The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-05 00:00:00

ER 5, 48

No. 10,915.

GUY'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, ANA-
TOMY, SURGERY, &c.
rr HE AUTUMNAL COURSE of
.111-LEC-
TURES will commence on MorinAv, Oct. I.
THEORY and PRACTICE of MEDICINE--Dr.
BRIGHT.
INIATERIA MEDICA and THERAPEUTICS—Dr.
ADDISON.
ANATOMY and SURGERY-,-Mr. BR ANSEY COODER.
PRACTICE, PRINCIPLES, and OPERATIONS of
SURGERY—Mr. KEY and Mr. Moan AN.
Sir ASTLEY Coorza, Bart. will also occasionally lecture.
MIDWIFERY', and PHYSIOLOGY, or LAWS of the
ANIMAL OF,CON'OMY—Dr. BLUNDELL.
CHEMISTRY—MT. AIKIN, Dr. Bosrocx, and 11Ir.
A. BARRY.
STRUCTURE and DISEASES of the TEETH—}Mr.
BELL.
EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY—Professor MIL-
LINGTON and Mr. A. BARRY.
Pupils to the Surgical Practice of Guy's Hospital are
allowed to attend that of St. Thomas's.
For Particulars apply to Mr. Stocker, Apothecary to
Guy's Hospital.

TALMA.

The following letter from the pen of Talma is
pleasantly and cleverly written. Having disico-
vered a namesake in Holland, he corresponded
with him. The following is one of the letters
he wrote to him :

44 ARETILTS SIBRANTIUS TALINIA, AT ENGEVIRUSIp: IN
FRIESLAND (HOLLAND).
Paris, June 15,11322.
SIR—I had the honour to receive from you,
only eight days ago, a letter, dated February last,
with two copies of your Thesis, M. Marren has
also sent me a third copy, on your account. lam
very grateful for your obliging attention, and I beg
you to accept my sincere thanks.
" I do riot know, Sir, and it would he difficult to
ascertain, if you and I have sprung from the seine
source. It is now more than fifteen years since,
being in Holland, I learnt that there were in that
country some families of the same name as mine.
My family lived chiefly at a place six leagues from
Cambrai, in French Flanders. It is not, however,
the first time that my name has occasioned inquiries
'concerning my origin on the part of foreigners. It
is now about forty or fifty years ago since a son of
the Emperor of Morocco, being at Paris, and hear-
ing the name of my uncle mentioned, went to him to
inquire if he were not of Arabic origin. Since that
period a merchant from one of the maritime towns of
Africa, whom I saw at Paris in my youth, asked me
the same question; and I could no more give an answer
to. the merchant, than my uncle could to the son of the
Emperor of Morocco. M. Langles, a celebrated Orien-
tal scholar, and the friend of my youth, told me 'at that
"period, that in fact, Talma, in Arabic, signified in-
trepid, and it was one of the appellations employed
by the Arabs to distinguish the different bramilies of
the same family. You Will be sensible, Sir, that
such an explanation must have made me very proud,
arid I have constrn,tly exerted myself not to derogate.
Unfortunately, having given myself up to the culti-
vation of the arts, I have never had an opportunity
of proving that this name justly belonged to me. In
short, I suppose, avording to these explanations,
that a Moorish family remaining in Spain may have
embraced the Christian religion ; and removed from
this kingdom into the Netherlands, then possessed by
the Spaniards, and thence, from some circumstance,
went and established itself in French Flanders.
" But, on the other hand, I was told in Holland,
that our name had a Dutch termination, and that it
was frequently met with in that country. This fresh
explanation overthrew the fine structure of my ima-
gination, and sent me at once from the sands of
Africa to the pastures of Holland. It is you, Sir,
who, speaking Dutch, can decide better than I can,
if we originate in the north or in the south, if our
ancestors wore a turban or a hat, if they invoked
Mahomet or the God of the Christians.
" I forgot also to tell you, that Count Mouradja,
who resided a long time in the East, and who has
written a work on the religious system of the
Orientals, quotes a passage from one of their
authors, which tells us that the King, or rather the
Pharaoh Fourtlf, of Egypt, who drove out the
Israelites, was named Talma. He was' a great
rogue, this King, but we.mitst not look too close
when -we 'ean-say we,sprting from so illustrious an
Origin. You see, sir, that there is .not a single
German Baron, with the 16 quarters, nor even the
Kings of the four quarters of the world, who can
boast of Solegitimate and high an antiquity as our
family. I regard the honour to be much greater,
however, my dear Sir, to be related to a man so dis-
tinguished by his learning as you are, than to be de-
scended from a crowned head. I hope, Sir, that
you will inform me if you think that, in fact, our
name is rather Dutch than Arabic. In either case,
-Sir, I congratulate myself sincerely that I bear a
name on which you have conferred honour ; and I
flatter myself, that some day a favourable circum-
stance will procure for me the advantage of meeting
you, and to form a more intimate acquaintance with
you, whether I go to Holland or you come to
Paris. Yours, &c.
" TALMA.
" Reu St. Lazare, No. 56, Chaussee-d'Antin."

The Adelphi Theatre opens in October.—
Ball, the highly successful author of The Pilot,
has been passing the summer on the sea-coast,
and collecting materials for a new Nautical
Drama.

Among the, principal instrumental performers
engaged for the Worcester Musical Festival are
--Messrs. Lindley, Dragonetti, Nicholson,
Macintosh, Platt, Harper, R. Ashley, Ling,
Willman, Marriotti, &e.

CHANGE RINGING.—On Monday the 3d
instant, was rung by eight members of the Junior
College Society (ringers of St. Saviour, South-
wark, and Trinity Church, Newington), on the
bells at Waltham Abbey, Essex, a true and ex-
cellent peal of Oxford treble bob Major, con,.
taming 5,120 changes, which was performed in
a masterly style, in three hours and twelve mi-
nutes, and called by Mr. J. Ladley. Query--
When are Bow-bells to be rung again ?
SACRILEGE.—Tuesday night a sacrilege of
a daring and atrocious nature was conunitted at
the Roman Catholic Chapel belonging to the
Right Honourable Lord Petrc, at Thornden
Hall, in Essex. The thieves effected an entrance
by forcing the Chapel door ; and having burst
open the Tabernacle, took a large silver charger,
used for the sacramental bread, and a silver cross;
they then broke open the door of the sacristy,
and took three large gold chalices, three gold
patins, and a gold enamelled vestment. A large
silver lamp, which is continually burning during
the night, was left untouched.—Essex Herald.
BRITISH SAILORS IN MOURNlNG.—Yes-
terday morning seven or eight sailors belonging
to the crew who had survived in a boat after the
wreck of the Eliza, merchantman, 300 tons
burthen, laden with timber, and lost about threeago, off the Bay
months. of Honduras, passed
through the City, habited in black jackets, waist-
coats, and trowsers ; their caps of black cloth,
bound with crape and black ribands. Across the
breasts of the waistcoats were inserted in letters
worked with white silk, the name of their lost
vessel---,c Eliza." On being asked the cause of
theirgloomy appearance, they replied that it was
a tribute
respect due to their companions who
of
had perished in the wreck.
SAGACITY OF THE LION.—A keeper of
wild beasts at New York had provided himself
on the approach of winter with a fur cap. The
novelty of this costume attracted the notice of the
the cage ; but suddenper-
pas
sed grapple, tore the
caving that the keeper was
lion,
,owffhi hiseh 'head, makingas hae
the person whose
head he had thus uncovered, he immediately laid
down. The same animal once, hearing some
noise under its cage, passed its paw through the
bar, and actually hauled up the keeper, who was
cleaning beneath ; but as soon as he perceived
he had thus ill-used his master, he instantly laid
down upon his back, in an attitude of complete
submission.

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SIR GREGOR MAC GREG OR.

PRICE 7D.

The: following are Copies of two official docu-
ments, issued during his short but memorable
reign as" Sovereign Prince of Poyais !" Their
perusal may, in all probability, afford amusement
to some of our numerous readers

EXTRACT rßom THE MINUTES OF A CHAPTER OF 'TIIE

MOST CHRISTIAN_ ORDER or TILE GREEN CROSS, HELD
AT THE CHAPTER-HOUSE, MAY 20TH, 1825.
Ordained, Secondly,
That the objects of the Institution are and shall be as
follow :
I. That the Grand-mastership of the Order and, the
sovereignty of the Principality of Poyais be inseparable and
hereditary in the family of his Most Serene Highness the
present Sovereign Prince, Founder and Grand Master:
11. The exaltation of the Holy Christian Religion; the
propagation of its faith amongst the Indians, and the re-
demption of slaves, more particularly those who shall Nave
embraced the Christian Faith.
HI. To support, by deeds worthy of Christian Knights,
the honour of their respective States, and the glory of this

Order.
IV. The protection of virgins, widows, and orphans,
the relief of the oppressed, to assist and succour the sick
and unfortunate, and to aid the industrious and welt-dis-
posed by employing them in the cultivation of the lands
and improvement of the property.apper4ining to the Otclee.
V. To suppress piracy generally, and snore particularly
on the coasts of Poyais ; and to aid in the deliverance of
all captives illegally held in bondage.
VI. To promote scientific research, and by all honour-
able means to excite a favourable impression of the insti-
tution of the Order.
VII. -To conciliate all powers with good will and respect
towards this Order of Chivalry, by a strict adherence to
the objects of the institution.
VIII. To-support and protect the. rights and privileges
of the Founder and Grand Master of the Order and here-
ditary rights of his family to the Sovereignty of Poyail3 and
the Grand Mastership of the said Order, and to promote,
generally, the pm Tity of that Principality.
Ordained, Thirdly,
That the thanks of the Chapter he presented to the
Knights composing the Committee and Sub-committe'e, for
their great exertions and labour in digesting and arranging.
the Statutes of the Order, and in promoting the benefits
and general advantages thereof.

Ordained, Fifthly,
That the Vice-Chancellor do communicate to every
Member of the Order the objects of the Institution.

(Signed) BARON DE ESTRADA, Registrar.
SERIES 11.—No. IV.

Foreign Department, Oct. 15, 1824.
William Henry, Baron Delgardo, Kniht of the most
illustrious Poyaisian Order of the Green Cross, Knight of
the Royal Military Order of St. Gregor, San Joseph,
Herald King at Arms, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment
of Royal Artillery, Military Secretary to H. M. S. H. the
Sovereign Prince, one of the Commissioners for consoli-
dating the Loans of Poyais, and Director General of the
Foreign Department.
My Lord,—l have the honour to forward, for your in-
formation and guidance, copy extracts of LX ORDINANCE
A. R. V. bearing date October 14, 1824.
Art. I. That the 2d Regiment of Infantry of the Liue
be henceforth styled Royal Carib Regiment.
Art. 11. That the Count de Blufields, from the 4th
Regiment of the Line, be and is hereby appointed Ccilonel
of the Royal Carib Regiment, vice the Count San .roeef,
hereby placed on the retired list.
.(Signed) GREGOR P.. .
. By the Prince,
(Signed) BARON DELGARDO,
Director-General,of the Foreign Department.
I am commanded further to intimate, that your. Lord-
ship will consider this notification official, and that it is
intended to supply his Excellency the Count de Blufielde,
K.G.C. K.S.G., Colonel of the Royal Carib Regiment,
the place ler the time being, of a commission from his
Most Serene Highness the Sovereign Prince.
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your very faithful and obedient servant,
BARON DELGARDO,
Director-General of the Foreign Department.