The Sun. — London, England, 1817-07-23 00:00:00

Sill? NEWS. " Ta ACT op' A LETTEa VRol%l OUR CORIIEEPONDRN T AT LIVERPOOL, DATED JULY Ll. • Arrived this day the. folltm:ing vessels:—General Hand M '''EAL, from:Baltimore; - sailed June 25, in company with the Leda, for Bremen, and Europe, for Cork. The General 114 nd has 155 bales Cotton, and the rest of her cargo is Floor. Atlas, JENHIss, from New Orleans and New York; - sailed fr ° ,l l the latter June 22—cargo, Cotton, Flour, and Turpen tine. I lrothers, CORLETT, from New Orleans; sailed from the Ba lize June 7, left the Nancy, Russrm., for. Liverpool, on ' 6l e at the Balize ; it was expected she must he lightened. Alary, FORD, from St. Andrew's; sailed June 22—cargo, 111 her, &c. Cargoes of Vessels omitted in my last: — The Amelia, from New Orleans; sailed May 31—cargo, 19 harrvis Flour, 56 barrels Wheat, 760 bales Cotton, 5b hundred Staves. Grotius, from New York ; sailed June 17-2616 barrels /lour, and 2i barrels Ashes. Thomas, GUIDONS, from Savannah-921 bales Cotton. Eight ships sailed yesterday for the Stales.—The Julius Csa, for New York, and Dido, for Philadelphia, in going out yesterday, got foul of each other, and have both returned With damage,—Tliere are 26 ships nearly ready for sea—all to Sail by the 14th August. DEAL► JULY 22.—Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Fortitude, SHEPPEItD, in 25 days from St. Kitt's, and the Expedition, INlcnoLsoN, from St. Croix—the latter has sailed for Copenhagen. Several vessels have passed by during the day for the River—names unknown. PORTMOUTII, JULY 22.—Arrived the Boston Packet, Benevolent, and Good Statesman trans ports, from Dover, bound to Guernsey. .The Prince of Orange transport has been released from tplarantine to day, and is expected to sail to -Inorrow for Chatham. PL.ymotrrti, JULY 21 __Arrive) the Bideford, olgEs; from Prince Edward's Island. Several coasters have arrived and sailed. FALMOUTH, JULY 20.—Arrived the Paragon, Lino, from London for Boston: Arrived off this port, and proceeded for London, the Pallas, LLLSWORTHY, front the Isle of France ; front 'vhence she sailed the 9th Ap.ril,.and St. Helena (where she only stopped to receive water) the 260 May. On the 16th May, in lat. 16. 10. long. 5. 55. spoke an American whaler, out •V I months ; on the 25th J one spoke the firnerican.ship Fame, front Boston for the Isle of France. The. Daphne was to sail from the Isle of France the Ist May, and the Lady Cathcart was to sail from Lt. llelma the 27th May, both for London. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. STOCKHOLM, JULY B.—On. the 4th. inst. his toy a t.Bighness the Duke of Sudcrmania, Prince Oscar, came of age. This event Was celebrated with ail possible pomp. In the ! morning their Ataiesties the King and Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Prince Royal, the Princess Sophia Albertine, sister of the King, and Prince Os ca r, went in procession to the Royal chapel, to be present at a Te Dunn. There was after wards a grand parade, and a dinner at the Cburt for 300 persons. In an extraordinary-chapter, the itt likewise made several nominations in the civil and military orders. The city and the envi- rorts presented only the appearance of a festival, in which every thing was joy and gladness. The troops were regaled at the expellee of the King. Alt the vessels in the port hoisted their colours, and the river of 11Ialever!' was covered with plea sureboats:which Vied with each other in _ . On the following clay Prince Oscar received the bumble congratulations of the heads of the civil and military bodies of the Capital, as likewise tf a deputoinli from the University of Upsal. Yes terday the troops which are assembled in the neigh bourhood of thc„Capital executed several grand toauccavres, under the command of Prince Oscar. Th e King and Queen, as likewise the Prince Itoyal and the Princess, were present. To-day and to toorrow a mock fight will take place, and on this occasion one corps of the army will be com manded by Prince Oscar, and the other by the Major-General Baron de Bjornstjerna. • ..DAIIING ATTENPT AT ROBBERY AND MURDER.— niliht Mr. William Stutchbury, a Soital 6eldS.- wearier, went, as was his usual practice, 1 0-spend the evening at the White Lion public Whitechapel, and was there joined by two young men who were drinking gin and Irater in the- parlour, they all remained till a hate hour, when they left the house toge ther, and were going down Baker's-row, when °lie of them suddenly . attacked Mr. S. by striking i iihn violently across the head, at the same instant lie received a stab in the abdomen, and he fell. lie sufficient strength to call the watchman, who Cai ne instantly, but both the fellows escaped. — On e man was taken, but, on being brought be f"re the Magistrate he proved to be a wrong per ')ll, and he was discharged. Mr. S. was carried -to the London Hospital, and on examination the I:runiul appeared to have been inflicted with a icuife. He rvmainsin the hospital without hopes °} recovery. P-0 E 'l' It E FIFTH ODE OF THE FITL'ST BOOK or HORACE. TO PYRRHA. Wirat slendet youth; with liquid fragrance dew'd, Wooes thee-now, raItRIIA in some pleasant gra, Couch'd on a blushing bed, with roses streW'de For whom thine amber tresses do'stthou knot, Si niple in elegance? How oft. Shall he, Who hopes thee still thus soft, Still lovely, thus in golden temper gay, Of the false gods, and his fond faith complain, As, unsuspicious of the changeful day, Aghast he sees black whirlwind sweep the main ? Ah ! hapless they, to whom, yet new, Thou shin'st without a cloud in view! The votive tablet and the dripping vest, Hung to the Monarch of the Sea, Proclaim me landed from wild Ocean'S breast, • Escaped from wrecking storm and thee. July .22, 1817. Sttt, Daring obServed in .a Morning. Paper 'of Saturday last, an extract of a letter front. Fl orence, dated 26th June, 1817, relative to the Silver Coinage lately issued front his.Majet=ty's Mint, I conceive it may be desirable for you to inform the corresnondent. of . that paper, that by. the 56th Geo. 111. the Silver Coin of this realm is at•the old standard of fineness, viz. 11 oz, 2 dwts. fine, and 18 dwts. alloy ; and, the lb. Troy to be cut into GG shillings, instead of into 62 as heretofore. Four of the said shillings to be kept. by the Crown for brassage and seignorage. Upon this principle the, new Silver Coinage haS been struck and issued. The Gold Coin of this" realm remains of the same proportionate weight and fineness at which it formerly stood, Ina a new demotnination of Gold Coin has been coined, under the orders of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent.. It trill be satisfactory to your Correspondent to know, that a trial of the Pix was held in the Exchequer on the 14th inst. at which was tried three millions one hundred and seventy-eight thousand and eight pounds sterling, of Silver Coin ; being all that had then passed into circulation ; 'and also seven hundred 'and three thOlISZIlld six hundred and seventy-eight pounds sterling, of Gold Coin, being all the Gold Coin at that time issued ; and that the following is am Extract front the verdict of the Jury of Goldsmiths who were sworn by the Lord Chancellor on that occasion, viz.— We found and took out of the said Pix Gold Coins, con sisting of 1064 Sovereigns, or twenty - shilling pieces, making together by tale 10041. weighing together 211bs. soz. 15dwts. but which at the rate of 461. 14s. Gd. to the pound weight Troy, should tweigh 211bs. soz. 16dwts. 23grs. ana having taken 47 of the said coins, being in the talc 471. did find the same to weigh 12oz. Idwt. 12grs. and to be by the assays and trial thereof agreeable to the standard trial piece of gold in his Majesty's Exchequer, dated lath October, 1633. We also found in and took out of the said Pix Silver Coins,. 1 consisting of 393 S half-crowns, 9303 shillings, and 2305 six pences, making together by tale tOt 51. Os. Gd. and weighing together 3071b5. 4oz. 19dw1s. but which at the rate of 66 shil to the pound weight Troy, should weigh 3071b5. 7oz. and having taken of the said Silver Coins two several parcels, the first parcel containii.g 13 half crowns, 30 shillings, and 7 sixpences, being in tale 66 shillings; and the second parcel, containing S half crowns, 41 shillings, and 10 sixpences, be ing also in tale 66 shillings, did find each parcel to weigh exactly 111). and to he by the assay and trial thereof; agreeable to the standard trial plate of silver in his Majesty's Exche quer, dated llth April, 1723. And we find that the remedy allowed on all the above-men tioned Gold Coins in the said Pix amounts to 10,1wts. 16 grs. but that their lack . of weight is only 1dwt..23 grs - . so that they are within the remedy Sdwts. 17 grs. As also, that the remedy on all the Silver Coins in the said Pix is I Soz. 7dwts. 14 grs., hut that their lack of weight is only toz. ldwl.; so that they are within the remedy 130 z. Gdwts. 14 grs. Finding, therefore, the said several Coins to be in weight, tale and allay, within the remedies provided by the indenture between his present Majesty King George theThird.on the one part, and the said William Wellesley Pole of the 7 other part, bearing date the 6th day of February, 1817, under which he is appointed to act, we do report, that by the assays and trials of the Coins above-mentioned, they are sufficient in al lay, and accordin ,, to the covenants comprised in the said in denture, to the best of our knowletlr,e and discretions. WILLIAM MERLE, JAMES HENDERSON, WILLIAM MOORE, SAMUEL KENTISH, JOILN HENDERSON, JOHN".I-IARKER, THOMAS BRAND, JOHN BARRON, ROBT. MAKEPE ACE, WILLIAM CITY, THOMAS AYRES, WILLIAM DISNES. It may, perhaps, be necessary to explain, that by the Mint Indenture, all monies coined by the Master of the Mint under his contract with the Crown, are to be subjected to a trial of the ,Pix in the Mint ; that is to say, a trial of samples taken from the Coin before it is issued, and ex amined by the King's Assayer, Comptroller, and King's Clerk; and after examination and approba tion by these Officers, other samples qre taken, seal ed up, and placed in a box called the Pix,under their three keys. This box is opened at the Exchequer, when the Master is tried at what is called the public trial of the Fix, and the samples are submitted to a Jury returned by the Goldsmith's Company, who are sworn in open Court before the Lord Chancellor, and charged by him to do justice be tween the Crown, the public, and the Master. If the verdict of this Jury declare the Coin to be standard in weight anti fineness, within the remedy, the Master is acquitted. It not, he is liable to be fined to any extelit the Crown shall think fit. The remedy is au allowance in wei : ht and fineness, above or below the accurate standard, which has been always thought necessary Insecure the Master, ps it is morally imrlssible (consistent with the ne cessary dispatch) to work our Coins with mathe matical acenraey. The present Master of the Mini found the' remedy nn gold 40 grains in weight, in the lip. Troy, -in fineness. In the Indenture under which he now acts, it is reduced to 15 grains in the lb. Troy in . fineness, and 1.2 grains in Aire lb. Troy in weight. He found the •remedyson - silver, two penny-weights in the /b. Troy, in weight or fine less. It it now , reduced to one Verny-;weight in be lb. Troy,' itti weight or fineness.---I am, Ste. • - R.M. „ . . On Thursday and Friday last a 4letachment of that gallaot corps, the Scotch -.Greys, marched . through SkiPton, on their way to the North. They were received with the ringing of , bells, and other demonstrations of joy. • In the. evening, a supply of ale to each man was readily contributed by a subscription set on toot for the purpose.—. The Officers and men declared, they had nowhere received such a grateful- testimony as was here manifested towards them since their landing on the British shores from the Gallic Dominions, where, for their gallantry at Waterloo, they will ever he remembered by their country with pride and gra titude. During their short stay, their conduct was exemplary, and on their departure, on Saturday morning, they manifested their feelings by giving three cheers to the town. The Leicester Journal stated !ately two impor tant local documents, one from the Framework Knitters, who acknowle►!ge, with gratitude, the essential service rendered them by the Magistrates and Parochial Officers, anti admit that the majority are now fully employed at prices that will enable ti►em to maintain their famil►es with comfort, in dependent of parochial assistance : the other from the parochial Officers acknowledges a considerable decrease in weekly payments, and 'a hope, from a revival of the Manufactory of that pace, that every extra expence will shortly be done - away. From one honSe only, it appears, that upwards of three tons weight of Hosiery goods were sent off during the rreseut week ! THE THEATRE'S. HAY:MARKET.--The Comedy of Wild Oats — 'wild, indeed, but by no means uninteresting, and certainly very entertaining, introduced MATHEWS in the character of Rorer last night, for the purpose of giving full scope to his mimetic powers, which he displayed with great success, - in a close imitation of several of the chief Theatrical Performers of the day. lie was of course much applauded, and altogether rendered the part very ludicrous and diverting. TERRY in Sir George Thunder, Mrs. GLOVER in Lady Amaranth, and Mrs. GIBBS in Jane, acquitted themselves very well, and the Comedy gave much pleasure to a crowded au- dience. ENGLISH OPERA.—The sterling Old Comic Opera of Lore in o Village was . well attended last ight at this Theatre. A Miss STEVENSON ap tared for the first "time in the part of Rosetta, illy:justified the previous rumours in her fa- She is very young ; her person is slender, well formed, and her countenance expressive ; ter voice is pleasing, but not powerful ; her ac ion was easy, but somewhat redundant. She is oo much inclined in her singing to the flourish ng taste of the d'ay and it she would be con ient to give the original simplicity, she seems eapableof cpitributing to the recovery of a natural taste .in the public, whose taste has been too much corrupted by the. luxuriant decorations of certain Modern innovators, for there are Re formers. in music as well as in politics. Miss STEvENSON entered into the spirit of the charac ter and supported it with good effect. CHATTER- , LLY'S Justice Woodcock was humorous ; but had more original sallies than the part required. Miss KELLY . was excellent in Madge,. and the Opera al ogether was deservedly well received. your WINDSOR, JULY 22.—Yesterday.the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and suite left the Palace for Bag shot Park. This day at three o'clock, the QUEEN anel PRINCESSES, ‘rith their attendants, left here In two coaches and font. for Bagsbot Park, to he present at the celebration of the Duke and Duchess of thoucr;s-rtot's Wedding-day. The Princess ELIZABETH wentliS morning to her Cottage at Old Windsor, where preparations are making for an" entertainment to be given there by her Royal Highness shortly. WINCHESTER ELECTION.—On Friday last, the Vection of Students from ST. MARY, WINTON, to NEW COLLEGE, Oxford, took place. This mea sure was followed by the Annual Distribution of Medal% given by the PRINCE REGENT, when be fore a splendid assemblage of the county and neighbourhood, they were presented to-the fol lowing gentitruen, viz. For a Latin Essav, the theme" Manca mit et llontinunt opera imperfecta ," —to Mr. HENRY DEANE ;—lntigunc — to Mr. WILLIAM HF,ATHCOTE, nephew to the County Member Seipionis Oratio ad Mites Seditinsos" —to MV. WALTER FARQUHAR 1100 K (Soil of the AacurnAcoN);—and" Demosthenes on the Crown " —to Mr. FREDERICK TWISTLETON, Nephew to Lord SAYE and SELE. PEDESTRIANISM.—SICVCIIS on Monday night rested, having that day accomplished 40 miles at half-past nine o'clock. lie cOmmeneed his task again at half-past five yesterday morning, and at five in the afternoon he had gone 14 miles. FATAL ACCIDENT.--4111 Inquisition - , was taken yestemlay before STIRLING, Esq. Coroner, at the Crown, corner of Peter and Castle-street, Bloomsbury, on the body of Mr. Charles . Roland Drummond, of Hart-street, Bloomsbury, who was killed on Saturday night last, by being thrown from his horse in Hyde Park.—Mr. Ogle, sur geon, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, being sworn, stated, that he was sent for to the deceased, on Saturday evening. He loon(' him labouring under all the symptoms of having a compression of his brain. He was told that the deCeased had been thrown of his horse in Hyde Park. He opened his head, and found an immense fracture and an injury in the brain ; he, therefore, could I not render him any assistance. He died in a few hours after.—Samuel Simpson, footman to the de ceased, being sworn, said, that his master rode out at five o'clock on Saturday afternoo n ; the horse was at times very apt td be frightened, and run away. About seven o'clock on Saturday evening. the deceased was brought home by .wo gentlemen, Dr. Broughton, and Mr. Roach, in a carriage, quite insensible ; the gentlemen said, that the horse ran away near Grosvenor Gate, and Mr. D. was pitched over his head, and fell on the ground head foremost. The only words the de ceased ever uttered were to tell him to take off his boots ; he was thirty years of age, and was in the habit of riding daily in Hyde Park. Verdict — Accidental Death. The trial of Mr. DANIELS, surgeon, of Weldon, charged with the murder of• his infant child, took . place at Northampton, on Thursday last, when he was found Not Guilty. There was no business to transact at tji Ses sions for the city of Chichester. MILES )-LOWE, Esq. the Mayor, gave an elegant entertainment to his friends alter the Court dissolved. THE ARMY. The following General Order; lately issued in (1011st:tin:nee of the 1111SevaL:4tet,Ot a ,►na. detachment, charged with the protection of one of the Canal boats, anti fur .which, the. soldiers composing it were subsequently brought to Ilia% is dictated not less by sound good sense, than by a high regafd for the honour and credit of the Army. NVllile it imposes on the soldier the pe remptory fulfilment of his duty, whatever petit may stand in his way, it affords a lesson to those of the lower classes in tills country who may be deluded into Nets of outrage, •and -p►esu►he upon 'forbearance when the soldiery are opposed to them, that it is made crin►inal in the latter to fall into the slightest omission of the orders-entrusted to them, and that henceforth they will be bound to retaliate. heavily for ally aggression or ‘iolence which tbey'may experience in the exercise of their The itnprssion of this fact may avert the sad consequences which must in futore result from any host:le contact ,with the military in this coon-. try : and we hope it will have the effect which► it is so well calculated to produce. The Commander cif' the Forces has shown equal judgment and de termination in this document : GENERAL ORDER. Adjutant-General's Office, Dublin, 4th July ISi7. The Commander of the Forces listing perused the proceed ings of the two Regimental Courts Martial, with their revi sion, ordered by Colonel Sherlock, commanding the Come District; wh3rcof Major Buck,*of the Bth King's Infantry, is President,as held at Mullingar, undor adjournments, between the 10th and 30111 of June last, for thu trial of t Corporal Steuart, and five soldiers, of the same corps, charged with neglect of duty, on Sunday, the Ist of last month, as directed in these proceedings, and for which the Corporal has been sentenced to be reduced, and to receive a punishment of 600 lashes, bc.t the private soldiers to be acquitted. The Commander of the Forces judges it essential to the dis cipline of the Army to direct, that-the reduction of the Col po ral to serve as a private in the ranks be confirmed; but the corporal punishment is remitted—the carrying it into execu tion not appearing to meet a case of this description. The Commander of the Forces expects that, in future, in no instance shall the troops, when attacked in the m:cution of their duty, fail to use their arms, manfully and promptly, in their own defence, without regard to numbers, whether dill. armed or unarmed; remembering, that it belong: to their profession and practice to prefer an honourable fall to an - inglorious existence, at the expence of all those feelings and principles which have. raised the military character of this country to its present eminence in the w9rld ; and he is con vinced,• that if the same high sense of duty which actuated . Private - William Mains, of the King's Foot, whereby be both used and preserved his arms, had extended to the Corporal and theother fire soldiers, they - would not only have secured the property intrusted to their charge, but have maintained their own fame, and done justice to the respectable corps to which they belong. These soldiers are to be released, but they are not to be employed on any detached duties, until their-Com manding Officer, after a full trial, shall hereafter be enabled to report to the Officer Commanding the District, for the in formation of the Commander of the rorces, that they have acquired a proper sense of that principle, and of those feelings, which, in every future instance of service, will lead them to act in a manner becoming their 0 WTI reputation, and that of the regiment in which they have the honour to serve. The Commander of the Forces highly approves of the conduct of Serjeant Frazier, and of the six men of the 94th Regiment, on this occasion and had the Serjeant's orders been obeyed, as they ought to have been, by the party of the Bth, much benefit would have resulted to his Majesty's: service. This Order to he read at the head of every Company in the 'Army, at three successive parades; and to be commuoicated to all detached parties, in such manner as to ensure its eons. plete circulation.. lij• order of the Commander of the Forces, (Signed) AYLMER, Adjutant-General. (A true Copy.) (Signed) 3. BI;IDGE, Major, and Ma jor of Brigade. ATTEMPT AT MURDER iti LIVERPOOL.—TImrs day morning, about two o'clock, Airs. Ingl,- field, of Milton-street, was awakened bv a t flan, in the act of forcing his band into (cr mouth, and who endeavoured to smother her. She struggled . with him, and screamed minder ! 'he .hen struck at her with a knife, n ith which he wounded her head, and attempted to cut her throit ; but, fortunately, he made but a Slight gash, for in scuf fl e the blade became loos e and fell out of the handle ! Mrs. loglefield's daughter rushed out of bed to the assistance of her mother, and actually got hold of the villain, but he tore him self away and escaped. The knife •blade and handle were found on the floor, and in the yard a shabby oil-cased hat, and handkerchief, with some half pence it, were also found. A quantity of sil ver, &c. was taken away, and it is probable that the robbery would have been more extensive if the intended murder had been accomplished. Au examination into the circumstances took plate its the course of the day at the Town-hall. Mrs. Englerield's description of the horrid business was I most tiffecting. Exertions are making to brin g I the miscreant Vu justice. CORK SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE FINE ARTS. We know the anxiety manifested by the inbahitants of Cur!, for the permanent establishment of an Institution like the one under consideration, and hence we' feel proud to communicate to them the agreeable fact of its progress to the perfection which they desire. The Committee had much to endure and to combat in their exertions. The circumstances of the times were calculated to damp their ardour, and the depression of the agricultural and trading parts of the community, from whom a valuable share of countenance and support is usually experienced in all measures tending to improve public taste, and patronize unobtrosive genius, gave, for a short time, a temporary check to the measures contemplated by the Society. From these. causes tine Public have heard little, except during the period of last year's Exhibition of Pictures, concerning the advance ment of the Institution.—At present, however, things are, we are glad to say, otherwise. The preparations for the en suing Exhibition are such as promise a splendid treat to the admirers of the Fine Arts. A number of the best casts have been ordered from London for the use of the Pupils of the Institution—a premium to a large amount is intended to be bestowed by the Committee upon the Native Artist who shall afford the best Picture for the ensuing Exhibition, and a • splendid Medal is to be immediately struck, which, in future, accompanied by a sum of money, is to reward the triumph of superior merit in the various branches of the Fine Arts at the annual Exhibitions. These are flattering prognostica tionS of the future success of the Institution, and such as are calcuhlted to forward the laudilde designs of the Patriotic Founders and Subscribers of the Society.