The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-15 00:00:00

FASIIIONAIILI: ARRIVALS.

I Lady Mary Lindsay Craufurd in ;awn, from Italy; Lord
Molyneux, at Croxteth Hall, near Liverpool, from a tour ; the
Honourable William Lamb, in town, front Brocket Hail; Ad-
miral Nugent, in Bryanstone-square; Captain Dairies;
mour-street ; 3lajor and Mrs. Duithar, fn Orchiuttreta'; •
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Colonel and Mrs. Johnstone, in Ilertford-street M4-rind.
Miss Centlivre, in Conduit-street; Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell
in Charles-str.!et, Berkeley-square, from a tour ; Sit John
and Lady Sinclair, at Scaife's Ilotel, Lower Brook-street
Captain and Miss Decourcy, at ditto; Mr. Mrs. and Miss
Lomax, at ditto ; Mr. Roberto,' and family, at the:Waterlim •
Hotel,
.Jermyn-street, from Scotland ; Charles Marjoribanks.
Esq. at ditto, from Scotland; Captain and Mrs. W. H. Dow-
biggen, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's, from France ; Mrs.
and Miss Gregory Williams, at ditto, front Nottingham ; J.
Walton, Esq. at ditto, from Brighton ; Col. Aubery, at ditto,
from Brighton.
CRAWCES.—Lord,Colchester, for his seat, Midbrooke. Sus.
sex ; Lord and Lady Nugent, from hordthrenville'a seat, Drop.
more, for Lilleys, Bucks ; Viscount Althorpe, from Viseton
Hall, Yorkshire, for his father's (Earl Spencer), Northamp-
tonshire ; Earl Burford, for Brighton ; Earl Brudenell,
from Gould's hotel, Jermyn-street, on a tour; Admiral Lord.
Viscount Exmonth, from a tour, to Teignmouth, in Devon-
shire; Major and Mrs. Duncombe, for Rath; Mrs. and Miss
Markland, for Bath; Mrs. and Miss Deresford, from Lyme
Regis, in Dorsetshire, for Bath ; Mr. Robert.Gotigh, for SI is-
teflon House, Lutterworth, from Leicester ; Mrs. and 'Miss
Moor); from Carmarthen, for Bridgalen, Conway ; Colonel
and Mrs. Lloyd, from Ramsgate, for Bath ; Mr. and Mrs.
Deacon, from Ramsgate, for Abbeville; Mrs. and Miss Holmes,
from Brighton, for Bath ; Mrs. and Miss Impey, tbr Bath
Lady Dull Gordon, from Naples, for Rome; Mr. Mitchell,
ad Dragoon Guards, for Ireland ; Lord and Lady Erskine,
the Bon. Miss Erskine, and the lion. John Erskine. from
the Hyde Park Hotel, Hyde Park-place, for Sussex ; Charles
Shakerley, Esq. and Madame Shakerley, from ditto, for Paris ;
Mr. and Mrs. Crespigny, from ditto, for Gerrard'a Cross ; Sir
George Brograve, Bart. from ditto, for Woratead House ; Sir
Henry Floyd, Bart. from ditto, liw Brighton ; J. K. Musgrave,
Esq. 9th Lancers, from ditto, for Chinner ; Rev. J. Ridley,
front ditto, for Hertfordshire; the Rev. F. Oildart, from ditto,
for West Wickham ; Sir John Malcolm, front Scaife's Hotel ;
Mr. Sparks, from ditto; Baroness De Roll, frotnalitta UrSir
Henry Oxenden and the two Misses OXeiltign, (NW diner
A anIVALS AT CRS LTTNlTAlC—Tiieht..ooloTtelltaKet the
ILA. G. South, Captain Jetfrys, Col. Whatley, ;Colonel: and
Mrs. Linunond, Colonel and Mrs. 011ney, Capt...Manghart,
Messrs. Burke, Wynniatt, Gordon, Johnson, Swelter, hmix,
Ash, Smith, Harty, Roberts, Medey, Harriti NiontsOut.;
Burke, Martin, Greenwood, Hunter, Rollant4.Torgy.,
kins, Farrar, Hampill, Pennffather, ithoyd. and_,Annsnal
Mistresses l'eacy, Saunders, ireeman, Martin,- NCWEinry-,,
Crespigny, anti Janson; Misses Cooke, Mitcliear sPizahlo,
Rhoyd,- Creepigny, Janson, and Powell. •

Th,e TAtly Mayoress anti family arrived at the MansiOp';.hensF.
on '„"n(I4Y last, from their country-house at Sttrbiton,
Kingston, surrey.

OPE:VING OF A MUMMY.

' -Op Illutroday.evtning lads wag unwrapped At
the mr.tof, n.O tu lion. the body or an Egptlan Muinmy The
cave, wility WI" henUtirtillY covered with hieroglyphic:Lome.
Icibited,rtnicers the copper-soloured countenance of a Nubia*,
thanthe expanded forehead and wide e7e-socket9 of ea Nth'-
°plan. 'Dr.
r. Pritchard, Dr. (sapper, and Mr. Richard 'Smith,
surgetei, and Mr. Miller, the curator,
Were appointed hrthe
Committee to be demonstrators. The wee part of the allele
being removed, there arose a peculiar, but not unpleasant odonr.
The body was remarkably light, end wrapped up in a multitude
of folds of cotton cloth, which was stained of a yellowish brown
colour. • Upon the removal of the circular 'bandage, there
appeared a long wrapper from the chin to the toes, with a
double border of blue stripes in front. The innermost layer
of cloth Was soaked in naphtha, asphelthum, or some bitu-
menous substance, .cembined probably with nitron. The skin
was blackened; and the neck and one of the hands had been at-
tacked by a peculiar sort of colenNstrous insect, apparently a der-
nistis. In other respects, 04 curious speeitten of antiquity was
very perfect, indeed, very much more so, we learn, than usually
happens. It was the body of a (probably young) female. The
hands were placed straight upon the thighs, and nOt, as most
frequently happens, across the bosom. The hair upon the
head teas perfect, of a brownish auburn colour, short, but
not at all wearing the character of a Negro's The On-
tour of the countenance strengthened the opinion that the
subject below(' to a province closely bordering upon the
confines of Lgypt. The coverings of the chest and sm.
mach being- removed, exhibited in high preservation, the
heart and lungs, and all the intestines_indeed it did not
ai.peer that any part had been removed. Whether the
brain had been extracted, was not ascertained ; neither
were the teeth examined, as It was thought advisable to
subject the bead altogether to a more leisurely and minute
olbervation. Dr. Pritchard made many remarks, explana-
tory of the subject. Mr. Smith then pointed out the difference
between bodies preserved by direct antiseptics, and those con-
verted in our cemeteries, by moisture, into the substance called
Adiporere, which differed totally front munatniet, although
in a high state of preservation To exemplify this, he exhibit-
ed from his Museum, several fine specimens, and amongst others
our old acquaintance, the heart of Master Sheriff camans,
who was executed in Wide-street, by Cromwell's officer,
Colonel Ficnnes, on the 30:11 May, 10-13, and was exhumeted
in 11114, being quite perfect, after having lost the vital spark
171 years ! Towards the finishing, some gentlemen expressed
a wish that the appearances should be placed upon record, when
Mr. Smith said, he would, with great pleasure, undertake to
draw up a memoir, with the assistance of the gentlemen with
whom lie was now associated, in which they very cheerfully
acquiesced ! and Dr. Pritchard promised to read before the
Philosophical and Literary Society a Paper upon the subject of
Mummies, on the 30th of this month.

FaremASoms' TAvr.art.—Mr. Boomx yesterday
delivered his third Lecture at this place. His
plan for the speedy acquisition and general dif.
fusion of knowledge seems to have a better
foundationthan specious 'theory, and is capable
of
to the improvement of the na.
cont
ribu
contributing
tional character. e regret that we have not
room to dilate on a Lecture from so learned and
able a scholar as Mr. BooNE, which excited the
applause of a numerous audience ; but we trust
that when hR closes the series he will publish
them altogether for the advantage of the countrY•

Besides the expected contest for Vl7„estmorland,
it is thought (says a latter from the North), there
will also be a contest for Cumberland, for which
county the LoWTIIICk FAMILY intend Martini
two Candidates. Such is the current report of
The American J"rnals state, that several.
frigates of the first, class are now building in
the clay at least.
the United States .fcir the Colombian Oovern.
meat.

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