The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-06 00:00:00

Extract from a Letter, dated Dublin, March 1-

" We are extremely dull, nothing to keep alive
the public attention but the project of opening
second Theatre, and 1 much fear the plan will riot
succeed, as the contest pro and con assumes the
appearance of a religious controversy ; of course
it cannot he supposed that. his Excellency the
Lord Lieutenant will give the subject a moment's
consideration.• The Countess is indisposed, and
the Command fixed for to-morrow night has bees
consequently withdrawn.

Yesterday morning her MAJESTY, accompanied
by Princesses AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, arid ths
Duchess of GLOUCESTER, rode out in a carriage;
and went to visit the Dowager Marchioness of
BATH.

Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT and Prince 01
Hesse HOMBERG visited her MAJESTY and 610
PRINCESSES, at the Queen's Palace. In the even"
ing her MAJESTY had a select party.
Yesterday the PRINCE 'REGENT and the prince
of HESSE HOMBERG (HEW(' with the Baron
FAGRt, at his house in Whitehall.
Wednesday evening the Duke of CLARENCE left
town for Bushey. •
Considerable anxiety. prevails as to the nature of
the negotiation supposed to be going on between
the Government of the United States and our GI",
vcrnment, as to the Fisheries on the. Coasts 0
British North America. The subject was alluded
to in Mr.' Mutsraoa's Message to Congress—but
after Lord CASTLEREAGN'S unequivocal declars.".
Lion to Sir JOHN NEWPORT, in 1816, we cannot
suppose that his Lordship will concede to the Arne'
!leans a permission to fish on those shores, or in.
the Creeks or Bays of those Provinces.
Several of the Out-ports have petitioned Par-
liament for a Repeal of the Duty on Coals coast'
wise, and we understand, that all the principal
towns in the Maritime Districts mean to do the
same.

The Merchants interested in the Trade of Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick were to have an in-
terview with the Board of Trade this forenoon,
on the American Trade Bill, now before Parliti"
meat. .

We are surprised to find that in the outfit of
the ships destined on the Discoveries, now 8°
much the topic of- conversation,‘ that in addition
to the blankets furnished to the men, SKINS have
not been provided for them, the latter being so
much better adapted to protect them from the in'
clemency of the weather than the former.

The Cleat') of Mr. MEYLER, the late Repre#
sentative for Winchester., is greatly lamented, fie
was a man of the most correct principles, and
universally beloved.
In the neighbourhood of Maidstone, several of
the largest Tan-yards have been given up, in
consequence of the Leather Tax.
The Corporation of Nottingham has published
a contradiction on oath of the statement 0(
FRANCIS WARD, who, in his petitions to Parlia-
went, alledged that cruelties had been exercis-
ed upon him in Nottingham gaol. The Man-
chester Paper has also refuted the complaint
brought forward by WILLIAM OGDBii, of that
place. It is, therefore, notorious, that the out-
cry raised by the persons who were confined
under the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act,
of severities exercised upon them, is either whaf
unfounded • or grossly exaggerated, and thrust
upon Parliament for party' purposes.— (York
Chronicle, March 5.)

DIED.
Cn Tuesday evening, the 3d instant, Mrs. Scrivener, of
Clare-market, aged 7 1 .
On Saturday last, General Fanning, at his house in Upper
Seymour-street.

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