The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-05 00:00:00

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Dandelion had a numerous company on svVednes.
day morning, but nothing particutax occurred. In
the evening there was a Performance at the Theatre,
patronized by the Dutehess of St.AcnAtes, hind Lady
.lIEATHPOTE; in aid of the Subscriptipn for the new
Stone Pier, The Play was Lover's, Vows, and the
Farce 800 Ton. A tolerable House.
On Thursday the Ball at ICIDDMAN'B was shewy.
Friday morning Margi!te seemed to glow with re.
novated life and lustre. Carriages, of all deserip-
iiors, horses, Beaux, and every anomaly of
the human species were to he found in all parts.
A private benefit Concert took place at KIDD-
MAN'S, for an Enkrant French Lady, formerly of
the Noblesse, and iter. six children. There were
about two hundred persons present to support the
laudable purpose of the meeting, anal about the same
number were expeaed on Saturday at Ram-.gate on
the same occasidn.

The Theatre in the evening gave Douglas for
the benefit if the Door keepers, Carpenters, Bcc. 47c.
and the house of c,ourse contained a motley au.
dience.

Saturday aindelion dre.v'a much greater assem.
Nage of visitors to'the Puuiic Breakfast, than has
been ever knoW,n so late in rho. season. BYRNE's
Benefit took place in the evening. The Opera of
LOVO ;it a I( illage,WaS perfor:red on this occasion,
but not with much profit.

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MANS' ON-BOUSE.—Yk'Sterday a man and his
wife underwes,: a privaie exarninatiort before the
LORD
_MAYOR, charged with a Cotspiracy against
Mr. Peter Mestaers, a 'Ship-builder, of Rother-
hithe, and of Broad-street, London. This business
is yet enveloped in-mystery, and is of a most singular
nature: A short time since the Caulkers and Ship.
wrights in the respective Dock Yards had a dispute
with their masters re,peding the latter being permit-
ted to do the Caulkers' work, and insisted they should
' not employ what was technica!ly called dou6lr
haNded men. This dispdte had in part been settled,
as far as related to wages, but Mr. Mestaers hay-
ing
~persisted in employing his shipwrights 'in
caulking of vessels, an enmity is still supposed to
have been entertained against him, which on Friday
last developed itself in the following way :—a Mao
Balled at the house of Mr. Mestaers, in Broad street,
and informed Mr. M. that he had over-he.-rd a con-
versation. among a number of caulkers, at'aipublic_
house in the neighbourhood of Rotherhithe, which
it was very much to hiSinterest to attend to, as a
plot was on foot whiCh Was likely to prove his de.
strudion, " He ekplained, by saying, that it had
been agreed that a person should present a letter
at the house of Mr. M. direted for Capt. B. and
that when the door vas opened, five or six persons
were to rush in .and destroy not only Mr. M. but
all they met with. This,.infortnation, strange and
extraordinary as it appeared, was no less alarming
to Mr. M. who the next day applied to the LORD
• MAYOR, and a party of the City Constables were
sent to the house of Mr. M. in Broad-street, where
they had, not remained long. before a genteel-looking
woman, dressed in mourning, presented a letter as
before described, and was instantly secured and in-
terrogated.
From the answers she gave, it was thought .tie.
etssary to apprehend her husband, both of whom
were.examined, and though we are not'. at liberty to
di'vulge the whole examination, yet the result WAS,
that the.man was corimitted for a 5: con exattrina=
tion, and the woman, who appears, to be ,nothing
more than an useful agent, was discharged.
The woman went into hysterics, previous to her
examination, and appeared to be 'exceedingly
tressed in _mind.

Sarah Dwve;iport, a girl of i s years of age, was
charged before the -Lortv Mo.ToR with stealing a
54. note, the property of Ethvard Ryder. Mrs.
Ryder stated that the-Prisoner was her servant, and
her husband a bricklayt r, in Artillery-street, Bi-
shopsgate-street ; that het husband on. Saturday last
left 361., in hank-notes with her, but she being em.
ployed in the oi:xt room, did-nofimmediately-take
them from his hand ; but when she came to look at
theat, there was only tp the 4ituqunt of,, 31i. which
she obsefved 'to the 'PrOier, who wasitoning ire
the same room, thinkingVei huslhnd, had made a
mis,ake ; but ,on -Ins'retthirtiig borne, he persisted
In saying he had left j6l.
-The'Prisoner, in defence,"confessed haing taken
the Note, but 411 e pretended it stuck to the bot-
tom of dish which was on the table, and, picking
it from the floor, induced her to tdrn into her own

tise:—An old chair.woman was likewise in custody,
who confested the girl giving her the xvoney to take
care of (she ,had changed, it on buying a pair ofgold
ear-rings), which she told flzr was her own, and
which ,she returned her again in the same state as
die had it.

ME weekly accounts whiJt I
hate given you
of the stthe of things at this pince have, I find,
kindled the spirit of research in several of thz: Lon-
don Papers. hence, as I report prrers only Once
a week, other More industrious Scribblersor
must; •of
course, get the start of the in accounts 43f, our
tlea.;urabir proceediass at this place. I have, how_
ever, the advantage cif them, for they are oleligNi
in a great :..egree to resort to Ffenius for their state-
ments, -a troublesome operation, and not always
successful, but I have tioihing to do but set d'owet
the drill ,fair that pas-si btfOre me.
The Dutchess- of.DElioustmE gape a grand
public breakfast at the Prospett Green on
Monday. It was with'us a grand festival, and was
attended by the most elegant and beautiful of the
FashiOnable World now in this quarter. Six
marquee! were, ereeied. on the occasion. A capital
band of music was prdvided, and a most delicious
co/Lyle/1, afforded high gratification to those of a .
grosser. taste. The whole went off with splendour, ;
harmony, and spirit. At night there was a Ball
at KIDDMAN'S, which Wa-s well attended, for peo-
ple were glad to meet again to talk over what had
passed in the morning.
On Tuesday GARNER, the Librarian of this
place, whose theatrical talents arc well known, had
his annual benefit at our Theatre, under the patron- ,
age of Lady HEATHCOTE. He performed Shylock,
and the Old Man in Lethe, and supported both very
well, particularly the latter part, The House was
crowded.