The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-27 00:00:00

[MORNING CILRONICT,E.]

The note of preparation sounded by the Mi-
nisterial Journals, with respect to the motion.of
thanks to Mr. Blume, failed. entirety or its in-
tended effect. ~A' few observations W'ere ihdeed,
made, in the way .of dpposition.lothe motion ;.
but one would suppose the speaker hail d..coVErt
intention of placing M..flume's meriig ht the most.
faiourable poin.t.of view. .Thus; for :insthnee, Mr
Sam. Dixon observed, as-a Matter of brave accuSa-
thin, that " he had called 'for rnoeePapers in bIIe,
Session than all-the-Members' of) the Muse of
Commons had done fo'i many years !" What a
triumph to Mr. Hume, that all the ingenuity of
his enemies can 'find no .other cliatge7to..bring
against him than: his •excessive ;i4nlaatry.V: The
statement read by-Mr ;p'avell'vf.i e~ various ls'
hours of Mr.-:.Hurno,..and-:-:0-'thilf•-results' •with
which they have nittnistelpi) 66iitrowned -(though
Ministers deciar.4lllftirthtritTedirgtion-,atitheo.
aomy impractiattlein the :Corlirtveacterneetbf :the

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Session), constituted tbe noblest eulogy of that
most meritorious Member. •

[BR ITISII PRESS.]
A Common Council was held_ yesterday in the
Council Chamber of the Guildhall of the City. of
London;at which the Thanks of the' Court were
given to Mr. Hume for his assiduous discharge
of his' duty in Parliament,- and for his indefati-
gable exertions in promoting economy in 'every
branch of the public expenditure. The resolu-
tion of thanks noticed more especially the motion
made in the,House of. COmmons on the 27th of
Jupe fast, in which Mr. .Hume urged the neces-
sity of instituting a minute investigation into the,
mbde and expense of the management and collec-
tion .of the revenue, that all salaries and allow-
ances should be adjusted with reference, to.
the estimates of the year 1797, and that the
number of the army and the expense of its
eStablishment should be reduced. We are
always glad to see the useful. exertions of
public men thus flatteringly noticed. :To one
•who. is influenced by a sincere desire of serving
his cotintrY, no other reward of course is neces-
sary than the gratification he must enjoy in the
co.usciefisness of performing his duty ; but, how-
ever. the individual may be satisfied with this in-
ternal approbation, the people. owe it to them-
selves to prove their sense of his merits by a
public Scknowledgment of their gratitude. Nor
can this be wholly without advantage. There.:
is no .reward so sweet as the applause of
the People', and nothing can so effectually sti-
mulate men to the performance of great and
good actions as' the hope 'of finally enjoy-
ing. it. . Mr. Hume laboured for it most effec-
tually daring the last Session of Parliament,
and it Is ,satisfaCtory to think that his labours
were not wholly unsuccessful. His-- several mo-
tions, indeed, during. the progress of the Session,
failed to unite the suffrages
.of the majority. of
the House, but the accumulated result of his ex-
ertions•was found to be irresistible at the close .of
the discussions ; sothatalthough his final motion,
which is embraced in the-vote of thanks given to
Mr. Hume yesterday by the City of London,Was
still unsupported by a majority, yet the Minis-
ters who opposed it only paraphrased his expres-
sions, and gave their unqualified approbation 'to
an amendment, which was precisely similar in
sentiment to the motion which they affected pre-
viously to negative. To Mr. Hume, therefore,
and to those staunch friends of the people,who
shared his toils, must we attribute the final
votes of both Houses of Parliament, and these.
measures of economy. which have been for' some
time in the course of prosecution..

SINGULAR ADVENTURE OF AN Ox.•---An. :px
belonging to Mr. OLIVER STAFFORD, Of the town
of Portland, whilst feeding in a pasture adjacent
to. Lake Eri, on the 4th inst. being near the-
brink, the ground-on which he stood gave way,
and he fell 10 feet perpendicularly, then .con-
tinning on down a steep descent of 80 feet., in
real -Sornerset style, until he reached a ledge of
-rocks,- froni 'Which he -was precipitated- down
.another''' perpendicular, descent- -of •26 feet,
Making,- in -all, an 'excursion- of 116 feet,•when'
'he: alighted upon a -bed of rocks, covered
with about one foot •of water: But now (to
use -the words of our • imformant) conies. the
miraculous.:—The ox is not only alive,;but has
received .no apparent injury, except •.a slight
bruise on one leg, supposed to be occasioned by
being entangled in.soine roots at his' first- depar-
ture.from the summit. The above distances were
measured by competent men, who are ready to
attest to the • correctness of this statement:—
(American Paper.) •
The following remarkable inscription is copied
from a tombstone in the burying ground over
against Springpath, in the island .of Jamaica :
" Here lies the -body'of LEWIS' G-ALny, Esq.
who died the 22d- of September., -1739,- 'aged- 30
years. lie- was born at Montpellier, in France,
which place .he left for his religion, and settled in
this island ; Where in the great earthquake lu
the year 1692, he was swallowed up, and by-the
great proVidence of GOD, by a second shock, was
thrown out into the sea, -- where -he continued.
swimming till he was taken -'up by d' boat, and
miraculouslyi preserved. •He -afterwards lived:hi.
great•reputation„and was universally' lamented.".
•DARING RpnEitt.—ThtiNdayeVening, just

before the-watch .was set,- as Mr. John 'Read, of
ShOreditCh, was going along Bishopsgate-street,
near Shipsalley, he -was attacked by two villains,
who-appeared to be sky=larking ; one of them:-
thiew himself along the pavement,. before Mr:.
IL: when his confederate gave him a violent' push
behind, and he fell o-N er the nian on•the ground,
by which his-. eye was-'cut in a Shocking manner.
The villains then ran ufrup- Ship-alley, and 'on
Mr. Read coming to his senses',- he-found he-hatl
been -robbed of a valuable > watch •and ,apPen-
da-ges. This: is'the third robbery that- has-been
committed this week-near the.satne spot: 1-

On- Sunday 'night' the. Caves- under Dover
:belonging to. Sir.StiS'Ef Smt•rn, .were'.
broken into and robber' of several articles; Three
young persons belonging to Dover-. have been
taken ufi,and corranitted to•Gttoron-suspicion of
-the' said felony.' A- trunk, carried by two men,
Who ran away was found by the' Preventive rr:Nt
on -duty near the place", which led. to a discovery.
• Last night, at the early•hottr of 'eight," as Mr.
WINtE•lt, Nursery acrd Seeds:flan, was returning
from the: ArgyWNlarsern. Paddingtotr-green, 'on
Coming up to.the-corttef of the-New-road,-in the
Edgeware-road, a-fellow let fly-a dreadful blow
from udder the' dead wall, and.hithitn below the:
-ear';'itelziy stunned for a few-minutes,- and-was
laketfrp..-by wath'imart badly bUrt•-byThis-1:1111,.
asslalSo by the bloW: The ...Villain made`hiVescape
ivittr„his'watch and property. '1! :-." •
::'lYrostertra-y
:after- the 'DoVi4,Mail2coach. had-
:7clidttgedluirses at 'Dartford; in,:passinglltiroiigh.
'the broi:e downi. in-re-nsequence of-tine of`
the wheels }freaking, The' ceirchi was *full 'of"
Ipassetgert:s inikte-arid out:----;but:;Ave-are-hapf)y tic
:ayc-tlferall•escaped-injUry::: -Tile tnait•Was
inediately taken' oat Itti&-forwacdttd,tir thekletie-.7
Tral•Piabil Ogee itl'i.ombied --streoylif ".c tiaisegird
• Vibe, Kt cOrnrTaialed tlitu guard- and' i
ters.:'':-Tt 64f-stance, feCurten-rriiiA '
'preslfedireatti ITO ratid ty-= 'trtTfliarek
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