The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-16 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRICAL FUND

DINNER.

a meeting of the Committee appointed to cosi
duet the ceremonies of the Fund Festival, which take
phacc on the 28th instant, was held at the FUnd Office.
Mr. Egerton, the secretary to the Fond, in the chs;t.
He read :he following list of donations :—Duke of Bedford,
501 ; Mrs. Ann Noyes, 101; Marquess of Staffor,i, 101.;
Sir Charles Ihbetson, 101. 10s. ; Sir Francis Freeling,
B irt.. 51. 5-. ; Franch.. Chantrey, Esq,, Si. ss. ; Samuel
Cartwright,. Esq., Si ss. ; E tri Spencer, 5/. ; Hon,
General P.,ipps, 51. ; Edward Bainbridge, Esq., Si. The
Chairman then read the mines of nearly 100 distinguished
p-rsonse,es who had consented to enrol their names se
Vice-Presidents. Amongst them were Sir Fergusson,
Sir J. Si. Doyle, Sir R. Peel, Sir John Soane, &c. &c.
The Chairman also stated that he expected .the Misses In.
rerarity, Romer and Sheriff would sing some of their po-
paleir songs from the gall,ry.- The meeting then pro-
reisitli to make their private arrangemen:s.

WHAT'S IN A NAME ?

It appears that, while Manchester is now ac-
knowledged to be amongst the greatest commer-
cial towns in Britain, it also boasts a few pecu-
liarities worthy of remark ; and, by turning over
Pigot's new Directory, it will be found to be the
seat of royalty, as it contains, at present, no less
than 25 Kings, and, although we have no
Queens, yet there are 30 Princes, 4 Dukes, 3
Earls, 47 Lords, 21 Barons, an'l 30 Knights.
We can also boast of having 2 Bishops, SO
Dean:, 21. Proctors, 11 Popes, 3 Priests,-
Prophets, and 5 Monks ; still it is lamentable to
think that there are only 2 Christians in the
whole community. If we take places of worship
it would appear that the dissenters are gaining
ground very rapidly, as there are only 2
Churches, while there are are 15 Chapel's and
17 Kirks. The peculiarities of the seasons are
considerable, for we have neither Springs nor
Autumns, but, to make up for their loss, we
have 13 Summers and 9 Winters; we have,
likewise, Frosts, Snows, Rains, and Foggs.--4
We have plenty of Moons, but no Suns; still
we save Roses and Lillies, Oaks and- Ashes ;
and plenty of Gardeners, Forresters, and rat.
mers. Our scenery ,is also very mtieh diver-
sified, having 2 Mountains, 100 Hills, and 37
Dales ; and, although we have neither Rivers
nor Lakes, but only a few Brooks; yet we have
Bridges and Barges, plenty of Fishers, and 0
filir supply of Salmon. And the stranger in
Manchester will be surprised to find, perfectly
at large, no fewer than 27 Lyons, and lots of
.Nightingales, Swans, Peacocks, and Ducks. We
have Mr. Law, an attorney; Mr. Jump, a ropv
maker ; Wood, a joiner; Corn, a baker ; and
Chambers, a house-builder. We are taught, in
strong language, the mutability of human affairs,
for we find the great Isaac Newton, a painter, in
Liverpool-road ; Addison, a joiner, in Task-
street; Burns, a dyer, in Oldham-street; an 4
Thomas Lawrence (no longer bearing the honour
of knighthood), earning his livelihood by weav-
ing, at No. 5, Quay-street. And is it not a
lasting shame, that poor Tommy Moore.should
be making, not amorous ditties, but boots and
shoes, in Oldham road ? The " Pilot that
weathered the storm," is still. pursuing his voca•
tion by mending windows in Oak-street ; and
his great opponent, Charles Fox, is an artist ui
Market-street. Robert Peel is now a labourer
in Salford, and Joey Hume, au engraver, in
Shudehill. -Horatio Nelson now " fights his
battles o'er," at the King's Arms,' Ancoats-lane;
and, to crown all, Charlie Stuart is now a mill-
wright, near St. Peter's. Although Manchester,
in point of population, stands second in the
British empire, containing upwards of 230,000
inhabitants, among which there are no less than
20 Savages, it is a melancholy reflection that
there is only one Wiseman in the whole parish.
—Liverpool Albion.

THE. MARKETS.

COUNTRY CORN MARKh.7.I3 DURING TILE- WEEK:

Wheat.

Bemis.

Per Quarter.
Blandford
Chard

s. to 8.
61
50 54
59
54 60
58 67
46 61
50 55
48 60
M 61
57 64
50 C 2
56 65

s. to 8.
41
3i X)

Huntingdon
Long Sutton—..-..
Louth
Lynn

32 36
27. 33
2 8 38
3 2 34
30 32
33 42
36 4`2
28 36

Newark

Nottingham
Peterborough
Plymouth
Slearonl
Uppingham

65 70
4 60
50 60

- 43
41 43
28 40
30 34