The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-02 00:00:00

THEATRICAL FRACAS.

A piece brought out at the Varietes, in which
there is the pleasant caricature of a mei chant's
clerk with mustachios, has proved that the ridi-
cule was felt by more persons than was, perhaps,
at first imagined. The clerks of certain ware-
houses thought they recognized themselves in this
character. They, therefore, determined to show
that their mustachios were not the only thing
•nilita►y about them, and that they were not the
men who would pocket such an insult. A plan
of campaign was coosequently agreed upon, and
the Theatre of the Varietes was to he taken by
storm. But will it be believed that their opera-
tions were to be directed chiefly against Brunet ?
Their vangeance was to fall on that respectable
performer, who, both as Manager and Actor,
had doubly offended th.m. On Sunday the attack
was to have been made. Gendarmes were, how-
ever, placed in sufficient number in the Theatre.
and every precaution was taken. The number of
gallant youths who bad engaged in this exhibi-
tion amounted to 3 or 400 ; and the appearance
of Calicot was the signal for commencing hostili-
ties. Cries of fury were sent forth from the pit ;
the orchestra was scaled, and the stage attacked ;
but the gendarines did their duty with their ac-
customed coolness, and succeeded, without effusion
of blood, to repulse the assailants, a dozen or
two of whom were made prisoners. The next
evening the storm was renewed, but several of
the tioters were taken into custody and tranquil-
lity was then restored. The succeeding flight the
representation was allowed to go on peaceably.—
(Paris Paper.)

INFAMOUS IMPOSTOA.L---John Collins, an Ohl
wretch, who appeared on the verge of the grave,
but who is better known as the notorious im-
postor introduced in the House of Commons, under
the title of the " Soap-eater," was brought up to
the Police Office, Marlborough-street, charged
with counterfei:ing fits and extreme penury, with
a view of imposing
,on the generosity of the
puhlic.—Richard Fanlkener, a beadle of Saint
George's Parish, said, that on Thursday even-
ing, he found the prisoner, surrounded by a
great crowd, in what is termed a sham fit ; some
of them gave him money, and many had their
pockets picked. Witness said the man was an im-
postor, but none would believe that any person
could foam so, until he undertook to shew them
piece of soap which the fellow had in his mouth.
The prisoner went with him quietly enough, until
he understood-he was going before a Magistrate,
when he suddenly fell down, and was obliged to
be cart ied to the. Office on the shoulders of three
men ; here he evinced so much weakness, that a
great many were inclined to believe it was natural,
until seeing a likely opportunity to escape, he
suddenly jumped up as nimble as a boy of sixteen,
and tried to run away, but was prevented. This
fellow is generally followed by a gang of pick-
pockets. He received the appellation of. the
" Soap-eater," from his practice of putting
soap in his mouth to imitate foam, such as is oc-
casioned by a strong fit.—He was committed un-
til next Sessions, when Mr. BAKER said something
should be done to get rid of him.

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. -- About two
o'clock, yesterday morning, a fire broke nut id)
the house of a man named RIORDkN, who kept
a carman's stage, at the lower end of Blackpool,
by which that and the two adjoining houses were
in a very short time entirety destroyed. The
houses being thached, it was impossible to arrest
the progress of the fire.--,The poor inmates could.
save nothing ; and to heighten the calamity of
this distressing circumstance, two men (father and
son) named WCarthy, and a child belonging to
Riordan, were so dreadfully scorched as to sur—
vive but a few hours.—(Cork Chronicle, July 28.).

CAUTION TO PARENTS.—Monday, an Inquest
was taken at Astley, Warwickshire, on the body
of a male infant child about four weeks old, who
having been rather uneasy in his bowels in the
course of the dry, at night his mother gave him half
a tea-spoonful -of a mixture which was recom-
mended by a neighbour, and said to be composed of
Daffy's Elixir and honey, but which was part of a
mixture containing 4 ounces of water, 2 drams of
honey, and 30 drops of laudanum. A spoonful
and a half of this mixture, or thereabouts,
was put into a phial which had been filled with a
medicine composed of two drops of laudanum
to a tea spoonful) of Godfrey's Cordial, and sup- k
posed to be empty, but had not been washed out
previous to the mixture the deceased took being
put into it. The deceased did not take above
halt a tea spoonful of the mixture from the phial,
shortly went to sleep, and never awoke again,
but died in a slight convulsive fit about four-
teen hours afterwards. Verdict--Died from
the (Sects of laudanum, administered uninten•
tionally.—lt would appear troni the above, that
this poor infant could not have taken above a drop
and a half or two drops of lamlanum at farthest ;
and it is hoped that this fatal case will operate as
a caution to parents and nurses, and deter them.
from administering landanum.in any case to young
infants, withont medical advice.

Blundel, die painter, who undertook to run a
coach• Wheel 30- miles in six hours, .on Thursday,
in Lord's Cricket Ground, lost the match af►er
going 22 miles. He was backed at odds to win.
The Gentlemen of the City of York are about
to establish a pack of Fox Hounds, in consequence
of the Easinwold Hunt being given up.