The Sun. — London, England, 1803-12-28 00:00:00

PETE AT 0/VIANDS. ON Sunday evening last (Christmas night) at five o'cluck,Har Royal Highness the DUTC ess of YORK, according to the custom of Prussia and the Eastern Countries, where all the PRliiCassEs of the Blood `Royal make donations to the poor, in commemoration of the birth of out Saviour, gave orders :that all the children, clothed and educated by Her Royal High ness at Oatlands, should be introduced tooter pre. sence ; previous to which the . long room was laid out as a Fair, ornamented'On each side with bOoths; containing all sorts of toys. Tde Children, when in. troduced, were received by Their Royal Highnesses the DUKE andDtJrcrtassofYOßK, and a large party of the Nobility of bOth sexes, When the DirrcHESS concluded the whole of the children, 26 in number, to the several booths , where er loyal hands were employed in supplying the infant poor with their choice of toys, as presents ; after which Her Royal Highness presented a glass of wine ant - I'a piece of cake to each child ; they then retired - to the Great Hall, where an elegant dinner was prepared . for them, at the head 'of which she waS plcaced to preside.' His Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK Was at the other end. • Amongst the company at table were General Mr..and , Mrs. HENRI' BUNSURi., Mr. LAKE, Mr. PACE, &c. &c. with all the neighbour- ing Nobility and Gtntry. At seven o'clock the children departed, after which an elegant dinner was given to nearly 4.0 of the Nobility and Gentry of the neighbourhood, who did not break up till near three o'clock in the morn ing. Being Sunday, the usual feitve scene of a Ball was dispeased with. Yesterday three TrOops of the London Cavalry marched to Hig,libpry Barn, ( 9 r the purpose'of ex. ercising with their field-pieces in the field adjoining, and to pta&ise• balLfiring with their pistols. So expert have they become with their fieltLpieces., that it appeared the balls were all thrown into embankment within two yards square; it was found on examination, that the balls had entered• the earth above five feet. • • •• The Light Horse Volunteeis have nearly 'corm . rleted their target.ground, which h as been sonic time ereeting, beside the Tilo.kiln, Bagiiigge It consists of two principal rooms, fitted up with taste, and a covered area in front to fire from, either with er without rests; it is enclosed by a brick %van, about 120 or 130 yards long, and seven feet high, at the end•of which is the butt. The Light Infantry Company of the St. James's, Volunteers met, yesterday morning, about . eleven • o'clock, at the drill groupd, and proceeded from thence to Hyde Park., where they went through a Variety of evolutions with great facility, in skir rnishing and bush-firing, under the• command' of Major DOWNS, The principal alarm-post, or rendezvous of the ClerkenWell corps, is fixed at the New River Head, where every necessary preparation is making-tor their -reception. ''Tie Several Volunteer Corps of Norfolk .are formed into Regiments. There are thirteen Basta. lions of infantry, and three Regiments on-forse. The Marquis' TOWNSH E ND commands the first Coips of cavalry, by which he nobly sinks his rank en Yield Marshal to that of Colonel. Major-General IVIoNky has the third, with the rank of Colonel Was the Woolley Corps of Cavalry wa!, inspeeted by Sir NATHAN EL DUCK INF I E Bart, the Inspdting Field Officer of the Districi ; Wednesday they weir reviewed ,by the Hon. Gen. Pox, Enllinarsh Heath.: jhe Marquis .of . l3LikknFox o' . has accepted the Majority of . the First' Battalion' of . Reading Vo lunteers,' of 'which oid Corps their late Major ANN kfiL E Y is now appointed Lieutenant Colonel Cninmandant. Sunday se'nnight, the Eghantor Godley Hundred Volunteer'Cavalry, commanded by: EDGELL WY. A.RT, EscF received their Colours on Runny Mead.—. Tuesday they were inspeda on Thorpe'Lammas, by Colonel JACKSON. Same day the Chertsey and Thorpe Volunteer In. fmy, commanded by HENRY 'CHAWNEE I Esq . were also inspdted by/Cohinel JACKSON. And -on Wednesday, •the Loyal Egbam • limrters, under the command - of•BatqAmitt TotoN. Esq.. - wete impeded by the -same Officer on Runny The Troops on Lewes station were inspeled on Monday se'nnight by General Sir JAMES TENEY. 'On Friday Sir CECIL litssmoPp's troop of Yea. rnanryCavalrywasinspeaed in marching order (every nom completely equipped as if going 'On actual service), ut Parham. Park, by ColoneJ Lrota, who expressed his high approbation of their 'stria mili. fairy appearance and attention. After going through the usual evolutions; the Corps (in number 70) oat down , to a most hospitable board, plentifully cover ed with true English fare, Roast _Beef, and ,Plum Pudding, Veniwn, &c., the it Flowing Bowl" bringing tip the rear. • Captain Door's Company of Coast Artillery WES, on Saturday, se'onighr, - inspedecl'at Newhaven by Colonel LyoN s who complimented them highly on their soldier-like appearance. On Monday se'nnight,theVolunteers of the South. :ern Division of the Rape of Lewes were iospeacti by Liettrenani.Colonel • LYON on Pitaninua near Lewes, - The Brighton Sea Fencibles,,,consisting of up. wards of three hundred men, were io:petted on 'Wednesday last by Admiral PIIILLIrs, who ex.' Pressed his entire approbation of their very formid. able apPearance. Sit EDMI: ND NAGE L 4 ttentied the reviewing Admiral. Lientenant-ColOnel HITTCRINsoN, of \Vold New. is appainttid InipeCting Field Officer for the ,Zestern 'Department of Lancashire, under Pi:INCE vVILLIAm of CLoticag,TEß. On' the Cliftoo Volunteer In. fantrYs commanded by . Captain Drvintett., , were inspeeted on Durdham'Downs, by Lieut—Colonel TaAvßit-s, who expressed himself highly satisfie d With the fine appearance of the men, and the cor. redness with which they went through their va. tioustvolutions. TVILVIIeI3I.CITITY AND CHISIf*T CONCIRTS.." ON Monday night the second' Subscription Con cert was held din the Assembly-roOnt,which was more numerously and fashionably attended than the first night. The performance commenced with a Grand Overture by 'MOZART. A number of charniing Airs and Duets followed, composed by•HANDeL, JACKSON, BOYCE, ARNE,' HOOK, GIATOINI,` and SACCHINI, ' , and, were. admirably execuwi by Miss MUNDAY and. Master . ICRIAN,ER, a pupil of Sir WILL !AM . PARSONS. ..The .well-knowP Concerto by CORIM.I.I, composed' for commemoration of the Nativiry the Finale,`, which is annually performed in , the Cathedral of St. Peter's, at Rome, had a very gyand and sole,mn effea. Mr: G. AstiLEY played a - Coneerto, - On the violin, Mr: HOLMES a Concerto on the bassOun, .and a double horn Concerto by, the PETRIDES. THE TH , ATR R.—Tile Tragedy of Richard. the Third, which has always been a favourite, with 1, 7 11 n; Bull, attraaed A,ruttnetous breed of his family lait night at Covent Garden Theatre, but they were rather too.turhulent to enjoy its beauties. . CobKE played the part of Richard admirably. He go. verned his voice with great skill, and yet lost no portion of his wonted fire. Kcmat,r, who has Vert some days indisposed, displayed marks of his indisposition in Richintii, particularly iil the lat ter scenes, in which he was very hoarse, and is is 'al creditable proof of his zeal in the public service that he ventured Out so soon, particularly in such weather. After the Play, the new Pantomime was perfOrmed for the second time, and received With a mixeine of applause' and diiapprobation. `The late Mrs. TV/13,LeToN, now Mrs. STAN . LEA, is , engaged ~ to perform, a few, nights With, STEPH)ZN kELIELE's Company at Newcastle. The tragedy of King ,jobn "wa's to be performed at the Dublin Theatre on Ftiday for the benefit of the Patriotic' Fund. The charmer of Prince 4ithur by the infant Roscrus. Captain FEARON is to make his appearance again. at Druty-lane"Theatre in a few days • A French version of Tke Sthoal fir. Scandal has been lead at, Pazis by Mr.. LE Text tt, but the GalltcCritic'sdo.not adtnire it. Its ill success may in part be imputed to the want of theatrical sup. por t , without impeaching the acknowledged at lies of. Mr. Lc Tixt ert as a Reader ; or perhaps the person who has tendered this excellent Comedy into French, 'has illustrated.the truth of an observa.. tion Dr. jonNsoN, - inriporting that the tvilatile - spirit of It could not be transferred without eva toration, • • . SITE pas made great progress' in porti.ait of Mrs. ill 1,1., etrt3TON, which will certainly he the best that has been seen of-that enchanting warbler. BO N AiARTE , it seems, is, guided by, a meteor in his meditated attack on this country. 'We would advise him not to trust to it, kit it should only prove a dr/Lo'-the- , 14. , 4, and lead him into a G9g, • The following is the may.bill olthe ix and otit.; :id, passengers of one of the Norwich coaches, that arrived on Saturday evening . at the Swan and Two Necks, Lad.lane : HAM - 1;4 Turlcies 72 P heasariti 163 Chines 57 Partridges - i 8 Chains of Sausages 6 Woodcocks - 34 Do. black Pudtha►gr qq Snipes . - 149 Sides of Pork - Wilil Fowl - 72 . -Mr. CALLENDER, a yew respenable Artiit in the moyince of Marine and Landscape Painting, l o st by the l a te fire in 'Frith -street,. upWarde uf seven hundred piaures anti drawing s , rh e ; wor k s o r . his ownhand.Such a loss as this i s ir re p ara bl e , as the property could not be -properly insured, and as many of the works' thus unfortunately destroyed, were copies from chtf.d'a.urprel on the Continent, which have been . dispersed by the progress of the French Revolution. The Couror tie Londrer of last night contains a ,private letter 'from., Paris, of which the following partiCtilars only bear any feature of novelty : " It is reported•that TALL' EN has lately exchanged his dagger of the, 9th"The.rmithir for_ a place of InspeCtor General of the, Police, which brings him in wool. a.year, bisides a large sum . which he draws mOnth lY from the gaming tables. VarioUs and vain conjectures a're =ie upon the cause of this his al, 'aeration of opiniOn. Citill'lTEß has also allowed his stern firmness to soften ; but he has only ac. Cepted an'employment connetted with his usual and favourite pursuits, in the department of the . Ly:. ceuins. Reports are also abroad, that LANJUIIIAIS and CARNOT, havegiVen ,in their resignations, but upon what plea or grounds, as :yet rem;iins'a secretomething Cif a little Revolution ha's taken place in the FiIiST.CONSUL'S Privy Council : Polt. 7ALIS is replaced by CAMRAcARES, Wlit) is now in great favour ; and BARTUCLEMY makes room for GAR AT, who is said to be completely convened to the cause of Despotism ; and who is, together with BARRERR, employed to write satyrical lampoons against the British Government...ln fine, St sacou, who has at length obvtined the promise of a place in the Council of State, has succeeded to a nil D VAU, who:affeCted too much freedom and familiarity in the discussions which take place in presence of the. First Consul.. , It is said to be the intention of Government to call in all the old Silver Coin, which will be pun. chased from ; the holders fit 54, per ounee, and that a new Coinage is now ready to be issued from the Mint.. The time in which the present Silver Coin. 'age will be allowed to pass current, will be limited to a very short Space indeed., On Sunday night a fracas took pkee between, some of the people of Bheerness Dock-yard and some Officers belonging to the Ships of that rort, When one of the former, of the name 'of G6/jitig, was run through the body. life is at present despaired of. . Yesterday, as two children, a boy and a girl, the„son,and daughter of a Constable of the Parish of St. Ann's, Soho, were playing together at the house of their uncle, the former took up a pistol, and snapped it at his sister : it unfortunately went of, and the contents lodged in the child's shoulder. A Surgeon was sent for, and the child was taken to the hospit4l, where the ball was extraded, at d slrn is likely to do well. 13RIGI1TON, Dga. AN express arrived at the Pavilion, during the time his Royal Highness was at dinner, about seven o'clock yesterday evening. The nature of the in telligence which the Pgt NC E consequently received has not yet transpired. The conjecluce is,' that it related to the menaced invasion ; which conjelure was partly confirmed by ColOnel LE rcu''s leaving the Pavilion for the Barracks soon alter the Messen... ger arrived , where, it appears, the, 1011 l Light Pra_ goons were ordered to he, in. a state of readiness to march, at a.moment'l nntice, throughout tlie night. Their horses were ready saddled, and the men, ;fro perly armed and accoutred .for , . the field, -were in their stahlec, expeding momentarily to be called out, until day-light. The Imperil and Spaiiish ikinhassadors, Baron STARR BM ERGEI, and the Cunt ns. LIMA ) arrived at the Pavilion on Friday,, where theyot pre,ent so journ. Six companies of the Athol Volunteers, corn mandid by Colonel .Borratt, have gone into quay. tern at Perth. The Loyal Westbury' Volunteers, in the neigh bourhOod of Bristol. were an th: 2) 1i - instant pre. sented with an elegant pair of Co',Airs by GEORGE Dish ENV', Esq. of*Redlaod. TN: Corps muster-. ed fOr rhispurpose 'on Durdhinn ])own, and were honoured:With the attendance of the BristOl Light Horse and the Artillery Coinpany, ivho assisted in the ceremony. Mr. liNtrutitys.',, in presenting the Colouri to the Commanding Officer, Colonel COKE, in an energetic and impresive Speech, e x patiated on the various considerations . to which 'the mind is naturally drawn in contemplating the pre'Sentino„' mentous crisis, and concluded with expressing" Con. tidence, that when led on, in the day of trial, by their gallant Commanden.: they would manfully maintain their station, preserve their own honour, and defend, from the polluted grasp pfGallieSlaves, the banners presented to . them: The reply of the Colonel was animated and pointed ; ,and on - deliver. ing the Colours to the Ensign , addressed the Corps as fellows I. have now the honour to address you in front of your Colours. - Remember: it is'un. der. thetn (should our services ever be called into oftion) that we are. tO . fight for our \liberty as free born Britons---in supporting our most Graciatts So vereign oti the Throne—in defence t , ftl i tuse religious principles in which we have beeneducated—and for every thine that is dear to us as men. Let us then look up to those . Colours With digniii , :d respeet 'nor in the hour of danger suffer them to be awaked from us, ,whilst we have a drop of warm blood lbw. ing in our veins to enable us fo preserve them. For. my own part, allow' ' me tai say, that shotild our set- Vicesbe called for whilSt I have the honour acorn. *manding you, I Will be the first to share with you in - et/cry occurti:nce to which the Corps may be ex. pored; nor • eVer, leave you till we 'return with ho. nour, or return no more." Alter the cereav:ny, the Corps st , a's inspeeted by Colonel TRAY KM, the inspating FieiLLOtheer-d the Disttia. Tuesday lastthe,V ask Volunteers.had their COlOurs presented to them by the Lady Mayoress, attended by the Lord Mayor, and several. Ladies and Gentle * men, at the front of the Mansion.house,.. where, the Corps were drawn up int the. purpose. Her Lady. ship accompanied the delivery of the Colours ro the Lieut.. Colonel Commandant Sir WILLIAM MIL -14.91, and Lieut.. Colonel Bayrtss, with a neat and appropriate address, expressed, with elegance. and sensibility : To which Sir WILLIAM returned a ' very animated reply.—The Chaplain, • the Rev. WILLIAM FLOWVR, ill a solemn and impressive manner, pronounced the Prayer of Consecration; after which the Battatlionrpresented arms, the Offi. eon saluted, and the,fland played Gad save the King," amidst the acclamations of a greatnumber of speaators assembled on the occasion--`Tie Curpa • were then marched to the Groies, near York, where they were, inspetted by Colonel Gooch. Not. withstanding a. continued rain, they went through their: evolUtions- with commendable alacrity and precision, 'with which, as well 48 theirhandiotte military appearance, Colonel •Goocit was pleased to express 1* fullest 'approbation. • The:ground was kept by apt. ' WAR - CS Corps of Riflemen. — An elegant entertainment was afterwards given by Sir WIL L IAM MILNER to the. Inspeding General, the Lnrd Mayor, and the Officers of the V?lunteer Caps, ecc. where the evening was spent with.the utmost hilarity.—Foch company of Volunteers were complimented with a present of eight guineas, by Col. Sir WILLIAM MILNER, Col.lsAymas, and Major SINCLAIR, to drink the King's health. Capt., DODSON, who Was unfortunately shot and .stoned to death bYlthe Insurgents neat Dublin, on the 16111 inst, was the eldest sort of the late I3ishop, of ELPIIIN. lie was an amiable man in private life, a fond husband, a good father, and an 'gent and courageous soldier. --He has left a widow, with two childcen, and in an advanced stateot preg • Nancy, now resident at 'rooting: One of !he . Richmond long coaches broke jown last night about seven o'clock, nearly oppoi,ieyct • ter.lane, in Fleet.street. There were stymy or three outiide:passengers, two of whom were thrown off,. but protridenttady received no hurt. ' PUBLIC 01'11(4E, QU E N. 54,11 1. day .evening an examinatino took plate, when a man of the name of Dutton -stated, that as he was passing under the Pi:17,11 at Covent-garden, he pickeci up a paper parcel, about one o'clock in t he inwning, about the middle of 04ober last, ottexamin.' ing of which, he found it to contain Bank .of England . Notes to the amount of 5071. Neat knowing 1 10 ,4, to pass the same with tatety to himself, he was commended : to an Israelite, who gave 'nth for the same one half of the value in other Bank Notes, as a final bargain. The purchaser attended by virtue Of a warrant, who disclaimed any, keowledge of Mato:, and lie, in return, was as positive as Id. the, person of the Jew. lie was admitted to *h a ll i n the sum of 2001. to answer- the craml laint at the Sessions, The owner of the notetetated his having lost the same coming from the Theatre, and th.tt he caused them to be a de e iti s o , t l ie next d ay - with al'reward of 501. Near.: rool,.was fottod opon Durroni::whith i 5 secured till the aiittur is decided by theActermination ofa Jury. )WY,4L ACA DEMI% On Saturday evening last a General Assembly of Academicians met, for the purpose of delivering the - Gold Medals which had been voted by the'Society to the successful pandidates in Painting and Setiiv. tore. The Gold Medal for the best Historical Piawe, the subjed, Arbil/el, frantic for the lois of Paty,;.: clus, rcfusivg the solicitations of rhetis to forhia,' meeting Heaor, was adjudged to Mr. GEO/46E I) . A W.. The . Gold Medal for the Bassoirerievo, the, sith-- , jeti, The Death of Melerrier, was adjudged to,Mr f t HUMPH Rl' Hortirtt. The Officers fur the ensuing )iear, e1t:61.‘%1 Dc. cctnber so, itre, BENIAMiN W Es - r, Rresidwt. j. M. W. Turner, 1 , )hu Suane, OID COUNCIL. CliarieS Rossi, Sir Francis liuurg4fris. NEW COUNCIL. • Philip I. de touiherbourg, fosepii rarington t Robert Sinirke, George Dance. Robert Smirke, Charles Rossi, • Thomas 13. mks, Thomas Srothartl, l'horn4s L 4 vy react!, VISITOItS, ' John Fiaxnun o Henry Fuicli, • Alm tin Archer Shre, josepil N Jllekeng. George Dance, joti':1)1) Farington. CORN 1 . Z.Nr.;11..-INGE, DEC. z 8.4 , The late blowing-weather has rim ton . arrivals.of Grain that watt expeaed, and to-day btic little fresh is e(inie. in. The :Yale of Wheat is heavy ; the Barley and Malt Trade is doll, and .at something less, as arc White ?ease ; 'Tick I3.:ankare plenty, and lower ; we have many l a te arr i va l s of foreign - Oats., but they are now prrillibited coming in ncu.: tral• vessels ; /Nat' as' our last. Wheat 38s a 45s a ;Ss :At Tick Beam - 3cs 24s oci ditto , st,s a 57s 6d , t)ati Oh a . .11$ a 23s eit Rye - a.Y.; a oft Polaild dittu 24s a 20, Barley 2A).> n 2ji !",tt i{aVe Seed- - 35) 3gt Malt 524 a 5 . 3.$ od Hour • 45s a s)s orb White Pease 42s a 49%: o'l Sevinds - '404 a 45S 04 Beans 34s a 393 cc= Yesterday the principals of the ,fakers' Com. pany..wa.ited upon . - the Lo It D MAYOR pit the sion.house, relative to the Assize of Bread, when his Lordship, after investigating the Meal weighers'. reports of the av , ...r.ige prices. of Wheat awl flour at the Corn Nlarket, ordered the price of bread to reduced a ..whole assize, or, two.pence in the rek loaf, to'tilke place to,ituirrow. The. rittartt n LA" wheaten will, then be sold - for nine-pence tarthivg, and household seven pence three-farthings. - The 'einPestious Weather, List ‘lieekovits sorerdy felt on the Sussex c , .?ast. A bo.it in iiietutt of pilOt. ing.a'Brig into Little Hampton Ha rbouv, - a 5 upset, aud two persons out of three, were drowned ; a VCS. sel t lost orfglmer,. its' tinfoil unl4e ereiv„ who from.the shrouds so:icited that amsi , the We4the.r forbad thie siTftatdrs to aii:od iktn : a Vessel was aho 14.1“ Off RUSailgtet), etc w saved ; a. 'Prig- with timber for Cr'4vernmcnt u,e„ was wrecked off. Rye, crew saved. Accounts from the towns al ,. ing the Sussex coast state,.that alinr.),t every tiolini , bt:d new huildi s ng ken.levelled with the ground, by the great wind art al:istmo-day ; 'tad ,t,h4r elamnies,,to the- great an noyance and danger of the iqliatutdots, have hter l preciPitateil :ltrOgif the roofs, and man . r of them have made tv4y to the rounti ti A very crinsideroble put of the ancient wall whi;2l; surrounds the gardens of Cdrumbury ton, ci,tit the embankment thrown h i nt firing of die Volunteer Corr, were levelled with the ground during the violence oldie storm on Sun. day. Five of..;!te trees in St. 14me4's Park, and one in the p.reen 1',41k, were torn up by the root:;„ On Sunday afternoon, during rhe t h:igh wind, the cas.ement of a window light Wets , dawn from the gar ret,stinaow of the Lambeih-strt.et, Wltiteoa,pe!, on the head (,f.tte,:iild who war poving at the time, and friCtured its scull, The . infan t was itruriedi.ately taken 'to the hospital, but without hopes of recovery. During the . trenvntlum gale on Sunday, a boy, about eight years ohl, crowing the upper en;t txf Park-street, was forcibly carried, by a sodden gtlit, to some:mnsiderable . distance,' and by its conttotted violence rolled several times over along the ground before he could betaken up ; in the fall his under . lip was. 4hoekingly lacerated through to the chin, and the wholt2of.hls face very much bruised t he was carried ,loa Surgeon in North Aildley-street, who . reporr*.hitil yesterday in a fair way. OoSaturday 13,4, ab , ut ten o'clock in the . irtig, as 'Mr. \V. o.tines, baker, was r eturn i n4 Gloucester, he was attacked by two fontpack,' at a place•called Bennetts of the WoOti, its of Stroud. Before they lirike, one of the vil;atns di4.. charged a pistol:at him, the ball of whidt through .the crown otitis hat, pmidentially out doing any injory. They' then, with an w[l, demanded t4i9 money, or his life; bnt Mr. tt. Ti!“ . .. at 'alt alartofd, dismounted his horse, and bolit!y glared them, armed or nor, to approach hitts'. however they:Aecilheil ; and can off intO the Owing to the : fog and darktvzss of the night, :Wit'. Haines Ooold neither pursue the:m, ncr disLcro their persons with any degree Of ac , .1, - tey, but it is rath:ir aospeaett they were not straN;cts, Eirly yesterd,ly morning, dtabop .) , Rartms nut r.viiherm Trichtr (the two convttti who ekcNird from .N. , .ny South SV,dvs, and con , :caied thenbelve l O Eb b the titha, MusoftAvE, in which they were brought to England) were sent dr to Port - rnAtth ueder an escort frinn B ,, w.street, to order t pot on board the li,verimetrt Traulito,rt, now under sailing ordt:ri for )tany Bay. Some mischieyous evil.dispasitl'itersons n the cooise. of the summer, have math.. a ,pratt'Ke of taking horses from the ficath at FlAtopstetta .tact vicinity ) during the Atght, tind riding them sever 4 miles distance,. for whArepurpase, has not yet been aseertaimed---tvhethe r from wantontiess or for aid lug in lobberies., Rut, an aEt of still mor e att ,,, cioui Anti barbarous nature has still be,...n.etnntnitted one of those, poor anirrials - was di,Tovtred lately, with it 4 tongue Cut.altnost o of its h. It be.. belonged to a poor man who Ow town witi, Ivater. I ~4,, .4 . f A 4. a}_,.~ 1