The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-04 00:00:00

TEE LADE, btaE OF EEnFolib;

The Statue Of this NObleinan, WhiCh hia long
been in preparatiop, was yesterday opened to the in-
sptetion of the public. It is placed on the south-
side of Russell -square.—The Duke is 'represented as
Standing
,ori a rock, dressed in his parliamentary
robes, his right hand leaning on the shaft of a plough;
and holding in his, left some ear's of corn. The 'fi-
gure is noble, considerably larger than real life,, yet
the likeness of, the Duke is admirably preserved,
and the robes, which it was to be feared might have
given a degree of heaviness to the whole, are dis-
posed with great elegance and taste.
At the four corners of the rock on which the
Statue is placed are four figures; emblematical of
that art Which his Grace while living so munificently,
patronized; we mean the art of agriculture. Some of
these figures were shewn at the late exhibition 'at
Somerset-house,/ and wete deservedly admired for
the classical taste of their design, and the neatness of
their execution. .

The pediment, on which•the above are placed is
surrounded by a bronie entablature, in basso-re-
lievo, descriptive of the labours,and the rewards of
husbandry, and the four corners are ornamented
with bulls heads of exquisite workthanship in alto-
relievo. Two compartments of the pediment •are
filled with allegorical designs in bronze, representa-
tive:of georgical ,pursuits, These are in baso-re.
lievo, and there is much• merit both in .the design 'and

execution.

On the whole, this is by far the noblest monu-
ment of the arts with which this metropolis has
been adorned for many years past. If we except
the equestrian figure of Charles I. at Charing-Cross,
and the still. more exquisite figure of James 11. which
is not known in propoition to its value, behind the
Banquetting-House' Whitehall, the present is 'de-
cidedly the best work in bronze with whiclilondon.
has yet been adorned.
Perhaps it bad been better,had the figure 'of the'
Duke been less colossal, considering how near 'the
speOtator is placed to. his object There is another
disadvantage attending the whole, which, however,
it may be hoped will wear away, we mean the
imitation of the nerd antique, ,which i, in truth,
very. unskilfully done. a very simple process,
which the' Rattans, and other forgery of ancient
medals, successfully
_pursued, and which is de-
scribed at _length in some of the numismatic works,
the venerable' patina of the ancient brollies, which
so highly delights both the eye and the taste of
antiquaries, and the eve of real taste tan be imitat-
ed .to an astonishing degree of exactness. Had some
process of that kind been used in the present case, the
figures we have been describing would have appear-
ed to much better advantage. We, lio4 ever, hope,
that the false and spurious patina they,have re-
ceived is not indelible; and, when the meliorating
h:ind. of time shall have effaced it, we doubt not
but the work will be pronounced one of the happiest
efforts of modern genius, and does honour to the
talent's 'of MioWISTkACOTT.

Wednesday Captain D. of the Royal Marines (a
person said to be of good property; besides •bis com-
mission, but most probably a sharper who had 'as-
sumed the name), went to the shop-of Mr. hunter,
mercer and draper, Taunton, to look at some mus-
lins, coniplained to, the shopman his neck handker-
chief was not proper, and wished him to. get a look-
ing-glass ; in the interim he made free ;with a piece,
and put it in his pocket. It happened to,be perceiVed
by the shopman that a piece was wanting, Mr. Bun-
ter was acquainted with it, who immediately pro-
cured.a search warrant, wept to the Captain's lodg-
ings; and broke open a trunk, in which were 'the
piece of muslin lost, a piece of cambric, and many
other suspicious, articles, with a great number of
gold seals. He was taken to a Magistrate in a chaise,
who committed him to Ilchester gaol.
The above is from a Bath paper, and the follow-
ing article from another paper alludes to the -same
offender.
• About three months ago the shop of Mr. Welch,
goldsmith, at Plymouth,- was ,robbed (by means of
incisions made in the window shutters) of ;property
to the amount of near 5001. and, notwithstanding
the most diligent search and inquiry i added to the
offer of a large reward, no trace whatever was dis-
covered of the robbers till yesterday se'nnight, when
a very 'unexpeeted discovery was made at Taunton,
in Somersetshire. An Officer, on the recruiting
service went, on the day'above named, to the shop
of Mr. Bunter, mercer, in Taunton, to look at some
muslins, and during the temporary absence of the
shopman, contrived to steal a piece, and secrete it in
his pocket ; but the.shopman, after he went away,
missed the piece, and informed his master, who
shortly after obtained a search warrant, went to the
Officer's lodgings, broke open a trunk, and there
found the stolen muslin, a piece of cambric, and
many other suspicious articles, such as silver spoons,
belonging to the different inns, for the loss of which-
the servants had been repeatedly censured. A great
number of gold seals, together with other valuable
jewellery articles, were also found,' the latter conjec-
tured to be part .of the property stolen from Mr.
Welch. Mr. Welch is gone up to identify his pro-
perty, and in the mean time, the Officer has 'been
committed to Ilchester gaol, to take his trial on the
charge of privately 4tealing the muslin, which is a
capital offence.
An unfortunate Irishman, named O'Flogherty,
who was desperately wounded in an affray with some
of his countrymen on the night of last Sunday se'n-
night, in Chick-lane, died of his wounds in St. Bar-
tholomew's Hospital, on Tuesday night. A Coro-
ner's Inquest was held on. the body, on Wednesday
evening at St. Bartholomew's-Hospital, which, after
BIGAMY.—A curious circumstance took place yes- sitting in deliberation until one yesterday morning,
ter&lay at Union. Hall during the examination of a brought in a verdict of Wilful Murder against three,
woman on a charge of bigamy. While the first hus- persons, two of whom are in custody.
band, named Facia, was giving evidence in order to ACoroner's Inquest sat yesterday at a public-
substantiate the.charge against her, a Lady, who was . house in Oxford-street, on the body of Amelia
in the Office, rather mul apropos for the witness,
came forward and addressed the Magistrates, as hay- Rogers, a dashing woman of the town, who was
lug a -claim to his hand prior 'to his having entered found dead in her bed 9n Wednesday morning. It
appeared in evidence; that the deceased had returned
into.the holy State of matrimony with the prisoner.
Under these circumstances, the Magistrates thought. from Brighton on Saturday last, -she having gone to
the coast take a farewell of an Otticer, her protec-
-Iroper to commit both the witness and the prisoner
for trial.- The i.viiness indeed demurred'; but the tor, -
jetand since her return she had become much de
ed. It was discovered on opening the body, that
Magistrate observed, that, having prirn'a facie evi- the-deceased had taken a quantity of arsenic, which
deuce in the case, he was determined to adhere to tier servant had procured 'on,Tuesday afternoon.—
resolution of coannitting both, i VerdiC4-1-Lunacy, • :•.• .',•