The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-27 00:00:00

NEWS.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 24.--Arrived MAj4s-
ty's Ship Humber, of 16 guns, Capt. Hi I:uin
Cruize: she will sail the first favourable wind '.s
the Merchant Vessels, Spanish Prizes, &c. waiting
Convoy here for the Eist ward.

Sailed the IVahivham Packet, ROBAIiTs, with
Mail of the t 9th inst. for Lisbon ; and the Alan.
chrster ditto, DAYIE,;, with Mails of the 20th inst.
for the Leeward Llands. P

PORTSMOUTH. MARCH z6.—Sailed the Aurora,
BOL,T-ON, for Sunderland ; Clever?), HOPLIIY,
and I bree Sisters, PLIDGE, fur London ; and His
Majesty's Ship Plantagenet, for Spithead.
Sailed the Ranger Sloop of War, Ariadne and
RevatitioNaire Frigates, on a Cruize.

DEAL, MARCH 26.—Sailed His Majesty's Sloops
Orestes and Speedy, and Blazer Gun.brig, on a
Cruize off Calais.

The Gallamt, Haughty, and Dej;wder Gun-brigs,
came in from a Cruize off Bolougne.

In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Isis, Castor, Alert,
Hermes, Explosion, Prospero,Volcano, liecla, Zebra, Luci-
fer, Devastation, nine Goa-brigs, and Armed Defence Ships
as before.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Ship Or-
pheus, for the Capture of the Ships'Dolphin and Herzog
Van Brunswick, every Thursday, unt►l the 3 tat of May, at
No. 2, St. Miltired's Court, l'oultry.
To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Ship
Blanche, for the Capture of the French Shop L'Alexandre,
the 29th May, ►BO3, and of two Fishing-boats, the 23d and
24th same month, on Tuesday next, at the Naval Bank,
Plymouth; or every Tuesday and Friday afterwards, at the
same place. The Grampus being in sight when one of ti►e
above Fishing Vessels was taken, will be paid at the same
time and place.

TALLEYRAND must have an unusual portion of
effrontery when, after viewing the life of
I.AitTk„ and tracing his progress in Italy, Switzer.
lani, and particularly in Egypt, where he carried
his sanguinary hordes into the territories Of an Ally,
he could vcnturt to address the Corsican Usurper,
and ask bins it, "in his /must glorious expe.
ditions, and boldest ennrerprizes he had ever
been hurr tell away by a wild and indefinite desire of
compering and invading ?" There was some mo-
desty, however, in putting this must outrageous
adulation in interrogative form, though the
Usurper might reasonably resent a question which
all mankind, and many an oppressed State, have too
much cause to answer in the affirmative.

A private Letter from Rotterd4m, of the 2slh
inst. says, " It is the intention of Government to
make a general change in the presela Military Esta.
blishment of this Country. The reason assign.
cd is, that, at the period of the itavolution in
795, all Commanders, Generals, and Subaltern Offi.
cers; who were attached to the STADTHOLDE
potty, and their legitimate Government, were dis.
missed, and their places were filled by men, with a
few exceptions, destitute of rank, fortune, or talents.
The present Government having it in their c:mtem.
pla4ion to bring the Civil and Military Establish.
merits back to their original state, wish to expel
many of those children of the Revolution from the
Army, and to employ again smite of their old Of.
freers, who, since the renunciation of his rights by
the STADTHOLD ER, must cease to have any scruple,
or conscientious objedtion to serve their Country.
It is accordingly understood, that the whole Army
will be' paid off, and disembodied, and that a new
organization of the materials will take place imme.
diately after, under new Officers."
By the appointment of Sir LAVRINCe PARSONS
and the Hon. Geo. KNox, to be Lords Commis.
sioners of the Irish Treasury, vacancies occur in the
Representation of the King's County and the Uni-
versity of Dublin. 'For the former Sir LisultENc
will probably be returned Without opposition ; in
the latter, Mr. KNox is likely to be encountered
not only by the long.establishcd interest of the
Prime Serjeant, the former Representative of the
University, but by the rising influence of J. L.
Fos-rtit, Esq. (nephew of the Chancellor of the Ex.
chequer), who has declared himself a Candidate:

'I hr 53d Regiment marched from Reading.street
Barracks, in three divisions, on Friday, Saturday,
and Monday, on their route for Kirismouth. From
their camp equipage and bas-horses having been re-
turned to the depots, it is presumed they are for
foreign service.

lie LORD MAYOR yesterday ordered the price
of bread to he teilued an assize, or J. in the Peck
Loaf, which will take place to.morroW, when the
OnaiternLoar Wheaten will be sold for ts. 34d.
and Household' is., lid,
The Pensions which the Freitch General, on en.
tering Hanover, stipulated to pay to the Eledoral
Troops, on surrendering their arms, have lately
been stops. Marshal BERNADOTTE has returned to
Hanover, and formed new Contraeht for Povisiotis,
&c. for six months, from the tat March. The
prices of Corn and Forage have risen one.third in
consequence of a general scarcity. Two thousand
Recruits are on their march to Hanover, in room of
a Regiment of Cavalry ordered to France. Prussia,
it is said, has obtained a promise from the French
Government, that the Troops in Hanover titian not
be augmented, except under particular circumstances.
The Swiss Deputies, previous to their leaving
Paris, recommended to the Emperor the payment 01
the Arrears of Pension due to the Swiss Troops that
were in the service of France and Piedmont. 80.
NAPARTE promised that the former should be satis-
fied, but net the Piedmont mercenaries. He like.
wise promised the establishment of a Treaty for fix..
ing the Commercial Relations between France and
Switzerland.

GR AND ELL ANA, who has the situation of Mi.
nister of the Spanish Marine, is appointed to cont.
mand the Ferrol Squadron and Lieutenant-Gene►al
RICAN() it to be Chief of the Naval Staff. This
Officer shared the disgrace of MASSA RP DO ; hut he
has been reinstated, in consequence of his eminent
services.

PO ET Ri".

t,linwing liberal and spirited tines were sent
hy Mr. TR ILSHAM to Mt. SHE E, in return for an
ddintrAble Puern written by the latter.

70 THE AUTHOR OF RUIMES ON ART.
ALAS ! my friend, while, emulous in praise,
Impartial spirits strew thy paths with bays,
I stand aloof, and wail the truant hour
When Wit seduc'd thee to her baleful bower:
Oh i steel thy bosom--shun the Muse Imimes ;
Nor hope to rouse a torpid race with rhymes.
What though the Graces tune thy ardent lyre,
Though rapture wings each happy thought with fire,
Though Taste exults, and Picture-Panders mourn,
Though Ra yNoins, awful I rising from his urn,
In pleas'd attention marks the impassion'd strain
That paintS his glory, and the Nation's stain 4;
Yet, yet, I grieve !—Can wit or worth impart
The glow of feeling to the frozen heart?
Not all the radiance that, divinely shed,
Beams in eflulgente round APOLLO'S head,
Can lend a visual transport to the blind,
Nor clear the cloudy apathy of mind :
Harangue, write, rave, or swell the lofty lay,
" The Cat will mew, the Dog will have his day."
4 There is no MonuMent ereded to the Memory of the
Great Father of the English School of Tainting.

DRURY-LAN! THEATRE.--.A Gentleman last
night made his *first appearance in the part of
Archer. He is by no means in the bloom of youth,
or very well calculated to perform characters of
elegant vivacity. His figure is well made, and his
face is regular, and not incapable of expression.
His voice is certainly not very m.isical, and his
accent was something of the Hibernian cast.—
He conceived the part better than he represented
it ; and it he had resorted to the Stage in early life,
and had been regularly trained to it, We have no
doubt that he would have been an effedive Comic
Actor, though, perhaps, not in the higher range of
charaCters. He was by no means defective in spirit,
though the illiberal temper of the Audience might
have been expeled to' damp his ardour—an ar-
dour that did not seem to be the result of
confidence, but of constitutional cheerfulness.—
We know nothing ut this Candidate for theatrical
fame ; bat we have little doubt that he is a pleasant
good-humoured man in private lite. In fact, though
his performance of Archer was much too coarse for
the improved taste of the times, it did not fall short
in judgment, but was rendered repulsive by a quaint-
nesa and roughness of manner in utterance as well as
deportment. The name of this Gentleman is
HOLLAND, anti he is said to have been an Of.
fiver under the .command of the Dolts of Kest;
under whose auspices he came to Drury-lane
Theatre, having exerted his theatrical powers
with success in amateur exhibitions. As we have
so often witnessed the extravagant admiration of the
Public on some occasions, we might have expeaed,
at least, a more tolerant spirit than marked the re-
ception of the new adventurer last night. Miss
DUNCAN acquitted herself very well in 111,1. Sullen.
It is to he regretted, however, that she gave the
prurient passages, which the Author wrote in more
licentious times, with such a marked intelligence.
CovE arr-Ga xDE N.--. The Comedy of To Marry or
list to Marcy, and the Farce of Love a la /Mode,
were represented last night at Covent-Garden 'Tea.
tre by command of THEIR. MAJESTIES. The
Theatre was attended by a numerous audience ; and
both the Pieces went of with great success. Kau-
et.* in the Play, and COOILE in the Farce, both
excited high applause. His Mitt ssTy was in the
military uniform, and looked very well. The fol.
lowing were the dresses of the Qtr E EN and the PRIN.
Crisis

HER MAjEsTY—A straw-coloured tissue robe richly em-
broidered with, gold, white sleeves, and petticoat ; a white
turban richly ornamented with diamonds, and a beautiful
diamond sprig in trout; white tippet and iloves.
Pa it•icass Aeon:To—A while crape round gown elegant-
ly embroidered with gold; blue turban ornamented with dia.
month', and tour blue ostrich leathers ; diamond necklace and
white gloves.
PRI.NCLSE ELtzwitern.—Bluotissue robe very richly em-
broidered with silver, dark body Hill petticoat, trimmed down
bet Ore and round the sleeves with, silver net ; blue turban
,ornamented with silver, and a large plume of blue ostrich
leathers ; bouquet, diamond necklace, ear.rings, and white
gloves.
PRINCESS SOPRIA.—Dark round dress, white sleeves
trimmed with silver ; on her head a dark velvet band orna-
mented with diamonds, and a large plume of brown and
white ostrich feathers.

t Ncass N 1 4 v --Brown tissue dress, white sleeves,
gild bAnd on her head, and Bird ot_l'aiadise plume ; white
tippet and gloves.
Pa [seas: A sast.l4.—Dark brown tissue robe, white pet-
tiomt and sleeves; head dress, velvet bands with diamonds,
and white ostrich feathers.

The MIMI Of: Kiwi., MONA. BUR, and several
Foreigners of distinEtion, were present. The Au.
diem:e were fervid in testimonies of loyalty, and
Ca Save the King," and " Rule Britannia,"
went off with true British spirit.

Mr. STEPHWN Kamm% has been very successful
in his theatrical expedition to Coventry. He has
engaged little BETTY for that place. The admission
to the Boxes and the Pit are to be raised to acten
shillings, and the Gallery to three, when he per-
forms. Mr.KamaLE has also engaged him for the
Theatre at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the admit.
sion is to be raised there to five, and three shillings
the Boxes and Pit, and eighteen pence for the
lery.

lIONAPARTS. according to report, has sent the
ensignia of the Legion of Honour to the Kt NO of
PRUSSIA. We may hereafter hear That lack Ketch
has sent a cord as a mark of tesped, to make an
amicable tie with all the other Knights of the Raps
A country sculptor was lately ordered to engrave
on a tomb.stone the following words
'• A virtuous Woman is a Crown to her Husband."

But the stuntbeinga little too narrow, he engraved it
" A virtuous Woman is ss. to her husband !"

BuARD 0, AGRICULTURE.—Yestetdo, the fol.
lowing Noblemen Dna Gentlemen were elected Or.
dinary Members, by ballot, in the room of five
others, whose seats were declared to be .vticated,
pursuant to the Charter of the Board, viz. the puke
of NiAtictierrEtt, Earl of Amosta.ka,t.v, Hon. G.
VtULtt. Rs, Sir H. ST. joHN IVIILDMA.Y, Bart. 'arid
C. C. WE4TlittN, F.Ng.