The Sun. — London, England, 1812-08-19 00:00:00

SCOTLAND,. On the 12th iast. a fez -tie-joie was fired in the Green of Glasgow, by the troops of the.garrisone in honour of the Prince Regent's birth-day . ; and . the gentlemen of his Royal Highness's household .dined together at the Prince of Wales tavern, Dr. Jeffray in the chair, and Dr.. Freer, croupier, when many loyal and appropriate toasts were given, evening and the was passed with, great cdn viviality. . . A number of the respectable- inhabitants of Kelso dined together on Wednesday, in honour Of the Prince Regent's birth -day, when niaoy ap peopriate toasts were given,, and the evening was spent with much conviviality. Oa the evening of Tuesday, and early on tha Iporning of Wednesday, a rural festival was given by the Earl of Buchan, at Dryburgh Abbey, at the masonic dedication of a very simple and pleasing building of the lonic Order, which was founded on the 12th day of August last year,with the design of doing honour to the memory of Thomson, the poet of the Seasons, on the baaks of his native stream. With this dedication was combined the celebration of the birth-day of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent. On Wednesday a person was brought up from Greenock to Glasgow, suspected of being a pri soner of war endeavouring to make his escape. On Tuesday one' of the passage boats plying between Gourock and the Broomielaw was met by a sloop going down, the crew of which omit ting to drop the dragging rope, it came in contact with the mast of the passage boat and broke it. It fell upon a poor woman's hand, and unfortu nately fractured threCof her fingers. Some of the passengers, apprehensive of - danger, imme ,diately landed, and - proceeded to Glasgow on foot. A poor. man, a collier at Gilmerton, who ate a very hearty supper on Sunday evening last, a few minutes' after dropped down, and. instantly expired. fERTII, MG. 11—Yesterday being the 'birth day of the Prince Regent, .a feu-d e joie was fired by the Ilitary on the North. Inch at noon. The line amounting, we suppose, to aboet 1800 men, consisted of the Rerifrewshire and ifeshire regi ments of Militia, and of the 2d regiment of Royal Perthshire Local Militia. It Was under the di rtetion of Major-General Dinham, who has taken the command of the garrison here. After bring, the ai:ferent corps passed the General in. open order, and saluted, and went through a few evolutions, which were executed with, much pre vision. The Local Militia did themselves great 'credit, though they had on this oecasion to stand a comparison with two of the best' disciplined 'mi litia corps in the kingdom. The former, we hear,, are to' lie reviewed to-morrow. • The French - prisoners who were brought to the depot here, on Thursday last, from Dundee, were ',lodged tile preceding night in the ::Larch of &a tone, where, it is said, they contrived to draw many of the. nails from the seats, and break a number of the panes of the windows ; and one of their - number stole the two morteloths (palls) be , longing to the church,—The beadle being sent after them to, the depot„ the theft was instantly, discovered, which so incensed the prisoners against the thief, that they called out to, have hint punished, and asked permission to do so, by a cauft-martial. Having held, this court, they or , dered hhu a naval flogging, of two _dozen, with the end of a hard rope. The culprit was tied to a lamp-post, and with the first lash thieblOod sprung ; the punishment went on . to 17 lashes, when the poor creature. fainted away, but has, seven more lashes yet to receive when he is able to Caem. The following circumstance .which occurred a few days ago in this neighbourhood is inserted as a caution to those who have the charge of chil dren :—A chilli about three years of age, being left in a room where there was - a bottle with a small quantity of'whisky (supposed to be about a a gill), emptied the,spirits into a tea cup, and continued to take - small quantities, till it had sipped up the whole. It .was soon after seized with a heavy drowsiness, and towards midnight grew so ill, th. medical advice was procured. This, however, was ineffectual, 'and the poor child -died. HAUNTED CASTLE.—The persons employed in the - excavations which it has been necessary to make in the improvement of the Gardens of the Luxembotirg, have discovered the foundation of a turret belonging to the famous Castle de Van vert, built in the 10th century by Robert, King of Fran e. It was abandoned by his successors, and became very celebrated in the dark ages, in eon .sequence of its being supposed that a number of spirits had taken up their residence there. They were accustomed, it was said, to howl most terri bly, and - to'-wander about, clanking their chains. There was one green monster among them in par, titular, who had a bushy heard (no barber having been found bold enough to offer his services at the Castle) and who seemed always:ready to seize the passengers ; but it was thought by some unreason ably incredulous persons, that the phantoms were in - reality rebellious linms, who sheltered them selves in-the Castle from the power of their Sove feig%is. St. Louis, wishing to, put an end to the terror which had arisen from the tales told with ",respect to this Pandamonimn, made a present of ' it to the Carthnsians, who having duly exorcised the spirits, and demolished the edifice, built a monastery on the site of it, in the walls of which , they placed several of the stones of the Castle, with inscriptions, importing, that as long as they were carefully preserved, the Devil could find no ingress to the monastery.' Time place is now much visited by the idle and curious, and•each person, as he inspects the remains of the old turret, tells some favourite tradition with respect to its former spiritual inhabitants. • THE CARLISLE METEOR.---011 Monday week a brilliant meteor was observed from Carlisle, ap parently 40 yards in length ! and afoot in diameter. It began to kindle frown the north about nine at night, and;stationed itself 'in the air between the bastions of the, Court-houses, wher, in the pre ' sence, of many people, it vanished. LONDON • Prvtted by TI At rii;e. SfIN luEJ D. SUPREME COURT. HOME CMCCTIT.-CARLOW. This town afforded but one trial of an interest ing nature—that was, the. Knipg, at the prosecu 'lion of Mr. Patrick' K elly, by information, against Walter Kavanagh,•Esq. which had been tried be fore? On the former trial Mr liavanagh had FROM :11 - 1E CEYLON GOVERYM , _ , :NT G.VETtr, DF,CEIJIBER 11, 1812. - On Monday last the .Supreme Court commenced its, fi . rst Session of Criminal Jurisdiction for Co- • Wulf)°, under thesNew Charter of Justice, esta blishing the Trial byJury in Crimin:d. eases—And, .on the following day came on the trial of Captain John Parker, and Quarter-Master John Staples, both of his Majesty's 2d . CeYlon. Regiment ; the former as rit;incipal, the, latter as .second, for the Murder of Captain James lirown, 'of the same re giment, in a duel. , - The feelings of a Court- uncommonly full were sensibly gratified to witness the - first instance of such a form of trial in this Colony,, and to see a Most respectable British Jury impannelled for the trial of this important case. • After a ,full hearing of all the circumstances of the quarrel in - the evideisice fo'r the Crown, , with an affecting defence on,-the part of the prisoners, and a short reply by his-Majcsty's Advocate Fiscal, the Chief Justice, in the name of himself and the Puisne Justice, summed up the facts of the case, and. the law us• applying to them, and the Jury, af ter a short absence, returned a verdict, tindir4 Captain Parker Gtillty of culpable homicide, and - .AT:Staples Ndt Guilty. They als6 recommended Captain Parker .to the favour of the Court, in cOnsideratiOn of his long imprisonment, pecuniary los.ses; and other sufferings, and the peculiar circumstances of the case. • been found guilty, and exceptions were taken to lie informations, which were argued in the King's Bench. These objections being over-ruled by the Court, a)Pr. Kavanagh appeared to receive judg ment. On this . occasion sit was agreed between the parties, and acceded to by the Judgei, that a new. trial should he granted, on Mr. Kavanagh undertaking to pay the costs of all the prior pro ceedings, and also the costs of bringing down the record a..second•time to .the Assizes of Carlow. — The information was :opened by Mr. Farrell, and the case stated by Mr. _Mac Nally, from which it appeared that Mr. Kavanagh Was seized -. in his demesne in fee of the land, house, and mills of Clascanny, which he leased f4r lives renewable for ever to a person named '7l.Zen - soin ;. who devised 'in three lives and thirty one years the same land, Lodge, and mills to Mr. Patrick Kelly, the'prose cutor, with a covenant to repair the house and millS ; that an oak tree standing in Kelly's gar den, being cut down for the repairs, Mr. ,Kava magi); sitting as a Magistrate, in his own cause, took informations against Kelly, issued a warrant against him, refused 4.61, and Muliciooly caused him to he: indicted foi• feloniously !cutting N tree_ between sunset and senriae, which by statute was a transportable offence ; that . Kelly pat . in bail before . a Judge., surrendered at the assizes, was tried, And hononrably acquitted ; and that this prosecution was carried, on for ,the purpose of obliging Mr.:44ly to leave "the country, and to , give ap the profitable lease he had taken. In sup port of this pcSaition,,Mr. Mac Nally read and alai -madverted on several letters and verbal messages which had passed between Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Kelly, . and Mr. Navinagit, and. which. Were afterwards given in evidence—and from'awhich it appeared that Mr. Kavanaglasoffered to givecup the prosecu tion, on condition that Mr. Kelly would leave the. country: Mr. Mac Nally said he, could antici, pate what he expected would. be the defence ; it would be thus—" that Mr. Kelly solicited to leave the country ;" and at every period bf his speech lie repeated, Gentlemen of the Jaryadoes this look like a wish to leave the country ? In describing Mr. Kelly's family, he compared his wife to Cornelia, the Roman matron, who boast ed no jewels of gold .or of silver, but that-11er riches and her parapheinalia consisted in her chita t dren. Mrs. Kelly had ten children depending on her husband's industry for bread, and her own ta telage for education. She had two more reasons for a remaining on the lands of Clascanny, than Mrs. Siddonahad for leavingsthe, Theatre at Bath. That inimitable actress, when speaking her Fare well Address to the Bath Audience, bursting into tears, said—" Here are three reasons for leaving my friends and patrons," and•she brOsightforward her children on the stage. Mrs. Kelly had ten unanswerable reasons; forbidding the departure of, her husband from' the county of Carlow. Mar tialge, lie said, was a Gordian knot, knit by affec tion—tied by love—neither cunning:nor perecit tints eould unravel it, but a tyrant • might cut it asunder.--The conviction of Mr. Kelly would have been worse than death to him and to his fa mily ; it would have been transportation ; it would have divided him from his wife ; it would have severed bins from his children There were Several modes by which Mr. Kavanagh might have proceeded ; he might have brought 'an action of trespass ; .he might have indicted Mr. Kelly for a trespass ; he might have brought bin-, before a Justice to assess the damage ; but in none of these cases would the lease have been forfeited ; so he indicted him for a felony, a conviction on which, had 'it taken place, wonldhave insured a confisca tion. He sat as a Justice in his own cause ; did not that show malice ? He was one of the Grand Jury that found the bills of indictment; was not that evidence of malice ? Mr. Mae Nally then stated the duty of Jurors, as pointed.out by their oath, and concluded by adjuring them not to be misled by prejudice or favonr, but to try the cause as by man and plan. ' . The facts being proved by several witnesses, particularly by Mrs. Kelly and her daughter, and also by written documents, Mr. Jebb stated the defer dant's case,' arguing with zeal and at consi derable length, that Mr. Kavanagh might have been in error, but that he had not acted maliciously or corruptly. There was no doubt but that the tree was cut, and With the . knowledge of Mr, Kelly, . though that fait was npt proved on his trial. There was probable cause for -Mr. Kavanagh's - conduct, and that ought tc- r be. a suffi 'dent excuse, and insure an acquittal. ' ' 'Mr. Charles Ball - replied, and the Jury, in a short titriqwought in a verdict of Not Guilty . Several of the Panuel had been set aside by the Crown.; but the- Pannel of 24 being eashausteds they were sworn. Lisrca'sers, AUG. Ig.—This day, being the en niversary "of the Prince of Wales's birth, and the first which occurred since be has been havested with full powers as'Prince Regent; was observed in this City with every demonstratitin of loyalty and respect; the morning was ushered in with many joyful peals, from the Cathedisl bells ; at ~noon all the troops in this garrison, under the command of Major General Darby, consisting of , the brigade of artillery, 19th dragoons, 2d lyataa lion of the 90th, Galway and Hertford Militia, \ i r and the brigilde of yeonsanr , assembled at their parades, and marched to Ills general allignment s near the Ordnance Barrack, where Royal salutes and a feu-de joie were fired, the bells re-echoing theirjoyful sounds. The ships in the harbour , disple.yed their richest dresses, and various testi mones of attachment to the House of Brunswick, Aver.: evinced by the inhabitants of the anciebt aoti to it city of Limerick. • ' . His Lordship, in passing sentence on Captain Parker,. obstry ed to hirn,.th t fioin the recommen dation of the Jury, and the circumstances tio which that recommendation alluded, it became a ques tion with the Court whether any further punish ment should be awarded against him ; but ad ert ing to the blamableexpression used by him ,to the deceased; , and NkTllicii appeared to have given rise to the challenge,' and occasioned the difficUlty of reconciliation,: it was tlainglit proper to mark that part of his...condnct with some penalty.,--But, on . the other ha:nd, his Lordship consideredthe legal presumption of malice, attached to a deliberate duel, mas -in a great measure done away by the proposal of shaking hands; which came from Cap tain ,Parker on the ground, and :also commended him', for haVing . (as appeared) iiamediately sub mittedto the guidance - of his second; thereby af fording • the fairest chance of the _quarrel being terminated without.bloodshed. The Chief justice . then sentenced Captain Par ker to be imprisoned in the common. Gaol of Co lamb° for one week. . . . _ This being the first .case of •Duel; tried by a Civil Tribunal since the establishment of the Bri tish Government here, had naturally excited much public expectation, which was amply gratified by the marked and patient attention which, through a very long sitting, was paid to every part of‘ the case by the Court and Jury, and the clearness and discrimination. with which the various points 'of 'law and_ fact. arising on the trial were diScusscd fro the Bench. His Majesty's AdVocate Fiscal opened the. case, as falling under all the severity of the ancient Dutch Roman Law ; but the moderation and hu— manity with which. he conducted. the trial, and -admitted every point favourable to the prisoners, evidently sheaved bow painful a duty .he perform ed in his .first oddress, and with how much plea sure be acquiesced in the more lenient principles held by the Court. to ,have been introduced by length of time and , uniform practice, and in the propriety of their application, in their present in stance. In applying to those principles, the Chief Justice was led into an extensive range of le::;a1 learning, in the course of which it appeared. that every recorded anthority of ancient and modern times had been consulted by their Lordsliip—and the public left the sceie deeply impressed with a feeling, that this cause of such general interest had been conducted throughout with a degree of attention, humanity, ability,. and decorum eminently honourable to every .branch of the Court. The uncommon abundanceof the approaching harvest may now be, considered as a 'matter of in contestible certainty. The accounts froM all pat of the kingdom concur in justifying this opinion ; and we have particular .pleasure in observing , that the heavy 111X1.10.aliCe of the crops -throughout the western counties has seldom been equalled within the recollection of the oldest person. Ne i th er blight, smut, mildew, or any other injurious vi sitation has yet been witnessed. The reaping has partially commenced. The Marquis of Queensberry met 230 of his' farmers, with their ploughS, on a field near Dum fries, on Thursday ; where, after witnessing their skill in 'turning. the furrow, he presented them wiat.a sumptuous entertainment. We unclerstand, that a beautiful and commo dious b(4zt has beira constructed to go by wind, p ower, and steam, for carrying passengers on the Clyde, between GlasgoW, Port .6 4 1aSgoiv, Gree7 nock, and Courock. On Thursday it arrived at Brobiniclaw in.threc honrs'and ,a half from Port- Glasgow, In the' Journdl Encyclopedique l for 1781, is the folio wing.instance oflifenpporte,d without sleep, food.. or even drink, which exceeds that of Ann MoOie, of Tetbury :—" There is liing; in the village of Dernningen, in the territory of the town of Rothweil, a woman, named MaryMtitch ler,. of the age of 50, married, and a Catholic, -who, for more than seven years, has neithtir drank, nor eaten, nor slept. • She lies in bed.; her body doubled ; she has her reason entire; and employs herself, night and day; in the reading of books of piety, and continues often, for hours to getber, in contemplation or meditation on, what she has read." On Sunday sennight a most inhuman murder was perpetrated on the body of a poor industrious man, of the name of Geary, who resided at Clon . :rriel, near Youghal, Ireland. The cause and the assassin are yet unknown. An Inquest was held on the body on Monday last, before D. Connell, Esq.one of the Coroners of the County, and a verdict of Wilful MUrder against some perscm or persons unknown, was returned,. Between seven and eight o'cidck last night a fire broke out in a building near the. Ropery, in Woolwich Dock-yard ; but we are happy to add the tlame3 wereqiuickly subdued, without having occasioned much damage. O YMAS;VOOD, of 100.35, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden ; and Published by WILLIAM ARMIGER! SCRIPPS, 15puth 1 . 0. 112, Strand, wheve Advertisements; Orders the Parer, , Lelt6ri for the Editor, &c. (pest paid), ON . THE DEATH OP ZANE, DUCHESS OF GO EON. IN IMITATION' OF OS6AN, WHOM SHE ADMIRED ABOVE /ILL OTTIF.II. POETS. She NVAS hurled-, at her own desire, in an old bu •rying ground in Niurara, a farm in the .heart of the ilighlands, uncommonly romantic and pic turesque, whcre she h built a beautiful cot tage, and where _she spent most of her latter day:E. The ghosts of the night sat on the grassy bank, by the grey rock of Kinrara. Near them were the green graves of their rest: Past by rolled the blue waters of the Spey, trembling through.their flaky mist. The moon, broad on the face of hea ven, travelled Tong the sky; the stars rejoiced in her course ; and the still sound of the foreSt, and the echoing of the water over the distant rock, wandered .0 - 11 the' wind of the desert. The sha dowy children of the tomb lifted up their voice,; the spirits of the bards leaned forward from theirs' mossy rocks, with all, their harps ; and, singtm; from their clouds, the hosts of heaven hovered around: Their song was of the tales of their peo ple, the deeds of the days of other years. The faceS of the grave were dim-purpled with joy, and the enrapttiredpelody of heaven died away on tha breaking hills. - Weary, after the chase, I sat down by the aged oak. The soutid of its top, and the stream mur muring my feet, closed my eye-lids in sleep. I awoke. It was not the dream of ni4ht. All Wai fearfully beautiful. At once ceased the song. The .pause Was solemn and awful. I3V the skirts of the wood appeared a form grace ful as the roe on the brow - of the heathV hill, and beautiful as the sun re, ting on the . mountains of the morning. Her path was to the green graves of liinrara. She leaned over the half-seatte'red mound, whore-the mossy stone had been rolled away, ,she looked around . with solemn dignity, and at once the spiritspf the night again raised the. song : " Sulmara, 0, Sulmara ! is it thou ; and seek:- eSt thou so early the bed of thy l long repose . .".1.109. vast lovely among tfloo;ands. The young re joiced in thy presence, _ and the aged blessed the mightinese of thy soul. Thy voice, in thy halls, was like the shower of the spring. Thy heart wo a beani of light to the children of the'unhappy- Who'llas' seen the glocith of pride gathering oit thy brow, and who has not beheld the tear of pity Nv an4ring down thy cheek ? With. thee tiyei t . the great and the mighty"; but who were like the generous Sulmara ? Thy lovely daughters 0.0 the .son of thy soul are,dark at thy departure, a nd 'th children of thy goOdness, through their tears , look for their Sulmara in vain. They sigh for thy return to their dreams, thy praises turn ,away the augUish of their souls. Narrow, 0 Sulniara, is is the . house . of thy rest, but beautiful is the cloutt of hcaven prepared to receive thy spirit ! Come , 0 Sulmara, come, let us welcome the from -the land of many woes." The day' was breaking in the east, the aeri al choir disappeared on their clouds, and the spi rit' of Sulmara sunk into the tomb. Tuesday sz'onight, at _Middleton on the Ili% between Tenbury and Leominster, a violent hur ricane arose, attended with a heavy storm of un' common large hail'-stones and thunder and light , niaq. The whirlwind tore up great part of a - field of wheat belonging to Mr. Powell, of the Ford; and scattered it in the air. The hail-stones did considerable damage, and the lightning struck 11 barn belonging to Mr. Yapp, of the . town, which' with about I 4 tons of hay, and all talc' out.build logs, were entirely consumed; the dwelling - ho es proNidentia-ily escaped. Ea - ecution, of - Booth, ut ! Staford.—On Saturd a Y last, about twel7e o'clock, Booth was bro u g ht upon the scaffold to suilex the punishuient due t" 4 his crimes ; he acknoWledged the justice of sentence. A most diStressing occurrence ton'' Place at the time of his ex,ecution : the rope sl;P" ping, he fell 'to the ground, and many people thought that be was dead, but the unfortunate man got ,up and fell, on his knees,. praying to tl' e Almighty for mercy for his misdeeds' ; the a: , ;sistan ts then prepared the scaffold again, but, owing to mistake, the drop remained fast, when Boo t ? tit gave the signal for it to fall ; 'and it was not Oa imich force had fe ll a heen applied that the drop ci when the unfortunate criminal at length sigfrref the dreadful sentence of the law. The number 0. ' people who attended was not so numerous as vc 3 ' e expected, but alLappeared much shocked at tb suffering of the poor 1111t.THS. • - ~- • Oil the 15th ult. afrivstan, the Lady of William Newte'! Esq. of Eldon-Hall, SutNk, of a Daughter. 2: of Oh Thursdarlast, at 'alley lark, ' Shropshire , the ,may - Thomas Whitmore, Esq. M.P. of a Son. A few days ago, lit ' Chriagh, in the County Of Lituel r e ': 1 the seat of Sir Vere Hunt, Bart. the Lady of 2,:atbrey (W V Ilant, Esq. of a Son. , On Friday last, MN. Kendal Collett, of a Son. iv ° I The same day, at 11.1-father's house in Exeter, the La John - Stevenson, Esq. of-a Danghter. lan d On the 14th inst. at Dude, the seat of Charles P..lait ,;‘,.,, Christie, Esq. in Fifeshiro, the Lady of Mathew Fortes` E3q. of a San. e ttrllia o On the 15th inst. near Maidstone , th e Lady o , 1 Kennedy, Esq.-of Bombay, of a Son. ~, of On Sunday evening last , the Lady of C a p tain Steven-, the East-India Service, of a Danghti,r. ' 1 01 a On the 17th inst. Mrs. RObertson , of -hill,-Iml , Daughter. . ----------r--- - . M ARRI ED .. I to' 1 ) 1- On Thursday, at Lelvi • inatn, Charles Weller, ..E.Sq' - ria, eldest daughter of the Rev. Hugh .Tones. t,, >la- Lately, Major Macallaste:, of the 85th Regime nt, -demoiselle Adrienne Didier, a native of Frsat:t , • : DIED. CO" On the 7th inst. at Edinbergli, Csptain AleXan i der i : v ., holm, of the 7 , 2 d ltegiment, in' conseq ue nce of woun'Gcoki ceived at the taking of the French Colony a t the Cape 01. Hope, under Lietitenant-General Sir David Baird. On Tuesday last, at Dis'eop's Waltham, iir' ix: aist le, r ' a r t f his a4e, the 4ev. John Waltets, Head Master of th e -(ir nsar School , iii . ,that town. r.,,sex• On the 12th ilist.• limes Sheppard ; Esq. o f, Uptnn , '';', l , r y, Oa the 15th inst. at Eaton, in NcpthAmptor.4l..irr, ';ba.;/i the' vhfe of the Rev. F:ancis Jones, Rector of Throct,,,ll;hirct arid Satton„ in that County, and_ eldest. daughter 0 ''' Carter, . Esq. of Foxley,. inn Wiltshire. At Stockwell, yesterday morning, ' ' a lingering - illness, occasioned by bursting a bloud.. ve ,6o '' ' 3.Jar year, . Mr, William P.-Windrs, of St. / 7011 11-st Feel. Alcr On the 9th of June last, at his estate in Degiciaa' f t b_at ander Kacrea Er.i. a. Member of the C,ort of i'•)i 4 ,"l! ) ,f hig Colony, and C ' Eef of the. respectablaaind ancient' tafJP7.• name inn the ;•liehlands of Scotitind. , __.--.---- at fi;e, o'clocic, tar.tiej:liii; :71-street, Crosretyn-sTu:r. Rus: be addressed.