The Sun. — London, England, 1817-09-03 00:00:00

I 1 I 1 SHIP NEWS. I HULL, AUG. 30.—Arrived the Leviathan , IlkwxtNs, from Davis' Straits, with 5 fib, 170 butt,. DEAL, SEPT. 2,—Came down from the River, end sailed, the Iris, for the Cape of Good Hope ; kiirgaret, for Baltimore ; Good Czar, for Port titlPrince ; and the Comet, for Madeira ; also kited the Prince Regent, for Bengal. Arrived the Providence, SOUTH, from Hull. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. I.—Arrived the Vansittart, PEN N ETT. from London for the South Seas, with her tore- mast sprung. YoRTSMOUTH , SEPT. 2.—Sailed the Maria, lioNue, for Havanna!' ; Symmetry, SUTHER LAND, for Baltimore; and Galen, TRACEY , for liost on . . _ ‘s PENZANCE, Aus. 31.—Arrived the A, B, C, INUSTEN, iron► Rio J an eiro for Antwerp, in 80 'Lys ; she is in want of provisions. LivEaroot., SEPT. back, with loss of topmasts, the Orford, ROBERTS, bound to Cork. GR A vEsEND„ SEPT. 2.—Arrived the Perceral, Stewart , from Lleris; Loyal Briton, Holt, James and Sarah , R ed p ass, atebe, Waltham, Maida, Storey, Stephon, Dixon, Editha, Allen,from Archangel ; Policy, Munro, from the South Seas; Nelson, Brown, Ferdinand, Crantern, Penryn Castle, Laird, • t rotn Datitxig ; Prince George, Williams, from Virginia; So phia Maria, Hurtli, Duchess of Cumberland, Hasle, Provi 4entia, Peterson, and Industry, Aumberson , from Norwa y; Leda,' Lucy, from Jamaica; Undaunted, Desormant ; ,ttry, Walsh ; industry, Green; Ann, Walker—from Peteis °tlty,h; Euplian, Drysdale, trom Pillau ; Denmark, Norris, from Gaffe; Recovery, Burnet, from Memel ; Lavinia, Bailey, Copenhagen. ; Harvey, Hardy, from Onega ; Amphion, Walrout, from Stockholm ; Juliana, Webber, from Quebec ; Jane, Wheatley, from Gottenburgh; Venus, Burton, from Sailed the Hermes, Bond, and Aurora, Aikin, for Ha ll:mail ; Thomas, Bowman, fur Halifax; George and James, Antierson, for Sierra Leone; Aigle, Buclum, for Dieppe ; 4 1snger, Wood, fur Elsineur and Stettin. One of the Paris Papers has the following ar tide : " HAMBURGH, AUG. 20.—The following is The substance of news which has arrived from atussia :—The relations of peace and amity \l'ith our neighbours in the South seem to' as 'lime a durable character. The good intelligence 11 :hich reigns between us and the Emperor of Russia has already occasioned is.. considerable di teination in the army of observation upon the frontiers, and we keep there only a sufficient bamber t• prevent the irruptioni—of the wander ing tribes of the Caucasus. The difficulties be tween Russia and Turkey will be soon settled to the satisfaction of both parties. It is required of ;he Porte to execute a plan, which has already been talked about, and by virtue of which the free navigation of the Dardanelles will be permitted, a 1 paying a moderate toll. It is certain, that if the Porte. would guarantee trom all piracy, in the Mediterranean, the ships which shall have paid t he toll, it would be a very important circum- Stance ; but the little authority which it possesses ever the Barbary States, wakes it doubtful whe ther it can enter into such an engagement. The Em - ,eror will quit Petersburgh for about *ighteen months, and after having passed the Nvinter, partly at Moscow and partly at Warsaw, lie will visit the southern provinces of his empire, and particularly the Crimea, Kasan, Astracan, ttc. The intention of our august Monarch is to 4 ccoive a knowledge of his vast States, or at least those which arc civilised or are susceptible of eicilizati~tn; to adopt every thing which may tend to the abolition of abuses, and to introduce the most desirable mode of administration. " Since the greater part of Poland is united Into a kingdram under the dominion of the Em kror Alexander, it is difficult to appreciate the ` l !gree of prosperity which it is daily acquiring. The harvests there have been very abundant. The PI ice of corn has decreased one-third in theßaltic." WINDSOR, SEPT. 2.—Yesterday her MaJesTY, ytentnpanied by the Princesses AuGusrA and r)iiiittA, rode out in a coach and four, and visited the Duke and Duchess of Gt.oucus - rEu, at Bag shot Park, where the Duke of CLARENCE arrived Soot) after. We are very happy to stare that her iloyal Highness's foot is much better. The Royll Party partook of a sumptuous refreshment, and 4 ftervrards her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES left for the Costle, for dinner, as did the Dnke of P, -,ARENCE for Bushy Park. This morning the QU EEN an d P r inc e ss E LIZABETH took An airing to Irogmore. The l'imics REGENT has wholly abandoned flie intention of &iv; on a crnize in his splendid lacht ; it will return to Woolwich, and be laid tlp in ordinary. The equinoxial gales baying so tarty set in kith great violence on the coast, is cu e reason why his Royal Highness declines en countering sea risk. It was the Marquis of 1 0. , :ct,EszA who strongly recommended the build ing of the vessel : his Lordship is passionately b e water. Had it not been for the Dromise from the Puisce. and the extreme grati t cAion it would have afforded the gallant Gene sal, his Gord•hip would now have been on a troize around the islands of the Archipelago. Thursday, at half past two o'clock, the Duke tle Ricu ELI eti, and the Ambassadors of Austria, ..‘ , llgland and Prussia, assembled at the Duke of IVILLIANcToN's, at Paris, and had a long con ference. Lord Am riERST has chdy delivered to the PstNcr. 4 EGENT the letter from BIJONAPARrE to his Royal tligh oess , o f which his Lordship was the bearer trout St. Helena. u lIERTFoRD FAMILY.--Immediately sub 4equent to the funeral of the lamented Hon. r. ) '-ikyNELL, the Marquis and Marchioness will le M ay s e 1 ,!le melancholy scene, and return to London, vrepar a ti t9ns are making at Hertford-house for tlicir reception ; hut their stay in town will not he protracted many days, as it is their intention proceed to :3ndborne-hall, in Suffolk, which is a `lvourtte hunting- seat bekogingto theSsNMOUH'S. An Ex press arrived at Dublin Castle on Thurs t? t 'tY eveving froth London, which is confidently girl to ha re brought the recal of Mr. VANslT '4lcr and that, in consequence thereof, this ?euttenotn contrary to evety hope and expecta ielon, for England.—(Dubtin Even ‘g Post, Aug. 30.) DEATH OF ADMIRAL DUCKWORTH. We feel great concern at announcing, the death of one 01 our most distinguished Naval Com ►uanders, Sir JOHN THOMAS DUCKWORTH, Baro net, Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, Admiral of the White, and Commander in Chief on the Ply mouth station. Up to the very hour of his disso lution, which happened, we believe, in the night of Saturday last, he persisted in transacting the affairs of his public duty i►► person—although his signature to his last dispatches was scarcely legi ble. His zeal was unabated, however, and the gallant veteran may very justly be said to have fallen at his post. He was in the 70th year of his age. Sir John Duckworth was one of the five sons of the Rev. Henry Duckworth, Rector of Fr-timer, in the county of Bucks. He was horn at Leatherhead, i n Surrey, 28311 February, 1747-8, and entered the Navy in February, 1759, in which lie rose to the rank of Lieutenant in June, 1770, and to that of Commander on 16th July, 1779. He was created a Post Captain 16th June, 1780 ; a Commodore, serving at St. Domingo, in July, 1796 (aud as such commanded in chiet at the taking of Minorca, in November, 1798) ; and a Rear-Admiral of the White, 14th February, 1799 He was Commander in Chiet at the Leeward Islands from May; 1800, to January, 1802, from which station he was re moved to the chief command at Jamaica, where he served till May, 1805; having been in the mean time nominated a Knight of the Bath, in July, 1801. Soon after his return from Jamaica he was al)- . pointe4 second in command, under the late Lord• COLLINGII/00D, in the Mediterranean, by whom he was detached to the Vest Indies in pursuit of the French fleet, which lie defeated in the memo rable engagement off St. Domingo, on tire 6th February, 1806. Early in the following year he was again dispatcher! toConstantinople,andl passed the Dardanelles, with the result and circumstances of which the public are et e ll acquA i nh .d. F rom thence forward, till the middle of 1809, the Ad miral bore a command in the Channel Fleet. In January, 1810, he was appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of Newfoundland, where he served till 1813, in which year he was created a Baronet of Great Britai Finally, on 15th Ja nuary, :815, he was appointed to the chief com mand or Plymouth, where he haS dosed his lon g and honour,ble career of service. In Ji:l) . , 1776, he married Anne, only child and heir of John Wallis, of Camelford, in Cornwall, Esq. by whom he had issue George, his only son, who, at an early period, entered the army ; and an only daughter, the Ladd• of the present Rear- Admiral Sir Richard King, Bart. Commander in Chief on the East India station. FOR THE SUN. Mr. EDITOR - Your Paper of yesterday con tained a paragraph, stating, that a defaulter " to an immense amount" on the Stork Exchange was declared, and that the consequence would have been of a most " serious" n a ture if the House had not taken the matter up and paid his defi ciencies. As the paragraph alludes to one of the ‘Torthiest and most respected of men, either in or out of the Stock Exchange, 1 cannot forbear ex messing my indignation at its publication, being wholly unfounded in truth. The circumstance is simply this : a misunderstanding in accounts, which occurred on Saturday between the person alluded to and another in the House, gave rise to a momentary hesitation ; but before either the Public or the Bankers, to use the phrase of the News-writer, " caught the alarm," the matter was amicably adjusted between the parties them selves, without the smallest in!erterence of the House. It is true, that when first the difference was whispered about, and magnified, from sinister motives, into a default, it caused a momentary depression ; yet before the close of the day, when the truth was cleared up, the funds recovered them selves, and, in fact, left off 1 better than they started, for they opened in the morning at I and closed at VERITAS. Dr. OLINTHUS GREGORY ao l Captain MUGDE, who formed a part of the Scientific Association which quitted Aberdeen lot the Zetland Isles, a few wt eks ago, have just returned from thence. Capt►►in COLBY and M. CroT remain in Zeeland a tew weeks longer. Dr. GREGORY having ascer tained what is technically denominatud " the rule" of PENNINGTON'S astronomical clock at Balta, in north latitude 60. 45. proposes staying a short time at Aberdeen, for the purpose of ascertaining the rate of the same clock there, by means of astronomical observations with the excellent in struments in the observatory at Marichal-college. These, with similar experiments, to be subse quently repeated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and M. BLOT'S expel inaent's on pen dulums in Unst, rt Leith, and France, will furnish some impostant data in reference to the figure of the terrestrial spheriod, and the variations of gravity on different parts of its surface. LEX TALIoNts.—A young man, 19 years of age, who has been convicted in Hungary of having committed the c►ime of fire-raising no less than seven times, has been condemned to be burnt ulive.—This, we presume, is upon the authority of BURN'S JUSTICE SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday morning, as Mr. THORPE, Jun. of Bermondsey, was walking along Bermondsey -street, and apparently in his usual state of licalth, he fell down, and instantly ex pired without a groan or struggle. He was con veyed home for an Inquest to be held on the body. There is no doubt but Le died of au apo plexy. An article from Lausanne, dated the 23d tilt., in the Paris Papers, says—'' An English Methodist, Mr. DitummoND, domicdiated at Genera, is, it is said, preparing a new French translation of the Bible, not finding that of the Pastors and Profes sors of Geneva sufficiently faithful. lie is em ploying several young theologians to translate into French the latest works of the English Me thodists. It is understood that be intends to re print the works of CALVIN.", ORIGINAL POETRY. VERSES, Sent to a Lady with some Gieen-horse Plants, and a Sprig of 'Wild Heath, from the Cumberland Mountains, near her former residence. 'Midst rival blooms, this little Flow'r, In Nature's simplest hue, May steal from Fancy's fairy bow'r A dearer charm for You. Perhaps some Zephyr wandering stray'd, From *Eden's happier wave, Around its mountain shelter play'd, And all its fragrance gave. Perhaps from GRAHAM'S lov'd retreat That NvelcOni'd breeze might come; The dear zlffection's sheltering scat, The Virtues peaceful home. And whispering breatli'd an honour'd name, To Love—to Duty dear— Or bore a Sister's cberish'd claim From tenderness sincere. Or if from L—n's classic bow i r The perfum'd wanderer came, 'Twoadd steal a more than magic pow s r From Friendship and from FAME. Go, little Flower, with modest pride, An envied lot to find, Where Science, Taste, and Sense preside.'" The Graces of the /Vim/. Ah ! go; nor fear neglect to prove Amidst the Flowers of Art; The blossoms of Esteem and Lore Entwitte around the HEART. Nor ask a gayer scene to grace, In Fashion's changing sphere;-- ( s seek a happier resting-place, To all the Virtues dear! M. C. * The banks of the river, the Lady's family residence. BRIGHTON, SEPT. 2.—The Duke of YORK un expectedly returns to York House to-morrow, and his Royal Establishment will follow. The departure of his Royal Highness will be much regretted in this town, where his liberal patron age to almost every class of society will live in the grateful recollection of the inhabitants. It is with much pleasure we observe, that, by the habi tual exercises of the Commander in Chief, both as a pedestrian and equestrian, or a regular fre quenter of the baths, his constitution and health have been greatly benefited during his residence on this coast. LYMINGTON, SEPT. 2.—This beautiful place is resuming its former consequence as a fashionable resort for company during the summer months.— The splendour of its surrounding scenery, in the New Forests, and on the Southern Coast of this favourite County, and its proximity to the Isle of Wight, &c. bave been so advantageously pour- trayed by the venerable GIL:PIN and other writers, that it is not necessary now to enlarge on them. The town is very tall of genteel company. Last night Miss. HUGHES had an overflowing benefit at the Theatre ; she performed with great applause Olyniphia, in the Peasant Boy, and Margaretta, in No Song No Sapper ; and, by particular desire, she sung several other songs with the highest de gree of taste and feeling, particularly the beauti ful Air Of " 0 Dolce Concento."—On Friday next. there is to be an Oratorio in the old Cone-. giitte Church at Christ Church, in the mauling, and a Concert and Ball at Hamar's Hotel in the evening ; but the great charm of attraction in this quarter of the country is the approaching Musical Festival at Winchester, which begins on Tues day, the 161 h inst. ; and it is understood that, o avoid disappointment to the visitors, most of the respectable tradespeople in that City have deter mined to let their houses on the occasion. WINCHFATER, SEPT. 1.-Tbe 1111111181 Pett given by the Members for this city, took place on Thursday, at St. John's House, at which Wm. BARNES, Esq. our worthy Mayor, presided ; and on no similar occasion do - we recollect to have seen so numerous and respectable a company as sembled together. On the removal of the cloth, fie heelths of our venerable Monarch, the Queen, the Prince Regent, and other branches of the Royal Family were drank with loyalty and enthusiasm. On" the health of the Members for this City" being given, R. Meyler, Esq. rose to return thanks for himself and his Colleague, observing, that he was always happy to meet his Constituents on every oceroion, and particularly so on the pre sent one, as be never before had an opportunity of witnessing so large and respectabie an assem blage of them. The healths of the Dean and Chapter, the Mayor, &c. being drank, sonic ex cellent songs were sunk, winch essentially con - trihnted to the pleasures of the evening. About 130 individuals sat down to a sumptuous dinner, con sisting of the choicest viands, admirably dressed and served with the utmost regularity and precision, reflecting great credit on Sturgess, of the Sun inn, by whom the whole was provided and superintend ed.—And on Wednesday last the 28th anniversary of the HANTS COUNTY CLUB was celebrated at the NVhite Hart Inv., in this city, and numerously and respectably attended. Amongst the Gentlemen present were RICHARD GOODLAD and CHARLES Gamme, Esquires, the two Stewards for the year; William Shute and Thomas Freeman Lleatheote, Esquires, the two County Members ; the Hon. and Rev, Archdeacon Legge ; Wither Braniston, John Blackburn, and John Hanbury Beaufoy, Esquires ; Lieut.-General Porter ; Green wood, William Nevill, George Lovell, henry Eyre, George Player, Moses Hawker, William Thresher, T. Smith, and Thomas Deane, Esqrs. the Rev. Edmund Ferrers, Rev. Thomas Watkins, &c. &c. There was an accession of several new members, and the day was spent in great convi viality and harmony. Several toasts were given expresEive of the union of sentiment which pre vailed in support of those principles on which the Club was founded. The dinner, consisting of venison and other delicacies of the season, was served up in good style, by Roblin, and the wines 'were of the best quality, THE - THEATRES. iIAvAIARKET.-111 , new Cttinedy of .Tearing mtxde husy is so diverting iu itself, cull is s , i supportei to ad its parts, that ihe extraordittary success which at:e , al, that tuql the whimsical itict•tclt of l'he Actor of :111 Work, is the natural ;:onsequence of their tutriusic tptatities and the merits o f the rarrese,ttatittli. The latter I ticce, in particular. is one of the tno“ lattHiabtetkiini that the Public has seen for a ioug t af fords. as was intended, ample oue :ti c the ver satility of NiATtiEwts. It hAti . beta, objected to this piece, that it is intended to ri,li plc TAG NIA. This is not the fact. The intention is evidewly to ridicide French tragic acting in general. l'he French direct their ridicule very freely agrtinbt this country in all respeCts, and their great critical , VOLTAIRE, outraged our national prid e , and insulted common sense, by attempting to der:re elate our great Dratratic Poet, the greatest Poet. indeed, indeed, that the world ever saw. Surely then % , e may tetaliate. That MATHEWS represents tt,e French stile of tragic acting correctly, none c. n deny, and its extravagance may well justify ri ettle.. 'Ate piece went off admirably last night. The last representation was The Critic, .anvi it is but justice to the Performers to say, that it was well " got up." TERRY was a good Sir Fretful, and JONES was very successful in Puf. lie li berally availed himself of Ku opportunity to com. plimeut the respective Performers as they enter ed, by introducing them to Dangl,e and Sneer. When he introduced Mrs. GUMS, 2as Tiiburina,•he represented her as one of the best Comic Actresses of the time, and the audience warm:y assented to the truth of the eulogium. The house was thronged in all quarters. ENGLISH Opaaa.---The livelyand not uninterest ing musical Farce of The Purse w as - revived at this Theatre last night, and well received by a vet y numerous audience. BARTLEY, as Will Steady, was easy, and humorous. , Miss ELLI 3 sung prettily in the Page ; BROADHURST acquitted himself respectably in Edmund, and Miss 1. STE-. VENSON, in the part of Sully, justified the favonr ,able opinion we entertained of her very promising comic talents. The piece that followed was Frederick the Great. Mr. H. JOHNSTON, for the first time, performed the hero of the piece. He displayed heroic energy, and was impressive throughout the character. Miss KELLY'S had the full recommendation of feeling and un affected simplicity. - Mes3rs.Youtao and C. KEMBLE, it is said, sus• reed alternately to the parts left vacant,by the 'se cession of Mr. KEMBLE. This, we understand,. is not a new arrangement, but was originally in chided in the articles with Mr. C. KEmBLE, when his brother should abdicate the theatrical Sove reign, which he held so long for his own honour and the gratification of the public. There is reason to hope that Mrs. HENRY SID'. DONS will join the Drury-Lane Company during the ensuing season. There has not been another Actress of such interesting, simplicity since the clays of Mrs. STEPHEN KEMBLE. The new Management of Drury-Lane Theatre very properly commences with The School for Scandal—a due tribute of respect to the memory of one of the very best of our Comic Writers. Mrs. BELLCHAMBERS, who is engaged for the -approaching season at Drury-Lane, is said to pus ; sess a finer contralto voice than the Stage has ex ' hibited since the days of Mrs. KENNEDY. As her brilliant success at Bath, where she headed the vocal department,.has introduced her to a London ordeal, a sanguine expectation has been raised by the many reports of her youth, beauty, and intelligence. Miss Coaai, whose fame is very high in the musical world, is to share with Madame Foport in the vocal sovereignty of the Opera House next I season. SPORI ING IN I'LLGIUENCE. HAMPTON RACES. These races commenced yesterday on Monhey Hurst, and the finenct..s of the day attracted t more numerous assemblAge of gaiety and fashion than was witnessed on either of the days at Eg ham. The Duke Of CLARENCE'S stand was onca pied by his Royal Highness and the Misses FITZ• CLAILtNCE, Lady EMILLY WELLESLEY and fami ly, end other distinguished personages. The fol lowing is a list of the day's sport : The Cobourg Stakes f.ii" sg‘ each, with 20t. , ,s added, for horses that never won 501. (match excepted) weight for age.- 11tats, two miles. Mr. Wethei ill's b. c. by Selim, 3-yes old - - - 1 1 Mr. Wood's be. m. by Dick Andrews, 6-yrs old - - 2.2 Mr. Glover's hr. w. by Hermit, 6-yrs old - - 8 4 Mr. Farr,ll's ch. f. by Asparagus. 6-yls old - - - 4 3 sto 2 agst `elite-7 to 2 agst Dick Xildrews' 'inare-5 to 1 agst Elermit-6 to 2 agst the field. Won in a canter. The Town Plate of 50/. for horses that never won 50/. (matches excepted.) Heats, two miles and a half. Weight for age. Mr. Lushinir, - ton's b. f. by Sorcerer, 3 yrs old - 1 1 Mr. Forth's h. It. Waterloo, by Hedley,3 yrs old 4 2 Mr. Matthow's gr. h. Master Itobert - - 3 4 Mr. Douglas's ch. g. Crab, 4 yrs old - - 5 5 Mr. Wetberill's Cuirassier - - - 4 bolted Mr. Janaway's Claxton - - - - ti 3 Two others started.----5 to 2 agst the winner--3 to 1 agst Waterluo-4 to I agst. Cuirassier-5 to 1 agst Claxton—S to 1 agst Crab. Both heats won easy. After the first heat, 2to 1 on the winner. Cuirassier bo'ited at the half mile tura to wards the water. EXF.TEIt RACES', AUG. 28. The Connty Members' Plate of 501. for 4 year-olds and up wards. Twu mile treats. Mr. King's Gainshorough, 4 yrs old - Mr. Fellowes's Upright Judgc, 5 yrs old • Air. Farquharson '3 Gittls, 5 yrs old - • High odds on Gainsborough. The City Members Plate of 501. for 4 year old colts, and up wards. Two Mile heals. -3 1 1 - 1 (2 2 '2 3 3 Mr. Farquharson's th-ey Marquis, 6 yrs old - - 1 2 1 Mr. Radclytfe's Sir Christopher, yrs old - 2 1 Sit W. Roberts's Deceiver, 4 vrs old - - 3 dis. Grey Marquis the favourite, and after the second heat, 2 tot azainst him. The village of Touting, the latter end of last week, was thrown into cons►derable bustle, by the young folks of that place carrying round a stuffed figure, which was intended to represent a trades. man resident in the village, who bad been detected in the act of taking indecent familiarities with his niece, wtio lived in the same house. They con tinued parading the streets, exhibiting this effigy, with exclamations against the object of their cen sure, for three successive evening,s ; on the last of which they erected a gallows before the den. of the aggressor, on which having hung the figure, they made a large bonfire and bttrnt it, amidst the sho►►ts and unoninious exclamations of the whole