The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-28 00:00:00

THE BRITISH JEWS:

•
The follewhig letter as eon a resse to the Right
Hon. Sir Robert Grant, by several of the most eminent
members of the Jewish body in this metropolis :
" London, Aug. 25, 1834.
" Sir—Although we are aware that your attention must at
this moment be engaged by many important subjects, we yet
hope that you will not think we are trespassing improperly on
your time in expressing to you once more before you leave
England our gratitude for the kindness which we /md our de,
religionists have experieneed at yOtit hands, and in saying how
earnestly we with that your change of station may produce as
much happiness to yourself as we are sure that it will to the
countries that will be placed beneath your care.
" It will never, we trust, be unpleasing to you to be re-
minded of your exertions on behalf of the British Jews; and
we therefore venture to request that you will do us the honour
to accept, as a slight testimonial of our deep sense of obliga-
tion, the accompanying ornament, the sight of which may
sometimes, perhaps, in a distant part of the world, recal to
your thoughts the recollection of the services that you have
rendered to the cause of religious freedom, and of your dis-
franchised countrymen.
" Your labours have not as yet produced their full effect;

but we cannot believe that any tong interval of time can sepa•
rate us from the accomplishment of a measure, the intrinsic
justice of which has been recommended to the Legislature
and the country by the arguments and authority of such an ad-
vocate n s yourself.

4, We have the honour to remain, Sir,
" Your faithful and devoted Servants,
" ISAAC L. GOLDSMID,
J. HELBERT HELBERT,
L. DE SYAIONS,
LOUIS LUCAS,
N. DE ROTHSCHILD,
BENJN. COHEN,
ABRAHA.II HORT,
FRANCIS H. GOLDSMID,
DANL. MOCATTA,
ED. WALEY SALOMONSON,
S. J. LEVI,
DAVID SOLOMONS,
B. VANOVEN,
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Grant."
The " Testimonial" alluded to in the above letter is a mag-
nificent piece of silver plate, called a Paundon (a vase made
use of at Indian tables for handing round rose-water, &c.,)
bearing the following inscription :

(Signed)

" August, 1834,
" Presented to the Right Honourable
Sir Robert Grint,
as .a slight token of gratitude
for his invaluable exertions
in behalf of the
British Jews".
This mark of grateful feeling on the part of the Jews,
towards a statesman who has been the firm and zealous ad-
vocate of those rights which belong to them in common
with all their fellow-subjects, hut of which they have so
long been unjustly deprived, is honourable alike to the
givers and receiver. It will always be remembered as a
proud circumstance in Sir Robert Grant's public life, that
his exertions have prepared the way for a triumph which
must soon be achieved over bigotry and intolerance, by the
full acknowledgment of the civil rights of an important body
of our countrymen ; and it must be to him a subject of gra-
tification that his conduct has excited in their minds those
warm feelings of gratitude and regard which the above
letter so happily expresses. We also congratulate the Jews
on their. exhibition of good taste and honourable sentiment
in thus demonstrating their sense of obligation to one who,
having eminently served them, is about to remove from the
scene and station in which he could continue to ,do them

DOVER, AUGIST 27,

,
The Tai 14 tery,fll} of visitors# and every house on the
Marine Parade occupied.
Amongst the recent arrivals are, the Marquis and Mai`ticz
ness of Westminster; the E ,r 1 and Countess of Charleville;
the Countess Poulett ; Lord Hinton; Mr. Justice and Lady
Gaselee ; Lady Pomfret ; Lady Augusta Baring ; Lady Gib-
bon ; Mr. Raikes ; Mr. Ladbroke ; Mr. Martineau ; Mr. C.
Hammersley, &c., with their respective families.
There i 3 every appearance of a very full season.

N-EW MODE OF• RESISTING A DISTRAINT.--
On Tuesday last a man named George Woodhouse was
brought up at the New Bailey, Manchester, charged with
having prevented the levying an execution under a distress
warrant. It appeared that it was for the amount of 13s. 6d.
for some fowls, and that on the bailiff entering the house,
Woodhouse went into the cellar, whence he returned armed
with a bag of soot, with the contents of which he so profusely
powdered the bailiff that.he was glad to escape, being, as he
said, " smothered out."

The following notice was recently posted up by some
polished Parisians in the shop windows, in Paris :—" At the
Menagerie of the Combat des Animaux, August, 3, 1834, and
every Sunday till further notice, will be a grand combat of a
young and vigorous bull. This indomitable animal, without
equal for agility, will be attacked vigorously by dogs of the
greatest force, who will relieve one another, turn about. After
which the famous wild boar of the Black Forest will be hunted
and pursued by dogs trained to this sort of exercise. Ndthing
shall be neglected to render the combat obstinate."
BEDFORD, AUG. 20.—The rivalship between the
two clerks of ElstOw, we are sorry to state, still exists, al-
though a meeting was held on Saturday last, at the Town-
hall, Bedford, to decide the question, when S. Whitbread,
Esq., the Rev. J. Wing, the Churchwardens, &c., attended.
Every argument was used to arrange the business amicably,
but without effect, the old clerk being firm to his appoint-:
ment. For four Sundays this church has thus been made
the scene of discord by the two clerks, each making the
responses in their own peculiar twang. The most curious
part of the
service however is the singing, the new clerk per-
forming solos in his very best manner.—Cambridge Chronicle.
, ,
Wednesday, about two o'clock, as the Yorkshirenzan
steamer was proceeding from York to London, when off the
Lincolnshire coast, the pipes of the boiler burst, but without
doing any damage, except to the steam apparatus. She was
towed into port by the Lapwing revenue cutter. Oa the
Lapwing's going alongside her the passengers evinced their
gratification by three hearty cheers, which they repeated on
their arrival in safety at Hull. Serious apprehensions ware
entertained by
vessel being 00 h behind her in consequence of the
time,
accident. the friends of those on board, on account of the

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1834

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It is asserted that the Earl' 0; osford is to be the
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, vacant the resigna-
tion of the Marquis of Clanricarde. His Lordship i; one of
the Representative Peers for Ireland, also one of the Lords o.
the Bedchamber, and Lord Lieutenant of the county of Armagh.
The salary as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, is nearly
1,500 i a year. His Lordship is brother-in-law to Lord George
Bentinck.

COURT- OF ALDERMEN.—ADDItESS TO Ills
MAJESTY ON TIIE RETURN OF THE QUEEN.—Yesterday a Court
was held, at which an address was unanimously voted to his
Majesty on the safe return of the Queen to this country.
COURT OF COMMON CousclL.—Yesterday a
Court was held for the purpose of moving an address to his
Majesty on the safe return of the Queen. There were fifteen
Aldermen present and a great number of Common Council-
men. Deputy Wood moved the address and Mr. Prior se-
.eonded it. Not the slightest discussion took place. The
motion having been carried, a deputation was appointed to
draw up the address, and the Court adjourned.
A country poulterer advertising his readiness to
purchase any quantity of game and rabbits, adds—" Manors
rented—the killing to be paid for."
Grouse are daily exhibited for sale in the neigh-
bourhood of the Bank and Stock Exchange, at the moderate
price of ioi. a brace.
The New York Courier and Inquirer is printed
on one of the largest sheets in the world, and costs about three
halfpence of our money. A late number contained nearly
12,000 advertisements.
It is remarkable, that at Spalding market last
Tuesday, wheat and oats sold at nearly the same price per
stone. A merchant who trades at that place remarked that he
does not recollect a similar circumstance.—Boston Herald.
The keeper of a country inn, after extolling in an
advertisement the salubrity of his surrounding neighbourhood,
concludes with this equivocal and ominous announcement,
" hearse and mourning coaches."
GIANT FAMILY.—A young Welchman enlisted
in the Royal Horse Guards, a few days since, whose height
is six feet four inches, and who states himself to have a
brother residing in the principality of the height of six feet
nine inches.

DECLINE OF CHOLERA IN DUBLIN.—We are
extremely gratified to be able to announce that there has been
a very considerable diminution in the number of cases since
the recent change in the weather. The epidemic has assumed
a much less malignant character within the last week. —D üblin
Register.

PICTURE OF THE TIMES (1783). Did I tell
you that the Bishop of Chester's Sermons were out of print
in eight days ? I hope the age is not so bad as we took it to
be; and yet it cannot be very good neither, when the straw-
berries at Lady Stormont's breakfast, last Sunday morning,
cost one hundred and fifty pounds.--Memoirs of Hannah
More.

RA I LWA Y.—Experiments have been made with
uggage trains claim the inclined plane ,at Sutton, on the
Liverpool and Manchester railway, to ascertain the distance
the trains would move without the aid of engines. Some of
the heavy trains acquired such a velocity in descending the in-
cline as to run a mile on the level train without the aid of
power.—Baton Chronicle.
ASTRONOMY.—The planet's Jupiter and Mars
may now be seen at one tints with a telescope at midnight, in
the E. by N. The planets Venus and Saturn may also be
seen in the same manner, immediately after sunset, in the
west ; and Herschel may be seen at any time in the night,
forming an equilateral triangle with the two stars in the
shoulders of Aquarius, and not far from Altair ; the moon at
present prevents this planet being seen with a telesccope.
PUBLIC WORKS.—A curious account has been
laid before Parliament of the sums granted, altogether, for the
Caledonian Canal, Military and Highland Roads and Bridges,
in Scotland; for Canal communication in Canada; and for
Improving the Navigation of the Shannon. The totals are as
follow :—Caledonian Canal 953,638/. ; Roads, Bridges, &c.,
about 400,000/. ; Canada Canals, 977,800/. ; and the Shan-
non, 21,0231. The return was moved for by the Earl of Kerry.
How TO MAKE is stated in the " Cu-
riosities of Literature," that " the King of Bithynia, in some
expedition against the Scythians, in the winter, and at a great
distance from the sea, had a violent longing for a small fish
called aphy—a pilchard, a herring, or an anchovy. His cook
cut a turnip to the perfect imitation of its shape ; then fried it
in oil, salted, and well powdered it with the grains of a dozen
black poppies. His Majesty's taste was so exquisitely deceived
that he praised the root to his guests as an excellent fish."
EXTRAORDINARY ARRIVAL OF V ESSELS.—
During the present month not less than 900 vessels have ar-
rived at this port, 300 of which are from foreign parts, the
remainder from Ireland and coastwise. The docks are conse-
quently crowded. The trade of the port continues rapidly to
increase, As connected with the increase of trade we may
mention that the number of subscribers to the Exchange News
Room, who are all engaged in commerce, was never greater
than it is at the present peried.--Liverpool Standard.
The salt lakes are constantly termed by the Turks
"bitter;" may not, therefore, "bitter," as applied in Scrip-
ture and by the Orientals of the present day to waters unfit for
use, be simply a figurative expression denoting the bitterness
of disappointment which the fainting traveller experiences on
discovering that the beautiful lake descried at a long distance,
and the object of his most anxious solicitude, mocks his ex-
pectations, and though pure and inviting to the eye, is nau-
seous to the taste, and would rather increase his sufferings
than relieve them.—Arundel's Asia Minor.
The number of cabriolets that were licensed to ply
for hire, prior to the Ist of January, 1834, was 1,200, and
the Commissioners were limited to grant licenses to that
number, but after the Ist of January unlimited power was
given them with regard to licenses, and upwards of eight
hundred fresh licenses have since been granted. The owners
pay 5/. for each license when they take it out, and 2/. every
month for duty. This is paid in advance. Government,
consequently, derives a revenue in round numbers of 52,0001.
per ann. from the hackney cabs and coaches of the metropolis.
DYING MAPLE OR SATIN WOOD WITH COCIII-
NEAL. —Embellishing maple or satin wood with cochineal is
an old Swedish practice. In that country they use knotty
pieces and roots of the birch, which they appear to smooth
with a plane that is not very sharp, so as to throw up the fibre
more in some places than in others; they then dip these thin
boards into dyes of various kinds, and as the raised fibre im-
bibes colour faster than the smooth cut parts, a delicate variety
of tint is easily produced. The boards when dry are smoothed
and varnished, and snake very beautiful furniture.

creased, and the vessel was impelled towards the Welch coast,
not without serious apprehensions to all on board of very dis-
astrous results. Sir T. Aeland, however, maintained his gal-
lant intrepidity, and, to sustain the spirits of his associates, who
were severely suffering from sea-sickness and alarm, remained
on deel ell night, whistling and singing, with apparent con-
fidence of safety. Many hours elapsed before the yacht re-
gained the Somersetshire coast, where the party were dis-
embarked to their infinite joy, and that of their anxious fami-
lies and friends. '
Earl Grey arrived at Alnwick on Wednesday after-
noon. His Lordship alighted at the White Swan Inn, where
die) Address of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood
was presented to him by John Carr, Esq., and a number of his
political friends assembled on the occasion. The address was
graciously received by his Lordship, and was deeply gratifying
to him, as exrressive of the approbation of his friends and.
neighbours. His Lordship appeared at the window, and was
received with cheers. There was an anxious expectation that
his LOrdship would address the people assembled, and his not
doing so produced general disappointment. It is stated that
his Lordship was unable, from indisposition, to address the
concourse assembled outside.— Tyne .31-ereury.
We are happy to inform the public that Sir John
Hobliouse has given directions for -an iron railing to be made,
of the saute pattern as that in front of the new Palace, and
when completed, the brick wall between the Green Park and
Buckingham Gardens is to be taken down, and the iron rail-
ing erected instead. This will be a great ornament to the
Palace, and Will be the means of showing the Palace to great
advantage.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EGHAM RACES.—(YESTERDAY.)
The weather was so favourable and the list so promising, that a
company not much inferior to that collected on Tuesday was at-
tracted to the course. The presence of Royalty was alone wanting
to impart eclat to the amusements of the day. In our account of
the first day we omitted to state that Sir F. Roe was in attendance
at the royal tents, having Gardner and Smith under his orders.
There was also a strong body of police, whose exertions in clearing
the course and preserving order were entirely successful.
The following account of the running yesterday will show that
the stakes did not realize so much sport as their appearance on paper
had warranted us in expecting :
Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, h. ft. ; for two-yrs.-old, 7st. ; three
yrs., 9st. 21b. ; fillies allowed 31b.. Three quarters of a mile.
Sir T. Stanley s Intriguer, 3 yrs., 9st. tuns—Templet-Dan 1
Mr. Gardnor's Comet, 3 yrs., 9st. 21b
Mr. Cosby's Stradbally, 3 yrs., 9st. 21b Pd
Betting-5 to lon Intriguer, who won in a canter, pulling
double all the way ; he has recently been purchased for 600 guineas
by Sir T. Stanley, to run in the Cheshire and Lancashire districts.
It is the first time that Sir Thomas's colours or jockey has been seen
on Runnymede.
The Magna Charta Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three-yrs.-
old. New mile.
Sir T. Stanley's Intriguer Templeman walked over
Mr. Gardnor's Comet paid
Mr. Theobald's Stowell Lass paid
Sir G. Heathcote's Nisus
Sweepstakes of 30 soya. each, h. ft., for two-yrs. -old. T. Y. C.
Sir G. Ileathcote's Valentissimo
Duke of Richmond's c. by Comet —Dream paid
Captain Byng's c. by Helenus—Mushroom paid
The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 soya each, 15 ft., &e. Two
miles and a distance. 24 subs., 15 of whom declared, &c.
Mr. Alderson's Robin Roughhead, 4 yrs Norman 1
Mr. De Burgh's The Bravo, 4 yrs 2
Mr. Theobald's Stockwell Lass, 3 yrs 3
to 1 on Robin Roughhead, who sprang off in front,
and led far ao.. :
"t fifty yards, when the filly, pulling so hard that the
boy could not hold nt.;nassed him, and made running to the rails ;
here Robin Roughhcad rest.-
edthe lead, and was never in danger
except at the distance, where it 1,"::'e
d like a race between him and
The Bravo ; shaking him off after a shun! struggle, he won cleverly
by a length.
The Ladies Plate of 50/. ; three-years-old, 7st. ; 21b.;
::"five, Bst. 81b. ; six and aged, Bst. 111 h. ; mares and gelch
al-
lowed 31b. Winners once this year, 31b. ; twice 51b. ; and ttries.,
71b. extra. Horses that have started this year without winn
ing allowed 51b. Mile hehts.
Mr. Forth's Sister to [mbar, 3 yrs Twitehett 1 1
Mr. Kent's Baleine, 4 yrs
Mr. Harrison's Repentance, 4 yrs 3 3
Mr. Beckett's Angelica colt, 3 yrs 2 dr
First heat-6 to 4on Sister to Imbar, and 2to 1 agst Baleine.
Won cleverly.
Second heat-0 and 7to 4 agst Sister to Imbar, and 2tol a,
Baleine. Won by half a length cleverly.