The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-13 00:00:00

CON.STITUTIONAI A33OCIATION.

As the writer of the following letter, as well
as the Institution with which he is connected, has
been most bitterly calumniated in the Party
Journals, and the grossest venality imputed to
him, it is just to give him an opportunity of de-
fending himself. We, therefore, readily insert
his letter:—

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Bridge-street, Nov. 12, 1321.

Srn,—Perceiving that some of the public Journals have re-
presented, as emanating from the Constitutional :association,
the prosecutions which 1 have thought it due to myself and fa-
mily to institute against the Editor• of the Sunday Paper called
" The News," I beg leave to state, that those prosecutions
have originated entirely with myself, and have been conducted
at my own sole expence. The only connection I have with the
very respectable Society in question, consists in my having acted
for about ten months as alicir Assistant Secretary, in which ca-
pacity I have with pleasttre given them my gratuitous services.
In no case have the Committee known of the proceedings I
have adopted, or even of my intentions on the subject, till they
have seen the result in the public prints.
1 am, Sir, your's, &c.
J. B. SHARP.

Letters from Madrid of the 29tii ult. were

were received yesterday, which mention that a
difficulty has arise❑ in the completion of an ex-
pedition fitting out for some time past in the port
of Cadiz, and supposed to be destined for South
America, from the want of some ships of war of
the first class. It is added that two Commis-
sioners have been sent to Paris, to purchase, if
possible, of the French Government, the vessels
required ; and that they have instructions, should
the negociation fail there, to repair to this
country.
Advices from Gibraltar to the 23d ult. were
received yesterday. They state, as intelligence

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from Malta. that his Excellency Sir T. MAIT-
LAND sailed from thence for Corfu on the '24th
September. Previous to his departure it was
made known, that on his return, which would be
early in November, he would take into immediate
consideration the possibility or expediency of lay-
ing open, in part or in whole, and under what re-
strictions or limitations, the corn trade, which has
from ancient times been held as a monopoly in that
island. All ships and vessels from Gibraltar,
with clean bills of health, were to perform seven
days' quarantine at Malta; and those from the
coast of Spain, also with• clean bills of health,
fifteen days. Private letters from Malaga men-
tioned, in contradiction to the statements of the

Board of Health, cases and deaths by the yellow
fever in that city. One of them in particular
stated, under date of the 13th October, that the
writer, giving credit to those statements, had re-
cently returned from the country to Malaga, but
firy'ing that his former apprehensions were too
well founded, he intended to remove again on the
next day.
We are sorry to hear that Lady STEWART has
been dangerously ill at Biddick for these few
days past, medical aid having been sent for by
express to this city, on Wednesday last.—
(Durham Chronicle.)

EDINBURGH, Nor. o.—At the meeting of the
Town Council on Wednesday, the LORD PRO..
WOST observed, that a Committee having been
appointed to consider what reductions were prac-
ticable in the expenditure of the city, he had

now to propose, that the salary attached to his
own office should suffer a reduction of '2OOl. But
the Council decided that no alteration whatever
should take place in the Lord Provost's salary.
CHICHESTER, Nov. 10.—The Right Rev. Lord Bishop of
Chichester has recently ordained and instituted the following
gentlemen Deacons :—James Justus Tucker, A.B. of St.
John's College, Cambridge ; John Scott, A.B. of Lincoln
College, Oxford; and,. John Horton; also Alexander Wm.
M‘Nish, A.B. of 4ueen's College, Oxford, a Priest.—The
Rev. John Scob4l, instituted to the Rectory of Southover ;
Patron, his Majesty.—Rev. Thos. Baynes, to the Rectory of
Waldron, vice Sir H. Poole, Bart.; Patron, Archdeacon of
Lewes.

On Tuesday the 30th October, the University and King's
College of Aberdeen unanimously re-elected the Right Hon. the
Earl of ABERDEEN, Lord Rector for the ensuing year; and
ALEX. Mont, Esq. of Scotstown ; R. W. DUFF, Esq. of
Fetteresso ; JAS. URQUUART, Esq. of Meldrum ; and Cuts.
BANNERMAN, Esq: of Crimonmogate, Assessors to the Rector
during the same period. Same day, the University and King's
College of Aberdeen conferred the degree of LL.D. on the Rev.
Jon N Lee, N. D. Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the
University of St. Andrew's. _ _

OLD MAlbs.-A sprightly writer expresses his
opinion of old maids in the following manner :—I am inclined
to believe that many of the satirical aspersions cast upon old
maids tell more to their credit than is generally imagined. Is
a woman remarkably neat in her person, " she will certainly die
an old maid." is she particularly reserved towards the other
sex, " she has all the squeiMishness of an old maid." Is she
frugal in her expences, and exact in her domestic concerns, "she
is cut out for an old maid." And if she is kindly humane to the
animals about her, nothing can save her from the appellation
of an " old maid." In-short I have always found that neat-
ness, modesty, economy, and humanity, are the never-fading
characteristics of that terrible creature an " old maid."

llawE AND LARK.—The following occurrence took place
at Ranshaw, near Allerton-park, in Yorkshire:—" A few days
ago a hawk was observed pursuing a sky-lark, and when the af-
frighted warbler appeared to have; little or no chance of es-
capaing from its rapacious foe, it fortunately sought refuge
in the house of Mr. Parvin, at Allerton Park, and suffered
Mrs. I'. to take it in her hand, and caress it—after remaining
on the arm of its fair -protector for a short time, the hawk dis-
appeared, and the lark soon after took wing, and sprightly
soared aloft."

M. PIERRE BARTIIELEMY, a man of letters,
'it'd-M. GALLIOT, a bookseller, were on Thurs-
day charged before the Assize 'Court of Paris
with a formal attack upon the constitutional
authority of the KING, and exciting sedition—
the one by writing,. and the other by publishing
a work, entitled Demand for transferring the
mortal Remains of the Emperor Napoleon, by the
Author of The Shade of Napoleon to the Council
of Ministers. The Counsel for the defendants
contended, that the expressions in favour of N. 4,
POLEON did not amount to sedition, or an attack
upon the constitutional authority of the KING.
On the other side great stress was laid on the
cover of the book, which presented the letter
cc N." surmounted with a crown.—The defend-
ants were acquitted.
SHOCKING DEPRAVITY .--On Monday, as a
young girl was passing along the Royal Circus
with her milk pitchers, she was observed by two
of those females who go about selling fire-wood to
have three shillings in her hand, which they
endeavoured to get from her without effect..
The workmen at one of the new buildings were
at the time burning a quantity of shavings, when
the young miscreants actually set fire to the girl's
clothes to frighten her to relinquish the money,
by which diabolical act she was terriby scorched
before the flames were extinguished, awl, the
ITICRD time, the wicked perpetrators escapeci --7th
tl, 'r bf,r,ts..—(Ediqiurgh CowYrnt, 10.)

FASHIONABLE Anitivm.s.—The Duchess of Devonshire,
at the Earl of Liverpool's residence, Fife House; Lady Gar-
diner, in Edward-street, Portman-square; Colonel and Mrs.
Protheroe, in Somerset-street, Portman-square; Lady Black-
man, in Harley-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, in Lower Gros-
venor-street ; Mrs. Pitt, in Wimpole-street ; Lady Harvey, in
Welbeck-street ; Major and Mrs. Forbes, in Grosvenor-place ;
Mrs. Ilort, in Wimpole-street ; Lady Elizabeth Tufton, in
Cumberland-place : Captain and Nlrs. Carterett, in Seymour-
street ; Lady Plomer, at the Rolls House; the Ladies Ash-
burnham, at their house in Upper Grosvenor-street; General
Orde, at Gordon's Hotel, from a tour; Captain Clementscn, at
the Cumberland Hotel, Bryanstone-square, from Brighton • J.
Lopez. Esq. at ditto, from Lisbon ; Captain Smith, R.A. at
ditto, from Woolwich,_ _ _

DE ymuruirtEs.—Sir Robert Wilson, on a visit to Earl Grey,
at Howick ; Mr. and Mrs. Wedderburne, for Bath ; Mr. and
Mrs. Courtenay, for Bath; Mr. Charles C. Western, M.P. for
Buxton; and Mrs. Carter, for Brighton ; Admiral West, for
Braywick Lodge, near Maidenhead ; Hon. C. C. Cavendish,
for East Bourne, Sussex; Mr. and Mrs. Curran, from the
Cumberland Hotel; Mr. and Mrs. Nlurnford, from ditto, foe
Ireland; J. Dillon, Esq. from ditto, for ditto.
CHANGE!:.—The Duke and Duchess of Rutland, from their
seat, Chevely Park, Cambridgeshire, for Belvoir Castle, Lei-
cestershire ; Lord Nugent, from his seat, Lilleys, Bucks, on a
visit to Mr. Coke, at his seat in Norfolk; Sir Charles Hastings,
Bart. for Wellesley Hall, near Atherstone, from a tour; Gen.
Skeone, from Edinburgh to Aberdeen ; M,r. John G. Lamb-
ton, M.P. from the Earl Fitzwilliam's-sea.t., for Lambton Hall ;
Hon. G. Fortescue, from Leamington Spa, for Cheltenham ;
Lord King, from a tour, to Riley, in Surrey; Mr. G. Po-
chin, for Barkby Hall, Leicestershire, from Leicester ;
Colonel and Lady 0. Lowther, from the Earl of Lonsdale's
seat, Cottesmore, on a visit to Colonel Moncton, at his seat in
Northampton.

The Duke of Sussex gave a dinner yesterday to a party of
Nobility.
Sir Ralph Woodford, Governor of Trinidad, arrived at the
Royal Hotel, St. James's, yesterday, from the Continent ; also
General Sir Hussey- Vivian, from Hampshire.
Colonel Onslow has a large party to dinner, on Wednesday,
at Upton House.
Clement Winstanley, Esq. is entertaining a party of fashion.
aides, at his seat near Leicester.

SHERIFFS.
HANTS.—Robert Sheddon, Esq. of Brook Lands; Edward
Knight, jun. Esq. of Chawton Park ; Henry Eyre, Esq. of
Botley Grainge.
NORTHUMBERLAND.—Edmund Craster, Esq. of Preston ;
John Tread Lyan, Esq. of Warrington ; Prideaux John Selby,
Esq. Twizell House.
STAFF o itnsit ;111:.—Phineas Hussey, Esq. of Wyrley Grove;
Edmund John Birch, Esq. of Fradswell ; Edward Sneyd, Esq.
of Byshley Lodge.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 10.—Yesterday the Corporation of
this proceeded to the election of a Coroner, when W. C. Keele,
Esq. solicitor, was unanimously chosen to fill that office. The
Lord Chancellor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Cowper, so-
licitor, at Hill, near this town, to be a Master Fxtraordinary
in the High Court of Chancery.

NEWPORT, ISLE OF Wu-am—The glorious Revolution of
1668 was celebrated at the Three Tuns in this town, on Tues-
day last, by a numerous company of loyal and respectable inha-
bitants. The powers of elocution were most ably displayed in a
speech on the occasion, by the President ; and, in the course
of the evening, amateurs sung a variety of catches and glees
in a beautiful style, and the party separated at a late hour, with
the wish, that every succeeding remembrance of such a revolu-
tion may pass as pleasantly as this. The dinner consisted of
venison and other choice delicacies of the season, and reflected
the greatest credit on Osborne, by whom it was supplied.

THE THEATRES•

DRUR Y-LANE.—Mr. KEAN resumed his station

last night at this Theatre, in the part of Richard
the Third. There was a very numerous au-
dience, and he was received at his entrance with
great applause, which was often renewed during
his performance. We observed nothing different
from his former style of acting, except that his
pauses were more frequent and much longer than
heretofore. They were also introduced too often
between the words of a continued sentence.
These, however, appeared to be beauties in the
eyes of his admirers. With this exception, his
representation was in general marked by his usual
spirit and energy. COOPER, one of our best
actors, at present, gave the part of Richmond in a
firm and gallant manner. POPE sustained the
part of King Henry witi: .great feeling, and was
much and justly applauded. PENLEY returned
in the part of Bucking/tam, to which he gave re-
spectable support. The Afterpiece was The
Adopted Child, in which a Mr. LOVEDAY made
his first appearance in the part of Michael, and
the plain simplicity and manly force of his
acting fully justified the very favourable recep-

tion which attended him.
Ito YIL WEST LONDON THEATRE.-The Tra-
gedy of CEiNms, which has been so successful at
this theatre, was laid aside last night, on account
of the indisposition of Mr. HusirLcy, whose for-
cible exertions in the chief part required some
respite. The Comedy of Tice Honey Moon was
the substitute. Mr. AMU URST performed the
Duke in a judicious manner, and Mrs. GLOVED
was admirable in Juliana. Rolando was per-
formed with force and vivacity by Mr. FAUCIT,
the Stage Manager, and the play altogether went
off with suitable effect. The second piece was
an abstract of The Wedding Day, in which
Mrs. FOOTE, the mother of Miss FooTE,
of Covent-Garden, made her first appearance
in the part of Lady Copktest, and was well
received. The last piece, entitled Separation, is
an abridgement of the Farce called Matrimony.
Mr. FAUCIT performed the Husband with vivacity
and humour, and Mrs. GLOVER again appeared
to great advantage in the Lady.---The Manager
of. this Theatre deserves the credit of having
given scope to the various powers of this excellent
actress, which must raise herstill higher in public
estimation. There was a numerous audience.

Miss KELLY has been performing some of her
favourite characters at Bury Theatre; Miss
DANCE is engaged to succeed her.
A new and most elegant Theatre is now erect-
ing at Havre de G race, at which both English and
French plays are to be performed. It will be
one of the largest of any country town in France.
The English inhabitants at Havre are at present
numerous beyond all precedent, and trade there

13 very brisk.
On Tuesday last, the Literary and Philosophical Society of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, resolved, after much discussion, to re-
liquish the site granted by the Corporation in New Bridge-
street, and to purchase one in Westgate-street, nearly opposite
the end of Collingwood-street, in certain premises belonging
granted to JAMES DOU G-
to Mr. C. Angas, for the purpose of erecting their new library.
The stipulated price of the ground is 1,0001.
In the list of patents lately granted b
Wby the Pcroetntochn, Govern-
ment, is one of 15 years duration to ILLIAM EATON, of
patentilfanchoe Manchester, ttehe
r , forsam
edurationmachines
LAS and THOMAS GliEsToN, for machines used in casting,
pressing, and rolling sheets of lead.

POETRY.

ON HAPPINESS.
True. happinzss is not the growth of earth,
Fruitless your trouble if you seek it there;
'Tis an exotic of celestial birth;
And blossoms only in celestial air.

Sweet plant of Paradise thy seed is sown
In here and there, a brerst of heavenly mould,
It rises soon, and buds, but ne'er was known
To blossom here; the climata is too cold.

(raom TIIE BERMUDA GAZETTE OF JULY 23, 1821.)
A DAY DREAM.
She must be fair whom I could love,
But more in mind than form ;
She must be pure whom I could lot;
And yet her heart be warm.

She must be piteous, soft and kind,
A sufferer with the sad ;
I could not love a maiden's mind,
For ever idly glad.

She may be wild, she must be gay,
In hours of youthful glee,
When calmer thought gives welcome way
To mirth and melody.

And she must nurse, with loftier zeal,
That pure and deep delight,
Which warms and softens all who feel
For nature's works aright.

She may have foibles—nay, she must;
From such what maid is free ?
Perfection, if combin'd with dust,
Were sure no mate for me.

Yet she must nurse no bitterness,
Nor ought imagine meanly ;
But err through venial fond excess
Of feelings edg'd too keenly.

Such foibles, like the dewy slep
That shuts the flotm.‘r at night,
'With renovating shade will keep
Iler bloom of feeling bright.

The form of such a maid would blmd
ith every thought of mine ;
Each wish would own her for its end,
Each hope on her recline.

To me she wunld be such as spring
To wintry field or wood;
A glowing influence, prompt to bring
Luxuriancy of good.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROO:4, Nov. 12.

'.-STATE OF. THE ODDS.

D E 1111 Y .
Ito 1 agst c. out of Landscape 16 to 1 agst c. out of Bess
3to 1 agst c. out of Sycorax 20 to 1 agst c. out of Plover.
3 to 1 agst 3larcellus

OAKS.
7 to 1 agst c. f. out of Reserve I 15 to 1 agst f. out of Tippity
Uto 1 agst t. out of Parasol I witehet.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
8 to 1 on the field.

THE Two HUNDRED MILES MATCH Ili THREE DAYS
Comr LETEH.-3lr. Conyngham, the pedestrian, who started
from Westminster-bridge, at nine o'clock on Thursday morn-
ing, for 200 guineas, completed it on Sunday morning, between
Ilarchatch and Maidenhead, much fatigued. lie did 69 miles
in the tirst 24 hours, travelling through'Horsham and Chiches-
ter. lie did 68 miles through Winchester, Romsey, and Salis-
bury, to near Devizes, the second 24 hours ; and the remain-
in;; 63 miles in 23 hours. He travelled the first two days near-
ly five miles an hour, and took six hours rest ; but the third
day he got sore, and had only three hours rest.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
Fly, the second best greyhound at Holywell Hunt, was sold
for 30 guineas immediately after the race, and was afterwards
matched for 50 guineas a side, which she won.

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