The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-31 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

MORE FAITHFUL THAN FAVOURED.
MR. Eiwron—At Ditchley, in Oxfordshire,
there is a picture of Sir HARRY LEE, ancestor of
the Earls of Litchfield, with a large mastiff by
his side, and the words above as an inscription.—
This picture was painted to commemorate the

following singular circumstance :
Sir Harry Lee had' a large Mastiff which
guarded the house and yard, and:had never re•
ceived any marked attentions from his master.
One night, as his master was retiring to bed, the
mastiff. silently
followed him upstairs, which he
had never been known to do before, and to his
master's astonishment seemed desirous of enter.
ing the, bed room. He was, however, immediately
turned out; upon which the poor animal began
violently to scratch at the door and to houi
loudly for admission. Though more than once
driven away by Sir Harry's Italian valet, he r"
turned again, and becoming more importunate,
was ordered to be admitted. This being
done, the mastiff, with a wag of his tail, and an ,
affectionate look at his master, walked'into the
room, and creeping under, the bed, seemed deter'
mined to take his night's lodging there. To save
further trouble he was permitted to do so. In
the middle of the night the room door was open'
ed, and Sir Ilarry, who bad started from his
sleep, heard a person stepping across his room;
but the dog springing from his place under the,
bed, seized the nightly intruder, and pinioned
him on the spot. The room was quite dark)
but Sir Harry rang his bell in no small trepala•
tion, whilst the person who was seized by the
mastiff roared loudly for assistance. When lights
were brought in, this was found to be no other•
than the faithful Italian valet of the worthy
Baronet, who had entered his master's room, little
For
expecting to meet with such a reception.
this unseasonable intrusion he attempted toen il!
some plausible excuse ; but the hour of the night,
the evident embarrassment of the man, and the
very singular importunity of the dog to be,ni•
lowed occupying a post which had proved so ACC'
viceable to his master, were circumstances that
awakened strong suspicions in the mind of 01°
worthy Baronet, who determined to submit the
investigation of this tr4steriott's affoir to a Mug"'
trate.
By the dread of -punishment, and through a
hope of pardon, the perfidious Italian was 11
length induced to confess that he had entered
the room for the sole purpose of murdering his
master, and of robbing the house. The most ex*
traordinary and instinctive attachment of thde
dog to a master that had not hitherto shove
him any kindness, frustrated this diabolical de.
,sign, and thus was the life of Sir Harry most pro.
videntially saved.
The more one reflects upon this well withal!"
cated fact, the less possible it is to comprehend
How could the faithful animal acquire, 101°`"
lege of the intended murder? What poweral
motive could induce him to bear with the blow
he received for his well meant services ?
more than all, what could urge him to seize asap
enemy a favourite servant of his master, °la_
from whom he had most probably received illuro
kindnesses than his master had ever shown,,,
him? These are questions which may reasonaou
be asked, hut which it is impossible to answ,e,r;
Certain it is, that what has been here related did
occur, and that it was for the purpose of counar
rn orating at once the gratitudelt I, lie master, 11.,
perfidy of the servant, and the fidelity of tmf
dog, that Sir Harry had a MI length portrait °
himself painted, with the mastiff by his ide'
and the words, " more faithful than favoured.

A droll adventure Acurred last week at the
Edinburgh
police-office. A blood, reeling henl,;
tipsy, wanted to look at his Watch by the lig°
of the lamp, but the chain by some means having
dropped down the fob, he concluded that he.
had been robbed, and staggered to the poll
office, where, with some difficulty, he contrive
to make the officer on duty. understand the ea:
tore of his loss, and the name of the watchmak
erg
from whom he had bought the tattler. The nin,c„er
got a description of the watch from the ma And
and sent it round to all the silversmiths a.ilig
pawnbrokers, with the usual caution of steep
;"
the bearer, &c. The next day, when the
chanalian was sober, he found his lest property
the proper place ; and forgetting the adventre
of the preceding night, and finding a wanycih
cash at the same time, he actually took the watch
to.a pawnbroker, to raise the wind upon it 'li:0„..
the
self. The pawnbroker at once saw it w'r,„ok
identical watch described in the bill, and `"110
the unfortunate drunkard in custody to to
police-office, whence he would have been sent t,
prison as a thief, if luckily the officer n
o du
the preceding: night had not come in and rec°g
ti.f
nized him.

BIRTH- the lady ef
On Wednesday, the 29th inst., in Euston-place'
Jackson Walton, Vsq., of a son.

MARRIED. Nott icougnglisali
ge
- On the 29th inst., at Basford, in the count/ of
John George Shaw Lefeyre, Esq Fellow o mini ,
i., tirret,
Cambridge, to Rachel Emily, fifth'daughter of Ichabo" '
of M neri.sapperley, Esq. ... the
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On the 20th inst., at St. Peter's, NVallingforul ,„.030.51','
Rev. John Holding, M.A., of Oakley, Hants. te.„7,ngore•
daughter of the late Robert Lovegmve, Esq., of II a"'charcilf
On Wednesday, the 29th inst., at St. Ocorkes Nide, Ig
Bloomsbury, Mr. William Tarn, of Milk-street, l
Cl'earwitl.
Flora, youngest daughter of the late Lieutenant. Colone
ham, of the Coldstream Guards. ,
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On T chu
hursday, the 30th inst., at St. George .11, Pit'.
Prosser, of Porthamell, Breconshire, to Miss 0° /140
Gunter, of Albemarle-street.
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DIED. Slt'
On the 30th of June last, at Rangoon, of the c.helerialp e ;
Alexander Cumming, Assistant Commissary-Gener3 e-of the I
miltary. establishment of Fort St. George, and in charloyed
Commissariat to the force from that Presidency, eulP
the Burmese war. Jr.ilenr/
On the 27th inst., in the 18th year of his age,
place, London, formerly of Kingston,
Bowden, son of the late James S. Bowclen, Esq., of f ,fork-
On the 13th inst., at Brighton, John Burke, Et!‘lll,outics'
in the island °I vote°
On the 21st inst., in Arundel-street, strand, Mrs. 'r
Young, relict of Captain Young, of the Royal Nav„.. 0, E.
On the 21st inst, at Soutlnvick.park, Hant, Juw'
Payne fifoOO aged- 47. 00'
un um 27th inst., at his residence, Court-lodge, A.--
Sussex, John Since, Esq., in the2fliyelt' of his
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