The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-20 00:00:00

REGISTER OF FASHION.

This day the Earl and Countess of COVENTRY
and family leave town for• their seat at Creme,
Worcestershire ; and on the fourth of the en-
suing month the Noble Earl will give his grand
annual dinner there, to the Corporation of Wor-
cester.

Yesterday the Dowager Marchioness of Lansdown gave a
dinner, et her house in Albemarle-street, to a sleet party of dis.;
tinguished personages. In the evening her Ladyship gave her
usual entertainnwnt, which was attended by all the distin-
guished fashionabLs in town.
Lord KEN YON has established an annual Cricket-match,
which is to be played by the two hundreds adjoining hishordship's
estate at Gredington. The match to take place yearly, on the
anniversary of his Majesty's birth-day. The first match was
played on Friday, thd 10th, the 12th being Sunday ; two hand.
some tents were pitched on the ground, in which a plc vie de-
jeune a lafourcartLe was given to the Ladies.

DEPARTUAES.—Lord Granville Somerset, for the Duke of
Beaufoit's scat, at Badmington, in Gloucestershire ; Hon. Mrs.
Darner, for Twickenham; Sir George Gunning, for Horton
House, near Northampton ; Colonel and Mrs. Mackenzie, for
Nelson's Crescent, Ramsgate ; Sir John Aubrey, Bart. for
Dorton House, near Thane, in Oxfordshire; Mr. Francis
Burton, on a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Langton, for Broadstairs ;
Mr. and Mrs. David Ricardo, for Gatcomb Park, in Glouces-
tershire ; Sir Chalks Knightley, Bart. on a tour ; Mr. Ben.
jamin Gaskell, for Thorncs House, near Wakefield, in York-
shire ; Col. and Mrs. Martin, for Ramsgate; Mr. W. Milner,
on a tour ; Hon. Penn Curzon, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Ri.
chard Mee Raikes, from Grafton-street, to Hampton ; Prince
Sepieha, for the Continent; Dowager Lady Saltoun, the Hon.
Misses Fraser, and the Hon. Mrs. Campbell, frcm the Hyde
Park Hotel, 0 \ ford-st. for Scotland ; Mr. and Mrs. Lynd, from
ditto, for their seat at Twickenham ; Mr. and Mrs. Vi'ilkinson,
from ditto, for Worthing; Mr. and Nirs. Longmore and family,
from ditto, for Essex ; Sydenham Teaste, Esq. for ditto, for
Soinersetshire ; Captain Underwood, from ditto.
CHANG Es.—The Earl of Bridgewater, from Hereford, for the
Lakes of Ellisniere; Earl Grosvenor, from Eaton Hall,
Cheshire, for Park-lane, Colonel and Mrs. Markland, from
Brighton, for Ramsgate ' • Earl and Counteis Coventry, from
their villa in Surrey, for Piccadilly; Mr. and Mrs. Compton,
; from Tunbridge, for Ramsgate; Mr. and Mrs. Deerin from
Rams.*ate for Ramsgate; Mr. and Mrs. Crosbie, from
gate ; Col. Clifton from a tour, to Weymouth ; Col. and Mrs.
Mann, for Ramsgate ; Sir John Lambert, on a tour.
BATH ARRIVALS.—Lady Thomas, Sir P. Hoare, Sir E.
Sle ynge Protherrie, ffon. Mr. Barnwell,' Hon.
RHossiter—Col. Doherty and family, Major Morgan.
Capt. Cooper, Capt. Houlton, Capt. Lambert, Capt. Percival,
Capt. Smyth, Capt. Stevenson—Rev. .\ ,r. Collings, Rev. Mr.
Cassan, Rev. Mr. Rollings, Rev. Mr. Woodhouse.

Viscountess GRANVILLE, we are happy
.to
state, is rapidly recovering from her indisposi-
tion.

Lady Ganitm, we are concerned to state, is
seriously indisposed, at her house in Portland•

place.
The Marquis of HERTFORD has given notice to
his tenants at Holbeck, near Leeds, who work
steam engines, that if they do not speedily take
'measures to consume their own smoke, he will
put in force the provisions of the late Act of Par.
liarnent to compel them to do it.
Lady 0 B. SPA RRO W has made a deduc-
tion of 20 per cent. from the rents of her Lady.
ship's liuntingcLonshire tenants.
IttsusciTATloN.—One of the late dispatches
from Dublin, which has appeared in th., London
Papers, rnentiors the death of Miss Byasc ! We
have great pleasure in statinz, that this accom-
plislrql and amiable young- lady is now perfectly
recovered from her recent dangerous illness.—
(Dublin Morning Post.)

Mr. CHARLES EmnLE made his first appear-
ance at the New Theatre Royal in Dublin last
Wednesday evening, in the character of Hamlet.
Mrs. i3ARTLEY is now performing some of her
principal characters, with the greatest success, at
the Tunbridge Wells Theatre. On Saturday
her benefit will be patronised by Lady MAT-
BOROUGH, when it is expected the boxes will be
graced with all the rank and fashion in the neigh-
bourhood.

HORN, Mss WILSON, and rsAAcs, of Covent
Garden, form at this time the vocal strength of
the Edinburgh Theatre.

EXECUTION.—Saturday morning, sow.) after
eight o'clock, John Brooks, who had assumed the name of
John Woodnot, a private in the fast regt. for breaking open the
house of Capt. J. K. White, R.N., in Jubilee Terrace, Ports-
' mouth, and stealing considerable property ; and John Hughes,
for a similar crime, in the parish of Romsey Extra, et-Tided
with cruelty towards the proprietor, Mr. Hickman, and his
housekeeper, both old and feeble persons, were executed, pursu-
ant to their sentences, on the new drop, at the back of the City
Gaol, Winchester. Brooks was only 22 years of age, a native
of the Isle of Wight, where he has a father and mother
now living, end who came on Wednesday, and took a most
affecting leave of him. He acknowledged having commit-
ted many other offences, among theni, of his being the per.
son who took Mr. Culley's till, in Winchester, at the time the
regiment lay in the barracks. Brooks, before his execution,
confessed that he broke into Captain White's alone; that he
carried away all the property except the dollars and notes, of
which he denied to the last any knowledge, but this denial, it is
suspected, arose from a desire to shield those persons to whom he
had disposed of them ; for, before his trial, he told some of his
fellow prisoners that he had them and the notes concealed ;
that Thornton did not know of the robbery till the next day,
when he acquainted him with it for the purpose of his get.
ting a pass and taking the property to London. During his
confinement he ingeniously framed a ladder with small faggot
sticks, long enough to reach the top of the wall, and suf.
ficiently strong to bear his weiglt, by which he intended to
have escaped; but it was frustrate) by the vigilance of Mr.
Macklin, turnkey of the gaol. He told some of the prisoners
that if he had escaped he should have gone to Portsca, got
his treasure, and sailed for America. Since his condemnation
he received the kindest attention and assistance of the Chap.
lain of the prison (the Reverend mi.. Zillwood), at first with
little advantage to him, but as his time grew shorter, and all
hopes of a reprieve being at an end (which he for a time in-
dulged in), he was more serious in his preparation. He was
a fine young man, but had long borne a bad character in
his regiment. There were five other persons charged with
Brooks in the robbery, two of whom, Malachi Thornton arid
John Smith, were also sentenced to death, but were afterwards
reprieved.—John Hughes, the other unhappy culprit, was
only nineteen years of age. He conducted himself very pent.
tently since his condemnation, and acknowledged that he had
long lived a life of plunder. He left Bristol in company with the
man concerned with him in the robbery (bnt he would not
disclose his name) for the express purpose of robbing Hick.
man's house, understanding that he always kept property in
it. He was a native of Hedington, a village near Caine, in
Wiltshire, where his father and mother are now living, who
are honest industrious people, and who endeavoured to bring him
up to honest habits, and the tradeofalathcutter, but whoseadvice
he scoffed at ; and it was heart-rending to witness the parting
scene of the poor old father from his profligate bat dying sor..
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—AS Mr. John Col-
lins, sort of the late Edward John Collins, Esq.
of Richmond, Surrey, was sailing in .Salcomb-
harbour, near Kingsbridge, Devon, on Thursday,
the 9th inst., in Captain Delafoss's pleasure-boat,
it was unfortunately upset by a sudden gust of
wind ; and although every exertion was made to
save him, all efforts proved•ineffectual; for this
promisingjouth souk to rise no more.

We have still the pleasure of having. the Dake
of -froaK amongst us. His Royal Highness daily
takes his usual exercise, either on foot, horse..
back, or in a gig. The unfortunate occurrences
in London, o►► Tuesday last, have occasioned
great pain to Ids Royal Ilighness.—(Brighken
Herald.)

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THR7 MORNING TAPERS,
August • 20.

[MORNING POST. 3 •
We shall not follow the example of some of
our contemporaries, who have already made the
evidence produced before the two pending In-
quests a'airbject for consideration. It would be
as improper -to form a judgment on what has.
hitherto appeared, as it would he to decide on
the merits of a statue after seeing only its foot.!
We shall wait patiently till both sides shall have
been heard, evni though Alderman Waithmanl
and Ins friends threaten to. put our patience to a
pretty long'trial. But if we are silent with re-
spect to the nature of the evidence and the
degree of credit which it deserves, we feel no
obligation to abstain from expressing our sincere
disgust, and we believe that of the community at
large, at the manner in which that evidence is im-
posed on the Court and the Jury. Some of the
latter may perhaps tell us that we are quite mis-
taken, that there is no imposition at all, and
that what we consider a painful task or a bur-
then, is really a pleasure. But we leave those
to enjoy their choice, knowing well that de gus-
tibus non est disputundum. We have no doubt
that at the awful moment of returning a ver-
dict, they will find nothing pleasing but a strict
fulfilment' of their duty, and an impartial ad-
ministration of justice. Yet we cannot close
our eyes to the fact, that evidence is actually im-
posed in one of these Inquests, by the bold,
obstinate, and, we conceive, illegal interference,
of men, who can have no right to dictate to a
Coroner or to mislead a Jury. We scarcely hope
to shame them into a sense of the impropriety of
their conduct, and still less to induce them to
alter it, if we could convince their understand-
ings of that impropriety. We have no doubt
that they are impenetrable. to any feeling save
that of fear. But it is one which we do not de-
sfair of exciting. Their practices are not quite
so secret as they imagine, and if they do not
promptly renounce them, it is possible that in
proper time and place an exposure may ensue,
which may leave them no power of doing future
mischief.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The Chapter in our History which commences
with the arrival of her late Majesty on our shore,
and closes with the embarkation of her remains
for the vault of her ancestors, affords an illustra-
tion of the character of the real people of England,
of which they have just cause to be proud. They
saw the arm of an overwhelming power stretched
out to destroy this unfortunate Princess; they
saw the triumphant exultation of her enemies,
who, confiding in their vile preparations, already
enjoyed her destruction in anticipation. The
generosity and strong feeling of justice of the
people caught the ;-.lartn-; they rallied round the,
defenceless female ; their firmness and determina-
tion rose with the exigency, and, braving all the
threats of the heartless instruments of power, they
assembled in such numbers in every town and
village, of the kingdom, that the sound of their
united voices filled the depositaries of power with
dismayf From the controul unfortunately pos-
sessed by Government over the Legislature,
majorities can usually be procured with great
ease ;but on this occasion many of the supporters
of Ministers declined to vote for them, intimidat-
ed, as they themselves confessed, by the strength
of the popular feeling ; and the disgraceful mea-
sure was abandoned. From that time down to
the late melancholy event, the people demon-
strated their affection to her Majesty whenever
they had an opportunity of doing so. Her
death they deeply lamented, while the treat.
meat which occasioned it filled them with the
keenest indignatian. They were eager to
pay the last honours to her remains, and all
the measures were in preparation for that purpose
which the occasion demanded, These honours,
however, Ministers determined they should not
have an opportunity of paying ; and, by selecting
a bye-road for the route of the procession, which
they carefully concealed from the people to the
last moment, and by ordering a large military
force to escort it, they thought it would be impos-
sible to defeat their projected insult to the me-
mory of the Queen. Here, however, they hale
again been brought to shame, and the virtuous
feeling of the people of England has obtained a
signal triumph over the mean and dirty passions
of those who sought to suppress it.

[NEW TimEs.l
A Privy Council has, been held upon the sub-
ject of last Tuesday's proceedings, and the At-
torney-Genera( was sent for on the occasion.
Dispatches were forwarded to his Majesty respect-
ing the obstruction offered to the funeral procession
of the late Queen's remains. We understand
that in the contemplation of law, the offence of
obstructing the body of Royalty, especially under
such circumstances as those which occurred on
Tuesday, is little, if at all, short of treason ;-
I‘, bat course will be pursued by government on
this important occasion, we are not informed ;
but we should presume that a Proclamation for
apprehending the contrivers and perpetrators of
the audacious enterprise will speedily be issued.
Some notice, it appears, is also likely to be taken
of the affixing a libellous plate on her Majesty's
coffin, which was not only a high misdemeanor in
itself, but (as The Colchester Gazette states) was
accompanied with very riotous conduct by certain
individuals of that town, who introduced them-
selves into the church on the occasion.

[TUE TIMES.]
Our readers will have seen by The Times of
Saturday, that the Inquests on the bodies of the
unfortunate men killed by the Life Guards at the
end of Oxford-street.are still in progress, being
both adjourned until this day—that on Ho-
ney, after two active and laborious examina-
tions of evidence from a-variety of quarters.—
The degree to which the public mind has been
agitated .by the disclosures arising out of these in-
quiries, is an additional reason with us for abstain-
ing from any remark upon the nature of them, and

frc,rn any anticipation of their result ; besides
our sense of the general expediency of exercising
such forbearance, where there yet appears no
fixed determination, as there did two years ago,
with regard to another celebrated inquest, of
withdrawing those accused of crime from the
hands of public justice. What indeed may be
the verdicts on this occasion is a matter, how-
ever important in itself, of inferior consequence,
compared with the great question which it
mainly concerns the people of England, as a
political community, to decide. The merits of
the inquirrare far fioni being concluded by the
legal guilt or innocence of a Captain and some pri-
vates among the household troops of his Majesty.
Besides the mere point of criminal law, there is
one of high constitutional policY at issue. The
King's Ministers are on their trial as unquestion-
ably as his Guards. Whatever may be the
details of the recent conflict, the authors of
it ate the master criminals. And who are
those authors• but the-men who, by a wanton,
perverse, ' and arbitrary exercise of (what • we
shall assume,' for the sake 'of argument, to be)
a legal power, exposed the King's subjects to an
attack from the soldiery, of the likelihood of which
they' were • forewarned? We have admitted
for a moment that the power was in the
Government to send the Royal funeral by an
oblique and inexpedient route : but if the as-
sumption of that privilege was founded (like the
other, of tearing away the plate from the coffin)
upon the resignation of their rights by the Queen's
executors, how incomplete and futile is such a
pretext. The executors yielded up their trust to
outrageous violence—not to lawful authority. The
body was dragged away from them—the direc-
tion of the course and form of the procession
was actually seized upon by a Government un-
dertaker, who would listen to no entreaties, nor
commands, nor official protests, from Mr. Wikle ;
and this is called "-the voluntary surrender of
his office P'—and thus the King's Minister pleads
his own wrong in justification of each subsequent
insult committed .by his subalterns upon the
Royal ashes.
• Notwithstanding this declaration of The Times, it p
in roceeds
this day, on' the very gittun teeth of it, to advert upon the sub-
ject, and to indulge the most malignant comments upon the
subject, -and abusive attacks on Government.

FROX TUX LONDON GAZETTE, Aua. 18.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.

W. Hebdin, Leeds, woollen-cloth-merchant--A. 0. Hebden,
Parliament-street, woollen-cloth-merchant—J. Browne, sen.,
Leeds, woollen-cloth-merchant—E. Maymon, Blackburn, Lan-
cashire,cotton-miuuffacturer.

BANKRUPTS.

W. Langstaff; Liverpool, merchant, to surrender Sept. 5,6,
and 29, at eleven, at the Albion Tavern, Liverpool. Attornies,
Messrs. Blackstock and Bunce, Temple, London ; and Mr. E.
G. Deane, Liverpool.
J. Meredith, Manchester, paper-dealer, Aug. 31, Sept. 1, and
29, at two, at the Garrick's Head Inn, Manchester. Attornies,
M. T. Cape, Manchester; and Messrs. Clare and Dickinson,
Frederick s-place Old Jewry, London. •
J. R. West, Louth, Lincolnshire, coach-maker, Sept. 20, 21,
and 29, at eleven, at.the Mason's Arms Inn, Louth. Attornies,
Mr. G. Edmunds, Symond's Inn, Chancery-lane, and Mr. T.
B. Philips, Louth.
G. Flindt, London-wall, merchant,Aug. 28, Sept. 4, and 29,
at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Kaye, Freshfield,
and Kaye, New Bank-buildings, London.
T. Porthouse, Wigton, Cumberland, dyer, Aug. 25, Sept. 1,
and 29, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attornies, Messrs.
Swain, Stevens, Maples, Pearse, and Hunt, Frederick's-
place, Old Jewry, London.
F. M. Hodson, Manchester, dry-salter, Aug. 25, Sept. 1, arid
29, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attornies, Messrs. Pownall
and Fairthorne, Old Jewry, London.
H. Burnett, Dodd's-place, Bethnal Green, wholesale oilman,
Aug. 25, Sept. 1, and 29, at ten, at Guildhall. Attormes, Mr.
Thompson, George-street, Minories, London.

DIVIDENDS.
Sept. 10, W. Wrightson, Leeds, Yorkshire, druggist—Nov.
10, J. Fonterton, Upper Bedford-place, Bloomsbury-square,
merchant—Sept. 24, T. Garbutt, Manchester, woollen cord-
manufacturer—Sept. 14, I. Woodall, Picket How, Egremont,
Cumberland, hatter=Sept. 11, J. Beadey, Wotton Under-edge,
Gloucestershire, clothier—Sept. 14, J. Rogers and G. Rogllta
Plymouth, coach-makers—Sept. 11, M. Molineux, Birming-
ham, grocer—Sept. 17, W. Cowl, Weston Colville, Cam-
bridgeshire, dealer--Aug. 25, W. Dunn, Hoxton, Middlesex,
wholesale upholder—Aug. 28, R. Collens, Maidstone, Kent,
hop-dealer—Aug. 28, J. Dowley, Willow.street, Bankside,
corn-merchant—Aug. 28, J. Lyon, Marsham-street, West-
minster, cooper—Sept. 11, J. Hoffman, Mile End-road, brewer
—Aug. 28, B. Parkes, Halliford, Middlesex, British wine-
merchant—Nov. 3, . Lee, Croydon, Surrey, wine-merchant
Sept. 10, 'T. Harris, • St. Nicholas's, Worcester, woollen-
draper. •
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