The Sun.
London, England, 1802-01-23 00:00:00

YHE tlitAtßE:

Drury-Lane.
THE Tragedy of The Regent was revived at this
Theatre last night. The charaCter of Manuel is
peculiarly adapted to the powers of KEMBLE, and
was performed admirably by him last night. Mrs.
St pporTs was equally successful in .Divzora. The
Play itself is full of turgid imagery, and excites
rather horror than the terror and pity which are
considered as the legitimate objeas of Dramatic
Composition,
The After-piece was a new
,Musical Entertain_
ment entitled Urania; or, The

CHARACTERS.
Mr. i'cTELL,

An Armenian

Manfred, Prince of Colona
Mr. C. KEMBLE,
Conrad, Count of Porta - Mr. HOLLAND,
Inquisitor - - Mr. MADDoCKS,
Carlos, an Innkeeper - Mr. PALMER,
Pietro, Nlant.-ed', Valet - - Mr.. BANNISTER, jun.
Rodrigo, a Gardener - Mr. SUET r,
Urania, Princess of Tarentum Miss DE CA'.il.,
jaquelina, Carlos's Daughter Mrs. BLAND.

Manfred, Prince of Colona, a young man of the most
amiable character, but of an enthusiastic dispostion, having
imbibed the principles of oc:ru/i philosophy, which has been
long prevalent in Germany, b&ame wholly absorbed in that
species of fanaticism. in obedience to the will of his fa-
ther, he journeys to Tarentum, tor the purpose of paying
his addresses to the Princess of that place. Manfred, how-
ever, in hopes of forming a connection with some spiritual
being, is totally insensible of mortal beauty, and averse to
the union intended by his father. Manfred is accompaniLd
by his friend Conrad, a man of sense, who attempts
to reason him out of his visionary delusions, but in
vain. An Armenian, who professes to be deeply versed
in the same philosophy, visits Manfred, greets him on
his knowledge of the sublime science, and promises him a
reward, provided he will renounce and abhor his father, who
had scoffed at it:.; mysteries. Manfred, though his devotion
to-the science is not lessened by this dreadful proposal, re-
jects it with disdain, and speaks of his father in the highest
strain of filial reverence and atteetion. The krmenian, to
shew he is no pretender to the art, gives a signal, •on which
part of the room sinks into the earth, and discovers a beau-
tiful female spirit i* the clouds turning the celestial globe.
The coup d'xil in this place is very picturesque and inter-
esting. This spirit who calls herself Urania, is the Princess
of Tarentum, who had seen Manfred, and had become en-
amoured of his person, and the reputation of his virtues.—
Manfred is quite convinced, that she is an aerial Being. She
tells him, that as a test of his regard for her, he must, ac-
cording to the direction of the Armenian, renounce his father,
and he will be rewarded by an union with her. Though cap-
tivated -by he appearance, and delighted at such a proof of
the reality of his belief in the sublime studies he had pur-
sued," he still maintains his filial regard, and the supposed
spirit at length comm'e'nds him for his noble sense of duty.
After a second interview with the same inchanting apparition,
Manfred is accused of' sorcery by the Officers' of' the inqui-
sition, who are going to drag hint before the holy tribunal,
He is too sincere and too noble to disavow his doctrines,-in order
to save his lite, At length the Princess appears in her own pro-
per charaaer, hut under a veil, and to rescue him from the Of-
ficers, advises him to accuse the Armenian of being the chief
agent ih the magical guilt. Manfred disdains also to save him-
self by impeaching another, and having expressed his determi-
nation to hazard every thing in defence of his science, and to
shew his affection for the beautiful 'spirit who had appeared
to him, the Princess acknowledgeS the. plot that had been
devised to cure him of his illusions, the Armenian proVes to
be his father, who had assisted in it, and Manfred, now con-
vinced of his errors, has his virtue rewarded by the possession
of that spirit in a mortal form which had chafined him so
Much in her fanciful existence.

This elegant little Drama is so different from that
style of broad Farce to which the Public have been
so long accustomed that the introduction of such a
Piece seemed to bkt a hazardous experiment. The
doarines upon which it is founded are still very
prevalent upon the Continent, and particularly in
Germany, where many marvellous stories are relat-
ed and believed.

The character of Manfred is that of an amiable
Enthusiast, capable of the most exquisite feelings,
and consequently in danger of being ensnared into
the extremes of sensibility, and visionary abstrac-
tion. 'Admitting that a young Enthusiast could be
so far.deluded by his feelings, and bewildered by
mystic philosophy, the Piece is well concluded and
very interesting.
Mr. C. KENir.LE and Miss DE CAMP sustained
the principal characters admirably.
There is an under-plot, consisting of a rivalry
between a footman and a gardener for the love of an
innkeeper's daughter, which agreeably diversified
the Piece.
The Author of this little Opera is the Hon. Mr.
SPENCER who, from all accourit(i; has displayed
his own filial affeClion, and paid dhelltiniage to pa-
ternal virtue in.this effusion of his dramatic genius.
''he Music, with the exception of two airs by
KELLY; was composed by the brother o, the
•AUfhor. IfiS in general light, pleasing, and suitable
-to. the Dtama: The additions by KELLY are iu
the same spirit. •
The Prologue, *Neil was airy and humorous; was
delivered by BAirrtisttr., jun:

The hous'e was crowded in all paris, and the Piece,
except' one misconceived joke about Bank Notes,
vvaLreceived throughout with very great Applause:
The following is a specinien of the Poetry
§ONt;.--imittrAt-4A.
(COMPOSED BY MR. KILLY.)
. .
Nature- with swiftness arni'd tire horsed
She ga.sre the royal lion force,
His destirr'd prey to seize on :
-; To guide the swiftness of the hore.
To tame the royal lion's force,
• She gifted man with reason !
Poor women what -
Was then ourlot ?
SubmiSsioni.truth; and duty—
_ . .Our gifts were small,.
"TO balance ail
•
Borne God invented Beauty.
Por empire reason made ,a stand,,
But long has beaahk's conq'ring hand.
In due subjection kept her:
To rule the world let reason boast,/
She only fills a viceroy's post,
,'Tis Beauty holds the sceptre! •

SONG.—URnwtA.

stiNo ser.Nsf:
*the star-beam of thy natal hour.
Ascendant guides thy way, •
A Spell beyond the wiiard's pow'r
• My charmed steps obey !
If no false light thy search altuteS
The talisiikan to miss,
This visionary day ensure*
An age of future bliss !I

Thursday morning, in Consequence of the high
wind, the 'wall of the warehouse belonging to Mr..
Pugh, ow Dowgate Hill, Upper Thames-street,
which was burnt last Tuesday nights I;eing unstpz
ported, fell against an adjoining house, and nearly
demolished it 'fortunately no other accidelit hip-
pened.

LAW PEPdRT,

COURT O 1 RING's BENCII, 2i.
Sr:TINGS /IF.FORE Mk. JUSTICE. GROSE AND A SPECIAL

JUR.Y, IN CUILIMAii, i.6IIDON.

ANDiE 4). THE ii(JYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE

COMPANY:

TH rs was an Adion upon a Policy of insurance,
entered into on behalf of the Defendants, by means
of their Agent, and by the Plaintiff; John Lewis
Andre, dated the 19th of 'May,
,1778, for icioOl.
for goods on board the ship Friendship,
_on a voy-
age from Amsterdam to St:Euitatia, with liberty
to touch at Madeira ; particulars
,as should be de-
clared on the back of the Policy,- • .
The ship Friendship was warranted a Dutch Ship,
and not to carry any -ammunition'of war.. There
was no Declaration made on the back of the .Policy
—Lciss by Captures-
The ATTORNEY GENERAL opened the case on
.the part of the Plaintiff; and assigned reasons why
this alion was brought at so late s period after the
Policy was effeeted. That she sailed from Amster-
dam in June, 1778 ;-...-sprung a leak—had stormy
weather—the crew became mutinous —put into
Lisbon—had a crew there—was 'obliged to change
it, &c. because the Portuguese .did not chuse that
their men should navigate a Dutch ship at this time,
when there was a war raging between Great Britain
and France and Spain ;—was obliged to make up
the crew, as well as he could, of Irish, Germans,
Americans, Swedes, Venetians, &c.—came our,
after ,a long .detention, for repairs, &c. &c.—and in
a short time afterwards was captured by two English
Privateers—carried into Cork—libelled as a prize
in. the Court .of Admiralty, on which there was a
Decree to justify the seizure, and ordering further
proof before restitution should take place, which,
upon a full hearing, was ordered to be made ; al-
lowing, however, that costs should be paid to the
Captors :—After this, the Owner was arrested in
Ireland for debt—Lkept in gaol for four years—a
suit in Chancery was institutedapplication *as
made to the Parliament of Ireland for leave to ex-
port some of the goods in the ship—an At was ob-
tained for that purpose—Application was said to
be now depending before the United Parliament,
upon some part of this subject. These complicated
circumstances rendered it impossible to brii,g this
subjed,forward sooner, &c.

It then appealed in evidence that this policy was
entered into as above -stated. That the ship cu_
countered stormy weather—that the crew was mu-
tinous—put into Lisbon, was there detained for
repairs. -Had these difficulties about crew, &c
Sailed out again-7-was captured and carried into
Cork, and there detained, &c. But had on board
at the time of sailing, 3000 pounds-weight of gun-
powder, leaden bullets, iron cannon balls, &c.

The single question was, 'Whether this ship was
or was not, according to the warranty, that is to
say, was, or was nor, a ship that had ammunition
of war on board ? For if the, Plaintiff was !it-
titled to a verdia, the quantum of damages was
agreed to be settled out of Court-7—one side con-
tending, that she had ammunition of war on board,
and therefore that the policy.was void; the other,
that she did not carry more than a neutral vessel
ought to carry 'to proted her against piratical vio-
lence, Dutch vessels being particularly the object
of the plunder of the Algerines, &c.
It then appeared in evidence, not only that this
vessel had this quantity of gun-powder on board,
but that she had grapplers and other implements fit
for boarding, and arms for at least too men, a 1...
,though her complement was 30. 'That the Plain-
tiff, while this case was pending in the Court of
Admiralty, had declares that the real objet of his
voyage was America. That he had received letters
from General and Lady Washington : that he had
been, in former instances, very :strecessfulin carry-
ing a small cargo to America",, by which he had
made a great deal of money t,' th.ti(he described the
reception he met with frotneneral Washington
and his Lady : that he was frequently with them
at camp: that the suece,a heniet with, and the en-
couragement they gave him, was the foundation of
the adventure in the Friendship : that he lamented
much his being interrupted in his voyage, for other-
wise he would have made a complete fortune by it.
This was said to be the substance of various con-
versatiOns which the Plaintiff held with a person of
the name of Lees, who was clerk to Mr. Q. Dick,
a Merchant in the City.
Several lettets, of the Plaintiff% tending to Con_.
firm this his intention, were also read. Upon
which it was contended, in reply, that the ultimate
objea.of the voyage was America, but that the
intention was to. sail, first, to St. Eustatia, the
which, if performed, would be sufficient on the
part of the Plaintiff, or rather, if he attempted to
perform it, for that the policy was an undertaking
of the Defendant's against risks on the voyage from
Anisteidarn to St. Etistatia ; which voyage the ves.
sel was performing, in the course of Which she was
captured. That she eould,not have on board ammu-
nition for war, else'the decree of restitution to the
owner would not have been pronounced by Sir
JAMtS MAitRYA7 at the Court of Admiralty; &c:

Mr. Justice Gito'sE summed up the evidence, and
left it to the Jury to determine, whether hr point of
fad, this Ship came within the Watranty or not ?
namely, Whether she had or not ammunition of war
on board ? which was the leading question in the
Cause; and as they fount the one way or the other
upon hat point, the verdict should be fot the Plain-
tiff or fot the Defendant:

The Jury withdrew, and in Ids§ thnn half an hour
bronght in their verdia for.oe:TAtidant,;

.

KING V. M'.Lt•©D4

Mr. SCOIT said that this Cause Wad been in the
Paper for trial for some time, and stood over from the
last Sittings ; that he had received a note from Mr.
Lowten, the Officer of thd Court, iniorming him that
the Cause was postponed. The licirned Gentleman
then said, th.t he hoped if the ATTORNEY GENE_
R AL had postponed it, he would state for what time,
and upon what ground he had postponed it. The
Defendant, who was his client, was a very pool
man ; he had a number of Witneges to attend, the

ipttaet of which ;:ts grievous td ha; ifl6fe:
it3fc hoped the Ai-To rt:N GENs RA waUld be kind
enotiall ti. Assign on wilat ground; and to wht4 tit
thii (HA was postponed ? -
ATTORNEY GENEIIAL.---(i. I 11‘7,e
the ptAting off this trial on ground§ which Ire
factory to my own conscience: I need not giA.e.
any reason for it, nor will I."

Mr: Scovr said, he hoped the Learned judgi;
would decide this point between ilittPand the-At:
ToititEic GEgERAL. • tit
The ATTdRNEY GENikAL ?aid,
species of application to at Judge *Sitting at isi
Prins; to call on him to decide what was tint
him, for there.was at present no such Cause. as-thr.;
Learned Genttertian mentioned; before the
To Slim Cause why an Ldiament waj not'brouglit
on for trial, was perfectly new
Mr; Justice GROsE.—" I can do only one or two
things—if the Record is the Record of the Plaintiff;
the Plaintiff may do as he pleases with it ; but if it
is the Defendant's Record, I can inquire if the
Plaintiff is ready; but I cannot order it to be tried.
[Here it was said, that there was no Record in
CourtJ The Learned Judge said; I have tried o.le,
Record already; I am ready to tty another, but if
the Record is not here, I cannot inquire why it fs
not here."

Scott laid; he must move the' Court upon
this business •

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN.

LE041.." LORD ALVANLEY AND A SI'LCIAL ICRY.

DEFFLESS against PARRY.

This was an action to recover the sum of • izel;
which had been underwritten by the Defendant, at
the rate of 31. 3s. per cent, to a Policy of hsur.:
ance upon certain goods from Rotterdam to London;
under licence from the Government of this country.
It appeared that a licence to continue for six
months;, was granted to Messrs; Bridge, and Sinith;
merchants, in the Borough, to import goods from
Rotterdam, Amsterdam, .and Dort, in Holland;
such as should be specified in their bills of lading;
in neutral vessels. Under the authority sf this
licence, a quantity of different kinds.of goods was
shipped at Rotterdam, on board the Friendlike, a
Prussian vessel, all incited in .a general bill of
lading to Messrs. Bridge and Smith, but a glear
part of whiCh were really shipped for, and consigned
to, several other persons. Amongst these goods
were eight casks of madder consigned to the Plain-
tiff, for the amount of the insurance upori which this
ation was brought.
The ship and cargo; immediately on quitting
Rotterdam, were captured by a French vessel, but
after being detained a considerable time were
stored.- The ship, however; was aft er^: luds strand.;
ed, and; together with the cargo, lost.
'lt was contended, on the part of the Defendant,
that under the circumstances of the case; the good:i
insured were not shipped under a licence from the
Government of this country, the Plaintif havin,
hithself no licence to import goods from Holland, anl
Messrs. Bridge and Smith having no poWer to grant
that privilege to others by virtue of a licence grant
ed to themselves ; therefore; that the voyage, in
this case; was illegal, and contrary- to the stipiala..
(ions of the Policy, which required that the goods
should be imported under licence, and, consequently
that the Defendant was not liable to pay.
Lord ALVANL EY was of opinion, that the goods
being included in the general bill of lading, to
Messrs. Bridge anll Smith, were shipped under the
licence to them, the general terms of the licence
being complied with. The, Jury found a verdia
for the Plaintiff; btit the question, Whether the
goods were legally shipped under the licetice"grant-
ed to Messrs. Bridge and Smith; ar-;(1 were to be
considered as sailing under licence, .was reserved for
the opinion Of the Court; the Defendant 'having,
liberty to move to set aside the verdid:

....4. .1. ,

The late Major WINTERi whose UnfOrtunate
death we .mentioned in Thursday's Paper, when
about to give evidence at the Old Bailey in favour
of Governor WALL, was a Gentleman of good
-connexions, about fifty-tWo years of. age, and of
considerable fortune; He had been in the habits of
intimacy with the Governor about thirty years
ago. The Major 4th his family at WoolWich in
-apparently good health, and just as about to entier
'the Old Bailey, to spr.._llc in la,.rour of the PrisOuer,
he felt hithself suddenly enfeebled, and requested
the arm of a Constable in waiting to assist him into
Court, but he, had scarcely advanced a feW steps,
when he fell down and expired. The body, which
it was
.expeted would have been detained-at the
Rose Public-House, .01d Bailey, till the Verdia
of the Coroner's Inquest,. was ,removed to Wool-
wich, in a hearse, on Thursday morning about one
o'clock.

A Letter from .libraltar,.._datedpa. ;3, sa7s.
a A melan'chely accident happened in the Bay yes-
terday: The ,Atiiifiefix; Commodtirel)ALE''s boat,
overact;. when she was two-thirds over to )11gei--
ras. it seems she had no ballast, .and- was in stales;
going abbut when ovei.taken bya She had
on board the
.third Lieutetr4 .621-ACTT, '
WiLies, a Midshipman; the Coxswain,
,anct. eight
Men. One of the latter (GEORGE HAMELL), Swam
on shore to the Old Mole-head;. He supposes all the
rest perished.- TWo bodies have since been Washed
on shore at this place:" , •
'Married on Wednesday last, Colonel MANNING...
HAM,. commanding His Majesty4s. Corps, to.
Miss ANNA NtkltlA POLLEN; third Daughter of
the Rev„ Mr. Po 1,4 ENj of Little Bookham, Surrey.
The weather was So severe-at Plymouth Yes,ter.;
day Sennight, that some - foWls in a- coop,-
garden in "George-street, with a North aspeo2co
'
found next morniag'frozen to death on the T:goosti
perch.. . ,
On the th of December last,' iViriAVIL.
jun. . of Wadebridge,- in Cornwall, shot.a. woodcock
the parish_ of St. Breock, with wings of kmost
beautiful White,- the hackle of the feathers :muck
stronger, than' iR a common one-C it had likewise •
one white feather at the.-point. of the
the ',Bth of the same month; this Gentleman,' in the
same parish, shot ; woodcock Olaf light flwn
in the body, the wings striped with fawn, dusky
black and.brown, the bill and lezs milk white, s

fir"-",:,-'

A rr,Errf:Ar. EFFUSION

:4;

0:,-LECOV/Eltlf;G FitONT A sEvl-.aE FIT OF -1-,11

GOUT.

•
HY9.E1.1, ble.,prning Nymph' Assist my song,
have I.gan-thord in thy sfy.):tive min;

To thee the sprightly joys of youth belong,
Whilst age brings nothnig but disease and pain.
I've counted oft Nail night the tedious houtsi

I mpapeut waited the rettirn-bt. mokiri
Tie Gluiy S,prer's,fien.l—thanks, gracious pe..v'rs
For tnis short -;..spite, to avvretch forlorn t\
Yet let. me not arraign thy just decree,

Unerring wisdom sends the .chaWning rod,
To sheW us what -we'are, and what "mut be,

'Era we approach the "presence of our God.
Celestial ! awful tiw•aght_! but pause my Muse,
Returning Health on.rosy pinion dies,-, •
Stays the uplifted dart, Oh ! lei me not misuse
The gracious boon—'ere long thy viaimilies.
E. ;V:

COUNT id" 11'E1t S.

DERV, JAN. if.

On Saturday morning,. b''tween twelve and one
o'elOck, an alarming fire broke out in the shopping
of/ Mr. :vicrry, brass-founder and pidure-frame-
maker, in Cherry-street, at -the back of the Hotel,
in Birmingham, %Yhich entirely consumed the whole
range, mgether with a quantity of 6nisheti and un-
_ finished goods-(to the amount, We -understand, of
I)kilte any effectual meAns could be taken to
, extinguish it,. as, from the situation of the pre.:
mises, which were closely surtoundekWith other
building, the fire engines could not he brought -to
play lipon them vyithout_the greatest iiifTpuity ; but
by :he spirited exertions or several of elle Members
of'the P,inningham-,Loyal.Associati n, and other
persons, who generously lent their, assistance, ,the
happily prevented from communicating to
the,stables o' The Hotel and other Adjacent premises,
and completely got under soon after five o'clock.
This accident_ is ascribed to the earelewtess of one
of the workmen "ni,t putting the fires properly cut.
• Lac week a.,boy sliding upon some .ice, near the
barracks in gsrtntn ltam, tell with such force upon
the hack of his. httad; Oar he was killed upon the

,
spot. • . . ..
.
Thur-,day morning, as the Keeper 4- the House
of Ccirreaion;.at Wit-revick, toad al-out to take the
vagrant prisoners into Court to be disposed of,
Sarah Herrin, coannitred as a rogue and a vagabond,
delivered hers& of a female child, which the would
have immediately smothered, had it not been for
the exertions of one of the other prisoners.'

The dreaticul fire which happened on Tuesday.
_afternoon near. Do v gate-hill, arose from the stitiff
of a candle being imprudently thrown on the
ground_: pear one cf the hogsheads, in the
.ware-
liotise of Messrs. Richard and William Pugh; coffee_
merchants. The conflagration began'in the lower
part of the premises, and was first _discovered by
the stroeg mill of the burning coffee .With which
the witrouses were filled. • This spread the alarm
in the neighbourhood.; the doors of the warehouses
were immediately opened; and several perions went
in and endeavoured to save a p, rtr of the property ,
,but, from the strong; suffocating effluvia of the
coffee, they were obliged- to .relinquish their be-
nevolera intentions. .Opposite to the fire,.was an
engine house- Wong:l)g to. the Sun Fire-Office ; one
engine was brotight into play before half after 'five
o'clock.; several others arrived, and were put in:
molion by six o'clock, but the conflagration had,
by that hour exteoded too far-to stop the approach-
ing devastation. The principal object worthy_ of
attention .was the oppoite premises, a range of.
warchoues in the bottled potte'r line; these were
drenched by plee7iful supplies of water, and saved
from ime.rnding ruin. The flames continued to
increase in the .Warehouses of Messrs. Pugh until
eight o'clock, when the stupendous crane in the
front of the remises gave, Ivay, and .fell• into the
middle of. the street wi.th a horrid crash,. bringing
down with it the. whole of the front, and several
waggon loads of e.offe:e ; happily no accident attend_
cd the fall. The flames continued to Consume the
premises until midnight, by which time the. neigh-
rhond out •of danger. The dwelling-house
pruv identiaU v saved, -and the houses adjoining
eE.:;:ped 'uninjured. _

Thursday se,'i-night, five Gentlemen'set off on the,
Canal At Paddingten tor Uxbridge; bur, owing to the
very. rough ice, and the high 'wind, Which blew di-
ret'ey against them, only three completely accom;
plished it ; the other two, after skaiting above half
way, gave up'. the task.
,The people of Uxbdge
received the Gentlemen with meal -attention.; and
pte,ented them with three cockades from an un-
known Lady.
_They left Uxbridge the net Morn-
ing-, amidst the shouts of the inhAltants, ,who, as_
seMbled in great numbers to see them return.—By
the-time they reached Paddington they cut
a mi-
serable appearance ; fdr the water being' drained
from the ice near •the head, to repair 1,-'e banks.,
two.of the party got severely ducked, but by the
assistance of along rope, which they fastened round
their waists; they soon pulled each other our.
Two jdung men living on the Banks of ,the Lake
of Geneva, having learnt that their -mother, Mad.
-Furr-rt R-CHArPuyst, one of the best and most
beautiful of her sex, lay sick at the house of one o'

her -friends at Thouon,---they Quitted their busi-
ness and amusements, traversed the lake, and ar-
rived just in time to receive her last blessing. Their
'despair was sproportioned to their tenderness. But
they could not bring themselves to leave the remains
of a beloved mother,with strangers. They resolved
the .I,dy should .be depOsited their own ground,
that they might occasionally visit her tomb. They
carried off the btdy,',and transported it from
Thouon to their native. village, i
.5 miles distant,
where they remiered it the last offices of filial pie Ly.

The Sr. Lawrence, .Seely, from the River St.
Lawrence to Jamaica, was captured, il_th °Etcher,
ofr Jamaica, by two Spanish gun-boaas, and carried

into Cuba.