The Sun. — London, England, 1802-06-02 00:00:00

~ ~ '~ ,~ ;i~ 3. [it 01 S tIIC thVION CLZ.7I? FETE. Sp 3" rlleY ris• EnVIRZ. I' ll - 0 Yes ! 0 Yes! 0 Yes ! .411 all t h iseretti gallant Company, good 'numour, mirth, and /(11 d, rig4 4lct r6o rn l twa N oble Characl ers attezyt this merry metting44 v, txt and should you want to know who are these cienus elves, t ' Laclios, ifjos (am , whilst th e y exp l a i n themselvo. Exklanationi exylnatild4-, &c. Tilt Masqued B a ll g i ven at Cumberland-House on Mc lay evening, by the Members of the Club, attraCted, as we naturally supposed it would, all per.. sous of the first distinCtion and fashion—never was , andthe elegant plan. We never witnessed such a varied display of ornament as was exhibited in the (lifiererit apartments. About eleven o'clock the Company began to assemble, and were received at their entrance by band of m us i c. Th e lower rooms were su _ P a iy erblighted up. There was a band of mu_ Sic for those who chose to dance, and. which Played occasionally several popular airs. The nowci, ho wever , did not allow of much dancing, indeed did there appear much disposition to do u t c), as almost every one was engage d i n d i scovering 's friends, while others were employed in exciting Ibirth, provoking the sprightly repartee, or in eit_ . dilating flashes of wit that set the circle in a roar. The sumptuous Ball.room,Pro m e na d e , an d A venue, tin der the management of M. LE TE XI ER, was 110U "e11e and charaderistie. . The Ball- room ( temporary ) was supported by six pillars, in sets of two each, of variegated green s P, a r ; the compartments painted in r e li e f and gild t4. ; the cieling an aerial perspeetive ; at on e end a dist ant vie w o f L on d on, anot h er o f Paris from the Sein e; the whole illuminated by eight beautiful chandeliers. The Promenade was eonneeted with the Ball ; , I° .°m, th e roof of which was supported by trees of utffere tit ho kinds, and the whol e li g h te d' b y transpa 411st lamps of a sexigon figure of different c o l ours , Fended from the trees. t, The Av enue reac hi ng f rom t h e P romenade to the to a rc was lighted with colo ure d l amps , an d rtrini kred by a la rge T ransparency, represent i ng War ib dtled by Peace. oThe w a ll s on eac h s id e t h e Avenue were cover ," w ith trees, on which were h ung cherries, 'ranges, and grapes in abundance. i T he Billiara'-room w•as rese rve d f or t h e P R INC E irn , this cable was served a beauti f ul Water-piece, hi s Centre o f w hi c h was occupied by Neptune in 15 1 s Car, surrounded by N a i a d s , T rop hi es, an d biker Naval Devices ; and in the Parterre, were i:. l 9Plinte ntary T rop hi es to His Royal Highness, til Allegorical Designs, representing the return Commerce through the medium of Peace. A C an opy of crimson satin was placed behind the 011(1Nees chair, ornamente d i n t h e centre an d at e corner s , with plumes of Ostrich feathers. bine sma 11 Cara' Room.--Two tables, :..9 feet each, „namented in t h e same st il e as t h e great C ar d R oom, n di as t h e rooms communicated, t h e whole had a be autiful effeft. {h e h e Supper R oo m.—T wo tables, a 3 feet e ac h : on C e .,se tables were two sets of ornam ents i n t h e Ara i,sque stile, very superb ; in the centre of one in a ii se orname n ted, were i ntro d uce d l i ve gold fish ; etse ornam ents were tastefully connected by bea ut if u l eaths of various flowers. ' t t ' i rlie whole o f t h e ta b les were on the first floor. i til t rooms On t h e second fli g ht, eight or nine in 4per; were ornamented arid served in t h e same b ad e of elegance ; an d a room helOw (the Office) .4;4 horseshoe table, served with a gran d nava l OF Ornaments, producing a very fine effect. tj a h e reilosu Room.—A table for the PR INC E's at tzi•Lan-tt; a horse-shoe. The centre of this was ttp o t Zecl with a grand military piece of beautiful lf.'lnanship; supporting a triumphal car, in which ki s ,. ?ated Mars, branching a standard of Great , ti i ` 4 " l The secondary pieces were military pillars, Ni 4 .1 14.11 wer e i ntro d uce d exce ll ent lik enesses, in W A lat m‘e, of TitE ilt MAJESTIES, the PRINCE of 1 3 / 4 ! q 's. and o f the Dur-E of YORK : the other p arts e filled with figures of Seve China flowers. Ph, i tao l j-qrge Card-Rcom.—Two tables of .4.. r feet t 1i . i ,...; oo these w e r e serve d a b eaut if u l corr id ore of toiat'etillia? columns, supporting splendid arch es , d e _ Ivith ~(' With drapery of s il ve r gauze , an d c h arged Ivi th fes toons o f r oses ; t h e p i llars were decorated r l ,l , w.t.:'aths of laurel, the arches with trophies, tn. ta li ., - sPaces between the arches were marked with iter the Antique. a e.:.. l'h Q • ( h at e 'upper was hot, and consisted of all the rarities kateeoUld he Pro cure d : w i nes of all k i nds, in the , o , St profusion an d o f t h e best quality. The d tli di ens were most be aut if u ll y arrased and splen kivill g othinate c L In short, the entertainment was Credit is a Style lib era l an d e l egant, an d the greatest s due to those who had the conduei of it. Thelti - orabl,- r e w ere a g reat flambe,' of charatlers ve r y Otl n ..1( supported. Am ong ot h ers were a groupe of te en i neni dressed like boarding-school Misses from li sw ;sqUare, who appeare d d eterm i ned to take their ,Ilii r b i nB' in' the f ro li cs o f t h e even i ng. Although tsicti. eua viour was far fr o m incorretti, we think the 4 Al t . ` 3 Who conduEt that Seminary wou ld not b e we ll i ltt s s e t if d w ith such examples. Indeed the Governess far (Personated by Mr. thummELL) did not ap k • lu ck' disposed to check the gaiety of her t .Pil s. , „to ll , they were attended by a man servant in Ki ) i i ` t eed clothes. There were two or three other tl i i ' lr3 of the Rainbow, in very splendid liveries. 4 ; e 11 . 1-c h.? /114Sareasm, by Mr. W. Co oz BUR rt, was i s) 4 .cell ent t ro 1 , mask, who seemed very anxious to t,iftll`,,uee himself to the good graces of a beau. Il t) ;,, j ' A tana, to whom he boo'd and boo'a' with q ''considerable success. There was a troop h qar o i i'at th n ts, preceded b . , , ,- , , a,.. banner, who deplored L'ie,„. e'r only arms were confined to a baud ; I ulstributed the following Song : BARONETS BADCLD, ox `4 4r T HE HELMET AND, BLOODY HAND: • ct , per4ormed at Cumberland-house Fete, 1‘13y31, 1302. 44, 4 _ DRAm4T:s PzitsoN.e. ti 4 *° o by Bad 5 Baronet and Knight of the Bath tt • , " - skit I YPe e Ila Moderne. . Ditto ditto I l'Antique. . . Standard Bearer. IST EAkONET. Sir Booby Badge a Baronet I am, 'tis what 1 boas: in, Of the last batch, fresh from the oven, smokink hot and roasting. . ZD BARONET. No mushroom I, Sir Title Type; whose ancestor; 'tis known, Two ceneries back, with eight pence bought that hot,our of the Crown. Speculation, speculation, &c. YST BARONET. From Avon's,classic banks we come, where late by gout in fe Lied, Our noddles whilst the fit was on, a precious plan projeaed ; 'Twas ours the glorious scheme to trame, in solemn consul tation, To make ourselves notoriously the ye traps of the Nation. Consultation, consultation, &c. 2D EARONLT. And therefore are we tome to town, and take the task upon us, To barter with the throne again for more conspicuous honours ; I n short, to get a patent grant, to dress with sign or token, Which may denote us Baronets, as plain as if 'twere spoken. Denotation, denotation, &c. IST BARONET For sure some badge we should not want, our rank in life that • tells, When every head is assigned its proper cap and bells ; Such as our crested banner bears, by way of advertisement, To signify " what's in the wind," without the least disguise rnent. Badgeration, badgeration, &c. BARONET. The helmet and the bloody hand, in vain our arms may boast of, If these heraldic ornaments we cannot make the most of; For never till the saute shall grace the owner's head and back, By instinct will Sir John be known from any simple Jack. Regulation, regulation, &c. IST BARONET. To be, or not to he, a Baronet's the question; To leave no room, as heretofore, for doubt and f a l s e suggest i on; Who would not f a rd e l s bear, hen such appropriate bearing Would designate the inward man, and set the worlds staring ? DesignatiOn, designation, &c. 2D BAItONIT In this good work of lawful pride, 'tis plain we are no sla terns, Dress'd eap-a-pee of our design experimental patterns— Ye list'rung Baronets around, of old and new creation, Support our well-meant ettbrts with your kindest approba tion. Approbation, approbation, &c. IST BARONET. Under the mark we cannot fail fresh proselytes to gain, And if the projed here succeeds we shall be rea4 vain. Sham Baronets the world may cheat in swindling combination, Ours is a bona fide plot, and worthy imitation. Imitation, imitation, &c. A gang of Gypsies, with their ass and paniers, most admirably dressed and supported ; they had pitched their tent in the garden, and carried a numerous tribe of squalling bantlings behind them in their knapsacks.—There were two or three companies of Quakers, who seemed more moved by the flesh than the spirit.--.A Lady Pent weazle, who affeEted to be very squeamish, but had no objeClion to a little badinage. —A Harlequin, but I,vithout any light ness in his heels ; and several good Clowns. There were Pilgrims without number, but rone who were disposed to Ira vel to the Holy Land ; a. Father Paul, by Lord DILLox ; a Hermit, by Mr. LAMB; and a Beau of the last Century, by Mr. RALPH LEYCESTE R. There were several of the Perform ers from the Theatres, who supported different cha_ raaers.—Mr. JOHN KEMELE appeared as a Pil grim KELLY as Jew Broker ;H. JOHNSTON a Scotch Peasant ; and DIGIITON as Juniper Jenny ; there were also several Indians and Cherokees. Most of the Foreign Ministers were present.— M. OTTO wore an elegant Court Dress. The PRrNCE was superbly equipped in the man ner of a Sicilian Nobleman, in a Court Dress, but did not stay lon g in the rooms. A moat finished charaaer was given of a Russian Boor, in a full suit of sable, as well as of a loquacious Disciple of Escu lapius, who, according to his own account, had a nostrum for every complaint. A Nurse, by Sir J. COGHILL ; and several Hungarian Officers in rich uniforms, were highly distinguished. Lady C. Campbell was a most beautiful Raphael, in scarlet and violet dress, accompanied by her brother the Marquis of Lorne; as a Pilgrim; Col. Doyle, an Irish Peasant B?y, admirably supported, who adhered the whole night closely to Col. Dillon, as Bacchus; Lord Valencia, a Spanish Royal Life Guard; Mr. O'Bierne, a Grey Monk; Mr. Tierney, a Courtier ; Lord Craven, a Waterman ; Mr. Tay lor, a Clown; Mr. M. A. Taylor, a Physician; the Hon. Berkley Craven, a Gingerhread Nutman ; Mr. Kier, a French Hair-drester ; Mr. Walsh Por_ ter, the Phantasmagoric, a most excellent mask, the body silver, covered with azure tiffany; Col. Baldwin, a Cardinal; Mr. Orde, King John ; Mr. Windham Quin, Fauconbridge; Rev. Mr. Dolphin, an - Old Maid; the Earl of Mountnorris, old English dress; Countess of Mountnorris, a Pilgrim; Mrs: Clive, a Gipsey, with a child at her back ; Col. Montgomery, a Countryman ; Colonel Brown, a Roman General; Captain Clifton, Caleb Quat'em ; Mr. Beckett, a Peasant; Lord MontfOrd, a Turk ; Captain Graham, a Clown ; Mr. Morse, an Old Eng lish Baron; Mr. Boldero, a Pilgrim ; Mr. Hil liard, a Friar ; Marquis and Marchioness of Win chester, Pilgrims ; Mrs. Powell, a High/ant/Dress ; Mr. Champneys, an Old English Dowager ; Mr. Wrexham, a Highlander; Lord Downe and Mr. Penn, as Pilgrims; Mrs. Champneys,as Mrs. Ford, looking lovely ; Miss Kink, a Country Girl ; Mr. Erskine, an Orange Wonsan ; Mr. Lawrell, a Tailor; Mr. Peacock, Falstaff; Mr. Green, a Quaker; Mr. Smelt, the Brazen Mask; Mr. G. Thornton, a Turk ; Mr. Heath, an 01 d Maid; Mr. Wilbraham, a Spaniard; Mrs. Dickson ) an Indian Princess; Miss Brook, as Mother Shiptort; two Miss Lloyds, Country Girls; Mr. T. Sheridan, a Lusty Friar; Colonel Macleod, of Colbecs, a Fish -woman ; Mr. Pierrepont, a Sailor; Lords Ossul. stone, Temple, Colonels Churchill and Thornton, Lords Courtenay, Mount Edgcumbe, Yarmouth, C. Somerset, Mr. M. Lewis, Mr. E. Walpole, Spaniards ; re arquis of Ahercorn, in the Windsor Uniform ; Marchioness of Abercorn,. and the La dies Hamilton, Flower Girls ; Colonel Campbell, a Hig.qander ; Mr. J. Manners, a Turk ; Lord Cahir, a Pilgrim; Lady Cahir, a Highland Lass ; Mrs. St. Leger, a ;Pitch ; Lady and Miss Bouvc- ries, fang drafts ; Lord TeirOetori, a Pilgrim; Mr. Ogilvie, a Highlander; Messrs. Concannon, Smith, Beverley, the Banditti. The Ladies were mostly in fancy dresses; with a profusion of jewels: Lords CAMDEN and CHoL_ MOND EL EY were in dominos. What with the. extravagant demand for tickets, the anxiety of the fashion4ble world to get there, and perhaps the othission of a well-devised plan Of approri - zh; an the: streets in the vicinity of Pall-Mall were conipletely blocked up before midnight. Many carriages were overturned; rrr.ny parties sat till lour o'clock In t h e morn i ng i n the streets before they could get up to the door; and Many gave up the attempt in :despair, and returned hdriie without visiting the gay and giddy scene of joy at all. Hundred;, however, quitted their carriages, and trudged througli the dirty and crowded streets with spirits that no alarm nor obstacle could allay. About five in the morning the company began to fall off, bur the house'was not entirely clear until eleven. Very - violent altercations took place be tween the servants of the company and the sol diery, which were attended with several unpleasant consequences. tnE bivit is, ro Subjeft conneCed with die L:ltecu tjve Government of the Country thAt is len . Unde.'ea stood, op has been more misarepresented. than: that of the Civil Lista It is Material that the riature of the Debt upon it, for the payment of which an application has been made to ParliaMent, should he clearly explained; because Malice and ignOrariej have conspired even to asperse Sovereignty itsein on account of accumulations of arrears, arising froni causes which ii is proVed, the strictest vigilance and be regulated economy could not prevent.— We are happy to find that tills subjea is taken up by one so able and well-informed upon it as the , Right Hon. GEol , .da Ross, late Secretary to the Treasury, in a short Pamphlet which he has just published, entitled " Considerations on the Debt on the Civil List." Mr. Resi very properly prefacta his obseiva:- dons on the present application, by taking a short review of the Proceedings of Parliament on former occasions of a similar nature. " Before the Revolu tion," he observes, "no revenue was appropriated rep/raze& for the Civil expences of the Sovereign ; and it was not till the latter end of the reign of King William, that a fixed amount was granted for that purpose. By an At of the 9th and roth of William HI. certain Duties were given to Hip Majesty for life, to .produce 700,0001. per annum, the surplus at 4he disposal of Parliament.' Two years after another . Aa was passed; applying a weekly sum our of the duties enumerated in the one before-mentioned, but' leaving the surplus in the power of His Majesty. On the accession of Queen Anne, Parliament put Her Majesty in oossession of the . sameduties were last given to her predecessor, without Mention of any particular sum it was expected they would produce. With this revenue, the Queen Weill on till 1713 ; when, finding a heavy debt on the Civil List, she sent a message to Parliament with an eti_ mate thereof to Midsummer, 17 rd, comprised thirteen gross sums, amounting in the whole to 511,0001. ; on the communication of which; a tric tion was Made for an account of the Civil debts, and of the funds ouLstanding to answer ,the same ; but that information w;is refused, by a ne:, gative on the question ; and a grant was made to Her Majesty of 500,0001. for payment of the arrears. " The grant to King George the'First when succeeded to the throne, was similar to that made to Queen Anne, with the exception of the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the First Fruits ; . the former belonged to the Prince of W•iles, and the latter had been alienated by Parliament in the pre:. ceding reign f or ot h er purposes. Soon after this, an account was laid before the House of Commons • of the Civil List Revenues, from 1699 to 1715, together with the aClual expences of the Civil ' List in 1713 ; in which year it appears the Pensions amounted to r23,0001 e ; exclusive of the Royal Bounty, which, in two years, exceeded 34.,0ca01. No application was, however, made to Parliament - for assistance, till ;1720, when a considerable debt having' been incurred, His Majesty desired, by a Message,' the aid of Parliament to secure and con_ firm Charters he had granted to two Insurance Cox panics ; expressing, at - the saute - time, an intention of applying the money to he derived therefrom to • the payment of the Civil List debts—A n Aft was passed' accordingly, applying 306,0001. to he paid by the-Companies, for that service ; Wi t h out the House of Com mons having the satisfadion of see ingthe accounts, either of the debts of the Civil List, or the FUnds outstanding to answer the same ; a motion for such inThrmation having been again negatived. In the year following, a further ap, plication to Parliament was !build neces:aryi which was stated by His M,,jeSty Messageeas'arising from the last mentioned grant having been found in for the payment of the debt, then amount ing to 555,0001. accompanied by an estithate thereof; in a number of gross articles. This was followed by a grant of ecogcol. to pay the debt to be raised by Annuities, charged on the hereditary revenues ; and a tax of 6d. in the pound on certain salaries, &c_ was imposed, to pay the interest. X - iis Majesty was, however, enabled thereby. to go on only four years without further aid ; for we find, in r 7zg; another message, stating his inability to make con.. siderable retrenchments in the expenceS Of his Civil List, and requesting he might be enabh.id to raise . Money to discharge the debts on it, then arriountiag to 508,0001. an account of which, in the same nuns.. bet of gross articles as before, was presented.- 7 Other accounts were afterwards laid cf the Civil List Revenue, from 1699 to 1715. (amounting, iri fifteen years and a quarter, to 11,185,050% about 740,0001. a year) and of money issued ,for Privy Purse, Secret Service, eec. from 17i 1 to 1725 ; by the last of these it appears ; that wizhin the pc.• riod of four years, there were issues to the eitent of 3 1 79,0001. for Secret Service, j 32,6001. of which . Was to the Secretari es o f t h e T reasury, exchisive of a large sum foy Royal Bounty. These expences, however, were so little objected ta, that' an Ad was passed in this year, 1724 reciting, that the 500,0001. granted in 1720, had been found insufa ficient for discharging all the.arrears then due to the King's servants, tradesmen, and others, by means whereof divers arrears still reMained duet and grant,: ing, therefore, r,too,ociai. one half whereof to rea deem the Annuities under the former . Ad, and the remainder to pay the aisting debt. " Experience having thus proved that the revenues allotted for the nit of the Civil Government were , inadequate for the ptirpoSe, Perliarnent increased the income on the accession of George the Second; in 1727, by adding to the reecnues 120,0001. an nually from the aggregate Fo»d, and providing that, if the whole should trot amount to Soo,ocol, the sum wanting should be taken out of the first supplies in each succeeding year a deficiency mediately arisingn accounts were laid, in conse atience of an Address, spewing the amount of the , deficiency to be rigioool. which was granted with a condition; that the saine should be repaid mit of such arrears of duties as should carne in afteq- th: de mise of the King; a question for making it go'd cut of any annital surplus, durk,?; th,.; King's life, having been negatived, whi6h, of course, gave the Crown the benefit of the exceedings of the duties, - if there were any (and it will be shewn these were af; CORN EXCHANGE, June 2. Tilts day we had but rather short supply of Wheat, which had a dull sale, but some fine samples of Kent and .Essex reached good prices ; the Cargoes of Foreign going to France, keep up the price of that article ; Barley and Malt but little variation ; Rye is dearer; Pease, Beans, and Oats continue a brisk sale, and maintain their prices ; Flour the same as before. IVlteat sos a 6os a dos ad Beans -34 S a 36s 6d Fine do. „ - 715 a 725 od Tick ditto -28 s a 3zs od Malt - 465 a 495 a st; od Oats - ics a tBs a 23s od Fine ditto - szs a 53s 6d Poland do. 24s a 255 6d Barley - 315 a 36: od Rape Seed 311 a 351 per last R)e - - 3zs a 36s o d Fine Flour 45s a 50s per sack IVllite Pease 36s a 395 ad Second do. 4os a 45s pea do. MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. THE changeable state of the season during the early part of the last month, has mat by any means been so favourable as might have been cx peded for the various kinds of crops. it h:ts retarded the growth of the wheat as well as the other sorts of grain crops, especially on the more thin and light soils ; the cold and frosty nights have also been highly injurious to various kinds of fruits, particularly those of the more early descrip tions ; and all the tender sorts of trees have suffered more than has been experienced for a great length of time from the same causes. The want of rain has likewise been very rein dicial to the grass in the hay distrias, the crops in general at present appearing thin and very back ward. The clovers on the lighter soils are declin ing, and seem to promise but an indifferent crop. The old pastures, in many distriCts, afford but very indifferent crops of grass for the feeding of cattle. This is probably a principal cause, of the continued high price of butchers' meat. Yesterday the Master and Wardens of the Com pany of BakerS waited upon the LORD MAYOR at Guildhall respecting the Assize of Bread the Meal_ weighers' returns being examined, his Lordship ob scrved, by the Ad he was under the painful ne cessity of raising the Bread a whole assize, or-two pence in the peck loaf, to take place to-morrow quartern loaf will then be sold for ten-pence Wheaten, and Household eight-pence halfpenny. The proposed augmentation of Hackney Coaches, is a measure that is rendered necessary, by the great extent and population of the Metropolis and is ne cessary also to check the insolence and impositions of the Drivers, who are czrtainly to be classed with the most abusive, and iist extortionate Mem bers of the Community 7 Mr. WILBERFORCE BIRD, and Mr. MOORE, have not added' to their popularity at Coventry by the late riot there. Their friends judged wrongly in giving their entertainment on the same day with the other Party. Sir ROBERT PEEL, whenever he chuses to come forward, will have the thing, hollow. The County of Huntingdon will probably be warmly contested. Mr. SPARROW and Mr. FEL- LowEs unite. The Emperor of RUSSIA has two sisters unmar red. They are beautiful, amiable, and accomplish ed. Prince WILLIAM, we doubt not, will become a thriving wooer. The Fiench Minister, M. D'ActrEssEAu, ar rived on the loth of May at Copenhagen. The reigning D u k e o f BkuNswicz( is to visit Prussia about the end of the present month. From this it appears that he is nut to be present at the interview at Memel, as was reported. The Eleaor of BAvAtti A is now busied with an organization of his States, the effect of which will be to establish a more just proportion in the Na tional Representation. The earthquake which was lately felt in Several parts of Italy, has done much damage at Crema and Sancino. At Genoa it lasted t%venty seconds. At Romagna several shocks were felt. The most affliaing details come from every part of the Continent of the consequences of the late frosts. The Coast of Andalusia, in Spain, is, infested with Pirates, who take all the small Vessels they meet. The Spanish Merchants are under great alarm at these repeated insults, even in the time of Peace. The rsth Light Dragoons are ordered to Guild. ford Barracks. The 7th Light Dragoons, doing duty at Kensington. and Oatlands, have been reliev ed by the loth, from Hounslow. The Princess Charlotte of Wales's Fencible Infantry have been ordered to Tynemouth Barracks. Part of the 3oth, lately arrived. from Egypt in the Otter transport, are to march to their Regiment at Sunderland Bar racks ; and the 28th Foot are ordered from Win chester to the neighbourhood of Portsmouth. Yesterday morning about two o'clock, a fire broke out in the stables of Mrs. Diem E, Grove.: House, Hendon, which entirely consumed the same, together with a chariot and a pair of valuable horses. The fire was not observed till the whole building was irT a flame, and too late to save the horses, or any part of the contents of the offices. A fptrdays since four. Musicians belonging to the rBth Light Dtagoons, deserted from Brighton, and have not since been heard is surmised tfry have eccaped across the Channel;