The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

DISORDERLY USE.—Yesterday, Mrs. Elizabeth Cal-
derwood was indicted for keeping a bad and disorderly house in
No. 5, Duke's-court, Drury-lane, in the parish of St. Martin's
in the Fields.

Mr. ALLEY stated the case to the Jury on the part of
the parish. The prisoner kept one of those houses, of which
there were too many in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, and
the parish officers were determined, so far as lay in their power,
to abate such nuisances. The house kept by the prisoner at the
bar was conducted in the most obnoxious manner ; where indi-
viduals of both sexes met at all hours of the. day, and night, and
conducted themselves in such a way that the opposite neigh-
bours could not help occasionally seeing men and women danc.
ing in a state of nudity. In addition to such disgusting sights,
the neighbours were constantly annoyed with cries of mwederat
all hours from persons frequenting Mrs. Calderwood's house;
and concluded with stating that in the month of May last, a
poor unfortunate girl was found in this house nearly murdered.
Mrs. Hodson, who lives in the opposite house, proved the
statement of the Learned Counsel, and added that frequently
in the day time profligate women were seen hanging over the
windows of Mrs. Calderwood's house with their bosoms ex-
posed in a very improper manner.
Mr. Thomas Antony corroborated the testimony of Mrs.
Hodson, as did Miller, one of the Bow-street officers.
Mrs. Calderwoed made a very long defence, stating that she
had a family, and had kept the house for fourteen years. She
called two witnesses, who had lived with her as lodgers.
The Jury found her Guilty, and she was sentenced to three
months imprisonment in the House of Correction, and before
released to enter into recognizances for forty pounds to abate the
nuisance.

PERJURY.—WiIIiam Trip stood indicted for wilful and cor-
rupt perjury. The indictment charged, that on a certain in-
formation laid at Bow-street Police-office, against the late
Robert Willan, an extensive coach proprietor, the defendant
swore that on the 19th of June last he was at Hounslow, and
saw the Exeter subscription coach with 13 outside passengers,
besides a quantity of luggage on the roof. By this evidence the
defendant had perjured himself.
Mr. WALP ORD and Mr. PHILLIPS, on the part of the pro-
secution, called the witnesses to substantiate the case. The
evidence consisted of Mr. Stafford of Bow-street, Mr. Harmer,
the solicitor, two coachmen, who drove the coach on the day
in question, and an outside passenger. The testimony of the
defendant taken at Bow-street before the Magistrate was
read, and was couched in precisely the same language as
that contained in the indictment. Notwithstanding the de-
fendant was repeatedly. cautioned by Mr. Harmer (who was
present at his examination at Bow-street) to swear nothing but
the truth, he persisted in declaring that it was on the 19th of
June he saw the coach, and that it had thirteen passengers out-
side, besides a quantity of luggage on the roof.
The two coachmen who drove the coach on this day, the one
into Hounslow, and the other from thence to town, swore that
there were but ten passengers outside, and a little boy under
7 years of age. They were all booked from Exeter, and their
names were contained in the bill. This evidence was corrobo-
rated by one of the outside passengers. When the coach ar-
rived at Hammersmith, a little boy wanted to ride for about
100 yards, but the coachman would not stiffer him, saying he
was quite full.
The defendant employed no Counsel, and in his defence per.
■isted in the statements he had made at Low-street...

The Jury without hesitation found a verdict—Cll;llil.

GLUTTONY.—Saturday last, a matt, itt the New
ship-yard, Brighton, undertoak, for a viigir; to eat tie dozen
of twopenny pies (30 apple and 30 mutton) in the space of 35
minutes. Ile accomplished the task wilotit diPeulty.

The following sketches of likeness'and charac-
ter of various eminent persons in the 16th and-
17th centuries, are extracted from different parts
of that amusing work Aubrey's Lives, (recently.
printed from the originals in the Bodleian and
Ashmoleau Libraries, Oxford.) They are inte-
resting on a double account, not only as they re-
spect persons whose names every one knows, and
who do honour to the biography of our country ;
but as given by a writer contemporary with, and
the friend of the greater part of them
Sir WALTER itar.Eroll.-11e Was a tall, hand-
some, bold man ; had a most remarkable' aspect—an exceeding
high forehead; lopg faced, and sour eie lidded, a kind Of pigge-eie:
but withal', that awefulness and ascendency in his aspect over
other mortals, that as K. Chailes I. said of the Lord Strafford,
he was a person that a Prince would rather be afraid than
ashamed of. At an obscure tavern in Drury-lane (a bayliff's)
is a good picture of this worthy and also of others of his time,
taken upon some execution, I suppose, formerly. But the best
is at Mr. Raleigh's, at I2ownton (an original') where he is
in a white satin doublet, all emlroidered with rich pearles, and
a mighty rich chaine of great pcarles about his neck. The
old servants have told me, that the pearles were near as big as
the painted ones. I heard my cousin Witney say that he saw
him in the Tower. He had a velvet cap laced, and a rich gowne
and trunke hose.

Sir PHILIP SYDNEY is described its being not
only of an excellent wit, but extremely beautiful. He much
resembled his sister, says our author, but his harm was not red,
but a little inclining, viz.—a darke amber colour. If I were to
find a fault in it, methinkes 'twas not masculine enough,—
My great uncle Browne remembered him, and siyd that he
wont to take his table booke out of hid pockets and write clown
his notions as they came into his head, when he was writing
his Arcadia, as he was hunting on our pleasant plaines (in
Wiltshire.) _ _ _

SPENCER, Mr. Beeston says, -was a little man,
wore short haire, little band, and little cuffs. When he brought
Sir Philip Sidney his Faerie Queen, Sir Philip was busy at his
study, and his servant delivering Air. Spencer's booke, he
layd it by, thinking it might be such kind of stuffe as he was
frequently troubled with. Mr. Spencer staid so long that his
patience was wearied, and he went his way discontented, and
never intended to come again. When Sir Philip perused it
he was so exceedingly delighted that he was extremely sorry
he was gonne, and where to send for him be knew not. After
much enquiry he learned his lodgeing, and sent him so hand-
some a present, that from this time there was a great friendship
between them to Sir Philip's dying day. Lately taking down
the wainscot of his chamber, at Sir Erasmus Dreydein's, they
found abundance of cards, with stanzas of the Facrie Queen
written on them.

Dr. WILLIAM IfAuvEY, (author of that great
discovery, the circulation of the blood.) He was not tall, but
of the lowest stature; round faced, olivaster (like wainscott)
complexion ; little eie, round, very black, full, of spirit. His
haire was black as a raven, but quite white twenty years be-
fore he died:

Sir JOHN DENHAM'S eie was a kind of light
goose grey, not big; but it had a strange piercingness, (not as
to shining and glory, but like a Momus) • when he conversed
with you he look't into your very thoughts. He was of the
tallest, but a little incurvetting at his shoulders, not very
robust ; his haire was but thin and flaxen, with a moist curie.
His gate was slow, and was rather a stalking (he had long
legges.)
Sir JOIIN SUCKLING was of the mid Ile stature
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and slight strength, brisque round eie, reddish ced and red
nosed (ill liver), his head not very big, his hayre a ind of sand.
colour ; his beard turn'd up naturally, so that he had a brisk
and graceful look. _ .

11.11 Y M E (the voluminous writer) is said to have
had a " strange saturnine complexion, and look'd like a
witch."

ANDREW MARVEL (Member of Parliament for
Hull, and well known for his patriotism) was of a middling
stature, pretty strong set, roundish faced, cheery cheek's hazel
eie, browne haire. He was in his conversation very modest,
anti of very few words. He lies interred under the pewes on the
south side of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, under the window wherein
is painted in glasse a red lyon (it was given by the inneholder
of the Red Lyon lone, in Ifolborne.) This account 1 had
from the sexton.

IVI I LTON.—IIe was a, spare many had light
browne hayre, his complexion exceeding faire, oval face, his
cie a darke grey. His widow bath his picture, when a Cam-
bridge Scholar, which ought to be engraved, for the pictures
before his booke are not at all like him. He had a delicate
tuneable voice and good skill, but played most on an organ
which he had in the house. His chief exercise was walking.—
After dinner he used to walk 3 or 4 hours at a time (he always
had a garden where he lived) ; went to bed about nine, Tem-
nrate; he rarely dranke between meales. Extremely pleasant
his conversation, and at dinner, supper, &c.—but tatyricall.
)01 He was visited by learned much more than he did des.ro.
WALLER, one of the first refiners of our I "glish
language and poetry. When he was a briske yowl sparke,
and first studyed poetry, " Methought," say, he, " I never
sawe a good copie of English verses ; they all want smooth-
nesse ; then I began to essay." I have heard him say that he
cannot versify whn he will • but when the fit comes upon him
he does it easily. His intellectuals are very good yet (1680),
but he growes feeble. He is somewhat above a middle stature,
thin body, not at all robust ; fine thin skin, his hayre frized,
of a brownish colour ; full eie, popping out and working ;
ovall faced, his forehead high and full of wrinkles : his head
but small, braine very hot; and apt to be chollerique. - He
writes a lamentable hand, as bad as the scratching of a hen.
_ _

lioaues.—ln his old age was very bald, yet
within dore he used to study and sift bare headed, and sayd he
never took cold in his head; but that the greatest trouble was to
keepe off the flies from pitching on his baldness. His head
was of a mallet forme, approved by the physiologers. His
face not very great, ample forehead, yellowish red whiskers,
which naturally turned up ; below he was shaved close, ex-
cept a little tip under his lip : not but nature would have af-
forded him a venerable beard, but being mostly of a cheerful
and pleasant humour, he affected not at all austerity and gra-
vity, and to look severe. He considered gravity and heavinesse
of countenance not so good marks of assurance of God's fa-
vour, as a cheerfnl, charitable, and upright behaviour, which
are better signs of religion than the zealous maintaining of
controverted doctrines.

BUTLER (Author of Hudibras.)-11e died of
a consumption, Sept. 25, 1680, aged 70, and was buried the
27th according to his own appointment in the churchyard of
Covent Garden, in the north part, next the church at the east
end. His feet touch the wall. His grave, two yards distant
from pillaster of the dore (by his desire), six foot deepe.—
There were about 25 of his old acquaintance at his funerall ; I
myself being one. He was much troubled with the nowt be-
fore he died, and stirred not out of his chamber from October
till Easter ; was of a middle stature, strong sets, high coloured,
a head of sorrell haire, a severe and sound judgment, a good
fellowe. He hath often said that Waller's way of quibbling
with sense, would hereafter growe as much out of fahion, and
he as ridiculous as quibbling with words.
DR. JOHN WOLCOT, ohm PETER PINDAR.--
I t may properly be added to this account of former distinguished
characters, that this celebrated Poet and Satirist, by his para..
cular desire, was buried in the vault of the same Church, close
to the coffin of Butler. Dr. Wolcot was of the middle size,
stoutly formed. His face was broad and expressive. His
eyes, though not large, exhibited great spirit, and an appear-
ance of penetration, that seemed to study the mind, while he
regarded the features of those with whom he conversed, or who
attracted his notice. He was quite blind with cataracts some
years before he died, and one eye suffered the operation-of,
couching, but without success. It was performed by Sir 'Wil-
liam Adamai sad the Doctor refused to let him operate on the
other.