The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-02 00:00:00

ROYAL SOCIETY.

•
St. Andrew's Day falling this year on 'sunday, the
Royal Society held their .Atthiversary Meeting ye's-
terday, at their apartments inSomerset=place;
the President, the Right. Hon. Sir JQSEPH BANxs,
Bart:R. B. 'in the name' of' the Society,, presented
the Gold Medal (called Sir, Godfrey -Copley's) to
TliomAs ANDREW KNIGHT, 'Esq. for . the yari,ous,
Papers' in Vegetation, 'printed in the Philosuphic2.k,
Transactions. • - -

Afterwards the. Society proceeded to the choicew
the Council and Officers for the ensuing year.; wlivn
on examining the ballots, it appeared that the.rol,
116
lowing Gentlemen were ele&ed of the Council.
(H the Old Council, the Right Hon. Sir josep,ll.l3anks;"
Bart. K. B john Abernethy ; Sir Charles.Blagden,
tnt. ; Henry Cavendish. Edward .Whitaker Gray;
AL D.; Right Hon.. Charles Greville;•Win. iVhrsden,Esq,;
Rev. Npvii Maskelyne, O.D. ; Gebrge. Earl Morton;'
Hythi Wollaston, M.D. ; Thoinas Young, M.D..
Ut the NOW Council, the Right Hon. Charles Abbot
johplieu.vyside, Etc': ; lion. l•redcrick. North; S;r John St.
Airoyil; ii,rt. ; kight Hon. Sir Win. Scott,' Kat.; Francis
Lord Seaiorth ; C.,arles • Sliaw 'L.etcyre.- Esq'. ; George. Vis,
count Videntia ; Roger
,Walbraiiirn, •E'sq7; 'Charles Wil-
kins, tic!. •
And the 0 ffreers were the-.7Right..Hon. Sirlasepli Banks,
part. K.B. ; Win, Marsden, Esq. Treasurer,,;. Ed.
ward Wnitaker: Craig, 'MA Y.. Win: Hyde Wollaston, I\l.D.
Secretaries. • ' •

Afterward,: the_ Members 4.09 ,Society dined to 7,
gether Ls usual;:aFtlie Cros;vn and Ancticeravernin
the Strand. -

Yesterday was the Anniversary of the RestoratiBh
of the Illustrious House of BRAGANzA to the Throne,J
of PortogaL In commemoration of the joyous ev'titif;'.l
his 17kMli;ncy the AmbasSador :•from the ,Court of's
Lisbon to 4trat- of Ltinoon,. gage. a grand dejeune.. to
several persons of -distinction, native's of Portugal,
and attached to the presenr-Illostrious Family, on
that; lironel-...liigh'iNtass'Ats-afterWards
fii the,; rnbqssadur's.cnapel.;: M.Detinz Was sung,
and 7 %tand •Autileiri was performed, the -.rriusic
iComposeaf-expieggly for clic: occasion'' by Signor DE
SvL,s,,of Lisbon, • Every' pt son at ail Conliehed
tviththq;,irs. of Portugal, whether. of Political,
EcclaidStie, or CoMmerCial eminence, was present;
and the mtiSiC was of that grand and'Sublitne strh.c.—
ture that was suitable to the occasion.

We areglad to leer that the Public are likely ter'
soon gratifia by a Comedy from Miss. 49,i:
Autheredferte Chapter of jccideuis, oue of the best
produdions of the iliodern
.Stage.
AC4oidiug to report in the theatrical Circles, Lfi.—
Tor; and Miss TYRER arp about to enter upoti.4::
matrimonial eneoge7.77..e,v._ We. hope that both par
ties oklitfinel' it cr beinfit: _

. _
It has been erroneously stated, that The Tempest,
which is reviving at Covent-Garden Theatre, is
DRY DEN'S '''-al.terlttioll, not ^' SgAESP-EARE's original
and admirable...work. The truth, is,.'that .SHAK-,
SPEARE'S Play is to be brpught forward with 'a very
slight passage from.
DiYDEti,and -dretrenchinent of
mere redundancies. This charming romanceaffotds:
fine scope for iii&nrespie beauty and grandeur of
.
scenery. . . .

LutttA.TuttE.—We are , glad to. find that
BARROW,Whose. Travels kive so deservedly 'raised
bis name in the republic of letters for knowledge; •
judgment, and acumen, has nearly-finished his Life
of the late Earl MA.csarrwr, a Nohlematr whOstl
rare attainthentS and high talents fully entitle, hind"
to biog.i:lo4. cekbrity. It pruper to-observe; •
that Me..e.BAtitiow must have had Peculiar opportu-.'
rides of formingdue estimate of the charatier of
that amiable. And accomplished Nobleman, arising
from long frrendship; as well as 'fioin a more parti-
cular inter. otrrse during the Embassy; in' which4le,
itccompanlea his _Lordship to China.
The account Of• Lord. HENNIK Eli's return tb--par-
liament was incorteet,-. Tpat Noblituan has, for'
the fifth titnei.beeu eldled a Representative of the„
County of Rutland, •no• slight proof Of,the satisfaetion
Which his payliamentaiv condua has afforded to'his
Constituenti. •. • ,
By the infOrnaation of a Qebtleman (Whose
.fa,
roily was at Lubeck); it appears,„that in that City
and its vicinity the
.F.re,nch lost, five thousand.
men. The 'eatnage
..Was. so dreadful, that for
some time they rixotild not advance, until Alarihal
BERNADOttt exclaimed, " Avancez, Ava-nrexl
roes enfaii4; je' vouk. firemettrai pillage. 7., .The
folloWing ...was -among the more successful.•et-
pedients to avoid plunder, at. Lubeck :—All the
most valuable' articles-were taken into the garrets,
while the rubbish and the inferior .furniture were
thrown before the doOrs into the streets,. in .the ut-
most disorder.; ;when the plmnderets carne, they con-
cluded the house' hatl already been gutted by their
companions, and then rushed to a scene of more
promise, bearing away, perhaps, some trifle which
could not escape their avidity: •,
M. DARE, ayrenChmaii of some distinCtion, who
'had formerly been Aid-de,Camp to BorrApAwri, in,
Egypt, and. who had made his escape; was lately
arrested in Stapleton, whither he had gone to view
that prison.

MURDER-OF Mk. STEELE.---The two*men in cus-
tody on the-charge of liming murdered" My, Steele,
underwent another 'examination yesterday before
Mr. NARES, privately, 'at his,own house. The third
person charged, who, as it has already been stated,
'was serving on board 'one. of His' Majesty's frigates
on the Coast of I.'fince, is also in custody., .Twck
Officers belonging to the Public Office, Worship-
street, who' were -dispatched in pursuit of him,
brought, him' to Deal on Saturday, evening, ,bUt they
could not bring him to Loudon, in consequence of
his being in a very ill stale of health, he was there-
fore left in the custody of the 'Guard at the Royal
Hospital. A woman who cohabited with one of the
Prisoners at the time of the murder, has been minute,
ly examined, and 'her . testimony has thrown addi7
lions' light on this horrid' snbjea. • •
BIRTH.—Ott Sunday, in Welbeck-street,." the
Lady of ROGER Esq. of a Son.

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