The Sun.
London, England, 1807-05-07 00:00:00

DEATH OF ALDERMAN HANKEY.

The Eleetion for the Representation of the City Of
London, which threatened as severe a contest as had
ever been known, has found a termination as aw-ful as it was Unexpe6ted. Mr. Alderman HANKEY,
One of the Candidate's, at the moment Mien he
might be supposed to be flushed with the hones of
sticcess., 'and when the fairest promises of it Were
before hint; has been called 'away from all the con-
'eerns of human life. He died of an inflammation
itr the bowels yesterday afternoon, at 'a quarter 'be-
fore six O'clock.

The first symptoms of his 'complaint appeared
about eight on the preceding 'e'vening, when he
coniplaltied of great fatigne and e,reme thirst. He
preferred wine and water to tea, which had been re-
commended to him, and he felt so refreshed for the
monietit thai he glually proposed to proceed on his
canvass iu the neighbourhOod ; but than was only a
momentary design, which he soon found hiMself
unable to execute. His disorder now increased
with uncommon rapidity. At an early period of
yesterday afternoOn, his approaching fate Was an-
nounced to hith, When he called for his tour chil-
dren, the eldest of Whom is about nine yearS of age,
and took an affecliiinate farewell of them. He Mar.-
ried a Miss ALEXANDER.

During his short illness, he was attended by Drs:
BAILLIE, BABINOTON, YLLLOWLY, and Mr: 'NOR-
RIS, .the Surgeon.
This catasthiphe occasioned a scene of disiress Ili
his family Abd commercial establishment, whiCh
prove, the estimation in which he was held by those
who were most intimately connected with han ;
while the regard which bad been shewn him by' his
ti flaw-cttiiens, and the honour that seemed to await
him, are no Slight proofs of .ois public virtues.

.The following information we derive from a
source which we on place the greatest con-
fidence

Al the date of the latest accounts, the Prussian
Army was rapidly increasing. The corps of Gene-
ral L'Esroca. had been reinforced by several bat-
talions of infantry of the new levy. Some battalions
of the same description of troops had been also sent
to Dantzic.

The Russia' Army has received very great rein-
forcements. The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE ar-
rived on the 2d of April at the Niemen, with the
Imperial Guards; thirty-two battalions of infantry,
twenty-seven squadrons of cavalry, mid ninety-two
pieces of cannon. The
.whole of this force was ex-
peCted to forni ajundion with the Grand Army by
the Middle of last month. The advanced guard, we
believe, was within a, day's march of it on the Gth.
The Grand Army was, to be further reinforced by
thirteen battalions, which were on their march from
Riga, and by the Artrky of Reserve collected iu
Lithuania. The latter consisted of thirty squadrons
and fifty-four battalions. The Whole of this force
may be calculated, at the lowest, at wo,ooo men.

:The Emperor ALEXANDER retrained only two
days at Memel. On the 4th of April his Imperial
nijesty left that place for the head-quxters of the
Russian Army. .His Prussian Majesty accompanied
him as far as Georgenburgh.

A lfail from Lisbon arrived yesterday, bringing
Madrid Gazettes to the l sth ult.'- The following is
the only article of the Wait interest contained in
them :

11.4nnria.,•Arnit, 17.-,--The accounts hitherto
'received from the River Plate respeCting the pos-
session of Maldona4, by the English, .are very much
at variance. Some of them state that they have
been:expelled from it by the valour of the troops at
Monte Video, while others assert that they remain
masters of that point. Be this as it may, there is
no dOnbr that the English continue to cruize in the
River Plate ; but, on the other hand, there is as
little doubt that -the Spanish Commandants of those
possessions have taken the most proper and certain
measures of precaution ; and that the troops under
their ;orders are animated with such fidelity, valour,
and ardour, that his Majesty is fully persuaded the
English never can died a successful landing, or oc-
cupy any important post : nor can they even con-
tinue their cruize much longer, unless it be true, 43
has been stated, that the English Vessels ale cem-
pletely supplied with provisions from the Brazils ;
which report is in no respeci credible, inasmuch as
by this conduel the Government of Portugal would
be wanting in respe& to the sacred laws of neutra-
Aity, the ties' which unite it with Spain, and all that
is due to itself."

The new Tragedy of Addgitha contiuues to at-
trad at Drury-Line, as, indeed-, might he expected,,
considering the merit of the piece itself, and the very
able manner in which it is represented. Some of
the situations are peculiarly interesting, and produce
that, suspence which tbrcibly arrests the passions and
awakens sympathy. Mrs. Powr i.i. never appeared.
to more advantage. Iu fad the author wrote the
character -with an intended adaptation to her taleins,
and she .powerfully animates• the conceptions o: hi 3