The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-14 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

Tb• Dowager Marchioness of Exeter, at her house in
Spring-Gardens, from her seat at Roehampton ; Lady Carring-
ton and the Hon. Miss Smith, from their seat, Wycombe Ab-
bey, Bucks ; and the Hon. Mrs. Egerton, at her house in
Berkeley-square, from her seat in Becks ; Mr. and Mrs. Lau-
rence, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from the Continent;
Messrs. Levison Gower, at ditto, from theirseat in Surrey Mr.
and Mrs. Corbett, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street,
from their seat in Lincolnshire; Mrs. G. Tillingborne, near
Dorking; T. T. Drake, Esq. M.P., and Mrs. Drake, at the
London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Amershsui,
Buckinghamshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Norris, and Lady Gambler,
at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street ; the Earl of Oosfortl, nt ditto,
from Devonshire; Mr. and Mrs. Neville, at ditto, front Ltdces.

tershire.
CtrawoEs.—Sir Francis anti Lady Sykes, from Scotland, to
Mr. Henry Villebois' seat, near Stoke-Ferry, in Norfolk • Lady
and Miss Johnstone, from Havre de Grace, to the Isle of
'Wight; Mr. 11. and the Misses Villebois, from Lynedock Cot.
tage, near Perth, to their seat in Norfolk ; Mr. and. Mrs. Newn.
ham, from the Isle of Wight, to Brighton ; Colonel and Mrs.
Murray, from the Isle of Wight, to Brighton; Mr. and Mrs.
Deacon, from Leamington Spa, for Bath ; the Earl and Conn.
tess of Jersey, for Brighton ; Lord Anson, for his seat in
,Staf-
fordshire; the Hon. Colonel Howard, M. P. for his seat, Ash.
stead Park, Surrey ; Count and Countess Osgaroffsky, for Hat.
field, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury ;
Earl O'Neill, from Batt's Hotel, Dover-street 4 to Tunbridge;
Captain Mildmay from ditto • Mr. and Mrs. Lames, from do.
to Geneva ; Mr. and Mrs. Holt, and Family, from ditto, to Do-
ver; Captain and Mrs. Wilson, from ditto, to Gloucester;
Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, and Family, frOm ditto ; Sir Wm.
and Lady Oglander, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square,
for their seat in D'orsetshire ; the Hon. Mr. Stourton, from
Blake's Hotel, for Yorkshire.

DINNER TO GEO. SINCLAIR, ESQ. YOUNGEi
OF I/LUSTER.
On the /3d ultimo, the Magistrates and prin-
cipal inhabitants of the town of Thurso and its neighbourhood
gave a dinner at Mrs. Stewart's hotel to George Sinclair, Esq.
younger, of Ulbster, on his leaving Caithness for the present
season.
After the health of the King and other customary toasts had
been given, Bailie Wilson, who was in the chair, rose, and spoke
to the following effect :
" GENTLEMEN—In proposing the health of Mr. Sinclair
of Ulbster, who has politely honoured this meeting with his
company, I am fully persuaded that nothing which I can say
in his favour can possibly enhance the high estimation in which
he is so deservedly held by you all. Only a few years have
elapsed since we had the honour and happiness of testifyins
our regard and esteem for the eminent public services and pri.
vate virtues of the Right lion. Sir Jolm Sinclair of Ulbster,
Bart., the distinguished and patriotic friend of his country, the
father of our excellent and worthy guest.—Oentlemen,'I feel
equally persuaded that 'speak thesentunents of all present, when
I say that it affords us the highest and most heartfelt gratification
that we are this day assembled to offer a similar trinute of sin-
cere and affectionate regard for the public character and private
virtues of his amiable and accomplished son, whose philan-
thropy and Christian charity • not only endear hint to al ranks
and classes of this community, but justly entitle him to the
noble and emphatic character of The Friend of the Human
Race.' Gentlemen, 1 now conclude this short and imperfect
address, by proposing • The Health of George Sinclair, Esq•
younger of Ulbster;' and may he long live to enjoy all the hap-
piness which this world can afford, and every honour which
our enlightened country can confer on real worth and genuine
merit."
The toast was drank with enthusiastic applause.
Mr. StsicLain, in returning thanks, said, " The distin-
guished mark of kindness, gentlemen, of which I have this day
been the object, is honourable, because it is disinterested—and
gratifying, because it is spontaneous. However diversified
the objects may be to which human ambition is directed,
there are very few minds which, in a greater or less degree,
have not experienced its influence. One great object of my
ambition, gentlemen, is to promote the welfare, and to con-
ciliate the friendship of the worthy and respectable neigh- I
hours amongst whom Providence has cast my lot. I have, in-
deed, been called upon, in former years, to act a short and humble
part on the great theatre of political life—a part which, even if
resumed, may not, perhaps, merit or obtain any share of pub-
lic attention, or any me!d of public gratitude. To those whom
nature has lavishly gifted with brilliant and commanding ta-
lents-to those whose heart and genius
philanthropy has enno.
bled and expanded—to those wlio, like the first Statesman of our
age (Mr. Canning), have,by their transcendent endowments, dis-
armed even envy and enmity—to those who, like Wilberforce,
unappalled by facticin and prejudice, beveled the van in the
cease of religion and humanity—to such men it belongs to
claim, even in the present day, the homage of grateful nations,
and to anticipate with confidence the sanctioning verdict of
posterity. But what the public and posterity are to them,
that you, gentlemen, are to me. Instead of presumptuously
aspiring to a place in the annals of histOry, I confine my
desire of fame within the limits of my native county. I
have now resided amongst you during a longer period than
at any former era of my life; and how thanktully may I ac-
knowledge that I never was blessed with a more unalloyed
share of domestic happiness • and never, in any place, re-
ceived so many marks of unfeigned and unequivocal regard.
From this most pleasing experiment I have been taught to
regret that I have passed so many years of my life at a dis-
tance from the mansion of my ancestors ; and how inn
I also encouraged (if life and health shall be continued) to ac-
celerate and long for my return ; and, by furthering every
scheme for the temporal relief and moral improvement of the
poor, to atone in some measure for having devoted to moveselfish,
and less nseful objects, that time and those resources upon which
they have so urgent a claim. The ties of regard and relation-
ship may, on future occasions, as well as now, call me hence, fora
time, to other scenes, but Thurso is my metropolis, and
Thurso-castle is my home.—(Much cheering.)--:It is there that
I wish to live—lt is there that I hope to die; it is there that, it
a gracious Providence should prolong the days of my son, I
anxiously pray that lie may cultivate and exercise the virtues of
private life l it is there that I expect him to be happy—lcheers)
it is There that I desire he may be useful; and, when his father
only survives in the memory, and .I hope in the affections, of
his friends, may he, on some similar occasion to the present,
feel as much grateful emotion, as I at this moment experience,
when uttering the sentiment, with which I now conclude, by
wishing prosperity to the town of Thurso, and to every indi-
vidual connected with it."—(Oreat applause.)
In the course of the evening, many loyal and patriotic toasts
were given. Among those more immediately connected with
the county were, " The Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, and
Lady Sinclair, and the other members of the family of lilbster."
" ne Lord Lieutenant."" The Sheriff, Mr. Traill."—" The
Resident Gentry of Caithness."
Mr. Sinclair remained till a late hour, whets he took a cor-
dial leave of all present, after which the mirth
company parted
of the evening
was kept up for some time longer and the
highly gratified with the occasion
Owhich had brought them to.
ct. 114
gether.—( Caledonian Mercury,

WA XAVOR li.—LitE4OLT,', While Grand Duke
of Tuscany, caused to be made, under the direction of Fontana,
and exhibited in the Palace Torreggiano, at Florence, a series
of anatomical sculptures in coloured wax, which have long
amused the curious traveller, and instructed the medical
student. In 1775 eight rooms, in 1794 twenty rooms were
filled with these imitations, which represented in every possible
hxdoapnctreloyydsutycisltetieomenollotluiTerilmnleguysoicumf muscular, the vascular, the nervous,
detail, and in each successive stage of denudation, the organs of
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sense
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haeen
rations ; and they have been employed to perpetuate many
transient phcenomena of disease, of which no other art could
have made so lively a record. Cupids of wax are mentioned by
Anacreon. Saints of wax were common in the middle ages.
For portraiture in wax Andrea del Verrochio was famous, in the
fifteenth century ; but the first application of ceroplastic to
anatomical science is due to Cajetaino Julio Zumbo, of
Syracuse, born in 1650. Ercole Lai, of Bologna, assisted
by Alanzollina and his wife, made the first public collection of
wax modellingv, systematically adapted to the instruction of
surgeons and artists.
Dr. BARNES, of Carlisle, boa published in the
Edinburgh Philosophical Journal for October, 1824, a detailed
account of the case of William Dempster, the unfortunate man
whose death was occasioned by swallowing a table-knife, nine
inches long, while performing some juggling tricks in that city.
We find in this statement no material addition to what we have
already published. Dr. Barnes describes several propositions
made by the Carlisle surgeons fur disengaging the knife; but
he himself thinks that an operation should have been performed.
He says, " It is much to be regretted that Dempster could nei.
ther be prevailed upon to submit to an operation, nor to remain
in Carlisle. As an operation succeeded near two centuries ago,
when surgery was in a very imperfect state, it is highly probable
that, under the present improved state of surgery, a similar
operation would have been attended with success. The many
valuable improvements that have been introduced into surgery,
both in the operative part, and in the subsequent mode of treat-
ment, must give the moderns a decided advantage over the an-
cients, in the success of their operations. Ilad he remained in
Carlisle, even although no operation had been performed, it is
vary probable his life would hare been spared much longer than
it actually was. Ile became weak and emaciated; hut, as has
been before stated, was able to walk about the town, and the
stomach had, in some degree, become accustomed to the pre-
sence of the knife. The handle, and perhaps the blade also,
would be dissolving, so that the hulk would be diminished ;
and if the knife hat not been altogether removed in this way, it
would have produced less irritation, and he might have lived
a considerable time. There is even some probability that the
knife might, in the course of time, have made its way through
the stomach and parietes of the abdomen? by inflammation,
abscess, and ulceration, as extraneous bodies have been fre.
fluently brought from various Internal parts to the external sur-
face, by these processes, or hy what tome surgeons have termed
progroistve absorption." •
of pockets were picked at the
TheatreA n
Royal,ntiibr
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, during the musical
performances last week. The Rev. Frederick Eking, of Mor.
the ket-handkerchiefs,
peth, and Thomas Fenwick, Esq., banker, lost each a pocket.
hook, with its contents. Capt. Maughan, Mr. Dawsonhout
t wi, and
watches;
from and
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pockets of their owners.
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DARING STREET4t OBBF.R -- Between the
hours of three and four o'clock yesterday morning, as Edward
Hughes Melmor, Esq. of Cream-park, in the county of Surrey,
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hist a
lopdagritnygs in flolborn, having spent the
in
Queen-square,
Bloomsbury, he
was stopped at the corner of Gloucester-street by three fellows,
all in sailor's apparel, one of whom presented a pistol at the
gentleman's breast, and with dreadful imprecations threatened
to take his life if he offered to call for assistance ; the other two
deliberately commenced searching his pockets, from which they
took a silk purse, containing five sovereigns, four half sovereigns,
two gold Napoleons, and about 114. in silver, together with a
small but very valuable gold repeating watch, made by ltoscoe,
d thereto a h
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir TIIOMAS BUnDON, of Liverpool, having annexe c-ase.. god. se..,tivery
dinner an ue •
and the Officers o
On Monday lastfLtihe
Tyne hussars, gave an elegen! „ stone,) chain, key, and ring. flaying possessed em.
I ieutenant:Colonel TEASHALE previously admonished their victim of the danger and folly of
tit being their third auarterly meeting) at the Turk s.tieatt selves of this booty, they thought proper to decamp, having
Inn, Newcastle-upon- 'yne, to
other friends. The tables sooner released than he called loudly for the watch, who came
and the Officers of the First Regiment of Dragoon Guards, the pursuit. Not deterred by this threat, Mr. Melmor was no
Sheriff of Newcastle, and several
were amply supplied with turtle, and every thing in season, and up soon after, and instantly followed in the direction that the
Sir THOMAS
very excellent wines. Bunnox presided, and fellows had taken, which was towards Tottenham-court-road,
C MPBELL was an excellent appal, same party attempted to rob another gentle.man in Hart-street,
discharged the dutie: ie. the Chair with his wonted ability and but unfortunately they got clear off It was stated that the
pleasant humour. Major A ore, and were prevented
hem accompanied by only by the approach of the pauo
and patriotic toasts were given, several at
as Vice-Chair. On the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal about' the same hour the morniniber