The Sun.
London, England, 1805-01-07 00:00:00

SIR j 0 111 V flitiV.

THIS veteran Professor of the Dancing Art ex.
pitted on Saturday last, at his inuse in Hanover.
square, He carne to this.- country early in life.,
atter having obtained considerable distinction as a
dancer at Paris.- He was a native of Italy:: He.
appeared with considerable success on the o,reia
Stage in
.this Country, arid soon acquired very hig4
repute as. a Teacher of his art, He published a
Book, in which he gave a History of Dancing from
its origin, and as it is practised in various parts of
the world.

Not long after his arrival in this Country he
married Lady ELIZABETH Barns, the sister of
the Earl of As ING"DON j but he and his Lady had
lived separate some years on account of the state
of her health. -She died' a few months ago.
Sir JOHN' obtained his title from the
.fops, but
Lord KENYON, when it was introduced upon a trial,
,would not recognize it, and treated the ast,umption
with indignation and contempt. Sir JOHN; how.
ever, coniinued,to retain it in spite of the Lord Chief
Justice, He many years ago purchased the Opera
House, and derivedconsiiietable advantages from
it; but after it was burned to the ground, disposed
of his Patent, and confined himself wholly, to his
business; which he pradisa with incessant vigilance
to the close of his life.

When the Revolutionary. Usurpers of France dis.
posed of the Estates of the Emigrant Nobility and
Gentry,' under .the title of National Doniains, Sir
JOHN was tempted to purchase an estate near Hots.
logne, which altogether cost him near 30,0001. but
of which, by the artifices of the French Lawyers,
and the connivance of the Usurpers, he never was
able to obtain secure possession, and at length aban.
.doned all hope of the estate and of his money. This
loss had much less effect upon him than could be ex.
petted, considering that he was a rigid economist,
and seemed to be as conversant with the science of
frugality as any of its most celebrated Professors.
Sir JOHN has generally been considered as one of
the most able 'f Caches:l of his art that ever appear-
ed in this Country, and is supposed, by the exer.
tion of his talents 'in this reaped, to have left a
considerable fortune to his family, which consists
of one Son and two Daughters. Be was a very
'shrewd, intelligent man, and was very welt ac.
quainted with the world. If he was not generous,
he,wa.s, however, honourable in his dealings, and
if few have occasion to be. grateful for his bounty,
there are none whtihave a tight to complain of in.
justice. •

.
1-fe hacl eaten's ,hearty breakfast on the morning
he died. and had only the warning of a slight
indispositiOn a few moments before he expired.

THE Or c ft A.—The. most numerous audience that
has attended the King's Theatre this seison were
present on Saturday last at the representation of
La l'erzine del Sole. The Opera went off as usual.
At the end of the second alt of the Grand Ballet of
Achille et Dcidamie, a violent scream of a female
voice was heard behind the scenes. It was soon
understood that an accident had befallen Madame
tADO It lE. After a' considerable pause, the audi-
ence testified their impatience to know the parti-
culars of what had happened, so forcibly, that Ks LLY
wai;obliged se come upon the stage. He stated,
that as Madame 4ABORI I was as usual pralising
on the Stage, one of the scenes was unexpeeledly
drawn up, and her foot became entangled in it,
and she was drawn up with it several feet ; for.
tuHately
.somebody, with great
.preienee of mind,
caught hold,of her petticoats as she ascended, and
- disengagcti.her, otherwise she would most proba.
bly have risen with-the 'machinery, And the ennse.
quences might have been fatal. As it was, she was
severely:bruised, and.her ancle violently sprained..
KELLY stated, that as her performance was essen.
Bally connected. with the second ail of the Ballet,
he hoped the usual sensibility of a ,British.audience.
would excuse any' resumption of the Ballet that
night. The aUdie'rce of course acquiesced with
their accustomed kindness. It is well.known, that
Madame-L,Aaokte was present last season, in the
front of the theatre, when her husband met with
the accident' Which has disqualified him from pro.
fessional exertions on ihe stage; and it is said that
he ventured to the Theatre 'for the first time on:Sa.
turday last, and was a witness of what held his
'wife, who is a very amiable' woman, as well as an
accomplished PerfisrMer. To the credit of the au.
diem it should be Mentioned, that 'all sense of plea.
stita Was. lost in compassion and liberal sympathy.
The Bath Thiaire was Crowded on'Thursday lase
a.t the representation of rizarro, as some of the
Performers were Amatettri. Mr. P. tvlrittlietr,
in particular, acquitted himself very ably, and oh.
tained great applause, in the part of kolla. The
whole of the Play went off very well.
KEKBLE is so much recovered from the Strain in
his side, as well as from his cough, that he is likely
to be soon restored to his scenic funftions. There
arc better accounts also of Mrs. Sitioorts ; and we
hare reason to hope that those distinguished orna.
menu of the English Stage will be able to gratify
the Public much. sooner than was apprehended.
The Fit4torical
.Drama of Belfry the Eighth has
beeo.tevived with great splendour at DUblin. Hot..
ataN has acquired considerable repute byhis per.
farmance of Hentys •
Little BETrir' is still very, much indisposed, and
.there is no great likelihood that he will be able to
play • for a long time, unless a greatei charigt should
take place than his medical ftiendi expeti:
BArtori, the OnkktCli of the Ftench Stage, W4l
also the Infant Roscius of his age. When a child,
his relations, wishing to get rid of/ hiM, articled
him for five years to a woman who had a company
of ehildren perforthersi When he evinced ottraor.
dinary talents, and attraeted vast multitudes-to the
Theatre: -MoLiette, among others, went; and
was so delighted and astonished at the performance
of the boy, who was not then twelve years of age,,
that he obtained an order from the KING for
planting him into his own coMpany. He was, how-
ever, allowed to play eight nights for the benefit of
his former mistress, and the receipts ware such as
to place her in a state of :independence during Me
rest of her life.

The number of baptisms, marriages, and burials,
were, in Doncaster, last year, as follow baptisms
1-89, marriages 54., burials los.

C AY ENN E.

[FROM A LATE NEW TORE PAPER,]

" LETTEItd.fIOM. Peyetille. -State* that this Co.
4npy enjoys the greatest tranquillity, and 'no fear
is entertained of any attack from the English. A
gang' of runaway NeerOrs had committed several
exces:ies nn the distirt Plantations, but bad hem
surrounded in a wood by the Colonial Troops,: as..
sisted by those of the line,' • tod -two
.of their
Chiefs were taken. Many of these Negroes had
continued in the Woods ever since the' anarchy'of
1793. . -
" A Privateer from Rochelle, which had
.cap.
tured and carried into Cayenne an English ship
laden with Negroes, had disposed of them there to
the greatest advantage. Some of them brought
24.50 francs, and none Jess than 2088 francs.
66 Four ships, with 6+6 Convids, had arrived
from France. Of these zat were wound. They
are to be disttibuted in different
.Distrias of the
Colony ; bin; to prevent • those disagreeable scenes
whiCh took place on the passage, the distance be.
tween the Royalist and Jacobin Fanatics is to be as
great as posiible. All these transported persons be.
ing of one or other of the two FaCtions, were sent
from France, it is said, on account of their incorri.
Bible political fanaticiqn.
" The Oeptain of the Ship Li 'lfni de la. Pattie,
who had 6o women and 130 men on hoard, cowl.
plains much of their daily quarrels and battles„ and
asserts, that it was with the greatest difFh catty ;;e
could prevent them from testing each other to
pieces.

'6 The women," he says, " were worse than
the men., ' One of them, Lou ISA DERAtID, known
at Paris under the appellation of " a Fury of the
-tore the ears of GU unT, a Chown
Officer, who was ill, and bit off the nose of his'
sister, a young Lady of i 6.
" All these persons are sent thither oily "ir Men.
surer of safety by the Police, and not after anycon-
demnation by the Tribunal. The duration of their
transportation is unlimited, and they. will pro,
bably cgritinue at Cayenne for life. They are all
very poor, and in an extremely wretched condi-
tion, which, with the unhealthiness of the climate,
will, no doubt, shorten their punishment and their .
lives, Ninety of them were already, in-the Public
Hospitals, and 25 bad, died within seven days after.
their landing.'.' •

Several important improvements have recently
been made in Fire.arms, particularly in locks, which
give to them a quicker anion, more decision, per_
feet security against damp, itc. and anglifying
them to such a degree, that by the removal ot" the
centre pin, which forms the axle through the bridle
and tumbler, the whole may be taken to pieces and
replaced in a few seconds., A new nipper, to cut
the cartridge fur priming, is attached by a j 'int to
the lock or, gun. There is likewise a new mode of.
priming from the inside of the barrel, , when charg.
ing through the tuuch.hole—an improved sight at
the breech--a new pistol to prime and load• without
wadding, for firing offcannun, with impruved ram-
rods, &c.

A 'Machine b been eonstruaea for expeditiously
stripping and plucking thelur,. ere. from .skins, an
operation' hitherto rerfortned by manual labour,
Two inventions, each prornising ennsiderable
public be, have been• announced, of machinery
tur spinning,• doubling, &c. threads of various ma.
terials.

. Baron Von DOORNTIC has discovered a cornposi.
tion of absorbent or detergent' earth, with other
ingredients, more efilfetn4l in washing, scouring,
&e. than soap, or any other application . hitherto
used:

M. De Stove, son of the well known, Literary
Chataaer, who was Ambassador at Qtrlin,, and St.
Petersburgh, previous to the. Revolution, and lat.
ttrly Master of the Ceremonies to BONAPArttt,
was lately killed in a duel by Gen. CAULINcorri.:
The dispute from which this affair resulted took
place in consequence of M. Dr Srouit,
_lan. ex.
pressing his dete,tatinn of the atrvcious seizure of
the Duc D'ENCIIIEW, in which CAULINCOURT
was a principal. agent. At the first fire M. 1)a
slqtrii was. shot through the head. A brother 'of
this young Officer was lately found drowned, and
some suspiCions are entertained- that he did nut
perish by accident.
A Veautiful variety of the snipe snecies war a few
days tigt shot by W. THO&QLD, ‘Eiti. of SystOrl
Park, in the county of Lincoln : the busty Was of
a clear 'White, the head, neck, 'and throat closely
Marked with pale ash.coloured and yellow spits, she
breast a pure white, .the back and wings strongly
barred with bright but colour, the tail white, and
the extremity of the tail feathers of a brit ht buff..
When first shot, the legs and hilt were. of a lively.
pink, but they have since' faded to a pale sal/titan.
colour. It liad beer, remarked .that this eligint
bird had frequented the same spot for three ilucces.
aivc winters. Mr. T. had a very distant shot at it
in 1803, when it: could not; he marked down,
owing to the mistiness of - the day he shot it
this year in the same Close which 'it had always
frequented, While rising from its favourite spring.
That eittraorOinary Working of the imagination
which acts.on the mind, and Causes nualkine in rho
sler))i Was,attended an Saturday morning with very
nielanelialrconsequenees. to Lieutenant and Adju.
cant WlLts, of the Portsmouth Division of the
Royal Marine's, who, about two o'clock, took the.
lamp out Of the .window, uhfastened, and got out of,
it; walked along the colonade; and fell into-the,
Barrack-yard, a height of about twelve feet, which'
broke the.sniall bones of his uncles, and fractured
his head: It, is..with much satisfaction we learn,
that the consequences are not likely to prove fatal.
Two daging shots in the neighbourhood of Leieei.
tei,gave a cOrllpk e
ie kneci dew,: on Saturday snnight
to,all the qyatarrfart spotting anecdotes of the sea.
son, having drupt at a single shot six pigreu and
a cou 'unluckily befOre they could bat their game
--the Pioprietur of the prernisea made his appear.'
anti, and though they moved off with all th dexte.
rity of sharp shoeters, they< were,
.after a pursuit of
four miles across the country, overtaken in Dices.
ter forest, bylhe spar of Now Parke, who made
them pay los. each for the pigtona, and suffer, time
:teak for the present to hog ever awn.