The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-06 00:00:00

KENT ASSIZES.

• MArDSTONE, JULY g, TWO O'CLOCK.
Corinif,Clotl;WaS opt-neti y..tPrAnr; ""
?Assizes commenced this morning, hefOre Chief
;Baron MACDONALD and Baron Honi.m.

There ate seventy. eight Prisoners in the Calendar.
Two Causes have already been tred ; in one,
iwhich was an Aftion br,ught against a Jew of the
name of Levi, a WitneS he brought, a geo:eel
ynung woman, grossly' perjured herself, and was
committed.; she screamed violertly. Adion
has also been tried, which was 'trough- be a Mr.
.ORGAN against the servants of JOHN avrogt
Esq. of Bevkenham. The Verdid is nut Yet
delivered.

We have the pleasure to learn, that there is an
excess of near seven hundred thousand pounds in .the,
receipt of the Customs during the last quarter, be''
yond the calculated estimate.
Lnrd FRANCIS ALMA/3/C SPPNCER 'was on Fri-
lay last- admit ted a Comtnon Councilor to of the
Borough of New Woodstock, in the room of Lora.
BATEMAN, deceased. At the same time, JAMES
BLACKsToNE, Esq. was eleled Recorder of the.
said Borough, in the room of F&ANCIi BURTotrr,
Esq. who has re.,igned.

Last winter a great body of Indians presented
themselves to Congress, at Washington, under th:
command of one of their warriors, named Li-vv.&
PIGEON. The President and Government caused
ploughs and other implements of agriculture and v!4P
rious arts to, he given to them. The President,
at the same time, told their Chiefs, that the Gregg
Spirit had given to the enlightened Whites a pre,r
sent, which contained the means of destroyi g ,I*-
simall.pox, which had lately occasioned a great mot*
tality among their tribes. Such was the confidenee,
of these Children of Nature in their more civilized
neighbours,' that all the Wdrriors immediatelf,
caused themselves to be inoculated, and they earric4
with them vaccine matter for their countrytnen.'
Soon after, fifteen other Chiefs came to he inoeulAc:
ed with the vaccine : this operation was perform-al
both times by the Chaplain of Congress.
PAUL the FIRST was one day az Court, sot°
rounded by several Russian Princes, and being al'
ways inclined to bowel?' the pride of Great Me") he
asked Count RoTorscHut, his favourite Minister,
how it happened that he was not a Prince It Woo
please your Majesty," replied the Count, " becat!s°
my ancestors, who came from Tartary to settle ift
Russia, came in Winter." " How could the 50';
son have any efffet upon it ?" said Paul. " Why,"'
replied the Count, " whenever any Tartar appeared
at Court for 'the first time, the Sovereign aiw;4r
gave him his choice either to receive a present of
Pellet, or to be made a Prince ; now as it was
very severe Winter when my Grandfather came tQ.
Court, he had sense enough to prefer the Peke."
• -
The Egyptian Antiquities, now at the .i 39115
Museum, have been examined by many-Onartners
of known Literature and Taste, who all pronciece
c
them the moat extraordinary things of the kind
have ever been seen' in Europe. They, were 0,
Most perfea reliques of Antiquity in the Count
from which they were brought. The Petp!e
that _Country viewed them with the deepest serlli
of Religious Veneration, conceiving, that who,.
they remained in the Country, they had power .iv
avert any Calamity that might threaten it. .1.14
were in the habit of addressing their Prayeri to see
veral of the Idols among those Reliques, and riqff
thing could exceed their consternation and
when they understood that the French inters
ed to convey them away. When these Antiqi
Spoils were on board of the French Vessel, ttc
Natives earnestly implored permission, to pay
last homage of their resped and regard to their,. le
The French Captain assented, and the poor Peru
knelt devoutly before their late treasures, and wi
fears, and the strongest innks ,of afflittion, bads
them farewell !

Yesterday being the first day of the Oyster Seasl
Billingsgate Market was thronged with people at
very early hour in the motping. So eager were the/
to
_gain admission to the'Oyster_boats, that marini,i
fell into the Thames, and one poor woman was U
co
fortunately drowned. Every exertion was used 0
save her Irma watery grave, but without effeaf
it is supposed she went under one of the boats.

At Winchcombe Fair, on Wednesday, there ci°
a very large show of draught horses in partial)/
and some good riding horses; one hackney was sr/ `i
for too guineas to a London dealer ; and in gene oaf
good prices were given for warranted horses 0
figure. The inferior kinds, as usual, were i°
great request.
Alresford Sheep Fair, on Thursday se'nnight, we,
fuller attended than it has been since the commend
meat; upwards of sOOO ewes and lambs were penned,,
mostly South-Downs. The sale was brisk ; Streiia,
g
Down rams from 15 to zo guineas a.head,
;torn 34i• -to 535• lambs, from 28s. to 325•