The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-16 00:00:00

AN Account of the Total Net Produce of all the
Permanent Taxes, in the Years ending the loth of
Oaoher, 180/ and 1802, respectively.

In the Year ended In the Year exiled
loth Cl 1. iBol. loth Oet. igoz.

Total of Customs,
Excise,Stamps,and
Incidents, prior to ,C. s. d.
the Year 1793 - - 11,440,514 12
Add proportionate
part of Sugar now
annually granted - 1,814,977 I oi
Additional Duty on
Malt, ditto - - 343,756 o o
Duty on Tobacco
ditto - - - - 408,931

r. d.
11,065,376 18 10

!,72 ,49Z 19 5

641,z49 0 0

426,606 0 o

t4,008,2z8 13 8i
Total of Duties pro An.
1793 232.,r t t o
Ditto /791, • - 742,7,8 a 6,/
Add proportionate part
of Sugar, now an-
nually granted - 392,424 17 5.1
Total of Duties pro An.
1795 - r,497,829 7 To
Ditto 1796 - 1,308,-745 I 0),
Ditto 1797 - 2,629,553. 8 tit?
Add proportionate
part of Sugar, now
annually granted - - 367,900 6 6
Total of Duties pro An.
1793 - 6z8,500 6
Ditto 1799 - 176,767 t 7 2
Ditto tßoo 454,986 13 4
Ditto ISot . 496,213 19 8
Ditto ISoz

2:4,06,309 14 it

13,853.724 18 31

239,897 o
785,620 6 of

37,,998 9 71

1,401,064 • 6
1, ,z 0 5
2,5ie1,068 3 41

348►74S II Si

624,057 13 9i
146,866 I 3

636,953 13 04
1,642,1,6 11 o
986,j70 16 21

z5,199,0E8 14 of

THE TH I ATRE.—The Merchant of Venice was
represented last night at . Drury-lane Theatre, for
the benefit of Mr. STEPHEN KEMBLE, who per-
formed the part of 61),/ock, with very great ability,
and who excited throughout the warm applause of
the audience. His conception of the charader, in
s.
our opinion, was perfettiy just. He gave a very
forcible outline, and the colouring was vivid and
appropriate. After the Play he delivered the fol-
lowing Address, written by himself, in the charac-
ter of 'Falstaff, with charaeteristic humour, and a
strong expression of grateful sensibility. Every
point told, and he left the stage amidst the applaud-
ing shouts of a numerous audience :
To carry Coal to NrwCASTLE--abSUrd
Who has not oft this hackney'd adage heard'?
Yet it implies at least some share of Wit,
Thither to go C,ai-lauten—from this Pit,--
W hat ! ort a London Audience, Falstaff' fob !
Sooner perhaps thou might'st " Exchequer rob
what ! vainly hope from them applause to win,
Who still remember -Ht.NDEp,i,or, and Qe'tti
'Tis wild Ambition and
And you'll return to us as melancholy,
44 As an cld Lim, or a poor lugg'd Bear,"
" Or ar Moor-ditch, a Gib-cat, or a Hare ;"
This was of friendly Monitors the cry,
But 44 plague upon c/i Cowards," answer(' I ;
A London Audience can't affright me—" Cue"—
" my Masters, that I did not know ye ?"
Though true indeed, had I misearry'd here,
My sack had turn'd as fiat—as dead small beer;
A failure here had driven me from my station,
Asham'd henceforth to say —" '1 is my -vocation."
But my resolves ill-bodings could not daunt,
" Far I'm no coward—the no 7,hn of Gaunt ;"
'Twas instinct gave a firmness to my mind,
I knew true Critics ever are most kind ;
I came—your favour justified my ?lan,
" I ne'er felt prouder—since I -was a Man !"
" I shalf think better of my,elf, andyou,
" During my life—or I'm an Ebrew e.w !"
Farewell—believe me, I shall long again,
To meet you in Eastcheap—pshaw—Drury-Lane;
Grateful I leave such friends—what thus con move mc!
" You've giv'n one medicines to wake me love you !"
Once mote farewell—Ah how 'twould warm my heart,
Could I but hope you'll say as I depart,
While al S' demerits you torbear to scan,
" We could have better spar'd a better man!"

The Trustees of the Lying.in_HoTital in Dub-
lin, have publicly contradiaed the report of Mrs.
SI D DONS having refused to perform for that Cha-
rity', declaring also, that no application of such a
nature was made to her. Relative to this affair,
which has occupied the public conversation for
some time past, Mrs. Si DDONS thought it incum-
bent on her to address the following Letter to the
Proprietor of the Theatre ;' and we do not think a
more effeftual method can be taken to eontradia
the report alluded to than the publication of it :
"

" I take the liberty of addressing you on a subject which
has caused me much uneasiness. Public censure is, under any
circumstances, well calculated to wound our feelings, but it
irs p.a..1.71y distressing. when it is heightened by injustice.
That reports must injurious to me Ease nett',i-iresillteci, can
no longer be doubted, when I assure you that I understi.,:d it
is generally believed I retuned to play for the Lying-in-Hos-
pital. On this subject you will, lam sure, be as anxious to
do me justice, as I am solicitous to vindicate myself in the
eyes of the Public. I theretbre beg leave to bring to your re-
colledion, that you did me the honour of calling on me at my
House in Park-street, last summer, when it was liberally pro-
posed on your part, as it was cheerfolly accepted on mine,
that I should perform for some Charity : you also recoiled
that it was considered by us both as a compliment justly due
to Lady HA R DWI CK E., that she should have the choice of the
particular Charity tor which I was to pertorm—and you.„
thought it likely that her Excellency would give her prefer-
ence to the Lying-in-llospital. You also, Sir, must remem-
ber, that I was not only willing but desirous of exerting
myself for the benefit of so laudable an Institution. Why
so amiable a purpose was not immediately promoted, I can-
not even guess—but sire I am that its postponement cannot
be attributed to any backwardness on my part. The same .
motives which actuated me then, are no less powerful now ;
and it will give me infinite pleasure, it; by the exertion
of any powers I possess, 1 canoe al.le to promote an import-
ant object of public utility.
" And now, Sir, if I may he permitted to speak of myself
as a primate individual, I have only to regret the sad neces-
sity unposed upon rne, of vindicating my charades from the
imputation of a tailing as unamiable as, I trust, it is foreign -
to my nature. I regret that I should be constrained, from un-
fortunate cireumstane, to endeavour to rescue myself from
an °biotin), whic.s' lope I have never incurred by my con-
dud ; I re,,rer, th:f; 'the Country in which I am obliged so to
do, should-be Ireland.
" I have the Honour to be, Sir,
" 'Your obedient Servant.
" S. SIDDONS.
" Dublin, Dec. 8, 18°2."

Lord WiltTwoltnes Equipage is altogether one
of th; most splendid that the Ftartsians ever saw.
St. Cloud was efriljghtened at Madame BONA-
PARTE'S Drawing-rooai by a blaze of British
Beauty,