The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-28 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Detaehments belonging to the 45th, 54th, and 63d Regiments
of Infantry, are ordered to embark this morning, on board a steam-
vessel iu the river, fur Gravesend, on route to Chatham.

A Detachment belonging to the 87th Regiment of Foot, is or-
dered to march this morning, from Westminster, for 'Windsor.

The Depots of the 16th and 40th Regi►uents of Infantry, are
under orders to march from the Tower.

On Friday night last about sixty tubs of contraband
spirits were run near Hove. One of the smugglers, we under-
stand, was wounded in the thumb ; but none of the party was
killed, as stated in the Brighton Herald.--Brighton Paper.
A field of barley was reaped last week at &afield, in
the neighbourhood of Dundee ; a second crop after potatoes. It
yielded a full average return; and the quality of the grain is good.
—.Edinburgh Observer.
Lately, as some men were employed in searching
for stone on the road side, near Nupton's-green, in this county,
in a ditch they found buried the remains of a man. The bones
of the skeleton were perfect, but it is impossible to conjecture
from what cause they were deposited there, unless the individual
who once animated the decayed remains belonged to the gipsey
tribe, and fell a victim to the violence of seine of his associates.
The bones were carefully buried in the parish church-yard.
Hereford Journal. - •
COINERS.—We mentioned in the SUN of Tues-
day last, the apprehension of three individuals, on a charge of
being largely concerned in the manufacture of counterfeit gold
coin, We have now to state that by the perseverance of the officers
employed on the occasion, five others, including one woman, have
since been taken into custody. Three of the men were taken to-
gether, and lo employed us to preclude all hope of acquittal. On
finding they were
discovered, they mournfully shook hands, and
exclaimed, "We are dead men ;" but offered no resistance. The,
officers still retain peaaessiou of the premises from which the first
covesy of the quantity
party was taken, and have added considerably to their original die-
cons°ifdebragadble7aom-outo
ney:on"heaeleedheeinn tfhoeunfido,oriinnga.
Instead of being con-n• fi ...;
-• to old spurious silver coins of all de-
scriptions, and to a
finished state,-and ready for eirculativ, packed in parceds, of ten
„.
and twenty pounds each. The dies and
presses have since been
inspected, and are found to be of an extraordinary superior
description, and capable of Producin with the assistance of
three persons, one thousand pounds
worth
of base coin, weekly,
taking gold and silver in an equal proportion. No public ex-
amination of any of the prisoners will take place at present, 5$
others,
not yet in custody, are implicated, whom it may take some
time to discover. Many of the circumstances connected with this
case are of a very extraordinary nature, and when completed/ it
will most likely be far superior to any discovery of the kind ever
made in England. •

COURT OF ALDERMEN.—(Tnis DAY.)

VINTRY WARD.

A► Special Court ofAldermen was held, at 12 o'clock, this day,
at Guildhall, for the purpose of receiving the Report of a Com-
mittee, appointed to inquire into the propriety of swearing in Mr.
Sheriff Winchester, as Alderman for Vintry Ward, against the
election for which petitions were presented from the inhabitants
of the Ward, and also from Mr. Wilde, the opponent of Mr.
Sheriff Winchester.

The Loan MAYOR presided, and was supported by the Re-
corder, the Common Sergeant, Mr. Sergeant Arabin, and an
unusually full Board of Aldermen.
It having been resolved by the Court, that Counsel should be
heard in support of and against the Petitions, the Learned Gentle-
men in attendance were called in soon after twelve o'clock.

We understand that the principal ground upon which Mr.
Wilde opposes the return, is an objection founded on the supposed
ineligibility of Mr. Winchester during his Shrievalty.
Mr. Sergeant Wain, with whom was Mr. Poil.ocx, appeared
for the Petitioners, and argued at great length against the return of
Mr. Sheriff Winchester, which he contended was both illegal and
informal. The learned Sergeant had not concluded until three
o'clock, when the Court rose.

Dr. Luslaington and Mr. Broderick are to be heard in support
of Mr. Wilde 's petition ; Mr. Bolland and Mr. Law against all
the petitioners, so that the arguments alone are likely to occupy
several days.

The question being one of an extremely novel character, has
excited considerable interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDIIALL.—(Tars DST.)
Arthur Campbell, 77- itinerant mender of nintorellas, was
brought up in the custody of Green, a watchman, charged by a
person, named Richard Porter, who keeps a public house in
Bishopsgate-street, with behaving in the most disorderly and im-
proper manner.—Fined fis. for being drunk.
John Fetter alias Blackman, was brought up in custody of
Green, the watchman, charged with an assault, by John Lyman,
a constable of Bishopsgate Ward. Ordered to find bail.
In consequence of the Lord Mayor having to attend the Court
of Aldermen to-day, Mr. Alderman Smith intends to proceed with
his Lordship's list, as well as his.own.

BOW-STREET.—(TaIs DAT. )
A watchman who attends Bow-street, made a complaint
against Bertha, the Covent-garden watch-house-keeper, fur re-
fusing to take a charge. On Tuesday night he was on duty in
Bow-street, when attadked by about 40 persons, and beaten severely.
Last night he saw one of the most active of the gang, attempted
to secure him, and, with the assistance of his brother watchmen,
took several who attempted to moue him to the watch-house.—
Bartlett, however, would not take the tillage, sad complainant was
so much beaten, that he left his coat, &c. in the watch-
house, and went off duty. Bartlett, however, threw quite a dif-
ferent light on the affair. He said the watchman was " mad
drunk," and that they took his coat and staff from him in conse-
quence.—Case dismissed.

HATTON-GARDEN.—(Mts DAY.)
One Jerry Lynch, an athletic native of the Emerald Isle, was
charged by about half a score of the watchmen of St. Andrews
Holborn, with a mast violent assault on the general body, mos'
of whose appearances bore testimony of the prowess of the prisot
ner.—Ordered to find bail.

-MARLBOROUGH-STREET—(Turs DAT.)
John Philipot was charged by Clement, the officer, with being
disorderly at the Argyle Rooms last night,—uot from the iu-
spiriting effects of Wright'. champaigne, but more probably from
a very pardonable desire to get home.—Discharged.
Coleman, a cabinet maker, was charged by one of the
officers with an usault.

,Several witnesses who assisted in taking the prisoner to the
watchhouve, proved that he kicked them, and otherwise behaved
in a violent manner.

Ordered to enter into reeogniunees, himself for 100/. and two
sureties in 60/. cash.

WORSHIP-STREET....-(Tina DAY.)
A young man, the son of a respectable tradesman in the City,
was brought before Mr. BENETT for re-examination, on a charge
preferred against him on Monday, by a person named Ilainilton,
of indecently assaulting him. An elderly respectable looking
into ate ..wed.-abo-rebieeer- weer Welton, and that
trill"at►. weak, that he was little better
than an idiot. Several respectable tradesmen, intimately acquainted
with the family, corroborated this statement.--Case dismissed.-.-
The accuser, Hamilton, is a young man who some time ago ren-
dered himself conspicuous at the police offices, in conjunction
with a person named Brooks, endeavouring to rival the famed
informer Johnson. Their attempts, however, proved eminently
unsuccessful.

COTTON WOOL.
LILT Q IMPORTS AND EILPOIIII.

This
year.

(Same pe
rind leet
year.

ZIPORTED.

Bags. &c. Rags, are.
Liverpool 47141arl 092,511*
London
C3lasgow 24,921 29,271 11 -
Total exported in 1826 102,459.

&c,

ly this
year.

132:44c.
63,178

HAY MARKETS.—(Tuts DAY.)
(At per Load of 30 Trusses.)
ST. JAMES'S.
Lowland Meadow Hay.f3 10 to 4 10 Clover Hay £4 tOtoe 6
Upland Ditto
Rye.grass Hay
New Meadow Hay ~... 4 5 5 5
A limited supply, and a brit :trade, at Tuesday's priers.

SMITHFIELD.
Lowland Meadow Hayl3 sto 4 5 Clover Hay generally .f. 4 10 to $ 0
Upland Ditto
ft ye.grass Hay
New Meadow Hay .... 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto
A moderately fair supply, and a steady trade, price as la►t quoted.

Part of the waggon train passed through Chichester
the latter part of last week, on its way to Portsmouth, with
stores, said to be destined for Portugal. Our barracks are now
completely empty.—Brighton Paper.
A. house, recently erected at Houghton-le-Spring,
belonging to Mr. F. Carr, painter, fell with a tremendous crash
on Saturday week. There were four or five own at work at the
inside at the time, who were fortunately extricated without injury.
72yn e Mercury.
There have been transmitted from the Government
stores in Edinburgh Castle to Calton of Glasgow, for the relief of
the industrious poor, 200 pairs of trowsers, 200 pairs of gaiters,
200 pairs of socks, and 200 pairs of shoes. Sixty pairs of each
of the above articles go to Gorbals and Bridgeton.
ASTONISHING POWER OF A PYTHON OR BOA
CONSTRICTOR.—Mr. Henry Wise, a mate in a China ship, says,
that when at anchor on the coast of Ceylon, a Python slid along
the cable and entered the mate's cabin. When perceived, some
of the crew threw the noose of a rope round it, but it contrived
to twine itself round a butt of water. By fixing the rope to a
pulley, they with infinite difficulty disengaged it from the butt,
yet not till it had so compressed it, that the hoops from the
middle souk to the bottom. It was stabbed by the Captain, but
not killed, and was preserved by Mr. Wise '7O days, and then
died.—Bath Chronicle.

LEGAL ANECDOTE.—During Lord Sidmouth's
Administration, a striking instance occurred of that peculiar want
of political integrity which has so often distinguished the conduct
of the members of the same profession. Of course the Minister
was beset, as his predecessors and successors have ever been, with
abundance of hungry barristers. Upon this occasion there was
one who, to more than ordinary political subserviency, added, what
he wished to be thought, a more than ordinary share of personal
regard. The Minister's power was never considered very secure,
and at length the united efforts of Mr. Pitt and Mr. Fox were ex-
pected to demolish the fragile edifice. Oar lawyer, on this OCCa..
sion, though pledged to his patron by every tie, could not resist
the well-known reluctance of certain other vermin to continue in
a falling house, and, to the astonishment of every one, he voted
with the Opposition. The effort, however, failed ;
and the Mi-
nister retained his place, and with it the power of providing for
the Bar. What was to be done ? No time wee to be lost, and
early the next morning the repentant rat was found in the ante-
chamber of the Minister, cringing for an audience; which being
granted, he, in the most fawning, suppliant manner, acknowledged
his error, attributing it to haste, to inconsiderateness, &c., and
humbly implored forgiveness. The Minister, with a dignity
which those who remember him in the Chair of the House of
Commons know how well he could assume, coldly informed his
quondam friend that his future vote was a matter of perfect indif-
ference, and, with a look of ineffable disdain, left the Learned
Gentleman, for once. in a state of independence, but which, like
that of "single blessedness," had no charms for one in the eager
pursuit of wealth and distinction, at whatever sacrifice obtained,