The Sun.
London, England, 1821-06-06 00:00:00

THE CORONATION.

It will be in the recollection of our Readers,
that the Court of Claims, with respect to the
Coronation, after sitting for :;e,rr::., time, adjourn-
ed last autumn sine die. The Gat:ette of last
night contains a notice for the renewal of the
Sittings of the Court, to commence on Thursday
next. The notice is as follows :

" COURT OF CLAIMS.—NCtiCe i 3 hereby given, that the
Right Honourable the Commissioners appointed by his Ma-
jesty's Commission to hear and determine all claims of services
and offices to be performed at the Coronation of his Majesty,
and of fees to be received for the same, will resume their sit-
tings in the Painted Chamber at Westminster, on Thursday
next, the 7th day of June instalit, at one o'clock in the after-
noon, when and where all persons having claims of services
are required to give their as:ten:lnn:7c."

It is at length determined that the Coronation shall take place
about the middle of July. His Majesty, in order to put an end
to all doubt on the subject, sent for the heads of the several
offices, to which preparations for different parts of the ceremony
belong, and demanded to know whether they could be ready by
the 16th July, and he gave them one day to make the necessary
inquiries. They generally answered that they could be com-
pletely prepared by that day. So every obstacle en the part of
Ministers was removed. The royal excursion to Ireland will
follow the ceremony.—(Morning Chronicle )

In the year 1272, at the Coronation of EDWARD I, all who
held of the King in capite were invited to dinner, which con-
sisted of 278 bacon hogs, 450 hogs, 440 oxen, 430 sheep, 13 fat
goats, and 22,600 hens and capers. Alaxandcr 111. King of
Scotland, was at the solemnity, and 580 horses were let loose,
for all that could catch them to keep them.—(Speed's History
of England.)

FOREIGN TRADE.—The Appendix to the last
Report of the Select Committee of the House of Lords is now
ready for delivery. It consists of upwards of 250 pages, and
contains many curious and interesting documents ; but we can
do little more than give a gencial description of them. Much
of the first portion of the Appendix is taken up with details of
the " East India Company's endeavours to settle, and prose-
cute trade in the Eastern Islands and other countries, with
China," &c. which, being founded on " early records," trace
the history of these transactions to 1601.—Under the head of
Cochin-China, there is an interesting narrative of Mr. CIIAP-
MAN'S mission thither, by command of the late Mr. WARREN
HASTINGS. Mr. C. returned with two Mandarins of Cochin_
China. The narrative is accompanied with a sketch of the geo-
graphy of the country, and some particulars of the manners,
customs, and history of the inhabitants. This is an entertain-
ing and valuable document. It is followed by the report of
Mr. ROBERTS'S unsuccessful mission to China, in 1793._Ap.
dendix E. gives a series of instances of disputes arising from the
intercourse of British Sailors with the Chinese.--This Appen-
dix likewise contains the correspondence between the Directors
and Mr. CANNING " on the necessity of some relaxation of
the Company's monopoly of the China trade." " After the
experience," says Mr. CANNING, May 17, 1820, "of five
years of peace, his Majesty's Ministers are of opinion, that in
the present state of commercial concerns in this country, it is
advisable to permit British vessels to return from ports and
places within the limits of the Company's Charter, to any
country in foreign Europe, without touching at a British port;
and they intend to propose to Parliament a Bill for this object.
Linder such a permission, British subjects will be at liberty to
bring to foreign Europe the commodities of India and those of
China, with the exception of tea. This permission it is in the
discretion of Parliament to grant, without any violation of the
compact with the Company ; but it is not to be denied that tea
would be a most desirable article of traffic to those who are
likely to engage in the new trade." •

IMPORTATION OF SILK GOODS INTO IRELAND.
—Copy of a Minute of the Treasury Board, dated
19th April, 18'21, on the subject of the limitation
of the period for allowing the drawback on silk
goods, British manufacture, on their exportation
to Ireland :

" It being stated by the 6th Article of their Lordships' said
minute that it appears to them very desirable, for the due pro-
tection of the revenue, to limit the period for the payment of
the drawback on goods exported to Ireland to one year, agree-
ably to the 69th Geo. 3. c. 32. at the same time that as the
parties do not appear to have received due notice of the altera-
tion in the law, their Lordships are pleased to sanction the pay-
ment of the drawback on goods already exported, if claimed
within three years, azeerding to the lay, previous to the passing
of the Act 69, Geo. 3., and desire that the Board will govern
themselves accordinsdy, giving notice to the parties interested
that this indulgence will not be renewed."

HOPS.—An account of the total number of
acres of land in Great Britain, under C:e. cultivation of Hops
for the last 14 years, so far as relates to England :
Years, Acres. Years. Acres.
1807 - 38,213 1814 . . 40,571
1808 . . 38,4361 1815 - . 42,1501
1809 - 33,3571 1816 - -44,218 i
1810 . .33,245 1817 - -46,293 i
1811 - - 38,401 1813 - 48,5931
1812 - . 38,700 1819 - -51,011 i
1813 - - 139,521:1 1820 - - L0,148A
Pions the year 1814 up to the present per-ied, it appears that
the number of acres of land in a state of cultivation had been
regularly on the increase ; arid this circumstance, combined
with the very favourable seasons for the last three years, ac-
counts for their present low price. We perceive, however, that
in the year 1820, as compared with the year 1819, there has
been a falling off of about 1000 acres, and the probability is,
that in 1821 there will be a still greater falling off, as at the
present price of hops the growers are losing very considerably.

NEWCAFTLE-ON-TYNr, JUNE '2.--Yesterday,
being Ascension Day, the Right Worshipful George Forster,
Esq. Mayor of this town, and the River Jury, surveyed, ac-
cording to annual custom, the extent cf the Corporation's juris-
diction on the river Tyne. The aquatic procession was un-
commonly numerous ano splendid. Two bands of music, one
from the barracks, accompanied the party, and the boats of the
new river Police were also in attendance, with great numbers of
pleasure barges and steam-boat.. The customary salutes were
given on the shores, and at shields; the weather was fair, and
the usual sports were kept up at II etiwin Streams until a late
hour.—Last Wednesday se'nnight, the foundations of a new
Chapel, to be built by subscription, began to be dug out at
Nether Heworth, the first stone of which, inclosing an appro-
Tiate inscription on copper, was laid on the following day.
he Rev. li. J. Ridley, A.M. chaplain to the Lord Chancel-
lor, and Prebendary of Bilstel, is allowed to hold by dispensa-
tion the Rectory of Abinger, Surrey, together with that of New-
digate, in the same county. The Rev. H. Walter has been
presented to the Rectory of Haselbury Bryan, Dorsetshire ; pa'
trop, the Duke of Northumberland. On the 24th ult. the Rev.
Robert Clarke, A.M. Lecturer of flexham, and member of the
Worshipful Company of Mercers, was admitted to the Free-
dom of the City of London. —A paragraph appeared in the
Tyne Mercury of this week, relative to the erasure of an in-
scription on the new bridge at Chester-/e.Street, which we have
reason to know is very incorrect. The Gentleman who is there
stated to have moved the order, the Reverend Henry Phill-
potts, was not even pre vent when the order was made.—[ The
above, relates to the inscription of " Grey's Arch," (put on
without authority, on Lord Grey's passing over ie bridge,)
being erased by order of the Sere-ions, it being a cour).ty briage•l
—(Newcastle ectuaut )
•

POETR Y.

DRINKING.

AN ANCIENT FRAGMENT.

Three cups of wine a prudent man may take • •
The first of these for constitution's sake;
The second to the girl he loves the best ;
The third and last to lull him to his rest,
Then home to bed. But if a fourth he pours,
That is the cup of folly, and not ours.
Loud noisy talking on the fifth attends ;
The sixth breeds feuds and falling out of friends ;
Seven begets blows and faces stain'd with gore :
Eight, and the watch patrol breaks ope the door.
Mad with the ninth, another cup goes round,
And the swill'd sot drops senseless on the ground.

REGISTER OF FASHION.

FASHIONABLE FARTIER.

The Countess of Glare e.nteztained a large party of her dis-
tinguished friends to dinner on Monday, at her house in Saville-
row. In the evening her Ladyship gave a splendid rout ; tne
three drawing-rooms were fitted up with unique elegance; the
company present exceeded 300 persons of the first rank, dis-
tinction, and fashion.

Earl Grosveror gave a sumptuous entertainment yesterday
to Prince Leopold and a large party of distinction, at Grosve-
uor House,

Lady Harriet Win. Wynn gave an elegant rout on Monday
eveninv, at her house in St. James's-square. The spacious
suite of drawing-rooms were mast brilliantly illuminated. There
were present upwards of 300 distinguished fashionables.
Mrs. Gosling's fete, in Portland-place, on Monday night,
was attended by nearly all the fashionable world. His Royal
Highness the Duke of Gloucester was present the whole even-
ing.—Madame Caioporese, Miss Stephens, Signor Ambro-
getti, Messrs. Lindley, Bochsa, Puzzi, Tulou, and many other
performers of the first eminence were engaged for the concert.
The Earl of Darlington entertains the Duke of York and a
large party of distinguished personages, on the 17th instant, at
his house in St James's-square:
The Earl of Carnarvon entertains a distinguished party to-
morrow, at his house in Grosvenor-square.

AnnivAts.—General and Lady Matilda Wynyard, in Port-
man-street; the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, in Upper
Brook-street, from their seat, Sussex ; Colonel Gore Langton,
M.P., and family, in Grosvenor-square, from the Continent;
General Powlctt, from his seat in Hants ; General and the two
Misses Steven, at the Prince Saxe-Coburg Hotel, Charles-
street, Grosvenor-square, From Portsmouth ; Earl and Coun-
tess of Waldegrave, at Greillon's Hotel, from their seat at
Twickenham ; Hon Capt. F. Irby, Mrs. Irby, and family, at-
Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Norfolk; Mr. and
Mrs. Thomson and family, at ditto, from ditto; Sir Harry
Goodricke, Bart. at ditto, from Ripston, Yorkshire; Sir Rich.
Sutton, Bert. at ditto, from Wceting Hall, Norfolk ; Rev. J.
Cator, at ditto, from Beckingham.

ELECTION OF A COMMON COUNCILMAN.--YeS-.
terday a Wardmote of the Inhabitants of the
Ward of Aldersgate was held for the purpose of
electing a Common Councilman, in the room of
D. KEY, Esq. deceased.—The skew of hands
being taken was declared to be in favour of Mr.
DIGGENS, by a considerable majority ; but the
friends of Mr. WALTON demanded a poll, when
there appeared—

For Mr. Walton . - 66
Mr. Diggens - - 42
Majority for Mr. 'Walton - -24.

The Prince and Princess ESTERHAZY have
aken a villa at Hampstead for the accommoda-
ion of the junior branches of their family and
heir attendants.

Lord CIIATIgN'S beautiful yacht, the Louisa,
has been recently fitted out in the Surrey Canal
Dock, and has since dropped down to North-
fleet, where his Lordship and family will short-
ly embark for an excursio❑ in the Channel—his
first destination being for Brighton.
Mr. M‘NAmAttA is arrived in town from South
America, for the purpose of securing the payment
of all contracts in which he had taken any part,
connected with the succours sent by General
D'EvEttEux, from England and Ireland, to the
Spanish Patriots.

The Strathmore Peerage, now the subject of
contest in the House of Lords, is inseparably
connected with the princely estate, whose man-
sion house is the old castle of Glammis, where
DUNCAN, King-of Scotland, was barbarously mur-
dered in the dead of night, whilst asleep, by the
usurper MACBETH ; and in that neighbourhood is
the ruins of the castle of Dunsinane, where MAC-
BETH afterwards fortified himself, and fell, fight-
ing sword in hand, upon its ramparts, by the
tremendous arm of MACDUFF, Thane of Fife, the
progenitor of the Earl of FIFE, and other honour-
able families of that name. The branch of the
HOME family who succeed to the Earldom of
Marchmont is the nineteenth generation from
WILLIAM DE HOME, son of GOSPATRICK, Earl
of Dunbar and March, in the twelfth century,
before surnames were in use in this kingdom.
The Rev. WILLIAM Davi-, a Devonshire
Curate, in the year 1795, began a most desperate
undertaking, viz. that of printing himself twenty-
six volumes of sermons, which he actually did,
working page by page, for fourteen copies, and
continuing this almost hopeless task for twelve
years in the midst of poverty.
Fourteen hundred Moors perished in the
storm that destroyed the Tunisian fleet at Tunis.
The Admiral was the only Officer who escaped,
he being on shore at the time.
The population of the :Metropolis has received
no small addition within the last few days by the
arrival of a number of the Society of Friends,
called Quakers, not only from all parts of the
United Kingdom, but from America, preparatory
to the annual general meetings in the Whitsun-
week.

On Monday se'nnight, about two o'clock in the
afternoon, the inhabitants of Castle Bytham, Lin-
colnshire, were much alarmed from the effects of an
unusually vivid flash of lightning, from a north-west
direction, which was instantly succeeded by a tre-
mendous clap of thunder. In a few minutes after
a smoke was observed to issue from the thatch of a
house in the occupation of William Wing. It
appeared that the electrc fluid had entered the
chimney ; and, after slightly damaging the walls
in a lower room, partially melting some brass and
iron articles, and leaving ether visible marks of its
power, it made its way into an upper chamber,.
and, setting fire to some clothes, part of which were
burnt to tinder, it forced its way out at the gable
end of the house, near the thatch, and, in the ad-
joining yard, it was seen by some persons to expend
itself on the ground. Most r:ovidentially, not one
of the family happened to be in the house at the

time ; but a few minutes before, the man's-wife
and children had left it,