The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-24 00:00:00

Af R. WINDILIg.

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'flit attacks which have Leen thade bY the Jaco-
bin Writers iipon this Geritlernan since his failure at;
go-Tr.:4;;cti, are as nialevolenias they are unjust i lint•
as no man his been athorepOwerftil enemy tci those
persons; on Mari more fully deserves the honiiiir of
their abuse. We differ widely in icidie.af our OA-
tied opinions froth Mr: WlNDH'id,f, but that dif-
ference of opinion ean never make us cease to ad-
mire Me manliness of his charaCter, the powers of
his Mind, or the uprightness and disinterestedness
of his conduit. Fsuiss, as a Ptiblic Man, we think
he has—but they,are faults into which the most ho-
nour:Able Principles betray him Like many of the
pupils of .Mr: BilkKE'S School; he will admit no ex'.
ceptions to his rules, no qUalification of his opi-
nions. He reasons :ably and acutely upon all
points which become the subjet of his refleaion,
but we think he often reasons and ads like a man
who has deeply considered the theories upon the
point in question, without having correeted the
errors into which his theories lead; by an observa-
tion of the praaice which is applicable to them:
His speeches in the House of Commons are full of
_ingenuity, they charm every person who has atten-
tion and penetration enough to follow him into all
the nice divisions of his argument, but they some-
times want that plain down-right common sense
which alone convinces plain men—they often rather
exhibit the powers.of his understanding, than his
just conception of things—they are thought by
some persons to consist only of subtle refinements,
and, perhaps, more frequently excite admiration,
.than enforce.ccooviaion.

Mr. Bo RKE and his Disciples appear to us to err,
chiefly by pushing their opinions to extremes—
. they seem to forget that there are many proposi-
tions true to a certain point, but which, beyond a
fixed limit, become fallacious and absurd. It is the
province of common sense and judgment to discover
to 'what degree such propositions are just. There is
7 no source of error more common, even among en-
lightened minds, than that of supposing that the
reasonings applicable to the conduct of human life
are as certain and invariable as the rules of Arith-
metic, or the principles of Mathematics.
But let it never be forgotten, that to this Man
and to others, who were (by those who wished to
lull us into a delusive security), opprobriously term-
ed Alarmist:, we owe, at this moment, perhaps
our very existence As, a Nation ; but certainly the
preservation of our Constitution. He will ever de-
serve our gratitittle;- and that of the whole Nation,
for his exertions at the period to which we refer.
The only material point in which we differ from Mr.
WINDHAM, is in his conduft respelling the Peace,.
and here we think his opinions were carried to an
extreme. We think with him, and with almost
every man in the Country, that the War was just
and necessary ; but, if without attaining the best
and most desirable objects which were looked for,
there arose a crisis in which, under all considera-
tions, the adoption of Peace on reasonable terms, be-
came more advantageous to the Country than the
continuance of the War, that moment ought to have
been, and was, we think, wisely Seized upon by
His Majesty's Ministers. We do not accuse him
of having wished never to be at Peace with France,
but at the moment the Treaty was signed, he thought
War preferable to Peace, and he thought so in our
opinion without having looked into the means we
possessed of carrying on the War ; or at least with-
out having fully weighed the sacrifices we must
have made for the probable. attainment of any ad-
vantages which the further prosecution of the War
held out to us.

The opinion to which we have alluded, is the
only point of union between Mr. WINDHAM and
the Party with which he appears lately to have con_
netted himself.—That Party is small in number,
and the voice of the Nation is against them--If they
ever rise into importance, it must be by the force of
their abilities alone-7---collateral aids they have none
—and amongst ts' ablest supporters there is a great
want or those' engaging and conciliatOry manners
which. Mr. W1N3414m possesses in so eminent a,
degree.
In private. life, Mr. WINDHAM, as he is sans
peur, so is -he sans reproche. He is a Gentleman
and a Scholar. His acquaintance is sought by every
man who admires the manly spirit and chary tee'- of
an Englishman, softened, but not weakened, by
urbanity and politeness. His society is courted by
all those.who have experienced its charms, and the
warmth of his heart betrays him even into extrava-
gant pretensions and unreasonable pursuits in the
service of his friends.

We rejoice that such a Man as we have described
is again elected to Parliament.—Though we may
not think him a safe Politician in all points.—
upon how many questions which may occur, may
his enlightened mind most usefully display itself I
Yet, to such a man, the Elec!tors of Norwich have
preferred William Smith ! The last time we cnquir-
ed into the state of the trade of Norwich, we were
told that all the demand was for the coarsest stAfs ;
and they appear to have applied the rule which was
trent for their Crates and Muslius to the manufac-
Lure of their Members. of Parliament.

The Inn-keeper at Guildford, of whose bad
ners. Mr. GARROW thought proper to complain to
the Bench, has come forward and published the Bill
of Fare, exaftly as it was placed on the Table, at
which twenty_five of the Counsel sat down—lt was
as follows ;.

Mock Turtle,
Turbot,
Fowls,
Pigeon l'ye,
Elam,
Yore' .Q,,yarter of Lamb,
Three Ribs of Beef,
- Breast: of Veal,
• :Lamb Pye,
Fowls,
Mock Turtle.

Tlic Removes consisted of a C r.en (loose, two couple
of Ducks, Pies, Tartu, &e. eze.

and all this for Four Shdlings a bead !
The Temple, it is said, is at present a, full as
the &utile ever was in the time of the Monarchy
in France.' Sir FRANCIS BURDETT would perhaps
think it necessary to inquire into the truth of this
report, if it did notrelate to a French Prism.

cc}:iiii I ±; A lyoY

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P Tg ACID CAL/LkE Rg

OH s ur, ay, the party of Gnat& and Light
goons, the:Police Offic-rs, rem lined at the
house of Mr. Brent; and the neighbtArhaokt of Green.
land Dock, but e..ery thing remained perfcEtly
find no inclination appeared on the part of the
men to assemble Or to behave in a riotous manner:
,VIr.GRAfTAM, the Magistrate Bow-sfreetiwtsh-
ing to make himself t'etfecty waster of the qtteStion
at issue bet Ween the Masters and the Men, called
Meeting of the Masters on Sulidgy evening at Mr.
WE LLs's house, and ahmlt t:even of them met him;
an' after hearing their case, and their ideas as to
bringing the husings to an amicable settlement, re-
comm6oded a friendly Meeting to take fittce be-
tween theM and the Men, Nnd most
.iild.ciously of-
fered td be the arbittator, which was accepted by
the Maoers:

_ A Deputation was appointed, and joint meeti-ng
held yesterday Morning, at the Acorn public-house,
bet Ween seven and eight o'clock; at which Mr.
GRAHAM, agreeable to promise, presided.
It appeared, that during the War there was so
much work for Ship-builders, that there Was no re.:
gular rule by Which they worked, but the Masters
wished to have as much, work done as they could pos.
sibly get executed, atia encouraged their men to work
by the piece, so that frequently they Carnt seven or
eight shillings a day. On the return of Peaee, the
business began to slacken, and the Masters proposed
to the men to return to the plan of paying by the day,
as before the War, at the rate of 61 a day, which
the men had agreed to, provided they were petmit.
ted to work extra hours, so as to make their pay
amount to is.' a day, which was refused by the
Masters, they not wanting any extra work pertorm.
ed. The men then proposed to have ss, a day,-and
Work during the light, winter and summer ; but the
Masters refused to consent to this, stispeding if they
admitted the principle Of Ssi a day, 'that the nrcn in
the Summer, after wotking twelve hours, woilld de-
mand for the extra hoUrs ; hit had never explained
their apprehensions to th 6 men. And bore ['tinged
the question which has been the cause of every
thitt unpleasant that has taken place ; for on Mr.
GltAxiiLm putting the question to the Masters as to
the ss. a day, he found they had no objedion to
accede to the proposition, except in as far as extra
charges might have followed upon it from the men.
The Deputation from the men assured the MaOt rate
and their Masters, that none Of the merlhad ever:
entertained any such' idea.

The Worthy Magistrate having succeeded in
bringing the patties to arrundersranding, instructed
the Deptitation to obtain in the course of the day the
sentiments of the general body. It was between
eight and nine o'clock last. night before they re..
turned with the answer, when they waited upon
Mr. GRAHAM, at Mr. WELLS'S house, who was at..
tended by Messrs. WELLS, BRENT, DEADMAN,
BARNARD, and the other principal Builders. The
Deputation reported that they had consulted the
general body, who direded them to agree in the
terms proposed of Ss. a-day.
The Magistrate informed them oti behalf of the
Masters, that in agreeing to this, it. must be per.
fee ly understood, that the Men in!,st return to
their duty ; and as a pledge of this disposition, the
six• men composing the Deputation should return to
their work this morning ; which theyi without the
least hesitation, assureXthe Magistrate hey would ;
at the same time, they wished to r.l.ke a con-
dition, that they should nor work with' the men
from the King's Yards ; and that the men who
had been apprehended should not be prosecuted.
Mr. GRAHAM informed them it was impossi-
ble tot the question, whether the men who
came- from the King's Yards should be then di,..
missed, to be then considered ; and as to the ques-
tion respelling the men not being prosecuted, they
committed a most heinous crime, by continuing as..
sembled in a riotous and tumultuous manner after
the Riot Ad had been read ; they were in•the hands
of the Law, and they must take the due course.
This appeared to satisfy them, and they retired,'
promising to return to their work.
The favourable turn to this unpleasant business
was sent off express by Mt. GRAHAM, by one of
the light Horse, to the Lords of the Admiralty.
The dispute with the Caulkers still remains with-
out being in the least train of settlement.
Yesterday a warrant was issued upon informa-
tions against a number of them. as ringleaders in
the riot of Saturday morning ; but they all escaped
the vigilance of the officers, except one of the name
of Carpenter, who offered bail, but•on his sureties
appearing before the Magistrate, the recognizance
required being himself in tool. and two sureties
in col. each,• the sureties declined being hound in
such large sums ;• 'and he was committed to Dartford
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Yesterday morning, between so and Jo men from
the kino Dock-yards at Chatham and Sheerness,
went to work in the Yards of Messrs. Bre.n r, Wells,
and De.adman, and last night between 3o and 4o
more arrived.

We lament to have to add, th:1!, in consequence
of the great exertions and anxiety felt by Mr. RAN.
DALL in his endeavours to repress the riotous con_
dust of the workmen on Saturday, he was seized
with a. violent illness, and notwithstanding every
assistance from the faculty, he died yesterday at
twelve o'clock.

A cause of uncommon interest to the friends of
both parties, ,viz. TRICK AIIDERTON, for a
Breach of-Promise of Marriage, came on to be
tried at the last Assizes at Exeter, in the Sheriff's
Court, before the Sheriff' of Devon and a Special
Jury, to assess the quantum of damages ; when,
after many learned arguments- on both. sides the
question, the Sheriff summed up the ..evidence to
the Jury, who returned a verdia of 5001. damages
for the Plaintiff. The Coprt was much crowded on
the occasion.

Friday, a poor emaciated Sailor, seemingly- in
the last moments of life, through sickness and
want, sat on the steps of a Gentleman's door, in
Rathbone-placa. The Gentleman very humanely
sent for the Parish Officers, and had him taken to
the workhouse, where he scarcely arrived, when
he expired.

DUR 11,4.11 ASSIZES.

CRdWNSKDE,.

• Lard TELL eNiottouGn presided as judge at the
" Critninal ti-t s : the following .was, the most re-
: inaikal.%le . .
lON :Car. Was indicted for having,
.on the
146 of r . feloniously, and with an in-
tention to morAer, fired a pistol loaded with pow-
der and at LI: :ini GreenWelh,- of Gateshead,
in the Con,- v o Darbam, grocer.
Thi.=:pt v t ielice :4011,4 the Prisoner wls
that, of tL iseconn „Thorn's Greenwell,,who
save him test!lo ini the clearest an,kmost distinct
ower, to the fobok% ing effed having several
. articles both from- his 'shop and ware.
e had, a strong,' suspicion that they were
robbed in the night ; he accordingly sat up
,vely
-latCber rat nit his; in:he expectation of surPazing
and api.rehending some of the thlevis who coirt-
mltted these deprtdations on hiS property : he had
sat up reading till near two o'clock on the morning
of rhr 1.1.111 ofsOctObei- last, and th,n went to bed :
bu- I.efore he had fallen asleep he heard a noise at
the do-r of his. Warehouse, like the endeavouring to
oprii a I,,ck with a picklock, or a key that did nor
fir it : he 'immediately got out of bid as quietly as
possible, so
_as not to disturb his wile, and arming
hinise,fwiTh a poker, looked
.out of the window,
aid plainly saw -two men at the door of his ware_
house endeavouring to open the lock of the lower
door (having already succeeded in opening One of
the doors), and (iistirtetly heard the voiceof a fe-
male who was conversing with them, and appeared
to be one of their gang. In the hope of securing
one of them, he suddenly.threk open the 'door of
his house, and called our, " you', villains, what are
you about ?" One of the ;wet immediately retreat,
cd; but the other, the Prisoner at the bar,7stept _
back a little, and drawing a pistol from his,hreasr,
presented it at the PrOsecutor; the Prosecutor still
hoping to secure himi— had the presence of, mind to
bid him fire, at, the same One contracting himself
;Is much as possible, so as to present a smaller mark
tit hisopponent : the Prisoner did fire, but .missed
him ; they then dosed,- but, the Prosecutor:
d hitnse if, and .st uck ,the-Prisoner several times,
tvith the poker, and would hate secured him, had.
0., P'risoner's companion suddenly come,,to his
v. let, and by an unexpeaed btow knocked down.
t: e Prosecutor ; he, however, upon getting up,
asam,-rappled with the Prisoner, who in the
sinfils!'that ensu ti, got the Prosecutor's finger in
his m Tacit, which he
.saved with great difficulty ;
ant .as • the Prisoner's companion exerted all his
strength to rescue the Prisoner from his grasp, the
Prosecutor was at length fatigued and obliged to let
the Prisoner escape, bui followed him and his com-
panion, with the cry of " Stop Thief." , •

. On his cross.examinatton. he said, that although
he had never seen the Prisoner before, 'and the night,
was very dark, yet he could swear to him most po-
sitively ; for that the Prisoner: had a dark lantern
with hitn, which, befire he fired the pistol, he
turned, but by-some mismanagement in,turning it,
he threw the whole glare of the light upon hiS 'own.
. face, which could therefore be roost distindly seen:
h, had also :mot her .opportunity of seeing him-very
closets , name!), in that period of the struggle when
his finger was in the- Prisoner's mouth.
In answer to some questions put by his Lordship,
to sail he was certain that the pistol was loaded
with hail, for that. (although the ball was not found)
th, re was a distind mark on the wall W hich it had
grazed, and taken off a piece of lime it,. its passage;
lie w a. also certain, that the Prisoner fired the pistol,
tb.-ratety and intentionally.
'the testimony' of the Prosecutor was aTsat .con.
Alined by that of another Witness, a blink tri,th
tr and . T! is poor man rented hut one room, a-ci
his w tie being then in labour, he happened from that
e:tcumstance to he in in the street, but at .sume
cLs ltAe tr m the place, at the lac ur this bu mess
to k , lac ; he tort .the Prisoner, whom- he had
rieve.r seen before, ditrut duce ck in the MM.
1,'.6, and asked him what was the matter, for h,
heard a 'gut fired ? the-Prisoner rep:ied, " 0, it is
nothing at s 1! but a fight." " Fight or no fight,"
replied the,Witnes,, 1. I do not like to hear guns
filed at this hour, and I have a mind to fight you, .
ita make %cu,stop." The Pristwer walked on, and
the Witness taw) ed him with the intention of seiz.
ing him, which the Prisoner perct.iving, drew, s me.
thing trout his breast, %4 hich the Witness believed
to he a pistol, and struck him a volent blow on the
heal with, it, which funned hint for some titu: ;
however continued to pursue him, and the Prisoner
set eral times turi,vd,ahout, and presenting a pistol,
threatened to shoot hint it lie e. :twinned to pursue
him any farther upon Fs hich the Witness at length
desisted. : He said, that he was so close to the
Yri-
loner the several t mrs that he turoeil about .in
this manner, that ne was perfealy sure that the
'Prisoner at ,the Bar %vas the man ; he had never seen
him htf re, but h.id raken such notice of him upon
that occasion, that. w hen he saw him several 'ini'tiihs
after going to gaol evil' another charge, be imme-
diately cried, " the man who snuck me
wi:h the pistol ;" he could ha. a sworn it then, and ,
would swear it now.

The Prisoner having no defence or wirnes,ec ;
Lord F.I...LENBOROUGH stunned up the evid,nce
!o the Jury, an:l informed them that they must eon
fi,,e their attention to the mutter Oarged in the in_
didment, whiCh.was..tht Acing a loaded with
ball at the ProA.cutoi, with a ielotafrus and ..tnckr.

ou.. intention. This crime was matte capital by a
particular Statu•e, upon whic'i the'Pri.oner sto. d in.
'd ct.:d ;- and to :he evidence of th,s cr:nie only the
Jul) were to dire Ct. their attention. A great dial
f s bad beer, taken to ascertain those Lict•,
wl:kh were.so necessary for the Jury to have esta.
Whether the pistol was dr liberately fired,
%% holier it might not have gone tff aecidentai:y
anti aiso, Whether it was loaticd Nith bail or not
It the Jury hail no doubt that the Prisnner
rarely fired a pistol loaded with ball at the
Proiecutor, the intention was then mooniest, the
cr!ine I.lrottd, 'and the.y must find the Pii,,ooer gait
iv. If they cotOd fv:d any reasonable doubt of the

pi.st(ll's~+~gbe, n loaded with baP, or having

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been intentionally faed, in 'snelteeage. the Pr'son-sr
should
.have the benefit. of these doubts, and it was
their duty to acquit him. .
The Jury, without hesitation, brought ifi Theix-
verdid Guik:y, and the Prisoner •Nas lcfc for execu-
tion. -

WEST INDIES,

KINGSTON, ST. VINCENT, JULY 3:

ONE humired..and ninety-five men, drafted from
the s3d Regiment, which is going home, arrived:
here Last week from St. Lucia., to j the 37th,
which, by this 'reinforcement, augmented" to 800

strong. . •
Peace was proclaimed here on the igth, by the
Provost Marshall, with the accustomed ceremony.
An Ai} was published on Tuesday for granting a
Salary to Mr. BEDS:TINCK; as Captain-General and
Governor of this Island. 'He has appointed a meet,
ing.of the Legislattire to be on WedneSday next,
shortly after which, it is expeded-that his Excel.
lency, will proceed to the sale, &c. of the Carib
Lands,. which was the immediate. object of his*
coming hither. The Assembly have voted a -piecf.
of Plate to Mr. OTTLEY, who was our actirg Go.;
vernor.

ZASSErERRE, 51YLY- /6.

Our accounts from Guadabiupe mention, that the'
authority of the Government is fully re-established
throughout the Island, and that the Brigands-are'
now reduced to a few scattered and badly appointed.'
parties, who, however, excite
.some- alarm 'in the
Plantations contiguous to their, haunt,, and form
points of rendezvous to runaway Slaves, &c. Ihe
damage done during the late inburreaion is 'very
considerable. •

The Susannah and Portland sailed last.week for
London, and the Penelope for Nevis, to complete
hcisltrading for Glasgow. -

ST. 'JOHN'S (ANTIGUA), JULY 17.

We have, during the last weak, had .some exteo.
sive importations of. provisions, &c. from -Ireland
and America.' The three.half.penny loaf is ac.
cording. to the • assize, and—on Monday next, ,to
.weigh -21 ounces. .Several: vessels have lately, saili.d
from hence fully freighted.: produce is abundaqt.

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Tort RCVAL, -MAXIIIITQUE, JULY 4.
Most of the vessels.on this Station are on the
eve of their depatture for England. 'Abe M,lpo.
metre, Tamer, and L? Ambuscade, have the ii 0 eft Is
on board. The Magnificent,' of '74. gnu.), hvai • tint
Commodore's Flag, and is-here, t,gether with du
Southampton, Horeaux, Surinam, Arab; Guachapin,
and Fan Tromp; and the Bus) Brig lies at
rierre.'

No decisive measores•appear yet to h been
adopted for the surrender of this Island to the French.
It has been rumoured, that part of the Troops are to
be detached from Gnash:loupe, for the purpose of
taking possession. But in the present state of af-
fairs in that Island, it would be impolitic 'to reducc
the Military Establishment of that Colony, ‘, hien
in fad is hardly competent to preserve traliquilii,).
We hear of numerous nocturnal excesses committed
by the remnant of the Rebels ; but several are exe.
cuted daily, and some jf their Leaders have 'been
recently seized, and put to death.