The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-29 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

, YARMOUTH, DEC. 28.—Arrived in the Roads
the Hope, FOREMAN, from liamburgh, and the
Margaret, EmPsoa, from Rotterdain.—lt blows
hard from the E. S. E. but the ships in the Roads
(20 sail) appear to ride very well.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 26.—Sailed the Montague
packet for the Brazils (and not yesterday, as was
reported).—The sloop Bideford, BROKENSHIRE,
from London, with groceries, &c. for this port,
was totally lost near Meragessy on the 23d inst.
The Captain was washed overboard and drowned
two (lays before. Part of the cargo expected to
be saved.—Wind E.

HARWICI4, DEC. 28.—The schooner Uprichleg-
perten was run foul of in this port by -the brig
Caesar, of Sunderland, broke her boWsprit, and
did .other damage.—The Newcastle packet, of
Newcastle, Capt. CLAY, has come iu here, after
being on shore off the Naze.
COWES, Dzc. 28.—The Speculation, of Lands-
crone, from Cork for Lisbon, with &c. was
this morning brought in totally diswasted, having
been on shore near the Needles.

BRIDLINGTON, DEC. 2.6.—The Ann Aurora,
ILGLAtYr, from flamburgh- for ili.ll, was driven
on shore on the Ilolderness Coast the 2504 inst..
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. `28.---Came into harbour
his Majesty's soap Teazer. His Majesty's ship
Niger, for the East Indies, still remains.—Wind
Northerly.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Arrived the Ocean (a
Russian), from Finland, last from Portsineuth;
Aide'', of and fro Bremen, bound to Ilavannah.
No King's ships have stirred to-day.
DEAL, DEC. 28.—Remain in the Downs his
Majesty's ships Bombay, Mereutins, and Swan
cutter.—Wind S.

• Arrived at Bermuda, the Mar de Brazil, bound
to New Brunswick, sent in.

he HOppett, ARSTROM, from .Ystadt to Got-
tenburgh, is stranded off Ystadt. Greatest part
of the eargckexpected to be saved.
The Dixon, SNoa•pcx, from Petersburgh to
Hull, put back op the 17th ult. water-logged,
having been on shore.
A number of vessels wore driven on shore at
Gottenburgh (hiring the violent gale on the night
of the 18th and 17th inst.
A schooner of about 100 tons was carried into
Lyme on Moioiday by two pilot boats, having been
found without any person on. hoard. 041 a slate
in the cabin was written the words, ". Schooner
Adventure."

The Nigade, of,Stettin, LEEt)STER, fl'011) Os-
tend to Bourdeaux, which was abandoned by the
crew, has been carried into
:Whitstable by the
Margate boatmen, with the loss of her tudaer.
The Vrundscbap, Kr,urEn, from London bourid
to Amsterdam, and the Active, PIDGEON, from
Antwerp bound to Hull, put into Yarmouth vs-
terday ; the former with damagei and must dis-
charge; the latter leaky.
A foreign hoy, from Holland to London; with
wheat, foundered oil liarburgh Sunday morn-

g—cre sav

Copy of a letter transmitted to Lloyd's from
the Admira!ty, relative to the fleet bound to Spain,
11011110; and the. "Alediterranean, under convoy
of his Alajesty's ship Meander :

Impregnable, in'Hamoa7e,net.%
Si 111.,—1 think it necessary to request you will state to the
Lords Commisshmers of the Admiralty, the remiss p_nd diso-
bedient conduct of the V.:lsters of the vessels under 4'nuvoy
of his Majesty's ship Meander, by which, to the greatest
prejudice of their owners, mid ,the delay of the public ser-
vice, they have lost 24 hours run.
The Meander made the signal to weigh at daylight, yester-
day, and fired gun after gun throug:Jo!it the day without pro-
curing the slightest obedience; nor did illy repeated messages,
and the assistance of boats, induce more than 12 of them to
move. I mu, &c.

(Signed) T. B. MARTIN, Rear-Atlmiral.
To J. W. CroktT, Esq.

COURT-NIAR ITAL.

Horse-Gmorris, Dec. 22, 11314,

At a General Court-Martial, held at Portt.
mouth, on the 25th' October, I Sl4, and conti-
nued, by adjoarnment, to the 11 th November
following; Captain TnomAs Moore was arraigned
on the two following charges, viz.:
Ist. In fraudulently directing to Corporal Glover, of the.
38th Regiment of Foot, stationed at Cali, in Ireland. a
letter dated front Portsmonth, on the 14th September, 1814,
the contents of which were written and signed by Captain
Moore, and were in fact addressed to Lienteteint [1 Tiler, of
the said 38th Regiment, and not to Corporal Glover, as thy
direction on the back of the said letter expressed, in order
that the said letter should he conveyed to the said Lieutenant
Hopper, free of expence. and thereby defraud his Majesty's
Revenue of the posta7c due upon such letter.
2d. fit adding to the above-mentioned letter so written, a
request that if he, Lieutenant Hopper, should write to him,
that he would direct his letters to Henry Rumbold, a private
in Captain Moore's Company, then his servant, with a farther
view that any such letter so written by Lieut. Holiper to him
should lie conveyed also free of ekpenee ; likewise With an
intent to deframl his Majesty's Revenue of the postage thereon.
The Court, having maturely weighed the evi-
dences brought forward by the prosecutor as 'veld
as by the prisoner, were of Opinion, that he,
Captain &bore, was Guilty of both the eharges
preferred against him, and in consequence-thereof,
sentenced him to be dismissed his Majesty's ser-
vice. His Royal Highness the Commander in
Chief has thcrefori! directed, that the said
Charges, together with the Sentence of the Court,
shall be read at the head of every Regiment in hiS
i‘lajesty's service;

(Sigued) HARRY CA.LVERT, Adjut4nt.,Gentra3.

POETRY.

At the Sale of Farraing Stock in-Gloucestershire, some time

since, the Auctioneer gave the following
Extempore Description of a /leant ifa 1 Cow.
Long in her sides,--,bright in her eyes,
Short in her legs,--thin in her thighs,
Big in her rib,—wide in her pins,
Full in tier boson,:—small in her Shins;
Long in her face,—fine in her tail,
And never deficient in filling the pail.

E ARTS.

, Induced by numerous invitations in the News-
papers, we lately visited Mr. BACON'S Exhibition
of National Monuments in Newman-street. From
the assiduity with; which thoe specimens of Sculp-
ture have been brought into 'notice, we were in
hopes that they would posseSs some qualities to
justify our taking a. national pride in them, and
induce las to carry such of the Foreigners of taste as
we knew in the metorpolis, (o.view them while tte
Might rather triumphantly say—' these are the
works of a British Artist." We confess, that on
viewing them Ave were glad that we were not ac-
companied by any persons of this description--we
were much disappointed. There is a massy and
solid monument to be erected to Lord UM NAVAL..
LIS ill India. It consists of a huge pedestal, upon
which the _Noble Marquis stands, like a bold re-
cruiting serjeant, displaying a good military leg and
thigh. On celi side of this block-of marble stands
'a figure, the name of which is wisely printed betoUr
to prevent mistakes. Still our literature did not
enable us to make out the nature of ,these appen-
dages to -the pedeStal. One of the figures, we
-welt: given to understood, was intended to -per-
sonify \Visdom ; but as Owla• , the sure and
constant insignia of that virtue, were unhap-
pily unknown in the East, the Sculptor ,was
sorely distressed for an emblein. At length,
however, for what straits will not geit:ui over-
come, he bethought him of an Elephant, as not
only being well-known in Ilitidostan, but as be-
ing the very beast he wanted to typify wisdom.—
The only consideration was how to dispwse of it—
and most unluckily for Mr.BAcoN, he decided irpon
.skinning the Elephant, and wrapping the:skin round
the Lady for a pelisse. 'Praia pudor ! Mr. BACON,
to In: so ignorant of Hindu() mythology as to flay
CiANESA, their (.;m1 of Kno..vledge, the deity of
their most pare, extensive, and ardent worship,
and devote his Hide to the vulgar ofiTee of a Dam-
sel's, Cloak ! But this i 3 scarcely the worst ofit :
the proboscis of CAN ESA, though naturally a
pliant Member, , Will not very pliant in the
Arts. It could not lie made a clasp, or a girdle,
or an epolette, or any thing clue which a fashion-
able tailor could conjoin with a mantle. Mr.

BAcos. Was therefore compelled, to clap it upon
his poor Lady's forehead, over.which it bangs, in
toofideViii proportion' like a SCOtChtll3l,'S mull,
or it Sea Nymph's conch—for the latter of which
we mistook-it, not being aware how touch more
remote the Artists classical allusions were.

There are other Nlowthients for iJord WELLES-

LEY, Sir J. MoonF., Ste., upon which we have
not to-d3y time to comment. Perhaps we may
return to the sithi.eet, and in the meantime have
greatly to lameut, that tue general poverty and
want of genius, so ciniraeteristic of our natiOnal
rothiciions in this sublime alt, is not removed
by these lumps of Ilacwi.

'PIE THEAT!ir..—..‘ll33 ‘VALSTEIN iS obvionslT
rising to public favour. Her Letitia Hardy last
night attracted a very numerous audience, and
.her performance excited great applause. The more
familiar her person too becomes, the more agree-
able it, appears. Iler maaner is easy, elegant,
and spirited'; and there were some pathetic touches
in the last scene, in which her happiness depends
on the decision of Doricourt, when she -reveals
herself to him, which were very interesting. Much,
however, of the attraction of hst night, is doubt-
less to be :-scribed to the new Pantomime of The
Valley of Diamonds, or Harlequin Sindbad, tvhich
is amusing, though by no means equal to what
the subject admitted, as this hero of our early
days has too little to do in the Pi.sce, in his an-
cient character of the adventurous sailor. The
:tricks and transfortuations pass with more facility,.
and the holiday folks have an ample gratification
ia the sufferings of Pantaloon, and the miischiev-
waggeries of the Clown.

The Covent-Garden. Pantomime introduces a
That, on which is inscribed Whitbread's entire.
It may be insinuated by the wags that it. is
doubtful whether the ball io intended as a sarcasm.
on the political character, or a delicate compli-
ment to the ilbutogerof the rival Theatre.
Mr. HOLMAN.,--it has been reported that this
Gentleman had made his find eat, but a letter
was received 'ffoin him within these few days,
stating, that he well and suceedsfcil at New
York.

A very humble but a very zealous effort appears
to be making at the end of St. Martin's-lane, in-the
Strand, to rival the excavations of modern Pat-is,
and ancient Rome. A corn waggon, drawn by
four tine horses, sunk down yesterday to the
shafts, and threa;ened every moment to • disap.
pear. It was.only by the aid of nine additional
horses, and a great deal of digging, it was re-
moved from its perilous situation. It has been
almost officially stated, that though the principal
streets of the. metropolis could not he prepared
for passage by hist Christmas, they will-probably
be ready by next Christmas:
The principle of the Prussian acid which occa-
sioned the death of the chemist-at Vienna, a-s men-
tioned in a late paper, exists in the leaves of
the peach-tree, the wild laurel, the almond,
and most of the fruits with kernels. The late
Duke CHARLES, of Lorraine, had well nigh lost
his life. by swallowing a few drops of eau de
nQyau too highly impregnated. Every body
knows how dangerous it is to chew the letsves
of the wild laurel. The odorous principle
of the Plussian acid is of the same nature ;
and a small quantity of it inhaled! when the acid is
in the state of gas, is sufficient to produce death,
without convulsions, in a few seconds. A tea''
spoonful of water' or spirits, impregnated with a
small quantity of this acid, will kilt the la4;est
dog. It is believed that ScrfEELE, who died sud-
denly while engaged in some new experiments
npon Prussia acid, was affected by its deliterious