The Sun.
London, England, 1801-12-19 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

Covent-Oar:len,

LAsr night. THEIR I\l4,lEiriEs and -the five
PRINCESSES, honoured this Theatre with their pre_
Bence, for the first time this season, to see the new-
Comedy of Filly as itFfies; and Paul and Virginia.
The Royale Box was -fitted up in the one pair of
stairs, over that'Which was formerly occupied by.
THirit MAJESTIES. It seemed equally conirnodi-
ous-, andmost have been warmer and more comfort.•

The Play seemed, to afford the highest entertain_.
merit to'the Royal Party, who were received with
the,Warmest apPlause.—The popular air of Godstik4
lheKung, was sung by the Vocal part of the Com.
Pany at the entrance of THEIR NIA/EsriEs and
Alpon theft- retiring, and Ruh, Britannia was called
for, andreceivedwith enthusiasm between the-Play
and Entertainment.-

Both- thelC.ro and the QV E EN, to the gratifica.
.ton and deligllt of a loyal. and afeaionate Audi_
'trice, appeared in the best health and *spirits. The
loyal aspiiation, in the National Air,
Send him vidarious,
.'llappy and glorious, •
Long to reign over us,- -
*as particularly felt, and rapturously- applauded;
a wish, that we doubt .not, will be re-taped. frost
the. remotest corners of the British Empire.

The Audience was numerous and genteel. His
Royal Highness the Duxt of CAMBRIDGE sat in
the side-box opposite his Royal Parents.

Mrs. ItiLLtim.row it so much indisposed with a
t'tld that she is :inch} to 4ppar to..;;ighL.llC.
`tent-Garden Theatre, as was announced.

*PENSiPV Coi.LECTIoN. -••• Lori SPENCER
4tely gave Edwards the Booksellort of
the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Gui:eeas for
!I) Original Copy. of DANTE, printed n 1472,
notwithstanding he possessed several other copies of
lirerent dates and impressions ; and his Lordship has
peen (Anted, by the late Mr. Payne of the Mews.
gate, the immense sum of 13,0001. for his collec.
lion of a few hundred volumes of Original Editions
Qf Iranian Classics. .•

" Shakespeare's first plan' of the Contention be.
;ixt the two famous Houses of. Yorke and Lan_
taster, with the Death of the good Doke
.Hum-
-I*t'ey, arid-.the Banishment and Death of the Duke
4,, .Suffolke, and the tragicall ertd of the pi-gad Car':.
7,inall of Winchester, with the notable RebellioU cif
Pick Cade—and 'the Duke- of Yoxke's first .claime
41)to the Crowne. London, printed -by .Thomas
Creed and Thomas. Milliitgtim, J 594.;" Was or-
yesterilay, at the sale of the late SAMUEL
4'YSSEN,ESCF. by Mr: MALONE, for 37 'guineas.
7'he Press, God. knows, .has many errors, but it
Is surely ingenious enough to call that an error of
14e Press, ivhielt makes a man who is in Scotland,
=Peak at the India-Fklise—lf- it be an error,' it
trust undoubtedly be one in the department of the
4'l>

The fineness of the weather, and the strength, of
t:IC ice, attrnded a considerable hunibcr of Skaiters
Tt,„? the Serpentine River, in Hyde-park, yesterday.
he ice is bearing over the whole sheet of water,
not less than three or four hundred ,amused
themselves at-a time. Among them, in the early
pert of the day, was a Dutch Lady, who displaye.l
ktraordinary skill' and grace.

Among the details re'eived from Marseilles
1,-,lative to the inundations experienced in part of
t
Southern Departments, the following remark.;
°le fad} has been mentioned A child, whose
i4rents andd-abode are unknown; was found alive in
its eracq.zrvhieli floated with the innocent on the
Z4tet. The innocence arid weakness of this new
cries had been respefte4 by the elements, and we
otsb ignorant how long the
.child had remained in
hot perilous situation. The elegance of the cradle
as the clothes, seemed to indicate. that,the
belonged to a rich family." .

. fhe weather was colder ort-ThursAap night or
;!day morning than at-any tithe during-the present
,rosy
of FRAsEit's. Thermorneters;
for in a North aspect ,at 1514'1g-ton,. has stood as
cl'itws during the week
ktween tert o'clock' Sunday night and Moriday Trioi.;;itog. Sek
Ven o'clock, at 24 deg-. 'or below thp frtezartglioult7
tetween 2.londay nik;ht and Tdesday mdriiing„ At 23,
Oween_'rliesday night and Wedhesdaynloinin.g, 28.
etween Wednesday night and Thursday inOrning, 23.
t'tweell Thu(sday.night and Friday morning, .2.
b.. Mr. WATTS, who succeeded to the bulk of the
teat fortune left by the late Mr. BE Kis-1464r,
'till. the favourite of Fortune. Mr. SasiTt~,the
Ntandson of-M.r.. KENTON, to whom: he left Sool.
tivt'annum, died about three month's ago,,
43 and this sums now reverts to Mr. WATTS.