, wrts taken
so severely ill after the Play, that he was obliged
to return June in his stage dress, and to call in
the assistance of two Physicians.
KEMBLE was indisposed o Monday evening,
and CORY became his substitut‘ in Kafir,.
it is reported, that an Aaress of considerable
reputation, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre,
has suddenly lost the sight of one of her eyes.
A house in Park-lane, lately occupied by the.
Earl of ABERDEEN, is now fitting up in'a most
magnificent stile for Mrs. FiTZHERISE Rt.
..12 he Turkish Ambassador had taken g boase in
CraYen.strecti

quire into the business, but upon reflection it ap.
peared more than sufficient, to shew that some
suspicions might be well grounded, and that it
was therefore incumbeet on the Court to have
them cleared up. With this view he seconded
the Motion fora continuation of the Inquiry.
Mr. Twret No observed, that a wide dine_
ence of opinion must have occurred among the
Direaors on this subjea, as the Courtwhich took
it into consideration, coniiiting of 22 Direaorse
had equally divided upon it, eleven beingethe
number on either side, The Treadrer, indeed,
was called in to decide the question, and his Note,
directed by chance, did not derogate from the de.
scription of Fortune, that she weg blind, for his
vote determined the suspension of the Inquiry.
But as the question was now unfortunately before
the Public, it was the interest of every one con-
meted with the Company that the Inquiry should
be continued. After stating whet he conceived
to be the proper and improper use of Patronage,
Mr. TIN MING concluded by observing, that as
the Patronage appeared in some instances to
have been abused, an Inquiry was the only
means ofproviug that these rumours, if they were
such, were utterly without foundation. It was at
all events an appeal to judgment and toconscience,
and such as should not be precipitately resisted.
Mr. Meeceeer was a decided enemy to the
prosecution of the Inquiry ; and contended that
it could only serve the wishes and the views of
the different enemies of the Company.
BOSANQU ET thought it necessary to ex-
plain to that Court the conduit which he had
pursued while a Member of the Committee in
question. So far from any of the charges in-
smuated againt him being just, he had left the
entire management of the business to the Com,
mittee, which he had scarcely evet attended.—
Bet whets at last he found that there did not
exist a specific charge against any one Director,
and that an Inquiry was going forward on a sill).
feet which could nol be proved to exist; he gave
tt as his opinion, that the Committee ought
not to be continued any. longer. But if any
man had come forward with a Charge against a
Diredor, not a man in the Direaion would
have refused an inquiry. It was but justice to
the Committee to state, that they had done a great
deale—that they made great eeertions in devising
the means by which abuse of Patronage might be
prevented; but even theseeneans, he must say, he
disapproved of. He wished the Court to consider
not only the inefficacy, but the great inconveni-
ence, of causing a number of persons to %eke de-
clarations on oath, that they had not given any
consideration for thesituatiems to which they had
been appointed. The !mother of Writers appointed
since the year t 793 amounted ft 39e, and the nuns.
ber of Cadets to about t 790 : and supposing that
'for each of these three oaths were to be taken,
there would be a number of oaths exceeding koo.
Could any Man undertake to justify a system
that would require such a mass oT affidavits as
this; or euppose that they would beattended with
ehs effea, unless there was, in the first place, a
power to compel parties to take them, and in the
next place, to prosecute in rases of perjury t And
if sneh a power did+ exist, the Court of Direetors
would then be converted into a Court of Criminal
Judicature, and any of the Direders would still
be liable to the imputation of eubotnation of per-
jury.. Holding a public situation as he did, he
would never consent to see the great land-
marks of Law, Liberty, and Religion reteoved.
He would, on the present occasion, pursue the

Sir S:risittEs.:t;. Lust' Ni i'ciir denied that the.
Committee could be coinpareti: to the Court 'pf
Star-chamber ; it only dise4rged. the :rier
legated to it by the Court of .Direaors ; it wag
now at an end, and the Proptietins were calied .on
to say 'whether. it should .be restored or not.—
This subjea had rna(le a noise ::if over- Great.*i-
Pin and India ; the Coart. of Di ream:, veke.
seated as a corrupt bo,ly ; they were -•,
by .the Very ,Sery ants of tl ConipLly, ; •
was their diLt;)ity ;Itr:yek.i. ot.
who should lold them in the. highest
If there "wag' a ctiriaipt man ainol,g them, he p0A1..:
not to sit behind that Bar ; 'at all events it u.ts
the .duty of the. P.rovrietors
.to pro tea their
cutive against ammerited ealninny, and, on that-
ground would oppose the Question of Adjapro.
meat.

Thz Motion of Adjournment Wak also orVised
•
by Mr.. R. ,T/4014.NT4N, Lord KINN.AIRD, Mr.
GR the CuAttt MAN, Mr. R. JAcitsoN, Bre.
and on a division it was negatived:
Sir FRANC Is BARING moved as anAmetidenent
to the original Motion, the addition of these'
words : Whenever a particular charge of con
rupt praciiees can be brought against arty ~one', or
more, of the Court of Direaors." After a furl
ther debate upon this Amench*nti the Court di.
For the Amendment
Against it

Majority

p
6z

Tlze Amendment being trios disposed of, Sir
Rorievr PiRSV)Istl, Bart. and eight other Gen-
tlemen, moved, a Ballot on the original Nlotion,
which was appointed' to ,be taken on that day
fOrthight,
'l7w imitre then rosins and said, bf;., ti'opght
it in candour incumbent on him to app67,,: thC
ou“, and such Pioprietors as reinained; that it
Was the intention of himself, and those Gentle-
men whO atic‘l with him, te, ftglow up t
tion of- that day with propooing.anotheri which
lie Tcant to,have rnOv4hl•that day, but a ballot
having. been tiemapdNl, it k.4.mt.1:11),, irk,gulir for
him to doit at present.. . tie .0. a, howcv4r, in
fairnesi read the intended Motion to the Court.

, ,
The ptirport of it was to .move a Resolution to
appoint a sele&number of the fire tors a secret.
Committee, to pursue the Inquiry on oath, and.
to dire& them
.to- take' the evidence of di the
fads stated by the Witnesses they should•examine,
on oath likewise; and *hen they thought proper
to report, to make the Report, not to the Direc..
toes, but to the General Court, Tht..4.Nhlithers
of.this Committee to consi,t Hcon
DAv to Scorf, Esq. Sir S'fr.vitEN Lustt,
iN6t9N) TtiomAs PARRY., );,,q,. t;'t
Tuottwroit; Esq. CHAitLE., GkA 41-, Esq. and
three Other -DirettOrs.

Mr. Tw tHING then said, those Gentlemen
were named beeausc it was ascerrtilled they were
friends to Inquiryi:
The Co4rt adjourned at ei,;ht

the Royal Recovery, Linke, f-om LiverpOO
to St. IViiciva,A's,.has been taken, rrs_taKcn, arid is
arrived at Lisba.n.

Wt 013serw with pleasure the great liboi7lity.
of the inh:ibitLin'ts of Li“:rpool, the RE.. 4i
the Poor in time otgerltral 1t2,1
Chart/8,0001. I)as been u bs. ibe (1
Ikt we obetve. SoLomoteb "wine down
for ica,