The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-12 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

FALMOUTH, MAY 9.—Arrived the Lady Ara-
bella packet with a mail from Lisbon, in nine
days, and the llarchioness of Salisbury packer,
with a mail from the Islands, last from St. Tho-
mas's, in 31 days. She spoke this morning the
Lady Carrington East Indianian. Also arrived
the Perseverance, from London for Virginia.
DEAL, MAY 11.—Arrived, and sailed for the
River, the Lord Cochrane, Williams, and Nestor,
Theaker, from Calcutta, Isle of France, Cape, &c.
MARGATE, MAY 11.—A ship, reported to be
the Abberton, from Bengal, went ashore yester-
day afternoon on the Long Sand, but was got off
again by assistance from hence, and proceeded to
the River this morning.
LIVERPOOL, MAY• 9.—Arrived the Rambler,
Ruth, from Lisbon, and Lord Collingwood,
M'Lachlan, from Bahia.

WATWORD, MAY B.—The Eliza, Ford, of
Teignraouth, upset this morning in the River ;
she had nothing on board, and is expected to be
righted without damage.

The Leicester Journal of Saturday says, that
some very le.;gc orders have been received by the
manufacturers of that town, which will employ
most of the frame-work-knitters for the next five
or six weeks in in;t:;:og half hose.
JEROMR BUONAPARTR, the Princess his consort,
his sister ELISE, and the notorious FouctiE,
Duke of OTRANTO, are at present settled at
Trieste, with the permission of the Austrian Go-
vernment.

Yesterday Viscount and Viscountess GRANVILLE
gave a grand dinner at their elegant mansion, in
I3ruton-street,Berkeley-square.
The Earl and Countess of JBIISEY gave a superb
dinner, yesterday, to a large party of their distin-
guished mends.

The Earl BATHUfIST entertained a large party
of distinunished persons yesterday, at his house
in Great Stanhope-street, May Fair.
The Countess BEAUCH AMP'S ball, yesterday
evening, in St.;James's-square, was attended by
upwards of 200 distinguished fasbionables.

Yesterday Lord BuowNLo►v gave a grand dinner
at his house in Cavendish-square, to a large party
of Noblemen and Gentlemen.

Airs. WATSON TAYLOR entertained a large party
of tashionables, yestetday evening, at her house
n Cavendish-square.
GEORGB WEBB HALL, Esq. of Sneed Park, near
Bristol, was on Tuesday elected Secretary to the
Board of Agriculture, in the room of the late AR-
THUR YOUNG, Esq.
GRORGB WEDGEBERROW. Esq. one of the Pages
to his MAJESTY, died on IVednesday night, after an
illness of several weeks. It is a singular coinci-
dence, that one of the Yeomen of the Guard died
also the sante evening.—This person had been upon
duty, in good health throughout the day, at the
levee : but, upon retiring to his house in the even-
ing, he sat down in his armed chair, and in a few
moments was a corpse.

Death of a I?enzarkobly Old Woman.—On Fri-
day last died, at Smart's-buildings, Ann Henley,
in her 105th year. This extraordinary woman
was born at West Chester, in the year 1716, and
completed her 104th year the 4th of March last.
She had enjoyed an uninterrupted state of health
till within six days of her death, and retained her
faculties in full vigour till within a few hours of
Lt cr end. Her beverage to her 40th year was
whey, which she discontinued upon coming to
London. The latter part of her life she received
something weekly from the parish; bat supported
herself chiefly by making pincushions, which were
neatly executed, and without the aid of glasses.
She had borne thirteen children, four of whom
are lett to survive her, the youngest being up-
wards of 60 years old. She used to sit at various
doors in Holborn, to sell her coshions ; was short
in stature, always Wearing a grey cloak, and was
as mild aril modest in her deportment as site
.was
vkaoly 'in her peron•-

Is 0E T Y.

A .SONG

For the Anniversary of the TarEitAnrNu, 3tly 4, 1820,
Sung by JOHN BKAHAM, Er 7. 6,1 Freemasons' hall.

Bless'd be the Task to yield Relief
To Want, Disease, or pining Care !
But doitt4 bless'd ! to soothe, the Grief
Of Minds that border on Despair !

No OTWAY, now, shall pine for Bread;
No BUTLER find a thankless Court—
Our KING bids Genius raise his head,
And Learning's Claims shall meet Support.

Of all the Charities that hind ..
Affection's Curds about the Breast,
Like Heaven's the work to heal the Mind,
And renovate the Heart opprest!

Then honour'd be the happy Day
That gave your lili.ral System birth!
The Clouds from Genius pass away,
And hope shall dawn on modest Worth!
WILLIAM THOMAS
.FITZGERALD.

DUBLIN, MAY 8.

MR. GRATTAN-CATHOLIC AGGREGATE MEETING.

A Meeting of Catholic Genilemen. was held at
D'Arey's, in-Essex-street, on Saturday, pursuant
ro adiournment.—Sir THOMAS ESMONDE, Bart.,
in the Chair.

The following Address and Answer were read:—

SIR,—We have learned, with deep affliction, that your
health has been of late much impaired, and that your Physi-
cians deem your intended journey to England for the present
unadvisible. The object of that journey is avowed, and is
one which revives and increases those sentiments of lively
gratitude and profound attAchinent, which we hare ever en-
tertained towards you; and we cannot more suitably express
the sincerity of those sentiments than by most earnestly and
anxiously entreating that you will postpone that journey, of
which our liberties are the great object.
We have, therefore, a right to conjure you to spare your-
self for your afflicted country, and to await a more favour-
able, and, we trust an early opportunity, of advocating our
cause with renewed health.

For and on the part of the Meeting,
RANDALL M'DONNELL, Chairman.
N. P. O'GORMAN., Secretary.

Right Hon. Henry Grattan.

Stephen's Green, May 5, 1820.

GENTLEMEN—I thank you touch for your solicitude on my
account. I did intend to bring on your question speedily
but I feel that this is at present impossible; I shall endear
your to bring it on in a reasonable time, such as may suit the
convenience of the parties concerned.
Nothing but physical impossibility shall prevent me, as I
consider that my last breath belongs to my country.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your very obedient humble Servant,
HENRY GRATTAN.

I hope, in the course of next week, to be able to w►'ite to
you more fully on the important subject uled to in your
Address.

Mr. GRATTAN'S Answer was inclosed in a note,
of which the following is a Copy, to the Acting
Secretary :

Stephen's-Green, MHy 5, 1820.

MY DEAR SlR—According to Mr. Grattan's request, I hare

the honour to send you his answer to the Address agreed up-
on at a Meeting of Roman Catholic Gentlemen, held on Wed-
nesday, the 3d instant.
I have the honour to be, dear Sir,
Your very obedient humble Servant,
HENRY GRATLAN, jun.
To Nicholas Purcell O'Gortnan, Esq.,
Secretary &c. &c. Harcourt-place.

The same sentiments of profound veneration for
Mr. Gratian, which were so conspicUous at the
Meeting on ‘Vednesday last, pervaded the present
assembly..
The following Resolutions were moved by Mr.
O'Connell, seconded by Mr. 1-1. O'Connor, and
unanimously adowed :
Resolred—That Mr. M'Donuell, Mr. Woulfe, Shiel,
and Mr. O'Connell, do constitute a Committee for the pur-
pose of preparing Resolutions and a Petition for the ensuing
Aggregate Meeting.

Resolved—That Messrs. Coppinger, Browne, Mullen,
Hickey, and Fitzpatrick, do constitute a Committee-fur the
purpose of obtaining a proper place for holding the Aggre-
gate Meeting, on Tuesday the 15th inst.

Mr, O'CONNOR was then called 'to the Chair,
thanks were unanimously voted to Sir Thomas
Esmonde, and the Meeting
,adjourned to half-past
three o'clock on Tuesday next (to'morrow.)

MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.
The following. Letter ['as been received by Lord
Fingall

"Dublin Castle, May 2, 1820.

" Ms' Loup—The Lord Lieutenant baring transmitted the
very loyal and dutiful Address from the Trustees, Pri sident,
Masters, and Scholars of the Roman Catholic College of May-
'tooth, to the King, I airs commanded by his Excellency to
acquaint your Lordship, that he has received a letter from the
Viscount Sidwoutb, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries
of State, signifying that his Majesty was pleased to receive
the same in the most gracious manner.
" I have the honour to hz, my Lord,
" Your most obedient humble Servant,
" W. GREGORY.

" The Earl of Fingal), &c. &c."

W ESLEYAN METHODISTS.

On Tuesday last, the 2d inst., the first s•one of
the Fermoy Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, was laid
by THOMAS ‘VxLKER, Esq. in presence of a nu-
memos and respectable .assembly. Mr. NVood,
of this City, accompanied by Messrs. Crook
and Mathews, Preachers in the connexion of
the late Reve'rend John Wesley—attended on
the occasion—when Mr. Wood delivered a most
impreSsive and able discourse, from—" Other
foundation can no man lay, than that is laid,
which is Jesus Chtist"—and concluded with
a dedicatory prayer. The day was very fine, and
favoured this religious solemnity, which was per-
formed in the Open air,—Mr. Walker has not only
subscribed handsomely, but has given alease of
the ground fur the Chapel fut ever, for a Mel e
nominal comideration.