The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-10 00:00:00

in any other town.

Mr. William Clark has been engaged for some weeks
past at the head of a deputation of shareholders of the Welch Iron
and Coal Mining scheme, in examining into the state of their
works and their past operations in Wales, with a view to a reform.
Considerable expectation is excited by the forth-
coming Novel, from the pen of a Scottish Baronet. Green.rooni
report speaks loudly of the power of its historical descriptions.
" EXCUSE FOR GALLANTRY: OR THE NICE DIS-
Tim-mow—A well-known gallant had a valet whose wife was
particularly handsome. A friend having detected him in a flirta-
tion with this woman, rated him for taking such liberties With
another man's wife. On which the worthy excused himself by
saying, "You are mistaken there, Sir—it is not another man's
wife, but my own man's wife."

A LEADEN PROFESSOH.—The late Dean Milner,
of Queen's College, was Plumfan Professor at'Cambridge. Some
wag having written Plumbian Professor against the Dean's house,
he complained of the circumstance to Porson, who promptly re-
plied, " I see, Doctor, that the b stings."
Professor Hill, of the Edinburgh University, was a
celebrated wit. Principal Robertson, the historian; once pro•
posed, at the Senatus Acadenlicus, that the College-gate should
be enlarged to admit the Professors' carriages. Now it happened
that the Principal was the only man among them who kept a
carriage, on which Professor Hill observed, that Dr. Robertson's
proposition was professedly for their benefit, but principally for
his own.

A CURIOUS MARRIAGE.--111 a provincial paper
was lately announced the marriage of Mr. Crow to Miss Rooke.
This onion proves.the truth of the old age, that Birds ofisfeather
flock together.—Liverpool Albion.

Mr. Kenny; the popular Dramatist, the other day,
in drinking a glass of wine, ina•lvertently swallowed some small
substance floating on the surface, which nearly choked him. A
friend seeing his distress, and anxious to proclaim to his comp-
nion the sad state of the case, exclaimed—" It is Cork—gone the
wrong way."—" I don't know whether it is the wrong way to
Cork," said a wag who was present, "but it seems to be a very
likely way to Kill-Kenny."

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MARCH OF INTELLECT.—George Evans, No. 19!
Gildard-gardens.—lt is his intention to bring forward to the
publick view of an entire new invention of a 4 or 5 weel carriage,
to move without the aid of horse, stem, air, or water. The said
George Evans is fully satisfied that the invention would be found
perfect, as he has experanced it himself, but is not able to bring
it forward for want of a friend ; likewise he can bring forward
perpetual motion. I should be humbly thankful to the editor to
put this in one corner (Allis Paper.—Liverpool Albion.
The sudden and unexpected breaking up of the frost
has proved the weather-wise people, once more, to he otherwise;
for they had prognosticated that it would last till March.

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DARING ROBBERY.—About six o'clock yesterday
evening, a man, having the appearance of a mechanic, went to
the shop of Mr. Andrews, tailor, near Somerset-House, and
asked to look at a pair of trowsers, which he tried on--took them
off again, and left them upon the counter, with one shilling as
earnest money, saying they would do very well, and he would call
again in half an hour; but when the fellow was gone, Mr.
Andrews 'discovered he had been robbed of a new black coat,
which was lying in the room, and which he supposes the Man
wrapped round his loins when putting his own trowsers on, •Mr.-
Andrews having occasion to leave the room at the time.
George Houghton and John Bishop, who were con-
victed of a highway robbery, at Bethnall Green, and, who were
ordered for executim yesterday morning, but respited during his
Majesty's pleasure,. on Monday, were this morning sent off with a
number of other convicts, from Newgate to the Hulks, at Gos-
port, from whence they will be sent, by the first ship, out of the
country for life.