The Sun. — London, England, 1804-05-15 00:00:00

tux. Hamburgh ..7pnsols LO N DON, MAY 15, 1804. Hts MAJESTY held a Privy Council yesterday at three o'clock, which was attended by Mr. PITT, the Duke of PORTLAND, Lords MELVILLE, CAsTLEREAGH, CHATHAM, DARTMOUTH, HAR apwaY, CAMDEN, WINCHILSEA. WESTMORLAND, GEoact TIITNNE, and Sir H. NEALE. The fol_ igwing Noblemen were sworn into their respeetive OfficeF, and had the honour of kissing His MAJES TY'S Hand. viz. Lord MELVILLE, as First Lord of the Admiralty. Lord HARROW BY, as Secretary of Scate for the Foreign DepartMent. lOrd CAMDEN, as Secretary of State for the War and Colonial Department. Lord DARTMOUTH, as Lad Chamberlain. Lord HAWKESBURY, as Secretary of State for the Home Department ; and Lord C I TE2RGE TIITNIVE ) as Comp°ll“ of th; Household, Last night three new Writs Were moved for in the House of Commons, in consequence of the ap. pointment of Mr. LONG and Lard ,LouvAINE to be Lords of the Treasury, and Mr. W. Dic sort to be one of the Lords of the Admiralty. All the public busincss was put off till Friday, on which day it is expeded that Mr. PITT will take his seat as Minister. THE Enemies of Mr. PITT confidently redid, that such a powerful Opposition will start against him, as will prevent him from long holding the reins . of power. For our part, we have no such apprehension. He has firmly stood his ground against a much more powerful Opposition than are now likely to assaithim. Besides, what has he to,fear from the GRENVILLE'S, unless they should entirely apostatize from their own principles ?—principles which they have supported with zeal and firmness, bordering upon obstinacy; and if they should he guilty of a derelidion of those dodrines which they have so long and so fervently maintained, their inconsistency would render their opposition wholly abortive, as it would be the grossest libel upon themselves. But we have too much confidence in their regard to decency, their Country, and cOlll. mon sense.' On the contrary, we rather suppose that reflelion must convince them of the hasty and rash pat t they have abed, in deserting a man with whom they completely sympathize in opinion, in order to jiin with one with whom the whole system of their political lives has been completely at variance. But what has Mr. PI TT to fear at the worst ? He has respedfully submitted to the will of Hrs KING ; he has taken an arduous post in the hour of danger : he has received from Nature transcendent talents, and those talents are strengthened and matured by experience. He is armed .in honesty, and has nothing at heart but the welfare and honour of his Country. He will therefore proceed steadily in his course, guided only by his duty, undismayed by the threats of the Enemy abroad, and unmoved by the desertion of hollow friends at home. The KING honours him with his confidence, the People sympathize in that confidence ; and though Mr.PITT may not be able to bring into the new Administration all the talents he wanted, we doubt not that his enlightened mind will enable hinvto discover other talents which, in co-operation with his own, will enable him to steer the National Bark through all its 'difficulties. Shall a good Mo narch have his feelings outraged, and his Preroga tive invaded, by the clamours of ambition, and the artifices of interest ? Shall he be irreverently and unjustly accused of acting upon a System of P5O - because he refuses to re-admit one Man to his Councils whose acknowledged errors produced his banishment from them, and who has in no one instance recanted any one of those &alines which deservedly deprived him of the good opinion of his Sovc reign ? The chief organ of the new Opposition, treating the KING'S PREROGATIVE with indecent levity and freedom, foolishly asks, what would be the use of the controul of Parliament, it the KING were to appoint the Sons, Brothers, Uncles, or Cousins of the fate Ministry, his Confidential Servants, the moment the set against whom Parliament declares, are withdrawn ? The question is inapplicable and absurd. There is no occasion to propose such a guts. . tion, because HIS MAJESTY has exercised his CONST I. ' TUTIONAL PREROGATIVE in chusing a man conspicu ous for wisdom and integrity. Hls MAJESTY knows that such a man will submit to his chbice such only as, by abilities, knowledge, and charader, are calcu lated to give efficacy and vigour to Government. Such, questions are the splenetic effusions of Party, disappointed and despairing ; but the People will disdain such virulent and senseless speculations, when , urged in opposition to a Prerogative which the Constitution has vested inHfs MAJESTY, and which HIS MAJESTY has exercised in uprightness and in wisdom. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, Mr. AD. DINGTON had an audience of His MAJESTY, and continued with His MAJESTY till near twelve. A short time after, His MAJESTY, accompanied by the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE in his post chariot, and fol lowed by the QUEEN and PRINCESSES, in two coaches and four, took an airing to Richmond, and returned to, the Queen's House. The Dutchess of YORK, according to the news.; papers, has been expelled in town fur several days. We are, however, sorry to learn, that her Royal Highness has for some time been too much indisposed to admit of her leaving Oatlands, and she is still very far from well, having never recovered from the dangerous illness which affefted her last autumn. Yesterday WILLIAM LUSH INGTON,' Esq. Citi zen and Merchant Taylor, and EDWARD KEMB LE§ Esq. Citizen and Salter, paid a fine each of vol. and 20 marks, to be excused serving the office of Sheriffs for the year ensuing, to which they were elefted at the. last Court of Aldermen. , A detachment of the Royal Artillery praElied the exercising of their new caravans, in Hyde Ydrk, yesterday, Yesterday morning the Second Battalion of Regiment of Foot Guards had a field.day in Hyde • park, commanded by the Earl of B.4tiiinity. IMPEL: ,:L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEEAS, MONDAY, MAY 14. ,COUNSF L were heard in rep!v for the Appel lant, in the cause the Duke of Qutensbetry DA' Morcin. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved, that it should be Egon heard on Monday next, unless the parties str,nl:l come to some agreement in the mean time. The Fourteen and a Half Millions Loan, the Mil.: lion and a quarter Loan, and the Importation Duty Bills, went through the Committee. The other Bills on the Table were forwarded in their respeElive stages. The LORD CHANCELLOR, on the Order of the Day being moved for taking His Majesty's Mes sage, relating to the grant of an Annuity to Vis. countess Kt LWARDEN, into consideration, said, that in the absence of others of His Majesty's Servants (there were none of the Secretaries of State in the House), it had fallen to his lot to move an•Aci dress for His Majesty's Most Gracious Communica tion. He, from professional opportunities, could speak of that Noble and Learned Lord, for whose widow it was the objeCt of His Majesty's Message to pro vide, and he could conscientiously say, that no words were'ever more truly predicated of any sub jea, than those uttered by a Noble Lord in that House, which described the late Viscount Kt DENLwAk as a most excellent man. Nis Lord,hip concluded with moving an Address to His MAI E`,TY, expressive of the readiness of that Howie to concur in His Majesty's Most Gra cious intention:. Adjourned till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, MAY 14. At four o'cic ck the House proceeded to a ballot for Members to serve on the Liskeard Elettion Com mittee. The Gallery was not opened until the names of the Members who appeared upon the re duced List were announced at the Bar and the Mem bers sworn. Previous to the opening of the Gallery, thtee new Writs were moved in the room of Mr. DICKENSON, jun. Metriber for Lestwithiel, who has accepted the Office of one of the Lords of .the Admiralty :—in the room of The Right Hon. C. LONG, who is to be one of the Lords of the Treasury—and in the room of the Right Hon. Lord LOVAINE, who has accepted the same appointment. Mr. CR E E E Y moved, that the Committee to whom the Liverpool Dock Petitions had been re ferred, should have power to send for such Persons and Papers as they may think necessary to clear up the subjed before them. Gen. G4scoYNE declared, that he could not co incide with the Hon. Gentleman who had spoke last, as to the propriety of granting such powers. The Papers were as much as would fill the House of Commons ; besides that, a great quantity of the Papers which would be wanting, had been consumed at the fire of tie Exchange of Livetpool. He thought that at least the Hon. Member should assign some re sons to the House, in support of such an extraor ! dinary Mc)lioch.• Mr, SH R I DAN COLIN not help expressing some digree of surprize, at hearing the Motion of his Hon. Friend termed extraordinary. He had signi fied his intention of in:king the Motion to the Com mittee, and surely that was sufficient notice on a subject of that local nature. If, however, the gal lant Officer wiio had opposed the Motion, and men tioned the circumstances of the fire at the Exchange, meant to say, that it was his wish that the Papers which had been consumed by that accident should not be ptoduced, or that they should be specifically excluded from any power of the Committee, he had' not the least objection to so much of the Hon. Mem bet's wishes being acceded to. Mr. DENT spoke against the Motion, and Mr. JJ I INSTON sulported it. The Question was then put, and carried without A division. Several Petitions were then presented, 'and the ?Olio Bills in general, together with the Commit tee on the King's Message, were postponed till Fri day next. Adjourned, MAILS. PRICE OF' STOCKS, THIS DAY.AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. - 6 Orpniqm THE SUN, 40LEM QUIS DIOERE FALSUM A UDIAT ? ARAIVIED. 3L' INAV/11, NEWS. FALMATTII, MAY tz.—The Amefia Frigate, with a Fleet under Convoy for the West Indies, ap. peared off this Pott this morning, and were joined by the Fly Sloop of War and seven sail from hence. ' PORSTMoUTH, MAY t4.—Arrived the Minerva Cutter, Lieut. TALBOT, from Cork, and the Ant Schooner, from a Cruize. Came into Harbour, the Suffolk Armed Ship. Also arrived the Dart, King, from Guernsey; Crawford Cowley, Cumberland, Hall, and Speedwell, Perkins, trom London ; Nauless, Davis, Ann, Gibbs, and Ceres, Davey, from Sunderland; Pew, M'Cain, from Shields; Irene, Gillman, from Dantzic ; * Juno, Cunningham, and Harmony, Smith, from Norway ; and Success, Peters, from Water ford. Sailed the Advice, Lothrington, and Pheasant, Thomas, for London ; Admentis, Schently, for Liverpool ; Mary, Park, Alfred, Davison, Acorn, Garbatt, and Jane, Davie, for Sunderland ; and the Mary, Ford, for Honduras. HARWICH, MAY 14. - Yesterday the Lady Frances Packet, Captain FLY N, and the Earl of Leicester, Captain Twompsort, sailed ; the former for Husum, with the Hamburgh and Bremen Mails, and the latter for Gottenburgli, with the Mail. The Auckland Packet, Capt. HAmisaltip, arrived last night, with the Mail from Gottenburgh. DEAL, MAY 4. —Arrived His Majesty's Ship Monmouth, from Portsmouth, and sailed for Yar mouth, Sailed the Champion, Jamaica, Orestes, and Basilisk Gun.brig, on a Cruize off Calais; Orpbeus, for rortsmouth ; and Perseus, for Sheerness. , In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Leopard, Veteran, Ar dent, Virginie, Inimortalite Crescent, Vesuvius,. Lucifer, Discovery, Devastation, lac Call, Mil'brook, William store ship, ,Speculator lugger. EDINPURGO, MAY 12.—0 n Tuesday Last sailed from Leith Roads for Orkney, the Leith Armed Ship. Thursday morning arrived in Leith Roads, the Diligence Armed Siiip, Capt. Kilt, from the Sound, having under Convoy the Diana, SWORD, from. Lubec. Friday arrived in Leith, from Dram, in Norway, a Danish Vessel laden with wood, the Master of which reports, that on Monday morning.lasc, about 2 leagues S.W. of the Naze of Norway, he saw a Cutter, apparently mounting about eight guns, and having French colours hoisted, in the ad of board ing other two Danill Vessels, but she did not at tempt to board the Danish Vessel in question, the Captain supposing he other Danes had informed the Frenchman who he was. The Culloden, of 74 guns, is ordered to be im. mediately prepared for the reception of Admiral Sir EDWARD PELLEw's Flag, who is going Comman der in Chief to the East Indies. Captain JANtEs is appointed to the Meteor bomb, vessel, and Captain BURTON to command the Romu lus, of 4.4. guns. The Orpheus Frigate, arrived in the Downs on Friday last with a Convoy from Lisbon, has brought upwards of one million of Dollars, for the mer chants, -which arc to be landed at Portsmouth. The surviving Officers and Crew of the late Apollo Fri gate have come passengers in her from Lisbon.. The following Officers, late of His Majesty's Ship Shannon, were all well at Verdun, in France, on the 23d of April, 1804 : • Captain Edward Leveson Gower ; Lieutenants, John Larn bert, Roddam Thomas Douglas, G. A. Simes ; Master, Henry Gooch ; Marire Officer, Alexander Ecitford; Purser, lames Heslop ; Surgeon john Bell; Master's Mates, Wm. Gilpen, Abraham Robinson;_ Midshipmen, Sam. Robinson, William Allen, T. W. Cecil, and Francis Little. We insert the following from the Portsmouth Paper of Saturday, from whence it appears, that the information communicated to Government, induces it to believe that the French preparatio . ns are in such a state for execution, that an immediate attack from the French Coast may be expeted :—" The following order, issued to the ships at Spithead this morning, is of more serious expedation thin any that has been made known since we were at first threatened.: —To have slip buoys to the cables ; to keep the top-gallant yards across ; clear, for anion every evening at sun-set ; the signal for unmoor. ing-to be considered as the signal for aflion ; and to keep in mementary readiness for putting to sea; as that instant it may be expected to be engaged with the Eenemy." Yesterday a great number of artillery waggons and powder tumbrills passed through London, on their way to the coast. His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES, Lord High Steward of the Borough of Plymouth, has been pleased to ordet new and handsome embroider. ed Colours for the 2d, or Prince of Wales's Batta. lion of Plymouth Volunteers, LiCtItCO:Mt-001011e1 HAWKER. It is supposed they will be displayed on the 4th of June next, the Anniversary of His MAJESTY'S Birth-day. On Saturday. the Surrey Yeomanry assembled at Croydon, by order of Lard LESL IF. their Colonel,. and on Sund;iy morning attended Divine Servide, after which they had a field-day on Duppa's Hill, and went through their evolutions with great spirit. They were also to muster upon a similar, occasion upon Banstead Downs this day. On Saturday se'nnight, the sth or Ross-shire Regiment of British Militia, under the command of the Right Honourable the Earl of CAITHNESS, had a grand Field-day in the Links at Aberdeen. The Reiiment appeared in marching order complete, with Field-Artillery, Horses, Camp Kettles, Haver sacks and Canteens, &c. and, went through the va. rious manoeuvres and firings with great precision, in presence of Major. General the Marquis of HUNTLY, attended by his Aid.du.Camp Major PATON, Major RAMSAY, Assistant Quartermaster_ General, Major JoHNsToN, Brigade Major, &c. &c. Tuesday last, the t6th, or Inverness-shire Re giment of Militia, were reviewed on Leith Links by Bri ga di er- G enera l t h e E ar l o f D ALHousrE. — he Kegiment made a handsome appearance, and acquitted thetriSelves to the satisfietion of the Re. G enerala ,RRIGAD.& IN HYDE PARR• ••••••••••11.111.14...... YESTERDAT ni')rning, )ut ten o'clock, 14 1 Royal Highness the DIT/CE of YORK, accomPiliett, by the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE, Lord HAart;NG l° and'his usual train of Staff Officers, ente red the POI at Cumberland Gate, and after inspetting the Itcf 2 Waggon Train, proc ee d e d t o te view the folloval Regiments of Volunteers Loyal British Artificers, Lieut.-Col. tultTa tr ,;;, Loyal Britons, - - D A ffosw Clerkenwell Volunteers - - Major Mitcriznc, Prince William of Gloucester's, Major The principal manoeuvres performed by thew - h lunteers, were marching in line, and charging .es the bayonet. They in general received twit:lola of the approbation of the Reviewing General, 1 , of the Commander in Chief. When Prince W i bc. Liam Frederic's Corps made their charge , t o Earl of HARRINGT ON s a id, " Well done, vie r , o done, my boys ; that was excellent." P 411 4, WILLIAM FREDERIC of GLOUCESTER (the Pa tro c Of the Corps), was also present, and expressed tu. highest satisfatlion at the advanced state of d iba ; ',line of the Corps which h e h a d honoured with 1.11 patronage. At one o'cl o ck t h e w hole marched 4- the field, to their respedive places of parade. Music .—The new Rooms, Hanover squares w er c e .opened last night for the annual Concert of Mes sr i . CRAMER, who both deservedly hold a high t s i „ in . the musical world. The Concert, on the displayed more excellence in the performance judgment in the selealon, the music air°gt,ol being of too uniform a cast. V ar i et y i s 'H e : " ni l of pleasure, and public taste i s n ot stiffi•c' e a - er . consulted, when compositions are all o f o ne charalso The opening symphony from HAYDN was gonc l, o, it has been heard till the ear is satiated. The l ap symphony from MO ZA R T was more scientific t' L as pleasing. The best of the instrumental Pieces " g e j a MS. Concertante by BACH. This was corned : in a good taste, before th e f a ntastic refinement s the day became so prevalent. Mr. F. CitAME t !' e who ably led the Band, peforined a Concei to on violin, with great skill, and in the pure style of , ' g late father, M r . J. C RAMER was not less excelle" , in a Concerto on the Piano Forte. Mrs. B l eers ° ; TON, ROV EDINO , V IGANONI , and BR AHAM, we f$ the vocal performers. The only encore vt win, duet betwe en M rs . B ILLINGTON an d_ 13tA gA. 0 4 composed by Wf NTER . It is a very spirit ed c The position, arid was very charmingly song' room was crowded with the higher ordet sl -n • an abundance of musical critics. Mr.STEWART Rose, a son of Gso.Ross, EsQ lately shen refined poetical taste, and sound el ihas w 7 . sieal knowledge, in a translation of Amadis de'Ga. ° Mr. Ross has not, indeed, made entire ver 9i ' c :a of this celebrated Romance, but he has given 1 gf outline, and the most interesting parts of the o . o "g st nal. From the p oet i ca l s pi r i t w hich Mr. ' '' h t ti g has shewn on this occa s i o n, - we p resa ge solne t excellent from his own imagination. is goss The Memoirs of the Life of General Vi r M 4 " lain.-J 2 TON, published from his own Papers by his • ?Oa* made their appearance this day in London and - - l ot delphia. A more important or authentic Hi'tl- t ha Work has perhaps never invited the curiosity °I • literary and political world. We are glad to see a taste for the Fine Artavading the Country. Sir GEORGE BEAUMota ! so . Sir WILLIAM ELFORD are at once patron 4 and p ambles of taste. • There are new names this YA K , O among the Honorary Exhibitors : GRAHAM L' # PELL, Esq. of Nottinghamshire, has furniSh' vc i small specimen :of his skill, but one which g, 1 :00 promise of something excellent hereafter. , te j, likeness of Mr. RozsoN is' faithful and fPil l - rt , Mr. CHAPPELL IS, however, allied to the ' * "„ii he is 'the son_in-law of WRIGHT o f cultivates painting, music, and other elegant ments, amidst the retirement of private life. Lord RODNEY, according to the report 0 1- r h o shionable circles, "is about to "receive the ''- • Gr 01° MissDAvis:., a' Lady who is well known an"' admired in those circles. ky, st M. TIERNEY'S farewell dinner, yestei-Bins' Somerset place, exhibited many long facts.'" , c iing, howeVer, does *wonders, and before t he Ir' cc broke up, there seemed to be some appa r°, convi , val forge fulness: • ntni Cf 4 Mr. SHERIDAN takes the recent disapP l i s inc e• of his Party with his usual good humour ; he has little chance of a 'l ace , h as . cietzsgun enjoy a joke. Lords CASTLEREAGH, HAWICESBUR " , i f ROWBY, &C. &c. are mentioned in t erms e ; most indecent contempt in a Morning P a P the Clerks of Mr. Purr and Lord .1\ 45 he Those Lords, hOwever, would doubtless ha ve ord te h g represented in the very same print as CA nl+ t he tali l Statesmen, if they had refused to atte"" w i t h Mo, of public duty, except in conjunefin ° Fox. fashia n ' The performance of Hamlet drew a yell Theaf tes able audience last night to Covent-Gard en the The only novelty was Mrs. ST. LEGER in an d Queen, which she played with• much digr"trY,thef propriety, although in soine of the scene s she was, failed in discrimination. Krmaes's Hamlet mioa as usual, a must masterly piece of anictg• mess ;\./loturisa ER played, Ophelia, with much St" ' w aa and feeling, but was rather too feeble in the oe. scenes ; however, she was very interesting. o its whole passed off with great spirit ; but owing,_`_atte length, and that of I/alit:tine and Orson, the ' ln ' did not close till past midnight. BAnnetsTEß, we understand, certainly sly quishes the management of Drury-lane Theatre te, season. The Proprietors and he, according t i ' apa c 'port, are but on indifferent teams, and it wn_ U gO , be wonderful if the causes of disagreement _ e re meet the Public eye. •e The'subjed of the grand Ballet which a P re fr o: s in ti g mc fo s ; EA N ß lr t . ,s C l o .e e m sa pe A s st t. 's A T l l l ie t a h t e re a , et i i s on ta o k f e t ri be_a a l l; is supposc , let is to precede that of the Play, and . n f o ricr, take The subject affords fine scope for imaginatT being," enchanted Island, visited by supernatura l ' hag place while Miranda is quite in her i n. An and stored with all the beauties anckliorT 40„. CC of and surpri;e, N mi a s t e u s r , e in a d n e d ed N , etocrbome a:ilgenaanntbscolsltrow nn ri,f_arsore