The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-12 00:00:00

DtIIILIN, Ocr. to

A number of Flat.bottomed Boats of a large con.
strulion are. now ready to be ...sent to the country
from the Ordnarte Stores near the South Lotts.

Yesterday in•-nning a superb dejeunewas given by
LUKE Wit yrs:, Esq. at his country seat of Luttrels.
-towni at which a. number of personages of the first
rank breakfasted. His Excellency. the- Earl and
enunteas.of.HARDWICKE, the Loun, CHANCELLOR,
the' AttettaTi4-rrie of Maim, •the Right Hon. Se-
cretary Wictutam, and Mrs; WICKHAM,
cretary and Mrs. MA11113411, partook
the entertainment. The banquet was laid nut with'
great taste and.elegance. , • 5
Ciun'ey, a Rebel-General, who signalized himself
in the atrocities of Vinegar Hill,• has been arrested
and committed .to the Tower in the-Castle.
Allen, who appears by the trial of Redmond to
have been so aElive in the Rebellion of July last,
was one of those acquitted with Artkeir O'Coervor at
Maidstone, 'lien Mr. 'IItATTAI4 gave evidence in
favour of the Defendant.
Yesterday, five prisonefi were taken down to
the North, in a .zarriage, in custody of Mr:LOG/or,
Chief Peat.-c-oilicer, to be tried'at Downpatrick.
• A few days ago .an: alarming fire broke. 'nut at
Castle-Forbes, the seat of EarI.GRANA*RD, occasioned
by the carelessness. of some boatmen caulking is boat,
Who, ,on going. to breakfaStp left a kettle of pitch
tinder a shed, . which boiling over, ccimmunicatedto
the adjoining buildings and-Offices. The flames were
first discovered by the Hon. FRA,D;Crs Foat3Es,
wha being 'promptly assisted by 200 of th'Vea-
sarttry, and by Lord Fin 131 S, the. Cantle was hap.
I'4 saved, although'a considerable loss .wat's6s-
- in buildings, corn, ii`e-c.
'Gentleman in Yeomanry uniform coming
along the bank of the Grand Canal, from the
Arllehoke.road.towards Mount_street, on-Titurs-
d'iy 604 bervieen right and nine o'clock, :was
followed by three' ruffian's, one 'of whom cotiiing
softly behind, gave him a severe stroke the
back el the stead, and the others 'pushed him into
the Canal, no doubt with a view to drown hiM.--
lappily the • Gentleimn swam to the other side,
disappointing the villains In their savage designs.

Letrers.reieivest this m)rning in Town, state the
death veatertray..aturning of the Duke of
His Grace had been: far some time in a very declin-
ing state of health,: He is succeeded in his titles •
and estates by his eldest son, the Marquis of WOR-
'CUSTER, M. P. for Gloucestershire. •
DEATH of THE RECORDER.—.Sir ;JOHN-W.li.*
1/ 'Recattler ofrhe City of London, was
in town, arid in petted health, on 11/Ini'idaY. In the
afternoOn he returned to his house at Peckham, where
-he slept in the eening,.. Soon after midnight lie
'Vatked Lady Rosa, saying
:that he felt himself ex_.
tremely unwell, and that he thought himself
,tlying„
Mt dial •assistance was immediately sent for, and
'but human assistance was of do avail ;
IPk-41i101*-.lireatlied 'his last between three and
a'44li,Jeatertlay morning, of the gout in his
ftttitittelt.• SII,V EST e R Common Serjea nt' for
tjle City of London,, is expeCted to succeed him as
Ittrorder.The 'salary is wool, per annuth.
The Mameluke _Chief took a ride. in his coach,
3ceompanicti !)). LOrd.BLANTira at yestettlaY morn-
through the squares and principal street:lair-the
West end of the town, to view the buildings, and:
Was. highly £ratified; and afterwards dined :with
Mr. pt RYE, at his house in Ntw Burlington,street.
earl Potutt eT, Lord BL'ANTYRE, Gen, TAYLOR,'
Colonels tERRSVOIt D, FARMERo• and Cote, Were
of the party, • '
The Duke of I)Evo4sitta's' is:tnuch imprOved in
Lis health, atid.theDotehess is so much better, that
she has been :dile tcitake 'an airing in Hyde •Patk.'
Lord Purer presided. at the Sussex Sessions,
ern Friday,„,at• whit:it the Right Hun.
Speaker or the tlouse of C.onntioni, and tieveral other
ti enti e men.:as'Magistrates,'
I:4ldy Rltt,w.tikt§t?l,l is .arriveti Bath; whesre,
ponacnrly Of h'efoii,n personal 11'1c:tics, the Aldan.
loss she lies infrertd, will Procure her all pos
silote and attention from her Friend.. • .
, Royal Horse Guards (Blues
n ) left Croydonn Monday on their
.ronte. for Canterliuty, whcre,
they ate expe.tted to arrive to-morrow and. Fiid.iy
noct. •

At Meeting of the Liatenancy ofCloucester.
shire,, including the Cities anti Counties of Bristol
and Gloucester, held yesterday se'rinigt, t
uhole was divided into beven,DlViSioll3),anhd Lieuh.e tenants aid Inspetlors of Hundreds appointed- co
t:teh.

One of the greatest difficulties experienced by
niany Volunteer Corps in the Country, is the pro.
'riding of clo:lthin3-, Inc Country Taylors rot being
toexpedite Uniforms as East-as required,
and those of I,ondon having their hands already full.
The Direttors or the Bank have, -we' understand,
:.natie arrangements for the speedy conveyance, case of, aelual danger, of all the bullion there to a
place' of safety.
It is said that a 13rge tribe of Frenchmen who
ought, to have obcyed the Proclamation, diteCting
them to remove. from this Country, have entleavOut-
,, td to conceal themselves in, the .vicinity of South.
wark. It is to be hoped that the lethargic fascina.
Sion .which seems- to govern 'Ministers .antl• their
Subordinated, will at last yield to that spirit which
ought folic is:trticularly affivett the present ina.
Intni,‘ when we are menaced by France, and have a
treacherous brood of Frenchmen ready. to join their
invading Countrymen upon the slightest appearance
soccess..A
-
very (es pcelable farmer at Gadderden, in Vert*,
hhving found an 'ear of French Barley, sowed. its
Ar.ed in itis garden, the produce of which rather
4sionished him; he determined to pursue the ex.?t Irrent. ,
11te yem he sowed the produce at
the tirkt, in d piece of ground tilled. for 'that pm.
pone, which yielded bountifully ; and the thiteY" fourth years' produce exCeeaed any thing ut the
kind he had ever seen or heard of before, being up.,
*aids of 20- suki. of -pure grains
On Monday last, the. Lady of TfromAs PLUM', lt,
tit!. was safely delivered of a Sin, at lUe house in
tipper Guilawd4treet.