The Sun. — London, England, 1805-12-25 00:00:00

POETRY. Tunt is so much merit in,the following Lines, that it would be injustice to the Muse to refuse them insertion, though we cons . ider them rather as the homage of enthusiastic friendahip than the nle... rited tribute of impartial criticisni. • LINES ON THE BIRTH OF W. H. W. DETTY, AT SHRE'A SHOAT, SEPT. 13, 1791. CaY . danc'd the hours, prophetic of delight, Atirora, smiling, chac'd the gloom of night, Hyperion rurd, and Reisci us sprang to light. EnraPtued Genius elasp'd him to his breast, While Nature's smiles her darling See contest. . lach with parental warmth carest the Boy, /Manilla's wonder, and Salopia's joy ; Profusely each their choicest gifts assign'd, Pour'sl their rich treasures o'er his op'ning mind, Cave to his native gestures matchless grace, And, fir'd with C ARR ICK'S soul, a Cherub's face ; Lent him Expression's pow'rs, her smile benign, ladc every charm of symmetry combine To frame an A nor, for the days to come, Worthy N is name who charin'd Imperial Rome ; Unstudied ease, which Art can ne'er bestow,, strong Memory's gift, Articulation's flow— I s hese boons they gave ; yet, lavish of their store, A'atur e and Genius grant tv Rc"clut 111" e. Wliethet his varied aaion we admire, Inflexions sweet, or Animation's fire, • Resistless pow'r is his, the eye to charm, The ear to soothe, the kindling heart to warm. . • The Muses in to hail th' auspiciouS birth, While "me, exulting, publish'd it to earth, The Tragic Maid, as cradled in her arms lay, forgot her frowns, her dire alarms, And chang'cl, contemplating his promis'd prime, por tears of joy, her tears of grief sublime. , Itoscius V' she trial, " be thine my treasur'd store is Of sweets, to GAR R sex•consecrate beforel u Like Nth:, no imitative track Pu r s ue ; Pe stilt thysW, and still to Nature true, Forceful , thu' sweet, the' not unnatural, new." The Muse his taste intuitive milled, Coo keen perceptions to his glviing mind ; With pow'r the Poe! 's latent sense to spy-- Stiength ott to soar beyond the Poet's eye. _O ! born those preconceptions to dispel, h ence we distrust that boyhood may excel ! Thine ample ratite inspires the doubt alone Wherein thy splendid talents most are shown ! 11 't Youthful Potentate, the Chief, we trace 1 n thee by manly, by majestic grace : //c " , Yet nut boist'rous, mild, yet never tame, Or burns the Patriot's or the Lover's flame. lorgetPtoos rage the hero's mind inspire, • dory's call ar ous e to martial ire, • Suc h srdo ur b ursts as mar k s t h y v i g t ro us soul s we n i d with impas s ion'd hope, deriding Fear's ccswttrou l. ~. when of '' nen the softer sympathies to move, 61141 tenderness,' or luckless love, `lollEiv,st resistless pathos all thy mica, 11'at lins Which leaves Description's pow'rs behind) ; Or when tumultuous heaves thy lab'ring soul, And thy wild eyes in Phrenzy's transports roll— loseto s I 'tia thine to make thine anguish felt, t hY terrors rouse us, and thy surrings melt. 'then tow'rs thy spirit, then are all thine own eleßric flash, and Sorrow's bursting moan When first Instruaion saw thee slight her claim, Itzt gain, without her aid, the heights of Fame, xperience, aged dame, surpris'cl, drew nigh, Cai'd on her page, then clos'd it with a sigh, To see thy tputer years her forming hand defy. Youth highly favour'd! by the Muse carest, LY Genius, Fame, and genuine Nature, blest MaY knowledge to thy mind her stores dispense, And Piety still guard thine innocence I : I.° solid Learning early bend thy mind, 4 'urn Ilistiry's useful page, and read Mankind. i S halt thou, while our G a a ices ashes burn, horn l'kelem , r y loves, and all her Daughters mourn) , ( c 'pang a y o u ng plittrlix from his lionour'd Urn ! r 1 le Parellt flame in thee shall yet survive, And still in thee Hi s lasting praises live: • Mau " , Rosctus , then, with bold Pindaric flight, I C7eet S c i ence, source of intelleanal light ;•• Lealte far beneath time each inferior claim, • And reap thy rich reward—Perennial Fame ••• 76 .'„b4/d, Dec. 14, -)• HORATIO. •, , The Soviet of of Schoolmasters held their Annual 0 inner yesterday at the Crown and Anchor ; Presi ,:ent, the Lord Bishop of Grime ccorta i Viee-Presi 16,nts, the Dean of WEs•rmrasTa and Dr. Pitit,--- ;; Iter a very liberal subscription, many appropriate stooasts were give n , interspersed With some beautiful eelnegsbriteesi &c. by DiGNVisf, , and others of . the first <kt P .• ehip - easemore, near Newbury, the baptism of cll . ' was .attended with the following singular cir tilnstance :---Joh? James the son of James and on z abeth Mitch e l , was baptised on the same day til which his father came of age; The child had hi: r B arn, n godfathers and the same godmothers as great. 4a tner.. who were'also his great-grandfathers and grandmethers. . . . , resteiday • ve convis, 'tale morning, about eight &dock, twenty tinder ' sentence of transportation, b. oa re retrieved from Newgate, and conveyed on rd a lighter f' . 131' kf iars-bridge to Wool wich. torn ,re 1 l ‘ l e r a • 13 0YDELL, it seems, has offered five hundred fin s for the best Picture on the subjeCt of the v e l ,t ° tious Fall of the gallant NELSON.—This is a .beral offer; but surely the patriotic feelings th e 43ritish Artists will stimulate their genius, .and f t Agility of the sulliea be'a sufficient incentive, p u l tl a principle of taste as well ds a nobler itn . • 10 U`' ARTS, it SeCillg has been graciously pleased tvi P f i rd " two men 1.0.1%) had been -conviaecl of a 44 to dissolve the Fr e nch Repullic and to revive pk., 3 7l4re k.Y. if this be it crime in France, what pallo „ c an the - Usurper urge to procure do. national , WILL OF LORD NE.L.SO.V. AisTalker of the last Will and Testament, and Codicils thereto annexed, of Lord Viscount NEI.- _ 'soisr, - as proved in the Commons by his Executors,. ,Earl NELSON and WILLIAM HASLEWOOD, Esq. on Monday the 23d inst. • HORATIO Viscount NELSON, of the Nile, and of Burnham Thorpe, in the County of Norfolk, and Duke of Bronte, in the kingdom of Farther Sicily. • First,--4n the event 'that he shall die in England, he desires to be buried in the Parish Church of Burnham Thorpe, unless HIS MAJESTY shall signify it to be his pleasure that be shall be buried.elsewhere. Gives the sum of 1001. to the Poor of the several Parishes of Burnham Thorpe, Sutton, and Morton, in the County of Norfolk, viz. one-third part to each Parish : the same to be divided at the discretion of the Curates or Ministers. • Givei to EMMA Lady HAMILTON, Widow of the Right Hon. Sir WM. HAMILTON, K.B. his diamond star, as a token of his friendship ; also the silver cup which she presento to him. Gives to his Brother, the Rev. Wm. NELSON, D.D. (Earl NEL sow), the gold box *presented to him by the City of London ; also,. his gold sword, pre sented to him by the Captains who fought with him at the 'Nile. , Gives to his Sister CATHERINE MATcHAN, the sword presented to him by the City of London. GILTS to his Sister SUSANNAH BOLTON, the silver cup presented to him by the Turkey Company. Gives: to. DA vt sow, of St. James's-square, Tkl. his Turkish gun and canteen. Gives to his worthy friend Captain HARDY, all his telescopes and sea-glasses, and 1 061. Gives to each of his Executors 1001. Gives to his Brother, and WILLIAM HASLI WOOD, Esq. of Craven-street, Strand, all the resi due.of his goods, chattels, and personal estate (ex cept the household goods, 81c, which shall be in his house at Merton, at his decease, and also ex cept his diarnond sword and jewels, and any other articles which he should, by any codicil to his will, otherwise dispose of),. to hold to them and their ex ecutors and administrators, upon the trusts follow ing, namely :—Upon trust, that his said' trustees and. executor shall, as soon as may be, after his death, convert into money such personal estate as does not Consist of money, and lay out and invest the same in the purchase •of 3 per cent. consols. and also the money which shall belong to him at, his death, so that the dividends and ituerest may produce the clear yearly sum of 10001. of which they shall stand possessed, upon trust, that, during the life of FRANCES HERBERT, Viscountess NHL soN, his wife, his said Truitees do, and shall, fully authorise and empower the said Viscountess NEL SON, his wife, and her assigns, to receive the divi dends, when the same shall became due, in addi- ‘ tion. to all Other provisions made by hini : at any time heretofore for her, and in addition to the sum of 40001. lately given her, *Which sums to be taken. in lieu and satisfa&ion of all dower, and right and title of dower, of her the said Viscountess . NELSON, And in case the annual income to be produced from s the Bank Annuities, to he, purchased with the residue of his personal estate, shall be in sufficient to answer and pay the- stun of 10001. a year, then the deficiency to be made up to his Wife out of his barony, town, and lands, in Farther Si cily ; so that his said Wife may be entitled to re ceive, a clear income of 10001, ; and, after the de cease of his said Wife, to divide the said 10001. unto the said 'MILIAN! NELSON, SUSANNAH BOLTON, and CATHERINE MATCHAIe CODICIL. I, HORATIO Viscount NELSON Of the Nile, of Burnham Thorpe, in the County of Norfolk, and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, and Duke of Bronte, in the kingdom of Far-;: ther Sicily, having, to my last Will and Testament, which bears date on or about the inth day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1803, made and published a Codicil, bearing date the i3th day of the same month, do make and 'publish a further Codicil to the same last Will and Testament, in manner fol lowing:-=that is to say, I give and bequeath to Miss HORATIA NELSONTIIomrsoN (who was baptised on the I ath day of May last, in the parish of St. Mary- le-Bonne, in the County Of. Middlesex, by BENJA-; MIN LAURENCE, Curate, and JOHN Wri.t.ocx, As sistant Clerk, (and who I acknowledge as my adopted, daughter) the sum of 4000 L sterling money of Great Britain, to be, paid at the expiration of six months dfter my decease, or Sooner if possible ; and I leave my dearest friend' Emma, Lady HAMILTON, Role . guardian Of the said HORATIA NELSON THOMPSON, until she shall have arrived at the' age of 18 years; : and the interest of the - said .40001; to be paid to Lady UANivrot4, for her education andpaintenance. This request of guardianship I earnestly make of Lady HAMILTON, knowing that she will, educate my adopted child in the paths of religion and, virtue, and ' give her those accomplishments which so much adorn her , elf, and I hope make tier a fit wife for my dear nephew, HORATIO NELSON, who I Wish to many her, .if le proves worthy, in Lady HAMILTON'S esti mation, et such a treasure as. I am sure she will be. Farther, I direel - that the legacies by this my Codi cil, as well as those by my last Will and Testament, given and bequeathed, shall be paid and discharged , from and Out of .my personal estate only, and shall not he charged, , or chargeable, upon my real estates in thy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and in the Kingdom of Farther Sicily, or any or either of them, or .any part thereof. In all other respeeb, I ratify and confirm my said last Will and Testament and .former Codicil. In witness whereof, I, the said. Holum° Viscount - NELspu and- Duke of /3RONTE, have to this Codicil, all in my Own hand-writing, and contained in One sheet of paper, set - my hand and seal this sixth day of Sep ternber, in the year of Our Lord Ofip Thousand- Eight Hundred and Three. (Signed) NELSON and BRONTE. Sined,. sealed, and publiskedhy the - yight Nan. fic,!nTio Viscount NtisoN, Duke of Brame, as and for a Codicil to his last Will and Testa. moot, in tho presence of G Eq. NI U it It AY o First Captain of the Viaory. (OLIN SCOTT, Secretary. Lord NELsott, in his will, has direCted, that if it shall please his Sovereign to grant a continuance of his pension of ond thousand pounds per annum to Lady NIMSOII, that the direEtion in his will to raise a sum of moue• to be vested in the Funds, to pay her Ladyship an annuity of one thousand pound's per annum, shall be void. 1 A Codicil, in his own writing ; direas,' that one hundred pounds per annum b pald to tha widow of his brother AlAutticE. The fzist Codicil alinexed to his Lord Ship's Wi n ll is (i4te..cl Septemer last, and gives to Lady TON all the hay tin his estate,at Merton. His Lordship his given fill power to his Trustees to dispose or exchange the whole of his Italian estates. . . The remains of the ilhiSti'lol.lS• NELsoi , *ere yes terday landed at Greenwich. They were put en board the' Chathanz Yacht .at Sheerness on. Monday morning, wlfich immediately sailed with the_pteci ous relic. 'the coffin, covered with an' ensign, was placed on the deck. All the Vessels in the River, while the Yacht was passing, heisted' theit, colours half Mast high; the Forts on both sides the River at Tilbury .and thavesend, fired .minute ,guns, and many of the Vessels-also paid the same honourable tribute .of respe& to the corpse of the illustrious Chieftain. The bells were tolled, and afterwards rung it muffled peal. ' The wind being unfavour able, the Ykicht was obliged to anchor of}_ Gallyons Point, where it remained the Whole of Monday night, and yesterday morning it proceeded toGreen , As it passed by the Arsenal at Woolwich, the Royal Artillery were stationed along the shore, to pay the last tribute of respect to the regretted Hero.' Immediately on the Yacht's . doubling the point, minute guns were, discharged from the East Wharf, the regimental Band playing - a mournful dirge, while the Soldiers rested on their arms re versed. All the Officers•were in military mourning. The tont ensemble presented a scene of the most mournful grandeur. The military line, composed of that truly line Corps,. extended upwards ofa mile along the Coast . ; each eye was suffused with tearsof manly sorrow, and each heart, though envying the proUd lustre of the Hero's, exit, could not but be melted at the recolleaion of his fate. The Union flag was hoisted half , mast high, and each Vessel by which they passed, paid the due solemn tribute to the illus trious relics. On the arrival of.the Yacht at Green wich the same ceremony was observed as at Wool wich. ,The Militia and Volunteer Corps were drawn out, the Ship saluted, and on the landing of the Body the bells were mournfully tolled. The precis 0113 relic is, for the present, deposited in the Painted - Hall. Immediately on its being landed Lord Hoot) came to town to receiv e the final in- , strations of Lord HAWKODURY respe&ing its conveyance to town. Tile grand Funeral Proces , :. sion, we understand, takes place on Friday, the loth of January: . , The preparations fur the Interment of the thus-, trious NELSON in , St.. Paul's Cathedral are going on with the utmost expedition. Since Saturday morn ing the scaffolding has assumed something like a model of the intended proceedings. .The tion of the seats is as• follows, namely, under the dome, in each archway, in the front of the piers, and in the gallery-over the choir. .The form of the seats under the dome will take the shape of the dome, namely, a circular appearance. The first seat, will be ex: 41y six feet frour the ground, and the' others will rise in regular gri'idation six inches one above another. There are to be eight tier 61" scats in the whole, and the order will be thus arranged: lo,eath half of the. circular seats under the dome, allow ing one foot six incites to etch person, will contain Sz Eight seats will held full 656 persons --twice 656 is 1312 There Will be seats placed hetween every arch to the great Western door, which will contain as follows: Each archway, (rent the dome to the Western gait:, will contain 187—six times illy is - I 122 in front of the piers; front ditto to ditto 26z From the iron rails to join the circular seats in the dome, 40 on each side - Each box, front the iron railing to the Choir will contain 140 - - • 280 Total 3 00 The dome will be occupied by the City Com panies. Likewise, under the donie, there Will be seats for thirteen h►andred and fifty persons. There will 'be still remaining an open area of about five or six feet for persons to stand who have not tickets for seats. An iron railing will also be placed from the donie to the grand western entrance, wherein People will be allowed to stand. The front standing places under the dome, and around the grave, will be occupied by the crew of the Yidlory (Lord NBLSON'S Ship), each man wearing a badge of distiwition. Besides the seats Ind the stanLling-room there will be about 70 or 80 feet clear :4pace all. around the grave, which will be occupied by. the princip a l mourners and persons attached, to the funeral. pro cession. The order of the seats in, the Choir will be thus disposed principal seats are to be littetrup for the accommodation of the Archbishop of CAN TERBURY, the Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal, Garter King at Arms, and the other Principal Officers of State ; the Lo RD MAYOR, the Mace, Purse, .mid Tran-bearer of hi Lordship ; the Loid Chancellor and suite ; the Speaker of the House of Commons. The other seats are to be occupied by the Mem bers of both Houses of Paliament. The P eeresses , Judges, and Foreign Ministers, and the Privy Coun cillors, the latter not being Peers, are to be provider.; with seats. Peers' sons, the Dean and Chapteritind their friends, are to be accommodated wit- l o'seats in the circular end of the choir, next ttle communion table. • The Gallery will be occ.apred by Naval Officers, the Deputy Lieutenants, and the L or d Ch am b er l a i n, together with atich of the Members of the House of Commons, tti cannot be provided with seats in the Cbcnr. The Gallery will contain about 600 persons. The Funeral Procession will enter at the Great Western Door, and pass through the middle - Aisle to the Choir, wherein the Body. will be placed on a Bier, erected on 3 raised Natrona opposite to the Eagle Doik. The ceremony used on such occasions will be performed by the Bishop of London, assisted by the Dean and Clergy belonginz to the Cathedral. On Friday and Saturday the first and second Di visions of the o.th Re:,iment of Light Dragoons marched into Brighton trork Guildford, on their route to Bletchington, and other situations along the Coast, to repl3c6 the gth Regiment, ordered to em bark for the Continent. The 4th Dragoons, at fiat intended for the toast day, raceive2 Nwfrit.,,, DUEL. AT LIVERPOOL . . . . , Nyy. have beh favbittecl with ,fai titer particular:, re;peCting• this Sinfortrunle duel. 'We find, that the quarrel between Colonel BOLTON and 11/12.j.cr Brooks aroma. Jut of - a tuatt(:l- of business. The fol . - . filer:was- Chairman of a Cothrnittee on ati which the Interests of the latter, Were concerned; and, not having condue - ted himself to' his satin'ae tion, the Major sent the, Colonel a chailenge: we before stated, some misapprehension .took place respe6ting the place ofmeeting, and they were final ly bound over to keep dm . pt,t . 'Betbre tie expi iation of the. tiniefor, Which they iNrOl'O bound, it was rumoured, that' it was the intention of 11./laj)r BROOKS to 'call out the Colonel a second tiine the moment it was eiaps'ed, This induced she Colonel to be before-hand with him ; and thevery-diifi that they were released fawn their penalty, the Ma Or received an , invitation to meet, the Colonel at ttce o'clock, at the outskirts of the town. The Major was punaual to his tiMe And wa3 atti-nded Mr. Foßags, and the Colonel by Mr. IlAttalt - .. c u l on o Bouroy's carriage stood at a distafice, waitin% him. • 4.. . , • . When on .the ground the COlonel obse.rve.ll 16 his. opponent, " that, trceably to the custom Of duelling, lie believed he: (the Major) was owl; i.:(1 to the first lire." l'his. r.ks assented to i•liid ti e Major 'fired - without 0114 ' the Colonel iiinno.l- :Moly returned it, wh e n th e lipli pen hared the he:4l of the Major, a little above, .the right eve, and h - Mt. Assistance was at hand, .cud oroitglit to bird, but he exiiired almost instantly. in.i6 c o l, me l ~,t ; attended to his, carriage,hy some of ids frieno,, :And drove off, since which he has not,heen he. - ird 0i . .--- 7 We were, therefore, under a tni.otaLe, in ~ : ny 4 4 -, that be was in custody.. :• . . 'rho spot on which the duel was fought •', - .%11 d;...4. to the town, a public road, and much iie1i...,,:ta.:...i. CITY ELECTIONS. , • YESTERDAY, atter tlae in the Ward of Tower, tl stood thus : lilrdest contest ever Tillow!I he final close of the Po'il T. Dixon - T. Wfight . . 250 S. Hutcliiilson -7.4 y • S. DiN9n 2 17 L Bridges - t 3 M. Lucas - 4 T. Shipper - C. Stu ,rt 214 When Sir WTI• I.IAM. Cultris declared the first, twelve to be duly cleCed. *Cawthorn - 2 e2 T. FOthetgiii. 396 I). Laing - 105 183 S. Walker • r7ti ,T. Hartshorne •- 357 *Gilson 66 CORN/1114.. Mr. j Oirc . h •• - 6'7 Mr. Blunt - , . 37 ' aLks - 64 A ngv -it - , .. chaprnara - - *Nory il - Barnard - - 59 5' *Cost icker :. 25 When the kilx highest ntinibuti were duly e,liAoz,it FARRINCWON The Alderman of this Ward again mot dm Can t didates in the Hall of Christ's llospltal, at eleittm o'clock, when Messrs. Wfisi-r ell and the contest, not wishing to give the Ward any iir tiler trouble. The other Gentlemen were, of cow declared duly eleded. • Those marked this,* arc new Cood'd.itca. 1-40 .11,7' Dar: AnrtYL 11u ttlti c'i.. , ti.---About the QO. th of No ve mbe r one o f the tri9St V Ihllt. 111.1rdealIM'S Wily exp rieneedon the ClAst of tiff in that ever was mmtetn'- bared. A LvAter received , 4 a .respeCiable hotisq a town from Valentia, of the (od nit, states its cflits . to have been roost dreadlnl at that place. It rained in cessantly for - four days, during 'w4ich time-up \, , yal'ili4 of 'two', hundred houses were waShed away, and mit a vestige of them left.behind: a .number of peroris i ! in endeavouring to save their effe&s, lot their livery. To add to the disaster, numbers of 'shipping were driven ashore and shivered to atoms, and rrurny i;t*' the'people on hoard perished. The liertive Pa . ci:et, belonging to, the house by whom the Letter was..a'e... ceived, was otie - of the Ships driven on shore ; and, although strong built, she'did Hot survive the hurri cne balf an hour. , . : The different gangs of hust/el*, who for so many years have infested the Metropolis, are anxio us ly waiting, for the day on which the Funeral of the much-lamented Lord NELsoN is to take place; mast. of the provincial pick-;pockets frOin Manehester,l 'Birmingham, and Liverpool, hold thepuoN:t iii readiness to join their London brethren on this oeLt- sion ; • upon a moderate cOmpiatatitin it i 9 conkau'red, that more than seven li,vidred of these systematic and daring depredators will be colle&ed on that day tween the Admiralty and -•St: Paul's ; and it will require the united r efforts of the Police. to ,counter-.• a6t,in any measure their infamous designs, the Ma , gistrates should give the mast potitive orders •Ic.ir the attendance of the Police officers, who F.hould strialy enjoined to apprehend every well-know-% charades of this description they Might meet At Gloucester Great Fair on 1V 1 . very few fat Cows; the P:tm - nt.s76nt tid. per slb. sate rather dull: Sto,;deattle were not in mnch cletna - Al. Fat Nis, tetclied froin 9s. (id: to I (s, pt ; r• ticore, On MoiLloy sertnight a boy about three year; of age, belongingto Widow aesle, 'of Pleasant'Dairv, nea,r:Leeds, being leftalonein the ho use , hi s Oloth . ee caught fire, and hue *as's° shockingly burnt that Ile died soon after. 'The following circumstance happene4 in Leeds last Thursday. th 9 eveninifir thai 4', Ellen Wallis, a girl .about ten yey bra, Wallis., it. stone,inason, in 11,Tetil'ivw-lanc, being cm ployett in ettrtyitig a quantity of china to a Itou t . Kirkgate, whither the t unity we 'b about to rernwe, unfortunately It:lithe' wackage fall, and broke its Con tents. accident, though in itself no way scrimp, has been prodmlive very seriOnS-eonNerincini...,s, for the poor girl was so alarmed at hat ILO hap pernd, that she dar e not return bore 'and her dis. consolate parents have .ever .sinco been ni4kini the roost diligent search for.her, but in vain ! On Monday se'nwght the Woollen Faaory at Ilki ce,lor-Dyke, hearl.lritdtOrd, occupi e d b) Nlessrt, ClitiiAnti Pots, was entirely consnined by Thtirsday se'nnight, as Mr. John Eeket4 waiter, and one of the oldest Officers In the Cu .4.. torus at Hull, was going on board the .14i;ntm, lying at the North side of the Dock, be slippled frollt of the plank, and falling again t 6 side of the Vessel, fraaured his and was taken up, d:.gd _