The Sun. — London, England, 1816-12-18 00:00:00

'he A: s ents in .die Massacre hare been delivered p and ponished ; and the Native Princes have cut tl.eir Sons to the British Settlement for edn- ation The intelligence from Bengal by the late arrivals s very satisfactory, The Marquis of HASTING ,, ;i vas expected to pioceed for the Upper Provinces;'' is it had been resolved by Government. to att,rd assistance to the Rajah of Jeypare, his foreeF Hot ning able to oppose the incursions of the Pin larees, Whose numbers had become so formidable ; resides, the continual dematids on the II;ii411 . Treasury by other lowers it .was expedient to re ;ist. This measure, it was rumoured, was inimical 0 Seindia and the Peishwa, and wa.s expected Would :ause a rupture between our Golfo nment and the lahrattas. Our army was so wen equipped, and ‘ n such high condition for the field, that Ii was not tupposed the \lahratta States would make any de daration or hostile movement of their forces, ?rejudicial to our Allies or the British interests. — (Morning Paper.) We regret to find that there were some appre iension of unruly Mretings at Derby ; but as 'to accounts of that kind arrived in town tins day, we hope that these apprehensions were unfounded. All other aceouois from the Cfmntry received this Jay, imp!y the mo.o t`raoquil state bf things. For some excellent s t ycestions on the general HilvantagemiS limpl.yment of the Labouring Class we beg to refer to our last page. [Font' the nothlin Correspowient.l The following Letter ha. been rec►iv'etl by the LOE'D MAYOB from die Right 11.913ERT PEEL. subject of it iliiplAys, ►it the same tint-, genuine itinbmity, gild x inutiitieeut; exercise of it, in the Pli ticii REGENT 4 , 1 Dublin Ca tle, Dec. 13, IEO6. " My Lord and 01%;ithmen,—.1t is with great satisfaction bat I have to acquaint you, by command of the land Lieute" tant,*rist it having been represented to - the Prince Regent. :hat the labouring chile', nod the Fuer of thiitCit y and its mmediate neichbourhood, will he exposed to consider tble distress daring the %%later, from want Of Employ ment and the dearness of Provisions, and that Funds are tit be raised by r..luitary Subscription for the relief of their wants. Ills Royal fligtmess has been most graciously pleased to direct, that the sum Of Two Thousand Pounds be placed at the disposal of the Committee appointed to superintend the Application of those Funds. " 1 hare the honour to he " My Lord and Gentlemen. " Your obedient, humble Servant, " ROBERT PEEL. ' To the ft Tght Honourable time Lord Mayor, , mnsittee for managing time Funds fur belief atilt. Poor, Mansion-House." Court-ExCtIA . NGE: DItC. 18.—We bail but few fresh arri,..ll: this morning, and but very little business utOing Fine and Oats . 5014 at Monday's nriec:; hut there is nn tlrunaml for or dinary Filue Barley fully supports its price,•but there is u couside,•Ale quantity of inferior on hand t. euuse and Beans ture dull ; in other kinds of grain there is 110 11110'4110H. An-important ronouniiicoion was received by lessen from Rotterdam at the Bth instant. They state the the Dutch Government have filially de termined that all sorts of grain .may he exported duty-free. .T . lie consequence was, that all the hest tort s of wheat were immediately bought up at all advanced price; but the probable quantity from Rotterdam, for exportation, would not exceed Woo lasts. The importations of wheat into this country, sve are ',attire to say, are likely to be very great. Letter. - trom New •York, Baltintote; anti other ports of America, stale, that screen) vessels laden with flour have sailed from thence, and may be hourly expected to arrive in some of the ports.— (Mfot ning Paper) We mentioned ma Validity the receipt of intel ligence from Lord AMHKII4T. Front Tien Sing, the Emperor of China has appoin , ed an escort to conduct his Lordship to Pekin, and every neces sary preparation had been made for the Journey. de TALLeYHAND is still in 1 1 Jria, determined to brave his opponents it is easy, however, to tee that he is in disgrace. Several tradesmen Who. had the name of his Highness over their !loors have erased it. A -catchpenny llCCOltlit of 1 14 life is also pithlishad, in which he is very se" Iterely 'treatid Captain Don•Dieoo Coestfia, one of the Gen tlentsfi delivered ttp in (libialtar to the Spaniards, And arts-mar& lihe,n L'd through the interference , of our at Al,,,trid, is stated to have Safely tt:rived 41 London. Mr. .M.t.e.v, the ll:m*4ler, is ., fast recovering from the aftect of his wound. Mr. FITZPATiZICK, second clerk at Ilatton-gar den l'olict—ffice, is nut returned to town yet from his inquiry after voting Irutson. The Ma gistrates received a letter from hint yesterday, from the contents did not transpire. Tim stale -of-Mr. PLATT'S health is greatly int- Pr""d• He it ao,much better, that hopes are entertained of hiS being en.tbltd, in the course of nfew days,to ithile , o the operation for extracting the contents:of the pito 4. The odditional. vigilance recently exercised at iqtaitifthatn has been prodnctive of the amst tiefieial effects.* Several persons have been take'n two cost otiv mita bad hitherto thought theroselve% safe front molestation. But ieliat .has tended ma" ths deter the Luddites train their outrageous pro. ceediugs, is the cirentnstance of the PreSident of the Bl ac k Comm i tt e e having seceded. This step i 'e • Ints no doubt been induced to take from the strict look-out which has been lately kept - on hi' eouduct, added to the example 'furnished by the death of lowle. ORIGINAL POSVRY. WEN. Now bear thee stoAtly OwEN brave Lay uti, with might and thain, Par thou must now thy Ladysave, Or neer ite her again. Lo! yonder'comes thy rival hold, '• And with him vaisal power; If now thro' fear thy lore ii cold, Thou died within the hour. But (wen's soul was 1-I..Hour's what could OweN 'frar; The glance of fate. w..as t)wrs's hosietli H►s smile the grace of coc. Bight valiaat deed:, did.OsvEN do,. Anil mai)p thee, dill slay; lir pitaccd hi. ltival's botiy tbru s , And won his Fair Lady. DELTA. BR1GIITON; Dac. 18. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Prin cess Sophia of Gloucester, with their attendants, left the Pavilion this morning for liagshot. 'l't►e departure of these Illustrious Personages is nnich regrettd in the town, in consequence of the ex treme affability of the Duke anti Duchess among the inhabitants, and their particular attention to many pour familie), respecting whose circum stances their Royal Highnesses were daily making enquiries, and with a benevolent band relieving their distresses. This evening the Earl of tirestmoreland arrived at -the The Earl of Rocksavage left his: father, the Marquis of ChOlmondeley,.yesterday, for London. The. Marchioness of Camden, and the Ladies Pratts, have lett this town fur their house in Arlington-street. The disposal of the Prince Regent's bounty Will, in future, be extruded to 200 families every week.. His Royal Highness having learned that some improper persons had receivedc his be nevolent disposition of pro Visions, a new arrange ment was agreed upon this day, at the Pavilion, and the .houre supply will be confided to the dis crimioation of the visiting Committee for reliev ing the real distresses of the poor. The Prince Regent has been graciously pleased to order a distribution of beef and bread to every deserving poor fatuity, in order that they may partake of a good dinner on Christmas or New Year's Day, at the option of the Committee for relieving the Poor. In addition to the above instances of Royal Munificenee, the Prince Regent has commanded 11 report of all the Pablic last tuitions in the town t0..4 laid before him. We cannot avoid mentioning the solicitude of the Princess Charlotte of Wales, at the Pavi lion, recommending to the Nobility to give ,or ders' for the encouragement of our bilk notonfac turers. • The Meeting of this day, for the Relief and Employment of the necessitous and indnturious Foor, reflects the a realest credit to the promoters of this charity. The Rev. Mr. Carr opened the business with a feeling description of the causes that have increased the Inca Stile of distress in.this town, and stated that the whole body sa halter- men were labonring under severe difficulties, not from the lack of industry, but from thr untoward vieiisitudes of the weather. The Rev. T. It. Kemp, Mr. IVigney the banker, Dr. Tierney, and several Gentlemen suggested plans for employing and relieving the poor. At length it was resolved to raise a subscription, and the appropriation of the funds. to he lett to the discretion of a Com mittee tit 21 persons, with a number of Gentle men to act as visitors in the various (districts, and to eximine into every case of real distress. A COM ifierable sum was immtaliatelv raised, wt,ich will be augmented to a large amount by the dona tions of many Nitblemen residing here. A Inollg the fashionable company at the Pavi lion on Solidity even ink, to meet the Royal Fa mily at the Concert of Sacred Music, and to take leave of her Majesty, were— Earl and Countess of*Shilbeld, Lord and Lady Granthan. Lord and Lady Ilawitedeo, Lard F.anHy, ni4hop of Exeter, Hon. Mr. Pelham, Sir David sad Lady Baird, Sir James Graham, Lady Aim Windham, Lady Hvallicote, Lady Mex borough, Laity Say and Sele, Lady Hyde Parker, Lady Warreoder, Lady L'Conol y, Sir Henry and Lady Carr, Sir John and Lade Borlace Warren, Mr. and Lady C. Stvw:irl, Hon. Mrs. F. )inward, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Trevor, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Lowt b, Hon. Miss Lake, Hon. Mr. Pieroy, Hon. Mts. Herbert, Mr. Dv Ross, M. P., Mr. Itycrolt, Mr. Arkew, Mr. and Mrs. Paterson, Mr. and the Miss' Lloyd's, Mr. James Warre, Mr. and" Mrs. Wigram, Miss Percival, the Miss Cannons, Miss Bowen, Miss Twistleton, Miss Lowther, Countess Carnarvan, Lady Binning, Lord and Lady Loraine, Captain and Mrs. White, Sir.yyrwitt Jones, Lady :hums, and the Misses Jones. MINCE I.OIO.fOLD'S BIRTH Day.---Monciny, the liirth-day of his Serene Highne4 the Prince Leo- POLD, was celebrated with every mark of respect. The Princess CHAHLoTTE dediao . lliolOilgiog her visit to her Royal Fatieei at Brighton, and t e fi there on Sunday, to be amidst a circle of friends and distinguished characters at Clermont, to ce lebrate the day. The Prince and Princess ['Wren- HAZY, -the Count and Countes. of LIEVEN: were of the party. The tradespeople met together at the Thatched House Tavern to celebrate_the day, and their houses were illuminated.--Yesterday a grand entertainment was given at - Clertnnot the domestics'and their friends, .which concluded with a ball and - supper. Writer in a Morning Paper justi:ii" "the Spa-6lds Operations touter the sig. mat i rt. of Neuter---a is believed, however, that he was Actite in the riots. A Traveller in Italy, under `date the end of last month, says, '' I went' yesterday' to see the nn rolling of the MSS. of Hermit:nem and tumid Mit solittiry 'indiViduat eitisduyed in it." It is much tO be. wished - that more of the asteolioo of the Scientific World were directed to titese im portant remains of ancient literature. lite late Earl of EFFINGHAM having died %vial out issue, the Earldom is extinct, but the ii ! irnity descends to Major-Gen. Sir KINNKTII HOWARD, K. C, B. , now Lord ElowAtto ut Etiingl.am. i Welinderstand that 800 of she different regi . i t my i th,Lo cal Wide in. this city ate ordered to be trostbately embodied for the purpose of strengthening our gapisoni--(Gialkow, Dec 14 ) LATE MOTS. .reniernhired, that Hiliimpt the crutv'l of 'rio.ers was seep h man i:i the dre-s of a brewre3 tliayman, who 'Was 're mark tble for :he frroci!rof his a ppeArimitctr, 41111 mellow st mi are and a. fluty 'rendered particu larly foroOdatilv to Ow bord,May'or hisving twits& pert:riven at the Exchange a per• son mmf such dtscriptio , ,, .%.Ito seemed to have a con•tant eye upoo II I 9 inneNrienlS, gave, amongst, 'he first ordErs he issued to the officers, a three tion mor It is applehewsion. No intelbgence was received midi yes'te'rday, trom whichi there a spiart;4l a 1)1'01)41011(y of the execution ofthis order ; notwithstanding %Ouch. the ottfro, ,•ts fgr trout having taken lie trouble to conceal It', vented the places to which he !,;o1 !Weil kccustowc4l, and Ilium one . neCitSion bdasted• that he had liven ill" ton.ts." of the house o'f Calvert and to. of Thames-sheet, wat,the tientleman %vbti waked upon his Lordship with the intelligence, that a report was in Circulation amongst the (inquiet) of Calvert Wild Co. that a man formerly employed by that firm had declared his participat io n in the riots, and made tome acknowledgments which would probably bel'orne out byevidence. Brand, the Marsitalman; wits immediately 'or dered by the Loali MVioR to accompany. Mr. Foster to the place where it was conjectulytl the drayman could be readily found. The Nlarthalman apprehended him in the neighbourhood of the brewery, and immediately conducted him. .to the Justice-room, at the bar of which, the monsent Lord Mayor w His Lordship said, " I know this man. I re member well that be was at the Exchange on the day of the riots, and was looking at me constantly while the disturbance was going forward. It it impossible that 1 should be mistaken as to his person." • • • The prisoner having said that his name was William (iuimnell, and that he was not a rioter, the Loaf) M AYO R desired that the evidence against him should appear. J fi s,,ph, upon whose information in con junction with the public report, and his own sus picirms as to time character of 'Gunnell, Mr. Foster had grounded his supposition, then came forward and reluctantly gave the following evidence " I am employed by Calvert . and Company in Thames-street. The prisoner formerly winked there, not at a jobber, but in'the regular way.— I heard of thettotiii others did, but 1 don't know much about - them, nor any of those Concerned in them." The Loan;MaYott.--.You remember the day on which the riots took place, and-what you heard from the prisoner on that day ! Witness.-1 don't know on what day 1 heard any thing about the riots., The Lon, Nborott.—What did you hear upon the subject on any day ? Witness.---1 heard the prisoner say, but Ido 'not remember what led to.the observation, that he was handliog a piece which was too heavy for him. That's ull 1 hetird. The LORD MAYOR.---WI , ere did you hear this, and was the ObletVrti jou directed to you ? Witness.----It took place in the tap-room of the Humus public-bon.e, in Th.tmes-street, and the wor Os were..aireetkoi to nobody 1 , . particular. The Loo MAYO you not hear the pri soner say that he had heen handling pieces in Mr. Beckwith's shop, in Skinner -street, on the day of the riot ? Witness.---1 do not remember. Gunn e ll, the prisoner, het e interrupted the exit mivatton, b y sA ystg, '' My Lord, I'll tell you all Pknow, an d said. I was, I admit, amongst the rioters, but I did nothing in their company. I neither was in Mr. Beckwith's shop, nor in am . ; other shop on the day of the dis! tabance, and 'leer said ib it t. I'WhIS I deny likewise having had any piece in my possession except tor a few in 4-. mews." The Loan MAYOR.—When. I saw you at the [loyal E•:keltange, you had no arms .itt your, pos session, at least: that I could see. You certainly had no piece. Your appeatance is as strong possible in 'myr'remembrance. Where did you ohtain possession of that piece ? Prisoner.--I got it from a young chap who came up to tnh near Newgatc-street. 1 took it hunt him, but kept possession of it (or a very short time, h vinglhought it the best way to get rid of it. 1 gave it to one of ,the molt, hut I don't recollect the man. I WrIS not at Slit -fields. I met the mob in'Newgate-street : until I leach ed that street, 1 (lid not see them. The Loan MAvoa.—l apprehend,Gunnell, from what I have heard:, that you were exceedingly 3C dee iu Skomer-street, when Mr. Beckwith's shop was Jittackcil, but to-Morronewe shall know more about it.• rshall have a number of persons here who, I have no slonbt, will identify you as an ac tive fellow on I h. t` turbulent day. I hate myself, repeat to you, a Most accurate recollection of you. and shall aak yott one yokt not change first gun you gut lioltl,citfor one of lighter weight, 'observing at the same time, that the first Was foreign gun, and 11--t1 heavy,. and yottli , ould take on English gun in. the place of it ?" The Prisoner.—My Lord, I swear I did on Suds tharg. I handlc.lino gun except'that which I took front the boy. Mr. Foster having - returned to the office at this moment, oh.errect to his Lordship that :Joseph Page, the witness jest examined, 'would contra dict the assertion of the prisoner. Upon which his Lordship Old, that witness bad forgotten all the particulars, anti censured his in clination to conceal' what he kneW. He men tionftl, however, that Page's memory wouhl.pro bably improve before the mat examination which would take place to-morrow. Mr. Pester' taiii, that Page had stated the par "entail related by loft, to his Lordship which had. given rise tit'itie tpirstions put by his Lordship to the witness and the prisoner. 'The Loan - Mavoa said, that in all probability the evidence of Page . wonid he rendered unneces , sary, as there wres t warty who could identify the prisoner as one of the rioters. if he was one of the active per Sons hi Mr. Beckwith's shop, theme was little doubt hut Mr. Griffin would recognize etsl9 the piece, which he acketowktiges to haVe bad im his poSsession (said his Lordship), I ant .trip`relie , liive ;;1 it stote it." The prist'iner reiteated Ow former tel %%kit respect to.tlie gnu, and wo, prorceding to prove cite in,lios ihility i , t the Crt'ob ot thc barge, with oil/ a t.fereitee to any witnusi, olrvo tins Lord'sbrir can't deny having sect, int HI Eitchan - s~ tt ei7 Th' prisoner.--; ; 4 (Jo i n w het her I sate you or not, my Lord, tlitrc %tits t() nOleh contusion. The Loan M A yolt,-...YM1 we're 'actually driven away front t h e Exchange by in? meat's Mr. Fosecr.-1 - le is a ion ivhoo ode r,t awls the business tit break ing.o . pen, And cotild'ewAy'sticeced iu breokiOg (pet Mi. Beck with'S Tl:e Lotto NJAVott ordered hint to be h t to-.morrow ; and directed Ow rt comtnindca- Tian shook be mode to Mi. Griffin and others, npon , tl4e sobjeet this•new 'Connell Was then 'coniltiOed t'n 'tbe Otliner. , 1 11.11.1 . 1 CG WATSON'. The LORb MA:Ya tertlay received the fol lowing letter, ti,. wh,i,ch,Vis Lordship did not think it proper to givq„,o attention to those Which hail been transmitted to hint in smelt quan tities since thicdisappearance of young IVathon.: " Div Lono,—Matiy attempts have been made le mislead your Lordship. To put ast end to them, and to the Waste of ' the public - money now :pending so uselessly, I have to in firm yen, that although I reckon myself entirely out of the reach of all attempts to discover nie, and RS I ant uot'the per son who shot Mr. Pliktjg Jam wilhiig to surren4r myself, if • the 5001. offered for ti 4 apprehension be paid to me on my . 'surrendering. The, person vyliu really shut Mr. Platt is well . known to your Lordship ; but as it is possilde he may not be known to yon as a Murderer, 1 inn willing, on being assured of 600!. and is free pardon, to discover him,. and Many others • little4o,l,sxted. ' 1 nio, my Lord, " 'You Lordship's obedient Servant', . 4 .1. WATSON." ." P.. 5. Your Lordship's .anssVer MIL be must likely to meet 'me by insertion its the Akrodnir • • The above was tirdught 16 the 'Mansion-hone& . as 'a twopenny unpaid letter, from the-Post-office • in Fleet-street. The Logo MAott mentioned, that be would receive any communication calculated to add to the intelligence already received upon - the subject, if directed to the City Marshal's-office, Mansion. hotie, where pirsenal. communications 'would likewise be attencledlitqltrile letters hoOrly opened by his Lordship since the riots took place • have been so numerous, that atter the justice-room; business has ended he has been often, with little Intermission, employed until one o'clock in • the morning examining the contents.. • It is supposed .that numbers will appear to• morrow at the Mansion-house, the drayman having been a subject of general conversation amongst the great body of inoffensive spectators •in Ihe different parts of the City. Ile is u person of apparently great strength... • THEATRICALS. CnVIINT.:GARInN.—List night Mr. KEMBLE, in going through his favourite tang ! : of eharac!ers, performed Foam!,lock, in the Whet , / r f Fortuni. This piece of unrivalled feellig and skilfal oration of the working- of the hoinan heart, re: quires no new comment from otir pens. it is so extinisitely - finished as to be almost' superior to praise. The Play was altogether well got up, alit!received timpoilitied applause. The l'antoinime at Covent-Garden is founded on the story of the Blind Beggar'qf Bethnal Green ; that of Drury-Lithe, it fs said, on Three Fingered Jock, j, of whose exploits an interesting account was recently published in Tile SUN oi! !winding the death of his captor. As this is,, hotvever, an important matter for the iloliday Masters and Misses., we ought to add, .that the latter is a ls o credibly rumninred to have its.foundatiun on the history of Jack Horner. Mi ss pooL t i, late of I) , ury-lane Theatre, who has beeh seriously indispO-ed for some titn . e ;oast. is so much I.cent/en:if as to he able to commence her engagement at liatityive Miss NAsp. Be A A nt, having pasied iTie honey inoon It Man chester, is about to.embitrifc with his voting bride for Dublin, where he has concluded in engage ment at the Theatre for twehe nights. The peyformanee of the Comedy of the Poor Gentleman last week, at the LiverpoOl Theatre, pit t‘hicis several Gentlemen, aniairill's of that town, appeired in the principal characters, for the relief of the distressed labouring Pour,,netted between SiX and seven hundred pounds. Seems Loss.—No less than eighty score of sheep were draw.nctl ,daring 'Saturday 'night in the meadows of a fkamee - ;;ricar Thatchauf, Bots, from the heavy raids which fell during the night. Most of them were in lamb, and the whole were. fnutid.flotsting upon their hacks hi one part of the to which the water had driven them. • = • 136xerts.-- , The battle between Smart, the mats .who beat Atkins a ntonth• since, and GiDbon, a navigator' from Somersetshire, will take place tbio • Morning at Coxthead, 'Hants, within two Miles from where the other battle took place. lt is for 60 guineas. emart is time favourite. ANOTHEIT. MEDICAL BoAR6.—In consequence of the extensive practice of the Medical Bond, at Charlotte•house, Blackfriars-road, GOOP6R; MON Hop., and Co. have, for the accommptlatinn of residing at the West .end of the town, established another-Medical Board in Woodstock.. street, .oxfortl-street, a few doors from Bona . street, where a Physician ataSurgeon,,MeinbCre of the Royal College of . .. London, of thirty years experience, constantly reside. That many, thou... sands have been restort4,to perfect health by their milted t aleats , is, imljsp lit able, after_Hospi• lids had failed, many of whom bad hecn great .stitferers frorit being improperly treated by persons ignorant of ,khe profession. Ernptions on the head, face, anti body, Om ate& I brim t, spellings in the neck. ;lodes on the shin bones, cainzers., strictures, fistulas, pains in the bead and Oervousidchility,,are the consequences of NR 111-cared contagion, and which iympt outs -fre quently appear years after, anti destroy domestic happiness. Messrs. CooPta, Mottacie, trod Co., are consulted daily al both hoUses,, from eight mill eight, or by letters front the country., statmg particulars, wiled medicine and the best advice There a w r i e l steiesyco: each tanµ e r and v , 113;111 private for fem ales. Advice gratis' Vet y morning acidou sundaysintil twelve o'clock, tin tins,