The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-02 00:00:00

MAYOR AND SitiERIFF Or CANTERBURY.

-CANTERBURY, qEris. 30.—The annual celebra-
tion of the inauguration of our Chief Majeetrate took place
yesterday, being the feast of St. Michael : Ald. Henry Cooper,
the Mayor Elect, accompanied by his father, • the late Mayor,
and a portion of the Members of the Corporation, proceeded to
his parochial Church, and after heating divine service, and a
very appropriate sermon by the Rev. John Francis, officlitirig
as the Mayorys Chaplain, they, returned to the Guildhall,
when the Mayor Elect having been sworn into his office, was
pleased to nominate Mr. Lanford, Gent. as Sheriff: As is
customary, a dinner took place at the Fountain Inn, which was
plentifully supplied with venison, and other delicacies of the
season. Upwards of a hundred' petiont Were present, amongst
whom was the Earl of Darnley, Mr. Lushingtott, one of the
Representatives of Parliament for the city, Sir John HonyWood,
Bart., Mr. Gipps, several Members of the Corporation, and
Other respectable inhabitants. On the health of the . County
Members being drank, Sir John Honywood -rose to ekiatess
their unavofdible absence. The health of the City Mem-
bers next followed, when Mr. Lushington rose and said, as the
noble father of his Rom. Colleague • was ptesent, he should. not
preface any observations on his absence, but answer lot Minn
self; he couht-but compliment the worthy Mayor upon the
very respectable assembly that surrot'nded . him, end as a pre.
lude to his administration. he felt confident that the privile
ges
and tights of this ancient city woUld,be preserved through the
arduous duties of his quite ; he begged Ito return his most grate-
ful thanks for the many favours he hid received from the citi-
atria of Canterbury, and assured them, as their Representative
in Parliament, be felt the highest honour that 'Could be confer.
red upon any individual. ford Darnley also returned his
wantien thanks as-the Representative of his son, Lord Clifton,'
who fully intended to have been present that'tley.. " The Lord
[ Wardon of the Cinque Ports," was the next toast in succession ;
lvrnivongton-44..;_ tte441.114 ..:pt"
iateUtikeMitafvoir;',,,,,' ta2oPri).... Z 1,14 i 11,p,r,roti;utlasht;
mato and patricttle sow, fo) owed, which ad e. to the convi-
viality of the evening. , •
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FROM A COROSPONDENI.—A well., !mown
travelkr, some years ago, who was as great an
eccentric io character as he Was:uncommon in

person, had one arm, the other a talse one ; •one
jeg, the other a false one ; one eye, the,other
a-false one ; a cot plete.artificial set of teeth.

It .was his custo►n in sitting -down to dinner
in a traveller's house, to bring out his *case
of useful instrumeni a, each of 'which screwed into

his sham arm, to 'feed himself, vi,f. knife for %,
spoon, and vitriiits other articles, for different
purposes, all of. which he used with great dexte-
rity. There alte many trayelters at the'present
day who willietollect him. One night he took
up his quarters at, h retired public house in the
-country, had his supper, took two glasses 'of
brandy and Water, and went up to'ntitil ; having
reached his room, he rang the, bell,; on the
chamber-maid entering,, he desired Boots to be
sent up to him; on the arrival of Boots, he held
out his leg--" }hie, help me off with my boots."
The man pulled, and "off Came the boot from the
real leg. The traveller having preViously loosened
the fastening of• the false leg, Boots began to try,
when. off cafl,e the:other boot, leg, and all„ which
not a little sofpri3ed Soots, who laid it quietly,
down. Here,” exclaims the traveller, " you ;
mint assist me off with my, coat," Boots Milled
the sleeve frpm the right arm. The traveller
having loosene4.l the fastenings of the false arm,
off came the coat with the hit) in it ;
,Boots stared
with astoni4braent at the traveller, Who iiirdedi-
titely pulled out his false eye, and with an air
placed it down on the table ; then opening his
mouth, extracted the whole of his teeth : Boota
by this time was all amazement, was retreating
in haste from the room, when the traveller bel-
lows out, ".Hallo, Booti, here, unscrew my head,
itud Put it on the cltait,' The. poor fellow ran
4dwo stairs driadrtNY frightened, and, Pantidg
for bteath, exclairneql to the hoSt be was sure they
hid got the devil in the house, relating at 'the
some time what hactoccurred ; which t:o alarmed
the 'amity, ,that they wkre afraid of retiring to
their
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t•beds; Morning itsitiou arrived,l he .tr rg
nrii4l-gltaridrai ell°fer
their
ggot
Up, dressed himself, came down to brealfro.t, to all
.aPPearatKe as perfeet as.if nothing had happened,
took his.breakfast, offering to settle Ilia bill ; but
the landlord could not he prevailed upon to take
any thing, told his guest there Was, nothing to
pay, he was quite welcome to all he had had,
was very polite to -Thar, wished him gotiii diorn-
ing, and felt happy they viere rid of hi; sable
Majesty In the feria of a traveller.

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A commercial letter, dated WArsaw, sth of
September, Sair s--s 4 On ak:couut of the 'very beau-
tiful harvest throughout Poland, the prices of all
sorts of grain have undergone a great depression.
In the Waiwood "of Kali Sch the Xorzec of rye
costs only six -florins ; and In Voihynia wheat
',yen may be purchs-4ed forti
a Coloneltsoto,''
ripinez.
The French Pupers say that
has, invented a very- curious iiiiiita-ry.gitn, to which
liirces- are attached. it win tie of great'service
in cavalry regiments.

THE ATHENIEUM or THE LADIES' FEMALE
LITERARY SOCIETY.

-PARIS, SEPT. W.—There are some things in
which the most partial and prejudiced English-
man must-yield the palm to our lively neighbours
on this side of the Channel. Though, like Gold-
smith's old soldier, he may " hate the French,
because they are ail slaves, and wear wooden
Shoes"—though he may think the two Houses (even
in their present state) better than the two Chem-
' hers,' and may even preferroast beef and the Bill
of Rightato ragolit and the Charter—he must
admit that our neighbours excel us in dancing,
in ballet-making, and bOnnet-making; add that
in.scarcely any branch of the *fine
.arts of
milii-
nery and perfumery, we can stand a comparison.
To..make up for this inferiority, we used to rely
On our learning,:eind blue-stockings; but a so 7
ciety has been established some months ago .in
. this capital, which 'threatens this our supremacy,
where we least. thought it vulnerable. This so-
ciety entitles itself L'Athenie- des Dames, and
holds its sittings thrice a week, in very elegant
saloons in the Place Vendome, themost fashionable
square„ of Paris. Before this time,. the French
could. oppose to our learned eountryWomen
viduals. of-theirown sex of great merit, memoir
writers, philosophers, commentators, and critics,
they could..hold up them as rivals, their D 004-
Shia Domii Dacie (is Jr. Clarke calls her), their
Sevignes,itnd their de. Stftels ; but they never
before'had to contend against a female academy
—an organized body of fair philosophers--an,
Amazonian troop of literature=a corporation of
:Savantes, holding their sittings .under lady-pre-'
Sidents, keeping their minutes_ by a regular see
tretary“eading set memoirs, and
.puhlishing vo-
lumes of their transactions. The first number
of these transactions, styled Annales Li(tera-
ires ne.l' Athenee des.. Dames, Made its appear-
ance yesterday. ln,due course. In this pablicae
lion we o!,a an 46 opening speech" by a Madame
d'A.v9t ; an 'allegory by the same • lady ;, and se..
veral' pieces 'of .verse, by. Mndeme ..4se Comtism
Victorine de Biaunay. The nuMbir is conclud-
ed by an extract of the regulations 9f the society ;
for what association iii Fiance,- male Or female,
could exist .a day without-its :"rreglentent,!' its
". its bureau, and, ita..secretary...Madansis
de Sartory, after expatiating on the edvantages
of the French Academy, 'and other literary assO-
wki with !srues.c.4t n47054;9.
Ciations, in improving the taste and encouragthg
the talents. of tht men,
siOim.de o
derivedthe d 'fvraonm-
-44 ",why women should naOkt 5,31 e
ti
oinoss, adapted
which their
the oth „etras.stee.xs.,
them ?",..." -It appears to us, ccshe adds, 44. that,
this ambition can offend nobody ; and if our at-
tempt be crowned with success, Paris will poasess
a literary saciety..of women. We cannot be Ig-
norant of the extrenae. difficulty Of the undertak-
ing; we. know that . 'contemptuous ignorande
will endeavour to turn us into ridicule, and re-
' newsagainst us these Cold and insipid pleasantries
; which it Often heaps. upoia women- who cultivate
learning and the sciences. . Nay,. It will even
think itself indulgent and 'gallant if it 'confines
itself to the remark, that women haVe no need
of liistruCtion'io•pleisse---that their beauty, their
srace, their vivacity; their natural wit are suifi..•
cient to captivateand to. charm. doubt-
lese, these qualities are sufficient for othersi,',but
are they so for theinselves.? Are sire to be left
without resources when. these external advan-
tages fail ?" From this.lest observation, it may
be -inferred that some of the Ailienee, are not- so
yeung as. they could wish? and that they culti-
vate the arts andideates as a snbstitute for
less spiritual aCcomPlislimentS. In the con.-
eluding part.)f her speeche the fair,orattusseems
to apprehend to the Atlience..romd,of those evils
' which calumny ~;of course) his ascribed 'feinale
meetings=-narnely, that they afford a scene Tor the
ind elge,ncis efrivalships, petty vanities,and scandal.
Medamed'Avets who regd th,e secend,opening dis-
cenrse, is'less formal and..morep.igisante than her
'fair predeceior: Sli4rOrindly taxes the men with
injustice and tyranny .hettiecoursis which they have
hithertp•pursaed,tewasds the, ladies, in securing
a monopoly of knowled e. Slic.styles them " that
.half of the: harrign race Which, at its pleasure,
.divides, arranges, and makes lawi for those who
have not the same bodily strength ;" and adds.
that ." fer, a lung time the, women, more timid
in
than the ers,.heve asked why they have not the
privilege of -forming association's like them...Mitre
generous and more just, however, the ladies is he
founded.theAthestie have, reselved 'to adaiit.the
society of the other sex, thinking that they thtis
Ceder an "additional aarrn on their meetings
By this interdict and delicate reproach, we ex.
peer to bring them to a sense of . repentance for
haiitig'excluded us fromtheir'learned'atscciations,
their sVgderuleS, 'and their meetings of artists.
To tell you, however, my opinion, am afraid
that their eptiversion -will he hitt. ;,.'But let
us exert ourselVes to bring it about, and force
these academies, on looking at. ours; to say with
Fraticis - that "a society without women is
_spring fzeithout...rests,,, awl a summer zei,thout
spring. 'Then* 'follows a passage which ,plaielv
shows the design'. of the, femele Attienseom to
rival the Academy. " Youngsiuthors," shesays,
66 must carne here and read their-works before
encircling their. brows with the academic wreath,
to purify their, taste and their language, and I'o
deserve an approbation .which will -be dear to
them,;becaase it is' yours. rt is not without
pride,,Mestiames, that ',announce the
that of the twoetcadernic crowns which shah!, be
offered, they will give the pref,!rence to the one
presented by our sex." Thus the ladies justly
retain all the powerscif the association in• their
own 'hands.; ,but, takioi a noble revenge for the
exclusion from the Institute, and other learned
eerporationsohe.y invite the members of these
societies to..unite their talents to theirs—to lexo-
rnite with them the flowery paths of liters-
tore—to embark with them on the sea of dis-

covtry--.to

PtrF4-4# qieir fltl.pat take the gale"
The two opening-.dicourses, the preface to the
Annals, and a speech of the Secret•aly, are
cipally directed to a. defence of the !iociety
against anticipated attacks; as if, indeed,. such an
amiable association could he attaekeii. The
French Acadeiny may` indeed be Jealous of the
rising glories of this rival institution, for warty 0!

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the old women in that old establishment must lose
in a comparison with the more fair members of the
new; but the dawn& des Dames need dread t.
hostility from no other quarter: All the rest f,
of the world, whether admitted or not to its
sittings will be disposed to agree with the
Secretary in his admiration of its object and ,a
composition, though probably felw but himself '
could have felt such high inspiration on the oc
casion of expressing it as the following- passage
of his speech evinces :—" 'Accomplished and
charming women! After the Divinity and the
Monarchy, you shall be the objects of oar
purest homage : without you—without your. pre-
sence,
society languishes and is extinguished. As
the star of day re-animates every thing in the uni-
verse, and gives life to all nature, so you restore
existence to the civilized world !" By this and
several other passage% about legitimacy and the
war in Spain, the reader may be led to conclude
that the Secretary and the majority of the lady-
members are Ultras. If so, they might be ad-
vised to form a union with a male association of
the same politics, called /a Societe des Hommes
'de Bonnes Lettres, Which includes in its number
M. de Chateaubriand and other good Royalists,
The public might then naturally expect to see
the fruits of their learned labcults, 9r volumes of
their transactions, every nine Itt on thS.

BALLoolll9.—Paris, Sept. 29.---The English
Journals have of late been filled with curious details of aerial
voyages.. These high exploits have been regarded in
land as very innocent in their tendency, andif not absoluteiy
harmless, at least dangerous only to the enterpriaing indi-
viclu.als who undertake them. But among a certain close
of French politicians, the matter is viewed differently. Never
bird of bad. omen was looked upon with more ahrm than
the aailing vehicles of Messrs. Graham and Sadler by these
ultra-Itoyalist augurs., Always disposed to suap.ct the friends
of freedom of some profound mischief, they see in the experi.
mental flights of our English Ardali, the meanSpreParing for
the relief of Cadiz. The individual ascents .that have teen
made at London and elsewhere, they regard as a Mere diver-
sion, while the grand aerial expedition is collecting with
as much secrecy and under as hypocritical pretender', as the
Cordon Senitaire, which was tranformed into an invading
army. Nay, they even go the length of finding, under the
fictitious names of Graham and Sadler, those two of our most
celebrated Generals.

.DISTRESSING ACCIDENT AT BRENTFoRD.----
..,,
About 12 o'clock on Tuesday, a moat serious accident hap-
pelted at the western end of Brentfoni, near the wall of Siert
House, the park of the Duke of Northumberland.. As one of
the western coaches, heavily laden with passengers and luggage,
was entering that town, and going at its usual quick pace, the
fore offhorse (a very fine one) became restive, and before the .
driver of the coach could curb the impetuolity of the animal, a
coal-waggon, containing a chaldron and a haLf of coais, dzove
up in the contrary direction, when the restive horse'came
Contact with the horses in the waggon, and the coach was in au
instant overturned. Nine or ten outside passengers, including
the coachman and guard, were thrown to a considerable dis-
tance,and some of them hurt in a very serious manner. A
poor woman, with an infant in her arms, was thrown from the
top of the coach against the ummon, and the child killed on.
the spot. The unhappy mother had a shoulder dislocated, sea
an arm broken, in, addition to other. buises. Another woman,
had the misfortune to break a leg; and a gallant sailor, with a,
wooden leg, had the other severely fractnted in addition to .rn asl
bruises ahou t the head and shoulders. -Indeed, most on the ou pada.
were seriously injured. Three or four of the inside pas,seogero
were severely hun before they could be extricated from. the coati
—theirfaces and hapds being cut by the,coach glasses; _ Three
or four of those most injured were brought to St. George'Slias.
p_1341 ; and the rest had very prompt medical aid from Mr.
Brown,- a surgeon in Brantford,
SIIocKING ACCIDENT.—An Inquest was -held
last evening at the Turf Tap, Oroaranor-piece, before. Mr.
,Moos, Coroner, on the body of William Streglitt; between fa.
and BO yeara ofage, who was so severely woundid by a wateott
„piaasing over his'arms, that he died in a few days.—Verdict,
QUeld.V2hTer—bre Mr. Lirpree,Coroeer, at theYeStertlay. morning ea,
Accidental Death:" •
adjotrnedW6Ultitiritil'iLDi
t was h
filue Posts ptibliCehnine, King-street, Golden-equare, on the
body of Mr. Bart, residintat No. 21, its the > same street.—
Verdict, ," The deceased shot hinzsielf hi a tit of temporary
derangement."

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COAL-MARKET Oc T. 1.
Ships at Mirket- Ships sold Price, -
421 Newcastle - - 36 - 3G. Od to 44s 31
22 Sunderland - - 21 .. -365-6 d to 46s 64

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.On the 29th of September, MrsRTHS.. It. ili. rnieson, of Shore.,
ditch, of a son.
On the 7th of April lett, at Sidney Cove, the tay of Gen,
Sir Thomas Brisbane, K C.B. Governor or Nevr uch Wales,
‘4.-as safely delivered of a daughter. „
At Monymusk, Scotland, on the 21st init., the Lady of
Robert Grant, Esq., of Tilliefnur, of a son.

MARRIED.
oe'fhAertßit,enScYttiellitilir•toc:KY44ezityeet'ona,
,Mbeco47idn"dsyted4tpluungeyht,!erNori 1P%,;!nG:.:41414.4,!Tfzi0:11,:61:6,,qu.fi

On Sunday list, -in-the Broadway, Bled:Vitra, Mr. Wm.
Gilbert, late of liudgate-hill, aged 36, soh of the late Mr.
Wm. Gilbert, of Tillingharo, Esacx. •
On Tuesday, the 30th of September, at her house at Olg,h:.
gate, Ann eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. gently Owen: ate
Vicar of *lronton, and grand.datrghter of the Right Rev.
Dr. Robert titts, late Bishop of Ely.
On the 30th of Septernber, Wm. Deittleairell, 'Esq., of
Ewell, Surrey.
ERRATUM,—fn the notice of the death of JORN Ftszr,:
Esq., of Saffrin Walden, on Friday last; the name of the de..
parted Gentleman was erroneously printed.rriike.

BIRTHS, MARRlAdiiiinarndus.DEATik'S 'at 80, Mility.
Jan. 20, at 31otha, the Lady of Captain 6..iliitehinson,
Resident, of a son.
Jan. 30, at Tannalt, the Lady of Evan U. Billie, Rag,. or
a son. -
. . Feb. 17, a, Tellicherry, Ahrtudt a darghter.
Feb. 20, at Bbooj, the Lady of Captain Payte, 2d bat. 2zll
regt. of a daughter.
Feb. 22, :firs. Trotter, of a daughter.
Feb. 24, at Poonsh,. Mrs. Luxas, ef a spy,
March W. at Colabah, the Lady of Capt. Golarap, if. 20th mgt. of a daughter.
• Mahh llth, at tlie. house of his t xcelliody'oie COttimandet,r in-Chief in the Fort, the'Lady of .s.laior Obalbw, of R. ' 4th light dragoons, of a daughter,
March 29, at Poonah, the Lady of J. B...Sithson, Esq. of a
daughter.
eersA.porifla6clatuh;blt.,e7ly of Lieutetlant A:life, of the'Engin•

Feb. 3, at liandora, AIr.MARRIED Antonio Marlin7de ilitva
Roza Maria de Silva.
Feb. 17, a; Poonah, Li r. F. Rouget to M 1 'Catherine Bryn.
Feb. 20, James Scott, ,Es q., chief ollicer of the ship GoCd.
Succesa ro Hiss Esther Brooks.
March 1, Captain John Croekett, to Miss Caroline London.
March 10, "Captain Spinet. P‘on.th Auxiliary Rome, to
Hannah Ante.lia, second- daukter of Thomas 1.1-lorris,
Th
Stureyor-neral of Ir. 'Atoms.
March 25, at Poonah, Lieut. G. S. F. Insisted, of the 2a
bat. 10th regt. 13. N. 1., to 3lary, widow of the late ;Mr.
Giornley, of /I. 67th regt.
Lately, Captain D. Campbell, of the Country §ervice, to
Miss Elizabeth Hannah.

Feb. 29, otf Surat DIED.
Bar, at the early. 'age of 22, Farah, Witb
of Captain J. 13. Dunsterville.
Feb. 22, John stout, of the H. C. Marine, and
commanding A.e,:‘l,:rcury, aged 32 years. • March 1, at Surat, Lieut.-Colonel Edwards,commandirg
the District ..)f Candeish.
March 14, at DLoolian, near Ifollagsuar, W, a..
Thurnarn, ts-r the 7th Regt Bombay N. I. late Major of Brie
Bade to the force itt Candeish.
Alarzt. 20,:11r. John Mollison, aged 38 years.
March 24, ..Ir. Frederick 'Moir, aged 60 years,

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