The Sun.
London, England, 1816-06-05 00:00:00

ARTISTS' GENERAL nENEvoLEN'T FUND.

The Second Anniversary of this excellent In-
stitUtinn wars held yesterday, at the Freema-
sons' Tavern, Owing to the illness of the Duke
of Sussex, his Royal Highness could not attend,
and Sir Tuomii LIEU. was called to the Chair,
which he filled in'a manner' honourable to himself,
,
and tending 'greatly to promote' the interests of
the Fandi Lord Pomfret, Colnnel Downie, anti
many distingniihed &Oita; were pte*ent ; but.the'
company was not so numerous as might be wish-
ed. The Lord:Mayorarrived after dinner.
The Customary loyal idasts were drank, and
the objects. of the .I.ostittition enforced by ad-
dresses from the Chair,' the Lord Mayor, Dr.
.and others. The Sabscription was very
liberal. ,

Messrs. Lecte,' Evans. 'Bellamy, Broadhurst,
Taylor, am; Mastir Tnrle, sung several beautiful
glees and songs. Broadhurst was encored in
" Scots wha hat: 'svi' Wallace bled," which he
gave with prnftinns effect, and Evans delighted
his auditors by the incomparable manner in which
he sung I. 0 tarry .a while with me."
The dinner and wines were excellent, am! the
atscommk,4 itions did great credit to the Stewards
and to the' Tavern.

DEAL, JUNE 4.---,Sailed this morning his Ma-
jetty's ship Ganymede on a cruise ; also, !miter-
day morning, the Antelope, BRYAN, for the Cape
of Good Hope. Arrived and remains for orders,
the Princess
„Mary, MEEK, ft out Port ..ao-P ince.
Came do en fr on the River, and remain, the Ca-
ledonia,
liontteri, for Calcutta ; Nelson. BAR..
• „ ,
TON, for IsHroadoes. Arrived this morning, mut
sailed for the River, the Lady Holland, DcANT..
ITAM, from .imaica (seven weeks), who sent her
hoat •into the Havannah, hist was not allowed to
L
land, or have anytommunication with the shore.
Wind W. N.W.

MARGATE, JUNE 4.—Arrived in our Roads the
'Louisa, Niriti.KEß, .from Grenada,. and the Lady
aolland, IiEANHANi. from Jamaica; the latter
sailed the' 13th April.

HARWICH, JUNE 4.—:-Arrieeirthe Lord taott
packet with a mail from.Cuxtiiii4o.--ViriiidN'..
l'oaTsmouTti, JUNE 4....-.ArtiVed his.MHjesty.'ar
store-sl►.ip Tortoise from. Dantzic, and his
store-ship Camel from ,Woolvvich.—Witi4
w.

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PLYMOUTH. JUNE 3.—Arrived his Alijestyst
ship Jasper from a cruise, Caine in the Daphne,
APPLEBY, from London, hound to the Isle of
France ; the Neptinms, DICKSON, from. New
'York, boned to Amsterdam ; and the Peggy,
trout Lo4dOn for AtheriFa.—Wind

THE RIOTS.

(From Fliadelnt II e:tern Luminary.)

" Hotiitoti has been the scene of alarm null
consternation throughout the last week. We shall
give the particulars as they were published by au.
thority iu hand-bills, under date

" lionilo»,' May 31, 1818.

" Whereat an Otit-hottse behind the White Lion Inn, irt
this town, W3l wilfully set fire to about eleven o'clock ors
Tuesday night last, which occasioned the destruction of se-
veral dwelling-houses ;—And whereas a. furse- house, belong-
ing to Mr. Mitufie, baker, was wilfully set fire to about three.
o'clock on Wednesday last,, which occasioned the destructiors
of some out-houses, and much , property -:—And whereas is
cellar, belonging to the said Mr. Minitie,.was wilfully set tiro
to yesterday, at four u*clocl: in the aftermilUi !.-Anti, where.
as MS out house behind the Chapel was set tiro to ia4 night
about eleven o'clock."

" The reader will 'conceive the dread and ap.'
prehension excited ttnortg the inhabitants by these"
successive fires ; for the disCoVery of whose
petrators 100 guineas reward was immediately
fered. That of Tuesday night'Only rendered win*
poor families homeless.. The inhabitants have.
appointed a Committee to investipte the afrair,
and discover the incendiaries. Several persona
have been taken up,, but discharged again l and,•
on Saturday it was hoped the security of the'
town bad been re.established by the measures
adapted. We have 'teen told, however, tinie ,
alarm wns excited again last night, by a new fire'
kindled at some little distanee front the Wien, but
that it was deemed imprudent to cost vey the ens.,
tettles out of town to eatlitOisis its, /Ors it slionkt
prove Mily.a decny. As nutty of the houses. its
llooitott are thatched, they catch the at this dry',
season very quickly, and Ore Solon consumed,—.
The fire engines are kept in constant readiness
brewers' vessels, and others, stand its the streets
,filled with water, and the inhabitants keep strict.
watch.

Ir‘ We are concerned to state th.tt a IllTositiore
to tnittult exhibited itself among the lower classei
at 'Yeovil on Tuesday lasts hut by the temperate
conduct of the principal inhabitants it was sup-
pressed, without 'any material damage behn
done.

.f. Our accounts from tioniton this evening'
left the'place quiet, The 1401iSC Ate IliiVA: mention-
ed as' burnt yesterday was that of Mrs. Machin.'
son, about.a mile out of the town. • Combusti!:)..
preparations, have .been found in' others. Thet
strictest caution is Maintained." ' • .

- We observe 'with pleasisre, from the Durban
.Cotaity,4lldrertiger, that the Omen 'en longing to
the Collieries upon the W,ent' bane returned to
tb6r work. o
Forty-eiglit of.the most. riotous liov
bjen ctimmiittli to the. (;o , New Prison, Ent
House of COrreetion in Dill !MM.

Mrs. At.soP is now playing ‘6th snecets *se
Gloucester , Bous.NA 4mi Not of Covent..
Grden, are also there in the pantomime tlei)art—
meat. ,

It is supposed by the best judges on the Turf,
that three hundred thousand guineas were work
anti lost at Epsom Ixst ~reek, which were paid nt
Messrs. T4TTERSALCS MI Mond
On Monday Mr. Sant.sa, the celebrated Aenim-
molt, sett London with a, new Otillivin, And most
sPiendid car, made after the manner of a life pre-
server, for Bristol, whence he is to proceed to
Cork, to Acetyl front, that place.
The Vauxhall Bridge is expected to he Nimble
for 'carriages about the beginning of July.
• A forgery rd a considerable aninunt has beet%
brought to light within these few slays. The Hank
or Eugland had been indliceil, from the rrspecta-
bility of the supposed acceptors of eertain
to discqunt. them ; but cui their becoming due,
and presented fur payment, the fraud was Uhl.
covered.

PEMZSTRIANISM.-.4011101 EATON* theoelehrat.
ed pedestrian, who, in the cote se of last hummer,
Undertook to walk the Barclay match on Black-
heath.. namely, 100 Q miles in 1000 sttee'essive
hours, has undertaken 'a new tratch,ot +treater
magnithtle and difficulty, upon schielt,he startrd.
last night at 2t) minutes alter Six* trout the Hale'
and Billet. The nature of hit pr..Setit
undertaking is thit:--4te is to walk elevens butt.
cired miles in eleven hundred snacessive hurovt to
finish every mile ht precisely 2644.0-iv-% 06,1440 r
hour has struck. so that hr 4:4fil at no star` t int*
above three tlivarters Of tistifour's lest. Th i,!roul.ll
-Chottril for the tolls is rite same on wiich '411*(44
walked. The odds are greatly aginistLins.. At+
crowd tv.l4 olitieetrii so Wit th;44. tlist Qtaya.
041110ittnik 4if hi* %Aglow*.

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