The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-05 00:00:00

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'gitt--;Scme time ago I oh-served a Letter in the
inim-mess Journal, froth the Orkneys, stating .the
discovery there of another Comet, nearly t'ertical, at
eight o'clock at night, upon the 30th of November
last. The Letter stated, that. the old. Comet was at
that time still visible, 4ild the new one was quite
distioet to the naked eye,: having several bright
nights looked out for it, but in vain, I gave over the
pursuit ; but .this evening a Gentleman who lives
with me discovered it, and shewed it to me : it is
easily visible to the naked eye; and, the nucleus
appeardarger than that of the first Comet—it has
yet nwtail, but as it-appears to be approaching the
sup, and will probably
,be long visible, its appear-
ance will probably change in this respe6t..lts situ~t
lion this night, 26th December, at eight'o'clook,
with the Stitrs Mu and Argot- the Constellation An-
dromeda, 40 deg. N. lat. forms nearly an equilateral
triangle; through one of Dolland's three feet tele-
scopes it, appears milch larger than other Co-
met, still visible. Your's, Itc. • H.R. D.

Inverness-shire, Dec. 26, 1807.

We have.the satisfaaion to state, that his Ma-
jesty's Ship Swallow, reported to have been lost
lately otf Scilly,' was sate at Liverpool ou the 2d
instant.

There is a singular coincidence of circumstances
attending the loss of Calptain LYMARD and of the
late Captain JAMES HANSON, of the Brazen Frigate;
these,two Officers went to sea as Midshipmen to-
ther, under the particular care of the late CaptainKigo-, the Circumnavigator, and continued to serve,
together in the same ships for several years, till Cap-
tam HANSON accompanied Captain VANCOUVER, 01)
his Voyage of Discoveries to the South Seas,' during,
which voyage a warm friAdship was formed between
him and the late Lord CAMELFODD and after hail-,
ing escaped all the.dangera of that four yea voyage,
he was unfortunatelY lost, with, all his crew jone,
man only excepted), this time seven years, otithe
Sussex coast, near Newhaven ; and his, friend and
companion, Captain LvniARD, has now ;lieu he like
fate upon the Cornish coast.

Metter from Thurso has communicated the fol 7
lovting distressing particulars of the loss of the Mon-
tier :—" We have just received the melancholy pc-
counts. of the•less of .the Brig Bolnider,. of Leith,.
JAMES Noluiti. Master, ckeared out at this port in
September last, for PiCton, with emigrants. They
lett Stronmess the Ist of o..itober, -and on the 2oth•
of the same month were totally wrecked near
theliay of dulls, in Newfoundland. When the
Ship left this Port,' she had on board 130 passen-
gers ; the crew constsied of 14 seamen, besides the
Captain and. Surgeon.. Of these the only survivors
are three passengers, the second mate, and foul
seamen"; so that, melancholy to relate, 133 persons
have perished on this unfortunate voyage,"
Yesterdiy the soi. of a printseller in Cornhill,
having imprudently put some gunpowder in his
pocket, a spark communicated to it froth the fire,
and an explosion took place, which scorched the
buy so dreadfully, that his lite is despaired of.
r To the credit of rho Catholic Clergy in Ireland,
we have information, from a correspondent who has'
late)), made a tour thrOngh..that country, 'that in all
their discourses to their congregations, • in. their
chapels, they strongly enforce a subordination to the
existing Government, and a determined' resistance,
to all innovation, invasion, or insurrection.
MATCH AGAINST TIME.--A Mr. Dalmar has on-.
dertakeh, for a considerable wager, to run seven
Miles, on chosen ground, within the hour. The
performance is to take place on Wednesday next, at
nine o'clock, on the Edgware-road. • .
,As considerable agitation must have been, exeited
in the minds of a great number' of persons, by the
mortality' which lately happened at 'Ringwood; hi
Hampshire, .after yaccination, we are. happy in
taking the earliest opportunity of assuring our
Readers, that the result of a most patient investiga-
tion' on the spot, by a DeputAtion from the Jen-
nerian Society in London, in the presence of a very
eminent Physician from 'Salisbury, was so com-
pletely satisfaatory to all parties, as not talave
shaken their eohtidetiCe in that moilo of preventing
the mischiefs of the Shall-pox. A Report of Parti-
culars will probably soon be published,
'Monany se'nnight a fox was• unkennelled on
Black-Comb, in Malmo, by the hounds of John
Woodburn, Esq. of Kirkleylrelath, Cumberland,
which, taking Nisi course twice over the. fells-intO
Whitbeck and Bootle, and then, crossing into the
valley of Whicham, and pursning his route to
lam Castle—from whence making a cunning return
through Whicharn,he was at last killed near the
hoitse of John Kirkbatik, Esq: Kirkbank, after a
chace of nearly eighty -miles.,
As Mr. L.'s fox-hounds were drawing some furz
covers, last week, •in the vicinity of Llangellar
Church,. Carmarthenshire„ having hit on a fresh'
drag, Reynard was tally'd breaking cover, and.
taking'his• course over the Llangellar mountain to-
wards Cun will, the hound's went off at score, i.vhen,
being closely pursued, the fox made direaly- for
Llimpntratent wood, from thence to Breghva and
Llaollawthog covers, leaving Llanvihangel-scorn, on•
the left ; here the hounds itoming breast.high, and
being close at his heals, lie crossed the gorges of
the Garmarthenshire mountains, making for the
Cothy. river; and after a hard ohne 'of four- hours;
Reynard was killed five miles 'from Llandilovawr.
The distance the 14 ran was compoted to beat
least Oct miles. Mr. L. and the huntsman were the
only persons it) at the death:
On Saturday morning, between the hours of four
and six, theicoonting-house of. Messrs, HANDS and,
Woomera, its Throgmorton-street, was forcibly
entered by thieves, who cut, the pannels of the
shutters,
.and stole cash and Bank notes to a large
amount. likewise took away an iron chest,
csintaining all the account books but the books
and Tapers 'were fount in Moorfields on Sunday
Morning.
• The following melancholy:circumstance occurred.
lately at Falkland Gentleman, on a visit at the
house of a friend, retired to his chamber after supper
in a state of inebriety. The servants shortly after
were alarmed by groans at the kitchen window,
and, on going out, discovered that the tinfoAunate
man had leaped tort his chamber window, el height
of 20 feat. He died next day in excruci4ting ago.
nies.

SCOTCH
LAIA

Ai'a numerous meetitig of the Pachit'y
cafes, at Edinburuh, oh We:dnesdny th,

called by the Dean; in consequences of a
signed by several very respectable Members,
cider the Bill lately introduced into the +Ion; • t
Lords by the LORD 6TANOELLOtti respeaing tl),•
miriistratioo of •Justice in ScOtland, the
Resolutions were Moved by Mr.:JEFFERY, and se-.
conded by Mr. JOHN MURiIAY

That it it the opinion of the Meeting;
tit, That the Court of Session ought to be divid;.
ecl 'into ,two Chambers; or thiAlotts, of t'd-Ordinat
jurisditlion, as proposed in the Bill;
Rc.4,. That it ought to be, provided hi the 4iti, the
Judges, in each Cltatilber 'ought to sit daily in 1114
Inner-house; for dispatch of business, during tlt4
time of Session.

3tl, That the requisite alterations in the Cobsti•
tution of the: Court of Sessiqn, and i❑ the ►nodes and
forms of administering Justice in Scotland; ought,
as far as possible, to be trade by the direct
tive Authority of Parliament ; and that no ,powei
or authority; of a legislative kind; ought to, be dole:
gated to the Court itst-lf, unless carefully flinlied
to such rules of procedure as are subordinate and
technical.

4th, That the appointment of Royal Corritnig;.
sion, With powers to inquire into matters tending to
the better administration„ of Justice in Scotland,
whose proceedings shall be laid before both tioultes
of Parliatnent, 'is a measure highly, exodient in it=
self, and sanalioned
,by former practice.
sth, That the Commissioners who shale be so
appointed; ought to be instrutled to report to Par.
Lament as to the • ntiaTher of 'judges wild are to
Officiate in the Outer-houje and Bill-chamber, add
as to the other. Anatters whin!) it is prof tosed in tiro
Bill shall be committed ,tri' the Court itself; pro:-
vided, however, that the Court shall be'empw.vered
to regulate all the said matters, by Ans of Sede
-until a Statute shall be passed upon the Re-
'port of ,the cpinmissioners..,: .
tith, That there are some;general po,intsj
it would be eypedient to fit,' in the first- instanCee
'by fhe "atithoriV. of the Logishitpre, le.r%ing
to the gonam,isliopers . only to report upon the-16ml
and manner in which they should be carried int
execution.,

7th, That tipon this principle, it ought to he dc•••
Glared by Ata,of Poliament, that the introduetiou cjf
Jury-trial, in certain civil cases, would he fur the evi-
dent utility of:the subjeas within Scotland: and the
Commission would report in what cases, and in what
manner and form, it appears to them that it could be
most usefully established.

sth, Thai it ought to, be declared, in like manner,
that the present form Of. -process, which sanctions
long written statementit and'argumentS, all of Whidt
entey on the record, is productive of great inconveni.
epee, and might to be altered and that the COM.
mission shotlid be diretied `to report, on the 1110SV
advisable means of remedying this, evil.•

9th, That the unlimited power of single .Juriges,
to review their. own interlocutory judgments, Is pro.
duetive of many inconverflencles; and that the Coto-
mission be 'direeted to consider in what manner
these inconveniences may be re►uoved.
toth; That the mode, as now praCtised, of taking
proofs by commission, is.produCtivc of t►►any incon-
ven►ences; and that the Commission, be directed trs
consider in what manner. these inconveniences may
be removed.

; t tth, That the Cortunission be farther dire6ted
to make inquiry into „the proceedings in the bat
Chambers and inferiorCourtsi and to report in what
manner these m.ty be improved..
12th, That the Whole matters to be thus inVostil.
gated, being 'clearly connected with each
ought to be referred to the consideration of one,and
the same set ot. Conupksinners3 and that they, should
be direated to,Make their Rt4)ort within six months
from the end Otthe SessiOn of ParliaMent in which
the Bill is passed:

iSth, That the Bill, with the altt,ations suggest,
ed in the preceding Resolutions, will materially im-
prove the Administration olJustice in Scotland.

These Resolutions were:unanimously,. adopted by
the Faculty, with the exception ofJhe seventh, in
which it is proposed to be. declared by Act 'of Par•
liament, that the introduaion of Jury-trial, in cer+
tan) cases, would be for the evident ntili►y of the
Subjeds
,within Scotland. This Resolutibn waa,
however, adopted by a great majority.
Mr. WN't. tasturre then moved the Thanks cf
the Faculty to the Lord Chancellor EiLboN, for
themtention he has given to the improvement of
the Law of Scotland, and' that a copy of the above
Resolutions be,transmitted to his Lordship by the
bean which Motion was SeColld9d by Mr. DAVID
Hvan, and was carried unanimously.,

LAmEs' BoAttotNo-Scnoot,i near the City Road.
Mrs. Caoss :respe&fulty informs the Gentry,. 'Meru
Chants, and her Friends in general, that bet Saadi
will re-commence on Monday the 113th of January.,
and that' she has -accommodation for three more
young Ladies as Boarders vslie.hopes that the tia-
tering success has met with .for these twemy-
lour years in eddcating the Daughters of some. Of the:
first FaMilies in the City, to whom reforeneei tWnt
be had, will .be no small recomMendation to
Ladies and Gentlemen who may honour her with
their patronage. Terms,--,The young Ladies ar..!
boarded and taught the English and French Lan-
guages.,with grammatical' purity and
.cotitaness,
History, and the Needle-works, for 30 guineas per .
annum, washing included ; Parlour. -boarders, bi
guineas a yeat'; Day Boarders, 3 guineas l*lr quar-
ter ; and, Day' scholars a guinea and a half. No
Entrance-money expeOed either frOm'Boarders or
Day Sliolars. Writing,*Arithaetio, Music;
ing, Drawing, Italian, Geography, the Use of tlin
Globes, and Astronomy, taught by Ptot-es;nrs
eminence' and estabhithed merit. Wanted, a young;
Lady of a,docile disposition' and genteel addres-s
an apprentice she will 'enjoy many advantages
which are not to be mot; with in the gemelillny or
Schools.----Tern s 100 guineas for three years, "Mas-
terS and extra, included, Drawing only excepted,
which, if required; must be paid separately for ;iaY
tau guineas Without itlieleri.--Mrs. CRO'§s may be
Spoken with, or direekii to, at her SeMirmy, No, 11,
:Chiirles-square, near th,; City Road, This Esta
blishment consists of but a swall
,and seleet number
of Ladies.

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Fforti the LONDON. (;.€47,4.ETI'E,

.)Contnissioss signed 1y lb.. Lod Lientenani !y of
•.,MiddleseK

To bc Deputy Lieoienaht, ---(;c6rAe D.,t..
ed August LI, Poienet, i.)3t-
ed ;, -above.. Georg,: Vincent, Dated as above.
William Pope, Dated ;Is ..bove. Dairy tidgell, E
Dated ittlnVe._ Attila! Esq.- Dated as above.
F.ttWard jolt. Lacr , Dared -Dee.
Ceorge Townsend, I'.rc. Dated as above.
R/ al Wecintitister Rrgimtet
To be Capunus - Robert tinaiktind, Lsq. Dated lune :4,
18:,7. 'l"noinits Powell, Esq. Dated One tg 7. - •
To be tietitettantsi.-I.nsign eimples jabcz i'mderick Rails,
Dated Sept. 23, 184,7. -'Ensigo.Edward Smith. -Dated
Sept, 24, 1807. En Thurn. •Srnith. Dated Sept, 25,
J. U,)rnun. Dated Sept. 26, 01c,.7. 1, En.
win. Welts, IY,,ted Sept.. 2tl, 1)407. Juno Purkts,
Gent. I ),,ted . to, 1147. John. Alexander Coplc),
-Cent.. Dalai Nov. 7, 11307. -
To be Ensign—Henry Sunni, Cent. Dated idly 27, IL7.

12t,ral East Middlesex /164.
To be Captains—cliarles Langr.ord, Esq. Dated Sept. 23,
1807. Williatn Hitti bleamile, Usti. Dated December
22, 1807.1
To be LitUtenarits--Llolut Dalton; Gent. Dated tidy r 7,
1807. lohn Thompson, Gent. Dated inly 18, 1807:
Henry Fincliarn, t,ent. Dated Sept. 1807. lames
13.,.‘art1) Cent. Dated Sept. 24 484 Gent,.
Dated Dec. .1, 1807. Dtlg..id Cent. Dated
.Dec. 22, 1807'; '!
lliestern Regiment of 41allescx
To-be Captains—Frait.:is Lay. listed SePtern-
ber 7, 1807. llugq Dive, .Esq. . Dated Deeentbei. 7,
1807.
To be Lieutenants—Ensign li)lt,ilustin, Dated September
.7, 1807. Ensign C. 611111th. Dated Septcuiba e, ISo7.
LII,IOIOIIII Witeatley, Dated Sepi,:iiber 9, 18,7. En-
sign sir E. li."l'eriot t.. ,Dated September to, 1807.
To be Ensigns-;-..C. Milner, Gent. Dated September 7.1807.
A. Veitcli, Gent, Dated Septeinoix 8, 1807. George
Thomas Column, Gent. Dated October 24,
I)iva/1i; Gent. Dated Decembef 7, iBo7.
Si, Ge,ige's nlanierts.
Lieutenant Francis Darthii to be Captain, vice Vincent, re-
signed. Dated+ December 1, 1807. - Lieutenant William
,j &mound Weston to be ditto, vice C rialitll6, resigned. Dat.
ed as above Ensign Henry De Tray Torrens to be Lieute-
nant. Dated as above. Ensign Alexander-Johnston to be
(into. Dated as above,
'To, be Ensigns—llugh Goldicutt,Gent. vice,Grobecker, pro-
moted. Dated May 30, 1847. William Stikeman, Gent.
vice bacon, pr,,inoted. Dated August to,' IBc7. Henry
Gent- vice Morritt, resigned. Dated August is,
1807. William Seymour,
„Gent. vice Wilson, resigned.
Dated as above. Thomas lientinck Riggs, Gent. Vice
Hannan', resigned. Dated as above.' :
To ba Surgeon—l woes Russell, Gent. vice Woolley,jesign-
DatO Sept. ';a4, 1807. ,
Loyal llatatstead Volunicirs,
Captain lames Wortitain to be Major, vice Holforci, resigned.
.Dated lune 9, 1807. .
I'o be t.... um apts—Lieutenant Bidmead, vice Collier,
resigned. Dated Sept. it,, iBo7. Lieutenant James 1'0,41-
ter, vice Watts, resigned. Dated as above.
To be Lieutenants—Ensign William Hearn, wire Johnson,
resigned. Dated Sept. 16, 'lBO7. ,Ensign Charles Hum-
phreys, vice Eidniead, .promoted. ~Dated as above. En.
sign ‘V ill lam Masters, vice Pointer, promoted. Dated as
above.
_

Va be E llSlgtiti—)ames Clarke, Gent. vire }learn, proniotecho
Dated as above. Henry W like, jun. Gent. vice Huai•
phreys, promoted. 1.) tied as above.
Luial Brliont
Robert Simpson, t.ent. to be Lieutenant. Patel'Aug. r 3,
i&,7. George IYA limbic, Gent. •to be ditto, vice .oavi-
eon, resigned. I)ated,Sept.,3o, 1307.

Cie/len-well Yohormer.t. . • •
Innis, Metcalfe, (;lent. to be Adjutant, %Vitb.itrevet rank of
Captain, vice Muriel!, resigned, vated Aug. 14, ifis7r
(24teen'1kral NI/wirers.
Second Lieutenant Tboin4s Atwood to be First Lieutenant;
vice Clinton. Diircd'AUg 27, thigh I:6V,ii-ds,
Cent: to beNSecondi.icuteniiiit, vice Atwood. Dated as
above. George luseph Crago, Gent. to be Lieutenant,
vice Reynolds, re.,igned. '
2d Dino.- 5e0i,1,41 Lienfenant Robert Gardner to be First
mew:mini, vice Danby, resigned, Dated Nov. 2, 1807.
N.401:01;4:1 tO4C Second Lieutenant, Vice
CArds,cr. Dated as 'above.

Si. Pang-v.IJ I.4lknierr.r.
Anthony Canlon, cent. 44 be Ensign. Dated 0 a..10.,1507.

key,2l York. Mit" Polunteeri.
Major Phi Hinton: to ba Lieutenant- Colonel, r vice. Vaissour,
resioed • Dated t 807, Second %Major Thompson
to be irst Major, vice Phillintore, Paled as above.
WhiAlttman, .tci• be Lieutenant, vice Cob.
promottd. Dated Sept. 19; 18°7,
St. GileAt and Si. Ge.5ige,,,.. Polunteers.
Lieutenant 'Flionts,Pithatit to be Captaitt,,vice C. Comber
tesiglied, Dated Oa. 43, tSO7; Benjamin ,Mattain, Gent.
to be Lieutenant,' vice Tatltini, Dated as above.

NewNion Poluwern.
To be Captains—Ensign William . Love; vice Burton, re.
signed. I)ated 0et.424i A brain= De S). Iva, LiAl.
vice Ogle, resigned. Oated as above;
To be Lietrenailts-Hohn Lloyd, Gent, ,vice !lull, rlet.;tiaietl.
Dated as above. - Godfrey Jackson, GNlt. vice Sanntbid,
resigned. -Dated 0ct..21, 1407. John Dean, 6cl-it. vice
Hutton, resigned'. ' a'S above.
To be Liotg,ml-,Qeorgis vent. vice. Smith, resigned.
Dated as above. ,noun C.;,:nt vice Love, pro-
muted, Dated as above.

• ,
Ks tisi,.. ty •-•,t 1",,,r4,,qce,5.
7'o-he Captains--: Lieutenant Peter Dc Ch:yrms, vice ()tley,
, reiiign4 riAlvd 4 41061:1 17, 18e7:. lieutobot.H'enry Bell,
vice I lullingsvortb, itc0...1,-.cal..l)ate4l,ani„;.tbuyg.
Tv be Licutrilaiits -- i ii Agii Witham- 1).,e. ' I)ated at, above,
P.iisign,l2hn %Val,' ( -ilcrqt. Dated as auve. .i'•
l'e be e.ii.,igns:--Itobert, chalniefh, Cent. Vice ilattye, re-'
signed. 04ted 'asiubove. ' Join De `C:ltzitins, tent. vice
IN!, promoted. Lyateti qsitiboVe.• Arttlur Richaid Barker,
(;ent. vice Callo..iii Probtuted; I)atetl,as-alinve. • '
To be siurgeon, 11, linitstt,it Thompson, Gent. vice I
Tlioinplson, rebignoil. Dated as abcv,

. _
• S/. Mari a, e 1..; avd y,hq'.l Pt(untrers.
Lieutpant lam
es:Mitchell to- be -Captain,' vice Fearriiide,
clevmsed. I)ated Nuv, 2, iltio7.--Fatolgir Edw. 6, Waltites..
lty to be Lietyletwitt, ;re Ilitcltejl. !).Itott as above.
'robs Kew, Gent. vicv ‘valnicsleYt PO.
worcd. I)areti ss above, Alexadder Miller, Gept. vice
Moore, re4igtled. D„ited as above.
Sr. :y., 1 I
Ensign David Spetice to I,v Lieut.:ft.:tit, vice ilay ley, rc-.4ned.
Dated Nov. 3, troy.

•Datt q/ Cumberland'? Sharp4l,6:tri.
Captain Barber to be.Major-C'ointuandant. Oated Novem-
ber 3, -
aritl.rb Ardflotis.
Cirpoin 'William Cowper to be Lieutenant:Colonel Com-
mandant, vice Lewis, resigned,. Dated Nov. so, 04,7.
Dake of 4louretter'.l POlimiters. • •
Dewy Elliott, Gem, to be Ensign, vice Goulburn, resigned.,
Dated Nov. 20, igo7,

We hear from Falkirk, that reSpeetabie man
and his wife, who lived near that place, went from
home abuut three months ago, baying they would
return next day. The same day they called and
atop( at an acquaintance's house in the neighbour=
hood, for a short 'space, alter which they were not:
;lOU heard of, nor could the tu.ist. diligent ettqui.
tics of ,heir friends. trace where they had goim, till
witftin these few days, when they were Ibund in a
I.B.rooti, within a few miles of their own house, both
dead, and, shocking tO.rtilate, it great pt „t the
man's body eaten, as is snpposed, by dogs. They
have left a family in a most disconsolate-situation, to
lament their loss From the man having occasion,.
ally shim!) symptoms of mental derangement, as
well as. from, 'sonic marks t,tt, the ,vot„„,,, and a
weapon found by her husband, it is .suposed I,e
first strangled her, and nest stabbed himism.