The Sun. — London, England, 1804-03-26 00:00:00

1 r. . smcat ; 2 WI, the Ri ver . . . • . The Ruby country Ship, for the East Indies, carne down and sailed for Portsmouth, but since put hick. Arrived the Walpole East-India Ship, Captain SAN D I LANDS, from Bengal, last from Portsrnotith, and sailed for the River. Sailed the Speedy and Fa/titer for the Nort. His Majesty's Ships Euryalus, Squirrel, Fury, Curlew, Basil;sk, Minx, Jnd Locust, came in from a cruite off the Coast of France. Arrived the Diana Frigate, with Convoy from the Mediterranean ; Spider, with Convoy from i'lyrtionth ; the Nyrrorah Transport from Ports. Mouth, and sailed for Woolwich. Sailed the Meteor to the Westward. In th s —Monarch, Utrecht, Illustrious, Veteran, Trust t Virginie,Chitronne Diana, E ur y a l us , S qu i rre l, Cur lew, ban, Perseus, Fury:Basilisk, Minx, Locust, Spider, Deptford Transport, and Ruby East India Ship. Sit EkNESS, MARCH 25.--A-rivtd His MjieSa ty's Ship Romulus, Capt. LosAcK. On Friday the Vete;-an, of 64 guns, Capt. KINC, was paid bounty, and two months advance ) and has sailed to join Lord KE STH in the Downs. The ChVonne Frigate, Capt. ADAM, has sailed to 'reinforce the blockading Squadron off Flushing t and the Pegasus. C.v. PENcELLy, for the Downs; with Ole Arab, Lord COCHRANE, having under her charge a Convoy for Yarmouth. Last week six seamen took away one of the Ship's cutter , :, and deserted from the Champion Frigate, Capt. BROMLEY, lying in Sheerness Harbour; one of them has since been taken up at Gravesend. Commi,sioner COttrlN, of this Yard, has been Suhptegaed 'to give 'evidence as to charatier, on the trial of the parties concerned in the fatal Duel which lately took place in Liverpool. BARWitay MARCH 2 ,Thi S. _ Auckland Post. Office Packet, Capt. HAmt;ro ND , sailed yesterday for Husurn, with the Mail and Passengers ; and at the ia'me time the barset Picket, Capt. HAMILTON, with the Mail for Guttenburgh. Sailed HiS Majesty's Frigate Constance, Captain GRiFFITHs, ailil the Hunter and Pa.:Jo:trite Cut.. tern.; and this morning the Adder Gun-vessel, to the Northward. Doxacntss, MAkti 13.--This Morning about o'clock, the Squadron here got under sail, ac. curnpanie(i . hy six vessels, loaded with stones, which it is %unposed, are to be sunk at the motith of one of t he Enerny..s Harbours. Several sail of armed Cutters and Gun-brigs . , having, it is sa id, a strong d""cl.ment on board, from tl,t- siti Re g i ment an d C)rps, we i g h ed at the same time from Sand. t? Roads, and stood to the Southward; to loin the former vessels. kin , lel the gnidatice (-4 so able, spirited, aria eh terprising pn Otteer mantis thi s Eas Captain Owe's:, wh o coin xpedition, not a cl übt is enteitained is of its being. perfeElly successful. exped e d Tlle a ttempt , it , will he mad e to- morrow night. The batteries which command the entrance of the Ene. my's harbour, mounted with very hy c are to be carr i e d b y assault, when heavy , after spiking gkin the g uns , t h ose employed on this service areto re.' embark irnmediately, and cover the retreat of people f rom t h e vessels that are to be sunk. the The following Vessels have been hired into His Majesty's Service, and the Officers given, appo i nted to command them, whose name s are viz. Hind, - - Capt. STLIPART. lohn - - - Ca - _ --...._ Douct.As. Kitty .-_ BATEMAN. - - - Leah: _ . ------ LANGtottn. Felix, Schooner, - - An e xtra - Lieut. B ou RN. ft of a Letter from'an Officer belonging to our Squadron employed in the Blockade of Havre, dated the 19t h i nst. says, , ‘A great n um b er of Boats cr,nveyance of Tr oos ruaed f or t h e P, co , continue const to come down the Seine. There are now in the roads of Havre four teen Schooners, sixteen large Loggers, fourteen cutter-rigged Vessels, seven Brigs, and fiftee n Ketcb.es, all arrwd, and, at the moment of my lull of men. The greater part Writing this letter, of them are exercised almost every day gre a ter par e m out h of the River; but it is impossible for our vessel s to get in cl ose enoug h to attack them.-- guar.bo ats sent from our Squadron row every night withi n pistol shot, Yon the a l ert, an d ~,e are so con that the smailtst of the Ene mcceey's vesselsi cannot, without the g reatest c h ance, 4ud n escaping." 1 _t is not M. VILLENEUVE, but M. VossEY, 'who is arrived in town from France. He is one of the persons ,advertised as implicated in the late Conspiracy ; but being in Brittany at the time of its discovery, he succeeded in making his escape to Guernsey. Of the_ fate of the imprisoned Generals tothin g is yet known ; but so fearful is Box A_ ?ARTS of MottEnu's holding any communication with the undiscovered Conspirators at large, that even his wife is not permitted to visit, or send any article whatever to him. Gaoßczs, it seems, was more the objet of Be,-. ;NAPARTE's jealousy than even MOREAU, with all his military skill and popularity of reputation.— GEottuEs has never stained his sword in fighting for 'Regicides and Usurpers, but has uniformly sup ported the cause of Royalty. The objeft of all his efforts has been to contribute to restore his le. tgitimate Sovereign to the throne of his ancestors. Letters from Lubec state, that preparations are 'making at Travemunde, for the accommodation of a large body of Russians, which are expe6ted there on board the Cronstadt Fleet, as soon as the Season will admit of its putting to sea, • THE THE:477E. Covent. Garden. THE popularity of Mi. Lewis, and the attrac. tion of a new Comedy brought forward for his benefit, brought a very numerous audience to this Theatre on Saturday last, The Piece is entitled The Will for the Deed. CHARACTERS. Mr, Hairbrain - - - . Mr. Myr:Di/v. Harry Hairbrain, - . Mr. Lt.wrs.. =. Mr. CHAPMAN. Motto, Farmer Acorn, - Antimony, - - Mr. BLANctiARri. Reference, Capias, -, - • . . . Mr. SININLONt. Mrs. itelererice - - Mrs, DAVENPORT. Harriet Manly - - - Miss MAR It 10T. Bar-Maid ; - - Mists LESERVE. FABLE. Mr. Manly (the assumed appellation of a distressed Gen tleman, whose real name is Stamford,) is reduced by the machinations of Capias and Antimony, two artful men, to seek for subsistence on the boards of a Provincial Theatre. The place of exhibition is at an Inn, in a Country Assize Town, and the Play commences with the arrival of the Lawyers to the Quarter Sessions, the Actors, and other Travellers ; among whom is Harry Hairbrain, a gay Student, who has quitted Ox ford, and followed the theatrical Corps, for the love of Har riet Manly (daughter of the Gentleman before mentioned) : at the same time old Mr. Hairbrain, the Student's Father, is overturned in the Mail, in his way to fetch his Son Harry borne, to fulfil a matrimonial contract with the Niece of Mr. Antimony, to which marriage the young Gentleman is averse, and makes use of various stratagems to elude complying with his Father's intentions, all of which are unsuccessful, till the old man accidentally discovers that Mr. Manly is an old friend, who had formerly done him an essential service, and that he (Mr. Manly) had been villainously defrauded of the inheritance of his Brother's property, by the artful conceal ment of a DEED, on the part of Camas, and the substitution of aW I L which that De Lu was meant to cancel. As Mr. Hairbrain Aiscovers that his pretended friend Antimony is a party to this transadion, he of course breaks off the intended marriage of Harry Ilairbrain with .Antimony's N cc, and cun eludes the Piece by giving the Daughter of his real friend Stamford, alias Manly, to his Son Harry. The whole of the scene lies at the Inn kept by Motto, (personated by F AWCET T) who had formerly been an herald painter, and whimsically applies the mottos and quotations he had learned, without understanding them, on al l occasions. The discourse of the theatrical Manager, Mr. Reference, is made up of the names of plays in his .meting catalogue. Ola Hairbrain is an optimist ; and while he thinks al l for the best, old Antimony finds fault with every thing. Capias is a cun ning ci-devant attorney. Manly and Harry Hairbrain are cha racterised by their names. Mrs. Reference is wife to the Manager, and outrageously angry at the superior influence of Miss Manly over the heart Harry Hairbrain, and the good. will of the audience she is supposed to have played before. 1 he Piece is represented in the Prologue as a tribute of friend ship from the Author to the Gentleman whose night it was written lot ; and the Epilogue is a Comic Song, by w - cE FT, on ie subject of the heatre (as well as his house in the Play) being a place of public entertainment.. This Piece was announced to the Public under the title of a broad Comedy, in order to prevent the ex peClation of a regular drama, and to bespeak lenity in favour of a work principally intended by the Author as a friendly tribute to the worth of a favourite Performer. The Comedy is indeed broad, according to moreso thetheatrical import of the word, but it than many other modern comp. sittons of a similar kind. It abounds with in cidents wild in their nature but very diverting in efFeft. It is full of bustle, and by no means devoid of humour. The Performers exerted themselves with laudable zeal and spirit in support of a respec table professional brother, and the piece was so well received that it will doubtless be often repeat. ed for the advantage of the Theatre. Mr. LEW is received those flattering marks of regard from the audience to which his long, able, and zealous labours in the service of the Public give hire full pretensions. .......... PROLOGUE* SPOICIN BY M. BRUNTON?. a*ful disposers of bays, and of laurels, Ye just arbitrators of critical quarrels, I approach front a Bard, who, with proud recolleaion,. Attributes his all to your lib'ral proteElion; Who has )early sent ventures in hopes of your smile, From the ENGLISH FLEET to the Morris of the NILE; And dispatches me now in most desp'rate need, To entreat you'll accept of the WILL fox THE. DEED. In this life, so bechequer'd with Fortune's vagaries, Whose good and ill agents dance round us like Fairies, Each turn of whose wheel leaves some worse, and some bet- The poor man makes rich, or the rich man a debtor. To smooth the rough road where such has been wanted, In each honest heart has kind Destiny planted A sentiment—part of Humanity's creed, To accept—where we can,—of the NVILL FOR. THE Darn. Ye Ladies, whose beauty refleaing around us, Creates all the splendors that nightly surround us ; Ye Beaux who, like moths, round those Ladies are flying, And cherish the flame, by whose ardour you're dying; Ye jolly Jack Tars up aloft, and all those Who are neither Jack Tars, pretty Ladies ncr Beaux, Be friends to our cause, let our efforts succeed, And accept, where we fail, of the kVILc FOR TOE DIED. Ye British Defenders, and ye, who arc friends To the union of hearts which our nation defends, Who knows how determined we are—past all doubt To encounter our foes—if they would but come out, Be for once like those foes—and the circumstance courts, Don't assail us, but kindly keep snug in your ports ; For they all our wishes to beat 'cm ne'er heed, Because they like better the W ILL rot Ttit DEED. Ye Stoics in Letters, whose sentence we dread, Let the aim of the heart claim excuse for the head ; In the task of tonight 'twas the Author's chief aid To solicit his Muse in the cause of a Friend. Where the Muse has too sparing:y aided the cause, Pray fill up the blanks with indulgent applause ; Where Wit is deficient, let Friendship's voice plead Foz him who confesses the WILL Tort THE DEED. EPILOGUE. CHAUNTED BY MR. FAWCETT. WRITTEN BY TIIE AUTHOR OF THE COMEDY., Now the Play is concluded, you'll tell me, perhaps, lshould leave off the landlord, his mottoes and scraps; But I'm still where I was, the Kiog's Arms still in view, Which can ne'er be pulPd down, while supported by you. Derry down, &c. Tho' we're not at a tavern, permit me to say, We have dishes ofall sorts for you every day ; Our —tablethese boards—where old customs we scorn, For we seldom begin till the cloth is withrawn. [Points tf, the curtain.] When our dinner-bell rings—to attract each new guesti Ev'ry part of our farce is ►most curiously dies!, I've been oft' - erv'd up here, a downright Whipaii. aril a jarripicq lIIVIG We'veiricaseed farces to banish the vapours, We'Ve Opera millets, and todiedy tapers, Then for Tragedy treats—at our Roust, you nay look, For the firlt in the In ,Id—and a iiety goal COOK. Our Dancers find bops, and the hiali We produce, For Colin Bull, is brown stout, while our beaux are all sprztre; Then we've true British spirits, up yonder who come For our Pantomime Punch, and our harlequin Muff:. We have cordials for care, we hatre AfelO Di'am: too, And we often are cheer'd with a bumper from you ; Then for wine if you ask, 'tis a truth I'll maintain, That our best ailed sorrows are only Shttm Pain. As the wine's piing round, I'll conclude with a toast Here's the KING t —May the spirits his enemies boast; Send 'em just half seas oi.er—l need say no more, While we've Tan on the ocean and Sokfiers on :bore, i'HE OPERA. King's Theatre. The new serious Opera of II Tr:ehfa Amor Fraierno, was • repeated on Saturday last, and re.. ccived with additional marks of public favour. The music, as we have said, is of a very high order of merit. The first AEI was precisely the same as' on the former night: Some trifling omissions took place in the second Act, from which the High Priest of Jupiter was excluded. Some of the scenes were transposed, and the whole was more condenSed. Mrs. BILONCTO . N sung her Bravura Song with the Violin Oblij,Tato . in the most brilliant style, and her Brother's accompaniments were correspondent in merit. BRAFIAM, who is a surprizing singer, did n ot flourish so much as usual, and was conse_ quently better understood, and more pleasing to the million. The delightful trio in the first ael, by Mrs. BILLINGTON, BRAHAM, and VIGANONI, and the duet in 'the second by BRAHAM and Mrs. PA LINGTON, were most charmingly sung and univer sally encored. Mr.GoL , Lo has commenced his management very auspiciously, by the introduEtionof this fine Opera to the Public. The Ballet of Achille et Deidamie went off as usual, excepting indeed I hat it derived additional eclat from the restoration of PAR rso - r to the Public. DES HAY ES, in his par soul, in the Oiera, was prodigious, bold, and expressive, and drew thun derous plaudits. The Theatre was crowded in all parts; and the PRINCE of WALLS, who was present, appeared in excellent health and spirits. VOCAL CONCERT...,. On Friday evening the Managers gave their fifth anti last Concert before the recess, at the New Rooms, Hanover-square.--- The Company was very numerous and splendid. The PRINCE of WALES and the DUKE of CAM BRIDGE honoured the whole performance with their presence and applause. Their Royal High. nesses took their station a few benches from the Orchestra, mixing with the company as private Gentlemen. Mrs. BILLINGTota was in fine voice. In her songs, Angels, ever bright and fair (HAN DEL), and Stonsolata andai vagando(BActi), she was greatly applauded. In the latter she .was admi rably accompanied on the violin by Mr. F. CRA MER. Master KELLNER. delighted every auditor w ith his sweet song, .Dear is iv. little Native Vale, composed by Sir WM. PARsoNs. BARTLE_ MAN gave a tine scene from a new Oratorio, called Palestine, the music by Dr. CROTCH, of Oxford, With great and deserved success ; and HARRIsON sang a beautiful Italian Duet of GAzzANIGA, with Mr. El LLI NGTON ; and the song, Oft on a plat of rising Grownd (HANDEL), in his usual elegant and impressive manner : he also delivered the introduc tion to Glory to God, with great force and energy. On Friday ,a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when 1-Ewis COCHRANE and 'ltiomAs LECHMERE, Esqrs. were a t , rolnted third and fourth of Council at Bombay. The Court ad. journed at a late hour till Tuesday next. The F.lettion for the City of Dublin is fixed for Saturday next. Mr. SHAW is expected to be elect ed without opposition, Mr. GRATTAN having en. , tirely declined the contest. From the sth of next month, a considerable ad. dition to the present Assessed Taxes take place, agreeable to an ACI of Parliament passed last Session. Four Companies of the Warwickshire Militia marched into Canterbury on Monday last, from Faversham Barracks, anti joined the Head-quarters of the Regiment in - the new Infantry Barracks at Northgate. The Hereford Militia are said to be under orders for the Barracks at Faversham. There ate now making out at the War-Office distributions of Troops in the Kent District ; and a general movement will probably take place next month. The Nottingham and ist Surrey it is ex petted wilt go to Deal ; the Warwick to Ramsgate; the Berkshire to Dover Castle; and the Leicester to Dungeness. The sick have already been re. moved from the General Military Hospital at Deal, 1 which is preparing, with the utmost dispatch, as Barracks for too° men. Nearly seven hundred Hanoverians were attested at the Queen -square Police-Office, for the German Legion, which is now 6000 strong. The Leyden Gazette, of the 21st ult.' has given a new detail of the Conspiracy, the particulars of which do not materially differ from what is already known ; but the object is still farther to excite a prejudice against MoiteAu, by stating, that the preliminary required by him was the assassination of the Fitts: CONSUL, with a view to promotehim . self to the Consulates which he was' to keep. till the Boulteolas could be 're-:established. It is added that MOREAU held a Conference with PIGH-actiz.tion the Boulevard ale •la Masdelaine, when a difference' of opinion arose avith respect to :the .title t.o,be • ,adopted. MOREAU, it is said, wished:to be- Dic-: tator, but P 1 citaGatii ivished , that:the principal. au, thority should"lre . 'rested 'in , himself.:- GEORGEs, , it is added, beeartielSuSpiniousof Pt CHIGRU,• Wild had got four millions from England for the experi ment, and whieh;there was some reason 'to suppose he meant.to carry off; and it: is addvd ihaf.the disc sentions among the Chieta eontinued..till the Go. • . vethment were apprised of their plans. ON Saturday.morning a Foreign Gentlemin, friend of the Prince DE CONDE'S, attended at the Pub Bow-street, to give informationf that a young Gentleinan, of the name of ETI E NNE CA9, a relation of the - Pe INC c's, had received fc letter from a Gentleman, whom he did not know, calling him " a Cowatry' and challenging him to fight with pistols on Saturday afternoon. The writer acknowledged he was unknown to .the party whom he was addressing, by name, hut stated, that he would bc in the ride in St. James's Park, at five -. o'clock on Saturday afternoon, mounted on a bright bay horse; with a white handkerchief in his : hand, and on their meeting ; would adjourn to a proper place to fight. The letter concluded. with stating the writer's address to be " EDWARD STE., PHENSON, Esq. N - 0. so, Great Ormond,oreet."— In consequence of this information, warrants were issued against the Challenger and F o reign young . Gentleman. Rivett and Parker, the Officers,, were' dispatched in pursuit of the challenger, anti Baker, the Patrole, after the challenged, to his residence, at -. Layttanstone, in Essex. In the evening, ETIENNE Du CAs, attended by his relation, and a ft iend, appeared before AAaorf GRAHAI't, Esq. in the custody of B ,her,; . but the - ether parry had not arrived. The M4gistrate covered- that the parties hal.a knowledge 1)f . each other by sight, and the dispute was acknowledged • to be about an amour. Mr. GRAHAM then proposed - that Mr. Dv CAS should enter into a recognizance . , not to break the peace, by being provoked to fight by Mr. STEPHENSON, which was agreed to, and was about to be taken by .the Clerk ; when In, a Lilipu.. tian Hero entered the Oflice, in the custody of Rivett, to the no small amusement of every one present ; even' the Magistrate could pot .resist laughing, foe e r the Challenger proved to.he,a mere child, onlyfour, - , teen years of age, but dressed in the extreme of fashion, with a very thick neckcloth, and his shirt . collar up to his ears, and only about three feet two inches hivh ; and on his being placed•by the side of young Do. CAS, who iS about 17 years of age, and near five feet eight inches high, he exhibited a most: ludicrous appearance. Atter the Magistrate -had recovered fr,'m his astonishmento he examined Master -STE PH ENsON, as to the challenge sent to Mr. Du CAS, which he denied to be written by, him, but acknowledged it was sent by two elder boys,. who were at Chigwell School with him, and they signed his name by his consent. The offence given by Mr. Du Cats was, that he had been•, on a visit in the neighbourhood of Chigwell School, and had paid some attention .to a Miss., i - lANsoN, whom Master STEPHENSON was enamoured with,, The Magistrate reprimanded Master S. and told: him, if he did not make a very suffizient apology,, to Mr. Du C4s, he would commit him to prison.-- This seemed te _have the desired effal upon him, 'and he aepeared sensible of his folly. He expreSsed his so: ; but Mr. Det cAs very handsomely said, there was no occasion, and gave him his hand, and, forgave him. Mr. GRAHAM said, he should send for Masters. GEORGE LEATH, and JOSEPH HARRIS, who had assisted in manufafturing the letter, and should licld them to bail to keep the peace. CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH Z 6., Invhave to-day but a short supply of . Grair„in . , general ; Wheat • of- good quality readily, obtains last prices, bur other sorts go off heavily; Bar.• ley is rather dearer ; Malt also; Beans have better sale ; owing to but few fresh arrivals of •Oats, and without any Cargoes of Foreign, this article. fetches an advance of is. per quarter; :lour, comes in good supply, but supports its prices. 1 Wheat 305 a 4os a 54$ od Tick Beans - 2,5 s a 32s od Flue ditto - sis a 57 5 od Oats - 'Ss a 205 a z 3. od Rye - - - aBs a3is od Pela r, d ditto 2 4 5 a 25$ 6,1 Barley - - 195 a 245 6d Rape Seed - - 351 a 381 Malt - - - grs,a 565 04 Fine Fiour -49 s a 455 opt White Pease 33s a 40.5 04 Seconds 355, a 3os od Beaus - - 3os a 363 od Twenty tons of dollars were sent by The t anal, the beginning, of last week, under an escort of the Guards, to Messrs. BouLToN and Co. Birmingham, for the purpose of being re.staniped in the mariner we have already described. At Cambridge Assizes, an aflion was brought by BENJAMIN l'iTionot...t.s against DANIEL WHITBY, and MARIA, his wife. It appeared that the wife had, before her marriage, charged Mr. NICHOLLS with having committed a rape upon her, and cauied him to be indicted for the same, at the Assizes of Ely, in 1805, when the Bill was thrown out by the Grand jury. A verdict was entered for the Plaintiff for 10001. subjea to the award of a Gentleman. Several shocks of an earthquake have been felt at Comtie, in Perthshire, during the present month. On Sunday, the a i , h, there was a slight shock, with several subterraneous 'noises. On Sunday, the I ithi there was another more violent, attended with a crackling interrupted sound: and on Wednesday, the 14th, at two in the morning, there %vas:another smart shock, the horror of which was increased by the darkness of the night, and violent showers of rain, On the evening of the preceding Tuesdry, huge clouds, apparently charged with eletiric . fluid, hung over the place. A fire broke :out on Saturday evening, at the house of Mr. AisAm, on the west side of Clitiotte. street, Bloomsbury. It began at the upper part of the house, and very fortunately so early io the, evening, that the family were. able to procure in... mediate assistance. Great part of the property was removed, but .the house was almost reduced to .a shell. "the adjoining houses received little injury, and the fire was soon subdued by the engines of the British and Phoenix Offices. The neighh. wring Corps of Volunteers were useful in preserving tfe pro. perty from the depredations of inhuman free-hoote.rs. Friday, Ann Hays was charged before . the 'Ma. gisirates at..!he'Poblic.Office, Queen square, with a cruel assanit.npon her own son, only eleVen years of au,,,for refusing to part with his shoes which he : bakon, ,and..vvhich she wished to pledge; to proctire .gin with it appeared in evidence, o,v handfuls of hair otf his head, and neat him with a barnmer, which was vroduced in Court clotted with blood, and some of - rte hair adhering to it.. She was committed to 'Cochin-adds Bridewell, and the boy fat under the care of a surgeon.