The Sun.
London, England, 1803-04-18 00:00:00

CORN EXCII4NGE, APR IL 18.

Tlit imports of Wheat for this day's Market
are not great, having many buyers, with brisk
sales, we may quote .the prices is, per quarter dearer
on the samples in general ; Barley and Malt appear at
small variation ; we have Beans and Pease in plenty ;.
they keep up the prices; there is a tolerable supply
of Oats, with kdeinand that ,caties an advance of
about rs. land some few samples ,of very tine Tut.
lity are higher than' general 'Prices ; in Flour no
alteration ; :nor Carrenel as under :

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Wheat miSr pa a i 57% .-i1 !rick Deans -26 s a 3a% al
Fine ditto - 583 aSQ 0.1 Oats -, - 15$ 3 19% a 21s
Barley . aai a 253 oa Polamt OW 223 a 23% oft
11141 t - .. 40 a 44:1 64 Rave Seed - • 321 41 351
Rye . - 32% a 35 nit Flue Flour -44 s a 47% od
tVflite PeISC 373 a 445 od Sem/mid° - 40$ a 441
beans .. 29s a 34% al

The fineness of the'day, yesterday, drew a vast
crowd of persons of distinction into Hyde Park and
Kensington Gardens, bat the dust raised by the
carriages and horsemen, was carried by the strong
wind Which blew, over every part of the park, and
even into the gardens, and gteatly annoyed.: the
c impany. . .
Several well-dressed !Omen appeared, and many
beauties. Lilac silks, straw bonnets, and white me*.
were displayed in all the spirit of summer. The
handkerchief, tape, _ or jacket, lunging with one
point behind, ,attraded the most, notice ; and as se.
veral of them were made of elegant materials, they
excited the most admiration. Proceeding along, the
eve was arrested by a droll figure,
.covered with all
the colours of the rainboW, and having all the ex.'
terior of insanity.—This was Sir Jo art DitettLY,:
well known at the west.enti of the tawn, a little
old man, about 70, rivalling Old Q. in years, and
surpassing him in gaiety. lie had un scarlet small
clothes, a blue waistcoat, and orange coat ; over
all of which was a large shabby drab great. coat.
He wore a hole King CHARLItes wig, highly
powdered, wiihout any hat ; and ai if this dress •
were not sufficiently attradive, expanded over his
head was a large silk umbrella, to owed his delicate
countenance Irmo the sun, at d to put to the~ blush
the petty parisids twinkling around him. Sir
jemN attraded a crowd in his train; and struck
with surprise, it nht,tulhairation, every promenader.
But his triumph was at last eclipsed ; about half
oast three,- a 'bevy of Parisian Beauties entered ;
tie() marched before, and three behind. Of the
two first, one was a tall handsome woman ; the
other rather shorter, and , more eft he point ;
whose tight petticoats made a pedal display of
muscular maiian. They were dressed in the finest
muslins, with curricle .jackets, orange shawls over
the atm, the neck fashionably bare, the arms bare
to.the shoulders: the hair dressed a la Grcr, with
ringlet's a,la Afeduse ; or bonnet tin the bract,
but only a rich white liter veil, coveting the beail
at; shoulders also. The moment these Lade,
lassed Sir J9ittst, the- p: hoar current 'turned, Sir
W3s len solar, and the Ladies were cur.
tottAtel. They went Out of the etiblic walk in hopes
,of avoiding.the crowd hut. by this they attratted
the greater concourse. They turned hack, and,
('Tossed the public walk somewhat ern*.larra,srd.—
aning all this time, no Knight stepped for.
ward to prated them. -The tsi•ti Ladies made their
way out of the Gardens, with,a great mats at their.
heels; they widked across the eavriage.road,•sin ex:
cessive crowd following, kicking up a' dust. Within
a few paces of the coaLlt.way, two gallant Knights
at last offered the 1. tdies their protedion, which
was most readily accepted. By this time the Ladies
were quite pale with tear, and quite dusty. At last
they, loOnd th,eir reeieD/e, and, seated in it, waited
fur their friends.
On Saturday evening, between nine and ten
o'clock, an aged new, eutplos eti in his Royal High.
ness the Prince )I.I.,VALE:i's stables, at Carleton.
holise• was killed by .a fall from is staircase in the
stables. He has been one of the helpers in his
Royal Highness's' stables for upwards of sixteen
years, and waif; well known by the name of Old
George: no one was present when the accident hap..
petted, and from the, stick which the decemed had
in hishatid, being,fOutid set up against the wall at
some distance from where he fell over the balus.
strades, it is feared that he threw himself over, but
from what cause cannot be conjedured. His Royal
Highness behig infonnrd at the Ppera.house of the
accident, was much affected, and humanely gave'di.
rediona to Tawnsemd,the police ()nicer, to go and see
that,every t eccssary attention was paid to the body.

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Tfts Opera on SatstudaY.t venini was Ld
ry: of P.. EsfEwi,•iti which lidf:st sart
Vc.frit oxetted tbctuseries rtiueli tti the:datistadtitm
vity Officious z‘tiditOe. ii-Atst4f.st;6`s' toti;ti:
seems alWays well adapted to Vtiiet ;
we think he sings better in his Operas rhan,,,in
.any
others: The Dps- with BoLLA %vas mob
servetily :applauded: •
The Ballet of Laurette succeeded; ,tthidt is as
proceeding with all the .animation that tie unite,:
talerits and c::ertions Of, .PA isob t.L14;•..
'Beit6( the CoitALLis and-Lmsolies could give it,
when it was interrupted by a. battle Royai.btit'cei,
the Corp de ilalleu and the side-atne Leuiieeti, a
set of G?vrt/em ,y: who peM to be Cowin Gerirtans•
to the knoll itreet Loaveri: Mscriptions of bat,;,
ties of any kind, must in general be tinged with
that confusion
_which the subjed demands whgt wt
saw, war an, attempt' Made by swift Gentlenian to
cross the Stage in the Middle of a dance; in doing
'which] he apparently pushed one of the Figure/et;
the push was returned by the Figur,int with a
seeming reproof at the indecency of the attempt ;
this exasperated ,the Hero, svli() irritrielfialely as-
sailed all within his reach, and the Confusion be-
came general we could not procure an etiaCi lisr
,of the killed and wounded, but report says, that
St. Pt eair, in endeavouring to get out of the way,
received a blow frOm the Hero Of die el:riling;
which cut his lip and knocked out one (11 his
teed/; a furraic Figurante received a kick in the
stomach, and one of the side.scenes was thrown
do'wo, to the great danger of• the house, as well as
-(rf the heads ;hat met it. As there exists in the
reports a vari:ty of contradictions, we trust Ohl.
matter will be nude a subjett of judicial inquiry,
that it may be known who suns really fatt4 tat
any rate, it behoves Gentlemen to consider
they have certainly:l)o business there, and that 114114
can have no excuse -for insulting an Audience at.,
large, and such an Audience as gtaced that evening.
On the other hand, it is most devoutly to be wished,
that the Administration of the Opera would devise..
s°lne method of Preventing the recurrence of similar.
0.361k:e5, and of guarding in future against sonar.
quenees which result from awed indulgence. We'
remember in some similar instances heretofore, ciao.
a Guard Was introduced into the side-scenes
haps :OKI I a measure fiOW would be highly. cons.
mendable, so that those who come to see an Opera,
may not he disgusted!. with the motley appearance of,
a Stage, whidt in vain displays the finest dceora.
tions in this Country, when the whole ell-ea and
illusion is - destroyed- !)), the :;Boitils /Poch add
hapetru"hros-ni ttlf-drunken Ri)etton; from
veins and Coffee-houses.