The Sun.
London, England, 1803-09-22 00:00:00

TEA SALE.-

Mr. Wri..LIAMS took the Chair yesterday at ten
o'clock, when Mr. Ti-v'lNtzto, jun. stated, that in
consequence of a conference held the preceding day
with the, CHANCELLOR of the EXClitt•au BE, his
Father was at present closeted with ti'e Chairman
of the East India Company, and hoped that till the
result, of their: conversation was known, the Sale
would not proceed. He added, that on carefully
weighing h chest of 84lbs. of tea into ounces,- the
loss on the whole proved of no less magnitude .than
316. 9z.
Mr. TWINING, sen. -coming into the Sale-room ,
said that a Message might be very shprtly expeaed
frdm the Chairman. 't?
WILLIAMs expressed 'his readtneists to wait,
and Mr.' INOLIs- coming in, Mr. WlLL`lA!~t`s, after
a.considerable interval, said he would. go out and
endeasiour to procure the Chairman's determination,
hoping, at the same time, that no advantage would
he taken of his absence.

Mr. INGLis.taking the Chair, good humoured!),
observed, that the best advantage the Trade could
take of his worthy Colleague's absence would be to
go on briskly with the Sale.; he then seriously gave
it as-his opinion, that the Duty on the STRIKE would
nor be relinquished by Government..
Mr. KEMaLE exclaimed, " we do not despair;
while there is life there is hope.".
Mr. WILLI/IW, returning, said that under all the
circumstances, and the opinions ,of. the Law Officers
not • having been received, helia&atithority from the
Chairman to adjourn the Sale till Friday. ' • •
Several buyers observed, that Friday would be
a busy day .for many of them who were Volunteers,
who are ordered on duty so early as five in the morn.
ing ; and therefore, proposed Monday as a preferable
day.

Mr. WILLIAMS cheatfully acquiescing, the Sale
was adjourned till Monday next.

THE THEATRE.—The sterling old Comedy of
Evet:y Man his
.Humour, was last night represent.,
ed at Covent. Garden Theatte,i and
.CoOK,E made
his first appearance this. season in the charaacr of,
Kilely. This is one of CooKE's best charaderi.•
He playi it with truth and spirit. The restless
anxiety of jealousy, blended with a desire to con.
ceal it, was well expreased. He was very Weil re.
ceived at his entrance, and much applauded through-
out his performance. FAwCETT , improves in
Bobadil, and when he has divested himself of solu'e •
squeaking tones, not quite in unison with the swag.gering sentiments of the charael,;:r, it will be .a very.
respectable. perforMance, KNIcHt and SIMINV.),Ns
support the parts of Master Si4ben anal Mauer
Matthew with very ludirous effect. The }Luse
was very well attended. ,

•SrttEliD, the Composer, is gone to Margate, fur
the joint purpose of. improving 'his health and pur-
suing his studies in -a projetled musical work which
he has long been anxious. to bring forwar4...-1-li,
health will .probably be mended by this trip, but
:he has so many frienthi: there,, as well as, every
:where die, that he is not likely to be left at leisure
'for any professional labours.
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We hare' no doubt of the Invasion of this Nation
of Shop.keeters, naturally producing a Comnter.ge.

~An ingenious Medicine Vender advertises in a
,Ppolvincial Paper, in addition to ail the cures pet-,
formed by his Nostrum, that it immediately removes
the Stiffness naturally arising from the first use of
the Musket.

A Runaway Wife is advertised in a Country
Paper, by the name of Aar) Matton—this Lady is
literally a lost Muttorr.
The person who was taken in the American shit,.
at Portsmouth, as related on Tuesday, was carried
co board the Gladiator, and examined as to his being
the brother of the FIRST CONSUL. His appearance
bears tia strong affinity to an Indian Jew, which is
said to be a corred semblance of JeftoMa's features.
Mr. ROTH ERYi (Admiral MONTAGUE'S Secretary),
Lieutenant CARPENTER, and several persons wile
have before seen JEROME, went ,to examine this
person, but nothing satisfadory could be obtained.
The master of the ship reports that be ltft JEROME
BaNAPASerit at Baltimore : his baggage, and the
persons who were to, accompany him art on hoard
the ship, and they'agret 'exactly with the descrip.
tion received by •Governirient.

By a letter yesterday from Plymouth, we learn,
that the Pilot lately apprehended on hoard an Ame-
rican brig bound to Havre de Grace, has effeeted
his escape. He is an Englishman, and in the last
war was a pilot on, board one of• His Majesty's
Ships of War, but absconded from thence, and has
since been' employed in' the-French service. His
name is jObn Gillian , .and being an Englishman,it is feared, will. be the means of facilitating his •
escape.
A warm Election contest took
.place last week
for the office of Mayor of Cauterbury. Mr. Alder.
man FRiND and Mr. Alderman Coop Eit were the
Candidates,,, the former of whom having a majority
of twenty-three- at the close of the poll, was de. •
Glared duly eleCted, but the return was prcitested
against by his opponent.
The colleelion-made at Margate on Tuesday last,
for the benefit of the Sea.batiiing Infirmary, amount-
ed to nearly tool. The Dutchess of ST. AL RAN'S,
Lady HEATfiCtiTR, the Hun. Miss MANN'S Rs, and
Lord Mo IRA, held the plates at the Church door.
Mr. ASTLIT, sen arrived' in town; yesterday-.
from France, having received permission (Cf .the •
Consular Government to return to England, in con_
sequence of the serious misfortunes lately experi.
enced by his family." t

Th'e BISHOP of LONDON is very zealous in en.
couraging the Clergy of his Diocese, co use' all
possible diligence in impressing the people of their
respedive Parishes, with pr,Tee notions of 'What
they owe to their country at this critical and awful
moment, threatened as we are by an enemy who
sets at nought every moral duty, and who Intsfl,egiti.
ously pretended to espouse different relikions in
different countries for purposes of ambition, ra.
pacity, and destruaion. The ex!lortations of 11 Pre:.
late, who' through life' has been distinguished for
abilities, learning, and piety, cannot hut have a
suitable effca upon all to whom they are direded.