The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-09 00:00:00

OLD SARUM.

A correspondent of a Morning Paper observes as fol-
lows :—" I ant a politician of fifty years' standing, and
will give you the true version of Old Sarum. Lord
CAMELFORD, of eccentric notoriety, wrote to PaTP:on
IIORNE TooKE, and made him an offer of seat in
the House for Old Sarum. HORNE Toox-:. answered his
Lordship, and the reply was, that te thought that his
Lordship was joking, as his 'principles would never
allow him (HORNE TOV:E) to be dictated how dr
which side to vote. His Lordship informed ti
hors
TOOKE, that he might vote independent of him ; then,
says HORNE TOOKE, although a rotten borough,
go into the House with clean hands as to my vote.
HORNE TOOKE, and two friends to nominate and
second the candidate, hired a one-horse chaise on the Other
side of lllackfriars-bridge to Old Sarum, IforOrt Tooxx
sitting in. the middle, with a three-cot e'ed hat. After
canvassing the windmill and two 'or Three dusty millers,
he was duly elected withent opposition, and took his seat
in. the House, to the great surprise of the Members. The
present Duke of I.InCKINGLIAM (then Lord TEMPLE)
spoke very freely on the conduct or Lord CA3IELEORD
who said, what business had Lord TEMPLE to interfere
with his right, and the first time he shored meet Lord
TzstrLE he would horsewhip him, Lord CAMEEFORO'S
threat coming to Lord TEMEL.E.S knowledge (and know-
ing what a determined man Lord CAMELeORD was),
Lord TEMPLE requested never to be invited to an.v
parties where Lord CAMELFORD might be one, re'ar'-
ing he would put his threat in force. Lord CA-
MELFORD added, that if lionNE 'fOOKE should lose his
seat in consequence of being in Priest's orders, that he
would qualify his black servant; and if that would not do
he would have his mastiff dog returned, and sent With his
qualification in his mouth. Lord TEMME then gave no-
tice of a motion to get rid of NreOn HORNE, on the
ground that the Constitution did not admit of priests or
parsons to sit as Members of Parliament. Lord Ttntnn
on his motion divided the House, and the Parson was die-
qualified. I was in the House during the debate, and I
remember well the stand that the Parson made—that if he,
as a Parson,could not sit, it being against the Constitution,
he maintained, and proved to my satisfaction, as the Ma-
gistracy was a branch of the House of Commons, they had
no more right to be in the Peace than he to have a seat in
the House of Commons. Excuse any little errors, being
in my '7oth year."

LEOPOLD the First, King of Belgium, ex-
ceedingly distinguished himself by his bravery in the battle
of Waterloo. The Duke of WELLINGTON spoke highly of
his intrepidity and valour, both in his dispatches and in
conversation after the battle.

A new coffee-pot has been invented in Paris,
by which the coffee is made without evaporation, the
lamp extinguishes itself as soon as the coffee is made, and
the water comes down on the coffee, of its own accord, in
a boiling state, which retains in the coffee the whole of its
aroma.

It is somewhat extraordinary that during the
present important state of affairs on the Continent, and the
pressure of important business amongst the diplomatic
corps, the Amba%sador of Austria is seen in every fashion-
able circle, at all hours of the day and night, as uncon-
cerned as if the whole of Europe was in a profound state
of tranuillity !—Morniny Paper.

Died, W. JEMMETT, Esq. aged 77, formerly
of Little Milton, Oxford, and the proprietor of several
estates there and in other parts of the kingdom. He was
High Sheriff of the county during the first illness of
GEORGE 111., and was afterwards reduced to poverty by
a series of misfortunes, so that for some time previous to
his theease he was supported by parochial aid.

At a recent fete giving by a celebrated anti-
reforming gallant Nobleman, to royalty, the chasseur, nr
gamekeeper, of the Noble Lord was sent for from his Lord-
ship's estates in the north of England, a distance of up-
wards of two hundred and fifty miles, for the express pur-
pose of attending on his Lordship during the entertain-
ment to his illustrious guests. The chasseur attracted the
general attention of the fashionable company by his finely-
proportioned figure and the splendid costume of blue, richly
embroidered with silver, in which he was clothed.—Morn-
log Herald.

The London coaches travel with such immo-
derate speed, that whereas they used to arrive in Ilminster,
one at nine and the other at eleven in the evening, they
now arrive frequently at three o'clock in the afternoon.
One day they came from Yarcombe, a distance of eight
miles, in the incredible short period of twenty minutes,
being at the rate of twenty-four miles an hour. On the
road towards London one of the horses fell dow❑ dead
from exhaustion, and the other coach, being close behind,
passed over two other horses, which a short time after also
died.--Bath Journal.

A STREET PREACHER.—OR Monday, a
shaggy-polled, broad-faced, squinting, dirty-looking, di-
minutive fellow, was placed at the bar of the Police
Court, on a charge of maltreating his chid. It appeared
that the fellow was found beating the infant (of about five
years of age) because it would not answer a question—,
whether he was a preacher ? and, as an affirmative was
not given, the ruffian threatened to beat its soul to —.
One of the witnesses described this miscreant as a power-
ful preacher, and it came out that he was in the habit of
holding forth in the streets, expounding the Scriptures—
taking payment, however, for his labours. Some of the
witnesses, who had listened with admiration to his fervour
were horrified on hearing his denunciadons against his
child. He averred that he was rather caught with liquor
on the occasion, hut it was the first time—a statement
generally discredited. Ile was ordered to find security for
his future good behaviour.—Ediuburgh Observer.
CONVICTED RIOTERS AT MERTIIYR.—.
We stated last week, that a respite had arrived for TAWIS
Lewis (the huntsman), and that RICHARH Lewis alias
PENDERItIN had been left for execution. On Friday last
the Sheriff of Cardiff received a reprieve for Lewis Lewis,
and a notice that his sentence was commuted to transpor-
tation for fourteen years. Every preparation had been
made for the death of RICHARD Lewis—his coffin had
been prepared, his grave had been dug, and the only dif-
ficulty was respecting a hangman, in consequence of the
length of time since there has been an execution in Wales.
Merthyr, Cardiff, Gloucester, Bristol, and Ilchester were
searched in vain for " a professional man," and even in
London none but a complete novice, whose poverty in-
duced him to accept the disgusting office, could he found.
The Deputy Sheriff and his officers were in the most dis-
agreeable anxiety respecting the dreadful ceremony, when
fortunately a respite for a fortnight arrived on Thursday
last. Great exertions had been made to obtain this. It
is understood that the sentence will likewise be commuted.

EXTRAORDINARY ACClDENT.—Yesterday
an inquest was held at the Prince of Hesse, Whitechapel,
before Mr. BAKER, on the body of Mrs. MARY Coe, aged
69 years, the wife of a gentleman holding a situation in the
East India House. The deceased and her husband were
sitting at tea on the 17th ult. in the parlour of their house
in Charlotte-court, Charlotte-street, when a horse dashed
in through the window, demolished every article of furniture
in the room, and having kicked both parties down, trampled
upon them in the most violent manner for about ten
minutes, when he was taken out of the window. Mrs.
COE was so seriously injured, that she died a few days
since. The horse was in a gig, and belonged to Mr. DAY,
a livery-stable-keeper. A gentleman who bad driven him
an hour, after stopping a few minutes at a friend's house,
in Prince's-place, St. George's in the East, was about to
get in the gig, when the animal commenced kicking, and
then galloped off, dashing the gig to pieces. Mr. COE was
severely injured, but has partly recovered. Verdict—
Accidental Death. Deodand on the horse, ten shillings.
WELsii ORTHOGRAPHY.—We learn from a
correspondent, that the controversy so long agitated in re-
spect to the orthography of our ancient language has at
length been brought to a termination highly gratifying to
the Principality at large. The Bishop of St. ASAPH, in
a charge recently delivered to the Clergy of the diocess,
having made some reference to the question, and touched
upon the innovations projected by certain speculative theo-
rists, stated, ,‘ that he had made inquiries of those most
competent to give bins information, and that the result
was, that he with the other Welsh Bishops had given
their decided opinions that no change would be desi-
rable." This judgment of our four Prelates, we understand,
has been formally communicated to the Society for Promot-
ing Christian Knowledge, and is in fact nothing more
than a repeated approbation of the same system which,
after a long and deliberate investigation, was sanctioned
by the four Welsh Bishops and the Bishop of HEREFORD 1
in 1809, and thus became the orthography recognized by
law. After this reiterated publication of their authority
and approbation, we cannot but hope that the question
will he permanently set at rest, and that the standard thus
afforded will become the general rule for Welsh com-
position. Our orthography is for the most part indebted
to the celebrated Dr. Davirs, of Mallwyd, for the excel-
lence which it has attained, and we cannot but think it
presumptuous in any individual in the present day to at-
tempt to introduce a system entirely new, or to make ex-
periments at variance with a standard so well established
and an eiteneively rectiveil,miCambriani