The Sun. — London, England, 1804-01-04 00:00:00

THE QVEEA's ROYAL YOLUNTEERI. Y ESTER DAY beit g the day appointed for the presentation of the Royal Colours to this Corps at Ranelagh, an mense crowd assembled at an early hour in the day to witness the ceremony, avenue to Ranelagh was thronged by ten o'clock in the mottling. At that hour the St. Mar garet's and St. John's Corps, commanded by the Honourable Colonel EDEN, arrived, and took their station 'at and about the doors, for the pur pose of keeping off those who had no tickets, and regulating the admission of those who had.— Th e Westminster Cavalry, commanded by Co-' lonel ELLIOT also arrived about the same time, anti took their station in the neighbourhood, where they exerted them elves in regulating the Progress of carriages and keeping off intruders. The difficulty of obtaining admission was ex. treme. Upwards of 6000 tickets had been issued, the possessors of which, thronging in every direc. tion, caused such a struggle tor admittance, that it was with the greatest difficulty a large detachment of the St. Margaret's and Sr. John's Corp, could preserve any order. It having been understood that the doors were to be opened at ten o'clock, a great crowd assembled at that hour, and from the circumstance Of the doors not being opened till some time afterwards, the throng and pressure were of course materially increased. The Queen' s R o y a l V o l unteers h a d, i n t h e mean 4, _ * at iti - IrcArelleil into the Rotunda, where they were under arms at ten o'clock. The boxes were ap propriated in regular order for the Officers of the Corps and several persons of distinetioa. The .centre box opposite the grand entrance was fitted by for the reception of Lady HARRINGTON. The Bores were soon filled,, and exhibited a dis play of beauty, and fashion which has seldom been equalled, and could not be exceeded. Amongst a great number of persons of distinttion, we noticed Lady HOBART, Lad and Lady CASTLEREAGH, Lady AUCKLAND and Family, Lord HARR I iicToN, General Fox, Mr. ERSKINE in his uniform, as Co lonel of the L aw A ssoc i at i on, M rs. ERSKINE. rite Due de BERRI, the Spanish Ambassador and F.tmi. tace. &c. & c . The Company were all assembled by a few minutes after twelve, and remained in xpetiation of the appearanc e of Lady iliaita tNG- Toll. The Duke of York's Baud, in the mean time, played se.veral martial airs. Froth the comparatively confined situation of the Rotunda, the Corps were necessarily drawn up four . ideep, in which position they reached all round the space allotted to them, leaving a spacious avenue to Lady HARRINGTON, which was kept on each side by from a single line extending the m a i n b o d y o f the to the Box. A t a quarter past t t'elve o'clock, the trumpet an nounced the arrival of the courtly parry in three of eif His Majesty's Carriages. They were preceded by two Noblemen's Carriages, and f 'lowed by five. When they reached the gate leading into the garden, Which it was necessary for them to pass - through, Major ROLLESTON rode before them uncovered, and, ushered them into it. The Royal aetinoe having reached the entrance at the west. side of the Rutueda, Major ROLLESTON alighted from his horse, and handed the Cauntess of HARR IN4TON and her attendants from their car tiages. In the first carriage were Miss VERNON, Miss EN:AN, and Miss DIGDY, Maids of Honour to HER MAJESTY ; in the second the Vice_Charnher tain and Mr. VINCENT ; and in the third Lady Haft lIINGTON, her charming daughter Lady ANNA NlA itiASTANnope,Lady CARDIG AN, and LadyAl'aes. etre a., two Ladies of the QUEEN'S Bedchamber. 'nte company having all quitted their carriages, Lady H. a.a.aaNsoie was condutied to her box by the V l c c-charnherlain, an d f o ll owed by her attend ants, in the same manner as the QUEEN would have been. Her Ladyship was dressed in a black eelisse., and a scarlet sash. Her head-dress.' was a rich velvet allat, highly decorated, and .with four very elegant cequelicot feathers. Her Ladyship also wore an antiq ue nec k lace of great value, and a fine cameo of HIS Delaie 'TY, 1 • oeinti a lare beautiful x as 2vi n m ‘ edallion, which vas prese g nted to her on y b set y HER L J.STYa C., 3 !Vent. d ays AlNl(laysi ago, as a memorial of the tA N ARIA. STANHOPE appeared 3n a dress of wi, i and looked ~_ . ne te satin, ornamented with pearls, Y. On On the arrival of the Countess in the box fitted .tip for her reception, th e t„ Regiments of the QUEEN'S R oyal Volunteers, under te d lordH o a Itaapresented arms,witletheh a bandspla comman yio et g. As soo n as the Corps had shouldered arms r tfColours'w ere i ntroduced and placedonea ' c t h w s o i d i e of the Royal Box. The KING'S Colour of each Regi ment was a plain Union Standatel ; but the Regi mental Colour, which has been designed and exe. ,Cuted by the PRINCESSES, was a superb N ee of needle-work. The ground was a rich purple silk, • aad•in the centre of the CoIOUT were Plea MA ' s prigs Arm s , em b ro i dered and surrounded with i p o ri gs o f variegated colours and design,;. At the ea w to et corners were the letters C. R. and' under tire )706Acctrms.. as were t h e wor d s , " QUE'EN'S Royal -, The R ey. ,, v , Corps; perfoit w EIDEN BUTLER, Chaplain to the manner, the serevl'etin a very solemn and impressive a part o f t h e usual for the day, which consisted of Prayer appointed for orm of Morning Prayer, of the the zoth, th e the l ast G e n e ral East, and of ars!, and reist Psalms. The Coronation Anthe m was then song in full i chorus, by a n umerous company of vocal performers, n the orchestra, • amon gst wh om was INCL EDON and SALE, in the unilorin of the Dina of CUMBER LAND'S Sharp Shooters. A - t . !v", - • moments afterw ar d s t h e R ev . JANE,s Moon E, •L B. one of the Evening Preachers at the Foundling, ascended the Pulpit and preach ed one of the most eloquent and impressive Ser mons we ever heard. The text was from the 4th chapter of Nehemiah, and 9th verse—" Never'he less we made our prayer unto our God, and set a ?eatch against them day and night."—ln dialk l Y- Ing the ne c ess i t y o f an un i on of Religion anti Pa_ triotism at the present crisis, the Preacher did not neglect to make use of. every argument calculated to make an i mpress i on upon hi s h ear ers ; and the t11.0. t protiumd was adequately great. Lord 1408.111 T then adiweed towards Lady 11AR. RINGION'S box, with the Officers who were to re. chive the ColnurF, and the attending SerSeants. STEW ART, who accompanied her Ladyship, held rite Colours, while her Ladyship dtliveted the follows ing address GENTLEMEN' HER MAI Es r Y having been graciously pleased to confer upon me the honour of presenting to you these Colours, I am anxious to express how highly , I•atit, flattered by this distin guished mark of tho QurEN's favour. At a time, of all others, the most awful, when our country is threatened with the unprovoked attack of a most implacable enemy, and when you have convinced your readiness to stand forward in the de fence of every thing that is most dear to us all, what can be more gratifying, or more honourable to you, than being pe tiliarly distinguished by I - IER MAJESTY, and receiving your Colours from her ? Animated as your hearts must be by gra titude to the QUEEN, in addition to every other noble senti ment that has guided you, from the moment of the first ofThrs of your servkes, it would be not only superfluous, but pre sumptuous in me to add any thing upon the occasion, than the expression of every fervent wish for your success, in the event of the enemy carrying his threats into execution ; con fident that no power, however strenuously ..fixerted, will ever wrest these Colours from you, whilst there is yet left a man in your Corps to defend them ! The Colours were then put into Lord HO /3 A R T's hands, who after committing them to the Ensigns, replied to her Ladyship in .nearly the following worth MADAM, In the name of the Corps I have the honour to command, I am to convey my humble, and grateful acknowledgments for thedistinguished favour with which HER MAJESTY has been pleased to honour us upon the present occasion; and en couraged by so flattering an instance of HERM AJESTY'S con descension, I am the more confident in expressing a full per suasion, that those sentiments which originally called forth our services will uniformly govern our conduel, so long as it shall be His MAjtsTy's pleasure to permit their continu ance. Stimulated to the discharge of our duty by the most power ful motives that can influence the mind of man, the protec tion of every thing that is dear to us in private life, and every thing that is valuable in public estimation, our Religion, our Laws, our Liberty, and our King, I can venture,to assure HER MAJESTY, that the expeaation she may have formed of our exertions shall not be disappointed. And, if the day should come when His MAJESTY, actuated by that valour fOr which his Family has ever beep conspicuous, and by that afFeelton which he has always manifested towards the Peo ple, shall think fit to share their dangers ; if that anxious and animating period should arrive, then, may these Colours, the gift of our most gracious QUEEN, prove a shield to guard and defend the sacred Person of our beiovea Sovereign against any hazard to which it may be exposed, by the desperate ef forts of an inordinate and destrudive ambition. The Battalicin then took open order, and the Co_ lours were marched round in the space between the lines, the band playing God Save the King, and the Battalion"doing homage to their Colours with pre sented arms. When they had passed the whole cir cle of the Rotunda, the Colours were conveyed by the proper Officers to their station, in the centre of the Battalion, and the Corps were ordered to shoulder arms. This terminated the ceremony. Lady HAR RINGTON and suite retired in the order and with the same ceremony as they had entered the theatre of this splendid exhibition. As Representative of HER MAJESTY, htr Ladyship was honoured again with a royal salute, the troop presenting arms, and the music playing God Save the King while she was ossing to her coach. The Corp was then ordered to shoulder arms, and marched to the garden to be exercised in some of their tniiitary manoeuvres, whither none of the spelators were allowed to attend them. After remaining some rime in time garden, the Corps [witched to Lord-.HOBART's house, where the Colours were , after which • they were di;rni:sed by Major ROLLESTON. Lords HAwxtsßurty and CA,SILERRAGII attended in the • . • The crowd assembled was immense ; it was corn_ patted that 7 or SOOO persons were present upon the occasion. The ceremony was altogether one of the grandest that has been witnessed in this Country. Lord HARR I NGTON and Staff, and several other Officers and Persons of distinction, afterwards dined with the Officers of the Queen's Royal VolUnteers at the Briti,h Coffee House. After Mr. MooRE had concluded his Sermon he received the compliments due to him for its excel lence, both from Lords HARR I NGTON and FIoaART, and several other Personages near him, and a mes sage was delivered to him. from Lady HARRING TON, intimating a request, in the name of HER ESTY, that it should be printed. CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. WE have have this day a further large supply o f Wheat, much more than equal to the demand, which causes a reduaion of full 2s. per quarter.; likewise a great quantity of Barley, which is is. cheaper ; Pease and Beans of both kinds are in full supplies and cheaper, as are Oats ; all articles ex. perience a greater depression in price than on any day for some time past ; Flour expeled lower. Wheat 33i a 43s a 34s od Tick Beans jos a 33s od Fine ditto - sss a 56s od Oats - rBs a 2ts a 23s od Rye - - . 28$ a 3ts od Poland ditto . 24s a 25s od riatley 19$ a 24S od Rape Seed - - 351 a 381 Malt - - . sts a 57s od Fine Flour 45$ a sos od Whim Pease 38s a 44$ od Seconds 4os a 45$ od Beans . 33$ a 37s cd Another of the principal and most daring ring leaders in the mutiny on board the Hermione Fri gate, is now in custody on board the Shark Sloop of War at Port Royal, Jamaica ; hip name is John Smith, and lie him;elf has declared, that he was Captain of tire'.fore.top, and was one of the first who forced their way into Captain PlooT's cabin. Yesterday, in con ? equence of information that unwholesome teat was exposed for sale in Leaden hall-market, PHILIP HOLDSWORTH, Esq. one of the City Marshals, with the necessary attenthwts, proceeded to that place, and seized a large quantity of meat in a 'putrescent state, which was conveyed in a cart to Swithfieid, where tar barrels were pre. pared for burning the same at four o'clock this wornalpg. • t'OPER, IVIR...PITT is indefatigz IF! in his exertions to piortr.3te the forrriation of Military Corps through- Cinciue Pcrts. A new Company of local Artillery is just formed, consisting of the Pilots, Mastera of Vessels, and other ItiabitantS, from $o to too in number, under the CommaA of JOHN SHIPDEM, E.q. and when - it is considered that Dover had before raised Nine Companies of in:. fancry, a Company of Artillery,' and a large body of Sea Fencibles, its charaler for loyalty and energy must rank vety high. It is the opinion of the most experienced Nautical Men on this Coast, that it would be an extremely judicious measure, and highly beneficial to the public service, if Government were to fit out the large Cutters and Loggers which are now lying un employed •in this Harbour. There are now nearly twenty of them, which are allowed to be the finest Yessels of the kind in England, from rZo to 200 tons burthen, capable of carrying t z or 14. carronades, of 'tz to 16 pounders, and which are peculiarly cal culated, under skilful Commanders, to watch the Boulogne Flotilla. The Vessels from zo to so tons, cariying two t aironades, are found to be of little utility, whereas the Vessels in question are not only of sufficient force to attack the Enemy, but poses the singular advantage of being able to keep their stations on the French Coast in gales of wind, which would compel out Men of War to bear up. The Sea Ftncibles might be employed with great advan tage- in those Vessels. SIX O'CLOCK, ?. M. The Signal of an Enemy being- out was flying at the Signal-House at East Hill until dark this even ing. Some movements both at Calais and Boulogne were seen from the hills this afternoon. All the Troops are on the alert, and have orders to be ready at a moment's notice. FRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS. PARIS, DEc. 13. MINIS I TRY OF THE I‘.IAP.INt. Le Brave Privateer, on the gth of hvit month, ciptured the Makina', English Brig, and carried her into the river at Nantz. Her Crew, it says, c:msisted of seven men, and that she was laden with wax and other commodities. The Prefer} Maritime of the Loire has officially informed the Minister of Marine, in a letter'dated the 7th, that an English Frigate had just been wrecked upon the rocks of Nuirtnoutiers, and that the crew, with the exception of about 20 men, had been saved. • - HAGUE, DEC. '72. --the Bat:Avian Government, in consequence of remonstrances from the Munici palities of Vlaardingen and Maasluis, have for the present at 'least, abandoned the design of requiring a number of fishing hookers belonging to those places, on hoard of which it was intended to trans port troops, &c.' on the sailing of the Expedition whiCh is about to be under►akep against the king dom of Great Britain. The necessary orders have been issued by the Council of Marine, to the respeaive Commanders in the Roads of this Republic, fir summoning all supe rior as well as interim- Naval Officers, and others absent on leave; to repair without loss of time to their respeaive Ships, and to grant no furloughs in future : and also, that all Nitional Ships and Vessels of War be immediately put: - add kept in readiness, to be employed in aatial service at the shortest no. tice. DEC. 16. The BataVian troops, - which are des. tined to ad against England, are about to march, for the purpose of being closer to the ports of em barkation. Several Corps will enter the province of Holland, and lie in Delft, Leyden, Haarlem, and *Amsterdam, thus forming a line, to embark in suc cession as soon as the requisite orders shall arrive. ROTTERDAM, DEC. Market for Colo nial ProduCts is extremely dull at presenr, insomuch that these articles ate looking downwards. The expeetations which had been entertained, that Coffee would continue to take favour, are by no means rea lized, that article still portending a fall. Gin maintains its price. The Ftinds Continue dull, without any alteration of price. Since our last, we have received no English Pa perS; but as the wind has been favourable these two days past, we hourly expeCt their arrival. • .There are abut forty English Sailors at present confined in a room of the Navy Office here. POot of the English Officers lately made pri soners off the Brietle, in a boat driven in by a storm, and who have remained in close confinement here' ever since, have been exchanged, and set off to.day on their return home. Not only Hanover is likely to be evacuated by the French Army, but Switzerland also: with re_ sped to the latter Country, the point is more cer tain. The Winter is set in so severely in the North, that an end is put to navigation there for the presenc season. The beginning of December, a Russian Courier passed through Copenhagen, on his way from Peten , _ burgh to London. It is thought that his dispatches are of great importance. FLUSHING, DEC..t7.—The number Gunboats in uur Harbour is now swelled to 88, to say nothing of those which are in the Road of Rammekens. It seems that the French Commissary here par. poses to dispatch some Vessels from hence to Bou. logne. Yesterday, in Gloucester-place, Portman-square, M. BUTT was safely delivered of a Daughter. Yesterday- a baker's man, with a board of pies, &c. on his head, suddenly dropped dawn in ILI. grave.place, Pimlico, and expired immediately, kA~ n,?' lti. in.E .E. D . tvy\Lgri,7 THE CoMedy of The Jew was reore,joted night at thii theatre, and Mr. De ti r:Posci, the other House, performed the part of Sir Stephe; , Bertram, in consequence of the indisposition ot DoW•roN. Alter the Comedy the ex, , ee.fe Allegorical Spettacl'e, entitled Cilldetii/d; 6i Lti Glass SL pea, tas b:ouini CIIAR.AC:TERS. ININWRTALS. Nvmeh - - - Master BYRNE. • - - Mailer OSC.Ax. Venus - - - Mrs. hIO6NTAIN. Nymph, commissioned by Venus; Mips TY E. . Graces, .:14is B. AIENAGE, Miss SEAKLE, Missßx. is row. MORTALS. - SIC. DvkNE. Mr. GRIMALDI. Mri - Mks VrNiNc. 7 Miss DCAmp. . . With a Variety of Pant6mimic Characters by Messrs. Fisher, Evans, R. Chatterley, Bond, Goodman, Chatterley, Johnston; Wells, Dubois, Dowland, Bryson, &c. &c. Prince - Pedro, Scrvaiit to the Sister s ; Cinderella . . The story of Cinderella is so well known; that it would be ridiculous to give an account of the Fable of this Piece is it were nut for the additions which have been inane to it order to render it fit for dramatic representation. in its ori ginal state the materials were too scanty. The additional part is derived from the Heathen Mythology. Venus, who is introduced instead of the Fairy, resenting that the Prince, who is the hero of the Piece, should - have devot&l himself to Diana and the chace, orders the Graces to entangle him a net, and he is brought before her in a magnificent temple, in which she has hen reposing and which is tit: opening scene. The P rinee obstinately resists all their ectiirts, till at last Cir pid aims a shaft at his heart, and the image of a beautiful W0111.:It is presented to him, by which he is at once captivated. This image is withdrawn, and he is left in restless anxiety. The Prince invites a large company to a splendid bail, and the sistegis of Cinderella are summoned to it by Cupid, in the disguise of a Page. Soon after the little God disguises him self like a beggar, and enters with the Nymph employed by Venus to .4:tine t he fortune of Cinderella. The Nyi.upii spa pears like an old woman, and they both solicit charity of the proud sisters,,bat are sent away with disdain. Cinderella is soon after discovered in the kitchen, and is treated with scorn and cruelty by her sisters. Pedro, their servant, wia.ai they are gone to tie ball, takes pity on Cinderella, .and brings her better tare than had been ordered for tier by her cruel sisters. Just as she is going to feast on it, Cupid and the Nymph enter in the same disguise and implore tier cna rity. She immediately resigns her repast, and the two su perior Beings then throw oft' their disguise, and remove the humble garb of Cinderella to ',irepare her fur the ball. The • Pumpkin, according to the old tale, is changca into a superb car, and the Mice into six beautiful ponies richly cape risoned. Cinderella is drawn in state witir a splendid re tinue to the Prince's palace, and he discovers in her the Nymph whose image had charmed him in the Temple of Venus. She is made the partner of his throne, and joins with him - in a . Dance. The hour at twelve draWs nigh, anus Pedro, who attended in the habit of a Lord, which tic asst.:lnes by I command of the female Agent employed by Venus, gives Cinderella notice that the time ofdepatture is at hand. She is so champed with the delights of the place, that she disre gards the warring till the clock strikes, and she l:::tics away, hut loses her. splendid attire before she escapes from the Palace, and is thrust out by some of the attendants. In her hurry, she leaves her Glass Slipper, and a Proclarnati:en . is inconsequence made importing that the Prince will marry the Person whom it fits. Many Ladies, and stung others the arrogant Sisters try the Slipptr, but in vain, aunt at .CllAtil Cinderella, in her mean dress, is brotrght in, and it is tound to fit her exaelly. She then produces tile oilier Slipper. and appears in her former rich habit. The Prince takes her bawl under the guidance of Cupid, and HymeiesenZtnees :he union. She forgives her Sisters, and the Piece closes wan • -a splendid and picturesque grouping of the several Chit raeters. This old Fairy tale has, upon.. the present o'cea sion, been managed with great ingenuity, and forms a very magnificent anal beautiful Ballet d' The mythological additions are blended very well with the former story, and the whole is one of the most pleasing and interesting speaacles that ;his f:>r a long time been presented to the Public. It is quite in the style of the Ballets at the Opera House, and is not inferior. The Charaaers in general were very well susrl ed, particularly Cupid by little BY it N E, the Prince by his father, and Cinderella by Miss DE CAMP. Tbe two sisters also were very well supported by Mrs. BYRNE and Miss VINING. GRIMALDI iiiSA de serves to be noticed for his agility and expression in .Pedro. The incidental dancing and the. variousgroupings were beautiful. The scene in which rcuus and her celestial Troop were raised to the sky, was uncom monly magnificent and striking. The original Music if not very prominent in merit was very suitable, and the airs seleCted for the dances were exhilirating and appropriate. The whole went off with more corre&ness than we have been accus tomed to see in such kinds of Entertainment. The only objeCtionable part was the appearance of Cin derella's splendid dress under her mean attire, This should be most carefully concealed to give due eif,!a to the progress of the fable. ' Theatre was thronged, and the piece received with the warmest applause. On the conclusion, Miss Da CAMP came forward and announced it for this evening, amidst the heartiest plaudits of the audi ence. The scenery was designee by GREENWOOD, the machinery by JOHNSTON, and the dances were arranged by BYRNE, who sele6tea and adapted the Pantomime airs. The vocal music does credit to the - taste of KELLY. :The following song was encored : SONG—PEDRO. Pretty Maids who no husbands have had, But in hopes of goad matches have tarried; The Prince has gone stark staring mad, • And to tame himself wants to get itiarri:d A: beauty unknown stole his wits, To get her, at nothing he'll stop ; And for her whom this Glass Slipper fits, He'd give all the shoes in his shop. Tel de rol, &c, Each Lass who this Slipper shall view. And in g;od fortune's way would be put; Before 014 she can buckle to, Must let him get the length of her foot ; She it fits, to the Prince will be tack'd, A Wife in Glass Shoes ! Heaven send it ; For it her understa,vdiNg gets crack'd, The Glazier will easily mend it. Tol de roL, But'to find out this Damsel fshara, • All trials of measurement fail ! ' Some feet arc too Long, by a yard, And others too shore, by a tiail ; If she's lost who his heart off has carried, Despair is his Highness's lot ; But whetl,:t lie hativ,s; of ge.t's inarried ; -'Twill end in the Tare Loners' Knot. Tol de rol, ER EAD.--V ., :sterdly the LORD MAYOR, after inspeting the Mellweighets: reisorts, ordered the price ofTread to he continued at Sid, the quartern loaf wheaten, and 741, huusehold. .~