The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-23 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

Daunir-LANE.--It has been justly observed
that the Opera of Guy Mannering the best of
the dramatic productions which have been derived
from the Scottish novels of " the Great Unknown."
To Mr. Teat-v, one of the most ,respectable at.
tors of the day, is the merit of having transferred
the plot and chief characters.of this interesting
novel to the Stage, where it is likely.to keep its
ground with the most popular of our musical
dramas. The theatrical novelty of last -night
was the appearance of Mr. SAPIo in the charac-
ter of Henry Bertram. That he did full
justice to the songs cannot be doubted, as
he was so. succesful in those . of. the Se-
, raskier and Prince• Orlando, and accordingly
he sung last night with the, same taste and ex-
pression. It is but justice to him to state alsO,
that practice has imparted ease to his theatrical
deportment, and that he is a valuable acqoisition.
to this theatre. The rest of the .characters were
supported by the usual. Performers, and they all
acquitted themselves to the satisfaction of a nu-
merous audience..

RIOT AT THE LIVERPOOL THEATRE.—Extract
of aletter from Liverpool, dated Dec. 21 :

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" This outrage continued on Wednesday last, and assumed
a more violent shape than on the previous Monday; 'a knife,
penny-pieces, and other missiles, were thrown at the performers,
the scenery, and the curtain, and the whole time which should
have been devoted to attention to the performance of the
afterpiece, was occupied In riot and outrage. The Managers
had publicly answered Miss Cramer's Appeal,' showing her
statement to be erroneous; to this Miss Cramer replied ; and
this step induced the Managers to publish the whole of their
correspondence with the lady. Much, tumult was expected on
Friday the last night of the season, being the benefit of the
veteran flank, the Stage Manager, and partner of Mr. Lewis
in the theatre. In the afternoon of that day it was publicly an-
nounced, that Miss Cramer had sent an apology for her con.
duct to the managers, which they had accepted, and wished
her to join in the national anthem of " God save the King,"
which is always sung on the company bidding their annual
' Farewell.' The apology, and .the Managers answer, were
read by Alr. Vandenhoft, at the end, of the play, and received
with great applause. Miss Cramer appeared, and took a part
in' God save the King,' and Rule Britannia.' The audience
manifested a desire to forget the tumult, and forgive the cause
of it, and the curtain dropped, for the last time this season?' in
the midst of warm expressions of approbation at the termina-
tion of such outrageous and mischievous proceedings as had for
two nights disgraced the character of the Liverpool audience."

PRUSSIAN LOAN OF 1822, NEOOCIATED BY MR.
N.M.ROTHSCHILD IN LoNnox.—The Half-yearly
Dividend on the above Loan, which becomes due
on Saturday the Ist of January next, will be
paid by Mr. N. M. liontscumn, on that and
every succeeding day (Sundays excepted), be-
tween the hours of ten and two. The dividend
warrants, with a list thereof, in numerical order,
must be left one dny previous for examination.
NEAPOLITAN LOAN.—.The Half-Yearly Divi-
dend on the above Loan falling due on Saturday
the Ist of January next, will be paid by Mr. N.
Rocuscnun, en such bonds as have been nego-
dated by him. The dividend warrants, w ith a
list thereof in numerical order, must be left One
day previous for examination.

The Morning Chronicle of yesterday, Dtrem.
ber 2/, containing sixteen columns of the Trial
(Miss FooTa), will be kept on sale this day, and
the whole of Friday, at the Office, No. 170,
Strand.

MELANCHOLY CASE.—Yeßterlay) between 11
and 12, o'clock in the morning, a most melan-
choly accident occurred in the river. A party
consisting of five privates of the 57th regiment of
foot embarked at Gravesend, with their wives
and families, on board the sailing packet King
George IV., in pursuance of their route from
Chatham to Chelsea, when off Busby's-hole,
Woolwich-reach, a sudden squall laid the vessel
on her beam ends, and, lamentable to relate, in-
volved in its consequences the death of two indi-
viduals, the wife and child of William Hilliard,
one of the soldiers, who was standing upon 'the
deck, his arm encircled round the waist of his
wife, who held the child in her arms, all of whom
were washed overboard. The husband kept his
hold until rendered senseless by being dashed
again-st a boat towing at the stern, and was saved
from death by the exertions of his comrades, and
one of the sailors ; his wife and child became a
prey to the watery element. On the person of
the soldier's wife were seven sovereigns and fifteen
shillings in silver, her and her husbands little all.

ACCIDENTS.-- Yesterday afternoon, as a youth
named Browning, about 14 years of age, was
proceeding in a boat towards a country barge
then lying in the river above Westminster
Bridge, on his endeavouring to get into the ves.
sel, the boat, by a smirren squall of wind, was
drifted down the current, at the same time the
lad fell overboard, and was unfortunately
drowned.—Another accident happened to a child
five years old, in Hide's-row, Westminster, who
had his right leg broken and shoulder dislocated
by falling out of window.
Yesterday morning, between four and five
o'clock, a daring burglary was committed in the
house of Thomas Brodie, Esq. No. 16, James's-
street, Buckingham Gate, Pimlico, and a quan-
tity of plate, with other articles, consisting of an
old-fashioned silver tea-pot, table-spoons, &c.
were stolen therefrom. The thieves effected an
entrance at the back part of the premises, by
passing over several garden-walls from William-
street, and by the aid of a centre-bit cutting a
hole in the pannel of the kitchen window-shutter.
Fortunately Mr. Brodie,
having occasion to
rise very early, rang the servants' bell to call
them up about five o'clock, and it is supposed
alarmed the robbers, who made a precipitate re-
treat, which prevented them from obtaining a
considerable booty, as Mr. Brodie had a large
sum of money in the house at the time.