The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-05 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

HAYMARKET THEATRE The very diverting
Comedy, it Comedy it may he called, of She
Stoops to Conquer, was so well tast last night at
this Theatre, that it could not tad to attract a
numerous audience. LfsToN's Tony Lumpkin is
in nself A high Endicroos treat I,ERRY'S- Hard-
ensile was a speci,en of genuine homoor. JONES
was very animated in Young Marlow. The part
of Miss Hardcastle has seldom been so well sup-
ported as by Mrs. Gisas, and we were much
gratified in observing, that the encouragement
which the gentle merits of Miss E BLANCHARD
have so deservedly received, have ;given he, ;owe
firmness, without in the least impairing that
modest delicacy which imparts so interevi a a
charm to whatever she performs, Her Miss Neville,
last night, was natural, easy, and judicious. Ihe
Comedy was much applauded.

Mr. STEPHEN KEMBLE, according to report, is
to be the Manager of Drury-Lane Theatre ,ext
season. Few are cqually qualified by knowledge,
experience, and mauly firmness, for such an office.
Miss O'Neal, performed the characters of
Bertha, in The Point of linnour, and Maria, in
The Citizen, • for her own bent- fi, at the Edin-
burgh Theatre, on Saturday Con itiumg to at-
tract splendid and crowd,d houses, she Coln..
['MIMI her renewed engaetnent on Monday, at
the close of which she proceed, to Glasgo,l:,
where she makes her first appearauee this season
on the 10th instant.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE Ar SEA —For these
three _weeks past there has been seen at tones
what is termed a '' Sb al of Vi .ales," by vessels
crossing the Irish Channel. On ‘Vednesday night
last the Leicester packet, Caprain STEELE, with
the mail from Waterton' to Milford, whilst sailing
at the rate of about seven knots an litir, came in
contact with o:re of these huge inhabitants of the
ocean, and, in consequence of the vessel's rapi.
diry through the water, the shock was so great as
to materially damagelier stem and fore-foot
large piece of the skit) which had been torn oil'
from the fish remained fast to the bolts, and da-
maged part of the stern, and was taken from it
after the vessel's arrival at Milford. Happily oo
ill consequences arose from this singular affair,
further than the damage sustained by the vessel,
which may be attributed to the strong build and
good condition of the packets upon this station.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—Yesterday morning,
as a boy was playing at Hunli,erford Market, he
found some fresh earth, which he began to pick,
and in pulling up a rag a bundle of flannel fol-
lowed, in which was the (lead body of a child,
apparently four months old. Information was
given to the Palish Officers, and in the course of
the day the mother of the child was discovered.—
The account she gave was, that it died a natural
death, but that the parish refused to take it in,
and she had not the means of procuring it a Chris-
tian burial. The body lies for a Coroner's Inquest.

DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.-Monday
afternoon, a soldier of the East London Militia,
going along the Stratford-road, was :Al irmed at
finding a Hmale, genteelly dressed, suspended by
a silk handkerchief from the bough ot a tree, in-
side the hedge ; he immediately cut her down :
having only that moment hung herself, she in a
few minutes recovered, and burst into tears. She
said she was the wife of a tradesman at Homer
ton, and thanking him for saving her life, she
promised to proceed with all speed to her family
"r e soldier permitted her to depatt on this pro-
mise, hut watched her. She proceeded along the
river Lea till she thought herself out ot sight, and
then plunged into the water_ The soldier, again
saved her life, and conducted her borne -to het
family. She had been missing for several clays,
and a reward bad b- offered fur her recovery.