The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-10 00:00:00

MARGATE; AUG. 3.

As I observe that your Pape; is constantly atten-
tive to the operations of the Mimic World, the Stage,
I shall continue to inform you of what passes at the
Theatre here, which, upon the whole, is the best
amusement that the place affords, as well whatever
else may attraet public notice.
The .weather being but indifferent on Monday last,
we were,obliged to relinquish, the enjoyment of a
Public Breakfast at The Prospee9 Goff te-house, and
'after a salubrious plunge in the briny realm of Old
Neptune, confine ourselves to a negligent saunter
rouod.the Billiard Tables. In the evening of the same
. day the Theatre treated us with The Poo.- Gentleman,
a eliarader that in life is by no means a stranger in.
this pliee. The Comedy does credit to the lively
Genius who composed it, and it wa§, supported in a
manner altogether that did not disgrace it. The
novelty of the night was a Mrs. LEE in the part
of Emily Worthington. Her figure is interesting,
and though her merit is nor of the first prder, she
got through very well, and was much applauded.
M4llt.sliALL did justice to Sir. Robert Bramble.—
The scene between the Lieutenant, and his ,Veteran
Corporal; the former gird by BE w, and the latter
by TAIL' Lott, was extremely well supported; and ;
the Audience were much affeaed.:; .Mh.ITAYLOR
was particularly excellent in !hoe', Honourable. Miss
LucretiaAPTab. Indeed we consider "lielc's very
near the original Performer, 'Plis:'lVlATTo.tits, in.
that part. 011apod and Stephen liartoiwby had very
'respedable representatives in Lt ip and, DAv is.

Wednesday morning rose with so animated an
aspeft, that all our Beauty and Fashion crowded to
Dandelion Garden:, where the scene was very cheer_
ful. °The Play bills of that day mentioned the
melancholy event of a death in RAYMOND'S family.
Instead of appearing in Rolla that evening, RAY-
MOND was therefore obliged to leave. Margate.—
The Manager, with a liberaiity which -does. honour
to his character, seized that opportunity of annout►c.
ing that the Performances -of the. night, were for the
benent of RAYMOND, very naturally conceiving that
at such a moment, the feelings of :the Public would
be particularly interested in favour of the
,A4or.
But we cannot say with the. venerable jolosoN, '

" Pry fir'd her torch at VIRTUE'S fidttne,.
" And Mktb was Bow:0A, with au huhibier name;"

.
for the house was not pro,:u6Ove.
On Thursday the Assembly Room unluckily dis.
played a beggarly account of empty" Seats.—
_There were, perhaps, about sixty persons. r.
Friday brought us an influx of Strangers; and as
t, the bright day. brings forth the Adder !' we are
in hopes that the present beautifill, though somewhat
sultry weather, will bring us an "increasing crowd of
visitors, among whom we must of ctwrse compound
for some who will haVe,Serpenigne arts.
The Theatre this evening presented us with The
Beggar's; Opera and The Review. Mrs. SECOND
came forth in Polly,, and Phatie Whitethern in the

farce. Her figure is elegant in the female dress;
and she appeared to attvantage in the Soldier's attire.
She sings with ra'ste and coriffirerable extent of
voice, and thete is evidently mute' animation than
- ;,
heretof,re in her acting. ~
StrET-r was announced for veptcyfigfiy, but an
apology, a hi 00010 E, Was made for his nonoppear-
ance,. in An ativerti,ement fixed, in the Box lobby.We
4,,) !tnt kr exaCtly the cause of his absence,
but the disappointment had nearly produced dis.
turbance and strong marks of. Public displeasure,
Ahruughout the Farce. Ciileb Quotem was per_
formed by a Mr. WINcroN, whose acting, voice,
and manner' of singing, was somewhat too, much in
the ztyle of FAWC LTr.

" An Ador that would build a solid fame
Must I mintion's servile arts disclaim,
Act for himself, on his own bottom stanct"--

So says sturdy Master CHURCHILL, who "knew
a thing or two" about life, and its-Mimic, the Stage.
Dandelion on Saturday morning eclipsed all its
fistive doings of the preceding' Wedncsday. All
was mirth, whim, and gaiety. Indeed, gloom
seems to be dying away very fast at Margate.
'The lodgings are letting rapidly, the carriages roll
through the streets, the Hoys discharge good car_
ices of males and females, and PLEASURE seems
I kely to fix her-Standard here for many weeks to
come.

The Play in the. evening was The Heir at Law,
and the Farce My Grandmother. Between the
aaS of the Phty, Mrs. SECOND charmed the Audi.
enct with some Songs, and played ,Florella in the
Farce with more than her usual spirit. Her chief
Song was admirable, and "the whole went off with
eclat.

•
'Sunday night, about half past Fj, ht o'clock, as
two brothers were coining out of a „boat at, Arundel.
Stairs, rather somewhat in liquor„ bath fell over..
board. One was instantly: picked-,;up ; the other
sunk, and remained 'under water for-twenty minutes,
The body was carried to the Swan public,.house in
Arundel street, where every effort, was made by
five of the Faculty without effee.t..—The deceased
wan an Irishman of the name of Flit). He hag been
eight years on board the' Suffolk man of war,. just,
returned home, and 'XIS out with his brother on a
day's pleasure.

kNr4slzZEs.

IviAIoSTONE, 'A.(lt,'l73t 6.

Beliffithir! Blackfn'd and Joseph Poruidl, two
Young men,- but Old oi.ender,, particularly the lat.
ter; who liad heed the qliierof a disperateGang. in
this' County for Many. ),,ears,wete tried, and•lound
guilty on a capital charge for 'sheep,s-tealing, at
Lewisham.:—:-Mi.jenning-ti; of Lewishain; having lost
several sheep at different' tinier; 'applied to some
persons to: watch for- the:. thieves ; by
.their -Means
the cart, in which they catried awor the sheep alive,
was 'traced to'ilie lione:Of'a Mrs. Paissonsi and the
two PrisonerV and heiS6iiivere apprehended. 'The
two Prisonersiiiffeaed•a,ecictie; and got:_aw,ay. The
third man,, Parspus,„ir,e,ceived s2ntence' of death two
years since, and it was not till the'itionth of April.
•- • 1
last they were met with. -

. . .
William'Coium:y, a Soldier; was tried felt robbing
Oliver Clarke, .a Post-boy,'and taking front his per_
son two tl. Eank.Notes, the property of his master,
George Motley ; -together with Hale-a-Guinea in'
gold, and Nine Shillings anti' Sixpence in silver,
the property of. the said, Oliver Clarke.T4e Pro-
sectitori on his return with his horses from a job he
had been out with, was . stopped 'by the Pris Oner,
then in his Soldier's clothes, near ten at night, 4110,
in' a' very peremptory way demanded his incipey.
• 'He gave him the whole he had, and•the Prisoner
left:him to pursue his journey: He made his loss
known, as soon as he, could--a pursuit. ,was raised
after him, and he' was taken in a night-house, 'With
-die 'monies -about him, -which the ,Prosecutor had
previously described, ,as welj. as person.—The_
. .1
,Prisoner, in his.defence said he received Cie money
he had about him from his Drum-Major,
.and that
he'ltad written to hip'to attend; but he did not see ,
hiin'in Court.. He denied having any knowledge' of,
the Prosecutor or the -robbery---,-G,lii/t.y, ;.I.l,;atk.
Charles.Almonl was next put, to the.l3ar, or an
indiament for assuming che name and chara,aer of
one Henry. Jones, a seaman, entitled to certain
piize-Money, with intent to receive the said prize—.
money. This was an iniiktment for an offencelliat
we are afraid is but too cominon,,, to the great in-,
jury of our brave Tars, wh,), when they have prize- ,
money to receive, are but too apt to make that and
all the circumstances so public, as to give an oppor-
tunity to desi,g9Vrit Fr,iFn to persohate then?,
was the casein the present instance; but it was too
clumsily pertirriied to 'sueteed, as the deteaion arose ,
in the firs6instance:4'he -Prisoner made a 'very
ingenious defence forAlimself, but without effeitt'...
The. Lord Chief Eaton summed up with his tisual`
precision and-impartiality, commenting, as he pro-
ceeded, on the Law of the case, and the absolute
necessity there was of holding out a terrible,exarri-
ple to,all Offenders the way the Prisoner was
charged with offending, to. deter others from ever
attempting 'to rob our 'brave seamen of the hard. 1.
earned produce of their bravery.' The-Jury just
turned round, and found-a'Verdiet of Guilty.'