The Sun. — London, England, 1802-08-13 00:00:00

NAPAL NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, Ave. i:. LEA: FALMOUTH, Auc. Halo g MS t the d the !E of big rls Of hi , W AO ed to Which Viv e for I hi% RAPI' IS. .%1 usi ciao.. !der! , V an ' ii.tert v ied, wee? wo ol froth were, rts of and is 0 or in rams ter ° I , Nring le 0- 3 bro ,f tb C , Thes- turi °° 4 o .oo' , µ'Ci' ea 4i be d, aro' a - tor ' Y ears )t of 01" ycll lt the . le I°' Aftlk WED His Majesty's Ships jartsaiea from North Yarmmith, and Resistance from Weymotith• Arrived the Rangeri GOUGE, from rymcruth ; Friendship, READ, from Bridgewater; HODGE, froth Bideford ; : Friendship, WICIINEII 3 from Guernsey, and Havant, JACKSON, from Tentiy. Passed by for the Downs, BPidgewater, GOOD. 0, 7 N, from Barbadoes ; and Dispatch, STREET, from Martinique. AR LvE D His Majesty's Ships Rosario, or io guns, Capt. MotnlcEY, and Peterell, of 16 guns ; Hind and Acriive Excise Cutters, from a Cruize. The former Cutter has captured and sent into Looe, a Smuggling Vessel, having on board 400 ankers of Spirits. The latter Cutter has taken two Boats, having on board 300 ankers of smuggled Spirits. Also arrived yesterday, and sailed again this day, the Ship Severn, Capt. WASON, from London for Antigua, and, the American Brig John, APPLE. 2o N , from Cowes, and sailed again for Charlestown ; also sailed this day the American Ship Fabius, Capt. FARRELL, for Charlestown. Sailed the English Ships Weymouth, Welldon, Diana, Ethical, and Brig Flora, Owens, for Smyrna; William, Smyth. for Madeira and Martinique; Zephyr, Foreman, for Leghorn; and Duke of York, Croggon, for Bristol. Sailed the following Packets, viz. Prince of Wales, TODD, with the Mail of the 3d inst. for Lisbon ; Queen Charlotte, MUDGE, with the Mail of the 4th instant, for Jamaica ; and Lord Charles Spencer, 'clitalswoittH, with the Mail of the 4th inst. for 14". York and Halifax. Arrived last evening, the French Brig Les deux 41 , Capt. Imrairr, from Bourgneuf, laden with s alt, for a market. The ilatiland Packet, from Jamaica; the Duke of Cumberland Packet, for America ; and the Duke ef York Packet, from Lisbon, are daily expefted. The Xing George Packet will take out the Lisbon 2%141 of the roth inst. Passengers by the e we" Charlotte—General IRAESFORD and •Suite, and ALEXANDER AIRMAN, tsq: and Sons Passengers by the Prinee of Valet ...The Lady and the Family of the Ambassador from the Dutch republic to the Court of Portugal. I f the ready .7010- ted. 'neral re ncli Sep- Y tO esent corn- :OUrl. rrivt )pears they acha, nder- Man Ch of WAIT an leigt that 7Cbia t the )einX time rabic Inca Who f the brit-. incr. . his e hail GIBRALTAR, JUNE 13. 'it Eau/ash:lop of War arrived here on the 9th 2 ttant, with Major-General STEWART on board an his way to Constantinople, where he is going on business of importance, after arranging of Avhich, he is to proceed to Egypt. The Hound also brought out twelve brass field-pieces 'and a quantity of ammunition, as a present to the EMPE- Itsnk of Mottocco. t The appointment of the DuK E o f KENT to the nvernmen t of this Garrison has diffused univer sal satisfatlion amongst all ranks of people, as he 'as, since his arrival, shewn the utmost attention in the welfare and protection of the inhabitants, a nd h as a b o li s h e d man y vexat i ous an d o pp ress i ve fe es, 'which tended exceedingly to injure the free tr ade of this place. Provisions are now become extremely plentiful ta rka cheap, as his Royal Highness has so successfully Cultivated and obtained the good opinion of the Spa l'iards,',that every species of provision is not only Permitted to come in from Spain, but as a mark of Peculiar confidence, never shewn to any.formcr Go .vernor his Passport is allowed to pass every Of_ fif er, or Inhabitant into Spin, without .any farther ~a u thority b e i ng required, and, in consequence, the "ffice rs of the Garrison make daily excursions all r ound the Country. • Fhe Duke frequently rides into Spain himself, an d he lately dined with the Governor of St. Roque, who als o o f ten di nes i n t h e G arr i son w i t h hi s R oya l zlighness. The Opera-House, the Winter Theatres, and the PaY-M4rket Theatre, were elegantly illuminated last night in honour of the PRINCE of WALES. All his Royal Highness's Tradesmen in the various Parts of the Metropolis testified the same mark of re sPrd and loyalty towards the Heir-Apparent. Quicx is playing at Brighton with his usual .• i'uccess, The LIVERPOOL THEATRE is to undergo great I,terations, as soon as Mr. A ICXIN'S interest in it expires. In fart, it is to be made almost a new wheatre, a s t h e P ropr i etors are t h oroug hl y satisfied with the new Managers, and are liberally disposed to mak e the struaure more spacious, commodious, and beautiful. Mrs. ATKINS, it is said, gives place next Season t,C , M 155 RE Y.VES, a daught er of t h e Compo s er. We have not, however, heard that Mrs. ATKINS has ie Te ally been di sc h arge d, but ghat .she returns upon a r educed Salary. • MoottHEAD is busy in preparing a Musical Piece or Covent -Garden Theatre. He is a very inge. mutts man, and likely t o b ecome one o f t h e most distinguished of Theatrical Composers. 1 , TART REPLY. ---In the ear ly p ar t o f M r . politic a l career, w h en he shone a Meteor in the regi ons of Fashion, and was involved in its 'bonier, he told a low fellow whose insolence had il,r,,ovoked him, that he would " kick him to hell." t a l i ! reni„ r f Was . , " then if you money !„ell your l 'er how yQL: a:e spendior , money !" tvErmoUTII, Au Gus T THEIR MAJESTIES and PittlCEssEs, the Company who attended -them, came ashore at six o'clock, and a Seled Parry of Nobility spent the evening with the ROYAL FAMILY, at the Lodge: This morning PRINCESSES ELIZABETH and MARY, PRINCESS SOPHIA Of GLOWCESTER, and PRINCESS CHARLOTTE Of WALES, bathed. After 13teakfast the KING, : accompanied by PRINCESS SOPHIA. and their usual A ttendants,.yode on horseback, on the Dorchester Road, hitt they did not stay long, it appearing like The. PRINCESSES also took an airing in a Lan dau, and returned back to the Lodge,; : by twelve o'clock. The Resistance, Capt.WonExousE Commander, fired a Royal Salute, and left us for Portsmouth, in consequence of having upwards of ninety sick men on board. Lord PAULETT, and his Son, Lord HINTON, are arrived here. The Mail broke down, near Salisbury, but no accident happened, the Messenger took a Chaibe, and brought the KING'S Boxes first. THEIR MAJESTI ES have commanded at the Thea. tee, this evening, , the Comedy called, The Wray to Get Married, and the Entertainment of Catherine and Pttruchio, it being the last night but one of Mr. EL L sro N's- engagement. HAVERFORDIVEST, Alm 9. YESTERDAY Lord NELSON,' Sir WILLIAM and Lady HAmiLrox, and Dr. NELSON and his Lady, honoured this town with a visit; nothing could exceed the rapture.of the inhabitants of every class on the arrival of the Hero who has achieved such wonders for his Country ; the horses were taken from his carriage, and he was drawn through the streets by the Populace, preceded by the Band of the Pembroke Militia, a Troop of the Haverford west Cavalry, the Flags of the different Companies and Societies, Sec. They , partook of a public breakfast at Mr. FOLEY'S, (brother to Captain :T. .FoLEY,) where the Mayor and the principal Gen tlemen of the Corporation waited upon his Lord ship, and presented him with the Freedom of this ancient Town and County. At the same time the like honour was conferred on Captain FOLEY.— They afterwards visited Lord KENSINGTON, and were escorted out of town by thousands of admiring t.p,edators, on their way to PiCion Castle, the seat of `Lord MILTOXD, where they are on a visit. TOUSSAINT seems to be considered as one of the most extraordinarrmen, if not the very first of his complexion anti species, that ever attraaed the no tice of Mankind ; and hence, it has been observed, that Negroes might rise to the same intellthual heights as other men, if their minds were properly cultivated. But if TOUSSAI NT, who had really shewn such paramount judgment and prudence, could so easily fall into the trap prepared for him by the French General, how can it be inferred, that the, whole race to which he belonged, are capable of rising mach above their present scale of mental power ? The Dutch Government, it seems, are going to make a new Division of Holland. It might he thought, by the experience of the last few years, that Holland had had enow of Divisions. DUCREUX, the Painter, died suddenly a few days since, on the road to Versailles, at the age of sixty four. For many years he enjoyed the reputation of a man of considerable talents, but he was, in reali ty, an indifferent Artist ; he had the good fortune to be employed at the Court, and, like the rest of his brethren of the Old Academy, negleaed no means to excite attention amongst the Nobility, which frequently answered the same end, as the ex ertion of real abilities ; it made the Painter known and talked of. He executed several Portraits, at the Court of Louis XVI. and was setit to Vienna, for the purpose ,of making that of the unfortunate MARIE ANTOINETTE, before her marriage. His condua at• Vienna was ridiculous, and, he became the object of the Einpress MARIA THERESA'S Satire. The Pictures he painted, during his residence there, were indifferent and without colour, and to give some excuse for the gteyish hue which prevailed, and spoiled the died of his work, he complained that the " Vienna sky was abominable." The Empress turning round, with a sneer replied, "Good Sir, if you had but acquainted me, I would have ordered that a .farisian Day should have been sent me on purpose to assist you !" DUCREUX has left a daughter, whom he educated as an Artist. The present situation of France in one point of view, namely, the absolute Authority of an Indivi dual, effected through the power of the Military, is, among various other instances, an incontrovertible proof of the verification of •Mr.Burtxa's political prophecy with respell to that Country. In his first ,Essay on the Revolution,, he prediaed that whoever should really command the Army, would become Master of the French People. We learn from Bombay, that Quicksilver has been found in a pure state at Cottah, in Columbo. A pit has been dug to the depth of fourteen feet, and the quicksilver is found in five different. parts of it, at a small distance from each other, in strata of earth nearly two feet thick ; eight or nine pounds weight have been colleaed it appears in small globes. • Wednesday a most diverting Scene occurred in the Strand, near Exeter 'Change. A Sailor and his Cara Sposa, attended by a numerous Cavalcade (after being united in the bands of Hymen), decked in Bridal Favours, stopped at an Oyster stand, and, after regaling themselves till their Hostess's Larder was quite exhausted, applied themselves to the Bot tle, which was conveniently procured from a Public. house. The bumper went quickly round, for one hour, and the Bride's health was drank in copious draughts. After diverting a numerous concourse of people, they were obliged to .arply for the assistance of half a dozen Coaches, to convey them to their respetctive homes. ENcitsli BALLOON. • W . ! regret that under this title we lave Only• to record Disappointmerita disappointment, which it waS evident to the Parties concerted must • occur, Ought to have been trade known tb the Public at an' earlier. hour. 'lt being positively stated in the Advertisements and . Posting-bills that the Balloon would ascend at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, an immense crowd flocked to Greenwich for therurpose of witnessing the Expe riment. A great number of persons arrived there between two and three, and several having attempt ed to gain admittance into the ground from which the Balloon was to have. ascended, they ‘vcre in formed that the experiment would not take place until. to-morrow {this da%'), at three o'clock. They naturally inquired why the circumstance had not been publicly made knOwn—in answer to which they were informed, that the Crier had been sent out to give public notice, that the Balloon would not ascend till the next day. With this novel mode, however, of informing the Public of such a circum stance, many who had trudged nine or ten miles, were not very well satisfied, nor did they fail to ex ercise very freely the privilege of grumbling: Grum bling being of no use, they were forced to content themselves with the satisfadion of having had their walk for their pains, and to turn their 'attention to their journey homewards. About three o'clock a , :vr;tten Bill was posted up, close in the neighbourhood of the Ground from which the Balloon was to have ascended, in which it was stared' that Mr. BARRETT rcsoedfully in formed the Inhabitants of Greenwich, and the Public at large, that in consequence of an unavoid able disappointment, the Ascension 9f the Balloon would not take place, till this day at three o'clock. This, however, was only information to the neigh bouring Inhabitants, and to those who had already come from London, who, though extremely numer ous, Were but few, in comparison with those who were still upon the Road. Many even of the In_ habitants of Greenw i ich remained ignorant for some time afterwards, that the experiment would not take place. An immense crowd continued flocking to Greenwich in coaches, chairs, on horseback, and on foot, from three till half pas four, fully expelling to be gratified by a sight of the English Balloon.— Several stationed themselves on the Road, with Telescopes in their hands, expelling to gain a sight of it as it passed. The disappointment was of course the greater, as it svag wholly unexpected. The reason given for the disappointment was, that the Balloon could not have been properly filled, before nine o'clock in the evening, which of course rendered an ascent with it out of the question ; but why this circumstance was not discovered, and pub licly communicated at an earlier period, we could not learn. A few who left Greenwich, at three o'clock, in formed several, Whom they mct, of the postpone ment of the experiment ; but most of them who re_• ceived the information, only answered that they were not to be hoaxed, and then hastened onwards, certain in their own minds of becoming spedators of the exhibition, as they had met with no public contradiCtion of what had been publicly announced. The Balloon is,, we understand, extremely superb in itf, appearance, and about fifty feet in height. CORN EXCHANGE, August 13. WE have hut few fresh Arrivals of Wheat to day, and being thin of Buyers, that article has chiefly gone off somewhat less than our last k the sale of Malt is rather heavy ; Pease and Beans fetch good prices; Rape Seed , continues high ; we have good Importations of Oats, and there appears but little alteration ; Flour has a dull sale. Wheat 44s a - 355 a 351 s 6d 545 a 61s od Beans Fine do. - 625 a 635 ad Tick ditto - 3is a 35s 0d Malt - 455 a sos a 53s od Oats - 545 a iSs a zis Fine ditto - 545 a 55s od Poland do. 225 a 23s 6cl Barley -32 s a 355 od Rape Seed 331 a 38l per last Rye - -31 S a 34 5 od Fine Flour sos a 53; per sack White Pease 385 a 415 od Second do. 455 a cos p er do. The present rage for Balloons still continuing, is not unworthy judicial interference.—it produces no good effeA to the-Community, no Philosophical In quiry is prorrioted by. it, and it serves as 'an excuse for the idleness of above two-thirds' oi this great Metropolis, for a whole day, whenever notice is given of the intention of ascending in one ; besides which, the injury to the Harvest, and the oppor tunity it affords to the numerous gangs of Pick pockets, who, on these occasions, plunder with impunity, render it an Evil which calls aloud for redress. Yesterday morning was married, by the Rev. Mr. GARN I ER, at Winchester House, the Hon. and Rev. THOMAS DE GREY, second son of Lord WAL SINGHAM, to Miss ELIZABETH NORTH, fourth daughter of the Hon. and Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of Winchester. The fineness of the weather attraEled a very t;An merous assemblage of persons of . all ranks to that grand mart Lansdown Fair, yet there was com paratively very little business trinsaeled. The quantity of Cheese, (the chief article of traffic at the Fail-) was very small ; prices from - 2s. to 58s. Average 565. per cwt. There was a good snow of cattle, principally lean, which went off very heavily, and numbers were driven away unsold.— Fine horses (of which there were but few) fetched high prices ; inferior ones were scarce saleable. • A numerous gang of 'pickpockets infested Mag dalen-hill fair last week, and plundered the far mers and dealers, one of whom lost tsol. and ano ther 421. , On Sunday evening, about nine o'clock, a young man. was attacked in. the Lon4-fields leading to Somers Town, by a, gang of five desperate villains; who, after having knncked him down, cut his fice and hands in a shocking manner ; they then took his watch and 12s. and left him almost lifeless : he now lies in the Middlesex Hospital, miserably ,cut and bruised. On Wednesday evening, as a lad about fourteen years of age was bathing near 'Westminster-bridge, he got out of his depth, and was unfortunately drowned. The body now lies\at the Bone.house, Lambeth. eIRRAii ASSI:?.E,'-'s; c;UILDPORDi AUG. 11. The Lord CHIEF BARON went into -Come! ;;;: Morning at eight o'clock, and never . .qaitte,! seat till eight in the evening. Duthig.tbis tHe seven causes were tried, one of which lasted ie: wards of five lichirs. it seas an Adiori against Mr Newell, a coaLmetchant, to recover the pe:teittY of tool. for defrauding Mr.' Phillips, a ditg_ grinder in the Borough, 'of seventy-eight huslieit3, of coals, outof ten chaldrchns and a half. fli , ileiine tiff obtained a Verdid, to the great satisitdioe el the CoUrt; and as the Trial excised consideraHe interest, anal is of the greatest ini t portatnez to Inc Public, we propose to insert it. to-thhrr :.c• at stem :ength, that the Public may be informed of tNe c')7— tent of the impositions practised upon therri in The sale of so'necessary an article, and fir die liurpcee of shewing the inadequacy of the exis'iiig penalties in preventing the evil practices 61 the Coil Dealers. A Gentleman, named Stone, brong,ht ati adion' against Mr. Percival, a Stable-keeper, to reCover the sum of 251. dos. which he had jveri fer a horse, under a warranty of so inches'. Lie Ptaietiff de dared the horse was not sotinl, inasmuch as hee . stood, while in the stable, widi his off leg oar ; a certain symptom, according to the Jockey know ledge, of lameness, at least it was attempted . to be so set up. Mr. GAR It Me, it) dereildiclg the anio n. , . was extremely witty on this sympand inin, sato, In future, should the Plaintiff get a verdict, any horse that put one leg lief ire the other, must be consi- dered as a lame horse, and consequently unsaleable., He then observed ti don the ridiculous custom prac tised among jockies and horse-dealera, of whip ing - the legs of the animal till they get him into the habit of standing with b ot h hi s ' fore feet in lice, astrut, like a racking-hor s e, as thate among the , coxcombs of the day, was considered as a ns st elegant accomplishment among horses, and increased the worth of the animal tenfold ; so thate the Farmers he was addressing.had nothing to do when they returned !male, but ro set to work, and to tcaze one of their team 'Horses into that elegant attitude ; or, in other words, to pervert the order of nature, and they might obtain at least six , -y guineas from the fashionable sparks of the day, for a horse not worth 151. The CHI EF BARO' observed, that it was rather unfortunate for the Defendant, that in - the first place he was no jockey, and, in the second, that lie ;a:1 of late been most shamefully cheated in buying of a horse, and he would tell the Jury how--he had the misfortune to. he troubled with the rheum itism in his hands, which at times swelled his fingers S:3 much, that he could not hold the reins. He there fore applied a short time back to the person who for seven years had provided him with 'four horses, all the year round, and for which he paid him God. a year, to recommend him a safe horse, and he would pay him his price. He was prbvided with a horse suitable in every reaped, as he was tell., and he gave his horse-dealer 40 guineas for him. He came to ride him, and found he had not a leg to stand upon, and was obliged tc sell him aga'n for 151. So much for his own expence. The question however in the present case was extremely simple, and he should !cave it to 'them, whet:.er the putting forward the off leg, as desc: - ibed Icy the witnesses. was to he considered as a symptom of unsoundness or not ? for his own part lie had no opinion to ex. excise. The Jury gave a Verdid for the D7fehdant. An Indidment was brought against His Grace the Duke of No 0 FOLK,. for not repairing a bridge, called Slaughterford 'or dge, in the County of SnSsex, which it was contended he had a right to do, as o.vncr of some premises called the Town flotn.e Lands ; the possessors of which have done it time inn - minutial. A number of witnesses were produced, from 70 to ge , years of age, to prove the ancient usage ; nothing however was given in evidence on which to found a verdict; and the Jury acquitted His Grace. DOE EX. DEM. 11. ATKINS. This was an Aaion of Ejcament brought upon a notice to quit.—The Defendant had akimicted the notice, but contended it was irregular, on account of its not having been signed by the Plaintiff's Attorney. This pretence was too Asurd to have any weight with the Court, and was according.. ly disregarded. The principal objeetion urged by Mr. MAIiRYATT, the Defendant's Counsel, though equally unsubstantial, was better retotn mended by its ingenuity.---The premises were held from Michaelmas, and the notice to was given for that daj' , ; the demise in the declaration was laid on the 21 of attober. By the evidence of a very old witness, it appeared, - the tenancy of the Defen dant's father had commenced bn Michaelmas.:day, old style--the Learned Counsel therefore contcrd_ e d . i t w as wrong, because, though it was sub sequent to Michaelmas Day, according to the new stile, it was prior to it by the ancient mode of cal.. culation. It turned can, however, that the De fendant had uniforrnly, paid his rent on the 29th September and thereby Filtered the period of hi s original tenancy. 'The Judge thought there was nutbinz . in-the objetlion, and the Plaintiff had verdi& in his favour. Mr. GARROW, in the course of his address to the jury, in one of . the Causes, took 'occasion, in acquittal.of a promise, it seems, he had made the preceding evening to the Gentlemen of the Bar, to complain of the want of accommodation aff)rded them in this town. He stated, that at the Inn to which they repaired after, the ftigue of de fending their Clients, they not only could not pro cure a good dinner, but were, in lad - , unable to ob tain the least refreshment co recruit their ex hausted, strength. They had, he said, been turn ed out by. the ill-condud of the Innkeeper, and forced to content themselves without a dinner.— Shortly after this complaint had been made, the same Counsel received a note—it was from his Host. The Learned Gentleman said it was fit he should read it aloud 1 The Innkeeper had sent to know whether the Gentlemen of the Bar intended to• dine at his house ? In the name of the whole Bar he had only to reply, that they never would dine there again, or enter any of the Inns. On the contrary, it was their intention to make a serious application to the Judges, that they might never come to the town any more. mber