The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-24 00:00:00

EXTRAORDIAARY CAUSE OF DEATH.

Peter Peuteman, a painter at Rotterdam, where
be was born in the year 1660, was requested to
paint an emblematical piaure of mortality, repre-
senting human, skulls and bones, surrounded with
rich gems and musical instruments, to express the
vanity of this world's pleasures, amusements, ur
possessions; and, that he might imitate Nature with
the greater exaattiess, he went into an anatomical
room, where several skeletons hung by wire, from
the ceiling, and bones and skulls lay scattered about,
and immediately prepared to make his designs.—
While be vots thus employed., either owing to fa-
tigue or to intense study, he insensibly fell asleep ;
but was suddenly roused by the shock of an earth-
quake, which happened at that instant, on the 18th
of September, 1692. The moment he awoke, he
observed the skeletons move about, as they were
' Shaken, in different directions, and the skulls roll
from one side of the room to the other ; and, being
totally ignerant of
.the cause, he was struck with
.such horror, that he threw himself down stairs, and
fell into the street halt dead. His friends took all
possible pains to efflux the impiession made on hii
mind by this unlucky event, and acquainted him
with the real cause of the agitation of the skeletons;
but in vain for this transattion atfeeted' his spirits
ins° violent a manner,-that it-brought on a disorder,
which in a short time ended his days.

IRTlis.
Yesterday, Mrs. Freeling, of the General Post-Office, Of
a Daughter.
The same day, in Woburn- place, Russell-square, the Lia
of Henry Downer, Esq. of a Son.
On the 18th inst. at Shenstone-floufe, in the County
Stafford, the Lady of Henry Case, Esq. ofa Daughter.

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On Saturday the 19th inst. at Chester, by the Rev. ;
bert Hord, George Stevens, Esq. of Qleeit Ann-street Wel
'to Sarah, eldest daughter of the laic Le. ford,
Old Boad-strCet.
Ivor
The same day, at Mary-le-br:nne Church. Captain I T„.
St,iiroc.k, of the Hon. Company's ship Prekton, to
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Wel !ad !ice, of Charlton, Kent. •
;al
. On Tuesday, by special license, at Mrs. Talbot's, in 3%.,,01
pole-street, Cavendlso- square, by the Rev. Dr. (3cirnj- •t•
Ancirewes, the Right floe. Lord 13oritigtic,n, to Miss 'I
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of Wymondhain, in Norfolk.
att,
On the 224 inst. at Thante,\ l)'tton, Mr. John Carrto
l'OLingest son of tile late irancit; (,;ai tart, I.sq. oi'Londefol.
Sarah, daughter of Mr. Robert Wright Hot un, of
The saute clay, at Tring, I 'errs, Samuel • Reynolds ';nter
Esq. of Serge-hill, near St. Alban's, to Frances, LisiXtirl•
of Hammond, Esq. of Qus.en-square, /31v 0)" h;q4
Yesteica'ay, at St. George's, Fercivall Hare Earle,
eldest son of Sir !antes Earle, of Hanover--,quare,
Keinpe,! eldest daughter of the late Alt. Serjuant
Lately, at St.' john's, Newfoundland, Itichald 'Therr
M ' uckile Esq.. Cummaider ot His Majesty's p
tolbliss Coate, niece of Thorns Coote, Esq. Chici
strafe of St. John's, Newfoundland..
lED.
On Friday last, at .1-1-amD
ptun, Mr. Joseph 'Mills, of tre
Haymarket, Bulkier, axed 72. • C
asr
Ott Tuesday, at Blackheath, in the 7211 year all
Richatilson, of Grenville-street, Bronswielk-sguaA,
• • Lately, at Kingston, in Jamaica. Matthew- l'eacaPp
of London, Merchant.

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