The Sun. — London, England, 1812-06-06 00:00:00

dental cirrurnstances, the love of novelty and and ternntatiOns held out to them of superOr advantages (held out, but never fulfilled) - . • have sednce i l into the American mercantile navy. Where similarity 'of language and external ap, p.earance'procluce so great a difficulty in discrimi . riation, it would be idle to pretend that no.mis tply.! is ever committer" ; but a very slightconsil tlemition*is.sufficient to skew that for onevorong-- , ; hi - assertion of the claim, there are and inust - te a ,thousnad _cases in` which our just claims -arc • • Act of Congress, entitled An Ace for the .Belief and P-otertion of American Seamen; 'pa , •sed no doubt for the purposes which it pro ' I . e . ' , rs, requires that every vessel leaving the se , veral. ports Of the. United States, should be fur- Til-Ite , rivifh certified list' .Of iTtle crew, to be granted by the collectors of the customs, on the oaths of the masters of the respective vessels to whom it-is given ; de'scribing the persons, place of birth; and residence of the individuals- con - - posing the crew. It is/fair to presume that a sea- Inan found on board an American vessel; and not entered on the 'certified list' is not an American citizen. In such a case, therefore, it is usual for our officers to reclaim him. But his _name being., on the list is no proof whatever that he is an American : the Master only swears to the best -of: his knowledge,' or ' as far as he has been able to discover,' that A. B. is a citizen of the United States ; and were it is his interest not to know •4. or not to discover„ it cannot be supposed he will take much pains to undeceive himself. %But the ‘, Act `of Congress' farther provides, that the collector of every district shall keep a book or books, in which, at the ,request of any seaman, being a' citizen of the United States of America, affil producing proof of his citizenship, authenti bated in the manner hereinafter directed, he r shall enter .the name of such seaman, and shall deliver to ! him a certificate,' &c. But by some strange omission, the manner.hereinafter directed' is not airerted or cl6eribed at.all, r1;1‘ is there any far , the: mention made about proof. The conse fiLkence of which is, that those collectors certi ficites' are profusely issued without any proof .at all. Two examples, out of two thousand that we, could. give, will be, sufficient to chew with .what l'ise these certificates' are fraudulently, sibtained. The first is that of an English seaman Who had protected himself fen - Yearg from thejinpress by a -collectar's certificate' obtained in the following manner " Fleury Donaldsbn maketh oath and saith, ttat he pro,-ured a protection of Joshua Sands, collector of New York, on the 15th of December, 1860, then assuming the name of Henry Kent, which he obtained on the affidavit of a woman who swore for several other Englishmen on the ~• same day that an objection was made at the time , by some person in the" custom-house . to the vali dity of this roman's oath, - hating sworn to so many.in so short a tinie ; but that the colleatir sa; d, as the woman had sworn to them, he must sign hem. He, says the woman was charged with having sworn to some hundreds in a short ST.-orn at Liverpool, 17th of May, 1819, before me, (Signed) " THom,A.s . GOLIGHTLY, Mayor." (To be Continued.) MAILS. • ... . 1' ir !- t vED—I Braz,;ls , 1 New-Turk, 1 Waterford. Due-1 Cadiz; 1 Ggernsey, 1 Jersey; 1 - Dubliti, 1 Waterford. , . • KIM:, OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE WELDER. Consols for Opening - 601 Red. Ann: - - -594 i THE SLR N 6 'P •IS FAT., i 7 l AUD LAT L 0 rr D 0 .N, SATURIWZ., JUNE 6, 1812. Although the language and conduct of the Arne- riol - In Government is, 'as we.stated'yesterday, de cidedly •hostile to . this, country, yet many of the letters which have been received still ekpres§ - the most positive opinions that Mr. MAnnisoN I,ot, even now, venture to commence the If, *however, the Bill, of which we gave a co- 2 y -- yestci-da - y, should pass into a law, it wouldbe, in effect, a declaration of war, because, in fact, thk Bill would have the effect of legalizing the murder of every British:Officer against whom any one of his crew might think' prOper' to com plkin. in an American port. The following letter froniPhilalelphiadescribes„ in pretty strong terms, the means which America possesses of going to war with effect :—" You will perceive, by the copy of y Bill which I inclose; that the Americans are at our dirty work agaln ;''but. I advise you not to be alarmed at the violence of our proceed ings ; we.shall continue to bluSter, that is Our Chu racteriqic ; and we Would do more if we could, but We have not a dollar in the ;s net in our power. Treasury;—no army deserving the name of one,— and are actually witlinut Atavy : added tb this, not a moiety of the loan of eleven millions oi dollars will e'er he procured : then, I ask you, how arc we to go to war In fact, the loan was opened in the different cities throughout the State 3., on the d ilstant ; and it wati confiden#y aSsertet,l, that three millions would be subscribed for immediate ly in this city, and as'much - at New York. The result, however, has proved the contrary ; for at this time, the gross amount subscribed, including the subscriptions of the public and. the several State Banks, is short of four millions. The monied interest is point-hlank,against it." The conversations which took place last night in both Houses of Parlianient are highly interest , ing; and we doubt not will attract the partiel'ilar attention of our Readers. From a Paper read by Lord GREY, a more complete development of the motives by which that Nobleman and his Party have been actuated, throughout the' late political negociations • may be gathered, than from•any other statement . Which . has occurred on the same subject. We shall submit. that Paper to our Readers: that they . may judge for themselves:— It is now distinctly admitted,' that the -Oppo sition will not participate in any Administra -Aw -.-- n ; they must direct the Councils of the Coun try, or they will take no share in them. All hopes, then,. of union and harmony at this . -aWfUI Crisis must be abandOned.. We cannot say that ,we feel Much regret at their determin , t, though we cannot approve of their conduct Lord Mot RA, yesterday, not only most satisfac torily exempted the PRINCE REGENT from all pos- Sibility of being supposed to have becu alluded to by tire Marquis WELLESLEY, in what e said re specting _the impediments to the formation of a - Ministryiarising from animosities of a private nature, but expressly : declared that his Royal Highness had never exerted the least,degree of authority for: the- purpose of reserving - offices to be filled up after a Cabrnet should be once formed. Full poWers, it is evident, were intrusted to the Marquis ; he has resigned them, and they are now wholly confided to Lord IkloiaA, who, we have . reason to believe, is most actively employed in en deavouring to fulfil the gracious intentions of the PRINCE REGENT. The following is the Paper read by Earl GREY : " That his Royal Itghness . the PRINCE REGENT " has signified his pleasure, that Lord AVELLEs - -' " LEY should conduct the formation of a Govern " ment in all its branches, and should be First " Commissioner of the Treasury, It n d that Lord 111o1RA, Lord ERSKINE, and Mr. CANNING, " should' be Members of the Cabinet.— 4 ' That it was probable that a Cabinet formed " on an enlarged basis, must be composed of 12 " or 13 Members; that the PRINCE • REGENT• " wished Lords• GREY and GRENVILLE, On the part of their friends, to recommend for " his Royal Highness's approbation the names of "four -persons, if the Cabinet should consist of twelve, and of five persons, if it should consist " of thirteen Members, to be 'appointed by his " Royal Highness the PRi*ci REGENT to fill such " situations as- might hereafter be arranged. " That his Royal Highness the FRINGE REGENT left the selection - of the na:IICS to Lords GI:BY " and GRENVILLE, With6l.4 Any instruction or per t' sonal- exclusion ; that in completing . the ar " rangements, the PRINCE REGENT has granted " to LordWE'lLEsLi4 the entire liberty to pro-* " pose the names of any persons to hold places in " his Royal Highness's Councils." The , ships Sovereign, City of London, Sir Wil liam Bensley, and Harriet, were on the 30th April lasi all well, in lat. 24.40. N. long. 23.5. W. hav ing on the .19th April in lat. 34.56. N. long: 16.0. W. parted company with the Lord Keith, Ann, and Indus, bound , to Madeira, where they had arrived,' and from whence they were to sail the 13th May. Extract of a letter from New York, dated May 6, received this morning at LLOYD'S It appears to be the Uterinination of the majority in Con, gress to go to war with .Great tritain, and prepa rations of every kind arc making with activity for this purpose ; still many well informed characters' in Ameriea doubt such an eventtaking place this year, and their opinions are founded on the un prepared state of this nation for war, and on the public mind being opposed to it. Uncertainty at taches to all popular Governments, and this. re mark, has been pre-eminently confirmed, by the proceedings Of Congress ; still, we cannot help thinking, that Congress. will, in the.present case, carry their determination into effect, without ad verting to the serious consequences which proba-, bly will attend it.. Should war be cleehred; the American frigates and sloops.Nvill probably lose no time in ernizifig to intercept the ships going to, or returning from the West Indies ; and Ameri can privateers will swarm in theTrOpicalCiimate ' TAMES WILKINSON, Esq. late Secretary to Lord GAMBIER, is about to proceed, with Vice-Admiral MARTIN, to LiSboll. Mr. Justice and this day - presented his rings for the KING QUEE7S to the LORD CHANCEL LOR ; the customary compliment or ceremony on bein g a Judge . The motto is " leges Jura () que.".• ii"ison, %TUNE PHINCt 11=3Ni' lirsi a long conference ,with the ,QUEEN yesterday athrning. The Duchess of YORK, Earl WIN CHELSEA, eke. were among the party, to celebrate the KING'S birth-day. After dmner in the Castle,. the Royal Part went to Frogrnorc Lodge to tea, coffee, &c. The PRINCE REGENT, the Dukds GT KENT and Susnlx, left us last night. This morn ing Princesses AUGUSTA and. CHARLOTTE of WALES, and the Duke of YORK, took an airing , on horseback, accompanied by Count MUNSTER, Lord PAULET, Generals GARTH, GV - 'YNNE, and WINYARD, and Colonel TAYLOR ; afterwards the Dukes, of YORK, CUMBERLAND, and C AMBRIDGE , the Duchess of YORK, and EarIWiNcHLEsEA, left for London. Iresterday morning MotaA had a long au dience of the PRINCE REGENT at Canlionhouse. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers bad - a meeting at the _Earl of LIVERPOOL'S house, ,from two o'clock till four. Yesterday the Duke of CUMBERLAND completed his 41st year. The day was celebrate•l by, his Royal Highness's tradesmen illuminating their houses, &c. Her MAJESTY, we understand, will hold a Drawing-room on Thursday next. Numerous were the disappointments which took place by the postponement of the last.. Countess CrIOLMONDELY gave a splendid rout last night, at her house in Pkccadilly. The com pany .which were present at Conptcss SPENCER'S party were among the numerous visitors. _ • Countess .b.2EN6ER last night gave a splendid rout, at her elegant hou,e in St. James's-place. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE \I'M review the second Regiment of Life Guards this morning in Chelsea THE, ,THEATRE.—The Tragedy of. Richard the Third was representel last night, at ar len for the benefit of Mr. CHARLES KEM ELF,. Mr. KEMELZ performed the part of 'Richard with great energy,. and active,mirit, and re tiCned his powers till the conclusion. Ou this 'occasion Mrs.: SIDDOVS'came fOrWard• in the part of the Queen, and it must he needless to say; supported it with great excellence. Mr. C. KCMBLE'S Richmond is well-known for its high' me:its. The After-piece was Ganz/ 4c, and Mrs. SIDDONS supported the part of the Lady. It is not, a part calculated to draw forth her powers, and she gave its. poetical .declamation with all due .effect, and displayed all requisite ex pression in resisting the allurements of Comas. Comics had an admirable representative in Mr. C. KEMBLE.. The,House was very well attended. Mr.,,COLERIDGE yesterday concluded his first series. of Lectures at WILLIs's Rooms... The sub ject was chiefly The Winter's Tale, sand Mr. C. entered ioto a full investigation of its character. He seemed , to think that the want of geographical accuracy in speaking of the sea-coast of Bohemia, and his .anachronism in.making Julio Romano live ages 'before he was born, were not the effect of ignorance, but a voluntary conformity to the old fable which he adopted for the foundation of his phiy. He particularly noticed the character. of Autolicus, and contrasted the playful nature of his rogueries with thpsc of The Begggr'g Opera, 0 , c tendency of which he considered as of the most debasing nature, He then referred to the German School of the Drama, and strongly. .c6ademned its insidious - tendency to the, confusion and corrup, tion of morals, by giving Viee.an interesting' form, and rendering it the object of tenderness and sympathy; representing the loose pa§sages.which appeared in some pages of S —IIAXE3PEARE as merely, an effect of the manners of his age; while the noble .sentiments and sound' moral principleS which characterised the whole of • his works. ren der those lighter passages mere dust - in the balance. He dwelt particularly, up on stln3 of Leontes, in comparison with Oiheli, oontend;; ing that the' latter character hat4feneiv4lly ,been mistaken ; that he was of too 'a7'itatarelo he jealous ; and that he was deceivv4A, a "alaii:of profound wisdom, but of the deepest subtlety and of the .most' malignant disposition, . : Leoritc.'s he described as, really jealous. This ,sulject Mr. ,COLERIDGE illustrated in the most able ma,n-rier.; and in delineating the tree clutracterof Love, he rose to a de:9,:ree of enthusiasnY,' "a!Ura warnifli-of eloquence, that,; deservedly, procured him the wannest tokens of .general admiration. The newly installed Knights of the Bdth have, with the most laudable cOnsideration•for the suf ferings- of thepoor, determined to approp-Jate the sum' usually spent upon such .Occasions in festi vities,',to public charity. 'The first - suggestion of. this humane proposition proceeded front .the Earl of NORTUESK. The following is the list of the Knights who have already sent' their snb scriptions to the Bankers appointed to receive them : Viz:—Lord NORTHESK ; Sir .Sir S. HOOD, and,Sir S. ATJCIEVIUTY, by proxy; Sir D. BAIRD, Sir A. PACi.F.T, Sir O. LUDLOW, and Sir J. STUART ; Sir IDWilLeEseEy, Sir R. HILL, Lord STRANGFORD, Sir 1 41 7 . C. BERESFORp, .and Sir G. BECKWITH, by 'proxy. The Anniversary of his Majesty's Birth-Day was celebrated on Thursday, at Deal, with every possible demonstration of respect and veneration. The accounts from the country are highly gra tifying, as there is the proSpect of the greatest abundance of every 'ort. The meadow lands promise to yield an immense quantity of hay, and the corn-fields never bad so promising an appeasr ance at so early a period of the season ; added to which, there is likely to he a profusion of all sorts of fruit. The accounts from Ireland, we are happy to state, , are equallYfavourable. BELLINGHAM.-The follolving .case we find in a collection of select trials, purchased at the Rox burgh. sale :---." . John Bellingham was indicted at the Old Bailey, on the 13th ,February, 1609, on two indictments, for forging of Bank-notes and ExcheqUer Bills. He was convicted, and hereon fessed, that from the age of 13 he had perpetrat ed almost every species of villainy. lie could not remember one half of the robberies - he had cOmMitted. In one case he had killed the person robbed at BriNton Causeway. For this also he had been condemned, but escaped from the Mar shalsea. He was executed at Tyburn, on_the 27th October, 1709.7--Colleetion of Remarkable Trials, 1718, 'vol. 1. p. 225. • NA_VAL i'r;,l.'B,Ts JUNE 3.—Arrived this - evening the Princess Mary packet, Captain POCOCK, from in nineterin days, brings no news ; also the Swallow packet s Captain Monrntur, from the - Brazils ; left Bahia on the lith March, Rio Ja neiro on the Bth April ; four:l at therlatter,place his Majesty's ship Fozulroyant: , The Swallay) Jras brouglit: passengebLieut. ED21.71CD,. of the 69th Voot, and 25,6001. in: cash. Alsoarrived his Ma. jesty's 'ship. Myrtle, Capt. Szcrgyn,. frbm Lisbon ; and the schooner Duke of IClareace, 1 1 63&, — froin said place, in 11 days. Sailed the Marlborei4gh. packet, Capt. I)tn.t., with mails for Lisbon, end the Speedy packet, Capt. SUThERLAND, with mails for Cadiz and the Mediterranean. Palstd by this port this afternoon the Lisbon homeward convoy i of about 40 sail. 'The Nymph, packet is in the Offing, but will not be in in time to get any news : she is from Cadiz. Cx3T.aAM, Jr) NE s.—One hundred And .this tv five old, disabled, and infirm - French piisoners, se- . leeted from the different prison-ships, w2re sit off this day by a cartel to. Morlaix ;. and thirty one Danes, of the same description, were sent tgi Sir J. SAIIMAIIEZ, to be forwarded by him to Den- They have: begUn to move the plisoneis 'thii fnornin•o' o'ut of the-Btthicirt.lluei, for the purpose of taking her up to Chattrua, to make use of her irou. grates for the Brunswick. rtoYAL AcinEm.v.—The President and Councii„ with a considerable . number of the Academic body, and their private friends, assembled on Thurs4ay at : - the Crown andeAnchO r, at their annual (hurter, in hdnour of ibis ir“.1.1. - esTY's Birth-day, There a larger proportion of the )higher Members of the Academy than we= li4tve , seen for inany years on the same occasiOn.—Alessrs. LEETE, EVANS, - antliillcoi, gave' Non npbis ann;ne A. - 6th very impresFiveiqrot, as soon as the d )th vas remoVed.—:TlCeittst toast after dinner was of course " The 'Kt t' —the Founder and Patron of the Royal Academy.". The. QuEEN--TlfeTniezcz I.4osiNT---"With the , I reeit,„ of ,the Royal '''Farnilv", followed,.. When ‘,;,:rou Army and.,Navy was / given, the vocal Performers sung " Rule Ea- , ti irhia" with'great - animation, the company all standing (as they, had'done•When his Ma;esty wiL4 drank) and zeal()rly Joining in the chorus. Tile • igarquis of STaiTonn's health was then given, and' the President paid an appropriate compiimen• t* thatSroblernan, as one. of theChieffounders of the.; ' British 'lnstitution, which has been '.eminentlf conducive to the iMprOvement of the Arts,' by a beral encouragemeut of rising genius. The Pre.--- silent next, pr,?nosed", " the weruorF of Sir Jo- RE. l a 7K cie oL- i i: i , a " t sIILTAas the first Royal Ac era7n_p 'i l d e e'l o t f p eAv ee;s : - sional excellence in this country.. This toast elf• by , desire , the President ; ' drank in"scot iitioe silence: After the intervention 'of a seriOusi'le.e.,. if we may use such an :expresiion, Sir Wit-41;3,z Be&CliEt shortly addressed the companiii i and prttv posed - the health, of the President. This. to a st. 7 'irg:4: :1u:el:ye& with the *warmest applaue,e,--The dent briefly expressed the great - pleasure ite felt-in-Tepeng-such a rnavif. of respect, and estectil" , from so many persons t>f distinguished merit 5 5 . • he SaW whOm he considered .as• omaincat s • Of their country in the arts which the 4 i profeseel- TlV4ii3t .44...th6:day was marked by ,the hen t ; . good humour and festivity. Zullriday ;l e -I :st - wan held the Anni vers-P.ry _antler fif the Governors and 'friends . of the Middlesex 1-10 5- piNl;' at whiell 'the T.',',ltereeais of erttord, , pre,;idede: We, have ,tl,\• , :r,i t t is a inost useful I.W))i iL; local it.Liation,' but it Las of .•y ear. becoli e. nia til bre. pecull;ar,eF so : from t ll4 emerl.tion of buildings and conseitie - ot itq crease of :population 'within the , Westekuipvrt the metropolis. It re' wires indeed no argt.meli t to prove. this fact,; girl, as it may tend to digo the attention of a liberal public to.this.impartO t Charity, v,ie cannot refrain from stating, tirlt 1,847 persons were either admitted as in-t,S ( ' - tients into the Hospital, or have fezeived wel l " cal and surer.ical assistance, eand medicines as 01;-!" patients durlng the last year ; while :the aggr e- gate number of patients, of .hoth 4eseriptioa s, participating in the benefits of 'this - useful instil'' - Lion for the preceding year,'amounted only t ° 1728 ; and n e have reason to'l;eliove that tiiis es." cess was chiefly occasioned by the increased nt"ii • kek ,of accidents which .are adthitted at all hours the day'aftd. night without any recommend:it: l °l; We e were much gro to hear, by-the Trelstae l . Report, made at the meeting, that a seeondirtn. ficent contribution of -his Royal Nighties Prince Regent, as patron of the Hospital e as Nil e as. the voluntary and liberal' benefactions _of t • Marquis of Hertford, Vice-President ;' Earl . 0 111) . mondeley, Lord Robert Seymour, . Vice-Pre :7 • dent- Lord Eardley, Sir Win. Weller - Pep e Ys, D I T . r • Vim:President ;. Colonel Eyre, the Dean of N B ) 3- cheter, Messrs.- Nash, Pike, Warre, Barker, Auribl, and an anonymous Lady, arnott.ri.. iug collectively to upwards of 6001. and the P - -I „. “,„ ti..»l of several new annual subscribers, s.troet.i.,7s mark. the) favourable opinion entertained of e,is Charity, .a lid. -,We" most sincerely laudable ex,ample e truty . .he genefally followe" _ . 3 that the finances of the Hospital, continuing .lll , a progressive state of hnproyement, ,rne-P fori, length, enable the governors; • with propel:cautLa gradually:to 'open every ward, and thus est=' unfortunate)) that relief which necessity at present 4.he compels them continually to refuse, since rt h conunodation is liniited,to little more than a f°", , ea.lca i " • part of that ivhich the Hospital is so we/. ed to affOrd. ' , wish th L6O • to Thursday afternoon the porter' belong/ 1 ;g i 3 Baker's Coffee-house, 'Change-alley, fell j ° ` y easr y Cheapside in an apoplectic fit, with Ll` pot. package Oil his head, and dii.pired the-s