The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-22 00:00:00

DERBY.

8 to 1 agst Sir Mark Wood's The Mummer
64 to 1 agst Mr. Petrel! Brunswieker (taken)
10 to I ngst Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt
12 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's Cressida colt
13 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Cetus
16 to I agst Lord Cleveland's Wat Tyler (taken)
17 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Mahmoud
The others as before.

We have great satisfaction in being enabled to
contradict the rumours that have been in circulation on
the subject of his MAJESTY'S health. The Knic, having
suffered from cold, is now better. The severity of the
weather, of course, prevents out-door exercise, but we
understand that his MAJESTY has resumed his usual
habits in his palace.—Morning Paper.

By the death of Lord REDESDALE, his pen-
sion of 4,0001. a year, as a retired Lord Chancellor of
Ireland, falls into the Civil List.

THE OPENING OF THE WELLAND...-•
(From a New York Paper.)—The commencement of navi-
gation between Lakes Erie and Ontario is an event of great'
interest, on account of the extent of the great sheets of
water thus connected, and the natural obstacle which has
been overcome by the great work. Concerning its effects
on the interests of the state, as very different opinions are
entertained in relation to them by different persons; we
shall not speak—we hope they may be advantageous to all
parties. A few years ago the sight of the falls of Niagara
would have discouraged every idea of ever effecting a safe
channel of navigation between the two lakes; but it has
already l; en accomplished. The first boat passed it on
the 30th of last month, just five years after the commence-
ment of the undertaking. This work will hereafter pre-
sent new attractions to travellers visiting the vicinity of
the great cataract.

Yesterday afternoon an affray took place in
St. Paul's-church-yard, daring the time when the funeral
procession of the late President of the Royal Academy was
moving into the Cathedral, which might have led to a
dreadful result, but f r the fortunate discovery of the pre-
meditated attempt at stabbing. A young man became the
jest of the surrounding crowd in consequence of his having
unwittingly walked into an accumulation of snow, mud,
and water. A lad, in particular, heartily laughed at the
disaster, when the young man alluded to seized the boy,
struck him, and threw him into the mud, which was
nearly sufficient to cover him. This attack on the boy
was taken up by a by-stander, who severely thrashed the
young man. The crowd was about separating when the
beaten pirty returned, and said he would have another
round; his opponent complied with his wish, and prepara-
tions were made accordingly. In the act of setting-to, a
looker-on discovered the end of a knife in the young man's
hand who bad received the thrashine:, and seized his arm
and took the knife from him. The persons assembled
were loud in their expressions against this cowardly at-
tempt, and the general cry was " Souse him well in the
mire." In a second the young man measured his length
in the mud, which was sufficiently deep to cover him,
amidst the cheers of all who saw the transaction. The
noise brought the police, and the young man was taken
into custody by one of the city officers. —Morning Paper.

A DREAM REALIZED.—(From the Jour-
nal of an officer engaged in the action off Minorca, in
1756, when the British fleet was commanded by Admiral
Bv Nc.)—" On the morning of the fatal 20th of May,-
Capt. ANnuews (whose courage was indisputable, hav-
ing given signal proofs of it in several actions) appeared
at his breskfast table uncommonly thoughtful. His friend
Captain Haavev took the kind liberty to remark it to
him, as something unseasonable. 'My dear ANDREWS,'
said he to hint, 1 know that you meet your duty with all
your heart ; but 1 am vexed to see you in a solemn reve-
rie at this time ; it may have a discouraging effect on those
about you!" Captain Haßvay,' replied ANDREWS, my
heart thanks you for this seasonable admonition, I will
shake off this discreditable melancholy, but you will par-
don it, perhaps, on account of its extraordinary cause; I
never was a superstitious man, though I never was such
a vulgar fool as to despise religion ; but last right I was
prodigiously impressed with a dream, of which I have not
time to tell you the particulars ; and it has assured me,
without leaving a doubt on my part, that I shall meet my
death in this day's action ; yet depend upon it, Ilan.vey,
I will die like a man—l hope with credit to myself, to my
friends, and to my country.' He took a most affectionate
leave of IlaaveY, when they were parting to their respec-
tive stations. He gave me a friendly and ardent kiss,'
etid HARVEY', but with cold lips.' His attack of the
French (for the Mfiance began the engagement) was
vigorous in the highest degree. He indeed, nobly ful-
filled his promise though he was killed by a cannon ball in
the first quarter of an hour of the fight."
THE WEATIIER.—The effects of the sudden
thaw on the River Thames were not only very curious, but
picturesque. The frosts and thaws that have occurred
during the recent singular season led to the formation of
unusually numerous little " icebergs" along the banks of
! the Thames, and around the islands in the Thames above
Hammersmith Bridge; and by noon on Wednesday many
of these masses of ice, tipped to a tolerably good height
with snow, thereby' increasing the curious beauty of the
scene, were loosened from their holds, and seen floating in
the middle of the river's current. As evening approached,
the river was literally thronged with these ice islands;
of course the limited passage of the river, above bridges,
to the few craft that plied, was rendered, except the vessel
were large, somewhat dangerous. It was also a labour
of some extent to take adequate care of the different craft
moored along shore, to obtain protection against the sonse-
quences of the afore-mentioned " icebergs" (and many of
them were no trifling matters) drifting against the said craft.
To effect such object of protection, in many instances,
pieces of timber fastened to rope., and annexed to the
barges, beats, &c. were thrown into the river, thus pre-
venting the " bilgings" that might have resulted from the
floating masses of ice coming abruptly against such craft.
The coaches also experienced considerable inconvenience.
Many of the West-country coaches did not arrive in town
on Wednesday morning till long after the usual hour of
arrival ; several of tke coachmen and guards stated that
they severely felt the snow-storm as they approached the
Metropolis. So decidedly did the snow-storm, followed
by the rapid thaw, affect the roads, the great Western
road in particular, that the Hammersmith and some other
Omnibuses found it requisite to have au extra horse,
mounted by a postilion, to lead them through the difficulty
of their ways.

ANECDOTE.-Upwards of fifty years ago,
the present Dr. , of London, a highly respected
clergyman, and his sister, Mrs. , (at that time
about 17 and 13 years of age respectively) were travelling
in Devonshire with their father, and arrived elite day at a
small inn on the road, at which they stopped to dine,
but the afternoon becoming very wet and stormy, they
resolved to remain all night ; and having intimated this
to the landlord, he retired to make the necessary ar-
rangements. Shortly after, he returned to the room
in which the party were seated, and making his obei-
sance, remarked, with a very complacent and self-satis-
fied smile, that, as the afternoon was so wet, and ne-
cessarily prevented any out-door excursion, if the young
lady would find any amusement in looking over a port-
folio of original drawings, he would desire his son to
wait upon them, and exhibit his attainments in the fine
arts. This intimation was of course joyfully received,
especially by the young lady, who was a considerable
proficient in drawing, and in a few minutes a tall, raw-
boned lad ofvabout seventeen years of ageentered the room,
with a pore' lio under his arm, which he proceeded to
open, and unfold to their view a considerable number
of original pencil and chalk drawings, which he seerneJ
very proud of, but which appeared to the party to he
any thing rather than beautiful specimens of this de-
lightful art. After this examination had closed, the young
artist, conscious, we presume, of his powers, requested the
young lady to sit for her portrait in chalk, which, for her
amusement, she consented to ; the artist commenced his
task, and in the progress of it, so often turned his large
expressive eyes in eager gazings on the interesting coup•
tenance of the fair sister, that she felt much difficulty
in restraining herself from a burst of laughter.--
The portrait was finished in about half an hour, and
presented to the original, who, although at that time
she could not help smiling at the rude attempt, still
has it in her possession, and would not now part with it
for money, this sketch being produced by the late highly
gifted and now deeply lamented, Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE,
President of the Royal Academy, and Portrait Painter to
his MAJESTY....- Scotsman.

FUNERAL 0C SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE.

Yesterday wAs the day appointed for paying the
last obsequies to the remains of the late President of
the Royal Academy ; and, in consequence, the whole
line of way between the Royal Academy (where the
body lay in state) and St. Paul's Cathedral (where
it was finally to be deposited) was crowded with
numerous parties, anxious to behold the funeral pro-
cession. As early as ten in the morning the friends,
&c. of the deceased, who were invited to attend as
mourners, began to assemble at Somerset-house,
and numerous carriages, belonging to persons who
were desirous of doing honour to the talents of the
President, drove into the great square in Somerset-
house, where they were marshalled, so as to fall
into the rear of the funeral procession.
Pursuant to the arrangements originally agreed
upon between the Council of the Royal Academy
and the acting executor of the will of Sir Thomas,
the remains of the President were removed, in a
hearse and four, from his house in Russell-square to
Somerset-house, attended by the Rev. Mr. Bloxham
(his brother-in-law), the two Mr. Bloxhams, and
Mr. Keightley, his solicitor and executor. They
arrived at the Academy a little before nine o'clock
on Wednesday night, and were received by the
Council and a number of the Students.

The bier was placed in the Model-room, which
had been fitted up for the purpose, hung with black,
and the armorial bearing of the deceased placed at
the -head of the room.

During the morning several persons of distinction
were admitted to the room in which the body lay,
and shortly after twelve o'clock, all the arrangements
for the funeral procession having been completed,
the coffin was placed in the hearse.
At half after twelve the procession began to move
towards the Cathedral, and at that time it assumed
the following order :
Twelve Police Inspectors to clear the way.

Mr. Thomas, Superintendent of Police, with black silk

hatband and scarf.
Two City Marshals.
The Lord Mayor's carriage empty,

The Sheriffs, Messrs. Ward and Richardson, in their car-

riages.
The Under Sheriffs.
The Undertaker (Mr. Thornton, jun.) on horseback.
Four Mutes on horseback, in gowns, two by two.
Six Horsemen in cloaks, two by two.
A Plume of Feathers, with Two Pages.
THE HEARSE,

Drawn by Six Horses, with Sixteen Pages—Eight on

each side.
The Pall-bearers; in Mourning Coaches.

The following mourning coaches then followed
with the family of the deceased :

The old Servant of Sir Thomas Lawrence.
The Executor.
The Rector of St. George, Bloomsbury.
Sir Henry Halford, the Physician of Sir Thomas.
The Chaplain to the Academy.
The Keeper of the Royal Academy.
The Secretary to the Royal Academy.
The Treasurer to the Royal Academy.
The Academicians and Associates, two in each..

The Students, two by two, in each of the following Mourn-

ing Coaches.

Private Mourners, two by two, in each of the succeeding

111aurning Coaches.

The Officers, &c. of the Society of Painters in Water
Colours, two by two.
_ _ _

The Officers of the Society of British Artists, two by two.
The Officers, of the Artists' General Benevolent In-

stitution.

Forming in the whole a procession of forty-three
mourning coaches, each drawn by two horses, ca-
parisoned with plumes and velvet. Next followed—
The carriage of the late Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Carriages of the Pall-bearers.
The Carriages of the Nobility and Gentry.
Amongst the private carriages, amounting to
seventy-live in number, that brought up the rear of
the procession, were those belonging to—
The Dukes of Wellington, Bedford, St. Albans, and
Devonshire.

Earls—Radnor, Aberdeen, Spencer, Essex, and Amherst.
Lords—Lyudhurst, Holland, Dudley and Ward, Bexley,
Melbourne, and Farnborough.
Marquisses—Stafford, Cleveland, and Salisbury.
The Countess of Guildford, and the Bishop of London,
INTERIOR ORDER OF PROCESSION AT ST.
PAUL'S.

On arriving at the Western Gate the pro Cession
was received by the Dean, Chapter, and the whole
of the Choir, and proceeded as follows :--

'The two junior Vergers.
The Marshals.
The young Gentlemen of the Choir, two by two.
Their Almoner or Master.
The Vicars Choral, two by two.
The junior Minor Canons, two by two.
The Feathers, with attendant Mutes and Pages, two by two,
The senior Verger.
The Prebends, two by two.
The junior Residentiaries, two by two.
The senior Residentiaries, two by two.
The Dean's Verger.
The Dean.
THE COFFIN.
Chief Mourner.
Mourners, two by two.
The Old Servants.
The Family Trustees and Executor.
The Rector and Medical Attendants.
The Chaplain to the Royal Academy.
The Secretary, &e. to the Royal Academy.
ARRANGEMENT IN THE CHOIR.

Pall-bearers.

Pall-bearers,

The Corpse, on each side of which were the Pall Bearers.
The Members of the Royal Academy ranged outside on
each side.
Chief Mourner.
Old Servants, standing.
The Executors.
Old Servants, standing.
The Rect6r. Medical Attendant.

The Marshals, with constables and undertaker's
men, formed a line proceeding to the vault door.—
The Chief Mourner proceeded to the dome, and the
other mourners formed a circle round. The Acade-
means lined off to the right, and the mourners to
the left. An outer ring was formed, within which
the other mourners surrounded the clergy, choir, and
chief mourner.

A strong body of Police linc►i the whole road,
and a Guard of Honour was mounted at the Royal
Academy.
The funeral service was performed by the Dean in
a very impressive manner; and, at its conclusion,
the coffin WAS borne with the usual ceremonies to the
vault, wi:ere it was finally deposited.
During the period occupied by the procession,
almost the whole of the shops embraced within the
line of march were closed. The procession quitted
Somerset House at about half after twelve, and
reached St. Paul's shortly after two. The ceremony
then occupied about an hour.

SHEEP DROWNED.—Last week, a flock of
sheep, thirty-four in number, belonging to Mr. J.
HEs-
nox, of Appleton-le-street, having, from some cause, taken
their stand upon the ice, which covered a deep pond in
the field where they were grazing, the ice gave way, and
the whole of them were drowned.—Doncaster• Gazette.

At the Haymarket Theatre on Monday night
last, (the benefit of Mr. Isaacs and his family), long
before the doors were thrown open, the crowd reached
across the road opposite the theatre. Mr. GEORGE
STANSBURY, the chorus-master of Covent-garden, had
kindly volunteered his services to lead the band at the
Haymarket, and on his way to the stage-door, for the
purpose of commencing his labour, he bad occasion to
pass through a portion of the crowd; lie had not, how-
euer, proceeded far, before he was attacked by a gang of
pickpockets, one or two of whom struck him on the head,
whilst the others unbuttoned his coat and waistcoat, and
rolibed him of a valuable gold watch, gold twisted chain,
keeper, and three gold seals, upon one of which :were en-
graved his initials, with which they escaped through the
mob. At the opening of the doors the crush was so tre
mendous, and the cries and shrieks of the women so
vehement, that great apprehension was entertained for
their safety, and tho confusion consequent upon such a
scene of commotion afforded the thieves an irresistible
opportunity for the exercise of their nefarious propensities.
Ladies' shawls and reticules were torn from their shoulders
and arms ; and several gentlemen were soon " eased" of
such " moveables" as watches, purses, &c. A gentleman
residing at No. 11, Rood-lane, in the city, had a valuable
diamond pin taken from his bosom while escorting some
ladies to the boxes.