The Sun. — London, England, 1804-01-10 00:00:00

F,lcrir Waterford Packets, or Maik, are dtie here this day ; ;in extreme unpleasant circumtrance to those who have their letters sent thus. Captain M'Gt.r IRE of the Royal Navy, passed throueh this City this day, en his sway to Bantry, for the purpose of erecting Signal Posts along the Coast. The Tellicherg Transport arrived yesterday in our Harbour, with several articles necessary for the ereftion of the Signal-posts about to be established round the Coast of this Yesterday the four following Transports—Print. cess Rual, Coterworth, Nile, and Gr,,nt, from Fal mouth, arrived with the 3d Regiment of Foot, under the command of Major PR E VOST ; they did not stop in the Harbour, bur cast anchor at Monkstown, uswil place of disembarkation. Six other Trans ports also arrived, to take on board the Troops destined for f reign service. On Tuesday the 27th ult, the ship Mary, of Bristol, to Charlestown, was totally lost at the entrance of Glandore Harbour; Crew saved. On Friday the t 6th Rgiment, now at Kinsale, embark from Monkstown ; and on the same day the 46th, now here, will embark, both for the West Indies, to the great regret of the inhabitants, as Col. VANDAL F, uit and his Officers are much liked, and the Regiment has cundut - ted itself in a most exem plary manner. Upwards of zoo sail of snipping arc about to sail fur thc... West Indies. The Earl of CORK Lis taken a house at Sc. Pa trick's Place, in the envirohs of this City. His affability has endeared him much to thvenple here. Lord DE CLIFF01:1), to whom Ghvernment had riroinistd ftc Colitaion of Kinsale (Revenue), has in the most hardsol - L• manner recommend e d for it JoH t MEADE, E. a Gentleman (math' unconnea cd with his LirdN), but who resides in the neigh. bourhood, and is hi g hly valued for his loyalty and spirited eondutt in suppressing disturbance. DUBLIN, JAN. 5. A very extraordinary effea was produced on Tuesday, last week, at Rathfarnham, by the high wind• It a stack of corn belonging to Mr. KING, of Grafton.streer, completely off the frame upon which it was placed, and stationed it at some distance, without altering the form, or doing it any other injury but what may result from the removal from one place to another. Monday a race was run in the Phccnix.park, on the Fifteen Acres, by some military gentlemen, officers in the cavalry regiments of the Queen's Bay s , and Sixteenth. Th ree o f t h e latter against the saina number at the o t her regiment, each riding his ow n horse. The two heats were won by a gentle. than of the Sixteenth ; alter the first heat but five ; , tarted. The race, we understand, was for Too g:::fx3s, but above a thousand were dependiiig on Time was good diversion to a great number of sw,:etators. The Antwerp Pi et, of Dartmouth, Goss, 'Mas ter, from Lisbon, bound to Liverpool, with cotton, &o. was driven into Dundalk river by a violent storm, with loss of anchors and cables, &cc. The Increase, W EsTRAr , from Cork, put into Dandalk in distress. A Letter from Dublin, dated the 4th inst. states as A fellow, named Culli,ra n, wh.i had, under variOus names, been an aftive agent of France since the year 1797, and who was particularly notorious and mischievous in the South f Ireland, by the title of General Clarke, was some time ago taken near Cashel ripper:ay), and transmitted to D,;blin Castle, where he was lodged in tire Tower allotted to State Prisoners of importance. Late last night, he forced himself through the funnel of his chim. !ley out upon the leads, and by the help of a trunk (For carrying ofF water) c,mveyed himself down upon the terrace whicii overlooks the Castle garden. He was di.scovered by the sentinel, who seized him, jbut was knocked d min instantly ; and Cu/hire:7r had ust b egan to No off, when the sentinel recovering, aimed a blow a t his head with the butt-end of his musket, and fraftured his skull. The body, with scarcely a vestige of life, has been carried to an hospital." iinT:te,rfiL)ll(t.w ing Anecdote is in circulation in Dub_ had been 4. zit. Emmett and Arthur 0' t.:),nlar, who ntnat count r during the whole summer, about ten or twe lve a dr i l l y s Y ago hired a small vessel (an hooker) at Ki,lsale, promises of induced three stout se ' b: 1 great reward, Insets to carry t hen to France, Nvitli several trunk s a 1 10 0 effeaed t h e i r escape xes of baggage. They t a " Wer e p ut on s h ore n e ar St. Nlal oes ; and while they Went up the Country, MO French soldiers were set as guard upon the hooker. From these persons, the Kinsale men learned that their boat was Kinsale ; upon which they in -4tan'lY adopted and performed the resolution of 1 ,.. r. wing the soldiers overboard, and returning to 17; s 'lle, which they did with all the trunks and Z)Ffi x , e ' r a c il °I which . they delivered up to the General "'llandin , t Cotk, who has found them mostly.c hi ef fill I 1 g a . e' wito plan.; and correspondences of the eXtraordinary, nature. s, e lseT Property Tax be gan yesterd a y to ex pe r i en c e. 0 ,.0f those impedi ments w hi c h must ever ar i se Out t such eQmplicated c and imper kt systems. The .-om.missioners tinder the City of . London, it appears, ' -, re • "I''" of „ the power invested in the Officers aft_ .I.J"'" " " "ernraent to preside - at the old Stock Exchange, and claim the exclusive adjustment and `iite(slion of all property liable to assessment within person s who belong to rite Tax-rffice, ignorant of the extent and responsibility of their ~!ovel situations, unpre;,aud to re?ist, and unable to lccede, wery ()Nigel to sulperai all buiintsi till . .s,:me aujuntment shall take pl:vc of these important :linos. In the mean time tk , public are more di.s.- trAtcled and perplexed th;lr, ever, in what way I' ) tndce out their returns ; while Ministers, obsti , 14tely bent on their own modes and expedient!, ttre clyterrnined to persevere a7,ain..it tried inconvenience, and any unforeseen diflicu ty.. Yesterday being Plyugh Monday, the Lora . - I\ 4 A y ) R and Cleric of Arraigns were engaged at - - i:C ' ~u ildhall, hiking the. Return:i of the Inqu ests of the .'7, .iiM.rent City Ward,. MORNING, Admired bAMON ! why the heaving sigh. And the big tear that trembled in your rye Did Mirth entice, and draw thy noble soul To scenes of gay delight, or midnight bowl ? Did Pleasure's charms the tedious hours enhance, Or rising sun behold the sprightly dance ? No :—'twas not Pleasure; fascinating charms, Nor Beauty, which the tender bosom warms . ; 'Twos not the dance, nor music's sweet controul, Nor gay companions, nor rise midnight bowl; No:—'twas StLINA caus'd the flowing tear, To virtue, piety, and friendship dear; " Around whose brow the heavenly Graces shine, " So tall, so awful, and almost divine." May fate propitious on thy steps attend, Thou best of men, and ever stedfast friend ; May ‘Visdurn guide, and Virtue's milder sway Cheer the last confines of thy peaceful day ; True to thyself, still truer to thy God, lk , lidst storms of life—beneath Oppression's rod, When you unfold the secrets of your mind, May fair SELINA, true to worth, 1).. kind ; And may you to each other ever prove A bright example of domestic love ; Through all the various scenes of varied life, The tender Husband, and the faithful Wife. Hampshire, Dec. 2.F, mSc3. A WLLL•WIZ;IiFR. The following elegant fines were written by Wm. Bosc AWEN, liSq. on three of his daugh , ets being presented as Shepherdesses to the King and Queen of the Fairies at Mrs. CRESPIGNY'S on Twelfth Night. TW)UGH not from fair Arcadian glades, Or beauteous TamrE's far-fam'd shades, With hearts sincere, these Damsels bring Their homage to the QUEEN and KING, And, at their bidding, will advance To weave the light fantastic Dance. But first they hail, with just delight. The kind ENcuAN: FUSS of to-night; Her who displays each ma& ic art, That charms the sense, or wins the heart : Who, liberal TAsr E and FANCY own, May well adorn their brightest Throne. THE THEATRE.--The Second Part of Henry the Fo u rth was to have been represented last night, at Covent Garden Theatre, but on account of the sud den indisposition of CooKE, that Play was unavoid ably postponed, and the substitute was The Provoked Husband. The disappointment was of course inju rious to the theatre, but not to so great a degree as might he expeEted. Bills were circulated over the theatre, stating the necessary charge in the repre sentation, and the audience submitted without any token of discontent. KEMBLE played Lord Town ley with a dignitid spirit and interesting emotion. Miss 13moNrort was very spirited in Lady Townley, and displayed much feeling in the last scene. SIM MONS performed the charafter of Squire Richard, instead Of KNIGHT, who is on the sick list. SIM MONS made the part appear more like justice Greedy than Squire Richard, and seemed to have borrowcd a tiw dry pair of laced breeches from a booth at Bar. thobnew Fair. The sterling old Comedy of The Way to Keep one of the best produclions of the veteran MURPHY, drew a crowded audience to Drury-lane Theatre last night. Mrs. JORDAN played the - drip Belsnozer with great animation and comic effeet• She warbled the ballad of The Willow with genuine simplicity, and accompanied herself with much taste on the lute. She was universally encored. BANNIsTER's Sir Bashful Constant, is a very plea sant Piece of quaint humour. The rest of the Cha raders were well sustained. The splendour and variety of Cinderella, excited much admiration and applause. There was yesterday a Meeting of the RurvrEtts of Drury-lane Theatre at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, at which a long discussion took place re_ speeding the situation of that property. Mr. Su r_ acnAN attended, and gave a satishniory answer upon most of the points submitted to him. It was finally resolved, that a Committee of Renters should be appointed in aid of the Board of Management. Mr. Suglatnatv, in consequence of an inclination from Mr. HOLLAND, that the exertion of his pen would tend more than any thing to revive the at tration and improve the interests of the Theatre, observed, that his mind for the last ten years had been so much occupied that it was impossible for him to think of dramatic composition, but that he had now resolved to employ whatever talents he might possess in that pursdt. This declaration gave new life to the Meeting, and the company separated in hope and good humour. A grand Bali was given at St. Alban's last week by the Reetor of the Parish, the Rev. Mr. GATE. The Ball took place at the Parsonage house, which has been recently rebuilt on an extensive scale, furnished in all the stile of modern elegance.— About Igo persons were invited, but the com pany present exceeded that number. The dancing commenced at Lail after eight o'clock ; the Ball being opened br the Hon. Miss GR Ir4sTom and Captain KING ; about twenty couple followed. At twelve the comp:my partook of an elegant supper. The Wincing, tee mmeneed at one, and concluded about half after four. Among the gay circle were, the Countess of ENC EA, Lord GRlmsrott, the GR IM&TONS, Colonel COOPER, Major KEY.. FEL, &C. &C. Mfg. JORDAN, the Akflress, haA taken a neat house in So.ith.strer.t, Berkeley.squme. That excellent omerlian KNlckir fr , we are sorry (.0 learn, retires II:om the London r talc after the ,recent season. The Ministerial ;papers seem to bl as much alarm ed at the report of a Coalition arn(mg the Leading Mtn of Oiynsition their emplAyers. Well deed may they be ap l ,reheosive of such an event, f o r they have rna:lc themselves so ridiculous by their f;ilsotrAt homage of ignoraece and imbecillity, that they could have little reason to exped to bc en gaged on the side of pit d anNinte;l in Nlitidkbcx and London be_ fore the Right Hon. itrcliAßu PLOpvit, Lord ALVANLEV, Lord Chief justice of His Majesty'.; Court of Commoo Pleas at Westminster, in a;1:1 alter Hiiaryr Term, 1804. IN TER`:. LONDON.' TueEday, - - rlr.. :14 - - Tuesday, - -3/ 'Wednesday, - teb. Tuesday, - Feb. 7 Wedncsday, - _ _ ArIER TERM. Tuesday, - Feb. Wednesday, - Feb. r American Papers to the Bth of December are re ceived, but they contain nu intelligence of import- ante. The Kentucky Ga=ette, printed :It Lexington, in noticing the report of a Protest being entered by the Spanish Minister against the taking possession of Louisiana, states, " that from undoubted authority they are enabled to assert, that no Protest whatever had been lodged:" Under the head New Orleans, we find the fol lowing paragraph in the New-York Paper : "We learn by Captain INGERsoL, who is atrived in twenty-eight days from New Orleans, that the French Prefed had taken the Fort M..Teheny, ' , elonging to the KINa, with the intention of deli vering them up to the Americans. The President has nominated to the Senate ABRAHAM VENABLr, of Virginia, to be Governor of Louisiana. The Philadelphia True American contains the following paragraphs : " understand, from good authority, that the French Government has placed in the hands of M. PictioN, Charge d'Affaires of the French Republic, two millions of francs, which is nearly equal to 4€0,000 dollars, for the use of St. Do- • mingo ; and that M. MAGNITOT, the Prefed of the Colony, has the exclusive right to draw to that , amount on M. PICHON. , 4 We likewise learn, that, for the purpose of supplying St. Domingo with money in future, the Cashier of the Public Treasury in Paris, M.Co R NV, will draw upon himself at twenty days sight, and his bills will be sent to the Colonial Prefect. It is stated that funds will always be placed in advance, to meet these bills." VoLustr la CORPS FINES.-On Friday last the Unifortn, Furniture, &c. with the silver spoons, le. vied on Mr. Thomas Dowley, of Willow. street, Bankside, were sold for the sum of 51. tss. such sum being incurred by his non.attendance at certain drills and musters, as a Private in the Sou:hwark Yeoman Cavalry, commanded by Captain CoL LI NO DON. He had previous notice they were to be sold on that day, but he allowed them to be sold to the best bidder. A notice is given, that the merits of this momentous decision and seizure will be brought before the Court of King's Bench in the shape of an action for an illegal distraint. On Sunday the Ist inst. the Stratford-on-Avon Regiment of Loyal Volunteers, consisting of up wards of 24.0 men, under the c o mmand of the Mar quis of Hi:xi - Pomo, appeared on parade at St tat. turd in full unit trm , and alter having been inspeded by their Noble Commandant, they marched to Church, accompanied by the Mai (Nis and the rest of their Officers. The Rev. Dr. DAVENPORT (the:_ Cha9lain), gave a most excellent ..!iscourse on the occasion, from the very appropriate text, 21 Chapter Ist Epistle of St. Peter, latter part 17th verse, "tear Gud, honour the King." This vet y fine body of men made a most soldier-like ap pearance, and since their enrolment, a period of four months, have by a ready and constant at tention, endeavoured to render themselves a useful and elle:dive Corps fur the service of their King and Country. The St. James's Volunteers mustered yesterday about one o'clock, in the Duke of PORTLAND'S Court-yard, in Piccadilly, and from thence pro ceeded to Hyde Park, where they had a field-day. The Corps was commanded by Major Down, in the absence of the Colonel, Lord Atoll EitsT, who was not in Town. About 800 members were pre sent. After firing five rounds, the muskets becarro: useless from the rain. The Corps did not quit the ground till four o'clock. The Doke of GLotICESTER's Volunteers assem bled yesterday at their parade, about twelve o'clock, in dress uniform, and afterwards had a field-day. The Windsor Volunteers have received written orders to hold themselves in readiness to do duty at the Castle, in case of the removal of the Staffordshire Militia from Windsor. Lord flAtaturoN, on Sunday morning, inspetled the Watford And Stanmore Volunteers on Stanmore Common, after which they fired several rounds with ball cartridges, and concluded with charging with the bayonet. On Friday last Colonel CovriN inspeBed, at Hitchin, Captain HATE'S Troop of the Hertford_ shire Yeomanry Cavalry, and the Corps of Hitchin Volunteer Infantry commanded by Major Wit,. SHE . The frost prevented the liorse from prac tising many evolutions ; but the anearanLe and appointment of the Troop are very respectable. The Infantry went through the usual ruaruvres with steadiness and accuracy, and were highly ap proved by the Inspecting Field-Officer. A Portsmouth Paper says, " We. have just seen a letter from an English Gentleman who has lately made his escape from Fouritainbleau, and remained boldly at Paris a fortnight, by means of a national cockade, and a perfcel knowledge of the language, from whence he is now returning via Germany. lie says " from the information I was able to col. lei at Paris, that city is in a great ferment, on account of i3oNAt. AR T fi'S measures to gratify his am. bition. The conscripts are telradory. The old veterans speak against the Expedition, and say that they would not embark to be bo!cliered. The Con sul is not liked : he has thousands of enemies ; and I think the opposition will shortly shew itself. Mur murs and cotnpbtints multiply, and arrestations are very frequent. It is the opinion of the wiser part of the people still, that the Expect Lion will not take place. Nothing is ready; and all that large Army on the coast is only placed there to intimidate the Eng_ lish, if I may use the expression. They are still build ing Gun-boats at New Brisac or: :he Rhine, but very slowly.".. At.tittotion rite most diligent search has E , !.:n tt'aking after the villains who hustled and robb.ml a Clerk of Messrs LIANt:i:fL - Rq.tY'S; of Okford bank-notes to the ntriffittlf (if . several thol'A, l n.; pounds, at the corner of Fleet.market, abnii twelve months since, the robbers have not been brought to punishment. The Proprietors have traced numbers of the notes stolen to have be-ri in circulation in different parts of the cotintre. A short time since a young man of the name of Ben rct was taken into custody at Litchfield, on a charge of circulating several of the notes, and went several examintions, hut the Witnesses failing to prove that he came improperly , possess. ed of them, he was discharged. About a month since, Feltner was taken into custody, and carried before the LORD MAYOR, when his Lordship sent him on board the Tender. This cireuin stance being made known to Anthony, the Bow. street Officer, he traced Beamer from the Tender to the Incoknant Frigate at the N ,re, and after a long conversation with him, he found that he was inclined to give up the whole of his connexion respeding the Oxford Bank.notes, provided he wait liberated from on board the ship. Hiving obtain ed his &charge, he confessed that he passed nom. hers of the Oxford Bank-notes at Warwirk,Birming . .. harn, Weyhill Fair, and various other; places, all of which he had received from a man of the name of Thomas Barnsley, who had given him half their amount for uttering them. In consequence of this information, Anthony made every possible exertion to find Barniky, but could not find him out in Lon don; but this being the Bath season, ire had strong suspicion he was there, fur the purpose of committing depredations. He accordingly went to that Cite, ant on the night of his at rival there he went to the Bixes of the Theatre, where he had been hut R short time before he met B 7rnsky, who immedietely confessed to the officer, he suipected that he was come for him, and was going to treat him with a journey to Lon don, which the officer acknowledged, and took hart into custody. Yesterday morning he was brought before Sir RICHARD FORD, :It this Office, when Bennet repeated the account he had given to theofficer. Townsend, Sayer, and several of the 017.cers recog.. nixed the Prisoner to be one of the most notorious, London street-hustlers and pickpockets, and that he aced with Conn - oll i 's desperate gang; likewise that he had been convicted several tunes, and had been transported to Botany Bay.—The Prisoner - was committed for further examination. A few days ago, M ij , ir DE LANCET, atpury avarter-Master-General for :he District of the City. ,t York, bring out. in Holderness, surveying the country., and taking sketches along the coast, was observed by several of the peasantry, end not being in regimentals, they set him dawn (to use t h e l an . gu,ige of a)gberry) as a spy. 1 - ronSequeoce of this they .urrounded and made him prisoner a: se, ; and it was not . until after they had taken him to Patrington, that he was able to convince them of th e ir mistake. A cimskierable number of D have been sent from the Bank to the Mint to be stamped, and will soon be in circulation, as from the great scarcity of silver and small gold, a very great inconvenience is felt among the retail dealers, who are much distress. ed to procure change even for small Bank Notes. The Vice-Chancaor of the 'University of Cam brilge, and the Ma';ters of Trinity and St. J , hn's Colleges, the 'Trustees of the Estates left by the late Rev. JoHN HULSE, have given notice, that a Premium of Forty Pounds will this year be given Cr, the best Dissertation on the following subjra : —" The Ex:crna! Evidences of the Truth of the Chf stian Religion." Yesterday the Lottery commenced drawing at Coopers'.Hall, Bosinghall.street, when the follow. ing Numbers weredrawnPrizes above 201. 18,E . 57, a Prize olLzooo No. 22(7 a Prize of 4 . fa, 2 4, 2 99, 94'3, 15,647, zoo I iC,520, 5 0 11,032, The tesselated pavement, discovered by the vv-ric. men digging opposite tae East India House, has ex cited a considzrable degree of curiosity among the Antiquarians. On clearing away the earth some very curious Roman figures have been discovered, inserted in the pavement, which must have been the work of great patience and art. The concourse .of people has been so great to see this curiosity, that it has been thought expedient to ere& a paling around it, until it is explored. The general nion is, that it is the flooring of some former splendid Roman mansion, as it i 3 no more than ten teet below the surface of the street. Great depredations have lately been committed upon the Fisheries in the Rivers South and North Tyne. The Duke of NOP. Tll UMB E R LAND and the other Proprietors arc, in consequence, taking cf. fedual measures to protest their property-. • The Westminster Sessions, which eins,ct nn turday, producei no cases of the smallest imporLance or interest. An impudent fellow, of the nime of Kirby, who was charge] with defrauding a trades man of some bacon and Chee6C, in the course of his trial, exclaimed— ., What 1 do you thiol , 7, that I, Bob Kirby, who has been a " Sailor, man and boy, for sixteen years, possessed of a free— " hold of 701. a year, a pensioner at Grz,:awich Hospital, " and now prevented from fitting out His Majesty's Elects " by being made prisoner by a Cheelcmr,gcr, would tell a lie r " No, by all the battles I have fought, [ would not, to save " tne from sinking l" Nothing, however, appearing to warrant his in. nocence, the Jury found him guilty ; and the Court sentenced him to one mouth's imprisonim7nr, and a whipping from Charing.cross to Par!iarnenr-street. The Priso.ler appeared extremely indignant, and, as he was led from the Bar, exclaimed— " By Javis it is an unjust sentence, I am an honest man " an.t a Lf.,t/e.wan."' Sunday evening, about half - past nine O'clock, as ail apprentice to Mr. Charlston, of Red_►ion_street, was returning from his friends at tioxtorr, he w:is attacked in Wilderres-row, St. John's-street, by a gang of twelve or fourteen villains, who struck him on the head and knocked him down, took from him his hat and a small bundle, containing some few articles tf wearing apparel, ar_d trade off towards Old street.