The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-19 00:00:00

i4Orii. Melville and the Navy.—Air, ' Rule Britannia.'

Sir P. ,lltruttAst begged to say a.• few words for his friend
Lord Melville, who would have •considered himself' highly.
honoured had he 'been present, bV the veryliattering manner
in which the mention of his name 'had been received. • 'lle(Sir
Philip) would take the first opportunity of informing his Lord-
ship of the circumstance. AA they wer.f•now'nlet to celebrate
the anniversary of his Majesty's landing in Scotland,lt would
not be unacceptable to the.Mecting to he infOrmed, that Lord
Melville had been highly instrumental in 'procuring to the port'
of Leith the honour of being the first place at which his Ala-.
jesty touched Scottish ground. Considerable influence had been
used with his Majesty to land in some otker.quarter in'Scot-
iand,---and he, as a sailor, felt proud that the King had so
far consulted his own feelings, and those'of his best friends, in
landing at this, the metropolitan port of Scotland: The inha-
bitants of Leith were entitled to the distinguished honour,-
for they had always been an orderly and 'loyal- people,--firm
supporters of the monarchy, and long might the same
plea reign in that e.birmiunity.
Both Houses of Parliament.—Song,'" Jelly full bowl."
The Lord Provost and Magistrates of the City of Edinburgh.
" Flowers of Edinburgh."
- Alexander Henderson, Esq. returned thanks for himself And
brother Magistrates. It was the 'most anxious wish of the
Lord Provost to have been • present, but previous engagement
required his presence in the country.'
Mackieove_John Smith, Esq. Admiral of Leith.
Mr. Smith 'returned thanks. - It Was but little graxt he had
in his power to do for the Port of Leith. lie begged- to in.sure-
the meeting,lhati were the means -equal to the will, nothing
should be wanting on' his part' which might tend to 'forward the
prosperity and interests vi it. inhabitants. Be gave—. •
The Port of Leith, and may that spirit of loyalty and enter.
prise which now prevails, long
.distingt!ish the -inhabitants of
that burgh, who were so cungpicuOuti m their demonstrations
of loyalty on his Majesty's "Saw ye Johnny
comin'."

Sir J oft fe BEBE o tin said,. all who were now preaentintiet
feel proud of the Circumstances which. had brought them to.
gether,—a feeling of honest pride, which, be must say, burned
in his own bosom. And in the toast which he was about to
propose, he would only be paying as tribute to the worthy Ala.•
gistrate who now sat at the head of the table, for his conduct on
, affection which had
titanl excellent of a and
which rr t
iamea gt
seen;
fe rit
wooufl
dt hhe
dl
that memorable day, -the ,15th of August. The appearance of
th
eapirlpieesdismi
oflrneo,mtuhpeeovsneetrylitiiiiilsiticeieln:
gistrates, all, all that he saw or heard on that day had fixed an
im
ly
efface—" The Chief Magistrate of Leith, and may he long
live to enjoy _ the honours attend
ant on the returns of this
A
7of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellingtou..--Air,
r!rnhive erEs ieerryo.
See the conquering hero conies.'
• ellekander Henderson, Esq. • grade the present Magistrates Of
Keith,—and the Magistrates of last. year, who had shewn so
much zeal anti energy at the time of his Majesty's landing, anti
may:a loud understanding always subsist between:the Magis-
trates of the city of Edinburgh and those of the,.port of Leith.
Ile begged to say, that the former liad the interests of die port
of :Leith as much at heart as its most warm friends could
desire, but their means were limited. Ile trusted, nay, .he'
wouldstate it boldly, that as their 'means mended, their stir
port of the improvements upon Leith would increase.
Bailie Mackie, in returning thanks for himeelf and ea-
lmigues, regretted the unavoidable absence of Mr. Lindsay,
who codati have done more justice to . the feelings of the Ma-
gistracy than he could pretend to dn.' Any praise ,Which he
might seem to merit, was only a borrowed lustre reflected from
his predecessors in office. Of them, however, he meant to say
nothing, they were well able to speak for themselVes.• The
best reward a Magistrate could receive for the discharge of his
duty was,—next to the consciousness he had done it,—the ap-
probetion of his. fellow townsmen.
Sir John Beresford, whose conduct had, tended so much to
the accommodation of his Majesty at landing.' •
Sir John returned thanks. It was his good'fortune to have
the duty of attending
.his Majesty on the day of his landing,
and aproud one it was to him. He would, in the language of
another seaman,-say, " that though he should . live • to the age
of Methusalem he would never forget Go to Ber-
wick, Johnny.' '(Louts applause.)
Sir John gave, Protlperity td the town of
. Leitle—Song,
an
' Weelav the bootie, row.
Sir Philip Durham, a man- who had often distinguished
himself in the service of his country.'
Sir Philip said, he was highly flattered by the distinguished
manner in which his name bud been honoured. - Sir John
iteresford had inticipateil him with respect to the appearance
of the people at the landing of his Majesty. Ile IYASA
and had been,- like many othere, launched into the -World
when he lean thought of it. it had been, for- many years,
hie most anxious wish to have his flag flying in Leith. .Roads.;
he had repeatedly applied for that emninanti, but was always
sent abroad, where, flunfgh his purse was bettered. his wishes
were disappointed, War had ceased, and he was now at home,
following after other concerns, which brought him more imme-
diately into contact with the merchants of Leith,-,a set ofanen
whom lie found to be most intelligent and upright, and to whom
• he lay under very great obligations. lie was glad that coo.
pierce was improving throughout the Empire, and he trusted
that the port of Leith was destined to be one of the moat don-
, fishing m7the empire. lie returned them -his most heartfelt
thanks for-the honour done him. •
' Sir Thomas Bradford and the North British Staff: Air—
' Duke of York', ,11arch.'
The Earl of
Si: J"?; BE izasponn said, that he hoped he would not be
considered too presuming -in addressing the company so often,
but there was one toe: st which he felt bound to give. lie was
to propose the health of it Gentleman who was, now present,
l
whom he should designate the Provost Elect%-he who was
destined to fill the' chair of the Chief Magistrate of the city of
Edinburgh—A man whom lie had known ever since lie came to
live in this corner of the mire
as an intelligent, active, and
public-spirited Magistrate.e There were indeed very few men
who deserved better of their country than that Gentleman,
ntExit }IDE R HE'ltin EItSON. Esq., said,- while 'he had had
the honour to fill a public situation 111 the civic alfdrs of the
communit, he had dime his duty to die best of his power,
and should ever make it his study to do -so. Be was -well
y
aware that great improvements might be made on the port of
Leith—too ninn brenches, however, weakened the stock.
Give Leith an entrance' id induce vessels of all nizest
to resort thither, and the bes*'''7,l would he conferred upon
her that any set of men had int eir power to give. If ever he
had it in his power to 'be instrumental• in forwarding the lin-

provemeot or prosperity of the port of Leith, he should be ex-
tremely happy in doirrit so.
The Lord Lieutenant of the County, and better health to
Air-..' There% nae luck about the hoUse.'

The.pride of Scotland, Sir alter Scott. Glee—' Glorious
- -
Apollo.'REtilie.Mackiti gave The health Of Dr. Duncan, senior, and
the edical School of Edinburgh.
Dr. Dus CAN returned thanks, but in so low a tone of voice
as not to be ilistinctly heard. A Andrew and his nifty gun.'
Mr. COOPER said he had a toast to propose, which was inti-
mately connected with the object of the meeting—the com-
tuernoration of the Landing of his Majesty. The company
had drank all the healths of the Magistrates of Edinburgh
and Leith past, present, and to come, but there was one
individual whose exertions on that occasion deserved a more
particular notice—Bailie M‘Fie. The conduct of that gen-
tleman last - year not only met the approbation of his
.fellow-townsmen, but of, the whole people who were as-
sembled to witness the landing of the King. In taking the
honour of proposing this toast from the 'chair, lie (Mr. C.)
would not lie deemed presuMptuous, for' he only expressed the
.sentiments which animated the breasts of all who witnessed the
happy evenk; of that memorable day.
'Mr. 11I‘1?le.—It was with no ordinary feelings that he rose
to reply to the compliment which had been so handsomely paid
to his humble'discharge of official duties. It was his good
fortune to fill the office of Chief Magistrate on that auspicious
day, and if he and his colleagues had done their duty, they
had received a rich reward in the approbation of their fellow-
townsmen. They had endeavoured to maintain the rights
and privileges of the community over which they had been
called to preside, in the manner they were best al;le; and in
doing so, a high honour was conferred upon them by his Ma-
jesty himself, who had been pleased to notice their arrange-
ments with every mark of approving condescension. He
could inform the Meeting, that the landing at Leith had often
formed the subject of conversation at Carlton House, where it
was treated in a manner very Clattering to the vanity of the
Magistracy and other Public Authorities of Leith.
Mr. Neilson and the Convenery of Leitll.—Air, • I !sae laid
a herrin' in sa't.'

Dr. Kelly, and the Medical body of Leith.
The Doctor, in returning thanks, was a considerable time
inaudible, and we never heard him distinctly throughout his
address, only collecting a sentence now and then. He said
that he belonged to no corporation.—He once thought of be-
coming a member of the wright's incorporation, but die idea of
a coffin and a winding sheet would not have suited. Next he
thought of the tailors, a very respectable body indeed, but here
another objection presented itself not less formidable. Ile next
thought of taking a seat among the maltmen—otherwise the
brewers—iss being thebody who comeneareat to the profession,
fortlieyrnixed leeka with their liquors—but he had hitherto
neverjoined them. He considered the toast as a redeeming one
and as connected with the celebration of the landing of his
.Majesty, he ought to be allowed to remark, that not accident
occurred, notwithstanding the immense crowd assembled, or
the oniinona predictions to that effect made in the public prints
of theLlay. Re had always considered Leith harbour as the best
place for, his Majesty to land at, and the result proved it was
so. His Majesty was received with open arms by many
thousands of his subjects, who came dressed in their holiday
clothes to welcome their Sovereign. The King passed along the
streets where all he saw or heard only tended to confirm him
in the opinion, that the streets were indeed lined with gentle-
men. Had our Sovereign landed'at the Chain Pier, as was
proposed, how much greater would have been the inconve-
nience ? Besides, be would not have, been gratified with so
elegant an exhibition as he witnessed. Had it rained, for
instance, he would have been very much incommoded,
where, from the nature of the place, three persons ,could
not walk abreast with ease. Another object would have
been lost, viz. the gratification of the noblest sentiment which
could actuate the breast of a subject—that of witnessing
the' Head of the Constitution—a Constitution the admiration
of ages,' and the envy as well as 'the wonder of the world—
coining ,among the people as a friend and a brother. His
Majesty, as the head of the Constitution, was like the capital of
a Corinthian pillar ;--nay, he was more ; he not only formed'
the most prominent feature in it, but he cemented and bound
the whole together. Tin:, King was the highest officer in the
State, and held the only office to which the most humble indi-
vidual in the kingdom might not aspire. his Majesty, on the
day of his landing, witnessed a scene which he (Dr. K. be-
lieved had never before been equalled by any .Munich ;
the King passed through an assembled multitude of upwards
of fifty thousand persons, all actuated by one spirit and one
rgetceuraisstvipi
gave,
aeeig, enttaß
which he was convinced had the effect of making all who
mw
3n)alTrel:s3'Dicksonaed
Ibvflei I:rtaNtsate. atilt the nfNgi
trel
e arts .of oak.'
:ettivboisnnecEite
tic :absence
tube
ytf
thoseD Dickson,w h wiwitnessed
and e gave.d .`
Ma y the in cants
Leith ever cOntinue to manifest Elie
sentiments and feelings
our shores.'
received with approbation, not onlY
the landing of his Majesty on
Captain Seorsby, senior, a namewhich need
, only be men-
but on that of his son, who had conferred such benefits on
Science by his researches.'
Captain Scousny rose to return thanks for himself and for
his son. Ile said he felt, (putting his hand to his heart), 1
he
felt, but could not give utterance to his feelings.
John Thorl'urn, Xsq. and the Directors of the Charity
School of Leith.'
Mr. Tstonnunx said that the funds of the institution now
supported 150 boys. He. could also say, that many who had
received no other education but what lead been given them in
ott°l;:eilttti:::kieintt;,hiii.uS:aunb.d]apodee:::w—alal
„fit
rg,
that institution, now filled situations of credit and responsibi-
lity with much honour to themselves, and satisfaction to their
employers. He could say more, that he never bast heard of
anrboy, educated in that school, who had appeared as a
nal at the bar of any court—a circumstance which redounded
to the honour of the institution.
After avariety of. other toasts, among which were Captain
Duncan, and the Tr:nity House of Leith ; Mr. Park, and the
Mailmen of' Leith • Mr. Weddell, and the Merchant Com-
pany of Leith the 'Revenue Boards ; Collectors Mac Nair and
Cornwall'; captain Parry and the. Northern Expedition ; the
Commercial and Shipping. Interests of Leith ; and prosperity
to the City df Edinburgh and its improvements; the eouipany
separated, highly gratified .with the scene they had witnessed,
and the ecntiiii,aus they had heard expressed.
z
The dinner and wines were supplied by Mrs. Simpson, of
:slacttnhofte,
the Royal Exchange Hotel, and seemed to give much satisfac-
tion. The company were enlivened, during the evening, by
the excellent Band of the Ist Dragoon Guards, who played the
several airs in fine style. illessrs. Templeton, Aitkinson,
sung several songs with much effect.- The whole wentoff with
greater eclat than could have been anticipated.

Yesterday forenoon the foundation-stone of a new Church
was laid at Bellevue Crescent, in presence of the Right Hon.
the Lord Provost, .Magistrates, and Council, who walked
in procession from the Cusom-house to the site of the
stone. • A bottle containing earious Coins, and tie News.'
papers of the day, anti a plate with an inscription, were
placed in a hole cut out in the stone, over which another
was lowered by the builder, Mr. Gillespie. After animpms-
sive prayer by the Reverend Principal Baird, the Lord Pro-
vost addressed the MatTistrates in an eloquent speech—On ote
side of the plate was Oie following inscription :—ln the fourth
year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, on
the Irith day of August, Itl2l), being the first anniverary of his
ilttjosty7s most gracious visit to the capita of his most ancient
kirom of Scotland, the foundation stone of this Church was
laid by the Right Hon. Sir William Arbuthnot, Bart., Lord
Provost of the city of Edinburgh ; Bailie., John Waugh, Ro-
bert Hall, James Hill, and James Dallas; Robert Anderson,
Lord Dean of Guild; Andrew Dickson, Treasurer;- Ge3rge
Bookless, Convener; Thomas Brown, Architect. On the
other side was—The following Committee was appointed
by the Town Council of Edinburgh, ibr the purpose of
making arrangements for the erection of this Church in Belle-
vue Crescent Waugh, Bailie hill, Dean of Guild
Anderson-, Old Provost Henderson, Old Bailie Blackwood,
Old Bailie Ilan, Old Dean of Guild Smith, Trades Council-
lor Wishtirt, Convenor Bookless, Deacon Field, John Turn-
bull,- City Chamberlain,—(Edinburet C.:llrant, Aug. Ili.) -

M. CrAitxtnlN, the veteran aeronaut, who has
made two burAred ascensions, and who was to ascend in the
Champ de Mars last Sunday, lately had n serious accient from
an iron bar, which struck hint oti the head whilst he was pre-
paring his balloon. lie was for some time in danger, but is
recovering.

AwruL DEATII.—An extraordinary and awful
circumstance occurred on Monday week at the Town Hall,
Bath, where a young woman, named Harriet Clark, attended
for the ;impost- of swearing to the father of an illegitimate child,
then about unload' old. After the usual preliminaries had
been gone through, the book was given to her to take the oath,
when, singular to relate, the child, which not a moment before
was in apparent goad health, died in her arms !
The person to
whom the child. was about to be sworn as the father, positively
denies the woman's affirmation. • -

Monday s'nnight George Wilson, the celebrat:
ed pedestrian, was convicted by the Mayor of being a rogue
and a vagabond, in having ren away and left his wife charge-
able to the parish of All Saints, and sentenced to three months
hard labour in the House of Correction. lie was apprehended
at Carlisle last Saturday afternoon, by T. Forsyth, the officer.
—( Nezecaltie Courant.)

EAST INDIA HOUSE. August 13, 1823.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
UNITED COMPANY of mtittcHAN-Ts of ENG-
LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIE.4, Jo hereby give
Not ice,
That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said
Company will he held at'their House its Leadenhall-striet.
on WEDNESDAY, the 44th of September next, at Eleven
o'Clock in the Forenoon.
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PRICE a
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Imp. 3 per Cents.

JOSEPH DART, Secretary.

PRICE or FOREIGN STO

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THE SUN.

SOLE3I QVIS DICEIZE FALSUM AUDEAr?

LONDON, .
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1823.

Extract from the Agents to Lloyd's at Genoa,

dated 7th August.

44 A vessel arrived this morning which sailed
on the 2d inst. from S. Felicio, coast of Cata-
lonia, the Master of which reports, that on the
27th ult. three divisions, commanded by Generals
MitAss, LoaraAs, and MANso, attacked the
French near Manresa ; that a very obstinate
battle took place, which lasted two days, in
which the French lost about three thousand
prisoners, and a great number of killed and
wounded, and that the Spaniards set ire
to 'Alanre,a ; that on the 29th nit. Generals.
MtNA and ltoT•rev sallied out from Barcelona
with all their forces, and attacked the French on
the 30th, near Milian), that the battle was not
ended on the 2d inst., when he sailed, as he saw
a great firing along the coast and on the tops of
the mountains, so that the final result of this ac-
tion is yet unknown."

Madrid has been the scene of frantic outrages
on the part of the Royalists, in consequence of
the premature annunciation, in that capital, of the
liberation of the king. In the furious intoxi-
cation of their imaginary triumph, that portion of
the populace, who are eager to embrace their
former chains, attacked the houses and persons of
the Constitutionalists, and the most disgraceful
acts of riot, pillage, and massacre, ensued. The
Regency took no measures for quelling the tu-
mult, and tranquillity was only restored by the
exertions of the French troops.
The private accounts from Cadiz still state that
the spirit and resolution of the Government, of .
the troops, and of the inhabitants, are unabated,
and that their determination not to treat with the '
invaders continues unaltered and apparently in-
flexible. The commencement of a negociation,
therefore, would seem, up to the date of the latest
advices, not to have been sanctioned by the
Cortes ; for if any proceeding of that l,;ed
had beett entertained even in a secret •itting,

it is scarcely possible that all knowled•;t. of it
could have been kept from the Ptib is
true, that the accounts lire of anterior dates to
that at which the defection of BALLASTERO'S
must have been known at Cadiz ; and the effect
of that great calamity to the Constitutional cause,
therefore, is not yet ascertained. It is a circum-
stance worthy of notice, that BALLASTEROS,
like
Illoarta.o, acknowledges the Madrid Regency; and

this fact authorizes the suspicion that the arrange-
ment which Is expected to take place on the arrival
of the Duke d'ANoout.rmE at Port St. Mary, will
not be with the Constitutional Government anti
the Cortes, but with a par(?) in Cadiz, perhaps
including the majority of the Cortes and of other
persons possessing power and influence, and of
sufficient strength and authority to effect by their
combined efforts the rescue of the KING, and to
deliver Cadiz into the hands of the French. if this

be the' kind of peace. which is to be concluded
on the arrival. of::the Duke I'ANuouLEmE, it is
. •
e'vident, that,. however stunning,' and apparently
overwhelming, may be the blow which it will in-
flict upon the Constitutionalists, it will, not
necestarily have the effect of terminating the
war, and it is easy to foresee that it will
be very far indeed from. restoring -Spain to
tranquillity. The Constitutionalists in every
province will.regard the pacification, which is of-
fered td them, as nothing more than an act of
treachery sham. to those 'perpetrated by•A BMA r.
and his successors in' infamy ; and, to say no-
thing of MINA and his army, a guerilla war-
fare will probably be continued for a long time
throughout the Peninsula. Then would' come
the difficult question of an evacuation or Spain
by the French, or of their continued military oc-

cupation of that country. if the French with-
draw, it requires not the gift 'of prophecy to
foretel that their imperfect and unfinished work
will very speedily be demolished. If they
remain, by whom are the immense expenses of
the occupation to be defrayed; and with what
feelings will England see France virtually es-
tablishing her dominion over Spain ?

A private Express from Paris this morning is
said to have brought the account, that on Sunday
Spanish Bonds were done in the Coffee-houses

Private letters from Gibraltar, of the 29th ult.,
state that a Constitutional force from Malaga
lukd attacked anti destroyed the Itoyalists at St•

Roche.

Advices from Amsterdam state, that in conse-
quence .of the abundance of money there, the
prices of all foreign securities had risen; and that
bills were discounted at 3 per cent.

By the steam-packet which arrived from Rot-
terdam we received Dutch Papers to the 17th.
They contain accounts from Corunna to the 4th
inst. which is two days later than the direct in-
telligence received by the Ro.yal George packet.
The RotterdOinsche Courai says--,J.' The ship
De Goede Verwaeldung, Captain T. J. N Mount,
from Bordeaux, which was lately stated to have
been taken by a Spanish privateer and carried
into Corunna,. arrived here on the 13th, having
been given up with the cargo. The'Captain
ports that he left Corunna on the 3d, on which
day the town was still in the possession of the
Constittitionalists. The French .were bombard
ing it by intervalS, and possessed all the sur-
rounding heights from which artillery could play
on it. The want. Of water and Provisions began
to he felt."

A. Letter from Leghorn, of the 2d of August,
mentions the arrival there of the ex-Emperor
Ironut DE and suite, front 'Mexico.
The Frankfurter Zeitung gives, under the
bead of Semlin, July 21, an account of the late
lire at Constantinople, which' reached the ar-
senal. Two ships of the Hue, one of 80 guns,
and three frigates, were destroyed. The cause
of the lire is not known, but the Turks ascribe
it to the Greeks. Respecting the naval enter-
prises of the Greeks, various reports were in cir-
culation at Semlin and Belgrade,* but the follow-
ing had obtained the greatest credit :—The
Greeks, as soon as they ascertained that the ob-
ject of the Capudan Pasha was merely ro provi-
sion the fortresses, paid no attention to him, but
sailed with their whole fleet, on board of which
were 11400 troops, against Smyrna, the second
town in the empire, in order to strike.a blow.!

His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON is ex-
pected to set oil' this day for tho Netherlands,
upon his annual mission to inspect the line of
fortifications erecting along the frontiers of that
territory. It may be remembered that his Grace
embarked last year, and had reached Calais,
when a Messenger was dispatched after him to
bring him back, in consequence of the melan-
choly death of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY.
His Grace's subsequent appointment to the con-
ference at Vienna and to the Verona Congress,
put an end to the intended visit altogether. It is
understood the present journey will be the last,
as the fortifications are nearly completed.

A letter of the IGth ult. from Augsburg, an-
nounces that the King of RAN-Attu had set out in
the greatest haste for •Wurtzburg, the CROWN
PILINGS being at the point of death in that city.

Fin c AT llitessEr.s.—A violent fire broke out
at one o'clock on the morning of the 19. th in the
'old Hotel des Finances, in which is the rich
Cabinet of Mineralogy, which was happily saved.
The tire, however, destroyed a large part of. the
Several extraordinary circumstances
throw great doubts on the cause of this fire,
which having begun in the apartments of M.
Dekin, late Conservator of the Cabinet of Natural
&c., it was thought he was burnt or
suffocated ; his body was, however, found in the
rue des Frissic rs. Therel- are many strange re-
ports, says the Oracle, respecting the late
fire, and the death of M. Dekin ; some say
that he had received orders to remove in three
days, that there was a deficiency in his accounts,
that be set fire to his apartment, and then took
arsenic, and went out and expired in the street
where be was found. The Journal de Belgique
says, M. Dekio's body has been openeth, and
there is appearance of poison, but his death
seems to have been caused by an accumulation of
blood in the chest, and an inflammation of the
brain : these principal causes may have been
rendered more active anti rapid in their opera.
tion by moral affections, which, .according to cir-
cumstances, agitated the unfortunate *M. Dekin.
No credit should be given to the fables which
ill informed persons circulate, not considering
what injury they do to the memory of a man
whose talents and character had gained him many
friends.—(Brussels Paper.)