The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-27 00:00:00

MR. KEAN.

The following extract of a letter, dated
" Liverpool, Roth October, 18'24," has been sent
to us by n Correspondent :
" A paragraph having appeared in one of the London Even.
ing Papers, stating that linaw, on his appearance here the
other night after four years absence, met with great dirappro-
bation, and was received with cries of " Off, qr," &c. I beg
to state the facts as they really occurred, and they will, I think,
prove that lie has reason to be quite satisfied with his reception.
Although he offended the audience on a former occasion, by
telling them (pretty nearly what JOHN KEMILE said, by the
bye, when he took his leave of us) that they had not greeted
him so warmly as he was used to elsewhere, and that he hoped
others would please them better, yet the Managers were in.
duced to offer him such terms, I understand, as made him
resolve to venture once more upon the Liverpool Boards. His
first appearance was hailed with very great applause, mixed
with partial disapprobation, soon drowned, however, by the
majority of a crowded house, determined, as it appeared, to
welcome great talent back again. Every night of his per-
formance has been a rich harvest for the Managers, and his
benefit literally crammed the Theatre; so that his popularity
may be fairly said to be as great as ever, and I really think he
is much improved since I saw him last. He performed last
night at Manchester to such an overflow as would have filled
the house if it had been nearly half as large again, and I am
convinced that if he could have played here another week his
attraction would have increased with every successive per.
formance. I deem it hut an, act of justice to such a genius as
KEAN' to state thus much, and to assure you that the disappro-
bation on his first night was trifling indeed, when compared
with the rapturous ap_plattse he received from much the greater
pert of the audience."

,
THE CostET.—The new Comet, which is in-
teresting only to those who make use of the telescdpe, was on
the 26th of August, in the constellation Hercules, right ascen.
242. N. decl. 40. and 6 degrees west of the bright Nebula, in
the girdle of HerCflkS ; a few days afterwards it was observed
near the right leg of Hercules, right ascen. 235. N. decl. 47. in
which part of the Heavens it crossed the path of the Comet ofl
January last. Its motion is retrograde, or contrary to the order
of the zodiacal signs, and slow in comparison to the astonishing
velocity of the former Comet. •It has only advanced through
the Heavens 27 degrees since the 26th of August. This apps.
rently slow motion may arise from its inconceivable distance
from the earth. When examined with a telescope, it appears
like a faint nebula, but if the atmosphere be clear, with a low
power and sufficient light, it may be distinctly seen soon after
sun-set, and throughout the night, being only 32 degrees from
Polaris. It does not set. Its direction is towards the northern
point in Ursa Major, and as it does not appear to become less
luminous, it is probable it may be observed for a considerable
time. On Saturday night, ten o'clock, it was situated between
the right hand of Bootes and the tail of Drags, right ascen.
213. N. deel. 68.
We hear that Colonel FREDERICK FITZOL4-
RENCE, the young soldier whose gallantry was 30
conspicuous on the night of the Cato-street trea-
son, is to offer himself on the independent inte-
rest at Dover,on the dissolution of Parliament.—
( Kentish Gazette.)