The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-08 00:00:00

CURIOUS DOCUMENT.

(From the Nottingham Herald, dept. 6). "
A gentleman of this town has been kind enough to
favour us with a sight of a curious .document, It sp
pears that, in 1745, when the peace and happiness of this
this country were menaced by the intrigues of the exiled
family of the Stuarts, and when an army of Highlanders,
assisted by a • body of French troops, and led by the
grandson of the unfortunate and ill-advised James, bad.
penetrated into the kingdom, and were on their march
towards the metropolis, the town of Nottingham, was
one of the first to show its loyalty and attachment to
the reigning family. An offer was accordingly-nteae
to Government to raise a body of men to oppose .the
flutter progress of the rebels, and the
.document to
which we have alluded, and of which a copy will be
found below, was a commission granted by his Majesty
George 11. to the then Mayor of :Nottingham,
authorizing his subjects of this•town to take up arms
and form associations for the purpose therein expressed,
and the Mayor to grant commissions, and exercise
such troops. The document bears the sign-manual of
'the King, and the then Duke of Newcastle, and runs
as follows
George R.
" George the Second, by the'grace of God, King of Great Bri-
tain, France, anti Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &e.—To oto'
trusty and well-beloved Henry Butler, Eaq., Mayor of our town
of Nottingham, greeting. Whereas several of our loyal subjects, in
our town of Nottingham, have testified to us their earnest desire, st
this time of common danger, when a rebellion is actually begun within
this our .kingdom, in favour of a Popish Pretender, to enter into
associations for taking up arms for the common defence, and have
desired our Royal approbation and authority for their so doing
we, therefore, having a just sense of so commendable a zeal, sod
being desirous to encourage this seasonable instance of their loyalty
to us, and 'their concern for the religion and liberties of their
country, have thought fit hereby to give you power and authority,
and we do hereby authorize and empower you to signify to our
well-affected subjects, our Royal approbation of the said design,
and to form into troops or companies ouch persona as shall be will-
ing to associate themselves for the purpose aforesaid, in our tovul
of Nottingham, and to grant commissions in our name to such of
them as you shall think proper to exercise or command ; and for
your executing the power and authority hereby given and granted
to you, this shall be a sufficient warrant.
" Given at our COurt at Kensington, the 29th day of Septsin•
bar, 1745, in the 19th year of our reign. •
(By his Majesty's command)
. " HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
" Henry Butler, Esq., Mayor of Nottingham."

Colonel Roche, of Trabolgan, has sent us what at
any season would be considered a great curiosity', but
which just now is doubly remarkable—a plant of Oats,
the produce of one grain, the bulk of 'chick x:
tremely large, the height over five feet and a NU, ""(1
the ears countless. It resembles a sheaf,
a single plant. There is a considerable number
.01
to 1/m plants like it in a field on Trabolgati.—Thibl" -
ing Register.
COXCOMIL—This word, of which the application
is too frequent to require any explanation, ollgin!111
meant the top of the cap worn by licensed rocas, wale '
was often a cock's head- and comb, with some of the
feathers., The use of the word seems to be apprOaclt..,
ing nearer to its historic analogy, for dandy has Super-
seded the application' of it to those who are merelY
rather than
conceited of' their persons and dress, while coxcomb
is more generally applied to those literary fops who
deserve the. fool s cap.—Dublin Evening Mail.
ORIGIN OF Putscu.—The liquor called punch hss
become so truly English that it is often supposed tq
be indigenous in this country, though its name at least
testified
surprise At
dison'si.e.
r fax-Minter, ofx i-
is Oriental. The Persian punj, or Sanscrit panda,
number five, is the etymon of its title, and denotes the
itmbe n/gratendteieri, who
tsof which
itfiietdis so composed.
when he found that of 'the materials of 11.
w this
truly English" beverage was made, only the Ovate
belonged to England, would have been more astonished
had his- informant also told him that it derived even its
name front the East.—Asiatic JOurnal.

Nothing can be more distressing than the idea of
snch a death in a foreign country, but M. Jourdan
who had gone on a visit to an English family at riePl
received from them the same kind and intimate atten-
tions which he mi&lit have expected from his 007,
friends--medical skill was resorted to immediately, 4""
administered to the last with anxious assiduity. These,,
kind offices will be duly appreciated by M. Jourciani!
friends, and although the modesty of the above Wei
lent family forbids eur more explicit acknowledgments:.
we cannot entirely omit to express our high sense 04
their truly Christian hospitality.