The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-10 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. .__

" Nothing extenuate,' nor Art doin aught in malice."

MR. EDITOR---The animal choice of Chief Ma-
gistrate of this Borough, a few days since,-falling upon Mr.
Too UZI) EN, an address suitable to the occasion was yesterday
delivered at the chapel of St. George, by the Rev. Montague
Pennington, before the Worshipful the Mayor, the Corpora-
tion, and a genteel and crowded audience. In the course of
-which that Reverend Gentleman complimented the Magistrates
in strung terms, on the uniform discharge of their duties with
" impartiality" and " mercy," " and with a vigour not be-
yond the law," and eulogised the great mass of the inhabitants
for their loyalty—for their submission to the laws, and respect
to their superiors. Now, Sir, happening to be present yester-
terday, as an inhabitant of this said town and borough of many
years standing, and acquainted with some' transactionsta which
the Reverend Clergyman can be no stranger, (for his memory
and his good sense are proverbial), I candidly remind him of
the following facts, and put to him, as a Christian teacher,
how far the eulogiums he was pleased to bestow are consistent
therewith ? and to which the attention of your readers is now
claimed. _ _

The first is,—How far the Mayor of this town acted with
" impartiality," when, a few years since, he refused permis-
sion to Captain M'Culloch, of the Royal Navy, to see two of
his Midshipmen, then confined in the town jail on a charge of
which they were afterwards honourably acquitted,-adding to
the refusal epithets too coarse fur repetition ?
Secondly,—Whether respect to the laws and to Magistracy
was supported, and the interests of society upheld, when three
individuals, accused of some revenue offence, under examina-
tion at the town-hall, were rescued in open Court and marched
off in triumph, in presence of the Magistrates, by a few women
and boys ?—And,
Thirdly,—What protection was given to the laws, and to the
well-disposed inhabitants, when a lawless banditti were per.
mitred to parade two individuals, tarred, feathered, and tied to
a gibbet, for two hours in a cart through the principal streets
of the town at noon-day, stopping in front of the Mayor's
house and the Customhouse, without the slightest opposition on
the part of his Worship or of a single Magistrate—the merciful
procession followed by one of the beadles ?
Sir. it Is not my wish to stir up old grievances, yet *lien corn-
. pliments are lavished (so unsparingly to say the least) from a
place sacred to the dissemination of Chtistian truth: alone, the
eirciiinstances to which I have pointed appear so at variance
with them as to, call for the humble, though strong, protest of
Deal, Aug.l 9, 1824. AN OLD OFFICER.

ROYAL COBUitGTH PrOprietor
of this Theatre, to the credit' of his taste and
liberality, has engaged Miss MACAULaY to per-
form for a few times, and last night she made
her first appearance in a new dramatic Romance,
entitled St. Hilda's Cave, and Chiefly founded on
the Tragedy of Adelgilha, written by the late
Mr. Lcwts, author of The Monk, &c. &c. The
h►rnine.of the present piece retains the name of
and the part was assigned to Miss
MACAULET. This Lady possesses many requi-
sites that qualify her to take a high rank upon
theatrical boards. Her person is well formed,
her face expressive, her action forcible, her voice
powerful and well-toned, and her enunciation
clear and impressive. She possesses besides lite-
rary talents of a very respectable description,and
yet, with all these pretensions, she has in vain at.
tempted to procure a situation upon Patentee
boards.—lt is difficult to account for the oppo-
sition which she encounters, except on the sup.
position that the Managers consider the public
taste as having sunk to so low an ebb that real
merit will no longer attract attention, which can
only be excited by novelty ; and indeed, when
we reflect on the extraordinary success which
has attended a stale of acting that has little be-
sides novelty to recommend it, we are disposed
to think that the Managers have a right to judge
fur themselves, and to patronize that which is
likely to have most influence upon the depraved
judgment of the Public. But to return to Miss
MACAUI.EY. We are of opinion, that if the
Winter Managers had witnessed her performance
last night, it would have operated more favour-
ably on them than all the just and spirited at).
peals which she .has addressed to them. Iler
acting was marked by feeling, force, and expres-
sion.. We have not time to detail her merits, hut
we were glad to find that they were properly
understood by the audience, who were "warm in
their applause. The other characters had re-
spectable support from Connmit, HUNTLEY, and
BENootrox,- and the Piece altogether was well
received.

We announced a'rew days ago that the South
African Advertiser, published nt the Cape of
Good Hope, had been suppressed by Lord Csus.
;OblEttsi:T. By an arrival yesterday from the
Cape, we have 'letters of the 26th of May,
which state, that immediately after the suppres-
sion of the Paper, Mr. Goma, the publisher,!
sent off an express to the three British Commis-
sioners appointed to report upon the condition of
the colony, and who were then in the interior.
It appears that the communication had produced
a favourable result, for at the date of these letters
the presses had been restored, and the paper
was again published.—(Morning Post.)
It is reported that Carlton House is to be
pulled down, and an elegant square built on its
site, opening to the Park, so as to form an
agreeable termination to the new street. It is
also mentioned, that a new Palace is to he erect-
ed for his MAJVITY at the end of the Mall, in
St. James's Park—the present Queen's House,
as it is called, to form one of the wings.
M ELANcuo f.x A cct nEwr.---( Deal, Aug. 0.)---
We regret to record the untimely death of three
line young men, named M ACIENEY (brothers) and
Tomo N, boatmen of- this place, by a small boat
upseting this morning, in going off to the brig
Ida, Wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. The
bodies have not been foUnd.

u' FlRE.—Early yesterday morning,
the family of Mr. Nictrot,Ls, a farmer, living at
Neesdon, a small village on the road to Edge.
ware, were thrown into consternation by the dis-
covery of a large stack of new hay having taken
fire, owing to its having been got up in too damp
a state. The stack happening to join several
others, and also being in the immediate Vicinity
of the farm-yard, apprehensions were entertained
that the whole property would be destroyed,
especially as the flames spread with great ra-
pidity, and did not appear in the least to yield
to the efforts of the servants and of the neighbours
who had come to their assistance. In a little
time the fire had communicated to the eut-houses
connected with the farm-yard, from which it was
with difficulty that the agricultural implements
and stock were removed ; when, at this critical
juncture, one of the London engines arrived on
the ipot, and being fortunately followed by se-
veral others, the flames, by the exertions of the
firemen, received a check, and, in about an hour
afterwards, were wholly got under. The stock,
out-buildings, &e. destroyed, amount to a consi-
derable loss great part of the farm-yard is now
In a state of utter ruin.