The Sun. — London, England, 1804-12-25 00:00:00

, r .'TR. EDITOR—That instances of Longevity . . , not so rare in tu,'Odestif times as is usually imti.. :. - •..i '''d, the subjoined list,:colleaed from various tifAirces, is a curious proof, to which I htg you would give a place in your columns, ilyou think it .., will afford any amusement to your numerous Readers. That I might n‘t swell it to an inconvenient length, none have been inserted who have nut attained their I 30th year, or whose hingevity has not appeared to be well attested. Many more might, without dOubt, he 7u1t1.1,• by those who have better opportunities for'cotteeting such accounts. The, date affixed to each name is the year in which eadh 'person died, . when that has been ascertained, or.when not, tne t Jatest year in which etch is known to have lived. refir e . Age. Year. Age. 2 795 David Cameron . tio t 772 Mrs. Clum ' 138 1766 jojin de la Sorrel 230 1766 Thomas Dobson 139 2766 George King 130 378; Miry Cameron 139 2767 Ink, T:vtor 130 1752 ‘Villiam Laland • 140 2 774 Williamßeatie ~ 130 Countess Desmond 140 '2778 ion watson 130 1770 lames Sands 140 1780' Robert Ni..thride 130 1773 S wading, a Monk 1 4 2 1780 William Ellis - 130 1773 Charles M 4 Findlay, 1 43 1764 Elizabeth Taylor 131 1737 joint Et/111011am 1 44 1 775 Peter •;ar&n . 131 t7oz Evan Williams .. I4i 2751 Elii. Merchant 133 1766 ThOrnas Winsloe 130 1 772 Mrs. Keith - 134 1772 1. C. Drahalcenberg 146 1767 Francis Agne - 134 1652 William Mead - 14 8 1 777 ohn Bruokey - 134 1768 Francis Consir, - iso 1 744 ane Harrison -- 135 1542 Thomas Newman 152 1759 amen Sheile -13 b 1635 Thomas Parr . 152 1 1768 Catherine Nook 136 1650 lames tiOWICS , 152 1 77 1 Margaret Forster 136 Henry West 137, 1776 john Moriat - 13 6 1648 Thomas Damme 154 772 ohn Richardson 137 1702 A Polish Peasant. ' is 7 4793 —,kobertson 137 1797 W r seph StlrringtOn 161, 1757 W itili l lll: s Natpley 133 160S' m. Vdwards 16 t 7os ;Dim meDonotagn 138,. , 1..070• Hoary Jenkins 169 177 0 ,—„--. Fairbrother t o 1782 Louisa - Truxo - 1 75 To these may be added a Mulatto man, who died in 3797, In Frederick Town, North America, and Who was said to be Iso years old.• In The County Chronicle, of Dec. 33; 379 t, a pa. tagraph was inserted, which stated, that Thomas Cain, according tu the Parish Register of'Sr. Leon. ard, Shoreditch, died the 28th of January, 3588, aged ecs7 . . This is an instance of longevity so tar exceeding any other on record, that one is disposed to suspect some mistake either in the register or in the extract. Such, however, as it was there given, I now send it you; and if it should find a place . in your culutons, will : oblige, A. B. A General Bill of Jll the Christenings and Burials, from Dec. 13, 180,, to Dec. it, 180.4,, by the Company of I'4ribli Clerks of London, : Christened in the '97 Parishes within the Walls, t rig Buried Christened in the 17 Parishes without the Walls, 4458-- Vuric,l 3440: Christ,i.cd i• the 23 Out-Parishes in Middlesex and Sur- Pty. 10 24L --11 , ,riett 7813 . Chmic:lol in xto l'arishr.s in the City and Liberties of Westminster, 6335 -buried 46j3. Lis? 0? DILATHs COUALTILS: . Broken back - - . x Killed by falls, and seve. Broken limns . - 2 rat other accidents •- SS Broken neck = - )(ilk(' by fighting - I Broken ribs • - " 3 Killed themselves 23 Bruised . . 2 Murdered - I Burnt • . as Poisoned . Choaked - t Scalded - - Drowned - - 126 Shot - Excessive drinking . 4 Smothered . • 2, Executes • . to Sullocated - - 6 round dead - 13 Frighted Total aSS Killed by a hoar . Males Tr 390 ? Christioned p, S ln all 21,543 rri4iCS 1°,153 Buried . Males 8 6" In all 17,038 Females - 8433 . 'Whereof have died, tinder two years of age „Ant Sixty and seventy - 1101 Between two and five 1914 Seventy and eighty - S to Five and ten - 676 Eighty and ninety - 4 1 3 Ten ancit wenty ,4i t N inety and a hundred 7 7 Twenty and thirty - i. 23, A hundr e d an d one - 4 Thirty and forty - 1824 A hundred anti three - Forty and fifty - 1935 A hundred and live - Fifty and sixty - 159 Decreased in the B urials this year 2544. The following is the state of the Ballot for the East India Diredion on the 6ch of Match 1798, which was the last time four Candidates stood for one vacancy Toone Plui,vden 452 W. Thornton - 27/ 435 Hilddicstc,me . 214 Our Readers will see how near they approach to the numbers of the several Cindidates last Thursday. it is also worthy of remark, that, Mr. TiroawroNt came in on the first vacancy after 1798, being op. posed by Mr. howDEN, who did not succeed to the Direction till four years after, at the General Eleftion in 1802. FIENCii COLONIAL Contaukcy."—From an Offi. cial document now before us we arc enabled to form some estimate of the loss sustained by France in her rel at io ns w i t h h et C o l on i es . W e fin d that the following is a pried statement of theimportation into France from her West India Colonies in the year 1787 ralut Livre,. Clayed Sugars, . - 118,6z7,1100 59.1 6 3,454 Raw ditto, . 80,91.1,400 26,614.595 Coffee, 71,30i1 e 38,64814 Cotton, . indi g o.• i,6 94 , 5 0• t 5.231.115 Cocoa, Dye Wo o d s , Li qu ors, irc. 5,425016 Value of Imports in Livres and Tournois• 1110, 9 13,032 In the year 1789 the Revolution commenced its destructive career ;- since which event the commerce .of France, not with. her Colonies only, but with all the world, has been gradually declining, until now it is completely extinet. Sunday last, as Mr. Horne, of the Royal Oak, Woodbridge,. was riding to Ramsholt, he heard a shriek from some persons apparently in great distress; he immediately rode forward to the place from whence he thought the noise proceeded, and fortu. timely discovered the cause, which was a woman and child on board a vessel, the William and Tho. Iflai l T. READ master, of 'Woodbridge, laden with coals, lying near Ramsholt dock, which had caught fire in .the cabin, and was burning furiously. The crew were gone ashore to refresh themselves, after a tedious voyage, leaving all safe, as they imagined. Mr. H. gave the, alarm, and, with assistance, the woman and child were rescued from the periloue situation, and the fire extinguished, but.not without doing considerable injury. A poor woman at Alderman, far advanced in prcg. nancy, a few days since, went a shoring (that is picking up wreck as it appro.iches the shore),:end by cold and fatigue prckduced a miscarriage on the beach, which causal het death. , EN.TRAcT GENERAL ORDER. Camp Tunay, atnlVay, itt4. • The Commander in chief has great satisfaction ire publishing to the Army his high sense of Lieute. Oant.Colonel Dow, and - the Detachment gruployed under his command in the reduction of the strung Fort of Raampoora. The judgment and skill with which the attack Was planned, and the gallantry with which the as. sault was led by Lieutenant.Cclonel Dow in person, refleas, the highest credit on the abilities, courage, arid professional knowledge of that meritorious Officer. The uncommon precision and bravery with which the several ,European Divisions were condoned by the European Officers, the steadiness, coolness, and intrepidity which was manifested by the native Offi- Cers and, Seapoys engaged in ,the assault, could not hive been surpassed by any Corps. The ability which Serjeant O'LouctiLati dis. played in blowing open the gates, and the beha. vi our of the Artiderymen and Lascars attached to the leading gun, is deserving of the greatest praise and commendation. • The able and gallant manner in which 'Major DOVETON carried into effect the instructions of Liettenant.Colonel DON, by cutting to pieces the large body of the Enemy encamped outside the Fort, is most creditable to the Major, to the Officers, and men of the 3d Regiment . of Native Cavalry, whose behaviour,. as On every occasion, justly merit his Excellency's fullest approbation. His Excellency has noticed, with particular plea sure, the cordial and anive co.operation of Capt. WOOO,-of the Engineers, and of Captain RAB AN, of the Artillety, of whose merits,..zeal, and desire to forward the public service Lieutenant.Coloriel „DoN has afforded the most ample and gratifying testi. Loony. The behaviour of Lieutenant HAY, and the whole of the Artillery, has been such as has ever distin. guished this valuable Corps. The Commander in Chief begs Lieutenant. Colo.• nel DON to accept his cordial thanks for the impor. tang. services he has rendered to Government by the promptitude and decision with whichlte undertook, , and the skill and gallantry by which he effeded the reduttion of Raampoorai Hu Excellency desires Lieutenant. Colonel DON to communicate his entire approbation and best thanks to the Officers-and tnen'of the Flank Com. panics, andi or Battalion Companies of the 2il Bat. talion' Bth Regiment, and Flank Companies of the ad Battalion 21st Regiment, who composed the at lining party, for the conspicuous gallantry they skewed in the assault. T Mai DOVETON. and Officers and men of the 3d Regiment of Native Cavalry ; to Captain RABAN, and Officers and men of the Artillery ; and Captain WOOD, of the Engineers, for their gallant and meritorious services at the Capture 'of Kaam poora. His Excellency is happy to find the expeaations which he formed of the ztst Regiment, from the on. common attention bestowed on its formation by Maio WADE, have not been disappointed ; and although so lately embodied, in its first essay it has shewn a steadiness and courage which would have done honour to a , veteran Corps, and has successfully emulated the gallant example held out by their fellow Soldiers of the second Battalion 3d Regiment. N. B. The above Fort and Territory dependent on it, yielding a revenue of about four or five lacks per annum, belongs to the Rajah of • joynaglitii., but had been nearly thirty years in the possession of the flolkar family, who had wrested it from the Rajah in the name of the Poonah State, whose ar mies in that quarter were, at the time, command. ed by one of the Holkars. EXTRACT FROM THE BOMBAY ADVERTIFER.-- , " State Affairs requiring the presence of the lustrious Chevalier De .Souza at this City, His Excellency the Viceroy. of Goa was pleased to dispense with his journey to the Seat of the supreme,. Government, and granted a Deputation to invest him with the Order of Christ ; the ceremony ac.. cordingly took place yesterday, at Parell, with every requisite display of pageantry, illuminations, fire.wOrks, discharge of cannon, and other demon. stratioris of joy. An elegant entertainment was given on this occasion, at which were present, the Nabob Mendee Ali Khan, Aga Mahomed, the Bishop, Clergy, and principal inhabitants of the Catholic persuasion, and a great assemblage of na. live beauty and fashion. The above Ocder,. we are informed, was. con. ferted on Signor Dc &ilia, by the Queen of Por. fugal, for the great services rendered by him to the Rcimish Church, in the suppression of schiam, and conversion of 'Hindoos to Christianity, which he was enabled to tiled by hia pious and exemplary life, added to'his descent from and connexion with many noble Hindoo • Yesterday the frost being very severe, only large craft could go through London Bridge, on account of the great quantity of floating ice, which render. ed it dangerous for boats. About twelve o'clock a barge, with two men in it, in attempting to pass under the bridge, ran foul of a large floating island of ice, and in less than a quarter of an hour was so completely surrounded, that all the endeavours of the men on hoard to extricate her proved ineffeftual. —ln that situation they were obliged to remain, nearly dead with the cold, for tour or five hours, as no boats from the shore could go to their assistance. So strong was the ice yesterday on the River Thames, that the persons who superintend the Lon. don Bridge Water-work found ii necessary to have their engine supplied with boiling hot water, to flay upon the works, to prevent, them from freezing, while men with, long poles were constantly employ. ed in knocking off the lumps of ice from the works, for the whole day. Mrs; Puddefurd, of Retibourn, llerrs, was found in her room on Saturday:morjng, speechless, which was occasioned by her clothes hsving caught tire the preceding evening: • she is not yet pronounced 'out of danger by the phys;cians. The prisoners in Lancaster Castle had a ton of coals sent them last week by an unknown hand. On Wednesday evening last; About five o'clock, a poor fellow, a &weber, and his boy-, who carries meat about this neighbourhood, left watering stairs for Foulness Ishind, with their horse and 'cart, to serve their customers with their Christmas beef; it snowed Ve:y fast, and the nigh( very unprotnising. Capt. Bot.t.ocit's family, with their wonted huma nity, persuaded him not to venture acro s s the sands until morning; but, conceiving he could' not be mistaken in. his way, would not 'be advised, and yesterday morning the horse was taken up un the Salting', near the Signal-house, with his collar and part of the Hayes he had broken from the cart,. part of which was found near Shawbury Beach, and, some of The beef. I have just heard the poor Butcher has been washed upon the sands, opposite the Signal.* house, but the boy is not yet found. Two dogs that accompanied them have escaped. HUNTING. FALCONE R / S•HALL, FRIDAY, 110 V. 30. THE day was uncommonly fine ; at eleven Lord MIDDLETON and a number of Sportsmen arrived ; at twelve the pen was thrown open, and boldly out bounded the Royal Hart ; in twenty minutei the steady hound Consul, and some other stag hounds were laid on, and the beagles close to them ; he took over Boythorpe Sheep Walk, Foxholes Field, and turned for Grange, where the pock ran into view, .and continued so till they had crossed the Sheep Walk, Mr. PRICKIT'S Plantations, and ran into him behind some stacks' near Langtoft ; none were at hand to assist him but the Colonel, who had nearly blown his horse Esterhazy, as the ser. vents had also done their's ; however, he cleared himself from the pack, bounded over some high rails and inclosures, and in this manner ran about a mile further, when the hounds were headed and stopped. In a few minutes Lord M. and the coin. pany came up, pretty well blown. Mrs. Txuart. TON, who had been obliged to change her horse, was much mortified at being thrown out. She af terwards rode the sister to Hermione. The hounds in twenty minutes were laid on, and ran haridsorne. ly to some water where the Hart had cooled him. self. The beagles now seemed to enjoy the scent ; they ran smartly till they came to Coulam Rabbit Warren, where the multiplicity of rabbits drew them off from their game ; they were lifted and ordered to draw round the Warren, and in about half an hour they hit the Hart off, and ran very hard towards Driffield ; he turned up some inch). sores ; and, after a run of three hours and forty. seven minutes, was taken unhurt at . Ganton. It was computed; that this run was longer than that withsthe Foxhounds, and affarded, on cite whole, a better chace. Lord MIDDIATON changed horses three times, the Hon. J, PROSY tour times, and Mrs. Tr-toRN. TON twice. SATURDAX, DEC. Several greyhound marches were run ; and finally a sweepstakes, or trial of three, braces of grey. hounds that had distinguished. themselves by win. ning many marches. . The .hare was found on the first 'part of the %Vol& ; and after a race of near two miles, Col. T,'s Eliza gave ago.bye, kept ficr place for near a mile, and threw up the hare. Such a course was scarcely ever seen. Blud Eliza was got by Sehimmelpenniock (by Major), out of Cat. gut,s sister to Claret and Czarina: by this it ap. pears, that Major's blond have not lost their well. earned fame.--(York Herald.) Yesterday Richard Taylor, , ,yho was apPrthended some time since at the White Bear Inn, in Basing. hall.street, and whn has undergone several exami nations before the Loaf.) MAYOR, on. the charge of having in his possession above forty-six pounds weight of counterfeit halfpence tied up in different bags, .supposed to be intended for sale, was brought up before the LORD MAYOR. The Officers who took Taylor into custody said, the information they hid received was, that he had just arrived from Ireland with a quantity of counterfeit money to circulate. The Prisoner said in his defence, he had taken them in the way ()liminess ; and Mr. 'Ma. R is, a Solicitor, who attended for him, told his Lordship, there was no evidence of the'Prisoner's selling any of this bad money, and he did not con. ceive there was felony in` having counterfeit half pence in his possession, consequently claimed the discharge of the Prisoner, and the restoraticm of his property. His Lordship discharged him ; but Mr. POWILL, the. Solicitor of the Mint, stated, that . he had examined the money, and finding it counter kir, felt himself justified in detaining it,, as vernment had received information that a large quantity of counterfeit money had arrived in London from Ireland ; and that if.an action was brought he would defend it. 46 The Hate and many Friends" is an excellent fable, but the hare and vrtotyl;uirial is a valuable true story, as the following instance will evince. An elderly Lady, who ics:des in the country; pent, a }Tor or tsvo since, to a niece in town a Christmas hare, with a letter of advice, that the %mild find a present ...within its paunch. This proved to be a Share of a Lottery Ticket that she had purchased at a country office, and which, as is Well known to a large circle of acquaintance, gained the nieee.TWO THOUSAND FOUNDS. It is ,conceived, howeVer, that this species of Chriumas box, whether dis patched from the country .to town, or from town to the country, would he far more safely inclo4ed in a post letter, than in the body of an animal whose con; mg is often charaCterised by a "rtob fkody."—:-* This advice is peculiarly seasonable at a moment. when a L9rtery is depending which abounds with an unprecedented number of capital .Prizes. On the Bth inst. James Smiih, of Burnley, Lan. ca3hire, a person wilt) 'travels the conntrywith dif. ferent sorts., of goods for sale, was cony itleti, J. BR A D 4 H A w, Egg. and the Rev. J: STAINDANK, Clerk, in the penalty, of tool. hur mitigated.to 121. tos. tot having indtis cust•xty, and xpobiog to printed British calicoes, without.bting stamped, or »ealed with a mirk or seal, to denote that the Ex. use I)aties chargeable theitoo had been raid. COURT OF CiIANCERY, LINCOLN's INN HALL - , ' 7 DECFMIIFR BEFORE THE LORI► CHANCELLOR. 1+,106R8 /trip oTlifits v. FoNrFR AND ornEks. The ATT'OTOYEY GENERAL stared, thtit this was an inforrint ion filed at the relation of John M o o re , Clerk, and others, Parishioners of the Parish of Sr, James, Clerkenwell, agsinst Newcombe anti Pullen, Churchwardens, the Rev. Mr. Foster, the Bishop of London, anti others; anti its ()bird was, thai Mr. Foster might be restrained from aprlying to the Bishop of London for licence to officiate as Curate of the ReetoryofCletkenwell, and that an injundion might issue to prevent the Bishop of London frlrd granting such licence. The },resent suit Originated in an eledion, which oak place in July last, for the vacant curacy of Clerktnwell. Tire redory ginally belonged to the monastery of Clerkenwell, and upon the dissolution of the midnasteries it con.. tinned in the Crown till the 32d of Elizabeth, and the Crown appointed a Curate, with an allowance of 41. 18s. 9,1. The title to the redory became vested in a person of the name of Drake, who agreed to dispose of it to the parish of Clerkenwell. The pur chase money was paid out of the parish rates, and a conveyance was made of the redory to five Trustees for the parish. Atter this, different vacancies of the curacy had, been filled up by the parishioners, who appointed the Curate by the mAjority of v"oices,,,, In thepreienr instance, Mr. Foster, on t'zf the Pendants, and Mr. Lenden, one.of the Relator, were the Candidates. Previout to.the &ea:mu t,ite friemb.i c each Candidate proposed certain ,regotatiuus, w reference to which it was to be condoktied. ; 4.t the close of the poll there were 1047 votes for Lert,., den, and 1105 for Foster, making a majority, t,)1 , , 58. in his favour. The Churchwardens declared him • duly eleOed, and a scrutiny was deo - traded ; but, on account of objections as to the legality of a Scentini;,- it. Was not proceeded in. Flster was nominated ,bje the Churchwardens, but a carueat was entered against the Bishop's granting him a licence. The ortneipal regulation on which the liledion was condothd was,. that all persons assessed for the, year t So+, whether. thty had paid rates or not, Were to be allowed to poll, unless they had b;en or had been marked Poor." The AT rORNEY-GENCRAL argued that this was an ilLsgal rzgtuatuln ;:and he contended:, that none could loive a - nets' to vote wh o had not only .been aSse.sed, but had adudly paid the rates.: This was the main putt upon wh;ch the whole o f the argument rested. The ATTUR.III:Y..GENE R maintained the proposition at very great length ; and concluded by expressing his contrittion that the Eledi >n would be declared void.--41:! was Wowed on • the same" side by Mr. R 1 11 ARDi .out Mr. 'FROWARD. Mr. Ittima.LY eonremied that the rego:ation with respea to the tn , de of election, and the persons who were to be.enritied to vote, had been ,ICCIlti to, by all partici) ; therefore it W unjust on the part of Mr. Lenden to desire to met the eledion :After he had stood the chance id the poll. His ob.er. %rations were enforced by tho Se. of 'Mr. HART, Mr. PiGGOTT, and. Mr. COOK. 'I'he'ATTORNPY GENERAL. The LORD CH ANC Fl. toll regretted theaninansity and endless litiption to which the parishioners were continually exposed by this, eleCtive curacy -; but he could suggest no effedual means of relief, except ar t applicatiOn .to the Legislature. He cOnsidered the mode of appointing a Minister of Religion through the medium of a popular Election as highly indecorous. His Lordship examined the whole of the case, but expressed no, opinion tip;in the subj Fa. Hil ultimate • decision he deterred till the twit of next month. In the matter of Bennett, the Loan CHANCELLOR said, it was neeessary he should take further time before he gave jtulginenr on that part of the cake which related to the purchase of the bankrupt's C 3-• tate at Newton -court, by General Harris. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, irrTiNos A r NISI rit.rtlS, DIFOR.Is ?AK. JUSricE ROOKS, AND A 5Pi.c.1.41, JOKY. BARRY':). DAb U This ivat an At - Wm brought by the• Plaintiff, a Stationer and. i\lathemstical Tostrument.malter, liv. .ing in. the iVlitniries, against tile` Defendint, aR Apothecary and Clietnisti residing,'at WaPing, to recover datnages fur two Libels, published by t k,„ site_arf the Defendant. - 12 he Declaration contained six Counts : the' first three Charged the. Piairniff with being concerned ; in the' Irish Rebellion of 1798, and, the three last with being. a suborner of false witnesses. To the • three latit Counts the De feßdant had put in a ‘speeial . pica of justification, and to the other three pleaded thc geneval issue. Serjeant Sri r. par... 40, as Counsel for the Plaintiff, stated, that thiy were as maliciously scurrilous as they ,vOcte stupid ; that the 'were Libels against it Chario t bies ec j ety , to. which Mr. Barry belonged : he'said, he believed the Plaintiff' was an u Irishman, an d that f tnosu.of the Wlembers of that respe4trtble ciety were also irislunen, was necessary:, he said, that the Court and . the' Jury migh t u nde r s tan d t hi s Libel when read,' to let therm into some of the his_ tory'of it. 4 k:the year 1797 Mr. Bar'ry had some: dealings with MI AtiletiCdll Captain,: of the. name of . Healy, and . Itaving sohth.im 'some goods, was obliged to bring an atlinn aglinst him' far the amount, ' The 'Captain put in bail, sailed for Arne ric.a,•4lnti hevr since returned. In that aetion the Plaintiff was nonsuited, on account of alvitnr6i tot Mi.'BAity declaring that he had been b rt b c d b y. hi m . A report of that cause appeared next d„ry in a newsppete In June, 0303, '.the Defendant got a nmitt)er of bills printed, and stuck,in .differene. parts 'of the town ; which, tlmugh . not•dir e 'dly. tton . i ng th e Pl,rintiff, yet . , ,it would be..imi , ossilde not to know. be .was meant, on account of the anion, and the report of , it in. the' Paper a; hided' tO. The first I,ibel was as 1 , !1.)ws liens;' de Nlasons.—On F. ty,.Tune a 4, 463, n.g rAn d proces6ioa of iiiberritan :40sons arc exp tetc 4 rack, contrary to the laws, tt. :1 the hours at ten and tour, froin Cornlitll to a new • , Gsrdeu, Rat litt thalsw.ly, near Salt , Pctre Wm- thence to Caonot h i hurvtioom.,. Thor s oclety ,•. s, toe t tilted Irislortnes Wake, nr, Royal . Nleetiivx will be conducted and lts:;:ded ' , sr, Deputy C; rand ; bobby Scoirt, G rma ~t " of the Ceremovn • , 'lean Captains j . , ;,t the f-, , i'riug to The /. 1 ' ' f ' with other Gen!! .s. lt.sttiaus family, • 11.41 W, 411..