The Sun. — London, England, 1804-05-23 00:00:00

kAst hVISIA ~~. E%TIRDAY a General Court was held at the East India House, for the purpose of laying before the Proprietors, Papers relative to the conduft of the War in India. The CHAIRMAN, in a short but impressive speech, opened the business, in the course of which he paid the highest compliments to Marquis WELLESLEY, Generals LAKE, ST. JOHN, and WELLESLEY he dwelt particularly on the immense Force with which we had to contend, and concluded by observing, that should ever the Enemy attempt an Invasion, the glories we had obtained in India, would be fol lowed by a proud day for E ng l an d . The Papers detaili.g our su ccesses i n I n di a hav in ing been read, the C HAIRMAN produced t h e follcw g Resolutions of the Court of Direttors ; he then tabled them, for the approbation of the Proprietors, viz. " That this Court taking into consideration the Dispatches telative to the late brilliant successes in the East Indies in the War with the Mah ratta Chieftains, Dow LAT Row SCINDIA, and the R a j a o f B erar, without entering at present into the Origin or policy of that War, the documents respeaing are riot yet before this Court, the Thanks of this Court be which given to the Most Noble Marquis ‘V ELL ESLEY, for the ze . al, vigour, adivity, and ability which he displayed, in preparing the Armies, at the several Presidencies, to take the field, and to which may he attributed, in a great measure, the rapid and brilliant successes of the military operations which have crowned the British Arms in the List Indies. " That the Thanks of this Court We given to General G . E RARE, LAKE, C ommander in Chief of His Majesty's, and of the Company's Forces in India, for the great and eminent services, and the invincible intrepidity and spirit manifested by him in the Command of the Arms' servin g its Hindostan, by which he has of the honour of the British Na fiat), and he such additional lustre on the reputation of Itz British Arms. " That the Thanks of this Court be given to Major-Ce neral the Honourable FREDZ.RICK ST . to utc, for his courage and steadiness in seconding the ettorts 0. the Commander in Chief in Hinuotsar. ; and also to Major-General the Honour able ARTHUR IVELLESI. Et y, tor the important and brilliant Services .performed by J inn in the command of the separate .Army within the becan; and also to the several Officers of the Arrny, both European and Native, for their gallant con duct and meritorious exertions during the arduous, honour able, and successful Campaign in the East Indies. "" That this Court doth highly approve and acknowledge the zeal, discipline, and bravery uniformly displayed by the Non commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers, both European and Native, employed agai nst t h e Enemy in the East Incites ; thaand that the same be signified to them by the Commanders of nveral Corp s , who are desired to thank them lbr their Platy and gallant behaviour." The several Motions having been seconded by the DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, • Mr. It o of cic ros e e to de give hi s d ec i ded approbation of pleased w i th its contiutt th W3l, though h e was not so well origin. . Mr. T WINING was also for the Mo tions, Mr. P. MOORE WOUlti have been better With them, had th e pleased y recognized the gallantry of the Company's Oflier!rs, and given the merit so justly due to Col. STEPHENSoN. The CHAIRMAN denied that the Motions were deficient in praise, to either the Company's Officers or Soldiers. Any particular eulogium on Col. STE pH ENsorg might have been deemed invidious. Sir THEOPHILUS MarcALF said, that some allu sions to the origin of the War, made it for him expressly to declare, th a t much as h . tt ad necessary mired the succe.is of the War, nothing duce him Resolutions, if he to vote fur the present should in. thought that tha origi n of the War was not entirely ftt from aggression on the part of the Company. Mt. ROCK called to order, on the ground that the Policy of- the War at present, was not within the contemplation of the Court. The CHAIRMAN coincided in opinion with Mr. ROCK. On Sir T H EOPHILUS pers i sting in his right to ad. V ert to the causes of the War, a long debate ensued llvon the point of order, which was at length termini ated by Sir THEOPHILUS moving an Amendment, tvliich rather conveyed an opinion in favour of the policy of the War. Mr. 13cntRouctt3 seconded the Amendment, which W's succe,sr_ully opposed by the CHAIRMAN, DE. PUT Y, Messrs. Tel I N I NG, RAND LE JACKSON, Lord KINNAIR D , Mr. R. THORNTON, JONES ADAIR, Col. TONE, and Mr. JOHN INGLIS. Mr. DA . VID SC OTT spoke very ably in favou r o f an the , the Amendment which was at l engt h withdrawn, d Motions passed jAcxso N . unanimously, with a trifli ng amendmen t f rom the Chair, suggested b y M r. B. The Court adjourned at five o'clock, sine die. ------ _..........• THE OPERA. —There was __ sion l ast n i ght at the a consid era bl e confu. King's Theatre, in conse quence of an attempt, without due notice, to perform the Comic Opera of L' Astuzie Femmenili, instead of the new Serious one of 11 Ratio di Proserpina. The Audie nce s h ewed great opposition on the rising the curtain. KELLY came forward several times, and stated the sudden indisposition of Mrs. &L. I.lilstrobt as the cause of disappointment. The ... tenee demanded GRASSINI, and were told that lilt toll:11 6ot be found. KE LLY ' was asked why GRAS -7." WaE not in the House, if BILLINGTON'S illness was so sudden? a This q uest i on was not satisfactorily v answered at length ertisment was GRASSINI was found. The Di. ready, a n d P er formed before th e Op era cou ld b e then the S econ d itã of the Serious Opera Was given. GRAssiti t took uncommon pains to co mpensate for the disappointment. The Audience were la st co ntent to rece i ve this Second A and the Ballet ft instead of the whole Opera. The dis. latbance lasted a long time. The House was very 'well attended. Miss WoonFALL made her second appearance last ni ght, in The Iron Chest, and performed the charaCter of line n in a style of unaffected tenderness, which ;lade a strong impression on the Audience. The ,Ia Y Was altogether well supported, and ELL ISTON'S `,'," Edward Mortimer was a performance of such Leeling and ability, as is seldom seen upon the Stage in these declining days of theatrical merit. Mr. S HERIDAN is very shrewd and sagacious, but we presum e that he will not much rely upon his Political foresight in future, for he hinted the pos. si bility that BONAPARTE might surrender all his Power into the hands of the People. Benedick, when he swore he would die a bachelor, as little conceived that he should live to be married, as .11,1 r. SHERIDAN thought th ro at o f BONAPARTE Citizen wo uld make himself Emperor the Gemisp 1712 HAMBURCH MAIL nAiIEURGH, MAY t 5. —The Ruissian EmbassY here, as well as other Russians resident at this place, have gone into mourning for the Duke of ENO. la TEN, for seven, and the Swedish Embassy for eight days. VIENNA, MAY 5. —The late British Envoy at Stutgard, Mr. S. SMITH, is arrived at Baden, from Salzburg. An Officer of the French Consular Guard arrived here the day before yesterday, whose dispatches re late to the new Imperial Digtiity, and are said to contain important proposals. The Head of the BOURBON FAMILY, has notified to His bar ERI#L MAJESTY, the melancholy death of the Duke D'ENGH I EN. The arrests that took place in the Territories of the Elelor of BADEN, in which that unfortunate Prince was involved, and of which he became the first victim, also form 'the subject of a Memorial, presented on the 20111 of April to the Imperial Vice-Chancellor, by Baron GEMM I NGEN, the Baden Minister. VENICE, MAY 2.-They talk of a journey to France by the Port. Loci EN BONAPARTE passed through Genoa on the list of April, on his way to Rome. It is said, that he will take the Government of Parma and Pia_ cenza, which is now administered as a French De partment. CONSTANT I NOP LE, APP,IL 4.—The affairs of Egypt, which had taken a deapet ate turn, have again unexpeCtedly recovered a most pleasing aspea for the Turkish Government. This change is owing to the dissentions among the Reheis, which began with a dispute between a Lieutenant of aria' BEY, and the other Boys who were at Cairo. An aetion ensued, in which the former was ki!led, with most of his adherents. ELPH I BEY, informed of this disaster on his arrival at Alexandria, retired to Upper Egypt. Soon after another and more violent dispute took place. The Arnauts, who, ever since last summer, had sided with the Mamelukes, have, without any assignable motives, turned their arms against them. On the 14th of last month, a decisive, but most des_ perate battle took place, in which most of the Matnelukes, with IBRAHIM BEY, and several other Chiefs, were killed, while the test were dispersed or taken prisoners. Such is the account which the General of the Arnauts has given to the Porte of his vidnry. He endeavoured to excuse his former defeeiion, and swears to remain faithfully attached to the GRAND SIGNOR. The Commandant of Alexandria, KORKONT PA CHA, has sent us this important news by a Dispatch of the azd Match, and it was yesterday announced to the public by a discharge of the cannon of the Se raglio, to the great joy of the Ottoman Ministry. The Porte will now--probably endeavour to wrest the Government of Egypt from the dangerous hands of GH EZZ AR. PACHA, to whom it was entrusted merely to meet the pressing embarrassment of the moment ; yet we learn that the Squadron which was to second his operations, is nevertheless to sail for that pro vince. These letters from KORKONT PACHA, which are of a very recent date, make not the least men tion of the appearance of three English Ships of the Line, which were reported to have entered the Port of Alexandria, and landed 5 or boo Soldiers : conse quently this report, improbable in itself; deserves as little credit as that of an English Fleet of 20 Sail having been seen off Candia, and soon after near Rhodes. APRIL i6.—The late letters from Egypt assert, that a body of Sepoys arrived at Suez from India ; and that an English Squadron has been seen in the Egyptian Seas. Besides the Arnauts, the Aannian Troops, about 6000 strong, and headed by their own Chief MEHEMET ALY, have fallen upon the Beys, taken them by surprize, and massacred nearly the whole of them. The following is a correft list of the passengers on hoard the Indiamen lately arrived : Per Charlton.—Mr. and Mrs. Neave, Mr. and Mrs. Mac naughton, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Messrs. Toucht, Camp bell, Pary, Golding, and Capt. Cuthbert. Per Admiral Gardner.—Capt. Muller, Lieut. Fluskinson, and Messrs. Townsend, Tate and Rennell ; Mrs. Coates, and Mrs. Hawkins. Per Earl Howe.—Col. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Ellerker ' Capt. Williams, Capt. Giahan, Misses Stoke and Grueber, Col. Oakes and Lady. Nothing can be more absurd and indecent than the attempt of certain Scribblers to represent the Dinners which the PRINCE of WALES gives in sup_ port of his illustrious rank in the State, as the meet ings of PARTY. Cannot the Democratic Writers be content with reviling the PR EROGATIV E themselves ? It is rather too bad to try to make the world believe that their Jacobinical views are san&ion_ ed in a quarter where they must be held in the utmost abhorrence. The Opposition Writers are busy in their corn ments upon Dr. SIMMONS. We wish this Gentle man could cure moral as well as physical ills, for he would then be well employed in relieving those Writers from the excesses of a Democratic Mania. It should be mentioned to the honour of the Gen tlemen who Conduet the Amateur Concert, that they have resolved to employ British talents chiefly in their Band ; and there is hardly an exception to this patriotic principle among the Professors engaged in that elegant Entertainment. Sir JOHN-LADE is now so well satisfied with his skill as a driver, that he does not 'confine himself to Hyde Park, but drives his own carriage along the Hammersmith Road every Sunday, in proud rivalry with the Brentford Stages. It is, however, alledged, in excuse for the Baronet's public per. formances, that he doee not hold the reins at home. A musical Wag has written a Dialogue in the Shades, between► HANDEL and BRAHAM. It is pro bable that there would be little conversation be. tween these parties on a meeting. The former would doubtless have thought a word and a blow sufficient, as he had not taste enough, or two much vanity, to suppose that his music stood in need of modern improvement. A beautiful coinage of Half. Guineas has been de. livered from the Mint to the Bank. In this im pression the Head of His MAJESTY is somewhat smaller than in others, and the wreath is twined round it more in the Roman form. The reverse is like that of the last coinage ; the legend, Fan; Defensor, Britantrzarum Rex. ABSTRACT OF A BILL FOR BETTER SECURING THE MEGULAR AND SPEPDi DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY, AND FOE. THE REGULATION OF THE BUSINESS OF tRIZE AGENTS. • Ens Els, That it shall he lawful for the Lord High Admiral, or the COMmissioners for exe cuting the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the time being, or any or more of them, and they are hereby required, within months after the passing of this At, by warrant to nominate and appoint fit and proper persons (not being Members of the House of Commons) to be Commis sioners for the purposes of carrying this Aft into execution ; which said persons, so to be nominated and appointed as aforesaid, shall' be called Connzis. sioners of Prizes, and shall have a public office or place of business in one of the Cities of London or Westminster, which shall be called The General Prize Office; and that it shall be lawful for the Lord High Admiral, or the Commissioners for exe cuting the Office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid, for the time being, or any ot more of them, from time to time, upon proof of misconduct, or for other good and sufficient cause, - to remove any such Commissioner or Commissioners of Prizes from his or their s..id Office or Offices ; and also upon the decease, resignation, or removal of any such Com missioner or Commissioners of Prizes, to appoint any other person or persons (not being a Member or Members of the House of Commons) to be a Com missioner or Commissioners of Prizes in the stead of such person or persons who shell have so died, resigned, or been removed from his, or their said Office ot Offices ; and such Commissioners of Prizes shall have such Salaries and Allowances as are in the Schedule to this Aa specified, and set opposite to their said respective Offices. ' Commissioners may appoint Clerks, &c. and also may appoint Agents at Plymouth, Portsmouth, Sheerness and Yarmouth. Part of recited AC} relating to appointment of Prize Agents repealed, and only one Agent to be appointed for each Ship or Capture. . Penalty oh Agents permitting others to share in Commission, and on persons receiving any such share or ernolumcnt therefrom. Agents to register their Powers of Attorney. Agents to give security. Registers of Courts of Admiralty to enter Powers of Attorney. Registers of Vice-Admiralty Courts to transmit a List of Prizes adjudged. Agents appointed after condemnation of Prizes to register their Powers of Attorney. Registers to transmit to Greenwich Hospital Copies of Letters of Attorney registered in their Courts. True Copies of Letters of Attorney and Registry to he Evidence of Agency. Commission allowed to Prize Agents. Notification to be given by Agents of the pay ment of Prize-money. Notice also to be given of the amount of an indi vidual share in each class, &c. Penalty for negleet of giving notice of payments of Prize-money, or not . iansrnicing notices. Notifications registered at the Royal Hospital to be Evidence of Agency. - Befor e payment of Prizes„ a Copy of the true Ac-, count of Sale to be exhibited in the Court .of Ad. miralty. Agents to advertise their exhibiting Account of Sales, days a week Agents to keep Office open for payment of sna r e s . Money not distributed by Agent w;thin months if in England, or abroad, where no appeal, be paid to-Commissioners. Commissioners may give further time to Agents. Remittance to be in Government or Mercantile Bills not to repeal ptovisions of 4t Geo. 111. C. 96. Pfoceeds not distributed within the required pe riods to be paid ro Commissioners, together with per cent. on money distributed and paid or re mitted. Lists, Copies, and Accounts, to be delivered by Agents to Prize Office,—Penalty for uegted or re fumal. When business taken out of the hands of the Prize Agent, no. Commission to be allowed him on any proceeds not collected. Commissioners to give two receipts to Prize Agents for money or goods given or sent' to Prize Office. Commissioners may file Bill in Equity against 'former and future Prize Agents for accounts of Prize Balances. At not to take away power of Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital to sue for arrears, or to abridge Jurisdiction of High Court of Admiralty. Money sent to Commissioners of Prizes to be laid out in Government Securities till required for distribution, &c. Commissioners of Prizes to distribute the money received by them. In cases of appeal or litigated claims, the proceeds to be paid to the Commissioners. Investing proceeds in causes of appeal in Govern. meat Securities. Commissioners to advance money to Agents or Correspondents, for carrying on suits or appeals. Security under former Act, by claimants appeal ing, to extend to interest. In all cases of appeals, distribution to be made by Prize Office. Officers quitting stations before distribution, may dired proceeds to be remitted to Prize Officers. Recalls to be made by Commissioners of Prizes, and money not claimed to be paid to Greenwich Hospital. Officers to send an account of captures to Prize Office. No Agent to be sued for run men, unless he re fuses to pay Prize- money after produlion of the certificate of, the R. being taken nff. Notice of distribution of bounty to be inserted in the Gazette. Penalties on Agents or persons paying or receiv ing money on account of share before notification of distribution. Persons running away not to be entitled to Prize muneY• payment or tetiiittatice to Priie °Mee cis Ake Inge Agents pro tanto froth Any penalties under foririf Att. Coriirnisiioneis may send precepts fdr persons, Pico and High Courts of Admiralty may issue riionitioil to such persons, and for produdion of books, &c: CoMmissidners of Priies may examine upon oath administered by them. Persons neglecting to attend or to product counts, &c. or refusing to be sworn, or to answer questions, may be imprisoned. No person shall be compellable to answer a ay; question, or produce any accounts, &c. that may criminate him. Persons giving false evidence, shall be subjel to the penalties for corrupt perjury. Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital may exarni; , -. the Books of the Com Missioners of PriZes. No Fees to be taken at the Prize Office. No•Cominissioner, Clerk, etc. td at as Agent. on penalty of Judge of High Court of Admiralty dire& inquiry into proceedings of Commissioners, and Lords of Appeal may stay and direEt their proceedings. Ad may be altered or repealed this Session: CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 2j. HEAT is - here tri.day in good supply, chirfiy from- - Kent and Essex, with many remaining samples ; fine nearly keeps its price, but inferior quality is extreme ly difficult in sale ; prime Danczic 565. per quarter Rye is cheaper; Barley and Malt not coming very plentiful, support their prices ; Oats are in good supply, but go off rather dearer ; in other articles no particular difference; fine American Flour Os.; to Sts. per barrel, of i cwt. 3 qrs. Wheat 26s a 36s a cis od Tick Beans -7.6 s a 33s od Fine ditto - 525 a 53s 6d Oats - 175 a zos a 235 oil Rye - -24 s a 26s 6(1 Poland ditto 245 a 25s oil Barley - - 2ts a 26s od Rape Seed - - 371 a3O Malt - -52 s a 595 od Fine Flout -33 s a 435 ed White Pease 34s a 41s od Seconds 345 a 38s cal Beans - -32 s a 38s od SIXTH REGIMENT OF LOYAL LONDON VOLUNTEERt% IN HONOUR OF HIS MAJESTY'S RECOVERY. On Monday morning at five o'clock; this Regi. ment left Head-quarters for Waistead Flats, where the Corps divided in two wings : the left (suppose<l the French) took post on the bill near Wood. ford, but being defeated by a bold march of the Grenadiers, retreated towards the Hawks, where the Riflemen, under Capt. DUFFELL, annoyed the. Right Wing considerably, till Lieut. Wm.W Ge s .Ami of the Walthamstow Cavalry, coming to their as. sistance, a surrender followed ; when the whole marched to Walthamstow House, where solid re. freshments and extensive accommodations had been provided, of which near 1200 persons partook.—, The Colonel gave " the King, God Less him," with three times three. Lieur.. Colonel Sir :VII.. LIAM BLIZARD then gave " Colonel WIGRAM;. M. P." " Major Amos," " The Volunteers of the United Kingdom." Major RoBERT .- CR.ANI closed the Entertainment, by giving " the Noble House of Brunswick," with three times three-when the drums beat to arms, and at severs o'clock the Regiment returned over Lea Bridge t 6 town, having obtained the approbation of all the numerous body of Field Officers present. THE ARTS.—The admirable pietere of The Ser. pent of Ceylon, which was too large for the Exhi, bition at the Royal Academy, .is, h o wever, not lost to the public, for Mr. WARD, the ingenious Artist, has opened an Exhibition of his own, in which thitk picture and a multiplicity of others manifest great proofs of the force and versatility of his pasvers the Serpent is a sight at once beautiful and terrific ; and is represented in a situation well calculated to display his formidable charatter. He appears in the atl. of having seized a negro and his horse, and neiz cher of them seem to have the least chance of escaping from such a tremendous foe. The sot rounding scenery is • admirably painted, and the whole is a fine specimen of art. But this, though the largest proof of the skid of the Artist, excellent as it is, is by no means the best effort of his talents. . This Exhibition contains many walks in the style of RITI3ENS, DINNER, TENIER3, GAINSBOROUGH, MORLANIP, and other esteemed artists, without being servile copies of any. In fart, Mr. W Altd looks at Nature, and, where those Artists are faith ful to Nature, he emulously treads upon the same ground, without tracking their footsteps. The col lemon altogether is highly honourable to his ta. lents, and may be said to exhibit a greater variety of merits than can be found united in any other Ar., tist of the present day. The Senate of the University of Glasgow, ors Tuesday se'nnight, conferred the degree of Donor in Theology on the Hone and Right Rev. CHARLES LINDSAY, Lord Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland; and the honorary degree of Donor in Laws on t he fol lowing Noblemen and Gentlemen : The Right Hon. the Eati of LAUDERDALE; the Right Hon. ILAY CAMPBELL, Lord President of the Court of Session; the Right Hon. ROBERT DUNDAS, Urd Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, and "he, r d the Hun. J.A.1.1 - CRAIG, one, of of that University ; the Senators of the College ed"f Justice ; and DAVID HUME, Esq. Advocate. Saturday arrived at 7t3ristol, the American ship Marshall, Captain Jr.NKINS, in 16 days, from M. deira, with a nurnh;er of passengers. By her we learn there have been 'two late inundations at Fonchal, since. that of whieh, e lately gave an account. Neither of them as attended with any serious consequences, and I.;oth seemed to arise rather from the increased Is'As of the river, than from any unusual quantity I rain. The Court of Lisbon has sent an able by.. draulic Engineer, and plans are formed for the ft:- tore security of the town. The Mackerel season has this year commenced .with more than ordinary success. A boar from Hastings came on shore last week at Brighton, and sold as Many Mackerel as fetched one - hundred and fifty pounds ! Mr. Charles Othen ; Distiller, of Salisbury, on Thursday se'nnight deposited a bundle of afferept Bank.notes, amounting altogether to 2671. in a deskin his counting,houe. On the following m orn i ng , he found .the desk locked, but when he opened it, the notes had all bee:4 stolen.