The Sun.
London, England, 1801-09-28 00:00:00

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,! IR is so riuch steiling
.excellence in the
Comedy of That .the numerous Audience
it attriketed on :i.a.turtlily 14st wos the popper
to its tfigh tiramatie worth: It is natch to be ie-
gretted that theintieliiou Author shiitild
" To Party give op wt was made for Mankind;"

since' lie ii decidedly the first CoMic Writer now
alive. 'lt is alsd_a subjet of regret, that the other
Dramatic Writers df the day do not bUild their
works upon, Jhe mocj 1.. he_has_ held forth; as the
Stage would not then be disgriTced-6-10ch eitrava.
gance as leaves most of outiAdors no resource but
in Buffoonery. •

The Performance was by no means upon a level
with the intrinsic merit of the Piece, and indeed
much below what We have been acCustorned to see.
KING was apparently much indisposed, for he did
little more than deliver the words of S;t• Authou
Absolute ; the humour and the irritability were lost
in torpid languor.

Acres, in the hands of the younger BANNIStER,
is a very pleasant piece of adtng, with no more
luxuriewce than the nature of the part:wilt justify.
PALMER'S Sir Lucius. O'rriqeger, is somewhat too
rough, and has hardly enough of the Hibernian ac-
cent. _ .

CSARLES KEMaLE. is a very reSpeetable young
aftor, and; c,)nsidering the 7ariety of characters
he assumes; deserves a liberal allowance, if he does
not' fully satisfy Criticism in a particular character.
In Faitaland he is rather.'too violent. There
seemed to be more impetuosity than jealous refine-
tnent and morbid
Miss Blocs would be much more interesting in
7uha, if she did not ate& such stililic;l•grace in
her demeanour; and Miss MELLON 511011h1
.endea-
your to acquire somewhat more of the'. demeiint;zlr
which appears to excess in the. former. There was
rhoch humour and spirit in the Lydia Languish of
Misc MELLON, and tyith a little more polish of
mann'Szi, it would be a very griod performance.
The w2timsical absurdities of Mrs. Afstlaprop were
given with admirable effect by Miss POPE.
We cannot much r omplitnept BAttRYMORE Or, the
ease of his gaiety in Captain Absolute, but perhaps
the charatih.r,couldnot At present find a better re-
presentative at this Theatre. •
The Musical Romance of Lodoisla succeeded, and
did not fallog. in the spirit of the acting, or the
splendof of the scenery.

SHOCKtith ACtIDENT.—On Friday afternoon,
about five o'clock, a Gentleman driving a spirited
Ildrse- hi a gig down Edgware.:yoad, near the turn-
pike, the ,animal took fright, ran the vehicle against
a post by the road-side, and dashed it to pieces.
The Gentleman was thrown Out, and falling head
foremost on the kirb, fraatired his skull. The
horse ran down Oxford-street with the srtAfts bey
hind, and near Bond-street took to the pavenient
next Cavendish-square, and continued tp gallop
there; overturning several persons Who unfortunately
wore oh that side of the way, till he came to the
corner of Princes-street, where, shocking to relate,
he ran over two children belonging, it is .said, to
an Atribassador, and killed the nureery-maid who
attended them. The children wefe Carried into a
neighbouring shop, and medical assistance procured.
The horse ran as far as John-street; where he was
stopped.
MANSION Hottsi.—On Saturdai Mrs. Barring-
tan, wife of the famous George Barrington, was
again brought up for examination, on a charge of
picking a Gentleman's pocket. No person appear_
ing to give evidence against her, his Lordship com-
mitted her to gridewell for the term of twenty-
eight days. She begged his Lordship not to .send
her there, as
,she said it would be the cause of her
death: His Lordship told her, that she would be
much better employed there than in committing de-
predations on the . •
4 new species of depredatidn has been begun
to be praftised in the Inns of Court, just. about the
dusk. of the evening, . and before the. watchmen
are on duty :--:Two men go together to a Gen-
tleman's Chambers, one carrying a LaWyer's bag,
with papers in it, as an Attorney's Clerk. If on
inquiry they find the Gentleman is not At home,
and that there is only a Clerk or servant in the
way; they desire to leave a memorandum of the busi-
ness they called upon, and being; introduCed ' into a
room for that purpose, one of diem secures the ser-
vant while the other ransacks the apartments—
An attempt of this kind was mai& a few evenings
ago, before eight o'clock, by two decent dressed.
men, at the Charribers of Mr. WHITTARD, in
Lincoln's Inn, who happening not to be. P.c
home, they desired to leave s.pme Deeds with the
servant ; they'were accordingly shewd into. a room,
when one of them instan'.'y th-tew her violently on
the floor, and by thrusting his fingers into her.
month,- and holding her by the throat; endeavoured
to prevent her caasing an alarm.; hoWever, her cries
were so piercing, that the villains thought proper
to retreat with the. utmost piecipitation, having
used the woman in the most brutal manner, and tak-
ing with them only two dretsing-gowns, which
were hanging-in the passage.
'The knowledge of the following cure by the ap_.
plication of Ether, in preventing; he bad effects of
burns, or scalding water, paeacularly in cases
where the skin is not broken, may prove highly
useful :—On ;Friday last a 1a souring man had an
accident in pouring. a quantity of oil" of vitriol
into a. glass, vessel containing salt, and water,
by which it was instantly blown over his face, and
he was completely blinded ; his forehead and cheeks
-being momentarily vesicated. The first ten minutes
spirits of wine was which appeared to do
good, but on further consideration the evaporating
effeds of Ether (which produce much more cold than
the application; of ice) were thought of ; accordingly
it was applied . nearly three quarters of an hour,
by keeping the burnt parts-wetted and .blown on
with kpair.of bellows. After about eight ounces
of Ether were used, the man's sight was completely
restored, and the bladders entirely done away, leav-
ing nothing but the mark and a stiffness on the.
skin. Where Ether cannot be got, spirits of wine
will be found an excellent substitute.

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rtorntrig, about.
desperadoes- cotiiing -16-the on .the,
Rathmines road; were, challenked by: theC.-t;tir,
on duty at the Barrier at thatplace ;.
they 'answering in. the usualWayi on4'
of them CAMC up unawaresofthe poor
kmieked him down the others jumped, upon him,'
and while in, that situation savagely houghed.ilio
"vOtir man, and earrlid,off Lis ffrelock; whiclriC
supposed they throw' into the Canal. These despe.
radoes had come from, some house either in or near
Rathmines,• which frequently, it is said,
,entertains
such ruffians at. •
- Thursday niilhr last; ps a min in the Serried of "
Lord POWERSCoURi,. was o'n his duty- watching
Winglield-houe, he was lied at by sorne lurking
desperado; and se'Verel7 ii,;•ouraled in the cup of the
knee. The wicked and assas•Anating dispositiOri-
evinced by offenders of iatt,;.shews that Atheism,
which gonle.kepublicans profess; is rooted aniongst
them.

A few nights ago, a bgrAirti of-ii.Pltrards of t 4;
robbets, pluadered several hoitses at Bonabreen,'
near Taliagh, carrying away every portable article.
In sOnle places the inhuman villains etrippc& the
people of their eldthes, leaving them in nakedness.;
At one Itotise they attacked, they swere beat
These desperkidoes are supposed to be some of the.
Bay O'i! ianerithet .of salutati.ln (hey diave fot
each other) who tvere alive Cit:zexr in the late re:
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Saturday last, -John Cottlton ioas. ixettited at the -1 ..:
front of the New- Gaol, pursuant td hiS sentence,- .
for robbing Mr-i—Biennan, near the Canal..brid,o;
at the Low GrOntid, •some nights ago..
The finfortunate man, at the-place Of execution; •
acknowledged the justice of his sentence, and saia, he
had been a servant some time since tot he Sims's, who.
had been in custody charged with treasonable prac-
tices. Thismalefador was seemingly a great peni-,
tent.; but when he came to the-place of execution,
it Was apparent that it was not of that sincerity it
ought to be, with a being like him; who was about '
shortly to appear before-his- God ;, for he was -pre-
pared to exhil,it that token to any of the spectators -
of hi unhappy Lite, 'who:had:been. implicated 0,
concerned in the late rebellious pradice.te that lie
died with attachment to the Cause, as this:3i term.it;
a token that Many other persons eecitted,• of his --
unhappy propensity, have shewn, at their lasE.,
moments, and which is well 'understood by those
acquainted with treasonable practices. -Since the
signal, hoWever, has been of late discovere4
wretches have been prevented frtim using it. Tho
sign alluded to, is the 'hanging without shoe§
Coulton brought his slip-shod to the fatal board, for
the purpose mentioned, but the Gaoler frustrated his
design, and had them listened on his feet.
Between one and two o'clock, on Sunday morn-
ing, Edward Wilson, Esq. Chief Peace Officer of
the Work-house
.divhion, apprehended near Black,
pitts, the noted Bradstreet, who, with eight others,
lately escaped from Islilmainham gaol. The above
vigilant and adive officer was going his founds; ,
when Bradstreet and h'e, who were ott the look-out
for each othcr., happened to meet ; Bradstreet in-
stantly atternred to fire, but Mr. Wilson, by a
sudden soling) closed upon hiM, and seized his
which was attached to the hilt of 'a sabre
in the straggle he got him down, and disarmed him;
and; -With his own sabre at his breast, held him un.
til two of the Patrole arrived, whv on hearing the
scuffle, /an to his assistance. 'He was brought to
the Watch-house, and the same morning safely de-
posited in his old birth, where he was heartily •
welcomed by the Gaoler! On him, up-
wards of forty new forged bank notes ware found"
upon him. He acknowledged that he Was the per-
son who planned the late escape from Kilmainharri,
whence, it is hoped, he will not agoin depart with
so little ceremony . •

This is the second time Mr. Wilson apprehended
this desperate ruffian, who is supposed to be the:
strongest, and most determin.d villain Dublin has
been plagued with for many years.

On the former occasion; the moment tradstreq
saw. Mr. Nv. enter the public-house where he was
drinking, he attempted to fire at him, which he
escaped, and, after a desperate struggle, secured
him, although he broke from him out of the house,
occasioned by Mr. Wilson being held by a virago,
who had been drinking in his company ; he, how-
ever, overtook him, and with his own pistol,
knocked 'him down.

An epidemic diseaSe has occasioned a great
mortality :at Liverpool, for this month past ; in '
one chit-tell-yard there has been weekly buried from
one.hundred to one hundred and twenty persons..
This disease has reached Chester, but happily in a
slight degree. Three little girls (sisters), daughters
to a biker at Parkgate;died of this disorder, nearly
togethet,: tast week,• and were all interred in one
crraVe. . .

Last week, as Mr: Passam, of Hugglescote,
Leicestershire, was out shooting; with his brother.
in-iaw, -in passing through a hedge, the gun of the
latter went off, and the contents lodging in Mr.
P.ts thigh, occasioned in afew days his death.
A battle was fought between two rigilizts, at
Cosby, Cu Tuesday last, R. Dudley of that town,
and Colston of W etstone. After fighting some
time, the former re eived a blow on the side, which
terminated the battle, and he died the next morn.
ing. The deceased was a very stout young man,
of a rude and quarrelsome disposition, and i 3 stated
to Ilare been the aggressor in this unfortunate
affair.

J. Nevill was some days since killed at Middle-
ton,' Northamptonshire, in a boxing match. The
vi for is in gaol, on a charge of manslaughter.
The average Price of Sugar, computed from the
retUrns, made for the week ending the z3d day of
September 1801, is Forty.eigkt Shilling, and N;ne.
Pence per hundred weight.
On Thursday last in Whitechapel koad, a mis.
Chievous boy tickled a horse with a switch under the
tail. The horse sprung for Ward in the middle 'of
the road, leaped clear over an ass loaded with a set
of panniers, without doing it the least injury : the
girth of the saddle breaking, the Gentleman fell
ciosv.?,, when he'received some slight contusions.

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itebail', Sept. 22, 801.

11':r Office, .Sept. i,5, ISet.

From the LO`NDO.V GAZETTE, Sept. 26, trot :

TliE Ring has been. pleased td constitute and ap_
point his Grace:Geor.ge
.William. Frederick Duke of
Leeds, to be Goveitfor of the Islands of Scilly,. alias
Sully, alias Sorlingties, in the room ofFiancis•Duke
of Leeds, deceased.

33 Regiment of Dragoons, Cornet Ci-tarles I?hilips Johnstone
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Broadhurst, who re-
:tires.
"th Regiment of Light.Dragoons' , -Lieutenant Charles John
Peshia, trom the zzd Foot, to be Lieutenant, Without
purchase.