The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-27 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, Oct. 26.

, His Majesty's ships at Nf,re distinguished
themselves by every mark of loyalty on:Wednesday
last.. Double allowance was ordered 'to he men by
the A miral commanding there. The Heroine fired
litty g. ns. The Royal Salute was fired by all the,
Irest o the ships at the Note, as usual. Their
colours were handsomely displ4e.l throughout the
-4day. The be'mpheiri Captain MoRRILL, in the
harbour, formed altogether %an arch of triumph,- sa
well was she decorated, and so ingeniously her flags
disposed. - When the evening ion fired, the Heroine
frigate, commanded then by Lieutenant THOMAS
BEVims, returned it by firing of musquetry:„ tram
divisions. of marines. Blue, lights at the.moment
burned at each mast head, and some beautifuil
m
rockets sent at the sa
e'time into-the air, just clear--
ed the'smoke, to' sheW an irrumination on board the
Heroine, by lamps, from the bowsprit and -to that of
the spanker boom, with all her yard arms andsriast
heads displaying lights, forming a 'brilliant' sight.
All the rest of the ships- exhibited splendid tite-
Works. , A large French rocket taken at Bathz,- was
thrown at nine o'clock into- the air, and added.
much to the brilliancy of the scene. In Short, the
whole was the- triumph of seamanship, neatness,
elegance, and loyalty. ,

, .
Amongst the many aemonstrations of joy on the
tate Jubilee, ,we have not head of any more truly
pleasing than what .took place at the Royal Mililary
Asylum, Chelsea, for the reception of children of
Soldiers of the regular army. The children, about
twelve hundred in num,b,r, of both sexes, atter Di-
vine Service, were drawn up in a Jong extended line,
front of that noble builtling,, and gave a general
salute, and three cheers in honour of the d 4. From
thence they marched, in military order, io their re-
Spettive halls, where a good dinner of roast beef and
-plumb pudding awaited them, anc.• twopence placed
by the side of each plate, to be spent as they pleased.
Before, and after dinner 'they 'sang " God save,
the King ;" and the etre& i,roduced frOrn upwards
of a thousand voices, resounding through the
diffe-
rent Halls, was grand ancLaffetting. They then re-
turne I in the same Order, cakes were distributed,
'three more huzzas succeeded, anti the afternoon was
Spent in the truest hilarity and most innocent merri-
*lent.

'Among other festivities whic:i marked 'the joyful
commemoration of: our beloved Monarch's 50th year of 'his reign, the liberal and generally dOused mer-
riment .arid charity -of the Earl 01 CHICHESTER
among the poor of his estate at Statituer,- in Sussex,
deserve to (be noticed. About' 100 of his labourers,
with their wives and children, sat down lit separate
families to Old English roast beet' and plumb pud-
ding. with 'plenty of strong' beer.
To the had of each family a .new gninea was
given, and to the wives'and children' each a new
-dollar, and a Jubilee iiiatlal.. Ftre-wiirkS werelet
off in 'the Park, and other 'demonstrations of joy
noted the memorable day. The happy peasantry
closed their day's regalement by loudly and heartily
uniting in the truly uational'Aethem of " God Save
the King."
Similar Etas of munificence" were given by his
LOrdship to the several parishes ot_ Fainter, Plump-
ton. and Hoadley, in that county.
Mrs. PA croN, with her accustomed benevolence,
Celbrated the ACces,ion of our beloved MouAL.,i,
Of Wednesday, at her beautiful vtlia at:Newiparket,
'a manner- which 'gave pleasure' to the surround=
ing neighbourhood, and did credit to her own anai.
able heart, by giving a dinner to nearly 100 of the
• 'poor in the town and , vicinity, together with the
•-tenants. attached. to het estate. "Lie tables were
spread upon the lawn- ifetore the hopse (the' day hav-
. ing been prOpitiohs) at one o',clock they were. co-
vered with roast beef and pluinb pudding, and a
plentiful supply of ale.
In the patriotic and loyal Hamlet of Highgate, a
sum was collected, which afforded a distribution of
five shillingS to every labouring and every poor per-
son' and two shillings far each child.
The Jubilee was,celebrated in a joyous manner at
Shaawell. The. Hon. THouis :Bowe: 'entertained
fits numerous tenantry with roast beef, plumb pud-
ding, Porter, and a little English gin afterdintter
near 800 partook of his benevolenee. The. Trea-,
surer and Trustees of the Charity 'School- entertained
the charity children, and the old women of the
alms-houses ; the poor in the work-house were
made happy,
The inhabitants of Amersham have not evinced
less ardour than the rest of his Majesty's stibietts, in
their .national display of loyalty and attacilluent to
the person of.ouir beloved Sovereign, at this memo-'
rable epoch. A voluntary snbscrietion 'was Set on
'foot for providing the interior and labouring classes
(in numbei upwards of 1700) with a comfortable
dinner at their own houses on the day of the,anni:
versary.
The loyalty expressed by the Volunteers at the ce-
lebration, of the late Jubilee, is entitled to particular
notice. The Dukof Cumberland's Sharp Shooters
made an excellent muster in the, King's Mews, and
having piled arms in the Armoury, proceeded to St.
Martin's Church with- the Prince of Wales's Corps.
After hearing an 'excellent sertnon, they marched to
Hyde Park, andsifir.ed a feu de joie. The rifle regi-
ments attached to the Ist Surrey Volunteers,mustered
at the Paragon, in the Kent-road, from. whence they
attended Divine Service in the Chapel of the Philan-
thropic Society. The officers and privates of this re-
speaable Corps
,made a 'liberal subScription for the
Children of the Philanthropic Inititation before they
left the Chapel.
They then marched toKenning-
ton Common with the whole of the ist. Surrey
Corps, under Colonel Gaitskil, and
fired a feu de
joie, The Guards also made a most excellent feu
de joie, with their colours displayed, in Hyde Park.
On Wednesday morning the Queen's Royal Vo-
lunteers assembled on parade in Sloane-square] and
marched to Battersea-bridge, where they formed a
line, and fired a feu the joye, and were answered from
Lord Cretriortle's by a discharge of fifty pieces of.
cannon; after which the battalion gave three
cheers uncovered. The battalion then proceeded to
Chelsea College Chapel, where the form of prayer
for the day was read, and an excellent sermon preach-
ed on the occasion by the Rev. Dr. Butler. After
service was over, the band' played God save the
4ing, when they proceeded again to Sloane-square,
and fired another feu de joie at sunset. The ser-
jeants Then received half a crown for every man and
noncommissioned Oificer,reiwit.

LISBON, OCT. 7.

The Princess Charlotte sails early to-morrow morn-
ing. The mail is to be cloied at eight o'clock this

evening.- -
There is nothing new from the army : he.td guar
A'eris are still ai Badajos. Lord Wellington, who has
. been expected here, has not yet arrived ;. hut ht..- is
nearly recovered from' his late severe illness, and it
is said he is to take an adive part in Ow Govern-
ment of this country. The army is now welt
plied with provisions and cloathing, sent fwin hence
! and from Abrantes; but the hospitals at Etvas,...lia-
! dajos, and the adjacent cantonments are quite full.
Not less than 5,000 sick arent these hospitals, near-
ly all afflicted with fever and agues. '
A groat many of the poor fellows wounded at
Talavera have arrived here within the last eight days,

It was really grievous to see them, some with,only
a leg and an atm, others With dreadful sabre and shot
wounds supported by their cothrades, who were very
little better than themselves,
.leading them from the
place where they were landed to the general hospi-
tal, a distance more than two miles, and'-all up hill,
and in tbe middle of the day, under a burning sun !!
Why the Commissaries, who were .glittering upon
fine horsei, and witnessing this dreadful scene, did
riot proi/ide a proper conveyance for these brave fel-
lows; or why the Medical Staff direated their -re-
moval-from the hospitals in this state,- is to every
thinking and Liytnaoe man unaccountable.
The 27th regiment of toot marched from here a
few days since
,to join the grand army. The Ist
Royal Dragoons now at Belem, are expe6ted to. pro-
_ceed in a few days also to, oin the army. .•The3 de-
tachments lett .oere sick, now approaching a state of
convalescence, are marching up daily. Marshal Beres-
ford i, here yet, and he has been very active in liaising
• recruits for his army. I am informed that within
these three weeks he has seat from this city three
battalions to the
,army now commanded by General
Blount.

The skeleton regiMents, 83d and 87th, are doing
the garzison duty at Lisbon, not amounting to more
than 450 wen. . .

The Porthguese army, under Marshal Beivsford, is I
equal at least to 40,000 effedive men: The forces of I
Lord-Wellington on the frontiers of Portugal, and as
far as Merida in Spain, consist of about 20,000 effec- I
tive men. The Spanish army on the borders .of. the •I
Tagus, as far as the bridges of Almaraz and Arzo-
bispo, about 20,000 effective men. This latter
moon is the remainder of the army of Estremadura I
under Cuesta, as, 20,000 of the Estremadura army f
have been detached from it, and have joined Vane-1
gas in La Mancha, who had under his command, ;
prior trr his union with the Estremadura army,
25,000 m-n ;so that the troops of Vdnegas in Lti • :
Mancha amount to' 45,000 tnen at least. There-
ince the effeetiveforce-ot the P riuguese, English and
- Spanish on the' frontiers of, Por ugal; with 'a chain
of-pet-its and comMuMcatiops, as tar a:011e bridge of
AlnOrez; coustitiite a force of 80,000 men,- which
may take the field at any moment.
Two men, one an Itatian'tne.other a Portuguege,

were yesterday strangied and bunt
.itv the ptchlic
place of Cades de Sodie, for uttering base coin. The
• Government p ip. r tiroliey is scarcely passable frOtn.
the immense quantity of forged' notes, It is diffi-'
t-414;t0 distinguish them from ti-lo forged notes which
,ire W‘tetisively circulated.. There ate about four five
more crimmais to undergo the same punishorsni.
The paper lorgety is not discovered, and God knows
when it will ; however they have stocked us
pretty freely with . • ';

• COVENT GARIITEN.. THEATRE.—We may 'bow
realiy,congratulate•our Readers on the prosper ot a
termination ot those scenes of frighily uproar and
confusion which have--so long interrupted the Most.•
rational of our. amusements at this. place. We were
persuaded, that the good sense , and liberality of the
public at large_ would. recover their due influence,
and the general aspect of things last night fully justi-
fied our hopes and:expectations. .The play of-Laugh-
When You Can, was, heard throughout, with very
slight appearances of discontent during the last two..
acts. The new entertainment of The Jutilee, in-
deed, experienced much greater opposition, but the
beauty of the scenery, and the zeal of the Performers,
overcame in a great degree, this hostility. which,
was limited and partial, and the piece received a
warm
,tribute of. applause at the conclusion. The
ballet ot Oscar and AValvina followed, and passed
off without any. Marks of discontent.
LOrd has-heen appointed Secretary
at War,iin, the room Of Lord:G. L. GowEit. This ar--
pointMent we Underatand will be announced in the
- Gazette of 'to-Morrow,
Dr. CLANNV, physician at Sunderland, has disco-
vered'and construaei a lamp on philosophical prin.;
ciples, which will effettuatly prevent explosions of
the inflelatriable gas in coal mines.
.
Richmond Bridge vV,is most brilliantly illuminated-
on the night of the-Jubilee, and the effet upon the;
" silver Thames" from the reflection of the lights,
was inimitably beautiful. • •- , ..
Amidst the numerous devices displayed in-honour
of. the Jubilee, the SeerriC"Theatie exhibited by Mr.
W. IcIENV, in New Palace )(aid,- claims our particu-
lar .
notice; In point of siMpkieity,.elegancep taitein
allegorical design, and' effiCt of tratisparericy, this.
certainly-excelled.. It was' a very highly finished"
prO(BctiOn, and 'received universal applause
Tuesday .morning a 'Mr. a Surgeon'of his Ma
jesty's Navy, and Lieutenant G. of the Guards,
met on Wimbledon Common to decide an affair, of
hohotir: 'The first shots failing in their effect, they
had reCourse-to'theseCond, When Mr. B, was shot
dead -On' the' -Spot, and 'Lieutenant 'G. so 'badly
wounded, that no hopes are entertained of.his re-
covery. The seconds iminediately -absconded.—
The quarrel originated about a lady.
Among thoSe Officers who have Suffered'frdat 'the
Walcheren fever, we are Sorry. to number the late
Commandant at Flushing, Brigadier-General MOti;-.
TaesOa. He was put on shore at Margateon Sun-
day last; but in so weak a state as not 'to be able to
proceed from thence.
The annual meeting of the Herefordshire Agri-
cultural Society was held yesterday se'nnlght, at the
Hotel in Hereford. The shew of Herefordshire
Cows was one of the best for many years past ; there
,were several pens of excellent- fine-woolled ewes,
which met with universal .approbation. The Duke
of -Norlfolk exhibited the largest Herefordshire Ox
ever'seeu.