The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-21 00:00:00

LONDON, jANUARY,zr, 1803.

YESTERDAY morning the Special Commission. for
the Trial of the Persons in custody on chargcs of
High Treason, was opened at the new Court-House
in the Borough. After a most excellent Charge
from Lord Chief Justice ELLENTIOROUGII, the
Grand jury retired; and about eight o'clock in the
evening returned into Court, having found a True
BPI fur High Treason against Marcus Drsfiard and
Twelve Other peesons.—The Court then adjourned
to the sth of February, when the Prisoners will be
arraiguctli and on ,Monday the 7th their Trials
will commence.

Vestetday MS MAJESTY'S' cold Wal' a little bet.
ter. The PRINCESSES AUGUSTA'and SortitA, we
are sorrjr:to hear, still continue much indispoled; on
account of which none of the ROYAL. FAIAILY!Itft
Buckingham-house.
On Wednesday the French Ambassador, .General
ANDRstissir, gave an elegant Dinner to the
.Corpr
lcmatique. The Service of Plate was of
silver and porcelaine, all brought from France
by the General. The Dinner was 'served in an
elegant 'style, and consisted of all the delicacies
of the season, Among the company present
were Lord HAWKESBURY, Lord PELHAM, Lord
nonnaT, Lord CASTLEREAGII; Lord HERVEY,
Mr. Ailiartio-tatt, Mr. MERRY.Besii)es the
abovel, Mr. HAtAmoND, Lord CisTijAse, Earl
ST. VINCENT, and the Duke of PORTLAND,
Were invited; but were prevented by indisposition
from accepting the invitation. The company sat
down to dinner at Ilia past seven o'clock, an did
out retire till a late hour ; General ANDREossy wore
a complete suit of mourning, and his Aid-du-
Camps, with their uniforms, wore black small_
clothes, with crape over their arms, for the late
General LECLERC. •

Madame SCIIIMMELPENNINCK was presented to
If-fete MA) 3T Y on TueALiy, for the first time,
and was superbly dressed in a white crape petticoat,
boriktvd in silver and line point lace, with a dra-
pery of the same, over which. fell another drapery,
cml,roiilered in silver and- foil litonesl the train of
silver ti,.sue with, a broad
.silver fringe. The head
was beautifully decorvted with diamond m, pearls,
rn.a ostrich feathers, and the whole formed..one of
the mist- itautiful and novel dresses at Court.

The Ball given by the :Officers of Artillery at
Woolwich, in honour of the QuerWs Birth-1)4,
‘4',13 very elegant and well.attended.
The Directors of the East India Company have
Glen up the Princess Mary, extra ship, for one
voyage to Bengal dired ; she is to be afloat the.6th
of February; sail 'to
,Gravesend the 2I st of :Te..
bruary; stay there 30 days, and be in the DoWns
29th of March.

Lord W. BENTINCK is expefled sliortly to take
his pmsage fur Madras, in order to succeed to the
Government of that Presidency, to which his Lord_
ship has lately been appointed by the Court of 'Di-
rator..' Ilii'Lorldship, it is said, will proceed in
me of His Majesty's Ships.

Mr. MUNRO, the unsuccessful 'candidate for the
vacancy in the Diredory of the East India Coma
pany, was many years a 'CommAnder in the COM.
pany's Naval Service: lie is a very tespeetable,
gentlemanly, and intelligent eharader, and will
most probably succeed if he should offer himself on a
future Vacancy.
The detachment of the Royal Artillery destined
for Ceylon, under the command of Colonel DESBRI.
Mir, is appointed to embark in the River on the
27th inst.
_ _ _

We are sorry to hear, that Col. GRZY/LLE is So
ill, as to-be confined to his bed.
The Fion. TEMPI'? LUTTRELL;tIeXt brother to
E4l CARVIAMPTON, died at Paris, of a decline, (In
the r+th inst. fly his death without issue, the estate
of Swallowfield, in the laland.of Jamaica, comes to
his brother, the
,Hon, Joubt Ot.tiatuh• 00 of the
Commissioners of his Majesty's Kevenuc of,*ckse.
Yesterday 'the LORD MAYOR held a Court of
Common 'Council, ;It width were present. eight
Aidermen, and opwards of zoo'Commoners.

The Proccedirogs of the last' Court being read
and confirmed, his Lordship, in a very pathetic
Speech, informed the Court of the vacancy in the
Office of the Under City Marshal, by the death of
the much lamented WILLIAM CANNNER,
whpir his Lordship spoke of in the highest terms,
aid appointed Thursday next fur the eleaiun of
another to succeed him.

Several appliefttions fnr City Leases, and renewal
of others were read and granted, and ordered to be
sealed with the City's Seal.
Mr. MAR3AftY was appointed a Governor of
Christ's Hospital in the toorn of- Mr.,.WILLIAt4
GA Ice, lately deceased.

The Grand Jun lion Canal Compny, by their
Agems, pre,ented a Petition for the approbation of
the Corporation, for their making a Canal and
rail-way from Paddington, to communicate with
the London Docks at Wapping, through White-
chapel Mount, which was read and referred to the
committee of City Lands, to examine and report
their opinion thereon to the next Court of Common
Council.

The Coyft did not proceed on any other business,
as it was observed by a Gentleman, there was not
a sufficient number present to constitute a Court.

NAPifL.NEWS.

PLYMOUTII, JAN. r 9.

AREIVED the Sirius
_Frigate, of 38 guns, from
Liverpool; and the Hazard Sloop of War, of 01
guns, from Torbay.
Arrived the Plymouth' Packer, Capt. HAWKINS,
laden with nuts, from Bilboa, bound to Dartmouth ;
the Syrene, Capt. BAXTER, from Mogadore, laden
with wool, &c. bound to London ; and the Samp-
son, Captain OusLAuD, from Sardinia, laden with
Salt, bound to Norway.