The Sun.
London, England, 1807-09-09 00:00:00

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mention of tne desith of . the ;.‘lintSter
of DivinfOtrorship. It was lie who fire* up the
very sensible Memorial presented to I:loii.44,teitz,
on the utility and importance of a national religious
establishment; and indeed planned and organized
the restoration of the Gallic Church, as far as it pan
be said to be restored. His son, came over With
General Lhuairrom to this country, during the

,short interval of peace.
The new additional building at the south end of '
the Court of Justice, in the Old Bailey, will. be at-
tended with considerable conveniences. Hitherto
witnesses and others have been compelled to wait in
the Old Press Yard, till called upon. The new build«
lug contains, on the basement story, a large conve-
nient Hall for this purpose,- the ceiling of which is
supported by two rows of fluted Doric pillars, and
which will be the chief entrance in future. A se-
parate entrance is provided for the Judges, for whose
convenience, above the new Hall, there are several
apartments, lighted from the sky. There is also a
new chamber for containing the Records of this
Court, built in a substautial and secured
against accidents from fire.
A whimsical projed has been lately published for
sobatitining Cottaes, at one mile distance, instead of
the common mile stones, on the high road : the cot-
. tage to be given,
to the cottager rent free, but stir
pulating eertein necessary labour on the high road
to be pertermed by him. The cottages to have in-
scribed on them the number of miles, and an index
pointing each way, specifying the name of the ad-
jacent towns.
The chapel of. lietfay VII. at Wesminster, it is
determined, is to he eestored with decoration* in the
tiew comosithin, 'fbe expellee -of the repairs,
within and witlinut, will, it is estimated, amount to
near ;WARM. if it be properly done, and with ,ps
exact an imitation as posiible of its ancient :tale, it
wilt; Without doubt, be a mo!i!, 'oeautittat object, and
greatly add to the ornainetit of the tnetropol.s,: not-
withstanding SteMargaret'sChureit stands so 11111C11 in
its way. If it be only partially restorefl, it will look
much wore than at present, by !using all that is ve-
nerable, from its decay, and from its, associwing us
with ancient times. .10 that case,lthad butter only
be repaired where repairs are required, to keep it up.
The annquerians are in great fear lest the modernizing
hand should strip it of its beauty, and commit bar-
baroui violence on this surprising monunamt of the
liberality of' a parsimonious Prince; of the taste of
- an age in ether respects 4..9 dark ; and ut the great
skill and ability' of the architect, Sir 11401NALD
BRAY.

On Wednesday night, about half past ten o'clock,
the centinel posted neer the timer stere4iouse, iu
Chatham Pock-yore}, observed it man in a jacket
end trowtiers passing at wine distance from kim ; Ii .
immediately challenged him, and pot receiving the
parole or any answer whatever, immediately purr
sued, birp, and at the lame time gave the alarm.
The man, though closely prettied, eluded the srigir
lace of his pursuers, and contrived to seeere hi;
retreat, it is supposed, by passing betkeen the tim-
ber end other wood, lying irt large quantities new
the place, notwithstanding the most atlive !march.
was immediately made after him. Wh4n the work-
Men came into the .Verd, at five o'clock the next
morning, the search waa retkewed, but without ef-
fea. tt is. yiesost trepecatta.., fnr Any ppegetn.
bertVever will ae,quainted they may be with the yard,
to get iu or out at any, one part of it, without im-
mediate deteE,tion,- this circumstance has given ri:te
tqa veriety. of conjeattres; and, for the moment,
considering the recent dangerous occurrence, ex-
cited a considerable degree ot bustle and alarm.
We are happy to find that the paragraph 'inserted
in the papers ot Wednesday last, respeeting a young
'lad who was discovered under one of the 4010' of
Blackfriars Bridge, has attraaed the notice of his
friends. Mr. Filby, one of the churchwardens of
the Parish of St. Auttls, Blackfsiars;,to whose, care
this unhappy wanderer is indebted for his presserva
tion,'waY unable to obtain titan him any 'account Of
his place eV residence or connallens; but froin a
letter be received yesterday, he learnt that he lives
at Maidstone ; that his master, a weaver of that
town, had given him money to °Mese hitusetf at
,4troud fair, and thus provided, he had made
tcir Londop. What induced him to place himself
in the perilous situation in which lie Wlt IMO, is.
not ascertained, lie was yesterday sent back to '
the country.
BLANCIIARTh pf Covent Pink!) Theatre, has heeo
performing at Manchester considerable success.
Mrs. H. JoiresToste. has also been performing-at 'the
same place„ as well as Htet, end Mrs. ATKItvS, now
called Mrs, Mee,
Mrs. Poweeeperfurmed Monkt, for her benefit,'
on Wednesday last, at cork, Where; she is such a
favourite that she would have been secure of a geed
House, whatever chargler she might have assetned.
Kemueu is returned to town front his &iced Lord
Gal ILDVORn's, and is aCtively preparing for the open- •
ing of the Winter Carepaiee.
The following observation on the utility .of the,
Drama is well entitled to the attention, of all those
fastidious Moralists and arrogant ,philesopliers who
treat it, with contempt or indifference.," It is de-
. siri,ble that the exhibition of dramatic performances
should be as freietent ai possible in all lame and po7-
,
pulous places. The common business of life too in.
tensely pursued makes men muniedfill of precepts
and maxims of virtue, which they are more apt to
forget in the eager pursuit of then: evocations, than
to abandon through wain of prieciple,' The drama
awakens them ni virtue ; exercises all the kinder
emotions ; old by its influence over The Mind and
feelings prevents that mural stagnation, which so
much tends todegrade,and brutify. • . •
11 shocking,attempt w cony:tit suicide was made
on Sunday evening, at the house Igtfi. welter,
in Mary-le-bone Road. A gentleman, of the mune
of Garther, 'wjui had eeeiested apartmente ill the
house for tom than two yeos, dined walla a party
of friends on Sunday, and in the evening the enin.
pans retired for a Walk, leaving their rest it home.
After the company had departed, . Mr. G. rang thP
bell Jor his servant, whom he Sent with a letter to
e widow lady, ip rarkeareer,' and betting carrel its
an his return, rte teimd his master bleeding on the
floor of the drawlae‘room. Sorgical aid Wee readily
procured ; one,, although the imfortuntite gentleinau
had lacerated h;rnself in threw dareteni parts, urine
hopes are entertained of his surviving. The ati was
perpetrated with a pen-knife, and` it is supposed
thou he was in a tete of clOri#9l, ocasißoo by clis•
orpOi!ow.