The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-16 00:00:00

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A printed statement having been circulated in
the room, by Mr. Waters' servant, mentioning
his having discontinued to show sugar-fed cattle,
at this and the last slim, only on account of
being a Steward of the .Club, as lie had done at
this Club's show in 1808, at those •f Lord So-
Merville in 1809 and 1810, in comparative expe-
riments, against oil cakes and other expensive
food. That the high price of hay in 1811 caused
Mr. W. to recur to sugar, for economising..
this article with his working horses and oxen,
and the result was so satisffictory, in the
improved condition of the animals under ,severe
work, as to, induce the extending of the 'sys-
tem to carriage and saddle horses, for saving of
the very dear oats of the present year ; reducing
their portions of oats and of hay, and substi-
tuting a moderate quntity of sugar in its stead.
That the results of these experiments had been so
satisfactorily made out to his Royal Highness the
Commander-in-Chief, that he had been pleased
lately to order a considerable number of his Ma-
jesty's cavalry horses to be in part fed on sugar,
or mollasses, under Mr. Waters's own immediate
inspection ; and the hope is hehl out, that on the
successful issue of this experiment, this practice
may become general, and that private individuals
also may be enabled to avail themselves of sugar,
duty free, or nearly, when so contaminated, as
not to admit of its perversion to other use.s, and
yet left fully effective for the purposes of horse
and cattle feeding.
Mr.Witreas rose, and after thanking the com-
pany and drinking, their healths in return, lament-
ed that his Grace the President was not present
to introduce the subject sof sugar-feeding with
better effect than he could hope to do: Mr. W.
said, that early in his practice with sugar in the
cattle-stall, he had pledged himself to institute a
a series of experiments on the same, in support-
ing horses under their usual labour; and he
hoped, that the journey he was now about to un-
dertake, to superintend with the Commissary. in
Chief, al arge experiment on the substitution of a
part of the rations to the cavalry horses, for a portion
of sugar daily, would enable him properly to re-
deem that pledge., and to 'shew to the country,
that sugar is no lesS necessdry to the stable than
it is to the house ; and by which the country pay
be relieved] from a large. importationof oats,
and increase profitably its consumption, of sugars

'WESTMINSTER PLAY.—At the lait represents.
tion of the Westminster Play, on Monday night
the dormitory was crowded with fashionable cop.
parry, amongst whom were,

His Royal Highness the Mike of York, Bishops of London
aad Cloyne ; Lords Holland, Darnley, Aston ; Sir T. Tyr-
whitt; Messrs. Jekyll, Osborne Markham, Philihnore, Web-
her, Lygon, Allen, &c.&c.--The Countess of Behester,
Lady Shetlield, and several other Ladies of distinction, were
als present.

The Gnatho of Mr. ANDREWS (son of the Dean
'of CANTERBURY} was an exquisite piece of acting,
and drew down repeated plaudits.

ME. PALMER, in Pharizeno, and Mr. STRANGE-
wAYs in Thraso, supported their•different charac-
ters with great spirit—the latter displayed to
great advantage the empty vanity and egotism of
the character. The other parts were very well
performed, and the play went off with great eclat.

Oa Monday evening, about nine o'clock, a per-
son in the garb of a sailor, went into a wine-vault
in Glasshouse-street, Golden-square, and called
for a glass of gin, which having drank, he search-
ed his pockets for a considerable time, before he
produced the price of it ; there was no person in
the vault but the woman who delivered him the
gin ; On her taking up the money be struck .her
with some kind of weapon in the forehead, which
knocked her down, and caused the blood to gush
from her mouth, nose, and eyes ; he then reached
over the counter, and took the till out and left the
place, but being perceived by a Gentleman, he was
taken into custody and lodged in the watch-
house. At the time it was necessary he should be
removed for e,:amination, he was found dead,
suspended by his neckhandkercbief. The recovery
of the unfortunate woman is despaired of.
Within these few days past, 1149 prisoners of
war have arrived at the Perth depot, making the
total number lodged therc 4626 ;---900 more are
expected.

On Monday morning Mr. Sadler's Yard exhi
bited as greAt a crowd of N'isiters, employed h
inspeking the rattle, &c. as we ever remember
to have seen)mlorrner occasions.
At three o'clock the Members of the -Club as-
sembled at Freemasons' Tavern. THOMAS MEL-
LISH, Esq. in the Chair. When the till of Pre.
miurns for next year was settled, several Gentle-
men were nominated tor Judges of the next show.
Thomas Mellish, Esq. and John Wilson Allen,
Est. were nominated as Stewards for the two en-
suing years, and four new Members were elect-
ed, viz. :-,—Thornas Caney, Esq. M. P. Thomas
Page, Esq. Mr. William Smart, and Mr. William
Plenty, jun.
At five -o'cloek., a largi company of the Mem-
bers and their friends assembled in Freemason's
Hall, to an excellent' dinner, Edmund Thomas
Waters, Esq. (in the abseil* of the Dud cof
13edford, from indisposition) in the Chair. Af-
ter the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been
drank, a Gentleman handed round the room laige
designs and printed particulars of a scheme for
improving Smithfield Martet, by placing the oxen
in the centre of the space where the sheep-pens
now are, and over this to have a permanent stage
erected on oast iron pillars and bearers, with pens
thereon for 11,000 sheep, at 'a proper height over
the heads of oxen, to which the ascent would_
be by four. easy inclined ways, &c. ;. and Lord
Somerville's servant distributed the particulars of
his Premiums at the ensuing Spring Show, on
the Ist and 2d of March.
Mr.-MELLisit begged to inform the company,
that Mr. Waters, their worthy Chairman, had an
important communication to make -to them and
the country, as to a discovery of his, that working
'horses can iu part be fed with sugar, with econo-
my
and effect, and that he was about to superin-
tend a large experiment on the cavairy horses thus
fed, under the auspices of the Counnander-in-
Chief ; and he concluded by giving.
" Edmund Tilumas Waters"--whit three times
three.