The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-17 00:00:00

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEE. 5

SEA-BOARD FORTIFICATION.—The Bill to appro-
priate one million of dollars for the defence of our
maritime frontier, was read a third time, and its
passage opposed by' Mr. HALL and Mr. RHEA,
and advocated by Messrs. CHEEVES, MICHELL,
POTTER, WRIGHT, SHEPPEY, and NIDGCRY, and
passed.—Yeas, B.3—Noes, 25.
APPROPRIATION.—SeveraI military appropriation
Bills passed to be engrossed, as did a navy appropria-
tion Bill ; when the last Bill was in discus,ion, it
was moved to strike out the item, which wos negativ-
ed on the statement that they were sometimes called
upon to serve on land. By these Bills upwards of
13 millions of dollars are appropriated for the service
of 1812.

FBBRUARY 13.—The Bill to exempt Minors and
Aged People from the POll Tax, &c. ►vas discussed
on a second reading.

Yesterday Mr. LisioN trans aed business with
Lord CASTLEREAGH, at the Foreign Office, pre-
vious to [as setting off on his mission to Constanti-
nople. •

Yesterday the Dukes of YORK and CLARENCE,
the J.\ Idrquis of WINCHESTER, Lords CASTLEREAGH
and CHOLNIoNDELEY, had audieuces of the PrattcE
REGi.:NT, at Carlton House.

Tneir.ll.otal Highnesses the Dukes of Yottx,
Kat.-r; and SUSSEX, the Prince DE CASTELCICALA,
and their Excellencies the Sp;anish and Puriuguese
Atubasadors, dine_wish the Highland SoLiety ou
S:iturday next to commemorate the victory of Alex-

The Earl and Countess of DERRY entertained on
Sunday the Marquis and Marchioness of STAFFORD,
the Muquis and Marchioness of LANSDOI,VNE, the
Marque; and March'oness of DOWNSIIIRE, Earl and
Cowness GREY, Earl Gowca, Lady CHARLOTTE
GOWER, Lord and Laly GRENVILLE, Mr. THOMAS
GRENVILLE, and Mr. TIERNEY, wish a sumptuous
dinner, their house in Grosvenor-squire.
Duke of GLOUCESTER gave a grand dinner
on Saturday, at his new residence in Picea llt to
t.i..r,
Earls GREY, FORTESCUE, and DARNLEY ; Lord
GRENVILLE, the Hon. GEORGE PONSONBY,
The Alexandria frigate, which .air.ved in Leith
Roach, on Monday, is under orders to be ready, at
an hour's notice, to carry a person of consequence
to the Baltic.

Saturday morning, between four and five o'clock,
as'Mr. Cowper, a !Ogler, was passing in his cart
from Cbigwell, Essex, with poultry and other goods
(or the London market, he was stopped by two foot-
pads, between Laytunstone and Stratford, armed
with pistols, one of whom stood at the horse's
head, while the other laid hold of Mr. Cowper, and
demanded his money. Upon this a thiql fellow
came up, and producing a pistol, said, " if you don't
be quick, 111 blow your bfains out." Mr. Cowper
then immediately delivered a 11. note and 16s. in
silver, when the villains made a precipitate retreat
across the fields, and effected their escape with their
booty.

A very sudden and fatal accident occurred on
Sunday se'nnight at the distillery of Messrs. Hexit
and Co. on the water-course, Cork. The iron hoops
of a large worm cooler, which contained nearly 60
thousand gallons of water, suddenly burst, and this
vast body, which in a moment became unconfined,
impetuously spread and overwhatted every thing
which presented any resistatic,.• to it. • A wall which
was immediately between this large vessel and the
street, was forced front its position, and two fe-
males, who were passing, killed, anal another so
dreadfully bruised as tD render the amputation of
both legs necessary to preserve lite.
A rat, of aslenishing size, was lately killed at a
public-house in East Clardon, near Guildfcrd : it
measured, from the tip of the note to the end of the
tail, two feet three inches, and was of proportionate
bulk. It is supposed he has infested the cellar
where he was caught upwards of two years, during
which time, the landlord calculates he has drank at
least a barrel of beer out of the tap-tub, and e.it up-
wards of a bushel of bead, besides a quantity of other
provi,tons.
Davy Allen, a boy about ten years of age, was
charged at the Mansion-house with distributing new
coined base shillings and eighteen-penny pieces to
and among the women selling oranges, &c. in and
about the Royal Exchange, that they might circu-
late them.—Twenty-six were found upon him. He
was remanded.

Yesterday, at Bow-street Office, Samuel Cubilt was
brought to the Office, charged with beating and ill-
treating Sarah Oakley, his apprentice, frorn the
parish of St. Andrew's Holborn. It appeared that
the defendant had improperly beat her, and the only
place she had to sleep in was the landing-place of the
stairs, and sometimes there only on the boards,
and he has frequently turned the gi►l out of doors ;
she has been very humanely taken in by a
neighbour.—The complaint was brought forward
with much humanity by a lodger of the defendant's.
—Mr. READ and' Mr. NARES, the sitting Magis-
trates, posts oned their decision to a future day,
when the Parish Officers are to attend.

Ba E A D.-:-To-day the Lord Mayor and Aldermen,
after inspecting the returns, orcirred it to rise 2d.
per peck.-,—Quarters Loaf, is. eid.