The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING ON RACES TO COME.
DEIII3Y, 1819.
16 to I agst Wildfire Is to 1 agst Mr. And'rew's
16 to I Euphrates I2oto 1 Any other.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1819.

CLARET STAKES.
One Thousand to Five Hundred has been taken Sam wins p. p

[CIRCULAR.]

To the CUSTOMERS of RICHARD TURNER.
I do hereby beg to give no:ice, you are not
pay any further Sum on my account, • to my lute
Traveller, GttottGe. ALLEN, I having found it
necessary he should quit my service.
For past and future Favours,
I am, with protouud respect, •
Yours, very truly,-
.
Blacking illannfactaiy, RICHARD TURNER,
114, Loudon Road, Soul hwark, May no, 18i8.

A letter from Brighton, dated June 12, says—
" This morning the Surrey Est Indianian,- Cap-
tain OLDHAM, passed by our ltocols. The purser
landed and delivered the ship's mails front Cvd-
cntta, of the 7th of January, And front the Cape
of Good Elope of the 25th of March, into cr,r.
Post-0111re. The ship, on arriving off Sr. H
was hailed by the Conqueror, (if 74
cruising oil the Island, wii4 which ad commuui•
Cation %VHS' forbidden "

•The Dlikelld DileileSE Of CAMBRIDGE have er •
gaged the house of .likatti iiASLAx, at Bowl°, ,
for three weeks, mid ate eApected there ita the
coursle of the eusuiii4 week.

E .-
LturioN :\IEETINGS.

MR. ROWCROFT.

A Meeting of the Loyal end independent Livery
of London 'van yesterday called by Mr. Rowcaorr,
fo-r the purpose 'of enabling liim to decide on the.
propriety of pertrvering in the resolution' he had
nonounred, of offering himself to them as a Can-
(Wale to rept esent them in Parliament.
At about a 'quarter before one a number. of re-
spect attic pet sons had assembletbin the large:Roont
at the lant,fon Tavern, and some impatience was
tomiactted fOr the Chair to he taken..
Mr. ittovrceof-r came forward, and assured the
Meeting that he, the Chairman, and the . Com-
mltVer, were all ready, but as a full attendance
c..nld not be expected sooner, ii was judged ad-
visaltle to wait till one o'clock. Ile'announced
Cot. Wilson as the iolcovled Chairman.
At one o'elo k the Chair was taken by Colonel
XVlLsorr,, who briefly explained the object of Mr.
ltaterctoft in calling the
,present Meeting, anti
stated !Outsell to be ready to hear any suggestions
that the Gentlemen present might be disposed to
offer.—No person rising,
Mr. itowcaoir, in a few words, described the
situation in which the City had been placed, in
consequence of the sudden resignation of Sir 3.
Shaw, and went over the circumstances which had
at first induced hint to step forward. His effort's
to prevail on other Gentlemen to offer theniselves
had failed, and he had been advised tb offer him-
self. Ile bad waited, as he thought, till the last
moment that he could with propriety wait, to give
tatters an opportioOty of steppingforWarti, and
had at length acted on the reCommendation of his
friends. The Gentlemen who had encouraged him
to offer hiwself on the present occasion, had made
One specialcotitlition,which be did not know that he
should have thought of himself.. They had said—
ft, You must not on this oteasion expend the
little you have left ; you must incur no expeure."
He-telt no shame on account of such a condition
being proposed. a aimila proposition having been
maple to fir S. Romilly by those who had invited
that Gentleman to taand for Westminster. - By the
decision of that meeting he determined whether
-or not to go to the Elnitings to. morrow.. Ha
dead-anted on the difficult task which a MeMber of
Raliameitt had to perform in 'times like the pre-
sent. In conclusion. he 'called upon them to
weigh duly the importance of the subject, and not
to send hint to Parliament,' unless they were of
-opiniOn he was a fit person to be sent. Above
•till things,- he wished them to be cautious of him,
add tender of themselves. Ile left them to decide
on the merits of the case, and retired greatly
affected.

Colonel Wtt.sow rhonght no person could more
properly he named one of the City Representa-
tives than Mr. Rowcroft. lie then read a Reso-
lot ion deflating' the Meeting to approve of Mr.
rtowcroft as -4)11e of the Candidates to represent
the City of London in the ensuing Parliament.
• This Resolution being put, was almost unani-
mously carried.
Other Resolutions, thanking Mr. Roweroft for
his very proper conduct, and recommending him
to the Livery of London, were carried unani-

sunnsly.
Mr. ROWCROFT, on these Resolutions being com-
municated to him, again addressed the Meeting.
deelaredla had bt en prepared for an opposite
result. If he were returned ,to Parliament he
would endeavour to perform his duty in a manner
that would be useful and satisfactory to all. par-
ties, and should be, at some future period, be
bonomed with such mark's of their approbation as
bad heen bestowed on this occasion, he knew of
nothing that would tend more to sweeten the
last montents of an exitence devoted to their ser-
vice. This speech, like the former, was inter-
rupted,
.and followed by shouts of applause, which
continued till Mr. Rowcroft left the room.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
Meeting was adjourned.

T! 1 F C.AN.IIIDATES Fort WESTMINSTER.
At twelve o'clock yererday, a Meeting of the
Candidates to represent the City of Westm;nster
to ihe tnsuing[lament was convened to meet
the fligh Bailiff, at the Session-house, Westmin-
ster, for the purpose of securing to him payment
of the expences of the hustings, poll-clerks, &c.
At the appointed hour Mr. Hunt, accompanied
by his son, entered the room. Mr. Dawson, for
Captain Sir Murray Maxwell, was also there. A
few minutes afterwards Mr. IVidiart, Mr. Boyce
Comhe, and Mr. V. Clarkson, appeared on the
part of the Committee for promoting the election
of Sir Samuel Hominy. After, the Gentlemen
were seated, and interchanged a few. personal

The HIGH BAILIFF, stated, that.he bad thought
it right, in consequence of having had already to
bear the expences of two former elections, to ad-
dresi a letter to each of the Gentlemen whose
names were pnbli=hed as calling for the support of
the Electors of iiVestminster at the erisuittg elec-
tion, and to request their attendinee: in person,
or by authorized agents, to come to a proper un•
derstandiitg on the subject of the expences at-
tendant upon the erection of a hustings, as well as
the payment of poll-elelks, and the other expences
required by law. He had received a verbal answer
from Sir F. Burdett, saying, that he should have
nothing to do with the business of the election ;
nod Major Cartwright bad sent him a letter, stating
that be Was not a candidate, and had therefore
nothing to do with the expences of the election ;
but, nevertheless, Mr. Walker would attend the
Meeting.
Mr. Wtsnattr said, that a Meeting for twelve
• o'clock was generally understood fele oat, and per-
haps Mr. Walker would shortly make MI appear-
ance.

Mr. HUNT said, that he came in -persbn at the
ee.quisition of the High Bailiff, as he had no agent,
nor would employ any. His friends were all vo-
lunteers, and he bad nobody to hire for election
assistance. He had no hesitation in stating, that
there ought to be no underhand work in the elec-
tion, as it was right and fair that. every Gentle-
man polled for should contribute to defray she
expellees required by law. He freely avowed that
lie was a Candinate, and would of course pay any
sum which the law said fart was bound to incur in
that capacity.

Air. -W4 MIT said, that in appeared es one 42

Sir Samuel Romilly's Committee, And eras really
to contribifte: Mat :Caatliilate's share of the ex-

Pence.
Mr. INNT-said,.he:Would pay nothing for law,
but he would do his utmost to make the Cand-i•
dates Repeat in person on the h4ittinge. He•
thought it hard that Weeiininiter should be the
only city in
.the empire which hstt,n,n,,t„a hnstingi
0f its own. It was a shame '.that tlk.:Candidates
should have here to pay a large•enni for
ing which they would have titithing•to do with
elsewhere.
A Gentleman present asked whet the remaining
Candidate, Mr. Douglas Kinneird, had done ?
• The HIGH BAILIFF, in -answer, said, that Mr.
Douglas Kinnaird.:_had sent word that he could
not think of interfering. • " Then," said one of
the Gentlemen prc3cnt, ". we have nothing more
to dn.". Noi" exclaimed the. High Bailiff.
" unless.you.choose,tn make a deposit."
•Mr. AVtsuentr.---.Nirell, I am ready to do that ;
we are willing to du every thing that is fair and
honourable.
Mr. HUNT.-1 shall do every thing that is fair
and hiinostrable, but 1 shall not deposit any
thing.
Mr. Wigwam—We will pay. a draft of 2001.
into the hanking-honse of Messrs. Child and Co.
to-morrow, io favour of the High,B.kiliff,.and
dare to say that. Mr. Dawson- has no ohjectiou to
follow the example. : •,• .
Mr. DawsoN.--Certainly, nut the. slightest.
A conversation was then entered into respect-
ing entering into 'en agreement to support the
High-Bailiff, if it were necessary, in an action
against the remaining Candidates, for the remain-
der of the expences.
_ Mr.- HUNT said lie should. not -enter into any
• such agreement ; but he should do all he coulTto
obtain the personal attendance of.Sir,Samuel
milli/. He had had the honour of. heink, 4)11 the
-
hustings with Sir.Sanie—had. contested an elec..
tint) with him for II clays, and he was sure Sir
Samuel would bear ample testimony of-his
Hem's) honourable conduct on that 0cea5;04177..
consequently be entertained the best hopes that Sir:
Samuel would attend in person.
The HIGH RATLIFP, in answer to a question
from Mr. 'HUNT, as to the exact spot on which
the. Hustings was to he erected, said, that it was
always in front of. St. Paul's Church. Covent-
garden ; and that he was previously recoirrd to
indemnify the parish for any. injury which the
front of the chinch might possibly receive during
the Election. On one occasion lie had 401. to
pay for the bending of one of the church rails.
—(A laugh.)
The expense of the Hustings being enquired
into, the High LIAM said, the estimate of the
expenses might be easily settled by a reference to
his accounts. The Hustings must be very sub-
stantial, and covered in.. The expence of the
last exceeded 5001. ; but after the Election it
could be• sold, and the amount accounted for.
Mr. HUNT said he would resist every unneces-
sary expense. • .
Mr. WALKER having at this moment entered,
and being asked if he appeared as the agent of
Major Cartwright, and with the intention of de-
claring his liability Jo pay the Major's share of
the expences of the:Election, replied in the nega-
tive,and said he merely came in personal civility
to the High say he would put Major
Cartwright in noriiination at the ensuing Election
for Westminster; but on•the subject of the ex-
pence of preparations, he had no authority to say
any thing. His private opinion certainly was,
that the. High Bailiff ought not to suffer pecu-
niary injury; but on the part of Major Cartwright,
he. bad no answer to make to the High Bailiff's
requisition.
Mr. HUNT then said, that as Mr. Walker did
not come there as an agent of Major Cartwright,
Iris presence was unnecessary ; he said this, of
course, without meaning any personal disrespect.
Mr.. WAILER said, of course he would with-
draw, after the declaration he had just made. lie
accordingly left the room.
- The High Bailiff's Deputy then reduced to writ-
ing the declaration of Mr. Hunt, that he was a
Candidate, and the similar declarations of Mr.
Dawson, on the part of Captain Sir M. Maxwell;
end Messrs. Wilbert, Combe, and Clarkson, for
Sir .Samuel Romilly's-Committee. These Gentle-
men respectively signed the document, and after
a short conversation on the necessity of the ut-
most economy in the preparations for carrying on
the election, and also to try and reduce the num-
ber of Clerks in attendance, the Gentlemen with-
drew, after being thanked by the High Bailiff for,
theirattendance.

CoaIIETT has lately been fined 700 dollars, for
writing against the American Government.
Lieutenant-Colonel qths, a gentleman advanc-
ed in years, accompanied by ...lady, in.'s- gig, wai
driving from Ilfracombe to Barnstaple, the horse
took fright 'near•Upcott, and both were thrown
out. • The Colonel (a very stout but infirm man)
Was taken up almost lifeless ;- his head"fractured
very Much; and was conveyed to the Forteicue
Arms, Barnstaple, where he died about an hour
after. The lady (Miss Miller,.of the former place)
was not very seriously hurt.
Saturday afternoon, during the storm, a young
woman, servant to a linen-draper in 13isbopsgate-
street, was struck by the lightning, and remained
in a state of stupor for some minutes. The storm
was more severely felt •in Buckinghamshire,
Northampton, and St. Neot's, where it continued
for some hours, accompanied by loud peals of
thunder, and flashes of vivid lightning.
OUTRAGEOUS AssAuLT.—On Sunday morning,
in consequence of a quarrel amongst some Irish-
men at the'Mitre public-house, in Tooley-street,
a man, named Fitzgerald, followed another man,
Flaherty, and struck him with a stick so violent
a blow on the back of the head, that lie fell
senseless to the ground. Fitzgerald, not feeling
hinted( sufficiently revenged, seized his victim by
the ears, and dashed his head against the•stones.
He made his escape before the,,orriv,al of the con•
stables, and the phject of his unmanly rage was
carried to , St. Thonutes Hospital, iu a state of
extreme danger.

LAW IN I LLLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 15.

fSiltisgs cif. ter Trinity Term, before Lord EL-
LENnOROUGH (1-11(1 COMIIIOI4 Juries)

EIkiINETT V. THE littp.r!inToKs CoVENT- GARDEN
',OOTAE.

This was an arAiiin..t6 recover. rlan►ages for
breach of contract. The plaintiff, n•hutn n►ir
Readers may recollect to ha►e officiated ifs a
,sWt.t.
►►t Covent-Garden Theatre, for .a considerable
time past, insight to recover compensation from
tl►e Proprietors of the Theatre, who, it was al-
leged, had, without any fair season, rejected his
services, and refused to grant him the salary,
which, by contract, they were bound to allow
hits►. It appeared, from the contract, which was
regolarly proved, that the plaintiff was engaged
by The proprietors as a singer, for two years cer-
tain ; and that, having performed his duties at
Covent-Garden for some time, they bad thought
propes, to dismiss I►im, on the ground that h.e bad
lust his voice. The Proprietors conceived •(the
voice of the boy having varied very considerably
from its original tone) that they were not liable t
pay him, as he could no longer perform the par-
ticular thities which he was enraged to execute.
The plaintiff applied r•epeatetity for his salary, but
finding that he ►was constantly refused, he, through
Iris father,, as he was.. himself a minor, brought
the present action.

The cnn4ract by which Master Barnett was en-
gag, d, fot two years, was tegsdatly proved.
Inc was ad,,nittted, on the part of the defendants,
that the boy had been employed for a particular
line of busiot vs—not it was contended, tha' ar his
VOiCe failed, Hod tie was not able to do that,
%thick, by his article., he was bound to do, lie
had no ri,:hr to insi,t on any itrther t emnnera-
lion. By the custom of Ole Theatre, when an
individual, troth sicknes., oranY othir cause, be-
calm- inca!,sitdeot reo-,,,,kiug his or her duty, the
. es, pro Tonto, at an end. It this
IN"vre uut tie case, the iheatre would be obliged
...tO,stisits,,n an almost intolerable burden.
' •=IJ-rtl E!.,,LENB,MOUG it observed, that, on the
-I.4:e•e• of .Ire written engagement, no stipulation
Hialllcarcd. as to the plaintiff's voice continuing
orOd to the end of the term of his engagement.
The Praprietots took his voice for better or for
worse—and be very much doubted, if it had im-
proved in a very great degree, whether they
would have allowed him any thing• additional.
Certainly they were not bound to do so. As to
the usage of the Theatre, no proof was given of
it. Under all the circumstances, lie thought. the
Jnry should find a verdict for the plaintiff, subject
to a reference.

After a short consultation, the Jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff--Datuage 200/. subject
to a reference.

At two o'clock the ,Grand Duke I\licliael: ac-
companied by a part of his suite, mitered the
Court. lie was accommodated with a seat on
the Bench, and remained for 4wards of an hour.

MIDDLEIEX SESSlONS.—Yestertlay these S.
slims commenced at Clerken well, before Mr.
BAiteft, Esq. who has been appointed Cl.:airtnan,
pro tempore, in the room of Mr. NV. Watson,
deceased.—No case of any interest occurred.

LONDON SES3lONS.—Yestertlay these Sessions
were held at Guildhall, before Sir C. S. 11uiTctt
(in the absence of the Lord Mayor), the Recor-
der, and a Bench of Aldermen.---No case of pub-
lic importance was tried.

OLD BAILRY.—These Sessions commence to-
morrow. The number to. he tried is unusually
great. In the Calendar there are trro hundred
and sixteen males, and one hundred and one fe-
males, committed for trial.—Among tl►ese are
seventeen for forgery (the greatest ntimh:rr ever
under commitment at one time.fof this offence),
one for minder, one for child-stealing, &c.—
The present state of Ncwgate is—
Maim Females.
Under Sentence of Death 17 1
'l'rarspo►tation for Life H 9
for 14 years 4 4
for 7 years 41 31
Imprisoned for Felonies, Misdemeanors) &c. 30
Itespited during Pleasure 43 4

GENERAL BAILLIR V. DR. BRYSON, FOR CRIM.
Corr.—This cause, which was tried before the
Jury Court nn the 12th of March last, when the
Jury. regent(' a verdict, finding the charges in the
issue not proven, was brought before the Secomd
Division of the Court of Session on Wednesday,
by Mr. Jeffery, who, in a speech of some length,
moved for, a new trial, on the grounds that the
decision was contrary to evidence ; that many of
the witnesses for the defender (iu all 115) were
Incompetent, and had been produced on such
short notice, as to preclude the necessary inquiry
on the part of the pursuer as to the nature of the
facts intended to be established by them ; and that
much additional important evidence had been ob-
tained, which Mr. Jeffery had no doubt, should
their Lordships be pleased to sanction his appli.-
cation, would place the criminality of the defen-
der beyond the possibility of doubt. This evi-
dence their Lordships ordered to be rioted, and,
with the notes of the Lord Commissioner. laid
fore them ; and, after maturely considering the
circumstances of the case, they would, on an early
day, deliver their jodgment.--• (Edinburgh- Paper.)

A report has been currently circulated, that
had been determined to revive the old set of the
Burgh of Aberdeen, lately disfranchised by.n de-
cision of the Court of Session, and to re-assemble
the Council which went out of office at Michael-
mas last, for the purpose of electing a new Ma-
gistracy anti Council. This report, however, is
premature--7no determination having yet been
come to on the subject.

On Saturday afternoon, a young man, named
James Todd, was carried out by the strength of
the current, whilst bathing in Alte, Thames, tat
Wool's ich, and drowned. Previously to going in
he was cautioned by his eotnpani ,us not to swim
to that part of the river, where ti►e tide is known
to tow with great rapidity and strength.