The Sun. — London, England, 1819-03-15 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS. ' }VF RPOOL, M ARCH 13 —Arrived off this port 1 7e Arg o, LYON, from Bengal. The Amity, .LL, fr om N ew York for Liverpool, was off Cape Clear the 28(11 February, and landed some P'"ngers. The C r i s i s, M EAD, from Ph i ladel- Pliia, which was on sh ore , h as b een got o ff , and brought into the River. fancy fIARwicn,AIARC.H 14.—The Le Arnie, VaAcK, Here Sinfderland to Dunkirk, has been brought in by Nvo salvag e smacks, having been on shore on rile Glinfleet Sand. nhAt., MARCH 14.—Came down from the Ri ‘er last evening *IE , and s a il e d, t h e M argaret, S o- Rs cALes, for Cadiz. iPotismotprn, MAncx 14.—Arrived his Ma ,e3YB ship Morgian a f rom the Downs; Industry (lavai trattsport), from Plymouth. Sailed the IV° lf pin -brig on a cruise. PLA,motyrti, MARCH 13.—The Hope, R _UTTRR• tI4 D, from Cork to London, has been repaired, kid Will sail to-morrow. Ti, Ale following is copied trout the board at the 14" England Coffee-house : Ibe " ALm ount, Matictt 12.—The Queensberry pa c k e t, with tail for America, is deti.ined until the 15th. "1 he Amity, Maxwell, froin New-York to Liverpool, was IBC,I. 413 e Clear 28th F e b ruary, and landed some of her pas -nCers. •e „ it .4 he Crisis, :quad, from Philadelphia, whi c h was on I'44e) has been got off, and carried into the river at Liver -01. 4 Science, Curry, from Savannah, is arrived in the I t itt she sailed in company with the•Chatham, for Liver- tt ; i t e Mont Wane, 74, Ister, and For tr. are soil out of t tie service. 6 eih : 4 . : 143 01) o dr,t o b e cd il tq l the Martin, i s or t° be built at •Porisinown Dock -yaul. CUSTOMS LIST. tk_ eret Awards, 13.--Good Verwagting, Brui ns , Ltdw pre . . Ouhvards, March 13.—Mary, Barclay, Antigua.; „_ ) wessels, Bremen; Emmeline, Plaskett, Boston; °Qrhtliers, Robson, Riga : Strang, de. ; Apollo, 4 : t hent, hina; Regalia. Dixon, New South Wales; St. i tob :hius (1 Padua, Kirckhoven, Bruges; Canadian Packet, Vl._ 44 ) Ruehec; Ocean, Smith, Rotterdam ; Margaret, '''th,ss Tr iest e. 841:re'l Orebcords, March 13.—Twee Gesusters, Onuen, kilt .Liliantia Carolina, S c hl oc k, D antz i c; Mi nerva, ) 44 10 .4 : Trith•-4; Rachael, Davis, Jamaica ; Jane, WoodthorFe, ~tlerElizabesl i , Stephens, Rotterdam ; Duke o f Y or k, ket ti "° ' ; 'Union, Christie, Dantzic Neptunus, Benter, t Ale xandrine, Dizant, Havre ; Reward, L oug h, all a; Louise, H o p p , Elbi ng; Frederick, O ' Hara, 'tube, ilTraggart, tti,t Saturda y tt: t the d i spatches were closed at be ti ltful 4 lo 4l 4 : lloi ise , an d ddiveted to the Parsers of Gse ships, viz. : fit 4 eet i Clar;t4.arris, Captain G. Welstead, and , Tr arren Rae 4t, R. Rawes, for Prince of 41 ale . s s Island . and p'llt, I . 9 'e. Captain T. M' Taggart, and 21.11neria, C ap tain k I _` 4 4e n . o or Madras and Bengal. Whit`l tip.° 4l Per General flarris—F.r Bengal—Mr. Henry i e4 te hL w rr t .. it er•-:---For Bencoolen—Messis. Bonham and ~.11, 4 „ ,, _ ,Y, s writer,. 4 :41; Per Ro. , e—For Bengal—Messrs. A. C , u s m st m a i n n t g . Ceti's; ardson, writers Mr. C. :Mackinnon, a.. i IP4I Pl%,vjesars. J. F. Meade and J . ackson, cadets " ° t. 7" t . Misses Parker, Denson, ‘l , W . arid sher !Pt', 'hag:" 1 1. Hugg ; Messrs. W. Moore and Wallace, 1 4 1- 'r; "s•----Fo'rStevenson, and Mrs. Mackenzie; Mrs.P. D Stee,le: 4 11111 % 4 3air Y' 0 1 ,1 e, and Thompson; Messrs.. I. ranc l 13 n, ‘nd ri;eage,.47thoutli, Fladgate, Gunning, and Ord, cadets. tart 'lark,' 4 Per Aiinerva—For Bengal—Messrs. W. Tayl or 4 4 ; ; at; assist ant - surgeons ; Messrs. Hodges and Gra ban!, Collier • Messrs. File arid Langa, ras--- Mr. J. Lessrs.a Coxe, m ts ;w.—For Bob mr. J. aim TIJE MARKETS. 11 kis C°ll ` EXCHANGE, MARCH IS. 1, 11 4 1 l . gllsrning's supply of &Wish Wheat being t : r 'd eonSi st i ng of l and-cart iage samples th e 8 " tlnti K ent , a few pi c k e d p arce l s ear l y t"r ning sold at an a d vance o f 2s. per i tle4 tri pt; ilnd ther e was b risker sale for all other it it ° " L at the prices of this day eveek.—Bar it 441 Per q uarter higher than on last Monday, I 'M ! he Y pri me samples of our own growth 4 1 44 tl eol K4 t off at t h at advance, having little or 41 1 2 1 11111 fo r any other sorts.—Gre Peas are lehwaP er Tial ter l ower y 411. —Beans are nearly no 4tt • PeiOthotigh o ff ered on lower ternm—Qes 41, arter cheaper than on this day se'n. ut sold more freely titan this day wee k. It' • ziapo ararroNs LAST wmErc. 'tst English. For e i gn . h '• ............ n t% .... ........ 3 . 243 8,319 240 1,792 ..... 7,219 1,970 0 4 SMITHFIELD, MAactt 15. 111tai, ,::Market Was well supplied with prime Beasts this morn ,4'eh Met ready sale at a trifling reduction from the 1/4siii4 Isf last week. The show of Sheep was tolerably good, ,14iees nearly nominal. Veal maintains last week's prices, 1/2lhtillt a good supply at market. The price of Pork remains 41.41441 e as our last uotations.-The business in the Hay thipe.t w as brisk this morning, at the prices of last Week. lilt tr %nein& steady at the last prices. Straw is brisk in 4 4 14 as ' Per load cheaper.--The annexed is a . correct state of the Numbers and Prices at market . Cro sink the Offal • per Stone of 8111 s.) " 44tittZ;'::::: ..8 ( d. to ss. 44. ' 1 1 cal ..... ss. 6d. to 7s. Od. si I. to 6s. 4 1d. 1 Pork ....ss. 6d. to ,s. Od. Il e CATTLE AT MARKET. tAr::: " • •• • '•' • • ••• • • 2240 I Slieep and Lambs ....14,320 5 290 ••'•• • • . ....... 220 Pigs ................ by 4. }IAN' ANC) S'I'ItANV PER L 011). ...tr,„;° 0 t 04.7 0 0 I Clover, ~C 6 (1 0 tO,CB 8 0 e w ••••••••42 10 0 tu,C3 0 0 p OETRYj PROLOGUE TO TR TRAGI-COMEDY OF "THE DWARF OF NA PLES,' . PERFORMED AT DRURY-LANE ON SATUR. DAY EVENING SPOKEN BY NIR. H. KEMBLIi. In the old times, when Alhion's Muse was young, Wild, yet as simple, was the tale she sung; She harp'd no songs of wonder, she laid nut Her hopes of glory on a tangled pint, That only seeks to captivate, surprise, And starves the reason, while it feeds the eyes; Man and his passions were her fancy's theme, Now sad, now gay, as in life's moth• dream ; With us grown proud, as feeble, she disdains To mingle with her laughing sister's strains. Fain would our humble imitation weave Songs like the past—hut oh, such hopes deceive I The Moon may borrow lustre from the day— But how unlike the Sun its stolen ray; The lake may image, in its still clear stream, The clouds that change, like shadows of a stream; It may reflect their forms, but not the bright, Th' ethereal hues, shed from the star of light; The art divine of colours may aspire, To give the shape of beauty, not the fire, That lends a living lustre to the eye, Deathless itself tho' that it feeds must die - . So with the Bard—his utmost hope to raise A twilight from the sun of better days— With simple tale, with passion for our theme, Dark and tempestuous as the torrent stream. We woo the favour we so oft have found, Not on a classic, hut on British ground ; Prouder of SHAKSPEARE and of GAtiamtes fame, Than the rain shadow's of a classic name— Fearing, yet hoping—trembling, yet resigo'd, We stand—be just—he more than just—he kind ! EPILOGUE, SPOKEN BY MRS. WitsT AND MRS. ORDER Elder Mrs. frest, P. S. Airs. W. Sent by Melpomene from " Lethe's" wharf To canvass for her favourite, the Dwarf, I come your awful fiat lo To learn the i►suc of this evening's poll, And ask your suffrages. Enter M. Urger, 0. F. And I attend To back the motion of my learned friend. No novice now, to you, our special jury, I nominate the Dwarf M.P. for Drury. Mr.t. W. His five-foet figure lowers him not a tittle, Like Alexander, he's both great and little. Arm 0. And tho' I cannot in •his praise rehearse That he ne'er dips into the Playhouse purse; Yet this I will say, of this fact I'm sure, The place he holds is not a sinecure. Mrs. TV. He.', an M.P. of all M.P.'s to. suit Witness his labour in the run of Brutus ! Herell 'Sc rare sport ! Those symptoms of affection Portend a second fifteen days election ! Mrs. 0. True 1 and 1 mean, if you your aid unite, Tappear upon these hustings every night, Airs. W. Agreen ! tho' nightly by M a l ves i Nightly CB rise in Epilogue again, Our sex too long to men have yielded way. - Mrs. 0. Hear ! hear! Mrs. time to re-assume our sway': One Bard has sung (we all should join to shame him), That women hare no snits ! Oh ! name him ! name him ! Heedless themselves on what extremes they border, So that they keep their wives in " order ! • Mrs. 0. files. fr. Mr:. 0. Mrs. W. Order!" At least in polling women should have choices. Mrs. 0. They hare ! Mrs. fl". --- No surely ! Mrs. 0. Yes ! Mrs. Ir. Mrs. 0. -----... No, voices. Mrs. IV. Were we M.P.'s we'd soon make matters even, And speak on every question. - Mrs. 0. ----- Poor Saint Steven! Mrs. P. But now wives bend while loudly husbands storm, Airs. 0. Ave ! There I vote for Radical Reform ! Mrs. IV. Hush ! not so loud !—You'll anger our protectors, Men don't conic here to stiff. r curtniu lectures; If we say more. the married part o' the town Will mutter " Spoke ! spoke! spoke!" and cough us down. (Prompter's bell rings.) Mrs. fr. But bark ! we' re summon'd! you hare chosen the Poet---(To the Argrliew () High Bailiff, I retire to let him know it. (xit. P. Mrs. 0. Hi g h B a iliff! ug l y sound ! "Oh wold E of f ea r' ) Doubtless " unpleasing to a Poet's ear." Friends and Electors! who the good cause feel, Come to our poll to-morrow will; flesh zeal. We ne'rr enforce whatever crowd endangers, " The standinz Order for excluding strangers." Don't mind the min ! as valiant as Hephestion " You'll find me here to answer every question." Here ends my suit : one word ere off I move; Sumll thing,: grow great when those we love ap prove: So, if you greet our Play with temper pliant, Our "Dwarf of Naples" is an Irish Giant. (Exit P. S.) REGIS fElt of FASHION. On Saturday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave a grand Ministerial Dinner at his house in Downing -street. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington entertained the Duchess of Richmond, the Ladies Lennox, and a select party, yesterday, at Apsley The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland gave a grand entertainment, on Saturday, to the Duchess of Montrose, Lady Graham, Lord and Lady Clive, Lord and Lady Murray, Lord Palmerston, Lady Finch Hatton, Lady Harriet Wynn, Miss Cornwall, Hon. Mr. Percy, &c. at their house, in St. rames's-square. The Ambassador from the Netherlands entertained a se. lect party on Saturday, at bis residence, Whitehall-place; among wbotn were Earl Cassillis, Lord Louvaine, Mons. de Bourke, &c. The Marquess and Marchioness of Lansdowne gave a grand entertainment Oil Saturday, to the Earl and Countess of Jersey, Lord and Lady Wm. Russell, Lord Clifton, Sir Robt. Wilson, Bart, and a large party at Lansdowne House. Lady Hyde Parker had an elegant assembly yesterday eren ing, at her house in Great Cumberland• place. The Archduke Maximilian left the Clarendon Hotel, Bond street, on Saturday, for the Pavilion. Brighton, on a visit to the prince Regent. His Imperial Highness is expected to return to town this day. The Marquess of Salisbury arrived yesterday at his house in Arlington-street, for the season, from his seat, Hatfield. The Earl and Countess of Derby and family arrived on Sa turday, at their house in Grosvenor-square, from their seat, the Oaks, Kent. Mrs, THE THEATRE: DRURY-LANE. —On Stittirday last the attrac tion.ot a new. Play, anti of Mr. KRAN as its hero, drew a crowded audience to Ibis Theatre. The title of the Play is The Dwarf of Naples. DRAMATIS PERSON/E. Mr. KEAN. Mr. 11. KEIIIGLE. Mr. BEN:GOUGH. Mr. !ARLEY. Mr. OXBERtt y. Mrs. IVEsT. Mrs. MM{l3l,l. Mrs. ORGER. FABLE. Malvesi Giulio King Ormond A Page Amanda Giulio, Coant de Monte, and Malvesi, the Dwarf, are two brothers, of a noble Neapolitao family. The first is a Gene ral in the service of his country, who appears at the opening of the play crowned lvith military glory, on account of a vic tory he has recently achieved ; and is on the point of mar riage with Amanda, a lady of rank, to whom be has been lung attached. Malvesi, who has led a life of contempt and neglect, on account of his diminutive form, and supposed incapacity, is filled with the most rancorous envy at the good fortune of his brother, and determines on the de struction of his happiness, leis honour, and his life. Giulio has prepared a casket of valuable jewels as a present to a lady who had preserved his life by her care,while labouring under a dan gerous wound he had received in battle; into this casket Mal vesi contrives to convey a letter of a treasonous nature, arid, having intercepted the hearer, produces this presumption of his brother's guilt, at the moment when Giulio, in the pre sence of the whole Court, is about to be ,:nited to Amanda.— The scheme takes partial effect; the proof of Giulio's treason is considered decisive; but, in remembrance of past services, his life is spared, on condition of his submitting to banish ment.. The hatred of Malvesi, however, still pursues him; he employs emissaries to murder him, and to traduce hi s Cha racter, and devot es a ll hi s t i me and fa:ulties to effect his destruction. At length the King of Naples, secretly satisfied of the innocence of Giulio, and the tietarioos purposes of Maivesi, recalls the former to Court. Ile then assemoles his principal nobility, and, ordering Malvesi to be sear for, reproaches him with his designs against his brother. At the else of this dialogue,' a curtain in the back scene is drawn up, and the priest is discovered in the act of joining the hands of Giulio and Amanda in marriage. Malvesi, at this sight, is seized With a paroxysm of rage arid despair, and after attempts to stab, first his brother, and then himself, which are prevent ed, dies from the violence of the emotions with which his rage and envy have inspired him. it ban evidently been the purpose of the Author of this Play to form a Drama suitable to the taste of the times, which seems to delight in the ter rific, but chiefly to devise a character which (Hi g ht give - scope to the peculiar talents and powers of Mr. KEAN. He has succeeded in both of these purposes, but particularly in the latter. Time pat t of Malresi scents to combine all the h,td qualities of all the bail characters which other dramatic productions have exhibited, with the single exception of cowardice. The hero has spirit sufficient to avowall the horrible propensities of his nature, and to defend them to the last extre mity,whatever be time sacrifice to himself or others. ITN malignity chiefly arises front the consci -ousness of Isis deformity, aud the circumstance of being, as a younger brother, deprived of the power of indulging his malevolence in oppres sion. We hope that such a character is not to be found in !mime, but the pangs w hich attend it, and the punishment which it incurs, are well cal culated to operate as an awful warning. It would be absurd to look for probability in the fable • of such compositions, for mere probability would hardly correspond with the present taste' of the which must be " sow full with horrors." Mr. KEAN deserves much of the Public and of the Author. He had fully studied his part, 'and he exerted all his energies in the representation of it. He, therefore, merited the warm applause with which his admirers saluted him during the progress of the play, and particularly in the last scene, which was thoroughly adapted to draw forth those terrific qualities which cha racterize his most successful efforts. The rest of the Performers, but particularly Mrs. %V sr, and Mr. H. KEMBLE in the tragic parts, and Limner, OxßEEtiv, Mrs. ORGER, and Mrs. HARLOWB, in those of the lighter cast, acquitted themselves in such a manner as to give very respectable sup port to the piece, which was received throughoot, and on the conclusion, with decided approba tion, and with vehement applause when an nounced for repetition this evening. HARLEY was received with peculiar and repeated applause on his first entrance in the play, but when he clime to atinounce its reappearance, with die Approbation of the audience, he was insulted by'a general call for KEAN to perform that office. He therefore retired, but returned leading KEAN by the hand, too delicate a rebuke for such illi beral treatment, The Play is ascribed to Mr. SoANE, the Author of several othetsuccessful pro ductions, and the strength of character which he hiss displayed in the present work, as well as the many . striking sentiments, cud deep reflections upon life an d nature with which it is interspersed, are calculated to increase in no slight degree his dramatic reputation. Singular Instance of Disinterestedness and genuine Patriotism. —A Lieutenant-General in the naval armies of France, named Desselieux, when he was only in the most subordinate rank in the Marine service, .wished to benefit his native country, the island of Guadaloupe, by esta blishing there the. cultivation of coffee. The PIS. sage was Zang and obstructed by. contrary winds ; and as water had become scarce, it was distributed to all on boird at stated periods, and in very small measures, Desselieux reserved the greater part of his share for the purpose of refreshing his plants. One of them died, but the other survived the voyage. Hence arose the cultivation of coffee in the island of Guatialonpe, one of the greatest sources of riches to that colony. , The inhabit ants wishing to testify their grati!ode, offered their benefactor an annuity of 150,000 francs.— '" And what shall 1 do with it ?" was the reply of Desselieux : " what I have, although limit ed, is sufficient to my wants, because I have al ways taken care to limit my wants to the necessa ries of Nature. Employ the money you offer me to the propagatio❑ of the plant, and the prosperi ty of my country will be my gratifying reward." This excellent man, whose patriotism has seldom been surpassed, died in 1776, aged 88 years. I The Earl of MORTON is to be High Commis sioner to the Church of Scotland, General GORDON, Governor of Jersey, arrived on Satnrday at Southall)Fon, in the Lion Re• venue Cruizer. , THB BLACK ART.—A young Gentleman from one of the Universities, on paying a visit to a Lady, a relation of his, in the country, found her in great affliction for the loss of a ring of consi. derable value. She was certain that some of the servants must have got it, but she knew not against whom the accusation should be directee. The Gentleman, on hearing the. circumstance undertook the recovery of provided the Lady would humour the stratagem he proposed to make use of :—she readily consented. At dinner, there fore, the,conversation turning upon the loss, the Scholar boasted so much ot his skill in the black art, that she, as they had previously agreed, de sired hint to exert it for the detection of the per son who had rolen her ring, lie promised to make the best exertion ot his powers, and after din ner, proceeded to business as follows :—Fie (mkt ed a white cock to be procured .(Ito other colour would do) and a kettle to he placed upon a tn. hle in the hall : the cock, he told them, was to he put tinder the kettle, adding, that all the serv,nts, one after the other, were to touch it, and that, as si'kdi as the guilty person laid his hand upon it, the cock would crow three times. Every thing being thns prepared with the greatest solemnity, the young Gentleman opened the scene. The hail was darkened, and the procession began. As soon as they had each of them declared that they had fulfilled the directions given, and touched the cock, the light was restored, and the gentleman examined the hands of them all ; hefound them all smutted, except those of one servant,who had taken care not to touch the kettle, and was beginning to hug himself for having outwitted the conjurer, who, fixing upon this circumstance, immediately and peremptorily charged him with the roblery. As he could not deny it, the col. prit tell -down upon his knees, and earnestly begged for pardon, which was granted, upon the restoration of ttre ring,, —(Country Paper.) FOR THE SUN. SUSPEYSION OP MILITARY ALLOWANCES TO HALF-PAY OFFICERS. MR. EDITOR,—When an individual undertakes the Military Ptofeqsion, he so far steps our of the course of law as to subject himself to certain pe nalties, known only in a Court of Honour, with which the municipal law of the land is totally tiolcquaiiited, and of which, indeed, it cannot take any cognizance. 'Io say, therefore, that a Halt-pay Officer is struck out of the course of law, when he stands convicted of 'acts for which an Officer on full pay would be cashiered by the sentence of a General Court• Martial, is literally placing him, not only beyond the law, but otii of the reauti of common honour ; and how the ehti. racter of such an Officer can remain untarnished is a question which staggers our humble sagacity, and is kit to be explained by others. We will, for iiista . nce, put the following case, and, if our information be correct, such a case is by no means improbable. An Officer on Half pay, being in want of a little money, states ro an lioness trades man, or to his credulous agent, that he will make over to him the proceeds of one, two, or More quarters, as they become due, and in order to secure the advance, pledges iris. affidavits, or de. clarations of a General Officer. Upon the ex piration of the varier, he finds his way with ts fresh affidavit to a Magistrate, renders it avail able by taking his oath, and, istetiii of paying the tradesuhin or agent, applies personally to the Pay-Office, and there receives the mamma of his affidavit, and leaves his duped • creditor to the course of low. We might make the case stronger from instances vt ithin our own knowledge, by stating, that he had actually left regularly attest. ed affidavits with two or three persons, and stolen a march upon them by being beforehand a' the Pay-Office, and getting the money himself. What remedy has the creditor ? It will he answered, he may pros c e n i a wider the Stature against Frato.ls, Or he may sue him at Coninion Law. In 'ha first instance, his success would be very problemati cal, for there are so many loop notes in the course of criminal prosecutions, and the cxpeoce is so great, that the first loss would probably be advisable. In the second, he can only arrest him tor a simple, debt; and, in oilier to clear himself Of that obligation, an unprincipled and disho nourable wearer of the badge of honour (a cock. ade) has recourse to what To an Insolvent Bill ! and when he makes his gallant appear ance before Serjeaot RuNNusoros, pleaals povet ry, save and except his allowance as a Half-pay Orli. cer. Under this glorious safeguard to the most inglorious acts, the Half-pay Gentleman of ho. !Mut* comes hack into life, walks the public streets of the capital, and tint only laughs at his old Cie. ditorm, but enters into fresh systems of depreda tion, to delude and cheat his new ones. This is the course of law, out of which an ad. vocate for Half-pay Debtors is extremely anxious that they should not be struck, but quietly left to evade t broogh the quit ks and quibbles of low Attoroies, into honourableitisolvency ; and to do those acts for which an Officer on full pay would be cashiered T. Lord PausitßasToN, who is an ho. nourable man, feels, thinks, and acts otherwise ; and so does his Royal Highness the COMMANDER• IN-CHIEF. It ought, however, never to be for gotten by the Heads of Departments, that the very pay and allowances which Officers receive, come out of the hard-earned fruits of a Trades man's labour, and are derived from the taxes of the country at large. What renders the necessity of this appeal to the Distributors and Managers of public monies more imperative, is the facility which our interc , ;urse with France, Belgium, and Germany now affords to every defaulter and die. honest individual. Men of this description have only to cross the Channel, and to meet their in jured Creditors upon the Pier-head of Calais or Ostend, and tauntingly tell them, they eat) do nothing. These things are better mauag , ai in France. If a French Creditor can come in con- tact with a Debtor within the limits of France, be becomes instantly master of his person, and is borne out by . his Government. An instance of this sort occurred lately at Rouen, in the person of a General Officer. Alas, poor John Bull I. Sic VOs /lOU vobis fertis uratra Boves FIAT JL'STITIA. tri. ch is tie' ;teal ate' e eta► ielf Gm alld iti c Gape iro' a nd c t il,