The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-03 00:00:00

THE
.THEARES, Sic.,

ENGLISH OPERA floosti.,—The indefatigable
Manager 'cit this Theatre brought forward last
night a new musical Farce, entitled, Walk for a
Wager., or a Bail's Bet. The following is an
outline of the, Fable:—
A Bailiff (HaalEY) who is sent into the country to exe-
cute, a write .outs a .young Gentleman, Mr. Merringtun
PE:tamAN), profits by the opportunity to bet with a sporting
countryman that his humpback follower (WI Lf(tssoN)
will walk a certain number of miles in a given time.
He passes himself for a.Gentlemaii, to a Lady, at whose
suit he is to execute the writ, and is received by leer
as an acknowledged admirer. Meanwhile Merrington, who
seeks a refuge with a friend of hiri, Justice 0' Mittimus (CuAT-
TEttLEY), to. whose niece KELLY) he is secretly attached,
is terrified at meeting the pedestriao, whom he knows to he a
bailiff's follower, and escapes into tie house of his prosecuter,
Mr.,. A-Weary (Mrs. Guoyts), with whom he is riot person-
ally .acquainted.. Here some merriment is excited tor the
awkward situation in,wltich the courting bailiff and Meixillg-
tun are alternately placed, before they Crave completely ascer-
tained their respective identity. Justice 0' JAW/tens relieves
his friend from his perilous position, and whilst trying to take
him to his house, falls in with the pedestrian, whom be supposes
to be a travelling painter. Here several droll quid pro quos oc-
cur. The Justice afterwards discovers his mistake, and orders
thepedestiian to be taken intocustudy fin. walking ori his ground
without his leave. The order, however, was exeeuted onJins.
Kildeary's lawyer, who is just arrived from town to couau:
nicate to her the iniportant fact that the success 'ot .1164-
suit against Merrington depends on his ignoraace of the-ex-
istence of a document which entitles bbn to the .estate, and
which the lawyer asserts to he in his.bag on the table.
(Miss KELLY), who has been brought concealed in a sedan
chair into the apartment,,profits bytheinformation,and from
the window Of the chairlsecures 4lie,important document.. 7
The Lovers, of course, are made happy, and according to
poetical justice, disappointment and punishment fall Only 'on
the worthless.

:This FarCe.is the. acknowledged production' }of
Mr. PEAKE, jun. ter whom the.public are indebted
for that very whimsical, entertaining, and original
piece, Amateurs and. Actors. The author, far froin
having fallen off, lias..on this occasion shewn that
he possesses a humorous fertility whiCh promises
much gratification- to the town and increased
credit to himself by his future productions. 'rite
piece abounds in ludicrous and.. is -not •
sparing in new and diVerting puns. But there is
a general spirit in the dialogue, and an interest in
the plct,•whicl shows that the author is above mere
word,catching. The acting gave full support-to the
piece, and was.all that the author and•the audience
could deiire.-i-Hatmar, ,REARZIAN, WILKINSON',
and particularly Miss KIIIrLYi are provided with
characters exactly suited to their talents, and they
supported them with full effect.—The*OVerture
and the other Music is ascribed to Mr. PINDAR of
Bath, and it is calculated -to bring his' name into
repo-le.—The .time which the piece occupied, and
that alone, proved that.it was too tong for a
farce but 'the; audience Was so'much amused that
it did not. flag,in any part.--;TbC Farce. •was re-
ceived with the warmescapplause, 'and heartily
sanctioned for repetition. • • •

COBOURG TLIBATB,6.-7',1:11c production-of last
night's amusements at this Theatre .overflowed
the house at an early hour. The renewal of
Three fingered Jac'h WWI splendid scenery, .and
Supported by purtormers of great mctit, drew
warm applause from a highly fasbion'able audi-
ence, which continued during the whole, of the
evening. This piece, wiih tll6 Trureller,s,;-will no
doubt experience, a great run. ' We ‘observed,
several nobility of distirlcrion in. the boxes..

MISS MACAULEY.-17; varions powers' and ad-
mirable efforts of this Lady haire not been exerted
in vain. A very numerous audience attended her
last night
,in the Great Room at Free-mason's
Hall. Her Entertainment consisted of recitations'
and songs,. some humorous, -but chiefly of a pa-
thetic - description. The recitations Were from
MILTON, Lordliv RON, SOUTHEY, and CAMPBELL-,
all given with appropriate expression. She deeply
affected the audience by her pathos in the mad
scenes of Ophelia, and no less roused the general
feelings by her extract from Mr. Bucaa's
treated tragedy of The Italians. She concluded
with a Farewell Address, written by herself,
which she delivered with great feeling, and
ceived, through the whole of her entertainment,
repeated marks of the warmest approbatiOm

PROFESSOR PLAYFAlR.—Yesterday se'nnight,the
reni4ins of this truly eminent and illustrious phi-
losopher were interred in the Calton-hill burying
ground of Edinburgh. The funeral was attend-
ed by the Students ut the natural philosophy class,
over which he so long and so ably presided,- the
Principal and Professors of the University, the
Lord Provost and City Magistrates, the Members
of the Royal Society: of the Astronomical Insti-
tution, the Medical Society, &e. &c. &c. attend-
ed. The Students of the University assembled in
the college after the funeral, and felt it their dut y
to express in some way their deep sorrow, not
only for the loss which the University, but which
the literary world had sustained by the death of
so great a man. It was agreed to make a com-
munication with gentlemen in the country who
had formerly been in the same class, and to hold
a gene►al meeting on the arrival of all the Stti
dents at Edinburgh, to consider what they should
do to perpetuate i❑ the best manner their esteem
for the deceased.

EAST OF FIFE BURGHS.-Variatis protests, we
understand, were taken against the votes of the
delegates in the Loan Anvocivra's interest, and
against the regularity of his Lordship's return for
this district of burghs ; and it is said the subject
will be brought before the House of Commons,
by petition, on the meeting of Pat liament.
Documents, detailing the proceedings and the
results of the late Diet at Frankfort, have arrived
at the Foreign Office. The Earl of CLANCARTY
is expected to return to London in a few days,
and front hence his Lordship will repair to Ire-
land, in order to in•pect the improvements going
on at his seat in the county of Galway. The old
mansion, which was burned down two years ago,
is already replaced by an elegant building, which
promises to rank among the handsomest speci-
mens of architecture in a county, remaikable for
some very beautiful seats.
DAraNG BURGLARY.-Vesterd2y morning some
daring villains entered the dwelling-house of 114..
James Brown, of Long-lane, Moot fields, while
the family were asleep, by the kitchen window,
and rifled the place of property to a great
consisting of nearly 200/. in Bank of England
notes, gold watches, silver snuff-boxes, and
variety of other property, with which they go!
clear off.

GENERAL D'EVEREAUX'S LEVEE.

(From Time Dublin Evening Pest, July 29.)

The Levee of General D'Evsarux on Sunday
was auended by more rank, fashion, and beauty
than
,we have seen assembled in the same space
fur many years. There were at least six hun-
dred persons in the room, admitted by ticket,.

When Colonel DERMOTT and the Office; s of the
regiment had taken Iheir proper stations, Gen.
IY-Evetteux led in Mrs. PUTLAND, preceded by
IhevaY, bearing the colours to be
presepteti to his regiment. The burst of appi (use
that pervaded the assembly, on the appearance of
these personages, is not to be'described.
The military circle having .bten tot med, and,
silence obtained, Mrs. PUTI.A.N.D, With, -graceand
ease of manner, addressed. Colonel PeemoTT, and.
the Qfficers.of his regiment. General. D•Eveueux:
also spoke. The officers of Colonel De.emo-ra-';
Regiment presented a line, military Ippearance
was gratlfying„to seethe perfect order that
.pre,
vailed iii so large assembly;. When Gener4l
P.t.,yzeet.ix handed 'Airs. rIITLAND
to her c,ar•-
tiage, site ":,..9111.111siaMic41.1Y.cbgVrcd
vast populace.

SPOICIING' F

nit it,

THE DISTURBED DISTRICTS.

LEICESTER FRANIEWORK -KNITTERS.

LEICrAsTeli, JULY 31.—The Pramework-knitters
of tilts town and neighbourhood, with those of
Hinckley anti the villages adjacent, held a Meet-
ing in St. Margaret's Pasture on Monday after-
noon. It was the most numerous assemblage ever
before witnessed in this town, being estimated
at not less than fifteen thousand; At this
Meeting it was unanimously resolved, that no
statement, except that of the hosiers of 1817,
Fliouid be agreed to ; a resolution that has
been so far, we understand, firinly maintained :
rind thousands of workmen have again resumed
their employment. It is also expected that many
more will be set on -at the " statement" prices
This day. The prospect of an advance in goods,
-from the rise in wages, has brought numbers of
.buyers front London, during the present week,
arid very considerable Sales have 'been effected oti
-more advantageouS terms to the manufacturer than
bei been known for some time past.