The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-17 00:00:00

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THE DUE:Z.', CZ YORK'S. BIRTH DAY.

OATLANDS; AVG. t s.—The prepthtions for the
fete in honour of the natal day of his 11,,,yalSigh-
ne:s the Du,ke of YORK, have been conducted a
style of peculiar grandeur. A great number of
distingUished visitors have already arrived, to partake
of the festive scene. The lawn on which the com-
pany are to dance, possesses every charm to render
it ,agreeable. The Surrooniting trees are 'decorated
by wreaths of variegated lamps ; brilliant lights are
also to illumine the avenues to the house. 'At the
top of the platform for dancing a bower is raised of
beautiful flowers, interspersal; whb lamps of the
finest colours. The fluor of the bover is earp'eted,_
and seats are placed for the Royal Family. At the.
bottom of the platform a superb star is ereth,d,
and at the head of, the bower a Crown, with the
initial, D. Y. A variety of tasteful arrangements
are making, in addition to those I iia've attempted to
describe , but, unfortunately, the rain, which "de-
kends in torrents, casts a sombre shade over the
whole.:

THURSDAY, AUG. I 6.-This'ibeing the 'Anniver-
)iary of his Royal Highness's birth, the morn was
ushered in by many a merry •peal :tom Weybiidge,
Walton, and the neighbouring srl ages. It':has
rained during the night, and the pelting element
•
yet descends. The humid slate 01' .the atmosphere
has nut, however, damped the ardour, which a
numbetof persons in all parts of the country have
telt, to assemble at We) bridge and its environs, in
orderio:hail the ti,y, and participate in- the hospi-
,ality of their Royal Highnesses. The usual ,nutus
her of sp atatots crowd' to the adjacent rendezvous,
and no ningi but fine ‘veathtT is . wanting to atiOrd
them the entertainment, they have been accustomed
to receive.

His iloal -Highness the PRINCE arrived last
nigot between Wu and ele• en. Their MAJESTIES arid
the
,PRINCBss'ES are exi:e;led phis dry, at hal' past
uvo. Hi Ito! al Highness the Dirke or CAMBRIDGE,
Errls CAVAN Lion YARMOUTH, Lady ANNE CUL-
LEN SMITH, Col. BROWN, eol..TortaENs, and Air.
GREEN,4OOD, 1)a,•t•

Tlie following is a statement ihe Gold anti Sil-
ver corned England during every Reign from the
Restoration, to the 2511) of. March, 1810, extracted
trorn authyht,c documents;--

By Charles 11. . - - £7, - 24. tc,s
By fames 11. , - - - ' 2,737,637
By Anne ' - - • 2,691,626
•
. By George I. - . - - 8,725,921
By George I I. Cold 12,662,2161, 5i1ver.304,3601. 11,966,576
The great recoinage of Gold, between 23d- Aug.
1713, and the end of 1777,aniounted to 20,447,0e21,
From the commencement at the reign to At,g. t 773, •
there were coined about to,-,00,0001. ; making ---
By G.l.i I .before ? Gold 30,457.457
1.).: ? „64 931
c. 31, 1780. S Silver 7,126 S J"„ ''' '
From .78oto the Gold 33,3:0,832 e
end of 1802. Silver - 56,473 S 33'3671305 66,277,489
IF ran 1802 'to 25 Gold - 22,445,253 •
•Mareh, 1810.
Total. Gold and Silver Coinage since the Resto-
ration_
- '•- - • 99,923,354

In the above statement it will be seen, that tlie,Bank Dol-
lars (amounting to many millions), duly stamped, and issued
by authority, are not included. The last Silver Coinage was
ilt t Se 2,

Tun THEATRE.—The popular • Opera of The
Haunted Tower introduced Mr: BEAIIAM, for the
first tittle, last night, at the Lyceum, in-the part'of
Lord William. Mr. BaAnAm's great professional
excellence is so well known to the public, that no-
thing new can .besaid upon the subject. He gave,
all the airs with admirable skill. He gave also a
very pleasing air, composed by Sir JOHN STEVEN-.
SON, of Dublin, a Musician of acknowledged science
and taste, and introdUced another song, Irons the
Opera of Dais, and in both acquitted himself too
well to escape an encore. Edward and Adela were
supported with great spirit by KNIGHT and Miss
KELLY. The latter is rapidly improving in her
profession, and is a spirited and natural actress.—
Miss E. BOLTON, who is getting rid of her timidity,
was simple and not uninteresting in Lady Elinor.—
There was a numerous audience, and the Opera was
very well received throughout.
The New Budesque Tragic Opera of Bombaste;
Fwioso, was repeated last night at the Haymarket
Theatre, to a crowded audience; indeed the' at-
traction of this most entertaining little piece seems
to increase every night. TAYLOE, as usual, 'sung
the song to the tune.of " My lodgings are on the
cold ground," .admirably, but the• etfeEt would be
much greater if he gave the words more distinctly.
The *alterations which are making in Covent
Garden Theatre were planned by Mr., SmtaKE, the
Archie 'of the place, who _superintends them
daily. It is supposed that they will be completed
many days before the r&opt,r,ng of the Theatre.
Mr. littuNiTori, upon the , application id. 'Mr;
HAYNES, proprietor of the Brighton Theatre, is
prevented frOm performing dramatic pieces at the
Brighton Circus, and is 'obliged tc confine hiMself
to pantomimic representations only.
It is said that a Mr.. Rolls was recently married,
in Berkshire; to a Miss Butter. The Lady, no
doubt, had for some time been his toast.
On Saturday se'nnight, the silver arrow, given by
the town of Musselburgh, was shot for upon the
Links 'there, by the Royal Company of Archers, and
gained by John Leven, Esq. This ancient arrow was
lust gained by the Earl of .Haddington, but the re-
cords of the Burgh du not mention the year. The
first year upon record is 160 t. • Since then it has
been, with a tew exceptions, regularly contended for
doWn to the present time, and was delivered over to
Mr. Leven ; having appended to it 125 medals in
silver, and five of gold. From the records it ap-
pears:that the number of Archers have greatly di-
n-tints-bed : the town; in 167 g, -in order to obtain a
fuller attendance, agreed to present the successful
competitor with a silver bowl in the form of a
muscle-shell. On the present occasion, the com-
pany sat down to an elegant entertaiment, in the
house of Mr.. Moir, and the day was spent with the
utmost conviviality.
The losses throughout the French army have been
so great since. BUONAPARTE'S Imperial Accession,
that by a late account, accurately taken, 'of the pre-
sent population of France, it appears that thefemales
now exceed the males in numbq by more ,thanfive
millions ! •