The Sun.
London, England, 1809-05-30 00:00:00

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POR -TrIE_STA.

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TO SAMUEL WHITBREAD, Bid.

SIR., ...
As you, repeatedly assure the world that you are , Uoe,.drew out a pistol inMery's-lane Chapel. Neils
aauated by no motives in your public conduct but • all intent efshoetitig,tbe Reverend Gentleman .who
such as tend to promoten the national. interests and was exercising the funaions, of his religion. ,He
support the national
,onour, I have too strong a was:immediately secured,, and etentesitti7d by the
sense of Parliamentary privilege to presume to threw Police Alagisiretes of the 4th Divisional Office, to
out any insinuations against your sincerity. But,
eu ty Newgate. It issneedless to add, -tfiat it• was. with
Sir, as not a thy passes in which you do not rise to
clith• ' I .the, wretch was preserved from being torn
vent some complain: against Ministers,are you not ap- to pieces by the populace. , -
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prehensive that the people may begin to distrust the ! - Last week' a most extraordinary circumstance ocs
purity of your views,' and instead of ascribing' to . curred on. this banks of the Canal : two persons, a
you an extraordinary share/of public spirit, rather young Men and a viOrnall of rather genteel appeal'.
suspect you of intending a systematiceappoiition to mice, were seen a king nine walking together, when
the measures of Government
.? They May suppose, on a suddeo both leaped into the water. Three
too, that you are anxious to. become the head of soldiers passing. by at the sense moment, plunged
your party, naturally conceiving that if yotir.party, 'after the unhappy pair, and saved diens .from the
by any unfortunate train of events, should be re- guilt of suicide. ,, .. . . . ,
stored to power, you would of course take the lead CATHOLIC MEETINO.
in the government of the country.. But, Sir, what, Yesterday, according to therequisitien, a unmer.
ever experience you may have had in the politics of ous meeting of Roman Catholic Nobility and Gen-
opposition, you are certainly • not conversant in the try was held at their Exhibition Room in Williams
practice orgoverinnent, and the panegyric which stree.
you lately pronounced*on the good faith of France, . ,
AflerLord FrNGAL had taken the Chair, the pin-
' ,may reasonably excite an apprehension that if pose of the Meeting Was inteoduced;and the cause
had a leading share in the management of the na- and object of it discussed. with great animation and
• tional concerns, you might, by youreasy confidence ' ability. Upon the necessity of referring. the'condi-
in the honour of BUONAPARTR, be *duped into con- ! thou of his Majesty's 'Roman Catholic Silbjeas to the .
cessions not very likely to promote the interests of : consideration of Parliament, there existed the most '
the ',country. Indeed your high eulogium on the privet unantmity:olsentiment ; but upon the expe-
goad faith of France is so ditferent from the amid. "diency of submitting a Petition to the Legislature at
Merits of all mankind, that the people of this Coun- so late .a period of the Session, within a few days
try, in paractslar, May well be fearful of entrust- of its prorogation, there prevailed ionic diversity of
ing their vital interests to a man who seems so little opinion.
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to have regarded passing events, and the conduit of Mr. O'GORMAtr (the Barrister) moved a Resolu-
that Ruler whose treatment of all other States has t lion, founded upon the precedent of one which,
been marked by a total disregard of the most so. at the instance of Mr. Exiling, was used* in I'Bo7,
lemis obligations. But you, were not .content with when the Session of Parliament was then near a.
praising the good fails of France, for you accused close. .
Austria of perfidy towards that country, though ,
Sir FRANCIS GooLD, Bart. proposed, an amend-
the statement which Austria has given to the world ment, nut with intention to question the great and
of the indignities, the losses, the injustice, and the vital
necessity that existed for petitioning Parliament,
treachery which she has experienced from. France, but as ale Session was so far 'advanced, to take such
has, if possible, increased the horror and detestation proceedings at the present, as would shew their re-
with which the Ruler of France, is beheld by every
,p solution to apply on the next Session to the libera-
man/ besides yourself, who is not restrained from ley of the Legislature, and would'also satisfy their
giving a free vent to his thoughts. I believe I friends in 'England, that by not taking any aaiver
might venture to 'say, that not one eyes of the course at present,, they had nor abandoned the firm
myrmidons of BUONAPARTE views his obarader bur respettful assertion of their claims: Sir Francis
with any oilier impulse but fear, and considers Irian-. having put his sentiments iii the forrnof an amend-
self as likely to become a victim to the capree, the ment, moved, that a Committee should he appoint-.
jealousy, the suspicion, or any other .sysise that ed to frame and pr.-parea. 1.), tonsil against the next
!ensuing Sessioe, 5,.l r!sii 7i Member of Parliament,
. might arise in the mind of a tyran; se%is is an odious
compound of the most g100r.'..,, .oe most• ferocious, ,i upon whose ~u
, ~,,., il.s.f,hi rely, sliciuld be re-
she most subtle, and ..1.,., inost impetuous vices . ,quested 10 - • y.::' ~ w, ~ io;) as psssiies, That
that ever disgrace: aini oppressed a peopie. Yet. a' such „ pet u i..,
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~fesei. ..,. d early after the
British Senates, who lives in a nation distinguished weeti„gss ,- s_ ~ ss,,, - .
for fidelity in the observance of its obligations, and i Thi - ..s 5..1 ! s .7 . , %),.,;( ei le AN consented should
among a people who are cbaniaerised by more sup. r, , • _,:..,e,,t31,ti110ir, a OurICAiSMOU which, how-
generous qualities than belong to any other, can ev :., %sets ' ratiy eau ested. . -
praise the good faith of Dire who is notorious for.
..`r. .KaG.l.l then proposed.a series of Resolutions,
the violation of it,ajind who seems indeed to hsi i . s iliCil several very strenuously objected, -and
it in utter-contempt.. ,
,:ill‘KiA of ,erg, Dr., D;oingoole, who submitted Other
Your last complaint was against the mode of fee- Resolutiolis for the adoption of the Meeting—theie;
tributing to supply the necessities of the 'State -i.12,7 .uawcycs, were negatived without a division,* and
a Lottery, though being an expedient' wholly de- and .then the question to be • decided was, whether
pendent on the voluntary feelings. of :the 'people, its the motion of Sir Francis Goad should be adopted,
success may naturally.be considered is the result td or the Resolutions moved ,by Mr. Keogh. After
,qualities and propensities whicl. will for ever mark the some: debate tile •Meetiug divided, when ,liens ap.i.
Ihninan charades. That Lotteriesaney be produdive
geared----o ,
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of evil none will be visionary enougli tildisputu, but , Far Mr Keogh's Resolutions
what is thereof human invention .wholly tree from Vor Sit bikers G061(11$ &retain
injurious effects ? There is ae.ertain portion of ad- Majority -
i vitturotts spirit in the people. of every tree Govern-
ment, and. e '.Lottery gives employment to that
,spirit, and renders it subservient to the national in-
. wrest: Can ,this.be said of private gaming, which
.excires,the most furious passions,. and produces the
most ruinous etrec;bi'? Upo'n the same principle as,
. you objed to Lotteries, you ought to oppose' the re-
venue arising from spirituous liquors, and even your i
own porter, because they are often drank to excess , ,
and are attended With fatal consequences. Indeed
the melancholy events that have arisen ;from the '
strength of porter in former times appear to have
had a powerful operation upon thephilanthropy and
patriotism of 1 1)6 brewers iii this metropolis,-who-
• certainly prepare it now in such a manner as ren-
ders it Vele, little likely to be attended with such
baneful effects. But, Sir, it you are to put- an end
to Lotteries, and to stop the Distilleries because of'
some attendant
,evils you will 'no doubt suggest,
some plan that may, enable Ministers to do without
such calamitous sources of revolt*, as they must
' of coarse appear to you, and yet to impose no .ad-
' ditional taxation toscompensate fur the loss. ' Really,
Sit, if you do. net assist *pisters with your Wis-
dom 'on. this occasion, you will expose yourself to,
t the unjust suspicion of wanting to'add to the bur-
thens of the country, merely to, expose Ministers to ,
disgrace by driviug diem to the necessity of aug- ,
shunting' the, wejaht of taxation. We live, Sir, in
perilous times'. .I'here. is a party who despise .Mi•
nistry and Opposition, and who only aim at the
destruaion of both. Happy are that party when.
they ensnare into their circle a man respectable
for his properly, anti' who ought to be se for
his conduct ; but 'though such a man might be.
their dupe and their tools they would assuredly not
distinguish him' among their viaims, if it should.
ever be our misfortune to see them gain a' predomi-
uatiug influence in this country.

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Captain BARCLAYwiII start on 'his Herculean task
of a thousand miles in a thousand hours, on'ThurS-7
day next:, He arrived in London from.l3righton on
Saturday, and, will proceed to Ne,wmarket this •
morning, where lie will start. The Captain has
trained himself to short repose for some time, 'arid
betting is even that he will perform the undertaking.
,His match will occupy six weeks, and the lengest
sleep he can
.possibly take at •orie.time must not ex.-.:
teed an hour and 40 minutes.

11 General Court Martial has been held at Rich-
mond Hill, in the Island of Grenada, on. Assistant.-
Surgeon John.Hastingi 'Kennedy, of the Ist Batta-
lion of the 15th Regiment of Foot, Upou the under-
mentioned charge, viz.

" For having deserted from the head-quarters of the said
Regiment, at Richmond Hill, in Grenada, and not returning
till brought back a prisoner by Captain Carneron,•of the Co-
lonial Company of Illack .Rangers."

The Court having found the Prisoner gnilty,of
the charge alleged 9gaiust him, adjudged hiin.to be
Dismissed his Majesty's Service ;"—but in consi-
deration of his good charnEter and condu6t, as given
in evidence before the Court ; his misconception, that
he having sent in his resignation rendered him less
liable to the rules of military law and discipline.; and
from the willingness sbewn by hirh to comply with
the orders cou►municated.to him by Capt. Cameron,.
the Court recommended him, to his Majesty's mercy;
in consequence of which recommendation hislqa-
jestrhas been pleased to extend to the Prisoner his.
►most gracious pardon ; and has commauded, . that he
shall be restered to the fundions of` his
The sentence of the Court-Martial: on the Hon."
Captain COO-IRAN it, of she 15th Dragoon's, was de-
livered yesterday:- • He was. honourably acquitted of
all the charges..

PUI3LtUS-:

circumstance ,higlily interest-
ing to the, proprietors of Theatres was inVestigated
at this bake yesterday. .A lad who had been en,
trusted with the delivery of the bills announcing the
'entertainments of the Royal Circtis was brought be-
fore the Magistrates, upon' a charge preferred against
him by Mr, Allisioi), of having sold them to various
persons tor his ownn private ernolu thent The charge
was fully proved, not only by the boy's confession,-
but by'a Mr, Marshall, butcher-, in o.onaby-market,
who acknowledged the purchase of then'. He‘was,
strongly reprimanded by the MAgiatrate, and warn-
ed as to,thecharge he had h?curred. A fruit-wo,
Man gave testiMony to the feet, and, the. several
, parties were bound to appear at thB next Quarter
Sessions, to which the case will be Carried by Mr.
Eliiston. The crime is felony, and it is time that
sonic etreCtual stop should be put to so fraudulent a
practice, The otikers are now in search of n man
of the name of Baker, whose depredationa at the
same Theatre have been carried to so alarming a
height, that when his lodgings were searched, among
other, articles taken from his employer, nearly 8000
bills were discovered under his bed, which ought to
have been distributed to the public.

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The Charter which was granted by King Charles
11. for holditig a market at Slkaclwell having lain dor-
Inapt for a great ,lumber pt years, it has been lately.
determined to revive it,' on account of the increased
population and businesi of that distria, In com-
pliment' to'their Royal Founder, yesterday being the
AnniVersary of bk Restoration, was, fixed upon for
the te.-opening, of' the Market. It was opened ac.
vitditigly 'with] a grand procession, music playing,
colours flying, &c. amidst repealed acclamations of
the populace.

'monument' in honour Of
Prrf, in pltiist.-.1, was placed tit the Loudon Tavern,
on Saturday last. It is the work of Mr. Boan, the
Sculptor and is very cteditable to his talents. The
State Man is in the act' of •speaking, and i;
supported by Minerva and Isilercury; as the emblems
of wisdom and eloquence. The helmet and 1)161113v
of the former arc rather too large, as they tend to
lessen the imput tatiCe of the main figure. kite work,
howo:er, is altogether marked by diginty and ap.
progsimi expression: