The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

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(Prom Votes and Proceedings of the House of CO
CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. d re.
The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he -ricdf
ceived Reports from the Examiner of Recogelz,tioo
stating that the recognizances to the election riald)
respecting the following places were unobjectl°ll-
viz..—

Cork.
Carlow County.
Ennis.
Liverpool.

Westmeath.
Sligo Borough.
Sligo County.
Louth.

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DEATH OF LORD WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE.—The
don. Henry Peyto Verney, eighth Lord Willeng",p, 01'
Broke, died suddenly at his seat, Compton Vern-Ii
Thursday last, in his 80th year. His lordship, then weii
had been some time in an infirm state of health, was flit 10
as usual on Wednesday evening, but about midnigar,itii
servants found that he was speechless, and on
morning he expired. In politics the deceased Peein
strihtly conservative, but he had taken little or no ~,t
public affairs for several years past. .4°
GOVERNMENT PATRONAGE.—The Earl of liar 4,10
has appointed Mr. Joseph Long to the office of Pre post'
of the Money-order Department of the Irish Genera'..eoea'
office, in succession to Mr. Stephen Creaghe, de(2.401
The salary is 350/. per annum. Mr. Long, who was
call
unconnected with the Post-office, had for several Joie)
taken an active part as unpaid agent to the Censer% Are
party in Dublin, and the present city representati,vB 00
in no slight degree indebted to his exertions for Owl'
in the House of Commons. to
DEATH OF MR. PETER BORTHWICK.—We regret tar
record the death of this gentleman, who expired on,Shewtcl4
day last, after a long and painful illness. Mr. Borupest
represented Evesham in two Parliaments, and was a for
speaker and a ready political writer. Mr. Borthwioetr
the last three years, filled the office of editor of the
ing Post.
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ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.—There was a ve•J
assemblage of the members of this very popular and. raPiot
advancing club, at the Caledonian Hotel, Adelpa)St.
night—the Commodore, W. Goodson, Esq., in the %g
The occasion was rendered peculiarly interesting, o.,,Ncliidos
the name of the Chief Magistrate of the City of -Lie,apt.
being at the head of the list of members proposed for b. by
Upon the motion of Mr. Lott, seconded by Mr. Tres,
tot
lordship was unanimously elected, and there is no, nor
that his excellent example will be followed by a vast „,cer
her of the Corporation, many of whom are already
7.0
hers. Captain Giles, R.N. having been elected Sore ving
vice Mr. T. Gregory, and some routine business he
been disposed of, the club adjourned.
SUICIDE OF A FEMALE FROM LOVE.—Yesterday, _.
Baker held an inquest at the Vestry, John-street,
bridge-heath, Hackney, respecting the death of Posed
Locke, aged 22, a single woman, who was found dr° fie
on Saturday morning last, in the Regent's-canal, neat' tit
toria-park. She was in service in the family of a lady ofStreatham, and had been in a very melancholy o_l to a
mind for the last few weeks. She was much attache' 501
young man, who had been paying his addresses to her, oo
who suddenly broke off the connection. She has sniff
three several occasion, attempted to drown herself.
diet, " Found drowned."
THE WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL FUND.—The f‘,llOlP
ing complaint has been addressed to the Times :—";:a0
B •
ug an admirer of the iate Duke, I spell over every enoial
Being
the subscription lists to the Vellington Testnew.ns s
Fund, and each name, as I read it, receives from Loe
sympathetic tribute of respect ;for as admirers of the r
we may be said to stand in a parallel relation to one becl
other. But I have come to one name which has disbu'iied
all harmony of feeling— that of a gallant Colonel el
M.P., who subscribes 20/. Now, Sir, this very o:it the
and M.P. owes me money, some 150/. or 2001., and os,
risk of being thought a hard man, I will confess to i,(O
although the act might not be justified before a commit
at Stafford-house, that I endeavoured, after all °or
means had failed, to obtGin payment by putting an 01
tion into the M.P.'s house. The execution produced sii.liebe
2/. 3s. 4d. ! The sofas which he pressed, the Plan 0
used, the horses he rode, were all hired, and his Pwlll.
was of course protected ; but the sheriff ingeniously vvof
trived to seize a few books, including Tice Whole PliZal
Man, which the M.P. had overlooked in his grit hi
arrangements. Now, Sir, can you not rectify your
inserting my name for the balance of the 301., after
credit for 2/. 3s. 4d., instead of the name of my ganot,
and " honourable " debtor, and thus oblige your cbedo
servant, THE EXECUTION CREDITOR."
FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW BURIAL BOARD 1N40.0
PANCRAS.—Yesterday, pursuant to a notice signed by "0,4
of its members, the Burial Board, recently apPl 13
under the New Metropolitan Interments Act, 15 an„.0,0,
Vic., cap. 85, met for the first time in the Vestry PAO
King's-road, Camden-town, for the purpose of taking u.
necessary steps to put in forts the enactments of this ° ale
tary measure. The Rev. Thomas Dale, the vicar, in ns,
chair, and the other eight members of the board Trellis ;
namely, J. P. Pierce and W. Billett, churchwara&o.
Henry Stock, Esq., J. P., W. D. Cooper, F. Henley,
timore Timpson, H. Farrar, and R. F. BrittinSjo
After some preliminary business, and the Rev. T.
ro-
having been nominated perpetual chairman, the board TAI
ceeded to appoint a clerk, the choice falling unanimous;;
upon Mr. G. W. F. Cook, solicitor to the parish- 00
also agreed that meetings of the board should be ?r,,tioa
the first Monday of each month, and that an aPPI;c„-
0
should be made to the vestry for the use of offices the
vestry building wherein to carry on the affairs °`
board. The board then broke up.
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THE BONAPARTE FAMILY.—Ina list of the neinnsf
of the Bonaparte family, which appeared in our coin
the
and in those of some other journals, a few weeks slo
wee gag e'• ht
names of five children were
given as those of the -"l
Hon. Thomas Wyse, the present Ambassador of Engirjeeo
at Athens, and of his wife, Letitia, the daughter of 1-1 i
,13-ore
Bonaparte. We have authority for stating that
have been but two children (sons), Alfred NaPolnen.A. legal
and William Charles Wyse, by that marriage.
1828.
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separation took place between the parties in the ar
bills
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,7 RAILWAY AND CANAL Bilds.—Yestereay thefirsa
port from the select committee on railway and
co'
was issued, stating, " that it is the opinion of this use,
mittee that all railway bills introduced into t1"„40 he
during the present session, should, as a general,i,r.Vtioll
made integral in themselves, and that the greatest than
should be exercised in admitting into them, otherwlsinue,
by specific enactment, provisions which repeal, e°r;„,,itiee
or extend the power of former acts, and that the at
of committees on private bills should be directed
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