The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-04 00:00:00

SIR WILLIAM CURTIS.

-'`This. Gentleman, who hai been -distinguished for
his loyalty and manly spirit Of patriotism, has, on
the occasion of that Expedition to 'which we all
look with eager expectation, shewn - that even his
priVate enjoyments are connthed with the honour
,and interests of his Country. It is well known that
he is gone, in his beautiful yacht, with the EXpedi-
tion, and this circumstance • ha 4 occasioned many.
waggish 'stories at both ends of the• town, as the
worthy alderman is a conspicuous chara&er. The
following anecdote, however, is probably well-
founded :--

Sir WILLIAM'S yacht is, the finest pleasure-vessel
belonging to any British subject; and those who know
his unaffe&edmanners, will believe that,• when ,he
spends Owl.. a year upon it, he does this, not for
the. sake of any, fashion, but for the sake of the ge-
nuine pleasure derived from it by himself and his
friends. With his` zeal for the prosperity of his
country, and hearty enjoyment of all that does it
honour, it was natural enough that he should de-
sire to see something of the progress of the. pre-
sent Expedition from the deck of this his fa-
vourite summer dwelling. He,:4ccordingly wrote
a pressing request to Mr. Perceval, for, per-
mission to sail with the fleet. Mr. .Perceval an-
swered, that as a friend, he did not like to refuse.
Sir William, but, as Chancellor of the Exchequer,
he could.not Write upon the subjea to the Admiral-
Ay, unless the worthy Alderman would consent -to
put his vessel under their orders, Sir William rea-
.
dily accepted this_ condition, and immediately began
to perform his naval duties by storing his vessel with
every kind of viands, substantial or lUxurions, and
abundance of the finest wine S.. The Marquis of
Huntley and several General Officers, readily enough
accepted his hospitable offers -to entertain them on
their passage.

BRIGHTON, AUGUST t.

The departures. from hence since the races lave
been very numerous,' though the houses thereby ya-
cated were nearly' all re-taken as soon as empty.,
The Duchess Of Leeds Ivas here this morning in
her
.barouche; *with a ' pair of horses only. Her
Grace's stay was but short; as she merely visited a
shop-or two in North-street, and then lett us, taking
the route for Stanmore.

Lord C. Somerset has left us to be present at the
Races at Biandford and Exeter; his Lordship re-
turns on ,the loth, on which day we have every .rea-
son to believe that his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales will be here,.as the Pavilion is now getting
ready for.his reception. • The Duke and -Duchess of
Marlborough, it is expeited,. will be here in • the
course of the ensuing week. There was. no ball at
the Castle on Monday evening, but only.few- car-
ridges halted at. the rooms, in which the fashionables
made no stay.
The embargo on this port was taken off on Mon-
day ; the fishermen therefore have resumed their
wonted avocations in the Channel, their efforts for
some time past having been. principally confined to
the harbour :of Shoreham.

A serious accident happened to a stage coach of
this place, belonging to the firm of Waldegrave and
Co. and which, loaded with paSSengers, had just re-
turned from London, on Monday evening last. The
coach in qtrestion had just set, down a passenger,
Mr. Hoare the Banker, at his house, on , Pavilion
_Parade, when the cqachman, the horses heads being
to the South, in endteavouring to bring. them rbrind
to the North, for the purpose of passing bp Churcb-
stieet, did it in so rapid, and, at tiresome time, as it
is generally reported, in so careless'a manner, that he
upset the carriage. There were three or four Ladies
passengers inside, one of whom had her collar-bone
brol", and the others received hurts of minor con-
sequence. An elderly Gentleman outside, who bad
come down with the sable plume, from Mr. Thorn-
ton's, the Undertaker, to attend the removal of the
mains of Mr. Balite, the West India Merchant, who
died here a few days ago, from hence, had his thigh
broken, and the stable-keeper of 'Waldegrave and,
Co. who had just before taken hiS seat in the hinder
dicky of the coach, received an injury still more de-
plorable. The coach, in fa&, fell upon the latter
person, and so dreadfully bruised him about the
body, the back in particular, that his life is at this
time despaired of.

Government have issued the usual triennial order
for clothing the Yeomanry of Ireland, which it is
expeeted will be complete by the 24th of October
next.

UNION-HALL.--A charge of assault has been
brought forward by the friends of Mr. Dodd, jun.
Engineer, against Mr. Bowton, a gentleman of great
respectability, well kfiown on the Stock Exchange..
It was stated that some observations having been
nukcle by Mr. B. on the subjea of the Vauxhall
Bridge, of which Mr. Dodd is the intended archi-
tect, the latter applied to Mr. Bowton for an'expla-
nation, when high words arose between them, and
the assault took place. Mr. Bowton tendered bail
for his appearance ; but it was contended by Mr.
Dodd's friends, that- he ought not to be admitted to
bail, the life of Mr. Dodd being in danger nom the
blows he had received. In support of this assertion
two professional Gentlemen were examined, who
stated that in consequence of a violent blow which
Mr. Dodd had received on the temple, there were
symptoms of compression on the brain, and there-
fore they considered him to be in a dangerous sate.
The testimony of these Gentlemen was objected to
on the part of Mr. Bowton, they not being regular
surgeons. Mr. Chambers, for the satisfaction of
the parties concermed, wished to have further evi-
dence on the subjea, and therefore desired that Mr.,
Dodd should be visited by two Gentlemen on whose
judgment, he had the greatest reliance, namely, Dr.
Walsharn and Mr.l-layton, and by their opinion he
should be guided. These two Gentlemen were,
therefore, requested to visit Mr. Dodd ; and on their
appearance at the Office afterwaids, Dr. Walsh=
stated that he perfealy_ agreed with the Gentlemen
already examined, so far as related to the 'compres-
sion of the brain, big he did not apprehend any im-.
mediate danger. I'vlr..Hayten was of the same opi-
nion. Mr. Bowton was therefore admitted to.bail.

LAW' REPORT.,

COURT .OF CHAN CERY.—Auc..7.

EX-PARTE-SIR WM. DOUGLAS AND OTHERS.

The petitioners are bankers, and were in posses-
sion of bills accepted by a Mr7Eustace, who had
been the 'partner of Mr. Atkinson, a bankrupt. The
partnership was dissolved in Ototier last, and At-
kinson alone was to coiled the debts dUe to the part-
nership, and .to pay those due from it. A few days
before the dissolution, Eustace, without the know-
ledge of Atkinson, accepted the bills in question,
which came into:the hands of the Petitioners; %Vito
represented themselves as bona ,fide holders. They
claimed to prove under Atkinion's-commission, but
the Assignees, thinking the transaaion rather suspi-
cious, refused to admit the proof without an order
froth the Chandellor, allowing, however, that they
had no particular reason to think that the PetitiOners
were not bona fide holders. •
The CHANCELLOR direeled the Assignees to exa-
thinv how the bills had come into -the petitioners'
hands, and if they found no reason to doubt that they
were-tonafide
,holders, to admit the proot