The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-24 00:00:00

"LORD LIVER POOL.

PLYMOUTH, AUG. 2J.—lye have been unex-
pectedly favoured a ith,a visit by Lord Llvea Toot.,
the Milne Alinister, who art ived at the Fountain
Hotel, on Sunday last, tbr the purpose of viewing
that stupendous tintlertaking, the Breakwater,
in the. Sotind, w hide he takes deep in-
.terest, and of which, on inspecting it the fol-
lowing day, lie expressed the highest de-
gree of satisfaction. His -Lordship also paid
considerable attention to the state of the Dock-
' yard and shipping, being particular in his en-'
quirks on every point connected with them.,
Ile went on bfiaid the St. Vincent, which
has been opened to some extent for a minute
survey, and was much gratified at receiving the
most favourable report from the shipwright
officers of the soundness of her condition, which
affoyfs the best ground to hope that this fine ship
will lot as long, and yield as much satisfaction, by
her services to the public, as the venerable officer
with whose name she hand been honoured. It ap•
pears that his Lordship was led to hope, that the
other ships, which have been ordered to be open-
ed, ‘vould he found io an equally good conditioo.
After examining the Breakwater on Monday, his
Lordship, accompanied by Lord Exmouth, pro-••
ceeded to the new watering place in Bori-
sand Bay. The reservoir being nearly com-
pleted, Mr. Whidbey had the water let into it for
the first time, in the presence of his Lordship,
who, together with Lord Exmouth, seemed fully
sensible of its utilit rand advantages. The situation
of the reservoir is
,highly romantic, and united with
the services it is capable of rendering w our ships
and fleets, forms an object of peculiar attrac-
tion to the picturesque eye and the patriotic
mind. On Tuesday his Lordship dined with the
Earl of Mqunt Edgcumbe, being received on land-
ing with a salute of 17 guns from the battery at
Barnpool. The following morning his Lordship
took his departure for London.

HAYMARKBT BATRE .—There has seldom been
a piece so attractive, for many years at this theatre,
as the new Comedy of The Green Man. The
oddity of the title has, no doubt, some influence
upon public curiosity, but the intrinsic merit of
the work,,with its- amusing mixture of pathos
and pleasantry, and the admirable manner in
which it is uniformly supported, will fully account
for its success. TaanY, in particular, has now
so far established, his character, that he may be
indifferent to
.managetial caprice, as the town will
not easily part with such a Performer. 'The au-
dience was very numerous on Saturday.

THR ARTS.--Mr. DAwa, whose merit has justly
raised hits to a conspicuous station among the chief
Artists of this country, has recently finished a
whole length Portrait of the Duke of KENT. The
likeness in the countenance and figure of his
Royal Highness is exact, and there is an air of
martial dignity, which imparts an unaffected grace
to the whole. The accessary decorations are ap-
propriate, simple, and striking. The At ti,t has
also nacre a Portrait of the Duchess, in the Kit-
kat'size, which is also worthy of his professional
rank. The amiable character for which this
Princess ,is (Hsi ilgoished is happily. pourtrayed"
in her features, which are marked by an interest-
ing expression of benignity. 'A whole length Por-
trait of the Ducheis is to follow, as a companion
to that of her Royal Consort.

THE LATE PROFESSOR PORSON.—CHANTRY has
now finished his Bust of this most eminent scholar
anti critic. It is to be appropriately placed, at
the request of the Senatus ileadoilicus, among the
monuments of the '' illustrious dead," in the
Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge. The
following is the plain and simple inscription on
the Tablet
KICARDIJS PoRSONT, Nat. VIII. Kal. Jan. A.D. MDCCLIX.
A. B et Coll. S. S. 'Tin. Soc. MDCCLXXXI., A. M.
MDCCLXXXV. Oh. VII. Kal. Oct. MDCCCVIII. P. J. C.
BANKS.—CAROLUS BURNEY.

The ruins of a Roman military station lately
discovered at Haceby, near Grantham, and which
from the exact distance front Lincoln (26 miles),
and other reasons, is very strongly believed to be
the ancient Causennis set down in Antoninus' sth
her in Britain, consist at present of the following
particulars : viz, three distinct apartments, the
middle one 16 feet by 22, the dimensions of
the others not yet ascertained ; the floors
paved with red and' white small stones, three
quarters of an inch square each, and form-
ing different patterns ; the first (hy the road)
in squares, the middle one in octagons, of
the third only part of a border inscribed with
circles remains. These floors appear to be form-
ed of a bed of compact tempered blue clay, 20
'inches thick, covered with a strong cement of
lime, about two inches thick, in which the tes-
sera are paved and set fast. The walls are of
stone, firmly laid in strong coarse lime :nor-
' ter; the outside ones are five feet thick ; the
inner ones between the rooms three feet only.
Not any of these walls remain higher titan the
floors. No idea can be formed of them as
a habitation, further than may be guessed from
fragments dug up which show that the roof was
covered with coarse blue slate, and the walls
lined on the inside with different coloured figured
tiles, not any two alike, and in some parts by fine
cement, like stone painted in various colours. Of
the windows, only a very few pieces of glass have
been yet found, stained through of a beautiful blue
colour. Of timber nothing has been met with
hut black charcoal, like embers, which produces a
conjecture that the fabric was partly destroyed by
fire.

It is certain that I3OTH the Grind Ptizes et
30,0001. and the fifteen other Capitals (be-
sides tiie Four Pipes of IVine). must all he de-
cided To-mortow, and 39 it is very uncertain
such oppari twit y may again occur, those who
hare not already done so, ought certainly la secure
a chance for them to-day, at eilli.r of WEBB's
Offices, 9, C.rithill, and 17, Ludgate-street,
where TithEE 30,0001. Prizes were sold in Shares
in the short space of thirteen months. As ti,e
Drawing begins at nine in the morning, IVEBB's
Offices will be kept open until twelve d'cloch
to-niglit.