The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-07 00:00:00

NET PRODUCE.

IN THE 21.1ARTER ENDED
' 501 I tIL), thc9. 5111 July 1810.
Customs . . 1,066,09- 1.070.744
Excise
. ' 3,787,3;i 3,777,960
Stamps ' • ~ • 1.292.44 E 1.377.3
AistPised l'axes
Latict Tax, Sugar Duties, Im-
Fest Mollies, S;c.

. 2,049.5372 2,096,220

Charge

4t0,6[3.926 11012.381
10,1 q,X72 _ t 044,0,000

'Surplus.
a1,•,54 622,38 f
Early yesterday morning some thieves broke into
the warehouse of .I.llr. Manson, 'Bookseller, in Gor-
rard-street, Soho, and stole a very large cittaniity of
books of variops docriptions, in steeti, &e. The
villains entered the premises from a stable-yard.at
tare back of his house, 'and must have had a cart to
convey'away their plander.
Yesterday morning an unfortunate man, who had
been committed to the Poultry Compeer on the pre-
ceding day, charged with stealing a pair of boots,
put an end to his existence by strangling himselt
with his handkerchief.

Thursday afternoon, during the rowing match for
Astieyls wherry, a, Gentleman in the crowd on
Westminster-bridge, had his pocket picked of his
book, containing 4001. in bank notes.
A. few days agb, a woMan, 74 years old, hung
herself vt iih several piei:e4 of packthread twisted to-
gether by herwif, aided by part of a bed-cord, in her
house at Nesttn, in the COinity of Cheshire. Wirdt.
is very siogu4ir, she de;iled 11,4 nicce never 10 omit
br.nging her every piece of cord she-could find, as
she would sand in need of it some tituc"--t is 'need
was trierefore i..xjained a, ahove.

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r:,..IDDER AND 'TITE:CII.6WN

SIR F. &c.

, .
The following "rely was wiitten by the Wo:.thy
!brunet about the time of hii,first "Addres to ILs
Constituents on hi, being retorlitd lor Wesitnins,e.r,
When 14e cony:led:ill varti,:s in the H-r-01 U— to'
tiiieves who were min.ibbhog over their pluth;er..."

A ladder near Whiiej w 4; rear:d,
Once on an April day,
And thus the lower steps were heard
To those at top to Say,
You " thieves" who bid our timber waste,
Faster than trees can gr,iw,
Pray why' should you above be plaCd
While we are kept below 1,

What right has any.step that's here
To lord it o'er his brother ?

Free Agents du 11e not itppear,
lost one as much as t'otisk.r ?
Are tops ut ladders
,tur the few,
When all alike are good ?

Were we not cquol Lut to you,

•Are we Hot tbrin'd of wood
I n spite ot*eustoms, I t vs, and names,
Inventions of the Devil, .

A lackler's .Constitthiult claims
That all be on a level.

Has nature and rAnk'd you thus,

. Or knavish arts and tticks ?
All pow'r of ladders flows trum us,
The Maje4y cat sticks.—

The steps at top soon overpaid
This saucy' d.C:lalutior,. •
And prov%l that 1.1(1,Ions can't be made,,
Without subir,iii.ation,

While so they wrangle cOttleS the Clown
•A sly though silent brute,
He turns the laktdor upsido down, •
And ends the tvitnie dispute.

THE THLATRES.

I . COVENT GARDEN.---The theatrical season clovel
last night at this place; with the tragedy of
-and KEMELE stvilleil determined to reatke tir•
hvourable impression, on the minds of the lindience.
We never., indeed, saw him represent ••this arduous
character,with more judgment, spirit, ctgarity,
edeet. When the cintmil dropp(.l, the
oanrittic
Was sO vehement and so long skpritinued, 'that no-
thing was heard ora,rlie Stage alter the .death of
Hamlet., In a very few minutes of et the Play, K
ISLE came torwaid, without having chani.;ea
Ares., and was received with the warmest apir;;lns,!.
At length the applause gaVe way to a rink er:al.de-'
sire of hearing what he had to sty, as it had b'een
generally re,)orted tint he intended to touch upon
the. subject of the privine hoses, witch hid Veen
' the source ot go touch disturbance at the cononvoce-
went of the seaiun, and continued for many weeks
atter. He bowed to every part of the house, in
testimony of gratitude for lids very flattering recep-
, two, and expressed hilusell in the toliuwin; wthtts
" LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
i " Before the curtails finally drops on the 'per-
fOrmances of tnis evening, the Propritto,s and the
Pl:rtoraths of the 'fireatre-Koval, iu Covent-G tr.
'den, are anxious to express 111,4 gratituck for the
patronage %lib which. you have
_alwa)s honoured
their exertions, and at the same time beg in.ist re,
specttully to assure you, that it is nOposstnie they
can ever remit their endeavours to deserve that in-
' dulgence which consqtrites the highest 1;onour and
the. greatest reward to which their labours can
itsp

• Having said thus Flinch, I should how, with
that profound respect which I meth always feel,
take my leave 01 you till the beginn ug of the text
season, did not the peculiar circumstances in widen
this Theatte stands snake it necessary fur me to tic—
pass on your time a few moments longer. I wiil he, as
brief as may he, and I hope that which I ant about to
say Will meet with a patient hearing, and -a fair and
liberal ihterpreta-ion. •
Early in the present 'eason, for the restora-
tion • of public traequility, the Proprietors of 1-1113
Theatre and a Cominittee of entered into
'1
a treaty, by which it was tigieed (and the agreetoent
was made by myself) that the whale circle of 'qty.,' e
'boxes should be thrown open to the public; with the
exception of three only, on each side of the Theatre.
Thai treaty, I desire to be uuderstool most dis:nrctly to
state, the Proinietors hold themselves bound to
and ale prepared, if it is insisted upon by you,
great asAheir loss Must be, to -carry it Into lull niei
! faithful execution. They, howet er, , (I wish to
speak. with all possible deference and humility), beg
to 'appeal to your equity, which they know to be as
great as your power, and state the eircuthstanceS ut
r which this Theatre will then be placed.-
I"Since that tteaty Was conelu.led, aati /let of Par.
!. liament- has been passed for re-building Drury -lane
Theatre, the Prop;ietors of which werecohnnon r
feters with us in a reit 'wily, which Goo kim.vs, is
the greatest that can possttny be tat any property
The two Theatres, placed.rni atn (Jim,' :00iie.g I.e
toibue, have been able to maintain a fair att.! an 'n„..
iurable rivalry wit h each oilitee By a 1l fise in file aet
lately passed the Pri peo. to s of that Th. ao re are eta.
powered to in lie as inavyprlvate boxes es May be towel
necessary and cenveinent to their cotwern. It', under
suelecilculostances, the treaty concluded be iigor-
' oust), eleorced, this Theatre cati contend with its
rival no longer ; a superiority will at once be given
to the other; an end will be put to all coiripetitwo ;
;led it is most decidediy my opinion, that there will
never be one good Theatre., in London, unless there
is another to keep it in very good 6ider.
" Such being the state of the case, we. humbly
presu,ee to hope you will not enforce the full per-
fin-Mance of the treaty, and we shall be happy to
receive thatas the boon of your.jabero,Lty whit:. will
.be.claiined Cy the other theatre as a tight by law.
" It may now be' necessary that I should state
what our. itdentions are. The whole of the front
of the circle of annual boxes will be thrown of en
to the Puil:c, the splendid saloon,
.and the corridor
ereto attached. It is our intention to supely
.new
a: d commodious stone shin -cases, and also to 0. tke
t. a corridor of-storie, instead of -letting it be of
ankh. Various other improvements ore in mi-
-1 mplation. It is infecackt to raise the root Qt the

, gallery for your acoinmi.xlifiori—ln a
-io eurrto ‘vbitevi-- has been pointed ent to t by
-
; the to •n 'as dvi,:ctive, and do away ;hose iocon-
. venieneei wh!ch have tailen finder our .0%;..n
VatiOtl, that way Luei-ii a Continuance of y'-ur
favours.'!--

- •
his bare justice to Sg.k, that it is Impossible f'it
any body to. deliver a similar addres, ir
.t ti.e safie
situation, with more ability, and with a rititi-e t•••;:i.
dent exprrs,ion of trchng and respect flit the.o..i-
dience. The whole of Ins manner was char:it-Jens qt
by, the untioht deference for the sent twent•`i ft!, f,n....,t;
and
_indolent-of the public, yet with dun temper-
ed dignity.which indicated that he regoired
but what justice, as well .as candour and lib: an vi
might rea lily concede. During the prog'res. of
speech be was frequently interrupt,d by app!iithe.--,-
.One OC t WC) IhSSUS, when he adverted to. ►the Antot.:
80it..., were heard,- but they only kindle 4 up a
4tiougereXpressiun'a approbation. wlite
be ,tl-
Ilio.Aet granted to the Proprietors of tlhe
it,tended new Theatre in Drury-Lane, and partiyu.
htrly W that part of the At winch gives ttietii
power •to idiot what portion of their edifice tl,ey
thought proper to private boxet, one person es.
• Claimed, Lei it be built first ;" but he had no
followers or abettors, and • what he said only raised
another,•byrst •of applause. Mr. KENIIILE, 6;) the
ehnclusiou, retired amidst the rtrongeNt• Marks of
public, favour, and he again direCled his respectfol
obeisance; to every part of the hon Se. It we tna)r
venture to form any ju4ment from thee manner in
which his proptmal and requisiti:Ms„_were received
last eight, we. should conceive that- the business is
*.ettletilso tjr as to the restoration of such a nuin!er
of-private boxes as were allowed in the late Thea • ce.
..Inuted it would be capricious as well as iihhti,il
tire public to withdraw what they had once grant-
ed, and Imve tolerated for several seas,us, and
would indicate something of a vindidk'e. spint,
which we are persuaded' will never formsa part of
the British character. When the saloon beiongitT,
to the. ritate boxes and all the avenucs are open to
thie public, we ein have little dont)t that, they will
readily suder the Proprietors to retain what asoue
can be a certain supply to them tow,ards the
dating .the vast expellees which most, be
incurred ; we therefore 'cannot but conceive, !rant
what we know of our countrymen, that the sAni,.:
manly spirit which induced ttietu, :in spite (4'oll
legal tenor*, to resist and oppose what they Jeettedau *
infringement upon their rights and prkilvgc-:•,
prompt theta with a liberally equally zeolo,ts.
to saumiou the restor4tion of the Th..atr,: to that
lode which they had permitted, raitic!.:lar'y as it is
absolutely essential for the Proptieto;s to have one
sure channel of advantav,,, ald as it relates. to our
great national entertaintA.nt, which tends to refine
our, minters and exercise • our I.),•si 1)11(247:Tons, and
which, under proper regulation, is certainty the
rational toundatioii

" 01 useful mirth and saintary woe."

- The new play of The lifiub(ful Son, wii,f repeat-
ed on Thursday and Fist night at the Hayinark,
Theatre, before a nuteri.us audience, woo foly
confirmed the favourable deci,ion which -attended
its first appearance. Jr haS been judiciously cur.
tailed, bun it will admit of further retrei:ihmenr.• it
is cerr airily well calculated to take a strong bold of
the affe‘-iions, and it receives all due su,iport front
the Performers. Mr. C. XENIBIE is truly excel-
lent, and Mrs. GLovria, though comedy is properly
heribrie, ails with great Feting and effect. Mr.
SOWEBBY did not " saw the- a:r so much" with his
.hands, and evinced powers that will probably raise
him into a respectable estimation. Mr. ABBOT,
in
parts of youthful -sensibility, deserves public . en-
cotiragbruent. play is- likely to be very attrac-
tive, as it.is so well adapted to the present taste, len.
the pathetic, the mysterious, the dreadful, and the
horrific.

The Gwynneddigion (or Cambrian Society) have
presented to Mr. Kirry, the Edi or of the Wiekii
Melodies, with a beautiful Silver Medal, for adaptiii~•r
English words to a number of the charming Anci.llt
British airs, and for supporting and beautifying the
melodies of Cambria.

• A tew. years ago, when Buonapare threatened to
invade this country; a Quaker, residing at Erping,
E-sex, being afraid, if such an event should t:dte
place, that he might lose his money, thought • of the
following stratagem to save it, winch wai to hide
2001.. upon Epping Forest ; but for tear ilia: he
might the, or be killed by the enemy, it would not
be prudent to hide it without acen:linthg sornelydv
with it ; accordingly he fixed upon his neight,oor,
,a smith, as a proper person to be entrusted with the
secret. , They set- out together, and chose a spot t y
the side of a large oak, wl-re a hole was slrin mrate,
and the money very carefully deposited; taking great
care to cover it up with such exactness, that no per-
son travelling by chance that way might have any
su,picion. They returned home. The next morn-
ing early the smith went and took the money away,
not thinking the Quaker would so soon suspect his
.integrity. The Quaker, however, paid a vi,it •10
the spot where his beloved treasure was deposited,
whep,• to his great surprise, it was gone. Sospicioo
iounediairly fell upon the smith, but' instead of ac-
c4sing him, he thought of the following stratagem
t„ get his money back infortted the smith lie
wished to add another ,Oi. Tnis had the des!, ed
effect, for the smith immediately went and replaced
the 2001. not only to prevent his neighbour from
judgif.g him to be the thief. but to get the other 50i.
Away they both go together, and opening the
the Quaker, to his great joy, discovered his beloved
treasure ;—he immediately fell into the following
ejaculation :—" Ah ! my tiriend, I find thou gcest
and comet ; but for fear that thou shouldst go, and
never return, 11l e'en take thee home, for I think
thou art as safe in my house as on Epping Forest."
Thus ended the matter, to the no small mortification
Of the smith.

A Coro,-cr's Inquest sat on Tuesday at the King'gl
Head, on the road from Mitcham to Colnbrook, on
the body of a Mr. Waits, who was scot in a duel,
•on Kew Heath. The deceasedWm; eon vey ed. to ;he
King's Head from the Heath, in a wounded state,
Ott five o'clock in the morning, and be died in ;he
course of the day. The two st?-arters fled at the
death of the Gentleman, and sent a letter to the
landioul, informing him who the deceased wai.—
Tne cause of the duel was not known, nor the op.
posite party. The wound was in the head, and the
Jary returned a verchot Marder.

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