The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-25 00:00:00

PUBLIC SALE, DEC. 24.

AT GARRAWAY'S, BY MR. W. SELF.
A Leasehold Free Public House and Wine Vaults, called
the "'Three Compasses," sitgate in High Holborn, hell
under his Grace the Duke of Bedford, for 21 years from
1825, at 621. per annum.—Produeed 700 guineas.
_ _ .

It is not generally known that this country can
boast the possession of the only bust of Madame de STAEL
ever executed. It forms a part of the collection of
WIL-
LIAM Gonnox CUMMING of Altyre, and is one of the
most highly and carefully finished works of that celebrated
sculptor, BAILTOLINL It was begun and completed at
Florence in 181 G, the year previous to her death, and she
took the most lively interest herself in the progress of the
model. It is remarkable for exhibiting all the
sphit and vivacity which so eminently chatacto.-
rized her, when animated in conversation. It may
not be uninteresting to the admirers of this highly
gifted lady, to be presented with • a very peculiar reply,
which she committed to paper, on an occasion when; in tit,-
miliar discourse, the conversation turned on the difficulty
of a decision, supposing that the fulfilment of three die-
rished wishes were at our command. She presented the
following to Sir WILLIAM GORDON CUMMING, which he
has happily preserved.
Faire toujours 'lmpression qu'on recolt, c'est ;), dire etre
toujours aimee autant qu'on aime.
Ne jamais titre separee de ce qui nous eat cher, ni par
]'absence, ni par la mort.
Croire toujoors Ii l'immortalite de ]'ante.
de souhaite tout eels Is lady Comym •
Necker do Staid, H.
• Coppet ce 21 Aout, 1815.
The last wish is strongly indicative of the mental inquie-
tude she at one period of her life endured from her religious
doubte.—Elgin Courier.

A truly affecting occurrence took place a short
time since at Darlaston. A woman named Nancy
Jones, the wife of Robert Jones, a padlock-
maker, having' drowned her infant child, and, at
the same time, attempted, and nearly accom-
plished, the destruction of her Own life and that
of another of her children, an inquest was held
on the infant, before H. Smith, Esq., on Thurs-
day week, and it appeared from the evidence,
that Nancy Jones had lately exhibited symptoms
of insanity, supposed to be owing to the circum-
stances of her husband, and apprehension of being
sold up. On the day when she committed the
fatal act, she was seen walking very wildly with
her two children towards the canal. Two men
named Rubery and Griffiths, as they were going
from Darlaston to Willenhall, and a few yards
before they came to the Long-bridge, saw
something floating upon the water in the
canal on the right hand side of the bridge,
and about five or six yards from it, which
they discovered to be a woman and two
children. The youngest child was lower down
the canal, about three yards from the woman, and
the older child still lower down, and about three
yards from.the youngest. The woman lay with
her face downwards, and 'her head almost en-
tirely under the water, and she did not stir. The
youngest child lay with its face uppermost, but
net immersed; and it was motionless; and the
oldest child lay in the same voSition, and was
struggling with one arm. Iwo boatmen and
other persons came up, and the bodies were
fetched out of the water, all apparently dead.
The constable of Darlaston and the husband of
the woman were sent for, and before they ar-
rived She began to show signs of life, and to
scream in a very faint way. She ultimately re-
covered,aS did also the eldest child, about three
years old. The Jury returned a verdict of
Wilful murder against Nancy Jones."—Bir-
nzing,hain Journal.

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