The Sun.
London, England, 1810-10-12 00:00:00

COOKE ME A ;TOR.

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p.tcs all dispuies between
,the Roprieto.rs•and
ear'°rMers of the Theatres, the: blame is generally
fs,t upon the 'former ; and as' the abrupt departure
at t'''.°°E. may be thought to proceed from disgust
thell;e ill-treatment,..it may bei.proper to submit
Co„“'llciwing letter to the. Public, shows that
th,:112 was upon the most amicable footing with
to his of the Theatre, and ready to return
Is duty. It is said that he was intercepted at
14estOn, and while he was in a state of intoxication,
'elgled on sl4-board, and sent off to Arnerica.
HENRY HARRIS, ESO. THEATRL-ROYAL,
CUV,ENT-C_,RDEN.
"My DEAR. SIR, " Liverpool, Sept. 30th.
p: This morning I received yours of the .oth.t (IF my lug.; age has been iti.town, I hope, thiS
4 Past— r
n rye not appeared on any stage since
illl,Z.th.• From ;he night I finished my engagement
011 is town, Tuesday, the 14th of August, I have
ea Y anted five nights. have been under medical
belpt the greatest part of .the time since I returned
and indeed it was fpr that purpose I came .
taeuilsiDeN) who is recovering from a very severe at-
for of the gout, requested to stay a day or two
bo„l.lirn• I have done so, and yesterday I paid to:
vo'" uur Places on a'u6day morning next, (Sunday
4411e5-being alf--jetioa-ed and nut one going on
a a ,
iii2un(lay. the Mail excepted.) On Wednesday even-
" trust, re,,ch the Golden
„__t

I remain, nay clear Sir,
Yuur most obediefu,
G. F. CooKE."

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A.,7'" P• INccust' comedy. of The Way to
P liiin drew a numerous audience to this The-
o''"),•i Wednesday bight.. Mr. Gov-E.ortove
ed
irl„the character of Sir Bashjal Constant, a
11-aratter so different from that of Lord Oglety,,as to
e
,„"? great velt'satility in the aelor who is able to stic.
ve.e' 11l both. Mr. LOVEGROVE. performed the part
ell truth. and simplicity, and 111 no instance' in-.
\iilligect himself in the prevailing tendency to grin-nt e.
e consk!er hint as a chaste and excellent actor.
4uclience were evidently of this opinion, tor
e 7 were very liberal in their applause. Mrs.
.8111; vt'a; an. admirable. representative of _the Widoiv
iemzour. Her whole performance
vtts•cl-iratter-
ed by spirit, archness, and judgment. Mrs.-OR
7 =
:Pt was a respectable representative of Mrs. Love.
!;!,;• Her dejection
slime in the interview with the
zn43'o Beiritour was well contrasted with her as,
11td vivacity in the 'subsequent scene with her.
cle„;balid- Though WitoncirroN can hardly' be
th--9eci juvenile enough tor the part of Loiter:Jerre,
inent and spirit of h'isliertorrniffice rendered
aff'tlt ludg
an essrntial.prop- to the Plece, and he always
te.,°l.ds a good /lesson to the rising generation of
thc4.3.
' The Mariager deserve 4 the approbation of
It Public for thus:reviving those dramas which are
tovel with passing life, and which may forcibly tend ,
doc(lrect errors, and improve the happiness of
im=stit chcles. ,
tiikf
°l
ter the representation last night, at the lA.
t, of The Beaux- Stratagem, in which Mrs.
,3,, L, ,'Bll.,as usual, was adinirable in the part of 11..7-s.
)6,", the Opera of Retsina introiuced Miss L.
th'LLY) for the first time, on theatrical boards, in
piece.-Missofexhe- of the KELLY is sister
pub7li's Kvilr, who ;s already well known to the
so't" ~e performer is genteel in her per-
so", and re possesses a pleasing voice ; but tier powers
tioe,.. illuch obstructed timidity, that it would
aer' ‘'e propt.r to torn) any of her merit un-,
et identdisadvantage. 'so •
PURKIS, oilman, of. Chancery-lane, has a
/4"") Moo has t lined n s 26th year,.. and ,was born
f• Sever :I oeui sti in London have been applied
(11, b ' ie.y At ti all pronounced it impossible for him to
his sight, .arid he voungman wag content in
afdictid utai k state. He has been brought uto
°
4,t protessiOn, and has atained consider-. 411) ttnertce on the oigan and double flageolet.—
'ut two months 'since a Gentleman from the
11,11`"1"Y saw him, and undertook to. procure him
tr;:lght• At the firA 'operatieiplie Saw sufficient
41; klk right eye. to distinguish a jug and a' candle-
134`' un ;' a taole also a elalideliei:on a piang-forte,
fti: el lou not- ted what any ot.lhem were till'he
the only thin, he found out was the
Ps at his tathees door.. The 'Gentleman not be-.
rN e
London but for a
.feW days,. he went 'to his
tiolltice in the country,' where, 'after three opera-
tir 8' lir has obtained his sigkt Lott eyes. He
Pre
a6s the greatest 'sUrpfrze at'The difference of
pr 4. 'Jr , persons. He is now a.tlf,:t:ter,- where the j
he-essors and amateurs got up a concert for his
by fit 'last Friday; which I,yas- attended,by-about
hundred'persons to-see :this wond?r. Persons
vett hint for miles round 0.16-colintry,' to bold con,
Satirni. with
40It Would nct be wonderful if the.,disear,.:-led
lit,„4}tizslig were to t0110w... the. example of Luct EN
itb.',4l4rARTE, and esc.ipe for the purpose of th roW.-
is;')erself on the proteCtion of this country:
a.cripainted..*ith. the.: char-St-ter and the
eret
conduCt of the -Corsiciin Tyrant 'to be•sate
whrte she is—in-this reac:firzrld- the .ccmsciousness'of
.'d Cat would,. do •to gratify his revenge, may in=
`fti;, hint to impute to her the Same feelings"; after
s. obil°'s".of State and Empire to which she has been
trom-tCI. to
.stibruit. his aij old maxim, ails' a
_wry
he °"; that a bad man never forgives those whom
0:148 jujiAred.
.It has, already been 'intimated 'that
61,441a1Ni has been concerned in plots,• and we
oec that. one of the French- Generals, on a recent
ik.,)absaiL'ill., speaking' of some rumour, said it was
onj. 'Y one_ of JOSEPHINE'S artifices., Such 'an
ron is as likely to occur to NAPOLEON as. 10 one
kis 1)8 myrrnidons, and indeed more so, as he is
us of *every .body, and has more reason for
ditttie tust
.and apprehension. -,Nay, --such• is-the la:
th:table state of dread which prevails among all
otter4bieds of BUONAPARTE, .that none dare to
4... thoughts which.are not diaated by the Ty-
b Or likely to be agreeable"; nor is it at all impro-
, potiutre-,flinthe has suggested these reports against
1111, to )sEPtitrac, fig the purpose of reducing her
ter. Wer, or getting rid of her at once. The
'4
141,ed is more in
.tharader ;with Ins 'violent,
'etlye, and unrelenting nature.
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FO LICE.

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MANSION HOUSE.

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A Captain, for whose apprehei4sion a warrant
has been issued, was apprehended on Wednesday
afternoon,, by two of the City Officers, at the house
of his Attorney, and underwent a private examina-
' tipn before the. Lord Mayor yesterday morning.
H+S name is S--, and the charge preferred
against wasfor assaulting Mrs:, P---,.the wife
ot Mr. who we understand is attached to the.
Commissariat Department in the Isle of Barbadoes,
with intent to commit a rape,. on board his Own
ship, the Mentor, on her passage .to England. -
Tire circumstances of thii case, so:disgraceful- to
Captain S. are, we understand, as follow :—Mrs.
P. emb,rked at the 'lsle of Barbadoes On board the
liachael, Captain Carr, being one of the last West
India cuuvoyy amongst which was also the Mentor,
commanded by Captain S. with intent to join
.her
husband in. :London. In the 'course of the voyage
a dead calm stopped the prngi'ess of the fleet, and
mutual visits were paid from the different ships.
Amongst others, the passengers and officers of the
Michael were invited to partake of a, repast on board
the Mentor, and Mrs. P, accompanied by Captain
Carr. and some other persons,' aceordingly,proceeded
in the ship's boat -to the\ vessel, where they were
hospitably received, and 'luxuriously entertained by
Captain S. who was peculiarly walked in his.atten-
dons to Mrs. P. during the day. While the party
were enjoying the pleasures of the feast, how,.yer,
a•brisk gale sprung up,,anch lie surface of the ocean,.
which bad previously been undistdrbed by the
slightest zephyr, became now agitated with consi-
derable fury, to the no small alarm of Mrs. P. who
became' exceedingly destrous to return to her own
ship. From this step, however, she was deterred
by 'the roughnesS of the sea. In this: dilemma,
Captain S. with much apparent politeness, begged.
,she would not make herself uneasy, observing, if
she was 'not afraid to remain under his protection,
he would give her such accomModation; and endea-
%/Lour to consult her comfort and happineSs in such a
wanner,_ as to leave, her no ground to lament her
temporary absence. from the Racked. After some
persuas:ons;4l/Irs,; P. agreed to accept the 'offer, as
from the increasing strength of the Wind, she saw •
there-.were no hopes of her,being able to get back
that night by. the boar, . without- being exposed to
hardships-extremely unpleas.rnt fora female to eti7
connter. Captain Carr, and his male friends, there-
fore, quitted the ship, leaving Mrs. P. bellind'them,
and returned to the Jicichael. 'The state-cabin was
. then prepared by Captain S.'S,direaions, for his fair
visitor, to•which site soon after retired, bur had not
long remained there, When the •ohtrustan of the
Captain upon her privacy; excited no little astonish-
ment, Which, from his subsequent. conduct,
ed to the utmost alarm. He cOminenced Lis at-
tack by apologizing for his entrance, and by
ascribing his unexpected visit to the impressions
.which the charms of Mrs.- P. had Made upon Ins
too susceptible heart. He proceeded in the sant
strain of folsotne flattery for some time„ but
that his elognence had no other eEct: than to rai
the indignation of his innocent visitor, he pro,;(:, d -d
from words to deeds 3 and having in the i -
stance imprinted some imp- he
some other liberties with the person '-iilrMrs.
which delicacy forbids our describing, but inch
far irritated and terrified M-s. P. dial' she shrieke.l
with the utthost vi,,lehce. Her crk-s 'at length at-
ratied the attention of a Gentletnan4. named,Aust
who was a passenger it, the vessel, and WI% ingiciniG;
ly rushed to the spot in tine to prevent" the i Ope-
tnition of the vile and dishonourable imentions
the' Captain, from Whos.t 'loathsome embrace he.
extricated almost senseles victim.- The en-.
suing morning Mrs. P. oretwoed -to the •Rachaet,'
and on her arrival in this Country instantly infonned
her-hnSband of the atrocious manner' in w!,ich''she'
had been treated. An, immediate applicatio,, was
made fp; a wai'ranr;•in cOnsequence of which the
criminal is likely 16 meet the legal punishment of
hist.

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TI teitth of the examihation yesterday'w'as, 'that
the. Cap:ain• was' hhorlf held to wool. bail, 4and
two sureties io 50bk—e:ich, 'to' atiswer ft): his ap-
pearaneS at the Admiraly Sessio,,s or Court of
as the partitt. may think tit, 'to tai:e hip
trial for the ottence. - •

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41rs. T. is a w6inan of an inteieiting and in,elll-
- countemince; about ,five and twenty years of

This was the.only ex.arhication Which occurred
at this office worth deta;ling.

Gutt.nnALL.—A baker, named Creighton,: ac-
cuied his servant boy,
.w ho had been only a few
days in his employm -nt, witti aeceiving.tone pound
five shillings, his propeity, and appropriating it to
his own use:. The young culprit confessed his guilt,
and iirayeci to be suffered to ewer a volunteer in his
Majesty's sea service. With this pra.) er, atter some
hesitation, -the worthy Magistrate
,was induced to
comply, and young gentleman was escorted on
.board the-tenUe.i, where do doubt his qualifications,
as a baker, will be, turned to good account.

An excellent (and, as far•as we have observed, a
new)' idea has been falleniupon in Dublin, respect-
ing the commemoration of the unequalled naval ex-
ploits of the transcendant NELSON. Our worthy
fellow-subjects of the Irish capital have resolved to
provide for ever (from. the funds colle.cted for the
erection-ot the monrient- to that great -Comman-
der, which now forms an additiOnal ornament to
Dublin), for the maintenance of-two disabled sea-
men, whose occupation is .to be the taking care of
the commemorative architectural tribute to,Nut.soN'
Memory. In first instance,. they are tp be chosen
from among 't hose who were actually engaged in the
ever-memorable battle of Trafalgar ;. and afterwards
from meritorious .seamen, as it may happen. The
use of this, both in, gu.irding the sacred testimonial
of national veneration, and in making that guard
conducive to the grand purpose of rewarding naval
heroism, is an admirable combination, and well de-
serves imitating in similar circumstances. Few
things• are more disgraceful to the national charac-.
ter than the Mutilated state of many of our public.
statues and menuMents;laotli wii4in,,-;;nd Without.;