The Sun. — London, England, 1820-01-11 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. MR. EDlTOR—Perhaps you will have the good neSS to insert these few lines in your valuable Paper, the object of which is to assure your Readers, that although Nottinghamshire is men tioned as a County to which the operations of a late Act are extended, there never existed a pe riod when the County was in so quiet and orderly ct state ; that the lower orders have borne their sufferings with the utmost patience and resig ation, which may probably be attributed to the - circumstance that the infamous publications ut CARLILE and others, have not deluged this lovely County with their impiety and sedition. In short, Mr. Editor, there has not been the slightest appearance of commotion, nor'tioes there ai►pear a probability of it in future in this Cwinty —1 atn, Sir, Your Constant Reader an:! Admirer, A NOTIS VICAR. SHIP NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 10.,---Arrived his Miijesty's *hips Hind and Pioneer, from a cruize.—Seited the Speedy, Arwaavvs, for Rio Janeiro, with powder and stint. DEAL, JAN. 10.-Put hack by adverse winds, the Mary, I'opoicomllB, from Liverpool for London. RAMSGATE, largC boat has brought on shore an anchor, weighing about 11 cwt., with about 40 fathoms of 10 or 11 inch cable, which Was left by the Lady Popham off the North Fore land, Which vessel pi oceeded up Channel. FALMOUTH, JAN. B.—Arrived the Gosport, TAYLOR, icCifil Vienna ; and Avoilmore, from Southton, for Youghall. Sailed the Doke of Marlborough packet, with a mail, for Lisbon. THE ARMY TRIMAND.—The 10th Royal Veterans, com posed of pensioners from the cities of Limerick and Cork, counties •of Limerick, Clare, Cotk, Tipperary, Wdterford, Kerry, Carlow, and Kil ienity, amounting to 1100 were inspected by Major -General Gordon, at Fertnoy, on Stiutiay last. when a selection of 100 being beyond the tu mpleinent, were put aside to be dischargf'd• Colonel Hooper, late of the 137th Regiment, cam til"ntis the Battalion, which, it is thought, will shortly proceed for England. Ail th e women w h o l e f t Ireland will the 92(1 Re giment, hate fallen victims to the fever at J istajea, as well as 297 rank an. , file. The fever I°Bs not prevalent in the 61st, though, with some Privates, a Captain, his wife, and two children, Nava been consigned to their graves by the Same 'bust awful visitation. COLLIERS. I htmlCK, JAN. s.—An illegal combination of the Pitmen belonging to the collieries in the -utighbotirliornl of this town has taken place, with 11 intention of compelling the proprietors to alter the time of binding, an d to allow them an ad vance Of merges. This combination has taken place at a time when, owing the inclemency of the season, the heap coals h a d a ll be e n *lid at the different pits, and even a scarcity of coals had be rm to toe dreaded by the inhabitants. On the 3d inst. the Morton, at Ford, Greenlaw-wa ll s, Thornton, Sh oreswoo d, Lucker, and Berwick-hill, were deserted ; the men vent from pit to pit, compelling those who were inclined to 'work to join them. On the same day they assembled 3Cre mersten-colliery, but the men there refused to juin them, 1-1 consequence of which no coals were allowed to be drawn ..."P• When ma tt ers w e re in that state, the Rev, Joseph Z arnes, and James Foster, Esq., Justices of Peace, accoin- P aul " by a party of the Veterans now at Berwick, re:- Paired to Scremersten, at the request of the coal-owners; the Magistrates calmly reasoned with the men on the il segality of their conduct, which was the mole culpable, as t he period of their engagement had not expired, and ad . 16 1" then; to return to their work, but without stiecess lt was then proposed that two or three, as a deputation from each colliery, should meet the Magistrates and coal-owners, Gitcitrist'si n Tweedmouth, on the following day, at o'clock, that the affair might be settled, which was agreed and the men quietly dispersed. But, after all, no agree ktut Ir ,f ty . t c n an . he made with th e men, and all the collieries are as g idle Four of the leading characters concerned in i • tk _ co laminati o n h ave b een Nilo e b en d e d, an d t hi s d ay sen t t o it i!_ h ouse of correction, at Durham, guarded by six consta ...:, awl also by a military escort, fur a sho r t dist a nc e , to ent their rescue. It is to be hoped this vigorous step h t u t °Perate as a cau ti on t o th e res t. Th e M ag i s t rates swore T we ° :, d "Y a considerable number of Special Constables at aelu e i m out ateh, for thepreservntion o the !mace on the occasion. v ain, 4 ,N 7 i for the p resent - the distress that may be felt for sel ect •,,` "'ala s it was agreed upon by the Magistrates and a th at V estry, at a Meeting held this day at the Town-hall, hayi n 4 P' o Per supply should be immediately procured, by to the g ~beiu freighted front the nearest port, and sold out P U blie at prime cost. tYt ANOTHER ACCOUNT. ColliersraCt of a Letter from Berwick, January s.—"'FoUr have been sent off this evening from Tweedmouth fortl4tiburham gao, as Leaders of a combination for raising t .r wages. 'file whole of the Colliers in this District tahrittsck on Monday, and the uneasiness it has occasioned at inclement season is very great among many families who b ane not the mans of laying in a stock of that useful article of life. A Bench of Magistrates has been sitting all this day Tweedannith, trying to reconcile the, differences between t e master s and the men • but up to this hour nothing has 4eeti done —the men are obstinate. A meeting of Niagistrates and the Select Vestry has been held this afternoon, in the wn-ball here, to take into consideration the best mode of the nearest port they can be got at, should be ordered forth with. The men are engaged until Whitsunday and can make a guine a a week." Th.e Gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Shore 118M, in Sussex, hare entered iuto a subscription for the apprehension of sheep-stealers. This Illeasnre has become necessary from the fact of u pwards of on e h un d re d s h eep and lambs having been stolen from their grounds within the last twelve months. LAST LOTTERY, the First Draw a Prize was entitl ed to 20 ,0001,and way Sold by WEBB,— To-morrow the First Drawn Prize will be entitled to 20,0001 ," B . l ) l 9,—The Collimate Ticket may yet be pur chased at either of WeEs's Offices, 9, Cornhill ; 'lr. 17, Ludgate -street. The 14Qttery that begins to-tnosrow, contains Four of 20,00u1.—Two of thew will be decided iu ;lief/raj/lie minutes. POE T R V. POSTIANA.—(No. II.) The Radicals' Champion, old COBBETT, appears, Once more in their service to hazard his ears t The pen is his sword, and the paper his shield, While in native brass armour he enters the field. For truth so renown'd, and for honour so glorious, For paying his debts, too, so vastly notorious, So modest, so gentle, so tender, and kind, In temper and manners so nicely isfiu'd, At breaking a promise so monstrously loth, And always so clever at keeping an oath; No wonder the. Radicals make him their boast, And choose him their favourite Ksitotur OF THE POST. REGI6IEit OF FAHION. ARRIVALS.—Lady Barbara Crawfurd, at the Earl of Co-. rentry's, Piccadilly, from Paris; Lord Charles Spencer Churchill, M.P. from a tour; Lion. D. Macdonald, from a tour ; Masten man Ure, Esq. M.P. at his house in Lower. Grosve%or-street, from a visit to Mr. Penn, at his seat, Stoke Park, near Windsor; Lord Viscount Glenorchy, at his fa ther's, the Earl of Bri adalhane's house, in Park-lane, from Scotland ; the Duke and Duchess of argyle, at Aiivart's Hotel, from Sussex. CHANGES.—The Earl of R'inehilsea, and the Hon. Miss Finch, from South-street, Pal k-lane, to Burleigh, near Stam ford, in Lincolnshire ; Earl of Sefton, from town, to Castle Speen Hill, near Newbury; General Pigot, in Piccadilly, from Bath ; ?Jr. and Mrs. Burgoyne, from Itamsgate, to Bath ; Lord Bayning, from Seymaur-place, to Derebaw, in Nor folk. SPUR TI NG INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, JANUARY 10. DERBY. 11} to I agst Mr. Pierre's c. 17 to 1 agst Duke 1 to 1 agst Br to Blucher Is to 1 ;Igo. Kesterel 16 to 1 agst Pludaree to 5 agst any other. lti tot agst C. out of Briseis O. 4 to 1 agst the Sorcery filly j td to I nest Bride IX/NC:V*II.R ST. LEGER. II to agst Mr. Piersc's gr, c. by Walton. A Sporn: a }{ACC.—The Sweepstakes Running Match of last week caused another of the saute kind to be made at a convivial meeting in Pall Mall, on Saturday nignt, and which was decided yesterday on toe Bath road. It was for a stake of twenty giti;itas each, as foilaws match was to do six miles; and Mr Carter gave one mile at starting to Mr. Hoffman, who weighs fifteen stone; three-quarters of a 'idle to Mr. Pigeon ; and half a mile to Mr. James. Carter got np with James at tour miles, and the latter gave in. Pigeon overtook lii.tforan in the last quarter of a mile, but he was too much exhausted to head him.— Carter, who had made extraordinary pla} in the last mile, was muca seduced also; and the 15 stone man brat Carter by six yaris aid Pigeon in tea. Carter did his ground in 35 minutes. it was a brie race in between the three, but they were all much distressed. 1-)xis6.—Tne fight between Shelton and Oliver will take pl:rce in Hertf,rch..ore, is Hides from London, on Thursday next. Betting Is ahoot t•ten. but Shelton for choice. Co*omit; '1 Heat at I here was some tumult last of it ;his Theatre, on account of the sob. sti7utioo ut tnotttet performer in the part of Ho rotius. in the r r 'tot tuelo.drame of the litwatii and Curintri, ius.ead of BOOTH. The audience demanded the later, and would receive no apo logy. He was therefore ohliged to appear. He endeavoured to excuse himselt, alleging that he did not like the part, but was persn.ded to per form it. He was, however, obliged to resume it, and the performances were of course much re tarded. The audience were then satisfied, and peace was restored What rendered the circumstance ratoer strange was, that the performances were for the h , nefit of 13.00 TH, who consequently might be expected to exert himself particularly for the entertainment of his friends. THE SERPENTINE RIVRE.—The piercing north. easterly wind, yesterday, and the drifting snow, were net very favourable for the, lovers of the healthful amusement of ?skating. The ice was but thinly attended, except by a few of the leaders, and but few carriages graced the ring. The ice begins to lose ninny of its qualities, for the cracks extend in every direction, particularly near the water's edge.— The'quadtille figure was again attempted by eight persons, and railed ; it is not possible for more than four to effect it. The velocipede was again introduced, and with ihe same success as on the preceding day. Many very good skaters tried the canal in Kensington- gardens ; wherein the ice was found to be excellent, but the snow greatly im peded the movements. There were some persons in n4och skates who made prodi g ious way in the long roll. The east and smith banks were but thinly attended by lemaie promenaders ; in short, although the day was tine, the Park was not so well attended as in the preceding week. PLOUGH MUNDAr.—Yesterday being Plongh Monday, the Officers for the several Wards for the City of London were sworn into office at Guildhall, before the LORD MAYOR, Recorder, and Aldermen. A whimsical cireumvanee happened on, Monday upon the River Witham. Two young people, who bad just got married at Boston church, and had to -walk along the river bank to Coningsby (the bridegroom's residence), chose to make their way, on the ice of the Witham, but when they got op posite Anthony's-govt Luck, the ice broke, and they, with difficulty, extricated themselves from their perilous situation, after getting a complete cocking. Being near Mr. Eno's, the Monson's Arms, at the gotvt, they had the good luck to procure some dry clothes for both bride and groom, and some comfortable cordials; refreshed by which, the young pair proceeded on their jour ney, fully resolved that any further adventures of their wedding-day should be on thy ground;— (Stamford Mercury.) The following curious circumstance in ornitho logy occurred at Annan a few days ago :—A wo man, observing a redbreast near her door since the commencement of the winter, was in the habit of throwing a few crumbs out for its subsistence. During the last fall of snow, she was surprised to see Robin make his appearance with something bulky, and apparently much fatigued, which, 'on inspection proved to be the dead carcase of ano ther of his own species, which he carefully carried to the crumbs, non seemed disappointed when it would nor eat. —Th e above is the more remark able, as the Robins are unsociable birds, and seldom show, any affection for one another. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. °ILFORD, SAN. S.—At an Ordination held at Gloucester Cathedral s by the Bishop of that Diocese, the following Gentlemen were or dained : DEACnNS. Jackson Porter, B. A. Bene't College, Cambridge John .lacob ; Arthur Browne William Hewlett Trim, B. A. Wadham College, Oxford Charles Buck, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford Ellis Wade, B. A. Sidney College, Cambridge PRI ESTs. Robert Jermyn Cooper, B. A. Christ Church, Oxford Richard Jones, B. A. Worcester College, Oxtord Benjamin Saunders Claxson, B.A. Worcester College, Oxford Henry Gordon, M.A. Merton College, Oxford William Coles Bennett, M.A. Queen's College. Oxford The Hon. Francis -Jas. Noel, B.A. Trinity College, Oxford Henry John Burlton, LLB. St. Peter's College, CaMbridge Ruben Strong, B.A. Wadham College, Oxford Thomas Lesvthwaite. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. The Prince Regent has appointed the Rev, James Campbell to the Church and Parish of Traquair, County ,of Peebles, vice iheitev. James Nicol, decea,ed. The Rev. T. G. Tyndale, M. formerly of Trinity College, Oxford, Vicar of Woburn, Bucks, anti Tadlow ' Cambridge shire. and Chaplain to Lord Viscount. Hereford, has been pre sented to the . Rectory of Hutton, .Oxfordshire. The Rev. John Thompson, M.A. Vicar of Meopharn, Kent, and Chaplain to Lotd Hot ham, to the Rectory of Lulling static, void by the death of the Rev. John Ketuble. DESTRUCTION OF MAGDALEN HALL, OXFORD, BY FIRE. [RXTRACT OP A PIIIVATI3 LPTTER.] OXFoRD, JAN. 9.—A desolating fire was discovered to have bloke° out this morning about three o'clOCk, in the northern extremity to Mag dalen Hall, in this University. A great propor tion of .the inhabitants was immediately roused ; and in spire of the unseasonable hour of the sum mons, great numbers promptly came to the spot, and contributed their zealous aid in working four engines, and thereby quenching the flames. About seven o'clock the fire was got under; but, mitten pily, not until a considerable portion of this ve nerable pile was consumed to a cinder. Sixteen sets of gentlemen's rooms were completely de stroyed ; and as they were all ienanted (although, from its being vacation time, the Members of the Society were almost all of them absent from the University) the destruction embraced a great deal of furniture, and many valuable collections of books, Owing to the extreme severity of the weather, many of the pumps in the neighbour hood were lockud up with frost, and there was some difficulty at fits! in procuring an adequate supply of water. The accident, it is supposed, arose from the indiscretion of a young man who happened to be resident, anti who went to bed without extinguishing his candles. They after wards communicated with the furniture of his room, and occasioned the conflagration. He was, however, luckily awakened tram his perilous con dition, anti no lives :were lost. No praise can he too great for the exertions of those wit() came early to the spot. The Bishop of Oxford was amongst the number, and was exceeded by no one present in the anxiety and earnestness of his efforts to extinguish the names. lam happy to be able to add, that the house of 'the - Learned Principal (Dr. Macbride), and the neighbouring lodgings of the Rev. Dr. Routh, President of Magdalen College, though at one period in the greatest jeopardy, remained in the end untouched by the devouring clement. Both of them are now absent from Oxford." [EXTRACT OF ANOTHER LETTER.) " OXFORD, JAN. 9.-1 have just time to in form you, that a dreadful fire broke out in Map. dater► Haft, which is situated near Magdalen College, this n►ornin .• , about three o'clock, which totally consumed the range of buildings in which it broke out, consisting of about ISsets of rooms, in three honr , .. Happily, by great exertions, the house of Dr. Macbride, the Principal, was saved from the flames, by pulling down the building which connected the two together. No lives were lost. All the furniture, books, Stc. dcsttoyed.— II is supposed to have originated in the room of a young tn.in over the common rooms, and had it not been discovered by a guard of one of the mails on the road leading to - Oxtord, the inhabitants must have perished. Too much praise cannot be bestowed on the persons who rendered assistance, particularly the Members of the University; a mongst w h om was noticed the Lord Bishop of Oxford, who was extremely active in supplying the engines with water tluritig the fire." STATE OF NEIVGATE; The following is a correct Statement of the Number of Prisoners up to Saturday evening, when the Calendar was printed : Males, Fern. Under sentence of death - - 24 4 Respited - - - 4 1 Transportation for Life - . - 20 25 for Fourteen Years - 3 e for Seven Years - 48 46 Imprisoned for Felony and Misdemeanors 29 9 Committed by the Speaker of the House of t 1 j" Mr. Commons - - - j I Hobbouse. Committed by Commissioners of Bank rupts - - - -- - Do. for Offences on the High Seas Do. for Trial at the Assizes - - 5 - 139 Do. fur the next SessUuns Total 2 2 3 99 ,--- 1 29 The following is the Return of the Prisoners to be tried at the Sessions, which commence !o nto' row : Murder - Forgery - Burglary Highway robbery - 5 Sheep stealing , - 2 Uttering forged notes 27 Stealing in a dwelling-house 3 Do. privately in a shop 2 Larcenies - 93 House-breaking in the day thee - 2 Perjury - - :. 1 Cattle stealing - s Manslaughter • - 1 Embezzlement - 2 Pict poc:kets : - • 22 Receiving stolen goods 2 Returning twin transporta tion - - 1 Total This, it will be recollected, does not include the prisoners committed for trial since the Calen dar was made up ; and, in addition, there are several every day committed from the Police' Offices. It is, however, gratifying to think, that the n-mber of youthful offenders, with reference to what they were formerly, is comparatively few. A meeting of the county of Ayr has been called to consider the propriety of paying some public tribute of respect to the memory of their late worthy Lord Lieutenant, the Earl of E3LINTON, for his twiny public virtues, and is long and emi nent services, THE LATE COUNTESS OF TALBOT, DUBLIN, JAN. 7.—The 'Remains of her EXCEL* cialv6y hare been lying in state this day, in the Cassis Chapel, according to the notice which had been publicly given. The solemn and melancholy ceremony attracted immense crowds of all ti .c better classes of society. There seemed wbe no thing of common curiosity in this visit ; it was rather as a t[ - Rime of regret and respect that num bers replired- to• a place so, affecting from its gloomy splendor, and from the distiessing circtim• stances connected with it. The preparations for indulging this state of the pnblic feeling to•morrow, predict a concourse of mourners in this dosing and sorrowtnl scene, such as, perhaps, has never betore joined in paying post-. humous honours, in this country, to wo►th nr greatness. The display of external memorials will correspond with to hat is felt on this sad, awful, and impressive occasion. The !ollowi►►g is the form in which her Excel lency's Remains are disposed of The coittit, which contains the body, is placed in the centre of the Chaptl ; the exterior of it is oak, sttn with brass nails ; the interior lest!. It bears the following inscription : • 64 FRANCES THONEASINE, Countess TALBOT—Born en the 2d of April, 177 S—died the 80th of Deeesther, 1819." Over the coffin is plac,ed a covering of crimson velvet, bearing a black cushion, on which rests a Coronet. The head of the coffin is in contact with a black velvet screen, raised perpendicularly, and bearing the escutcheons, with the arms guar telly—TALßOT and CH Wl' WY ND itnnaling LAM.. BERT. Four stancards, with mmurniug decors. lions, are placed, one at each corner of the bier, which supports the body, which is also enclosed by black silk ropes, drawn horizontally, to pre vent too near an approach of spectators. The Vice Regal Pew in the Gallery, and tbe corresponding one at the opposite side, are hung with black cloth, the former decorated with the family arms, as already noticed ; the Pulpit is also hung with black cloth. With the whole arrangements such emblems of death are connect ed as can best add to the solemnity of the cere. mony, and strike the observer with such reflections as may fit him for that state to which this lamented Lady has been transferred. Yesterday, a post Assembly was held in Wil liam -street, for the purpose of the Corporation of Dublin coming to a Resolution on the best mode or spewing their respect, on Saturday next, to the remains of the much lamented LADY LIEUTENANT. A message was sent down from the Board of Aldermen, recommending to the Assembly, that they should agree ssith them in a resolution, irn• porting that it would be proper and decorous in every member of both Houses of the Corpora tion, that could possibly attend the funeral of the late Countess Talbot, to appear in full mourn ing on that solemn occasion, and to accompany the procession to Ring's End. Mr. Willis thought the Resolution should be absoluie and positive. Mr. Fitvintmons fully acquiesced in opinion with Mr. Willis. 'The following Resolution was then pot and carried unanimously, and was afterwards adopted by:be Board The Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermen, confident that no body of men can more deeply regret the loss his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has sustained, by the death of his amiable Countess, than the Corporation of Dublin, therefore request the members will, by their attendance on Saturday next, pay that trionte of respect to her memory which the occasion re quires. About half past eight o'clock, on Friday even iug, an unfortunate explosion took place, in the house of Messrs. Benjamin and John Slater, of Forth-street, Newcastle, of gas, which 1)441 escaped from the pipe in the foot path : the front and back of the two houses were blown out. Ben. .gamin's family consisted of six sons and daugh ters ; one of the girls was severely burnt : she was going into a closet iu the parlour, with a light which caused the blast. Mrs. B. Slater, a lady visitor, with two of the .family, were up stairs above the parlour at the time. The child was thrown fiom the mother's arms ;. and the son and the visitor thrown on the floor by the shock, and they got down stairs with difficulty into the street, Mr. John Slater had two frien►ls and three chil dren spending the evening with him at the time. He is sorely lamed; and his wire has both her alleles out : the visitor and his wife were also lamed, and their child is dead. The waters round Southampton at this time.ex. hibit a novel appearance, in consequence of the sevLrity of the frost. Numerous skaters ate seen every evening on the canal, where fires are re gularly made, and, vetocipedes and sledges add much to the animated spectacle. Some painful occurrences rook place in Glas• gow last week, in consequence of ,the intern• perate use of spirituous liquors. One female fell into a fire, and was burnt in a manner too shock= ing for description; another was found dead ; and a well-known semi-ideot was found in a state of insensibility on Saturday evening, and car ried to the Police Office, where, notwithstanding medical aid, she died in a few hours. The present winter is the coldest we have heti since 1814. The Clyde forms one sheet of ice as far (loan as Douglass, end is covered with broken ice to Parklee, a little above Port' Glasgow.— Loaded carts have passed for some days at Renfrew, and foot passengers at Erskine. On Saturday and Aintiday last, at eight o'clock in the morning, the Thermometer at Freeland-house, &skint!, stood at 70.—(Glasgoto Journal ) On Thursday last, a singular and unfortunate accident happened to a poor boy at the quay at Newcastle. 1-h h a d been sent with a pitcher to ger some water out of the river at the stairs opposite the Grey Horse, and as be was standing on the edge of the ice, in the act of doing so, the whole ice in, that part of the river gave way, and the ships failing down about two feet, a wherry, which was lying frozen up about three feet from the stairs, was forced up against the boy, and crushed him most dreadfully against the corner of the quay. It required the united strength of, three men with handspil to to extricate hint front dais dreadful situation.— He was taken to the Infirmary with but little hopes of recovery.