The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-04 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, OCT. 3.—Wind for the River the
Moira, Hornblow, from India, and the whole of the home-
ward-bound, except the Ann and Amelia from Calcutta. Put
back the Spring Grove tier the South Seas, and remains with
the Woodstock and Lady Popham for Jamaica ; George, for
Cape Coast, and several others.
SEVEN O'CLOCK.--Wind W.S.W.—Blows strong and
thick weather, with rain.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Royal
George yachts, his Majesty's ships Active, Liffey, and Came-
lion, from France; anti Phaeton, from Halifax. Also the
Ann, Bruce, from Dantzig for Oporto. Sailed the Southworth,
Sampson; for Cork and New South Wales.
YARMOUTH, OCT. 3.—The John and Ann, Robinson,
which was on shore at the back of the pier, has been got off and
brought into the Harbour. The John David, Campbell, from
Newcastle for London, put in here on the ist,ivith loss of both
anchors.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Notting-
ham, Corsee, from London for Liverpool.
GRAVESEND, 3.—Arrived the Waterloo, Wilkinson,
from Bengal.
DOVER, OCT. 3.—An anchor, of 11 cwt. 1 qr. 01b. with 15
fathom buoy rope, and 6 or 7 fathoms old cable, has been picked
up in Dungeness Roads and landed here ; no marks on it, appa-
rently English made.
RAMSGATE, 0c T. 3.—Arrived the Andreas, Paulson, from
Gible, leaky, and sails split • London Packet, Owen, from
London for Qarmarthen, with loss of anchor, &c. ; Frances,
Brown, from Sunderland, leaky ; and Thames, Warden, from
Whitby, with mainyard and trustle-tree broke ; also several
vessels for shelter.

Ilauwicu, Oc T. 3.—Arrived the Prince of Orange packet,
wit' a mail, from Holland. Sailed the Princess Charlotte
packet, for ditto ; and Lord Duncan, ditto, for Cuxhaven, each
with a mail. _ _ _

TnY, OCT. 2.—Yesterday it blew a strong gale from
the N.W., and several light colliers parted from their anchors,
three of which drove past the Harbour to the Southward. The
following got in here with loss of an anchor and cable each :
Cumberland, of Seaton Sluice ; Charlotte, of Shields ; Wood-
house, of Burnham ; and Mary, of Burlington.

We are glad to learn that the damage sus'a7) e by t':e ship-
ping along the coast, from the late equinoxial gales, is less con-
siderable than we had reason to apprehend it would have been.
Copy of a Letter from Liverpool, Oct. 1 :—" I am happy
to inform you of the safe arrival, back, of the Mercury, Nickels,
all well. Arrived this day the London, from Philadelphia.—
We had moderate weather last night, but this day the gale has
commenced with equal fury, and continues to this time, eight
o'clock. The William Dawson, Bawber, for Demerara, con-
tinues out, but has a pilot on board. lam fearful we shall hear
of many accidents."
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when the under-mentioned Captains were sworn into
the command of their respective ships, viz.—Capt. W. Hunter,
Sir David Scott, for Bengal and China ; Capt. W. Marjori-
banks, Thomas Coutts, and Capt. K. Smith, Wm. Fairlie, for
Madras and China.
The cutter Polly, when off the Banks of Newfoundland on
the 15th of last month, about the middle of the day, the sun
exhibited an appearance so uncommon, that the Officers could
not take an observation. The wind blew a hurricane from the
South-east and East; and the weather became on a sudden so
dark and dismal, that the crew were much alarmed ; the rain
fell in torrents, accompanied with what the seamen, from the
darkness, • conceived to be very large hail stones, but which,
upon the weather clearing up, they found, to their astonish-
ment, were shell fish, somewhat resembling perriwinkles, and
the deck so completely choaked up with them, that the vessel
was in clinger of being swamped.
We have already mentioned that a reduction in the Revenue
cruizers is about to take place. The individuals employe' on
board them, it is said, will be added to the Preventive, or Water
Guard, which is to be augmented.
Captain Sir Thomas Livingstone, Bart. is to succeed Captain
Maitland in the command of' the Genoa, of 74 guns, which is
about to be paid off at Chatham.

Letters and Papers from Canada, to the 2d of
September, arrived yesterday.. We are happy
to learn from them, that the harvest, which be-
gan on the 10th of August, was concluded be-
fore the end of that month, all the wheat having
been well housed. The corn is said to be of the
finest quality, and very abundant ; a fact that
would have been considered of more importance
a short time since, when the weather threatened
the country with foreign importation.

•
TE KINGH
.

SEPT. 31.—The KING of EN-GLAND left

Lille on the morning- of the 27th, at three quar-
ters past nine, continuing h! journey to Hanover
by the way of Brussels: In the same manner as
on his arrival, all the gar.rison were under
arms, and lined the street from hls hotel to
the gate of the town, where a salvo of artil-
lery announced his departure. On the 2Gth,
his Majesty invited to dinner the Duke de la
Chartre, the Marquis de Jumilhac, the Pre-
fect of the Department of the North; and
General Dejean. On the morning of his Ma:
jesty's departure, the Marquess de Jumilhac and
General Cambronne breakfasted with the King.
Before his departure, his Majesty presented with

his own hands to the Duke de la Chatre, a su-
perb gold snuff-box, set with diamonds, and or-
nam3nted with his portrait ; and to the Mar-
quess de Jumiliiac, a very valuable snuff-box.—
His Majesty, with a truly Royal munificence,
acknowledged the magnificent sumptuousness with
which he had been received at the fine Hotel of
Europe, and distributed a very considerable largess
among the troops of the garrison who formed his
guard of honour. The account says, "We have
received from the lips of his Majesty the assurance

that he will visit Paris in the course of a few
weeks !"—(Gazette de Fiance.)
On the evening of the 27th his Majesty bad
not yet arrived at Brussels ; he was expected in

he course of the night.—(Journal de Paris.)
BnussELs, SEPT. 27.—His Majesty the King of
England, who was expected here last night, will
not probably arrive until this afternoon. Every
thing is ready for his reception at the Hotel of
Lord Clancarty, the British Ambassador. At

the Theatre of the Park a transparency has been
prepared, in which will be seen the cyphers of
George the Fourth. The mil.tary band of our
Garrison is waiting near the green basin to salute
his Britannic Majesty with flourishes of trumpets
the moment of his arrival.

FRANKFORT, SEPT. 25.—Lord Yarmouth and
Lord Bolingbroke, Chamberlains of the King of
England, are arrived here from London. Mr.
Lamb, the British Minister to the Germanic
Diet, is gone to Brussels to receive the orders
of his Sovereign, and will return here two clays
before his Majesty's arrival among us. The
repairs and embellishments which have taken
place in the Hotel of the English Legation
for the reception of the King will cost 5,000
florins. We do not know for certain on what
day his Majesty will honour our town with his
presence. The Elector of Hesse is at Wilhelm-
sbad, with the first regiment of Hessian hussars,
to receive the King of England. We learn

from Cassel that the Electoress is gone with
the two Princesses, her daughters, to visit
her sister the Queen of the Netherlands.--

A report is current at Frankfort that a marriage
:reaty is negociatinz between his Britannic Ma-
c.sty and the eldest daughter of the Elector of

Hesse, but many persons consider this intelli.
gence as improbable.

[Fur further particulars see the front page.]

SIR ROBERT WILSON.

TO THE ELECTORS OF SOUTHWARK.

GENTLEMEN,—An order, in his Majesty's name, has re-
moved me from the British army.
You have read my condemnation, and I cannot suffer another
post to pass without assuring, you that my demand for charge
and trial was instantly despatched.

I will not insult you by a request to suspend your judgment,
when the opportunity for defence has not been as yet offered;
bat it is my duty to declare to you, that I am fully alive to all
the obligations which, in every contingency, a regard for your
honour, as well as my own., prescribes.
I am, Gentlemen,
With grateful respect, your obedient servant,
Paris, Sept., 27. It. WILSON.

The High Bailiff of Southwark having refused to call a
public meeting to adopt such measures as should appear expe-
dient in copsequence of the dismissal of Sir Robert Wilson,
an application has been made to the Lord Mayor for the use of
the Town Hall, the Chief Magistrate of the City of London
having jurisdiction over that part of the Borough of Southwark,
and thus superseding the authority of the High Bailiff. His
Lordship, on the application being made, instantly acceded to
it ; and on Tuesday the following placard was posted up, ap-
pointing a meeting for Friday next :

" DISMISSAL OF SIR It. WILSON FROM THE ARMY

" A Public Meeting of the Electors of Southwark will take
place at the Town Hall, St. Margaret's Mill, on Friday next,
the sth day of October instant, to take into consideration the
propriety of commencing, a public subscription to indemnify :sir
Robert Wilson, one of , the Representatives in Parliament for
the borough of Southwark.
" The chair will be taken at one o'clock precisely.
" October 2, 1821."

A letter, in the French papers, from Marsala,
i❑ Sicily, states, that six slaves at Tunis lately
formed and successfully executed a plan for rob-
bing the Dey of his own arms, which are of ex-
quisite workmanship and great value. They
embarked on board a small vessel, and stood for
Sicily. The Dey having discovered the robbery,
sent one of his corsairs after them, but which did
not come up with the fugitives, until they had got
within the range of the Sicilian batteries. Both
vessels entered the port of Marsala together,
where they are put under quarantine. The Ma-
gistrates of Marsala have thus time to consider
what they should do in this case.

CrISTER. OF FASHION.

FASHIONABLE CHANGES.—The Duke of Beaufort, from
Badminton; to Monmouth ; Lord G. 11. Somerset, M.P., from

Badminton, to i'reedham Market, Suffolk ; Lord. Sydney, from
Froznall, to Lord de Clifford's, Bristol ; Lord Calthorpe, from
St. Edmund's, to Norwich. , ,

AnnivALs.—Lady Manners and her family, at their elegant
residence, at the top of Oxford-street, from their scat, Peter-
sham Lodge, Surrey Sir Mori; and Lady Ximenes, at their
house in Gloucester-place, fre`..ntheir seat in Berks.
The Earl and Countess cf Cork, Lord and Lady Selsey, and
Count Eugene de BOUtbon Bussell, have joined the fashien-
ables at Bath..

Lord Gambier has lately entertained a select party of nauti-
cal friends, at his beautiful seat of Barham Court. in Kent.
Lady Stewart continues so much indisposed as to prevent her
Ladysfoip visiting the North so soon as wee ex7lected.
Lord I)undas intends shortly going with his family to the
Continent, where his Lordship will probably resale two or three
years.

CHESTER GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL. ,
On Tuesday this splendid performance commenced in th"
Broad Aisle tif.bur Cathedral, where was concentrated the mu-
sical talent of England. The taste of the surrounding Nobility
and Gentry did ample justice to the judicious exertions of the
Committee of Management, at the head of which stood that
highly respectable individual, Col. BAnNSTON.—From the at-
tractions furnished, and the expencLs incurred by the Gentry,
on the KING'S Coronation, and his visit to Ireland, in .cone
nexion with the depreciated state .of the landed interest, fears
were entertained as to the ultimate success of the festival ; but
we are happy to state,. that the attendance and receipts have not
only contradicted these apprehension, but exceeded all p7e-
ceding meetings of the kind. The aggregate amount of the
sum received, added to the Steward's Beuefactions, is nearly
FIVE TitoUSAND POUNDS; and when all the eXpences for per-
formers, erections, &c. are liquidated, the publV charities, the
benefit of which was originally contemplated, will be assisted
beyond all former precedents.
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The u following is the order of the performances an am'ase-
ments:—

On 'Tuesday morning, the Messiah, in the Cathedral ; and
in the evening, an Assembly at the Royal Hotel.
On Wednesday morning, Grand Selections of Sacred Music,
in the Cathedral ; and in the evening, a Miscellaneous Concert,
in the King's School.
Thursday morning, Grand Selection in the Cathedral; and
in the evening, an Assembly.
Friday morning, Grand Selection, in the Cathedral in the
evening Concert in the King's School, and an Assembly at the
Royal Hotel.
Arrangements had been made and publislied by the Corn
mitteei for all carriages to proceed up Werburgh-street, on
going to the Cathedral, to take up their charge after the per.:
tormance, without specifically directing the line in forming.
The consequence was, that on the first day, the carriages
coming up Wetergate-street, and Bridge-street, were in
continued - conflict for precedence, and many a Lard and
dangerous battle was fought by the coachmen for the lead. A
hand-bill, however, was issued on Wednesday morning, di-
recting all carriages to form in direct line, from Werburgh
streetdown Foregate-street, and this had the effect of pre-
venting much of the confusion which occurred on Tuesday.
We believe there never was an occasion on which the City of
Chester was honoured with such an influx of distinguished per-
sonages ; nor did our capricious cathedral ever contain so much
beauty, elegance, and fashion. The principal inns were
crowded with company ; and many of our respectable citi-
zens opened their hospitable houses to entertain the neigh-
bouring gentry as their visitors. Upon the whole, the
weather was favourable, though there were some occasional
showers, and the vast assemblage appeared highly gratified in
the enjoyment of their elegant treat. The number of carriages
in line at one time. we observed to be nearly one hundred and
thirty.--(Chester Courant, Oct. 2.)