The Sun. — London, England, 1819-09-24 00:00:00

SIIIP NEWS. ronTsmouTtl, SEPT. 23.—Arriv = ed his Majesty's ahtps Spartan and Tees from Plymouth ; they are 11110 tig in baggage and troops for Leith. DIAL, SUPT. 23.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Raleigh with troops from Portsmouth, and sailed Crt Leith. Sailed the Courier Dwell brig of war 10 r the Texel. Came down from the River the //ittoria, DRIVER, for the Cape of Good Hope 44 4 Calcutta, and will proceed immediately as her Passengers are on board, and the wind is quite fair. PLYMOUTI-1 . , SEPT. 22..—Arrived the Laura, °HER. from Skiem, and Latona, BICK, from Prince Edward's Island. Passed up Channel the I lergitha, WILLIAMSON, from St. Anciero for London. HULL, SEPT. 22.—The Zeenymph, JANSFEN, tr ° l ll Archangel for Amsterdam, foundered on the 9th invanr; the Captain is arrived here. COWES, SEPT. 23.—Sailed the Royal Charlotte transport for linlitax, with part of the GOth tilliew on beard. SWANSEY, SEPT. 22,—The Princess Coburg, QUI NTON from liAngor to Newhaven, is put in her e to dischiirge her cargo, having received eon iiderahle damage on the Mumble Rocks ou the Srh lust. ABERDEEN, SEPT. 19.—Arrived the Bon Ac cord from Davis's Straits, with 15 fish. She re- Ports, that on the 16th Aug. the Elizabeth, VA LENTtNitt, hadS or `J fish, and the Letitia, CLARK, 114( 1 12 fish. - - - FOR THE SIR G. H. BARLOW, BART. b l ‘lß•Erirroa—l see that in the Debate at the East India House, on IVednesday, the RESOLU !!°X of the C o u r t o f Dire c tor s on the subject of ` 4 e Grant to Sir G. H. BattLow, Bart. the goes iiqn was postponed on the ground of informality. ttt I.coneeive, sir, that more t hap informality is necessary on the subject of such a Grant. Hay 14g been some time absent from to vn, I am not 14fficiently apprized of the motives which induced t he Court of Directors to pass such a Resolution, Riving them, however, all possible credit for pru lienee, justice, and liberality ; but having read, W illi great attention, the ItEivisur of some .irn- PUrtarit Passages in the late Administration of Sir ti • BARLPN, Bart, at Madras, by CHARLES ARCH, El. late M.P. I confess that I think U ie accusations which the Author advances are of very serious nature, and seem to be supported u Y such now•Afol reasoning, as well. as striking tact:,: that I think the Directors and the Proprie- Hry should pause, and well consider the contents c)( that Work, before they manifest their liber a lity Itt favour of the Baronet. The Work is:wtitten With great freedom and spirit, and the Author has attached his name to it ; so that it is not to be tanked among the malignant attacks of a secret eu€ my, fu iti ,, w hi c h t h e most upright Characters cannot aLvays escape. Whether any answer to T his Tete! was ever published I know not—no answe r has ever fallen within my notice ; bur if t ke allegations are not w e ll f oun d e d, I con ceive „ Baronet that • • , oe ought nor to have been content " with any defence whi,h a Literary Advocate oaered, but should have proclaim ed Ills vindication through the medium of a Court Of Law. At Al events, the accusations 411 ,'"1d he w e ll w ,i g h e d by t h e Di r ectors a nd t h e f""le body of Proprietors, and the most satis ;:e!ory refutation should appear before any Grant 111 `"le, as i would imply a full sanction of the 14vasures which the Author of the Work in clues-. {tan •.(:) boldly and so strongly condemns. J erusalem C o ff ee -H ouse , SeptAN OLD PROPRIETOR. '23. THE MARKETS. eOR N - ExcHANot, S E rr. 2.4.—A. large quantity of Wheat t'ettlained over from IVednesday's Market, and having hut e ‘ v . buyers this morning, the Sales were very heavy, and Mugly a few picked samples could he disposed of, for which onday's prices were obtained; bnt all other descriptions d ay be considered 2s. per quarter loWer ; Barley is from Is. I , ° . 2 '. per quarter cheaper, and even at that reduction the Alaltsters wtre not disposed to purchase, in consequence of the general i nferiority of its quality.—ln Beans, Peas, and other articles, there is no alteration. Surrn_ all ic ----PIE LD„SerT.I4.—The Market was well supplied with Ind of tle this morning, atA the prices e th an last I tho ch Week's Market. Lamb, Veal, Mutton, and Pork ate e aPer than our last quotation. ti"ilkiaßlDGE, SEPT. 23.—The Rev. Joseph M. A. w as last week e a arage of F e l m i ng h arn ; and the Rev. Thomas Ilthorpe Blof e ld, M. A . to t h e Vi carage o f Hove °ll-St. Peter, ith noveton St. John annexed, o Norfolk, both in the gift of the Lord Bishop INorwich. 1,111014 111 0 T --A sold i er proceeding down the aines, for Holland, was, by a an.dden squall of Carried overboard, b ut b eing fortunately 4 0 4 ved, was much surplised to find himself dis vned by bi a companions, who would have it he t °oliged to the ot h er vesse l ; t h e man star i ng an d Gl)rlintinded, asked, if t h ey were not t h e Lif e 01:ards " Y es ," rep li e d a wag, " we are Life V` a rds, but y ou k now you have been drafted 40 the Coldstream." • Cumrs DROPPIN G .—O n T ues d a y even i ng, as t h e e tt rva nt at No. 1,, Richmond-buildings, Dean h eet, retu rne d from fetching her porter for sup.. site observed a band-box at the step of the A ‘ ° I Ora Rini on t a k ing i t in, i ts contents produced a n i e i ba by about three weeks old, neatly dressed It,: vr , a pped in flannel, with a c l ean c h ange o f '". The c hil d was taken to St. Alines t,tl ) klio nse, Hwoman was taken into ens lett Y in the street ns the a fippOSed 1110 th er, but af 4atz.ls tlischarged. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Wonri Sits- ,, --You cannot imagine how proud you have made me by banging ray " WHyrs 1-liT" upon your block. To be sure, it " de serves a wider circulation" than any other Paper can give it ; and you are vastly kind in affording it the tpiiveraal " circulation" of The Times. — As virtue should be its own reward, I hope yon Will find your account in so neat a puff ; though it was not quite fair, methinks, to omit the word " ADVERTISEMENT," with which your puffing paragraphs arc gvnerally headed. But, dear me, I am quite sorry you should have published my Song from the incorrect copy which you have picked out of Ti O SUN. Pray re-print it to-morrow, Master Log, with the fol lowing verse, which should have come in some where about the 7th or Rib stant43, where the superior Radicalism of the present era is com pared wish the moderate mischief of 1648. Your brighter genius will put it in its proper place, and excuse this trouble in, Worthy Sir, ADVERTISEMENT,") Your constant Reader, and fervent Admirer, ROOT AND BRANCH. And then the Puritan Paper, MURCURIIIs POLITICUS, 'gainst the Crown so furious : For heavy prose and lumpish rhicies, What was it compared to our own TlNtr.s ? Then bey fur Radical Reform, To raise in England a glorious storm For never a Journal, Rebel, or Roundhead, Like ME:acuity Tim Es in malice abounded. It. & B. MALESHEit.)ES. This Illustrious Advocate of Louts XVI., shortly after his Sovereign's murcier, was sent 'to the Revolutionary Scaffold, French Loyalty, always abundant in such manifestations, as Speeches; and Processions, and Statues, and Monuments, is about doing great things for the memory of MALESHERBES. His Eulogy is to be pronounced in the Academy, and his Monument is to be erected--s,o►newhere or other, I know not in what place. Meantime, the Royalists are kept out of their estates, the Regicides are pardoned, and the Revolution is chartered ! These reflections produced the following Lines ; which a Paui sian Journal (prudently perhaps) declined to publish : In that dread hour, when Treason's ruthless hand Flung o'er devoted France her desperate brand; When impious blasphemy and rebel pride SweU'd high the Atheist and the Then good Mal.mstiEßßEs came forth, and dared to own The Saviour's Altar and the Bourbon's Throne. Raising his honest voice, in virthe bold, Unmoved by menace, and unbought by gold, 'Mid howling Jacobins he stood, and saw The lawless Judges mock ih' insulted Law. How sped MALEsuertnEs, let blushing History tall, The martyr Monarch on the scaffold fell; And the too firm, too faithful servant ? Ho Paid with his life his hated loyalty. A brighter day bath dawn'd : our happier time Abjures the outran, and repents the crime; While France, at length, has generously given His Crown to Louts, and to GOD his Heaven. Now, too, her mourning love a meed shall raise, Por good MALESHERE es, of monumental praise; The Sculptor's genius, ar►d the Poets' fire, For hint shall wake the chisel and the lyre; And Oil to distant times—" here lies the friend, " Irlso died, his guiltless Sovereign to defend," Oh, glorious tribute to thine injured shade ! Oh, quick atonement to thy suffeeings paid Rest tilt e, MALEstieftnEs, within that bloody tomb, Nor deem unrecompensed its ruthless doom Ere yet thy Country's penitential tears Have the red stain effaced of rebel years ; Ere yet upon the Bourban'e tomb hath died, Of all his Joe:, one prosperous regicide ; The marble and the Muse avenge thy name, AND LOUIS YIELDS TO MALESHERBES' EARLIER CLAIM. MERMAID. Naturalists have hitherto doubted of the exist ence of Mermaids and Mermen we have it now in our power to set at rest the doubts of sceptics upon this duplex ordsr of animals, one having, been lately discovered basking upon the rocks of Derrygirnla, in Errisbeg (Connemara), after the ebbing of the tide. It was discovered by a female of the lower order, who was then about four niontits pregnant; slit was suddenly startled by a kind of scream, which was followed by the plunging of an animal half female and half fish, her lower extremities having the confirmation of a dolphin. This woman was so terrified, as to miscarry, and has never been able to leave her bed since ; the tide being out, the animal had some difficulty in reach ing tire water. Thomas Evans, Esq. of Cleggan, a Gentle man well known to many of our Readers, just arrived upon the coast in time to witness her last plunges ; having gained the water she disappeared for a few moments, but again ap peared perfectly composed ; Mr. Evans now h ad a favourable oppurtuoity of examining' this so long doubted genus;— it was about the size of a well-grown child of ten years of age ; a bosom prominent as a g irl of sixteen ; a profusion of long dark brown hair ; ful l dark eyes, hands and arms formed like the btiman species, with a slight web connecting the upper part of the fingers, which were fre quently employed throwing back her flowing locks, and run ning them thro' her hair; her movements in the water seemed principally directed by the finny extremity ; for near an hour she remained in apparent tranquillity,, in view of up wards, of three hundred persons, fulfil a musket was level led at her, which having flashed in the pan, she immedi ately dived, and was not afterwards seen. Mr. Evans de clares she did not appear to him to possess the power of speech,' for tier looks appeared vacant, and•there was an evident want of intelligence. As this is the season of the fishery, we are in hopes some of our fishermen may draw her in their nets; as it is extremely probable at the time she was first discover ed, sire was inn search of some place to deposit her young. Vs understand several depositions upon oath as to this animal's appearance are to be made. Al e are promised a more minute descriptiosi, which we shall be happy to lay be fore our readers.—(Galway Advertiser of ..aturaa.y.) ILNGLISII OPERA- HOUSE. The ineritbd popularity of HARLEY dreW merons andience to this Theatre last ni tf ht. The &St piece Was Inkle and Yarico. MiSs KatLY was the Sable heroine, and she gave a strong inte rest to the part. Mi,s CAREW rendered the part of Narcissi more consl►icn►'us than it has tisnally been, and sung Auld Robin Gray delightfully. DOWTON was at home in the Governor. l'Et4caY volunteered his services in Inkle, and Mrs. BLAND in Wowski. HARLEY was all spirit in Trudge, except where he feels Tor the deserted Yarico. ' KNIGHT and other friendly Actors contribu , ed their efforts on this oecasion- , -;a proof how well HAR LEY stands with his theatriCal allies —After Songs. Glees, &c., the entertainments concluded with The Highgate Tunitel. We perceive that the Morning Paper, which fell into the mistake of commenting on the Mac heath of Mr. DAvrs, who did not perform the part, notices our observation on this mistake. IVe can easily conceive that it relied on the report of a person not present, and the error was con sequently excusable. It seems to intimate that we accused it of having withheld lust praise from Mr. DAVIS. When we accused a public C►itic of doing so, we had no allusion to the Paper in question, but to another, in which a gloomy Cri tic is sere at all times to condemn, but in guage, however, too pedantic, pompous, and ob scure, to do any mischief. We have no reason doubt th candour and impartiality of the Paper in which the mistake appeared, and only noticed it for the purpose of putting'Ne , vspapers in gene ral upon their guard against similar errors. Mr. DAVIS was wholly unknown to us, but there was a modest merit in his Carlos which induced us to rescue him from undeserved censure. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 22. It may be gratifying perhaps to your Readers in gene's) to be furnished with the names of the Officers, whose laudable efforts in the cause of Charity proved so eminently, successful on Satur day last. The characters in SHRRIDAN'S inimitable Comedy of The Rivals were .personated with ad niirtthie effect by the following Gentlemen of the Garrison and professional Actresses from Exeter : Sir Anthony Absolute Major Loftie, 55th Rsgt. Captain Absolute Sir Lucius O'Trigger Doctor.O'Reilly, 55th. Acres ... Mr. Jackson, 55th. Faukland ... Major Morris, 55th. David ... Mr. Hunt, 63d. Tag ... Captain Nicholson, .55th. Coachman ... Major Morris, 55th. Mrs. Malaprop ... Mr. Deport, 63d. Lydia Languish ...., Miss Bannerman. Julia ' Mrs. Bennett. Lacy Mrs. Skinner. Prologue by Mr. Jackson. An Irish Song by Mr. Armstrong, 55th Regiment. A Hunt inE Song by Captain Ellsgood, 55th. A Pas Suel by M..iluet, who politely offered his assistance. BOMBASTES FURTOSO. Artaxominus . Bombaites . . Mr. Hnnt. Fustios Major Loftie. - - ' Courtiers, &c. Distaffiva. Mrs. Skinner. The whole Performances were prepared under the sanc►ion of NNor-General Sir DENNIS PACK, K. C. 8., and the Theatre was never known to be so numerously or more fashionably attended. The excellent Band of the 55th introduced in Over tures for the occasion several solos ,end duets on the clarionet, octave flute, and bugle. The Pro logue was from ihe classical pen of Brigade- Major SMITH, and contained some admirable touches on the practice of benevolence. The Standard of England was this morning hoisted on the citadel, and a Royal Salute was fired at noon, which at first excited no small de gree of interest, from a general persuasion that the Prince Regent had made his appearance in the Oiling. But it was soon ascertained that these ceremonies had been observed in complim en t t o the Anniversary of the King's Coronation. His Royal Highness is, however, most confidently looked for, and upon his arrival will he met in grand procession by the people of the Dock-yard. The wind is still easterly ;. so that, if nothing has occurred to produce a change of intention, the Prince Regent may be expected here every day. Our town is remarkably full, and a splendid Ban is to be held this evening at the Royal 11°44 where there will not he a bed unoccupied. SPORTING IN I'ELLIGENCE. , - DONCASTER RACES, WEDNEIDAY.TfirIiD DAT. Sweepstakes of 200 gs each, IL ft. cults, Bst. 51b., fillies, Bst. St. Ledger course. 5 subscribers. Mr. Pierre's h. c. by Walton ..' Mr. T. Duncombe's b. c. by Governor The winner the favourite. Sweepstakes of SO guineas each, 20 guineas forkit, for 4 year old colts. Bst 71b St. Ledger course. 7 subscribers. Mr. T. 0. Powlett's h. c. The Juggler Mr. Pierce's b. c. Ranter, by Cotuus 6 to 4 against the Winner. The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 guineas each, 50 znineas forfeit, fair colts Set. 51b., fillies, Bst. 21b. St. Ledger course. 7 subscribers. Mr. Watson's b. c. Harmodins Duke of Leed's ch. c. Mortimer 2 Lord Fitzwilliato's ch. c. 111011i:tier Even betting. The Gold Cup for 3 yr olds, 6st., four ist. 71h. eve, 83t. slb., six. Bst. II lb., and aged, 9st., four miles. Mr. Garforth's h. c. by Sir Paul, 5 yrs old . 1 Mr. G. L. Fox's ch. c. Merlin, 4 yrs old .. e ' 100 to 5 against the winner. Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 41b. One mile and a half. -6 Subscribers. Mr. Lambton's h. c. Agricola Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c. Palmeriu The Doncaster stakes of logs. each, with 20gs. added by the Corporation, for 3-yr olds. Gst. four, ist. 71b., five, Sat. Jib. six and ageL4 Bst. 101 b. Four wiles, 14 subscribers. ?Ir. Peirse's b. c. Reveller, 4 yrs old . Mr. 'l'. Powlett's gr. c. The Marsh 4 yrs old Mr. 'l'. Duncombe s h. c. by Governor, 43 yrs old CHALLENGE TO DONNELLY. Tc), THB EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN JOURNAL . Strt—l beg leave, through the medium of your Paper, to intimate, that I am ready and willing to fight Daniel Don nelly for 2001. to be lodged in proper hands ; and I am in &aced to give him this public Challenge, in consequence of his having hitherto declined to give a decided answer, un late occasion, when I staked Ten Guineas in the bands of a friend of his, who has neither covered nor returned the -money, or given rte any satisfaction whether be is willing to fight me or not. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, Sept. 18, 1819. JOHN CARTER. R. P. SCUD4MORE, Eici. has been rleCtPti, with out opposition, a Member of Parliament for the City of Hereford, vacaut by the death of the late Colonel SIMONDS. ON A LATE ATTEMPI TO (rim " BLAcKwoub% LtiiuLurglc illagazine.”) (Cotitintwo r. mu Vi ellnesday ' s S. N.) The purpose *as beniee, and the .ie..prise %vat consecrated with universal epplaise; it embraced an unquestioned evil of enorinons Magnitude. of which the remedy appeared in prospect to be at once safe and practicable. The eductoien 01 the poor waS the trust committed It; Mr. Brougham and his - colleaguss—a snhject, fertile of profound and anxious speculation to philosophic hsgisla tors•-e-itiggest:ng problems worthy et the whole reach of Broughain's capacity, and adapted to the reputed character of his genius : subject, to which ii became a Man proudly arrogating to him sell a name above the volc-tr herd of politicians, to have devoted - himselt wilt the characteristic ardour of a liberal and lofty mind ; conscious that to mix up with is any thing of a selfish, or even of a ques!ionable character, would certainly be to mar the whore splendid project, and to in. flier an incurable wound on his own reputation. -What was thteconsfect of Mr. Brougham, alter lie had been placed 'with universal consent iu this striking and efeeated situation ? He nopEed, its the first place, for an extension of his powets beyond the precincts of the , metropolis ; but to the poor alone, and their education, Iris invities were yet confined ; the scope was•etilarge , l, but the characree' mud.shieets of the inquisition ree tnained unaltered. The expansive 1141111 y-of Mr. Brougham's Committee bed not yet been sur mised ; and although this•gratuitons enlargenient of its powers, while the otiginal objects of the appointment were yet unfulfilled, might have Hp peered of questionable expediency, much was willingly conceded to the capacity and industry of the Learned Chairman. But he now meditates! a higher and bolder flight e the humble and swialid establishments for mendicated instruction bad be come loathsome in his eyes ; the petty details of their lowly and unpretending literathre lost all in terest with him ; and with one bound, he rose from the humble platform of the Sunday schools, and perched on the proud turrets of the great Academical Instittitions. With no other powers delegated to himself and his accomplished asso ciates than those originally granted, and subse quently extended, to inquire into the et'oc ttion o f the lower orders, did this distinguished in lividual contrive to include in his researches all Acastem'c Establishments, and all Public Charities ; and summoning before him, official persons born Eton, Winchester, and Cambridge, commence a minute and scoffing inquiry into the most private affairs of these great institutions ; insulting, by arbitrary mandates for attendance, and reproachful ques tions upon examinations, some of the most learn• ed and venerable men in the kingdom ; and not contented with this profane trampling on the most august estoblishments for education of which Eu rope can boast, did this learned person meditate the permanent appointment of a commission, to he in all future time a convenient appendage of his own political existence ; a commission wltich was to undertake the interminable labour of in quiring into the whole mass of _English charity ; of plying into the most minute affairs of establish.. mews computed to be more than 30,000 in mime ber ; aye, and which was to prosecute 'his hope less enterprize at a most enormous expense, and to exhibit sec!, a constitution in point of arbitrary and irresponsible power, and palpable tempta iott to abuse, as was never realized under a free and enlightened Government. But Mr. Brougham's project, although boldly conceived, was resisted and exposed. He com plained much of this in his letter to the lase Sir S. Romilly, written in a tone of affected candour ,and risible indignation, and full at once of soft phrases and rankling emotions. He lamented the limited range of the commission actually appoint. ed, because it was not empowered to descend wantonly into the chatter-chest of every charita ble foundation, fur the purposes of mockery or of persecution ; because it was restrained from inter ifering with establishments, which the will of the founder had committed to the perpetual care a Special Visitors ; and finally, because the magni ficent public establishments for the education of the higher orders were exempted from inquiry. To bring the great schools and universities wish:n the scope of his inquisition, he misconstrued their statutes, and fastening on the phrase, "panperes et indigeetes scholares," reared upon it a blun dering argument, to prove that the students of Oxford and Cambridge belong to the lower orders of society, and were fit objects of the care of his civic Committee. The ridicule which lie haft 'brought ripen himself by his unlucky interference with establishments endeared to every thing that is liberal and lofty in the English Character, must have convinced him, that these venerable retreats of learning have not yet become the temples of 'pedantry and sloth, but can copiously supply a spirit of avenging wit, to blast their profane ca... luruniators. [To be continued.] A letter from Gibraltar, dated September 2, says, " We are extremely sorry to say, that our communication with Spain closes this evening, on acconut of the fever in Cadiz." A SNUG PARTY.—The friends of Mr. ASTLEY, the unsuccessful Candidate at the late Wilts Elec tion, gave a dinner at Salisbury on Ft iday last; to •the poor of that city, friends to their cause, which was held on a green; al the back of tLe house of J. LVI ERRS s, Esq. Two thousand two hundred per sons sat down to a plentiful dinner of 'most excel lent roast and boiled beef, vegetables of all de• scriptions, and good store of plum-podding. Be side every plate stood a two•penny loaf. On the table were placed a thousand new tin cups (made -for the occasion) indented with Astley for ever, and which were given to the people. To every person was allotted a quart of ale, and a quart of stingo. The booth,' which extended nearly round the field, was in length 800 feet, the %vital) was sufficient to admit of two rows of tables, four rows of persons, and ample space for those %rho were desirous of witnessing the gratifying :cent: to %iew it with comfort. Mr. Alderman Gon- DART) presided, and a great number of respectable characters were present. The whole was couduct , :d with the utmost order and regu taricy. be