The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-14 00:00:00

(FllO5l A it ATI: EFORD PAPER.)

" In consrquence ut Mr. Newport's sudden
death, his Bank was closed at half past one on
Tuesday. A statement of the affairs of the 13a •k
is prepati,g to be suinvitted to consideration as
soon as pos3iblu after Mr, Newport's fone,al.
rue consternation and dismay of the city have
been great ; but we do not wish, as iAe have uni-
totey avoided them, to enter into subjects of
this kind."—(Cork Mercantile Chronicle, Junt 9 )

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCVISISTANCR. -- Supposed

Marder.—Vcrerday morniog some men were em-
ployed in that part of Flyde-Park w!,ich is oppo-
site St. George's linspi!a!, diggiog the ground
for the purpose of m..king some oecessary repairs
in that part of the wall ; one of the men 1. td not
dug more than couple of feet beneath %or-
face of the earth, When he was struck with asto-
nishment at beholding a man's heath buried in the
ground; be dug a little fur her, and the head
was Wien up, and it appeared to I:tee been re.
cently severed from the holy uf some pet son, the
blood being quite fresh. Tic circumgapce caused
• onsiderable Alarm, and mobs of persona assru.

bled to ',kw it lying on the gre,s ; cnriosity lett
to rttorther search, when several clotlie9, ilotiked

in blood, were found near the spot. and various
drops on the ground. The gent ral conelosino
was, that worrier had been committed by some
persons, and that the body was likewise buriel
somewhere near it. listormation of the discovery
was itntnethately forwarded to the parish ~fß:ers
of Sr 'G,,orge's, who went to the spot, and
brought the head to the work-house. Every pos.
sane mans were rursned to werrtain who the
verso!, was, and was made ronc,rnin4
a man that was Icnnd in a hamper in the New-
road la,,t Ft iday wit iont a bead but it was
found that thit body was ow ii 61, and an l• tryst
was held up •111 . The Anne head now
St. G otge's wozk-house. 'The head is nald, and

a''pears to be that of an • Wetlyand robur„
The citeutos.ance txcited great ii.ter.s
ROGUF:S AND VAGABoND'.—Y. ster lAy. no le s
than 60 persons, male and female, from the vavous
ages 0t.14 to 40, were ht ought before the 14e-
siding Magistrates (Messrs. EVANCE, ALLEN, and
KING) at Union on a privy search wairato,
chat ged with being rogues and vagabonds.—
In the, lower parts of the Borough, mole espeo
aboot • Dover and Kent• st reeds , there are•
several public- houses, where a weekly dance is
held, attended princi!,aby by well-dressed thieves
and prostitutes. here scenes of so sitocking a
description take place, that the bare re-
cital is enough to inspire any one with horror ;
sometimes lads and young girls, (hitherto un-
contAntinated) unacquainted with the charac-
ter of the company that frequent such places,
attend what they suppose to be a harmless dance,
without the knowledge of their parents, and sel-
dom leave it without encountering some species of
ruffianly ill •usage. To, meet this dreadful evil
ii is lonz becn tho endeavour of the M-.gistrates
of this Coaary. h.ave been implored by
the inhabitants to ado-,t •see,e strong and sato-
' tat), measures for the stippre•He: .inch a dange-
rous nuisance, and those- Warnipg, '.tact the
desired • effect. A little more than a ha I
elapsed since 42 of those wretches were cormitted
from Uniou-Halt, anti it is the di terminatiou
of the Magistrates not to relax in their severity,
till this neighbourhood is in some meastoe treed
from such characters,—The prisoners (wilt a very
few exceptions) were all identified as notorioa
rognes end strumpets ; and although :heir defence,
in some iteotenr_•es, was very artful, none were
allowed to escape lint such as brought witnesses
torvemd to si.e.4, to their good character end ho-
nest h,thits ; anti between tort y and filly of them
were committed to the Sessions.
The two renaiiiing troops 4 f the 21st Light
Drqt.coon, (I,sielolAt,ked at Gr..ay..send last week,
and lost-cited tor Chat lien) to r e tii.baneed.
Ycst erdayrnylrni,l4, >tt six o'clock, twit young
G.c-“leinvi‘, on a WeLyr of 51. to be spent tor a
suo,,er, walked eight time round Uncoht•„, .Ht.
541141 e, on the toot- way, [he person who pet•
formed the Task in the shortest tune io be- the
wietner. One performed the task 'in 47 'ninnies,
thel,ger in to hoist 41141 two mtnntes. Not with.
standiog the early hour, many pusws were
i,TC:CIII,

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TVIISDAY, Suva 13.

The Oaths were administered to Lord Viscount
DUNCAN. _ _

Leave wal given to the Earl of Sheffield {hi&
Lordship consent-int.; tliereto) to Attend the Pe-
tersfield Wectioli Committee, if his Lordship
should titiA. fit.

On the motion of the Marquess of LANSDOWN,
a Message • was ordered to be sent to the [loose
.of Commons, dtsirinl; leave for the auenthoice of
Alexander Robertson, I-17e,q. a Member of .that
'House, to Live evidence betore the Lords' Com-
stittee on Trade.

On the motion of the Rail of Sti EMIL!), some
Popers were ordeted respecting the importation
of Grain, .Btc. _ _

A Petition was presented by the Marquess of
LANSDOWN from the Mercl►4►►'s of Leith, re-
specting the Timber Duties.--Ordered to be re-
ferred to the Commithte no Trude..

The Exchequer Bills Funding Bill we‘ reed
second time, and committed for Friday.

The Customs Regulation Bill and the Transfer
of Grants Bill passed through Committees, and
were reported.