The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-26 00:00:00

CRAMPM, SYMONS, CLERK.

Arr. Sergeant LE:gs moved fora rule to show cause why the
award made in this case should not be set aside, and the matter
left open fortrial.• Theoriginal question was to deterntine whether
the fees for the interment of bodies in the chancel of a church
belonging to the rector or the vicar. The case was left for arbitra-
tion to Dr. Lushington, by whom it was decided that the fees
belonged to the viear, and that the plaintiff ought not to have
brought the action. The award then went on toorder that each
party should pay his own costs. Sergeant Lens now contended
that this decision was contrary to law, and bught therefore to be
set aside. -

The COJRT said‘there were several cases (which their Lord-
ships' cited) where barristers had been appointed to determine
.both the law and the fact, and the courts always considered the
parties bound by their awards, except where they plainly ap-
peared to be in error. The Court saw nothing in, the present
case which called upon them to interfere.—ltule refused.

lIETTqs COLLIERY.--On Monday, the 18th
inst. The Hetton Coal Company effected the first shipment of
their coals at their newly-erected staith on the banks of the
river. Wear, at Sunderland. The waggon-way, which extends
over a space of eight miles, from the colliery to the river, and
in, its course crosses Warden Law, (one of the highest
hills in this part of the country), was crowded with spectators
to witness the first operations of the powerful acid inge-
nious machinery employed for conveying the coal-waggons.—
Five of Mr. George Stephenson's patent travelling engines, two
60-horse power fixed reciprocating engines, and five self-acting
inclined planes, (all under the direction of Mr. Robert Stephen-
son, the company's resident engineer), simultaneously perform-
ing their.various and complicated offices with the precision
and exactness of the most simple machinery, exhibited a spec-
tacle at once interesting to science, and encouraging to com-
merce. The quality of the coals is universally acknow-
ledged; and the shipment of them has been anxiously looked
fdr by the ship-owners and fitters at Sunderland, who had the
gratification of witnessing about 100 waggon loads (containing
upwards of 100' tons weight) conveyed along the iron-railway
(which Was furnished by Messrs. Losh and Co.) with astonish-
ing facility and dispatch, to the Company's staith, where the
coals were shipped by their newly-invented self discharging ap-
paratus. The crowds of people assembled on the occasion, the
flags and colours 'streaming from every building, with the cheer-
ful airs of the Newbottle band, rendered the scene most lively and
exhilarating. Extensive commercial speCulations are as grateful
to philanthropy as they are animating to science. Whilstthey call
forth the powers of genius, they, at the same time, afford subsis-
tence and comfort to the labou ng classes of society ; and, we trust,
there are none who will withhold the meed of praise from under-
takings like the present, which has for two years given constant
employment to many hundreds of individuals and their families,
and opening a cheering prospect to the working'part of the com-
munity in the coal-districts. After the business of the day, the
owners of the colliery, with about 40 of their friends, who had
been invited to celebrate the event, sat down to an excellent dinner,
at Miss Jowsey's, the Bridge-Inn, Bishopwearmouth. The chairs
of the president and vice-president were filled by J. C. Tarletori
and W. Charleton, Esqrs. Among the guests were—Col. Nichol,
Co). Lascelles, Mr. Fox, Dr. Pemberton, Mr. A. Fenwick, the
Rev. George Stephenson, &c. &c. The Hon. Capt. Cochrane,
the Hon. Major Cochrane, Mr. Scruton, Colonel Light, Mr.
Darnell, Messrs. Horn,, Mr. Mowbray (the Manager of the
Colliery), and most of the other partners in the concern were
also present. Many loyal and appropriate toasts were given in
the course of the afternoon, and the hilarity of the entertain-
ment was continued to a late hour in the evening.—( Newcastk
Courant, Nov. 23.)

On Monday James Brown, a copper-plate
printer, dropped down dead while going to his work. His
sudden death was occasioned by the bursting of a blood vessel ;
but what renders the awful visitation more melancholy, is, that
the deceased has left a widow and ten children, who were en-
tirely dependent on him for support; one of the latter was im-
plicated in _the recent robbery of a pawn-broker's ware-room, for
which he will soon take his trial, which circumstance has preyed
greatly on his father's mind. A subscription has been set on
foot for the relief of the family.—( Edinburgh Courant,Nov. 21.)
NEWCASTLE POLICE.—On .Wednesday last
George 'Spence, a Castle Garth tailor, was committed for trial,
at the next Sessions, on a charge of. stealing two blankets, a
sheet, and a counterpane, the property of Elizabeth Curwood,
of Qneen-street, widow,; and on the same day Elizabeth Wind,
a labourer in the tobacco manufactory of Mr. Thomas Gray,
of Dean-street, was committed .for trial at the same Sessions,
on a charge of stealing from her master ten ounces of tobacco.
On Friday se'nnight thu following singular
circumstance occurred on board the Ower's Light Vessel,
moored off Selsea Bill, about nine miles from land. A flock
of widgeons; either attracted by the light of the lanthorn, (com-
posed of very thick plate glass) or driven by the turbulence of
the weather, came in contact therewith, and several fell on the
deck, of which some made their escape, but three were made
prizes of by the men on watch.
As a proof of the mildness of the season) there
arc now growing in a gentleman's garden, at Richmond in
Yorkshire, roses in full bloom, also carnations, pinks, genti-
anellas, stocks, polyanthuses, aurigulas, anemonies, daisies,
polyanthus-narcissus, wall-flowers, &c.