The Sun. — London, England, 1817-08-08 00:00:00

THE ruN DS. A— - - „ • Enrroß,-1 have observed that it has been the in some of the Newspapers of the day , th at eS co - rcut BANKS have sold out the greater pa rt f tu eir Government Stock, intending to employ s e e PruccedS in purchasing heritable secu r iti es in u linid, at 5 per cent. per annum. Now this In l-,, e :Nre to toy certain knowledge, cannot be ef ;led•to any extent ; nor can Banks , wit h p ro. b i r lii 4t Y, employ their capital in this wa y , the de -114 npon them being of such a nature as require thei r ' ,funds to be always at their immediate coin, 1 , 1 : 4 M; and for this reason, Government securities Preferred, and will be should 3 percents. ‘ "eh a 1001. (which is by no means improbable). Private individual may employ his swill pro- Pell ) , at 4 and even 5 per cent. (and that is be "4l)ing more difficult, and must soon cease) ; but 1 'hen w e consider the immense snots that the cu oteted and other private Banks have lo d g ed it, . 1 ' 1,1 ' 4 hands, there is no earthly way in which it F a il afford a return at present, but in purchasing 141 0 the 3,4, or 5 per cents. Large sums have 1) "ea advertised to lend on heritable security, by II)I ne Insurance Campanies, without finding bor rlers for any amount ; and other stuns are simi lary circumstanced. Now this money has been at 3 per cent, (anti in some cases- at. a less ' a te), the chartered Banks and other private coin- Patties - having reduced the rate on deposit money 6 "m 4 to 3 per cent., and large sums they will t'ot receive even at that rate . It is therefore my 'nimble o pinion, that many who have sold Go l'ertim,,ut Stock will soon buy again, or be content Uith a very small interest for their money. My fir iu belief is, that Stocks will rise much higher t 'lan they have yet been, being clearly of opinion, titan there is no eligible way in which the creat l '"eieti,s and wealthy individuals of this country 41 1 employ their immense and daily-increasing 'capitals, big in purchasing'Government Securities (1 mean 3,4, and 5 per cents.) ; being the most ectire, and affording a high rate,ot interest, par llcularly the 4 per cents. and Navy fives, and i 'otk of Enghind Stock, the latter with also a i i rospeet of a Bonus from their immense and in trensing Sunk Fund. The Exchequer Bills bear a low interest and a ' l 4 premium ; and India Bonds, though they r a Y 5 pee cent. yet you pay more than a year's Cerest of. premium on each hundred pounds you say 51. 125.; and it is highly probable that _, ll e rate of interest may be very considerably re reed, a s was agitated very recently. On the "wled Debt there can be no change made. tLaati,l,4,th August, 1817. A PLAIN - MAN. LORD EXMOU TH. On Tuesday the 29th inst. Lord Viseriunt Ex ot.„. arrived at Durtant, on a visit to Sir PcHAtip GOODWIN KEATS, Recorder of Bide rld; stud on Saturday, the Corporation of that "Art) presented his Lordship with the freedom of !he borough in a gold box, with an appropriate I nscription. In presenting it to his Lordship, BugNARD, Esq. (the Mayor) addressed 'jai to the tollowinor effect : MY 140111),-61 behalf of the Corporation of the borough, town, and manor of Bideford, 1 ' Li tt desired to express to you the great respect qvy entertain of your naval character; and the signal and important services which, with 44 Ranch glory to yourself, you have rendeted )( Inc country in the late eventful and protracted It 'ar; and ro mark, particularly, the sense they *lilert a in of your rveent achievement at Algiers, terminated in the glorious abolition of llt'istian slavery. My Lord, the Corporation i • "vemoly to regret !hat it is not in their power t cOnfer on your Lordship some more valuable nkvn of their esteem ; but they have directed me, i n their name, to present to you the freedom of t his ancient borough, which, they flatter them- te tves, your Lordship will do them the honour to tl ecept." To which Lord Exxotmt was pleased to make the f o ll ow i ng reply : " Mr. Mayor, aid Gentlemen of the Corporation, " Nothing can he more gratifying to my feel <s, as as a man and a British Officer, than the ap -I.,'lcthation of niy conntlymen on all occasions; and 11 4tever bouours may have beenhestowed on me ` r my services to my King and Country, I highly sensible of the honour now coo !tted on me by the Corporation of this an vi"i4• and loyal Borough, in presenting me 4`' freedom thereof. Be assured, Mr. Mayor id Gentlemen, that it will ever be my study to rtan o te the welfare and interest of this town and ..'rottgli in its civil institutions and commerce. : I le box which you have been•pleased to present 1 4e With 1 shall no: only prize from the reflection :at it will always furnish me with the testimony 4 ' Your approbation, but I will transmit it to my I ''Vessor . s, under the fullest confidence, that it be equally esteemed by them, and that, they -- `l) in their turn, will use their utmost endea „ k 4 1 . 9 t promote the welfare and interest of this ;, c) vtit and its inhabitants. Gentlemen, I again i ttoo you my most cordial thanks, and also to t e ladies (bowing to an immense concourse of I thaty and fashion) who have honoured this as tllibly with their presence." An old man, named James Cale, was last Week , Fl 'Arebended at Bristol, with a hag of stolen lead ; the said he had obtained from a boy in the g r eet. He was asked if fi e could find the boy ; Oen he went out and returned with a lad named kl 4 irie s S t o c k e r, about 15 years of age, well 1) 45 a o to the police by the nick-name of Buona tigNc. and who bad been some time ago confined L i r Newgate. Thy old man then said he could give i,"!rtnation of the who!e gang, adding, " And, : 1 r Worship, I can tell you, that your premises broken open too " The Mayor—" And per ,P% you were present." ". Yes, your Worship, O1s." The Mayor—" And how did the beef 1,„" " Very good." The information given this old man has led to the discovery of a gang ti,:qmards of thirty buys, who have for some subsisted entirely by thieving, and whose ge lkil'4l rendezvous was at the Glasshouse, Lime 1111.1ane. *They begged by day, and plundered ; and it is a tact, that in one week they 1; 4 1 ; 1 1)td all th e laden in Belle-Vue Qf their pro -4‘4141. I'OETRV., A TALE ITI-itten by the celebrated SAMUEL Fo3TE, Esq. • " Once on a time, a son and sire, we're told, The stripling tender, and the father old, Purchas'd a jack-ass at a country fair, To ease their linqo and hawk about their ware t But as the sluggish animal Was weak, They tcar'd, if both should mount, his hack wou'd break; Up gets the boy ; the father leads the ass, And thro' the gazing crowd attempt to pass: Forth from the throng the Grey-beards hobble out, And hail the cavalcade with leubli: shout This the respect to reverend age you.show ? ' And this the duty you to parents owe? He beats the hoot, and you are set astride Sirrah, get down, and let your father ride.' As Grecian lads were seldom void of grace, The - decent, duteous youth resign'd his place. •Then a fresh.murmur Um,' the rabble ran; Buys, girls, wives, widows, all attack the man : ' Sure, never was brute-beast so void of nature! Have you no pity for the pretty creature ? ' To your own baby can you be unkind ? Here—Sake, Bill, Betty : ---put the child behind.' Old Dapple next the clown's compassion claitu'd "f is wonderment thou boobies laen't ashaufd, Two at a time upon a poor dumb beast ! They might as well have carry'd he at least. The parr, still pliant to the partial voice, Dismount and near the ass.—Then what a noise! Huzzas, loud laughs, low gibe,"and Litter joke, From the yet silent sire these words provoke :- 6 Proceed, my boy, nor heed their farther call, ' Vain his attempt who strir , cs to please them all " *,* We have thought proper to revive the foregoing Tale, as a general answer to those Friends and Correspondents who have abundantly favoured the Proprietor with their advice since he assuaged the Management of this Paper. All that he can say is, that he sincerely thanks them :01 their sugges tions, to which be shall at all times respectfully attend; but, as Di. JonfisoN says, " they du not reflect that a Writer has a rule of choice peculiat to himself, and selects those sub jects which be is best qualified to treat, by the course of his studies, and the accidents of Ins lite."—The Proprietor has the satisfaction to add, that Ile has received commendations from highly respectable quarters, and that he shall endeavour, to borrow the words of CONGRLVE, to please all palates, and to render his Journal " sauce for the Nation." FASHIONABLE DEPARTURES. The Lord Bishop of Norwich, on a visit to his Diocese ; Ge neral Brydges, fur Sunbury, in Middlesex ; Lady Cecil iaJulin stone, for Hampton Court; Mr. Saniuel Bosanquet, for Din geston Court, in Monmouthshire; Mr. Peter Frere, on a tour ; Lord Robert Seymour, for Taliaris, near Llandilo, in Wales; Hon. Edward Moncton, for Some, ford, near Wol verhampton, in Staffordshire ; Viscount and Viscountess Itanelagh and family, for Weymouth ; Colonel Longfield and faMily, from Bury-street, St. James's, for Cheltenham. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEWES RACES. These once celebrated Races commenced yesterday, but with such indifferent sport, and deficiency of company, that they could tui t be deserving of the name of established racing. There were no Subscribers to the Sweepstakes of 10 guineas each, with .20 guineas added front the County Subscription. His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas wits run for by horses be longing to private .entlemen i 'which excited uu inter est , among . the. sporting world. Nt - . Brown's lit. g. Marksman mon the plate,in two easy heatS, heating three others. Warwick Races are fixed for Wednesday and Thursday, the 3d, and 4th September. BETTING AT TATT: KRSALL'S.-AuGurr 8. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. ei to 1 agst Whitelock 13 to 1 agst Camelion S to 1 -- Restless 14 to 1 -- Sober Robin 7 to I Sir T. Stanley 20 to 1 auy other. 11 to 1 Stainbro. NEwMARKE . 5 to I agst Indus 6 to I Azor ST. LEGPR. 8 to 1 agct Student 8 to I Cerberus. CAMBRIDGE, AUG. 7.—The Rev. Thomas Reeve wars last week instituted to the Rectory of Roy don, in Suffolk, on the presentation of Abraham Reeve, k.'sq. void by the death of the Rev. Tho mas Cawley. The Rev. John Gifford Ward has been inducted to the rectory of the parish of Chelmsford, on the presentation of Dante Jane St. John Mildmay, void by the death of the Rev. John Morgan.—The Hot. and Rev. Richard Bagot, has been preferred to a • Prebend of the Cathedral Church of Worcester, void by the death of Dr. The Earl and Countess of I.l. 7 mitwicx arrived at the Castle last week. . _ _ Mas. Limtabtc-rot4.—This_Larly has at length quitted Great Britaiu. It is somewhat curious that, after an absen:qe of sixteen years, her bus .band, Mons. FELLISSANT, finds thst he cannot live without her, and therefore came to this coun try for the purpose of removing her. Her friends, and she has many, owing to her good qualities in private life, as well .as to her talents, were as earliest in their entreaties that she should remain here, as the Romans were to prevent tl►e return of REGULUS to Carthage, as if they had a pre sentiment that she is reserved for some unhappy. reverse of fortune, Mr. Pirti.Lirs, the singer, as well as INCLEDON, is going to display his vocal powers in America. Mr. RAYMOND is now actively employed in making arrangements for the opening of Drury lane Theatre, the ensuing mouth, with much novelty both of pieces and performers. Sir WILLIAM BEECHEY has, it seems, lately turned his attention to a line of the Arts new to his pencil, having successfully employed it upon two beautiful pictures, one the Rising of the Morn ing Star, and the other a subject from Sacred His tory, both of which will probably grace the next Exhibition at the Royal Academy. EXTRAORDINARY FACT.—There is now living Ist Boughton Aluph, iii Kent, in one family, the offspring of five _generations, all females of whom the elder (Mrs. )6ARTLET) can truly say, " Arise, daughter, and go to thy daughter, and tell hts to go to her daughter's daughter." ROGER O'CONNOR: DUBLIN, Aucusr 5. .COUNT? OF MEATH ASSIZES.• Yesterday the Assizes for the County of Meath commenced. I'lr. Justice DA LY presided in the Crown Court. The following J iiry vas sworn : Earl Bective, Foreman ; Sir Marcus Somerville, the Hon. Edward Preston, Hon-. Thomas fiarnwea, Sir Thomas Chap man, Bart..linnes Napper, Clitistophrr Nicholson, Gustavus Lambert, John Pratt Winter, William Blaney Wade ' Claudius Cole Hamilton, Charles Tisdall, and Nicholas •Coddington. Esqrs. Colonel Joseph Pratt,' Elias Corballis, George Lucas Nugent, Thomas F,verard, John Nrlelge, John Gerard, Hebry Smith, 301111 Charles Preston, Richard. °Terra]: Caddie, and Francis Corbett, Esqrs. His Lordship briefly charged the Jury. Philio Reilly, Edward Maguire, antlJohn O'Neill, • 'for a conspiracy to murder ; Patrick Mahon and John M' Glue, for a burglary and robbery, at lkilewstown ; and John Maguire, for robbery, %vere put to the bar, who severally pleaded not guilty. After several being peremptorily chal lenged by the prisoners, the following Petit Jury was s worn : ,John Higgins, James Archibald O'Reilly, Joscp•h Fox, 'Wil liam Henry, Charles Barry, NVilliam Gibson, Nicholas Met calf, William Dillon, James Kellet, Lawrence Smith, John Dyas, and William Fallon. . . The trials were then proceeded on. ROGER O'CONNOR, Esq. Within a quarter of thiee o'clock; Michael Owens, Daniel Waring, and Dorothea Reynolds, were. sworn in Court, in order to be examined before the Grand Jury, as witnesses against Mr. O'Connor.—Tbe, Bills being found, At nalf-past four o'clock, Mr. O'Connor was conducted from the gaol to the Court, by the High Sheriff.— Sir Francis Burden, and Mr. O'Connor's, eldest son, walking arm in arm with hint. Mr. O'Connor was put into the dock, 'and immediately went up to the bar. Sir F. Burdett and jr, O'Connor's son sat at the traverser's bar, in front of the duck, it being cleared for them by the High Sheriff. The Court was crowded to excess ; aml, flour the moment Mr. O'Connor made his appearance until he withdrew, the most respect-, ful silence prevailed. lie was dressed in blue, and looked extremely well. „His deportment was dig nified ; he had a smile on his countenance (luring the entire time, and front the bar saluted some Gentlemen in Court. The indictments were not ready—and after Mr. O'Connor had stood for up..l ards of half an hour at the bar, the Sub• Sheriff handed u chair into the dock, when Mr. O'Connor sat down. At ten minutes past five o'clock, Mr. O'Connor and Martin M'Keon were called to the bar, when Mr. RICKEY, Clerk of the Crown, read the In dictments, which were to the following effect FIRST INDICTMENT. That Richard Waring, or Warren, rubbed the Mzil, on the 2d day of October, 1812, at Cappagh-hill, in the County of Kildare; and that the Prisoners received it, knowing it to be robbed. _ The Second Count wa: the same as the first, only stating the Mail to be from 13 , 61 in to Clonard. SECOND INDICTMENT. States the robbery o f the Mail by Richard Waring, or War ren, and that the prisoner did at Dangan, la the county of Meath, feloniously incite, move, procure, and assist, counsel, hire, and command said Richard Waring, or Warren, to do and commit said felony and rubbery. ' Second Count, stating the Mail to be from Dublin •to Cloward. THIRD INDICTMENT. The said Richard Waring, or Warren, on said day, at Cap pagh-hill, on the King's highway, did feloniously assault Bar tholomew St. Leger, and pat him in fear of his life, and for cibly and feloniously did steal from his person, one silver watch, value 55. and Other goods, against the peace and sta tute—and that the Prisoner, before the committing of said robbery, to wit, said day at Dangan, in the county of Meath, did feloniously incite, naive, procure and assist, counsel, hire, and command said Richard Waring. or Warren, to do and commit said felony and robbery. Second Count same as the first, only stating the goods to be keys, value .55. The indictment being read, Mr. RICKEY, the Clerk of the Crown, asked the prisoners, indivi dually, whether they were guilty or not ) Mr. O'Connor emphatically replied, " I am not, Sir." Al'Keon answered—Not guilty. • They were then asked if they were ready for their trial, and having answered in the affirmative, it was fixed for nine o'clock this morning. [Owens was under sentence of death in Kil mainham. Waring is an approver, whose brother was hanged for the mail-coach robbery ; and Do rothea Reynolds was a servant to Mr. O'Connor.) Mr. BEtiNET, who came down specially as Counsel for Mr. O'Connor, made application to the Court, that he should be allowed to sit at the Travetser's Bar ; and grounded his application on two circumstances:— " First, that a most distinguished stranger, Sir Francis Burdet:, attended this extraordinaty trial, who wished to sit next Mr. O'Connor during its continuance. " Second, - that be perceived that the dock was extremely inconvenient—as his Lordship saw, when his (Mr. Justice Daly's) humanity suggested the idea of sending a chair into the dock, that Air. O'Connor could not be seen, nor was it pos . sible for him to : see the witnesses when on the table; besides, the trial, from what he (Mr. Bennet) knew of Mr. O'Connor's defence, was likely to last for a very consirlciable time ; and if this ac commodation was not given, lie must, from fa tigue, sit down and become invisible to the, Jury, the Court, and his Counsel. Mr. Bennet said this accommodation had been frequently granted, both on the State Trials in England, and in other cases." _ _ _ His Lordship said, be could see no objection to this application. Mr. BENNET Said, lie trusted it would not be opposed. Mr. Serjeant J EBB, leading Counsel for the pro secution, said he would not oppose it. Mr. RENNET replied, that was just What be expected. SIR FRANCIS BURDETT, We learn from Trim, that yesterday morning, after breakfast, Sir Francis Burdett, accompanied by Counsellor Bennett; rode out to visit the ruins of Dean Swift's celebrated house at Laracor, near Dangan, and afterwards rode through the beauti ful demesne of Dangan, and visited several other seats in that neighbourhood ; they returned to town about four o'clbck, and went into Court, where the Bar, in the most marked and polite manner, accommodated Sir Francis with a seat amongst them, where . he remained until the Bills werifeudd against Mr. O'Connor. Fie then re gite(l, trid event to in order to accom puny Mr. O'ContiOr into Court. Sir Francis waited upon by'the High' Sheriff, at the e (if ghe Grand Jury, to invite Win to dine ivati them yesterday, which - lii . vitation the Hon. 'Baronet !Accepted. DINNER TO MR. wooLEa. A party of thirty sat tiotyn together yesterday at the Eagle Tai.erir, late the Shepherd and Slap herdess, in the 'City-road. Mr IVooLrh, on his health being drank, re turned thanks in a very long speech, in the course of which he observed, that the present sateguard of our Freedom, next to the Liberty of the tress, was " Trial by Jory," and tool or knave must he be, who would tear to submit his cause to a Jury selected from his equals in Fociety. Such a Jut y would decide justly, though sornetimes their de cision might rest on views different from those which individuds took of their own conduct. F. r him , elf, however, he would never coMplain of the course they might take ; Ire Would not impugn' their vetdict, but would cheerfully bow to ally decision which a Jury.of his countrymen, fairly selected,.might pronounce agi . iitiSt )tits, Wha:ever the conseqnences might be to Lim. The health of Mr. Pearsoto (Mr. ‘Vooler's At torney) was also drunk. Mr. IVoor.F.a expressed his satisfaction at the toast which had just been given, and spoke at some length on the merits of Mr. Pearson, and particularly on the efforts he had made to effect it reform with respect to Special Juries. Mr. HONE, on his health being drunk, paid a tribute to the ability and rectitude of Mr. Pear son, and spoke against the present mode of strik ing off Special Juries. The healths of Mr. Steel, of Mr. Green, Mr. Elliott (the Chairman), Major Cartwright, and several others, were drunk with the usual hononrs, and thanks were returned by those who were pre sent. In the course of the evening a variety of toastt against " Tyrants," " Despotism," and " Shi vely," and in honour of " Freedom," " Liberty," and " the Rights of Man," were drunk with great applause. MR. HUNT AND MR. DOWLING. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUS". rely upon your feelings as a Gentle , man, and upon your impartiality as a Journalist, for the prompt insertion of this letter in your Within the last few tninntes, for the first time, the report of a Speech purporting to have beery delivered by Mr. ii.uNT at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, on Thursday last, at " A Dioner to ce lebrate the Acquittal of \VATSON and others," met my eye. The following passage of that speech demands from me an immediate answer : " He then alluded to the manner its which the " public prints had vilified him and endeavoured " to prove his Cowardice ; and appealed to the " meeting to contradict those calumnies. If Mr. " Dowling had offered to horsewhip him he, " would not have held him before a Magistrate "to keep the peace. Mr. Dowling insinuated " himself into his (Mr. H's) company at' the " Meetings in Spa-fields, and being connected " with a respectable Journal he had unbosomed " himself, and had confidentially told him all he " was about to perform ; how that trust had been " abused was too well known to all present to " render it necessary for him to repeat." What may'have been the object of Mr. Mint,. beyond the traduction of my character by those observations, I know not ; they have not, how ever, I apprehend, tended much to remove any impression of that Cowardice which he says the public prints have imputed to him, because they were uttered in a place, and at a time, when he knew 1 had no opportunity of defending myself: To his credit they operate as a direct negative ;' for I take leave to state, thus publicly, that his assertion " that 1 insinuated myself into his corn- pang at the Spa-fields' meetings, that . he unbo sumed himself to me, and told me all. he was about to perform, and that I afterwards abused his con fidence, is a gross and malignant. falsehood !--I ne. ver had any conversation with Mr. Hunt in Spa fields until the last meeting, and on that occasion he sought my company, and not I was seated at a table writing a preliminary description or the collecting crowd for the paper with which I am connected, when Mr. Hunt entered the room. and approaching me, put into my hand a number of printed slips of the resolutions he was about to propose, which he requested, after they were proposed, I would deliver to the Gentlemen, connected with Newspapers, present. This was all that passed between us, and indeed more would have been superfluous, for Mr. Hunt well 'chew L was there for the express purpose of reporting " all he was about to perform." At the conclu sion of Mr. Hunt's speech I complied with his re.‘ quest, by delivering the copieS of his resolutions as he had desired.--Perhaps 1 may be allowed to add, in order to account for Mr. Hunt's selecting me as his agent upon this occasion, that the t esoln- Lions in question 'were printed at the office of my employers, who he was fully apprised had made the most extensive arrangements, under my super intendance, for giving, et length, a report of this proceedings at the Spa-fields' meeting that very evening. . if it were necessary to support my statement, as opposed to that of Mr. Hunt, by the evidence of others, several Gentlemen who were present on the occasion alluded to, 1 am satisfied, would. feel pleasure in corroborating the facts which I have detailed. In conclusion, Sir, I have only to state for the information of those whom it may interest, that unless recalled, I shall he in this town till Monday next, and shall then proceed to Monmouth. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient bumble Servant, VINCENT GEORGE DOWLING, Hereford, Atig. 6, 1817. P. S. I am confident that the Editor of every Paper, who May have given p<►hlicity to Mr. Hunt's calumny against me, will do me titeltupii lice to give insertion to this letter,