The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-15 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICE.

PICTURESQUE TOUR along the RIVERS GANGES
and JUMNA, la INDIA. with Illustrations, Historical and
.Necriptive.
We take to ourselves no Inconsiderable share
of blame in having so long delayed our notice of
this interesttng Work. The third number is now
before us, and from the finished style in which it
has been produced, constituteS a strong claim to
the continuance of that success which has always
aftended- the publications of Mr. ACKERMANN.
That gentleman is undoubtedly a man of very
considerable taste ; new Works are constantly
issuing from his Repository, all characterized by
neatness and delicacy, and all equally creditable
to the discernment which dictates their produc-
tion. The success which the Tours of the Rhine
of the Seine met with, has, we have no ,doubt,
prompted him to undertake the present, and
however beautiful the two former, the Tour of
the'Ganges is by no means inferior to them. It
'exactly corresponds with them in the mode of
"getting up," and forms an admirable companion
,to them, well calculated to adorn the shelves of
the Bibliophile, or the table of the Connoisseur.
A picturesque Tour of the Ganges has long been
a desideratum. Daniel's Views in India have done
much towards familiarizing untrave l led Europeans
with the_general aspect of Indian scenery, aid in
many of his views some of the prominent per, lons
of the Ganges are introduced ; but a Work re-
lating solely to that celebrated river, and com-
prehending its most interesting features, has, we
believe, been hitherto unattempted. Of the re-
semblance ,of the views to the originals which
.they are intended to portray, we could not con-
fidently speak ; but while turning them over,
,preparatory to writing our notice, we were ac-
companied by an intelligent friend, many years
resident in India, and who expressed his,unquali-
,fled assent to the fidelity ,of %the representation.
Considerable judgment has been shewn in the
selection of the subjects ; one in particular, n,
View of a Village on Me Ganges, near Doglipora,
is very well adapted for pictorial representation.
'The village in the back ground, with the lofty
pagoda rising majestically from the surrounding
' *houses, and reflected bark again by the tranquil
water, has a peculiarly beautiful and harmonious
effect. A brief History of India accompanies the
plates, and affords the render ,ittiowledge of
the manners and customs of that country. We
now take-our leave of the Work, and trust that
its success will induce Mr. ACKERMANN to find
some other noted and beautiful river, and inns-
trate.it by a similar Tour.

From die LONDON GAZETTE, Sept. 14

BA NKRUPTS.

W. G. JarvisMenton-place, Newington, and of Whitefriars.
wharf, coal.merchant, to surrender Sept. 10, 25, Oct. 20, Kt the
Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall.street. Solicitors, Messrs. Grace
and Stedman, Blrchin.lane.
T. Loud, Dover, Kent, corn-dealer, Sept. 20, 21, Oct. 20, at
tfie Guildhall, Canterbury. Solicitors, Messrs. Abbott and
Barnes, Peek's.buildinga, Tetuple.
J. 11 orris, jun.' Btlngo-lane Marylabone, stage-master,
Sept. 17; 18, Oct. 26 at the Bankrupts'i
Court,
street. • Solicitor Mr. Coleman
i Tysoe-street, spa-flelds.
W. Parker, Oxford-street, ronmonger, Sept. 17, 10, Oct.
'26, at the D' ankrupte Court, Basing-hall-street. Solicitors,
Messrs. Allen, Gylby, and A llenl 00161 e-street, Soho.
DI VI DENIM._

Oct. 6,111. Humble, Liverpool, merchant—Oct. 6, A. West,
Itamsew, Huntingdonshire, gram—Oct. 5, 'l'. Hill, West
Smithfield, grocer--Oct.' 15, R. Green, Selby, Yorkshire,
. banker—Oct. 7, C. Thick, Shaftesbury, Dorsctshire, maltster
—Oct. 5, J. Tozer, Bristol, woollen-dtaper—Oct. 7, .1. Spear,
. Sheffield, merchant—Oct.. 12, T. Field and J. Du Vivier,
,Kingston-upob-Hull, tnerchants--Nov. 13, .1. Vilks, ten.,
Burley, Yorkshire, flax-spinner—Oct. 11, J. hiongworth, Liver-
. pool, joiner—Oct.'ll, L. Davies, Liverpool, timber-merchants
—Oct. 9, 1. Ablett, Bucklersbury, fustian-manufacturer—Oct.
6, W. Brown and.A. Walter, Bristol, merchants
CERTIFICATES, Ocr. 5.
W. Price, Fetta.lane, optician—T.Coorthorpe,Rotherhithe,
• boat-builder—N. W, Symonds, Crutchedfriars, merchant. •
/PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

T. Jordan and J. *radian, Bristol, • Hubbard
and J. Izod, Turnagain-lane, Fleet-market, composition ball
and printer's ink makers—J. F. Beavan, S. H. 31urley, and
T. Beavan, Cheltenham, Glocestershire, apothecaries and
druggists; so far as regards S.ll. Murky—W. and E. Battey,
titaffbrd, boot-manufacturers—T. Moore and W. Croudson,
`. Lancashire, iron-merchants—M. !Ackley and C.
Pritchard, Birmingham, milliners—...l. Conworth and J. Bass,
Warwick, linen.drapers—W. Walker and W. lienwood,
mehouse-Hole, sail-makers-.J. and It. Clay and W. Thomas,
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, riband-uninufacturera—.J. Horton,
J. ffelliwell, J. Barker, and W. Bright, Sheffield, gilt and
plated button.manufacturers so far as regards W. Bright.

DUEL.--On Thursday last, Captain C—L,
an Of on the half-pay of a cavalry regiment, and leicute.
mint F—u, of the navy, recently appointed to.a foreign sta-
tion, met at a secluded spot in the neighbourhood of Hoene-
low-heath ; the former was accompanied by a brother Officer,
and the latter by a Gentleman well known in the lists of duel.
lists.—At eight o'clock in the morning the parties arrived in
two post.chaures, accompanied by their seconds and a surgeon ;
and the ground having been measured, the panic*, at the same
time, fired by signal, the ball of the lieutenant perforating the
right side of his adversary's coat, near the breast. The seconds
then interfered, and most honourably endeavoured to produce a
peconciliation, but without effect, each party having become In-
' feriated. Other loietols were then called for, which were handed,
and the combatants again took their ground ,• when, as the sig-
nal was about to be given, a posse of constables (who had been
Alarmed by the first report, and who bad ascertained a few par-
ticulars from the post lade) commanded peace in the 'King's
name. The principals immediately fleet to an adjoining incio.
sure, to determine their contest, while the seconds endeavoured
to appease the seal of the constables, but without effect, as they
followed the principals, and prevented their further4olence tUr
the present. —The principals, on seeing that in the event of de.
lay they must be precluded from again meeting with their se.
coeds, effected their escape; and on getting into their chaises,
renewed their determination for satisfaction elsewhere. They
Abate drove off for London.—The cause of this unhappy fracas
is another convincing proof of th 4 baneful effects of those sinks
of' vice called gaming-houses ; it appear; that the parties, among
others, had met at one of the superior resorts ofslissipation, and
had played one, deux, dope, rather late the preceding evening,
and staked large sums on the game and bets, rind the.Liente.
nant being the most successful player, and of cool temper, while
the Captain was of a contrary c.oit, an altercation ensued, during
which words of a highly derogatory nature ensued, and among
other things a sarcasm against the British navy, and at length
the appellation of liter ; with which the Lieutenant of course
became exasperated, and the Meeting was immediately made as
.indispensible with the cflaracter of an officer, and thus for the
moment the affair rests ; but there is little doubt, unless some
public retracting steps are adopted, that the parties will meet
again either here or on the Continent.
A melancholy event occurred near Sherborne
en Saturday last. A respectable maltster named
Russell, living at Milborne Port left the George
nn) in
"rnPany with Ms sun, in a gig, the former
being much inioxicated. On the road an alter-
cation ensued, during which the-son cut the reins
and was struck twice by the parent. The cry of
murder was afterwards heard ; and on his return
home Mr. Russell sent for•the e
1 migman to take
his son into custody ; he then went into the yard,
fell down, and expired. The only wound visible
is a slight :war on the left eye-brow, but his death
is supposed to have been occasioned by an in—
Omni injury. The young man is detained till
the result of the inquest is known.