The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-30 00:00:00

PORTRAIT OF 'MR. CLARKE.

A petition was presented from Robert Jenaings,
praying for permission to make an engraving. from
the. portrait of Richard Clarke, Esq. Chamberlain,
lately painted,Sir Thomas Lawrence.
On the motion that it be referred to a Committee,

Mr. Hlcli said that the Corporation had paid
420 guineas to Sir Thos. Lawrence for this painting,
and he thought nothing ,:,ould be done with it With-
out ,his (Sir Thomas's) sanction:

Mr. BLEADEN could see no'reaSon why any dis-
tinguished artist should be refused the permission of
coming into this court and taking an engraving
from any of the paintings he chose. He moved as
an amendment that the prayer of the petition be,
grantetL -
Mr. OLDHAM.—Suppose Sir. Thomas Lawrence
himself should choose to engrave it ? (Laughter.)
Mr. STEVENS said the picture was now the pro-
party of the- Corporation and it would be most
strange indeed, if, after they had paid for it, it was
still to be under the control of Sir Thomas Law-
rence.

Mr. TAYLOR thought the only question for the
Court was, how to have it engraved in the very best
way.
A Member said, that Mr. Jennings was one of the
best artists in this country, and was often employed
by Sir Thomas Lawrence himself to engrave his
pictures. There would be no difficulty; therefore,
in giving Mr. Jennings their sanction to engrave the
painting in question.
Mr. GALLOWAY thought it the duty of the Court
to give every encouragement to the arts, and nothing
tended more to ;do that than a large competition.
Mr. BLEADEN'S amendment was then put, and
carried.

A petition from the inhabitants of Vintry ward
and parts adjacent, for some measures being taken
to effect improvements in Queen-street, near where
the late fire took place, was read, and referred to the
Commissioners of Sewers.'
WHOLESALE DEALERS.

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trading
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claimed two privileges—one of compelling retail
traders, and the other of compelling wholesale
traders, to purchase their freedom, although the, let-
ter had been for some time suffered to remain in
abeyance. It had existed; however, so far back as
the reign of King Richard 11. The remedy, bow-
CtcooomtMmapki Committee
ever, of compulsion in this ease is different—namely,
by seizure of the party's goods, and not by the in-
fliction of a pecuniary penalty, as in the case of the
retail dealers. He admitted that the revival of
powers of this kind were obnoxious in the present
state of society ; but then there was a manifest in-
justice in inflicting thiS burden on one class of
traders, who were the less able to endure it, and
not on the other, who were the more wealthy.—
r The Committee being quite satisfied of the exist-
ence of the right, had called for returns of all the
' persons exercising wholesale trade, and not having
taking out their freedom.
' The report, having been read,
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN said, that the reason
why one class of traders'and not the other had been
compelled to take out their freedom was, because
formerly it had been the policy to hold out every
encouragementlO the great whole Sale manufacturers
to bring their goods 'to' this market. But now
things were changed, and this motive no longer ex-
isted for riot calling on those persons to contribute
towards the burdens of the city as well as their
neighbours. They were some of the trst to ex-
claim that improvements were notgoing forward in
the-city, although they refused to contribute to the
funds out of which these improvements were to be
paid for.' If, hoWeVer, they were compelled to take
out their freedom, lie thought the elective franchise
should be also thrown open to them.
The report was then ordered to be printed, and
copies delivered to the inquests of the several wards
on St. Thomas's-day.
• The Coal and Corn Committee reported the opi-
nion of Counsel on the petition of the corn trier-
chants 'for an alteration in the mode of payment of
the ruetage duty, in consequence of the change
.of
measures from the old ,standard to the imperial,
.against complying with the application, which was
agreed to.
It was referred to the Committee for General
-Purposes to inquire into the practice of the Sheriffs'
Courts, and the effects resulting from the present
limitation of the officers practising therein,' and to
report their opinion upon the expediency of making
some alteration.

EARL .GREY.—We have heard that Earl
GREY, who is, we understand, on a visit to Earl BA -
TII URST, has made a retharkable discovery, the fruits of which
will probably disclose themselves in the course of the next
Session. The Noble Earl's discovery, if we are rightly in-
formed, amounts to this, that a Tory is a very high-minded,
pure, and amiable sort • of person, while a Whig has a
prying, Inquisitive; and captious kind of character, which
makes him exceedingly disazreeable. We-give this infor-
mation exactly as we have received it, without venturing to
guess at its' import. Courier.
DUKE OF BUCCLEUGH.—On Monday last,
26th inst. a select party of gentlemen sat down to a sump-
tuous dinner at Scarborqugh's Hotel, in this- town, in.
honour of his Grace the Duke of Bucrz.Eucn and QUEENS-
BERRY having attained his majority.—Leeds Intelligencer.
Lady CHARLOTTE BURY, the authoress of
‘, Flirtation," was, when Lady'CHaatorrit CA:lir/JELL,
the reigning toast of the day. It was of her beauty that
the Rev. and gallant Sir BEERY BATE DUDLEY, at that
time a favourite guest at Carlton-house,, wrote the follow-
ing verses :
"Look what a shape !
Limbs fondly flishiun'd in the wanton .mould
Of Nature—warm in love's sly witcheries;
• And scorning all the drapery of Art, • -
A spider's mommoorti now weaves her thin attire ;
Through which the roguish airs and tell-tale winds
Do frolic'as they list."

I,L,
FASHIONABLE A RRIVALS.—Prince Ptic.ter
Muskau, in Piccadilly; Viscount Castlereagh, io Picca-
dilly; Lady 1.10 et; at her residence in 'Gloucester-place;
Honourable Franci4 Curzon, in Piccadilly; Mrs. and Miss
Grey, in Hertford-street; the Misses Fielding, in Somer.set-
street ; Lord Ind the. Misses . King, in. ,Dover-street ; Mr.
Bailey, in Curzon-street; Mrs. aml Miss `Seidel.); is Park.
street ; Major Scott, of the Royal Marines,. in Albemarle-
street; Captain William Herbert, in Grosvenor-place; Mr.
and *Lady• Charlotte ,Fox, at the Duke of Leeds's seat,,
Hornby .Castle, Yorkshire, from a- tour ; Sir Thomas
Bowser, Bart., at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosyenor-street,
prom Brighton;: Henry Oakes,.Esq., at ditto, from Kent;
%lr. and Miss Long, at Thomas's Hotel, BerkeleY-squar'e,
from -Hants ; J. Ricardo, 'Esq., and family, at ditto, from
Gloucestershire; Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnot, at the Burlington
Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets, from Surrey ; H.
L. Patterson, Esq., at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street,
from Ireland ; W. Spencer, Esq., at ditto,. from Scotland ;
Robert Taylor; Esq., at ditto, from Lincoln; Miss Wyke-
Ilan), at the Brunswick Hotel, :fermi:l-street, trom Ox-;
fordshire.

DP.PA.RTURES.—The Earl of Morley, from
Keut• House, Knightsbridge, to his seat; &Main, Devon-
shire ; the Honourable Burrell, from Whitehall'
,in a tour; Clifton Jukes, Esq. for Brighton; Mr. and
Mrs. Gunning, from Berkeley-square for Brighton ;
Lora
and 'Lady Southampton, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-
square, to their seat in Leicestershire ; Mr. and M.S. Gas.
coigne, from the Burlington late!, for their seat in Wilts ;
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Botfield, from the London Hotel,
Ilbemarle4street, for their seat in Shropshire ; E. Botfield,
Esq, Colonel M'Creagli,
from ditto;from Fenton's Hotel,
hn a tour.