The Sun.
London, England, 1820-07-18 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

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COVENT-GARDEN.—The seagOii closed at this
Theatre .last night, _with the Tragedy o
ginius and the Pantomime of. harlequin and 6"'
derella. • We are glad to "learn that the seas°,
has been prosp.,erotis On the whole, 'and it is but
justice to the Management to say, that it has been:
charactetited by , dramatic noveltieS • and liberal
spirit to bring them forward with suitable effect.
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Before the curtain dropped, Mr. FAwcETT a
A
van Ced) and delivered the following 15-,3-1.-
ess
with Manly firmness, and received warm gpPr°-
bation from a numerous audience t of
" LAbles AND GENTLEME—ThiF being jute last trig t
our season, the pleising ditty des...lves to are of offering Yru_r,
the- grateful thanks of Cie Proprietors of the Theatrer,lys
your patronage, support, and protection. Your kindness nen,.
giveb popularity to most of our new productions., and. evo,
when our endeavours have fallen short of our wishes ant' ex
pectations, your indulgence has been sparing of censnre,°,r
your chastisement applied with parental forbaranee. Grate
ful for this temperance, we shall always respectfully "0.,
to your suggestions, and cheerfully subscribe to your opt
nions. Vaunting promises of future unprotements are',
hope. unnecessary—we have hitherto done, and the ProPri'v
tors bid me say they will continue to do, all that persellbe
ance and industry can atchieve to render this Theatre ti"' -
rlf a great Metropolis, and deserving your liberal patronagtd):
" The Performers, Ladies and Gentlemen, beg me fo2d.
their. grateful thooks ; and, till Monday, the 1 ith Of
tember, we all most re3pectfully hid you farewell."

ENGLISH OPERA HOLTSE.—After the lit°e
Musical Drama of The Purse, the Entertairgnef;t
of Don Giovanni ; or, a Spectre on Horsebac"
was. represented here last night for the first tia).:
It was written by Mr. T. DIBDIN, and is a icar
of such ludicrous humour, that it was remarkablii
successful at the Surrey Theatre, and is so
brought forward at the English Opera-House,-
to promise the revival of all its Ropularity.

INIPII ONI 1"I'U.

THE KING'S PLATE.

An Alderman, anxious for money and fame,
Mit not very sound in the pate,
At length turned a sportrman, and tsy'd a new gang,
In hopes to be in for the Plate.

Nrw Ancvu. Rowis,--The Annual Concer;
of Mr. and Mrs. ASHE took place last night', all,
Ps usual was well attended: SeAGNoLETri I°"7'
LINDLEY was the Chief Violoncello, and M°l'fi.
TELLARI was at the HarpsichOrd. The
was rather select than numerous, but fully
cleat for musical effect. The -Vocal Perforine'ti'
were the Misses CORM, Miss- NII,Df, Mrs. a°
Miss H. Asnc, NALDI, BEGREZ, and BEJ.L-4
The Vocal and Instrumental Pieces were will
selected and performed.' The chief Instrurneot3
Piece was a Trio for the Harp, Piano-forte, a°‘i.
the Flute, most admirably supported by AS'
and his two daughters-Miss AsuE on the IlarP:
and her sister on the Piano-forte. Mrs. SALO-a
and BuAuSm were to have assisted, but sirer;
prevented by indisposition. We regret that
can only give this brief notice of so exceile.ot
musical treat.

AFFECTING INCIDENT.—Th 1311
e Marble --
01
the late Duke of KENT, executed by To
RELLf, having been recently delivered to tale
Duchess at Kensington Palace, the following 19;
teresting circumstance occurred :—The Duch',
having brought the Infant Princess into the ro'-'31,,
where the Bust was placed, the child on seeil't
it clapped' her hands, and instantly exclaifile, r
" Papa, Papa !" Several persons were pres,e%
at the momeniin attendance, and were astonil,ue
.
at the influence of the Bust on the Roy-al tufa''t,
The Duchess, naturally affected by this touchil!ir
incident, retired for a few moments, to give vciof
to her feelings. We can,vouch for the truth
the
this circumstance, as we Were favoured with t'
atcount by one of the company present.

The uniform attention which' has been give°. --to
His Grace the Duke of NostynumnEaLAND,-
the Trading and Shipping Interests of 1,340
Northern Counties, is sensibly felt by thelil
the present moment; when there is so apPaies..
a disregard of all the better principles and P°",,-t;);
of the Country, and a settled deternlinatin"
the modern Liberales' to let. in, to equal conWe
of
tion with ourselves, Foreign Ships and Trade 15%
all descriptions. o
The Hon. and Rev. Dr. 'WELLESLEY has bee t
,•I►o
mentioned as likely to succeed to the va--10,.
Deanery of St. Paul's ; and the following din);
guished Scholars, among many others, have be 0f
inentioned as likely to succeed to the Sec
r,
Lincoln, should it become vacant—the Relci*
VAN MILDER; the Rev. Dr. Woon, the
Of WESTMINSTER, and the Rev. Dr. PEacv• tea
Theßeierend -JOHN GRA:MILANI is apP°4l
domestic Chaplain to Lord Hoop. els/
A most splendid set of Hot and Cold Ba
eS
with suitable apartments, Readin, and Re.f r
oal
ment Rooms, have been erected near the 00
Camberwell. No expence has been spareu4j4
the building and fixing up of this excellent e'
blishment.
• Catherine Hyde, Marchioness Solari, either
or claims to he related to the noble fall-Jul/at
Hyde, Earl of - Clarendon: This lady, sf oce
from having. come over from Italy as an eviueo,ol
agah4t the Queen, was in London, on her bet
private affairs, at least three months befor dee
is
Majesty's intention of returning to EnglaD
known.—( ►lorifing _Herald.)
by tb6
Yesterday, the annual wherry given, bf
Gentlemen of the Funny Club, was roused ht-orats.
.young watermen in seven pleasure three
The match was decided in two heats ; the Ire
foremost boats in the first heat were the c°by
titors in the second, and the prize was vr", and
°
WALKER of Lambeth, and T. WnrrE,of
lane. It was well contested, and afforded ewere
lent sport ; several Noblemen-of distinctio% no
on the water, and the river was graced wit
wet.,
6 merous pleasure-boats., notwithstandl „, the
ness of the morning.

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