The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-17 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DRURY LANE.-The second representation of
The Pirate last night, at this Theatreonanifested
such judicious curtailments that the piece- passed
securely over the waves of criticism, and seems to
be now secure in the harbour of public favour.
The two great props of the piece are Mr. COOPER
in Cleveland and Mrs. W. WEST in Norna. The
easy gaiety, blended with feelings of affection to
Minna, and of self reproach for his follies and
his guilt, afforded Mr. COOPER full scope for his
talents, and, they appeared to great advan-
tage. The solemn energy, and terrific warnings
were given with equal success by Mrs. WEST, and
all •the rest of the Dramatis-Personee gave suit-
able effect to the whole. The machinery was
managed with better skill, and the general re-
ception was favourable, with very few dissentient
voices.

Co VENT-C A lIDEN e--T401:101 Miss TREE was
able to resume her station in the Two. Gentlemen
of Verona, last night, in the part of Julia, yet we
do not think that she is yetsufficiently recovered
for the 'fatigues of public duty. So very inte-
resting an actress, and so charming a singer,
should be allowed such a respite as will citable
her to return in the full vigour of renovated health,
to display her
.powers with unclouded brilliancy.

SPORTING INrELLEG ENCL.

DEER HUNT.—Friday morning, at half-past ten o'clock,
his Majesty's stag hounds turned out a fine deer for the day's
diversion at Salt Hill.. At first setting of? this deer took to the
left towards the Thames, .but was soon turned. " The deer ran
with great swiftness through the enclosures, towards the Park,
taking to the left across the country by Bulstrode Park. The
deer was taken to ,the right of high Wickham after an exec:Brat
run of some hours. Alany sportsmen attended a few miles at
first, but few attended all through the chase, as the ground is
very ;vet.

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PIGEON SIJOOTING. . .
Four great matches were decided yesterday, in the Framley
Meadows, seven miles 'rom Colebrook, which produced some
of the best shooting during the Pigeon season.
The first match was for 100 guineas a-side, at 21 birds each,
21 yards from the trap, between Mr. Hardee, the celebrated
shot, from Coleshill, Warwickshire, and Mr. Menzee,_ of equal
celebrity. The match was won by Mr. Hartley, killing 18
birds from his number, after missing his Ist, 10th, and 12th ;
•Mr. Alenzee missed his .sth and 6th, and his 17th and 11;t'i,
losing the match by a bird.
A subscription match of 101
on each side, at 11 birds each,
picked men n-side from all En
BUCKS. Killed.
Mr. Orde - 10
*Mr. Francis - 10
*Air. Faverill - •
Mr. Coleridge : - 8
*Mr. Fitzhugh -
Mr. Henderson - 7
Mr. Fatvcitt 7
Mr. Fothergill 6

;uineas each, eight subscribers
Bucks against Netts, with three
.land, distinguished thus *.

HE ILI'S. Killed.
Mr. Jcinny - 9
*Mr. Jupp - - 9
°.II r. Featherstone 9
Mr. ntrnborough 8
*.'h. Claridge - 8
Mr. Stonehewer - 8
Mr. Harrison - 6
Mr. Lamb - 5

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Hats .was backed at 5 to l 4
at the commencement; and
Bucks at to to 4 after the two first shots. It became even on the
sixth shot, but Herts for choice.
The third match was between Messrs. Nares, Beningho-
M
rouh, and Lees, against Messrs. Hemp, Foritharn, and floss,
at tree birds each; the former killed eight of t)eir birds, and
the latter seven.

The last was a match between Messrs. Btoxburne and Sales,
for 20 guineas, at five birds each. Broxburne won, by killing
four, to his antagonist's three.

In the Northumberland Household 'look for
1512,we are informed that " a Thousand Pounds
was the sum annually expended in Housekeep-
ing,—this maintained IG6 Persons—and Wheat
was then ss. Bd. per quarter.
" The Family rose at six in the morning—my
Lord and my Lady had set on their table for
Breakfast, at Seven o'Clock in the morning,
A quart of Beer,
A quart of Wine,
Two pieces of Salt Fish,
Half a ,dozen Red Herrings,
Four It bite Ones, and
A Dish of Sprats ! i !
cc They dined at Ten—supped at Four in the af-
ternoon. The gates were all shut at nine, and no
further ingress or egress permitted."—See pages
314' and 318.

Mit now, A.D. 1821,
" The Gentleman who dines the latest,
Is, in our streets, esteemed the greatest ;
•
But sorely greater than them all.
Is he who never dines at all !"
A wag on being told it was the fashion to dine
later and later every day, said, " he supposed it
would end at last in not dining till To-MOR-
ROW

STOL,N CHILD.—Sir RICHARD BIRNT E yester-
day received a letter from Harwich, dated Jan.
14th, in which the writer informed him,in conse-
quence (he said) of seeing an account in a Lon-
don paper of a child about two years old which
had been stolen, that a suspicious-looking man
had lately come there with just such a child
as that described in the Paper. The child
was a pretty child, and apparently the child
of a gentleman. It attracted the notice of
several persons by its continual moaning, and
calling " Mamma, Mamma." It had a hand-
some black fur cap, with a gold band ; but
the other parts of its dress the writer did not re-
collect. The man was questioned as to how he
came by the child ; who was its mother, &c. ;
but he gave such various and contradictory ac-
counts, as induced a strong presumption that he
had stolen it. lie went into a public house, but
observing that he was followed, he ran out of
the house, and down to the sea-side, and jump-
ing from the quay, he got on board a boat, and
from it to Smith's wherry, which sailed imme-
diately for Ipswich ; and so got away, none
of the persons who had followed him having au-
thority to detain him. This was at one o'clock
on the 14th, and he was to have reached Ips-
wich the same afternoon. The writer supposed
that he might be heard of at " The Ram" pub-
lic-!cause, which is kept by Smith, at Ipswich.