The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-29 00:00:00

THE NEW SHERIFFS.

After the Sheriffs returned yesterday from Guild-
hall, having taken the oaths, &c. upon being in-
.stalled into office, a splendid entertainment was -
given to therifliy the Ironmongers' Company. The
bill of fare upon the occasion consisted,, of every de-
licacy in season, served up in abundance, and with
the true feeling of English hospitality. " The
King," " Duke of Clarence, Lprd High Admiral,"
" Navy and Army," and other toasts, were drunk
with enthusiasm, amid peculiar demonstrations of
attachment and yalty to the illustrious individuals
whom they concerned.
On the health of the new Sheriffs, Messrs.
Spottiswoode and Stable, being drunk,
Mr. SPOTTISWOODE returned thanks. He felt it
impossible to express the high sense he entertained
of the flattering manner in which the Company of .
Ironmongers had been pleased to drink his health.
He felt the importance of the duties of the office to
which he recently had the honour of being elected,'
and in feeling their importance he was sure that his.
colleague would join him in saying, that every exer..
tions would be used faithfully and diligently to dis-
charge them. It did not become him to promise. It
was better for him to perform ; neverthelesS, he .
thought he might venture to say, that the prospect
before him was not altogether so uncheering, for,
if his avocations were as pleasant as the cordiality of.
the Irimmongers' Company that day, he should:.
never be tired of office. He knew many of the la-
bours necessarily imposed upon a Sheriff were of.
the most painful description, but though unpleasant
they demanded'the strictest impartiality and discri-.
mination. Such as at his hands they would receive.,
He congratulated himself upon having an excel-,
lent colleague, -doubly excellent to him, as though
they were two persons, they would act in conjunc-
tion with each other, and be, therefore, as one. ne.
sincerely hoped the union between paper and iron.
would lead to favourable results.—(Laughter.)--He.
begged to assure the Company that he should be
found early and late at his post, ready to discharge_
the serious duties which would henceforward devolve'
Upon him.
Mr. STABLE begged the Company to accept his:
best thanks fur the manner in which they had been
pleased to drink his health. He fully concurred in
the observations which had fallen from his brother
in office. He -was gratified at the manner in which the,
subject was introduced, and heartily joined in tke
sentiments expressed by his friend and colleague the
Sheriff for London. The splendid entertainment,
given to them that day by the Ironmongers' Com-
pany, demanded his warmest thanks. He had been
upwards of twenty-seven years a Liveryman of this
Company, and always received the same uniform
and kind conduct. The Company, and the. Livery
at large, had..imposed a debt which he should neverr
be enabled to repay. He was, however, pretty easy;
in his situation, knowing them to be kind creditors,'
and if he did not do all, he knew they would for-
give him the rest. It would be his study to pro-
mote the interests, and uphold the honour and dig'
nity of the Ironmongers' Conipany.
Several songs and glees were most admirably sung
in the course of the evening by Messrs. Gouldene
Broadhurst, Bellamy, Taylor, &c.
The company did not separate till a late hour.

DESPATCH FROM THE ACROPOLIS.
The following strange story is told in the Cow
st it utionnel

An affair which a singular concurrence of cir-
cumstances renders -very interesting,
is mask
talked of at Marseilles. A young man shooting
in a field belonging to the family of Borely
d'lsoard, brought down a bird of the wagtail
species ; but what was his surprise on picking it
up to find under its wing a small piece of paper,
on which was written the following affecting
quatrain :
" Deja s'6teint pour nous la derniere esp6rance;
" BientOt va succomber l'etendard -de la foi;
" Oiseau, sois plus heureux quc moi,
" Et puisses-tu revoir la France !
" Acropolis, le 2 Avril, 1827."
[Our'last Lope is. extinct. The standard of the faith i 5
doomed soon to fall. Bird, be more happy than I, and
again behold France.]
On the reverse were the following words, in
Greek-4, Fly freely ! Fly and seek liberty, for
whine sake we will soon die.of hunger."
This billet, on being brought home by the
young sportsman, was immediately conveyed to
M. Borely, President of the Greek Committee►
which was delivering it according to its proper
address. That worthy gentleman, on examining
the letters of this note, which were, on accoUll
of their minuteness, almost imperceptible, thought
he recognized the hand-writing of a young Phil'
hellene, named Moliere, who had been recall'
mended by au illustrious General to the Mar'
seilles Committee.