The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-13 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

George Ormerod, Esq., Mrs. Ormer-od, and family from
Marshall Thompson's Hotel ; John Royd, jun., Esq., and
Mrs. Royd from ditto; the Rev. Dr. Archdall and Mrs.
Archdall from ditto; Col. Wa'ton, Mrs. Walton, and family
from ditto; Horace St. Paul, Esq., from ditto ;
‘the Rev. C.
Erie from ditto; James Moss, Esq., from ditto.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

ORFORD, APRIL 10...--In a convocation holden this afternoon,

it was unanimously resolved to affix university seal to a petition to
the Upper House of Parliament, against Lord Radnor's proposed
motion for a commission to inquire into the several colleges
and halls.

We believe that, with perhaps a single exception, every college
in the university has forwarded a petition against this unnecessary
and intrusive proposal of the Noble Earl's, for presentation, in most
instances by the visitors of the respective societies.—Morning
Paper.

LONGFORD ELECTION PETITION.

The Committee met yesterday pro forma, for the agents
on both sides to exchange lists of the objected votes at the
It to election. It appeared that
Mr. White polled 619
Mr. Fox
Majority

The petitioner; object to 490 votes of the sitting Mem-
ber's poll, of which 243 are for undervalue. The votes ob-
jected to on the part of the sitting Member are 200, but tho
principal class is for invalid registry under the Reform Act.
The petition contains numerous allegations, the chief of
which is that of intimidation. The Committee ,adjournqd
to this day at 11 o'clock. Counsel for the petitioners, Mr.
Harrison and Mr. Wrangham ; for the sitting Member,
Messrs. Thesiger, Austin, and Robinson.

The Duchess-Countess of Sutherland will give her
first grand dinner after the recess, this day, in Hamilton-place.

the Earl and Countess of Donoughmore have ar•
rived at the Saeliville Hotel, Sackville-street, front Palmer-
ston, Dublin.

The Duchess of Beaufort had a select party at
dinner, on Tuesday, at St. James's-place. Her Grace left
town to-day for Hampton Court to visit Lady Anne Curling
Smith, her Grace's mother.

The Duke of Norfolk entertained the Bishop of
Killaloc and Clonfert and a distinguished party at dinner,
Tuesday evening, in St. James's-square.
The iVla:quis of Lansdowne gives a grand dinner
to-day at Lansdowne House.

The Hon. Mr. Westenra had a dinner party and as-
sembly yesterday.

Die Earl and Countess of Minto have a grand
dinner party at the Admiralty, on Saturday next.
Earl de Grey gave his first grand dinner in St.
James's.squae on Monday evening.
Lord John Russell has issued cards for a dinner
par y on Saturday.
Lady Burghersh still remains, an invalid, confined
to her room.

We learn that the Countess of Lincoln, daughter
of the Duke of Hamilton, is seriously indisposed. The Earl
of Lincoln arrived in town on Saturday, but was recalled to
the seat of his father, the Duke of Newcastle, where Lady
Lincoln was staying.
The Duke of Devonshire arrived in town on Tuesday
on horsehick, and is in excellent health.

The Viscomte de la Itochefacault, who has married
the daughter of Sir Coutts Trotter, Bart., was a widower,
and has three chi.dren by his first marriage, the eldest of
%thorn, a daughter, is in her 16th year, and much admirod for
her grace and beauty at the Court of the Tuileries.

Lady Ward, accompanied by Lord Ward, her son,
is expected at Mivart's Hotel, from Dudley Castle, Stafford-
shire.

The Duke de Palmella has left England, for Paris,
after a tour of the principal watering places and spas.
The arrivals in town within the last few days have
been exceedingly numerous ; and most of the West-end bottle
arc said to be " booked full."

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when the thanks of the Court were voted unani-
mously to Sir James Rivett Carnac, Bart., Chairman, and
John Loch, Esq., Deputy Chairman, for their great application
and attention to the affairs of the Company during the past year.
Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India

House for the election of six Directors, in the room of Henry
Alexander, Esq., William Stanley Clarke, Esq., John Shep-
herd, Esq., John Thornhill, Esq., Francis Warden, Esq., and
Sir William Young, Bart., who go out by rotation. At six
o'clock the glasses were closed and delivered to the Scrutineers,
who reported that the election had fallen on William Astell,
Esq., William Butterworth Bayley, Esq., Russell Ellice, Esq.,
Richard Jenkins, Esq., Campbell Marjoribanks, Esq., and
John Masterman, Esq.

A petition in favour of household, suffrage is now
lying for signatures in different places in the borough of
Bradford.

On Tuesday last, a petition, with upwards of 1,000
signatures in favour of household suffrage, was forwarded from
South Shields, to Mr. H. Lambton, for presentation to the
House of Commons.

The Earl of Yarborough has, unsolicited, sent a do-
nation of 201. to the Mechanics' Institute of this city
Lin-
coin Gazette.

Great complaints have been made of the horrid state
of the Factory in St. Bat°lab's and the lodging-houses in
St. Swithin's. We are told that the fetidness arising from
the pent-up atmosphere and the want of cleanliness is such as
to be almost overbearing.—Lincoln Gazette.
On Friday last, the Earl of Fife ordered a liberal
supply of coals and brushwood to be distributed among the
most necessitous of the poor of Banff, which, doubtless, will
prove a very seasonable relief in this inclement weather,—
Edinburgh Courant.
A public meeting of the inhabitants of Elgin was
held in the Court-house there, on Thursday, when it was re-
solved to open subscriptions in aid of the funds for the,relief
of the destitute inhabitants of the Highlands and Islands of
Scotland.

When the Bishop of Exeter on a late occasion an-
nounced that' he had brought with him to the House two
ounces of cheese, a certain Peer, who is said to be a Com-
moner in his jokes, whispered, loud enough to be heard on the
Woolsack, that " he hoped it was Cottenham."
Colonel the Hon. F. W. Grant of Grant, M.P., has
generously given 10!. to the Kirk Session of Forres, and 5/.
to that of Birnie.

MEMOIRS OF A PEERESS ; OR, THE DAYS OF
Fox.—This is certainly a very singular work—a clever com-
mentary upon the pages of Wraxall, or rather An able chronicle
of all that Wraxall has forgotten. The rcverse of the tapestry
sometimes preserves its colouring more vividly than the tapestry
itself; and we confess we prefer the sparkling sketches of Fox,
Burke, Sheridan, and all the other gay associates of the Prince
of Witles, dashed off by the " Pcercsr," to laboured portraits of
graver importance. A more remarkable picture of society was,
perhaps, never presented to the public than by the all-revealing
hand of the authoress of these Memoirs, whoever she may be.
We understand that the No-Popery people have
made arrangements for the exhibition of Maria Motik in Exeter-
hall, and that that personage is on her way to this country, and
maybe expected in a few days.