The Sun.
London, England, 1810-04-12 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

Narcissus, for the Cantela, on board, at Plymouth, on the
9111 instant, recalled at Mr. Hunt's, Stonehouse, on Mon-
days and Thursdays. •
Princess Augusta, for the Dunkerquois, on her arrival ; re-
called at Mr. Richard's, Yarmouth.°

Emerald, for La Patiie, Deux Freres, and Balance, will be
recalled at 67, Fore-street, Plymouth-Dock, on Tuesdays
and Thursdays..
Implacable, Melpomene, and Bellerophon, for the Russian
vessels, Nas. 7, 11 13, ;4, and 15, on board; recalled at IS,
Clement's Inn, on "luesdays and Fridays.

READ-A.taNEY.

A few 'days since a cause of Head-money was

tried in the Court of Admiralty, arising out of Sir
• Samuel Hood, Captains Lee 'and Lokin, objecting
to the ships company of his Majesty's ship Revenge
sharing with their ships, for the head-money,
in capturing the four French frigates La Gloire,
Alinerve, Amide, and kid,fritigatte. —After the
Judge had heard the most lull and elaiiorate argu-
ment on the point, he, in the first instance, re-
jetted the claitit of the Windsor Castle, flchille, and
Po/ypkemus; and in determining that of the Re-
venge, entered tally into the principle of former
decisions ; that head-money is considered as a
bounty, or reward, for aelual and Oireet aid, in
cases where an engagement takes places : that the
aid rendered by the Revenge came the nearest to
such a service, but did not completely .come up
to the principle hitherto held.—He admitted she
Was within gun-shot, and was fired at by the
enemy, but did not return the fire, though actually
on the point of doing so, when La Minerva struck;
therefore, her aid, being passive, she could net' he
considered in the action, a 4 the returning fire con-

stitutes the right ; and, therefore, could not be
entitled to share in the Head-money. On this
ground, he rejected the Revenge's claim to share.
Sir JOHN Goa E tried this case upon public grounds,
it being a subject that had never beed decided, and
upon which a great difference of (Tin* existed
throughout the navy.
he JUDGE of the ADMIRALTY has drawn and
d-..fined the business very closely, and from this de-
cision, it may, we suppose, be considered as settled,
that when an engagement precedes-capture, those
ships only that contributed thereto, by actually
firing at tbo,enemy, Kill be entitled to share in the
head-money.

The following Proclamation was published early
yesterday morning
ckoRGE R.
Whereas a great number of disorderly persons have during
the four last days, assembled themselves together in a riot-
ous and tumultuous manner, and have been guilty of many
• aEts of outrage, having attacked the houses of :siny of our
tloyal subjects in several parts of our City of Westminster,
and having fired at and wounded several of our subjeels em-
ployed by the Civil Magistrates in keeping our peace, and in
preventing such unlawful proceedings. We, therefore, taking
the same into our most serious consideration, and being fully
determined on our part to use all means in our power to pro-
' tech the lives and properties of our loyal subjeas, to preserve
the public peace, and to bring to condign punishment the au-
thors of such violence, have thought fir, by and with the ad-
♦ice of our Privy Council, to issue this our Royal Proclama-

tion; and thereby strictly to charge and exhort all our loyal
subjects to give their assistance in disceuntenanuing and sup-
pressing all illegal outrages and assemblies, and to give all in.
formation to our Magistrates, by which the disturbers of our
peace may be brought to punishment : and we do lincby
enjoin and require all I ustices of the Peace, Sheriff's, Mayors.
lfailiffs;Constables, and all other of our loving ruhjects, to be
aiding and assisting to the utmost of their power in suppres-
sing such illegal and tumultuous assemblies, and in detecting,
apprehending, and bringing to justice the persons concerned
in assembling or instigating the same, and guilty of any of
the violences above mentioned. And for the better detection
of the persons who were concerned in firing at and wounding
our said subjects employed by the Civil Magistrates in keep.
ing our peace.' and in preventing such unlawful proceedings,
we are graciously pleased to promise, that' if any person shall
drscover any other person or persons, who. directly or indi.
rectly, was or were concerned in firing at and wounding any
of our subjects as aforesaid, so as that the person or persons
discovered may M Prosecuted for the same, such discoverer
shall have and receive, as a reward, upon convielion of such
offender or offenders, tlie.sum of Five Hundred Pounds, and
also our gracious pardon for the said offence, in case the per-
son making such discovery shall himself be liable to be pro•_
secuted for the same, and shall not be one ofthe persons who
actually fired at or wounded any of our loving subjects as
I.oresaid.
Given at our Court at the Queen's Palace, this tOth
day of April, 18 ro, in the loth year of our reign.
coo save -nu KING