The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-22 00:00:00

THE KING V. BENBOIV.

On the motion of Mr. TINDAL (Counsel for the Constitu-
tional Association), this defendant came up to plead to the in-
dictment to which he took time last week to imparl, and now
pleaded not guilty, and received notice thathe would be tried at
the Adjourned Sittings after this Term.

QUEENAITHE WARD ELECTION.-Yesterday
Wardmote was held at the Church of St. Nicholas, for the
election of an Alderman for.this Ward, in the room of Sir lc-
DOMVILLE, resigned. The Candidates were Mr.-TEN.AntEg
and Mr. CAPEL. Both Gentlemen, as well- as their respec-
tive friends, disclaimed any undue party feeling on the occasion,
The show of hands was declared, amidst loud cheering, to be
in favour of Mr. Venables, by a considerable majority. A roll
was deManded on behalf of Mr. Capel. The polling, however,
went on but slowly, as each vote underwent the most rigid
scrutiny, and arguments of Counsel, were heard upon s:vera
'contested votes at great length. At the close in the evening",
the nurribers were only, for Mr. Venables, 5.-11 Ir. Capel,
Majority 1.

ARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS'.--A gentlerunn,
who has held an official situation in the Parlia-
ment House for upwards of 20 years, and kept
a regular account of the duration of each Session
in that period",,lias made the following calculation
of the public labours of the two Ilothes during
the present session :—The number of hours which
the Commons have already sat exceeds those of
any former season since the Union with Ireland,
by upwards of 100; and, as far as any opin".:ort
can be formed from the present state of business,
the session is not likely to terminate before 009-
last week in June.
.With respect to the Lords,
our informant states, that for every hour which
their Lordships have devoted to public business,
.exclusive of appeals, the Conunons haVe sat tea,
hours and a fraction.
Mr. CROMWELL, of Cheshunt, has now in his posSessio,3,
the hat of his ancestor Oliver Cromwell, by. which the skit'''.
supposed to be the Protector's, which, with two others, were,
after the Restoration, affixed over the entrance to Westminstg
Hall, until the reign of Queen Anne, has been tried, and nn
doubt is now entertained of its identity.
We invite our Readers' attention to a Work just pubiiSheCh
an Advertisement of which appears in another part of our 1";''
per ;we allude to the " Family Cyclopedia,-"-by Mr. Jaolel
Jennings. The following is the character given it by one of
our most respectable Journals :—" The utility and variety
the subjects it embraces, and their connexion with the intimate:l'
important, and daily concerns of life, excite an irresistible rr„'
laudable curiosity towards them. That a considerable por,ti°,;"
of talent has been bestowed on this very useful undertaLl,ll,';,'
will be perceived by the most hasty glance at its pagcS,
Alphabetical Arrangement renders it peculiarly convenient, for
reference. Under the heads Appetite, Exercise, Educat°n;
Food, Benevolence, Ague, Chemistry, &c., and indeed eve,!?*
department, will be found more or less originality. It is
however, the ability which is displayed in the 'Work, ernilel,l,
as it unquestionably is, but its obvious-utility, that will secure
for it a popular adoption. There' is no subject allied to td/.,e
pleasures or thepains of domestic life but has its approi-riate
velopement in Mr. Jennings's "Work ; and many of the artic'tc.,
d
are treated with a diffuseness and originality which entitle it
unqualified commendation."
It is not often that we can speak with perfect
commendation of a Novel ; but we do not hesitate,
to pronounce the new-production of ,The Favou-
rite of Nature, to be entirely deserving the atten-
tion of the Public. To say nothing of the strong
interest of the story, the purity of its moralitY7
and the beauty of its sentiments, combine to ren*
Ider it as iustructive. as 4 is affecting,