The Sun. — London, England, 1805-01-04 00:00:00

EPONSHIRE HOUSE FE CFROM A 'cnitß.Esi.okiEf , ri.) THB Dutchess of DEVONSHIRE, SOlOfit Mtn in the gay wk.rld, f6r the superior merit of her entertainments, intends, immediately after the Birthday, assembling all the Fashionables in Town, for the represent Ann of a Comedy, written by . her Grace, Whose artless and unassuming merit is too well known to want a panegyrist. The particulars are not yet ascertained ; but it is said that the Marchioness of ADERCORN, Countess of lissuO~ kouGH, and I\4r.'HILL, have had each a part assigned to them. The Grand Saloon at Devon. Shire House is-to. be• fitted up most conveniently and sumptuously, for the reception of the company. His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALts has promised to honour the scene with his presence, Immediately after the ;Play is concluded, a-grand Ball will take place, in which the younger branches Of the family will take the lead ; the lovely Lady HAitkICIT CAVENDISH is to represent the dancing Muse, and is to have for her companion Lord MIN. IDANEION. It is added, that the partners have been assigned as follows : J of 'Lady C. Ponsonby, - Lord Althorpe. '— Mademoiselle De Grammonc Lord Ossulston. Lady H. Hamilton - - Lord H. Petty. ' Countess of Besborough - Hon. Mr. Hill. Hon: Miss Lamb Hon. Mr. Ward. • - lady ANNA MARIA STANHOPE, It IS said, is to 'dance•a pns sea. FEMALE ~.~.,~ ADDITIONAL AND CPARXOT rAkTICULARS. Straw, Egyptian brown, and puce velvet bonnets; are still worn in the morning, together with the Spanish beaver hat, the colour Egyptian brown. In the evening, the plain Grecian headdress, or•EgYp tienne. Purple and green bunches of grapes are worn for assemblies, in the forth of wreaths, and scarlet flowers. - Turbans are Much worn of an evening. At the last Opera few diamonds were sported, in fad dress seems eStploded until .the fishiuttable season commences,:which 'will be imme. diately. -after the Birth day.—Purple and 'green, grapes are still worn as wreaths at balls and assem blies. Scarlet flowers are likewise worn. • An entire new article has been introduced by our most fashionable Ladies,: in shawls made from the. fur of the Seal of the South Seas :‘ they are orna mented with gold cord, India or Grccian borders. andtasaels, and have a very elegant novel effed, as well as defending the fair Wearer from the cold, be ing warmer, softer, and equally light. as the India shawl.—Pelisses and dresses made of the Georgian cloth, in its natural , colour, which very beauti. ftd, will also . be Much . , worn in the first circles.__., India shawls, put on as worn on the Continent, are becoming more the rage than ever : a successful imitation of them has recently been made in this country, and will, we have-not doubt, receive every encouragement from the Ladies of the British Isles. . . towAtv in s pleasant Qoedy of The Heir a t Law was laot night performed at Covent Garden Theatre. I(ltrstoaN heing ill ) ENt I>. R Y played Eze' kiel flume. spun, which he v er y SUCCCS,SfUIIy jioUf (rayed. WAD_ny took EMSR Y'S charaAer of Lard Dmlserly. FAwcETT in Dr. Pangloss, Rocic., in Kenrick, 'Mrs. 'Gtlll3i, as Cicely', and Miss BaustTorr,. as Caroline Dormer; were all deservedly applauded and the whole passed ,off much to the satisfaCtion of the' Audience. We repeat our regret that so re. speCtable aPetformer as Ilitowrost should ,be de graded by being made an attendant upon Harlefuia in the Peisitatainte. Mrs, Pontatt, was able ,to.resuine her station last • .night 'at 'Dairy-Lane Theatre,. in the Play of the Ssranger, and supported the part of Mrs. Haller • with great energy and pathetic tft,Ct. . The Author of The Land We Live In has dens. minated 4pollo and the M uses the Sl ee pi ng P artners Of Drury- lane Theatre. It is not easy to perceive the propriety of this designation,, unless he means to acknowledge, that when his Piece was accepted they were trapping. ' .• MottToN's new Comedy 'has - not yet received its title, but as it is to be supported by the • whole strength of the Coveot Garden Corps, it will be shre of acquiring a name. • We hear much of a - Comedy from Mr. SHERIDAN, with the title of Faro Thirties. If the work should really come from his hand,, whatever may be its title, it will certainly steal into_public favour, if it . does not rather at once seize span it: Mr. Swims had, it seems, ahaolutely disposed of his house and furniture,ielying upon the confirma.' f tion of the Royal Academy's eleaion of him as sue. i cesr so to Mr. WI LTON . I t i s prohable that Mr. Irosst.l was mote cautious in his domestic arrange. menu. The eleCtion of the .latter has been sane. tioned by. the' Rbyai approbation. it is some What curious, that while the friends of Sir Fa At 4 e; is ilv It nrrir are promoting a Soliscrip. ri:,n for his relief,• the Baronet can afford to, give a thousand guineas for the Bust of HORNS TOO& R. On SatUrday last a Gentlem'an of Whitehaven I shot a most beautiful King's Fisher; its plumage litili inferior to that of the peacock. The Marquit;of HE Aproar has paid the t 0,0601. damages . awarded against him for his Crier. Con. , . with Mrs. MASSEY. A man 'of the name of Thomas Cope was lately sentenced to the flouse of Cortation, in New. York, for stealing a pound of Tea. Two Silver Kettle-Drums were employed in the , late musical Fete at Frogmore, which were saved from the tivages of the Gallic Maraudersat Hanover. In looking fur some tapestry to decorateKensing . ton Valaee, for the reception of the Patitcss'of . WALES, who is shortly to occupy that Mansion, some cases were searched which had not been opened ► within the memory of the oldest- servant in that place, and a very large and valuable colleeiion "of. gilt Plate was found, which has since been removed to Windsor Castl e .' The French Journals have published a. letter of their own fabrication, supposed- to be addressed by • the ESOEROR. of RUSSIA to the rightful KING of iamica. - As robbery . and Murder are familituto the present race of Frenchmen, it is by no means wonderful that they should try their hands at for. it II). 24RL 01 POSSLYN; . • ON Wednesday - last died, at Baylki, neat suddenly, - ALEXANDER 'WEDDEREU,RN. 14:ar) Of Rosslyn, Baron .of Loughborotigh, in Leicester, and Baron Loughborough, in Surrey. Hi ship was in, his 72d year, having beers born Feb. 13,. 1733,. and . married Dec. 31, 1767, 'BETTY ANNR, daughter and Anle heiress of JOHN DAWSON, Esq. of' Morley, .in Yorkshire, by whom, who died in £7Bi, he had no issue; and September 12, 1782, be married CHARLOTTE COURTNEY, youngest daughter of Wi.. Viscount COURTNEY; and'aunt to the present Viscount, by whom he had a son, born OCt. a, 1793, since dead. His Lordship has been long subject to the gout, and in a delicate , stare of health. He resided at his seat at Baylis, neat Salt Hill, for the benefit of the air ; bat for some weeks past he was so much recovered as to visit round the neighbourhood ; and, on Tuesday night, accompa. nied the Couptess to Her Majesty's Fete at Frog. more. On Wednesday morning his Lordship" rode on horseback to visit several of the -neighbouring Gentlemen, and after his return to Baylis, went in his carriage to Bulstrode,. to visit the Duke of PORT. LAND, and returned home, apparently in perfed health. After dinner, his Lordship complained of a violent pain in his head, and very abruptly ,arose from table, saying, he was almost'distraded, and desired immediate medical assistance to. be sent, for. —He was put .into bed, and expresses sent for his Physicians; but at one o'clock the ensuing morning his Lordship expired in the greatest agony. Sir JAMES Sr. CLAIR ERSKINE, Bart, su9ceeds to the titles and estates. His Lordship was nephew to the late Earl ; and Miss ERSKINE, 'sister to the present Earl, who lives with the Countess of,Rossum, is, by' His s MAJESTY'S Sign Manual, to, have place, pre-emi nence, and precedency, as the daughter of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain - and land.. His Lordship. was appointed Solicitor-Gene. ral, Jan-26, 1771, and Attorner.General, June to, 1778. On the" 14. , h of Ju!le,. 1780, he was created Baron LOUGHBOROUGH, made Chief Jus. tice of the Common Pleas, and called to the Privy Council; in 1783, he was appointed First Com missioner for Keeping of.the Great Seal . ; and on . January 27, 1793,,L0rd High Chaneeller of Great Britain. He was created, by a second Patent, Oet. 3t, 1795, Baron Lotromtroaotrott, with remain. tiers, severally and successively, to Sir JAMES ST.. CLAIR ERSKINE, Bart. and to JOHN ERSKINE, his, brother.; and by Patent; April 21, .1 1 80 t, Earl of Rosstrx. CORN EXCE4NGE, JAN. 4. THE supply of Wheat is good today, chiefly of samples remaining on hand; .from the plenty of Flour, the Millers decline present prices, and , very few sales arynade ; the same is observed on Barley; Malt in full quantity ; Beans of each sort are rather cheaper ; we have a tolerable goo 4 supply of . Oars ; this article has extreme slory.sale, and. is something lower. Ffnur is near Si - . per . sack lower than last week, andlittle alteration in'other articles. Wheat 82s a 96S a 104 S od ' Beans - 4 8 $ a SAS el Fine ditto - toss a 108 od Tick. Beans 46s a 51,3 od krlt - . SU 4 5.7 s od Oats 211 tt pi a 34i dd Barley • -42 s a 47s od Poland do. . 3ss a 365 6d Malt - -74 s a .tios ad Rape Secd . - 4sl a 461 White Pease 54s a Etss od Fine Flour -88 s a Sts od Grey ditto . 4tS a 48s ad Seconds - -84 s a ligi od The following is said to be the Answer of 'the Esse attest of RUSSIA,' to a Letter from Lours the XVIII. communicating the new plan which the latter is supposed to have entertained for the reco very of his Kingdom. It hai beet., inserted in the Dutch Papers, but it has all the appearance of French fabrication : " MONSEIGNEUR LE COMTE, " By your Letter, dated the 1311 i June, from Warsaw, I have learned, with regret, the resolu. tion which you have adopted. Had I been previ. nusly apprized of it, as I much wish I had, my friendship for you, and my usual sincerity of dispo. sition, would have impelled me, Monseigneur Le Comte, to dissuade you from measures, which, at the present crisis, far frOrn being produdive of ,any real advantage to you, can hive no other tendency than to 'put new weapons in the hands of your 'Erie. pies, to be employed against you, and enable them to render the accomplishment of your plans .still more difficult than it airea'dy is. Without pretend. ing, in Other reveals, to interfere in matters which , do not immediately. concern me, I must nevertheless, observe, that I cannot, Monseigneur Le Comte, 'give my approbation to the 'proposal which. you have communicated to me ; and I ought'not tO 'con. ceal frOrn you, that the, offer which 'I made to . you, and llereby repeat, of affording you an asylum in my doMinions, if you could not reside elsewhere, ' was made, with no othei intention than that of fur. niching you with.* secure and tranquil'abodei . in which such . projetis as you appear to have re tolved Upon canstot he Carried'into execution. I have felt myself bound, Monseigneur Le Comte,. to express • myself upon this topic without any reserve, b e i ng assured, that neither the impossibility of executing, your resolution in Russia, nor the point of view in which consider the sub - feet, can induce you .to call in question my earnest desire to embrace every opportunity of giving your repeated demonstrations of the particular 'esteem with which I am, tec.". Remittances from America never came more slowly. In the Southern American States the failure of the crops has left the Planters and Merchants without means to satisfy the demands of their credi. tors in this country.—The laws of the American "! States 'are, however, much too favourable to debtors willing to , defraud their cretiiturti. A man who 'awes mote than he cliuses to pay, in America, may transfer his property, by a secret assignment, to some confidential friend, suffer himself to be laid in prison for debt, then after a few days imprisonment, swear that he has nothing in the world with which to satisfy his creditors, come out 'of prison free from' any claims, resume the property of which he bad made a trust transfer, -and renew his business a richer man titan before. There h at present in the garden of Mr. Otts, Sugar-boiler, 'Bogle.strect, Greenock, a gooseherir bush in bloom: remark hi instance of vrget4. lion* CORONATION OF BONAPARTE. Tl fullowing Particulars are given by a Gentie. matt who was present, in a Letter dated December to : " I had a most excellent view of the whole Pro. cession at Mts. 13.'s daughter's*, in Laßue St. Ho nore, and must confess it was grand , beyond 'any thing I Over saw . The grand sight at the Peace was but a mere puppet-show io it. The Pope Came by exaaly at .nine o'clock, as - was announced ; he was in a carriage which the-Empress had lent him for the day, or at least as long as he wants it fur ceremonies. I saw his Efoliness very plain ; a foolish Nita: of a Priest before him, carrying a cross, seated on a mule, made much fun for the Parisians -the poor fellow was hatless, in the most bitter cold that could be,conceived ; the cold was so intense, that some of the Soldiers aaually dropped down in fits, having been exposed to the' air from three in the. morning, without any refreshment. The Ein. .peror was not so puklual, he did not . come for. ward till past eleven o'clock ; his carriage .Was superb in the highest degree; not that heavy clump that charaaerises your Lord Mayor's coach, but elegantly grand ; eight creain.coloured horses, de. corated in - a new, style of elegance, excited the t ad. miration of all , the spectators. These horses, I un derstand, ate Gorr Cousin's, taken froM the stud be. longing formerly to the King of England;al Hano. vtr, and the same breed as his. F ro m the arr i va l of the Pope to that of the Emperor; a space of two honrs, there was a continued 'sucCedsion of Troops; the Cavalty all gallopped. Some Reginierits of Cui rassiers, or men in half armour, , pasta beautiful ef. feet ; •and a Regiment of Marnelukes on horseback ,preceded His Majesty at a little distance. I ob. `served it was a strange medley, to see. Turks in a Procession on a religious ceremony, and in connexion with His Holiness ;*but was informed that those Mamelukes were all Catholics, I had a fine view of the Emperor, who bowed as be went, though not a soul cried Itive L'Empereur 4 In the evening Mrs. B. and I went to the Thuilleries, to see the cavalcade return by the light of 500 torches. , The coachmen and footmen of the carriages had all white silk stockings, with clocks, embroidered with gold and spangles, which had a wonderful grand effect au:tight, as, reflected by the lamps and ,torcles, you could see them. glitter. " The next day (Monday) was devoted to the People, and they were permitted to ramble at large in search of various amusements, which were. ap. pointed in all parts, to prevent them assembling in one place. At .the Place de Concorde, between the Thuilleries and Champ Eliseo,- they.sent up six Balloons : the first was a small 'gilt one, about as big as a coach body ; it went off with astonishing velocity, and was imperceptible in three minutes. Afterwards a large one was sent up abouta quarter as big as GAR N X. IN'S ; there Was an immense large golden eagle fastened' o the bottom of it where the car should be ; it had .a very pretty effea; it was accompanied by four small ones, which had the ap. pearance of melons ; from each extremity proceeded a amoke, which very soon burst' into a flame, and, conaoraedthem all. The large one, 'with the eagle, went to an immense height ; but at laSt took fire (deaignedly, ro*ti.oallt)..-and when burnt, the eagle came fluttering ddWn in the Elysian " • I went yesterday to Notre Dame, as they ad. mit the public gratis, to see how the church was 4e, eorated at the time of the most august ceremony. Jr is in a style of Majestic grandeur, that strikes the mind with awe. The middle aisle, from. the great door.to the altar, is fitted up , . on both sides wi t h thtee tier of boxes, in a theatrical style, hung with crimson and gold; between the 'tier of boxes, arc large eagles in gold, de distance en di:lama. The Pope's chair, or -throne, was on the left side of. the san.luary near the altar; it is elegantly neat, white satin, embroidered with stars cigar metal." The TREASURES of the GRAND SEIGNIOR., The Pages of the fourth and last chamber; called the Treasure Chamber, have the exclusive charge, under the orders of the Chief of the Black Eunuchs, of the 'preservation and accounts of all the treasures which are concealed in the Seraglio. The custom is, that each Grand Seignior appropriates, during his reign; a treasury chaMber, in which he deposits all the riches he accumulates from year to year. At the end of each year his Keisler . Aga (or Chief of the Black Eunuchs) makes an inventory of all the purses which have been filled, shuts them up in a coffer, and the Grand Seignior comes himself in state, and affixes his seal thereon. 4t the death of each Grand Seignior, the treasury chamber is closed, and sealed with the seal of the Grand Vizier, . and alt the great Officers of the Seraglio, and over the door of the Chamber is placed, in letters of-gold . , the following inscription : " I n this as the treoure P,,f- Sultan." The more the Sultan has amass ed, the more they believe his reign to have been happy and fortunate. They pretend that this . Sera glio contains immense- riches, of which the Reader may form some idea, when he 'learns that it is a great calamity which can in4ke , them draw upon the treasures of their Predecessors. It is the c ust om o f the Turks to regard, as sacred, the rights of the srragiio, which cannot, or ought not, to be cm., ployed but in the last extremity. A Sultan of Constantinople will- procure money by the most atrocious exactions, rather than break in upon the treasures amassed by his ancestors. , Last Wednesday evening a Gentleman was butt. led in kleet-strect, near the corner of Chancery. tone, by six genteel dressed villains, and rubbed of a valuable gold hunting watch. A coal-heaver acci. dently pasting at the time, anti who saw the trans - aCtion, told the Gentleman he knew them all ; that one had been about five years ago east for death, and that two of them had but lately returned from 80. tiny aty. 'the. Gentleman being obliged to re.; off for Bath the next morning, declined making any application to the Police Office, of course these dar. ing fellows will, for the p - resent, escape the punish. merit due to their crimes. Yesterday 35 prisoners were removed from the different gaupa in the - rnetrOpolia to Newgaie, in order to take their trials at the ensuing Sessions, which camtucnce t the Ohl Dailey on Wednesday next.. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS; Yftf t Tt RDAY chi Sessions Commented at iWtjuiid:. Wetminster, before W. MA I NWARINC, Esq; and a Berieh of 'Magistrates. ----- Western, a bool.maker, was incliaed for assaulting John Sciuthwold, on the 31 Septembei. The parties are' boat in the boot trade, and die Defendant is what is termed.by them a. Flint. -Ori the day stated the Prosecutor was spending the eyen. ing at the Swan, in Swan-yard, when the Defendant entered the room, and after being there some time, a quarrel arose respeeting 11:e male. The Defend. ant struck Southwold„ and t,n hib pointing his finger at him, and stating tot hd would indid him far an assault, the Defendant eanght,hold of it, gild bit it severely. A defence wad set up; that Smthtvolti willingly put hi's finger in %Irestern's mouth to have it TheCHATRAtAiT, iii pronouncing sentence, re:. Marked, that this was a prosecution arising from a diffetenbe which had arisen between the parties while wotking at lite •shop of Mr,; Carr, a boot_ maker. He did' nut look on it merely as a personal assault, but .as an assault of a public nature, which. was aggravated by its having. atiSen from. an un., lawful, outragious, and criminal combination against the Prosecutor, who was averse to'the abominable. plans adopted 'by that combination. Jr would be the especial duty of the 'Court to pass on the. D. fenda i nt an ext;toplary.sentence to pot a stop to that collibin4ott,' which he (die Chairman) was ful was still going on, and hoped this would in some degree put, a stop . to it.. The Defendant Was stn.. teneed to be imprisoned three months. Michael Plow - land was indicted fur assaulting Mr Maurice, of the Navy Coffee-liouse, and,Mr, .a tradesman, in.Nov.streer, COventlardeni on the 2 Ist- of Angola. . The' PilioUer :is a Patrole of the Parish of Sr; Martin in the Fields ; the. Prosecutor the keeper of the Navy Coffee ; house, in Newcastle -street, and aN Officer in the Royal Westminster Volunteers ; the Cause of complaint arose, as came out in evidence, as follows : Mr. Maurice and Mr. Bolt having dined with a, selea party of the Corps, were returning by way of ,St. Martin's-lane and New.street, home, aboue eleven at night, when at the door of a gin-sliop; the corner of New -street, _they were bluckaded by' two men, of whom Nowlancl waa one, who wh o lly obstruted their passing, and, on their pressing tor. ward; Nowland struck Butt two or three titnts, and then closed to and struck Mr. Ntiurice, wh, , m h e felled to the ground under him, and, while he lay, there, kicked him to ge , him up Again. At length, some assistance.canse, and all concerned were co n_ vexed to the watch-house. vlr. Maurice, Mr. Butt, Mr. Mlody, and a Mr. Johnson, proved this case most clearly and the defence went to the justification entered un the re.: cord, that the Plaintiff h.dd committed the first as. sdult, by. striking Nowland 'in :he execution of hi's duty ; but Cher evidenoe did not by any Means beat out the ingenious plea of the Cwristl. - The CHAIRMAN summed up briefly, in the course Of which he. made some very, se vsqe . anim , :ivcrtzioas on the tondun of certain Dvuty Offiet!rs, eat role,', and Watchmzn, in various vdrishe; and eoticWed, by recornmending a verdia of Guilty against the Prisoner. - The Jury found the Prisoner guilty. The . , im CHAta.,iarkii sked ttlat lie lbe imprisoned two months. The CHAT RM AN then observed, that the Officers of Sr. Martin's ought to feel.it an imperioul du;y to discharge this watchman, and reform the Watch. hnuse.keeper's conduo. If their returns were amined at times, it . wunl:.: be f,tiod of grcac public. utility, and especially in . arranging their plan s f or futur&operations. The case of the King against Trott and Woori,,of Hatton.garden Office, • was given up, and tile par.; ties discharged. MANS ioralotisis.—A. young waggoner of the name of Hugh Carpenter, was yesterday brought before.the LORD MAYOR, on a Charge of having driven his' team against a .Gentleman's one-Wise chaise, to the imminent danger of the life of the servant in it. One of the Police Officers happening to pass by' at the instant, the man rushed up to the bead of 'the fill.horse, and . pre_vented the f ata l ac cident. In consequence of this miseondud of the driver, it.' . was thOught expedient to apply to his master,, a few days afterwards, 'that he might no longer expo s e paisengera to such perilous situations : When the proprietor of the ,waggon. was resorted to, he said, the lad was dismissed his service, and he believed tile young man was gone to sea. . The aver _not.being , satioladory to hia Lordship, a war, rant was issued to apprehend the waggoner, who was taken with the team in the morning: The ; witnesses having stated.. the circumstances, and the depositions of J. Sudbro, Esq.' having been read, Hugh Carpenter said,. in his.defence, that he was on the right side of the street with hiS Waggit)t), and that the icivant drove apinthirn viplentiy No witnesses being brought to confitm this account, he was was fined zoo. and ordered to . be contrnitted to Bridewell until the sum be Yesterday morning t Ingueatirof several w, r d, in the City met for the first time since their eery Alan. They chose their respedive forrmcn, and prosee d e a w i t h, the avataanaiparish beadles to every .house within their respective NU of dm; duty is to make diligent inquiry, r.ceprding to the tenor of their pap, and see that no person shall carry on trade in the city who is not a fteeman-thereoff that persons in trade slizdl, Iteei) . no fraudulent weights Aind ima`iores, and the they keep (Iraq and governed.hottse , ; ; tats ve ..150 pow e r and authority to &want? :hat 'a opy of the freed,)m Of each citizen be r sliewtt to them, and ascertai n by what right and prbeilege they' "carry on suet, b us i_ peas, inder,,utt t:4-reof, tlley are to present the parties to the lit,t Court of Illermeri at Guild. hail. They 3 k 6 41 , 1; ty, at this teoson of the yeat t .. to all tespeilable ktef)ers tor sum sttiMtick. nation in money, whit; . h they afterwards dist , ' , Atte among pout house-keerr, w4o.ti4VC large families; and want assistance. Vsfe understand, so m e Of tile Inquesta were UrCWlllllLti:ly 51.1i:CCiAt“ in their co:hk. tiOM.