The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-12 00:00:00

SIR 'WALTER SCOTT.

The following is the affecting concluding w,t. to the List
novel of Sir Walter Scott :—" The gentle reader is ac-
quainted that these are, in all probability, the last talon
which it will be the lot of the author to submit to the
public. He is now on the eve of visiting foreign parts ;
a ship of war is commissioned by its Royal Master to carry
the author of Waverley' to climates in which he may
possibly obtain such a restoration of health as may serve
him to spin his thread to an end in his own country. Had
he continued to prosecute his usual literary labours it seems
indeed probable that, at the term of years he has already
attained, the bowl, to use the pathetic language of Scrip-
ture, would have been broken at the fountain ; and little
can one who has enjoyed, on the whole, an uncommon
share of the most inestimable of worldly blessings be en-
titled to complain that life advancing to its period should
be attended with its usual proportions of shadows and
storms. They have affected him, at least, in no more,
painful manner than is inseparable from the discharge of
this part of the debt of humanity. Of those whose rela-
tion to him in the ranks of life might have insured him
their sympathy under indisposition many are now no more;
and those who may yet follow in his wake are entitled to
expect, in bearing inevitable evils, an example of firm-
ness and patience, more especially on the part of one who
has enjoyed no small good fortune during the course of his
pilgri►uaoe. The public have claims on his gratitude, for
which the author of ' Waverley' has no adequate means
of expression ; but he may be permitted to hope that the
powers of his mind, such as they are, may not have a
different date from those of his body ; and that he may
again meet his patronizing friends, if not exactly in his
old fashion of literature, at least in some branch which
may not call forth the remark that—' Superfluous lags the
veteran on the stage.'—Abbotsford, Sept. 1831."

CAPTAIN BEECHEY'S NEW VOYAGE OF
DiscovEay.—ln this voyage, which occupied three years
and a half, Captain BEECHEY sailed seventy-three thou-
sand miles, and experienced every vicissitude of climate.
The expedition surveyed almost every place it touched at,
and executed plans of fourteen harbours, of which two are
new ! of upwards of forty islands, of which six are disco-
veries ; and of at least six hundred miles of coasts, one-
fifth of which has net been before delineated. Numerous
engravings by FINDEN heighten the attractions of the
work, of which a third edition in octavo has just appeared.

A vessel arrived in the Thames having on
board a Portuguese cadet and eleven soldiers who have
contrived to escape from the prison of Almeida, on the
Spanish frontier, and to reach the sea-coast. They
managed to remain for three days at the port from which
they embarked without attracting the notice of the
liliguelite authorities, who have not generally been defi-
cient in that sort of duty, and have had their vigilance
further quickened by the preparations making to meet the
threatened invasion of Don PEnito. The brave men who
have thus fortunately eluded their vigilance, are, it is
said, already on their way to France to join the expedition.
Though but a small reinforcement, it will be, under all
the circumstances, a valuable one, as their recital of the
arbitrary and cruel proceedings of MIGUEL, will inflame
the more all those who have determined on risking their
lives for the establishment of a better Government in
Portugal.— Times.

The present King of DENMARK, by letters
lately received from Copenhagen, has such perfect confi-
dence in the love of his subjects, that he is never attended
by a guard, and even sleeps with his chamber-door un-
fastened. A short time ago his MAJESTY was suddenly
roused, about two o'clock in the morning, by a youth em-
ployed in the gardens, who, having got by stealth into the
Palace, entered the KING'S room, and tapping him on the
shoulder, presented a petition, saying, in the most familiar
terms, " Father, I was determined to find an opportunity
of speaking to you in private, and therefore chose this
time to ask you a favour." The KING, though thus taken
by surprise, was neither alarmed nor angry, but, with his
usual good nature, recommended the lad to have patience,
and he woull do all in his power to comply with his re-
quest, at the same time begged that when he again wished
to speak to him, he would choose a more seasonable hour.
His MAJESTY was much amused by this nocturnal adven-
ture.—French Paper.

A remarkable phenomenon occurred at Lyme
on Friday morning. The sea suddenly rose to an alarm-
ing height, several feet above its usual level, at the same time
making a tremendous noise, although at the same time
there was a complete calm several •essels in the harbour
received much damage. The sailors call it a bore, or
ground-swell, and they attribute it to an earthquake, or to
a violent gale happening at a distance.

POACHING EXTRAORDINARY.—Two men,
named HonsoN and LOMAS, who had been ont during the
night, were returning home just before day-break, in op-
posite directions, and each being occupied in imitating the
call of the grouse, for the purpose of alluring them to de-
struction, faccied the cry of the other proceeded from a bird
of that description. HODSON hid himself behind a stone
wall, and Lomas crawled towards him under the heather
until he came within fourteen or fifteen yards of the place
of his concealment. Ile then changed his call for a chirp,
and was answered in the like manner. Expecting the sup.
posed bird to rise, he gently raised his head and prepared
to shoot, when Iloosorr, observing the motion among the
heather, let drive at a venture, and the charge of his piece
lodged in the head and face of Lomas. The unfortunate
fellow was taken home by HODSON, who was horror-
struck at the misfortune, and many of the shots, which
covered his head and face, were extracted. Though his
life was at first despaired of, we believe he is now likely to
recover, but will be blind for the remainder of his days.
flonsox is in custody, and will be detained until LOMAS is
declined out oi danger.— Chester Courant.
A GLASGOW TRAGEDIAN.-111 the Police
Court yesterday forenoon, a tall, robust, bushy-whiskered
personage, of peculiarly fierce aspect, and habited in a
somewhat weather-beaten tartan dress, was placed at the
bar, charged with having, upwards of two months ago,
committed a violent assault on a publican in High-street.
From the witnesses not being in attendance, the case was
not gone into ; and the accused, who had assumed all the
airs of a KEAN or a MACREADY, and entered into a de-
fence of his tragic conduct, was informed that he would be
set at liberty on procuring bail to the amount of ten
pounds. Probably aware that this was what he was unable,
under present circumstances to do, our hero of the sock
and buskin replied, with most inimitable self-complacency,
that, as he was busy with a popular tragedy, which had
occupied his undivided attention upwards of 18 months,
tend which had now reached the middle of the fifth act,
he trusted, that, in the lock-up into which he was about
to be re-ushered, their honours would have the goodness
to accommodate hint with pen, ink, and paper, to facili-
tate his labours—particularly, as in his correspondence
with her Majesty Queen ADELAIDE, to whom the work
was to be dedicated, he had promied that it would be
ready for bringing out by Christmas; and he was the
more anxious that his request should be complied with, as
he had little doubt that the catastrophe, to which he was
fast hastening, would be rendered doubly effective by the
original thoughts which the novelty of his situation would
doubtless give raise to. The unexpected announcement had
of course an irresistible effect on the Bench ; and, after
our intellectual prisoner had been informed that his re-
quest would be fulfilled to the Letter, he politely took leave
of the Magistrate, and stalked majestically out of Court,
amid the suppressed laughter of the auditors.— Glasgow
Courier.

DKVON.—ELOPEMENT.—A young lady just
returned from a seminary, (where she had been trenched,
danced, and taught to draw, and learned the use of the
globes, and of late had been wondrously given to novels,
loving " perhaps not wisely, but too well ?") left Pa and
Ma at Creditor, on Sunday, with a " chap as used to be
seen poking a long nose over a garden wall," at the good
people's " daurter,"—oh ! dear, tis well to have all our
children settled, for novel reading daughters are mercurial
creatures. The relatives of the dear young fugitive got
some scent that the party had taken the road to Exeter,
and they resolved to lose no time. Accordingly they came
to our city, and with the assistance of one of our officers
ascertained the house at which the happy couple had or-
dered a supper and bed for two ! ! The supper was already
invitingly spread, and the gentleman about to do the ho-
nours, when the door was abruptly opened, and oh !
" horrible vision," in marched the conservatives ; the
scene was most moving, the young lady ran over to an
easy chair and fainted three successive times in as many
minute., whilst the Lotharin, with noble daring, ran to
the rescue of his "sours best treasure," grasping the
swooning beauty round her taper waist, and inadvertently
as 'tis supposed, seizing a ham by the knuckle from the
table, and placing himself in a theatrical attitude, swore
that whoever "moved one step to follow him, died upon
the spot," and was bending his way to the door, when
the officer, desired him not to " kick up a bit of !Jobbery,"
parried a mischievously intended blow of his greasy
weapon, handed the panting beauty to her people, and
bundled the hero out the room, " neck and crop." The
charming truant was secured, but " love laughs at lock-
smiths," for she has since, we understand, flown to the
arms of the man she loved.—Exeter Gazette.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC.

LIBEL.—SCARTII, GENT. V. GARDINER,
Mr. PLATT—This was an action brough
cover Compensation in damages for a libel pi
of and concerning the plaintiff by the de.
The libel was sent by the defendant to the
Mercury, in which newspaper it was publisl
was in the shape of an account of what tot
on the occasion of a conviction by the defer)
Magistrate of Berkshire) of the plaintiff, on
formation under the Game Laws, which cot
was afterwards confirmed by the Session:
account was headed, " Scarth appellant, Gart
spondent. Conviction of an Attorney for
ing." The libel then went on to state that
pellant had been in the habit of coming to
on predatory excursions among the game
neighbouring manors; that he came there
1830, and shot on several manors, and, whet
tioned by the gamekeeper, he refused to tell hi
or show his certificate ; that for better cone
he sent his horse and gig to the Catherine
Inn at Henley, while himself lodged at a meat
house,called the Horse Shoe, in Duck-lane, a
he concealed his name at both places; that
had been usually stationed at the side of tl
next to the field where he happened to be ti
ing, in charge of a pot-companion, and forms
ceptacle for the game which he killed; tha'
closely pressed he retreated with velocity
gig ; that the great unknown was at length,
the instrumentality of Mr. Gardiner, traced t
and discovered to be Henry Scarth, attot
No. 2, Lyon's-Inn, and Vestry Clerk of St.
Putney ; that several informations were laid
him, and that he had been convicted on one
Gardiner; that he had appealed to the S
where the conviction was confirmed with cost
publication, at the instance of the defendat
admitted, but he pleaded a justification, averri
the account was true.

Sir JAMES SCARLETT, for the defendant,
that in October, 1830, a person unknown sir
covered by the gamekeepers of several manor
vicinity at Henley-upon-Thames trespass;
shooting game on those manors. When qu.
by the gamekeepers he refused to give his
address, or to skew his certificate. The in
had a gig drawn by an iron-grey horse, wir
stationed on the road nearest the manor on
the unknown happened to be shooting ; ani
questioned he made for his gig, and off hf
Attempts were made by some of the gameket
follow him on horseback, in order to discover
was, but without success. The circumstance
person unknown was poaching on these mat
cited some curiosity. The Jury might re]
that, oa account of the incendiary practices
ing at the:time, the Magistrates were mot
usually on the alert, and the unknown was al
discovered. It happened that, on one occt
butcher's cart, instead of the gig, was awn
the horse, and some of the gamekeepers g
enough to see the name of Thomas Mayne]
it. Mr. Maynard was a butcher of Henley,
when questioned, stated that he had lent the
person of the name of Lott, who kept a gun.
Henley. Lott was next questioned, and at
was discovered that the poacher was Mr. Scat
torney, No. 2, Lyon's Inn, London, and vest
of the parish of St. Miry, Putney. An inform
shooting game on a manor belonging to Mr.
near Henley, was laid against him before the
ant, Capt. Gardiner, a Magistrate of BerksW
on Nov. 1, 1830, he attended before that get
and expressed great contrition for what he ht
and promised not to trespass on the mink
There were several informations against him,
consequence of the contrition which he exi
Captain Gardiner said that he would only
him on this one, and that only in the m
penalty of 101. Afterwards, however, the
appealed from the conviction to the Sessit
there, on the 18th of January last, the cot
was confirmed, with costs the penalty at
being 26/. The plaintiff, after his convicti
ducted himself with insolence, and Mr.
thought it advisable to send an account of
viction for publication in this newspaper,
to give notice to the gentlemen of the cool
such a person was going about poaching,
under the circumstances, was perfectly just,
William Cross, a gamekeeper in a mat
Henley, belonging to Admiral Freeman, on I
of October, 1830, saw the plaintiff and a
shooting on the manor. He asked him for
and authority, but he refused to give his
produce his authority. Plaintiff said to him,
your young master (a grandson to Admit
man) that I will bring half a dozen frien-
town, and have a touch at the Oaken Grove phi's
ants." He followed the plaintiff and his man,
Henley-, and there they bolted off, and be lost tbr;
Several witnesses deposed to the facts as fib°
stated.

Mr. CAMPBELL, for the plaintiff, contended t'f!
some length that his client was the injured Paq
and Captain GardinPr the libeller. It was 110(
false that the plaintiff was in the habit of mal`ill'4
predatory excursions to Henley. The plea was lgt'
insufficient in law and false in fact.
The Jury conferred together in the box for neat
half an hour, and then retired. They were aVer,
about half an hour, and on their return found ti veij
diet for the defendant ; or, in case the plea shoo
be insufficient in law, for the plaintiff, dartloge
one shilling.
Lord TENTERDEN intimated that he should cer
tify, to deprive the plaintiff of his costs.
The verdict was then entered for the defendalit'

Siam
SIAMESE DIVORCES.—When a oia—
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man is divorced from his wife they divide the children.
such a manner that the first, third, fifth, and so on, gooi
the wife, the husband taking the second, fourth,
so on ; if there be only one the wife has a right thereto,'
EXECUTION OF THE ASSASSIN OF CA of
D'lSTRlA•—Extract of a letter from Napoli di ROlOO
dated October 31 ;—" We have been present at the troi
and condemnation of the assassin of the late Presiclms
who took refuge in the hotel of the French Ambaseswai
and have since witnessed his execution. He was seoteep.
to be shot. The proceedings in the Court, and the
scene were rendered most impressive by the cairn
meanour and intrepid conduct of the criminal up t°,ls
last moment. His rich and elegant costume, his 12;k
and haughty attitude, the coolness with which be 0
dressed the people, protesting that he died a victim to A,
love for his country, and recommending union and elli;
cord—his affecting tokens of farewell to his father, //or
a prisoner in a part of the fortress which overlooked to
place of execution, had sufficient resolution to witueo,o
last moments of his son—all these circumstances ros"6l
deep impression upon the spectators, which was rende7
still more striking by the calm and dignified condoeto
the sufferer, who opened his arms to the soldiers, gilto
them the word to fire, after recommending them to
deliberate aim. This act of justice being accomplish
il
we yesterday attended the funeral obsequies of the,s,
President, whose body had been embalmed, and was
vcyed upon an open bier, with his face uncovered, op
lowed by all the authorities, the troops of the garri
all the foreign resident., the officers of the several nef
and a long train of private individuals. An idea
easily be formed of the imposing nature of this processiol
but none can ever be conceived of that which was 5
more affecting—a whole nation convulsed with grief, otjt
ing upon their departed father, the females in the windr
uttering cries of despair, and even the poor in the t,5,
most garrets presenting, as a tnaik of their veneratl4
vases smoking with incense and perfumes, and tbrosoo
down flowers upon the hearse as it passed solemnly aloote

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