The Sun. — London, England, 1819-11-11 00:00:00

ure - rort THE SU? RESIGNATIONS. , t • • Empon—l perceive by the Papers that 80171:1 e MeMbers of - the different . Corps of lieo -41411rY have availed themselves of the unfortunate I)° litical dissensions which now agitate the State, 41 en excuse for withdrawing themselves from the ser vice of their Country. lam willing to believe toad the motive assigned is the real opel ating ( tilse upon the minds of these Gentlemen, though It does not look well for military men to (pit rite ler 'ice at the precise momen: when danger may °Y possibility be incurred ; and they who are Charitably disposed may think that those seces sic:4ls are attributable to physical rather than to Political causes. But whether these (Gentlemen b e nervous, or only new-fashioned Whigs, it 's al great importance that they should no longe'r he tnrolled in the ranks of those who have stoo ,l i° r"lard as defenders of titer Country; it is much better that our bands should be small than that they a hnuid be doubtful, and I therefore earnestly en treat all those Gentlemen who think that in the h "r of danger ei(ber their firmness or the'r grin ti ldes might give way, to follow the examplv has already been set them, and pot any 1 "gel to encumber a service for which they must be conscious that they are nufit. G. L. LAW IN 'I ELLIGENCE. COMIT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. n. This morning, before the Sitting of the Court, 411. : Stlsticf. BA U 'impose YLY attended for the pose of 1 1 jltearing molions of course. Betore he enteral on "at , 11isiness, the Grand lininest for the County uf 'Middlesex bring in at; enda.ce, their names were egged over, and being sworn, Mr Justice BAYLEY addressed them nearly as : " Gentlemen of the Grand Inquest,—You are assembled t i ... 13 discharg e the duties of Grand Jurors for the County of 413 (bli esex. Part of that duty ic, ,carefully to inquire into all "th offences as may be brought before you, committed "ti thi the County; I s ay within the County, because, by ter lalu Acts of tiament, (:rand Jurors are authorized to I nquire, its particular cases, into matters-, that may occur . I°iti tegur the baits of 11;eir °mut (nutty ; but such cases are 13 " of frequent occurrence, and l am not aware that any " 0 1 are likely to be ltihniitted to your consideration, which l 'lve taken place in Slily whet County ; but should any thing . of the kind be brought before you, you will no doubt he de sirous of examining the .lets of Parliament, and the Otficer of the Comt will attend for that purpose. Another pat of your duty, as 'Grand Jurors,is to inspect t he several Prisons within the County. A complaint having be en made by a former Grand July, of the refusal of the l eeper of the Penitentiary at Milibank to admit them to an 11 ''Pection Of that. Prison, unless they procured an Order fur 44 t Purpose from Lord Sititnoutb, or were accompanied by s 'Hne of th e Alenthels of the Committee, it is proper to ob lerr to you, that although the . Grand Jury acted with much P r opriet y ,in preferring their complaint, yet the cootluct of the I Cteper.cannot be considered as deserving the censure of the Court ; the Penitentiary was built under the sanction of E n Act of Parliament, and its internal regulations were also by a Special Act of the same Legislature, by which it is 14 ved under the sole controul of the Secretary of State and 11k, Committee of Management, appointed ny Parliament, anti is nut therefore aecessable to the Grand Jury, except tinder such restrictions as ate laid down by the Act fur the fla.ission of Strangers. " Gentlemen, I ;till here terminate, knowing that your "Petience will enable you to dispose of all matters pro- Pttiy." Alter some motions for new trials had been %l ihinitted, the Foicinan of the Grand July at tended in Court, and said that a bill had been Presented, headed " England to wit," charging ertain persons with perjury. He wished to be 'uformed it their jurisdiction extended to Man- Ch "ter. Mr. Justice BAY LEY replied, that it might in some other cases, but did not in perjury. This dill w as preferred by Hunt, Briant, and some () tilers, who were in Court the whole of the morning. Intl THEATRE..—The Comedy or The Conretie "Y, i‘oitteit by Sir JOH N 1 7 .axnUtion, of ;shunt '` ) °PR. notwi listanding all the ridicule which his fr SWIFT so plentifully poured upon the A\night, „, " VAS wliitS grace who never wanted wit," - l as reviv e d l a st n igh, a. Cloven( Garden Theatre. Cone• .)t, with abitrulance of wit, heonour, 14 4 divetstfied character, is by no 'ileitis calen• f ated to please a refilled awl polished audience.-- 1 t s ere is not one chat at ter through use piece Ilia; Is tlVlt distinguished by had qualities, Except Co -7..`471(1, whose lesities might bt t xpected to open Into vices, v particularly atter her mitten with suet a sharper as Dick. Ititt nossever objection nit th e Comedy Way be in all moral qualities tt i 3 very well atiap•etl to the taste 07 a mixcif all Illetice, particularly it the characters are wed siip rrted vtaich se,s certainly the case last night. _ 4 weerr and Jones, in the rival and confederate Logues Brass awl Dick, rendered those characters bt2,ttly . diverting. FAIOIEN, and EMERY were not lei -s successful in Yloneytrop awl Gripe. The cha lavers could riot be supported with more humour better effect. Mrs. DAvisoWs Clarissa. and I FAUCre, ATO/iiiiita, wanted oolluing•ol rr :llisire gaiety and artifice. Miss FooTs was ( rY. playf u l, a nd s p r i g htly in Corinna ; and Mrs. Flippontu, one of the longest characters a the Comic drama, wai a rich specimen of spirit d hittnour, never flagging through the whole. " e acting, at least, deserved a more numerou., audience than attended. Mr• ..YOUNG closed his engagement at the Bury k ( iilititid's Theatre, on Thursday, in did ratter of Macbeth. M r 160 • nno Mrs. BARTLEY have entered into an IeUICIA at the Ncw Yot. Theatre. wi rier cause ! end ning, op a elates tided• le did stem , false' )t the j otit 4 1100 t anpe" Ina So Large (1, irl rot Id, irold. WM" I cut ri more h or app ,- 0 bu. :40 1 r and w hicii at t he Vie Jr.i ,ut "11 c the ue ill s toOP t still s hip re c''' ) lest rant' sto re cate d vo" , n of 00 5 1 the s inflo l:iip , lc!) 0 here' , hA e re• ; 00t "51 6 :i‘ ) ' l6 itit iCg t Or ~.11 1;1- ot her )eo - lion" /PO nor' or vl, 5• ~111 [it''' . K, / K. • 0 15 1 0 011 Ole ?OR HE LETTER IV. EDITOR—it t,as been granted that Parties will always subsist in free States; hut the di!. Ljaceful and atrocious excess to ‘vbich, in the .irruggles of a century piist, they have been carried in this country, defies all precedent. They have gene to this, unit every thing but the /tame of Patriotism has been lost altiong us, and that once 'Tweeted title has Leen so abused, that it has be- contemptible by mere misapplication. It has gone to this ; that in every war we have had within onr own bosom the advocates, and in some ,ott the allies of our enemies. 'that even when the Wel of Ihe country wa4 put to 'the ur rlosr hazard, these unrelenting spirits,have never ceased (0 impede her exertions, to calumniate her coon- , e ls, to depress her hopes by sinister predictions, to throw what shade they could over her most glorious successes, and to make the people dis contented with the very means which were ne cessary for their safety , and with the conduct which has made them an example to the world. It has gone even to this ; that, when defections attiring our military, by land or sea, have become formid ; or when popular irritation has arisen almost or quite to insurrection ; nay, when re bellion has actually broken out in some part of our Dependencies, there have been politicians, of name and credit too, who have not come for ward to oppoee, but have, as far as possible, without personal hazard, encouraged and abetted these most threatening evils. Whete else, I would fain ask, have enormities like these grown into the established practice of the country; sanctioned by false maxims of party union, and political tactics ; committed by men in other respects deemed honourable, and attend ed with no infamy, except that which the perpe• trators never feel, the secret execration of all who deserve the name of Patriots—the real and independent Lovers of the Country and it Laws ? Without recurring, to Religion, ought honour, conscience, honesty, to permit these things ? Or, is there, in fact, a crime against social order more enormous, than that of putting to the hazard the safely and happiness of millions, for the sake of prirae and selfish ends ? These, however, are the customs and the prac tices, which have gradually nursed op falsehood and sed►tion in , o the most prosperous manufac tures of the country. These have made intempe rate abuse the ladder of ambition, and interested calumny the lucrative speculation of the despe rate. These are the arts which have made un distiegeished multitudes in love with defamation, and ready to regard as their only friends the per sons who assure them, that their Governors, be they who they may, are detestably wicked, and that the State is going rapidly to destruction by their counsels. As for the holy precept, of " not speaking evil of Dignities," it is so completely re versed, that the attainment of any high office, is the signal for a copious discharge of evil speaking, ridicule, or gross abuse against the person so advanced. But is not this a most wretched state of things ? Can a country have any claim to admiration from foreigners, or even to a dignified self-esteem, where such businesses are practised by the highest, and diligently employed to debauch and poison the dispositions of the lowest ? Religion certainly forbids such practices :—and what is the conse quence ? Art open war is denounced against Re ligion, and they who would complete the de pravity, of the multitude are diligent to eradicate from their minds every idea of religious duty. HOOKER. SHIP NEWS. YARMOUTH, Nov. 10.—Arrived the Regent, Turnbull, from Petersburgh ; in lat. st. 10., 100 ,wiles from ;he Naze, fell in with the Nestor, of ›'untlerlend, water-logged, and abandoned by the crew, Captain 'l'. supposed she would (hive on sbore on the coast of Jutland. BANFF, Nnv, 6.—The brig Daphne, in coming into this hsrbour, struck upon the pier, and in a few hours became a total wreck ; crew saved with aifficnlty. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 10.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Camelion on a crwise, and Liffey to the Eastward. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 9:—Sailed his Majesty's ship Spartas on a cruise. The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, Sir ROGER GREELEY. Bart., and the Hon. Colonel EDwARD LYGON, rile expected to leave town On Sunday, for the Earl of COVENTRY'S Seat, Cloll3e, ;tear Upton, IVorcestersnirc. The Duke of WELLINGTON IS arrived at Apsley Fionse, from his Seat, Strathfiddsay, Hants. THE MARCH OF THE OPPosmoN.—The Earl of Lauderdale is now on his way to town from Scotland. Lord Grey leaves Howick next week. The Mat guess of Lansdowne is•expected from Italy on the 151 h, and the li;arl of Essex on the 20th. Mr. Tieruey ties been iu town these ten, days. kING ROBERT ARUCE. RE-INTERMENT OF THE BODY OF KIIG ROBERT BRUCE. DUNVERILINR, Nov. 5.--ThiS day the grave of ROBERT BRUCB was re-opened, and inspected in the presence of the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Baron, the Honourable Baron Cleric Rattray, Henry Jardine, 1-I , q. King's Remem brancer, ant other (kmletnen of distinction, at tracted by curiosity to the scene, together with the Provost and Magittrates of the Burgh, many of the Heritors and Ministers of the Pa rish, and a unin,rous 694eMbia„ , ,e iif inhabitants of town and country. Considerable alterations were observed to have taken place since the first inspection in February, 1c315; the ribs of the body, whieh were then in their natural posi tion, having tollipsed, and most of the shroud with which the body was enwrapped being Con sumed. A point, on whiCh much diversity of opinion had been entertained since the first opening of the grave, was now settled, that the shroud was above not under the lead ; sanctioning the supposi tion that the hotly may have lain in state previous to interment, when this rich covering, consisting of fine damask cloth, interwoven with gold, would he exhibited ; as also, that it had been enclosed in a wooden coffin, when laid in the tooth, of which some vestiges, as formerly noticed, remain• ed. It was clearly ascertained that the hotly had been embalmed, agreeably to historical re , cord *, for part of the sternum or bream bone was found, that had been separated lo facilitate the removal of the heart, which was farther coo firmed Tiy the discovery near the grave of an ob long leaden box, which, in all likelihood, con- tained the entrails. The lead that enclosed the body was laid open, so as to expose to full view the whole skeleton, of the length of which, as well as of the several parts, exact measurements were taken. The body was five feet ten inches in length, which, when in life, might have been up wards of six. The head attracted principal notice. It was disjoined from the body, and held up to the admiring gaze of the spectators, during which it was pleasing to observe a solemn stillness reign, betokening the feelings of reverential awe, awakened by the recollection ot the noble spirit that once animated it, contrasted with the present humiliation of its mortal tenement. The skull was quite entire, and perfectly firm. The teeth on the under jaw were all remaining, Ind a few on the upper were wanting. It was properly cleaned, and two excellent casts taken from it, which will afford materials for the craniological inquirer,. as well as gratify the curiosity of tl,oiisan'is who had not an opportunity of seeing the lifeless ori ginal. The medical' gentlemen were particularly struck with finding the angles of the lower inaxilliary or chaff-bones remarkably acute. They also noticed with surprise the small and delicate bone, hyoides, which supports the tongue, in a state of great preservation. The cartilages, too, belonging to the larynx, on the top ot the windpipe, as well as some of those of the ster num, still existed. Every necessary inspection being made, and the head replaced, the body was raised (vow the spot on which it bad reposed un disturbed for near five centuries, and, together with the box before alluded to, and some of the newspapers and coins of the day, enclosed in lead, put into a new leaden coffin, prepared for the purpose, which was returned to its original position. The coffin was then con►pletely filled with hot pi ch, to exclude the air, and to more effectually promote the preservation of the hones. This precaution, however, was considered by many unnecessary, while it was abhorrent to the feel ings of almost all. On the lid of Ibe coffin was this simple inscription :—" ROBERT littuca, 1329. 1819." On the conclusion of the operations, most of the principal Gentlemen concerned in them retired to the Town House, when - 111;jor W►lson, Provost of the Biugh;conferred, in the name of the Magi strates, the freedom of the Town on the following persons : Right Hon. Sir Samuel Shepherd, Lord Chief Baron of Scot land. Honourable Baron Clerk Rattray. Henry lardine, Esq. W.S. and King's Remembrancer. Ranaid George Macdonald, of Clanronald, Esq. M.P. William Clerk, Esq. Advocate. James Skene, Esq. of Rubislaw. The Hon. Captain William Henry Percy. Captain Charles Main, R.N. Capt. Adam Ferguson, Keeper of the Registers of Scotland. William Forbes, Esq. late Keeper of the Records of the Town Council of Edinburgh. Robert Clerk Rattray, Esq. younger of Craighall. Dr. Robertson Barclay, of Cavil. Dr. James Gregory. Dr. Alexander Munro. William Burn, Esq. Architect, Edinburgh. Andrew Clephane, Esq. Sheriff-Depute of Fife. Alexander Colville, Esq. Sheriff-Substitute of thd Western District of Fife. John Macdonald, Esq. Writer, and Joint Procurator-Fiscal oft he Western District of Fife. The Rev. Peter Chalmers, one of the Ministers of the Parish of Dunfermline. The Rev. George Bell Brand, Minister of the Chapel of Ease, Dunfermline. The Rev. William Dalyell, Minister of the Original Burgher, ' Congregation, Dunfermline. Tire Rev. William Forfar, Minister of Saline. The PROVOST, in presenting these gentlemen with their burgess tickets, spoke to neatly the following effect : " My Lord Chief Baron, my Lord Baron Clerk, anti other Gentlemen present-1 feel much happiness in having the honour to confer upon you the freedom of the ancient and Royal Burgh of Dunfermline, long the re,idence and place of. se pulture of the Kings nf Scotland. My happiness, tor), is increased, by having this pleasing office to discharge on so memorable a day as the present, when we have been testifying our ve neration and respect for the remains of one it They have him had to Dumferline, And him solemnly ended syne, In a fair tomb into the vire, Bishops and Prelats that there were, Assolzied him, when the service Was done, as they hest could devise; And syne upon the other day, Sorry rind Wu they Weill their way; And he drhoweited was cleanly, And also balnied sync full richly. Arid the worthy Lord of Douglas, Hi,. heart, as it forespoken was, Received has in great daintie, With great and fair solemnitie?! Li/c an Acts of Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, kf,t Jahn Barbour, Archdeacon of Ala-rdren. S:milar ton, in snore respects. is the following testimony of a prosaic and mure.creditable.historian Sepultus est rrx apud monasterium de Dumfermelyn, in tuedio churl, debit() cum botiore." Forduni Secoti Chron. of the tnott illostridos of Kings—the glory bmtst of every Scotsman, Roil, I believe, May sal` of every 13titun , the assertor of the her ties and independence of his tOuntry. Perhaps it may be improper in toe here to omit, !hat it is to the Heri , ors and Magistrates of Dunfermline that the discovery of these valued remains is, in a great measure, owing For bad It nut been for their resolution to build the new church on its present scite, they Migist never have been known ; anti r may still farther mention, that, in consttinence of. this discovery, the Heritots and Magistrates of buniermlint have submitted to touch additional expence, in adapting the magnificent structure they are erecting to the purpose of smiting the dust, and perpetuating the mernory, of the dis tinguished personages interred within i!s precincts. Permit me to assure your Lot dships, and the other gentlemen present, that 1 ant petsnatled I shall receive the thanks of my fellow-cit ivr) for add ing to the nilftibeu of their freemen so honourable andresiiectab!e a connp•+iv as is now assembled.'• To this the LORI) CutisV BARON made the fol lowing suitable and impressive reply : " Provost, I return you my most sincere thanks for the honour now conferred on me, which I shall ever esteem one of the proudest circumstances in my life. My pleasure, in receiving this token of the respectful attentthos of the citizens of Dun fermline, is greatly enhanced by the occasion ors which it has taken place. You, Sir, have well styled this a memorable day—for that must be a memorable day which has exposed to sight all that remains of the mortal part of him, whose fame and heroism will he recollected with adwi ration and gratitude, - so long' as time and human memory last. You have said, Sir, that the vir tues of Robert Bruce are particularly endeared to Scotsmen ; but let me assure you, that, so far as 1 am concerned, I could not hive felt more en thusiasm, on the occurrences of this day, for en thusiastn I do feel, even if I had been born a native of Caledonia. I am much obliged by the honour vow bestowed on me, nod shall ever es teem it my happiness to contribute, as far as in me lies, to the prosperity and welfare of the com munity, of which I am now a freeman." Baron CLERK the❑ addressed the Provost neatly as follows : " SIR-I fully concur in every 'sentiment ex pressed by my brother Lord. He hiss very po litely said, that the circumstance of being a native of the other side of the Tweed has not im paired the delight which the scene of this day was Fitted to impart, considering the object of all the victories which signalize the name of Robert Bruce. Had he and I lived, Sir, during the life time of this distinguished hero, we should have been enemies. Now, we are friends. And it is not, perhaps, saying too much, that it is to Ro bert Bruce that our present . Monarch owes his seat on the Throne of these Realms ; the line. 9e connection between the former and the latter Prince, through the family of the - Stuarts, being easily traced, so that well may every English man, no less than every Scotsman, glory in the scene which has this day been presented to us." The healths of the Burgesses and the Prosperi ty of Dunfermline were then drank, and the company parted much gratified with all that had happened. The Barons, it is understood, mean to erect an elegant sarcophagus, with a suitable inscription over the scite of the grave, which, together with the sormonnting of the tower, erected over it, consisting of a railing, exhibiting, in co:ispienoAs letters, " Icing Robert the Bruce," with other corresponding ensigns of Royalty, will tend to perpetuate the remembraneeot this illustrious hero, statesman, and patriot, and render this sacred edifice doubtless the most interesting, as it is one of the handsomest in Scotland.—(Edinburgh Coat i rant, Not'. 8.) A WHALE IN THE RIVER SEVERN.—On Mon- . day morning last a whalc was left in our river by the ebb-tide, on the sands between A wre and Frampton. it was first disco veted by some men at a considerable distance, whose notice Was at tracted by the force and velocity with which it was lashing and throwing up the water with its tail, on finding, itself hampered by the receding of the tide. So singular an object attracted a great concourse of people ; and as soon as it could be approached with safety, instead of Securing and preserving it as a spectacle for the gratification of the carious (by which a very liberal sum might hare been levied), a general scramble took place, and -this immense carcass was severed into such portions as could be effected by the use of those implements most readily obtained. It cowl toted to bleed 3 hours after being first wounded. The head anti tail were Speedily cut off, and car• ried away; and by next morning parts of the flesh of this hapless animal were Wstributed all over the country. Not sat;sfied with hese means of spo j hation, some fellows, at the return of the tide, pro cured a boat, towed . off the bulk of what was left, for the purpose of conveying it to a more retired situation, where they might divide the spoil at leisure. Under these circumstances, the distinct species to which it belonged was not ascertained. It is impossible to state, whether this fish was in search of prey, or compelled by stress of wea ther ; but it had proceeded about 25 miles front the mouth of the river in one tide, arid we believe is the first that has been found so tar from its native element. its dimensions were in length 60 feet, bleadth 10,feet, width of the tail 12 feet, the upper jaw 9 feet, and the lower 10 feet long, and the carcase supposed to be nearly fifty tons weight. This stupendous animal was found on the manor of H. C. Clifford, Esq., of Fratnpton, who has secured the jaw -hottes for the purpose of forming a gave-way on his estate.—(Gloucester Paper.) Mr. PAY tstes tragedy of Brutus, that hail so N !wig a run last season at Drury-lane Th e at re , has been brought nut at the New York Theatre— the charac , er of Brutus by Mr. 'Vat. LACK. More Success at Hazard's! !—No. 7370, drawn on Tuesday a Prize of Twenty 'rhonsand Pounds, (Money and Consols), was sold in Shares by Hansen and Co. at t heir Offices, 93, Royal change Gate, 26, Cornhill, and 324. Oxhird-street, corner of Swallow -street, where Tickets and Shares are on Sale for the 2tl Day of Drawing, w h en Two more Prizes of Twenty Thousand Pounds must be drawn.