The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-29 00:00:00

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Thia morning, at 20 minntei-bEfore 10 o'clock,
whiht the workmen employed to pall down the
walls of the Old Savoy Prison, which are of gieat
thickness, were at their labour, one of the walls
fell with a tremendous crash, burying tinder its
r►►ins three en, n and a horse end cart. The
owner of the cart, Mr. WINDEMUDR, we% stand-
ing by bit Ipirse, and perceiving the danger, call-
ed to the o►her men, but too late ; he- grasped
hia horse in order to draw off, when, in an

instant, they were ail burial in the ruins.
The horse and cart were so enmpletely cover-
ed, as scarcely to be seen. Oue man, named
SMITPI, was got out ; his head was dreadfully
crushed, and be was quite dead. We understand
he has left a wife and four children. Another
man, named STRVEN3, was also dug out, entailed
dreadfully. The men then began digging for the
shove-nanied Mr. Faso. WzNneseuDa, of the
Horse-ferry-road, Westminster, who, when dis-
covered, presented an awful spectacle his wife
was standing by all the time ; nor could she be
persuaded to go away: her screams were truly
distressing when he -V7/19 taken up. We usi-
&wand that the Foreman cautioned the un-
fortunate men from undermining the wan, es
they were then th,ing, but it seems he could
nor persuade them to desist in time. The Foreman
fainted when be perceived the dreadful ca►astrophe.
A Coroner's Inquest will be summoned, when
further particulars will be known. The bodies of
the three unfortunate men were removed to the
river side, and covered over to conceal 'them from
the immense crowd of spettatotrs.

[FURTHi a PARTICULARSM--We have itiSt learn-
er!, 'bat 411 in Bank-notes was taken out of Mr.
WlNDsmurs's pocket by his wife, and also his
watch, not at all damtied.—He tins lett six chil-
dren to lament his untimely fate.

Exact;'now —This morning the awful sentence
of the I+W was carried into effect, at the 1111181
place io the Old Bailey, on the following unfor-
tunate criminals :—Tfilliant Connor, for robbing
bis matter, Mr. Jones. of Sloane-street, of a con-
siderahle quantity of plate. William Firth, for a
like offence in the house of Mr. Greig, with whom
be had formerly lived as servant, and whose of-
fence was peculiarly marked with atrocity and
ingratitude. Edward Voss and Daniel Keaton, for
littering forged 51. Bank of England notes. At a
few minutes before eight, Connor, who w.4s a
Catholic, ascended the scaffold, accomnanied by
Mr Devaattux, a Catholic Clergyman. sad con-
ducted himself with great firmness. Firth next
came up, and appeared qui e resigned to hie fate.
Voss and Keaton were next on the platform, and
remained a short time in prayer, when the drop
tell, and they were dead in an instant. The
youthful appearance of Keaton, he not being
more than 16 years old, excited a great sensation
amongst the crowd, which was at great as any
that ever attended on such occasions. Connor
and Fit th had borne good characters, butt the high
turpitude of the offence of rnbbiug employers,
has precluded the prnhahilitv of extending mercy
to thole convicted. Peter H tuner, a matt of co-
lour, for horse-stealing, and Tnoma-t Bramsgrove,
for cattle-stealing, who were ordered for execs'.
tion at the same time, were at a late boor respited
during pleasure.

Mr. Jastice sPs•r commences the business of
the Assizes at Warwick this day, and to-morrow
he trial of Major Cartwright, Wouler, Edward,,,
and wihertt, takes place before the above Judge,
for electing "a LegislatorialAttorney for Birming-
ham "

Judge DALy, in his charge to the Grand JAry
of the county of Galway, on the 214 t instant,
stated, as a circumstance of which tte had been
apprized, that 14 hoilsrs, the residence of Gen-
tlemen, were pltimdered of arms in one night.
Stinr)Fttir DRA'l'N.—Orl Aloslday evening kW, AS
Mrs. Arksey, of Great Cowden, Vf ei 14 nn her way
to Ifit!l, she was taken ill at the Till tge of Map-
idetnn:And almost immediately expired in the
house of tNe carrier with wbuu she bad intended
to tray&

PUBLIC FUNERAL TiIIS'DAY
OF THE LATE BENJAMIN WEST, ESQ.

1N IT. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.

Soon after the decease of Mr. Wscr, a Deputation
from the Council of the ROYAL ACADEMY waited
' on his Sons and the Executors, to apprise them of
the intention of that Body to t►onour the Remains
of their late President, by attending Ilium to his
grave, according to the ceremonial adopted on the
public interment of the late Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS,
in St. Paul's Cathedral. It being the general
opinion thti't similar honours ought to be paid to
the late venerable President, his Sons and Execu-
tors acceded to this wish, and ac►ive preparations
have been adopted to carry the arrangement into
effect. As the schools of the Royal Academy were
closed, and all its functions suspended by the
death of the late President, it was of material im-
portance on this account; and with the view to
the usual preparatory arrangements for the Attnitel
Exhibition, that the Funeral should not he delayed,
and therefore as early a day as practicable was
fixed for the public Interment in St. Paul's Ca.:
liedral.. The obvious consequence, however, has
been, that, owing to the
,absence from town at
this pai•ticalr;r seasons of so many, Noblemen and
Gentlemen of the highest rank, and the inifispo-
sition.of seven' others, many of the warm adrui.
rers and friends of this celebrated Artist and amia-
-ble mati;:ititto had, during lilt long life, honoured
him with their friendship, and who have been
partienlariy desirous of paying their last tribute
of respect to his remains, have been precluded from
at►ending the funeral. To enytnerate those who
have on this melancholy occasion been thus pre-
cluded, and who have in consequence expressed
their regret and condolence in the warmest terms
of respect and esteem for the deceased, would
comprise the highest in rank and s'ation in this
country. Fur who, in short, did not feel a re-
spect for the late Mr. WEST If his superior ex-
cellence in his profession commanded admira-
tion, his mild, unassuming, and gentlemanly man-
ners, and his affability and pleasing conversation
produced as warm an esteem. But we proceed
from the character of the deceased, which will
exist tor ever in his great works, to offer such a
brief sketch of the principal occurrences which at-
tended this public testimony to his departed worth
as we were enabled to obtain, before we put our
Paper to press.

Tt►e corpse was privately brought to the Royal
Academy yesterday evening, attended by the sons
and grandso►'n of the deceased, and two intimate
friends Mr. HENDERSON,' (one of the Trustees and
Esec:)tors of the deceased.) and Mr. HAyes, (tor
many yen's bis Medical Attendant,) and was re-
ceived by the Ctiuncil and Officers of the
Royal Academy and mourning attendants
with every mark of respect ; the body was
deposited in the smaller Exhibition-Room, on
tl►e groom; floor, which was bung on the oc-
casion with black and ornau►en'ed with escut-
cheons, chandeliers, &c. in a style of !liftable so-
lemnity. About halt-past ten this morning, the
Aeademiciaos, Associates, and Students, assem-
hied in the Great Exhibition Room ; and the No-
ry, and the private friends of the deceased
tools after arrived and joined the mournful band.
At:the titiit this Paper was preparing, the whole"
Of the arrangements bad been effected, and the
procession was moving from Somerset House to I
St. Paul'.• Cathedral, in solemn order.

We purpose to give our Readers to•morrow a f.:9
statemeot of the procession, end of the mourn-
ful ceremonial in Sr. Paul's Cathedral, with an ac-
count? of the PAII-bearers, and the other mourners.
And vve bope to obtain a cnrrecr list of the car-
riages of the Noblemen and Gentlemen attending
the Procession, which were arranged in order by
the City Marshal. The whole formed a very so-
lemn and imposing procession, the mounting
coaches and carriages exceeding one hundred.

REGISTER OF FASHION.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

Yesterday, the Earl and Countess Bathurst gave a grand
dinner at their elegant mansion, in Great Stanhope-street.
The Earl of Malrushury had a select dinner party yester-
day, at his house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square.

The Dowager Countess of Essex had a select card party,
yesterday evening, at her house in Curzon street, May. fair.

The Earl of Harlington entertained a party to dinner,
yesterday, at his house in Stable Yard, St. James's.

Viscountess Hampden had a select fashinnahle party yes-
terday evening, at her house in Green-street, Grosvenor-
square.

Sir George Shiffner's Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry gave an
elegant hall, on Thursday last, at the Town Hall. at Lewes.
Among the company present were the Earl and Countess of
Chichester, Lord and Lady Gage, Sir John and Lafiy Sbel ey,
and Sir George and Lady i-hiffner.

DUEL.--Anuther dispute has taken place at
Gibraltar, between an American Naval Offrcer and
an Officer ot the British Army in that garrison.
The parties n ere Lieutenant S--, of the 27th
Regiment, and Lieutenant D—wt—g, of the
Navy. The case was reported by the former to
the Commander of the garrison, with a request
that he might be tried by a Court-Martial, he
conceiving that his conduct had been perfectly
correct. This request was refused. The Ame-
rican Officer was brought to a Court-Martial by
order ot his Commodore, an acquitted.; but
it is understood that the Commi•;iote, disapprov-
ing ot the acquittal, hes transmitted the verdict
to the President of the United States. A few
days after the parties met, when the American
Officer threw our a ,me reflections on the credit
of the testimony ot Lieutenant S--, In conse-
quence of the acquittal. The result %sink, a mes-
sage was slit by Lieut. S----- to the American
Officer, which the latter refused, in the first in-
stance, hut Lieut. S— having insi.ted upon
hunourahle satistaction, a meeting rook place on
the neutral ground. The parties stood at nine

paces distance, And by the first fire of the Ameri-
can the British Officer was wounded slightly in
the I,g; on the second Ere the hall of his edvrr•
4nry's pistol grrized one of his fingers ; and, on
the third shot, the ball passed through his thigh,
and brought him to the ground. The business

here trrininattd, and Lieutenant was con-
veyed to the dry Hospital, w'•ere he was lett
in a toir way of recovery at the departnte rat the
Rocbtort, vyhtch has broneht horue the account
ut IS co (Nurning Puper.)