The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-06 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DRURY.. LANE.--It must give pleasure to every
admirer of talents, and every friend to distress, to
learn, that the Benefit of Mrs. BL AND, at this
Theatre, was last night attended by so numerous
an audience, as to afford hopes that it will give
comfort to the remainder of her days. She was
a charming end accomplished singer, and excellent
in the line of characters for which her talents
were peculiarly adapted, such as Madge and
Jessica, in which her performance was natural
and excellent. To the honour of the theatrical
community, they came forward with a powerful as-
semblage of talents. In this benevolent association
were AI CSSrS.P.:LLIsTON,DOATTON,hI ATII EAYS,II An"
T.EY, KNIGHT, and RUSSELL, Mrs. IhRLOWE,
Miss CAREW, and many other Performers. The
first piece was The Liar; a Divertisement fol-
lowed, in which the chief Dancers of the King's
Theatre kindly aided the cause of humanity.
The second drama was Monsieur Tonson, sup-
ported by all the humorous luxuriance of M
Thl ; and the last piece- was The Majjor of
Garrott. In the course of the night, Cuutom,
Itc3toatxt, and Mrs. VESTRIS, als., contribUted
their vocal exertions, and the whole added to the
conscious feelings of beneVolence in the audience
the gratification arising from various and eminent
talents. During the entertainments Mr. ELLirroN
came for ward and ex press4Withgreat emotion the
pleasure which he and the *hole .:01 the company
felt on seeing so liberal cktiblitt- given to an
old and meritorious favouritest-Itlea hour of ne-
cessity, and retired amidst 4ottirand universal
applause,

ENGLISII OPERA IfouvE.—The Barber of
Seville, and the new Pantomime
.of the Monkery
Island, were repeated last night before a nu.
merous audience. Miss llAttvcY, the new Po.
sins, in the former piece, fully confirmed the
favourable opinion which her talents excited on
Saturday. 13oth pieces went off very success-
fully, and the Pantomime highly diverted the
audience in general.

The report of Mrs. Enwt N'S having quitted
the stage, is, we understand, without foundation.
At the very time when some noisy blockheads
are introducing into our Theatres the silly custom
of calling for performers after the play is over,
the French, from whom the folly is copied, are
prohibited front indulging in this practice ; or,
rather, the actors are commanded not to obey the
call. A Paris Journal of Friday says
" The custom of calling for actors and obliging them to ap-
pear after the representation of pieces hai been long degenerat-
ing into an abuse destructive of order, and particularly of the
tranquillity which ought to reign at thel Theatres. The public
authorities have therefore resolved to renew in the most express
manlier the prohibition formerly enforced against the subinis.
sion of actors in such cases to the demands made upon them."
The Duke and Duchess of BUCKINGHAM pass-
ed through Carlisle on Friday, on their way to
Glasgow, from whence they proceed on a geolo-
gical survey of the Highlands of Scotland. Ilis
Grace's yacht is in waiting at Glasgow, to con-
vey the Noble 'l'ourists through the lochs, &c.—
(Carlisle Patriot.)
The SPEAKER of the House or COMMONS has
presented the University Club with a complete
set of the Journals and Reports, comprising 101
volumes. Mr. RICKMAN, one of the pearling
Clerks of the House, has given the 4 volumes of
Records ; and Mr. Phillips, the Speaker's Se-
cretary, who, as well as Mr. Hickman, is a mem.
her of the Club, has added the Population and
Pari,h Returns, in 4 volumes. This will be a
considerable addition to the library, which we
hear has not increased so rapidly as the literary
character of the members gave reason to expect.
On Thursday Mr. SADLER was to have ascend.
td in his balloon from Glasgow, and die Grammar
School-yard having been granted him for that pur-
pose, he had got the ground so far prepared for the
ascent; but on Wednesday evening he received
an intimation from one of the Magistrates, that
he would be required to give a guarantee to the
proprietors of the adjoining ground for any
damage which the crowd might occasion. This
he declined doing, and consequently a stop was
put to the enterprise ; and on Thursday after-
noon Mr. SADLF.It set off for Dublin, to the great
disappointment of the inhabitants of Glasgow,
who were all anxiety to witness the imposing
spectacle.—( Edinburgh Courant, July 3.)
Yesterday morning (Thursday, the Ist inst.)
on the arrival of the London Telegraph night coach to this citys
at the Unicorn inn, Broad-street, one of the female passenger
named Jones, who was on her way into Wales, was found to
be a corpse. The deceased had entered the coach in town an
invalid, but the fatal issue was unknown to the other inside
passengers until the door was opened at their journey's end;
the last time they recollected her speaking was at Pertshore.—
An inquest has been held upon the body before Mr. N.
Mence, coroner. A medical gentleman who examined it, stated
it as his opinion that the deceased came by her death from the
motion of the coach, and fatigue of travelling, when her strength
was redue-al to the last degree by ill health.--Verdict--" Died
by the visitation of God."—( Worcester Herald.)
On Saturday afternoon last, as several boys
were bathing in the river Ravensboum, near Lewisham
Church, one of them, about nine years old, being observ-
ed by some Gentlemen passing to sink in a deep part of
the stream, they immediately gave the alarm, when a num-
ber of persons hastened to the spot, but no one dared to
venture in, supposing it to be a very deep and dangerous part of
the river, until the arrival of Mr. Robert Main, floor-cloth
manufacturer,ire
a reward
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htalrted o e Strand, who has a cottage near the spot.
He offered zral hay-makers that had assem-
thllleedwhateearr: thhee place,r but none of them would venture into
Ma) ;rnmellunged himself,
although in an ill statein of health,diate suswith clothesin on. After
diving to the bottom, he succeeded in bringing up the body of
the little sufferer, who had been under the water nearly a quarter
of an hour, and scented in a lifeless state, when it was removed
to the Bull Inn ; and by the prompt and humane assistance
afforded by Mr. Green, surgeon, of Lewisham, after a consi-
derable lapse of time, he succeeded in restoring animation._
Mrs. Main, perceiving her husband earning out of the water
with a lifeless body, went into hysterics, and still remains ill.—
The boy was a fine lad, belonging to a public charity.
On Saturday night, between 10 and 11 o'clock,
as Mr. Fa rucr.ouon, a respectable tradesman in the Borough,
was returning to his residence, he was robbed of 136!. in the
following manner :—Two men. of genteel appearance, accosted
bins in Union-street. One of them addressed him in the most
familiar terms, saying, " 11'01, Mr. Fairclough, how do you
do ? I hope you are better." Mr. Fairclough, who has
been for some time labouring under an attack of the gout, re-
plied that he was still very unwell, and it was with difficulty
he could hobble along. Upon which, the "gentlemen" politely
offered their services, and begged to be permitted the pleasure
of seeing him to his door. The assistance was accepted, and
Mr. Fairclough leaned on the arms of the strangers until he
reached the corner of Red Lion-street. Ilere the two men
wished him a good night, assuring him at the same time that
they were proud in assisting a respectable man home. Soon
after their departure, he discovered that his pocket-book had
been taken out of his inside coat-pocket, 'containing the above
sum. Mr. Fairclough gave information of the robbery at Union
Hall yesterday morning.