The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-10 00:00:00

Yeslet

a Court of it3t.eoris was held at the

India 4-lotne-5 wht-n the six new Diredois, M.
ASTELL, CrIARLES GikANT, JACKSON, OAIIII,.
BELL. 11,1AJOE113AISKS, GBCRGE SMITH., and SwENY
TOUN It, li.scp.i. took Ore oaths and their seats: Sir
HUGH INOLIS,' Fart. and ROi3hRT THORNTON, Esq.
%Vete appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
The Court a ,joutoed at five o'clock till Wednesday
next.

We understand that deputaiinns from Liverpthrl,
Bristol, Plymouth; Glai4,ow; Stdflieldi. and 'Bit--;
rningharn, hate already ..41ri•.ed in to‘ivni "to oppose
he renee, al oftheconyme!vial inoniapoly of the East
India Coniptv,y, a:A, have held Conlesencea at thri
Spring GAden Coffee -house, where they will eon;
slime to as;iemble daily/ Deputations from all part 4
of the United Kingdom are expected'
to arrive. We cannot cloubt,tidit the wt-ight and in.i
fipence of their represetitations"wri succeed in in-
ducing the Legislature to refuse to renew,-in any de.;
gree,,a monopoly SD obnoxious and so -ii jurioui tel
the country. : •

We observe with pride and picisure that eveiji•
Non-conminioned Officer, and Private, or
tile Gloucester 4egiment of Militia, have subscribed,
one day's pay towards the ;diet of the widows and
fa/pities of thc Officers and men lost on board his
Majesty's ships St. George, firro, affence,. Sal,
danbl, and- Faricy- proves tha, the army al-
ways feels :for the calamities that may befal the he.
roes
.of the navy.

The following anecdote is mentioned of a sailot,
was'a passenger .n the,mail-colcb, when late-
ly stopped by the-snowA between &,t wick and. Bel-
ford —The #ttlitr' passengers, having lett the cnacts
for Belford', being the rwarest town, no entreaty
cotild,induceiaa to (pit his birth; who sworei-
t Mt- as the ship had run agroand, be would stav
by her until she floated aglin ; enct..x ci.p; a nap,
he was awakb by the people who we!c
ing the roads, and ejaculated, "
don't ,know'hOw to steer, here, and must w6il tut
.convoy:' -

A pigeon match, for too guineti.aside, at -levee
birds each, took Owe, near Rickinansw °nil, on,
Wednesday, between Kr. rVildrison; a celetyated
pigeon-shots, and Mr. Archibald Grove s, ot Linton,
Herts. The trap was twenty-one yards from the
gun, and Mr. Adkinson killed ten of his birds,
the eleventh dicd within view. • Mr. Groves iwised
two birds and lost the match. There were some
by-matches, in which great sail' was exhibited.

A dreadful pitched battle was fought, at Cope,
Wood,. near St. Ann's Hill, on Monday, betwixt a
limier, of the name of John 'Fogard, and William
Harlington, a navigator, for five pounds each, 'of
their own money, in consequetice of a public-house
quarrel.' The comba'ants knocked, each otter al:Out
by-tremendous blows, for one hour and twenty-five
minutes, with alternate advantages but at length
Fogard hit his adversary a strong chance blow be-
bind the ear, and he fell senseless, and never rose
again.• He was conveyed to the Chequers public-
house, about mile distant from the seat. of attipn„
where he languished about_three hours and died. A.
Coroner's Inquest have brought in their verdict of-
Man*laughter against Fogard, the deceased having _
in a great measure provoked the combat.
About twelve o'clock on Wednesday eveninfr
two of the parochial patrole went into a t übli-c•q
house in Great Sutiolk,Street, in the Borough,whea
one of them imprudently laid his loaded bluudqrbusi
on the table; a man who was in the room took it
up, and in examining it, unfOrtunately touched the
trigger, when the piece went off, and " its contents
entering beneath the -jaw, came out at the side
of his head. Ha was immediately taken to the
Hospital. •
Between the hours of eleven on Wednesday night
and five on-Thursday 'morning, the stable of Mr,
Peter Barnes,. No. 15, Surrey-place,- Kent-road,
was broken into, and the contents of a pipe of Ma-
deira. which was stowed there, was drawn off and
carried away. The villains had a cart at horse.4o •
assist them, as thu track of the -wheels was traced.
from the premises.