The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-27 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DRURY-L►NE.—The Season closed last night
with the Comedy of Know your own Mind, written
by the late Mr. MURPHY. It may be considered
as one of the best of that writer's comic produc-
tions, and it is strange that it is so seldom repre-
sented. The reason why there is more wit in
this Comedy than in most of the others by the
same Author, is, that he intended, in the charac-
ter of Dashwood, to draw that of the famous SAM
F'ooTE, with whom Mr. MURPUY was intimate
through life, and many of whose witticisms and
sarcastic sallies he has introduced in this Comedy.
WOODWARD was to have performed the part of
lllillamour, but being indisposed, with little like-
lihood of ever recovering, it was assigned to the
late Mr. LEwts. The Play was brought forward
in the year 1777, the year after The School
for• Scandal first appeared, and was still high
in popularity, yet Know your own Mind
was so well varied in its serious and comic scenes,
and in general so well supported by the Per-
formers, that it was very successful. This Co-
medy was last night represented for the benefit
of Miss I. PATON, who performed the part of
Lady Bell with great sprightliness and effect.—
Mr. ELI ASTON'S Milla►nour was a very agreeable
performance. The sudden transfer of his affec-
tions to the several Ladies to whom he paid ho-
mage was managed with adroitness and humour.
On the conclusion of the Comedy, Mr.ELLISTON
came forward and addressed the audience in th•
following manner :

" LADIES AND GENTLEMEN—I cannot allow the present
opportunity to pass without again congratulating you and my-
self on the prosperous state of the affairs of this -Theatre. In-
stead of having added to the debts of the Theatre, by your
kindness, means have been found materially to reduce the old
debts. hope lam sufficiently well known to the Public, my
generous patrons, to be believed, when I state, that under
these circumstances, I shall not fail to revive pieces which are
established favourites, and also to introduce to your notice
others unknown to you, but worthy of your patronage. I hope,
Ladies and Gentlemen, by next September, to offer to you
several new pieces worthy of you and this great national Thea-
tre. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to offer you
all my most hearty thanks for your kindness, and to bid you a
most affectionate farewell."

The audience received this address with great
applause. Then followed the musical sketch en-
titled Turn Out. The lust entertainment of the

night was a masquerade, in which Miss J. PATON
danced the Minuet de la Cour with NORIA, as she
did in The Belle's Stratagem, with easy grace,
and in which the Fantoccini and the Vauxhall
Juggler, were introduced, as well as songs from
HARLEY, FITZWILLIAM,SMITII, Miss CUBITT, &C.
&c., and the whole concluded with " God save
the King," in full chorus, with fireworks, and
the word " FA II MELT." in a splendid illumination,
amidst universal applause.

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—(Der Frcischutc)
—At an early hour last night, every part was
thronged to witness this extraordinary pro-
duction. The Dress Boxes were filled with
persons of fashion ; amongst whom we no-
ticed—Ladies Ravettsworth, Bernard, Morres
Gore ; Lord Radstock, the Earl of Craven, Mr.
Calcraft ; and. in the Private Boxes, Mr. Se-
cretary reel, Mrs. Peel, Ludy Scott Douglas,
his G rice the Duke of Dorset, &c. &c.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—(Tuts DAY.)

3011}480X v. SIRE.

'Mit was an action brought by the plaintiff, a
faptain in the Array, agaittat the defendant,_ for a com_pensa-
- litt-was a

passenger on—Sotiiilirrif
to London, of which vessel the defendant was the Captain.
On the voyage home a disogreement arose between the parties
as to allowing the plaintiff some rum ; this created many
words, when the plaintiff told the Captain that he was a ty.
rant, but should not tyranrannize over hint, and he would
have satisfaction when he got on shore. The Captain said if
he used such language he would order him to his cabin,
and that he was a fit person for a .trait jacket, &c. At length,
however, the defendant, as the Captain of the vessel, struck
the plaintiff several blows, which gave him two black eyes, and
laid part of his forehead open.
A Gentleman, one of the passengers, the friend and compa-
nion of the plaintiff, was the only Witness called, and he dis-
tinctly proved the assault.
The !John CUIEF JUSTICE summed up the evidence, and
the Jury, after a few minutes consultation, returned a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages 1001.

His Grace the Duke of BuccLEucft bus, for
the last few days, been on a visit to Mr. GI.ADSTONE at Sea-
forth, having been introduced to that Gentleman by Mr. CAN-
NING. TIM young Nobleman is now about eighteen years of
age, has been several years at Eton College, and soon to enter
at Oxford. On coining of age, he will ancceed to two Duke-
doms, those of Buccleugh and Queensberry, and the Earldom
of Doncaster. It is also said be is the direct descendant of the
unfortunate Duke of MoNDIOuTu, and that he has also a just
claim to that ancient title. The eatat9 to which the Duke of
BUCELEIIOII succeeds, at the same time, is probably the
largest landed property in the United Kingdom, being a rental
of 100,0001. a year in Scotland, and (on the death of an old
Lady) a nearly equal amount in England.
On Monday se`nnight their Graces the Duke and Duchess
of Northumberland, accompanied by Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart.,
Lady Wynn, and the lion. 11. and Mrs. Clive, landed at Ale-.
mouth, having come from Lendon in 48 years in the City of
Edinburgh steam-packet. Their Graces on their landing were
met by Sir David W. Smith, Bart., &c. and several thousands
of spectators thronged the shore, who greeted with hearty cheers
the Noble Duke and his party. So large an assemblage had
never before been witnessed in that part of the country. Both
at Alemouth and on their entrance into Allawick the artillery
saluted on the happy occasion.

•
MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE Of A DESERTED
CHILD.---Wei noticed some months ago a circum-
stance of a fine male infant, about four months
old, being placed with a person to nurse, to
whom money and a card of address were given,
but, it seems, only to deceive and get rid of the
child, as no one has since called, and the card of
address proves to be false ; but, from the very
respectable appearance of both the lady and gentle-
man who placed the child with the nurse, leaves no
room to doubt its parents are not of the meanest
description : it is a very fine promising boy, now
about 18 months old, and is protected by Mr.
Bisfloe, principal Officer of his Majesty's Gaol
of Newgate, in justice to whose humanity we are
induced to give it a second time a place in our
Paper, in the hope it may be the means of bring-
ing this mysterious circumstance to light.
A letter from Frankfort says, that a terrible
thunder-storm took place at Waidachshoff, in
Baden, on the 25th ult. The thunder and light-
ning was truly terrific, while repeated showers
of immensely large hail-stones completely de-
vastated the fields, orchards, &c. Some of these
hail-stones were remaining on the third day after
the storm, and when they finally disappeared,
there issued from the earth a dense fog, remark-
able for the strong unpleasant smell that accom-
panied it.

THE lONG, &c.
WINDSOR, JULY 26.—Vestetday afternoon his MAJESTY
took his usual drive after dinner in his pony phaeton, in the
Great Park, and in the evening returned to the Royal Lodge.
Last evening her Royal Highness the l'rincess Augusta left
Frogmore at seven o'clock, and proceeded in an open carriage
with an outrider and postillions up the Long Walk to the Great
Park ; her Royal Highness returned through Skeet-street and
the town to Frogmore, where she arrived a little after eight.
The following speeches were this day delivered previous to
the vacation, by the young Gentlemen of Eton College, in the
upper School-room, before the Provost of King's College, the
Rev. Dr. Goodall, Provosts of Eton, the Head :Masters, anti a
very fashionable company of visitors, among
whom we noticed
Mr. Secretary Canning and Mr. Huskisson :
1 Illarsham - Camillus

2 Astley, ma. K.S.
3 Palk -
4 Brownlow 1 -
5 Snow, ma. I -
Lord C. Wellesley
7 Carter, ma. .
8 Pearson

9 Greenwood -
10 Lord Douro -
1l Tennyson -
I?, bofft, K.S.
13 Farquharson, ma.
14 Egerton, ma.
15 Walpole, max.

. Philocteies
- 3liciput •
- begat. Darii 1
. Alexander 1 -
- serviva Tullius
- Antony
. Piso

Livius
. Sophocles
. Sallustius
. Q. Curtius
.
Livius
. Shakspeare
- Tacitus
Livius
- Cicero
Sallustius
- - Massinger
• - Cicero

- Sp. Poston'his
• in Caatilin. 111.
- Casalint'
- Sforza
- pm Marcell°
e Phillipp. I.
- Lord Strafford -

Demosthenes
- State Trials

' - FASHIONABLE CHANORS, ,
Princess Augusta,. from, town for Frogmore ; Prince Leo-
pold,James's-place, from the Continent-I Lord and Lady Morley
Lord anti Lady Dungannon
for Claremont; the Natrl of Guilford, at his house in St.
and family, from town, for their seat, ; Saltham, Devonshire ' •
Duke of Leeds, for Yorkshire ;
for Bryhinnalt, Shropshire; Mr. and Mrs. Gamier, on a visit'
to Viscount Dungannon, in Wales; the Duke and Duchess of
Rutland, for lielvoir-castle ; Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Norman,
for Belvoir-castle; Lady Selsey, on a tour; Lord and Lady
Normanton, on a tour; Mrs. Payne, for Berkshire; General
and Mrs. Smith, and Miss Stoughton, for the Isle of Wight ;
Mr. and Mrs. H. Hoare, for Barnes Elms ; Earl and Countess
Grosvenor, Viscount and Viscountess Belgrave, and lion. Mr.
Grosvenor, for Wilton Hall, in Cheshire; Sir Bethael, Lady,
and Misses Codrington, for Doddington Park; the Hon. Mr.
and Miss Meade, front Lower Berkeley-street, for Northamp-
tonshire; General and Mrs. Rebow, from Gloucester-place,
to Wivenhoe Park, Essex ; Sir Wm. Parker, from Fenton's
lintel, st. James's-street, for his seat in Suffolk ; Sir John
Wells, Bart. from ditto, for his seat in Sussex ; the Hon. Mr.
and Mrs. Tollemache, from ditto, for their seat in Herts ; Sir
John and Lady Thorold, from- the Royal Hotel, St. James's-
street, for their seat in Lincolnshire; J. Crofton, Esq. from
ditto, for Paris; W. Norville, Esq. from ditto, on a tour ; Mr.
and Mrs. Henry NVard, at Blake's Hotel. Jermyn-street, front
Bucks ; Mr. Mrs. anti Miss Ritchie, at ditto, from Brighton ;
Mr. and Mrs. Davison, at ditto, front Berks ; Le Prince Phi-
lippa de Batthyan Stramnann and Suite, from the St. Peters-
burgh Hotel, Dover-street, for Portsmouth.

GRAND ENTERTAINMENTS.
The Duke of Grafton had a grand dinner party yesterday,
at his house in Clarges.street. Among whom were, the Earl
and Countess of Jersey, the Earl and Countess of SO-ton, bold
G. H. Cavindish, Lord Alvanley, Colonel Artus:rong, Mr.
(ireville, Mr. Itussell, &c. his Royal Highness the Duke of
York was to have honoured his Grace with his company, but
sent an excuse.
The Earl of Breadalbane entertained the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Uhandos and a distinguished party to dinner yester-
day, at his house in Park-lane.
Sir Frederick Baker, Bart. had a dinner party yesterday, at
his house in Jermyn-street.
Count and Countess Lieven gave a grand entertainment on
Sunday to her Roils' Highness the Duchess of Kent, Prince
Leopold, Prince Lsterhaiy, Prince Schtmesherg, the Duke of
Grafum, the Marquis of Hertford, the Earl and Countess Caw.
dor, Count- Villa Rial, Lord and Lady William Russell, Sir
It. Gardiner, &c. at Ashburnham,House.

Prince Esterhazy left Chandos.house this morning for Wind-
sor Castle, on a visit to his Majesty.
John George Lanibton, Esq. Maps, accompanied by Latly
Louisa Lanibton and suite, arrived.at•Lainbton Hall, in the
county of Durham, on Saturday last.
The Earl and Countess of Lonadale and family arrived at
Lowther Ball an Wednesday last.

Some • months since the public were almost
daily amused with some fresh details relating to the " Pimlico
Ghost," whose singular tact in the demolition of glass win.
dows by wholesale rendered its identity matter of serious con-
sideration with the inhabitants of that neighbourhcxxl. It will
be remembered that the Police were Implied to ; and after re-
peated exorcisms from the Qneen-square Authorities, ac-
companied with solemn denunciations of punishment (not
to the Red Sea, but) to the House of Correction, the
mischief-loving spirit took French leave and was heard
of no more.—A trick not very dissimilar has been fre-
quently repeated during the last fortnight at Richmond ; but
in this instance the attack was levelled solely at one gentleman
who has lately become the occupant of •a cottage almost imme-
diately on the verge of the river. For two or three successive
mornings the windows, which unfortunately have no external
sashesr se staled,
, the glass being
by stones which
strewed the rooms. The proprietor, who has frequent occasion
pn reoatrel
y c t
all I hdrolnlaoyteidt, anda very
tl the
to sleep in town, was inclined in the first instance to attribute
the circumstance to some common cause; such as the sport of
mischievous boys indulging in this, to him, somewhat too ex-
pensive recreation ; and, in order to prevent a repetition of the
offence, he employed a man to look out, and endeavour to secure
at least one of the offenders, that his punishment might prove a
warning to the others. The practice ceased, and the nightly guard
was suspended front duty ; but on the night immediately after
the discontinuance of the watchman, the missiles began to tly
against the defenceless windows with extraordinary vigour,
somewhat about eleven o'clock. The gentleman whohappened
to be in the house at the time enjoying a social glass with a
neighbouring friend, immediately sallied forth, armed in the
best manner their baste would permit, and on coming to the
little inclosure in front of the cottage, they distinctly saw three
full-grown men (not mere boys as they suspected) running down
towards the river ; both gentlemen pursued; but the fellows
gaining considerably, they turned round, determined if possibleto
procure additional assistance ; but before this could be effected,
the three mischievous wretches had got to a boat which lay
moored at the foot of the lawn, and plying their oars with great
dexterity were speedily out of sight. During the pursuit one
of the gentlemen frequently snapped a pistol, which being load-
ed with small shots would have, in all probability, arrested the
flight of at least one of these gentry ; but, unfortunately,
the ;inefficient condition of the weapon rendered it perfect-
ly harmless, and the fellows, as it conscious of that fact,
merely returned loud peals of laughter to the gentleman's
repeated admonition of " Stand, or 111 fire upon you."
Since this discovery a constant watch has been kept, the
gentleman himself not unfrequently being the companion
of it ; but though one or two boats have been observed loiter-
ing about time place, no fresh incursion has occurred. Fearing,
howeser, that this cessation of hostilities might be as short-
lived as the former, the gentleman at the facts above
detailed before the 111 agistrates of Unain hall Police Office
on Saturday, and intreated their advice and co-operation in
the event of any renewed outrage. In reply to which the pro.
siding Magistrate observed, that it was, no doubt, a very
extraordinary and no less grievous species ee out_
rage, and ask-
ed the gentleman if lie took the men to be regular watermen ?
The gentleman said he could not form any certain opinion on
that point, as they were wrapped up in great coats. The Ma-
gistrate then stated that the place where the outrage occurred
was not within the jurisdiction of Union Hall Police ; but,
even though it were, he should imagine the parish constables
would be the most proper persons to employ; as they were sup-
posed to possess a more intimate knowledge of the idle and dis-
orderly characters belonging to the pace, with whom the
offence must unquestionably originate. The gentleman ex-
pressed his thanks in polite terms, and left the Office, deter.
mined to act on this advice. One important object has been
attained by the detection of this mischievous trio; the female
and junior branches of the gentleman's family are happily
relieved from their strong misgivings of a supernatural agency
in this, no less that in the Pimlico affair, which excited
apprehensions.—( Mowing Paper.)

The number of visitors frotn- —England to
France increases daily. Last
week 810 landed
at Calais, and within the sante period only 428
embarked for England.

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