The Sun. — 1835-03-24 (London, England)

SUDDEN CLOSE OF THE VICTORIA THEATRE. —Last night a portion of the public were disappointed in consequence of the sudden close of the above-named house. Being Monday night, the number of persons assembled was considerable, and for some time serious apprehensions were entertained for the tranquillity of the neighbourhood. On inquiry it appeared that some creditors, in the course of the afternoon, had taken possession of the house, scenery, wardrobe, &c. ; and when the several persons. connected with the establishment applied at the stage door, they were informed that " the supplies were stopped," and that their services were not required for the evening. A strong force of the G division of police atteilded ; but, with the exception of a slight disturbance occasioned by two drunken men, nothing arose requiring their services. The following is an extract of a letter 'from an officer on board his Majesty's sloop Raleigh, dated from the Cape of Good Hope, Dec. 22, 1834 :—" On the 28th of November we observed a strange looking sail en our larboard bow, and immediately made sail in chase, and soon came up with her. A musket-shot was fired to make her heave-to, which, not doing very readily, we fired a nine-pounder across her bow, she then hove-to, and the Second Lieutenant was sent on board, who hailed us, and said she had slaves. Her name proved to be Rio do la Plate, Luez Antonio de Silva, master. She sailed from the coast of Africa on the sth of November, having then 565 slaves, which have been since reduced by death to 532. Fifteen of his crew were sent on board of us, and the vessel i.vas-sent to Sierra Leone in charge of a Lieutenant, Mate. five seamen, and five marines. Her burden is 245 tons. She had also a great quantity of tortoise-shell on board.  --Judge Alderson, previous to Ills loavinsr Appleby, granted a respite till the 30th in:t. to Greenwell, found guilty of the murder of Griesdale, at the Westmoreland Assizes, and who was sentenced to be executed on Monday last. The convict has become conscious of the awful situation in which be is placed, and receives great consolation from the religious conversation and advice of the Rev. J. Wharton, the Chaplain of the prison, who is unwearied in his attentions to the unfortunate man.—Carlisle Patriot.  SINGULAR DlSTRESS.—Archibald Carmuel, town officer; hanged at the Cross, and hung on the gallows twentyfour hours ; and the cause wherefore he was hanged, he, being an unmerciful greedy creature, poinded (i. c., attached by distress) an honest man's house ; and among the rest he poinded the King and Queen's pictures ; and when he came to. the Crass to comprise (appraise and expose to auction) tile same, he hung them. up on two nails on the same gallows to be comprised; and they being seen, word went to the King and Queen, whereupon he was apprehended and hanged.— Pitcairn's Trials, April 27, 1601. Great mortality has lately taken place on board the convict ships off Woolwich, not less than four inquests have been held in one day, this week, before C. J. Carttar, Esq., Coroner, upon the bodies of convicts who died on board the Justitia. The verdict in each case was that " Death ensued from natural causes."—Greenwich Guardian. It is reported that Mr. Trail! (the late Member for Orkney) will contest the county of Caithness with Mr. Sinclair on the first occasion that presents itself. We have received two communications to this effect, from respectable sources, from one of which we subjoin an extract :—Politics run high in this county, and even some of Mr. Sinclair's best friends, in consequence of his recent votes in Parliament, believe that he will run a hard chance of being returned Member for Caithness at the next election. Several of the most influential proprietors are making up a strong party to defeat him, and a rumour has gone abroad that the late M. P. for Orkney is likely to be a candidate for the honour. He certainly is a steady friend of the interests of the county, and not a waverer; and he is besides, otherwise looked upon as a fit person to represent it. Other candidates are talked • of, but one of the' resident gentry only will succeed."—lnverness Courier.