The Sun.
London, England, 1818-09-23 00:00:00

THE TiItATRE:

Ex'citisti Oi5eRA iloosx.—The new farce of
The lttizdetr,bus was repeated last, ni:4ht at this
'theatre, and received ihrotighont YVirlt the tatne
warm applause as attentitql us first appearance.—
Ir isa eery whimsical piece, is very well sup-
ported by all the Performers, and is very enter-
taining.—Aner this piece, the AutO»2alon Trum-
peter made his appearance. The figure is of the
size of manhood, and in his Austrian mili-
tary attire, he made a vet y respectable appear-
, mice. He %VHS attended by the ingenious Me-
' chanist, a German, by whom he was invented.
Ile was brought forward Iron) a tent. It is the
most extraordinary piece of mechatrism I hat we
ever witnessed, and not only excited the wonder
of the audience, but warm and reiterated applause.
Ile was accompanied' by the baud, and, after
giving the call to parade—the evening call— thr
charge—the retreat, &c. of which .he
executed with astonishing precision, he took part
its some of the most difficult Musical compositions,
holding the trumpet in his right band and beating
time with the other. Far front the necessity of
apologizing for the introduction of this extraor-
dinarsv piece of machinery in a regular Theatre,
the Public are really obliged to t he•active Pro-
prietor tor having submitted to their notice such
a wonderful production of aft.

FOR T HE SUN.

MR. BIIAHAM.

This Gentleman has afforded so much pleasure
to the Public in general for many years, and is so
great an ornament to the Art which he professes,
that he ought to he exempted from wanton ridi-
cule.; and therefore we insert %vitt) pleasure the
following Letter which he was induced to wire
in consequence of a paragraph that appeared in a
Morning Paper, giving an exaggerated account
of his mode of travelling :
. _

- Birmingham, Sept. '2O.
• a,—Trnsting to yottr acknowledged candour and liberality,
I hope you will, in answer to a malicious paragraph* inserted
iti 4 Morning Paper on the 18th inst. state, that I have no
coach and four horses; I hare no ontriders, and I have no
superb liveries—would to Heaven I had!—nor was I paying
a visit to Nils. Braham's relations at Manchester. But the
-simple and plain truth was: being engaged to perform at a
provincial theatre, and being pressed for time, I was obliged
to pnt leaders to my carriage horses, and this common inci-
dent is maliciously exaggerated into a rid►culous affectation of
aping the magnificence of a Duke ! True it is I keep mrcar-
riage (as well as many theatrical performers), which indul-
gence I owe to the fostering kindness of a generous Public,
who, for twenty years, hare deig►aed to regard with favour.
my hnmbl• talents as a vocal performer; and I trust I shall
never be found deficient in gratitnile to that Public to whom
I ow•e all my prosperity, or in respect to my own character,
when so wantonly and ill-naturedly attacked.
_ I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,

J. BRAHAM„
* 'rite paragraph stated that Mr. Braham, on a late visit to
his wife's relations at Manchester, was, from the splendour of
his equipage and retinue, mistaken for the Great Duke
Miclwel!

CHgLIkISI,9BO.-The population of this town
hag increased so much of late years, and so many
respectable families now inhabit that place and its
%iciuity, that the leading people naturally turn
their attention towards elegant amusements.—
For the porpose of giving increased interest and
attraction to the town, it is therefore, •we find, in
contemplation to erect a Theatre. It is certain
that the dramatic Muses have not had much en-
couragement in that quarter, but are hencefor-
ward likely to make it one of their favourite places
of resort. Mr. CHILD, who planned the improve-
ments in the race-course, is, it seems, the chosen
Architect for the occasion, and his repotation,
from all we hear, needs no eillogium from us. If
the plan should be ultimately adopted, Mr. NEI,
HAM, the Lihrarian, will be the superinfendant,
and toliim will be entrusted the management of the
Theatre, under a new system. Wishing to see
improvement, in all respects, spread over the
country, in every direction, we heartily wish SHC•
.CPSS to the undertaking.; and we can assure the
good talks of Chelmsford that their g,ratificatiten
shalt not want the cheering influence of THE SUN.

AflcnoTe.—lVe have often heard of the fol-
lowing interesting event; but have not 'seen the
particulars given before. We have, therefore,
the pleasure of stating them to.our Readers.—
A Nord Feast.—An- old-fashioned Tradesman*,
knoWo in the Strand, - lately completed his
77th year,. and for the first time kept. his birth-
day ; his visitors were his children and grand-
children ; the
.eating and drinking resembled a
feast a hundred years ~ago, but the dessert was
perhaps quite new :, the roast-beef and plumb-
puding having done their duty anti the cloth
'drawri, instead of - pushing the bottles about, the
old mot presented each of his grandchil-
dren, twelve in camber, with a five -guinea
piece in gold, a Bible, Dodsley's Economy
of Human Life, Pope's. Essay 'on Man; and-Dr.
Franklin'S Life and Works; be. then addressed
his youngsters thus -:—" My Children, sometimes
articles of the• least, value have the strongest
powers of...attraction ; -gold is a slippery article, it
is sometimes here to-day and. gone to-morrow;
in moderation, under the controul of discretion,
it is good ; an 'abundance of it has proved in-
jut ions to more States and,.families than it has ever
mended. Au attention to- the hooks that I
presented you
.with, will do you good,
.as they.
will be a pleasant guile through life's short join--
not, by teaching the adoration You owe to God,
your dirty to your neighbour, and the benefit you
owe yourselves, by enabling you to lay down .your
beaks in peace, vitith a pleasing hope in fottirity,
whiclf is my earnest- -prayer to God for you
NIL.' He. then called on his eldest grand-
daughter to read the last chapter in the Book
of Proverbs, and on his eldest grandson to read
the twenty-third seise of the fourth chapter or
Proverbs. The whole family having assembled
to I.l.alth and good humour, the Founder of the
Feast considered it the most satisfactory day that
hr had seen in seventy-seven pleasant years." It
is evith rot that Old Time does nut divest the hu-

man Lace of ple►santrv, if we take him by the
forelock. an►l attentively sßel► the srtaight line,
* The venerable 'l,lollm-eh is gone to ieeeive the reward of
his good deed; on earth and it may he fairly said, thnt none
within their circle of action tier led a wore • laudable and
useful I. re.

The new stievt fro,., t Zrrßt)d, leading to the
netv phee tc.) be vlrrtrd adjoining to Waterloo
liriJge, is t" he Laded Laucuater.street, and the
latter Lanea.lrer-pLice,