The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-22 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF

CANTERBURY.

At eleven o'clock yesterday morning the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury departed this life, at his
Palace at Lambeth. The Speaker, and nearly all
the family of his Grace were present. His Grace
had been ailing for about a month; but we believe
that so fatal a termination was not expected so
speedily. On Sunday a marked improvement in the
state of his Grace's disorder was visible, and all
alarm on the part of the family, as to any immediate
change for the worst, was dissipated. In the course
of the night, however, symptoms of internal inflam-
mation - came on, and yesterday morning it was
obvious to all that his Grace was making rapid pro-
gress towards dissolution. Expresses were instantly.
sent off to the Right Hon. Manners Sutton, and all
the relatives of his Grace not at the time residing
within the Palace. The Speaker was about to step
into. his carriage when the distressing intelligence
reached him. The horses' heads were immediately
turned towards 'Lambeth Palace, which the Right
Honourable Gentleman reached at full speed between
nine and ten o'clock yesterday morning. The Right
Honourable Gentleman did not leave the apartment
until after eleven o'clock, when the Venerable Pre-
late breathed his last in the midst of his afflicted

The advanced age of the Primate, with a consti-
tution predisposed to internal inflammation, may be
sufficient to account for this termination of his mortal
existence. But the known reluctance of his Grace
to complain of his ailments is by some supposed to
have hastened the catastrophe. No time was lost
in despatching messengers to all the Ministers of
State, the dignitaries of the church, &c. with the
fatal tidings.

His Grace was elected to the See of Norwich in
1792, and in 1805 was translated to the Arch-
bishopric of Canterbury, upon the death of Dr.
Moore. He was a prelate of eminent piety, of much
learning, of the tenderest and most amiable manners,
of the most hxmane disposition, very extensive in
his charities, very diligent in the discharge of the
citifies of his high dignity, and altogether exemplary
in the relations of life, as husband, father, brother,
and friend.

The last time his Grace appeared in public was at
the meeting for the establishment of the King's
College, which noble institution he was one of the
principal means of founding.
We subjoin the following biographical sketch of
the late Reverend Divine :

The father of the Reverend Deceased was George
Sutton, third son of John the third Duke of Rut-
land. He is consequently nephew of the celebrated
Marquis of Granby, uncle to the last, and great
uncle to the present Duke of Rutland. The name
of Sutton, by which the Archbishop is chiefly
known, and which is added to that of Manners, the
Rutland family name, was first assumed by his uncle
Robert, and, at his death, by his father George, pur-
suant to the will of their maternal uncle, Lord
Lexington, whose family estate they inherit, upon
the condition of their perpetuating his name. It
may be said, that some small portion of royal blood
flowed in the veins of the Archbishop, since the
third Duke of Rutland was sixth in descent from
Thomas the first Earl, , the great grandson in the
female line of Richard, Duke of York, who bore
precisely the same relationship to the renowned sove-
reign Edward the Third.
Dr. Sutton, who was early intended for the
Church, completed his clerical education at Emma-
nuel College, Cambridge, and took his first degree
of A.B. in 1777, being then about twenty-two
years of age. Between this and the year 1791, he
had several livings in succession, with the names of
which we are not fully acquainted. In the year
1791, on the death of Dr. Tarrant, lee succeeded to
the Deanery of Peterborough ; and in the following
year, on the death of Dr. Horne, he was conse-
crated Bishop of Norwich; when he relinquished
his other appointments, and soon after received in
lieu of them the Deanery of Windsor. This brought
him frequently into company with George the
Third, at the time when that Monarch might he
considered in the best possession of his faculties and
health, and when he was almost constantly residing
at the Queen's Lodge, adjoining Windsor Castle.
From this period it was generally deemed certain
that Dr. Sutton would succeed to the Primacy of
the church. A close and confidential intimacy com-
menced between the Sovereign and the Prelate, as
well as between the Queen and the Prelate's lady,
which gave " fearful note of preparation" to all
other expectants, and was particularly discouraging
to the fond hopes of Dr. Tomline, whose influence
with his pupil, Mr. Pitt, was generally supposed to
assure him that he had only to survive Dr. Moore
to succeed to the Archbishopric.
It was impossible for the Minister to be unappre-
hensive before the death of Dr. Moore, that Dr. Sut-
ton might become his successor; yet when that
event took place, his hope, still strong, carried him
with the speed of the wind to Windsor; where to
his infinite mortification, he found the rival candi-
date in the Sovereign's presence, expressing his
gratitude for promotion to the Archiepiscopal throne.
Mr. Pitt's influence over the King was, in fact, too
great to allow the appointment to be postponed till
his arrival. Even the solemn promise of a Sove-
reign has been known to give way to the powerful
persuasion and political reasonings of a Minister;
but, in the present instance, in addition to a previous
promise, the royal favourite was in close and constant
attendance, and the promise was fulfilled, before a
revocation of it could be requested, or a reason urged
against its accomplishment.
Personally, Dr. Sutton was a man of lofty mien,
and he had quite a sufficient portion of human pride.
He possessed all the unbending dignity of the last
aristocratic race, untempered by an obvious portion
of the enlightened affability and ease of modern
noblemen.

On one point he is supposed to have been intole-
rant ; in opposing the elevation of superior and qua-
lified men to cathedral stalls and the episcopal bench,
when he has but suspected them of favouring what
is called the evangelical party in the church. In
this proceeding he betrayed as much impolicy as pre-
judice and injustice, and the consequence has been
very different to what he evidently anticipated. It
furthered the sentiments he aimed to counteract,
and created patronage for the men *hose advance-
ment he opposed. The well-known resistance of
his Grace to the elevation of Dr. Ryder, now
Bishop of Litchfield, did more to promote inquiry,
into the higher circles, concerning the character and
creed of the Evangelical clergy, than any other event
of modern times. Since that period the Archbishop
of York has been gradually favouring them, aid
now openly avows his attachment both to the men
and their opinions.
The writer of this sketch was present when his
Grace opposed Lord Sidmouth's Bill for abridging
the Toleration Act, in 1811, and particularly obser-
ved the expression of chagrin in the countenance of
the latter, upon the former protesting against any
measure which should have the appearance of per-
secution, or bear the slightest resemblance to the
penal enactments of former and darker ages.
The system of tolerance sanctioned by his Grace,
was, however, neither consistent nor complete. We
have seen its inconsistency in his behaviour towards
the Evangelical Clergy, and its incompleteness may
of course be seen whenever the Catholic Clainis ap-
pealed for his suffrage. In later instances of agitat-
ing this endless topic, the Archbishop has given a
silent vote against the petitioners: but on earlier oc-
casions he pleaded as well as voted against them. In
1805, just after his elevation to the Archiepiscopal
seat, he appeared anxious to chew the nation onwhich
his side high infl_ueenactteerltn wouldioof the House was fixed
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t rose to speak, h
upon him. Having enumerated, at length, the vari-
ous privileges that had been conceded to the Catho-
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but the claims now meant to be obtained are incon-

sistent with the very idea of toleration, for they
strike at the Act of Settlement, and tend to give
not only equality, but eventual superiority to the
Roman Catholic Religion in a Protestant State."
The voice of the late Archbishop of Canterbury
was deep, mellow, full, modulated, and sonorous.
His manner, in addressing their Lordships, was easy,
dignified, and collected. His views of many diffi-
cult and complicated questions connected with our
domestic policy, and even with our foreign com-
merce, have been deservedly celebrated by those
best qualified to form a judgment on such subjects.
And this circumstance may explain the fact, that
we should find his Grace " a Lord of Trade and
Plantations" among his numerous other offices.
Doctor Sutton has not made any addition to the
theological literature of the country, and thus far
resembles his immediate predecessor, Dr., IVloore,ra-
ther than his remoter precursors, Tillotson and
Seeker. The only publication that we have met
with or heard of, bearing his name, is a sermon
preached before the Society for Propagating the
Gospel in Foreign Parts, when he was Bishop of
Norwich, in the year 1797. This composition is
remarkable for accuracy and beauty of style, rather
than for any vigorous representations of the subject,
or any striking reflections arising from it. 'As a
sermon recommendatory of Christian Missions, or
illustrative of a Christian Missionary's qualifications
and duties, it is wofully deficient; but as a picture
of human society, sketching and colouring its various
forms of attraction and degrees of civilization, it
cannot fail to please.
The Archbishop, though a refined and elegant
scholar, never ranked high as a theologian. It was
our lot, when he was Dean of Windsor, occasionally
to hear him preach to the crowd attending St.
George's Chapel, when the King was present; but
we have no recollection of a single sermon bearing on
the great truths of Christianity, or tending to
establish the connection between them and the moral
system of Scripture. The pictures he drew were
Pleasing, but they were mostly representations of in-
ferior subjects.
The domestic career of the Archbishop bas been
one of striking interest. He married early, and the
lady of his choice, whose name was Thornton, has
been a most exemplary consort and parent. •
The eldest son of the Archbishop is the present
Speaker of the House of Commons; and his eldest
daughter is the lady of the new Bishop of Carlisle,
Dr. Percy, whose family, like that of Dr. Sutton, is
very numerous. Another daughter of the Arch.
bishop is married to the present Archdeacon of
Canterbury, the Rev. Charles Croft.
The Archbishop is stated to have been the subject
of long and heavy' pecuniary embarrassment ; but
this burden has been gradually diminishing since his
translation to the See of Canterbury.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NOTICE OF MOTION FOR THIS DAY.

Mr. Nicolson Calvert—New Writ not to be issued for
East Refford.
ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY.

I. East Retford Disfianchisement Bill—Further considera-

tion of Report.
2. Roman Catholic Land Tax Bill—Third reading.
DROFFED ORDER OF THE DAY OF YrsTERD.tx.
Sugar Bill—Third reading.

DROPPED NOTICES 01 MOTIONS OF YESTERDAY.
1. Mr. Robert Grant—Two Petitions from Robert Cowie,
on behalf of certain Merchants of London, Claimants
against the French Government in respect of property
confiscated during the Revolution :—Similar Peti-
tions from Mrs. Samuels, widow ; and from Nodes
Dickinson, on behalf of certain inhabitants of the Co-
lony of St. Martin—and to move an Address to the
Crown thereupon.
2. Mr. Wilmot liorton—To move Resolutions on the sub-

jest of Slavery, in furtherance and explanatory of
the Resolutions in 1823.
3. Mr. Secretary Peel—To move adjournment of the
House till Friday 25th instant.

The Duke of WELLINGTON and the Bishop
of LONDON visited Mr. Secretary PEEL yesterday.
The Mexican Minister transacted business
yesterday at the Foreign-office, Dewning-street.

Earl BATHURST and the Earl Of ABERDEEN"
had iuterviews yesterday with the Duke of WELLINGTON,
at the Treasury.

The Right Hon. Sir GEORGE HILL, and
Mr. Dawsorr, the Secretary to the Treasury, left town
yesterday morning for Ireland.
Lord LEVESON GOWER transacted business
yesterday with Mr. Secretary PEEL and the CHANCELLOR
of the Excnnauza. .4

The Earl of ABERDEEN, Earl ST RADBROKEi
Viscount STRANGFORD, Lord FARNBOROUGFT, Sir ALEX-
ANDER. GRANT, Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, Mr. CALCRAFT,
Mr. WILKIE, R. A., were among the dinner party given by
Mr. PEEL on Saturday.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—The Marquis
of Tweedale, in Regent-street, from the Continent; the
Marquis of Exeter, in Stanhope-street, Mayfair, from his
seat, Burleigh, Lincolnshire; T. Blick, Esq. in Regent-
street, frem Cheltenham; Prince A. Pignatelle Ruffo, the
Princess, and family, at the Burlington hotel, Old Bur-
lington and Cork-streets, from Lisbon ; Chevalier de
Kantzow anti family, at ditto, from ditto; Sir William
Sheridan, at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street, from a tour;
Cadett, Esq. at ditto, from the West Indies ; Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hay, at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street,
from Greece ; Hohne Sumner, Esq. at Fenton's Hotel,
St. James's-street, from his seat in Surrey ; Wm. Mild-
may, Esq. at ditto, from a tour.
CHANGES.--The Duke of Devonshire, at
Brighton, from France; Viscount and Viscountess Gran-
ville, at Devonshire House, from Paris; Mr. and Mrs. W.
Camac, from Mansfield-street, to Cheltenham and Mal-
vern Wells; the Duke of Manchester, for his seat, Kim-
holton Castle; the Dowager Duchess of Leeds, from her
house in Grosvenor-street, for Scotland; Lord Sydney,
from his house in Grosvenor-square, for his seat in Kent;
Major Webster, on a tour ; Lord W. Russell, Lord H.,
and Lady C. Russell, and Miss Russell, for the Duke of
Bedford's seat, Tavistock House, Devonshire ; Mr. and
Mrs. Huskisson, for the Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. H. I.
Conyer, frem their house in Charles-street, St. James's-
square, for their seat in Norfolk ; Captain and Mrs. Dal-
rymple, from Grosvenor-square, on a tour ; John Stewart,
Esq. M.P., Mr. Stewart, and family, from their house in
Portman-square, for their seat in Scotland ; Colonel and
Mrs. Brown and family, from their town residence, King-
street, Portman-square, for their seat, ,Amwell Bury,
Herts; Mr. and Mrs. Archdeacon, from Park-lane, for the
Isle of Wight; Captain Hamlyn, from the Mediterranean,
in Pall-mall ; Major Broderick, in Clifford-street, from
Portugal ; Mrs. and Miss Allen, from Hertford-stmc, for
Lyme Regis, in Dorsetshire ; Mr. and Mrs. D'Arcey, from
Gloucester-place, for Lyme Regis, in Dorsetshire; Major
Edgecumbe, in Bruton-street, from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Foley, in Park-street, front the Sontis of France;
Captain Beauchamp, in Clarges-street, from Paris ; Lien-
tenant-Colonel Scott, for Portarlington ; Captain Tindall,
for Rochester ; Sir Lawrence and Lady Palk, from Sim-
moos'a Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-street, for their
seat in Devonshire; C. N. Pallmer, Esq. nr., from
Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, for his seat in Surrey.

Another farmer, on his return irom Mary-
borough, a few days since, drew his horse and car into a
field and scattered a kish of potatoes about sooner than
bring them home again. A cow shortly afterwards was
choaked by attempting to swallow one of them ; and the
man has been actually processed by the owner of the cow
for the loss of his property.—Dublix Freeman's Journal.
DUEL PREVENTED !—AII affair of honour
in this city, was a few days ago honourably adjusted by a
Sheriff's warrant, which, had it been left to the decision
of the belligerents themselves, might probably have ended
in the destruction of both parties. One or ball are said
to be of the green age which befits the station of appren-
ticeship, and the offence arose out of some matter in which
the fair sex was concerned. An apology being refused,
the
agreed on.
dvffiu
" ‘ais cy,
chosen,
and a meeting next morn-
ing however, occurred in select-
ing .a proper arena for the combat—the one party being
partial to Burntsfield Links, and the other insisting for the
King's Park, but a warrant most opportunely arrived, and
decided that the meeting should take place in the Sheriff's
Chambers. the parties accordingly repaired thither on
the following morning, when the Sheriff amerced the
gentlemen in a small deodand to cover the expellees of the
warrant, and dismissed them both with a cordial advice to
keep the peace sine die...—Scotsman.

EXECUTORS.

LIABILITY Of THE EFFECTS OY A DECEASED PERIN; 10

THE PAYMENT OF DOORS' RATES.

A few days since a summons was obtained from
the Lord Mayor, by Mr. Saunders, vestry clerk of
St. Leonard's Fish-street, calling upon Mr. Bed-
dome, who holds an office under the city of London,
to show cause why be refused to pay 6/. 3s. 1 .
due from the late Mr. Jacobion, of Gracechurch-
street, to the parish of St. Leonard, he being exe-
cutor to Mr. Jaaobion, and having assets In, his
hands.

Mr. Beddome admitted that he was the personal
representative of Mr. Jacobion, and in that character
held effects; but he (Mr. Beddorne) objected, first,
that as the debts of the testator amounted to more
than the assets, if this sum were paid, an act of in-
justice would be done to the creditors, whose claims
being preferable, they would not sanction any such
payment to their prejudice. He objected further to
make such a payment, as he was advised that the.
Lord Mayor's process would protect him from being
compelled to refund, if the creditors said he ought
not to have paid the same; for the rate was per-
sonal, and the goods were no longer the goads of
the testator, but had by his death become the pro- ,
perty of his representatives. He submitted that his
Lordship ought sot to allow a warrant of distress.
Mr. Hubbard, who attended for Mr. Saunders,
urged, that although the rate was a charge upon
the person, yet it was in respect to the thing oc-
cupied and enjoyed, which was occupied by the
party until his death, which occurred after the rate
became due. He left behind that upon which the
law allowed taxes to accrue ; and it would be unjust
if the parishioners were to lose their rate by the
death of the party.
The LORD MAYOR, after hearing the parties fully
on the subject, took time to consider the case, Mr.
Beddome having consented to reserve sufficient pro.
perty to satisfy the claim if his Lordship should de-
cide against him.
The parties being present at the Mansion-house
on Friday, on other business, took the opportunity
of again mentioning the subject, in the presence of
Sir James Shaw, who was sitting with the Lord
Mayor. Sir James, after hearing the matter fully,
seemed disposed to grant the warrant, but the Lord
Mayor, who had consulted the City Solicitor fully
on the subject, still hesitated. Sir James also
wished it should go back to the city officers for con-
sideration.

The matter therefore remains over for the present,
the parties yet anticipating that some analogous case
will be found.

THE NATIONAL REPOSITORY.

We are pleased to see that this establishment, in
the Mews, Charing-cross, is becoming an object of
more general attraction in proportion as the know-
ledge of its existence is more widely diffused. On a
former occasion we ventured to express an opinion
that this institution would have little or none of the
effect which the projectors anticipated from it, of
stimulus or encouragement to improvement. If any
proof were required to support this opinion, it might
be found in the wonderful pre-eminence to which
our mechanics and manufactures have attained, with-
out such adventitious aid as that now proposed to
be given to them; and as a still further evidence of
the indomitable spirit of British enterprise, it may
be observed, that most of the inventions and dis-
coveries which have raised our mechanical powers,
and consequently out manufactures, to their pre-
sent excellence, have proceeded from persons in
the humblest ranks of life. In other points of
view, however, much benefit will result from
the establishment of the Repository. It is
calculated to spread a taste for mechanical
inventions amongst the higher classes, and thus to
re-act favourably on the inventors, whilst at the
same time those, who perhaps for the first time turn
their attention to these matters, will find their ac-
count in it, inasmuch as it will open to them a new
field of knowledge and amusement of the most gra-
tifying and lasting description. The institution,
moreover, will be the means of bringing into more
general use, those extremely important inventions
which at once simplify the operations and extend
the conveniences of domestic economy. Persons
are astonished to see the various objects of this na-
ture of which previously (though some of them are
not of recent date) they were perfectly unacquainted.
Now that articles of this nature are thus brought at
once under the notice of the public (instead of the
public being left to seek for them), their adoption
for use cannot fail to be more speedy and general.
We will close this article with mentioning a few of
the objects which we think likely to become
popular. Revolving Window Sashes, manufactured
by Mr. Tuely, Kenton-street, Brunswick-square.
The adoption of these frames will render it unne-
cessary to resort to the disgusting practice of employ-
ing persona to clean windows on the outside of the
house. The Domestic Telegraph, manufactured
by Mr. Marriott. A person sitting in the drawing-
room, moves the index on a dial-plate that commu-
nicates with one in the kitchen, by which the servant
is made acquainted with the article wanted. The
price of this ingenious machine is much too high ;
but as the inventor has no patent, it will doubtless
'soon be manufactured for half the sum at Birming-
ham. Portable Roasting Jack, acting horizontally
and vertically at the same time, by Marriott,—very
simple and compendious. Improved Recumbent
Chair, manufactured by Mr. Dave, Margaret-
street, Cavendish-square. By elevating a spring
beneath the arm of the chair where the hand
rests, it may be converted into a couch, and any
required inclination given to the back and arms;
and by drawing out a sliding panel beneath, the
length may be increased. Possessing these ad-
vantages, this article is not dearer than a common
" easy chair." A Washing Machine, manufactured
by Mr. Fryer. The inventor states that this ma-
chine will wash 32 shirts at once, and that. it works
with so much ease that one person may, by adding
additional compartments, wash 60 ci even 100 shirts
in 30 "minutes, better than can be done with the
hands, without seconding or boiling. The price is
far too high. A key-leas watch, made by Berolla.
Instead of using a key, the watch is wound up by
means of a chain drawn out at the centre of the pen-
dant which turns the barrel : the chain is imme-
diately pulled back by a spring with which it is con-
nected, whilst the barrel remains in the same poth-
tMn. By drawing out the chain three or four suc-
cessive times, the watchis completely wound up.
The contrivance prevents the possibility of the
barrel-chain being broken by over-winding, as the
chain of the pendant ceases to operate as soon as
the winding is completed. We may, perhaps, recur
to this subject.—Times.

,
Dysentery is prevailing to a great extent in tne
neighbourhood ; and those patients who are severely at-
tacked are seven weeks before they show symptoms of con-
valescence.— Glasgow Chronicle.

On Saturday ALICE STONE, wife of WM.
Sxort, of Allestree, stone-mason, being somewhat fa-
tigued with exertion in her household business, lay down on
her bed, intending.to rest for a short time, and in course of
half an hour was found by a neighbour a corpse, three of
her children being alseep beside her on the bed.
In the French Chamber of Deputies, on
Thursday last, an incident somewhat laughable (certainly
of no great importance) occurred, during the debate upon
the subject of the Budget :—M. the General DEMARCAT
mounted the tribune, furnished with a written speech of
unusual length, on the subject of the military service,
which he proceeded to discuss in all its bearings. Its pro-
liiitYy, however, did not interest the Chamber, which after
three quarters of an hour began to manifest great impa-
tience. The General perceiving this, laid down several
sheets, without reading them, in order to arrive more
quickly at the conclusion; but on the PRESIDENT deem-
ing it necessary to warn the Hon. Member that the sup-
pressed sheets could not appear in the Moniteur, M. Da-
MARGAY resumed his papers, and, in the midst of loud
tumult, which the PRESIDENT in vain attempted to calm,
read them through with heroic and soldierlike resolution,
though the noise was such that not a syllable could be
heard.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

TATTERSALL'S, JULY 21.

A good attendance this day, and some fair average bet-
ting. Economist, who won a stakes in the Spring, got
into favour, every one being anxious to get him ; the
reason for his not having got earlier into demand is, that
he fell amiss immediately after the race. Conlon also im-
proved,
and he was backed by some good judges. We
give the closing prices

DONCASTER Sr, LEGER.
4. to l agst Mr. Armitage's Velocipede
4 to 1 agst Colonel King's Busy Bedlam
41 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's The Colonel (taken)
20 to 1 agst Sir T. Mostyn's Ultimatum
25 to 1 agst Mr. Metcalfe's Economist (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Marton's Murphy
25 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant
30 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Coulon
30 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Terror
30 to 1 agst Mr. Theaksten's Jour de 'Noce!'
30 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Emelina
50 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Memphis
OAKS.
__

600 to 400 on Green Mantle(Dulcinea)agstVenem (taken )
500 to 400 on Juggler agst Venom (taken)
500 to 400 on Juggler agst Francine (taken)
Even betting Green Mantle and Nivalis.