The Sun.
London, England, 1809-06-13 00:00:00

EX PARTS CLIFTON IN TEE SAME MATTER.

Tbis was ,a Peti►ion to allow_Clifton to prove his
debt before' the Commissioners, for the purpose of
assenting to or dissenting from the certificate.-,-
Clifton had got a judgment for his debt, but the
bankrupt, fOr the sakd of delay, it was alleged; had
sued out a writ of error..

Sir SAMULL RUMILLY contended, that the Chan-
cellar wis bound to accede to this as a niatter.of
conrse,...as the law had taken away all discretion.

The LOUD CHANdBLLOR there were cases in
which, when the party had neglealed to put in his
Claim' in proper time, the Court refused to hear him
when he applied on the last day of the proceedings,
when the certificate came before the Chancellor to
be approved. This was a different case, however,
for the delay had arisen from the act of the .bank-
rupt himself. He would reserve the case for con-
sideration.

It was stated son eiime sin that a young man of
fortune had been examined at Marlborough-street
Office, on a charge of a very serious nature, and that
wasbwasadmitted to bail, to take his trial. A true
bill was found against the prisoner for a capital of-
fence, but lie eluded discovery until the King's
Birth-day, when he was taken, in company with
two men of fashion, in the Palace-yard, and com-
mitted from the above Office to Newgate, to take
his Ilia! at the next Oki Bailey Sessions.

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Two Indian, manuscripts, written in the Sanscrit
language, ihe'property of the late Mr.. J. Mather,
who after being several timesswrecked in the Indian
seas, was unfortunately .drowned, with many of his
countrymen, on the English coast, in March, 1808,
have been sent by his tather in Newburgh to the Rev.
Dr. Brown, Principal of Marischal College, Aber.
(teen, in which Mr. Mather was educated, to be de.
posited there, according to his declared Intention.—.
These manuscripts, one of which is two thousand,
the other three thousand years ,old, were obtained
by Alt% Mather Irom one of Indian Bratnins, is
the course of his travels through the kingdom of
Mysore, WhiCh he was employed to survey by the
East India Company. He has bequeathed six bur-
saries to the Marischal College, Aberdeen, and a sum
for educating, for the College, 4 boys in the , parish
of yyvie • where he was born, and likewise for On-
eating foUr' boys tiir the navy in Newburgh of Fevo,
ran, where he spent the early part of his life. He
was a young man of excellent dis Positions, and real
merit, vvhoselletith is touch regretted,

On the night of Thursdaysn'onight leer priso-
ners escaped hone the County of Antrim gaol, 'care
rickferges, in p manner not inferior to any of the
escapes ette4ed by the celebrated .11arop Trenckeee
They were confined in two separate
_cells, two'
in each at the usual hour, nine o'cluck. With the
assistance of a gimlet and penknife, they cut the
wood case of the door over' the iron bolt, so as to
introduce the finger and shoot the .bolt ; by this
means they got into the'passage ;, they bad yet
.feer
doors to open before they could get into the yard
two' of them they opened in the manner above sta-
ted ; but the. third four :inches thick, and studded
with iron, was so affe.aually secured, that it resisted
very effort. They' had now recourse to a most eine
gular method; by some means or other they lighted
a: fire, by whith they heated pieces of an iron hoep
and the bar of a grate, and by this method aattally
burned the doer, in two pieces, as completely. as if
cut by a saw. Having now got into the yard, they,
carried out their two wooden bedsteads, 'and placed
them one on the other against the wall 'of the yard,-
which is near forty feetbigh ; they then fastened the
blankets of their beds together by whip cord; to
an end of the blanket they. fastened an old Cron grae
ling, which they. loan& in the yard, and threw the
blokat and grating over the wall, keeping hold'of
the other end,, and by that means gained the topof
the wall, and get clear off.
In the spring of 1804, ~Mr. Wild, at the sign of
Plough, at Shiplake, a village between Readitig and
:Henley, had a blackbird which built her 'nest in.
*jessamine tree, about four feet from the ground,'
and laid five eggs, all of which were hatched, and the
hen became, so gentle as to take the victuals out of
Mr. Wild's hand, while on her nest, and feed her
young ones in the presence of many spectators.
The young ones flew at . the proper time, and the
old hen in the same year built two other news, and
reared up her young, during which' she was'so gen-
tle as jo permit any person 4) teed her while Pit the
the neat. This, spring she built her nest near the
same place,. reared three ytating' noes, which are,
flown, and has since built another nest, and is,now
sitting on four eggs, and is so gentle, that she Will
feed out. of the hand of any person who presents
footf to here,: After_ the great hail stormon Friday
the ^tst of April,: when,. a quantity of hail fell ee the
nest, ,Mr.'Wild stook the hen 'off, swept the hail
aceav, fled placedber again on the.nest, . where she
continued as if nothing bad happened.

•
BEVERLEY ML-ETINGv-r . • 0.
waox3snAr, JUNG 7,349'
The Gold Cup, by Subscription of !cgs. each, for ages.
Your Miles.
Mr. Gascoigne's guintrap, yrs old, 7st. talb.
Mr. Duncombe's b. Ceres, 4 yrs old, 7st. 91b.
Mr. Blade's b. c. Langton Yrt, 3 yrs old, '6st.'3lb. - 3
Mr. Hill's b. c. 3 yrs old, 6sl. 311). . (bolted)
A good race—s tot ob Ceres.
The Maiden Plate of sol. for all ages; 3 yrs old, Est. 41h. ;
4 yrs old, 75t. 71b. ; s yrs old, US% 71b. ; 6 )rs old, gsr. ;
and aged, gst. 41b. Two-nide hears. .
Mr. Jackson's ch. c. Remnant., 3 yrw. old . • - t r
Mr. Clarke's b. 1. by shuttle, 3 yrs old - • • 2 4
Mr. S. Duncombe's b. c. by Teddy the Grinder, 3 yrs 3 2
Major Bower's bl..c. by Ormond, 4 yrs old - • 4 S
Mr. Coulson's ch. h. 4 yrs old - .3
Mr. Watts's b. 1. by Stamford, 4 yrs old .„ •6
Mr. Cock's ch. 1. by Shuttle, Krs, old - . dis.
Mr. Digby Legard's b. f. by ExpeEtationu beat Capt.
Sykes's ch. t. by Expeatt!ion, both 3 yrs old. Two miles,
Sogs• "

TRUILSbAN, 411N11 8.

Sweepstakes or ae gc. each, for alrages. FOur miles. rive
Subscribers.
Mr. Wentworth's b. m. 'Margaret, 5 yrs old, ssr. alb.
Mr- lohnson's gr. 1. 3.yra old, Est. 91b.
Mr. Acred's gr. c. Ayton; 3 yrs 01d..55t. t2lb. • 3
6 to 4on IVlargstret to t agst. the I)ol,pini.tilly,•-and 4to t
'agst. Ay ton. When they ha.l about or.ce round to not, the
'whole three fell, but fortunate) y rewired• no injury ; the
the riders of Margaret and Mr. lohnSon's filly, iminediate-
ly remounted, but Ayton did not start again.
f sl4lFounds for 3 and 4 yr. olds. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Dunsley's ch. T. 3 yrs. old, 7st. 71h. . - t a
Mr. Uppleby's b. 1. '3 yr 6 old, 7st. 71b. - - - - 4
Mopey's b. c.,Tar, 4 yrs. old ast. 121 b.. 3
Mr. 'Teacher's gr. c. 3 yrs. old; 7st. Nib. . - '4
Itichardson's Maduca, 3 yrs. old, 7st. 71b •••• s s
6t04 on Tar, and 3 tot agst..Mr. Ounsley's filly after the
hear, 2toa on Mr. Dulisley!slilly. Easy.
••• FILIDA Y.

fifty for all all ages. Tbree-mile heats. '
Mr. Cascaigne sb. c. Bumtrap, 4 yri•old, 7sr. 131 b. 3 I I
fir Tantan's b. f. Fair Star, 4 yrs 7st. 71h.. - 2 4 A
Mr. Gorwood's ch. g. Dorrington Cade, 5 yrs old,
Ihr. - 4 3 3
Mr. laekson's cites, colt, Remnant, 3 yrs old, 64.
81b. s 2 ar
6 to 4 agit 4imnant, and 4 to 't agst Bumtrap ; after the first
heat, 5 to 2on Remnant ; atter the Se4;;Oint )teat, 410,i on ,
Bumtrap.—won e.l4y.
Handicap.Stalees.—(3entleman riders.—Stun and the Course

not rnentimmt 111 QUI account.
Mr. Itichardson's b. c. a yrs old, I tut. 81b.
Mr. Trkmcller's gr. c. yrs list. 71b. . a

Mr. Giseoigne's liumtrap; paid.

81)111417M.

This island, oue of the largest of that prodigious
Eastern Archipelago,, which divides the'peninsula
of Inclostan from Chin?, has hitherto been little ex-
plored. The English, as well as ;he Dti..c!), con-
tent with fortniog.fatiories on the Western coast;. at
Bencoolen, Paciapg, and, other places, chiefly ft 4
the,collthion of pepper, have never attempted ac-
curately to ascertain the interior state of the.eouo.
try. Persons having, however, been lately sent
froth Prince of 'Wales's Islands by the Governor of
that interesting Settlement, Culonel Macalister, for
the express purpose of penetrating into the central
parts of SutUatra,
.have discovered a river, nuknowe
to, or nndiscribed by former navigators. It is called
the Wack river, and intersects the island of Suma-
tra ftom north-west to south east, for the space of
near,63olniles. The first SO leagues are salt water,
and may be more properly denominated an arm, or
inlet of the sea. :Bet, after surmounting it for that
distance, it becomes a beautiful river, running prin-
cipally between ranges of mounttlinl, thitisidei of
which are covered with trees of prodigiotwsize, ca-
pable of furnishing • masts for men of. war of the
first rate. The quality of these trees is found to be
as proper for naval purpoies, .0 the size is, import-
ant., Samples of Various kinds have been brought
W. Penang, or Prince Of Wales's
,Island, and are
how on their Way home. IP this country, for the
inspeaiori of Met) of science. friendly Prince, or
Rajah,• who resides on the batiks cat, the Sinch river,
has written to the GMenter of Prince of Wales's
Nand, to offer him every facility fur procuring and
transporting the trees from the interior of the Wand
to the shore. It 'is believed that the finest sticks
may be purchased at less than half of the sum given,
for teal•wood, on the coast' of the Decau, ot on
that of Malab:r.. TI ese'discoveries'and advantages
are well deservingofinnediate attntion.:, '

.• The following atreaing,circum,tance is stated in
an•aTticle from PetersbOrgh;.last'nfonth :—" Three
persons, who had been exiled to Siberia--a country,
theiname of which Wipes' terror' througiiont. all
Russie—were obliged to gain' a siibsistente by 1111111•
nig. In this pursuit they were 'one day led :;o far as
to beunable to regain their reaiL or to find any ves-
tige of human'habitation. Overeanie by tatigiie,'and
exhausted by hunger, they were at lenkth
to the necessity of caqing lots, in order that he upon
whdm it should fall, might serve to support the kves
of the others. To aggravate their dislTess, these' un-
fortunate persons were a father, -his sort, and 'his.
nephew. This la4t was the fir,t vietirrl , the father
next immolated hitusellio prolong the life of hi 4
only son, who.ultirnately owed his. pregervatibn to a
hunter, whom chance condulied to the spot. • 'Un
.his return he,related the particulars of this mostne-
lancholy at ; and the Government of Siberia not.
dariog,to. p 90141) what was produced Ville most
urgeor sieness;ty alone, has sent. the criminal with -a
representation of the atfair to St. PeleTATtiroil."

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cree'vasti4o, juvr. U. ,
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'.Arrived---the Coxion4t, Picksoti, fro:u Virginia ;'end t!ic
Neva, Thiiki,. from Quebec.
Sailed-the Search, Aloornileld, on& Endeavour, Mearns,
for Oporto ~ Mary, ki?swell, for. Gibraltar ; itoso in rune,
May, for Mogadore i and the Allied, Huidlc, tor padiz.