The Sun. — London, England, 1807-03-07 00:00:00

THE PAIL OF N,IPOLEan A VISIoN. isAIAH, CHAP. xtV. IMITATED. How is the Tyrant fall'n —to rise no moth— His Empire gone. and Plunder's boundless Store The righteous Providence that rules the Ball Has crush'd the Wretch who strove to conquer all : He whose dire fury urg'd the ceaseless stroke, And bent so many to his iron yoke, An awful Retribution, now lies low, And none could wish to stay th' avenging blow. Mankind, releaskt from his oppressive reign, At length repose, and raise a grateful strain. The Forests lift their heads, and all rejoice, As if their rustlings breath'd a human voice ; And seem to say, " no feller now we dread, " Since Heuv'n has laid in dust thy tow'ring head." Hell gapes beneath, impatient for its prey ; The Dead rush up to meet thee on - thy way; The Chiefs and' Sovereigns of the world shall rise, And thus salute thee with upbraiding cries : " How long'd mankind to see the joyful day 4 That brought the close of thy terrific sway, " And made thee, after all thy dread career, " As weak as those thy butclVring, aria sent here." Thy pomp at last is humbled to the ground No mole thy trumpets raise a martial sound— writhing mass of worms is now thy bed ; Worms crawling o'er thee like a mantle spread ! How art thou fall'n, once vainly styPd " the Great 1" Now stretch'don earth, that level'd many a State. Didst thou not say, nrnidst thy pride of pow'r, ' 44 O'er all the world will 1 triumphant tow'r " Mankind shall bow obsequious to my nod, froclaiming the a Prophet or a God !'' Yet heavenly justice shall thy fury quell, And thou shalt sink into the depth of Hell. They who behold thee in this abjea state Shall say, exulting in thy righteous fate, Is this the Man Who broke the ties that bind, " By common rights, all civiliz'd Mankind " Who Strangers, tempted by his treach'rous snare, " exil'd kept, to languish and despair ! " Is this the Man that trampled Kingdoms down, " Whitt all the world stood trembling at his frown ! 1• That midst the wreck of Nations grimly smii'd, U And made the fruitful earth a barren wild ?" The Ptinces who have met Death's awful doom, Repose with honour in a kindred tomb ; rut, just return for all thy impious pride, To thy bake Carcase is a grave deny'd— Ilack'd by he sword, like garments of the slain, And spurn'd away, for vultures to remain. 'Gainst ail his Tribe let St, AUG H TER raise her hand, That none may rise to re-possess the Land. The Pow'r on high, omnipotent and just, fltall smite his Race, and scatter them in dust. Mr. PEE ) the Laureat, whose Muse is always prompt at the call Of humanity, has prepared - a poetical Composition for the Anniversary of the Li terary Fund; and Mr. GRAHAM, his brother Magi strate, who is equally zealous in the same noble cause, has undertaken to recite it. Tin ORATO Rio .--The beautiful Poems of L'Alle gro a 11 Pensieroso, so exquisitely adapted to music by HANDEL, drew a numerous audience last night tb Covent-Garden Theatre.. The several'. airs were well apportioned to the talents of the respeftive per formers. BRAHAM, BELLAMY, and Mrs. DICItONS, were of course conspicuous. On account of the illness of Mrs. BLAND, her songs were assigned to other Performers. The zeal of the AsIsLEYS to increase the gratification of the Public has induced them to add Signora GRIGLIETTI to their Vocal Corps. She is a pleasing and interesting singer, if not to be class ed among the ,higher order. The third act was mis cellaneous, and the airs were so well seleaed .as to afford diversified pleasure. At the end of the se cotßi isji Miss IVloaEct., a young Lady who has been blind from her birth, performed one of STEIBELT'S most difficult Concertos on the grand Piano-forte, with great taste and brilliant execution. The Chorusses were peculiarly good. Master BETTY has still so much Provincial fame, that the Managers of the Theatre at Stamford, in Lincolnshire, where he is to perform on Monday next; in consequence of the great sum he is to re ceive, have found it necessary to raise the price of admission. _ _ The new entertainment entitled The Young Hus sar, which is torth-coming at Drury-Lane Theatre, is the produ6.,tion of Mr. Dimosn, jun. Author of Adrian and Orilla ; and other, dramatic and poetical works, that do honour to his juvenile Muse. Mr. STEPHEN- KEMBLE, in conjun&ion with Mr. Cnatzmus, from America, Mrs. Hrt.r, and Mrs. ATKINS, has introdnced an entertainment at Edin burgh, consisting of Recitations grave and comic, interspersed with music. —Mrs. STEPUEN KEMBLE Was to sing some airs between the aas, but the re ception of the audience was so flattering that it over ' .powered her feelings and threw her into strong con vulsions. The Entertainment is likely to experience a liberal patronage. Mrs. BLAND is Still so much indisposed; that the new musical farce is necessarily postponed sine die, as she is to perform one of the principal parts in it. Mr. Davis has been very successful in his repre sentation of the death a Lord NELsort, and we hope the picture will soon be submitted to general inspec tion, as, amidst all the emulation which this interest ing subject has excited, he has treated it with distin guished ability. Indeed this Artist had local advantages that gave him a peculiar opportunity of blending his toric truth with impressive effe&. Mr. Quiz, of 01171.. Con. notoriety, who attempt ed to make his exit from the Marshal of Dublin, has been secured, and no farther opportunity is now left him to exercise either stratagem or agility. The Baronet who lately figured, in a grim. Con. Case in Ireland was painted in the chara&er of Bolla. The Artist would have been " wore German to the matter" if he had represented him as Pizarro, BONAPARTE, unwilling to confine his deceptions to the French language, or the language of any Coun try that is obliged to speak as he commands, has or dered all his military bulletins to be translated into the Toirkisli and the Arabic, to spread the wonders of LS triumphs and the terrors of his nary,. BERTFORD ASSIZES. lIERTFORD, THURSDAY, MARCII 5. THIS Justice HEATH opened the AssYs..-es for this County. There were six causes entered for trial, of which only the following was of any im portance : SEARS, V. PRENTICE. Thi, was an naitmt against the Defendant, a Sur geon, for unskilful treatment of the Plaintiff in the cure of a broken arm.. The Learned Judge said he would not sufFt the skill of a professional man to be tried ; in this ac tion the Plaintiff might shew negligence, if he could; but he would not go into the skill of the Defendant. Two Witnesses were called on the part of the Plaintiff; but they proved that, as far as attendances went, the Defendant was not negligent, as he was constant in his visits to the Plaintiff. The Learned Judge told the Jury the only question was, whether the Defendant had been negligent or not ? The Jury found for the Defendant. CROWN SIDE. FRIDAY, MARCH 6. MURDER.- Juhri Harris was indi&ed for the wil ful murder of Benjamin Stapps, on the 24th of Sep tember, by giving him several violent blows on the head, of which he died. The body was found in a well. It was proved that the Prisoner had an inte rest in the death of the deceased, and that some of his clothes were found in the possession of Harris. The Learned Judge, in summing up, told the Jury, that in almost every case of murder they must be contented with circumstantial evidence, as murder was perpetrated in secrecy. But their first inquiry would be, whether any murder had been committed, or whether the deceased had thrown himself into this well. From the evidence there certainly was great probability that the deceased had been murdered. It was proved that there was great difficulty in any one falling down the well. The surgeons proved that he had received blows both before and behind, on the head, but none on th., top of the head, where it was likely he would have received one if he had fallen down head foremost. It was, however, in proof, that the well had a chalky bottom, and such bottoms usually had irregular flint stones. There was no evidence how this was, though it seemed a desirable piece of evidence to have obtained. He then recapitulated all the evidence, - remarking on it as he went along, and left the Jury to say, whether they thought the circumstances weighty enough for them to pronounce a verdict of guilty against the Prisoner. In his defence he only said he was innocent.— The Jury found the Prisoner—Guilty. LA 0 7 REPORT. COURT OF KING's BENCH, MARCH, 6. TUILNIsit AND OTHERS V. NELSON. . The Plaintiffs were wholesale linen-drapers; and in the course of last year applied to the Defendant, who is junior partner with Mr. Dudding, an uphol sterer and furniture dealer in Bond -street, late Oak ley and Co. to know the charader of one Davey, a linen .draper, then residing in Russell-court, Drury lane.---The Defendant said, upon Mr. Dudding being. inquired for, that he was out of town ; but that he could answer- as to the character of Davey quite as well, and that be was an attentive, indus trious young:man, and said . hat he had about 12001. to begin with. As to the amount of his property he would not speak precisely ; he did not believe it was quite io much ; but it might be about toool. or 12001.; for his own part, hie would trust hint to the extent of 4001. or thereabouts.—ln con sequence of this representation the Plaintiffs sup plied D ave y with goods to the amount of more than 4001. Davey soon afterwards ran away, having sold off his stock, to the amount of 30001. to per sons who came and fetched it away .in hackney coaches. He, in fact, was a complete swindler,. and his real name was Stevenson. 112 had formerly been apprenticed to an uncle In Lincolnshire, with whom Dudding also served his time. Nelson came from the same part of the country, and knew him well. About the year 1795 he was shopman for three months, at a 'linen-draper's in Tavistock street, Covent-Garden ; in which time be contrived to rob his master to a very considerable amount ; and upon being tried at the Old Bailey was sentenced to 'be hanged for privately stealiirg in a dwelling- . bouse to the amount of 40s. He was afterwards pardoned, upon ee - a i>n of being transported to New South . , hither he went, and returnea from thence °err e • /ac last year.. All these cir cumstances we.::tuDeddiag and Nelson, the former having been present at his being appre hended, And being assistant towards his conviaion. In answer to this case, it was contended, in behalf of the Defendant, that he had 'been informed by letter from old Stevenson, that his nephew had re turned with the leave of Government from trans portation, and, as was stated to him by letter from a Mr. Fell, in London, had been serving as Pur ser's Clerk on board a Man of War, and had ac quired a good deal of money by prizes. That since he had been in London he bad kept a warehouse at Great Trinity-lane, for which he had paid -rent regularly, had kept a regular account with two bank ing -houses, and in all his subsequent dealings was infe credit—But at the same time it appeared that the Defendant would not trust him himself. When the Banker's books were produced, and the trades men called to prove his credit, it turned out that he bad paid in only 4001. at one payment, and drawn it out within two months, and that whenever be bad obtained credit he had failed. This action was to recover damages for the false charther, and the Jury gave a verdict for the Plain tiff, with damages to' the full value of the goods supplied. At the exemtion on Saturday last, at Dublin, of font persons, viz. Goodwin, Hort, Horan, and O'Brien, for passing forged Bank-notes, a most dreadful tumult to )Ic place opposite the gaol and its avenues, upon a cry of " a rescue ! a rescuer men,. women, and children ran in ail diredions, their shoes, tats, bonnets, caps, &c. &c. behind then several got severely . bruised and cut, but we have not beard that any lives were lost. A fee, s days agO a robbery was eOmniitted on the premises of Niffley and Miller, wo German wooden clOck-iakers, in 'the Side, in this town, by which thoi - e.induArious men were nearly deprived, of all their propeily: The circumstances attending the r( , bbery being somewhat curious, and the 'extertion of our Magistrates to dete& the villain wonderfully great, we have endeavoured to . colle& as many par ticulars of the occurrence as we possibly could. A person of the name of Clithero, from the neigh bourhood of Tkirsk, and lately in the employment of Messrs. Doubleday -and Easterly, soap-boilers, who is the depredator, became acquainted with the two German clock-makers, -by means of some of their countrymen who were working in the same con cern with Clithero. Having noticed the place where a considerable sum was deposited, which these in dustrious Germans had been accumulating for the purpose of remitting to the Continent, Clithero, it is stated stole the key of their house, with the view that he might afterwards have , an opportunity of gaining access when he pleased. The key was missed, and Clithero wassuspe6led ; but not being certain that such was the case, the lock remained on the .door, and they got an old key to supply its place. It was soon too certain, how ever, that Clithero had got the key, for on the night the property as stolen, the Germans locked the door and weuf ,out ; came home, and after unlock ing the door, went to bed, and did not miss the pro, perty till next morning. Clithero was then not to be found, but by the ac tivity of our Magistrates he was traced to Edinburgh, who ou Sunday se'nnight sent a letter to the Lord Provost, informing him of the circumstance, and that Clithero had get out on the preceding Wednesday in the mail coach. Orders were in consequence given to arrest him, and in about three hours he was brought to the Council Chamber, when nearly the whole property stolen, consisting of gold and silver, Bank of England -and provincial notes, and a silver watch, were found upon him. The villain was brought here from Edinburgh, on Friday night, and conveyed yesterday before the Court for examination, where several of the notes were identified, but he was again committed for re , examination till more of the notes can be traced. The decision of the House of Lords, on Wednes day, on the appeal THACKWELL V.. .1 EFFERIES, is of great importance to the interior Clergy. The cause arose out of a Will, by which upwards of :2 00, 0 0 01. were direa - ted to be distributed among poor Clergy men of the Established Church, with large families. The term poor Clergymen was considered by the ap pellant as so indefinite, that the Will could not be . executed, and that ground afforded a question of li tigation, which occupied the Court of Chancery for several years, but was at last determined in favour of the Will. The Decree. of the Court of Chancery has now obtained the sanalon of the highest Tri bunal in the Country, and the intention of the bene volent Testator will of course be carried into exe cution, The. present state of those countries which are un der the-authority or influence of France is SO truly deplorable that private • correspondence is attended with dangers which few Will venture to incur, evim with regard to the common solicitudes of affinity and friendship. In consequence of this lamentable state Of things, people are obliged to have recourse to the public PreSs for such enoluiries, and to designate them selves with such mystery as:can only be understood by the parties concerned. The following is a specimen this mode of communication, and is said to be a literal translation of articles that recently appeared in the Hauz(i)urgh 0-irrespondenten. " The possessor of the green leaf from the grave of an ex cellent mother, wishes to receive some information, by means of this Paper, from her beloved cousin E.G. Alt relations are well.' " She who once possessed the never-to-he-forgotten night ingale, wishes, as well as her relations, to know where A. E. L. is, and to have some proof of identity. " A " As this is now the only method olcommunieatiour Lieu tenant Von Voigt, of Tehamet's Regiment of Infantry, is in formed that his mother is' well, that his brother Adolph is dead of an apoplexy, and that his friends at St. safely received the letters, and likewise ;he last by opporta tiity.. " Von V - - " We inform the two Captains Von S-, that we and also the wile of the eldest VOri S -----, at W arc well. Give us too, dear Von by the same ined:uin, some good news concerning you.. • " W • R-, A. R--." et, Pr ----, February 13, 1807." " I earnestly request my dear Ftederic, a native of to give me some intelligence concerning his welfare and re sidence, and - also that of Mr. and Mrs. Von Should this be impracticable by letter, I wish he would do it throUgh the Hamburgb artespmdenten, by which my infx. vressible anxiety would be relieved. The last letter was of t 2st of September, from Z. --which 1 answered imme diately. It H. K." . . The impression that the interest of the present great Lottery Scheme, which commences - drawing the 14th of next month, principally attaches to the fate of the first four diys, is already operating with considerable effea.---Adventurers, evidently foreseeing that 'such an interest must•speedily cause a progressive rise on the price of Tickets and Shares, are now early on the alert - of making their respe&ive purchases. • . The celebrated ROUSSE AU, with glowing eloquence, has inculcated. the absolute necessity of Females suckling their own Offspring.—.—We are happy to find that many Ladies of rank and distinction have adopted this truly maternal practice. To ameliorate those -pains which may consequently - arise, Mrs. Gardner's Nipple Cases and Essence of Roses, are earnestly recommended. They have been approved 'of by the mosteminent Accoucheurs and Midwives, as they-enable any Lady to suckle her children with pleasure, and prevent disord4rs communicated by hired nurses, such as scurvy, , worms, &c. To be had at the Worm Museums, 74, Long Acre, and 3, High-street,,Shoredttch, price 7s. the packet. SUDDEN DEATIL—A young man, named Keith, wet his death in the Park on Thursday, by over exerting -himself in a foot-race for a trifling wager with an acquaintance. The competitors had to run 400 yards, and in going the last 50, Keith, who was -an apprentice in Poland-street, burst a vessel, and fell down lifeless. , The Glasgow Paper of Saturday, says, " On Wed nesday evening, while the -Ferry-boat was crossing • . at Alloa Shore, it upset, and several persons were drowned. /oar corpses were taken out of the river this morning. It is yet uncertain how many are ost." , ABSTRACT OF THE BILL, A AMENDEI) It TIM COMMITTE3, Poi Promoting and Eitcouik;ing Industry among tne Ca_ booting Classes of the Community, and for the Relief and Regulation of the Necessitous aril Criminal l'oor, The PreArbble sets forth, that the burthen of the Doors' Rates has been for riany years in a state of progressive increase, and has lately arisen to an error- MOUS and alarming height ; that the several AEt3 fur the relief of the Poor of England and Wales have been fuNna, by experience, ineffe6tual ; that the instruelion of youth tends most materially to the promotion of morality and virtue, and to the tirma tion of good members of society, whereof we have the most convincing proof, by long experience, in that part of the United Kingdum called cc:tland. Scnoor.s.--The first clause enaels, that within► one year after the passing of the sill, there shall be established in every Parish a sufficient number of Schools for the instru&ion of the Poor ; and con- tains regulations, conformable to which the Church. wardens, Overseers, and Inhabitants, are to adopt measures for carrying this object into etfea, snbjeCt to the approbation of the Justices Of the Hundred. The children are to be instruled in reading, writing, and arithmetic ; and the girls to be taught, in addi tion,. plain needle-work and knitting. The follow.. ing Classes of Children to be admitted into the Parish Schools free of expellee, for the space of two years, _ between the ages of seven and fourteen, viz. Firstly, The children of all persons not having, nor being able, by due diligence, to obtain more than the ordinary price of labour in the Parish.—Secondly, _ . The children of all persons having respectively more than four children supported by them, - and not hal ing, or being able, by. due diligence, to obtain above one-fourth more than such respetAive rates of la bour.—Thirdly, All children supported wholly or in part by the Parish.—Fourthly, Ali orphan and de- serted children, who shall nut have, nor be entitled to some property, producing more than three sl►il- . . lings weekly for the subsistence of each snchchild. Children not coming within any of the above de scriptions may be admitted to any such School in the Parish in which they shall reside, on, paym nt of weekly sums, regard being had in fixing the same to the ability of the parent, or to the provision which may have been made for every such child : the sums to be paid for the io9ttueAion of any such child to be applied towards the expellees of the School, or in part of - the salary or reward of the Master or Mistress. POOR'S FUND AND ASSURANCE' OFTICr.—It is next enatSted, - that within six calendar months [diet the passing of the Bill, there shall be ewablished an Office for receiving and investing the savings of the Poor, to be .called "The Office of the Poor's Fund," and an Office. of Assurane,., to be called " The Poor's Assurance Office." The Commissioners for managing these Offices to be appointed by his Ma jesty. All persons subsisting by their labour to he entith,..l to the advantages of the Poor's Fund, and may remit to the Accountant Clerk thereof any sum not exceeding al. No person to remit mere than. 201. a year, or 2001. in the whole. Country Post masters to mark notes remitted by Post with a sLinp, on receiving id. in the pound for their trouble. The money received at the Office of the. Fund to be laid out in the purchase of stock, and each individual to receive a dividend thereon, when his dividend shall amount to los. .No fees of any ,kind to be paid - to the persons employed in the Office. The Coolmissioner'is of the Poor's Assur ance Office arc also to be appointed by his Ma jesty. The Commissioners, with the approbation of the Commissionet s of the Treasury, 4o appoint a ' principal condu&or of the business, under tie name of " The Aetuary of the Poor's Assurance Office." The Commissioners to cause Tables of Assurance to be calculated and to be made public. Assurances may be made ,on lives, in consideration of yearly. half yearly,. of quarterly payments. No payment to be less than f Os. nor more than 51. No person to be allowed to make as assurance for a gross sum ex ceeding 2001. nor for any annuity above 201. Divi dends, &c. in these funds to be exempted from the Tax on Property, and from the Stamp Duty on Pro bates and Letters of Administration. Policies, &c. are exempt from Stamp Duties, and letters to and from the Offices free of postage. SETTLEMENTS.—Five years residence as a house holder, and not having been convitied of any crime, to give the right of settlement.—Justices are em powered to make orders of adjudication of settle ments, against which an appeal is granted.--.-Persons required by Churchwardens, 3.:e. to give evidence respe&ing their settlements, to be paid their ex pences, and a compensation for their time. REGULATION 07 VESTRlES.—.Vestries are dire&- ed to be holden monthly, and to be presided by the Minister of the Parish, or th&senior Churchwarden. Every person assessed in the annual value of 1001. to be entitled to give two votes ; in 1501. three votes ; in 2001. four votes.---Where the votes are equal, the Minister or Churchwarden presiding to have the casting vote. Stock in trade and other per sonal property, except farming stock, to be assess ed.—Justices in ,Quarter Sessions to assess every Pa rish equally to country rates. REWARDS. TO encourage labouriag men to bring up their family Without charge to their Parishes, the Justices in Quarter Sessions are empowered to give to persons having resided in, the parish seven 'years, rewards, viz. 101. to him who has brought up six children ; 1,51. for seven, and 201. for any greater number; and also, if the same Justices think pro per, tc/give, in addition to the pecuniary reward, some distinguishing garment, mark, or badge, as a public testimony of the merit of the wearer. COTTAGES.—Parishes are authorised to build Poor's Houses and Cottages, and power is given to purchase land for these purposes. Cottages built for the Poor to be let at the least rent that can rea sonably be obtained for the same ; but, with the consent of the Vestry, persons.not able to pay till .rent may have them at a reduced rent, at free...-. Justices to have the power of removing persons from the cottages.. The remaining &vises of Bill are not ramark, able, consisting chiefly ct regulations and provision for carrying the prece&r.g ena„....tments the betips to effea.,