The Sun.
London, England, 1801-12-21 00:00:00

The House was very numerously. attended.

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It is not true, as stated in some of the Paper!
that Colonel LITTLEHALES arrived on Friday fir:
• . . Amzens. .

- By. the removal of Major General FRASER frd
the Cape, .of Good nope, Col. HELL •Or he
Light DrAi,OOn I, 1,
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Brigadiq Genera!, Lieut. rappEsi.Ey to, ihit
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Brigade Major, and "Col. LToI to the office 9'
Deputy Quartermaster General.—
General DuAnAs has issued a Proclamation at ttl.,
Cape, ordering the inhabitants to keep in repair ti;)
streets opposite their several premises, under si,TIO
citnt perAties ; the funds of the Burgher SenS
not being competent to the purpose.
Yesrerday an immense nurnh;zr of people were auS#
sembled skaiting on the .Serpentine River. Ir
weather, however, about, .two -o'clock began tf
thaw, and the ice soon became vet. Between thref
and four
.it began to rain, and continued to rattl,
during the whole of the evening. This change .!
a thaw came very opporttinely, as the navigatiffi
of the River had been stopped since Friday.

A new drama is expeded • from Mr. CtimrsEl'
LAND;, at Drury-lane Theatre. It is said to CO!'''
tain.a..charatler for Kturitt, which may enable:Alo'
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even to his own Pen—raddock.
It• is certainly honourable to the National 17.1
tute of France; to seled members for theireCififjril'
classes not merely from Frenchmen, but from (-115#
tinguished•charaders in all parts of the World,-!,
The class of Belles Lettres, on this principle; Wt'
therefore most probably be embellished with the,
name of SHERIDAN—a name that in a literary poi":
of view, 'must add lustre to any Institution WIIQ
which it may be conneted. Differing as we d°'
with Mr. SHERIDAN'iII Politics, "We are ready -D?
pay this homage to his taste and-genius.
Mr. BECKFORD'S State' :Red; lately purei..3-se;
by Mr. DIMOND, Was originally made for Loft
MELCODitE, and cost 15001. When His 'MAJW:if•
reviewed the camp near Salisbury; during the Arod,'
ricanWar, he visited Lord PEDVIROX,E- at WiltifrO,
and this Scatel3ed was borrowed for . the .KING ,
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AN ELECTIONEERING ANECDOTE.—Mr.CoIf,
an ancestor of the late Lord'BELLAmowr, adopt';
the following method to carry his Eledion for 1114:'
County of Cavan, in Ireland :: Opposed. by tiv"
'Gentlemen, leagued in interest, and who had bee",
repeatedly returned to Parliament for that County
Mr. COOTE, on mounting the Hustings,' placed fo4
bags before him, each containing 'lOOO guineas,'';
After Allotting the-first that voted for him for hit
suffrage, ,he said, " Pray, friend, how many mils,
are you .from home ?" " Five, your 1-10001Yri;„
" Then there are five guineas-to carry you.hcslVT
A second Voter--"How4nany miles, Sir, afe7o",..
from home ?; " Ten, Sir." " There are ten gui,;,
news to 'bear 'the expence or your journey."
news instantly ran like wild-fire ;in short, befoi."7l,
two bags were thus expended, the election was h°7l'.
low favour of Mr. Coom—As this Gentlenla,,
made no canvass previous to the elation, not sv
much as asked a single
.Voter for his suffrage,
Law, .then in being, caul& bring the manceu.v"
under the description of Bribery and Corruption.
The average Price of Sugar, computed frOm td
returns made for the week ending the 16111 day. . •
December ISoi, is Shillings and SIP
Pence per hundred weigiit.

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