The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-10 00:00:00

POETRY.

, MASQUERADE EPIGRAM.
" To this night's Masquerade (quoth Dime)
"By pleasure I am beckon'd,
"And think 'twould be a jolly trick',
" To go as Charles the Second.

4' Tom felt for repartee a thirst,
" And thus to IticnAan said :
" You'd better go as Charles the First,
"For that requires no head."

TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sut---44ast week, at a sale of books, happening
to purchase an old copy of "Nostradamus's Pro-
phecies," which by the name, and some other me-
morial on the blank leaVes, appears to have once
belonged-to the unfortunate Lord FALKLAND, •1.
was' much struck with the following monkish_
lines, written in the same hand as the- former
noble possessor's name; in the margin of the
book, the opening of which, without much
%%o-
lence &One to the construction, as marked by the
particulardesignation of the time, may be brought
to apply to the Corsican Despot. I have indeed
amused myself with conjectures. as to what may
be couched*.under this ambiguous fragment, but
dare not yet hazard them bet Ore ihe public; and
perhaps some of your ingenuous readers may give
a more happy ani probable solution to the more
enigmatical parts of the Oracle than I am capable
of ; but, in case that should not be attempted, I
shall beg leave- to submit mine, if you will fa-
vour we with a place in some of your columns.
INDAGATOR

Cum Romat Rex factns
Est, et Papa redactus ;
An ;Sine Regente
Q•iia }li caret mente
Vieeragereno e!
Nescio quu anno,
De vili Tyranno,
Ctun ciasus sit satur,
Doc raticinatur,
In urb:: Leonis,
Insul:n•is Draconis,
Intiomitm ferw
Nex accidet ver,
Acietu, per ensis
Herois Cambrensis,
Cui wiliti arnia
Slant places in panne.,
Cui iniliti veste
Bat nei pro teste,
Insignia et beak(
Lucem dist stella.

ORATORIO.

DRURY-T4NE.---The new Ot4torio, entitled The
Mount 'of Olives, which does so much honour to
BETHOEVEN, the composer, and w4!ich we have
already noticed, was perfotined again last night
at this Theatre. Jr was'abty supported by PYNE,
Airs. BLAND, BELLAMY, and Mrs DICKoNS. M.
LEONARD, in the, course of the evening, intro..'
&Iced a new ,sir, composed by Sir SORN STEVE
sull of Dublin, which was much admired. The
house weii *ell attended. During the Halleluiah
chorus, at the end of the first act, the audience
rose front their seats in reverential sympathy.

•
COVENT-GARDEN.—.4cis and Galatea was the
chief entertainment last night at this Theatre.—
The performers were prineirrally Mr. SALMON and
1111AnAm, " God save the King," led by CATALANI,
6)seil the first act. linAn AM, hcsides " Love in •
her eye • sits pitying,'' and " Love sounds the
alarm," introduced a new air, composed by
Tii:sitor,, the words taken front Carmen
•Triump' hale. It was a spirited imartialt composi-
tion, and was sung with great energy.—A good
Douse.

:•Yesterday was holden, `,.itt St. Martin's Vestry
Room-, a Committee of the National Society for
-the Education of the Poor, in the principles of
the Established Church. Thete were present—
The 'Archbishops of 'Canterbury. and York ; ,the Earl tit*
Shaftesbury; •the Bishops of London, St. A4aph, Py, Here-
ford and Chester; Lords Kenyon and Radsiock ; ,Sir
Nicholl, Archdeacon Pott, Archdeacon Cambridge, Rev. Dr.
Bel', Rev. H. H. Norris, Wm. Lendon, Davis, Esq. and.
,Josbna. Watson, _ •

A most curious discovery has been made in one
of the dungeons of a German town, by'the Prince
Royal of WlRTE;Ouno—nothing less than that
of his own mother; who, it 7as supposed, had
been ling since dead.—Edireburgh Courant.
K.E5.1111E made his first appearance at the
Edinburgh Theatre, OR Monday se'nnight, in the
character of Macbeth.

THE REAL JOHN But.r..—A farmer, near Lon-
don; 'soMe little time ago made a' purchase of an
Alderney; Cow,iwhich hetola his bail;ff to lead into
the pasture : the man considered some time, and
then refused to do it—the master naturally grew
angry, but the servant was resolved; saying, "he
would not take tare a Fr.ench;Cvw for any master
upon earth."
DUEL.—A meeting took place on the 4th in-
stant-On Alnwick Town-moor, het t=een two me-
dical gentlemen of that place. The ground being
measured by the seconds (14 Faces) the parties
took their phces and fired two rounds without
effect, when the seconds interfered, and the mat-
ter was amicably settled. It is said the misunder-
standing toot place about she treatment of a pa-
tient they were attending.—Did the patient escape
as well ?

NOTICE.—As it is extremely probable that
many persons will be disappointed on Monday
next, from the idea that they can purchase Tickets
and Shores on that day; it is necessary to inform
the Public, that they must apply on or before Sa-
turday, if they wish fora Chance of the present
extraordinary List of Capitals, as the Drawing
begins very early on Monday morning.
'!'here were, on Monday, in a field at Great
Hardc, icke, near AbergaVenny, 47 team§ of horses
engaged in ploughing the same, each of which
was valued at 1601. the aggregate value being
75201.

The (litor of a Provincial Paper anno►►nces
his " postponement of the deaths tilt next week :"
This brings to our recollection, the story of the
Dean. of bt. Patrick, who postponed the Efclipse

THE ARMY.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER IN LORD

WELLINGTON'S ARMY.

" Chateau de la Haraag, Feb. 12, 1514.
" We have bad for these last four months the
worst of weather; and the right of the army,
front its advanced positions since the beginning
of December, must have suffered sonic priva-
tions. The communicatimi to it, after quitting
the high road at Bidart, is entirely by ero,s roads
over a . clay soil, touch intersected by rivulets
and it would be difficult to give you an idea of
the state; of these roads, constantly trodden by
mules and, every other species of tramnort that
has been employed for the supply of the army 5
but as we neVer were healthier than now, we
may fairly conclude that good arrangements have
overcome the greatest difficulties. In 1812 the
array had no tents ; there wag one mule belong-
ing to every company, to carry its camp kettles,
„which were then very large, and heavy. In 1813
smaller kettles' (one to: six men), were substitut-
ed to be carried by the men in turns, and these
mules Were apprriated to carrying tents for
them ; thUs by a most simple and masterly ar-
rangement, the whole army was piit under canvas
without any additional transport or expense ; and
since the middle of December, all except those
regiments on outpost duty; have been in canton-
ments. With respect to the cordiality between
tbearmy and the inhabitants, I believe there can.
be nothing more sin Sere 5 I certainly have beard
of two instances of foraging parties being inter-'
rupted, but this constantly happened both in
Spain and Portugal, and arises from the nature of
'the duty, and not, I am sure, from any hostile
tlisposition in the peasantry. The country which.
. we occupy is every where thickly inhabited; agri-
cultural pursuits are going on, the markets in the
towns are' plentifa;ly supplied, and there is
throughout every decisive sign of perfet confi-
dence and amity.—Their attention and civility to
the English are very great.; and I am sure that
they persmidethemselves that peace will never be
made with Btronapartc.—When the Duke D'An-
.gouleme went firSt to mass, 1 am'told that every
pan of the church was thronged in such a manner
as had never before been seen. 'I asked a,-; Abbe
who the Duke was,- &c. and he detailed to me his
connection with Laois XVI. with as much in-
terest and accuracy as an'Englisliman would give
an account 6f any branCh of our Royal Family.
The Bourbons are not forgotten ill France, and
the present times have given a Wallll, and lively
glow to the recollection of them."

• The brigad.of Foot Guards having received, a
very considerable augmentation from the ;Militia,
the three regiurents now consist of 8000 men and.
up.,vards—a-very high' establishment for this ex-
pensive body of troops.
General Lord FORBES has arrived in Dublin
from Lonrinh; and will shortly resume his
com-
mand in the Cork district. •

The 2d battalion Of the 26th regiment has ar-
rived at Glasgow, to do garrison duty in place of
the East York Militia, who are to march for
Dumbarton.
The Officers and the Staff of the Local Militia
of the comity of Huntington, base unanimously
offered Goveronveat to perform 22 .days. service,
to guard the prisoners at Norman, Cross Barracke.
The Officers of the 2d Durham regiment of
Local Militia, at a tneetingtuld on Saturday last,
unanimously volunteered their services for six
weeks, in any part of Great Britain where Go-
vernment may ,think proper to order them;
Lieutenant SHEEP, one of thethficers who was
ce:isured by the Court of Enquiry appointed by
the Coninvander in Chief for a breach i f his
parole-of honour, and directed to return to -France,
embarked on board the Alfred cutter, for Mor-
i*.
LYMINGTUN, M. 4.---The General ,Court
Martial assembled at this garrison for the tral of
Captain SMITH and some privates of the lst
French Independent Company, broke-up on Wed-
nesday last-. The -proceedings have .been for-
warded to his Royal Highness the Commander ist
Chief.

10 THE EDITOR OF TUE SUN. /

Liverpool, March 2, 1814.
Should the Mediterranean Ports of France
be added toS'avoy and Genoa, and these formed
into a separate State, with the Netherlands .added
to HOliatrils, or be established under guarantee:l
6f all Germany, such' would reduce the danger
Of France's annoying -or overwhelming the sea-
ports of Europe, and also reduce her energy in
the interior from troubling their future tranquility
by land, and would form a steadier and securer
balance than hitherto for Europe.
I am truly, Sir,
• Your most obedient servant, • ,
AN ADMIRER OPYOUR PAPER,
•

SIR,

N. 73: The above change would attach the tw(x
ends of Europe to a free trade, and would balance
our relinquishing what part of Our new Colohlea
we might be induced to give up.

It. is proposed to form au for the
purposes of promoting the employment of Females
only, in all the manufactures, trades, and occupa-
tions united to their natural tenderness of frame
and inuate.,,,delicacy, where their .caphility is

efficient.
Protesor INIANostA has puhli,:hed in the Miltm
Journal, a !Ong report upno the action of the ve-
nom of vipers. He Ftates, as the iesulf of his
pericucc, tb-it ammoniac is the only sovereign
mealy for the bite of those reptiles, anii
opium and musk, which hive been hitherto pre•
scribed by Italian physicians, have no certain
ef-
fect,

A young woman named Hunt, servint at 3
dyers's in Carnanly,strett, whilst iu the act of
taking up dinner yesterday, set tire to her clothes,
and in a moment was in a blaze. She tin up,
stairs, when one of the workmen hurried her into
the street, and by roiling her in the gutter, co-
deavoured to extinguish the flames. It lVjtS
necessary, 11,)WcVer, tnIrMS rat ot her
clothes. She was much 'bury( oefore this ciuthi
be accomplished, anal was taken to the Miii•itosox
Hospital, but she is not *itirecivd to be in nor
'daoger.

LAW INTELLIGE.ICr',.

col:TIT OF CHANCERY,. r..l.vactv 9.

EXFARTE IN MATTER OF ARUNDEL, A LUNATIC.

Sir A tiTnuit PIGOTT Stated, to>tt the petitioners
Nvere, heirs and eonAins of ti ialatic Richard
Arundel. -A- coininiion Ot iati,:yy havia been
1:0ely t.,!lten out I)yiiirs, and Mr: Woiul, the sister
brother-in-htw of the lunatic, the petitioners
'rayed that his Lor,ltdiip would „ make an order
itat the Itlwttic:, Richard Arundel, Should licit he •
rn t:iovei-1 Ot!t fare 4111{i cimit ci Jti Dr. rowel,
with .witom heaiad- resided fur the List' IT years
Nvi-h :the. greatest comfort. Ile 11,3•1 beea in a
St4ll nt mental imbecility ever since the death. of
Itisfatiter,-ahon: 30 years ago, by tvhoui he was':
It'ft-an aminuity of 28oi. ill the funds. \ o0:1,
his.SiStCr, had lately, taken :out a commissiitUl-Of
huldcyagabist him, and the Ataster of tne Boils
refused to allow, the petitioners to i.,ee the pro-
ceedings Arithout; ac order fromhis'
Mrs.,Woodi it was farther statecl; was an 'unfit
person to
_entrust the care of tic lunatic to, she
herelf- been in a state of mental weitk-.
lit'SS, Pow GO y.cats of, age, anti having, once been
coalined on accotuit, of the.samc malady ; that
Ime‘v-husband-, !.;-1 :I morose temper,
and ,that t ie lur,ttie.had•coneeived the greatest
prejunicl.'is against him.
Mr. Ilorixe followed on th7ikaiue side.
Sir Sv...sa E 13,1??.1; Lay inveigTeti,at considerable
length against, the- impropriety and indelicacy Of..
the petition,. tlisflosing eircumstances in the
icily that were not of a nature ,tc; be mails
lie yead an, affidavit of 11'r. Wood; from which.
it a rpeared, that about forty ye art ago, front an
exn-cted marriage that had been lwokeit off,. her
health and:spirits hail been considerablv affected,
and that she had been sent, in consegilence, on a
visit fair some„ months to. a friend, hut that she
hp.itnver bt en in a state of constraint. No ner-
soas. could have greater claims to be committees
in acase of this de-,er.iption than a sister and bro-
ther, WhOSe care and affection were more 1:kely•
to -confribn,te to the comfort Of the lunatic than
the niere pp.:mintendance of strangers.
Mr. BELL., on the sameiside alleged', from the
faces of theaffidavits, that pains had been taken to
prejudice the mind of the lunatic againSt his- rela-
tives, and stated the cruelty of bringing forward a
fan-lily circumstance that had happened forty years
ago. lle adverted particularly to several aluidavits
in behalf of Mrs. Wood, bealit:ctestirriony to I,er
regularity and judicious management of her family
concerns, by ptirsons most intimarely acquainted
with her and her husband.
Sir A. Ploo-r,lntving replied,-
-The.LORD CHANCELLOR. observed, in a review
of the_case, that he saw no reason for the com-
mission of impary having been taken out. He could
not feel Imbrisalf authorisel, 'at any rate, to allow of
any ch.tnge in time custody of the iunatit at pre-
sent. it wins clear that prejudices were existing
in the lunatic's mind against. any change, as sworn
to by tminipeachahle persons. No matter whether
these prejudiced were well or ill founded, it was
etuaugh:for,hini that' they existed, and these were
sufficient to prevent his allowing. any clignge.frile
money he, directed to be paid into time hands of
time Accomptan; General, anti trusted the question
would be carried no further at present.

HOME CIRCUIT.

-ESSEX ASSIZES, CllELmsremn,'TUisavt, MAncix 9.

EIWNWIN V. D.IAYH,EW.

This cause occupied a considerable nortion of
the day, but possessed no interest. It was an
action of, trespass for entering the plaintiff's
and the defendant justified as having a right of
way over the place in questiOn.
On the part of the plaintiff, a great number Of
witnesses were called, who proved, that for a 'tong
series of years the inaintiff hatl•always exercised
acts of ownership over the place in questien,.and
that he lied repaired the hedges, cleansed the
ditches, &c.
For the defendant also several witnesses *ere
called,.to prove a continued way by the public
from remote times. They did not, however, prove
•
it to the extent,',but•:tnerely that the plaintiff and
his father had frequently permitted persons to'
pass that way,—Verdict for the plaintiff.

FROST V. HERVEY, GENT.
• This was an action by the plaintiff against Da-
niel Whittle Harvey, an Attorney, to recover the
stini of 9701. received to his use.

Mr. Baron RICHARD;said, that this was an tln-
&tended cause, he should not have been inclined
to have said ►;n►y thing, but merely to have stated
the aniount fin• which the Jury onnh►t io,find theil•
verdict, if it were not for the shameful conduct
of Mr. Harvey. His Lordship then severely ani-
madverted on the' conduct of the defendant ; he
lamented ,the Jury could not give greater damages
ti►an the moncy he had actually received. Ver-
dict for the ptaintilf--llamages,976l.