The Sun.
London, England, 1807-10-05 00:00:00

• .7)17814N, SF. P'T. 30.

Some, persons :on Wednesday Alight, taking .ad-
vantage of the absence of .thei.. late Lord Mayok.and
his, family, who had. fir wino days ,previons quitted
the Mayoralty-lionse, 30 order to tnalie preparations
for the present Lord Mayor, broke into a• p4rt tit the
premises, and stole variona, articles thereout ; we
hare not heard-that any :concerned in this atrocious
have been as yet detected.
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On Sunday evening .last, a man, 'them(' in the
uniform 9l one of the _Yeomanry Corps of this City
or County, either through malice or wantomu!ss,
di,clrarged his musket at one of the tivers.of a Black
Rock iingle,lq which the poor boy has been sevete-
ly, though pot dangerously, wounded ; we under-
stand measures are taking towards (he- punishment
of such 3 daring and atrocious otronce,

coLoNEL

As this Gentleman makes so Considerable a figure
in America at present, the fclowingcharaCter
by 'JOHN Davis, Esq. a vvoy.;intelligent traveller,.
.may be acceptable to otAr Readers.
" To a genius 61'.singular perspicacity,-.MK'Burr
joins the most 'bland -and conciliating manners.
W4th .a versatility of pourers, -of Which, perhaps,
Aink..rica furnishes no other example, • he is capable
of yielding an undivided attention to a singlt. objeet
•of pursuit.- Hence We find him at the close Of. the
Revolutionary Wars in which. he ttlok,a 'Vet* ho-
nourable part,•and in.the fatigues of whieh he bore.
no common 3).1a,re,, praaising the law with nntival-
, led brilliancy and success. Indeed his distinguished
abilities attraded Sti decided a:leaning of the Judges
in his favour, a detiirence for his opinionS,so strong-
ly marked, as to sexcite in no small degree the jea-.
lousy of the bar. So strong was the impression
Made by the'general resped for his opinions,.. that
exclamations of ilevair were frequently heard to
escape the lips of the '(.30-unsel whose fortune it was
to be opposed by the eloqUeosce of Mr. ,Berr. I any
..
aware that this language weiir4. the-colour of pitied-
! ric,; bur the recollections which the Pais' must 0.-
cite in:the breasts of bis candid 'rivals* eotrobo-,
rate its accuracy.
' • ," For 'a short_ period Mr. Burr-thed as Attorney„:
General' State ; but -his processional reputa-
tion, already,at.the acnie.of Splendour, could derive
no new lustre from the office. It however shOuld
be remembered,' that,...in, State prosecutions; a dispo-
sition to aggravate the'enortnitieS Of the accused. w,as
Lever attributed to him.
At length Nlr...l3urr was' reinoved.by the Legl.
slatUre of the Snail tb 'the Senate of the. timted
Sta Ce. Theilehherations of that body' ~bii))s con-
clutied, ip secret, :the public
,posse;sed '6Lit slender
'tneaus. of kneWlifg -appr,..cinting the merits, of
individual members, .„130. it' is
,certain, from.. the
took-in 86ilie.0(y(403oSt.
hulls, and 11'0111 the (lefe'relice shewn, hid opink its
.1).; his'setiaturial colleagues, than.. the character for
:utility
,which previously acgitired owst hasyo
been the sell s'ustained:
acknowleiii;ed, thatjui other State was so
ipeAably represented the State Qt NeW. York, ,
tlie,coMOlned talents oclAlr.,Burr 'and Mr;,ltipg.
f‘ }Ais,tinie
,pfjervice Cviriiii,•Mr. Burr again.,
returned to the: c3xercise' of his protesiiion with a fa-
cility which would indupea belief that his. legal pur-
suits had rieve.r becu hiferropted."
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The-tkhop of. Loudon has traosferred stock, to
the d;i1OUllt 'Of 1 2001. to Christ's College, Cainbridge,
theluterest of ‘iPhiclx• to be expended, in.the purr
,chase of three Gold „btedais, ,to he contended for; by
the Students of: that• College, in the. following "or-
:,—Otte Medal,
.of Fifteen Guineas .for the .hest
Latin Dissertation=, oft *tome evitlenceof.Chrign4nity.
Another. of Fifteen, ,Guineas for the best '4lglish
compositiuti on ionie Moral Precept of the Gospel ;
One of ten Guineas, to the . most dimind and
graceful Reader in., and regular attendant at Chiol.