Star.
London, England, 1829-01-28 00:00:00

SIR WILLIAM CURTIS.

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The remains of this Gentleman have been removed
from Cliff House for interment ,in the family vault at
Wanstead, and the funeral was conducted through the
town in the following order—

The Town Constables.
Mutes.
The Undertakers.
Mutes.

Mears of the Royal Harbour in double Ale.
Doses Crew of _ THB HEARSE, Boot% Crew of

the Emma
Yacht,
bearing
Ensign et the
Club, Half

Drawn by Sia Horses.
Pail Be
Mutes.
Three Mourning Carriages
and Four.

the Royal
Harbour,
bearing
Merekante
Resign, Half
&at,

with the
Chief Mourner
and
Relatives of the Deceased.
Private Carriages,
Four Ministers of the Retabliaised Church.
Gentlemen of the Town Committee in double file.

Stiff,
surmounted
with Crape.

[,
surmounted
with Craps.

Goodman lnbabltants of Ramsgate, four abreast.
Artificers, Ayprentiess of the Royal Harbour, In double ale.
Labourers in double bk.
Artificers and Mesons.

The shops throughout the town were closed ; minute
guns were fired from the yacht till the return of the
.procession. The party accompanied the funeral to the
second mile-stone beyond Ramsgate.
The body will remain the first night at Sittingbourne,
the•second at Dartford, and will pass through London
'on Wedaeide), on its way to Wan.tead.
Singe the decease of this much-respected individual,
'the inhabitants of Ramsgate have neglected no means
ist their power to testify their deep sense of his loos (to
this town in particular, and to society generally), as a
patriotic. benevolent, and energetic Erislishman.
• On his retirement from public life, his sphere of use
fulness was peculiarly masked in the address presented
at that time by his fellow citizens, the merchants of the
City of London ; bat with us it has been continued to
the la'est days of his existence, and Ramsgate will long
rememLer with regret the loss of its lamented patron.
Can we forget Vie hour which welcomed to the hospi-
table table of a civilian in the bosom of our town our
prisent paternal and beneficent Sovereign, or the still
prouder pre-eminence bestowed upon us in his gracious
condescension, when returning from the Continent to
his native shores. he selected this port for his &sem-
barkatton. No military lined the avenues formed by
the dense mass of pe title which the village. cf Thanet
poured exulting into Ramsgate to receive their be-
loved Monarch. No bayonets gleamed in the sun—
no swords were necessary to protect him. He landed,
and was received int i the arms of his faithful sub-
jects; and the impetishable obelisk on the pier will
'record to distant ages the euthusiastic gratification they
experienced. •
In the van of this assemblage stood Sir William
CUrliata proud specimen of free born British character,
esteemed by his Sovereign, and revered by hi. fellow
townsmen.

RICHARD PEAK% Esq. who died lately at a good old
age, at Boulogne, where be resided with his sister, Mrs.
WATKINS, widow Of JAIRSHIAII WATILINS, E. 4. the
eminent optician arid mathematical instrument maker,
at Charing cross, was upwards of 40 yews Treasurer
of Drury-lane Theistic, in • hich office he succeeded on
the retirement of Mr. WRATL/Y. Mr. SHERIDAN was
Mr. PHARE% early patron and friend, and PLAICE did
ample justice to the selection, by a life of devotion
to the interests and fortunes of that distinguished in-
dividual. Mr. PEACH lived in Charlotte-s rect. Fits.
roy-squate, during the greatest portion of the time
be superin endsd the finances of Drury lane Thu-
tre, and at his house SHERIDAN found an asylum
in every moment of pers.,nal danger (and they were
numerous), especially after be retired from Parliament.
Suantown and his friends were constant guests at the
hospitable but frugal tabie of his treasurer. PRAHR
married early Miss DOWNES, daughter of the well-
known undertaker of Piccadilly, by whom he bad seve-
ral children, and all those that survive are in comforta-
ble circumstances, either through the influence of their
excellent parent, or by the exerthin if their own talent.
The eldest son, RICHARD Bfwestay PLAICE, to whom
SHERIDAN stood god-father, Secretary and Treasurer
of Mr. ARNOLD, of the Lyceum, is the author of mars)
successful dramas, e-peciillv the one Hundred Pound
Sole, and Comfortable Lodgings. •
DEATH Or MR. SANDIRS N, THE POET.—II is this
week our painful duty to recr.rd the death of Mr. THOR.
SANDIER/lON. of Kir klinton, under cit co mstances of the
most shocking description. Mr. SANDIIRS6.N lived by
himself in a small cottage, consisting of only one room
and a sat of passage or closet in which his bed strArd.
in the principal room all his papers were usually strews
about the floor, and in different parts of it were quanti-
ties of sticks and faggots a wood u-eJ for his fire. OH
'Thursday night week he had been up reading or writing
to rather a late hour, and on retiring to bed left a few
sticks burning in hos grate. Soon afterwards, by the
falling of a stick from the fire-place, some of his papers
caught fire, which was speedily communicated to the,
various combustible materials which lay in confused
masses around. The fire would, of course, spread w i
rapidity, and soon made its way into the place where
Mr. SANDIREON slept. The smock and the crackling
of the flames, as they spread desolation around, awoke
him. and he got out of bed and made an attempt to
.escape by the door, but ere he could accomplish hie,
object, be fell upon the floor, overcome by the smoke
and scorched by the flames! How long be may have
lain in this horrible state is not known. It was two
o'clock on Friday morning when the fire was discovered
by the neighbours, and the most prompt assistance was
given. Mr. SANDRA/lON was found lying near the door,
his shirt burned off. and his body dreadfully scorched
and blackened. He was taken out into the fresh air,
and laid upon the grass, where he soon exhibited signs of
returning animation, and was then carried to a neigh.
bour's house and put to bed. Here he recovered so fat
as to be able to speak, and give some account of whit,
he supposed bad led to the deplorable accident. < His
sufferings were dreadful, and he lingered until Friday
evening, when he expired, and was interred at Kirklin-,
too on Sunday last. Mr.-SANDZRBON was allout 70
years of age. An Inquest was held on the but* befall
RICHARD Lowey, Esq. Coroner, and a verdict of mi..
dental death returned.—Corlisle Journal.. •

' The largest sheet of paper ever manufactured was
made by Mesus.Fourdrinsers, the patentees for making
,paper brasechinery, and was exhibited at their ware-
houses it was three feet wide, and 400 feet long. The
patentees might safely work up a good stock of such
sheets, as they would, doubtless, soon be taken off their
hands by the legal profession, for the purpose of wind-i
ins up the accounts of Chancery suits.—Sirectefor. '
The house of Captain Hooper, Seymour-place, was
entered between seven and eight o'clock, on Monday
night, by a told, who stole from the parlour a writing-
desk, containing property value about twenty pounds.
He also carried off a quantity of linen, apparel, /cc.