The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-24 00:00:00

MRS. BILLINGTON:

MRs. ButttleroN, we are confidently assured,
was much worse on Thursday night than could have
been supposed, even from the very alarming account
which was given by Mr. KEMB LE, in his Address
to the Audience. Dr. HALIFAX happened to be in
the Duke of BEDFORD'S Box, and as soon as he
was informed of her illness, hastened to the spot to
give her his advice. Mr. PORTER, the Apothecary,
was in the Theatre, and he hurried to her to render
his assistance. Her fits,. however, were so violent
that for 'a considerable time, it was impossible for
her to obtain any relief. She was considerably better
yesterday, and is likely to be soon atilt to resume
her professional labours. The 10;16w ing is the ac.
count of her situation, preceding her appearance at
the Theatre, as given by Mr. HEAvisIDE, the
Surgeon, who attends her, .and which he eery
properly submits to the Public in order to obviate
the misrepresentation and prejudice which arc too
likely to arise on such occasions.

" On Wednesday I was sent fer to Mrs. Br f inc Ton,
who complained of great pain in her arm,• and there was a
considerable iutiammaticri I the :ght • I felt a ria or needle
under the skin—Yesterday morning it was Toon; distinctly
felt, and I took out an entire needle from just below the
right shoulder—l pressed het not to attempt pertbrming last
night, as she felt some pain from the operation, and the in-
flammation was not entirely gone.—llei• desire to gratify the
Public has beer► proved last night to exceed her power, and
the consequence was her being tinequal to proceed.
" J. HEAVISIDE.

Georp...rtrert,
Ga. T... 3."

In
„addition to this statement it is proper to ob-
serve that Mrs. BiLLNoToN's arm had assumed a
black appearance, which oppressed her with the ter-
ror of a mortification ; yet with this terror, scarcely
softened by the assurances of her Surgeon, and quite
in opposition to his advice, her zeal to prevent the
Public from suffering a disappointment, urged her to
attempt the pe:forthance of her duty, and involved
her in all the unpleasant consequences which have
been related.

The Article itt the Treaty betwCeh Russia and
France, prohibiting all political intrigues in each
Country against the other; must give satisfaffion to
all Europe, inasmuch as it shews a disposition on
the part of the French to put a stop to their pro-
selYting system, or at least to respeti the Govern.:
Merit of other StateS. It i to be wished, and indeed
it is hardly to he doubted, that such an Article as
this will he introduced in the Definiti\'e Treaties
between France and other States; and hence we
may hope for a continuance of the blessings of
Peace Indeed such a provision is likely to be
of as much advantage to France •as to Other States,
for it ‘vill put a check upon the restless spirit of
JAcoatNtsm, which can endure •no authority over
itself, and which is always ready to burst Into
atlion while it is excluded from a,share in the Go-
vernment.

The propagation of a report, as des!;tibed in the
Seim,"lfor Scandal, was yesterday illustiated in the
narrative of Mrs. ButimiroN's indisposition. Be-
fore evening it was confidently asserted; that six
stackimg-nerdles and a ball of worsted had been taken
out of her elbortii:

The French Gentlenien Who lent their Piints
and Pleasure-boats to the GovernMen't of France
for the invasion of this CoLintryi have now taken,
them all back again to their ponds and rivulets.--
This is the real truth of what the Mirtister of the
Marine calls the dis'armairteiit of the light Flotilla,

The good people of Ireland are ofcessively
alarmed 'at the idea of the Archduke ANTHONY
being eluted Bishop •of Affinsier. They say that
they shall have Bishops of Contrazi,ght and Leinster
too, elthed without their co'nent. .

Margate is beginning to empty itself very fast,
so much so, that an Irish Gentleman observed a
few day's ago, that there was no necessity for the
Hoys to sail from London, bat only to it:
EmtaritoTox's performanct in the Chafaaer of
,bleb, on the. Botany Bay Theatre, rendered the
}?Tama truly Ycluti in Specalint. The Beggar's
Opera in that parr of the World; niust indeed have
come home to the igsigers crxd the 4alomis oftie
Spelitorf, •

DUBLIN, OM ZCL

. .
CUT QUARTER ASSEMBLY.

. . .
AT this AS73'er!ill,:y; on the i6th the Rist,t
lion. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen; High SherilCJ,
and Common Council, opened the Assembly;
After some ptiVare busineSS, a Petitfori trr.crri
certain of the COmmOns for the freedO:u of the
cdrpo'ration to the -Right Floa. CHARC,.2S Abu or,
Chief Secretary to His Ex c.:,;.eney tli! Lord
teta was, read, and propobed to be accompanied
with an address, presented in a ..
litix; value
five guineas:.

iVir. KELLY, one of the Repres.enuities of t7l
Guild of Merchants, rose, and spoke in very high
and respeaful terms of that Right Hor;ourable
tieman. He prefaced his speech by saying, he w,:s
not much in the habits of fettering any great man;
that he had no knowledge Of the Right lfot; hirable
Gentleman, except in his public capacity, arid that
he could assure the Citizens of tidbit!), that n 4
person ever filling hiS hi/li office; had theitlritcrest
more at heart ; that he could, from his own know..
ledge, state, that the abilities and laborious appi..
Cation of Mr. At; unt to the Public service; had
been already produCtive of the greatest benefit to
the kingdom ; that his tendering the 'reenues of
the country more prodative; would UltimAtely tend
to ease the people and lighten the public burthens.
He lamented that the accustomed forms Of the As-
sembly precluded the possibility Of giving it with
a gdei box; but, as he was certain that Right
Honourable Gentleman would arpreci.ite the coin..
Aliment paid him by the Citizens of Dial.,lite; as he
ought, he would, for the sake of ti iani,n4, be
contented io Move, that the resolution sent down by
the Board should be treed to, and the Assembly
unanimously assented ; and Mr. KELLY, Mr.
D'OLI ER, Mr. POWELL, &C. were appointed a Coale
mittee of the Commons to draw up a respectful ad-
dress; and that they with a Committee of Alder-
men, do' wait no Mr. MBoT, present the
same with the freedom of the City and a silver box.
[This compliment to the Right Hon-. Mr. An.
nor, has'been marked and attended with circum-
stances highly flattering td that Gentleman. It hat
been customary heretofore to eo.niplithent per,ons
holding the situation he doe i 3 with their fteedom
silver boxes, but we recollca no hist:trier,
.previous
to the present; where an address; highly flattering
and complimentary,, has accompanied

General HurettiNsON's Letter is the theme of
panegyric with every man who, possesSeS just ideas
of true modesty; and of approved talents end worth.
It is eloquent and concise, yet descriptive and sa-
tisfoaory. While he, in such elegant terra, does
such justice to the merits or. the ArMy under his
corn.nand, the heart involuntarily pays himself the
tribure'of the highest merit, attended by its bright-
,.
est ornament, unaffeded and unassuming modesty.
General HurremiNsoN bein',;- a pitinger brother
of a numerotis family, he seemed early destined to
be the author of hiS own fortune, and no exertion
was spared to bring him forward into public life
with every advantage:, lie received the elements
Of his classical education at Eton School, and after
remaining there the tistthl number of years, he re-
turned to the University of Dublin for the comple-
tion of his studies. At ad early period, he dis=
covered a parti2lity for a militarir titer and in his
tgth year he was appointed an Officer in the ath
Regiment of Dragoons. He afterwards served iri
different Regiments of Feot, first in the 67th, and
then in the 77th Highlanders: No pains were
spared to qualify him for conirriand, and for this
purpose he was sent to study ta6ties at the Military
Academy of Strasburgh, under the best French
Masiers. Soon after the commencement of the
French Revolution; he passed over to the Continent,
irot himself introduced to the French .Commond(ir
on the Frontiers, and had then an opportUnity of
witnessing all the manuvres of his Camp: He after-
wards visited the Camp of the Duke of BRUNSW ICK,
and seemed resolved to coUrt every occasion of in-
creasing his knowledge of the military art, and of
perfeaing himself in the skill necessary for a great
General. While he was thus cultivating his profes:.
.sional studies, he was not inittentite to the state
of politics .in Ireland: He was very early eleeted
Member for Cork, on the independent interest, and
though in general a supporter of Government,
he was ever a decided friend to Catholic Einan_
cipation. When that question was; fully debated
in 1789, a speech he delivered on the occasion
is very creditable to his talents, and was reCard-
ed as a ‘very promising speeitheri of eloqtienee.—
Or the question of Union he joined Ministry.
puling the rebellion in Leland, he distinguished
as an able, aftive, and humatie Officer;
In' the whole of his conduit throughout that Un-
fortunate period, he gave proofs of iniiitary talenti
which were calculated to be of the most essem.
tial service to his Country, on whatever field
he should be called upon to exert them. In the
seledion of Officers to serve in the EXpedition to
Egypt, it is generally understood that the opinion
of the ever to be lamented AB ERC ROM'E r was prin-
cipally consulted; and by his recommendation, it is
believed, General Hu-reittisol,.: was appointed to
the rank which be held in the Expedition. How
well he has justified the choice his actions best CaO

The Seftaries in some parts of ale country are for
abolLihing Rac,t, and in others for putting down
Fairs.. We hope that these hot-headed and mis-
guided people will not succeed in any quarter in
their objet--We are decided friends to the old and
accustomed enjoyritents of the People, with t'le
ception ofßull,.l;critingi which Mr. W/ NDIT sue.
ceeded in a stop being put to by his opposition to
very saldzary Bill for that purpose.
Earls, 'an Tuesda.k evening two honse-brekier.3
got into an uninhabited house in Dean-street,. for
the purpose, it is supposed, in the core of the
night, of breaking- into the rear of Si; Jo 'eph Banks's
house, or Mr. Duberley's, in Soho-square. It for.
tunately happened that one of the former tenants
returned to the house for some article of furniture
forgotten, which ;lightened the thieves, who sup-
posed the patrole to have got in ; in consequence of
which they leaped out of the first:looi window, iind
ran off without being second,

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