The Sun.
London, England, 1801-05-15 00:00:00

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No. 173. Portrait of the Mott. Sophia Vpton.—T. LAW-

RENCk R. A.

This is esteemed one of Mr. LAWR ENC E'S best
Portraits in the preient Exhibition. it is indeed a
very interesting Work, and, though a Portrait, is
painted in a pitinresque• and poetical style:' ~The
Mb,. in the head-dress, however, is not ver' orna-
mental, and may induce one -tp: think that. tile fair
original wanted to. personify Cbi-istzias, a most
unsuitable ducat-ter. fca a Lady
.so young and beau-
tiful. , •

No. 34. View of Stoke-Park in Buckinghamshir4 the Seat
of John ficnn, Aa Lilt:To:1, R. A.

An Artist, however great his merit, has always
a rculiar difficulty to encounter when he is • con-
fined' in point'of,locality. Mr. 'FAR loci‘orr- has
surmounted this iifiiculty with succes§. Though
this is a faithful'representation of the spot, it is ex-
ecuted with greattaste and spirit. The mansiorlisl
heautirtilly situitted, and : the surrounding scenery
denotes the hand of an Artist that knoiVs how to
represent Nature in.her most interesting positions:
The trees are 'varied,witligood effe6l, and the water;
though thrown into shadow, is admirably clear and
transparent.

NO. 102. Portrait of Mr. Vatix, M. R. A,
We must give Mr. SH E credit for fidelity of rc-.
semblance in this Picture; as We know- not the ori-
ginal ; but we should 'do him great injustice if we
were to pass tiler so excellent a Portrait. The co-
louring isThaste; yet vivid, and the whole is paint-
ed with a firm dtitermined pencil. There are very
few Artists of the present day capable of producing
a Picture of .equal merit.

On Saturday last ,Samuel Johnson, alias :inftlel •
Thompsdn, alias Samttel- Johnson 'Thompson, for
:uttering coli4terleit Bank of 'England_ Note, at
Congleton John Morgan, for 'a, simi,lar offence at
Stockport ; 'an'd John Clare, for various burglaries
and'relonies -at and' near NantWich, were conveyed
front Chester Castle in the usual form, towards. the
place-of execution, at Boughton.—.—Just before the
prOCession arrived .-- at the fatal tree, John Clare
sprung oat of the Cart, and being. near to the hill
'where theoldgallows stook rapidly descended into
the • River Dee, and in' the preience of a great
number of spectators was almost instantaneously
drowned. The body was soon after, taken out of
the water, and suspended at the tree with those ci"
the other malefaClors; .who behaved with the
strietest propriety and resignation from the time,
'of condemnation.,,John Clare constantly declar-
ed he was. rot born to be hatigefl, on which account
every care was taken in the Castle to prevent
any scheme he might have invented in order' to
destroy himself. persisted\in the same declara-
tion, and requested one of the turnkeys to enquire
at the Post-office Whether a reprieve was not arrived
for him. On receiving a negative answer he seemed
not to. be
~dismayed, and still asserted he was not
to be hangtd.'

On 'Wednesday night, tile house of Mr. Clark,
shoemaker, Kingston, Surrey, was broke open and
roblq of a large quantity of boots and shoes.

We understand, from authority, that the import_
ant mercantile cause, 11 The KING V. GEORGE 'W.
THELLUSSON, Esq." stands for trial before Lord
KENYON, at Guildhall, on Wednesday next.—lt is
said that Mr. RICHAk•D COP INGER, the principal
Prosecutor, purposes taking, the leakaixi condun of
the Prosecution, assisted by five Professional Gen..
tiernm of the first eminence at the. car.

rITE OPERA.

Fri LLicsu Etitt,-one of the chief, vnki one or tl-ie
most descrying-favourites (;f: the had a
numerous audience at ha hen fit lasi night. :file
Opera wasi.a Principe:J.2 Fijosq/a, in which Vt:ce
shone her usual eclat.

At the end of the first al, a. Diveriisement.wns
revived, origfrially
.composed by VEsrxis,anti
entitled Le Pied de has no great Con_
nedion wit'.; its name,' sand . is founded on a manual
sport, said td-be common in France : nor 'bad- it
much merit in itself.

The novelty, of the night was a Chinese Ballet,
composed by ,Dipt LOT, and entitled. Ilen—fi an»
Tao: It is full of kive, and rivalry, but of ours:
concludes haprilr. •

This Ballet 'is lively and interesting, and is
brought forward* with a.striking and. beautiful ad:.
herence to the Chinese costu;rie. Ir wds teceiveds
with great applause, and will no doubt be adopted
by the Manager.

HiLLicsurxo distinguished herself as much As
ever by her activity and exhilli.ating graws,, and
received Fhe most gratifying marks of pui)lic par-
tiality.

The importance of the late daptures in the West-
Indies, can he properly apprecOted by those only
whose recent residence in those Islands; or inime4
diate,conneftions with them, affords a knowlej?-e (.t*
the great improvements, they have. within a short
period unLeronf...

Sqnta Crtrz, Con'sicir6l in all it points, is scilicet
inferior to, itny Island in the -West' Igdies. Its
affluence is immense,, producing annually about
2b,000 hcgshends of sugar (the last crop was 36,000
bovsheads; Lo cwt, each), each hogshead of Isoolb.
Welt ; 0,000 hogsheads of rum; and 3000 bales
"Of c tton, 3oolb. to the bale.

St. Thomas and St. John make each about 4006
hhds. of qugar, zoo° of ruM, and soo bales of cot,
ton ; but the island of St. John is of the highest
iii‘portance to Great 13ritain, from possessing one
pf the finest harbours in that quarter, fully capable
of riding fifty sail opf the line in safety, during the
most violent hur,ricanc.'
•, • a
Sr. Bartholmn*,_ivhtch belonged to Sweden, is
not, of great consequence, eAcept for its commerce.
It has, however, a good harbour for vessels of 300
tortsl;trthen.

St. Marti;/Ps, though a fine Island, islusceptible
of yery considerable impi.ovement, and may One tlay
rank not among the least in value. It now
about t0.,0?d bhcb-..--of-stigar: and rims.

Many.misetable _puns have been'. made upon the
name of dig young:Gentleman who attends,Loici
Sr. HELENS to PetersLiirgi,, as ilis Socretacy. We
are satisfied in knowing that Lord ST. HE
Mi SS ion bids-well, for Pea Cie

TH E ATR C Ai. F Dorf% The celebrated
I-JARtty one of the very beSt Comic.
A.Ctors this Couittrr :ever .v.w„....was once involved.
in an.embayrasmott s:nityr n.) \etiat !,uTored
Oh .I.C/lonctif lair" `tit Co-yetil'Zarden tre. Dr.
Hitt, the nptqdW'i4ror.of.L'Aersiture, h4' written
some severe gtri:Ures is Cli)Q,-OfNiperiodical. works
On WooDW'Aito's kt,ing. to night or two alter
the publicatio'n the Doctor: went .to the Theatre,
and was seen in .the box by or p:. mkt) as the latter
was performing the Stage... Ulder the sudden,.
and .strOni,.ituptilse-70f resentinept, Wt7oDW Atip -
clenched' his. fist and held 'it. to yvar,ls the'Diktur,
muttering at the satne,time.a' thi eat of 'vengeance._
Dr. HILL was a eltaratier not much -admired by the
Public,' dud Woo D W.tk o was 'a great favOitrite.; but
the Audience considering themselves as. insulted
GOD
,this occasion, hissed Wo.Onw ttt) so much
that he was. not. permitted to proceed till. he had
made an apology' for his disiespe4 tOwai:is them.
.—This circuutance afterwards pti.iduet.id a literary
warfare between HILL and WooDwAan, in which
Wool) WARD 'ortaiinly the .advantitge iir.roint of
hum our 'HILL had in the early, periul of
,his life
attempted to perform an the Stage, brit. not succeed_.
ing„ he then devoted himself. to.:Physie..... Woon.
w AID alluding to this .theatrical. failure, addressed
the Doetorjn nearly the_ following words: " I was
present when you performed Lothar;u at May Fair,
DAGGER MAAR' (one-of the WV'. t J ever seen)
played Alta/iron:, and the whole House concurred
with you, when you dying' said,"
." Oh! Altainont thy gerites is the stronger."

CHURCHILL'. in his Rarciad alludes to this dis-
pute, Which happened just befUre the first publica-
(ion of that 1):Iern

"WoonW. A R D Carrie,- 111 r. L sUp'd away,
" Melting like G hugs baiare tnc rising day."

Yesterday 'a house in Gray's-Buildings, Lam..
both, supposed to•be inhabited by Coincrs, was be-
sieged by, a party of Bow-street Officers, who, after
forcing, an entrance at the. back yart of the house,
went up stairs, and in a rOom on the first floor
found a woman filing a quantity of
,base shillings,
and sixpences : some of the 2:licers were then pro-
ceeding to the attic suli‘y,- when they were sudden-
ly obltrueted by adoor being, let doff ou the s6`irs,,
which they had some trouble to break -through be..
fore' they could get at the Sanaum Stmehrryn of this
Banditti, when they discovered two men and a wo.
man, who appeared to, have been
,just' at work, a
lighted furnace, and every 'other aitaratus.for
together with a: large quantity of base money
finished and unfinished, being found in theylace.
On Ailonday a &ironer's Inquest was held at
.Mr..,Gushion's, the SpreacLEagle, Lambeth,' on the
body of Mr. Smith, of Canterbury place, Lam-
bed' • a clerk in the. Sun Fire.o,fiice, who died on
Friday morning,• ill consequence of ,woUnds sup..
posed to he ioliided.by ititnself, with a carxing_
knife. Iwo wounds were Wade on his neck,
which would not hare, been fatal, and, several
others in different parts of his body the mortal
one was given,bv thrusting' the knife into his left
side so as to reach his heart.. This unhappy deed was
perpetrated soon after' midnight, inS. he was dead
before any, assistance could he procured. . The
Jury,-after a deliberation a several huuts\ returned
a verdict of-Lrolciev.

From the LONDON GAZEM, May 12,180

Ordnance-Office, ?clay 8, 180 1.
Rw,4l Regiment of Artillery.

Lientenant-Colonel Orlanciu Manley to be Colonel en Second.
Dated April IS, 180 r.
Breve!: Lieeterant-Colonel John Cockburn to be Lieutenant-
Colonel Dated as above.
Brevet Lilriitenant-Colonel Henry T. Thomson to be Major,
vice Cockburn. Dated as above.
Captain-Lieutenar, Ralph W Adye to be Captain, vice
Thompson. Dated as above. .
First Lieutenant Samuel Reynell to be Captain-Lieutenant,
Adye. Dated as above.,
Second Lieutenant Saumarez Dubordu to be First Lieuten-
ant, vice Reynell. Dated asabove.
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonet Thoynas R. Charleton to be
• Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated as above.
Brevet Lieurenant-.Colonel Abraham Du Vernett to be' Ma-
jor, vice Charieton. Dated as above.
Captain-Lieutenant George B. Fisher to be Captain, vice
Du Vernet t. Dated as above,
First Lieutenant William Payne to be Captain-Lieutenant,
vice Fisher. Dated as above.
Second Lieutenant John P. Fisher to be First Lieutenant,
- vice Payne. Dated as above.
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Tr0w0,..-th to be. Lieuten-
' ant-Colonel. '.Dated as above.. •
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel James Butler. to be Major, vice
Howorth. Dated as-above.
Captain-Lieutenanta Paulett %V. Colebrooke to be Captain,
vice Butler. Dated as above.
First Lieutenant George Forster to be Captain-Lieutenant,
vice Colebrooke. Dated as above.
Second Lieutenant Arthur fittnt.tO be First Lieutenant, vice
Forster. Dated as above.
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel James Boag to be Major.
as above.
Captain-Lieutenant Edward W. Pritchard to be Captain
vice Boag. ' Dated as above.
• First Lieutenapt John Caddy to be CaptainceLieutenant, vice
Pritchard. 'Dated asabove.
Second Lieutenant John Briscoe to be First Lieutenant, vice
Caddy. Dated as above.
Captain-Lieutenant Lucius O'Brien to be Captain. Dated
as above.
First Lieutenant Alexander Campbell to be Captain-Lieu.
• tenant, Nice O'Brien:' Dated as above.
Second Lieutenant- lonia Taylor to be First Lieutenant, vie,:
Campbell. Dated as above.
Captain-Lieutenant James Gilbert to be Captain. Dated as
above.
• First Lieutenant Hon. Roger Rollo to be Captain-Lituten-
- ant, vice Gilbert. Dated as above.
Second Lieutenant Edward W. Cowley to be First Lieuten:
ant, vice Rollo. Dated as above.
Captain-LieutenantThomas Dodd to -be Captain. Dated as
above.
First Lieutenant Henry M. Farrington to be Captain- Lieut.
vice Dodd. Dated as above.
Second Lieutenant Edward Cullin to be First Lieutenant,
vice l'arrineto-n.. Dated as abovv.
Captain-Lieutenant Thomas R..Franckli'n to be Captain.
Dated above..
First Lieutenant George Skyring to be Captain-Lieutenant,
vice Fraricklin. Dated as above.
• Second Lieutenant John Winder to be First Lieutenant, vice
Skyring. Dated as above.
Captain-Lieutenant James Viney to be Captain. Dated as
above.
First Lieutenant Charles H. Fitzmayer to be Captain-Lieu-
tenant, vice Viney. Dated as above.
Second Lieutenant Arthur Macartney to be First Lieuten-
ant, vice Fitzmayer. Dated as above.
Captain-Lieutenant Richard W. Unitt to be Captain.
Dated as above.
First • Lieutenant Joseph Beane. to be Captain;Lieuteriant,
vice Unitt. Dated as above
• Second Lieutenant Morgan Traherne to be First Lieutenant,
vice Brome. Dated as above.
First Lieutenant Williain Hall to be Captain-Lieutenant.
Dated as above. •
Second Lieutenant James Adye to -be First Lieutenant, vice
Hall. Dated as above.
First Lieutenant Charles Younghusbancl to be Captain-Lieu-
tenapt. Dated as above.
Second Lieutenant .Harry Meggs to be First Lieutenant, vice
Y-ounghusband. Dated as above.
First- Lieutenant George Crawford to bt Captain-Lieuten—
ant. Dated as above.
Second Lieutenant Henry Light to be First Lieutenant, vice
Crawford. Dated as above.
First Lieutenant George Holmes to be Captain-Lieutenant.
Dated as above.
First Lieutenant Robert Truseotj to be ditto. Dated as
above.
First Lieutenant Thomas Tisdall to be ditto. Dated a.,
above:
Captain-Lieutenant Charles Waller to be Captain. Dated
April 26, iBot.
First Lieutenant George Ormsby to be Captain-Lieutenant,
vice Waller. Dated as above.
Second Lieutenant Henry Bates to be First Lieutenant, vice
Ormsby. Dated as above.
First Gentleman Cadet George Rodber to be Second Lieu-
tenant, vice C. Sandliiiki, promoted. ,Dated April 37,
180 t. '
Second Gentleman Cadet Thomas Terrell to be Second
Lieutenant, vice W. Rosner,-p.ornoted. Dated as above.
Third Gentleman Cadet Charles Mosse to be.. Second Lieu-
tenant, vice H. Onslow, promoted. Dated as above.
Fourth Gentleman Cadet Matthew Lord to be Second Lieu-
tenant, Vice C. Gilmour, promoted. Dated as above.
Fifth Gentleman Cadet William Butts to be Second Lieu-
tenant, vice F. Knox, promoted Dated as above.
Lieutenant Scott, from the Corps of Captain COM.
'missaries, to be Setond Lieutenant, vice G. Jenkinson,
promoted. Dated April 28, 1801.
Lieutenant Commissary Henry P. Lee to be Captain Com-
missary, Dated May. 1, 'Sot.
Quarter--Matter Commissary Gilbert Robinson to be Lieu-
tenant Commissary, vice Lee. Dated as above.

Dated

Comrilssion Tx the Staftordshire Militia, ilgned 4y the Lord
Lieutenant.

Charles Wolselcy, Esq. to be Captain. Dated December
2o aoo. •
'William Palmer, .Esq. to be Captain-Lieutenant. Dated
Jan. i 6, dot.
Charles Wilkinson, Cent. to be Ensign. Dated Decembet
20, 1800: -

Cot:minim ht the Middlesex Militia, :igned by 1,
Lieutenalt

We'stern Regiment,

William Bill, Esq. to be Major. Dated June t, tgob.
George Storey, Esq. to be Captain. Dated as above.
Edward Bajl'y, Esq. tole captain-Lieutenant, Dated Jan.

30, apt.
Robert Wright, Cent. to lie Ensign: Dated June T, Igoo.
Thomis William Harrington, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated
Feb. 27, dot.

Eattern Regiment.

Cervas Wylde, jitn: Esq. to be Captain. Datetrjan. 25,
dot,
David Alston, Cent. to be Ensign. Dated Nov. 4, tflo.l.
James Robertson, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated Nov. 5, ago.

*kin:in:ter Regiment.

Tunes fohnstone, Esq. to be Captain. Dated June rs, iSoo.
Thomas Davis, E,4q..t0 be Captain4ieut. Dated as above.
P. Nfacklir,, C;ent. to b.. l.ieulenant. Dated as above.
Edward Henry'Back, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated f une 25, 1800.
William Hobart; Gent. tpbe Ensign. Dated Jan. ts,

Commission k the Loyal Poole,/ Volunteer Association, signed
ly HA Mainly duedMys, dot.
The, ight Hon. Lord Fitz Harris to by Major-Comma. at,
vice Jackson, resigned. ' •
•

Ccromisrlons in tbe Hampstead Volunteer Association, signed
ilis Majesy ; Axil 2, 1201.

Josiah Boys;leil, Esq. (late Captain of a Class) to be MajorT
Commandant.
Charles, Holtimr, Esq. (late Captain of a Class) to be Cap_

tain of a Comany.
Philip gralsal, Ise}. to be Ditto.
William Rawlinson, Gent. lobe First Lieutenant.
William Wilt, Gent. to be Ditto.
Thomas. Douse. Gent. to 19.0 Second, Lieutenant.
Henry WhitQ, Gent. to be Ditto.

30, T

;0!.

His Majesty has been pleased to make the fol.
lowing' Promotions in the .Army on this Establish-
Mein :

,24 Battalion of 6:d Foot, Captain Charles Irvine,, from thz
ad Battalion of 68th Foot, to be Captain, without pur-
chase, vice 'I. Scales, resigned,. Dated Dec. 9, tboo.
Prince cf Wile.e.l Fendhle

Nlajor-Gcneral ..Edward Morrison, from Coldstream Poo
Guards, to be' Colonel, vice Lord Ranclitti.,, deceased
Dated Nov. 19, .lSoo.

Tay RegioneN4of 11,nalt.I!rfa!ttry:

_ -
Captain-Lieutenailt Enoch Bro;u1leq. to. be Captain, vice
Haiket, resigned. Dated Nov. 28, !Soo.
Lieutenant Peter -Campbell to •be • Captain-Lieutemint.
• Dated as above.
Ensignjienjarnin Broadley tobe Lieutenant. Dated as above,
INlacull,ck. to b;.: Ensign. Vate.l as above.
Lieuthiant Wilburn Overton to'be Adjutant, vice APLardie,
deCeased. Dated Dec. Is, 1800.

War-05re, Dußift-Castle, April 20, tBol.
His Majesty'has been-pleased to make the follow.
ing Promotion in tile Army on this Establishment
id Battalion of the4Eith Foot, Captain Tames George Wad
dell, from Half-pay of Colonel Ward's late Regiment o
Foot, to be Captain, vice Elvin,-exthanged. Dated Dec,
. 9, oe.