The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-15 00:00:00

COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND,

Gentlemen—The death of Mr. Curwen, who throughout
a long public life, both merited and enjoyed your favour,
creates a Vacancy in the Representation of our County,
and opens the highest object of antbitien to which a
Country Gentleman can aspire. •
From my earliest youth I have ventured to hope that in
due season this honour might be attained by me; and the
desire not to prove altogether unworthy has long actuated
my conduct, and has animated every exertion.
The present opportunity appears fit for an appeal in fa-
vour• of my pretensions. You have lost a tried and faith-
ful Member, whose superior clai►xs I have inva► iably re-
cognized; and having acted for . ten years in strict concert
.with hint, both in the County and in Parliament, I nat►►-
rally am led to believe, that the public principles, which
you approved in Mr. Curwen, will in me also receive your
decided sanction and support.
' I have therefore resigned my seat for Carlisle ; and I
throw myself absolutely on your suffk age, iv the hope
that I may not be rejected, as unworthy of your con-
fidence.

1 will not insult you by any empty professions ; my
whole life is before you ; it has been spent on my paternal
inheritance which binds me to the County of Cumberland
by every tie that can sway the heart of man ; and perhaps
I may be allowed to appeal to my public conduct as the
test of my public principles.
With warm attachment to Civil and Religious Liberty,
tempered by a firm determination to uphold our Establish-
ments in Church and State, I shall endeavour, if chosen
your Representative, to discharge my duty faithfully, to
transact your business diligently, dispassionately to exercise
an independent judgment, and on all occasions to prefer
your wishes and interests to my own.
lose no time in soliciting personally your votes ;
and I have the honour to be
Your most obedient humble servant,
Netherby, Dec. 11, 1828. J. R. G. GRAHAM.

The Duchess. of Kent, the Princess Victoria,
and the whole of the Royal Daches's Household, attended
divine service, yesterday in the private chapel, 'in the King's
Palace,,Kensington. The service was performed by the
Rev, Mr. Davies.

The Neapolitan Minister transacted business
at the Colonial-otEce, Downing-street, en Saturday.

Sir Geo. Murray and Mr. Secretary Peel vi-
shed the Duke of Wellington on Saturday.
Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald came to town on Satur-
day, from the seat of Mr. Hope, at Dorking, Surrey.
Mr. Secretary Peel and Sir George Murray
left town yesterday for the seat of the Marquis of Chandos,
at Wootton-house, Buckinghamshire, where a large party
of the Nubility and Gentry are expected to assemble.

A King's messenger was sent off' at a late
hour on Saturday night, .from the Foreign-office, with
despatches for Lord Cowley, our Ambassador at Vienna.

Mr.:Herries arid Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald visited
the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday at the Trea-
sury.

CAPT. Silt WILLIAM HOSTS, R. N.—This
truly distinguished officer, and most amiable private Charae-
ter,.departtd this life on the 6th instant, nost sincerely
and deservedly regretted, at the early age of 49 yea's.
Brought up in the school of the immortaCNelson, lie made
it his invariable practice to imitate his bold and daring
spirit, and every one who felt interested in the naval concerns
of the last war must well remember the name of Haste, in
the Amphion and Bacchante,- coupled with some of the best
concerted and most gallant exploits achieved in the scenes
of his services, chiefly in tile Mediterranean, capture of
ships, pl ices, convoys, batteries, &c. in a word, adding to
the naval dignity of his country, and covering himself and
gallafit.companions" with glory and admiration—they nui.
!brolly received their reward from a gratethl country. The
exploits of Sir William Haste in the Mediterranean gained
him the name of " Young Nelson :" after such a compli-
ment, and this from the highest source of judgment, any
addition from the pen would be superfluous. Calm and
resolute in command, cool and- deliberate in action, mild
and humane to the vanquished, kind, dignified, and un-
assuming to all around him, lie lived beloved and died la-
mented. Sir 'William Hoste was a Baronet, K.C.8.,
K.M.T., Captain of his Majesty's yacht Royal George,
made Captain in Jan. 1802. —Devonport Telegraph.
A respite, during his Majesty's pleasure, ar-
rived on Saturday -evening, at Newgate for Peter Fenn,
convicted of forgery at the September sessions.
Yesterday finenoon, a wine and spirit n:1F.4%,31,1.•
in the High Street, after a sickness of itpa days, expired o."
the measles, Sco

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