The Sun.
London, England, 1802-07-15 00:00:00

MA RG tiTE, juLx

THE late gloomy weather has made us very dull
at this place,but we have brightened up within the
last few days. We have plenty of4.Grig;tv. to Lit,
but we are not without hope, that 4. the EleßioPreei
ing fever begins to abate, we shall have abundance
of people come among us to enjoy the delights of
rural reltqation. Then we hope that an eager
competition of Candiar.ates, for the best Placer here,
will, in the Price of .Lodgings, make one 'week
deynnz:ly us for Many that are past.
Raffling does not venture to come forward so
boldly as in for Mer times; but though it " hides its
diminished head," it takes a throw in private.
The 1-I,ys, have recently landed considerable car-
goes of Live Stock. in the last five of these aquatic
vehicles came jif.y, sixty, and near a hundred Pas_
ter.

The Theatre is newly painted, and in a -;tand_
some style of decoration. It opened last night with
the Farce of The Old Maid. The piece advertised
was Love in a Village, but as HILL and Mrs. AT-
KINs, who were to have performed Young Meadows
and Roseisa, had not arrtved, WELLS, the Manager,
addressed the audience, entreating them to permit
The Old Maid to be the first representation, not
doubting that before its conclusion HILL and Mrs.
ATKtNS would arrive, and be ready for the Opera.
The audience readily acquiesced, but the expeded
Performers. did not arrive, and the Manager was
obliged to come forward with a second address.
The audience, at length, retired with little dis-
content, being of course permitted to take back
their Tickets. •

A Letter, dated from Rochester, was this day re-
ceived from Mrs. ATKINs, stating that HILL was
detained at that place by indisposition. He is,
however, sufficiently. recovered to appear this even-
ing, when Love In a Village its to be performed.
The Theatrical Corps, according to report, is a
very respedable one. There is more than the
usual proportion of female Performers. HILL and
Mrs. ATKINS are at the head of the musical depart_
ment. WELLS, the Manager, is an Ador of merit.
He is to begin with Hawthorn. Mrs. TAYLOR,
who played The Old Maid, is the same who, I un-
derstand, played on the London boards. She is a
very good Adress. Her husband is a decent, sen-
sible Performer. BEW, from the Newcastle Thea-
tre, who a few years ago was at the Theatre in
this place, has returned to us, and is to play Eustace.
DAv is, from the Theatre Royal, Guernsey, is the
Hodge; Mrs. BARTLETT, from the Theatre Royal,
Bath, performs Madge. Mrs. TAYLOR is the De-
borah Woodcock. TAYLOR; Sir William Meadows.
MARSHALL, from the Bath Theatre, is the Justice
Woodcock. Upon the whole, the Play is tolerably
well-cast.

On Friday Rosina, the Farce of The Sultan, and
some other piece, not yet settled, are to be the
performances. A Miss Frrzo ERALD is to be the
Roxalana.

The Town is filling a-pace, and we expea that
the Theatre will make no small figure among our
Fashionable Di(7,,ersi9ns.

The, death of the late Lieutenant. General SPRY,
of the Corps of Engineers, was occasioned by a
cold caught in attending the ascension of GAR-
IVERIN's Balloon. He was a man of great worth,
of mild and amiable manners, an honourable charac-
ter, and des;..rvedly respected by all who knew
him. His loss will .be severely felt. He lived but
a very short time to enjoy his promotion, about
which he had expresSed more than common anxiety.
He will be succeeded by Major General Mortst.

Mr. who seconded the nomination of
Mr. EYNG tuesday at Brentford, in the manner
of delivering his spegci, bite pcit4 of the
Baron of Oaklands, as he rues every
num to assist his ooitorical po-..v;z.‘: 1,7 a teip ~cite
his ba;