The Sun.
London, England, 1814-06-23 00:00:00

CAPTAIN STACKPOLLI.

By the Mullet schooner, which left Port Royal
on the 4th of May,we have learned the origin 61
the duel 'which led to the death ofCapt. S.6s.cx-
POLE, of the Statira. The circumstances were a$
follow :—So long as four yearS'ago a Naval Offi-
cer enquitied of Lieutenant CECIL if he knew
Captain STACKPOLE: Lieutenant C. replied he
did', and had the best opinion of-him:as a brave
officer, adding, at the same tune, that he believed
him capable of drawing occasionally a long bOw.
This answer Was publicly talked of in the Gun_
room of the Statira, anti at length reached the
cars of Captain STACKPOLE, who, having aseer-
tained.that the words were spoken, declared that
he would call Lieutenant -CECIL to an account
when wand wherever: he met: him. •It was so far
fortunate that they did not meet for four years ;
but the opportunity at last offered, when the Sta.,
tita was lying in the harbour of Port, Royal, and
the Argo, of which CECIL iv.ts senior Lieutenant,
happened to enter that port. Captain S. imine-
(Lately sent a message to:Lieutenant CECIL, put-
porting, that be must either meet him, or make a
suitable apology for the slanderous words' he bad
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used. •

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Lieutenant CE6H., in reply, said, that four
years having elapsed since the words were spoken
which he was 'charged with having uttered, it was
impossible for Itfin to recollect how far they were
correct or not j but as, a brother Officer and a man
of honour had quoted his words, he could not act
otherwise than avow them,. As to an apology, he
wis:'cd Captain .BTACKPOLk to understand, that
under all the circumstances he should have no ob-
jection to apologise to any other Officer in his
Majesty's Navy, but to him it was impossible;
the ,Captain of the Statira being reputed through-
out the Navy as a good shot, 'and had been the
friend and companion of Lord CANFELFORD. The
consequence was a meeting between the parties
on the 28th of April ; the result of which was,
the loss to his Majesty's Naval Service of a braxe
and meritorious Oilicer.-,-The challenge of Capt.
STACKPOLE, to fight the Statira against the Am-
erican frigate Macedonia, had. endeared hint to
the crew, and not a man could refrain from tears
an learning his fate. '

The 2d battalion of the Old BuffS have marched
into Brighton-to perform the duties at that place,
in the room of the Sussex ordered to
Kies,
'Le to be disbanded.

The Royal Ayrshire Regiment of Militia have
marched from Auchnacloy for the Barracks of
Cavan.

A route has been received by, the 2d West
York Militia, to march for York, where they are
expected about the 7th of July, and will remain
until, disbanded.

Sir R. BRUDEE'S Regiment of Northampton Mi-
litia arrived at Hull on Monday, by the Leith
smacks, from Edinburgh Castle, in two divisions,
under the command Of Major HYDE, and crossed
the Humber on Tuesday, on its route_to their na-
tive county, to be disembodied.
A detachment of the 30 West York Militia, from.
Sheerness, marched to Doncaster on the 21st, an
the two divisions from Ireland were to arrive an
the 22d and 23d:inst. to.r.eutain till disetanddied.

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POETRY.
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iN1131;01.1113TIT.
isdN-CoNTENTs Nve it,. the CllANCtLVoTt.ctin;
CoNTJ,NTs, it4in," Earl STA.)IIIuPE replie4
tot, CU a Divisit, 'twas s;, •:! •
The lattr we' e and the oth,A.s.righicen:
'The solution is plaiO, for the Earl thias his h6ms.
Gives hini a M.Vority o'er the iLlt 'House.

iisieription on the Grave-stone' of Miss LAVINr.t
;11.o9iNoN,
iii St. John's Chgrch-yard, Manchester.

More lasting than in lines of art
Thy spotlds charaet6r's imprest
Thy worth engraved on every heart;
Thy lose lielVaird in every breast

MASKED BALL.

. Lady OVEN'S Masked Ball, at the- ..Argyle
Rooms, took place last night. - About eleven the
company began to assemble, and by two o'clock
were very numerous. The Rooms were nopro-
' priately laid out, and were literally thronged in
every part: We' should stippose there could not
have been less than-twelve hundred masks pre-.
sent ; but we are inclined to believe there must
have beet, many word. The Characters were
as usual composed of all_ descriptions, some of
Which were well supported the best was a Lady
dressed in the fashion of the last century. We
never recollect to hake seen such an assemblage
of beautiful women ot•all ages, elegantly dressed,
and it would have,confirmed the opinion of the
ROval Visitors, had they'been present, that the
females of this country are superior to all others in
_personal charms. Between two and three o'clock
the Company retired to partake of an :elegant
Supper, which was prepare; in the rooMs on the
ground floor, and which consisted of every deli-
cacy the season could afford.

. During the Entertainment there was music and
(lancing inditTerent parties; and refreshments of
ice and lemonade were in great profusion. Ahont
five o'clock the company began to depart, highlV-
_pleased with the amusements of the el-cuing, and
with the hospitality of their beautiful and accom-
plished Hostess.

- CERTAIN lIAJLIIS
To discover 411arried Couples in large Societies or in

I.
If‘vou see a gentleman and lady diagree
'upon trifiing occa:)lous, or correcting eacli other
ih company; you may be assured they have tied
the matrimonial noose.

2. If you see a silent pair in *p. haaney or any
`other coach, lolling carelessly ime.at window,
without seeming to know they have a companion,
the sign is infallible.

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3. if yon see a lady drip her glove, and a gen-
tternan by the side other Iciucfly teNing her to pick
it up, yol need not hesitate in funning your upi-
pioin ; or,

4. If you see a lady presenting a gentleman with
any thing carelessly, her head inclined another
way; and speaking to him with indifference ; or,
5. 'lf You meet a couple in the fields, the gen-
lemantWenty yards in advance of the 'lady, ':'ho
perhaps,is getting over a stile with dlicully, or.
picking her way through a muddy path,.; or,
G. leyoU see a' lady whose beauty and accom-
plishments attract The attention of every gentle-
man in the raom hut one, you can haven() difficulty
in determining their relationship to each, other—
the one is her huband.

7. If you see a gentleman. particularly courte-
ous, obliging, and good natured, relaxing into
smiles; saying smart things, and toying with every
pretty -tvornan in the room, excepting one, to
whom he appears particularly reserved, cold, and
formal, mt! is unreasonably cross—who that one
is nobody can be at 'a loss to discover.
8. If you see•a yOung 'or an old couple jarring,
checking and thwarting each other, differing in
opinion before the opinion is expressed ; eternally,
anticipating and breaking the thread. of each
others discourse, yet using- kind words, like honey
bubbles floating on vinegar, which soon are over',
whelintd by the preponderance of the fluid.; they
are, to all intents, than and wife ! it is impossi-
ble to be mistaken.

The rules above quoted are laid down as infal-
lible in just interpretation—they may be resort-
ed to with conti:lerree ; they are upon unerring
principles, and-deduced from every day's expe-
rienee.

THE THEATER.---ThOligh Fontainebleau, Born-
'bastes Furioso, The Grand Alliance, and Harlequin
and Mother Goose, united their powers to attract
the Public last night to Covent-Garden Theatre,
vet the announced appearance of the gallant
*BLUCHER, evidently constituted the chief mag-
netic influence. The veteran Hero arrived before
the first Act of the Opera, with two Ladies, two
young Gentlemen, and Colonel BLUCHER. The,
I'RTNCE MARSHAL and his company received' the
warmest 'salutations, which he returned with a
modest and interesting dignity. He, retired from
the house with his party hefore the'conclusion of
the Pantomime, and received at his departure the
sane hearty tribute of popular admiration.—The
house was_crouded in all parts.

The following is the description of a Lady's.
Dress, in .a Morning Paper. . . .
4f The Grand Duchess of Ounimnunnif was a massy illy-
mindims of.transcentiant brilliancy, appearing one blaze of
diamonds!"

On thegallant 13WCHER'S receiving the degree
of Doctor, an Oxonian observed, that it was a
title justly due to the man whose aid had been so
instrumental in the:recovery of Europe.
The honse of the key RICHARD FRIZELL, in
Bognor, in Sussex, was broke open a few nights
ago, and robbed of a quantity of provisions,
wearing apparel, and several other valuable ar-
ticles.

SOUTHWARK, JUNE 20.—We have scarcely any
thing doing in the Flop Market, and the prices
continue much the same.—The accounts in gene-
ral from the Plantations are unfavourable,--Ditty
115,0001,

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B:etttrdaY lait;• HE
Find Member of the AcadettN of Rome and 1:76:
ingna, departed this life; st his apartnienti,
Bond-street. o •
Mr.Tresliam had. been fbr sane vetirs lii at
very infirm state of health, and he gradually de-:
declined, tiii rite pdwers of Nature be" Came whell'?
exhausted. yllisaneatal facilities continfied tin-im-
paired to the last moment of his existence, and he
beheld the approach of death Willi a caillineSS al"td
resignation, which have .been, perhaps, bitt
rattly surpassdd.
As an Artist; Mr. Tresbani po,;Sessed Very enni-
sidefable talent*, and, while his health permitted.
him to exert them, they ‘vere hooottrattly direete.L
to the higheralepartments e&his art. A )bug re-
sidence ha Italy, together with the Hiligent firth!;
of the Antique,' bad given hirn'a
tion for the Roman School ; arid his works dis-
play many of the powers and peculiarities which
uistingatish the productions of those great Ala&-
ters, whose taste be had adopted. He Ine<i'much
facility of composition, and his fancy was, yecll
stored with materials.; lila his Oil Pictures area
deficient in that richness of colouring, and s:piriti:f
execution which chardeterise the Veuetiati pencil,'
and which have beet) displayed in many instances
with rival excellence in this country. His Draw-
ings with pen and ink, and 'in black chalk,
evince uncommon ability; the latter, in particu-
lar, are executed with a spirit, boldness, and
breadth, which are not often to be found in such,
productions. •
:In that which may be termed the erudition of Mr. Tresham was deeply skilled ; a long
acquaintance . with the most eminent -Masters of
the Italian Schools .made him- famil'ar with theit
tuer;ts and defects ; he could discriminate between'
all their varieties of style and manner ; and as to
every estimable quality of a picture, he was consi-
dered as one of the ablest critics of his day ;:in the
just appreciation, also, of various remains -
of antiquity, w.hich come. under the different &as-.
sifications of virtu, his opinion was sought with
eagerness by the. Connoisseur and the Artist, an /l
held as ftt authority, from which few would.ven"
lure lightly to dissent., But the ,talents of .Tic-
sham were not 'confined' to objects immediately
connected with his profession—be 'had.con&id, ri.
able taste for
.Poetry, and his published perform-
ances in that art, betray a lively fancy, and powery
of ver,i4;:ation, of no ordinary description.
As a. man, there are_ few. within the -sphere -of
life in which lye moved that will be more ,gcne:.
rally yegretted,-- In society; which; he loVed and
enjoyed tcy.the last, he was always considered as
an actp.434.ion,hy his friends.; and amongst thosi
friends were included many of. the most elevated
and resPectahlecheraetera of the: time: In eon-.
,versation, lie was fluent, humorous, and -.ani-
mated, abOuneNg ` ill anecdote, and ready. at.
reply.-- Daring 'the latter years of his life,
the contrast exhibited between the playful
verity of his manners' and the occasional excia.
motion of agony, pyoduced.,by the .spasmodic
affectiens with which he Was so long -ariliered;
gave an interest to his appearance Which enhan,
ted the entertainfnent which his colloquialpo wet
afforded. His existence seemed to hatig- upon so
sliOrt a thread, that those who enjoyed 1-1;; so-
ciety were commonly under an impression uha4
the pleasure derived from 'it might
,not
.be te..;ata
renewed, and that a frame so feeble could, sca.'ee--,
ly survive the exertion which 'the vigour of his.
Spirit for a moment Sustained. The priaciple
life, however, was in him so strong, as to:cnt
dict all 'ordinary indications,,. and lie lived cee,
through years Of -infirmity, as Much to tie sur-
prise as the gratification of his friends, his
unsubdued by pain, and his mind uninfluenced'
the decay of his body.
Though 'partaking, iti•soind degree, of the prot
verbial irritability of the Poet and the Painter,
no man was more free from' envious and maiig4,
mint feelings, or could be more ready to du jus-
tice tw the claims of his Competitors. So:tme,
a relish had he for the sallies of wit and hinnotte,
that he could- enjoy them -even at his own ex-
pence ; and he has been frequently known to, ye-,
peat', with unaffected glee, the jest that had, been
pointed against himself. •

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By his death the Royal Academy has. been do..
prived of one of its most enlightened Members, ,
and his profession has lost a liberal and accom- ,
plish ed Artist:

In. his private connections:the memory of Tre- .
s!)am will be !Ong cherished with 'affection,, for
many cAimable qt dlitiek of head and heart, as.aw
cutertaiiiins and a'zealous friend.
INS: A. S. • ,
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