The Sun.
London, England, 1819-06-29 00:00:00

DIED,

SIR WILLIAM HEATitcoTE.--Died on Saturday, the 'Nth
instant, at Hursley Park, in Hampshire, Sir William Heat li-
cote, Bart. He was born July the Yd, 1746, and married in
1768, to Frances, daughter and co-heiress of John Thorp,
Esq. of Embley, in Hampshire, by whom lie had issne fire
sons and three daughters. Sir William represented the
County of Southampton in three successive Parliaments, but
retired from public life at the General Election in 1806, on
account of ill health.

On the 26th inst. in Rea Lion-square, John Adcock, Esq.
aged 7S.
Ou Wednesday last, at his house in Grosvenur-place,
Wynch, Esq. in the ti9th )'car of !its ae.

LITERARY REVIEW.

IMAZEPPA, a POEM —By Lord Bli-Rog.

We cannot suffer a new work from this popu-
lar and justly admired Poet to conic forth with-
out some notice of what is likely to attract and
deserve public attention. The story is taken from
VOLTAIRE'S History of CHARLES the Xllth of
Sweden, and is supposed to have been related to
that Monarch. jest after the defeat at Pultowa.--
MAzEPPA, the Narrator, is an old and faithful
follower of the unfortunate King, and he relates
his history to relieve him under his wounds, and
with the hope that the King may be lulled into
sleep in the progress of the story. The work abounds
in that deep investigation and vigorous delinea-
tion of character which peculiarly distinguish
the Muse of the N ,ble Author. There are some
fine descriptions 0 uatural scenery, and profauud
remarks on tnauk.ud, which incidentally occur,
and are expressed with nervous brevity Rllll sit ik-
ing troth. The story of the aged Wartior is
highly interesting, and so strongly engages the
mind, that we are surprized to Warn that the
King, though stung by defeat, and suffering
Linder weariness and wounds, should have
Fallen into sleep during the recital. The con-
clusion seems abrupt, hut, as the main facts had
been told, such a close was must proper. This
story is followed by AN One on the fate of VIC-
NrcE, in which there is the same vigorous appeal
to the imagination and the passions, which are
sure to succeed in the works of this powerful
writer. The last article in the work is a prose
narration, entitled a FRAGMENT, which the Noble
Author gives of one of his earliest friends, whose
history was mysterious, and whose death was at-
tended by circumstances of too marvellous a na-
ture to be believed, but are well suited to a poetical
work, and calculated to produce a strong effect
upon the imagination and tl►e feelings. The whole
work is worthy of the high literary character of
its Author.—We would willingly ind►slge our
Readers with a few extracts, but as every person
of taste will of course be a Reader of the Work,
we shall not forestall their pleasure, by weakening
the interest which the whole must excite in the
mind, and draw forth its fullest sympathy.

DUEL —Another victim has been immolated
at the shrine of false honour. Mr. Robert Leech, of
Ballina, corn•merchant, the father of seven y nog
children and the husband of a pregnant t ite, an
industrious and useful member of society, fell
in a duel with Mr. James ;Anderson, pnior,
of that town, on Thursday last. "The ban
broke his short rib, and ewered the intestines.
He lingered until Monday morning, when a mor•
tific,it ion terminated his existence.--(Cast/ebar
Paper.)
SUICIDE.-At an early boar Thursday evening,
an engraver, named Dawson, who resided in
Crowe-street, terminated his existence by putting a
pistol into his mouth, and shooting himself through
the bead. The unf-rtuniste man was advanced in
years, being aged about GO, and has left a mime.
roils family to regret his untimely end.—(Dubia
correspondent, June 26 )

•
Monday afternoon, about five o'clock, the fol-
lowing melancholy accident happened on the
Clyde party of young men, consisting.
of five, all belonging to Edinburgh, were go-
ing clown the river in a small boat, and
had passed Finniesron Dye iVork, when one of
them, who was sitting on the gunwale, laughing
at what one of his companions was saying, tell into
the water. This circunssta;Ce alarmed the rest,
and, wishing to afford tem assistance, they all
moved to one side of the boar, whets she filled
with water. Two of them, George Henderson,
farrier, and John Porteous, locksmith, jumped
into the water, and were unfortunwely drowned.
The other two escaped by swimming. The young
man who first tell into the water clung to the
sitte of the boat, wbtnce he was taken by the
Defiance Steam Boat. Every exertion was made
by several individuals to rescue the two who were
droWned, but without success. The bodies were
got in about an hour atter the catastrophe.--e
(Greenock Advertiser, June 25.)
Destines Bottoeettar.—Yesterday morning a
gang of desperate villains entered the premises of
Messrs.. Biand and Weller, music-dealers, and
Mr. Alvey, goldsmith and jeweller, of Oxford-
street, near Rathbone•place, but were fortunately
detected in their, perhaps, murderous career,
having loaded fireeweini, &c. in their posses-
sion. Mr. Alvey, on Sunday' night last, re-
tired to rest with his family, but had not been
long its bed when he heard a noise which ra-
ther alarmed him, and concluded that mice were
busily employed in the walls, and it being rather
dark he refrained from getting out of bed. He
tell asleep, but shortly atterwards was awoke by
another noise, which appealed like bricks falling
from the wall; he immediately alarmed his fatuity,
and he listened for a short time and plainly beard
the discourse of some men, from which he was con.
vinced their lives were in danger, and tie scarcely
had time to cross his apartment when the wall °him
room broke in, and he perceived a man's arm ; he
made use of someexelamation and ran to inform the
watcomen, who immediately came to assist.—
Thee stationed themselves some at the back and
others at the front of the houses of Messrs. Blaerl
and CO. and Mr. Alvey, n bile others went iu-
ro the house. One of the watchnoas heard a
noise at one of the sht,ttet s, to which he placed
his back ; but shortly atter he with the shutter was
thrown down, and two ot the villains rushed out;
one ran toe arils Soho square, and the other up
Itathboue-place, pursued by•t he watchmen, and
they were boils taken into custody. The other
escaped the back way. Ott returning to the house,
the coat and hat of one of the thieves wet e found
Uy the side of an aperture which would admit
of the watchman's body, through a large brick
wa'l, into Mr. Alvey's room. A phosphorus
box, matches, a crow-bar, screw-driver, a w,,istle,
false key, which opened all Use doors ; a brace
of loaded pistols which lay in readioesa in
case of detection, and in their pockets a
powder case was also found, Red some property
ready packed up. They were takers to the
watch-house, end yesterday morning were cerriA
to Marlborough-street Office fart
The prisoners gave thei:. names Siurrai d And
Jones, desperate look and they were
committed for further la•aring.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

(Continued from our Second Page.)

.TIECOMPENCE TO GENErtm, /so n.

The House resolved itself into a Committee of
'Supply, Mr. IiRoGDEN in the Chair.
Mr. WILBERFORCE prefaced his motion for a
grant of remoneration to General Boyd, by a short
i',lientent of the circumstances on which the claim
w•ts founded. That Officer, who was a nadir of
the Crates, had in ear:y tile 'rendered a
great Rervice to the cause of this country in the.
East lodiee, at a very -critical period of our affairs
there. !le iyas at that time the commander of a
corps in the service of the Nizatn. A large French
force aml a small English force hero;; not far (lis-
ta'', Iron, each other, the commander of the latter.
apor.ltending a sodden attack from the former,.
applied to General Boyd at midnight for assist-
ence, a repiest with which he did not for a mo-
boott hesitate to comply. It subsequeOtly oroved
that the alarru was unfounded, but General Boyd's
ft ietotie zeal was handsomely acknoWledged by
tl,e Er,tish Government at Cali:iota; To him-
, it proved highly inittt!ioos, for the
R+tiff +w of the French party at the Coital of the
Nny.im were Si successful, that he was dept 'wed'
of a sitnation front Which he was then in the re-
rulu of 90(?rl1`. Having berm pliable to
obtain an) c,ft)ili t,osation' zclrft'.
this cOuniq, and gained, at 'his ".ntintri.'r,tveSt,,',
what it Wa's cosidcred
to hint; althoU:A. at little e~p:•nie.'to the pu]hcitc,
.•
nam,ly , to a Ci9-140"-01 salt pet re
fr,in Calcutta to the ;
advensnre it was calculated make
or "60;000I, The East recn'g.
nizrog (xelieral BOyd's services, gave that
petmission, and by• his .I%ltjet'y's GoYertitrient he
wasforhished With a spe-Ciai lfcente I'd, protect hint,
evett' shotilir a war ontori toiatelt liVe!'ik"Ootbetweeii
this t•t000rV• and the Utitt't;ill States.. `The Coni•
ntittee woul4, however, hear ti•it'lr concern and
surpri:e, that not withstatoliog thoi.e precautions,
the vessel in which General Boyd Shipped the
saltpetre coaching at the Cape of Good Hope to
tarot 'some frasreirgers, was'there detaioed, and
condenitteif by the Vice. Adthiralty' Cotirt—fOr
t wen, y years ago Courts of, that description were,
not like those of the present day, over which per,
sOnsot.profeisiOnal'exPerietice and high charae7
ter were selected to preside. Althotish thus de-
,
privet! of the atf,vantages to which he was so justly
entitled, ,Getteral Boyd maintained his original
good will towartis:Otgland,„in proof of which,
lie (Mr. IVilbertorce) would read a letter from a
Cieneral OfAcer in the British service, who, due.:
ing the late war in America, commanded on
the frOrt, ier. of Canada; near the spot in; which
Boyd had a command on. theyafrt of
the Uititec} Statesl—(The Hollow able Gentlernan
!tyre rc.,d the litter in qUe•stioo, Which wasfrom
peiteral De Itottenburg to W. Mellish!, 1-4:,sti. and
spoke in high terms of the liheral and handsome
cooulictof General'BoYd) —After the conclusion
of
the w ir with America, an appiication hatf,been
made on ;lie part of :General Boyd to
(ii,,yertiment for, some remuneration:foi the inss
which he had sustained in consequence OsehTS'Con-
d,,er in India. It
.was recommended botli:rttthe
secretary of •State's Of and: at the :Treasury,.
that thesunjeet should be broughtbettire Parlia-
ment,' nne.l submitted to the investigation of a
Co is ~ei+tee itat was d'or4, and:the (6intnittee.
sat last Session In the Comniittee'tli,ere were
sevei al phittiS of difference, but by far thelareer'
portion of the Mt ushers of it acquiesced larger'
justice of General. litiyd's although they"
did not agree as to the extent' to whiCliit ought
to.. be allowed. Eventually they came to a
Resointitin, wftiCh hr Wiiuld read,7-(The Ho 7"
rOurahle -Gentleman here read the-Resoftati'on'
of the
.Coininitiee; detailing the Cfreumstasieeti
which he had 'described, atrrec'C'kMinendi'rig
the case of Vielle'Jal lioyd. to the corisiderailOn of
appeared to *him (\lr. Vs ifher•
tiirer)
.to' be 'pectiliiirly desirable, to shOt'v the hi-
lrthiiants of the United 'Slkt:Cs';':by .111e;Tiroceed-
logs. of the 'British house c'of;Commons on the'
present occasion, (tat w'e""did.nnt 'coitsitler''thern
with Buy tiWriettilly.feelitig,or'entertain'toivards,
them- ;:riy prejudices 'incompatible'tVitTi the
perthrinaitee of ju'sti'ce' lie wutilieth-ei'efo're'tilove,
1114' a stint of tint: less than 60001. to
bra t t he putpose til ridi'uneratin:', Gen,
P
•
l‘laaitY AT contended, that General Boyd
ih; ciann'whativer on this 'co unery:' lie 're-
ferit:il to the 'evidence' taken before the Comniittee
to*" ;hew, iii thtifirit place; that on the occasion
afit'hied to 'Geri era( Boyd' had not moved
frinu uhf 'Ol the" Brit jib' ; ' and', id the
•
second 'place, that he 'had endeaviireiii toinagnitY
bii'losies with a view to obtain a large'r Sinn than
tiAl to even were :lie justice 'of aaini
aliti‘ifed; lie W'as fairly &titled. If General BOYd
bii'diostired his cargo of saltpetre for 'th'e sum' he'
tx"picte4 obtain-by it, have
no 'hiss bill choosing' to run the risk; hue 'bad no
fight to be distinguished from °diet' initiyidt'als in
shuilar Sirnations. 'fliere was nothing:itch:is pro-
fe4s;im hi Luria which entitled him 'to favourable
C0.0..,i(1et a t ion ; anti lie (Mr. Marryat) confessed
hitoself surprised at the interest taken by the Ho-
nottrable Member for Bramber, in an individual,
who, at the head Of two thotisautt mercen-
a .ies, had been ready to fight for any Power
sttr'pch might think fit to employ them. Such
a person was certainly no friend to " peace and
gool frill towards men," and its India espe-
cially,' Was a very dangerous character. He
could not consent that the taxes wrung from the
people should be improvidently lavished ; and
being satisfied that the claim set up on the present
occasion, was totally unfounded, lie should' cer-
tainly take the sense of the'Comtnittee on the Re-
solution.
Mr. WILBERFORCE was sure the Committee
would believe, that if it had appeared to the Cunt-
roittee appointed to investigate* General Boyd's
&tint, that any traudulent'attempt had been made
to impose on them, they would have flung back
the application with disdain and indignation.
There was nothing its the evidence to warrant
slid) an itoptitation.—[Tha Honourable Gentle=
man here read parts GI the evidence to Substan-
tiate I itertiott, and to explain the dream-
glances at:ctiling the insurance of the cargo of

saltpetre. j---The for;. Gentleman ;alto hat! itlst
sat down, had spoken hardly of the conduct of
young man whose ardent spirit hod led him to en-
gage in military enterptizes in the East !miles,
in order that be might finality himself, as indeed
he had tivalified himself, to serve his own
country more effectively at a subsequent period
of his life. Uoquestimtab!e it was, that by
toe friendly combret pUrsued towards the British
Cause 'in India, by General Boyd, his personal
prospects there had been wholly'clouded. He
trusted therefore that the Committee would not
coincide in the Honourable Membet's opinions,
but would grant to General Boyd that fair remu-
neration to which he was entitled ; and he ex-
tremely regretted that a dear Friend of his (Mr.
Grant), who had been a Member of the Commit.
tee appointed to investigate General Boyd's title
to remuneration, was no longer in the House to
bear testiinony to its validity.
Mr. H.GuRNev observed, that there were only
two of the Committee who' nere of opiniou that
the Petitioner was not entitled to remutteration.
The House ought to consider that this was a ser-
vice rendered by a foreigner. it would have been
both the duty and interest of a lifitish subject,
so placed, to Irave assiSied country ; but Ge-
octal Boyd had no interest to serve ; on the con-
trary, he performed this servioe at a great disad-
vantage to' himself.'"
Mr. T. Wit.soN thought General Boyd ought',
to have insured his property againtt all risks. In
the event cat' at 'sea, he would have been
placed in the iante .SitUritinti as he now was. He
felt bound to oppose the want.
Sir a. actu tsirrOs , Member of the Coot-
mutter, felt it accessary to say a few words on
-this orcavion I,ad not been able to attend
that Committee as often as he could -wish, but he
felt it his duty, from what he had seen, to sup-
port the propo-ed gram. There was no doubt
entertained of the extent of the service, or of the
justice of the remuneration given by.t he India Com-
pany. Tuis eerntinerati-off was 'permissiOn to take
a cargo of salt-ktre,to America, front which he
would have realized a very great profit. Of this
profit he was deprived, by the cargo having been
seized by British Officers. Having lost the re-
wired given- by the India Company, General Boyd
appealed not to the justice, but to the equity and
liberality of Parliament, for some reecimpence for
his services. If he understood the objections
urged against the !tition, ihey were' two fold-7
First, that General.Bityd ought_ to have protect-
ed himself front lOss.by insuring his cargo'; and
secotidiy, because there had been some mis-
statements relative to the amount of the loss.
If the Vessel had been lost at sea, or cap-
tured by a FreoCh privateer, the first would. be
undoubtedly 'a goad argument against any claim
on this country, but here the case was different.
How was this property lost to General 13oyd ? It
was lost.by the'act of British Officers, int! there-
; fore by the act of the British. GOVerllntrant.
(Hear !)—How was he to 'provide against this ?
Suppose' the e‘ltopentiation had been in money,
arid that'General Boyd hail been robhO. of it by
officers 'professedly acting' under the Biitish Go-
vernment, would it he coutendedtbat,fre- had no
claim on this country ? Undoubtedly not. And
yet the principle was the same." This Gentleman.
could not have had art idea that he ought to in-
sure property received froni this country 'aAainst
the acts of this•co,ntry.. This was in fact giving
with one hand and taking,away with tire O.ber,--,
He had not minutely examinctithe at counts laid
before the Committee, but from is hat he'll:0 heard
of Geii. Boyd's character,' frotn what he had beta
told of his ignot ante of mercan'ile affairs, 'he
could not for a moment toippUse that he had been
guilt y of anOntent tonal' in is-statement. gasket!,:
it would have been'madness iu him 'to -have •tlotte
so, as the thing was 'easily
,!liscoverable. Urt-
dee arl• the .cir helelt hitn-
self bound to suppott the motion.
Mr.FINLAY opposed, and Mr.l4oupting and
Mr.Fottßes supported the motiOn,
Sir isAac Cot,Ftla was acquainted witli;Ge,neral,
Boyd, and could assure the Iluuse that that Gep-
i tlern4nS incapable, of any mil-statement.
I of his affairs.

. .
The CHANCELLOR of the CY;ctiE942 Rpbserved,.
that if. the: House turned their attention to the
_i-eat services rendered by the 111arques0Villin
ley to' this cotintry,, they would find that a con 7,
sideriblepart of those services would, have Fpst,
much blood and treasure, were it not for the
assistance rendered by. General 13(14
~ar,
bad—he felt it due to that'Gentleman to support
the motion.—The motion was then put and carried;
The I-louse resumed, the ft;-,portw,as.lnought,
up, and ordered to be received
,to-morrow.

COMMITTn OF SUrfif.Y..
On the motion of the C#,ANPELLOR of the Ex.-
CHEQUER, the Report of 1.111 .committee of Supply
of hiday last was received, and several of t 4 Re..
solutionsswire agreed .On the Resolution for
granting.l,oool to provide Implements of In-
dustry for the New Bridewell, Dublin—
Mr. jItIME objected to the grant of this sum ;
he thought it impolitic to vote money in this
way. Such ch.ititable grants by Government
prevented the public from coming forward, as
they otherwise would on such occasions. Ile
hoped, that as the 20 years since the Union bad
expired, that the Irish Accounts would be regu.
lady laid before the Moose and investigated; if
this Was done, he had no doubt but great reritic.-.
tiOns' might be made iu the expenditure of that
Country.

Mr. V. FITZGERALD supported the Resolution.
It was one which, he was „convinced, the iloufe
would readily adopt, as it went to provide em-
ployment, and improve the persons confined in the
New Bridewell. The linn. Member should recol-
lect that the Act of Milo(' had deprived Ireland
of the powerfUland the wealthy part' of her inha-
bitants: Ile should recollect that, since the re-
moval of her Pat liament, the greater portion of
the landed interest of that • country resided in
England' ; and flrat"it could not be 'exp'ected.tbat
her charitable institutions could keep pace with
thoSe of this Country. lie did not rise. so much
for the purpose:of supporting the ResointiOn„yets
for that of entering' his 'protest against the doc-
trine of the lion. Member who opposed it.
Air. C. GRANT spoke in favour oti the Resolu-
tion. Ile felt coniffeed, that when the lion.
MeeJer knew its ()hire', he would not Oppote it.

St Vt'a,, in 13(1 nil experiment, to try ;low tar tilt:
improvement introduced into English Prisons
would be sncresstnl in Ireland. Ile did not at
all intend to make this an annual grant. He was
aware that some inquiry was necessary into the
different Establishments in) Ireland, and he was
determined to prosecute such inquiry as speedily
as possible.
Mr. W. WYNN supported the motion.

Mr M. 14'ITZGERALD cold not noderstsnd why
a grant to Ireland, avowedly for a beneficial pur-
pose, should be refused solely on the ground of
its being a novel grant.—(Hear !)—Grants were
not debated on the score of their novelty, but on
their application and utility. The present sum
was as neceslary to the correction of the prisoners,
as the erection of the prison was to their safe cus-
tody. There were, he admitted, some establish-
ments in which retrenchment might be made. The
House of industry, for instance, he conceived was
of a mischievous tendency, us it served to en-
courage idlene•s. Ile thought this establishment
might be greatly reduced, if not totally abolished.

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Mr. NV. SmiTtl made some observations on the
various grants to Ireland; among others, he con-
sidered those to the Linen Board as objectionable.
He could not perceive why the •linen trade of
Ireland, which was conducted on so extensive a
scale, should require a grant of 20,0001. 'to sup-
port ir, any more than the woollen or any other
extensive manufacture of this country did. lie
did not mean to oppose the present Resolution,
but he conceived discussions on such subjects
were always beneficial.
Mr. PEEL hoped, that as long as the grants to
Ireland were properly and beneficially applied,
the House ‘vould nor refuse to continue them.—
The House would recollect that • there were no
pours' laWs in that country, and be could hitnself
bear testimony to the charitable disposition of the
people : he hail in many instances Seen sums of
from 6 to 7001. collected at Charity Sermons in
Dublin. With respect to the House of Industry
he could assure the Hon. Member (Mr. M. Fitz-
•Aerald) that that establishment was much changed
of late. At present there were no persons main-
tained in it but those who were incompetent to
support themselves by labour.
Mr. M. FITZGERALD observed, in explanation,
that previously to the Union more than double the
sum tq 7001. was frequently collected at Utility
Sermons in Ireland.

Sir 11, PARNULL supported the Resolution. He
hoped; at the same time, that some inquiry would
next year be made respecting the Linen Ilnard, as,
it would give Parliament an opportnnity of exa-
mining the grounds on which that trade claimed
thrir.asOstance.

Mr. V. FITZGERALD said, that if any establiOt-
went required more peculiarly than anotirer the
protection of Government, it was the Linen
Board. The Gentlemen who composed that Board
performed their• ditties gratuitously. The grAnts
by Parliament were wholly divided in bounties on
the manufacture of linen; the Linen Board de-
rived no profit whatever from.those grants.
Mr. BisiNKBS supported.ihe ReS'Olution.
Mr. C. GRANT explained.
Lord CARHANIPTON animadverted upon the
amount of.the grant to the Commissioners for
widening and improving the streets of
Mr. V. FITZGERALD defettilid the giant, oh-
servingt that the iNnhletord,.had been so long
absent from Ireland, ihat he not aWare of the
changes•whiehhad taken Placein the extent at.tl
conduct. of-thecominisSion i to.
• Ali.. Humit.,ind mr:v: FIT4agRALD explained.
Mr. Alderman Supported the argil-
: nsenis of Dlr. littme.
Mr. MAtittt.t.•Of Galway) said, that he bad
lately visited the flotise of ludtisr io Dublin,
Pam] tOundthat the hbjecti .ci-iiifine,l there (some
of who'll he-dme hiMself reconimended), were
utterly incapable of 'labouring tor their subsist
eoce..

The several Res.olutirms were agreed to, the
House resumed, anti the Repot t. Was articled to be
brought op to-morrow,