The Sun. — London, England, 1817-12-02 00:00:00

IRELAND. The following Documents respecting - the Cr eulation of Newspapers, which we have extracted from The Dublin Evening Post, are highly honour able to the Postmasters-General, and are so itn portant to the Public, that we deem , it our duty to insert them. We presume that similar regula tions have been transmitted to all the Surveyors and Deputy Postmasters it) this Country : To all Surveyors and Deputy Postmasters. NEWSPAPERS. "'Tie Postmasters-General find, with great con cern, not withstanding the repeated orders which have been issued to their Deputies, respecting News papers, and the arrangements which they have from time to time made to secure their punctual dispatch from hence, that the Editors of Public Prints have reason to complain of the irregular delivery and suppression of them. Whether such failure is attributable to the persons entrusted by the Editors to bring their papers to this Office — whether it can be justly brought in charge against Deputy• Post masters, or ascribed to any persons connected with them, who from unjustifiable cu riosity open and mislay Public Prints, or whether with or without permission from their owners, they Suffer persons to have access to their Offices, and tamper), read, or take them away, either for their own use,or for the alleged purpose of delivering the prints to the'Stibscribers, to whom they maybe addressed, the Postmasters-General cannot with certainty de termine but they consider it to be their impera tive duty to establish the strictest regulations to guard against the repetition of an evil which, from numerous complaints, it is evident must exist to a great degree. A Newspaper once confided to the Post-Office, is.as sacred, in the eyes of the Postmasters-General, as a Letter, and it cannot be purloined, tampered with, or abused, without violating the solemn obligation which every per son, entrusted with the Public Correspondence, is bound by. Although Newspapers do not yield Postage, their uninterrupted circulation is imme diately connected with the Privilege of Parlia- L•tent, and while they contribute largely to the Finances of the Cout►iry, through another branch of Revent'►e, the Stamp Office, the Postmas ters-General are not unmindful that the Property thus contributing to the State belongs to Indivi duals, whose interest cannot be infringed upon without lessening the Public Revenue. The Postmasters-General therefore desire, from hence forth— " lst.—That where a Postmaster, on opening his Mail, shall find that any Paper which he thinks should have reached - his Office has not arrived, he will, by Letter, acquaint the Secretary with the circumstance, and the name of the Sub sct ibei whose Paper may appear to Le missing. " 2d.—No Paper is to be delivered but to the Subscriber, or to his Nlessenger or Servant, known to be such. " 3.=That under no pretence, either with or without the consent of a subscriber, paper, previous to its bein4 delivered to the Owner, and, of course, from under his official care. If Subscribers are wil ling that Postmasters should have the beitefit of reading their Papers, it must be after, not while they have official custody of them. " 41-11.—That no Deputy will, under any authority either 'written or verbal, permit any Paper to be opened', and read by anv Person but the Subscriber to whom it is addressed. If Subscribers arc willing to permit Persons to read their Paper, it must be after the Pmt-Office has discharged its 4t;lty in delivering it to themselves or their Mcssenger, known tc, be such. Post-Offices must not be converted into Reading Smith a practice, while it must add to, if not create, the very evil 4complained of, affords the same advantages with Subscrilrers to Persons who therehycontrihute nothing either to the Post Office, the Stamp-Office, or the Editor. Deputy Postmasters must nut be agents in acts which have a direct tendency to injure one branch of the public Revenue, and by curtailing the circulation of Newspapers, interfere with the interest of the Press. " By command. ** General Post Office, EDWARD S. LEES, Sec.' " Nue. 24, 1817." • " General Post-Office, Nov. 26, 1817. . . SIR,—In addition to the Regulations directed by the Postmasters-General to be established, as set forth in the printed Letter herewith sent, for the more secure delivery of Newspapers, I beg to acquaint you, that orders have been issued, that an Officer shall ascertain, each evening, in pre sence of the Messengers from the different Print ing -offices, the number actually received, and shall sign and return an account of them, and for this purpose I request your Editor will send a Card each evening with your papers, with the precise -number entered thereon. " I am, Sir, your faithful servant, " EDWARD S. LEES, See." ROYAL ACADEMY.—The subject of the Lecture last night given by Mr. CARLISLE was the appli cation of the principles of Anatomical Knowledge to the Art of Painting. We cannot enter into a detail of the subject, but it is but justice to the learned Professor to say, that he gave a clear and distinct discourse, which must have been highly sisrful to the Students in Painting►, illustrating all be said by a reference to the human skeleton, and incidental remarks on the formation of other ani mals. There was a very numerous attendance of TisitOrs, who were loud in applause. THE THEATRE.—The once popular play of The Castle Spectre was the attraction at Drury-lane Theatre last night,•if, indeed, it were not more reasonable to ascribe the attraction chiefly to the appearance of Mrs. ROBINSON in Angela. W e were afraid that the part demanded a greater ex ertion of power than this interesting actress pos sessed, but we were Mistaken. She displayed great feeling and discrimination throughout, and the beauty of her person might well account for the passion of Osmond, without a consideration of the other motives, which induced him to wi s h t o compel her into marriage. RAE'S Osmond was an animated and forcible perfor - mance. HARLEY was prominently ludicrous in Motley. GATTIE, a re spectable and attentive actor, acquitted him self more than tolerably in Father Philip, and Mrs. SPARES gave a good portrait of gossipping superstition in Alice. . There are at present two rooks' nests in the plantation near the Hon. WILLIAM NOEL'S house at Ketton, both of which hai,'e several young birds, receiving the same attention from the old ones as in the Spring. . _ A nosegay was shown on Saturday, in Covent- Garden market, Composed ofprovince roses, stocks, gilliflowers, polyanthuses, ten week stocks, mig t►ionette, pinks, rocket, sweetwilliam, and cow slips, 14 liicb grew in an open garden. ed Ar Ilaiiito the 11' :et off reserval , tarts, tiara 111 , - ly amigl . As It Mootil u ere S, and olle C ncerr4 that King (IIVII Frad Fraoce two yes si Igo tos the cd you To 00 e iveifAll 'email) ° Dr t wttlJ LOU is i 9 n‘e bd It! be 01 tipirort agains t to act S I lootisid, mound' the Ger' arro , l o t .I'lo iris SL 4t , Cary 41 1 Lithe () ; ;t”.l , ed into th. , It• Ardi be re' C() tl~~ ~l~~dtlt~/ .vari 4 ! 'iloodr l6 c Or-acig ^ ,k •13 114 • 7 0 , i liCg her ric II wt tte, o bear° ~t ibe P ft - 1 5C % n ec l O f lefY r !it MO ill () Y 3l SI IT Veit Tre I) ;is tire Bey of ..laptsito ishmata rezza.a ien fs}' WAS :iergy d i KVA"' eitge I trot ectiaA rif i sap' d tiros Lora Men won.. .E.-A NEP fxiled , rd an 1 411 e fiefit. xiwct 141 ely no well he is )0 its with Mr; not M. .s of on .700 a h. 100 Si will aIS, of HER MAJESTY, &c. TATir, Monday Morning.—Yesterday morning, the . QUEEN again visited the 'Pemp-room, in a private carriage and pair. She was accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Clarence. Her Majesty con tinues to enjoy good health, and entered the room with her accustomed complacent smile ; conde scendingly bowing to the persons present as she passed to the handsome chair provided for her sole use, by the Corporation ; and which always stands in the centre of the carpet, immediately opposite the pump. After het Majesty had drank the water, and remained a few minutes in conversa tion with her Physician, Dr. Gibbes, the Royal Party retired to their carriage, and returned di rectly to Sydney-place. At twelve o'clock Divine Service was perform ed at the Queen's House by the Rev. Chas. Crook, M. A. Rector of Bath. There were present the Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Princess Eli zabeth and the Duke of Clarence, the Countesses Ilebester and Melville, the Earl of Winchelsea, Generals Sir Hems Campbell and H. Taylor, and Colonels Desbrowe and StePhensOn. Two of the pews on the south side of the Chancel in the Abbey Church have been fitted. up in the - Most superb style, with fine crimson cloth, in festoon draperies, surmounted with the Crown, and this circumstance inducing an expec tation that the Queen would attend Divine Ser vice, the church wqs crowded to excess at an eatly hour this morning ; but, as we have before stated, her Majesty does not intend appearing at public worship during •her stay Bath. At the conclusion of the service, her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Elizabeth, the Duke of Clarence, and Lady 11thester, proceeded to take her customary airing in her travelling car riage and four. They passed up Great Pulteney street into Northgate-street, and taking the di rection of Walcot Parade, extended the ride as far as the beautiful village of Batheaston, and re turned by the same route, after having been out about an hour and a half. At six o'clock the Royal Family regularly sat down to dinner. The Corporation of Bristol are expected here on Tuesday, for the purpose of presenting an Ad dress of Condolence ; after which, we understand, her Majesty intends passing through Bristol to King's Weston, the romantic seat of Lord De Clifford, about five miles from that city. Sir Henry Halford will not leave Windsor till the breaking up of the Queen's Council, when he will be the bearer of their report to the Queen. The Proprietors of the Theatre have fitted up a box in the highest style of elegance, in compli ment to her Majesty, and for the reception of any of her suite who may honour the Theatre with their presence. WORCESTER, NOVEMBER 28. COUNTY MEETING. In pursuance of a requisition to the High She riff, a Meeting of tire Noblemen, Gentry, and other Freeholders of the County, took place this day at the Guildhall, in this city, to vote addresses of condolence on the late mtlinenoly occasion to his Royql Highness the PRINCE REGENT, her MA JESTY, and his Serene Highness Prince LEOPOLD, which was most respectably attended. The High Sheriff having taken the Chair, and briefly stated the objtct of the Meeting, the Earl of COVENTRY rose, and after commenting with much feeling and perspicuity on the irreparable loss the country had sustained by the death of the Princess - CHARLOTTE, observed, no man could .feel more acutely titan he did at this lamentable event, and be was convinced the feelings of the Meeting and the county at large were in unison with his own, and concluded by requesting that Lord Deerhurst be allowed to read the three Addresses. Lord DEERIMSt then rose, and with consider able energy read the address to his Royal High ness the Prince Regent i , to the Queen's most ex cellent Majesty, and to his Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, which were se verally seconded by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of this diocese in neat and apposite speeches, and the questions being put by the High Sheriff were carried unanimously. The Loan BISHOP then proposed the thanks of the county to the Earl of Coventry for the addres ses, to which his Lordship returned thanks in a speech suitable to the occasion.—On the motion of the Earl of Coventry, thanks were voted to the High Sheriff, for his prompt attention to the re quisition, in convening the meeting, and for his able conduct in the chair. The High Sheriff in returning thanks, stated, he should at all times be solicitous to comply with the wishes. of the county in his official situation. Lord Coventry then moved, that the addresses be signed by the High Sheriff in the name of the meeting, which was carried unanimously. It was afterwards agreed that the addresses should be transmitted by the Earl of Coventry to the Secretary of State for presentation. Among the Nobility and Gentry present, we observed— • The Earl of Coventry, the laird Bishop of Worcester, Lord Viscount Dyes hurst, M. P. the Hon. Henry Beauchamp Lygon, M.P. the Hon. John Coventry, the Hon. and Rev. Thos. Coventry, the very Rev. the Dean of Worcester, Dr. Forrester, Dr. Rice, Dr. Digby, Rev. Mr. Probyn, Rev. !qr. Whitehead, the Rev. Mr. St. Aubyn, Edmund' Meysey Wig ley, Esq., John Sayer, Esq., James Taylor, Esq., Henry Wakeman, Esq., Richard Hurd, Esq., Thomas Farley, Esq., lieniainin Johnson, Esq., 'John Williams, Esq., William Wall. Esq., Elias Isaac, Esq., Richard Spooner, Esq., Ri chard Griffiths, Esq., Henry ‘Vigley, Esq., Col. Wall, John Little, Esq., George Wigley Parrott, Esq., Conningsby Nor- Wiry, Esq., William Moore, Esq., (Mayor,) John Blew, Esq., Richard Nash, Esq., &c. DEATH OF A CONVICT IN NEWGATE.—On Sa turday an inquest was held imNewgate upon the body of John Hale, a convict under sentence,ot death. Ile had been convicted of a burglary at Somerstown, and has ever since his condemna tion shown feelings of the most sincere penitence and devotion. H is father died some days ago of a broken heart, caused by the event of the trial ; and ever since that catastrophe, the deceased la boured under a dejection of spirits which nothing co9ld dissipate. Verdict—Died by the visitation of God. POETRY. • THE LATE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. Lamented PRINCESS! thus in beauty's morn, From thy gay dream of nuptial pleasures torn; . In the keen anguish of that struggling hour, When suffering taught thee its subduing pow'r, And nature trembling at the unequal strife, Recall'd the tie that gave thee back to life; 'Midst each new feeling rushing to thy soul, What stronger impulse in its full controul Sooth'd the keen anguish of maternal woe, Amidst those feelings only mothers know? Bade thy young bosom, whilst it. beating strove With the first transports of Parental Love, With tried, and holy confidence resign The Child of Heaven? alas no longer thine! 'Twas meek Religion stealing thro' the gloom, And pious Hope—reposing on the Tomb, And Christian Fortitude with eagle eye, That looks from Earth to Immortality, And Christian Faith, that soars with eag►e wings From Life's pour pageants to the KING OF KINGS, And, in that hallow'd title, saw thee own The passing splendour of an earthly Crown, Exchange the lustre of its transient rays Fur the bright circlet of Eternal days. And thou, sad mourner, destin'd yet to bear Tby Cross of suffering whilst a pilgrim here, , By her instructed, raise thy drooping eye . To the bright angel in her native sky; See her with angel powers, with angel form, Thy guardian seraph thro' life's certain storm, Till the pure spirits, re-united, prove The unchanging blessings of Immortal Love. That Power Supreme, whose universal gaze The Peasant's as the Prince's lot surveys, Who veils his mercies from our feeble eyes, And clothes them oft in sorrow's dark disgUise, Took her all spotless, from au Earthly Throne, To happier kiogdums and •r brighter Crown— That Crown, which otFer'd by Redeeming Love, The bright reward of heavenlytrast shall prove, A Crown, that purchas'd with a Saviour's blood, Awaits the young, the guiltless, and the good. *** The foregoing Lines were extracted from an " Elegy to the memory of her Royal H ighness the Princess Charlotte of Wales," written by Mrs. Cotiit.s, a Lady to whom the Public are, much indebted for several interesting Works, cal culated to guide the morals and improve the education of the rising generation, as well as for many 'poetical effusions highly creditable to her talents and teelintts. SPOtt I IL\ Cir I.4,LLICILNCE. STATEMENT OF THE ODDS ON THE DERBY STAKES, &c. 1818.—Dec. 1. DERBY. 12 to 1 agst c. by Waxy, out of Miltonia. 12 to 1 agst c. by Sorcerer, out of HornbyLass. 12 to 1 agst c. by Waxy, out of Ringtail. 14 to 1 agst c. by Orville, out of Allegretto. 16 to I agst b. c. Brtulter to Crecy. 18 to 1 agst b. c. by Rubens, out of S:ymphina. OAKS. Tahen-8 to 1• agst hr. f. Loo, by Waxy. 11 to 1 agst any other. THE WORCESTERSHIRE FOX HOUNDS Will Meet on Wednesday Dec. a Cotheridge. Friday...s Whetlieley Wood. Each Day at Ten o'Clock. EDINBUM:II, Nov. 29 ALeatiunNii. lent - 71 T THE uumt.nctr:. On Tuesday tulrning, a little after nine o'clock, flit! was observed issuing from the roof of the College, on the north-west quarter, which sud denly assumed an alarming and threatening ap pearance. The fire engines were speedily brought to the spot, and the supply of water, though at first limited, was, by the unremitted exertions of many respect able gentlemen and others, procured in suffi cient quantities, adequate to the demand of all the engines. By the strenuous exertions of the firemen, aided by the direction of several of the professors, the names were rapidly got under, and the fire completely subdued in the • space of two hours. The. interior of the apartment, however, in which it was confined, is entirely destroyed. The Ma- - gistrates, 'Professors, students, and gentlemen in the neighbourhood, rendered every assistance ; and the attention of the High Constables and the Supetintendant of Police, together with a detach ment of the 88 , 11 regiment from the garrison, which was directed in keeping the communica tion open from the College to the several fire cocks, was of the first importance, and tended greatly to facilitate the extinction of the destruc tive element. The roof was under repair, but from what cause the fire originated we believe has not yet been ascertained. The engine belonging to the Royal Exchange Assurance, which now stands at Leith, was on the first alarm immediately dispatched from thence, with its firemen, by the Agents, Messrs. Thomsons and Pollock. During the fire, Mr. Mayfair, the engineer, was distinguished by his anxiety and intrepidity on the occasion. Hurrying front some distance, on the first alarm, he was soon on the roof, directing the operations of the firemen; and, when _part of it was broken in, be descended into the part on file, with a rope fastened to his body, and the pipe of one of the engines in his hand.; and this in trepid example being followed by several of the firemen and others, the water was soon made to play with more powerful effect upon the part of the building which was in flames. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S SEAT.---Every ar rangement was completed onFriday last for the pur chase of the Earl of Rivers' chateau and domains, at Strathfieldsay, near Hartford Bridge; in Hamp shire. The Duke of Wellington passed four hours in conversation with Lord 'Rivers, when his Grace was last in. England, upon the subject. It was agreed between them to appoint two arbitrators to arrange matters ; they came. to a decision ire the preceding. , week, when the purchase Money was agreed upon to be two hundred and sixty three thousand pounds. The timber on flue estate is . valued at one hundred and fifty thousand pounds. The Duke of Wellington's assent has alkeady been given, for at the (ate interview his Grace pledged his word of honour to abide by the decision of these persons, be it %% hat it might. Lord Rivers began to move out on Saturday last, and this week he will surrender the possession. ,His Grace intends to direct the pulling down thc. mansion immediately ; in the Spring the outline for the new pile will be determined upon. Strath.- fieldsay is in a very healthy situation, and upon a dry gravelly soil. SHIP NEWS. PORT. GEASGOW, Nov. - 27.—The Thorntoni; F►SHER, which arrived here on the 27th inst. fell in with the wreck 'of the American brig Sarah, Owelq, of and from . Bath to the Wear Indies, with both masts gone, and full of water ; the crew, seven in number, had been 14 days on the wreck, and have arrived here in the Thorntons. DEAL, DEC. I.—Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Vallinia, Causs, from Oporto. Catue down.from the River the Albion, for ilavannah. LIVERPoOL, Nov., 30.—Sailed the Richard, APCLANE, for Calcutta. PROVIDENT BANK FOR SAVINGS. Yesterday a Meeting was held at Mr. ROE - Dv's A uc tion R oo m, in Covent-Garden, which WAS very respectably attended, to consider of the propriety of altering the Regulations of the Provident B•ink, in conformity with the new Act made in favour of Banks for Savings. . Mr. BARBER BEAUbSONT, the Chsirman, .in an able address, described the progress of the Provi dent Bank, from its foundation about two years since, to the present time. He said that i! had fully answered, and even exceeded, the expecta tions of its promoters;. that it had idol ded mutual satisfaction to the Managers and the Depositors ; no complaints, no discontents had arisen, but all had gone on in usefulness and harmony. , This he attributed to the freedom and simplicit y of the plan. The depositors left their money just as they could spare it, and took it away just as they pleased. The Managers had rejected large sums, which bad been offered them, and confined their Bank to the receipt of small savings, their object having been to husband the small sums, which otherwise might be wasted, and when a round inn' was accumulated, to make the Deposi tor an independent Stockholder, by investing the stock in his own name in the Public Fionls. Up wards of foot hundred Depositors bad bwen be nefited by the Institution. They had paid in small sums- upwards of three thousand pounds. Part of this had been invested for them in-thuir own names in the Bank ; another part had been drawn out, and 21501. remained in the hands of the Treasurers. The whole expense of conduct ing the Bank for nearly two years, including that of opening it, was tinder - 3U He described se= veral interesting cases which had arisen under the eye of the Managers of the Bank, exemplifying the good effects of the Institution upon the ma, rats and happiness of the lower orders. Some persons heated with liquor, who were brought to the Bank by their more sober companions, and induced to deposit a shilling or so almost as a jest, afterwards abandoned drinking and extravagance, and became regular depositors. They found as much Loom for emulation anti rivalry in trying who could skew are best Bank account, as before they had felt in sliming who could spend, the most money in drinking and dress. Happy (he ex claimed) are those sons of industry whom any cir cumstances withdrew from the atmosphere of a dram shop to that of a Saving - Bank ; the former only raises the feverish pleasures of a maniac atthe moment, while it poisons the spring of life for , the other raises a genuine cheerfulness immediately, and lays an excellent foundation for perManent independence and happiness. In illus tration of the effect of the Bank in raising men's minds, as well as Means, above a dependence on parish aid, he instanced the conduct of the indus trious poor of the parish during the last winter. A large subscription bad been raised to assist the poor inht.bitants who had not claimed parish re lief. Among the'claimants on this subscription, amounting to some hundreds, not one had ever been a depositor in the Bank, although many had made•betwien two and t b reeguineas a week during the springand . summer. Among those who had been depositors were many poor artisans, who . were compelled to draw out for their support in the winter what they had previously saved. Not one of these would uccept of any thing front the subscription, although it was offered to them. • Mr. BEAUMONT afterwards pointed out, in a very clear manner, the'advaotages given by the new Act passed in aid of Provident Institutions, or Banks for Savings, and recommended that the Rules of the Institution should be altered in con formity therewith. Mr. FEW, in proposing such an alteration in the Rules as to render them accordant with the provisions of- the new Act, wished it to be clearly understood, that such alterations were not sug gested to supply any deficiency that was felt under the existing regulations. They answered all the very useful objects which they had in view, - and had• left nithin i .; to desire. The Legislature, however, had, in its wisdom and bounty, passed an Act, offering advantages to Banks for Savings, upon the condition of their complying with cer tain provisions. It was to enable the depositors to receive the full bznefit of these that the altera tions were proposed. Me. CROUGHTOI.I., in proposing thanks. to the Chairtnao, passed a handsome eulogium on talents and perseverance in rendering Banks for Savings extensively useful, which was adopted unanimously. One of the French Papers mentions a case be fore the Tribunal of Municipal Police, arising out of a complaint made by Colonel O'Kelly against Mr. George Stackpoole, for defamhtion. The latter, it is stated,•having quitted Erbgland with a large sum of money, respecling which there was a dispute with a relation, lett a house in Grosvenor• place, and Some other properly, in the care of Co lonel O'Kelly. The Colonel was unable to pre .vent the relative. in-question from obtaining pos. session„Of : . the house and effects thus left in his chargend Mr. Stackpoole was alleged to have in different societies, accused the Colonel in con sequence of, betraying the trust reposed in him. The Colonel went,to Paris on hearing of these im putations, and tailing in obtaining a disavowal, he instituted this suit. Mr. Stackpoole, in his de fence, urged that his expressions of discontent, used in consequence of the statements of his cor respondents in London, were not calumnioris im inflations cognizable by the penal code of France, 'The Tribunal, af'er hearing the Advocates. of the parties, and the King's Procureur, dismissed the' complaint, and adjudged Colonel O'Kelly to pay the expeuces of the suit.—(tllornine, Chronicle.)