The Sun.
London, England, 1802-01-16 00:00:00

ANECDOTE FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

CAFFAR.I EL LI, a celebrated Italian Singer; went
into 'France in the time of the..-Princess of Saxe,
who was very fond of music. He sung several
times at the concert of sacred music, and before
Louis NV., who' sent hith a Very elegant gold
snuff-box by a Gentleman of the • Chamber.—
" What," said the Musician, f' does \the.King of
France send me this box without his. portrait ?"
" The King makes a present of this to no one but
ambassadors." "To ambassadors," replied CAF-
FARIELL "why then he shOuld make them sing."
The King, when this was related to him, 'laughed
very heartily.
But CAFFARIELLI did not get off so easily with
Cardinal AtliANI. His Eminence invited him to
'sing at a concert- which. he gave at his Palace at
Rome. The.. Musician promised to be there, but
wilfully forgot. the appointment. A messenger
was sent for him, who found him at his door in his
robe de chambre. " His Eminence waits for y0u..."
" 0, the disgrazia—l have entirely forgot the ap.
pointment ; but will not another time do as well 1"
" No, you must come as you are." "In a robe
de chambre !" " Yes, in a robe de Chambre"—
CAFfAittELLI thought it extremely pleasant talc,.
to sing in a robe de chambre before cardinal AL.,
BANI : he entered, made excuses, and sung an.air;'
after which the major-domo desired him 'to go into.
a cabinet, where he presented terhim a box Ofgola
filled *WI sequins; " there," said the• Major
down, " is the reward which his Eminence has seni,
you for the exertion of your talents, and he has at
the same time 'ordered that you should receive
chastisement for your insolence." Ithmediately
four footmen gave him a dozen blows upon his
shotimers ; what was still more cruel during thiS
scene was,
that whilst he was roaring out 'with
pain, those. who heard him called out, "Bravo,
braVo,'•Caffarietli."

The'Pertorthers of Drury-Lane Theatre have, it
seems, 'signed the deed Which provides for the gra-
dual liquidation of their claims; ' The arrears due
to them are, we find, to be::paitl-t the rare of 25
per cent. and a prnvision is made for a-faithful. acl:.
berence. to this engagementi,in;case the surplus pro-
fits-should not be sufficient to -cover that and the
established expetices of the Theatre. The ensuing
salaries are to be, discharged by regular payments
as they occur. As all parties seem to be satisfied
with the arrangements which the Proprietors have
biought forward, it is to'be hoped that there will
never be any future occasion for the interference of
a Court of justice.

Green:.Room report is -very favourable. to the
dramatic
.sketch of Urania; which is forth-coming at
Drury-Lane .Theatre. The main'objeft of the piece,
we. understand; is to throw into harmless ridicule
persons of a romantic turn of mind. Such.persons
generally abound in sensibility; but it is sensibility
to an excess injurious to themselves. The purpose
is, therefore, laudable; 'and may be rendered very
dramatic, without the farcical extravagance of the
modern Stages From the well-known taste and literary
talents of the amiable,young Author, much may be
expe6t,ed; even in a work that does nor aspire be-
yond the merit of an After-piece.
Mr. BARRY, Miniature Painter, is removed' to
No. 57, Charlotte_street, Portland Place.

A few days ago a Sailor was apprehended by the
Tharnes.Police, charged with being one of the Mu-
tineers who took His Majesty's Ship Dana' into
France, commanded_ by' Lord fitt.6a r.
We think it a duty to the Public to caution them
against a set of Ruffians who frequent the low pub-,
lic-houses about Charing-Crossiand who are generally
to be seen lounging about the doors' oPthem, offering
to the incautious cheap articles for sale, by way of
enticing them in. When they 1/3se housed their
prey, it is their praftiee to extort money by threats
which are to horrid to be defiliti: We under-
stand that tWo or three of these fellows have been
taken up and committed for those atrocious ofFerices.

The son of Mr, SMITH, Proprietor of a silk ma-
nufaaory at Homertpn, unfortunately perished on
Sunday' last while skaiting on deep water. He was.
only seven years of aged It is astonishing the nu-
merous fatal accident of this kind do not make pa-
rents more guarded against such dangerous amuse-
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