The Sun. — London, England, 1812-01-03 00:00:00

ITL.VbSOR, JAN. 0. Yesterday being New Year's al l r, the nuke and 'chess of 'YORK, the Dukes of KENT and IDLE, arrived to spend the day with the Queel3:: This morning the Dukes of YORK, KENT ' , and , maainoz - left Windsor. The Duchess of YORK remains to dine with the DERN to-day, and is expeaed to return to Oatiands the evening. This tnorning . the QUEEN, Princesses ELIZABETH d WRY, took an airing in a carriage and four over atChet Bridge to Langley Broom,. Slough, Sah li, Brc. and back to dinner, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA rode on horse lekfor two hours, accompanied by Lord }VAL- I'IGRAm, Lady ELY, General tARTWRIGHT, 11 *IS UPTON a nd TAYLOR. THE THEAME. A.• - new Comedy was represented at this Theatre 13 t flight, under she title of Right and Wrong.,„ . - DRAMA fIS PERS'ON.Z. Farmer 041:ham - - Mr. Dow T 0 N . Dick Oakhain - ~. Mr. OxLsitie. Charles Pemberton - - Mr. Po r N AM. Old Pemberton .. - Mr. PeNsorr. S ir lames Harcourt - - Mr. Lov tceovE. Harry Neville - .. Mr. DL CAMP. I \ , lalcour - . - Mr. HOLLAND. . Venom - - - - Mr. CARR. spru ce , - - - Mr. PeNLEY. Julia - - .. - Mrs. EDWIN. ,CeCilla . . - .. Mrs. GLOVER. XSther . - . .. Mrs. ‘ SCOTT. name 0 akharn - - Mrs. SPARKS. The fable of this piece is not without interest; 3111 it is certainly not recommended' by much no- It depends chiefly on a' forged will, fly ""]ltch Malcour, a villainous charaaer, obtains the 4 Thersy which of right belonged to Harry Neville, tv w ortily young man. Bat Malcour is no t content il i th having defrauded Keville of his fortune, for e endeavours to entrap him oat of his intended h ti de, Bliss Harcourt, and even to seduce h i s si st er. & dislppointed tool of Illalcour, one ! , /ezzont, is the m eans k of his detection, and of Neville's" recovery n t-; 1 ; 1 . 8 fortune. Harty is then to be made happy wish t s mistress, othor reconciliations take place,' and r 1 conclusion, the virtuou 4 characters ar e of c ourse re warded d as well as the schemes of villainy ren ;red abortive, and the autheir of them brought to mue • Punishment and infamy. Our Readers will readily perceive that the author °I k this piece. has availed himself of,materhils which ar e . s t uy no means rare in the reglons of the I ge, and which are to bt found in a varie t y of i novels ; but, instead of being inclined to qulge in critical severity, we are rather disposed to t r i . 4l '" him for not having , conform abl y to the stele t most modern dramatists, resorted to the most 2 V ravagant fictions, or of having spread over. v ic e sensuality the varnish of German pathos, by licit the most offensive immoralities are taught to iv s urne an aspect of a tender sacrifice at the altar of a ture, and the most furious excesses of temper re z,.e4ented as the noble ebullitions of an heroic Mind , . sl;' v e to nothing but the most sublime emceions.— L"ere were two characters like• Farmer Ashfield and 1 1 , 8 `vile, and another, a kind of Mule Mala p ro p . 1 eY werc,all effeCtive in their way, and the cr it ic ,thu °I Q ecrYSld -r that what may appear' trite plagia %in, to him, may be - Vrochactiv of great amusement the varied i_Tite of a mixed audience. Many of t he It sentiment's, to this piece were well expressed, f t ,T„ they all tended to the excitement of liberal Upon the whole, though this Comedy i l s "" not sparkle with otig ; nal wit, and has not much c'velty i n an y res pect, it is amusing ; it creates an iti h i tet eat, and it uniformly teods to the advance ent of amiable and moral feeling's. It Ohl not pass iwt hoot some hostility ; but the audien ce a l to g ethe r se emed to 'be , actuated by lenient f eelin g s, and th erefore, when it was announced for repeti t ion th . 18 levening, the majority were eviden t ly in its fa , 1441 r; b The play was much indebted to the exertions of TON, LOVEGROVE, DE CAMP, Mrs. EDWIN , to k 1„ particularly MIS.. GLOVER, who delivered the ologue with real comic spirit: It is expelled that the leading Members of Qppo ,-1"°" Will meet on the evening of Monday next , to range;it the order of their proceeding with respeot t o l usual Address to , be moved on Tuesday. A letter which has been received at Plymut. fr om; l one of the Officers on board the Bloodhound ° 1,4 3 of war, which lately got on shore at Pa da to w j, tl t , states, that that ship has rece i v ed but ver y e damage, and that in a week or ten days she "d ay be expeCted at Plymouth. At six o'clock on Tuesday night, as a carter was co of t v eYing in his cart, through Smithfield, the trunks ' 3 ericant Whiting, Royal York Rangers, he was zri kt ked &Awn' by one of seven or eight robbers ; 4while down, the villain was cutting the topes tr I . lett secured the cal t, and removing one of the 80 11 ", 16 ; but the carter got up and seized the robber that he would have secured him, bad not the uesPerado cut his hand across the lank with the ,Ivc e, by which, and the aid of his accomp lices, he t ; l 'ortunately etreCted his escape, while the Ser 'll'. being only a little before the cart, was coming 4 to aid the carter in securing the thief. e examining the registers of Boston Church , at n, c ,lnse of last year, it was discove r e d, that the t'Yeer of marriages were, for that year, greater of ~ 4, 1 * -fifth than in any year since the foundation Te church. di A t a Society, near Queertalerry, on the loth 11 ' 44 Isabella Mennen, aged three years ; on . the t h ult. William Miller Mennell, aged seven Y 4lllB on the 13th ult. Marry Mennell , aged lotl e4 years; and Margaret Mennell, aged five years, ad daughter's of Mr. William Mennen. C; a Poor woman, while proceeding to Covent rden market, from Old Brompton, was yester plititaorning stopped between the Bell 4ntl Horns A ft t ic house and Hoginore-lane, and robbed .of f shillings, by two ruffians dressed in smock s. G in Wednesday evening, as Mrs. Marsden, of rc ien-row, was coming out of the Surrey Cha she had, bet pocket 'picked in the crowd,-of note, three 21. and several IL, a five-l - pliinea -c e, about five guineas, in seven-shilling pieces, a tri 41(irning ring, and a bill for 391. on a Orenfic -444' in Garden-row. robber escaped i tetted. IRISH PLEASANTRY. SPEECH OF A FRIEND TO RELIGIOUS TY, FROM ULSTER. (Intended to be spoken at the ,Rotunda Dinner.) . 11/y Lord FINGAL, I beg leave with great resPeet, to propose a toast. (Some murmurs and whispers of who is he %) My Lord I mean to name the " best Friend to religious Liberty that Ireland ever saw." (Hear ! hear !) But I hope I may be allowed to preface my toast with a few observations.—(The Chairman nodded assent.) My Lord and Gentlemen.—Educated as I have been, upon the broadest principles of liberty both civil and religious, and thinking, as I have done for_ some months past, that our • religious liberty is in some danger, I was glad to see a_, meeting of. its friends convened ; and I confess, particelarly glad to see your Lordship's respectable name pledged to the support of a cause so glorious. (Applauses.) Living in a remote part of Ireland, much occu pied by business, and not at all conversant with politics, or with the politicians of the day, I have,- however, some little acquaintance with • books, and some little knowledge of the History of my native country. From these sources, my Lord, I have learned, that in former times we were an oppressed and degraded people—thae.our rights and religions were trampled upon and insulted by foreigners. — (Hear, hear !)—I say foreigners, by a deprieed vernment, introduced to insult and enslave us.— ( Hear, heat !) Were not our civil rights violated ? Were. we not excluded from the Leei,laterrei— (Hear, hear !) From the judicial bench ?—(hear, hear!) . Were not our own dwellings devoted to mi litary rapine and free quatters? In fine, were not even our places of 'worship shut up, end . Was not the sacred liberty of conscience itself denied to us — e were we nut subject to persecution, to coefiscation, to torture, to exile, and to death; (Hear, hear !) and all for what ?• For our adherence to the principles of religious liberty.—" It is all true," exclaimed an hundred voices. Why have I reminded you of persecutions and disabilities which (I may be told) no longer exist. None of those whom I address will tell me that the non-existence of grievances is any reason for not complaining of them. MIL remind you of them in order to remind you also of the Great Man, the first and, earliest friend to religious Liberty in Ire . - land—to whose abilities and success (under Divine Providence) we are indebted for our present stale of comparative freedom. and security. I see with Pleasure, that you are impatient to pay due respeCt to his name, but before I name him, suffer Melo, advert for a moment to the glorious Assemblythe representatives of a great and generous people, de termined to be free, and to work their freedom by constitutional means alone.. I mean the Conven t4t—:(Heree there was a bar;.t of applause • that listed for several minutes :' as soon as it subsided, Mr. Bluebell prcceeded). Some narrow-minded and bigoted men, the tools of a corrupt and infatuated Government, I know cavilled at that assembly as unlawful-1 boldly deny the position—l will go farther, and I will dare the Attorney General himself to conttadid tee ; (loud applause, particularly from Counsellor EY—) I say it was a Pa7liameni (hear him, hear hint.) id ienot consist-of the Lords spiritual and temporal; and of the representarives of the people, freely chosen for a great and specific purpose ? I say, my Lord, for a great and substantial purpose, and not for a pretence.—(Loud applauses and laughter.)— It was for the purpose of Revolution. (Here the Chairman and the gentry looked uneasy, but they were overpowered by the cries of, go on, go on l Bravo, bravo! very true !)—My Lord,' these are times to speak out ; I say Revolution was the 'objeCt of the Conveptino, and a glorious oleic& it was-- (Peal's of applause) ; and 1 say that by the _session of that immortal body, short as it was, more sub stantial good was efi - eUed for the kingdoms—more advantage was gained to the great cause of Religious Liberty, than in all the Parliaments that years past have been gradually repealing the Penal Code— (Hear, hear, he.tr.) But let me not . bpi led by my admiration of the Convention, to' forget that great man who was its. prime mover, and its ultimate object :--whose lents and spirit led the way to its existence, . and . gave efficacy to its decrees—(Here all eyes were turned upon Courts. OS—, who loOked conscious and modest,) That great man is now no more--•- ,(Here the Counsellor looked disappointed) but his memory will ever live in the recollection of a grate 'rut people. The enemy of tyranny and arbitrary power—the determined foe to bigotry—the avenger of persecution and fanaticism—the restorer of our civil rights—the victorious asserter of our religious liberty—l see your impatience—l will no longer trespass upon you—lndeed you mast already have anticipated that I allude to The CONVENTION PARLIAMENT of - 1683, and that the toast I mean to offer is— " The Glorious Memory of King WILLIAM the e Third." An ingenious mechanic has invented a species of machine, by which the alarm'of thieves being oc= cupied in breaking into a home may be speedily communicated to the most distant parts of it. The plan, it is said, is shortly to be laid oefore the Loan MAYOR for his inspection and approval ; -but, with out meaning any thing d . isrespraltill to the scientific knowledge of his Lordship, we think it would be more advisable to lay the plan before the Society for the. Encouragement of the Arts and Sciences. Au unfortunate accident occurred at Portsmout I, Theatre on Tuesday evening.. A' young lad, t 4 years of age, of the name of JtIlDeS Harrison, the son of . 4 - widow, a slopseller in POrtsmouth,. went; with some .of .his companions to the gallery the Theatre as soon as the doors were opened. On their gaining the top of the stairs, whiell'open on the back of the gallery, he rirshed . ditettly down to the front, exclaiming, lie would either get a front seat, or so into the. Pit. Unfortunately there was no iron railing above the resting place for the arms to prevent his falling over, and he was precipitated headlong.dos.vn a height of thirty feet. Surgical as-. siitince was immediately procured, and the Theatte closed. The Manager, with marked attention, 41411 did honour to his feelings, ordered every care `'toe taken of him in his-private dressing-room dur .. *nig the night, where he fingered in the greatest agony till 8 the following morning, when be died. for his master without leaving the shop ; and on ti:e POLICE, tioty-STREET.---We have to record one of the most premeditated robberies that ever was commit ted, as well as the greatest perseverance' and exer tions, by Police officers, to deted and apprehend robbers.—Read, belonging to Perry's party of the Patrole, received private informatiOn that the house, No: 4, in' Bury=stieet, St. James's, kept by Mrs. M. :was marked to be robbed by a gang of thieves, who had got to know that she in general went out every evening, principally to the, play. A thought less and maprudent female servant had admitted one of•them, of the name of Clayton . ; to visit, her as a sweetheart, who had got acquainted with bee by stratagem, under a false representation that he was a trunk . ..maker,, living in Oxford-street. . Monday' night se'nnight was the time fixedon for the perpetration of the robbery. Perry, Read, L'mberick, and others, applied to a neighbour re• .siding opposite to Mrs. M.'s hotise,, to accommodate them with a room, to watch the proceedings ofthe night ; they went there about halt-past seven o'clock, and in, about t hree quarters of an hour alter, three or four men and two women came and walked up and down, in the front of Mrs. M.'s house, and after some time, one of the men knocked at Mrs. M.'s door ; the servant girl answered it; the man who knocked at the door, proved to be Clayton, who - preterkled to be the girl's sweetheart'; they crossed over the way, talked together, be behaving with great freedom towards her. Clayton expetted to be admitted that night, but the girl was not able to fulfil her premise, owing to her mistress being at home e in Cons2quence of being unwell. Oo Tuesday night about eight, or half-past eight, the officer; being at their usual place to watch, ob served Clayton knock at Mrs. M.'s door. The came to the door, and they walked away loge:. !her, and went - to a liquor shop and had some gin: When they were separating., he protes , ed such strong icve for her, that . he was nearly broken hearted at parting. • On Wednesday night, at the same time, Clayton and two other men appeared before Mrs. M.'s house. They threw stones against the kitchen window, which not answering the purpose of bringing out the girl, they threw some haltpsoiee, which had the desired effeCt. She came out, and had some liquor with them. Clayton courted the girl lor some time in the street pering all theSeviSifs Clayton wished much to go into the house, but the girl told bitir she dare not,, her mistress being still ill, and reinaming ecertined in' t he hottse. On Thursday night. Clayton attended alone, but his companions were supposed to be at an adjoining house. The girl came out, and they wait and drank together: Friday night, Clayton was accompanied by two, or three more men ; they waiket up and down in.the front of the house, While „ Clayton knocked at the door. The , girl answered it, aad carne out to him, and they talked together for some time; the whole ,cang 'were. very eager to get into the house that night. On' Saturday, Sunday; Monday, and Tuesday nights, Clayton pursued similar conduct, going with. the girl' her errands, drinking together, &c. On Tuesday night, the girl told Clayton that her mistress was so much recovered that she expeBed she would. be well enonnb ,to .go the following night to the play. . 'On Wednesday. night,, about eieht o'clock ; Mrs. M. accompanied by a Male and female friend, went in a coach to the Theatre. In a tew minutes after the servant girl Came out, and returned shortly after with Clayto, 4 , arm in arrn together. They talked several (nitrates arthe door, and then went in toge ther. In about, a quarter of an boor after Clayton came our, and returned in about tide minotes, ac companied by another 'man, Clay ton knocked at the door,_ and, the girl'opeoed it., She appeared tc refuse letting the other man iu ; but Clayton forced open the doer, and the other Man rushed in. The officers, who had been upon the close watch every night, then went over to the house, and heard all three talking very loud in the kiteheo. From the noise, and what they saw through a key-hole, they ascertai.ued that the two men were dragging ire girl up stairs against her wilt, and she . , was exclaiming " Lord have mercy upon me, what' shall I One of the men told her, if she made such a noise he would blow her brains out, and presented a pi*tel .to her bead and kept h there. They forced her up . stairs, site continuing the above exclamation in ,de fiance of their threat ; the officers heard doors • be ing broke open, Sec. 'and in a tease minutes alter the other man, whose name is Jenkins, came dowri stairs; and returned with. the kitchen poker; they then heard other doors breaking open, but not bearing the noise of the girl continued, the Officers were afraid she was being murderediand were proceeding to break open the street-door with an iron crow, w hich the girl hearing,:exclaimed it was her mistress, gave. a sudden spring, released herself from them, ran down stairs, and the robbers after her; they got into the pas- - sage just as the officers had broke open the door and got into the passage. Clayton and Jenkins appeared as if nothing' had -happened, anti wanted 'to get out. Perry .and Iliad seized them ; the villains ,made a most desperate resi,tance, which they were enabled to do, being very tall, stout, powtrful teen ; the Officers, ho,kever, soon secured them. On search ing Clayton a large clasp knife and a bad dollar were found OW him. On Jenkins were found a..pktol, two bad &c. On 'examining the house, the, Officers diScovered that a lerge quaotity of, property had been packed up ready to, be carried off, Several rooms and closets were broke open,. and' 'they were in the - at of 'breaking open a chest when they were disturbed. • - Yesterday-Clayton and Jenkins were examined, and committed- for •further examination. • M 11 Luortou G 11-STREET:—ThoniaL° Barrie, ajour neywan baker, out of employ, was charged by ,Mr. Newton, of New Bond-street, with entering his dwelling-house, with intent to steal. It appeared ineevidence, that 1110 prosecutor had. a numerous -ia'aryiif friends to -a supper and dance, on Wednes day evening, and at about two ' o'clock, Othen the ctirnpatiy were in the height of the dance, the pri soner knocked loudly at the door, and on the porter opening'it, he forced by him to the end of the shopeaecompanied by e .shabby looking man, and demanded to know .the cause of music playing at that hnur. He represented 'himself as an Officer of Justice, and desired that the master of the house might be imniediately called, and that a list of the comp any be given him, The porter sent arrival of Mr. 'Newton, the - prisoner's cnii panio:. escaped, and he was sent to the watch-hoU:6: 'DK; Migistrate committed the prisoner till the SetsionO, when a Bench of Magistrates would judge of ti.e case, rather than resort -to• his summary juzis;- di3ion, of committing the prisoner for six months to the House of Correaion. PAROCHIAL. MEETING.—There was a Meeting of the Parishioners of St. Anne's, Soho, on Wecines . - day, to take into consideration the present state of watching, which requires improvement in this, as well as in all the surrounding parishes. Mr. ADAmS - having been called to the chair, a map of, the parish was laid before the Mdeting, dis tinLtly pointing out the heat. of each . watchmao, Which arrratigehient. iS, almost in evety',4l,tauce, .compliCated' and defeaive. . Mr. TROTTER suggested 'a plan much more simple, and much better calculated for the secu; lily of the inhabitant ; but with respect to the inefficiency Of the present watch, there w►is but one opinion, Which was, that it required immediate improvement, as it was necessary, at a period so pregnant with danger as the present, to have young and aElive watchmen, and to augment the number.' However, as the present ACS of Parliament limits the. watch-rate of the parish, it will be necessary to lave it amended ; but that is a matter for future consul-ration. ry A Committee was appointed, on the motion of Mr. WOOO, to exatnine the state of the Watch, and to sepoit their opinion thereon to an ensuing Meeting of the Inhabitants. The arrival from Gosport of Mrs. M. the wo man who decoyed from his home the boy Del'owe was looked for all day yesterday, at .the Mansion House, but she was. not known; to have reached town at a late hour last night. The Lord Meyor, immediately on learning that iqrs. M. was the per son who stole the child, sent for Mrs. Russell, who had ; peep falsely charged with the theft, with the view Or proposing to her some recompence tor the injury her character and feelings had sustaieed. and the inconvenience she had been put to on the occasion ; but, on inquiry, it was found she was in the country. On Saturday evening the 21st instant, about seven. o'clock, two men entered the house el Mr. Joseph Protberoe, in St. Jarnes's-sqearee Briseol. One seized Mi.e. P. the erms,„ telling her, if site said a word he would' murder 'her ; his ac complice then proceeded to search the house.. Afier packing up some candlesticks, spoons, &c. and hein4 about to make their retreat, they released Mrs. P. when she, instantly ran up stairs, where was a maid: with the:children, who threW up the widow,' and gave ,the alarm. Several people came to tti.► door, bat could nut get admittance until the robbers made their escape, leaving the greater part of the booty in the garden. . . Connor Mpgrath, Patrick Meehan, and It-Whim Mullowney, were transmitted from Limerick to u jail ot Innis, on the 2 tst ult. under military escort, to abid trial tor the murder of Lawrence Connei:o, at the fair of O'Brien's Bridge, on the gth ult. Y-sterday a considerable Banking establishment lii Cornhilt. suspen , ,tedits .payments. Prior, to the determinaiion which led to this conseqeence, we understand the accounts ot the House were enaero ed, and it was not deemed prudent to iiitertete, by those who were competent to remove the. imme diate cause of embarrassment. We believe, that, for Irish securities deposited with the firm , Govern ment have a demand, which is variously stated, of between 60 and 100,0001, An extent is issued, and possession is taken for the satisfadion of this claim, which,., in the regular course of business, ought to have•been answered on the first day of; she year. The hoUse was. connected with about. 13 Country Banks: It is one of the oldest in the City, and, with little alteration in the names of the part.: ners, it has been maintained in credit and impor tance during 70, years. Tee wound inflicted ( pi private credit, by this calamitous event, occasioned Exchequer Bills, , and other public securities, to rise . in the money market yesterday. On Wednesday evening, one of . the Clerks of a respeetable tanking-house, in the. city, was. lip. prehended on a charge of embezzling 1-400 i. the property of his employers, and lodged in the Poul. try Compter. • Mr. Healing, the Somersetshire pedestrian, who started in his own county on Monday se'nniglit, to walleso,railes a day during 18 successive days, and to touch on,, as many ,COunties, for 400 guineas, halted at Shoreditch yesterday morning, on his way to Hertfordshire; from whence he will proceed through Cambridgeshire, and travel into Worcester shire, and from thence to Somersetshire. Yeslete , day was the pedestrian's eleventh day's labour; and he is described 'as bring in good 'health and sound plight, - but much reduced. - SMITHFIELD MARKET, lAN. 3. This day's market was . pretty well supplied h different ktnds of cattle; Mntton i Pork, and Veal,. are cheaper ;., Beef is dearer; and ,the : trade for it, e , inost part was somewhat fiat.-- - -The salts in the Hay .Market were not liVely; Clover sold at last prio..• I Flay and.. Straw fetched -a better price.—The lowing Prices and Numbers are an accurate state. mot 'To sink the 001 per stcne 01'81b. Bed; 4s. 6d. to 7s. od.. Mutton, 4s,' loci, to ss. 61. Veal, 6s. tol. to 7s. 6d. Polk, ss. od. to 6s. od. Beasts, 970 Sheep, 3760. Catvcs, 104. Pigs, 2o). ..t , SMITH - FIELD HAYMARKET. Hay, 21..t05. Si'..l, to 51. tss. od. Straw,.2l. ' 34s. cd. to, 3L 3s. CloVer,cis. 04. to 61..65. od. CONN EXCHANGE, JAN. matiet this dg-,' has not many fresh arrivals of Wheat, and the ,ie rnaining, coantities but inconsiderable, waiting pliesrfew sales - are effeaed, and sPconds, with .i•it nor, raiher lower. ; , barley, with Malt, at little liuc-s Nation Whit 6 Peas, and Beans of each'description, at somewhat less;: we have but few flesh 'arrival-4 of Oats, and sales in this trade are alio rimed at little fluaila'oti Flour, from the late. scarcely snppOrts the general quoted prices. , .: \ wheat' ' 7os , Ss' a sa i tos Tick l3eans - - 4 63 a 57.; FinsfiAtq us . i c s •k 155.21 .12,05 . Vitt() (fine old) - sss a 5.:,s Rye -.- - scs a Ss`-Oats - - 2.7s'a 3os a : 3s Baileyr , - • , B.)ups a . 54s l'olard ditto , . 34's a 37 Mait - - -78 s a 84s Potatoe ditto - -, , Ss a :..;.. whitePeasibollets74s a s•as Rape Seed - 561. a nt. trey ditto . . 54s a 6-zs mine Flout -95 s a 10,.: I.4;:iit:s - - - sos a sss Seconds . - 9os a 9;3