The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-23 00:00:00

MAJESTY'S RETURN TO WINDSOR.

It{ r-v, GOSPORT, DEC. 22.
Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince
,; the Royal children, and their respective suites,
•,;111atll their visit to the marine palace of Osborne this
ittit a day earlier than was announced, which may
libuted to the state of her Majesty's Ministry. The
embarked from Trinity-wharf, Cowes, on board her
ZrB steam-yacht Fairy, Commodore Lord Adolphus
rence, a little before ten, and the royal standard
N
sted by the " R.V.S." battery and her Majesty's
vile°unter, at Cowes. On the royal yacht passing
'totherbank, the Prussian man-of-war Mercuri
k le(1,„ !hip and fired a royal salute. On passing through
1,8"4u, her Majesty was saluted and cheered by the
l 0 I the London, 92, Captain Mundy ; the Leander,
aPtain Ring; the Arrogant, 46, Captain Fre-
; the Archer, 14, Captain Strange ; all of whom
'„aerl ship," and fired royal salutes. The platform
~
',Lfollowed and her Majesty's ships Victory, Blen-
C'e.) fired as the royal yacht entered Portsmouth
4 Ills'
el' Majesty was received at the Royal Victualling-
', Gosport, by Rear-Admiral Arthur Fanshawe,
commander-in-chief; Major-General Simpson,
Alla-governor of Portsmouth ; Captain-Superin-
th. litope Johnstone ; Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell
;38th Foot ; and a guard of honour of that regi-
lier Majesty was pleased to recognise Rear-
Panshawe, who was presented by Commodore
ft Aedolphus Fitzclarence to the Queen.
~_
.1441,minutes past eleven, the royal train left by the
if,extern Railway for Windsor, via Basingstoke

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

':•,,Pntomime at this house is, we understand, a

4‘,...mtation of
gorgeous splendour, mixed up with sur-
i46 fun. The subject is taken from the celebrated
by
the Countess Danas, called "Cherry and
1%141'2' Many will recollect the splendid spectacle
4!lat Garden Theatre, some 30 years ago, bearing
1403Ze name ; but the incidents are now materially
,4,h„ The hero is dispatched in search of the " Green
ot " Dancing Waters," and the "Singing Tree,"
121ttich he must acquire possession of to liberate
111.74111 and betrothed wife, the lovely Fair Star, from
!6::„Wer of a potent evil geni, rejoicing in the name _
Sling. The lovers are assisted by Everwe-
the Pen
ke Queen, and her faithful attendants, Inno-
d Truth. After many miraculous adventures
11;41r-breadth escapes, surpassing any that have ever
Nell described, either_by Marco Polo, Sir John Man:

‘4:l, or Ferdinand Mendez PintO, all ends, of
Iv happily—the lovers being united, after under-
inseparable
probation of the usual temporary
S Into Harlequin and Columbine, with their per-
SO as the Clown and Pantaloon. The story, as it is
,411) affords an almost unlimited scope for mecha-
N,effests, active evolutions,, fairy metamorphoses,
lisl'fal Terpsichorean tableaux, and scenic display.
,1 4 Pantomime is by Mr. George Ellis, the stage
deer, assisted by Mr. Cormack in the harlequinade.
tpioeBcrurees of the establishment have been actively
ilijecl, from the very commencement of the season,
‘tioc? this grand Christmas entertainment before the
111 a style unprecedented at this theatre.

THE WARDMOTES.

4e ,Polling in the various wards in which there were
t :bed elections took place yesterday, and were pro-
lee 01 but very slight excitement. Hardly any di—
.%
'Apon subjects of civic interest took place, with
Itee eption of Farringdon Without, where an animated
tti sprung up on various topics. It may be also
~_ that, in the majority of cases, the number of votes
'4llOl lower than on former occasions.

BASSISHAW.
Polling for this ward took place at the parish
"irk'' of St. Michael's, under the presidency of Mr. Al-
, ktl4lFarncomb.
ih„...the close of the poll the numbers were—
Britten (deputy) 54 f Messrs. Wilson
tAe Lister 52 I Fuller 4O
,itite.rejected candidates were Mr. Locke and Mr.

CANDLEWICK.
1‘1:111e result of the day's poll showed—
Evans 53 1 Messrs. Frinneby 39
Dakin 5l I Rowe
Blades 49 Matthews l5
Town 47 Oakes ' 8
Ellillittetcf Mattlett 4
Matthews and Mr. 00
candidates.

iakea wereltherefore the re-

COLEMAI
I(l;lllh...l'l'6B'dt of the polling '
• W. S. Hale Bl
P. H. Hall 81
W. Webster 81
J. Perkins BO
11. w. Valiance 78

.-STREET.
rag as follows :
Messrs. J. Davies 77
S. Lidington i 7
G. Hogg 6O
Bracher lO

CORDWAINERS'.
lbcllpo g took place yesterday at the White Hart,
141'o-fa-lane, when the close of the poll showed the
,ktyi of the following gentlemen :—Messrs. Lott (de-
% r°roucher Joyce Taylor, Tress, and Chapper in
in of Mr. Clarke.

, fi• PARRINGD ON WITHOUT.
I
"akti James Duke, Bart., M.P., the alderman of the
Presided.
'01,,,.' four o'clock the Alderman retired with the poll-
‘11.:2 and, after an absence of about 20 minutes, de-
kt4the state of the poll as follows :
• George Walter 223 Messrs. Langham
Dep. Bedford 219 Hodgson
Dep. Obbard 214 Lias
Anderton 212 Bates
Butler 2ll Pearce
Williams
Cotterell 203 Gresham ...
Barnard 2OO Ross
1,11 Pox
4411,_,e alinouncement of the name of Mr. George Walter
ti,,*'l of the poll, occasioned repeated rounds of ap-
ile.
el:Alderman appointed Mr. Bedford and Mr. Ob-
-414 deputies for the ensuing year.

. 186
. 182
. 179
176
162
.. 157
.. 144
.. 128

.11,„ LANGBOURN.
'4l ididerman declared the following gentlemen to be
)414, '6ated:—Messrs. Unwin, Snelling, Howard, Shaw,
tgeache, Sully, and Webber. The alderman then
s'ted Mr. Unwin his deputy.

4„,_ PO
80S
-". Christie BO Messrs. Davis
Thompson 7B Raymond.
Annie 72 Israel...
Hayward.
Vile 6B Gardner
gVenables 6O
first eight gentlemen
er some formal business

were declared elected.
Is the court broke up.

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. 22
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TOWER
1111,e, Poll for this ward closed at four o'clock. The
bl'l3ful alderman (Finns) declared the numbers
(kNEI foII . r each candidate to be as follows :
11. N. Nissen 54 Messrs. T. Turnbull... 47
Thomas Barkley 54 T. S. Smith ... 45
John Briggs 49 James Cornell 38
L. Redhead 49 H. W. Ward 18
G. Aitchison
4114: Alderman then declared the election to have
`4e,„ °b. the first-named eight gentlemen, who were
11,?°13. sworn in.
41443, Alderman then appointed Mr. Briggs as his
Skftliver. Passing votes of thanks to the alderman and the
'eB for their services for the past year, the court
e

NiI:!IIMINED SUICIDE AT THE HOUSE OF DETENTION.
4;4,174, orning the utmost consternation prevailed amongst
inurities at the House of Detention, in consequence
1,14,17,,,1ig discovered that one of the prisoners, a man
AtZ Francs Amos, had put a period to his existence,
himself. The deceased prisoner wcoas corn
urt, on-
th:hciayloiastraolnfrlme
charge-
Marlborough-street esetotl
stolen
fourlw 5/. notes,
ta4ls:°Perty of his master and and as is usual in such cases,
le te4t to the above place of confinement, preparatory to
vo akin _
IZeck g ins trial. This morning, about half-past !ax
one of the warders going into the cell occupied
le deceased he was horrified at finding him sitting in
hDeto chair quite dead. He immediately alarmed the
tOr of the prison, who, with the resident surgeon,
-i°xl In attendance, and on examination, it was found
Cgt unfortunate deceased had strangled himself by
3 handkerchief in a slip knot round his neck, and
ts`q lif•4l3lle end to an iron hook, pressed himself forward
, -
ittie was extinct. An inquest will be held on the body
,(7t("m•
4 1311 E OF A MARINE MONSTER.—On Monday last,
11,1Fs kr,tillidlark named David Muggeridge, while wander-
ei.`-'lllllld the oozy quagmire on the opposite side of the
0,...r1Y opposite to Duke-shore, known by ihe name
Zdinauticold's Point," beheld, to his amazement, an extra-
-1115 Commotion near the centre of it. The mud flew
abed tOluls, and falling backwards, the whole place exhi-
tNtertuae appearancep of a boiling cauldron. while it was
tO tir_ 3 yan earthquake. With great courage, under
uunastances the little fellow approached near enough
"eti 've
nl
lied
immense reptile writhing and twisting his
gvo/umen in manifold contortions and sinuosities.
pre 5 the informe ingens to be the great sea serpent, he
e eipitatel spreading the most alarming reports as
4N4.short •
ed • time a number of persons assembled,
tro heowit,h
.a variety of w. expons, w. ho, after a sharp but
''et, succeeded in dispatching the monster. Many
nthlnaBsailants were overthrown and horribly besplashed
t„t 111 ild• It proved to be a conger eel, of large size-13
Ott and of proportionate girth. It is now exhi-
"ol4 pltotherhithe, where it is attracting great crowds.
bl 4 pears ago an eel .of the same kind was caught by
"`44"° gotten, but such captures are very unfrequent.