The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-23 00:00:00

AWFUL VISITATIONS.

Lord Clifford's Groom died suddenly in his bed
at the :Manchester Arms, Adams-street, Baker-
st reet, 'On Monday. Ile had only arrived in Lon-
don the preceding day.
On Monday night last, James Lewis, of Well-
street, Hackney, just after conversing with a
friend, dropped down in his apartment, and in-
crawly expired.—The same day, Mrs..JaneWright,
of Shovediteh, near the church, was found dead in
her bed ; she went to hed the preceding night in
good health and spirits, tatter eating a hearty sup-
per._

Yesterday, an elderly man was walking no
Berner's-street, Oxford•street, and while itr the
act of talking to some friend, he suddenly yell 4)11
his face. lie was raised up, and was quite biack
in the face, and blood issued in a seam from his
mouth ; he inimedntoely expired. Upon inquiry
it twat, found that the iyers,-.,t's name was Goring.
tie WaS carried to M IdOleSeX Hospital, for an in-
quest to he held on the body.
Olt Saturday morning last, JOHN RING, ESC!.
61 the towo of Windsor, who was invited by some
trien44 In 14011(10f1 to spend a short time with;
ti,:tn, booked himself for a place in the Windsor
stage•coach, for that purpose. He took his seat
in the coach at the appointed time, and was
yet y inculac with his fellow passengers until their
arrival at Hamtnerstnith, when the stage stop-
ped at the Hop-pole Tavern, when he was seized
ttiitlt a shivering all over his hotly, and lost all
power. lie was put to bed, and surgical assist-
atiCe rt'Oetit ed ; but although every kind assistance
was affolded him, lie died in a very short time at-
ierwards.—An Inquest was held on his body yes-
terday morning. Verdict.---" tied by the visita-
tion of God."

ROBBERY 0E Tut: N OSoR COACH .—Llst
night, owing to the dense fog, the NVindsot
coach was lobbed. The thieves connived to cut
an opening in. the boot behind, And stole every
parcel it contetinetl. It is supposed to have been
done between Liouttsloni and TurnhAtn-green.

THEATRICAL REGISTER.
Fern's:Ned Last Night.
THEATRE itnynt., Ditons,LANc.-07th time), Brutus: Lit;
cius Junius, Mr. Kean; Tarquitiia, Mrs. W. West. Atte
which, Past Ten u'Clock, and a Rainy Night.
THEATRE ROYAL, CovENT-GAitoENT.The Rivals: Sir Afi-
thouy Absolute, Mr. W. Farten ; Lydia Languish, Miss
Bruutou. After which, Theikritic.

TO CORTLESPONDENTS.
CHESTER NIEETING,—ROXB t 'AG CLUB,—and STACIiIioViEF

To-Euorrow.

*. Fur ALUERT, see the First Page.—For Pitovigao

JuuaNaLs, see the Last Page.

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THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICEEtE FALSUM AUDEAV ?

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, ISIS.

We have just heard, from a quarter ora uLi

we are disposed to tely, that A It/Esc:mit is for

mediate& to be issutd, SIGNED by sbe &opera°

of RU ssi A and AUSTIAIA, and the King of &mot*,

es pe cling the late Plot at St. Helena. Why

not to be signed also by tile Sovereign ofthe Or?

tish Empire, we know not ; but the reason Fro"
bably is, that this impoitant Document as .ti 3

issbeci in consequence of a reference to those ro"
teatates from our Goverument upon the strifila

in questinu.

THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECIL

LLOYD'S, Doc. 23.—Arriced the -l(es 1, Erato
Baltimore; and by her we have rece4ed tlko
l'aeswENT'S Speech to Congress. it is extremelf
long, and it is only possible to semi the 'substance-
After congratulating Congress on the ebtaulafig
harvest, he speaks as follows, se regardiog argot
Britain :

" As the terms limited for the operations of IV
Commercial Convention with Great Britain ssill
expire in July next, and it was deemed ir3t iorto
that there should be no interval, during which-04
portion of our commerce which was provided ifor
by that Convention should not be reprieve&
either by arrangement between two Govern me sib
or by the authority of Congress, the Mitist er 46
United States at London was instructed ,early in vlO
last summer to invite the attention of the Britiik
Government to the subject. He was instruotal
to propose also, that the negociation which it
was wished to open might extend to time geoef4
commerce of the two .countries, and to eve
other interest and unsettled differences betvi'4se°
them ; particularly those relating to itnpressmeato
the fisheries, and boundaries, in the hope :Oates
arrangement might be made on principles of reel'
procal advantage, which might comprehend Ira
provide in a satisfactory manner loran these IWO
concerns,

" I have the satisfaction to state, that the pre'
posai was received by the British Govvrnin-elit 111
the spit t which prompted it, and that a iiegocior
(ion has been opened in Loudon, embracing 41
these ohjeets:'

The Speech then states, that previous to (Tenr
lug tile oegociation, it was agreed that the CO"'
vention should continue for a term of 410 t
than eight years.
The Speech enters at considerable length ifll4*
its affairs with Spaiu, which we have not tieri:eld
give ; it however observes, that they revartil
nearly in the same state as at the close of the 'bait
Session. ;

With respect to Messrs. ARBUTHNOT and APt-
ERISTLE, it observes a 3 follows:
" Copies of the Instructions to the Connurfill'
log General of his Correspondence with the Sc"
erctary of War, explaining his (-notices and iusti".
Eying his conduct, with a Copy of the Proceeding;
of the Courts Martial on the Trial of ARDirrorrof

and Amantsrly., and of the Correspondence be,
t‘veen the Secretary of State and the Ministile
Plenipotentiary of Spain, near this Govertnntlit.;
and of the Minister ;Plenipotentiary of the'lluil4
States at Madrid with the Govetbutent cif SPsitil'

will he laid before Congress."
The Speech then observes, that its Comtnis;
sioners have returned from South .4.m.erics, a"
the observations they have made, regarding tb:
war between Spain and the Patriots, will be L4l—
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