The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-27 00:00:00

FOX-HUNTING.

The Linlithgow and Stirlingshire hounds are now
hunting within reach of Edinburgh, after having
been in the west of Stirling and Fife .and Clack-
mannan shires, where they had rery good sport.
On their first day in this neighbourhood they met
at Dantarvie, where they found immediately a brace
of foxes, and ran one to ground in a drain. near
Hopetoun, after a sharp burst. They found again
in Hopetoun-wood, and again ran hini to a drain.
After trying some other coverts, Dantarvie was
again drawn, and a fox went away immediately, and
was run to ground in some rabbit-holes at Dundas-
hill. This was a trying day for the hounds, but
they behaved admirably, and on the whole the horses
had some sharp work. On the second day, the
hounds, after trying Barnton-park, found imme-
diately in Corstorphine-hill, and after a great deal
of cold hunting, it is supposed the fox was drowned
in the river near Cramond-bridge, which he was
seen to enter, but never afterwards, nor could the
hounds again hit off the scent on either bank. On
Craigiehill being drawn afterwards several foxes
were on foot, but unwilling to break; one was,
however, seen making for Lord Roseberry's park,
but before the hounds could be laid on, the '
scent had failed, and nothing could be made of ,
it. On the third day the hounds killed a brace
of foxes at Bowden, ringing work, and not much
sport. On the fourth day they met at Ravel-
rig, and drew towards Norton, blank. On the fifth
day they met at Armadale toll-bar, and killed a fox
without much running, at Craigshill; they then tried
towards the Inch, where they found immediately and
killed, after running the fox for at least half an hour,
a racing ring through all the clumps. On the sixth
day they met at Wallhouse,. and found five or six
foxes, and after running a long time in covert killed
which
one, during time two had broke over a fine
country, but were gone too far before it was known.
The hounds fOund again, but were obliged to
be taken away as the scent from the storminess
of -the • day was very bad, and the covert
was entirely foiled with previous running. On the
seventh day, Thursday, the hounds met at Linlith-
gow Bridge, where they immediately found and
killed in covert ; while eating their fox two more,
were viewed in the banks, and the hounds, hunting
beautifully among the rocks, ran them across the
river, when they both broke together, and were run
to ground in some unknown earths about a mile
distand. Kineil wood was then drawn, from whence
they ran a fox to Linlithgow Bridge covert, and
back to Kineil House, under which he found safety
in a drain. Paddock Hall covert was then drawn,
from which,after a sharp burst, a fox ran to a drain
at Cariden ; being bolted, he was run to another
drain, but being again bolted, he was run into after
a short scurry.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.

BRIGIITON.—Thc I'rincess AUGUSTA is
living here in a very quiet way, and her health has consi-
derably improved. Her Royal Highness keeps no com-
pany, but there has been a very numerous attendance of
Nobility to pay their respects.

DOVER, DEC. 2G.—Arrived from Calais, the
Royal George steam packet, Capt. lIAYwARo, with J.
G. LAmEToN, Esq. M.P., and family. The Royal yacht
with three Government steam boats, remain at Calais to
receive Don MlGun., whose departure from Paris is un-
derstood to have been deferred until this morning. It

will, therefore be, in all probability, quite the end of the
week before the PRINCE arrives in this country.

FASHIONABLE AItRI VA L - Captain and
Mrs. Seymour, in Pall-mall, from Maidstone ; Captain
and Mrs. Beverley, in Charles-street, St. James's-square,
from Thames Ditton ; Captain Robert Fitzgerald, in Pall-
mall, from Minorca ; Thomas William Grady, Esq. at
Stevens's Hotel, from France ; Mrs. Freemantle and
friends, at Nerot's Hotels, Clifford and. Cork-streets;
A. C. Campbell, Esq. and family, at ditto; the Mar-
quis of Queensberry, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-
street, from Scotland ; Delme Ratcliffe, Esq. at ditto, from
Hants; Countess St. Antonio, in Hanover-square, from
her seat at Wimbledon ; Captain and Mrs. Phillips, in
Grosvenor-square, from Brussels.

D EPA RTURES.—Colonel Gordon, for Man-
chester; Captain and Mrs. Tyrrell, for Bath ; Bev. Ro-
bert Arabin, for Bath ; Mrs. and Miss Crawford, for the
New Steyne, Brighton ; Mrs. and Miss Walter Johnstone,
for Paris ; Captain Henley Gore, for Bath ; Mrs. and
Miss Broderick, for the Wtst Cliff, Brighton ; Captain
Alfred Pole, for the Depot at Maidstone; the Marquis of
Lothian, from St. James's-square, for Scotland ; Emily
Marchioness of Londonderry, for hers seat, North Cray,
Kent; the Countess of Pembroke and family, from Privy-
gardens, for Brighton ; Sir Richard Fletcher, Bart. for
Sussex; Captain and Mrs. Barnard, from Brook-street,
for Norfolk; Thomas Bonar, Esq. for his seat in Kent;
M. Petty, Esq. and family, from Newt's Hotels ; Colonel
Sibthorp, from ditto ; General Balfour, from the London
Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Paris; the Rev. Mr. Boucher,
from ditto, for Northamptonshire; William Nixon, Esq.
from ditto, for Bath.

CHANGES.—The Very Reverend the Dean
of St. Asaph, for St. Asaph, from a visit to his Diocese ;
Captain Spencer Perceval, from Worcester, for the seat of
Lord Newburgh, in Wales.

ARRIVALS AT BRIGHTON.— Lord and
Lady Gwydyr, Admiral Sir Davidge and Lady Gould,
.Mr. 13. Simpson, Colonel, Mrs., and Miss Clayton, Sir
Daniel Bayley, Lady Longford, Lady St. Germains, Hon.
Mrs. Burton.

ARRIVALS AT CIIELTENHAAL—Lord W.
Fitzroy, Lady Isabella Smyth, Sir William Brabazon, Bart.
Sir Robert Tristram Ricketts, Bart. and Lady Ricketts,
Sir Richard and Lady Bulkeley Philipps, Lieutenant-
General and Mrs. O'Donovan, Colonel Peachy, Colonel
Burke, Rev. Mr. Roberts, Rev. J. Brown, Captain Tay-
lor, Captain Harrison, Captain Baker, Captain Sandwich,
Captain E. Collier, R.N., Captain Osborne, Captain For-
ster, R.N., Lieutenant Hart, R.N., Mr. and Mrs. Mathias,
Mr. and Mrs. Crossley, Mr. and Mrs. Ackers, Mr. and
Mrs. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Allen,
Mr. and Mrs. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald ; Messrs.
Garrett, Sneath, Roberta, Ruper, Pugh, Heath, Coxe, M.
Smyth, C. Mathias, G. Parkhouse, R. Kennedy, Marsdin,
B. Browne, B. Clarke, Thomas, Jackson, Alillerd, Daw-
son, Saxon, Cantle, Locke, Justice, Worrell, Myers,
Dobbs, Agg ; Mistresses Hamilton, Hanbury, Bird, Wal-
lis, Jackson, Wells; Misses Knight, Walker, Page, &c.

ARRIVALS AT BATH.—Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Bath and family, Earl and Countess 'of Shrews-
bury, Lady Abdy, Sir John and Lady Cooper, Sir C.
Forbes, Sir W. Brabazon, Hon. .1. ciworstry, General
Montgomery, Colonel O'Neil, .11.Wor Macan ; Captains
Collin, Eccles; Rev. Alen a. Dell, Carter, Prodger ; Mr.
and 1111.3, Davis, Evans, Fullerton, Granville, Honey, Pel-
ham, Pemberton, 111'Donald; Messrs. Gould, Clark, Clif-
ton, Clarkson, Eales, Dawson, Evans, Grant, Cirimstaw,
Hoare, Davis, Hopkins, Holding, Jarmass, Leek, Law-
bridge, Lee, Mogg, Mines, Nevell, Oglevie, Paul, Pen-
ston, W. Roberts, Rennals, (iins, Watts, Tyers, Warren,
Jaslin, Bunch ; Mistresses O'Brien, Oldensey, Prentice,
Bunch, Read; Misses Coventry, Gillum, Rice, Sturges,
Williams, Wean, Whittaker, Young, &c,
Mrs. DUNNING, the'mother or the Counsel-
lor, who died worth more than 150,0001., although he
lived splendidly, coming once to town to see her son, took
frequent opportunities of reproaching him for what she
seemed the great extravagance of his housekeeping.
Several gentlemen being at Fulham one Sunday, a very
elegant entertainment was prepared to do his mother all due
honour. When the old lady, however, beheld the splendid
sideboard and table laden with all the varieties of ths
season, she was struck dumb with amazement, and hardly
spoke during the repast. Having at length taken an op-
portunity of withdrawing, she sent for her son, whom she
thus addressed :--" JOIIN," said she, " I shall not stop
another day to witness your shameful extravagance." "Ms
dear mother," replied Joos, " you ought to consider that
I can well afford it ; my income, you know " —" No in-
come," interrupted the old lady, " is sufficient to stand
against such shameful prodigality. The sum which your
cook told me that very turbot cost ought to be enough t(
support any reasonable family for a whole week." "Pooh,
pooh ! my dear mother," responded DUNNING ; " you
would not have me appear shabby ! Besides, what is a tur-
bot, after all?" " Pooh, pooh !" re-echoed his mother ;
" don't pools me, JOHN. I tell you such goings on can
come to no good ; and you will see the end of it bells'',
long. However, it shan't be said that your mother en-
couraged such sinful waste; for I mean
,to set off in th(
coach for Devonshire to-morrow morning." All DUN-
NING'S rhetorical efforts to detain his soother in town
were of no avail ; the old lady kept her word.—The Club
Of London.

ORIGIN OF THE BEEF-STEAK CLUB]

Whilst. Rich was employed in planning a pan-
tomime, his atelier, a small room in the theatre,
was almost as much frequented as Canova's or
Thorwaldsen's in our days. Every one seemed
anxious to be admitted to see him at his interest-
ing labours. Amongst these were several men
of rank and wit; for Rich's colloquial oddities
were much relished. The celebrated Lord Pe-
terborough, then somewhat advanced in years,
Hogarth, Sir James Thornhill, &c. &c. were of
the number. At these visits he never intermit-
ted his labours, nor his strain of facetious remark.
Upon one occasion, accident having detained the
Earl's coach later than usual, he found Rich's
chit-chat so agreeable that he was quite
unconscious that it was two o'clock in
the afternoon; when he observed the man
of pantomime spreading a cloth ; then coaxing
his fire into a clear culinary flame, and proceed-
ing with great gravity to cook his own beef-steak
on his own gridiron. The steak sent up a most
inviting incense, and my Lord could not resist
Rich's invitation to partake of it. A further
supply was sent for ; and a bottle or two of ex-
cellent wine from a neighbouring tavern, pro-
longed their discourse to a late hour. But so
delighted was.the old Peer with his entertain-
ment, that, on going away, he proposed re-
newing it at the same place and hour on the Sa-
turday following. He was punctual to his en-
gagement, and brought with him three or four
friends, " men of wit and pleasure about town,;'
as Mr. Bayes would call them ; and so trulry
festive was the meeting, that it was
posed that a Saturday's club should be. held

there, whilst the town remained full. A sump-
tuary law, even at this early period v:ithe society,
restricted the bill of fare to beef.stcaks, and the
beverage to port wine and pima. Thus the cor-
ner stone of the Sublime Society was laid. But
the original gridiron upon which Rich had
broiled his solitary steak, being insufficient in a
short time for the supernumerary worshippers in
the temple of Beef and Liberty, the relic was
enshrined as one of the tutelary and household
divinities of the club. Fortunately, it escapeil
the fire which consumed Covent-garden a few
years since, and now presents itself, encircled
with its motto, and suspended from the ceiling,
to every eye, whch can spare a wondering glance
from the beef smoking before it.— The Clubs of
London.

A most extraordinary caprice of Nature oc-
curred in this town, on Sunday morning last, in
the birth of a female child having two distinct
and perfectly formed faces. Elizabeth Verrier,
the mother of the child, is the wife of a carpen-
ter, residing in Holway-lane. She had, previ-
ously, seven healthy children, neither of them ex-
' hibiting the least deviation from ordinary nature.
In the present instance there was no prematurity
of birth ; the child lived three-quarters of an
hour, and in the course of that period cried very
audibly three times. From which of the two
mouths these cries issued is not ascertained ; but
there is nothing in the structure of either of tile
faces to indicate a superior faculty in one over
the other, ; every component part of the faces
is distinctly formed in each, and both of
them present the pleasing countenances of two
fine babes. At that part of one of the
faces where the usual formation of, the ear takes
place, the additional time commences, with a
slight undulation towards the cheek of the second
face, which then proceeds through all its regular
features until it terminates at the left ear, so
that the face on the sight side has one ear, and
the face on the left one also. The space on the
back of the head is, from the encroachment of
the faces, very limited ; but it is, as well as the
upper part of the head, covered with hair. In
all other respects the child is regularly formed.
A very accurate drawing has been made of the
child, and is now in the hands of a lithographer..
The mother of the child is doing well, and has
been benefitterl by the receipt of a considerable
c sum, in various donations, from the great number
of persons who have been permitted to see the
infant, which has been put in spirits, and
present an interesting addition to the variour;
lusus naturce with which the museums of the curi-
ous are already furnished.—Taunton

Grotius was sentenced to be imprise;ned for
life in the Castle of Louvenstein. having
been confined there for about a -year, his wife
contrived and executed the means of his escape-
Perceiving that the guards Were not so strict as
they had been in examining the chest which was
made use of to carry books and linen to and from
the prison, she persuaded her husband to get
into it, and remain there as long as it would re-
quire to go from Louvenstein to Gorcum.
Find-
ing that he could endure the confinement when
holes were made in the chest to breathe through,
-
Madame Grotius determined to seize the first
opportunity of effecting her design. Accord
inglv, when the Governor went to Heusden to
raise recruits, she waited upon his lady, and told
her that she was anxious to send away her hus-
band's hooks; too great an application to which,
she said, greatly injured his. health. Having
thus prepared the, commandant's wife, and
at the same time spread abroad a general
report that her husband was ill, on March
21, 1621, she, with the help of her maid,
shut him up in the chest. Two soldiers car-
ried it, and oue of them finding it heavier
than usual observed, " There must be an Armi-
nian in it ;" to which Madame Grotius coolly.
replied, " Indeed there are snare Arminian hooks
in it." The chest was then brought down on a
demanded the '
ladder with great difficulty, and the extraordinary
care which was taken in conveying- it made one
of the soldiers suspicious. He
key, and upon its being refused,
he went to the
commandant's lady, whu reprimanded him, saying
there were only hooks in the chest, and that
they might carry it to the boat. While they
were carrying it along, a soldier's wife said there
was more than one instance of prisoners making
their escape in boxes. However the chest was
placed in the boat, and the maid accompanied it
to Gorcum, where it was taken to the house of,
M. Dazelear, a friend of Grotius : and when
every body was gone, the servant unlocked
the chest, and let her master out, who had suf-
fered but little inconvenience, though the length
was not above three feet and a half. Being thus
Free, he dressed himself like a mason, with a
trowel and rule in his hand, and going out at
Dazelear's back door, went to Valvie, 'in Bra-
bant, and from thence,, tO Antwerp. In the
ihsew
was
reportedsafe , s h that at
acknowledgedb s disorder It;iaes den-
mean time, while it was believed at Louvenstein
that
that he was ill, and to give him time to get clear
iwere ashamed
gerous ; but as soon as she learnt from her maid
conducted
The commandant, in a great rage, put her under
a rigid confinement ; but on presenting a poi._
tion to the States General, they
of acting severely to a woman who
hefself with so much magnanirr,ii
ty, and ordered
her to be set at liberty.

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