The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-17 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

Colonel and Lady Stevenson and family, at Batt's Hotel,
from Northampton ; Mr. Brodie, at ditto, from Scotland
Charles Standish, Esq., Mrs. Standish and family, at Nerot's
Hotel; Mdlle. Fanglin, at ditto,, from Paris; Mrs. Hall Dare
and family, at ditto ; Hon. Col. and the Ladies Neville; Mr.
J. Harrison Curtis, at his house in Soho-square, for Chelten.

CRANGES.—The Duke and Duchess of Somerset, from Park-
lane, for Maiden-Bradley, near Pomeroy, Devonshire; Sir
Geo. and Lady Pocock, from their house, York-street, Port-
man-square, for Berkshire; the Lord Bishop of London; from
Newport, Isle of Wight, for Weymouth; Duchess of Roxburgh
and Hon. John Tolkemache, from Surrey, to Portman-square ;
Lord and Lady Lovaine, from town, on a tour ; Col. and Mrs.
Boscawen, from the Lakes of Cumberland and Westmorland,
for Cheltenham ; Lord Teignmouth, from Portman-square,
on a tour;- Mrs. and Miss Broderick, from Cheltenham,
for Scarborough ;• Lady Owen, on a tour; General Knight,
from a_tour to town ; the Countess of Manvers, for Holme,
Pierrepoint, near Nottingham ; Miss Johnes, from Portman-
square, on a tour ; Mr. Edward Littleton, on a tour ; Colonel
and Mrs. Grant, from Cheltenham, for Buxton Wells ; Coun-
tess Dowager of Harcourt, from Portman-sqliare, on a tour;
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, and family, for Tunbridge Wells;
the Marchioness de Nadaillie and family, for Tunbridge Wells;
Sir Edward Kerriston and family, from Batts' Hotel, Dover-
street, to Shropshire; G. Wand, Esq. from ditto, to Bath ;
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, from ditto, to Paris ; E. W. Graham,
Esq. from Nerot's Hotel, for Paris ; Mr., Mrs., and the Misses
Wombrell, from ditto ; Captain Strickland acid Capt. Copeland,
from ditto, for Italy.

FONTHILL ABBEY, SEPT. IS.

There is no sale to-day as it was originally arranged, as ,
will be seen from referring to the Catalogue, that Mondays are
excepted. Yesterday some hundreds of persons from the neigh-
bouring towns presented themselves at the different gates, ex-
pecting to be admitted as on the preceding Sundays. It
was, however, never intended that this should grow into a cus-
tom, and accordingly a stand was made on this occasion. Mr.
Philips stated to them that the Proprietors could not have his
privacy intruded on every Sunday, and that unless distinct notice
were given that they would be admitted the gates would be
closed against them. The reasonableness of this was so ap-
parent, that if it did not console them for the journey which
they had performed,. they felt that they had no right to com-
plain, and peaceably retired.,
The view continues, and the numbers have been greater
to-day than usual. Sir James Mackintosh, who, with his
daughters, arrived on Saturday, are still in the Abbey. Sir
Henry Wilson has just arrived in a carriage-and-six. A
dreadful storm occurred last night; the preceding evening
had been remarkably serene, and a number of Gentlemen
enjoyed the luxury of promenading the grounds to see the
building by moonlight. It would be difficult to imagine any
thing more truly beautiful than the scene thus presented. The
turrets, battlements, and beheld from the north-east, pre-
sented a noble subject for the painter. The deep long-
drawn shadows of the more prominent parts of the build-
ing,. strongly contrasted with the sweetly graduated tints
resting on those points which caught the full ray of the moon,
and which strong and in same moments almost glaring at the
base, grew fainter by degrees as the eye ascended, till the mild
glow which rested on the summit of the lofty tower gave
the most superb finish to Nature's harmony. Enthusiastic
praise burst from the spectators, while they severally pointed
mai to each other—here the darkened arches beneath the
screen on the South—there the retiring lights in the Cloisters,
the recent scene of elegant hospitality—then the silvery surface
of the great body of the Abbey, while the surrounding woods
and transparent lake demanded admiration in succession ; their
varied beauties, or at least the enjoyment of them, being
heightened when there was pause of speech, by the profound
silence which prevailed, and which was rarely broken even by
the rustling of a leaf, though occasional flashes of lightning
intimated that the calm would be of brief duration, and
announced the storm which followed. It has been dis-
covered that among the crowd turned back yesterday, seve-
ral persons of considerable property (and ecconotnical habits)
were disappointed of saving, in this way, the price of 'a
ticket. Mr. Farquhar kindy allowed his poor neighbours
to be admitted on two successive Sundays But on the Sab-
bath the public generally have been excluded, though a few
travellers and others, who could not else have made use of their
tickets, are occasionally thus accommodated.

THE THEATRE.—The Comedy of Sweethearts
and Wives Continues to be very attractive at the
Haymarket Theatre, which may well be ac-
counted for, not only from the intrinsic merit of
the piece, but the general talents exerted in sup-
port of it. There was a change in the perform-
ance last night, owing to the illness of Mr. WIL-
LIAMS, a very good comic actor, whose part of
Curtis was allotted to Mr. HAMMOND, and Who
succeeded very well, considering the short
time allowed for qualifying himself for the sub-
stitution. The Afterpiece was The Highland
Reel, and here again a change was necessary on
the same account, and Mr. LEE performed the
part of 1116Gilpin . The house was very well at-
tended, which indeed has been generally the case
through the season, particularly when the popu-
lar comedy above-mentioned has been represent-
ed, and still more since it has been strengthened
by the very humorous farce of Fish out of Water.
LISTON has been an essential prop of both pieces;
but of both it may fairly be said that the success
has been the natural effect of the general merit of
the representation.
Ma. BAANDON.—We believe that the public
will join with us in feeling satisfaction that a pro-
vision, though temporary, has been made for this
veteran servant of the theatre, as we find by the
letter from Mr. ROBINS, which we have inserted
this day. Mr. Routss gives the whole cre-
dit of this arrangement to Mr. FAWCETT,
the Actor, from -whom such an act of bene-
volent interposition might well be expected,
but it must be acknowledged that the friendly
and resolute stand which Mr. ROBINS made
on the occasion, has led to the gratifying
result. It may be proper to observe, in answer
to the surprise which has been expressed, that,
after so long a connection with Covent-Garden
Theatre, the veteran BRANDON had not been able
to secure a due provision for the decline of life,
that he was involved in an annuity of 601., con-
tracted in favour of an unfortunate relation,
which our Readers will recollect was the whole
of his saleey from the theatre, end which he
was obliged to discharge for twenty-five years
of his life. This hardship, and the general me-
rit of his character, doubtless excited the zeal of
Mr. ROBINS, and probably, on reflection, had a
due influence on the feelings of the Lessees.