The Sun.
London, England, 1802-03-27 00:00:00

MADAME 13 AATI's BENEFIT.

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The Opera of Polifonte and Aler.l4,perforille iv
Thursday night for BANTI'S Benefit, was attendeu,er
the most brilliant and numerous audience that c`
was witnessed at this, or perhaps any other 11,111 e:
tre in Europe. Every avenue was crowded;
ther BILL INGTON displayed talents of a surieri
Tot
kind, or that the situation is better adaPte`;,,,
their exertion than at the other theatres, w felt -°:0
not, but certainly her powers never were rJ
the same degree. The Duo between her and nAlbc
was such as might naturally be expeCted fromtra,.
exertions of two such performers, and such a cilia
poser as NASOLINI. BANT I'S mellow tones)ll„,.
powerful Sgstenutos increased the effea of coed
LINCTON's modulations, which in their turn ,at fat
the
aeglornvraeatrvis
ouonraf
much to the intonations of-BANTi ; such a fe3sv,
scienceim
could
dtefa
endn wc-ya
ala
stand was composed expressly for Mrs' Opera we """"0,
L her
TON, consequently there was more romp for ter
exertions than for those of BANTI ; but the 13,t0f
must have been amply reconwensed in another -
s
for the restriaed fief for 116 r talents.
hardly ever
eervye rt exhibit
As to the absolute science, we think there 0,
greater room for admiration in BILLiNGTOS! etho
cution than any thing we ever remember :`,../:tonc
Duct she held C alt for several bars, with 7n lig
and clearness, that elektrified the audience: Jut tp
Bravura, she carried her voice by the Gar tpuo
E flat, and lastly as a sort of coup de gracerlinor
dulating, she touc{ed on Fon the top of acotioo'
sichord, with a justness that beggars all desc irliAdie/
The House was so crowded that sevell,_jv
fainted in getting in, and the Pic was ent'f—'

five minutes after upening the doors.
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On Thursday afternoon, a man of .the n;„ Seo
Wardiuk, who keeps a potatoe warehouser
Compton street, Soho, went to the house °f -D. he
a merchant in Guildford-street, and sold f 5010
waited on him for 35. 6d. for the ciftieget, then
household goods. Mr. D. not knowing.wile,;, tie;
wad the man who was entitled to the tri°,,rhi-ell3‘'
sired him to call again ; but Warwick replied', more
called several times, and would not call any
that he was determined not to leave' the 11°nseo. out',
out his money : Mr. D. insisted on his gotorren
and endeavouring to push him,a scuffle ensue n out,r he
them, and Mr. D. not being able to get hill" ani
went into his back parlour, and brought a Pls.t° ;f. bc
presenting it to him, said he would shoot 11,7 rwicli-
did not go out of the house ; upon which "1;001
ran into the street, and called with a loud h-bours
times, Murder ! This brought several neW'ac wici‘
and other persons round the house, and ;citile°
told them what had happened. During t'sto.blet
Mr. D. sent a person in search of a 'Cnitnsenter'
and the street door being left open, leVatvv,ic'frtend
ed the House again, accompanied by a the}
went with him, and was waiting for hlnl;olhis
remonstrated with Mr. D. on the improricPcisistej
condua, but he would not hear them, at'n toed ;
that they should leave his house ; the} refused
pistol
and he went into his back parlour, to get his
again ; several persons in his house elicicavw- ith the
persuade him not to have any thing to d° - an
v
Jed, •
pistol •; but he assured them it was not .I°'' vith it '
that he only intended to frighten them alai'
when he got to Warwick, he again threa
r a vtrori
shoot him, if he did not leave the house' f)
an fir'
m. .
wick refusing to go without his money,ded ; 'he
p
the pistol at him, and it roved to be 'r.area t
shot passed through his left cheek, and tlt
jaw. Warwick fell apparently dead'. ;ti oed' Ws{
proved not to be the case. Surgical ass°, 0.90
'to
immediately sent for, and considering, Inc ifo
dangerous, Mr. D.'s neighbours at'visea
whic"
surrender himself into the hands of justice o,
eig boa"
,bo
accordingly did. A Constable in rbev„„p, tltie
hood took him before Sir It lc H AII P '',"l" till
committed him to Clerkenwell Dridevic
fate of Warwick is known.

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