The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-25 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 2.5, 1827.

TCLARK'S GENERAL OUTFIT-
• TING WAREHOUSE, for the EAST and
WEST INDIES and SOUTH AMERICA, EXETER
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Officers, Cadets, and Writers going to India, and Gen-
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of the Globe, will find in this Establishment the whole
of their Military Appointments, Swords, Chacos, Sashes,
Belts, Pistols, &c. together with a large and well -manu-
factured stock of Sea Cots, Couches, and Bedding; Cabin
Wash-hand Tables, Chairs, and Lamps ; Sea Chests,
Mule and Bullock' Trunks, and every other description
of Travelling Equipage.
AN ASSORTMENT. OF CANTEENS, ready fitted
with the necessary requisites for India and other tropical
climates; likewise a great variety of Silver and Plated
Articles, Knives and Forks, suitable for families going
abroad ; Military and 'Hindostannee Books, Maps, &c.
A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriage, Curricle,
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every description of Sallery, &c. &c. for home use; East
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All the Articles in this Establishment are warranted,
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adhered to, of asking one. Ready Money Price, but from
which no abatement will be made.

ELMS'S ORIGINAL AMBOYNA .LOTION AND
TOOTH POWDERS, • .
THE Nobility, Gentry, and Public are re-
spectfully informed, continue to be prepared and
sold genuine at his late residence (a private house), 45,
Leicester-square, by his sole Executrix, the Proprietoress
thereof ; who, and.who only, prepared these Drugs for the
late Charles Elms, during the last twelve years of his life.
Advertisements to delude and impose on the Public that
under no,circumstauccs whatever could the Amboyna Lo-
tion and'Tooth Powders be obtained genuine, unless pur-
chased at certain Shops, which have never been sanc-
tioned by the late Charles Elms, or herself,. induce. Mrs.
Elms to caution the Public against deleterious imposition.
It never was a patent medicine. Mrs. Elms has no con-
cern with any Chemist or Shop.
Application for the Genuine Medicine must be made at
her home, 45, Leicester .square.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

Whitehall, July 14, 1827.

The Lerd Chancellor.has appointed Roger Kerrison, of
the city of Norwich, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary
in the High Court of Chancery.•

to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice ChetWynd. June 9,
1827..
William' Avery West, Gent. to be Cornet and Sub -
Lieutenant; by purchase, vice Blackett. June 9, 1827.
Veterinary Surgeon William Percivall, from half-pay
Royal Artillery Drivers, to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice
Bloxam, placed on a retired allowance. May 30, 1827.
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Cornet Arthur Mar-
quis of Douro to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gordon,
who retires. July 1, 1827.
Richard Silver .Gascoigne, Gent. to be Cornet, by pur
chase, vice Marquis of Douro. July 1, 1827.
10th Regiment of Light Dragoons--Captain Lord Thos.
Cecil to be Major, by purchase, vice Jones Grwme, pro-
moted. June 29, 1827. .
let or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieut.-
Colonel Sir John Rowland Eustace, from the half-pay, to
be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Ulysses Lord
Downes, who exChaiages. July 5, 1827:
Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieut., Arthur Stanford, from
the 33d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hornsby, who ex-
changes. June 28, 1827,
3d Ditto—To- be Lieutenants, by purchase, Ensign
Mortimer Charles Golden, from 10th Foot, vice Carmac,
promoted. June 28, 1827. Ensign Richard Cecil Lloyd,
from 96th Foot, vice Burchell, promoted. June 29, 1827.
4th Ditto, Major Robert Burdett, from the half-pay, to
be Major, vice William Holmes Dutton, who exchanges,
receiving the difference. July 5, 1827.
Bth Ditto—Ensign Irwine Charles Whitty to be Adju•
tant, vice Calder, who resigns the Adjutaiitcy only. June
28, 1821.
10th Ditto—Lieut. Henry Onslow, from the half-pay,
to be Lieutenant, vice Jauncey, promoted. July 5, 1827.
24th Ditto—Lieut. Langford Heyland, from the half-
pay, to be Lieutenant, vice Wm. Forster, who exchanges,
receiving the difference. July 5, 1827.
33d Ditto—Lieutenant William Wilson Hornsby, from
the Ist Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Stanford, who ex-
changes. June 28, 1827."
34th Ditto—Lieutenant-COlonel Colin Campbell, from
the half-pay, to be LieutenantXolonel, vice Faunt, who'
retires. June 28, 1827.
35th Ditto—Captain William Pennefa.ther, from the
half-pay, to be Captain, vice Godfrey
.Henry James, who
exchanges, receiving the difference. July 5, 1827.
36th Ditto—Lieut.-Colonel Charles Wyndham, from the
half-pay, to be Lieut. -Colonel, vice George Henry Hewett,
who exchanges, receiving the difference. June 28, 1827.
37th Regiment of Foot=—Captain Augustus Charles
Skynner, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Cap-
tain, vice Smith, who exchanges. June 28, 1827.
41st Ditto—Captain Wm. Booth to be Major, by pur-
chase, vice Bell, who retires., June 28, 1827.
Lieutenant Thomas Vincent to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Booth. June 28, 1827.
Ensign Charles Daintry, from the 54th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vincent. June 28, 1827.
43d Ditto, Ensign Honourable Augustus Almorie Spen-
cer to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lushington, who
retires. July &, 1827.'
John Haverfield, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Spencer. July 5, 1827.
44th Ditto—Lieutenant Edward Woolhouse, from half-
pay 84th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice. Alexander Stewart,
who exchanges. July 5, 1827.
48th Ditto—Captain Hon. Arthur Alexander Daleell,
from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice Thomas Weston,
who exchanges. June 28, 1827.
.50th Ditto—Ensign Henry Maxwell Otway to be Lieu.
tenant, by purchase, 'vice Willes, appointed Quartermaster.
June 28, 1827.
Henry Gunton, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Otway. June 28, 1827.
624 Ditto—Lieut. A. Macdonald, from the half-pay, to
be Lieutenant, vice Frederick Kerr, who exchanges, re-
ceiving the difference. July 5, 1827.
66th Ditto, Captain Granby Hales Calcraft, from" the
half-pay, to be Captain, vice Edward Hamill, who ex-
changes, receiving the difference. June 28, 1827.
69th Ditto, Ensign Henry Dunn 'O'Halloran to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Hopwood, promoted. June 28,
1827. Richard Henry Kinchant, Gent. to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice O'Halloran. June 28, 1827.
74th Ditto—Ensign Lawrence Chas. Boynton), from
the half-pay, to be Ensign, vice Chas' Frederick Colyear,
who exchanges. Both
Ditto.—To
n
..--- TojubeeE2nB, siginBs2.
.-7 Ensign William Thomas
Colman, from half-pay 15th Foot, vice Charles Augustus
Brooke, who exchanges. June 28. 1827.
Ensign George Denshire, from the half-pay, vice James
Lacy, who exchanges. June 25, 1827.
.88th Ditto—Lieutenant Edwin Heath, from half-pay
2d Provisional Battalion of Militia, to be Paymaster, vice
Philip Vyvyan Robinson, who retires upon half-pay. June
28, 1827.
139th Ditto—Second Lieut. William Hope, from the
Ceylon Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Pole, promoted.
June 28, 1827.
98th Ditto--Lieut. William Macalister, from the 77th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Barrett, promoted. July 5,

1827.
2d West India Regiment—Captain Thomas Smith, from
the 37th Foot, to be Captain, vice Skynner, who ex-
changes. June 28, 1827.
Ceylon Regiment—John Frederick Field, Gent. to be
Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hope, appointed to
the 89th Foot. June 28, 1827.
Royal African Colonial Corps—Captain Charles St.
John Fancourt, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Major, by
purchase, vice Crooke, who retires. June 28, 1827.
To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign Charles
William Murray, vice Godwin, placed upon half-pay.
July 5, 1827.
Ensign Maurice Griffin Dennis, vice Charles Burlton,
placed upon half-pay. July 5, 1827.
Ensign Wm. Frederick Vernon, vice john Mitchelson
Calder, placed on half-pay. July 5. 1827.
Ensign NVm. Barney, vice Alured Charles M`Murdo,
placed on half-pay. July 5, 1827.
UNATTACHED.—Major Valentine Jones Grime, from
the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel of In-
fantry, by purchase. June 28, 1827.
BlLEVET.—Lieutenant-Colonel Clement Hill, of the
Royal Horse Guards, to be Colonel in the Army. June 21,
1827.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Emanuel Browne Orr, Gent. to be
Hospital-Assistant to the Forces, vice Pitfield, who roigus.
June 25, 1827.
:MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Ensign
Gwynne, appointed to the 62d Foot, on July 3, 1827, are
Alban Lewis, and not Allan Lewis, as formerly stated.

Commission in the Renfrewshire Regiment of Militia,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Ren-
frew.
Archibald Hart, Esq. to be Captain, vice M‘Dougalli
deceased. Dated June 26, 1827.

Commissions in the King's Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine
of Chester.
let Macclesfield Troop.—Cornet Jasper Hulley to be
Lieutenant, vice Bent, resigned. July 2, 1827.
Daniel Powell, Gent. to he Cornet, vice Hulley, pro-
moted. July 2, 1827.
2d Macclesfield Troop—Edward Henry Johnson, Gent.
to be Lieutenant, rice Pearson, resigned. July 2, 1827.

COMMISSION DE ' LUNATIC° IN-

QUIRENDO.

Yesterday a Commission was held at the Gray's
Inn Coffee House, to enquire whether Richard Paul
Joddrell, Esq:, of Portland-place, in the county of
Middlesex, and of Luton, in Oxfordshire, and of
Derbyshire, was of sound mind, and whether any
and what property had been alienated by him, and
at what time, &c. &c..&c.

The Commissioners were, Mr. Philtimore, Mr.
Carr, and Mr. Whitmarsh.

Mr. PHILLIMORE stated to the Jury, which con-
sisted of some of the most affluent and respectable
men in the county, the nature of the inquisition.—
Mr. Joddrell was a gentleman cf large fortune and
estates, and was well known in the first circles in
the metropolis. He had now reached an extreme
old age, being upwards of eighty, and the Jury
were to try whether he was unfit to have the ma-
nagement of his own affairs, and if he were, from
what time his incompetency was to be dated.
Mr: SHADWELI. (of the Chancery bar) was for
the petitioners.
Thomas Harris being called, stated that lie was
servant to -11 Ir: Joddrell since the year 1800, and
had always been about his person. Within the last
three or four years his master had much decayed in
mind. About four years ago, Mr. Joddrell bad a
fit—witness was called up, and found him sitting in
a state of insensibility in a chair, to which he had
been raised from the ground, and he was cold and
shivering, and did not appear to know what had
happened to him. While he laboured under this
illness, he spoke in a most incoherent manner. He
said, that he had had a wretched night, but he did
not like to have .the subject named to him after-
wards. He observed, that he would not have
boards laid on his bed again, as he had on the pie-
ceding night. Witness told him that no boards
had been laid on his bed, but could not at all make
him comprehend that hi had lain on the floor. 'Wit-
ness asked him whether lie would not send for a
medical man, and he said, that if any thing of the
kind happened to him again,.Dr. Hill, a surgeon,
should be sent for. Ile frequently, within the last
four years, ordered the carriage to come to the door,
and was. in the habit of walking out immediately
afterwards. On being, upon his return, informed
that the carriage had been kept waiting, he seemed
totally to have forgotten every thing about it. About
three years ago, upon coming from Church, he spoke
most strangely of the Clergyman, and said, " I saw
the man go up into the place," (meaning the pulpit.)
Witness knew a Mrs'. Mills, who was in the habit
of visiting Mr. Joddrell in Portland-place. She
often dined and drank tea there, but witness did not
hear her insist upon his giving her money. He or-
dered that a constable should be sent for.to turn her
out of the house, and witness heard her say that she
would not go until she got what she wanted. Some
players used to call upon him on the subject of the
Persian Heroine, a play which had been written b)
him. A girl, named Ellen Baker, who used to sell
things in a barrow through the streets, and was a
very low woman indeed, used to visit him.—(A
laugh.)—Upon one occasion, lie ordered that Ellen
should be turned out, and it was necessary to do so
by force. Application had been made to him this
month to pay 371. 3s. 9d. rates, and he said that it '
was a thing he had never done, and never would
do. Witness endeavoured to make him under-
stand that he had always paid the rates, but it
was all in vain. He used in the middle of the day
to burn wax candles, slid to say, that as the fire was
out they would be company to him. During the last
three or four years,witness had knownhim toplacehis
linen so near the fireas to burn it, and then he threw linen
and chair and all upon the fire, to get rid of it, as he
said, meaning to extinguish • the fire. He had a
great objection to a change of linen, and seldom
washed his face or hands, except in the slop-bowl
after his breakfast. He used to dip his toes in the
slop-bowl too, and wipe them with his handker-
chief, if not with a towel. He used, when he was
in a sound state, to read a great deal, but he had
dropped studying. Sometimes he would take up a
newspaper, but he would soon throw it down again,
saying that it was all nonsense, nothing but non-
sense.—(A laugh.)—He appeared, upon such occa-
sions, not to understand what he read.
One of the COMMISSIONERS—" That declaration
of his was no great proof of the defect."—(A laugh.)
Witness—Upon seeing some people coming out
of church last Sunday week, he asked, " What have
they been acting ?" He had a great antipathy to
having the chimney of his house swept. Upon
being told that there was a necessity for it, he said,
" Nonsense, not have such a thing done in my
house." The consequence of this was that a chim-
ney caught fire. He appeared dressed in Court
dresses, and was now wearing one; he was not at
all able to protect himself from impostors, and had
'been often lost in the street.

By the COMMISSIONERS.—From the beginning of
October, 1822, he was not able to protect himself ;
he was very suspicious, and when he had money
about him he did not like to have any body near
him—(a laugh)—but was apparently careful of it;
he sometimes paid bills a second time, and he never
knew the amount.

Wm. Matthews gave similar evidence. Several
players used to call upon him; Mrs. Walpole and
Miss Henry were amongst the number. He used
to burn candles when the sun was shining, and say
it was for an ornament. He was invited to dine at
Mr. Penn's, in Spring-Gardens, one day at• six
o'clock, but he went at nine in the morning—(a
Laugh)--and finding nobody there, he returned, and
went no more. He went to Eton last January, and
refused to bait the horses ; one of them was very
bad, and the other was unwell. Witness told him
that it was impossible that the horses could get to
town ; that he would kill them. " No," said he,
" I'll not bait them ; if they die, let them die and
be d—d."—(Laughter.)—He would not stop to
rest the horses, but would come to town, and he
desired that hot water should be thrown in the.
faces of the horses, or over their heads, the
best way to cure them.—(A laugh.)—Oise of
the horses died. Within the last six months lie
called witness to look at two suns. Witness
said that he could not see two suns, and he said
that he could see more than any body else, and
that the suns were one above another and that they
were dancing. Witness saw no more than one sun
at the time.—(Laughter.)—He used to pour water
out of the pot into his cup before he put in the tea;
and he used to say on drinking it, that it was excelleni
tea ; witness accompanied him to the Surrey Theatre
last April. The Persian Heroine was performed ; he
set off at two o'clock, and called at Mrs. Walpole's,
for whose benefit the play was to be performed. He
staid five minutes in the theatre, and went off just
as the curtain was rising. In this year, he told wit-
ness that he would cut down all the timber on his
estates, and the public should not profit by him, nor
yet his own children ; he would do it in spite of the.
King's subjects.—(A laugh.)—He put two pair of
drawers and two pair of breeches on, but he denied
that he had them on. In 1822, he began to be bad
and was quite incapable of managing his own
business.

Several other witnesses were examined.
After which, Mr. Joddrell himself was questioned,
and his answers proved beyond all doubt, that there
was no exaggeration in the testimony. Eight action,.
are now pending.
The Jury gave their verdict, that Mr. Joddrell
was of unsound mind from October, 1822, but what
that unsoundness proceeded from, they could not tell.

IVIttAALVSI4%.OO,
(From the--,Mrty,
Early •on Moml'4-1-willing, -Mi.. Green com-
pleted his
.preparationvfor ascending in his bal-
loon, and afforded a convincing proof to - those
sceptical persons who anticipated, from the failure
of Mr. Graham, another disappointment, and
that this would be a bona fide ascent, by exhibit-
ing himself and his balloon elevated several hun-
dred feet in the air, ready to take flight when
liberated from the cords. The situation selected
for the ascent was - commanded by numerous
buili.ings and elevations in the neighbourhood,
which permitted a full view of the body of the
balloon to thousands of spectators, who assem-
bled long before the time announced for the final
ascent, in order to.see the partial ones which tool.
place frequently during the afternoon. The plan of
giving excursions. in a balloon, to those who are
anxious • to try, the sensation without risk, and
willing to pay for a trip into the air, is a great
improvement upon the old system of ballooning,
and the persons admitted within the inclosure,
instead of being tired and suffocated by the pro-
cess of inflation, are now . amused by ascending
themselves, or seeing their friends vault towards
the canopy of -heaven, while, to the proprietor
of the balloon, it proves a much mare profitable
employment of his time. The prices :bargedvaried according to the height the parties wis..lted
to ascend, the lowest (about eighty yards) beiq
7s. 6d., and the pointof greatest elevation {nearly
twice the -height) 15s. In the course of the day
several parties of ladies ascended, and seemed.
highly to enjoy the novel mode of travelling, and
the prospect they commanded by the scene below.
At three o'clock the first pilot
:Wool; was
sent off, and in two hours afterwards, when 112:-
Green had ascended to the greatest height the'
ropes would permit, be let down a parachute,
containing a cat in a basket,' which was caught
in its descent by some persons at the houses
overlooking the place of descent. Another pilot
balloon was sent off a few minutes previous to
the final ascent, Which took place soon after siK
o'clock. Mr. W. Smith, of Hall-street, got
into the car with Mr. Green, and the balloon
magnificentlybeitig finally liinbteor attheed 'afirro. m
Theits fastenings,atmosp
there oss
perfectly clear and calm, which added consider-
ably to the grandeur of the spectacle. The bal-
loon remained in sight nearly all the time it was
in the air, and was visible from almost every part
of the town and surrounding country. It took
a north-westerly direction, and the mronauts
scended in safety at Essington, in the parish of
Bloxwich, a little before eight o'clock ; they re-
turned to Birmingham, b 7 chaise, the same night.
We subjoin , Mr.; Green a own account of his
voyage _ _ _

" At a quarter past six I detached the balloon from the
earth, and ascended almost perpendicularly to a consider-
able altitude. The balloon then took a westerly direction,
in which it continued for upwards of three quarters of an
hour, when it encountered a current almost due east.
When in sight of Dudley and the surrounding parts, we
met with a current from the S.S.W., carrying us about
three quarters of a mile to the left of Walsall, where we
effected a partial descent, in order- to gratify the inhabi.
tants of that town.. ' After saluting the assembled multi=
tude, we discharged a small portion of ballast, thereby
gaining ass altitude of 1,000 feet, at which elevatiod
continued, until we commenced our final descent, which we
effected without the least difficulty, at ten minutes to eight,
in a liay-field belcMging to a Mr. Wightsrick ; who, very
generously, attempted to detain. the balloon on account
of the grappling irons_ passing over his corn-field. The
field in which we effected the descent was
,in the pariah of
Bloxwich, near to Essington Pool, about four miles from
Walsall, and 13 from the place of ascent. At the descent.
we received several invitations to take refreshments, atid
availed ourselves of one from Robert Willoughby, Esq., to
whom, for his hospitality and kind attention, I beg to
return my warmest acknowledgments. Ott procuring a
chaise, we repaired to Walsall, and'were congratulated by
a numerous pasty of gentlemen assembled at the head inn
for that purpose ; after. which we started for Birmingham,
where we arrived at about half-past twelve, amid the
hearty welcome of its then stirring inhabitants. On ac-
count of the serious disappointment the inhabitants of Bir-
mingham and vicinity were doomed to experience on a
former occasion, I determined on giving every possible
gratification ; to effect which, I declined gaining any very
considerable altitude—as our greatest elevation did not
exceed a mile. The gentleman who accompanied Inc was
Mr. Smith of this toWn. In clash* this hasty account,
I beg to acknowledge the facilities afforded me by the au-
thorities of the town.

• " GEORGE GREEN."
We understand from Mr. Green, that he has
received a note from Mr. Wightwick, claiming
101. for damage done to his wheat, in descend-
ing, couched in these. tams
Sir—lf you do not band the bearer 10/. for damage
done in my piece of wheat (with your balloon hunting) in
the parish of Walsall, on the 16th instant, I shall ender -
your to enforce satisfaction by an immediate action."
Mr. Green intends making another ascent in
his balloon from this town, on the 31st inst.
The balloon contained 20,000 cubic feet of
gas, which was supplied by the Staffordshire
Gas Company.

THE SILK WEAVERS.—The weavers, we
understand, persist in tljeir unprincipled demand, which,
however, has now been met by the manufacturers in a
manner which, if duly persisted in, will probably prevent a
recurrence of such demands for the futisre. Nearly all the
respectable manufacturers have come to the resolution of
reducing the price of weaving 50 per cent. until the de-
mand made upon Messrs. Walkers be withdrawn. This
resolution was put in force on Saturday last, and the con-
sequence of course was that no work was taken out on that
day, except from the warehouses of one or two manufac-
turers, who have not thought fit to join their brethren in
repelling the attack made on one of their body. In a very
short time, therefore, if no change in the posture of affairs
should take place, nearly the whole of the silk weavers in
this town and neighbourhood, will be thrown out of em-
ployment. A general meeting of the weavers was to be
held yesterday at Harpurhey, but we have not heard what
was the result of it.—Manchester Mercury.

THE LATE ESCAPE FROM NENVGATE.—On
Monday, the Lord Mayor, accompanied by Mr.
Sheriff Farebrother, proceeded to the Home
Secretary's Office for the purpose of having an
interview with the Marquis of Lansdowne, in
order to lay before him the particulars of the
escape of the six prisoners who broke out of
Newgate on Thursday last. The. Noble Marquis
paid great attention to the subject, and, after a
short deliberation, it was resolved that those
prisoners who had been retaken should be im-
mediately removed to the Hulks. They were
accordingly placed in a van, with some others,
yesterday morning, and conveyed to their desti-
nation. Up to a late hour yesterday evening,
not the slightest clue had been obtained to the
.IVaiondday eight,evening, between
the hoursA 06f.— seven°n n
retreat of White, the sixth prisoner who escaped.
M
greatest alarm was excited in the neighbourhood
of Chariug-crosi, by a dog in an extreme rabid
state, running furiously in the direction of St.
James's Park, pursued by its owner and several
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Persons. At length the creature, from perfect
exhaustion, fell into the .area of Mr. Fincham,
Surgeon, No. 3, Spring-gardens, where it was
' followed by the owner,
,who immediately cut the
animal's throat. It cannot be too often and too
seriously recommended to those who keep dogs,
the propriety and humanity of not permitting
them to be at. large at this time of the year. To
those 'whom neither propriety nor humanity can
touch, the severest punishment should be
awarded. •