The Sun.
London, England, 1804-12-29 00:00:00

THE LEADERS IN F/IS'IIIONABLECARRIAGES.

IT has been often asked to whom is the town in.
debted for the present taste in the building of car.
riages, and who it was that first introduced blood
horses into our modern coaches: a species of refine.
ment unknown to our ancestors, who were satisfied
with the cart breed. To accommodate mit Readers
we subjoin the following, account of the rise and
progress of this fashion, vouching at the same time
fur its accuracy.

The late Mr. ST, JOHN CHARLTON Was sup.
posed to .have the greatest taste in building car.
riagea of any professed amateur of the day : his
judgment in matching colours was unrivalled, of
course, he was resorted to both by the gentleman
and the tradesman to learn his choice, and take his
diredions in the projetted improvements. He
could not avoid manifesting his disgust, when he
saw carriages painted a dark blue, and picked out
with red, or red picked out with drab, and lined
with drab cloth, with red and yellow lace.
The PRINCE of WALES, who now ranks at the
head of the leaders in the fashionable carriages, in.
trodueed the patent yellow picked out very fully
with black, with linings of drab cloth, and black
and yellow lace, finished with red Morocco reclin_
ing cushions. This style was so much admired,
that in Tess than six months from its commencement
not a fashionable carriage was to be seen of any other
colour, and it still continues as prevailing as ever.
To the PRINCE we are likewise indebted for the
present fashion in the make .of carriages, thus re-
lieving us horn the state of barbarism in which our
dashing vehicles were plunged until the close of the
last century.
-The Marquis of DONEGAL ranked next on the
list for the nearness and elegance of his carriages_;
in fad, he was the first who introduced the black
bodies, and carriages with silver or gold orna- ,
menu, and scarlet linings with yellow Morocco
squabs.
The late Lord BARRYMORE was the first who
sported blood horses in carriages. In the spring of
the year 1792, Rotten.row, he made his grand
intrar in the ride, where every one was running cha.
riot and coach horsy; and immediately on his en.
trance he overturned Sir JohN LADE in his curri-
cle, which gave the worthy Baronet so great a dis.
gust for that kind of conveyance, that he for several
years has discontinued their use.

We shall close this article with the names of a
few of those who have great taste ; they will not
have a carriage built which is not extremely light,
and with colouis in pedal unison ; namely; the
Earl of Ssurobr, Countess DE Haunt., Lord Fa.
LEY, Colonel VAUGHAN§ Messrs. T. CHAMP-
NgyA, WALSH§ PORTER, J. BUTLER§ and M. P.
ANDREWS.

New York Papers say, gl that the late Indiana
Gazettes have contributed to remove the alarms from

the portion of Upper Louisiana, which had been
subjected to the temporary Government of Indiana.
On' tl►e zi September, a Committee, at Genevieve,
declared in favour of an entire submission to the
Congress, and in support of the authority of Gover.
nor HARRISON. At Louii, in the Distria of Up.
par Louisiana, twelve out of the seventeen Repre.
sentatives appointed to meet in that place had as.
ambled, and taken the oath of allegiance, reeably
to a proposal made in their Assembly ; a►►d on the
first of October, Governor W. ft. HARR PION is.
sued his Proclamation, by which the DiatriCt of
Louisiana is to be divided into live Districts, and
bounded; the first including all lands above the
Missouri, called Charles, The second, called Louis,
saving the Mississippi on the North, Platin Creek
on the South, from its mouth to its source, thence
on a west line to the fork of the Merrimac, called
Arnanean, and down said fork to the Merrimac,
then up said Merrimac to the Upper Settlements an
that river, and then on a west line to the western

line of Louisiana. The third, called St. Genevieve,
on the north upon the Distriet of St. Louis, and on
the south by Apple creek,- from in junetion with
the Mississippi to its source, and then upon a west
-line to the western boundary of Louisiana. The
fourth, between the above and that line which has
separated the jurisdiction of Cape Girardeau.and
New Madrid, called the DistriCl of Cape Girar.
dean. The fifth, all that part of the Distriet of
Louisiana which Jies below the District of Cape
Girardeau, to be called the Distritt of New Ma.
drill. The seats of justice are at the places from
which the Distriddi derive their miner."

PtIEZLIArc.

The Public are sofHciently acquainted with- the
sensation produced by the unfortunate Duel in which
Geocral HAMILTON fell, and the grief which his
death occasioned in America. In several 'of the
States Resolutioos . against Duelling were entered
into, and a general spirit was excited against a
praCtice which had risen to a height which threaten-
ed to be attended with consequences utterly destruc-
tive of domestic peace or public tranquillity.
The following is the .Memorial of the Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina on this
subjth :
" Your Memorialists are deeply.impressed with
grief at the prevalenCe of the custom of Duelling,
which, trampling upon all laws, human and divine,
sweeps off many useful citiiens, leaving their fami_
lies, a prey to sorrow, and often to poverty and
' vice.
" That this custom originated in dark and bar.
berm ages, when a regular and, impartial adminis.
tration of justice was unknown, and unpradited ;
but it ought not to be tolerated by the Civilization
"of modern times, under a legislation which has pro.
vided, or may easily provide, adequate redress for
all serious injuries committed against the life,. liber-
ty, fame, or property of the citizen. .
. " That this custom emits a tribunal for the set.
tlement of personal differences, in which, contrary
to all sound principles, a man becomes the sole judge
in his own' cause : whence, as might have been ex.
pedei from such a code, the only punishment for
the lowest, as well as tht highest offences, are
written in blood.
" That the restraining personal resentment, by
giving the attribute of vengeance to the laws, was,
the greatest vidory obtained by civilization over
barbarism ; but the custom of Duelling is too well
calculated to defeat the beneficial' effeds of that
triumph, an 4 to weaken the authority of all laws,
by accustoming men to contemn their sanctions.
" That your Memorialists are apprehensive, from
the frequency of the praetice of late years, that this
custom is gaining ground, and seems likely to be
carried to such great lengths, as to degrade men to
the condition of gladiators, and to introduce a new
reign of barbarism.
" That from the nature of the human mind, men
are ever ready to follow examples, especially t hose
set by eminent persons ; when therefore the body
of the community perceives great, and in- other re.
spells virtuous citizens, shedding each other's blood
on slight provocations or trivial pretences, the fatal
pradiee becomes general. Thus the barriers be.
tween virtue and vice, innocence • and guilt, are
broken dawn; and 'that horror of shedding human
blood wantonly, which is, the best safeguard of the
peace of society, is greatly diminished, or wholly
destroyed, _

11 That in countries where distinCtions of rank
are sanctioned, a pernicious custom may exist, and
be confined to the higher orders of society, and be,
comparatively, little destruCtive; but that, in out
country of equal laws, rights, and rank, such cus.
tom, if unchecked by the laws, will necessarily be.
come general, and spread its destruCtive effeets far
and wide in the community, to the desolation of
thousands of families.

" That this mortal vengeance is not resorted to
merely in cases, of grievous injuries, for which the
laws may nut have provided an adequate; remedy;
but in many cases of trivial offence, which a gene.
rous mind s*ould willingly pardon, this tyrant cos.
tom is supposed to impose an obligation to call out
to the field of blood even 'a companion or :friend
who may have unguardedly given the provocation.
" That this absurd custom ,decides no right, and
settles no point ; as the religion and philosophy of:
modern times will not admit that the Almighty Ms.
poser of events will interpose his power on such an
impious appeal to his justice, which the credulity of
tht Gothic nations believed when this cuitoni existed
among them in the form of judicial comba r. It is,4bere.
fore, conceded universally, that the Innocent and ag.
grieved person is as likely to be the vidim as the
guilty offender, and probably more so, as a mild
and peaceable man would be less inclined to acquire
or exert a murderois skill, the effedi of which he
abbot's,

" That the pretence of those who'would excuse
this custom, on the ground that; it poll,hes society,
and prevents assassination, is wholly tinfounded, al
the most polished nations of anlient titnes-7the Gre-
cians and Romans, and, the most humane and
civi-
lized national modern times, the Chinese, have en.
joyed Society in perfedion without the adveoti..
*tom a 4 of this pernicious and unnatural custom;
which, though in dired hastility to the principles
of Christianity, prevails only in Christian Europe
and America.
" Your Methotialists have been informed, that
although the common law of the land declares ho.
micide an a duel to be murder, the law has become'
obsolete and a dead letter, That all
.the decisions
in our Courts of Justice have. turned wholly on the
fairness with which the duel was condeded, and'
Verdicts of Acquittal, or Manslaughter, have con.
vainly been rendered,, -Thence arises the necessity,
for a clear and explicit -expression of the Legisla.
rive will, on this important subjed, guaranteed by
new and vigormis sanetions.
" Your Memorialists, therefore, humbly pray
that you's. Honourable Houses would be pleased to
take this important subjed into your most seri.
out consideration; and that you would in your wis.
dont provide such remedies as may effeduaily destroy
the evil pradice complained of, by regulations ,
wisely calculated to proted the fame and feelings of
the innocent and insulted person, and to punish ri.
gorously the bold offender who shall dare to lift his
hand against his neighbour, and shed his blood in
a Duel, in violation of the divine law, and the law
of his country."

On the night of Sunday sennight James. mown,
merchant, was attacked by two men hetWeen the
toll...bar at the head of Otirbala, Giiiir)Ws and the
Fire-works, and robbed of his pocketAinok, con.
taming upwards of tso pounds in cash and bank-
notes. Tile villains, when they rattle up to. him,
seize! ;him by the arm', tied a napkin round his
eyes, and his hands behind his bill, and. threaten-
ed life if he any resistance,