The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-08 00:00:00

CASTS FROM THE ANFIQUE.

For the accommodation.of additional troops in.
the Mews, during" the" Triall of the Cato-street
t
"Plrafurs. as we mentioned on Thursday, we
irsteret to find, that toe Collection , of exquisite,
Ift*ts, trom the stupendims Statues of MoN'ra
t,t.r.mta; to which the Royal atronage has
hi-
therto been munificently extended, has been or-
tredt to be removed, by a letter from one of the
ttwaltds announcing the peremptory commands
toe Master-of the Horse, to that effect; •( with.
tl'it delay," :It the petit of their being injored, anti
Ittittorts brokein to pieces, by the workmen, who
:cite ordered to prepare the apartment for the re-
;Pinion of the troops. During the absence of the
tqprietor, the celebrated Architect, Mr. \Attu,
ids
illitlivW,Cd his friendly assistance to remove
"t. Colossal Statues with as little damage as pos.
1;;41e. and to find a stowage for them in some
capable of containing their bulky fragments.
„..the. Proprietor is now on his return to England,
rbably bringing additional treasures, designed
I:!'ftis Museum, and will have to learn a heavy
11cm. after the expence at which he has, with so
,11
►personal labour, so much pecuniary risk, so
Z4th public gratification, tirotight invaluable ex-
'Pres of Art to his native country, and exhibit-
It':them to general admiration,—But the manner
which his hopes are destroyed, is not without
:Precedent. BuoNarikaTe's troops were barracked
'the Chambers of the Vatican, so highly adorned
14411 the Pttint ingA RArFACt., and we in Eng-
nd called it barbarism! There is a vulgar maxim
,
wliich says, Look at home!
We fee! persuaded, that neither the Dile of
lon-rizosu., nor the CoMTAANDER-IN-CHlall are
lequaiated with the particulars of this transac-.
Ron ; as it is out of question, that men of such.
*lttightened minds iu regard to the•high value and
41separabk loss of such rare monuments of Art;
*ould not have perntited their demolition.
disregard of such beautiful memorials of
,"Ithitis and taste is not a disgrace to toe Country
tE is at least its misfortune.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dtiehest,
4F CLAhENCR spent last everting with the Print.ess
, ''aPtreA„ a' Cambridge House.
Monday the Duke and Duchess of GLouCes.TErt
alt town, on a visit to the Princess AUGUSTA, at
rogtHore.
_Tuesday the Duchess of GLoocksTrAt, accom.
~rdrattled by the Princess AUGUSTA, went to St. Leo-
Hill, and honoured the Earl and Cot ntess.
tilsitcovwr with a mottling visit.
Lord CAsTLERRAGY/ arrived in town yesterday,
'Nu his seat at North Cray, and transacted busi-
staff at the Foreign Office, till a late hour in the
ning-
The Dividends due on the sth inst. were paid
b.! the Bankers and Merchants yesterday, and are
"gable to the Public this day.
A Dutch Mail and some German Papers of re-
tebt dates have arrived. The latter contain Ito-
Lhing worthy of particular notice, and the only
Trormation furnished by the former of any in-
terest, except some details from Cadiz, is a de-
-I;iled account of the failure of the expedition un-
ler the command of Rear-Admiral Wotterbqck,
litainst Palembang.
The Rianonsrerr, notwithstanding the
and, in some instances, terrible retribution to
litahiCii they have been subjected by the arm of the
4,, and the activity of its ministers, have not
teased from their nightly meetings, nor abandon-
l" their system of plunder and 'depredation, as
I aY be seen by the following extract of a Letter
,t(441 liallinasloe, dated April 3. 1820:-
4 an) sincerely sorry to inform you, that life Rebels held
-I,sitn,fliiiafad between Clonfert and Coolearly last atigh,
shent4, I should thinli, about fire—inndred yards of the B.
s house, and very ingeniously sent information to Capt.
1,,c,"7", that there would be a meeting. near Eyrecourt, by
r,iitt4 the troops went in a different direction. On Goo.d
14,etlY night, another Ballinafad was held at Lismore. This
elm "Hg Was very numerous. The tUlates of Galway had
,ett that clay."—(Dublin Correspondent, April 5.)
Men, convicted of Itibbonisni at the last
0 sizes of tialvvay, arrived at Eanis the 29th last,
their way to Cork-for Botany Bay.
LORD CHANCRLLoR sat yesterday in his
.11 'Vale room, At Lincoltes4nn, to bear a special
ti'OlicatiOn for an injunction. All persons were
x vlatlett Iron] the room, except the Counsel and
I,°licitnes for the parties. Chief Justice DALLAS
'l4 a long conference with his Lordship before.
ito ellitred into the bitsiness of the injanction.7-
h ,e LORD CHANCELLOR has not made the order,
a,
)12e promised, in the case of Sir it. GR'esLEY,
"t• and the Honourable Lady SorurA COVEN-
,Ity.
Monday morning next the remains of the
lato
tialistwoota will be removed from his
41.,ie Hanover -stitittre, for interment in the fa-
-I'Y 'vault at Harewood, in Yorkshire.