The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-09 00:00:00

LORD BirßO N.

Yesterday morning a consultation was held bey
tween the Hon. Mrs. LEIGH, Lofd BYRON'S sister, and Mr.
HORHOUSE and Mr. HaNsox, his Lordships executors, as it
whether he should be entombed in Poet*'-corner, Westminster•
abbey, or in the family vault at Newstead-abbey. The Noble
Lord's sister expressed a great wish that he should be deposited
at the latter place, and Messrs. Honuousx and Iliasorr
mediately acceded to the Honourable Lady's request, and iv.:
mediate orders to that effect were given to Mr. WooDExsoN't.
the undertaker, in Norris-street, Hayniarket, to prepare for the
journey. We have heard that his Lordship is not the_ least
altered in his countenance, and appears as if he were in a sleep.
—lt is arranged that the body shall lie in state this day and
Saturday, and that the funeral shall take place on Monday
morning. The coffin is covered with rich crimson Genoa velvet;
and at the head and tail are cornets entwined in a wreath com-
posed of brass furniture ; the edges of the case are adorned wtth
three rows of brass-headed nails, the sides have three handles;
and cherubims are placed between them. " On the inscription.
plate is engraven—

GEORGE GORDON NOEL BYRON,
LORD BYRON,
. of Rochdale.
Born in London,
Jan. 22, 1788.
Died at Illissolonghl,
in Airestern Greece,
• April 19, 1824.
On the case or urn, which corresponds with the coffin, is In-
scribed—Within this urn are deposited the Heart, Brains,

&c. of the deceaseil Lord Byron.
At nine o'clock on Monday morning, the funeral procession
will move from No. 20, Great George-street, in the following
order :

Mr. Woodenson, the Undertaker, on Horseback.
Two :Mutes, with Batons.
A Page. f Plume of Sable ) A Page.
) Feathers. f
Six Cloakmen on Horseback.
Two Mutes attired in Black silk Surplices and bearing Batons.
A Black Charger, stately caparisoned, bearing his Lordship's
Coronet on a Velvet Cushion.
gfThe HEARSE containing the BODY, drawn by ,R
Six Horses, the Hammer-cloths richly ornament-
ed with the Ensigns Armorial, and either side ot'
E 5 the Carriage decorated in the same manner.

{ A Mourning-coach and Six containing ,v.
A Page. the nearest Relatives of the deceased A Page.
Lord.
Six other Mourning-coaches containing AII, A Page
Persons of distinction, Friends of the "' I.
to each' deceased. to eac •
Upwards of one hundred private carriages of the Nobility and
' Gentry will bring up the procession.
Sir Ralph Noel, Bart., father to Lady Byron, has been. Writ.,
ten to, to ascertain if it is his intention to follow his lamented
son-in-law to the somb, but his answer has not yet been re-
ceived.
Lady Byron, who is at present with her father, has expressed
her wish privately to see the remains of her deceased Lord be-
fore they are screwed down. Whether her Ladyship's wish
has been granted is not yet publicly known.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF EXEHEQURR, JuLt 8.

PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR'S (01;IYIERA) WINES.
TIIE ICING V. THORNTON.
This was a question, whether the defendant, a respectable
auctioneer, was liable to pay to the Crown the sum of 1141.193.3 d.
which this information demanded of him for duties. It appeared
that the Portuguese Ambassador, on leaving this country in
1823, employed an agent, named Flaydon, to sell his wines and
cordials. That agent employed Mr. Thornton, who obtained
permission from the Board of Excise to sell the whole by auc-
tion to English purchasers. The sale took place at the vaults,
in South Audley-street, and the Duties having been withheld,
the. Crown sought in this instance to recover the amount. The
question was, whether the defendant had received these duties
in such a way as to make him liable ?
Mr. BROUGHAM, for the defendant, contended, that his
client had paid over the proceed of the sale to the Agent of his
Excellency the Portuguese Ambassador, and that it would be
hard to make him pay it again.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said there was no hardship in
making Mr. Thornton account for these monies, which in.law
he was liable to pay. If he had inadvertently paid it in his
own wrong, he could not expect the Crown would seek to re-
cover it in Portugal of the Ambassador. It was also contended
upon three letters written by the defendant to the CustontS, that he was quite sensible be was liable for the duty.
Mr. Brtouona at took severals objections, but the most ma-
terial point of law was founded on the 7th Anne, which es;
empts the property of Foreign Ministers from the' Excise and
Customs Duties.
The CHIEF BARON reserved the point for the future consi-
deration of the Court. In his charge to the Jury, he observed,
Ambassadors from Foreign S were allowed to impart,
wines and other articles for theirtates Own personal use, free el
duty; but he did not know that the law allowed such property
to be transferred to any person for sale, so as to put the duty
into his pocket. The best way to decide the point of law would
be to find a verdict for the Crown. If the Jury upon the facts,
could find for the Defendant, there would be an end of the
cause. The Jury found a verdict for the Crown.

COURT OF C031310N PLEAS, Jura' 8.
NON ATTENDANCE OF WITNIISSES.
The CHIEF JUSTICE took his seat this morning al halfpast
nine, and on the causes being called on, it appeared that no
witnesses were in attendance. His Lordship, therefore, after
remaining about a quarter of an hour, left the Bench, and the
Court broke up.

ROLLS COURT, JULY 8.
BOWDEN AND PROBERT.
31r. MERIVALE presented a petition from Mrs. Elisabeth
Probert, praying that a certain sum of 4701. (as we under-
stood) standing in the name of the Accountant-General, under
the account of George Noyes, might be paid to her. Tbnpa-
tition was supported by the consent of her husband, Mr. Win-
Probert.
The Counsel for Mr. Bowden consented to the prayer of
the petition, on condition of certain reductions. Petition.
granted.

BIRTHS.
On Wednesday, the 7th inst., in Russell-square, the lady of
Isaac 'Walker, Esq., of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., at Brynilyworch, Montgomeryshire, Mrs.
W. Pugh, of a daughter.

RRIED.
On the iith inst., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, Mr. Robert
Middlemist, of Great Russell street, to Mary Ann, third
daughter of Mr. Finals, Hart-street, Bloomsbury-squaret
solicitor.
On the 25th of March last, at St. Helena, Lieutenant Alex"
ander Augustus Younge, of the St. Helena Regiment, and
only surviving son of the late Colonel Younge, of ttte 4th Regi-
ment of Madras Cavalry, to Charlotte Lester, the only daughter
of the late Captain Lester, of the St. Helena Regiment.

_
DD.
On Wednesday morning, at his house in Bedford-square, hi
his 81st year, Sir George 'Wood, gat., late one of the Barons
of the Court of Exchequer.
On the 10th ult., at Naples, after a short illness, in the 24th
year of his age, iltr. John Sturch, younger son of WlRiau
Sturch, Esq., of York-terrace, Regent's-park.
On Tuesday, the Gth inst., at Ramsgate, Robert Ware, Es+,
of Balham-hill„ aged 30.
Early yesterday morning, in Old Burlington-street, the in-
fant son of N. Hooper, Esq.
On Wednesday, the 7th inst., at his house at Upton, in his
37th year, William Detmar, Esq., sugar-refiner.

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