The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-24 00:00:00

7717,1TRE,

Drury -Lthe.

tizr miserable 4tbortion of dramatic dulness, on-
titled Fashionable Friends, contrary to the decisive
and indignant sense of the numerous audience which
attended its first representation, was again obtruded
upon the Public last night. We must again declare,
that it is the weakest and most licentiotis Play. we
ever attended. It indeed consisted of a kind of
competition between dulness and profligacy, in
which, however, with some difficulty, the latter
was predominant. We are at all times disposed
to be friendly to...the Stage, as it is the roost
rational and improving of our public amusements ;
but we cannot, for a moment, give a sanaion to
such Theatrical prostitution as is to be found in this
despicable attempt at what is termed Comedy.
Far from tolerating such a slander upon the Fashion-
able Circles, as to suppose that it is a proper repre-
sentation of the manners of Higher Life, we are rather
inclined to conceive, that the Piece was written by
a political leveller, for the purpose of degrading
the upper classes of the community. The piece
was received last night with strong marks of ge-
neral disapprobation, and when Mr. C. KEMBLE
attempted to announce it for a third representation,
it was impossible for him tog-a-ina hearing. As he
is a respedable performer, and- maintains a 'good
chara&er in private life; it is with reluctance
that we feel ourselves obliged to censure his con-
duet towards the Audience, which, instemi of
exhibiting a proper deference ;to public judgment,
manifested a kind of indifference, bordering on
contempt. We have, indeed,. little doubt that the
sportive, if not scornful smile, . which appeared in
his countenance, contributed-to aggravate the dis-
pleasure of the Audience, and,augment their hosti-
lity towards the Piece. At length, after waiting
upon the Stage for some time, with laughing and
apparently insulting negligence, he was obliged to
retire, but returned soon after, and announced fur
this evening, the Comedy of The Aivals.

The departed Comedy of the Fashionable Friends
could not expea any thing wore than the usual sup.
port of friends of fashion, to be deserted at its utmost
need. The Public, if not the poet, have here ful-
filled the stria law 3 of poetical justice, and Fashion:
able Friends have met with the rewards which their
hollowness deserved—they have literally been
damned.

When a Play is damned, or what would have been
thought so some few years ago, we are now told
from the Theatre " that it was received throughout
with the highest approbation and applause." Ore
. would suppose that the People of this Country have
lost the faculties of seeing and hearing.
The Managers of Drury-Lane Theatre have re-
ceived the congratulations of their friends on the
favourable and prosperous turn the •affairs of. the
Theatre are raking.—The Treasury of that Theatre
was it seems robbed the other night, and no less
than fifty guineas taken away I
The name of ARNE stands so high in the estima.:
tion of all people of true musical knowledge and.
taste, that a Monument to the. Memory of such a
distinguished genius in his art, is a tribute of ia.
tional duty, that national pride might 'long *since.
have been expected to pay. Dr. ARNOLD, much
to his credit; is labouring-tile point with laudable
assiduity, and,' we hope, the powers of Sculpture
will place another votive 'offering attang the ho-
nourable memorials of British merit.
There Deum of PAESI E LLO is stated. in one of

the French Papers not to have had all the cad in
P4tre Dame that was expeaed from it. Perhaps the
Orchestra was not properly proportioned to the size
of the place.
The only proper place for the representation of
Fashionable Friends is the Pic-Ric Theatre, for the
whole tendency of the Dialogue, and the general
complexion of the charalers are exafily fitted to
promote the levity and libertinism, which seem to
be the main purposes of its institution. "

Lord CAMELFORD has thonght it necessary to
apprize the Public that- an acquaintenance with one
of the Firm of the Portland Place Bank, which
commenced from motives of humanity on the part of
his Lordship, no longer exists, •• -
The Gentleman who has lately come befe the
Public with such a multiplicity of Appellations, not-
withstanding all his distinetions, may well wish
with Falnajr for " a commodity of good names:"
As the French have resorted to the old Calendar

in matters of RELIGION, it is to be hoped that
since they return to its rites they will in due' time
possess something of its substance.

Lord NELSON is introduced into a new Dramatic
Piece, in one aCt, lately brought out at Paris, enti-
tled, " The French Painter in London." The name
of Lord Sone/ (the anagram of his name) is given to
his Lcirdship, and he is introduced in a manner not
at all derogatory to the high charaaer which he
holds all over Europe.
When 01, tv R CROMWELL, attended by his Se-
cretary THURLOW, went on some particular occa-
sion, to dine in the City, the populace rent the air
with their granulations. " Your Highness," said
the Secretary, " may see by this, that you have the
the voice of the People as well as the voice of God."
" As to God," replied OLIVER, " I will not talk
about him here ; but for the People, they would be
just as noisy, and perhaps rpore rejoiced, if you and
I were going to be hanged."

The caspof Mr. HOLLA4BY, which was brought
before the Sheriff's Court, and reported in our Pa-
per of Monday, claims the attention of an higher
tribunal. There ;4e-some cases, and this is one, in
which redress of a pecuniary nature is extremely
•inadequate for the injury received. And in a case,
where such premeditated guilt td infamy comes be-
fore the Public, thus clearly substantiated, the per-
petrator of it comes off too weli by the levy of a
fine.

A melancholy accident occurred on Tuesday night
last, by the overturn of one pi the mail coaches at
Hatfield, vThen the coachman (idling under the car-
riage \vas Lll-cm unately crushed to death. The guard
recci%,ed a vioientiolow u.,on the head, aod ail in,
side passenger was much bruised,

LAW RFPOa7".

couaT OF V.ING'b ArR

si'rixNt.4:l BEFORE 1.6r..6, 5:1-LF.r:rteRour;FLAvi) SPECIAL,

JURiES, (:ttib:)“.%l.l, LoNnt-,N

Only two Special jury Cause; were appointed for
this day, which was the Adjournment train the Sit-
tings after the last Term—nath;ng occurred neces.
sary to be detailed except one paint of Law.
It was proposes! to give evidence of whet passed
between the Parties, at a meeting which took place
with a view of accommodation. This was resisted
on the other side, on the ground, that whatever the
conversation was, it mn.rt have been in confidence,
and under the hope of accommodation, end there_
fare ought not to be ,di:,-clesed.
But, then, it was said, that this matter had been
decided by Mr. justice Be R, arid rsy Lord KEN-.
Y o 1`,7, and they -had taken this di;.tilisiiion : they had
said, that whatever was offered by a party, at any
time, as the Prici Qf Peecc, speh, for i; stance, as
a man saying; I will give an hu::::lrs.d pounds rather
than carry on a law-suit ;or any thing •th a view
of setting the dispute at rest, -should an't be given
in evidence ; but that any thing. th,st \vas tda-orted
as a fat, was evidence, whether upon a • rileetwg
fur aCCornaluda I. ion, Or otherwise, because that could
not atter t;se situation of the parties, from that in
which they were, previous to thr—rneetin,; er ac_
cormnadation, and therefore,
.the-adrnis'sion of riAy
Matter of fv..l, at such a ra.4;ting, had beep received
in evidence.

•I . I

The Lord Cjiiii-jtis-rici said," thai had this
been a case of the-first impression, he should have
been inclined to' 'think that -whittever _past betvv,:en
Parties, at a meeting held for the purpose of accom-
modation, or with a -view of puttins an end to the
dispute, should be held sacred, and never given it./
evidence at a trial; this appearing to him to be the
safer mode of trial, or rule of evidence, hut LAS-
much as my Lord KENYOe had held otherwise, and
had decided that a fart admitted at any meeting be-
tween the parries, might he received fir evidence,
and as that doEtrince had been assented to by•the
Court, it would be too much for him ; he did ngt
think himself at liberty to overturn that doctrine
so established.

Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London, be-
fore the Right Hon. EDWARD Lotd ELLENI3O-
- Lord Chief Justice, &c. in and attc
Easter Term, 802