The Sun. — London, England, 1812-03-05 00:00:00

LORD SOMEIiVILLE'S SPRING SHOW AND AN.NUAL LIINNER. On Tuesday Lord and Lady J. Thynne, Earl Hardwieke, Earl of Stair, Lord Elliot, and a , great number of other, persons of distinction, including sever I Ladies, were present in Mr. Sadler's yard, viewing the! Cittle and other novel objeds in the S! ow. Smith, and Co. strewed specimens of stock ings, waistoats i drawers, &c. of Merino wool, spun by Lord S.)metville, C. Towers, and B. Thompson, Esirs. The weights of Mr. Ellis's two sugar-fed Devon oxen, were stated as folloWs, viz. the dark red one, seven cwt. from grass, and twelve cwt. now fat ; and the hght red one, seven cwt. and fourteen lbs. and now-, eleven cwt. three-quarters. The weights of Mr. Hudson's tWO Downs, and Lord Somerville's, both llst year, when shewn lean, and now when fattened, were stuck up ;" as also the weights of the six working oxen, which his Lordship intends shew ing fat next Spring. At two o'clock, the Duke of Bedford attended at Preetna . sons' Tavern, :or a meeting that had been called of the Smithfield Club, of which he is Presi dent ; but the attractions of the Show, in Goswell street, were too stiong for the Members of this Body to - atre3d their Noble President, who, after- waiting more that an hour, deputed Thomas Mellish, Esq. to take the chair in his absence. At this meeting, which was afterwards fully attended, the Judges for the next D cetither Show were chosen, and, after a good deal of rot:: Me business was transacted, on Lord Sower dinn,r being announced as on the table, - an in stant a ijournment took place (to the second day of the Wobut n Shearing), without balloting for se veral Gentlemen who bad been proposed for New Meinbrs, About fir .e o'clock, about three hundred .and thirty of Lord Somerville's friends sat down to a stirnpir;rous dinner in Freemasons' Hall, his Lord ship in the chair, . supported by the Duke of Bed ford., Lott' Winchilsea, and a very long list of noble .and distinguished P.stroirs of Rural Improvement. As soon as the wine began to . cit oblate, his Lurd• ship gave, • "'The King," The, Prince Regent," " The Union of Husbandry and Commerce," " Our brave Defenders by Sea and Land," " All good, Fermers in England, Ireland, Scot land, and Wales," " The Plough worked. by good Oxen." His Lordship then rose and broke the seals of the award of the five judges, Mr. Henry Bray, Mr. S. Burrel, Mr. Joseph Joiner, Mr. Thomas Adams, and Mr. Morris Biikbeck, ,appointed for awarding the prizes for Oxen, and sheep, and pigs, and read as follows, t iz. • . To Mr. James King, a cup, value thirty pounds, for his pair of Hereford oxen, bred and worked by Mr. William Jones. Mr. King was called up to his Loniship's table, and desired to, take his choice of two almost similar cups, the other - of which was de livered to Mr. Western, in like manner, for the bleeder, who was absent, with short and appropriate speeches to each from his Lordship. To Mc. John Terrett, a cup, value :101. for his pair of Hereford oxen, bred and worked .by- Mr. Joseph Hill. This, and another cup for Mr. Hill, were delibered to Mr. 'Ferret, with a marked com pliment front the Noble Donor on the great merit of these oxen. . To the Earl of Bridgewater, a cup, value 151. for ills five South Down wet tiers, bred and fed by him self. In the absence of the Noble Earl, the cup was di hveted to his bailiff, Mr. Buckingham. To Mr. John Boys, a cup, value t5l. for his five South DUA n wethers: To Lod Somerville, a cup, NT:due I 51. - for his five Merino Ryeland - ewe bogs. This Cup his Lordship set by, fir a different appropriation. TV Mr. John Cawston, a cup, value 151. for his five thud-crossed Merino, wethers. In delivering his cup to Mr. Cawston, his Lordship told that GentLywan, that, by' be excellence of the frame and carcase of his sheep now shewn, he had opened the e ts of bonfire 's, «ho had before doubted on the much contested subject of Meriuo cro,ses, as to the qui,thiity of mutton. - To 6:,arles_Eilis, E 39. a cup for his nine-year old 131.1 , -n. cow, sugar - fk.d. Mr, E. in anwer to his Lordship's compliments on his success in feeding in this novel manner ; wished to _ascribe a great part f the melit to his Lordship's skill inf srlecting - atl growing !his cow, but which his Loidship would by tio.weatis aLbit. To Mr..fitnes King, a cup, for his lialibred.Suf, folk and Essex breeding sow, bred by Edmond T. Waters, EA. The aoaid then proceeded to extol the Hereford oxen shewn by the Duke of Bedford, and furwhicb lte drsclaimed a con petition for the premium; and the. D. Ynti oxen, wlt'ch Lord Sotnerville exhibited. They also complimented the Duke of Bedford on his excellent South Dt.m n ewe hogs r and Earl Bridge water on 11:s Sooth Down .ethers and a beauti;ul e ve ; Ti;ormas W. CiAe, -E-q• on his Merino down, d Mr, Sviallowe's pig. Trey concluded by con giatulating his Lordiship and the company on the increasing excellence of the stock in gener.,l that is shew n in competition for his plemiun], so touch to the benefit of the nation. His Lordship then gave—" The - Health of the Judges;" which met much applaUse. Theseals of aft. award by Mr: George Clarke; Mr.Williarri Gek- Ley, and Mr. William Heath, were next broken, and his Lurdship read as follows, repeating his Lordship's p emium i'ot the best piece of 25 yards of brord cloth, manutattured from pule Merino wool; to Mr. Tho- Uns Joyce, for his piece of blue cloth,. No. 1811, .from the wool of Charles Jenkinson, Esq. In deli veringa cup to Mr. J. in consequence of this award, his Lordship complimented ban on - his long and useful exertions in bringing forward British grown %cool. Tie award farther stated, that . the second pentium for 'cloth was not claimed, which his-Lord sb p lamented,, that no South Down Cloth was produced this yar, such as he was glad to wear, as perhaps best: adapted to a rheumatic habit. [We were sorry so observe a considerable hoarseness in his Lordship's 'voice, from cold.] These judges also ~}roved the clot Is of the wool of Lord Somerville, Lord Castlereagh, -Dr. Parry, Mr. Ellis, Mr. 'Hud son, Dr: A. Morrison, and Mr. F. Smith. K« Lordship then delivered One of his spare cups to Nis. Hudson, with a high cotni liment, for the skill acid judgment -with ‘whiCh sorted IS s wools, so as to- make eiccellent cloths, even ifom his third best sorts. His Lordship nett opened the award of Mr. Tho. JoyCe, Mr. Wm. Oakley, and Mr.W. Heath, with respect to rearing of lambs by shepherds, and read as follows :' To John Holland, the shepherd of the Duke of Bedford, 61. for rearing, from 620 ewes (the - gross number put to the ram), 898 lambs : on delivering this sum, his Grace said, that he did not, think that a better shepherd than Holland existed. To-Charles Payne, the shepherd of Mr. John Ellman, sen. for rearing, from 620 ewes; 842 lambs. To 'H. Ellis, shepherd to Mr. Henly, for rearing, from 240 South Down ewes, 318 lambs, by Merino rains. As soon as his Lordship sat dawn, the Doke'of Bedford rose, and, after a neat compliment on his Noble Friend's .public spirit and useful exertions, proposed to drink " the hthhh of Lord Somerville," which was drank, with three times three, and loud applause, at the conclusion of which his Lordship thanked the company, and jocosely observed, that he would not risk the hearty dinner of those, with appetites so delicate as to be influenced by the cla mour and odious comparisons of some, respecting Merino mutton,- by saying till now, that DO other would be set before them this day ; \ which excited much laughter. His Lordship next gave, " Mr. Arthur Young." " Mr. Coke, and Thanks for having sent sheep from Norfolk." Mr. Coke rose, and in a very concise speech thanked the company. - " Mr. HobhoUse, the President of the Bath So. ciety," was next drunk, for which he thanked the company, and stated his Lordship to be one of the -best supporters their Society could boast. Lord•Sotnerville next observed, that seeing the Members of the adjacent counties present, he should give " Mr. Byng, Sir John SeMight, and Mr. Sumner," (or which honour Mr. Byng thanked the compatiy. " The fleece covering a good frame, with a suffi ciency of fat"--." Mr. Western," and whose sheep were excel'ent, his Lordship observed—" Sir Wat kin Wm. Wynne, and the Mountains of Wales." It is Lhe determination of Government to keep up the erfe'clive number of the regiments employesl in the Peninsula, by reinfo'cements as they require them, instead of ;illowing - them to dwindle away by casualties, till reduced to skeletons, and then bring ing thein home, as in former wars. The following regiments in Portugal are to re ceive small reinforcements, viz. the Foot, the 77th, the 83d, and the Brunswick corps. A small reinforcement (or the 11th Foot, Ist Battalion, will be embarked at Ply,mouih and Dart mouth. The following will be embarked at. Cork :-140 men for the 27th, 3d Battalion ; IGO for the 33d, Ist Battalion ; and too for the Gist, Ist Battalion. The Britannia, Danvers, from Strangford to Li verpool, was totally lost in Duddon Bay, on the 25th ult. The Adventure, Jackson, from Liverpool, to St. Kitt's ; wilieh was taken 2lst Novemb:tr by two French frigates, was given up to Captain Lefevre, and the crew of the Three Friends, of Salem, which they had taken and burnt; the Adventure was spoken with proceeding to Salem. The Juno, Kidd, from Teneriffe to London, with part of her cargo on board, was run away with from Santa Cruz in January last by some French prisoners, and has not since been Beard of. The Berwick, Griffiths. from Barbadoes, with 10 guns and 20 men ; the lPoodland Castle, Young, from the West Indies, with to guns and 15 men ; the &gar, Luxton,, from Jarnaica,,with 10 guns and 15 men ; and the Albion, Smith, flow Jamaica, with 14 guns and 25 men, all bound to London, have had licenses granted to sail without coos oy. The Marquis Of SLIGO'S horse Pope, sst, 71b. is marched against Mr. JOHN BRUEN'S Hollyhock, Bst. 51b, four miles over the Curragh, in October next, for five thousand guineas, half forfeit. The famous mare, which had once done on a trot 19 miles in one hour, lost the match for fire hun dred gnineaq, on Friday last ; she was to trot six teen tniles within- an hour. The animal is more than twenty.six years of age. She lost the match by four minutes. Four Spanish sailors have arrived 47 the Downs in a man of war's boat, in which they etfeeted theres cape from France, with only a blanket-for a sail.— It appears that they belonged to some corps which had been sent to Boulogne to fit out the flotilla, for the purpose of enabling it .to form a lunation with the ships in the Scheldt; Mr. PAUL, one of the pilots of the Manilla fri gate, lately lost on the Haak Sand, has been so fbr tunate as to make his escape from the prison at Ainsterdam, and has arrived in a small boat at Yar mouth, accompanied by a Gentleman and three Ladies. Presious to his leaving Holland, the Offi cers and crew of the Manilla frigate were on Owl, - march for Verdun. We are happy to add, that the whole of the Manilla's crew, except eight men, whO lost their lives through their own imprudence, were saved. Tuesday, about one o'clock, a well-dressed man had the assurance to walk up stairs, deliberately, in the house of Mr. BUCKLAND, the sign of the Red Lion, Old Cavendish-street ; he was met by the servant-maid, of whom he inquired for a lodger on the second floor, who be pretended to know. Soon after, the fellow came down stairs with a bundle, and walked out of the house, when it was shortly discovered that the sheets had bt , :ll taken from the garret, a pair of boots, and a new and old hat, with which he got clear otf. Last week two attempts were made to rob the house of Captain KINGSTON, at Ctostwick, near Norwich : the first on Sunday morning, when the larder was broken open, and the - provisions'earried away; and on Wednesday evening, in consequence of• the above and other suspiCious circumstances, Capt. K. was induced to search his house, when a man was found concealed in a closet in one of the bed-rooms, who rushed to the door, knocking down the Captain as he passed I another villain, who was under the hed, and hearing what was going on, immediately left his -hiding-place, and jump ed out of the window, when both made their escape. Pi 0 ,11/11V CA7 170 L ICS. The following historical Mernotial may be pro perly revived at present, in order to ahew the tem per of the Rom in Catholics towards Protestants, and the unalterable charaaer Of their religion. The tdiFi of Nanti, by Henry the IV. of France, placed the Protestants in that country on the same footing with the Catholies', and he hoped by - that means to bring about a degree of harmony between those persuasions. This Was regarded with a jea lous eye by the Catholics, but particularly the clergy, who never ceased to inveigh bitterly against Go vernment for permitting Heretics to enjoy any ad vantages whatever, civil or military, or indeed the indulgence of public worship ; at last, when LeNV is the XIV. felt himself declining in years and health, he begin- to think of reconciling himself to his Creator by some great act MI devotion, and thereby atone for thd Multitude of his sins and debaucheries; on this occasion he consulted such persons as be thought best qualified to judge cOrreelly on a matter of such importance,; the committee con sisted of the Chancellor. Tallier, and. the , Chan cellor's son, Marquis Louvois, Madam Maintenon; the widow of old Scarron, the buffoon, and his confessor, _Father La • Chaise, all of which com mittee, on the state of the soul of Lewis, unani mously agreed, that nothing could be so condo - - cive to his salvation as the total revocation of the Edit' of , Nantz, and the extinaion of the Pro testant Religion in France. An Edict was acco,d iogly published, revoking that of Henry the IV. and when the Chancellor Tallier signed it, he cried out in extacy, now let thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation :" the cruelties, confiscations, and persecutions that fol lowed, were of the most bat barons nature : in shots, they even exceeded _the enormities of the barn of Scullabogue, 'or the bridge of Wexford. By this religious crusade, to rescue the soul of Lewis from Purgatory, upwards of 500,000 Pro 'events were driven out of France, but so zea lous were the committee above mentioned in the blessed work they were engaged in, that it never oc curred to the n that those very persons composed the chief proportion of the indu s t r i ous , i ngen i ous , and exemplary part of the whole population of France; At proved, however, a lucky circumstance to the rest of Europe, for those binishrd Heretics spread themselves over it, and were every where received with kindness and hospitality : in Amster dam 1000 houses were built for their reception ; and every country in which they settled, mire sources of trade were opened by the arts and ma . 7 nufaalures introduced by those i n d us t r ious pecele.-- 7 - England was particularly fortunate, for, by the 'greet encouragement given, she derived such ad vantages from those ingenious emigrants, as soon gave her tnanufatlures a superiority over the whole world. Several families came over to lieland, and settled themselves in Dublin and Portarlington, and were treated by Government with the greatest kind ness; many were put into civil and military em ployments, and the elegant manners, and good conduct of those settlers, spewed they were de serving of the favours of Government. NoW, 'can it be believed, after what has been. detailed, that one of those fimilies, forgetful of the history of their ancestors, who suffered the most cruel per secutions and confiscations that Popish bigotry could devise, should now be foremost to give power and consequence to this cruel intolerant seat ? but an' unfortunate notion prevails in the present .day amone many stupid or unthinking Protestants, that the Popish Religion is quite different from what it was in the times above mentioned ; but when We recolleCt the scenes that have passed in our Own time, we cannot help believing the truth of DoEfor Troy's assertion in one of his Pastoral Letters, « that the Roinish Religion is unchangeable." When we shall be such, liberal fools to afford that sea, an op portunity, we shall then have full proofs of the truth of his doctrines. IRELAND. It has never before fallen to our lot to record so shocking an occurrence as the 'following: —Some time ago the appearance of a servant maid of Mr. Laws, of Carrigan, gave cause of suspicion that she was with child. Site denied the charge, however, with such solemn protestations, that she w as be lievedinnocent, a conclusion which her good con dual for several years warranted, and she was con tinued in her place. One night last week, an el derly woman was accidentally put to sleep in the same room with her, and., shortly after they, had re tiled to bed, the maid servant a,ked the woman it she wai asleep ; the latter, wishing to avoid r enter ing into .# conversation which might disturb her re pose, did not reply. She continued awake, hoW ever, and in a little time her attention was attratied by a deep groan from the bed which the maid 13i,1; shortly alter she heard the window open and some thing thrown out. This excited her suspicion, and she alarmed the family ; when'search was made un der the window, and the shocking speaacle\present ed itself eta new born inuint,with its throat cut, ly ing among some rubbish. The unhappy wretch who perpetrated the horrid deed awaits her trial in Litford goal.—Londonderry Journal, Last Thursday, a young woman engaged in som:, business at th% slip, near Mr, England's brewery, over-reached herself, fell in, and was carried by the rapidity of the current as far as Mr. Crowe's. For tuoately she was pretested from sinking by the great strength and impetuosity of the flood, ;ind as' the body rolled along, it chanced to •be descried by Mr. O'Donnell, on his approach oti Newbridge, when with great, humanity, he instantly prccured a ' rope, and flew to the.relief of the poor unknown sufferer. The circumwance drew soine persons, to the spot, one of whom, stimulated by Ml..o'Don nell's philanthrophy and generous exertions, seized an end of the rope, and spiritedly plunged into the deep. He soon reached the object, and grasped his perishing fellow-creature, when Kith the assistance of the tope, both were hauled onshoi e, and every attention that humanity ,could suggest, was afForded the poor sufferer, and in a little time she was tar recoered as to warrant the conveying of her to. her friends.—Ennis Chronicle. LONDON : Printed by 11 - 10 MAS WOOD, of No. 35, Maiden -lane, Covent 7 garden and Published by WI I LIAM A R NIIGE R SC RI P 1 •5, South M( At the Suit °FMB,. No: 112, Strand, where Advertisements, Orders for the Paper, letters for the Editor, &c. (post paid fioLict. 1f,..5t.-rday. a chimney-;*(lepei'il boy, named George Ddvii - , alias Hayfield, b;ought up hit- exafriifiation, charged on sospie on of robbing the house of Mr-. F. Core, of Witici.es fer•-streeti".ot a silver toapoi, and a number ut sivet forks and tattle spoons. Mr. COte stated, 014 on the ,22i of last mo!vh, he was informed by his servant than, that .during his absence, a pane had been broken in'hi.s pantry xmdo,w, and tine silver forks stolen; of which could fitt,t no accdlint whatever. O n the 25th of the, same month, another pane was broken in the same window; and a silver teapot and several table spoons taken ; but no trace of the - thief found. Yesterday, - again, it' was. obserted that another pane was cut in the window, and an& ther loosened round the putty, .as if intended to be 'taken out ; but the operator was probably alartned before his purpose w s eff . eeted. The servant formed his master-4A the circumstance, and Mr: Core, with one of his clerks, determined to keep a dose watch, and see who approached. About font o'clock the prisoner was seen very earnestly stooping over the iron-railing, an t i l o oki ng in a t th e p i ntry window. He went away tor some time, Ind re-* Inmed, and did as before, but without attempting inyy thing. ft was observed several times walking pa,t the Louie in the c l Erse of the afternoon and a woman, also," carne and looked in earnestly; as the prisoner had done; and shortly afterwards 1.1 - prisoner was observed going down .the area steps, and entering the house, where he staid about a minute, and then came out. He was immediately . followed', it being suppos , xl he had secured and taken some booty ; - but bring scathed nothing was found on him but two , pawnbrokees-dopheito-s for silk-handkerchiefs, and a small pocket ciasp., knife. Being asked who he lived with, and what brought him there? he answered; that he came from Miller, Mr.'Core's chimney-sweep r, to inquire about sweeping the chimn+es. Aliller was' sent for, and dewed any knowledge of biol. He titen gave another direction to . his resid,nce ; and Armstrong, the Worship-street. Officer, was sent: for, to search his lodgin g s, but could - find no traLe of the silver articles. A. knife, such as that lounc4 • on the prisoner, was found by Mr. Core', servant, in his mist, on the day of the first robbery. This' was gften to Armstrong, in hopes that it night lead to identify the prisoner with the fact. Arm strong, unperceived by the prisoner, put down the knife in his room, and then, a 3 if just having found it there, asked the prisoner whose it was ? He im mediately answered, it was not his, but belonged to Tom Junes, a farmer's boy, who had slept with him a night or two .before; whereas the knife which he thus acknowledged to know so well, and to have seen so recently, was in Mr. Core's posSesra , sion above a week. Miller said he had no doubt that thebby belonged to a gang of the same description, who go about plundering at nights. Several complaints had beet' made to him of boys, who did not belong to hitn, having gone in his name to the houses of his Cu 3.. touters, under the pretence of being sent to sweep chimnies; and always carrying off some property. Sir WATxtx LRWIS committed the prisoner tQ take hts trial, on suspicion of felony.. BOW -STREET.--'Oll the nigh/ of 23A ult. of early in the morn i ng, the house of Mr. West,the celebrated pinter, In Newman -street, was broke open, and robbed of considerable property. A very large chissel was left behind by the rotn 7 bers. Peat kes and Salmon, belonging to this Office, were applied to, and they ascertained that the house; . was broke open with the chissel, and - that the robbers entered by the back premises. —The chisaei the Officers traced to belong to a man who work ed at a trunk-maker's, at the back of the premises. The man proved to be a soldier in the Guards, to whom the chissel belonged. Yesterday the man at tended at the Office, before Mr. Naafis, and proved att alibi, most satisfactorily, by producing a certificate from his Adjutant • and Setjeant, in the Tower, that he was on duty in the Tower on the night Ms.. West's house was broke open ar;d robbed. He also proved that the chissel was hot his own pro perly, but that he had borrowed, it of a man, and had it in ,use ; and also that other tools were s al-ea from his workshop on the night of the robbery. . Mr. West acknowledged himself satisfied, and was happy that the man bad been able to prove hiul seit innocent. The. poor man named said he had a wife and two children, had lost a deal of ti►t►e about the business, a►►d wanted to know who was to pay him for )oss of time. NARES lamented his cast., but there was nc redress for JIM), the eircualstance of the ctusiel be longing to him being very straog. 111i , Tis, On the 14th ult. at Conway, the Lady of Lieuternat S. Little, Royal Navy, of a -on on Sunday incurring, at Clifton, near Bristol,' the wife of the Rev. William N . l , ,ney,of A tio,r. On the 2(i inst. the Lady of Sir toseph Brooke, Bart. of a Son. /1 I< On Friday,. at Bast:!pitch, Robert Aglionhy Slaney, of Ilatton Grange, ,Shropshire, to NI s's llu.kieston, of V. foul. daugt.tec of theAate Dr, NI u‘kieston, niecr.of Muck lesion, Esq.-of l'reseut. • • On - ;Monday' last, at RO,o; Cfinich. Henry Davis, Esq. of Cra)'s.inn,.to Maria Sivaine,'Ot - Doggeits, Roclttottl, to. Essex. • • On Tuesclay..last, Samuel, second son of l Hadley, Esq. of_Letvisharn, Kent, to M.try, dau6liter of Charks Esq. of . Biapharrrt place, Sussex. • Tne same d.ky, at Edgbaston, - Warwickshire, Thomas Laugher, Esq.. ot Islington, near Birminglnn, to Miss S.ad. ler, only (Ititgliter ot the late Mr. (oink Sadler,- of i-Ligley— tow, • • DILL), On Saturday, at Ahlhornugh, aged 20 years, Eliza Ann, youngest daughter of folin L a y, Last week, joh n CWynne, Esq. of l'onrt, near halt, guard, • many years Clerk •of the 1 1 -';ace for the County- - of s'ernbrohe. on Wednesday se'nnight, at. Aldborongh, kirs. Mary johninit, at the advanced age of 97 sears, relit of Richard Johnson, of Cley, next the sea, Cent. • COAL MARKET, 111kRen 4 Ships at Market. Ships sold. 4331-Neweastle . • . tY Sunderland . . z Cinders 1' rice. . 4os. od. to 535. od. . 4 1 s. Oct. fp 425. 6J, . 3es. od. to --s. oc.t. 01 tiqn. St rec t, Gr )s Iwo r -11;1.1z addv-scci.