The Sun. — London, England, 1806-04-21 00:00:00

NAVAL N EIVS. PLVNIOIITH, APRIL lEi—Arritreti. the Hat#buigh Ship Johanna and Elizabeth, BURNER, Waster, from Charlestoni bound to Hambro', laden with coffee, &c. detained by the Smunciz Gun-brig ; the ,Ban4rer Revenue Cutter, of this port, CppI.FRAtER, from a Cruize to the. Westward, and has detained and brought in with her the Lubec ,Brri Leopard, gs:iLINGBERG, ,Master, from Lisbon, bound to Ilarnbro', laden with sugar and fruit ; the Pappen 'burgh Galliot Four Friends; HACKLOTS, _Master, 'frorn'Guadaloupe, bound to Ekwarden, laden With 'coffee, gtc.-dettined and sent in here by the Staunch 'Gun - brig.;" the PruSsian Ship Argo, GRAWLEY, from Liverpool, bound to Riga, laden with salt, detained -by His Ma' jesty's Sloop Allicore ; the American Ship (keen, PINDER; Master, from New York, 'bound to Tonuingen, detained by the Betsey Cutter Trivateer ; the Jane, SMITH ; Earl of Limerick, FALLAHAN ; King George; LIT'tI;E ; and Coned, - "WILLIAA!s, laden With provisions, from Ccilt, for `this port, came under Corrioy Of the Ranger armed Ship ; - the latter passed• up Channel - last evening, ' with about 56 sail of Vessels under Con \ voy, Of which three East Indiarnen and tour South Whaler , tilorneward-bound, formed a part. The Phenix. Frigatesis gone out of Harbour,. and leer Crew were paid wages, &c. yesterday in the 43ourKi, preparatory to sail►ng. Arrived the,Kile Lugger from a Cruize. Sailed the Flora, 'NOR:I.M ; and the Minerva, LOVE, for London: Arrived the Hamburgh trig Licfde, Captpin DEECKS, from Lisbon for Hambro', laden with su gar; BzeAdetained by the Rile Hired Armed Lugger; the Caroline Hired Armed Brig from a CruiZe. PORT'SMOUTI:I ) APRIL 20.—Tbe Confiance Sloop 'of War ; Capt.:YEo, has detained and sent auto this Port/the American Ship Carmelite, STER No, front New York, bound to Amsterdam, laden with sugar, scoffee,--&c. Arrived also the remaining part of the . Transports which sailed under Convoy of the Gorgon, of 44 guns, from Cork, viz. Commerce, Cioss, _Minerva, PEARSON, Tkalia, TONE, Dceclalus, PEARSON, Lady Juliana,' • CIIATER, Recovery, DUNCAN, Friendship, :MITCHELL, Nancy, GREENWALL, Nile, MooN, 'Caron, Laurel ] HEDLEY, sceptre, PRICE, and fralkm . SHEPHERD ; together with a few Coasters from the Westward. . • Yesterday the. pianit Frigate, Capt. MARLING, sailed on a Cruiie. , This morning the Vigilant, _of 64 guis (Prison ship), which sunk at her moorings in this barbpur, • was : weighed. The Ro?iust and ,Brunswick were brought down :to the harbour for the liurpose. FALMOUTH, APRIL ...yesterday - the. Prince Ernest Packet, Capt.. PETE lES, 33 days from 'Tortola, with Mails,from the Leeward- - Islands, by her we learn the losS of His - Majesty- Brig Seilfbrth, Lieut. STEELE, which upset in a squall, and, only two men saved. The Walvinghani Packet also at-- rived yesterday 'from. Lisbon, 11 daYs"pussage .left. there the Princess Elizabeth: and Prince Packets:: The Fleet which passed this. Port on - the ,29th ult. under , Convoy of His Majesty's Ships Ocean, 99, and Euryaltes, 38, were - off the Bar of Lisbon when the Walsingham came out. Arrived' the ..Nilitrod- Cutter, MARSH, from off Brest ; left. Admiral Earl St. VINCENT in the Hi , bernia, with the St. Josef, Ville de, Paris, Formicla ' tie, and Princess Royal, cruizing off ,Usliant. The remainder, of the Fleet are detached in'Squadrons . ,to Cruize Lo the West. • The outward-bound Quebec and Newfoundland. Fleet, under Convoy of Majesty's Ships Chant : pion and Avenger, put in .here yesterday, the wind being unfair to proceed. Arrived to-day the Miranda Privateer of this. Port, Capt. SNOW, with two detained. Vessels. YARMOUTH, APRIL - 1g.,-His Majesty's Ship Stately has detained and sent into the Road this day two large Prussian Ships, both with cargoes a timber. This morning two very , fine Vessels were launched at this Port, the first, called the Boreas; pierced for 30 guns, by .Messrs. STONE andCusTms ; and the other the Aerial, ,pierced for 20. pns, .by. Mr. N. PALMEE. TRURO - , Arl'lL 19.—A French Brig Privateer, of 1 6 guns, from Cherbourg, called Lltavepide, - was eruizing hi sight of Scilly on the 13th instant; and had taken threol7esseison that Coast 3 one of them, the Mary Transport, AlAciiiTnyi from Cork to. Portsmouth, has been re-taken and carried in by the gallantry of the Sea Fencibles °laicise Islands, aided by the Providence Cutter,:Capt. Worispu.. The Harbour of Sf. Mary's, Scally,.is glutted with Privateers in miniature (as are many of , our other Harbours), some armed With swivels; some With musquetry, and, some with.stena, all in pursuit of Prusiiau eagles ; which, though not quite so thick is gulls in the iiii•tlia;(l 'season, are'said is switut the Channel, anii:are daily arriving is our Nnis. • We ar.i assutea Wit the Ponione Frigate, now on her passage from Lisbon wiith the wine 'and fruit fleet, has .thirty or forty Prussians under her Convoy ! DEAL, APR/I, this.morning the PliceTe Frigate for Ledo ;' and the Monkey Gdn-brig for the French Coast. _ . . Remain in the Downs—the Utrecht, Edgar . Antelope, and Isis, Men of 'War - ; Thames, Clyde, andiAstrea Vriciales; Moscitifto, Oberon, and Amaranthe loops of afar; Devasta tion, and the Explosion Bombs ; Combarint P raam ; several- G un-brigs ; detained and out ward-bound, Vessels. DOVER,- APRIL : 26.-5-ailed the Swedish Ship Basta, with wine, for Hull ; and the Jonge Peter, Capt. KNiPHAUEN, for Papperiburgh.' The Mercurius, of Hamburgh, for London, put in .here some time since, with the loss of 'a mdder. Arrived the Martha and Sophia; of Bristol, with timber, for London 5 she has, been ran foul of by the Britannia of Leith, and carried away her mizen- mast. The homeward-bound West' India Fleet • has rived off Dungeness. EDINBURGH, APRIL 17.—0 n Monday arrived in Leith Roads the Galliot FOrtuna,. of Hamburg, P. PIKE Master, from Liverpool; - laden with sugar; coffee, &c. and bo;and to Hamburgh, set in by the Nightingale Sloop of War. • • On Monday last a Prussian 'Vestl, that had : been released from qUarantine at Jnverkeithing Ness, laden with flax and other goods, \ took fire- and was burnt to the water's edge Fortunately it was high water, otherwise the greater part of the Ships Ivin“ - in that place would probably have been burnt. On Thursday last the Royal 6-`corge Excise- Yacht, Capt: CURRIE, arrived in Leith Roads with the wreck of a Vessel, bottom up, whiCh be fell in with in the -North Sea. It is supposed site had overset :n a sziall, and that all the crew are drowned; The wreck has been towed ashore; near Royston, and they are unloading - the cargo, Which consists of tim ber. She is supposed to be a Danish Vessel., Yesterday sailed from Leith Roads the trade bound for the ports of S‘veden and Russia, in the Baltic, under Convoy of the `Norfolk Armed -Ship. P.:ITCH.---The following is a Copy of a Letter from the above unhappy Man to a :mast respeetable Tradesman in London. The original is in the hands eda Gentleman at• Portsmouth; and the orthography, which has been literally followed,, shews Patch to have been a low-bred and uneducated man • • - • " Mr. " • Sir,, • When I saw you the other day I did-net !now At might be of any service to me on my Trial,fdr any one to Comforward, Respeding my' Carreter, - buf I since have been intbrmed .y my Colicr.that nyy Cbunceal would s h for it I believe you then wasKind,a not to Say that ifyou Could be of any Service to me you would attend. Sir From our doing business togeather whilst I was with . IVlr. : Blight and' your Ititamisay with him, the Conversa tion that Past betmiin you ‘ and him about me, and what furthr you mikht Know Respeaing my Carer. might Render to me and Important Service before a Jury, a Jury of my Countreythen which I have no Apprehencion but will Acquit me. of the Crime Laid to my Charge Knowing my Self lnoseant of it Until thed. I bag Leave to Subscribe my Self • your Mo. Ob. Fib. Servant s " Rich 4 Patch " 28th March 184 kiorsernonger? • Lane Prison. S . • f` P, S, would 'you Oblaige me with being at King-. stun Un MUnday at`my Trial would - thank you to Inquire at the Sun, for my Colicr. Mr. Flether befor . my Trial comtneces to Inform him what you might have to say Respe6t me" . , THE OPERA.—The new Comic Opera, en titled Le due Arozzee e 1111 sal Marito, was fepeatedon Saturday last at the King's Theatre, before a very numerous audience, and was received, with great 'applauSe.—Signor NALDI, the new Buffo Singer; made his second appearance. in this Cbuntry, and fully confirmed the high opinion which his, first performance had excited. He may fairly be pro nounced the best Singer in this Country; - His voice is deep, strong,: and of extensive compass. .Tho Ugh he evidently spews that he ;is capable of all the jidurishing excesses which charaaerize the present taste in singing,. ,yet his general style is chaste and expressive. He is also a very go , od C(Anie Per former.--=This Opera has also the additional sup 7 Vort of MORELLI, ROVEDINO, and RIGHI, as well as of STORAGE and GRIGLIETTI, an animated and nil . affeeled young A.aress. THE THEATRES.—The Tragedy of Barbarossa, With the new splendid Ballet of The Forty Thieves,, drew a' crowded audience on Saturday last to Drury lane Theatre. Achniet is one .of Master BETT Y 'S best performances, and he was much applauded. In corequence of Mrs. H. SIDDONS'S indisposition, 'the Dart of Irene was assigned to Miss ROYCE, who performed it throughout in a very interesting man- Iler.---BANNISTER resumed his part, and - cut his wood and his jolO's with good effed. • The Play of The Stranger was represented on Sa turday at Covent-Garden Theatre.—KEMßLE was uncommonly afleiling in the amiable Misanthrope ; and Mrs. SIDDONS highly. interesting in. Mrs. Haller.. The last scene excited general sinpatby and - applause. Pike, the Clergyman, - against-whom a Bill 'Of In 7 di&rnent was • found at I-licks's Hail, for indecent . and scandalous .conduet , to Several female children lent to-his School, did 11 , 4 appear last Sessions to .t4ke . his trial -, in toniequence a which his Sureties were 'entreated. • .I'OI,OI4TEEII.,S I . The 11.111 propOse , l by Mr. Wi . :4l - 3a.tSl fo;ftlie Defmce • of the C.(44ry JiqviAk b'^rn the, subjeEt cif much misr.pre,;entafi . on-, - zsAr Afffcqls't as relat:!s to -the inter:4o new arrarigeine'ntS in tiAtolantekr Sys'• tern, we are - happy hi- being enable :A to lay before our headers What we think, we can rely upon" as .accurate report of the statement of those arrange ments, mak by Mr. WINDHAM in the House. . The Volunteer Infantry, now serving on the establishment of Stine - , 1 . 803, are to be put on the allowances et: the - Corps upon the. August establish ment of the same year ; viz, to litive . 2o days' pay in stead of 85, and 'no payto Orlicers. AU persons who shall in future enter as VOlun teers are to serve without pay. • Twenty shillings . per Mau is to be alloNt'ed this year for clothing - , but in) engagement to be . held nut by..GovernMent for any future adoWance account. No permanent duty will be required. The ItqeaingField-Officers to be reduced. The pay of Prill-Seryants to he reduced from . ' los. 6d. per week to ; which will amount to no less than an allowance of 7s. fir each day's ex'-- ercise of the Corps. The allowauces to Yeomanry Cavalry: to remain as at-.preSenf ; except that, on account of the great inegn4lity in the ntimber of : persons of which the Troops consist, the ,Illowance . for contingericies is proposed to be in future 21. per man;instead of 1201. ,per Troop, The Oilicers of Volunteer Corps to retain their preaAlt titles, and their relative rank as Officers of such: Corps ;" but no Field 7 olficer of the Line, nor ay Captain`cOmmatitiing a Battalicin of the - Line, is in futureto be commanded b i : any Volunteer Of ti er. From the above outlines it will appear that the Volunteers on the August Establishment (com prising' about fie-:sixths of , the- whole number) will, in case the proposed arrangements-should- be carried into effect, be placed, in point of allowa i nceS, in a better situation than that in which They now stand under the - Aat of Parliarrient by which they were constituted, and under which they are' legally entitled to' only twenty days 'pay—the remaining six days having been added by Ministers on account of Inspet - tioni, and the allowances tbr Permanent duty and other purposes, now proposed to be with held, having been also granted by Ministers fi - oni time to 'trine,' as the: exigencies of the Country seeined to require them. The Workmen have proceeded. in preparations for the Trial a Lord 2.IELyiLLF. within The.last ten days ,with, astonishing celerity,• under the able dig realion of SAMUEL WYATT, Esq: the brother of the surveyor General, to whom .every praiie is due.,:- The whole of the WOrk, it is expeaed, will be completed in a , day or two. About a fortnight since only:the .phObrin was finished. The state of the preparations in - We;trninster Hall is now .nearly :-- At the tippet end of the platform, elevated aboUt one foot by means of three steps, and on the East Skit Of th*.! Hall, appears in the-centre the Throne, which will be surinounted simply with the letterS G. R. and a Crown above. On the. left of the Throne are several rows of seats for bakes and Marquisses, who,are Peers 'of the Realm. in front, at the extremity of that part of the platforrn which is . intended-.for the House of LordS, - and beyond the Wool , ack,.seats are placed for the remainder of the. 'Nobility. The Committee ollmpeachmetft -are pro - Aided with seats in a, box placed beyond thl. lio se of Lords, situated on the right hand: On their. left the 'Prisoner and his connsel are to be stationed; and boxes are ereEted for the Short-hand Writer; and the Usher of the Black Rod.. The- KING'S box is Ini mediately at the back of the Throne, 'qn the right , hand. On the; left is one.' for, the (atm:: and ano ther for the PRINCE of WALES. The latter consists in farit only of one ' box,: being only divided dowil the centre by.a deal partition. Over these boxes is an immense long gallery for the accommodation of persons having Peers' tickets. On the platform on the right of the Throne are several rows of seats for •the Foreign Ministers. Opposite to these is a-box for the PRINCES .Of the BLOOD ROYAL. Behind the latter are two boxes, the, first for the. Loan. CHAN CELLOR; and the otherfor the ',Ord CHIEF:JUSTICE. On the right hand of these are benches for the - House of Commons. The, latter extend .frorn the most Southern partition along the House of - Tords, to the'rear of the Marquisses' box. Opposite to`this are_ seats for the Peeressesi and behind them places for strangers haying Peers' ticketS. The i - emainder of the galleries to the North are at 'the disposal Of -the Lotto BEAT CITA KEE R L A'l N• of ENt;I. AND 'and the LORD CHANiIIERLAIN of His M.IJESTY'S HOUSE - HOLD.: The range of seats called the ',Flying Galle ries, which are' placed along the walls on the Eat and Wi;st sides, adjoining the windows, are belong ing to thelloird of Works, the SPEAIiER, and the, 'TREASURY. 'The ROYAL FAMILY, the Peers, and Commoners, - .'ll-ill_ enter the Court at the:SOL:lth door, and from thence pass to their respeEtive seats. ' The ' Peeresses, and other speetators will enter at the North d00r... The ,speEtators to the upper galleries will enter on 'the one side from the leads on the top of the I-Tall, and on. the other from the. Speaker's House. ' Persons passing to the , lower o'alleries must likewiSe go thr4..ntgh the Speaker's nouie: The whole of the lower seats will be covered with red cloth,•except those occupied by the House of Corn moos--they "will be of, green cloth. No money will be allowed to be taken for tickets of admission on. any .pretence whatever. The disposal of tic kets gratuitously will be vested in the principal . Officers. . • - . . A cask, containing a quantify of base'silver coin,• dirpEted to Mr. Ambrose, Black-boy-alley, Col; 4:hester, was, through mistake of the carrier (in consequence of part Of the address being oblite-, rafed), left at the .Black Boy at Chelinsford, and thence. for warded :to a Mr. Ambrose in that neigh 7 bourbood, who, on discovering'the contents, imme diately gave information of the same to a neighbour lug Magistrate. • • On Tuesday night a-large stone fell from the roof of a coal-pit at Fullarton; about four miles: east front Glasgow, byyhich a boy a6out ten yeas pf age, ?.aa 2;ed 0 : n the ' , (','lliii,7'6* ,ic:itr ik. ~~~ . , The high PitCh:(4excellente..fo which the trtotiern styleof furnishing has ‘vithin these few years being uniVerkilly acknowledged, it is nottO be WOu dered at that Carlton House Should be looked cp to At: the present Moment as the standard yf ciiaste ness and trae. classical taste: Witcn it remembered that thp wheie has been under the Sore and initnediate dire&ion of a Gentleman of acknow ledged taste and judgment, we need not be sur. prised at the encomiums so generallylavished-upon. it, and we have every 'reason 10 beiieve, - that wnea finishea, it will be Considered as the acme of per fetiOn. We 'understand. that.- although this great undertaking is by nomeans complete it is in that mate of thrwardness as ‘Vill enable His Royal Highness in a short titneto,tke possession. -•-• The sate-rooms, about. tVielve in ,uumber, have undergone' a thorough repair, and have all been newly furnished in . the most splendid and mag nificent style possible, and every way ; worthy of the residence of the Heir Apparent. • At the 'end of the range of rooms is a Chinese: boudoir, which, for taste and e4ecntin, will. far 'surpass any thing of the kind that has ever yet been attempted. We mean to take same future oppor tunity of &scribing the decorative part of these aprtments, they not being yet completed, and 'shall at present confine our Selves .to the lower range of rooms, which are thoSe that have undergone' the greatest alteration. The .e apart menis; which were heretofore consi dered a 7., useless, have been entirely excavated ,and stibdivided,so a.s' to render there noconly ornamental, but every way useful':. These are the rooms'which will be immediately occupied by the PRINCE of WALyA. They consist of:Wis . bed-chamber which is 40 feet long. It is fitted up.asi the interior of a taut; immediately at • the back of which is'a nugnificent bath, equalled by none in the kingdom. the walls are composed of roil vcrde-antique alid the whole is highly pollshed. The night of step's, niches, Sec, are of the finest statuary. . • The whole is Upon a vely large scale, and built • after the Model of TITUS'S celebrated, bath.at Rome. This bath is surrounded by different Chambers for the pages, dreSsing-rooms, &c. In front of the bee.,- chamber is a marble anti-room for servants. Next to this is an Etruscan-room, opening into the garden, and fitted Up with books, fur Gentlemen wish ing to see, His Royal. Highness, Beyond this apart ment is "a chamber, called the Roman-room, the walls of which are covered with purple cloth, and fitted up,with book-cases, &c. The latter may be considered as a kind of State-roam, or small drawing room. ThedecorationS of this apartment are re markably light and elegant, and completely 'M the Roman style. rt is generally tboug!:t to be the most tasteful, though not 61; most exponsive room • in the house. This opens into the Great Library, .which is fitted up according to the time of King HENRY the VIM); the Co,tutne being all striatly prop,-ir The walls are hung with Slipertine scarlet cloth, and bordered .by rich massy gold tring ,e. The bookcases; tables,: chairs, are of black ebony, inlaid 'with ivory, producing altogether ; the richest .and most comfortable effed that can he well conceived. This superb range of rooms. terminates with. a Go thic Conservatory one hundred and for:y 'feet in •length. The latter building, when corn feted, will, spetk for itself. •' As far as it is advanced; it .bears every mark of the most classical taste in the design 'arid' execution -; and being the only one ever attempted, it may;certainly be considered; as unititie. This suite, when the folding doors are alt thrown open (for they each -aft . upon - sympathetio hinges), will exhibit the most singularly.piduresque appearanOe imaginable; the distance from the farthest extremity . of the Prince's bed-chamber to the end of the con servatory being upwards of 600 feet.' t• SMITHFIELD MARKET, Aram 'lr. This day's, market was well supplied with prime Beasts, -and' the ,show of Cattle fi)r _the most part was pretty good ; Mutton,- Pork, and .Larnb are somewhat reduced in price since our last account ; Beef and Veal sold at last prices, and the trade in general was toleral) ly lively. The business done in the Haymarket was rather considerahle ; Hay and . Clover continues. the . same as. Friday's Market Straw fetched a better prim We Subjoin,a corre& statement : ' To sink the Offal - per stone of 81,b, Beef ss.C.t. to ss ss. od. to ss. tod.—Veal 6s. od. to 7s. at —Lamb 6s. to 7s. •od.—Pork....ss. 6d. to 6s. od. Beasts 2to4.—Sheep 4nti Lambs 10,740.—C:dives 'oz. — Pigs 400. • SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay 31. os. to 41. I . ss.:—Clover. 31-. iss. to 51. 55.--.Strailf, to CORN :r..C.1-1,0GE,. APRIL 21.'—Wileat is arrived in cons,iderable supplies, and the sales ,very , dull'and lower than -on Friday; ~Barley is rather dearer; but few White Pease at hand ; Grey and Beans are something higher Oats arrive in but middling sup plies, the sales are heAy and cheaper; Flour in pleuty, and about SS. per sack cheaper. , Wheat Fide ditto 7 - Rye Baley - • Malt - - White Pease Giey ditto 565. - a 68sa `.;os od - I3eans - .37s 'a 4zs od 82s a-S6s od Tick Beans -37 s , a 365, cd •-• . 4 0 -. A 43s od Oats .' ". 2 4i a 27$ a .3:s tld ;.. ..3s a 36s ad Polund ditto 3cs a 3:5 Olt -66 s a 72s cd Rape Seed - 401 - 43► 38s 'a 43s cd Fihe Flckur 705'4 7 . 5 S of 33s a 375 - -od ; Seconds ,- 65s a 7os cd On . Friday mOrnin„, about one . o'cloCk, Mrs COLE BACK, a widoW Lady, aged near 70, was foiincl bufnt ti.vdeath in her apartments inTottenhatn-court New-road. Unfortunately she was 'quite lifeless when dis Covered, so that it cannot be exactly ascer tained how, the inelanaholy accident happened. Pro videntially the fire was otinguished.in time to pre vent farther mischief. _ _ A body of Slaves hiving been *tried 'about 'the middle of February, at Morant Boy, Jamaica, for ..' attacking their overseer with stones, and forcing him into the 'house, two of - them, including the head driver, were sentenced to be hung ; the driver's head to be placed on the top of the Buck:-'.. ingham .Mill-house, and the head of the oth:l . to be fixed on a pole the public road.' Four others of the body were sentenced to he transported fof life.' On Saturday , s'e 6 'noi-lat e.'eEris-cooalChapi,D.un , t. 1- 7 I frits; WAS broke into, am r00k,:t...,9i tne, moilev . Contained in the, bJs.. \Ck\