The Sun. — London, England, 1820-01-21 00:00:00

PUBLIC CHARITY. 1 1 MI. EDITOR—in answer to a Letter in 3. " r Paper of the 18th inst., signed INVESTI t"'"k, my feelings compel me, through your Means, to contradict an assertion which I know la be completely unfounded, and perhaps inju -116" to the lower class of Poor. I am en.,bled to assert with troth, that I have repeatedly stripped 111 it)tis halters' shops, for the relit.' of the Iri3h School, St. Gilt.s's ; that I have repeatedly, i'idddi!ions taken Beef and Potatoes to that place, a►►d lliongh not all purchased precisely in that tailghbotirhood, I trust not the less welcome to I am t he pnor distressed objects attached to it. prepared to prove this assertion, by several 14 ( , respectable Tradesmen, from whom 1 hare krehased those various articles, on behalf' of a Lad- y , Whose charities are of unbounded &scrip not only in this, but many other instances., I__ think it pr u d ent a l so to name , t h a t no t on ly Food but Clothing has been distributed to that Ch arity; and all thosu articles, with the addition eh iltddin g to a great amount, to other Charities nt Town and Collllt rV• TI-MM BANTING, 31, ** * We insert the lotegoiog Letter with great ; . ta sn'e, 4nd regret that NVEsTIGAToR should 'Ol " v e been more cautions and liberal in his I: ii " ad vels:iturs 'upon an Institution Which we v reas on to believe is condoc'ed with !r.reat ; T i P rie tY, und er th e d a ily observation of the most L a sr" ' a bte Characters in the neighbourhood. The VOIG v O d n - "sided to we unt4erstand is Mrs. COUTTS, beet S , • is cncvalenceproverbial, and' who has • O ne of the most active as well, as munificent s PP Q rters of a School that is likely to be of treat advant%ge to the rising generation of Chit lFppl trout our sister Island. It is proper to add, t "t the Children are allowed boor meat dinners I n the week, besides a proportion of bread at eleven o'clock every day. The funds of the Lisa., t itY not admitting of meat dinners throughout the Beek, the Children are on the intermediate "PPorted by their Parents or friends ; but are Clothed wholly by the School, one suit for Sun mOd one for o r dinary days. Letters and Papers from New Brimswick, have bee n rece i ved to the end of November. The in „tended fortifications on Grand Marian, for which. r'irllnse 40,0001. has been voted by Parkament, it was Understood, were to be immediately cont. laenced on that part of the island called the Swal inwits Tail, being the spot most approved of for Vie object in view, and also for the establishment of a milltaty depot. There is' in the vicinity, a e Petciaus bay, and safe anchorage for ships, Maid) *ill be secure front all winds, except from the east ‘v a rd.,— (Morning Chdonice W e are sorry to learn, by a private letter re . t ently received from Vienna, that t,,e Lady of the Eriti'sh Ambassador (Lady SrawAtt7) does not appea r to be in a good state of health. The greatest precautions are taken by the ship *Wirers and others conn-,: , ed ,vith the Port of Londo n to prevent accidents in the River troln the floating ire : the vessels are drar.:n close to each side of time Thames, at extra cables thrown taut to keep !he ships from drifting. The masses of ice moved with the tide are greater than has teen known for a series of years. When they tome in contact with the shipping, the obock is Ike ad fut. The subscription for supplying the poor of this city with coal at 6th. per cwt. amounts this even ing to about 9361, Since our last, the Earl of CoveNTHY has contributed 50gs. the Lord Bishop of th e Di ocese, 201. and the Dean and Chapter hav e made up their subscription to 30gs. with ,r 1 intimation that more will be subscribed, if circumstances should render it necessary. The ilistrihution commenced on Friday, and will be regul ar l y continued until a change in the weather 22 00 1 d rende r it unnecessary. Some idea of the dis tress whi c h prevails may b e gathere d f rom t h e fact, that nearly 3,100 tickets have been issued rausi t e w e p t , t r', B consumption of about 150 tons per the loss on which will of course bear L eav d upon the fund ; the Subscribers will ...ear W i th pleasure, that the Poor evince much f i rati i t ude for tir seasonable relief thus extended 4,:, - ; 411h It Will be observed, that Mr. Thomas c o "'''' of Wick, has very liberally offered the intoaltuittee the use of his teams to convey coal t he City, bin happily the necessity for land o, o : t ge will s oot) b e o b v i ate d b y t h e rap id t h aw .— tester Journal, Jan. 19.) M ett . Clem e , I ,N of a few of the Parishioners of St. " -- "n for till has been held in the Vestry Room, the b "'Tose of taking into Consideration F ar . l► est Method of relieving the Poor of the Whe tinr ing the present inclement season, aii( n 4 Snbse r i pt i on was resolved to be opened, seeds Committee appointed to administer the pro of o S fu t ° the most deserving objects. The sum th roe 9 s. Gil. was immediately subscribed at wil rleeting, an d we h ave no d ou bt t h at t h e f un d of tubes soon much increased by the benefactions . time Parishi oners at l arge. t 'el-aDolc, who, timing the winter, has been skir ting time Northern Counties," is now time attractive vocalkt of the Whitebaven Theistre. Ib M i" S• BOOTH, late of Covent-Garden, is now dramatic heroine of the ‘Volvethampton Thea tre' w here she is dese r v e dly a gr e a t favourite. V e understand that time family from the West c l4li es, who lodged in Mr. KEE'S house, have me :red th e tiun k conta i n i ng t h e d i amonds and e ' e uer valu a bl e property supposed to ha ve been ~.,"rayed i n t h e fi re. I n _ clearing away the ruins Yes terday, the trunk was found in the rubbish 14 ' 101 scorched on the outside, but the contents were .not injured. en /: r "iday se'nimight, ROB ERT L ANGAN , o f Ballyna 11y, in t h e C ounty of Waterford, Esq. was t 1 1 " t ird Stradh a lly, to M rs. DUDGPuN, rcliet 01 ai lle late Captain I)uDGaoN, of the 60'h R eg i" ( r en t ; and, on his return to his seat, the same tt.Y he w as ta k tn ill, and died on the Tuesday of e t Ipuus fever. THE THEATRES. DRURY•LANR.—Mr. ELLISTON, last night, not only devoted the profits of this Theatre to the Fund instituted for the relief of the Houseless Poor, bur with a liberality consonant to his cha racter, headed and promoted a private subscription previous to the pet formance, for the same laudable purpose. The Public, to their honour, disre garding the severity of the weather, filled the house on this interesting occasion. The LORD NiAv nit and •Ilis Lady were present, a nd received a warm tribute of applause from the audience on their entrance. An occasional Address, highly credit able to the talents, as well as fe. flogs of the Author, w as affectingly delivered by Mrs. WEST. The Play was The Dramatist, and as soon as Mr. ELLlsTorst appeared io the' part of Vapid, he Will received with the strongest marks of approbation, and the Loan MAYOR rose to his seat, to add his neeldiar testimony of re spect to a 1 former :rho made sr') MOO, a sacri fice of his own interests on so benevolent an oc casion. The play was supported with a zeal that proved how powerfully the , influence of a good cause can stitntdilte the exertions ot Genius, The Epilogue was delivered by Mr. 'ELLtsToti with his usual spirit, if we may not add, that - even that spirit seemed to be heightened by the same beneficent impulse. Alter the Play, a Musical Intel lude gave scope to BRAHAss, and the rest of the Vocal Corps; and HARLEY highly amused the audience by his musical imitations and comic humour, COVENT-GARDEN. - The talents which Miss IVeNst.Ey displayed in the character of Rosalind, naturally prepared us to expect a very successful performance of Beatrice, in which she appeared last A satirical gaiety is one of the prin cipal features in the character of Rosalind, but it is still more predominant in Beatrice, or rather it is marked by a more sat castic spirit. This quality it is evident that Miss WENSLEY fully understood, and she maintained it with great vivacity. The anxiety which she felt for the injured Hero, and her animated excitetneut of Benedick to challenge ell astlieapparent involuntary effusions of regard for Benedick, which she had previously. been so cautious in concealing, evinced a full per ception of the character, and proved, that when she has more adapted her voice to the magnitude of the Theatre, she •4 ill he a valuable addition to the Company. Benedick is not only one of Mr. C. KirmaLe's best performances, but really an adn►i rable display of •critical acumen and masterly exe cution. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 21.—Joseph Dewe, Esq. and Joshua King, Esq. Bachelors of Arts, of Queen's College, mere on Friday last elected Foundation Fellows of that Society. The Rev. John Hulse, of Elworth-hall, in the county of Chester, formerly a member of St. Joho's College in this University, among other bequests tor the promotion of religion and learn ing, instituted a Lectureship in Divinity, to which he annexed a considerable salary, arising out of estates to Sandbach, and Clive.— The duty of the Lecturer is to preach and publish 20 :sermons, chiefly on the truth and .excellence of ReVelation. 'The Rev:- Christopher Benson, of Trinit,, College, has been chosen Lecturer for the present year. This is the first appointment under Mr. Hulse's will. PORSO PRIZE —The passages fixed upon for the pre,ent year is. SHAkSPEARE. :MACBETH, Aet I. Scene the last. . The Dialogue between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Beginning. with " JPe will proceed no further." And ending with —" What the false heart (loth know." The Rev. Thomas Dade, M. A. one of the Senior Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, was last week'presented, by the Master and Fel lows of that Society, to the Rectory of Bin combe with Broadway, in Dorseishite. The Rev. Benjamin Vale, LL. B. late of Christ College, was on the 131) instant elected Atter. noon Lecturer of the parish of St. Luke, Middle sex There were two other Candidates, and the numbers at the close of the poll were, for the Rev. B. Vale, 587, the Rev. J. Bull 136, the Rev. J. Towers 30. OLD BA I LEY. This morning the hosinesq of the Sessions ter minated. At 12 o'clock, the RVCORDER proceeded to pass Sente,ace of Death ou the following capi tal Convicts : John Grcen, for returning from transportation ; William Frith, H. Doran, John Pool, T. Wood, Richard Biddleston, Charles Miles, for burglary ; George Newby and John Ridley, for highway rubbery; Thos. Bromsgrove and Richard Hicks, for cattle stealing ; J. Robinson, for stealing in a &Yellin.' house; William Paley, Willia:n Paul, Sarah Wicks, and Henry Wicks, for uttering forged Bank of England Notes. William Whately, J. Furzeman, %Villiam Bond, Jos. Ould, and Francis Wright, were ordered to be transported for life. William Garratt, CAtharine Martin, James Carey, Julio Williams, Henry Buclinell, Ann Hall, Mar v Kelley, John Storey, George Perry, Sarah Wicks, James Bryant, James Wright, James Couler, James Melvin, Sarah P,lley, James Alexander Camd, and Alexander Vellemont, were ordered to be transported fur Fourteen Years, Nearly . forty were ordered to be transported for seven years, several to various terms of impri sonment in Newgate and the House of Correc tion, four . had their judgment respited, one was ordered to be publicly whipped, and one fined Is. and discharged. The Sessions were then ad journed. The PtuNcE REGENT has postponed his depqr ture from Brighton for a few days, and Monday next is now spoken of as the day on which his Royal Highness may be expected at Carlton House. WINDROR JAN. 20 —Yesterday morning the Duchess of GLoUCESTER arrived at the Palace from lidgshot Park, on a visit to her Royal Sisters, PiiiicesseS AUGUSTA end SOpHIA ; in the evening the Royal Duchess roomed to Bag shot.—Yesterday the Duke of YORK arrived at he Palace front Middleton. in Oxfot dshire, where his Royal Highness had been on R visit ‘vit b the Earl and Countess of JERSEY. In the evening his Royal'ili6ltuess proceeded to his seat at Oat lands. POETRY. AN ADDRESS, WRITTEN BY JAMES THOMPSON, ESQ. And Recited b, Mrs. W.WF.sT, at the Benefit for the Relief of the Houseless and Destitute, Th:alre-Royal Drury- Lane, Thursday JUnuary 26. If in the lapse of years one hour is cast, Which memory's spell shall hallow to the last; One little space whose joys shall oft return, To bid each heart, with kindling rapture burn ; That hour is now,—when bright in even• eye, Beams the pure blaze of England's Charity; That hour is now,—when gemni'd with beauty's tear, The 111t1se of Pity brings her offerings here! Long on this spot the brarna's voice bath spoke, And in each brO,st according echoes woke ; Long lic,th t.his shrine her favour'd Temple been, And her own SHAKSVEAUE ruled the magic scene ! To niglit—for one brief night, we yield its power, To court the influence of a softer hour, And ask that. aid for which the poor man's prayer Shall rise to Heaven, arid win a blessing there'. Friends of the Friendless !—Ye, whose bounties flow To dry the tears of wretchedness and woe; This s a cause where Princes join your train, Lift's pulse to yuitlien, and life's tires sustain ; To-night we plead for misery and dis:ress, We ask a shelter for the shelterless ! Oh hear pity hear the wanderer's cry, Famish'd and,f:iint beneath a wintry sky. Unaided shall they fall ; .No! you will hear The mourner's anguish, and his babe's despair, Pale, shivering, houseless, naked, when they sue, When their last earthly hope is fix'd on you,— You will forbid their sinking hearts to break, And bless the sufferers for their sorrows sake. Joy to thee, Island Queen ! whose deeds of worth shad their wide blaze o'er all the peopled earth. Belov'd England !—what immortal lays Can hymn thy glory, or record thy praise! Whete'er the wretched weep, the poor complain, • Thy soothing voice forbids to weep in wally; Thine arc the Palaces for helpless age, Where care and comfort every want assuage, Where the worn soldier, and the veteran tar, Still boast of Waterloo and Trafalgar ; Love's angel visitant to thee is given, And Pity lingers from her native Heaven! Friends of the Stage ! whose fostering, warm applause, Within these walls bath raised its drooping cause ; Proud of your smiles, *still be it our's to spew How dear we prize the honours you bestow; But prouder still, that our fond hopes were true, • And this night's boon is sanctified by you. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROO: DEII , M, JANUARY 90. 13Y. 1 IG to 1 apt c. out of Briseis 17 to I agst Br. to Blucher to to I agst any other. 11 to 1 asst Mr. Pierse's c. taken. 15 to 1 agst Pindarree OAKS. 4 to 1 agst the D. of Rutland's Sorcery filly. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. It; to .I_arrat 'Mr. Pierse's gr. c. io to t agst Brother to Filho out of Lisette - dis Puta. 20 to 1 agst Tramper SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. The following singular fact, which occurred about three weeks ago, will probably become a subject of discussion in the Court of King's Bench in the cunt se of- the approaching Term. Mr. T —n, a Gentleman of fortune, bad for some time paid his. addresses to Miss S—, tile daughter of a respectable merchant in the City. A mutual attachment existed, and a day was axed for the nuptials taking place, when Mr. T—n suddenly withdrew himself, and went to the Continent. The young Lady's health suffered severely for some time. At length, on her getting somewhat better, the commands of her father, sided by the persuasions of her friends, induced her to consent to marry a gentleman every way eligible, who had long solicited her hand. The day appointed for the nuptials arrived, the parties, attended by their tnuteal friends, repaired to dined' ;—the ceremony was performed, and they were about to quit the altar, when the appearance of Mr. T—n•in the aisle had such an effect on the bride that she fainted, and was conveyed home in that state,—no one of the party, except ing her - father, suspecting the cause. On her recoveting her senses, soon after her arri val at home, she broke away from the friends who surrounded her, seized a - knife from the sideboard, and vowed vengeance against her self and those who had been the destroyers of her happiness. She was disarmed, and put to bed ; Bud, towards night, becoming more mode rate and tranquil, site was left, at her own re qttet, in the care of her favourite maid. On the following morning, to the surprise of her friends ber chamber was found .empty. A letter on her dressing-table addressed to her father, informed him she had -quitted the honse, accompanied by her maid, to join Mr. T , who had long possessed her heart, and to whom, before she again saw them, her fate would be united for life. All search' for the fugitives proved unavailing, and in about a fortnight she re tnrued, accompanied by Mr. T —n, to 'chum, in the interim, she had been married ; and throwing herself at her father's feet, asked a parent's bless ing. The qeestion \ for le g al discussion will he, whose wife of the twain is she ?—(Morning Herald.) Money has been termed the sinews of war ; —it may also be called the morrow of peace ; and though at all times a scarce commodity, may he had in large sums for a mere trifle, by purchasing a Ticket or Share of BisH, No. '4, Cornhill, or 9, Charing Cross, who recommends an early pur chase before Saturday, the, 29th instant, when Two of 20,0001. and all the other Capitals must b e d ra wn'. Th e w h o l e will be paid in Sterling Money, Bank Notes, or Gold Bars, at the option of the DUrCil MAIL. BERLIN, JAN. B.—ln our Newspapers is ale following Royal Ordinance : " The falsehoods, the indecorous style, the hateful tendency with which the articles respect ing the Royal Prussian State, its Government, and its measures, are filled in several Journals, oblige tne to order as follows : " No NewspAper in the GrmAti language, published either in England or France, shall be admitted in any part of my dominions, or allow• ed to pass through the countries. "2. This prohibition extends to all newspapers published in the kingdom of the Netherlands, a well in the na:ional language as in French and German, unless an execUtion is asked of my Am bassador to his Majesty the. Kipg or the Nether lands, and granted by hint. Shonid any such Journals he introduced to read, notwithstanding this prohibition, the person Who ordered them shi:ll,ondtstoyety, paya fine of ten dollars for every such rip;'r, and incase of inability to pay, shall be imprisoned for a propottionate time. In case of a repetition of the offence, the punishment to be doubled. Any attempt to pass such Papers through the Prussian States shall be punished by confiscation of the Papers. If public of ficers, especially persons in the'Post-office, should, contrary to expectation, permit or promote the importation or transit of the Papers prohibited, they must be proceed( d against according to the penal laws, for this violat.on of their official dit ties, whether proceeding from design or limn great inattention or ignorance. Only such copies of the above Papers as are intended for our Ali nisters, are exempted from this prohibi, (Signed) " Berlin, Dec.:3o, 1819. `• To the Chancellor of State, Prince Hartlenburg." The rivers of Holland are all full of ice the cold has been at 12 7 1 Reaninur, or 281 Fahren licit, below the freezing point. 4 ‘ FREDERICK WILLIAM. THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE, JAN. 21.--Tbe continued obstruction to the Navigation of the River, owing to the large quantity of floating ice, which renders it dangerous for the vessels to haul off from the wharfs, and the hopes of a regular resumption of business by next Monday, caused our sales to be very trilling this morning, as only necessitous Buytrs appeared at Market, and the demand was so small, that no alteration can be quoted in the prices of any Grain. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JAN. 21.—This morning's Market was but a middling supply of Cattle, and although of a scanty description, the prices are somewhat lower than last Market day, and -bargains arc done with some difficulty, as the Butchers are not very eager to purchase; Mutton, Veal, and Pork is also reduced in price.—The Hay Market remains as usual, and prices are much the same as per last Market day ; Straw and Clover as per our last quotation. The following is a correct statement of the Prices _and Numbers. at Market :,--- (To sink the Offal ; per Stone of 81hs.) Beef 4s. od. to ss. 01. Vea1...,..55. 6d. to 6s. O. Mutton 4s. W. to ss. 2d. I Pont .... ss. 6d. to 6s. 6d , Lamb Os. od. to Os. W. CATTLE AT MARKET. Beasts 390 I Sheep and Lambs .... 3,800 Calves HAY AND STR/.W PER LOAD. Hay.... ,C 3 00 to 4 , 1 4 0 I Clover-45 0 oto L 5 15 0 Straw.. ...... LI 8 0 to , E I 14 0 BRIGHTON, JAN. 19 —The Marquess and Mar. chioness of Cholmondeley, the Marquess and Mar chioness of Conyngham, tie Earl and Countess of Warwick, and a select eitele of Nobility, had the honour of dining with the Regent yesterday.— The company was somewhat increased in the even- Pig, when the Royal band were in harmonious at tendanee. This evening, the Lord Steward and family, E. Vernon, and a small, party, will dine with his Royal Highness.—This town, will agairi have to regret ithe absence of the Illus'trious Pa tron, very shortly 3 his Royal Highness departs for Carlton4louse on Friday. ATTACK ON THE MAIL—The Coach from Dub lin to this City was attacked last night by a punt her of armed men, at a place called Five Mile Bridge, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock. A barrier of cars had been placed across rhe road for the purpose of stopping the coach, and on its arrival at this impediment, a fire com menced from behind the ditches against the Mail. One of the Guards named M`Gowan, was wounded in the arm in the act of raising his blunderbuss to discharge it, but the other main tained a rapid fire on the assailants ; and its the mean time the Coachman, Patrick Daly, with great dexterity and resolution whipped on his . horses, and by the impetus of the Coach, aided by the slippery nature of the roads, succeeded in bursting through the cars, and drove off without further injury. A Gentleman of the name of Nugent is, however, snissing.— He was an inside passenger, but having been taken ill at Nine-mile house, about four miles from the place of attach 'went outside ; and on the commencement of the firing jumped off the coach, and has not since been heard of. The wounded Guard was left at Cloamel, and we understand his arm must be amputated.—The place where tie attack happened is five miles to the north of Clonmel ; and the Water ford coach 'had been attacked near the same spot a few hours betore, hut escaped without injury. We have not heard whether any of the assailants were hurt.—(Cork Advertiser, Jun. 15 ) ATTEMPT AT FIRE RAtsiNG.--Early on the morning of Friday, the 7th inst., some incendia ries attempted to set tire to the storehouse at the Shotts Iron-works, by breaking a pane of glass, and throwing a burning peat into one of the apartments fortunately the room was occupied at the time by the clerk . aed the baker, upon whose bed it alighted, and who succeeded in ex tinguishing the flames before any thing was con. sumed, excepting some loose straw,—(Edinburgh Pappr.)