The Sun.
London, England, 1804-10-22 00:00:00

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Drury-Lane.
THE Comedy of The Belle's Stratagem was re-
presented again on Saturday. ELLIsToN did not
discover any novelty in his manner of performing
Doriteurt, which certainly wanted lightness and
vivacity. Mrs. JORDAN'S Letitia Hardy had at
least the merit of being entertaining, particularly in
the 2ff-caul rusticity.
A new Farce was brought forward, e ntitled The
Dash ! or, Who but He ? This Piece was evidently
written more with a view to the resptetive talents
of the persons employed in it than with regard to
proper dramatic principles. The Plot turns upon
the attempts (.4 Frolic, a school-boy, to deceive his
master under various disguises, that he may obtain
Rosa, his master's daughter.—For this purpose
Frolic appears as a pedantic Usher, a dashing Belle,
and another charaaer too much resembling the
former. The part of F,olic was well performed by
Miss DE CAMP, who gave a good sketch of the
sporting Lady of Yorkshire. MATHEWS, JOHN.
STONE, Mrs. MOUNTAIN, and Miss POPE, all exert.
ed themselves with great spirit, but they were unable
to secure public opinion in favour of the Piece.—
There was some pretty music by REEVE.
This unlucky Drama is imputed to a Mr.
LATHOM, a Gentleman who has shown literary
talents in several Novels, and_ who, fortunately,
does not require more than honour from the efforts
of his pen. COLLINS attempted to announce the
Piece for repetition this evening, but in vain, as
it was decidedly condemned by a very numerous
Audience.

Covent. Garden.

The First Part of Henry the Fourth was represent.
ed on Saturday. KEMBLE never exerted himself with
more fervour and spirit in the part of Thtspur, and he
gave a very excellent portrait of this impetuous hero.
CHARLES ICEMBLE, who arrived the night before,
came forward in the Prince of Wales. He received
the most flattering testimonies of public favour, and
went through his part with dignity and humour.
COKE would have been better in Falstaff if he had
not thrown into it rather too Much Sack. The fat
Knight throughout his appearance seemed indeed to
spew that he had made rather tuo flee with the cel.
lar of the Boar's Head.

REYtioLD's new Comedy comes forward on Wed_
nesday next, at Covent. Garden Theatre, under the
name of " The Blind Bargain, or hear him 041.."
Mr. Lew is, the Dramatic Writer, is gone to
watch the operations of the garb.rending Ghost, in
the neighbourhood of Cambridge, intending to found
a Play upon the subjed, under cite title of The Gar-
ment Goblin, or Terrific Tearer.
A BuLL.—ln the,Limerick Paper, an Irish Gen-
tleman, whose Lady has absconded from him, cau-
tions the Public against trusting her, in these
words :—" My Wife has eloped from me without
rhyme or reason, and I desire no one will trust her
on my account, for I am not married to her."
A punning Upholsterer, in Bond-street, who is
said to be the son of a Fort Major, was found the
other day by an old acquaintance sewing bekt.iicks
together. "Ah I" said the visitor, "du I not
find the son of a great soldier with a needle and
thread in his hand instead of a fUzee 1" " Why,"
remarked the Upholsterer, " Don't I show clearly
by that my disposition to tack-ticks.
CR ltd. 'Corr.—An affair has recently occurred
among the higher circles in Scotland, which excited
the astonishment and wounded the morality of the
Laity, as well as alarmed.the piety of the Church.
The injured husband is a Baronet, who has had nine
children by his frail ',taxa, one of whom is a Member
of Parliament. The gallant is a venerable Clergyman.
The affair will come before the proper Tribunals at
Edinburgh at their next Sittings. The Baronet has
commenced his adion for damages against the Re.
verend Seducer, who was a constant visitor and
bosom friend in his family, and a frequent guest at
his table ; and has also commenced proceedings in
order to a divorce from his faithless Lady. And the
Reverend Gentleman, in his turn, has commenced his
aflion for defamation against the Baronet, who is a
man of 90001. a year. • • -
A young Lidy, possessed of about 40001. lately
eloped from her father's house, in the neighbourhood
of Gray's Inn, with a young Hibernian, a painter
and glazier, residing in the vicinity of Soho. The
parties met at the late Croydon Fair, for the first
time, and on the morning following the Lady •,
eloped. The father, after much anxious search,
discovered her retreat ; but site refused to return
home, and has since given'her hand to the painter.
NEW MAyoits.—Salisbury. ----- GHOST, Esq. ;
Gloucester, Tno:rAs MEE, Esq. ; Oxford, jaws
ADAMS, Esq. ; Monmouth, LEWIS RICSIAItDS,
Esq. ; Thetford (third time), JAMES MINGAY, Esq. ;
Worcester, joins DiLt.orr, Esq. ; Preston, G. BLA-
LOCK, Esq. -
When BONAPARTE gave audience, at Mentz, to
the Deputies from 'the City of Frankfort, on the
234 i ult. he expressed his displeasure against the
inhabitants for the encouragement which they gave
to the • English trade, and addressed them in the
following extraordinary language : " You ad like
the people of Hamburgli ; but I shall soon put an
end to such proceedings. I shall give the Haase
Towns to the King (of PluusslA we presume), and
your City to some neighbouring Prince."
This is not the only instance, during the resi.
thence of the Usurper at Mentz,t that the violence
of his disposition, and the despotism of his charae. ,
ter were manifested. A dispute has for some time
subsisted between the Dyke of WI RTEMISURGH
and the States of that Durehy, on some question of
privilege. When the Minister of the Sovereign
of that little State presented himself to the Corsican,
at Mentz, he .addressed him in these words : " Tell
your Master that he had better come to souse ac.
commodation with the States, or I shall be under
the necessity of settling the business."
The zd Battalion of the 81st Regiment received
positive orders to embark on Friday afternoon at
Catdown.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado
Sugar, computed from the returns made for Ihe week
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