The Sun. — London, England, 1802-07-06 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, JuLT 5. ARRIV!D the LordDuncqn, THompsow, from Lisbon, with Troops. Came into Harbour, the Dreadnought Man of War. DEAL, JULY 5. ARRIVED and sailed for the River, the Claren. don, BELL, from Jamaica; Two Sisters, TAYLOR, and Leviathan, BRUCE , from Tobago. NAVAL A PPOINTMENTi.-Captain STILES, to the Alcmen e ; Capt. BURROUGH, to the Pylades Captain G. BRISBANE, to the G ' ijah ; Captain I. WoLLEy, to the Trent ; Captain HAYEs, to the Circe; Captain SWAINE, to the - Raven; Captain LoB B, to the St. George; Captain L. THOMPSON, to the Crescent. Orders have been received for the following ships now in ordinary at Portsmouth to be got ready for Commission : Barfieur, Canada, I\l . ymphe, Pearl, Success, Prompte, Dido, Bull Dog, Amphitrite, 43 "ivan.• and Serpent. WEYMOUTH, SUNDAY, JULY 4. Last n i g h t H I3 M AJESTY, accompan i e d b y Si rH. N E ALE, General GARTH, Colonels Frrzßoy and ' O3l /ILL E , Captains HAMMOND and WODE HOUSE, Walked on th e E s pla na de, but the eveni ng b e i ng wet , they soon returned to the Lodge. This morning the KING and the PRINCESSES at tended Divine Service. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. GosToN, Curate of Weymouth. Her MAJESTY and Princess AMELIA did not go to ch urch. His MAJESTY, after church, walked on the Esplanade. The Marchioness of BATH, Sirs j. and W. PIM IENEY, and Ladies GRANTLEY, STAWELL, and „ N-A•rncA RT , and the Hon. EDWARD WARD and his Ldy, are arrived here. The First Regiment of Foot Guards, and the Scotch Greys, marched in here on Friday evening to do King's duty. A general illumination took place here last night. DOPER, JULY 5. MR. HttsKrssoN and Mr. SPENCER SMITH were yesterday presented with the Freedom of this 1 "' 1 I, a custom which has always been observed to Gentlemen offering themselves as Candidates. The Freedom of the Corporation was at the same time voted to Sir SIDNEY SMITH, to which his splendid services to his Country, and his being a Ilative of Dover, gave him an irresistible claim. The Eldtion commences at twelve to-morrow, and the friends of all parties are in high spirits, a nd appear confident of success. Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, six boats started for the silver Cup and Cover given by the Proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens. At first starting but little difference appeared, until they reached the Nine Elms, when the Mercury got up to thi, Produce, and kept pace with her till they arrived opposite S mith's Tea-gardens ; the Vixen then shot ahead, and having the advantage of a full breeze (on wea thering the point), got up to Wandsworth, and won the prize by about six boats length of the Mercury. Had the contest been continued to 'Westminster, the Merc ury would probably have won the Cup, by the fine tack she made on her return. The other boats were completely distanced. Miss MARRICKTT, daughter of Mr. MARRIOTT, formerly of 1.on&-acre, is engaged at C ovent - Garden, to su pply t h e vacanc y occas i one d b y t h e absen ce O. ..41'S. GLOVER. Mrs. BILL INGTON has been playing to crowded houses at Liverpool twelve nights, for tOOO guineas New Benefit ; " from w h en ce she pl a y s one n i g h t at eastle.up on -T yne , and thence goes to an engagement at Edinburgh. , PA klsor, wh en at P ar i s , had s e vera l tempt i ng c 'u'efs made to h er from GARDE L, the Ballet Master, togt a - . at the O pera i n t h at Ci ty —b ut h er grat i tude t) a y British Audi ence pl ea d e d m ore po wer f u lly t h an ese. tem ptations, and the Public, by a liberal greeting, have rewarded her constancy. France a late meeti ng o f the National I ns ti tute o f ' a Jew, a Lutheran, a Catholic, and a Cal vinist, were all seated on t h e same b enc h ; w h en a I\4 eilmer persu a d e d ABDALLAFI MENOU to seat himself beside them, in order to complete the cata lo.gue o f t h e different Religions of Europe. This piece of humour excited much merriment in the Assembly. T e'Vora mutanrur! In the year 1793 General the RAT, the brother-i n -l aw o f B ONAPARTE , an d i tue Preent Command e r i n Chi e f o f t h e A rmy o f t aIY, wrote a letter to the Convention, desiring permission to chance his name to that of Marat, Out of resped to that martyred Saint. The fad ma y be found in the Moniteur, the official. Paper of t h at time. On Saturday evening as Mr. Mann, butcher, of h e x u t gli, %Ins returning from Swaffham market, hadwa attacked on t h e h eat h , b y a man w h om he , vvh ittnidly undert a k en to set f orwar d on hi s journey-,' with ine villain first knocked him off his horse ,andiha to ne' which ren d ere d hi m qu i te i nsens ibl e , watch en rifled hi s pockets, ' from which he took his For and n '°neY, and got clear off. (or at l e a a slrlii i°4s Complaint—Take a new laid egg rie a s weet one) mash the whole of it in a The state, and take it an hour before breakfast. Head Waiter at Ibbotson's Hotel in Vere st v street was pett e dl y cure d of a bi l i ous compla i nt of bery long standing, i n a b out e i g h t wee k s , b y ' t h e ove men tinned by remedy, which w a s recommended Sir j owl KNIGHTL EY, Bart. _ Early on Saturday morning last a large and va luable r i c k of hay, the prop ert y o f M essrs . T agwe ll , of Bradford, in the C ount y of Wilts, was malici ously set on fire, and entirely consumed; and an anonymous threatening letter was found wider the doo r of their workshops. PARIS, JvLv 2. MADRID, MAY 3o.—The Spanish Division, consisting of five Ships of the Line and a Frigate, which left Brest some time since, entered Cadiz on the F3th inst. Four Ships in the latter Port are preparing to sail, which some believe are destined for St. Domingo; but others, with more reason, that they will pro ceed to Nap/es, to take on board the Royal Family, and condud them to Spain. BRUSSELS, JUNE 28.—His Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK is expelled here from London, His Royal Highness will be accompanied by several English Noblemen. Orders have already been received at the Prince of Wales Hotel, to pre pare apartments for him. The DUKE, after mak ing some stay at Brussels, will proceed to Spa. The HEREDITARY PRINCE Of ORANGE iS also ex. peded here in a few days. It is thought that the arrival in our Departments of a great number of personages of the highest distinction, will coincide with that of the First Consul. Acording to the plan for opening a Canal between Brussels and Charleroy, the Canal will pass close by our wa!!s, and open / communication between this Ci%y and the N Sea. By this means, merchant vessels wii; pass under our ramparts. It is thought that 15 or zo,ooo men will be employed on it to wards the end of the Summer. RATISBON, JUNE 22.—We learn by private let ters, that on the 4th inst. the Negociations at Paris, respecting the Indemnities, were terminated, by a Convention concluded and signed by the Mi nister of Foreign Affairs TALLETRAND and the Ministers of the principal Courts interested. BERLIN, JUNE Ig.—According to Letters from Memel, the EMPEROR of RUSSIA has invested the two Brothers of our Monarch with the Order of St. Andrew. The Adjutant-General who accompanied the EMPEROR, is the Count de LIEWEN. Their PRUSSIAN MAJESTIES will return from Memel by the way of Warsaw. The departure and arrival of Couriers are more frequent than ever, particularly between our Court and those of Lando,/ and Peters burgh. It is in contemplation to form a Camp in the Country of Grodno ; if it takes place, it will cause a second interview between our Court and that of Russia. It is said that the Reigning Empress and her Sister will be present. VIENNA, JUNE 19.—Two Criminals were be. headed the 14th of this month. The first was a Lawyer, and the other belonged to the Royal Court of Justice. A third, who was an Officer, has been condemned to five years hard labour on the Fortifi. cations. Official Letters from Hermanstadt a nd Sernlin, state, that PAsswAs OGLOU, at the head of 4000 men, had invaded Wallachia. The Hospodar had fled. The Russian and Austrian Consuls took re fuge, the one in Moldavia, and the other in Tran s_ylvania. It is hoped, however, that the Rebels will soon be forced to retire, as a body of about 20,000 Ottoman. Troops, who were assembled near Constantinople, are about to march against PASSWAN OGLOU. Citizen CHA I IISPAGNY has opened a Register here, for the purpose of receiving the Votes of the French and Belgians residing in this City, respeding the prolongation of the Power of the First Consul. There is one good consequence which will arise from the establishment of a Legion of Honour in France, which is, that the FIRST CONSUL will be able to gratify the insatiate cupidity of the Gene rals, hi a manner, that will not cost the French Nation much money. Under the old system, a General would have sacrificed his, pay for the dis tinftion of wearing the red ribbon. It is the same with the modern Generals. Their pay cannot keep. them ; their habits of extravagance prevent it.— Hence, they are incessantly applying to the Go vernment for lucrative preferments. The institu. tion of this order may therefore be regarded as an highly useful political institution. The full dress uniform of a French General, is computed to cost nearly a fourth of his annual pay. Much has been said of the abilities of the French Generals, and no doubt, some of them merit the highest praise, but the inferior Generals, often gave strong indications of a total ignorance of their Profession.—Of this, there is a remarkable instance in the case of General CHARPENTIER, who fur a short time had the command of the Army of the Rhine. He absolutely mistook the River Rhine for a public Causeway, and ordered a division of the Army to pass it. When his error was pointed out by a skilful Officer of Artillery, he very coolly observed, "No matter, they can pass all the same." The Troops, however, were beaten, and his Army completely routed. The Public, perhaps, are not aware, that before BONAPARTE was appointed General of the Army of Italy, he adually filled the situation of a Corn. missary of the Police at Paris, and when the offer was made to him of the rank of a General in Chief, he chose the command of the Italian Army by preference, on account of the information which he received from SALICETTI, his friend and coun tryman, who having traversed the whole of Italy, gave him a full account of the position of the Austrian Army, and the facility with which that country might be conquered. M.CARNE'RIN's BALLOON. YESTERDAY, in consequence of his engagement with the Public, M. GARNERIN made the neces_ sary preparations in Lord's Cricket:ground for his aerial ascent. The hour fixed for the ascension was four o'clock. For two Or three hours previous, im mense crowds of people in carriages, on horseback, and on foot, were colleting - in the streets, roads and fields in the vicinity of that place. The con course of people certainly exceeded every thing that had been seen upon any former occasion. The early part of the day was fine, but towards the afternoon rain came on, and as the hour approached it increased in a great , degree. At an early hour Mr. GARNERIN had caused the Balloon and Parachute to be removed to the ground, in order that no interruption might take place from the great numbers of people which were expelled to attend, The casks containing the materials from which the gas was to be extraded, were also con veyed thither, and before three o'clock the Balloon was filled with its proper quantity for ascension. How it happened that Mr. SOWDEN'S name was introduced as Mr. GARNERIN'S companion, we cannot say (unless to excite curiosity), as it appears Mr. SOWDEN did not sarnlion its being brought forward on this occasion, nor has he any intention of visiting-the upper regions again. Mr.GARNERIN, however, was at noloss for a fellow traveller when the time drew near for his ascension, as.several Gentlemen, notwithstanding the - bad weather, were eager in contending for a place in' the car. Mr. GARNERIN'S decision, however, wavered between Mr. CHARLES BRODERIP and another Gentleman present, whom he wished to oblige, and being in doubt for some time, they themselves sgreed to toss up who should be the fortunate man, and the chance was won by the Gentleman, who immediately secured his good fortune by getting into the Car. The name by which this Gentle man ascended was BROWN, though his real name is said to be BECK, or PECK. Mr. GARNER IN was making all ready for his de parture; taking great care in examining the various articles belonging to the Balloon. Several guns were at intervals fired to announce its rising being at hand. The PRINCE of WALES, at this junlure, came into the ring where the Balloon was fixed, having on one arm the Dutchess of DEVONSHIRE, and on the other Lady DUNCANNON. His Royal Highness inquired for Mr. GARNERIN, who came forward, when the PRINCE expressed his sorrow at the unfavourable state of the weather, and asked him some questions. GARNERIN then went to the car of the Balloon, where his comrade was still sitting, anxiously wait ing-for the time of his departure, and brought to the PRINCE a pen, ink, and paper, requesting the PRINCE would sign his name, to a paper which stated that His Highness saw him depart from the Cricket Ground at the hour it then was, as he was on the : point of setting off. To this His Highness clear_ fully assented, and told him, he could, no doubt, i procure him other well known signatures : the Dutchess of DEVONSHIRE and Lady DUNCANNON then both signed the paper, as did also Sir R. F oRD, who was all the time on the ground. Mr. GARNERIN then cut all the cords except one, and got into the Car, which was held down by a number of men. It was now within a fan, minutea of five o'clock; and the weather 'as boisterous as ever, when Mr. GARNE RIN having received two silk flags for himself and his companion, lightened the Car, to enabled it to ascend, and gave the final signal to let go, and the Balloon instantly ascended, the two AUro nauts at the same time waving their flags in answer to the loud plaudits below. Finding, however, that although they were going through the air with great velocity, they did not increase in height, they , emptied out two bags of sand, when they again ascended, and were in a short time lost in a cloud. The time of their departure from the Cricket Ground to that of their being out of sight, did not exceed three minutes, which is about seven minutes sooner than Mr. GARNER IN apparently rose the same distance on his former ascension, but this may be accounted for from the thickness of the atmosphere yesterday, for the moment before the Balloon dis qpeared, it did not seem much reduced in size. The wind was more southerly than when Mr. GARNERIN made his ascent from Ranelagh, and gave the Balloon a dire&ion apparently more to the Northward, seeming to pass over Highgate. It was precisely five minutes before five o'clock when the Aeronauts , ascended, and we have the pleasure to say, that notwithstanding the violence of the wind, they landed in safety, ,with the excep tion of a bruise Mr. GARNERIN received on his hack, at ten minutes after five, in a field of Mr. OWEN'S, at Chingford, in Essex, having traversed a space of seventeen miles in fifteen minutes. The Gentlemen came to town in a post-chaise about ten o'clock last night.. M. GARNERIN, we are decidedly of opi n i on , i s entitled to the admiration and proteaion of the British Public.—He has proved himself tc, be scien tific and enterprising, grounds of pretension which can never be overlooked by the People of this Country. The gardeners in the neighbourhood of Lord's Ground most unjustifiably ereeted scaffolds that overlooked the space in which M. GARNERI N was carrying on his process. It was disgraceful to the Nation that M. GARNER z N should thus be defrauded of the profits of his adventure, and not very honour able to the vigilance of the Police, that scaffolds should be permitted to be raised that might endan ger the lives of His Majesty's subje6is. The breaking down of a scaffold or platform, up. on which a great number of persons had taken their stand, produced a most melancholy and offsetting catastrophe. By this unfortunate accident seven persons were most dreadfully crushed, a child was killed on the spot, a woman had both her legs broken, a man had a leg broken, and two others their arms. Another had liis head and face crushed in so dreadful a manner as to leave little hopes of recovery. Before and after the ascension of the Balloon, the most flagrant and atrocious aas of plunder and robbery, were committed by gangs of thieves and pickpockets. Their numbers enabled them to carry on their depredations in security, and, several instances occurred, where finding it impossible to steal with success, they did not scruple so 'seize and carrroff the property openly and by force. THE GENERAL ELECTIWv`. It becomes the duty of the Elefiors throughout the Empire to consider well the nature of the trust they are about to repose in the hands of their Re ' prescotatives. The example of past conduft is a surer pledge than the' fairest promises. If there, ever was a House of Commons which spoke the sense of the People at large, it was the last. - gay , the Opposition confess that not only a great ma jority of Parliament was against them, but full as great a majority of the Nation—But they accom., patsy this confession with the modest declaration that the great majority both of Parliament and the Nation were in the wrong, and that they, a very insignificant body indeed, in point of numbers, were in the right. We wish the Ele6tors through out the Empire to put this question to themselves- , - Which have most preserved their rights, those who encouraged the Meetings at Chalk Faint, at Copenhagen House, and St. George's Fields, 'or those who supported measures tending to suppress such meetings ? Which were the firmest friends to the Constitution—those who opposed, or those who supported the Acts for the suppres sion of Treason and Sedition?. Which are the Men who have most claim to our Confidence, those who sought out and punished the Traitors, or • those who every day told us that such did not exist ? The Aas of Parliament. to which we have alluded are now repealed. Has the Constitution in any degree suffered from such ACts having been passed ? If they h a d not be en adopted, is there an Impartial man in the Nation who does not think that we shOuld have run the risk of losing that very Constitution itself? These are the considerations which we submit to the Constituents throughout the Empire upon the great question of our .11omestic Politics. If they like plausible Theories, if they like Spec:LA:l6ons in matters of Government, they cannot look to a better model than France, or better instrumentsfor their pur pose, than the Friends of what is called Parliamenta Reform, which is, in fa& Innovation,' tinder the mask •snd garb,of improvement, and a change of the v :le Constitution under the pretence (If ame- Nora:. ,g a part of it. But if they like the Constitntioa of these realms as it is—if they are satisfied that the Subjefts of George the Third, enjoy under our happy Establishment, as much Freedom as is compatible with order and good Government, they will adhere to those who, during the most arduous struggle which this Nation ever was engaged in, not only for the maintenance of its situation among the Nations of rEttrope, but for its Laws, its Liberties, and its In dependence, have, by the most able and persevering exertions, preserved to us those blessings which no other Nation has yet ever had the happiness to enjoy in so eminent a degree as ourselves. LAW' REPORT. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, juLy S. BERNARD 'V. GOSLINGS. Mr. justice LAWRENC E said, this case had been fully argued, and nothing now remained but for the Court to deliver its opinion. The Lord Chief Justice took no share in it, on account of his having been Counsel in the Cause. It was an aftion for a Penalty against the Defendants for having acted as Proftors, without having taken out and duly enter ed a Certificate, as required by Aft -of Parliament, when a verdift was found for the Plaintiff, for ore penalty of Sol. A Motion was made in Arrest of Judgment; and there were three objetuions urged in support of that Motion. First—that the Decla ration charged two distind offences, that of not having, and not having duly taken our, and not having entered a Certificate empowering them to aft, &c. Secondly, That, the Defend ants, Messrs. G-Jslings, ought to have been sued singly, because this was in the nature of a Criminal Case, in which each individual should be answerable for himself. Thirdly, That the Atti of the 37th of the King, by which this penalty attached, did not give the right of Aftion to a common In. former, but provided for it in another way. On the two first objeftions, it was unnecessary for the Court to say any thing, because it was of opi nion that the last was fatal to the adion, that was to say, that the Ad of Parliament, on which this aftion was founded, did not give the right of ac tion to a common Infbrmer, the consequence of which was', that the rule for arresting the judg ment should be made absolute.—Rule absolute. The case of EDMONTON against PLAISTED, which was an action for a like penalty, and depending on the same pointexaetly, for having afted as an Attorney withot . it having taken out and duly en tered his certificate, was disposed of in like man ner.—Rule for the' arrest of judgment made ab solute. . SD= other cases were argued, but not deter mined. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, ruLy r. The prize case between Lord St. Vincent and Lord Nelson was argued on the special verdict of a Jury, subjeet to the opinion of the Court. The property litigated is the Admiral's share of the vessels taken by the Alcmene, Captain Digby, now in the hands of the prize, agents., to abide the decision of the Law. On the part of the Plaintiff; Lord St. Vincent, it was contended, that having left his station animo tevertendi, an 4 no other per son being commander in his place, and Captain. Digby having gone in search of the captured vessels, by his express orders, -he was entitled, though at the time of the capture he was at Bath, by permis sion of the Admiralty. On the other side it was contended, that Lord St. Vincent, having left an Admiral on the station, had abdicated his - command. The King's procla mation, relative to prize money, issued at the coma mencement of the war, was cited on both sides. The Court reserved its opinion on the arguments. An over-drove ox unfortunately got into the New Road, yesterday, and tossed some persons, among whom was a fine youth of about foUrteea years of age, who had both his arms broke,