The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-11 00:00:00

THE ROYAL CHEESE.

This wonder, which is also denominated the West
Pennard Cheese, and is intended as a present for
her Majesty, in the name of all the inhabitants of the
parish of West Pennard, Somersetshire, is now exhi-
bited to the public at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly,
It is the largest cheese ever made, measuring 3 feet

1 inch in diameter, 22 inches in height, and weighing
at present 10 cwt. and a half. It was made on the
28th of June, 1839, from the milk of 750 cows, by 50
dairy maids, with hundreds of the parishioners as spec-
tators. This wonderful cheese is of an octagon shape,
with the impression of the Royal arms on the top, and
in the finest state of preservation. No doubt the poet
Dibdin had this monster in view many years before it
was made, when he indited the following verses, which
have been set to music by Mr. T. Williams, author
of the airs " Not a drum was heard," " Old England
shall weather the storm," Some additions and al-
terations have been made to adapt the words to the
occasion :

NEW SONG.
A Pennard man set sail for Spain,
To deal in merchandise;
No sooner he arriv'd there than

A Spaniard he espies (bis).
Who says " You English dog, look here,
Rich fruits, and spices fine (bis)
Our land produces twice a year (bis),
Thou'st no such fruits in thine (bis)."
The Pennard man went to the hold,
And brought up a Pennard cheese ;
Says he " You Spanish dog, behold,
Thou'st no such fruits as these ;
" Your land produces twice a year
What proudly you display ;
But such as now my hands do bear
Our lands give twice a day."
Zeal fired each honest Pennard breast
When they this triumph knew ;
And fifty blythe young dairy maids
Resolved some feat to do.
To prove their loyal heartfelt vows,
What could they offer more,
Than seven hundred and fifty cows
To yield their precious store ?
These Pennard dames then built a cheese,
The like was never seen ;
'Twas made, and press'd, and fit to please
Our gracious Lady Queen.
And, wedded to her Royal Love,
May blessings on her fall ;
And Pennard cheese, at dinner, prove
The best thing, after all.

BURGLARY AT BEXHILL, IN EAST SUSSEX.
—On Tuesday morning, between one and two o'clock, the
house of Mr. Holland, at Bexhill, was broken into by a
body of six armed men, and himself plundered of between
tool, and 2001 in gold, Hastings bank notes, and checks.
The burglars were apparently provided with all manner of
house-breaking implements.:TheyFffected,their entrance at
one of the sitting-room windows, by first taking out a pane
of glass, raising the sash, and then bursting the shutters.
The first alarm was by Mr. Holland being awakened by a
man standing at the foot of his bed, with a light in one
hand and a carving knife in the other, who desired him to
get out of bed. At the same time the side-curtains were
withdrawn and disclosed three other men, who declared
they did not wish to hurt him if he immediately gave up
his purse, the key of his bureau, and his pocket-book.
Resistance was vain, and their demand was acceded to.
Meanwhile a visitor, on hearing the disturbance, ap-
proached the room, at the door of which he was stopped
_e_
by the muzzle of a gun being presented at him. H
seized hold of the gun, but was knocked down by one of
the party. One of the ladies
gave up her purse to one
of the robbers, and herself and her companions were kept
prisoners in their rooms. The man-servant, by a door
being barred against him, was unable to get to the assist-
ance of the family. The transaction occupied only a few
minutes. The villains escaped, and though an active
search was instantly commenced they have hitherto eluded
detection.
CA RREN-GROVE PAPER-MILL TOTALLY DE-
sTaoyco AT nut.—The above mill, situated near Denny,
Stirlingshire, was totally destroyed by fire on the night of
Tuesday, the sth inst. ; and it is with deep regret we learn,
the machinery and stock in trade destroyed are uninsured.
house, which
By a remarkable
a
providence,
ss
lr .shad
the
been confined only ten
dwelling
is
contiguous to the works, escaped uninjured, which is the
-
more providential
days previous to this sad calamity. No further particulars
have yet transpired_

- MODERATE INTEREST.—The Bank of Eng-
land, established about two years and a half before with a
capital of 140,0001. ; lent, in July of 1696, 200,0001. to
pay the Flemish troop, demanding 18,0001. for the loan,
when no one else would take the Exchequer Tallies under
30 per cent,—James's Court and Times of William 111.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the 'lampshire clegraph.)

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.-L-The P Lie n, 16, Cowman-,

der Charles Napier, was to leave Chatham on Thurs-
day fur this port, on her way to the Mediterranean, to
relieve the Wasp ; the Iris, 26, Captain Noose, was
to follow yesterday, and will, it is understood, proceed
to the \Vest Indies, to relieve the Vestal.
The Pheenix, steam frigate, Commander John Ri-
chardson, will proceed to-morrow to the Mechterranear.
The Tweed, O. Commander Douglas, is folly
manned, and is reported to be ready for sea on the 2Wh
instant,

The Alban, steam vessel, arrircd on Tuesday from
Sheerness, with the fitjth regiment on board, and they
were landed at Goliort.
The Driver, new steamer, was undocked on Wednes
day, and will be towed round to Woolwich, under the
charge of Mr. Miller, of the Victory, on Monday next,
by the Fearless, steamer.

The London and Formidable, at Chathatn, and the
St. Vincent and Vengeance, at this port, are not to Ere
fitted out at present, but reserved as demonstration ships.
The Apollo, troop-ship, embarks the 97th for Corfu,
taking the •?d battalion of the 60th to Jamaica, and the
68th from thence to Quebec, and returns to Portsmouth
with the 2411 Regiment.
The French frigate Iphigenia, of 60 guns, has re-
cently left Toulon, with a few troops on board, for the
I,le of Bourbon.

The barque M trgaret, from Dublin, with 132 fe-
male conv:eti, under the medical charge of Mr. C. A.
Browning, surgeon, R.N., arrived at Sydney on the
17th of August, and the barque King William. with
180 male convicts under the superintendance of Camp-
bell France, Esq., surgeon, R.N., on the same day.
The following officers took passage in the King Wil-
liam :—Lieut. Montgomery, SOth Regiment ; Ensign
J. P. 13. Aplin, 28th Regiment ; twenty rank and file
of the 80th and 90th Regiments, and four women and
sev 2n children.

In Harbour.—Queen, Victory, Indus, Excellent,
Royal George, Tweed, Pbcenix, Rapid, Viper, Apollo
troop ship, and Avon, Alban, and Echo steamers,
Cracker tender.

At Spithend.—John Bligh, E. 1.
The Emperor of Russia has conferred on Admiral
Sir Robert Stopford the Order of St. George (2d Citss),
being the same as was given to Sir E. Codrington.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTION.—Mate John H. 'Woo!ward to the rank
of Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.—Captain Christopher Wpil, to the
Cleopqtra.

Lieutenants—\V. G. Alange, of the Indus, to the
Phoenix ; J. P. Dennis, of the Phenix, to the Indus.
Mates—Henry De Lisle, to the Phcenix ; Hez:ry
Chads, to the Endymion ; A. C. Key, to the Excellent:
D. M. L. Mackenzie, to the Iris ; Mr. Edward H:!I,
to the Indus.

Assistant-Surgeons—R. Hayward, to the Edinburgh,
vice Plimsoll ; D. H. Gamble, to the Re% enge, vice
Baker ; T. K. Beattie, to the Stromboli, vice Hough-
ton ; D. O'Callaghan, to the Phoenix ; 'l'. C. Miller,
to the Queen.

Acting Second Master—James Scarlett, to the
Queen, for her tender.

Mr. Doyle, Clerk of the Apollo, and Mr. Pam;titer,
Clerk of the Phceaix, have passed their examination fur
Pursers.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 7.—The Ferret, 10, Lieut. W. S.
Thomas, arrived from the Coast of Ireland, on Friday,
with some new raised men ; she is fitting in Barnpool.
The Emerald tender sailed for Portsmouth, on Satur-
day ; and the Tortoise lighter arrived from Falmouth,
with unserviceable stores. The Adventure navy trans-
port arrived from Deptford, on Wednesday, with vie-
tualling stoics. The Pigeon packet, 6, Lieut.-Tho3.
James, arrived from Falmouth on Thursday. The
Impregnable, 10-1. and lidleisle, 72, still want' a num-
ber of men to complete their crews.
In Hatnoaze—Caledonia, San Josef, End) mion,
Raven, Pigeon, Comet and Carron steamers, and Ad-
venture navy transport.
In Barnpool—nrra.
In the Sound—lmpregnable, Bclleisle, and In-
consti:nt.

(From the Hampshhe Independent )
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Cominar Richardson has
csiumed the command of the Phceaix steamer, rice
Stopford, promoted.

The Viper schooner, Lieut. Burslem, came into her-
bow yesterday, for the purpose of being paid off, her
period of service having expired.
The brig Kite, which was lately lost in the Channel
Seas, was taken into the service at Madras, armed and
despatched to join the Conway, employed surveying the
entrance of the river Yang-Taze-Kcang, in let. 32, and,
was there ran ashore iu the night, and her crew made
prisoners by the Chinese. Lieutenant Deugles and
about twenty men composed the brig's complement.
MOVEMENTS OF TIER NIAJESTY'S SHIPS.—The Per-
sian, 16, Commander Quin, arrived at Accra on the;
13th October, from Prince's Island, and sailed again
on the 27th, for Ascension. The Forrester, Wolve-
rine, and Lynx, sailed from Accra on the 28th October,
on a cruize. The Brisk, for the Cape 'of good Hope,
arrived at St. Helena on the 24th of October. The:
Heck arrived at Trinidad the 16th of November, front
Le Guagra, and proceeded same day for Gren ida. The
Cleopatra sailed from Baibadoes on the 18th of No..
vember for Antigua. The Crocodile from Bermuda,
and Firefly from Barbadocs, arrived at Jamaica on the
26th of November. The Pilot for Carthagena. Vestal
for Honduras, Victor for Mexico, Hornet for Chagres,
had sailed from Jamaica previous to the 18th of No-
vember.

RACING EDITION.