The Sun.
London, England, 1807-09-03 00:00:00

THE CQRK THEATRE.

A series pf well selected performances, and of su-
perior acting, in Mrs. Powatz, Mrs. EDWIN, and
Miss WALSTEIN, in Mr. POPE, Mr. H. JOHNSTON,
and Irish Jo lINSTON r,, afforded; last week, continued
subjects of public approbation and applause, and he
would be a fastidious critic indeed. who would nut
concur in their praise.
Thursday night the Melo-Drame of Tekeli was
repeated to a full bowie and a fashionable audience.
The acting of Mr. H. JOHNSTON and Mrs. PowaLL
might have made a worse piece tolerable in the con-
clUding scenes, and these Performers have rendered
Tekeli popular. The extravagant Farce of Aetley
• ribbey• followed, in whicii Irish JuHNSTONE, in
111‘Scrnpe, as usual, dreW forth thunders oflipplause,
and'eentinned encores in the songs.
Mrs. EDWIN, dUring the perfohnatiee of The Cur-
fru, ion Wednesday evening, received an injury
from a. blow given her head by the sudden tall of
one of the drop scenes, which it is feared is not of
a slight nature. The sytn'pathy of the audience was
strongly expressed at the time this disagreeable ac-
cident took place. • Miss WEBB, with her usual ac-
Commodationi undertook the part whi6h this un-
fortunate circumstance had 'incapacitated Mrs. ED.
WIN from performing.

EXTRACT OP A LETTER FROM ST; PETERS/31)11CH,

,JULY
We have now got the French Ambassador,
General SAVARY and suite, and Lord Gowmt. Olt
the sth of August there is to t?e a grand masquerade
at the Palace of Peterhof f in celebration of the Peace.
Every thing is to be on. the first scale pf magniti7
cence. The general opinion on 'Change is, that the
Emperor is much displeased with the conduct of the
late English. Government, and at present we know
he rt very unfriendly to the English here. How
matters will end God only kttows.. tits -Imperial
Majesty has just been dawn at cronstOt.inspecting
the fortifications, which have been put in.the strong-
est possible state of defence."

Yesterday se'nnight a foot race for 40 guineas,
was run ppon the Holderness road, nezr Summer-
gangs, between two men of the names. of Robinson
and Kenningbarn; the former a carrier between
Swine and Hull ; the latter a cartunan. The cis,
tance, which was one mile, was run by Robinson
in less than five minutes, beating his antagonist near
ten yards. An amazing number of people had as-
sembled on this occasion ; and it is said teat up-
wards of 10600. was depending upon the race.
Yesterday being a close holiday at the Bank, the
Regiment of Bunk Volunteers hod a grand held-day,
and were inspected by Colonel Hatesteisee. • They
mustered at the Bank about nine o'clock, above five
bemired strong. Previous to marching to their field,
they were drawn up before the Mansion-house, and
paid their respelEts to the LORD-MAYOR, who ap-
peared upon the balcony, and returned the compli-
ment. They looked remarkably well, and presented
a hue martial appearance.
The Trustees under the Ail of Parliament for pur-
chasing the Estate for the NELSON family, to be
called Trafalgar, have not yet determined ()Iva Si-.
tuition, but have had many proposals, though not
immediately coming within the description of what
•is wanted. A house is to be erected on the estate,
upon a similar plan to that of Blenheim.
Mr. HILL, the Private Secretary of Mr. JACKSON,.
our Minister. to the Court of Denmark, arrived in
too .n yesterday morning at six o'clock. -Mr. LlieL
landed at Whitby at a late hour on Monday evening.
He came over in the vessel which brought the dis-
patches from Admiral GAMBIER.
As a spechuen of hard times, and the moderation
of those who enjoy them, a number of worl,inen
had a sumptuous dinner, near Sheffield, a few days
ago, one article of which was a plumb pudding,
brought to the table 'on a lia'nd barrow, consisting
of three stone and a half of dour, 16 pounds of
trait, and 40 eggs. it weighed four stone eight
pounds, measured five feet iu circumference, and
was one foot in height. ,
BAD SPELLINtk4ND PUNCTUA.TION.—A.poor wo-
man at Shoreham, whose husband was going trisea,
handed, through the clerk, to the parsoit, this public
prayer A man going to' sea, his wife desires
the prayers et this congregation." The parson,
pointing it in.his own way, read to the ears of his
flock—" A Man' going, to see his wife, desires the
prayers of this congregation,' and set them all in a
titter.'
CANTERBURY, 'AUG. 31.—The same cause which
produced the early corn harvest has been equally
genial to the hop plantations. The tine warm days
and nights during the last fortnight, have ripened
the plantations in a very unusual degree, arid in-
duced sonic of or planters to begin their picking,
which next week will-be general. Friday morning
we were visited with a strong westerly wind, by
which many' poles were levelled with the ground,
and the hops sp much bruised as to spoil the bright
appearance which many grounds had exhibited.
The high wind was equally prejudicial to the orch-
ards and gardens ; great quantities of apples, pear?,
and plumb have been blown down.