The Sun. — London, England, 1806-01-24 00:00:00

- . laudable. earnestness; rbanifested his unwillingnesi to give the least credit to the possibility of there be ing any fonbdation for such dblique attemPts td tarnish the reputation of his illustrious . adversary, and Übe:- Tally declared, that he should be deeply grieved in deed if they were fodnd to have the slightest colour of truth. Surely, then, we may , reasonably ex pea, now as death has put his seal upon this great and disinterested Statesman, that Mr.• Fdit will display the sane manly and honourable feelings, and pay due homage to his memory. - The rest 'bf the Opposition may of course be expe&ed to imi tate the condua- of their Leader ; and we therefore.. trust that all party feelings will be sacrificed at the shrine of liberality and justice, and the voice of Par liament echo the general expression of national ad iniration and regret. It would be injustice to thefeelings of Englishmen to suppose that they will not take a strong interest in every thitig that relates to this illustrious States Man, whose loss must be deeply felt by every friend to civilized life. His friends were cheered by the hope on Tuesday morning,' that his disprder had as turd.cl more favourable symptoms. The fever was less, and the medical attendants seemed to entertain some hopes of his recovery. At night, however, eery unfavourable symptom returned with aug mented force. At length it was deemed necessary to apprize him of his alarming state, and thenielan choly consequences that were soon likely to ensue. The Bishop of Lincoln, the tutor and early friend • of Mr.,PITT, was thought the most proper person to perform this awful duty. As it was conceived that it would be impossible for him to survive much longer, the Bishop entered upon his melancholy task. Mr. PITT heard the fatal tidings with his tisual firmness, and it appeared that lie had fully prepared his mind . for, the event. He had -desired that some papers shouldbe brought to hinr, to which his signature was necessary, And after he had settled all . . worldly concerns, he desired to receive the . Saerament from - ft his venerable' friend, and it was accordingly administered. In the most composed and' colle&ed state he afterwards expressed to the Bishop his per fe& resignation to the will of Heaven, and his mind bore up, under his nearly exhausted body, with such Manly fortitude, that he entered into a conversation on religious subje&s, speaking of himself with Christian humility, though with philosophic firm ness---,a'firmness indeed that must rather be refer ted to that spirit of devotion which was always a leading sentiment in his mind.—A long period, for . such an awful crisis, was passed in the solemn duties of Religion, and almost the last words he uttered signified that he died in peace and good-will towards all mankind.--=He bad received.no sustenance since the Tuesday. His Will was made in a calm interval between that and the following day.—He had signi fied a desire to write a few lines, but his exhausted condition depriVed him of the power.,---The Earl of CHATHAbI took leave of him on Wednesday, and the interview was understood to be most tender and affeCiionatej and particularly distressing to the former. Lady HESTER STANHOPE ) ,his niece, who had resided With ' him some time, was the next that passed through the same agonizing ceremony.—His last moments were passed without a struggle; and he left the world with a serenity that could only be the tesult Of a consciousness that he had faithfully dis charged his duty in it, and thathe was resigning his, spirit to the will of •a . beneficent Creator.—Thus ended the life of that great man, which had been so honourable to himself, and so useful to Country. Though we have previously stated the substance and almost the words of the following article, yet we think it proper to present it to our Readers, as it comes from authority : " As the public anxiety must naturally be much excited on this occasion, we have made the necessary • inquiries with Tespeti to the last moments of this .truly Great Man, and it is with full AUTHORITY we give the following statement : • " Upon being informed by the Bishop of LINCOLN of his precarious state, Mr. PITT instantly expressed himself perfeetly resigned to the Divine Will, and with the utmost composure, asked Sir WALTER FAR CLUHAR, who was present, how long he might expe& to live. He then entered into a conversation . of some length with the Bishop of LINCOLN upon religious subjeets. He repeatedly declared, in the strongest terms of humility, a sense of his own unworthi ness, and a firm reliance upon the mercy of Gop, through the merits of CHRIST. After this the Bi. shop of LINCOLN prayed by his bedside. for a consi derable time, and Mr. PITT appeared greatly com posed by these last duties of religion. Mr. PITT af terwards proCeeded to make some arrangements and requests concerning his own private . atTairs, and de clared that he died in peace with all mankind." Theillutchesses of BEDFORD and MANCHESTER did the honours for the - Dutchess of GORDON on' Wed nesday night,as she was tor) deeply interested in Mr. PLTT'S health to• leave her room. NA VA L 117,.§ PoArs .io 2ix, JAN. 23. —8 y the BarZi/ta, N'S' IL licyr Master, arrived this day at the Motherbank, from Gibraltar, we learn,-that the Russian' Squadron, of five Sail of the Live, a Frigate, and two Brigs, which sailed from hence some weeks since, had all arrived safe there the 24th ult. except the Argus, one of the Brigs, which, during the passage, parted from the Fleet, and sailed again on the 28th to the Eastward. Ori the 2gth the Gibraltar Fleet, consisting of 25 Vessels, sailed under'Convoy of L'Aimalle Fri ga t e , Caroline and Childers Sloops of War, one of which (name unknown) was burnt, being in tligtiess. On the 15th 'inst. Barzilla parted company in a gale of wind about 120 leagues to the S.W. of the Lizard. The Enchantress Armed Defence Ship is appoint ed to take Convoy to the Westward and to Cork. The Locust Gun-brig has dropped down to St. Helen's. The Nancy Cutter, Capt. CHILDE, has Carried away her bow-sprit, and come into the Harbour. Arrived the Chance Cutter, from a cruize. DEAL, JAN . . 23.—Arrived the Howe Frigate from Spithead ; and Merlin Sloop, with a Convoy, from Lisbon. The Archer Gun-brig yesterday captured the French National Transport, No.' 4, going from Ca lais to i3oulogne, with 2000 staves for puncheons on board. The Arc/wi has since sailed off Calais. Put back the Perseverance, for the East Indies ; Remittance, LAM!, for New-York`; Pitt, -, for Jamaica; - and the rest of the out war d-bo u nd, which sailed. under convoy-of the-Prospero bomb."' - YARMOUTH, JAN. 23. - Arrived yesterday the Majestic, Vice-Admiral RUSSELL; Stately and Prin cess _qf Orange. Considerable apprehensions-have been entertained for the s a f ety o f. t h ese Shi ps, as ,the -- 'rest of thQFleet with which they, sailed' arrived ! a week since, and they have experienced:MOSt'dread-: ful gales of wind;: they do not appear s hocvever; to have met with any material damage.. Co wEs, JAN. 23.—Arrived at the Motherbank the Danish Hoy Elizabeth Maria, Capt. P. Cipts- TIANSEN, from Cadiz, bound to Tonningen, laden with wine, &c. ; the Brig Success, of London, JONATHAN PIERSON master, from Gibraltar, bound to Leith ; and the Brig Sally, Capt. SINCLAIR, frorn Trieste, bound to Hull: the above Vessels came hoine with about 25 Sail more, under convoy of L'Aimable Frigate, most of which are safely arrived at the Motherbank. Yesterday morning PRINCESSES AUGUSTA,SOPHIA, and AMELIA, with their .usual attendants, took a❑ airing on horseback, in Windsor Great Park, .'HER MAJESTY and PRINCESSES took an airing to Frog►nore. . . During the late violent gales, - the Brig. Sincerity, lying in Milford harbour, broke from her moorings .a few'days since, and carried away her bowsprit by striking a g ainst the mainmast of the Brig S en ho use , GEORGE WHITE; Master. The mainmast of the S.enhouse went by board, and the vessel was also much damaged. _ _ _ The William and Mary, of Pwlhelly, JONES, is totally lost in West Dale, near the mouth of Milford Haven, and all hands perished. A very small part of the cargo will be saved. On Wednesday evening a fire broke out on board a vessel lying in the harbcur of Yarmouth, laden with brandy, which for a short time blazed very furious-, ly, but was at length got under without any very considerable damage.. On. Tuesday evening last a fire was discovered in; a bed-room at the house of Dawson TURNER,' Esq., of Yarmouth, in which his only son, a child of about five years of age, slept ; and although by the very kind and prompt assistance of his friends, the fire was very soon extinguished, yet we are concerned to state, the child received so much injury, that he survived , only a few hours. Yesterday morning the Bake-house belonging to Mr. HAWKINs, at Halfway-house, Portsea, caught fire, which destroyed the: premises, together with nearly 100 bags of bread. iloMerry, who murdered his daughter, and after wards cut his own throat; as mentioned in a former Paper, is since dead,- and the verdi& of the Coroner's Inquest being felo de se, he was buried at the junc tion of four cross roads. Last Tuesday night, or early on Wednesday morn in cr, the warehouse of Messrs. Potts,Cooke, and Potts, o?Coleman-street, was broke open, and, robbed of a large quantity of Spanish wool, rose wood, and other property, to a large amount, with which the thieves made their escape. A few days since three young men were killed in Dolwarth Mine, in Camborne, by the platform (on which they were at work) in a shaft giving way, which precipitated them to the bottom, and were instantly burled by a quantity of earth falling upon.,them. A number of men were immediAtely employed in digging them out, and in the course of 48 hours they succeeded in finding them, but two of then) were so mangled that the Coroner's Jury could not view their' bodies. Fortunately they were young men, and have left no families. A yearling wether sheep, the property of Mr. James 'Vat - Worth, of Troy, near Monmouth, was • exhibited at the late Bath Agricultural Meeting, which weighed 301. per quarter, and Qoilbs. of rough fat, led solely on grass and hay, and had been feeding only one year, being kept till Decernber, t 803, in a store state. , It was allowed by judges to be the best of its.age ever exhibited: BO Xll` Ye terda3ra . contestin pugilism took place betty . een Charley O' Shaughnessy, son of a reputable tradesman in St. fames's:kreet; and a master-baker. The combatants *ere rather of the pigmy race, neither being above 5 feet 3 inches in height,' and their joint weight about 17 stone: The parties, with their Se conds, Gulley and Dick Iffeftle for O'Shaughnessy, and Jones and Caleb , Baldwin fiir the baker, rut at Hampton CoMmon, where a 25-feet ring was form ed. On stripping, the baker appeared the sto u te s t, and to have thevantagebfa greater length of:reach; but o!ShaughneSsy was known to be true game, and 6 to 4 were betted in his favotif. In the first round, after having exchanged blows,(and this was the only one in which the Bakershewedfight) they closed, and O'ShaughnesAy was thrown under the rope. In the subseciuent rounds the Baker had not a shadoW of Chance; for Charley Went in and hit him down without, the slightest difficulty, The" 6ontest; which had draWri together a con- Siderable number of speetators, laited . no more , than six rounds, which were fought in seven minutes. The Baker was considered bvlhe amateurs one of the worst that ever attempted to fight. He proved himself altogether a novice in sparring, bitting, or shifting. The science of Charley manifested itself abbut the head and body of the Baker, who was Miserably disfigured. The vi&or was taken off the ground in a chaise, decorated with blue ribbons, as the insignia of viory, by a celebrated amateur. After the battle was over, a match was made be tween Young Ryan. and Crop/eh for fifty guineas, to fight within a week. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN TIIE EMPEROR ALEX- ANDER MW NAPOL2ON. The following, we are assured., ! are genuine Co pies of the Letters which passed between those Po tentates a few days previous to the Battle of Aus terlitz : SIRE, "4 send my Aid-de-Camp, General SAVARY, to - your Majesty, ,tos..compment you 'on your joining the Army. I have ordered him to express to you my high - esteem, and my anxiety to have an oppor tunity to prove to you how much I wish to obtain 'ionifriendship' . I trust you will receive him with that goodness which diStinguiShes you, and that you Will consider me as one most desirous to be agree able'to you. I pray. God to take your Majesty into holy andetteclual - proteaion. ( Signed) "NAPOLEON." . , J . • ANSWER. ". , ." • . I have received:, with much gratitude, the Let „ter of .which General SVARY was the bearer, and I hasten to expvess .to yQU my thanks. I have no other - desire: than to -see the Peace of Europe esta, blishedt.in good faith, and J on, an equitable basis. At the-same time. I. wish to be agre ea bl e to you . personpy. E,epleased,, in the meantime, to ac cept the assurance of my high' coAidei - ation. _ . (Signed) ff ALEXANDER." . " To the Oa' y" the Fre7icii Natiim:" THE THEATRES. - The Travellers proceeded through the dramatic regions_ of Drury-lane last night with unabated spirit. Indeed, the course of their . journey was shortened by at least an hour; and their progress was therefore much more sa tisfa&Ury to . the vast' croW3 Which attended them on: the way, arid which was full as numerous as on the preceding night: The Piece itself is really a very splendid and amusing Work upon the whole. The music is pleasing, varied, and appropriate.— . Notwithstanding the prodigious expence which must have attended the preparation of this Piece, it will certainly indernnify . the' Proprietors most amply for their adventurous liberality. Cymbehne- was repeated last night at Covent- Garden Theatre, and it is but justice to the Pro prietors to say, that they have revived this interest ing Drama in a manner not unworthy. of the author. Posthumns is one of KEmBLE's very best efforts. The compliment to the King of Britain,who figures in the drama, and which was so enthusiastically referred to our present excellent Monarch on Saturday, was again given with such loyal energy by KENIBLE last night, that it was received with the same ardent spirit by the Audience, and rapturously applauded. COOKE was more easy in lacking), aid Miss SMITH not less interesting in Imogen.—A good House. As BONAPARTE has thought proper to re-model the Constitution of the Germanic Empire, it cannot be doubted that he would do the same kind office respe&ing that Constitution which was bequeathed to us by our ancestors, and which had always been considered as the most, perfect system •of Govern ment " ever fabricated by human wisdom and in tegrity," till, the French Revolution induced Mr. Fox to think the result of that most extraordinary event More intitled to such a panegyric. But that extraordinary event indeed - has produced so many systems of Legislation, that Mr. FOX 'himself must be too much puzzled to deterthine to Which of them his memorable panegyric is most applicable. A Gentleman who attended the launch of the Ocean,. at Woolwich, being in conversation with the Builder, was informed that she had been cut in , two and lengthened, a method -which is said to contribute much to the strength of a Ship, the Gen tleman very quaintly replied, " Why, Sir, yon are a greater man than MOSES ever vas; he only divid ed. the Red Sea, but you have divided the Ocean !" Yesterday about two o'clock, the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR went in his state coach, \with the usual attendants, to the Parish Church of Abchurch, Cannon-street, .and held a, wardmote for the election of an Alderman for the ward of Cadlewick, in the room of the ]ate Alderman PRiCHARD.; when JOHN PETER HANKET, Esq. Was chosen without opposi tion— The new Alderman made an elegant speech upon the occasion, expressing his determination to discharge the duty of his office, for the.Wardof Can dlewick, to the utmost of his power., A mercantile house in the city has lately met with a considerable loss; occasioned: by the following cir- , cumstances :—A Clerk who had been cc lleaing mo ney, returned with Goa ; • to this sum 40001 were added, and he was direted to pay 'the whole into a Banker's. He went, away for that purPose, but though several days have already elapsed, be has not since been heard. of. SESSIONS. Some time since the apprehaiding; and Canitilt- : tint to these Sessions. for trial, the crews of three boats, charged with diverS robberies, under circurn-: stances peculiarly alarming to the peace and safety of persons residing near Ottr canals and navigable rivers, was stated. , . • Yesterday se'nnight the trial of these persons cons.; menced (the three. Masters had been, discharged by the. committing Magistrates, not having been„on board' their boats the night of the robberies),' wheri John Calton, John Pegge, John Winfield, EdWard Saxton, and John Lane,,were indiEted for feloniobs ly. stealing,onthe 3d of Novernber last, four h.e! - tjpen bags, and seven ducks, the. property of Nr.. Dume lpw, of Chellaston Joseph .Pass, George Sid dalS, Joseph Twells, and Robett•Tornlinsbn, were, by the• same indiatnent, charged with feloniously receiving the same goods, 'mowing them to be stolen: The trial lasted more than two hours, when the Prisoners, upon the most clear and satisfaia9ry evidence, were found guilty, and, after 'V.ery. great deliberation by the Court as to the proper punish ment; were sentenced to be transported for. the tetai of seven years.. ; • • The, Grand Jury returned t\s:o .other Bills of In diEtment against the same Prisoners for other rob berie.l; but it was judged `not , necessary to try them. appeared from the evidence on the trig; that James Daykin, John Johnson, arid Thomas Wheel.: don, were the Masters of three boats, the properties of very respectable boat owners,. trading from Horn inglow, in this county, to Gainsborough :—the thee crews (exclusive of the IVlasters) consisted of twelve persons, four in each boat :—On the bight of the robbery they.eleared out for Gainsborough and the intermediate places; when they arrived at Swarkes ton lock, the ,whole crews combined to send out two persons from each boat to obtain what plunder they could procure, and the spoil to be afterwards divided amongst the whole crews:. The six robbers ; .armed with bludgeons; set out at dead of night', to execute these unlawful and ne farious designs. Their first attack was upon the property - of the Prosecutor, Mr. Dumelow, wheel they broke open the barn, and stole the property mentioned in the indiament. They next proceeded to Mr.Formann's, of Chellaston ; from thence they went to Weston, where two of the party were dis patched with the property stolen at Chellaston - to the boats ; the remaining four proceeded to the house of Mrs. Robinson, of Weston (where one had lived - servant), and breaking open the fowl cote and rabbit pens, filled their bags,- and joined their com rades at Shardlow-green. All the plunder being then put on board Daykin's boat, and the crews then on board assembling in that boat, distributed the property stolen among the three trews, and each boat's share was afterwards divided amongst the respective crews. The Chairman (D. P. Coke, Esq.), in a very im pressive manner, delivered the sentence of the Cotfrt upon the Prisoners. He pointed out, in very ener getic terms, the enormity of the Offences they had been guilty.of, and the dreadful consequences that must hae inevitably ensued had the robbers been interrupted while perpetrating them, numerous as they were, young, deiermined, and armed with such dangerons and otßnsive weapons, that the Country called for a severe and effe6tive example upon of= fenders of this description ; and'however inclinedid lenity, the Court had here a duty to discharge td their Country toa imperious to permit them to pass any sentence against persons guilty of crimes of so great magnitude less than that of transportation. During the Chairman's Address, several of the prisoners appeared much affeded, particularly at the allusion to the dreadful consequences that would have attended any resistance of-the robbers. A most melancholy and fatal accident occurred oti *Wednesday se'nnight, at Fern-honse; near Bath, .the seat of T. GROVE, Esq. The muslin dress of Miss MARY ANN GROVE, an amiable young lady, thirteen years °fair, fourth daughter of Mr. GROVE, by some accident caught fire,when there was no one in the apartment with her but a younger sister, who was in capable of assisting hers Terrified by her alarming situation, MisS GROVE ran out of the house ; but un fortunately no one was at that instant on the spit, and when she again entered;and flew to an apartment in which Mr. H. BANKES, of Salisbury, was on bu siness, she was entirely enveloped in flames 1‘1; - H. BANKES used every possible exertion, with the assistance of two servants, to extinguish them, and was much burnt in these laudable efforts, but they were unavailing, till the young Lady's clothes were nearly Consumed. She languished until Tuesday, and then died. The first show of cattle at:Sherborne ; yesterday sennight, was very considerable, and would liav been much more so; but for the extreme unfavour ableness of the weather. Iluyers were also punier.; ous, and very respectable: The whdle of the cattle met' with a ready sale and ; good &ices: SMITHFIELD MARKET, J. 34. This day's Market had a middling supply of dif; ferent kinds of Cattle ; the prices continue the same as our last report, if we except Pork, which is rather dearer, and the trade was but indifferent. Little, business was done in the Haymark e t ; H ay an d Clover fetched higher prices than our last account ; Stravir sold at laSt price. The following prices. and numbers is an accurate statement : To sink the Otni per JtOr.; Of Slb. Beef Ss. to 6s. od.-- 7 Mqttonss. dd. to 6s. 6d.—Veal ss. 6,1. to 7s od. c•ci. •to 7s. 0(1. Beasts 57o.—Sheeci 3,7so.—C:dyes zss . = Pigs 3co. SMITHFIELD HAYMAR KET. Hay 21. os. to 31. tos.=—Clover os. to 51. os.—:S:rv.; 16s. to 21. 2S. CORN-EXCHANGE, JAN. .24.---TO-day but few dr.=. rivals of Wheat, which is in middling supply, and the trade extremely heavy sale at about last price ; Barley contimies to go- oif heavily and rather lower ; in Malt and Pease little alteration ; but few Beaushere, and they. at better price; Oats are in good sup- ply, with some fresh arrivalS, this article is quoted rather cheaper ; Flour is expected at less price. Wheat 4gs a 6os a 70S od Beans - sos a sss od Fine ditto - 705 a 73s od Tick Beans 42s a 465 cd Rye • - -36 s a4es cd Oats zzs a 26, a 2es od Barley - - ias a 33s 6.1 Poland ditto 29s a 3oi, od Malt. - - 645 a 7os-od Rape Seed - 381 - 4zi White Pease 32S a 40S c d Fine Flour 6,as a 65s od Grey ding 3os a3O Oft Seconds .. 55a a 60$ od