The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-12 00:00:00

MARG ATE, OCT. 10.

OUR company begins to diminish, but we have
reaped so abundant a harvest during the season, thft
we have no right to complain.. Visitors indeed
seem to retreat in swarms, not from Margate only,
but the whole Isle of Thanet. Many no doubt
begin already to feel severely the 'winter quarter.
Our Ball at KIDMAN.'S on Monday probably
gleaned all that could be expetted at so late a pe-
riod. It was, indeed, well attended, and so was a
Ball at Ramsgate on the Tuesday. The Play
which was brought forward that night, under the
title of The Merchant of Guadaloupe, was written.
by a Gentleman upon a visit in this place. This
piece was performed for the benefit of Mr. LONG,
who played the part of the Merthant4 The Gentle-
man himself performed one of the Charaaers. Bit
his appearance he is not to be ranked with

" The starv'ling Bards of these degerVrate days,"

but rather with those whose " bellies are with good
capon lin'd." The other charatters did more than
justice to the Piece, which was very indifferent in
point of dramatic merit. Catherine and Petruchio and
Sprigs ofaurel were the other farces of the night.
Dandelion on Wednesday presented the ordinary
scene of pastoral simplicity at the public breakfast:
The Theatre at night announced the patronage of
the Right Hon. Lady HARRIET CAVENDLSH to the
Comedy of " Secrets worth Knowing," for the be.
nest of Mrs. TAYLOR, one ni our very best Comic
Attresses. The House was very well attended.
The Duke and Dutchess of DEVONSHIRE, the Dike
and Dutchess of Sr. AL Ban's, Lord and Lady
JERSEY, Lord and Lady BESBOROUGH, &C. &C.
were present on this occasion. Mrs. IAYLOR ex-
erted herself with admirable effeet in the Play; and
her Song, the same night, in the charafter of an Oil
Woman of Seventy-four, was a surprizing trans-
formation, considering that she is in the meridian
of life. The Farce wds Ways and Means, in which
a Gentleman who lives in the town played Sir David
Dander, with much greater merit than could reason•
ably he expefted in a Tyro. He was much and in-
deed-deservedly applauded.
'On Tht-.rsday the Ball at KinmAn's began to
indicate the departure of our Bon Ton.
Lady CAROLINE PoNsoltßY on Friday patronized
the joint-benefit of Miss BEW and MissJoHtlsToN
The Play was the hacknied but excellent Comedy or
The Beaux Stratagem. The part of Scrub was
performed by the Margate WESTON, Mr. GAarssits
the Librarian of this place, and most admirably-
The young Ladies gave proofs of merit as dancers.
The 6'poil'd Child was the Farce. There was a
large audience, and ali went off very well.
On Saturday COOKE, who has been o;teri pro-
mised, at length appeared. He played Shy/ock for
the benefit of Mrs. ATKINS, in his best manner
but former disappointments had so much damped
Public Curiosity, that there was but a thin hous•
Mrs. ATKINS king the airs of Jessica very we'''
HI came from London to play Lorenzo. °Lic
Theatrical Season will soon wind up, and Margdrc,
must resign its influence tc. the superior attraCtiow
of the Metropolis.

Yesterday, George Finley, alias Captain Focf'
alias Captain Wells, alias Major Arden, &C ,51:‘;.
underwent a second examination before Sir IL li°l'9.
and T. ROB I NSON, Esq. when.a number of person'
who had been defrauded by him attended, and ideil;
tified his person. A variety of articles he /14';
pledged, and which had been obtained by f,rg.et:(l
bills, were produced by different pawnbrokers.
l.
forged bills were mostly drawn in the above nas'et:
upon some Agent, by whom they are purported to
accepted. The parties were bound over to pro..3ec''„:
him, on seven different charges pf forger)", `l'
many others are still remaining.

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