The Sun.
London, England, 1802-09-03 00:00:00

WAPPING DOCKS.

CONSIDERABLE progress has been made in this
great undertaking,
.the houses included - between
Virgiaia-street, PenningtOn_street, Old Gravel-lane
and the Thames, 'are all removed, with the excep-
tion of the Glass-house, whicb.is'still standing.—
A, very, complete and elegant brick building has
been erected near to Sr. John!s'Church, for steam.
engines, necessary in draining the works, where a
very capital -engine, 'on- Bolton and- Watt'S con-
struCtion, has been some time at work ; another
engine, in the same building, is completed, and
was set to work on Tuesday. At the corner of the
intended large Dock, adjoining to Hermitage
Dock, another powerful engine, on the same con-
struCtion, has been built ; it drives a complete set
of stones and apparatus for grinding, -Mixing and
tempering the materials of which the mortar or
-cement used in the works are made, and adjoining
thereto several large lime-kilns are ereCled lox' the
use of the works. The old -walls of Hermitage
Dock are in great part taken down, and new and
very substantial ones are 'keeling. Great progress
is made in excavating the state of the massive walls
which are to line the great Dock on all sides, the
foundations on the .south side are laid, and several
feet of the wall raised. The high walls which are
to aurround the -whole Premises (as high as those
round the King's- Bench prison) are begun. in se:.
Iveral places, and on Some part of the east side it is -,
finished. A dOuble • circular row of piles of great
length and dimensions are, now driving in the Ri-
ver, without the- intended grand entrance near
Wapping ad Stairs, to form_ the, temporary em-
bankment against the tide, while-the gates and en-
trance walls are building; in the, centre of these
piles a temporary fire engine has .been -erected,
which by an ingenious combination of machinery,
works the several pile engines urd to drive the
pites.\ An astonishing length of temporary iron
railways, have been laid -in different direetions,
so that -all the bricks, mortar, stone, and tim-
ber nsing in the different parts of these exten-
sive
~works are easily and expeditiously conveyed
from the places where they are • la-n led or prepar-
ed: and the earth which is excavated, is by- the.
same means ii;onveyed, -by an easy ascent; to the
top of a large stage, projeuing a Inng way into the.
River, at a great height above the water, so that
the carts used on the railways (and which- are
drawn by one horse) , can be shot or emptied at
once into barges, which convey- away the earth
and soil, or into ships for ballast, several of which
besides barges, can be taking it at one 'time.
The quantity of earth excavated small,- in
proportion to the whole, but it seems now to be
faSa proceeding, and an incredible quantity of
large and fine hewn stones have been .brought, and -
laid by the Sides of -the different railways ready
for use.

EQUESTRIAN. STATUE 4F WILLIAM lII.—An
erroneous account having a!)peared in several
Papers respeding this Statue; by which, the Public
were informed, " that it had been cons:ruded by
a Dutchman nearly a century ago," *e have au-
thority to communicate the following history -of
this affair :--Mr. SANitrEri TR AV ERS, who lived In.
the Reign of WILLIAM HI. ordered by will, that a
sufficient stun of money should be set apart for• the
purpose of ereding.an Equestrian Statue in bronze,
of. King William, in .St. James's.square ; since, which
time the concern has rested in Chancery, until within
these few years;. when dircdions were given for
the execution of the same, and the Commission was
put into the hands icif Mr, BACON, of Newman_
street, and is now in a state of considerable for-
wardness.

The Secretary of the Bath and West of.Englan,l
Agricultural Society has madc 361. and. upwardi
within the year, of the Wool of Sheep fed on about
twelve acres of pasture, worth 3os. per acre. The
breeds are partly a very close mixture of Spanish
with the Ryland, partly of the same with the old
Wiltshire, and partly coarse-wooled Sheep.
It is rather an extraordinary circumstance, that
after the discharge of so large a body of men as
the. Militia, and, Fencible "Regiments* Contained,
most of whom returned home to labour in their
several parishes, the scarcity of hands in the pre-
sent harvest is nearly as much felt as at any period
of the war-=-a striking proof that the population,
among the agricultural poor at least, has not in..
creased beyond the power of the Country to sup-
port them by honest industry.
After the SalmOn Weir at Boscarne, in the parish
Of Bodmin; Cornwall, had been rebuilt arid clamped
, iron,' at •
with ron, at 'a,. gteat expence, by the Rev. Dr.
FLAisitmlic; in the night of the 16th ult. a banditti,
armed with gonsiaxes, saws, Sec. again totally
demolished it. They had their faces blackened, and
were disguised in carters', frocks and sailors' jackets.
This is the fourth time it has been destroyed since a
pardon has:been obtained for-an accomplice ; every
Means have been used by the Proprietor to diSCover
the offenders,, but without effea.

The Neptune, Doyen., from Cette, in the Me-
aiterraneaa, to 8010 he; is lost near Cape St. Vin.:
evn4

SIR,

2-JJE D7TCIJ T

" 7'c :.

-iT' /)'ulJ(KStall, 28, iBa,

" As the TrocipS under yOur.CotrimAnd-are aixioi
to leave Englaild, the Intlizbitailts of this ToWn and
.NeighboiirhoO.l; are tie.Sirdtis expresging their, ape
piobation of the very greiic 'order that hit: bein
served during their long continuaifee- here: To tie
sttid attention to Military Disciplitie; 'and the ex..
emplary‘condu6i of the we most iittribute
the gratifying reCo3leklion of our having had
tween twciatid three'-Thoukialids Meo quartered in
this small -place 'for nearly ten months; w7•Chr,iit their
giving the leastreason for Coniplaint; so far other;
wise, that we unanimously hear testimony to their
decent and orderly behaviour:

" We request you will accept our Thanks; anti
MakelknoWn to the 'Corps nuclei-. your Command,
•the high sense we retain of their praise-worthy con
&Cf. We further beg leave to assure you, that we
•sincerely wish you may all, on your 'return to your
Families and country, meet with that esteem which
•you. have ensured to yourselves from the Inhabitano
'of Lymingto4kand its Vicinity;;
" After ofFering yott this tribUte; as command;
the Brigade, permit us, Sir; to add the yeti
great respect which we feel fot your•private indivL;
dual CharaCler.

" We have the Honour, &c. &c.
(Signed) it WNI. Rdß EkTSa. E-Sq. Mayor,
And.the Principt. Inhabitants of
the ToWit end Neighbourliciod."
" To Colovel Du/ant, Commanding the
'Datch Brigade, at

" I,.j:miniton, Aug. 12; I8o2;

• . ,
MAYOR AND INHABITANTS OP LYitlllid.;

TON, AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

GENTLEMEN,

gi IT is with the deepest ifflpiession of gratitude;
that-I have to acknowledge the Honour the Nimbi..
tants of the Tow and NetobotirbOod of Lyming.
ton,' have been pleased to confer upon the TrOopg tina
der my Command; by their approbationof the °Mei
that has been observed during their stay
,here. The
Officers .are highly flattered to see, -that their en.:
deavours to preserve a prorr•DisciOine-, have met
with success. The recolleaion of haVing had the
honoUr to serve fits BitiTiotNtc' MAJEsTy,. will
forever be gratifying," as -it will be itgreat conso-
lation to them after •having left 'this.-.C. uotry,' to
knoW, that its.. Inhabitants continue to enjoy thOse
BlesSings and Comforts, which they once partici-
pated with, them. I shall have great sati4.Lt.tion in
communicating to the I have the l-lonotir td
command, the. very flattering testimony yliti have
been pleased to give, of Their good behaviour.—
We intreat yOu to accept our most- hearty :thanks
.for the sanie,,drid the offer of our wishe,, for the,
Continuance-of the prosperity of this hospitable and
happy Country:

" I am at a loss how to express that just anti
per seise, which Lentertain.,.of the very flattering
-nianner in which am mentionekLin my piivate
divicitiltLeapacity, for which, I request, you will
accept my best and,warmeSt Tha:,l6.

“.” I 11;ve.the Honour to tie, vviii..llthe.llizilest re.
spelt and regard, - •

it (;x:z•rt rITi7N•
Your most olled.cor,
:ifcgt .littiuf)le Servant;
ISigteti) 4• W. Dt.iPpt,i';'l4l.-col.
!` Cornmapding the Dufgh
roops, at Lymlngton."

CORN EXCIftlNdEs

Sept, 3.
THE Market this
"day, had but
_reitr.arrivals of
Wheat, ,though short
..of Buyers ; prime samples
nearly, maintain their Prices, inferior sorts; are smite:-
what loWer; cve have plenty of Barley and Maki
and lit Ue doing in Those articles ;-"in Pease :and
Beans
,we-,`see little:variation ;, there are a good
supply of Oats; best quality go otf'readily,:and the
ordinary iltirt.sell at' very low prices ; Flout. con-
tinues nearly as our last.
*heat " 445 a ;45.a 645..0d
• Fine do. - scs a 67 od
Malt ~ 465 a 48s a 30s od
nine ditto - Sts -a 32s 6d
Barley -
,28s.a 32s od
- 325 a. 355 od.
Aite Pease .385 a 4ts Cl,

'l3eans • a.35s 6d
Tick ditto - /Ss a 323 od
Oats - • .13s-a as d
.2ts od
Poland do. /25 a 23s 6d
Rape Seed 331 a 371 per las;
Fine F lour so:, a 53s per ,sack
Second do. 45s -a sos 130 (.10.

-•.„
The following account
Waxchandler? Feast; in t
unacceptable :
wAi-cuAN'eLtas' Pntsri Oaober 29. trrg.
d.
r. d.
A Loin of Beet - 4 One doten,Pigeons - 7
A Leg of Mutton - z Oiie Hzindred Eggs 'l3l
• A Pig - - - - 6 A GOoi`c: -
A Coney - - - Z A Gallop of Port Wine •-,8
'A Cap O- - 6 A Kilderkin of Ale- -8,

v. ihe expenses of
he year 1478; may not be

£4 10,

His Excellency the Hon. FkrOtlktcK NORTH;
Governor•of Ceylon, has been induced to issue. a
Proclamation, by which all Buffaloes.found straying
in the Ma;endahn are to be shot, in e.,,,,vcnec tpc
th:.! damage they do to the cihnamon-trees. These
creatures are very wild and savage.
On Monday la6t, the Rev. S; CEAix.vNi., M. A.
Vicar of Great Ouseborne, Yorkshire, was insti-
tuted by the Lord Bishop OfWINCIIESEit, to the
Vicarage of Christ Church, Hampshire.
Yesterday was married at St. Georges Church,
Hannver-square, by the • Rev. GoRDENi
HENRY jObitELT. of Bayfidd, in the County of
Norfolk, Esq. M. P. to Miss WEI-LAND, eldest '
Daughter of Joi-irt WEI-LAso, Esq. of Woodeatono
in the County of Oxford. • • - ,
A few days ago, Lieutenant SAVAGE; of End.
nionr? and Mr% SCOTT, of Clealan.hall, near Kirby
Lonsdale, were on the molts shooting. and having
sprung some birds, the former Gentleman inadver_
tently fired off his pieee; and the skit striking-his
companion in the tace,, one of his eyed. was knocked
out, and his head shattered in so shocking a,mannet
that he.survived only a few hours.
There are upwards of three thoUsand information
lodged against regular praCtirioners bf the Metro..
polis, in consequence of the tonse wording of the
New Medicine A6t, A Chym',st or Apothecary
cannot send out prescription. d
The A6l, we believe; was intended to bereft the
regular praditioners, but its letter is completely
against them. Some ;'evieely, no doubti
admiffister'ed upon the Meeting of Parliamente