The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-31 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

LITERARY and MISCELLANEOUS MEMOIRS ; by J.
CRADOCK, Esq. M.A. F.S.A. London, 1826.
A lively, desultory, gossiping book ; rambling
" from grave to gay, from lively to severe," with ex-
ceeding happy effect. Mr. Cradock is, by his own
account, an Octogenarian of some eighty-five years
standing in the world ; and if, perhaps, he may be
considered as advanced a little into his second child-
hood, the rear will at least have the satisfaction of
finding his numerous anecdotes seasoned with all the
playful simplicity of childhood. The present volume
professes to give some account of a ramble through
France, undertaken in company with the author's wife,
Mrs. Cradock, to which Lady her husband alludes in
every other page, with uxorious and affectionate inte-
rest. This is really very amiable, and, in the present
wicked condition of the world, it calls forth all our be-
nevolent admiration when we find an elderly gentle-
man so pensively, yet touchingly, alluding to the sleep-
ing partnor of his bosom.
Among Mr-eradock's numerous anecdotes, we se-
lect at random a few, for the reader's perusal. To
those who remember, or have heard of, the late Sir W.
Fawcett, the favourite of George 111., the present ex-
tract will be amusing :
It is somewhat lamentable for me to relate, that of all those
whom I have denominated es of our party at Paris, not one sur-
vives but Colonel Fawcett*, the son of Sir William Fawcett,
K.B. who was Aide-de-camp to the late King George the Third,
and greatly respected by his Majesty. He was a native of Ha-
nover and always so much entrusted, that Lord North has freely
declared, " that he knew much more of the King's estates and
private affairs at Hanover, than ever he did." Col. Fawcett was
early of the Guards, a pleasant facetious companion; but he
could be serious ; for when he took leave of America, he wrote
a very feeling poem on the occasion, which was admired and pre-
served by Dr. Goldsmith. He was frequently at onr apartments
at Paris, where he met with his father's old friend, Mr. Metcalfe,
of Suffolk, who never spared the Colonel's eccentricities. The
Colonel, however, generally rallied and blunted the edge of his
reproofs, by replying, " Well, well, Mr. Metcalfe, I hear all you
say, and know all you would infer ; my father certainly was a
very excellent man ; and, I believe, in every respect he was al-
lowed to be the reverse of me." Within these few years, the
Colonel's son, Major Fawcett, paid me a very unexpected visit
in Leicestershire. He was quite a stranger, and brought a most
kind message from his father, to say, that though we might never
meet again, yet he should always retain for me the most kind re-
membrance. lie then mentioned that his father was at Wey-
mouth, but would soon return to Bath, and that he still pos-
sessed, undisturbed, the 'valuable appointment of being Governor
of Limerick; but he proceeded rather more to surprise me by in-
forming me, that he himself was about to be married immediately
to a ,young widow in my neighbourhood, Mrs. Knox, of Carleton
wbo would then entirely give up the place, where her late
husband had resided. The nuptials very soon took plate, and
the family not long afterwards favoured me with a visit at my
bottle at Gumley. The Major and his lady remained for a while
with her family in Northamptonshire, and then made an excur-
sion to the Continent ; and, on their return, I have to recount a
most mournful occurrence. At her father's house near Har-
borough, an epidemic complaint took place, and almost on the
same day, four of the family died, and I heard the bell toll dur-
ing a whole morning to announce the dreadful ceremonial of
their funerals, whilst I was preparing to exchange my bleak situa-
tion in Leiceetershire for some surgical aid, anti a more ehel-
tered retirement, though in the near neighbourhood of London.
Every one has heard of Itaro, but few know the
circumstances that attended its first representation a
Paris.

The Comedy of Figaro was first acted in April 1784. It had
been pri‘ stilly read at Versailles ; and their Majesties soon per-
ceived the real tendency of it. Some danger was apprehended
from bringing it out on the stage at that time ; but Beaumar-
chais was greatly patronised, and could nut bear to hear even of
a temporary delay. Never was any play certainly better acted ;
for every character was exactly suited to each performer ; and it

was most rapturously applauded by the public. Figaro fans,
Figaro ribbons, and even Figaro nightcaps generally prevailed,
till the good Archbishop of Paris began to be seriously alarmed,
and in a Mandentent on the .abject strongly expressed his high
displeasure. The. tritunphant Aristophanes, however, not only
laughed at the Mandement, but turned it into verse, and caused
it to be sung about the Palais Royale, as a ballad. The con-
scientious Archbishop then threatened to resign ; but to appease
his wrath for a while, the play was stopped, and Beaumarchais,
fora day or two, was sent to the St. Lyme, which is the Whip-
ping-house at Paris ; . there he remained (not much hurt, it was
believed), and on his release, the carriages to convey company or
cards of congratulation to him, rendered one of the longest streets
of Paris for some time all but impassable. A general tumult was
now apprehended : and to appease an intemperate multitude, the
Comedy was again revived. The crowd assembled was un-
bounded ; and so tremendous was the struggle for admittance,
that two or three persons were trod to death in the street which
led immediately to the entrance of the theatre. The English are
but little acquainted with the genuine Comedy of Figaro.t For
Spain, you are to read, France ; and in the corrupt Judge, Bri-
d'oison, you are intended to recognize all the Authorities of the
Kingdom. In England, even the intriguing characters come be-
fore us as subdued, and discreetly attired • we taste nothing of
similarity in the chaste dialogue of the Play, either to Love for
Lore, or the Old Bachelor ; the whole passes through a correct
medium, and we sit enraptured with a performance embellished
with the music of some of our'own best composers, 9r with the
fashionable harmonies of Mozart or Rossini.

We give the folldwing four lines, simply from their
poetic beauty

" Upon her lips,
The holy Dew of Prayer lay like pearl,
Dropp'd from the opening eye-lids of the Morn,
Upon the bashful Mee

• Major-General William Fawcett, now Governor of Lime-
rick, and the senior Major-General in the Army, was appointed
Ensign iu the Third Foot Guards, July 2, 1769 ; Captain and
Lieut.-Colonel, Sept. 18, 1779 ; Colonel in the Army, Nov. 18,
1'790 ; and Major-General, Oct. 3, 1794. His rank is sta-
tionary, and he has been on half-pay since 1783.
t Those who wish to be more informed, may purchase an
edition, published at Paris, with a long sneering Preface in the
year 1785, by Mons. De Beaumarchais. " Augtnentde d'un
(MLA du Costume, d'une Notice sur l'esprit et la Carricature des
Personnages, d'apres la maniere dont on a jou4 cette piece I
Paris, et Ile cinq Planches pour faciliter l'arrangement de la Seine,
et Perdeution de cette Comedie."

NITZTEOR.-..-ATew
evenings
ago, a beautiful meteor
wsR seen from Stirling. first descended in a
It at
direct course towards the earth, and seemed to have
nearly approached it, its light gradually diminishing,
direction
when it suddenly started off in a horizontal
'
towards the north-west, its luminous almearanee ra-
pidly increasing in size and brilliancy
in the tract of its flight, was very
sensibly
g
illuminat-
ed, and its aPPearance continued lon usual
er than
with phenomena of the same kind.--Scotsman. We are sorry to learn that the typhus fever still
continues to prevail in Leith. A Ladies' Society has
been lately formed in the town for the purpose of ac-
commodatmg pooh;, infected females with changes of
clean bed and body linens' which, on recovery of the
patient, are to be returned to the society. This is an
excellent mode of etl'eeting a great deal of good, as
nothing tends more to check the disease, or aid the
prescription of the physician, than cleanliness.—
Scotsman.

MEETING of the INHABITANTS of VINTRY
WARD.

Yesterday, in consequence of the death of Mr. Alder-
man Maguey, a Meeting of the inhabitants of Vintry Ward
was held, to consider of the best person to fill the situation
of Alderman, which has become vacant froth that circum-
stance. The Meeting. was convened by the Common
Councilmen of the Ward, and Mr. Deputy WHITBY took
the Chair.
There were, at one time, as many as seven Candidates
in the field. Mr. Chapman Marshall, one of the most
respectable inhabitants, had been proposed on Saturday,
and his success was considered almost certain, but a letter
was received from him yesterday, declining the honour
which had been sought for him by his friends, without his
knowledge or consent.
Mr. Deputy Whitby, another inhabitant, was also pro-
posed with high expectations, but he also declined the
honour. The candidates who now appeared were, there-
fore, Mr. Crook, Solicitor, Mr. Wilde, (the brother of Mr.
Serjeant Wilde), also a Solicitor, and inhabitantspf
,the
Ward : he rent Under .Sheriff during the late shistial!,y.
Mr. Ex-Sheriff Kelly, the bookseller, also appeared with
the present Sheriff, Winchester, the stationer, as candi-
dates. Mr. Bleaden the proprietor of the London
Tavern, and also of the king's Head, Poultry, was in-
vited by a numerous party in the Ward. •
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the day,
dwelt on the necessity, from the increasing importance of
the duties belonging to the office, that they should select
one who had considerable time to devote to it; who lived
at no great distance, and who, being fully competent in
point of ability,•was fully accessible.
Mr. DICKEY, in proposing Mr. Sheriff Winchester as a
proper person to fill the vacant situation, spoke of the sa-'
tisfactory manner in which he bad hitherto proceeded in
the office of Sheriff, as earnest of his competency to fill the
situation of Alderman. lie had 'ability, which he had
already shewn, property, respectability, and leisure, to de-
vote to their service.
Mr. nitres seconded the nomination.
Mr. WILSON proposed Mr. Kelly, the Ex-Sheriff, on
grounds similar to those on which Mr. Sheriff Winchester
had been proposed.
Mr. WRIGHT proposed. Mr. Wylde, the Solicitor, as a
gentleman, who, from his great professional abilities, his
activity, respectability, and his residence amongst them,
was peculiarly qualified to discharge the Magisterial and
other duties of the situation. He stated, that Mr. Sheriff
Winchester had, in his first Address to the inhabitants,
declared, that he cams forward only because he saw no
respectable-inhabitant ready to come forward. Yet he per-
sisted, though Mr. Wylde and another Gentleman came
forward, who were inhabitants. Would he question their
respectability ? •
Mr. WINCHESTER said, he should not have conic for-
ward, had any respectable inhabitant, in the first instance,
voluntarily presented himself. He did not now, however, at
this time, after the manner in which he had been received,
think himself justified in retiring. promised, as we
understood him, to take a house in the Ward, and lire
amongst the inhabitants, in the event of his being chosen
their Representative.
Mr. Ex-Sheriff KELLT expressed his determination to
take' the sense of the inhabitants by a poll.
Mr. WYCHE, in a spirited address, declared his intention
of taking the, votes of his fellow-inhabitants.
Mr. CROON here came I,r*ard, and avowed himself
candidate. Ilia friends had not thought the formality of
a mover and seccmder necessary at this meeting, which
possessed no official character. He expressed his surprise
at the conduct of Mr. Wilson, who, after urging him (Mr.
Crook) zealously to come forward, now appeared as the
proposer of a candidate, who was an alien to the Ward.---s
The encouragement be hsd received was such as to call
upon him to proceed.
Mr. BLEADEN now came forward, and said he had been
invited by a number of the most respectable inhabitants to
offer himself as a candidate. He consented to come for-
ward and solicit the honour, provided no respectable in-
habitant offered himself. Now, he saw two inhabitants,
to whose respectability he could bear testimony, come for-
ward, be thought it his duty to withdraw.—(Applause.)
There appearing to be no probability that any resolu-
tions would be agreed to, the meeting, after thanks had
been voted to the Chairman, separated, to prepare for the
contest; the candidates being declared to be—Messes,
Winchester, Wylde, Crook, and Kelly.

In announcing the arrival of his Majesty's ship
Sybille, Captain Sir S. J. Pedal!, Bart. from the Mediterranean,
we have satisfaction in alluding to the high perfection to which
naval gunnery has been' Carried, both in that ship and in the
Naiad, Captain the Honill. C. Spencer, lately from the same
station, between which two vessels there has always existed an
honourable rivalry, highly creditable to the officers of both ships;
and it is with great satisfaction we learn, that during the trials of
skill which they have had together, under very competent judges,
no artillery on shore could exceed their accuracy and precision.
It must be gratifying to the lovers of our country and our coun-
try's bulwarks to know, that in these "piping ti
zealous and scientific officers are found, who, during a short
omf es
ever
ofr r
pe-
riod of command, and with scarcely the PeesibilitY bring-
ingPaee
their superior gunnery into play against au enemy, or of its
ever being known beyond the limits of their ships, spare no pains
nor exertions to excel in a department of such vital importance,
which has hitherto been much neglected, and which still appears
to many in command not worth the trouble, if it could be attain-
ed, during a triennial service. Probably we may be permitted to
recommend young officers to make themselves familiar with the
detail of discipline and internal economy, as well as gunnery, of
these two well-organized ships, which we can safely say, from
every thing that has tome to our knowledge, have never been ex-
ceeded in the best periods of our naval annals; and this too has
been attained by a system of lenienc3 and indulgence to the men,
which is usually considered incompatible with the high condition
in which those best acquainted with their order allow them to
excel.-41ampshire Tdegraph.
AWFUL NA aztATI vz.—The following interesting
account is given by the late Dr. Currie, of Liverpool,
in a letter to Sir Walter Scott, when Editor several
years ago of ‘, the Minstrelsy of the' Scottish Border."
It has 'hardly a parallel, in its,k, ined:—eto r i
I otnwasce
ninigmhty,
early days," says Dr. Currie, hard
I could not see) a traveller, not in the Annan itielf,
but in the frith of Solway, close by the mouth of that
river. The influx of the tide had unhorsed hint in
the night, as he was passing the sands of Cumberland.
The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the
common expression, brought in the water three feet
abreast. The traveller got upon a standing net a little
way from the shore. There he lashed himself to the
post, shouting for half an hour for assistance, till the
tide rose over his head! In the darkness of night,
and amidst the pauses of the hurricane, his voice, heard
atintervals, was exquisitely mournful. No one could
go to his assistance,.—no one knew where he was ;--'L
the sound seemed to proceed from the spirit of the
waters. But morning rose,--the tide had ebbed,—
and the poor traveller
'vasfotlinidnd.'—
las'he'llt tios htahrdPleyolceOtof
t!
the net, and bleaching in the v
ceivable that any incident ever occurred better calcu-
lated to excite the strongest synipithies in human ,
beings ; and it is told in a manner and with a brevity
and feeling that could not be improved.

MANORIAL bINNER AT OLASTONBURY.

(FROU A conitEsrcnitAT.)

After Mr. Hunt dissolved his Court as LtAd.of the
Manor of Glastonbury, he entertained a party of his hien&
and tenants at the White Hart Inn. He had on that
nicirningi to use his own words, shot every dish on the
table, except the beef; inuttoni cabbage, and potatoes.
When the cloth was removed, Mi.. Ifenr prerosed the " Health
of the King," which was enthusiastically drunt.
Mr. SHZLLIBEER then rose to propose "The health of the
Lord of the Manor of Glastonbury, the able representative of our
Sovereign Lord the King." He hoped that Mr. Hunt would
long act as the representative of George IV., and that he would
perform the duties likewise for succeeding Kings. Great had
been The adversity of the person who now occupied the attention
of the company, and great had been the services which be had
rendered to the country, for which he ought to have been return-
ed to Parliament, for he had pulled the mask from the fates of the
unpaid Magistracy, he had lowered the county rates in the course
of one yearfrom 28,000/. to 8,0001., he had mothfleeLthe scale of
human millet-Y. in the, county gaol, he had,. be-feitte4orned 'the
whole county system upside down, and he had turned the county
prison inside out.—(Applause.)—ln case of another election,
which it was sincerely hoped would not take place before the
usual time, there could be no doubt of the return of the man who
had taught the people of Somersetshire the Way In which tobrave
the menaces of the Aristocracy--a lesson which would be of great
practical advantage.
Mr. OLIVIA Havwann—The farmers of Somerset now are
rightly appreciating Mr. Hunt's exertions in favour of the poor
slaves who tremble at the sound of the Landowners' names: The
Landowners are now afraid to move, for they know that Mr.
Hunt would think nothing of driving a couple of hundred miles
to defeat their contemptible schemes. They would just as soon
see the devil as see him, and see him they will, whenever they
provoke him by new invasions upon the public liberty.
Mr. flue T—l cannot, my friends, express my thanks to yon
for the honour you have intended to me by associating my name
with his Majesty. What! I, who have been represented as a
Jacobin, as the arch enemy to social order, 1 to be associated
with the King, in the wish you have just breathed ! It really
places me in a difficulty which it is impossible for me to give
expression to—(a laugh). It has been said that I performed sonic
services to the country while in &heater gaol. 'Whatever those
services might be, I flatter myself that the people of this country
believe that I was sincere in my endeavours ; and I believe, too,
they agree with me, that there is an impending danger which it
will be necessary to use all our efforts to avert. With regard to
the Court which 1 held this day, as it was my duty to do, I have,
I trust, performed that duty in such a manner as not to degrade
him whom I came here to represent, and whose authority I have
but this moment laid aside--(a laugh). You must all have dia-
. covered that the institution of the Court Leet is a system of per-
fect'bliss, compared with some of those schemes which disgrace
modern legislation, and give a shock to the very principles of
justice, although it was designed in the feudal times. The
Court Leet of Glastonbury is, perhaps one of the most importaut
and interesting of courts of the kind, from the great extent of the
manor, and the peculiar nature of the privileges of those who are
appointed to fill the offices. From the days of Alfred, down to
those of Edward 111. the people were in the habit, not only of
electing Constables, but Sheriffs and Magistrates, and Members
of Parliament, in the Court Leets. That power has been since
limited to the election of petty officers, and with the change came
all the disadvantages of the present system. 'There has been some
allusion to the contest for the county of Somerset. 1 may truly
say that nine-tenths of those who voted upon that occasion would,
if they had been left to their uncontrouled will, have voted for me.
Mr. Otis.a waen—That I solemnly declare is the case.
I have spoken to numbers of those who wore the badges of Loh,-
bridge and Dickensian, and I know that it was with heavy hearts
they went up to the." scratch" to vote against you.—(4 laugh.)
Mr. litrwr—l aca one of those who think that property and
birth ought to have a high rank in society; but I sum also of api..
nion that they must be associated with virtue, before they can
assert their claim.---(Cheers.)--Now you, the people of Somerset
have elected Sir Thomas Lethbridge and Mr. Dickenson, when I
offered myself, and gave you an opportunity to rescue yourselves
from the disgraceful imputation of being entirely led by the nose.
Their influence, however, gained their point. Five to one came
to vete for the present Members, and they were therefore fairly
elected.

A Paustea:—l know that numbers, who prhately acknow-
ledged the extent and value of your services, voted against you,
because they were compelled to do so, as they were afraid of the
inside of a pen.
Mr. Httwx.—l consider that the election of those gentlemen
has been a fair one; but mark my words : if this Parliament
should last seven years, neither of them will ever perform one act
serviceable to the country. (A laugh.) Now look at Sir T.
Lethbridge not only as a Legislator, but as a Magistrate and a
private individual. He is the advocate of the Corn Laws. Never,
upon any occasion, did he attempt to oppose Ministers, until, by a
singular liberality, they trenched upon his prerogative of high
price. He then rushed violently into the character of a Radical,
and remained in that position until he saw things coming round
again. (A laugh !) Sir Thomas Lethbridge, as won as he
found that the price of Corn had again got up to the aristocratic
price, laid aside the white hat which he used to be twirling in the
face of Ministers, and said, that he was perfectly satisfied with
the Corn Laws, and no longer a Radical. (Laughter.)
Mr. liawimis (one of Mr. Hunt's tenants)—No man is better
entitled to blame the conduct of those who refused to lower the
rents of the poor farmers than you are. I can bear testimony to
that. I hold your lagest farm in this manor. I had it from you
originally at upwards ofBoo/. a year. The price of corn fell, and
the first hint I received, from which I concluded that my rent
would be proportioned to the fall, was from yourself. You low-
ered my rent 100/. ayear without any application upon my pail.
—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. Hun—Look now at Colonel Dickenson. Did be ever
lower his rents ? Never. I heard of a tenant of his, who had lost
upwards of 900/. by the visitation of a hail storm. He was a
very respectable man, and bad .a large family. Did that man ever
receive a shilling of abatement ? • Never. I have here been speak-
ing of two men, who were sent to Parliament in preference to
me, who hare, been the repreaentative of Majesty to-day—(Laugh-
ter.)—During the election it was my duty to send about hand-
bills relating to the county rates. You know the abuse that was
heaped upon inc. I went upon what I conceived to he the firmest
ground, and charged some individuals with having received many
thousands more than they accounted for. This intelligence, which
had been considerably strengths d by a letter which I received,
has, I find upon examination, been inaccurate, and I here notice
the circumstance, not from respect to Mr. llfcssiter, but from ,
common justice to the country, to him, and to myself—(Loud

chem.)
[Mr. Hunt hero read a letter whirls, he said, that he had dee-
patched to Mr. Messiter, apologising for his statement of that
gentleman's peculation at the late election, and also another letter
(received while in &theater jail) on whirls he (Mr. Hunt) had
founded his charge.]

Mr. Iforr.—Now a Member for A
neighbouring County has
acted•Ri on the plan of Sir Thomas Lethbridge so decidedly, that. it
would
appear as if they had acted in concert. " Naontaacfarer,thlin:e,n"
idhe, 44
will I lower your rents, but I'll take the farmaAonffdyotitiler
hands." This Worthy Member got into the company of a young
fellow who wanted a farm, and taking him up the hill, as 014
Nick did of old, to tempt (a laugh), pointed out to him some
itland eiasandreallfayvonuottedwhoimrthwhialthf it
tt
actrotwwn—elveasshiyllior could not get so
wmourcthhygrass off it as would cover a scythe (laughter).
landlord afterwards admitted that he would, whenever he
could, prevail upon'the fools to become his tenants, upon the
highest terms possible (loud laughter). Those are the men who
are sticklers for the Corn Laws. Could I be suspected of barbe-
-1 city of this sort ? I do not allude to what Mr. Hawkins has said,
from any pride of comparison ; I lowered his rent, and the recta of
my other tenants, from a sense of justice, and I mention it because
I wish to show you that I don't preach what I don't practise (loud
cheers). I do not, hard-hearted, like Cobbett, sentence peolile
to damnation, because they won't return me to Pitattilient.,--
That worthy' passed the severest judgment on thou' who
would not buy his Register (laughter). I have 00 keliug
of the kind. 1 wish to see those happy who are the victims
of delusion or fear, or who •owe' their distresses to things over

which they might have exercised a controul.—(cher,o_i told
the farmers, that if they would not stand up for their rights,
they must suffer, but I do exult in the accuracy of the lamentable
prognostic.--(Repeated (sheers).—They owe much of the misdi-
rection of their views to the contemptible county press which,
teemed to select statements the most undeniable as most deserving
of ci.ifeadiction. In the case at Andover, whose confirmation
was given hiff_ that of the very man who drew up the Resolutions
which I paused toi h rejected.—(A laugh)? A very polite loan,
to be sure, but a man at little disposed as any man in England to
compliment on an article which recorded his own misfortune.
—(Laughter).---The county press also condemned the partiality
of the reports of the Somersetshire Election, but in the name of,
Cod, Who de you think gave the lie to that accusation ? Why, no
other pereuri than Sir Thomas Lethbridge himself.—(A laugh)!
The Worthy Baronet was To satisfied that u much attention was
paid to the goose as to the gander, that he declared to his Consti-
tuents, in that caricature of rewspapers The Nero Times, or its
prototype The Courier, that his admiration of the London Press
would have been considerably heightened upon the occasion, were
it not for:the attacks which were so uuneecessarily made upon that
respectable body of gentlemen—the attorney s.--(Loud laughter).
Mr. OLlven wAno—Well, I shall never forget the gen-
tlemen attorneys who were at Ilchestcr. How they looked about
for libeht.—(A laugh). •
Mr. Iluter—You observed, &Him Common Hall, how we were
all on the same ride, like Lord Trumore's pigs—how those who
used formerly to cry otrt against one as an incendiary, hurstNed
their politeness upon me! You saw that I could talk, con asnere,
of dear Pitt and Castlereagh withont hearing a single hiss, This
shows a strange alteration in the spirit of the time.. But,the
Corporation of London is a most extraordinary monster. It has,
amongst its other vices, those of guttling and peeling in perfec-
tion—(Laughter)-4-and it gratifies those favourite propensities in
spite of exposure and exportolation. There is amongst the funds
which daily cram this monster (the Corporation), the Orpheus'
Fund. The various Committees contrive to replete their enter-
tainments so well, that they guttle and guzzle together every
day, and the poor orphan is the victim of those plethoric orna-
ments of the City.--,(Loud laughter.)—l thought yonlnew no-
thing of our Corporation in London, although You seem to know
something about the amiable grotistnen who form the Corpora-
tion here.

Mr. llAywAs.D—We have heard something about the London
gentry of (luihlhall. 1 think, however, that all corporations look
to their bellies.

Mr. Hui:T.—The very word indicates the nature of the em-
ployment of my friends the Aldermen, and the rest of them.—
(Laugliter.)—l dare say you have heard of the expences which the
people are put to now in building a palace. I would not refer to
this subject now, but that I perceive two most extraordinary items
in the accounts of his Majesty's rising residence. One of them is
13,0001. for out-houses of a certain description, and the ether is
6,000/. for an out-house of the very same kind.—(A lanh.)—l
must not be very particular in my description, but I must declare,
that at such a time the erection of insignificant offices of this kind
is extremely preposterous. What Will the native of "meet
Edinburgh" say to this? What will Sawney lay when be finds
that the sum of 19,000/. is expended in apparatus which hchsa
always held in sovereign contempt..--(Loud laughter.)-.4 da not
by any means deny splendid palaces. Kings ought to have thee,.
I speak with profound deference, as the representative of Majesty;
but Kings ought to have them in proper places; but who would
think of erecting a grand abode at the corner of Tothill-street.—
filthy Totbill-street.—(Laughter.)—l now speak of the deplo-
rable want of taste, but I think that this fondness for building
palaces in the dirt is an hereditary intirmity.:l know that George
the Third built a palace which overlooked the backs of the wretch-
ed houses of the filthiest part of Brentford.—(Laughter.)—Gotl
knows what it is—perhaps it arises flan the idea of contrast—
magnificence and 11-Ind.—(Afore laughter.)—But I find the name
of Alexander Baring in the list of Oniuissionets. Oh ! when ll
want to have say queer job done, clap me a Whig into it, and it
is sure to flourish. This is just the man who is ISt to work in
Tothill-street. Who that ever saw his hospital Oa house in Pic-
cadilly, would ever think of employing him anywhere but amongst
the mud-larks..-:-.(Loud laughter.)--I hope, Gentlemen, yon do,
not suppose, that because I represent Majesty here, I Lowe a taster
of the sort I have beets describing. I have no indeed. • I con-
demo the taste as well as the feeling that dictated the building of
palaces in the obsurity of Tuthill-fields, and amidst the tears end
groans of the disconsolate.—(Loud and long-continued cheers.)
Mr. MINT then proposed the " health of Mr. 0. Hayward,"
who had thrown up his commission in the Somerset Yeomanry,
upon observing the persecution going forward in Daiwa gaol,
and but for whose indefatigable friendship, he (Mr. Hunt) would
be most probably in another world—(cheers).
Mr. Havre.* an, in a very manly speech, returned thanks. He
took occasion to reprobate the conduct of the evangelical tribe at
Yeovil, who were in the habit of selling Bibles, which cost them
Is. 6d. a piece, for 6r. to the poor, and who encouraged those who
went, to vote for Mr. Hunt to vote against their consciences.

The company retired Wore eleven o'clock, after very great
enjoyment.

DREADFUL CONSEQUENCE OF MAKING NUT-
TING A CRIME.---A few weeks ago we mentioned
the cases of several men, women, and
,children who in
different parts of the kingdom were committed to
prison for only gathering a few nuts. We stated our
abhorrence of such proceedings, and pointed out the
baneful effects likely to arise from making Nutting a
Crime ; we did not, however, expect so fatal a result
as the following detail shows. One man has lost his
life, and another is in great danger, about a few paltry
nuts.—Mancheater Gazette.
A little girl, aged eight years, daughter of Mr.
Hulse, in Park-street, died on Tuesday evening.—
She had been bitten by a dog belonging to Mrs.
Samuels, in Rutland-street, which, we are told, has
before bitten several other persons. The animal is
Still alive, and displays no symptoms of hydrophobia,
but the bite had such an effect upon the mind and
body of the child as to cause her death as aforesaid !
--As soon as she had been bitten in the street, she
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ea(lewed her arm
pii pain in
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to the
chest, the heart was found to palpitate violently. It
is now a month since she was bitten ; she became very
ill in a week after, and delirium came on, which never
efru ebactrh,retelunvniegr;i e ,
ed the slightest hope of success.
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rstyletem,ererealunileisivecwtraaipeseu:
persons being bitten by dogs have come to our know-
ledge this week ; one is the case of Miss Tompkin,
daughter of Mr
• Tompkin, Pialianumt-street, who,
as she was walking in the public street, was bitten by
a dog that met her. The ;.earful anxieties which /such
a circumstance occasions, we have no need to depict ;
in total uncertainty as to the state of the dog, and
fearing the worst, a has had the part cut out, and
the flesh cauterized. It is therefore quite obvious,
that the order of the Magistrates to keep all dogs tied
up, was absolutely necessary, and we only regret that
it is not better attended to. While perambulating
at liberty, and
we met many dogs
the streets' yesterday,
nothing effectual will be done, till the Magistrates
compsicomps
I the constables to do their duty. Five dogs
• I
en taken to the puff& on Monday, but we have not
Lint that any others were killed, and in the name of
our fellow-townemeo, we call upon the Magistrates to
see that all dogs roaming the streets unmuzzled shall be
destroyed. We understand that in France, clogs
found at large, and =nuzzled, are destroyed at once,
and we are sure, that in this country, the canine race
is much more numerous.—Nottingham Review.