The Sun. — London, England, 1803-03-26 00:00:00

PA 1 L 1.3 Pr S. I DOVER, MAkcii Tu calm weather has prevented any artivals from France to-day. The Zxlreis Packet, Captain DELL, and a French Vessel, arrived last night, and by them we learnt that the Merchant Vessels in the Ports of Dunkirk, Calais, and Boulogne, sailed yesterday, in consequence of communications from the Commissaries that they might proceed with safety;' Captain HoDD, of the French Vessel, relates, that a Deputation from the Merchants at Dunkirk was sent to Paris, to inquire if their Ships might proceed on their voyages during the present crisis, and being assured from the proper Depart- 'tient that they might sail with perfect safety, the Vessels in consequence sailed from Dunkirk. Lord CAMELFORD hired a Galley this morning, the Packet having sailed, to convey him to France. The Custom-House Cutter, Capt. WORTHING. TON, captured in the Downs last night a Lugger, with 20 5 casks of spirits, which were lodged in His Majesty's Custom. House here. PORTSMOUTH, MAR CH Z. THE Brig Phtrnix, LYLE, from Palermo to London, which arrived on Wednesday at the Mo therbank, was put under quarantine, and sailed yesterday for Stangate Creek, put back again this morning, the wind shifting to the Eastward. Sailed the Charleton, Captain WELLADVICE I for Intlia. VARWICH, MARCH 2c. TR a ilucilamdrost-Office Packet, Capt. Mu no , arrived this morning from Helvoetsluys, with the Dutch • There` ife two large French Frigates in the Roads at Helvoetsluys, besides smaller vessels. The French Troops are all embarked, and there is every reason to conclude they intend to put to Sea. DEAL, MARCH 25. * THE Hon. East India Company's Ship Wexford, Capt. H. S. CLARKE, for Madras, came down last niglit from the River, and remains with His Ma. jest Y's ships Ambuscade, La Itligerve, La Pique, deitha, and jalause, hlilbrook Schooner, and Snipe Gun-brig. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 23. The Royal Marines at this division have nearly embarked all their men on board the different men of war fitting for sea at this Port.. The Tenant, 74. Captain Sir E. PELLEW, Bart. ; the Malta, 84, Captain 13oLLER. ; and the Spartiate, 84, Cap. lain G. MURRAY, have got all their lower r►gging over head, and their top-masts up. There was a very hot tress last night through. out Plymouth and Dock, and many useful hands were picked up and sent on board the Culloden, 74. guns, Admiral Lord KEITH. Lest evening, the Boadicea, of 44. guns, Capt. IMMTLAND, lying in the Sound, fired a gun, and hoisted a signal fur all Officers to repair on board. At a quarter before seven, she got under weigh, and stood down Channel, with a fine lead ing Wind ; her destination at present unknown. PaSsed through the Dock Barracks a party of drivers and horses, attached to the Royal Horse Artillery, if the Armament goes on, there will be a strong park of artillery near Tearless, in this garrison, andlltLestwithiel, Cornwall. Lord GARDNER will in a few days shift his Flag from the Thavtlerei to the Dre,adnoug6t. of 9 8 guns, in which Ship, it is expened, his Lordship will proceed to the Irish station. Lieut. Moßrtts is appointed to His Majesty's Ship Dreadnought. C ovENTßy'ELacrtoN.—At the 'close of the 101 l on Thursday, the numbers were, For Mr. Moons, - 644 Mr. STKATT.CiR. - so Wednesday, in consequence of an Advertisement by the Right Hun the Lord Provost of Edinburgh; a great number of the Gentlemen: formerly en. gaged in the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers, and other respeelable Inhabitants, met his Lord, ship and the Magistrates in the New Church Aisle ''vhre, after an introduttary Address from his Lordship, the Meeting unanimously resolved to ofter their S erv i ces , to strengt h en t h e h an d s o f Go. vernment in the present critical situation of public eftairs, Yesterday se'rmight the County of Stirling voted 3 4 tltifili and congratulatory Address to Hts MA. 1, 1141 ri On itiS escape, and on the overthrow Of the : re atrocio us Conspiracy. 'Th e y a pp o i nt ed the Repres e n tat i ve, to be tr an smitted for.presentation to their rtepresentative, the Hon. CHAIM:3 'ELPHINiTON FLEM Irta . BOard of Agriculture have voted a Gold 7 Vlrad to the Itiv.'ROOER B. CLOUGH, for irrigat ing the largest. quantity of Meadow Land at Eri viatt, in the County of benbigh, - on the best de. monstrated principle ; and also a Silver Medal to JAMas FERGUSON, Esq-. M. P. for Aberdeenshire, f ur a similar operation in improved Hu'sbandr'y. Mr.. GittATHEID is the G6tleman to whom BONAPARTE went up in his audienee-ehamber, on S unday se'nnight, .after talking to Lord WnrT. woaTst and asked,' are you h aerMati ? (Mr. GREArttEao is a tall, jolly, gooti.looking man) and.froin whom, on being answered, " No, I am a n Englishinan," the CHIIF CONATI. turner away ith dissatisktion• THS DUTCH NIA/1- LEYDEN, MARcit Tl E formidable preparations making in England, appear more and niose to-awaken the solicitude of the French Government, and dispositions are al ready made, at all events, as if War were inevitable. It could hardly haire been hoped, under the present circumstances, that the two Belligerent Powers would tolerate the Neutrality of the Batavian Re public ; but if there were the smallest grounds for uncertainty on that head, all hopes of the kind are now totally vanished. We learn that France ; has demanded of the Batavian Government, that, :the necessary preparations for the maintenance ofa - con. siderable Corps of French Troops shall immediate. ly be made, which Troops are said to be already on their march for our Frontiers. Though this measure be only precautionary, it proves how much the French Government, notwithstanding the silence observed by its Journals, attaches importance to what passes in England. It was not possible to imagine that the Fra.st CONSUL, after the high de gree of glory and power which he had acquired, would ever yield to menaces. It appears that the French Army destined to cover Holland in case of Invasion, and, no 'doubt, also to make part of a general Expedition against England, will be distributed in the principal towns of .Holland. It is.not yet known where the Head. Quarters, will be fixed. is is said that General DUROC has set Out for Berliir, to require of that Court the most prompt measures with respect to the Electorate of Hanover. Thus on every side, semi hostile prepa rations do not even await the declaration•of War, and, without the intervention of a tutelary genius, it seems ,that the friends of Humanity will in a few days, have again to lament its fate. General CJESAR BERTHIER, brother of the Mi. nister for , War at Paris, and who had arrived in Holland in quality of Chief of the Staff' to the Ex pedition to Louisiana, on Wednesday quitted the Hague, on another destination. He is gone to ileivoets/u .. ys,' to embark for Dunkirk, whenee he will go to Tobago, with the charater of Captain. General of that island. It appears,,,,4ltAtKise, that the departure of the Troops, at,:theilw44 o .9l which General VICTOR is to take TpaseAsiOaid Lquisiana, will be hastened. BRUSSELS, MAXCH 16. Citizen DOULC ET PONTICOUL ANT, Prefeet of the Department of the Dyle, is expefted here on his return from Pat is, in a few days. He has already sent from the capital the necessary orders for the removal of the Officers from the Had It la Prefeeture, and to prepare that Hotel for the resi. deuce of the Fnurr Comt, on his arrival in this country, which may be expeled in the beginning of Floreal (before the end olApril). He will prin. cipally reside at BrfMelf, whence he will snake ex cursions into the neighbouring Departments. Ma dame BONAPARTE Will accompany her husband, anti both will have a numerous and splendid retinue. A Detachment of the Consular Guard will pre cede the First Magistrate some days. The Horse. PURI4 411 , 10110L1C, formed by. the youth of Br:mak and commanded by the late Prince De LIGNE, will receive the FIRST• CONSUL on the Frontiers of the DepartMent. The Entertainments which will he given in this City, may be expeded to do e q ual hon6ur to the zeal and taste of our Magistracy.-- The presence of the FIRST CONSUL in 4.i-dew's/ Belgium, will likewise be distinguished by the as. sembling of an Army of several thousand Men in the environs of this City. Gen. BELLIA RI), Com mandant of our Department, has already received instrunions for the Troops , which are to compose this Army, to put themselves in motion without de lay. PARIS, MARca 16. • WI Tam these few , d a y s , o rders hav e been dis. patched to all our.sea-ports, to hasten the equip. ments with all possible zeal ' • and thp.e,orders.,ttre not alone con fi ned to ships o f the Linei potato,* and other vessels of War, but extend to .tbegett,ing in readiness of considerable number of gun...sloops and flat-bOttoTed boats : the latter are chiefly fitted out at Cherburs• and Boulogne.. The pressing of mariners and others used to the sea, will be vigorously carried into effect. From lite interior, 56,606 . , men will be drafted,. to march to the sea. coasts ; and this number, added 'to that already there, will form an army oft 20,000 men. These . , military operations, and other circumstances, give cause of apprehension, that the Peice with England is oti the point of being brdlcen, aria which may turn, out nor a- little disastrous for both * Nations.• The Minister of the Marine received intelligence: on the 13th) that the English Fleet in the Mediter ranean has been lately reinforced by several ships feOm England and• Gibraltar, which lately passed the Sireights. This is', considered as a new proof, that the English do not' intend to evacuate Malta. Lord VC'Hitworint holds cdntinual conferences with the Minister for Foreign Affairs . : and several Notes of iMportance have been exchanged ai well at London as Paris ; bat of their contents we ate tsearly ignorant. The t zth, an Officer of the Consular Guard set off from hence, • as Courier s for Petetsburgh, charg 'ed, it said, with important. dispatches for , General FiEnctuvrtr.s, our Ambassador at the Russian Court. There is a report now in eirctilation, that josE BONAPARTE, brother of the First Consul, i shortly to set off for London; charged with a inissitm the highest importance. Btu it is merely m reportmi In the Laws respetling Divorce; in the new Civil Code of France, a woman divorced on account of adultery; is prohibited from marrying her paramour. Persons divorced by mutual consent n►ust have been two years married, and not more than twenty ; the husband 25, and the wife It, or not - above 4.5. After application for divorce by consent, a year's trial must elapse, and the patties cannot marry again for three years. It has been remarked in Turkey, that of those persons who have been vaccinated, not a single one hat bean attacked by the Plague. DUBLIN, Mikßni . WE have often had occasion to record 'anti admire the glorious eondud of the Irish Yeomanry, and of none more eminently than these • of .the City of Duhlin : We have every day new pioufs of that pure and sterling attachment to their King and Consti tution which has so much distinguished them, a n d whith neither accident nor artifice can abate, and we rejoice in every recurring opportunity of men tioning them with or most earnest approbation.— Yesterday those Gentlemen of the Lawyers' Corps who are now in Dublin, essembled in the Chancery Chamber, and not wiihstandir4 "the necessary ab.. sence of several on the l Cireuits (four of 'which are going on) mustered 16 the amount of upwards of one hundred. Their Resolution, which was unani mous, does honour to their zeal and patriotism. It expresses their determination and readiness to ap pear in arms against the Enemies of our Country, foreign and domestic. Our Readers who recolleft the example set by the Bar in 1796, at the origin of the Yeomanry Institution, will properly appreciate the value of such conduit in men, on every account so truly re.. spedshle. The Rotunda Divisional Corps, and the Corps of Liberty Rangers, have also come forward to ex press their readiness to support the Honour of the Empire. We observe too, with satisfadion, that the At tonics Corps, a body whose ardour and services can never be forgotten, have been summoned by their iCOmmanding Officer to meet on `Thursday next. In the different parts of the country the several Corps of Yeomanry are coming forward with offers of service ; and when we remember the transactions of 1798, we will confess that such services are in estimable. Sunday, above 100 of the Dublin Militia ap. peared embodied with their Officers. They were inspected by General Sir Jong CaauorK, and the Privates afterwards supplied with billets. On Friday last, Mr. S—, a professional Gen. tleman of great resped.ability, in attempting to draw a charge from a gun, while probing for the wad. ding, it unfortunatly'l went off, and the rani. rod entering hisadt , 41e 1 died instantaneously. This unfortunate accitterie, is tstculiarly lamentable, as no man more deservedly ,- enjoyed the esteem of his family and friends, A Coroner's Inquest sat -on the body on Saturday—the verdid was Accidental Dea th. Trt E ORATORIO.--The liberal Condthor of this grand harmonic feast provided a rich Vucal Repast last night. BILLINGToN, BRAHAM, Miss MuN. DAY, STORAGE, DFNMAN, and INCLEDON, were all employed, and all acquitted themselves . ably.— Mrs. BILLIWITON and BRAHAM gave " Together let us range," with delicious effect. She sang 41 "I„geij ever bright," in the most beautiful stile, as Well as " As from the Power." INCLEDON opened the second Act finely, with " Great God, what do I see and hear?" Baminm's Gentle airs," eharmingly given, wat richly accompanied by C. AstusY's violoncello. SToRAcP., who .is alway b a st in songs of eharaeter, was chiefly suc cessful in " The Prince unable." The who .e con. eluded, patriotically, and grandly, with 4 i Rule B r i tawita ,u highly to the satisfattion of a very numerous audience. KEMBLE, it is understood, is to play a few nights at Drury.lane Theatre, before he goes' to Ireland; upon liberal terms. lie has brought. back a stock of health that will enable him to* conclude.. t h e theatrical campaign with vigour and spirit. - • The taste at the times seems to have undergone a great change, for most of the After.pieces which have been revived this season have been roughly treated by the Audience, though they were once very popular. The New regulation at.. Drury-lane Theatre, by which all but Renters and Annuitants are to be swept from the Free • List of that Theatre, was rendered unavoidable by the vast number of persons to whom, the privilege of gratuitous admis_ . sion.WAS extended. --ft' is eveniaid, that the Ma nagers mean to pass'4 , seff.de"Ving ordinance, and write no more Orders. ;,' Mrs, BILLINGTON was so much indinrosed yes terday morning, that she was obliged ti) send for Dr, REYNOLDS, against whose advice she was urged, by a sense of duty to the Public, to sing last night at the Oratorio, and at llAP.Risoreb Concert, At a Ball given lately bV. the French Minister of Marine, Madame BOHAPARTR is stated to L ive sat in a richly Cllll)2l)ideted CHAIR of STATV I ti art from the rest of the company, attended by the Ladies of her Palace, while I Madame Louts llouA -I)Artg danced the Minutia la &jar with her Drario. ing MaJle!. A considerable degree of surprize was yesterd'ay occasioned among the inhabitants of Camden Town, by the ringing of bells, which proceeded from . a large party of dustmen, who had met to celebrate a wedding at that place: atter having regaled them. selves►, they were returning, and expressing their mirth with the rode harmony of no less than 57 large bells, which were rting as they followed the bride and brideattom, who were triumphantly exalted in a dust-cart. In consequence of inforthation received by an anonymous• Setter, at the• Office in Hatton Garden, that ,A . nunder had been committed some years back in Maitten.lane, B3ttle.bridge, on the body of a young female, yesterday sennight several officers were sent to dig up the earthtnear the spot described, which they did Withoue-Vifeet: Yesterday, how. ever, Hamilton, one ofilie Marlborough-street Of. ficetsi With assistants,.poeteded fo *dig in several parts of the same field, and were continuing their sureties at a late hour last night; Yesterday a considerable seizure of sugar Was made by Win. Staunton, Custop.house Officer, John Dixon, and Wm. Chapman, Peace Oificers, belong ing ter Hatton-Garden, in the Old House of Car retlioni Si. George's yields, of great weight and considerable value. It is sUppcled to have teen accumulated and brought to the place by labouring people working near the river side. The property was conveyed to the Custortv.boase in three carts, under the King's nihic, • tIURREY A 531.2,71.5%, KINCSTON, THE F.INC JoH:f Tors was an India n:tat against the Defendara7; for a misdemeanour, in setting fire to shed; room, in his possession, in order to burn down the neighbouring houses, With intention to deliatai the Insurance-Oases. Mr. Gmotow stated, that the, Defendant was cri Apothecary, residing, at Streatham ; that he foie. married a niece of a Mrs. nr.sno, .who was session of the house which, they imputed to him, he meant Co burn down. This house was situated in a little row of houies, called Brind's-tow, at Ual. wick, but at the .rinse of the fire was lett, ready. furnished, to a Mr. Saunders. At tire back of that houSe there was a Iran -to; as it Was called, which contained a little mom, large, enough to bold a bed, and over it was a cock loft.. [The nature of the building was explained to the Jury by ! a model produced in Court]. 'l'iie division be_ tween this rooni and the house lett to Mr. San t is dees, was brick for about six feet high ; but above that height it was Merely hoard. This 'room had always been in the occupation of the Prisoner ; and on the z4.th of July, the day on which the fire hap.: pened, he was seen to go into it riot a quarter of an • hour before the flames burst out. He would state to the Jury those cireurnitatices which led tai sus— picion that the fire was wilfully oecasidned; and that the prisoner was the guilty hand who e ave rise to the Mischief. He had already told them; that about eleVen o'clock on that morning s , be was seen going into that toOm, and that the flames burst forth iii a few minutes after he Was seen to quit it. This alarmed the ! neiaLboora hood ; and a Mr: LoNGMORE, whom he should call first; rushed in, and by his exertions it was extiOguished: The following state of things then presented itself :--There evidently had been no fire in the fire.place.--aThe bed cantaine anti the feet were draWn up, and thrust thiough the ceiling, front which some plaister hid been broke down, so as to form a line of communication for the fire to the rafters and floor of the cock-loft. Twi;' of those floor boards were raised up, anti supported. at the ends in that position; evidently for the put. pose of giving access to the air, to increase the flame; on the bed was a deal box, in which a quantity of spirit of rurpeaine had been spilled. Under the bed were two hat-hexes, one containing a quantity of paper dipped in spirits of turpentine ; the other con.: raining loose paper. Two phosphoric matches were' found on the floor, with two pieces of wax tapers. which had been lighted. Between the rafters evaa stuffed a quantity of loose tow just where mhe curtain was ioserted ; and front the floor of the cock-loft - some pieces of board were set edgeways; to condua the flames to the wooden divisioh between that place and tiamiders's house: The fire having 'been so suddenly discovered, and fortunately as sada denly extinguished, the whole of this scheme was" apparent,: Mt. Fern, the DefetOant, was inime diately sent for, but he did not choose then to t:orne.; He, however, made his appearance in the eveoiova and 'a hers these things were pointed out to lam, le: said he' must -confess appearances were against hiM; but he protested his innocence. To:explain ihesuna usual situation of the. bed ciatatirlaa he ratid,he could not say how. it happened, but; perhaps,-in flotiris ha • ing his stick it might have been. thrown in that pr.a.a sition. The -fury; he was conviteeda Must see thsr absurdity of titis account ; and as there could be Int doubt: of the , Cal of the fire, the only, qu . +!sti . on, would be; whether these circumstances did not chew that the Prisoner had done it with the guiltyr! intention imputed to him. A Mrs. Bellamy said, she lived in Mind's-I'6W; Norwood. Mrs. Preston occupied 1.4 e house next to that which had the /ean-ta, in the possession 'of the D4:ndant. On Saturday morning ; the /4,th of Julys she. Saw the Defendant come across the Com_! snort and go to that room ; he had riot left it above• a quarter of an hour when site was alarmed with the cry of fire from Mrs. Preston; and going up he,t stairsi they saw through a hole looking I.mto the cock-lofr of the lean -t), that 'it was full of so:takes! She irnmediately ran to fatch'a pail of vAtet . ;; as she returned, she met Mr. Long-more, Who took it from her, broke open the room-doer, and Ify a few pails of Water the fire waS eatingoished. SaMuel Longinore gave the same accOtint ; anti this witness, as 'well as the hist, gave the aecttiunc . of the situition Of the things in the toorn,a as de2 scribed by MrS . Calartow. ThistVas also confirmed by tirtee 'other witnesses,' who saw the peernitiess particidarly by Mr: Copir.r, Surveyor' Co the Soil Fire Ofilee, who examinee? the Whole taittOteiy them next Monday. • Nat'l. Ward, from the Sun Fire-offict, that the Itooles and gond!. wera insured at their Office, in May X 7 9, for Russell, frotO the rocenix that iii May last they Utcre insured at' their Office for 9991. in the name of the aunt of the Datil,lant'a v'rife; in trtist for th 2,. f Mr. Serjeant I3EsT, for the Defendant, 'made an ingenious defence. He said he shridld acentint for all these suipicioue appeaianceii He should shrew` that a tire had been in the root* On the day pieced- ing, and in all probability a•Spatkltirl flown on 'the bed clothes; which lay Mouldering; until by the current of air, , dCcisioned• by the Defintlant's open.. ing the room the next day, it - was fanned into 04 flame. He added, that if his Witnessesraised only a. doubt 'in the mind of the Jury, ,they ought to .acquit the .Defendant, as no man Might to be dm vide& but upon s4tisfaetory, testimony. To 6:plain the s e circu mstances , h e call e d M a ry Chance, who said, she lived servant with the De fendant. The day before the fire, She and her mas. ter aod mistress. walked ruin their house at Streat. ham to - khegarlfen Her master Wcrit On to whit a. patient at Norwood, and as her mistress was poorly,. she lighted thellie with WIN 4 pieve of old wooden fence. 'They then went in the o t , a - rden, and gathered Some beans, which they shelled in the tooni, acd they threW the sheili about the fflor. She thought, they would ditty the lied-clittains,' so 'she Juck... ed them up, brit as they did wit stay up, she tucked the foot curtains through the hole in the ceiling. Being asked, how. the hole came there ? she said, _her toaster hid ) a few days before, 1' 1