The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-05 00:00:00

DUBLIN, DEC. 31.

• Yesterday the 47th Regiment of Foot landed
from England : they are billetted in this City fur
a few days, previous to matching into the interior.
Tuesday John 0' Rourke, brother to the Rebel.
General of that name, who was executed some time
since, was apprehended at the house of John Walsh,
a publican, beyond Rathcool, by a, party of the
Newcastle Cavalry, commanded by Serjeant WIL-
SON, who concluded 11;m to the Caitle, wbete he
underwent at, examination, and froM thence was'
sent to Kilmainham. 0' Rourh kept a public-house,
the Golden Ball, it) Thrall:ls-street, but fled on the
night of the 23d of July last.
Tuesday was
.very tempestuous during the day
and night. Some injuries,: happily of no great
moment, were experienced in and a!-out the city.----7
The great window in 6ont of MichAn's Church was
blown in, which admitted the •wind to a degree of
power that forced out the itehteriart of the tine in
an opposite direeiliott at Cliu-rch-strect side. In the
College Palk a few trees' were likewise broken by
the violence of the weather. ."

On Sunday last, the house of Mrs. Butler at
I3allynocken, was robbed of the anus which were
left there for its proteaion. The villains, four in
number, who committed the plunder, went to the
house during ,the time that the domestics were at
mass, and`cnetly effected their purpose. Ap ac.
count of the outrage being instantly sent to am.
tnell, a party' of the list dragoons,
,a detachment of
the 25:h foot, ami.another of the Kerry militia, set
off in pursuit of the offenders ; but returned utr:uc_
cessful, after scouring the country for seyeral
hours : it was supposed that the robbers had escaped
to, and sect,ted themselves. in the wood of Bally.
nucken, put far from, the dwelling-house..

• 1 GARRISON ORDERS.
Liverpen/, Dec. 26.. 1803.

The Troops of the bth Dritron Guards, quartered at Li-
to march, at seven o'cl6ck. on Wednesday and fol-
lowing days, acccrcht% to -the. Routes that will be sent to the
Commanding Officer. " • , • '
It iawith great regret that Pa fxc't V tr.l AM sees the 6th
Dragoon Guards-quit this Distri4, and cannot allow that
COrps to march, without expressing his entire apprObatioh of
the Conduct of Lient.- o r.b tr..; and-the Regiment in
General, since they have been under his Command t.'and-the
great satisJaetion.it.Mll afford hittl,'on some 'future occasion,
to have that very tine Regitnent again under his Command.
•• • (Signed) '•• E. CaOri.E, •

In consequence of the present state of afFairs, it,
is confidently said that the%Marquis WELLESLEY
will not leave the Supreme Cithertiment. - •
Lord Viscount ,HANI*S42NVgiAvt" hig numerous%
Tenantry his usual Audit Dinner, in the •true,old
English stile•of hospitaliiMiltollitilSeat- in Sussex;
last Christmas Holidays : 'guests retired: after.
much festive jollity, leaving behind theM thousands
of Blessingoq as well as. thousands,of Pounds. •

At an assembly of Prnieithnt 'DiSstriting Mini..
sters, held at Shepton.Mallet, the arrim-
portant question was laid before them, peculiarly in„
teresting to the Religious Public-L-‘, Whether De...-.
fensive War be quietly consistent wish Christianity?"
which Was unanimously decided in the affirmative: •
It was further resolved,. that with eveiy sentiment
of loyalty and -patriotism, kit by the Ministers
present, it is incumbent ,on them to .recommend to
their respeffive congregatiiis, cautiously to avoid
the profanation of the Sabbath, while learning the
use of arms for- the *defence 'of their Country, by
availing themselves of an Act recently mAde fur that
purpose,. •

CAR LO took leave of the Puhlic for some time'on
Monday last at Di itr);_:ll6e. Theane. ':
.We hope
that no aecident will happc-ri to this popnlar Mior,
for he performed his 'put with so-much abiliry, and
made such an iffipression on the Puhlic, thartve

" Ne'er shall look upoii his likc again!" I.'

The Con=lar Chief, it ,appears by \the lAtest-
atCOUlliS-, has, pending the pinje.6ted. Iniasion :of
embdrkeel in an' amorous iPecula:
don, His Obere Arnie is never suffered .to stir
froth her mansion; nor to reCtive:ony .visits,.' -The,
captivated Hero, aitentled sby 'the: favoured 'Aid-
de-Catty, repairs privately t0„.,117zr .house in `--the.
evening ; and in the course ofLtlie ft4fnoon., the re.
speadble Commis. is gener4liarfOtcli. RI with a bil-
let from his impassionedJOasar. '' he'illustrious
personage in questionilt ait-r7ilii,"silsCe'pays frequent
visits, hut rather privately,' 'At) dfroiivme Ami of
the.Comtede MAIRBMIIF thiS re3peCtabledattie is
discovered to be-the sister of 'Cardinal Fasts, and
also. recognized as the.mother of the PrinCess Boa-
.GH ESE, and Mesdames BAcctocat and WltritAir.

• An . unfortunate accident happened on Monday
morning in a chalk-pit, on Miicscone farm, in the
parish of Patrixbuurn, Kent, by the imprudence of
the :ma undermining theschalk, by which rnyins,a
large criantily lop in,. and kiiicti Richard Curd,
servant-to Mr. of-Swalecliff.:.;.and.so much
.bruised a very valuable. horse, as to. render it neces.
.sary be should be immediatcly,,killed. •
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—trE LelliTC7lo Ll' ACCTDE NT.

• . .
. . . .
the 'neighbourhood of Hainalersmith has of late
been kept in a constant state of alarm, in consequence
of the nocturnal appearance of what credulity sup.
posed a Ghost. Vol. many weeks patt, the church
bell nn sooner struck one, than a Spetare,seemed to
flit along the fields adjacent to Black-Lion-lane.
The old and young watched its coming, but presetv:
ed an awful distance. It appeared as it-covered %vitb
a white shroud. We are serious in stating', that the
terror of the phantom operating upon the superstition
of an elderly woman, brought on a dejection of mind,
from which she never recovered. The repeated vi,
bits of this disturber of the repose of night, called
forth more than an ordinary attention on the past of
the inhabitants. Several of the most respettahle
persons in-Hammersmith were anxious to discover
the cause of its visitation,; and as the most likely
means, offered a reward of 101. for the" anrchen-
of the Ghost, but withotit success.

We come now to the affliaing Part of the rela- ,
tion : a person of the name of Smith,• a Custom_
house Offker, 'with a few ot::ers, lured by the hope
of the reward, dotermined to watch the phantom,
and for that purpose provided. themselves with arms,
and took prst in Black-Lion-lane. They were sta-
tioned there o.s Tnesday night last, between the
hours of ten and twelve. A into of the name of
wood, who was by trade plaisterer, unhappily had
seat his wife out upon some business, and imagining
she staid longer than was necessary, determined-toga:
in search of .her, in order to protect her home at
that' dreary time, of night. ,Tire ill-faced man was:
dressed as usual in,•lns _white flannel jacket, and'
having parted with his sister at his o..vn door, pro-'.
ceeded Blaek.Lion.lane,- where the ghost..hun,.•
ters were lying in Smith no sooner beheld
something white approaching than he. imagined
was the obj..•t of his expectations, arid instantly. •
springing fOr,.Vard, advanced close to the unfortunate.
levelled his piece, and slut him through,
the heal. The poor man expired .on the spot, the.
hall having entered his:mouth, •and gone out at the•
back part of his sktill. He was conveyed to the
Black Lion Public.honsrif and 'there recognii•n!..
His inttrderer, agitated. at the effeA of his•rash....-..
ness, surrendered himself to an- officer of justice,
and is now in cristoily at the White Hart Inn, where
he will remain till the Coroner's, Ingutst shall have-.
returned their verdif. This accident is the gene....
irl subject coacrsation at anumorsinith.• We
trust it will appe:lf Chat this rash conduit was the
sudden iinpulSe of superstitious fear ; but it is•ottc• •
dory to refrain from any observations at present.
The Coroner for the,W,csrern Department of Allidate-
Sex (GEORGE .HJOGSON, E,(1:), has is!..u*cd his:ks•ar..
rant- for. summoning a Jury this evening five
o'clock,, at the. Black Lion, When every citcum...
stance relating ,to, this unfortunate.affair will be de-
veloped.

Last week more than three thousalA poor persons
in the neighbourhood of 'Blenheim, ;partriak of the'
annual Christmas bounty of his Grifee: the Duke • of
MARLBOROUGH. The: usual number of lat oxen;
and a proportionate (pant y of bread, %%tete divided
amongst them and at the ~arrie time tiLe lihrlal do-
nation of her:Gface the.DuicSess•Of-MAAtaoßoxrcif
was distributed, as usual, anion& the p'sor widows,•
and married women, in ..the parisli'of :Woodstock-.
Between. eleven and twelve o'clock, at night on
Saturday se . nnight,' Gehtiemao, between
Pocklington and Barnby,'Was.siop,ed by a isO::pad,
who robbed him-of his purse and pocko.t.book, con-
taining about zol. in cash and nntei, with which he
Made off. The Gentleman had.about 120!. more in
notes upon him, which he fortunately preserved froin
the rapacity of the robber. 'A.. person w'as taken up
on. suspicion of having committed the robbery, but,
has been set at liberty. , :

. .
MARLBOROUGH-STILE ET.--)teSterday two Pub.
licans,. named Sturges and Bro,um, -and a Poniteicr.
of the name of Litudi were%brought before the
• ting
.M.tg,isqate,, charged by Ithe,Society
Suppression of Vice, with keeping their houses
on the Sabbath,Day;during4iyine service.:
liaa- been sent round by the':
Corrimittee, Saw persons drinking, during divine-
service, at the house of Mr.-Sturges, 'ti e.BluePosts,'
Tottenham-court-Road.. He saw some men smoak.-
ing only at Mr. Brown's house, ,but stated that his
doors were open-; -• .

Sturges stated to the Magistrate, that as the•High-
gate and Hampstead stages, were-continually pass-
ing, it was impossible for him to avoid opening his
doors, and consequently' he should. feel 'himself oh.
liged to accommodate the passengers. Persons fre...
quently sent parcels to go-by tke stages during Di..
vine Service, and as rnost of them were provisions
,for dinner, he could not deny them admittance.
Lloyd, the poulterer, observed, that he frequent-
ly received orders from different Noblemen and Gen,
tlernen to send different :articles ofpou
of servingltiyonthe
Sabb,:th Day, and lie had had th. honour :-
his Worship on that day. If he disobliged his cus-
tomers, he might as well shut up his shop, unless
it was a general pradice throughout, the trade.
The two pub Wans were liberated on paying, the
costs, and thepoulterer was fined Sy.
MANstrirrAlou'St.—Ttlesday the Inquest of the
Wald of Lime-street, gave information to the Loan
MAYOR, of !raving discovered a great quantity of
meat in the-shop of John May, in.Leadenhall Ma'r.
ket, which was ex;:iosed to sale in a putrid state:
.The LORD MAY OR, in consequence, ordered the—
Officers to seize the near, when Mr.HOLDsWo
the City Marshal, with proper. assistants,
away a'cartliyad of it, consisting of several
different s6rts, Ilan,- of which was produced at the
Mansion-house. His Lordship did not chwe it should
be: buried, ,as' it would even create a distempet
. among dog,: ; such- he ordered it to be burnt in
Smithfield, which was accordingly done at five o'ciciek
: yesterdq morning. Although at so.early.an hour,.
a prodigious concourse of people assembled to wit-
ness the scene ; but the smell being so ohnoxi.irt,
the greatest part of them fled hastily away. Some
of the Inquest Jury, who gave the inlyrma"tioth were
butchers ,of that market, and thougnt .the pre/sent
method would beta caution to the trade in general;
and that the..salesmen would find, th,it,they. were.
answerable tojustice for selling the carclSFCS,::f such
kind of meat. Blay is to be indift the O.f.fces