The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-26 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Earl of Donoughtnore, for Knochlofty. Clonm ell ; Sir .Tames
and Lady Mackintosh, for ‘Veedon Lodge, near Aylesbury,
Earl of Aboyne, for Aboyne Castle, Kincardineshire; Earl of
Bradford, for Weston Park, Shipley; General Sir D. Baird
for Crieff, North Britain ; Mr. James Macdonald, M. I'. fort
Cowes; Viscount Ebtington, for Exeter; Sir John and Lady
Sinclair, and the Misses Sinclair, for ‘Vorthing c Dr. Dreier,
from his house in Grosvenor-street, to Buxton : Marciu6s and
Marchioness Co: nwallis, for Buckinghamshire.

ADVENTURES OF A BLANKETEER,
As refried by himself to a Friend, on his return
from London. ,

" Well, John, where host been, John ?—To
Louisan, as I towd thee, wi't
and bow didst tare I'll tell ther—thou
knowst I can walk a tightish pace, and I ne'er
look'd behind me for t'reSt o' chaps, for I thou't
we aw meet its [Aims ; so when I got
to Luonun, I look'd a!nnit me, but 1 could
na find my comrades, and I thou't best place
for me were to go th Mester Cobbett's—l'd
got register in my pocket, and found out where
'twas, and ax'd for Mester Cobbett, and they
towd me he were out of town, and wad na be a
alsoarn for three weeks.--1 thout 'twas odd, and
ax'd where I cou'd see Lord Cockran, ant! they
towel me; an I went, an I seed Lord -Cockran, and
a ax'd what I wanted, and I towd bins I were come
_lra Manchester, and he look'd, and ax'd where
was aw the rest ? and I towd him I did na
but I thout some were in Chester Castle, some
in New Bailey, and some in one hale-or Cother
o'th' road, for I'd seen toast o'etn ; and he towd
me I'd better go to Lord Sideniouth wi' my pe-
tition, for he had nowt to do it, and a towd
me were to go, and 1 went. But I thout some-
how. Lord Cockran were not glad to see me,
and kok'd glihnish. Well, vou went to Lord
Sidmouth ?—Oh yes ! I went, aye and a plea-
sant good kind of Gentleman he is : he smiled aw
the while we were talking, and look'd quite good
humoor'd wi' me, and 1 thout that oddish, be-
cause I were come up again him like. What did
he say to you ?—Why, he ax'd tne what I want-
ed ? and 1 towd him I were come wi' petition
to incense Prince Regent about things, in our
part, for they were mighty had, and wanted
mending—And a said what wouldst ha' Princ.e
Regent do ? I towd him I did nae no, but I
.was towd that if we had Triangular Parliaments
things would be right enough. Anti he said why
so ?—Because, I said, we should aw have Uni-
versal Sufferings, and that would be the making of
us'. So he smiled, and said, well, leave petition,
and I think thee hadst better go home. I said 1
thout so too, hut I did tra no how.. He ax'd me
how much Money I started wi', 1 towd him eight
shillen, and he said did that bring thee to town ?
said yea, %yr a little help oth' road. lie rung the
bell, and man come, and he towd hint, gi' this
good man some weight and porter, and gi' him
124. and set oth' road home, and so he did, and
1 fill'd my belly, and here 1 ant oth' road home,
and that there man they talker) so much agen,
that Lord Sidemontli, he were the best man I
saw in [Amnon, and I'll never talk ages him any
more I."—(Shejfield Meicury)

Wednesday Sir ISAAC HEARD, who is Si years
oiage, travelled froM Cheltenham to London in
the course of the day. He left there about seven
in the morning, and arrived in town about eight
in the evening, iit,order to attend the Cbripter of
the Garter on Thursday at Carlton-borne.
MR. SHearna:.7. —We are requested to state,
that the Second and conehiding Part of Dr.• WAT-
raNs's Life of the late Richard Prinsley Sheridan,
will be published by Mr. CoLßatiN on Today
next, the.3olll. instant, witii a finely engraved
Portrait of the present Mrs. SHERIDAN, after Sir
JOilitlA REYNOLDS.