The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-29 00:00:00

DINNER TO MR COLLINS.

TO THE • EDITOR OF THE SUN. 0,
SIR,—I have just seen in your Evening Edition of I,et
tcrday an abridged report of the proceedings at War'citie,
upon the liberation of myself and my excellent collegat
William Lovett, in which report an error of an irriparlso
nature is made, which I trust you will correct in your Otto
The erroneous words are, that at the expiration of r,
first six months we were indulged with about a quarters 4,
pound of such meat as would sicken the strongest stonls,
I never made use of any such words, or any other ttle
can be construed into a acmplaint of the quality foot
meat, having no reason to do so and I never said ,he
allowance was a quarter of a pound twice a week,
allowance being half a pound twice a week to each cof
soner. What I said respecting a quarter of a potolbi
meat was, that although in the Dietary Table printelp
an order of the House of Commone, on the motion ofd of
Hawes, it is stated that each prisoner had half a poonrol
meat and a quart of soup twice a week, we had no 10 if?
food at all ; and when we complained of this to the ills
trates, we were told by them that if we did not have
~1,01
a solid we had it in a soluble state ; yet we were Prerdwri
to prove that for about two years there had been 11° -08
than a quarter of a pound for each prisoner put seta 6r
soap, and that both Parliament and people were boilib
ceived by the publication of such a report.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 145
Birmingham, July 28. JOHN COLLI'4I
[The report in The Stu, was copied from the Dispa"

DISCOVERIES IN AMERI

It is with no small degree of pleasure, we ao°"1/1'
to the public that those distinguished Americ3e,er,
tellers, Messrs. Stephens and Catherwood, the f,°,,fr,fe
well-known throughout this Republic, as the
op
d'Affaires of the United States to Central Anleric°„'rbt
who during a residence of six months has, by bis,ciepcs
nity and gentlemanly deportment, won the' COv be°
and esteem of every citizen of Central Americo'cwirt
recently made a visit to the ruins which exist in 'OlO
gua, and intended also to visit Quichey and then oil
to the ruins of Palenque, in the province of
pas, in Mexico. si"
The following are their discoveries made 'lO -
gua otioa'
One statue 10 feet high, lying upon the grj-
One ditto 101.- feet high, lying upon the grounio:
looking towards the heavens. One ditto 26 fee"
inclining similar to the steeple or tower at Pirsr'e
monument 23 feet high, perpendicular, in the j°,01,,
an obelisk, full of hieroglyphics, with a human',
cut upon its top, and has some figures in its of
Another statue, nine feet high, representing a 491;et
One other statue nineteen feet high, represeos-;0,7,
one side the figure of a woman, on the other 0,111,:g,F
good preservation. Another, the head of a gui"oull,
feet in diameter. Two altars, most elegantly
tured. One obelisk, twelve feet in height. Fe l scird
monuments in distinct places, one of which i 5 „
cular form, and upon a small eminen,:e for'h-ete:,
stones, apparently brought from the river. I:11 ta-
tre between these four monuments, there '5 1
round stone, which is wholly covered with bie"l,
and inscriptions; beneath the stone arc twich
heads, covered nearly with vegetation, upon sv"
stone rests. . 000 file'
The above monuments are found about 3, r,..‘,/
from the River Montague. The time of ge,,55-ase
therwood and Stephens being short, they Iver",hell4ej
to make more discoveries in that place • but
satisfied that these monuments, &c., :an be rice6l'di:
and taken to the United States of Americo' -23fisr;
their intention ; while those of Palenque Arc the
the interior, it would be impossible to remove IPA
' We also learn that the human figures, and tbf.:
ments which appear about filet"), are all similar,- J
of Palenque. In fact, this we consider only
rude to what we shall expect from these distiPsl3
,a
persevering, and scientific travellers. b 1.11,ct
We learn these gentlemen will continue theirieed
and after their visit to Palenque, will Pree
Mexico.—New York Paper.
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CHURCH-ItATES, CHELMSFUS
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) to Pit
IV
Yesterday a vestry meeting was held, pursuant isia
when a Church-rate of 10d. in the pound is
Ito
the ensuing year. .011°,04'
The Tory Churchmen of Chelmsford seen/ r",,0 o'4l.
set common sense, common decency, and c0r001,..09
nity at defiance. No sooner had the House of il,lllO
by its most influential Members, shown the fee"-,T01,r
is entertained respecting Therogood from one. ehnotlro
country to the other, than the Chelmsford pa, lol4litill
ties meet to make another rate, violate the k gin);
avowed in the House of Commons by Lord J0i.„'",.9 01
Sir R. Peel, Sir E. Sugden, and other Me
1
House.
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All the Dissenters in the town of every deiborr
abstained from attending, save only three or 40
seemed anxious to watch the proceedings.
Chair
Among the items which were read by the the 0
the Rev. C. A. St. John Mildmay, the Rect°r',,
lowing will appear, under present circumstallee
particularly revolting. T,iolll
Sundries for the Chapel of Ease to which A
gave a Sovereign, towards the Building 16
Cleaning, Surplices, &c. for ditto ..............•• 0
One dozen Sacramental Wine, seized for the 9 13
last Church-rate, from George Haycock.• ••• C,Ao
On this item being read by the Rector, Ar.a.91,1
Gray asked Mr. Gepp, the Churchwarden, if llrr. 670,
say that it was so taken from Mr. Haycock? ,ii'lntioo
said it was, and Mr. Gray rejoined, " Then) ye a
6
I don't envy you your feelings."
Washing Surplices for a Quarter.... 0 0
Ditto do. and Bread ................. • 0
u
Organist for a Quarter
Defending Thorogood's application fora Habeas 3,2 o,j,
Corpus ...
Excused Rate £2l 14s. 50., amt;ngst which lobo
or 4s. 2d. from Hancock, a master cooper, ad!
Churchman. 0100
After the items were read, the CliurchwardeLeOtA
rate of 10d., when the following biting alltell"7,01r
moved by Mr. Gray, Dissenting Minister, and oec"
Mr. C. S. Gray
•
" That this vestry declines making the rate s°;jor,oll
convinced that, whatever be the parish law, it i 9 -0;1;9'
compel those to contribute for the support of or 11°,0
from which they derive no spiritual instruction crf'
t age, and who honourably and freely maintain .fully fdl
religious worship and institutions, and 1044 pnd gffe
suaded that such is the power, zeal, libera
rCh
affection of' the members and friends ty bo. abbf,d
town and hamlet, that they will be na Jilt
willing to support both the parent church and to -
ease."—Negatived, of course, c li0„411,
Mr. GEPP gave notice that, in consequencc J13%7100'1,,
transpired in the House of Commons, on FrivaLcetl°Ppi
last, relative to the case of John Thorogood, a 7;1001
the parishioners would be held in the vestry °Pao 661)11
next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to talteAby
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of the parishioners as to the course to be Wow.
Churchwardens on that subject. l'
c 14;4,4
LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT TO 4,1 e',Or
JAMES METCALF.--This morning, between ten 810 ,frot
o'clock, a very dreadful accident happened to Capra IV/
Metcalf, of the Hon. East India Company's SerVic:l
above hour the Captain left his residence in Carnbr, !a
col
Edgeware-road, on horseback, to visit a friend at Nc't.oile `f
sd,oll
itl Kensington, when in the Baywater-road the CaPr
commenced plunging most violently, and eventualceird!,,
rider. The unfortunate gentleman pitched upon !i 9.40,5
was taken up in a bleeding and insensible state. It
„re °
tamed that the Captain had received a severe frac' reef
scull, attended with concussion of the brain, and
say that but slight hopes are entertained of his Teen° 010' d
It is understood that, unless some eve°,„god
seen at present should occur, Parliament will be Pro '"
ItCi
the 13th of August. abo
As a son of Mr. Re6,es, farmer, Of nr3,,,e0
Sevenoaks, was priming his gun last week, havingnic7
ing the rooks off his father's pea-field, it unfortunate 1,10
and the whole of the charge entered the thigk of n,peete
father's workmen, who, we regret to say, is not
c g
recover.— Sussex Advertiser. A ,r if o.:jii4
DISTRESSING SUICIDE OF AN reol
This morning the family of Mr. Benjamin Lipsconri:Atjtiol
in Nutford-place, Edgeware-road, and who is well aftli;rg:
his literary productions, were thrown into the utn'. s rd'
in consequence of the unfortunate gentleman ptittl,%i tbryet
to his existence by discharging the contents of a Pis' time 0
hi
his head. It appears that the deceased has for sotnecces
in very embarrassed circumstances, owing to bad su Yeltefer'
profession, and having a large family to support.
ade fere.'
he returned home in a very dejected state, havogfre inf,°o(o:l
calls for pecuniary assistance without effect. Ho pea '
him that during his absence the landlord had threatreoceocssip.
train their goods for rent, and that some legal P,bee
been served trom the tradespeople. The whole 01 `,thell
ful circumstances evidently operated on the mintli.7oool6re
tunate man. Alter his wife had left him this reP°r,ft bed
was attending to some of her young children, a Jecoss--00,-
arms was heard, and on the bedroom of the ois his 001
entered, he was found lying on the floor weltering.
the whole of the upper part of his head being. !a....',1 cl OO.
the instrument of destruction, a large pistol, rale, as
.00
in his right hand. The deceased was 47 eal',
educated at Trinity College, Dublin. *The us.'
Coroner's inquest.