The Sun. — London, England, 1802-10-25 00:00:00

NAVAL NEl4'5. nil., I !Li. PORTSMOUTH, Ocr. 24. tilt .ons r,cd OR: '.ow jon aia: f:czz 141 y gth, ad- cen belt le ve fare : fu I ,4.10 of no t said irly T. • ext and yen ha keir his loS: rte 4 ,gall ltiS" , beo joisr 0301 0` ;ei Ze Jcb e" ° ena iry t heir :0 0 roc' he ll 10, tO rolls= SAILED yesterday the St. Korenzo Frigate, and Racoo n Brig, for sea, with sealed orders • the for trier supposed to be for the West-Indies, and the latter for the Coast of Guinea. Sailed this afternoon, His Majesty's Ship Am. hion, for Lisbon, with Lord R. FITZGERALD, Ambassador to the Court of Portugal, and Suite, on board. Sailed this evening, His Majesty's Ship u&sses, for the West-Indies, with the Commissioners for Trinidad on board. Arrived His Majesty's Ship La Pomone, from Guernsey, and is coming into Harbour to repair her damages. FALMOUTH, OCT. 22. IrEtTE RDAY arrived the Prince Adolphus Packet, JONES, with a Mail from Lisbon, nine days passage. Left lying there His Majesty's Ship Thetis, of 38 guns, .Capt. SH F. PHEAR D, El Vint - ego, of 18 guns, and the Prince of IVales Packet. The Entreprenant e Cutter arrived at Lisbon on the 3d inst. from Gibraltar, and sailed again for the same place on the 6th inst. Passengers by the Prince 'Adolphus are, Mr. ED. WAR D S, Mr. WALLER, and Mr. Nrrcx. Also arrived the Brig Cato, with wheat, from Quebec; the Hopewell, Clark, with groceries, from Bristol ; Neptmy.e, YEO, from Padstow ; Red lr;dge, Commi N s, and the Unity, GRIFFITHS, from Tenby ; the Union, JONES, from Waterford, with butter, for London ; the French Ketch Le Ar q'leo??, Capt. P. ARRIEL, from Havre, laden with naval stores, bound to St. Domingo, put in by contra r y winds ; the Four Brothers, RODD, from s ..! v aosea ; the Ann and Sarah, EASTERWAY, from nrY • tin . % d Brothers, Hicts, from Neath ; and i ti,Prig . Emmeline, Capt. SEDOMOND, from St. tve's, with pilchards, bound to the Mediterranean, but put back by contrary winds. Sailed the Brig Salter, PUPPLEWELL, with wines, f °l" Guernsey; the Raver Revenue Cutter, Capt. P aitSElti on a Cruize ; and the Ccrmorant Cutter (late the Friendly Society Smuggling Cutter), Capt. HEARLE, for Plymouth, to he fitted to cruize against the Smugglers.' HARWICH, Ocr. 24. Atiotrr six o'clock on Friday evening last, ar. rived the Prince' of Orange Packet, Captain with the Mail and Passengers from. kici. voetsluys ; and about ten o'clock this morning the Packet- sailed again, with 'the Mail and Passengers for Cuxhaven. At the same time sailed the ‘ King George Packet, Capt. P. DEANE, with the Mail and Passengers for Ilelvoetsluys. About one o'clock this afternoon arrived the - biana Packet, Capt. STEWART, with the Mail and Passengers: from Helvoetsluys, which place they left about five 3;esterdav afternoon. DEAL, OCT. 24. ARRIVE D, and'Gailed for the River, the Zcphjr, from Civita Vecchia. SRlled the Asia, IVPINNES: flit the East Indies, and several other outward-bound vessels. • c have been posted in Portsmouth and Gosport, T r entering Seamen for the Peat/0/se and Apollo '':gates. The Donnegol, of 8o guns, Hercule, of so guns, and -Blenheim, of 74. guns, are ordered to befitted *with four months' stores and provisions: they are "PPosed to be destined for the Mediterranean. The Blenheim is nearly ready, and the others are pre- Paring with the greatest expedition. Admiral MrLBANK E has shifted his Flag from the Blenheim to the Di ad, Capt. WILLIAMS. The lieptuhe, of 9S guns, Captain DRURY, iS to "rec',;Ve the Flag of Admiral MILBANKE. The Ante/ape, of 50 guns, is to be launched at Sheerness on the 9th of the next month. • The Ambuscade and Blanche, of 36 guns, and the Carysfort, of 2S, are now lying at Sheerness with Yards and top-masts struck, waiting for men from the piace.of rendezvous. Seamen enter very slowly. Captain j. W. T. DIXON, is appointed to the 1 / 1 1 0//o °n Thursday a Court Martial was held at Ports_ .mout h on George • alias George Williants;' a 8 earna n of His I\•:ajesty'S Ship Leda, for deserting frog her an d ent e r i ng on hoard t h e Hydr a: . he was f "nd.guil ty and sentenced to receive . zoo lashes. T he same , day a Court Martial was held, on Mr. ri ° ma: Baile a Pilot, for running His Majesty's b i n ' shore on a sand bank, at the entrance of tfi~ Chileniel into Helvoetsluys, on the 28th of AtVls't last, when under his charge. The Court agreed i that His Maje s ty's Ship Alarm was run on !lore on a sand bank at the entrance of the Channel , into Hel voets l uys, when un d er t h e c h arge o f . t h e caid Th omas Bay ley ; but, as it appeared to have D'en occasioned by the shifting of the Helder Sand, and n b ot y any n eg l e a. of Mr. Bayley., did adjudge l r obe•acquitted. . . Sever a l new light-houses are about to be built along the A mer i can coast ;—one at P ortsmout h , end another_. at the entrance cf Conncaicut River, are already began. _ PAM, OCT. 2i. His Royal Highness Don FERDINAND, Infant of Parma, died at Fonterivo on the gthinst. Her Majesty the QUEEN of,TtISCANY, who had embarked at Livourne for Barcelona, has been hap pily delivered of a Daughter during the voyage. RAMSGATE, OCT. 20. Hts Grace of DEVONSHIRE having had an inten tion for.some days past of .visiting the GoOdwin Sands, and always being prevented .by the incle. mency of the weather, fixed yesterday :as the day, and was determined to sail wl*ther the weather proved boisterous or not. The_party, vas to consist of the Dutchess of DEVONSHIR E, Lady E. FOSTER, Lady H.tAV ENDISH, Mademoiselle de GRAMMONT, Mademoiselle St. JULIA, Miss MANNERS, Mr. and Mrs. DUFF, Hon. G. LAME E, Hon. J. MACDONALD, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ROBINSON, Mr. PONSONBY, Col. PoNsoNDY., Lord DUNCANNON, &c. The party assembled at nine • o'clock at Her Grace of DEVONSHIRE'S, where an elegant brevkfast was prepared ; and from thence proceeded to the Pier; Capt. FRASER'S yacht lay off to convey the noble party, as did Mr. Alderman Cutcris's yacht; the one to convey, and the other, for tear of accidents, to follow and be in readiness for assistance ; but when the party reached the Pier Head, the Heavens appeared dark and indicated a storm; upon which the party, excepting a few, were seized with a sudden panic, and no persuasions could .prevail on them to proceed ; however, the few who agreed to brave, the threatening gale, em barked ; they consisted of His Grace of DEVON.. SHIRE, Miss MANNERS, Mr. and Mrs. DUFF, and Mr. ROBINSON. Scarcely had the Vessels run over the waves a few miles, when the horizon cleared, and the day proved most favourable: the party in a few hours reached their destination, and landed on those fatal sands that have proved the destruction of so many mariners. They partook of a collation, and direCtly afterwards returned on board the yacht, as the tide began to flow, which would allow of no longer delay, the sands then becoming quick.—The party entered Ramsgate Pier about four, after being absent seven hours.— The whole panic party regretted their fears, that had deprived them of so delightful. an excursion, when they saw the vessels return safe into harbour. Her Grace of DEVONSHIRE and Lady E. FOSTER went on board when the anchor was cast, and par took of .an elegant collation, after which the Boat was hoisted out, and all the party proceeded ashore, where a grand dinner and supper were given by Their Graces of DEVONSHIRE : the whole party, amounting to thirty, spent the rest of the evening in much mirth. WATERFORD, Ocr, 14. YRSTERDAY Mr. WlcitHANt was elegantly enter. tained at dinner at the Globe Hotel, by the principal Merchants and Traders of this city. Tuesday the Freedom of the City of Waterford, was unanimously voted, by the Corporation, to Mr. WICKHAM, to be presented to him in a silver box. The Merchants of this City, on Tuesday met Mr. WICKHAM, by his appointment, at the Globe Tavern, and were severally introduced by EDWARD LEE, Esq. The corn trade and fisheries, the pilot age, and deepening of the harbour, &c. were reTec. tively the subjeas of conversation. Yesterday, at a Meeting between the principal Corn Merchants and Mr. Secretary WI exHANt, it was resolved that an application should be made to Parliament, to take oft all the bounties on grain exported, and to allow an equal export and itnport between England and Ireland. THEIR MAJESTItS and the PR INCESSES honour ed. the Richmond Theatre on Friday last with their presence. The dramatic performances were The Belle's Stratagem and The Miser. Qe lc K perform ed Old Hardy in the Play, and .Lnegold in the Farce, with all that richness of humour for which he is distinguished. The Royal Party, ; as well as the audience in general, seemed to lie highly grafi ged. Qu ICK was engaged for one night only, but another Royal Command is expeaed, and the assist ance of this popular attar will of course be again re quired. The bells rang a merry peal as the ROYAL FAMILY passed through the Green, and pleasure was diffused over every countenance at the sight of them. The preparations made by the Manager for the reception of the. Royal Visitors are very credit. able to his taste and liberality. A very fine Spanish Stallion, intended as a pre. sent to His Royal Highness the Pr.t NC E of WALEs, was on Saturday landed from the Niger Frigate, at Portsmouth. Sir A. MICTCHEL, who commands on the Hali fax station, is with his family to pass the winter a: Bermuda—the Legislature of the island, previous to its late adjournment, resolved to provide a house at the public expence for the Admiral while he re mains on the Island. Last Monday evening twelve Nuns, belonging to the English Convent, and who, since the Revo lution, have resided at Hengrave_hall, arrived at Ipswich. They departed on the following morn ing in a wherry, . and Went on board a vessel in Dunham.reach, to be conveyed to Bruges. On Saturday se'nnight the remains of JOHN . HEATHCOTE,. Esq. passed through Stamford for in. torment in the family vault at Normanton. The hearse was drawn by six horses, preceded by mutes and plutries, and followed by tw►ormourning coaches and six. The Groom was in 4.1.1.4. Procession who accompanied Mr. HEATHCOTE at, the time of the fatal accident. WATERMEN.—The LORD MAYOR and Court of Aldermen, it is said, are at present employed upon the arrangement of a plan for putting a stop to the rapacity, extortion and insolence of the WATER who daily increase in their exalions and au dacity. Such a plan ought to have been brought - forward many years ago, and it is to be hoped that the Magistrates who are now preparing it, will. by their svidorn compensate for their delay. APNoLO. Tim very respe&able ornarbettt of the Musical world closed his mortal career on Friday last, at his house in Duke_street, Westminster,. He , hAd been ill for some time before his death. His works are so numerous and so well known, that har.lly any eulogium can he necessary on abi lities which have been so long and sojustly ad. mired. A trifle has often contributed more to success than even solid learning and ,extraordinary talents, and Dr. ARNOLD first distinguished himself in his profession by - a little air that at once became popular - through the nation. We mean "If 'tis Ay to wound a lover," a lively and original melody .that was immediately-warbled by every tongue. Dr. ARNOLD, however, possessed such know ledge, taste, and genii's in his . art, as must have raised him high in public estimation in proportion as his powers .were. developed. After Dr. AR NE'S great and merited success in Love in ,a Village, Dr. ARNOLD entered into an amicable competition with that great Composer in • The Maid of the Mill, an Opera, in which there is much beautiful Music, and which procured Aim a considerable degree of professional .repute. - The chief musical pieces that have been brought for.vard at the Hay-Market Theatne for a long course of years were composed by Dr. ARNOLD, and, being a man of very good sense and well ac. painted with life, he was enabled to enter into the spirit of an author's meaning. Hence all his com ' Nsitions, in addition to their acknowledged sci nee, taste, and fancy, have the merit of being pe culiarly appropriate to the sentiments which they are intended to express. A proof of the truth of this remark may be found in the younger CoLmAx's musical dramas, all of which, with, we believe the tingle exception of The Iron Chest, were composed by Dr. Aallot.o. He was originally under the superintendence of the immortal HANDEL, and derived a .taste for Sacred Mu sic from that sublime Composer, as is apparent in the Oratorios which Dr. ARNOLD hasgyen to the world. In these Oratorios there is a grandeur, dignity and energy, not unworthy' of a - follower of so great a master.` •In this respeft therefore, the talents of Dr. ARNOLD ::ippea-t . - to rare advantage, for he not only acquitted hitriself ‘iith high credit in those solemn and augiist sUbjetis which relate to our reli gious dutieS, - but in' . tho'se - tender, playful, and hu mourous compoSitiOns:WhiCh belong ,to the best of our public amusements. The basis of his charmer in his profession, and in private life, was good. sense ; and it was this fa culty, which restrained the luxuriance of imagina tion, and regulated his compositions according to charaaer and sentiment. He was social, and good-humoured, c . c. , ,nVersant with life, and stored with anecdotes. There was no narrow-minded jealousy in his na ture towards others who travelled with himin the same road to affluence and fame, and he always paid a liberal tribute to contemporary merit. His admiration of HANDEL was unbounded, and notwithstanding all his professional employments, he brought forward a magnificent edition of the works of that unrivalled Composer, liberally en.: riched with beautiful engravings. Dr. ARNOLD has left• a widow, who is a very respeelable woman, one son, and two daughters. The son has distinguished himself by talents in lite. rature • and painting, and in whatever study he finally acquiesces will no doubt be worthy of inhe riting the name of ARNOLD. By the death of Dr. ARtgot.b, there are two va cancies in the Cbapel Royal, one in the office of Organist, and the other in that of Composer. It will be difficult to nll either of these offices with a man of equal abilities, considering his professional charaCter altogether, and It will not be less difficult to supply his place in the circles of conviviality and friendship. THE TH EATRE.--The Play 'of Heu7 the Fourth attraded an overflowing audience to Drury-Lane Theatre on Satordaylmt„ High as are the merits of the piece, the actgaqion must of course be prin cipally attributed sio - ST EPil EN Kr NIB L E'S Falstaff, which certainly imprbves , 'on every representation, and which w - as particularly successful on Saturday. POPE gets more . into possession of the character of Hotspur. The " fiery qUality," and turbulent pride of the - part Were rendered more conspicuous. -Mrs. PowiLL looked delightfully in Lady Percy, and gave the charaler with playful simplicity.. Mrs. JORDA N on Monday last finished, her en gagements with Mr. AICKIN the Matiliger of the Liverpobl Theatre ; her terms were sol. per night and a free Benefit, which produced a bumper. Every night of her performance the house was so crowded, that many persons were obliged to leave it for want of room. We are not surprised at this, as she is so great a favourite with the Public in ge neral, that whenever she appears, she is -almost sure to attraet a full House. It is not true that REYNOLDS, MORTON and FAw. CETT have at length compleated: their purchase: of SADLER'S WELLS. On the contrary, it is rather probable that the treaty is at an end. KEMBLE dined with LARIVE, the celebrated French ador, during his stay in France. LARrV E lives near Paris, in a very.clegant style, the prOduce of his theatrical talents, and holds a respeetables post in the Magistracy. He has-wholly retired frptn the Stagg. It is to be hoped that upOn a proper application being , .made, Plttso.r. will have her ornaments restored which were seized at Dover by the Cus. tom-house Officersi ....Perhaps her best way would be, to make a personal application to the Com missioners. , Signor CR ESCEiVrINI has• not been refused an engagement at the Opera-house, " for attempting to bring his Mistress- into it," as stated in a Morning . Paper of Saturday ; but in consequence of his de[nanding from the Manager a salary for his Illi4trtss in addition to his own. According to the account which we have heard of CRESCrNTINI's charafier as a singer, it seems, very strange indeed that any part Qf his retinue should be a mistress, TILDILILL, TVESTAI'LVSILR, SATURDA7, OCT. 23. • • . Jameslfiggmv was indiaed for frandtileri4 0 1-; raining 18s. 6d. from the Invalid Office, . anon a certificate purporting to be that of Michael Btirke i a Soldier in the Invalid Corps, on the 9th of Oc tober last. The chief Clerk at the InvalidOece proved ,the money having been so obtained, and Michael litkrk.e deposed that he did not know Higgins, and gave him ~ .no authority to receive his money. The Prisoner, in his defence, told a long story of his having been drinking with some invalids . in a country Own ) to whom he advanced the siitn of fifty-two shillings, which he earned by working at the . harvest, and that they gave him those cu., : tificares to receive their money when they cameio . town. He descanted on all these circumstanes its a broad Irish tone, with great volubility, sayiog, .that he was never an idier, but an honest, hard working poor fellow, who was never taken bei‘ute a Magistrate till the present transaction, and that could he be guilty of cheating any Christian, he would go to the river and drown himself. This he said was all he got out of the fifty-two shillings he gave the soldiers, who plundered him well, and bad luck to them, for he had a wife and four children going to rack and ruin, if he did not get out of thiS scrap?. The Jury, thinking his story improbable, and the more so as it was unsupported by any evidence, found a verdia: of Gailty ; when. thz Chairman :,cri tem-ed him to be imprisoned for seven days, .and in that time publicly whipped through Chelsea . , from the end of Sloane-street to Belgrave-place. Elizabeth Edmuuds was tried on an indidment for assaulting Mary Leech, in the Park, tearing her gown, and robi.)ing *her of a part of it. It appeared from the testimony of Mary Leech and another woman, that the Prisoner did aaually commit the assault, and sold the apron of the gown for a shilling. The Prisoner attempted to justify, herself, by alledging,that she was first attacked by the Prose cutrix and a Soldier who was in company with her, upon which she struck again, and did the injury coMplained She was found Guilty, and sentenced to be prisoned for seven days. Another woman, convitled of stealing a pint pot from a Publican, was sentenced to two months imprisonment, after which the Jury was discharged, and the Sessions adjourned to the 9th of December next:— CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. \N E . hut this day. a large qupply of hear which .in general had a declension 6: 2s. per quarter, but ; prime Kent 'and Essex Snmples have ready sale; there is plenty of Barley and M:11r, the former article being in demand, they experienced a little variation; Pease something lower; there Were not many Oats at Market, .but having many buyers, they went off rather dearer; 'Flour - at a trifle less price. - a Wheat 43S a 52S a 62s od Beans - 335 a 35s 6d Fine ditto -63 s a 645 od 'rick. ditto - 285 a 31,; nd Malt - -44 s a 475 od 'Oats - -. 145 a I.Bs a a3s od Barley ... 23:i a 275 6d P.oland-ditto 245 a. 2is td .I.t.'e -.- 335 a 355 od Rape Seed 331 a 371 per last [ Nev.' ditto - 365 a 4os od Fine Flour - sos a 533 od White Pease 445 a 495 cd Seconcido. - 455 a sos od The Committee of the Literary Fund held their first Monthly Meeting, for the season, on Thursday last, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, when, after granting relief to some very dese:wing ob_ jeas, they dined together, Mr. Pyt, the 'Poet Laureat in the Chair. Several loyal toasts were, as usual, given; and the company were much en tertained with many excellent !iongs by some of the Members. A sentiment applicable to the Swiss nation was very favourably received. We under stand the Monthly Meetings of this Most excellent Institution will continue to be held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern on the third Thursday in each month, until next July. Great praise is due to the Managers of this Charity for the delicacy and secrecy with which all their donations have been bestowed. Orders have been issued to die 'Custm*house Officers of the several ports, to . subjedall vc :sse ls from any parts of Delaware to quarantii:end to pay particular attention to ,the M‘nouGAL, which sailed from Philadelphia on the 6th AUgust. Mr. Fott, a Merchant Lt Pitt4uirgh, was lately killed iti a duel by a young Student at Law nan.c.l Thewatt, who was wounded in the hand—tlict former was a Federalist, the. latter a Democrat, and the . ptarfel .was on Politics.--Mr. Van Allen woundedin a duel (originating in a. like manner) by Mr. Cranford, is dead. The Average Price of Sugar, computed from the returns made for the Week ending the loth day of Oabber, " 1302, is Thirty-tkree Shilling: arid Tex Pence per hundred weight. . PUBLK.OFFICE, MARLBOROUGH ••• STRPRT,-, On Saturday William Dudley *Was eliarged'by laic master,Mr. Luke Hansard; with leaving his - work unfinished, and ordered to be imprisoned one .month. A 'woman, named Smith, was fully committed for trial, for •rnaking a riot, and for assaulting Me. Brown, master of the yorkShire Grey, in W 00 d..... stock-street. This woman had . been dischargA from Tothillfieids-prison . only in the morning, and went to the prosecutor's house, where she got drunk and raised a riot before the door, and broke all the windows. She was completely itikoxicated when brought before the Magistrate. PUBLIC OFPICE,HATTON-GARDEN.—bnYInrS. day night a than of she nanieof EArding, profes , ::ing Astrology, inCharter-house-lane, was brought to the Office by Mr. Hancock, .an Ogicer, with his books ofastrology, anorrery, and some other appa ratus, besides several manuscripts in the,sl:me sci ence, written by the Prisoner since the year 1404, calculating nativities and, fortunate events in the Lottery, particularly noticing one O ec, which no doubt he was an aElive agent t0.. - ---He* , :was dis charged,. his beaks being fast Q;CICIta to we stroyed.