The Sun. — London, England, 1817-08-11 00:00:00

'SHIP NEWS. b'AVIS STRAITS FISHERY. .AUG. B.—;-Arriied the Eagle, frOth Davis traits, - with 7 fish . , 280 butts, and brings the tolloWing aVeonnt of the Fishery in those parts : Albion G , Ai iel 1 ? 3, Brothers 1, Everthorpe elip - se I, i'rietidshiii 1, Laurel 6, Lee 2, Royal George 1, Symetry 3, Samuels 7, Swan 10, homds 3, Truelove 4, and Three Brothers 14. Two ships, supposed to be the Neptune and from Greenland, and a brig, are in in sight, and near Lip to these mow ings. r...lrtract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyds at Surinam, dated 19th June " A beacon, about 70 tett high, has lately . been erected about a ►vile to windward of Brains Point, on which is a broad tin flag-, or vane, Painted white. When this vane is first distin guishable from any vessel coming from the East ward, she may be reckoned on the edge of the inud-bantl. The body or frame of the beacon is boarded round and painted white." DEAL, AUG. lo.—Arrived yesterday, and sailed for the River, the Fame, SMITH, from Jamaica, and Richard and Sibelia, KNIGHT, from Barba does. Arrived to 7 day, and sailed for the River, the Princess Charlotte, BEATTY', from Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, AUG% 10.—Arrived yesterday the Union, MURDOCK, from Memel for Oporto.— Passed by the Jane, HowLETT, from Jamaica ; sailed the 24th June. Arrived to-day his Majes ty's ship Tiber from a cruise. HARWICH, AUG. 9.—Sailed the Prince of Orange packet for Holland ; Auckland packet for c:uxliaven and Thetis packet far Uottenburgh , — ail with mails. FALMOOTH, AUG. B.—Sailed the Duke of Marl borough packet with a mail for Lisbon. • Alit.FoaD, AUG. 7.—The a tern frame of a sloop is driven on 'shore in Fresh Water Bay, near this Port, marked " Eleanor." A mast and . rigging drove on shore iry Slack Pool Bay ;—a large • new spar, 56 feet long, has been picked up in St. Bride's Bay. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 9.—Arrived the IVaterlno, HART, trom London for Calcutta ; Orpheus, Fr tI• 4AY, from London for Bombay ; and the. Sir. Pratteis Drake frigate, Admiral PICKMORE, from Portsmouth, bound to Newfoundland. OUR AFFLICTED MONARCH.--011 this subject the public have not for some time past been put in possession'of any particulars, I,4eyond the for- Ina' announcement in the monthly bulletins. The follown , ;7 circumsteMCCS, tviiditlg so far as our theans' extend, to su l Oy ~the omit.sion, will, it is hoped, prove acceptable. His MAJESTY'S ha bits h a ve not, in conseipience of infirmity, or old age, ,undergone material change. His 4E5]l, aS usnal, rises early—nrealihsts at eight O'clock, or soon after-dines ai one—coritinues partial to mutton and beef, and when in a tran quil state, he. orders what his dinner table shall he furnished With. The principal page is In con-• stant attendance, as also the subaltern assistants rd the medical men. .A sunk walk has been made tiljoining the KING'S suit of rooms ; but latterly hi s MAJksTlr; it is said, has declined walking there, alleging that it would be no gratifica'ion to him, as he is deprived of sight. The rooms that 'his MAJESTY and attendants occupy consist of thirteen, and they are extremely well ventilated. When the QUEEN is at Windsor, her MAJESTY, attended by Dr. JOHN 'Wn.t.ts, generally 'visits her consort about ten o'clock. • I3BTGHTON, AUG: W.—The PRINCE REGENT Aid not arrive at the Pavilion 'to dinner till ten welo , k on Friday'night. On •Saturdity his Royal Highness and the Duke of YORK rode Out to- . Reciter, and arteiwards they walked arm in arm tor 11 considerable time. The Royal Brothers en- Joy a good state of health. • BUONAPARTE.—Tbe Lucy anti Maria, recently ittived at Pot tsmcn!h, ir ft .St Helena on the I jih Of June. The Litc/I/Campfmn; from lied al and lqadras, was ,to Sail on the, 20th. 1360tqA,PARTE ‘y as well. H e had lately r'eceivcd a bust of his sou, which atiordpl him much evident satisfaction. 11 was given in charge to a sailor,, of the ship aring (it was believed), who, upon his arrival ht the Island, was to concert the 'most prudent li)eans of conveying it to its destination. The lban became dangerously ill, before the 'oppor t'imity of executing his secret cointnisiou pre rieuted itself ; and sending for his commanding Officer, he revealed the circumstance to hint. The host was thereupon seat to 'Sir HUDSON; LOWE, Ivh6, treating the matter lightly, though BUONA- I'ARTE had long 'refused to he on terms of even Courteous civility with him, instantly caused it to, he conveyed' to bins. There appears no relaxa linn whatever in the, belief of the Commanders, tl ~ It IJS BUONAPAR4'E'S object and c) tan t Lop e are, to get away from the Island. His I , l eidth had improved of late : he spend s most. of qis time at his billiard-table. By accounts received direct from Vera Cruz, gated the 25th of May, we understand that as soon 4 3 the Governor of that place beard of Mitqa's t4 king Soto la Marina, be dispatched all.the dis ksable 'force he had, consisting of three vessels, 1 1 ' 1 06 surpnized and captured the naval force 'Olll wliich the General and his enterprising f i t)rce had land e d. MiNA, therefore, now finds in the. exact situation in which Coal-Es tl placed, when he burnt a ll his transports i n t ie harbour of Vera Cruz, and he will feel him if compelled to ab an d on .the coast, and push hi qu the interior. 1 1 Viseount iNleLvuta is at Cowes, Isle of ight. Nit% CROKER, Secretary to the Admiralty, is at kYde, Isle of Wight, where he is expected to re tor a month. „Yy 13 LX- ible Ira the 111- , C(!IY ry, esC nt/ ROG Ert OtezNoft. AUG. ury aciuilted Mr: O'C'Onnoi without leaving the box. The tis'.o provers (Owen and Warring) prevasicated and completely contradicted each other. The woman did not at XII Make her appea6nce. There were several witnesses in attendance on iseli.4 of the Crown, but the Counel for the Prosecu'tion de clined calling diem. The trial Consumea exactly eleven hours. DUBLIN, AUG. 7.—On TiVesdliy moi•nin;;, a t halt-past nine O'clock,, Mr. 'justice 1.34ty took hi• seat on the Bench. The Court 'wiks crowded to suffocation ; the inner part was filled 11; so early an hour as seven o'clock -; and (hiring the whole of the trial, which terminated exactly at a quar ter t►r+st eight in the evening, the crowdS that re mained in the street, to be informed of the result, were incalculable. Mr. O'Connor was conduCted from the gaol to the Court by the high Sheriff, without any guard whatever. Sir Francis Burdett went to the pri smi at an early hour in the mornwg, and remained with Mr. O'Connor until the Shetiff •.vent for him. Sir Simon Bral.treet, and sonic highly respect able tientlemcn, friends of Mr, O'Connor, %t•hu atrived at 'flit, from the county of Cork,,nit Sund,►y evening, were also in attehdance liton himut tire gaol, and.accomita flied t►iin intoCniart.. Mr. O'Connor took his seat at the traverse 's box, in liOnt of jite dock : on one side of hint sat Sir Francis Btirdett. and at the other Sir 'Simon Bradstreet, Mr. Barnard, of Pallisan, CI) silty Of Cork, a Magistrate of that county, Mr. O'Connor's Law Agent. MartinAllicon, who was indicter! with Mr. O'Connor, was at the bar of the dock... Mr. O'Connor a,.d Al'Keon Iveve called upon by Air. Rickey, the Clerk o' the Clown. to know %you'd they join in their challel4,res ? - The Counsel on :hen behalf teltlietl, they would nor. lir. O'Connor was then informed by th, Cle►k of the Crown, that they ~onld he s.euara►ely and that he would be tri►•►l tint. [lt is here necessary to ohservt. , Mr O'Connor and M'Keon had each of them distinct lawyers and 'agents.] Mr. 13eNt4T . T, a. Counsel .for Mr. O'Connor, move 1, that,, 'before he wai put on his ch;iiiell ge, the Panne! signet; by the Sheriff . shori:d by first called over, wkich Arcing order ed, Proclamation was then made for a Jut y, and at a quarter, past ten o'clock, the Grand Pannel ot the county %%as called,cver—first, on a fine ot 201. and afterwards on a fine of 501. - Ninety-five answered to their names. The Ckrk (4 the Crown then said, Roger O'Ci.;:nor and Martin WE:eon, those good men Hiose names you have lleAtd called ovel, are to be mpatinetied. on the Ilia! of your Imes.—You may each of yon challenge 20 pci emp tn►ilt, .and as many wore as each of }ton can she w cause tor. Yon must Challenge them before they are sworn, otherwise' it will be too late ; there fore, •Priionets anti Prosecutor, look to your clia!leogcs. • • .The Jury being sworn. Mr. O'Connor and M'Keon were given 'in charge on the' indictment. A list of t he witnesses to be examined on each side was then handed in, in order: that they should vi.ithdraw until called (limn to give evidence. Mr. Serjeant JEBB ,tared the ease tot the pro secution, ihur Whie John Pollock and Arthur C. Pollock, E'sqrs. Clerks of the Crown for Kildare and Leitts!er, were s worn, to prove the record of cr.Dviction of Richard %Voting, for the robbery of the Galway tnail-coach. ►Michael Owens (who was under sentence of death at Kilrnainham), Richard Waring, of AO er; Girrt .Richardson ; Thomas Thom;: s, Solicitor , o the Post Office; Daniel Waring. an Approver; the Rev. Andrew Labe; Andrew Hey dnir, under-c;aolcr of Netvgare, and Robert Gil bert, a Peace-officer Of the Dublin Yolice, .who arre,ted Mr. O'Connor in the county of Cork, were then examined on the part of the Crown, in the order in which their names appear. They were cross-examined by the respective Counsel of Mr. O'Connor and M` [icon. The case haN'iiig closed, Mr. M'NALLY, as Counsel for M'Keon, said, it was not necessary forliim to call a single witness. Mr. WALLACE, as leading- Counsel for Mr. O'Connor, said, he would pursue the saute course as Mr. M'iNdlly, if lite only was at stake; but here, the honour of a Gentletuan, which was more dear than life itself, was at stale, and for that purpose alone he would call witnesses, by whom Mr. O'Cothor's character would he so purged, that malice itself dare Hot raise its shaft against hint. • Francis Burdett O'Connor, Esq. and Leonard M'Nally, , Esq Barrister at Law ; Bernard Ma guire, Gen:lcinan AttorHey ; John Pratt Winter, Esq. a Magistrate of the county of Meath; Mi chael Barry, Esq. land-agent to Mr. O'Connor, in the county of Cork ; Jeremiah pellet, Esq. Bar rister at Law, and Sir Francis Burdett . ,Bat t. were examined. At a qoarter past eight o'clock the case closed Mr. Justice batLY addressed a few words to the Jury. tie said, it they wished it, he would reca pitulate the evidence ; the reply was general from them, that there was no dotiht whatever upon their minds of Mr. O'Connor's Acquittal—the issue was handed up immediately, and before the Foretnin had time to sign it, the Court resounded with the most enthnsiastic shouts of approbation, waving of hats, &c.; and the shouts from without re echtied to those within. A considerable time elapsed before the tumultuous joy subsided within the Court, - and it was by signs alOne that it could be intimated that Mr. O'Connor wished to address the Court, and when understood, the anxiety to hear him WAS, such, that the most respectful silence followed. Mr. O'Connor stood np, and asked his Lord ship would he permit him to . say a few words : " They should be but few ?" Mr. Justice DALy replied—" Cer taibly, Mr. O'Connor." Mr. O'Connor then said—" My Lord, I hare what stifre'reil iiticti, yell? intre ' l, inclec( l . ; but %vot . tl(l I cmt shire,. Ihr such a daY ris this ?'' • • lie t bowed, t'vheU ShootsApplAtise again burst forth with acckut,itiOn. tAlYtytil tour o'clock, Mr. ti*CtinnOr (wilose health has been impaired by the iniprison(ncnt, and who had a blister to his ch'est for some time) was sib overcome by the CXCeSSit'2 heat of the Court; that he fell* hack in a tVi.pOil on Sir F. Burdett.' Nothing could exceed the diStress and anxiety evinced by the Worthy Baiouet, whose augursh of Mind was demonstrated by his looks: hd styported r. O'ContiOr lu his armS: There was not an individual pre!,ent who did not admire and participate in his reeliri. A glssi of water luiving been proeured, Sir FrutiCis pitt-ed it into Mr. O'Connor', nn`nitli, his (lead ,icy Bit iog on the Baronet's breast. Mr. jitstict. Daly; with a humanity anti feeling highly, honourable to him, desired the High Shetill to take Mr. O'Connor out of Court, that he might get the arr; which was accordingly done; and in about quarter of ad boar lie returned, leaning oh Sir Franck Burdett's' arm, and having respectfully bowed to the Court, the trial was proceeded on.] On, coming out of Court into the Hall, Mr. O'Connor was again greeted with ltind and con tinued acelamation : .a chair was brought into the Hall •in order to chair him and Sir Francis Bur dett through tile town, and it was only by the utmost entreatie s that, the populace, whose nom bttrs were immense, and amorNst whom several gentlemen of respectability mingled, that they could be Prevailed upon to give up their intention. The shouting and huzzaing continued in the town for nearly an hour after Mr. O'Connor got into the street; and the cheering of Sir Francis Bur den, by name, was loud and general. At night there were bonfires in the town. vhcOUNIs simioUrit • . Ott Tuesday, Viscount Sm FT mooT, accompanied by Earl 14Auctiitme, arrived in this city, and they were received at the entrance of the Guildhall by the Itight'Worshipful the Mayor, and the,High Alderman, Anthony Lechmere; Esq in their robes, with other Members of the Corporation, who im mediately ushered the Noble Viscount into the Council Chamber., when, after a concise address from the Town Clerk, B. Johnson, Esq. the free dom Of the city was presehted by, the Mayor to his Loidship, who returned thanks .in an address, in which he very feelingly expreSsed the' grateful sctise lot entertained of the honour thus conferred 11p1,11 hint. When this ceremony was concluded, his Lordship partook of a cold collation, after which he proceeded to inspect the county gaol: tnintitely examining it through all its depart ments, with whict; his Lordship expressed himself perfectly satisfied, and complimented, in the warmest manner, the Justices, for the excellent disposition and arrangement of the whole. His Lordship was attended by The Right Hon. Earl Beauchamp, Hon. Colonel Lygon, It limn Welch, Esq. the Rev. Mr. Pymtar,' Anthony Lech mere, Esq. John Williams, Esq. Samuel Wall, Esq. llamas Henry pond, Esq John Little, Esq. Rev. Mr. Dmitrile, Sir 11. Gresiey. Mr. G. Hill, Under-Sheriff, and the Rev. W. Ea . :illicit'', Chaplain. On the conclusion - of the investigation,, which occupied nearly tivo hours, Lord Sidmouth en tered the Following gratifying minute in the Order- Book : " Having. visited this prison, I have great satisfaction in expressing my opinion that all the arrang,ements of it are weik adapted to their seve:al purposes, and that the manage . - tnent of the prison is, in all respects, highly proper and praise-wort hy. • " August 5, ISI7. SIDNIQUTH." The Noble Secretary and Earl BEAUCHAMP left 10 . 1. vach for the poor :debtors.—(Worcester, August . 9.) . . Royal Sovereign and Royal George Yachts have sailec, 'o attend the PRINCE REGENT. 'The !fiber frigate; Captain DAquEs, is app6inted to cruize Blighton, during: the PRINCE REGENT'S stay there. Saturday the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND' and the Princess of SoLms, attended by Madame DuBouRG, ::rid General VYSE, went to view the East India Dodo:, where they were all received by Captain Wo , )LMER, [We: Deputy Chairman, who conducted the Royal Party over the pretnise3, anti also on board the Princess Amelia, one ~f the larest ships in the East India Company's service, of 1400 tons burden. She arrived in dock from India a few - rays since. After the Royal Party had finished viewing the ship, they returned to Captain WooLmeß's apartments, where they par took of a sumptuous repast. The Duke and Duchess, with the Princes:;, returnetko their re sidence in St. JaMes's Palace, and afterwards went to their house on Kew Green to dinner. 'I he Duke of CUMBERLAND dined with the Lotto CHANCELLOR yesterday, at his house in Bed ford. square. Yesterday the Duke of SUSSEX. dined with the Duchess of CUMBERLAND at Kew, where there was a select party to Ricci. his Royal Highness. About 440 Officers and men from Madras, in cluding the 80ih regiment, invalids, and liatitetl service meri . from other regiments, lately arrived at Portsmouth. The 80111 regiment has served 21 years in India : three of the Officers o:nly have survived whogmbarked from England with the re giment. Capt. T. HAm'sAv, 80th regiment (a pas senger), died at St. Helena on the 12th June, and Quarter-Master MtrioLwrot., Stith,. at. sea, July 28. The Lucy and Maria left :Madras on the 23d of March. The Minden, 74, Captain. I'ATERSON, Had arrived flout England, hist. from Algiers and Gibraltar, told landed the Hon. Mr. ELLIOTT and Sir JOHN MALCOLM safely. She escaped destrue-, tion front fire, which broke nut at sea, two days previous to her art ival in Madras Roads, and pre senting the most scrious'aspect, caused .the utmost degree of alarm. She was shortly to proceed from Madras to Trincomalee. Sir RICHARD KING was on the point of embarking at Trincomalee j in the Orlando, Captain CLAVELL, for Bombay. Time ‘Vhabee and other pirates, .in the ,Persian have riot been so troublesome as they are now be come, since thesif,nal chastisement was inflicted on them, sonic years since, by the force•fitted out under than able officer, Captain WAttstwittGliT, his Mai est y's late ship Chiffonne. Similar means, it was apprehended, would become necess;ry.— .The Bacchus and Challeoger had sailed for the Gulf. ST.ITE OF TIM COUNITY. AcuticuLTußE, mANcirm_ l'UttES, &c. &c. CORN-Ex cFIANGe-, A U.G. I i ."-We hatra mi(l.ll:.ng supply of CVile r at thii morning frOtii E.ses: and the sine of which va very hey at a re.. (Inction of 3s. per iptirter i - and a large qoantity lett ; in Beans there is but little. 4!t•inc;; the Oat Trade brisker, price,s.the s as this day week, tin ttlCer.litiiiii. Foreign IVheat - 475. 575. Fitieolitto 1904. 1 , ..441i51i Wheat 1 -50 s. 60., Fine ditto -9 5 A! 109 i. - otll ditto I a other articles Fine Gi - ek Peale -50 s. ..riChtllS - •• 3 . 95. 455. Old ditto - - - 475. sh. Small :Pick IL:nits 42.. 50s. Old ditto - - - 625. Feed Oats - - IS:. 425. Fitieditto- - .265. :.13s Poland ditto - -21 s. 265. Fine ditto - - - 3.5;. 445. Potatoe ditto - :195. VA. Itiipe seed 321..881. pte last. Fine Flour - - 1355. 90s. Seconch - SCYa. 8.55. - - - 7~.,11., iff 11 r 7 - . _ . Barks , - - - c<•;s. 9.65. Fine ditto 7 7 - Malt Fide ditto - - 823. ituPease (boilers') 50s. EZ2s. Pine ditib - -54 s.—s. Grey Prase - - - 445. 475. I;RIsTOL.— .Considerable alarm has arisen whe ther the late rains 113,ve not affected the standing crops. Lithe cOniitiv qt Gloncester,,Niorimoutli t : and Glamnrgansbire, we can from personal. okervation, very little indeed have been beaten. (own. -OxFonn.—The faniier now views his corn fields with unprecedented pleasure satisfac2- don, and ahnOsr under the assurance of reaping, literally, a Golden Ha . tvest. CHFsTER.--:-The crops, generally, in this county anti Shropshire, are in a . i.ery;forward state, but touch riper the latter county. NOIM7ICH.--The price ot Wo j ol appears to be on the - riSe. SUme half-bred WOol, we under stand, ha's been sold as high as 40i. per tod. AIRS. SCARBOROUGH. The conviction of this tinfOrtunate woman at the Huutingdon ASsizeS; on a charge of . having feloniously stolen a . letter,. containing rt. Bankt note of 201. has excited 3 very strong sensation all over the country, where her character and con duct had procured her die respect and good-will of all who knew her. It is a remarkable circum stance, that the chief evidence against her was Wm. Cox, through whose hands the letter passed,„ but who when applied to On account of this letter a very few dap after it should have been re ceived, declared, that " he bad no recollection of baring received, such a letter," vet " near twelve months after, the letter which he received from the Post-master brought the circumstances and conversation with the prisoner to his'entire and perfect recolleelion." it should he observed that Cox, who is a country Post -master, slcnied that 11 , e letter was returned to him by the pri soner, bttt that THOMAS STANDI:„ one of her wai.ers, declared on oath that " he returned the letter to Cox, the Post -masier, by desire of Iris mistress. lie did not put it into his hand, hut laid it on the table of the kitchen where Cox then was." The general opinion of the people in the i 3, that thong!) the note was traced to the prisoner, yet that it came accidentally into her hands again, and that she is innocent. Indeed it is hardly credible that if she bad stolen the letter she would have paid tl:e note immediately away with her own hand, though it was probble that it would have been missed, and emptily would forthwith be made - and !Ahmed by detection. Sir JAMEs CocKatitot, Governor tif termtnla; arrived at Portsmouth on Saturddy titOrnin , r: Sir JAMES prOpOSed to embark yestrday jshot'ild the wenihcr be niod,.rate) in the Forth, 40, Sir Jolts' Louts, Bart. and sail for that island. • 'Acre :ti7as no service yesterday at the Chapel lioval, St. JablICS'S Palace, owing to the repairs ,which are going on there. The service will be discoutinned till the repairs are finished. JOSEPH BUONAPARTE has purchased of STE. , PHI3N SAYER, Esq. formerly Sherif of Londou, his elegant seat at - Borden-town, on the Jersey 4ide of the Delaware, which be is rebuilding in the Italian style. His income is about 60001 per an nun► ; and he passes his time chiefly in his library, and in- retirement.---(Lancaster Paper.) THE WORK 01? M. DE PRADT.—The hold and original work of M. DE PRADT, on the Colonies of Europe at large, and on those of Spain anti Portogal in particular (and in Which, among. other things, a Colonial Congress is proposed), begins to excite that attention which -vas to he anticipated from' its own character, and from the temper of the times. There•may be'no sufficient foundation,.howe'reG fur a rargraph to a morning paper, which states, that a Congress is talked of, having for the subject of its disctissions the affairs of the PortugneSe and Spanish Colonies. The Ministers of the Courts of Spain and Portugal. • adds the same paper, have lodged a complaint with •the French Government against the work of M. DE PROT upon the American Colonies ; but,' i n spi t e o f their offici a l remonstrances, it'bppears that there is a second edition of this prositikiug publication in the press. Many remarks Might he .offerecl on the 'views taken . by M. DE PRiith* - ; but, at present, we-are content to refer to awei . - cellent exposition, contained. in the fifth quarterly. number of the Colonial jOurnal. The deeotoll,.. of the Colonial Politics of M. DE PRADT the interests of this Country is there properly s pointed out. The CoßobßGTHEATßE.—TheWaterloo-bridge Company, it is said, have purchased, the walls of the above concern, with an intention to complete it under their direction. A Manager is to be ap, pointed, and the whole is lobe, conducted on, ati attractive' settle ; and, as a mutter of convenience, and economy to its visitors, they ; are ►o be .ex- . enpted trow paying the tolls of t he bridge. cOVENT-GAIIDEN.. --- -li is SRiti - to be the inten tion of the Managers-in the ensuing season, to ex clude all the wax-lights hung round the house, i 9. lien.of which an immense chandelier will be sus. pended in the middle of the Theatre with gnus. The expeiiment, it is said, has been tiled, and t produces At brillia.nt effect upon 8;1 parts of th:a house.