The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-11 00:00:00

'A
good race.

ARCHERY.
The annual meeting of the Arden Woodmen took place a few
Rdays back at Forest Hall, on Meriden Heath. It lasted four days,
d several splendid prizes were shot for. The Master Forrester's
dMedal was gained by the Hon. W. Somerville ; the Senior
erderer's silver medal by the Hon. Charles Finch ; the silver
j,,tew by Mr. Bellais, and the silver bugle by the Secretary, Mr.
‘,„"4lt,s Adams. At each day's shooting the ground was crowded
"nll all the rank and fashion of Warwickshire. At the conclnsion
afg,"4'd ball was given at the ball, which was attended by the Earl
iialhousie, Hon. General Finch, Lady Charlotte Palmer, Sir
hira4eis Hopkins, Mr. Eardley Wilmot, Hon. W. R. Somerville,
~en•
in Ch
11l es
Finch,
R.N., Mrs. and Miss Shirley, Hon. D. Finch,
v-apta Stewart, &c.

11-IE PRESS, AND THE IMPRISON-

MENT FOR DEBT BILL.

The Bristol Gazette, after quoting the Chronicle's just complaint of
the he
clause of the Imprisonment for Debt Bill, compelling News.
I'3l,er proprietors to give insertion in their journals to all advertisements
which the Insolvent Debtors' Court or any Commissioner thereof may
direct them to insert, without reference to their length, for 35., observes,
that so far as regards the insolvent debtors'advertisements, the law has
been in for.-.:e for some time, and a great hardship it is upon Newspaper
Proprietors, especially as the slightest error may subject the printer to a
vexatious action. "We speak," adds our Contemporary, " from pain-
ful experience. It is not long since that by the remissness of the
Compositor, a figure was transposed, and the date of the insolvent's
hearing inserted for the 13th of the month instead of the 31st. The
Corqmissioner held the variancz to be fatal; the insolvent was re.
°landed ; threatened us with an action for the additional imprisonment
he had to undergo, and knowing the tender mercies of the law, that if
even a shilling damages were accorded, we should be visited with heavy
costs—we were glad to compromise the matter by the payment of 151.
And this for an advertisement fur which only 3s is allowed, and the
'composition of which costs nearly half the money."
With reference to the Bill itself, we continue to receive daily letters,
the writers of which bitterly, and we think most justly, complain of the
dela? which has been permitted to take place in making this measure the
law of the land. The delay complained of certainly looks as if the
Le. gislature were Somewhat reluctant to grant the poor the paltry boon of
freedom from arrest on mesne process only ; or, at best, it would seem
that Our law makers, with the Duke of Wellington, preferred the claims
compensation of certain jailors, to those of the community for justice.
thee delay and the denial of justice are convertible terms. Besides, the
'ensure is so slight a mitigation of an acknowledged grievance, that
Iv! it does come its value will by no means afford an equivalent for the
tardiness of its advent.
[Since the above was written we see by the Parliamentary report of a
conversation on the subject, in which Lord Brougham very properly
condemned
‘_ the invasion of the rights of property contemplated by the
'the
1. clause, that the consideration of the Commons' amendments to
'n Bill was again postponed.]

--
-HEAP BIBLES.—The Queen's Printers' Corn-
twin.% have reported that the patent, which expires in July next, should
hot be I'r:hewed ; that Bibles and Psalm-books should be printed by the
Scottish Universities, the General Assembly, and by all others who can
And security for the purity of the text, and obtain the Queen's licence;
"d that a free iotrodUction of Bibles and Psalm-books should be allowed
from the press of the English Universities, in order that a complete, fair,
and useful competition may be maintained. We wonder how her Ma.
testy Will determine whether the text be pure or impure without offend-
Ang some one or other of the many sects with which our country abounds;
bench more how she will ascertain whether the impure version be inten-
tional, and how the indictment and interdict against any book purport-
-in% to be a Bible, and not being pure, will be managed. —Scotani an.
Between one and two o'
clock yesterday, the resi-
deuce or Mr. Thomas flaring, No. 24, Charles-strett, Berkeley.square,
Was robbed of a quantity of valuable plate, consisting of a silver tea-pot,
table and tea-spoons, forks, sugar tongs, butter-knife, toast-rack, &c.,
I.aving a crest, two wings and a star above. The robbery was effected
11) some persons entering through the area into the butler's pantry, the
gat,' and door being left open.
General Committee of Drury-lane, at a nu-
rneroug meeting of noblemen and gentlemen eompcsing that body, on
Wetit.tesday last, by an unanimous resolution, confirmed Mr. Bunn in
the •eeillip of the theatre for a term of years, and determined on sup.
Porting l.ins in every possible manner. Mr. Bunn has re-ettgaged Mr,
Russell ' stage manager,.and appointed Mr, Bishop composer and di-
rector of th,