The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-16 00:00:00

THE THEATR4S.

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The Way to Keep Him was repeated last
and such a 1-avourable impression li2s the perforal-
ance of this agreeable comedy last week made upol
the Public, that it drew a very large audietvti
BANNISTER hits off the odd humour of •S'ir Bashilo
Constant very happily, and makes it a very Lii6"
tinguished charader in the Piece. Mrs, 3qk.,D4s
is very spirited and playful in the Widow Be"taloa,
indeed the whole of the Performers give a stroll
support to the Piece, and its success is creditable to
public taste.

Covert_-Gardtge
The Man of the World, most admirably supporte4
by CooKE's Sir Pertinax, was followed last nigh!
by The Tale of Ablrery. There w at; to essentist
change in the flicce, which went off very successr
fully. It is cert4inly highly interesting, and ‘yilll
no doubt, be very attraetive, particularly eis it del
rives so much advantage from bputifiliSceneryj anc
very good ACting?

The Covent-Garoen Manager has, It is said
purchased the copyright of Deity: and
for ;591. From the success of the Comedy, an'
the known liberality of the Manager, if the Pia,
has really been purchased, it was probably at #
higher rate.
STEPHEN Ktrast.; was to perform Fithcaje in
Henry dr Fourth last night at Bristol. His success
in LondOn has excited great expeetation at gat?
and Bristol. His own humourous address on
corpulency, which was spoken by BAuriistEx, $514
to be spoken at Bath and Bristol by CRAB.I4O,°
a respeCtable Performer.
The ciao of The jealous WO, at Drury.*lnf.
Theatre, might be improved with a few challge4
Pai.rata., though vcrt welt in Major pagedyt
much better in his old part, it Av.°, /3ga—sit/ell
BANNISTER is by no means successful in Sir, Nartyt
and would most probably be diverting in the
DWYER has, had time enough to study the part e
Lord Trinket; and that part should now be as,igr'%;
to him. The Comedy is so good a one, that
ought to have the full strength of the Company, an
that strength should be properly direCted,
On Thursday se'nnight Mr. JAMES 84NNER1444:
late of the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, died
Preston, in Lancashire. His death was occasions'
by a wound he received in the thigh, while re
re
forming a part in the farce of KOTZEBUE, entitle,
la Perouse. The wound was occasioned by the waho
ding of a musket, discharged in the course a g
performance, and which had unfortunately 1?0.7
overcharged with.powder.
The disappointed adherents of the.defeate.d es*
blishment of the Portland Place•Banlc, are unce.ls4
in their attempts to wreak their vengeance on f;
JEFFERYS, for the service he has done to the
in exposing such a net of Miscreants ; anonyirPn
Letters, injurious to his charaCter, have been
dressed to his Friends, and one Letter threateni°_A%.
his life, has been received by himself; such wtetcl;
artifices, however, have been treated with the cv
tempt they merit.
A covered place is ereaing in the area of the.
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British Museum, in order to prevent the EgYPI.Ica
Antiquities, which cannot conveniently be deposit t.
h
in the House, from being exposed to injury by '
weather,
The Leicestershire Hunt, once so celebratea 'is%
said to be rapidly on the decline. It is sutpraisro
it has so long kept its reputation, that G. r
being heavier and more inclosed, than any ant
the Kingdom.
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On Saturday afternoon the remains O•
STEEL were interred at Bunhill_fields
ground, in he City.road.
It is saidt not to be true, that two Irishmen hatrlc:'
been taken into custody on a charge of having Ili
dered Mr. STEEL. yip
The disturbances in the neighbourhood of
merick, in Ireland, are reported to increase
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On Thursda last lames Clark, alias Ale x.fulticf e
Stewart, and Robert Brown (lately Privates ',_"bing
Foot Guards) were tried at Edinburgh for rocu_aly
the Mail in August last. The fads were di_s 1,."01,4
proved against the Prisoners, who were both ‘iiired•
Guilty, and were ordered for Execution on "
nesday the isth of December. at I=e
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Several daring Robberies still contin te,
place in Ireland. Some day last week, as two v. "ton)
sock
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three
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ibßuerilulor:cl:ll
in the afternoon, they were attacked by t to
with pistols in their hands, who threaten"their
tier them if they would not instantly give uli;ed £0
money and watches ; this they were "'Pr
do, to their great mortification and chapl

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Majestv's ship L' Hercule bent her
sails, in order to get ready for sea. She is the
br'lY Guard-ship at present in the Harbour.
The Suallovi Revenue. Cutter, Captain Amos,
has brought to the King's Warehouse at this Port,
100 kegs of spirits, seized by Mr. THRUM, Mate
01 said Cutter.

the. Peggy, FR ANKL A.ND, for London ; and
4;4' U3SER
• , for Nortray.

The Antelope., of go guns, which was launched
an Wednesday at Sheerness, is ordered to be fitted
for the broad pendant of the Hon. Capt. Cocit-
ItAtIE, who is going out to command in the East
The Nortbern Friends, Capt. MONTGOMERY,
which arrived at Greenock, on the 7th instant, in
37
.days, from Miramichi, (Nova Scotia) made the
ishild of Tory in 20 days—did not speak nor see
2nY vessels on the passage—left loading at Mira.
the 7ohn, PE AR Y, for Liverpool.
LiCaPt. 63wA.Ln, of the Ship Mary, arrived at
verpool from Quebec, spoke on the 4th ult. the
s7essie, BAt, L, from Greenock for Quebec in
tne riyer St. Lawrence, all well; and on the 6th
12,irr•
eespoke the Brig Countess of Darlington, from
nock for
Quebec, off Cape Chat, all well.