The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-28 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

PORTSMOUTH,'SEPT.27.--..ArriVECI his AtlieSty'S
Ship Leander from Algiers; and the Perola Por-
tuguese 'frigate .from LishOn.7.-Wiii(l W.
DEAL, SEPT. Arrived the FOrtitUde,
STAFPOED, 'froth Grenada'; Repe, 'Mamma,
`from Chester ; 'and Helens, Ilo‘vE, froth New
Baileil the Brook', 136',6, for Ja-
mafee.; Elitabeth, trEAD, for betnertirai anti
Pacific, Sti, for St. Liteia.—Windt.
PLYMOUTH,. Sei.T.'26.—Arrived 'the Haivkes.
bury, HuNiER, from St. 'John's, in thirty days.
Sailed the Loyal 13riton, 'Mims, and Reward,
FABENAbr, for London.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 25.---A.rriied the Ranger
!packet from the Leeward islands, in 35 (lays';
'American ship Ann, ALEXANDER, from Virginia ;
'f+tiii General Palafox from LivelipOOl, with loss of
foremast and other damage, having been rim foul
9f on the'2oth inst. by a Swedish vessel. Sailed
the Snake, BOWDEN, for London.

The Active., from LOOdOII 10 Oporto,
'riltioti shore pear.Lymiugton, on Thursday night,
but it Was expected would ;be 'gut oft. .
Tile ravonHte, GRIc3G, from 11Iiramichi to Li-
verpOol, teas totally lust, the 22th July, off Ma-
rianhatn.

A Gentleman in Bath, lately returned from the
East Indies, says, that on his passa2e he touched
at St. Helena,. Where be was introduced to
BeONAPARTa. hi the evening ButirsarAttia's,
sat down to a rubber of whist with .bin);
and on asking hint for what Stalses they should
play ?---" Oh '(said NAPOLRON jocularly), fur
'crowns, Sir, for crew= ; you know l have all
my life time played for CrotoW." SUOisi APAIITE
lost tour points. ,
A letter from Barcelona, Sept. 7, says, "-the
brig Le Heron,.which transported Captain BR
SANE to Barcelona, has sailed; front this port this
day for London, having on board the money re-
stored by t he Pal/ arising frOin,the ransom of the
'Genoese,' ~ .

The European Powers:not yet known'to have
adhered to what is called the Hol9 Alliance, are,
Viithout reckoning Turkey, England, (which pro-
,bably cannot do -so without +he coneorrenee of
Parliament), Portugal, Spain, awl the Italian
Powers..

. ,
It is said to be in agitation to make an ira.Pt;Yrt-
ant change in the Military system of • the Veit
India IslandS. Many rvaions have concurred to
point out the itlexpedieney 'of keeling on hint in
those Islands so many black. irobps : the native
regiments are therefiire, according to the report,
to be removed to other situations, where Weir
services may be equally valuali!e, withoit the ha:-
resulting from•their employ weat .:rt the midst
of a large afe4ro population. -It is stated, that-
one regiment is destined to Gibraltar, and another
to Corfu; and that Government have already taken
tip between 4 and 6,000 tons of shipping for their
transport, which are to rendevlons at Barbadoes.
These vessels are engaged at I. per ton per
month, Which, though about one-fourth less than
in time Of war, will afford no inconsiderable re-
lief to shipping interest it) its present state of
comparative stagnation.
General Sir GEOROE HEWITT having obtained
leave of absence, Lieut.-General Lord FOEBii) we
understand, takei the command of the Forces in
Ireland in the interim.

Yesterday detachments of the 3il, 4th, sth, 6th,
7th, 9th, 21st, 38th, 40th, 52d, 57th, 81st, and
88th Regiments, together about 500 men, em-
barked at Dover, on board of three transports,
for Calais, to join their respective regiments, now
in Franee.

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reported that the Director and Comptroller
of the Post at Calais have been arrested, It is
lint said for what reason.

A letter front Brighton () t the 27111. states, that
Mr. BURDETT if DOW SO indisposed from the effect
of the overturn inn gig, that his life is considered
in danger. Sir F. IltniDerr has been there some
days.

The French Papers contain an account of the
?trial of CLAUDS LOCLAN, charged with au AtteftiPt
to persuade some of tbegingl§,scullions to poison
the dishes. The act. of aectiiation we stated some
weeks since ; hut it appeared there was no gratind
for the, charge, and the pristiner was tinatlimously
acquitted.
They write Frain Naples, that a Neapolitan
Physician 11114 lately found out a native Opium '
more eftleabiont than that 'of the East Indies, for
which Europe pads such large sums.
A Relit inut Miniument is abort to be erected at
Brotteaut to :the memory of the Victims of the
Siege of Lyons.
Two men lost their lives last week by the {re
damp, in tt coal pit near Llanelly.
Snot's, Ste.-At the Petty Sessions recently
held for granting licenses to public-houses and
;gin-shops in the parishes of St. Paul; Covent-
garden, St. Martin, -Am.; the iwivilege .Wll3 alis*
punded from several for misconduct : some have
since been restored, the occupiers having Made
such :alterations us were deemed proper. Among
the gin-shops that are situated at the earner a
two streets; with a door in each, the owners have
been compelled to dose one up with bricks, so as
to prevent a recurrence•of this evil, and have only
one entrance for all their customers. Other
liquor-shops, which were not distinguished by the
com Mon and 'ancient public-house sign of the
chegners, have been obliged to haii thent painted
on their door-posts and other conspicuous situa-
tions. 'A notorious. brothel in the vicinity of
Drury-lane Theatre, and not far from the Strand,
has, it is Said, bad the license, which had former-
ly been regniarly granted, suspended for the pre
sent. This appears as. if something like reform
was commencing in these places. The gin-shops
in the yof Charing-Crosi are not permitted
to bo,open au Sundays after eleven O'ClQek, in the
fdrenoon.

mum NAL poETitY.

" On lifric's cuast our cannons 'rnlr-4
'Vs fit then to attack the M--nu."

ANON.
When went 'but itt'valiant T-06 call,*
rrem Vene's shateled the ball;
" For," shit! the Godliest 'e
the Witiltith eye,
" Sorb- firethel,Bat-d a ISriltLel .I)eit h should die."

Tliese lines aliiide to the Memorable rencontre which
took Place lietWeen Nlessrs. M--iio) at Chalk
Fartn, in ksik. They sufficiently explain 'how M=nE Was
preserved, and eliat will lie his probable end, though pcither
Venus's modesty nor mine 'will allow us ti snake use of the
vulgar word. Liird Ilvant,:, in his puein, now out Of print
'hilt never to be out of mind, his fold us the "'kilted Goa-
dess" saved tier favourite by a like subduction of
his opponent's ball. the truth of theie Celeitial inter-
ferences cannot lie dispined, because Uit exiininatlon the
Pistols iierefOtimi to ciintain.tiothing but powder. 'Now no
one can doubt such high-totaled champions ivOilid put-the
baili then, ?lie ()lie -dietent, 'Could they. be got
out ? His Lordship has itbm Nainly intimated the. Mode of
death iu their

" The Tolbpoth felt dmranded of hisioliarms,
" If j—er --y died except within her ;arms."
o that both these Worthies, by a wonclrfill coincidence,
are, it shouldscrin, to die on:iier thu Itleienrial Influence—
one, ttle•death of Hakes; who arc well known to he freqw:ntly
niorler obligation to Metcory—the other, the death of Thieves,
wbo it ►8 well also knOwn are under the patronate of that
i;od.

FETE Al' F,NGLEFFELD GREEN,TO MAJESTY

AND THE ROYAL FAMILY.

Great prepiirations have been !nuking for these
few days past at the :beautiful. villa of Viscount
Englefield 'Green, the 'Nemo ite re-
sidence of the Viscountess. No expellee his been
spared in' the -completiosn of the interior,, which
.tot neatness and elegance cannot be equalled; ifer
NIA:TESIY awl 111 e .PRiNCIMBS, the Dukt. and
Duchess of GLOUCRSTER, Dukes of, Voak, Clan-
Re NCH, and CANintinuE, honoured the Noble
Host with their 'presence, to dinner .yesterday.=--
Lord and Lady. UEticOuir, and. Mrs. Fitt*-
MIANTI!E, and
,Lord and ,Issdy LANGFORb, 'were
ataong,, the diitinguisbed Nobility invited to meet
her IklssEtrr-v. Covers were laid for 20, iti the
elegant dining-roOtn, and cards Of invitation were
Issued for 100 of the Nubility to a dress ball In
the evening.

PEDEsTRIAt4ism...-:-(l4th DOO.---13Aaktrr. 14st
night completed 48 miles before eleven O'clock;
having at that time performed, in the %Omit, 'VA
milei in thirteen days twit ten hour's.

CON? EtN4*- GA RD `x.--Last night The 7'eippest.
which is generally pertortned about the beginning
of the season at
.this Theatre, was presented to the
11‘tibtic" tint with so little of udveity as tiut to re-
'quire et hied! notice.

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Mrs. DAvisoN is Waving at Brighton.
Mrs. (LOVER is engaged to perform at the
ShtewSbury Theatre next week.

tAtorattman, SEPT. following. Gentle-
men were ordained Deacon, by the Bishop ofPe-
terhorough, at the Cathedral, on Sunday last 7.—•
Thonini Stafford, B. A.`Jesus College, Can bridge.
Richard John NI etle, B.A. Banjul College, Oxfoid.
Cornelius Ives, U. 4. Exrtet College, Oxford.
'Tbe Itev. Richard Vetiables, D. D. P.ector of
Ashwicken and rAziate, In theCoun;y of Nolfullt,
and late FeltQW of Clate-hall, iris on Tuesday
sennight 'collated, by the Lord Bishop of St.
David's, th a prebendal Stall in 'the 'Collegiate
Church of Brecon ; and was it the 'same tithe 10-
Stituted ten the living bf Llitniaintfencl, -it'l •the
county of Radnor.

titniktit Sit oitce&Petti. -.--Taiterriity 'Warn-
ing ahoUt teu o'clock a Most daring robbery took,
piece at s Jewell'er's shop in Prince's-street, Soho.
A gird, apparently not more than twelve years of
age, bsiing a stead basket at her Side, Went ift=
to the- shop, and perceiving some jewellery,
imitiediately seized a brood), and had the tt a-
.
though so young a practitioner, to oiler
it for sale directly she had stolen it. .The person
to whom this efficient iii 'roguery o'ffe'red it, sus-
pecting trot her appearance, She did Oat come by
it honestly, carried her hack to the place she Stole
it 1 and they having identified the article ai their
property; ihi Wai taken to 'St: Ann'S watch-
,h oust

'Messrs. ritideoir, aIViLiY; and LosIA4, Mer-
chants, at Birthingham,, against Whom a commis-
sion of bankrnpt has been ISstied, were cohiniitted
to prison on Friday last.; fornot giving SatiSfaCtory
answers to the Commissioners respecting their
effects. -The debts of thefirm'itre said to amount
to seventy-eight thousand
Ad, elm tree was fallen a few dayi ago, on the
estate uE nr.PitiTthinaii, at tilinettrun, in Mon-
.
tiionthibire; which measured 39 feet in length, 14
in eircurtiference, .and four feet five inches in
diameter at the Witt horsei were rennired
to draw the trunk (which Weighed six tons seven
litufdred Weight) four miles to I‘..lnninouth.
Thttriday evening last, bet Ween the hours of
five mid ten, the house of Mr; Sedeant Bt.otstrr,
No. 10, Wilmot-street, i3runswick-Square, was
feloniously entered -by thieves, at present tiny
khown, who stole ..thereont various articles of
plate, end a great number of guineas. The
kill& entered the premises by meant of picklock.
keys, find effected their escape. The family were
out of town, and left a female servant in care of,
the house, Wilt) was out at the time.
Wednesday last, MARY Foxt,t, a servant In the
familY of Lady POLiEZ4, of Milord House,, near,
4!trucSbUrY, Wil4B, having risen
_early,- In the
tutdolog, felt herself unwell, and recollecting
that the coachman had been in the habit
of taking Epsom salts, went into his room and
found something resembling salts, which she
mixed with water and swallowed. The stuff which
the unfortunate woman had taken proved to be
sugar of lead, which the Man servant bad pro.
:Cttred for the purpose of cleaning boot-tops ;in
the course of a few moment-I/she was seized with
raja and Convulsions, and in less than three gnar-
-1 of Ars —t _ a