The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-02 00:00:00

HUNTING.

3IEETINaS OF MOUNDS IN THE PItE9ENT WEEK,
The Earl of Derby's stag Hounds, on Tuesday, at Poi
ter's-lane End.

The Badsworth Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Glass Hough.
ton ; Thursday, at Bolton Bridge ; and on Saturday, at Kirby
Guide Post.

Sir G. Sitwell's Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Sutton ; an
on Friday, at Catc
The Oakley' hounds, on Tuesday, at Bletsoe; Thursday, ai
Astwood ; and on Saturday, at Howhury.
The Lambton Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Witton Gilbert
Thursday, at Beamish ; and on Friday, at Woodwell House.

The absence of his Royal Highness the Duke
of SussEx. from the meeting of the Harmonises,
at the Albion, OR Thursday last, was in conse.
quence of that day being the Anniversary on
, the late KING. died.
31.—Extract of a letter front Lis-
ibOnitl3.l°ltißlT'i'sl'imii:'°glfu'VlJl'eanrj.4ll4r6., 1824.—1 perceive the London papers
have noticed the grand dinner given by Sir Harry Neale to the
King and Royal Family of Portugal ; but it has not been
stated yet, that the Commander-in-Chief of his Majesy's ships
in this quarter (who is remarkable for his dignified mind and
manners), and the Captains of the ships of war here, waited
upon the Royal Guests at table. Admiral Sir Harry Neale,
Bart. G.C.8., stood behind the chair of and waited upon the
King; Captain Samuel Warren, C. 8., and Capt. Honourable
c. Spencer, behind, and waited upon, the two Princesses ;
Capt. Andrew King, behind and waited upon Don Miguel;
and Capt. Sir Harry Burrard acted as butler! But, 0 tem-
getl67 tudaelOal nlyz wentores!
bDonelow
Miguel, after being so gallantly honour..
with the first Lieutenant of the Re.
venge, and drank grog and smoked segars, until he became
quite ' glorious. ,•
—(Hampshire Telegraph.)
DEATH OF TUE COUNTESS of CauLtst.E.—On Tuesday
morning last, at five o'clock, at Castle Howard, Yorkshire,
the seat of her Noble Husband, in the seventy-first year
of her age, the Right Honourable Margaret Caroline Coun-
tess of Carlisle. Her Ladyship was the second daugh-
ter of Granville Leveson Gower, first Marquis of Stafford
(by Louisa, daughter of Scroop, Duke of Bridgewater,) and
sister of the present Marquis, and of Lady Ann Vernon, Lady
of the Archbishop of York. Her Ladyship was married to
Frederick Earl ofCarlisle on March 22, 1770, by whom she had
issue eight children, the eldest of whom (George Viscount Mor-
petit, born Sept. 17, 1773) married, in March 1801, Georgiana,
eldest daughter of William, late Duke of Devonshire. Her
Ladyship's eldest daughter, Caroline, married John, late Lord
Cawdor : another daughter, Elizabeth, married John Henry,
present Duke of Rutland.
Joseph Hunt was removed from Hertford Gaol
lon Wednesday last. He had been expecting to see his mother
before his departure, but she did not arrive, and he was,
in (consequence, much mortified. He was removed in a
post chaise to Woolwich, and as he was driven towards town
he met Norris's Hertford coach. He stretched himself out
of the window to see if his mother was a passenger, but she
was not there. On his arrival on board the Hulks, at Wool-
wich, he underwent, to him, a most unpleasant ceremony. His
fine curling locks and large whiskers were shorn off; and he was
stripped and put into a tub of water, where he was thoroughly
scrubbed. He was amazed during this operation ; but he was
still further to be assured of the privation of a convict, for instead
of being permitted to resume his own clothes, he was attired
in the costume of the other prisoners—coarse grey jacket,
waistcoat, and trowsers, yellow stockings, and worsted night-
cap. He will sail for New South Wales by the first ship that
is ready. His transportation is for life. He has been visited
by Mr. Harmer since his arrival in the hulk and is extremely
anxious to see his mother and brother.
The Gazette of Saturday notices the sudden
disappearance of Mr. PIERCE, of Bristol, and after stating
there is reason to suspect he has been murdered, offers a reward
of Three Hundred Guineas, to be paid by his family (residing;
at No. 28, Richmond-terrace, Clifton), on conviction of the of-
fender or offenders; and his Majesty's pardon is offered to any
one of the offenders (except the person who actually committed
the murder), who shall discover his accomplice or accomplices,
so that he or they may be convicted thereof.
We are informed that Mr. PIERCE, the colicitor
of Bristol, whose mysterious disappearance frOm his place of
residence has been so often noticed in the papers, sailed from
Cowes on Thursday last, in the ship Hudson, for New York.—
He had, it appears, secreted himself until within a few days, in
London, passing by the name of Richards. His friends traced
him thence to Cowes, but the ship had sailed the day before
they reached the place. We understand the unfortunate gentle-
man is considered to have' become insane.—( Hampshire
Telegraph.) _ _

We'understand Mr. SPANKIE, late Advocate-
General in India, is now on his return to ling_
land, with his healtli a little improved. He has
had a very narrow escape.
On Thursday morning, at an early hour, the
body of a man unknown was found lying dead and
cold, with his head on the step of a garden gate,
at the bottom of Stonemason's-buildings, Great
Tichfield-street,Marylehone. Ilia clothes were all
wet and dirty, as if he had been in the water ;
he had only, twopence halfpenny in his pockets,
but no papers to lead to a discovery who he was.
—He appeared a middle-aged
‘maa, and was
shabbily dressed.