The Sun. — London, England, 1820-05-23 00:00:00

THE CORONATION. - 1 1 7 17.3TMINsTBR HALL --The preparations for the approaching Coronation are actively pro ceedttig. *mite considerable :improvements in Westminster Hall are nearly completed, and fur ther ahefations of an extensive nature are con templated. The rest oration of the grand win tin :v at that end of the Hall facing New Palace yard is almost fiuished ; the completion of the j irnhs and the recesses whiuh wed to be occupied with 11111-length figures of our ancient Kings, &c. remains '0 be dlne, It is known possibly but to (eke., that ther, is at the opposite end .of the bet:iud the Courts of Chancery Hod. Hines Bench, and between which there are steps and a riassaee leading in the Houses of Patlia ineut, a window as large and grand as that facing New Palac e-yard, made in fact to cor respond with it. This window is nosy almost wholly hidden by those irregular and confined Courts raised for the King's Bench and Chan- eery ; Courts, too, that remained open to the view of the spectators in the Hall, till the corn . Inenrenivnt of George the Third's reign. These two Conits7 Are to be eotirdy rentoved, by which Means the other grand' window will be once more in hill view ; and the workmen have begun to repair that .part of the-window u hick appears above the Courts. This will greatly improve the appearanc e of th a t fi ne Hail, which is the ) the in Europe unsupported by pillar's.— The finely coloured and curious figure; of ancient KingS, which are now stationed over the heads of the Lord Chancellor and the King's Bench -.Trolges, will be restored to the niches remain ing in the iambs on either side of this window,— This end of the" Hall will then present an appear ance exactly similar to what it was in " olden limy," in Richard the Second's reign. That Mo narch, in 1397, repaired the 1 - 1311, which was then in a very ruinous condition; lie had the wills raised two feet, altered the windotes, and. added a near roof, as well as the stately porch and other I boildmes. 'l'hr Courts of Chancery and King's Bench are is is stated, to be restored to the places which tb-'y now occupy, but new Courts are to he erected, ne.:ording to the plan of 'ne late Mr. Wyatt, who wpurveyor General. and Ateleite.-t to George 111. in a litre with the Cemsmon Pleas and the Cisiirt of Exebig-er. Tot y +6ll thus be built On tht sp cw bets. et n the walls of Westminster Hall • tt y , buildings which front StMlargaret's Ct,‘,sen, l'is4.l-e is toom'sufficient for most c.iru- C-)as's The entrances, howeiter„ will be is Wi.siminster and be uniform with that w . telt alteady exists into the Common Pleas.— inn,ro%tment h most desirable, and has been long waged.. There are six krge new windows in progress on eact , sid.. of the root of the Hall. They are about 10 feet in lteight and trteet 6 inches wide, and are of Goi r.trn, tore, ,as to accord exactly with the windows underneath, the workmanship of the Toot, an d of Richard the ,Second's Heretofore there v.' , re only three or tour windows in: /he roof, introduced since the great r‘ p4irs, and which wtEe of a Stnall and rocao strucrote ; and as . to Ihvir use s they only tended to make "darkness visible." The toot, as is known, consists chi. fly of cites nut wood, too.' variously constructed, at,rl of a fine species of Gothic. rie proj-etions arc every where. adorned with angels supporting the arms otitiehatd 11 . or these 01 Ea WAI ti . t he Centessor as is the stone wuuldirtg that tun- round the Hall, tri h the hart conch int under a tree, and other .11.- , ices of Richard 11. Tithe 31141 have occasioned many mittilit•ions, and those are to he tepaired, especially those in the roof, made mote obvious by the large new Gothic , winfh.ws. I\nnetou of tvorktneo are now daily ctorloyeil in thr 11 , 111, as well al; in large troth th,••,s stationed on the space between the Ferry ati•; Cie Exchoiner. The grand door of the Hall it t 07is , a of ly ch , sed to strangers; the only en tra • , 3 to the Hall are along tile Exchequer Col -i,..laeqmssage, and by the House Of COMIUOIIS it (lid Palace-yard. Tik Rochtort, 74, Cap•ain SCIIOMBEIIG, fitted for / Ihe reception of the fi , ig of Rear-A(4l)lra' Sir GisAtt Moon?,, going to the Mediterranean as Commander -in -Chief, is in every resprct ready tor sea, and only waits to complete her Comple tHent. GLASGOW, JAY 18.—The copious rains that have hi;eo so seasonably for the husbandman, give promise of kt large and an early crop. The braird of tvt ry kind of corn is unusually fine.— The orchards present one general flush of blos soms ; and, it, by the blessing of Providence, tt,ere be not late severe frost, home fruit will be ahnudant.—Perhaps not since the American war, has a greater number of shops been shut and to let in Glasgow and its environs, particularly in the l4tter, tha'n at present. Tickets are almost innumerable for good houses to let, and some landlords have added, " at reduced rents." I~IELANCHf!LY, OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday se'n nit:ht as the frotman of W. J. Thompson, Esq. of Lv charginu, the b4ll of an air-gun with tit+ :sir pump, at Alt . Jevvison's, of Raisthorpe, vtlh“!re Mr. Thompson had gone for a day's shoot ing of looks, the bnil hurst at the moment the m.o Was tillishing, and entering into his body wish the most violent force, 'caused instantaneous death. A Lady walking along Russell-street, Covent g,trnen, yesterday morning, (followed by her .Ik-coy servant) accidentally set her foo► upon a piece of the rind of an orate e, when she instantly d down, with such force as to dislocate her wrist. These kind of accidents are frequently b4ppening, and it is impossible to speak too severely on the heedlessness of those persons . who cause theta, by qcit:ering their orange peelings on the foot pv,cnien!. fittenr ss of yesterday attracted thousands of .isiranrs to Greenwich .1143ir. The road to it at en early hour was crowded With pedestrians, etptestroio%, and earringes of every description, nimost enti-trly enveloped in f . ust rind nearly cousequenre o: the hest Gooseberry ?Air Tot bilitields bad 111$9,it, rural si;orts anti elegant THE REV. FREDERIC IRENIONGER. On Tuesday last t!,e remains of the late la mented Mr. F. IREMONGER were conveyed from his prebendal house, in the Close, Winchester, in the most private manner, to be interred in the family vault, at Wherwell. But though the burial was private, the woe way public. The children educated at the Central School, as a last tribute of respect. to their revered benefactor,. at tended on the mournful occasion, and followed the hearse short distance out of the town. Oa art icing at the vicarage, tire melancholy proces sion was .joined by all the respectirble tenantry and inhabitants of Wherwell and the oeighbour ing roill iges, eight of whom supported the rill, The funeral set vice was ,impressively performed by the Rev. G, Chard, whom the deceased had:re cently appoirrtrd to the curacy ;- and the imieign ed expression of sorrow depicted on the counten ances of those assembled, frilly demonstrated the veneration arid esteem in which Ire was held, and a deep sense of the irreparable loss which they have sustained. It is scarcely possible to speak in adequate terms of the feelings of sorrow and dismay which the death of this ieestimsble man has occasioned - . To consider hint as only a private individual, would be to underv«lue.the services w hick the country has received at his hands. If the edit cation of its lower orders in the true principles and practice of the Gospel, be a measure of vital importance to a kingdom ; and, it to give such a measure its full effect, the establishment and sop port of a general system of correspondence and co-operation be essential, then, sorely, the loss of a mall who has so powerfully contributed to brim: the parts of this great machine boo bartn.wy and action, may Justly be considered as a public 'eala. .miry. In every department of the National System his knowledge was eminent, and his ex perience isvaliisble. To see him in the schools. attending to the numerous details of each crowderi class, regulating the movements, and cheering the exertioos of the poor children tsromid . was a sight not lost upon a Ckristien eye. Such, indeed, wasshis 'ardent and diffusive utility, that there is not' a National School ro be found to this popolon-•counsy, whose establishment his, ener g y has not prorpoied, whose weft:it presence has not sostained. But tbough his laltours were a t tire especially dedicated to the schools of his native county, there is not,A part of England which his activity has not reachesi.. Every _county he hail persimilly visited ; and, in order to perfect and extend his experience, in the course of the last year he travelled to Swi , zerland, to inspect simi• lar institutions there. Witt) seen/agent in she sam e good work w;ch himself be was in constant correspondence. Upon_ every point relating to the management of this extensive system, he was invariably consulted ; and even to those who had not the advantage of his personal "communi cation, his writings furnished a store of the fullest and most. practical information. Nor were his publie.services confined to the promotion of national education, but in the general diffusion of Christian knowledge he took she same active and aealoos part. Ile was well acquainted with all the arrangements necessary: for supplying the lower orders with bibles, prdytr-books, and tyher religious works ; the .adeanta!ges indeed which in this point of view resulted to the country at large, were incalculable, It every point of pro fessional business his talents iwere peculiarly va luable. Few men indeed were gifted with mere readiness in procuring ititormation, or greater per spicuity in arranging it when procured ; and to. these he added so. much good humour in dis cussion, and so much dispatch its execution, as always to give hint the lead even Among those who, itr some points, were perhaps his superiors. As i a private clergymen, if we make the - due al towance for the infirmities of our common nature, we may fairly say that he exhibited the very mo del of Christian perfection. The native innocence ut his mind, and the guarded parity of his lite, gave him a cheerfulness and an.. animation which fascinated all who kite* him.—Wherever he went he was a Invottrite and a welcome guest. His whole deportment exhibited that mild and ones aiming suavi'y which conciliated the eveem of the highest, and won the affections of the lowest. DI hint, indeed, it may truly be said, that " When the eye saw him, then it blessed hint; and-when the ear heat d him, it gave witness to him," Nor did the enlargement of the sphere of his public services in the least detract from the devoted at tention which he paid to ,his proper parochial charge. Of the parishes intrusted to Isis care, he was indeed the good Shepherd, and they ;(vlr themselves to be his flock. With the character,• the family, the habitation, even of the poorest cottager, be was well acquainted. lie was their father, their protector, their visitor, and their friend. Wherever there was poverty, affliction, or disease—there was Frederic lrenionger. As a preacher, his sermons found their way' Co the very heart, lie was not a theoretical or a metaphysical divine, but he was ,an - ardent, sound, and a Christian minister. There was an earnest ness in Isis matinee which could not be mistaken ; it was the earnestness of one , who was conscious of his high calling, who knew and who telt that to - his ministry Was intrusted the care of many an immortal soul. It please4l the Almighty, thrungh the favour of our worthy Diocesan, to' reward his exertions in the good cause with high processional honours ; but it pleased him also to coil him early front their enjoyment—tht:s teaching us of how little value is all earthly promotion and ho nour as a si g n of his favour, or a testimony of his love. To Mr. Iremonger it was but the earnest and the antici patiou of I hat high and heavenly crown; which shall hereafter be the 'need cf act►ve exertion and affectionate zeal in the cause of the Redeemer, and in the promotion of his spit itual kingdom here upon earth. 'l'o him a tew years more of life were of little value,.excepting,as they ►night have been the means of increasing the measure of genera! good. The sighs and tears of every rank and order, and pariicolarly of the poor children to whom be %v s a spiiitoal fattier, have tollowed him to the grave. It in the salvation of human souls the rt(lics of a Christian minister consist, then bas blr Iremonger died rich indeed. Th on s ni ,ds tilkd thoulands w:111 Olie their llf)peb of aLuthcr world to the blessings which, under the Providence of Gmi, his exertions have showered down upon them. He has now entered intohis rest. For his sad den and awful departure nooe, excepting himself, were at all prepared. High and low, rich and poor, by the'same unexpected blow, seem to have lost acommOn relation, protector, and friend. By his death, indeed, a void has been creattd in so ciety, which no single person is qualified to'fill, unless it shall please a good Providence.to raise up,another, who shall be gifted with the same rare assemblage of moral, social, and Christian virtues. But there are many, we trust, who will now press forward to spew their affectionate re membrance of their departed friend, by an active promotion of the same greet object, in which with him, they were engaged. ," Though dead, tie yet spe4ketb," and even though his body is laid he will be the happy instrument of advancing the clory of God a n d t h e w e lf are o f mankind in the goo I spirit which he :has awakened, in the model of hiniselt wisich he has left for imitation, and in the numberless friends, over whom his Memory and example will•eVer retain a strong and an ant mating influence. The tolln , ving legacies evince his affectionate anxiety for the numerous charitable institutions in this place, beyond the period of his existence. He has berineatitt-tt fifty' pounds to the Treasiii er ot, the HArnpsiiite Society for the E:ttication ot the Pool on Dr 13, :I't.4 flAti ; fif , y pounds to roe Trea surer of the VVltithet•ter Diocesan .}l(),i , h e So c i e ty tor Pronto, ing Committee iii 4111 ot Christian K owledge ; fitly to the 'I i:en. buret ot the Winches et Vvntale Asylum;• tor the use .'t ' 1 use hi l'l l, llllleB, tree trout it gacy duty. — (' Winchester Journal.) AIELANCHoLY ACCIDENT. It is our Imintul dii y to announce the death of the Rev. OATT,HE W ARNOLD, 14trti•on Chaplain ' of twit place, occasioned iry a no-lanclioly acci dent which occur - ft:a can Thursit.y last Mr Ar "told had gout on Tuesday, toe 16,t1 nisei, to t his list: r, Lady Givan, at tits I,, , titship's_ scat, in the New F.rest, ui,d gave directions to Alexan der tiontet wed-known waterman on the Gosport, Portsuioutti, and POUSC4 Ferry, to come ,for tint in his wherry, on Thursday morning last, for the purpose of bringing him home. a tt ain. Huiver' acLorilingly left Gosport beach Thursday morning about six o'clock, with another waterman named fink, as his assistant, and about ten o'clock they reached the place of their destination. At bait past ten Mr. A. em barked with them to return home, the wind then blowiaa rather fresh, but wit htint any appre lension of danger. In an hour or two af terwards the %% ether became very tempes tuous, .and when they had reached, within a mile of Brown Down Point, the jib sail ' was split by the excessive violence of the wind, and a heavy sea Overwhelmed the boat. The un fortunate Gentleman and the two watermen were seen clinging fur a few. moments to the mast of the boat, but the violence of the waves soon overpowered theM, and they sunk to rise no more. The men belonging to the Watch-house of the Customs, in Stokes Bay, saw the accident at a distance, but being . on a lee shore, and the storm raginglwionsly, theV were unable to render any assistance ; they immediately, however, ran to the spot opposite which the sad catastrophe occur red,, in hopes that the unfortunate sufferers might be washed on shore, but neither of them could be seen. The Rev. Mr. Arnold's trunk and the hack hoard of the boat, with. the oars, were drifted on the strand, and at about 8 o'clock •in the even log, the body of poor Hunter was driven on shore, and the boat was picked op. Neither of the other bodies have yet been (wad, although areward of five guineas is offeted for that of Mr, Arnold. Mr. A. was one of the Guardians of the Poor in the parish of Alverstoke, and devoted much .of his time, his influence, and his property, to aine liorate the contrition of his fellow creatures.. He was not a married man. Hunter has left a widow and three infant children,.and Pink by his indat,try. supported a blind and aged father. It is u sin gulag. colocideuee, that Mr. Arnold's hither, who was Collector of the Customs at Cowes, de parte'd this life in a fit of apoplexy, whilst crO;is ing in 'the passage boat between East and %Vest Co wes.—(flanipsitire DESPERATE OUTRAGE.—For a cormiderable time past, numerous bodies of men and boys . , who in fest the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, have met in gangs in Hare-street-fields, on the Sabbath day, for the purpose of dog fighting, duck hunting, bull baiting, aod : other amusements of the worst description, during Divine Service. On Sunday last a formidable body of those cha racters assembled at the above field, and a ring being formed they commenced their infamous sports by fighting dogs. The pariah officer's hav ing had iiflormation of the circumstanee,,repaired to the scene; but they were met by at leas: fitty armed fellows, who attacked them with bludgeons, and beat them most inhumanly ; one of the Head horougits (named Cornwall) was seized by the throat, dragged a great distenceiand, whilst on the ground, the monsters beat 'him over the head with a bludgeon, by which his skull was fractured.— By this time several Gentlemen had armed them selves, and went to the assistance of the offi cers ; but they were obliged to retreat, taking with them three constables who were desperately wounded, while the villains pelted them with brickbats and other missiles till they completely gained the field. Yesterday three 'desperate lookiog fellows (named Clayton, Vanderbeton, and Chisholm) were examined at the -Police-Of flee, Worship -street, before Maurice Swabey, jun. Esq. on suspicion of being concerned in the affray, and after a long investigation they were remanded. Mr.- Cornwall is attended by a sur geon, who gives but faint hopes of his patient's ecovet y. A blackbird, closely pursued by a hawk, darted tin ()ugh one of the I:nes of glass in the drawing room window of the Rev. Nr. Read, of Sand Hat ton, in Yorkshire, a few days ago, and dropped down dead on the .carpet. The glass was of the strongest plate, and was shivered into a thougand piece). OLD BAILEY, MONDAY, MAY 22; BANK PROSECUTIONS. Henry Brown, a young man of very interestiOg appearance, was capitally indicted for u tteril seven 101. and fiv e 51. bark notes, with intent tk defraud the Governor and Comp an y of the Banff of England. It was proved by the evidence adduced on O s ,' part of the pr os e cut i on , t h at t h e po i so n e r boo passed the forged notes mentioned in the indict' mem to several respectable 'tradesmen in thii Me: imports, giving various names on passing each note. On one Occas i on lie gave the name n' Lieut. Crow, of the Golden Cross, Charing" Cross; on others, Lieutenant Bli g h, Captain Close, Lieutenant Webbe, Dawson, E‘cp, %% 1 , 1 ; limns, &c. The first ch arge aga i nst the was made out by Mr. Geo. Jarr e tt, a hatter , living in Piccadilly. On the 27th of Febreari the prisoner bought two bats of him, and ga ve i 3 101. bank-note in payment at t h e same tithe star; his name w a s Li et . Bli g h o f the Art i llery, a " lived at Woolwich. Th e rest o f t h e case vt'a° proved by evioenee of a similar partite. The prisoner made no defence as to (ac's, bu t threw hitt 301: upon the mercy of 1)4 eqUIL 11 . 1 e ,, mplumed. that' oe had not bee n a ll owe d to plead guilty to the minor offrirce; that mercy bid beefs shown to otter prisoners, and he could see or? reason whyysh . o,td not be extended to him. Mr. Justice BAYLEY summed up ihesevideneee arid observed, lbw wilt) respect to that part of ibt . prisonr e 's - d e fen ce which tega'rded th e 13 8 ,,k og E.,elaud, the Jury had ttothtt gto do. The o n lf qaevion now to be corimiduttd mos, '.%bethe r , ttttutt a due; eXAMlWititn, of the rvicit - oce, the pri,oneir was gqil.y or innocent of the chatge agaiiiSt leo)/ J •ry tound a vet (Lc( ti; Guilty, after a cal short detibetation. ,qr. Jar Celt and Nir I. l ornan, two trattesen'n !o whom the prisoner passe(' Iwo of the do irs (itteStloll, ICC:011'111 , 11dt ,, !he pi ho'fltr to in y Air. Justice BAYLkY S A bti th d7 be st,,oin be happy to coma - mint ate the i ecottimeud 4 ' jot, tit 14 5 prgp,r (patter; but !ego( sled w tuft ~trtiCilin: gro.,nd,ttre I, cotiontod4;l,,i ) was Mr. J iii eft a n d M. 411141 tort, suit' that tit groontls 0p.04 which t h ey heir c cE•mvitel"' dation were, that the pc lotiet hpo been t., :nceS to pass these Dotes lilthiigh gt eat diStiess, atm teat he had been pPitYthiy the iiisirtonnini of t>iners they were led to suppose this 110ili these Circwh stances, that when the prisoner was ap, , ,t he r,lett he was very shaLbily cl,d, mod ihdt o.:iy IL. ID , was found in his poq-ession. Mr. Jinticeimri3eili►tedypored down the recommendation, and said that iis!too;(1 be communicated in the proper quarter. Toe pri soner would, however, act Most iiiipriitietriy, this recommendation railed any material degree c' hope in his mind. This was a serious tranNaetion: and whatever might be the event, the prisno , ‘" would act most wisely in preparing •liimselt tur another and a better world. The prisoner bowed awl retired from the bar, hating requested that the property whicii been taken trona, him by the officer might be. re' stored. Mr. Justice BANLEY desired that the prouertr might be given over to the. Under-Sheriff, lo 174 1 disposed of in the proper way. He hilll9tif could snake no order respecting it. Mr. Under-Sheriff Turner humanely. intimated that the property should be restored to the prisoner. Samuel Benjamin Meredith was indicted capitally' for having uttered a forged H. note, knowing is to be a tot gery, with intent to defraud the Gover.. nor and Company of the Bank of England. The evidence was clear . against the prisoner, and he Was found Guilty, im , iiediately after the verdict tvasspronounred; the prisoner looked at toe prosecutor with a kr.et2 eye and enraged countenance, , took rip a handful of herbs which were placed on the bar before :he dock, and , orew i: at him with all his force. Na injury was, honever, receivrtl 4y the prosecutor: . Jane Harrison, an infeesing female, was ilia to he bar, charged wi! b haring (IC cued it o o w w aif a forged bank-owe. She wk,s OrtSatorr:,y 4114 mind acqnitjeti of a similar offence ; and vulen s ac was paced at the bar, she w:O 3 informerl by Mr• Barnit GAtutow that [rail im:Annely ie n tc d to take a veldirt cif acquit'al net Case. On Tne , day evertitig las!, a rude girl of Mr , Ridgway•i, of Re, h.q . ,1, mittstEr, dhow t 01d, having got rip stairs into a hack clianibes by the assistance of a chair she reacl , ed irit• .6orl .ves• which was open, ene untortnnatelyftell ow; bog providentially hrr pintriole caoght: hold 0 - a nail' on the outside, anti there she hum.; sii4pen!te 4 until observed by a neighbour,- who gate t he alarm, and Mr. Ilidgwny immedia:ely drew is, r its at the window,,, without having sustained 1 116 slightest injury, On Tuesday last a private of the Rifle Brizade, now io Glasgow (a native of Irel,ifil) cut off' the two first, joints 0P• the forefinger of,his left liana and part of the thumb. Tbiss,. ; ! we believe, is a transportable offence, . 003.1. MARL(: , MAI( 42. Ships at Market.. Ships sold. Price. 41 Newcastle 3 Sunderland 3 ' 4 3s Sti to 395 9'l. BIRTHS. Yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square, the Lady of. Sir W. %V. Wpm, of a so:o. At Alresford, on Standay last, the Lady o f th e Hon. Car te' Robert - Rodney, R. N. of al sun. MARRI ED. At Edinburgh, on the 18th ult. William Wemyss, Deputy Comuissary General, to Mrs. Davidson, of No. " Cbarlotte-streft, New Town, Edinburgh. On Saturday, Daniel H. Jon e s, E sq . to Mrs. Boyles,' 1 ) 0(4 of Kt unington, Surrey. DIED. Suddenly, at his I louse, at Silsoe, Bedfordshire, John o' . wards, Esq. sen. t On Saturday last, at Luton, age 76, Mrs. Collett, relic of Thomas Collett, Esq. of lletna Hetupsted. On Sunday evening, the 21st inst. at his house in Gower' street, Bedford-square, A. H. Sutherland, Esq. F.S.A. At Nairn, N.B. on Friday, the 12th i nst . i n hi s 70th Ye 3 ) :. the Rev. Isaac Ketchen, 40 years pastor of the Associate I • tiburghef Church in that town. LONDON: Printed hy .3. B. CARSTAMS, of No. 29, O ti l Armond-street, Queen-square; and pahlished SCRIPPS, of No. 7,, South :1101ton-street, at Tftg 4t i Offse t No. 112, strand ; where Adveltisementss Or d° I i•rtteri, Ace, (post•Wid) tAti;t• I e edit:lied.