The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-04 00:00:00

ArtGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM,

In looking into BLACKSTONE for the duties of
Sheriffs, we find that, as keeper of the KING'S
peace, a ,Sheriff may apprehend and commit to
prison all persons who break the peace, or
attempt to break it, and for that purpose
he may command all the people of his
County to attend him. But though he is the
principal conservator of the peace in his County,
yet by the express directions of the Great Char-
ter, the Sheriff is forbidden to hold any plea of
the Crown, or, in other words, to try any-crimi-
nal offence. For it would be highly unbecom-
ing that the Executioners of Justice should be
also the Judges ; should impose as well as lev'y
fines and amercemeiits, should one day condemn
a man to death, and personally execute him the
next; neither may he act as an ordinary Justice
of the Peace, for this would be equally incon-
sistent,lfe being in many respects the servant of
the Justices.
Now, although in the usual course of events a
Sheriff might not feel it necessary to be present
at any place where a concourse of people was
naturally expected to attend, and therefore his
absence at a funeral procession, where more than
common interest was excited, would be justifiable,
yet if he does attend, and witnesses tumultuous
conduct on the part of any individuals, and observes
that a funeral procession, and that of one of the
Royal Family is impeded in Its progress, it is his
duty, being present, to exert himself in the re-
moval of th obstruction, the prevention of riot,
and the apprehension of those attempting to break
the peace. Now, did Mr. Sheriff ‘VAITHMAN,
attending her late MAJ ESTY'S funeral, on the 14th
August last, assist in any way to the keeping the
KING'S peace, did he endeavour to remove the
impediments, to prevent a riot, or to apprehend
either Soldiers or Citizens, attempting to break,
or actually breaking the peace ? By the evi-
dence hitherto produced at the Inquests of iTONEY
and FRANCIS, he did not, and is therefore ame
nable to law.

2dly,Mr.Sheriff WA rrumAx's attendance at the
Inquest is 44 highly unbecoming" (if not illegal)
being contrary to the spirit (at least) of the Great
Charter. lle has called witnesses, and those
whom he has produced have all given a partial
testimony ; the observations upon evidence which
he has made, manifest the character of an ad-
vocate, and his conduct and expressions towards
the Coroner and the Jury have been arrogant
and dictatorial. If a Sheriff, being an executioner
of justice, acts as a Judge; if he who may have
to levy a fine, advocates the proceedings, the
result of which may lead to the imposition
thereof; if he who may by possibility have to
execute a man, assists in the condemnation, such
a Sheriff vioiates the Great Charter, and acts
illegally.

idly, if Mr. WAITIIMAN, attending as Sheriff at
Knightsbridge on Sunday the 26th, had acted as
such, he might have allayed the irritation of the
populace and the soldiers, and prevented the
painful consequences of the conflict which then
took place. But Mr. Sheriff WAITIIMAN seems,
on the contrary, to have been meditating the
figure he might cut in the newspapers next day,
'as a writer and as a horseman. If, instead of
springing on the causeway at one time, and mak-
ing his horse plunge at another ; if, instead of
endeavouring to prove himself to be a better
jockey than his predecessor in the Linen
Line, JOHNNY GILPIN, he had but followed
the common duties of a Sheriff, he would
have apprehended the individuals who, either
from the Barracks, opposite the Barracks,
or near the .Barracks, broke, or attempted to
break, the peace. Mr. Sheriff WAITIIMAN not
having so acted, having overlooked his duties on
the 14th August, and the spirit and rules of the
Great Charter, has acted in a manner, high-
ly unbecoming, and inconsistent with the conse-
quence, importance, and dignity of the office of
High Sheriff.

THE LATE QUEEN.—We have inserted this day
an article, dated Brunswick, 25th August, re-
ceived by the llamburgh Mail this morning,
stating the appropriate ceremonies and solemni-
ties attending the interment of her late MAJESTY
in the vault of her ancestors.—We deem it pro-
per also to insert the following paragraph, which
appeared in The Morning Chroizicle of yes-
terday :

" The Queen of WGLAND has been consigned to the family
vault of her ancestors? without the accustomed funeral service,
or any of the rites enjoined either by the Church of England,
or the Lutheran Church of Germany. Positive orders, it is
said, had been issued for offering this last indignity to the
Remains of her MAJESTY. The envious spirit which dictated
the disgraceful orders of the 14th, and which was met by such
a demonstration of popular feeling in this Metropolis, was at
work to the very last." -
After reading the above paragraph, what can
be thought of the Paper in question, but that it
is utterly regardless of truth, probability, and
common decency ? We might ask even the most
besotted, follower of Faction if he could really
believe • that " positive orders" could pos-
sibly have been issued by the British Govern-
ment, or any body connected with it, to offer any
indignity to the remains of her MAJESTY ! ! !

The sum total subscribed up to the 30th ult.,
in Dublin, towards the Palace or Monument, to
be erected in commemoration of his MAJESTY'S
landing in Ireland, is 78691. Irish money, which
is about equal to 7200/. English money.--The
LORD CHANCELLOR and Lady MANNERS sailed
from How th, onWedoesday morning, for England.
On Saturday evening their Royal Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, and the
reigning Duke of SAXE MENINGEN, with their
respective suites, returned to Bushy Park.--On
Friday afternoon, at four o'clock, the Duke of
GLOUCESTER left town for Bagshot.
Yesterday afternoon, at half-past eight o'clock,
part of Prince PAUL ESTERHAZY'S suite arrived
at Chandos House, from Ireland. They left
Dublin in company with the Prince and Princess
on Friday morning. Their Highnesses were also
accompanied by the Marquis of WINCHESTER,
Lord By RGHERSII, Lord MARYBOROUGH, &C.—
They left the Prince and Princess at Shrewsbury,
where they took the•rout for. Worcester, Bath,
and Bristol.

POETRY.

LINES
Intended to be subjoined to
bittDEN's ODE ON ALEXANDER'S FEAST.

By the late Dr. WoLcoT.
(Never before printed)

Such is the Ode call'd. At.ExAsnrt's Feast,
Where the great Conqu'ror is as great a Beast,—.:
Where TIMOTHY such stories sings and tells,
Who lulls his Hero in his Harlot's lap,
To take a comfortable drunken nap,
Much like our maudlin Bucks at Sadler's Wells,
And where at length the Jade e.ml.drunken 'Squire
Reel forth to set• Persepolis on fire.
Such is the subject of this famous Ode,
•
This masterpiece of Midair rhyme,
This cloud-capp'd mountain of the Tr.rft SUBLIME
Pointing to Immortality the road—
But if it be the road, great JOVE I pray
That Muse and I may never find the way.
Jan. 1, 1793.

REGISTER OF FASHION.
CHARGE s.—The Marquess of Lansdowne, from Bowood
Park, Wiltshire, for the Ship Inn, DoVer ; General Knight,
from a tour to Town; Lady R. Manners, from Sutton, Surrey,
for Milton, near Melton Mowbiay, in Leicestershire ; Mrs.
api Miss Raphael, from East Bourne, to Ramsgate ; Mr.
Henry Hugh Hoare, from Barnes-terrace, Putney, for Wan-.
don, -near- Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire ; Mr. J. D. Paul;
from a tour, to Mistram House, Surrey ; Mr. S. Scott, M. P.
from Hascomb Place, Surrey, for Sunbridge Park,- near Brom.
ley, in Kent ; Lord Say and Sele, from a tour, to Belvedere,
the seat of Lord Eardlev, in Kent.
DE PART unEs.Tlie Earl and Countess Buckinghamshire,
from Warne's Hotel, Conduit-street, for Spilsby, Lincolnshire ;
Captain and Mrs. Beddingfield, from ditto, for- Hastings ;
Major-General Butler, from his house, in Gloucester-place for
the Earl of Digby's, Sherbourne Castle, Dorsetshire ; Sir John
Perring and the Misses Perring, for Memberlands, Devonshire;
Mr. and Mrs. F. Acton, from Hakes's Hotel, Duke-street,
Manchestcr-sq.uare, for the Continent ; II. Parker, Esq. from
ditto ; Mr. Brittingham, from ditto; Count Julie, and Count
Melchor de Polignac, from ditto, for Paris ; Duc de Narbonne,
from ditto, for Bath ; Mrs. Prince, from ditto.
ARRIVALS.—Lord Rivers, from his seat C/arcpark, near
Newmarket ; the Rev. Dr. Prosser, Archdeacon of Durham,
Mrs. Prosser, and the two Misses Parry, at Marshal Thomp-
son's Hotel, Cavendish-square, from Herefordshire ; Sir R. P.
Acton, at Hakes's Hotel.; Baron and Baronets Stunner, and
Suite, at ditto, from America ; W. Greame, Esq. at ditto ;
Mr. and Mrs. Fitton, at Batts's Hotel, .from Paris ; Miss
Ancram, at ditto.

The Anniversary of the DEVIZES BEAR CLUB
was held on Wednesday, at Devizes, and notwithstanding the
wetness of the morning, a great number of Gentlemen, from
distant parts of the County, attended, and on the whole there
never was a more respectable Meeting in that town. The
benevolent object "of this Society is to clothe and educate
poor boys, and afterwards apprentice them. Mr. Salmon,
who has been the Steward, and principal promoter of. this 'ln-
stitution from its commencement, very efficiently filled the
chair. On the right of the Chairman were the Mayor of De-
vizes, Mr. Benett, M.P., Mr. Pierce, M.P. Mr. Grosset, M.P.
and the Rev. Mr. A.she ; on his left the High Sheriff of
Wilts, Mr. Estcourt, M.P., Sir J. D. Astley, M.P., Mr. Wm.
Taylor, M.P. and the Rev. Mr. Edmonstone. There were also
present—Mr. Locke, Mr. Lewis Phipps, Mr. Ward (the Mayor
of Marlborough), Mr. Wr,n. Salmon, Mr. Tylee, Mr. Gent, &c.
After the cloth was removed, a variety of loyal and local
toasts were drank. Mr. Benett, on proposing the Chairman's
health, said—" It is to Mr. Salmon that the inhabitants of De-
vizes—of Wiltshire, are indebted for their Bear Club : through
his fostering care it has risen to prosperity, and proved an ex-
ample for the whole kingdom.—ln giving the health of Mr. Sal-
mon, I know not how to express my feehngs,—those who know
him, know him only as a sincere friend, and I am sure there
is not an individual present but 'will sincerely drink his health
with nine times - nine."—lnlmediately on the announcement
of this toast, the whole house echoed—Mr. Salmon ! and after
'file times nine had been heartily given, immense plau-
dits followed. Mr. Salmon very appropriately exprested his
thanks, amidst continued cheers. Several toasts were given
and drunk--a great number of excellent songs sung, and the
evening was spent in the happiest manner.

ALDERMAN THOMPSON.—This Gentleman gave
a dinner yesterday at the London Tavern, in re-
turn for that given by his friends of the. Ward
of Cheap, on the occasion of his election as Al-
derman of that Ward. The Worthy Alderman
took the' Chair. The dinner was excellent, and
on its conclusion, after Non 'nobis Dominc,
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON arose and proposed
the health of his MAJESTY, trusting that the
toast would be received in such a manner as to
shew that his MAJESTY was as well beloved in the
city of London as in that of Dublin. The toast
was received with the warmest applause, and
" the King" was drank with four times four.
The next toast from the Chair was " The
Trade and Commerce of the City bf London,"
which was warmly received. Mr. Deputy BROOK
then gave" Mr. Alderman Thompson," with an
appropriate introduction. The worthy Alderman,
in return for the cordial zeal with which the
toast was received unanimously, testified his
grateful sense of the kind partiality of his friends.
Mr. Alderman HEYGATE, Mr. Alderman LUCAS,
and other gentlemen severally addressed the
company, in the progress of the evening, and in
reference to the respective toasts and sentiments
that occurred.—Several toasts were given, inter-
spersed with songs, which continued until the
Chairman retired, at a late hour. The evening
was spent throughout with the greatest hilarity.
The sumptuousness of the entertainment, and the
admirable arrangement of the Managers and
Stewards, reflected the highest credit on the liberal
spirit of the worthy Alderman, and the selection
of such able coadjutors' from amongst his friends.

The Right 'Hon. G. CANNING and the Right
Hon. W. HustussoN, have been for some little
time past sojourning at Seaford. Mr. CANNING
IS still there, but we are not certain that Mr.
HUSICLSSON has not left.--(Lewes Journal.)
The Field-day, and the Dinner of the Ho-
nourable Artillery Company, which was ap-
poited for the 13th ult. to celebrate the Corona-
tion, and Birth-day of the KING, their illus-
trious Captain-General, and postponed on ac-
count of the demise of the QUEEN, will take place
on Wednesday, the 13th instant, on their own
ground. His Royal Highness the Duke of
SUSSEX, the Colonel of the Corps, will command,
and take the Chair at dinner.

The Observer of last Sunday, September 2,
containing a PRINT of his MAJESTY landing at
Howth, price Seven-pence—The Observer of
Sunday, August 19, containing the accountuf the
QUEEN'S FUNERAL, price Seven-pence—and The
Observer of Sunday, July 22, with the four Prints
of the CORONATION CEREMONIES, consisting of
two sheets, price Fourteen-pence, of which
63,600 Sets have already been sold—these three
Observers will be kept on sale until the end of
September.