The Sun.
London, England, 1819-06-16 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

EARL CIF SHAPTINRETRY AND ANOVTER frgg
OF MARLBOROUGII AND OTHERS
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MR. Erwroa,—Secing by your Paper of
is
June inst., in rite report or the pcocredings 11111 f!,,
cause, you state that Lord Shaftesbury, in his a ;
davit, says, "Thzt 1 informed Ithn /borrowe
by desire of the Duke, I21,;(4/. or 13001.
gold plate;" which being incorrect, as I li3a 1)
thing to do with the transaction, and was utterly
ignorant of the removal of the plate or borrowh'ilftri
of the money, I 111115 i bet,: you will correct t"i
statement; by inserting this letter and the pass“re
in Lord Shaftesbury's Affidavit, referring to t'nlf
conversation which took place at the install",
the Duke, between him and me, which is as
i. lows :—" That the said defendant afterwards re:
ferred this deponent for further information to ht.
Solicitor, Mr. John Pioniger, of Glay's I: n, `ll'c't
on the 29111 day of May last, called on this der°
uent,by desire of,.the •
said Duke, as he stated, t:
inform hint, that the person in whose custody tll6
said gold plate is, had not yet returned from WaleSi
that the said Doke had borrowed about 12001.
13001. upon the said plate, and could nut get 1-
back into his pot-,session till the money Was re'
paid.",—And am, Sir,
'Your obedient Serrant,
JOHN rINSIGEIt•
No. 1, Gray's Inn,zquart, June 14, /vv.

REBUILDING OF IVESTMfNSTER HOSPITAt—'°
The hundredth Year of this Institution W 0 ceje:
hrared yesterday by a public meeting at WNW"
Rooms, King-street, St. 34mes's, for the Pl:ri
pineof commencing a subscription to re4"l
a" enlarge the above Estaslisliment. At ltd":",
past three o'clock, his Grace the Duke of
NoRrHUMBERLAND took the chair, and opened 06
business of the day by saying, that the object Of
the present meeting was so ell known that it
would be needless for him to say more than that
it was to commence a fund to rebuild on a laraer
scale this truly excellent Institution. Ater the
Report was read, which detailed the progress of
Institution since its first establishment, a long
conversation took place between the Chairinto"
Lord Colchester, and other Gentivmen, as
the site on which the proposed building
to be -erected, its,, expense, exc. It was stated
that the expense would amount to 1'2,000/.
that the Hospital would be built near the pre6ein:
one. The subscription then cornmencztl---t'
Duke of Northumberland subscribing 5001.
Friends of the Institution afterwards dincd at thel
House. A liberal subscription 5;35
made.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—About five o'clock Yes'
terday evening the Bristol stage was CrlASirig 11)c
corner of Qleen-street, Drury-lane, %.% hen IlP5'
Hughes, residing' in Horse-shoe-court, Quee";
street, was kooeketi down by the foie horse, 5",4
the wheels going over her head, khe was
on the spot. The body was iemoved to a pub'
elose by for a Coroner's inquest.
A shepherd in the South of Scotland, a foci,
weeks ago, in taking his usual rounds amongs:
hi 3 Hocks, was follwred by one of his inaster;
greyhounds ; having accidently started a hare, /11
was instantly pursOed by the grcyliotwd, as we.,
43 his Ow,/ sheep dog. During the chase, kir'
clog perceiviog at some distance a sheep I°ll'l
wrong, to his no small surprise left the pursint;
and having assiited the sheep from its peril° t
situation, be instantly re-joined the pursuit, Pn
came in at the death of poor puss.

DEED.
Yesterday, rit his house in Iledford-sunare, Philip Datincel'i
Esq. ug-ed ',3t), King's Counsel, Fold o clistinguished calve°
of the Bar.

On Weduesalky last, at his house in Wright-street. a
f
t
aer
nionilis of severe indisposition, borne with resignat„.u,
Mr. Robert Peck, cased 4.5; for 't.) years the Printer and r'"„
In ietor of this Paper: in his character were blended tlioE'
exceilencies which ennoble the man, endcar the husatid, the
father, the friend. To this teftiniony we add a spontane°%
tribute extracted from the last Lveds Mercury.—" lie "C;
man of inticxilile int-izriiy, of great kindness of dispositk:-°
and his loss will be felt as widely as his worth is knowp;"...
Wall Paciiet, .11he 15.)

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