The Sun. — London, England, 1812-07-03 00:00:00

NAVAL NEW. i PLymouTn, SuLY 1 .—Arri - ; ea last night his liajesty's store-ship Reguas, from Lisbon, after a short passage, but - we understand has -not braight any particular news. The Regulus waN this day appointed convoy to the Downs, and will sail from hence early to-morrow morning, pro vided the wind proves favourable ; several invalids and sick came over in the Regulus, and have been landed here. Arrived this morning the American schooner Fairpiay, from London, in ballast, bound to Arne ?lca---A number of American seamen, w'ho have been brought i n h er e in detained vessels, will em `hark on board her immediately. Arrived the sloop Edward, Cumir, from Ire land, with a cargo of provisions for this port ; the Yeoman's Glory, BIIIBENS, from Liverpool ; Economy, SUTTON, from Southampton ; Reward, PEaKsomr, and the Ardent, FISILLEY, from Wales ; Heart of Oak, WILLS, from Gloucester ; dctive, TAYLOR, from Chepstow ; and the Tribley, TYRE S , from Sunderland. DEAL, JULY 2.—Came dowit from the River the 101171 Hamilton, -TitomrsoN, for Honduras ; -Emerald,. BALL, for Malta ; Three Friends,* WRILEN...„ from Heligoland, for Malta and the Cygnet sloop of war, from off Flushing. , • PORTSMOUTiI, JULY 2.—A:rived his Majesty's Wool:Trine, from a cruize, with the loss . of Iler bowsprit rind foremast. Came into harbour, his Majesty's ships Anson . 11 (-1 Dwarf. Went out of harbour his Majesty's ship Ma- %incr. - The Nereus frigate, Captain 31EY'wooD, is to return front Portsmouth to Buenos Ayres without c le l 6y. Dispatches for Lord STRANGFORD, at Rio ~ "' niero, have been sent from the Secretary of State's ()dice, to be forwarded at the same time. Thc ship Lincoln, 'Captain RICHMOND, from -Leith to Jamaiea, was spoken with off Mar tlnique, all well, on the sth of May, by the Nel son, of Bristol. An account'has been received, that his Majesty's Niobe convoyed the extra ships , Ann, Indus, 41 1 d Lord Keitli from Madeira, and left' them, on 'the 23(I'Maylast; in lat. 2S. - 32. N. long. 21. 19. West . • The Industry, WETHYCOMBE, bound to St. •,:. 0 1n s, :Newfoundland, saied from Liverpool the. 266 of March, and had not arrived on the sth .; 01 June. The,dispatchisfrom the Mediterranean, brought tlie Weymouth store-ship , contain the (Afield details of the brilliant exploit performed at Malaga 7 Y the Hyacinth and Goghaivic frigates, and the ' - xie4o/ . ute gun-vesseL on the "enemy's privateers, Which Were fitted . out at that place under BA •IsTRos, who has had considerable success in .eaptoring vessels from Gibraltar and other ports in th e Mediterranean. The following Letter contains a more detailed :account thin has yet reached us of the shocking Attempt made upon the life of Capt. LINZEE. It is:from an Officer on board his Majesty's ship union, dated Lisbon, June 9 • "Our putting in here was unexpected, and oc casioned by an attempt upon the life of our Cap tain, the particulars of which are as follow : • " On the 3d - inst. a fellow named Abchurch ;came to the Lieutenant of the Watch, and said ile.wished to speak with Captain LINZEE ; the Lieutenant naturally asked him what be had to 3 aY; he answered that be would not tell him or any other gentleman. The officer sent down foi the First Lieutenant, and ordered the fellow aft, under the poop; the First Lieutenant, Mr.JAMES, (tulle on deck in a few minutes, asked the man "What he wanted, who replied as before. Lieut. SAME, then went down and informed Capt. LIN ZEE, who followed him on deck, and desired the man to speak what he had to say ; he answered— " The ship is in a state of mutiny."—The Captain replied; " What do you say ?"—The man then drew near and said again,—" The ship is in a state of mutiny, and I am your man ; take that ;"—and thrust a large knife in his breast. — Captain LINZEE said, " he has stabbed me—call t the surgeon," and pse ulledhe ; the knife out, and went °elow. The assassin was ized officers and Marines were ordered to arms,. and the magazine and small arms immediately secured, which indeed 'Was easily effected, as no symptom of opposition appeared, yet we were uncertain what might be The • issue. HoweYer, the people were all very _ . _ quiet, and apparently in as great astonishment - as ourselves. Upon investigation the next, day It did. not appear that any • were concerned With him, though, from some expressionS - heard, an opinion prevails that there may be some 4 ccomptices. Should the latter be the case; I hnow-rof nothing that' can induce the crew to be dissatisfied. No ny,m is allowed to be struck or I treated in the ship, and' only three or four have been flogged since she has been in commission.— They have their full allowance of provisions ; in Ilaort, I never knew men better treated. Whe • ,Cher Captain LINZEi is mortally wounded is vet ;difficult to say ; the knife was thrust' up to the 13 andle.." The'Petty Officers of the' Union have written a letter to Captain LINZEE, disclaiming all partici- Tation in the late attempt upon' his life; and the .Cler g y man w h o att en ded the assassin after his conviction, has signed a declaration, stating, that - he uniformly disclaimed all cause of complaint _ , againSt Captain LINZEE, . and said that he was ?,,atidenly tempted by the Devil, being under a l' i ersaasion that lie was destined to commit mur der. Captain LINZEE i 5 now at Falmouth, and .0111 g TIIE THEATRE. THE LYCEUM. _ . A new oftratic Farce, Which may he consider ed as -a touch at the Times, *as lak night bronglit forward at this Theatre, Under the title of'fkh g'ate Tunhel,' .or TheSectet Arch. The . purport of this piece . 4 to treat with pleasant satire the pre vailing rage for civil engineering, as well as the modern. species -of dramatic compositions. -The ridicule is humorous, and devoid of ill-nature. There are some 'whimsical - parodies of well known dramatic passages, and" of several cele brated airs. The scenic speCtacles, and four footed actors, arc placed in a very entertaining point of view, and the audience Ar.ere highly diverted throughout! • • The chief scene was the contest between the Publicans. in the neighbourhOod of Highgate Twznet, with their Pot-boys and other• allies, .Lon one, side, and those employed in the construction of the work. on the other. At length the direful event of the fall of the Arch, takes place, and in volves the combatants on both' sides in terror and confusion. The coMmanders of the respective parties were mounted- on Basket horses, and they conducted themselves with the most facetious gal lantry, and were engaged in the most ridiculous warfare. There was a little disapprobation towards the conclusion of the piece, but it was soon over whelmed by the tumult of applause 'Pon' the au dience in general. As the drama is written upon the model of TOM. Thumb, The Tailors, Puff's Tragedy . in The. Critic, and similar works, the sentiments are conveyed in blank verse, .at once lOfty and ludicrous.—Some of the poetical figures are of the most bombastic description, and display a mixture, of familiarity and fuxian which render them irresistibly di verting. '.l4ne - piece, besides its intrinsic humour, was eminently indebted to the spirited exertions of LOVEGROVE, WEl.vyrzEß, PENsow, and, Mrs. ORGER. li dint by LOVEGROVE and Mrs. ORGER, to the tune of Robin Adair;was so well given as to secure a repetition. Upon the whole, the piece is very well calcu lated to amuse, and by a ridicule of what is un worthy of the dignity of the British Stage, may tend to the improvement of public taste, and the restoration of works which do honour to the dra matic genius of this country, if unhappily that genius was buried with our ancestors, and should not revive among the present generation-of writers for the. Theatre. MR. HARaiso.N:—Thi4 Gentleman so long and so deservedly occupied a conspicuous place in the musical - World, that the loss of so distinguished a professor .may well. justify a further notice of his merits. His voice was not powerful, but from the peculiarly fine quality of its tone : it " swam along the air,". and though it was not very-exten sive, he compensated forthe want of compass by the consummate art and' the variety of expression which he gave to every composition which admit , ted such an exertion of his powers. To sweetness Of voice be' added a perfect intonation, discri minating judgment; correct, polished, and ener tretie enunciation, with a. brilliant and equable - shake. In these requisites feW could approach him. Ead his physical powers , been equallo hiS taste, his feelings, and -his judgment, he would in all points have stood unrivalled, - at least as a singer of SACRED MUSIC. Whoever has heard him deliver (the word sing would but feebly *ex press his merit) " Comfort ye any People''--- ".Total Eclipse"—" Lord remember David," and many other of HANDEL'S pathetic compo sitions which do not depend on voice for their effect, will- not soon forget him, if they have minds,capable of appreciating musical, nay rheto rical expression. Though not deeply read, his mind was not unstored, and he saw at a glance what was Lyric Poetry, and worthy -of a com poser's attention. He not only possessed " plain good sense, .and gentlemanly manners," 'as has been,said of him, but he had many estimable, and many amiable qualities. He was just, charitable, mild, nnostentaticius, and ready to assist his pro- fissi4nal brethren, by whG-a he was highly re spected. As a.performer, the 'following lines from CHURCHILL, were truly applicable " Where he falls short, 'tis Sature's fault alone ; Where he succeeds, the merit's all his own." BILL FOR SECURING TILE DUTIES ON MALT. There is a Bill now in progress through-Parlia meet, for the better seeming the Duties on Malt; The Preamble sets forth as follOws Whereas it has been found that the eNisting re gulations ,aro insufficient to protect the Revenue arising from malt, and that various frauds are practised in respect thereof ;:the Bill therefore enacts, that inaltsters shall so construct their cis terns, that the officers may have free access to two opposite sides, and, if of certain dimensions, to provide a ladder and plank to enable the ()facers to gauge every part of them. if any nialtster, or maker of malt, shall neglect to construct the cis terns for wetting or steeping of grain, according to the manner and form directed by the Act, or to provide the ladder - and plank before mentioned, he shall; for each and every such offence, forfeit a sum', to be fixed in the Committee on the Bill.— , The Bill also provides, that inaltsters are not to empty their cisterns more than once in four days ; and that they shall•tmpty at the same time all their cisterns, having corn• in steep, at the same time. With • respect to the floors, it enacts, that maltsters shall. not have more than five floors of malt arising from the same cistern, in their malt houses at the same time". The Bill ,further pro vides, that maltsters are to lay the floors Of corn in succession according to seniority, under a pe nalty, to be subsequently fixed. A penalty is 'also to attach to naltsters ,if any increase be fonntl'. either .on the floor or ott the kiln, exceeding ,the rate of seventeen bushels for every teu bushels of the best .cistern or couch gauge. The. corn is to be laid even on the kiln by maltsters, and in such regular form as may enable the Officers of Excise to gluage the same, under a penalty not yet stated: The 'Bill next provides that maltsters shall not; mix corn of different wettings either on the door or on the kiln.' ;BnITOL ELECTION. EXTPACT OF A LETTER FROM BRISTOL-JULY 1. The apprehensions entertained "'Yesterday, that the Magistrates, would be coinpelleci to 'assort. to military aid, were, not unfOnndech At tlie. -cl ()Se of the poll, at five. in the afternoon, M. Hunt Mounted his .horse at the door Of the Ea(iildhall, and proceeded to the Exchange, where , he ad dressed the populace in hiS .usual style. -Among other 'things he told them, that whilst.'"on the hustings that day the Sheriffs had declared, that they would punish any person who should_ be guilty of an insult to him, or his friends 5 • that he afterwards pointed out a person who had insulted him, but that the Sheriffs declared they had no authority out of the Hall. Then,' said 11r. Hunt, having, perceived:the fellow who had in sulted me; I sprung across the table, seized the _ruffian by the collar, and brought him before the Sheriffs ; and, if you will all act with equal firmness, you may be sure of vie tory.' In this part of his ad dress, the orator suited the wold to the action, beat his breast, and waved his hat. At the close of his speech he remounted his horse, and proceeded through some of the principal streets, accompanied by a`numerous body of his friends, 'consisting, with perhaps one or two exceptions, of the very , lowest class of our citizens. Thy after Wards pro ceeded to th eTalbot,where theyseparated ; and went (without their leader), 'in detachments to s different• parts of the City a large body having taken their station in the neigbourhood of theENchange. They remained tolerably quit until - towards 'evening ; except at intervals, when' a blue cockade made its appearance, in Which case, the Unlucky Wearer rarely eses.ped with a whole skin. 'ln the course of the, day, we had been_ given to Understand, that effectual measures had been adopted, by,t'ae Magis trates to prevent disorder; but as the inhabitants in general were ignorant of those measures, the most painfUl appsebensions were entertained for the approach of night. Between eight arid nine o'clock, a pally of the mob attacked Mortimer house; Clifton, the residence of .Mr,'Dayii, the Candidate. Mr. D.'besideS his family, had with him only a few friends. They were armed; but Mr. 'Davis, who, behaved With • equal firmness and humanity, gave particular -directions that no molestation shOtild ,be given to . the assail= ants; unleSs they entered' the house. This it was evidently their intention to do ; but fortunately they' did not succeed; • Evei.v window in the' front part of the house was ° beat to' atoms Whilst this work of destruction was going on, a party of shipwrights, in a neighbouring yard, (Mr.. Hillhouse's),. assembled, and proceeded to the scene.Of• action, armed with clubs ; at their apprOach, the mob, who have, from 'the begin- Ding, evinced the most cowardly spirit; fled in - all directions but their rear-guai'cl was ovePtaken by the shipwrighti, and many of theM paid dearly for their rniscondnet. At thiS moment a party of the Scbts Greys arrived at Mort:fifer-house, and secured tranquility. " Meantime, the mob in the city, as night ap proached, became, more Violent. The Magistrates had ordered the attendance . of the City Constables, and about nine o'clock they arrived in a body, (about WO) at the Council-house, armed only with their staves. The Miyor Wag also at his post. — Shortly after the mob made a furious attack upon the Couricil-honse, with stones, brick-bat., and hatchets. It was how dark,and the riot becam e truly alarming. Persons Who were bold enough to mingle occasionally with the mob, heard th e word " blood," frequently Muttered by the assailants. The situa tion of those in the Council-house was'at this time truly alarMing. They, hoWever, frequently sal lied out upon their opponents, and secured seve ral of the Most active of them. The R.icit Act was -read,—the drums beat to :;.rniS,—hut the riot ers: haVing seized the drummers to prevent alarm,s, and hoping to "gain. time, continued to batter the windows and door of the Couucil-hOuse, 'lt'ortu 7 nately;' about ten o'clock, when the city appeared to be in complete' possession of an infuriated :rabble, the West Middlesex Militia, who had' been stationed in the neighbourhood, arrived opposite the,Council-houSe, and the VOlunteers marched from Queen-square to the EXchange. In an in-. Stant all was tranquil : as the mob, who had'ear ly intimation of their approach, retreated in all directions.' " The West Middlesex and the Volunteers' re mained on 'duty the whole of the night. - Both corps deserve great praise for their alacrity and steadifieSs 'on the occasion. ‘ 4t I since learn,' that' during the riot last night at the Council-house, forty of the offenders were taken by the cOnstablcs, and are now in,custody. This spirited conduct of the Policewill, probably, put an end to the dißturbance. However, the mi litary are in the neighbourhood, and will again be called upon, if necesary. t Mr. HUNT still persists in is determination to hold out to the last. The following is the state of the Poll, -at half-past three.h'clock this day : DAVIS, 160 ; IhrNT, 315 which, makes the whole state of the Poll, DAVIS, 370 ; 'HUNT, 11E" At - the sheep-shearing held at Ilehnslev Castle, the 25th of June; a large assemblage of 'Agricul turistS and amateurs from most parts "of York shire' Was - entertained in a most 'hospitable man ner at DunCombe Park. Mr. Cattle obtained the sweepstakes for: the best cow. Mr. Bower's year ling and two-year old heifers obtained . their re spective "prizes : the two-year ohl had been bought when a calf, at Mr. 'Collins's sale; thud now sold for one hundred guineas. • Mr. DUn- Conabe's bull, and his three-year old colt, got by Driver, gained their respective premiums. ' The sheep, owing to the coldness, ~of 'the season, did not appear in the forward state exhibited , on for mer occasions. Wednesday night, about ten o'clock, as a,Mr. Parker and his Lady; in a phaeton, were driving : rapidly through Hyde Park, the Piccadilly gate at that hour being shut, the horses ran off, 'and came fiercely up to that pfirt of the iron rails where there is no Opening, the pole snapped in two, the horses plunged -and 'reared up Mr. Cook, the King's Keeper, ran to their aid, and took Mrs. P. into the Lodge, fainting ; Mr. P. in a state of confusion, remained in imminent danger till the Keeper returned, got him. out of the phaeton, and seCured'the'horses . „ alMost beat .to pieces, without further injury. • MR. SADLER AND HiSAIR BALLOON. This 'Celebrated 'Aeronaut made his twent-thir'd aerial :excursion,. from Manchester, on Aloud last. Earlyin the mOrniug crowd's of people fro!n every part of. the neighbourhood of Mauche:iter were seen iratening to: town . By eleven. o'clock it had in, rly doubled itaatf.'.ustomary population; and soon after every urea ue to Mr. Higginbo, tharn'.s rope-yard, beearheuncomfortably crowded. "Every window Which looked towards the:scene of preparation, no matter whether intervening build ings obstructed the Sight or `riot, ca-as taken pos session of. Every house-top was croWded witch adventurous. spectators, who wished, in some de gree, to emulate the Aeronaut by getting as near to the clouds as possible. Men, women, and Children, were perched aloft, as if all apprehen- Siod, of danger was laid aside fur the day. About eleven o'clock the apparatus for 'filling the balloon was set to work, in Mr. Higgin botham's rope-yard, at Shuda-hiii; a place admi rably adapted for the purpose, being sufficiently capacious the purpose, and for the numerous and highly-respectable company which ,assernbled on the occasion, and, being walled round, enabled. Mr. Sadler to secure, in the entrance-money; something towards a. retnaneration for the great expence (putting all personal risk out of the ques - - don) which he must necessarily have incurred.---: We know not what number of persons'wer6 within the walls, but v.*e apprehend they were not far short' of two thousand, all .apparently gratified in seeing the preparation, for what thiitv years w.r0.. , was deenied an impossibility--making invisible agent subservient to the powers of man, and con vey. hiin through the wide expanse of the vit-:ible. heavens.- . . . . At fifteen minutes past 'One o'clock, P. the signal gun was fired; et twenty minutes one, the Pilot. (a small paper balloon) `ascertain the direction-'of the • wind. This bad been rather too long. inflated, &god being made of nothing .but oiled paper, was easily rent, and a considerable part of the gas hadescaped before it., was liberated, it therefore soon dropped, and was picked. up in Newton-lane. Meantinie anxiety ripened almost into impatience, whilst - the great . balloon, which was " to ride in the bosom .of th air," between heaven and earth,' was affixed to the car in which Mr. Sadler was'to commit him self to the mercy of the winds. At. last every pr - parative was accomplished, the extra ballast moved; his grappling irons, his provision basket; hi ,barometer and telescope, and flags were load ed, and the - veteran voyager, of the skies took his place in the car. At forty minute's past one, P.M. the balloon , was loosed by the spectators, Who'hatt assisted to detain ,it--and it majestically arose amidst, the shouts of. 'all the .spectators in the Ropery, echoed by the two hundred tliousand'per sons, who arc supposed to have assembled on this occasiOn, on the outside of the yard. ' './ I .lle balloon took an easterly flight, and nearly in the direction of that in which, twenty-seven years ago, Mr. Sadler.lriAe his second assent from that town. • About three O'clock the parachute, With a basket containing a cat, Which, I\lf. Sadler had dropped from the balloon. on' it's pas'sage, was brought to . town: It had fallva in the vicinity' of Fairfield. Poor pusSy was peaectly free - from any wound whatever, notwithstaudingthe height from which she had been precipitated. We are happy to state that the veteran zi*.:Onaut Col:eluded his--- - I);.ring journey thro' a trackiess space," in forty-eight minutes, and•deseended in perfect safety about six miles Cast of Sheffield. 'As several Officers were lately retuning from Castle Connel to Limerick, and riding very fast, Major STODDART, Ci the Enniskillen Dragoons, was suddenly thrown' from his horse, and frac-. tared Iris skull; he was, as soon as possible, tre panned, hut ; without effect. He has left a 'wife and children to lament his loss. As Edward Impson; a chiinney-sweeper charge for felony; was proceeding to Norwich Gaol, he suddenly sprung upon the .back of a horse grazing by the side of the road, which in stantly set off with him at full-speed, to the great surprise of the constable and his assistant. Tuesday morning the body of a new-born finale child was discovered lying-in the Spa-fields, clerk:. enwell, wrapped 'iii an Old piece of carpet, 'dead, and was taken . to the Workhouse for 7 a Coroner's Inquest. , _ _ A A young-man, named GREGORY, who }lt,'S been employed as a clerk to different merchants at Ply mouth, shot himself with a. pistol, about 6 o'clock on Wednesday morning,,-in the privy belonging to his residence he had lately been in a very despond- , ing state, s and at times rather deranged ; it therefore concluded the unfortunate suicide corn.- mittedthe rash act during a fit of insanity. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JULY S. this day's Market bad a'scanty supply cat rent kinds of Cattle : Beef, Mutton, Veal, Pork, and Lamb, were cheaper, and the trade in gene-. ral 11 , as somewhat flat. —The slies in the }-1.,y Mhrket were inconsiderable : Ihy, Btraw, and Clover, fetched last prices.—The undermentioncd prices and numbers are an Accurate statement:— • To sink the ormi, per Stone of 81b. Beef;s§. Od: to es. 2d, Mutt.n, ss. Cd. to es. 4d. Veal ) Od: to is. ed. Lamb, 7s. Od. to 3:: Od. Pork, 53.0 d, p.)6F. Ed. Beasts, 560. Sheep and Lambs, 7,100. CtiVes, 260. Pigs, 300. SM/TEIFIELD Hay, 41. 10s. to M. los. Straw, 21. ss. to O. Cl6ver, Li 15s. to 61. 15s, CORN-EXCHANGE, . JULY 3,—The Market tc day lia4 but' an inconsjderable supply of Wheat, ' and the. trade continues to maintain laSt prices, quoted ; Barley and Malt 'at little fluctuation . ; Fine Ware about 105 s, and 106 s. per qt rte; i White, Pease again heavy sale ; Grey and Bet Of each sort keep their price ; the supplies of , Oats are also hilt inconsideralsle, and the ln ad vance fully supported ; in Flour no variation. Wheat .. - leps. 140 s. 158 s: Tie. Beans , - - 753. SCIg. rine.ditto - - - .;10)s. 165.5; Oats - . - -.- 555.5 , . Pls. Rye - 652,. fz:',l Barley - - - - 645. 71s. Potatoe ditto - 6-is. —P, Malt i -.-, . - 945.-100 s. Nape `reel - - - 721. 7 White Pease (boil.) 78s. 84s. Fine Flour - - ilEs , . I': 0 Grey ditto - - -7,1 q. POE. Seconds - - -13 A. 125 -. Beau's- -, - - 769, 225.