The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-24 00:00:00

M. COMPTE.

This Gentleman, who has distinguished himself
so much by his extraordinary powers in France as
to have been appointed Physician to the KING,
has recently arrived in London, and we under•
stand that he is to have the honour of displaying
his skill before the PRINCE I(rtGaNT. Ile is said
to be the most extraordinary Ventriloquist ever
heard of, and from the specimen we witnessed,
we can little wonder at his reputation. But it
seems that his skill in deceptio visas or legerdemain,
which terms, however, afford 'no adequate notion
of his dexterity, and the wonderful illusions he
produces, far surpass any thing of the kind that
has hitherto been known. Indeed he appears to
have formed the art upon scientific principles,
which are so certain in their effects, that in a less
enlightened state of society he would probably
have been devoted to tortures •and death as a Ma-
gician. As a proof of his skill we mention the
following little anecdote, as related in a French
work entitled, L'Hermite de la Chaussi d'Autin:—
" Being on a journey, and followed by a peasant
mounted on an ass, the animal suddenly cried
out, as loud as ass e'er brayed, Get off, get off
I've carried yon far enough; it is now your turn to
carry me.' Ishe countryman immediately dis-
mounted, and ran away as fast as his legs could
carry .him, crying out that his ass was possessed
of a devil." Such is the power of M. Cowrs as
• Ventriloquist.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JuLY 93.

STACK, HULL, AND OTHERS, V. THE MARQMS OF
HASTINGS, EVANS, CARRAGE, AND OTHERS.

Sir S. Romx LLY stated, this was an application
of the plaintiffs o4„behalf of themselves and the
other judgment creditors of the Marquis of Hast-
kgs, praying that the defendants, Evans and Car-
rage, the Trustees of the Marquis to carry into
effect an Acr of Parliament for the sale of certain
estates which belonged to the Marchioness of
Hastings, as Countess of Loudon, and which she
had given up for the payment of the Noble Mar-
quis's bond and judgment debts, might be ordered
to pay into Court the sum of 84301. which they
had received as part of the proceeds of the sale.
There was an application made some time back to
the Court, when the defendants, the Trustees,
were ordered to go before the Master and account,
and a schedule was made, and there only appeared
a balance of 5001. as being in the hands of the
Trustees. The plaintiffs, however, objected to
several items of the account, which the defendant,
Evans, had charged as bills of costs due to him-
self, and many of them after the present bill was
filed in the year 1815, which he was not autho-
rised to do, as it was the intention of the Act of
Parliament, and of the Deed of Trust, that only
the bond and judgment creditors should be paid
out of the proceeds of the estates. Therefore the
Trustees were hound to pay into Court all sums
of money they had received since the filing the
bill, which amounted to 84001.
'The Lone CHANCRLLOR.—" Go on with this
motion to-morrow."

His Lordship rose at three o'clock, and on his
rising observed, he should not be able to sit at
nine o'clock to-morrow (this day), but he would
at the usual Ipiur, ten o'clock.

PRICE OF A PIG.--A Freeholder, whilst look-
ing at his two pigs that were grunting before his
cottage door, was asked by an electioneering
agent, who happened to be upon the spot, if he
would sell the pigs ? the man replied in the nega-
tive, observing, that " wife would not part w•i'
pigs on any account." " But," said the man of
business, " they are beautiful animals, and I
don't- care if I give you 50 guineas for one of
them."—" Eh !" exclaimed Hodge, stretching
his delighted car forward with great eagerness."
—' I'll give you 50 guineas for one of them,"
again repeated 'he buyer, —The Freeholder
scratching his head and smiling, " Oh !--►ye !"
looking hint earnestly in the face, " pigs like them
are worth 50 guineas, aren't they ?"—" 0 yes!"
replied the welcome visitor, " they're cheap at 50
guineas."—The Freeholder having smelled the rat
sufficiently, did not hesitate to pocket the affront,
•exclaiming with smothered exultation, " the pig
is thine, the gold is mine !" The agent now, of
coarse, considering his If tend's vote quite certain►,
deemed it unnecessary to ask him for if but
thought he would, on parting, merely give him a
delicate hint, observing, " you have a vote—
you'll vote for ---1"—" Eli ?" replied the
Elec►or, pretending to be deaf.—" You have a
vote—a vote," resumed the gnerist rather sternly.
—" Di ! !" returned Hodge; " yes, I've a
vote."—" Then,'" said the other, " you'll give it
to the -----s "—The farmer, heaving out a
whistle of astonishment, and with the gesture of
a Grimaldi, exclaimed—" I'd rather sell t'other
! !"

The fleet under Admiral HALLoweLL, which
l►ds been for nearly two months on a eruize,
principally for the purpose of exercising the men
on hoard, is to return home the end of this
month. A letter, dated from on board the Lee,
20 gun ship, in the latitude of the Western
Islands, states, that this vessel, with all the other
ships in company, would reach the Channel on
the 25th of July. No vessels from the Mediter-
ranean had been allowed to have communication
with the fleet, lest it should be infected with the
plague.
Miss SOMERVILLE'S benefit, at Birmingham,
was a bumper, and she has arranged to play for
the benefit of the general hospital there, for whicl►
site has received the acknowledgments of the
Committee through the President, R.. RABONE,
Es(l. She finished at Leamington, on Saturday,
with her benefit, which was a crowded one. Mrs.
SIDDONS was present, who is on a visit to Mr.
GREATHEAD'S, near Warwick.

Yesterday morning a patty of young men, who
had hired a boat fur a days' pleasure on the
Thames, when rowing off the Tower, by their
unskilfulness upset the boat, and all were preci-
pitated into the water ; several boats put off to
their assistance, and succeeded in picking np four;
two swam to shore, but a young man of the name
of Taylor was drowned ; his body was found
about three Lours afterwards.