The Sun. — London, England, 1812-06-29 00:00:00

We have Gately ol3ooeii :tome harsh remarks on the PRINCE REGENT'S appointment of Mr. hATHURST to the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster, as if it was an absolute sinecure, and a place for life. Had this been the case, it would of course have come within the scope of Mr. BANKES'S Bill, who would perhaps himself, in the true spirit of his retrenching system, have ex pressed a wish that it might haVe been given to Mr. PsnctvAt.'a eldest son; in lieu of the sum Voted by Parliament., .But.the office is one of con 'siderable judicial importanee, and its jurisdiction Of great extent. There - is' a Court in Westminster especially appropriated to it, where causes - are occasionally -tried by the Chancellor • who 'besides nomir i tes, not only the Sheriffs, but all the Magistiates within.the Duchy. We have al ilvaysii. been tatight to consider Mr: BATHURST as a Gentleman of eminent talents,: and of great Weight in the douse_ of CoMmons, and are there fore at a loss to conceive how that office could have been more properly filled up. THE THEATRE.---The Tragedy of Venice Pre served was represented on Saturday, and Mrs. SumoNs for the last time appeared in the charac ter of Belviderci. lt is impossible, we conceive, for • any Performer more completely to embody the creation of a Poet than this great Actress has done from her first representation 'of this arduous character. As a proof, indeed, of her pre-emi nent merit in the part, many passages which she give with peculiar pathos and expression were cited by the best elides of that period, and have raised peculiar interest and applause ever since. RESIBLE was very animated in Pierre, and we never saw,CitAaLEs KEMBLE so ably support the part of Julien They were all very favourably receivecton their entrance, but the applauSe which . marked that of Mrs. Sippows-was repeated with zeal, and conti nued some minutes. Me. BETTY, who seems 'fully to' have resumed the. theatrical profession, is now, performing at ?iyßt nth, aid is very attractive. :11AxicisTEa has ietUrned to London, after 'hay-. ing successfully opened his Bu.dget for provincial admration. 1 1 .1UNDEN has been confined at Kentish Town by his old enemy the Gout, but is now so much be - ter that she will soon be able to rejoin the riayinarket troop. DowTox , is now w performing in Dublin, where his admirable comic 'powers experience the fa vourable reception which they so well deserve.---, His , place at the Lyceum, during the sunimer season is to be supplied by FAWCETT, who is also deservedly conspicuous among the favourites of the public. The first book of Dr. Busiors Lucretius bas Passed the press.. The copy intended for the PRINCE REGENT IS printing on Atlas paper. Mr; HARRISON.-The - admirers of talents and the public in general, will regret to hear that this gentleman, who has so long been an ornament of the musical world, died on Thursday last, at his Louse, in Percy-street.—lie was one of the most distinguished vocal performers that this country ever produced, and soon after he cOmmenced his &Ale career was stiled the great English singer. 4 'o performer ever understood the vocal composi tions of HA DEL better, or expressed them with "tkt characteristic truth. Mr. RAE' RisoN was an excellent musician, and was deservedly held in high estimation for the .sound judgment and pure taste which invariably marked his style of singing. Uls voice was sweet, full, and extensive.—in private life he waii esteemed for plain good souse, and gentlemanly manners. Several bomb-vessels have been for some time in preparation at Portsmouth, which, it is said, are to compose part of a force which is to be put under Lord COCHRANVS command, upon a secret expedition. The Hon. Captain PAGET is appointed to the 82 /Perb, 74, in Portsmouth harbour. The Gazette notifies the PRIN C E REGZNT,'S permission to Captain G. W. WILLEs, to accept and wear the insignia of the third class of the Itoyal Sicilian Order of St Ferdinand and Merit presented by his Sicilian Majesty, in consequence of the valour displayed by him, as First Lieutenant of the Spartan, on the 3d of May, 1810. Louts BUONAPARTE, the late King of Holland, is said to haVe died at Gratz in Silesia, about the taiddle of June; and to have bequeathed to that town the little property of which he died possess ed, "in return` for the friendly reception with .tie had been there honoured. The Ex-King of Si.EDEN WiLS, by the last ac c.,ounts of him, at Hafreiiliut, in Upper Lusatia. pie had earnestly solicited to be adinited a Mem ber of the Moravian Society ; but the Directors of the Union would by no means give their consent to it ; it being contrary to their institution to con nect themselves with crowned heads, or those who have been such. . An affair of hono ur t oo k pl ace a t St oney Hill, J amaica, in April last, betweenLkeutenant Lane ?id Assistant Surgeon Cathcart, of the York . Li ht Infantry Voluntcers,, which, after a dis c h:lege of four shots, terminated fatally to the 4ornier. Lieut. G. Scott, .of the sth West India Regi -14ent, was lately tri e d a t Ki ngs t o n, f or killi ng Lieut. W. Heley, of the 18th regiment, in a duel, acquitted ; the deceased, it a pp eare d, no t t 9 ., 11 1y having been the challenger,' but having used most insulting language t o p rovo k e ,Lieut. cott to fight. Sunday 'night a barn, containing between 30 t ', 4 (.1. 40 quarters of whe a t, th ras h e d an d un tlrasbed, belonging to Mi. Cotton, o f Sheeps il le ad, Leicestershire, farmer, was entirely con surued. by fire, together with a -rick of beans and f' s * 4 clt of oats adjoinin g it. It i s su pp ose d to have been the act of some malicious incendiary. 13 realcirater.—Two,bFges, built at Topsham, the purpose of conveying stones from the guar ''.es to the spot selected in the Sound, have ar- I lved at Plymouth, and other vessels are in a state t ) ! prep arat io n. W e understand that twelve active I V ansitnt-officers have be en se l ec t e d f or th e ma ,;,agenlent o f th ese b arges, to w h om an extra three c 'illings a-d a y w ill b e a ll owe d, i n li eu o f t h e i r farmer advantages. I‘.Saturclav was launched from the Dock-yard of .'lessrs". WELLS,'at Blackwell, a new 74-gun ship, e called the Pembroke. LISBON MAIL. INTERCEPTED LETTERS. JOSEPH 13TIONArARTE TO 1115 BROTITER DrAroLpor;., " Madrid, March 23. 1 ` A year will now soon have elapsed since asked your Majesty's opinion relative to my re turn to Spain ; your Majesty wished me to re turn, and here I am. Your Majesty had the goodness to say, - that it would always be time enough to leave it, if the hopes I had conceived should not be realised, and in that. case your Ma jesty would secure me-an asyluM in the South of the Empire, ,where I might pass my days in tran quility. s , " Sire—Events have mit corresponded' to my hopes. I have done no good, nor do I hope to do any ; I therefore entreat your Majesty to permit me to deposit in your hands the rights which you deigned to bestow on me with the Crown of'Spain, four years ago. I never had any other object in' . accepting the Crown of this country, but the hap piness' of this vast empire. It is not in my power to realize my hopes. I entreat, your Majesty to receive me benignly into the number of your vas sals, and to be assured, that be never hr , l! a more faithful servant than the friend which,nature gave him.—Tour Imperial and-Royal Majesty's most affectionate brother, " JOSEPH." TO •TITE QUEEN OF sr.Am. Madrid, Mardi 23, 1812. My Beloved Friend—You must deliver the let ter 1..-sent you to the Emperor ;if he carries into execution the Decree of Union, and publishes it in the Gazettes—in any other case, you will sriiit till you bear further from me. In the event of your delivering the letter, send me the Emperor's answer and passports. Iterni has informed-me of something, which gives me suf;lcie!it concern. If they intend sending me the, necessary funds, why so long delay the convoys, and not send me bills on the Public Treasury by Estafettes ?—Em brace my children for me. P. S. If you find that Mr. MOllien has sent me no money since the 500,000 hues which I have received, in January, when, you receive 1107 ter, deliver my renunciation to the Ein7eror. one is obliged to - attempt absolute , impossibili ti ; such is the state of my Treasury. TO THE SAME. • " Madrid, March ea. My De. R, r —Mr. Deslandes, who will deliver you this letter, Will state to you all the particuhrs e you wish to know respecting my situation ; am going to speak to you of nyself, in - order that you may lay it before the Emperor, and liaat he may come' to some determination, whatever it May be. Every thing renders .me desirous-to get , out of my present situation ; Ist, If the EMperor, makes war with Rtissia; and judges me useful here, I wi'l stay 'with General Command and Ge neral Administration. If he makes war, and 'does not give me the command, nor leave me the - Ad-. ministration of the country, I wish to return to France. 2d, If he does not make war upon Russia, and whether he sives me command or not, I wilt remain, provided he does not desire from me any thing which may make it supposed I consent to the dismemberment of the Monarchy, acid if he leaves me sufficient troops and territory, and sends me the monthly loan of 1,000,000, which he promised. Under those circumstances I will remain as long as possible, since- I consider my honour interested in not leaving 'Spain abruptly ; as in leaving it during the war with England, sacrifices would be required of me, which I cannot, or ought not to make, but at. a general peace, for the,good of Spain, France, and Europe. A Decree of Union from the Ebro, ar riving unexpectedly upon me, will make ;pc set out the following day. if the:Emperor defers his projects till a peace, let him give me the . means of existing during the war: If the Em peror wishes I should go, or has determined upon any of the measures which will produce this effect, I would chuse to return in peace with him, and with. his sincere and abiolute consent. I confess thatreason inclines ate to this deternai nation, so conformable to the sivation of this unfortunate country, if I can do nothing for it, and suitable to my domestic 'relations. In this case I wish the Emperor to give me an estate in 'Tuscany or thc South of France, 300 leagues from Paris, where I propose to pasS one part of the year, and the other at Morfoutaine. Events' which have happened, and the situation in which am placed, so repugnant to the rectitude and in tegrity of my character, have greatly enfeebled any health ; I am also advanced in age, and lion nour and duty alone retain me he here. My very expenses will oblige, me to quit, unless the Em peror supplies me in a different manner from what has hitherto done. I embrace you and my children. TO HIS BROTHER LOUIS. MY DEAR BROTHER-1 received your letter of the 25th of October, and saw with pleasure, that your health improves. Mine is good.---My affairs do not 'proceed very well. I have an officer here, who is worthy of respect for his talents, and the favourable sentiments he entertains towards. you. Never dOtibt; my beloVed Louis, of my ardent and unalterable friendship. I embrace you with all my heart, and hope to see you again some day in good health, and in that happiness, which it good conscience, and the affection of our friends',' ever bestow. Your affectionate Brother,, JOSEPH. 111a4rid, March 25. TO HIS SISTER, THE QUEEN OF NAPLES. Madrid, March 20, 1812. MY BELOVED CAROLItiE-With m uch pleasure I received accounts of you and your children. I could have much wished to have met you at Faris on your arrival, and hope your affairs are more prosperous than mine. Though my health is suf ficiently good, and I have the pleasure to tell you that I love you in the same manner I have done these 20 years, and that I shall ever remain your brother and friend, JOSEPH. The LAND TAX ma`• now be redeemed so as to produce very near 5 per Cent. Interest for Money. ;5 a year Land Tax at 55 per Cent. the present price of 3 per Cents. will cost ci.'loo. 16s. Bd. N.B. This opportunity has not entered since the year 1804. ANHOLT MA /1.4-. GOTTENELTRGII, JUNE- 24.--The convoys 'from London and Leith jOined at, sea, and ca - me into the toads on Wednesday evening; they were be calmed off the. Seam, _and fired upon from the - shore, coniderably within gun-shot. Several gnu-boats also put off, but Ira breeze fOrtunately springing up, it is supposed they arc all safe, FRANKFORT JUNE' 4.—One hundred .and fifty Eleves, from the Military School of St. Cyr, ar- . rived yesterday in this town, in. carriages. They came froth Mayence, and after dinner proceeded to join the Grand Army. SWITZERLAND, MA.Y 29.—The Ist and 2d Swiss regiments, which are under the orders of General Condras, and farm the 2d brigade-of the 3d di- vision of the 2d-Corps d'Armee, are cantoned in the environs of Stettin, till farther orders. BUCHAREST, 'MAY 6.—The troops which are C-antoned in the neighbourhood of this place are, in a few days, to concentrate themselves, and encamp near Piatras, where all the necessary preparations for this purpose have already been made. In the night between the 2d and 3d, a Tartar arrived from the Grand Vizier's head quarters ; he brought the Ottoman Plenipoten tiaries informatioh, that the ci-devant . Captain Pasha had enteredTernowa with a corps of 6,000 men, and that another corps of. Janissaries had arrived at Schumla. It is followed by another corps of Janissaries, who are co:ning from Con stantinople, and proceed by sea to Warna. troops from Asia have already, passed through Constantinople, 'and, are approaching Schumla by forced marches., The Albanese infantry are ex pected in that town. All the Ayans fromßomelia are. assembling their forces near Icakopol . and Widdin. From all these movements ) it is con- . eluded the Grand Vizier will not delay opening the campaign, and that he will advance from the side of Rudsckuck. ST. PETE RS C. URGH, MAY 19--The Imperial Custom-ffou4e has been informed by an Ukase, that the exportation of certain kinds of Russian goods and products will be permitted on paying the custom duties, int at the - risli of the owners ; T.-0 will the Govtrinnent receive any complaints !nsc of their goods being confiscated in a fo :R v9untry. • of the French papers contains - the follow ing minute account of the journey of CHARLES' IV. of Spaio, and his QUEEN, from Marseilles to • Rome • " PARIS, JUNE -13.---King CHARLES who has, ,with his family, passecc, some , years at Mar seilles, having expressed a d es i r e td reside in' a . country, the temperature of which might be more conformable to the climate to which he had been accustomed, his Majesty the :Emperor conceived, that a residence in Italy wOuld lie favOurable both to his health and that of the Queen. Their M ajesties , set out from Marseilles on the 28th ult. on their to Rome, where they will occupy the Villa Borghese, which hiS Majesty the Emperor has placed at their disposal. " At Aix, Avignon; Valence, Chatnberry,' and all the towns they pa.ssed through, their Majesties were received with the greatest honours, and were attended by the Generals commanding the military divisions. At Mount Cenis they were l•e -ceived by the Prefect of the Po, who accompanied them as far as •the Imperial Palace of Stupinis, where they - were waited upon by the .Prin6e, the Governor-General.' During theiekstay, his High ness entertained them with concerts and hunting parties, the ordinary diversions of his Majesty.— From Stupinis their Majesties psoceeded to Pla centia, Where they made some stay. They alight ed at the Palace Landi. Gn the Bth inst. they arrived at Parina,and lodged at the Imperial Pa fAce. 'At five o'clock the Queen received a visit from her niece, the Princess Antoinette, of Parma, -who is a nun in the .Convent of Orphans. 'She then saw her nurse, who is still living and after wards there was a concert. On the' 9th their Majesties continued . - their journey. Her Royal Highness the Grand' Duchess, who had gone' O pass' some days at Florence, received them in her, palace. Thence they set out for Rome, where they were expected to arrive on the 17th." , A few dayS ago a report of Lord SIDMOUTH'S sudden death very .generally prevailed at the West end. of the town, which has been succeeded by a rumour, adverted to in a weekly paper of yester day, that his . Lordship was .about .to withdraw from the :,Governtisent We' will Venture con - fiden tly to assert, : that . happily the former has been falsified, there. is. as Jittle foUndation in the .latter. 1 • ,An official communication has been made to the principal•merchaiits who have new cotton in their possession, informing ihein, that the ex portation of this article would in future be allowed, SMITIIFILDMARKET, JUNE 29. -This Day's Market had a pretty good supply of prune Bcasts,.and the spew of .Cattle in 011. , -r respects was • middling ; Wet; 'Mutton, Lai, , and Veal are dearer, and the trade, in general, tolerably brisk ; the sales in the Haymarket.were pretty considerable ; Straw. has fallen in price, Hay sold at last price, Flour , fetched •a better price. We annex a correct statement of the prices and numbers. To sink the. Offal, per Stone of 81b. Beef, ss. 4d. to 6s. 4d. Mutton, ss. 4d. to Cs. ed. Veal, ss. od. tcP7s. 6d. Lamb, 7s. od. to 8s; 441. Pork, ss.od. to 7s. od. Beasts, 1680. Shtscp and Lambs, 14,700.. Calves, 129. Pigs, 310. • SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. llay, 4L 10s. to 5L 10s. Straw, 21. ss. to 31. Os. Clover, 51 10s. to 61. ,15k. CORN-EXCHANGE, JUNE, 29.—T0-day the ar rivals of Wheat make a tolerable supply ; early in the forenoon fine samples were brisk in sale, at an advance of about 4s. and ss. per quarter; other qualities afterwards became 'dull, at little variation ; Rye again dearer Barley somewhat higher ; T%lalt and White Peas keep their price ; Grey, and Beans of each description likewise dearer ; Oats in middling supply, and fully sup- port the late advance. 7 4lour doubtful, and by some expected dearer. Wiplat - -104 s, 1:365. 1565, Fine ditto - -160 s. 166..: Rye Bar* - - '665. 7.9.5. Malt - - - - 93.1025. White Pease 525. ass. Grey ditto - - - 745. , SO , . -77 a. Tick Beans = - - 745. 30s. Oats - - - 555. 58s. Ris. Poland ditto 645. 633 rotatoa ditto - - G4s. —s. Rape Seed - - - 741. 301. Fine Floor - - llsg. Secoads - - 1 iaz. 110,, LAW REPORT. 'COURT KING'S BENCH, JUNE Q 9. TEIr. KING . , V. LEE CLERK. This was an indictment for an assault preferted "by Major the I-190 GeOrge Blaquiere against the . Reverend Francis Lee. The affair' arose out of the criminal conversation with the defendant's Wife, for Which the defendant brought his •action. against the plaintiff about a year and an half ago . , . and in which he recovered 15001. damages, for the payment of which the prosecutor was imprisoned hi execution for about a twelvemonth. Mrs. Lee is new living with the Major, and at the time of the assault, which took place on the 24th January, 1810, was residing separate from her husband, at 84, Wirn pole-stteet. It appeared that the prosecutor visited her there most evenings about that time, and that the defendant, 'suspecting his inter course with his wife, watched him for some nights previously, with a view of procurink dence upon which to bring his action. On the night in question. he was in company with two Police officers ; had seen the - prosecutor: enter Mrs. Lee's house at about half-past six o'clock, and waited till he should return to his own, in Beaumont-street ; be had waited until his pay tiecce was nearly exhausted, and was about to enter MrS. Lee's house, when the p.‘•ose cutor appeared. They approached to ascertain his person; he also, was aesirous to know who had, for two evenings previously watched him so narrowly.; this the defendant seemed desirous to avoid, and therefore kept behind. The prosecu tor, on reaching his own door, found they conti nued to •followbim, and, crossing the street, ad dressed Mr. Lee, inquiring to know what he wanted with him. Mr. Lee, at the SUTIIC time, Stood with his back to him, and, suddenly wheel ing. round, struck him a blow with a stick, above the temple, which instantly brought him to the ~ Tround. He remained senseless for som e time, mil the parties ran off. As to, the AtiortN which preceded the blow, and the commence ment of the assault, there was much contradie- tory evidence adduced. Major Blaqueire stated, that he addressed Mr. Lee, " Pray,- Sir' —and, before he could finish the interrogatory, the blow was stricken. The officers,stated, that though at some distance from both, they heard 'the Words scoundrel or scoundrels' used, and.thought it was .by the Major. One swore positively he heard a voice, which he took to be that of the Major, say, " Yoh scoundrels, what do you want with me ?" This was denied by the - Major Tepeatedly; who alleged, that he was not in the habit of using such language to ally Gentleman. The offi cers accounted for their flight, by saying, they thought it was• the Major that had struck Mr. Lee, and went in pursuit of him. The'proseentor allowedthat, to know what the watchers did want with him, would have been the Object of his in- quirt', had he had time to make it ; and Lard. ELLENBOROUGH put it to the Jury, whether the probability was not, that he did utter the words, accompanied by the epithet scoundrel, and whe ther he had not menaced the defendant in such a manner as would justify the assault. Believing this, the Jury found the defendant Not Guilty. Lord ELLENROROUGII would not suffer the pro secutor to be asked, whether any thing ci•imnal bad passed between him and Mrs. Lee before the assault took place, although the prosecutor pro• fessed himself ready to swear that nothing had. Thursday, lune 25. THE KING V. R. FOOTE, ESQ. The rule upon which this information was filed was obtained by Mr. SCARLET in last Michael' ln as term. In moving for the rule, Mr. SCARLET stated the substance of Mr. Brent's.allidavit. It stated his (Mr. Brent's) intimacy with Mr. Foote's father to the time of his death (Sept. 1800), that Mr. Foote had been put to . Westminster School by him, that he might be under the eye And protec tion of Mr. Brent ; that Mr. Brent had; when Mr. Foote came from school, at the instance of his father, procured him to be taken into the .house of a merchant and banker of great eminence in the city, Without any premium, where 1000 guineas had been before refused for the situation. At the'death of his father, Mr... Brent discovered that Mr. Foote had left or been discharged from that situation; that he (Me.B.) became receiver of his estates under the Court of Chancery 3 that he entered into security to his uncles for the payment of their fortunes, in Order that no part of the estates .might Ape sold previous ,to Mr. Foote's coming of age; that his father being a good deal involved in debt, he discharged the same ; that Mr. Brent had done various other acts of kindness for Mr. Foote, and shewri for him peculiar instances of .regard'; that particularly he prevented his marriage with a woman of bad character, and had obtained for him, • by his own personal interest, a Coinetcr in the Dragoons, without purchase, and 'had purChased for'him, soon after, his Lieutenancy, and had advanced also to him, of his (Mr. Brent's). own 'honey, various sums to fit him for the ser vice, and for the support of his honour and cha racter therein, for the repayinent of which Mr. Foote often pledged - his word of honour, as a ovntleman and a soldier, when he came of age. That Mr. Foote, upon his marriage with his pre sent_ lady, which happened before he came of age, sold his'•conunission, and went upon halfL. pay ; .that Mr. B. soon after Mr. F. came of age; (1804), and was in possession pf his estates, passed his accounts in Chaneery, and paid over the ba lance, and that bis sureties were discharged ac cordingly ; that he then applied, to Mr. route for the payment of the money he' had 'advaaced for the purchase of his Lieutenancy and other ser vices, upwards of seven hundred pounds ; and Mr. Foote refused to pay it, , nor Would enter into any arbitration or amicable adjustment there; on ; that Mr.. Brent brought an - action at law agiinst him to, recover the moneyso laid,out for his advancement in the world., to which Mr. Foote pleaded his infancy, and Mr: Brent was ad vised to discontinue his action, from which period Mr. Brent ceased to haVe any intercourse with hint ; that Mr. Foote hid at various times since, notwithstanding, endeavoured to provoke and in, stilt Mr. Brent; and particularly on the 24th June, .181 . 1, in Bond-street, struck him viole n tly in the face with his fist, and used the following words :—e By the living God murder yoi by GOd you shall meet me. your