The Sun. — London, England, 1807-06-01 00:00:00

NAN/ AL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, MAY 30.—Arrived the Hibernia, of 1 to guns, from Portsmouth. . . Admiral Lord 9ARDNER shifts his Flag from,the Iliternia to the Yule de Paris, of 110 gUns, in Ha- Inoaze I and the former will sail, in the course of this day or to-morrow, to join the Channel Fleet.— The Pile de Paris has been some days out of Dock, antis fitting for sea with all possible dispatch. . Arrived the Jamaica Frigate, from the Eastward. PORTSMOUTH, MAY al.—Arrived the Peel Sloop of War, Capt. from the Downs, with a con voy of Colliers and Coasters. One of the Transports, Vith the kiss of her foremast, and a Brig called the Ceres, from Carnarvon, bound for London, with the loss of her maintop-mast, in a gale of wind yesterday morning, off DungenesS. None of the East Indiaruen are c yet arrived; and it is feared they have overshot the port. - Dropped down to St. Helen's the Montague, Of 74 guns, Rear-Admiral MARTIN, Capt. OTWAY. Capt. Banrcianis appointed to the Lille de Paris (Lord GARDNER'S Flag-ship) ; Capt. CoNN, to titc.'' ; Capt. ITNANIARA, to the Edgar; Capt. IX CAMPBELL, to the DielatOr ; Capt. , JACKSON, tlO the Texel ; Capt. A. INN Es, to the qosticyvk ; Capi; ROAMS, to the Amsterdam ; Mr. WlLLlAmsorit, to be Purser of the Royal William ; Mr. to be Purser of the Isis. Commodore KBATS, in the Superb, Captain MeLEon, will join - the Channel Fleet, under Lord GARDNER, in a few days. I.7mpeteux, Capt. Toan ; and the Alcmene Frigate, ,Capt. BRISBANE, are also under orders to join that Fleet: L'Espoir Sloop, Capt. HOPE, is cleainea for 'the Mediterranean. It is supposed she will tAtei convoy. DEAL, MAY 3i.---Arrived the Desperate 6un= . brig from a cruize, and sailed again with the Otter *Poop of War and Blazer *Gun-btig for the Freiiai Coast. SiItERNESI ' , MAY 2g.—Came into gaibour to be paid off, his Majesty's Ship /zoo, of 32 guns; Capt. PROBY. Came on about halfliast 3 o'clock P. M. a very heavy gait of wind from the N. E. and coatinted without intertnisslon, till about half-past it o'clock P. M. on the 30th. The Men of War di the Great Tore, and a Plea of transports at the Liitte'Nore; rode it out without sustaining any damage. . Sailed his Majesty's Gun;-brig Lieutenint CIIANd/ON, to Leith ; the Ateri, has a Signal, for ; and his Majesty's Ship Diligence ; ditto for the Baltic. YARliOtrilii MAY 30.—Came on shore this diy, in a heavy gale of wind from the N. E. the Harmonic, Capt. OEBILES, from Copenhagen, with titnber and staves t it is expected Ship and cargo will be sa v ed, if the weather moderates. FALtdourtt, MAY 28.—Arrived the American Schooner Edith and Polly, Capt. RICHARDiON, from Initimore (laden with coffee) - with damage. Sailed the Qaeen Charlotte Packet, Capt. MUDGE, With Mails for the Leeward Islands. A Fleet from the Baltic is arrived in the Humber. STATEMENT OF THE D TISH NAVAL Fl S'ITIJIUTION OF Tat /111 )IWE TO THIS DAY. • Line in the English & Irish Channels - S Downs and North Sea 8 Spain,Portugal deGibral. 8 Mediterranean & P assage 13 Coast of Africa - - West Indies and Passage 3 Jamaica Station _ 2 America tesfewfoundland Cape of Good Hie 4 East Indies and Passage to Oxon Expedition, kc. 12 Sps. G.B 19 6z 36 52 10 I 8 3 5 n 1 0 37 23 3 4 7 7 4 Total at Sea 23 In Pert and fitting - 33 Cnard- Ships - 4 Hospital & Prison Ships •:•.3 Total in Commission 143 Receiving Ships - • Serviceableand repairing o In o►dinary - - - 4') building 31 Total STATZ Cl TUE oits Portsmouth - to Tlymouth - 16 Chatham - Sheerness - River - 4 Xxtraueous - o 7 1 12f1 1 14 1 1 : 8 1 1 2 ; 1 4 64 1 7 . II 2 1 4 tl o 30 in I o I o It I 6a 0 17 2io i e 0 Al 31 28; 291 252 1 !NARY AT 2 I 25 4 :7 4 71 31 i 8 O 01 ACH 1' ,o 2 39 OAT. Total 40 ; 11 J dot 44 The Pellette Sloop of War, having undetconvoy, two transports ladert with arms and military stores, from Woolwich, arrived at Elsinetit" on the t ath just. and immediately proceeded up the Baltic, it is said, for Riga. The Wanderer Sloop of War, and Intrepid Gun-brig, arrived at Elsiueur at the same time, from Yarmouth. CORK, MAY 25.—Friday the 20l battalion of the 31st regiment, and Saturday morning the Ist bat talion of the 26th regiment, were disembarked at Monkstown. The former marched in here on Vri ,day, and the latter on Saturday, on their way to Limerick, wherathey are to be quartered. The 2d battalion of the King's German Legion marched in !.er yesterday frOmll4allow, and this day marched iyionkstown, where they are to einhark, to join t Expeuition going to the Continenq IVEW PAHLrifilE.3. MEMBERS ELECTED. Fm COUNTY—Lieut.-Gen. Wm. Wernys3. FcnivAasiztßE—Hon. Wm. Ramsay:Maule. DenritiEs CouNTY- 7 Capt. Win. Hope., DUMBARTON COUNTY—Henry Glassford. LINLITnqow CouNTY—Major Gen,Alex. Hope. PEEBLES COUNTY—Sir James. Montgomery, Bart. ROXBURGH COUNTY—John Rutherford, Bsq. &GIN COUNTY-.--001. Francis Win. Grant. • ST, GERMAINS—Matthew Montague, Esq. Yox CotiNTy,--State of the Poll. ,--- 'Wilberforce; E 5,4.. 10,0 2 4 Hon,: Henry Laseelles. - 040 Lord Milton - .1 8710 ELECTIONS IRELAND, A general view of the Returns already made for this part of the LTnited Kingdom, gives a result the mostsatisfaaory to the friends of the present Admi nistration. In the contests still going on, the.prin ciples of attachment to the Constitution in Church and. State are likely to be equally successful.. • In the County of Antrim, the, two late Member§ have been unanitnotisly returned . upon these prin- Giles. . . . A . , . ~. rmagh.--"Mr. CAULFIEL D, the brother of Lord CHARLEIVIONT, has been 'obliged to retire, in conse , : quence of his voting with the late Ministry, and ~ ._ . • . ~., •• . , . • . Messrs. iißowNLow and RICHARDSON have been returned. , , ' Corioza.-e-The Eleaion for this County► is not yet commenced, but the son of Sir ATCHARO 13oTLErt, an old and steady . Protestant, is likely to displace,one or other of the late . Mernbers; Messrs. tivrotlONE 'end Crok.--;Lotd 13FRNATID and the Hon. , (:',F,oRGE PONSONBY returned, on opposite interests, the latter being nephew to the late Irish Chancellor. Cork l'he old Members, Nlessrs. LONG YIELD and itUTCHINSON, returned, the former a study Protestant. Had Mr. EVANS, who stood two days' poll, made an explicit declaration of hit attach !tnent to the Protestant Establishment, he would . • have displaced Mr. HtnCIIINSON. an.—The late — Members; steadily attached to , , • toe uotistnution. • • - • Clare. 2 :rhe late Membeit. This County being almost entir'elißonian Catliofic, the RepreSentatives are naturally sap Porters of their interests ; bllt Mr. BURTON le a s, in other ingtances, aeted with the.pre- sent Administration. • Donegal.—The lat'e' Members—strongly, attached to the Protestant Constaiiiinn, as indeed are, all tie Ulster Representatives. Down.—The la'te Mernbeis, viho have-always been firm in their opposition to the Romish de- mabds. Dutlin County.---A strong contest between the late Members, HAMILTON and FAULKNER . , arid Mr. TAi.oT, who is supported by all the wealth and influence of the Roman Catholics of Dublin - ',• but this cdn scarcely be called a fair trial of political strength, as Mr. Tat..BoT, in consequence of an ar rangetfient made at the last is supported by Many of Colonel FAuLkisTEß's oldest friends, and Will probably in consequenCe be returned. Dublin City.—The late Members, Messrs ; SIIAW, and GRATTAN, returned by a kind of tacit consent ;, the Pkotestants of Dublin, who could easily have' 'displaced Mr. GRATTAN, being unwilling to expose . the City to the troubles of a contest. Fermanagh.—A contest between the late Metn. hers and Mr. BROOKE : in anv event two friends of the Constitution must be returned. palway.—The late Members, Messrs. DALY and MARTIN,. re-elected. This County is very. much 'lonian Catholic, and its .MeMbers of course sup i7 port their interests. Kerry.--A contest between the late Members, both advocates for the Roman Catholics, and Col. C RosBI E, a former Member, on the Protestant in- terest, in which Col. PROS R IE is likely to succeed. Kildare.--111 this County the LBINSTER family possessing vast estates, and having connexions with the principal Landholders, returns the two MeMbers. The present Duke is in the hands of his English re lations, who are so deeply Conneeled with the late Administration, that a return of two of their friends may bd expeaed. kilkenny. This County is nearly divided betwecn the BESBOROUGII dud ORMOND families; one of each family is therefore returned—the former generally, the lattelcsometimesi supporting the late Ministers King's COMIXty.".-"INICSM'S. BERNARD and LLOYD; two friends to the Church, returned without oppo , sit ion. 1020 Leitrim.--For-this County, which has the misfor tune of being entirely possessed by absentees, two non-residents are always returned: At present the represOtation is divided between an Oppositiouist, Mr. J. LATOUCHE, whose condua lost him the City of .Dublin, and Mr. CLEmEsTs, a Gentleman of very different principles. Limerick.—This County is in a strange Situation; the interest of Lord LIMERICK, a friend . to the present Ministry, which is very powerful, is given 'atieci, on yegy diff&ouL,43rinciples„, be ,beaten by I\lr. MANS,SLL. Colonel ODLLL will come :in without opposition.:- . IXVL.N r~ 1 ~I 4 Londonderry—Twn steady supporters of tte Con , titutinn, .Lord, GEOAGI: BERESFORD and Colonel STEwar,T, ,retnrned.—A strong but unsuccessful ef fort was made by the t'ON,SONSY family to obtain one seat. City of Derry=Sir GEORGE HILL, upon similar ,principles, has been unanimously returned. County of Long ford.—The two late Members, Sir T. FEATHERSTONE and Lord FORBES, divided in their political condu&. Louth.—Mr.'l4'osTaa, to whom Ireland owes so much, and Mr. JOCELYN, brother to the late Earl of RODEN, two firm friends of the present Admini- stratioti;"are.returned Unanirnonsl . y. 111clo.—The late Members, BRowitE and DILLON, friends of the present Ministry. Meath.—Sir .M. Somittvir.d.E and ,Mr. Bz,tom, generally sneaking, OppositiOnnts. Monaghan,—Messrs. tjAwsoti and LESLIE; both attached to tie Protestant Interest,. though . upon other EilEteStions the former is .sometimes to be found, in the 9pposition ranks; Queen's countzi.—**r.WELLESLEY POLE and Mr. PAIINELL are returned ; the latter, tbr his late poli tical Cznduct„. would have 'been easily displaced, ,but that the expence of a contest prevented any Candi . - date, cip the.Pi - otestant iptereSt; from starting, liar ticularly as Mr. POLL; who is supported by that In.. terest, was determined to start alone. • -. Roscomiton .-17 . he late Mehibers, both firmly at= iachecl to the Constitution in Church and State: . • §/igo.—The same. . , . , Tippetary. - -A very strong . contest bbtween • • late Members, who are attached: to the Opposition, and ColOnel BAGwrii L, on the Protestant Interest ; the lager is,almost certain of a return, ,but wllether • in the toon3 •of Mr. 111,vrity.vv- or Mr. 'PILITTIE• is .untertain„ ; . 'iYii-on.,—'ll)t3l4te Members, steady Protestints. - atetlerei , County C. BEAFFORD, whose ; attachment' to .the: . CDnstitution is well established, . I) . vgetinited for one seat thebther,w ill be eon- tested by Messrs., PowEa and LEE, each of whord; • have 'supported,thet Roman Catholic Clainis. City :of ,WiLterfard.---Ile struggle here bet Ween the,late.a.o4,preNnkAdniinistration will Most' : 'pro- . bably, be deterynine i d by the,deleat of Sir JOHN NEW r6nt; and ttie - return :of 'Mr. Boi:Tork .On the . :,! • testant , • exfoicl contest here is very keen ; the ProtestantS 'have ,et - uh Messrs.A.L-N.LcOck and RANI, the later Members having supported the Ro . man Catholies: •one of them (Mr. Cm,thw) has re- Signed the other, Mr. COLCLOGII; starigasthe poll, and, in order . tc; . take . off second rotes; hasset up RiCilAiili,l3filNSLEYgHtßlliANl. as a fourth Can didate. -To : carry. the Eleetion of Messrs. Col.- CLocti and SiiERID ' AN . : the Remish Bishop and his Cleity',lfave used every possible effort, and haVe sue beeded- in ' detaching considerable numbers of the 16\i/e? . orders froin their Landlords, by representing their cause as the 'cause of God and their .Holy Re ligion: On the third day, homiever, their• Candi dates were loweSt On the poll, the nutnbets being •,' For Mr. Akeock - - 204 . Mr. RAM Mr. Cor...cLoGii - - 168 ; Mr. SintßibAil - - 162 ' • • • The two fiist, supported by all the Gentry of the COUnty, are likely to be returned. • Incklow.,—This County, by a combination of circumstances, is under the influence of Lord FITZWILLIAM, who of course 'returns his .fiiends, the late Members. We shall . .take further notice of the Borough re turns in the few instances in which they!halie been contested: • • It sernewhat curious, that while Mr.-SHE-Rib/04' I was straggling for a Seat for Westminster, hiS friends , in Ireland proposed him as a Member for the County of Wexford. The contest for the City of Cork ended on the 20th of May,in consequence of the resignation . of Mr. FREKE EVANS, which resignation caused uni versal surprise and regret, as no Candidate ever ex, perienced a more flattering reception i and, at 'the time of his resigning, the Court was crowded with Gentlemen of the first consequence and respeaa bility, both of the County and City, strenuous in his support. On the same day the Sheriffs, waited upon Mr.,FREkE WIL:NS, to present him with the Freedom of the City, in a Silver Box, which had been unanimously- voted him by the Mayor znd ,Corporation. Mr. I'REKE EVANS has published a spirited AddreSs to the Eleaors, and expressed his determination to otter himself a Candidate to repre sent that City in Parliament, the first opportunity. There is no truth in the report that the Marchio ness of STAFFOLLD had subscribed wool. towards Mr. SHERIDAN'S . eXpencei on the . Westminster Eleaion. Madame (ATALASk gave , a very splendid dinner yesterday, in Charles-street, St. James's, at which a large pa.-ty of Foreign, Nobility, •and ,many distin guished charaders in this country were present. Lord GARDSER will leaC'e town in afel,v days, to take the command of the Channel Fleet. The Duchess of . CRANDOS gave a grand b3ll on Friday ev,yuing, at her hops:e iu Pros;enor-Flnare, which I.ys attended' by nearly 700 persons Li the first dis. and fast ,ion. ' : MONTIII, : t : REPORT FOR MAY. The Wheats have_ much improved' iu thet 'ourFei. dt , tlw.rnonth, .4nit.on the warm land's in the Eastern Counties begin to ear proraisingly.—The Barleyi have not in general, done so,well.—Oats bid :fair f,,r a general crop, particularly in the fens . of', Licceln and Ely.—A rifiner :prospea for a 'great produce of every 'article of the:Pulse kind was never remember ed.—Potatoes, now become so essential an' article' for human- subsistence, have been,highly irnwoyed by the late rain&, and are eXpeEted to -.yield Ann, dantly.; 7 -The ,crops of Meadow Grass are every. where large, and Hay feels,. a proportionate fall in price.—Ray Grass, and Clovers; ,are also strong crops, The Hop Plantations, which were much in feaed with the fly from the hot weather, have been.' cleansed by, thelate tetnpests, and now promise well. 7 .,-Smithfield Market has been well'supplied with all articles" except good Beef, w h ich W was never knon more scarce,. or much'.higher priced,' than the two last.market days.. Lela Stock are' risen, in conse quence: of the rapid increase of, all kinds of f,!ed, ex cept Sheep, .Which are rather heavy of sale.—Coo: kipe Of.superiortivality are dearer.—Horses of ink , : rior sort are low, hilt those of figure for ha'rriess, o the field, are eagerly bou,tht up.—Store considerably cheaper.—The Wool Markets re.hain nearly seatiOnaitatAhe last "Month's PriceS. .I • POLICE: DUELIANG. Bow-gT.EEET.--On Saturday ~mornfrig. Lei George Gre', of the , ; 30tli RegliUent of, Foot, of- r Oxford coffee-house; Thoinas . Duntati, of inn-square; Luke . Siritch, , :vhb lodges — in street, St. James's.; and liihn Jones,' 'of the Hotel, and Brynhir, Carrian;onShire ; werebrough l ;, - before James Read, and Nares, Esqrs. chalged with a breach Of'the peace, in-assembling to iglit a duel, •• • _ . _ . . . Smith,' one ofthe r,OtffiCers, said, : that early ,on Saturday morning,he . receired infOrrnation at 'hi , residence, near Kentish Toww, that some Gentle , men weregoing to fight a duel,.. hear ; Ch,alk-fattn consecinence he; 'in' company= with _Marshal, : a constable 'of. St'. •Partefas,. sverit , With till possible -speed tO.Chalk-farmi. about ha,lkpa's,i Two fields from the hbuse, towards Primrose-4;111, the spot where Mr, Montgoniery's.tatal- duel ,''Es fought, he observed the, ,four' Prisoner;. "they 'and 11Ir. Stritch hAdieach Of,thetn.a case 6c,pio tcils under Called tOtheitv-to.'ke, , p `the peace, ,and desired, fbey.wodlct not fire,":artd.pm * - medikely apprehended - Major Prey and Mr. Striteh, and took the pistolsfrOrn them ; in the mean time, Duncan and Jones, took off their Break coats, ani,ran a*ay. The:OfficerS Called after them; and told then) it was of no use for them to attempt 'to run away, as they certainly._ should apprehend tliebi they' 'in consequence returned. • i'J Mar ilie Onfirt4d the above statement. . • . V :7 11 -7- i '. •their ' i• • Ithey ~.The risoners, , id (le eace, said, were wily going ,to fire at a mark. t!!!filhey were ordered .to' ,find ,tail, thern%felves in 4691. to keep the peacei for out yeat, and two stre tie4',la.-091, 'each. • It iS - aenet . allyunderstood thitt the Expedition Will sail in the course of the next fortnight, by which time some decisiVe infortnatiott . ,is ekpe6ted to' be gained relative to the state of the affairs on the Con tinent. The number Of transports that have lately been engaged is very great; and the ordnance, mi litary, and Medical stores have already been embark ed. The troops, which are concentrated on the coast, can be.e.nbarked at a few hours notice. Besides the quantity of stores already on board, it is said that 30,060 sets of accoutrements have just been ordered from one house in the City. • The arrangement of the Staff, down to present time, is as follows :—Lord CATo enter, Commander in Chief; Sir D. BAIRD, Second in Command Major-Generals, the Marquis of HUNTLY, SPENCER, Lord. PAGET, FINOII, and Baron DREXH/LL Baron DE ROTTENBURGH, Brigadier-General, and several other Colonels; Col. HOPE, 60th Regiment, Deputy Adjutant,General; Lieutenant-Colonels CAREY and TUCKER; Assistant ditto; Colonel MURRAY, .6e.pity Quarter-Master-General; Major CorrtN, Assistant ditto; Colonel HARDlNG;Cornalandant of Artillery; Li eu t e nant-Colonel CooxsoN, Second in Command; Capt. BIRCH, Chief Engineer; Dr. CHAPTER, D:2- puty lospeaor of Hospitals; four Physicians, six Staff Surgeons, Purveyors, &c. 5 THoMPSON, Deputy Commissary-General ; GRIEVE, As sistant ditto; Hon. Capt. CATHCART, Hon. Capt. GORDON, Capt,ELPHINSTONE, &C. Aids-de-Camp PaymaSter-General and Private Secretary not yet pointed. . . With the first embarkation only l 0,000 men will go, udder the orders of Sir DAVID RAIRD.--it was intended that Sir JAMES CRAIG and Sir Jolts STII ART should go, but the state of health of these CM - 1( 7,1 - s Will not, allow of their embarkation.—General FINCH 'will have the brigade of Guards, Colonel DORIEN the brigade' of Heavy Horse,. and Lord PA,G ET the brigade _of Light Cavalry, comprising the whole of the 10th, with' the 7th and 16th. General VILETTE, if circumstances permit him to leave. Malta, will, according to report, command the :whole of the foreign corps in British pay. In addition to the above-mentioned forces, :-Ed those which have previously been described, as aho, t to joitythe Expedition, a great body of troops will proceed to the Continent from Ireland. A detachment of the Royal Waggon Train march ed on Saturday from Canterbury for Croydon, to effe&'a change of waggons, preparatory to embark ing, Six troops of this train are getting ready fat foreign service. CORN-EXCHANGE, JUNE Z .—Wheat is here to. day in tolerable supply, and more than adequate tc the request; prime samples are a trifle dearer ; othci qualities are very doll in sales ; the supply of Bade) is short, and is rather at better price ; White Peas( likewise ; Malt and Beans at small variation ; thi supplies of Oats are large, and those of first qualit are higher ; sales of Flour at the quotation. Wheat 485 a 64s a 7is od Beans - 4es a 46s o Fine ditto 785 a }3os ad Tick Beans 34s a 40s c Rye .. 365 a 425 Olt Oats 23S a 26s a 3os o Barley - 3os 36s od Poland ditto 3 2 s a 33 5 Malt - • bos a 66s od R a p e Seed 271.- 31.1. os. c ''Mite Pease 765 2 8 4 5 ad Fine Flout 6os a 6Ss c iss a 6,4 f;Tey ditto • 4 - v5 a 45 5 od :seconds