The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-23 00:00:00

To sink the 01E11, per stone (dull,.

Beeft 3s td. to 4s. 411. Mutton, 4s. Od. to 411.8 d. Lamb,
4s. 4d.. to bg. 4d. Veal, 4s. 4d. to sx. lid. Pork, 3s. Bd. to
bs. 4d.

Beasts, 4610. Sheep awl Lambs, 17,410. Calves, 290. Pigs,
420.

1-IAY-LittNr.T.--1-lay, 31. os. to 51. 15s. Straw, 21.05. to
11. 18s. Clover, 41. lus. to 71. 7s.

THE THEATRE.

DRURY LANE.-... 011 Saturday Mr. KEAN trade
his bow for the se►►son, and appeared in his most
successful character of Sir Giles Overreach. He
was received in the moat flattering manner, and
looked' in as good health, as his performance
proved him to be in full possestion of his powers'
and spirit. Sir. Giles is an exaggerated picture
from MAcsINGER, as well ES in his personation
by Mr. KEAN. We have no natural standard ti)-
which to refer tl►e actor, and must therefore take
the very forcible colo►iring of the artist,. as it
were abstractedly,. es a delinea►ion .of outrageous
and . uncontrouled passion. In this point of
view, KEAN'S performance of the last scene
is dreadfully correct. It is the highly wrought
agony of violent death.; and though we
may drink, it beyond the bound of the appro..
phate, we cannot deny it the praise of being
a striking example of 'surprising histrionic ability.
Mrs. KNIGHT was a very 'good Lady illtivarth,
MuNDF.N.'s Marall one of the best piecei of
acting on the stages. IhaLEY'S Wellborn wants
Th►e Criticfollowea, in which the same Gentle-
man's Puff' was but mediocre, and DowtoN far
from being at home in Sir Fretful.

TEDisTlitAr4ism.—(9lh, Day.)-13ARNRT, utter
resting at intervals for upwards of three hours in
the course of yesterday, from Isis commencement
at 5 o'clock, A M.l ECCOMpIiShCd 14st night. at 8,
40 Miles, And 4114 morning, at a quarter atter 4,
he started again, and had, at half past 8, performed
14 miles. BARNET was burn '2lst January, 1744,
iu Aldgate parish, and bred a fancy silk weaver.

OPINION OP Tile Jut)Gas.—Our readers will re-.
colleCt, that at the Assizes hohlen\at Maid,tone,
in March laSt, a man named Thomas Thomas was
tried and convicted, under a special verdict, for
the murder of a watermau, named Thomas Moore,
on the Omit of August 1815. The prisoner was a
marine on board the Achille, which was lying
near Chatham, and was paying off °tithe day men-
tione& Being also sentinel, and a number 0117
boats hovering about for. the 'purpose, it is appre-
hended, of receiving plunder from the ship, the
deceased, among others; was desired frequently to
keep his boat off; but persevering, the prisoner
was provoked to discharge his musket, which
instantly killed the waterman. Thomas was
'immediately apprehended by the Magistrates
of Rochester. The trial of the prisoner took
place out the 21st of March last. Mr. Jos!.
tice Bayley, in his address to the Jury, de-
sired, that if they found the fact of homi-
,
cide clearly brought home against the prif
Sono., they would accompany their verdict by an
opinion whether, in their mind, the act was that
of deliberate malice, or one " committed under a,
mistaken sense of duty." The Jary baying re,
turned a verdict to :time latter effect, Mr. Justice
Bayley reserved the opinion of the Judges. Their
Lordships, having since fully considered the ques-
tion, were of opinion that there was no proof of
malice prepense, nor of wilful homicide; and con-
curred :Witit:the Jury, that it was an act 'done
" under a mistaken sense-of duty." The prisoner
Thomas, therefore, was ordered to be set at li-
berty. •
Considerable bustle and stir were excited last
week in the neighhintrhood of Blackheath, by up,
wards of 150 .different families having received
cards of invitation- to a splendid hall and supper,
for the 26th, to have been given there.. by a Gen-
tleman well known in the commercial world,
which afternNrrlis proved :to be a hoax. Tice
Royal Artillery Bar act Woobsich was engaged
for the occasion. Pastrycooks in that vicinity and-
town received orders to wait upon Mr. at
iris houie, at ott Wednesday list; as were
also tailors, to make new liveries ; tallow-chand-
lers, to furnish wax lights and coloured lamps ;
tent-makers, to -erect marquees amid booths ;Amid-
terse to furnish dress hats ; glovers, (mites-era,
poulterers, :with a variety of other tralleameo.-,
kV--ds was thronged at an early hour on Wed-,
nesday last, and continued to he so for a Wnlith
titne, time remple not being satisfied on neinkru-
fuied admittance, but importuning to see the mas-
ver of the house, that they might show Their
ders ; but the worthy Gentleman, (wing the ex.
rem of this, immediately set. off for Hastings, to
£be VIAL UloCaCildoll of all the tieighbourlioott, I