The Sun. — London, England, 1817-09-25 00:00:00

AVEYMOUTII, Scrr. On Wednesday last his Royal Highnesstile Duke of GLOUCESTER and the Gentlemen of his Suite embarked on board his Maje . sty's ship Tigris, and sailed on a visit to the islands of Guernsey and Jersey. The next morning the frigate reached Guernsey Roads ; his Royal Highness, after breakfasting on board, was rowed ashore in the Royal Barge, steered by Captain HENDERSON.— On quitting the ship, the Royal Standard was hoisted, and a salute of 21 guns was fired from Cornet Castle. His Royal Highness landed at the South Pier, and was received by the immense multitude of spectators with enthusiastic cheers. his Royal Highness then proaeeded to the Go vernment House, and bis,approach was welcomed With every military honour consistent with Iris rank. The 13tb_Regiment, under the command of Colonel WILLIAMS, and , the whole Militia of the Island, were drawn out, and formed a line through which his Royal Highness passed, the whole saluting with presented arms, colours drums beating, the different bands of music play ing God save the King,'' and' the populace still resounding their loyal acclamations. Soon after the Duke's entering the Government nouse, and having received the congratulatory compliments of the Civil and Military Depart ments; his Royal Highness mounted a charger, and, accompanied by the Chiefs of each, rode round the Island, and after having taken a com plete Try of its beautiful villas, &c. returned to the Government House, and dined with Co!. AVALsu, the Deputy-Governor, and a select party. In time evening a general and splendid ilbunitintion took place throughout the whole Island, con eluding with every other demonstration of joy.— The next day his Royal Highness reviewed the Troops and the Public Works of the Island, and expressed himself highly pleased with the Whole. As his Royal Highness walked through the streets, b e was preceded by females strewing all kinds of flowers as he passed ; others waving their hand kerchiefs from the windows, with smiles of lovely expression, vociferating " God save the King." Thursday his Royal Highness partook of a Most sumptuous dinner with Admiral Sir JAMES kUMARF,Z, and a large party of Gentlemen, °dicers of the Army, Navy, &c. In the even .itig the whole repaired to the Assembly Rooms, Ithere a Grand Ball and Supper was given in Ennour of the occasion. The States of the Island, Oflicets of the Army and Navy, and upwards of 300 Ladies and Gentlemen sat down to one of the most magnificent entertainments ever dis- Played in that Island, at which beauty reigned tbost conspicuously, and loyalty and conviviality were never more happily blended. The whole "as kept up most cheerfully to a very early hour, "rid the next day his Royal Highness proceeded to Jersey, highly gratified with the flattering re 'ception he had experienced from all ranks. This town never exhibited a more gay and lively appearance than at present, and among the many i mprovements this fashionable ‘eatering place has to b oast of, is the recent liberal establishment formed by MotysTittig and Co. of the Saracen's } lead, Snow-hill, London, of a lung wished for speedy conveyance from the Metropolis to Cherboti%, our Bay possessing every advantage over every other western Port for making the trip riot only in the most cheap, but the most safe Atanner, sailing from hence in'that well-known I ` 4 st packet Ceres, commanded by the experienced Captiin H. GREEN, and fitted up with every com fortable accommodation for passengers. This day came on the Election of a Mayor for This Borough and Town, when ROPER WEsToN, tsci. was elected for the year ensuing. The Races lately advertized and unavoidably Postponed, and the Duke being absent, will pu itively take place on our Sands on Monday the 1 3th of October. Scrr. Yesterday W. RIiOADES, Esq. was chosen Mayor of this Corporation for th e year ensuing, 41 (1 E. V. UrrEasoN, Esq. was elected to the Miice of Recorder, vice R. STEELE, Esq. deceased. 4 t this Court, Major HUMPHREVS, NATHANIEL I . ;"'CHESOY, 11013E1IT ATCHESDN, and ; -• Wooos, Foci , were admitted to the Freedom of t his ancient City, and sworn in accordingly.---- kfter which- the late Mayor, MILES Rowe, Esq. ' 1 ;:e his last dinner, which was numerously BOGNOR, SEPT. 23. This favourite retreat has had an overflow of t4 ipany throughout the season, and from the t . eat demand for accommodations, there is 'ttle reason to doubt but that the same spirit of ~.t) t erprize which led to the est a bli s h men t o f it ;', ll l conduce to an increase of lodging-houses, so at in a few years it will rival in sonic degree the h u "tighbouringlVatering Places. PORTSMOUTH, SErr. 24. The re influx of visitors to this Town and South Sea Common, throughout the summer, has been very great, that at times lodgings could not be .Qtaitied, and from the increased accommodations tiiichh have been made for bathers, there is every Cason to.believe that during the Peace South Sea 4annon will become the layout ite resort of per -444 fond of aquatic excursions and of good.sea „,(hing. The cheapness of our markets, the biltiness of the climate, the early arrival of the ,°lt, the number of coaches passing daily to the lstward and to the westward, the proximity of 1 Isle of Wight, the excellent pleasure vessels 4101 are to be hired on reasonable terms, the • 4,lendol congregation of ships of all descriptions Spit head; the naval and military arsenals, and ~,11)er public buildings, with the beautiful sue ,,(inding scenery, and the delightful promenades ',III the Queen's Battery and on the Platform, all Vltipire to render this town one of the most fa t4riable Owes of resort on the South Coast of ;11Rland ; •and. as the Royal Yacht is to besta -I,'ied at Portsmouth, and •is not to return to :13tford, it is problrble that Portsmouth Har will become the general rendezvous of the lltllers of the Yacht Club. WINCHESTER, StPT. 24. 'LTh e won.e of the Company assembled at the 4 iCAI kcstivid, last week, in this City, have nearly departed. A few visitors are, however, still to be observed. One of the gretlt objects of attraction here, at this time, is the improved state of the Cathedral, which is undergoing a thorough repair. The correct taste shewn by the Chapter, in their anxiety to restore tke building, as nearly as circumstances will adMit, to its original state, and ' the success which has attended their endea vours, cannot tail forcibly to strike the Traveller's attention, and the Antiquary will be delighted with the care and circumspection which has been, shewn throughout this great work, by the Rev. Dr. Nott and Mr. Archdeacon Hook.'--Last night,• that veteran Mr. Maxfield had his benefit et our, Theatre. The Play was The Dramatist, and was. • bespoke by the Dowager Lady Mildmay. The Play was got up with spirit, though there was too much languor• in Mr. Maxfield's Ennui; he should have resigned it to some younger son of the Thes pian family. We were surprised that Mr. Maxfield's • good sense did not suggeit to him the propriety of omitting, in the representation at this Theatre, the illiberal attack made by the Author of this Co medy, on the Bench of Bishops, which has been frequently mentioned for its falsehood and malig- • nity. It was not our intention to have noticed individually any of the other Performers, hut we cannot, in justice, onOt to express our approbation, of Mr. Hallam's Peter, which was a correct and chaste performance, not outstepping nature; and we are convinced, by proper application and study of the best masters of his art, that be will become an excellent and favourite performer. The Or chestra is so deficient, that it is a reflexion on the liberality of the Managers, and discreditable to the respectable individuals who compose the Company, as well as an ill return for the continued patron age which the Managers have received for nearly a quarter of a century.—The advantages which this City and neighbourhood have derived from the great concourse of the people who attended the Musical Festival have been very extensive, and a vast deal of money has been expended in the town. We therefore hope, on a future occa sion, that the Nobility of the County, and the whole Body of the Clergy belonging to this City and its suburbs, will attend to give permanency to an institution which, exclusive of the immediate ob jects who are benefited by its receipts, produces so much general good to the co.nmunity. The attendance of both the County Members through. out the late Festival gate great satisfaction. ST. JAMES'S•SQUAR,F.—No expellee is to he spared that can improve the area of this gloomy assemblage of dwellings. The wall on which the iron railing of the new inclosure is to be placed having been found so high as to obstruct in some measure the view of the intended green-sward, it has 'been lowered, although the coping had been laid on, astd great part of the iron-railing fixed. The gas-lights will be scarcely more than 20 paces distant, from each other, raised upon hamlsome iron stands, through the hollow of which the gas will ascend. the form of these is nearly that of a cannon, as far .as three feet from the ground ; afterwards they become ,slen der tubes, of a figure not unlike the stalks of some plants. The lamps they are to bear will be large, end not curved, but angular, according to the present fashion. The eastern and western sides are to have seven each ; the northern side six. It may be hoped that the improveffient which tvill be made here by the introduction of those lights, will lead to their use iu St. James's-park, where they are still more necessary. VAGRANTS.—The LORD MAYOR upon coming into office abolished the fees to officers for the aps prehension of vagrants, and appointed two officers to the duty of bringing them before !rim. The fees alluded to existed up to the time of Mr. Nlroon's election, and the mischiefs resulting from such a regulation were the ground of its removal. It has been found necessary to search the clothes of the Irish vagrants very strictly, the LORD MAYOR having expressed his determination to pass none home except those who are unable to pay their way. It was discovered from a curious cir cumstance that deceptions have been carried on by several of those persons for the purpose of having something to begin the world with again in their own country. By the Act of Parliament, vagrants must go to Bridewell for seven days be fore passes are granted. Three or fouririshmen were last week deposited in that place, and it was observed that one of theta always remained on the watch while the rest slept. A relief of the guard took place at stated periods, .and suspicion was entertained that they had something to be alarmed about, besides their lives. They were searched, but before that they were questioned its to the length of their purses : " Oh, they had not a farthing ; they did frothing but starve since they left Ireland ; and they would rather go back and die by the fever, than be killed here by starvation, and never recover it in their own country."— Stitched up in their clothes, parts of which were unapproachable, were found several bank-notes: in the collar of one, 71. ; and in the waistband of the breeches of another, fig. They afterwards acknowledged that they kept watch over the pro perty, because Bridewell was full of thieves. CAUTION TO DEALERS IN LACE.—lnformations were preferred against several respectable drapers in Dover, for selling British thread lace without having taken out the proper licenses, and came on to be heard on Saturday, the 13th inst. before the Mayor, and three other Magistrates of that town. On the part of the defendants it was con tended, that the lace in question was cotton lace, and not thread lace, and was not in existence at the time of the passing of the Act, and there fore could not be contemplated thereby. In sup port of the information a variety of arguments was adduced to show that the Act must necessarily contemplate every description of British lace, and the lace in question being composed of cotton thread was therefore literally thread lace, and clearly within the meaning of the Act. The Ma gistrates coincided in this opinion, and convicted all the defendants., who immediately paid the penalties, _ _ _ ZOOLOGY.—Thete is a hedge-hob at present in the garden of General CARNEGIE, ill Montrose, which has littered bix young ones. It was sent from the country to adorn the museum of an in genious connoisseur in natural history in that town, who, from motives of 'hilmanity, placed it in the garden, where it was discovered some days ago suckling its young. ORIGINAL POETRY. BIBLIONIANIA. If Folly did not mark mankind, We well might he surpriz'd to find So many idly waste their gold 'On Books most volu'd as toast • Though all within this kat ned show, Perchance the duliest Readers know. ,Others, as prodigal of pelf, With dull BIAou-LETTEtt. load the shelf, Preserving thus, with empty pride, What TIME had wisely thrown aside, Full proof these Coxcombs, pert and vain, Were Blockheads born, and so remain. Blockheads, to those an easy prey,. Who thrive in quite a novel way; A set of cunning Ekes, who prate • On 7/t/c-pus• - e, Edition, Date, Who bring forth heaps of anrient trash, And change the mass to modern cash ; While, by this venal, base parade, The BOOKSELLERS are robb 9 d.of trade. Yet there art, Spirits forni'd to soar, Who feel the worth of ancient lore ; Spirits by Nature taught to rise On wings of Genius to the skies, Or fondly traverse classic ground, And all the depths of Learning sound. Such are the men by Fate design'd, Sagacious, sound, acute, reined, To teach Old Time what works to spare, Or rather guard' with aweful care, Works that to erring Man can tell Where Virtue and where Wisdom dwell. Such HEBER, GIrFORD, sonic few more, Who think like Bard and Sage of yore, And add new treasures to the store. Addressed to Mr. TIAINs, Editor of " The Lecds Mercury.' It appears, Mr. BAINS, 'you have taken great pains, Of the guilt of the Traitors to wash out the stains ; But I'm afraid, Mr. BAINS, Notwithstanding your pains, You will not not lie Aldo to white-wash those colas. OLIVER. REGISTER OF FASHION. FASHIONABLE CHANGES. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset at their scat in Devon shire, from a tour ;. the Earl and Countess or Aylesbury and family, from Brussels; Lord Morpeth, from Howard Castle, Yorkshire, to Essex ; the Earl of Carnarvon, for his seat, Hightlare, Berks; the Earl and Countess Thanet, on a tour; Sir William and Lady Oglander and family, at Thomas's Hotel, from Nunwell, Isle of Wight ; Colonel Ma;ennis, M. P. from the Rayal Hotel, for his seat in Berks; the Earl of Powis, from a tour; Lord and Lady Folkestone, from Long ford Castle, for their seat in Berks; Mr. and Mrs. Sweettnan and family, at the British Hotel, from Cheltenham; Mrs. Bowles and Miss Marinilla, from ditto, for France ; Mr. Dil lon Trant, for the Continent. THE THEATRE. ttiGUSII Orr:Lt.—The proposed Plan of having two distinct portions in the performances at this Theatre, the first for one set of visitors, and the second for another, was ,adopted last night. The first portion consisted of two Farces, one, Flow to Die for Love; and the second, of Wanted a Gover ness. Both Pieces were well received by an.audi ence not very numerous, but when they ended, several persons in the Pit seemed disposed to re tain their seats; though they had only paid for a single portion of the night's entertainments. The Manager was repeatedly called, and at length Mr. BARTLEY appeared. A person in the Pit addressed him, and told him, that when he en tered the Theatre it was his Intention to remain during the whole of the performances, and for that purpose had tendered three shillings at the door, which were tefused, on the allegation that as there were separate divisions in the perform ances, money for the Second Part could not be received till the first concluded. Hence the person complained that an additional shil ling was demanded of him, which he said he had thrown on the Stage. It is evident that a due provision had riot been made for this point ; but Mr. BARTLEY, With great coohtess, stated that the Plan had been published, and all persons were fully apprized 'of its nature. The Proprie tor, he said, had kept his word in concluding the first portion of the performances at the early pe tint' which bad been specified. This explanation was not deemed satisfactory, and a long conver sation ensued, during which Mr. BARTLEY signi fied, that those Gentlemen and Ladies who were inclined to stay without paying the additional sti pulated price were welcome, as it was the wish of the Proprietor to give perfect satisfaction to the Public. I.le then e.ithdrew, a few of the discontent ed persons remaining in the Pit, who were soon mingled with the new set of visitors, and the con cluding p erform ances ,FireandlVaterontlThe IVood man's Hut, passed off without further disturbances. In order to promote the dispersion of the first au dience, it seemed to be the intention jo extinguish the lights, but that attempt was soott stopped by order of the Manager. We give the Proprietor of the Theatre full credit for the laudable intention of dismissing the first audience early to their homes ; but besides the difficulty ofremovng them,and keep;. ing them in their egress from interrupting thecourse of the new visitors, it is not certain, that when. the evening is allotted to diversion at the Theatre, many of the parties, instead bf going quietly borne after a moral lesson from the Stage, will not adjourn to the Tavern or the Ale-house, and effec tually drown all the precepts of Wisdoth, and all the axioms of Virtue. tXTRAORDINARY PACT.—A Mrs. STEVENS, re siding in nussell-court, Drnry-lane, ‘ea yester day morning brought to bed of twins ; she has now been the mother of 26 children, and, in the Doctor's opinion, likely to be the mother of more ! The Mother and children are doing well. The Lady in question attained her 40th year on Satur . day lest EAST INDIA HOUSE. A Quarterly'General Court of Pro;:riettrs of East India Stock was yesterday held at l►e Com pany's House, in Leadenhall-street. In cotal►liance with the resolutions of the Ge neral Courts on the 7th of Aptil, and 16th of July, 1809, an account of the number of students in tire Company's College, for tile las half-year, with a statement of the expence of their hornd and education, were laid before th‘e Court. Sundry Papers relatiVe to the Company's Esta blishments at Halleybury and Addiscombe %vete laid before the Proprietors, pursuant to the, reso lutions of the General Courts of the 7th of April, acrd IGth'of June, ISM The CHAIRMAN then 'stated, that this was one of the Quarterly General Courts hell in conkr mity with the charter, and as no further business offered, he moved an adjournment. Mr, S. DixoN (alluding to the thin attendance of Proprietors) wished to know whether any ac t of a General Court could be consitkred vali,l, 'Without a certain number of Proprietors were present ? The CriAIRMAN sai►i, there was no quorum. Mr. S. DIxoN ask:•d the question merely for information, nut intending to avail hin►self in any degree of the ans►rer he had received. lie wished to learn as much as lie could. The CHAIRMAN.—Neither the Charter, nor .the Act of Parliament, specifies any number of Pro prietors as necessary to be assembled before the Court proceeds to the transaction of business. 'l'i►c - Court then . adjourned, sine e:ie, SUICIDE. I CORONER'S INCURST.—Monday evening an In quisition was taken 'before J. W. UNkvIN, Coroner for Middlesex, on the body of Mrs. Mary Britain - , of Lower -street, Islington, who com mitted suicide on Sunday morning. The deceased was the wife of a sea Captain, but had been parted . froth him about 30 years, in consequence of some family disagreement. Since that period she had lived in one house at Islington ; she kept but one female servant, and occupied the whole of the house, except only for a short time a friend lodged with her. The servant had been with her for many years ; she kept no company, and at one time she was in the practice of taking a walk oc casionally, but this of late she left off, and her walks extended only a few yards from her own door.' Her intercourse with the world consistent' merely in paying her tradesmen's bills. She was 5S years of age; her husband was stated to hare died tour years ago; frin.ce then she wanted to let her house, and she was observed to become more and more dejected. About eight o'clock on Sunday morning the servant went into the bed-cham ber, and was shocked at the sight which presented itself. She at first thought her mis tress had been murdered ; she flew to the street door, alarmed Lack, a constable, who came in accompanied by Mr. Burges, oilman, ojiposite, and they found the deceased lying in bed with only her night dress on, a razor covered with blood laid on.the chair, and the place covered with blood. They immediately called in Mr. Shirty, the sur geon, who on examination discovered a wound six inches long inflicted underneath the navel ; •and the deceased had apparently been dead for some hours. All the window shutters were se cured on the inside, and 'the Coroner and Jury . were satisfied the deceased committed the act herself. Verdict---'-" Insanity." . The first [loyal Dragoons arrived at Berwick on Friday last, on their route to Flamilton'Bar• racks: A most daring and outrageous attempt to oppose the due execution of A civil process of law last week occurred in the neighbourhood of Preston, which is likely to be attended by very serious con sequences to the persons engaged in it. A writ offer/ facias being issued against the goods of John Parkinson, of Osbaldeston-hall, near Rib chestet, the, officers proceeded to serve it upon them, on Monday, the 15th instant ; but Park inson, having previously made a pretended sale, determined on a forcible resistance, and to this end collected a lawless rabble, who, when the officers approached, threw upon them boiling water, and being armed with clubs and other instruments of vengeaneeolrove Ahem from the premises. The resistance thus offered to the administration of the laws being of the most formidable description, W. 0. Pilkington, Esq. the Under Sheriff, pro. ceeded in person to execute the writ on Wednesday, accompanied by a small body of the Gth Dragoon Guards, now stationed in Preston. On their ar rival they found a vest concourse of persons as sembled, who seemed bent on defending the pre mises, and it was not until the swords and bayonets df the soldiery had inflicted some slight wounds, that the civil officers gained possession. John Parkinson, who, we understand, aimed a blow at the Under Sheriff which was warded by one of the solders, is taken into custody, with two other persons. Warrants are also issued against seven others engaged in this daring out rage, but who have hitherto eluded the vigi lance of the officers. On Monday last, 'a countryman came into the Bank of Sir CHARLES PRICE and Company, Man sion-house-street, for the payment of, a country bank-note for 101. made payable there ; during the time the countryman was there, a man pre sented a check for 4501. which in the hurry of busineis was laid down On the counter, which. the countryman picked up for his own and walked off; the mistake was not discovered for a tew seconds nntirthe person who presented the check for the 450/, demanded payment, but then too late to make out the man who went off. A Gentleman was observing that he never knew London,so (kilt as at the present moment, " there was no business stirring of any ki n d: , T hat is riot altogether correct," replied his friend ; " I was in the city the other day, anti observed art unusual bustle at all the Lottery Offices, occa sioned no doubt by the advantages of the present Scheme, which.only contains 7,looNuMbers, and yet possesses Six Prizes of 20,0001.! whilst at the same time there are nearly Two Frites to One Blank," I