The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-06 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE iNftLLIGENC.E.

The Slave who seta his foot on
Britiah Ground
becomes at that instant
FREE.

don rival, in the marvellous, Dr. flotham, the revivor
of Mr. Dodsworth,., after 166 years quiet slumber
under. an avalanche. In the last number of the Medico-
`Chirurgical Review, conducted by Dr. James John-
son, it is gravely asserted, 44 that each, of four im-
porters of leeches in this metropolis receive )50,0001.
per month for these animals, making their total receipt
for them 7,200,000/, per annum.",' As leeches sell at
from lOs. to, 15s. per 100, the total number of leeches
annually sold by these four importers, according to
this account; must be' about 1,400 'millions, or 100
leeches for the use of every man, woman, and child in
Great Britain

SOMETHING IN A NAME.—A Professor of Alma
Mater having purchased 'a horse for the purpose of
paying a long-projected journey into Wales, wished to
give his Bueephalus a classical name, and applied to
a friend to help him with a symbolical appellation.
" Call him Graphy," said his friend. " Graphy
exclaimed the astonished Professor ; " what the devil,
do you think I am going to write upon his back ?"
44 Pshaw !" replied the Collegian, " the name is per-
fectly applicable ; first, you purchase the horse, and
that's the hi-o-graphy ; secondly, you mount him, and
that's the top-o-graphy ; and, lastly, you make your
journey, and that's the
,ge-o-graphy !"
ANECDOTE OF BURNS.—We are not aware that
the following anecdote of our Scottish Theoeritus has
ever appeared in print :---He was standing one day
upon the quay at Greenock, when a wealthy merchant,
belonging to the town, had the misfortune to fall into
the harbour. He was no swimmer; and his death
would have been inevitable, bad ndt a sailor, who
happened to be passing at the time, immediately
plunged in, and, at the risk of his own life, rescued
him from his dangerous situation. The Greenock
merchant, upon recovering a little from his fright, put
his hand into his pocket, and generously presented the
sailor with a shilling. The crowd who were by this
time collected loudly protested against the contempti-
ble insignificance oldie sum ; and Burns, with a smile
of ineffable scorn, entreated them to restrain their
clamour, for," said he, " the gentleman is of course
the best judge of the value of his own life."--Edin
burgh Observer.

ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.

Last night the Barber If Seellle was performed here,
and presented some novelty in the cast of characters. The
music is so well known, that all comment is superfluous,
except the fact that it was well executed in all its branches.
A Mr. G. PENSON (from Liverpool) made his first ap-
pearance in the character of The Barber, and Was very
well received. lie
kept up the spirit -of the part throughout. His duet with
.fVorello, as also his song in the second act, was encored. His countenance, though not versatile, possesses much
archness and expression ; his voice is good, and his action
natural and easy, though somewhat redundant. Through
out his performance the audience seemed well inclined to
exclaim with Mathew?' bather, I likes that beer."
but as
'Certainly he is'a great acqui4ition to the English Opera-
yet he has
House. Mr. WRENCH alio made his appearance, for the'
first time, in the' Count. It is a part but adapted to this
lentliTuritdth,le ;
gentleman's mapieities. blithe drunken scene, indeed, and
treecill )huentisheilimssegulfi,settlhoansgilliticiiehteitlyisrn
not the gentlemanly ear rive. of his great predetessor. The
rest of the Characters were remarkably well Flop ported, and,
indeed, hew • could it be otherwise, when Miss PATON,
BARTLEY; sad REARM:AN) sustained them 'r''
.re he .leerlirtaslr
followed, daring the whole performative of which~{ WnEtatti
and Miss KELLY roar of aug kept the, audience in a 1 h' ter,
The Spoilt coneliuled the evening's entertainments,'
and was chiefly remarkable for the Little Pickle of Miss
Gowan. The 1)01;04-Were well .attended from the corn.
Mencement ; IxtiL the pit: did not till lowards the close
of the evening.

The report of the state of the Duke of York yester-
day was, " his Royal Highness has had a very good
night, and is going on very comfortably.",
Mrs. Canning left the Pavilion-parade, yesterday,
oh A visit to Mr. Planta, the Under Secretary of State,
at Hastings, where she will be joined by Mr. Canning,
and remain about ten days. From thence they will go
to town, and afterwards return to Brighton, where they
are dXpectdd to stay about a month. _Brighton Gaz.
The soil of Java is said to be in some places 100
feet in thickness, and is seldom found less than
18 or 20.
In the lint of fashionable arrivals at Cheltenham,
we notice Mrs. and the Misses Hodson at Colonel
Greentree's South Parade.
Extraordinary preparations are making at Vauxhall,
for that most interesting spectacle, the Juvenile Fete,
which will take place on Saturday next, under the
patronage of several members of the Royal Family.
On Tuesday Mr. Granville Sharpe's bust was placed
by Mr. Chantry in the Council-room at Guildhall.
The Right Hon. the. Lord 'Mayor and Sherflfs were
present, attended by the City Marshals, Mr. Prince
Hoare, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Hick, Deputy Routh, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Ewell, Deputy Daw, and several of the
City officers. The following inscription is engraved
on the slab below the bust :
GRANVILLE SHARPE :
To whom
England owes the glorious verdict of her
highest Court of Law,
that

The following Procession has attracted much notice
4n the metropolis for the last two or three days :
Two heralds, preceded by trumpets and a large banner
of blue silk, richly ornamented. Three men in state
liveries, with curiously .wrought-iron cones. A re-
volving wheel, drawn a-la-tandem, the palfry rode by
an interesting boy. A file of cuirassiers, blue and
gold. Several flags, with devices. A large square
ornamented machine, drawn by two caparisoned
horses, with an imperial crown on the summit, fol-
lowed by a select corps of Polanders. The whole
had an impressive effect on the public, who seemed to
sympathize with the cause of the procession, which
was to proclaim that, by Act of Parliament, all Lot-
teries end for ever On Tttesday, the 18th of This
Month (July.)
ERRONEOUS GROUNDs,:.--The -respectable Cor-
poration of the ancient borough of Gritnsby was a
short time ago sadly puzzled at the determination of
the Bench of Magistrates of the Quarter 'Sessions, that
an order of affiliation which they' had made was on
erroneous grounds. " What grounds are those ?" in-
quired the worthy Mayor ; " I am secure, for sarlin."
" I don't know where they are," answered a worthy
Alderman. Inquiries were then made throughout the
Court as to the locality of these grounds. Some said
they thought they must be in Yorkshire, as they had
never heard say of such lands in Lincolnshire. After
a deal of fruitless trouble, they sent for the Town
Clerk (an attorney), who relieved them of the per-
plexity.
MORE Wols9-nEns.—,--Sorne of the Doctors of Lol