The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-06 00:00:00

WILLIAM R.

We, having taken into our serious consideration the
dangers with which this country is threatened by the
progress of a grievous disease heretofore unknown in
these Islands, have resolved and do, by and with
the advice of our Privy Council, hereby command,
that a public day of fasting and humiliation he
observed throughout that part of the United Kingdom
called Scotland, on Thursday, the 22d day of Marsh
next ensuing, that so both we and our people may
humble ourselves before Almighty Gel, in order to
obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most devout
anal solemn manner send up our prayers and sup-

plications to the Divine Majesty for averting those heavy
judgments which our manifold provocations have most ,
justly d served; and particularly for beseeching God
:o remove from us that grievous disease with
which several places in the kingdom are at this
time visited : And we do strictly charge and command
that the said Public Fast he reverently and devoutly oh-
served by all our loving subjects in Scotland, as they
tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid his
wrath and indignation, and upon pain of such punish-
ment as may he justly inflicted on all such as contemn
and neglect the performance of so religious and necessary a
duty. Our will is, therefore, and we charge that this
our Proclam ition seen, ye forthwith proceed to the market-
cross at Edinburgh, and all other places needful, and
there in our name and 'authority make publication
hereof, that none pretend ignorance : And our will
and pleasure is, that our Solicitor do cause printed

c ,pies hereof to he sent to the several Sheriff, °f the

several Shires, Stewarts of Stewartries, and Bailiffs
of Regalities, and their clerks, whom we ordain
to see the same published, and we appoint them
to send copies hereof to the several Parish Churches
within their bounds, and that upon the Lord's Day int-
mediate'y preceding the day above mentioned the same
be published and read front the pulpits immediately
after D:vine Service.

Given at our Court at St. Janiei's, this 6th d,yr of
Fehrulry, 183% and in the Second Yeir o` our
GOD SAVE THE KING.

sHERIFF4 ArrOINTED Br HI9 'MAJESTY Iti COUNCIL ton.

THE YEAR. 1532.
BEDFORDSHIRE.-Thomas Potter M`Queen, of Ridgmont, Esq.
IlEaKsiintE—Thomas Mills Goodlake, :of Wadley-house, Esq.,
BucKINGIIAMSIIIRE.—CharIes Spencer Ricketts, of Dalton-
house, Esq.
CA NIBRIDCESIHRE AXIS HUNTINC DONSHIRL.—Thomas Page, of
Ely, Esq.
CHESHIRE.—.John Hurlstone Leche, of Cardin, Esq.
CUMBERL&ND.—Henry Howard, of Corby Castle, Esq.
Coro: wam..—Edwarcl Archer, of Treslake, Esq.
DERaysiuftE.—Samuel Shore, of Norton, Esq.
Devossura.E.—John North Woolcombe, of Ashbury,
DORSETsHI RE--Sir Edward Baker Baker, of Ranston, Bart.
ESSEX.-John Thomas Selwyn, of Down-hall, in Hatfield Broad
Oak, Esq.
I. LOITESTERSHI RE.— Robert Canning, of Hartpury, Esq.
FIEREFORDSHIRE.—John Freeman, of Gaines, Esq.
ILE RTFORDSIIIRE.—Robert Plummer Ward, of Gilstone Park,
Esq.
KENT.—George Douglas, of Chilston Park, Esq.
LEICESTERSHIRE.—Edward Bourchier Hartopp, of Little Dalby.

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Esq.
LINCOLNSIMLF..—WiIIiam Hutton, of Gateburton, Esq.
NIONSIOUTIISIIIRE.—Sir Mark Wood, of Rumney, Bart.
Noavor.x.—Wm. Lyde Wiggett Chute, of South Pitman, Esq.
Norm' A SIPTONSIII RE.—WM. Williams Hope, of Rushton, Esq,
NORTH EM BE RLAND.—lienry John William Colli:igwood, of Lib.
burn Tower, Esq.
NOTTING 11111 till IM-1-relay Machin, of Gateford-hill, Esq.
XFOR nsuf RE.—Michael Henry Blount, of Maple-Durham, Esq.
ItUTLANDSHIRE.—WiIIiam Gifford, tof North Luffcnham, Esq.
SHROPSHIRE.—WiII:am Oakley, of Oakley, Esq.
SOME RSETSII I RE.—Sir Henry Strachy, of Sutton-court, Bart.
STAFFORDSII I RE:—Sir Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey, of

Aqualate-park, Bart..
COUNTY OF SOUTHAMPTON.—Jervoise Clark Jervoise, of Ids.,

worth-park, Esq.
SUFFOLFC.—Joieph Burch Smith, of Stoke-hall, Ipswich, E6q.
SURREY.—MiIes Stringer, of Effingham, Esq.
SussE.X.—Alexander Donovan, of Framtield-park, Esq.
WARWICKSIIIRE.—Edmund Meysey Wigley Greswold, of Mal.

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vern-hall, Esq.
Wtursiii RE.—Sir Edmund Antrobus, of Amesbury, Bart.
WORCESTE RSII I R E.—John Joseph Martin, of Ham court, Esq.
YORKSII IRE.—ltichard York, of Wighill-park, Esq.
NORTH AND SOUTH WALES.
ANGLESEA—Sir John Williams, of Tyfrey, Baronet.
BRECONSIIIRE---James Price Gwynne Holford, of Buckland,EA.
(7ARDIGANSIIIRE—HenryLewis Edwards Gwynne,of Lanley,Esq•
C.trist.twrnENsiii RE—John Lavelyn Puxley, of Lletherllestry,

Esq.
DENiGusinni:—Edward Lloyd, of Cefn, Esq.
FL INTSIII RE—Sir John Hannier, of Bettisfield Park, Baronet,
G LAMORGANSH IRE—Frederick Fredericks, of Duffryn, Esq.
MERIONETHSIIIRE—WiIIiam Turner, of Croesor, Esq.
MONTGOMERYSHIRE—Sir C. F. Jones, of Broadway, Knight.
PEMBROKESHIRE—David Davis, of Carnactienwen, Esq.
RADNORSHIRE—Thomas Evans, of Llwnbarried, Esq.

The immense revenues of the young Marquis
of ABERCORN are likely to be further augmented, in cow•
sequence of a considerable portion of his Lordship's va-
luable estates at Abercorn, in West Lothian, having been
let on building leases during the Marquis's minority.--.
Abercorn is only twelve miles distant from the Scottish'
metropolis, and his Lordship's estates in that quarter are
therefore very advantageously situated. The late Marquis,
of ABERCORN, who died in 1813, and upon whose disSo'
lution the present possessor of the titles succeeded to the
fami'y honours, was a nobleman of liberal political opi'
nions, and introduced the celebrated motion on the 31st of
December, 1792, for an amendment to the address of the
Commons on his Al AJEsTv's proclamation against seditious
meetings and writings, and upon which occasion the Prince
of WALES (his late Majesty) delivered a speech in sup'
port of the address. The late Marquis chiefly resided at
Bentley Priory, which contains a theatre built by his Lord'
ship, and where private theatricals were exhibited in el
very superior style, under the management of the late Mr*
KEMBLE. In these performances the beautiful Mrs'
HEssELTINE, Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, FRANK NORVI
(Earl of Guildford), and other distinguished arflateUr*
some of whom are now living, frequently took part. Since
the performances at Richmond-house, in Privy-gardens'
which were superintended by Miss FARREN (afterwards
the Countess of Decay), private theatricals, which are
again become fashionable, were never so perfect as at Lord
ABERCORN'S.

A curious story is travelling the county, which,
if true, shows fully as large a shire of cunning and aucbe
city in the actors as perhaps ever was exhibited. A per'
son in the northern part of the county, of no little fault
as a professional man, and who was believed to have ac'
quired thereby a large property, some two years or so 44
was so generally afflicted with bad health as to be almost
always under medical advice. Having exhausted the skill
of country practitioners, it was of course natural to trY
what those of London could do for him. Thither be
proceeded, accompanied by his wife, and there, in Ole,
course of some short time, became worse, till death'
closed the scene. Of course the body must be deposit,
in the neighbourhood of his residence, and the pomp ao°,
splendour of the funeral was only exceeded by the reel
of the lady for the loss she had sustained. So far the/
appeared nothing to excite notice : but, unfortunatelit
it was very shortly discovered that the assets were watiff
ing, and although no very satisfactory reason could be
assigned for the deficiency, yet it was supposed the de"
ceased had lived beyond his means, and here the wonder
ceased—all his relations were considerably involved, ell"
the large loss must be sustained by the creditors as 04
best could bear it. But how were the executors to are
count to the lady for the failure of her expectations, the
will having provided most abundantly for her ?
the London agent of her husband could assist her ; and, °(
course, to London she went. Not very long, however, afteii
her arrival there, rumour stated that she had shipped her
to that land of promise, America. What could she do therei
a lonely desolate widow, without funds or acquaintance
The why and the wherefore soon came -out Circuo;
stances were elicited which led to a suspicion that t.
husband had not died ; he had only slept, and awaked Irj
chrysalis of a new world. A corpse been procure'
to which the honour of a pompous funeral, instead of
exhibition upon the surgeon's table, had been assigned, 03,,
thus any suspicion of foul play was destroyed ; while 3°-
princip el was enabled
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On the 4th inst. at Tooting-common, Mrs. A. Goldscholidt
of a son.
On the 3d inst. at Tottenham-green, the lady of S. I'.
man, Esq., of a son,
On the 3d inst. at the Abbey-road, St. John's-wood, the .3
of M. J. S_ares, Esq. of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 4th inst. J. 'Slander, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, to Catil
rice, daughter of G. Robinson, Esq. of Richmond.
On the 4th inst. at Lambeth, John Willis, jun., Esq. of
cot-place, to Miss Matilda Sophia Graham Harris, daughtef
the late ft. Harris, Esq. of the Staff', Isle of Wight.
P'
On the Ist inst. at St. Margaret's Church, Captain 14H.
Luxe, of the Bengal Native Infantry, to Miss Jane Elizar- ,
Wilkinson. '
On the inst. at Clerkenwell, J. P. Andric, jun., Eark,,l,

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York-place, City-road, to Sarah, eldest daughter of T.
Esq , of Wilderness-row, Charterhouse-square.

DIED.
On the 4th inbt. in Brook-street, Grcevcnor-squarc, Mad"
la Comtesse di Vandes. •tr
On the sth inst. at hie house in Prince's-street, Bank, GO
Jones, Esq., aged 53.
On the 2d inst. at Reading, Ilarriq, widow of T. Fonnerea
Esq. aged 65.
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