The Sun. — London, England, 1816-10-02 00:00:00

TRENCH. Ll'i U;.11, Joy , r,-the sPiritt.: painter of Parisian man•. jters, in L'llererite de la Chu , ;o4l;e-d'.intin, known to the Engliwh under - tit, the of The Paris ISfieCtattir, and of the Franc • Pm'lenr, .(tran',lated as Pais Chit. Chat) . continued tai.. Essays with the signature 'of tht; HitaMlT n GUIANA. We hive read several of the latter with great. pleature; but we4(ivert to them now chefly to notice the 'eu . rictus fact, that the A mho, has him4lreloibed then in an English dress. In ...peaking of tbis'produc• Con the Gazette de Prance says ", Let us reject 011 patty 'spirit while *te agree that the Hermite Of La ChatAe d'Antiu is a stork that has obtained the greatest success both in France and foreign countries. Neut'editioils ere continually appearing : it has been translated into several languages ; and when the ESs'ays Ceased ft, vast number of got people, thinking the author really dead, Were afflicted, and vv.:rote to as for the details of his last moments, but they were consoled wl►en they saw his sticcssor seize 'the pen ; and in fact no one could continue the, Termite of La Cbaussee d'Antinbetter than the liermite of Guiana. The plan is at simple es it ° ittgenious.-.. It is certain that a man who leaves l'rance at the commeueement of the Revolution,' stud returns at its termination,' must have many labservations :and comparisons to make; every thing is neiv to him, and, affOrds'him grounds for a great - part of his argument. However, let US now procccd to the -talents of the author, of which we have the proofs, in his always find ing means to interest us by new pictures. It is veven quite a new idea for the' Hermit to translate himself into BnOsh. We doubt whether the (Ivy In that tannage preserves the sale :grace . of ekpression, and the often poignant word Of the original, but at least it has always the same • treading, the local custoMs are wOl ; . preserved,.- Nl'llich is what the auth o r chi e fly desires. Fo , . teigners, then, must be greatly Obliged to M. Jong for his 'undertaking, and his translation will ulways mliintaio:for its fidelity, .a great, stye; Cot it y over all others that may be attempted." Thus pronounce the rrench Critics, kut pro talily thty are not the best judges of a transla- Con into 'English. We shall, however, be hippy to see M. Jouv's performance, which will eel.- tainly possess the chief Merit which it could pet sess, namely, that Of beirig a faithful transeript if the piettire . of Frchch manners as drawn by no tommisn Limner. This would make ample‘amends for any ,Gallicisnis or errors of style into which a tip; ive is extremely apt to NH in translat ing from rt fordo tortup r and from wrah it see i ns im possible for a 'foreigner, executing that, tusk to as'empe. There is much truth in the observation upon die difficulty of preserving the spirit of the neat turns which its the Prench language so often the liend sipsin a single word or felicitous expression. tvery translation of irorks. of wit and fancy must *offer more or less in this respect. We are not aware *that rite .English Herinit of GuRNA has yet Thtmil its way to 'our Booksellers; . • 'whets le tines it Will fortis amusing sequel to tine Paris SpeetatOr, of tehieh a very large edition has been nearly exhausted, and. the Paeis Chit- Chat, which is t tinning with et ual raDiditythidugh . *second. TUE DUKE OF YORK. From the Report of ttte Cominissinnera of 'oods, Forests, and Land Revenues, we are glad, to learn, that his lkoyil Highness hat again be come one of the landed proprietors of the coun try, and that to a considerable amount. The pi o perry purchased by him of the Commissioners con tti*,t, or -4. Thesmanor of Byilcet Bud Weyhridge, with Ilytieet or Weybridge Park and a capital IllesSitage and offices and other messuages and Irtoldings thcre. 2. The manor trf Walton Leigh mod divers ntessuages and lands therein. 3. A teapital messuage ealted Brno Hinds, with offices, rarden4, and several parcels of land, situated at 'Weybridge. 4. A farm house and divers lands, tullexi Brooklands' Farm, at Wevbridge. 5. A snetsuage and lands, called Child's, near Wey- C. Two coney warrens, within the 11)11- imr of Bylleet and Wevbridge. To this property is'ta be 'added all hinds and, premises which may, be allotted to the preceding by virtue of any Act rof inclosure. The sale was made to his %loyal highness as long since as May Isoo, at the price tit 74,459 i. 3s. but the money was permitted to remain unpaid at the interest 'of 3i per cent. till the 10th of June, 1815, when the 'principal and interest (amounting, after the deduction of PrOb rertv Tax and of the rents, which, 'during the interval, had been: paid to the Proviro. to 65,1351 ss. 9:1.) wer e p a id itvo the Bank of Eng land to the account of the Commissioners for the ' New Street. The Trustees for his Royal High ness are EDWARD MAIUORIBANKS aid JAMES WIL LIAM FAURER, tsqrs. His Royal Highness has also purchased, nit!) the intervention of the same Trustees, about 20 acres of laud in Walton, at the price a 1294/. 2s. 3d. i$ a curious fart, that a rose tree in the 101.4 clam of Woupg MACH NEALR, I sq. ►►ear Newry, in Ireland, 1114$ this simmer borne opon one of its 'ita►►clues a perfectly white rose and a , siiignlarly )leam iful red one. Had this plant flourished at the death of Richard the Third, it woold thittbt. itla have been deemed an omen of th e m ulasi pf the Liouses of York anti-1412neaier. Its 44t 'ti T ~ , ULE - CION or toitb ivayom. Yesterday the noise and tumult - that prevailed at duildhail were even greater than the day precede; lug. At, an early low the'hall was crowded to and by threcb'clock the constables` could not keep their ground, but were literally carried along with the title of the populace. The greatest. confniicn, - and the most barbarous disSonanee Of groans, bowls, hisses, and shouts, continued for the laSt two hours. NiThen iCvote was announced . for Alderman sntifb, it was loilowed by derisive. thouts or bo wls of disappiobittion ; ivhile ti vote. for the Lord Mayor, or Alderinan, Combe, was the:signal fOr boisterous testimonies of applauding clamour., At half-past tsto o'clock the Ltird. Mayor entered the Hall,amid the waving o bats, and other signs of tumultuous applaUse, similar to that with which a theatrical hero is greeted upon his - first appearance tor the season, and announced that the - Poll wotild be closed at three o'clock., as the Sheriffs were under the necessity Of 'waiting, according to Customary form ? upou the Prince Regent, at Ilarlton House. The'Zord Mayor and Sheriffs then retired, amid similar applause as that which accompanied their entrance. At three o'clock the state of the 'Poll Was as follows:: For the 'Lord Mayor 1,401 H, C. Comte, Esq. 4290 Alderman C. Smith 'A bleridats Atkins 'Alderman Goodhehere - Upon declaring the numbers, the noise and op idar of the nudrittide in every kind of clamour was alMost <lt:Vetting. Mr. Alderman Sinith„ we were told (for we could neither see hot 'hear him), attempted to -address the Meeting, hitt in vaiit. He:expresced to the - Livery las deterniination to 'persNt in the poll, notwithstanding the dis-parity of votes,. anti his - confident tiope•thist the gobt! setisc of the City of : Lohdon woeld'prevail river the aiptnptti, that were ',iliac to disturb . the established order `of election. liy'a little effort and otanieuvring, two Gentlemen, Mr. White and Mr. Hitchius, were heard for the Lord Mayor; but we conlit . cotlect distinctly the substanCe of 'Only a Very small part of what they 3161. Mr. Witt'rv: declared, that on looking at the board With the state of the poll, the Ldrd gayer's friends entertained the most 'confident hopes of is complete tritunph in the contest. He then en tered into some observations on the merits of las Lordship, and the zeal with which be supported the cause of the people and the interests of the city. The worthy 'Gentleman emoted (so fir as we could hear), with approbation, H hand-bill that had been exhibited near the hall, with the in scription—Sir Francis" 'Burdett in the cabinet Lord Cochrane at Spithead, or Admiral 'of the Fleet; and Wood perpetual Lord Mayor. This furnished a text forst continent on the history, the public character, and meritorious services of these. respective individuals. LordCochrane,in particular, met with his due meed of praise as a hero and it politician. He concluded by expressing a hope to the Livery that they would persevere in their pre sent laudable efforts. The worthy Aiderawn who opposed the claims of the Lord Mayor, if he consulted his own judgment and good sense, would retire front the contest. This would be his con duct, if he we=tsr-uot the tool-of a party, brought forward by theth, and bound to obey them, conr trary to his own wishes. He especially remark ed, that a baronetcy would have been hestolved on the -'Lord Mayor on presenting the athrtesses occasioned by the Royal Nuptials-; but this mark of respett was withholder; on account of the in depetulence of his conduct and character ; but the Citizen's of London were aliont to extend towards. him a yadiant ( distinction which the tinsel of Courts could never reflect or transfer. Mr. Ilttcitt&s told the Livery that there-elec tion of a Lord Mayor was formerly no uncommon occurrence, and ought not to startle them. There was a precedent that would remove all uncertain ty : at the close of the Mayoralty of 'Sir John Chapman, Alderman l'ilkington was appointed to the civic chair, and he occupied it for three 'toe cessive years, the former having shed while in the execution of his office,. The present Lord Mayor 'was' in the filthiest of strength troth of body and and perfectly competent to the laborious doties'af the situation. He had always supported 'the rights and privileges of his fellow citizens ; and the Livery could be mine assured (if his Wine vied conduct, lifter a year's• beneficial experience, than of the j oiher candidate whom they had not tried. Though there were nothing else agaiutt Alderman Smith, his phykical powers were not sufficient for performing the arduous duties re quired of the Chief Magistrate. The meeting of the Livery adjourned at a litar ter before four o'clock. 'OFFICE OF LORD MAYOR: As more thou usual uttcntioit is' IMW called to this (knee, a few particulars respecting it may amuse. our.Reftthrs. It appears tlilt even the name of Mayor was not attached to the office till the year 1192 be fore that peri9d t he Chief Officer of the City was denolninaied Balla; under that title Henry Fitz. Alwyne officiated at the coronation 'of Mcliala the First ; and this same citizen, in tlit year.ll92, assuined, in the first civic record extant, the title of Mayor. This magistrate lielll the office, then dependent on the Crown,. for 24 years. Dn'ring the mayoralty of this person, the City first obtained its jurisdiction and conservancy of the 11 i'ver Thames, and a water-bailiff was appointed as a de puty to the Mayor. Jahn, the socceasor of Richard I. was the first who conferred on the 1-itizens the ptivilege of choosing their Chief Magistrate, who lead hitherto been appointed by the Xing. Hero y seems to have considered the city merely cis a liody tor the exercise of experitnetitt of rapacity; For almost every year, on some frivolous pretext, he took away some privileges, which the citizens re=purchased at the price stipUlated by thentonaech. Ilowever, by one bargain—it cost them 1100 marks—they bought t lie privilege, its the year 1251, of pi esenting the new Mayorauuoally to the Barons oft , in the absence of the Wing; where as, before t h at period, they wet e obliged to repairto the King's residence in any putt of Enetioil to . . . . , present 'their Chief, Magiserate tuayte'entgr-` taining . ro give in this place an instance of one of the exactions of this charter-giving Sovereign.— A 'convict c'nfined in Newate for the minder of a a relation of the Queen, contrived to effect his escape, anti the King itniziediately demanded 3000 mark's :if'the city as an atoacinent -; be even degraded both the Sheriffs, and clapped in prison several of the principal citizens, All this demand wits complied with. it rimy. here be mentioned, - that 'it was usual 'with this King and with his successor, Edward, to appoiht a'custos tithe peace of tbe'city whenever there was any, vioieut disagreethent among the "Citizens. Ed ward 11. made several bargains With the City, and at a good price gage them some 'valuable 'regilla lions, It in his reign ordained, that time Mayor should: bold 'his Oftice only for one year, and that the Alderinan also shook! be re-elected ..Dmiward the Third first Made the office of Aitqor obligatory an time person chosen, who, on refusal of serving, was fined 100 marks. This' monarch hest granted the privilege of having gold or silver maces carried before the Chief Nlsgis t rate ; and eithdr on this or'sonie tither 'occasion equally itnportant, the Chief Magistratie began to assume the title of Lord Mayor, ins core. appnding, o'l6 doubt, with this added dignity to his public appearances. In 'the year . 1474:(in 'the reign Of . .E*Vard IV ) act of Common Council settled thelniode of electing Mayors as it at 'Pre sent exists. Various additiOraal privileges were granted front time to time, generally for a good peicc, till the reign of Charlet I:, in whose reign, fat the fir,it time; a Lord Mayen - was in vested with the 'Lord Cientenatitcy of the Tower, this_, however, was tint a temporary grant. Charles' the Second suspended all the charters of the city, and tiiok all power into his own hand's. This power, however, was restored by and, finally settled heyo4 I aliure by an act passyd in' the II th year of Geo. 1. taut it was to Geo, 11. that the city were indebted for the Chat fer which constituted all the Aldermen Justices of tlie Petice. As an apPendi'x to theie remark we subjoin 'the following • • LIST OF 'toTID MAYQRS OP LONISON NEW LANARK. sliti.itAci. 'OF iv UTTER. Ff . lo:q YOUTH ISITI~CQ NEW LatNABK, DATED 41.1..26. "Y have Just left New Lanai.lt, and hate teen near it the two celebrated Falls of the Clyde, which I enjoyed much. 1 hare been all through the grea't manitfactory for cotton twist, and ihrongh the school. " The school did indeed littonish and delight rrie ; and to tell truth (being yet unused to such thing.), was 'really an 'affecting sight : to see some htindreds of boys and girls - , by.the activity, perieverance, end single means of one man, raised up from a state Of ignorance and wretchedness, to the condition- tirf inteilecrual beings, or at least prepared and 'fitted to become 56 with their growth.. The children are athuitred as sorra as they can Walk, and gradually trained to ha+ bits of order, good humour, and goodwill towards One another. They are c'hictly, I be lieve, the children of .those at work in the manu factory ; in Which they too artemployed, but not before ten years of age, which flocs not then stop the progress of their education-=-401 given tO them gratis. " They have instruments, practise music, And have formed a band; there are no outrages, all innocent amusements, particularly dAncing, of which the Whole scirobi 'or coiumunhy appear very long." H.AVIS HELD THE otifca IN TWO OR MORE SUCCESSIVE. 'YEARS. 1189 to 1411 Henry Fitzalwyne. 1217 to 1222 Serie Mcircets. '1223 to• 1296 Richatd Bengen. 1927: to 1231 Rugeh 1232 to 1287..... Andrew Bud reit, 1241 and 1242 ' Reginald Bouzay. '1215 and 1446 halals Gysors. 1254 to 1258. Richard "farad]. ledb and 1261 . Wpa.Fitiricliarj. 1462 to 1266 ...Thomas Fitzthotais. • 1287 and 1263 Alvin Soach. • '1270 and 1271 Johan Aidiipan. 1271 to 1273 Sir iValtr Hari cy'. 1275 to 1281 dregcity Rokeslic. 1222 to 1284 Henry Walcy3. 1288 to 1993 Rani Sandwich. 1494 to . 1297 1299 and ibo • Elyas Rusiell. 1301 to 1307.... • Johan Blount. 131 . 8 tis 13111:„.i•. * • .Johatt Wentgrare. 1321 to '1348 llatuond Chyckwerl. 1338 and 1031 • Potintney. 1.334 and 1395 Reynold at Ron Ihiyti. 1337 and 1338 'Henry 11"Arcy. 1833 and 1340 Andrew Mobrey. 1343 and 1344. ' • lolian riamond. 1352 and 1353 • • ',Admit Franuceys. :1385 and 1 ; 367 Johan Letcqn. 1370 and 1371 " • Johan Rernvi. 'l3Bl and 1332 ' Johan Northiniir;ton, • 1384 and 1385 • • Nicholas Bremby. 13i8 and 1387 Nicholas Extan. • . • 1 08 6 . .. . 'Sir M. chapntan,.Rnt. ;sir J. Pilklngton, Kat. 1690 to 1492 SifJ. Pilhiugtun, Knt. From this list it appears,thatifrom the reign of Richard 11. to that of William pi. an interval of 300 years, there is no instance of a Mayor having been elected twice in succession. The famous Whittington was indeed, during this period, Mayor three . tiates but there was a considerable space between each Mayoralty. Raton, the last prece. dent of old time, is not a good one, as the office was then greatly under the influence and cOntroul of the Crown ; and the`cak of l'ilkington is hard iy in point., for .he had been most grossly-and abominably persecuted tinder Chaties,the SeeOm, and the citizetta under William, when liberty was iestora, alight be excused for breaking through a Wig ctAtont in order to compensate a faithtul servant for unparalleled stitrering,.incurred through 'cxecssive.ithl 'of the goad of the city. A purililtit contest ensued 'eStetday in Guihi. hall, which, for a short time, took tip the atten tion of the Livery front the hustings. A strong body 'of persons bad dceopied the steps leading to the 'Court at King 7 tk Bench, anti blacked up , the passage. A man, of genteel appearance hay. in . ** hasiness 'to tratiSact, in the Chamber lain's Of. , fleet, requested roorn.to pass, lustead-uf fiititing the least disposition to - oblige in that respect, he was told no ore would move to let hiM pass. The young man imMediately had recourse to the argu ment oT blows,, and having attatkeil one that int. petted Ms progress, a battle ensued.. Three roontis were fought with courage and science ; but un fortunately the assailant was roughly handled, and at last taken away leant his powerful maga. nist, who w4s known to be an adept in the Bat. cheriart art. The vanquished Knight carried off certain maths on the ,face, which he may retain 'some time, but lost his hat and silk handkirchiet. During the heavy gale of wind on Sunday even- Mg. harp laden with t clay was stink n u . ter at Sheerness, and the Providence vessel struck on the. Herds,' awl was much iajnred. Three men %vete Alit hoard at the tune, and in getting from the vessel a wave washed two of them overboard, unit of whom was picked up immediately, the other was unfortunately drowned. Alticii damage, it is to be fe,tretl, has been done 46 the shipping, as th e •"h was Icarcely vier known to bo so bet4tertbau 'SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, BARN - ET completed 47 unites I,ls(night, nt 17 minutes. past ten o'clock, and this morning he started at faur o'clock, and accomplished 15 milts at half-past eight o'clock. NEIVMARtET 1111. ST ocrtina MEETING; tele'. TVEIDAY, (YCT. 1. (Third otoi latt. 'year.) One-third of 'A Subscription of 7,5r4 each, fur fuur.yr-old colts, Sit.loth. and fillies, est. lib. D.I. • 13.' of Grattim's Discird I d tiudield's b • C. c Congtess . • • 51r. Blake t s.br.e. Busto ' 1..1 to 8 asst Dist:tied-6 to 4 ott • Coilgress• The Newmarket St. Leger Stakes of 25gs each, for three-yr old colt's, Bit. 71b. and Std. 411). Mr. Terreit's b. c. Sovereign, by itubens ISloket b..e ‘ Sir ltkitard, by Dick Androws ..... Mr. Lake's b. e. Princ's Leopold, by medley, out Of Gra. • ttiarie Mr. Wyndbiori't gr. c. - by bolianila. Ottt of•Gtry Skim •• • 4 Mr. Ntvtlle'6 Goviololeu, by,Sorrerer 5 D..Of Grhitoies Milton, by WhxY: .... 10 to 1 asst Sir Richard-0 to 4 asst Priuce Leopold-5 to 2 ars/ Milton. Goan-Eicantwa, Qc.r. S.—Owing to the pre valenec of contrary winds we had but few fresh arrivals 'this mprnisg, consequently from is. to 2s. per quat'te'r higher price's were asked for Fine Old NVheat, but 'very few pales made ; Barley, Pease, and titans . continue at our lot noted prices -; Fine Oats fully support their price. • Foreign Meat t4t. t4s. Fine ditto - - 993. —s. English Wheat - 64.111. Fine ditto Rye Fine ditto - 40. BultV - - Fine data - Matt 655. Fine ditto • - Os. Wiritel'ease (boileis) 496. Fiue ditto - - 541. S. Grey Pea a- - 465. Pine Grey Pease - &Qs. Tick Beans - Sta. 4 . 4:. ON ditto Small Tick Mans 4is. 471. Old ditto - --s. 'lFt;ati Oats iO4. eta. rin e ditto, - 11. 2+,5),, POlittlti 46ttc) ie;s. Fine ditto - PailtOeliittO - ape Seed .341. 401. per Inst. Fine Flour 70a.5µ. Secoodi - 655.70.. • Among;the many expedient* prnetised by. our vountrytnen for:smuggling goods into France, the following scheme to elude the strict vigilanse of the Custom-house officers at Dieppe,: has rffine dexterity ...—Sevetal persons . had , procured large stone bottles, and by kinacVing out the bottoms, enabledthey were n, . tfi fill the vessel with cotton /V stockings and -threed lace. false bottom seal then Jixed o and to avoid sUspicion the month of the vial wal •left open,, In this manner, the bottles -were frequently carried ashore, and if any inquiry was made by the searching Officrt , ;, the answer was; that they were only going to the spi rit merchent•to berfi4lled whh-liquor. This prac tice was successfully ',nestled, until a short time psit, when a young man from , Orighton ventured on too heavy a speculation. He filled his bottle witli ten doten of stockings, and' as he was pro- ceeding ashore,. the weight of the, goods forced 11. otit the bottom, when the disclosureot the secret - treasure astounded the officers, who were nwre chagrined at the discovery from their being; thiped, by the ensuing artifices of John Bull. As a pre- • vuution, no stone bottles are now permitted to be landed without a . *crhistilous examination, which extends to the seaeching of every trunk or package,. *and in some instances to personal inspection. On Sunday se'nnight, a considerable quantity of silver coin; amounting to upwards of one hundred pieces of the reigns of Ma*, tetzarr,TH, and 'JAMES 1. were found in an enclosure from Wike. f,;:ommott, near Bradford, in the allotment belong. lug to Mr. ciiIORGE EDDISON, of Holbeck. These pieces are of different sizrs, of the intrinsic value of front: three-peace to. eighteen-pence, anti woe tented up by . the plough in, a loose anti Othic.l,t-A. state. The tumour of the discovery 0; hidden treasure, attracted e vast number of people to the place, but the fortunate adventurers Were princi-' pally a number of children i 5 ,1.0 were playing in the field, and_whOfirst made the discOvery. One of the pic,ces which we have seen indeed th*t only one, is a thin ,light silver thin of the circutr t ference of half-w-crown. On the obverse ins the bead of the Queen, bearing the inscription : EtIZABEM D A.No. YR, ET -1“. Recatm---Eli zabeth, by the grace of God Queen of V.tigittret. France and, Ireland ;-.-,and on the reverse the stuns of England surrounded by the ttrotto,rosvi nay: ADIVTOREM 7.41111%—1 have unole.thui my helpel'. Wg latnent to stwe that ne hot was upset in the Thames near Grevesend,by the viotenee Of the gale on Sunday, and one man kat Ms life, srividow in a state of pregnancy and one eltilde---Last !reek three sailors were drowotel at Chatham, by the tipsettiagof gliv.di boat, into which hitsc of theist had crctsvdcd in order to bas.... ten ashore'floni their ship, which bud just beer‘ paid nif., if ~;~ .~~