The Sun.
London, England, 1813-06-25 00:00:00

111t,51C411., DiSCOUDS.

The following story i-; circulating in the 'Musi-
cal World :—A female singer, of some repute,
Intel/ attached herself to to gallant, in the absence
of her husband. When the husband, a Musician,
came to town, he saw enough to excite suspicion,
and having expostulated with the gallant, the lat-
ter, with the assistance of the Wife, is said to-have
pushed the former do.vn stairs, and to have driven
him nut of the house. Upon farther inquiry, the
husband was induced. to commence till action for
Grim. Om. bat, when legal matters were drawing
to .4 conclusion, an advertiseinent appeared in the'
public prints, oileringra situation of musician to
conduct the band of a Noble Lord then about to
depart from this country. The husband went to.
the party referred CO in the advertisement, and
otkred himself as a-candidate for the situation.
lie was at :ince accepted, but informed that it
would be proper for hint to enter as a private
&Mei in the service of the East India Company,
in - order. to procure a passage gratis. The man
agsente(i;"tritt soon after he-entered on boartfahe
ship, he foand reason to suspect that he had been
the victim of artifice, and had been deceived by a
pretended appointment, in order to get hint out
of the way of the offending parties, anti obviate
the result of the legal proceedings. This, it is
stated, proved to be the fact. fie, therefore, con-
trived to escape front the ship, aunt went to the
place where his wile was-performing-, vowing ven-
geance against her; but the plan, it scents, %vas
so well settled, :Alt he wits immediately seked,„
sent back as a deserter, and is now said to ,be,,,ac-
toady o 3 his voyage to the East 1i.,..-Vrtredr) not-•
pretend to vouch ftli, the truth of any part of this
narrative, but it is certainly, as we have said, the
subject, of much conversation in the musical
circles.

While Mr. IiANKEs was delighting the House
with: hisiirninous speech on the Swedish 'treaty
last Fridly,' he Was interrupted by a message
from the Lords, desiring a conference. Among the
persons Lamed by the Speaker to go out and con-
duct this affair evie4 Mr. BANKES ; who, upon his
return, resumed his speech precisely where be left
otf, to the great joy of his hearers, who were
the Hon. Gentleman (being a most, syste-
matic person) iitght deem it ileoessiry to follow
Corporal Taw's example, and take up his story
agsiti from the beginning,
We nut lone- since had the pleasure of announc-
ing to the public, tlfiit Lord Sidimithand Sir W.
Scott, had become Subscribers to the Nay
Charitable Society. We have now. the additional
satiZnietion to find that the Etta of Liverpool has
followed so excellent an example. This, in some
degree, lead, Us ,to indulge a hope,. that his
Majesty's Ministers have at length become Sensk
ble of the merits of this noble Charity, and of the
consequent policy-of giving it their individual sup-
port ; which. would most probably preclude the
necessity of petitioning Porliainent in favour of
" the indigent orphans, u.idows, and children of
Sen-otliCerS,. and also of sea-officers reduced by
misfortune to indigence." ".

BANNISTER andnowroN, it seems, waited on
her MAJESTY last week, in order to solicit ber pa-
tronage for the benefit of the Theatrical Fund Of
Drury,lane. They were received with great at-
tention by General TAvi.oa, and have reason to
expect a liberal proof of royal fitvour.
It .should be Mentioned to the credit of Mr.
BAWBS; who composed the Glee which was so
much admired at •the late Anniversary, of the PITT
CLUB that hepresented the music to the Institution,
as a voluntary tribute of respect. We are sorry that
the author of the words should have concealed his
name, as they du honour to. his talents and
Upon a late trial -in the Court of Common
Pleas, Dublin, an Attorney of the name of Hope
pressed for his Counsel Mr. Joy, to attend. The
Lord Chief Justice- NOREURY waited for some
time, hnt Mr. Joy not making his appearance, hii
LardshiVproceeded with this preface--
" Hope tolda flattering tale
"'that Joy would scum return."
Yesterday, being Midsummer-day, the Judges.
of the Courts. of King's Bench'. Exchequer, and
Chancery, did not sit in Westminster Hull. Mr,
DAMPIER, having received a Seijeant's gown on
Wednesday, preparatory to his being made a
Judge, has taken .the necessary -oaths ; and this
day he will occupy his. seat in the Court of King's
Bench, as the junior Judge of that Court,
however, rumoured that another change will take
place, that Mr. Justice Ginns will go to the Court
of .4ing*s. Bench, instead of one of the Judges
noW there, ttod that the Judge who exchanges will
go to the Common Pleas,. It is said to have been
an tooleritandorg when Sir VICARY Glans was
raised to the Bench, that he should ultimately go
to the King's Bench.
It was on Wednesday decided by the unani-
mous opinion of the Court of King's Bench, that
goods in a house, though not -the property of the
occupier, were liable .to be taken by distress, un-
der the 43d of Geo. 111. for the payment of the
King's Taxes,

The Heroine,- or Adventures of a fair Romance
Reader.—The Author of this most humorous and
Witty prodaeaoa is- said to he the sam
e «ho pro-
duced the Poem of " All the Talents,'! which ',omc
years ago excited so nisch- attentitm. The He-
roine, Cliertibina, whoSe senses are deranged by
reading the novels of the present day,—the Auge-
linas and .Celestinas,—imagining that no honest
plebeian cannot hes her real father, leaves her pa-
ternal home to wander in quest of illustrious Ind
Italian parents, nun meets with as many perilous
adventures as her predeceasor, Dan Quixotte.
In
point of plot and interest, however, the present
work is much superior to that famed production,
rand in paint of wit, we 410 not be4it.ate to piece it
in the same, rank with Tr"trant