The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-29 00:00:00

TUE SUITS OF BRASS AND STEEL ARMOUR.

Those magnificent suits, exhibited at the Coronation of
Geo. IV., and at numerous Lord Mayor's shows, attracted
the attention of nil.

Mr. Robins, in introdueing the first suit to the Company,
observed, that a inure splendid suit of modern armour
could not be held up to dazzle the eyes of the beholders:
It was worthy of a place in the hall or gallery of the first
nobleman or
.gentleman in this or any other,' country. It
had cost originally 300 guineas, and he hofied he might be
allowed to say 100 guineas for it. -(A dead silence.) A
great deal might be made by letting it out for hire upon
great public occasions, such as- the Lord Mayor's feasts.
(Loud laughter.) A 'voice. " His Lordship does not
want armour, he's armed so strong, in honesty. He
only wants forks." (A laugh.) Another voice. " And
a little good wine, &c." (Continued laughter.) A third
Voice. , The men in armour won't appear no more. The
people at the other end of the town says they. won't have
no, more on ; besides, the queer way people was
treated last time, will prevent people from going to such a
consarn again ; for my- part, my: wife shall never show her
nose there again." (Loud laughter.)
Mr. Robins waited some time in expectation of a bid-
ding, at length a gentleman offered 20 guineas.
Mr. Robins said, that he would give 40 guineas for it
himself. He did so, and became the purchaser, without a
competitor.
The. other suit of armour was purchased by Mr. Robins,
at the same
A gentlemania judge of matters of the kind, observed,
that the latter suit could not be made ( to order) under the
sum of, 400 guineas. ,

SECOND. DAY.

The sale was well attended, but the artieles went off no
better than upon the preceding day. 'A, gentleman, who
took great interest in the disposal of the various articles,
saidthat Twits much annoyed at hearing of the
!Rale of the day before, although he well knew that there
was no alternative, as the trustees had found it absolutely
necessary to proceed to the hammer, in order to be able to
discharge demands, in consequence of an advance of
money for the payment of several small debts. It had been
declared by one of the trustees that the debt due to him
alone amounted to 5,0001.
It Will be recollected, that several -months ago Ith tt6,
count of a meeting of the creditors of Mr. bliston ap-
peared in this paper, and a very melancholy Statement of

his finances wits exhibited in that account. Thig C übj ec t
was the theme amongst some persons in the house yester-
day, and although little sympathy was shown, there ►ire
some, who thought that Elhston was not fairly dealt with
by those who were in the haliit of bepraising

The wine.cellar of the poor .manager, was a source of
no little amusement to the company. In the :catalogue
was mentioned." a quantity ofyine,bottles at per dozen!" "
only bottles. And iet,' said a bystander, "he was a
good judge !" , " Yes, said another,. "of other people's
wine he • was an excellent judge, .but of his OW7I the worst:
in the world. The, moment he raised a glass of his own
to his mouth, he'd say. The finest' Stuff in -the world,
by —!' if it was rank poison."•—(Langhter.)
A Gentleman" The fact was, his wine 'Was a mere
hand-to-mouth wine." " Why, he paid 00s. a dozen for
it to my knowledge," said another. " Ay," said a third,
" but some people have a knack of paying 305., in the
pound without. getting any thing good except good law."—
(Laughter.) •
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From this subject some of the company passed off to a
dissertation on the very natural tiubject of gaols. "No
fewer," said , one of thee, " than 234 persons yielded to
the King's Bench prison on the first day of term, in order
that their bail should not be fixed with the debts and
costs." They all agreed that a gaol never paid a debt
yet, and were called away from reflections upon the late
imprisonment of Mr. Elliston by a summons to attend the
library sale.
The first lot put up was "Drury-lane play bills, from
the 4th October, 1819, to the 26th July, 1824, half bound,
6 vols." The lot was knocked down, after some jokes
amongst the Jews, at 20s.
Three volumes of the Haymarket Theatre play bills were
knocked down at 10s.
".Johnson's and Stevens's Slitikspeare," 13 vols. (12
and 14 wanting), with vols. of the Arabian Nights
Entertainments," were knocked down at 21s. only. It
was rather extraordinary that there was not one set of
books complete, if there happened to be a number of vols.
It must agonize the feelings of the late manager of Drury-
lane Theatre to find that the lot which his whole theatrical.
government proves that he must have valued more than
411 the rest put together, went off for little or nothing
comparatively. "Isis Spectacles," ballets in manuscript,
bound in calf, 21 vols. went off for 41 6s.
" Clarissa Harlow," and " Sir C. Grandison," fell
down together (15 volumes) at 138.
" Le Sacre et Couronnement de Louis ;" " Present
State of Great Britain ;" " West os the Resurrection ;"
and " The History of the Life of Louis," went off at 6s.
34 volumes of iniseellanice brought only 355.
85 copies of Memorials to the Lord Chancellor, from
the Theatres Drury-lane and Covent-garden, with Mr.
Elliston's " Letter," were knocked down at 9s. 6d.
260 coloured lithographic prints, ,from the opera of
'Giovanni in London, fell at ss. f.id, The lust lot included
t:vnasinttieeqilaalt.icalidnw.d,a, eax:esrns.al6(yLiewTohfeDartiticrtyi-ohtneneer T.,hiFal:oatuda
wreck behind."

CORN-EXCIIA.NOEL—(Tnis D).
There are short arrivals 'of Grin .up to this morning's market.
.The Wheat trade remains as reported on Monday, except for fine
samples, which appear still to look upward. Balky has
,fow
buyers this morning, at last quotations. Bout and 4E.
dull. Oats fully maintain the terms last quoted. ,
Wheat, I Bttey.
11100 qrs. I,tlA) qrs.

Oats. I Flour,
100 qrs. I 3,M0 scha.

Pngliyh
Irish
Foreign....

44200

PETER Ninn,a.reh being at
sWe*tininbior MR term time, and seeing inuattudei of people
Nwarming about the courts of law, is reported to have" aalietlsoine
*boot hiln, " Whet en three busy people were, end what they
*ere about ?" and
mud Idig u
being ;answered, " They ars lawyer„,,, Lew.
yeAs !" returned he, wiatligreatatvivricitYi " why I have histfotf
in ttly whole king,hunt, to bang. two of them fai sum
sti I get home,"