The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-23 00:00:00

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for
the benefit of Mrs. BtLLINCeraN. f his 01`e"' en
serves all the praises which have been bestawou °Le
it during its rehearsals, and is indeed one of "
noblest compositions ever produced at this Theaf.rue;
The general charader of the music is grlndeurt 9_2
there are, many passages of exgnisite rat" a
beauty. The accompaniments are lighter than
general force and splendour of the piece seemed
pable of admitting.
„ finely
Mrs. BILLINGTUN is provided with song-
adapted to call forth the full extent of her rowker.;:
and she exerted these powers with the mo." "Arlirs
success. BRAHAM also is supplied with,
equally well fitted for the display of his talent,
and he appeared to very great advantage.
A Trio, charmingly supported by Mrs. BILL II;
TON, VICANONI, and BRAHMA, was encored.
`as a Duet between .13a.All.krvi and Mrs. BILLING'
TON, and another between BRAHAM and ViGANnta.
The Opera received the most decided apprnb3ri2°ln
Of the Connoisseurs, and the audience in goner,"
and will certainly be a great favourite. It is, 11°-,i.
ever, much too long, but should only be shorcene
in the recitatives. C,ast f
The struggle of fraternal love is between
and- Pollux, and the piece is exhibited with b°.u,is
and magnificence, suitable to the usual concert°.
of Pagan Mythology.
Instead of: a Divertisement, Dances were inberrell
duced incidental to the Fable, with admirable °':,gl
The house was crowded with rank and fashion; 7

exhibited a very brilliant specqac/c.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 23.

Tuts day there are not many fresh samplCsio,
grain of any description ; Wheat of the inferior 4.0
lily and Barley go off heavily, and rather at a dec3:
in price ; Malt is without variation, as are pease'
Pearls at 445. per quarter ; new Tick Bears arc .0
ther. lower ; the late great supplies of Oats
mostly sold, this article is noted something dente.
Flour without alteration.
t od
Wheat 273 a 4os a 545 od Tick Beans - 263 a 3-5 od
Fine ditto -55 s a 56$ 6,1 Oats -17 s a 19s 32,
6fl
Rye - -28 s a3is od Poland ditto 23'
Barley - -18 s a 235 6d Rape Seed - - 35' od
Malt - -48 s a 54s od Fine Flour - 4°5 a 4'5 od
White Pease 35s aps od Seconds 353 40s
Beans - 303 a 363 od.

Wednesday His Grace the Duke of Noit pre'
sided at the Anniversary Festival of the Society le
Arts, Manufadures, and Commerce. The
Duke introduced the several toasts with a few vi°ret,
appropriate to each, and in this manner all the ()the.,
Societies for the cultivation of the Arts were -111 . •
membered, and success to them drunk With ' •
mo't liberal feeling. This Society has now maintain
edits high resped for near half a century.
Course of the day the health of that most tvoi;tj9
veteran in the Arts, Mr. Alderm in BOYD .7
given by the Noble Duke, which was druolc.j4o,o
enthusiasm, and to which he made a very Po" •
reply.
,
Duelling being so much the order of the 6,11.4f1a.;.
two Jews, resident in Sheerness, having had 3 '
rel a few days ago, determined that their ttD
should appear in the Hit of the many who have 131
sought " the bubble reputation even in the vietc:lbt
mouth." One of the parties having reason codhe° 0,
the courage and attendance of the other on t
pointed morning, proposed that 'they should e-oti,.
deposit five pounds in the hands of a third Persoe
to be forfeited by the defaulter in attending eff
field ; which precaution, it appears, was vend
necessary, as the party suspected pro Cured a cieed
of his to apprize the Magistrate of the dreadfol Itt,d '
which was going to be enacted, who of course
(~or
the parties brought before him, and bound in for
heavy penalties to keep the peace. The pledge nip, ,
their pun duality were delivered to him by the (, be
pine, and he very properly ordered the mane,' /-
distributed amongst the poor of the parish. •
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MARLBOROUGH—STREET. Yesterday' •,:-bofc I
Anderson was charged with having uttered 3 I(7rSTt.
Certificate of his Charatler to ST. ANDREW
JOHN, Esq. of Gower - street, Bedfortl-sq",,r,of
The Prisoner had hired himself into the tall'ivre
the Prosecutors as footman, and had referred t° hoo
Plummet, Shooter's-hill, for a Character,wfrhe
he stated he. had last served in that capacitY• and
Prosecutor wrote according to the referenEery,
Llo
received an answer, which not proving satisia the
he wrote, and received a second letter. F el,
illegibility of the hand, and the badness of the lee
ling, the Prosecutor took on himself to fully fort
tigate the business, when he found Mr. Pilititioa
to be a private in the Artillery Corps, ;Olio 3
married the Prisoner's sister, and who lodge'coop.
small house on the Hill. The Prisoner iN"s
two"
mitted to the Cold Bath Fields Prison far
months..

BIRTHS.
Yesterday, at Charing Cross, of a Daughter, the Lade of
Charles' Drummond, Esq.

DIED. house, its
Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, at his , •
Great George-street, Westminster, Sir William Fawc; soot
Yestetday afternoon, at his house on the Claphan cocicy
of convulsive fits, which continued three days, (oh
Esq. formerly of Wood-street, Cheapside.
Un Sunday last, at Totness, in Devonshire, Rear-Atli/lira'
Epworth, a superdnnoated Ocer. hOdeS,
On Tuesday last, after a feffiw days illness, 1011° g
of Fiuchley, Esq.

ICE 0 r STOCKS,

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YESTERD V.
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South Sea Stock
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Ditto Ann. 9/
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Bank for Transf. 156
Cons for Account 5611

THIS DAY AT T
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