The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-24 00:00:00

MPDHURSF SCHOOL.MEETING'.

ON Wednesday the zest was celebrated the An,
nuhl Exhibitionof the Sell.°!ars,' arMidhurst'Sehool
two excellent CompOsitions were delivered by their
Authors, Messrs. JENKINS and UTTE-RsoN, sen. ;
the one, a Latin Poem, on Ithigoia Adarum,
in Aulide Peritura ;" the other, an English Poem;
on Panthea and 'Abradaies."--Ati Extra& from
the first Philippic of Demosthenes; .a Scene from the
Medea of Euripides, and the elegant Etilogium on
the Greek Language, from Harris's Hermes ;' toge-
ther witirthe two Prize Speeches--that of Lord
CROMARTIE, on his trial, delivered .by Mr. MET.:
CALFE, and-o of T. —APItOLINESi from the 3d
Book of Liity, spoken by Mr. TwyFo an, Sen.
were• the protifilient excellencieS'of the performance,
though the w Ithle.went .off 'exceedingly w:-11, and tit
the greatest satisfadion of near an hundred of the
principal Gentlemen of the County, amongst whom
were Lords WintettOn and Robert Spencer, the
Archdeacon of Chieliesier, 'Dr. Hutchinson; Nisq.s.
Payntz, Sargent, Mitford, Bidmilph, Mr. Vinceti
and the Mr. Lenno'xcS,_Colonels Vane and Carnegie,
Messrs. Metcalfe, Webber, Twyford, eoles, Utter-
son, Birch, Heath, Woods, &c. &c.

NEWS.

arRIL 21.

SATURDAY the First Division of the gallant 4th
Regiment of Foot, which only consists of about 300
men, arrived in this City from Portstrmuth,•where
they had landed Olt their return from Egypt. hey
will stay here until further orders.- The bells of
Christ Church rang on the occasion, to pay a just
tribute to their merit. •

• The First Division of the :Royal Carinarthen Fu-
sileers left this City on Wednesday last; and the
remainder on Satuiday morning ; and on Monday,
the Middlesex Militia also lett this City, on their
march to their native Counties, to be disgmbodied;

The South Gloucester Militia are to be disband-
ed at Gloucester on Thursday next,
sand the two
following days.
. The second Somerset Regiment of Militia are re-
moving into their County;
.from South. Sea Camp,
Portsmouth, robe disbanded.

4 dreadful. Event.,-On Monday last a very un-.
fortunate accident liagpenecl in Kingroad, by which
the eight follaviq persons lost their lives, viz..
Mr. James, sadler, on St. Michael's Hill ; his bro.
ther, Mr. pines, truss-maker, Redcliff-street ; end
two other of their brothers ; also Mr. Price,sivtAin-
measurer of this Pore; and Mr"..lienry Stockhain,
. baker, Redcliff-street ; together with two chil-
dren, one belonging to Mr. James, ancl.the other
to Mr. Stock•ham.' Theyliad-Set off in a boat in
the•morning (it being an holiday), w imuse them-
selves on the water; and having got into Kingroad
were seen•about; a mile and a half from Portishead
• Fort, steering towards the Welch coast, near which
place are some very dangerous' sand banic's ; and it
is supposed that the, boat Struck on one, of them and
immediately overset, as 'she was afterwards disco.
vered with her keel uppermost.; but we do not find
there were any wirnesses to the accidebri the whole
of the party being drowned. It is truly tnelaricholy,
to consider that this aWfut circumstance has deprived
three.widow.s of their husbands, and fourteen chit_
dren of their fathers ; six of whorri belonging to-
Mr. Stockham, Who buried his .wite -Within these
four months, aie become. ,orplians. None of the
bodies have yet been foundl.except one of Oe'ellii-
dren, which was fo.Und in the cuddy of tire boat. It
is but justice to say the above parties were pettedly
sober, and persons of reputable characters.
We learn with pleasure, that a notorious gang, of
house-breakers, who resided on Doward, in the.
Parish. of Whitchurch, .Herefordshire, have been
taken into custody, 'and are now confined in Mon-
mouth Gaol. Their depredations on society have
been carried on for some time tO great extent ;
hut the strong arm of the law has at length arrested
their progress, and they will take their trials at
the next Assizes. •