The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-29 00:00:00

REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE,

Mr. William Beveridge, baker and innkeeper
at Charleston limeworks, about two or three

weeks ago, dreamt, and at the same time ima-

gined he heard a voice intimating that he was
soon to die, and that in a sudden =miler. Hay-

ing afterwards, at two different times, been visit-
ed by the same dream and warning voice—he
communicated the matter to his wife, calmly

giving her to understand that he looked upon
it as a presage that he was soon to be " call-
ed away" from her. She, however, aware how
little dreams deserve to be made the subject
of disquietude, paid very little attention to
the circumstance, With him it was very dif-
ferent. So powerful an impression had the
whole affair made on his mind, and so
firmly was he convinced of the idea that he
was doomed suddenly to bid an eternal adieu
to his family, that he immediately set about
making up his books and accounts, and arranging
his affairs as a proper preparation for whatever
might happen. But what is still more remark-
able, a Mr. Miller, shipbuilder in Limekilns, had
a similar dream regarding the fate of his friend
Mr. Beveridge ;- and such was the influence it
had on his mind, that he could not next morn-
ing take breakfast till he had gone to Beveridge
and informed him of what had taken place. This
corroboration of his nocturnal warnings cone
tpo h
l e
their
e ler ominous yi o confirmediwus him
nature in ;
all
stillhis apprehensions
appeared
to i ls
conduct himself with his usual cheerfulness and
attention to business—and it might, but for
what followed, have been forgotten by him-
self, and never recalled to the recollecti©n of
his friends, as coupled with his lamented
fate. On Tuesday, the Bth instant, a few of
Mr. Beveridge's friends had occasion to go to
Inverkeithing Custom-house, when he proposed
to accompany them in a boat, which was agreed
to. Mr. Beveridge, although much against the
wish of his wife, took his gun with him, for the
purpose of amusing himself with shooting by the.
way. When his wife pressed him to leave his
gun, he told her there was no danger—that she
had no cause for alarm, as the day had not yet
arrived, (alluding to the ominous warnings at
his sudden death,) The boat accordingly set
off with the party, all of whom appeared to
in high spirits. On arriving. at Rosythe Castle,
the boat put to shore, and let out one of the
party, who had some business to transact
at Inverkeithing,. It having been agreed
that the boat was to remain till this person's
return, Mr. Beveridge stept out, in the hope of
getting a shat as he walked about the shore. On
returning to the boat, he used the gun as a sup-
port to assist him in stepping in ; when it sud-
denly went off, and discharging its contents in
his head, he fell all but lifeless on the spot, Mr.
Beveridge had no sooner fallen, than his dog
sprung forward, and clasped his legs round his
master's body, in which position he lay for a
short time—looking steadfastly and anxiously to..
wards him, when, as if to be assured of the ex-
tent of the injury his master had suffered,
dipped his nose in the blood which was profusely
flowing before him, and then bounded off to his
master s house in Charleston, where his appear-
ance and restless manner excited no. small alarm
in the family. Mr. Beveridge was carried home,
where he expired in the course of a few hours,—
Greenock Advertiser.

Lord CAWDOR, in his valuable pamphlet on
the Welch Judicature, states that the four last J►►dges ap-
pointed have accepted their offices under an express under-
standing that they were to have no compensation in case
Of any alteration in the Court.

,
THE NUMNERS.—The elevation of Dr. SUM-
NFU will afford the unusual and almost unprecedented
spectacle of two brothers seated on the Episcopal bench at
the same time. We believe there are only two similar in-
stances to he found in the history of the English church :
the &pit, in the early part of the 12thclelengtry)ien the
, w
Sees of Canterbury and Chichester were filled by liAnor,_
?} m and his brother SEFFREDUS ; and the other in the
u
ei
reign of King JamEs L, when GEORGE ABBOTT was,
Archbishop of Canterbury, and his brother, ROBERT
Cambridge,
Anion', Bishop of Salisbury. 'The SUMNER. family has
already given two provoits to King's co
and one of its most eminent muter, to How school.

pAicaetedensulySe4l:s.:::slttlAueitoT.f-lifmalY's
by
was
p;‘,usrissb:t:AedoenicthOa:paltheroe:Roetolsnyia:t
i°
entitled C(nideand t°herrpYl'ota ecoenlesbisruateodf
--
Ro
the virtues of the beautiful
music by Rossini,
' u daring the absence of her bii,
which he is defeated
the quality of the music :—A few of the
band in Palestine,
Private
letter expresses the following
and exposed- '
concerted pieces of this Opera had not the first.
airs and
f novelty about them, as they had already been
bloorn 0
heard by the public ('tie true but a very few times) in the
the attempts of the C-o:oltitierr
L°l7lEivsi'anueinlgatueecosresesPecaooffßtFhtihe°unegitnrnwises, a 'little Opera composed en the occa-
sion of the Coronation of CHARLES X. They, however,
fully merited this resurrection. Of the new music, though
there are some reminiscences and plagiarisms from himself,
a groat portion is of the very first order of merit. A
drinking chorus, in particular, is one of the must original
and spirit-stirring compositions ever heard ; it is charac-
terised by an air of well-bred frolic and graceful whim, and
breathes a tone of exuberant joyousness that makes the very
heart dance.

Our readers may depend upon the truth of
the following anecdote :—At a Sunday School in this town,
a short time since, while the children were undergoing an
examination to ascertain the progress of their knowledge in
Scripture history, a little girl was asked " How she could
account for the fact of so large a multitude of people being
fed with five loaves and two small fishes ?" She answered
she supposed it was by the will of Divine Providence.
A much younger child in the same class was then asked
the question, but declined giving any answer. The querist,
11
s(,:aomwree, vyheperuli,pressed for a reply, with, " Come, my
1 i
tan:
juosnt, g
avia lady,
ede your opinion." The child, after
"
I'm sure I don't know, Ma'am,
without it be that they got their dinners before they went."
—Hull Packet.