The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-04 00:00:00

THE INPINCIBLE STANLURD.

EVE copy the following from a Scotch paper :.••-•
" We have the authority of an Officer of rank, now
in this City, who was an eyewitness and bore a
patt with the 42d Regiment, in the engagement
in which the Standard of the French Invincibles
was taken, to contradk the report circulated in
the English capers, that it was taken by one Lure,
a French emigrant, a private in the Queen's Ger-
man Regiment. The InAcibles were all taken,
killed, or ~stroyed„ by the 42d Regiment, a full
quarter of an hour before the Queen's Regiment
came pp."—(Glasgow Herald and Adverther.)

Tut THEATE k.—The Tragedy of "Worse, one
of the prrxiutitons of Mr. lawis'shorrvic Muse,
was brought forward last night, somewhat super.
abundantly, as it was to precede! a Pantomime. On
account of the indisposition of MURRAY, an apo-
logy was made for his absence, anti his part was
rent by BRVIRLEY.—The Audience was so noisy;,
that the Play did not proceed , +(err smoothly,
Cool( s's speeches are in general so long and te.
Minus that his talents are obscured in this Piece.
Mrs, H. JOHNSTON should not have the irksome and
unsuitable duty of a long Tragedy part assigned to
her. The Pantomime of Harlequmas Habeas fol-
lowed, and the Audience were very noisy, and ex-
pressed considerable dissatitfanion at the omission
oldie Scene where the Sparer used to be introduced.;
it was twenty minutes before this tumult Was
quelled, and the Pantomime permitted to proceed.

BILLINGTON'a indisposition, in cnnie..
quence of which the Public were deprived of much
pleasure on Saturday night, was occasioned by her
imprudently singing at the Duke of PORTLAND'S*
at Bulstrcxle, after having considerably exerted her.
self at Windsor.
Mr. WILLIAM WOOD we understand, is
guing to bring formrn 1,,50e, produCtions by the
Author of juNtos, which at the time of their
publication were not known to be the offspring of
that celebrated Writer. The, name of the Writer,
however, is not likely to emerge from its original.
obscurity.

The Mr. GouLo, who is said to have purchased
Mr. TAvt.ox's interests in the Opera House, is
the brother of the Irish Metnber, who so propheti_
cagy declared in the Irish House of Commons that
Ireland never should be united to this Country.

A prodigious number of Faro Tables are opened
every day at Paris, under the salfslion of Govern.
meet. An Officer regularly attends at each of
them, anti when the play is at an end, receives
forty per cent. or the 'winnings,
Mr. Caovss, it seems, is aaively forwarding
the plan of Mr. Ws,Are, for replating the 1.741';0NS
cuts:air: of the House of Lords.
A whimsical case came before the Lord Mayor
cm Saturday last. A 3eturs, broti4ht ar complaint
against a Jew tailor, for dettunieg six pair of
breeeber. If the foie itradite is married, surely
she might be contented to wevr °nil one pair.
The following Literary Anecdote is given in A
French Paper, as told by MDR LaLikrive: After
the first 'Volumes of the Etricee/apedis., had been
criticised by the Jesuits in the journal de Tre,..oux,
the Encyclopedists revenged themselves by decrying
the College of Jesuits, in an article relating to that
Institution. This attack was answered by THOLO-
MAS, Professor of Rhetoric at Lyons, who having
made use of a passageof ,
ertikur necpater
me, rer, it Was construed by DAL Shill ERT into a re.
fleaion upon his birth. The latter immediately
wrote to the Academy at Lyons so intemperate a
letter, that the Jesuits thought their best revenge
would he to publish it. He wished TtfoLottms to
he expelled the Academy, which was of course not
complied with, but he prevailed upon Mar:TY:rows
and some other young enthusiasts, to give up their
Academical Letters and withdraw front the Inititoz
don; This circumstance is reckoned among the
first causes which gave rise to that hatred of the
Jesuits, which was evinced by the Encyclopedists.
rfhe Banaivirta, MAtinte,"from Newfoundland to
i Poole' is put into Dfracomlie.

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YESTERE;Nir rwri Seri, anti. of Lord li/out :mot.
nice ,brought before Sir ita ctiAtto FOIL) AIM TlTO-
i.tio Ron 1:45.0r1, Esq., charged with stealing phirc;
wearing.apparel, and other property, of his. Lord-
ship., at his house near .Windsor. it appeared froitt
the evidence-.bf his Lordship, ilfat for these seven
months past he has Missed propertY, but ciiidd not
dis Cover the thief; and having strong suspicicin oldie;
PriSenerc, he dismissed thetas from his service; having
no proof against theme- Within these few days a Old
snuffbox which had been Stolen, was conveyed into
his house, and cove-red With dust, to Mike it appear
as if it had been on the shelf where it was cam.
sealed far some time ; but this scheme was dis,
mitred by A letter being intercepted, dire&ed to A
young girl, who was to convey the box into his
Loidship's house ; in consequence of which;
Lordship obtained search warrants in Croydon
Surrey, and South Moulton-street; Where a con-
siderable part of the property was found ; the l'ti-
soners were in consequence taken into custody:
Gecrce Faster; who is in custody on a 'charge of
suspicion of murdering his wife and child, b),
throwing them into the Grand junaitin Canal, wits
brought to the office, underwent Alma' examination,
and was comniittcd for Trial at the ensuing Ses.
sions

The Mita of COintiLANti, Earl Of AILBs-
.IiURY, Marquis of LoRN, Lord BAIi.RYMORE; Mr:
WALPOLE, Mr. MONK LEW ig; and Hun. Mr. H..
miDon,,a,u), were present during the morning, cx-
pefting Hatfield would be examined ; but there,
being no further evidence against (Cub, lie was nut.
brought up.