The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-29 00:00:00

MADRAS PATERS.

CALCUTTA,. APRIL 25.—The Embassy to tbel
Court of Cabul continued to receive the most .coot"
teous.hospitality and respest. On the 13th Marel
Mr.!-Elphinstone had a private audience of his Me
jesty; at which he was received with much politeness,
dnd,was repeatedly urged by the King to accotit'
laany.him on his intended voyage to Cabul.
MADRAS, MAY 15.-. We stated in our last, on tbe,
authority of a native newspaper, that Soojalio
Moolk waslikely to be immediately called awal
from Peshore by an insurreaion in the neighbour'
hood, of Heral, which has recently assumed a very
formidable aspect. It now Appears, however, that
the danger was considerably nearer. Mahmod
Shah, half brother to his Majesty, and a rival candii
date fox the Mosnud, having colleaed a very power'
ful rebel force in the north, bad aaually made hint'
self master of Candahar, and (at the date of our last
'accounts) was understood to be in full march 'against
the capital. -

The news had excited very great consternation o'
Court ; and it was the general opinion, that the most
energetic measures would be necessary, and that itz
all likelihood the Shah might yet have to fight ar
other battle for his crown.

A diplomatic mission from the Seiks, consistig,
of 1.5 persons, arrived at Attock, the latter end 01
February, charged with some communications to the
Courtsot Cabul. Four of the number had actuallf
reached Peshore.

LJYERPOOL, SEPT. 27.

This town is at present remarkably full °L
visitors, and indeed its improvements within the last
fifteen years may well render it a scene of gaiety 3,
well as ,of commerce. It. has certainly increase('
more than half in size within that period, and 0
considerable degree of taste and elegance is V,;ble
in all the new buildings. The Exchange and The
Lyceum are strutlures that, p.owerially attest .tll
liberal spirit, as well as classical taste of Liverpool,
Our Theatre is in a flourishing state, and Mrs'
JoaDAN's talents .have been received with such %°3.4
lous ',encouragement as to shew that judicious crl
•
ticism is not Confined to the metropolis. floi
theatrical company in geperal is much more rer•PeC'
able than is usually found on a provincial stage. 0
• DIGNUM has been here with what he . calls

Eccerztrie Traveller, and he has had no reason (0 trio
dissatisfied with his reLption. He had nearly s°, d
persons at his performance on Tuesday last at s' 4
Assetubly Rooms But what Imention with pect:l:l
liar pleasure %,vas-the'abirnatec zeal of the audience";
joining with loyal spirit in (f Ood save the .K-1,11P,s
which concluded the entertainment. bor.( (.;,
genuine' loyally may be considered as a sure sign
the people of this place will heartily unite in Mal
Jesting an equal spirit on the fiftieth anniversary
a good Monarch's Accession to the Throne—an an
Diversary that ought indeed to 'be Ilailed as 3 JUbikcii
by a people who look on their own cohldition,
contemplate the enslaved. state of the Contitle,o''

It has been urged as an objeaion, by some a,'Aver-
he
saries of the Covent-Garden proprietors, that. the
Public had no choice in their nominatioo of
ut
Committee who are to investigate ttie,-...e5t,00°
the Theatre ; but, as the Public have the fulle'et
son to: approve, of the -choice, stith an Ohjletiol3
have no weight in just and candidminds.. UK".
the same principle an obit;aion as been rn2ct'
against the AnnUarßoxes,-at4B if haS been said, ri'e
its the Publicis.on one*Siflearid the' Manokers
other, the concurrence' of both was neuessar;
such an. arrangement-.! Rut if, the Prop
not found , it.. necessary to . secure an indent
to such on extent against the .caprices', Qf
and the casualties_ to whicli .theatrical froPPI%
is . Shatile, would the Public have insured.,
full company -eve,ry • night "to that space in We
'Theatie motives'of allowable Prudence;
has, beet} allotted to. these .boxeS ? 'There is still st.3l'
ficient room in the 'Theatre toran. who are,w the

glierakfiabit of visiting, t lie brit'es, and after the a
„trai*,4 :any. novelty has ceased, there is too often
a beggarly account Of empty" seats.,., It 'has
-observed in a Moinitig Paper that ,thtS 'approprititiO
Hof bwies lb a private class of people tends to pYodnce '
invidious. distioCtions -in socit.tv. This atgunter't'
.however, can have little force, as the z.,,radatins 111;
the price of admission rnust,have the same effect, 10',„
the.osnal visitors of the galleries never think of
into the boxes, and to all persons who waybetter thei
condition in,lite, every part of a Theatre is still. °lli
TheAnestion then is, , whether the Preptietoti
raise a magnificent Theatre for the accommodati°9
nt'e Public and the credit of national taste, and be
obliged to open it at a less interest for their- rno'feY'
by one half, than is usual in Mereantil, concerns
'and be exposed besides to, nqinberless
A.libt2ral people. like those of thitr country
cannot
hesitate a moment' on a question of this froore
and,if the Committee should decide,iii;if ;your ot I cite'
Proprietors, it may reasonauly be presumed tha'
the re-opening of the Theatre -the lat!er. wilt be a'
much applauded by the Public-. air the superb editiO
watch they have. raised, as they
were before assn lei
upon erroneous conceptions of intended imposition.
A DUEL.—Early yesterday morning a, duel tooK,'
place In a field near Charlton bet weed a Mr. F. an 4
a Mr. J. both gentlemen of considerable fortune/
and rr,.sicling in that, neighbourhood. It Otiginii:Ok
on Tuesday evening in some' insults offered by 01'1'
former to a young lady, who was then under
prOteEtion of the latter,. between Greenwich al"
,Woolwich. Mr. J.-having insisted on an iintnedi:o4
apology being made to the lady, -Mr. F. refused
to do, and a
,flieeting Vi,as_the result, After the
first fire, the seconds interfered, and. the-parties rts-'
tired frofn the ground good friends: • ef
Yesterday a young Gentleman, passing ai°ll"
Cheapside, dear King-street, during the proce,sicli
of the: Sheriffs elea. to Guildhall to be sworn into
office; had his pocket picked ef a valuable gold
watch
chain, and seals. He telt the watch drawn not of
hiS fob, but the thief got clear off with his prey.
The circumstance of the committal of Mr. Qll3ra
to prison, in default of his finding instant bail, foc
,an assault on a city waiter;- by putting him out of a
private room in which Mr. O'Hara and a Lady *'ere:at'supper, has been already laid before ate ,
pqb!liC•
bill di indiOment which) was in cunier""
•prefet'red against M. O'Hara has been rejet:led by
'the
Grand Jury at ace last Quarter Sessions ,for th
city of Lundon.

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