The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-08 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

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COYENT-GARDEN. SIIERIDAN was the 1!7.
etiolate inheritor of the comic and satirical
powers of WYCHERLEV, VANBURGII, and CON.
aREvE, and several of the scenes in The S'choolfor
Scandal may rank with the best, of their pre-
ductionS. It may perhaps be admitted that
WvetteatAY, with less wit than either ViN-
BuRGII or CoNoaLvs, dug rather deeper into ho-
rnannature. VANBURGH was the next who attended
more to life than to passing manners, which COI,
GREVE and SHERIDAN chiefly regarded ; but they
nodoubt were equally ca pa ble of probing the heart,
and drawing from life at all times. There are,
some admirable proofs of this power in The
• Schoolsfor Scandal, and SUEItIDAN ranks with our
best comic Dramatists, after SIIAKSP E RE, who
stands aloof from all competition. The Play was
attended by a very numerous audience, and the
characters were in general supported.with consi-
derable ability and impresiive effect. Mr. C.
AEmara: jn Clones, and Miss CHESTER ill Lad!'?catle, r„
catle, were conspicuous. FAItnEN Sirreler,
PAIVCETT in Sir Oliver,
.COprER.,
Juseph,
BLANCIIAIth ill Crabtree, and indeed the whole,
v'ere well entitled to the applause which they re-
.do not wish to mangle the • work of
a great 11,aiter, but
.the attempt to clog Glarles
With an engagement with Lady Sneerwell, is so
absurd ill itself, and so wholly unsupported by
the Play, that WPe wish to see it excluded from
the representation.

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coy ItlinE.._ rile active Manager of the 'loyal
urJTheatre is, it seems, al:eady preparing
a ""1041ratna on the fate of this unfortunate hero,
and his been amply furnished with drawings)
"Presenting the various and stupendous scenery
of Mexico.

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4th of yesterday saw a private letter froth tidcutta, dated the
it,,,,•iPril, witiell mentioned reports current in that city;tltat
.s';,ing of 41va' hail issued a Decree counnantling.the British
~..v.,_al.lit? with
Merchants in that empire, and all Persons con-
7;_eted with 'the Ilritisly Government to quit without delay; the
tiuout"lll"e dominions, and confiscating their property. Tins was
iho' n"vever, generally' believed. . It was said at Calcutta that
; k_ , Pr.egent slonarcli of the Burman Empire,,when veryyoung,
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~f.aitlsi(aedfor)iuhrwoppe.osatnod. remained smile time in
I . variotis, parts

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N A most:sumptuous. military equipment fOr the
f__arbob.of the CARNATIC Is about to be 1;14.130
nthis country. for Madras. 4 ,
OkrioA, SEpic "We learn alai' the' Olds-
ters of en , .
Olthree Sardinian vessels, who arrived here yesterday. from
l9an in Si; days, have reported that the Neapolitan consrusl.
_441 landed there from a Sardinian vessel coming from 4lete
eantilioaftaiot
owes ruznoured 'there that the Dey asked for the paY-,
,000 dollars from the Neapolitan, and had preten-
!lent of a similar nature against this state."
e "titarnaect,t a(rirfivaed letter from Captain .Wir.soNl of
ofr Margate from St. Vincent's :—_
tn.e 241 of September, hit. 31i. 38., and .long. 54. 51, we
, On
`!9.1 a pirate, and were, lundered of all our newinceontllsagceaens.
fell i
4117„_:eal
_number of other stores; els!
tthe
lira 3 shot at use and matte neavt. o, and ordered our
Vat on board, which 1 sent with' the mate, carpenter, and two
ier hads, who were kept, and my boat manned with about
2„), rrenns,,
And al
all came armed with long knives. She mounted
a 32.ponrider on a swivel.
heareris said that Lord GRANVILLE is to be the
of a letter of condolence from his M.A.
tlePrrY the King of FRANCE on the death of
late ag
oiONAHCiro • -
oe are happy to hear 'that the health of Sir
44`°aEttT Prat. is rapidly improving, Mr. Secre.
'IV PEEL, who has been on a Visit to his re-
spected father; 'at Drayton Manor • House, has
returned to London.--(Wolverhampton Chronicle.)
Sir RR WILLIAM GAOW, since his return from
,k
Circuit, has been enjoying the genial sea
:breezes at his marine villa, Pegwell Beyond has
'ach:benefitted,in health.-
Captain CHARLES JAMES Fox and his Lady
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IN embarked at Portsmouth on board a. King's
frißate for Gibraltar, where the Gallant Captain
'‘' going to join- his regiment. They were tic-
!olllpaiiied to Portsmouth by the young lady's
ofbPr, the Duke of CLARENCE, who took' leave
*them with deep regret.
MR. HENIt Y FAUNTLEROY.—MtIrIbOrOUgiI•
Street Office was this-day again crowded to ex-
1e 5 under the idea that this gentleman would
"e undergone another examination. The Skull-
-1 in which he stands does not appear to be ge.
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1:4"allY understood. The fact is, he already
;,,I4°(.111 committed on- two distinct charges, and
OY hot he again brought up, should the Bank
44/ised that for the ends of public justice,
it'7141121 has already been done. In 'that case he
/-• rein°
Ydto N ate on the general re.
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PUGILISM.—A most beastly and abo.
etiehelt.'4.lnbition was presented yesterday in the Fi7e_F.iectitflosr,
the Purl Two women. each attended by her second,. nal side,
Itri,innWhe of deciding a pitched battle for a sovereign
lit.n'en! of a fit of jealousy on the part of one of_ the com-
Aa chef wife of a costermonger, who was on the ground.
u'clocit elle Concourse of spectators had assembled by tweeilvee
it anti before the arrival of the pugilists was announce
thei-cliltanateil upwards of two thousand must have occupied
On 0;4, trees, banks, &c. contiguous to the scene of action.
price "men's arrival, they observed all the forms of the
later ng, by throwing in their bonnets—the disgust to a spec-
wt, mitts not description, their hair was tied. up,. their caps
out!ell eager for the affray, the ring was reguiarly beat
settsthe'
i'litlienng-to there appeared but little difference, they fought
vas ,(I,"'Werable skill, and nothing but earnest right and left
110,,11„.e_n and received, they bled profusely, and nothing more ndt,,: earl be
anagined than their appearance. The seconds
ti as much as possible to keep them to something
th tilne, but owing to the slippery state of the weather, and
bibles f 4 bling repeatedly broken into, it was found impracti-
-04,, anti so great was the fury of the antagonists, that al. evg? drenched in blood and covered with filth, they disputed
of,llofirlli two
of pound, and actually fought with Amazonian
hours and a half, in the course of which the lads
()allreill.tn°linster had ample opportunity of betting and carrying
rurally rtiore dexterous avocations. At length the sight pa-
brukeirs !tronsed the feelings of a satiated mob; the ring was
ham, ' and the parties assisted away in a most mutilated state,
hate scarcelya I'-- to cover them, thereby Makin it a drawn
day...4hieh, it is understood, is to be renewed gat a future Petitio of trust that hlagisterial interference will prevent a re-
we tins gross outrage on public decency.
quote the following paragraph from a
1110 oc" journal :•••j4 The master hairdressers of
futi('rnciety of St. Louis are to celebrate to-day a
ki.°l scrvice for the repose of the soul of his
sitst9
on Tve",teen, out of Thirty-eight Capitals drawn
iticiupnay last, Were shared and sold by Bisb,
ch, ItigTwo of 290,000. The New Lottery
4nd
Th. ern)
(for BISH is the. Contractor with
(4°ernrienti'
contains -Two Prizes of p 30,000,
avid all IrtY.Other Capitals, all Sterling Money,
Ticket t° be decided One Day, 3d November.th.
p a and Shares for which are now on Sale at.
Chit :-°ntrctorig Offices 4, Corahill, and 9,
ring.eriiss