The Sun. — London, England, 1819-03-25 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. THE SCOTTISH UNION. NTR. Enrroa,Not looking to England, or to -"eland but to my own country, Scotland, claim for her, as the condition of her Union, the perpetual and unimpaired Establishment of the Presbyterian Church. When two or more States have become incor "rated by Treaty, the terms of their incorpora !ion cannot be altered by any majority of votes, l'uvrever great. The Treaty was designed for the pr!rpetoal protection of the Minority. Previously to the Union my Country took es- Peeial care to establish her Religion. The Act " for Seeming the Protestant Religion and Pres bvterian Church Government " was passed in Seolland in 1707, and it for ever confirms the 411 and sth of WlLLtam and MARY, en titled " An Act ratifying the Confession of and settling Presbyterian Church Go vernment, with the hail) other Acts of Parlia s, 'bent relating thereto, in prosecution of the $ 1 declaration of the Estates of this Kingdom _ C ontaining th e Cl a i m o f Ri g h t. " I n which last 111 : 4( 4/tied Acts, all Laws, Statutes, and Acts of :liFttnent, mad e aga i ns t P oper y an d P a pi s t s , an d rlinlintenance of the true Religion, are revived, ; tlfi ed, and perpetually confirmed. This Act of l el4ll.l ty was ordained, in its whole extent, to be f "dinnental and essential condition of any Y of , Union between Scotland and England, tr ,"bout any alteration of; or derogation there , for ewer ; and was to he so inserted in any of Parliament for concluding such Union ; t t he which was, at the Union, done accord ,nor. ih~" See, Sir, that my c o untrymen did not leave tsf 'se essential ytestions to any future discussions 4 Parliament, the greater part of which h 4: t 4 be of a r e li g i o n differ e nt horn diens ; and A t ' t - i vv ill Please to o bs e rve, that as some of the e ' e s of the Union were made absolute, and i lit . 4 " left t o t h e w i s d om o f t h e U n i te d Legisla h4 1(4 alteration, so the Articles concerning sti,44)O, bei ng among t h e a b so l n le a nd perpetu a l I ‘v 'lions, can never be changed, e have honour too on our side, as well as the An e " honour of. the British Parliament. et Ni on certain terms _consented to be tOtia very small minority, forty-five in one and sixteen in the other—we can mike no 11 1 - t i ati ve defence at all ; and we may safely rely la• iv -4 glish J us ti ce , th a t we s hall not now be de triti'° . „ 41 °I : what we could have kept without the. 1 %1111:"Ctite Establishment of our Presbyterian "Tr:p' .( lovernment, and the Scottish Laws against F. i9e 4e -11 01' wish at present to examine the conse -1,3 1 41' attendant - on a breach of the perpetual 1 94 1: the Scottish Union ; hut, when English 4ruple not to talk of their Throne being 14 1 e " condition, Scotchmen surely may say the I , 4 ia ; °I their Union ; especially when the midi both P °Pe r . the same in - cases—th e exclusion of l t y' A etio not very pr o b a ble, Sir, that the Scottish l'oth o h ' if sh e h a d not fortified her Establishment f , - ,Y,the elaw of the Union and by the honour epipiPaod, w ou ld have consented to exchange tilit")".ependent Legislature, for a minority in the l'arliament. Neither is it very well worth t 4 endanger the legality of that Union by toi tin ' i lg its condition, merely for the sake of an (hludating ihiSfi POPERY more especially / he n e j l et of Union (so conditionally made) is 4 e x - t 4 tY Lan, by which the Hanoverian Succession t ' i nded to Scotland. 1 %),,,,: e1 e observations are noticed, you shall hear 4t more fully from A SCOTCHNIAN. SHIP NEWS. tr; r " lso o., MAft.ctt 23.—Artived the Joutisotsr, from Calcutta ; sailed the till v., l hnil f rom the Cape the 16t11 Jan. ; passed *it t i l e sth Feb., in l a t. 4. S., f our t rans p orts t h , e the GOth Regi men t, f or t h e C ape . T wo In ithicellt Privateers were cruising off Havanna'', Itilll4l"adered every foreign vessel they fell iu Atttiea 1115 'Majesty' s s hi p C onl i ance, f rom J a- Zriti f ) has artired a t H avanna h , w i t h t h e b r i g t !Niter her convoy. Rtell4l., M ARCH 24.—Arrived, end sailed for the k t ,% l. ' the William Manning, Smtlll, from St. vs Pu tt .41z,w."1'40uTtr, MARCH 24.—Arrived the Jane, m H stith tout for Lond on , ou t 69 ay,, k w l oss of au anchor, leaky, and short of water Prorisious. 4aile 11 tl t,,Th Stlitcns, Martcu 22.—The Ann and ot.s Sarni D o ver going .o se rgot upon the outer parr to Ie s 11/ sea aft_e_rur . afternoon,i q milts in a dangerous situation ; 20 tet' 4ll lifeboat, have b een sent to assist in ling her off. .....--h---, , p t , The lloratia, GROVES, from Riga to -Tainnlicsi i ja u s .'1.4) Slavanger, the 9 1st ult , very leaky, flis ch ugeti her cargo. Tlie Christina, SULLSTROM, 441 three British vessels, •t"tilars unknown, pal .t. err of Gottenburgh, lost ou the Scavv the 9th instant. ___________ tXANIPLE TO SERVANTS.—Among the domes ,. or rile late HENRY NoP,Rig, EST ties r . alto I In ':lie ' l an, at the tim e of his death, were th e f° of Dav i ! of ser -;lting rar e time of unusual length .ce ; all of whor l) • • l era , . • lon of their me ritovu,i, co . , In conso Lis wi ll, • in(tuct, ale haurlsonicl prn e o n " bY legatiel or :—House rannuities., y Provided for in lila,►,' •-..• years by hotter, 38 ; groom, ~,6 ; 4) 1 4 ; gardcuer, 13 i aud housemaid, 9. coach- EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE. ARMY NEWS. [From the Asiatic Mirror, Oct. 21, 1818.1 We are happy in being able to present to our Readers an account of a very spirited and brilliant attack made on a 'body of the Insurgents in the Baitool Valley, by a detachment under the com mand of Lieutenant Cruikshanks. The accounts of this affair have been received from Husseigna bad, and state the enemy's force to have been composed of Gohunds and Arabs. Lieutenant C.'s detachment came upon them on the morning of the 21st of September ; they were strongly posted in a glen, under a chief called Dagee, and the entrance of this glen was crossed by two deep and rapid nullahs. The hostile force occupied the banks of these nullalis, from whence they kept up a smart and galling fire : their numbers were between five and six thousand men. .Our infantry attacked in a most gallant manner, by making a rapid and most furious charge at the sante time that the 7th cavalry having made a detour to the left to get round a skirt of the glen, also fell upon thetn. This joint onset they were unable to withstand, and they fled imme diately, with a loss of 300 killed and wounded. At this place it was found that the enemy had collected large magazines of ammunition, which were all blown up by our troops. The victors also got possession of a large quantity of arms and of plunder ; elephants, camels, &c. It is hoped that this affair will put an end to the further op position in the Baitool Valley. EAST INDIA HOUSE. A General Court of Proprietors of East India Stock was held yesterday, for the purpose of transacting a variety of business. The CHAIRMAN moved, " That the Court do confirm the Resolutions of the General Court of the 16th of December last, granting a pen sion of 8031. per annum to Mr. now Sir WAllarn Doveton, late of the St. Helena Civil Establish meta." After a short conversation, in which Mr. R. JAcKsori,'Mr. GRANT, and Mr. LOWNDES took a part, the motion was agreed to. The Court, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, also agreed to tie Resolutions of the Court of Di rectors of the 27th of January and 19th of Fe bruary, for tLe formation of two funds, one for the granting Annuities to the Widows and Chil dren of Officers in the Home Department, the other for granting a similar provision to the Widows and Children of Elders and Extra Clerks. The CHAIRMAN then moved, that an addition of 500/. per annum be made to the salary of Lieu tenant-Colonel Salmond, Examiner of Indian Cor respondence, which was agreed to, after some observations from Mr. HUMS, who impressed on tl►e Court of Directors the necessity of having persons in readiness to perform the ditties which were now entrusted to Colonel Salmond, in case of his death or resignation. The CHAIRMAN then moved—" That the Court approve of the Resolution of the Court of Direc tors, granting 66,000 rupees, and interest at the rate of 6 per cent. thereon, to Mr. Wilkinson, for losses sustained by him." It appeared, from the docitments laid before the Court, that in the year 1811, the Bengal Go vernment,permitted a free trade in saltpetre to be carried on, and, in consequence of this per mission, Mr. Wilkinson embarked very largely i►► that traffic, and'engaged the sub-renters of seve ral districts to furnish hint with saltpetre for five years. In 1812, however, the Bengal Govern ment asserted their right to a monopoly it► the trade, and the consequence was, that Mr. Wil kinson sustained heavy losses, which this sum of 66,000 rupees was meant to cover. Mr. WILKINSON, in a speech of considerable length, explained the transaction in question, and complained of the state of torturing suspense in which he had been kept for so many years. Mr. FORBES expressed his perfect confidence in the justice of Mr. Wilkinson's claim ; and, as he conceived the sum of 66,000 rupees was not equi valent to the losses be had sustained, he would move that the farther consideration of the ques tion be adjourned to the 21st of April. In the interim, be meant to give notice to the Court of Directors,' that he should move an enlargement of the sum to be paid to Mr. Wilkinson to 2 lacs 88,000 rupees. _ . After some conversation as to the point of or der, the question was adjourned to the 21st of April. RAE, it appears, is to be the Hero of The Italians, which, in justice to the Author, is soon to be represented at Drury-lane Theatre. We hope that the piece and the i'erformers will have fair play, and we are persuaded that Mr. KEAN will not endeavour to avert success ; but he be longs, it is said, to many Clubs, and particularly to one styled the Wolves, who may think them selves bound, in support of his character, to howl down all his competitors, and to defeat the ex. pectations of those who do not think and feel like themselves. Indeed the present enormous size of tie Patent Theatre may at all times prevent the Public at large from exercising their judgment, as it would be easy for parties to disperse themselves over the house, and save or damn at their pleasure. CANTERBURY THEATRE.---00 Thursday the lovers of Theatrical Performances had a rich treat in witnessing the acting of our old favourite Dow Tort, who played Justice Woodcock to Mr. INct.evoN's Hawthorn, in the pleasant opera .of Love in a Village. A very considerable seizure was made on Sa turday by the Surveyors of Customs at Dover, upon the persons of two passengers, who were just going to depart the kingdom a French vessel. It consisted of belts or girdles, made in the shape of stays, in which were contained 3800 guineas ! • Saturday afternoon, a servant girl threw herself from the garret window of a house in Prince's street, Edinburgh, and falling into the area was killed on the spot. POETRY. CATULLUS.—(No. XIV.) 2W to plus oculis orris antterem Jneuntlissinte Coke, munere into °dissent to odio Vatiniano—ci-e. W-K -R, companion witty, pleasant, Did I not love thee so, thy present With all the hate should be requited Of statesman foird, or woman slighted. What have I done ? What have I spoken To have my wretched head thus br-ken With all these poets—Devil mend them ! What silly fool to you could send them ? Plague on the ass ! unless 'twas sent, (This I suspect) as school-gift meant, From some tyrannic. birch-arm'd fool, Who rules, perchance, far north, a school. If so—l let them pass—'tis well To shew the boys can write and spell. For boys the lines are well enough— For bearded men most wretched stuff . ; And yet thou hadst the heart to send This horrid trash to me, thy friend On this day too—of highest worth day Devote to joy, my LESBIA'S birth-day! But know I will revenge this slight— • Will search the shops soon as 'tis light— And form a pile, more vast in size, Of lI—TS and Gtt—N—E, P—TTs and P —s, A pile enough to fill a chest— That I may send you pest for pest. Now scribblers hence—go, hide your shame In that same place from whence you came— Away—hence quick, ye bungling No-wits, Plagues of the age, and worst of Poets. HOME. AN ADDRESS, written by request, for the Anniversary Fes tival of the HIGHLAND SOCIETY of London, Freema sons' Hall, Monday, March 22, 1819. The Right Hon. Lord SAurouN in the Chair. If in Time's lapse of years, one hour is cast, When Memory's spells revive the buried past, — One little space, when all its joy returns, And each full heart with kindling rapture burns, That hour is now:—when bright in every eye, Beams the pure blaze of Patriot revelry. That lour is now /—when Thought and Fancy roam, In fond remembrance back to Scotland's house ! Home !—at that sound, what bosom does mat swell ? What throbbing heart not own its potent spell ? Home ! the gay scene of all our earliest years, Onr childish pleasures, and our infant fears ; Where faithful memory paints departed youth, And tints her vision with the hues of truth. Lov'd Caledonia!—whose blue mountains' shade, Shelters the glens where test our boyhood stray'd. Birth Zplace of Beauty ! Nation of the brave Land of a race no Conqueror could enslave ! Thy steel-clad legions of each former age, Yet live,—yet breathe, on deathless Ossian's page, In later times, thy highland harp has rung, And its own Minstrel all thy glories sung, Deck'd with immortal palms each warriors name, Aud bade new trophies grace fair Scotland's fame. Hail then, ye shores, which Glory marks her owrt, Ye mountain ramparts of Britannia's Throne ! Hail to a land, where pilgrim Genius turns To greet the home of WILKIE and of BURNS Harp of the North !—'tis thine to wake the lay With the red fame of Alexandria's day, Thine are a SALTOUN'S stars of honour won, Comrade in arms with Erin's 11 7 elling - ton! And at this hour, when Scotia's thistles wave Their holy wreath o'er AtEacuomaY'S grave,— When every Highland heart beats proud and high, To hail the morn of Egypt's Victory,— While Time's gay pageants all too swiftly glide In dark succession down Oblivion's tide, Oh ! he it our's .toguaid that glorious scene, To show the present what the past bath been; Write on the page of Fate one mighty name, The land of Hills, of Heroes, and of Fame'." JAMES THOMSON, Priv. Sec. for Charities, to H. R. H. the Duke of Kent. REGISTER OF FASHION. The DUKE and DUCHESS of WELLINGTON'S DINNER, Given on Tuesday evening, at Apsley House, watt distinguished by all the taste and splendour of the former entertainments. The banquet was given in compliment to• certain illustrious Chief►ains, who have visited thiS courtry lately incig. previous to their departure for their native count' y, i. e. either Spain or Portugal. Covers were laid for twenty t wo. The set-out was most sumptuous. The company sat down at seven o'clock. - The follow ing persons in high life were also invited, and attended :—• Marchioness of Salisbury, Earl of Winchilsea, Countess of Westmeath, Hon. Mr. Brand, Viscount Cranborne, Mr. Giles. The Earl of Whitforth and the DUchess of Doi set gave an elegant entertainment on Tuesday, at their house in Grosve nor-square, to the Marquess and Marchioness of Camden, the Ladies Pratt, the Earl and Countess of Darnley, Lord Clifton, the Ladies Bligh , &c. &c. In the evening her Grace had a select fashionable party. Mr. Huskissun had a large party at dinner yesterday in Scotland-yard. Sir Walter Stirling, Bart. had a numerous elegant party to dine with him in Pall Mall. Lord Castlereagh gave a grand Cabinet Dinner yesterday at bit house in St. James's-square, which was attended by most of the Ministers. Lady Cockerel' gate a grand rout yesterday evening, at her residence, Terrace, Hyde Park, which was very fashiona bly attended. The Earl of Pembroke is returned to town from bis s seat, Wilton House, Wilts. The Earl Whitworth, the Duchess of Dorset and family, leave town on Monday next, for Paris. , The Count de Rollot is arrived at Greillon's Hotel, Albe marle-street, from Paris. Lord Selsey is arrived at his house in Lower Grosvenor street, from his seat, West .Dean,_.iitissex. toil TUE SUN. M R. 't El El, WA LI" MR. EDITOR,-1t is incumbent on this gentle man to inform the public upon what grounds he was induced to conceive that there had he .:n ." a formed design to murder or to " c:Htvcy him forcibly beyond Seas." Our Government, for the security of the People at large, have n right to in sist upon an explankvion, and if he remains silent, be will expose himself to the suspicion of such a diseased love of notoriety, as amounts to the ut most height of vanity and folly. London Coffee-Ilouse, 'March e‘t. PUBLIUS6 To the PROPRIET I of STAGE COACHES. s ißs —A s I was paisipg through Knightsbridge, between Emir and tivc o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday last, the 21st instant, two Coaches, each wi!li tour hotses, passed me on a full gallop abreast of each other, running a race for the Turnpike at Hyde Park Corner. This was done, not only to the. evdcnt danger of all persons ou the road, but likewise tq the imminent risque of the passengers in the coaches. 1 inquired of the mar. at the Turvpike what coaches they were, and he informed me they were the --. Had any serious accident been the consequence, you must be aware what heavy damages a Jury would im pose on the Proprietors ; for your own security,. therefore, as well as that of the Public, I trust you will discharge the two worthless fellows who thus sported with the lives and limbs of those entrusted to their care. • Your's, &c. March 24. A MAGISTRATE FOR THE COUNTY. P. S.—l have left my address with the EDITOR. *** NVe have omitted the name of the coaches, because we do not wish to injure the particular Proprietors, but to hold forth a proper warning to Stage Coach Masters in general, to be as care ful as possible in the selection of their Drivers, as the welfare of the people in this commercial country ought to be essentially regarded. DREADFUL CATASTROPHE IN THE KING'S BENCH PRISON. A transaction of a very horrid nature occurred on Tuesday evening, at the King's Bench. Prison in the Borough, of which the following are the particulars :—A man was brought to the prison in custody for debt, and soon after his . arrival he began to betray evident symptoms ot insanity, which induced the proper officer to lock him up ; he was put into a secure room, but he was not chained, or secured in any other manner, and a person who is said to be another debtor, was .placed in the room to keep him company, and both were locked in. For some time the lunatic was very quiet and composed, and walked up and down the room very deliberately. At length he placed the poker in the fire, as it to stir it, and he again resumed his posture on the floor, and ap peared on the whole rational and Consistent.— When the poker-was red-hot, the insane man looked at it a second or .wo, and then ran fu riously at his companion, whom he overpowered, being superior in strength ; then, horrid to re late, he attempted to thrust the poker, red as it was, down the throat of his tallen victim; in which, we understood, he partly succeeded, 'and burnt the, mouth and face of the man most dreadfully ! The poor man made the building echo with the cries ot " Murder !" brit the person who had the key of the room was ab tent on some temporary business, and none of the numerous !persons who came to give him assistance could enter ! The madman still attempt• ed to effect his purpose, in preventing which the bands of the other were burned very much, and his groans were heart-rending, although none of the persons outside could form any idea of what the lunatic was doing to him. Messengers had been dispatched in all directions to find the per son who had the keys, and, after some, search, proved fortunate. On being informed of the cir ctunstanee, lie attended very promptly and opened the door, when the poor fellow was found on the ground in a most shocking state, his aggressor standing near with the poker, now nearly cold. He was immediately secured, and the wounded man was removed to a comfortable place, where medical assistance was rendered to him, and every attention paid to him which his situation required, but he is not expected to survive. SHOCKING BARBARITY. CORONER'S INQUBST.—Monday evening an In quisition was taken before CHARLES GEORGR PAR KER, Esq.' Coroner for Essex,, at the Bull lon, Barking, on the body of a fisher•boy, named Emanuel Bryant, belonging to the Whiting fish ing smack.—William Tyler sworn.—l belong to the Whiting smack, Samuel Baker was the mas ter; the deceased was his apprentice; on the night of Monday, the 15th inst. they were on the coast of Holland ; the crew were in the ca bin ; some dumplings were boiling on the fire, and the deceased had taken one ; upon the master hearing be had stole the dumpling, he exclaimed —" IJ—n your eyes, your book was nearly full, and now serve you out," and directly got a rope and began to flog the deceased most cruelly, till he tell on I►is knees and begged for mercy ; the master then left off beating, but immediately sent bins upon deck to watch ; be died the fol lowing morning at eight o'clock in great agony. —On the passage home the Captain desired the crew to say that the deceased died in a fit.—lohn Don Carr, the Mate, stated, that on the Monday night be was upon deck whets the deceased was desired by the master to take his turn of the watch ; he observed a drowsiness in the de(frased, but did not think it of any consequence; a short time afterwards he observed him sitting on a trunk which was upon deck, apparently asleep; he shook him and found him quite insensible; he put him in the cabin, and he died on the follow ing morning about eight o'clock.—Mr. Griffiths, surgeon, residing at Barking, stated, that he exa mined the body of the deceased, and found a quantity of congealed blood on the brain ; he had no &rata but the deceased died in Cfo nsequence of the wounds he had received by the beating.—The Jury returned their verdict--" Manslaughter against William Baker, the Master.". Ore poke ,port 1 the r the d to . e lve boa the . Jo,/ - hi/ S up 11 3 . jog tho rue the leek, ical !, a nCe ;of POSP 1 0If V.' 'OY' to' ;lie. NO' Pr' foi- r 11 0 Ifni' ofr is lied led `KS :ter r sit is it oft' Ifri 3 3g a oa 0 0 0 4 the i,Ol O ref° the W C : 0' 101°' over e• , to P roi'