The Sun. — 1812-01-11 (London, England)

OBNOXIOUS DECREES."  otosftrve by the form of the new French 11.censes fortheexportation of raw silks, that they are subject:tothecondition of returning in b +Oast, or of importing iliAtaranceCertaiti artictes,yi t. sail cloth, ship4imiliv;rr&c. Part of these articles, it will be remarked, are articles of war, and cannot therefore be legally eltoorted from this countiy. Being conk trabavd of war, they cannot be a'lowed to be im: ported into France by neutrals, which render them: selves liable to capture by us for having such artielet on board. The other articles, though not contra: band of .war, are not the produce of this Country or her colonies, and therefore we can have no interest in encouraging or giving effect to these licenses-1. quite the contrary:  An Evening Pper of yesterday contains the following m)sterious paragraph : " The town was agitated last night, by a report, that a female of great distinction was missing.—We have heard a great deal on the subject, but, in a ca; of so much importance, it would be very improper to say more, without mature consideration, and upon undoubted fads."  Mr. Prophet WHITBREAD was woefully out in his reckoning when he predi6led such melancholy events last year as to the fate of Portugal. It is to be hoped that he will manifest more of the true spirit of prophecy respecting the fate of Drury-Lane l'heAffeVariti•the rapid manner in which the edsfice • • • • is tising sheWs that he is not likely to be erroneous in ibis. prognostications. Indeed it has been coatidet!ltl'ymi`enetrted that he means to complete the St ructlVe fi'orti his own resources, if all others should fail, which, however, can hardly be the case, as matters at present wear so promising an aspect.  Several persons who have recently tied to Calabria from Sicily, relate, that the town of Catana, which is seven leagues from the crater of Etna, greatly threatened by the torrents of lava with which the valley.of I\lizzara is already filled.  I_,lssiv.wiCek,. as a sentinel belonging to the picket, gu.rCat'/Ydxley barracks was on his post at one of ritaleit,gi,4ls, a French prisoner asked leave to go throstgill.; of being questioned as to his business, he said tw:ltstas going for a bucket-full of water'; ert which the soldier observed, that he already had one t(whicht was at.ii ally the case),—but scarcely were the woods pronounced, when the prisoner threw the contents of the bucket -la the sentinel's fate, which sudden application had such an effea upon him, that he dropt his firelock ; this was taken advantage of by -the Frenchman, who unfixed the uayonet, and ran off with it. The soldier, however, quickly recovered hi, recollection, and having snatched too th2t piece he discharged it at the prisoner ; the bad ens tered belOw the shoulder and came out at his breast, but did not cause instant death—we understand that the wounded man is still alive.  . William Smith, a gipsey, resident in C.irnbridr,ei has been apprehended on. suspicion of being c ,nw cerned in the murder of M;. Carter and leis daush. ter, at Cratfield, iik Suffolk, about 18 years ago.--• He is committed •to the town gaol for further exa' mination,  Raid the number of depredations which have bcen'enliittiltted at Boston, in Lintoinshire; dues in thilait:ten days, arid the cessation of bosi• neks. during: that period in StamfOtda ire think it probable' that some of our marauding corps are on a Visit at that town. Athong other lit de iticuriiOril we have the followthg to record t On Wed t+,d4y etien. ing an attempt, sithilat to that made to roll tbd clerk of Mr. Duggan a te* days befol'e, was made on the clerk of Mr. Hart, merchant. On his way to Wiltiatn• place with the eash,36ti from the offiCe, a fetid* dame up to him near the church and attempted to wren the box from him; he did not SatcedJ, hoskever, add the boy escaped with his charge by taking tb his heels. On Friday night some malitious persons broke into the breWhothe of Mr. Sutton; • the Wiaite Horse, Id West-street, and let out of the tat a brewing of beer ; the whole of Which was 111 consequent o lost.  HOUSE OF,PEEkS,  raIDAY,