The Sun. — London, England, 1806-11-14 00:00:00

Mr. WITItBRF. AD then announced, that Mr. Paull was, upon the whole poll, only eight a-head of his illustrious friend, Mr. Sheridan.. He therefore wish ed the friends of Mr,•Sheridan joy, and begged the others to keee themselves in temper--(applauses and hisos). Mr. SnERIDAg repeated the words of Mr. Whit bread, exhorting-, the people to preserve their tem per ; and.he was the More induced, to press this ex.- hortation, because he felt the. best wishes towards every one of them. fie knew. their diSpositioh,_and was certain that- hot 'tine among them was his:ene my ; but, On the !contrary, E than they now felt ashamed of having been so long made the dupes of the vile misrepresentations and 61selioods which had been propagated respe&ing his Conchla and cha raeter. The contest would ticit, he was sure, ter minate until the public would. be fully convinced of the turpitude of his accusers, and that he had never declined,: in any instance, to do all that was in his power t: discharge every obligation to which man was bound to attend, either by the pre cepts of justice or the feelings of.,generosity. = To loose and general caluthnies, however, it was im possible for him to answer, and with thoSewho could be imposed upon by such calumnies, it would per 7, haps, be absurd to argue. Against the suggekiotiS of the prejudiced, and the clamours of the igno rant, no- man could protect his reputation—but to precise Specific accusation, for which he had locked in vain in the course of 'this contest, it was the dutir of a man to make a. defence. -.l\lone, such having offered, he must leave .it to the candid, the just, the refieEting payt of thecommunitk, to refute.,the ma lignity,of his opponents., Returning to the state of the poll, the Right Honourable Gentleman thvelt upon the .omen - whieb ,it attOrdeci. of ultimate vic— tory. This vietory would, he trusted, be borne by . .his opponents with the same temper as that 'which he , declared, he should feel were it his lot to be de- feated—(applauses-and hisses). He. regretted. the absence of his' broad-faced . friend, for he S sure, that although rather harsh in his attacks upon him, he would still have the good-nature and good-tem per to procure a hc,aring from.him in reply. The interruption he had .meta with augured;, ill ..of -the cause it was meant to sustain. His cause required, 'not the aid, 'but would be injured by the interpo-. SitiOrl of irregularity, and therefore he dePrecated every thing of this kind on the part of his trien&. Here the Right Hon. Gentleman adverted to the Dinner which was fixed for this day at the, Crown and Anchor, where, he assured the Gentlemen in front cif the Hustings, he should drink all. their good healea3, and he should not trespass longer on their atterrflon here. As the days were shorter, he felt that so should his speaking be shorter—for he 'did not like to prolong the Meeting until dark night —wishing, as he always.did, to speak and to a& in the face Of 'Open day. He did not care,. however, Awhether the days or the speaking was long, pro vided he was longer on the poll than hid opponent. After repeating his resolution to bury every thing in oblivion that bad been offered against hint in the course of the Ele&ion—to forgive, all' who had in ...lured him; as ,he had forgiven the man who struck him the first day ; and the green orator, the Right Hon. Gentleman exhorted the Meeting to make a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, in support of Sir S. Hood and Sheridan. Sir S. HooD, in returning thanks to the Meeting, repeated the concluding exhortation Sheri- % dan, and his contempt for the disposition and power of his calumniators. Mr.. Nord. expressed his:satisfatlion at the state of the poll. Notwithstanding all the influence that had been used, the 'popular Candidate was on the . lotb day of the Fle6.lion' still eight-above the Trea surer of the Navy,. :He. complained of the manner in which the votes of hivantagoniSts had been pro- Cured, and the hired Ruffians who, at 'the head of Mr. Sheridan's band of Forty Thieves, had, impeded the business. of the hustinas. It had been , his. wish - that the Eleation...sbould he conducted as. Calmly as possible, but such had not been 'the, disposition' of Mr. SheKidan: He knew that a great nunibef . of the EletiorS who intended to. support him had beeti prevented from getting up to• the hustings this day, in time to vote: He pledged himself, however, that he wou:d bring up 760 independent Ele6tors - to poll for him to-morrow; Henever would believe that the spirit of freedom ; Which he. knew prevailed in \Vest minster, could be defeated,. until he should find that '.he 'High Bailiff had finally closed the poll, with a declaration of the numbers against him. The Ele&ors might' therefore rely, that he would stand forward to the last moment in their cause. .If the result of the poll should at last prove =favourable, he: pledged himself to have .a strict scrutiny, and to prove the illegal and uticonstitt. tional praaices, by *llia the votes of the' Court .Candidates' had been obtained. MR. SHERIDAN's DINNER. 1 , . a i l. ee rn ti s ig Eß of na t Y he a F m r o ie s i t id n s tx , m of ero l‘ t i ts t! n s d H rn o o :i t )A re:l? a e n O d . ab s l i e r SAMUEL' Floon dined at the 'Crown and Anchoi Tavern, in the Strand. Nr. WHITBREAD in the Chair. After' Dinner, the worthy Chairman proposed the health of " The King, ;" with three times three ; enthuiiastically received.—" 'Fhe Queen.and Royal Family ;" - with three.— ." The Constitut;un, the whole Constitution, and nothing but the ,Constitution ;" with three times three ; cheering _and loud applause.—" "The Prince - 0i Wales ;" with thicv :times three. _ He then proposed— " The united hettiths of Mr. Sheridan and Sir Samuel Hood, And Success to them in their Ele,clion ;" with three times three; and the loudest and inost'unbounded applauseS. Mr. SHERIDAN then rose -And• said _men, in returning you - ,my . most heartfelt thanks for the high honour which you have: done me, I feel it doubled by the manner' in .Which you have', conferred that faVour. - Having already experienced your indulgence, upon forn - ter'occasiOns, , I wish tb be as brief as possible.- The 'happy union which' has w lately taken place mV..be:propitibus to the . , King, the Country, and the Constitution ; 'and, L trust, no person here can, for a motnent, think, that I feel the slightest mortification at being below Sir Samuel Hood upon the poll. I 'teel ho llowed by it,• and disdain. to answer such in sinuations. . A union bad been offered me from another quarter, ,anti you see the publication of some letters of Mr. Peter Cobbett and Mr. Paull, this subjea, in the publi c prints, to which I 4).A‘N bl , g the attention of every man who is free and in dependent. But for an unfortunate misunderstand ing, the brave Commodore' and myself 'Would have acted together on the poll from the first ; and I protest if it was in my power to pass the gallant COMmodore, I would not do it. He is in the place .which belongs to him ; he' is where the hearts and NiNshes of the people of Westminster would have him ; he has shot a-head, as he. did at .Aboukir; (loUd applause) and I trust the event of to-morrow Will compel Admiral Paull .to heave a-stern. I said at the last _meeting, and cannot help repeating now, of the gallant Commodore, that the Rritish Navy, could possibly furnish a maw who ,Was his equal, but it was impossible to point out a man who was his superior. must make another repetition. Mr. Paull says, that Sir Samuel Hood and I cordially hate one another. , A.S._a private individual, I will sav, that if there' is one class of Men I admire above another, it is our Gallant Naval Officers; but, as a public man, I do . say-and feel,.. that they are the true, genuine; a nd most .effethial bulwark on ,whom we most depend for the proteetion and preserVation of our King, Country, and Constitution. It may be said, that his duty as an Officer will oblige.bitit to neglect ,his duty as your Representative; i can only say, that if I shall hate the honour to be his colleague, he shall find-in _me a' faithful agent for hiS part' of the duty. ,I have thus. a double ,tie am proud to be your Representative, it is the utmost ambition of my life; _but it would be" still further my pride.to tie the representative of Sir S. Hood. I have now only to remind you of the great struggle we are engaged in. The spirit and independence which is manifest in thus,i must say trituriphantly,carryina tne through, will be tin example to-all England, that the spirit and yigour o a free and independent .people must ever prevail." - Sir SAMUEL HOOD returned his most sincere thanks for the high honour done him, in drinking his health. 'ln support of the Kin g ' andigonstitu don, his Right Hon. Friend. had : always stood for ward ; and he looked up to him as the, best advo cate the. Navy had with 'the people. One' of the tnost dangerous conspiracies that ever was known in the Navy of this country, was in a great measure-put au end to by his speech in Parliament. He, there fore, trusted, the Ele6tors of Westminster would bring him forward against the 'Man who was now at the head of a faetiOn which be was unable to S'lll3-; port. He had offers to combine himself with that person (Mr. Paull) ; but be kneNy no 'advantage could possibly derive from such a, coalition, and he trusted neither 'himself nor his 'friend, on any ac count, would join'such a man. Mr. WEBB sang a most appropriate song, which received loud applause. The CHAIRMAN then,proposed a toast, whiCh he prefaced by saying, should be drank without those. marks of approbation which generally accompanied a favourite toast. He hipped the 'most solemn si lence and respect would prevail, and gave, . . " The glorious and tmmoital memory, and never fading example of Mr. fox." this toast was drank standing, in an awful and solemn manner, throughout the room. Mr. •SdERIDAN then rose, and after some obser vations upon the different degrees of rank in society, and the manner in which a mixture Of the young men of rank, with those of the Middle and lower Classes'of the people, would atied the whole, and the utility of calling up to high honours and situations those, who, by their zeal and arduous endeavours for the g ood of the State, had rendered the.nselves worthy that situation—he gave _ _ Mr. ‘V hitbreird, witTi three times three ; loud and reiterated plaudits. Mr. WHITBREAD returned his thanks in the handsomest manner ; and trusted, that under Pro , 'vidence, his health, and that of the EleCtors, would last, to use their exertions in the present contest, — He hoped he had taken not only an active, but an effe63ive part, on the present occasion. And he was ANTellcOnvinced, the two persons whom he was so zeal ous to support, would, at last, convince the world, that they were the truly popular Candidates for Wes tminster. It., was by no means `necessary that the. Pe ople and the Government'shonld always beat variance, and, hoped and trusted, that upon such occasions as the present, anal such charaaers,' thepeople would alWays.be ready to elect those men who will support Government. • The arguments adduced 'against this ro .pposition were built upon . a fall a Ci ous reason ing. .He 'd , eprecated the idea. of threats or bribes to compel any man against his inclination, and protested his conviction, that no single instance of ,that kind had been resorted to on the present Occa sion ; and he contended, that Mr. Sheridan and Sir Samuel Hood would be eleCted- solely by the voice of. the free and independent- Electors. Notwith standing the prosperous state of the poll, he hoped no relaxation whatever _would take place. He then entered into a very. considerable explana tion of his ideas of a man accepting a place for mere emolument, and for the purpose of being of service to his. country. He wholly denied the charg -of seeking for a Peerage, and declared that was only. due to those brave fellows Who had fought, bled, and conquered for their country. He thought it would be a degrAdation to a man in his situation in. life. He trusted there was still virtue .and spirit remain ing in the House of Commons to prosecute or ac quit Marquis Wellesley, if he should be found guilty or innocent, besides Mr. , - Paull. He con cluded by expressing a hope, that he should retain -the name merely of Mr. Whitbread,, that his. name might ever continue honourable to himself, and his situation useful to his country. • ..• Ati excellent and appropriate song was then sung by Mr. THomAs SIIERIi)AN, whose health was that drank ; and he returned his thanks in a handsome Manner, concluding with a witty allusion to Mr. PAULI;. Col. MELusx and Mr. BERKELEY CRAVEN were then severally.drank, and these Gentlemen expressed tbeir sentiments in the most spirited and eloquent manner. We regret our limits will n o t pe r mit us to ice a - sketch of them. Several other Constitutional and jovial Toasts and convivial Songs . , followed. About ten o'clock Mr. SHER I DAN and Sir SAm. HOOD retired, and the remainder of the' evening was spent in the utmost ,harmony and conviviality. Tables had been laid for 360, but nearly double that number attended.—Among the Nobility and Gentry we observed, ,Lord WM. RUSSELL, Mr. P. MOORE, Mr. STANHOPE, Mr. MLLLASH,, Mr.-EL LIOT). and several others. `WA 'APE , . PARIS, Nov.. 2.—Within • a few• ! clays -past ; the wOrds " -I.vedish. Legation" have been .retuoved. from over the door of the late- SwediA-Minister ; and the few Swedesremaining in Paris haVe received no- . tice to depart. ;- , . FRANKFORT, Nov. I.—Fresh troops are .still st riving froM France to join the. Grand . Arrny,„ NY.„,e, , are assured that the King of Prussia's bead-quarters are at Breslau, in ,Silesia. 'NAPLES, OCT. 6.-- , -The head-quarters.of, Marshgl I,MASSEt4A approach the promontory of Calabria . , t. though - slowly. At the latter end of September the head-quarters, were from Monteleone to Palmi.. The kingdom .is eVery where pnrifyina from the bands of robbers Who still dare to shew themselves in dif ferent places. A troop Of National Guards have been Sent against some of that description, Who' having assembled in the province of Principiato, threatened the principality of Benevento. Irow ever, the province of Terra de ..avora has lately been the theatre of their irregularities; there FRA DiAvoLo had t early made hit9self master of the town of Sora ; but he did not succeed, though the last landing of the Engli s h Upon the coast between Sperlonga and Fondi was made in his, favour, and, bioveth had a narrow escape to' the moun tains, Sora being ,taken el . ' General ESI'AGNAC, on, SepteMber Mere of the robbers' have been driven from Atina and Abruzzo to' the Papal ter ritory. TitE, - .DANKS OF TIM MAII4F, NOV. 2.—The great -rtirther of Saxon Office:s who had been made. prisoners by the Treneh are on their return to Saxonyy. It is positively said, that the Emperor :NArcii..coWhas carried his generosity so far as'to re mit to thOSe who lost their baggage, and were with-. out money, - Very handsome pecuniary supplies, and that he told'lliein 'he - Should soon 'be at Dresd en, where he hoped to find a good reception., it ac tually appears' as if the Ele6tor of Sakony does not any longer consider himself - as 'being at 'war with' ''ranee. He remains in his capital, which is ac tually occupied by the'troops of Bavaria. It is the . same-body - of - the Arrny, which, under the corn • mand of Prince JgROME, passed through the coun try of Bayreuth and Voigtland to Chernishitz. In stead of marching to' Leipsic, as' was expe&ed, it proceeded by Freidburgh to Dresden, whose gates Were iminediately opened, though it is a fortified City. ,this position, the French and Confederate troops command all the upper part of the Elbe-L-- the Frifnch occupying the towns of Meissen, Tor gau, Wlttenburgh, and Dessau. It is asserted, that ;the .EleCtor of Saxony has consented to give up the famous fortress of Konigstein , to the Bavarian ,troops. . Notwithstanding the reports and the news pro- - Tagated'bv the Public 'Prints, we are this day po .sitively informed, that the Russian Army corn- , manded by Yield Marshal KAMENSKOY, and the Generals Kvirtizow and BAGRATHION, did not begin its March to Prnssia before theAsth of Oc tober. The last letters from Warsaw do not make the slightest mention 'of these troops, which, froM the late' events, will probably be.obliged to mike a retrograde motion—if they do not prefer being driven from the Prussian States as they were last year from those of Austria. A LETTER FROM HALMSTADT, IN THE DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK, REFERRED TO IN THE EIGHTEENTH BULLETIN, DATED OCT. , 13 , , 180 U. `‘ TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, Amidst the rumours of war :which approaCh our peaceful dwelling, and which •is announced by 'the bands of Prussian fugitives that pass by, that which to me is the most lamentable is, the loss' of my two eldest sons : such is my anguish, that I am Scarcely capable of writing or t-hinking with any de gree of propriety. ", Our good Duke is mortally wounded.—. Prince I..oufs - 'of PRUSSIA is killed :—.MoLLEN- DortFy has - ruceived several wounds and is obliged to keep his.bed. The King escaped with difficulty. Halberstadt is full of the wounded—God only knows _what is become of my sons, particularly the eldest. WOuld to God he had died.'with arms in his hands in defence of his country, instead of fiohtin ,, for the Enemy !—But to die in this disho- • • z' nourable' manner ! It would have been essentially different:had I learned that he had been one of the sacrifices of the day in which the French have, avenged their defeat at' Rosbach, a thousand fold, ' and which will.give the death blow to the martial glory of Prussia.. Of the Duke's Regiment there, are only a feW hundreds remaining. It will be im possible 'for. the Prussians to fight such another bittle; or to repair the loss 'they have sustained. So .say the 'Prussian Generals who pass through this place. And when they are asked what is be come of their brother soldiers, and • where they have taken refuge, they can give us no satisfaCtory answer. - They should say their army has been. scattered over the four quarters of the world. At levth I have done as you required me to do, andnotv. behold the consequences. This is what 'the good.; King WILLIAM FREDERICK May justly say to his young Officers, who did not scruple. to express their 'discontent openly upon. the parade ; • only because he so long neglected to attack the French; ." It is time that the Prussians, Russians, and Austrians. : should be convinced that the French are, and .will •remain, invincible, so long as the rest of the Powers - of Europe, in spite of the lessons of, experience, will remain onstinately attached to, their antient taCtics, : instead of adopting the French system, and at least endeavouring to fight them !with them• own weapons. A Prussian Officer, who passed through this place, said, The French are little flows, dwarfs 5 and if it were possible to be pitted against them man to man, I 'could throw half a' dolen of them out of a window ;• but in the ranks; with a musket on their shoulders, they are devils-they march—they ad with a celerity beyond example :—he balls fly, over their heads and while': a great lazy Prussian is performing one . manoeuvre, the French will' perform half a dozen.' Whai can be added to the opinion of a very able Officer ? Vv'e may say - for example, that these hale 'fellows are not beaten . into inere military machines by the use. of the cane. For the most part, they are made heroes from a principle of lionour. It is true, .that when compelled, ,they, as well as the Prus-. sans, Commence the .military life with aloud deal of . o.lu6lan cc ; but in the end they prefer it beyond every ti,ing ,not merely on .coonnt, - tha.ktitii„i.. with- .which :theft are ,treated; to the path of honour, ~which is:open, even to ,the common soldier in the French Army. f., Notwithstandhig the TiMpossibilitz that., each. . Man in four hundred thousand can ; arrive :at .. the rank of an Officer, or much lesS attain to. the high est military,' honours; is still true., the soldier May say. to himself, :There is-no impossibility ha: that I, as well as another, may become a Marshal - of the Empire, a Prince, or a .And this 'operates as a strong-encouragement. A man who has no idea 'of honour might .possibly get posses . i slot]. of some sens e of t, when once he has made himself familiar with -such ideas, and: will go to battle 'with -a .degree . 'of courage unexampled, espe daily when he knows he is tighticg..for an obje& far above a ,few stivers per day... Now whenever I think of any poor devil of.a soldier in ,this or that Sovereign's prty--,-when I think of the innumerable strokes of the cane Which he receives -when .1 see Soldiers grown grey in this 'kind of serviee,. and Who, after a number of campaigns, .can only hope for the rank of Cornet or Ensign—l say, when I take a view of all these circumstances together, L cannot Be amazed for one Moment that the Prug sians should te beaten by the French. On the other band; I should be astonished if the French should be beaten. . - • • " At Rosbach things were quite upon a differ ent, footing. None but men of rank comma n ded at that period—men who owed their promotion entirely' to their rank, their birth, or their interest with Madame Pomp:knout{ ; —men , who had un der t'nem what they called soldiers ; but who, after their flight, left nothing behind them. but their bags . and hair-powder.—But things • are strangely altered since then. It is ,extreinely Unfortunate that the Belligerent Powers should have. paid so little attention to these changes, and taken so little trouble, to adapt them selves to neW circumstances. They would rather be 'defeated by the French than be instructed by them. In the Mean time nothing remains bit to make their election, while there is a possibility of •preventing their utter ruin." • P. S. When upon the point of sealing my let ter, it struck me for a moment, that the particu lars I have mentioned, though they are derived froM a good source,. may seem to have been ex aggerated, and will increase your unavailing care— but, untZmunately, I must assure ydit, that the news since received, is still of a more discouraging cast, add. may be yet - more so. . " This day, Monday, I have had one of General. BL,UCHEII'S Officers at . dinner with we. He be longed to -one of the 'regiments whieb, .\vith hi§ Majesty 'and his escort daring the night, passed right through a small separation in the French Army to avoid being made prisoners. All night lung they could hear the shouts of rejoicing in both the French ethos, who were cel e br a ting t h e i r victory. The Prusslan.o:licer says, 'that it will be impossible for the Army to " coiled itself dgai,ll under a month, sp - as to make bead against th e Enemy. It is still doubtful whether an' Russian Army is iti the.. neighbourhood, or on march, &c. &c." DUBLIN, Nov. 8. One of the villains who made an attempt on the. house of Mr. JoNEs, at Fortick's-rove, on Tuesday night last, was on Thursday :owed_ ip a ditch near the Royal far from B.illybough-bridge. Not More than live robsers entered the house, all of whom are thus accounted for —two were killed in the house; two were taken . and committed to prison ; and the ruffian who was found.as above, / having, it is ascertained, received a '.death-wound in the back of the neck from one of the Soldiers of the Tipperiiry BoN AMT.—At the .close of -one of Mr. PAULL'S perional invedives on the Hustngs, he thought pro per to illinde sarcastically to the military !badges which so honourably decorate the person of Sir S . Any man," says Mr. PAULL, " may adorn himself with stars and ribban,ds in like man ner; it I chose it, I could wear such a coat my self"..--." And make •it too, Sir," replied the -gallant Admiral," or I have been very much misinformed!" The Siege of Belgrade had a very numerous audience last night at DrUry-lane Theatre. BaAtiAm sung With his usual excellence, and the Piece had a powerful supporter in Mrs. MOUNTAIN. It ,was mentioned in a Paper of yesterday, that the French had' possessed themselves of Varel. We can state, on the authority of letters from thence of the 7th instant, that the navigation was then free, and the inhabitants were under no apprehensions whatever of a ViSit from the French, or of any in terruption to their neutrality. , SMITHFIELD MARKET, Nov. 1 4: This day's Market was tolerably supplied.with dif ferert , kinds of Cattle; Beet", Mutton, Veal, and Pork are somewhat cheaper than, our last Report, 'and the trade for the most part was but indifferent: 'file :business done in the Haymarket was trilling Hay, Straw, and Clover fetthed last prices.7--Theant der-mentioned prices and .numbers, are an-accurate statement : . To sink the Offal per stone of 81b. , • Beef 45. 64. to ss. ad u t ton 4s. od : to 4s. rod.—Veal. 6s. od. to 7s. 6d.—Lamb os. od. to us. cd.—k'urk ss. oil. to ,6s.od. Beasts, 7oo.—Sheet/ and Lambs,.47,:,o.—Calvis, Pigs, 490. SMITHFIELD ,HAYMARKET. Hay 21. Ins. to 51. ss.—Clover.3l. to:;, to 51. ics.—Straw 21. 2S. to 21: ios. CORN EXCHANGE, Nov. t-i.—The Market to day is well supplied , with \Vheat, andseveral fresh arrivals; not much of fine quality ; prime old main; tains its price, other . qualities are ;rather lower, fit new at the quotation ; there are large quan tities of Barley, which is rather cheaper ; ;ex; cepting good samples is heavy 'in sale White and Grey: Pease, keep their prii:e ;'' :Beans of both sorts likewise ; there arc several fresh arrivals of Oats, and large supplies on hand, and this trade is lower ; , Flour remains without alteration. . . i Wheat 42:6 a 66s a 82s od 'Beans -47 s a 523 od Fine ditto -84 s ,a 87s oi:' Tick Beans 38, a 45 , od Rye - - 4os a 4,s od Oats' 22S a 2OS a 29 od Barley . - 405 ii 48s od. i Poland ditto 3tS _a 32s od. Malt . - . 7oS A76s od i Rape Seed 24.. 271. os. od White Pease 78$ a 88s pd I Fine Flour 7os a 75s od C.: rey ditto 465, it s2S odSCCOlldi - 00$ A 745 oSi.