The Sun. — London, England, 1815-12-27 00:00:00

F NAVAL NtIVS. EAST INDIA SHIPPINGt The Company's freighted ship Maegnis of \WI - lington arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from China, which she left on the 19th in!y, and St. Helena the I lth Noventher.—The Cuffnells ar rived at Canton the 17th July ; and the direct China ships are said to have been iu Augeet Roads the latter end of August. e are happy to announce the arrival of the un tlermentioned Indiamen at Madras, more especi tliy as apprehensions were entertained for the, safety of some of them The General Harris, William Pitt, Streatham, Lord Wel lifigton, Ntargitis Wellesley, nose, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Metcalfe, Lord Melville, Bridgewater,,Atlas, Lowther Castle, Lord Eldon, Hoddart„and Northum'uerland. ?ILI:GATE ' , DEC. 26.—Arrived the 'Eleanor transport, of Colchester (F. J.), from Calais, and landed the detachment of the 38th Foot. —The tombay East Indianian is at anchor in our Roads. • The tEarl Moira East. Indianian has just come round from the Downs, with the loss of anchor arid cable : she has been supplied with another from hence. 'An anchor, 14 cwt. with 80 la thorns of 1.1-inch patent cable, has been picked in the Ban Sand Hole, supposed to have been left there by a South Sea whaler. Another an error, 91 . cwt. marked " Rambler, of ;Sunder land," with 70 fathoms of 12-inch cable, has also been brought to this harbour. FALMOUTH, DEC. 24.—Half-past 10 at Night. oust arrived the. Louisa packet, Captain TILLEY, pith a mail from Corunna, in five days ; has ex . Feria:need a very bad passage.—Wind N.W. DEAL, DEC. 26.—.-Arrived, and sailed for the Itiver, the Twins, THREADGOLD, from Oporto.— ' Sailed the Bombay and Moira ladiamen for the Liver--the laver with loss olanchor and cables. Put hack several outward-bound--particulars un known. Came down from the River the Cadmus, DENT, for the Isle of France.—Wind S W. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 26.—1 t has tdomn very l;~.arcl all day from S.W. but the ships in the Roads appear to ride sate. The Barossa transport has alipped her cable, and come into harbour. • Ar rived the Venerable transport from Gibraltar, and the Royalist, PARKIIq, front St. PetersburgiL, ' • RAnsc-trE, DEC. 2G.—Arrived the brig 13ritan- Ptia; WALLts, from Ostend to Itainsgate; brig Tuousom, fram dim; to ditto ; brig Sal mile!, W. Witmtur, from Calais to Ramsgate . : — Wind S, W. SHIPIVIILICK. The Mainant, from Malta, which was 'lately *reeked off the coast of Newhaven, in Sussex, N'lls originally a King's ship, called the Thrasher Snit-brig, and copper-bottomed. The cargo and vessel were besieged by the inhabitants for miles round the country, and considered fair game for plunder the military in that (palter, as we are informed, joined in the general scram* for plunder ; five of them were particularly active; they tapped a pipe of wine. aod carried away the 'vine in buckets. The Committee of Under viriters at Lloyd's Coffee-housc, taking into con sideration the immense loss of the cargo, it being estimated at 100,000t. , deternuned to endeavour to stop the system of plundering wrecks, and to %bake an example of the ringleaderS. - They dis patched Vickery and Bishop, belonging to Piow street Office, to trace nut the property of the wreck r and the .robbers of it'. On their arriviiVin tbat . country, th e y rece i ve d t h e most p roii ,, and ispinted assist/owe froin Mr. Harrison, the Col lector, and Mr. Stone, the Coisiptroller: of the' tnstonis They procared a writ of assi.6tancc to enable theta to search houses, which they pro ceeded to do with all possible .peed, at Aliris ?on, Blatchington, Seaford, Bishopstone, and several other pl Lees. In all of them the officers found part of the cargo of the wreck concealed. At Seaford they found• a public Ions: called the Pelham Arms, kept by a roan of the name of William Champion, two herring bar tels, which they, conceiving to have a suspicious 'Appearance, thought it right: to open, and upon l einoving some of the herrings, they found a quan eitY of copper sheathing with the King's- mark ' 7., P ," it. At the bottom of the cask was a quan- Y of opium, the landlord not being able to give • : T satisfuet or y ac count o f, was taken into custody - . •,, 41e "'as carried before Messrs. Harrison's, the •Lqagistr a t es , at Lewcs, on Saturday, - and ordered In find ball to ans ver the charge at the next llor shani Assizes.. The Officers, while in Horshatn, Tot Saninel Robinson in the street, a well-known dealer in marine stores, with a sack on his back, and 'hivin g a suspicion of him, stopped and 'searched him, and found in his sack a quantity of copper sheathing. They in consequence took lain into custody, and conveyed him before Messrs. l larrisons, the i;lngistrates, who ordered him to hail till the Assize's. The, part of the cargo lite wreck, principally - found by the Officers, "nsistcd of nutgalls, quicksilver, goat skinsotto i)f roses, yellow biroh for making carpet brooms, and as variety of other articles, which they pro vnred in their search of upward of 200 houses; ti ie owners and occupiers of which appeared rlt"ilhed that •they should be considered to 41. e dime wrong, considering it an undisputed , •" 11 ancient right of the inhabitants near the spot 'here a wreck takes place, to appropriate what tver ot,the cargo and vessel they could save from the `'ea. Some of the parties, on learning that lint,le persons were taken into ct,stody, sent the prco. • rei . t) we). had collected to the Officers,.. vetE Tr! itATfilt,s. Dtttr.YJiANE.--George Bcirntoell arjcortl ing to custom, the moral lesson displayed for the edification of the holiday folk:s l .last night, at old I)rury. It is with us a doubtful point whether it is not more calculated to promote vice than en courage-virtue ;- but we leave that matter to the consciences of the Managers, who hare, at least cnstoin to pfead for this Christmas. Tragedy. Mrs. GLovcit played Millwood with t.treat energy ; in deed, we do not think tln4e is an actress opt the boards of the Mef,i•opolis more competent to the effective representation of this part. Mr It as also acquitted himself very ably in •Bartmell. But t he grans attraction of the evening was anew Cootie Pantomime, called Harlequin and Fancy, or the Poet's Last Shilling. Like must Pantomimes, that of last night receives its name from a prelimi nary scene, which is terminated by ,the appear- . ance of a sttoerior being, who, with appropriate extravagance, transforms a variety of characters and 'cis into llorielptio, Colunibine; Pantaloon, &c. Dlnnu.es celebrated song of " parodied and dramatised at the opeoing of the Pantomime., and the l'oet, after singing a duct With his `.` last shilling," (which' he loses) re-. peats some ludicrous imitations of speeches in Hamlet" and " Macbeth;" the changes take place, and the tistial series of tricks and oddities are brought forward in rapid succession. These are generally pleasing, and sometimes at once provoke laughter by their burnout', and excite wonder by their ingenuity. Many of them, if -not strikingly.novel.areso anlniny vdtied Irma what we have seen kelore, that they afford much entertainment, and give,as were, d retracted gra tification, by recalling What we have heretofore ad inired;Wittiont compelling a comparison to•the dis,- advant age of that which now courts our :ipproba tion. The Strand lit idge scene was very much ad mired,.and the wit rtisical.spe“acle exhibited by it, callcai forth universal laughter..n,'e Clutert, in volved i n a quarre l, sees hi, adversary take the appear ance of a game-cock Despising such an anta gonist, lie , thro,vs off his cloak to . close with him, and fouls himself in the same pred:cament. The neck feathers of• the co:phatitllts are expanded aid) every appearance of hostility ; they arc ac commodatesl- with spurs, io( the tight com mences with great fury, . and. produces much f an . A. little Man, and one so • tall that ,t he whole of his face does not come below the top of the stage, attracted much attention, as did a being constructed ot earthenware, with an oil jar body, a :pouted pet for its head, and, other utensils to supply the. place of legs and arms. This non-descript walks on the stage, 'and is subsequently broken to pieces by the vengeful - CloWih . Our limits will not allow its, to enlarge Int they on the eations eccentricities which are here collected together; and this is a matter of but lit tle regret, as those ‘vliich we could most wish to -notice wind,' be injurer by description. Suffice it to say, that the playitil collection of drolleries whiell it furnishes Make it a atost agreeable Christ mas present. The scenery is. beautiful • ' Fancy's Nusennt"—the " Fairy Retreat," and " The Court of Shakespeare," are partirularly entitled to admi rat.on: With these advantages, added to sonic excellent dances, some good music. by Mr. H. bmAtir, it made somewhat shorter, it cannot tail to prove one of the most favourlte sources of mirth. durin; the remainder of the holidays. ,It went off with universal applause. Mr. .rlsia.ey, as the distressed. poet, and a Miss TuNsTAL, asFaury, merit equal commendation, the former for his humour, and the latter for a. very sweet expression, and charming execution of the music allotted to the character. Among other debuts we ought to notice, that Miss TREE is an 'elegant Columbine; MAY at good Pantaloon, who was encored in a tatighab!e mince with Sabots; at:d PAULO, the Clown, a bei,g of matchless force and agility. After a fete inure rehearsals they will all asquire somewhat more or the pantomimic tact and, . flippancy of manner, ti hich will,render the Panto mime still more deserving of approbation. CovENT-GxBDEN„ like its Sister of Drury-Lane, produced George Barnwell, - with the hero of the 'pieCe; most admirably supported by Mr. CHAIILP.s KEMBLF.. Mrg. FAUCIT.S Millwood was pretty . enough, but did not tellin force amid the roar of . the Galleries. Atter the play we were presented with a new grand rantomirne, under Ow name of Harlequin and Fortunio, or Shin; -Moo and Thun-ton. The story.,. as tar as story exists in a pantomime, before the wild eccentricities of harlequin and the Clown commence, is nearly as lollnws :—Prince COutottff, afterwards Harlequin (.\lr. BOLOGNA, jun.), has been di:fem.:A and robbed of his treasures by the Emperor Tong Luck, and Irani his retirement issues a pinelaniation, ordering all Mandarins to•sond him two it at arms, to assist him in the re covery of his kingdom, on pain of for feiting their rank and fortune. The two ,li t u rc h. ters of Foghi-Funi, a ruined Mandarin, hear big the proclamation, dress theniselves as Knights and depart. to join their Prince. Qn their way, the eldest passes a bridge on which an aged Shupberdess stands, vainly trying to p ull, her lamb 'from the water,; her aid is claimed, bat in vain, whilst the youngest immediately con seats and extricates the lamb. Time old - woman then _turns into Shin; hiloa, or . :he Fairy of Peace, :aid rewards the service performed with a white horse, and a box from which issues Manchilcon, the Gifted Squirei (ialstALDI) who possesSes the faculties of eatebtg, drinking, and Onning beyond any man. Thus provided, the maiden, who is ordered to assume the name of For tunia, repairs to Tonglucles Court, with Prince Cou lon"' s consent, to claim the restoration of his trea sures. The Emperor promises to comply; pro vided Forlunio produces a mall Who will eat all the bread of the city, drink the great fountain dry, and out-run his daughter. ilfunclukcou performs all these feats on time stage, and the iwannerin which the 'mechanical part of these tricks is ma naged is both ingenious and well.exocnted. - He is then carrying off all Prince Coulauff's :treasures, when Titles-ton, the - God of War mut Thunder; ap pearS in a magnificent case, snrronnded with clouds, to resist his purpose ; but the Fairy of .Ponce assists her friends, and it is agreed that after the characters snap have pile through the usual tbace as - - • ,-%‘` Ait ()ILI with .PEA . cit mi th e plains of Waterloo, to give happiness to the lovers, and to all mankind. A 3 wsual, the fh , ir a rters, after their transformation, embark tbr En e t, in d. They Lid at Brighton, after perform- Pug sumo clever tricks ou the Steyne, such as l'orming;t cockatoo of varinns ;Articles, and giving it lif e awl motion, they repair to town, where th e y g o Ormtgb a variety Of Avltinisical an:l gene noVel adventures. 'lhe hest of these is the scen e which repres . ents the tops of the houses of the street. The Cinwit is seen, coming out of his garr r t windoW oil the roofs Of hotises, to wake love. to a chainber-maid, just going .to bed. He gives her a serenade, in which he is joined by a Chor u s of cats ; and whilst' so pleasantly em ploye(., forgets that his candle is in a dangerous situation. The curtain catches fire.: and the . house too pthe alaiTtris given, and all the hustle of persons escaping out of their beds, descending ladders, or leaping flout the roof, is given with great effect. The scene which represents a pack of cards, and in which the liingq, Queens, tlnd Knaves, gi) throu g h regular evolution,,, also,boasui the merit of novelty HMI ingenuity. The undres s - . ing and exposure of a dasher, whb, when deprie- . ed of his stays, his mustachios, and his calves, turns out a shriTelled and impotent old man, is, perhaps, rather indecent, acid might be omixted without lessening the merits of the piece. Upon the whole, much expense, ingenuity, and atten tion, have been bestowed upon this pantoinime, and not iii vain. The characters ofilatlequin and Co/u»:bine were supported with hereditary agility ; and beside the woial pantomimic:al characters, there was a mi niature Clown, represented by Master Gut.. M 41,1 n, 100 . displAyi!d some very extraordinary postures,-and great agility ; together with a horse, three donkies r a lamb, and other quadrupeds, who trod the stage with great propriety. The piece Concluded with a splendid scene of the Temple of Peace, and went Off with great applause. POETRY. TRANSLATION Or• THE EPILOGUE TO THE WE;iTMINS"L'EIt PLAY. PArus-;-.CA rro. 'DAY. What hat't we, Crito, to indite.. your stay, Poor, old, ,aad stratiger ?—Cat. • Stranger did you say, Nor know you while such epithet you give, • 0a your credulity that strangers live That with your native follies not content, To foreign climes your gaping crowds are sent: In quest of ,:vonders i that alike to you, Or wild, or rational, or 'false, or true, 'The stanlard of delight.is; old or new!. Day. But, Crito, say, what wonders canst thou boast, To charm the senses of our gazing coast ? • Hast thou been training, that the town may talk, What countless miles our human.coursers walk ? Or girl invisible canst thou become, Or juggler, weary of state tricks at horne- Or 01:girt:it matron, whom scarce e'en the grave, From pangs of child-birth at three-score can save? Cai..Mere trifles these, unworthy to he tofd-•-• , In Me no light impostor von behold — In a new noble art - my shill consists—' .Behold the Prince of Craniologists. • Daw. Gods ! what a mute—some monster strange I fear, But of What kind I now nut.---Cot. You shall hear Know then that Nature, when mankind she made, • On ev'ry pair of shoulders platt . Va . v. I've heard, and do believe 'Tis as plain, Within each head she has inelos'd a brain. The brain, according to our new decree, •• Consists within of thirty pails and three— Which leads us to this tenet, grand and bold,, Mutt is a creature three-and-thirty fold. • • Day. This complex animal am 1! Ileav'ti save us, Till now I thought 1 Ixas but simple Davus. Car. Now these are Organs, find in these are seen • Sure indication of the mind witbiu— Is there an organ larger than the rest? It speaks the ruling passion of the breast-- ~ For man, if he be given to mystery, Or fond of individuality, Or philo-genitive—or whatso er His passion he, 'twill find its organ there.. • Besides all this, the surface of the head Reveals by knobs whate'er within is bred. . TIM bOne acmccals the brain, and by that bone The workings of that very brain arc sltcwn. Tints:mired, I see thro' mortals in a Illinute— Knew me a head—l'll slim you all that's in it. But for example's sake perhaps 'twere best To take one instance, 'twill .explain the rest t Behind the ear if a small knob you find, Beware that man, he basa murd'rous mind : 'Tis his to pond ; to pummel, to destroy, .Blows, bruises, bumps, and buffets, ail his joy. Behold you champion of forensic war, Whose wit delights, whose thunder slipkes the bar. -• What are his wit, his talents, and his taste, .If that vile knob behind his ear be piac'd Or niartt that judge, who now with woeds of fear " Lets fall his sentence on the culprit's ear ; On that protuberance I cast my eye, And in himself the future culprit spy; .Or yonder priest, who now such meekness wears, Take but his %rig sof, let Me see his ears, -A wolf he stands, though sheep's clothing Brest, Bat what. delights me more tiout all the rest, • l)avus, is this; seirch as I writ, I fiat! That men a:td •brutes are in iu kind— With might y Cesar shall in I,lllle The WateilleS 11100 St, superior to his kind— Catsar may fix his thoughts tot things above, And claim divided empire with great the 11101/SC can scale time gi•an•ry, steal the grain, • 'And gain the object he aspir'd to gain. . Day. Ala now I see—my master's infant child, , • Who Itiy so meekly in the mild and s.aird, Possess d the organ, which the pigs possess, 11'ho roll in mire, and doom it happiness.. . CO. ilow, varlet, (fare you mock ce—but I ses Wisdom lik'e untie is lost Oil such as thee. D. 4 v. "'lieu I beseech thee, 0 most learned tutor, Not Davos teach, but Oedipus in future., Cat. well-4 see my error, and t,tt once Proclaim the truths too precious for the dunce. The Prince of Craniologists withdraws, But trusts, 0 learii'd and wise, to yniqr applause. TEIE IRISH -PEERAGE: The following Prci Riot runs in the Irish Peerage arc to take place . :— Earl of Orninntle, NTarquess'of OrnAnde7, Earl of Londonderry, Margite.!is of Londonderry, •. Earl of f;011yllgbil111, MarilUeSS Conynglia.ui, Viscount Mo Earl of Blcssingtun, Viscount Bantry, Earl of Bantry, Baron Cabir, Earl of Glancul, Boron Sheffield, Earl of Sheffield, Baron Frankfort, Viscount Fret oh fort, Nlontinorcocy, Baron Adair, Viscount Adair, Baron Ennismore, Viscount E.nniAriore, of Listowel, • Baron Kiltarton, • 'Viscount Gorr. BRIGHTON, DEC. 26.—T0-day their Royal Highnesses the Austrian Archdukes and Suite Nvill arrive at the Pavilion.., Pi itlee ESTERHAZY'S departure from hence on Saturday last, for Lon don, eras in order to accompany their Highnesses to tlrighton. The concerts are continneci every evening'at the Pavilion.; hi 4 Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT regularly takes leave of the com pany at a quarter before twelve every night, when lie retires to rest. ics. (From the hist) Papers.) hETTEirOt CARDINAL LITTA, TO TEIE IL:GI4T REV, • - DK. POYNTIER. At a meeting of the Irish Catholic Assoc' ition, I eld in Dublin oh Fiiday last, Eucas Esti. read, by , dcsire, a copy of the letter addrused by Cardinal Litta on behalf a the Pope:to the Right Rev.. Dr. Poynter, in answer to the re presentations-from the English Catholics ) with a view to stich airarrangement of their religions particularities as might induce the .Govcrutnent of their country to concede to them the full rights of British subjects: • • Cardinal Litta's letter is dated the 26th April, at Genoa, whether die - Papal Court had then retired, through apprehension of Murat's h ost ik pruceedin::s. Mier touching briefly on the adverge circum>tauces of t!le times, whid) had not permitted such a.colz‘ideratiorras•would war rant a Goal answer on matters of such importance, the Cardinal tpeaks iii the 81111:HULA [CMS 011 th ' e most m aterial vi)ints of the case referred to the Holy See, by those Whim' Dr. Poynter re pre amts " The points ; however, that may now conae tinder cOtiiideration, and which the aforesaid Gw vernment, to secure its own and the States tran quillity and safety, seem to require on the part o f its Catholic subjects, are the oath of allegiance to be taken by them - , the mod.: of appointing Bislrop4 to. the vacant Sees,.the revhion of ail rescripts,. breves, and Constitutions whatsoever of the Sove reign Pontiff, before the saute be put into execution. " As to the first, his ifoliaess flatters. himself, that the (royermnent of (treat Britain Nrould no means exact from the Catholics, any other oath hot inch a s, whilst it gives to the Govern .ment itself a still surer pledge of the fidelity of the Catholics, may, at. the same iitite, neither clash in the leest with the principles of the Catholic re nor cast any alfront upon the same most holy religion of CIIRIST. . • In case the aforesaid emancipation be enact. , ed, - so as iii every respect (ontnino) to be favourable to . the Catholies, - tristid Holiness will permit them to take that 'one of the - following forms of oath - wit kit the Government shall think tnost ad iseable ;. for each or them seems perfectly calcu latecl to answer both of tbe . above-mentioned ends, afiatherefore cannot but - satisfy cite Govern-, ment.-;- , -The first is as follows: " I swear and promise, upon the Holy Evangelists,obtdi ence and fidelity to his .Itoyal Majesty George I:I. ; I also promise thaf I win not kohl pity contionoication, be pricy - tit ant' plot, nor heel) arIV SUSpielii9s COMIed ka either at hums or abroad, to injure Ibe politic peace 'and It it shat ,to toy knowledge that any thing- is . prajeet log, either in my dio cese of elsewhere,' to - the prejudice of State, I will reveal the same to Government." " The second runs thns " I swear and promise that I will continue faithful and en tirely sttliject and 'obedient to his Royal Majesty (icurg,e and that I will but, nny wise, distnrlythe peace and trail , - quility of this realm, - nor give any aid or assistance to any Power who either directly or indirectly may. lie an enemy to, his Majesty and the present Government of England." " The J' I sweat and peotnise obedience and true fidelity to our most beloved Lord George ,111-•whoto I will, with al: my might, defend against all conspiracies, assanits, or attempt,: whatsoe‘er, mr,ainst his person, crown, and dignity ; and if it shall come to my knowledge, that any such are•fortuing against him, 1, will reveal the same to his aforesaid Majesty. Moreover,l also faithitilly swear and ptinuise that I Will, with all my might, preserve ' lupporr , and defeud the succession of the Crown in the family ot his _Majesty, against any persons whatsoever, within or without the realm, who may boast or pretend a right to the crownthereof." " Hitherto .of the oath rnow of the election of Bishops. With regard tcrthe latter, his Holiness first most earnestly "exhorts and absolutely commands those whose custom it is to naine the vacant Sees, the persons to be presented and recommended to the holy See, to use the utmost care and dili gence-, that those only be admitted into the num ber of candidates, who, to their other pastoral virtues, join the most conspicuous prudence, love of iac and fidelity to his'ltoYal Majesty. ‘ e ?,h e ;reover, although anyone of the proposed. forms of oath to be taken by thenewly elected Bi shop's, may be more than sufficient to content the Government ; nevertheless, for the greater satisfacC.on of the said. Government, his said Holiness' will not hesitate to permit twat those, to whom it appeilairis, may exhibit a list of the candidates to the King's illinisters, in order that Government, if ' perchance any of themt be disliked or suspected, may immediately point Out the same to have him expunged ; but so as that a sufficient number may remain for his Holi ness, out of which to elect those whom he may judge, in the Lord, most worthy to govern the va cant churches. " As soon, therefore, as the Legislature of Great t3ritain shall' promulgate, in due and authentic form, its aforesaid act of emancipation,conformable to the sentiments of his'Holiness, as above expres sed, with vvhich I presume the British Goternment is already acquainted, his Holiness will on his part, likewise send a timely Brief to all the Catholic Bishops and faithful of Great Britain, in which, he will publish to the universe, his sense of gra titude towards the clement!, and generosity of the most powerful British Government, will 6c . hort the Catholics, especially after thi s newly re ceived 'favour, to adhere, with still more fervent loyalty, to their august King, and finally, in a solettn form, permit them to observe what I have hitherto stated with regard to the 'oath and the election of Bishops." The power of revising and sanctioning, or re jecting rescripts from Rome, addressed to the Ca tholic -Hierarchy within these realms, is described, t o be." inadmissible, even as a matter of discus- , Zion," 'as, although that power is claimed and exercised. even by , certain Catholic Sovereigns, it is‘an abuse which the Holy See, to prevent greater evils, is forced to endure and tolerate, but can by no means sanction." On this head, how ever,• as well as the preceding, explanations and assurances are given in another form, which, it is conceived, will be deemed sufficient and satisfae.• tort' to the British Government. s CORN-EXCHANGE, DEC. 27.—Onr Market WAS well supplied with all kinds of Grain, and the sales in general exceedingly heavy. Wheat has declined since last week from 2s. to 3s. per quar ter, and interior samples were unsaleable at that reduction. Barley and Malt were each 2s. per quarter lower, and no demand for inferior sam-. pies. Oats, ?ease, and Beans, we each 2s. pee quarter cheaper.