The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-18 00:00:00

THE ART OF PRINTING.

When the art of Printing was first discovered,
the printers only made use of one side of a page :
they had not yet found out the expedient of im-
pressing the other. «'he❑ their editions were
• intended to he curious, they omitted to print the
first letter of a chapter, for which they left a
blank space, that it might be painted or
nated, at the option of the purchaser. Several
ancient volumes of these early times have been
found, where these letters are wanting, as they
neglected to have them painted. When the art
of Printing was first established, it was the glory
of the learned to be correctors of the press to the
eminent printers ; physicians, lawyers, and
bishops 'themselves, occupied this department.
The printers then added frequently to their
dames those of the correctors of the press, and
editions were valued according to the abilities of
the corrector.

To let their fame
Live register'd in our printed books.
The first book printed in the English tongue
was, " The Recuyell of the History of Troy,"
and is dated, Sept. 19, 1471, at Cologne ; but
". The Game of Chess," is allowed by all the
typographical antiquaries to have been the first
specimen of the art. The early printers used to
affix at the end of the volumes which they
printed some device or couplet concerning the
work, with the addition of the name of the
printer. In the edition of the " Pragmatic Sanc-
tion," printed by Andrew Bocard, at Paris, in
1507, the following handsome couplet is in-
serted :
Stet liber hie donee fluctus formica marinos
Ebibat ; et totum testudo perambulet orbem.
Which may be thus translated :

May this volume continue in motion,
And its pages each day be unfurl'd—
'Till an ant la as drank up the ocean,
Or a tortoise has crawl'd round the world.

AFFAIR or Hosock.—At an early hour on
Friday morning, a meeting took place near this
town, between Major and Mr. to set-
tle an affair of honour. On coming to the ground,
a satisfactory arrangement was proposed by the
seconds of the parties, who discharged their pis-
tols in the air, and became reconciled.—(Chelten-
ham Chronicle.)
One of the laws of Howel Dha, Prince of Wales,
who died in the year 945, ran thus—" If any one
kill or steal the cat that guards the Prince's
granary, he forfeits a mulch ewe with her lamb ; or
as much wheat as will cover the cat,when suspend.
ed by the tail, -the head touching the ground."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

the ci iAt yN,sai pNe-al e°d beforersE. the Lorin to pto stish
ma caocthnptolaeinatt aagsawinasst
sufficient
cpiaernitshtooffiscuesrtsa,infoar ic:ftiffgpgeniair:
consideration much
thereof.bod ily labour,T h e
LORDwiRtPhDEo Ru3:lAbAr Yeeiirc(°:
Re nißvg gnfe 9ge
ittmanise—r"sd,li
e:1
this complaint, and asked the pauper what sort of laboouords fo
been employed in ? The pauper said, he draged Lod t'
grocer about three or four days in the week. Pe,„—nstadl
such employment required hearty meals, but he wag"— WI
ably stinted in bread and meat. The LORD MAT C,',1111.301
but what do the parish officers receive for your labour tneitl
—Nothing; I work as often as master sends for me ;
bu
lloangorhtahveepayraiushbgeeent awnoyrkthininggaftotrhiits.
raTteh: LoRD 1$1Al°;o0t1
PauPet"—SZifoefin
I think. The LORD MAYOR—And *never got a nida;rithill
Pauper: Never • but your Lordship, you must con' or
.01
is for the Churchwarden I work.—The LoRD MAY°'-wsidi
that's the case, is it ? So you work hard for the Cborchconect
and are sent into the workhouse to live upon what to
from the parish ? Pauper: Exactly so, your 1.0.05 u tart tt
would not care about that if I had victuals te
Dragging a truck all day, is heavy work, your u—neet;tl
es to - The LORD MAYOR: Upon My word, I think so, r- t
upon a hungry belly. But give my eomplimentso
Churchwarden, and tell hint I'd be happy app!
words to him.--As the Churchwarden will readily oyIJ
to accolmt for and completely justify this mode dhenliPasllll
the poor, we do not think it proper to mention the s
but as the subject is considered an important faithfulool
saver of the chief officer of the parish shall be the d
attended to.—The LORD MAYOR mentioned, bunducti
c,try
not mean at all to apply the observation to
the
the coot:
the Churchwarden thus complained of, that in
aut
knew it was sometimes the practice to let out por_,er;„giste.,'
at a rate which could not but be considered a degr'l"g or
The Overseers of a Parish in which he had been buill,lll.
one occasion, sent some paupers to him, and told 10;111e'sbot,
very time he was paving labourers 125.. a week, thathePauliet
have them for 4s. He, however, refused to employ t•- the?'
on such terms, convinced that the contrast between_fedll
went of them and his regular labourers would te, Inlirsid°l
the degradation of the' former, and he did not Wol!
tempt to the misfortune which was in many cases 'lie'

.
QUEEN-SQUARE.—(THE C. 701 .8E Or CV TTTO fit
BING A 11USBAND.)—Yesterday James Gilmore, wool'
constable belonging to this office, who had been direlfcalibile
quire into the state of Mr. Carter, the man whose 1,1';"
pily cut and stabbed him on Wednesday setl,.."ig";iakceili
to the sitting Magistrate (Mr. White) with the ta"::Ecati°,Be
fication of Carter's condition, from the house suitretto
Westminster Infirmary I cannot yet prononoceog',J
Carter free from danger."—Mr. WHITE, uPn reA
06°11
notification, thought it proper to order the further meow td
Mrs. Mrs. Carter, now in 'l'othillfields' prison, till Thaber' libersete
Mr. Carter, the injured man, wished his wife to
now. Carter's stomach still ejects; till that arnr -ietV,
abated, he cannot be deemed free from an unfavourab
MARY LA BON 13r mY. )—Stephen TeerW9seritit t
before the Magistrates, and charged with having de90.6
wife, and retbsed to allow her a maintenance. TbeefferCill
however said she had a more serious charge topr''' 0014
the prisoner, a charge of bigamy. She stated, that diele
years since, when she lived housemaid in a fan!
soner paid his addresses to her, and they.werelasers/1
married. He however deserted her, and she ba"koribe,iff
from his friends that he had another wife living, w"san,
married at Portsmouth before he knew her.—Thedefeaceo;t4
asked the prisoner what he had to state in his oust
Prisoner : Why, Sir, it is a hard case. I ant a Med tilhete'
man, and she is continually persecuting me; 1-„"irtue
is a sad one—Mr. G1111'1'1'1'11.: Don't talk
Sir, you could possess but little of that h`fc;ipe,l 01301
you brought this woman into this situation. T", rioso/101!
the parish officers, stated the woman said she 13;11 talt,n,e
family-way.—Prisoner: Aye, hut not by me' chilfrltoe'
oath ; she wants to make me pay for other men is it
CoClafFF yr it': Do' you hear this, young wollr bt
Cmplainant (hanging down her head): WitY,
a misfortune, and you know I ought to- be suP,Prhe cli"„,°;gl
application.—Thorpe : Where is the father aid nol;fier
Woman : don't know.—Mr. GRIFFITH sail,' the Pied
signify in the then stage of' the case, and remant adtbl"
in order that evidence of his first marriage rnig"t. be
substantiate the charge of bigamy.

nd • •
UNION HALL.—A Malay, a native of the Isis 00 pii
tra, yesterday presented Ihimself before R. J. Clitrto ogeg
requesting that the Magistrate would assist foried-b;
245. which was owing by a man named Altn!n
under these circumstances:—The applicant v'''" *the 7.4
Moon, who keeps a caravan to travel about 0
too ea
the country, to personate an Indian Savage. hich 0;
ment connnenced at Bartholomew fair, for `vdresses'4cl
to receive 245. a week." He was exhibited there ioadiltvoltst
skin of a leopard, and-flourished a sword in 1115 iteot
was pretended to have been presented to him °ibis OA; by
don to a nobleman in this country. Baying, Nina tno,'
ante with the 'Portuguese, acquired a knowledg selP;bicb
guage, tic was instructed by Moon to jabber tomehrt"'e,.'oo
and the audience were told that it was his native tne
he was uttering. At one time he stalked aeressobbili vi.
of the show, as if in the pursuit of an etiew/' as
the air with his weapon, which was nearly as
be seettle4
he being not five teet in stature : another osaii,`e
welcome his friend with cordiality and feelings 0,1 e
very extraordinary. gestures. This piece of Odle Inose'
received enthusiastically by the spectators• to
sides, a singular head-dress, a ring fasteneillns(l4,,si o
t
and large car-rings appended to his cars• pg revipti;
these ornaments were some oddly cut stones stru ~ott
ra
neck as a necklace. These gew-gaws attracted t:ipiler'
,;ipi
of the vulgar, and raised a belief that he *-3' on reel tile
Indian Savage," as the show-man assured them
,n vllo'oo
the admission money, when they stepped i° ""tstieleiP;
" wonderful phenomenon." On the above represeP -1" y,
ffice• e
made, it excited considerable laughter in the 0 rep, co.
an
plicant, however, preserved his usual gravity, u"- cool4l
in good English, fir he had been some years °lli froll,
of the King's ships, that it was exceedingly notirttats.
not get his wages, as Moon had reaped a golden
vor
the transaction. " I will assist you to procure Yt„. go t
said the Magistrate, and he ordered JeatfreasOn, ;t
Court of Repiests, .and take out a sumnions SO° TOY
'
Worship advancing the necessary sum to obtain t6O yroo'
cant expressed his gratitude for the act, made $
retired with the officer.

__. .
Tu E IsEE or M A N.-1' he
to
fi t - of
• f 0 ,A.
of Alontlay,thel 4th, says—" Wc have made enclultioec:ftic
ters of the vessels from Douglas, Isle of illani..refth'et dot
disturbances on the Island, but have gained no I,ll,Ded,ltte,y,
Vtimberkifi fele till
lars, except, that the riots had in some degree Sul'A--cd 1/P-of '
the crews of the two revenue cutters had been lan`:e'red iiiie
stationed at Castle :►lona, near Dunglas, the k hid) it"
be made upon it by the snob. Troops
Grace the Duke of Athol, to repel any attsc-;weiPe°
were di"
_.O,
arrive in the island."

At Highgate, on AloliliciraityliiiliOS;ning, Airs' Sll'
,fit
daughter. t
On Wednesday, the 16th inst., Mrs. Bober
Lincoln's-inn-fields, of a daughter.

Richards,
Th om a s
Yesterday, at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, by fAtt
M A RRIED. the of
ter,
%Vandsworitiihs.t.,
Esq., of Buckingham-street Ad I hi enu
, e p
Kent. ~,h tostv.lor
At Wandsworth Church, on Thursday,' the "' to Porefti
iostle, to
byn Lloyd, Esq., of Lombard-street, banicer„' of
Sarah,William eldest sem(sitfdygilhltiaeirnofßoowe;riosovoP•opli
youngest daughter of John Falconer Atlee,
fre°
On the 17th • •
Greenhill, to Maria L • d 3"
t .rid
Louisa, youngest 4 ~„
Dunn, Esq. ..nef ' Tov
DP. J 3". Of
On the 17th inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea, 'h er
head, of Sloane-street, to Louisa,.
second daug t
Holroyd, Esq., of Suffolk-street.
at St. Mary's, Islingionh °it

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rieo Ct~Q
DIED.
Esq. at the residence of hisnl:ri7ther CO sil',
On Wednesday, the 16th i 't in his 43d ear,cos, .f,
' findgiel'
Frejeak 0
Beaulieu-lodge; Winclnnore.hill. , ... pv- ! he
At Greenock, on the :ilst ult., Mrs. Marta,'
~,otc.'
On Wednesday, the 16th inst at his tii
of Mr. Alexander Borthw•ick seedsman. in I er'• ,
;cal '
street, Mr. John David David, aged: 44' t— er
attico
house )„,,t
On the 16th inst., Mr. William Call, Im 'lO
- eadi
ment-maker, Strand. . 1,
On Tuesday, the 15th inst., Mr. • 15t''
llornhill-cottage, Hens n 1115
On' the 12th inst., in Great Queen
Allied, i
Alfred, son of W. H. Savage. 81111101 ~ ico

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