The Sun.
London, England, 1804-05-24 00:00:00

Lord Metcutt, with the vigour and decision
that mark his political charaCter, has already added
about One Flundred Gun-boati to our Nival sirengrh ;
the kind of Force which we so much wanted, and
from our deficiency in which, the Enemy have pro_
Lted so greatly in the movements of their Flotillas
from Port to Port, along their own shores.
The Country will. learn, not without astoniSh-
ment; that the late Admiralty Board had sent out
orders to Lord NELSON to return home, and had
appointed Sir CHAR.LEs POLE to succeed him in the
Command of the Fleet in the Mediterranean. lt
was of course one of the first aEts of the new Board
to send out orders to Lord NELSON to remain in
his Command, and to annul the appointment of his
intended Successor.

Yesterday morning Mr. PITT and Mr. ADDINt..
TON had audiences of the KING, which lasted till
near twelve o'clock, when Hts MAJESTY, accom-
panied by the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE, and followed
by the QUEEN, PRINCESSES, and the DUKES Of
KENT and CUMBERLAND, and attended by the
Countesses of CARDIGAN and AYLESBURY, took
an airing to Kew, and returned to the Queen's
House to dinner.

. Yesterday the DUKE Of CUMB E RL AND dined with
HER MAJESTY.
Sunday last, the first day on which the Prince of
CONDE held a Levee, since the murder of his grand.
son, he was waited upon by the Russian Ambassa-
dor.

GEORGE HILPORD, Esq. is appointed Secretary
to the Ccimmissioners for the Affairs of India, vice
BENJAMIN HOBHOUSE, Esq.
JOHN BARROW, Esq. is appointed second Score.
tary•to the Board of Admiralty, in the room of Mr.
TUCKER, resigned.
The Nuptials of Lady SARAH FANE and Lord
VILLIERS were celebrated last night: The happy
Couple diced together at the Earl of WESTMOR-
LAND'S. At half after nine o'clock the marriage
ev-mony was performed in the grand Saloon t-iy Dr.
BENNET, the Bishop of Clorne. The bride was
most elegantly. attired in a Brussels lace robe, With
a Brussels lace cloak and veil, which cost upwards
of five hundred guineas. Among the company pre.
sent were, the Earl and Countess of WEsTmort'LAran,
the Earl and Countess of JEllsEy, Lord \Tr R
youngest brother, Mr. DENT, one of the Trustees,
and her Ladyship's two sisters, who were bride.
Maids; the Earl of WESTMORLAND gave her Lady.
ship away. After the ceremony • was performed,
the happy couple set off for Osterly Park, in Lord
Vii.rtEits'a chariot and four.

This morning the Trial of Cshbett, for a Libel
oit the Irish Government, came on in the Court of
nench, at Westminster. After an able
speech from the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, and evidence
called on the part of the prosecution, Mr. ADAM
rose of i behalf of the Defendant, and was left pro_
ceeding in his defence when this Paper wasput to Press.
We shall give a full and detailed Account of the
Trial to-ihorrow.

Sir Eowkko PELLE W has received his appoint-
ment as Commander in Chief in the East Indies.
He owes this appintinent, however, to the libera-
lity of the present First Lord of the Admiralty,
and to his own high professional character, more than
to the favcur of Lord ST. VINCENT, which Sir. ED-.
WI.RD went such lenwhs to secure.
The p.enple in tile West of England are very
anxiously looking cot the restoration of Mr. MAR-
SHALL, the late Builder of Plymouth Dock-yard,
to his former situation, whiCh he so ably and
honestly, filled. The result of the examination
of the. Naval Commission, will no doubt procure
justice for every injured individual.
The quick turns in the political world are in
nothing more observable than in the conduct of the
Public Prints. A Morning Paper, Which was in the
habit of paying the. most fawning homage to the
late First Lord of the Admiralty, gave this day
an account of the journey of a Naval Officer to
town, in order to render a professional support to
that Nobleman. We are told that the Officer, whom
the Print calls the Naval Solicitor General, after
his memorable Speech waited on the Premier, and
disclosed his expeffitions ; and he was referred to
the Chief of the Admiralty, having previously
scheited permission to use the Premier's name. He
first solicited a Commissioner's post for his Brother,
which was granted ; he next Solicited the post of
Master and Commander for another near relative,
and this was given with equal promptitude. He next
solicited a Command for himself, in a distant quarter,
and finding the same facility in obtaining patronage,
finally solicited fifty guineas to defray his journey to
Town, for the purpose ()learning the fruits of his other
solicitations: Such is the story told in the Print re..
cently, besotted in its devotions to the late First
Lord -'of the Admiralty, and all his dependents-;butit seems on the whole to be so extraordinary, that
it may probably be classed with the romantic his-
tory of the Islands of Pellerw.

Lord MELVILLE brings an understanding and a
knowledge of business that will fully qualify him
for condueting.the naval department of this Couu-
try ; but it seems to be generally thought in the
service, that the shortest and best way for him to
proceed, is to reverse the measures of his predecessor.
Mrs. MARTYR had a very produtlive Benefit last
night at Covent Garden Theatre. The Siege of Bd_
grade was performed on this occasion. Coma
was a very spirited representative of Cobenberg.
BRA,LIANI aßed much better than usual in the part of
The Seraskier, , and sung very delightfully. Miss
MARTYR shewed promising talents in Catherine.
INCLEDON and Mrs. MARTYR enhanced the repast
by some original airs from SHIELD.
The Margate Theatre opens next month, under
the management of RussELL. There is of course-
to be a regular Company, but the Theatre is to be
rendered more attractive by the occa,ional visits of
some of the chief London Performers, in SUCcessi:m.
The Chief Opposition Bench on Tuk:s.tay last at
the King's Theatre, was in Galloway AG„, where
GRASSINI is so great a favourite,. that nothing CAA
go right, unless she is the Operatic Premier.