The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-18 00:00:00

DUBLIN, Nov. 14.

We feel no small gratification in recording, that,
through the vigilance of the Magistrates of the
Office of the Police Estalilishment, tile daring and
hitherto successful banditti which bad so long in,
tested the Northern road, has at length been appre-.
hended:

sln consktquence ofinfgrmation given.at the above!
Office, a party of.Peace-.otficeo were dispatched on
,Friday night- to Bellewstown, with instrudiuns to
call at
.Balbriggan for inch 'aid as might proVene-
cessary, and where they were joined by that aaive
Magian ate, Captain Grier4on,.and aparty of Militia,
when they proceeded to the house ot 'a persdti named
Coogan, against whorn information , had been given:
• for the murder of one of the gang, who, having re-
alized.a considerable putrf of- money, had been inur-
' dered, by his associates for fear of his discovering
the various murders and robberies, they had com-
mitted.

On the arrival'of Capt. Grierson and the Peace
Officers, 'at. CoOg,an's house, on' Saturday morning,
before day-light, they surrounded the same, but
being much disappointed with the interior appear-
ance thereof, an immediate search took place,. when
some fresh sods of earth being disco'vered, as lately.
laid down, the same being raised, a cave was dis-
covered underneath, and, although the•most dire&
and positive information was. given, that Coogan lay.
concealed•therein, no trace whatsoever could be ob-
tained ; however, on a close and' Minute search, ano-
ther cave was discovered in one of the apartments, in
which-lay concealed Patrick Coogan, against whom
and faM.tly (nine in' number) the charge of murder
had been made, where they lriv-.3 undergone a very
►stric examine►tion, previous, to their seing cbotunitted
for trial. Patrick Griffin; another of this. gang, Was
apps fended by the Police at another quarter. •

Within the last month,. so 'great has been, the'
numbey)-pf vessels from Sweden; Eiambursh, and.
miler parts of the Contifient,which have entered the
Themes, as to surpass- ally. thing .of the sort in the
reciilledion of the oldest person. No
,custom-house
otlicers or pilots could be found sufficient ; the Pool
'was quite tell. A reduction in prices Of many corn-
modifies has already. taken. places, .a spar,. whiCfi a
few months since •cost la. has been offered this
week .for 51. Fir boards of coarse will fall, but
large fir timber willAeepup its price until
inter-
course is :had with because much of that ac-
tide comes from Archangel.-
Two Gentlemen sailed from the Dutch.colst on
the loth, who;say that intelligerice had been receiv-
by many mercantile hous'es inlioltand, that a com 7
plete victoiy,, had been gained by our fleet in the Me-
.
diferranean.

That excellent regiment the,l2lb Light Dragoons,
are ordered to embark immediately for toreign ser-
vice, The 9th regiment 4t• Dragoons have received
a similar cycler.

COVENT-GARDEN TVEATRE.

We resume the disagreeable office, of recording
the continuance of the tumultuous proceedihgs at
this place. The Modinan was patiently heard
through the firsctwo ads-last night, and the Per- '
formers received so much applause, that we could
not tali indulge a hope that the audience had taken
so strong' an interest in the piece as would be likely
to repel any efforts which might afterwards be made
to obstrud the, representation. But unhappily when
the half-price commenced, the opponents' of the
Managers forced in'-with such strength, that, there
was an end to all the 'influence of the draMa, and
the same scene of violence occurred as we have so
often had the misfortune of recording. The Pit, as
usual, -was the great scene of action, but many
friends Of the 'opposition were dispersed throughout
the Theatre. Their efforts, -however, were but
feeble,, compared with the contentions in the Pit.
These, contentious were not of the nature of those
sham battles which have for some time taken place,
but the Combatants evinced strong marks of haying-
been hearts? 'in the cause, which they respectively
adopted. Some of the oppositionists were seized
by Peace Officers and friends of the Proprietors, but
they were speedily rescued by their party. One
person in the Pit exhibited pitiable marks of having
been actively engaged in the contest, for he had
hardly any remains of a coat, and even the condition
of his waistcoat evinced that he had ,paSsed through
a formidable warfare. HiS hat 'too was lost in the
• 'fray, but we are glad to find
,that he did `not suffer
in his person as well as in his dress. ,The Knights of
the 0. P. Order were not so•numerous as on for-
mer occasions, and the 0. P. seem to be giving
way to medallions, which are worn by. some of the
female opponents of the Theatre.
The farce of llii%fiy by tl ight shared the same
fate as 'the last act of the opera, for -not a syllable
was heard. But notwithstanding the violence
which still marks the hostility to the Proprietors, we
are inclined to indulge a hope that this hostility is
on. the decline. JOHN BULL is certainly at times
very hot=headed, and all his -family 'partake of the
same unruly spirit, but JOHN has an excellent heart,
and he and all his relations must at length be
ashamed of what begins to wear the aspect of per,
secution, a practice not 'analogous to the British
character., Some democratical spirits for the further,
,ance of their; own ends, may have succeeded in
blending their views with the opposition, but they.
loyal feelings and t he; good, sense of the . bulk of the
people will defeat 'their designs, and finally put an
end to the progress of heedless young men, who
have probably no other interest in the affair than
what arises from a desire natural at their time of.
life of mixing with scenes of noisy merriment.—
There were very few placards last night. A female
.orator appeared in the pit, but which side she took it
is difficult to say, as she, was only heard by,the per-
sons who immediately surrounded her. Iti3,how,-
ever, probable tleit she was an O. P. heroine: After
the usual shouts, a short dance,,.a4roan or' two,
and a stave of God' save the King, the chief agents
dispersed, and. their party soorilollows&them.

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We are sorry to learn that as Mrs. STEPHEN-KB:NI,.
BLE was performing Alexina, in 'The Exile, on Wed-
nesday last, at DoncaSter, she had the misfortune—
to dishicate her shoulder. This accident happened
in an effort to rise, and the audience ‘vere.n4qto
alarind on hearing her exclaim 'as she,left the'sst ~
”On ! mv.arm is out." Mr. BR ANDDN., ii Surgegny
luckily-being in the theatre at the time, immediate;
assistance was procuted. This is tire- ,second time'
that Mr. KEMBLB has inet.witlt a similar.accident.
Mr, CIIDKEII has been' pronounced incapable of
discharging the_ ditties of Secretary, to' the Admiral-
ty, by the Opposition- Writers, betatise- he happens
to possess literary powers, and a taste for poetry.
Surely, -as they
,are Authors, it ntillt:Le 6xpeaed
that they- 'would not deem a turn for. literature .a
disqualification for office: But to illustrate this Gen-
tleman'S disability, he is compared with mr. An-,,,,
DISON, who is generally understood to have been,
indebted for his elevation in life to 'his poem of
The campaign, and Mr. CHOKER, it is:alleged, ' has•
been equally indebted for his introduetion 'to favour,
to his excellent Poem of Talavera. '.There certainly
is no little honour .in being.compared to ADDISON,
and in poetical ability Mr. CHOKER:has some tight
to such a compliment ; but he has the advantage
even of that celebrated charader in one.point,lfgr.
AnntsoN, with all his learning and all his powers,
had no talent for speaking, but Mr. CHOKER dis-
plays considerable ability in this respea ; and,
• though while he was not in office, he' might I,tuda-
bly employ his Muse in celebrating the valour of his
- count.rythen, we believe that there is little reason to
apprehend that he will ever suffer- his poetical taste
to interfere with his public duty.
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It will he in the recolleaion of our readers, that
we stated some time ago, that Admiral FIANIKOtT,
who commanded the Russian fleet when it was forced
to take shelter-in Baltic Port, had been. tried by a
Court Martial, and degraded from his 'rank. He
was condemned to serve three-months as a cod mon.
sailor before the mast. Them:: act-emulated indig-
nities,broke his heart. He died lately, the of
grief and indignation. • ".. •
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Yesterday ,a Cabinet Council was. helOt
reign Office,, there were present,.the
.Loin CHAN-
CELLOR ; the Earls of BATHURST, LIVERPOOL,.
HA RROWB y;and CHATHAM ; Lords MU LGRAVE and
PALMERSTON ; the CHANCELLOR" of the EXCHE-
-QUER, and Mr. RIDER.
Yesterday, at halt past twelve o'clock, a_Board was
held at the Royal Military Academy at ~Chelsea :
t here were present, their Royal Highnesses t he Dukes
of YORK and CUMBERLAND, Sir DAVID DU NDAS, and
,a large party of General Officers. The Board did
not break up until four o'clock.
On Thursday 'the Lords of. the CoUncil met;. for
the first time this season, at the Council. Chamber.
Whitehall, to-hear -Prize Appeals. The-Court was
composed of the ,MASTER of the ROLLS, Sir WIL-
LIAM WYNNE, and Sir :TORN NicuoLs. The Coun-
sel , 'attending were, Sir CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON,
the KING'S. ADVOCATE, Mr. DALLAS, Mr. 8TE1:.
P-IMl`l6, D.o6tors ADAM and ARNOLD..
We have a late arrival from Algiers, by which.we
learn that the,DY had demanded 'an annual tribute
from France; and on the Consul's refusal, he was
arrested. We know from the Fiends Papers, that
the late Consul DUBOIS THAINVILLE had returned
try Paris.