The Sun.
London, England, 1811-11-19 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

l'i;YrktouTst, Nov. i7.--,iirrivet.l this mprning
the Anil packet, Capt. BUTTON, with mails, from
Malta and Gibraltar, sixteen days' iron) the latter
place, but has not broUght any,news. A Sicilian
Messenger, charged with dihpatches for the Right
Hon. Lord WILLIAM BENTSNCK, (*ho sailed from
hence some days since in the Menelaus, for Sicil));
came passenger in the Ann, which also brought
'seven other passengers.
• Arrived the brig Jane and Margaret, VAIA mac-
ter, from America, laden with timber for this port

Sailed the Fontaine sloop of war, with sealed or-
ders; the Darlington packet, HARVEY, for Fal-
mouth; and a few coasters to the westward.

CHATHAM, Nov. 18,--Sailed down the River to
Long Reach, to Ow in, her powder and gunsi bis
Majesty's ship 1 arrior, the Hon. GeouGE BYNQ,
Cap`tain.

DEAL,,, Nov. 18.— „ Arrived his Majesty's ships
Mars from Portstuontb, and the Banterer from off
the Galloper. . , . , ,

SHEERNESS, Nov. 18.—Sailed his Mojesty's chips
7.1 inculo and Mercuriu9, with a convoy for Gotten-
burgh. The next convoy is not fixed.

Pon;rsMOUTH Nov. t B.—Sailed the Venerable,
Theban, Vengeur, ,and Hotspur, for off Cherburgh ;
Virago and intelligent on a cruize ; anil the Vologe
for Plymouth.

Admiral STIRLING will proceed shortly to Ja-
maica, in the Arethusa frigate; to relieve Admiral
llowLeY. . . •

'no Ann padiet, from Malta and Gibraltar, which
has beet' expected for some time, is at length arzived
oil Falmouth. The • letters by her are expected to
be delivered this day.
A vessel from Gibraltar has brought an ac-
count that the French General GoniNoT had shot
himself.

The Earl. of DARLINGTON has purchased of Sir
W. GERARD, Bare. his bay colt, Arnadis de Gaul,
by Hambletonian.
_ _

Mr. r.iiii4po; of Newmarket, hat bought (orlon
guineas, Mr. WATT'S bay colt, by Gotumpus, out of
Miss Cratifield,', and is now called ufeverley. •
We are informed, that the Marquis of SLIGO, has
purchased Pope, by Waxy, of the Duke of GRAIN..
TON for 'lOOO guineas:
• Accounts fiern Nottingham, dated On Sunday,
State, that the town AVM restored too state of pet.
fed tranquility, the Local, Militia hating been as-
.sembled, and two troops of VOlonteer Cavalry, with
a detachment of the Queen's Bays, haVing taken up
theirquarters in the town.
A Court Martial has been held on Captain BA..
Kan, and the Officers and crew of ti.e Tartar
tri-
gate, lost it, the Baltic by striking:on alhoal : after
a minute investigation, the Court adjudged them to
be acquitted. •
It i 3 confidently asserted that the original cause
of BUONAPARTE'i enmity to the Pope, Was the re-
Instil of the latter to grace him with teolificatibm—
The pride, arrogance, and vanity of. the French
'Tyrant, are uobounded, and to those who know his
tree character, this circum'stance will not appear
'improbable. But the truth is, that he - bolds
"the opinion's and. feelings of manking in the utmost•
contempt, except when they 'contribute to aid his
own views. II the Holy Father hash granted .ehis,
wish in this respeEt, it is not to be doubted aim he
would have had altars. consecrated to • him, and
would have ordered divine honotirti to he paid to
him, like scone of the Tyranti of antiquity. The
'Pore, even if lie had been dispostd. to gratify the.
impious ambition of BLIONAPAIITR, must haVe.betirl
aware that such a sacrilegious submission to a man
who had pretended to be of sevelal 'religions; and
Who probably despises them all, would not have
conciliated the Tyrant in favour of frunself; but on
the con t rary would 'rather, have disposed the fornter
to esti& still greater. sacrifices, and to' have Ireolittl-
all resistance to his wi,lies As an opposition to 11is
commands of aDi tlts yr ! !

following article Li extracted from a respea-
able Morning Paper : '

4, MATRIMONIAL_ DISAPPOINTMENTS IN

HICH LIFE.

The recent proposition of' marriage to the
wealthiest Heiress in England, whose present rental
is not less than 40,0001. and the accumulated savings
during a long,. minority, at least 240,60011 from a
RoYAL Quarter, to which we lately alluded, has lac-
' Casioned the termination of a.connetlion of 21 years
standing, cemented by the birth of five eon, mad five
daughters, all living, and which indeed had all the
appearance of that stability which belongs to the
most sacred' engagements, It is Satisfaelory, how=
ever, to knew, that the deserted Lady; whose talents
have been so Fong the delight and 'admit titibn of the
world, will feel no privation of those.comforts which
a liberal provision can supply. This she well de-
setves at the hands of her Royal Proteaor, as the
faithful .friend, the constant companion, and the
`exempl try mother of his children. They rneet_ta
more, His It. is to spend some short time in'
the neighbourhood of Windsor, whence he pro-
ceeds' to Portsmouth nor does lie return to:13---.;y
till the final departure or Mr's. J.
" We cannot omit the present occasion of inen-
tioning, :with clue. praise, the respeftful attention
which was paid by Lady and Miss —to
'the. birth and rank, of the Royal Wooer, which was
most amicably blended, however, with that consctons
,dignify, and spirit of independence, winch their
own condition in lite so justly inspifed and audio-
them toasscrt. The fair and innocent cause
of the above separation, will 'speedily' reward with
her hand. the assiduity and perseverance of a young
Gentleman,. who 'is now :allowed, even, by Lady
..---,. in -pay his :visits. Accepted of her
daughter."

Heni.quarters, Ell Jose de lON Mar, Oat. -a4.

ORDER OF THE DAY. •
H's Excellepcy the Marshal has received from
his Excellency Marshal Lord Wellington an 'ex-.
trati from a letter addressed to him by the Prince
Regent, our Lord ; 'with the, utmost satisfadion
he .vOrarrtunicates its contents' to. the Portuguese
Army.
Extra& from a Royal Letter addressed by
Royal HighnesS the Prince R.,geot to tiffs Exedlercy
the Count Vicni rn ,Lord Wellington, Illaisli4-
Generitl,.dated Rio ianei.6, July ist of the present

year.
I charge you to make known to the army
-under your command, how, satisfaCtory it is to tue
that it has hiitbfully executed your orders; end du
contributed .to the happy issue with. vihiCh,the Su-
preme Beiti& has covered with glory the arms a the
-allied .ermies."-

... .
..;:: VALENCIA DE ALC A, OCT. 4....-Don Fe.
„
A..----.NT
An
road ,of
list ,n Cuesta,. Cotrunmdant of Hussars), hat Coop
Plaeentia -be attacked - with his
municated to the General in Chief, that on reds ig'
250 French grenadiers, who were escorting a Duo'
der of sick. He broke through their square, killiai
Go of them, wounding.a greeter number,sad 004
sEeveral muskets, and libera:ing one prisoner, ",
quaat
cnglish hussar, whom he carried off. . The lo 9'
neva was only one killed and four Wounded. 11l
rout of the enemy would have been complite, had
tio! a corps
of French cavalry come in sight,
_, n
LISBON, NOV. 2.--The Regency have too an
LISBON,
by which all grain coming from Spain 15 elL*
empted from impost.
His Royal Highness
the Prince Regent, Orli
of aiding, by all pais ble, means, in the dela°,-,
his kingdom of Portugal, bas transmitted by su"
ships lately arrived from Rio Janeiro; the tull°4ding
quantities of: saltpetre; for the manufaaore of gan
powder : retorter, the ship 730 arrnha.; 0
Rainha dos 'Nos, 7q2 ditto; ditto Destergido, stl
I°.
Z
ate. In all, 1 g 34 arrobas—an arroba is
OW
d
321 b. . , k fat
A vet),
. , considerable quantity of Peruvian her
the use of the Royal Hospitals is at.o on its ali
from the Brazils, and may be shortly expelled; A 4,„
VALENCIA D$ ALCANTABA, OCT. 141..1 ~-
parch from the Count de Penne, to General Cse,,A.
no's, dated Oaober 6, gives an account of the,rel7.
of the troops under the command of the ‘11"0i;
from Caceres, in consequence of the apP"Ac:,e.
Girard with a superior force. The Spon'g' : •
tired in good order, after some slight skirMisianD
with the enemy. . tic fa'
- ALMA, -OCT. 4.--The army of Sachet, ,--c° ,
jog tO the best accounts, amounts to Moo° ra''',:
the garrison of the castle of Sagunto consists of 30"
men, with provisions for eight months.
the i •
We are assured, that in consequence 0. .-- I/
Offeaual assault made on that fortress, the endel.
carried off to their rearguard 70 carts full of wain°.
rd.. All the inhabitants are anirrtated with the he.si,
spirit, and :full, Of confidence in their Chief, 1".1
scouts. of the fusileers of Florin incommode the 100.5!
parties of the enetily. One of therri has par 10 ,etc
• sword 23 French, and another sent in seven horses...
they had taken. - A dii 'mono&
LianoN, OCT, 30.--Jorio .do ,-.cove . f
;Colonel of the iklititia of Santarem, has publish 4
all address to that corps' in which he complimewo
them' on the rigid diseipline which they had.berv;
ell, and the fortitude with which they had hoi',!
fatigues and privations. " Your enemy," le :
" whose condua disgraces humanity, , while infrid
seSsion. of your territory, . endeavoured to doll ,pd
endeavoured
render useless the very soil which thertroeciLoPli tbe
But, thanks tPlhe beneficence of Britain, ii, 0,13•
one hand, our enemy everywhere scattered tati,er,
,C.icto, and - death, our ,generous ally, on 01%604
WOK: pleasure in *alleviating, as MUCII as 1)1,!
qicluevils under which our inhabitants gre'''oo.
Aug all the unfortunate inhabitants of ecr ~„
jaked Provinces, you, worthy comrades, have '''
&iv
;Dyed*
a preference in the distribution °f
with Pa.
lions which a powerful nation has,' ,e pop
exampled liberality, divided amongg 00 l
countrymen: ' . • Imre,
-. " Our houses shall beer -built ; OUr VICO ,j
et
almost expiring (torn th wait of cattle and slow
shall again flourish ; the golden age 0811 r,
e, for,
amongst. us, and .we shall be as hapPY as gi'd
tritely were." • i u Call
. • fiv . then tells them, "'the best return IPotir
~
pattlie „for nil these obligations is, to perfortit
gym
duty,* your country. 'lhus Sholl we descry ivel
al'Atuse of your faithful Allies, anti allow °Wit'
Worthy subjeas of our Sovereign.", .
i, i „„ft lit
ge
The Address coneltuF:s as follows :-•'-' i'iop
the Pritlite Regent and all the Royal.FatrilY; of
live the invincible George 111..1* au d 16.1' ""
S -
Great British Nation t" • ' .

ROYAL EDICT. vented
Lispow, OCT, 28,—1t having been repr
to the Prince Regent, our Lord, that many per,;51,1"
forgetful that the defence of their county il° sac
ciut~• dic'•3tt',ed by reason and nature, resorf 10
_.,
means
even
order to escape from the reCruiting seftiii
vice, even retirirg from this Icingdorn in vcs6Lda
which lepe its ports, on board which theY.a,r6.„°ch
mitred without the necessary passports, or o'll'' „„t
Passports as are incon,iderately given to thorn, ""I;
withstanding the laws and prochitualions whic
!rive r
Highness being desirous of preventing sLiCh 0
lFive repeatedly prohibited the saine ; and bisii4oo.
hameful and pernicious abuse, , particularly at ,c 0
motnent when the greatest effi►rts are necessarY ,g
rePeal,taid frustrate the attempts of the comrtion °b.:,
my, helms tl►vugt~t fit, in conform.ity. to the regv"*"
than of the 9tb of January, 1799, to direct, that
~(1,%;
ing the, continuance of the present war, the ,e''' k,
of the tith.of September, 1645, of the Btb of Few
rttary, the 4th of July,. and the sth of. Septervb,eer'
i ii4ti-, and cif the 6th of Decamber, 10(3°, 1:)° sir ill°
IY and entirely observed ; and he bits resolve... •
consequence. :....
1. Thai. t►o Minister resident . in tl►rt coPilah S
lavehe
in the rrovinces, shall grant passports to t 11.
kingdom ; and that persons, who claim Otero 815)4
apply only to his Royal Highness, through bill :);
ortaties of State for foreign affiiirs and forwar,
.I)lllrija.ln:Techn:;:tiyo,l6l:tvlidcee,v.ecFryti:formably IO
8:
jr :
6:540G: ;IP;
s sr nation in life.
person, aone
kingdoin,who leaves it without a pissport (shall-. o„
or other of tie abut c Secretaries of SIM l'

ctit the punishrittint .lenatnralisation, and the Ins:
of h;
prop,lty and lionOurl-, ; the sitnPle.fitet of de-
s"ft:iiag Co itieor such paina, without' any
sentence or &chi.; thin 'Whatever.
3' That the C 'plains and Masters of Portuguese
1
fails be hound 10 snake declaration, on oatis,
the s
that
iffinals. theirnamed respeatve 4441),
really no:mg to theircrew, under a enalo'.ol
40,006 rein. p
,4. Titit the eonsuls of foreign nations oblige .the
nxairii of foreign ships to give security that they
will not carry away natives of this kingdom with-
P,asiNtrts from the above Secretaries of Statc ;
e 4,1 a Copy of the present cilia shall be .ivit to
°' the said Consuls, signed by the lutendant
nets! of Police.
; Lastly, that the Masters of foreign ships who
out any Portuguese' without ht.! aboverneu-
trtipasspott, shall be to a 'flue Of 1000 cra-
" 'hequer ; that ,the
44.1me1t plid into 'the .
him
who take them on ; board the liald
N the toNet of Belem shall be conderuned:t o
tie
chsof their boats, sails, &c. for a period of two
and.that no one may plead ignorance:of the'
ftpnt editi, it shall be published by the Int, ndant
theliCer both in this capital and in the provinces ;n
kid Intendant being charged with the execution .
bathe Salle, As well as all he Civil and Military
nes au their sevelal_clepartments. •
Sighed by the Fur Lords Goverhors of
the K h%dom.
Covernment,
to, LI I.
. ,

CATHOLIC DELEGiITES.

DUBLIN, NovamßEß. 12.
Os KING's BENCH.
r• .
ktv.,„i'e °Ming of this day, .Mr. -BORNE begged
kitlt: the Court to alloW Mr. Perrin to mention
n 1 Which bore on the question, and which be
13:2Tral, et with last night ; it was an Act of the
"to. 111. chap. 52 it related to the city.
~Iterford. •
iN4l.ntleourt having allowed Mr. Perrin to read it,
and'st to enact, that as freeholders were scarce,
109Publie justice retarded thereby, that other per-
knot freeholders, might be impannelled..
tt4;;E. Psti IN reasoned from this; that as it was ne-4
°f;Pa have an ACt'of Parliament for. the town
at'rford the law of the laud in general insist-
-14)1) Grand Jurors being freeholders:tlp,,tl4gNA ILLY cited another 'statute to the same
its tor the to.kti of Galway, 4th vol. Statutes,
fir George
1.. • •
t.teork %Mee .DALY said, there `was' a similar one
„alt. j„
14DT, "lIN WIALY TOWNSEND then addressed the
te-; behalf of the Crown.
cv Court declined
pronouncing. Judgment this
ikould the Bench' give their opinion until
t:11 cite
rottded into the various authorities which
it

—.....—.. .
.n. COURT OF KING'S BENCH,' Nov. 14.
4tit
1:tiol , e !lief Justice not being able from indispo.
iiii4l°4l tend the Court this days Mr. Juitice D:ty
live IN that of cbur"se judgment t would;_ n
heot be
tli
iviwb t'l( the
)a plea of abatement:, He said
Ct i';bruu ld not be deferred longer than to,v
, rake
q:',,Ritovvr., rose on the part of the delegates,
Pltw(,:;, Court whether or.not,in Ow event 'of'the'
ttiol'‘-i.il'ver,ruled, a trial- would take' place. thisd
4,(11 w -:l,,'',llshould take place, be ielmbly hope
''s mi:hil 4e4pointed, iii order. that the Travpr-
, Mr. 4,:„')eshtlioiently prepared. toll-met it..
VI akva,'? bA T. observed, that Mr. Burmwes
itii ;'"oal a trial could take: place irrstartter..--
ed Tfr,"B,,Pe,o to the time for :'reparation, which. was
Nee ';'` ne would say, t: ';it every: possible. in I
kr,'?uld be granted to the, Travorsers. .
ttithe wki calculated upon' the indulgence
..y fixe,pri) but it would'
be still Pleasant to have a
kr., , "Pon.
weld j4stice 011BORNEt observed, that the trial
kda„at, ariY rate take place and that
this Term,
k ' s9ould be as remote from this as possible...
N r Butt , .I. n my Lord, said
i the, , ut,.....“ You 'have t ... , . Lord, said
Air,j,r"l would certainly take I)l2ce "'ls '''' ..t
my „:I..'ti.ce 081101INE—.." I have certainly given I
114)4 1111110 h 'hilt it would ; 1:-.have little-doubt
INpti,, subiifa, but casualty may throw some in-
her nin the Wa e that lam not aware of. How.
4rhtst,al;oa-in"vill be settred le-morrow, when judgment
Morn
......„ . .
"a14.---In addition to the five cases already
(4" Oe 1' e Court, the Attorney General. has filed
ktit_ kir, Informations against the folllowing per-
li:tarnoy : .
)44444'1 ot Ping* for, presiding at an
The at Piihnirible-street, Aggregate
on the gth of July.
an
Ndia 411 of Fttigall (again) for that he being
),ilka,„l's°o person, presided at a Catholic Meeting
ir
gite4s44l for the pnrposeuf apPointing.
ll ntY ef Me tt the °
i It! Hi, ~,,, 3 .), on-,-,
j assist
delegates o
nth of.4ogust, .
tag at said
kik' 'n'homas Barnewall, for
Illtr ' •
4'llt liPn. Patrick -Barnewall, for a like offence.
'l),, w°o. Richard
.Barnewell, and
i'l ' Josephß ll tor the same.
p IIII„ 1.„ arnewa. , • • .
i. of The
r'oitahr,.`v 'lnfield Harvey,, Esq. Prepritto• . 10.
1%.411181 jwirtiat, for publishing the Catholic pc
k .46,, o, the ist of August.- ' . - pto-
l'cuatt rownsend, 'Esq. Barrister at Law,
.44 of
The Currestiondent, for publiShing the
prpeteditio,
•

7~h.
1,
,
hit llATuttnAy—Nov 16.
••
('{ittn,ll',Y the Court of King's Bench pronounced
e th,t,
41141` °n
the Ilemorrer to the two Pleas ofthe.
o' --- • -
.WaSt as ustial, very much crOwden
tlnetai ki,(gt:'s takink their seats, the Attprney•l-,
ilttive "is sent fer..anetite tour Judges proce
O ltN I°6r oRinitinsfieriatirn. diere
CHIMP JUSTICE' said, !hat as
.• "7-
tfi 10 Abatement put in by the Trilvr:
s'ka of which the Attorney General, had
a I)etnurrer he ,would notice
t 0. I s
-the Plea of want of Freehold one of
whiciL be should first- notice -WO9,
)111weto not known to be.freenicil, nor
Etitle(l Proof 'ihai the Os'
qtr t`S'of Dublin WWI
cla;s corporato towns ; that
ttt
()f 16 CIE} of 0...1811t to
111.01, 6,4 4, 14, this objettiOn

could-not be entertained a moment. if any proof
necessary to be produced, that the clur,t was
:sitting in the city of Dublin,.,would not bills of In-
ditiment fauna by the' Grand Jury of the, city of
'Dublin be Sufficient :—.the Plea itself, if not other.
wise.sopported, would answer this objeaion, as re.
-titimq the Indiettnent to be in the County of the
• City of bublin.
Another objection is, that they should possess
certain qualifications as being proli et legates. The
plea makes but one objection, that is to Freehold-
ers, -they
,have stated no other; cause' of Difiquali-
fications : it was then the duty of the Attorney-
General to have brought proof, that these persons
were freemen of the City of. Dublin, or that they
were prubi :et legates. They might as, well have re-.
(wired him' to bring Proof that the panoell had no
minors, 'aliehs; or outlaws sworn on it ;, these `objec-
tions cannot therefore he entertained a moment.—
The o'bjeEtioia relative to freeholds is' admitted to be
a good one in counties at large, ,but not cities or
corpOrrite towns ; but freeholders'erery where,must.
:be probi et ' legrileF homines.—lt •is contended oh
the part of
,the Crow)) that fteemen are pat el A..
galcs, and that this qiialification is general to all.—
We should have expected from such great audio;
lities as Coke, Rale, and Flawk!n, ,sOmething
decisive on this sobjed ; but precision in opinion •
,is not to be found in thein. His Lordship then
qUoted lisle 2, ,15.5, where he sap the Jurors must
he freeholderS. This, he conceived,, only referred to
counties at large. His Lordship then cited Hawkins
:2. chap. 25, sea. 19, the 2 Statures of Edward,
all which made e:.:ceptions in the cases of cities and
boroughs---he looked upon it that misdemeanours
were to be tried by common law. His Lordship
reviewed the authorities brought forwatd ify both
sides, and commented on' them at length, and ended
by stating that nothing had appeared to him as suf-
ficient to warrant the plea; his opinion therefore
was, that the demurrer should be allowed.,
In this opinipif Judges DAY, DALY; and OSBORNE
concurred, but each .delive.ed their Opinions at
length.
;As soon as the Judges opinions were pronounced,
,then Attorney;General rose, He said, as the dernim er
eii ad been'alloWed, he begged of the Cohn to ap.
a Agy, for the trial to go on ; he understoW it
wa,s 'theaAwish of the traversers that no delay should,
tak'e place, and be,hoped they, would not objet to
Wednesday next.. The travetsers could not com-
plain that the delay which had taken place arose
'from any one but themselves; the bills might haVe
been found on the first day of Term, and the triad
might have gone on ere this.
Mr. Buattovessr for the Traversers, expressed
a wish that this Term should not escape ,ithout
the 'trial'going on; but that he had witnesses to sum,
mon froYia distant pars of the couhtry, and he
fthopEd the Court would allow. a longer petiod
thati day mentioned by the Attorney- Ge-'
neral, that as to the delay it could not be said'
to have 'arisen frorn,any frivolous Or- unfounded,
cause:as must tie acknewledged 'When the 'solemn'
deliberation that was given to the as by their
Lordships was considered, and the solemn manner
in which they had delivered their opinions seri'atim:
It was;not an ordinary case, and he hoped a longer
time would be granted—he mentioned Monday,
se'nnight. • A
conversatian here ensued lbetween.
;he Attjrner'-Geoet al, and the coun'Sel for: the
Tra‘ersers, which ended in Thursday *text !)Ping
• appointed, for the day of trid. The Attgill4-
-Goneral then begged of the oiikr the
High Sheriff 7o return nunierous Pannell` on that
that no delay might ensue for want of Jurors.

Mr.Comrnee, ye eerday evening, gave his intro-
dettery Le6ture on Milton and Shakespear, in buns-
trinket of, the principles of poetry; and their appli-
ennui) as grout-ids et criticism to the works of later
And-of living Poets. Gratified as we always must be
at seeing es' am of genius employed., on subjects
worthy of him, and appropriate 'to his known
studies,.we could not but feel pleasure at observing so
respectable an audience,
.and tOr a first Let lure, so
numerous; We do not indeed know, whether, the
word LeCture" is pot a misnomer ; as the greater,
and certainly the most interesting and best-reasoned:
part of the address was delivered from the impulse
-4of the moment, as far, at least, as tbe language
'awl many of the happiest illustrationsare concerned.
,For the thougles, and the learned arrangement, were
as'evidently,the result of long premeditation and
'hatiltnal study. The Leeture, as was to be. expet9
edfrout an intioduelory One, was too miscellaneous.
to allow us to give even a slight staterventof its cone
tents; but we particularly admired the tnasterly, rice
:cOunt of the aceidental circumstances which, in
the present age, have ethroWn obstacles in the
way of a pure and genuine taste for the fine arts,
the rage for violent excitement . (rpm extraordinary
events, and whatever is glaring and prOminent, and
even that more general diffusion of a certain quaff*
tity of knowledge which, though lull of •promise
tor the future,. yet, at inesent, gives the palm of re-
putation, to those who please .rho moat numerous
clas4; not to those whose works satisfy the most in-
, telligent. The occasional digressions concerning
modern Education, and. the true views of Poetry, as
implying .itt turn an instinct after perfection unat-
tainable: in this lite, bet which yet, like all othei.
instincts of nature, must somewhere, and at some.
period, meet their appropriate object, were exceed-
ingly beautiful, and evidently dictated by alto feel-
' ing, efebeenoment. Not, only (torn this Lecture,
betiirom mut former observations of the Lecturer at
the, Royal Ipsteutinn, we.are impelled to recom-
mend Mr. C. to speak as much, and to read as little
es possiblee Be appeared to refer to his notes. rather
from natural timidity, which rapidly decreased
after the first motnenis. What his, audience may
have thought, we cannot say ; but assuredly we
have seldom semi so roany pass out of a public room
with countenancesoore alive or more expessive of
warm interest .
When it was intended, some years ago, to intro-
duce a real Elephant on Druty,Lane Stage. in a pro-
SII ektumbi de.iied the late. Mr. Jeree-
seem, Nlecenekt to that_ Theatre, to look, at ope that
we is Exeter-'Change, in order to determine whe-
tho it .as fit to bel added to the. company of
• NeAraterse but as- the animal wits by no means
a tine one of the kind, - jouseeree dissuaded
Mr. SHERIDAN from engaging it, alleging that " he
at 'any time make a better Eltphant than
• •
.

Mr.TIZOTTE I},s tEPLYto the P.r.TYS IC4 L-LVS,
RELATIVE TO, THE ,DEATH
.OF MR. VOX, WITH I'U 4.;
THER PARTICI.JLA.y.S OF THAT LVLNT, IN A LI:
TEE TO SIR RICHARDFHILLIiS.

Y,.11.;1t10w, Nov. 13, 18 ri.

DEAR

I was yesterday much sure' rised at seeing an the
public Papers serve letters„ of Sir Henry Halford, an
impretrytu of Dr. Moseley, and a statement of Mr.
Tegart;Apothecary in tolitlon. Whate,ver feelings
may have,beeri ruffled, mine have lint been respect-
ed ! And Mier all, Ihe,faCt of soMe'poweviel -me-
dicine (ii no(digilafis), having been •adatimstered,
remains clear and undisturbed.. • .
It is a bad argument, and an inefficacious way of
surmounting facts, to advance, that, because one
particular in a statement is erroneous, the whole is
falsified. The body. of a facet may remain Intim!.
peached, though a wrong feature -may have been
ascribed to it. An honest witness may mistake in
some part of his testimony, where he could, not
have positive knowledge, and yet his account of
Leis be quite indisputable. In medicine, above all,'
in that region of uncertainties, ditkrent remedies,
may have the same operation, may Lace effects to-
tally the reverse of what may reasonably be expect
ed,--may either have too little,, too MuCh, or tone
at all, according to the actual state,—t he constitution
*of the patient,—or the 'nature of hia'clisease.
All.these onsitiens I apply to the questioo of the
sudden termination of. Mr. Fox's disc Ise. Although
unceremoniously attacked on the isol..ted point of
:the digitalis by direct contradiction, and on thege,,
neral question by sweeping assertions, and although
no kind or indulgent ceasttuction has been afforded.
,
to my motives, in writing with the honest hold-'
ness of truth, I shall endeavour calmly, ohilo.ophi-
catty, and I hope logicallY, to discuss the point in the
manner in which I know Mr, Fos', himself would
desireso be done.
I will 'supPotte;rhat the 'digitalis was not given ;
and will premise also, that so far from conceiving
that I had said any thing in„the first edition of the:
Memoirs, injurious to the characters of the medical
'gentlemen attending Mr.FoX, that I considered
was stating a t'adt, for which no blame could or
ought to. tall upon ,theoi, iii. a medical twilit of
view, .
I gave theloestion of prolonging Mr. Fox's ex-
istence: a philoiophical and political turn, but did
not allege that physicians were expected to view„
things like statesmen however-I might have dc.-
„ sired the .rare combination of medical and scien-
tific
qualities, with statesman-like contemplation,
in the case of Mr. Fox: I. always described the
conduct, of Mr. Fox's physicians, the intellignoe and
buthanity i f Sir If Halford, the unclouded itt;elleCt
Of Dr. Pireairo, at the hattest zeal of Dr.Moieley ;
,ner can I raver forget the promptness end atfeCtionate
core of Savors Hawkins; :nor is the respectable
assiduity and attention of Mr. Tegart, the apothe-
cary, to be passed over in silence. 'Lord Holland's
vind....atory testitnotty in his published letter was
little requ,ral for at all, or any of these re-
speCraoie, characters ; in my Mind it, is derogatory to
them, because no defenee was•required, or, it it
were, hot Lordship Was, as he seems to allow, an
imperfect and incomp, tent evideoce.
, The digiialif,'.4ay the physician and Mr, Teas r t ,
was never administered ; therefore Mr. Trotter's
opioion is unfounded, and he has unwarrantably
gi.en pain to Mr. Fox's friends, and done injury
to the chsratters of the. physicians; ,and Lord Hal-
hind sanctions this defective syllogisin, by attesting
its accuracy. Sir Heory Halterd,- in his first letter,
(for he writes three in. an official manner) of the
29th of Oct'obe'r, to Dr. Moseley',—aboot a month
'atter the publication of the , Memoirs,. says, " I
belleie that the digitalis was never ,admioister-
ed at all in 'Mr. Fox's case;" and again, " vc e
prescribed no other remedies than cordials ;" tool in
his letter to Lord .Holland, " nor was any other po-
tent marine of ,doubtful efficacy administered to
him, by.which his dissolution- could possibly be ac-
celerated. At first there is uncertainty as to the di•
sitalis itself, though the sameletter advances,. that
nothing 'but " cordials were prescribed." How
this uncertainty as to the and certatnfy as
to twitting but cordials having been, prescribed, coN
respond, it is not easy to reconcile, unless Sir Henry
meant by *.‘ cordials" something more " potent"
than they commonly are supposed toke. ,
Shouldi put the question liereir-,•May not a
'tonic" be so potent" as to over-act upon' the
system ?-,,;-and by too mualy. tension subsequently
occasion too much depression, tenditig to accelerate
dissolution May not a tonic" thus have had cf-
leas somewhat similar to those of digitalis?
If these questions be answered in the affirmative,
What was so offensive in the hypothesis, as to the
digitalis? To give another, and yet.not unfair, di-
rect ion to the argument, may L not ask, why rso va-
luable li life as that of Mr. Foi was abandoned :to
,cordials and palliatives? In short,. WHY DIOITALIS
WAS NOT MVOS ? rhis will be a difficult ques-
tion to ;tomer ! I put it, however, to these gait-
tlemen in the presence of the whole scientific and
medical wOrld-! If it serve some purpose at, this
moment, fur these gentlemen in deny, the use_ of
dioollatii I conceive I should he warranted by °the'
Of the first authority, in Medicine, in, asserting its
known etlicacy in:the cure of escites oliort, in
'asserting that if it had been given, the life of Mr.
Fox might have been saved ! This, however, is a
medical question, which I leave in the hands of the
doctors. I out it thus, however, not only became it
is a question fit to be answered, but to chew
ortiat
I attached rso blame to the use of digitalis as sash,
and that the tendency of, my argument lus iseetx
at rangely , pereer t ed.
,
I now proceed to, a more minute statevent,of
tl!Cis On this Stlbjea than the Mr COOI94ICti, an,
indeed, in toady other instances, I have also said
much kss titan was in my power to do, front a dis-
position to avoid
-giving paw A future and more
distant period may*convince trydetraders of this ;
for, Whatever others may feel ioc„lioed to do, I can
not a ornpromise the gt nodeur or Mr. Fox4s charac!
tor for tie petty itHereSlS of'party. '.Those are but
the ephemeral (strict% of die passing,hotir s—that, as
matter for posterity, and, like the ter.es of Humeri,
every fragment and toinutit particle should, be ga-
thered np.,.and boond together.
The second operation of tapping occurred on the
31st of August. Mr. Fox ,trooped at'first, bot, in
a day or two,. as has been noticed, wonderfully re.
Med. His, -spirits and looks well; g0c..4. Tito

most 'strengthening nourishment was .given. t
rend to birn a greiir de l ; 'a'ppeared to
the co v,9sqtion of Lt,! :f usual, whose
alt 7 were unienntiing. I think aim. period
bet ty, : iheopecation an INIT. Fox's deice_ se, may
be cii.t ted, into three that,. Three days to allow
for the, convalescence after taon!ricr,,....—six' or sewn,
..ce inter-I/al of ccuiparatr. ~ad three, as the
last stage of the period. In the first t Mr, Fox.
was low and' wenk,...in the second be roVived, not
however without suffering;, and Feint;good
cleal; from the continued flp,a'ing of the water, oc-
casioned by his disorder...
.Sir Henry Halterd, himself, .mistalies„ when ho
says,"the fluid accumulated rypidly
second pun6tiuring ;" as than tact w4s, that the orifice
of the,punchireldid not close, and the water, instead
of accnmUlating,,avas discharged in this way. It
was upon this. cireemstance I founded my opinion,
that Mr. Fox's existence might have been prolong- .
eel, fur the,discharge from, the alnico-prevented the
grievousness and danger: of accturrula t‘i an, though it
must be.admitted it tended to weaken him. How.
ever, his. appetite ,was very good. this middle pint
of . the pet iod,. and he slept a t,reat,defil; matters
very much calculated to sustain Min ,a :conaitierable .
• tdd.not.-venture to say, that by keepieg open
the orifice, and leaving nature to work, any great
lepgth of time might have been gaiiied.; but per-,
Laps acme might have been. I understood, that in
some cases the Orifice has been kept open for years,
and the patient has been occasionally retieVed.as the
water gathered ; but I cannot presume to say this
might have been Mr. Fox's complicated case, as the
efflux of water was very.great ; but I conceived
that the circumstance of flowing instead of accquiu..
after the second puncturing, must' retard or •
prevent a speedy decline, if natwe'were left very
much to itself. The last part of the period b: ins
three days (or at the utmost.four) is: that in which
a remarkable change, in, and the dissolution of Mr.,
Vox took place.
A consultation was held, in the beginning of this
division of ahe period, and I. certainly understood,
(and imagined I had gathered) that the physicians
had determined rtt
,making a new effort to counter.
'ad, or pOwerfully to correct, the disorder.. I was
tOld a medicine was to be sent, which ,was to be
administered carefully ; and which medicine carne
on the evening of the day of the coosultation.
This I supposed to have been (he digitalis ; it now
appears my idea,. as . to that particular medicine,
was erroneous. • The fist quantity of the Medicine ,
I was directed to give early in. the morning, when
Mr. Fox awoke. This I necessarily delayed, as he
.slept very calmly, until between six and seven, when,
it was adinieistered,..,. end it was to be continued at
certain intervals, Flowofren he received it, I can.
not: preciaely, state f.,but the diredions of the. phy-
sicians ,were faltbfolly adhered to by Mrs. Fox and
myself, till a remarkable change took place, which
particutarly relate.,
Mr. Fox was so :wen as to be:standinc,r, near a
bacon stand, hating Washed his face and heeds, and
was cleanieg his teeth, when a sudden sickress
and weakness spreai over his frame, and his
tenance changed.' I 'vas- beside hint, and had la,.,en
reading to ht.h Johnson's Lives of the Poets, and
was much shocked at this change. supparted
him, With very wear difficulty, to the bed, whien
he left but, little afterwards. He 'gave no eiein;on
.as to any medic* he had received, but
had been edger .to take the one in questitie, Whe-
ther Coin a hope ihat.it might work a considerablo
change for the best, or from ant inclination of itd
nature made to him, or from the coinmon anxiety •
ill invalids to receive any Medicine which May 're-
lieve, I cannot pronounce.' know he was very de-
sirous to take it ; Laud, fur the first and only time
Lin his dines's, was disianisfied at my having allowed
him to sleep, rather than awake him to
it. lie certainly reasoned a great deal on his own
case, and was sanguine in his hopes, till be sickened
in the manner I have described. No person was in
the room, when this remarkable change took place,
but myself; and my readers Will not find it diffi-
cult to grant., that my conjeCture that digitalis had
been admintstered was not at all an unreasonable
One, though it was unfounded.
The assertion, of Sir Fzenry Halford, that no
" potent' medicine" was giVen, " by which Mr. i•
Fox's dissolution could possibly be accelerated„:
atl-
though the Arthecary, fresh from his prescription
book, declares the medicines given were ". tonic
and cordial," andc4bat every. ,person of comnion •
Sense must know, -4 hat a " tonic" must be some.
what ." potent," or that it is no fe• tonie,"l avow
is very surprising to ma., considering the fails and
citcurnsainces• which I have related. The word
tr patviiVy," gnus so very far, that, all my reaped :for
the talents and virtues of Sir Henry Halford cannot •
prevent the from exercising the humble privilege-of
doubting. I cannot surrender my judgment and
reasoning facultiea to this declaration against poi*.
Gaily, because it goes too far, and almost trenches.
on 'tie unerring attributes of the Deity. The
thecary's words, that the medicines were, given.
" 'solely" with ty view of suppotting leis (Mr. Fox's)
strength, are less strong,
.but Tore convincing' tett-
thnony, inasmuotr'as they admit the posslhilily or
untoward results, but vindicate the intention and,
motives. Dr. Moseley, says nothing, except to deny •
the admioistering of digitalis, 'The lase Dr. Pit..
cairn cannot now* heard. Thus Sir', Henry 2Hal.,
Curd's is the only positive testimony, and that goes
t tai, The facts remajn insuperable and unaltera.
ide. Atl alibi has been Mink)
,out for the digitalis,
hut the merits of the case are untouched by the cur*
reapondence. t .
This staterhent must she that neither Sir
Homy HallOrd's letters, nor the Apothecary's Watt,-
mot, are concluaiveon the Point they wished to
decide in so L summary-ti manner' ag-Mist me, and
t Hat who her the digitalis was tiall)iliiSit'red' or, not.
the facts which I Barn brought for,vard airs instiper.
al4lo eyit.kni:e of a sudden termination of Mr, Fox's
disorder,.not to he accounted tor, but by the Operaf
Lion of,the giedietne he took two days o,fwe Its
cleanse, wh4tever it may have been,
Very tjrnallyl,l, dyoUelt obli~;ect Servant,

Twe!ve persons found in the entity's service
when rare Isle of France surrendered, are on board
the Enterprise tender, off the Tower, waiitag i heir
trials, which will take place At the ensuing Admiralty
Session 9.