The Sun. — London, England, 1804-09-12 00:00:00

t MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. HICKS's HALL, Sr..tr It. John' Allister; foreman to a gang of workmen at the. West India Dock, was tried for' an assault with intent to commit a rape upon the person ol'Hannah • Hanson, a girl between 1 t and 12 years of age, on the tsth of March last. Her father is the captain of a stop iii the Greenland Trade, and her mother keeps a brazier's shop at Poplar. The Prisoner is a settled looking marl, about 4.0 years olage. It appeared in evidence that there was a dispute about money matters between the parties, and that there was a deal of ill.will between them on that at:Count. It was also near three weeks after the supposed transadion before the charge was brought forward against the Prisoner. Several most re. spedable people gave the Prisoner an excellent moral charader.. The Jury,without the least hesitation, pronounced him Not Guilty. The same Defendant was then prosecuted at the suit of the King, on the information of Mts. Han. son, the mother of the girl above . named, and a Mrs. Russell, a lodger of het's, for a misdemeanor, in hay.. ling made no! of the expressions, " God d----n the King and all the Regal Family," on Good Friday last, which was the sorh of March, at the house of Mrs. H. before Mrs. H. and a - Lady who lodged with her. Hanson and Mrs. Elizabeth Russell swore that the Defendant had come to the house of Mrs. for the purpose of speaking about the account which lay unsettled between them. They each de. dared to the Court, that very warm expressions had been made 'use of by the Prisoner towards Mrs. H. on account of her insisting to have her money. fie afterwards asked Mrs. Fl. v;lfit news there was? She said that she was glad to see such good news in the Papers as that His MAJESTY had recovered from his late indisposition. Upon this they swore that the Defendant said, " Donut the King," and used several other scandalously disloyal expressions, vi hies theytepeated to the Court. Mr. Guitiq Ey , the Prisoner's Counsel, ridiculed very forcifity the idea of a man ar the middle age of life, and in a tolerable decent situation in life, being supposed to have. made use of such inciirmi. tory language to two old women, and that cagily at the time when the most violent bickeriigs and threats had passed between them. The same Gentlemen as appeared to bear testi. molly to the mural charaller of the Defendant, in the former case, now appeared to prove his . Joy. arty. Captain Barclay had been inatrufted by the Di. tenors of the West India Dock' Company to raise a Regiment among the people employed in their works, for the Deleoce of dm Country and the pro. tection of their property. The Defendant wag timing the first who volunteered into that Corps, and he believed him to be as loyal a man, as arty in the liogim2nr. - Captain Burrows said, that if the Enemy were to land, and Le was to he sent on any expedition against them, he did not know a mart that be would' . sooner take with him than the Defernidnt„ The Chairman' delivered, no charge, and. the jury immediately declared the Prisoner. Nod` Guilty. The Bishop of Sr. DAV IDN, in his admirable An. ,niversary Sermon, preached for the Humane Socieiy, observes“ to act in motion the wheels of life when once ~topped, is the t riumphant boast of the Resoci. tative Art," —We might perhaps have been con. tent to admire the fortunate issue of a few solitary - efforts to restore life, and have considered the re.' newa l o f sa , pendcd animation as a beautiful subjed of speculation, if some generous and elightened minds had not realized the art, and rendered it an intim. ment of great national good.—Most judicious, there. fore, ,was the prnjetft of making the Resuscitative Art the ground of ;,..) appropriate Institution ; and thereby uniting the efforts, and concerur.ting the experience of individuals ; of tnethodizing and per. feting the processes of resuscitation ; of • exciting and diffusing a spirit of observation and inquiry con. ducive to the preservation of life ; most charitable and patriotic the design of thus extending the means of relieving the distress dour fellow.creatnres ; and st worthy the patronage of a benevolent and re. lijious Sovereign. On Thursday evening last, at the burying.ground of Queen-street Chapel, Salford, the corpse. of a young woman having been brought thither far in. termenr, a dispute respeding the grave took place, between the friends of the deceased and the attend. ants ail the chapel, which continued for upwards of an hour, and terminated in the parties attending the funeral digging a fresh grave, and Warning the • corpse without the necessary rites being performed. man is said. to have had one of his Ws neatly bit um off by an adversary in the affray. On Wednesday morning, about eleven o'clock, a fire was discovered in the premises of Mr. Joshua BrOoktrlin, tanner, at Winnall, near , Winchester. Fortunately there was but little wind ; from.which circumstance, with the timely efforts of the inhabi. tants, and sonic of the - military atatiorted at that place, it was soon got under. The mill-house, countinghouse, and all the accornpt.books, papers, &c. were, however, destroyed. The amount of the loss is estimated at zBol. The fire on Saturday sennight at the•KinivA Arms, Lancaster, consumed the interior 'of one of the , Stables, with a quantity of hay, damaged a se cond stable, and burnt lour horses to dea►h; 03 horses were wi►h difficulty rescued from the fi-nes, one of which died soon after, and another was so much burnt that be was obliged to be killed. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained. Bt Quick, or they're gone,--- Only 23 . ,000 Tickets. Three Twenty 1 houssnd Pound Prizes, three Ten Thothand Pound Prizes, and three Five Thousand Pound Prizes.—This incomparable colledion of Grand Prizes has so engaged the attention of the Public, that we see the Licensed Offices crowded with adventurers of every clas4, eager to embrace the present anti only op rttwity this year of gaining rapid and prince;y fortunes.---Monday the 24,th is the day fixcd for drawing. EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER. On Thursday, at half past twelve o'clock, died jostmt CAPP ER, Esq. many years an inmate at the Horns, Kennington, This Gentleman was, perhaps, the most eccen. tric char der living since the celebrated ELWES. He was born in Cheshire, of humble parents ; his family being numerous, he carne to London at an early age (as he used to say) to shift . for himself, and - was bound apprentice to a grocer. Mr. ,Cns•. PE soon manifested great quickness and in►tustry, and proved a most valuable servant to his master, It was one of the chief boasts of his life, that. he had gained the confidence 'of his employer, and never betrayed it. Being of an enterprising spirit, Mr. Cfr.er ett commenced business as soon as he - was out of his apprenticeship, in the neighbourhood of Rosemary lane. His old master was his only friend, and re. commended him so strongly to the dealers in his line, that credit to a very large amount was given to him. in proportion as he became successful, he embarked in variou - s speculations, but in none was so tottunate as in the funds. - He at length amassed a sum 'sufficient to enable him to decline all busi. fleas whatever. Mr. CAPtielt having now lost his old master, was resoleed to lead a sedentary life. This best suited his disposition ; for although he possessed many amiable qualities, yet he was the most tyran. nical and overbearing man living, and never seem. ed so happy as when placed by the side of a chur. lish companion. For several days he walked about the vicinity of *London, searching for lodgings, without being able to please himself. Being one day much fatigued, he called at the Horns, at Ken nington, took a chop and spent the day, and asked fur a bed in his usual blunt manner ; when he was answered in the same churlish style by the landlord, that he could not have one. Mr. CAPPER. was re. solved to stop, if he could, all his life, to plague the growling fellow, and refused to retire. After some altercation, however, he was accommodated with a bed, and never slept out of it fur twenty.five years.. During that time he made no agreement for lodg. ing or caring, but wished to he considered a eus. turner only for the day. For*lnany years he talked about quitting this residence the next day. His manner of living was so methodical, that he would not think his tea out of any other than a favourite cup. He was eqnally particular with respect to his knives and harks, plates, &c. Irr winter and summer he rose at the same hour, and when the mornings were dark, he was so accustomed to the house, that he walked about the apartments with. out , the atasistartee of any light. At breakfast he arranged, in a peculiar way, the, parapharnalia of the tea.table, but first of all he would read the newspapers. At dinner he also observed 4 gene ral rule, and invariably drank his pint of wine. His supper was uniformly a gill of rein, with su. gar, lemon.peel, and porter mixed together ; the . latter he saved from the pint he had at dinner. From this economical plan he never deviated._ His bill for a fortnight amounted regularly to 4.. 18s, He called himself the Champion of Government, and his greatest glory was certainly his Country and King. He joined in all subscriptions which tended to' the aid of Government. He was cx. ceedingly choleric, and nothing raised his anger so soon as declaiming against the British Cunstitu. tion, In the parlour he kept his favourite chair, and there he would often amuse - himself with satirising the customers of the landlord, if he could make his joke; tell better. It was his maxim never to join in general colnisation, but to interrupt it whenever he could say any thing illsnatured. Mr. CAeaeies conduct to his relations was exceedingly capricious; he never would see any of them. As they were chiefly in indigent circumstances, he had frequent applications from them to borrow money. " Are they industrious ?" he would inquire ; Wen being answered i n the affirmative, he, would add, ''tell them I have b een d ece i ve d a l rea dy, an d never will advance a sixpence by way of loan, but I will give them the sum they want ; and it ever I hear they make known the clicutustance, I will cut ahem off with a shilling." Snail alter Mr. To.NII3END beearn: landlord of the Horns, he had an opportunity of making a few good ready money purchases, and applied to the old man for a temporary loan: " I wish (S3iii he) to lief VC you, Tow NsErto ; you seem an Industrious fellow ; but h o w is it t o b e done, Mr. TOWNbENO? I have. sworn never to lend, I must therefore give it thee;" which he accordogly did the following day. Mr. • TowerSeato proved grateful for this mark of liberality, and never. ceased to administer to him every comfort the house would affotd; and what was, perhaps, more gratifying to the old man, ht indulged him in his eccentricities. Mr. - LAP rER was elea.rti steward of the parlour fire, and it any persons were daring enough to put a pukes in it without his permission,. they stood a fair chance of -feeling the weight of his cane. In summer time, A . favourite diversion of his was killing flies its the parlour with his cane : but as he was sensible of the ill opinion this would pro. duce among the bye4tanders, he would with great ingenuity futr.duce a story about the rascality of all Fienclaneo, " whom," says he, " I hate and detest, and would knock down just the same as these This was the signal for attack, and presently the killed and wounded. were scattered about in all quarters of the room.. This truly eccentric charaUer lived to the age of 77, in excellent health, and it was not until yesterday se' r n t i g l it t h at a v i s i ble alteration was perceived in hint, Having ri s en at an earlier pe. rind 110111 usual, Ile was observed to walk about the house, exceedingly agitated and convulsed. For THEE, thou glorious, thou incomparable, inimitable Boy !—but tau ;wage cannot speak thy praise, nor my amazement !—Go on, g, O pursue thy bent ;" nor heed the censures of ten thousand Crt- i,i)Nt ) i•N : Printed Ly K toti t) 11AR lei ti t (of NO, 4, Moth:l.-court, )iov-Strcc t ) ; Ana publtstleti by ." 1 "I 414 ARMIOI,II SCR,Jrra, (of South Moiton.street t Criivenjr"ti" re) ; _ rsaafri- At O N.F I a. No. 2. Straftd where Adverltsrmegzi _ n fnr the aPere .Letter, th. I, II I) ,EN PO c R E ' R r, N a l l y R p I E R R A k S i f- N I E s R : ItY B tie. litiLLoArFtfotriy; s Wi ne an quaint M e t rc lt i e la i r : t ui;i: L th t a l t s' tr i ley wi3ate.street.' years last past, have never kept less than twelteippt,',;o4 take leav e 'i ft een gallons of Genuine Wine, in Vailt°swalkid6ePC'alnsa, irl°l3l.-it:;::::: meliorating for bottling; auttfrom twenty for hirtY.. 3 ,lc of Bottles of crusted Old Port, Madeira . 46e. Y th" i l l Weir keeping, their Wines are so improvtd 9 in fiavolir, 31 -' t ael . r li cordial qualities.retained, as Co render them wore 4rt ri p t as the stomachs of nervous habits,. and jhe aged, and l_':,,,, i ori experience has convinced many etninent Pitysicialls,`,7;,,,,ine strongly reeimuncriA then; Old .Wine, as the inost wi,%1 0 1 11, and restorative Liquor. - By this Stock they are ' 3 O 0 ' serve their f_ fiCIIAS, With superior IN ine, at gre3ll;l4,aM" t the best Vintages, on the awst Inotkrate feed's' t I ,' o f vaY money. - T iti: y have also an unctini mon large St a _ c ti a a iittO old cogniac Bran:ty, -Pine 4Nti . lEttalCa ittitll.; ti..,., Quantity, ot in , , , st excellent Ezna-lottia.Orartge, Sh ow , . . • TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sift, As some verses ofsmine, originally inserted in the Birmingham and other Provincial Papers, have found their way into Mk "SUN, and as Ysuag ROJC;111 (the subjed of those lines) has been animadverted Upon in a way which I cannot consider as /n) , can did, by a Correspondent, who affixes to a long let. ter (which he calls " a few lines") the signature of Crito, I depend on your - impartiality for an inset tion of the following remarks. lie asserts, that the intended introduaion of the " Youthful Wonder to the Public, on the London Boards, in the opinion of all who know any thing about acting, can bode no good for the Stage." This seems to he rather a bold assumption ; for no thing less than a miracle could have enabled him to coiled, in so short a space of time, the opinion of all who know any thing about acting ; but let it pass ! " Granting, Sir, (says he) that this child may have very promising talents, and may be very well qualified to excite wonder among the gaping crowd at Wakes, Fairs, and Market-towns, it is impoial e that he should• possess requisites for Loiidstr, the seat of learning, taste, and judgment." Every one must be struck with the' singular mAesty of ,this paragraph! Thousands on thousands have, flocked, within the last three weeks, from every part .of Warwickshire, and the adjacent counties, to wit. ness. the transcendent excellence of this prodigy of premature perfection, and have, by the most . rap. turous and unprecedented applause, evinced did!' sense of his indescribable merit; and then they are to be gravely tole!, by an anonymous Writer, 4 , that it is impossible that he should possess requisites fur Lando, 1" What, then, is London in po s session of a charter for " learning, taste, and judgment," to the exclusion of all the rest of the kingdom ? impossible !" and w hy s o who can tell what is, and what is scot impossible ? The antei;:luvians might possibly suppose the rotundity of the earth— impossible : its rotation round the sun—impossible: that of the sun round its own : the art of circumnavigating the globe—impossible : that of extracting from charcoal a degree of light almost equal to the solar rav—imposstole : and the power of ascending, by a chemical process, "beyond the visible diurnal sphere,"s—impossibke I—But let that pass also. Your Correspondeot's enumeration of requisites to make a good Attar (such as " tracing the pro. press. of the passionS—watehing their operation on different classes and periods of life, as well as upon different temperaments and habits") reminds me of the mad philoiopher Imlac'a bst of qualifications to make a gond Poet, in Dr. Johnson's Rasselas.— Where (I might ask) did Shakspeare acquire his knowledge of the hunian heart and of human . man. Otis ? in the palaces of kings, or the cabinets of their Ministers—in the huts of the wretched, or the dungeons of the guilty—in.caves, or forests, or in. chanted islands ? What communication could he have with witches and with ghosts—with fairies -and with monsters t and yet. g Each change of many.colour'l lift he drew " Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new." The troth is, that the great Poet and the little Atior are - two of Nature's miracles ; and ages may revolve before the like of either will be seen again. Wher this guild censor spurts his attic wit, and talks of 6$ parrots, prattlers, poppet.shows, auto. meta, dancing.dogs, attors in leading.strings, and fantoccini," I bow with due submission, and dare :tot even attempt to imitate what ',might reasonably de'epair to equal I Btt what heart, that is not as hard as a brickbat, can withstand the following pathetic appeal ? 66 What Mai be the feelings of the Professors of the Art, in general, to find ttsey are likely to be treslefied for a boy I" Al) 1 what indeed ! " 'Tis pitiful ; wond'rous pitiful 1" Far, 0 furry far from me be the guilt of insinuat. ing, that this doleful lamentation may possibly pro. ceed from some Veteran, who has hitherto sbelte upon the 16 London Boards," apprehensive that he may henceforth only slimmer (by comparison) if the bright star of even►ng should be suffered to appear above the 'horizon No, Mr. Editor ! The un. known personage, who so sagely admonishes the Managers of the Winter Theatres, and so kindly undertakes to spare the.frequentersof those Theatres the trouble of examining and of judging for them. :ekes, is, unquestionably, a zealous admirer of the Avoniaa Sward—anxious fur his lame, and appre hensite of its diminution ; but ----- cruel fate, " Alas his eiukusti comes too late !" For there is too much reason to fear that the Boy, is attually engaged at Covent-Garden. But (as some hirde alleviation of this irremediable calamity) the evil hour is yet afar off, when this Lilliputian Ma. gician, who has contrived to obtain " fictitious ce lebrity,' by bewitching us pour, interested, par tial, and ignorant" cotantry.folks, will throw his spells around ," the seat of learning, taste, and judgment ;" for the young rogue must do more mis. chief yet, and " spill much more blood" at Shef field, Chester, Manchester, and Liverpool, before. he ran have an opportunity of " profaning the works of ourirourartal Bard upon the chief Stage of the British Empite," I cannot help smiling when Crito so r/qy recom. mends him to wait till " he is qualified by years and experience to take his rank" on this same Stage. Sa, then, when he ceases to be a *wonder he may be allowed to aispeail To conclude these "few liner," as the Critic has been rather lavish of his pleasantry on the petit figure of the Young Roscius, I shall ;Ate the liberty 01.-. reminding hint of a couplet his fa vOurite CEMICHILL applied to my little Hero's Protool,e, who was himself no Pellasswian, and which I deem to he equally applicable to " Roscius in isdinia. tore t" " Belore such merit all tlistinitions fly ; PRITC 11.11, RD'S gen:ttl, awl GARRICK SiXftfl h4h tics! Still copy Naturs—copy her alone (whom can'ac thou fear F whom would'st thou wish to imi tate iv and prove to all the astonished - world that Shakspeare never had so just, so clear, so elegant a commentator as THYSELF !" " Made NOVA virtutc PuEa, sic Itur at AsTrt A 1" I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, Birmingham. . JOSEPH WESTON. .Mr. TowNavin pressed him to suffer, medic»?' assistance to be sent for, which Mr. CAPrEt then, and at all times, It•td a great aversion .to. He asked for a pen and ink, evinced great anxiety to write, but could not. Mr. TOWNSEND, appre hending his dissolution nigh, endeavoured, but in vain, to get permission to send for Mr. CrAPgR,"E relations, and tried to obtain their address for that purpose. He refused, saying that he should be better. On the second day, seeing no hopes pf recovery, Mr. TowNsrzsn called in four respect. able Gentlemen of the neighbourhood, and had seals put upon all Mr. CAPeER's property. One of the four Gentlemen recolleCted the address of Mr. CAPPER'S two nephews, of the name of Dcr. ToN ; who were immediately sent for. Thep resided' in the neighbourhood of Rosemary-lane. As soon as the old Gentleman's dissolution had taken place, his desks, trunks, and boxes, were opened by the Messrs. Du - mitts and their Lawyer, when they found tool. in bank -notes, a few guineas, a great many Government securities, and a will ;. which the parties present proceeded to read. It was curiously worded, and made on the hack of a sheet of Bankers' checks. It was dated five years back, and the bulk of his property, ,which was then upwards of 30,0001. he left equally amongst his poor relations. The two nephews were nominated executors, and were bequeathed between them Soool. in the 3 per cents. What has become of all the pro. petty which has been accumulating since the Will was made, tines not appear. From Mr. CAPrEteo declaration in his life-time, there was reason to sups pose he had made another Will, as the one found did not. appear to he witnessed. The remains of the old Gentleman are intended: to be deposited in Aldgate Church-yard, witete pia deceased sister lies. • State. Lottery and the Iratering.Platit.—lnsto 4 of the old-fashioned wax of rlffling for Toys, are glad to hear that the'Company at the I,.,ibrAr0 ive. ( subscribe to purchase a Ticket - or Share in : thi;P re ,' sent grand State-Lottery. This fl sent the'most advantageous, as an immense stmvittar be obtained, and the stakes soon decidOS stead of one Person' only o b ta i n ing. the. rri*e, 4 1 AI whole of the Subscribers are rcoally benefitteLl.--, This new-fashioned' mode is so prevailing, that lissasstly - and Co. No. 26, Cornhill, love had immense orders, from all *their Agents on the C.:uag, for Tickets and Shares. SHIP NEWT. Paced by'—the Averdina, CRAVX4I:I , IO, SItT. O. ' .. Williams, Endraght , iredericic , :i and Vrow . 1.3 c kali nsa, —, from Poppenborgh ; NMI Elisabeth, Vitrk, trorn Catwyck ; Argus, A ntlerwiniti Harlingen; Two Good Brothers, Kias, Magdalena, Buddi Vrow Cathatina, Tan..;on, Two Brothers, , Vrow sa. rah, Sm. t, and Vrow Cat harina, Prescott, frmn lAntidtl l. .. Sailed—the Vestal, Archer, tOr Petcrshurgh ; Pax, Flaritctipel'i for Elsinore ; 'olln, Braak, for Revall ; Embden Pac Wickham, and jonge Marco, Brooks, for Tonningeh.. _................. 11 112 i On the zd inst. at Inverness, the Lady of Major cany.... be (2 ll, at the 78th Rettl:Mt. of a Sun. ( .4 1),4n...by, B gi k;k-b runswi q uate,. Mrs. Mime, " "cm:lay rnfmnag,„it h cr • a / 4 Lady cd Major-General Calvert, n Saturday seinnight, at Dublin , 1 01111 R.. Yant rte . mAngity• . 0 • natty ;Inlet Dwyer, Esq. of Sha 't Erl CO IAItY of TIPPC. rary. . neon. It , E On hinnday, at St. jj ster at Law s to Mils Hottor. Dwyer, &lighter ot the lets James's Church, William Ilamilton, ol'q. eldest s° " (1. the Rev. Dr. liamiltott, to Miss LiO O Y O, ily daughter of the late lohn Vtitty, EA. .....---....0 DIRD. On the 2,3:1 utt. at her mother's house, fortrosep shire, after a tew hours illss, of a cholic, which Irmo. ne oaten in a mortdication, Miss C.itharitie Urqulhart, 01A1"I'l Eagle. Lately, at Dowant.llouse, near Monmouth, "114 Grove, Esti. late a Captain iu, the strl lteglincat. 51r , On Sunday, at his seat, near logatestone, Brand Hollis. c,l On Wednesday last, at the Royal . notch Charles . Sty le, t. ot Watcrinsbure, Kent. r CO l ' Sonic time :ince at Diitty.flall, Feat of CA"; •clough, I;zitl. at the advanced age of 96, near bialth (604. which he passed in the Colclintah family., Owen I O w ; celebrated Irish, huntsniAn. tieing originally brilK,elit had such an inclination for hunting', that he a l,v4,ofti,,pri 'horse of his own, and hunted with the hounds ot, Colclough for mauy years ; but when the . late Clough set up a pack of his own, he came and tora,t hounds at first fiir his amusement ; but as he gavt great a distance to be always. regular, Mr. cuid°",..ty him a limn new . . him, and hi; acted in b ile ple Iluntsman, steward, and master of the iy•, 0 . ,. ) ;;0 31 . Kei.elhoti in 1793. he and his nuttily aeteu 1. 6 " t ,`,t-it M r ' b u Eg i a t t ° % i l )r , :t ( r i a s p c o n e crt V , ; a 1 le i :dr never AnOilt.i . of his sans hrutiAlit oii•liorse3 and chivies to ter, . t ;he ri,oueaf his life, welch he was nicotined P„ tend him ; and during that periigi the nhin butic" ", 4 p:4 quantity of inc tannly pl,te , which he te e . to te . ta place of slinY , Motel the last year of his life 1 . 1 . 4 c .,1 it# larly went out wan the hounds, and his. v.ica tet'' o`also, cicarness swectn:Si. WaS well kilmvi,tueVaY.s-rags., 111311 iu that van ut l reiand ; anti Mt. Kelly, .the alsout hismwis age, some time since spent it 1144 -at Hall, tor th.: purpose of seritig and hunting wi th a Per7.;:igr' had heard so much of. At one period,'his and his *i hor,,, tUr ilalittrirt , i to if>.; ears, 'and yet neither could be bc.ir yottiNcst 4portt;:nan. A 3 the custom in. Ireland is t!' Amaral's, for saventy veins he never itilatAtl ono wt PRICE O. 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