The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-07 00:00:00

ATICIIITECTUAAL 'QUERY.

TO THE Eunuit OF THE SUN.

Bta,—Frog the many well-written articles 7
Lave bathe advantage of reitiling in your most
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• e)ccellent Journal, I 0)11(111(4; that you ate dot

only friendly to the Arts hart a real admirer of
them, and as such disposed to assist a yo'ung
Artist in forming hiv is taste by ansering the fol-
.. luwing question :

I wish to know, Mr. Editor, if our Village Car-
. ,pester (under allow I hare sometime studied) i 4
..,wnrect in saying, that the houses now erecting
ih front of Carlton.honse are examples of the

iuo►st prurient Italian style, and a disgrace to the
present enlightened age of Architecture I It to,ly
• Alp?"ar prestimptuntlS in me thus to doubt my ho-
nest Tutor, but really, Sir, 1 am at a loss to con-
ceive how, upon this occasion, lie can be correct,

as I imagi►►e the Prince Regent's Architect must,

necessarily be Use first in ids prolession.—Your
early reply will be gratefully acknowledged by
your most obedient servant,

lives Norton, Sept. 5, 1816.

" A STCDENT."

SINGULAR CHARACTER.

Last night, in his EIGHTIETH year, and at his
house in Be'gra ve-place; Pimlico, died Mr.TiIoNIAS
CLARK, one of the most singular and well-known
Characters which this Great City exhibited. Ile
vraS the Proprietor of Exeter 'Change ; and occu-
pied with rite sale of cutlery, turnery, Ste. about
-otte half of that extensive range of
Mere his dealings were marked whiethe utmost
integrity, and here he realized a fortune said to
le immense. What he sold was good ; the price
*sited was invatiably the price taken and this
excellent rule, added to the moderation of his
profits, secured hint that rapid retail custom which
.6 lied his coffers with the fruit of fair industry.—
lart what perhaps increased his wealth still more,
Rol the moderate, we only say penurious nature
of his habits. Every day he dined with his plate'
r oo the bare hoard, in his little closet, and pro-
bably the expence of his men!, with his pint of
Porter included, never reached the sum of one
shillin‘. After dinner he was accustomed to take
one glass of spirits, in water, at the public-
`house opposite tete end of the Chaege, and thetfelii
returning, to resume the business of the da.yo-7,.
14orning awl evening saw hint on his old hot*,
with his rider, ds.well known at Charing-cross
as Kir* ChIARLES himself. Latterly, however,
lte Ins:come to town, :and returned in his son's
• 6mi:iv ; anti it is barely a week since we were
at 'thiseulil; but respectable' individual,
iroapthe windows of Tee Su N. Otliee. -
We have heard trimly stinks. of Mr. CcAttet :
some of. them founded Con his peenli.irities, but
riot one to his discredit. Though addicted to the
aecnimillition of Money, -it was by honest means ;
and What appeared to tattlers bard self-privation;'
Wits probably to him, who relished no higher plea-
-I:ures, meenjoyment, as it was a second lettere.
Nor Was lie incapable of performing, at times,
actions of the' most liberal andhouourable kind.—
Antnng the anecdotes told of him it is reported,
Ow when the tincothe Tax wits 'imposed he gave
ih his schedule et '6OOOl. The Tax Collector re-
turned it to him for amendment, under the sup-
position that he had returned (and over-rated
ton) his whole stuck, instead, of his Ronda' in-
come. Mr. CLARK hitched on another thousand',
iind.."-'cared the CollectUr that he was sure it was
the full alumna. " Ave, but (said the other) I
event, your Income; not your Property."—" Are
/ee content ?"---Yes !"—" S atli I," replied the
old Merchant, and wished the astonished Collector
brio- Conti morning.
11 WasS only be that Mr. was taken
„12erinusty In his will, we hear, he has remem-
bered all his friends and' faithful servants in a
handsome manner.
Ev ter 'Change is to-day partially shut,' and
tab front its wonted light and bustle, a strange
,Pneeraiice.
A likeness of Mr. CLARK on horseback is fe-
tti our print-sl!ops, and conveys a perfect
idea ,'of 'Original Character. His features
it'ihiby. no ntea'os of a common class, and his
aa-
tr'ttei►yand sense wire, very ohvinus when be eon.
veibed on any subject-. ttpost the whole, lie was
4,1 4:CCMIie Mi.,. but one, in whom el;prithicity
waS 1191 vice---odd in Iris manners, but upright in
Lis intercom se with the world—attached to money
Ivith a miser's love, bait capable of many gene-
.l4)4ll, benevolent, And disinterested .acts of huma-
Lily mid charity.

A simple Hibernian, for his evening pint 'of
'nowt) stout , offered his last piece of coin, a well-
*wesled smooth half-ctown, Which surly lionifAc'e
let"stil, as suspicious. The patient ()'AlooNty
t°c4ltfl the affronted-silver, and-the next mm !ling
, eing in want of a lictel.tar for hiktlay's work,
r.i!athilierecl the piece inn) 13, or 15, §hittp "Pisi"
:iyhich his idle teeth Item aid. ellen ecl into the'
• 111_11elle ()-f circulation, and the steel pipe of an Old
nutriced 'with little hieroglyphic cyplittff,
"'s, and pothooks, which ditiinguisb this irc~lrul~►r.
c'inage4 tcnd give it the stomp of currency : vvt)'
t',.,`"v of Mese was taken by " mine hos:" of tile
Cock ntill Lion, without difficulty; and besides the
good beer, as matey good pence and halfpence
iVt" ire retton as were-worth double the coin he
nag at hest Aefused.
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