The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-30 00:00:00

SANDWICH, DEc. 20.

Ma. EDITOR—As I perceive that you direct
Your attention to theatrical tnatters, arid as an
extraordinary event has taken place in this
which has not, as far as I know, been
mentioned in the public prints, I send you a
brief account of it. Mr. FAUCIT SAVILL, the
manager of the Margate Theatre, lately opened
the Theatre in this town gratis, that the inha-
bitants might themselves decide upon the merits
of his theatrical corps, and if they deserved en-
couragement, give them due protection. The
performances appeared to give satisfaction, and
the Mayor did not seem to entertain any hostile
feelings on the subject. All of a sudden, how-
ever, he issued his prohibitory mandate, and sup-
vreascil the performances. The inhabitants, in
general, were surprized at this exertion of power,
to Which it is unnecessary to apply any epithet
Is the fact speaks for itself. No reason was given
for this act, which may be thought to have pro-
ceeded from the old principle of Sic yob, sic
jaheo, stat pro rations voluntas. But this is not
all, when Mr. Savill first applied to the Mayor,
the latter is reported to have said, " I shall give
You my name out of charity to the poor wretches
You have about you." Now, Sir, as the people both
at Sandwich and Margate were satisfied with the
abilities of those" poor wretches," itis evident that
the Mayor must possess a more refined taste in
!oeatrical matters than the collected judgment of
:10tb of those towns. It has no doubt been un-
Justly sunnized that the Dover Company of Com-
111"inne are to appear in Sandwich, but that
!tinily is an illiberal suspicion and will most pro-
1-)ablY not be supported by fact. Mr. SAVILL, it
!: "id) is Preparing a.revival of O'KEEFF's farce,
A Beggar on Horseback" at Margate, and the
upstart hero of the piece is to introduce the old
so
ags " I am a jolly brisk Pedlar."

The Members of the York and Hull Company
of Comedians have most liberally seconded by
their worthy. Manager, presented Mr. CALVERT
with a superb and highly finished sword, bearing
:"1 the blade an inscription, expressive of the
high sense entertained by them, of the several
elegant and spirited letters lately elicited from
14t' Gentleman, in vindication of their profes.
111011. The sword was tendered at a full meet-
ing of the green roomy by Mr. C. JONES, in form,
48 follows :
Null
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" Mr. Calvert,.—The Ladies and Gentlemen of the York and
gull Company, n conjunction with Mr. Mansel, desirous to
tlNce some palpable and.. public return, for your exertions in
al* defence, have deputed me to present you with this sword,
4`liii gh t tribute to the talent and intrepidity which you have
,'Posed to the virulence and malignity of their traducers ; the
„Peri..► which accompany it are presented to you, by Mr. Icen.,
/".; or Birmingham, by whom the sword was manufactured."
CALVERT under visible embarrassment,
replied
Lad. es follows :
that I Ts and Gentlemen,..—This honour is so unexpected,
ll', to eei IllYaelf quite unprepared to make any thing like a
,40-Ithtnie acknowletign.i- ent. -The defender of the drama pays
Iy re. 2 Tore than a just homage to the truth, and is sufficient-
......warned by having his name mentioned in connexion with
junt,erv:t and ennobling cause. In a deep-felt cdnviction of the
unili of that
a
t cause and a grateful sense of the honour thus
alacripteoe d confer;ed upon me, 1 shall proceed, with fresh
the discbarge of my duty, and, in accepting. of thts
-""1, shall consider myself as permanently inhsted in your
service."

"tiMe ROTHSCHILD, of Paris, was created a Knight
le Legion of Honour, on the 22d ult.
1,"4" individual of the name of DAIGNAND, who
17 been sentenced to five years imprisonment, and to stand in
,e Pillory, for seducing a young girl under age, lately. made
L43ne3caPe frem the place of his confinement by means of a
.1 rope ladder.--(French Paper.)
rOn the 24th ult, a smart shock of an earth-
a4ke was experienced at Westcras in Sweden. The motion
displace as as suddenly to throw the doors open, and to
t" Eder
the furniture in the rooms. A new musical journal,
holm" the
title Euterpe, has made its appearance at Stock-
An Irishman was once brought up before a
14eqistrate, charged with
marrying six wives.
„„he Magistrate asked him bow he could be so
IlitrdenPd a villain ! 64
Padd r Please your Worship, (says
was trying to get a good one."

THE KING, &c.

BRIGHTON, Drc. 28.—The KING and family attended

Divine Worship to-day in the Palace Chapel. The Duke of
York, the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the Duke of Dorset,
and the Marquis of Exeter, were in the centre compartment of
the. Royal Closet with his Majesty. Lord St. Helens, the
Earl and Countess of Errol, Lord and Lady Maryborough,
Lord and Lady Granville, and Sir William Keppel, were also
in the Royal Suite. The assemblage of Nobility in the
body of the Chapel was considerable.--The sermon was
preached by the Dean of Hereford, from the let verse
of the 27th chapter of Proverbs :--" Boast not thy-
self of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may
bring forth."—To be prepared to die is to live righteously ; and
the necessity of both, as our hopes should be realized in eter-
nity, was as beautifully as impressively exemplified.—The
Anthem was from the Bth Psalm, " 0 Lord, our Governor, how
excellent is thy name in all the world ; thou that hest set thy
glory above the heavens."—The soprano of Master Wesley was
remarkably clear; his shake was open, his every intonatioridis-
tinct and correct. The King's Band, with Mr. Attwood at the
organ, were on duty. The Rusian Ambassador, beyond the
Royal Party, was the only person who had the honour of
dining with his Majesty to.day ; nor is there any additional
evening party. The Duke of Wellington took leave of his
Majesty, and departed to return to town this morning.—
The Marquis of Exeter arrived at the Palace last night.—
Count Lieven arrived at the Royal York Hotel last night,
whence his Excellency crossed to the Palace, and with the
Marquis of Exeter, the Earl and Countess Cowper, Count
Funchal, and Mr., Luttrel, had the honour of dining with
his Majesty and Suite. There was no additional evening party.
—Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle returned to the Pavilion last
night —This has been a squally day, windy and damp through-
out—the Duke of York, notwithstanding the falling moisture,
was perambulating the streets early in the morning.—Except-
ing in their carriages, to and from the Palace Chapel, but few
of our resident Nobility have been seen in public to-day. The
pleasures of the Sunday's promenade have been entirely sus-
pended.—Lady Caroline and Miss E. Dundas, the lion. 11.
and Mrs. Windsor, Sir It. Townsend and Lady Farquhar, and
Lady Ravensworth and the Misses Lyddell, are arrived.

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