The Sun. — London, England, 1802-10-12 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, September 23, ISO— NVIEREAS it has been humbly represented t o the King, that many daring and sCarrrithg OUT- R AG ES have been lately committed by Persons unlawfully assembling, armed and disguised ; and that on or about the following times, viz. April 22d last, a large hay-rick, arida few data afterwards, a dog-kennel and oat-rick, belonging to Mr. Warren, of War. minster, Wilts, were wilfully and maliciously set on fire, May zo, the cart of Mr. Bayley,. cf Calstone Mills, near Devizes, returning from Warminster, was stopped on the Downs by five men, four of whom had their faces disguised, and a sixth man holding their coats at a distance, and the driver compelled to leave the cart, whilst the men cut and otherwise injured the cloths therein. !Line z 3, a gun was fired in the night into the window of a house occupied by a workman of Messrs. Week and Strode, at Warminster. " About the same time, a rick of hay, be longing to Mr. Dunn, of Trowbridge, was wilfully and ma liciously set on fire. Tune a 6, a large rick of hay belonging to Messrs. T. and M. Tugwell, of Bradford, was also wilfully and maliciously set on fire; and a threatening letter was about the same time put under the door of the workshops of, and addressed to, the said Messrs. T. 4 nam. Tugwell. Tune 29, in the night, a gun was fired into the chamber of the &Net hng-house of Mr. Henry Wansey, of Warminster, in the County of Wilts. July 6, in the night, a gun was fired into the house of .1 ohn Jones; and another immediately afterwards into the house of -- Baker, both workmen to Mr. Henry Wansey ; and the same night, a gun was fired into the house of Mr. Stancomb, manuf'ac'turer, at Trowbridge. July 13, in the night, a barn, stable, &c. the property of Mr. G. Warren, manufacturer, at Werminstcr, was wilful ly and maliciously set fire to, and wholly consumed ; and an anonymous letter was sent to another Manufadurer, at War minster, about this time, threatening by Almighty God, to have his life within a month. July 14, in the night, the Factory of Messrs. Jones, 'Hart, 'ones and Co. at Staverton, near - Bradford, was attacked by an armed body of men, who fired many rounds of bullets, slugs, &c. which demolished the windows, and did other damage. July 16, this night Clifford Mill and premises, near Beek ington, Somerset, the property of Mr. Newton, were wil fully and maliciously set on fire, and wholly destroyed. July 19, a large hay-rick at Bradford, the property of Mr. Tanner, manufacturer, was wilfully ,and maliciously set on tire, and destroyed. July 2z, the Mills at Littleton, in the parish of Steeple- Ashton, Wilts, belonging to Mr. Naish, of Trowbridge, were attacked by an armed body of men, many of whom had their faces blackened, and who wilfully and maliciously set fire to, and wholly destroyed the same, With the machinery and stock in trade therein, to a very co.isiderable amount ; after which they went away, threatening destruction to other mills. July 24, this night, two ricks of hay, the property of Mr. Newman, manufacturer, of Melltsham, were wilfully and • Maliciously set on fire. July zB, the Factory at Staverten, belonging to Messrs. Jones and Co. was again attacked by an armed body of men, who fired from three different parts at the centinel on duty. July z 9, in the night, a dwelling-house situate at Bearfield, near Bn...:ford, the property of John Jones, Esq. was wil fully and maliciously set on fire and destroyed'. Aug. 3, an extensive building, situate at Trowbridge, be longing to Messrs. Naish and Goldfinch, in which was a con siderable quantity of machinery, wool, &c. belonging to Naish, was wilfully and maliciously set or% fire and wholly destroyed. Aug. 3r, two cottages, a stable, and out-houses, situate at the Common, in the parish of Warminster, in the County of Wilts, belonging to 141 r. George Warren, were wilfully and maliciously set on fire and wholly destroyed. Sept. 9, between nine and ten o'clock in the evening, a gun was fired into the window of a sitting-room in the house of Mr. John Bleek, ofWarminster. His Majesty for the better apprehending and bringing to justice the persons concerned in the felonies abovemention ed, is hereby pleased to promise his most gracious pardon to any one of them, except the person or persons who actually set any of the several premises or matters ,aforesaid on tire, or who actually wrote the said letters, who shall discover his or their accomplice or accomplices in any or either of the above felonies, so that he, she, or they may be apprehended and convicted thereof. PELHAM. And, as a further encouragement, a REWARD of FIVE BUNDRED POUNDS,where no former Reward has been offered for any et the above offences, and in cases where for mer Rewards have.fr.Cll offered, a Reward to make up such former Rewards five Handl - ea Pounds) is hereby offered to At,y "Oerson or Persons making such discovery .as aforesaid, except beforc:excepted, to be paid on Convielion of' any one or more of the (a:riders, by K. BOWSHER, Solicitor, Bath. WHITE-HART, BATH, - Sept. 13, tgoz. AT a Numerous and Respeaable Meeting of the WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS of the West of England, holden this day, pursuant to adjournment; Mr. (ONES, in the Chair; The Chairman having reported, that in pursuance of the Resolution of the last Meeting, he had addressed Letters to the Gentlemen interested in the Woollen Manufaaure in Lon don, Bristol, and other places, and had received answers from many, with offers of subscription and support in forwarding the objeds of this Veeting ; and particularly the following, Letter from the Body of the Blackwell-Hall FaCtors, viz. " London, Sept. 3, iSoz. " In rep , ly to your printed letter as Chairman of the Bath Meeting, we beg you will be pleased to put down our names as subscribers for the sums affixed to our several signatures, which we shall pay according to your diredions, in propor tion with other subscribers ; and if more money is wanted, e shall cheerfully contribute our share of whatever is ne cessary to preserve private property from violent and unlaw ful depredation, and proted the free and full use of every improvement in the manufadory of our great staple trade ; being most perfedly convinced, that if every thing that ing,e unity can suggest is not fairly tried,"*and NvlL:t is of real ad vantage adopted, that the Woollen Cloths of this country Avill be unable to stand a rivalship in foreign markets : And that the inhabitants of those manufaduring distrids who are to misled by designing and ignorant men, or blinded by pre judice, as to refuse the adoption of every real improvement in the art of making cloth, will soon find themselves deprived of their trade altogether by the occupiers of other districts eager to avail themselves of every thing the art of man can' f...mgeir for their own ativantage. " Sincerely hoping that our staple manufadure may re unrivalled, and increase with redoubled splendour in those.places thatgave it birth and have nourished it so long; and that a love of order, and: a due regard to the laws of our free and happy land, may roiurn, and so prevail among all who are concerned in it, as to dissipate tear from the breast of every individual, and disseminate confidence, har molly, end happiness among all, " We have the Honour to be, Sir, " Your most obedient Servants, .so Maitlands Sterry, and Nettleshipp ; 50 Cecrge Whitelwad and Son, 30 J . N. and B. Pearse, So Thomas Everett, so Wansey, Jeffries and Co. so William Mercer, so Thomas .Andrews and Co. so Edward and Thomas Sheppatd, So Jones, Havard, and Jones, eo Bowerbank, Monkhouse and Co. so Streatfield and West, so Clmientson, Borradaile, and Jackson, so Reid, Clement and Co. so Charles Brunsdon and Co. so Brittens and Meek, so Carrick and Maclean. " John Tones, jun. Esq." Resolvel Unanimously, that the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Body of Blackwell-1 lall Vaellors, and other Gentlemen, for their very handsome Letters, and liberal Subscriptions to the Fund of this Meeting, and that the Chairman he requested to convey the saute accordingly. That the above Letter, as conveying the sentiments of a Body who, from their situation, are more fully competent to judge of the absolute necessity of encouraging every im • provement whereby the Manufadures of this Country may ,be rendered as cheap as possible, to prevent rivalship in Fo reign Markets, be printed and circulated in the manufac turing Districts in the West of England. Signed on behalf of the Meeting J JONES, Chairman. This Day were published, in One large Volume 0 ,tavo, Price gs. in boards, r'SSAYS on MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS ; including the ESSAY on LONGEVITY, circulated by order of the• french Government over the Continent Europe. By Sir JOHN Prip,tca *pr W. PAYicz, St/ 41It! MAILS. ARRIVED DUI Holland 0 French r Hamburgh 2. Lisbon I PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols. - 69 it 01111111.11T1 - 3?. Disc. THI.:., SUN. SOLZW , 2UIS OLCER.I FALSIJNI AUDEAT ? LONDON, OCTOBER 12, 18oz. WE this morning received the Paris Papers to the loth inst. The French Troops do not appear yet to have entered Switzerland, but bodies are marching in several direaions for that purpose. — The intention of are French Government to inter fere, was not known in Switzerland at the time the last Letters were dated, but the French Am bassador, VERNINAC, refused to see or treat with the Deputies sent to him from Berne. The EMPEROR of GERMANY'S Minister at Ratis bon has presented a long Note to the French and Russian Ministers, denying that the delays which took plaCe in the assembling, and in the proceeding s of the Diet, could be attributed to His IMPERIAL MAJESTY, and justifying the claims of the GRAND DUKE of Tusc to complete Indemnity by the stipulations of the Treaty of Luneville. With respea to the City of Passau, his IMPERIAL MAJESTY declares he is ready to deliver it up to whoever may appear, upon the final arrangement of the subje& of Indemnities, to have a legitimate right of it; but until that point is definitively settled, His IMPE RIAL MAJESTY, in consequence of the request of the Prince Bishop, will retain the possession of it. The GRAND SE I GNIOR seems inclined to lose no time in putting the sincerity of PASSWAN OGLOU to the test, for he has ordered him to reduce the rebellious Janissaries of Belgrade to submission. Intelligence has been received from the French Colonies, but it is very sparingly communicated in the Moniteur. General LACROSSE has •been re established in his Post of Captain. General at Gull.. daloupe. The mortality at St. Domingo is said to be decreasing, and some bands of Insurgent Negroes have been subdued. The Funds are 53 f. 55 c. This morning arrived a Mail from Lisbon, brought to Falmouth by the fralsingham Packet, in six days. The DUKE of Y OR:: walked arm in arm on Friday with his amiable Dt.rrcitEss, from Covent-Garden, through Cranbourn-alley to Piccadilly, .and thence to their house in Portman square. The DUTCH ESS was in excellent health, and their dorne&tic ap pearance was very endearing to those who knew the Royal Pair as they passed. They were attended by a Gentleman, who kept at a distance, for -the purpose of not exciting public curiosity. The Prince of ORANGE, it is said, intends to resign all his States to his son the Hereditary Prince, and retire to Oranienstein. A Negotiation is, it is said, about to be opened between the Duke of MODENA and the Margrave of BAD EN, for the cession of the Brisgau, for a sum of money. The Inhabitants, of Rouen are in daily expeda tion of seeing the FIRST CONSUL amongst them, but it does not appear that their expectations are founded upon any good authority. The Asiatic Company at Copenhagen are making great exertions to increase their Commerce to India and China. The Batavian Government will, it is confidently asserted, declare the Trade to the East Indies entirely free. The last Dutch Mail informs us, that rumours were in circulation for several days at Amsterdam and the Hague, of an intended insurredion of the Jacobins. The names of Generals DAENDELS and DUMONC EAU, and M. WALCKNAER I were mentioned. There does not appear to Have been any foundation for these reports, but they seem to have given some alarm to the Govern.. meat. A reward of one thousand gold ryders was offered for discovering the author of a publication upon the subject; and Generals DAENDELS and Dumortc EAU were sent for by the President of the Directory. General DAENDELS immediately obey ed the summons, and had a private audience, in which, it is said, he fully justified himself. The Ambassador ScHI MMELPENNINCK, whose name ap pears also to have been made use of, wrote a Letter to the' Government, in which he disavows all know_ ledge of any such plan being in agitation, and de nies that he ever had any conferences with Generals DAENDELS and DUMONC F_AU upon the political af. fairs of the Country. The site of ground is marked out, and every preparation is making at Liverpool, for beginning to build the new range of Commercial Offices near the Exchange. The SUM subscribed for carrying the plan into execution, is 80,0001. which, when the subscription books were opened, filled in less than two hours, at la, a share, A new dock has l ate ly been begun. It is to be larger than any of Cie others. It commences near the Fort, and goes on to near St. George's Dock. On Monday se'nnight was held at Castle Howard, the annual shew of cattle and sheep, when the pr,:- miums given by the Earl of CAaLtstE, f r the 0,..5t stock produced on his Lordshiv's Yorkshire estates, I were distributed. NAVAL NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. "ARRIVED His Majesty's Ship Liberty, Lieut. COOK, from the Mediterranean, and His Majesty's Ship Harlem, from Gibraltar, last from Cork, where she performed her quarantine ; Nancy, ROOD, from Waterford ; Matthew, Norr,oN, from Cork ; and Ant, STE PH ENS, from Havre. Sailed the Isabella, SPARROW, for Sunderland; and Polly, DEAMON, for London. DEAL, OCT. 11. ARRIVED the Vixen Gun-brig from a Cruize, and remains with the East India Company's Ships Ocean, Henry Addington, Lord Duncan, and Cattle Eden. Last night, as the moon rose, a large black body was discovered on the Goodwin Sands ; it was sup posed to be a ship with her masts cut away, and se veral boats launched from this place to her assist ance, but on a near approach, it was was discover ed to be a very large Whale, which measured up. wards of eighty feet long and twenty in diameter. The animal was alive a considerable time after it got on shore, and died through its violent exertions to get into the sea. The return of the tide washed it into deep water, and it has not been seen since. In our Paper of Saturday we stated that the Sea. men of the Temeraire, of 98 guns, when paid off, had subscribed 11. each for the relief of the Muti neers of that ship confined in the Marshalsea. We have the authority of the Officers of the Temeraire for stating positively that this is wholly untrue, no such Subscription having been thought of,. or any such expression used by the men of that Ship as that imputed to them. Friday and Saturday a Court-Martial was held on the Purser of the Renard, 24. guns, on board the Centaur, 74. guns, Rear-Admiral DACRES, Capt. LITTLEHALES, in Hamoaze, on several charges ex. hibited against him for not properly applying the necessary money allowed for the use of the ship. J. LIDDEL, Esq. Judge Advocate. The sentence has not yet transpired. ROCHESTER, OCT. 11. THE Mayor and Corporation of this City having lately unanimously voted the Freedom of this an cient Corporation to Commissioner HARTWELL of the Navy, it was this day presented to that Gen tleman in a very distinguished manner. This mark of the respect and esteem of our truly respeetable Corporation is the more honourable to the objeEt of it, as it arises merely from the impression of gen. tlemanly and conciliating condutt while Commis sioner HARTWELL was the Resident Commissioner of Chatham Dock-yard. The Corporation of Armagh have voted the Freeaom of that City to Lord WILLIAM BEN- 'i I .v L ',{ • It appears by a late decision of the Courts in jilmaica, that the Consignees of produce in this C.e. , -,zry, in case of non-insurance, are considered as reponsible for every loss that may happen in con sequence of fire. It is remarkable that, notwith standing the large and increasing importations into this Country, the well-known attention of our Merchants, the peculiar exposure of produce to fire, the serious loss which was some time since sustained at Greenock, and still more recent and awful calamity at Liverpool, no general measure should have been adopted on this important sub. jea. A Russian Officer is said to have shot himself through the arm in the Emperor's gardens, at Pe te-sburgh, and afterwards asserted that he had been wounded by an unknown hand, for the purpose of inducing the belief that a Conspiracy was on foot, the objeft of which he had been mistaken for, in orc er to obtain a sum of money, This curious bu. siness is undergoing a thorough investigation on the pa't of the Government. RQWLAND BURDQN, Esq. has made an ofEtr to se; the Tolls arising from Sunderland Bridge, the erection of which cost him 19,0031. and . to appro priate the whole sum raised by the sale, to other works of general utility. The Duke of RUTLAND declines going, to Paris till after the return of some of its present visitors, being wisely attentive to the old admonition that I f Evil communication corrupts good MANNERs." The.,establishment of Rifle Corps is justly, con. si;tred as no small augmentation of the military sticlgth of the Kingdom a but there probably was tr: , er a time when the people in .everal parts of the c, 'nary had more reason to complain of being rifled. The excelleva Entertainment which the - Marquis TowNsHE:sn gave some time ago to the Norfolk Rangers, was with a view, no doubt, to make ihem look plump and smooth when escorting the 1 RIN cES of WALES to Raittharil, A Morning Paper says, " Mr. PITT is a late riser." He war formerly in the habit of rising late, but when once he got aim?: his legs, he gene rally did more than any man in the Hope. "the Subscription opened for the eredion of a Monument at Zurich, to the celebrated LAVATER not being sufficient, the Helvetic Government has subscribed an old Cannon, from the Arsenal, to furnish Bronze. It it an illwind that blorw i r nobody good," says an old proverb, which has been verified in the fol lowing instance M‘Ginnis, who was con vited about Is years since of the murder of Mr. Hardy, hatter, in Newgate_street, and was par doned on condition of transporting himself for life, died lately at the house of a Nightman in Gray's inn lane, where he had been immured ever since his liberation from prison, and to whom he bequeath ed his property, amounting to about 12,0001. ex certing sw', to some needy relatiols in Iceland. THE THEATRES. Drury-Lane. The Winter's Talc, which was revived with so much splendour and beauty at this Theatre last sea son, was represented yesterday evening before a very numerous audience. The part of Leontes was performed for the first time by POPE, and with more effect than could be expected, considering that he so soon followed the steps of so able a representative as KEMB LE. The same may be said of Mrs. POWELL in Hermione, after the recent impression of so excellent an Actress as Mrs. St DDONS. Mrs. Pow ELL sub dued the general energy of her manner into an affecting representation of the dignified grief of the injured Princess. Mrs. ANSE LL, late Mrs. YATES, performed Pau lima. Her figure is good, and her action not un graceful, but it was somewhat too studied and theatrical. Her performance, however, though too elaborate, was altogether spirited and impressive. This Drama is sustained by so much grandeur of decoration, that it is likely to be very attraftive, though it certainly shines with diminished lustre, in having at prsent lost the two essential props of the representation. The Farce was The Lying Valet, and Mr. Col.'. rNs appeared in Sharp. His humour was rather . too artificial, and was rendered more so by the needless elevation of his voice, which made him appear as if he was reading rather than ading the part. Miss MELON'S Kitty Pry was a diverting specimen of tormenting curiosity. Covent-Garden. COOKE appeared in Macbeth last night, but there was nothing in his performance that demands any addition to the remarks which we have before sub mitted to our Readers on his representation of that charafter. It is a performance that savours rather of firmness and force, than of grace and majesty. Some of his readings are new and striking, others seem to be over-strained, and capricious. Mrs. LITCHFIELD'S Lady Macbeth was spirited and bold, but we cannot say that " she looked and moved A QUEEN." DARLET, an old Performer of this Theatre, re. turned again last night in the character of Hecate. He possesses a good manly voice. His ear seems to be much more corred than heretofore, and he certainly is improved as a Singer. MARG ATE, OCT. 10. OUR company begins to diminish, but we have reaped so abundant a harvest during the season, thft we have no right to complain. . Visitors indeed seem to retreat in swarms, not from Margate only, but the whole Isle of Thanet. Many no doubt begin already to feel severely the 'winter quarter. Our Ball at KIDMAN.'S on Monday probably gleaned all that could be expetted at so late a pe riod. It was, indeed, well attended, and so was a Ball at Ramsgate on the Tuesday. The Play which was brought forward that night, under the title of The Merchant of Guadaloupe, was written. by a Gentleman upon a visit in this place. This piece was performed for the benefit of Mr. LONG, who played the part of the Merthant4 The Gentle man himself performed one of the Charaaers. Bit his appearance he is not to be ranked with " The starv'ling Bards of these degerVrate days," but rather with those whose " bellies are with good capon lin'd." The other charatters did more than justice to the Piece, which was very indifferent in point of dramatic merit. Catherine and Petruchio and Sprigs ofaurel were the other farces of the night. Dandelion on Wednesday presented the ordinary scene of pastoral simplicity at the public breakfast: The Theatre at night announced the patronage of the Right Hon. Lady HARRIET CAVENDLSH to the Comedy of " Secrets worth Knowing," for the be. nest of Mrs. TAYLOR, one ni our very best Comic Attresses. The House was very well attended. The Duke and Dutchess of DEVONSHIRE, the Dike and Dutchess of Sr. AL Ban's, Lord and Lady JERSEY, Lord and Lady BESBOROUGH, &C. &C. were present on this occasion. Mrs. IAYLOR ex erted herself with admirable effeet in the Play; and her Song, the same night, in the charafter of an Oil Woman of Seventy-four, was a surprizing trans formation, considering that she is in the meridian of life. The Farce wds Ways and Means, in which a Gentleman who lives in the town played Sir Da v id Dander, with much greater merit than could reason• ably he expefted in a Tyro. He was much and in deed-deservedly applauded. 'On Tht - .rsday the Ball at KinmAn's began to indicate the departure of our Bon Ton. Lady CAROLINE PoNsoltßY on Friday patronized the joint-benefit of Miss BEW and MissJoHtlsToN The Play was the hacknied but excellent Comedy or The Beaux Stratagem. The part of Scrub was performed by the Margate WESTON, Mr. GAarssits the Librarian of this place, and most admirably- The young Ladies gave proofs of merit as dancers. The 6'poil'd Child was the Farce. There was a large audience, and ali went off very well. On Saturday COOKE, who has been o;teri pro mised, at length appeared. He played Shy/ o ck for the benefit of Mrs. ATKINS, in his best m anner but former disappointments had so much dampe d Public Curiosity, that there was but a thin hous• Mrs. ATKINS king the airs of Jessica very we''' HI came from London to play Lorenzo. °L ic Theatrical Season will soon wind up, and Margdr c , must resign its influence tc. the superior attraCtiow of the Metropolis. Yesterday, George Finley, alias Captain Foc f ' alias Captain Wells, alias Major Arden, &C ,5 1:‘ ;. underwent a second examination before Sir IL li° l ' 9 . and T. ROB I NSON, Esq. when . a number of person' who had been defrauded by him attended, and ide il ; tified his person. A variety of articles he /14' ; pledged, and which had been obtained by f , rg. e t : ( l bills, were produced by different pawnbrokers. l . forged bills were mostly drawn in the above nas'et: upon some Agent, by whom they are purpor ted to accepted. The parties were bound over to pro..3ec''„: him, on seven different charges pf forger)", ` l ' many others are still remaining. . -------- 1( / '