The Sun. — London, England, 1802-06-17 00:00:00

!:!!M NAVAL NEWS. DEAL, JUNE 16. SAIL ED on a Cruize, the Arrphion Frigate and :Blood:howl.? Gun-brig. Arrived from Portsmouth His Majesty's Ship kneti.74l, and sailed for Leith. Sailed the Diligence Sloop, and Basi lisk Gun.brig to the Northward. Arrived from the coast of France, and remain, the Anacreon, with the Vixen and Conj7;a Gun. b rigs ; Sjbille Antoinette, Dutch Ship, and Rota, Danish Frigate. Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Themis, DOUGLAS, from Grenada. Sailed the Hibberts, Queen, Martha and Thomas,. Richard and Peggy, Norfolk, and Tartar Transports, With troops for Canada and.Nova_Scotia. We are assured the ,following is a coma state tient of the intended allowance of Half-pay to Na. Val Officers I Admiral of the Fleet Admirals Vice.. Admirals Rear-Admirals So Captains. 75 Ditto All the rest So Commanders to o Do. All the rest 20 0 Lieutenants 300 Do. Per A lly. Z. 3 o 0 2 0 0 I 10 0 I 2 6 o 32 0 o to 0 o 8 0 o 8 o o 7 o o 6 6 -o 5 o 0 4 6 503 Do - . - - - - 0 4 0 All the rest - - - - o •3 6 2 0 Chaplains -7 years service - - a 3 6 20 Do. 5 years do. - , - 0 3 o 2 0 Do. 4 years do. - - 0 2 0 ter month. k 4 to 0 4 0 0 Warrant -Officers, rst Rate Do. 2d Do 3d D o . 4th D o , Stit Do. 6th 3 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 Is o DISTRIBUTION OE. PRIZE MONEY. For the two French Fishing Vessels, Les Deux Freres li 111 . 1 , with a cargo of Herrings, and Le Jaques Charle s, cap tured by thcßabct, a distribution will be m a d e everyThurs tia,Y Morning, at No. 6, Stable-yard, Crescent, Nlinories. ehe Sloop L'Espiegle, for the capture of the jonge jutfro w n n will be paid oh the 25 th instant, at No. 14, Clernent's _ _ A distribution of Bounty-money for the capture of the La hoard Fr enc h Frigate, by the Dxdalus, will be made on niial the said ship, on her arrival at any port in E n g land. The Brilliant, for the capture of the Enrom, will be paid at No. zz, Arundel -street, on the first Thursday monthly. rhe Apollo, for the capture of the Vigilante, at Salters'- ti 11 Court, Cannon-street, to-morrow, the ifith inst. We are informed that on Sunday last the Gentle- Th en of His Majesty's Ship Clyde, presented a hand some Sword to Captain ALEX. ROE. KEIR, of His Majesty's Ship Diligence, as a mark of their esteem and gratitude for his conduce}, which has uniformly been that of the Officer and Gentleman during the six years t h at lie was Firs t Lieutenant of the ajdi. We are sorr y to h ear of the loss o f t h e s hip Ganges, Captain THomAs SCOTT, on the sand call ,ed the Jimes and Mary, on a voyage proceeding from acutta age to Columbo. She had all sails set when she unf ortunate l y struc k , an d was tota ll y l ost . The lives were happily saved, but no part of the cargr. W e haVe to state the safe arrival in the Downs tt- the ship Eliza, Captain FRANCIS HOLMAN. The Eliza sailed from the Presidency of' Bengal in January, and is one of those ships which the Court Directors of the East India Company licensed last season to proceed to India for rice. A Court of Common Council was held on Tues. day at Guildhall. The Proceedings of the last Court being read and confirmed, his Lordship informed the Court he had received a letter from Lord PELHANt, relative to the ending a Market near Finsbury-square, on the Petition of Lord DARNLEY for that purpose, ':'filch after being read, the Court came to some r e solutions thereon. The Thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to the Commanders, Officers, and Gentlemen (if the Volunteer Associations on the Motion of Mr. 130 x. The Court of Common Council on Tuesday last v 2ted the sum of zool., in addition to a former vote ' 3 7; 10 01., in aid and support of the General Sea aiathing Infirmary, at Margate.. The following is an Account of the ,number of Cargoes of Fish brought to the Port of London, and s old in Billingsgate-Market, in theyears ending on the 25th day of March, 1799, I Soo, 1861, arid 1802 March 1795, to March 1799, - 1 4 0 7 Cargoes. March 1799, to March 1800, - 1623 Ditto. Mania 1800, to *March !Sol, - 2167 Ditto. March aot, to Marcia 2663 Ditto. 'Notwithstanding this great increase of importa tion) we find that the price of fish has this year been dearer than ever. The late Exhibition at the ROYAL ACADtMY is 'id to h ave b een one o f the most produaive ever known. The Public must rejoice in its succFss, as the ACADEMIC BODY employ much of its profits iv) 'e service of humanity as well as in the promotion of the Arts. Four thousand guineas are mentioned as the sum P"id by an E ng li s h L a d y f or t h e honour - of being created a Princess of tl'e German Empire.—lt is s r _ a id, howeve r , t h at vena l as t h e times are, the Lady 7, 4 . s chiefly indebted to her own talents, accom plishments, and manners, for the acquisition of this Hi gh distinaion. Sir FRANC IS BUR DETT has returned to London, 'ith the reso l ut i on o f engag i ng hi s L a d y to fix her rv—si denee at P a ri s , t h e Theatre of Improvement, .,„ 'c'ence, Liberty ! The Bath Theatre has established a Fund for the su PPort of decayed Members. The example we hope will be followed by established Theatre In th e Country, for every . 41a.crr ever were a thoughtless hind," ,"Thl in their best days are exposed EV r°Pular ca , and the influence . ;,)1 nuyelly• TPOEURN SHEEP-SHEAR INC, Ql4 Monday the grand annual Sheaving menced in the Park Farm Yard, agreeably to the appointment of the late lamented Duke. The present Duke, for reasons which may very easily be conceived, was not present, and Lord SOMER. VILLE undertook the management. Many of the first Agriculturists in the kingdom came to the Abbey, and tilled the Inns in the town on Sunday evening and Monday morning ; but the falling off in point of numbers, as might be expea ed, was very considerable. About ten o'clock Lord SOMERVILLE and the rest of the company left the Abbey, and proceeded to the Park Farm-yard and inspeded the Shearers, who were at work in a very convenient place ap pointed for that purpose. Mr. SA LMAN, the resident surveyor, has invented a very capital thrashing mill, which is so portable, that it can be all taken in a waggon, and completely fixed up in a barn in the course of a few hours. There was an exhibition of very fine Leicester rams, and Hereford cattle, which was followed by a sale of Leicester ewes. About three o'clock the Company retired to the Abbey to dinner; as soon as they had taken their seats, a gloom was cast on the countenances of all present, for the chair where the late much lamented Duke used to sit, was by design left vacant, and a plate set before it, turned up. Lord SOMERVILLE presided as Chairman on the right of this chair. About five o'clock the company left the Abbey for the Park Farm, when most of the Leicestershire rams shewn in the morning were let at good prices. Ten Herefordshire cows, and two bulls, were sold at a high rate. SECOND DAY-JUNE 15. This morning at ten o'clock, the company left the Abbey, and proceeded to the Park lam Yard, and inspeCted the Sheep Shearers. Five three-shear tups were shewn in the Exhibi tion room, and ten two-shears. Two hund'red and forty breeding South Down Ewes and Theaves were then exhibited in pens in the Park, and sold by auc tion by the Bailiff; they were sold in lots of ten and twenty each ; and such an opinion had the company of the breed, that some of them aaually fetched 41. cos. per head. The principal bidders were Gentlemen of rank; some of them sold only at i Ss. a head, but, upon the whole, they fetched very high prices. Two Patent Ploughs of Lord SOMERVILLE'S were exhibited ; one for making a furrow narrow or wide, by only the application of a screw, as it may be wanted, or according to the soil it is plough ing in : the other was for snaking two furrows with the same advantage. Mr. CARTwRIGHT exhibited a Plough calculated to make one, two, or three furrows, or all of them at the same time. Mr. - Sat,maN, the resident Surveyor, exhibited a very. ingenious Machine for weighing Sheep. It works on a steel centre, and will weigh from an ounce to 3001 b.. to the greatest accuracy. Mr. Pi CKFORD . , the great waggon-master, of Mar. ket.street, exhibited a Sow Pig, not two years old, which weighed about 7o stone, which had been principally fed upon pease. Ile likewise exhibited a Boar for the prize, not nine months old. At three o'clock the principal part of the com pany adjourned to the Abbey to dinner, where a most elegant dinner was provided for about zoo, in the ancient hall. The chair formerly filled by the late Duke, was again left vacant—Lord SoMER. VILLE sat on the right of it, and Mr. Coxr, of Norfolk, on the left, as managers. An adjoining room was likewise filled with company. After dinner Lord SOMERVILLE gave—The KEIc.—To the Memory of the late Duke of BEDFORD. After which Mr. YOUNG, Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, addressed the company, by calling their attention to a Letter he had that day received from the Duke of BEDFORD, in London, which His Grace direaed him to read to the company. The Letter stated, that it was His Grace's inten tion to carry into died the designs of his late Brd tiler to the fullest extent, and to continue this meet ing ; and as he knew it was his Brother's intention to discontinue offering premiums for the encouragement of the breeds of South Downs and Leicestershire sheep, as he was persuaded his °Ned had been an swered by the extension of these breeds, particularly in the South Downs, which had made considerable progress in the County, he should, therefore, dis continue offering any premiums on this head, but should offer premiums for all distinct breeds of sheep, for the purpose of trying experiments ; he therefore proposed to purchase twenty of every breed of sheep throughout the country, and to pay ail travelling ex pences of any breeder from any part of the country, whO chose to send them, to be delivered at Woburn between the xsth of September and the isth of 01ober, and the effects of the different experiments to be 'made known at the Sheep-shearing 1803. It was stated to be His'Grace's intention to continue the Premiums to Shearers, being convinced of neat and close clipping being a considerable saving, and of national utility. The Letter was received with very great ap plause, and His Grace's health was immediately drank, which was followed 'by—Success to Hus bandry—The Farming Societies in all parts of the world—The Plough—The Fleece—The Landed and Commercial Interests of the. United Kingdom, and long may they be inseparable—Earl EGRE MONT— Sir HARRY FEATHERSTONE—Lord PRESTON---TO the Memory-of the late Duke of BEDFORD, was repeated, after which the Company returned to bu -1 siness. The Meeting was much more numerously attend ed than yesterday. The Medal about to be struck by the Board of AgricUlture, in honour of the late Duke 01 BED FORD, on one side represents a profile bust of the Duke, surmounted with a Ducal Coronet, and en circled with this appropriate inscription :—Francis C. Dux Bedford e, As-ricolar Fa - ciie Princess : the reverse represents Ceres, with emblematical decora tions, reclining over an urn, and round it Boui Lu gent—Pfremtaure Ademtum ; and at the base of the urn, Agricolarum Cectus Consulto. ' L.4TI On Wednesday morning the gth instant, at eight o'clock, the Earl of LONsDAL E was interred in the Family Vault at Lowther, in Westmoreland. He was attended by his own servants, having given dire Lions that his funeral should be private, and that they only should attend ; and although it was not known to any persons except the family, when the ceremony was to be performed, yet a very great crowd of people from the neighbourhood were as sembled, and behaved with the greatest respeta, decency, and decorum. We have been favoured with the particulars of his Lordship's Will and Codicils, and which we insert, as the public curiosity has been much excited respecting the dis position of his property. it appears that he has provided liberally for all his familyconnedions, and for his servants : his sisters will have above 60,0001. besides the Barbadoes Estate of 40001. a year. The Estate in Yorkshire, left Mr. John Lowther, is joool. a year ; and the Estates in Cum berland and 'Westmoreland, left to the present Viscount Lowther, are supposed to be 40,0001. a year, including the Whitehaven Estate, which was before intailed on him; besides, he will have ,near too,oool. in personals, as 50,0001. in gold has already been found in his houses ; and the Viscount is well known to he deserving of it all, as a more amiable, liberal, and benevolent man, never existed. Lord Lo NsD A L E's Will, and the distribution of his property, have given universal satisfaction : his own sisters, and other near relatives, are well satisfied; and even his enemies bestow the greatest praise on him, for the justice and liberality of this last at of his life. HEADS OF THE WILL ANE CODICILS OF THE LATE I EARL OF LONSDALE, DATED THE 13TH JAN. 1798. He gave all his Manors and • Estates in the Counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland, except Burgages, unto Dr. Lowther, and George Wood, Esq. To the use of Sir Wil liam Lowther for lite, with remainder to his first, and other Sons, in tail male ; remainder to John Lowther, Esq. fur life, and to his first and other Sons in tail male, with re mainder To the Countess Dowager of Darlington for life ; remain der to the Dutchess Dowager of .Bolton for life; remainder to Barbara Lowther for life, with remainder to his own right Heirs. And gave all his Manors and Estates in the County of York, to John Lowther, Esq. for life, with remainder to his first and other Sons, in tail male, •with.reniaincler to Sir William Lowther, for life, ,and to his first and othe'r Sons in tail male ; with the like remainders in favour. of his three Sisters for their lives, and then to his own right Heirs. Gave all his Burgage and other houses and lands in the Borough of Appleby, and in the Borough of Cockermou.th, to Sir William Lowther and his Heirs. And direded all his'Estates in Middlesex and Surrey to be sold as soon afrer his decease as convenient, and the money arising thereby to be applied in part of his personal Estate. And gave to Sir William Lowther, for ever, all his Lease hold Estates, goods, chattels, and other personal property not otherwise disposed of, chargeable with the payment of his funeral expenses, legacies and debts. And directed the person who succeeded him in his Cum berland Estates, to demand no heriot on his death, in respect of any Estates he had purchased in Cumberland., is the fol lowing wordS, viz. " It is my will and mind, that if the person who shall succeed me in my Cumberland Estates, or any part thereof, shall demand any Heriot or Heriots on my death, for or in respect of any Estate or Estates which 1 have purchased in the said County of Cumberland, that the person making such demand shall forfeit and pay to the person on whom such demand shall be made, the sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds, to be paid out of my Cumberland and Westmorland Estates within six Months atter such Heriot or Heriots shall have been so demanded amad required to be paid. And Ido hereby charge my said Cumberland and Westmoreland Estates with the payment thereof." And directed that all his Plate, Furniture, Pidlures and ct Books, not otherwise disposeof, should be deposited at his dieelling-house at Lowther, to go as heir lOoms, with the intail of his Estate. And directed all the Debts of the Countess of Lonsdalc to be paid out of his real and personal property. Gave to his Wife all such jewels and trinkets which she usually wore and was possessed of. And gave to her and her Heirs, the House and Garden occu pied by her at Fulham, togther with the goods and furniture therein, and all the furniture in her Bed- roornin his dwelling house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. And gave the following Legacies, viz. to his said Wife soool. To his three Sisters 70001. each. To the Earl of Darlington anti his Wife 5001. each. To his said Sisters, all Miniature Pidures of his Family. To Sir Michael Le Fleming, Baronet, such sum of money as lie was indebted to him, and also. toed'. To Mrs. Gowland, such sum as she was indebted to him, and zoo!. ; and to Richard Penn, Esq. such sum as he was indebted to him, and tool. To Mrs. Bucknall, an Annuity of ztl. To Hannah Francis tool. and an Annuity of tool. To Mrs. Dunn, the House and Garden she occupied, for.life, and zoo]. and an Annuity of !sal. for her life; and if her Daughter survived her, the Same for her life. And gave all his property in the Island of Barbaclors to his three Sisters. Gave Lydia Tabberer, Widow, cool. a year for her• life, and also zoool. And gave Mourning to all his Servant;, and two years. wages to each, over and above what was owing to ; and recommended to Sir William Lowther to continue them in his service, at the same wages. And gave tojames Lowther, Esq. 20001. to his Wife the like sum, and to his Children foool. each. And appointed Sir William Lowther sole residuary Legatee of all his Goods, Chattels, and Personal Estate. Yesterday the Lotto MAYOR went in procession, attended by the Sheriffs, Aldermen BOYDELL and PRITCHARD, the Town Clerk, and Gentlemen of the Household, &c. &c. to St. Margaret's Hill, South wark, when he held a Court, and swore in a Jury for the Court of Conservancy on the River Thames. After which they went across St. George's-fields, over Westminster-bridge, to the Crown and Ar.choi Tavern, in the Strand, when his Lordship held a Court of Conservancy for Middlesex. After which they were entertained with an elegant dinner. The new Street, which is in great forwardness on the East Side of the Gardens of the British Museum, is to be called Montague Street. The houses, it is said, are already taken. They will be a great or nament to that part, of the- town, and not a little profitable to the ground-landlord: The Cambridge University Prizes, are adjudged to Mr. JACKSON, A.B. of Queen's College, for an Essay on the " Genius and Charafier of SoCRaTES;" and, to Mr. LIPSCOMBE, of New College, for a Copy of Latin Verses, " Fodino—the Mines." Mr. Cook E is engaged for a certain number of per 'formances at Manchester. A curious circumstance happened in the Theatre, on Thursday evening ; A man in the Gallery had thrown something On the stage, a common and dangerous practice of that place, and was in consequence taken into •custody, and brought behind the scenes. He got from the person who took him, and, running to the front of the Stage, stepped nn the latups'over the Orchestra .on to the spikes, and sprung ii - om thence into the pit, to the astOnishment of the audience. He was then again taken into custody by Mr. NAPIN, the CAstahle, and secured. • ASSAULT AN!) FALSE IMPMSOWutEirt. 1:7 tl o D cu. CRUFTSt, We give this trial as important t° the security and safety of the City, and to the steady and good . conduEt of the Constables of the Ni g ht, in the charge of their duty. Mr.GURIVEY stated, thadthe Plaintiff, Matthew Wood, was a drog-merchaot in ralcothhiquare, that having lately dined in public company with Sir William Leighton, they were returning home at twelve o'clock at night, that on parting with Sir William, Mr. Whod was surrounded by a number of women of the town, at the corner of Queen-street, Cheapside, one of whom attempted to rob Mr. Wood of his watch ; that on his seiz. ing her by the arm, with intent to secure her, a man named Abrahams, a Jew, attempted, to re lease her; on this Mr. Wood seized Ahrabarns by the collar, and conveyed him to the ;vatch-house. At this watch-house Crofts was the Constable of the Night, who refused to take charge of Abra hams, but, on the contrary, suffered him to depart, and detained Mr. Wood, without any given charge, and would nor suffer him to send to his lamity, though repeatedly requested , so to do. Mr. Woahl was afterwards conveyed to the Compter, where he remained in confinement till eight o'clock the next morning. Mr. Wood brought two respedahle wit nesses to prove that he was perfectly sober when oa his way home. On the part of the Defendant, Crofts, it.was at tempted to be proved, and swot f to by tour watch . men, and Abrahams, the Jew, that Mr. Wood was so very drunk, that he did not know what he did ;. that he gave no charge of Abrahams ; that he never mentioned his name or address ; and swore that lie would go to the Compter. Unfortunately, however, for these upright guardians, the Assistant Clerk \ at the Watch-house, though in other things agreeing with the watchmen and the Jew, yet he let cut some truth. He said that Mr:Wood re peatedly said, " I am Matthew Wood, of Falcon square ;" and that Crofts answered, " I have heard of such a person, but whether you are Matthew Wood, of Falcon_square, I nither know nor care." .—On cross-examination of this witness, it came out also, that no charge against Wood was entered, till after the return of Crofts and his men from convey ing Mr. Wood to the Compter. The Jury found Crofts guilty; and the Court sentenced him to six months imprisonment in New gate.-We— hope this case will °lactate as'a proper warning to the Constabl6 in the discharge of their duty. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PARIS, JUNE 12. " Men. ANDREOSSI, who'is appointed as Ambits. sador to the Court of St. James's, is a man of cold, and even forbidding address, firm in his - principles, and of an established reputation for courage and, pre. bity. His mind is much enlightened by study, but serious and refleaing, and little disposed to the sumptuous mode of living generally adopted by di plomatic charatlers. He published about fifteen months ago a small work, to' prove that France was indebted to his ancestors for the useful prOjcd of forming the Languedoc Canal, and not to the family of REQUET, or RFQUETTE, who had for . more than 120 years arrogated- to itself the merit both of the plan and of the commencement of its ex.7cution. General ANDR EOSSI's work was written with purity and elegance, and displayed more ii terary knowledge, than in general falls to the share of military men.. When Gen. CLERK was sent upon his insignifi cant embassy to Italy, which was rather thought by the Public a disgrace, Gen. ANDREOSSI succeeded him in the office called Depot de h Guerre, where every paper and document that may serve to throw any light upon the Wars which have taken place during the Revolution, are colleCted ; and this no mination was highly approved of by the Friends of Liberty in France :—hut those who were in the habits of intimacy with the Aristocratic Party, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs himself, expressed evident marks of dissatisfaaion. " The inhabitants of Orleans have addressed a Pe tition to Government, signed by many thousands, to solicit that their Bishop, 13711 NE, may he transfer_ . red to another See. ,They ground their complaints against him upon the bloody and fanatic conduct of that. Priest in the Yendee, and which they were enabled to ascertain from their vicinity to the theatre of his cruelty and folly." CRlCKST.—Tuesdav last, and . followiner day, was played a grand Match of Cricket, in Lord's Ground, Mary-le-bone, between nine Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Mar-,--le-bone Club,• with two men given, against eight Gentlemen of the. Woolwich Club, with three Men given, for . soogs. a side; which was won by the latter by 53 runs. A moat immnral praaice prevails in ihe town of Manchester sinceoPeace has been conchf?ed. Several forles less u s r u -peK t c h e a n h fi i.- . sft e , et ; persons, particularly soldiers, exhibit their r:vives in open rm,irket ~6r sale, like cattle. Last week a while d w n o o m t h a e n r a tc s he so ci k r i m as she was ez.vorranted not to i7e a.:7;th chid Dici on the loth inst. at Bath, Sir. RICHARD StITTON, Bart: of Norwood Park, Notts, in the 69th year of his age. Married on Tuesday the Bth curt. at Geanies, Ross-shire, Sir GEORGE STEWART MACKENZIE, Of COllll,, Batt. to Miss MARY ,M(L.EOD- i fifth daughter of DONALD M‘Lto-, Esq. of Geanies. Yesterday the Recorder made a Report to His MAJps - ry, of the Prisoners under sentence of death inNeWgate, convicted in April Sessions laSt, when John Fennell, for forging a bank-note for the pay,_ rnent of 51. and dispoing of the same, knowing it to be forged, with intent to defraud the Governer and Convyany of .the Bank of England ; Edward Hartwright, for forging, uttering, and publishing as true, a certain promissory note for payment of 5 • ' 1-ro.ving the same to be forged , with intent to. defraud Messrs. Dawn, Thornton and Co. Bankers ; and Henry Cock, for forging, uttering, and pub lishing as true, knowing it to be forged, a certain letter of attorney, in the name of William Story, with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England—were ordered fot execu. tion ou Wcdnelday. rs,Juti 4 T4—