The Sun.
London, England, 1816-01-06 00:00:00

FORMIDABLE BANDS OF ROBBERS.

NAPLVS, DEC. 4 .—For spine years past bands of
rubbers have infested this ciity, and the neighbour.
hood. Rendered more hold by the success of their
first "•:Isttempts, they began to rob the riebest
efis'irehes, and the Most:opulent Private persons.-
Thedest rirct ion of severalother bands had furnished
no information respecting these. At last a robbery
lately committed in the palace of the Marquis de
Ruff°, led the police into the right tract: to dia.:
cover the persons who have been guilty of such
crimes for„years. By this they have succeeded in
arresting the authors of 160 robberies ; among
the rest, those of 65,,,churches, including that of
the silver, stotne of St. Blaisei seven years ago,—
Besides the advamtsge of, disabling the great
number of the
from doing mischief. This dis-
covery has the happy consequence' otrestoring to
liberty many. innocent persons who were confined
on suspicion.

On Tuesday afternoon the Arebrittlccs Joule tenth
Lewis, of Austria; and .silite, arrived at the Star
Inn, Okfind. Their Imperial Highnesses slept
at the War that night, and the, following morn-
ing,- accompanied by Sir enairromtert Psoue,
Regina Professor of Medicine, and the Abb6
BeRTIN, proceeded to examine whatever might
be thnug.bt worthy of 'notice in the Llniveisity.—
The Illustrious Foreigners expressed the highest
saiisfactiOn at ,iewing" the different colleges,
halls, libraties, Chapcht, and. public buildings
the Bodleian Library particularly excited their
attention. Dr. lionetyrsON, Sa‘ilian Professor
Astronomy, explained to them the use of the
Astronomical Instruments, &e. in the Observa-
tory, with which they were also mueh'pleased,
On IVeduesda'y morning their Imperial High-
nesses left Oxford for Blenheim, after having
warmly expressed. their sense of the great., atten-
tion that had been Paid them.
It is stated front Geneva, that on the night of
the. 22d and .2311 tilt, a very 'heavy fall
.of -snow
took place,. end ,in the .course of a few hours of-.
terwards, millions of living insects were disco-,
vered running Atha in it.
The Reverend Joint . France, B. A. has been
instituted to tile rectory of Brandon Parva,
in • Norfolk, vacant by the fesignation of the
Reverend Thonia, Shipp, and On the presentation
of Thomas Trench Berney, Esq.
11.eTowr Couttreaus.,-- Frentk nobleman one
day visiting a fitilititis Duke, -a favourite little dug
hit his Lordship's leg; a Peal* nothing, my
Lord," said the Duke, ".my dug never hites."
On which his Lordship, instantly knoeitirt%; (lawn
the little animal with a violent blow of his cane,
replied in the same totie of 'vetiver--" Fear no,,
thing,. my Lord, I tierce beat dog,.''
A SINOUI,.AR Cluttistfim4ce.-1-31r. Wool-
tort on of Loddon, Norfolk, inn) a peppy given
him by a friend, supposing it to he old enough to
lap,birtafter repeated trials wit !tont effect. Pia want
of the. bitch it 'teatidered about the yard; and at
,ittsttotto a sow and pigs : it has ever since been
nourished by the sow as one of her awn,
A portmanteau, containing watches and other
attijess to the value of between '2 and 3001. was
recently stolen front the travellers' room,' it the
King" Arms :Inn, Berwick-. The portmanteau
wasiotonti empty. on the following morniug; on
the ramparts.

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PERSECUTION' of the:POTESTANrs in the
• SOUTH of FRANCE.'

If . the'btiitie ArhiCh was_ raised in this country
upon the above subject does not now subside, w*
must presume that it is continued for personal or
party purposes, nuteh longer than the occurrences
which gave it birth can justify :• neither do we
conceive that those who have been most strenuous
on the occasion, can either natter themselves or
deceive the public into the belief, that they hare
done or could do their ‘lperircuted brethren': any
good, whatever aceession of public notice they ma y
have obtained to th'emtelves. Retrospectively,
however, we cannot help now demamling (ha
Piutestant"Society for the Protection of Reli.

pious Liberty," how they have condut ted. them,
selves in that seif-delegated office : whether the
society or its secretaries have not suppressv4
most important documents relating to the condi-
tion,of the Protestants in'Erance, and the con-
duct of the French Government towards Hinny ?
Abbve: all:, did the secretaries never receive,
and have they not smothered or concealed froni

the public a letter trunsmitted to them by.
the *Duke of WELLINwrori, fur no other cause
than that their own statements upon the sub!..
jest of the Protestant persecnticuis were there-
in falsified upon the highest aiithwity ?. So care.
ful has been their, fraud, that it is rot till five
-weeks after its date that we are now euablad t()
lay this letter before the world. We would
strongly advise the sphordioute Members, or en-
couragers, of that society—if there arc auy such,
who are only sincere, zealous, misguided men--
to take this as a specimen of the catulour of their
leaders, and calmly to consider into what hands
they are fallen
. '(Copy) /Nate, Nov. 23, 1811.
GEKTLEsits,-1 hare had the honuar of receiving your
Utter of the .I.ith lost, and I take. the earliest opportunity
of rep!; in; to it,
I have every reason to helices, that the public, and the
Society of which you'are the Secretaries, bare been raisin..
formed regarding what is passing in the South of France.
It is natural that there should be violent contests in a coun-
try in which the people are divided,. not only by a difference,
of religion, but likewise by a difrerence of politicaVoPiilion,
and that the religion of every indirithial is in general the sigo,'
of the political_ party to which he belongs, and at a moment
of isculiar interesf, anti of vastness in the Ciiiverti.
meat Olt account of the mutiny of the Ariuy,:t hat the weaker
paitty ehould.suffee, and that, much injustice and violenC4 '
should be Committed by individuals of the more numerous pia.
punderatiug.party. But 'as far as I have auy knowledge ac-
quired during my residence at this Court last year, and sines
the entry of the Allies into Paris;',lll. oOvernmesit bare digit
every thing in their power to put an end to the disturbances
which have prevailed in the South'of France, and to protect
all his Majesty's subjeau in conformity with his Majesty's
Promise inhis Royal Charter, the exerclie of 'their reit-
gions duties according to their several persuasionsond in tlisi
enjoyment of their several trrivileges, whatever-may he their
religious persuasions.

Ina recent instance, an Officer, General La Genie, wad
Bent down to Nisnies, specially, by Government, to inquirs
into the state of affairs in that conntry, and upon his first
report he,had orders, to open the Protestant Churches, which,
in the ignltse of the contest hetwven the parties bad been
closest, -Ile was severely wounded when in the execution of
these ordersi. and I have keen informed by good authority,
that his Royal Eighties, the Due .d'Attgoulense hes shire
marched at tho'head of a body of 6000 against those Who
had oppoitut themselves to thy execution, by General La
Garde, of the orders of the Government.

renclose the copy of thr King's Ordonnance, issued hi eO4-
sequence of this event, which srulifciently thews the view*
and intentions of the Govermuceit.

1 htive farther to inform y.ti EliKt•it is not true that the set-
Lilies of the Protestant illiaistt:ro have been 'disci/tabula by
the King of France.

I trust that shat I hare above stated will sonvin4 the So-
ciety of .which you are the Secretaries, that the King of
Frionse's Geveroment at least are not to blame on account of
the unfortunate eireuntstances which have oeentred in ill&
South of France: I hare the houoto• to be, are.
• (Signytt) WELLINGTON..
WILNs, and.Nfr. T. PELLATT, Se-
cretaries to the Pratestarit Society fur
Protection of Religious Liberty,

DRATII OP GYNERAL PRUVOST.---Died, List night,
in Baker-street; atter a short illness, and in Ilia
49th: year of hia age, Lientenant-Generul Sir
George Prevost, Bart.• Colonel of the 76th regi-
ment of foot, out late Governor in Chief and,
Commander of the forces in the British Colonies
in North America.

It is reported that a Petition from the Nlvy to
the PRINCE REGENT is, preparing, signed by Lords
0114 KEITH, Sir ALEXANDER
RAKE, and upwards of 800 Naval officers, pray.
htg that they may be tr.:t sin the same footing, as
the Artul, as, to half.pay, rank, &c.
Mr..WALTHR HowAno, •the person known as
the pertiqacioas claimant of the Norfolk He.
rit4e, l,a, presented a Memorial (addressed to
the KING), since the death of the late Duke.
The Rector of Smethcott bas abated his tythes
25 per.cent. and the Rev..T. ALLEN, Rector of
Shobdan, -Herefordshire, has also lowered his
tytileS R fifth.

In the last three days, 3000 trop aricl 300
horses have been tissem4urked at Dover ftorts
France. They cotriist of the Ist and 6th Urn.
goons. 14th, 35th, 41st, Slit, and 00th Infantry.
Last week rme of the lahourers in his Ma.
jesty's Dock-yard at Woolwich, undertook, tor st
wager of five shillings, to eat a rat, skin, bones*
and all; ‘'vhieb the monster performed in a fevir
'minutest In consequence of which he was, home.
diately discharged, being dcemad is disgrace to isit
IttlEvy sqrvatiti.

)*T.l'sv,Ls. t'ArEltS.

CrtvcriVen LAsT Nicir,i

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BIUTSSF.I..Sy ;TAN, 2.—We e't pressed sonic thittbts
"In this Riper 1 Tht.: Orocle),scuttcerning the arriva
l
'OrMAttvslette here his conference with It GC-
„ • ,
nen', and his departure for tiermany :- the whole
story was, in List ~+ report vOlO, ,)t all founhtion.
A Message lies been presented front hi§ I‘.la,jefity
to:the Stares-Geneeal, -ploposing to extend to the
whole kingdom the laws relative to t Ito Havigritioll
10,0ree111411t1 1111(1.111V.Straig1113, ill order to
ie%'ive and encourage this t avi atiou as well as
the fiAhery.
NAmon, Drc. 29..—The Proisian trniipt which
occupied the t %en Givets, left them on the 21t1, and
41'iroceeded to Oinant, Ott the 230, tiny continued
-their titar.ch for Luxemb,trg, but when they 'got to
they received orders-to gobaek.vith artillery
int.; i.tagglige; and resume their positions at Gi vet
end the neighbourhood;
.Which was executed with
such diligence, that they 'mitred' in sight of GiVet
the same evening. tlowever, the gates were shut,
the draw-bridges. up, and the Governor tettised
themadmission i tt Prits:i;tu Colonel only ,oh,
rerntission to enter the town'to 'speak to
the Engiish and Russian Commissioners, witti bad
yLett there for some days. After It long cOlife.
fent..e, the Colonel came Mit of GiVet. a nil or,
ilert.d his men itton..diat tly to resume their tnarch„
in (huhu. tit Vint° cantonments at Dinant anti in
the environs.. It seems certain that Charlernonr,
Latph-ecies, and Matibetifte, will be ' ocen flied .by

enter, thereon the 6tlCot
latinary, in the morning.
VI r.;' A r Ptec. 20.—The. conferences bet tVeett
tro.titutes in Gerimny Se,ent to be very far from
terniitiated. Seveial of the'inferior states of Ger-
*tatty expect indemniti,:s. 'llle-iUectotl'of 'ltesSe
continues to hear t hut title,' which 'ttccording
to the new organization nf, Germany, is sup.
p'reSe.;(l, it is sorpoActl front thii that he pretends
in.futtir,., to be considered as a Geiman
`flip r 41its of the itnnst.,ttic cities also are fur
frocr, heist; exactly dohned. All these eNsential
putu'rs lutist ne necessarily dist
before the basis of the confederation can tie laid
Extract of at letter from :Tenn :—" We thought
stkleortli twrgrurn -.16 a state of repors'e to our
venerable, ncetspations; but the ordet to distant
and it is possible ,ve may remain for
stole lime on, tt, war establitionent.." •
Aix Drx.
Vpn is'appoioteti Coorttroor of Saar,. Lowitt;
This 0
fort,-,,,s will have a very titror.- li.rossia.o gar-
, „ ,
.witteu will u1,0e..e tart of tie army on the
left of the rthitic:, cowniandecl by -Gruer,4l
• r'rc tt or; DEC. 24.7—Thc marriage of the
41.-yal tO by 'r hopio•ial tirauel
che,s' Catherine of Oltlenhaii:;, has
,;itnonticed at Citst.t to-day.
-.llut4icti, 'Deo. 15.—.1)rince Mueller is 'expect.
Vet to st Op afitrankfurt- till he receiA'es a'ct's Tier
from Berlitt. '•' ' '
✓eNtcit, Dace. 14.—Yesterday the',Ce)rinthian
Jltases were-replaced, with the gveati.st-snlernirity
plocnce of their linperial-Ntajesties.