The Sun.
London, England, 1801-07-07 00:00:00

CORK. JULY Z.

irtt,trepAv evening his Majesty's frigate the
~rlen,ore, Captain TALBOT, arrived at Cove, with
four merchant vessels, part of the homeward.bound
West India. Fleet, which had berm captured. by Zr
111Pereve French Privateer, on the 24th ult.--vi;.
the Pbm, of London, Captain Hey/LAND, from
Z(lartinique, with sugar, coffee, &c. the Prillor;a,
Of ditto, Captain lizAcocx, from Surinam, with
totton and sugar; the Cecilia, of Dublin, Captain
Clit Pll4, from Charlestown ; and the kno-indian, of
Bristol, 'Captain Stmooorr, from st. Vineents,
bOth with cotton and sugar....lt is reported that
the Crewmen, was, at one period, within .a very
small distance. of the Braaw, who, however,
escaped, as she has hitherto done, by her superiority
sailitlg; upon this alone she appear* to depend,
if she always declines an engagement. .

very hot press has taken place en the river
tIlYvaY, and'at the Note. All the Ships of War
al.x feT imni,diate service at Chatham andotiberire-
*ass, Are etting ready for sea with all p
The Batavian Fleet will, it said, pat to sea on
Z,'.e first favourable. opportu iity. A great number of
roops are colleted in the vicinity of Boulogne, to
be embarked on board the Flotilla of Gurt.boats
dail7 expefted there from Havre.
. His M ijesty's Ship Th,seus, Capt. joliN
!s ordered to Yarmouth, in order to reinforce the
Fleet under the command of-Admiral Dlcrtsotr.
Rear. Admiral DA-CBEs is appointed
to stiperin_
tend the payment of His Majesty's Ships andVes-
*els at Plymouth.
His Majesty's
Pon a Sloop Trimmer has been found,
survey, totally unftt for service, and has
been sold at Sheerness.
Captain 1
of 'Abits VA,tinti has taken the command
the t Dreadt;ought, and Lord Viscount GARLIES
command of the Bellerophrm, at Portsmouth.

It appears that the quantity of Criine in France is,
in proportion to the extent of the 'countty, greater
than in any other part of ;he world.—According to
documents received by the 'Minister of Justice, the
Criminal Tribunals of the. Republic pronounced
618 judgments iti the month between the zt st of
April and tlie zist of May. They sentenced, of
I
t!" ""nlbwr, to death,. 62 ; to imprisonment- in
rons, I ;to solitary imprisonment, 31; to the
rack,- t ; to imprisonment, 16; to transportation, 3 ;
to imprisonment, 184 ;--they acquitted i 5 r. There
remained 993 cluses for trial at that period, .and
there were in confinement. on accusation 2002 per_
sans; •

, , .
We do not reniemoer to have seen, in any prece-
dents 1:1 • Love-letters, one similar to that written
133' the Marquis of BLANDF.ORD to Mrs. STerr,
which concludes—.
" I hope Charles will write me word when you arc con-
Cited. The season is uncommonly fine : -wheat fell 'flan
thilliPer a quarter at Reading last Sat:erday. - Remember Ilea to
Charles."
..•

This, with the pipe of Madeira sent to the husband,
seems to imply that the ,Marquis thinks, -with
TR R ENC P, Sine Cerere et Batcho friget routs.
Mrs. BILLINGTON was certainly offered two
thousand pounds and a benefit 'at the Opera House.
13.1NT1 is engaged for two years to come, andit is,
very creditable to her feelings that she had agreed to.
asume the virile habit in order to give full scope to
'the talents of thc English Syren.
The Drop Scene at the Opera House, which took
Are on Saturday, is a very beautifUl allegorical
l'ainting that must have put the Manager to a con.
tiderable upenu,.... As . the fire_was almost im..
4'ediately extinguished the Scene may still be as
(I'o-41 as ever. The subjed is worthy of an En—
g'47ing from one of our best Artists.

JIM STUR 4072": TI E 3t4RIVES OF 134;WD 'O'RI)

The late trial, in which Mr. SrusT as Plaintiff
sued for damages for the injury done him in 'the
dation of his' wife's affections- by the Defendant,
the Marquis of BLANDFORII, has produced a Pam-
phlet from the Plaintiff in the fdrin of. a Preface to
a Report of the Judicial Proceedings, in the Court of
King's Bench. Mr._STURT, highly indignant at
the imputation thrown on him by the ATTORNEY_
GENERAL, of conniving at his wife's adultery, has
thought proper to enter into a history of the , ac-
quaintance subsisting between him and the Marquis.
From this history, with which all who feel any
curiosity as to the subjea must be gratified, we
extraa some fans.

Mr. STOAT', speaking Of the ATTORNEY GENE-
' RAI, says, he charges me with going to bed, and
leaving Lord BIANDFORD with Lady MARY ANNE
alone. • Lmay have done so ; it was from illness
and severe suffering, -after what he called a sousing
in the sea. Was there any impropriety in trusting
the woman. I placed unbounded confidence in, whose
brother Was married to his Lordship's sister ? Gra.
cious God! what is become of all principle of
honour and friendship, •if your wife cannot be trusted
' alone with a man conneCted by ties of relationship
in my family, on the most intimate and confidential
tooting with myself ? How could I suppose treachery
from the one, or infidelity in the other, under such
circumstances ?

My allowing Lord BLANDFORD to drive Lady
MARY in a curricle, to permit them ate-a:tete in a
Carriage with none-to-observe them, to leave them
when I sailed; all these the ATTORNEY GENERAL
laboured to impress the Jury I did with a. view to
Countenance and encourage Lord BL DFOR D'S cruel
designs. It required iheingenuity of the ArtoR-
NEY GENERAL to convert these circumstances into
a charge ofcrimiaality against me.
• " There is not a man
.in the world who would
attach any guilt to a person for permitting his wile
to drive•out into the country with his friend, 'or
leave her with his friend's wife and other company
in the houie, -While he partook of his innocent amuse-
ments • ,

The Charge of the ATTORNIY-GINERAL .against
Mr. STVRr, that. he was a'" cold-bloOded Man of
Madrira,-..wbe bad been eating and drinking.-of his
Wile," Mr. SruitT highly risents, arid asserts, that
the Marquis compelled his acceptance of it, though
he offered to pay for it ; and that it was by no means
an extraordinary present for a.man, who owed him.
so many obligations for his hospitality. Mr. STURT
concludes-his Preface with this acknowledgment :•
The only obligation I ever felt myklf under
to that Nobleman was for a loan of zool. unsolicit-
ed, unasked for, and tineXpeeted ; it came voltinta-
rily from himself. I did feel obliged to him on
that occasion. Being at an Hotel, and having taken
a house, I wished to get into it, but, not liking to
quit the Hotel till I hattsettled the Bill, I had made
up my mind to remain till a sum I expected in a
fortnight was remitted. Lady MARY knew my
reason, and I have no doubt now, that she men-
ioned this circumstance to Lord BLANPro RD,. for
I could never account for this voruntary offer in
any other way. As it would be a saving of five
and twenty Guineas or more, I accepted it, and in
consequence removed to my house. I did. accept
this loan more readily, because I knew his affairs
had been settled, and he assuted me he had nbt the
smallest call for it-; and at the same time, earnestly
requested me not to return it till quite.coir,eniet:rt.
But, God knows, I did not accept this paltry loan
trotn any base or dishonourable motive : No, I pos_
sess the pride of a man too much, I valued my ho-
nourable cOnnections, I'esteemed my own honour,
charatter, and reputation, too highly, ever ro suf-
,fer it to be handed down to posterity, that I was a
man capable of the meanest and most despicable
profligacy I in my conscience think a man could be
capable of—=a baseness. that, I think, should deserv-
edly stamp him as an outcast of Society."

To the Trial .are annexed the Letters addressed
I,\;, the Marquis of BLANDFORD to Lady. MAY•
:rotrr. As neither the syle nor the subject is
'such as commonly falls within the ,tauge of our
reading, we shall present our readers with a few,
extracts, without comment. It seems that Love,
which, according to the Poet,, "subdues all things,"
does not exempt from its triumph' Common- sense.