The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-22 00:00:00

UN IVE RSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 21.—The Earl of Guilford, Chancellor
of the lonian University, is cooling to this University to take
an honorary degree on Thursday next.
The Vice Chancellor has appointed Sunday next for the
annual forenoon sermon at Burwell, which will he preached
by the Rev. Charles Musgrave, Fellow of Trinity college.
The Rev. Frederick Lent hes, B. A. was on Monday last in-
stituted to the Rectories of Great and Little Liverwere,
in
Suffolk, on the presentation of N. Lee Acton, Esq.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, SEPT. 21, 1920.
NEWMARKET ST. LEGER.
sto 2.agst Sailor ' I 4to 1 agst Mr. Lowe
3 to 1 agst Cat colt 5 to 1 agst Pindartie.
It is doubted whether Sailor will start.

. DERBY.
17 to 1 agst D. of Grafton's c. I IS to 1 agst Gustavus.
out of Parisot I ..•
OAKS:

B to 1 agst Lady

I ts to 1 agst Bride.

DONCASTER MEETING, TUESDAY, SEPT. 19.
The Hunters' Stakes of logs each ; 4-year olds 101st. 101 b.;
five, ilst. 31b. ; six and aged, list. ttlb. Rode by Gentle-
men, Members of Fox-hunting and Racing Clubs. Four
miles.
Sir W. Lumley's ch. h. Formosus, aged (Mr. Lacy) . I
Mr. 'l'. Sykes's br..h. Taneretli, 4 yrs old (the Owner) bolted
3 to I on Tancredi.

The Corporation Plate of 501. for horses, &c.; three-year olds,
Est. 7!b.; four, let. 911); five, Bst. 31b.; six and aged, Bst.
10Ib. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Pelham's b. ru. Cottage Girl, 5 yrs old
Mr. Watt's elv. c. by Cerberus, 3 yrs Old 4 2
Mr. G. 14 unible's b. c. Carpetcr, 3 yrs old 3 3
colonel King's hr. h. Master Bevel ley, 5 yrs old
Lord Milton's I). c. Woronzow, 3 yrs old 2 dr
Sir G. Sitwell's b. h. Truth, by Teddy, 5 yrs old 6 dr
Ms. Smith's ch. c. by XYZ, 3 yrs old, (lost weight) ..-.: 7 dr
7to 4 asst Cottage Girl; sto 1 av,gt Truth. Won easy.

SEPT.Cons-ExcuANGE,„ 22.—We have had a
few Arrivals of Wheat, both at the close of Wednesday's
market and this morning, which had the effect of causing very
heavy sale, and nothing but prime picked samples could be
got off at Monday's prices, while all other descriptions are
unsaleable. We continue to receive large Arrivals of Oats,
and the Trade is not so brisk as on Wednesday, but prices
may be quoted the same.-111 Barley, Peas, and Beans, there
is ho alteration.—Flower is ss. per sack lower. ~
SMITHFIELD MARKET, SEPT. T2.—This Market
was hut tu.ddlingly supplied this morning, consequently the
prices of all kinds of Cattle. were much the same as last -Mar-.
ket-day ; Mutton, Veal, and Pork, as per our last. —The Hay
Market remains as per last week's prices; straw and Clover
no alteration.
Yesterday Lord and Lady CASTLERF.AGH gave
a dinner at their seat at North Cray, to Count
and Countess. Lieven, Lord Sidney, and the
1 Townsbends, Baron Just, Baron Pfeffel, Count
and Countess Ludolf, Lord Ancram, and a large
party of distinguished personages.

3ANK MEETING:

Yesterday a Court of Proprietors was held at
the Bank of -England for the purpose of receiv-
ing the notification of the dividend for the cur-
rent half year.
At 12 &clock the Chairman (CHARLES POLE,
Esq.) entered, accompanied by a number of the
Directors.
After-the minutes of the last Court were read,
the CHAIRMA N stated, that this was the quarterly
general Court of Proprietors, and also a half-
yearly Court by the by-laws. It was his duty
to propose to this Court that a dividend of 5 per
cent. for interest and profits be issued for the
half-year ending the 10th October next. Was
it, the pleasure of the Court that such a dividend
be ordered ? On the question being put, it was
carried unanimously, and the necessary warrants
for the dividend were ordered to be presented oti
Wednesday, the 10th of October next.
The CHAIRMAN then inquired whether it was
the intention of any Proprietor to submit any
proposition to the Court ; because if it was not,
it only remained to put the question of adjourn-
ment, the usual business being gone through.
A PeorateTort, whose name we could not
learn, hoped he should not be considered out of
order in taking this opportunity of making an
inquiry of the Chairman, founded upon the pub-
lic rumours which had lately gone forth. The
object of his inquiry was to know if there was
any truth in the rumour that the new plan of the
Bank-note, recommended by the Commissioners
who were appointed to consider of the best
means of preventing forgeries, was found im-
practicable in the progress of the efforts made
to carry it into effect. It was most desirable
that the , public should. be informed whether
there was any foundation for this rumour. (Hear !)
He hoped, therefore, that the Chairman would
please to inform the Court what steps had been
takers in futherance of the recommendation of
the Commissioners ; and also whether they were
likely to answer the expectation originally enter-
tained of them, and, if so, when the public were
likely to have the benefit of the plan.
The CHAIRMAN said, in reply, that the worthy
Proprietor was perfectly in order in putting this
question, and he was glad to have the opportuni-
ty thus afforded of contradicting the rumour that
any disappointment had arisen in the- progress of
the plan adopted on the recommendation of the
Commissioners ; such a rumour, he was happy to
say, was totally without foundation.—(Hear !)
The plan decided upon by the Commissioners,
and adopted by the Directors, was immediately
ordered to be carried into execution. He need not
remind the Court, that as a great deal of machi-
nery was necessary in the first instance for the pre-
liminary arrangements, which were indispensable
in carrying the plan into execution, some delay
was absolutely necessary before the public could
have the benefit of the proposed improvement.
The arrangements, he was happy to say, were as
forward as they could be expected, considering
the nature of the undertaking. The attention
and anxiety of the Directors had been from the
beginning unremitting, in ordering every thing to
be done which the new plan required ; their con-
stant attention had been devoted m o the subject ;
but the Court must be aware, from the very na-
ture of the arrangements, that their completion
did not depend upon the Directors ; they- were
necessarily in the hands of artists and mechanics
of different descriptions who were employed to
carry oil the work, and every thing had hitherto
gone on as well as could reasonably be expected.
He had the satisfaction of saying, that, though he
could not name a fixed and determinate period
when the new notes would be ready for circula-
tion, yet he had every reason to believe that no
very great length of time would elapse before
they would be ready. At present, lie trusted, it
would allay the public anxiety to contradict the
unfounded rumours which had prevailed ; though
he repeated the difficulty he laboured under, in
fixing a specific time for expecting -the new
notes to be issued. Quantities of paper must be
prepared, and time must necessarily be allowed
for the completion of all the previous arrange-
ments.--(Hear.)
Mr. YOUNG declared the satisfaction he felt at
this official contradiction of the rumour which
had so erroneously been disseminated out of
doors, and he trusted means would be taken to
contradict it as- widely as it had been circulated.
--(Hear.)—Though he was perfectly aware that,
under the circumstances which must-attend anew
and comprehensive plan, it was difficult, perhaps
impossible, to specify the precise time when the
new notes could be issued ; yet still he hoped he
should not he considered intrusive in pressing
upon the Chairman the necessity of naming some
probable time when the public might expect to
derive the advantage held out by the invention
recommended by the Commissioners.---(Hear.)--
A general statement was of course all that could
reasonably be expected from the Chairman, and
subject to contingencies. Some such statement
would, he thought, be a great satisfaction to the
public at large.
The GRA' LIM AN lamented his inability to be so
specific as the worthy Proprietor wished. If he
were, in the present state of the arrangements,
to name a probable time, and that afterwards
disappointment ensued, would he not, by the
premature declaration, rather augment an evil,
if any previously existed, than tend to allay it,
as the worthy Proprietor seemed to think ? Be-
sides, what he considered to be the inexpediency
of` any premature declaration in point of time,
there was at present an actual impossibility for
the Court of Directors to pronounce when the
new notes would be ready. It did not, as he bad
had al-
already said, depend upon them--theyready done all in their power to give effeet to the
report of the Commissioners, and all the machi-
nery was in progress. It did not even depend
upon the artisans to say when the new notes
would he issued; for every one conversant in machi-
nery must know, that some uncertainty attached
in practice to the best regulations in theory ; the
machinery, though all completed, might in some
part or another or require alteration when

set in thulium was obvious, therefore, that
were he now to name a period, be should only be
increasing the public anxiety, and directing it
to a given time, subject to the indecisiOn which
must overhang the progress of such a work
as that alluded to. - He could assure the Proprie-
tors,. that hitherto there had not been the least
delay in the progres-s of the work : every thing
had gone on as well as could lie reasonably ex-
pected,, and all persons concerned in the progress
of the plan were anxious to have it executed
with,the least possible delay. The recommenda-
tion upon. Which the. Bank were acting had come
from men of great-science, with a view of pre-
venting, as far as human ingenuity could devise,
the crime of forgery, and thereby rendering un-
necessary those injuries to the public Interests,
and the unhappy pr; valence of all those painful
occurrences, which were at present the unavoid-
able c,onsequenceof that act. He again repeated,
that no time whatever should be unnecessarily
exhausted in, the completion of the new plan.—

(Ilear, hear!)
Mr: YOUNG expressed his satisfaction at the
full and proper explanation of the worthy Chair-
man, and declared that, relying upon the efforts
of the Directors, who were said to be so anxi-
ously active upon the occasion, he -had no desire
whatever to press the subject any further upon
the Chairman.—(llear !)
The Court, which was but thinly attended, was
then adjourned.

PHILOMATIIIC INSTITUT lON.

ANNIVERSARY DINNER.—On Monday last, the

Thirteen"th Anniversary of this useful rnstitUtion
was celebrated by the Members and their friends

at the Freemason's Tavern. It is with much

pleasure that we present our Readei-s with a brief
report of the interesting proceedings of the even-
ing, during which " the feast of reason and the
flow of soul" prevailed with the happiest effect ;
and we retired impressed with the most favour-
able opinion of the Society. After the usual
loyal toasts,
The PnEstnExT"rose and addressed the corn-
pany.—ln a powerful and eloquent speech, he
•expatiated on the value of the faculty, which
Providence in its bounty had bestowed on man,
.of communicating his thoughts by language. It
was a blessing equally important in private and
in public life. As a medium of imparting the
dictates of friendship, and the still more tender
feelings of conjugal, parental, and filial affection,
the gift of speech must be acknowledged by all
as contributing in the greatest degree to the feli-
city of the human race. He pointed out the im-
portance of a ready conception, and of a copious
and fluent diction, to the Barrister, the Senator,
and the Clergyman, the latter of whom he beau-
tifully, and not less piously, described as the
friend of peace, the foe of malice and revenge,
whose life was' a pattern of virtue, and "
in
whose tongue was the law. of kindness." If then
(concluded the worthy President) the power of
speech is so useful, its improvement must be of
importance ; and to all who are convinced of
this, the advantages .afforded by our Institution
will be evident. But, independently of its utility
as a means of improving us in the Art of Ora-
tory, its engagements are attended with much
benefit in two respects :—it leads us to think for
ourselves and also furnishes us with an oppor-
tunity and a stimulus innocently and usefully to
employ that leisure, which is too frequently de-
voted to pursuits neither advantageous nor ho-
nourable. lie concluded his address by propos-
ing as -a toast,—
" Prosperity to the Philnulathic Institution."
Essays on the following subjects were read by
different Members

" On Oratory," " On the Diversity of Opinions," " On
the Advantages of Literary Institutions," and " On Society."
A poem was also read, entitled, " The Savaa-e," the object of
which %iiS to illustrate the blessings of civilized life.—These
several perforinances were truly creditable to the talents of

e hisfitution

In the course of the 'evening, " The Diffusion
of knowledge" was proposed as a toast by the
VICE-PRESIDENT, NI ho, in an able introductory
speech, replete with liberality of sentiment, illus-
trated the importance of knowledge to mankind,
especially when diffused abrOad, as it is in the
present day, over every quarter of the globe, by
means of the invaluable Art of Printing. Such,
indeed, was the power which the possession of
knowledge conferred on man, that it gave him
an immense influence, not merely over the infe-
rior animals, but even over the elements them-
selves. With regard to its effect upon society,
experience had always shewn, that the morals
and happiness of the public were in a great mea-
sure proportioned to the extent of its diffusion
amongst all classes of the community.
Many other toasts were proposed, introdut•ed
by appropriate speeches, some of a literary na-
ture, and others.in honour of the Officers of the
Society. A Report of the proceedings of the
past year was given by the 'Secretary, but we
have not room for the detail. The account of
the several questions which had been discussed,
and of the decisions on them, was peculiarly in-
teresting. We were much struck with the fol-

lowing :
Are early or late Marriages to be preferred? Decision,
Early Marriages.—Ought the ininishment of Death to be
abolished ? Decision, Yes.—Wcre the etfccts of the Crusades
more beneficial or injurious? Decision, More beneficial.
The company, which -was highly respectable
and select, separated about 12 o'clock, exceed-
ingly gratified with the varied and rational enter-
.
taimment of the evening.

A great cause of the decay of the. Teeth arises
from negligence with respect to preserving theth.;
hence originates that distracting pain, the. Toot-
hache, and the distortion of the Teeth. The A r.=
sANA PxvitAcT, prepared by -Messrs. Rom LANE)
and SON, is allowed to be the first preparation in
the world for relieving that excrutiating pain, the
Tooth-ache ; it not only precludes that torment—
ing pain, but preserves the Teeth from decay,
and imparts both to the Teeth and the Gums a
superlative beauty, and to the Breath a delicate
sweetness.

LON DON JOURNALS.

(DAILY EXTE4CTSI

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS.

[New rimes.] •
The cry 'against hired ITALIAN WITNESSES '
Se*.ms to subside, now that Italians are coming
over to give testimony_ in favour of her MAJESTY.
For our part, we wish to see'all unfair practices.
(if there have been any on either side) clearly
exposed. We wonder very much that Mr. Cain
obhouse, or Mr. Joseph Hume,-or some such
urofound and patriotic Gentleman, has not long
ere now brought forward soye proof of what has-
been so often asserted relative to the hiring of
witnesses for the prosecution. Surely persons so'
scrupulously cautions, not to " o'erstep the mo-
desty of nature" in their speeches, would ne-
ver assert any evil that they were not pre-
pared to prove, even of an lialiah. Here
have been above twenty of these witnesses
examined, and we are told 'that all Italy
•has been ransacked for others. Mr. Cooke
went out -to- buy them up by wholesale, and
Colonel Browne has ever since continued his
.purchases in retail. Strange, .that no one in all
this Vast conspiracy has yet ventured to peach!
Perhaps they have that .sirikular fondness for
bearing false witness against their neighbour, that
though they can be bought for a few pauls to
swear -falsely, they cannot be bought to speak
the. truth. If it were not so, out of the scores,
nay hundreds that must (on the abovementioned
supposition) have been 'hirell against the Queen,
some two or three might have been hired to con-
fess their former hiring. By these means we
should have found out who are the real conspira-
tors, which at present seems utterly inexplicable.
We need hardly ask whether Lord Liverpool was
in the plot ; for we really do not believe that even
Cobbett would -have the face to say that. Now
his Lordship and his colleagues must have known
every step that was taken by the• King in the bu-
siness. His Majesty sanctioned the Milan Com-
mission, but his Ministers furnished the. means of
carrying it on, and approved of the Gentlemen
appointed to that office. Well then ; did Mr.
Cooke get up a conspiracy. in Italy for his own
amusement? Was Mademoiselle Dumbnt the
organizer of the scheme ?- Did Colonel Browne
and Majocci devise the means of deceiving alike
the King, his Ministers, and their Commissioner ?
Whichever way we turn our thoughts, it is to-
tally impossible to discover what is- meant by
the word which we hear -so often repeated.—
Conspiracy !