The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-14 00:00:00

ADDRESS ' FROM TIIE• LADIES OF EDINBURGH TO

THE QUV.EN•
" I have long known, and iu,several instances have expe-
rienced, that the Females of Scotland are inferior to now, in
the culture of their Minds, in the • purity of. their princiides,
and In the steadiness of their attachments. This_Addres,
therefore, from so many respectable characters of my own sex,
in the capital of Caltdonia, has affoAed use more than ordi-
nary satisfaction.
" In my progress through life, it has been my first object
to retain toy own self-respect, without which integrity can
have no strong hold upon the heart. .Nly next desire. has
been to be esteemed by those who are themselves estimable',
and whose approbation, it‘ is regulated the judg.
went, is spontaneous and unbonght. if 1 posSeSs the good
opiniiin of this better portion of the community, I am indiffe-
rent to the vile herd of venal traducers, or to that corrupt
part of the cation who praise or blame not as themselVes
&tun or approve, but as higher authorities command. 'The
praise or the blame of such persO4i, which is always to be
purchased in the market of infamy, is, a matter of little mo-
ment ; for venalit y is qually ematemptibleovlietliet it deals
iu
panegyric or invective. •
" The reasons which arc eniyiloyedto annul my marriage,
have a tendency to render every nuptial obligation fluctua-
ting and insecure. The permanence of the institution would
thus be made to depend more on inclination than on
c&pfe.
As far, therefore, as this Bill of Paini and Penalties i?lay
hereafter be employed as a precedent', it must be injurious to
the moral interests of the community. I 'am glad that the
discriminating and intelligent Fenialesof.S.otland are legin-
ning to view the question under this aspect ; and to regard the
experiment of a new mode of divorce, that is making in the
House of Lords, as full of, peril to the nation.
'' more the good sense of. all classes of the Community
and of both sexes is exercised on the present attempt t , annul
. my marriage, and to effect my degradation, the more they
wilt
be convince:l that, if such an attempt should be successful, it
.must be hazardous in the extreme to the moral and
political
interests of the people, to the persOnal comfoit of individuals,
and to the general welfare of the community."

.THE Tnt,yrar..—The musical Drama of Guyi
Manricring was brought forward last night at
the 'Haymarket Theatre, with a general merit in
the performance highly creditable to the
management. On this nceasion BR AIIAM made
his first appearance in the part of /lorry Bertram.
He filled the Theatre with' the strength of his
voice, and displayed. also the most delicate into-
nations. He introduced The Death of .Aber-
crombie, his, own animated. composition, lipre!si
Young Dream, from the. Iftlsn McLonfys,' and
cc Scot's Tata hae zci' Wallace bled ;" all of whicfil
he sung with varied energy and,pathos. llealsof
supported thecharacter with suitable propriety and
ease. He was very much applanded nu his en-
trance ,and of course during hiS performance.
D s-
TON'S ominie Slmpson was of course prodigious
in entertainment. J. Rtissm,r, wanted ifOthing,of
Dandle Dinmont, but a more athletic 'forth. His
acting was excellent,—:Mrs: DALTON justly con-
ceived the part, nr,3l4.4c.pAes, hut. her voice
Was not powerful enough, for the awful, character
of this fair Magician.----Sfiss , Conn' and
Wlrs,,G,Att,nictt gave strong* stippott to the piece
in Julia- Manneriuk and .Lucy Bertram.-'-T_ he
house was well attended in all parts, and the
Orra was receiyed with warm applause. Among
the visitors in the side boxes was
forgot Mrs. Vitzimt
notice days. yehterfifft;
who looked so well as to excite some
doobt.s. whether it was really herself,' or Ssomeofiiei• informerto
striking reseiublaflce
that Drury T
LaneTheatre was closed on 'l't es-
day .and lag night, on account of the. indisPo
sition of this Performer. In justice to the.
Manager, it Silould be.rnentioned, that, bills Were
issued over the town early in the day, to prevent
disappointment.
MAcar.Any, during the Assize A;,,ieBi.
, played
at Lancaster, and is engaged to- appear irr,two
charactero at Manchester, in his way to the

THE SUN.

RULES OF EVIDENCE.

Mr. EniTon-----So much misteprestentation 'has
abroad recently upon the Rules of Evi-
dence, that if the priticipl6, or the want of prin
ciples, there laid down, shall be taken as Rules
of Jury, will soon be. itnpos.sible to "conVict
upon the *area Evidelice!-04 this Subject,
Shall offer a hint sor twb that may be
useful. Thelegalaxibm, that "' I::;,ery person is
td be Considered as innocent until found guilty,",
does tidt,.Clear the accused from the charge; it
merely foil ids is to pass,absolUte sentente.pre-
vious tov legal investigation,.. but does notabso-
lutely justify,a terclict of " iVot before
trial. Again—l nioq observe, that to prove an
evidence unworthy of halef is no proof, of itself;
that the 'atts he may h'av'e sworn to are in them.;
selves false, or that they neverliappened. Wp
are not, of Course, upon his'e'fldence, 'to believe
the accused guilty ; lit'it does not thence neces-
sarily. follow that 'the chargei are unfounded.
Por instance, if ten men swear to a particular
fact, and nine are proVed
,to hive been previously
perjured, it does not do away the evidence of
the tenth, although' aAury in such a case Would
be'Very careful in examining the evidence of that
tenth before I,hey'gaVerin a verdict of guilty.
That I put as an extreme case—but, for coin.;
mon application, it is sufficient to remember, that
the failure or inecimpeteue'y of an evidence to
prove a fact does not amount to a proof on the
opposite side of the question. Yonr's
THENIIS.

The telicrable 13ishop_of Cllleit ESTER, who is

now in the 86th year of his age, is attpresent en.;
joying the seUbreezes at Little ilatupton, and has
undertaken to preach at Worthing, in aid .of the
fulYd: for. the .iipptirt of the National School of

that bathing, place.- •
Ilion SENSE' or* lloNourt.—An Englishman
once on a hunting party hastily struck a Peon (or
East ltidian foot-soldier), for having let loose-,
at an improper time; a greyhound. The Peon
hap Petted 'to be Rajah-pout, which is the high-
est tribe of Ilindoo soldiers. On receiving
the blowi• he started back with an appearance
Of horror and amazement, and drew his poinard.
But again composing lihriself,- and looking sted-
fastly at his master; he said," 1 am your servant;
and have long ate your rice ;" and having:pro-,
nounced this,he plunged•the dagger into his•own
bosom: In those few -vt-ofds the poor man patheti.:
cal ly expressed—" The arm that has been nourish,
ed by you shall not take away your life; but in -
sparing your's 1 must 2-sive up my own; "as 'I can
not survive my dishonour !"
REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.—A singular circum-,
stance lately' took place at the Goniedie Fran-
cruise.- Baptiste, who was playing the part of a
bailiff, drew from his pocket a paper to repre,
sent the warrant by virtue of which he exercised'
his authority. What was his astonishment on
reading the name of one of his female relations,.
who, through ignorance of a will which had been •
made in her favour at Dresden, was deprived 'of
a censiderable .fnitune bequeathed to her by her
uncle! The paper was a true copy of this will,.
Baptiste uttered'several exclamations of surprise,:
accompanied by such.comic gesticulations, that
the •Theatre •resounded with applause. The
audience were, however, far from suspec.ting
the real cause. • Baptiste, having carefully de.;
posited-, the paper in his pocket, continued his.
part, and: 'on .the following. day communicated,.
the discovery to.his relation, whose claims .will
probably be speedily, acknowledged. This
strange adyenture is explained as follows :
Soine:4lmo ago a .party of the performers of the
Cbingdie IFrancaise proceeded to 'Dresden, to.
play.in, the presence of the So'vereignS, 'who were
assembled in that city. Among other scenic ac,'
cessories, they foiind it necessary to procure a.
number. of old parchments ; and it is, probal le.
that the document in question had ever since re.- .
Mained in the pecket of the dress worn by riap7,
liste when he made.,the fortunate discovery. -;
• Ditaiso OUTRAGE AND itiOBEER Y.-Yesterday,.
while a number of,gearnen entered Piccadilly or
their route. to Brandenburgh House with.an Ad., •
dress to her' Majesty, a, most respectable young
mu was sitrrounded bY.a. daring gang of thieves,_
one. of, whom instantly snatched his watch'
and seals, and ran off. _ lie was directly se.,•
cured,.: and . the property was 'found. in
.possession ; but. the gang againcame up, antf•
most wantonly assaulted the young man, and res.-
cued the thief. • The wholnorthein then rushed-
off into the crowd, 'with the intention, no doub*
,of perpetrating similar outrages.----A great many'.
persons were robbed of their seals, watelies,,and..
' handkerchiefs.
k:euTrox,--7-On Tuesday last, MiOael St,;-
p4.ith, who was convicted of sheep-stealing at the
laSt Assizes for this County, was
.executed at-
Bodmin, pursuant to his sentence. The Un-
fortunate.*lnan was informed that mercy would
not, be extended to him? as, he was about to. attend
the sermon preached. on the morning of the.ext:-
cutionof Sarah liolgreau, wbo suffered the dread-
ful sentence of the law, for Poisoning her
band, on the 12th of last Month. From that
period he attended to the exhortations of the
Rev. Mr. Fayrer, thuChaplain, with becoming
seriousness, and became- truly penitent ; he ac-
knowledged the justice of his sentence, and attri
buted his dreadful fate *to' the "losS of his cha-
racter,.on having, on a former conviction, been
imprisoned fora year ; the effect of which was his
being hardened in guilt, and fitted for the per-
'petrati on :of further offences. Ile walked With
much. firmness to the fatal drop, accompanied ;iy
the Chaplain, and after exhorting the spectator's
to take warning by .his. melancholy fate, he spent
a few moments in praYers with the Chaplain, and
concluded by, putting upsome petitions suggested
by his feelings on the awful occasion; he was
much affected on praying for his wife and chil-
di, said and
some verses of a hymn,
e
-am ready ;"and was
i
quickly launched 'into eternity.—(CornzzaPlon.
day, &pt.