The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-12 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

DE-AL,`SuT. 11,—Last evening three lidlians
(men), witnesses against the "ilunEN, landed
here from a Packet, in charge of Mr. FOWLER,
and immediately proceeded to London in a post-
chaisq.

The following are the Arrivals and Sailings of
Ships this day:—.

Clio, Captain Heath, passed through last erening from
Norfolk, in Virginia, bound to Altooa-7Lang, Capt. Clark,
from St. Vincents, to London—Ealing Grove, Cant. New,
trout Dominica to London—Princess Royal, from London to
Batavia—Dry Harbour Planters, from London to Jamaic4—
'Matilda, from London to Lisbon.

FAmitourit, SENT. 9.—Artived off the port the Ceres,
Thompson, from Sierra Leone—Passengers, his Excellency
hoiernor McCarthy; and Paymaster Daily, 2d West India
Itegititent. Sailed the Lord Chesterfield puha, for the
Brazils;- and Lord Hobart,.ditto, for Jamaica, each with a

Ltc•enrooL, SEPT. 10.—Arrirt d the Clyde, Mordaunt,
from Buenos Ayres ; Laurel, Tumtuiss, trout Demerara; and
Harriet, Fullurd, front Quebec.

The LANDED INTEREST of IRELAND.

We hare seen the Bill now -pending in Par-
liament, for collectinj the Duties on Spirits-dis-
tilled-in Ireland in large Stills, and may venture
to affirm, that a Bill could Hot ;be devised better
calculated to stifle one of the principal.branches
of Irish'. manufacture. Waste of the material,
an immense expence of manufacture, an incal-
culable tear and wear of utensils, and above-all
-the deterioration of the Spirit, are all comprised
in this Bill. There are two systems by -which-'
the duties are' collected from the Distilleties-L,
one is styled the Survey System ; the other the
License system. Here we have the extreme of
both,- notwithstanding that they are incom-
patible, and the one renders the other unneces-
sary it is like condemning a culprit to be
hanged and shot at the same time. The Bill is
of English manufacture, we have no doubt,
and suggested by the English Distillers'; and
after the injustice that Ireland has suffered for so
many years 'back in the Spirit intercourse with
England, and is still Suffering in the face of the
Act ortinion, it is not difficult. to divine the
real meaning and intention of it. The Dis-
tillery Law of Enghind is a survey systein
of the mildest kind, leaving the Distiller
at perfect liberty to conduct his manufac-
ture in the least expensive mode. Indeed, so
few are the restraints upon him, that there is no
doubt he has it in his. power to Evade the ditties
to a great extent, were he so-inclined. On the
other hand, by this Bill, restraints, restrictions
and penalties, are so multiplied on each other,
that- the-Distillers assert-, and we believe with
truth, that it is impossible to- carry on their ope-
radon& under it: We have no doubt that it is
sufficient to deter any man of capital from en-
gaging in the business ; however, those. who are
.already in the trade thay'be compelled to con-
tinue it, rather than sacrifice their establish-
ments. -Surely the Landholders of Ireland will
-never stibtriit to such glaring partiality, or suffer
a manufacture, so intimately connected with the
best interest of the country, to -be so.grossty de-
pressed and Bacrikeo to the interests of art.:Eng-
lish faction. It'is full time, however] they were
exerting themselves on the subject. Before the
Bill comes before the House, we shall revert to
it again, and give the public a comparative state •
ment of the different regulations affecting the
trade in England and in ireland.—(Dithlin- Cor-
re,ipoi4ent.)

BRAIIAM, it seems, has declined all the country
engagements which have been offered him, think-
ing that he will reap a better karvcst in the
hay Market. .
An article, dated Leghorn, the 21st ult. an-
nounces, that Sir TnomAs MAITLAND, Governor
of the lonian Isles, sailed frOrn that poit a few
days previously for Naples, .on board an English
frigate.
. The Marquis of WORCESTER is so far recovered
from the effects of his late accident, that his
Lordship is now able to•take carriage airings.
A .gentleman of the name of SAXTY, from
.Lincolnshire, was struck With apoplexy whilst
at the ball at Harrowgate,.last week, which de-
prived him of speed' and motion; dancing of
course immediately ceased: Mr.'SAxty died at
his lodgings three days after. This unfdritinate
circumstance threw a considerable damp over the•
gaiety of the town.
Yesterday Viscount and XiseountesS GRAN-
VILLE entertained a select party with a dinner,
at their house .in Bruton-street, Berkeley7square.
Yesterday, the Earl of ILiattoWnir, Earl
BATHURST, Lord StrtmouTn, and a select party
of distinguished personage,s dined with the Earl
and Countess of LIVERPOOL, at their seat, Combe,
wood.

Yesterday, the Earl and Countess BATHURST
entertained a large party of distinguished per-
sonages, at their house in Great Stanhope-street.
Yesterday Lord APSLEY left town to join a
shooting party at the puke of WELLINoToN's
seat, Strattieldsay, Hampshire.
Yesterday the Earl and Countess of HA [MOW..
BY gave a grand dinner at their house in Gros-
venor-square, to a large party of distinguished
personages.
On Sunday the Marquess of flucKiNnnAm, ac-
companieda select of his distinguished
friends, u
1
117a.rked on board of his Lordship's
e
yacht at Illackwall, and proceeded down the
River, and round the coast to the Isle of Wight.

POETRY.

ON A PICTURE BY SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE.*
From Poems by the Rey. GEORGE CRO-LY,

SATAN.

•" SATAN dilated stood."—MILTON.

Prince of the fall's ! around thee sweep
The billows of the burning deep.
Above thee'loW'rs the sbllen fire,
Beneath thee bursts the tlamin spire.
And on thy sleepless vision rise .
Hell's liviug.tioudS oT agonies.

. .
tut thou dost I;ke a mountain stead,
The spear unlifted in thy hand :
Thy 'gorgeous tiye„—a boinet shorn,
Calm into utter darkness borne ;
A :tidied giant, stern; sublime,
in despair,. and scorning Tithe.

On thy entl'd Ilp is throned disdain,'
That may revenge, but not complain :
Thy mighty cheek is firm, tho pale,
There'smote the blast of fiery hail.

Yet wan, wild beauty lingers there,
The wreck of an archangel's sphere.

Thy forehead wears no diadem. .
The king is in thy eye-ball's beans;
Thy form is grandeur nnsubd ed.. •
Sule Chief of Hell's (lark multittide.
Thou prison'd, unfurgis•en
Yet fit to Waster all but Heaven. •

'' This Picture has long heen considered as one of the
noblest works of modern Art, and the manlier in which the
Poet has here entered into the conceptions of the Painter, and
exemplified its- excellencies, is strongly egpreisive c.f a kin-
dred spirit, and strikingly illustrates the opinion of Dr.
JonNsox, that Geniiis .consists of large powers of the mind
accidentally turned to a particular direction.

SPORTING- INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, Sim*. U, 1820.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
9 to 2 agst Cavalier 18 to I agst Felton
11 to 2 agst rransper 18 tot agst Zangar
15 to 9 agst Woodbine filly 30 to 1 agst Athenian
9 to lagst Arbutus 20 to .1 agst Reposada
11 to I agst Sauce-box to'l agst Caesar

NEWMARKET ST. LEGER.
2to 1 p.p. agst Sailor I7to 2 p.p. agst Mr. Lowe
3 to i p.p. agst Cat

HOUNSLOW RACES, 'MoNnAy, SEPT. 11.

The renewal of these.. Races took place yesterday on rioting-
low Heath, and there was some excellent sport.; Mr. Sheriff
Parking, in the new situation of 'jockey, afforded ultra
amusement : lie rode his horse Alfred for the Sweepstakes,
dressed in white French trowsers, a. sort of black tarpauling
:jacket, and instead of a cap, a handkerchief was tied round
his head, to complete the dress. The company was numerous.
A Sweepstakes of Isgs. each, 5 forfeit.; ,(6 Subscribers) King's
Plate weights,and rode by Gentlemen owners. Heats, 2 miles.
Mr, A. Berkeley's .b. g. Caleb Williams • 3 I I
Mr. Sheriff Parkins's hr.. h. Alfred
Mr. O. Berkeley's Prince of Orange
Prince of Orange won the first heat, but as be had nut kept
the Course, Alfred was declared the winner of the heat, and
the Sheriff was hacked at odds to win the Stake.

The Silver Cup was umiecided, from the company separat-
ing to duck some of the light-fingered gentry, 'Will) were ac-
tive on the ground. One of them was 'dragged through a
pond until nearly dead.

COBOURG THEATRE.---A- new piece, entitled
The Smuggler's Dog, or the Blind Boy's Murder,
was brought forward :last night at this Theatre.
It was written by Mr.Ninscattff, and does cre-
dit to, his dramatic talents. The scenery, &c.
does .credit.also to the enterprising' spirit of the.
Manager. The chief hero of:the piece is of the
Canine Species, and it may be fairly said thitt
the Theatres in general. would be better entitled
.to public support if many of their biped Petfor-
mers possessed equal sagacity. The house was
so crowded, and the applause so warm, that. the
Dog is likely to improve upon the adage, and to
have many days.

THE HON. CAPT. SPENCER.—It is with heart-
felt pleasure ,we inuounce a full confirmation of
the contradiction • which .we were yesterday
enabled to give to the
.cruel statement of the
nt-
leath of this gallaand meritorious young Offi-
cer. -A letter was received in town) yesterday,
by the Hon. FREDERICK PONSONBY7 from Cap-
tain SPENCER himself, in which .he states his sur-
prise that a rumour of his death should have been
afloatat Buenos Ayres;, no Such. event as a quar-
rel or duel having taken place between Wu' and
his First Lieutenant, The report is said Co have
originated from the circumstance of the dead
body of the master of a merchant vessel having
been landed, who had lost his life in some scuffle.
We have only to add, that the proof of the false-
hood is indubitable, from the fact of Captain
SPENCEIt'S letter being dated the 18th of June—
the date of the cruel report being that of the 22d
May. Some accounts state that the atrocious
fabrication was propagated by the mate of a Spa-
nish coaster in the River Plata ; 6ut= from what
motive it is impossible to gUess. - TO the noble
family of SPENCER this happy contradiction of
the cruel report must afford upspeakable.happi-
ness and delight.; and most cordially do we con-
gratulate them on the occ.asion. They _had all
gone into mourning in consequence of the re-
Post.)
ceipt of the false intelligence.--(Morning

The following Letter has been sent "from the
SECRETARY of STATE to the Magistrates of Union
Hall, expressive of the high approbation of 'the
manlier in which the Officers had conducted
themselves during the late proceedings in the
House of Lords :--

Whitehall, 9th Sept. 1820.

GENTLEMIM—I nrn directed by Lor•I1 St nmourit to cournin.
,nicate to you, and tlirougl, you to your Officers, his,Lordship's
lii,gb approbation of vour Conduct and services during the late
proceedings in the House of lord.t.
I nn, Gentlemen, your most obedient Servant,
(Signed) ROBERT BAKER.,
Magistr4tes of U16.11.11:01.

The Government contract for Irish beef and
pork is eipected to be taken this year at 'V. per
tierce lower than last year.
TliE ECLIPSE.-Eclipses, in former days, and
in many countries, have been considered as pre-
cursors of some great national calamity : not so
with the Present,Eclipse, which is only the pre-
lude to less disturbed and happier-times, and" is
positively ascertained to be .nothing more or less
than the 'temporary intervention, between us, and
the. sun, ,of a certain-Great and Illustrious Body
which has lately rolled from the Continent, and
has, for a moment, placed itself between us and
its brightest anti most` cheering intitience

YORK ADJOURNED ASSIZES.

HIGH TREASON.

YORK, SEPT. 9.---There- were lately 25 pri-
soners in our Castle,, charged with High Trea-
son; two of them have; however, been discharg-
ed 'by proclamation, and one (Thomas iforgan,
of Barnsley, weaver, aged 26) has been admit-
ted evidence for the.Crovvn.• There consequently
are now but 22
.for..trial. On Wednesday last,
about noon; 13 witnesses against the • prisoners
arrived. in York-, most of • them in an -apparent
,State of intoxication ; they were attended byse-
veral constables, and placed in a steall Uninha-
bited house in Nessgate. Some' of them at the
first-tdfused to enter, alleging that they had
- been closely 6ontined more than 20 weeks, merely
that.they might; appear against their neighbours,
but positively declaring that they would not.=
They were, however, soon forted into the house,
-and an immense crowd assembled'in the street.
The witnesses threw open the. windows,. and.
some of them, Waving their hats, called out,
" Hunt for ever !" and made other similar ex-.
clamations,-.611 at length it was found requisite
Co provide two' York Policeottcers to 'stand
guard in the front of the house. More Witnesses
arrived in the evening, and the crowd increased.
It was ultimately thought proper to remove the
Witnesses to some other place ; and they were
divided into three parties, and placed at three
pUblic-houses in the city. The indictinenh, list
of jurors, 'and. a list of witnesses having been co-
pied, and 'the said copies having been given to
the prisoner's some time ago, they were imme-
diately sent to Mr. GREAVEi, of Sheffield, and.
Mr. CARIt, of Gomersall, the .Solicitors for. die
prisoners. 'Messrs. WILLiAms (one of the Queen's
Counsel), STAIIKIE, and BLACKBURN, are. en-
gaged for the prisoners ; and it is rumoured that
Mr.-1-14DtE will 'appear as. the leading Counsel
for the prosecution. This day, about one o'cicick,
'Mr. Justice BAILEY and Mr. Justice PARK ar-
rived in this city.
The following is a copy of the Crown Calendar
of the prisoners.:—
Thomas Blvickburn (aged 33) Natidn Buckley (40), and
John Lindley (50), for having, at tkie parish of .Hudilersfield,
in the west Riding, with divers Other persons to tile gum-
bo-. ut 509 and more, traitorously assembled together for the
purpose of levying and in having 'levied public war agUinit
our Sovereign Lord the now King; against the duty of their
Allegiance, &c.

Peacock (45), hit. the same offence.
William Comstive (25), Richard• Addy (29), Charles Stan-
geld (9). and Benjamin Hanson (24), for having, at the
parish of Kirh-Heaton, in the West 'titling, with, divers other
persons, to the number of SOO and more, traitorously asiem-
tiled in arms for the purpose of levying war, and for hating
then and there levied war against our•avereign Lord the
now King, against the duty of their allegiance„-&e. '
Benjamin Rogers (30), obp Valiance (24), ;lames 'FlOweis
(4!)), and Joseph Chapiel (25), fur the rams• °Vence. •
- Jtis'epli Firth (26), late of Barnsley, labourer, for,the•Satrie
offence.

Abraham. Ingham (i 7), George Brian (3G), and John Hob-
son (20), of Dodworth, labourers,. for having, with divers
other persons, armed with pikes and other weapons, riotously
and tninultrionsly assembled at Podworth, aforesaid, and
forcibly entered the dwelling house of one James SioosAttere*,
and with having by threats, endeavoured to compel
Siddotts to go with then to ioin the general rising of the Yli3~
affected, for the purposfi of effecting, by force and violeticep
an alteration in the laws of the kingdom; and for haying{,
,with a. very great number of at her persons, unlawfully-ds-
sejuhle, in arms, on Grange.mour, against the pcuce'ot.otin':.
SoVertign Lord the King, and contrary to law.
George Burhinshaw (25), and William Holland (20), for
the same Offiquie.

John Borkinsbaw (28), of Dodworth, weaver, for the sane
oft:epee. .
William Rice (4.0); pf.Dodworth, cordwaiper, for haring at

Dodwort i afori,ssaill;with ()On r person., in arms, tra itornin
assemul►led together tor the purpose of levying war; and with
havini levied war, against our Sot,reign Lord the now King,
within his realm,- against the duty of their allegiance, 3.4 e.
AohnFerrymona (24), of Barnsley, wearer, for havi►ie, at
BartOcy aforesaid, with other persons, in arms, traitorously
assrn►hled together for the purpose of levying scar, and wit ti
Aiming levietf.War, against our Sovereign Lord the now King',
within &c. • . „

Nlichhet Downing (4S), of Mottkbretton, wearer, fur the
'sane• offence.. • . "

The Court Wias opened at a 'quarter past- two.
Mr. MAINE, Mr. Sergeant Hum.puK, Mr. Ser.
geant Cnoss; and Mr. LITTLEDALE, appeared as
Counsel for the prosecution., .
The Learned Judges, Mr. Justice BAvr.ri.
and Mr. Justice PARK, 'were present ;' and the'
former announced, " that it was very desirable
that it should 'be • understood, that during tho
trials, no part of the speeches or proceedings
should g-o• to the public, either• by newspapers or
otherwise, as it might be prejudicial to the'pri'-
soners ; and the Court expected that that order
would, be strictly adhered to." The prisonerS
•
have,all pleaded—Not Guilty.
The Court was much crowded, and about four
o'clock adjourned to .nine onMeinday morning.