The Sun. — London, England, 1820-08-10 00:00:00

I i; e uln 3 c b Uis !ortr s cb he .... 4 ! __- vat The ,s. yr' s. 6sii rr gb. Co l a ( ' sr ig t ,r 5 03 tar° ~,v i es :;e3K 13 1 ' R razub‘ r , ;ing°' Eta t' cot' - Dwaer ut it" ora'' cats' recc i " 5, rus 1134 ~dct,"lt , c ; t : 1 t 0 s O r /5 cri't ir tr 4 ° If lIT• Vr f i t 2t r" a- o o r e/ a se`` te t ct ° ' t ,(It ys Of f f t!' , t e ,01 tf sl. „0. inte fr d Oocee" bt t h a ttutony And the Legislature have had a difterence, appears, as far as we can collect information, to have been occasioned by a deternialatiOn, manifested by the House of Assembly, to inquire into the manner in which what is called the Powder Pond, has for some years been ex "naed, his Excellency conceiving the mode of proceeding which was adopted by the House, as extremely improper.- 1 he resiilt is, that no Supply Bill has been passed, and con sequently the demands of the Public Creditor remain unliqui dated. His Exeellency, we find, has subsequently conde scended to enter into altercations with individuals, and by t he public papers, that be has even presided on the Bench at 4 meeting. of the Magistrates of 'St. George, who were as. semble'd to ascertain the correctness of a complaint which had been made against a Gentleman, charging him with hay -I,T tittered expressions of disrespect towards his Excel lency.. Our Readers will find in Tut SUN' of this day a Copy of a Memorial written by order of t he Emperor of Russia, min sent to all his Mini sters in the several Courts of Europe, for the pur- P o se of being presented to the respective Govern ments. --.This Memorial exhibits great marks of Political knowledge and sagacity in point of theo retical excellence, but the present state of Europe, a rising from the diffusion and prevalence of prin. ciples, which render all Governments insecure, s eems to render it not only of little use, but dan , gerous in its tendency. It is a melancholy and a dreadful consideration that all Governtnents h ave been weakened by the doctrines which burst upon the world from the French Revolu tiun, and . which have given such a blow to Monarchy in general, that it probably never * will be able to recover its former stability.—We are most safe, because our Monarchy is limited, but the temper of the times seems to be tainted l 'ith a democratical spirit, that even threatens our own happy Constitution. It will be wise in t he Emperors of Russta and of AUSTRIA to attend to the Government 'of their own dominions, to enlarg e the freedom and. promote the happiness of thei r subjects, and to interfere as - little as Possible in the affairs of all other States, and such they will find to be the best means for their own protection. We hope that our O wn Government will attend to these wise doctrines, and then it may bid defiance to faction at home and. hostility abroad, secure in the re spect} esteem, and confidence of the People. It is generally rumoured that Austria will cer tainly take a decisive part with regard to the trans- actions in Naples. The insurrection, or Revolu tion as it is styled, may be put down ; but it is "'dent that matters cannot proceed in the former - vra, 4 anywhere. Arbitrary Governments must f i eld to the march of Knowledge and the spirit of the Times. A Representative Government is laGr e analogous to the nature of man than de pendence on the will of an Individual, however 'Wis e and good he may be, because he tr cannot t t • nsunt his intellectual and moral qualities to al S aL• cessor. Upon the same principle our Go ' l 'ernment should endeavour to remove all defects ° r excesses in our Representative system, and by a wise economy to lessen the burthens of the P "Ple, otherwise the dangers that surround all °t iter States must fall upon us, and our boasted a nd unrivalled Constitution be overwhelmed in Mk rubbish of Anarchy. We understand, that Mr. JA➢its BaouGnAM, e Second Brother of HENRY BROUGHAM, Esq. 'a ) . and one of her MAJESTY'S Counsel, left town for th e Continent on Saturday last, on mat ters relating to the ensuing Trial. We have hardly ever presented to the Public a m ore important Document than the Report re sPeeting the Plan for an Extra Post, the conclu si°ll of which will be found in our Paper this cl aY• So much of the convenience, the comfort, and the happiness of private life depends on the dispatch and the accuracy of the General Post, tha t it is highly important in that respect to keep it s ecure from all visionary schemes and interest ed e xperiments. But considering the Mercantile character of the Country, its distant and nurner oils dependencies, and its Commercial intercourse lv-th the whole world, it would be folly and ma dness to tamper with a system that may be considered as having reached that state be yond which human improvement canhardly extend. It i s • JasPy observed in the answer of the Post ulaster-Geueral, that cc the great feature of the P°st s) as at present •established, is their equal and f • '.alr operation. The, same system is ob served on all th e g r ea t li ne s of road ; the same f a iruess 'a n d cons i stency i n di spa t c hi ng an. the Post, to branches and ramifications for these great lines. Them nothing is for the advantage of o m n ,ep district, e eat, and the detriment of another." This, is perhaps th e u t m ost point to which utility, convenience, and expedition, can arrive in any system, and this admirable union of essential Properties ought not to be disturbed. Me late Mr. 1 5 AL1ita, whose thettory Is dear to his pri vate friends, and ought to be tor ever so to .the country, drew the great outlines of this excellent system, which practical experience has carried into perfection, and which now answers all the purposes of civilized life and national advantage. It is evident that Mr. BURGESS] iti his pioposed improvements, has taken a very narrow view of the subject, and suggested regulations impracticable in their nature and injurious in their conse quences. The answer of the Post-Master -General is comprehensive and minute, and must afford the fullest satisfaction• to all who have faculties that enable them to reflect upon the subject, and to consider the advantages which we enjoy, and the hazards that might attend every- attempt to increase them.—On duly considering this answer of the Post-Master-General, it is impossible for the Public not to be struck with the ability and knowledge which it displays, and with its exten sive view of the consequences that might arise, not only in an enormous augmentation of expence on the one hand, but the certain defalcation of reve nue on the other. We may, therefore, properly remind our Legislature of the homely but saga cious adage " LET WELL ALONE." We cannot conclude without expressing a wish, in which every friend to the Country must heartily sym pathize, viz. ,that every department of the State were conducted with as much accuracy, expedi tion, impartiality, and benefit to the civilized and uncivilized world, as that wonderfully compli cated yet regular machine the GENERAL P osy- FFICE, which essentially involves the happiness of - domestic life, the intercourse of Nations, and the prosperity of our vast Commercial Empire. THE LATE DUCHESS OF YORK.—On Tuesday ' and yesterday upwards of 150 of the Nobility, &c. called at York-house to pay visits of condo , lence, and to make. inquiries after the Duke's health.—lt is finally determined to bury the. re 7 mains of the late Duchess of YoRK at IVeybridge, in a vault nearly under the church, the entrance to which is on the outside of the church, which vault, as we stated yesterday, was built by the late DuChess, under her own direction and su perintendence. The reason assigned for this ex traordinary act was, that a Lady, to whom she was most affectionately attached, was buried there, and her Royal Highness's particular, and special desire was that her remains might lie near , her's. The Lady's name, we understand, was Banbury. The Royal remains were put into a wooden coffin on Sunday night, and last night into a leaden coffin. The body of the Duchess, it is said, is to lie in state on Sunday, and also on Monday morning, and on the afternoon of that day the funeral is to take place, whichis to be as private as possible. The Duke is to follow as chief mourner; his Royal Highness is to be fol lowed by the Dukes of Clarence, Sussex, and Cambridge, and Prince Leopold. The Earl, of Lauderdale, as one of the execut o r s with Prince Leopold to her Royal Hi g hness's will, and Lady Culling Smith . , to whom her Royal Highness was particularly attached, and also her daughter, are to attend ; as tre likewise the principal attendants and some of the household belonging to her late Royal Highness. THE MIDDLESEX. ADDRESS TO TIIE QUEEN. — In compliance with the request of the Freehol ders of the County of Middlesex, Mr. Sheriff PARKINS -went to the QUEEN'S residence, at Brandenburghliouse, yesterday, in order to as certain when her MAJESTY would receive the County Address ; when Lady HAMILTON being, made acquainted with the nature of his visit, ex pressed herself doubtful whether her MAJESTY would feel herself able to receive him on account of the recent death of the Duchess of YORK. The Sheriff, therefore, sent in to her MAJESTY a note, to which the QUEEN returned a very gra cious answer by Lady ll.uunroN, expressing her regret that she could not then, see the Sheriff, but that she would, at the earliest possible period after the interment of the Duchess of YORK, ap point a day for receiving the Address from th e County of Middlesex.. Tuesday next is the day appointed by his Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE , for the commencement of .his journey to Hanover, Prince CHARLES of LINNINGEN, the son of the Duchess of KENT, whose arrival we yesterday announced, accompanied his Royal Mother and his sister', Princess FEODOR, yesterday in an open carriage to the late Queen's Palace, w here the PRINCE was introduced to several of the - R o y al Family, assembled thereon a visit, viz. th e Prin cess AUGUSTA, the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Duke and Ducheis of CLAuuNcr,,' and the Duke of CAMBRIDGE• The Duchess of KENT, accom panied by the Prince, the. Iltincess FEODOR, and the Duchess of CLA ap.re - E, proceeded from the Palace to Clarence House, in the King's Palace, St. James's, where they were soon after joined by the Duchess of SAXE WEIMAR.aud her daughter. • Tuesday, the 'Duke . and Duchess of CLARENCE, the Duchess of SAXE WIEMAR, the Princess Au ousTA, the Duke of SUSSEX, 4 c. dined with the Duchess of GLOUCESTER. The Duke of CAM BRIDGE was to have been of the party, bUt was unavoidably prevented.—Yesterday, the same Royal Party dined with the Princess AUGUSTA, at her apartments in the late Queen's Palace. Her Royal Highness the ,Princess SOPIIIA will remove from Cambridge House in the course of and take up her residence for the pre, , Lady C HARLOTTE WYNN George-street, Ilanover-square, nexs.telnvteeilk.:the hous - e of hi BELLaS E; I) 0 g I' it Y. MARY'S MOUNT. (Prom BlachwOod's Edinhut•gle 3f4dtine.) --+- Who, standing on this rural spot, With groves above, and fields around. Wonld, pausing, e'er indulge the thoughts That armies thronged the lower ground j Oi• image neighing steed, or fear That trump or drum salute his ear; Or think this leafy screen enfolded, A being of as tragic fate, As lovely, and unfortunate, As Nature ever moulded: • • Trac'd like a map, the landscape lies cultured beauty stretching wide; There l'tntland's green acclivities ; There Ocean, with its azure tide ; There Arthur's Seat; and, gleaming Oro' Thy southern wing, Dunedin blue ! While, in the orient, Lammer's daughters,l A distant giant range are seen, North Berwick Law, with cone of green . Arid Bass amid the waters. Wrapt in the mantle of her wo, Bete agonised Mary stood, And saw contending hosts below, Opposing, meet in deadly feud ; With hilt to hilt, and hand to hand, The children of one mother laud For battle come. The banners flaunted Amid Carberry's beechen grove ; And kinsmen, braving kinsmen, strove Undaunting, and undaunted. . Silent the Queen in sorrow stood, When Bothwell, starting forward, said, " The cause is mine—a nation's blood, Go, tell you chiefs, should not be shed ; Go, hid the bravest heart advance Io single fight, to measure lance With. me, who wait prepared to meet him !" " Fly!—Bothwell, fly!—it shall not be."-- She wept—she sobbed—on beaded knee . Fair Mary did entreat him. " I go," he sighed —" the war is mine, A Nero could not injure thee ; My lot on earth is sealed, but thine Sti,ll long and bright and happy be ! This last farewell—this struggle aer, We ne'er shall see each other more— Now loose thy hold ! pour broken-hearted—" She faints—she falls.—Upon his roan The bridle reins in haste are thrown. — The pilgrim bath departed. Know ye the tenor of his fate ? A fugitive among his own; Disguised—deserted—desolate -- A weed on Niagara thrown ; A Cain among the sons of men ; A pirate on the ocean ; then, A Scandinavian captive fettered To die amid the dungeon gloom ; If earthly chance, or heavenly doom Is dark :—but so it mattered. Daughter of Scotland! beautiful, • Beyond what falls to human lot, Thy breathing features rendered dull, The visions of a poet's thought. Thy voice was music on the deep, • When winds are hushed, and waves asleep, In mould and mind by far excelling, - Or Cleopatra on the wave Of Cydnus vanquishing - the brave, Or Troy's resplendent Helen ! The very sun in clouds arose, Delightful flower of Holyrood ! The span was tempest-fraught, thy woes Should snake thee pitied by the good. Poor Mary ! an untimely tomb Was thine, with prison hours of gloom, A crown, and rebel crowns beneath thee, A lofty fate— , -a lowly fall ! Thou wert a woman, and let all Thy faults be buried with thee THE THEATRES. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The pleasant and_ once popular old Comedy of The Constant Couple was represented last night for the benefit of Mrs. MARDYN, though not so announced. This lively Actress made her first appearance in.the charac ter of Sir Harry Midair, the gayest and most airy character in the modern Drama. If it were possible to get over the conviction that it was a female who performed, her impression on the audience would have been very entertaining ; and, as it was, she afforded much amusement, and excited much applause. If the Comedy is repeated, we shall take more notice of the ge neral representation. ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE.--A Drama, founded on the singular tale of The Vampire, attributed to Lord 13YnoN, and derived from his conversa tion, was last night brought forward at this Theatre, under the same title. The original idea of that fabulous being the Vampire was,_ that they were the souls of guilty persons, who tormented the living by sucking their blood when asleep. The existence of these imaginary beings was very commonly Credited in the days of darkness and ignorance in Poland and hi Germany.— The original idea has not been followed in the Tale alluded to, nor of course in the Drama, but it serves very well for the general purpose of the production. The subject admits of the horrific, and it is difficult to unite that quality with the comic ; but as far as such a combination, with due vicissitudes, could be accomplished, it'has been successfully attained on the present occasion. The Theatre has done its duty. The action is trans ferred to Scotland, which admits of grand, sbeau tiful, and picturesque sce ner y , and which g ives a strong interest to the p iece before ; us, as it is w piece is accompanied by some pleas i ng t negd characters. 1 n are u ' s l i he c, original and selected, and the oe l leexecuted. throughout well assigned to the respective Performers. Mr. T. P. COOKE is the Hero of the piece, and he is well qualified to give full effect to characters of a terrific de scription, as he powerfully evinced last night.— The Drama was otherwise well supported by BARTLEY, HARLEY, Mrs. CIIATTLRLEY, Miss \VORGMAN, MISS CAREW, &c. and was throughout well received by a numerous au dience. The Duke of YORK, who 'is one of the best shots in England, has so much increased his game by means of his new preserves, that perhaps nu manor of the same extent in th e ki n gdom, is now better stocked than that of Oatlands. On Tuesday, the Duke and Duchess th'• CAZES gave a grand dinner at their reside4e in Portland Place, to all the Ambassadors sand Foreign Ministers, and their Ladies. After dinner the Duchess had an evening party. Yesterday, the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lady fli.noN gave a grand dinner to the Duke and Duchess Decazes, Count and Countess Lieven, Count Caraman, Baron Fagel, Sir William Scott, and a select party of distinguished personages; at their house in Hamilton-place. SHIP NMS. LYMINGtON, AUG, 9:—The Purser- of the COuipany'S - ship Larkins, from Chiila, has landed here with dispatches ; sailed from Macao the 25th March, and from St. llelena the 22d June ; left China in company with the Streatham, Hea viside ; .spoke, in lat. 7. N., long. 26. W., the Heroine, Garrick, from England for the Isle - of France, all well. The Marquess of Ely and. William Pitt were - expected to be dispatched on or about the 24th March, and the Bombay and Herefordshire about the 31st March. HARWICH, AUG. 9.—The Forntting, Algel bracht, from Stockholm for Vienna, has beeti brought in here by six salvage smacks, having been upon the Long SamL PotersmouTn, AUG. 9.—Arrived the Johns transport from the Cape of Good Hope, in eight weeks. DOVER, AUG. O.—Arrived oil - this port the Rapid, of New York, from Madras, last from Cowes. DARTMOUTH, AUG. S.—Arrived Off this port the Canada, Spain, from Batavia for London, out four months and two days. She spoke, off St. Helena, the Britannia, from Batavia, out 63 days, with loss of foremast. A vessel (supposed to be the Duke of Wellington) was reported to be on shore on the East part of the Bank at Ba tavia. The Melpomene arrived the latter end of March from London, with machinery, part of which was taken from her by pirates, but return ed two days after. Yesterdav a Court of Directors was held at the East India hlouse, when the following Cap tains were sworn into the cominand of their re spective ships, viz.:-- Captain Henry Cobb, new ship, building by Mr. T. Mar joribanks ; Captain W. Cruickshanks, new ship, building by Mr. Lochner, for Bombay and China. Captain John P. Wilson, new .ship, building by Mr. Rip ley, for China dig ect. _ _ The following ships were this timed, viz.-- In g lis—new ship building by Mr. Lochner—now ship building by Mr. Timins—Marquis of Camden, Bombay and China—new ship building by Mr. 'firains, for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China ; to be afloat Nov. 6, to sail to Graves end, to stay there 30 days, and to he in the Downs December 26. Lowther Castle, General Kyd, Atlas, fur Bengal and China; to be afloat 'Nev. 20, to sail to Gravesend Dec. 5, to stay there 30 days, and to be in the Downs Jan. 10, 1821. Waterloo and Vansittart, for St. Helena, Bombay, and China ; to be afloat Dec. 19, to sail to Gravesend, January 3, 1821, to stay there 30 days, and to be in the Downs Feb. 8; Charles Grant, new ship building by Mr. S. Marjoribanlis, for Bombay and China ; Nellie Castle, and General Harris, for Madras and China; to be afloat Jan. 3, 1821, to sail to Gravesend Jan. 17, to stay there 30 days, and to be in the Downs Feb. 22. Windsor, Bridgewater, Rose, Minerva, Princess Charlotte of Wales, new ship bui lain; by Mr. Ripley, for China direct ; to be afloat Feb. 2, to sail to Gravesend Feb. 16; to stay there for 30 days, and to be in the Downs April 24. Marquess of Wellington, and Thomas Grenville, for Bengal direct ; to be afloat April 17, to sail ro Gravesend May Stay there 30 days. Old to be in the Downs. June 5. THE ARMY. That superb Regiment the 12th Royal Lancers marched on Monday, the 7th inst. for 4eland, from their quarters at Hounslow- and Hampton Court, much to the regret of the inhabitants of that neighbourhood, where they had been quar tered upwards of twelve months. All who have known the officers of this corps must regret their departUre, as no regiment that has been in those quarters, for many years, -has ever made itself „so popular, both from the conduct of its officers and the behaviour of their men ; and we cannot avoid the opportunity of remarking that this regiment, wherever it has been, has always maintained the high 'character it has long since earned, both for its well-tried conduct in the field, and its steadi ness and superior discipline in its quarters, The new Barracks for the 2d Regiment of Life Guards now erecting in the Regent's Park, are in a great state of forwardness, although not quite 6 weeks since they were begun. The three stables are nearly covered in; each stable is 170 feet in length and 58 wide, and contains 100 stalls each ; the apartments over each stable are to contain 120 beds ; the officers' range of apartments are 210 feet in length ; the extent of the riding-house is 160 feet by 50 ; the whole is to be enclosed by a wall-,of 12 feet high, and the interior to be all paved with new Scotch stone. The whole is to be completely finished so as to be habitable by the 21st of June next. `Yesterday, the Duchess of SAXE WEIM AR and her daughter, attended by Captain USHER, went to view Chelsea College, &c. On Saturday afternoon his Majesty's Judges of Assize were met and accompanied into this town by the Sheriffs in the usual manner. Their Lordships immediately repaired to the Can't Houses and opened their commissions. On Sun day morning their Lordships heard a sermon at St. Nicholas' Church, by the Rev. GRAY, of Sunderland, from x Cor. sth chap. and 10th verse :—" For we must all appear before the judgment-seat \ dgment-seat of .Christ." — (Tyne Mercurg Aug. S.) CRANGE. OF FORTUNE.—A celebrated sporting character, who has been. for many years guard of one of the. Liverpool coaches, is about to start Four-in-hand upon his own suite, he having drop ped into ten thousand pounds a year, and Quimby Hall, in Northamptonshire, which he intends tak ing possession of in magnificent array. ALARMING FirtE.—At half-past seven o'clock last night, an alarming fire broke out in the boil ing -house of Messrs. LANGTON and BicKNELL, spermaceti manufacturers, opposite Newington Church, Surrey, which raged with violence till ;two o"clock this morning. The engines from various Offices were on the spot promptly, but could not obtain water for a con siderable time. The premises having been buil t within the last twelve months, great caution had been taken in making party walls between the different build ings on the premises, and which happily was the metros of preventing its spreading to the surround ing neighbourhood. We are happy to Say, no liVes were lost. The wife of a respectable trades man see i n g the place enveloped in smoke and flames, supposed her own house Was in the con flagration, which took such an effect as to 'cause miscarriage. •We are informed a boy waS run over lu the confusion ; and much hurt.