The Sun. — London, England, 1806-03-07 00:00:00

NAVAL .NE WS. PLYMOUTH, MARCH .5.--ThiS day, at noon, the outward bound East India Fleet passed by this Port to the Westward, with a fine breeze at East. Arrived the Gannett Sloop of War from a cruize. Sailed the Wizard Sloop of War on a cruize to the Westward, and the Ranger Revenue Cutter, Capt. rRAzeR, for Mevagissey. The Brilliant Sloop of War came into Harbour this morning to refit. Arrived the Helena Sloop of War, from Ports- mouth. 1-Lawretr, MARCH 6.—The tech Johanna Do rothea, from Bourdeaux, D. H. LENDER, Master, bound to Amsterdam with wine, was this morning brought in as Prize to His Majesty's Gun Brig the .aggressor. The Diana Packet, Captain STEWARD, with the nambro' and Bremen Mails of the Ist and sth inst. bound to Cuxhaven, remain here, with the Lady Frances, Capt. FLYN, bound to Gottenburgh, with two Mails. Also remain the Diana Packet, Capt. MACDONALD, the Pegasus Frigate, the Boren, Borgn i ...mddigrator Gun-vessels Hula& and Iris. Revenue Cruizers. PORTSMOUTH, MA.RCH 6.......-ATTiVed the Juno, BEaRy, from Berwick, and the Betsey, HODGE, from Bristol. Sailed the Astrea Frigate, Capt. CARTIIEW, with a Fleet of Transports, with Troops on beard, under Convoy. Sailed also the Conquest Gun-brig, Lieut. LoswELL, for Guernsey. The Medusa Frigate is dropped do wn to St. He- lea's. Dovga, inARCE 6:—Came into the Roads, from the Downs, the following Gun-brigs, viz. Minx, Dauntless, Urgent, and Monkey, and also His Ma jesty's Schooner Arrow. The above Vessels are going to Dungeness, and off Boulogne, for the pro ! teetion of the trading Vessels, against the French Privateers who' have so long infested this part of the Coast, and who must have made rapid fortunes this winter by the many valuable captures they have made. Came in, the following Colliers, light, bound to Sunderland, waiting for a wind : The Betsey and Nelly, of Sunderland, Denton, from Exe ter; Perseverance, of ditto, Ford, from Shore ham; Lean der, of ditto, Davidson, from Bridport ; Black Bird, of ditto, Miller, from Topsham; and Harriet, of ditto, Pearson, from Portsmouth. A large division at Swedish Ships sag i ed from hence this afternoon. DEAL, MARCH 6.—Sailed the Bonetta Sloop of War, and the ifrrow Schooner, on a Cruize. • Arrived the Wrangler and Furious Gun-brigs from a Cruize, and remain in the Downs with the rest of the Ships as per last, with the Brunswick Transport, Harmony Vidualler, and the IVelson, STODDART, for Antigua. SHEERNESS, MARCH s.—Arrived the lrynouth, of 36 guns, Capt. J. DRAPER, from the Downs, late from the East Indies. This day the Aangaroo was paid bounty, and two months advance, and will proceed to sea as soon as the weather permits. The Regulus, which has undergone a thorough refit, is now ready for sea, and will drop down to the Nore to-morrow. Sailed the Kangaroo, Capt. BAKER, for Deal. Arrived His Majesty's Brig Cruizer. The Leopard went out of Harbour to the Little 'gore, and sails for Deal to-morrow. The Spy . Sloop of War will sail on Sunday with Convoy to the Elbe. That meritorious-Offiqer Capt. R. YARKER is ap pointed to the Julia Brig, fitting at Chatham. Ships at this Port—Zealand, Lion, Alkmaar, Antelope, Leopard, Isis, Regulus, Romulus, Weymouth, Winchelsea, Ceres, Magnanime, Sparrow, Ferret, Spitfire, Spy, Valor ous Praatu ; Explosion, Lueiler,Vesuvius, Hecla, and Zebra Bombs ; Blazer, and several Gun-brigs, Fire-vessels, and Transports. The Gibraltar Chronicle, of Jan. 11, contains the following extraordinary instance of bravery : ." in the late glorious action with the Combined Fkett - His Majesty's Ship Defiance, commanded by P. C. DURHAM, had engaged a French eighty-gun ' iihip within pistol shot. Mr. SritAxr, Mate of the above Ship. from his great aaivity, had been h - poured with the command of the Boarders, and, 'likewise promised an oppOrtunity to signalize him - self. This brave young Officer, in the midst of the gliori, asked his gallant Captain permission to board, who immediately ordered the helm a-wea ther, and the Boarders to be ready but this true son of Neptune, fearing the ships would not close, and unwilling to lose so glorious an Opportunity, re quested the men that could swim to follow He plunged into the water, swam to the Enemy's stern, and entered the gun-room port alone, by the assistance of the rudder chains. His, men .either misunderstood, or did pot hear him ; in the clamour • of battle, but our hero made his way courageously through the different decks, and was soon after seen on the Enemy's poop, with his hat on the point of his cutlass, calling the Boarders to his assistance; v, lm were then anxiously waiting for the . Ships to,' - He attemi ted to haul down the French co lows, but «as attacked by several Grenaol...:rs , . vvhom he repulsed with success. +be Ships being pretty close, several of our Tars get over, who bettt their rvengeance on an Officer. He cried for mercy, and threw himselrat our Hero's feet, who saved his life. He had scarcely performed this piece of ser vice, when a musket was levelled at his breast, but so close, that he fortunately struck it downward, re- !i ceiving, however, the shot through his leg ; which. was severely fratured. He afterwards fought - two:- of the Enemy on his knees, who were „soon patched by some,of the brave Tars by whom he was So gallantly supported. The Ship soottafter struck, and proved to be L'Aigle. ,This young Officer is in the Navy tiospit4l, and we 'are happy to hear, - in_ a fair way of doing well. A neutral Vessel, which, left Laredo', in Biscay, about ten days since, brings an- account of a report that had reached that place of a violent fernient having bruke out in' the Provinces of Arragon and Catalonia, which professed to have for its obje& the adoption of certain measures of Reform recommend ed by the PRINCE of ASTURIAS, 'which are arbi trarily opposed by the PRINCE of PEACES who, it i§ said, has called upon France to lend its assistance to quell the disturbance. Suspicion, however, is en tertained, that the Minister himself is the secret instigator of the Insurgents in that particular part of the Kit - T(l6m, that he May have the more ready pretext to make an appeal to the Grand Arbitrator . of Nations. • We are happy to find, that the principal. Irish Catholics, at a meeting held in Dublin on Saturday' last, resolved, after mature deliberation, to post pone for the present their proposed application to Parliament upon the subject of their claims- 7 a re - solution which, under the present circumstances of the Empire, cannot be too highly applauded. Yestei day the 'Coldstream Guards were reviewed at the Parade, St. James's, by His Royal Highness the DUKE of CASIBEIDGE, attended by Colonels WY:NYARD, BAILEY, and several General Officers.. During the inspection by Colonel WYNYARD, Co lonel BAILEY'S horse suddenly plunged, and knocked one of the front rank men a considerable, distance in front of the line. His Royal Highness, on - perceiving' the accident, immediately rode up, and with great solicitude inquired if the man was materially hurt. On being answered in the nega,; tive, he gave dire&ions for taking every possible care of him. Fortunately the soldier sustained no other injury than a few bruises, and finally resumed his station. After the Inspeation, His Royal Highness and' Officers retired. The following is an Extra& of a Letter broug h by the last 'Gottenburgh Mail : " Count SCUULANBERG, . the Prussian Minister at Hanover, seems very anxious to disorganize and destroy the Old Government of this Electorate, and to assmilate it as much as possible to that of Prussia. Not being content with having introduced-Assistant, Councillors into every municipal Office, he has sent host of underlings called " Referendaries" all over tne'Country, to superintend the Administration of Justice and of the Crown Lands, and thus has superseded all the old and faithful servants ap pointed by His Britannic Majesty as Ele&or of Hanover." The public look with no small degree. of impa tience for the next arrivals from the Continent, as it is geuerally believed they will bring intelligence that will place in a more certain point of view the fate of the Kingdom of Naples, and the diretaion of the Po litics of Prussia. The result of the hostile march of the French Army against Naples is, no doubt, of a nature to excite the utmost anxiety, as it must lead to the complete deposition of a Sovereign Family, and as completely subject the whole of Italy to the domi nation of the Usurper. Indeed there does not re main the slightest hope of that Family being able to escape the - catastrophe which threatens them ; their resistance may, perhaps, shed some glory on their fall, but cannot retard, much less prevent it. The Prince of Peace, if report is to be trusted, is secretly endeavouring to kindle up War, and even to call for the interference of France to establish the freedom of Spain. It is certain there is a great dif ference between this Upstart Minister and the legi timate Heir to the Spanish Crown. The veteran BRUN TON and his son have renewed their engagement for managing the Brighton Theatre next season, and are already making arrangements to secure a good Dramatis Perso - /ire. There have been many jokes in the Papers about time refusal of an Irish Gentleman to marry a Lady whose name is Fortune. If, however, we are to trust to Satirists, many a man who marries is wedded . to Mis-fortune. There are three families of the following names in the town of Croydon—Wiidpose, Sago, and Onion. HOITNER'S Portrait of Mr. PITT is admitted to be the best likeness of that great • man. We hope that it, will come to the hand of the Engraver, that tire public in general.may be gratified with a likeness of one of the brightest charaders this Country pro duced, •and whose memory will always be held in veneration. A labouring man at the Neckinger, near Dock- : head, engaged in a pitched battle on Sunday morn ing last, when the first blow he received killed him on the spot. Tuesday and Wednesday the first and second Di visions of the ed Regiment of Dragoons Guards ar rived in Bristol, from Birmingham, on their route to Dorchester. They will be followed by the remaining Divisions to-morrow. At the Surrey. Sessions, on Monday, a question was argued, on On appeal against a removal, whether the wife of a seaman in the merchant's service shall. be liable to be removed with her family, to follow her husband to any port in England where he, sails from did may be then resident, though a temporary resident/only. The Court decided that the' removal .was improper. A fortnight ago . a dreadful accident happened at Kincaple distillery.:--A young Woman unguardedly went into the mill-house conne&ed with the. steam engine ; the wheel caught her clothes, instantly carried her round, and tore her to atoms. It is sin-. gular to observe, that this woman, a very short time before, bad witnessed a similar accident at the same place. • ..On Friday se'nnight Elizabeth Reid WC.F; com mitted to the County Gaol, Ayr, charged with an attempt at wilful tire raising in tlic parish of Dreg horn. POL7CL. reBLIC HATTON-GARDPS.—Yesterday a servant of Mr. Harrison, in Fleet-street, was broilght up on a charge of not accounting to his em ployer for different sums he had received among his customers. He appeared perfc&ly indifferent to the charge exhibited against him,. being dressed in • the highest style of fashion, although ironed.• Several shopkeepers and milliners came forward to .prove payment." -He was fully committed fur - trial;. MANStori-HousE.—Yesterday Davis, a very tespe&able-looking man,Underk. , ent an examination betbre the LORD MAYOR : on the charge of uttering two forged 51. Notes, .purporting to be issued by . the Ditton Bank. It appeared. the Notes were ten dered at :the shops 6f two respeaable tradesmen in the Mihories for shoes, &c. From several suspicious circumstances, which it would not be regular to•de tail at present, the tradesmen procured an Officer who took the Defendant' into custody.' The LoRD MAYOR ordered - him to be brought up on Saturday nett, ,;don the charge Will be fully investigated: "Stier OFFICE, MARLBOROUGIISTREF.T—A person of the name of .Ryan was yesterday charged by a,seaman of the name of Jordiston, with robbing him of fifteen one-pound Notes. The' complainant, a young man who had lost the me or his . limbs in the service of his Country, was discharged 'from the Hmtlitoll-ship, at Sheerness, on Saturday last, as wits th"o tft - prisoner, who had only been a few lieeks in the service. The prisoner offered to escort the complain Ant to town, for not being able to walk without crutches he needed assistance, and to put him into comfortable lodgings their arrival in London. The helpless sailor accepted the offer, and they set off from Sheerness at nine o'clock on Safur day evening. The prisoner requ,ested, that as he was protean - 1g - him, he might prote(.t his property also but the sailor re(usod to deliver •it to him, when he seized him by the collar, and demanded it instantly. Having got possession of the pro perty, he made off, and was not - seen till he was apprehended in St. Giles's, on Wednesday. He was fully committed for trial at the Maidstone As sizes. Mary Gravies underwent a second examination, on the charge of defrauding the Society for the Re lief of the Widows and dildren of those' who fell in their Country's Service. She was fully committed for trial. • I • At an adjournment of the Quai-ter Ses . sions for the City of Bristol, held at the Guildhall i iestirday se'nnight, HannakTrapnell, lovt'fy, was tried on an indi&ment preferred zig her for keep ifig a house of ill-lame in Brieewell-lane ; Of 'which she was found guilty and - senteneed to pay a fine arid be imprisoned for six months in the common gaol of Newgate. The prosecution was • instituted anti carried on at the expellee of the Society in that . City for the Prevention and Suppression of Vic?. • Bristol Fair commenced on Saturday last. There was a large show of cattle, partiCularly of the. -lean kind, which sold high. Horses were not numerous, few good ones, and the prices dear. The supply of leatkr was pretty large. Prime things sold freely, bpoitlaily skins, There was sothe om, tity unsold, chiefly mongrel and inferior hidesi but a small supply of raw goods, and not much mand. Early on Friday morning an alarming fire broke. out at Hardwick, near Gloucester, on the premises of Mr. Beach, farmer. The flames raged with great violence; and a quantity of cheese, and other proper , ty, to a considerable amount, was destroyed before the fire was got under. Film—Yesterday the Merchants on the Ex change, and the whole neighbourhood of Cornhili, were thrown into confusion, by an alarming fire, which broke out about twelve o'clock, at Gilliam's chop-house, in S , .veetin , ,Y's-alley.' The conflagra tion was occasioned by the chimney catching. tire, the sparks of which fell on the roof. and set it in a blaze. The engines arrived with promptitude, and about half past one the flames were extinguished. The damage is confined to the upper part of the house. There was a wedding at Aston, near Sheffield, on Thursday se'nnight ; the bridegroom was loosed from his apprenticeship, he was married, his wife was churched, and their child christened all on that day. His father killed a pig,-and they made so merry as almost to kill themselves with feasting in the evening. A few days since a party of twenty-three Excise- Officers, headed by their Colle6tor, from Carmar then, went,to Llanon, a village near Llansanffraid, close to the sea, in search of malt, spirits, and other contraband goods. A considerable seizure was made; - but before any part of it could be conveyed away, a mob of more than 200 people attacked the Revenue Officers with the most savage fury, and Dearly killed the Colle&or. i SMITHFIELD MARKET, MARCH 7. This day's market had - but a short supply of dif ferent kinds of Cattle ' • Beef ,is something cheaper since our last report ; Muttbn and Pork support last prices ; Veal is rather dearer, and the trade was but indifferent. The business in the Haymarket was trifling. Hay, Straw, and Clover have dropped in price Since Monday's market. 7 —The following is an accurate statement of the prices and numbers : T - 0 sink the Offal per stone of 81b. Beef Ss. n't. to ss 6d.--Mutton 55. 6d. to 65,. od.—Veal is. od. togs. cd.— Pork ss. 6d. to 6s. bd. F)easta 547. —Sheep tiso.—Calves 95. — Pits 35 0 - 6MITHIIELI) ItAYNtARKET. hay 21. ass. to 41. 4s.—Cloiter 31. 3s. to 41. 11. 16s. to al. s*. CORN-XCHANGE, MARCH 7.—To-day there are. several fresh imports of Wheat., in addition to large supplies on ,hand, and very few buyell even at the late reduced prices.; Barley in large quantities, is heavily on haiAti at less price ; Malt likewise ; White Pease are cheaper, and no small old Beans; the supplies of Oats are very large, and this trade is-lower ; Flour is heavy of sale: , beans - W liC3i 43S a fioS a 7os od - --S a—s od Fine ditto - 7is a 72 , : 6e. TicOseass 44, a Os on Rye - - 36% a 4,is ed Oats 22, a zss 'a 266 od Barley - . 24$ a jos 64 Poland ditto 29s a 30S' od Malt - - 6zs 3Os od I::,pe seed - 391 - 421 W late Pease 34; a 4ns od fire Flour 60% d6p od, Grey ditto 3zs A 35. 4 od 4«vnds - sis a 60$ od LifiV REPORT. COURT OF KlNd's BENCH, GUII DTIALL, MARCH 6, strxxhcs AT NISI PRIUS BEFORE LORD CRIEF JUSTICZ ELLIENSOROUGH, AND SPECIAL JURIES. • CLAYTON V. ATKINSOIf. . Mr. GARROW opened. this case with great force and .effefit.. He said that the Plaintiff was a very re spoStable .professor of the law, a .Solicitor, resident at. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and, :he- wat most reluCt , antty obliged e to come before a, Jury l and submit his case; for their consideration, which indeed he could not avoid without a surrender of that which was most, dear to him, his charaeler. It would appear that there never was a more respectable Plaintiff before:the Court, for he had exercised his profession for .10 years with unsullied purity, and had met the gratifying. approbation of ail ash° knew - him—nor was there ever a man who had been more une. orthie ly and -shamefully insulted. He had married the sister, of the Defendant, who was a man of very large fortune, which he had made in India, and returned to- England in 1804. • The Defendant and. his relatives, among whom was, his sister, the Plain tiff's wife, were interested in the estate and el feas of the' late Mra R•ichard Atkinson, who had very extensive, but very complicated concerns in the West Indies, and the late, -Mr. 'Beniield had a large claim , gad: ineumbrance .911_ that property.--- Mr. Clayton took .an a&ive share in cti,,e.ntangiing the estate of Mr. Atkinson , from its- eoibarrass ments, paid 'had the. aid' of one: of the most intelli gent a well as the most honourable of merchants, one who was-much - too well know II to render it hece3sary to do more than pronounce his name, to carry with it every idea of perfe6t respec tability—he',spoke of Sir - Francis Baring. This Honourable Baronet was well acquainted with the affairs of the late Mr. Atkinson, and with the con dtua of Mr. Clayton, the present Plaintiff, in the share he hadataken its arranging some of them, who had the good fortune to have the entire approbation of Sir Francis Baring on. that occasion, and higher praise nobody could have than the approbation of so distinguished and esteemed a person. The De fendant, Mr. Atkinson, however, had conceived a malicious dislike. towards,Mr. Clayton, the husband of his. sister,: and the father of II children by her ; he had most shamefully and scandalously abused him, 'in a letter written to his own brother in Ja maica, 'for Whieh'he must now answer. He would not go thaw& the disgusting detail of the, libel, but should read a few extraaa from ,it, for it was quite sufficient that •the Jairy, shoeld e hear it once read, which-the rules a the Chun rendered neeessary.—, The feat part el- avaa an : infamous false hood ;. that.. .Mr ,Clayton had misrepresented - the Defend, nt'a gob dnawith 41-vie w to prevent hint from& etehaying-the po wer of : TOO - ping to Eng ' land. The reverse-was tlwcase precisely for Mr. Claatondtadaione every thing : itahis-aiewer to mpre seUt the. Defendant. most fayonrably, Wing esteem for 11103 441. oceOmpt, .of the Alte.4tten a of. his sister.. Accordingly, Mrs. Clayton, on the arrival of her brc ateraathe7De.feadtt4 in England, wrote hint ene of the ..kiudeSto letters. alsat could possibly be, penned, congratuliting/giruipon hissgurn Torre, and wish ing to know When: shelhould do herself the pleasure Oftpaying hirn.aNiitgogether with her children and her mother; at, the ;ge l 9f ve, : eager . th.see her sqn in lily t: ottiftssrsoiont zz abseoce; but, strange te - 'telt,'. this letter: Was. tresited..,witla sullen h and silent. Contempt„andaftervaards- followed up.with an impu dent .falseboed by, the Defendant,- that his. relations had shown a solicitude for his de,g4,,,f-le had written to his brother in the West Indies, inviting him to take part against the Plaintiff, and to adhere to him, the Defendant. He said of e the Plaintiff, " My great bane has been a connexion with that unparalleled villain, 'whom I shall hereafter name Murphy, the Newcastle Attorney,'-'.- Murphy was a name of reproach .apPlicahle, to a Will which the Defendant had insinuated most foully that Mr. Clayton had a dishonest share in making. His bane he called Mr. Clayton, although the Defen dant's sister was perfeEtly happy with her.husband, and all the family under great obligations to Mr. Clayton, for the diligence and ability with which he conduCted several of their concerns. The letter thus went on—" this detestable miscreant has long ago placed himself at the head of my family, and literal ly converted my father's house into a den of thieves." We are told that the Father of Lies, from the begin ning, could quote Scripture for his purpose, of which we had a memorable record. This Defendant had no scruple in calling the Plaintiff the pupil of the Arch Fiend, the apostle of Satan and imitator of the Devil, yet certainly nothing could be more diabolical than this letter. The letter went on—" Now, Mat thew (he said to his-brother), I put you to the test. I admit of no medium between me and this miscreant attorney, whose name is infamy, and touch is pollu tion. You must either adhere to rue or to him. I leave you fairly to choose ; and unless I receive from you an intimation to the contrary after this letter reaches you, I shall consider you as Murphy's man. If you fhllow me, you will make me a true brother ; but I ant not so easily deceived asyou seem to believe."— Then the letter proceeded to state matters concern ing a bill in Chancery—" He will tell you there is nothing to fear from him : the rascal knows better.", And what one ought to be ashamed to read in the handwriting of a gentleman to a gentleman, of and concerning a gentleman, followed.—" But as the law proceeding will swell his bill of costs, I know he viii advise standing a suit, even though he knows defeat would be the result," &c. Now Mr. GARROW asked if any thing was ever halt so bad as this, or ' so scandalous ? He then went on to say that the uncle's will was a rank forgery. He would risk, was it possible that any thing could be more diabolical than this, of so truly worthy a man as Mr. Clayton was ? He had indeed been abundantly moderate in the damages he had "stated in the declaration, and much below what the Jury would have advised, had . he consulted them. Mr. - Clayton's objeCt was not damages, but protection to his charaeter. , wanted nothing more " he waged not war with Bedlam or the Mint." If this Defendant were con- fined. so that he should scatter no more of his pol soned arrows on the highway, Mr. Clayton would he content; for which reason he had restrained the Special Pleader from concluding the declaration with damages beyond the sum of tOool. 5 a sum which he was COnfident the Jury would not hesitate to give. Mr. Matthew Atkinson, the Defendant's brother, -examined by Sir V.' GIBES, proved the letter, of which Mr. GARROW bad read 'the above extraas,