The Sun. — 1807-09-09 (London, England)

BRAY.  On Wednesday night, about half past ten o'clock, the centinel posted neer the timer stere4iouse, iu Chatham Pock-yore}, observed it man in a jacket end trowtiers passing at wine distance from kim ; Ii . immediately challenged him, and pot receiving the parole or any answer whatever, immediately purr sued, birp, and at the lame time gave the alarm. The man, though closely prettied, eluded the srigir lace of his pursuers, and contrived to seeere hi; retreat, it is supposed, by passing betkeen the timber end other wood, lying irt large quantities new the place, notwithstanding the most atlive !march. was immediately made after him. Wh4n the workMen came into the .Verd, at five o'clock the next morning, the search waa retkewed, but without effea. tt is. yiesost trepecatta.., fnr Any ppegetn. bertVever will ae,quainted they may be with the yard, to get iu or out at any, one part of it, without immediate deteE,tion,- this circumstance has given ri:te tqa veriety. of conjeattres; and, for the moment, considering the recent dangerous occurrence, excited a considerable degree ot bustle and alarm. We are happy to find that the paragraph 'inserted in the papers ot Wednesday last, respeeting a young 'lad who was discovered under one of the 4010' of Blackfriars Bridge, has attraaed the notice of his friends. Mr. Filby, one of the churchwardens of the Parish of St. Auttls, Blackfsiars;,to whose, care this unhappy wanderer is indebted for his presserva tion,'waY unable to obtain titan him any 'account Of his place eV residence or connallens; but froin a letter be received yesterday, he learnt that he lives at Maidstone ; that his master, a weaver of that town, had given him money to °Mese hitusetf at ,4troud fair, and thus provided, he had made tcir Londop. What induced him to place himself in the perilous situation in which lie Wlt IMO, is. not ascertained, lie was yesterday sent back to ' the country. BLANCIIARTh pf Covent Pink!) Theatre, has heeo performing at Manchester considerable success. Mrs. H. JoiresToste. has also been performing-at 'the same place„ as well as Htet, end Mrs. ATKItvS, now called Mrs, Mee, Mrs. Poweeeperfurmed Monkt, for her benefit,' on Wednesday last, at cork, Where; she is such a favourite that she would have been secure of a geed House, whatever chargler she might have assetned. Kemueu is returned to town front his &iced Lord Gal ILDVORn's, and is aCtively preparing for the open- • ing of the Winter Carepaiee. The following observation on the utility .of the, Drama is well entitled to the attention, of all those fastidious Moralists and arrogant ,philesopliers who treat it, with contempt or indifference.," It is de. siri,ble that the exhibition of dramatic performances should be as freietent ai possible in all lame and po7, pulous places. The common business of life too in. tensely pursued makes men muniedfill of precepts and maxims of virtue, which they are more apt to forget in the eager pursuit of then: evocations, than to abandon through wain of prieciple,' The drama awakens them ni virtue ; exercises all the kinder emotions ; old by its influence over The Mind and feelings prevents that mural stagnation, which so much tends todegrade,and brutify. • . • 11 shocking,attempt w cony:tit suicide was made on Sunday evening, at the house Igtfi. welter, in Mary-le-bone Road. A gentleman, of the mune of Garther, 'wjui had eeeiested apartmente ill the house for tom than two yeos, dined walla a party of friends on Sunday, and in the evening the enin. pans retired for a Walk, leaving their rest it home. After the company had departed, . Mr. G. rang thP bell Jor his servant, whom he Sent with a letter to e widow lady, ip rarkeareer,' and betting carrel its an his return, rte teimd his master bleeding on the floor of the drawlae‘room. Sorgical aid Wee readily procured ; one,, although the imfortuntite gentleinau had lacerated h;rnself in threw dareteni parts, urine hopes are entertained of his surviving. The ati was perpetrated with a pen-knife, and` it is supposed thou he was in a tete of clOri#9l, ocasißoo by clis• orpOi!ow.