The Sun. — London, England, 1802-09-21 00:00:00

SPECIAL CO.IIIMISSION. THIS morning the Trial, before a Special Com mission, of HENRY REA, J. G. BEAtMoNT of the Royal Marines, and Lieut. IVIOIGA.N of the Navy, for killing JOHN BREMERE, in a Duel at the Cape of Good Hope, on the t.i.th of March last, came on at the Old Bailey, when they were all Ac. Quitted. We shall give the Trkl at length To-morrow, RICHARD OWEN CAMBRIDGE, ESQ. 'E yesterday mentioned the death of this very tespetiable literary veteran, and our Readers will doubtless be gratified in hearing something more of a Gentleman who was so deservedly distinguished in his time. He was a man of profound and various learning, equally conversant with Belles Lettres and with the abstruse Sciences. Abundant proofs of these ac quirements may be found-in THE SCRIBLERIAD, One of the best Poems that has been seen since the days of Pop E. It ,is indeed a Poetical continua tion of the Memoirs of MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS, which, in a spirited vein of Poetry and Satire, very happily ridicules the,errors and follies of false taste and false learning. Mr. CAMBRIDGE was one of the ablest contri butors to the-periOdical Paper entitled THE WORLD, as well as to DODSLEY'S ColleEtion of Poems. He was in truth an excellent Scholar, an elegant Poet, and a judicious Critic. All his works are cha. racterised by taste, humour, and delicate irony, and we hope they will he colleded, for his own honour, and that of British Literature. He lived at Twickenham when POPE first went to reside in that neighbourhood, and .vas upon the most intimate footing with that celebrated Poet,.as well as with the most distinguished charaeterS in this Country. Mr. CAMBRIDGE possessed great powers of con versation, and abounded in choice anecdotes, which he always conveyed with peculiar neatness and point. He was particularly partial to CERVANTES, and considered Dorn QuIXOTI as one of the highest produCtions of the human mind. He was also very fond of GOLDSMITH'S charader of GARRtCK in the Poem of Retaliation, which .he often used to repeat in company; Mr. CAMBRIDGE enjoyed an advantage very rarely possessed by the Poetical Tribe, for he had the "elegant szeficiency," which THOMSON repre sents as a desideratum in human happiness, and was therefore enabled to follow the bent of his genius, and only obey the inspirations of the Muse, when she chose to be propitious. • One of his last literary amusements was a very pleasant versification of the Historian, GIBBON'S account of his own life, with which Mr. Cu.AbRIDGE used to entertain his friends in company, bu t would not commit to paper. We trust, how ever, that some of those friends will be able to re oolleft it, as it WAS marked by an uncommon share of ease, spirit and humour. He has left a respettable family and a numerous train of friends to regret his loss, and to revere his flemory. .TH E TH EATRE,The Tragedy of Romeo let was represented last night at Covent-Garden Theatre, and was attended by a very numerous Audience. .Ronest was performed by Mr. H. JOHtr. ETON, who has so often appeared kit, that it is not necessary to canvass his merit in tht,part. It may . be said in general, that though lie played. with feel. ing and energy, there was also a sort of pompous N oilchalallte in his manner unsuitable to enthusiasm, 4 nd the tenderness of the lover. ' Mrs. I-1. SiIIDONS was the 7rillet. We cannot compliment her much on her performance, at least k ind her enunciation. She seems to have acquired a of preaching manotany in her utterance, which e think proper to notice, thus early in the season, l est it shvulti become habitual. She. is a young Ac_ tr ess of merit,. and we should be sorry to see her '°se that Siuipliek which first recommended her to the .ate. Public. Th,: Farce was Sefima ' 74 a' ilzer. :14x:. Is Mr. SNERADAN is payin g more attent i on to t h e 1 1 "iness o f Drury-Lane Theatre th an h e ever did uefore. If he persevere in this system, there can nu doubt of its leading to the most favourable is sue to the concern. ' Marrager is sa id to b e h an dli ng hi s fr lil), at M argate , w i t h cons i derable dexterity anti c e edum. He is right to make the best use of his lrr~; th e s e ason i s f ast approaching, when he may bablyleel the lash. " , he vulgar thing called an Ap ron , i s now no j' i ger known—what used t o b e so ca ll ed, i s now thro wn over the shoulders,- and denominated a Spa t\dantle. -' l idvertisemenr, copi e d f rom t h e Monaghan Paper,- Whereastaken ' John H a ll h as f rau d ulently ;,,1, away several arti c l es o f my wear i ng apparel, C, ll lou t my knowledge, this is, therefore, to inform that if he does• not forthwith return the same, cv~47e shall be made public." shpThe Game this Season has not any where turned t to be as plentiful as was exreeted and the best les to be obtained as yet have been through ti'e honourable medium of the poachers, who con. iibt'"lo furnish the great families with tile same er ality as if there were no laws against them. 40.eneral BOWLES'S dexterity in raising a navy t e i ''st• the Spaniards, gives some season to suppose, Of 4 t t al.n °hgst other improvements, by a new method t v 4 - tS:ptie,anLl.,, he will soon b e ena bl e d ell to r,41 iroi4}l//121. t, l , w ao was lately a very reputable tu, ler , at l'?ifeileagi,_ Somerset, and tried at Taun tV,l .tceiffin g sheep k now i ng them to be, y ea' '-', and sentenced to be trans ported f or f ourteen lie S ' cut his throat on Thursday, on board one of 41 41 c v ia Liiips in La ngston Harbour, and died t!-:6t iminediatt ly . He was possessed of proper.. 1-44:ufetime h e was carrying on the nefarious whic:l he w:.to our:7l6ted, to the amount of MARGATE, SErr, 19, • • A ila.ticLbill on Monday last, announcing Country Spoilr on our Sands, drew' a mimerous assemblage of persons, formino- altogether a heterogeneous mul titude of every rat7k and Condition, and exhibiting a whimsical Mixture of Cavaliers and Pedestrians. Carriages of every description added to the variety and beauty of the scene. The weather was pro pitiOus, and according to one of the Ala v:4) , Pa nil] Poets, " Heav'n had made a day on purpose." A jingling Match was . conspicuous-among these rural pastimes. This sport used twbe very com mon in the Country, but perhaps your. Town Read ers are but little acquainted with it.' - ring is made, and a smart adive fellow, has a bell fix ed in the middle of a handkerchief or belt, which is tied round his waist. Six men are blindfolded, and follow in pursuit of him for the space of half an hour. If by the sound of the bell they can catch and secure the Jingler, they gain the prize of five guineas, otherwise the Jingler is the victor. The greatest adivity is required in the person who Ft-- forms the part of Jingler, to dart through the six men, to round them, to 'wheel, turn, and evade their endeavours to get hold of him. On this oc casion the Jingler was vidorious. Ma,ty were the falls among the Blind Hunters, and every tumble, of course, heightened the mirth of the Spedators. It was an essential condition that the Candidates should provide themselves with a cap and a hand. kerchief—No matter how they were obtained. The next of these elegant amusements was a race between two Ladies for a Shift. The fair Rivals were different in si z e. The one was very big, and the other very 'short. The latter won the prize. The Shift was fae(yornamented, and was well con- I tested. The third scene was a lack-ass Race, which af forded but little sport. The bets at starting were 3 to z in favour of Ec/ilse. Three started, but - the favourite had it hollow. Their brother Brutes, of the Biped Order, must have forgotten all sense of kindred in belabouring the poor creatures so un mercifully for the gratification of the humane wit nesses of this interesting exhibition. The prize on this occasion was three guineas. " The last scene of all that ends, this stran g e eventful history" cons i ste d o f Jumping - in .kilck . s, by four men ; the winner to receive' a guinea:— Independently of the severity which the poor Asses endured in the race, the scene was very di verting, and presented a true pilure of English manners'on such occasions. The money was col. Kited by Subscription. In the evening there was a Ball at KIDMAN'S Hotel, which had all the Gay and Graceful who at tended the morning diversions. On the Tuesday the Theatre opened with Maids - as they Are and Wives as they Were, with The Poor Sailor. Wednesday morning our Farhiovables were at trafted by a Public Breakfast at Dandelion, but they did not muster strong. Lady SountAmr - rox patronized the Perform ances at the Theatre in the evening for the Benefit of BiLITLEY. Pizarro and M . ; Grandma/Tier were the representations; but even with the countenance of Nobility they were badly attended. On Thursday KIDMAN's grand Ball took place, strengthened by the support of the Durchess of DE VONSHIRE, and of course all the rest of the High and Mighty in the Town. The Dutchess of DEVONSHIRE patronized the Manager's Benefit on Friday everting at the Theatre. The Play was False and True, with the dramatic pro. verb of Seeing is Believing, and the Farce of .F(ritsne's Frol;e. On this occasion the fickle Goddess wa s in good humour, and rewarded the active and liberal condua of the Manager with a full purse. Dandelion, on Saturday morning, had a prodigious number of visitors. A Concert was advertized, and a Balloon, of very large dimensions, was' to ascend, to which was fixed a Parachute. A' CAT was to have been the • aerial Traveller, on this.occasion, but after clearing the trees, the. Balioon,took fire, and the C om p an y were aga i n disappointed. The Countess of CAR YSFORT, in the evening, patronized the Benefit of Mr. and Mrs BE W. The Play was The Surrender of Calais, and the Farce of The Review. JOHNSTONE, from Covent Garden Theatre, performed his usual charaaers in. both, and Was very well received. We expect MVNDEN in the course of next week. Two hundred Passengers arrived in the last two Heys, a circumstance unprecedented so late in the season.—But Margate has been uncommonly enter taining this year, on account of the motley multitudes which it has attracted, the miscellaneouS past_ times in which it has abouiideJ. The prices given by, Mr. RosE were sailed for at Southampton last week, and afforded much sport. Many parties were on the water in plea sure-boats; among others, the Margravine of ANspAcH, with a large company of Ladies. _ - The Northumberland Fencibles, commanded by Colonel FICANC IS BLAKE, after an absence from their native Country of nearly seven years, are now on their march for Alnwick, where it is expeled they will arrive in 'a few days, having left Liver pool on the 6th instant., When they marched froM Alnwick for Jersey, from whence they proceeded for Ireland, they were 600 strong, of which num ber only about 6o men and two drummers are left to escort the Colours to their place of rendezvous; the others having volunteered into different regular Regiments, or been discharged in Ireland. .` . q The Alrhorpe, Northampton, Towckiter, ventry, - and 13rackley Troops of Yeonianry were exercised last week, pursant to the late AEt of Parliament. We hear that the Curates within the,Diocese of York have it in contemplation to unite in a general Petition to hi s G race the ARCHB Isnot! of YORK, to have their stipends augmented in proportion to the increased value of necessaries, and the powers invested in his Grace by an Aft of 36th Georp for their further supp ort and maintenance. EDEb'E SE „ . A cargo of very fine white herrinis has been :ancled at Port Dundas this week from the Isle of Man, for the GlasgoAr market, cured by a corripany at Leith. _This is the. fi rs t cargo b roug h t. here from that island, The red herring's made at Burntisland, from the cargo of roused herrings brought there from the Isle of Man, turn out remarkably well— Two hundred barrels have been brought over from Leith. Several cargoes of white herrings hate or late arrived from Caithness at Leith. They are of an excellent quality, very rich; The fishing for this season is over there. It has been good, but of short duration. Tuesday shore were 24.0 bolls of Oatmeal in Edinburgh market, which sold from 185. to s9l. per boll.—Retail prices per peck, Best Oatmeal, 2-!.d. Second, IS. 2d.—There were also 4.0 bolls of Pease and Barley Meal, which sold from I2s. to I2s. 6d. per boll.—Retail price per peek, sod. to x Id. -----, A highly benevolent and religious trait appearei last Sunday se'nnight at North-Shields, in the conduft of a party of the 93d Regiment of Sutherland Fen cibles, coming home on "furlough,. aboard the ship William, Captain Wine] AMS, bound from Guernsey to:Scotland, but forced to put in at North -Shields by stress of weather ; having almost perished in the late tremendous gale of Friday and Saturday, de. clared by the Captain to be. the most awful he had ever seen. The soldiers never expeded to set foot on shore, - the vessel being frequently under water, and water-logged, almost to sinking.—A s soon as the dreadful gale abated, and their hopes of reaching land revived, seventy of the p r i vates and non-com missioned Officers, in Gratitude to God,who "hushed the storm into a calm," and for the interest of reli gion, immediately colleded among themselves 31.105. and vowed to make, a donatiwi of it after landing, to the first Scotch Presbyterian Congregation need ing and deserving -if :—Accordingly, on Sunday night, after landing, and mature deliberation; found.. ed on minute inquiry, „they honourably made a do nation of it, to the Rev. Thomas Colquhoun's con gregation, Northlliielfis.Z2QA. deputation of five 'of their number delivered the money to one of the Elders, and requested • tip.t,,the Minister .and Con gregation then asiembled in the Meeting-house, at evening exercise, should join in Thardsgtvil ! g to Almighty' God for their ;inchpededdeliverance.— Their request was cordially granted- before dis mission, and carried into effef by an appropriate prayer, followed by a suitable psalm, " Though hills amidst the_ sea be cast," - & - c. The Minister concluded with a grateful and solemn - address to the deputation then present; and, throtigh their orders, to their absent brethren in arms, in his own name, and the name of his vestry and whole congregation. Next morning, by six or seven o'clock, the whole party set off froM Shields, overland, for the county of Sutherland, in - the North of Scotland. Sunday a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Coot. E it, situated near the Patent Shot isianula6-to ry, near Cuper's Gardens, Lambeth, which (sm_ sumed the whole of the buldings, besides damaging the cooperage, and the lead_melter's adjoining. We are sorry to add, that nine horses out of ele ven, kept by Mr. COOPER, were burnt to death, and that one man, endeavouring to draw them from the stable, was so dreadfully bruised by the roof falling in upon him, that he is not expeded to live five others were also maimed at the same time ; and two children were crushed nearly to death by the engines coming unexpededly upon them. The fire broke out about one o'clock at noon, and being low water, though so contiguous to the Thames,. the en gines were unable to play for a great length of time. By four, however, the fire was prevented from spreading, and the alarm had ceasel among the, many poor families who surrounded this distressing scene. In this, as in -almtit_ every tire that takes place, there is no -possibili,ty, of pointing out the original cause.. It was„ bow,ever, said that the stables became heated from a furnace belonging to the Lead Works, which, the air had fanned into a blaze. One circumstance more deserves to be men tioned : the horse-keeper, who lived in the hay loft, had fal!en asleep in the stables, and having engaged to dine at a neighbouring Public-house, was roused at one o'clock by the pist-hoy, who found some difficulty in waking.him from his slum- bers.. In five m i nutes a f ter the stables were in • flames, and but for this providential interference Must have fallen a victim to. th e i r tavages. M r. COOPER, is a man who supports his family by letting out teams, and had the - day before purchased two horses, which. he had given seventy-two gu i neas for. Hi s stock was not insured, and it is supposed the misfortune will be his utt'tr ruin, unless his more opulent neighbours assist him. His wife and 1111114 were seen running about in a state of distradion.. Last Saturday, about six o'clock in the evening, as Mrs. Oliver, of Layton, was walking in. her garden,-a man in 'a Sailor's dress came over the gar den wall, and. robbed her of what money she had about her, and then scaled the wall, and made his escape,. On the rst inst. was married at Tiverton, Devon, the Rev. DAVID Bit YMER, Fellow of Wadham lege, Oxford, to Miss. SARAH LAND, youngest Daughter of the late Rev. HENRY LAND, Rettior of Clare, Portion, Tiverton. Died early yesterday morning, at WM. COLT_ MAN'S, Esq.. at Vauxhall, on her way to th South of France, Mrs. BEVERLEY, Wife of Wm. BFVER LY, Esq. of Beverley, in the County of York, in the 27th year of her age. On Wednesday the igth inst. ( died at Wherwell, near Andover, Mrs. RICHARD IREMONGER, *wife of the Rev. RICHARD IREMONCER. The seven persons mentioned in our Paper of Saturday, as having been drownd near Putney, were, Mr. Too Tor., late of Hammersmith, his wife, sister, and four other persons. The party had been in a pleasnre-boat up the River, and Mr. Too Tor was in liquor. Whether ire overbalanced the boat, or what was the cause of this accidenr, is not krown't Three of the bodies have. been since found. Dart :t, ) nce< Tri' pant ntor- gain- ill be F the Up, low - 29tli cr- 1)1111, livai, li va idad. Liar°, s, 'unit with ()yeti Eril of DJ{IL• t The Id of go•. 3 get efore ;lie i-0 Ma. L. anci addo. were I, thg • the up cek ; r 5 ; n • N. :~A6~ 1 IDS it.! t 1 1 ty jo iety ri veg ;fret Citj irr ) ; 'ire" ir!e' t 1 SO of 7 „.. 111IDDL4SEX SESSIONS, S E ; Ga_pi of those Italians about the tow n i7encilni teiescopes; barottizters; &c.was indined lot- a thisdetutanot, in , ptibli,Ti;: . g two obscene . and indecent p r i nts at T otten li thi l ;:n the County of Middlesex; on Saturday the instant. • Mr. KNAri and Mr.. KNOWLYS tt:r . o ployed on the part of the Prosecution, Which Wa3 commenced at the instance.of that verii and laudable Society; instituted in Fiatton-Ctiit. den for the Suppression of Vice. The Leiirned Counsel, in Opening the Caie to the Jury; inented with much feeling on the enoi•mit;', of the crime, of endeavouring by of bMce; l e prints, &c. to d.-bauch the minds of the yatirit branches of society. Such publications as the : cc isted to an immense extent ; near 806 ptHon., employed in the dreadful occupation of diStribCtig prints of the description of those for which ta... De-. fendant was indicted. The danger resditi,lg the extensive sale of such things, must to the minds of the Jury, as husbands . , and • fathers, be too 1 A person na me d G rey ' state d , t h a t he Was cm ' 1 ployed by the Gentlemen of a Society in Hatters_ garden, from whfpn he received ,a cetairt salry, to endeavour to deteft and bring to justice persons , who were guilty of offeeees such as that which the . Defendant was charged with. 'On the 7th instant, he had some conversation with him relative to purchasing some indecent prints of ;tin-) ; tlef: th e Defendant then told him several persons lad:been apprehended; and were now in euse,,dy, for stllng pidures of that description ; but that he weu!d meet him again. They aceotrlitly . natt by ap_ pointment on Saturday the i r th, -t a pfiblie- hen , : in Shoreditch. The Defendant then said, the de mand for these Prints was so great, that he caul-.l not at that time let him have any quant i ty ! h e was then going to Tottenham, - abmit the neigh, bourhood of which place he served a great numHer of res,zse.;'?aLl e Ladies, who were very goo d t-,'li tamers to hint, as were also several Boaidinzz-seLmis; The Witness followed him, and - saw him stop at seve., rid respedable houses, after which he again accosted him, and there purchased of him for one pound,. the two prints which were the grotind .of the Jrt. . didmnt, and which were shewn to the jur - -. "Pri the asth, he tool; Ray, one of the Police OffiHrs„ with him again to meet the Defendant, Who, how - -; ever, at that time, had no such things With him ----: This Witness was closely r.:tatriined by Mr. ALLEY on the part of the Defendant. Ray, the Officer, apprehended the Defendant in Consequence of a warrant ; but on searching hit-xi, did nut find any indecent prints, &c. Mr. HUMPH kt / ES, who is Solicitdr for the Society, and who of course prosecuted on this oceision; pro: duced a note, which was giVen by the first Witness; Grey, to the Defendant, appointing a place of meet.. ing, &e. He further stated, ,that the Defendant, in Iris account of himself, and the transadion at Tot_ tenham, when before the Magistrate, charged Grey with having offered him the prints fir sale, instead 'of the Defendant's offering them to Grey. - Mr. ALLEY, in a speech of considerable length, endeavoured to impress the minds of the Jury' with an idea, that the evidence of Grey was nQt emitted to the same credit with that of other . Witnes ses ,' from his having confessed himself a sort of informer, with which set, of people, from the frequent occa sion they had to take an oath, it had lest half its consequence. After dwelling on this, and on the deficiency. of the evidence, inasmuch a's the Prosecutors had not called the master, moistness or servants of the public house where the nitet ings were said to have taken plate, or the servants of the different houses in the neighbourhood. of. Tottenham, where the Defendant was said to have milt, he said he was in possesSion of . evi, dente to prove a complete alibi ; and thenecalled the woman of the house in which thO . ,Defendant lodged, in Turnmill-street, who swore that - on Saturday the I t ilt inst. tire Defendant wits a t home the whole of the day until six or seVen in the evening, Three other witnesses were examined ; all of the"* ~: Italians and Foreigners, who also positively swore - • -: to the fart of the Defendant'sbeing at hothe on the a i di. They were severally cross-examined by Mt - 6 KN.APP and Mr.kNowLys ; and their having been ordered out of Court while each was examining, produced some little variation in their evidence ; but they all, swore to the Defendant's havi . ng been at home from rnorning until evening on the day named in the indidment. _ _ Mr. KNOWLYS, in 'reply to Mr. ALLEY, re, marked, that the Gentlemen who composed the Society which had with so much honour to them - .: selves taken up 'these sort of Prosecutions ; did not' intend to expose to public Censure those families who might be unfortunate enough to have a wife, daughter, or -sister inclined to purchase such inde cent and diabolical prints. • It was enough for them to bring the, venders 'of such things to justice, and not, in an inquisitorial manner, to publish things Which might destroy the harmony of private life. Mr. Justice CONANT, who was in the Chair in the absence of Mr. MAINwAR INC, remarked to the Jury, that in:finding the Defendant guilty, they. must believe the four witnesses who had been ex amined on the part of the Defendant to have beim guilty of wilful and corrupt•perjury, as the -trans. action was so recent, it was not possible for the day which they so positively swore to, to be forgotten. The Jory, however, after some deliberation, pronounced him Gailty, and the Court sentenced him to six months im t onmen . •. The following awful occurrence lately happened at Orston, near Bingham, Nottinghamshire :—One Francis Cox, - aged 72, a labourer of that place, after having had a violent altercation with his 'son in-law, wherein a great deal of blasphemy had bzen made use of on both sides, went, full of choler, to a public-house, and called for some ale, uttering the most dreadful imprecations till the liquor was brought, which he instantly drUnk, and z,..11 dead on the floor I—A dreadrul example of Divine vengeance, iu:d the di:=tr'..l e.rfeOts of an. unbriddLd pals; or,