The Sun. — London, England, 1817-08-15 00:00:00

tier nication : true. ORIGINAL POETRY. IM "'ROM Ira'. TURE MAL. vai lea W. •m -the h the ,~i L . . rlll.. !;Sr, be- SECOND P. DITION. SUN-OFFICE, Two O'CLOCK. hitv - e just received the followint conimu- " Extract of a Letter from the ..4 gent to Lloyd's at Giliraltar, dated 21st July. " I am sorry to say, that the report to'f - the ex istence of the Plague in Algiers, as mentioned in my letter to you of the 18th June, and afterwards contradicted, turns out unfortunately to be too The Portuguese misiico of war, Nossa Senhora ria Piedade, commanded by Lieutenant BcAaNictriA, which left this port on the '27th with dispatches from the Portnguese Government for Mr. M`DoNatm, returned here on the 19th. The Commander reports, that he was seven days in going up. UpOn his anchoring, the l'ratique boat came off, and having questioned them as to the health on shore, he was answered that ail was well, when the Algerines jumped on board.— Lieut. ScanNtcntA then went on shore, and was taken before the Divan, where he was surrounded by the populace. Ile afterwards proceeded to the Consular House, and found that rite Consul and his family were gone to their country house. — Upon his going there, the Consul was mock sur prised to see him, telling him that they were sur rounded by the Pligne, %%bleb had been brought from Bona, and that it raged most on the Marina, adding, that the DE Y denounced (lest h to those who rbhottld say the plagoe existed. He kept Mr. S two days in his garden, and then dispatched him. Upon his return to his vessel, notwithstanding his wish of preventing further communication, the Algto ines persisted in coming on bout', and forced him to receive the return present. Upon his return here he touched at Alicant to forward dinzpatches overland, and there learnt, that two Physicians had been sent out to ascertain the na ture of the disease, who reported it to be the eon tit med plague. He was eleven days from Algiers and seven from Alicant. The extent of precau rious that will be taken here are not yet deter mined ; hut vessels from that quarter will not be admitted at all. The Cesar, with Lord AMHERST and Suite (arrived at St. Helena 2d July, and was co sail l'or England on the 3d." RowcuorT tells HUNT, that in a private room, If be told lies it strait should be his doom, To swallow Ihcrn, hos.ce'er against thellrain— But why, friend ROWCROFT, would thou he so bl . u . ;lt, Fur shnuld'st thou force such food upon poor HUNT, Do'st thou not think Grigg thcat up again ? ON TIIE DIFFERENT VIEV/3 OF LIFE, IN YOUTII, AND IN 3IA. How glow 3 the fancy, first awak'd, to view Life's gaily op'ning scenes, and prospects new, Al! bright with Elope, illumin'd with desire, Yotith's 'decreasing ardour waste away, And fainter beams, that hasten to decay, Like fading embers, spat Isle and expire Tken to its silent cell the heart withdraws, ciurveys the alter'd scene with solemn pause, Its narrow'd limits and diaiinish'd span ; And warri'd by reason, by rellexion taught, With calmer fancy, au with humbler thought, neforms the ideal Being into Man. Yet not unblest the hour, if health attend, And amen accord thee one unchanging friend'. CAMBRIDGF, AUG. 14 —On Sunday last the following Genilvinto were ordained, in the parish church at Kendal, ‘Vestworlani!, by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester : DEACONS. John William Trevor, B.A. St. John's College, Cainbridge. Rohr. Bradet Brock!drank, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge. Wca. Sinclair, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge. Henry Richardson, "I John Master Whalley. Jr tivry Halon. } Literates. James DaTes. Jo•zeph Docker. Humphrey Browne. PRIESTS. ?rhn Thovnas Bow, B.A. Richard Moore, hI.A. Christopher Barites. I { igg. Literates. Sohn Doug LS. The Rev, Jonathan Townley was List week in stituted to the rectory of Stradset, i►i Norfolk, on the presentation of Thos. Philip Bagge, Esq. According to The Edinburgh Courant of Monday last, it appears that Miss STEPHENS is gulag to Italy, on Account of indisposition. Miss KELLY is engaged to perform every even- Sng during the Race week at the Hereford Thea tre, at which the innkeeper's Daughter has been got up, for the purpose of - her appearing in the part of Mary The Worcester Races commenced on Tuesday last. The match for 200 guineas botween Mr JONES'S Faiintri and Mr. CHARLTON'S which very large suhus were depending, was v, - ,n Kith difficulty by Fatima. '1 he following notice is now actually placed in u public Tea garden, in the ‘icinity- of Bath : Ilosufer piks Hany flour or Frut in This Gurdin 4kol Net 5 Sseelirts ! The klants hangman, who was lately found dead in his bed at Winchester, is supposed to 1 ) , 0 -e d!cd of grief, in consequence of all the con victs been reprieved. r, THE THEATRES. COL.MAN'S pleasant sketch, The Actor of all it;orle.,dr, w a ,crowded audience to this Theatre last night, were highly.gra tified.by the various ;toil animated transforthationt Of MATHEWS in the Hero of the piece. . ENGLISH OPERA.—The Persian Hunters, which, as we said, is above the ord;nary level of such compositiol,s, was repeated last night; with some curtailments, before a very numerous audience, and fully confirmed in public favour. moT AT THE OPERA 110 USE. ARLBOROUG ii_srra. ET. , . Yesterday according to promise Mr. 114Nattgh attemled this Office %vitii hi, solicitor, to an- s‘ver the following- complaint, instituted against him by the Opera House. Wm. 'Vest, one of the box-keepers, stated, that between twelve and one o'clock on Wednesday morning the defendant Caine into the pit saloon . . dressed in boots. lie was refused admittance, upon which be immediately began to brandish a stick he bad in his hand, to the great danger of every person passing, and touched one Lady wish it on the breast. Witness spoke to hilts on the impropriety of such conduct, but he disregarded him, which induced witness , to call its Lavender, the Officer, wllo sent him to the watch-house. John L tvendex, attendant officer at the Opera House, said that he was standing at the outside door, and heard a great outcry. v He went in and met the last witness in a state of 'great alarm. The prisoner was in the saloon swearing and bran dishing his stick ; witness requested hint to go out or desist from that uproar ; hut only drum abuse from the prisoner, who began to addres-s the audience, saying he was a tree-born Briton, and would not he interrupted by such conspira tors ; that witness was one of the gang of Brock and Pelham, and had only saved his neck by courtesy. Solicitor—lt does not appear that any assault was committed, 1111.. Lavender ? ‘Vitness proceeded—The prisoner had a stick in his hand, which he shook in witness's tact:, and would no doubt have struck him had he not called in some soldiers ; desired them to put down their arms, and they took the prisoner to the watch-horse. Magistrate—Did the prisoner ever come to the Opera House before Tuesday night ? lVitness—Yes, about ten nights hack he carne in with a quartet n loaf under his arm ! and desired to he admitted to the pit ; he was of course re fused, upon which he began to harangue the per sons tound him on the high prize of provisions, and said he was electioneering. Magistrate—Did you ever see him in a plaid dress ? Lavender—Yes, Sir, during the season he has come upwards of 20 times in a Highland dress, and was the only one who did so ; he has hitherto behaved himself orderly. Prisoner—That's my native court dress, and is sanctioned by the Sovereign. I hive often ftp ',eared in it at his levee. Magistrate (to Lavender)—Do you think be was in his sound senses? _ Lavender-1 think not. Because they refused to admit him in his boots, he pulled them off, and Wanted to go in in his s tockings. • Prisoner—Slander ! gross libel ! it requires the opinion of a Court of Physicians to pronounce my insanity. The prisoner, being called upon for his defence, spoke of the Constitution and the liberty of the country. Ile knew of no law that prescribed any of dress ! He would have gone with the oflicer had he shewu his staff. Magistrate—lt is high time you were confined. Holding you to bail is of no service ; you must be • committed. - Pt ironer—l presume, Sir, Magistrates are indifferent judge's of insanity. 'l' he prisoner's solicit or requested to know un der what Act his client was about to be commit ted, and was informed it was that part of the 39th and 40th of Geo. 111. relating to Lunatics, com monly called the Vagrant Act. Prisoner (with a tremendous force of deli very)—What, me a vagrant I No, Sir, I am 'a Gentleman. There is the Ideal of my fmnily (producing a splendid crest) ; it heart quarterly arms which neither of you can boast of (elevat ing his voice). I have borne his Majesty's com mission. I have not gained it by bribery or favour, but by the dint of bard service ; and after all 1 live to see myself committed as a vagrant . . My family were never convicted of treason , of felony; or any other offence yet and if I were mad, I think you cannot bcit the feelings of a Gentleman to tell me so. The Magistrates humanely committed bim, un der a clause of the same Act, which allows hint his liberty, if he can produce a certificate of hi* sanity. "lbc Office was extremely crowded, and several freVog persons sympathised at the distressingstate of this brave soldier. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING, Audvsr 14, 1817. OAKS, 1818. 10 to 1 against Lon. DONCASTER' ST. LEGS*. 2 to 1 agst Whitol9ck 1 t to 1 apt Stainbro. 7to 1 Restless 12 to 1 Camelion 7 to 1 Sir T. Stanley's 14 to 1 Sober Robin. Worrall. IiZwMAILKST ST. LAGFtt. 5 to 1 agst Indus, brother 7to 1 agst Student to Tigris a to Cerberus. 5i to 1 brother t, Lora High odds aga tnst any other. Major - WI LsoN's horse Jumper, Mr. Rusts's. Cesario, and Mr. WILSON'S Dimity, are Owed for the 100 guineas Sweep stakes at the next Chelmsford Races• At Hereford Mat ket, on Saturday last, a sample of new IVlseat was produced, which wa of the finest quality, and excited much attention. The Rev. James Sparrow, M.A. has been insti tuted, by Mr. Piecentor sartlam, to the Rectory of Hemiock, in the county of Devon, on the presentation of Mar) Hullen, of 1)0Jc-street, Westminster, spinster, void by the death of the Rev, John Land. , MR. OWEN'S PLAN. There 4vas yeste;day numerous Meeting. at the London • 'l'avern,., • ici ; compliance «•ith ;lie printed tequisit,ion Qt . 'Air, .QmsN, in order into considerarion his Flan for the extinction of Pao perkin, and the generaljr , oprov,enkent of !"oriety. 11 ItowcßoPT, after, some .4vsitatin,n, took, the OwEN Ort,),.lodres.sed the eoniwilly, and entered a comprph.enivr- cieTrlopepieut t of that .Systeto or wine') w.e bate a'l,reqdy give . t),so ample a sta . emeukitt our Paper, that op! Itsatlers nitisibg folly competent to form a general opinion of its py,acoeohility ant) subsequent aftvantagts.-7. the i cott:rse of his Speech Mr. OevtN proposed . _ the following ltesldlitions I ; cif the poor and working classes in Great i;ritaio And i . relantl cannot now pro cure employment i to..enable them to earn a pro per subsistence.--Cried, unanimously. 2. That in Great liritai,n and i lreland, the poor, the unemployed,, • and tbe_ineffic,ientky employed, are now supported at a ruinous, expense to many parishes, and by extensive and injurious private charities. . 3. That under these circtonstance;s, the poor and Working classes generally expetience, priva tions and distress to a greater extent, . . than they have suffered at any former period : in the history of this eountry.—The above two Re solutions carried nearly unanimously, 4. That this arises from manual labour being of less value now, compared with the price of pro visions, and the habits of the people generally, than it has been at any former known period. 5. That it is not prohabie manual labour can regain its proper and necessary value, under cir cumstances beneficial to the eoutory, unless other artaugments shall be formed by society, pur- posely devised to give productive employment to all who are competent and willing to labour. 6. That it is the highest Oracti . i:al paint of poli tical economy, as it most essentially involves the well-being and happiness of all ranks, to attain the means by which the labour of any country can be the most advantageously employed. 7. To reduce the Poors' Rate, and gradually abolish pauperism, with all its degrading at►d in jurious consequences. 8. That as a soleMn and grave judgment ought not to be given hastily, on a subject in which the vital interests of this Empire and other conoi ries are involved,—the plan now proposed shall be submitted to the scrutiny and investigation of a Committee, composed of. many of the leading, most intelligent, and best disposed from among all ranks, who by their previous acquirements may be competent to give a useful opinion upon.the subject. For something must he done. 9. That the Committee of General Investiga- lino be composed of the following Nobleman and Gentlemen, or such of them as may be-inclined to perform this high and important duty, for them selves, their country, and for posterity. ' The Committee to have power to add from time to time to their number, and to be a quorum. 10. That this Co••ttnittee shall report the result of their investigations and labours to a General Nieeting, to be called for that purpose, early in May next year, or sooner, if they shall so deter mine. 11. That the Proposer of the Plan shall give from time to tune to the Committee, all the in founation in his power, that they may ask or requite. It. Was not my intention to have proceeded fur ther at present, but a most benevolent and public spirited Gentleman, whose name 1 an not at liberty yet to mention, called upon me late last night, and in the most liberal manner made the an mil:wiled otter . of about 1500 acres of land, pro per in all respects to try One experiment upon, alt d of at least 50 0001. in value, which I !night use for such purpose, at any time after October next. I cannot, therefore, refrain front proposing the followine, additional Resolutions :- 12. That it is now most desirable one or more experiment should be tried with the least possible loss 01 time. - • 13 That for this purpose a subscription be now opened, that whenever 100,0001. its money or land shall be subscribed, one experiment shall he coin , menced fort It and a second when 200,000/. shall be subs'eribed, and so on as each following 100,000/. shall be subscribed. 14. That the following Gentlemen, or such of them as may be inclined to act, shall be a select acting Committee, to direct and superintend such experiments, assisted by the proposer of the plan. 15. That the most warm and 6ordial thanks of this meeting be given to the Gentleman who has so nobly slept forward to offer his Land.to the Country, for the use of an experiment at the mo ment it wits wanted. The CitmaNtAN then observed that he had a ! bundle of letters in his hand from different Ala- ' gisirates in the country, which had been sent to Mr. Owen, complimenting him on his project, and full of approbation of if. lie read extracts from a variety of these letters, which consisted ofsobser vations on the progressive increase of pauperism and the poets' rates in ditferent.,parts of the king dom, particularly in a parish in Suffolk, where the population was 1300, the paupers 800, and the poors' rates 48s. in the pound. The writers all expressed their ardent desire to see this or some other plan carried into effect. Ile then appealed to the company to exercise a cool and dispassionate conduct, and to avoid mixing up any political or party sentiments with the subject tinder discus,ion. He adverted to the plan of Mr. Obven, and oh set ved, that the seed was now thrown into the ground, but the has vest must not be expected till it was watered ; yet that which had been cast on the face of the nation this day, might grow up into a harvest and blessing, not only for the bene fit and happiness of this country, but perhaps for those of all the civilized world. lie concluded by. exhorting the company to avoid all personality, and proceeded to put the first Resolution. Sir ROSERT STEELE, Major Tottaßt4s, Mr HUNT, Dr. WALKER, Mr. WarrnMAN, and many nth• r persons delivered their sentiments on the subject, :int as their opinions were in general nut founded on a practical basis, and as those o f Mr. Watt are bottomed on experience, though • - nn,a limited cleree, we do not think it necesstoy to a►►btnit then to our Readers. After some Re- solutions t)een pit)posed, which occAsione4l ranch clamour and confuOmn, , iVlr. OwEN rose to reply ; and was heard with attention, Pe observed that there had been an essential change in our political economy for the last 25 years, by the introdnction o[ artificial powers, in direct competition with manual labour, which was equal to the, loss of 120 millions that might have been obtaiaed by it. Time question then was, how the persons thus thrown out of work were to be employed ? Were we to be con, tented to leave these .persons to starve day atter day, or Was it not worth while to consider, %vitt / they, ft . a I ttle expellee to the country, they could be placed in, circumstances by which they could gain their own subsistence, and nut in a degraded condition,. as had been asserted ? lie was asto 7 nished that any mind could imagine that there was the smallest chance of ,such persons being in a more degraded situation then than now. Did it degrade them to give, them good living and in struction ? He repeated the outlines ot his plan, and contently(' that s it could not injure any part of mankind, or place them in a worse situation thJa they were at present. He wished the objectors. to it to look at what kind of castles or barracks they lived in at present, and contrast them with, those that he proposed for them, and then say vvhether the latter would not improve their con (littion. On these grounds he detended his plan as heneficial„ and the only one calculated to relieve the eller!11 suffering. Mr. W,miTHMmN rose to move a short Resolu tion, as vva.umleptood, in the place ot the sth ; it was—" Tliat n these alarming facts call loudly on the Legishit.nry: for a reduction of all unneces. ! . sary public expenditures, and other salutary mea sures, best calculated for the removal of the This being pat, a large portion of the company declared it to be carried in the affirmative. The CHAIRMAN said he was not bound to jodge of the propriety at the Resolution, but he desired lie might hear'no insinuations (alluding to some previous remarks of Mr. Hunt, which he had an swered by a hint that he would satisfy him it he would retire out of the room) ; hut he thought it was carried in the negative. "l'his was denied by the opposite party. Much clamour ensued, and the question was put again, and declared to be negatived. , Mr. WAITIH'iAN insisted the greatest sbew 'or hands was in it 3 favour, and demanded a division. The two parties then went to different sideS the room, one crying out " Owen and Charity !" the other, " Waithman and Liberty I" A long time was occupied in counting the broils. The attempt to ascertain the precise nutube i rs on hither side completely failed. The tellers were unable 'to report, and in the confusion which 'ensued, the tables at the other end of the room were occupiol by ti; Chairman and a crowd of thoe who had previously attempted to divide, and the papers in tended for distributirin were tratopled under foot. It was in vain that Mr. RowcaoFT attempted to obtain silence. The voice of the Presi'cut was no longer attended to ; twenty speakers at once addressed themselves to the Assembly, and as many propositions were subMitted to their consi deration at the - same moment. Some 'Strong per sonalities passed between Messrs. WArrumAr4 and Rowcaorr, but these attracted little attention in the midst • of the uproar which pervaded the room. Mr. owEta at length came forward again,' and' was received with shouts of universal applanst: He in a few words stated the disturbance which had occurred, to have originated lroni causes over which he had no control. He was unconnected with any party, and had only come forward on the recent occasion in the hope of doing good—. (Cries of—" We believe it, Mr. Owen") ;—and, anxious - that the subject which he had brought under their consideration should he amply dis cussed, he now proposed that the. Meeting should adjourn to Thursday next. There was swine difficulty in putting this mo tion, as in the preceding tumult Mr. Roweroft had expressed himself unwilling to continue to act as President, where no order could be maintained. Another person had been called to the Chair, but the call was not obeyed. After some delay, Mr. Owen put the question himself, and the resolution was agreed to. The adjournment carried, and the Meeting un ders«)nd to be.at an end, a vote of censure on Mt. Rowcroft was proposed. Mr. OwEN again stepped forward ; he declared it to be his conviction that the present motion was uncalled for, and was satisfied that Mr. Row croft had conscientiously endeavoured to discharge his duty to the satisfaction of all parties. He moved that the thanks of .the Meeting, should he given to him for his impartial conduct in tin Chair. This proposition was followed by a show hands; on the question► being put, for and mains the !notion. The : majority was evidently favour able to the vote, and Mr. Owen having announces the result, declined ,the Meeting to be dissolVed. EXETER, UGUST 13. The New Church of St. David's, in this City is nea ly finished.—A capital Org•an has been pur chased ; and a new set of six Bells are hood expected from London.—The whole, it is said will be ready by the ktter cod' of the presen month ; and the Church to be opened for divin service on Sunday the 7th of September next. New Batley was sold, on ‘Vednesday last, of most excellent quality, at 15i. per bag, of tw bushels, at Newton Bushill market. The toundation-stone of the nee. building aboc to be erected in Void-street, in this city, for th Exeter Episcopal Charity Schools, will be laid b the Lord Bishop some time in the present moutl Messrs. Horrell and Son are the architects. We have great pleasure in annotni'cing to 01 numerous readers that the Commissionets of lit provements in this city, on Monday appointed Committee to• investigate the expenre of wider iii the entrance into North-shert ; and thl many 'public-spirited individuals it ed their ihtentiidi ,of ,subset Thing tc wards so desirable an object for the public nal ; and which we hope soon to see carticd iui ORM