The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-07 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Captains-,-Wm. Hen. Shirriff, to the Andromache ,• Her-
cules Robinson, to the Favourite; James Thomas Pasley, to
the Redpole; and Charles Malcolm, to the Sybille; George
William Wines, to the Cherub, vice Captain Fisher, who re-,
signs on account of ill health.
Lieutenants—Sanmel Wheeler, to the Alert; R. W. Yates,
Thomas Porter, and Thomas SaUllnireZ, to the Andromache
Robert Gibbes, to the Favourite; E. W.Gilhert, and It. W.
Innes, to the Glasgow; Henry Crease, William Daniel, and
J. S. W. Johnston, F. L. to the Impregnable ; Ren-
nie, to the Leander; J. J. F. Newel!, to the Pandora; John
Sisson, to the lledpole; W.. 1, Purchas, to the Schamander ;
H. H. Cock, to the Severn; I'. Salurond, arid Francis grace,
to the Sybille.

Marines.--First Lirutenernt—C. J. Stevens to the Sybille.
Second Lieutenants--G. R. Child, to the Andromache; R.
W. Pascoe, to the Spencer.
Nasters--Edv:Ard Bansflehl, to the Andromache; Samuel
Tuck, the Cl);:rith; itd. Hairs, to the Fultnouth ; M. Cairmi•
chael, to the Glac4ow ; John Gaze, to the Impregnable; T.
Lnrchen, to the Redpole ; and Wtu. Miller (I), to the Sc.
vern.

Surgeons—Dr. H. Parkin, to the Impregnable; William
Thompson, to the Andromache; James Hall (2), tattle Fa.
voorite; William Steohouse, to the Glasgow ; lid. Jones, to
the Heron ; Robert Bruce, to the Hydra; Win. Burn, to the
Opossum ; and Scott Brown, to the Sybille.
Assistant-SurAreoir.).—Win. Bell (3), to the Andromache;
Jos. Steret, to the Favourite ; Morgan Sheahen, to the Glas-
gow; Jos. iNPLean, to the Sybille t Joseph Gay, to the Ton-
nant, and T. A. Miller, to the Vengeur.
Chaplains—John Taylor, to the Albion ; William Henry
Taylor, to the Andromache ; S. W. Roberts, to the Glasgow;
J. B. Frowd, to the Impregnable, and H. I'. Beloe, to the
Tiber.

l'arser.v—Samtiel Harlon, to the Andromache ; Thomas
Parry, to the Favou'rite;./. A. Berryman, to the ltedpole; and
John S'alter, to the Sybille.
Ships at Spithearl—Cherub, and Starling' cutters.
In Harbonr —Queen Charlotte, Rochefort,,Vengear, Tyne,
Inconstant, Falmouth, and Viper. tender.

We understand that Government have it in in-
tention to put the Harbour and River of Milford
in a more secure state than it has hitherto been ;
for that purpose, Colonel Brom belonging to the
Engineer Department of the Ordnance, is now at
Milford, taking a survey of the Harbour, &c. pre-
paratory to the erection of batteries upon the
most eligible points of defence. This is certainly
a highly commendable proceeding, when the in•
creasing magnitude of the new Dock-yard is con-
sidered, and the very inadequate state of security
in which tliFt Harbour has so long continued.
Mr. THOMAS COOK, Admiralty Midshipmen of
the Rochefort, has invented a lite buoy, which is
likely to be of very great utility in the preserva-
tion of the lives of seamen who may happen to
tall overboard at sea during the night. This buoy
is so constructed as to contain a quantity of on-
extinguishable matter, which, on letting go the
buoy from the stern of the ship, is set fire to, and
continues to burn for, a considerable time above
the surface of the water, thereby pointiag oat 1U
the person overboard a place of safety until further
assistance can be sent to him. Trial was made of
it alongside the Rochefort, on Wednesday last,
in the presence of Admiral Sir Edward 'Thom-
brought, it. C. 13. Captains Sir Archibald Dick..
son, Carteret, Boger, and Falcon, when it was
found to answer the purpose intended extremely
well.

lIXAMM.4.II,..TAIL.

NOTICE To Tira•ca'rfAlNt Or RUqslA'N SHIPS.

/lambic: 4i, Sept. 30.
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'Consul:Genel'M at llion-
litirw .iticates to tile Uiptaint of Russian
:ships tit jolloiving bleb
beeo received train Petersbin4ol:--
" -niat tfis :11.41,ity the Erniferor, in concert with the
Power,,, has affea.:ly, rescl...-etl on the thost effectual measures

.to put an end .tO the piii6res ;ifsthe Barbary Powirs; hi:it:that
as thoe he'6innpleted so speedily. utd as
-the setts along 'the twists t;f Prance, Spain, and l'okffi.;zil„.way
be till ilit.'n'infe'ste?: by tlivir criti'S'ers;:t Avoithl he adds) Ic
'tilltheconelosidii of the oCgociationS, for the ItitSsian ships
failin to those 'parts, to piokife fheinsefves with
,passports, such as the Porte gives for .slips sailing
.to the
Meditetranean.

•. The Russian imperial COtsni dener'al in. Hamburg. h."
➢ANTZIC, SEPT. 20.—Trade entirely stag.,
taut little There is r►o ilen►aitt! wb4tever`eirber
for corn, timber, or ashes. _

11.6inumnf, Seer 3tl.—Travellers arrived here
- front Lobed: have brought the.inelancholy
that the town of Neuctadt, iu Holstein,
was -almost 'entirely destroyed last Sunday by a
• tirearlful fire. It is stated that very large maga--
,sines of corn were consnmed.
- According to a Report of the Swedish Board
of TrAr. Sweden had
,in the beginning of the
year 1816 only 1036 ships, of 6,840 lasts, wait-
. ned with 9.05 seamen. .4ince.lBoo, ihere have
ben built in Sweden, not including Finland in
l'operahia, 919 ships. •

COPENUAGEti, SEPT 27.—8 y a fleds.loll of his
Majesty, the exportation and importation of arms
anunUnition, to and front our IVest India
possessions, is strictly prohibited.
A prodigious quantity of herrings has of late
been 'brought to market here.
thi.RLIN, SEPT. the 24th his Majesty
arrived here from Potsdam, and reviewed the

•
gat rison.
The laudable example of the town of Hirsch-
berg, in Silesia, has been fellowed by Schmiede-
berg, where a soc.ety, has been formed for the
promotion .of internal industry, by confining.,
themselves entirely to the tt,e
.of home manufac-
tures. _These l►atriotic societies become more NMI
more numerous, and the whole province of
without the interference of the anthority of Go-
vernmenr,, will soon exclude every thing foreign
'from its mathets.
ST. PETEr,IIVIIGH, SEPT. 9.—A,circiliar, letter
!rum Conk Nesselrode informs the fOreign Am-

bassetdors, that be is ordered to follow the Em-
-peror to MOSCOW about the end of September,
•111141 that in the meaotime the Councillor
()Aril will remain in St. Petersborgh t-6 transact
business with them.
• By an Ukase of the I lib of Angust there is to
be no recruiting for the atiny'this year.. The. re 7
giciwurs will be completed 'to their compleinent
limn the reserve of I lie first corps. •
The two Empresses set out for Moscow about
time Th of October.
rizom THE LowER 17.-1 t is said,
thouLth probably without sufficient authority, that
the city of flambrirgli is iodined to pay to Eng-
land an annual sure of -300,000 mark) bane°, for
'the protection of its tiadc• in the Mediterranean.
•••B.AoEts;n- El LER, SEPT. 22.--:-The notorious po.
Pular teacher, or rather visionary, Malarne Kru-
dener, orrived five ,qtute untxueetedly the rlty.
Ijetoie yesterday; with .a train of 80 persons. 'Time
throng of persous of all descrip'io.rs, high and
row, rich and poor, sick and well, straight and
crook. is immense, to see and hear this woman,
end device some advantage from her. The ex-
pellers Which slie is at annually most amount to
180,000 great deal too much Money for
a' religious comedy or tragedy
BEEitx, SEPT. 23.—M. Von Massenbach is
'c'Onfit,ed in the honse of the Commandant of Cns-
trin, where he s two locked rooms, which
are guarded hy tcvo sob:litchi officers. lie is said
to be treated tvell, but the Commandant-must be
answerable for him.
-SWITZERLAND, SEPT. 22.-7-A. negociation bad
be-en coninleneed, and was nearly concluded, with
Mr. Planta, of the Britisli Musenni, respectig
tl* pnrchase of a very fine cabinet of natural
history at SebaulThausen, which consists of rare
petrefactions, conchili3, minerals, Ste. and is ;the
property of Dr. A3lllllll. IbliV negociationsare,
however, broken off, because the Exchequer (or
the Treasury)retused its consent, and that' for a
reason which is vary strange for England, because
ita finances were not iu a condition to allow of
such a purchase.

ATTFMPTED SU !cum.—Simi:ly night Mrs. Mary
W4l),lslev, the wite of Mr. V. Nicitols,street,
litithaal,grero, 60 years of age, who Isas .betrn
some time ~,,filicted with a depression of spilits.
,scent to 'bed as usual with her husband, a,bot4
1l:411 past nine o'. lock ; he was awoke by noise
tb:4ut ten, and was alarmed to find that it prO-
ceeded from the throat of his wife, who appeared
to -be wileep a short time before; he lighted a
,candle -and that blond was pouring. from an
ineision•in her the bed-clifafts were nearly
cw.,,f,d, as was his• own shirt. Ile alarmed the
lodgett in tile house, iand they assisted in convey-
her to the LOntioli Hospital. The wound
'was Sevel at itiCheS wide. A LtrAe carving-knife,
with tel,i,h she committed the act, was found Wi-
der her bed, llie hldde was covered with blood.
The sutgeoUS Sewed tip the termini, but thz,.y s„id.
slit-had lost so much blood, that there were not
erttrhol,es of her recovery.
t.7'not,tst'DeaTtt.—On Saturday evening, while
a few friends were enjoying- themseltes- at the
Queen Aline pllblieLlfgoi,e, at .Holbeeli; their con-
ty tvas au-fullbl interrupted by the death of
on, of the pally, John Lister, a cloth-scribbler,
s%ho, reclinina Ms head upon the table, expired
tonediately. On Sunday a coroner's incriest gave
tier terdict----` Died by the Visitation of God.''
boring !lie tenil.orary.!iblence of the fkitnily of
H FIANcocK, Esq. Hackney-road, the ser-
Tail/ IA 'ent out to Nt'e her mother, who lit es'in the
neig-hboutehood, taking the key of the street dour
et irli bet. She 'returned in half art hour, and
Intl.:hi sortie had picked the lock, and stole
all the plate oti the sidelmdrd.

*-El.:11CTION'()17 A I.OIID

1' DAY.

The c6ntett C.oscti vttertlay at three
2mi'dst ti,c greatest Coofosiott, Hod tl:e following
Slaleincitt exhibited :

Mr. ,Vidrrmail tiinitlt 2-2.73
Mr. Alewriiiitti Atkins 1585
Tlir Lard Nlay,3? . -7.7
Mr. Alder:lt:lu GuedLtebete

_ .
Mr. SMITM, in:cole.ing for wa.rd to address the
Meeting, could not help 'publicly thateking those
ft lends wltti 'had-by their e"xeitions- placed hint at 1
the bead of the l,uil. The contest was how
(nought to a close, and the Li'very oi London
e%ineed,•bv their conduct in retttriti'itg hint to Ow
Court of Alderman, the view in tvh,ieh they look-
ed upon his public late. ft had lit (print), been
.
saikby persons on tbe opposite side, that this
:vas $ political question, butt this he would
deny ; he bad not been itill,ienced by politks
when be came forward as a Candidate, as he
conceived het bad by custom been entitled to
fill.the vacant chair. The Livery of London had
been pleased to return him, and he was, entitled t 9„
say, that they alq) thow4la lie bad a right to the
office to which be aspirel. In falfillitig the :arduous
duties of Lord Mayor, he shotdd not he guided by
party or pol-itics, but should-exert himself to the
utmost of his ability for the lettionr and-welfare of
his fellow-eitiiens. In opposing the re-efee:ion
of the Lord Mayor, he was not -actuated by any
personal hostility to that Gentleman ; but it would
have been an act of injustice to have again passed
him by and elected a junior Alderman. itter
some few observations, which could not be beard,
he concluded by obseiviog, that theprosperiiy and
happiness of the City of Loudon shotild, during
the time he was in office. be his constant one

Mr. Alderman ATKrNs conk' tint. tet the present
oppohuhity pass without answering certain re-.
marks that had been made againat !lira ; it I::4d'
been said, diet he had, iorthe last•iiceasion,
cnru-
mauded fourteen voles now, he would ask any
man present,, even the poorest, whether he would
be infltienced.by any threats or pianists to vote
for the person whom he knew was incapable and-
unfit to fulfil the (Alice ? For his own part, he
would not suspect the most humble individual,
who boasted the sinallest (hop of English blood
in his veins, of such baseness. He did not
oppose the Gentleman oft, the.
,present occa-
sion, front any oilier MotiVe thou
that he could not, however incapable. he
might be thought, stiffer a junior, who. 'without
egotism he would say, had no greater- pteren--
i sinus' than himself, to have quietly entered the
Without' calling 'on the Livery to say whe-
ther they would approve of it. This he had dope,
and he was happy to say that the Livcty had
elected the next Aldermati in rotation-. It was to
hilt: a sow cc of great regret and astooisionent
'that men could be so deluded as to believe the fx-
pressitm of feeling that was evinced. by the meet-
ing, to be that of the Liverymen of London. No,
the Livery avers a loyal body, anti they were aware
that the Gentleman they might Ire pleased to
plate over them as their Chief Magisti are would
hilye to
.g,overn whose extensive intercourse
with the whole world req;:ired I.im to oossess
great ;shill y'; and they had, by returning Mr. rll-
tirrmao Smith by so large a majority, SheWIJ to th:
world, that they thonght that worthy gentleman
to possess those faculties. The meeting had every
day aspersions doled out to them' by the sapporters
of• the opposite side, but who might to be believ-
ed—a person who had no knowledge of him bur
by name, or those with whom lie had so exten-
sively dealt. Let the latter be asked, and he wtmid
be content to place, his conduct and chat acter in
competition with any of those who had so nowar-
rantably.refleeted upim his conduct. Ile thanked
the Livery for the feelings.they had evinced to his
brut her Alderman, and shiiuld they, on. any fu-
tore:occasion, lie pleased to confer a similar ho-
nour on hint, he would, to the utmost of his
abilities, endeavour to fill the office. to their sa-
tisftiction..
Mr. WILLtAms now came forward, but was
unable id obtain a hearing. Mr. Wooler was
called for, but Mr. would not retire.
The Sheriff came for Ward,, and after several
abortive attempts, stiitr, that, tire only way for
(bon to hear theif favourite would be to listen to
Mr. NVilliami, who had the Priority. Mr.Wooler
• then came.forward,.,but was unabieyttp be heard,
and. Mr.' Williams, still 'firm. to his text, refuse:l
to retire. The'Meeting, as obstinate, would not
listen. " Sevet al persons 'attempted to speak, but
were equally unsuccessful, and the Sheriff finding
neither9(the,parties would cede their point, dis-
solved the Meeting: Mr. Woolee having been
called.f6r, cape forward, after, the meeting was
an-tt ahnut'to spetik, but was
formeil he would, if he persevered, be liable to
betaken into' custody; he did not 'seem inclined
to 'take the hint,. and Mr.,Vrown went up to bins;
he theti got do‘tn, hitt again canoe forward—the
Marshal o
againWent'up..to,him,:hut finding whe as
inclined Co resist, called n the Officers -to come
forward, and Mr. WOoler then retired very un-
wilpogty„accOmpanied by'his friends.

I)OI:IQ,E!SN't

mAxslee,:;;Hot'N.E. „ ,
A Dalvtuvr Vuer Yes terahy a-Nalt'esetgenr
elemair,applied t0;t31',..! Aftyo4.-. with el4e vieVfr •
of obtaining suet) alt roltiction to the Alanagers
of Theatres in fbitt.MetrO!poliS a's ~rould tend to
his engagemen't, at least 'ensure:lAM a trial 'upon
the, Stage.
The Loan 'Maeog, obte'rect ~ that the suolect
did not come itnmediately under the authority of
the Chief Magistrate. -Ile was, 'l,otVerei', happy
at 1411 tilheS tO assist talents which contributed
the atutis,einen: of the, public, and w:Oirld do ,so
in
the pre,ent ease Hi far as TreohMtelidatjorl '.'would
go. lle begged to know, the fat otnite Buie of the
gentleman who ,applied,to hint.
The Maltrse gentleman teplied,' thltough the
inedinni of Mr. IlObler, that a mistake bad been
ne.id.c with respect to the ncore of his application :
he was a Ailler of playS,,hot,a player's; Mid' it .sway
he wanted to exdribit,
sell.-11e had; he said,num hers of dramatic compo-
sitions of all kinds, and could translate them into
every living. language except ihetriglish, with
which he declared himself wholly unacque,inted.
The LORD MAYOR Said, this was rather. no-
lucky, there being great difficulty in transferring
tbe spirit of a poet front one. laneteige into.an-
Other. Indeed so hard A task was it, that what
was. a. subject of melancholy in one laugita;;;'ep
might, by atrunfortonate turn of expression, be-
come an excitement, to merriment in another.
• The Maltese' agreed in the Tiest ion of einiculty,
but ,seemed prepared to meet it, his works being
,idapted.to the stage, .vbetli‘er people were
pleased to, laugh or to cry.
'the Long 13 tYtitt approvell highly of the ac-
commoilating..genius of the poet,- and'eXpressed a
hope that he would be an actplit!itiou to one of
the great Metropolitan Theatres. Ile advised him
at once to apply. The public appeared del:glited
with foreign novelties, perhaps•from the deplor-
able dearth of natire genius, which rendered re-
vivals necessary. . I\lanagerv, she• hped, could not
he accused of neglecting works of merit, and
adopting trash to give a relish, to which gaudy
:!'eenery, dresses, and other modes were resorted
to, from their own particular taste.
The Maltese poet admitted that he had pecu-
niary compensation in view, as well as reputation
and the antasement of tile people.
The LORD MaYoa said he had a 5001. share in
Drury-lane Theatre, where he hoped the poet
would make his first application, as his Lordship
should have no objection to, derive as Much profit
as possible, from the concern.
The poet retinned thanks. The Lord Mayor
offered a letter to one of the directors but the
Maltese set off without it.
(4UILDHALL. •
E'CAPR, OF A PRISO,NrR CHARGED WITK FoR-
GER? ClackVone real brought up .by a
constable named Darnell,. and charged with hav7
ing aided and assisted in the escape of his brother;
Clackstone, who has been examined seve-
ral t bites upon charges of forgery, and ivho
have beta Committed stn Sattirday last, but for the
solicitations of his father aitd brothers.
.The constable SYR3 taking his prisoner to the
Ciiinl;tcr on S,lttirlay, at two o'clock, and was
pressed-by the- fittiter zind I‘l'.) 1-5 ter reettrm-
pany them to a pubre-house to have. refreslitnent.
Ile. constable assured tlie• Magistrate that be itt
first positiv,:ly refui'ed, but at fength yielded to
their entreaties.- 'they had scatcely sat d'Ol'ett.
moment in a, public hoOse i 4 Wm:a-Street, Whet:
William Clackstoice rose, said- he mutt go to Fore-
street, and left the house. 'flit; prisone'r, instantly
stilt lii up, said. " mast speak With
•yon," and was otilike 4t shot. The constable ran
out, but was too late. Ott Sunday William Clack
stone was apprellentled. G. Ciackstont has.
not been heard of since.
The Magistrate reprehended the conduct of the
constable in allowing a prisoner upon a capital'
charge to go into a public-hots;'; saidilie. matter.
was evidently concerted bet wcert tlie prisoner, his
father, and his brothers•'; but' tif-.there was no
evideece .strong enough to act upon against-
Clackstone !hat person was•discharged.

• A. DESPERATE ASSAULT AND ROBBg.RY.--!YeS•
lerday the Steward of St. ILirtholoinew's
tal •applied• to the Loan MAYOR, requesting his
Lordship'-s'attentlalvee-at the hospital to hear the
dePosil•ion of a • poor man, who was lying in a
most dangerous state, consequence of an attack
made upon him on Saturday evening, in liornsey-
wood, by two Tobbers;—The Steward mentioned
that the wounded man•was.quite collected- hi his
mind, but there was very little probability of his
recovering, throat being, cut in a dieadfal
manner. Ilk Lordship, upon going-go the bus.,
pital, Com' the wifortutiate walk ill the state de-
scribed. His name is Andrew Lannsberg,•and lie
was formerly a corporal in the Royal Artillery.
deposition was to the following effect:—
Ilk finances being very low, lie came to Loudon
to look for Wairk,, but failed in his object. He
strayed out towards llornsey on Saturday, and
stopped to take a p:nt of beer at the Sluice, tv!tert?
he saw some meri drinkinv fie then proceeded
to Hornsey-wood, where ere began to 190li alitMt
for nuts. It teas bettveen five And o'clock in
the evening. lie had ss:6d. in his pocket and
work bring' very scant, he intended to nrike Much
of it, or lie would not have gone nut•hunting..
As he 'Felt along, he met two omen, the one
Iblue Coat and 1 w rosers, the other in a
( iebrreoswnacin a
oat. " I siippose,"'sahl with the blue
coat, " you are looking for tints," Before the
'soldier could rei,ly, the 'other said, ' 1) —n his
eyes, cut his throat." It was no sooner said than
done. They seized gild,
.dashed .on 'the
ground, and 'emit his throar with a knife. They
then took away his money, atol ran: off upon
hearing the report of a gun, which had beeii fired
at.adistatice. The poor soldier remained in the
wood all-,
night, being- unable to crawl to any dis-
tance or to cry out. He felt inure than bodily'
pain, for every ntometit he expected the return of,
the robbers to complete what they 19411 begun-
hle slid not thick the two men typo attacked tiim
were amongst thOse he saw at the Sluice. They
wet e each about five feet six itiche's high. lii the
morning he %vas found by -il.ll.'BockenhTead,
flornsty-bouse; and one of his men, in a state of
insensibility on. the
.ground. The • blood was
Nsuihg from the wound, 'lle was coney-eftl4 with
the utmost gentleness to the hospital.

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The Witt:acts t1,76;74,1
the Uttrupwi:, is `.:fated 13,1.:evs to 5e la. Id. the ,
Quai t. a' Botrts sell tits I.2anrivra Lwa fr,ci

one peony to tw9lietitt,lvwer.
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lb. o;. ; • • , . lb .t ,
17 LOar to wcizb 4
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Trefoil • -s lies to 3,..i, per cwt.
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Canary (new) -i 42s ? L. 0., liki jeer •qr•
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Linseed oil Cake at the Mil!, 111. 1I s. It) I'2" 12 per,tllo--?3*