The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-13 00:00:00

N ORKSHIRE:

THE RIPON 11011;B:0WEIL—The oldest relict of the
Corporation of the old borough of Ripon, Benjamin
Simmonds, departed this life, aged 82, on Thursday last.
For nearly 30 years ho had filled the situation of horn-
blower. The deceased wasuas camp colourwell•knownmancharacter,to h
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had always many attendants and admirers among the
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juvenile population. He is
Ripon Volunteers and the Claro Local Militia during
the whole time they were in service. In his office con-
nected with the Corporation he always took precedence
in all processions; and on gala days he bore the state
horn, tipped with gold, the emblem of the borough and
city arms. The horn, which he blew each evening at
nine o'clock, at the Mayor's door and the Cross, was not
of such costly material. It is stated deceased excelled
all previous blowers for the length and strength of blast,
and whic,l,lfroetqouoewntnbo,
moreattract-d the notice of strangers.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.—WOOLWICH APRIL 11.
TheltrLoigrdiletrasintog leave Woolwich to-morrow, to convey the
widow and family of the late Captain Clavell, one of the
captains of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich,
to Whitby.
The Dragon steam-frigate was towed down the river to-day
from Blackwall. The Athol troop-ship arrived at the dock-
yard, Woolwich, to-day from the West Indies, having on
board 111 jor Rowland's and Captain Torrikyns's companies
of the Royal Artillery. The Ordnance Corps : The men
returned unfit for duty assembled at the Ordnance Hospital
at one o'clock on Saturday, April 11, for the inspection of the
Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, to be pensioned according
to their various services. The men are to be discharged on
the 14th, and will commence their pensions on the 16th of
THE LATE BRIGADIER •GENERAL TAYLOR —l3riga-
dier-General Taylor, C. 8., 29th Regiment, who was killed IE
the late battle on the Sutlej, Was grandson of the late John
of St.
Baker, Esq., Stephen's, near Canterbury, many years
M.P. for this city, whose eldest daughter married Captain
1 r killed at the battle of Vimeira, and who aftewards
—Rent Herald.
united to Colonel Munro, commandant at Dover, and
itTgODOX DOG--An old shepherd in one of
border parishes where there are sometimes
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now at 0
quadrupedsoutlying
g than bipeds in church on a Sabbath-day,
attender, with his old dog, at the parish church,
moretoes er
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sort
tueoagtb 1 i i h i n
ent, and joined the Free Church. His dog,
tullieardisruption. But at that evenful era he quitted
however, no friend to newfangled highflying notions, could
by no means be persuaded to change, but, while his master
trudges every Sunday to hear the minister of his choice, away
he trots doggedly to the place and the preacher he has been
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gouiv ~.,ato,—Border Fratch.
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