The Sun.
London, England, 1804-07-24 00:00:00

!OR:Aj.; JULY 4,

.
denerai PLOD, •Coinniandent of the Distrito cif
MUnster; arrived last night at Sir Eat Cowie's.'
and this day took place, perhaps one of the Most
minute military inspeaions ever remembered ; tine
General, before nine o'clock, examined particularly
all the hOrses, kc. of the 18th Dragoons, the men,
tre. being in their watering jackets: At two
q'clock, he bad the whole garrison, cnosistint of
part of the rBth Dragoons, the tph and 96th Re-
giMents of the Line, the Oueen's County and Tip.
perary-Militia, in the Dyke Field, whEre was as
handsome a review as ever we witnessed.

This day the General .dines with Brigadier Ge.
neral the, Earl of CORK, and to.mortow goes for
Fermoy.
Our Noble countrymen the Lords SHANNON and
LoNotrx‘rll:l.2 are both at their country seata, the
one at. Castle Martyr, the other at Castle Mary.
The improvements making at our Forts are truly
worthy Of 'Sir CHARLES HOLLOWAY, who is chi
Engineer there. resident.
KIMBLE, who is now playing to crowded houses
in Dublin, is expeded here in the beginning of next
months

,;. :..

vas?, i'rPRKEN WEL L

:,

• • r rryi to that .the Pdri,h of Sr.-
ell, is in s',.zi6st unPleasant situation-
r,prinTect of a contested elation for
v; cant by the deith,,of the Rev., JAtwrits
Tl,O unbeetnning conduit, the gross
11,11,16 ies, a d scandalous behaviour- that happen.
, 'ed in ‘e year 1'790, on a. similar occasion, are not
and it much to he - ramented that-
Ole peace
,and quietness of the Perishioners should
l),7:irdpil. The Rev. HeNRY FORSTP
and the ,Rev. RICHARD LENDON are the Candi-
dates -the former was the unsuccessful Gentleman
in the contest alluded to above : the•latter has been
the Curate for fourteen years, is of irreproachable
'charader, is considered by all who hear him as -an
eloquent, inipti s.ivr, and instructive Divine, anti a
valuable Minister in every partieular. It certain.'
Iy must he regretted, that the friends of. Mr. FOR.-
!ITU should make an opposition, or rather that Mr.•
FORSTER himsellhhould- allow his name a secondtime
to he bmught forward,- however zealous and solidi.;
tout his friends may be,' as he is a man of 'an inde.
pendent fortune, is advanced in years, has impor-
tant duties as a Preacher to discharge, has • since
the last election refused the valuable living of
Clapham ; and it is' still to he more regretted, as
he has for an opponent a Gentleman of such charac.
trr and •-abilities, one who is strongly supported,
whose claimc,for his past faithful and unremitting„
servicesloutily call for suppnrt, and must speak to
the heart °fever.), disintcreted person, and eventual.'
ly secure his- elettinn. Were these circumstances
weighed impartially- by Mr. Ft-As-I-Ea, doubtless
he would withdraw his name. We belies e him to
beianxious -that the peace of the Parish should not
be disturbed. But can the wishes of Mr. FOR-
STER restrain the indiscretion of so great a body nf'
.prople?Can.his lukewarmness in not canvassing per.
/tonally, or his backwardness in requ..sting by letter
the voce aria interests of the Parishioners, stop the
intemperate. zeal of frehils of .',.her par'y ?—Can
Mr. Foasent persuade himself, when he refleets
on those disreacetul aets which occurred when the
Parish roireird him, that they will no; be repeated,
and dui the event will. not he the same
hope, therefole, Mr. FORSTER, horn' love of
peace, for his own charatter,-and, above all, for the
sake of Religion, will desire his ft lends to wit,h_
draw his'name, and that we shall have very soon to
announce to the Public this desirable intelligence.

' The praelice of the Lltit IVlayora in nominating
persons for the office of Sheriff for the City of Lon.
don and County of Middtesex, with no other view
'than to obtain their fines,- on refusing to serve, the
office., is disgraceful to the character, as it may prove
injurious to the interests of the Metropolis.—There
is but one way to check this praflice, and that was,
successfully employed, sunlit years ago, by a Gentle.
man, who having I cen drank to by the. Lord Mayor,
as a proper perwo to serve the office of Sheriff, ad..
dressed the Livery, to the following eff:a :
"‘ cerrt.EmeN,

" Having been named-hy your Chief Magistrate
as duly qualified to. serve you in the capacity of one
of rur Sheriffs, I bcg leave to inform you, that,
frr,m the habits 'at d engagements of my life, I am
by no means fitted to enter on the duties of such a

situati,in. It neither suits my occupations nor my
disposition, as • the Lord Mayor very well knows;
and I am justified in considering his Lordship's no.
mination of me as nothing more or less, than to force
aevcral hui.dted pounds, out of my pocket, by, way
of fine, on refusing to 'serve.. the office. 00 this
consideration Lam determined, if you think proper
to cleft me, to do my duty as your Sheriff; as the
Lais, has prescribed it for me. But I beg leave 'to
inform you, that a'S' the Law' does not dire& your
Sheriff's to appear, in splendid ,chariots, or to provide.
sumptuous.banquets, I shall' do neither the one• nor
the other ; and As I keep no carriage, I hope you
wilt not be •olfentied if I appear, as occasion may
require, in a Hackney coach. In the line of my
official duty, I la ill,faithfully serve you, and I shall
not, 1 trust, disgrace myself.---You now know my
intentions ; and I resign myself to your good' plea.

sore."
it will be almost nee(ll4ss to achl, Gen-
tletuan,,w4s not eledcd. •

''
At the Huntingdon Assizes,. 1619, the upright
ludgel)odlridge, it Seems, .reproveri the Sheriff for'
! having returned, person!' on the jury, who were riot
of sufficient resi dial }.icy. The SherifF, however,
to.k.care anaimt the next assizes, to present the
ip .
following singular list,' at which the judge smiled,
at the•cline 611'16 applauding his ingenious industry :
Maximilian Xing a 'TOrtItICI. ' . .
• 'twiny l'eince 01 Godmancheger.
ner,..-,p: /)1,1,.. of Serneribain.
tVilliam Alarquh of Stokely.;
V.tikvard -4,:ail of Hartford.,
Rohm. Loot of AValsley.-
ltic•hard 1i.4112,1 'ot liythoipe,
Edmund knight of St. Newts.
Vetef RpeirS Of. [,:.ton,
' Ce9rge totniltinan 01 51) 41ilock.
• Vobett i rondo of liartnnn.
Stophen i'v,%of, Weston. •
Vzn inphity'cardbuli of Kithboitone
wni 14171 I).;:sb4p of tiogiiert.
i
an .Aickafaihi,,i at Paxton.
I • .
'Linn .;61,,.., 0 sntkor, •
iticliartt F,i,ri, Gt f•ltington. .; •
Henry ,14,,k ot' ;i:ukety-, - . . •
'Edwin(' 1),-;(4-1 of I;ratllinm. • , , ;
,Richaril Deiwon of C4tsworti3.