The Sun. — 1803-01-31 (London, England)

TILE OPERA HOUSE.  Til E Serious Opera of Hero, was again perform. ed at this Theatre on Saturday night.' Mrs. Bit.LINOTON gave all her songs with her usual excel. fence. V I GANONI, as we have before observed, is a perfedly corred singer, but he is not heard beyond the Orchestra; in the Duet in the Second Ad, his voice is so weak, that it is difficult to dis. cover whether he is singing or not. This is a great fault, and should, be corrected.; he need not be afraid of overpowering Mrs. BILLINcrox. The Ballet of La Faire de Batavia followed, which was well received. COR AL LI 'S dancing is delightful. Madame PAR I SOT made her appearance for the first time since her accident. We hope this .charming and elegant Dancer will in future take better care of•herself---her absence must always be a draivback upon the amuf;ement of this Theatre. The House was genteelly filled, Pit and Gallery, as usual, overflowing.  Hyde Park has not contained so great a crowd since the Review of the Volur.reers, as assembled yesterday to see the Skaiters. At half past three, about four thousand people were on the ice, and more than double that : number on the banks of the Serpentine giver. The North side of the, Serpentine was lined with carriages, three deep, and - the string of them reached back to the Piccadilly gate, and forward nearly round the ring. The Skaiters were numeroui ; but the chosen hand took their ice facing the carriages, on. the North side, near the Ranger's house. Here a' Tarty of eight or nine young men of fashion, all of them of `handsome persons, and graceful skaiters, displayed the ornamental flourishes of the art to the amusement of a numerous ,circle, many of them 'persons of the first rank. Among these Skaiters were the Marquis of LoikNit, Lord. VuLfEas, SHELLEY, Ciptains CAuLt. I Litt) and. UP T 9 ice in this part proteded from .the north winds by the trees, was not so strong as farther east, and it obviously sunk or rather bent doWn, as, any person. moved along. At last the ice gave way in a part of the circle, and two 11dies, a gentleman, -and a girl about fourteen; sunk..-Fortunately it was near the shore, and the water was not more than three feet deep. The ladies and gentleman were .soon got , out, leaving theic muffs, tippets, and hats, floating behind, with no other injury than a good ducking, and a great fright ; but the girl Was so overcome with the fright, that she was falling down, sinking, and would,sobn have disappeared under the ice, had not Lord Vl4l. t EP.s.leaped in and ;aced her. The dripping party were condtigled to the • Ranger's house.  The Gentleman who is to appe:a in the. part of Hamlet, on Wednesday. next, at Covent. Garden Theatre, is Captain CAti t. F t ELD, who performed Hottpir with so much applause atikochester, and the Nic Theatie  Bath continues lextremely well attended. The ;omens have provell very attratlive; on the, nights on ltl whieimcoN's Seasons were performed, about one thousand persons were present, and on' the other nights eight hundred, The trial 'of.Mr. PELTIER, for a libel on the Fienell Government, is to come on in the Sitrings after this Term.  On 'Flinn/day last an inquisition was held at the Portland Coffee.house, Portland.screet, before G. Houastix, Es 9. Ills Majesty's Coroner for the County of Middlesex, on view of the body of WILLIAM COLQUIIOIJN, whose unhappy fair we rOntioned in our Paper on Ftiday and Saturby when the Jury brought in a vcrdit of frorgo'. The unfortunate Gentleman was formerly in the Guards. His country seat was at Elston Lodge, near Bedford.  A singular attempt to commit sideide, occurred yesterday evening, at the Cheshire Cheese, Fleetstreet :—A respeitable-looking young man, who had frequently been in the hotts'e, who had conduaed himself with propriety,and who, from his eppeatance, and dther circumstances, iisupposed to be a Clergy. man, after dining, and offering up large libatiods, suddenly left the room iii a state of extreme intoxica. tion ;in a short time the report of a pistol was heard, some Gentlemen in the house instantly ran into the yard, where they foUnd elie young man in the greatest perturbation, his mouth bleeding most copiously, and the pistol, on their entering .the yard, thrown from him. He appealed, at first, much agitated; and declared he was a dead man." Nothing further than a violent contusion of the lip, howeVer,- appeared to 'have taken place, anti whether the pistol was loaded with ball or not, is yet unknown. On his being tdken into the house, and qnestioned as to his intention, he said, had his design taker; place, he should have been now in Heaven. In some further conversation, he, in a very incoherent manner, attempted to justify suicide. ,On being asked where he lived, he said in Mourn.street, Lambeth : his conduit, evincing eVery mark of insanity, Whether from intoxication, or otherwise, it was deemed necessary to place' him in a state of security until the mon:ing ; he was therefore taken to the Compeer. About one o'clock on Saturday, a man threw himself over 'London Bridge ; he was, hurried by the orrplt from tb... water-works arch, under a vessel ; his body disappeared, and is not yet found. He hid for some time been mentally deranged,