The Sun. — London, England, 1806-06-28 00:00:00

tint in persuading Prussia to accept Hanover. as an : t for the ceded Provinces, BONAPARTE had a much more important objet in view than that of tricking her out of these ProvinceS, which . Was that of involving her in hostilities• With , Great Bri . Uhl and her and thereby diSabling her from resisting 'or even remonstrating against the pas lie had formed with -respea to Holland.- His schemes have succeeded but too well, and' the Prus sian Government, however infatuated, 'cannot but be sensible of the . egregious errors which it his committed, and must feel that, without a ra dical change of measures, Prussia cannot long exist as an independent State. The losSes which Prussia has already sustained by the War are incalculable; and they have not been, and Cannot be, counterbalanced by any acquisition on her part. -The distress, And consequent discontent of the people of Prussia have arisen to .a most - alahning height. They know that they are engaged in a War as destru&ive to their private interests as it is to the honour 'and independence of their Country, and they have spoken their sentiments in a language too intelligible to be misunderstood. Under these circumstances there cannot; we think, be any doubt that the Prussian GovernMent is anxious for the restoration of Peace with this Country.— His Majesty's Ministers, we are convinced, are equally . desirous of such an event, and the re sidence of Mr. JACKSON at Berlin, though not at present in an 'official capacity, would 'tend very much to facilitate the intercourse betwetn the two governments. It is perfe&ly certain that a Negotiationis at this moment pending between Prussia and Sweden. for the restoration of Peace, under the mediation of Russia, and as the grounds upon which Great Bri tain 'and Sweden hatie commenced hostilities against Prussia are precisely the same, • a reconciliation with one of those Powers would. almost neces sarily include the other. It is therefore extremely iMpOrtant, while a Treaty is going'on between Prussia and Sweden, that Some person chai.ged with the interests of Great Britain should be upon the spOtto assist in the Negotiation. We have no feuon to believe th there Is any truth in the report, which has several times announced that Lord H. PETTY is going to relinquish his pre.- 4ent situation for another department. Mr: For, according to the report of to-day, is rather better. His health' for some time has been but, : indifferent, and his recovery has, of course, beeft retarded by his official labours. ' The report that Mr. WILBRAHAM • who lately over froth France had returned, in not true: Nothing 'can be more absurd than the canting complaints in several of the Public Prints respecting the notice that has been taken of the investigation by the high Officers of State, relative to , an illustrious Female The subject has been the general topic of conversation in the higher circles tbr some time, and It was of course very natural that it should find its tvayinto the Public .Prints. Indeed it would have been a rnere'affedation of candour and prudence if the Public Prints had been totally silent upon so very interesting and important an affhir, nor would those very persons who complain of the notice whiCh has been taken of it have forborne to animadvert on it if they had happened. to hear any thing about it earlier than their competitors. LordIVIELvILLE's acquittal has been received with 'very great rejoicings in most parts of Scotland, par , - titularly at Leith, Lasswade, Musselburgh, Glas gow, Calender, Dumfries, Criett - , Aberdeen, Dun dee,—Selkirk, &c. and the same sentiment seems likely to spread all over. the country. The. Company of Merchants, as well as the Lord Provost, Alagis-. trdtes, and Council of Edinburgh, and„ the Ma zistrates and Town Council' of Selkirk, have voted Addresses of Congratulation to his Lordship do the event. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at . 'Guildhall, to receive the answers of the. Sheriffs Elea, when Tito. Ilzsn, Esq. appeared, and entered into the usual bond for the dbe execution of the Office for the year ensuing. A letter from GEO. HIBBERT, Esq. the Other Sheriff Elea, was read ; and the Court requested the LORD MAYOR to issue his precept for holding a Common Hall, on Tees day.next, for the election of a Citizen ,to serve with Tito: Bisx, Esq. the Offices of Sheriffalty of Lon= don and iviiddlesei., - in the room of G. HIBBERT, Esq. who, havinc , paid the 'fine of 6001. and 20 marks, is excused from serving the same. Yesterday a Court of Direaors was . held at the East India House, when SAYIviA. PEPYS COCKERELL, Esq. took the usual oaths on being appointed the Company's Surveyor. The Court adjourned' at six. o'clock till Wednesday next. Yesterday the Drawing was decided for the ines timable Pk Lure of the Death of the great Lord CIIATIIAd, by private Subscription of twenty-five Noblemen, and Gentlemen, at One Hundred Guineas each, when Mr. DAvlsom, of St. Jamees-square, was the fortunate Gentleman that gained-the Prize. Mr. CHARLES .FRANCIS SHERIDAN, who died on - Tuesday last at Tunbridge, had recently become an inhabitant of that place. He purchased the beauti ful Villa which belonged to the late Mrs. B YNG.— Re was allied in talents - as well H 5 in blood to the in genious Member for Stafford. He published, many years rip, a History of the Revolution in Sweden during ,the reign of the late Monarch of that Country; where Mr. C. F. SHER/ DAN resided when that memorable event happened. He was a Member of Parliament in Ireland many years ago, and Si cretary at War in that Country. His oratorical powers Were respe.table, though by no means upon a par with those of his brother. Altogether, he Was pos sessed or considerable talents, and was in private life a manly and honourable charaaer. NAk AL NEW'S. NY MOUTH, JUNE 2:6.—Arrivecl the Hamburg'll Ship Der Dageraad .Turger, li. filiti3EN Master, from Bourdeamc, bound to Tonningen, laden. with wine, brandy, ftc, detained and sent in by the Tra falgar Schooner Privateer, -on the supposition of its being Enemy's property ; also the Prussian Galliot Concordia, J. M. LEWIS Master, from Charante bound to London, laden with brandy, detained, 'on the igth instant, by H. M. S. Indefatigable. Arrived the Happy Return, Lion, and Trafalgar Privateer, trom a Craze., PORTSMOi7TH, JthsTE 27. Arrived the' Ann Schooner from Guernsey. Sailed the Brilliant Frigate, Capt. ViNcaNT, with a Convoy for Cork ; and the Raven Gun-brig, to join the Convoy which sailed 'yesterday for the Me diterranean. DEAL, JUNE 27.—Sailed the Edgar Man of War, Right Hon. Admiral Lord K Erni, Clyde Frigate, Commodore OWEN, Meteor Bomb, and several Gun-brigs, for the French Coast. Arrived the Seagull Sloop of War from off the French Coast ; Ca/gpso Sloop of War, Lucifjr Bomb, and a Gun-brig from Sheerness, and remain in the Downs with the rest of the Ships as per last, The Zebra Bomb had a Signal hying for a Convoy to the Westward. EAST INDIES. MADRAS, DEC. 21.--The Ship Corimerce, tapt, DALRYMPLE, from Penang, came to anchor in the Northern Road on Tuesday about noon. The iv ea= ther having put on rather a threatening appearance, and there being a heavy swell in the Roads, with a high surf, it was considered rather hazardous for Boats-to go off: however, in consequence Of a re; quest from Lord GEORGE STUART, - who was a pas . -' senger in the Commerce, with his Lady and Fathily, a Boat manned by sixteen men, who volunteered on the oceasion,Went off under the direEtion of the Head Boat -master, with a Letter from the 'Deputy Master Attendant, informing his Lordship, that, he Ind sent, in conformity to his desire, one of the beet Boats belonging to the Department completely manned; but at the same time acquainted his Lord ship, that as the surf was so very high, be recom mended that the passengers in the Commerce should go on board the Adiniral Gardner EaSt and remain- there .till the weather should becOme more moderate. His Lordship however preferred coining, on shore immediately; and; fortunately, with his family ) and Captain DALII"pIPLE, (who brought with him .gold dust to a large amount) ) , landed in perfe& safety at sip: o'clock P. M. The weather continued boisterous during the night; and at day-light in the morning a Vessel was seen in the surf, which proved afterwards to be the Commerce. We have since been informed, that about 'eleven P. M. the Commerce parted het' cable ; and that the Officer in command,. in consequence-, attempted 'to stand out to sea ;, but the Ship casting the wrong way, and drifting fast towards the shore, he' was in duced to let go his lee boWer anchor; which, how - , ever, failed of the desired effeEt, and the Ship drifted on shore. . it is with concern we add, that a number of live, have been lost, owing to the impatience to quit the wreck daring the night : All who remained by the Ship were brought safe on shore by the boats aria cattamarans of the Beach Department early in the morning, The Ship is nearly gone to pieces, and mans= bodies have been washed on shore near to the spot, and others to the Southward of Covelong ; the ex, aol number of lives lost we have not been able to ascertain we believe, however, that , nu European has Suffeted. .DROGHEDA, Jv g.'l. THE following lamentable affair took place this' week, near Kells :—Mr. WILLIAM DTAS, and Mr; - BRUNTON TANDY, second son 0/.IQIIN TANDY, Of: • Jobnsbrook, Esq. having had an alter c ati on , u p on a y ' triflini subje&, words rose high, and Mr. D. gave Mr. 'l, the lie. The parties agreed to meet, on Wednesday morning last, 'in Beotive Demesne. The ball, frOm Mr. D.'s pistol, entered over Mr. T.'s lett eye, and killed him upon the spot.. The parties in; this unfortunate affair were intimate friends. It is said, that they were put under arrest the preceding evening, and afterwards fought without seconds. , — Mr. D. is fled, and a stria search is making to ap.. prebend him. Mr. TANpY is very much regretted. , At six. o'clock yesterday afternoon a foot-race took place in Hyde Park, along the GraM Waik leading to Kensington Gardens; between Mr. Wm. Buxton and Mr. Percival Cooke, for 50 guineaS a side, to run one hundred yards, which was won by Mr. P. Cooke, in ten seconds and a half. Mr. P. Cooke was seven yards a head of his competitor at starting. Bets ran in favour of Mr. Cooke, six to four, and two to one, towards the last twenty yards: , POETRY. Tflt HAPPY INIAR,RIAGE, AS Ail EPITAPH. Here lies a constant pair below; Who knew mat matrimonial woe, And neer e . xpress'a.a wish to part'; love the sole regent of each heart. NVithout a clOud their minutes roll'd, And lite's las; 'sands were sandsof gold. What precious grains ! what chaiming we'atiferl You ask how long they lived together From good authority Y 'speak, ; liv'd together-one whole week! iti.—The Chapter Of Accidents', one 'of the very best of our 'modern Comedies; drew a muncrons• audience hist'night to the Hay-Market Theatre, .and was altogether very well supported.— Mrs.' GLOVEit wags the best Cecilia . that h as been-seen since the dap MissFARREN'. She throughout supported the "Charaater with a very in teresting e)yressiou of delicacy, sensibility, and cOn-, tritiou. Mr. PALMER, jun. appeared to so much advan 7 tage in the part of Woodville, that it was eVident he would Make a more distinguish e d fi g u re o n the Stage if he were diligently to cultivate his talents.--:- LISTON'S Jacob was exquisitely diverting, as well as natural and simple throughout.--Lord Glenihore had a very respeCtable ,representative in WHITFIELD; and MArurws rendered Governor Harcourt very prominent in the Piece. It would be injustice to pass over CHAPMAN, who performed the - part of Grey: with feeling and moral energy.. Mrs. GIBES ako rendered Bridget very entertaining. 'The Au dience gave the Play altogether almost as much applause as it had been accustomed to receive 'at its most attraltive period. POPE has been strongly invited to join the Thea trical Corps now •pe►,toriuing in Edinburgh, under the command of, Generals 110aK and JACKSON. Pore, hoWever, is so successtUl in his copies of life by his pencil, that he has no occasion to resort M. theatrical imitations.. CHERRY, 'the Actor, has taken the management of the Richmond Theatre, which opened for-the season on Monday night, with the. Comedy of The Schoollr Friends, and a new After-piece, entitled Poor , .37ary, or, The Maid of the bin. Miss C4RRY, an interesting young Lady, who appeared two or three seasons, ago on Drury-lane Stage, was the heroine' of the latter piece. Her qualities were id two . delicate a kind for so large A Theatre as that or Dairy 7 lane, but are very well suited to that at 'Richniond. FrrzstAimoNs exerted, his vocal powers with effe&. The new Piece was favour ably recei‘ed, and the season opened altogether in N promising manner. Miss is performing at BirLngham, and is toy appear in' the part of Norval. As she i an Actress_ of merit, and as there is' sutEient scope for he'r talents In thefeminine province, th e assu m pti on ' . of masculine chary&er.s is improper and ridiculous. A new Theatre is to be ere aed at Brighton; and its 's;eite is to be near the. New road, a situation very 'Convenient and SlYtable. The present Thea tre is 'to open on Saturday treat with The Hwrey Moon, under the condu& of the veteran BR UNTiiN. His cliarintig and amiable daughter is to be the heroine of t 1 season. The robbery at the British Ititisenin will 'not ex 'cite much surprise, as it has long been known - that the connoisseurs in the Fine Arts have often resorted o:grosser arts, in order to getTossession of a tempt-; ing runty,. Lord Ho WE used to tell of 'one of his tars, a 'brave ; fellow, but .a little too fond of a can of grog, who lever omitted to *repeat The - following prayer every bight as he Went to his' hammock':—'r- I never murdered any man, nor no man ever murdered me; then God bless'all mankind. Amen." Cr;11;i. CoN.= . -A private letter fi-Oin Dublin, dated Awe 23, says, " Lord Ct i oNcußttx is in this ,city, lit the Louse •of his Agent, Mr. CARTILR, in Llv • Place. is al luost distraerted, and_ lunch to be pitied. Sir J. P. PIERS is off to the Isle of Man, having given in Was arrested on aSunday, upon, a ..Mat.;imrate's warrant, for a breach of the peace, in having sent a challenge tO Lord CLow ,cußay, and not upon the tilt which was marked against him.for 10,0001. It will be one of the most sporting trials of the kind that we have had a long The only ConsolAtion that can be derived from the tyrannical strides of BoNAPARTi, and the dearaded. state of the Continent, is, that, in all.prob;bility„ the new system entirely - depends on the life of the. L'surp&r. When his career shall be at an end, though. affairs may not return into their former chan nels; the people or some of the enslaved Nations pay rouse . froM their abje6t lethargy, and at all events 'reduce the Corsican's upStart family to the state -of litivate, if not humble, Citizeni. It'is.sopposed that another bruising . Match will shortly take place between the Game Chicken and Gulley. Captain B. who in the former battle be t Weehlhese pugilists, with another amateur, backed the Chicken six to four, has offered to back the Chicken 3001. to. 2501. Mr. M. who backed dui- Icy, has ()tiered to stake 2001. against the Captain's 3001: so that 501. is the difference between them. Circular Letter from the War-Office, to the•Corn manding Officers of Volunteer Corps serving upon the line Establishment: . sit, Whitehall, lune 12,006. His Majesty's Government itving it in contemplation fo make some alteration in the allowances which have hitherto been grouted to Volunteer Corps of Infantry and Artillery serving on the June Establishment, it a !Tears to me to be expedient that the different Commandants of these Corps should be directed to discontinue, after the 24th instant, exer cising their respedive Corps, and also to postpone drawing any 13ills upon the General Agent on account thereof; unti the regulations now under consideration, respelling the al _ lowances to be granted to them in future, shall have been finally decided on and circulated; and I have to request that you will order such directions to be given as you may deem necessary for carrying this measure into cited. • I have, &c. (Signed) SPENCER, To:hc llon. the Secretary at Wit. EDIATBURGH, , . . .. , . . . n , , OATTIRDAY a number , of' Prussian Prisoner's frorn Aberdeen and Dundee were brougirt to the Castle by a detachment of the Stirlingshire Militia. Yes terday they,were escorted to 'the Depot for Prison ers of War at Greenlaw. On Saturday last John Westwater, flax-dresser iris Kinghorn, in Fifeshire,,Who was capitally convicted at the Spring Circuit in Perth, of the murder of John,Orr, flax-dresser in- Kinghorn, was executed in the immediate neighbourhood of that town. tie confessed his guilt, and concluded himself with suit able 'resignation, penitence, and firmness. A nu merous concourse of people, colleted from different parts Of the country, were visibly impressed with those sentiments and feelings which it is the obje& of the law, by such public examples, to excite. The Minister of the Parish attended the unfortunate man, and the,Sheriff Depute and Substitute; with the Pro curator. Fiscal, and two Willies of Kinghorn, guarded by constables and a party of the Kirkcudbright Mi litia frOrn Leith, were present. .On Thursday se'nnight the house of Mr. Hannah, Cabinet-inaker, in Dumfries, was broken into by two► daring villains, who threw every door in the home and principal ware-room open. One of them was discovered in the most remote bed-room of the home, where the children .were asleep, one of whom being awakened by the noise, immediately gave the alarm by ringing the bell; but before A assistance could be procured, the villaingot off in different diredions. On the 18th inst. a Justice of Peace Court was held at Chimside, for the purpose of taking into con - s - ideration a complaint brought by Mr. Rotlert Trot ter, tenant in Broomdykes, against the whole of his farrn servants, for refusing, during the turnip season, to go five hours at each yoking. The fa& being clearly proved, the Judge fined them in a guinea, or half a -guinea, according to the apparent measure of their culpability, with expences ; and declared that two yokings each day, of five hours each, When the length of days or throng of work require it, count ing the hours from the time of putting the horses to the plough till they are loosed from it, is what every 'master is entitled to from his servants. On the 12th instant two persons were taken up :for riding their horses, in a furious manner, upon the street of Irvine; to the imminent danger of the lives of some of the inhabitants, and having. been 'carried before the Magistrates, they were fined in one guinea each. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. The Court,met on Monday, and proceeded in the trial of David Cunningham, slater Cannoncr,. ate, accused of having, on the night boween the 18th and 19th of January last, aloiyi with another person, to the Prosecutor unknown, broke into the hortse of Crookston, in the parish of Invoresk, and shire of Edinburgh, by entering at the window of a room - in the second-floor, where , Mr. Clerk, the Prosecutor, was in bed, asleep ; that one of the j)rr: <ws stood over the bed, and : threatened to destroy Mr., Clerk, if he 'made any noise or resistance, while the other lighted a candle, and with an iron chisell broke open a cabinet in the room, and stole and carried otf there-, from about 70i. in bank notes ; atter.vards set lire to the curtains of the bed, and escaped • out. at•the• Same window by which they entered. The Prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. The trial con— tinned till six o'clock in the evening., when the Jury were inclosed, and this day, at two o'clock, returned a, verdict, finding, by a plurality 6i voices, the Libel Not Proven. The Panne], was assoilzied and dis— missed from the Bar. • Helen 111(1'i - shall, coal-bearer, at Cowpits, indiaed for child-rnurder,:,was, upon her own petition, and . with the consent o the Prosecutor, haLished trona Scotland during all the days o t her life. SHREWSBURY, JUNE 27. On Friday last the Leominster Agricultural So* ciety was numerously and most respectably attended ; Edmund Jones, 'Esq. of Fareley, in the Chair. The CoTmittee for the day. to adjudge the premiums were as under :-- 7 1\lessrs. •Apperley, Braithwaite, Edwards, Hewer, Kedward, Pritchard, Watkins, Bradstock, cheese, Goode, .Jones, Knight,,Tench, and Williams. The premiums were awarded as f o ll o W .For the best 3,-yqat old heifcr, a silver cup,' to Air. Deykin, Brierly a ; best yearling h e if e r,.saver cup, to Mr. Watkins; of Brinsep ; best ram not exceed ing 4-years old, wool and carcase both considered, a silver cup, to Captin - Wollaston, Lynch.; best mulch cow, a silVer cup, to Mr. Downes, .of Ashford. There was also a sweepstakes, rive guineas each, who produced the. best mulch cow, in which tilt§ following Gentlemen were named ; Messrs. Wil hams, Tanner, Cheese, Tench, and Edwards : which was' won-by Mr. Tench, of Bromfield. jest aged bull, a silver cup, to Mr. Williams,- of Thingel best three years old bull, a silver cup, to Theo. Salwey, Esq. of Ashly Moor ; best yearling bull, a silver cup, to Mr. Proder, of Altram ; best boar, a silvercnp, to Mr. Walker, of Hatfield Court.. The stock produced was superior to any ever shewn in Leominster on. similar occasions ; - and the contest between the heifers, both - J years old and yearlings, was so doubtful, that it was with great difficulty the Committee could , decide which should carry the pre-eminence. - A large party- dined together, and the evening was concluded with great hilarity., At Monmouth , Fair, on the 18th instant, Fine. Wool sold from 245. to 28s. per stone, 12i1b. to 'the stone; the prices about od. per lb. lower than last year. _ At Coleford Fair on the loth instant, Wool sold about the same terms as at Monmouth. The late Chepstow Wool Fair afforded but a small quantity for sale, in consequence of the ex- , peaation of a material depression in price ; that which was sold went from 7s. to 9s. per stone under last year's prices ;--and many lots remained unsold, on account of the high prices demanded. On Tuesday se'nnight Mr. Thomas Hellington, assistant to Mr. , Jukes, Surgeon, of Stockport, was drow'ned whilst bathing in , the Severn, near that place. He swam over the river with difficulty, but persisted in atterripting to return, in opposition to the advice of a friend who accompanied him, and usn-- happily perished, . 41.