The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-14 00:00:00

BISHOP HEBER.

The following extract of a private letter, communicates
some interesting particulars respecting the death of Bishop
Heber. It appeared in the Bombay courier of May 20:—'
" On April Ist he arrived at Triehinopoly, and had
twice serviee on the day following; he went the next day,
Monday, at six o'clock in the morning, to see the native
Christiana in the fort, Juni attend divine service, The ser-
vice being over, he returned to the house of Mr. Bird.
He met Mr. B; as he got out of his palanquin, and said to
him, ‘, I have now transacted my little business, and shall
be immediately ready for breakfast.' When he went into
his room, he said to those that were with him, Let us
make haste to dress, I am going into the bath.' , His ser-
vant then accompanied him to the bath, which is built as
a separate bungalow, The tub is very large, and a per-
son may swim about in it. It was filled above the height
groun person, 'as the Bishop used to swim. The
servant waited outside the door. Fisrt he heard- the Bishop,
naming about in the water, as when one is swimming;
this toted only about four minutes, then all was suddenly
still. The servant thought his master perhaps was dress-
ing, but wizen this voile had lasted nearly half an hour,
he grew surpisions, and knocked at the door ; when no.
answer having linen returned, he at labr opened it, 'autt.
found -the Ilishott dead at the bottom of the tub. Ile
was inunediately taker 'out of the water, and medical
as,sistance applied, but teben every effort proved inelfec-
tual his body was opened. It was the opinion of the sur-
geons that he died of apoplexy. He was on the day fol-
lowing. entombed in St. ileorgd.s..eb,urek.on the plain at
!he right - iidt; of the altar. The Bishop, although per-
feciJy- well the preceding days, and, as it appeared, on the
very slay the event took plate, had yet given his Chaplain
to undo-stand some time before, that he thought his life
would be of no long duration, and that his demise would
be sudden."
A public meeting of the Society of Bombay was held,
for the purpose of considering the 'MOM, appropriate mode
of expressing reaped ond esteem for Bishop Heber. The
particulars of the proceed.;op, which we think will be in-
teresting to our Readers, sludl lie inserted in our next.

THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIIte.t; QRAND FETE
AT MOSCOW.

On the 10th September his Grace the Duke of Di.' l
vonshire, his Britannic Majesty's Ambassador Extraordi-
nary at the' Coronation of the Emperor of Russia, gave a
splendid Ball and Entertainment to the Imperial Family
.and the principal Nobility in Moscow. The preparations
t' or the fete were on a scale of magnificence suited to the
ex,Oted character of the guests. •
'Tile exterior of his Grace's superb hotel, which is sir
touted oit an elevated part of the city, was brilliantly
The Imperial Arms, tastefully executed,
ornamented the principal front, and the whole of the vast
lenisth of the ga:.lery was one blaze of light ornamented in
venous devices.
The Imperial Famifir arrived about nine o'clock. The
shouts of many thousands of spectators announced their
approach, and the bands of mum pieced on the balconies,
and in the interior of, the mansion, played select national
airs on their arrival. Their Majesties were received by the
distinguished host at the principal entrance.
Dancing immediately • corrunenced, and continued with
great spirit till a late hour. Supper was then served, up-
wards of GOO covers were laid at this sumptuous repast.
A select number of guests of the most elevated rank were
invited to the Imporial table.
Their Imperial Majesties, the Grand Duke -Michael
with his eletttoing Consort, and the Prince Charles of
prus,44,, quitted this brilliant assembly at two o'clock.
The wh.ole of the interior decorations were in the most
chaste and elegant style; the walls of the principal hull,
which are in inzitation of white marble, were ornamented
with the 46641,4 i f tin it Imperial Majesties, and of turf
'Majesty, (icorgedeli ciiittln, fiirioil4 :by ingenious com-
biogions of rosos; mill,in, adjoininsaloon (erected
for the occasion) ptqtei Isssp t cllil portrait of the
Ettiperor Nicholas, in his Corotiatii4 Rolses, painted for
George"l.'"'? V.;1;:L "A..--This; handsome
aiesty's dignified Repre-
his Grace, by
compliment of his
mutative, was 014 c‘l'laned S,y the minces+) of the Artist.

ACT.,.....( the Iffertliird .1 n
NEW JURY urna)
application has beencati made
—Some doubts having arisen on the qualification of
Jurors under the late Act,
The following answer
to Mr. Peel on that subject.
lias been received by the Magistrate who addressed
him :--- .

" 'Whitehall, Sept, 28. 1
" Sir ....-.1 am directed by Mr. Secretary Peel to aeltnowkAge
,
the re4teipt of your letter of the 26th inst. The clause Of the
Jury Aok to which you refer, was not introduced by Mr. Peel,
but by untidier member, whose intention in introducing it was
expressed in the circular letter of the lOth of August last, to
which you whetted, and though the words are certainly equivo-
'l'4 I aPPreliend that the meaning may he siliAciently collected
from the eor4ext t for it a juror were to be quaii6i.s.l by being rated
to the Poor ilta ;At 20 which A
1. or any property whatever, it wouh: 1w ab-
surd to require an avogingurat to the house duty, pplies .t 0
the homes only on the same value. Mr. Peel is warehe int e that this
construction lies not been universally aequiesced in, and nd.
in the neat session to introduce a bill fur amending the defect in
;he Act, end any tither which May in the" mean tune be discovered.
(Sigl4o) Ch lIIi
PAWSON,"