The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-31 00:00:00

LOCAL MILITIA.

A Circular Letter has been addressed to the-seve-
ral Commandants of Local Militia, by the Secretary
of State, for the purpOse of obviating any miscon-
ception with regard to tl-e Clothing of that force,
Which, from the short periods of annual service, has
been so little used as to be, in most instances, still
perfeEtly serviceable. Government have therefore de-
termined, that it shall continue -available -for the
public service for a longer period than I,ur years.
The following -from the letter deafly rettoes
any erroneous opinion Which/ may have pre%ailed on
this subject :---1! Conceivmg that the expectation of
being allowed to retain their clothing at the end of
four years, which is said to prevail in some'regt-
ments of Local Willa, may have aris,,n (loin the
Pradice which prevailed in the it-gular Militia when
disembodied, of giving up the clothing to the men
when their period of setvice was exiiiied, it is not
irrelevant to observe, that as the men serving in the
area enrolled to serve for five Yeats, and are
Trained twenty-eight .clays in each year, the in-
dulgence which was allowed thetn_of retaining their
clothing, can in no degree establish a right to a stnj..
Jar indulgence on the part of the Local Militia, w.! o,
from-the shorter period for which they are originally
enrolled, and the few days during which tlt y hate
been annually assembled, have no litla to consider
themselves in this respect, in .-iny degree, in a similr
tltnation. necessaries, however, are in eveiy
Yespett distinct from the clothing ,O 1 ;he men, and
at the expiration of !he pot itl of tiaitling, become
the absolute property of the men for whom they
Were provided." -

For theTtirpose of accomrno.lattn-g Officers of the
army, who ,ire ordered to oroceel• to- ti,:ir 'regi-
nients for,lgn ~.tattort-i, a. advance of priyli di-
Irecttd to be ,s,ned by thclr Te.STCCAIVe agent%) as
tuder-natottoneti:—

For the Fast Indies— -
For the Cape «r Good. Hope
For America
West Indies
Mediterranean -
Portugal and G;bTaitar - Two Months.

- Six Months.
Four Months.
- - ' Thite Months.

Six th,usand for the Army are anonalls
raised in Ir.-land, exclusive of volunteers from the
114ilitia of that part of the Uriiied kingdom.
The regulations for koeping in due' state of
preservation the arms and other rtilicary appoint-
de,posited in the -Towl.-r of London, are
-speedily to undergo some revision.
The Ist battalion of t1,e•49.! or Wsyal Highland
Itegiment o! Frot, c4mmairded ,by the Marquis of
liontley, which has-so repeatedly distinguished' it-
Self on foreign service, is now under immediate
Orders for earbokatton at Portsmouth.
Captain NTAJENDIE, of the 6th regiment of Foot,
lon of. the Learned B shop of BANGOR, is appointed
Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant-General Sir CHARLES
Major-Gen. DARSY arrived in Limerick:,
" take the command of the Lower Shannon
Gentleman, who left the River Plata on the
'lb of JOtlalry last,- three drays suusegnent to the
tl
tieParture of the- Aefeus, slates, that-in the cconmo-
'4l which took pli.ice at Buenos As res, upwards.of
ne hv ticire ersons were killed and wounded; that
"be disturbance oliginated .with the-friends of the
Daily of SyAVCDRA, who has hcen-ban'shed into the
interior ; and that a% soon as he had withdrawn,
three persons who were entitled to the public confi-
dence, were coo-unwed 10 compose a Juitta, tot' he
direction of public affairs. Then names are CHICLANA,
SARLTEA, and PAssos. The first is-the Prensideni,
the second is.a brother-in-law of LINIERS, and the
third is a Doctor of Laws. The G,:otlemaan from
Whom we have this acco.mt assures us, Oat the emi-
grant.
Spaniards of South America are more than
ever jealous of, and disgusted wi!li the English, and
that the consequence of their ascendancy Must be,
the most grievous impositions on our trade. ELIO
Was embarking for Europe, in consequence of orders
of recal.
The plan for completing the rebiiilding of Drury-
lane 'Theatre, is said to be the raising of three hundred
thousand pounds, 'at an interest of six per cent. for
-21 years. Mr. WHITRREAD and Mt-. RICHARD
WILSON are said to be very a&ise in their endea-
Vours to accomplish this objet.
The Members and Friends Ftf an Institution 'en-
.. Veil The Arists' Benevolent Fund held their an-
intial dinner last week. Mr:. CHRI4TIE was in the
Chair, and many Artists of distinguished ability
Were prest.mt. The Chairman delivered a very elo.
cloent speech in favour of the lustitution, the pur-
pose of which is to provide for those who have stir-
'lived the poWer of subsisting by their talent's, and
stand in need of benevolentassistance..- A Glee,
composed for the occasion by Mr. HEATHER,. and
'written by Mr. JOHN GRAB M, afforded much
Pleasure to the company. The usual loyal and con-
stitutional toasts, and others relating to the Fine
Arts, were given and well received. We were gird
to learn that many liberal subsrip,iotts were added
to the funds of this laudable Society on the oc-
casion.
The SURREY THEATRE exhibits the indubitable
tlr. •Richer oa the tight rope. There ate also seve-
r.Al new perfoi triers. A Burletta, entitled America,
Written by Mr. T. Dibdth, was announced, as the
piece with Forty Thieves.
Bow-STREET.— Yesterday Wm. Jetthinson and
Geer!e Williams were brought :to the OfiiCe,
char,;ed a ith_ feloniously stealing about 800- weight
of sheet lead,• the property of some person or_per-
• tilos unknown. The prisoners were committed for
further examination next Thursday. •
James M'Coul, alias Moffat, has been appre-
ended in the neighbourhood of Brunswick-square,
by virtue of . a warrant from-a Magistrate at .Glas-
gow,eharging hint With bciitg.concerned with a titan
of the name of French, in bre4king open the Pais-

ley Union Bank, in Glasgow, some months since,
and stealing bank notes to the amount of between
'2O and 30;0001. Mr. Harmer attended for the pri-
soner, but he could nut prevent him from conduet-
hg himself in an impudent and cavalier manner to
the Magistrates. -
He was committed for further examination till
*tome- person arrives from Glasgow, to identity him
as the man named in the warrant.
BREAM—There was no Court of Aldermen to-
day; the LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the lie-
turns, ordered is to advance 3d. per peck.—Quar
\I.A Urn loaf, Is. 6 id.

LONDON A'S.

FROM ACKERMANN'S REPOSITORY OP ARTS, FA..
hilhiNS; MkNUrAdTiIRE4, &C.

FASMONS FOR LADi ES.

MORNING OR DOMESTIC Cost GME .—A superfine-Scotch
or French carnbile over a cambric slip, with full long sleeve,
and rkar Queen of Scots. A neck-chain and sight
set in gold ; bracelets and necklaCe of white or red cornelian.
A Flora cap, composed of white satin" xud lace, A capu-
chin or French cloak of blossoin sue:, or POlllOll,l green,
trimmed with thread -lace. , Slippktoot. Pale ink or green
kid and gloves of tan qr Limerick kid.

Dit zss.—A round Circassian robe df 'pink el-ape, or
gossamer net, over a white satin slip; fringed full at the feet;
•a peasant's bodice of pink s tin, or velvet, laced in front with
sliver, and dee•irated with the saute ornament. pani3l: slash
'sleeve, embellished with white crape foldings, and finished
at its terminations with bands-of silver. A Spartan or Ca-
lypso helmet cap of pink frosted crape, with silyei ban-
deaus, and embellished with tassels, and rosettes to corres-
pond. A,rich neck-chain and ear-rings of Oriental
fan of carved ivory. Slippers of pink kid, with correspond-
ent clasps ; and gloves of w lute kid; au occasional square
veil of Mechlin lace.

Ttle Tit EATRES.—Coveni-Garden Theatre open-
ed Ins night with the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,
aid the grand Alter-piece of Timour the Tartar,—
The Hay was very well perforo;ed in general, and
CEIARLtS KEIV3LE never api;eared to more advan-
tage than in the par; (it &me:). lie received a very
liberal greeting on Its entrance, and was much 31)7
',landed throne oot his performance. Miss S.
Wa3 very interesting in the character of
Juliet, and was also very well received. The
Horses, in the Alter-piece, did not experience so
cordial a reception ; lor though many applauded.
tlitse renowned quadrupeds on their appearance,
yet ;.ere were several higotted persons, who, fiona
old and inveterate prejudice in layout- of the legiti-
mide and rational drama, rnaniteot d great disidei-
swe on tile entrance ot these perloraiel 5, which they
were so unenhghtened as to consider as disgracetol
to the regular British Stage. The house was
crowded.

,YCEITAL-The new Flay of The House of Mor.
a:A the popular pantomime of The White Cat,
were the pertot,ltanees of last night; on the re-
oi,ening of this Theatre, whlch was well attended.

It is confidently said that the nignagement of
the new Theatre, in Drury-laue, is to be intrusted
to Mrs. ARNOLD. It is, however, still reported, in
the Thestrical Circles, that Mr. KEMBLE removes
from Covent-Garden Theatre at the end of the pre-
sent season.

Yesterday the. Summer Theatres, as they are
called, were opened ; but the weather was not
more auspielotwo them than to the Epping Hunt,
or the sports Greenwich Park.

At SADLER', WELLS, a -M.. Pack vast announced
as a Protean Prodigy, and there were several other
new pertorrners. The 'Aquatic SueOtacie is con-
tinued, and the new Pantotnitne is entitled The
Prince. -

At ASTLBY'R AMPIIITHEATRE there is a very
grand display. of Horsemanship, in a piece called
The Brave Cossack, in which there are various evo-
lutions -of Cossack Cavalry, Potish. Lancers-, &c.
They have a new equestrian performer whom they
call the Little Devil, and their new pantomime is
calved Did Beltetab.

Ttltt ARTS.—Besides the admirable pitlure of
CATO, winch Ae have noticed, that Mr. LAWRENCE
is preparing.fot the annual disphy of Briish talents,
he has -ready finished an excellent Portrait of .Sir
WILLJAM exlet in I.lt,!ness, and folly ex-
presiive of the -manliness and good humour which
distinguish his chara6ter. We hope that there will
be a Print from this picture for the gratification of
the numerous friends, of the worthy
.Baronet.—A
fine PHure of the Duke of LEINSTER, his Lady,
and their Child sleeping, also does honour to the
pencil of this Auk!, and will- afford great ph.asure
-to the liberal critie.-Wmxts, we find, is assem-
bling all his finiskd piaures, sketches, &c. &c.
meaning to submit them in,a collected state to the
Connoisseurs. In pint of hpiril, charaoer, and
humour, it may be fairly said th.tt no such woi ks as
the productions of this Arlist have been .seen since
the d iys Of HOGARTII. lie sends, we understand,
three to the Royal Academy, and among them,
Blindfnan's Bqf is exquisite in whim, originality,
and skilful execution.

If the subject were not too melancholy -for lu-
dicrous feelings, they would be excited by the ex-
treme audacity of Buo NAPA ItTE,WIIO through the a-te-
dium of ,is servile Press, tells the s,darnissite Conti.;
nen t t hit the Poles burn with anxiety to avenge them-
selves upon the oppressors of the:s count ry.Wba t I ten
must be the feelings of Holland, Naples, West-
phalia, &c. &c. against the French Tyrant, who
has annihilated their independence, and either
taken them to himself or consigned the►u to 163
minions and brother upstarts .?

On Saturday morning laSt, soon after eight
o'clock, Julien Dubois and Gudiaurne Beury were
taken from Winchester Gaol to the usual pace of
execution, and- after some time spent in prayer,
were launched into eternity. On the morning of
execution, the officers of prison went to their
cells soon after five o'clock, and found. the prisonerS
in a lifeless state, and the floor -covered with blood.
The surgeon of the prison was innuediately'sent
for, the effusion of blood stopped, and themselves
sufficiently recovered to attend the exhortations of
the priest, who represented to them the great sin
they Inid committed in attempting their own lives
and they expressed their contrition for it. They
effeded their purpose by means of a shot" 'piece of
glass, with which they made an incision in their
arms, and enlarged the orifice with an old rusty nail,
sharpened, " hichl they had concealed about their
wooden shoes. They had exprseSed a wish to be
shot instead of flanging, as a deatihmere agreeable
to a soldier; but being informed that.coold not-be
done, they appeared resigned. Beery, considering
that he should effedually destroy hitustSif, had left a
written paper in his room, stating, that when a
valliant Frenchman was sentenced to die by the
common executioner,, rather than disgrace himself,
his family, and his country, by such an ignominious
end, he preferred dying by his own hands. At
the place of execution, and on' receiving sentence of
death, Beury exclaimed, Vive Empereur! Afkr
their bodies hid hung the usual time, they were
taken down and buried in the Catholic
ound.

SPORTING INDELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1812:

MONDAY, MARCH 33. -
~• •
The Craven Stakes, a Subscription of iks..eachfor all ages,
2_yt olds cst. iolb. 3-yr olds Bst. 4. pr olds BSt. 91b. S-yr
olds gst. IID. 6-yr olds gst. 51b. and aged gst. 71b.— Across
the Flat.
I.d Lowther's ch. c. FlaSh, 2 yrs .
Mi. Wilson's b. f. by Alexander the Great, out of Wi.
zarti's darn, 2 yrs -
to to S agst Flash.
Produce Sweepstakes of boogs. each, b. ft. colts Bst. gib.
fillies Bst. 21b. R. M.
Mr. Wilson's f. Lady Sophia, by Sancho, out of Sophia
Sir F. Standish's c. by Mr,. Teazle, out of Storace • 2
2 to t on Lady Sophia.

Sweepstakes of roogs. each, colts Sst. 71b. fillies Bst. 31b.
• ft. M.
Ld Lowther's c. by Ileningbrough, out of Lady lane
Ld jersey's c. by liyperion, darn by Skyscraper, out of

- _ _ _
Cmha - . .. -
Ld Foley's c. by Sancho, out of Darling - 3
7 to 4 tpt Ld Lowther's c. ; 2 to 1 agst Ld Jersey'sc.
The Coci boat Stakes of [cogs each, h. ft for colts and fill:es
that hart tilt been named in any Sweepstakes before April.
29, Ilti i ; colts, Bst ..41b. fillies, BA. 11b. R. M.
Sir C. Bur.bury's b. f. Amelia, sister to Agnes - 1
Ld Darlington's h. c. by Sancho, dam by fligliflyer,
grand.un by Tandem, bought of Mr. Clough - /
Mr. WslSOli'S c. by Bcninghorough, dam by Trumpator,
bought of Mr. Dinsdale - - - 3
Amelia, even.—; to i agst Mr. Watson's c.

Sweepstakes of 'cots. each, Ii ft. for colts and fillies un-
bwke at the time of naming (May 13, 1811;) colts, Bst. 71b.
and fillies, Bst. 4ib. Ab. M.
Mr. Ladinoke's b. v. by Orville, out of Marianne -
I.cl Lowther's b c. by Beningborough, out of Lady• J ane 2
Mr. Andrew's ch. t. Calyba - 3
of Rutland's bi. f Alexander, out of Rival - 4
Ld Darlington's f. by Ditto, Bst. 3}b. beat Mr. Hodson's f.
by Shuttle, Bst. rib. Ab. M. to...gs. h. It.
5 to 4 agst. Mr. Ladbroke's b. c.-5 to 4 on Ld Lowther's
b. c.-3 to f on I.d Darlington's f.
Sweepstakes of zoogs. each, h. ft. colts, Sat. 71b. filly, Sat.
31b. Across the t• lat.

Gen. Gower's c. by Trtunpator, out of Garland -I
Mr. Lawrell-'s f. by Johnny, darn by .Trumpator 2
E yen.
Col. Udney's Truffle, 7st. 91b. rec. 45gs, from Ld F. Ben-
tmck's Asmodeus, Bst. 61b. Across the Flat, tors.
I): of }tutland's f. by Orville, out of a Trumpator mare,
bought of the D. of York, Bst. 71b. rec. 7ogs. It: of Mr.
An Grasper, out of a Skyscraper mire, sister to
Vandal,
f
Bst. by
. Two-yr.old. C. 20 gs. h. ft.