The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-28 00:00:00

IVEY MOUTIfr, A cu3z 26.

LAST night THEIR MAJESTIES and the PR IN:
ttSE.S,' accompanied by the DUKE of GLouC ESi,TER,
honoured the Theatre with their presence; to see
the Comedy of The Quaker, and the Musical
tertainment of- Peeping TOM of dovenhy. Mr.
EANNISTER performed the part of. 'g Sad .20. y
in the-Play, and Peeping Torn in the Entertainment.
" The little Farthing Rush Light," by Mr. BAN_
MISTER, who; with Mrs,. MuLs-,' gained, as usual,
great applause, it being the last night but
.two of
performing. Between the'Play and. Farce, a Sonata
'on the Grand Pianos Forte,-by Miss PHILFoT, only
eleven years of age, being her first appearance_ on
any Stage.
tS
This morning:l'a trtc Ess Sorit IA of GL9t3e. TER.
bathed.

Earl PATILETT, and his son Lord HINTON, ar_
rived here again this morning.
His MAJESTY and Attendalits rode out an hoise-
back ; the QUEEN and PRINCESSES in a landau,
rode over the Beach for an hour, and returned to
the Lodge by twelve o'clock. -
Afterwards THEIR MAJEsTres,and the !PR'/N.
c EssEs.went to Sandford Castle, when THEIR MA-
JESTIES gave a public breakfast to the Nobility at
Weymouth. As soon as theY'arrited it began to
rain, and continued the whole afternoon.

The PRINCESS CHAR kOTTE of-WA ..Ft ended
by the Countess of Et.cllkt„
vcr,ke Itzgi
Et MA Evri itsve "Cbinmandeci at the
Thv.at re this evening The Chapter of Aft-Wel:Lc,
and the Entertainment of Wigs and Aleans. In
the course of the evening Mr. BANN/STER. will
Slno two Comic songs. •

Mtrsic.--zThe Meeting of the three Choirs-of
Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford, takes place at
Gloucester on the eighth of next month. :There are
to be performanCes on the two following days. The
laudable purpose of this Meeting is for the benefit
of the Widows and orphans of the Poor Clergy of
the. three Dioceses. Dr. LLTXMORE is to preach a
Sermon on the occasion, at the Cathedral. The
;etingen 're Deum, the Anthem, " Blessed is
wt
With ;11e-Duet, " ,Here shall soft Charity repair,"
anu The Coronation Anthem,are to he performed in the
121'llie of the Service. A Grand Miscellaneous
tert is to be performed in the evening at the Boothall.
----On the second.morning The Creation; by HARDEL,
. is to be performed in the Cathedral, arid a Concert
in the evening, at the Boothall. The third and last
:performance, on the following morning, at the Ca-
thedrali is to be ne Messiah. In the evening,. the
last Grand Miscellaneous Concert is to take place,
in the Boothall. The Vocal Performers, engaged
4on this occasion, are, Mrs. BILLINGToN, Miss
BARTLEMAN, KNYVETT, and HARR:-
OkT. CRAMER. is to, lead, and the Orcheitra is to
be amply supplied with the best Performers. The
"Whole is to be under 'the direction of Mr. MATLOW,
Whose judgment is well known.
• A new Theatre it to be opened in fianciver-
•Aquare. The Pie-Nir Society have taken the Rooms
there for three years, at Beo guineas per annum,
for the ptirpoie Of presenting Plays miteito fashion_
able' me, and where the;e can be no chance of meet.
log With tude and raggamuffin corhpany.-- We ad.
vise the Managers of the Other Theatres to look out
for some better Authors and Aoors than they-at
Present boast; or they have the chance of being
'distal-leech They will owe theit krises to•ttleir
"vn apathy and disresped to public opinion, if
they suffer in the race which seems Likely to be run.
Cooks is engaged to play six nights at Bristol.
, • The Theatre opens there on Monday with Richard
• zbe rhir dby CookE.
Mrs. SIDDO:4S has been as successful'during her
4,iate performances in Dublin; as in the zenith ofVer
'lame. If report says true, this great Actress bass
City
about 40001. by her, engagement in that
`-ity only, and is going to perform in .Belfast, and
Other places in Ireland, ,where perhaps she will .ol:L
tarn as much more.
On' Thursday wis. married, WM. AiLWOOD
.Esq: &Topton Hall, Derbyshire, to Miss
MlLYRaocitsovr, 'Daughter of golf/. BRoCK-
..
of Savage Gardens.
On Sunday sennight, at noon,- a considerable
turnber -of houses were burned in the town-of
sThurles, , Ireland, Two bOyi had been firing
squibs; when the wadding lodged in the thatch of
house, which.from the.intense heat of the day,
4.vas more than ordinarily Combustible; and the
light as it was, blowing unfortunately on the
Town, direfted the flames that way with such fury,
that above fifty dwellings and offices were consumed,
arid the entite of the property destroyed within
en:)i before the fire could be extingUishedi
scene of extreme distress occurred at Brighton
0:1 Tuesday evening boat, belonging to one Of
-Packets,
gspip
_with
was .nearly_swatnped,on: the
.4dPassengers; the tna:joiiry of whore Were Ladies,
44n sevelal of them in an advanced state of preg:
Annoy; They were ordered into the boat at seven
:nu the evening, and were suffered to remain cm
re in it, and tossed about in a heavy sea, in an in,
darking gale of wind, accompanied with rain,
until
• their•lives were providentially saved by the
4_,,ctivity and humanity of some Fishermen,- The
Itrieking of the Ladies on board was truly dreadful.
Y_esterdaY morning, about half past five o'clock,
STATHE t, Coal.Merehant, of Crescent-place,
:fridge-street, Blackfriars
was walking up Bridge-
;_reet, opposite the' Yorktflotel., he fell down and
'nstantly expired.
3__tirly on Tuesday morning, several persons ob-
_T'ed an unusual smoke to issue from the
'chimney
g_it house in the possession of Thomas Harding
e6rsomercoates Common, near Alfreton, -County of
bY• The door was broke opend the inter-
t;tali_ part of the house was found
all., inan a
smoke and-
j"lng; but not in flames.—Before any person
,s
„. id get up stairs, ll to the chamber floOr fe the
round; and in • its ruins brought with' it the re- f
n _
of three young children burned to. death ;‘,
without its lied-I and, the two others wanting.
A ,
innate"l of their Ilinbs,—The parents of the .e ardor.:
(ztbi)4 infants went on Monday afternoon to Ripley
.trvt two miles fiom thence) to some merriment,
IC cry iMptudently left the childrea all night by i
vaiktivai.