The Sun.
London, England, 1802-09-18 00:00:00

PQRTSMOUTH, SEPT. 17.

CAME into Harbopr.tO be paid, His Majesty's
Ship Southampton.
. .
A{ri:v.ed' _the, Mary, DAMSON, and EndeavoUr,
LE r,-from:Sufitkriand; and Trzuo Friends, Er. 11.11,
10l
froml.Ai'ddii.

The East India Company% Ship, the Dover Cal-
de, Capt. PETER SAMSON, arrived at Canton-on the
z9th of March last.. In passing through the Java
a
Sea, she fell in with dangerous ledgeof coral rocks,
not laid down ih any chart, extending about a quar-
ter of a mile from N..W. to S. E. having only six
feet water on them, the boats could not approach the
ledge with safety. On some parts the water appear-
ed considerably less than six feet. Soundings %vete
taken close round the ledge, from two and 'a half to
twelve fathoms.—Lat. 5. 12. South, and Lung.'
.113. East.

The first Bombay .artd.Cliit.ta..fleet to be dispatch-
ed this season consists of the•new 'ship .gorl cam-
Captain NATHANIEL DANCE, and the 'BM-
hay Cattle, Captain HAMILTON. The ab )ve
ships, with the aoYal.Gerge, Captain
_form FAN!
TrutNs, for St, Helena, Bencooten, and
are to be afloat on the 26th of Ciztober,' and to bz.
in the Pawns on the I'3lll of December. -

THE THEATRE. —The Comedy of Wild Oafs,
and the Musical Farce of Paul and Virginia at traCt.
ed a'.numerous audience to Covent Garden Theatre
last night.. Lewis was the life of ,the. Piece in
Rover, Which he performed with as much spirit as
ever. FAWCETT. WADDY, KNIGHT,' MUNDEN,,
!tict Mrs. H. St DaONS all ably contributed to the
support (4" this extravagant, yet diverting produc-
tion tif G"'KEFE. The Play was altogether well
: received.
COlnedies and a new Opera are ,prepar..
ing, for Covent:;6lrden Theatre.—The Comedies
are from REYNOLDS and Moa'ros, arid the Opera
from DIEDIN.

Some (if the Public Prints have thought proper to
"lppoint Mr. BANNISTER, Jun. Manager of Drury.
Lane Theatre, no doubt, on account of his great

berieifte.

Mrs. LITCHFIELD has been complimented in, a
Public Pri r, on her performance. of Betty Black.
bet rY The Farther, at the expence of Mrs. MAT-
TOCKS. This is an illiber,ll mode of supporting the
credit of a-public Peifrrmer. Mrs. LurcurzELD
is a PeLlOrmer-of merit, and, without entering into
invidious comparisons, we shall he glad to see her
lesetvedly rank as high in public esteem as the
Actress with :Whom she is so injuriously forced
into competition.

Mr. STANTON, the Manager. of the 'Theatre
which wits opened at the Preston Guild; is said to,
have netted no less than fifteen hundred pounds dur-
ing th'e short period of that
_festival.

. The Pit,Nic Society have announced an inten-
tion -orresoming their O, orations next Wioter; and
therefore; it is proper, that some regulations sltdull
he established; in order' to preserve the health of ell'e
fair Sex, as,mahy
iyoung Ladies who attended their
Meeting lasi Season, contracted a complaint very
ouch resembling the Dropsy.
The 'P;c Nic Needle Work which is about to be
introduced into the rooms in Hanover-square, in
place of Miss LtNwobo's, which has so long
copied them, is said to differ. from that Lady's both
desisw aml execution, as well a, in the materials
of which ;t is composed.
The SaVimmzng Nymph at Ramsgate must now
give plaCe to the Lady at -Margate, who rides at
full speed with is man's saddle, and sinews her gar-
tetl to the admiring crowd.

41'he proantitadlion in dress,, or 'rather undress,
Lades; Seems to demand- SOMe sumptuary
regulation.. It is recorded or an ancient Greek lA.-
4islator," that he contrived his Laws with so much
..tuit and address, that every trespass tarried with it:
•its own punishment. For instance, obserVing that'
the Ladies, hiS Countrywomen, grew particularly
f mil of dress and
.ornanints, he ordained, that for
the furrire, no A/Yawn should wear gold, -silver,•or
jewels, except when she was going to 'visit a gal_,
/ant. Now, if the reverse of this Ordinan'ce wert•
to take place at present, and no Woman .wlee per_.
mitred to appear
.abroad undressed,' unlesl to keep an
ass;ination with ber-gallant, a - reformation might
take place, and what could'not be effeCted by ref!,
ion and .refleaion, might be braught about by shame.
- The following curious fracas took place at the
Circds on Thursday night In the most serious
part of the Ballet, the house was interrupted by an
imitation of the crowing of a crick,.by some person
behind the, 'scenes, on which Mr. BYRI:SE left the
Stage, to inquirethe.cause of such indecorous be.
haviour. 'lt appeared, that on leaving the Stage,
he had insisted on the offender being pointed out,
'on which, Mr. MONTGOMERY confessed it to be
himself: Mr. Bt RNE then justly censured him for
his behaviour,' on which MorvrcordEßY struck
BYE. E,, and the latter spiritedly ret urned the blow.
BY RNE was obliged instantly to resume his business,
when MONTGOMERY, with :unparalleled assur.
ance, followed and struck him on, the Stage. This
created Much confusion. • The Audience demanded
tale icause of. So. griss an insult, when BYItNE ad.
•
(tressed thttn,,and explained the particulars.

A woman was yesterday sold
.at Smithfield, with
the usual honourable appendage round her neck,
€1.44 z. -a halter. • She fetched. seven shillings, the
highest price we believe yet given-in that market.
This, great advance, a judicious bystander ob-
served, must he in consequence of the Peace, since
which wives. -have become more scarce.

The Vietor, Se-n(lg, from Ebu r Lica ux to Louisiana,
is put into Lisbon, leaky, and must unloettis