The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-03 00:00:00

111 E IU)'I DUD.

nv serer op'iling howor
From Off its fender Spray ;
Reflect, 'twill Hoorn but one short hour,
' wither and`decay.

Its balmy fragrance--odours sweet—
Now scent the Zephyr's sigh;
But in thy bosom's furious heat,
'Twill droop, despair, and die!

So, many a flower that blossoms gay,
And graces life's parterre,
Would bloom and grow the livelong day,
Delightful, sweet, and fair!

But some rude spoiler grasps its charms,
And steals its fragrant breath ; -
Then flings it, faded, from his arms,
To scorn, neglect, and death !

FOR THE SUN.

TO THE PROPRIETORS OF INDIA STOCK.

Gentlemen and Ladies,-1t has been my practice,
for many years, whenever a vacancy has °centred
in your Dta, CTIuN, to (AL r to you my opinions
as 1.3 the qualifications necessary in a Candidate
for your tavour. The death of Mr. PARRY,
most respeetuble servant of the Company, affords
you a new opportunity for a proper choice, mid
hope you will make •tich a -cholve ai will tend to
the support and improvement of our commorrin-
teresis. The wisest matt, however well he may
be theoretically ti,quainted with your affairs, it be
has Dever a taal;y been 'employed in your settle-
ments abroad, or engaged in your naval service,.
eati.no more be qualified to govern your con-
cerns than a Bachelor is able to estimate the cum-
..hrts discomfOrls of mutrimolly, as he has never
entered into that happy state, however attentively
• lie may have regarneu the harmony or inielicny
of his connubial connexions. You stiouid chase
a Man who has vlsited otticially your Asiatic pos-
sessions, and has preserved a good character,
while he has been acquit-tug a torture. Such a
man is able to throw a new Lght yoar con-
cerns, derived trout observaPion dad expel:tenet:.
A Candidate, with this athantage, is peculiarly
worthy of your ailentio:i. lint a into practically
conversant with your SHIPPING INTERESTS and
MERCANTILE CONCERNS is also well entitled to
your notice min protection. It does not appear
that you are sufficiently provided with such huow-
ledge in your pit.sent Body of Duectors, respect-
able as t.ity for 'genet i knowledee anti purity
ehitiat2ter. In ,eed, as you present Disectors
Villi;11 to respectability any similar body of men
any former periini of the Company's history,
it is i,ieiuub. alt on you not to send among t lituti
any person who is trot capable of standing a coin-
pansou with them i i knowledge, at)tio y. and
personal character Trustitig, then, to see you
exerci,e the power which hrs now reverted to
you. of et:nstog a new. Ditector, iii a . tnaniter
sortable to the honour and iutere.t of Inc first
Cottnnerci.ti Body iu the world, 1 remain, as you
will redaily uel:eve,

Yotir

ratson's, July .3, 18i7.

AN )1.:1) PROPRIETOR.

SPOtt

GRAND CRICKET MATCH FOR. 500 GUINEAS.
INOTTINGIIAM.• JUNE 27
The Grand Match at Cricket, :or five hundred
Guineas rind not one thousand as. erroneously
s,aten), between t wenty•two from the Notting-
ham Club, and eleven selected from all England.
commenced 4111 Monday last, on ,he Cricket
Ground, near this town, and terminated on Wed-
nesday in tavour of the Nottingh•in Club, after
as fine a display of skill in that !manly exercise as
ever was oeseti in this part ot the.kingdom.
such was the interest excited by the match, that
the town was Jibed with strangers during the
three days ; and not witbstan ling the almost in-
supportable heat of the weather, au immense
crowd of spectators of all ranks and descriptions
assembled on the ground each day. Previously
to the stumps being put down, the general state
of the betting was 3 to 2 against Nottingham ;
and at the conel,sion of -the first day's play, as
intiLli as 100 guineas to 20 were staked in favour
itt all Fengland. On the second day bets changed
7 to 4 in favour ot Nottingham.—On the last day
' Lrrd Frederick Beaticlerk sustained a serious in-
jury, in having one of his fingers broken whilst
endeavouring to stop. a ball ; and although his
Lordship was completely disabled ot one arm, by
this unt.rtunate accident, yet he persevered iu the
contest with great spit it tti the last, having his
,irm ilk a sling, and using the bat with the other
hamd with singular dexterity.
Toe following is a statement of the game:— -
NOTTINGHAM. ALL ENGLAND.
First billings - - - 50 First Innings -
ticcuud du. - Secoud du.

- 53
- 65

Total 118

Total 148
Majtnity in favour of Nottingham 30.
Much to ttie credit of the victors and the bye-
standers, the utmost decorum. was observed,
and no nowarrantable exultation was indulged in
at the close, calculated to wound the feelings of
the losing party. We meation too, with plea-
sure, that Lord Frederick Beanelerk and the other
Gentlemen expressed themselves perfectly satis-
fied at the pains taken to keep the ground clear
of all obstructions.
Atter the above match bad been decided, it was
agreed by Mr. E. Brewster, of Radcliffe, on the
part of the Nottingham Club, and Mr. Lambert,
on the part of all England, that a second match,
for 300 guineas, should be played between the
same parties (Mr. Osbaldeston to take the innings
of Lord Beauclerk, in addition to his own), to
commence yesterday ; but in. consequence of some
impropriety comiulted in wetting the ground,
which was considered detrimental ta the Not-
tingham players, the match was declared off.

We hear that the Prince of Saxe-CosußG has
hired Rendleshatn-hall, in this county, for two
years, in order to be near the sth or Princess
Charlotte ot Wales's regiment of Dragoon Guards,
of which he 'is Colonel, now on their route for
Ipswich, in place of the Royal Dragoons, ordered
to Ediaburgb.—(Bury Paper.)

PARLIA MENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, .3tiLy
‘2.

The [louse proceeded in the Writ ''of Errol•
case respecting- the well-known imprisontiient of
Sir Francis Burdett, in the Tower, by order of the
lionst of Commons. Air. Brougham and Mr.
Courtney were heard for S:r Fiatieis, the plainiiff
in errot ; the arguments adduced were in substance
nearly the same as in the Charts below. he So-
heitt?r,-Gelier al was about to address the [louse
for the defendant i►t error, when it was intimated
the house would not proceed further this day
and after:the pause, the Lord Chancellor stated,
that if the agents attended to-morrow, they would
he hammed what day was fixed for the further
hearing.---Several of the Judges were in attend-
ance.

Lord ERSKINE presented a Pe'tition (•:e under-
vood from 1.1,:h) against the emp.toyment of
climbing boys in the sweeping of chimnies—whicii
was ortieied to lie on the table.

The Lid of CALEDuN presented a Petition from.
DotiegAl, complaining of the evils arising from
the execution of the Act for imposing fines on
'Townships, in cases of illicit distillation.—tteati
and o►'ilered to lie upo the table.
The Exchequer Bills Bill, the Irish Treasury Bills, the
Corn Importation Bi;I, the Irish National Debt Bttl,the Irish
..‘nnuities Bill, tl►e Fullers' Earth Bill, ►he Irish Elections
Bill, and other Bills, were brought up from the Horse of
Commons, by Mr. Brogden, Mr Dominic Browne, Sir James
ttrahani, and other Nlembers, and read a first tile. The
Female Wenders' Whipping Bill was also returned by Ge-
ner•al Thornton, aotl other Mt:tuners, with the Amendments
agreed to.
The Military and Naval Oaths Bills were read a third time
and passed.
The' lunkeepers' Rates, the Army Prize Money Bill, and
the Paper Drawback Bill, were read a second time.
Adjourned till to-morrow (this day).