The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-27 00:00:00

THWRICALS.

• SURIIEY TIMATIt.R."---A new comic pcntomirne,
called The Dog and Du:k ; or, I.lwlelttin in the
Obelisk, was last night produced at this 1 heatre,
It is an excellent addition to the popular perform.
antes or the season, and was received with an extent
of applause which promises a very considerable run.
It opens with the• Court of Cure, held on the Nina of
the Dog and Duck, which is changed by Mont us
to the Regions of Mirth, where, atter a number
of surprising adventures, the Dramatis Persona
are safely conducted to the Pavilion (if Pleasure.
in the Surrey Theatre. The Scenery wits new and
picturesque, and embraced some well executed
views of. prominent objects in the 'kinky of St.
George's-fields.

The Edinburgh Theatre closed on Friday, after
a Very protitictive season. The play was 'the
School for Scandal, in which Miss O'NEILL and
Mr.'ABBOTT took their leave of the audience in
the characters of Lady Teazle and Charles, and the
latter received (tor the play was I}r his benefit) a
'new prowl of the estimation in which he is lirld
by'the Isudience of that city, in one of the bcst
houses of the season. When the curtain dropped,
Mr. MotratY came forward and delivered a very
neat lavevvell Adiress, which
,was received with
loud acciamaeirats. Lie announced the engage-
ment of Mr. itaair to perform six night 3 next
lictober.

Mies Footes Benefit at Worcester w;is nume-
rously and elegantly attended. Like success pro.
'fililCll to attend tier Benefit at Hereford.

Mrt. DAVIfON, of Drury-tv)e Theatre, made
her debut at the New Theatre-Royal, Litnerirk,
on, Thursday last, in the 'character .-ot Letitia
Hardy.
Miss CHERRY, of the Norwich Theatre, made
her debut at the Windsor Theatre uu Tuesd Ay last,
'in Juliana, in Ths Honey Moon. Mr. Okitsufty
had Iris benefit last night,

On Sunday the 18th inst. Dr. ALEXANDRII PA-
trEIiSON, -lately appointed coadjutor Roman Ca-
[Lobe Bistrap of the Lower Distr'et of Scotland,
%toe consit rated in his own chapel at Paisley, by
the Rigor Rev. Dr ALex.'CAMEaON, (rant lalin-
burgh., nresiding Bishop of the district,- assisted
by the Right Rev Dr. Esieks CHISHOLM, the Ca-
tholiC Bishop of the Highlands, and atrentleitby
several Clergymen of both districts. There was
also present, as Patron of the Bishop Elect, Don
fitAirciseo ANvoNio BRINOAB, a Spanish Gen-
tleman, and Captain in the royal armies of Spain,
who had accompanied Drs. Cistakaor; and PATER..
SON from Spain, and whose father had been prin-
cipally instrumental in saving much British pro-'
pert), there during the late revolutions. The con-
iteration took place before a ountetouscongregii-
tion of Catholics and Protestants, accordingsto
all the rites usaldlly olyserved on such occasions in
the „Church of Rome. Suctrorder and decorum
was observed by all preterit HS to call for the
warmest acknowledgment* of Dr. CA-meat-n.4 to the
Protestant part of his audience-- acknowledg-
ments which heyepeated in an afternoon instru6.
tion which he delivered, uniteil 'with, appropriate
,and liberal remarks to the Catholics, on thy gra-
titude which they owed their fellow-subjects, and
their duly, in consequence, to vie with them in
order, suhmission to time laws, and loyalty to the
Government of their .country,—(Edbaburgla Cou-
rant.)

A yonng man, about eighteen years of age, a
naive of Davis Straits, has been brought to this
country, by the Thomas cud Anne of Leith. He
has brought a canoe of. his native country with
him, and yesterday he performed snipe dexterous
feats iii the Wet Dusk, before a . numerous
company of spectators. He is a most expert
swimmer, be dives with his bolt above him, and
rises again at a great distance sitting in it. He is
dressed in the costume oft is country.-7-Obtd.)
Remarkable Instance aj Preservation.— Friday
evening, its AI r. N. A. AUSTEN, Banker, of Rams-
gate, was in the act of shooting some pigeons
with a double-barrelled gun of foreign manufac-
ture, the piece burst In his hands, scatteling its
fragments in all directions, without doing him any
injury, further .than a bruise
.on the left hand,
produced by the violent concussion.
ICHARDSON, GOObLUCX,, ahcl Co. the Can,
tractors, beg leaie to remind theit. Friends and
the Public, that the present Lottery begins Draw-
ing the 17th of Next Month. The Scheme con-
tains Two Prizes of 40,0001. Two of 30,000/.
Two of 10;0001. Btc.Stc. in consols and Money;
and the` wishes of the. Public have been consulted
in regard to the Drawing, as an equal Number of
Tickets null be &m in each day, and the First-.
drown Prize, the First Day, 'will receive, in Addi-
tion, 40,0001. which. may make, it 80,0001. Thus
there is every inducement to an early purchase,
which RICHARDSON. 60431MVC144 and Co. respect-
fully recommend to the .Public, and solicit their
Favours lit their,Fartoaate Mies, Corabill and
Charing-cross,

The interesting Report On 'the PAM of the,
Metropolit, which occupied so tong the attention
of a Committee of the House of Commons, is at
length printed. It occupies no fewer than 388
folio pages} consisting entirely of evithoce and
documents, for the Report itself is quite brief.=
It states, that long as their inquiry has been, they
consider it as a subject by no means exhausted ;
and they trust that in the ensuing Session of Par-
liament they will he permitted to resume their la-
bours. They have no doubt they shall be able to
submit to the consideration of 'the House mea-
sures resulting from their inquiry, the adoption
of which they would consider as highly advanta-
geous to the Public. The labours of this
cannot be estimated too highly: They
have been, unwearied in their investigation of
every timing pertaining to the Police of the Me-
tropolis, and they have accumulated in this Re-
port a body of the most valuable information.--
We fear it is too long to be detailed in our co
litmus s but the facts concerning the licensing of
public-houses-411e effect of retail gin shops—the,
effect of rewards on conviction of offenders—the
conduct of watehmenthe nuisance of prostitutes
—the debaucheries among the lowest classes, &r.
&c. &c. are extremely curious, and well deserve
the attention of Partiament. We shall extract
some of the leading facts.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

co uwr OF CHANCERY, MosbAr, Atm. Ogs

MRS. MARY ANNE CLARK,

tx•parte ANste.v in the matter4f WRIGHT.
Mr. HART stated this to be an application on the
part of the assignees in the bankruptcy of Wright,
praying the Court to direct certain lalas of costs
delivered in by Mr. Stokes, the solicitor formerly
employed by the bankrupt, to he sent back to the
proper °Meer, for the purpose of being taxed.
The first bill amounted to the sum of 13291., and
contained items of charge for business done from
the year 1306 to the year 1810, including mil the
costs of the *Mit against CAL ‘Vardle, add the rx-r
pence of defending the indictment for a eonspiriley,
preferred by that gentleman against the bankrupt,
his brother; and Mrs. M.A.Clarke. There had been
an open debtor and creditor aceount between the
parties ; and Mr. Stokes, having 'received the
money recovered by judgment at law-bn behalf of
Mr.lVright, intimated that this was a very proper
opportunity of adjusting the' balance, which he
stated to be 8981. in his own favour, and which
world leave a surplus due to Mr. Wright of 5291.
This surplus Mr. Wright received, and certainly
acquiesced in this arrangement, which could nut
howeyer be regarded as any thing like the settle-
ment of a joint debtor and creditor account. His
Lordship would observe that many of the charge's
were unreasonable Mr. Wright beeline a bank•
rupt about a year and a half afterwards, during
which interval anothei hill 'of costs was incurred.
Ile trusted that the Court would think these
'charges ought to be investigated, and that the
assignees stood precisely in the situation of the
bankrupt.
Mr..GIabLESTONS, on the lathe able, tlweift on
the embarrassed situation of the bankrupt at the
time of the pretended settlement of the first ac
count, when there 'were about 30 actions in corn-
mencement against him, and he must necessarily
have been entirely 'in the hands tif Mr. Stokes.
Sir 8, RoMILLY opposed the application, a's a
most extraordinary Attempt 10 open an account
which bad been settled above five years and it
half ago. There was no averment in the peti-
lion that either fraud or error had taken plate ;
and on eXamining the items referred to as in-
stances 'of exorbitant charge, they either ap-
peared to be nothing more than a Mnilerate re-
muneration for the solicitor's labottr, or tnoney
actually expended by him by the Order or withithe
approbation of Mr.Wrigbt:, Mr. Stokes bad gone
through a great deal of laborious business on. be-
half of Mr.. Wright in a case- which involved his '
reputation, and every thing that could fie valuable'
to a man of characters
in C...stt 1.11C...144 frO/ft and di-
gesting the,evidenee taken before the House
Commons and whichAlled &large folio volume.
Numb,rless attendances in procuring information
with regard to the special jury which 'tills to try
the indictment, and in the conduct of tt Most de-
licate inquiry as to the residr of which Mr.lVrigtit
was naturally anxious, had been given ; and,Mr.
Wright, by his affidavit, now testified that the
charges were not excesaive..
The LOUD Crtakucraksa observed, 'that it Will
not the lapse of time which would weigh with
him in a east where fraudulent 'or exorbitant
charges had evidently been made. The present
application called-fora taxation of -costs certainly
alter a long period had gone by, without producing
a single instance of the cost, exceeding the ordi-
nary limit, He could on no consideration re-open
the first accoUnt. and the petititm Must therefore
he dismissed with Costs. The second account
must go, as matter (A course, to be regularly
taxed.

ItiPaktatt.---Capt. fialittAt4, late of Connectitut,
who commanded the schooner Wellington, under
English colours, was Murdered by his crew on'the
20th of March, •at Rio Janeiro. His mate was a
Portuguese, and his crew. principally' Buglish
He was to sail on the 31st, and went on board
the preceding evening, taking with' him 201)
ounces of gold, which were after Wards found,
except about 30. The mate Was supposed to
have murdered him, and to have thrown his body
overboard. He and all the crew are in prison.

Exgeurtott..-+Thursday last the awful sentence
of the lati, Was carried into effect, at Pennendon
heath, on eight criminals had been convicted
at the late Maidstone Assizes. Among them were
Brown, COIONE and estriry, for robbing the Coro-
mandel boy of the dollars ; Vowyer, for cutting
RA stabbing ; Webb, for burglary : Morris, who
passed 49 fotged Bank of ..England one-poond
notes at Chatham ; Donald, who uttered a forged
check on Mr. Miller, a' draper at Sheerness; and_
anotherlor forgery. They pU *cloned with great
?voltam...

The atenunts *e receive, front ditetent parts
of the country, relative to the Crops, are v, ry fa-
vourable, particularly in the articles of 'helot and
Barley. From Cornwall our account is, that the
corn ripens fast, the Wheat is abund ant j and Ols-
expectations of the Agriculturist and the c,,untry
are naturally most' grateful. The fine weather
which Art have now enjoyei (interrupted cnly hya
partial clouds) for more than a week) and which
we hopels settled, has diffused a general warmth
of Sing anticipation."
From Devonshire 'c bear, that the corn liar--
vest has at length commenced hi Many parts of the
county, and that early this Walt; if the preacnc
favourable, weather continues) it will Income ge-
neral.''
The Wheat crop has suffered a littlC still the
produce will not tall intich:'helutv an a‘eragt. all
other crops are gteat Refund expect:l6(4i. The
harvest has set in, and piotoisrs a rich return
the farmer, both, in quantity and quality : never
did the face of the country loth more Slit
Ihe present appcarantie will Whlraitt the ;Mel'.
tion, that Wheat at Ms. 11:alq at eih. and Oats
at 3s. per bushel, will pay the farmer 1,H11,150111C..
ly, and the country will be sati.fied,a,ztier
Paper.)

From Staffordshire we have accounts, which
state.," that the first great source of consolation,
a favourable change of 'weather, appears already
to have come to us, with tisesurance of velum^
nency that may, it is to be hoped, do away much
of the bad effects of thy previous unfavourable
season.'

The following is Our intelligent* from Sasset
and Norfolk t

" Lawns, Aft. stiteration of wen.
titer has made a sensible alteration in the appear-
ance of the standing corn, .which will now soon
fall under the hands of the harvesters, Mr. Paine)
of this town, commenced his reaping on last
‘Vetltrestlay, and at the market on Swintlay, pro*
illted a buhcli of cars) in proof of the excellence
of Its quality,
" A -Gentleman of re'spectab!liiy from Norfolk);
ntti Baturfiayi assured us that the corii-fnitis in.
'that roomy have rarely exhibited a murk prinuisa
ing appearance of a proglucti%e harvest than at
the present seuinn."

A wee-k's sticeeyesion of fine weather bee been.
accompanied with a corresponding Influence in
Wortbilw contentplatton of the prod.nce
the earth hieing no into bountiful perfec•
tion. The fertility of the Wheat anti Barley crops
in this part of the county are beyond the expi'e-
tAtion of. many farmersw and, with few exceptions,
the continual rains have hero beneficial to that
Heaton,. This, week the harvest will generally
'commence.

in Scutldeal tfarley harvest commenced id
several places. on the 1611 ;list.

SuICIDE.—One oldie most singular
suicides we ever !lewd of occurred lately at
heitirding school Hen Wrrntogliam`. A young Lady,
it eppears, bad been set a task, and felt indignant
at being obliged. to learn it out of an old hook,
while some or the other scholarxwere indulged
With new ones.' She' went next day to an old
woman in the neighbourhood,and told her, " that
she had had a singular dream, vii. that she was
dead) and had been carried tts her greet, by sucti
lend 'such young Ladies, naming some of her com-
panions and young friends," and asked the old
9rOtilall What she tlniught of it who replied—
'o that she put no faith in dreams." A few days
after, when going a walk with the other scholars.
she Inittrett betind and making her escape from
the. party, drowned herself in a pool near the
school. Ske left her hat Inr bonnet) on the edge
of the pool, al,eetle %las pinned Arm"' for her
parents, entreating their forgiveness lot such .ft
rash act 't she therein requested to t:eve for bearer*
rite veal young Zit,l'ieswho she had sai,t she Ilrvam•
ed had 'carried her to I.'er grave, HO 'eni•loied some
tbelts enter hair as mementos of ttiendship. She
was only about I I years of age, and the daughter
of very iespecteble patent; in tire neighboui hood.
ROM! Volt ELItAtteTH XV;%1113.-....Thitt odor.,
tontite.young woman, «ho oii experted tit suffer
this day, has had the mention at her sentence
postponed till the 14th of !iiptember, in cons.
evence of it petition in her favour Laving been
forwarded Pont her native pl,ice and it. vi,i.ivitty,
signed by mot.% than Her hundred people. A
Gentleman in the neighbourhood of York wa,,, the
hind promoter of this heifiline, proceeding ; sod
whilst we applaud the deed, we must admire,tbe
humanity end noble generosity which prompted
hit conduct. Mr. Jameson went over with the
petition to Carlisle, and brought tile respite beck.
It was accompanied by a letter, stating, that the
;fudge wished the prisoner to be• informed, that
she is hot to intlidge any hopes in consequence of
this respite. We have pleasure, however, in odd-
ing, the humane Gentleman above alluded to his
also been active in forwarding to the Judge, by
express, et his own expence, an application in the
girl's favour from Lord Laseelles, the Foreman
of the late Grand Jury, from Lord Milton, and
front several other ,Gentlemen : but as it would
not arrive till after the respite was granted, as
the same Gentleman has also made an application
to the Secretary Of State, and as the 'Earl of
Herewood and Lord Lascelleß are both represent.
ed as much interested on the prisoner's behalf',
whose conduct now, we undo-shit-4, is penitent
and resigned, we trust that -a Nit reprieve may
yet be granted, particularly when it is considered
that no life was totleited by the act, Which she
now is fully seisible was both-cruel and diabo.
noel ( York Paper.)
theAnnt. ktee ST.OngPotyr.-1 have to
communicate for your iittornitoioll, an account
of the most destructive fire that has taken place
in Stockport for many years. It hoot its ori•
gin in the torn-mills belonging to Mr. PETER,
IVlARstisite, which were considered the most com»
plate establishments in 6;1 country. and Were
sittieted in the centre of his cotton-works. The
mill was discovered to be on fire at near P.M. tea
Ftitlery se'enight ; and in two hours, not only
111111, hot the tactory adjoining, were destroyed.
The early-bred partr.dges are ~aigt to. he pder,ti.
NI and strong I but the linter broods suffered
greatly by titer continued Wet Weltitliet.

CIIARCri OV NIURDER.

fIATTON-CIARDEN.
YU ET /TER EXAMINATION or
THEVA Lk- VAC EU Sl'

Yesterday a inether ioveatigatio6 into this toys-
'terions affair'took place before, Me. RAY w4onri,
the 'Sitting' lag-ist rate, wheat several ieitueses
were examined, whose evidence Was completely
at variance.
• Air. ssivvEtt; of • Enfield, attended as solicitor
for the prosecution, and Mr. HARMER for the iii i-
sotto..
The public 'curiosity was so'great,• that the of-
fice was, if possible, more ,crowded than on the
gtirtt former clays; and the crowd in the street, was
sc.• great 'that it r was with difficulty the officers
-could pass through 'vial the witnesses.
Ott Sionlay 11r. It.systSFotto Visited the Mild-
faced 'St.ist, and examined the situation of the
- in WliichThe'lstitiy of Draper was found. The
'first wittrisS examined was time old hoStler,
.Roberts, being sworn,. said,---T went
Into th.e. s'ervict: of the prisoner on last Wedn?sd.ty
Inrtuight and .on the lintsiLiy following I saw
The heea,;ed come to my master's, in. company
with'isnbther matt, in a one-horse °cart
l~iilt lit company with several .persours about ten
(O'clock that night The deceased came to ine iii
'Lite' Kraus:yard, and engiihed i.f rite about hi; ball
biteht collar; he laid hold of me fry the erollar,
'end shook me. I told hint that I I•:lie.v nothing
moot them. 1 ‘aw, the And other filiring
inyti si..vt.'t :0 tittis hi the course•of the evening,
but Ido not know their names.. .I had the care
Of the cow and calf, and turned otwthe eOw heft), c
41k , Lot do not i'reollect whether any {libeler gave
me any oi.deis about them aftecwaeds. Myona•iter.
"vas pot ;angry with we on any part of that night,
ihat I know Of. 'llefore I went tO bedtluit night,
Winy'master's 'orders, I went into the beidtO
I:iiok'rafter the dectaied,' al Vol' horse and cart were
gone from the doOr. I went and looked for hirn
all over flit' but could ton find him. • I re-
turned into the too-vouln: arid had a pint of por-
ter. It +vas it. very tine tuottn-light night : 'went
to bar that in the stable, about lialfpast
ten o'cloeh. 1 went some nights to li'arnet, but
tl'ut on. tile ill question. During the
inns:. 1 was drinking my pint of porter, in the
p wenn , toy Master came to me and said,
tWil, go and lay down some where." I .silty•
fly master and two of pie men near the field ; and
went to' bed, and got up at six o'clock next
otorniog ; and :t!me girl crone to me ai'cr for a
fork ; site appeared alarmed : I took the folk, and
rwent to the well, and saw nay toaster and three
• men. striving to
,take the body out of 'She
timewell
man was Atanding-imprigla, with !di hat on
his head : I laid hold, of his arm, and also assist-
ed in tattling Mtn Out : anv masterfient me then
orAVater' to Mr. Paris's. I disn't•it: think
aktuan 'lniglh frill into- the well upright, and his
remaio hiti head : I thonght it very odd
that the than should' have Leen found standing
evright, rhi, if he fell 'in that position, Ile lutist
• have struggled much. I Went afterwatds to the
boy; anti 'got the key of the Malt-Louse, to 'go 'for
atithe 'sand I did go, itod aawthe deceased
Iscked ddor, and htnig' np.the key in the liar
• Psaw the Well iAkerveards eniptird out, and there
WAS tier poekeGhook lonnd in it, nor imy thing
hits' us forme-corucr,cd bail; I saw the, black matt
walking about :rte night : the fighting men used
to ,waittawint a gr'eat deal for exercise : I ton cer-
tain it Was the servant girl came fat- the fork, but
she did nOthandle it, for I took it to the well,
• Mary littlhorn; mash 'servant, said, when she
1,4 w time hotly she only acquainted her master, and
nobody else ; she did not acquaint time hostler, nor
did she see him foe half an hour after.
The old flotoler.—This is the girl 'that Caine to
time for the pitchfork 1 ant certain of it.
Magistiate.—How am I to believe this gill on
Ito. Oath, when she deities it so positively What
mori'de could the hostler have to swear so positively
to the tra'et. ? •
Question to. the Ilostler.---.When you Went into
tike ,tap-totem to drink your' pint of beer, slid you
see three Irishmen in company with the bay and
theAnaidsaerymit..l--A. I saw the boy, and I be-
lieve-I saw three Irislunen there; there wete se-
veral persons in the tap-yoom.
Sam, Bucket being sworn, said, I am a carter,
in the service of Mr. Paris, and live .at Potter's
Bats On Thursday nitht, the Stio instt about
triVerve o'clock,. Char lea, Johnson, IVilliatu Austin.,
a boy, and. myself, came from.nty master's stables;
tbe boy and l went into the Bold-faced Stag to have
ft pint of beer and stone. bread and cheese. 1 parted
with Johnson near the door, who turned away to
I,io borne; I asked Mrs. Tuck for a pint of porter
and tWo,pennyworth of bread and
.cheese for the
boy And stir. Site said it was beyOnd the hour;
but she bent the boy belonging to the house, nams
ed Beojmmtin, to ask his master whether site might,
serve or no. The boy went out at the back. door,
and trimmed in .a.shstrt time,' and informed her his
""ter said she'lmightaioils „she pleased ;, oat which
• she ordered it .(9r tyre, and the boy brought it to
tne, the boy-Benjamin. The.servant eirl,-the old
hostler, and three Irish Men, were in the tap-
rOoni. I rimainctr only about 2i) minutes, 'anal all
the above sverieln the tap-room when I- left it.—
. Previoas to my going into thatouse, Thomas Un-
lined, the_ watchman, told mei on asking hint, that
be,was•then goittg•mo cry the hour of 12; he is'a
private watchman in the-employ of .Mr.
From my master's stables to the 11ald-facesf Stag is
about hall-a-quarter of at mile. I do- not know
si hitt o'cl,dek it was, only as the watchmen told
•time ; -I left work at half-past nine, and I judge I.
wits about m.o. hours in making up my horses, and
Italf-an-botfr we were in A public-house drinkin-
•stone . porter before we. came to the Bald-faced
Stag.- Next morning I passed the Bald-laced
stag, and 1 was informed there was a than found
crowned.iii.the well, •
Austin., being Sworn, laid, I am .14
years of we. and . work for Mr. 'Paris, as a fa-
booter ;, I recollect that one evenitig I accost),
parried the last witness to the Bald-faced Stag; it.
was, I believe, near ten o'clock at night, when we
this was previous •to onr
left :of kay,.carting ;
going to thq,Bahl-faccil stag, where we called
.tkirs. Tuck fora pint of beer.and opine bread,and
it":",ele: • she said it was past hours, but she. sent