The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-05 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

MARGATE, Ocroßrn 4.
Ma. EDlTOlt—llid it ever occur to you that
there was a strict analogy between a summer season ut a water-
ing-place and the progress of human life ? At least it so struck
me while wandering yesterday on the Pier at Margate. In the
heighth of summer how thronged ; how gay, bow spirited have
I seen this town ; no sooner does autumn approach than our
friends by degrees depart, our amusements diminish, and win-
ter finds us in a state of desertion. So, in the summer of life,
all is sunshine, gaiety and brightness ; winter and old age
come cheerless on, and reflection, is almost the only friend that's
left us: happy he who makes a friendship there. But enough
of moralizing—all things must have an end, and so shall that ;
and so have our assemblies—our tea and dancing-parties at St.
Peter's—our sailing-parties, and scarce any thing is lett us but
our land-parties ; yes, one amusement 1 must not forget—the
theatre still remains open ; and if aught could bring back sum-
mer feeling, I felt it on Friday there, where heat was at least
at 80 degrees, and oftener at 100: It was the manager, Mr.
FAuinrc Savtr.i.'s, annual benefit-night, and (to use a com-
mon phrase) he had indeed a-bumper ; and, what must have
been more gratifying to hitu was, that he was visited by most
of the first families or time island, and among them no few titles
graced the boxes. Cluri was admirably sustained by Mrs. F.
SAVILL, as far as acting went, (and, by the bye, we had no
right to expect a singer in the part, as it was modestly an-
nounced as a melo-drama founded on the opera). The denoue-
ment between Mr. and Mrs. SAvILI., as Lather and daughter,
drew no small portion of moisture from the fair eyes of an pre-
sent. Notwithstanding the heat of the atmosphere, I have been
some years a visitant here, and am apt to make reflections on
all passing scenes,. and I feel it but Justice to remark, that the
Manager of this theatre progressively has improved both that
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noticing the ill-behaviour of a dandy in thel boxes, who, to
acquire the character of a critic, thought he must turn every
thing into ridicule. The gentlemen thought him beneath
notice, but the ladies would have awed him into silence if he
hail been sensible to shame. But where was the common spirit
of an audience that could thus suffer their pleasure to be inter-
rupted by ignorant conceit and obtrusive vanity !

VIATOR•

MUSICAL FESTIVAL...—N EWCASTLE•ON:r;N E.
—The Chevalier tie Vallebreque and :Madame Catalani have
been here at head-quarters these some days. Every thing goes
on most promisingly for the Festival, The receipts for tickets
amount already to between two and three thousand pounds.—
Not less than 4,000/., it is estimated, will be the gross receipts
—(Netrcostk, Sept. 304
LORD CHESTERFIELD.—The Bishop ofWater-
ford relates, that while this nobleman was Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, a gentleman one morning waited upon him in great
trepidation, assuring him he had heard from good authority,
that the people of Connaught were actually rising. Lord Ches-
terfield, looking at his watch, coolly answered, " It is now nine
o'clock, and time for them to rise; I believe therefore that your
newsls true."'