The Sun. — London, England, 1819-09-21 00:00:00

TURNPIKE ROADS. From the great attention of the Committee of the !loose of Commons, appointed in the last Sessions of Parliament, to ing.iire into the state of the —Highways and Public Roads, to the na tional subject submitted to their consideration, it is lo be expected that the Committee will be revived early in the next Session, and that they will be enlided, before the close of it, to recommend to the Legislature ONE GP NERAt. ACT, for the ma lidgement of the public Roads throughout the king dom. The suggestions contained in their last Re vort are such as ought to be adopted ; for until there is a general superintendence lodged in proper hands, with authority to regulate and eontroul the conduct of the different Trust's, we must never expect the Turnpike Roads to be much improved. By the adoption of this plan, and by throwing all the Toils into one fund, the existing ereckors of the different Roads trill be enabled to obtain their money 'and inte rest—the Roads will be improved-and the Tolls will be lessened. At present, in many of the 'c rusts there are gross jobs . and a great deal of favour itism in their contracts and management. In fu lure, clauses should be introduced into Road Bills, lii case a general arrangement does not take -place, directing, that all Contracts for, or in respect of Turnpike Roads, should be made by public tender—the accounts of each trust annually printed—and copies thereof presented to both !louses of Parliament, by which means the'Legis 'attire will ascertaii ) correctly the Money annually raised by this species of indirect taxation. trident to Travellers, that the Roads in remote districts, or in districts where there is little traffic, can never be materially improved, without either the aid of Parliament, or assistance from the other more productive Trusts ; and therefore . some ge►►eral arrangement should be n►ade to produce that result. 'c u the great Roads leading to the several Naval Arsenals of the Kingdom, the attention of the Government should NOW be given ; fur it is only in the time of Peace, that works of this nature can be attended to with ef fect. Large sums are frequently voted by Par liament to improve the Roads from the Metropolis to Holyhead, and the great Roads in Scotland; but , surely a Parliamentarygraut could not he voted with snore propriety, or for a more important national Purpose, than for the improvement of the Roads from London to Portsmouth, Plymouth, Yar mouth, and Dover, especially as the money re quired would fall far short of any of the Grants alluded to. These are the four great Roads in time of war for the conveyance of troops and military stores; and to shorten the distance and the time of communication between the seat o Government and these places, is an object desert. It is ing the Public attention and support, and which, in : the end, will be a great saving to the country.. T o Point out the means to achieve this object, is not becessary, or by whom the work is to be perform ed, as the same must be obvious to every one ; though indeed, in time of peace, the subalterns privates of the corps of Artillery and Engi neers could not be better employed than in the "Perinteudence and management of public works of this dem iption, and in the improvement of the Ports and Havens throughout the Kingdom.— Befor e the Revolution in a Neighbouring State, their corps of Artillery and Engineers were em- Ployed in works of this nAture, which proved not Only beneficial to the King's service but to the We have merely thrown out these hints for the consideration of our Readers, and we will "ftdily lend our columns to the insertion of coin- - - ---- truinie4tions on this interesting subject during the Present recess. LuoeoLD.—On Saturday the 11th inst. :"" I , ( nYsl Hi g h ness P r i nce L aoroLD an d suite ar at Taymonth Castle about six o'clock in the , e , tel 'iag• His Royal Highness was received with Y possible mark of respect, and the joyful tu "liogs of a large concourse of people, who ent out to meet him. A royal salute was fired from the battery as he stepped out of the car riage, the hacpipes playing that well-known Piobrachd (ph u u t phranse), the Prince's Wel "nne• On Sunday his Royal Highness attended divine service at Kenmore, accompanied by Lord I 'lt. Lady Breadalbane, the Earl of Lauderdale, boil a numerous .party of Ladies and Gentlemen. 111 outlay Lord Breadalbane, to gratify the wishes of the people, assembled a considerable Lumber of his tenantry, amounting to upwards of tine t house nd tour Lund red, for whom an Ample entertainment was provided, with copious libations of.portur and whisky, in front of the c "s o e. The health of his Royal Highness was ",friink with th e l oudest and warmest acclamations. Ills Royal Highness, with great condescension 4 'ul good humour, walked round the tables, and it ~ti as ntost gratifying to se e the happy and ex -I:",e'siv e co untenances of these hardy inhabit an t s; 'lre Grampians ; in every feature was marked 'ltr . )o y' and satislactiou they felt at sp lion. a sight ` 4 .: h is , Ro y a lllighness's person.—(Edinturgh Cuu. runt, - triends of 17ergry Stent inte to present un• lu " to his 'al Illgtiness Inc { t REa o., • • it' behah that unfortunate man. SHIP NEWS. HABWIC ,SEPT. 26:—Yesterday arrived the Cas tlereagh Post-office packet, Capt. M‘DoNotiGH, from Cuxhaven, wish Mails, and Mr. [ -lu NTER , a King's Messenger, charged with iliTatches.—This day a 'rig, about 140 toils burthen, hFI %ring a figure head, not any name upon her stern, but boat's stern marked " Susannah, of London," has been brought in here watvr-loi fg ed, by some Lowest off plots, and two Balking fishing smacks; her cargo apparently consists of lar and 'Allow. She ( a li en i n with off the Ridge, deserted by her crew, at ►east there .was not any body found on board of I,rr, nor tiny live animal, exceptini- a eat. DEAL, SEPT 20„—Came down from the River, and sailed, the LeAnder, FoEsTcn, for Jamaica ; Royal Chodotte, Yuan, for Quebec; and Lady KELu, for St. J.,lfs, Art ived the Julius Catear,.,.WICKFENDEN, frotll St. Kitt's, and remains, with his Majesty's ships Severn, Liffey, and' Hind, Moffatt East Indiatuati ; Active and Resolution West radiomen, and srveral others, homeward bound, detained by contrary winds; also the Dutch big of war Courier, Capt. ELY, from a cruise, to refit. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 20.—Arrived the, Friends, WiLsoN, from Rig ; Ronwiek, BLowtst, from Vetersburgh ; Margaret, CHRISTIE, from ditto-; and Elizabeth,QUlNTON, from London ; the lat. ter has sailel for Ferrol. Also sailed his Majesty's ship Raleigh for Leith, LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 19.—Artiv . ed the Orange, I'ATTEuso, ;roar Jamaica; Stamper, WHITLOW, fr o m St. aimingn—sailed 31st July ; Lord Cas tlereagh, TnomPsON, limn St. Lucie ; Cyclops, BRAITII‘VAITE, 11'0(11 Antigua ; and Glide, ADAMS, front Virginia—sailed the 9th August ; on the 1 lth August, in lut . 50 25. long. 11. spoke the Albion, from hence Inn Nev Yol CfTSTONi S' LIST, • Eatered Inward+, September 20.4ferton, Drummond, Pillaw; Zil vet- Oral, BlTUlltalla, %V ' , mum; Experiment, Brown, Greenland; Wialands, Iludron, Archangel; Prince Waerloo, Page, Ostend; Robert and Mary, AttOute, Koss; Orion, Behrendt, Dalitzi-c ; Fame, Anderson, Memel; Bel lomt, Stort-v,Vloebec ; Elizabeth, Ouwcheatid, Amsterdatn ; ()coney, Handisyde, -Pillaw ; Atlantic, Pain, Hamburg',; `Agenoria. Archanzel ; Commerce, Mansfield, Yar • •••.tit ; Mary, Male, St. Petersburg h ; Acteon, • Hutch in stns. Dublin; Auntie, Smith, ll:tyre; Thomas. Storey, NI emel ; William and Joan, Lamb, Riga ; London, Less, Waterford ; R o y a l Eagle, Gibbs, Madeira; Joseph and Anu, Inverness, Greenland ; Noma, Catelain, Dieppe. Eatered Outwards, September 2 0.—Hanover, Adamson, Jamaica; London Packet, Collins, Limerick ; Fame, Fricli -I,y, Lisbon ; Duke of York, Pound, Rotterdam ; Burleigla, Landells, Tobago; Neptune, Moors, Naples. Cleared Outwards,,S'eptemtder 20.—Gowan, Webster, Rica ; Narcissus, Calder, Rio Janeiro ; St. Patrick, Crosby, St. Pe- I tersburgh; Echo, Spencer, South Seas; Mary, DIIIILI, Hon duras. _ SPOItT T ING INELLIGENTE. Betting in the Sporting Circles yesterday, by information from Doaccoter ST, I. ?4 to I agst th• r,l; e tt e e , 5 t o I ...,.. 'ir Walter 7 to 1 Agricola 1 KY to I Archibald 1 16 to 1 Shamrock. :GER. 17 to 1 asst Trarmodius is to 1 The Laird 20 to 1 any other. 5 to 4 three ag - st the field. NORTHAMPTON RACES. tvEDN ESD AY, SEPT. 15.-(FI lIST DAY.) The County Cup, value 100 p. Three miles. Mr. Booth names Spectre, 4 yrs old 1 Lord Spencer names ch. f. Joke, 3 yrs old 9 Lot d Warwick's Wouverroans, 4 yrs old 3 Joke the favourite. An excellent race. The County Plate of 501. Heats. Mr. H. Edwards's b. m. Rhoda, aged 1 2 1 Lord Wan% iek's eh c. IVouvermans, 4 yes old 2 1 Mr. Whitv.orth's b. c. by Dick Andrews 3 3 3 Sir John Dashwwod's br. h 5 4 dr Mr. Stevenson's Hazard Mr. Bodenhant's br. c. Spectre, 4 yrs old Even betting. A fine race. • THURSDAY. SEPT. 16.-(SECOND DAY.) The Town Plate of 501. Heats. Mr. Platel's ch. f. Joke. 3 yes old Mr. Stevens's King of Diamonds, aged 2 and 3tol on Joke. Won easy. A Silver Cup. One-mile heats. Mr. J. Tile's Blucher Mr. R. Bulling's Creeping Jenny Mr. It. Edmund's Sophia .. 3 3 CADIZ EXPEDITION.—=tithe present state of this armament is thus reported in a letter of the 29th of August :—" There are now ready, tour sail ,of the line, six frigates, six sloops of war, about 30 bombards and gun-vessels, and 100 sail of trans ports, which are positively to leave this on the 15th of September. These are to form the first division of the expedition. A second will follow in about 15 days aljerwards." IMPROVED STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE.-"II is with much pleasure we state, on the authority of a Leeds Paper, that a sensible improvement has taken place within the last few (lays, in the woollen trade of that place.. Considerable num bers of the hitherto distressed croppers have got into employment. This favourable alteration is felt principally in the shawl and pelisse depart ment, and is confined to the home . market. The stuff trade is also gradually improving. Forty six of the principal Manufacturers in the wool len stuff line, who attend the Bradford Market, have, under the influence of .an -enlightened policy, published an Address to their Fellow Merchants and Manufacturers, stating, that they have agreed to bring up time wages of the ope ratives to the old regular standard, and call ing upon other masters, as an act of justice, to do the same. That nothing should be want ed to give weight to this important docu ment, several of the principal Merchants who attend the same market as the purchasers of the goods, have g iven it the sancti o n . of their 'signatures, and have strongly recom mended that these Resolutions should be gene rally adopted with the least possible delay. On Thursday last the Election of a Member of Parliament for the County of Kinross, in the room of the late THOMAS GRAHAM, Esq. of Kin ross, took place at the County Town. The Can didates were Colonel GEORGE EDWARD GRAHAM, nephew of the late Member, and Captain ADAM, of the Royal Navy, when the former was declared duly elected, the votes being ten for Colonel GRAHAM, and eight for Captain ADAM. %Ye are sorry to learn, that the very precarious state of Mrs. H. SIDDONS' health compels her to try what benefit may arise (roam change of air. She left Edinburgh this morning, mm a visit to the Vest Country.—"(Edialiurgh Courant.) P 0 E T It Y. CATULL 1.7 S, No. XXVIIT. Pi.msils comites, eolsors Aptis 4 . <sec:blab's et expeditis, ere. Comrades of P►so—gone to fight— With diet spare and baggage light . — VEnaNstus, and FABuLtos thou, Do tell me what you're doi►►g now. Could you not both well-pieased resign Your hunger, Auld , and vapid wine ? Whilst with hint, t() 114 wi t ll attend,. And nrihe your general, your. friend; Do all things. fitting you to do, And ytt avoid all cringing too; From that, beneath a 112A11, refrain, Still use ;di Proper means of gain That you rnay relish when retn'rn'd, The wealth and ;:lorry you have earn'il. So did I—when the wars I sought, And so act you as sol,liers ought ; Then will you bath be dear to fame— A credit to the Roman name. REGISTER OF FASHION. DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CLARENCE. DUNKIRK, SEPT. Royal Sovereign yacht arrived this day in our harbour. This su perb vessel has come to receive on board the Duke of CLARENCE, brother to the PRINCE RE GENT of England, who arrived here two days His Royal Highness comes front Hanover, and is accompanied by the Princess, his Consort. The Royal Sovereign was a short time s;nee at Calais awaiting these illnstrious travellers, b.nt the Princess, whose preenancv is far ad V a need, being indisposed, their Royal Highnesses preterroll em barking here, for the poropose of proceedin g di reedy to the Thames. The Prince has hither o observed the strictest incognito. Ile uoea uhmtt every where alone and on toot: He travels'mler the Mane of the Earl of MutisTEß. since. THE EARL OF COVENTRY'S DINNER, FURTHER YAHTICULALII. (From " The Worcester Herald," Sept. Is.) The dinner given by the Earl of Coy N TRY, at Crootnei to the Mayor a tvd Corporal ion of t his City, and the neighbouring Gentry, on Tuesday, was the most splendid that can possibly he ima gined. With his worsted attention to the M'agis tracy of this City, We Noble Earl sent his c - riage and six, to convey the Heads of the Corpo rate Body to his mansion ; and on their arrival, the different Members were received by his Lard ship and Lady Coventry, Lord Deerloirst, and the other branches of this Noble Family, with that courtesy and marked regard whjelt, let them be extended to whatever description of persons they may, can never fail to inspire esteem and udinira tion.—Ao elegant dejetine was prepared for the company, after which parties were formed on the water, and in the extensive and beautiful gardens and grounds, the gates of which were thrown open upon the occasion, and at the bolo. ()I five the guests were ,, .suramoned to the hospitable board, which literally groaned under evety luxury which this and other countries can produce. The wines, in flavour and variety, were such as per haps have never been excelled, and ti.e dessert Was Magnificent in the extreme. It will be needless to repeat the toasts and sentiments given on this oc casion—they were as numerous as Lord Coventry's hospitality bas always made them, and as loyal, patriotic, and independent, as the house of Croome has always been famed for circulating. If we were not circumscribed in our account by the want of room, we should derive great pleasure in re cording the brilliant efftisiOns'ot patriotism, sen timent, .wit; and classical acumen, which were elicited from Lords Coventry and Deerhurst, and many other Gentlemen present; but we should be inexcusable, if we omitted to mention some of the observations of Lord Deerhnrst, on his health being drank. His Lordship's speech, in return, was not only au acknowledgment of tlymks, but he took advantage of the occasion to glance at the state of politics, and the present situation of the country. With a frankness and fervour peculiar to himself, his Lordship went over his political career, elucidated the complection of patties, again avowed , his attachment to the King and Constitution, as by law established, and declared his political independence would always be mani fested, as it ever bad been, uns.Vayed by any party adherence ; and that in his Parliamentary votes he would be mindful only of the general in terests of the country. In adverting to the late cotnmotious at Manchester, his Lordship was proud to Say, - that amidst the tumultuous proceed ings lately exhibited in a neighbouring county, the inhabitants of this district had pi eserved their loyalty and attachment unimpaired ; and it was a source of real gratification to him, as one of the Representatives of this ancient city, that none of his constituents could be found to join a mis guided rabble in the dangerous doctrines they espoused respecting unlimited Reform, but that on the contrary, they bad firmly adhered to the motto which had been . given them by their King, in testimony of their loyalty " civitas in lteliJ in pace fidelis." Those who wished so ardently for Reform woult do well to consider, that tumult and an open de fiance of the laws, are not the means by which that end can he accomplished. Other topics his Lord ship touched upon, which we regret our inability to narrate—but they were of that constitutional tendency which his Lordship has ever fearlessly maintained, and which has contributed to render him so popular amidst the diversified opinions of his numerous constituents. The Gentlemen, whose (maths were drank, severally addressed the company, some of them at considerable lengt h The evening was vilivened by many excellent glees, songs, &c. from several amateurs and gen tlemen of the profession, and the company sepa rated at a late hour, highly delighted with the hospitality, affability, and courtesy so strikingly ev i nce d to them by every individivil of he noble house of . Ciontne. ma Tilt SUN'. ON ;;.111 , 13,1L1)1 :•:G. MR. EDITOR—As I know your excellent Joni'. nal is perused by man y o f our Naval Officers, ‘vho after years of danger and toil, have now returned to their native hoMes, and over the cheering glass relate their past a►lventures, and, unto whom a few reafarks on their favourite topic may nut be found unacceptable, I presume to offer a fcw comments. bas r hat of Naval A rcbitectin e been exceeded ; W can only judge of improvement by compaii sou, I would then request your Readers to cow- tare the English Al 40 . 4 as' built iii 1792. with one of the present date, and here I would call to mind a pa; t of the old system, such as the clumsy riders from the keelson to the gunwale, the preposterous knees to the beams, the ever leak-. jug waterways, the beakhead, ever subject t;., being inundated, and !natty others, too numerous to mention, all 'of which are nearly Out of date, and England may now boast of having .a,,Navv, never exceeded in the annals of History for soundness Nf timber, superior workmanship, beautiful connection of all its parts, and elegAnce of appearance. I have before, Sir, addressed you ott this jeer, , wherein 1 have potnted out several of the improvement to which I allude, such as the dia gonal tillers ;and trusses; the tound bow, the thick waterway and shelf pieces, Stc: &c. till of which have been before the Public, and their merits appreciated ; but few of your Readers have probably ever seen or heard of ships having round sterns. I had flattered myself, that some Berson 'lmre able than the humble individual that now addresses you, would have submitted somellitog• to the l'uldic on this subject, but nothing of the kind ever having - come to my knowledge, I beg ivi;ll humble permission, to , offer the ins; : For tnerly the sterns of Men of War, , -.ere com post,' of large pieces of tim'oer, called transoms, lying at ce,taiu heights hot izontally, and upon • the upper one or wing, was the remaining part of the stern erected, formed of pieces called counter timbers, standing sideway:, nearly perpendicular between which the %vindows of the s'ertt were tanned ; now in the place of which, the frame* or fibs of the ship, is continued all round, similar to those of the bow, and on those rihs, the plank is wrought -inside and out, extending from side to side, so that the stern as nearly resembles the side in point of workmanship as possible, the stern windows being formed in like manner to the ports; this is the outline of • the last great im prneentent, I think I hear some of our old experienced Naval Officers exclaim, ah ! is this the case, and is the pride of our Nation and the envy of all others, to be so metamorphosed as this ? I answer yes, indeed it is, and although I have suspended my judgment until I have seen one corn plet ed, and ach no w I edge that with ni 4 fly others I was lunch' prejudiced against such a mea sure, I must frankly declare that I consider it is equal with,. if not exceeding, many other im provements before referred to. It is true there are some more essentials that at present do not seem pleasant to the eye, but it must be expected in a plan deviating so materially from the former. The remarks of M. C. Dupin, as stated in the New Monthly Magazine for January last, speak ing of the British Navy, says, that be holds in his hands, proofs of former improvements '(s case much doubted); still I think the one I here with submit to your readers, will be found per fectly original. As I am not in the secret why those alterations should be made, I can only anti cipate the. cause ; during my experience I have frequently observed even in ships nearly new, a great weakness in the sterns, which the most skilful in the profession have not been able to remedy, occasioned of course, by the great weigh[ overhanging the transom, and when guns have been brought to fire aft, as its cases of stern fighting, this has increased that weakness, and proved the source of a defect, which has imper ceptibly crept forward, until the whole body of the ship became in Motion ; a strong case of which we have in the Albion, of 74 guns, Capr„ Ferrior, on her passage from the East Indies; hee sides were strongly lashed athwart, in order to bring her to England, not even her magazine was exempt front working, for the lead was broken in ten thousand pieces and hundreds of her bolts were broken. As I fear I have already infringed on your kind ness, 1 shall beg to conclude and remain, Sir, Your very humble Servant, I. B. Sept. 18, 1819. COURT OF ALOaRMEN.--Ti►e LORD MAYOEL .has called another Court of Aldermen for Wed nesday next (to•morrow)., the summons for which, - expresses an earnest request for the attendance • of the- Members. The complaint against Alder. man .WAITHMAN is not mentioned in the sun mons, but is probably comprehended under the words, " other business." The Anniversary of the Birth of FERGUSON tl►e Poet was celebrated on the 6th inst. by the Edit,- burgh Ferguson Club, at Hepbnrn's Tavern, High-street. The attendance was very numerous, a:l.f the company, after partaking of an excellent dinner, spent - the evening with the greatest hila rity. Many ►►pl:topriate toasts were given on the occasion, and several favourite songs were sung in fine style by some of the members. On Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, there was a most violent storm of thunder, light. fling, and rain, in Oxford and its vicinity. Toe rain came on so furiously that -many houses were flooded ; and some of ;hem had water in the vtoun•J floors to the height of two feet. The subject to which I would most particularly call their attention at this time, is the late im provement in the Britil) Nay, and I regret ll,at my pen is not able to dclineAte what I at this tin,: feel, though • I cannot hoist of hoary locks for year- of expel ienee, ii yards of twenty y , asi spent in close observation, is sufficient to convince me, and arty one %vim dives! liiinseP of Hit.: veil of prejiidic - e, that in no one Art or Science, fells ignir frorn er.--' f the Id be their ,be ivy n.--' ,nti- Jays d *it 1.- - ng