The Sun.
London, England, 1805-12-13 00:00:00

ROYAL eICADEMY.

THE differences which have for a long time pre-
vailed among the Members of this Institution have
been much. lamented by every friend to the Arts,
and more particularly by those who are acquainted
with the respective parties. But the regret arising
from these differences is aggravated ,by the conside,
ration that they are not likely to subside, as the sup-
porters of both sides of the question are animated by
so firm a conviction of the justness of their cause
as to preclude all hope of an amicable accommoda-
tion. At length Mr. WErr, finding the duties of
the Presidentship too arduous and perplexing, amidst
the conflitls of party, has been induced to resign his
office. The following Letter, in which he signifies
his intention, is expressed with so much moderation,
delicacy, and respectful loyalty, that it cannot but
be acceptable to our Readers.:
To the General Assembly of Academicians if the
Royal Academy.

GENTLEMEN,
" I am now the only survivor of the four Artists
who, in the year 1768, had the honour of present-
ing to His Majesty a Flan for an Academy, which,
being graciously received and sanctioned by the
King, was carried into etre& under his Royal com-
mends. The first Members were named and created
by-His Majesty; and .their choice of Sir JOSINIA
114yzioLos, as President, added splendour to the
Institutiow ••
"'After the death of that eminent Master, whose
distinguished talents have rendered so much ho-
ndur to his name and Country, without solicitation
'on my pert, the Academy unanimously elected
me to the Chair ; and. His Majesty was graciously
pleased 'to sanaion 'their choice. I have now,
during a period of fourteen years, endeavoured
assiduously to perform the duties of that distin-
guished situation to the best of my abilities, and I
have a consolation in refle6ting that I have rendered
some aid to its formation, and contributed every
thing'in my power to its.piosperity.
"'Thirty-seven years arc nearly completed, during
whiCh time I have never failed to exhibit my works
in the Royal Academy ; but whatever may have
been my exertions, or whatever my wishes for the
welfare of the Institution;' the occurrences which
took place on the loth of December last, and subsu..:
que.nt circumstances, have edetermined me to 'with- !'
draw myself froM the situation of President of the
Royal Academy. I shall retire to the.peaceful par-
suits of my profession : and I hope that my present
declaration will afford you sufficient time to consider
of the choice of my successor by the loth inst. , •
" In relinqu4hing the honour of. this most ,re-
spectable situation, I beg leave to express the deep
sense I entertain far the benefits conferred upon this
Society by. our August Founder and .Patron,, and an
humble hope. of the continuance of his benign regard
for this, his favoured Institution.

I shall ever consider the Royal Academy as an
establishment from which this Country may and
Night to` derive all those advantages which flow
from the successful cultivation of its three branches
of Art : it will be my prayer that this may be the
happy result; and that the fame of Great Britain in
Arts may correspond with its elevated charadtcr in
the list of Nations.

" I am, Gentlemen,
" Your most obedient humble Servant,
Dec. 2, 1805. " BENJ. WISr."

.
THE command of Timm MA-
JESTIES, the Play of Lovers' Pews, and the Enter-
tainment of Love Laughks at Locksmiths, were repre-
sented . last night at Ccivent-Garden Theatre. The
five PaiNcesses acCOmPartied their August Parents.
The house was very crowded, and never was there
a more fervent display pf loyal affe4ion than burst
from the Audience on the entrance of the ROYAL
Fist:vv.—These attestations of public regard were
frequently repeated, particularly during the per-
formance of God Save the Xing," which was re-
ceived with enthusiasm.—FAwcyrr introduced the
Song of " The Great Aation" with admirable ef-
feet ....ITO MAJZSTY looked
,very well, and.used his
Opera-glass, as usual, without showing any altera-
tion in the state of his eyes. The Managers had,
however, provided screens in case of necessity.—
The Play and Farce were bode very well supported.

The Kinn wore a suit of purple velvet.
The Queue—Black velvet dress, black turban, and dia-
monds, white gloves and tippet.
Pa INC'S' Ave urrs--.llleck velvet dress, black feathers
and diamonds. white gloves and, tippet.
PAINCIIIS EL 131 A att $l-Black velvet dress, bird of para.
disc feather, and diamonds.
Pa tricess MAR If—Black velvet dress, white ostrich fea-
thers.
PRINCESSES SOPHIA 4114 A m LI A —.Black velvet dresses,
black feathers, with white gloves and tippets.

A separation is about to take place in high life be-
tween a Noble Lord and his Lady who have recent-
ly entered into the matrimonial state. The unhappy
difference is said to have arisen from the discovery of
a letter received by one of the parties from an enamo-
rata, who likewise is of titled distin&ion, and united
by Hymen's bands to a supposed favoured lover.—
The discovery alluded to has produced a chain of
evidence, which, it is said, cannot be controverted.
The parties have not yet taken the necessary steps to
procure a divorce, nor has an absolute separation
taken place, although daily expe6ted from this double
discovery.

A secret Expedition is immediately about to $3ll
from Hull. Sir JOHN BOBLASB WARitirbl is to be
the Naval Commander, and Lord lit:Tenn:soli is
said to be fixed upon for the command of the Land
Force which is to be employed.

.
ThUrsday last being 21),•.:-iiiitod by Hi,t
MAtiss.ry for a Public:i for the late
•
glorious successes of His ,ty',; Navy over the
Combined Fleets of Divine Ser
vice was peiformed in the (..:.1!le:iral iChrist Church
with Unusual soleMnity and :Veil His Ex.-
Cellency the , Lord Lieutenant and i.,rite arrived
precisely at twelve'o'cloCk; Alien ccrn
menced, which- did not .conchide liiur o'clock.
There was an OrcheStra foi.n4 in the front Of
the organ, over :the principal entrance into the
Choir, which was intinmilis and coliplete. 'The
Dettingen Te .I.)duni was perfoinetl' in a very fine
Style, us was the whole of the service. An appro=
priate Anthem was seldled froni. various Pieces,
and concluded with the fine thords'of " Horse
and Isis 114er," Which had a most sublime etteet.—
The Service,was read by Dean Ata.b•rT, the Les-:
sons by the Archdeacon of Dnblin; the Commit-
nion Service by the Archbishop of Dalin, and the
Sermon by_ the Bishop of Kildare, .as Dean of
Christ Church. His &Cellency was' dieued in
searlet, richly embrOidered, %.c.)re the Order of
,the Garter; at his right-lined sat Lord NORIWItir,
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and
at his .left, the Lord Chiefinstice of- the Court of
King's Bench. ; there were alSo present. the Chief
Baron of the &chequer, others" of the Judges,
and the Master :of the Rolls, several Bishops,
Peers, and most of thegreat Officers of State;' the
Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen, High Sheriffs,
Common council of the City, &c. Sze. The differ-
ent entrances to the Cathedral were crowded at an
early hour by persons of fashion and .respeaability ;
and, notwithstanding the several additional galleries
and seats erceted in the Choir upon this occasion,
there was not sufficient room for many who bad ob-
wined ticicets of admission.

After Divine Service the Regiments which corn-
'pose the Garrison of Dublin, and the several Corps
of Yeomanry, marched to St. Stephen's-green, for the
purpose of firing a feu-dr-joie, but it was dusk before
they:were formed, and five o'clock when the firing
commenced, which was executed with much disci-
pline and good eired.- •

DUBLIN-CASTLE, DEC. 6, 1805.

His Majesty, by his Roval Letter, having ap-
pointed the Right Honourable; WILLIAM CONYNG-
11A14 PLUNKET to be of his Most Honourable Privy
Council of Ireland, he this day in Council took
the usual Oaths, and his place at the Board accord=
ingly.

Sir ROBERT KINGSMILL,

EXTRACT OP A PRIVATE LETTER FROM CORE

DATED COVE, NOV. 30.

" An account of the death of this good man and
gallant Admiral was yesterday received. by JOHN
ROCHE, Esq. the Chief Magistrate at. this place.
The tuelaticholy intelligence Spread like , lightning
from house to house ; the shops• were immediately
shut up, and all business suspended, 'as a testimony
of respe4it to this truly excellent luau.; every eye, ap-
peared big with th tt:irs of sorrow, while the sigh of.
sympittiv,,and 1...-..ent ejaculations that a hippy iro,7
mortality f.,: ay attend him, eimeatedirrom e.yery,be-
sem. ROBERT KINGSMILL, •during the long;,and
often iiines very arduous periods; he held the Naval
Command in this country, had the pauTiar happi-
neSs to secure the friendship, the crantideece, and the
affeCtion of, all ranks he well knew, how to Tender'
obedience delightful, by tempering co:mnand *it!)
urbanity.. The scowling lour of tyranny never'etis-
graced his brow---or did pitiful; Oppressive, Unmean-
ing-, corroding malice,- canker in his heart; his ei)n-
dua,alike free, candid, open, easy, and dignified, dc-
void of narrow suspicions, and divested of petty pre-
judicea, imparted to, and received happiness froM,
all around him. Such as had the pleasure of his
Krticular acquaintance, or were intimately attached
to him from situation and duty, most truly knew
and will justly appreCiate,. (while iferloring his loss)
the many eminent virtues of his mind : ever social
and confiding, generous and humane, just and
brave ! If to sink into the arms of death .at an ad-
vanced period of life; univerSally. beloved, lamented
and regretted, as, a, father to the poor; a protean of
the forlorn, a ready 'friend to the. destitute; and.
With the high character of a gallant, zealous, faith.;
ful Officer to his. King -and Country, be an enviatle
termination of existence, such, in an eminentde--
gree, has been that of Sir ROBERT Knaestatt.t's;
In such high estimation was be held at quitting this
place a few years back, and so much his departure,
lamented, scarce a house, a cottage, or a cabin, bat
hung up, and still proudly displays, in. its most con-
spictieus parts the piaure of a man so greatly and
universally beloved. Witnessing yesterday the he.
Mage voluntarily paid by gratitude' to departed worth,
I found my mind exalted aboVe sublunary enjoy-;
ments„ and could oplycontemplate with profound
veneration aCtii of heroitm, goodness, and virtuc
If such spefficles excite the liveliest sentiments in a
remote corner of the world, what must be the etfeCt
of a judicious exhibition of National Gratitude in
celebrating the Funeral Obsequies of the Imniortal
N.ti.soN ?
o'` Admiral Sir ROBERT KINGAISULL was in the re-
cent promotion advanced to the highest Flag, 'Red
at the main. ' A Nephew of the worthy Baronet
will inherit with his title the, greater part of a very:
hrtndsome property ; he, with JOHN S•rscrtirts,Esq.
arid G. R. HULBERT, Esq. are left
.lisecutors to
his abets. The landed property iu the county
of Berkshire alone amounts to near 60001. per‘
annum.

Rear-Admiral DRURY, who for a short time
held the chief' command, is still at Cork. This gal-
lant Admiral appears to have emulated Sir RouunT
Kirmsastu.'s example in securing the of eCtion and
admiration of his Countrymen. A handsome Piece
of Plate has within these fey' been presented
to him, by the principal Merchants and Inhabitants
of Cori, in testimony of their tiSteem'tbr his meriti,
and acimiration of his charaCter both public and
private."

In consequence of a bet having been made con-
cerning the weight of Mr. SITWELL'S ewes; three
of them were ascertabied to weigh as follows : ono
2001 b. one 197, one 11 —Total 61181 b.
Mr. LITCHFIELD, late Solicitor to the Board of
Customs, is appointed Joint Solicitor of the Treasury
with Mr, WIIITS.

Last night-, bet Ween the hours of eight and nineo'olock,
o'dlock, an alarming tire broke out in the Prhititig
°faces and Warelioses belonging to Mr: Gillet; a
most it-sped:stile- Print-ell hi Salisbury -,,;-quare;
surest ; the part of the -premises were ilitnated
iii lirinzing-sv..orl-alley; thickly surrdniided by a
great number of small houses; and joined by a srn-t
ct. wooden bridp:e to the dw~ ellint house: Ti': a.S I)
time after tbe fire was distove:ed, the town
tremendous}?' to an iristrietiie- digtance
_all
round : the blaze refieded_ upon the Temple
the Steeple of St. Bride's Church and
Scaffolding, Black-friar's-bridge,- the works at the
other side -of the river,' as strong and red as the
king sun in the•middle of summer. The sparks f!e\V
in showers of the most alarming appearance; a
%Vero cairiedacrotS•the river, even into Blackfriar,-
rdad',-by.-a. brisk north-west wind. All the lighter
nxaterialS• of the business were seen tionting.in:the
air ; fragtOcritt of books, paper,. &r. &c; were car-
ried aft bi,the strength of, the fire to an tiruning
height,,-and threatened .the _neighbourhood with the
most alarming consequences; in less: amp half an
hour all. the upper part:, of the Printing-9th.-: 'were
Consumed, and the roof fallen in.

Front the m'ant of a supply of water,, awl the
flames gathering strength every instant, a general
conflagration, of the neighbourhood appeared ine;
vitable, and the premises being ehi'efly errnp6sel
of tiMber, iiicreiised. the alardi to a ti:ghtf,ll
gree ; the inhabitants were seen flying in the tz,vat:-
est consterdation and terror in every dire6lion,
rying with them whatever little artic:e of ftrvilituro
first came to hand. The confusion, in so thiel'.,ft,
EM inhabited part of the town was indescribable. -
Furhitxtre, of various descriptions, was .he:iped
against the shops and houses in Flect-stmt;
every one seemed to prepare for the destruation Of
that quarter. Fortunately, however, about the same
time that the wind abated a little, a plentiful supply
of water was procured, but not until,the flames had
communicated, by,,the wooden-bridge, to the (I..3ell-
ing-houseLand, at ,the same instant, were seen to
burst through every window in the house, from the
top to the bottom. In leas than an hour:and a half
the whole inside of the premises were consinned
the foundation, leaVinv only the bare. walls and afeW
0
rafters.

Finding it impossible to save Mr. Gillet's propei,-
ty, . the Firetnen's atteutton was dire6.led to the pre-
servation ofthe adjoiding houses; and, by playing Ott
them, from six or seven engines, hi all dire6tionS,
with a plentiful supply of water, they nearly acconi-'
plished their purpose 5 but not before the Vaccine
Inoculation House, which joined Mr..Gillet's, and
some others, weremudh injura Some time after
ten o'clock, the • fire was very much red aced ; aqd
before eleven -all appreheesions of farther danAer
Were dissipated. The fire-engineS from all, quarters
of the town were colleaed with the greatest. iina-
ginable expedition. The drums beat to ar, es, end ,A
large body of the pd, 4th, and .W 1 tot ' '
London VolunteerS, the Temple Corps,'and
others, were mitstered in a few morneets encler
their regpeaive Otlicem By their ti:noli
the firemen jeere enabled to.act 'with etleat, and t1;(1
unhappy inlnthitants, who had moved their
tere into the street, were protthedirbm plunder.
lave not been able to ascertain trykn what
cause thi's dreadful accident origieated, are are ir
formed, that it from sOme 'Sparks of Are
Coming down the chimney, .and. comrtenticating
With some paper in the warehouse. ,Neither have
we learned what quantity of property has been de-
stroyed ; but from: the inunens.e business of Mr.
Gillet, and .the quantity of paper, types, printing-
presses., &c, which he must necessarily ise,. we
conclude - the -loss must be immense; excite-
sive of the, house, buildings, and . furniture,: which
-Were of .considerqble -value. The Warehouses. and
Printing-offices were originally erected by the late.
Mr. William The Dwelling-house was
formerly the residence of ..Mr. RiChardson, the Cele-
brated .Author of Clathsa "Atria:De, Charles
randisan, and Pamela, where thiS excellent Writer
composed many of his works.
The premises, we are informed, were insured,
but to what amount cannel s"ay.• We are happy
to add no lives were lost. The Public, and particu-
larly the Booksellers of London, will sympathise
with the laurnOate sufnrer from this calamity.:

Last week Er.crglyn House, Glamorganshire. the
residence of John Goodrich, Esq. was discovered to
be on fire; but by the alertness of the inhabitants of
Caerphilly and its neighbo%trhood, with uncommon
a&ivity on the part of the servants of the house, it'
was fortunately suppressed without much damage to
the building. The accident was 'occasioned bra
beam in one of the chinanies taking fire.
Monday last Robert Osgood, a sawyer, in the em-
ploy of Mr. Teast, ship-buildcr, at Wapping,Bribtol,
who had been assisting in removing a vessel from
its birth, under repair in the dock, untbrturtattly fifl
from the deck into the hold of the ship, in which
were four feet of water, and was suffocated.

CORN•EXCUANan, DE c. 13.—T0-day there are
not many fresh sampleS of Wheat arrived, and the
trade is more ready sale,. and.higher prices are ob-
tained; of Barley a tolerable supply ; and with
Malt, fully at last prices ; White Pease 4s. per ,quar-
ter dearer • but few Grey, and, Beans at little &life-
rence data are in middling supply, with a few
prime samples- the -highest quotation ;in Foul-
no alteration.
must 4ss a 4603 3 681 ad
Fine ditto - 7os A 741 od
Rye . 3,1 S it 376 e'l
,
Harley . 234 a 348410.
Malt
,64s a 7os ad
White Pease 481 3 s4l od
rey ditto . 38s a 4is od

ntans 52$ Zos od
Tick Rolls 32i 4 go, of
Dais a6s a 3,s ajp od
Poland ditto 343 a JOS ad
Rape Seed 41 - 441
Flog Flour . ~Casa 65s ad.
Seconds 555 a 6os cd

SMITHFIELD MARKET, Dte, 13*
'The Market of this day had a good supply of dif-
ferent kinds of Cattle ; the prices in gcneral are ad-
vanced since our last account, and the trade was ra-
ther flat. Little business I.i.as done in the Haymarket ,
Hay has got up in price since our last report ; Straw
and Clover support last prices. We subjoin a cor-
m& statement of the prices and numbers

To sink the oat pot stone of 81b.
Deer 4s. od. to ss —Mutton 4s. 6d. to 53 4 4tl.—Veal
ss. ad. to 63. O.—Pork 4s. ed. to ss.od.
Beast. 653, --ShCCP 4744.—Calves 3:o.—Piss vet.
MiTHFIELD HAYMARKET,
they 31. os, to 41. JOS.—Chili& 41. oS, w 51.- Si. -....F.tf4
1.
xl. 161, sts.