The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-20 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DRURY-LANC.--The new Tragedy, entitled
Caine Gracchtis, was represented again last night,
and was attended by a very numerous audience.
The performers again exerted themselves with
great zeal and success, particularly Messrs.
MACRCADY, TERRY, ARCHER, Mrs. W. WEST,
and Mrs. Bum The Tragedy was received
with great applause throughout. We have read
it since the first representation, and, far from
retracting a favourable opinion of its merits,
we consider it altogether as highly creditable to
the author, and we rejoice that such a return to
the regular Drama seems to portend that mere
pomp and show will not be permitted Wholly to
preclude the efforts of dramatic genius. Neither
Prologue nor Epilogue was repeated on this,
occasion.

LATENT-CARDM—The return of Mr. SIN.
CLAIR to this Theatre was greeted last night on
his entrance with the warmest acclamatioos by a
crowded audience. The part which he performed
was Prince Orlando, in the comic Opera of The
Cabinet. He was a very good singer before he
went to Italy for improvement, and his perform-
ance last night fully proved that he had not lost
his time. He was encored in all his songs,
and was obliged to give the favourite Po.
lacca three times. lie is also evidently
improved in his acting. His deportment was
more easy, and was obviously governed by the
feelings and sentiments of the character. lie
found an admirable support in the great musical
powers of Miss PATON, who was also warmly
applauded, and obliged to repeat her songs. Miss
TIAMMERSLEY also was very favourably noticed,
and obliged to repeat one of her songs. The
rest of the characters were sustained with spirit
and humour by BLANcilAnn, BARTLEY. PAW.
curt', and particularly Mrs. GIBBS. LARKIN
was assailed with a few faint tokens of disappro.
bation, which he did nut appear to deserve,
for, though he is not gifted with much mu.
sical power, he sang with tolerable skill,
and certainly supported his character with
easy humour. When FAWCETT came to announce
the next play, though a respectable actor, and an
established favourite of the public, he was in.
suited with a claiuorous call for SrstcLAta to
perform the office. He bore this illiberal treat.
me:tt with respectful submission and having
at length been permitted to state that, flat-
tering as such a requisition must be to Mr.
SINCLAIR, he was so much fatigued by his
performance and repeated exertions, &c. &c. that
it was hoped he would be excused, &c. lt is
full time that these insulting calls should be
overpowered by the candour and delicacy of
the Public, and that the practice also of admit.
ting the hulf-price gentry before the conclusion
of the third acts of Plays, and the second u
Operas, should be abolished.
SURREY TIIEATILE.—The stew piece, cane
The Gamblers, was withdrawn on Tuesday nigh

The French Ambassador went to the Foreign
Office, yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, to
have an audience of, and to transact business
with, Mr. CANNING. The French Ambas-
sador's carriage (and the circumstance created
some surprise, especially amongst the Stock
Exchange Agents, who are stationed about
Downing-street, to watch who go to the
Foreign Office) did not wait in Downing-
street, but went to New Palace-yard, front-
ing the House of Lords, and there remained.
The object of this, however, was that the Am-
bassador might afterwards view the Parliament
Houses, the Courts of Law, Westminster flail
and Abbey, &c., if time permitted. It was too
dark before the French Ambassador left the
Foreign Office, to curry thin plan into effect.

nfifllt!

DREADFUL. ACCIDENT.---This morning', at nine
o'clock, an Inquisition was taken at the Trium-
phant Chariot, Pembroke Mews, before AIN
'limos, the Coroner, on the body of Henry Cul.
linghatn, coachman to Edward Searle, Esq. of
Kensington,---It appears that on the afternoon
of Tuesday last the deceased had been
to town with his master in the carriage,
and was returning empty home, when, just
as he had passed through Hyde Purkiate,
some persons hailed him. He plled , nd they being friends of his, and residing near! whe are
he was going, he placed them in the carriage,
and was about to ascend the box again, when
just as he bad placed his foot on the wheel,
the horses started off, and the deceased fell
to the ground, and both the near wheels pass.
ed over his breast, breaking tho breast-bone
in a most frightful manner. lle was placed on
a shutter, and carried to St. George's Hospital,'
where he died in three minutes after his arrival.—
The deceased was upwards of (30 years of age,
and bore a most unimpeachable Clifiraeter.--The
J ury returned their verdict that the deceased
was " Killed by accident."
POsTAIAN HonaEo.--On Tuesday evening be.
twe en seven and eight •o'clock, as one of the threepenny postmen
was proceeding; along Brixton-road, with the intention of deli-
vering some letters in the neighbourhood, he wrs aecosted by
some yilliztns who infest Brixton and its environs, and instantly.
knocked down ; they then beat him in a most shameful manner
about the head and body, and rifled his pockets of the con-
tents. Unfortunately tbr the poor fellow he had at the tin,,
about him between 184 and . 141. in cash,- and .4 tpustity
of halfpence in his bag; these the footpads carried away,
leaving the poor fellow on the road nearly denih some time
el,psett* before any person posed, when he was. curried to ti
neighbouring public-house, and from thence home, where he
now lies in a very bad suite.
StztatuAtt CIRCUMSTANCE.--There is at pre-
alive, Hear Laurencekirk, on old woman,
7:dow WATSON, Who 'had eight sons, all
of Whom enlisted during the late war, and were
all serving in Egypt under the immortal ABER-
CROMUY, and what is singular, seven of them we/e
slain in that battle which terminated his glorious
career. The only survivor, GEORGE WATSON,
lived to return to England, and died soon after-
wards in Tynemouth Barrucks. We understand*
that the poor old mother lives in great poverty,
aml we think, if her case were properly repre-
sented, something would surely be thine to Ole-
viste, in some measure, her present sufferings,
and help to brighten up her latter days.—(Abcr-
deen Paper.)