The Sun. — London, England, 1821-01-01 00:00:00

If 0 A X. 'rhe f 1 .. No . o toning article appeared this, day in The i soivr Chronicle. It is intended as a Jima, to ' l ad °Pt the modern slang, but it is not likely to, , l ' e deemed authentic even by the most cre ‘4ulous 4.; A,, "e understand that the VICAR-GENERAL, how R egent •O f the Kingdom of Naples, drew IID k' a n Ans wer t o th e Lett e r of the Emperor of Au, 'NIA, for his father the King-of NAPLES, of ith i ch the following is a copy :---- 6' - ~> ' . ' 1,, , MY BnoTil Ea, AND Si DEAR oN-IN-LAW, iih i l Y our l e tt er o f 20th N o v e mber begins by stating, that ' - l e , - ,,OPpy circumstances have prevented your receiving my i ,,_t 'luring a period of four quentliS.' As the couriers and t h ei.. "Eers whom I had charged with letters, assure ric that bat, : Jimmies were never interrupted by any convulsion of of 'F re ! , or any- unhappy physical accident , nor the execution x t ,''' , orders defeated by any interfeience of intermediate bn ts, hut solely by. the peremptory, and as it now appears, kiii r borised refusal of your Imperial Majesty's own subjects, ~,. liararY and civil, to'admit my Ambassadors to your presence, l convey my communications to your Imperial Majesty; vsbr,V not ceased to deliberate on the consequences with ih t ' , your Imperial Majesty's acknowledged ignorance of i i , i t , ir contents, menaces both Italy and Europe. In confor- , „ f 1 3' With the engagements UpUll which my alliance, and that 4 - 12 : 11 Europe, with your Majesty is founded, and by which don territhrial iotegrity and political independence of my king s I t.;' , as of most other European States, is guaranteed, I have I,l :nitied to consult the Sovereigns allied to me by treaty, a y Intere s t an d by blood, and especially the Kings of Sardinia I,,,e rraption o of I , abi, n the causes and consequences of an so sudden an th an'intercourse, Which by so my stipulations k v .. l . l!enour of your Majesty's Imperial Crown is bound that"ldnitain and encourage. Your Majesty cannot doubt, the object of these consultations, aided by the Cortes ti,o9r respective kingdoms, is only to render your Imperial ~,,f. wh callable of preserving the relations of peace and 'amity 0 "h civilized and independent States, and to reconcile the ,'"ges of your Court with the duties which we owe to our x.'n subjects, and to the rest of the world. For that purpose, it .I, l `l he necessary to repress such illegal and traitorous cone-. 'nations as intercept the voice of truth in its patssage to the :Pvtial Throne, or such anti-social practices or institutions , ..s intermpt the friendly and neces•ary intercourse betsvlen ' rion and nation, and Sovereign and Sovereign. IWe should e ‘ vi happy to accomplish these objects, with the co-operation 4 'Your Imperial Majesty, and it is with thk view that we V o pose to your Majesty to repair to Naples or to Madrid. 2 4 c presence, Sir, will secure a communication of facts uich is become almost indispcnsible. In the name, there f"ree of the p ea c e o f E uro p e , the welfare of our respective , ',..?hit'cts, and the sacred cause of truth and good government, ie invite you to receive in a free count! y cheese proofs of our rankness and sincerity which the unhappy cii cumstances of atirrounding flatterers, designing Ministers, and the total ale ;elice of popular institutions have hitherto prevented being n '''!ci befor e y ou r Imp er i a l M a j es ty, i n th e Milit ar y M onarc h ) la ter whi cit you preside. Receive the assurances of your true °11 .' 4 4 - , and lender Father-in-law, and Ally. " FERDINAND." II r jBE THEATRE.—Th I e lively and interesting rinedy of The Wonder was revived on Satur ,TlY, at Drury-Lane Theatre. It is so pleasant in va.rietY of its incidents and its characters that it Ought to be cleared from some of those pru 'lent passages which mark the licentious period °I its origin. A. neiv Violante appeared on this °ccaNion in th e p er s on o f Mi ss BARRY, from the Zerftist Theatre. She is a portly lass, and from size appears older than perhaps she is in re ality, H er f ace i s pl eas i ng an d express i ve , h er l ~( li ce is clear and full. She thoroughly under t?c,(l the citara.cter, and displayed,the qu a liti es a spirited, judicious, and experienced actress. " playe'd with a proper alternation of gaiety ; 4(1 feeling, and was received with well-merited tti PPlause, particularly in several - passages, which e gave with point and 'effect. ELLISTON, as " s aat, was spirited in Felix. H ARLEY ' S Li ssar d o pa s sufficiently-humorous; and Miss KEL LY , i n J 9 re, and Mrs. ORGER,in Iris, rendered full t b S tiee to the characters. The whole of th e Co edY was indeed well supported, and. w a s an li- ° Jinced for repetitiin on a future occasion with te heral.aud hearty applause: • S !'-lurclay morning, at ten o'clock, the Prin- C BB AuousT.A. left her residence at Frogmore, in er travelling carriage and four, escorted with t - l u triders. Her Royal Highness proceeded to King's Palace at Kensington, *here the ilinces s arrived about twelve, on a visit to the o ( lehess o f K ENT an d th e D u k e o f S usssx . H er ° Yal Highness the Princess after r ema i n i ng q ne ti me w ith th e R oya l Duchess, proceeded to . - Lge-street, Hanover-square, on a visit t o th e ;', 4 cess • SOPIIII. The Princess AUGUSTA re- Caea with her Royal Sister till a little before (l i r o'clock, - when her Royal Highness went to_ L e King's Palace, St. James's, on a visit to the li chess of CLARENCE, where her Royal High t:BB remained till half-past five, when she left l i a i 'n on. h er re t urn to F rogmore. —Di v i ne Ser "4 was yesterday performed at the King's Pa te) ill Pall-mill, by th e R ev .. Dr. ,STANIER t i4l lt.E.—The Duchess of KENT spen . t Saturday Tling with the Ducess of CLAIIENE. " ) , °II TIIAMPTON, DEC h . 30. C On Wednesday last, It eth g the festival of St. John the Evangelist, th e th eir Glouce s t e r L o d ge o f Free-Masons met at 'eir ° Lod ge , F ree -M asons ' H a ll, i n E ast-street, d. cel ebrate the day : the Brethren sat down to lia r at five o'clock ; Sir W. C. DE CRESPIGNY, N. P. Provi nc ial G ran d M as t er f or thi s /1, - ; 4 tY, in the Chair. After the usual ceremony, ' Be ning was spent' with th e ch arac t er i s ti c 4 " - "by of thi s anc i ent an d h o n oura bl e S oc i ety, Ivelwhich was considerably h e i g ht ene d by th e t on; k nown urbanity of man ners and truly Ma \viler feelin gs of the distinguished President. Sir, t viid i -ani had p rev i ous l y b een to Wi nc h ester, at -11-„ed by his Secretary, Dr. Irving, to join in a r ftn , a l lic Proc e ssi o n t o Ch urc h. Th e P rov i nc i a l did Master, on that occasi on , wore th e splen by h . ri signia of hiS high office, and was preceded A v ls b anners. Son l ' e e . n °TE.OF THE RIGHT HON. C. J. F ox tr ), f ti me before Lord HOLLA ND had t a k en rers `o the Continent, and the public con -01,'" was much engrossed by his affairs, l * odd e (l ay asked his son, jocosely, " What the tt4ed for of hi m i" w hi c h th e l atter ex :incr tor sometime, observing that he , might be tr arv Y but, .on receiving assurance to the con -14„4,,, t etit be wh a t it would, 4C Why, then, my greate_ Sai d M r : F ox , " t h ey say t h ere i s not a 11 4nvo r rogue unhanged."-" And pray, Sir," re ahthe fath er , " where is your spirit to resent `` llt ho i njury ?" " M y L or d," re.p li e d th e son o 'ch up by no means, want spirit to resist litUy sin in j u ry offered to my father, nor should inty b person dare to mention it with impu tßejgia e .) B urely, . y my Lord, you would nothave rery b o d . ,) I."T SHIP NEWS. DEAL, Dtc. 31.—Part of the cargo of the Duke of Cam bridge, Stewart, wrecked off Broadstairs on Friday (consist ing of wine, brandy, &c.), has been washed on shore here and at Sandwich, and has been secured. PORTSMOUTH. DEC. 31.—Arrivcd the Mary Anne from Salem—last from Cowes. Came into Harbour the bindoli transport, front Spitheati. Haasca•rr., DEC. 30.—Part of the upper counter of a resse has been picked up on the rocks to the westward of this Harbour, with the name Niarmion thereon. Cowes, Dec. 31.—Arrivtd the Helena, Tharmoutit, from Terra Virgo, leaky, LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30.—The Hercules, Cobb, sailed from hence, fur New York, this morning, and is on shore on Blab° Bank. Far mouTir, Dge, 29.—Sailed the Lady Arabella packet, with a mail ;or Lisbon. The Rebecca, Shaw, from Oporto, for Dublin, was lost 191 h inst. at Cromane, near Dingle ;—about . 19 pipes and 39 hogsheads of wine saved. • FALMOUTH PACKET LIST. TO DECEMBER 28. ORDER OF SAILING. For Lisbon, every Friday. Fur Barhadoes and Jamaica and America, on the Saturday after the first Wednesday in every month. Leeward Islands, on the Saturday after the thu d Wedin%day in every month. Mediterranean and Brazils, Tuesday in every month. 4,Vaor, J. Captains. D. Margin,' Bull D. of Kent I Cotesworth Lady Arabella Potteous D. Kent 2 Lawrence Stanuter Sutton on the Friday after the first Return. Sandwich Manchester lVellington Salisbury Blucher Ladyflobart Lady Louisa Walsingbam Queensbery Osborne Noctors. Moutaau D. of York Cheater field Ld Sidman! b F. Freeling Chichester P. Elizabeth M. Salisbury Camden Fox %wiftsure Diaua Schuyler El phipston Procter Graham %White C;ilibun Bul hick Hannah Ilart ney Ws-phew Price Force Pipon ilingb Kirliness Scutt Balduck Tilly Tiny Caddy Shiernan Dee. 17 Dcc. 24 MINING INTELLIGENCE. Oct•. 17 Dec. RI Dec. 7 Dec. 5 Dec. ire D*c. 16 . (From the Royal Cornwall Gazette, Dee. 30.) Copper Ores sold at Redraft' on Thursday. Mixes. Toni. Purchasers. - Pike. Unitea 'Mine 124 Vivian and Sons -- Co. and Crown Co.. -- 9O -- -- B6 Vivian and Suns 75 Daniell and Co Treskerby l2O Williams,Grenfells and Co. and Crown d 0... 102 - -- lO7 English Co. 104 Vivian and Suns . Wb. Chance 114 Vivian and Sons Crrnnis 6 10 0 7 1 0 7 6 6 6 12 0 6 5 0 6 12 6 7 5 0 6 17 6 6 18 0 6 17 6 7 8 0 Co. and Crowu C 0... 6 8 6 86 Vivian and Suns North Downs South 'lowan 74 Williarns,Grenfells, and Co. and Crown Co. d 13 6 . W 1). Music 14 Not Sold. Wli. Buller Wh. Jeweil Total 1315 Tons.—Stautlard 103/. Copper Ores for Sale next week, at Redruth. Dulcoath, 839—Wheal Drewlas, 245—Cook's Kitchen, 177 —Tin Croft, 67—Wheal Basse►, 83—Wheal Harmony, 70— Ttelisae 68—Weeth, 65—North Roskear, 48—West Wheal Squire, 467—Camborne Pcan, 44,—Wheal Fanny, 39.—Total 1841 tool. THE SERPENTINE RIVER. - ---The fierce north eastern blasts of the preceding week having greatly agitated the water, rendered the ice rough beyond all example in our recollection ; every part of the transparent sheet, except under the wall of Kensington Gardens, was full of ridges, and the effect on the skaits produced in numerable accidents. Yesterday many hundreds of persons were tempted by the fineness of the day to enjoy that athletic exercise, and those who confined the amusement to the western spot already alluded to, had no reason to repent of their adventures, but the fool-hardy met with some narrow escapes; for no less than six fell in during the day, in the deepest part of the river, in attempting to cross. The men belonging to the Royal Humane Society, who are ever on the alert, succeeded in rescuing them .from their pe rilous situation by means of ropes and ladders.— There were few performers worthy of notice : all those whom in preceding seasons we have men tioned, were absent, except the accomplished Captain WADE. The southern bank displayed a prodigious number of dashing females, clad in all the riches of the Siberian costume ; the line ex tended six, eight, and ten deep, from the Park gate to Kensington Gardens. It was a Polar frost, notwithstanding the brilliancy of the sun, and the absence of a high wind. The suites of the Russian, Prussian, and Swedish Ambassadors were among the promenaders. The banks were lined with booths, and the watermen had full employment ; there were about a thousand skait ers on the ice at three. o'clock. A serous fracas took place at Northampton, on Tuesday last, between a small party of sol diers of the 86th regiment and some shoemakers, in consequence of the former having in opposi tion to the latter expressed themselves in pointed terms against the Queen. In the contest five of the shoemakers were wounded, and one of them has since died. Mr.. YOUNG has entered into an engagement with Mr. HARRIS for three years, on a liberal salary, but will not return to Covent-Garden until early in the spring.—(Herald.) Mrs. RENAUD, formerly Mrs. PO WELL, of Drury-lane Theatre, is at this time the . Elspeth of Craigburn-foot, in the Antiquary, at the Edin burgh Theatre. The tragedy of Wallace has been got up at the Bath Theatre in high style : Mr. YOUNG IS the allapf, and Mrs. BARTLEY the Helen. CHRISTMAS BIENEFA.CTIONS. Mrs. CORBT, of Sundorne, Shropshire, on Saturday, distributed her usual donations of cloaks, &c. to the poor surrounding Sundorne Castle; an ox, the gift pf Henry Lyster, Esq., was distributed to .the poor in the vicinity of Rowton Castle ;- Beilby Thompson, Esq. of Bourton Cottage, near Wenlock, also gave a fine ox among the poor of his neighbourhood. On Tuesday last the Earl and Countess of Waldegrave gave to their numerous - tenantry of the manors of Chewton, Radstoke, Ilarptry, and Edington, a Christmas Ball. The company hav ing assembled at an early hour, dancing com menced, and was kept up with great spirit till 11 o'clock, when supper being announced, the party withdrew to a sumptuous banquet (which did credit to Mrs. Hart, of the Waldegrave Arms, Chewton), where many appropriate toasts having been given with intermediate glees and solos, the company again proceeded to the ball-room to enjoy the festive dance, which was kept up to a late hour. The whole concluded to the great gratification of all present; nor will the kindness and affability of the donors of the treat be easily forgotten by those who had the pleasure of witnessing it. During the Christmas week, Mr. Jacob Curtis had a fine fat ox slaughtered, and regaled his te nants, and above forty other persons, with good old English cheer, roast beef, plum-pudding, and old home-brewed beer (an libitum). The broken fragments of the festive board, with the remaining part of the ox, were afterwards distributed amongst the neighbouring poor. We should be truly happy to see this good old custom revived by all those who possess the means of manifesting such seasonable hospitality.—(Hampshire Tele graph.) • Among the Christmas festivities,in Berks, we bear a large party is assembled at the noble man sion of Sir Gilbert East, Bart. and it is with sa tisfaction we learn the poor are not forgotten. On Christmas-dayi Sir Gilbert and Lady East, on their return from Church, distributed cloth ing to twenty poor persons of the parish of Hur ley, besides the weekly donation of soup and coals for three months. We hare the pleasure to notice an instance of genuine charity and munificence at this season. JaMes Ifaughton Langston, Esq. M.P., for the Borough of New Woodstock, has liberally direct ed 100/. to be laid out in beef and bread among the poor of that parish, without any distinction except their wants, by which means between eight and nine hundred applicants, for themselves and families, will receive, each, three pounds of good beef : and a Quatern loaf of bread. REGISTER OF FASHION. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES The Marquis of Waterford gave another Entertainment on Thursday evening. _ Lady Lubbock , bad a small party, in St. James's Place, on Thursday ercniog._ Lady Elizabeth Tuftou had a small Party, in Harley-street, on Tuesday evening. Lady Dallas bad a small Party, in Bloomsbury-square, on Friday. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Ormonde, and Family, at the Hyde Park Hotel ; Lord Viscount Butler, at ditto ; Robert Staples, Esq. at ditto; Major HUI, at,ditto; Mrs. Gason and Family, in Lincoln's Inn-fidds, from a tour to Devonshire and Cheltenham. FASHIONS JANUARY. PrtoMENADEllar.ss.-A high gown composed of poplin, of a colour bet weea a ruby and geranium: the bottom of the skirt is trimmed with a very broad fulness of gros de Naples, to correspond in colour with the dress ; this is finished at each edge with a chain trimming composed of plaited gros de Naples. The body is tight to the shape; the long sleeve is rather straight ; it falls a good deal over the hand, and is finished at the bottom to correspond with the skirt, but the trimming is not more than a third of the width. The epau lette consists of three full pulls,, formed •by a chain trim ming which goes round them. Plain high collar, finished at tbe edge by a civil]. EVENING DaEss.--A round dress, composed of white trans parent gauze, sever a white satin slip. The bottom of the dress is finished .by four rouleaus of pink du cape; this is sur mounted by a fulness of gauze, disposed,in puffs of a novel and pretty form, each ornamented with a bow at top; they are headed by Iwo rouleaus of pink du cape. The corsage is long in the waist, plain in front, but atilittle full behind; it is cut moderately low round the bust.—(dckernearat RepoJi tory.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, FOR TILE PRESENT WEEK. The Quorndon Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Widmer pool ; Thursday, at Witneswold ; Saturday, at Trumpton. The Oakley Hounds, on Thursday, at Kempston Wood; Saturday, at Rushdew. The Worcestershire Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Red ruarley; Saturday, at Bredon 1-1111. The theater Harriers on Wednesday, at Vickers Cross ; Friday, at Caughall Bridge. 'The Earl. of Darlington's Fox Hounds on Wednesday, at lock Gate ; Friday, at Hollin Head Wood. The Lainbton Fox Hounds on Tuesday, at Ilrpeth ; Thurs day, at Burnopside ; Saturday, at the Kennel. The Northuniburland Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Weldon Bridge; Saturda), at Net herwitton. The Christmas ball, on Wednesday evening, at Windsor Town Hall, was attended by most of the families of rank and fashion in the neighbour 400d. The dance was kept up till a late hour with spirit. The different arrivals of coaches state, by guards and passengers, that the severity of the weather has been more than has been felt for many seasons. The fenny Counties pre sent a complete body of ice. A g reat fall of snow took place on Friday between N. ewark and Turford, and in many parts northward. The Rit er Thames, between Putney and Kew Bridges, is frozen six or seven feet from its banks. Thirty-two tubs of foreign spirits were picked up by his Majesty's sloop Hind, a few days ago, off St. Albans' Head; and two smuggling boats were chased and compelled to throw over the whole of their cargoes, by the same ship.— A large boat, with 185 tubs of brandy and ge neva, was fallen in with on Thursday morning, off the Isle of Wight, by the Quail, tender to the and•brought to the Custom House, at Portsmouth. A few days ago some vile incendiary mali ciously poisoned the famous old greyhound Iris, the property of Mr.MEDLNY, of Saltilect. This dog had run for six seasons, and was never beaten. AGRICULI URE, Scc. MONTHLY REPORT FORJANuATty. 7 —The ope rations in husbandry through the month have, as usual, been principally confined' to "raising the wheat and other eddishes, preparatory, to sum mer fallows, carting compost on the cloves, and the dun. - out of the farm-yards.: for these the weather has been very favourable. The dry frost lately set in proves seasanable for tlie young Wheats, particularly those early.. .sawn, Which, from the mildness of the weather, Iverebecoming too luxuriant. The plants throughout the Kin, cipal Corn Districts • continue untouched either by slug or wire-worm. Upon sonic of the tender soils in Kent and Surrey some earl' Peas are got in ; and a considerable breadth for dibbi Beans is already ploughed. Rye 'nd Winter Tares look kindly for spring feed. The Turnip Counties, where they had a plant, have benefittcd by the late mildness of the weather. The Meat Markets have been but thinly supplied',Nvith prime Beef and Mutton for the last two weeks;. but half fat beasts still come numerously to Smithfield from the general scarcity of. succulent. food. Hay, both Clover and MNidow produce, is on the advance. The Wool Market is also rather brisker for all kinds. A Correspondent suggests the. propriety of regulating the price of labour in the agricultural part . of the community by the 'price of wheat, and gives the following- scheme : Per qr. Per bushel: Day wages. jOs 5s .. I s 3d 48s es ls 6d • . 56s .. 7s • • i s 9d 64s 8s .. 2s 041 7is 9s .. 9.s 3d 80s .. 10s .. 6d When wheat is above sOs. per quarter the la bourer should receive 3s. per day, beyond which wages should not be advanced ; for if wheat is dearer it is scarce, and the poor, instead of eat ing their usual quantity, should adopt the use of more vegetables. A family, consisting of a man, his wife, and seven children, consumes a bushel of wheat in about eight days. Allowing, then, that a labourer will require a bushel of wheat every eight days, he ill be able to procure it at day work in four days ; and with so large a fami ly, it is probable that one or two of the children may earn a little. lie would, therefore, be able to live through the winter, and in hay-making and harvest, hop-picking, tying, and digging, &c. lie might earn more than double the sum, or in proportion. The great evil that the la bourer has to contend with, is the very exor bitant rent he is obliged to pay for his cottage. Five, six, and even eight pounds a year are demanded in some places for a_ poor misera ble little hut, with not more than ten or fifteen square yards of garden attached to it. It hardly desetves the name of garden, and is much too small to raise vegetables for a poor man's family ; a few onions and French beans being the only things raised in it. He is therefore obliged, in addition to'house-rent, to buy,every potatoe and cabbage his family consumes. This grinding op pression requires toile removed, and it would be an act of justice to give the Magistrates the power to fix the rent of cottages, making the quantity of garden-ground the standard of the amount of rent. Let it be considered also, that this evil falls directly on the sober and industrious la bourer—the idle and abandoned have houses found for them by the parish rent ,free. The farmer might greatly assist the labourer by giv ing him the use of a quarter of an acre of ground in a fallow field for the summer to raise potatoes on it, and if in addition he gave it one ploughing for him, it would cost him but little, and-greatly benefit the poor man. When all are in distress, we should try to assist each other, and bear the burden as equally as we can.—(Public Ledger.) At Sir Charles Morgan's Annual Cattle Show, which took place at Tredegar, on the 10th of December, Samuel llomfray, Esq. the much respected possessor of Caworth-house, sent four teen specimens of capital stock from his moun tain farms. A sheep was exhibited by Mr. John. Collins, a tenant of Sir Charles Morgan, which weighed 230 lbs. Of this extraordinary animal Mr. Homfray has sent a side to the Mayor of Windsor, that a portion might be presented to his Majesty, as an object of considerable cu riosity. At Chester, on Wednesday last, at five o'clock, the Duke of WELLINGTON sat down to a most ele gant dinner, at the Town Hall, in company with about 150 gentlemen, amongst whom were, Lord Kenyon, Lord Combermere, Sir W. W. Wynn, Sir. J. Lyon, Sir H. Mainwairing, Colonel Cholmondely, Major Cotton, the Right Worship ful the Mayor of Chester, Nlr. Alderman Evans (Deputy Mayor), Colonel Ferguson, and the offi cers of the 88th , and many other respectable indi viduals. Colonel Barnston was in the chair. A great number of loyal and patriotic toasts were drank, and several speeches were delivered:by the Duke of Wellington and others. At half past eight his Grace withdrew, having been hi vited to a ball at Colonel Barnston's. • DARING ROBBERY.—Yesterday afternoon, be tween '2 and 3 o'clock, as -a Gentleman was pro ceeding in his ,Chaise along Beech-street and Bar bican, his chaise-coat was stolen by a man who had been running behind for some distance ; the robbery, however, was observed by several perk sons who were passing, and the thief was inarni diately 'pursued. He ran up Prince's-street, Bar bitan, and into Charles-street, where he dropped the coat at the corner of a couN, which was not a thoroughfare, and being so closely pursued, he ran into a house, and up stairs : here the villain took off his own hat and coat, and came dowii stairs, with the utmost assurance, to inquire what the disturbance was abolW; but, though so dif ferently attired,. he was immediately recognisei,l and secured. The Gentlernan to whorri the coat belonged arrived . at the tnonie4tand gave him in charge to a constable, who convejed him to Ow. Compter .Giltspur-st rut..