The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-13 00:00:00

LEYB URN COURSING MEETING.

Eight couple of dogs ran for the prize on Leyburn Shoal.
Mr. Othie's Rex won the prize; Mr. Thompson's Tinker was
second.

At Winehburgh Coursing Meeting, held on the property of
Lord Hopetown, the Cup was won by Mr. Dudgeon's Dennis,
and the Sweepstakes by Major Dundas's Dununkopf. The
hares were plentiful and strong.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—HaMiet was
performed last night at this theatre, to an audience the
numbers and enthusiasm of which seemed to justify all
the expectations which were formed of Mr. KEAN's at-
tractions. The character, though not one of his best in
his best days, is now much better suited to the level tone
which, owing to the remains of his illness, Mr. KEAN is
under the necessity of adopting. There is little of action
in Hamlet's portraiture, and much of quiet soliloquy and
philosophic dignity, and with one or two trifling excep-
tions the representation was perfect. FARREN'S Felonies
has long been known and duly estimated. COOPER, in
the Ghost, WiiS exceedingly effective. After the tragedy,
a comic interlude, called Petticoat Government, was pro.
duced for the first time, the plots and incidents of which
are sufficiently simple. The piece is the production of
Mr. GEORGE DANCE, and was altogether well received
and successful.

A meeting of the following gentlemen con-
nected with the Royal Theatres took place on Thursday
last at Mr. ROBINS'S rooms :—Captain POLHILL, M.
LAPORTE, Mr. ROBINS, &c. The meeting continued in
deliberation for a considerable time, and at length ad-
journed until Saturday last. M. LAI'OIITE declared that
he had lost a very large sum of money since the opening
of Covent-garden Theatre, and that on one night last week
he was minus 140/. It was proposed to reduce the prices
of admission, a course which we understand will be
adopted immediately.
‘Ve are authorised to state that Captain Poi,
HILL has no idea whatever of reducing the
prices at Drury-lane Theatre, for neither the
expenses of his present talented company, nor
the great patronage of the public, sanction such
a step.— [ ED. SUN.]
Both theatres have already begun their pre-
p mations for the Christmas Pantomimes; who is to Lave
the invention of that for Covent-garden we know not ;
but, probably, FARLEY, as usual. The Drury-lane Panto-
mime has been written by PEASE.

•
The Bank of England sent yesterday morning
a bill of 5001. to be presented for payment, by one of their
clerks, to a house in Regent-street, according to the di-
rection. The bill was taken up stairs, and the clerk was
desired to wait a little in an ap ertment on the ground
floor. A long time elapsed without either money, check,
bill, or answer, being forthcoming. The clerk proceeded
at last up stairs, and found to his great astonishment that
the parties, servants and all, tutti quante, had decamped
and, of course, taken the bill with them. The Bank o._
England applied to the endorsers for payment, who are
said to have replied, " Give us the bill, give us the in
strument on which we continue liable, and we will pay."
The transaction is supposed to be a premeditated swindling
trick; at least such is the version given to the story yes-
terday upon the Royal Exchange.—Morning Herald,