The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-08 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Prince and Princess Lieven, for Brighton ; Lord Southampton,
from the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Leicester; Earl
Brecknock, from Arlington-street, for Norfolk; Captain Field-
ing, for Chippenharn ; R. Ellison, E.sq., for Beverley, Yorkshire;
Captain Streattield, Royal Engineers, from Morley's Hotel, Cock-
spur-street, for York ; Captain Moynell, from the Pulteney Hotel,
Albemarle-street, for Brighton ; William Radcliffe, Esq., from
ditto, for Dover; S. M. Boulderson, Esq., from Mivart's Hotel,
Lower Brook and Davies-streets, on a tour; Sir John Brough-
ton, Bart., from ditto, on a tour ; Colonel Wildman, from ditto,
for his scat, Newstead Abbey ; Mrs. Bateman aad Mr. Osborne
Bateman, from Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street, for Brighton.

MR. PERCEVAL'S GENERAL FAST.

(From the Morning Chronicle.)

The last Quarterly Review (in reference to Mr. PercevaPs no-
tice of motion for a General Fast, and to the manner in which it
was received by the House of Commons on the day before the
adjournment), contains the following paragraph :—" It is with
no common satisfaction, therefore, that we can remove those
apprehensions from pious minds, and this disgrace (for disgrace
it would be if the charge were true) from the British character.
Mr. Perceval was heard in silence; there were no acclamations
of astonishment ; there was no laughter. These were interpola-
tions made more suo by the Gentlemen of the Press."
This is only one of the vulgar attacks common with those who
are interested in bringing the statements of the Newspapers into
disrepute, to which we can afford the most satisfactory answer.
We have seen not less than four persons connected with " the
Press," who state distinctly that they heard from several quar-
ters in the House, when the notice of motion was given, the sig.
nificant inquiry " General tvhat 7 as well as the laugh which
followed Mr. Perceval's solemn repetition of the words " General
Fast." The best contradiction, however, of the calumny, that
the inquiry and the laugh were the " interpolations" of the
Reporters, may be supplied by the following litcratim, b'ut very
intelligible copy of the note of a Reporter of the greatest ex-
perience, and of the utmost fidelity, taken at the moment in the
discharge of his duty :---
" PERCEVAL—Take early opportunity, Address to appoint day
for General Fast throughout the kingdom."
" General what ?"

.. PERCEVAL—GeneraI Fast."—(A laugh.)
How came Mr. Perceval to repeat the words " General Fast,"
if the repetition had not been rendered necessary by the inquiry ?
and how came "a laugh" to be registered, unless it was heard ?
We presume it will not be supposed that what we have above
quoted is a forgery ; and if it be not, what becomes of the asser-
tion of the Quarterly Review 7 Only what has become of many
other assertions on the same authority.

SENTENCE ON LORD WILLIAM PAGET
CAPTAIN OF H. M. S. NORTH STAR.

PORTBMOUTIT, FEB. 7.—The Court re-assembled and opened this
day at ten o'clock, and having heard the defence read, the Court
was cleared, and soon afterwards opened, when the Deputy
Judge Advocate read the following sentence :—The Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty having received a letter in which it
was stated that a boy, Wm. Herritage, had been cruelly flogged
and ill-treated, and that in order to avoid the same punishment
he jumped overboard and was drowned, a: Court Martial was
therefore ordered to try Captain Lord W. Paget for the same.
The Court having heard the evidence produced in support of the
charges, and by the said Captain Lord W. Paget in defence
thereof, and having maturely and deliberately weighed and con-
sidered the whole, the Court is of opinion that the charge has
not been proved, but that it is unfounded and malicious—that
the punishment given to the boy was not severe, and that the
punishment ordered was correct. The President then returned
Lord William's sword.

SPORTING .NTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL' S.

Filagree, Varennes, and Caleb, were in force yesterday, the
two first named in particular ; although quoted at even with Bo-
hemian, Blunder, and Caleb, Varennes is clearly in greater force
than either of them. The layers of the odds against Blunder
and Rattler were more numerous than the takers. A new fa-
vourite appeared in the Oaks betting against Sister to Lion ; she
sprung at once from 20 to 1 to 16 to 1 takers, and left off with
plenty of friends. This change has been expected for some days
past. The betting closed as follows :

THE DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Colwiek (taken)
14 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Filagree colt
15 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bras de Far
16 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Blunder
16 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Bohemian
16 to 1 agst Mr. AV. Chifney's Caleb
16 to 1 agst Lord Verulans's Varennes colt
18 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Hremus
18 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Rattler
28 to 1 agst "Colonel Udny's Antiope eolt
30 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Pastille colt (taken)
30 to I agst Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt
33 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Cressida colt
35 to I agst Mr. Cook's Incubus
45 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's Slight colt (taken)
50 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Medora colt (taken)
50 to 1 apt Sir R. Bulkeley's Pickpocket (taken)
CAN to 500 on Filagree agst Blunder (taken)
OAKS.
5 to 1 apt Mr. Houldsworth's Circassian
11 to 2 agst Duke of Grafton's Oxygen
11 to I agst Mr. Sadler's Delight
16 to 1 agst Mr. Stonehewer's Sister to The Lion
18 to 1 agst Lord Cavendish's Espagnolle filly
18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Dahlia filly