The Sun. — London, England, 1806-01-23 00:00:00

Mr. FITT. Tins virtuous' and distinguished trrititent of. hu man nature 'closed his earthly career this morning, at half past four o'clock, an event that, in the pre- sent state of things, cannot but be considered ias a loss to the world at large, as well as to this Country. He expired without a struggle, and although his frame ‘A as completely exhausted by the severity of his disorder, he retained the powers of his mind to the last and awful moment which terminated his existence in this world. His Faiend, and the Pre- ceptor of hi 3 youth,t he Bishop of LIN coLN,remained with him till the last. It is as difficult for us to express our grief on the loss of this great man, as to do justice to his cha ra&er. After a long and painful illness, borne with that fdrtitude which uniformly marked his condu& in public life, he has at length closed a career of pre- eminent glory as a Statesman, an Orator, and a Pa- triot. He might be said to have been born a States man, At the very commencement of his public career, he manifested a comprehensive mind, that excited 'the wonder of those who were old in politi- cal life ; and though his. enemies accused him of over-weening confidence in his own talents, his re liance on himself was the unavoidable result of a mina conscious of great powers, fairly estimating those powers in compaiison with the most exalted of his competito'rs. This conviuion of the extent of his capacity induced Mm, almost at his .entrance Into political life, to decline a subordinate situation; and the firmness and ability with which he main tained his ministerial post, though assailed by,a- suc cession of some of the greatest men which this Country ever produced, _affords abundant proof that he was not mistaken in bis estimate of his own ta lents, It is needless to enter into a detail of Ms• Political History. All the events of that history have hap pened within the memory of us .all, for he may be Said' to have ended_ his days almost at the meridian of life. His most violent opponents, however they might affe& to censure what they held forth as his „pride and presumption, never could deny that his abilities were•of the highest class, and .never could they attempt to impeach the purity of his principles. But his pride as the pride of virtue, and his pre sumption was .only apparent in his .aspiring, at that elevation to which his powers were fully competent, and which he was resolved to ens- ploy for the interest and honour of his Coon- • try. But it was not only for the glory and security of Great Britain that this pre-eminent Statesman exer- ' cised his vast powers : When that dreadful volcano, ' the French Revolution ,burst upon mankind,and when many apparently sound minds were dazzled with its glare, Mr. PreT saw its horrors in full force, and by - his determined firmness, wisdom, and persevering taivity,effeftually saved this Country from being in volved in the direfulconsequences of that tremendous convulsion of thecivili zed world. By his unabating zeal and provident counsels we have been guarded from the , baneful contagion of 'revolutionary do&rines,and though ruin and misery have - fallen on many. States, and seems to impend over others, this Country is free, formidable, and, we trust, secure. It must, indeed, be acknowledged, that in him wp have lost the great prop of our security,. but the effe& of his counsels and the force of his example, will, we hope, with the blessing of Providence, be 'still our prateEtion. As a Politician, therefore, in preserving the pre sent and guarding against the future, Mr. PITT bad a full, opportunity of proving the comprehensiveness of his .mind at a period of the most imminent peril. The Patriot in this respca is intimately blended with the Statesman. As an Orator, no description Will reach his merits. He must have been heard, •or no accurate conception could be formed of his powers. In supporting the cause of truth he had the thunder of theGreciaa, and on occasions that less appealed to the energies of his mind, he had also the polish of the great Roman Ora: tor. In refuting the arts of sophistry, nothing could be more clear, cogent, and conclusive than his reasoning ; and in exposing the designs of FaCtion, nothing Could be more severe than the point of his sarcasms. All who were not realty ani- Mated in what they said by. real patriotism, and a wish to promote public good, shrunk appalled before him. He, however, shrunk from no man, because the solid basis of his own charafter was public spirit. We have given here a faint sketch of this great and illustrious charaaer ; but hiStory will do him justice. She 'will bury in oblivion all opprobrium cast on him by the envy, the low passions, and the sordid interests of his political adversaries, and hold him forth to posterity as one of the purest and most exalted characters the world ever saw, as- a StateSL man, an Orator, and a genuine Patriot. We cannot close tins faint outline of this great man more properly, than by applying to him what .was said of his illustrious father- 1( aECOUDED 310 1 * RS shall gatlier round HIS_MONUMENT, and thicken aver him. It is a SOLID FAISEtICK, and will support the laurels that actin it."— Pr 7.7 was in the 47th year .of his age, -He teas horn on the /Bth of May, 11'4, tte was flit 'second son of the illustrious Wittilm Earl of CHAT nAsi, and only surviving brother of, the present Enfl. He was never married. Mr. PITT held the Offices of . First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Ekchequer, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, -a Lord of Trade and Plantations, a Oormnissioner for the Affairs of India, Master .of Alle Trinity House, and High Steward of the Uniyersity of Cambridge-, SECOND EDITION• DISPATCHES were this morning reeeivectby Go- vernment from Berlin, which state, that an ar- rangement had taken place between His PRUSSIAN MAJESTY and BONAPARTE,iri consequence of which the Ele&orate of Hanover is to be occupied by Prus- sian Troops until the conclusion of a Peace between the Belligerent Powers. Orders have, we believe, been sent for the im- mediate return of the British Troops now on the I Continent, and as there are a great number of Transports in the Wessel-, the Embarkation "will take place without delay. NAVA L NE WS. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2'.2.—Arrived L'ilimatle Fri. gate, Capt. Bove ERIE, from the Mediterranean; and the Jamaica Frigate, Capt. DICK, from Newfound land :---arrived also, the Margaretta, HARDING, from Greenock. The Prince of Wales, of 98 guns, which was or dered for the Flag of Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH, is now, in consequence of Sir JoHN's being gone to the West Indies, ordered - to join the Chminel Fleet for the pre sent. She will sail with the San Josef,' Admiral Sir CUARLES COTTON. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Arrived tha American Schooner feaeral Jack, Capt. COLLINS, laden with sugar, cofee, &c. from. Boston, bound to Nantz, detained by the Santa Margaretta Frigate. Arrived the Caledonia, of London, Capt. BOAG, laden with masts, &c. from New Brunswick, for the Dock-yard at this Port. By the - Nemesis, 32, Captain SOMERVILLt; from Newfoundland, which touched at Lisbon, is learnt, that accounts had been received from Spain, that another French Squadron had escaped from Brest during the absence of our Fleet in the late gale;; however time will determhie the truth of this report, though it was current at Lisbon. The. celebrated Capt. BAuniN, in the French Frigate La Topaze,' 48, i$ still at Lisbon, quite ready for sea, and after all his vaunting and boast ing of taking the first British Frigate he meets with When he sails, it is supposed he waits some opportu nity to get to'sea when. our Cruizers are blown off their station. The Plantagenet, 74-, and Revolution , . aire, 44, are at Lisbon, safe. ' Yesterday several French Officers, taken in the late Prizes, went off on parole of honour . to the different towns near Exeter, They were escorted through the , town, being a garrison town, by a party of the Wilts Regiment. An acting Captain is appointed to the Malta, of 74 guns, vice BUTLER, absent on Parliamentary duty. • , FALMOUTH, JAN. 20.—Arrived the American Ships Cornelia, POST, and St. Andrew, LFGRE, from Charleston, in 23 days, with rice, sugar, and cotton, for Falmouth.—Both Vessels sailed under Convoy of the (United States Brig) Hornet, Capt.CitAu NC E of 2o long 9-pounders, 200 men,.474 tons measure ment, and parted company four days after sailing ; two days since spoke the Santa Margaretta Frigate, which had detained the American Ship Middleton, for Bourdeaux, and was going with her to Plymouth. DEAL, JAN. 22.-Sailed the Pallas, off Dieppe; Tribune, for Portsmouth ; Hecht., off Havre ; Archer and Bruizer, - off Boulogne; and the Speculator, in chase of a French Luger Privateer. Put back the Prospeiv Bomb, with the outward. bound under convoy which sailed yesterday for Ports mouth, and remains in the Downs with the. Ships as per last. HARWICH, Jara.:24%—On the arriTMl of the Mail Coath from London the Prince of Wale? Packet, Capt. A. Dsa::•F, immediately 5 - ailed with a fair wind for Cuxhaven, with the liambros and Bremen Mails of the 17th and 21st. At the same time the Diana-Packet, Capt. MACDOSIOUGH, sailed with two Mails for Gottenburgh. GREENO:.!*X, JAN 20.—The Princess Royal - Pa 4:et, betwixt this Port andeampbelton, was on the•even ing of thelstinst. driven on shore, in Loch Ranza Bay, and bilged : crew and passengers saved. Fier Royal Highne:s the Duchess of Yonx kr towu yesterday illeniv3n fo;• IIE Tl'lr.2Th'it% Dtury=t Al 4 Operatic Drarni, whicli has long been .in pre-.; paration at this Theatt'e, was last night brought for ward, under the title of The Travetiers. . Poi- the Dramatis Personte we refer theleader to the Play bill in the front of our Paper. The following is a sketch of THE FABLE. At the opening of the Piece, the Prince of China, in a short accidental interview with Celinda; - sister to his 'friend and con►pani•m Koyan, is captivated by the powers of her voice, the beauty of her person, and the simplicity ocher manners. , Celinda feels for the Prince a reciprocal passion. Thd Empefor of China convenes his. Mandarins ter the • pur pose of soliciting their approbation, that his Son . might travel, to glean from Turkish, and fi l m Christian States, , a knowledge of their pdlities, arts, and manners ; which ob tained, he Pricce prepares tbr his tours in which he is to be attended by his friend and monitor . Koyan ; the laY . - ter, at the intreaty of 'his mother Mindora, twhett she is informed they are to visit England) consents that she, together with his Sister Celinda, disguised as a Page, lest her sex might throw temptation in the way of the youthful Prince, should be the companions of their travels ; this party, with the Prince's Page, and a shipwrecked Z rishman; are the 'characters from which.this Drama, takes its title; and the first Ad concludes with their departure from China. At the open ing of the second At the Travellers are arrived at Constanti nople, anti presently introduced at the Palace of the Grand Vizier. 'the beauty of the women, their dancing and singing, fascinate the amorous Prince, and, unconscious of error or offence, he breaks into the Harain ; the indignant Vizier re sents this innovation of their Turkish laws, and brutally im .. prisons the innocent Chinese. Through every action Celinda watches the Prince with the tender, yet jealous ardour of sin. cere affection ; and by stratagem, and the fascinating powers of her voice. she releases him from prison. The Travellers aban don the Turkish dominions in disgust ; andthe next ACS pre sents them to our view in Naples the Prince and his suite arc received in the Palace of the Duke of Posilipo ; music is the general theme, and Keyan, who is a distraded admirer.of the science,.catches each improving grace, according to the polish of each diflrent nation—a similar passion . pervading the breast of his sister Celiuda. The proud Duke is attached to' the widow of a Neapolitan Marquis, by birth an English woman, whose lively manners attract the warmest attention of the youthful and undisguised Prince of China, which cre ates a jealousy in the mind of the Duke, increasing to such' a pitch of desperation, that, in the fourth Aft, we find him hiring assassins to murder the unsospeding- Prince, whose life is saved a second time by the fascinating charm of trin. sic, through the interference of Celiuda ' • and the Duke him self becomes the victim of his own dark plot. lri the com mencement of the ctli Att,theTravellers are nearly wrecked on the British Coast, but by the humanity of a veteran. Admi ral, and his old Sailing Master, they reach the shore, and at,: hospitably entertained by the generous Seaman, ‘vh6 congra tulates himself on having an opportunity of returning an obligation which he once owed to the humanity of the CM nese. Here the story of former adventures is recounted„ and the Admiral is recognized to be the husband of Mindora, and the lather of the twins, Koyan and Celinda. The Prince,- discovering his first love, in the person of his assumed Page, who had twice preserved his life, resolves to repay her affix. tion with his hand and heart. The Marchioness (who, dis; gusted at the intended ass IsSination of the Prince, has -ac companied the Travellers to England), witha promise.of her Pperson in marriage, rewards the attention of Koyan, and the iece concludes with an animated compliment to the British I Constitution. The intention of the Author of this Piece, ac cording to the opinion-of most of the diurnal Cri tics, has been .to give the musical Composer an op portunity of . shewing the peculiar taste of different countries in the art of, =isle.. This, however, does not appear to us to have been the principal design of the Author, however he may have co-operated with the Musician, but to exemplify the laws and manners of the various countries throtigh which The Travellers proceed, in order to have an opportunity of giving a decided pre-eminence to the institutions,' customs, and principles, that cliaraCterize - Great Britain.. 'Of Ca. laa we see oily the'magnificence of its Court and gardens. We find despotism and cruelty in Turkey, jealousy and assassination. in - Italy; and finally we meet with' the blessings' of real freedom, the just prerogatives of the monarch, and the secure privi leges of the people. In pursuance of this objet, The Travellers are led into various scenes, • as the fable details—some of amusement, some of interest, and some "of danger.: The idea of making a Prince ordertravel,` iii to enlarge 'hie knowledge of man . kind, and to increase' his political information for the purpose of improving the system of his oWn Government, is obviously derived from Dr. JOHN..- SON'S Ilasselal, and the Author of the Piece deserves great credit for being the first .to employ the hint tbr a dramatic purpose. He has afforded adthirable scope for a. splendid and diversified speaacle, and the liberality of the Managers has abundantly. seconded his views. There has hardly been a dramatic pro duaion for a long time which has abounded More in magnificent variety. The Fable is by no means devoid of interest, though it is expanded to a tedious length. The Charaaers have. nothing peculiar, but they are in general well employed. The Author seems to have intended to charaCteriae the Prince by simplicity ; but this sim plicity unluckily bears the appearance of levity and libertinism;. for; like the Sailor in the Song, he finds a 'mistress, in every Port. He is, indeed, in love with Celinda, whom he supposes he had left in China, but her image does not prevent him from paying his addresses to every new beauty. This pro pensity takes from the respe& and dignity of his character; and as the Piece so very much exceeds the boundaries of all similar produaions, in point of time, every thing of this libertine kind 'should. be lopped ,away. The Prologue deprecated all critical considerations respecting the unities, and it is necessary also to be equally tolerant respe&ing the manners of the Coun try, particularly of China, where it would be impos sible for a Prince to obtain the liberty of. travelling. Many of the sentiments uttered by the Prince breathe a spirit of philosophy and virtue, and his chara&er upon the Whole is calculated to conciliate the good opinion of the audience. Next to his cherader is that of Celinda, who indeed is almost the prime movement in the dramatic machine. The Author has introduced many passages-Strong ly expressing those patriotic and loyal feelings which will always be well .received by Englishmen ; but some of them may be well omitted. .In the inferior characters the humour is rather too broad, and some are too coarse. The charaCters are . very well adapted to thePerfortners. ELL' SToN gave Lloyd iness, expression and variety to the Prince. Mrs. Al o UNTAIN sung and lifted admirably in Celinda. We never saw her, to so much advantage before. JOHNSTONE, in the Chinese Irishman, had full scope for his peculiar humour. BaAnam sung With all his usual skill, and was highly applauded. DowToN fand BnNNI STF.tt, in the concluding scenes, ably supported the charmers of a British Admiral-and inferior Tar. The Author of -this Piece is Mr. CHER Y, a re spetled Member of the Theatrical Community .- 11C Composer -is - Mr. Coital, and. .he has shown great taste, fancy, and science in the music. The Theatre was crowded, and there was as great a Itrtmgle for seats -as we ever witrleised. , Piece was t-Lify well feeetvci iiddilgtmut, tit It *if prottaned to such a deg rl.- . .!, pirticulariy as most try the SOl!gs were r•ineared i that Plitt 9pitit9 i thi' Audience were exitaustecl: ELLisTb: , : artiv,itmeed the 01;efd to r idpetiticrd tide' eveuing With unanimous dppiduse. P 0E7411E 'Pitt folloWing elegant and pdtfieti6 fritidie departed Worth and Beauty was written by JEggINGHAM, a name deservedly of high distiation in the poetical world: • - • TO THE MEMORY OP Tiit LAti MRS. DUFF: to this sad grave no common grief inVites; No stale display of sanaimonions rites : Domestic VirtueS here, a drooping Wild; Around the hallOWd spot despairing Stand! And here their lov'd departed Mistress mourn ; From the fond Youth of her a:fee:lion turn ; torn froth gay life"s short scene, in morning's bloOm t To feed the jaws of the relentless Tomb ! Ah when she fell beneath Death's tyrant pow'r The polished world then lost its beanteous B-Jw'r In whose blest frame were happily combined The feeling bosoM and th' iltumin'd mind : A spirit firreljv toireled by NA furies hand, Prompt to perform when V tar us gave command: Promptdn Afflidion's wound to pour relief, And bind the bleeding artery of Grief. FR I ,!fit 1111' %ilia* bursting tears ran o'er, " My prime, my stedfast fav'rite is no Mote r! Arr set lox, to the bosom still more dear, Shrunk at th' event, and dropp'd het warmest tear - r. tort rais'd her sPcred hand on high, And said, " See I riNGez.NCI. itsL:end the sky i" The Earl of CA RLISLR has exerted hiS ,poetical genius with great success in an elegiac tribute to the memory of the iMMOrtai NELSON. His Lordship's produaion i indeed, manifests a true poetical Spirit, as well as s a laudable fervour of patriotism. MODERNIMMOVEMENTS.--"A very erroneous idea is entertained of the taste now so prevalent in this Country, in respeCt to the improvements in *House- . hold Furniture.. The vulgar conception of the an- - tique seems to convey an opinion, that the more heavy and ponderous in weight and appearance the. article is, the stronger it bears . .similitude to the sublime specimens of antient sculpture. The error alluded to arises from mechanics implicitly copying antique models, without adapting them to the si- Nations they are calculated to be placed in. Nothing is a more- convincing proof of the truth of the re-. Mark, thairthe vast numbers of ill digested designs lately introduced in the mansions of several of our . Nobility -and Gentry. • To ciirre4t these blemishes in the regions of taste and refinement, shall be cur en deavour,: by pointing out, with a critical .nicety s their monstrous incongruity. The Page Institutions now on the tapis will go a great way towards remedying these evils. We are - given to understand, that there are two .houses now fitting up for persons of. distinc t kin, on. a more. perfea..and scientifically arranged plan than any heretofore thought of, and that they will, when finished, not find an equal at this time: .in Europe, for-chasteness -in the arthiteCtural .orna ments, and elegance in the finishing. The style of furnishing these houses, which will hereafter bellie s. standard of taste, is to be wholly after the Grecian . ' Costume. The tables, chairs, commodes, libraries, &c. are to be made of the finest mahogany, inlaid with ebony, and decorated with scientific carved or naments ; they will consist principally of wreaths of foliage interwoven with bas-relievos in grouper and single portraits. The carpets are to be• made. with a plain ground, and Slightly decorated with fo liage and ornaments en suite with the fiirniture. The bedsteads are to be-made only moderately hishss, the pillars-of which are of mahogany, carved and in laid with ebony ; the curtains and, draperies to be wholly designed after the Roman banners. The whole of the mirrors to be decorated with ornaments in bronze, in frames of plain mahogany. Th e . stoves in each apartment to be composed of bronze and steel, made very low, and acting upon, a- new, reverting principle, at the -same time simple and complex. Every apartment to have antique branched' lights suspended froth the cieling.• The report that there Was an impediment in the way of Mr. THELi:USSON'S advancement to -the lits-7 nour of - an Irish Peerage is s it seems; wholly without foundation. His MAJESTY .is empowered by the ACS of Union to create an Irish Peer on the ex tinction of three Irish Peerages, and three are ex- , tina, viz. the Earldom of Ross, the Viscountry of BATEMAN, and the Baronetcy of Hotesms.. • The 4th Dragoon. Guards marched into Piershill Barracks on Monday, in the room the 7th, who . have marched for Ireland Last week three Troops of the 21st Regiment of Light Dragoons, commanded b y Major 'SPE/SAY:ANS arrived at Newcastle from Woodbridge. Monday mailing the first diviSion of the Inver ness-shire Militia marched #om Edinburgh Castle for Dunbar Barracks. The 3d Battalion of the 27;h Foot, commanded by Major Nay NUE, were expected on Monday from Dunbar to replace them. The 25th Regiment of Foot have marched froze Fermoy to Kilkenny. The 82d Regiment have re ceived orders to march from Cork to Carlow. Owing to the heavy rains, on Thursday, the river Aire overflowed, and inundated the houses on its banks. The streets on the south side of the bridge at Leeds, were covered with water, in several places upwards of a yard deep. On Monday se'nnight the Woollen Cloth Fair was held at Ayrs There was a good supply. It sold about eight per cent. below the prices given last Fair. On 'Wednesday there was a great show of horses. Good horses - of every description gave es traordinary prices, and sold readily.. Died on Tuesday evening, in the 77th year of 11:S age, PETER PERCHARD, Esq. Alderman, and late Lord-Mayor of this City. The various public situa tions in which he 'was placed were filled by him with integrity and honour. He was just aril upss fight in his anions, faithful and firm to his K and Country, and the calmness and re: ignition which he met death proved him-to be a true snicci c Christian;