The Sun. — London, England, 1802-11-23 00:00:00

THEDUTCH Ti: ,11 HAGUE, Nov. i 9. • . SINCE the Legislative Body haS rejeaed the re gulation presented by the Government relative to the elections of Members for the Legislature, and for departmental diredions—there has been open "Par between the two Corps. From an I hear it is conjeaured that we shall have in a short time fresh quarrels between the Legislature and the Executive eower, which • will bring on, perhaps, a ,new re_ f' , rm, equally beneficial with those which have pre ceded it ; vet th e majority of the Nation appears be with the Legislative Body. FRANKFORT, Nov. 14. ADViCks from Berne, Bade, and Zurich, of the loth, have brought the following news : on the Stii arrived, at-Zurich, guarded by an escort of chas seurs, the celebrated A LOYS REDING, and General AUF DER MAUR; M. HIRZEL, a Member of the I) jet of Sch u i t --, has also been taken up; he was found at his own house, in the bosom of his family. Th ey were all conveyed before General SERRAS, and afterwards carried to the Hotel de Ville. The brother of REDING, who•exercised the office of I ; 4n daloman of Baden, during the insurreetio n , h as al3° been taken up. Some other of the leadi ng per r'e ns have experienced the same fate, They are'to l a , n " to the Castle of Challon, on the Banks of the (31 - 1- e uf ' Ge neva, as prisoners of State, until further ` • - fet-ti ordered Gene.: ra t I \ T E to w has produced a great sensation. The fn of z;‘,.;,/, is, by direttion of the National Pre_ Ir, disarmi ng, as well as a ll the other 'Towns and ar/t ,"s• the Tranquillity is far from being restored e Canton of Zurich. The presence of the T r , tn ell troop s alone keeps cic;wn the Insurgents. t own of Gl arus was occu pied by the F renc h on Ine 3d, Two demi.brigades and a regimen.t of light cav a i r , ), have entered the Grisons by Mount Splagen. T he letters from Berne inform us, that the Senate fills s ent a circular to all the Prefeds, of which the Sent is . the substance . t a , t , ou will receive herewith the Proclamation to the r Oa re ,, 9 'is, issued by the Fitcs-r . . CoNs . tn, .in Which . he de- C a. ?, that he will, in the critical situation in which our trY is, give it a Constitution which shall ensure tran li4ll''tY, and fix its tate for ever. The Senate have grate -I,th Y accepted the interference of this powerful Mediator, o4rout.to us the best founded hope of telininating c intestine dissentions. The Senate a n d the Council of Vllcution make it their duty to execute strupulously and its part s , th e T enor o f t h e P roclamation of the I' icsr b e "Si/t. In consequence, th e G overnment repaired to ''rne as soon as circumstances permitted them, and dis tia ' n4W all the Militia. They will follow in their labours the Constitutional Line, and they will that you, Citi ;2Pr,.!feCt, resume the post confided to you. They 1.1 also, that by your etlorts to fulfil exactly the 'itSire of the PIRST CONSUL, all the Authorities which iiP s F been dissolved or changed, be-immediately led.and continue their funetions ; that all -',xounttn:ri ties, or Assemblie . s, re-esta- , FunElionaries, convoked or established i n . jra-vrention to the Law and 'the Constitution, be on t.ll - 1 - Z v ,_ y entirely dissolved ; in -a word, that by your wise i„. iatio LlY,, the letter and spirit of the Fißsr Co Ns e L's Procla 7!tigd adhered to, avoiding always every thing t hat v awaken the animosity of the parties. ernagloatettn all the means in your bpncord treed° °ray. tiOnal An t power to l'haill t ain I r anquality, and re-establish the Cons u- Nothing can better ensure peace, safety, ; freg cr i bed ' r 6 l, than the strict observance of the dispositions Yt'sul t • , Y the tilts? CONSUL, awaiting tranquilly the The Gdvetnment of State of the Batavian Re- Fitel l , 4 appointed a Commission of seven Mem rn order to furnish them with the necessary 'gttilation, as to the trade about to - he re-com veened to the East Indies, and the form of Go rnfnent fdr die East India colonies. rcirn Petersbargb we hear, that the Eniperor of t , ,sslA h as di spatc h e d a Courier to Paris to t h e CoxstrL, with a lettet written in his own hid' wraith relatio n to t h e p ro p osa l o f a cce di ng to "Pita made at Paris on the Sat of September. . , ~ . ................ e th i eSterdaty C: I vtr FRANCIS BIIR6ETT, with sev era l arfi e r Memb ers , attended i n t h e H ouse ofCoin mons, q.' took the Oath s , o f w hi c h, for the:information .rhe Public, we gibe an E-.;trati : to ,1 ap te , I do swear, that I will have faith and true•..illegi t4i . His Nlajestv King George, and Him will defend, to ;4114utFoost Of my power, against all Traitordns' Conspiracies I ...,..viktteillpts, which shall be inade against His Person, ~" r:,,anci Dignity. 24 ti ‘ i '. l. V, I will do my utmost to disclose and make known toro,, "aiesty, and his Successors, all Treasons, and r . ai_ th. arty C onsiraetes, which I shall know to be against Him, ‘7. the ni &c. acc. &c." • x e st x ci erday Mr. Coluzy, the Chancellor of the b , I .quer for Ireland, arrived in town, from uulin. • tr At , Pr andade, for merly Sr. Dennis, a deputati on whs tn e Poissardes waited upon Lord Wit ITIVORTII 1 3 „ st he•was changing horses, presented him with the,"uquet, according to their custom, and e:!presse . d 3% -ise lves in their style, most demonstrative of their . it l Vt B eti ng an Ambassador from England arrived th t4n ee• His Lordship and suite employed more an 111 . h . irty horses at every post: pr e , e violen t Party in Coventry are very busy irk t heir di g a Peti t i on to P ar li ament, i n favour of " i44 ppointed C an did ates , M essrs. BIRD an d: will re . itB . Every Fir en d t b hi s Ki ng and Country • }Dice at their defeat. The p • ! °r he p r ince of ()RANG?. intends to make Frank .: n is wi nter residence. () I t it °I P E'rtrE has p urc h ase d the magnificent house t le l d ate Lord GkoSVES:OIIi in Grosvenor-square.. t BR AYIVROOKE gave two cours i ng days last t o t i l lo Audley- en d P ark, affording excellent sport_ ks,e4 rle ighbouring Gentlemen o f th at part f Th e y i Ivtletl,k F!; eorr ' s f i a s n ting kiofLundy, situated in the Bristol Chan. e of zsoo acres of land, was sold last t/N,° -15,a rt. 5 2 701. • Th e purc h aser was- Sir VERE • tied .-MtchesS Of Do ITSET is reported to' have Car -011ipo"," to France a great quantity ertai ni d i. °F the Manufaaure of this Country; She of Dresses, q l4 h / "as taken with her a considerable quantity The sh Sr,!ff. nl atlie t "ers toeked pr o f ess i ons may now find . ag O u d t..v°t ltlts Ti t ' c ne C °lony of Surinam i s s t at ed by late in great want of Bricklayers, Car. is M- s 1/4'nli'ths,. Ph Ps Sur eons, Atiortries, clin hlere s cla ' g ) 1 4 t , Iea st on :a Clerks : Thus it seems ,- that there Astor,„ Wo uld s pot upon th e h a bi ta bl e g l o b. , w h er e 41 be a welcome visitor.* GTR J . L .1R; O:. 3; tHE American Ship Java, Capt. BULLOCK, at. lived here yesterday from Mocca, after a passage of i i 5 days, laden with coffee and guni. Capt. BULLOCK reports, that the Indian Atmy under the command of General BAIRD, put in there for refreshments, and had again sailed for India five days before Captain BULLOCK left Mocca. Seven of the Transports had been wrecked, on their passage down the Red Sea, though but feW lives were lost. • General BAIRD and the Army were in good health. There has been no intelligence of late from our Fleet in the Mediterranean. The Thetis sailed for Malta a few days ago. The only Men of War now remaining here, are the Medusa and Ac7ive. Lord CAVAN is shortly, expeeted here on his way from Egypt, as he was to leave that country when ever General STEWART arrived. The Garrison here is remarkably healthy, and well supplied with fresh provisions and vegetables ; every Soldier has fresh meat three times a week, and the Troops behave with the utmost regularity and sobriety : there has not been a single complaint from any Inhabitant, against either any Officer or Soldier belonging to the Garrison for these some months past. OCCAS IO NAL ADDRESS, INTENDZD FOR. THE INTRODUCTION OF MR. FOOT AT DRURY-LANE THEATRE, IN THE CHARACTER OF HAMLET. Tit t NK not, ye Sages, who, terrific sight, Here meet to try the novice of to-night, Your matchless Bard's accomplisli'd Prince to see " Ar►n'd at all puints, exactly cap-a-pee." If in our Candidate you hope to find That bright creation of a Poet's mind, Haply you'll soon have reason to declare, " Oh ! HAMLET what a falling oil' was there." " Distill'd to jelly by the ad of fear," Before this dread tribunal to appear, He waits, his awful purpose full in view, " Thaw'd, and almost resolv'd into a dew." Too conscious of the Merit you possest To brave comparison's invidious test, He hopes to shun the rigid Critic's hiss, When looking "on that picture and on this." No " glass of fashion" he, no " mould of form," Yet while his feelings with the Poet warm, Should he come mar " the cunning of the sceue," He trusts you'll own he wears no borrow'd mien, Ye fudges, then, who " bear a wary eye," If with his faults some merits you descry, If be spew more in Nature's simple track Than " customary suit of solemn black ;" Let but your kind applause command his stay, Through life " in all his best he will obey." Lord WHITWORTH, we , believe, met Mr. Fox on his journey. It is said they had some chat to gether, probably respcaing the Court of the CH iE F CONSUL, on which subject, no doubt, Mr. Fox was well qualified to give every possible informa tion, from his long and assiduous, and dutiful at tendance there. A Morning Paper of Saturday states the following Pic-Ric Dinner Party to have lately sat down toge ther in iaris : Monsieur TAL LE Y RAND, Madame TALL E YRAND, ci-devant Madame GRAND, Mr. GRAND, formerly bel ong i ng to the East I n di a Company's Service, an d c i - l evant H usband to Madame TALL E Y RAND. Sir ELI lAH IMPEY, for merly Chief Justice in Bengal, and Mr. FRANC IS, once a Member of the Supreme Council, during th e Government of Mr. HASTINGS. The major part of the Company, however, are said to have bef ore come together. ourable L or d Monday se'n n i g hr, t h e Ri g h t H op CRAIG was re.eleEted Lord Retior of the Univer sity of Glasgow. bn Saturday se'nnight, the gallant z6th, or Ca. meronian Regiment of Foot, commanded by Lieu tenant-General A. GokooN, were landed at Leith from Egypt, last from Plymouth, on board the G/e/ritrove and L'Oisea Frigates, and a Sloop.— They are fine looking men, and muster about four hundred. Tuesday*last the Queen's Dragoon Guards, corn. manded by Lord To wNsitEN6, were reviewed on Leith Sands, by Lieut. Gen.VysE, and made a very handsome appearance. The sword exercise, skir mishing, and regular quick charges, were performed ith great precision and alacrity: HoLMaN continues to play with success at Dub lin. TALBOT, Who was two seasons ago on Dairy. lane Stage, is engaged for the Dublin Theatre. A new Performer — , whose name is Nz xoti, appeared last week on the Dublin Stage, in the character of aff.er. He is; it seems; not of age; but according to _report he displayed a full maturity of talents, and supported the part with fitst-rate ability, and without any Stage.trick. Mrs. StDbows was the Belviderai and her effoits require no additional eulogimm: There have been very few Performers' who have come forward; in' the higher Chataaers' of the Drama ; with so much success as the new Hamlet. —His understanding and ‘edUeation qualifY him for a critical conception of the text ; and his person is . very well calculated to giv e i t (6 f orm ' an d pressure. " Hatfield,. the Keswick impostor; was lately seen at the Chester Theatre. Having met an old friend, he conversed with him; stated that he had just ar rived from Gibraltar, where h'e had been personally known to his Royal Highness the Duke of KENT, who was partial to hini; related many anecdotes of the Officers in the various corps; and appeared' perfedly familiar with that Establishment; although he hAd not for Months Eeen from England: The father of Hatfield, the KesWick impostor, and the . pretended Colonel. Hope, lives in the neighbourhood of Stockport,. 'ice Cheshire; Where the Police Officers have lately l*en• in'search of him. He has also two . sisters married in the vicinity of the above Town.. Hatfield is not an Irishman as has been' supposed, , but 'was buritko Cheshire; • L.:11 iLsPkn COURT Of Et NC P,ENCH, Nov. ii. THE KING ^✓. PHILIP HAMLIN. THE ATTOkNEY GENERAL moved the judgment of the Court on the Defendant, who had suffered judgment to pass by default, to an information filed against him, stating, that one Andrew Hill, late of the town and burgh of Plymouth; on the 3oth of Odober, in the 4ist year of the King, held a certain office of trust and confidence Under our said Lord the King, that of Landing Surveyor of the Customs of the Port of Plymouth, and that the said Andrew Hill died, whereby the said office became vacant, and was in the disposal of the Lords Com missioners of the Treasury : that the Right Hon. Henry Addington was the first in the letters patent of our Lotd the King in such commission, and in a place of high trust and confidence under our Lord the King, and likewise a Privy Councillor of our raid Lord the King, an high station also, of high trust and confidence. That the Defendant, know ing the premises, but with intent to seduce the said Henry Addington from the duties attached to such high station and office under our said Lprd the King, to prostitute the duties of such office, to cause the said Philip Hamlin to be appointed to the office of Landing Surveyor of the Customs of the Port of Plymouth, so vacant, for the corrupt lucre of gain, did write, and cause to he sent to the said Henry Addington, a certain letter, offering a pecuniary reward to be paid to the said Henry Ad dington, as follows: " Sir—This day a place became vacant by the death of. Mr. Andrew Hill, Landing Surveyor of the Customs here : it you cau procure that place for me, tbr my own use and benefit, I will give you 20001. and also give a bond to keep the business a secret. Your answer will oblige, Your's, &c. " zothOd. aox. The affidavit of the Defendant stated, that he . sincerely repented of 'having sent this letter, for which he was unfeignedly sorry, and threw himself on the mercy of the Court : that he is 40 years of age,. aud carries on the trade and business of a Tin man, by which alone he supports himself and family, and. then expressing an apprehension that a severe judgment may be the ruin of himself and family ; that had he been appointed to the office, it was his intention to have performed the duties of it faithfully, and then the affidavit refers to his general good charaerer with his neighbours. The two Reverend Ministers of the two Parishes in Plymouth, and several Merchants and others of the Town of Plymouth, made Affidavits, that, ex. cepting this instance, they knew of no blot in the chara&er of the Defendant, but that, on the con trary, it was a very respedable and good one. The ATTORNEY GENERAL,---" Your Lordships are fully possessed of the nature of this Case from the Information that has been read, and on which I have but very few words to say. . The Defendant, by suffering judgment to pass against him by de fault, has .confessed the guilt of having attempted to bribe an'Officer of High Council, by the transmis sion of a letter to Mr. Addington, offering to him 20001. provided he could procure the Defendant an Office then vacant in the Customs. That a com. pliance with this proposal, would have been a scan dalous and disgraceful ad in the Individual to whom it was made, and a serious, and aggravated breach of trust and official duty, and as such a great misdemeanour, cannot be doubted ; as little can it be doubted, that the insult thus offered to a person of such high station is a very grave and serious misdemeanour. My Lords, I think it is due to the age and ' Country in which we live, to state, what indeed is universally believed, that there never was a period in the History of this Country, or of any other, in, which the charatiers of persons in an exalted station in public life, 'were so free from all suspicion of this species of offence, as the present moment. — Whatever may have been the suspicions, or the facts in this respect, in former tithes upon this sub jea, in this Country; or whatever may be the case in other Countries at present, I am persuaded there never was a period in which all persons in high stations in this Country Were so entirely free from suspicions of this nature, as the present ; and that there is no Character who stands in the Pub lic eye, more free from the chance of even the worst or the most malignant enemy, insinuating such an offence against him, or whose known integrity of character proves him incapable of such a mean ness more than that of the Right Hon. Gentleman who was thus insulted by the Defendant, nor any one that stanc4 higher in public estimation at the present moment. I think I may say that the person thus addressed by tht 12.tfendant, has, in every sense, too fair a fame, and too exalted a reputation in the world, to render it necessary for him to t. ke notice of this matter on fiis own account; and therefore he might, with perfect security, as far as his own cha ratter was interested, haVe treated this letter with contempt and flung it into the fire. He could have had no occasion to act on his own feelings upon the insult which he felt as offered to him as an in ' dividual ; but a man - of his exalted station, must shew that it is not priiate feeling, but public Jus tice roust be the Vide of his conduct; He feels therefore; my Lords,' that for the sake of public ex ample; this Case shoUld come before you for yOur cOnsideration: It was with that view the present Prosecution Was instituted; and froth that motive l i it is now brought before, your Lordship s : M y Lords; I have had communicated to me the Affidavits which haVe been read' to the Court in mitigation of punishment ; and in .which' the character of the Defendant,appearS to stand well, among hiS neigh bours. The circunistanCeS which he discloses re speaing his own sittiation in life and of his family, are all of them' topics. very well adapted to affecting the private feelings of indivithials, and a's far as that consideration goes,' nothing _further need be said ;' but there would have been n'to P'roSecution in this case at all; on the ground' of personal feeling ;.• it wa set on foot on grounds of a public nature; and the spirit in wh'i'ch the l'rosectition originated; still remains ; it is, therefore; subthitted to your Lord ships; not on a point of individual feeling; but of justice; in which, case your Lordships Will consider how far the Affidavits ought to' operate in mitigation of punishMent. It is with your Lord.; ships—it is'submitted to 'your judgment ; I have no wishes on the part of the Prosecution, to pray tot a sevcrer -judgment than your Lordships shall/ .„ . in view of all think iustiee dematds by Way of pt:blic Mr. ERSICtNE, on behalf of the riefendant scribed to every Word that was uttered by the Totearc OEI\TER:^_t, ir. hls Addres,'; to the He said, that the Defendant must sect gratitude foi. that Address. Mr. ER sKtNt said; he did, in life conscience, belii:Ve; there never was a time in Public Men were so entirely free from the most Fe: mote suspicion of Corruption ; as at the present too: meat :--that he verily believed. He subscribed also to the observation, that the Right Honourahle Gentleman, to whom this Letter was addre6sed;. might very well, as far as his own pe6onal reputa tion was concerned, have put this Letter into the fire. It was writte n by th e Defendatwith &e a t ignorance. It was an absurd, insolent, and, he must add, a Criminal Letter. But the moment that this most Unfortunate, and very ignorant Orsonf became aware of the impropriety of what ..he had done, he wrote to Mr. AddingtOn anothei• Letter; full of contrition for whk he had done ; but Mr. Addington could not pass the matter by- . - - --it,Wat, necessary, for Public Purposes, to institute this Pro._ secution; and Mr. EKSF.IIE presented his Client to the Court, as a man acting under a cloud of igno rance. He was a tinman, at Plymouth; so long ac: customed to the noise of his own hammer, that he thought every thing in this world was to be broughi to, and knocked down by the harmner; He ob. served, that the Defendant's character was attested by the two Reverend Gentlesnen of the Parishes it Plymouth, as well as by other reputable Men there; and they came forward, in his behalf; on an iCCUSa_ tion which would naturally have induced (hem t 6 hold back, if they had not been thoroughly con: vinced of real worth of the Defendant's general character :—with these observations he left the De.: fendant to the mercy of the Court. Lord ELLEBOROUOI4.—" Let him he torn; mitted, and bronght up on the laSt .day of the Term." Mr. ERSkINE. —" My Leeds, to shei , the s!rii.; plicity and ignorance of this unhappy man, I would state, that when the Information came down; and the ProcesS was shewn to him, comthanding him td appear and answer; he thought-, on seeing the red Seal of the l'iocess, that he had got his place !"_ defendant Committed: Judgment was moved on Several Srii►iggleis; tcif. obstru6ting Revenue Office in the cite execution of their Duty, but they were all ordered to be brought up on Saturday. THE KING v. HENRY , This Rule; for a Criminal Inforrtiation against the Defendant for sending a Challenge; kc: to. Capi rain Freernantle; was niade absolute on an Affidavit of Sex vice; on the Motion of Mr. JAR v is: PATH, .111 . () iy: Emit/. on Frida Morning last a dentkitidn a man dressed in an old soldier's jacket, acCom.pa. Med by a tall Woman, in a red cloak _on the Lon:, don toad, near Walcot Parade; Their appearantz would not have been particularly noticed (the,rnura der of Mr. STEEL being then unknown in Batlo, had the man's hat, whkh %yes a very goOY, one cor_ responded with other parts of his dress. The time: of their being keen here, and other circ;.nriStancez , ! so exactly tally with the deseription given by Sir RICH. FORD of Mr. STEEL'S supposed murderers ; that we have not a doubt they were the tiatne per. sons. The Officers of atir Police have kept the most vigilant search after them, but have not been successful ; as it is probable they may have gone farther vVest; We trust that this hint may yet the means of that apprehension. Anthwy and Miller, two of the BOW:Street cers whO were sent down to Leicester in search of the man and woman ; supposed to be Conce rne d iri . the shocking mOrder o f M r . on Hounslow Heath; are returned; after haiTing seen two people in custody at that place; who; from their appe arance ; are very strongly s ir s p e a e d to be the persons whui committed the mnrder. . Yesterday two p erson Were brought to idtVti Li . custody in the mail Coach, from Manchester, on suspicion of murdering Mr; STEEL on Howl'sfort Heath; . . . Friday night James Farrall, air w=as taken , up at Winch es t er ; f o e th e inutde i of Mr‘; S•rt EL: It appeared; O n exam i nat i on on ' S aturday; that the abode man was at the Fox publie-hotse; where be %,!ts ceiling some pope how hang` tobbe rieS he had committed; which led to suspicion of hiS being the man who had committed the above Mut.; der: He was tenianded to priion till Wednesday next: He says he comes from Portsmouth, where he has sent for several of his friends to dome and Verify the truth: , . . . , On Friday OP‘e . Mdik Stewart; Whose irtfsliand iW confined "n . the _gaol at Newcastle; for debt, and who; together with her family; rid been fox' a'orile time upon the patish; acknowledged befote the Ma gistrates that; without her hu'sband's assiStance i she . can; in winter (and in the worst tiaie), cart - 2;S: a week; and in summer 41. a week. Her bliSinesi's is a*therrn-maltet: SiindaY evcninet, o'cldeki as a Ge;-1.: tlem'in and Lady were comirg to town in their car-: ..riage; they were stopped opposite Holland House; on the Ham'inerimith.road; by t wo highwaymen; who who'dernanded their money ; bat hearing some hOrses: coming on the road; they made oW withqut theit booty: Three Gentlirnn coining up' at the tirriej on horseback, pur su ed them, but Without died: . We understand ' that on Saturday list; in the e ren .-: it, the Counting..hotise of the. Warehouses in Jew.: ty.street; belonging to the East ConYpany; Undei Messrs. Stockwell and . Saunders ; robbed of mo., ney id the amount of f Col. A tew day:isince a poor nian founrt suit oc i'tect on a clamp of bricks belonging o• Mr. RHODES, of Froxton. This is the second' instance of a siniilar ; 1 accident happening in the course of a fortnight ; at or near the same premises. Yesterday evening, between seven at'ld eight o'clock, a man knocked down a woman in S6 ,l ‘ao- Square, and robbed her of her cloak, but the alarrH being 'giveni fie Was alining immediately f",ecult,.4:.;