The Sun.
London, England, 1810-09-17 00:00:00

THEXTII ES.

HA7MAITKET.
The season terminated at this Theatre on Satur-
day last, with The "'pica* andllitzg no Murder,
Roth pieces were well received. C. KENIBLE, Mrs.
Guilts, and LISTON, particularly dwinguislied them-
selves to the hist piece, and LtsroN and MATHEWS
excited great applause in the latter. At the end of
the play'Mr. C. KEMBLE addressed the andiencc
in the,tollowing tnanner, and the wb"le of the Per-
tortners received a warm tribute at general appro-
bation:---'
.." LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

" Although an extension of one month has been recently
added to the annual license fin perforinances at this Ttieatre,
su many obstacles now present themselves against art enjoy.
inent of the grant, that the season must terminate this evenniz.
" I am desired by those in wriurn the management is vest-
ed, to offer you, their very grateful acknowledgments for the
favour and . patronage they have experienced !tom a liberal
Public : their enieavours to merit a continuance •of our
support will be unremitting.
" The Performers also beg leave to express their sense or-
the generous encouragement you have afforded them (hying.
the sumarer; and thus, Ladies and Gentlemen, we too L
respectfully take our leave."

LYCEUM.

The summer season closed at this place on Satur-
day last, with the last new Opera of Hots, or the
North Tower, and the atterpirce of the Quaker, in
which INCLEDOI supported the part of Steady, as
the representations of the night wore for the bene-
fit of HAYmOND, who, at the end of the Opera, de-
livered/the following Address, which was received
by a numerous audience with warm applause :—.
" LADIES AND GANTLEMINt

" Thes.:cond or the trlitish Opera will close with
the pert-brain-Lees of the evening. That the Propri:cor,i,,,v
spared neither labour nor expellee to render the aIIiUSCILICIIrS
of this Theatre worthy Of your patronage. must oe tittiy ac-
ktiowle:iged by the applause with which you have honoured
their exertions, and the novelty they have piesentecito you
(luting a very short and limitcdvason.

" Inn period of thirteen weeks, -three new Operas, three
new Musical Entertainments, and two revived Pie,es have
received the stamp .ot your appro6ation, an exertion, eon.
siderhig the expellee and mental labour ne‘essary' to render
the.a worthy of your applause, w hien no other Iheatre ite
this metropolis has, at any period, parallelvd.
" This, Ladies and Gentlemen, has been done to fulfil those
promises held ((nth at the close of last season, —• That every
eXeltiOn shoi,ld be made to render the Engii-i• Opera worthy
the protection of the English Nation.' • You have honoured
those exertions with your applause, and. the propt.,etors are
sal istit.d and grateful.

- - - - -
one particular which relates to the English Opera, I
wish to be clearly and distinctly undastood. it is the desire
of the Proprietors to emulate and excel, not injure any other
establishment of the same form; while they thus can:lntl.,
declare their intention), they respectfully solicit your future
support. -

`,..A National Institution 'which holds forth promis:s of
protection, reward, and encouragement to the National Ta-
lent must be fully supported by a ational Feeling ; and if
a tithe-pail of that patronage which is bestowed on a loreqn
establishment by the wealthy part of this pioud and happy
Country should ever be extended to our native Opera, than
is there every fair promise that Englishtalent shall not
equal belt excel that, which at so enormous an expence is
yearly imported front a foreign laud.
Satisfied with the enciauragement which your liberality
has bestowed on the exertions already matt., the Proprietur,
pledge themselves to continue those exertions, and that no
expence shall be spared to procure awl cherish talent wher-
ever it may be bound; and they have no doubt but that,
whae honourable emulation shall prevail, and where a
sire to please is seen by you to exist in Proprietors as well as
Performers, your future encouragement will be such as to
make the English Operas National Ornament.
"In the natne-of the Proprietors, Ladies and Gentlemen,
and of the Perfinmers,,who individually have requested me
to return their sincere thanks tor the kind attention and ail-
plapse with which you have honoured their labours, 1 re-
spettfully bid you farewell."

We are glad to learn that the veteran DIBDIN has
written and composed a new Opera, which has
been accepted by the Covent-Garden Managers.—
Tue public are so much indebted to this writer for
the admirable lyric effusions of his muse, and hi.:
popular melodies, that every liberal and patriotic
mind must feel an interest in his success.

Don JOSEPH, amidst all his feats of being stizei
by the people. whose. country he is endeavouring to
bring under the yoke of the French Usurper, could;
not forget the predatory !system of his family, but
gave orders for packing up the tapestry and every
thing movable. We hope, however, ,hat in due
time he will be forced to move off' hitriseit with too
much rapidity to rob the country which he promises
prote6Z.
THE AMERICANS HOAXED.—The following piece
of news ;s gravely given in a B ihi,note raper of the
13th of July :‘—" Arrived the brig Rockingham,
'M'CLutiN, from, Liverpool, in 74. dap. Captain ,
M'CLEAN reports the•followingarupoi-tant news :
May 7, lat. 48., long. I. was spoken by the British
friant Etltalion, Captain COCHRANE, with a number
of transports, having on board eight or ten thousand
French prisonas, among whom was King JOSEPH,
who •was surrounded and taken at St.. Maly's.—
Captain M'CLEAN says he was on board the friimo
and saw the King, whom he knew, having seen
him before !"

A few nights ago, a Mrs: C. wife of a shipwright
in Chatham Dock-yard, who resided at liromt ,
alter having had words, wilhi her husband, swal-
lowed a large dose of
_arsenic, which she had pro-
vided and kept secret a week before; the desperate
atfi ,was succeeded by %orniting and dreadful agonies,
and though medical aid was immediately resorted to,
she died in less than three hours.
SMITHFIELI)MARK4T, Stet, 17.
This day's. Market was amply supplied with
prime Beasts, and the show of Cattle in other re-
pests was plentiful; -Veal- and Pork sold at la,t
p,,. es; Beef, Lamb, and Mutton, arc cheaper; and
ti ,e trade in general was ',gray good.—The s does in
the Hay Market were sotnew ltat lively; Straw,
and Clover, obtaitted last prices.— We annex atl'-
, curate statement of the prices and numbets