The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-15 00:00:00

/usTi's recovery.

Dr. JOHN WILLIS said, that there was a very
great degree of derangement, and particularly bor-
dering on insanity: That his MAJESTY'S state
was worse than it was last week. That there
had b •en an aggravation of symptoms within
the last three days. That in the corre&ion of
an opinion which he had given, respecting the

use of the word despair, he meant no more than
that he did not expect a recovery. That his present
illness is very considerably worse; than any of hi's
former, illnesses. That the KING cectainiy held good
con►ersations, but it is requisite to get to a further

advanced point to be able to say that it is really an
amendment : it is often what takes place when de-
rangement is gradually ceasing. That his MAJESTY
had yesterday (Sunday) much of a feverish tendency,
but that thert is generally a cap?city in the KING to
answer all sorts of questions. That his MAJESTY'S
present indisposition is more' nearly allied to insa-
nity than delirium.
Dr. Roatit'r WILLIS said, that the state of his
MAJESTY'S mental health is worse at present than it
has been at any time since his attack. His MA-
JESTY IS in an extremely agitated and nervous state,
which has been increasing for some time past.

It war• reported last night that French Papers had,
reached town, containing a Dispatch from General
SUCHET, announcing the defeat of. General BLAKE
before Valencia. We have made every inquiry in
our power, and have not been able to ascertain the
taa of the arrival of the Papers. We, are therefore
inclined to hope that the whole report is groundless.

Mr. PONSONEY last night gave noiice, on the
part of Lord MILT&N, that a Motion would be made
on Monday sennight respe6tinip the state of Ire-
laud.

The Gazette of last night contains an Order for
a General Fast in England on the sth, and in Scot-
land on the 6th, of next month.

Yesterday tile Duke of YORK held a Military Le-
vee, at his office in the Horse-Guards, which was
attended by
Lieutenant-General Maitland, on his being appointed to

the Eastern District ; Lieutenant-General St.‘"Leker, Major,-
General Bailey, Major-General Pringle, General Sir H.
Dalrymple, 'General Sir H. Burrard, Major-Gen. M'Ken-
z,ie, Lieutenant-General Sir W. Erskine, Lieutenant-Gene-
ral Wemyss, Lieutenant-General Campbell, Major-Gene-
ral Sir joint Hope, Major General Stevenson, General Lord
Forbes, Marquis of Huntly, Sir Robert Wilson, and a
number of others.

The Duke of YORK will give a grand dinner this
day to a numerous party.
The Duchess of Bac NSWICK gave a grand dinner
on Monday last, at Blackheath, to the Princess of--
WALES, and a garty of about six.
The nuptial ceremony between Mr. WELLESLEY
POLE and Miss TYLNEY -Lor,G took place onsiVion-
day. The preparations -for this' event were of the
most magnificent description.
Sir Trromns SUTTON opened Hurst House, near
Moulsey, to a select portion of the Fashionable
World last night.
The Order in Council against the exportation of
carriage coastwise of gunpowder or saltpetre, and
that against the exportation of pig iron, hemp, pitch,
and other naval stores, both of which' would expire
on the Bth of February next, are renewed in last
night's Gazette for six months, from the said Bth of
February.
No time is lost in sending out reinforcements to
the army under Lord WELLINGTON. Trobps are
daily marching to the out-ports, where they are
embarked in transports lor Lisbon. Monday 500
of the Guards were selected for this service. The

2d battalion of the Culds'tream, quartered in the
Tower, which was inspetied in the forenoon by his
Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, supplied
2so of this number; and the other 25 were drafted
from the 3d regiment, after inspe6lion, at the Port-
man-street barracks, by his Highness the Duke of
GLOUCESTER. These troops are expe&ed to em-
bark at PortSmouth on the 24th inst. -

A Morning Riper has stated, that Mr. C. K6l-.
ISLE is not likely to belong to Covent-garden Thea-
tre next season. If this be the case, we can only
say that Covent-garden Theatre will lose one of the
very best a&ors of the present day, at a time when
there is by no means a superabundance of good
actors, and that it will lose also a Jmen of good edu-
cation, and one who ►s an honour to his profession
in private life.
Mrs. JORDAN, it is stated, has renewed her en-

gagement at Covent Garden Theatre, and is to fill
up the interval till the return of Mrs. SIDDONS, af-
ter Easter. / THALIA,. on this occasion, will be an
admirable substitute for MELPOMENE.

A pitched battle, for too guineas a sale, was
fought on Mill hill Common, Hants, on Monday,
betAveen one Anthony Jones, a butcher; and Peter'
Smith, a navigator. The parties were matched a
month since, half forfeit,' The contest was doubt-
fully maintained fur two hours and ten minutes.
It was stand-up tight without science, and the corn.-
batants were considered the hardiest Arlen in the
country. Jones at length won the- fight by giving
his adversary a hard fail.
Yesterday afternoon a person of the name of
Mitchell, who keeps an inn; near Bath, took a coach
in Coventry-street, and ordered the coachman to
drive him to Hatchett's Hotrl, White Horse-cellar,
Piccadilly. On the coachman opening the door of
the carriage, he found his passenger a corpse. The
body was. taken up stairs, and medical assistance
was sent for, but the Spark of lifel was gone. The
deceased came to town a few days ago to article
-one of his sons to an attorney, and was last night
to have returned home by the Bath Mail. His
body, at nine o'clock, was removed 'in a shell to an
undertaker's in the neighbourhood for the Coroner's
Inquest.
A few days since, Come. illa, the 4elegant re-
sidence of Sir JO.ll N HAMILTON, at Twickenham,
was thrown into al,irrn by the attempt of several de-
predators to break into the preinises. The set vants
being all well armed, made a sortie on the robbers ;
but the latter, unfortunately for justice, effeeted
their escape across the fields at the back of the villa.
The house of Baroness HowE, in the same neigh-
bourhood, was broken open, some time previous to
the attempt at Sir Jatit N HAMILTON'S and robbed of
property of the value of 3001.