The Sun.
London, England, 1807-06-08 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, MAY 20.

.' This morning a dreadful tiro broke out at Guy's-
place; near Mill Prison, in the manufaPory for mak-
..itA patent coverings for horseS, the property of Mr.
7jOhns, the., ingenious inventor and, patentee, which
entirely consumed the same. The ironwork of •the
machinery only was saved ; but what is remarkaoe,
many pieces of the patent covering, after the tire
was,extinguished, were found perfeelly unhurt by
the violence of the -flames, which, while:the fire
lasted, burnt with.incredible fury ; fortunately the
wind wait nioAerate, or two dwelling.-houses, near
the Inatutataory, would have. been burnt to the
ground. ~The engine of the town and Mill Prison,
and the Royal Naval Hospital, were very instrumen-
tal in getting't he fire under, and were worked with
great skill, by the men of the Royal Middlesex

THE OYERA.---The Serious Opera of La Morte
di Mitrilate Was represented.on Saturday last at the
King's Theatre, and the pit was full very soon after
the doors " were, open.. Thi., audience were much
disappointed, 3S 'CATALANLIaboured under a. very
severe indisposition, not -a mere hoarseness' as
was staled.—She was only able to sing her first
song, and. faintly' to chaunt through her recitative
till the close of
.the Opera,. an exertion from which
she ought to have been exempted in the 'evident
si-
tuation of her health.--The Divertisement, on ac
count of the illness of %Janie Paksi.u, was omitted.
In the last scene of The Siege of DiSIisAYES'S
foot slipped, and, the female dancer. on the stage
save such a scream as induced every body to fear
that he had broken the tendo Achilles.. The
Curtain dropped immediately, and the audience
were preparing to retire, 'when it arose again; and
DESHAI.ES appeared ready to perform . his duty.
The audience testified great applause at his zeal, but
exclaimed " No more, no more," being unwilling to
let hiM exert hiMself again.—He persevered, how-
ever, and displayed admirable agility till the 'conclu-
sien.—His foot, it seems, only slipped aside, but his
subsequent efforts have proved injurious, (as might
be expected.)
MRs. MARTYRI-"Thi agreeable actress died yes-
tenlay afternoon. :She had long been in'a decline,
Which' lately -Mem. sed So' rapidly as-to preclude all
hope of a recovery. Her musical 'talents. are
,Well
known to the 'public, arid the was always anxious to
discharge her duty. She was a,very aireEtionate
mother, and was much respected in-private life.
Drury-lane Theatre Closes (r this season on the.
f6th, and Covent-Garden.on the 22(1 inst.
&c.—:Although the rainy appear,
ance of-yesterday was much against this fathionable
resort, yet a numerous train of the 'most, elegant
carriages distinguished the ride. The display, how,
ever, was not so attractive as on the preceding Sun-
- day,- the carriages being in'general close, and those
on horseback Comparatively few. The prOmenade
was nearly deserted, owing fo the wet state of the
ground.: A'mring the' most conspicuous equi-
pages, were. those of the Duchess of ST. ALEAbi'S,
the Marchionesses of SALIS'EURY and ApErtcoaN.
There • Were few pedestrians in Kensington
Gardens: • •

The General Assembly at Edinburgh, held their
last meeting on the first of this month, and after
proceeding to the adjustment of several matters, dis-
solved themselves, and are not to meet till the 19th
of MaY, 1808.
Saturday night's Gazette contains- extracts from
Acts of Parliament, to Artificers and ManufaCiurers,
subjects of Great Britain, cautioning them against
goinginto Foreign Countries 'to exercise their seve-
ral callings, -as contrary to the laws of these king-
doms, and also to those who are any ways concern-
ed or instrumental in the sending or enticing Artifi-
cers or ManufaBthrers out ofthese kingdoms, or in
the exportation, of the 'tools and. instruments used
wby them, as well as to the Artificers or IVlanolac-
turers themselves,