The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-31 00:00:00

TILE OPERA HOUSE.

Til E Serious Opera of Hero, was again perform.
ed at this Theatre on Saturday night.' Mrs. Bit.-
LINOTON gave all her songs with her usual excel.
fence. V I GANONI, as we have before observed,
is a perfedly corred singer, but he is not heard
beyond the Orchestra; in the Duet in the Second
Ad, his voice is so weak, that it is difficult to dis.
cover whether he is singing or not. This is a
great fault, and should, be corrected.; he need not
be afraid of overpowering Mrs. BILLINcrox.
The Ballet of La Faire de Batavia followed,
which was well received. COR AL LI 'S dancing is
delightful. Madame PAR I SOT made her appearance
for the first time since her accident. We hope this
.charming and elegant Dancer will in future take
better care of•herself---her absence must always be
a draivback upon the amuf;ement of this Theatre.
The House was genteelly filled, Pit and Gallery,
as usual, overflowing.

Hyde Park has not contained so great a crowd
since the Review of the Volur.reers, as assembled
yesterday to see the Skaiters. At half past three,
about four thousand people were on the ice, and
more than double that : number on the banks of
the Serpentine giver. The North side of the,
Serpentine was lined with carriages, three deep,
and - the string of them reached back to the
Piccadilly gate, and forward nearly round the
ring. The Skaiters were numeroui ; but the
chosen hand took their ice facing the carriages, on.
the North side, near the Ranger's house. Here a'
Tarty of eight or nine young men of fashion, all of
them of `handsome persons, and graceful skaiters,
displayed the ornamental flourishes of the art to the
amusement of a numerous
,circle, many of them 'per-
sons of the first rank. Among these Skaiters were
the Marquis of LoikNit, Lord. VuLfEas,
SHELLEY, Ciptains CAuLt. I Litt) and. UP T 9
ice in this part proteded from .the north winds by
the trees, was not so strong as farther east, and it
obviously sunk or rather bent doWn, as, any person.
moved along. At last the ice gave way in a part of
the circle, and two 11dies, a gentleman, -and a girl
about fourteen; sunk..-Fortunately it was near the
shore, and the water was not more than three feet
deep. The ladies and gentleman were .soon got
, out, leaving theic muffs, tippets, and hats, floating
behind, with no other injury than a good ducking,
and a great fright ; but the girl Was so overcome
with the fright, that she was falling down, sinking,
and would,sobn have disappeared under the ice, had
not Lord Vl4l. t EP.s.leaped in and ;aced her. The
dripping party were condtigled to the • Ranger's
house.

The Gentleman who is to appe:a in the. part of
Hamlet, on Wednesday. next, at Covent. Garden
Theatre, is Captain CAti t. F t ELD, who performed
Hottpir with so much applause atikochester, and the
Nic Theatie

Bath continues lextremely well attended. The
;omens have provell very attratlive; on the, nights
on ltl
whieimcoN's Seasons were performed, about
one thousand persons were present, and on' the other
nights eight hundred,
The trial 'of.Mr. PELTIER, for a libel on the
Fienell Government, is to come on in the Sitrings
after this Term.

On 'Flinn/day last an inquisition was held at the
Portland Coffee.house, Portland.screet, before G.
Houastix, Es 9. Ills Majesty's Coroner for the
County of Middlesex, on view of the body of
WILLIAM COLQUIIOIJN, whose unhappy fair we
rOntioned in our Paper on Ftiday and Saturby
when the Jury brought in a vcrdit of frorgo'.
The unfortunate Gentleman was formerly in the
Guards. His country seat was at Elston Lodge,
near Bedford.

A singular attempt to commit sideide, occurred
yesterday evening, at the Cheshire Cheese, Fleet-
street :—A respeitable-looking young man, who had
frequently been in the hotts'e, who had conduaed
himself with propriety,and who, from his eppeatance,
and dther circumstances, iisupposed to be a Clergy.
man, after dining, and offering up large libatiods,
suddenly left the room iii a state of extreme intoxica.
tion ;in a short time the report of a pistol was heard,
some Gentlemen in the house instantly ran into the
yard, where they foUnd elie young man in the
greatest perturbation, his mouth bleeding most co-
piously, and the pistol, on their entering
.the
yard, thrown from him. He appealed, at first,
much agitated; and declared he was a dead
man." Nothing further than a violent contusion
of the lip, howeVer,- appeared to 'have taken
place, anti whether the pistol was loaded with ball
or not, is yet unknown. On his being tdken
into the house, and qnestioned as to his inten-
tion, he said, had his design taker; place, he should
have been now in Heaven. In some further conver-
sation, he, in a very incoherent manner, attempted
to justify suicide.
,On being asked where he lived,
he said in Mourn.street, Lambeth : his conduit,
evincing eVery mark of insanity, Whether from in-
toxication, or otherwise, it was deemed necessary
to place' him in a state of security until the mon:-
ing ; he was therefore taken to the Compeer.
About one o'clock on Saturday, a man threw
himself over 'London Bridge ; he was, hurried by
the orrplt from tb... water-works arch, under a
vessel ; his body disappeared, and is not yet found.
He hid for some time been mentally deranged,