The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-24 00:00:00

NEWGATE PRISON.

The report of the Committee of Inquiry into the state of
this prison was brought up, and, on the motion of Mr. MILLS,
ordered to be taken into further consideration on the next
court day.

COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The report of the Visiting Justices was brought up. After
some conversation as to the number of deaths occurring
amongst the pauper lunatics of the county of Middlesex
being larger in proportion than those of other counties of
similar extent, and its being attributed to the want of
space and accommodation in the asylum to enable lunatics
to derive the benefit of the medical advice and plan of
treatment adopted therein, instead of placing them as out-
door patients, on the motion of Captain Adorn, it was put
and carried that the report be received and printed, and
copies of it forwarded to the different parishes in the county,
with a lithographic drawing of the present building and the
contemplated alterations.

After disposing of some other business, of no public im-
portance, the Court adjourned.

Lord De Roos, pronounced by a Special Jury of
his countrymen to be guilty of cheating at cards, is an heredi-
tary legislator. If shame should prevent this noble gambler
from appearing personally in the House he graces, he may and
probably will send his proxy. Lord De Roos, exiled from so-
ciety in England, may vote away the liberties of England, and
help to bathe Ireland in blood, even while he is practising
sleight of hand in the hells of Paris. Is it not most foul,
strange, and unnatural ? If a member of the House of Com-
mons had been thus convicted, could he have retained his seat ?
Why should a Lord be exempt from the same responsibility to
the people for whom he makes laws? But this is Hereditary
Legislation. Mark it well.—Somerset Gazette.
The members of the Catch Club dined on Wednce-
day at the Thatched House Tavern. Covers were laid for
thirty. Amongst the company present were his Grace the
Duke of Argyll, Hon. M. Fortescue, Hon. W. T. Fiennes,
Hon. Henry Fitzroy, Hon. Craven Berkeley, M. P., W. F.
Campbell, Esq., M. P., John Bowes, Esq., M. P., W. Tudor,
Esq., P. S. Salomons, Esq., &c.
THE LATE BISHOP OF SALISBURY.—Accounts
reached town on Wednesday of the demise of the above Right
Rev. Prelate (Dr. Thomas Burgess, F. R. S.) who expired ,on
Monday morning, at Southampton. His Lordship was Chan-
cellor of the Order of the Garter, President of the Royal So-
ciety of Literature, Provincial Precentor of Canterbury, &c.
His Lordship's attainments in Hebrew and Greek were very
considerable ; he was generally considered to be the best
Greek scholar in the kingdom. The deceased was consecra-
ted Bishop of St. David's in 1803, and was translated to the
see of Salisbury in 1826. His Lordship contributed greatly
to the prosperity of Lampeter College in Wales, and to other
learned institutions.

Napoleon, at age of twenty-six, marched at the
head of 50,000 Frenchmen. The Princes Rosoliu and Ne-
mours will be at the head of 1,000,000 of Franks (francs). --
Charivari.

As soon as half a dozen dowries and apanages have
been voted, the newspapers of the right way of thinking will
be able to say with some truth that the fortunes of France are
attached to her Princes.— Charivari.
A meeting of the electors of Marylebone, ill the in-
terest of B. Hall, Esq., M. P., was held at the Duke of York
Inn, Portland Town, Mr. Arland in the chair. Mr. Hall came
forward to detail his well-known opinions : and resolutions
were passed to support Mr. Hall in case of a vacancy.
In the Channel Islands, especially in Guernsey, the
prevailing influenza has been most general and fatal.
There has been an awful conflagration at Auburn,
in the State of New York, which has destroyed nearly one-
hatf of that beautiful little town.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, FEI3IIIUARY 24, 1837

a legatee attested a will, the legacy became entirely void ;
but this was a law which the common feelings of man would
not permit to be executed. At present if a will were not
witnessed in the sight of the testator it became void, and
he could assure the House that many wills of undoubted
validity had been rendered void by little accidental circum-
stances which had prevented the testator from seeing the
proof of attestation. With regard to the revoking of wills
that was provided fur by this Bill ; and no reviving of a will
would be permitted to take place without a re-execution,
or an express declaration in writing of the intention to
revive.—(Hear, hear.) Under the present law, the avowed
intention of the testator was often defeated and frustrated
by the technical and difficult rules of construction. He
(Lord Langdale) was of opinion that the most popular and
ordinary construction should be applied, and this Bill con-
tained a clause to give effect, as much as possible, to the
intention of the will. The Bill now before the House pro-
posed to adopt all the regulations of former statutes, which
it might be deemod advisable to retain ; and, as soon as it
came into operation, to repeal all the other statutes on the
subject of wills. With this statement, therefore, he should
conclude by moving that the Bill be read a second time.
Lord ABINGER thought that this Bill was a great
improvement on the Bill of the year before last, and• he
could assure the Noble and Learned Lord opposite that he
should give it due consideration.

LordBROUG HA M bugged to express to his Noble
and Learned Friend the Master of the Rolls his sense of
obligation for having introduced this measurse. He
thought it a great improvement on the existing law, and
he was happy to hear opinions in its favour from the
Noble and Learned Lord opposite. He considered that
this Bill was calculated upon the whole to effect a valu-
able improvement in the existing state of the law with
respect to the proof necessary to establish the validity of
a will. There were, however, undoubtedly, one or two
exceptions to his general approbation of the measure,
which could more properly be discussed in Committee ;
and also one or two others of such importance as to re-
quire further consideration ; but there was nothing which
ought to prevent their Lordships from allowing it to be read
a second time.

Lord ABINGER said a few words in explanation,
which were perfectly inaudible.
Lord WYNFORD approved of the principle of the
Bill, but thought that the recommendation of the Eccle-
siastical Commission, that the same number of witnesses
should be required to attest wills both of real and per-
sonal property, ought to be carried into effect. He
was likewise of opinion, that the birth of a child should be
considered to operate as a revocation of a will, and that
that this Bill required some alteration in that respect. He
should be most happy to afford his assistance in Committee
to render the measure as free from objection as possible.
The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed great satis-
faction at the unanimity of opinion expressed by their Lord-
ships as to the principle of this Bill ; and his only object in
rising then was to draw their attention to another measure,
which he had the honour of introducing last Session, and
which he had postponed, in order that the present Bill might
take precedence of it. The object of this measure was to
attach more solemnity to wills of personal estate ; and that
object could not be effected unless some provision were
made for affording the means of strict proof. At present
that matter was left entirely to the very imperfect machinery
of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and the Bill for the improve-
ment of those Courts (to which he had alluded, and which
had been much discussed up stairs, but had subsequently
been postponed, in consequence of the necessity of passing
previously some Bill of the same nature as the present)
contained a clause which provided for the object in question.
The two measures, taken together, would be highly benefi-
cial. The first Bill would provide the means of properly
making wills of personal property ; and the other would
provide means whereby the fact of their having been pro-
perly executed might be satisfactorily tried.
The Bill was then read a second time.—Adjourned.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.
THE DERBY.

The room was less numerously attended, and the business trans-
acted inferior in character and amount to what was done on Mon-
day. Of the few changes that arose the chief one is in the two
favourites, Jereed havinr, obtained a decided call of Lord Jersey's
horse—neither was backed outright. 23 to 1 was the highest offer
against Caravan or Mahometan, or 11 to 1 against the two. Offers
to take 12 to 1 or 25 to 1 about either ; several parties endeavoured
to get on, but the only public bet noticed by us was one of twenty-
three fifties against Caravan. Rococo was backed for 1001. at 40
to 1, and a new favourite from Scott's stables, Capulet (bought
when a yearling of Mr. Walker), first at 2,000 to 25, then at 2,000
to 30, and lastly at 2,000 to 40 ; an offer was also made to take 6 to
5 that he beats Sambo. Other horses were backed without affecting
any alterations.
71 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—take 8 to 1
8 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—take 9 to 1
14 to 1 agst Captain Gardner's Phantasima colt—taken to 1001.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Wrefurd's Wintonian—taken to 501.
20 to t agst Mr. Greville's Mango—taken to 501.
20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Dardanelles—offered
2.3 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mahometan—take 23 to 1
23 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroko's Caravan—take 25 to 1
25 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Defender—offered
25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Troilus—taken to 401., and after-
wards offered
30 to I agst Lord Lichfield's Cartoon—taken to 501.
30 to 1 agst Mr. Savile's Brother to Elis—taken
40 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Rococo (Cetus colt)—taken toloo/.
50 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Capulet—taken
50 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Mickle Fell—take 66 to 1
66 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Slight colt—take 100 to 1
1200 to 100 agst Troilus and Dardanelles—taken
1300 to 100 agst Caravan and Cartoon
taken in on bet
1400 to 100 agst Phantasima
500 even on Jereed and Capulet agst ord Jersey's two
THE PORTLAND HANDICAP, Z.P.
8 to 1 agst Lord Egremont's Hoek—offered
8 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime—taken to 751.

STEEPLE CHASES.
Three or four important races come off in the course of the
ensuing week • the first will be on Tuesday, for a sweepstakes
of 10 sovs. each, in addition to a valuable gold cup, presented
by a foreign Prince. The entries close at St. Alban's to-
morrow evening.

The Bath Rices come off on Wednesday and Saturday, each
having a very good entry.
The Liverpool is fixed for Wedne3day.
The Tamworth and High Wycombe are also appointed for
Wednesday.
The Dunchurch race takes place on the 7th, and Leaming_
ton on the 14th.
These two last create very great interest.

REPRESENTATION OF G A TESII EA De—During
the past week the borough has been thoroughly canvassed by
the friends of C. Rippon, Esq., the sitting member, and of J.
W. Williamson, Esq., of Whickham, who is now offering him-
self to the electors. Mr. Rippon's election, we have reason to
believe, will be secure, but his friends will act imprudently if
they suffer his present prospects to induce them to relax in
their vigilance or exertion.—Tyne Mercury.
LITERARY NOTICE.—We are requested to state
that the new work, by the author of " Hajji Baba," entitled
" Abel Allnutt" was published this day by Mr. Bentley, New
Burlington-street, and may be obtained of all booksellers.
At a recent marriage at Bridgewater, Verment,
where only eight persons were present, and where the bride.
groom wedded his brother's wife's mother, the bride being 67,
and bridegroom 47 ; there were, nevertheless, counted 3 fa-
thers, 3 grandfathers, 3 mothers, 2 grandmothers, 4 children,
2 grandchildren, 3 husbands, 1 daughter, 3 wives, 2 uncles, 2
brothers in manhood, 2 aunts, 2 brothers in childhood, 2 sisters,
2 nephews and 2 wives--in all 37 distinct relationships of kin-
dred and marriage.
Mr. SULIVAN'S " FLITTINGS OF FANCY."—
This work embraces a succession of tales and sketches, written
with great talent. The grave and gay are happily blended,
and the author, in his flitting, proves that while his fancy is
most vivid, his power of exciting the sympathies of his readers
is equal to that of most of our modern candidates for literary
fame. The story of " Wild Water Pond" shows very supe-
rior powers, both of conception and execution. It is as vivid
a piece 9f painting as is to be met with in Washington Ir-
ving's " Legend of Sleepy Hollow." As a sample of
of easy, graceful Addisonian humour, we may instance the
story entitled " Insurance and Assurance," which, in its way, is
as good as " Wild Water Pond."

We have lately heard of d most revolting murder,
for even in this most revolting crime there are shades of differ-
ence. An old man of the name of Bell, residing in Moffat,
was this morning (Monday) murdered by his own son with a
rack-stick, when entering the threshhold of his own domicile.
The Fiscal lost no time in repairing to the spot, and the of-
fender is in custody. Medical aid was immediately called in,
but to no purpose, as the old man expired almost instanta-
neously.—Dumfries Times.
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST NAVAL HISTORY
OF GREAT BRlTAlN.—Captain Brenton's truly National work,
which makes its appearance under the auspices of his Majesty,
is now completed in two thick Bvo. volumes, adorned with
twenty-four illustrations, consisting of striking Portraits of
our most illustrious Naval heroes, &c. This edition, by means
of close print, contains a complete narrative of British Naval
Exploits in all parts of the world, from 1783 to the present
time, and includes the whole five volumes (besides great addi-
tions) of the original impression. Being written by a gallant
officer who has had fifty years experience in the service, Capt.
Brenton's work must claim a decided superiority over every
other book of a similar kind. It thus becomes a text-book for
the Navy, to which the young officer will refer with pride and
satisfaction, while the historian will know what value to attach
to a performance composed from the official documents and
other sources of information to which Captain Brenton has had
unreserved access. The remarkably cheap price of these vo-
lumes is another powerful recommendation to public favour.
It is said there is no truth in the report that a mar-
riage is in contemplation between Lord Glandine and Lady
Georgiana Russell.

TILE NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF
" Rootcwooo."—We are requested to state that the new ro-
mance by Mr. Ainsworth, entitled " Crichton," will be
published by Mr. Bentley, New Burlington-street, on Mon-
day next, the 27th instant. Orders, which should be for-
warded immediately to secure an early delivery of the work,
are received by all booksellers.