The Sun. — London, England, 1812-01-31 00:00:00

la i rhere was a ve ry f u ll a ttendance of Members this Y, who assembled for the purpose of taking into co nsideration the Report of a Seled Committee ap- Ninted to inquire into the state of the two itegi llents of THE LQNDON MILITIA. Mr• Alderman'Woon:brought tip the Report, I'vhich was read by tie proper officer. It in sub-' st ance recommended the disbanding of the two Re ,_nents on account of the heavy expence, and in "ir room the substitution of a species of force_si 1111ar to the Local Militia, to be trained 14 or 28 "Ys in the year: 1 1 The Worthy Alde_rtnan ,(when the Report_ had e !" read) observed, that. it- was not necessary to take 1 -11) the, time of the Court in entering into a d ',lsenssion upon the measure recommended by the " o rntnitfee ; he must, ho.wever, express his sur- P it r ise, that a s th e deb a t e had been put oil before, th at not any o ne o f the four R e presentatives for the „, II Y:of London, attended this day. He should' " That the Ckitirt do agree with the Report." end impolitic D eputy B ox oppose d t h e m o ti on , as unw i se tl4 impolitic at the present moment. The recom mendation of the Committee he considered as en s , re nehing in a particular manner• on the rights and ' t bunities of the City of London. In making his Stan d against the proposition now brought for Aard, h conceived he was discharging an important re ad pub duty. I n t h e course of th e d e bates which 'had ,y passed on the subject, he had not heard any tine argument whi . ch could justify the adoption of Resolutions which the Committee had passed: l e.charge of the City Militia not being of use, was t ° ,! h founded upon truth, for need only rcfcr to d e lf' 'services in guarding the magazines and other . fo `PO's f or m ili tary stores at W oo l w ich and Dept t :, (1 Yards r ; besides, at a moment when ; c 00 4 .- w4B menaced by a foreign enemy—w lien we r 1 rflore than 120,000 foreign plisooers with%n or e s Island, it would not only be dangerous . to .reduce (*disband the City Mititia, and therefore he should leEt to the motion. Mr I . l lnaeLE supported it. b i ir R. C. GLYNN expressed his decided disappro ton to . the Resolutions of the Committee, on si milar grounds with the worthy Deputy. The Hon. yabrunet entered ‘into a comparative estimate of , the 1611e of that species of force 'anciently known to • City , ot London under the denotninJtion of i r ained Bands," which he considered useless now n 3 ,Fi'y of such vast extent as London, containin ‘l, g t h` , on its walk upwards of two hundred and tweoty i t o s u sand inhabitants ; but ofsuch a population was °0 much 't o s ay; that two regiments, cutp'- p h ‘ osp ri , "" or 1.200 men only, should be disbanded as inef ficient, nt in order to give way to' such a Species of c i e aS a Local Militia, to be trained for a few days , tfL e year ? I t was necess a ry for the _protedion th tue City, that an efficient force, of the nature of tet e Present Militia, [ropeily disciplined, should be all 'ed, in order that, in case of emergency, they L"li-1 aid the civil power. Much of the evil which 1,,; f '', 1 the City of London during the disgraceful riots l ia ita have been avoided if such an efficient force worsted."fist Under the present circumstances of fl ee it w'as r impossible to say what portion of do e regular force. rni4ht be sent out, of the king otntil, and then the Militia must of ,course supply the l at qcie ncY occasioned by the removal of .the Regu tok To reduce ,any part of the Militia force must f ° ii reflecting mind appear a measure of great Y. But,then i t .a4s said that the Militia cos% atie 1)1 °41 1 considerabl e sums ; acc o rdin g to the ptoposed w all for establishitig a Local Militia, the expellee i i) (11 d amount to AO,OOOl. more, and linotwitosiand vg the increased expenditure , the City would be a- e d its less security tjian before. • It Mr . Alderman C. SMITH conceived the Report at most - ext raor di nar y one, and for the reasons tAttive e d by the previous speakers, gave it his ne . t e ,, l\ : l ". WAITHMAN contended, that the wholesys- E ‘". of those regimenis was founded in the vilest rit 't of comption and job. It took from the Go thtnillent .50,0001. a year, who wished to be rid of 7 . . e regiments: Ja.oKs moved, as an amendment, the to omit ill words after " that," and insert " in conside \v i ctri Of the Magnitude and vital importance of the j ) j 4r , in which th e c o untry is engaged, it tiopld.bc ih aqly improper to apply to Parliament for leave for k,„eity of London to disband . arty poriion of its th ll6 a, constitut:iptially formed by the choice of, t irr Fellow- c iti zens , o r t o r e duce th e m to Q Peace lebiiihment i " which Was' supported by Mr. BELL, BLuNDELL, Alderman BIRCH, Mr. BROWNE, f l eribatl ATtutis, and-Alderman CURTIS. i\,f 4 / .,.`r. Sheriff HEYGATE was against disbanding the 11 r.'GRIFFITHS, Mr. FAVEL, Mr. QUIN, and Ald erman Wool), spoke in support of the Report. 4 t six o'clock_ the question was put For the Amendment • For the Report - . - Majority. for the A mendiper4 •, - 34 - • • . Wednesday evening last, Mrs. Price, of Mich -I,,,lt'street, Mat yhtbonne, was induced, imprudent 'luring the absence of her; husband, to adtnit o , ll cr house three itinerant musicians,one of whom a , III ed a magic lanthorn, with a view of amusing her 1 ) 1 11 V• The fellows having been introduced into a th r, cur on the ground floor, which was darkened at their Suggestion, and immediately began to display t Or Wonders, to the no small astonishment of the oe i c ld ren and servants, who were all assembed on the p er 4 iott. While their attention, was fixed upon the, u il ermance, however, one of the fellows slipped to Perc e i ve d out o f t h e room , an d w e n t down stairs elthe kitchen, where he found several valuable arti- Lles of silver plate, - such as a, tea-pot and ewer, la , k e, and te a - s p oon s, which he secreted about his per nt), and- re t urne d t o th e parlour unnoticed, and was w 4 afterwards, with his companions, dismissed.— eY had n o t l o ng left the house when the plate a s missed ; - but although immediately pursued, th e villai ns retrea t e d w ith such preeipitation as to R ude lb detection. It is to be hoped this circumstance rt a .Y operate as a warning to deter others from ad" A tn t ling such characters into their houses, as there is O,VWbt many serious robberies have trees facilt ' Oneffected under such disguises. At the Adjourned Quarter Sessions, on Tuesday, r ney and Bicknell, two notorious characters, • "e sentenced too six months imprisonment each. ALIeANT, DEC. 20.—0 n the t6th Instant, ,the Murcia Regiment of Intantiy of the line, embZoked at this port, for Mallon, amidst the plaudits at an immense concourse of spectators, who were filled with respect and astonishment at the order discip line, and•truly martial appearance of this fine body of men. This corps formed part of the division raised and embodied here, by ihat gallant and most zeal ous-Officer, General Don Philip Roche, whose ex traordinary exertions, producingeffe6s, as it were by enchantment, have completelydisciplined, and fully armed and accnutred, a body of nearly five , thousand Spaniards, in so short a period of time; and called forth by this &splay of zeal and of talents, the warmest feelings and praises of the country. The park of artillery destined for this - division, and the cavalry hourly expected, will give it 4 . grand and formidable appearance, furnishing Europe with an authentic testimony of the superior abilities of Ge neral Roche. . - Spain can never forget what she,owes to an'offi cer, quitting his native soil, the only -country ex empt from the profanations of the most ambitions and sanguinary t pant, s.v Ito is ready to sacrifice himself to•preserve to her the sacred rights of her Govern ment, and of her independence, in the midst of t he clangours of the most unprincipled atrocious war the world has ever seen or sustained. AMERICALV PAPERS. (FROM HAYTI.) Captain Tuck, from Ja'queinel, informs, that Chrisiophe was preparing to attack Port au Prince, whet plaee had teen put into the best state of de feria% . `Petion has no vessel of war, but‘ his pores were well fortified. Ciaistophe's fleet was diStri bu;Fd in his various ports. Captain T. saw at Ja quailel, a Captain in Christopke's Army, who had deerted ; this Officer states, that two American vessels had been taken in.the Bite of Langue, by his cruisers,_ and carried into Gattlives, %.rid the clews imprisoned. Paper money had been issued by older of Christophe, and any person refusing to take it would be arrested, and it is said, would sutler death. THE ORATORIO.-The season of this sublime entertainment commenced last night of Covent ,Garden-Theatre, under the direilion of. the Aix - LExs, whose talents andd-experience abundantly qua lity ,ti'etn to do justice to the undertaking. , The en tertainment last night consisted of a selection of sacred music from the 11, , 5t Masters. The vocal and instrumental departments were well and amply supplied,- and in addition to the " native talents" of Mrs. DIGKONS, Mfs. BLAND,, BELLAMY, BROAD-. HURST, Goss, - FINNEY, &C. the Conductors have en gaged CATALANI and TRAMEZZANI. We confess that in an. Entertainment of this nature, we.should have been more satisfied it it had been wholly British; but we cannot blame these Condudorli for a desire to increase the gratification of the public, at a c6nsidcrable addition of expence , to themselves. The house was so well attended ,as to promise a successful season. the Champion of England; had a benefit y , sterday, at the Fives-court. The hall was crowded . to excess.' Not fewer than 1500 persons were .plesent,- inciuding many Noblemen , and Gently- .en. second match, which was betty_ sp MO% nf-aux and Powers, was highly in teresting. The latier is a most promising youth, pu&sesses great science, 'hits at great length, and With a,uazing quickness. He appealed in no wise ins-riot to his sable adversary, aid is one of the first hopes of the pugilistic school. After a match or two of inferiot note, Molineaux entered the arena, with Shaw, the late-guardsman. Tile latter is a-fine acletic tellow, and in temper not . inferior to Crib, hilt as yet little more than a novice—his prowess, however, irritated his sable adversary, and there was one round almost in good earnest. Ater the finish, Molineaux addressed the com pany r. GeAlemun, said he, alter reiterated cono b ees, executed with peculiar grace and elegance, " lam ready to fight any man in England born of a woman, in any time from three months down to a foltwight fro,n -the present day, barring Tom . I will fight him for 2001. or any sum down to 501. ; and if that canant be had, I will fight him for tut:* His ,adversary, Shaw, the Life-guardsman, then came torward on the stage, and took up the glove thrown down .by the sable hero. He said, lie cor dially accepted the challenge, and would ghdly light his friend in two month—conceiving That as he was only used to soldiering, eight weeks was as little time as ought to be allowed him for training. The country-seat of Gepeial.Morean, at Morres ville, nth Trenton, ,in America, was burned to the ground on the 24th ult. about four o'clock in the morning. All the valuable Turniture was destroyed, and the' General and his family, we learn, escaped, the flames with some difficulty. We have authority to state the following circnm s:ances, as to the ccmdutit of a ,Police Watchman, which occurred in Buccleugh-street, on. Thursday morning. Between. twelve and one• o'clock on Thursday morning, the Lady of the house having gone accidentally to the window, the shutters'being in part but not entirely shut, she saw one of the Police watchmen come to the top _of the stair lead ing from the street to the sunk area ; the watchman set down his lanthorn in the street, took the gate of. the area off its hinges, and carried it away, going eastward, in the dire&ion of-St. Patrick's-sluare.— About an hour - afterwards, between one and two o'clock of the morning, the house-bell was violent ly rang; the door being opened, two watchmen ap peared, and presented this iron gate, saying that some person had carried it off, but that they found it, and now brought it back. They were asked, who was on the watch in the street at twelve o'clock, one of them answered, it was himself, and upon being asked his number, gave one. These circumstances have been communicated to the Judge of Police, and the Magistrates.—(Edinburgh Paper.) Whitechapel, and the Road from London to Bark , ing, were all alive on Wednesday,. in consequence of three oriour persons in that neighbonrhood hav ing bought Shares of the Twenty Thousand Pound Prize at SWIE-i'S Aldgate Office. I NIPROMP'rU, F- N E SQ. • IN RETURN FOR A BRACE OF sls.arEs. a My ti.anks I'll no longer delay, For llirds that you shot With such skill, Lut tlr.ugh there nothing to pay, Yet each ot them brought in a Bill. • I mean not, my friend, to complain; The matte' w.ts pettedly Flj ttt, And when bill§'such as those come again, I'll always :Accept the , M of REPORT.. COURT OF KING' 11FNC 1 :11, !ATI. 2g. THE KING (OI THE PRospctrrioN of TIi.E , BISHOP OF DERRY) V. MANSELL PHILLIPS, ESQ. f‘l. P. The ArtottN EY GE NE It A . CMOVed -for - he Jaidg tient of the Court on Mansell Phillips, Esq. The dkendant hiving appeared in Court, the criminal infotihation which he was charged with having published, in -a newspaper called The Cambrian, • a libel against the Bishop of ',Derry, with the nature of Which - our Readers are already acquainted, and on which information the defendant had allowed Judgment w go igainst him, by default, was read. ' Mr. BEVAN then addressed the Court on the part of the defendant. He had it in charge from hiS client to declare, that he felt the most sincere conviction in his own mind, that there was not the slightest sha dow of truth for that calumny against the Right Rev'. Prelate, of which he had so indiscreetly suffered him self to be the propagator. From tbe first Moment" that he b4arne sensible of the, injustice he had been made the ins of rendering to the character of this distinguished Prelate, he had frit the most sincere contritiot; -foroffence, his and had deeply deplored his own iTdiscretion_ on the part he had acted. In commu&cating the intelligence, as it had come to his hands, to the proprietor of the Cambrian, he had not intended that it should-meet the public eye. When he observed, therefore, that it , had been pub lished, he immediately wrote to him finding, fault with him on this account. Having himself no knoWledge of the Right Rev. Prelate, he' made his business to obtain a . letter of introdalion ) to hint from his Solicitor, and' inspired witha wish to make a personal acknowledgment • to the Bishop, of his deep sorrow for the offence which he had so indis creetly cOmmitted, he went over to Leland for the sake of ilriploring forgiveness.--14e was so unform na(e, however, as to ascertain on • his arrival in the tieig l 4)ourtiood of the Right Rev. Prelate's residence, in frelat',d, that he had 'set out for this country ; so that the defendant's journey to Ireland was rener ed .nugatory. As a Gentleman, the defendant felt hicaself cailed on in duty to make every atonement in his power for rhe.offence into whi6 he had in= judicoudy fallen.- This, he now wished, in the most unequivocal terms, to ao through & wan) his . Counsel. He was also desirous of an opportunity of waiting on the - Right Rpv. Prelate himseb, that he Might, to him personally, make an acknowledgment of his error. The defendant,:had off-,ed +o the Bishop to pay the costs of the pro ceeding. but these he. had refused id receive. he defendant in consequence, tinder the impression that the Right Rev. Pre')ate, though he might:-be himself to receive any thing in the shape of a' pecuniary consideration, might not be distil clinic! to we it transferred to some deserving elm rit:ioe, institution, had piked a considerable sure at .the disposal of the BiShop, to be appropriated to such charitable uses as he should chuse. Ucider these circumstances, the Learned Coun , xl hoped that the defendant should experience the lenient coosideolion of the Court, in the judgment which, they were now called on to pass upon him• The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, he could not be ignorant that no inconsiderable effect hadbeen,pfo _ duced on the Court, -by the address of his Learned Friend, an), also. by the judicious line ,of condu which the 'defendant had been advised to pursue throughout. Little remained for him (the Attorney General) now to say, because every objeti whiCh the Right Rev. Prelate could . be,supposed, in the present prosecution, to have in view, was already answered. One word in explanation,. however, he must' be permitted to say. The. Bishop of Derry, with that liberality which belonged .to him, seeing two young ,men who were exerting themselves to carry on, in the neighbourhood of his diocese, a manufacture, which promised, if 'successful, to be highly . benefiL:ial to the surrounding country, assisted theth with cno-ney for this purpose. The undertak ing failed ; 'the Bishop, in consequence, lost his money ; and, on this circumstance, bact some male volent person raised the report that the Bishop him self was engaged in mercantile'speculitions, After what had been done by the ,defendant, the Bishop felt. he could ask no more. He had only todeclare , as to the sum, so properly placed by the defendant at the Right Rev. Prelate's disposal, his Lordship had tesolvd that no part of it - should be disposed. of in that country to whiCh he more peculiarlt belong ed, so as to seem to dispense with any of his accus tomed rharitiek in that co entry. .The Right Rev. Prelate wished that the sum in question should go to a , charity.in't his country-that it should go to the .Society of the Sons of the Clergy. Lord F;LLENBoU.OUGH said, in these circum stances, the proper course would be, to take the defendant's own recognizance to appear. to'receive the judgment of the Court when called on, and for " his good behaviour: The, defendant was accordingly discharged, on giving his own recognizance to the above' elect, to the extent of 5001. BURDETT AGAINST THE SPEAKER.—Mr. CLIF FORD and other 'Counsel met to-day in the Exche quer Chamber, to argue in error from the King's Bench, when the Barons postponed the hearing till Saturday week. SPRING CIRCUITS.-7-Alifillind,— Lord Elletibo ruunb.—Mr. Justice Bayley. .2\ ,-- 0/Ib/k.,--Lrd Chief Justice Mansfield—Mr. Justice Heaits. Home.—Lord Chief Baron—Mr. Justice Grose. Northern.—Mr. Baron Thompson Mr. Justice Le Blanc. Oxfin-d.— Mr, Justice Lawrence—Mr. Baron Wo6d. Wesorn. , —;Mr. Justice Chatlllare—Mr. Baron Graham. NOTTINGHAII. JAN. 29 —lt isiimposq,blet to COrla vey a proper idea of the state of the publ: trim.' 01 this town, doring the last four of` five dis. 1, e , eons tut parading of the milraty in the ht, thei, movements in vat ions dorm.: both night and day, give us-the _apticarante of a 4, a,e of warfare. On Saturday nieht the frame- orakers crossed the river Trent ) and broke f,E)Utt:eif f.ames Ru • ton, and twenty d t Cfifton; Laving but IWO w .0 - 16 in the last-'r town. An -exf ress was sent otf to Not , ingham fur a troop of the Hussars, who Went with all possible seed ; anti as many of the fiiinney troops of yeomanry as cou1:1 be colleced, (they be. irg in the_ne g ,, bourimod .of the scene of aHon). were immed:ately mounted-offe party pursued the depredators, while others seized a 1 the passes vier over the. Trent for the - space of tour miles, under the full pef :uasion that3he Luddite& could' not ecape; but, such is the generalshp of the _latter, lb; they d b9at which nobody else hid though of, and re-passed the river in two divisions, in perfed safety, and eseapcd - .• , • . On Sunday night 45 frames were broken at Set. , son, Ragt horp, and the neighbouring hamlets, about nine miles from this town ; and the same evening, about seven. o'clock, acircntnstance rook- place at ,Bisford, of,the most daring descriptiOn 'fur while three soldiers were in the house Of, 'One William' Barns, tn. protect three frames, a party of Luddites entered the house, and initndialely confined the soldiers ; and•_while two of the party stood sentry 'at the door with the soldiers' muskei.s, other, demo. lished the frames; and when the mischief was done, the •muskets were dist - harged .and the soldiers berated; and the depredators wished them 'a good night. On Monday evening, three more frames were broken in the saine Vinage, one of \\ inch waslaken and fixed on the top of the reund , shouse, or viiiage prjson, and there left As a puhlietpettaele,.which was seen by many. Four prisoners were yesterday brought in. Several .gow 7 street officers have arrived from London, 'and wore are daily. expelled. POLICE, GUILDHALL. Hannah, Ellison was yesterday charged, with a violet .t. and butrageous assault upon Mr:N,lwton, of Warwick-squire. Mr. N. stated, that.- the 'Qffender bad..formerly lived servant in his family, but that, in consequence of her quarrelsome disposition, he had been forced to turn her from his house a twelvemonth back ; since which period she has, an various occasions, attacked hiM in the street, ,and tMeatrned to deprive him of life, vowing she would be revenged for some imagined injury. On Monday evening last, as re was proceeding to the Post-odice, he. was stopped by her, with great vio lence, at the corner of . Warwick-square,-where she repeated her fOrnier threats ; .and, upon his at tempt ing to get from her grasp, she tore. his clOaths and actually -dragged him to the ground. He . escaped from her, and proceeded to the Post-office. On ,re- . tur,ning home he found that he had been wounded in his :side, apparently with a pointed instrument, sut:h as a pair of scissars or knife, the progress of which had evidently been stopped by-one of his ribs; he in consequence obtained a warrant and had her apprehended. Not feeling disposed, from motives' of humanity, however, to pros.-cute her capitally, under Lord Ellenborough's Act, he sunply made the charge of assault, for which 6he was committed to take her trial. • UNIO N' HALL. -b r ig. Plum was examined On sillipicion,of being concerned in the burglary and outrage on the persOn of Sarah Wilkicts, at Mr. Pryor's. The yOung woman ; who is much reco vered, had been' visited and questioned by Coiling bourn and Glennon, as to the description of the men who had ill treated tier, when she informed theth that about. four years ago she had occasion to go to the New Gaol, Horsemonger-lane, where amongst other prisoners she saw one named Plum, she perfOly recollected his person, and one 9f the men who came, to her master's shop very much resernbled,him ; she could nor, however, swear it was him. The officers recolle6ling the p erson de scribed, immediaHy . tommenced a-seardh for him, and length discov,red him at a house in Artil.;• lery-street, •Saint George's Fields ; he under , rent a long examination' before the Magistrates, and , was confronted with - Sarah Wilkins, but she being un• able to sear positively to hirn, be was dikharged. A cormorant, in the shape of a man, near Sand. back, Cheshire, last- week, for a small Wager, .ate (by measurement, and not by weighs) a pudding it; inehes long and five broad !—Ni 13: He is a meiober of a sick ciub. SMITI-InELn-MARAZT, JAN. 3I . This day's market had but an indifferent supply of the different kinds Of Cattle. Beef and fork were dearer ; Mut ton and Veal support last prices ; and tile trade in general was not, over brisk. The sales in the Hay- Market were trifling Hay, Straw, and Clover ob tained last priceS. The undermentioned prices and numbers arc an accurate statement : To sink the Offal per stone of 81b. Beef, 4s. od. to SS. 6d. Mutton, 4s. 4d. to 6s. od. Veal, . . . . ss. cd. to Bs. cd; - Pork, ss. od. to 6s. Bd. Beasts, 670. Sheep, 2,910. Calves, 100. Pigs, 250. SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay, 41. os. od. to 51. tos. ad. Straw, 21. os. od. to 21. TSS. Clover, 51. es. ed. to 61. tos. 6d. CORN-EXCHANGE, JAN. 31.--The market this day has but short supplies of Wheat, the trade brisk in sale, last prices readily obtained, and some selea Dantzic, about Six Pounds per quarter ; Rye at a less price ; Barley, likewise, in short supply ; and rather dearer; Malt and White Peas, still near ly at • late prices; Beans of each.sort - also higher there are very few arrivals of Oats, this trade ready sale, and again somewhat dearer Flour in full stdck, at late quoted prices. Wheat 52,s a 74s a 98$ Tick Beans (new) 45$ a sos Fine ditto - - JOSS a t tos •l)itto (tine old) S2S a 54$ Rye -48 s a 5,0 Oats - 28; a 3os a 35 5 Barley - -38 s a sos Poland ditto -36 s a 38s Nlalt . 78s a 86s Potat6e ditto 39$ a 4 s I, VllitePeas,boilers7Os a 82s Rapc Seed 6oi. a 661. Gtcy ditto -55 s a 6 ts Fine Flour . 85s a j cs Beans . S ZS,R 575 Seconds - 74 , a 8 / s •