The Sun. — London, England, 1815-02-03 00:00:00

~iiA I i As vit never feel greater *CrimplaCency . fowards ur literary labours thati when employed in lend ;-ng their buthble aid to the promotion of 13enevo lent p„,. 13 7 05et . , we have lately called PnbliC at • .• tentio n to tWo very'excellent Charities . ii the Me and trust the motive will excuse our t restpdssing upon our Readers-again to recommend '• a Prov ineialEstablitliment;which seems to possess • inore than common claims to encouragement. We allud e to the North Staffordshire Infirmary, an AdvertiZeinent respecting which will be found in bur First Page, 'so fu!ly'explanatory of its nature and usefu!ness, and speaking so directly to eery feeling heart in favour of the proposed Plan, tliat .. 'we can add nothing of reasoning to promote that Plject which must succeed, from the mere ini- Pulsesof timpani' y acknowledged by every bosom, even were the understanding - to take the opposite • "le. which it can never do.- - ;••As the following • .ttae:,t, however, from a worthy Correspondenti ti Siaffordshire, may advance the establishment of ,i ' l " i ldr•Charities in other parts of the Country, we Insert it with pleasure in THE SUN "The necessity of an Infirmary in this poptt 11°01, Mining, and M anu f ac turing District, h as inthg been ac k now l e d ged ;, but the difficulty lay .; w ant of mean s t o su pp ort suc h an Justitu `m•—,This I have had the good fortune to he the means of surmounting by striking out aplan 07 (t small weekly contribution front the um:l-king • cl uues, aria nc:bly, indeed, have they answered the 61 1 , Peal that has iieen made to them. s The appiica !jull of .the principle to Institutions of this kind Is new; but it i s ev id ent l y o f the highest import . -4 , 11 ce tu encourage and d raw f ort h t h e ex e rc i se o f i t > in -every shape, a mo ngs t t h e l ower or d ers. As ir as their tocsins extent; let them be parties in P h il - at - nitrop ie anal benevolent undertaking s , an d i t 4unot fail to augment these bles,ings to their o ' l.l l class of the community, awl' to mend the I .. ca qs of the cowl - anti - ors.. Ina manner hi g hly ..ionourable t o themselves, and creditabl e t o t h e laracter 6f the c ountry ,. the S ta ff or d s hi re P otters Iw ill have led th e wa y, an d already we understand that the manufacturing places are in motion from *ur example," LUDICROUS NAVAL :MISTAKE. To support of the belief of a second American Squadron being at sea, the following curious ex tract of a latter, from. one of the Lieutenants of Iris Majesty's ship Leander, dated at Fayal, 14th cljan batYs is in circulation : ," search et' the American s qm id ron , we saw a tr., I. • d u s the ot h er d ay, which: the Ctiptain or e re d os to draw to, but under moderate sail, so - a ,s lint to 11-0 0 , • any partic u l ar :anxiety, suspecting-, tnreietreuinstances, she was a British vessel cap of being desit otts , if s h e s h ou ld prove so, an dbl'"?, ( l hold 6f :the American p r iz e - mas t er , can N .'', this skip upon him as an Ameri wi.se -gate ) obtaining information whi c h o th er - We might not get. Nothing conic! have hap pened better. l' er It; ..r.g pro ve d t h e J o h n , o f Li- Ponl, lately Captured by the Perry privateer ; Yand the American priZe master, a high-blooded. ankee, hOist ed . out his boat, and, without any 'esitation, came on board the Leander. The Moment .he got upon deck, be congratulated the Othcers on the squadron being at sea, and Ltl a situation where they would, as be ex pressed it, do a larnution share of mischiet to • the damned English sarpenis, and play the de game with their rag of a flag. He then • Observed, that he knew this ship the moment he saw her, by h er -bl ac k painted masts and sides, " the cut of her sails, to be the President, as Ile was in New York jest hefore'she sailed : after these observations, in whieh the Yankee profess .G to.be t ; ery well informed, he walked up to Sir RottoE COLLIER, and to the extreme amusement us all, making his bow, a dd resse d him as the at American Commodore Dt.:CATUR:, rewinding hint the same time of having once seen him ar New Sir GEORGE agreed to all this : when the Yankee presented the J o h n ' s papers, to shew what the wa s , and complained of his crew, Which be said W ere such a set of vile mutinous sarpents, that his f itfe Iv es i n hi s hand every night, and requested there :te, some of th em m i ght be changed for so many of le Supposed President's crew, and that one in par ticular might have a second flogging. All this be GEORGE GEORGE promised with great gravity Stlot•ld done, and ordered the First Lieutenant tai have as many men rain ed of. ready in exch ange f or t h ose corn-, The Captain then ask e d J onat h an into 1 , 118 Cabin, an d retiring for a moment f or a chart, u eturn ed with can in which the Leander's tracx Marked, over which was w r itt e n " .Pre i)l;'eot fro m New York, o n a cru i se ," and placing tl y % ger upon these words, as if by accident, immediately caught the eye of the Yankee, ttli° exclaimed, that he knew the President the z"nie nt he saw her, and Nick himself could 1(!let deceive him. He was then asked by Sir I us . B °RGE, pointi ng to the Acasta, if he knew her ; ' reply was, that she was the Macedonia ; and did ll :hen.asked w h at the Newcastle was, he said he ' ?not know her ; on which Sir GEORGE told him le Was th e ConStitution; he replied, he r ec ol-, i!ctO she was, though not painted. as she used to a e then mark e d t h e Perry ' s cruizing ground, t ll , rn (, said h e had spoken the Whig privateer, who 11 )1 d hint h e wou l d probably soon fall in with Co ' L2dore DECATUR'S squ a d ron , w hi c h re j o i ce d 410 s heart, as he kn ew h e s h ould then get rid of to b'e of hi s mut i nous crew. After he had no more th t ell, Sir GEORGE recommended his returning to mpohn, and in great form returned him the t i ts i:'' Papers, Avishin g him a good voyage, and • h e ng he would not forget to let it be known Lett ,he Dsca-rua and his squadron \t 'en. real Jonathan took his' leave with great appa e' sa tisfaction, but when about to quit the 3t o 4 h ll der, our First Lieutenant, MacDovoaeL, ti o V e a biro and apprised him of his real situa , fcr . a long time he considered this a joke, duffel castin g an eye upon the English •Captain s h t is rtil. in which Sir G. COLLIER then appeared, ca2 le almost frantic with disappointment"! PoEtri.P. INIPROAIirru dii the harsh iieafinaon't Mrs. V.Auciri' eiperiebetti offering, - on the 46 Sp4 . ,;l* the Occasion;" read the part! of Isabefliii in ihe 4 4 FttiglAiiirriese;" for MisS O'NLILL, • who was stiddeilli faked ill: . • Famous Chivafry's Age then, indeed, is no More, When noFE:natE, protection need ever implore; Thai Age, whose fine polish produc'd such retulgence— Now, alas! while appeals to compassion are vain— To spectators, the Players must vary the strain Of—" humbly intreating their u sum, indulgence!" New lun, - Jan. al, 1315. TARTAR. THE THEATRE. COVENT-GARDEN. —We have to state, with, much pleasure, that the sudden illness of - Miss' O'NEILL, which arose from the excess of her sen sibility in entering too strongly into the woes of Isabella, on Tuesday last, was not of such a na ture as to produce more than a tenyeraq indis position, and that she was able to. resume her station at this theatre, last night, in the part of Mrs. Beverley. As this character appears, on the ascent of the curtain, the audience had a full 'opportunity of testifying the Pleasure which they felt on the recovery of this interesting young Actress, and they availed themselves of it with such enthusiasm, that The reiterated applause was hardly ever exceeded on r occasions. This zealous and gratifying tribute of public regard, drew forth a modest and truly interesting appear ance of grateful acknowleqineut oil the part of Miss O'NeALL; and though towards the begin ning of the play, which indeed demands no great • exertion, we.may ascribe - something to the lan guor naturally resulting from her recent illness, and doubtless also to the agitation excited by so flattering a reception, yet, as she • pi:jct-cited the character, her strength And seif-possession increased, and she as powerfully excited the sym pathy of the audience as on every -Curtner occasion. The rest of the characters were supported Uy the usual•peiformers, and call fur no particular cum- mem. The new Opera was repeated as an Afterpiece, and, as we anticipated, with the increased JUCCe , S "inch it tally merits, for in this humble class of drainatick composition it is nOt often that ate have so excellent a combinatton of a %Vett music, pretty scenery, • entertaining, incident, and whimsical , equivocation.—When we yesterday observed, that the dialogue was not so sprightly and humourous as it might bate been, we were aware, that the Author Ifaving 'got Auto a dan gerous transposition of sex being ra ther a ticklish sti-Jeet, requiring all the pru dence of a writer to avow priiric:ncy and inueii cacy,weis very likely in avoiding CAI .rybdis to split upon bcylla. It he has not,, there tore, de served all the Praise which wit un i ;ht hate 'earn ed, he has esraped the condemnation which in decency would undoubtedly have brought down upon his head more modest and . reserved• than ripukius• Ass, like 'whom, he gut be hind the curtain wh!elt female caution draws around female doings; if he has nor Oh played his bunioar, he has steered clear of his ii cenlionsuess, and the virtue ot abstinence is, in our estimation, more !andante than would have been the rosy crown ot victory in an opposite course. The several Performers' exertud them selves with increased effect, anti, as is always the case, enriched the cuinique %vitt; tuanv new and laughable touches.—lhe iheatre was full, FIN e, BRITISH INSTITU fit ):%1, We were this morning favoured with a view of tltis Gallery, 'previous to its being opened for public inspection on Monday ; and a 4 the era of t'cace may well be reckoned an epoch in the His tory of the Fine Arts, - we avail ourselves of this occasion to continence that more enlarged, yet particular attention to those of our own Country, to which we have pledged ourselves to devote-our Columns. There are 235.sobjects in the Exhibition, upon which we shall offer such remarks as occur to' us in a series of Striett:i es in the shape of . a Catalogue Raisannie, noticing every picture, so that the se ries may be at least a compiete.record of these productions - and the Artist's who have painted them, s-,ould it fail in being useful as a critical examination of their respective merits. At present we shall only state geuerally, that there is undeniable evidence of talent in many of theSe works, and that several of them are of un usttally high promise. The Landscapedepartment possesses, upon the whole, the largest share of ability, but there are in the more elevated branch of IliStorical and Poetical Composition some performances which do honour to our - rising School. Among the Candidates for fame it will not be invidious here to specify Messrs. HAYTER and EARLOW—the former, we believe, new io the Public as an Oil Painter, though diStingnished in miniature, and the latter also scarcely known as an Exhibitor in the life size, though equally dis tinguished for exquisite pictures " to little." Be sides these Gentlemen, there are many established, favourites in the Gallery, to whom we shall pay doe respect as we proceed with our design ; and conclude this introductory sketch with expressing our satisfaction with the tout en,senOle of this Ex hibition, which, without possessing any extraor dinary feature, is yet altogether creditable to British Art, and strongly indicative of Genius which will, - hereafter, under the fostering protec tion of this admirable Institution, advance our na tional character, and assert our national superi ority-in this delicious art. Last week; as some workmen were rooting out a parcel of large trees' at Broughton-place (North Britain), the property of It. D. MACQUEXN, Esq. they found, deep in the earth, below the roots of one of the trees, a silver coin Of CHARLES 1. about an inch in diameter,- and of fliu thickness df a shilling. It appears to have been struck in 1637 and must have lain a considerable tinie in tite ground; as the trees are from 40 to 50 years old. FY RE. • • A few e‘iiniltes before nine ci'cloOt; 9n Weenes 'day nig!lt; sonic pers o n, going along Red Lion- Street; Holborn, PerceiV'ed a quantity Of smoke issuing froM the Shop of Mr.' - LEwis, linen-diaper, in that street they gaVe , the alarm, and the patrole, constabl es , ana sevei•al neighbours, came and knoCked at the dnorS to alarm the imitates, but to no purpose. it was obvious that the shop was On fire, and the apprehension was :that greater, - as ,the next shop was .an oil shop; and fifty barrels of oils had been laid in the same , day; one_of the patrole broke the tati-light over - the,door, and the flames rushed out very violently. • The door was so strong that it r4sisted all their strength to (wee it open ; at length a neighbour ing butcher c:one Avith his pole-axe and cut it down. Souse of the constables guarded the door, whilst others went in at the risk of their lives. The shop was on fire in three different places, but after pulling down the goods that were On fire, and throwing several pails of Wa ter, which they brought from the butt in the yard, over the place, ,with much difficulty and danger, succeeded in completely putting it "out. The two _pillars which supported the floor over head, were much burned, and a vast quantity of the goods vias destroyed. Some time after Mr. LEWIS made his app"mrance, and on being asked where be was ail the time, he said he was in the kitchen. The engines arrived just as the fire was got under; the stuck being insured to a large amount, both in the Globe and County Fire Offices, the firemen remained on the premises all night. Soule suspicion being entertained that the fire was not accidental, an inquiry took place yesterday, the result of which is not yet publicly known.— The loss is valued at 5001. ROBBERY.--Stindiis., about three o'clock in the afternoon, at which time all the family, except an elderly female servant, were gone to church, three fellows went to the house of Air. AJERRINGTON, an opulent farmer residing near Billericay, and knocking at the door demanded admittance. The old woruan prudently reconnoitred her •visitors from the chamber window, and not liking their appearance, refused to open the door. One of they named Price,. ( who had formerlilived in the family, got a ladder, and the (~made good their entrance. at ,the chamber window. Th old lady perceiving what they wer e abo u t, retreated to the bark door, and made the best of her way down to the church, a distance of a' mile, and gave the alarm. All the male part of the congregation went in pursuit of the robbers, , who were disco-, v&ed in a w oo d di v idi ng t h e spo il, w hi c h t h ey had obtained by breaking open bureaus, drawers, &c. They were secured, pinioned, and taken to the church, where they were kept •during the re mainder of the service. The Clergyman, who is also a Magistrate, then proceeded to takt the deposi tions of the witnesses, and finally committed them to Chelmsford gaol. - Monday morning they un derwent another examination and were fully com mitted for trial. Disc LIACEFUL TRAFFIC.—Last Thursday even ing, a fellow brought up his wife, .whose name is AIM Hewett, a good-looking woman, appearing about 25 years of age, to whom lie hail been married nearly five years, to the :New Cross, Jlanchester, led acccrding to usual custom in a halter ; after• being, exposed for• some time to a numerous concourse of spectators, she was sold to a robust canal boatman, for five shillings and half a gallon of beer !' ! ! To cure the turnip!, tpsfe in Butter.—Boil two ounces of saltpetre . th a (ln:rr•t of spring water• till it is dissolved, then bottle it ; as suou as the milk conies from thAt cow, while warm, put a quarter of a pint of the above litiaor to twelve quarts of On Sunday last a roost curious circumstance oe citrred at Fonlshatn :—A bare,' which it is sup posed had been pursued, made its way into, the yard of Mr..OLLEv,.of the Ship Inn, which being observed by the ostler and another person, was followed by the,m, wbed being chisely stowed' up in oue 'corner, it made a spring up a lean-to, and from thence to the roof of the house, when it ra pidly descended to the Market-hill, a height of nearly3o feet, and escaped unlairc. ' A few days ago the follo'xing curious incident took place in . Leonard's-street.- A cat, closely . pursued by a tanner's dug, leaped across a well, sad . the latter, attempting to follow, fell in—a depth of nearly 30 feet.. A person, attracted to the spot by its howling, procured a rope, which he let down, and, as the sight, was dark, also lowered a lantsrn, to . ev..able the dog to perceive the rope,. which he did, and laid hold of the end with his teeth, and clung so firmly to it, that he was pulled out of his disagreeable situation.— When fairly on the ground' again, he expressed his gratitude to his deliverer, by fawning on hint, and showing all the marks of, old acquaintance ship.—(Edinburgh Courwit.) bn Friday last a very large eagle was shot at Rofleshy., which measured from the extremity of the wings nearly eight feet. Yesterday Webb: Holmes, and Farrel, three boys, and well known thieves, the how only I() years of age, -, w'ere brought to the Public Office, •Bow street, charged with a most dating robbery, by going into the shop of Mrs. SPENCER, in Short's gardens, under pretence of purchasing shoes, when they took an opportunity of knocking her down, and endeavouring to make oil with her watch, which was hanging up, although it was but four o'clock in the afternoon.—They were counnitted for trial. On the ith instant, T. PAzaY, who resides at Battlefield, near Shrewsbury, and who was re cently servant to tl►e Rev. It. CoRFIELD, of Pitch•• ford, went to that Gentleman's house to receive 50t, lie 4 had deposited in his hands. He proceeded to Pontesford, to see - his father, with wl►om he left 25/. ; and on the 10th instant set out on his return to his Wife, at Battlefield. When on the road near the Old Heath Turnpike, he perceived three men cooling along the road ; one of then► was a little in advance, and no sooner had he passed the unsuspecting traveller, than he caught hold of him by the shoulders, placed one knee against his back, and instantly brotight hitn to the ground, where he held the unfortunate man till the two accomplices had rifled his pockets of 2-0/. with which the ruffians escaped. COURT MARTIAL ON SIR JOHN Milikß Y. WiNCHETEii—T*ELFTH DAY, Tat/ csDAY, FEa. 2. Tile Cc'ut•t ttiet this thiy at ten o'clock, as for- General Dorm tri's examination cont . blued. Q. When yin Conducted the secret intelligence department, did you collect anv other int.ama tion respecting the French armies of Arragon acrd Valencia ?—A. I drew up tny statement from the papers which I now produce, and other sources which, as I have alicarly stated, were the best I could obtain. The papers I now give are.—A statement of Lord IV, Ilington, a I, 'Uri. from Cap% Grey, and an intercepted return (it Suchet, nhicii gives a total of 30,719 men in Valencia and As ragon, at 15th Oct. 1812. Cross-examined by Mr..LAR PE NT. Q. Front your know-ledge of the information-of Sir J.. Murray, on the 9th of June, is it not your opinion that he could not believe that any good could be derived from placing the six guns and •the four mortars on the batteries, on the higiit of the I 3t ?-A. was never made actimiinted with the state and progress of the siege, nur with the construction of the batteries, nor with the ob jects for which they Wert' intended ; this business was conducted by Sir John Mialay himself, di rectly with the Commandant of En.4ineers and Artillery ; I therefore can form no judgment with what views the batteries were armed. As far as my information goes, I think 1 . 14 e siege should, not have been continued after the 101 h. Q. Had the two guns and ntortar3 in question been carried down to the beach that night, is it not your opinion, that without actually coma►euc ing the en: l 4arkation, the whole of . the guns might afterwards have been saved ?—A. No the siege not having been raised till the 12th, 1 think if these guns had not been placed in the batteries, those which were already there, could not have been saved without the army being onshore all the night of the 12th. Q. Do you know of any preparations made by Sir John Murray for raising the siege, after re ceiving the imformation of Suchet's advance on Bth or l/th'?--A. I do not. Q. Do you know of ally proposal having been made for thitt purpose ?--A. I do not, except that he, Sir John Murray, told me himself on the 9th, that he should he obliged to raise the siege; to which I replied, that it was natural to expect we should nit be allowed to take the place without interruption, hnd Abut I hoped we should get off o u r guns before the arri v al of the enemy. This ob servation was made in ignorance of Sir J. Mur ray's iuitructions and plan. Q. Do you know that Sir John Murray had it in contemplation on the Bth or 9th to raise the siege ?----A. On'the 9th he told we of it, and left me, as I.supposed, to make arrangetnents about it. Q. Were you consulted respecting the re-land.‘ ing at Balaguer .1 was nut. Q. Do - you conceive if that measure was per severed in it must have brought on a general ac tion Certainly . not a general • action. It might have brought on a partial action pith Sa chet's corps, in the plain of the Ebro, on the western side of the range of mountains. Q. Do you know if Suchet had not retired with that force, and De Caen had not retired to %Ten drils, the army could have been embarked with out loss I—A. ].think if the army had not been embarked at Balaguer, it would have sustained some loss; but the ground being exceedingly fa vourable for covering such an operation, and our being in possession of Fort St. Philippe de Ba laguer, it would very much have kept him in check, and protected the troops. Q. Do you .mean that he would have been kept in check if Suchet bal.! gone - round by Reuss, and united with Dc Caen ?—A. Yes ; because we should .then have passed to tl►e other side of the camp, leaving the fort interposed between ns and the enemy. Cross-examined by Admiral HAL LO weLt.. Q. At what time did you lust take the order for embarkation to Admiral - Hallowell on the 12th ?—A. 1 think it was about two o'clock iii the afternoon, or rather sooner. Q. Do you recollect telling me, about nine o'cloCk on the 12th, that it was Sir J.Murt'uy's in tention that no more horses should be embarked, but a few of the Staff horses ?—A. I do not re collect this ; but Sir John Murray told me, that the troops were to be embarked first, and the horses last ; .and it is• probable I may have m a d e such a communication. Sir Sohn Murray's horses were got, I believe, embarked till three o'clock, and I kno'w my own were not. Q. Do you recollect being on the beach aboot the hour I have mentioned, and telling the'officers to stop the embarkation of guns, and to embark troops:?—A. I recollect carrying a message from Sir John Murray to that effect, but 1 cannot re collect the hour with sufficient precision to an- , saver this question ; hut I never carried .tny order to the beach, but direct front Sir John Murray. Q. As you ,say you . received only. two orders from Sir John Murray on the 12th, at what hour did you receive the order for the retreat of the troops to the beach, and the other rehtie to the mode of embarkation - >—A. 'did not say posi tively I only received two orders, but that I be lieved so. The order for the march I received about one &clock in the afternoon, and the other for theembarkation must have followed soon after. CL Do you not know that. other orders and counter-orders were received by other Officers be sides yourself, that day ?—A. I do not know this, nor• do I recollect hearing any such. Q. Had you any Officers of your department detached about ten o'clock of the 12th, to gain information of the enemy ?—A. I had -not ; that was a duty Sir John Murray kept ,exclusively iii his own hands. He may have detached some Of ficers of the Quarter-Master-General's detachment, for that purpose. Q. Do you .know of any being, detached ?—A. Ido not recollect of any. I fancy the General relict! principally on General Capons' intelligence, who was in his front. Q. At what time did the Spanish Officer arrive with intelligence for General Murray. on the